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Kernaghan concert at Jundah postponed

The Jundah Spirit of the Bush community concert featuring Australian country music legend Lee Kernaghan, scheduled for 27 March, has been postponed due to...

Happy 79th birthday ABC Western Queensland

I was doing Breakfast at ABC Western Queensland on 14 August 2002 when Federal Treasurer Peter Costello came in for an interview on what...

Letters to the Editor

FLOODS ARE PART OF PARADISE Dear people of Longreach, Floods are a bugger of a thing especially in your country however unlike a fire it does...

Floodwaters beginning to ease across region

On This Day: Global Recycling Day!

Land rent payments deferred for disaster hit landholders

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Digital Edition

Sport

Racing returns to Longreach

Racing returns to the Central West this Saturday, with the Longreach Jockey Club set to host the first meeting of its 2026 season. The Publicans...

Bowlers back on the green

Well after a weekend of no championship games last week, we were back on the green with some great games. On Saturday we had a...

Birdcage rattled

Wellshot continued their dominant run in the Longreach Cricket competition, beating the Birdcage by 70 runs in a see-sawing affair last Friday. Having already locked...

Farr stars in comeback win

Two second half tries from Longreach junior Ben Farr helped Wynnum Manly to a dramatic 28–20 comeback win over the PNG Hunters on Sunday,...

Tigers bite down on CQ

A lacklustre 20-minute period has come back to bite Central Queensland in Round 2 of the Hostplus Cup. The Capras opened the scoring early in...

CQ filly’s marvellous Group 1 triumph

Star Central Queensland filly Sheza Alibi is the talk of the Australian horse racing scene after her emphatic first Group 1 victory at Randwick...

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Ag In Brief

A-EU FTA negotiations must rectify punitive access Australia’s red meat industry has issued its clearest message yet on the pending endgame of the Australia-European Union...

New grant to build skills and strengthen future workforce

AgriFutures Australia has opened applications for its new People and Capability Program, investing up to $200,000 to help our levied and emerging industries address...

Tackling life head-on

You are either in or you’re out with life. There are no half measures. It’s the same with farming, especially when you start down the...

Drums and their end point

Was travelling back through NSW last month and came across this drumMUSTER collection site. It certainly took me back to those years or decades...

Farmers and families urged to stay safe on quad bikes

The ACCC has launched a quad bike safety awareness campaign in regional Australia warning that older male farmers remain the group most at risk...

REGIONAL: Hot prices at Roma saleyards

Hot prices and packed laneways, it was a sellers’ market here at the Roma Saleyards with a little over 6,100 head of cattle yarded. With...

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Stop, check and protect

As scam activity continues to rise, Australians are increasingly being targeted by criminals using sophisticated tactics, fear and urgency to exploit trust. Local bank, Auswide...

Canavan unveils shadow ministers

Fresh from claiming leadership of the National Party, Senator Matt Canavan was back in Central Queensland this week to announce the "posse of patriots"...

Longreach man charged over alleged antisemitic threats on social media

A Longreach man, 56, has been charged with making antisemitic posts on social media and the unlawful possession of weapons. The AFP started...

News in Brief

Greening up Blackall More than 40 volunteers came together on Saturday, 7 March, to support the ‘Green Up’ Australia Day event in Blackall, brightening several...

REGIONAL ROUDN-UP: Thelma Eisemann celebrates an extraordinary 108 years

Yeppoon resident Thelma Eisemann has celebrated an incredible milestone this week, turning 108 years old and marking more than a century of stories, style...

REGIONAL ROUND-UP: Tickled pink in Rockhampton

The weekend deluge did not dampen spirits, with Rockhampton locals making their way to Quay Street on Sunday, 8 March, for the annual Mater...

REGIONAL ROUNDUP: GIRLS’ mentoring magic

The 2026 Girls in Resources Leadership Skills (GIRLS) mentoring program has launched with 20 Year 12 students and their resources industry mentors gathering in...

Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago

On this day 13 March 1953 More than six decades of local history have come to an end in Winton, with the town’s original Court...

Community Events

WEEKLY Social Tennis Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...

On This Day: World Sleep Day!

Sleep may seem like such a normal aspect of life that it might seem silly to even talk about it! It can be one...

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