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Statewide crime crackdown commences

On Wednesday, 25 February the Queensland Government, alongside the Queensland Police Service, launched Operation Forge – a statewide crackdown on youth crime to make...

Ballard’s Idol run ends

Longreach singer Rochelle Ballard’s run on Australian Idol has come to an end after a tense top 30 performance on Monday night. Rochelle took...

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: National Pokemon Day!

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Innovation in the yards

Longreach connects at community expo

Digital Edition

Sport

Blackall hosts first meeting of Central West racing season

Weather permitting, the opening meeting of the Central West horse racing season is set to take place at Blackall on Saturday. The annual Meet and...

Birdcage ready for RSL battle

After two rain-affected weekends and the Longreach 9s stalled momentum in the Longreach Cricket Competition, the attention now shifts firmly to this Friday's showdown...

Mann all-in for Vegas clash

Winton Devils junior Kurt Mann will run out under the bright lights of Las Vegas this weekend after being named in jumper 14 for...

Russell set for sideline spell

Longreach-born Dan Russell is expected to be sidelined for around three months after scans confirmed a knee injury suffered in Bradford’s Super League season...

Fuller fires but Woolf bites at fullback hopes

Despite some superb showings from Trai Fuller in the pre-season, Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf looks set to keep Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the No.1 position...

Star CQ filly’s thrilling Caulfield success

Stand-in jockey Zac Spain’s nerveless ride guided star Central Queensland filly Sheza Alibi to a thrilling victory in the $300,000 Group 2 Angus Armanasco...

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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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News in Brief

New citizen welcomed Blackall-Tambo Regional Council held a citizenship ceremony at council's monthly meeting to Wednesday, 19 February to welcome Blackall's newest citizen, Jamie Waterman. Mayor...

Rabobank welcomes new CEO

Caroline Oosterbaan has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Rabobank Australia and Regional Manager Australia and New Zealand. Ms Oosterbaan will succeed...

Tourism push for the west

Longreach is set to take centre stage in a major new tourism push designed to drive visitors back to Western Queensland following last year’s...

Farmers in limbo under Labor’s ‘confusing’ environmental reforms

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said Labor’s environmental reforms have created a confusing and costly mess, with farmers unable to get the information...

Regional girls to reimagine agriculture through GrowHer

Becoming a leader in agricultural technology isn’t just a possibility for regional girls in Queensland, it’s a path they can start growing right now...

US tariffs start this week on imports

President Donald Trump has flagged ‌raising temporary tariffs on almost all US imports from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, but Australian beef...

Mandatory health star ratings a welcome step

The Australian Medical Association welcomes the decision by food regulation ministers to move towards mandatory health star ratings on packaged foods, a long overdue...

Big wet descends on Channel Country

A slow-moving tropical low is passing close by the western Queensland border bringing flooding and road closures to outback communities. On Monday, 23 February all...

Son of a Carpenter tour

Australia’s global comedy heavyweight, Jim Jefferies will bring his internationally acclaimed Son of a Carpenter tour home in 2026 for a huge run of...

This Coalition to learn from past mistakes

The most important thing that Angus Taylor has done since he became the Liberal leader is to admit to past mistakes. None of us...

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