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New board for Central West Health

An eight-person board with experience in health and leadership has been appointed to help shape the future of healthcare in the Central West...

Full house for bingo at Winton

When the North Gregory Race Club meeting was cancelled last Saturday because of the very heavy rain experienced recently, the members of the Diamantina...

Archives: What was making the news 72 years ago

ON THIS DAY 2 April 1954 Plans for a new grandstand at the Longreach Showgrounds have taken a step forward, following a key determination by the...

Support flows to flood-hit Central West

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Health insurance premiums to cut more from hip pockets

REGIONAL ROUND-UP: Suns secure national honours in Canberra

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Sport

RSL end Wellshot reign

In a performance built on patience, belief and composure, RSL toppled a Wellshot side that had seemed unbeatable at this stage of the season...

Maroons to descend on Rocky

Pre-Covid there were deep conversations with Queensland Rugby League for Rockhampton to host the Queensland Maroons Fan Day, but due to the pandemic, it...

League season a week away

The wait is almost over, with the 2026 Central West Rugby League season set to kick off next weekend, ushering in another chapter of...

Competition games the highlight

Once again, heaps of competition games were played last weekend on both Saturday and Sunday. We are very lucky as a club, as we not...

Fabulous Farr in fine form

Longreach junior Ben Farr again impressed at the back for the Wynnum Manly Seagulls, as his side played out a 26–26 draw with the...

Dogs eye Easter response

Following a shock loss to the Newcastle Knights last weekend, Kurt Mann and his Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs teammates will be out to respond when they...

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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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On This Day: Good Friday!

Good Friday falls on the Friday just before Easter Sunday. This day is special because it commemorates a key event in Christianity: the crucifixion...

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...

Holiday fun in Winton

An action-packed school holiday program is set to keep Winton’s young people entertained this April, with the town's Youth Centre rolling out two weeks...

Funding brings arts to town

Longreach is among the towns set to host touring arts experiences under a new round of state funding aimed at bringing live performances to...

New tours at Waltzing Matilda Centre

Members of the Winton and District Historical Association and other interested community members have had a ‘sneak peek’ of the new tours being offered...

A show for a Governor

On this day, 131 years ago (1895, to save you the maths), Longreach had its first visit by a Governor. He was the seventh vice-regal...

Easter cheer fills town

Longreach was buzzing with energy on Saturday, 25 March, as locals turned out in large numbers for this year’s Easter in Edkins celebration, transforming...

The tragic death of Elizabeth Zanetti, 100 years on

On 22 March, 1926, the tragic death of Elizabeth Zanetti occurred in Longreach. A descendant of Elizabeth has requested the sharing of this...

Council reps at leaders forum

The deputy mayor, CEO and I were in Brisbane last week for the annual Civic Leaders Forum. It’s a gathering of mayors and CEOs...

News in Brief

Thanks for access Longreach Regional Council would like to extend a big thank you to the Champion Family and AAM for their generosity in allowing...

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