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Grants a lifeline to council’s after Rex pullout

The Australian Local Government Association – and councils around the country – welcome the news of a government lifeline after Rex Airlines went into...

RSL Meet and Greet delivers

The Longreach RSL’s annual Meet and Greet delivered another memorable start to the year on Saturday night, with more than 350 people turning out...

Tambo remembers its last mayor

The last mayor of the Tambo Shire Council, Dougal Burns Davidson OAM, is being remembered around the Blackall-Tambo district as a leader and prominent...

Littleproud thwarts Boyce challenge to remain Nats’ leader

Study Hub growth continues

Blame game begins as Reserve Bank delivers rate pain

Amelia delighted to nurse in Alpha

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Sport

Johnson stable enjoys Bundy double

The 1700km round trip from Barcaldine to Bundaberg reaped winning rewards for trainer Bevan Johnson last Saturday. Johnson campaigned a team of three in the...

RSL run riot in Birdcage rout

A week can feel like a month in the sporting world, which meant that for Tom McLellan’s RSL outfit, a last-start win all the...

Graham wins again

Alex Graham’s purple patch of form at the Ilfracombe Golf Club has continued, with the veteran claiming his second win from just three starts...

9s carnival on the horizon

With just a fortnight remaining until kick-off, anticipation is building for the annual Longreach 9s Rugby League Carnival, set to take over the Showgrounds...

Longreach Bowls Club hosts AGM

Longreach Bowls Club’s AGM was held on Thursday, 22 January, with some new members stepping into executive roles. John McGuckin (president) and Gail Butt (vice-president)...

Country racing photographer in focus for award honour

Queensland racing fans would have seen her work, but not many have seen the face behind the camera that has captured some of country...

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Rural

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...

Ag In Brief

Poor affordability to pressure global fertiliser demand in 2026 Global fertiliser markets are entering a new phase of contraction, as rising prices begin to...

Ag In Brief

Combing through genetics delivers tools to keep bees busy Australian researchers are delving into the secret life of bees in a quest to breed more...

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Listen, learn and connect with Wellways

Wellways Carer Gateway is coming to Longreach with a simple but important intention: to listen, connect and learn together with the local community. On Tuesday,...

Why biosecurity matters now more than ever

A brazen incursion on our state’s northern border recently has shone a spotlight on the critical importance of our border security - and how...

Wide mobile outage

A mobile network outage spanning hundreds of kilometres in distance occurred on Saturday, 31 January, affecting over 11,072 services. Optus advised of the Significant Local...

Competition very high

Competition games were played on both Saturday and Sunday last weekend and again the standard of some bowls was a very high level. Yes,...

Waddy-ya know? Sam’s skills measure up

Meet another great crew member of Desert Channels. Sam Jackson grew up spending time in the outback with his father, learning from more than 40...

Three new gas exploration areas unlocked

Three new gas exploration areas have been unlocked near the Queensland–South Australia border, laying the foundations for the next wave of gas production. The Queensland...

Libs urge leadership rivals to reflect amid tensions

A meeting between Liberal MPs to thrash out a deal to take over as opposition leader on the morning of a funeral for a...

Government sets inflation target

Australia now has the highest inflation rate and the highest interest rates in the developed world. In the second half of last year, Australian inflation...

Aviation talks return West

The future of regional air services is back on the agenda in outback Queensland, with the State Government launching the next phase of community...

Century old records tumble as ‘heat dome’ persists

More all-time temperature records have been smashed across Australia's interior as a climate change-fuelled heatwave grips the continent. Some of the hottest temperatures included the...

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