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A goose called Intrepid

I love watching our geese. They’ve been around for years. I tried to remember when this lot came, and I think before our own...

Celebrating Waltzing Matilda

A big crowd of locals and visitors attended the Winton's annual Waltzing Matilda Day on Easter Monday, 6 April to celebrate Australia's most iconic...

Easter baby for Kinnon family

Longreach's Kinnon family received a special Easter present on Sunday, with Emily and Jeremy welcoming new baby Archer. Archer was born at 1.03pm on Sunday,...

Good Friday donations for Legacy

As the days go by

Industry tributes for Ian Burnett

New Bishop for the Diocese of Rockhampton

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Sport

The perfect Alibi

Star Central Queensland filly Sheza Alibi stamped herself as a bonafide superstar with a wondrous win in the $4 million Doncaster Mile (1600m) at...

Hunt out for extended period, Harry escapes injury

It was a brutal round of rugby league, with two Central Queenslanders picking up injuries. Dingo export and Brisbane star Ben Hunt will be out...

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...

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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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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

Flood-affected communities across Central West Queensland are set to benefit from an expansion of disaster assistance measures as recovery efforts continue following prolonged rainfall...

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Newly discovered rock art raises the possibility Tasmanian tigers and devils may have survived longer in northern Australia than previously thought. The last known striped...

Health insurance premiums to cut more from hip pockets

Australians are being urged to examine their health insurance coverage as a hike in the premiums takes effect. The cost of premiums will rise an...

REGIONAL ROUND-UP: Suns secure national honours in Canberra

Gladstone Suns Australian Football Club has been recognised on the national stage. The AFL Capricornia club took home multiple honours at the Alcohol and Drug...

REGIONAL ROUND-UP: All fired up for Rockynats

With Rare Spares Rockynats 06 fast approaching, Pat Maloney from CQ Motorsport Fire and Rescue and his team are spending their weekends training for...

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander painting days

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander residents of the Central West region are being invited to participate in a series of community painting days...

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...

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