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Early voting centre opening

If you're looking to vote early at Longreach for the 2025 Federal Election, the early voting centre will open on Monday, 28 April. Early voting...

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WEEKLY Sunshine Physio and Pilates - Sundays After a long hiatus, pilates will be starting back at Ilfracombe. Same great location, same great flow......

Nothing corny about Corfield

Corfield township, just an hour north of Winton, helped the shire celebrate Winton 150 with corned meat at the Corfield morning tea. What a misnomer...

A time to reflect

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Sport

Mann’s Bulldogs bite Bunnies

Winton Devils junior Kurt Mann was at the heart of everything last week as the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs stormed to a historic 32–0 win over...

Junior league kicking off in Winton

The Central West Junior Rugby League season is set to kick off this weekend in Winton, marking the start of what promises to be...

Russell’s Wolves fall to Leopards

Daniel Russell found himself back in the side for Warrington’s clash against the Leigh Leopards last Saturday, 19 April in round eight of the...

Daring Devils host Magpies

Blackall Magpies will travel to Winton this Saturday, 26 April, hoping to reset their season when they face a confident Devils outfit in round...

Five winners in Barcy

The Barcaldine Race Club hosted the town's second meeting of the year on Saturday, 19 April, with a five-race program keeping attendees trackside entertained...

Barcy ready for Brumbies battle

After the Central West Rugby League season had a one-week hiatus over the Easter long weekend, round five resumes with the Barcaldine Sandgoannas hosting...

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Rural

Revamped Wagyu competition set for record success

New competition classes and double the prize money for the prestigious Paddock to Palate Wagyu Challenge at the Royal Queensland Show are expected to...

Rain crops, and the future

The phrases of "not again" or "shades of 2024 autumn" are echoing around our summer cropping areas of the state, with the constant rain...

Growing chickpea in 2025 Winter

Did my first official 2025 presentation into chickpea agronomy last week. Was good to brush off the cobwebs for our champion pulse crop...

Ag ed: Beyond buzzwords

As we wrap up the AgForce School to Industry Partnership Program (SIPP) Food, Fibre and Agricultural Educators Conference, it’s a great time to reflect...

Repairing nature hard bit

Our current Federal Government came to power partly on a platform of Nature Repair. Putting aside the implied nature of the title, the idea...

Strong global interest for macadamia farms located in Bundaberg region

Two established macadamia orchards situated on 1,512ha in the world-renowned Bundaberg growing region have hit the market and are attracting strong global interest. The two...

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‘No day for politicking’: leaders pause for Pope death

Politics will be toned down for a day after the Pope's death as millions of Australians begin to cast their votes with the opening...

Labor keen to fast track tradies

If re-elected, the Albanese Labor Government will invest $78 million to fast track the qualification of 6,000 tradies to help build more homes across...

21 lives lost over state Easter holiday period

Police are urging motorists to take care on the roads now that school is back, after a devastating Easter school holiday period for fatal...

Australian cardinal mourns ‘death of much-loved’ Pope

Australians have recalled Pope Francis's profound love for the poor, diverse people and all of humanity as millions mourn the pontiff's passing. His death, on...

Resources sector confidence dented

A new report reveals the true state of Queensland’s resources sector with declining confidence as concerns are raised over regulation and the rising cost...

Voters warned about unsolicited postal vote forms

Voters have been warned about using unsolicited postal vote application forms distributed by political parties in the lead up to next month’s federal election. In...