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Pullen Pullen reserve receives clean up funds

The Gregory Electorate has been grateful to receive a grant of $99,306 for flood recovery on the Pullen Pullen Special Wildlife Reserve in the...

Seller disclosure laws improving buyer protection, not driving gazumping

Queensland’s new seller disclosure laws are not responsible for gazumping or failed property deals, Queensland Law Society (QLS) says, as sellers continue to adjust...

Funding will transform Hall of Fame

The State Government has committed $1 million to strengthen the future of Outback tourism, backing a new attraction set to benefit Longreach for decades...

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Sport

Tigers ready for date with Devils

Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers return to action this weekend, travelling to Winton on Saturday to take on the Devils at Eric Lenton Memorial Sports Ground from...

Bowls by Bones

For a club which was founded and set up in 1945 after World War II, we held no games on Saturday for members to...

HELBENT rises as champ

From being a $600 purchase to the Rockynats 06 Grand Champion, Grant Pollard’s VC Commodore has had one hell of a glow-up. The Gold Coast...

Upton to lead the Maroons

CQ product Tamika Upton will lead Queensland into the 2026 State of Origin series. Upton, one of the region’s most accomplished exports, steps into the...

Doubles for Schofield, Mankelow and Bell highlight Blackall meeting

The dynamic duo of Toni Schofield and Maddie Mankelow teamed up for a winning double at Blackall last weekend. Star sprinter Rush Hour put the...

Local Open draws strong field

More than 60 golfers teed off at Longreach Golf Club last Sunday for the club’s annual Open Championship, with ideal conditions setting the stage...

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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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Winton Shire Council CEO resigns

Winton Shire Council chief executive officer Louise Knol has tendered her resignation. Ms Knol says this was not a decision made lightly and has been...

Fast-tracking the Taroom Trough

The State Government is ratifying the new Taroom Trough Development Plan through regulation, aiming to strengthen Australia's long-term fuel security and unlocking Australia’s first...

New Chief Executive for Powerlink Queensland

Powerlink Queensland announced on Monday, 27 April, the appointment of Dr Sean Mc Goldrick as its new Chief Executive, bringing more than three decades...

Fuel orders just ‘hopes and dreams’

The Fair Work Commission has handed down a landmark order aimed at delivering hope for drivers and transport operators pushed to the brink by...

Buffel grass – a feed of national significance

There's been a lot of noise in social media lately from environmental groups talking about putting Buffel on the WONS list - the Weeds...

Calling artists for health cover design

The Central West and Hospital Health Service are keen to showcase local artists on its new Workforce and Community Health Plan cover this year. All...

A chance to back Australia

In 2018, a Queensland businessman approached me with plans to build a diesel refinery in Gladstone. I was enthusiastic because Australia lacked refining capacity...

Heading south for the winter

Tourism Tasmania has launched the 2026 iteration of its award-winning Off Season campaign, showcasing more than 500 bookable offers and events, and inviting Australians...

Premier’s Gladstone oil refinery plans

Gladstone could be home to a fuel refinery if plans announced by Queensland Premier David Crisafulli to ensure the nation's fuel security come to...

Archives: What was in the news 71 years ago

On this day 23 April 1954: Discussion around the observance of Anzac Day arose at a Longreach Shire Council meeting following confirmation of a separate...