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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...

Beginning of a legend

From monsoon to autumn

Community Events

On This Day: Scream Day!

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Sport

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...

Capras hang tough for an epic win

A gritty six-point victory over Townsville was “one of the best wins” Central Queensland coach Lionel Harbin has been part of during his tenure...

Magpies fly in Devils derby

The Blackall Magpies bounced back in impressive fashion on Saturday, recording a commanding 40–12 win over the Winton Diamantina Devils in their first home...

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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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Water licence paves way for weirs

The State Government has granted a new 500 megalitre water licence to Longreach Regional Council, ensuring council will be ready to make use of...

Service honoured across the West

Communities will come together this Saturday, 25 April, to mark Anzac Day, with services and commemorations planned across the Central West. The Longreach Regional Council...

Australian Transport Safety Bureau investigating helicopter crash death

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is investigating after a pilot died in a helicopter crash at a station south of Jericho on Monday,...

Outback has highest rate of crime

Outback Queensland has ranked first out of 20 Queensland statistical areas for the highest crime rate, according to the Queensland Government Statistician’s Office’s recently...

News in Brief

Cornetts Barcaldine awarded Store manager Zoe Walsh and the team at Cornetts Barcaldine have won Cornetts' award for Department of the Year – Dairy. "Zoe...

These lambs aren’t sheepish

I was out taking photos of clouds this morning, when some old mates strolled on up. I am talking about the pet lambs. They’re back in...

Man dead in Blackall helicopter crash

Police will prepare a report for the Coroner following a fatal aviation incident near Blackall on Monday, 20 April. A police spokesperson said emergency services...

Crisafulli calling for action on Taroom Trough

As oil exploration continues in the Taroom Trough, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli is calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to back the project. It is...

QMines secures $15 million QIC investment to fast-track Mt Chalmers development

Queensland mining company QMines Limited has locked in a $15 million strategic investment from the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC), in a move set to...

Date for Rockynats 07 locked in

Rockynats 07 has been locked in for 2-4 April 2027, with Rockhampton’s flagship automotive festival already building momentum after another record-breaking year. Delivered in partnership...

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