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Local butcher shop launch

Bluegrass Meats will officially open its doors on Monday, 16 February, bringing a new butcher shop to the main street of Longreach. Located at 118...

True love and Tim Tams

There’s nothing like a couple of weeks away from home to make me appreciate the better half. I wasn’t the only one who missed him,...

On This Day: National Latte Day!

Macaroni and cheese, fish and chips, cookies and cream, or chips and salsa. Some foods were just made to go together! The same goes...

Coalition touts era of trust and unity after split

Stanthorpe Festival – crushing for 60 years

Grants to power first-nations-led climate solutions in rural Australia

Flood recovery, tick risk, and staying ready

Digital Edition

Sport

Mann named in Knights showdown

Kurt Mann has been named to feature in the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs’ second and final pre-season trial, with the club set to face the Newcastle...

Cricket season taking shape

The Longreach Cricket season has reached a fascinating stage, with the ladder tightening and momentum beginning to play a major role as the competition...

Russell stars in Bulls debut

After a turbulent first year in England, Longreach-born Dan Russell began the next chapter of his career in emphatic fashion on Sunday. Russell continues a...

Sport funding to leave legacy

Queensland sporting clubs are set to benefit from $30 million in funding through Round 2 of the State Government’s Games On! program, aimed at...

Over and out for Bush Beat

Sad news for the Queensland country racing scene follows the announcement that the popular Bush Beat program will no longer be broadcast on Radio...

Graham leads high-scoring field

Alex Graham’s purple patch of form has shown no signs of slowing, with the in-form golfer claiming back-to-back wins at the Ilfracombe Golf Club...

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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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Tougher Queensland laws on antisemitism and terrorism to be introduced

Tougher laws - to be introduced in Parliament this week - will deliver a suite of changes focused on antisemitism, terrorist symbols and phrases,...

Applications open for second round of AgriEmpower scholarship

The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) and Woolworths have opened applications for the second round of the AgriEmpower Scholarship Program, aimed at fostering the next...

Congratulations to Longreach’s Australia Day Awards winners

Firstly a big congratulations to all the recipients of an Australia Day Award in our region. Australia Day is a great opportunity to come...

No iPads, No sneakers: Back to school in Longreach in 1926

With school recently resuming for 2026, we’ve had a look back at schools in Longreach in 1926. One hundred years ago, iPads and computers...

Geopolitics the “dominant risk” for agriculture in year ahead

Geopolitics remains the “dominant risk factor” for Australian agriculture in the year ahead, according to Rabobank in its newly-released annual outlook, with the prospect...

News in Brief

Muttaburra - motorcycle crash A patient with a head injury was transported to Barcaldine Hospital in a stable condition after a motorcycle crash on Leebrook...

Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago

ON THIS DAY 6 February 1953 The untrafficable condition of many roads throughout the Shire following the January rains resulted in one of the busiest months...

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...

Idol singers putting Longreach on the map

Longreach has already featured on the current season of Australian Idol, with local entertainer Art Cooper’s audition airing on Monday, 2 February, while two...

On This Day: National Bubble Gum Day!

Chewing gum, for many people, is associated with the ability to think more clearly. Something about keeping the mouth closed and the jaw moving...

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