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Rural Health Commissioner’s first-hand visit to Longreach

The National Rural Health Commissioner has visited Longreach to see first-hand how the Central West Hospital and Health Service’s (CWHHS) successful medical practice model...

No official opening? No worries

The central railway line from Rockhampton to Longreach was completed on 5 January 1892 and, in traditional bureaucratic fashion – some things really do...

Stage two underway for Longreach water upgrades

The Federal and State Governments are delivering improved water security for Longreach, with stage two of the digital water meter upgrades and replacement of...

A more sustainable Bali

Statewide crime crackdown commences

Ballard’s Idol run ends

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Blackall hosts first meeting of Central West racing season

Weather permitting, the opening meeting of the Central West horse racing season is set to take place at Blackall on Saturday. The annual Meet and...

Birdcage ready for RSL battle

After two rain-affected weekends and the Longreach 9s stalled momentum in the Longreach Cricket Competition, the attention now shifts firmly to this Friday's showdown...

Mann all-in for Vegas clash

Winton Devils junior Kurt Mann will run out under the bright lights of Las Vegas this weekend after being named in jumper 14 for...

Russell set for sideline spell

Longreach-born Dan Russell is expected to be sidelined for around three months after scans confirmed a knee injury suffered in Bradford’s Super League season...

Fuller fires but Woolf bites at fullback hopes

Despite some superb showings from Trai Fuller in the pre-season, Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf looks set to keep Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the No.1 position...

Star CQ filly’s thrilling Caulfield success

Stand-in jockey Zac Spain’s nerveless ride guided star Central Queensland filly Sheza Alibi to a thrilling victory in the $300,000 Group 2 Angus Armanasco...

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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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Innovation in the yards

Beef producers will have the chance to see in vitro fertilisation technology up close next month, with an open day in the Brisbane Valley...

Longreach connects at community expo

Longreach’s community spirit was on show last week as Longreach Regional Council hosted its second Community Expo, bringing together local clubs, groups and sporting...

Rain begins to ease, but flooding continues around region

A slow-moving tropical low has brought rich tropical moisture across the western region this week with persistent thunderstorm activity, flooded waterways and plenty of...

Locals link up

Blackall’s community spirit was on full display on Friday, 20 February, as a simple idea shared over lunch between three friends grew into a...

News in Brief

New citizen welcomed Blackall-Tambo Regional Council held a citizenship ceremony at council's monthly meeting to Wednesday, 19 February to welcome Blackall's newest citizen, Jamie Waterman. Mayor...

Rabobank welcomes new CEO

Caroline Oosterbaan has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer of Rabobank Australia and Regional Manager Australia and New Zealand. Ms Oosterbaan will succeed...

Tourism push for the west

Longreach is set to take centre stage in a major new tourism push designed to drive visitors back to Western Queensland following last year’s...

Farmers in limbo under Labor’s ‘confusing’ environmental reforms

Leader of The Nationals David Littleproud said Labor’s environmental reforms have created a confusing and costly mess, with farmers unable to get the information...

Regional girls to reimagine agriculture through GrowHer

Becoming a leader in agricultural technology isn’t just a possibility for regional girls in Queensland, it’s a path they can start growing right now...

US tariffs start this week on imports

President Donald Trump has flagged ‌raising temporary tariffs on almost all US imports from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, but Australian beef...

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