Premier goes with the flow with weir plan
Queensland Premier David Crisafulli returned to the Central West this week to deliver on his pre-election promise to lock in long-term water security for...
Welcome to Mannton
Visitors to Winton in the last few days have been left wondering if the town has changed its name.
The entrance to town from the...
ICPA helps young achievers shine
Local youth shine in various sporting and cultural endeavours with a little help from the Isolated Children’s Parents' Association Longreach Branch Family Support Program,...
Rally drivers head home
A rally from Perth through Murchison, Derby, Victoria River Roadhouse and on to Darwin recently raised $2.7 million for a great cause - cancer...
Vision Splendid comes to Winton
About 2500 seats were filled over the course of the nine-day Winton component of the Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival last week.
The most popular...
What makes a local?
The better half often jokes that he’s barely a local, since his father wasn’t actually born in the district, though his grandfather was, as...
Regional news is the canary in the coal mine
This week, I step up as President of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But...
Australian Conservation Foundation disingenuous at best
Queensland’s peak representative body for rural producers has condemned the Australian Conservation Foundation for its latest misleading campaign against Australian cattle producers.
AgForce Cattle president...
Child Safety submissions open
The Queensland Government's Commission of Inquiry into the Child Safety System officially commenced this week on Tuesday, 1 July.
The Honourable Paul Anastassiou KC, appointed...
Bayton award returns to RMOA
Entries are now open for the seventh edition of The Bayton Award, presented by Rockhampton Museum of Art (RMOA).
The 2025 competition offers $18,200 in...
Dynamic duo shine on the green
It was quieter on the bowling green at Longreach Bowls Club last weekend with only one competition game, but a great turnout for social...
Letters to the Editor
Steve Hawe's 150-word entry called 'Beauty' was placed in the 2025 Winton’s Outback Writers Festival short story competition.
It is now published alongside selected...
Mighty Maroons write fresh chapter with spirited Origin triumph
Billy Slater believes Queensland's 2025 series win belongs among the Maroons' most spirited State of Origin triumphs, after defying history to lift the shield...
