On This Day: National Word Nerd Day
Grammar geeks, language lovers and word nerds can celebrate with National Word Nerd Day on 9 January.
For those who are always correcting someone’s pronunciation...
Community Events
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Social Tennis
Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...
Counting blessings in the New Year
With the festive season having come and gone, and a new year upon us, I’ve been counting my blessings.
A lot of old friends went...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
On this day 9 January 1953:
Last year’s prolonged drought dealt a heavy blow to Longreach’s stud breeding industry, with losses estimated at more than...
News in Brief
EE Parr Park closed
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council advises that Tambo's EE Parr Park is closed for maintenance.
"The council is upgrading the facilities and will reopen...
308 people killed on Queensland roads in 2025
RACQ has joined forces with some of the nation’s leading road safety advocates to renew calls for urgent action following Queensland’s most devastating road...
No supermarket transparency for families in 2026
As families head to the supermarkets in 2026, they will probably realise that since Labor promised big action, to make prices fair, little has...
Travellers’ extended stay in Winton
It has been a hectic start to the new year for the Winton Outback Motel, with many tourists left stranded in town due to...
Funds for disaster recovery
The State and Federal governments have committed an additional $38 million towards large-scale disaster recovery efforts for flood affected communities including Winton.
Prime Minister Anthony...
Winton recovering after Major flood event
The Winton Shire has begun the slow clean up after it's major flood event, but the Winton Local Disaster Management Group (WLDMG) moved to...
Three-year-old boy dies in Bundaberg
Police will prepare a report for the coroner following the death of a three-year-old boy in Thabeban on Wednesday, 6 January.
Around 9.25pm, police located...
Tributes flow for Nationals statesman, Ron Boswell
I have the very sad news that Ron Boswell passed away overnight at 85 years old.
The Honourable Ron Boswell AO was the sixth...
On This Day: National Word Nerd Day
Grammar geeks, language lovers and word nerds can celebrate with National Word Nerd Day on 9 January.
For those who are always correcting someone’s pronunciation...
