Memories of Sir Frank Moore
Last week, ‘The Leader’ reported the death of Sir Frank Moore.
I felt his involvement and contribution to the Longreach area and the sort of...
Fresh face to win Gregory
Change is coming for Queensland’s largest electorate come Saturday night.
The decision by incumbent Lachlan Millar to retire after three terms as the Member for...
Street Party cancelled
The Longreach Lions Club has announced that this year’s highly anticipated Street Party will not go ahead, citing challenges with member numbers, fatigue, and...
Date set for Barcy Ball
The Tree of Knowledge Festival Committee has released the date for next year’s Barcaldine Ball.
The town will be set for another night of festivities...
Band members go solo
The Longreach Town Band wowed the audience on Sunday, 20 October, at their annual Solos Concert.
Members as young as eight played cornets, piano, percussion,...
Record crowd for Blackall meeting
A record crowd made their way through the gates of the Blackall racecourse on Saturday, 19 October for the Barcoo Amateur Race Club’s Beef...
Iconic store up for grabs
After almost three decades as the owners of Barkers in Longreach, Rob and Leanne Luck are ready to pass the torch to a new...
Complex life of Rex Pilbeam
As Rockhampton Museum of Art's latest Artist in Residence, Jodie van de Wetering is lifting the veil on Rockhampton in the 1070s and the...
Polling booth locations in the Gregory electorate
POLLING BOOTH LOCATIONS
Alpha: Alpha State School, 11 Milton St, Alpha
Barcaldine: Barcaldine State School, 1-35 Gidyea St, Barcaldine
Blackall: Blackall Memorial Hall, 12 Short St, Blackall
Blackwater:...
Dillon’s roadside ambush
LNP candidate for Gregory Sean Dillon has spoken out about a terrifying nighttime encounter on a lonely bush road west of Emerald in late...
Watoto Choir shares hope
The Kingaroy community sang and danced along with the Watoto Children's Choir last Friday night.
The free concert was held at Highway Church Kingaroy...
Qantas ‘carbon neutral’ flights face greenwashing claim
The consumer watchdog is being urged to investigate whether Qantas passengers have been misled into flying "carbon neutral", as a climate group accuses the...
Locals fuel aviation review
A week of aviation consultations across the Central West has wrapped up, with residents in Blackall, Barcaldine and Longreach turning out to share their...
