REGIONAL: Roma weekly market
There were just over 6,800 head of cattle yarded to go under the hammer at this week’s sale at the Roma Saleyards.
The cooler conditions...
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...
Grants a lifeline to council’s after Rex pullout
The Australian Local Government Association – and councils around the country – welcome the news of a government lifeline after Rex Airlines went into...
Renewable energy project may help blow down power bills
Offshore wind farms could deliver significant savings for Australian households, with some consumers seeing $151 cut from their annual electricity bills.
The savings would come...
