No flight delays as Qantas engineers continue to strike
Qantas passengers have so far escaped major disruption as workers walk off the job as part of an escalating industrial dispute.
More than 1000 engineers...
John Ashton, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor, dies at 76
John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the "Beverly Hills Cop" films, has...
Insurer chaos after storms
Nine months on from the 2023 Christmas Day and New Year’s storms, residents across Logan and the Scenic Rim are still locked in battles...
Restriction to combat tomato virus
As of 13 September, new movement restrictions have been implemented in Queensland under the Movement Control Order (MCO) to reduce the risk of the...
Reading champions
Coolabunia State School’s brightest readers showed their literacy strength against Queensland’s best.
The team consisting of Year 6 student Maddison Lee and Year 5...
Archives: What was news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
28 September 1951
Graziers hand-feeding stock
Grazing properties in the Longreach district are now facing the challenge of hand-feeding their livestock due to ongoing...
Cattleman saved by LifeFlight night mission
Josh Ward's fall down a two-metre hole in North West Queensland could have been fatal if it wasn't for LifeFlight's critical aeromedical service.
Josh...
Longreach’s Lions fans excited for big one
The excitement is palpable for some of Longreach's Brisbane Lions supporters ahead of Saturday's AFL grand final.
The Lions take on the Sydney Swans in...
Winton rallies for races
The North Gregory Turf Club hosted a race meeting in Winton last Saturday, 21 September, with the town rallying around the committee ahead of...
News in Brief
Barcaldine - motorcycle crash
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics transported a stable patient to Barcaldine Hospital after a motorcycle crash on the Landsborough Highway at 2.17pm,...
The race that stop the region
The race that stops Longreach is on Saturday.
The final preparations are being made at the Longreach Jockey Club ahead of the 2024 Longreach Cup...
Texans here for forum
The Remote Area Planning and Development (RAPAD) Board is hosting a delegation from the United States’ leading renewable energy State - Texas - as...
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...
