Students v staff in dodgeball comp
Longreach State School Year 6 leaders challenged the school staff to a game of dodgeball on Friday last week.
Students threw down the gauntlet to...
Festival celebrates Winton’s literary history
Winton sure is a town with a literary history.
The early shearers in the 1890s had their own reading rooms in their strike camps.
The landholders...
Archives: What was news 80 years ago
On This Day
17 June 1944
Squadron Leader P. J. McGinness, a veteran of two wars and a co-founder of Qantas Airways, has been serving Australia...
All the fun of Queensland Day
Longreach celebrated Queensland Day in style on Sunday, 9 June.
The Longreach Showgrounds played host to a series of activities, including the Colour Run, Amazing...
Barcaldine in for laughs
Australia’s biggest, best and funniest comedy spectacular is on its annual road trip again and their next stop is Barcaldine.
On Tuesday, 18 June at...
Treasurer’s take on state budget
Deputy Premier and Treasurer Minister Cameron Dick has brought down a state budget he believes is focused on doing what matters for Queenslanders.
For Central...
Budget at a glance
The 2024–25 Queensland Budget has landed with a focus on the cost of living and bringing a deficit forecast of $2.6 billion.
Deputy Premier and...
News in Brief
Dog park open
Winton Shire Council advises the Winton Shire Council Dog Park is now open, situated on Manifold St alongside the Gordon Kennedy Park.
CWA...
ON THIS DAY: NATIONAL MOVIE NIGHT
National Movie Night is here!
Raise a glass (or a tub of popcorn!) to the fun, adventure, horror and drama that can all be found...
Winton recognised at tourism awards
Winton has claimed one of the state’s best tourism honours for a third consecutive year.
The outback town with a population of 1,138 people was...
New opal store shines at Winton
For over 100 years opal buyers have travelled to Winton to purchase some of the finest opal available. Now the choice of opal ...
Show time in Barcaldine
The Barcaldine Pastoral Agricultural and Horticultural Society is hosting the town’s annual show on Saturday, just over a month after the town’s Tree of...
Bank giant, energy providers rebuked in Shonky awards
Australia's largest bank is back on an annual list for dodgy business behaviour after it refused to refund cash it fleeced from low-income earners.
Consumer...
