News in Brief
Blackall - two-vehicle rollover
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics transported two stable patients to Blackall Hospital following a single-vehicle rollover on the Landsborough Highway at 12.35pm,...
Agbusiness cybersecurity in the spotlight
Agribusinesses in Barcaldine and Longreach are being warned they are at increasing risk of cyber crime, with many are unprepared for the potentially devastating...
ON THIS DAY: National Donut Day and Prince’s birthday
National Donut Day falls on the first Friday in June each year and we are getting geared up to savor our best-loved fried dough...
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Barcaldine Show – PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRIES
Please submit your entries for judging before midday on Saturday 8 June to the Barcaldine Pharmacy.
In order to be judged,...
Key protection for reserve
The State Government has reached an agreement with Bush Heritage Australia (BHA) and Bidjara Traditional Owners to safeguard a key Lake Eyre Basin property...
Basin moves welcomed
Longreach Mayor Tony Rayner and Maranoa MP David Littleproud have backed the State Government's decision to ban carbon capture and storage in the Great...
Campdraft captivates the town
The Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame Campdraft occurred over the weekend, with the three-day event kicking off last Friday, 31 May.
With multiple events, competitions,...
Fresh mornings across the Central West
Winter certainly arrived with frosty starts felt by many across the Central West earlier this week.
The coldest mornings of the year arrived for Longreach,...
Wages to lift 3.75 per cent for lowest earners
Millions of Australian workers will receive a 3.75 per cent pay boost under the industrial umpire's minimum wage decision.
As cost-of-living pressures linger, financial stress...
Taskforce crunches crime
Queensland Police's youth crime Taskforce are crunching the stats on the first year of action with almost 1,200 youth offenders charged and nearly 500...
Eight cases of monkeypox recorded in Queensland
Contact tracing is reportedly ongoing in Queensland after eight cases of Mpox were recorded in the month of May.
Queensland Health told the ABC that...
A void in our communities
This month the Texas Government ripped $8.5 billion of its funds from the world’s largest investment fund manager, BlackRock. Texas made this decision on...
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.
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