Sculpting the heart of Winton
Winton Creative Arts Inc has announced the opening of the $9000 sculpture competition, with nominations closing on the 17 May, and with the artworks...
The rain brings garden surprises
Since the recent rain there have been so many plants in our gardens making spectacular displays.
Many of these flowering plants are even totally...
Community Events Billboard
Friday 26 April
Tower Hill Races
Racing both days, bar open from 10am! Live music, free camping, hot shower and toilets and fully catered all weekend....
Longreach Regional Council backing small business
Longreach Regional Council has made a formal commitment to supporting the region’s small businesses to grow and create more good local jobs for Queenslanders.
The...
Archives: What was news 72 years ago
On this day, 18 April 1952
Drinks thrown over girls on train.
A grievance was raised during a meeting of the Longreach Rugby League regarding an...
Darius in Windorah
The outback Queensland town of Windorah with a population of just over 100 is set to host the landmark launch of an innovative health...
News in Brief
BREZ questions
Barcaldine's Renewable Energy Zone (BREZ) was in the spotlight in State Parliament's Questions on Notice this week, with Member for Gregory Lachlan Millar...
From cafe to uni hub
Winton Shire councillors met with Keegan Mulligan, the new owner of Winton's old Capitol Cafe Building on Thursday, 11 April to discuss the future...
Getting ready for Men’s Shed Markets
The Longreach Showgrounds Wool Pavilion was full of busy bees this week in preparation for the first Men's Shed Markets of the year, to...
Legal battle is on for basin
As support to ban Glencore from dumping “industrial waste” into the Great Artesian Basin grows, Agforce and other groups are continuing their fight to...
Our ‘forgotten soldiers’
As Longreach marks Anzac Day in 2024, the Longreach Archival and Historical Research Group (LAHRG) provides this update on the group’s Forgotten Soldiers Project...
Changes at Longreach Hospital
The pathology laboratory and pharmacy unit at Longreach Hospital are relocating temporarily as works progress on a $10.867 million upgrade at the hospital.
Central West...
Ag In Brief
Poor affordability to pressure global fertiliser demand in 2026
Global fertiliser markets are entering a new phase of contraction, as rising prices begin to...
