All eyes on tourism awards
Longreach’s very own Mitchell Grass Retreat will travel to Darwin this Friday 15 March for the Australian Tourism Awards, in a night which features...
Trent’s connection to the Central West
Trent Richardson has won many admirers due to his meteoric rise on Australian Idol.
Trent, who hails from Emu Park, near Yeppoon, powered into the...
Call to ‘make some noise’ on assisted dying barriers
Ilfracombe local Joanne Jackson is calling on Central West residents to "make some noise" to remove barriers to accessing voluntary assisted dying (VAD) services.
Although...
News in Brief
Injured by sheep
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics transported one patient to Longreach Hospital in a stable condition with lacerations after an incident involving sheep at...
Sheen off land sale
A Western Queensland mayor has vowed to take on the State Government over its rumoured $60 million buyout of a cattle property to convert...
Crunch time approaching in local government elections
The big day may be on Saturday, 16 March but Central Queensland West voters have already been casting their votes in the 2024 Local...
Archives: What was news 95 years ago
On this day
8 March 1929
Longreach Oil Bore Makes Headway
Following a brief delay during the installation of a new engine and boiler, progress has...
Premier backs publishers Facebook fight
Queensland Premier Steven Miles has won praise from regional news publishers after calling for an investigation into the power of social media companies.
The move...
COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: What’s best for our community
Don’t change for the sake of change.
For those in the community that may not know me, my name is Gavin Baskett and I moved...
COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: Progress and livability a priority
I’m Sharon Broughton, a candidate for mayor, Barcaldine Regional Council.
Having been born and schooled in Barcaldine, I left to pursue university education and work...
COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: Advancing our community
I have lived in Longreach for 20 years.
My wife and I first came to Longreach in 1980, with our first child Alister...
Day of Prayer at Winton
The World Day of Prayer 2024 was hosted in Winton last week by the St Patrick’s Parish.
This inter-denominational event dates back to the...
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...
