Splash of summer colour
The season has been so very kind in some ways and in others so cruel.
The rain that has fallen since Christmas has been...
Freya is Longreach Hospital’s first baby of 2024
Freya Campbell is the first baby of 2024 born at Longreach Hospital.
Baby Freya, 3920g, arrived at 11.43 am on 23 January to...
Distance ed students come together
There was something special in the air on the morning of Tuesday, 7 February, for the families of the Longreach School of Distance Education.
The...
Caring for our land
Longreach Landcare is looking to resume its work caring for the region's environment and is looking for new members.
Doug Allpass, who is the most...
Battle for council berths heating up
Interest in next month’s local government elections intensified across the Central West this week with nominations officially closing on Tuesday.
The list of contenders has...
Long history in community
Longreach Deputy Mayor Leonie Nunn is running for reelection in the 16 March local government elections.
Cr Nunn is the latest in the Leader's series...
Controlled burn at Mount Archer
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will start planned burning within Mount Archer National Park and State Forest from tomorrow, 15 February, until...
Rally against ‘reckless’ projects
Sixth-generation Kalapa cattle grazier Glen Kelly was one of hundreds of farmers and locals from 116 regional communities around Australia to take the fight...
First coal from new Bowen Basin mine
Futura Resources has exposed its first coal and inaugural sales from its new mine, north-east of Emerald, are expected this month.
The company secured $30...
What’s On: Community Noticeboard
Saturday 17 February
Longreach 9's Rugby League Carnival
Open men's and women's Rugby
Team registration due Friday 2 February.
Time: 9 am to 7 pm
Cost: FREE ENTRY, $400...
From the Archives; What was news 100 years ago
8 February 1924
The inquiry regarding the fire incident at the Commercial Hotel building on 6 January resumed, under the guidance of Mr. W. Rillie,...
News in Brief
Youth crime committee re-opens submissions
The Queensland Parliament’s Youth Justice Reform Select Committee has re-opened its call for submissions and confirmed plans to hold...
A difficult plant to control
Try as I might, sometimes I just cannot convey my practical experiences to some younger folk.
Last month it was all to do with this...
