Creativity in the Central West
The Central West in Queensland might not come to mind when you first think of the Creative Arts Industry, but it is home to...
Blackall Show results
The 2024 Blackall Show was presented by the Barcoo Pastoral Society on 10-12 May.
This year's event proved a resounding success, with the agricultural events...
Seeing red at town entries
New visual alerts prompting drivers to slow down are being installed at the entrances to towns across the Central West in an effort to...
$2.6 million commitment for new Barcaldine Ambulance Station
The new $2.6 million Barcaldine Ambulance Station is a step closer with designs finalised.
Strategically located in the centre of Barcaldine, the 24-hour station will...
Remembering Don Muir
A legend of the Central West came home this week, with Donal 'Don' Muir's family scattering his ashes at his beloved former property, Glenferrie...
Littleproud takes aim at Budget
Member for Maranoa David Littleproud has slammed the 2024 Federal Budget as "pathetic" but Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists the cost of living measures it...
Basin plan is ‘bad idea’: Premier
Calls to "save the Great Artesian Basin" from a pending Glencore proposal are growing louder as farmers wait in suspense.
While there is currently no...
Dawn leaves legacy of love
They say our parents give us life.
Our grandparents give us a sense of who we are and where we came from.
Dawn Everingham, who I...
Community Events Billboard
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,...
And now the screaming starts
I have never been a fan of frogs. In fact, one might say I suffer from frog-phobia.
The sensible part of me says they’re complete...
Longreach’s principal award nominee
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School principal Peter Thurecht has been selected as Rockhampton Diocese’s nominee for the Daniel McDonough Award.
This esteemed recognition is a...
State first fixed pill test site
Following the successful trial at the Rabbits Eat Lettuce Festival in March, the Queensland Government has announced the establishment of the state’s first fixed-site...
On This Day: National Plant a Flower Day!
Few things on the planet are more beautiful or fascinating than flowers – and with over 400,000 flowering plant species in the world, there’s...
