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...
Local news and local jobs at risk following Meta announcement
Australia’s largest organisation of newspaper publishers has attacked the announcement by Meta that it will no longer negotiate deals with publishers once current agreements...
Mega fun at Minischool
After eight long years, Minischools returned to the ‘Quarters’ at the Longreach School of Distance Education last week much to the delight of the...
Full steam ahead at Winton
A unique partnership between the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton and the local Historical Society ensures not only that Winton’s local history is preserved...
Reading skills in focus
Teachers at the Longreach State School have been engaging in conversations focusing on the teaching of reading.
Head of curriculum Tracey Hart said these sessions...
Corfields readies for a big year
The Corfield and Fitzmaurice building in Winton has been a landmark in the district for more than 100 years.
Owned by the Winton Shire Council,...
REGIONAL ROUND-UP: Quarry wants to rock up to 100,000 tonnes a...
Family-run McIlwraith Quarry just outside Gin Gin is seeking to increase its annual production from 30,000 tonnes to $100,000 tonnes.
It also wants to expand...
