Breath testing is back
Police remindall drivers that static breath testing has resumed following the suspension offormal breath tests during Covid-19. Police also remind all drivers to bemindful...
Oral health services returning to normal
Non-urgentservices were suspended in April in line with directions from the NationalCabinet for health services across Australia to reschedule non-urgent electivesurgery and focus on...
Queen honour for former Ilfracombe boy
Theaward to David Muir, now of Brisbane, was for significant service to thecommunity through welfare, social justice and charitable organisations.
Bornin 1955 at the Longreach...
Painting the region red for DV awareness
Two local organisations,RAPAD Employment Services Queensland (RESQ) and Longreach Regional Council,have joined with local police to construct a public bench in support of the...
Cook your health worries away
The Cook at HomeChallenge is the latest initiative in a series of health challenges laid downby Health and Wellbeing Queensland as a part of...
New machine can test for COVID–19 locally in hours
Deputy Premier and Minister forHealth and Ambulance Services Steven Miles said this meant faster turnaroundtimes and testing closer to home for most of our...
Tale of the itinerant cat
Mrs Whip said her four-year-old feline had snuck intoa removalist truck heading for Brisbane last Friday evening, beginning a seriesof events that could only...
RAPAD acknowledges $2.2 billion in government support
TheFederal Government has announced a $1.8 billion support package for localgovernment, $500 million will be distributed through the Local Road andCommunity Infrastructure Program and...
Resurgence likely for long-dormant artesian springs
According to Leanne Kohler, CEO withLongreach-based Desert Channels Queensland (pictured), the 20-year campaign of capping andpiping free flowing bores across the Great Artesian Basin...
Agri-Phoenix shines light on young farmers
The campaign, Agri-Phoenix, is set to launch onInstagram on June 5 and aims to raise awareness of those doing it tough on theland amid...
Friends like Araluen are to be cherised
This very special 11-year-old shaved her head for acure as a part of her fundraiser for the Queensland Children’s HospitalFoundation. The money raised will...
Further progress on Outback Way in Queensland
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport andRegional Development, Michael McCormack, said the works were part of a broaderupgrade program under way.
“The Australian...
Bonza calls in administrators as passengers hit hotline
Budget airline Bonza has fallen into voluntary administration after passengers were left scrambling to find seats on planes following sudden cancellations.
Travellers were left stranded...
