Archives: What was news 84 years ago
On this Day Saturday, 17 February 1940.
In the Barcaldine Police Court on Thursday, before Mr. T. W. Foran, acting Police Magistrate, Jack Cornwell and...
Election race heats up
Tuesday was the nomination deadline for next month’s local government elections.
The list of contenders for the 16 March poll for the council areas of...
CS Energy release C4 incident report findings
CS Energy released its report on Tuesday, 13 February, on the contributing factors to the Callide Unit C4 incident that occurred in May 2021...
School welcomes new leaders
The Longreach State School has welcomed its 2024 leaders at an investiture ceremony.
The badges were presented by a number of community Leaders - Longreach...
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...
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...
