Wade Forster to headline Winton Way Out West Festival
Winton cattle producer and local musician Wade Forster is gearing up to captivate audiences once again at the upcoming Winton Way Out West Festival...
Bills rise under Albanese
Two years ago Anthony Albanese promised that he would cut your power bills by $275 if he were elected Prime Minister.
I do not know...
Next chapter awaits Trent after Idol
Bigger things are ahead for Emu Park's Trent Richardson following his remarkable Australian Idol journey.
Trent, 22, bowed out of the competition with Ivana Ilic...
Interest rates a key to unlocking rural markets in 2024
With official interest rates rising five times in the past year and commodity prices for livestock down by half, the heat came out of...
Letters to the editor
Egg farmers seek exemption to new biosecurity levy on primary producers
Dear Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture
I write in reference to the proposed new biosecurity...
News in Brief
Katter applauds Greens
While on separate ends of the political spectrum, Katter’s Australia Party MP Bob Katter has applauded the Australian Greens for its...
Labor’s family car tax to hurt bush families
As you head down any highway across regional Australia the landscapes may change drastically but certain things stay the same.
Some of the most common...
Musical weekend is something to note
Last Friday, 15 March, saw music students from all over the state descend on Longreach.
The drawcard was the now annual State Honours...
Hardy Desert Rose
It has been a while since Central Queensland has had to face a heat wave like we have faced this Summer. Most plants in...
Outback enters tourism season after awards
The Darwin Convention Centre hosted the Australian Tourism Awards on Friday 15 March, where Mitchell Grass Retreat represented the region after being recognised with...
GroWQ Innovation Exchange
The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame cottage became a hub of innovative exchange for a Western Queensland Grazing event on Wednesday, 13 March, with...
Trainees on the job
The Central West Hospital and Health Service has resumed the hosting of school-based trainees that was suspended during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Central West Hospital and...
Region on flood watch
Authorities across the central west are closely monitoring river systems this week as a significant flood peak moves down the Thomson River towards Longreach.
River...
