Our region among Australia’s unhealthiest
The Darling Downs–Maranoa region ranks as the second unhealthiest place to live in Australia and the unhealthiest in Queensland, driven by population health challenges...
Herbicide resistance and winds
Over the decades I have been in a fair few farming paddocks and many the time have I heard a farmer say to me,...
Community in motion
The Outback Run Club has marked two years on the tracks and trails of Longreach, celebrating a milestone built on friendship, fitness, and the...
Turn of the tassel
CQUniversity has set another record with more than 600 graduates walking across the stage and turning their tassels in Rockhampton on Thursday, 4 December.
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Big attendance at Lapidary Club
The Winton Lapidary Club drew an attendance of 12 members on Saturday, 6 December, as the cutting and grinding machinery housed at the Men’s...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
12 December 1952
Two detectives from Townsville have arrived in Hughenden to investigate the cause of a destructive weekend blaze that levelled the...
parkrun hits milestones
Longreach’s Old Thomson River Road parkrun is marking two major milestones this month, with the club recently celebrating its 10,000th finish and this Saturday...
Community Events
WEEKLY
Social Tennis
Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...
Outback opal boost
Small-scale opal miners in Western Queensland could soon benefit from one of the largest proposed expansions to local opal fields in more than 30...
News in Brief
Social media ban concerns
The Federal Government's social media ban for under-16s came into effect on Wednesday, 10 December, but a CQUniversity socio-tech expert has...
On This Day: Gingerbread House Day
Gingerbread houses are a favourite holiday pastime with families, be it with parents, grandparents, or even both! These delicious, decorative bread houses have always...
Barnaby joins One Nation
After weeks of speculation, Maverick MP Barnaby Joyce has joined One Nation, although his former party leader is far from impressed, saying he has...
Christmas lights shine across region
Festive cheer has once again lit up the region, with judging completed for the Longreach Regional Council’s 2025 Dinky Bullen Memorial Christmas Lights Competition...
