Getting into the Christmas spirit
QCWA Morella and Leander Station on the road from Longreach to Winton are getting into the Christmas spirit, as shown in these photos submitted...
Counting Christmas blessings
I had a reunion with Tail-less the other day, while doing laundry.
This time the gecko managed to get himself out of the machine while...
Securing reserve’s future
The State Government has pledged $350,000 in funding to secure the Special Wildlife Reserve at Edgbaston near Longreach.
The reserve is home to the red-finned...
Looking forward, looking back at Winton changes
With Winton gearing up for a big year as it celebrates 150 years of European settlement in 2025, there are many conversations about the...
Band spotted playing carols outside Foodworks
The Longreach Town band has continued its Christmas carol tour with a Sunday session outside of Foodworks in Ibis St.
The band has an annual...
Multi-billion pricetag revealed to go nuclear
Taxpayers would be slugged more than $24,000 each to fund the coalition's pledge to set up nuclear energy in Australia.
While the federal opposition has...
The two new faces who will influence your mortgage
An economics professor and a regional bank chief have been announced as inaugural appointments to the Reserve Bank of Australia's new interest rate-setting board.
Australian...
Safety warning after worst beach tragedy in decades
Swimmers are urged to exercise caution this summer after a coroner found four international visitors became stuck in a rip and drowned in a...
Christmas in jail for accused mum in fake cancer case
A mother accused of faking her six-year-old son's cancer diagnosis, including shaving his head and eyebrows to raise money for bogus treatment, will spend...
Rates stay on hold and hope for February cut revived
Long-awaited mortgage relief looks closer as the central bank takes another interest rate hike off the table and lays the groundwork for future cuts.
Green...
Future doctors moving up
Among the 600 plus new graduates from CQ University last week, two First Nations cousins were among the first cohort to graduate from CQU's...
Archives: What was in the news 100 years ago
ON THIS DAY
12 December 1924
Blackall Tornado
A terrific hurricane swept through Blackall on Saturday afternoon, bringing with it torrential rain and causing widespread destruction.
Within just...
Visiting ‘Memory Town’ with Colin Buchanan
Songwriter and performer Colin Buchanan has visited Longreach four times and sung on three.
The first visit was after a Friday night show in Blackall...
