Wellshot Hotel up for awards
Ilfracombe's Wellshot Hotel will compete against venues from Brisbane and across the state in the Queensland Hotels Association's 2026 Awards for Excellence.
The industry-leading annual...
Super-K flu threat grows amid falling vaccination rates
Doctors are warning Aussies to brace for a deadly flu season, with the “Super K” strain spreading early and vaccination rates continuing to fall.
Only...
Forster’s rapid rise in US
Australian country sensation, two-time Golden Guitar winner and Winton local Wade Forster has released his new single ‘Strange’, alongside an official music video with...
Planned gene reforms a ‘missed opportunity’
AgForce Queensland Farmers Limited (AgForce) is a peak organisation representing Queensland’s cane, cattle, grain and sheep, wool and goat producers.
The cane, beef, broadacre...
Easter in Gladstone for Governor
Queensland Governor Dr Jeannette Young, accompanied by her husband Professor Graeme Nimmo, began an official visit to the Gladstone Regional Council area on Sunday,...
290,000 visits to Daniel’s Law website since launch
More than 290,000 visits have been made to the Daniel’s Law website since the register went live on 31 December, 2025.
This is encouraging news...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
On this day, 10 April 1953:
Three Winton men have been fined after admitting to unlawfully using a railway tricycle, in a case heard in...
Three pioneering QANTAS farewells
Monday was the anniversary of the day Qantas farewelled three pioneers.
Two died and the third left because his Mum wasn’t happy.
Willmot Hudson Fysh,...
Vale Owen Stockwell
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council has praised former Blackall Mayor Robert Owen Stockwell OAM as a "a bushman, a visionary and a champion of the community"...
Decision to cancel Big Red Bash a difficult one
Organisers of the Birdsville Big Red Bash say the decision made late last month to cancel the 2026 edition of the iconic Outback music...
On This Day: National Hug Your Dog Day!
Dog lovers probably don’t need an excuse to show their pooch just how much they’re loved and cared for. But National Hug Your Dog...
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...
Busy time at Longreach Bowls Club
Another busy weekend of Championship games, with several competitions now at semi-final or final stage.
On Saturday, there were two Men’s A Grade Singles matches.
The...
