News in Brief
Qantas Regional Grants
Applications are closing soon for the Qantas Regional Grants program, offering a share of $2 million in support to Australian-based communities and...
Barcy Festival a success
The Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge Festival has wrapped up for another year, with strong crowds across the weekend capping off one of the town’s...
Don’t be scammed
Manager of the NAB in Winton, Carly Cox, offered a ‘how not to be scammed’ session at the Winton Library last week.
Twelve people attended...
Community Events
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Social Tennis
Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...
Music Trail hits Winton
The Queensland Music Trail has been instrumental in bringing hundreds of visitors to the west over the past weeks and Winton was a popular...
Icon’s star shines at Longreach
Under the wings of aviation history, an Australian music icon took the stage at the Qantas Founders Museum on Wednesday, 29 April.
The one-of-a-kind...
Volunteer workshop coming
Volunteering North Queensland (VNQ) is heading west, bringing its Back to Basics grassroots workshops to both Barcaldine and Longreach, with a clear mission to...
On This Day: National Have a Coke Day!
Have a Coke Day is a day dedicated entirely to celebrating one of the world’s most iconic beverages – the one and only Coca-Cola.
This...
Jo’s caught on the hop
I’m not terribly enamoured of grasshoppers at the best of times, especially when they multiply in number.
I studied Aquatic Entomology at university, which did...
Investigation launched after The Archer moved from Sunday to Tuesday
Racing Queensland has confirmed it will launch an investigation into why the $1 million The Archer could not be run and won at Rockhampton...
Riders roll into town
RideWest riders rolled into Longreach on Friday, 1 May, bringing to a close an eight-day, 1311km journey across Queensland in support of mental health...
Celebrating our state’s dinosaurs
Internationally acclaimed palaeontologist Dr Dean Lomax roared into Winton this week as part of a statewide celebration of dinosaurs.
Headlining Queensland Dinosaur Week, from Monday,...
Tigers set for blockbuster clash
The Tigers and Sandgoannas will renew one of Central West Rugby League’s fiercest rivalries this Saturday night, with the two unbeaten heavyweights set to...
