2025 analysis reveals electricity prices coming down
Analysis by the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has found that 2025 saw the lowest fossil fuel electricity generation in more than two decades in...
Inflation running too hot for comfort ahead of snapshot
The first economic snapshot of the year could show a slowdown in inflation but perhaps not enough to prevent the Reserve Bank hiking interest...
New Year’s Eve in 1925
The Longreach Leader reported that on New Year’s Eve in 1925, there was “exceptional behaviour” in the town.
The report continued, “Not that the...
Hardship assistance available to flooded Winton residents
The Federal and State Governments have made Personal Hardship Assistance payments available to flood-hit Winton residents battling the prolonged monsoon trough over north-west Queensland.
This...
Beware of cryptosporidiosis risk
Escaping the heat with a dip in the local pool or a trip to a water park are summer staples but ensuring fond memories...
Results of investigation into elder abuse troubling
Elder Abuse is continuing to be a scourge on our communities, and thankfully the state government is hearing the voices of Queenslanders and taking...
On This Day: National Word Nerd Day
Grammar geeks, language lovers and word nerds can celebrate with National Word Nerd Day on 9 January.
For those who are always correcting someone’s pronunciation...
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...
Counting blessings in the New Year
With the festive season having come and gone, and a new year upon us, I’ve been counting my blessings.
A lot of old friends went...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
On this day 9 January 1953:
Last year’s prolonged drought dealt a heavy blow to Longreach’s stud breeding industry, with losses estimated at more than...
News in Brief
EE Parr Park closed
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council advises that Tambo's EE Parr Park is closed for maintenance.
"The council is upgrading the facilities and will reopen...
308 people killed on Queensland roads in 2025
RACQ has joined forces with some of the nation’s leading road safety advocates to renew calls for urgent action following Queensland’s most devastating road...
Rain drenches Jericho and Alpha region
Spectacular images of floodwaters around Jericho and Alpha this week reveal just how much rain drenched the region on Monday, 12 January.
Heavy rain was...
