Local news and local jobs at risk following Meta announcement
Australia’s largest organisation of newspaper publishers has attacked the announcement by Meta that it will no longer negotiate deals with publishers once current agreements...
Mega fun at Minischool
After eight long years, Minischools returned to the ‘Quarters’ at the Longreach School of Distance Education last week much to the delight of the...
Full steam ahead at Winton
A unique partnership between the Waltzing Matilda Centre in Winton and the local Historical Society ensures not only that Winton’s local history is preserved...
Reading skills in focus
Teachers at the Longreach State School have been engaging in conversations focusing on the teaching of reading.
Head of curriculum Tracey Hart said these sessions...
Corfields readies for a big year
The Corfield and Fitzmaurice building in Winton has been a landmark in the district for more than 100 years.
Owned by the Winton Shire Council,...
Community Billboard
Friday 15 March
The spirits of the pumpkins descended into the heavens - art exhibition
Renowned for her mesmerising installations, sculptures, and paintings characterized by recurring...
Dillon steps up as Gregory candidate
Following months of speculation, outgoing Barcaldine Mayor Sean Dillon has been officially named as the LNP candidate for the seat of Gregory, saying Queensland...
COUNCIL CANDIDATE PROFILE: Privileged to serve this township
My name is Geoffrey Coupe. I have nominated for a position as a councilor in the Winton Shire Council Local Government Elections.
I have lived...
Barcaldine Ball Triumph
Barcaldine hosted their first ball since 2018 on Saturday, 2 March, with people from across the region coming together to support the town, as...
News in Brief
Power outages
Central West towns were hit by two unplanned power outages on the weekend, with the first on Saturday, 2 March from about 6.15pm...
Big turn out for clean-up
It was the biggest turnout for many years at Longreach's Clean Up Australia Day with groups including Longreach State School, Longreach Scouts, Our Lady’s...
Celebrating our Lions clubs
The Longreach Lions Club and Longreach Thomson River Lions Club were out and about on Saturday, 2 March, to celebrate Lions Awareness Day and...
Weather can’t stop Prestige Pairs
Well despite the weather another Prestige Pairs was held last weekend with a full complement of teams taking to the green.
Bowlers are a hardy...
