Watts to call final at Eagle Farm
Longreach Jockey Club president and renowned outback race caller Andrew Watts has been given the opportunity by Racing Queensland to call June's Battle of...
Showtime in Longreach
The Longreach Show is this Friday, 24 May, with the town ready for what is set to be another great showcase of what the...
Long ride, good cause
What do you get when you ask hundreds of men and women to ride thousands of kilometres on their motorbikes across some of the...
News in Brief
Single vehicle crash
Queensland Ambulance Service paramedics transported stable patient to Longreach Hospital on Thursday, 16 May, following a single-vehicle crash on the Landsborough Highway...
Former league star visits Windorah
Former Queensland and Australian rugby league star Darius Boyd made the 1200km trip to Windorah earlier this month to help launch of a new...
Treasurer refutes criticism of Federal Budget
Treasurer Jim Chalmers insists cost-of-living relief in the Federal Budget is substantial, despite criticism over plans to offer energy rebates to every household.
While more...
Will West be best at Tourism Town awards?
Voting has closed for the 2024 Queensland Top Tourism Town Awards, and now the wait is on to find out if a Central West...
Bursary helps women with study options
Maranoa MP David Littleproud is once again offering a $1000 bursary through the National Council of Women in Queensland (NCWQ) to help support rural...
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Barcaldine Show – PHOTOGRAPHY ENTRIES
Please submit your entries for judging before midday on Saturday 8 June to the Barcaldine Pharmacy.
In order to be judged,...
A bold man is Boldeman
Boldeman’s was a well known department store in Longreach from the 1920s to the 1970s.
Mr J. H. (James Henry) Boldeman began his...
Sheep, wool and community dedication earns Jodi coveted medal
Winton wool grower and classer Jodi Axford has received the prestigious Dr Jim Watts Memorial Medal for her skill at marketing sheep, meat and...
Shaver raises $4k for cancer charities
Last Friday, Leisa Bye, said “bye-bye“ to her locks in a fundraising event to raise money for Myeloma Australia and the Australia and New...
Ilfracombe wins annual Pennants
Golfers from across the region converged on Ilfracombe Golf Club on Sunday for the annual Central West Pennants, with the home side emerging victorious...
