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Archives: What was news 72 years ago

On this day, 18 April 1952 Drinks thrown over girls on train. A grievance was raised during a meeting of the Longreach Rugby League regarding an...

Darius in Windorah

The outback Queensland town of Windorah with a population of just over 100 is set to host the landmark launch of an innovative health...

News in Brief

BREZ questions Barcaldine's Renewable Energy Zone (BREZ) was in the spotlight in State Parliament's Questions on Notice this week, with Member for Gregory Lachlan Millar...

From cafe to uni hub

Winton Shire councillors met with Keegan Mulligan, the new owner of Winton's old Capitol Cafe Building on Thursday, 11 April to discuss the future...

Getting ready for Men’s Shed Markets

The Longreach Showgrounds Wool Pavilion was full of busy bees this week in preparation for the first Men's Shed Markets of the year, to...

Legal battle is on for basin

As support to ban Glencore from dumping “industrial waste” into the Great Artesian Basin grows, Agforce and other groups are continuing their fight to...

Our ‘forgotten soldiers’

As Longreach marks Anzac Day in 2024, the Longreach Archival and Historical Research Group (LAHRG) provides this update on the group’s Forgotten Soldiers Project...

Changes at Longreach Hospital

The pathology laboratory and pharmacy unit at Longreach Hospital are relocating temporarily as works progress on a $10.867 million upgrade at the hospital. Central West...

Riders take on 1311km in eight days

A group of bike riders leave Brisbane on Friday, 19 April bound for Longreach to raise money for the Royal Flying Doctor Service...

Region ready for Barcy festival

The Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge Festival is just two weeks away, with the committee deep in preparation for when the four-day bonanza kicks off...

Historic station purchase

Calling it "one of the largest and most environmentally significant  land acquisitions in recent history", the State Government has purchased 352,589- hectare cattle grazing...

Facebook ‘profiting’ from crime

Premier Steven Miles has accused Facebook's parent company Meta of profiting from crime by allowing offenders to post videos of their illegal acts on...

Tigers hold on in Winton

Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers continued their strong start to the Central West Rugby League season, holding off a spirited Winton Diamantina Devils outfit 22–16 in a...