Scholarships will open doors
Rockhampton Grammar School incoming 2024 school captain Riley Sullivan hopes a new Federal Government scholarship program will help other students from rural areas enjoy...
Keep calm in a crisis
Four Councils in Queensland’s Central West have partnered to develop a calendar promoting disaster preparedness that will be distributed free of charge to residents...
Interest rates dashing buyer hopes and slowing new supply
The Real Estate Institute of Queensland (REIQ) says this week's interest rate rise would be begrudgingly weathered by most mortgagees as savings buffers rebuild...
Licence goes digital
Almost 100,000 Queenslanders can leave their wallets at home, whether heading to the beach, a club, out on the water or even overseas, following...
More relief on way for bushfire-hit Queensland
More relief is on the way for Queenslanders hit hard by bushfires as blazes continue to burn across the state.
Showers have helped firefighters this...
Community groups share in grant funding
Over $100,000 has been allocated to community groups within the Central West region from the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
A total...
Protect your heart with a simple prick
Central West residents are urged to get serious about their cholesterol health, and it all starts with a simple finger prick.
Central West Hospital...
Students celebrate the end of primary school
Last week, Longreach School of Distance Education students were in for their whole school cluster, which culminated in a year six celebration dinner on...
Warning over gastro cases
Health authorities are urging Central West residents to be mindful of the risk of gastrointestinal illnesses in the area.
Central Queensland Public Health...
Community Events
Remembrance Day
Barcaldine RSL Sub Branch invites you to join us in honouring the service personnel who died while serving in wars, conflicts and...
Cup Day at the Birdcage
Time stood still as residents within the Central West held their breaths watching the race that stops the nation.
On their screens, jockey Mark...
Tragic accident claims the lives of aerial firefighting crew
Three people have lost their lives as a result of a plane crash near McKinlay, two and a half hours northwest of Winton.
The...
Western women called to tell their stories
West & Now, a new rural lifestyle brand, has launched a new creative storytelling project titled Voices of the West, designed to provide an...
