Survey: Ilfracombe Post Office
As the news the Ilfracombe Post Office has been put on the market for potential buys sets in, locals have expressed deep concerns.
When...
Tough challenges don’t phase new CEO
Commitment, community, and people are the three reasons Longreach Regional Council CEO Dirk Dowling comes to work in the morning.
"I'm actually a Queenslander,...
Get keen for Tennis open
Spread the word—the Longreach Men's and Women's Open Singles Tournament is on this weekend, and it's ramping up to be one hell of a...
From the coach’s box: Tigers
1. It was an unfortunate loss, how proud are you of the Tiger's efforts?
Our effort areas were ok, unfortunately, our execution was poor....
From the coach’s box: Magpies
1. You pulled off a pretty convincing win over your rivals, what do you think worked for your team?
We were confident if we...
Love shown at catholic education week
Catholic Education Week in Queensland is celebrated annually in week 3 of term 3 and is an opportunity for all 313 Catholic schools in...
Fire breaks out in Little Star
A fire took place on Friday 29 July and was entirely controlled in the Little Star Indian Restaurant on Eagle St.
No injuries took...
New book to hit shelves
As a part of Storyfest, author Jacqueline Harvey released her new book, "Willa and Woof".
The story depicts a young girl and her three...
Western children slam it out
Six students were given the opportunity to perform slam poetry before an audience at the inaugural Storyfest Out West, with one student brave enough...
Construction beings on EV superhighway
The major towns will soon benefit from the proposed “electrical vehicle superhighway“, as construction has officially begun on the first of 24 new electric...
Breakout for books
The inaugural Storyfest Out West was met with a roaring success as students and curious writers came in from all over the central west...
10 years of Outback Writers Festival
Seven book launches. Three workshops. Two social events and a panel discussion. And Winton’s Outback Writers Festival celebrated its 10th birthday.
Longreach’s Teresa Walsh enthralled...
