Financial relief for drought-declared districts
VITAL funding for drought-stricken communities was announced this week, with local townships set to benefit from the State Government’s 2021/22 Budget.
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Rain closes WQ roads
Widespread rain has closed numerous roads across the district.
Below is a list to all roads closed or limited to certain vehicles.
Closed to all vehicles
Ilfracombe...
Youth Centre in Winton given thumbs up
PLANS to build a new Youth Centre in Winton was given the all-clear by the Winton Shire Council this month, with the old building...
Comic to close the gap
FUNDED by Central West Hospital and Health Service and in collaboration with Barcaldine Prep-12 State School, a new radical comic will be landing in...
Depression, Devastation and Death
“The poster with the enormous face gazed from the wall…BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU, the caption beneath it ran…”
This was the reality imagined by...
Unique music festival transcendent
THERE’S nothing like it, a new music festival will be nothing like Central West Queensland has ever seen, fusing a road trip through our...
ARIA winner among line up for fest
KATE Miller-Heidke and Williams Barton will be among a star-studded lineup at the Music for Stargazing event on June 29 in Charleville and will...
An intimate show in Windorah
EMILY Wurramara has been singing since she left home at 14 and will be bringing her solemn set to Windorah as a part of...
Veteran receives medal after 67 years
THIS month, history was made when veteran Patrick John Casey received service medals which we will pass on to his four children, then his...
Council funding saves Brolgas
VITAL funding has provided the Longreach Brolgas Girl Guides with the ability to install life-save equipment to their facility.
The Longreach Regional Council donated...
Footprints ‘take action’ on inequality
USUALLY, a small morning tea, this Wednesday in Barcaldine the community marched, instead, in the name of reconciling the past.
At 9...
Key interests meet in name of suicide prevention
THIS MONTH marked the inaugural meet-up for the Wesley LifeForce Foundation (WLF) interests specifically for regional Queensland, in the name of suicide prevention. ...
Sports briefs
PRICE IS RIGHT FOR QRL
Former Queensland prop Steve Price is excited to be pulling on the Maroon for a new role - guiding community...
