A Night of Glamour and Giving in Longreach
The much-anticipated Flyer's Ball is set to dazzle the Longreach community, with just one week remaining until the big night on Saturday 7 October,...
Community Events
Social Lawn Bowls
Barcaldine Bowls Club will host a social bowls competition from Saturday 14 October from 6.30pm for up to eight weeks.
Cost is $40...
Labour crisis remains one year after Jobs and Skills Summit
Australians are experiencing a triple whammy under Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Whether it’s groceries, energy bills or your mortgage, cost-of-living pressures are higher under...
ORA – Triumph of Spirit and Sportsmanship
A highly successful rowing regatta was held in Barcaldine and Longreach over the weekend of the 15-16 September.
Over 20 rowing clubs from across...
Celebrating 35 years at Winton Auxiliary Fire Brigade
Members of the Winton Auxiliary Fire Brigade gathered recently to see Acting Assistant Commissioner Steve Smith and Acting Assistant Superintendent Clint Tunnie present Noel...
Pension rise not enough
From 20 September 2023, the Age Pension, Veteran Payment, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payment received an increase in line with indexation but community members...
Grow your own shade
Kate and Cameron Dare were first time hosts for the Garden Group last Sunday, and it was good to see their four-year-old garden bursting...
Driven out
Queensland'a most dangerous fire season in years coincides with a mass exodus of our most experienced volunteers, driven out by paperwork overload and wide...
Parliament on the trail of dinosaur tourism
A Queensland parliamentary committee is setting out on the trail of dinosaur tourism in outback Queensland, as it heads to Winton and Muttaburra to...
Sacred well vandalised
Damage to a sacred well near Windorah has been identified as deliberate, with Longreach detectives calling to the public for assistance.
The well, which...
Australian Dunny Derby in Winton
Winton's Outback Festival has once again lived up to its reputation as Australia's quirkiest festival with record visitor numbers flocking to the tiny Outback...
Longreach Scouts celebrate 110 years
On Saturday 30 September, Longreach Scouts will celebrate 110 years with dignitaries, past and present members and guests coming along for the journey down...
Bryen’s second coming
When hoop Chris Bryen made his comeback to race riding on Monday at Longreach, he had all those that supported him behind the scenes...
