Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame Wins Major Tourist Award at QTIC QLD Tourism Awards
Local Longreach tourist operator, Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame has won a Bronze Queensland Tourism Award at last night’s annual awards ceremony, taking home...
Strategy revealed
An essential step in the progress of First Nations' health equity has been made with the launching of the First Nation's Health Equity Strategy...
Music to our Ears for 130 Years
The Longreach Town Band celebrates 130 years this year. It has a proud and interesting history. In 1892, the Ah Foo* Family Brass Band...
Three more shires no longer in drought
After a long and heart-breaking 10-year dry the Blackall-Tambo Shire’s drought declaration has been lifted this week.
The total area of Queensland drought-declared has fallen...
Queensland beef roads budget milestone
The Queensland Beef Corridors (QBC) group of councils have welcomed the federal government’s $400 million commitment to fund upgrades to the beef supply chain...
March in name of child safety
Students, Teachers, and Staff from Our Lady's Catholic School marched down Eagle St in the name of spreading child safety awareness on Day for...
Roma’s haunted houses
Did you hear there were haunted houses in town on Halloween?
Two Roma families dug out their skeletons and pumpkins to deck out their houses...
A weed is still a plant out of place
After nearly seven years in these dual agronomy extension roles for Weedsmart and Pulse Australia , I am now more aware of how...
Convoy to Canberra for Ring Road
Rockhampton industry leaders are heading to Canberra to demand action on the Rockhampton Ring Road.
The Start Rockhampton Ring Road group will hold a rally...
What a weekend of bowls
Last weekend the club held its annual Longreach Invitation Fours event.
With 64 bowlers attending from areas from Innisfail to the Gold Coast and...
Central West mourns young pilot
The Central West is mourning 27-year-old pilot Wilson Sprague, who died in a helicopter crash in Northern Queensland earlier this month.
Mr Sprague grew up...
