World renowned Soprano in Quilpie
From touring Europe with the legendary Andre Rieu, to hitting the red earth of Outback Quilpie, world renowned soprano Mirusia will bring her superb...
Drought grants and loans to prepare
Drought grants and loans
Drought declarations across Queensland hit a record low recently with less than 10 per cent of the state now drought...
LSODE Athletics Carnival
The recent LSODE Athletics Carnival was deemed a huge success with students pushing their own boundaries to achieve their best.
$3.7M awarded to prepare for drought
The Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal (FRRR), in partnership with Australian Rural leadership Foundation (ARLF), has awarded a total of $406,310 to local organisations...
How A Night With Friends Turned Into Something Bigger
Rachael and Cody Cook started Longreach Event Hire in April of 2021, providing the region with an enterprise it had been crying out for.
After...
Outback Writers Festival wrap
The annual Winton’s Outback Writers’ Festival saw a busload of festival goers enjoy a tour of the Rangelands Rifts with a drinks and nibblies...
100 Years of Ambulance Service to Winton
Fancy the Winton Ambulance being 100 years old. Many older residents remember the days when a visit down town
on Saturday mornings was a special...
Longreach yeilds net surplus
Longreach Regional Council is forecasting a $408,000 net surplus in its 2023-24 Budget, handed down last Thursday.
Major initiatives to receive funding in the budget...
Big day for Adopt-A-Beast
Friday, 16 June marked a milestone for Adopt-A-Beast, with the charity making its first livestock purchase to support a Barcaldine farmer suffering drought.
Founder Nathalie...
Longreach Women Who Served in World War II
Longreach Women Who Served in World War II
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Winton Drag Racing
Perfect weather last weekend saw the Winton Motorsports Association conduct a very successful one-eigth mile racing programme at their facility just near the aerodrome.
President...
Confronting campaign on dementia
A national campaign featuring a hard-hitting television commercial will be launched this week to increase awareness about help available for people living with dementia...
Boundary changes to split towns
Central West leaders have spoken out against changes proposed by the Queensland Redistribution Commission’s electoral boundary review, which would see Blackall and Tambo split...
