Bucking great
Buckles, belts, bulls, and broncs took over Longreach in Outback Queensland for the first-ever Road to Rodeo this weekend with a rollcall of new...
Nathan McDonald on infrastructure
Nathan McDonald, UAP
1. A major win for the Coalition in the region was the announcement of the funding required to complete the "Outback Way."...
Thankful for her service
Winton born, Corporal Karen Mitchell, in a lot of ways, has been an army person her whole life.
As many of her family members...
Honoring a legend
Football fanatics from across the ridges made their way to the Longreach Showgrounds to compete in a well-organised and thoroughly enjoyable carnival, the Matt...
In photos: Golf meet
A successful day with 10 teams competing for the Wellshot Hotel Voucher.
The Winners were Charlie Williams, Libby Braden, Hamish Cato, and Will Ringrose.
Second place...
Roma’s heroes avenue
Around Australia, the use of gardens and trees play a very important part in the memorial of honouring our Anzac servicemen and women.
In...
Strong number of cases
Allowing for cases discharged after completing isolation, the total number of active cases currently in the region is 49.
There is currently one...
Dealing with flood fallout
While recent flooding had only caused minor damage to local infrastructure, the threat to stranded tourists became very real.
Longreach police officers, along with...
Colour run sets off Health and Wellbeing week
Colour run is a part of the Health and Wellbeing Week and an initiative of the Longreach Regional Council.
The event was supported by...
After the rain, or when silt sucks
As a follow-up to last week, I’d like to describe what happens around here after rain.
In the immediate aftermath, not much happens; since we’re...
At the heart of community
Mr Peter Stephens is known as a light steady worker whose contributions can often go unnoticed.
This year he received the Winton Shire citizen...
Lloydy’s Serve
As I sit writing this article, I have a hot water bottle on my leg, and I wait for the Voltaren gel to work...
On This Day: World Snake Day!
Snakes have gotten something of a bad rap over the past few thousand years.
What with that one snake tricking that nice lady into eating...
