Hearing Generation Z
Generation Z is being encouraged to share their views and opinions in Federal Parliament later this month as part of the Raise Our Voice...
Much-loved baker Bob remembered
Robert Leslie Walker
21-04-1937 to 27-06-2022
Better known as BOB
Born to Leslie and Merle Walker on the 21 April 1937 and the eldest of three children,...
An intensive care unit in the air
New aircraft will boost The Royal Flying Doctor Services (RFDS) capabilities with world-leading
technology onboard, allowing crews to fly further and faster, enhancing comfort...
Help bring better mobile competition and choice to remote areas
With visitors to the Central West at an all-time high and city-dwellers seeking a tree-change, isn't it high time Mobile phone coverage started to...
Regional movers
On Monday last week, Domain announced its partnership with Regional Australia Institute (RAI) as their property partner in the institute's 'Move to More’ campaign....
Daylight saving: Confusing the curtains and fading the cows
THE long-running joke in southern states is that Queenslanders rejected the move to daylight saving because it confused cows and faded curtains.
It’s long since...
WW1 nurses
The volunteers of the Longreach Archival and Historical Research Group Inc. have been working hard to document and recognise veterans from Longreach or who...
Donation to firies
The Thomson River Lions Club have donated $500 to the Longreach Fire Brigade Historical Society under the guise of helping the club thrive in...
Record crops and heartbreak
Australia is on track to harvest a near-record winter grain crop of 61.9 million tonnes, according to Rabobank’s 2022/23 Australian Winter Crop Forecast.
However,...
Climate action farm scholarships open
Farmers for Climate Action is offering 20 Australian farmers a career-defining opportunity to learn from some of Australia’s best experts, with applications now open...
MLA event returns to the real world
Registration is open for Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) Updates 2022, on the 30 November at the Clive Berghofer Events Centre, Toowoomba, Queensland.
Following...
New trains for west
With a new fleet of cattle trains stationed at Longreach, all Watco Australia needs to reach its destination - is you.
Chris Wood, Director of...
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'FIRST LADY' OF LONGREACH
Lynette Hasted: I can remember Mrs Hughes. She was quite a stern lady and a good friend of my grandparents, Etta...
