Tambo officer reaches out to his rural community
Tambo Senior Constable Webber has made it his mission to make friends with as many locals as he can—sharing a cuppa.
With such a spread-out...
CW councils to consider self funding disaster management position
Due to the efforts of the central west councils, the position of Disaster Management Coordinator is not currently under any threat.
However, since the...
Longreach and Central West Community Event Billboard
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Friday 26 August
Big Top Circus
Blackall-Tambo Circus Carnival 19-28 August 2022. Something...
Littleproud calls out cattle cap
As a part of his trip through the central west, Member for Maranoa and Nationals Leader David Littleproud visited the small town of Yaraka....
Each other’s life jackets
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"We're each other's lifejackets when we're lost at sea," co-director of RNI Coppo, Isabel Coppo said.
She first arrived in Australia in 2018; she...
An evening at the pub
I wrote a while back about Ilfracombe’s local watering hole, the Wellshot Hotel.
Subsequently, I had occasion to enjoy their delights in person, as...
Wool Market Report
The Australian wool market has stopped its run of downward movements this week, recording an overall unchanged series.
The national offering was reduced by...
Barcaldine’s video support
Barcaldine resident photographer and media creator Aaron Skinn has been supporting the team as a part of his growing videography practice.
He has been...
Ag tech event to teach
A huge event organised by local agricultural interests is coming Tuesday next week and will seek to build local knowledge and connectivity around innovation....
Emerald Netball Championships enjoyed
On 6 and 7 August, Longreach Netball Club had four junior teams participate in the Annual Hall Family Junior Netball Carnival.
This carnival is a...
Sauerkraut making at the garden
The Longreach Youth Centre Community Gardens hosted a sauerkraut making workshop featuring speech patholgoy placement and former nutritionist Sarah Challin.
“Last week I came to...
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