Remembering those lost
Police and the general public stopped and remembered the officers that never made it home from their shifts, including one of their own, as...
Q&A with Anthony West General Manager, Primary Health Services
1. How did you end up in Longreach?
I’m from Toowoomba and my parents are from rural towns on the Darling Downs and in...
Workshops in Barcaldine
The Barcaldine Cultural Centre played host to silversmithing workshops on 20-21 August.
The workshops, partially funded by the Regional Arts Development Fund, were conducted by...
Outback Fest celebrates 50 years
We celebrated our 50th anniversary 23-25 September, said Robyn Stephens, Outback Fest Coordinator.
“What a wonderful event, great to see so many people coming...
Hunger still exists for regional news
Last Tuesday and Wednesday Damian Morgan, Managing Director of the Today News Group, visited Barcaldine and Winton to thank them for their support of...
Iningai Nature Park improvements
SIX new directional signs were erected throughout Iningai Nature Park last week to coincide with a Memorial Service at the Park on Sunday to...
Queensland records lowest ever unemployment rate.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics Labour Force data shows that Queensland unemployment rate fell to 3.2 per cent in August.
This was a fall...
Art project in Aramac
This season’s phenomenal rain has a spectacular wildflowers’ display just starting to bloom on Bimblebox Nature Refuge, an 8000-hectare stand of native bushland situated...
Grevillea time in west
It is hard not to miss a flowering Grevillea no matter where you drive at the moment.
At the same time, some home gardens...
Letter to the editor
The Barcaldine Garden Discussion Group met as usual on 18th September, as arranged by our leader, Margaret Murray. Margaret is passing over the organisation...
parkrun hits milestones
Longreach’s Old Thomson River Road parkrun is marking two major milestones this month, with the club recently celebrating its 10,000th finish and this Saturday...
