Catholic fete wows locals
Recently, St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School held the 2021 Sacred Heart Parish Catholic Fair.
The school had to move locations from the Council Park to...
Goodbye Ms Wachtel
A part of the makeup of a local school is about to take part in the next chapter in her life.
Barcaldine’s St Joseph’s Catholic...
Childcare expansion given go ahead
Longreach parents will be excited to hear, the highly anticipated childcare centre has been officially given the thumbs up.
Regional Council Mayor, Tony Rayner...
Fire Trials go ahead
Despite heavy rain, this year’s Fire Trials still went ahead – at least on Monday night.
The trials were still postponed after heavy rain...
Celebrating biosecurity success
This National Agriculture Day, the Australian Government has celebrated Australia’s world-class biosecurity system, thanking Australians who keep our land free of exotic pests and...
Heritage fire truck to join growing collection
A fire truck used in the 1960s has officially been gifted to the Longreach Fire Brigade Historical Society from the Longreach Regional Council.
The...
Brooke clinches the Central West crown
The Barker’s Newsagency Central West Jockey Competition has concluded with the winner being Barcaldine’s favourite, Brooke Richardson.
It was the inaugural year of the...
Teamsters in the 1880s
PRECEDE
The extracts below - anonymously contributed to the Winton Historical Society - are from the reminiscences of a young man who left his home...
Winton’s Dinos recognised second year running
A small step down from their Gold Prize in 2019, the Australian Age of Dinosaurs nabbed a Silver prize at the Queensland Tourism Awards,...
Truck rollover on Landsborough Highway
The Landsborough Highway between Longreach and Winton is currently closed due to a traffic incident.
A road train with three trailers has blocked the...
QLD 80% vaxxed, CW 78
Premier Palaszczuk has officially announced that Queensland is 80 per cent vaccinated, one of the goals set by Queensland Health earlier this year.
"This...
Lions Club holds Christmas sale
After changing its name from the Longreach Lioness Club, the Thomson River Lions Club is spending its first Christmas under their new moniker.
Stationed...
Dogs set for top eight test
The Canterbury Bulldogs enter their final round clash against the Cronulla Sharks on Saturday having secured third place on the competition ladder.
After a turbulent...
