First ever hole-in-one
Golf Club Captain Adrian Lenton has scored the Winton Golf Course's first ever hole-in-one after over 40 years.
"I've been playing golf there now...
Biggest prize on record for fashions
This year's fashions of the field saw the most expensive pool of prizes on record and included guest judge Mildred Ellwood.
Organiser and judge...
Why not try Bromeliabs
In recent years Bromeliads became a very fashionable plant in some circles.
Even though some Bromeliad species have been grown in western Queensland for...
Scouts and the Queen
There is a direct link throughout the world between scouting and the royal family, and the Queen's visits to Longreach throughout her life have...
Building Barcy indigenous tourism
The Barcaldine-based Aboriginal tour guide company Trackers Tours has begun hosting students for tours around the historical town—tapping into a growing market of Aboriginal...
Banks close in Blackall
With large numbers of major bank branches closing in regional Queensland in the last decade, Blackall-Tambo Shire Mayor Andrew Martin feels residents are treated...
Lake Eyre basin under threat
Oil and gas exploration and production could pose a major threat the Lake Eyre Basin rivers according to a new study just published an...
Blooming groundcovers
After one of the longest winters in many years, the warmer nights we had during the last few days have triggered spectacular floral blooms...
A first at this year’s campdraft
This year the Warwick Rodeo and Campdraft’s iconic Gold Cup will run one lot of cattle from the horse house to the last out...
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...
Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought
Newly discovered rock art raises the possibility Tasmanian tigers and devils may have survived longer in northern Australia than previously thought.
The last known striped...
