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Sunshine Physio and Pilates - Sundays
After a long hiatus, pilates will be starting back at Ilfracombe. Same great location, same great flow......
News in Brief
Longreach - truck fire
Queensland Ambulance Services reports that no patients required medical treatment following a truck fire on Landsborough Highway at 1.15pm, Thursday, 25...
On This Day: World Smile Day!
Sometimes all it takes to make the day better is a smile, whether it’s one someone gives to you, or one you share with...
Club closed after raid
Police are investigating a break and enter at the Longreach Golf Club last weekend.
The club shared to Facebook on Tuesday, revealing that the course...
Longreach is for the birds
Located due west of Rockhampton and roughly the same distance as Brisbane, Longreach was for a long time marketed as “the edge of the...
Town turns out in style
The Homestead Agribusiness Longreach Cup has again lived up to its reputation as one of the Central West’s premier race days, with more than...
Winton Whiz immortalised
The outback town of Winton has celebrated one of its greatest sporting heroes, with the long-awaited statue of world champion saddle bronc rider Ray...
Flyers Ball set for takeoff
One of Longreach’s most prestigious social events is set to take centre stage this Saturday, 4 October, with the annual Flyers Ball returning in...
RBA keeps rates on hold
Mortgage-holders may have to wait longer for more interest rate relief after a hawkish turn from the Reserve Bank prompted analysts to push back...
Outback alive with colour
Winton correspondent Jeff Close was out and about last week at the Winton Outback Festival, celebrating Winton 150.
"The three outstanding events to me were...
On This Day: National Poetry Day!
Poetry is a unique type of literature that uses words in a variety of ways to invoke a range of emotional responses, imaginative awareness,...
Keep on truckin’ at Winton
The hundreds of trucks and their drivers and families converging on Winton for the Outback Festival were a great reminder of the huge place...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
10 October 1952
In a significant restructuring, the Isisford Shire Council yesterday dismissed almost all of its outside staff, leaving only two grader...
