Longreach Childcare Centre Expansion declared open, doubling capacity
Mayor Tony Rayner has officially opened the highly anticipated expansion to the Longreach Childcare Centre, in a ceremony on Thursday.
The expansion project has effectively...
Old Thomson River Bridge gets a new lease on life with help of Queensland...
Longreach Regional Council has joined with Griffith University and the community to create a colourful masterpiece on the Old Thomson River Bridge in Longreach.
The...
There can only be one winner
Well, the 2022 Men’s Championship Singles has been run and won.
The two bowlers who fought their way through multiple rounds to contest the...
Q&A with Kym Webb
1. How did you end up in Longreach?
I applied for the Head Of Curriculum position at the high school in 2014 and was...
Saving the endangered Bridled Nail Tailed Wallaby from predator threat
Landholders working collaboratively with government and non-government agencies on predator control have contributed to the successful repopulation of the endangered Bridled Nail-Tailed wallaby.
A project...
New nurse graduates for Central West Health
The second group of 15 new nursing graduates will start work with Central West Hospital and Health Service on 18 July.
They follow...
New role for Central West Health Chief Executive
Central West Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Jane Hancock has accepted a permanent appointment as Chief Operating Officer for the Metro North Hospital...
Alpha getting better
Last week, locals put on their best outfits for one of the largest social events in the central west - the Alpha races. Here...
Toyota’s new talent
Former local boy Kyle Jones has returned to Longreach as the new branch manager of Longreach Toyota.
Outgoing manager Christo Jacobie employed Kyle in...
Cost of living pressures
After a survey conducted on the streets of Longreach, more than two-thirds of locals claimed they had been “strongly“ or “decently“ affected by current...
Flood support expanded in the West
Primary producers across the Central West, including those in Barcaldine, are set to benefit from a significant increase in disaster support following this summer’s...
