Council News
The following are decisions made at the Longreach Regional Council meeting.
Corrine Ballard has announced she will be stepping down from her role as...
Woolshed returns
The woolshed is back open for another season and locals have been clamoring to try the new menu, this week featured a thai buffet....
Millar argues for small business commissioner
In parliament, Member for Gregory Lachlan Millar argued for mall Business Commisioner be instated with a permanent office.
He claimed this was an essential...
Barccy local runs for Maranoa
Well-known Barcaldine Labor member, Dave Kerrigan has announced it will be he who runs for the seat of Maranoa against the Minister for Agriculture...
Event to address local alcohol issues
Longreach Police are holding a Drink Rite event at the Birdcage Hotel on the 1 April at 5:30pm.
Longreach Local Police have seen a...
Emerging artist recognised
From having a keen interest in drawing historical armaments to now the art gallery, Winton’s bright emerging artist John Clarke is proving to be...
Longreach Visitor Information Centre wins Bronze at Australian Tourism Awards
The Longreach Explore Centre (Visitor Information Centre) has taken out Bronze in the Visitor Information Services category at the 2021 Australian Tourism Awards, held...
Greens announce housing advocate Ellisa Parker as their candidate for Maranoa
The Greens have announced local housing advocate and founder of the “Housing is a Human Right” campaign Ellisa Parker as their candidate for Maranoa...
A Particularly Avian Day at Arundel
While on the way up to the shed this morning, the better half spotted one of our geese, headless, beside the fence.
A lone...
Qna with Brooke Miller
1. How did you end up in Barcaldine?
My family arrived in Barcaldine in the heat of January in 1986 after my father received...
CQ’s MOST UNUSUAL FLOWERING FRUIT
Have you ever seen this plant or know what it is?
The plant in question is known as a Dragon Fruit or Hylocereus undatus...
Floods lingering across the West
Central West communities are continuing to deal with the aftermath of recent flooding and persistent wet weather, with road access across parts of the...
