‘Extreme inattention’: deadly driver sent 44 Snapchats
A young man had his head buried in his phone, when he looked up he had killed a beloved father and injured his son.
Peter...
‘No doubt’ about China concern despite PM’s rhetoric
Anthony Albanese's trip to China has been largely welcomed, but there has been as much emphasis on what was left out as on what...
Three-person IVF technique pioneered in UK
Eight children in the UK have been spared from devastating genetic diseases thanks to a new three-person in vitro fertilisation technique.
Scientists from Britain's Newcastle...
News in Brief
Works at Longreach Cemetery
Livingstone Regional Council advises that from Wednesday, 16 July, specialist contractors will be onsite at the Longreach Lawn Cemetery to carry...
Empowering QLD women musicians
Expressions of interest are now open for the 2025 Australian Women in Music (AWM) Queensland Regional and Remote Women's Music Program, an exciting opportunity...
Grants from GCBF
Community groups in the Gregory Electorate will share in more than $445,000 funding from the latest round of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Gregory...
Community grants for Blackall-Tambo groups
Sixty-two community groups and organisations across the Blackall-Tambo Regional Council area have been successful in receiving In-Kind Assistance through the 2025–2026 Community Grants Program,...
Building water security
It was a pleasure to host both David Littleproud and Premier David Crisafulli in Longreach last week.
The premier was here to make good on...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
18 July 1952
For more than half a century, a quiet but impactful organisation has been making a difference in the lives of...
Farming future the focus at expo
Innovation, inspiration and industry will converge in the Central West region at the end of this month, as the GroWQ Innovation Expo returns for...
Early words matter in Outback
Speech and language delays affect around one in five children by the time they reach school age, and early support can play a key...
Looking for Firecom recruits
Do you have a burning desire to help people?
Rockhampton's Central Region Fire Communications Centre (Firecom) in Kent St is looking for new recruits.
The QFES...
A difficult plant to control
Try as I might, sometimes I just cannot convey my practical experiences to some younger folk.
Last month it was all to do with this...
