Longreach Custodian of the Qantas Legend
The author of "When Chairmen Were Patriots: the extraordinary life and times of the founding chairman of QANTAS, Fegus McMaster," Betsy Fysh told of...
Central Highlands Regional Council rebuffs sports clubs accusations of overcharging
CENTRALHIGHLANDS Regional Council (CHRC) has rebuffed accusations by several sportsclubs complaining of newly introduced high rental fees saying those whoformerly paid no rent needed...
Heart of Australia visits the heart of the Central Highlands
Heart of Australia brings specialist services to rural communities onthree custom-designed clinics-on-wheels.
The HEART 1truck, a Kenworth K200 Prime Mover, is equipped with private clinic...
Fingerprints on Our Hearts: Mitchell Richards
MITCHELL Richards is a boy who is more than a childhood cancer patient and more than the tumour robbing him of everything he has...
Longreach commemorates Remembrance Day
And as their sacrifice was being honoured, it was acknowledged nationally that more than 3,000 servicemen and women are currently deployed on Australian Defence...
Channel Country captured for national calendar
Since itsinception more than a decade ago, the Bureau’s calendar competition hasencouraged photographers from across the nation to capture the awe-inspiringscenery that Australia has...
Fuel theft leads to dangerous driving
The 33-year-old allegedly stole fuel from Winton’s Caltex petrol stationat 11:20am before failing to stop for Longreach Road Policing Units when allegedlyspeeding on the...
Caleb Lawrence is High School’’s top student for 2020
The annual awardsnight was cancelled this year due to coronavirus restrictions. However theschool coped with the cancellation by hosting two ceremonies over the pastfortnight...
Kids trade-in ACT for Outback skies and vivid sunsets
Not so for four Rockhampton Grammar School students, who were thrilledto arrive in Longreach earlier this month for the first time.
Year Sixstudents, Tosi, Darcy,...
Gemfields fight back
‘We’re not a third world camp or starving Queenslanders’
Angry Gemfields residents have accused the ABC of damagingand misrepresenting them in ABC News and other...
Centres for Leaning and Wellbeing prepare for week of career activities
Located inMount Isa, Atherton, Roma and Emerald, CLAW focuses on providing valuable supportto all members of schooling communities during all stages of their careers.
Across...
New hospital to future-proof Blackall’’s health
The newBlackall Hospital is a part of more than $60 million worth of healthinfrastructure works in the Central West over the past three years.These...
History of performances and pageants
Long before there were television screens, computers and streaming services to keep us entertained, Longreach was a place of curtain calls, encores and crowded...
