Remembrance Day at Barcaldine
Remembrance Day services were held around the Central West on Tuesday, 11 November, with residents pausing to pay tribute to our fallen servicemen and...
Awards honours for St Pat’s students
The Winton Shire Hall was needed this year to accommodate the families and supporters of the 50 students attending St Patrick's Catholic School in...
5G upgrade for Longreach
Telstra will be upgrading its mobile base station that services Longreach to bring upgraded 4G and new 5G coverage to the area.
Telstra 5G delivers...
On This Day: National Play Monopoly Day!
Have you ever played Monopoly? It’s a classic board game where players buy, trade, and develop properties to win.
You roll dice to move...
Outback Aussie Tours take home silver
Outback Aussie Tours has taken home Silver in the Major Tour and Transport Operators category at the Queensland Tourism Awards over the weekend.
Queensland Country...
Funding secured for more Outback excursions
The Crisafulli Government has confirmed a major investment in tourism and education programs that will have significant flow-on benefits for Outback Queensland, announcing $2.4...
Belmont Station – honouring the past, inspiring the future
This week I had the privilege of visiting Belmont Station, a place that holds a remarkable and enduring legacy in our region.
Belmont is...
funds for sport and rec clubs
Longreach, Winton, Barcaldine, and Blackall-Tambo are among the Local Government Areas (LGAs) eligible for new funding aimed at helping Queensland sport and recreation clubs...
Scrapping net zero by 2050
Maranoa MP and Nationals Leader David Littleproud has welcomed the Liberal Party's decision to scrap its policy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050....
Half a million dollars’ worth of cannabis seized in vehicle intercept, Winton
Two men in a white campervan driving along the Landsborough Highway outside of Winton have been charged, after a police intercept found almost half...
First Nations focus of Queensland Tourism Week
The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) has launched Tourism Week 2025 in style, with a packed-out Destination IQ conference celebrating the growth, strength, and...
Letters to the Editor
PRESERVING OUR REGIONAL VOICE
The refrain goes that you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.
But we do know what we’ve got with the...
Teachers strike back
Teachers walked off the job on Tuesday, following the second breakdown of bargaining between their union and the Queensland government over pay and safety...
