Tickling the ivories at Winton
You don’t need to turn on the television to view the popular show about the piano in a public place. Winton has its own...
New home for bottles collection
When patrons visit the Waltzing Matilda Centre they are amazed at not only the story of our national song, but also what is "out...
REGIONAL NEWS: Sky High attendance at Raglan
The 28th Old Station Air Show in Raglan over the weekend (23–25 May) saw plenty of mechanical history on display, resulting in its biggest...
News in Brief
Water meter rollout complete
Longreach Regional Council has announced the completion of the Ilfracombe electronic water meter rollout, with around 200 new meters installed across...
Vale Michael Glasser
Former Longreach Pastoral College student and one of Australia’s most respected stock auctioneers, Michael Glasser, died earlier this month at the age of 59.
Mr...
Days of shearing and shadows
Well, we finished up shearing last week and I’m enjoying the relative leisure of water runs this week.
Shearing is hard yakka, whether you’re mustering,...
AgForce welcomes historic disaster funding rule changes
Queensland’s peak representative body for rural producers has thrown its support behind historic changes to Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) that will help more...
Coulton wins big at Youth Awards
Amber Coulton of Aramac has claimed two major honours at the 2025 Queensland Young Achiever Awards, taking home both the Awards Australia Leadership Award...
On This Day: National Creativity Day!
Step away from the mundane and get that originality flowing!
National Creativity Day brings to life the inspiration and motivation that can help to...
Barbecue breakfast with the Men’s Shed
The Winton Men’s Shed hosted a barbecue breakfast at their clubhouse a couple of weeks ago, with a good attendance.
Special welcome was given to...
REGIONAL NEWS: Council will express vaccine concerns to State and Federal Government
In a fiery ordinary meeting, Bundaberg Regional Councillors have resolved by a majority vote to submit letters of concern to the State Premier and...
All of the fun of the Show
More than 2200 people passed through the gates of the 2025 Longreach Show on 23-24 May, with this year’s event living up to its...
Geomagnetic storm to bring auroras
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) and the US National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) have issued a geomagnetic storm alert, which has the...
