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...
Show lights up Longreach
The 2025 Longreach Show wrapped up on Saturday after two days of outback celebration, drawing strong crowds, vibrant displays, and a whole lot of...
Voices heard in Longreach
Locals with disability in Longreach have had their say on the future of disability services, thanks to a recent visit from the State Government...
Turning the sod for cultural precinct
An open invitation has been issued to anyone who would like to attend the turning of the sod ceremony for the Blackall Cultural Precinct...
parkrun hits milestones
Longreach’s Old Thomson River Road parkrun is marking two major milestones this month, with the club recently celebrating its 10,000th finish and this Saturday...
