Pub campground open for business
The countdown to Winton's annual Outback Festival is on, and publicans Kev and Jo Fawcett are ready, having reopened the campground at the iconic...
Future of Ag in focus
Agriculture’s next generation will be front and centre when GroWQ hosts the Future Grass Growers Forum in Longreach on Friday, 3 October.
The one-day event...
Qantas Founders Museum awarded for art installation
Qantas Founders Museum has been recognised as winner in the Projects and Organisations Award for its outstanding achievements in presenting Yayoi Kusama’s major contemporary...
Dunny Derby to steal the show
If there’s one event that captures the spirit of Winton’s Outback Festival, it’s the quirky, chaotic, and wildly entertaining Quilton Australian Outback Dunny Derby.
Each...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
19 September 1952
The Longreach Diggers have moved to establish a gun club, to be conducted under the auspices of the Longreach Sub-Branch...
Excitement builds for Ball
The countdown is on for one of Longreach’s most prestigious social gatherings, with the Flyers Ball set to return on Saturday, 4 October.
Tickets for...
News in Brief
Merino Bakery changing hands
After nine years, the Martyr family has sold Longreach's Merino Bakery.
Making the announcement on Facebook, the family said the new owners...
Festival fever hits Winton
Winton is just days away from welcoming thousands of visitors for one of the country’s quirkiest and most-loved events, with the 2025 Outback Festival...
Colour run connects community
Longreach turned out in strong support last Sunday for the annual Walk 4 Wegert, a community event honouring the memory of Krisstopher Wegert and...
On This Day: National Tradesmen Day!
Remember the famous photo of the builders sitting on crane poles, eating lunch while working on the Empire State Building?
Those classic blokes, just taking...
Night of poetry to welcome Outback Festival
To help celebrate 150 years of European settlement in Winton, the Bronze Swagman Award for Bush Verse is presenting a silver little swaggie statuette...
Outback pride shines
The Winton Outback Festival has grown into one of Queensland’s most iconic regional events, and this year it will also tip its hat to...
Junior judging workshop set for Muttaburra
Young livestock enthusiasts from across the Central West have the opportunity to develop their skills this week, with the Bev Rea Cattle Junior Judging...
