Congratulations to Longreach’s Australia Day Awards winners
Firstly a big congratulations to all the recipients of an Australia Day Award in our region.
Australia Day is a great opportunity to come...
No iPads, No sneakers: Back to school in Longreach in 1926
With school recently resuming for 2026, we’ve had a look back at schools in Longreach in 1926.
One hundred years ago, iPads and computers...
Geopolitics the “dominant risk” for agriculture in year ahead
Geopolitics remains the “dominant risk factor” for Australian agriculture in the year ahead, according to Rabobank in its newly-released annual outlook, with the prospect...
News in Brief
Muttaburra - motorcycle crash
A patient with a head injury was transported to Barcaldine Hospital in a stable condition after a motorcycle crash on Leebrook...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
6 February 1953
The untrafficable condition of many roads throughout the Shire following the January rains resulted in one of the busiest months...
Community Events
WEEKLY
Social Tennis
Grab your racquet (or borrow one) and join the Longreach Tennis Club for a hit every Tuesday. Come down for some...
Idol singers putting Longreach on the map
Longreach has already featured on the current season of Australian Idol, with local entertainer Art Cooper’s audition airing on Monday, 2 February, while two...
On This Day: National Bubble Gum Day!
Chewing gum, for many people, is associated with the ability to think more clearly. Something about keeping the mouth closed and the jaw moving...
Grants a lifeline to council’s after Rex pullout
The Australian Local Government Association – and councils around the country – welcome the news of a government lifeline after Rex Airlines went into...
RSL Meet and Greet delivers
The Longreach RSL’s annual Meet and Greet delivered another memorable start to the year on Saturday night, with more than 350 people turning out...
Tambo remembers its last mayor
The last mayor of the Tambo Shire Council, Dougal Burns Davidson OAM, is being remembered around the Blackall-Tambo district as a leader and prominent...
Littleproud thwarts Boyce challenge to remain Nats’ leader
Maranoa MP David Littleproud has withstood a challenge from backbencher Colin Boyce for the leadership of The Nationals.
Mr Boyce's bid for the top job...
Former UK envoy Mandelson arrested in Epstein probe
Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador to the United States, has been released on bail after he was arrested in a misconduct probe stemming...
