REGIONAL NEWS: Bundaberg-Gin Gin rail trail stalls
Bundaberg Regional Council confirmed plans for a Bundaberg-Gin Gin Rail Trail will not proceed due to a cost blowout to the project.
The news comes...
REGIONAL NEWS: Hard times hit Laminex
Up to an estimated 30 Gympie jobs are believed to be on the line as living costs hit hard at demand in the housing...
Zac Cross Band head to Thomson River Festival
The Rockhampton based Zac Cross Band are hitting the road out to Longreach again for the Thomson River Festival.
The splash-tacular event is held...
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Put your hand up to support Emergency Services
There is nothing quite like an Australian Summer. Between the comforting warmth, the adventure of being outdoors...
News in Brief
New BreastScreen unit
BreastScreen Queensland’s Rockhampton Service has launched its new mobile screening unit, already on the road saving lives across Central Queensland and...
Archives: What was news 75 years ago
ON THIS DAY
7 October 1949
Work on new hospital set to begin soon
Plans for the construction of the new hospital in Barcaldine are moving forward,...
The power of connection
Queensland Mental Health Week (QMHW) is an annual awareness week that highlights the importance of individual and community mental health and wellbeing.
This year’s...
Paying respect to fallen police
Longreach police officers paid respects to the fallen with a service at the Longreach Police Station on Thursday, 27 September.
Each year National Police Remembrance...
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Voices of Hope - Women’s Choir - Every Wednesday
Voices of Hope is a senior ladies’ choir program designed to provide support, positive social...
Two land parcels transferred to Guwa-Koa
Two significant parcels of land at Winton have been officially transferred to the Guwa-Koa Aboriginal Corporation RNTBC (GKAC) under the Aboriginal Land Act 1991...
Town set for night of glamour
The annual Flyers Ball is this Saturday, 5 October at the Longreach Racecourse, with the night relentlessly dedicated to raising funds for the Royal...
Pilot SOS to keep FOG service flying
A shortage of skilled pilots has grounded the night shift of the Roma-based RFDS Flying Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (FOG) since February.
South West Hospital and...
Australian Conservation Foundation disingenuous at best
Queensland’s peak representative body for rural producers has condemned the Australian Conservation Foundation for its latest misleading campaign against Australian cattle producers.
AgForce Cattle president...
