Fun and games for mental health
Western Queensland PHN is hosting a free community evening in celebration of World Mental Health Week on Wednesday, 9 October, filled with food, live...
RAPAD looks to the future
The RAPAD CWQ Energy and Economic Futures Forum was held at Barcaldine on 27 September, as Central West Queensland looks to take the next...
Town set for weekend festival
Longreach is set for a weekend of exciting entertainment, with the inaugural Thomson River Festival gracing the town from next Friday 11 October.
Anticipation is...
Bloomin’ in the bush
The annual Blackall Garden Competition better known as Bloomin’ in the Bush does see the bush at its best every year.
As one interstate visitor...
Empowering renewable futures
It was great to be in Barcaldine as chair of RAPAD last week for the CWQ Energy and Economic Futures Forum.
RAPAD is hosting...
GP visit costs rise despite increase in health funding
Patients are forking out more money to see the GP despite incentive payments for bulk billing being tripled.
The Royal Australian College of GPs Health...
Supermarket scrutiny turns attention to winemakers
Australians want the wine industry to be more transparent, a new report reveals, as big retailers come under fire from winemakers who find their...
No flight delays as Qantas engineers continue to strike
Qantas passengers have so far escaped major disruption as workers walk off the job as part of an escalating industrial dispute.
More than 1000 engineers...
John Ashton, ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ actor, dies at 76
John Ashton, the veteran character actor who memorably played the gruff but lovable police detective John Taggart in the "Beverly Hills Cop" films, has...
Insurer chaos after storms
Nine months on from the 2023 Christmas Day and New Year’s storms, residents across Logan and the Scenic Rim are still locked in battles...
Restriction to combat tomato virus
As of 13 September, new movement restrictions have been implemented in Queensland under the Movement Control Order (MCO) to reduce the risk of the...
Reading champions
Coolabunia State School’s brightest readers showed their literacy strength against Queensland’s best.
The team consisting of Year 6 student Maddison Lee and Year 5...
Dynamic duo shine on the green
It was quieter on the bowling green at Longreach Bowls Club last weekend with only one competition game, but a great turnout for social...
