Tourism infrastructure funding to draw crowds to the outback
Outback Queensland operators now have access to new funding through the Queensland Government’s $20 million Regional Tourism Infrastructure Fund (RTIF), aimed at strengthening tourism...
New nasal flu vaccine coming for kids
The Queensland Government is investing $5 million to bring a needle-free influenza vaccination to Queensland’s youngest kids for the first time in Australia. ...
Local governments are critical for delivering climate solutions
ALGA President Mayor Matt Burnett has said innovative councils are showing leadership when it comes to changing climate solutions by planting trees to combat...
Community Events
WEEKLY
Sunshine Physio and Pilates - Sundays
After a long hiatus, pilates will be starting back at Ilfracombe. Same great location, same great flow......
Take flight with bird count
Spring has arrived and so has Australia’s favourite citizen science event.
A national celebration of the country's diverse birdlife, from magpies and fairy-wrens to...
REGIONAL NEWS: Top cop says goodbye
One of Central Queensland's longest-serving police officers has retired.
Inspector Darren Somerville was farewelled at a special piping out ceremony in Gladstone on Friday, 5...
Archives: What was in the news 74 years ago
ON THIS DAY
14 September 1951
Criticism was directed at the Longreach Shire Council when the Jubilee Celebrations Committee met last Tuesday night, after it was...
Grants strengthen communities
Nearly 100 remote, rural and regional communities across Australia, including Barcaldine and Tambo, are set to benefit from $1.2 million in grants, thanks to...
Jockey Club gets Sportsbet backing
The Longreach Jockey Club has secured a major boost ahead of its biggest event of the year, with Sportsbet announcing a two-year partnership with...
News in Brief
Mosquito management
With warmer weather upon us, mosquito breeding is on the rise.
Blackall-Tambo Regional Council started mosquito management treatments in Blackall on Monday, 8 September.
Mosquitoes...
Community Events
WEEKLY
Sunshine Physio and Pilates - Sundays
After a long hiatus, pilates will be starting back at Ilfracombe. Same great location, same great flow......
Bank cuts continue with NAB to shed hundreds of jobs
Hundreds of NAB workers are set to be laid off, adding to job losses in the banking sector following a rival's decision to shed...
Nationals cite report that warns of renewable energy costs and impacts
Nationals leader and Maranoa MP David Littleproud has pointed to new analysis by Rainforest Reserves Australia and environmental advocate Steven Nowakowski as evidence of...
