Cricket set for return
The Longreach Cricket season is set to resume with competition returning to the Showgrounds on Friday, 23 January, following the Christmas and New Year...
2025 moments in sport: Upton wins second Dally M Medal
Coming in at No.6 is the greatest No.1 in NRLW history winning her second Dally M Medal before lifting championships for club and country.
Upton...
Head not fazed by new role
Even after starring as an opener in the Ashes, Travis Head is not demanding he stays at the top and will bat wherever Australia...
Shambolic Snicko: Aussie star urges ICC to take action
Mitchell Starc has called for the ICC to fund and implement universal decision review technology, after declaring Snicko should be "sacked" during Australia's Ashes...
Door creaks open for Doggett
Australia captain Pat Cummins has opened the door for a return to the test team for Rockhampton-born quick Brendan Doggett.
Cummins alluded to joining spinner...
Shambolic Snicko: Aussie star urges ICC to take action
Mitchell Starc has called for the ICC to fund and implement universal decision review technology, after declaring Snicko should be "sacked" during Australia's Ashes...
With The Ashes won, Aussies need a spinner
Australia is set to make at least three changes for Boxing Day, including the prospect of blooding a new chief spinner for the first...
The year in Central West sport
Across the Central West, sport once again set the rhythm of the year in 2025.
It brought people together, filled weekends and created moments that...
RSL upset unbeaten Wellshot
The RSL handed Wellshot their first loss of the 2025–26 season in the final game of the year last Friday night, producing a composed...
Grant’s golden finish to 2025
Central Queensland rugby league export Harry Grant has had his super season capped off by a prestigious individual award.
Grant received the International Rugby League...
parkrun turns five
Longreach’s Old Thomson River Road parkrun celebrated its fifth anniversary last weekend, marking another significant chapter in the growth of the local weekly event.
The...
Future in focus for jockey club
With an eye firmly on the future, the Longreach Jockey Club is shaping its direction for the next five years and beyond.
Representatives gathered last...
Disaster assistance for flooded north, as rain forecast for Central West
The federal and state Governments have activated financial assistance in five north Queensland councils following flooding caused by monsoonal rainfall over the Christmas period.
Carpentaria,...
