Big donation for charities
The Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) Central West Division presented two $10,000 donations to the Royal Flying Doctors (RFDS) and Angel Flight on Wednesday,...
November Rain and Murphy’s Law
There’s an old Guns ‘n’ Roses song called ‘November Rain’, and it was going through my head and my playlist quite a bit last...
Juvenile knife sale ban introduced
Proposed amendments to legislation that would see the sale of knives to juveniles become an offence, have been introduced to parliament.
The legislation will prohibit...
New initiatives to target Queensland skin cancer rates
Queensland is working to strip itself of the unwanted title, world skin cancer capital, through introducing a range of new skin cancer prevention initiatives.
Amidst...
Stay aware this fire season
AFAC, the National Council for Fire and Emergency Services, has released the Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for summer 2023.
The Seasonal Bushfire Outlook for...
A mo-mentous occasion
With an initial goal of $500, the Longreach Long Mo’s went above and beyond, donating over $1600 to the men’s charity Movember.
The cause raises...
Drink drivers put on notice as police Christmas blitz begins
A major state-wide police blitz targeting drink drivers over the festive season kicked off last weekend.
Annual Christmas road safety campaign, Operation Victor Mistletoe, was...
Get ready to party
The Lions of Longreach Club is hosting their annual Christmas Street Party this Friday, 8 December, with festivities starting at 7pm.
The Longreach Lions Club...
Merry and bright at carols
Longreach Regional Council's 'Not So Silent Night' Community Carols proved to be a highlight of the festive season last Thursday night.
Although the rain...
Do you have ‘rizz’, the Oxford word of the year?
Rizz, a slang term used by Generation Z to describe romantic charm, has been crowned the Oxford Word of the Year for 2023.
The word...
Trump seeks to appeal reinstated fraud case gag orders
Former US president Donald Trump is seeking permission to appeal a decision reinstating gag orders in his New York civil fraud case to the...
Tropical low puts Queensland on cyclone watch
A tropical low weather system off Queensland's coast has a high chance of forming into the first cyclone of the summer.
The Bureau of Meteorology...
Getting ready for Men’s Shed Markets
The Longreach Showgrounds Wool Pavilion was full of busy bees this week in preparation for the first Men's Shed Markets of the year, to...
