Longreach hosts golf Open
Longreach Golf Club hosted the town’s annual Open Championship on Sunday, 21 April, with more than 50 players from across the region travelling to...
Youngsters enjoy AFL clinics
AFL launched again into Longreach with great interest shown by the local kids.
AFLQ Central Queensland development manager Scott Smithwick drove out from Rockhampton...
Blackall hosts first junior cluster
The Blackall Showgrounds hosted the first junior rugby league cluster in the Central West for 2024 last Saturday, 20 April, hosting teams from Longreach,...
Alpha secures first win in 2024
Alpha Brumbies fought off a fast-finishing Barcaldine Sandgoannas side to secure a 32-28 win at home last Saturday, 20 April in round three of...
Blackall hosts GF rematch
The stage is set for an enthralling Central West Rugby League grand final rematch between the Blackall Magpies and Longreach/Ilfracombe Tigers at the Blackall...
Magpies down Devils at home
Blackall Magpies have moved to second on the Central West Rugby League ladder after a commanding 32-16 win over the Winton Diamantina Devils at...
Fast start to the new season
Longreach Athletics Club staged its first official club meet of 2024 on Sunday, 7 April.
The weather was warm and sunny, and the athletes were...
Auskick session in Longreach
Auskick and AFL return to Longreach next Monday with training and games at the Longreach State School.
Local co-ordinator Michael Lloyd said the...
North Gregory off and racing
A five-race program was presented by the North Gregory Turf Club Inc on Saturday, 6 April and a very large crowd attended.
The crowd was...
King earns his crown in Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe Golf Club members welcomed back their weekly competition on Saturday, 13 April, after no golf was played in the week prior due to...
Bowls with Bones
Well I’m the first to admit it’s been quiet on the competition games at the Longreach Bowls Club over the last few weeks, but...
Jockey on a Missen for happiness in the Central West
Jason Missen is a jockey in an excellent headspace as the Central West racing year starts to build momentum.
The 47-year-old has been a ‘fly-in...
Repairing nature hard bit
Our current Federal Government came to power partly on a platform of Nature Repair.
Putting aside the implied nature of the title, the idea...
