School holiday fun at Winton
Winton youngsters held court during the recent school holidays.
Central West tennis coach Michael Lloyd was in town to run some clinics for the many...
Open season hits Muttaburra
The Muttaburra Golf Club held its annual Open Championship on Sunday, 29 September, drawing golfers from across the region to compete and support the...
Echo Point picks up Cup honours
Emerald galloper Echo Point scored a pulsating win in last Saturday's $15,000 Homestead Agribusiness Longreach Cup (1600m).
The top-weight produced a herculean display under the...
Rugby alive and well in the West
The Central West witnessed a fine spectacle of rugby union on Friday, 27 September, as teams from across the region came together for a...
Sport in Brief
TUESDAY NIGHT TENNIS
Longreach Tennis Club's Tennis Tuesdays are on every week from 6.15pm.
Cost is $6 for members and $11 for non-members.
Players of all abilities...
Col-Train cruises to win in Ilfracombe
The Ilfracombe Golf Club hosted its weekly competition on Saturday, 21 September, just six days after hosting the town’s Open Championship.
A healthy crowd made...
Nominations strong ahead of Cup
A quality field is set to tackle the $15,000 Homestead Agribusiness Longreach Cup (1600m) on Saturday, 28 September.
It is the club’s feature event year...
Munster ready to be targeted by Roosters
Cameron Munster knows Sydney Roosters enforcer Jared Waerea-Hargreaves is coming for him in Friday night's NRL grand final qualifier and says he's ready for...
Rudd rides three winners in Winton
The North Gregory Turf Club hosted the Winton Cup last Saturday, 21 September, with a five-race card keeping everyone trackside entertained throughout the afternoon.
The...
Nicho’s sharp focus lifting Sharks
Nicho Hynes has revealed he has been on a self-imposed booze ban for the majority of the NRL season in a bid to help...
Sharks send Cows packing
The North Queensland Cowboys were bundled out of the NRL finals series after failing to shrug off a slow start against a Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks...
Orr making his own name in jockey ranks
Being the grandson of one of the most powerful people in the Queensland racing industry can have its positives and negatives for emerging hoop...
Archives: What was in the news 73 years ago
ON THIS DAY
19 September 1952
The Longreach Diggers have moved to establish a gun club, to be conducted under the auspices of the Longreach Sub-Branch...
