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Players back on the green after big wet

Well after a few wet weekends it was back on the green for more competition games. Social bowls also returned, but this week the...

Triple treat for Oates

Longreach trainer Mark Oates starred with a winning treble at the opening meeting of the 2026 Central West racing season at Blackall last weekend. The...

Birdcage bowl RSL over

The Birdcage have blown the race for second place wide open, securing a crucial six-wicket win over the RSL on Friday night to draw...

Graham grabs Monthly Medal

The biggest turnout of the season so far teed off at Ilfracombe Golf Club last Saturday, with members contesting the club’s February monthly medal...

‘Stronger’ Piastri has world champion traits

When Oscar Piastri landed in Europe as a 15-year-old for his first junior world karting championship, his new team boss immediately noticed three things. "From...

Farr named in season opener

Longreach junior Ben Farr will make his first appearance of the year this weekend when he lines up at fullback for the Wynnum Manly...

Vegas gift for birthday boy Mann

St Brendan's alumni Kurt Mann celebrated his 33rd birthday in the most unconventional fashion imaginable on Sunday — helping steer the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs to...

Blackall hosts first meeting of Central West racing season

Weather permitting, the opening meeting of the Central West horse racing season is set to take place at Blackall on Saturday. The annual Meet and...

Birdcage ready for RSL battle

After two rain-affected weekends and the Longreach 9s stalled momentum in the Longreach Cricket Competition, the attention now shifts firmly to this Friday's showdown...

Mann all-in for Vegas clash

Winton Devils junior Kurt Mann will run out under the bright lights of Las Vegas this weekend after being named in jumper 14 for...

Russell set for sideline spell

Longreach-born Dan Russell is expected to be sidelined for around three months after scans confirmed a knee injury suffered in Bradford’s Super League season...

Fuller fires but Woolf bites at fullback hopes

Despite some superb showings from Trai Fuller in the pre-season, Dolphins coach Kristian Woolf looks set to keep Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow in the No.1 position...

Thylacines maybe lived on mainland longer than thought

Newly discovered rock art raises the possibility Tasmanian tigers and devils may have survived longer in northern Australia than previously thought. The last known striped...