Climbing the League ladder
HOLIDAYS? No such thing for this talented young athlete Macen Palmer, who played 27 games of football in 15 days, travelling away to four...
Barcy’s Club of the Year
THE Barcaldine Sandgoannas has been named the XXXX Community Club of the Year.
The Queensland Rugby League recognised the Barcaldine League Club and...
Tennis champions decided
THIS month the Longreach Tennis Club held several tournaments, including a mens and womens tennis singles tournament at the Longreach Tennis Courts.
The winners...
Bucking good weekend
OVER 600 people ventured to the showgrounds last month as locals of all ages showed what they were made of.
Longreach Rodeo Association president...
Outback Queensland Masters 2021 Winners!
Longreach Golf Club hosted the 2021 awards dinner last Sunday night of the Outback Queensland Master’’s million-dollar-hole-in-one weekend. The weekend was the culmination of...
Touch footy grand finals see “awesome turnout”
THIS week saw a different kind of footy grand final in Longreach.
Touch football is a sport that has been seeing a resurgence...
Longreach/ Ilfracombe win in first season
THE merging of Longreach and Ilfracombe has proven to be fruitful with the side taking home the trophy in its inaugural season.
Both...
New team rocked the comp
THIS year, the Alpha Brumbies fielded their first team in 18 years and during the have managed to worry some of the top, already-established...
100 years of footy and community
CENTRAL WEST footy team the Magpies may have won back-to-back premierships in 2018 and 2019, but this year they have another cause to...
Central West juniors represented at State Trials
SIX girls from the Central West represented their district at the State Trials last month.
There were three from Longreach, two from Barcaldine, and one...
Footy enthusiast given ticket to Origin
TO say Viv Johnson is a football enthusiast is an understatement.
She has travelled overseas five times to watch the Kangaroos on tour...
Tigers clutch it against resilient Sandgoannas
IT WAS 12 all at halftime on the Longreach Showgrounds and an injury-ridden Barcaldine side almost took the victory from the Central West Rugby...
REGIONAL NEWS: Pumped Hydro gets further funding
The Crisafulli Government will invest $50 million into the Mt Rawdon Pumped Hydro project as part of a five-year Energy Roadmap which is set...
