Geordie Meekin and Marlena Maier grind out upset
OF the three tennis tournaments held in Longreach over the past three weeks, local legend and Brian Savage managed to have a hand in...
Western QLD aussie rules
NOT a sport usually associated with the northern parts of Queensland, AFL has made a brief appearance at the Longreach State School in the...
Razorbacks go back-to-back
LAST weekend teams from across Queensland met in Hughenden for the annual Rugby 7s tournament.
The men’s Longreach-based team (Razorbacks Competitive) won back-to-back,...
Nicole Kuttner and Anna-Marie Moffat win in doubles
THIS Saturday, the Longreach Tennis Association held its doubles tournament with interesting results in the Women’s A Grade, Men’s A Grade, and the...
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...
Discovering Papua New Guinea
At just 150 km from the Australian mainland, and less than 4 km between opposing islands, Papua New Guinea is our closest neighbour.
Off the...
