A round up of news and events from across the region in this week's Longreach Regional Report. Longreach stops to remember the ANZACs, standing strong in support of our hay runners, QANTAS Museum celebrates the return of the Catalina, a move forward for Cluster Fencing and Longreach prepares for … [Read more...]
$1.4 million investment boost for Longreach drought projects
Longreach, Ilfracombe, Isisford and Yaraka communities have been given the go ahead for 13 local development projects. This includes funding allocated to Longreach Uniting Church, Longreach, Isisford and Ilfracombe Golf Clubs and Kiama Park in Yaraka. President of the Longreach Golf Club Bill … [Read more...]
Longreach Regional Report 27 Jan
A round up of news and events from across the region in this week's Longreach Regional Report. Longreach region celebrates Australia Day, a visit from the state Premier, local schools ready themselves for the year to come and Council gets to work for 2016. Take a look: … [Read more...]
Longreach Regional Report 12 Jan
A round up of news and events in this week's Longreach Regional Report 12 Jan Burrumbuttock Hay Runners A life giving donation of hay for Aussie farmers, and a welcome night of entertainment to provide some light relief. In a true show of Australian spirit 50 road trains drove across the … [Read more...]
Gallery of Burrumbuttock Hay Run
It was the epitome of Australian spirit; a convoy of trucks travelling through outback Queensland to deliver hay to farmers who needed it the most. 125 trucks rolled into Ilfracombe on Friday afternoon to crowds of locals who welcomed them with open arms, cold beers and gratitude beyond … [Read more...]
Burrumbuttock Hay Runners making their way to Ilfracombe
They've made their way through Charleville, and now the Burrumbuttock Hay Runners are making their way north. The line of more than 50km of trucks has made its way from NSW and should reach Ilfracombe by this afternoon. Locals can look forward to not just deliveries of hay, but care parcels … [Read more...]
BOM confirms influence of El Niño, looks back on 2015
It was a another hot, dry year for 2015... like we needed much reminding. Patches of wet weather across the state in the past week have buoyed hopes for a shift to wetter climes but, for the year just past, some interesting statistics to ponder. In the Bureau of Meteorology's annual climate … [Read more...]
Kids learnt to speak ‘robot’
The OzBots library program is part of a broader scheme to introduce digital programming into the Queensland primary school curriculum. … [Read more...]
Aussie hero delivers hay run of hope
If the heart was measured in metres, Brendan Farrell’s would be 80,000 long. After five months of logistical planning, he is about to embark on a remarkable journey to deliver over $1.3 million worth of hay to drought affected Queensland farmers. It is a mission that is set to break a Guinness … [Read more...]
Missing Man from Boulia
Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man missing in Western Queensland. Andrew King has not contacted family since Tuesday December 23. He had travelled from the Beaudesert area to Darwin in a Mitsubishi Triton in mid-December and contacted family on the 23rd from Darwin saying … [Read more...]
