Three unlikely princesses are coming to town - To tell us all some a very grown-up bedtime stories. The townsfolk of Longreach are invited to come along to this very grown-up bedtime cabaret on October 19th and its thanks to Longreach Regional Council. The musical comedy quartet Babushka … [Read more...]
Drive-in movie success, Windorah
It was a big night in Windorah and not only a great family fun night but a chance to ensure some salient messages were delivered to the local community. Windorah Police and Blue Light hosted their first drive in theatre which screened Peter Rabbit at the Windorah Community Sports … [Read more...]
CAMERATA – The Qld Chamber Orchestra Comes to Town
An RADF Grant will bring Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra’s 2018 Regional Tour to Longreach in June 2018. Qantas Founders Museum has been awarded $2,900 from the Longreach Regional Council Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) for the performance fees for Camerata – Queensland’s … [Read more...]
Former teen Heart Throb Dies-Aged 67
David Cassidy, the 1970’s Teen heart throb has passed away aged 67, surrounded by family and friends. Cassidy who claim to international notice as a star in the TV series, “The Partridge Family” had been undergoing treatment for organ failure at a Fort Lauderdale, Florida hospital. He rushed … [Read more...]
Buchannan Goes Bush for Carols
Play School favourite and nine-time Golden Guitar winner Colin Buchannan has been confirmed as the headline act for the upcoming Carols by Candlelight event in Longreach, to be hosted for the first time at the Outback Entertainment Centre at the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame. The big event … [Read more...]
A Big Thank You to the West
Winton’s Outback Festival has lived up to its reputation as quirky, sometimes strange, weird but wonderful and a rare offering of genuine fun and good times and festival coordinator Robyn Stephens OAM wants to thank the locals. Luring an estimated 8,000 visitors across 9 days of non-stop … [Read more...]
Runny Rumps Trumps – Quilton Australian Dunny Derby
Not even high outback temperatures of Winton could stop the crowd cheer on for a record run at the 2017 Quilton Australian Dunny Derby with winners of the 2017 porcelain bowl local Winton Butcher “Runny Rumps” taking out the Derby, with runner ups “Pirates of the Cari-pee- … [Read more...]
Blackall Billy Carts Are to Race Again
Blackall Police and the Blackall Blue Light Association are ramping up their efforts in readiness for the 2017 Blackall Billy Carts Bonanza which will blitz the region from August 5. Sgt. Ben Holdcroft says the cart races are the highlight of the Blackall social youth calendar. “This year … [Read more...]
Demand for Arts Funding Hits A High
The second round of the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) has been awarded with six projects throughout the region sharing in $16,295 of funding. The RADF committee received an enthusiastic response, with more funding requested than was available, leaving the committee with some tough … [Read more...]
Torch is on its way – Headed for Our Towns and Others
The Queen launched the Commonwealth Games baton relay in London yesterday, as the countdown to next year’s Gold Coast Games begins in earnest. It’ll be breezing into Our Towns from March next year and we only have until May to nominate local champions and heroes as Baton Carriers. Between now … [Read more...]
