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ABC Western Queensland

Locality: Longreach, Queensland

Phone: +61 1300 540 222

Address: 21 Duck St 4730 Longreach, QLD, Australia

Website: www.abc.net.au/westqld

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25.01.2022 "It's a safe place to come and have a chat." One outback Vinnies store will stay open over Christmas and New Year to give those without family a place to visit for a chat and to escape the heat.

24.01.2022 An almost one-hundred-year-old fountain in the south-west Queensland town of Cunnamulla is set to be restored to its former glory Get the details from our local news team

23.01.2022 It's a chuckout! What's your little one's fave toy?

22.01.2022 80,000+ LIGHTNING STRIKES AROUND WINTON What was it like at your place? We'd love to see your & Yesterday's storms brought wild winds, a drop of rain for some, and a particularly flashy light show. ... Some homes around Longreach are still experiencing power outages, after 34,000+ lightning strikes were recorded in the area. Trish Sloan Photography

22.01.2022 A desalination and water treatment plant will be opened today in a western Queensland town that nearly ran out of water in 2015. Get the details from our local news team

21.01.2022 RED MOHAWK FOR A GOOD CAUSE Qantas Founders Museum CEO Tony Martin is going punk! He's sporting a new do for the Lifeline PTSD support services ... The aim is to raise $5000 before Christmas What do you think?

20.01.2022 "Broken marriages, a shit life on the road and never being home for years on end..." That's what one Aussie truckie says his life was like on the road, and he's not the only one.

20.01.2022 You find this when you approach your car Do you: A) Don't panic B) Burn down the car... (: Christine Jones via ABC New England North West)

18.01.2022 How hot will it get in your patch today?

18.01.2022 What's the best road trip you've been on? "It's the kind of trip you can do as hard and adventurous or as soft and luxurious as you like."

18.01.2022 MORE SUPPORT NEEDED FOR WESTERN WILDLIFE CARERS Do you know any wildlife carers? Krystal Fairweather says juggling the needs of her children and the care schedules and feed requirements of the wildlife was sometimes "hectic".... "We have to pay for the costs ourselves, but we do get some donations I've received medical supplies, pouches, some liners for the pouches as well."

16.01.2022 "Looking at those women cut off from family just so they could access adequate care, I thought, 'this is just wrong, this is so wrong'." "I knew I should stand up for my mob, which is what I did."

16.01.2022 A new study from the Heart Foundation has found that outback Queensland has the highest death rate from heart disease in the state. Get the details from our local news team

15.01.2022 BEST WAY TO CUT ONIONS Can you cut an onion without crying? Some wear goggles, some slightly freeze the onion before cutting it...... Share your best tips on how to cut an onoin without shedding a tear below

14.01.2022 TEMPERATURES SET TO RISE ON THE WEEKEND What do you do to stay cool? "It's really important to note it is the minimum temperatures that are increased as well as the maximum temperatures."

14.01.2022 "There's always work for a good drover on horseback." Jack Jones was an old school drover, but new "outback road trains" started to change the way cattle were being moved from NT to Qld. Check out this documentary "Walking the Mob" that we've found in the archives from 1961!... We've been sorting through the shelves finding some of our favourite videos from the past 75 years! #RetroFocus #ABCRural75

11.01.2022 HEATWAVE TO CONDITIONS STICK AROUND How hot has it been at your place? Parts of the central West experience the highest average daytime temperature in over 5 years yesterday, and the warmer temperatures are here to stay.

11.01.2022 HEAT RECORDS FALL UNDER A FULL MOON Did you see last night's moon? You'd be forgiven for thinking the beaming full moon last night was the sun, especially if you were in Ballera, where a minimum temperature of 32.8 degrees was measured this morning.... Meanwhile in Thargomindah where this picture was taken, the November maximum temperature record was broken yesterday, sweating through a 46.2 degree day. Thargomindah Station

10.01.2022 TREES AND POLES DOWN IN LONGREACH & WINTON It was a late night for the local SES crew, with yesterday’s storm up rooting trees and detaching limbs around town. How is the clean up at your place this morning?

10.01.2022 SEVERE FIRE DANGER: SW QLD There's a severe fire danger warning for Channel Country and Maranoa & Warrego areas. The Bureau of Meteorology forecasts very hot and windy conditions.... Have you got your bushfire plan ready? https://ab.co/3od6xai

10.01.2022 BORN AND BRED WESTERN QUEENSLANDER MAKES HEALTH HISTORY Western Queensland will be the first of Australia's 31 Primary Health Networks to be led by an Indigenous chief executive officer. Gunggari woman Sandy Ghillies, born in Winton and also schooled in Charleville, hopes to use her experience as an outback nurse to get the best from the west.... Western Queensland Primary Health Network

08.01.2022 A land management group is using coated Mitchell grass seeds to fast track recovery on land that's been degraded by drought or overgrazing. Get the details from our local news team

07.01.2022 Many people are doing away with Christmas gifts this year... What about you?? Will you do something different?

07.01.2022 CUTTING THE CAKE FOR QANTAS 100 Happy 100th birthday Qantas from Longreach! Qantas Founders Museum, Longreach, Queensland director David Fysh and deputy chair Graeme Wills did the honours.

07.01.2022 KEEPING COOL AT LONGREACH FIRE TRIALS Could you do with a cool blast from a fire hose on these hot nights? These kids found a fun way to cool off at this year's annual Longreach Fire Trials!... ( Provided with permission through Central West Hospital and Health Service)

03.01.2022 We've been waiting MONTHS for this day! As of this morning, Queensland borders are now open to all of NSW and Victoria. Hope you enjoy the stay

03.01.2022 Big mines, big cattle stations, big events... It's a big job to cover this broad section of north-west Queensland. Check out the special Landline episode on ABC TV + iview, celebrating 75 years of rural reporting on the ABC.

01.01.2022 Wattleseed biscuit with strawberry gum and lemon myrtle tea anyone? These munchies are made by the Murnong Mammas, a local group of Indigenous women who share their cooking and knowledge of native Australian ingredients. Millie visits the Victorian town of Harcourt to learn about bushtucker with Dja Dja Wurrung elder, Aunty Julie!