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The Longreach Leader

Locality: Longreach, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4658 3855

Address: 124 Magpie Lane 4730 Longreach, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.longreachleader.com.au

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25.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE Eager to get your Leader fix before Friday?! Head on over to our website now to check out stories from last week's edition of The Longreach Leader!... LONGREACH OFFICERS WERE HONOURED FOR THEIR SERVICE! SAMMI SHEEHAN HAS BEEN RECOGNISED FOR HER FITNESS VISION! ... AND A NEW MIDWIFE COMES TO LONGREACH HOSPITAL! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition of The Longreach Leader DIGITALLY - check out our website for more information: www.longreachleader.com.au

25.01.2022 TOMORROW NIGHT Who's excited for Kurt Martin's Moon Rock for Monday?? The Australian film screens at the 7th annual Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton on Monday, September 21st! SET IN SYDNEY, 1999, after an unlikely encounter at a train station, Monday, a young terminally ill girl with an incurable virus befriends a fugitive teenage boy and they travel to visit a ‘moon rock’ that Monday believes will heal her. Her single father searches for her with incr...easing desperation. This is a high stakes road movie with Monday transforms a journey of survival to an adventure of growing and discovery meeting a bunch of quirky characters on the way. This is a stylish, beautiful, heart-felt tale of a young girl on an adventure of a lifetime. GRAB YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THEY SELL OUT: http://tix.visionsplendidfilmfest.com//Moon-Rock-for-Monda WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: https://www.longreachleader.com.au//moon-rock-for-monday-l #VisionSplendid #outback #moonrockformonday #australianfilm #kurtmartin #supportoutback #filmfest #filmfestival2020 #winton #movienight

24.01.2022 ATTENTION DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS Due to unforeseen delays, the digital editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders will be delivered later than usual today. We are working on sending them out to all subscribers as soon as possible.... UPDATE: The issue has been sorted and all subscribers have been emailed their editions. Thank you for your co-operation during this time.

24.01.2022 MOON ROCK FOR MONDAY Kurt Martin's Moon Rock for Monday screens TONIGHT at the 7th annual Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton! SET IN SYDNEY, 1999, after an unlikely encounter at a train station, Monday, a young terminally ill girl with an incurable virus befriends a fugitive teenage boy and they travel to visit a ‘moon rock’ that Monday believes will heal her. Her single father searches for her with increasing desperation.... This is a high stakes road movie with Monday transforms a journey of survival to an adventure of growing and discovery meeting a bunch of quirky characters on the way. This is a stylish, beautiful, heart-felt tale of a young girl on an adventure of a lifetime. GRAB YOUR TICKETS BEFORE THEY SELL OUT: http://tix.visionsplendidfilmfest.com/.../Moon-Rock-for... WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: https://www.longreachleader.com.au//moon-rock-for-monday-l #VisionSplendid #outback #moonrockformonday #australianfilm #kurtmartin #supportoutback #filmfest #filmfestival2020 #winton #movienight

23.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE! Need some help getting past hump day?? Stories from last week's edition of The Longreach Leader are now available on our website for read for FREE!... Neil Fraser celebrates 10 years of SES service! Aramac will once again support 7-year-old Emily (pictured below) and her ongoing battle against deafness next month! ...and Rob Luck recaps the 2020 Jundah Races! Don't forget to subscribe to receive digital editions of The Longreach and Rural Leader - the longer the subscription, the larger the discount! www.longreachleader.com.au

23.01.2022 OFFICE CLOSED FRIDAY PLEASE BE ADVISED - THE LONGREACH LEADER OFFICE ON MAGPIE LANE WILL BE CLOSED TOMORROW! Our office will reopen from Monday morning. We apologise for any inconveniences this may cause.

22.01.2022 SEPTEMBER 25 LONGREACH LEADER Make sure to head down to your local newsagents to grab your edition of the Longreach and Rural Leader - before they sell out! In our feature story, Hamish sat down with former Barcaldine Regional Council CEO, Steven Boxall, as he prepares to embark on a new chapter in his life!... Edwina runs down Longreach's Bungulla Merino Stud Ram Sale in The Rural Leader! ...and concerns are being raised about the future of this year's Christmas Street Party on Page 8! All of this (and much more) in this week's edition of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the digital editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders will be distributed later than usual this week. We apologise for any inconveniences this may cause. www.longreachleader.com.au

22.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE! Need something to help you get over Hump Day?! MAKE SURE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO READ STORIES FROM THE OCTOBER 23 EDITION OF THE LONGREACH LEADER!!... Nature strikes back against two emu sculpture thieves! Blackall's new hospital looks to future-proof local health Centres for Learning and Wellbeing prepared for State Education Week ...and Longreach is getting ready for a Melbourne Cup Twilight Race Meeting! DON'T FORGET! - You can receive your edition of The Longreach Leader DIGITALLY by visiting our website! https://www.longreachleader.com.au/

22.01.2022 NOVEMBER 6 LEADERS Make sure to head down to your local newsagent or check your email to check out the latest edition of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! Tambo Teddies' new sign bears good times for the community on Page 5!... Longreach State High School students were honoured during this year's annual award ceremonies on Pages 6 and 7! Zoetis reached its $500,000 goal for rural mental health in The Rural Leader ...and the Longreach Bowls Club hosted their Fours Competition on Page 12! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition of The Longreach and Rural Leader DIGITALLY! Visit our website for more info on how to subscribe and to read stories from past editions: https://www.longreachleader.com.au/

21.01.2022 Happy Sunday everyone! Hope everybody had a fantastic day at the 2020 Longreach Cup Races yesterday We photographed a lot of great racewear on the day and would love to see more people we may have missed on capturing!... Post a photo of you, your friends and family in the comments below for a chance to be featured in next Friday’s Longreach Leader or on our website at www.longreachleader.com.au

20.01.2022 LONGREACH CUP PICS What better way to start your long weekend by checking out all the best fashion from last week's Sprout Agribusiness Longreach Cup! Follow the link to read Rob Luck's race report and to check out pictures taken on the day - can you find yourself?... Longreach Jockey Club https://www.longreachleader.com.au//sprout-agribusiness-20

19.01.2022 HAPPY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF RURAL WOMEN On this day, we recognise and celebrate the contribution women make to our rural sector. Having fought their way into the industry, women today make up 41 per cent of the agricultural labour force and are becoming increasingly prominent in representative bodies. ... Today, the Leader looks back at an article published 20 years ago - October 13, 2000 - on Longreach Pastoral College students Amanda Dunn and Kristy King. "Life in the bush demands endurance, a fighting spirit and sometimes blind dedication, but on World Rural Women's Day thousands of women and girls will be celebrating their love of the land," the story reads. "And Miss Amanda Dunn and Miss Kristy King are two girls determined to make their mark in the rural industry. "Miss Dunn, a second year Diploma student, was awarded first year Dux of Longreach Pastoral College this year, based on her academic results and practical skills. "She can repair a tractor or weld a steel panel as quickly and as effectively as any man, and backs up this ability with her financial and management skills." Miss Dunn said in the article she one day wanted to manage her own property. "Since I was a small fry following Dad around our property near Coolabah in north-west New South Wales I've known that my place is in the rural industry," Miss Dunn said. "In my mind, there's no doubt of a prosperous future for the rural industry" Kristy King, from Mudgeeraba, called herself an urban girl with a passion for the bush. "When I finished Grade 12 at Nerang High I decided to take on a jillarooing position on a Northern Territory property and loved this experience, however I realised I needed to develop my skills to succeed in the rural industry," Miss King said. "I enrolled at Longreach Pastoral College, and I've so far learnt leatherwork and book-keeping, mustered cattle, shorn sheep, built fences - I've done so many different things!" ________ While there have been many changes within Queensland's rural sphere within the past two decades - the strength of character in our women remains the same. Today we celebrate all of these women - "May we know them, may we be them, may we raise them." BELOW: Longreach Pastoral College's Kristy King and Amanda Dunn, with Kristy's working dog, Elmo.

19.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE Make sure to visit The Longreach Leader website to check out feature stories from last week's edition of the newspaper including.. Exclusive photos from Longreach's Remembrance Day ceremony!... Longreach Hospital's operational services team being recognised for their high standard of patient support! ...and updates on an alleged fuel theft in Winton last week! DON'T FORGET! You can receive your edition of The Longreach and Rural Leader DIGITALLY - just visit our website for more info! www.longreachleader.com.au

19.01.2022 SPORT RESULTS Would you like your Central West Sports Club’s results featured in the Longreach Leader?! For further enquires or to send your results, email [email protected] or message our Facebook page!

19.01.2022 Some changes weren’t made in this week’s Longreach Leader Church Notices: ST BRIGID’S CATHOLIC CHURCH... Saturday, 17th Oct: Barcaldine 6pm. Mass Sunday, 18th Oct: Blackall 8.30am Lay-Led Sunday, 18th Oct: Longreach 9am Mass Sunday, 18th Oct: Tambo 9am Lay-Led Sunday, 18th Oct: Alpha 10.30am Mass Contact: Longreach: Fr Raj Kodavatikanti HGN or Fr Shaiju Lookose CMI 4658 3283 The Leader apologises for any inconvenience.

19.01.2022 Last week's edition of The Longreach Leader saw the return of "Poet's Corner"! and the feedback has been fantastic! If you are an aspiring poet looking to spread their literary wings, or a local or traveller looking to share their thoughts on the pristine Outback landscape, we would love to read your poems!... Please send your poems to: [email protected] Remember - it only takes a few small verses to lighten up someone's day!

18.01.2022 SUNDAY SHOWER How about this afternoon wind and rain?! Make sure to let us know how much rain you got in your local area!

17.01.2022 NOVEMBER 27 LEADERS Another week down, another copy of The Longreach and Rural Leader to grab from your local newsagent! Here is what you can look forward to in this week's paper:... Local detectives have shut down a 20-month-long drug operation! Hamish Hart sat down with Ilfracombe resident, Keith Jackson, during a reunion between himself and the paramedics who saved his life following a snake bite! The opening of a new water treatment plant in Ilfracombe is set to drought-proof the Outback town in The Rural Leader! ...and Andrew Watts talks about his new role as Longreach Jockey Club President! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition of The Longreach and Rural Leader DIGITALLY! Visit our website for more info on how to subscribe and to read stories from past editions: www.longreachleader.com.au

16.01.2022 CHRISTMAS TREE ETIQUETTE Halloween may be around the corner, but does that mean it’s too soon to put up your Christmas Tree? WE WANT YOUR THOUGHTS!... COMMENT BELOW - When is too soon to start decorating your home for Christmas?!

16.01.2022 NATIONAL POLICE REMEMBRANCE DAY The Longreach Leader would like to pay respects to police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty. Members of the Longreach community are encouraged to pay their respects at a National Remembrance Day Memorial today at Qantas Park on Eagle Street.... Your sacrifices will forever be remembered.

15.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE Hump day is nearly over folks, so here are some online stories to celebrate! Head on over to our website now to check out stories online for FREE, including Australian Age of Dinosaurs' new statues and Rockhampton Grammar School's recent trip out west!... DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition of The Longreach Leader DIGITALLY! Visit our website for more information: https://www.longreachleader.com.au/ (Photo credit: John Elliott)

15.01.2022 OCTOBER 23 LEADERS With news of rain on the way, make sure to grab this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leader and enjoy a nice cup of tea alongside a 20-page paper this weekend! The Longreach Lions Club reaches a 50-year milestone on Page 2!... A new record has been set at the Roma Saleyards on Page 3 of The Rural Leader! ...and Edwina Watson travels back in time to bring news from over 85 years ago on Page 12! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leader! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition digitally - visit our website for more information! www.longreachleader.com.au

15.01.2022 OCTOBER 30 LEADERS It's that time of the week folks! Head down to your local newsagent or check your email to find this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! Qantas Founders Museum's centenary celebrations are set for take-off on Page 2!... Work is underway to better prepare North Queensland against future flood disasters in The Rural Leader! in honour of World Teacher's Day, Hamish sat down with local educators to discuss what they love most about teaching on Page 7! ...and Aramac came together to support local hearing-impaired child, Emily - all while trying to become Queensland's Loudest Town on Page 8! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition DIGITALLY by subscribing on our website! https://www.longreachleader.com.au/

14.01.2022 Can you help us? Do you have a Vespa or Lambretta scooter, or its memorabilia? Gerard Rutten, Biloela, says the Italian scooters were popularised in Western Queensland in the 1950s - during the wool industry's Golden Era. ... This week Mr Rutten travelled to Longreach with wife Nikki and his first 1963 Vespa scooter, which he says is the same age as him! Together, Mr Rutten and his wife have collected four Vespas, and have connected with other enthusiasts all over Queensland. Let us know if you're a collector too!

12.01.2022 This weekend - 'THE OUTPOST' (MA15+) Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th - 7.30pm

12.01.2022 ARAMAC ABSEILING INCIDENT #BREAKING A male and female have been flown to Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital on Wednesday morning after sustaining injuries outside Aramac during an abseiling incident on Tuesday night.... An RFDS Spokesperson said two aircrafts from the Service's Rockhampton and Brisbane bases were tasked to the incident. A Rockhampton aircraft transporting one patient arrived in Brisbane at around 2am this morning, while the Brisbane aircraft transporting the second patient arrived in Brisbane at 3.50am. The male patient is in a critical condition, while the female patient is in a stable condition.

11.01.2022 LONGREACH FORMAL 2020 Our resident journalist, Hamish, grabbed his camera and went to the Longreach Racecourse on Friday afternoon to take stunning photos of the graduating LSHS class for 2020! Dozens of parents and locals witnessed luscious dresses and suits worn by the Longreach graduates, and we've got you covered in case you weren't able to make it!... Check out photos from the Longreach State High School Year 12 Formal in the coming weeks!

10.01.2022 TUESDAY SHOWER Looks like these fellas might have a bit of trouble cooking anything with this rain in Longreach at the moment... How much rain have you recorded today following up on the 0.02ml from Sunday afternoon??

09.01.2022 BEST CHRISTMAS SONG? Tomorrow marks the beginning of December, and the beginning of Christmas songs being played non-stop! From Wham's Last Christmas, to Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas, to anything by Michael Buble, there are plenty of Christmas songs out there on repeat at the moment.... So we've got to ask - WHICH SONG IS YOUR FAVOURITE?? Let us know which song you annoy your family with constantly and why it gets you in the seasonal mood?!

08.01.2022 HAPPY HALLOWEEN Prepare your homes for trick-or-treaters because today, October 31, marks Halloween! Make sure to COMMENT AND POST PHOTOS BELOW what you’re costume will be this year!

08.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE Can't wait to get your news fix this Friday!? Don't worry - we've got you covered.... Head on over to our website now to check out stories from last week's edition of The Longreach Leader! QANTAS celebrated its 100-year anniversary - Longreach style! Longreach Girl Guide, Breanna, received her Queen's Guide! ...and a new health CEO has made history in the Central West! www.longreachleader.com.au

07.01.2022 VEHICLE CRASH IN LONGREACH #BREAKING A dual-vehicle crash has occurred in Longreach within the Cornett’s IGA carpark on Eagle Street today.... A 33-year-old female driver from Brisbane allegedly crashed into a police car while attempting to evade officers at around 2pm today. Police were searching for the woman after she allegedly stole fuel from Winton's Caltex petrol station at 11:20am earlier today. A Longreach officer has sustained non-fatal injuries to their arm after smashing the driver's window to stop her from escaping and injuring near-by pedestrians. The 33-year-old driver sustained minor injuries. Local Police and Ambulance services attended to pedestrians following the incident. Investigations are ongoing.

06.01.2022 NOVEMBER 13 LEADERS Today may be Friday the 13th, but that doesn't mean it's all doom and gloom! Make sure to visit your local newsagent to pick up your edition of the 24-PAGE Longreach and Rural Leaders!... Longreach Hospital's operational services team has been recognised for their high standard of patient support on Page 7! GroWQ held its inaugural agribusiness infrastructure and investment tour on Page 3 of The Rural Leader! Hamish sat down with freelance artist Mark Paddick to talk about LSODE's new mural on Page 10! and Longreach commemorated Remembrance Day on Page 13! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition of The Longreach and Rural Leader DIGITALLY! Visit our website for more info on how to subscribe and to read stories from past editions: www.longreachleader.com.au

06.01.2022 NOVEMBER 20 LEADERS Make sure to head down to your local newsagent to check out all the happenings in The Longreach and Rural Leaders! Qantas flew high as the airline celebrated 100 years on Page 3!... Edwina checked out RAPAD and Queensland University's plans to increase wool education in the Outback in The Rural Leader and a Longreach Girl Guide has been honoured with the Queen's Guide Award on Page 8! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! DON'T FORGET - You can receive your edition of The Longreach and Rural Leader DIGITALLY! Visit our website for more info on how to subscribe and to read stories from past editions: www.longreachleader.com.au

06.01.2022 OCTOBER 2 LONGREACH LEADER It's that time of the week - make sure to visit your local newsagent to grab your edition of this week's Longreach and Rural Leader! It's a wrap on Winton's annual Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival on Page 2!... Australian Police were honoured on National Police Remembrance Day on Page 7! Witness the rise of women through the ranks of stock agencies in the Rural Leader! ...and we took to the streets to find out what tourists love most about the Outback on Page 10! All of this (and much more) in this week's edition of the Longreach and Rural Leader! DONT FORGET! - You can receive your edition of the Longreach and Rural Leader DIGITALLY! Visit www.longreachleader.com.au/subscription for more info!

06.01.2022 SEPTEMBER 18 LEADER Make sure to head down to your local newsagent or subscribe online to receive your physical, or digital, edition of this week's Longreach AND Rural Leader! Longreach's Neil Fraser reminisces 10 years of volunteer SES service on Page 2!... 30 graziers met in Barcaldine last week to hear of ways they could improve their young heifers in the Rural Leader! ...and Hamish sat down with Longreach chef, Andrew Watts, after passing the apron over to BB's Bistro on Page 9! All of this (and much more!) in this week's edition of The Longreach Leader - and don't forget to grab The Highlands Leader to read about what's happening down the road! www.longreachleader.com.au

05.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE Can't wait until tomorrow for your Longreach Leader fix? Make sure to visit our website now to check out feature stories from last week's edition of The Longreach Leader, including our recap of the Winton Boulder Opal Festival!!... Don't forget - you can receive your edition of the newspaper DIGITALLY! Visit our site for more information: https://www.longreachleader.com.au/

04.01.2022 NEW STORIES ONLINE Make sure to check out our website now to read our most popular stories from last week's edition of The Longreach Leader! Longreach State High School students were honoured during their two-day award ceremony (EXCLUSIVE PICTURES ONLINE!)... Tambo Teddies got a new sign from a bear-y friendly worker! ...and read about all the action from the Longreach Bowls Club Fours competition! Exclusive photos and so much more is available on our website NOW! Don't forget - you can receive your edition of The Longreach and Rural Leaders DIGITALLY! Visit our website now for more info! www.longreachleader.com.au

04.01.2022 OCTOBER 9 LEADERS As Halloween draws closer, so does this week's edition of The Longreach and Rural Leaders! Make sure to head down to your local newsagent, or subscribe online to receive your digital edition, and check out what's in store this week:... Winton's Boulder Opal Festival was a rock-solid success on Page 2! Hamish sat down with Brisbane business titan, Stefan Ackerie, to discuss his recent OAM honour on Page 6! Edwina recaps all the records broken at the Rockhampton Brahman Week Sale in this week's 8-PAGE Rural Leader! ...and Cricket returns to Longreach on Page 11! All of this (and much more) in this week's editions of the Longreach and Rural Leaders! Make sure to visit our website to subscribe for your digital edition of the Longreach and Rural Leader, and check out stories from paper's past! www.longreachleader.com.au

04.01.2022 NRL GRAND FINALS The Rugby League NRL Grand Final is THIS SUNDAY! ...and we want YOUR tips!... WHO DO YOU THINK WILL TAKE HOME THE PREMIERSHIP - the Melbourne Storm or the Penrith Panthers LET US KNOW BELOW WHO AND WHY!

03.01.2022 STORIES ONLINE NOW! Make today feel like a four-day long weekend with new stories available now on our website for FREE! Click the link below to check out feature stories from last week's edition of The Longreach Leader, including how Longreach honored fallen officers during Police Remembrance Day!... www.longreachleader.com.au DON'T FORGET! - you can receive your version of the Longreach Leader DIGITALLY! - just visit our website to find out more!

02.01.2022 Wool away! Yesterday, our journalist Edwina Watson traveled to Sandy and Amelia Williams' Rosedale Station for Day 4 of the Novice Sheep and Wool Training Clinic hosted by RAPAD. The accredited training program took place over five days in Longreach this week, and covered all aspects of animal welfare, handling and husbandry, shearing and wool handling and classing.... As Western Queensland's prized sheep and wool industry makes a resounding comeback, iconic shearer "Tolly" Bowden was thrilled to see fourteen young people enrol in the course. "Once, shearing was the only job available to a young bloke in the West," Mr Bowden said. "When I started out, there were 17 teams in the area. "I've gotten a lot out of shearing in my lifetime, and it was important to give something back. "These men and women have done an excellent job this week." For Edwina, the day in the sheds also offered exclusive bragging rights... Coming from a family of longtime woolgrowers and shearers in NSW, she can now claim to be the first to 'shear' a sheep north of the border. She's just thankful it wasn't a ram! See the full story with photos in your copy of next week's Rural Leader.

01.01.2022 !! THREE MORE DAYS !! Just three more days until Kurt Martin's Moon Rock for Monday screens at the 7th annual Vision Splendid Outback Film Festival in Winton on Monday, September 21st! SET IN SYDNEY, 1999, after an unlikely encounter at a train station, Monday, a young terminally ill girl with an incurable virus befriends a fugitive teenage boy and they travel to visit a ‘moon rock’ that Monday believes will heal her.... Her single father searches for her with increasing desperation. This is a high stakes road movie with Monday transforms a journey of survival to an adventure of growing and discovery meeting a bunch of quirky characters on the way. This is a stylish, beautiful, heart-felt tale of a young girl on an adventure of a lifetime. WATCH THE TRAILER HERE: https://www.longreachleader.com.au//moon-rock-for-monday-l GRAB YOUR TICKETS NOW: http://tix.visionsplendidfilmfest.com//Moon-Rock-for-Monday #visionsplendid #moonrockformonday #outback #supportoutback #kurtmartin #australianfilm

01.01.2022 HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY QANTAS! Today marks the Australian airline's centenary year, and from everybody at The Longreach Leader, we congratulate you on your success over the past 10 decades! Let us know your favourite Qantas memories from the past 100 years!... Click on the link below to re-visit some of Qantas' most recent memories, including the launch of the Founders Museum's Luminescent Lightshow! www.longreachleader.com.au/search?q=QANTAS

01.01.2022 MELBOURNE CUP! Today may not be a public holiday, but will you be heading to the Longreach Racecourse for the Melbourne Cup?! If so, make sure to dress your best - THE LONGREACH LEADER WILL BE ON SITE TAKING PHOTOS!... How will YOU be celebrating The Race that Stops the Nation??