The Longreach Leader

07/09/2026

Weekly social tennis is on every Tuesday at Longreach Tennis Club! Grab your racquet, or borrow one, and join in for a hit 🎾🙂

07/09/2026

Queensland Health is offering $428,000 to attract a permanent doctor to Moura 👩‍⚕️ Check out the job ad now ➡️💼

Queensland Health has dangled a $428,000 carrot to attract a permanent doctor to Moura. The job ad has gone live, [...]

07/09/2026

James O’Connor is back with the Western Force on a one-year deal, chasing a full-circle moment 🙌🏉

05/09/2026

Detectives from the Police Rural and Stock Crime Squad are appealing for public assistance following the theft of about 5500 dorper sheep from a property outside of Blackall on the Blackall-Isisford Road.

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04/09/2026

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02/09/2026

The Western Queensland Alliance of Councils (WQAC) has issued an urgent call for a national “reset” of the regional aviation model, warning that the current system is failing remote communities, councils and operators alike.

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01/09/2026

Scammers sometimes try to build trust using tactics like posing as a trusted bank and reciting the first six digits of your card.

Those six digits are a standard bank identification number common across card types. CommBank’s advice is to always stop, check and reject.
Sponsored by Commonwealth Bank.

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29/08/2026

Space exploration came closer to home for Central West communities during National Science Week, with students, families, locals and travellers taking part in hands-on activities across Winton, Boulia and Longreach.

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26/08/2026

Two Queenslanders with deep connections to the Central West were celebrated in Longreach last week.

David Muir returned to Longreach for the launch of his book, The Long Reach of Service: From Longreach to Legacy, at the Qantas Founders Museum, with Everald Compton among the guest speakers.

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