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'Here to stay': locals dig in with post-flood mud army

For the third time in six years, a regional community has welcomed the mud army as volunteers help waterlogged regions following widespread flooding.

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Hope Reins riders complete 1,300km trip from Gympie to Longreach for mental health charity

Kylie Reed and her friends have travelled 1,300km in the saddle for a cause close to their hearts. Now, all they have to do is ride home again.

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Outback kids rehearse for a year online to perform Longreach musical

It's a feat of persistence and imagination — 87 children come together to perform a most unlikely musical. Whether they're bull riders, dancers or lawn bowlers, they're all discovering themselves in isolation.

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Christopher John Anderson sentenced over shooting of 41 horses at Longreach

Christopher John Anderson received a suspended sentence after pleading guilty over the 2021 crime.

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Hope Reins founder Kylie Read starts 1,200km Ride for Hope from Gympie to Longreach

Kylie Read admits she is not really into riding horses, but there is a good reason why the equine therapy expert will be seated in a saddle for nine bum-bruising weeks.

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Pride of the Murray paddle wheeler sinks in Longreach just weeks from peak tourist season

The 98-year-old Pride of the Murray, trucked from Victoria to western Queensland last year, has sunk in the Thomson River at Longreach, just weeks before peak tourist season.

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NAPCO, ACC, CPC among nine agriculture businesses backing Longreach Pastoral College site revitalisation

Australia's richest and biggest pastoral companies have joined forces to bring agricultural training back to western Queensland

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Just Gonna Say It: Fucking Off To The Outback For NYE Is Better Than Any Shitty House Party

It's an experience. A good one.

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Outback Queensland grapples with housing crisis amid rising rental prices and homelessness

When the university worker moved to Longreach on the promise of an easy lifestyle and affordable rent, a dire housing shortage left her and her husband with a remote farmhouse and three-hour daily commute. They're the lucky ones.

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Longreach town crier Patrick Casey and the 'ancient and honourable' guild of Australia's human foghorns

An "ancient and honourable" guild is carrying the torch for a vanishing tradition that once performed a critical role in towns all over Australia.

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Historic silver bullet train's arrival inspires hopes of extending outback tourist season into summer

The first of two silver bullet rail motors has completed its long journey from Ipswich to Longreach, bringing with it hope that the outback tourist season will extend into summer.

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Qantas: 100 years on from airline's maiden commercial flight

Longreach, Winton and Cloncurry all claim to be the true home of Qantas. But another Queensland town played a crucial role in the legacy of the national carrier.

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Outback Queensland town desperate for disability services as residents consider leaving

Jacob's parents hope the cafe will give him a secure future and the freedom to be himself. But they fear that dream will evaporate. Here's why.

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Federal and state ministers to visit Longreach to address 'terrible' state of disability services

It's been nearly three years since people with disabilities in central west Queensland had access to respite and short-term accommodation services.

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Fears lengthy visa processing delays for skilled migrants will worsen the hospitality skills crisis

Skilled migration visas have been a godsend for regional businesses that have struggled to find staff. But long delays in processing applications for them and their families are causing serious problems.

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Home prices in 'affordable' regional Queensland towns continue to rise as national housing market drops

The Reserve Bank of Australia has once again raised interest rates for the fourth consecutive month, but this Longreach 20-something has no plans to miss out on life.

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Former Longreach Pastoral College going up for sale, but no sign agriculture training will return

There are several parties interested in the former Longreach Pastoral College, according to the state government, and the site could be split up and sold as separate entities.

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Lack of disability housing in outback Queensland prompts fears more families will move away

The Ballards love their life in outback Queensland – it has been their home for more than 60 years. But a lack of disability housing may force the family to move hundreds of kilometres away.

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Historic Murray River paddle steamer Pride of the Murray moves to Longreach

After an epic 2300-kilometre journey from country Victoria, an historic paddle wheeler is taking on a new life in outback Queensland.

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Western Queensland weather brings off-season rain as graziers relish drenching

Western Queensland graziers are quietly hopeful that a second downpour in just over two weeks will bring them a step closer to the end of a crippling drought.

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Warning of ‘life-threatening’ flash flooding for parts of Queensland as record rainfall predicted

Ten flood warnings in place across the state, with Townsville and Sunshine Coast among areas to be worst hit

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Far Out campaign to coax people like Izzy Coppo to outback Queensland to build a life

Izzy Coppo only intended to stay a few months in outback Queensland when she first arrived but she is still there three years later and has no plans to leave anytime soon.

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Western Queensland soaked in record-breaking April rain as Longreach surrounded by floodwaters

An unseasonable weather event drenches Western Queensland in "almost monsoonal-like" rainfall that has seen an 83-year record tumble and left Longreach surrounded by floodwaters.

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Tour group left 'stranded' in outback after alleged altercation between operator, bus driver

It was bucket list trip for many in the tour group, but turned into "a nightmare" for some after an alleged assault between the bus driver and tour guide.

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Elusive white kangaroo a sight for sore eyes on outback Queensland station

A bounding white kangaroo is seen on Nogo Station near Longreach for the second time in six months, but it is not clear if it is albino or leucistic.

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