Bog Snorkelling Champion
If you're off to Julia Creek for the festival this weekend, lookout, because Julia Galvin is the world champion mountain bike bog snorkeller and the Irish champion bog snorkeller. This might sound like...
View ArticleBreakfast with the camels at Boulia
As the sun was rising over the Boulia rodeo grounds last Friday (18th July), the 40 or so racing camels on site were tucking into breakfast.
View ArticleA Morning in Boulia
As the campervans and utes with swags rolled into the Boulia racecourse reserve for the 12th Annual Camel Races, Leonie Lyons caught up with the who's who in Boulia along with a camel jockey, race...
View ArticleIsa Rodeo 2008: 50th Anniversary
The Isa Rodeo 2008 is the 50th anniversary year. We've started a photogallery of all of the action in the arena, along with the fashion, entertainment and other rodeo week celebrations.
View ArticleOur state: Lindsay and Jess, iron competitors
Lindsay Hansen and Jess have travelled to Winton (from Crows Nest, near Toowoomba) with about 25 mates ranging in age from three to 60 to experience the atmosphere as Winton hosts its outback festival.
View ArticleAussie's hound Kiwis and win dog trials
"It's a great thrill to be part of the first two teams to defeat the Kiwis on their home turf."
View ArticleCamel whisperer
Glenda Sutton is a camel owner, trainer and jockey from Victoria; she visits western Queensland each winter for the racing circuit that includes Bedourie, Boulia, Winton and a new endurance event at...
View ArticlePick-up rider
Aaron Leahy works as a pick-up rider at the Isa Rodeo. He's one of a team of horsemen who work the arena during the bronc riding events. He also competes in the team roping and rope and tie events on...
View ArticleGoats in gigs gallop for cash and a cup
The Tree of Knowledge Festival goat races are now the richest in Australia, with $10,000 in prize money they're drawing competitors and spectators from across the state.
View ArticleLabour Day heritage: Barcaldine celebrates
Hundreds of people lined the streets in Barcaldine for the town's traditional Labour Day parade. Barcaldine's known as the birthplace of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and it became a tradition for...
View ArticleBronco branding: A craft from the cattle camps
Dan Heslin works as a ringer on a large cattle station near Birdsville in Queensland's channel country. He's one of a younger generation of Queenslanders keeping the unique traditions of the outback...
View ArticleAshley Adams: Shooting for the stars
Ashley Adams is one of Australia's best .22 rifle and air rifle shooters. He's represented Australia in both able-bodied and disabled competitions at the highest level, including the Oceania Games in...
View ArticleWinton Camel Races draw record crowds
Now in its fourth year, the annual Camel Cup is going from strength to strength, with this year's crowd more than double that of last year's.
View ArticleYellowbelly Classic: Rods, reels and a little revelry
The Yellowbelly Classic fishing competition has been hailed a great success for yet another year, despite initial fears that a rumour had suggested the event had been cancelled because of rain.
View ArticleKim Knott moves west to help build healthy lifestyles
Kim Knott is a former world champion body builder and she's recently made a tree-change and moved from Brisbane to Longreach to take up a personal training role.
View ArticleBarefoot water ski championships an outback success
Barefoot water skiers of all ages converged in Longreach from around Australia to compete in the state and national championships on the Thomson River during April.
View ArticleRain cancels the camel racing at Boulia
There was disappointment for all concerned as the Boulia Camel Races were cancelled on the weekend due to rain and a wet and slippery track. This was the first time in the event's 15 year history that...
View ArticleDiamond shearer
The prestigious Diamond Shears shearing competition was held in Longreach on the weekend, attracting competitors from across Queensland and New South Wales. Carl Goodman won the open shearing...
View ArticleAshley Adams prepares for the London Paralympics
Blackall paraplegic Ashley Adams says he's hoping next year's Paralympics in London will be his most successful yet. He's ranked number one in disabled shooting in the world in two separate events and...
View ArticleWindorah's International yabbie races
A stack of Cooper Creek yabbies lined up to compete for the prestigious 'Cooper Creek Cup and the 'Barcoo Bolt' this week, as part of the 'International Yabbie Races' event.
View ArticleA heritage horse-drawn wagon trek
How peaceful do you think it would be, travelling along an old dirt track, through the bush, in a horse drawn wagon?
View ArticleBoulia rodeo brings isolated families and farmers together
The small population in the State's third largest shire gather.
View ArticleA kayaker paddles (and praises) Lake Dunn
Scott Rawstorne is an author and a keen kayaker (paddler) and a very lucky man; he's managed to combine two activities he really enjoys, into a job.
View ArticleBowling for the town band
The Longreach Bowls Club ran a corporate fundraiser competition over the past seven weeks and raised $2,063 for the town band.
View ArticleA pontoon for Birdsville's billabong
A $275,000 pontoon on a local billabong has been officially opened at Birdsville.
View ArticleKosmala on target for 11th Games
Australia has named its shooting team for the London Paralympics, with Libby Kosmala chosen for her eleventh Games team.
View ArticleBarefoot skiing champ shares his top tips
A barefoot waterskiing champion says Western Queensland's rivers are some of the best on which to try out the sport.
View Article'Chief' reigns supreme at Boulia camel races
After two years of washouts the Boulia camel races exceeded expectations with about 1,000 national and international punters making the journey west for the event.
View ArticleLongreach triathletes "stoked" with Yeppoon results
Outback Queensland athletes battle coastal conditions in half ironman.
View ArticleOn top of the world
A Longreach triathlete has made it into the top 20 in the world for Ironman events for his age group.
View ArticleShould shooting be a para-sport at the Commonwealth Games?
Paralympian Ashley Adams says he would like to see shooting included as a para-sport at the Commonwealth Games but isn't sure if the event would attract enough competitors.
View ArticleHow a grandmother transformed from dog paddler to champion athlete
Just five years ago Charleville grandmother Maree Edwards could do little more than dog paddle in the pool. Now the 62-year-old competes in triathlons and gives people half her age a run for their money.
View ArticleDirt n Dust Festival: Winner makes it five in a row in tough outback...
Thousands of people visit a small drought-stricken Queensland town to witness Australia's toughest sprint triathlon, with the winner taking out his fifth win in a row.
View ArticleChampion horseman campaigns to keep outback tradition of bronco branding alive
A six-time national champion horseman works to ensure the outback tradition of bronco branding survives as a sport.
View ArticleQueensland drought: Outback sheep grazier Pat Hegarty turns to triathlons for...
An outback Queensland sheep producer and grandfather is using team triathlons as a way to take his mind off Queensland's crippling drought.
View ArticleSwedish shooting champion Jonas Jacobsson's touching plan to honour best...
Champion Paralympic shooter Jonas Jacobsson says if he wins a medal in Rio he will dedicate it to the memory of his best mate.
View ArticleKangaroo culling concerns in Queensland as numbers grow inside wild dog fences
Animal welfare groups raise concerns about inhumane kangaroo culling in Queensland as a report reveals increased numbers of dead roos inside state-funded cluster fences.
View ArticleLake Eyre begins filling with Queensland floodwaters as Birdsville roads reopen
The parched landscape of outback South Australia is being rejuvenated by floodwaters flowing from the Channel Country towards Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre.
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