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Location Profiles

Central West Health Service District

LONGREACH

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Longreach is a large country town located on the Thomson River in the heart of central Queensland. It is a thriving regional centre with all the conveniences of a city while retaining its rural character and charm. Famous for becoming the first base for QANTAS airlines, Longreach was also the birthplace for the world’s first Flying Surgeon Service. Built on sheep and cattle, the town is still the most important sheep and beef centre on the Thomson River. Tourism, however, is also thriving. Longreach boasts many attractions based on its history, pioneering heritage and its natural outback sites. It offers an authentic outback lifestyle with all the facilities of a major regional centre.

Population: 4,500

Queensland Health facilities in District: 13

Services

  • Over 16 education facilities including public and private schools (OP to Year 12), special education, distance education, TAFE and pastoral education
  • Childcare facilities
  • Community clubs, including Lions, Lionesses, Zonta,
  • Rotary, QCWA, Scouts, Rural Women’s Network
  • Arts and Cultural Centre
  • Aged care services
  • Community care services
  • Museums and art galleries
  • Library
  • Places of worship
  • Police station
  • Emergency Services
  • Banks
  • Australia Post
  • Shopping centres

Sporting & Recreation

  • Sporting clubs and facilities including tennis, swimming, cricket, netball, softball, football, pony club, golf, athletics, pistol club, squash and ballet
  • Stockmans Hall of Fame
  • QANTAS Founders Outback Heritage Museum
  • Powerhouse Museum
  • Lark Quarry Conservation Park - Dinosaur Trackways
  • Bladensburg National Park
  • Welford National Park
  • Idalia National Park 
  • Lochern National Park
  • Combo Waterhole Conservation Park

Location

1205 km north west of Brisbane
687 km west of Rockhampton

Access

Car - Yes Rail - Yes Air - Yes
     

Useful links

Local Council: www.longreach.qld.gov.au
State information: www.qld.gov.au
Tourism: www.qttc.com.au
www.australianexplorer.com
www.queenslandholidays.com.au
www.walkabout.com.au
Transport: www.translink.com.au
www.racq.com.au
www.travelmate.com.au
www.traveltrain.com.au
www.qantas.com
www.macair.com
Education: www.education.qld.gov.au
Real Estate: www.realestate.com.au
www.reiq.com.au

Queensland Health provides these links as convenience only and takes no responsibility for individual website maintenance or accessibility.