Blythe Moore

The tyranny of distance isn't stopping the Longreach School of Distance Education from staging its school musical. Students rehearse their lines and their dance moves via the telephone and web cam. Read more

Print media around the world is facing difficult times but a tiny newspaper in Queensland's outback is going from strength to strength.

Daily happy hours, piping hot showers and flushing toilets. It's all part of life on the road for Australia's grey nomads. Read more

Nineteen-year-old Heidi Laffin has only been qualified as an apprentice jockey for five months, but has already notched up an impressive number of wins on the outback Queensland horse racing circuit.

Children living in outback Queensland conquer vast distances to pull together their school musical.

Hundreds of outback Queensland children travelled hundreds of kilometres to compete in a poetry festival hosted in the town known as the birthplace of Waltzing Matilda.

Hairdressing is an industry dominated by teens and 20-somethings but a 53-year-old grandmother from outback Queensland is proving age is no barrier to success.

Daily happy hour, travelling with pets, hot showers — it is all part of life on the road for Australia's 'glamping' grey nomads.

Birdsville's iconic race meet was due to get underway tomorrow but those races have been delayed until Sunday after more than 32mm fell on the tiny outback township.

Organisers of the iconic Birdsville Races are confident this year's event will definitely go ahead despite rain forecast for later in the week.

A new report will look at the impact of the ongoing drought on towns and communities in western Queensland.

Palaeontologists unearth a new species of prehistoric marsupial lion during a fossil dig in remote north-west Queensland, naming the possum-like carnivore after Sir David Attenborough.

Locals in the outback Queensland town of Blackall have banded together and raised enough money to save their small independent newspaper from closing.

One little Facebook post makes a huge difference to the outback Queensland community of Blackall, helping to attract a hairdresser to town.

It has been many years since Albert Einstein first said 'Creativity is contagious — pass it on' but for Charleville artist Donna Reynolds the quote remains as relevant as ever.

Champion Paralympic shooter Jonas Jacobsson says if he wins a medal in Rio he will dedicate it to the memory of his best mate.

It's not so difficult to get a decent cup of coffee in outback Queensland these days. Several boutique cafes have opened up in the western division in recent years, bringing coffee culture to the outback. Read more

It was a family illness that brought young veterinarian Terri Eckel home to Charleville four years ago, but faith in her hometown and a love of working in the bush has kept her there.

In a world where crimes incited by racism or religion have become all too common, an outback Queensland playgroup teaches children that everyone really can be friends.

With his scruffy grey fur and missing teeth, Max the kelpie might not look like much of a superhero, but he has an important job in a remote Queensland community.

Outback Queensland is hundreds of kilometres from Melbourne's famous coffee laneways, but the region is making a mark for itself as a spot to get a top brew.

Visitors can again make it through to the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum in outback Queensland after floodwaters forced the iconic attraction to shut up shop for two weeks.

A multi-cultural women's group has been set up in Rockhampton in central Queensland to help migrant women settle into their new community. Read more

Mick Jagger might have the baby boomer market cornered, but when it comes to pre-teens children's author Morris Gleitzman is a really big deal.

A young Cunnamulla couple puts their money where their mouth is and invests in their small outback town, with a new bakery.