'We didn't want to close': Longreach's beloved Star Cinema calls curtains after 33 years

Norm Salsbury was just seven when he first saw a cinema projectionist at work. Key points: Longreach's only cinema has closed after 33 years Norm and Edna Salsbury have spent 53 years working in the cinema business Locals say the "devastating" closure will leave a hole in the community It was at the Broadway Theatre in the tiny town of Jericho in outback Queensland. This week, he and his wife Edna closed the doors at Longreach's Star Cinema after 33 years of operation, leaving the central west Queensland hub without a movie theatre. "The cinema has been a part of my entire life," said local movie critic Hamish Hart, 24. Ten years later, the couple decided to buy the Roxy Theatre in Longreach, before Mr Salsbury's accountant suggested building "a nice, new modern theatre".