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Traditional owners blast dingo kill

Today is a deeply sad day for the Butchulla people, and I want to begin by acknowledging the profound emotional impact this news has...

‘Heartbreak’ over dingo cull

My heart is absolutely broken over the news that the pack of wongari (dingoes) on K’gari will be euthanised following the tragic death of...

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Sport

Ladies tee off for 26 in style

The Gympie Golf Club Ladies wish a belated Happy New Year to one and all before they teed off into 2026. Although it was a...

Bowlers glad to be back on greens

Last Thursday, 15 January, the Gympie Bowls Club welcomed back 30 bowlers, happy to be out on the green after the Christmas and New...

Walkers take the lead

The 'charges' were light on, but the 'nosh' was spot on, and the walkers outnumbered the runners for a change (11 to 8) at...

Vets host Cooroy and Maroochy River

On Tuesday, 13 January, the Gympie Vets hosted vets from Maroochy River and Cooroy. All up, there were 89 golfers in the field. A...

Scorching summer cricket sees Royals trumped

There was plenty of scorching cricket action to go with the blistering temps at Gympie over the weekend. Wooroolin delivered a commanding performance in A...

On the Chase to the big time

Gympie’s Chase Wieland has taken a significant step towards the professional ranks after winning the Senior Series buckle at the 2025 PBR Australia Can-Am...

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Entertainment

Concert on this weekend

The Gympie Country Music Club will be holding their first concert for 2026 on Saturday, the 31 of January at the Senior Citizens Centre...

Top guest speaker to chair Emerging Artists workshop

In the run-up to the Pomona Railway Station Gallery’s 25th Anniversary and Local Emerging Art Prize, the gallery is hosting an Emerging Artist workshop...

Art Post revisits Le Salon

Next week, Art Post contemporary gallery will again be transformed into a ‘Salon’ or French living room with artwork from over twenty local artists,...

Banjo’s back for 125th anniversary, sort of

Gympie’s rich cultural history will come alive this February as one of Australia’s most celebrated literary figures is honoured 125 years after his visit...

A song about fathers, sons, and hard-earned lessons

Jen Mize grew up with a loose unit for a father. “My dad, Dan, was a bit of a known entity in Las Vegas in...

Country Col hangs up guitar

At almost two months short of his 81st birthday, the local musician and busker, Country Col, is hanging up his guitar after busking around...

Gympie Flows Forward

Our campaign’s end

Over the past 12 months, we’ve brought you stories about the ongoing battle to right our region after the devastating floods of 2022. There is...

Gympie connection to new SES head

The day after the worst flood to hit Gympie in living memory lifted the level of the Mary River at the weir to 22.96m...

Mary River clean-up

Sediment laden run-off from the Mary River has been identified as a leading cause of poor water quality in the inner Great Barrier Reef,...

Big Mary eco-spend

Gympie region and its near neighbours are big winners in a major federal and state funded flood recovery bonanza for "significant environmental and land...

Mary workers helping reef

A consortium of environment groups is working to improve Mary River runoff quality, in a bid to save notr just the river itself, but...

Don’t forget flash flooding

The Gympie Region has recently been on flood watch with the consistent wet weather and three uninjured patients were rescued from flood water on...

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Church grows to accommodate growing flock with two services on Sundays

In 1990, a small group of people met at the CWA Hall in Young Street, and the Gympie Wesleyan Methodist Church was born. Over the...

Regional rage and legal doubt over hate and gun laws

A regional Queensland petition calling for more understanding of law-abiding gun owners has gathered more than 2000 signatures in its first week. The petition coincides...

Sleep, nutrition and stability matter for teen mental health

New research from the University of the Sunshine Coast has identified a combination of social and lifestyle factors that are strongly linked to suicidal...

Ready to defend the crown

Two-time Top Stars Queen Sarah Franz is hoping to defend her crown. Franz is hopeful it will be third time’s a charm for her...

LifeFlight 2025 rescue record

The LifeFlight Sunshine Coast crew airlifted nearly 700 people as the region welcomed a new advanced rescue helicopter and a number of winch rescues...

Cooroy man charged over South Burnett corpse

A near-Gympie man was arrested on Friday 23 January and charged with torture, deprivation of liberty and extortion, following the discovery of a man's...

Cousins on the track

Three cousins are set to make their Kid’s Royal debut this weekend as fourth generation speedway drivers. Maryborough siblings Cayliana and Caiden Jones, and...

Handy guide a ‘Welcome’ insert

Once a year, Gympie Today puts together a handy little guide full of fascinating local information which you can use when the internet is...

‘Mexican’ migration continues and Sunny Coast is still favourite

Queensland’s Sunshine Coast remains the perennial favourite, especially for those currently residing south of the border, but cooler climates are proving popular, with Tasmania...

Council’s $250,000 community give-away

Gympie Regional Council has $250,000 to give away, as part of its ongoing program to promote community events, artists of all kinds, community groups...