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Homeless vets a ‘national disgrace’

Each Anzac Day, Australians rise early in the cold dawn, light a candle, and bow their heads in solemn remembrance. We honour courage, mateship,...

Spectacular conditions

How crazy good is this weather? After the rain comes to the sun and the weather over the Easter period has been nothing short of...

Seafood a special Queensland treat

The freshest seafood caught right here is the best value for Gympie region consumers, according to Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett. Mr Perrett said there...

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Sport

Linda and Dell take out champs spot

Thursday, 17 April, was a great day for lawn bowls with calm, sunny weather. The Gympie Bowls Club bowlers played five pairs games...

Run, rabbit, run!

"Run, Rabbit! Run, Rabbit! Run! Run! Run!" was the catchcry for the Victory Heights Park Run faithful as they took to the trails on...

Big scores from big rounds

It's been an action-packed couple of weeks for the Gympie and District Darts Association. Here are the results from the Wednesday 9 and 16 April...

Easter fishing looking promising

This week has seen some strong winds and showers along the coast which has made fishing a little trying, however the mud crabs have...

Sasha powering ahead

From navigating in rallies to competing across Queensland, local motorsport superstar Sasha Power is revving up to take on the second round of the...

World stage wins for Gympie girls

Two young Gympie Pony Club members have shown the world they are ready to compete in the Pony Club International Dressage Show in 2024. It...

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Show royalty to be crowned at night of nights

The glittering night of nights for the Gympie and District Show Society approaches with their annual celebration to crown the Show royalty for the...

Gympie Youth’s Inner World

In a celebration of the art and creativity of Gympie’s Youth, Art Post held their exhibition Inside Out for Youth week on 6-12 April. The...

Artist lets go

If you’re looking at starting or expanding your art collection, you need to make a beeline to Art Post now, to find your perfect...

Concert cancelled

Not everyone is happy the election has finally been called. Margie Bye and the Gympie Country Music Club have been forced to postpone the April...

Gympie RSL Choir tunes up for charity

The Gympie RSL Choir is a community well-being initiative, fully funded by the Gympie RSLA Sub Branch, and is free for all community members. Founded...

The correlation between memories and mementos

Art Post is thrilled to be hosting a new exhibition of oil paintings on canvas and linen by new Gympie resident Symone Male. This award-winning...

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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All aboard the troop train for Anzac Day

In one of their most important events for the year, Gympie RSL Sub-Branch is partnering with the Mary Valley Rattler to relive their direct...

News snippets from across the region for the past week

Name change Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) Bundaberg is now part of Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ). MRQ Bundaberg’s area of responsibility is from Baffle Creek in...

Federal election: Early voting opens

Early voting in the 3 May federal election has begun, with early polling venues open from 8.30am. Early voting centres for Gympie's Wide Bay federal...

Postal voting deadline

Postal vote applications are now open for the 2025 federal election. The Australian Electoral Commission advises voters that unsolicited postal vote application forms are sent...

Inspirational boost to a farming life

Gympie father and daughter Trevor and Ashleigh Rimmington have had a fascinating introduction to the Lachlan Hughes Foundation’s national scholarship for up-and-coming farmers. The foundation...

Woman’s hand bitten by Dingo

Visitors to K’gari are being urged to never walk alone after a woman was bitten on the hands by a dingo near the Winnam...