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‘Hospitals need more funding and reform’ says AMA

The AMA have welcomed the securing of a new public hospital funding agreement as well as the additional funding of $25 billion from the federal...

Cent Auction success for Lions

There were smiles all round following the very successful Lions Cent Auction held at the Gympie Indoor Bowls Club on Saturday, 31 January. Over 160...

How training can shape local careers

In today’s fast-changing job market, training and further education are proving to be some of the smartest investments people can make in their future,...

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Sport

Walker charged for ‘straying from the path’

The cool change arrived just at the right time for the 22 Gympie Hash House Harriers on Monday night. It helped the runners to have...

Between-season doubles finale

Gympie Squash has just finished 6 weeks of between-season Doubles. Having four people on the court at a time instead of two made for...

Warm welcome for new coaches

A fantastic day of fun was had at Gympie Queens Park Tennis Club on Saturday, 31 January afternoon. The courts were buzzing with anticipation...

Kids encouraged to Play On for Round Two

Gympie kids are being encouraged to be active with Round 2 of the Play On! Sports Vouchers program opening on Thursday, 29 January. ...

Sizzling stableford action

It was another hot and humid day on Wednesday, 21 January, when Gympie Golf Club Ladies played a Single Stableford competition. In the winner’s...

Young stars light up Gladstone

Over 100 competitors, representing all of Australia’s states and territories, descended on Gladstone's Yaralla Sports Club for the 34th Australian Junior Eight Ball Championships...

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Exhibitors wanted

Want to exhibit at Art Post, the newest, unique contemporary art space in Gympie? Expressions of interest are now open for artists to exhibit work...

Elke Louie reveals new single

Gympie indie folk singer-songwriter Elke Louie has revealed her sophomore single Sandman is set for release on January 30, celebrating with a launch show...

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...

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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LifeFlight winches two mountain climbers to safety

The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew yesterday rescue-winched two mountain climbers after they became stranded. The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland at...

Prayer Breakfast returns

Gympie Regional Council is inviting residents to attend the 2026 Community Prayer Breakfast on Friday, 20 February, starting at 6:30am at Memorial Park, Gympie. The...

News snippets from across the region for the past week

Property found Police are seeking public assistance to locate the owners of property found outside Gympie Police Station on Channon Street, Gympie, on 2 February...

Lifetime ban for Gympie NDIS provider

A Gympie NDIS provider, Arlie Gibson, has been issued with a permanent ban from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS QSC), prohibiting him...

Thieves steal caravan from Gympie pensioner

Gympie police are appealing for public assistance to locate a caravan and property stolen in Southside last month. Offenders are alleged to have entered an...

Families feel the pinch as school fees soar

A sharp rise in school fees at Victory College has left some families struggling to keep their children enrolled. While the school says fees generally...

Hot air exposed as Canberra delivers more talk than action

In a surprise to, well, no one, new analysis from an independent organisation shows there's a heck of a lot of hot air in...

Bringing Banjo back to Gympie

The name Banjo Paterson, along with that of Henry Lawson, is synonymous with Australian poetry, but Paterson was much more than just a poet. Born...

Boyce’s spill motion fails, Littleproud remains Nats’ leader

Flynn MP Colin Boyce has issued a statement after his bid for a leadership spill motion against incumbent David Littleproud failed on Monday. "The leadership...

Nationals leader secure after spill bid falls flat

David Littleproud will remain the leader of the Nationals Party after a failed spill motion. Queensland MP Colin Boyce launched the attempt to trigger a...