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Goldrush festival returns for Gympie’s 2026 birthday.

The golden age of Gympie birthday celebrations is set to return in 2026, as a small but determined group of Gympie-ites sets out to...

‘A time for loved ones and memories’

As another busy year draws to a close, we reflect with gratitude on our incredible communities. The resilience, kindness, generosity and care shown across...

Be watchful for signs of distress in kids, after terror attacks

In the wake of Sunday’s terrorist attack at Bondi Junction, Parentline is encouraging parents and carers across Queensland to gently check in with children...

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Sport

Final day full of thanks

The Gympie Bowls Club had its last bowling day for the year on Thursday, 11 December. There were 32 bowlers out on the green, keen...

Dragons celebrate success and new leaders

December is traditionally a busy month for everyone preparing for the festive season, with the constant rounds of Christmas parties, lunches and drinks, and...

Squash celebrates junior season success

The Gympie Junior Squash players held their breakup and trophy presentation on Friday 5 December. They have had strong numbers this season, with several...

Confusing run ends in reverse trail

This week, the Hash House Harriers headed down to Maroochy Bridge Hotel to celebrate Christmas with their fellow hash clubs. A great night was had...

Tin Can Bay Taipans strike gold

Tin Can Bay P–10 State School has returned home with outstanding results from the Australian Volleyball Schools Cup, Australia’s largest school sporting event, featuring...

Players swap ‘turf’ for courts to rep Qld at Nationals

A number of Gympie’s young field hockey players are swapping their astro-turf for indoor courts, after being named in the 2026 Queensland U18 Men's...

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Gympie photographers end busy year

It has come to the end of another year for the Gympie Camera Club, and it’s time for a well-earned break. Santa is packing...

Pie Creek residents celebrate the season

Santa arrived at the Pie Creek Community Hall Christmas party on Saturday, 6 December with bells ringing and sirens blasting. Fifty locals enjoyed the...

Country Christmas comes to Gympie

Kick off your festive season at the Gympie Country Music Club Christmas Concert next Saturday, 13 December, at the Senior Citizens Centre, Mellor Street,...

Mary Christmas 2 ready to roll

If you missed the first Mary Christmas event on Wednesday night, don't despair, there is more festive cheer for next Wednesday night. The summer street...

Jake Whittaker drops cheeky new single

Brisbane country artist Jake Whittaker, and 2025 Gympie Music Muster performer, who caught the attention of the nation on Australian Idol, is back with...

Fun-packed family NYE planned

The Gympie Regional Council is gearing up to welcome 2026 with an action-packed community New Year’s Eve celebration at Nelson Reserve, promising an unforgettable...

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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A bit of second-hand love

Gracie-Mae Stevanovic-Johnston has a simple and relatable reason for opening Second Hand Love with her husband, Hugo, in October. “Kids are expensive,” she said with...

Family man mourned, appeal started

The Gympie community is grieving the sudden loss of much-loved nurse and family man Jeff Alvin Cachila. Jeff lived and worked in Gympie, where he...

Gympie cops want you to survive your drive

Gympie Police took a proactive approach to road safety at the start of the school holidays at the Caltex Traveston Service Centre last Friday,...

Sunrise Sisterhood arrives at Rainbow

Two dynamic women from Rainbow Beach Kim Velardi and Tiffany Cameron have joined forces to bring some sunrise joy and connection to locals and...

News snippets from across the region for the past week

Missing girl located The girl reported missing in Gympie since November 9 has been located, according to the Police on Tuesday. They went on to...

$5b expansion of home battery rebate

Gympie households will have the opportunity to slash their power bills for good after the Federal Government announced a $5bn expansion to the Cheaper...