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Gympie, I choose you

Avid collectors and Pokémon fans have an event to get excited for as PikaPacks prepare to host a Pokémon Card Convention at the Gympie...

Grants to back community‑led digital initiatives

FRRR (Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal) and Telstra are inviting remote, rural and regional community groups which includes many from Gympie to apply...

Squash season kicks off strong

The new season of squash kicked off last week with some great games played despite the hot and humid conditions. Numbers are down a...

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Sport

First-timer Leonie bowls them over

Friendship abounds at the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club, numbers on the green are on the increase, and the laughter that comes with it is...

Nippers shore success

The nippers season is in full swing, with the third age championship day held last Sunday 22 February at Rainbow Beach. Nippers from under...

Hold your horses, no stable required

In the hinterland hills of Belli Park, local riders are gathering regularly to practise their skills and to train their horses in a wide...

4BBB multiples trouble

On Tuesday, 10 February, 76 Gympie Gold Club Vets took to the fairways for a 4BBB Stableford multiplier. It is a very interesting concept....

Heat cuts the bowling action short

Last Thursday, 12 February, there were 34 bowlers out on the green at the Gympie Bowls Club. The weather was hot and not...

Hot then not for golf

On Wednesday, 11 February, Gympie Golf Club Ladies played a Single Stableford competition, and despite the hot and humid conditions, some great scores were...

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Entertainment

O Pomona Mia! Renowned tenor to perform at the Majestic Theatre

Direct from London's West-End, “Australia’s Own Bocelli”, internationally-acclaimed tenor, Paul Ettore Tabone is returning to the Majestic Theatre in Pomona in a spectacular tribute...

New song’s ’loose unit’ inspiration

Jen Mize grew up with a loose unit for a father, and music lovers, streaming services, and radio are embracing the song he’s inspired. Double...

Tea and sympathy… and life drawing

Did you know that once a month, on a Sunday from 3pm to 5pm, Art Post hosts an untutored life drawing session? This small, relaxed...

Forged in gratitude

A stunning handcrafted sculpture has been gifted to respected Gympie guitarist and music teacher Clyde Schipke in recognition of more than four decades dedicated...

Stories, songs, and soulful folk

Two voices. One night. Stories that linger long after the last note. This is what folk singer-songwriters Dan Cully (VIC) and Kate Mahood (QLD) are...

Muster performer gets Australian Idol golden ticket

Many locals may have seen him perform inside the Muster Arena during the Gympie Music Muster, but on Monday night 9 February, Riley Ziskey...

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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$500m housing fast track

Councils and landowners have been invited to apply for a share of $500 million in state government grants to fast-track new housing approvals. The money...

Bargain chance at abandoned vehicle sale

Cars, work vehicles, boats and trailers, including some well worth a second look, will be among potential bargains at Gympie Regional Council's abandoned vehicle...

Two die in Sandy Creek off-road crash

Two people have died following a single-vehicle crash on private property at Sandy Creek on Monday afternoon 23 February, police have announced. A spokesperson said...

Lachlan’s legacy makes powerful impression

It was as much about hope as it was about inspiration. About building resiliency and health into mind, body and spirit as well as...

Seeing Double

You would be forgiven for thinking you were seeing double at Gympie Play Back on Sunday, 22 February, when at 2pm, the small local...

Keeping up with the neighbours

When it comes to property trends, Cooloola Coast locals have learned to keep one eye firmly on Noosa. Historically, what takes hold in the...

What next for Green Door Cafe?

For decades, it was the place you went when the night wasn’t quite over. If you’d just come out of the pictures, finished school for...

Bank donates $1M to date, and new round of funding is now open

The Community Bank Gympie & District Bendigo Bank is throwing open the doors to the vaults, ready to distribute funds to address local issues...

Gympie scores big in arts grants

Gympie's community based Australian Institute of Country Music, the organisation which helped launch or accelerate the careers of performers like X Factor star...

Airlift and land ambulances attend weekend vehicle crashes

A man in his 50s was airlifted from the Neusa Vale area, near Wolvi, on Sunday afternoon, LifeFlight and Queensland Ambulance Service officials said...