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Good quantities of Seafood for Christmas

Seafood will be available in good quantities this Christmas but talk to your local retailer ahead of time to check what’s going to be...

Testing times as police launch holiday safety blitz

Police have warned drivers of their annual Christmas and New Year road safety blitz, Operation X-Ray Mistletoe, starting today (Saturday 13 December). With 289 lives...

Kilkivan win in student work safety art comp

A Kilkivan primary school student has won his place in the Local Students Shine 2026 Farm Safety Calendar, Nanango MP Deb Freckliington has announced...

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Sport

Vets commiserate and then celebrate

The Gympie Golf Club vets are on a roll with yet another great week of golf. On Friday, 5 December, a small but cheerful...

Bowlers rolling with cash after Jackpot pairs game

Last Thursday (4 December), the Gympie Bowls Club had its last Jackpot Pairs for the year with 20 teams in attendance. It was a...

Taipans head to nationals

The Junior Schools Cup, an annual volleyball festival for Years 7 and 8, attracting around 2,000 participants over three huge days was held on...

Vets bring home the district trophy

It was another successful week of golf that started on Monday, 1 December, when a team of Gympie Vets travelled to Maroochy River for...

All-out action to find Gympie Volleyball Champs

Gympie’s volleyball season came to a close on Saturday, 6 December, with a full slate of grand final clashes running from morning to night...

Old boys inspire Gold rush

The Gympie Gold XI hosted their Old Boys day on Saturday at Keith Manthey Oval, One Mile. The former stars of the game got to...

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Entertainment

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...

Final opening brings night of imagination to life

Art Post held its final Opening Party of 2025 on Saturday, 6 December, with patrons, friends and family gathering to celebrate Kym Barrett’s twenty-second...

History research group to celebrate their own milestone

As the 2025 year draws to a close, one society in the district has reached its 45th birthday, and this weekend is celebrating with...

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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Private health warning signs revealed

A new Australian Medical Association report claims that people are paying more for private health insurance while getting less value in return. The AMA’s latest...

Family, friends, and great waves

With great surf and clean waves reaching six foot plus all day, it was a great watch for guests at the Rainbow Beach Boardriders...

‘Unacceptable impacts’ on older people

According to the Older Persons Advocacy Network, Older people are waiting up to 17 weeks to receive their full Support at Home program entitlements,...

Friendly club day filled with laughter

On Monday December 8, the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club enjoyed a fun and most enjoyable day with their friendly little club. The club remarked how...

RBAA crown 2025 fishing champions

A fantastic crowd turned out for the Rainbow Beach Amateur Anglers 2025 Annual Awards Dinner and Christmas Party, with over 120 people attending. Santa...

Future is in safe hands

In Gympie, the Australian Army Cadets unit (150 ACU) is based at Gympie State High School and welcomes all local youth aged 13 to...