News

Showgirl entrants glitter at awards night

It was a night of glitter and glamour last Saturday, for the Gympie Show Awards Night at the Pavilion on Southside. Around 170 people shared...

Only winners at Born 2 Lose

Born 2 Lose will once again be coming to Theebine as the engines rev up to make their way over to the Historic Theebine...

A roundabout time

The newly announced roundabout planned for the intersection of Tin Can Bay and Bayside Rds at Cooloola Cove is the end of a long...

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Not a word about the weather!

My parents always said, “If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing.” So, no comment on the weather this week. The...

Upgrade for Gunabul

Another interrupted week at Gunabul Golf Course but thankfully it wasn’t wet weather this time. Tuesday’s mid-week competition was abandoned as the greens were...

Players and stayers battle deluge

Saturday 20 April members and ladies were to compete in the new honour board event, the Leximanicer Versus Par Championships, but due to heavy...

Season powers on

The Gympie and District Darts Association season is powering ahead with the latest results from Wednesday 17 April showing the cream starting to rise. TEAM...

Cats pounce on Park Ridge

Another exciting round of AFL kicked off between the Gympie Cats and Park Ridge at the Ray Warren Oval on Saturday, 20 April. Gympie Cats...

Cobia Mayhem

For the people who were lucky enough to get out offshore last week they were rewarded highly with plenty of amazing reef fish. Red...

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Frankie’s animals to provide escape

Star Spiral Spike is the next exciting exhibition at the new contemporary artspace, Art Post, running from 15 May until 1 June. The Opening...

Muster announce accessibility partner

The Gympie Music Muster is proud to be working with Endeavour Foundation as the official accessibility partner for the 2024 event. This collaboration highlights the...

Horse delivers life lessons

Book enthusiasts sat in a circle to hear from Children's Book author Leisa Fail to hear about her newest book 'Stormy Normy finds his...

Finding the ‘write’ path

Questions about the universe, technology, spirit, humanity and more come to life in the novels of Gympie author and artist James D Connolly. Mr Connolly...

Muster named music festival of the year

The Gympie Music Muster has been awarded the 2024 Queensland Music Award for Festival of the Year, cementing its status as a premier music...

Scholarship backs Aspy and crew

Local musician Ethan Roberts, (who performs as Aspy Jones and fronts his family band Favourite Kid) received a career boost last Wednesday night at...

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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Forever homes found in Gympie

With national pet adoption month in March, Gympie's generosity and love for animals shines through once again. Cost of living has not only put people...

Light horse brighten the day

Residents at Calvary Gympie Views were delighted from a visit by the 5th Light Horse Brigade on Monday 22 April. Either relaxed in their chairs...

The road ahead for safety

The huge road toll improvement to Gympie's south following the Bruce Highway upgrade from Cooroy has shown what must be done to keep drivers...

Cooloola Bowls took the win from Burgowan

On Tuesday 15 April twenty-four players from the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club took to the green in great weather conditions. Publicity Officer Julie Collins said...

Susan set to shave for a cure

Local lady Susan Pinzel is taking part in the World’s Greatest Shave this weekend at Tin Can Bay to raise money for the Leukaemia...

Gympie poll probe call

Attorney General Yvette D'Ath has been asked to hold a "thorough investigation" into the Gympie council election, amid claims that irregularities raised serious questions...