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BoM to upgrade

The Federal Government is working with councils to ensure Queenslanders continue to have access to timely flood information, which will include Gympie, who are...

Bowls club gets a great turnout

Last Thursday, 26 February, at The Gympie Bowls Club, it was good to see 40 bowlers enjoying their game out on the green. It...

LifeFlight critical care doctor’s sky-high balancing act

Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight doctor Carly Silvester is the master of juggling work and a busy family life. Having rescued members of the Gympie region, namely...

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Sport

Rain can’t dampen bowlers

Rain has taken its toll last week at Cooloola Coast Bowls Club with both their Thursday and Friday 26-27 February games washed out; however,...

Gold City Darts results roundup

The Gold City Darts have had a fantastic month with exciting matchups and darts players showing off their accuracy to have a bullseye of...

RBAA 2026 season kicks fff

The Rainbow Beach Amateur Anglers (RBAA) returned to the water in style this past weekend, taking full advantage of cracking weather conditions to kick...

Vets tee off March

On Tuesday, 17 February, the Gympie Vet Golfers played a 2-person Ambrose. They had 73 in the field and the winners were Ray...

Ex-Gympie champion recalls Cup Diva

They called it "the greatest Melbourne Cup win of all time," when legendary ex-Gympie jockey Glen Boss rode the late and equally legendary Makybe...

Bowlers brave heat for trophies

Last Thursday, 19 February, was another warm day for the Gympie Bowls Club, but that didn’t stop 36 bowlers from being out on the...

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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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Pink day smashes goal

Smiles and laughter were shining through the sea of pink at the Gympie Turf Club’s McGrath Foundation Pink Race Day on Saturday, 28 February,...

Period poverty revealed

Data from Share the Dignity’s new Dignity Map has revealed that 55 per cent of Gympie women have missed work, 66 per cent have...

Mary street tobacco raid

Pedestrians and those making their way through the main street in Gympie have reported what appeared to be a raid on a Mary Street...

Police investigate Carters Ridge incident

Imbil police are investigating reports of the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle in Carters Ridge on Saturday 28 February. At about 9.50 pm occupants...

Barker ‘reins’ supreme

The race for a cause saw no shortage of action as horses were jockeyed up to take their victories in the McGrath Foundation Pink...

Serving up social fun

Gympie Queens Park Tennis Centre is in full swing with social tennis on Monday nights from 5.30pm, and Thursday nights from 5.30pm. There is...

‘Don’t bin it’ campaign on batteries

Gympie is among four Wide Bay regional councils urging residents to be careful about disposing of battery powered devices, along with the state government. A...

Gympie has another winner in lucky year

Somewhere, probably in Gympie region, it appears there is a Queenslander who does not know how lucky - and rich - they suddenly are. "We...

$161 million K’gari tourism sale

SeaLink, the company which operates the River Heads ferry service to Kingfisher Bay on K'gari, has reportedly been sold, in a $161 million package...

Tin Can Bay caavan park blaze

A house fire at Tin Can Bay has destroyed one detached home and taken multiple neighbouring cravan park units with it, fire authorities have...