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Goats, ghosts and gourmet experiences: Why weird is working

As modern life becomes busier and more isolated, a growing number of unusual businesses are stepping in to offer connection, comfort and experience. Gympie has...

Workplace laws sour ‘home sweet home’, says HIA

Gympie builders and contractors could be facing unnecessary hurdles as they try to keep up with demand for new housing, according to the Housing...

Flood, blackout UPDATE: Monday PM

Gympie Regional Council and the Transport and Main Roads Department have announced 62 road closures and traffic hazards, mostly flood-related, across the Gympie region. And...

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Sport

Precision darts hits the mark

Bullseyes were flying at the Gold City Darts league this week, as a flurry of 180s and tight contests highlighted another round of competition...

Five-setter success

This week’s results are in with exciting games for the Gympie Squash season. B Grade Tuesday 24 February: Lawless Builders clean swept Gold City Steering...

Hashies enjoy scenic route

What a great turnout last Monday night with 34 hashers taking off from the phone booth on Cartwright Road up towards the water tower....

Gympie golfers shine abroad

With the local course closed for programmed greens renovations, 18 of the Gympie Golf ladies visited Tin Can Bay and joined their ladies competition...

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...

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Entertainment

Minimalism scores at Camera Club

With March already here, there is so much happening at the Gympie Camera Club. There are exciting plans being made as the club is planning...

Charmaine Lyons unveils ’Planetary Anguish’

Acclaimed multi-disciplinary artist Charmaine Lyons brings her latest powerful exhibition, Planetary Anguish, to the walls of ART POST gallery from Tuesday, 10 March to Thursday,...

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...

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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Adult Crime, Adult Time expanded

The Government is expanding its landmark Adult Crime, Adult Time laws to 45 youth crime offences, with new laws introduced to the Queensland Parliament...

Call for youth to help shape future

The World Literacy Foundation are calling on Young People across Gympie and Queensland to help shape the future of literacy, both locally and globally. The...

Hoofbeats around the world

At one point Pam Karner was lying on the ground, crying to herself in pain. Her horse was above her. That was when she realised...

Gympie woman ‘critically injured’ in Bundaberg crash

A 43-year-old Gympie woman has been rushed to hospital after what police describe as a "serious traffic crash" at Bundaberg. The crash occurred at Gregory...

What has eight wheels, a voracious appetite and costs $1 million?

The world's biggest sand island is now home to one of Australia’s most expensive, complex and advanced waste management trucks, with the custom-made Iveco...

Help Harley rebuild

A GoFundMe has been put together following the fire that ripped through multiple units at Ace Caravan Park in Tin Can Bay on Tuesday,...

Rubber hits road

The Government is getting on with the job of delivering reliable roads for regional Queenslanders by breaking ground on the first Country Roads Connect...

Honoring the spirit of the AICM

Thank you for your recent coverage of the Australian Institute of Country Music. Public discussion of community organisations is important, and your article provides...

Fuel price rises and shortages as drivers panic buy

Petrol and diesel fuel prices have risen 25c a litre for unleaded and 45c a litre for diesel fuel, entirely as a result of...

Flood watch for Gympie and Noosa regions

The Mary and Noosa River systems are on flood watch with heavy rainfall and possible flash flooding on Sunday and Monday, as well as...