Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
HomeOpinionLet’s face the music

Let’s face the music

Music is a vitally important part of Gympie’s culture.

The big name here, of course, is the Gympie Music Muster, and while country music runs through this town’s veins, music is everywhere in our town.

Gympie spends time developing young artists through school programs or through initiatives such as the Song Muster, giving artists a formative experience in their songwriting careers.

We also lend our ears to the next generation of rockstars through programs such as the AICM Rockskool and lend our ears to our aspiring songwriters at events such as the open mics at Wolvi Hall.

It’s why it’s unfortunate to hear of contention at our AICM.

I know we all want the best future for our musicians because I know we love to hear them play.

Let’s hope the AICM’s great work continues and that good will prevails.

– Gabriel Laidler-Burns

Digital Edition
Subscribe

Get an all ACCESS PASS to the News and your Digital Edition with an online subscription

Four airlifted after boat capsizes

A Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew has rescued four people from an overturned vessel off Inskip Point, in the second offshore rescue along the...
More News

A “soulful” dose of medicine

Jen Mize & The Rough N’ Tumble’s new tune is a dose of feel-good medicine, aiming to remind people there are responses to the...

New book inspires young reef guardians

Lady Elliot Island custodian Amy Gash has turned her childhood adventures growing up on the Great Barrier Reef into a children’s book series to...

What’s on around the region for the coming week?

Although most of these activities are for adults, we’ve added kid-friendly, free activities around the region. These are denoted by asterisks beside the title,...

Planning for a reel community hub

Rainbow Beach Amateur Anglers Inc. and Cooloola Coastcare Association Inc. have expressed interest in seeking tenure over a lot located at the corner of...

Fire sinks yacht at Tin Can Bay

A fire has destroyed an abandoned yacht in Tin Can Bay on Wednesday morning, 15 April. Now under investigation, there was a monohull yacht anchored...

GFHS focuses on wartime weddings ahead of ANZAC Day

This month, the Gympie Family History Society (GFHS) is again venturing out to the beautiful town of Imbil in the Mary Valley. This will...

Nautical theme leads to everglades cruise for camera club

Gympie Camera Club members gathered for a very special outing this month, spent drifting among the Noosa Everglades. An afternoon of photography was enjoyed,...

Jump onboard for a wild ride

The Mary Valley Rattler is calling their upcoming ride, "Performance art at its steamiest." They are calling overs of the Wild West to head to...

Over half a mil for Gympie groups

Twenty organisations from in and around Gympie region have received their portion of $19.5m in funding from the latest round of the Gambling Community...

‘Growth exposes need for national housing plan’

Gympie has experienced and continues to experience huge population growth, and with that comes the need for housing. Much like the rest of the nation,...