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Gympie ‘in middle’ of crime drama – police

Gympie is literally in the middle of an alleged weeks-long crime spree which culminated this week in a spectacular 12-car police chase from Peregian...

A whole latte Gympie love

The Coffee Barn Cafe has served the Gympie community for over a decade, cementing itself as a resilient and valued business in Gympie. Trading through...

‘Just do something’: Beach Road plea

Frustrated Cooloola Coast road safety advocates have called for the state government to accelerate an upgrade to the increasingly busy Rainbow Beach Road. The three...

Walkers take the lead

The 'charges' were light on, but the 'nosh' was spot on, and the walkers outnumbered the runners for a change (11 to 8) at...

Vets host Cooroy and Maroochy River

On Tuesday, 13 January, the Gympie Vets hosted vets from Maroochy River and Cooroy. All up, there were 89 golfers in the field. A...

Scorching summer cricket sees Royals trumped

There was plenty of scorching cricket action to go with the blistering temps at Gympie over the weekend. Wooroolin delivered a commanding performance in A...

On the Chase to the big time

Gympie’s Chase Wieland has taken a significant step towards the professional ranks after winning the Senior Series buckle at the 2025 PBR Australia Can-Am...

Harriers never far from base run

The yellow crayon marks didn't hold as well in the wet as the hare hoped, and 'on back' was the call of the night...

Bowls action beats the heat

It's been a wet and hot start to the year, but the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club has been keeping the action going for members...

Art Post revisits Le Salon

Next week, Art Post contemporary gallery will again be transformed into a ‘Salon’ or French living room with artwork from over twenty local artists,...

Banjo’s back for 125th anniversary, sort of

Gympie’s rich cultural history will come alive this February as one of Australia’s most celebrated literary figures is honoured 125 years after his visit...

A song about fathers, sons, and hard-earned lessons

Jen Mize grew up with a loose unit for a father. “My dad, Dan, was a bit of a known entity in Las Vegas in...

Country Col hangs up guitar

At almost two months short of his 81st birthday, the local musician and busker, Country Col, is hanging up his guitar after busking around...

D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective launches 2026 season

D.I.V.E. Theatre Collective is proud to announce the launch of its 2026 season, delivering a bold program of professional contemporary, multicultural theatre. Guided by a...

New Year, new perceptions exhibit

What does January 2026 bring to Art Post? Somewhere in Between is a collection of work from Lorelle Murray, a predominantly self-taught Gympie artist who...

Pick a side on renewables divide

State parliament has been petitioned to stop all renewable energy projects in Queensland for environmental and economic reasons - and in another petition to...

Cops mark fire that gutted home as ‘suspicious’

Police are treating a fire that completely gutted a double-storey home in Gundiah, 50km north of Gympie, as "suspicious", a Queensland Police Service (QPS)...

News snippets from across the region for the past week

Jamie Venardos funeral A funeral will be held today, Friday 23 January, for Jamie Venardos, son of former Cooloola Shire mayor Mick Venardos and his...

Death in Paradise

A 19-year-old Canadian woman came to K'Gari (Fraser Island) with a friend for what was meant to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Her dream holiday ended...

Footpaths for Range Rd will increase safety, advocate says

Gympie Regional Council announced footpath work started along Rifle Range Road and connecting roads on Monday, 19 January, on their social media page on...

Lions back the right horses

Members of the Gympie South Lions Club weren't perturbed by the heat at the RSL Community Day on Saturday and used the occasion to...

Gympie ‘in middle’ of crime drama – police

Gympie is literally in the middle of an alleged weeks-long crime spree which culminated this week in a spectacular 12-car police chase from Peregian...