News snippets from across the region for the past week
Motorcycle crash
A man in his 20s with a head injury was transported in stable condition to Nambour Hospital following a motorcycle crash on Maple...
Kevin Rudd, former Eumundi schoolboy, announces he will quit as US Ambassador
The former Eumundi schoolboy who became Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has given notice of his resignation as Australia's Ambassador to the USA.
Now also noted...
Heroic cop’s biggest challenge
Amy Scott was the hero who stopped the other Bondi massacre - the one that might have happened here.
Now reportedly diagnosed with a rare...
That’s a wrap on festive fundraiser
Betty Smith, co-ordinator of the Little Haven and Community Bus Christmas wrapping fundraising drive, is overjoyed with the community’s response, which helped the drive...
Fluoride – battle of the petitions
Gympie Regional Council's decision to cease fluoridation of urban water supplies could be over-ridden by the state government if a current petition, posted on...
History gets a heart starter
The Gympie and District Historical Society has received a potentially life-saving boost, thanks to the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) from the...
Hallie makes a stellar entrance as SC Health first baby for 2026
The Sunshine Coast Hospital district welcomed its first baby of the year, Hallie June Moore, at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, just an hour...
Top chop shop for karate
Gympie Karate Club has provided expert coaching and quality equipment to its members for more than half a century.
Sensei Noel Turner has run the...
New intern docs learn the ropes at Gympie and SCUH
Seventy-six new graduate doctors are joining the team at Sunshine Coast Health, ready to transform their training into person-centred care at hospitals across the...
‘Let them eat tilapia’: pest fish petition
Biosecurity laws are protecting rather than stamping out the highly edible pest fish, tilapia, as found in the Mary and other Queensland rivers, according...
Safer flood detour delivered for Southside
Southside residents now have a safer and more reliable flood detour, with upgrades to Smerdon, Pritchard and Copp Roads officially complete.
The project wrapped up...
‘User pays’ call on flood drive rescues
The Queensland parliament is being asked to penalise people who knowingly choose to drive in flood waters, with drivers told they will have to...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Motorcycle crash
A man in his 20s with a head injury was transported in stable condition to Nambour Hospital following a motorcycle crash on Maple...
