Work begins on intersection upgrades
Work has begun on upgrades, including traffic lights, at the intersections of Mellor Street, Chapple Street and Lady Mary Terrace, along with Station Road...
Barnaby’s election trail through Gympie
Australia is in the midst of a national security crisis and threats we are not prepared for, Shadow Veterans Affairs Minister Barnaby Joyce said...
All aboard the troop train for Anzac Day
In one of their most important events for the year, Gympie RSL Sub-Branch is partnering with the Mary Valley Rattler to relive their direct...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Name change
Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) Bundaberg is now part of Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ). MRQ Bundaberg’s area of responsibility is from Baffle Creek in...
Federal election: Early voting opens
Early voting in the 3 May federal election has begun, with early polling venues open from 8.30am.
Early voting centres for Gympie's Wide Bay federal...
Postal voting deadline
Postal vote applications are now open for the 2025 federal election.
The Australian Electoral Commission advises voters that unsolicited postal vote application forms are sent...
Inspirational boost to a farming life
Gympie father and daughter Trevor and Ashleigh Rimmington have had a fascinating introduction to the Lachlan Hughes Foundation’s national scholarship for up-and-coming farmers.
The foundation...
Woman’s hand bitten by Dingo
Visitors to K’gari are being urged to never walk alone after a woman was bitten on the hands by a dingo near the Winnam...
Labor promise new barge ramp for K’gari, Wide Bay
Labor are ramping up their election promises, literally, offering up a new barge ramp at River Heads if re-elected to benefit those who use...
A Gympie hero no known grave
John Charles Dun was born in 1894 to a Crescent Road family in Gympie.
After being killed in action in the final months of World...
The sacrifice of youth
Picture seven young men in Mary Street today, sharing a laugh, planning a surf or annoying everyone with electric scooters.
In 1915, at least one...
Anzac Day services across the region
Anzac Day commemorations will be held on 25 April, from Tiaro and Glenwood to Wolvi and Cooroy and from the Cooloola Coast to Kilkivan.
In...
Local thrilled with foundation’s pledge to clean-up streets and FDV
Jones Hill's clean-up queen, Diosee Airey is at it again with another clean-up day scheduled for Saturday, 24 May.
But this time, there's a difference,...
