News snippets from across the region for the past week
Fall from ladder
A patient was transported in stable condition to Gympie Hospital following a fall from a ladder at a private property at Rainbow...
Budget delivers funding boost for fire, health
Gympie South will benefit from a new Queensland Fire and Rescue Station as part of a $36 million investment outlined in the 2025–26 Queensland...
Man dies after he was struck by Merc
An elderly man has died following a serious traffic crash at Gunalda on Saturday, 21 June.
About 5.30pm, police and emergency services were called to...
Station Road reopens
Station Road will be reopened tomorrow morning, Wednesday, 25 June, marking a major milestone in the Station Road and Mellor Street Signalised Intersections Upgrade...
Mary Valley farmers mix it on the world stage
Care for their livestock, the soil and involvement in the community has seen Mary Valley farmers Tim and Amber Scott recognised in an Australian-first...
Armed robber strikes Gympie store
Police are seeking public assistance to help locate a man who may be able to assist with investigations into an armed robbery in Gympie...
These heroes do wear capes
Superheroes of all shapes and sizes donned their masks and capes to raise money for a really worthy cause on Saturday.
Kerry and Matt Gill...
Charlie’s at work, every day
With Take Your Dog to Work Day (#TYDTWD) happening recently, people across the globe welcomed their pooch into the workplace for a day –...
Outrageous claims won’t cut it with ATO
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently revealed some of the ‘wild’ work-related expense tax claims people have tried to put past the ATO, and...
New edition for Warrick and Joanne
Warrick and Joanne Hosking believe in having holidays, but they don't seem to be very good at it.
To be fair, the couple behind Mary...
Region’s history takes a Bath
Tristram Bath, born 1853, really started something when he migrated to Australia from Scotland, where he was the youngest of 10 children.
He became a...
Drivers get hooked on anti-theft measures
On 7 June, Gympie Police Crime Prevention Unit and Imbil Neighbourhood Watch members once again manned the anti-theft number plate screw event at Bunnings...
Cancer support services win from morning tea
Despite an earlier rainy start to the day, approximately sixty people attended the Lions Club of Gympie Community Morning Tea held at the Senior...
