$760k transformation set for Lake Alford Park
At its February Ordinary Meeting, Gympie Regional Council awarded the project tender to S.C.L Services Pty Ltd t/a DISC Landscapes to deliver the project,...
Tea worth the wait
The Lions Club of Gympie held its first Community Morning Tea for 2025 on Thursday 13 March at the Senior Citizens Centre in Mellor...
Cooloola paddlers aim for state titles
It seems that the Cooloola region has been spared from the worst effects of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.
The Cooloola Dragon Boat Clubs' thoughts do...
‘Bad science’ hurts us all
Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett makes a good point in his call to examine "bad science," especially if it influences government policies that impact...
Slow Food dinner to celebrate local food and farmers
There can be few things in life more enjoyable than gathering for a meal that combines good, healthy and fair food from local farmers...
Travelling post offices
The first organised mail service occurred during the time of Augustus Caesar, 62 BCE-14 BCE.
Light carriages drawn by fast horses were the Roman...
United in prayer
Believers from far and wide attended the World Day of Prayer service at the Zion Lutheran Church last Friday morning.
The day, which is an...
Muster named finalist for two festival awards
Gympie Music Muster has been named a finalist for Festival of the Year in both the inaugural Countrytown Awards and the Queensland Music Awards...
Good side of ‘the Gympie Dome’
Some call it the 'Gympie Dome'.
An apparently protective shield which sends weather, including sometimes much-needed rain, around Gympie to the north and south.
But this...
Mary Street, Scary Street crisis
"I'm scared," was a phrase that echoed in the room as the most common response to the current state of Mary Street.
Businessman and Mary...
Elder abuse hearings to commence in west
Member for Nanango (and the western Gympie LGA region) Deb Frecklington has welcomed the announcement that the Education, Arts and Communities Committee will commence...
‘Ban cats’: parliament told
Serial parliamentary petitioner Tony Magrathea appears to have hit a rich vein of support with his latest campaign - to ban cats.
His petition closed...
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,...
