LifeFlight winches two mountain climbers to safety
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew yesterday rescue-winched two mountain climbers after they became stranded.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked by Retrieval Services Queensland at...
Prayer Breakfast returns
Gympie Regional Council is inviting residents to attend the 2026 Community Prayer Breakfast on Friday, 20 February, starting at 6:30am at Memorial Park, Gympie.
The...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Property found
Police are seeking public assistance to locate the owners of property found outside Gympie Police Station on Channon Street, Gympie, on 2 February...
Lifetime ban for Gympie NDIS provider
A Gympie NDIS provider, Arlie Gibson, has been issued with a permanent ban from the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS QSC), prohibiting him...
Thieves steal caravan from Gympie pensioner
Gympie police are appealing for public assistance to locate a caravan and property stolen in Southside last month.
Offenders are alleged to have entered an...
Families feel the pinch as school fees soar
A sharp rise in school fees at Victory College has left some families struggling to keep their children enrolled.
While the school says fees generally...
Hot air exposed as Canberra delivers more talk than action
In a surprise to, well, no one, new analysis from an independent organisation shows there's a heck of a lot of hot air in...
Bringing Banjo back to Gympie
The name Banjo Paterson, along with that of Henry Lawson, is synonymous with Australian poetry, but Paterson was much more than just a poet.
Born...
Boyce’s spill motion fails, Littleproud remains Nats’ leader
Flynn MP Colin Boyce has issued a statement after his bid for a leadership spill motion against incumbent David Littleproud failed on Monday.
"The leadership...
Nationals leader secure after spill bid falls flat
David Littleproud will remain the leader of the Nationals Party after a failed spill motion.
Queensland MP Colin Boyce launched the attempt to trigger a...
2 new cops for Wide Bay Burnett
The Government claims it is restoring safety 'where you live' and rebuilding the police frontline, with Gympie seeing two new police officers in its...
Keeping the water flowing
Gympie Regional Council has endorsed the next stage of its multi-year Water Network Water Main Renewal Program, delivering vital upgrades to ageing water infrastructure...
Man charged with 596 online child abuse offences
Just outside of Gympie, an investigation by Queensland Police Crime Command has led to a 27-year-old man being charged with 596 child abuse-related offences...
