CCC celebrates new primary village
Cooloola Christian College celebrates the official opening of its new Primary Village on Friday, 15 August.
As guests arrived, the College's Primary Leaders welcomed them...
QPWS fires ahead in new hazard reduction program record
The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service has claimed a new record for bushfire hazard reduction burns, saying reduced fuel load after the burning will...
New plan to help veterans
Veterans and the rest of the Queensland community are encouraged to have their say on the first Queensland Veterans’ and Veterans’ Families’ Strategy, Premier...
UPDATE: Kilkivan quake ‘felt from Cairns to Sydney’ – biggest in 50 years
The Kilkivan-Widgee-Goomeri earthquake on 16 August was felt from Cairns to Sydney and was Queensland's biggest land-based quake in 50 years, according to federal...
Motorbike riders airlifted
The LifeFlight rescue and aeromedical service has airlifted a trailbike rider who suffered "significant chest injuries" in a crash in a national park near...
‘Gratitude’ for new Muster money
Gympie Music Muster CEO Greg Cavanagh says he and his organisation are deeply grateful for the state government's pledged $100,000 a year support for...
Renewed call for boaties safety
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) Water Police were around Double Island Point and Rainbow Beach to remind boaties to check their safety equipment is...
Grant keeps us racing ahead
A newly announced $140, 000 state government grant will help keep Gympie Turf Club among the state's leading country racing success stories.
Gympie MP Tony...
‘Moral obligation’ to Vietnam vets
Australia seems to have hated its young people in the early 1970s, when it turned its back on the young warriors, including conscripts, returning...
5.6 Mag Kilkivan quake shakes SEQ
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook south-east Queensland on Saturday morning, with reports that it was felt as far away as Rockhampton in the north...
The mental health magic of a haircut
A trip to the hairdresser might seem like just another item on your to-do list, but it can actually give your mental health a...
Funding confirms new fire station at Gympie
There's no new news for the Gympie region in an announcement of a spending spree on the Queensland Fire Department, but there is further...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Fall from motorcycle
A patient in stable condition was transported to Nambour Hospital following a fall from a motorcycle on Blue Wren Place, Cooroy, at...
