Rainbow Beach lady tradie blazes a national trail
Former James Nash State High School student and Rainbow Beach local Caitlyn Hayes has been recognised nationally for her achievements in the trades, taking...
Reeling in big October catches
Lucky to have great weather, The Rainbow Beach Amateur Anglers held its October Competition at Rainbow Beach, with temperatures in the high 20’s, light...
Timber plan to secure supply for new homes
Queensland will have enough local timber to end its dependence on product imported from countries with no environmental safeguards, under a 25-year plan to...
Teewah airfield doomed by national park rules
Environment Minister Andrew Powell says the previous Government's conversion of the Teewah airfield to national park has caused apparently impossible problems with keeping it...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Motorbike crash
A patient with shoulder and arm injuries was transported to Gympie Hospital in stable condition following a motorcycle crash on Noosa Road, Mothar...
Dickabram Bridge to re-open before Christmas
The Dickabram Bridge on Miva Road, north of Gympie, will reopen mid December (weather permitting).
The bridge will remain closed to traffic as the...
Hitched history huge success
On Saturday 18 November, a large group of members and guests joined the Gympie Family History Society (GFHS) at St Patrick’s Catholic Church for...
Fleet of foot, curious by nature
Horses are relatively late arrivals on the Australian landscape when you look at the bigger scheme of things.
However, they have become embedded in the...
‘Hands tied’ says council on zombie approval
The Gympie Regional Council says it cannot influence how the developer of the Bellagrove Estate proceeds, despite part of the land being identified as...
Trump ‘forgives’ Rudd, lauds Albo
The Gympie-linked former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, now Australia's Ambassador to the United States, has been "forgiven" at the highest level for the undiplomatic...
Getting behind Uriah
There has been an outpouring of community support for 18-year-old Uriah, whowas recently involved in a devastating car accident that left him with severe...
Runners celebrate 100 runs
Had the 25 Gympie Hash House Harriers known Monday night's post-run nosh was going to be such a tasty Mexican feast, members think they...
Aussie larrikins to the rescue
Aussie larrikins may be the key to saving Australia's alliance with America, even as world events challenge traditional links, according to two academics at...
