Stay safe this summer
Gympie residents are being urged to prepare their homes and families this Summer, as part of a new disaster preparedness campaign launching this month.
Gympie...
Highway horror caught on dash cam
High drama played out on Facebook for all to see when dash cam footage of a near-miss head-on crash on the Mary Valley was...
Christmas fun for Probus
It was a sea of red when the Gympie Probus group welcomed in the Christmas season at their recent meeting.
The Christmas Party with Probus...
Putting proves challenging for vets
It was another great day for the Gympie Vet Golfers when 70 vets played a single Stableford in conjunction with the Top 10 Order...
Gympie’s new waste facility manager
The Gympie Waste Management Facility and waste transfer stations at Rainbow Beach, Tin Can Bay, Mary Valley, Gunalda, Widgee, Goomeri, and Kilkivan will transition...
All-in effort to protect K’gari
It takes a village to protect a village from the threat of bushfire and that’s what happened on K’gari (formerly known as Fraser Island)...
Biosecurity boost
The first of 100 new Queensland Government biosecurity officers will begin moving to the frontline this month, Primary Industries Minister and Gympie MP Tony...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Building fire
No patients were reported at a building fire on Bonnick Road, Gympie at 5.35am Monday, 2 December.
Motorcycle crash
A patient with a shoulder injury...
Free advice for new students over 18
Gympie university campus is offering free help for adults considering starting a TAFE or university course.
If you are thinking of studying in 2025 or...
Major K’gari drug seizure
Wide Bay was the climactic scene of Australia's biggest ever drug smuggling sting last weekend, when police and border force officers arrested 13 people...
A walk in someone else’s wheelchair
Councillors, advocates, representatives from local community groups, businesses and the community all came together to experience just a snippet of what it's like to...
Gympie Show targeted by thieves
Members of the Gympie District Show Society took to Facebook last Wednesday, 25 November to express their disappointment after they were targeted by thieves.
"It's...
Dragons go for gold at State Champs
March has been a golden month for the Cooloola Dragons (Wide Bay Warriors), with the dragon-boat club winning gold, silver, and bronze medals at...
