General location announced for overtaking lanes on Tin Can Bay Road
Planning is now complete for new overtaking lanes on Tin Can Bay Road, the Transport and Main Roads Department has just announced.
The lanes are...
6600 blacked out in Gympie as storms hit region
A total of 6600 Gympie region power consumers were blacked out in one night, during a week of fierce weather across the region this...
Happy, smiling people having fun
The Dash for Cash was back, and one lucky winner scored $5000 at the 4Tint2U Race Day at the Gympie Turf Club on Saturday.
The...
Seniors serve up support for Meals on Wheels
The Gympie & District Senior Citizens Club has once again put its money where its heart is, presenting a donation to support one of...
Hats are back for fashion stakes
There was certainly plenty of colour and surprises on the catwalk this month for the Gympie Turf Club's Fashions' on the Field event, with...
Mark Ritchie’s Journey with Jobmatch
Gympie local Mark Ritchie is on his career journey after the assistance of local employment provider Jobmatch Employment.
Back in February 2025, Mark really...
‘Fed failure clogs hospitals’: MP
Federal mismanagement of aged care, disability and hospital funding has left vulnerable disabled and older Australians in hospitals because they can’t be discharged into...
Chippy cheated after tools pinched at pub-site
A local carpenter working on the major revamp of Tin Can Bay’s Sleepy Lagoon Hotel has been left without his tools and his livelihood,...
Night works in pipeline for Mellor St
The black spot roadworks on Station Road and Mellor Street are set to continue, with further diversions and detours to be introduced from next...
Grave concerns go unanswered at cemetery
It might be the 21st Century, but even Gympie wasn’t quite expecting to see a robot quietly roaming the cemetery.
A local resident, who lives...
Rain fails to stop bowls
The rain on Sunday, 23 November, had the Cooloola Coast Bowls Club worried, but the games went on.
The first round of the mixed...
Cooloola Cove goes for ‘best water’ title
Cooloola Cove residents may have the best town water in Australia, and they will find out when Australia’s best-tasting tap water is judged on...

















