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...
Young riders eye pathways forward
Endurance horse riding encourages participation across all ages and all abilities.
The Stirling’s Crossing Endurance Centre annual education weekend highlighted this, with young riders coming...
Ombudsman call on Gympie airport row
The Queensland Ombudsman has been asked to intervene in a long-running row over Gympie Regional Council's actions in shutting down aircraft manufacturer Rollo McKinley...
Jared Sippels’ record-breaking knock
Gympie Gold XI's Jared Sippel had a record-breaking knock on Saturday, 24 January, against Tewantin Noosa, scoring a massive 224 runs.
The first record he...
10 years of finding frog
The Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee has announced that Find a Frog in February has been gathering data from the Sunshine to Fraser Coast...
Blaming dingoes gets govt off the hook
Killing dingoes has been the standard response to any even slightly dingo-linked issue, by Governments of all persuasions.
When they couldn't blame Lindy Chamberlain, they...
Rider airlifted after Tiaro Forest motorbike crash
The LifeFlight Sunshine Coast aeromedical crew has airlifted a man to hospital after a dirtbike crash in the Tiaro State Forest, near Bauple.
A LifeFlight...
News snippets from across the region over the past week
Single-vehicle crash
A patient, in stable condition, was transported to Gympie Hospital following a single-vehicle crash on Mary Valley Road at Kandanga, at 9.16am on...
