Industry group welcomes timber plan
Industry group Timber Queensland has welcomed the new state government Queensland Future Timber Plan, saying it would revitalise the wood products sector.
Describing the 25-year...
BoM bombs out
The Bureau of Meteorology's new "improved" website has everyone talking about the weather, most complaining about a website so hard to navigate that it...
Last chance for Spring in the Mary competition
It’s coming down to the last minute to get your most gorgeous shots in for this year’s Spring in the Mary Photo Competition with...
In brief
Single-vehicle crash
A man in his 20s with back injuries was transported to Gympie Hospital in stable condition following a single-vehicle rollover on Bular...
Tailored to win the day
Guests were dressed to impress, and impress they did, earning themselves winning titles for fashions on the field at the Brown, Macaulay and Warren...
Sure bet for fun
Cash winners, lucky wheelbarrows, birthday girls and an all-around good time were seen at the Brown, Macaulay and Warren race day on Saturday 25...
Man airlifted after tractor rollover
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew on airlifted a man to hospital after a tractor rollover on Monday 27 October.
The LifeFlight helicopter was tasked...
‘Be prepared’ bushfire advice
Queenslanders hve been urged to prepare for the worst this fire season.
Theodore MP Mark Boothman ventured south with his plea for preparedness, "especially with...
Bolton’s safety call to end shark nets
Drumlines are ineffective in reducing "unprovoked shark interactions," and should be replaced with alternatives, according to Gympie's southern political neighbour, Noosa MP Sandy Bolton.
Ms...
Hills alive with country music
Country music "boomed through the hills of Amamoor State Forest in the Mary Valley for the 43rd Gympie Music Muster," an enthusiastic MP Tony...
Flying fox powers ‘already there’ – Minister
Councils, farmers, landholders and communities have the legislative powers they need to manage flying foxes, Environment Minister Andrew Powell has told state parliament.
Mr Powell...
Law to free up fire fighters
Volunteer rural fire fighters will be free to use their own initiative to help communities cope with disasters, under a new law to eliminate...
‘Tragic, sad and scary’: Gympie Muslim reaction to Bondi
Gympie RSL president Adel Amin has expressed his personal sadness and anger at the Bondi massacre tragedy.
"Two ideological criminals have tainted the year and...
