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"Of course, I could be wrong... " It is a constant lesson in humility to find things I felt so strongly about when I was...

Quota helps out the Brothers

Gympie Quotarians, Joy, Noela, and Margie dropped off many toy donations on behalf of the group for the Military Brotherhood’s Christmas Toy run, recently. Gympie...

Students shine at awards night

On Tuesday, 11 November, Tin Can Bay P-10 State School proudly hosted its annual Awards Night, celebrating the achievements of students across academic, sporting,...

Ag workers safety plea

Australian primary industries, major drivers for the national and Gympie region econmy, are also the most dangerous for their employed and self-employed workers, according...

Change softly happens before our eyes

Driving around the district you are hit with the realisation that we often forget to take notice of the changes taking place in front...

Businesses tell of Mary Street ‘terror’

Criminal tobacco and vape traders had damaged Mary Street businesses, terrified workers and drawn in "a clientele associated with substance misuse," state parliament was...

Tough new tobacco, vape laws passed

Both sides of the Queensland parliament have backed new legislation cracking down on illicit tobacco and vape traders. Shadow Health Minister Mark Bailey said the...

War graves recognised

Commemorations have begun in Gympie for eight local post-war veterans whose deaths have now been formally accepted as related to their war service, volunteer...

Free drop-off for hazardous waste

Free disposal of chemicals, paint, oils and other hazardous waste materials will be less of a headache for Gympie residents after a free drop-off...

‘Senior’ theme for morning tea donations

More than sixty people attended the Lions Club of Gympie Community Morning Tea held at the Senior Citizens Centre on Thursday, 13 November. Entertainment for...

Giveaways ‘more than a million’

Gympie and District Community Bendigo Bank has topped the million dollar mark in grants to community groups, "to address local issues and influence a...

Patients stranded” in hospitals

A funding crisis in aged and disability care services has left Gympie's overstretched Sunshine Coast hospital system with 74 patients stranded in hospital because...

Road death grief strikes twice for Gympie family

Jamie Venardos was 2km from home on Monday afternoon, when the horror and unending grief behind our road toll statistics struck his family for...