Ageing Australia’s recommendations ahead of federal budget
The most recent data available from the census in 2021 describes the average age as 48 and shows that the population is aging, with...
Funds available to empower youth
Gympie not-for-profit groups are invited by the FRRR to collaborate with local young people in remote, rural and regional communities to design and deliver...
Soaring to dizzying heights
A Queensland glider pilot has used the Bond Springs airstrip, home to the Alice Springs Gliding Club, as a base to set more than...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
Motorcycle crash
Paramedics and a rescue helicopter are on the scene of a motorcycle crash on the Wide Bay Highway, at Woolooga, at around 9.40am,...
Council prepares alternatives as state reviews rural TLPI changes
Gympie Regional Council is awaiting feedback from the state government following its conditional approval of the council’s Temporary Local Planning Instruments (TLPIs).
Gympie Regional Council...
Why go away? Mates’ rates come home with Sunny Staycation
Visit Sunshine Coast, the peak tourism body covering the Gympie Local Government Area, has launched Sunny Staycation, a new campaign offering exclusive deals on...
Games On for grassroots sport
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington is encouraging all eligible organisations to put forward their shovel‑ready projects for the next round of the Games On!...
Katter to press for abortion debate
Katter's Australian Party will push to reverse the Government's ban on discussing abortion when state parliament reconvenes for 2026 today Tuesday 10 February, party...
‘Call it what you like, but it’s K’gari’: Minister
People are welcome to keeep calling the island of K'gari "Fraser Island" if they like, Natural Resources Minister Dale Last has told petitioners.
But Mr...
Petitions aim to beat the heat
Two petitions to state parliament are seeking law changes to help Queenslanders beat the summer heat, along with other "health threats."
One calls for compulsory...
Yes, Minister! :State wants no enviro protections for Gympie’s undeveloped areas
Seventy-five per cent of the Gympie region could lose temporary biodiversity protections if the State Government has its way.
Acting Minister for State Development and...
Proudly caring for Mary
A native fish that has been faced with extinction is set to play a role in a much-wider effort to save the health of...
Beating cancer, one step at a time
Simon Harvey didn’t have to to walk around Australia in his own battle with cancer - he is doing it to raise awareness of...
