That’s a wrap on festive fundraiser
Betty Smith, co-ordinator of the Little Haven and Community Bus Christmas wrapping fundraising drive, is overjoyed with the community’s response, which helped the drive...
Fluoride – battle of the petitions
Gympie Regional Council's decision to cease fluoridation of urban water supplies could be over-ridden by the state government if a current petition, posted on...
History gets a heart starter
The Gympie and District Historical Society has received a potentially life-saving boost, thanks to the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) from the...
Hallie makes a stellar entrance as SC Health first baby for 2026
The Sunshine Coast Hospital district welcomed its first baby of the year, Hallie June Moore, at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital, just an hour...
Top chop shop for karate
Gympie Karate Club has provided expert coaching and quality equipment to its members for more than half a century.
Sensei Noel Turner has run the...
New intern docs learn the ropes at Gympie and SCUH
Seventy-six new graduate doctors are joining the team at Sunshine Coast Health, ready to transform their training into person-centred care at hospitals across the...
‘Let them eat tilapia’: pest fish petition
Biosecurity laws are protecting rather than stamping out the highly edible pest fish, tilapia, as found in the Mary and other Queensland rivers, according...
Safer flood detour delivered for Southside
Southside residents now have a safer and more reliable flood detour, with upgrades to Smerdon, Pritchard and Copp Roads officially complete.
The project wrapped up...
‘User pays’ call on flood drive rescues
The Queensland parliament is being asked to penalise people who knowingly choose to drive in flood waters, with drivers told they will have to...
Gems stolen in Mary Street
Police are appealing for public assistance with investigations into gems stolen from a vehicle in Mary Street, Gympie on January 7 at approx. 3.10pm.
The...
Rainbow Beach a shark-spotting leader
Rainbow Beach is one of 10 reasons behind the state government's newly announced expansion of its shark-spotting drone program.
Fisheries Minister Tony Perrett announced the...
Community support needed for dances
The Cooloola Coast Dances Group have been asked to hold more dances due to the uncertainty of Long Flat dances continuing and are asking...
Boomtown bats
Gympie's Commissioners Gully residents can hardly wait until August, when they say Gympie Regional Council will have a two-to-three-month window of opportunity to drive...
