Water supply action at Cherbourg
Vital water security improvements are underway at the Cherbourg indigenous community, just west of Gympie region, the federal and state governments have announced.
The project...
Arrest numbers soar in police crime crackdown
A total of 45 people have been charged with 104 offences in Gympie's Wide Bay Burnett district, in one month of the continuing police...
Insurance win for volunteers
Volunteers have had a big win under annually renewed disaster season insurance arrangements covering personal injury, according to the state government.
Fire, Disaster Recovery and...
News snippets from across the region over the past week
House fire
Three patients were assessed for smoke inhalation following a house fire on Wonga Court, Lower Wonga, at 11.46pm on Sunday, 29 March. All...
What’s next for AICM’s lease?
The Australian Institute of Country Music's lease is about to be up, and Gympie Regional Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, 31 March,...
Opportunity on offer with lifestyle property
A 5.48ha Cedar Pocket property with two houses offers the opportunity to renovate, rebuild or renew and benefit.
Rob Nimmo at Laguna Real Estate said...
Lovely Lourdes’ letter from the King
There is no way you would guess that Lourdes Verrier is 100, but she's got her letter from the King to go with the...
CCC leaders look to fostering connections
Cooloola Christian College seniors, Amber Jones, Brayden Hooper, Ella Gratten, and Jasmine Watt, explain why they opted to become school leaders and what they...
Man airlifted after snake bite
The Sunshine Coast-based LifeFlight aeromedical team airlifted a man to hospital after a suspected sea snake bite at Leisha Track in Cooloola at 10:40am...
78 new cops for Wide-Bay Burnett
Gympie is a part of a program to bolster the police recruits across Queensland, with 78 recruits being allocated to the Wide Bay Burnett...
Drivers warned of Easter police beach patrols, starting now.
Beach drivers are warned to be on their best behaviour over the Easter school holidays, when police carry out what has become a beach...
Youth crime crackdown
In a youth crime crackdown, 45 people were charged with 104 offences in the Wide Bay Burnett district, which includes Gympie, as part of...
Hot day makes for hot action
Last Thursday, 26 March, was a very hot day out on the green at the Gympie Bowls Club, but it didn’t stop 41 bowlers...
