Wheelchair taxi grants for Gympie’s Christmas
The state government has announced $6.3 million worth of grants to the taxi industry to increase wheelchair accessible taxi services in regions like Gympie.
Acting...
Originals mark new Gympie banking era
Credit Union amalgamations have been going on for a long time in response to ever increasing overheads, particularly in the form of more demanding...
Pole says: 125th Fire Brigade anniversary was hot
Plenty of people helped the Gympie Fire Service to celebrate 125 years since its founding at the historic Gympie Fire Station last weekend.
In addition...
Police weather warning to drivers after two deaths
As wet conditions increase the risk of road crashes, the Queensland Police Service is urging road users to drive safely, adhere to the road...
Motorbike crash – another airlift from K’gari
The Bundaberg-based LifeFlight aeromedical crew yesterday airlifted a man to hospital following a motorbike crash on K’gari.
It is believed the motorbike rider was part...
Storms cut power
Thundeerstorms and associated winds have blacked out 330 households and businesses from Widgee and Bells Bridge to Maryborough, as repair crews work to make...
DV fundraiser packs a punch
What started as a birthday celebration turned into a powerful show of community spirit and support for women facing domestic violence when the many...
Gympie’s hidden hoard
To mark National Recycling Week, Specsavers Gympie is encouraging locals to help tackle Australia’s eyewear waste problem, which experts are calling “Gloarding."
This National Recycling...
Feedback sought on SEQ water opportunities
The Department of Local Government, Water and Volunteer (DLGWV) is inviting the South East Queensland farming sector to provide feedback on five proposed options...
Good news, bad news
Good news, bad news
It was a good news- bad news week as thousands of Gympie region people remembered to remember - hundreds at memorial...
Gary’s orchid love was a top talking point
Gary Walker, the president of the Gympie Orchid Society and the husband of vice-president Julie Walker, was the guest speaker at the October meeting...
Dorothy’s 100 years of family and friends
Dorothy Meredith turned 100 last Wednesday, 5 November, and friends and family gathered on Saturday at the Gympie RSL to celebrate this incredible milestone.
A...
Woman’s body found on K’Gari
Police are investigating the sudden death of a 19-year-old woman at K’gari (Fraser Island) this morning, 19 January.
Emergency services were called to a beach...
