Dry brings suffering on the land
Surging demand for fodder for drought-stricken livestock has been only one result of dry times, as our region's primary producers face what charity workers...
Hydro response on ‘outdated info’ claim
Major works associated with the state government's $14 billion pumped hydro electricity scheme for Borumba Dam, may not require further environmenal assessment, despite a...
Tin Can Bay hosts Steam and Vintage Rally
The Cooloola Heritage and Historical Society recently made a successful application to Gympie Regional Council for the land formerly known as the Tin Can...
Software upgrade brought Gympie – and Optus – down
Gympie businesses lost millions of dollars in turnover after what started as a routine software upgrade, but became a massive nationwide downgrade of reputation...
Changing like the weather
Farmer fortunes are changing like the weather.
This may be good luck for some, and for outer suburban residents living on tank water, because things...
McDonald’s mayoral bid
Ex-Gympie region councillor Mark McDonald is running for mayor, he announced this week.
"Gympie now sits at a tipping point of prosperity, or failure to...
Wind farm
Gympie's western and north-eastern distrcts include large areas dedicated to potential wind energy investigation areas, under draft state government plans, due to be finalised...
‘Hole’ lot of difference
It's marvellous what you can do with cinnamon donuts.
Tht is especially so if you make and sell 13,000 of them at the Gympie Muster,...
Paraglider pilot airlifted after beach crash
A paraglider has been airlifted to hospital after crashing his aircraft at Rainbow Beach.
The man, in his 30s with chest, back and leg injuries,...
Town farewells namesake church
Kilkivan residents put religious variations aside in a big and very ecumenical way last month, when they gathered to celebrate the last mass at...
Music and Money to help local school
A chance to have a sing, play or simply relax and enjoy the tunes of local musicians was had at the Wolvi Hall for...
Service failure fallout gives 200GB
Gympie was hit hard by the nationwide Optus outage where 10 million Australians were left without phones or internet, disrupting the work and lives...
Chance of more rain, but not much
Heavy overnight rain across some parts of Gympie region overnight is not predicted to mean any return of flood danger,
Rain is a possibility over...
