Desperate need for regional health
Reports on overwhelming fatigue affecting surgeons has sparked an admission into the health service about possible causes to the level of burnout as well...
Gympie gets new tennis coach
A new tennis coach has arrived in Gympie and is keen to meet anyone wanting to learn to play tennis or wanting to improve...
Vet shortage ‘biosecurity threat’
Vets are working hard - too hard, it is claimed, especially in regional areas - because there aren't enough of them.
And Bronwyn Orr, of...
Parks dream comes true
A hugely signifcant expansion of Noosa region's national park area, confirmed recently, will include a large area of Gympie region in achieving a...
Bypass progress powers on
It's coming this year, whether we're ready or not and it means massive change.
'It' is the bypass and all reports indicate it will be...
No storms to rain on NYE event
Predicted storms for New Year's Eve didn't eventuate on Sunday night and a free celebration put on by Gympie Council went off largely without...
Kids see culture at Kitiwah
On Tuesday, 7 December, Aunty Lisa and Leaf from Cooloola Cultural Connection visited Kitiwah Place Early Learning Centre to share culture and practices with...
Banning breeds ‘wrong approach’ on dog attacks
The veterinary profession has questioned recent Queensland government moves to ban some dog breeds to reduce sometimes fatal dog attacks.
Australian Veterinary Association spokesperson Katherine...
Jet ski rider airlifted
The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter crew airlifted a man from K'gari (Fraser Island) after he was injured while riding a jet ski.
The aeromedical...
Storms wreck farms
Damage to homes and farm buildings was only part of the carnage from Christmas-New Year storms across many parts of the Wide Bay Burnett...
Summer of storms
If you thought the weather was wild lately, it was not just your imagination.
Strong winds and a barrage of lightning strikes made it a...
New year new exhibition showing Hinterland
The Gympie Regional Gallery will welcome the new year with a new exhibition, ‘Hinterland: beyond the visible’.
A warm invitation is extended to visitors...
Neighbour saves South Burnett farmer
It took only seconds for South Burnett farmer Clive Weier to lose his arm in an auger, and a split-second reaction from his neighbour...
