Pyramid protesters charges dropped
"I'm a free woman, then?" exclaimed Aunty Dawn Tomlinson when she heard the verdict from Gympie Magistrate Chris Callaghan on Monday.
She, Wit-Boooka, Diane Djaki...
Two vehicle crash lands 3 in hospital
Paramedics, supported by two rescue helicopters, attended a serious two-vehicle crash reported on the Bruce Highway at Gunalda at 5.37pm on Friday, 24 February....
Highway claims another fatality
A man in his 70s has died following a traffic crash at Bauple last Thursday night (23 February).
Initial investigations indicate at approximately 8.40pm on...
Council announces parting of ways with Rattler
A Gympie Regional Council statement after the Ordinary Meeting of 22 February announced the council had agreed to part ways with the Mary Valley...
SES boosted by new equipment
State Emergency Service (SES) groups across the North Coast Region have received life-saving equipment worth over $27,000, as part of the Energising Qld SES...
Finding employees – and keeping them
Last week, Gympie Chamber of Commerce president Petra Van Beek wrote about how Gympie businesses can make themselves attractive to employees, in a new...
Legal threat over Bay review
An e-petition strongly critical of state government environmental policies will be taken into account in the current review of Great Sandy Marine Park management,...
Rewarding career awaits graduates of new program
In Australia, the Aged Care industry is being faced with an alarming shortage of workers.
The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has...
Llew urges Vets to get a Cert
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien is inviting defence force veterans who served overseas in Australia’s Defence Forces from the Second World War...
What’s on around the region this week?
FRIDAY 3 March
Night Market
The Gympie Night Market has a great selection of locally sourced and hand made produce and products and services, live music...
Kilkivan SES gains a new group leader
The Kilkivan State Emergency Services (SES) will be welcoming their new volunteer leader later this month.
Future group leader Trevor Hogan has an extensive background...
Rattler ‘thinking’ on deal
The Rattler Railway Company has responded tentatively to the Gympie Regional Council's separation offer.
A Rattler spokesperson said the deal, which has been on the...
Coast gets $6.30M first bite, while Gympie waits
A $6.3 million health hub has opened on Sixth Avenue in Maroochydore, combining dental and breast screening services under one roof — a development...
