War, Gympie and Thomas Mudge
Thomas William Mudge was born on 4 February 1872 in Ulladulla, New South Wales and was the eldest son of fourteen children born to...
Silver lining of medical centre closure
The closure of Imbil Family Medical on 17 February has left residents in the area without access to a GP.
Imbil resident Marguerita Vorobioff...
The debt we can never repay
The treatment of armed service veterans by a succession of federal governments is a scandal almost beyond belief.
We owe our vets a debt that...
Bailey Responds To Road Safety Claims
Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey has responded to claims made by Llew O’Brien regarding safer roads in the Wide Bay Region....
Nominations now open for Volunteering Awards
During National Volunteer Week 15-21 May 2023, volunteers from all over Queensland will be recognised at the Queensland Volunteering Awards at Brisbane City...
Gympie Hospital gains new staff
More than 140 graduate nurses and midwives are ready to translate the skills they’ve learnt at university into excellent care for local patients, as...
Goodbye to a garden guru
This week marks the last contribution from our gardening guru Robyn Bowman.
Over the last two years, Robyn has written about a myriad of...
Vet shortage puts pets at risk
Gympie local Sandie Hampton experienced the fright of her life last week, when her pregnant English Bull Terrier, Tawny, needed emergency surgery, and the...
Vale: Alan Mackay-Sim
January 4, 2023, was a sad day for Oriana Choir, and for the nation.
It was on that day that Alan Mackay-Sim AM, the...
What’s on around the region this week?
SATURDAY 25 February
Cleaner Farm Dams Workshop
A workshop will be held at Gympie later this month on Cleaner Farm Dams to improve water quality, carbon...
GFHS talks history
The first of the Gympie Family History Society's monthly talks was held on Saturday 18 February, and those in attendance found it very informative...
Nature’s gentleman leaves us
Jim Saunders was born on 4 September 1935 to Reg and Evy Saunders, and had a sister Betty, also now deceased.
He lived in the...

















