Bolton’s safety call to end shark nets
Drumlines are ineffective in reducing "unprovoked shark interactions," and should be replaced with alternatives, according to Gympie's southern political neighbour, Noosa MP Sandy Bolton.
Ms...
Hills alive with country music
Country music "boomed through the hills of Amamoor State Forest in the Mary Valley for the 43rd Gympie Music Muster," an enthusiastic MP Tony...
Flying fox powers ‘already there’ – Minister
Councils, farmers, landholders and communities have the legislative powers they need to manage flying foxes, Environment Minister Andrew Powell has told state parliament.
Mr Powell...
Law to free up fire fighters
Volunteer rural fire fighters will be free to use their own initiative to help communities cope with disasters, under a new law to eliminate...
Gympie home destroyed
Police are investigating what they say was a suspicious fire in inner Gympie, after a house in Lawrence Street went up in flames and...
Campfire sparks Dunes grassfire
What started as an illegal campfire saw a grass fire that quickly took hold up the Dunes at the Teewah Campgrounds on Sunday 26...
A taste of the future
There have only been two other events in Australia in the past 40 years that have been as significant … the 1988 Brisbane World...
Top marks for our uni
Gympie's University of the Sunshine Coast has topped Queensland for student satisfaction, according to the Good Universities Guide.
The university, which maintains a Gympie campus...
Gympie properties in flames
A property in Gympie was found in flames with several crews responding to put out the fire on Friday 24 October.
The fire, at Victory...
Rampaging joy at dogs’ day out
Back in the happy simple past, we didn't have or need off-leash dog parks because, while there were leash rules, few fretted overly about...
Plate thieves locked out
Gympie residents have taken a big step towards protecting their vehicles, thanks to a recent Queensland Police Service (QPS) initiative.
On 18 October, a...
Badly injured man airlifted from near-Imbil property
A man has been airlifted to hospital after a serious machinery accident near Imbil on Friday morning 24 October, a LifeFlight helicopter rescue service...
Footpaths for Range Rd will increase safety, advocate says
Gympie Regional Council announced footpath work started along Rifle Range Road and connecting roads on Monday, 19 January, on their social media page on...
