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Big, bold and practical

Pathfinder has been a cornerstone of the Nissan line-up since 1985, designed as a softer, smaller sibling to the heavy-duty Patrol. Now in its fifth...

‘I’m pleased he’s dead’

"It's good he's dead. He can't hurt anyone anymore." Gympie victim of extreme institutional child abuse, Joe Kiernan, was talking about the once revered...

Uncle Jimmy has his day

Gympie region made history last weekend when its council became the first local authority in Queensland ever to succeed in having a geographical feature...

Wide Bay nearly $3M in debt to SPER

Wide Bay residents with outstanding SPER debts have had their vehicles clamped and seized as part of the latest field enforcement operation by the...

Signing off

Kilkivan Action Group (KAG), an association of protestors voicing opposition to the Powerlink Pumped Hydro Project's choice of transmission line corridors, has accused the...

Good news on youth crime

While youth crime is a hot topic around the country, Gympie region seems to be the exception to the rule. Inspector Brad Inskip of the...

Award chance for Gympie ginger pioneer

If you like ginger confectionery, curries or soft drinks, you owe a lot to Gympie ginger growing operation, Templeton Ginger, which is in the...

Gympie link to World Record win

Gympie men Percy Elliott and Milton Hose are among a hundred or so other stationary engine enthusiasts who have found themselves in the Australian...

Morning tea and many donations

The Gympie Quota Club ladies and many supporters enjoyed the Cancer Council's 30 years of the Biggest Morning Tea at the Coffee Club, on...

Government Grants Keep Kids Afloat!

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has launched a new lifesaving program, aimed at teaching Queensland kids how to swim. SwimStart will provide greater access to swimming lessons...

‘Pylon parasites’ ruin our west

Powerlink's "pylon parasites" would invade Wide Bay under the "state government's pumped-hydro-power gamble," Gympie's Wide Bay MP Lew O'Brien told federal parliament this week. "If...

Monster books on sale

Once again Little Haven Palliative Care is hosting the Monster Book Sale, this time on next weekend, 10 and 11 June. All proceeds of the...

Year of growth on family farm

What a difference a year makes - especially for Trevor Rimmington and daughter Ashleigh Andrews at their Lower Wonga farm. Not only have they continued...