Lew’s lifetime of service
Gympie’s second Superintendent, Lewis Harder Dean served for a record 47 years in the role, which, we believe is a world record.
But that is...
New eco-authority dilemma
Doubt continues about Queensland Government intentions to establish an "independent environmental protection agency," including concerns about its role in vetting development plans over much...
Birds, bees and forestry
Gympie region's western districts MP Deb Frecklington has criticised a 20-year extension to beekeeping access to national parks as not good enough.
She told state...
Eco-law impacts
New and emerging conservation laws are expected to have direct impacts on Gympie region's economy as well as its eco-systems.
Public debate, including in state...
Changes not ‘bee-fore time’
Beekeepers had been "given the runaround" for years but would now have 20 years of certainty, following Nature Conservation Act changes welcomed by Gympie...
‘National Sparks and Wildfire’ jibe
Katter's Australian Party leader Robbie Katter has strongly criticised what he alleged wete maintenance failures in national parks, saying the Queensland Parks and Wildlife...
Briefs
New national park links
Near-Gympie state forest land has moved a big step closer to its planned conversion into national park, with notice of the...
Duntroon cadets hit Coast
Many locals and visitors have noticed the army conducting exercises around Inskip Point and in the Wide Bay Bar over the past week.
Four...
Esky killer seeks parole
One of the men jailed for the killing of Gold Coast man Shaun Barker in 2013, Matthew Leslie Armitage has applied for parole.
Armitage, along...
Approaching pointy end of darts season
Dino Buchanan joins the ranks of the 180 throwers, along with Tyson Hillcoat, after an impressive performance for their prospective teams in the Gympie...
Could rent control help with housing crisis?
As the housing crisis depends in the Gympie area, the University of New South Wales is calling on those in power to seriously consider...
Rider critical after Imbil crash
A man in his 40s has sustained critical injuries
following a serious motorcycle crash in Imbil
on Friday 26 August.
The crash is believed to have occurred
around...
Reely good catches
Although down on numbers due to the weather conditions, a few keen anglers ventured to the Rainbow Beach Sports Club on Friday night to...
