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Make it safely through Christmas

The Christmas and New Year period, although meant to be one of the happiest and cherished times of the year, can also be one...

Merry Christmas My Friend

James M Schmidt was a Marine Lance Corporal stationed in Washington DC when this poem was written in 1986, he originally called it “Merry...

Cheer from Christmas’ past

The Gympie Family History Society presents a selection of Christmas stories from the Gympie Times from more than a century ago. 26 March 1914 On Christmas...

Jobs at steak, according to report

For the first time, independent data published in the Our Steak in Australia report reveals the true number of jobs and the economic activity...

Fraser’s 30 year milestone as World Heritage site

The rich history and cultural significance of K’gari (Fraser Island) has been marked by a moving ceremony to acknowledge 30 years of the island...

Rattler’s screen debut next Thursday

After being viewed by some 1.5 million viewers in the UK, Gympie’s Mary Valley Rattler will steam across Australian screens when the World’s Most...

New lounge brings timeless style

As soon as you enter Gympie’s latest new addition, you’re transported to another time where dressing up and rich, velvety colours were all the...

Santa found some good kids at Rainbow

Congratulations to everyone involved in bringing the hugely popular Santa Comes to Rainbow event to the Rainbow Beach region again this year. Locals and...

Memorial Surf Comp memories honoured

The Rainbow Beach Boardriders Club held their 36th annual Memorial Classic Competition last weekend at Teewah Beach and although the surf was not ideal...

Gympie start of chain’s east coast assault

Gympie is the place to be, at least according to Tool Kit Depot. The company was excited to open the doors to its first store...

Your presence the best gift

Gympie Police are urging motorists to make safe decisions on Queensland roads with the Queensland Police Service’s (QPS) annual road safety enforcement operation commencement...

We have a hospital, why can’t we use it?

Gene McLeod is frustrated with the public health system and says we have a perfectly good hospital here at Gympie that we can't use. Gene...

Defence exercise at Tin Can Bay

A letter was sent out to residents of Tin Can Bay and Rainbow Beach in October to make them aware of an upcoming training...