Who REALLY discovered gold in Gympie?
Many Gympie people recognise the name of James Nash in connection with the discovery of gold at Gympie in 1867.
But what about the name...
SES Week recognises local volunteer
Sheryl Doig is one of thousands of volunteers who respond to local, state and national emergencies as a member of the State Emergency Service...
Island fires info blast
Two senior Environment Department officials have reportedly been counselled after internal emails revealed they had put "public relations" ahead of facts during last year's...
’Tear it down, start again’
A newly released report has confirmed that Gympie Hospital is not coping, is beyond upgrading and needs a total “redevelopment,“ possibly at a better...
Covid, hospitals and free speech
When we see the latest figures on Gympie coronavirus immunisations and the hopeless state of the Gympie Hospital, it seems more than coincidental that...
Stacy head and shoulders above the rest
In a heavily male dominated profession, Gympie’s own Stacy Edwards, or Lady Memphis as she is more commonly known, has become a finalist for...
False claim as councillors ‘gagged’
Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig is at the centre of a statewide row over the claimed Orwellian overreach of a state bureaucracy accussed of effectively...
Record home price
Andrew Hawkins, who has sold real estate in Rainbow Beach for 14 years, says the current market is going to be the new normal....
New SLSC lifeguards
The latest Surf Life Saving Club (SLSC) Bronze Medallion and Surf Rescue Certificate course has just wrapped up at the Rainbow Beach Surf...
Glasgow deal ‘no green utopia’
Achieving net zero emissions will involve "fundamental changes to our economy," Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien warned this week.
As his National Party colleagues agreed...
O’Brien backs net zero deal
Nationals back Scott Morrison’s net zero emissions plan
O'Brien comment
The Nationals have backed Scott Morrison’s plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 after...
Where were they?
As the saga surrounding the situation with the Gympie bypass and so-called ’pyramid’ drags on, I can’t help thinking maybe they should just go...
Gardening theft brings warm community response
Slow Food Noosa has given a welcome hand to Cooran Organic Garden (COG) after garden tools were stolen from the club’s shed.
The break-in was...
