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Anna says regional media ‘vital’

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has described regional newspapers as ‘absolutely vital’ and as the ‘lifeblood of their communities’ before offering to help ensure that...

Goomeri school nets CRT grant

The Goomeri School P&C is one of 25 successful applicants, receiving a gift of $2000 in what is the second year of the CRT...

Gympie shows the way on reconciliation

While federal leaders on all sides make political capital out of Aboriginal disadvantage, with secrecy and game playing about the Voice, Gympie Regional Council...

Care for vulnerable older residents

Gympie region has a new service specifically designed to help support vulnerable older people to access and navigate the My Aged Care services. Anyone who...

Volunteers needed

Recently it was National Volunteers Week, and another worthwhile local organisation is keen to recruit more volunteers. The Lions Club of Gympie is offering locals...

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...

The preppies are coming!

What has 1226 eyes (not all of them open and looking at the camera!), 42 full colour photos, and was set at 30 different...