Floods rubbish coast
The year's multiple flood events in the Mary, Burnett and Brisbane River systems have left garbage dump litter along a huge stretch of coastline,...
Green group backs Poona plan
Rainbow Beach conservationist Greg Wood has criticised a prominent Noosa conservation group over its "heavily qualified support" for the Poona Lake eco-tourism development proposal.
The...
Flood hit groups benefit from Lions generosity
The Lions Club of Gympie made presentations of donations to the Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum and to The Albert Bowls Club at...
Furry, purry love-bunnies
One was the dictator of Spain during the Second World War, and the other is an absolute gem, according to her name.
One thing is...
Rainbow loses shark nets
Shark nets have been removed from Rainbow Beach.
Fisheries Queensland Shark Control Program Operations Coordinator Sam Fary said removing the equipment was normal practice...
‘Ethical’ Borumba
Workers and small business contractors will benefit from a new "ethical" emphasis in selecting state government suppliers, including on big projects like the Bruce...
Biosecurity alarm
Biosecurity experts have warned of a growing agricultural epidemic threat in Queensland, including diseases affecting crops as well as people and animals.
The state government...
More respect needed
Conservation issues look very different from a Noosa perspective, where environmentalists seem to see themselves as some sort of final arbiter on conservation issues.
Yet...
Bee ‘lockdown’ call
A beehive lockdown with a ban on all hive movements in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, is a necessary immediate response to the...
Biz awards now open
The Gympie Chamber of Commerce announced on Wednesday that nominations for the 2022 Gympie Business Awards are now open.
President of the Gympie Chamber of...
‘Wait and see’ on police strength
The Queensland Government has approved a big boost to police numbers in Gympie's North Coast administrative region, but doubt remains over how many we...
$100,000 cash and prizes up for grabs at the 2022 Classic!
After thirty-five years, the team at the Rainbow Beach Sports Club know how to throw a fishing classic and they are getting excited.
After having...
Riders’ crash-avoidance course
Gympie Highway Patrol Police will hold a motorcycle road safety awareness event at TeamMoto Wide Bay, 2 Hall St, Glanmire, between 8am to 12pm,...
