End of year award for dragon boaters
The Cooloola Dragon Boat Club had its final paddle for 2022 on 18 December and met afterwards at the Tin Can Bay Yacht Club...
‘Tragic year’ on the roads
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey has called a summit of transport experts, including industry leaders, in an urgent move to save lives...
Dragon widowers – the perks and pitfalls
The Cooloola Dragon Boat Club wishes everyone a very happy and prosperous 2023.
Hopefully, Covid is behind us and hopefully some of the...
Grant for CoastCare
Cooloola CoastCare, Turtle Care has been awarded a Gympie Regional Council Environment grant to assist with the costs of rescuing stranded turtles, data collection...
Imbil woman charged
A young Imbil woman is one of two people charged with manslaughter over the death of a six-year-old Roma boy, in a highway crash...
Uncertain future for Bay dolphins
Tin Can Bay's world famous dolphin feeding attraction faces an unknown crisis this New Year as the state government contemplates new and potentially disruptive...
Static upsets Gympie viewers
Gympie couch potatoes were unhappy on Tuesday, 3 January, when TV reception for Channels 7 and 10 and their affiliated stations dropped out.
Staff at...
Vandals strike station
The historic Imbil Railway station may not be expecting trains again anytime soon but thanks to some uncharitable vandals, they hopefully can expect a...
Meth threats to landlords
Methamphetamine (ice) residue in Gympie rental properties is a growing scourge that is leaving landlords vulnerable, says David Pie from Australian Meth Alerts.
He said...
Swinging into school holidays
One Mile Ovals and Lake Alfred have been a popular hot spot for the school holidays.
From fun in the playgrounds to spending quality time...
New doubt on Muster site future
Gympie region councillors have unanimously issued a "no thanks" response to a state government plan to give away the Gympie Muster site.
The decision has...
‘Fiddle players’ rule
If the founders of the Gympie-linked Woodford Folk Festival were trying to create a small-scale community event for locals, their efforts were "a spectacular...
‘It must never happen here, but it has’
Llew O'Brien saw the Palestinian side of the Middle East story when he took part in an Australian parliamentary delegation on the live sheep...
