’Where’s the copshop?’
Rainbow Beach needs a real police station, not a service operating, as is the case now, from under a house, Gympie MP Tony...
Modest start to Coast road boost
Upgrade plans for the major road access to and from the Cooloola Coast have begun slowly.
A Transport and Main Roads Department plan to widen...
Rough beginning for Coast trail
The Cooloola Wilderness Trail was a pioneering eco-tourism effort in the Cooloola Recreation Area, before there was such a word as eco-tourism.
The region’s first...
A slow road
Upgrade plans for the major road access to and from the Cooloola Coast have begun slowly.
A Transport and Main Roads Department plan to widen...
Council told of climate change costs
Gympie Regional Council is believed to have been warned of huge annual costs from climate change.
A coastal hazard adaptation strategy being considered by councillors...
Briefs
Covid question
A large number of Queensland Health staff still have not been vaccinated, meaning they have been laid off, redirected to other tasks or...
Minister’s ‘non-answer’ on Valley road
Lower speed limits along an important stretch of the Mary Valley Rd would be hard to enforce, the area's local councillor Bob Fredman said...
Community rage
The diversion of renovation grant money for Kandanga has angered community activist and former councillor Jan Watt.
Gympie Regional Council had underestimated community concern at...
USC Medal of Excellence for Bethany
Gympie's Bethany Nelson’s keen interest in event management has taken her from organising school events to being awarded a Medal for Academic Excellence at...
Rattler’s ‘spooktacular’ fright night
The Mary Valley Rattler’s SPOOKtacular Halloweeen Train is promising an atmospheric opportunity to dress up and have fun on board a heritage steam engine...
Fundraiser to aid wildlife carer
The Community Hall in David Drive, Curra, is the venue for a family fun day on Sunday October 24 in support of local wildlife...
GRC to get $2.2M from feds
Gympie Regional Council has scored more than $2.2M in funding for local road and infrastructure upgrade projects according to Federal Member for Wide Bay...
What’s on around the Gympie region for the coming week?
Although most of these activities are for adults, we’ve added kid-friendly, free activities around the region. These are denoted by asterisks beside the title...
