Sorry we missed you
The Cabinet ministers visiting Gympie recently would have formed a long queue if they had all arrived at once.
There was nothing secret about the...
Red Cross flood grants open
Applications opened last Friday for Australian Red Cross flood grants funded by the extraordinary generosity of more than 92,000 people across the nation who...
More social housing needed
Affordable rental accommodation has been a growing issue in Gympie and on the Sunshine Coast for the past 18 months.
Finally, a report commission by...
Nash volleyball star to train with the elite
Year 9 James Nash student Josh Elson has been selected for the U15s’ Queensland Beach Volleyball Team and will be competing at Nationals in...
‘We’ve got your back’: Premier tells Gympie
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk sent a "we've got your back" assurance to Gympie people when she addressed parliament on the Queensland floods.
She spoke on Tuesday...
What a fantastic community we live in says BOQ
Few can understand the devastation of losing your house or business to a flood.
If you are a business owner the loss of property,...
Resilient Woolooga digs deep despite their own hardships
Woolooga area has been doing it pretty tough over the last few years with floods and tornadoes and, of course, the devastating bushfires of...
RFS’s vital role in clean up
It’s been a tough couple of weeks for Veteran Rural Fire Brigade’s first officer Ted Uebergang.
On Friday, 25 February, he knew “it was going...
Remarkable fortitude
It takes a special kind of person to volunteer with the SES.
During natural disasters like floods, fires, storms, they risk their lives to save...
Beloved black swans victims of floods
Gympie residents and visitors to our region are no stranger to the magnificent black swans which inhabit the Lake Alford Duckponds, unfortunately our swans...
Fundraiser for Friends
Mt Pleasant was alive with people ready to dig deep for ’Fundraiser for Friends’ on Saturday which saw plenty of live entertainment and raffle...
Big shave to support his Pop
Eight-year-old Jackson Preston is boasting a fresh new shave in honour of his grandad, local umpiring legend and friend to many, Lee Wason, who...