Secret ‘targeted’ eco-talks
Representatives of major industrial and conservation interests affecting Gympie region have been involved in secret talks with the state government on planned Environment Act...
Cab crisis continues
Locals in the Gympie region have yet again come face to face with one of the frustrations of living in a country town.
There...
Police resource stress
Gympie region's frontline police are under stress because of understaffing in the face of increased crime, especially in smaller police stations, Gympie MP Tony...
Curra industry boom
Practical and employment-oriented education will combine with planned immigration to create a new industrial and agricultural workforce, as Gympie region's economy grows from its...
‘Have your say’ call on plan
Communities across the Wide Bay Burnett region are invited to provide feedback on the draft Wide Bay Burnett Regional Plan, the blueprint now in...
Borumba hydro explained
Queensland Hydro touched down in Imbil and Gympie last week to speak with the locals about the proposed Borumba Pumped Hydro Project.
Project director Chris...
’Why would we send them to Gympie?’
*Alice (not her real name) said her family fought tooth and nail to avoid her parent being transferred up to Gympie Hospital from Sunshine...
Festivals go ahead, but…
Rumours of disagreements between the Gympie Chamber of Commerce, Gympie Regional Council and the Mary Street Traders over the Mary Christmas street parties for...
Wide Bay future happening fast
The future of Gympie region's larger Wide Bay Burnett region may sometimes surprise, but it will not happen by accident.
Land use planning, including the...
Support group breakup
The Christmas Breakup of the Gympie Peer Support Group will take place at the Gympie Duckponds at Lake Alford today, Eriday, 3 December.
Organiser Michael...
Last koala market for year
The Widgee Koala Action Group is having their last market for the year this Saturday.
It will be their Christmas market with stalls aplenty such...
Getting social at the rodeo
You can't have a rodeo of this calibre without all the excited and eager attendees watching from the sidelines.
Round 2 of the National Rodeo...
Markets go from next door to next level
It may sit just south of the Gympie region, but the famous Eumundi Markets are clearly big business for the wider region, and plenty...
