‘Devastating’ cost of floods
"Irreplacable" is how Gympie Gold Mining and Historical Museum spokesman Ralph Richardson describes the loss of exhibits due to recent flooding.
During it's peak, the...
Worst since 1893
Gympie did once have a worse flood than the one we are currently getting over, but you have to go back to 1893 to...
We called in the Army
Personnel from 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment have been in Gympie, undertaking recovery efforts since Monday of last week, camped out at the Gympie...
Borumba slow start query
The Borumba Dam pumped hydro-electricity scheme may already be running behind schedule as it heads for an assumed mid-2023 deadline for early reports.
That is...
Gympie Show cancelled: Shock Covid news
The Gympie Show has been cancelled for May, as devastated show society members responded to the impossible issues brought on by coronavirus vaccination mandates.
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Young gun selected for QLD Development Team
Year 11 James Nash student Keely Jackson has been scouted for the Queensland Academy of Sport union development team, after being eyed by development...
Encephalitis risk after flooding
Gympie region residents are being asked to remove as much still water around their homes as possible to avoid giving mosquitoes somewhere to breed...
Pandemic, floods and now a tornado
As if two sets of flooding and the ongoing scourge of Covid weren't enough, residents of Woolooga have had to endure what can only...
Feds ‘penny pinching on floods’
The federal government has been accused of penny pinching to avoid using its $5 billion disaster fund to help Queensland flood victims.
Shadow Disaster and...
Perrett questions Inskip camping cuts
Drastic cuts in camper numbers at Inskip Point will be the subject of a parliamentary explanation from Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon later this month.
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PM talks up Gympie resilience
Prime Minister Scott Morrison rejected political criticisms of the federal government's flood disaster response and talked up Gympie resilience, on a tour of the...
Minister talks money, homes and skip bins
Housing, skip bins and federal government money were all in short supply in post-flood and post-Covid Gympie, according to explanations this afternoon from state...
Cancer support services win from morning tea
Despite an earlier rainy start to the day, approximately sixty people attended the Lions Club of Gympie Community Morning Tea held at the Senior...
