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Theebine family honoured

Gympie Regional Council has unanimously backed a call by Theebine resident Dolly Jensen to name a bridge after the late Warren Dakin, honouring generations...

‘Spin not service’ hospital claim

Health Minister Yvette D'Ath has been accused ofr "spin and diversion" in her denials of a "systemic reduction of services" at the Gympie Hospital"...

Rural areas show later diagnosis

Women over the age of 50 are at a higher risk of breast cancer, and during Breast Cancer Awareness Month this October, both women...

Extra day for Bay tip

Community insistence has resulted in a Gympie Regional Council decision to open Tin Can Bay's rubbish tip an extra day a week for the...

Acting locally on global emmissions

Community groups keen to take part in Queensland’s renewable industrial revolution are being encouraged to put their hand up, with funding on the table...

Fishers take ‘big hit’

The Cooloola Coast commercial fishing sector will take a big and possibly fatal hit from predicted major catch reductions impacting "60 to 70 commercial...

Marine park: Having your say

Anyone with a view on plans to improve environmental protection in the Great Sandy Marine Park, from Baffle Creek to Tin Can Bay, can...

Kelvin and Ronnie top the tipsters

Kelvin and Ronnie from Cochrane Real Estate were the lucky winners of the 2022 Trio Towing NRL Footy Tipping Competition. Taking out first place,...

Access the best breast care

It's Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) wants to take the opportunity to shine a light on what best breast...

A whip crackin’ time

Presented by the Mary Valley Trailblazers, the Bushman's Carnival hosted at the Imbil Showgrounds drew quite the crowd to its gumboot throwing and sheep...

Post-flood housing effort

Damage to residential properties from the February 2022 floods in Gympie had pushed existing housing supply, homelessness and affordability issues "to the forefront of...

‘Saving the Strait’

The state Environment Department has defended its proposed restrictions on commercial net fishing, saying they provide viable protection for the ecologically vital Great Sandy...

‘Tragic, sad and scary’: Gympie Muslim reaction to Bondi

Gympie RSL president Adel Amin has expressed his personal sadness and anger at the Bondi massacre tragedy. "Two ideological criminals have tainted the year and...