The house on the river – literally
The story of the devastating floods of 1893 was told in a previous article as well as the stories of houses and debris floating...
QPS need help to identify person of interest
Gympie Police are asking for public assistance to identify a person who may be able to assist them with their inquiries into a motor-vehicle...
Briefs
Rattler not stirred
An external audit has verified good financial news for supporters of the The Mary Valley Rattler steam train, which has recorded a...
Farewell to iconic Gympie sewer pump
Many Gympie residents would know the familiar paintings of Rainbow Beach on the sewer tank at Gympie's Nelson Reserve, well as of Tuesday, 7...
Crime by the numbers
Gympie Police are continuing to see number plates being stolen from vehicles and are providing community members with some tips to help prevent the...
Students train, Gympie retains medicos
A new initiative could be the key to having medical students, nurses and other health professionals train in Gympie, boosting essential health care services...
Back to business with Covid
Another difficult and unpredictable year for business is on the way, according to Gympie Chamber of Commerce president Petra van Beek.
She forecast continuing staffing...
Investigations into Monkland house fire
Five fire crews battled a ferocious house fire in Monkland in the evening of Monday, 7 January which saw the home completely gutted and...
Mary dam ‘model’ rebuid
The Bundaberg district's Paradise Dam, once put forward as a model for a Mary River dam at Traveston Crossing, is to be rebuilt at...
Property theft on the rise
Gympie Police are reminding residents to ensure property is secured after they received an increase of reports of property related offences in January.
"We encourage...
Hydro plan powers ahead
Early site work has begun at Borumba Dam, near Imbil, for the pumped hydroelectricity project announced in state parliament recently by Energy Minister Mick...
Jail for fire risk
A Kingaroy man said to have psychiatric and drug problems has been sentenced after not quite burning down Gympie's Jessie Witham Respite Centre on...
New and improved Telstra coverage for Gympie region customers
New or improved Telstra mobile coverage will be delivered across the Gympie local government area and a host of Wide Bay Burnett communities as...
