Floods ‘national impact’ – help at hand
Federal and State governments have joined forces to help Gympie region flood victims - and their regional neighbours from South Burnett to Bundaberg.
Federal Emergency...
Happy snaps as sun finally shines
After weeks of wild weather, wind and rain, Gympie residents were once again able to get out and about to enjoy the warm sunshine...
Disability support group gets funding boost
Major upgrades to the Sunshine Butterflies disability support facility will be supported by a $135,000 funding injection from the Federal Government, paving the way...
The early days of Victory College
Gympie man DANIEL GREEN has released a publication titled The History of Education in the Gympie Region 1867-2020 which
highlights the history of 160 schools,...
Get a Stirling start
Checking a horse’s temperature, listening to its heart beat and counting its breaths.
It’s a weekend with a difference but an essential part of...
Slithering serpents!
Let’s set the scene.
Gympie woman Leonora Cox has had a long, wet day at work at then end of a long, week.
She decides to...
Best of the Botanicals
Despite the cancellation of its opening due to mitigating factors of rain and the unfortunate ill health of special guest Enid Mayfield, Saturday 8...
Photos from our flooded region
Check out the gallery of images from around the Gympie region following the deluge of rain ex TC cyclone Seth dropped on us.
Images...
Support for departing CEO
On Friday, 7 January, a special meeting was called by the Gympie Regional Council to make the shock announcement of the resignation of their...
Dumping heartache for Op Shops
Gympie opportunity shops are pleading with the public to be mindful about the items they drop off to be donated.
From blood and faeces...
‘Reckless’ wind back won’t stock shelves quicker
As happens each time Kidd Bridge is flooded, those new to the area hit the supermarket shelves and panic buy.
However, certain grocery lines were...
‘Let it rip’ approach putting workers, residents at risk
Gympie aged care facilities, like others across the country, are experiencing an unprecedented crisis with chronic under-staffing, excessive workloads and extended shifts, according to...
We’ve got a full dance-card
Something that "gets up my goat", as Kath Day-Knight would say, is when I hear someone exclaim, "Nothing happens in Gympie!"
This weekend is just...
