No place like home
Do you know what rental stress is?
It's where you are paying more than 30 per cent of your income in rent.
Recent figures estimate nearly...
Short stays the solution to create more hospital beds
A report commissioned by Medibank has found that a short stay in hospital, accompanied by at home care, could significantly reduce the burden on...
Calls to bridge rural health gaps
Bridging social distance was the theme of the recently concluded 16th National Rural Health Conference, which focused on rural health innovation and collaboration to...
Killy cattle kids killing it
The Cattle Team at Kilkivan State School is herding up the competition.
The program started in 2020 with Virtual Young Judges events, then in 2021...
8 years and 2 million meals later…
In August 2014, OzHarvest began operations on the Sunshine Coast with a yellow army of three volunteers.
In that first month, the Chapter collected...
‘Young engineers’ design day out for fun
The seventh Little Kids Day Out (LKDO) will be held on Saturday 3 September at the Gympie Show Pavilion and grounds - with the...
Llew salutes Vietnam Vets
Australians who served in the Vietnam War were honoured at Vietnam Veterans’ Day ceremonies across the region yesterday (18 August).
“Almost 60,000 Australians served in...
Not your ‘Hollywood’ homeless
Thanks to Hollywood, homeless people are thought of as unemployed substance abusers - dishevelled men and women with unkempt hair and clothes living in...
‘Basic human rights’ neglected, says QCOSS
"The Premier says we've had a decade of growth and we've got a strong economy and we are on a Pathway of Gold to...
Horrendous house fire
Early Tuesday morning on 16 August, emergency services were called to Parsons Road Gympie due to a raging fire.
A Queensland Fire and Emergency...
Get ready to Pre-Muster
Several years ago, a major feature of the Gympie Music Muster, was the Pre-Muster Street Party.
It was precursor almost, to the popular Mary Street...
Market cools, but only slightly
Domain’s June Quarterly House Price Report reveals that the momentum in Australia’s housing market slowed further over the June quarter and is spreading geographically,...
Major intersection upgrade now complete
Major upgrade works for the intersection of Mellor Street, Chapple Street and Lady Mary Terrace are now complete, with traffic lights operating at the...
