Give ballgowns the boot
Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival is just around the corner and to kick things off, they’re going all out with their Opening...
House blazes in East and West of region
Homes in the east and west of the Gympie region were ablaze last Sunday when two residences caught fire.
The first was a house on...
A tough as nails Granny
Mrs Hannah Maria Brown was affectionately known as “Grannie” to the residents of Tin Can Bay.
Mrs Brown was a pioneer of the area...
Life at the heart of history
The late Trevor Perrett, father of Gympie MP Tony Perrett, lived much of his life at the heart of some of the big historic...
United in sympathy
Gympie and South Burnett regions were the focus of a rare and possibly unique moment in Queensland parliamentary history last week, when MPs united...
Dust off your pink golf gear for the McGrath Foundation
Every year the Tin Can Bay Golf club ladies host a Pink Day, raising funds for the McGrath Foundation.
This year the event will be...
Join Annette’s pink walk and brekky
Annette Bailey is passionate about supporting cancer research and with the support of friends and colleagues hosts an annual event to raise funds and...
Tourist fined for feeding dingo on K’gari
Another person has been issued with a fine for feeding a wongari (dingo) on K’gari (Fraser Island) following a tip-off from a member of...
Vandals strike shed again
Members of the Lions Club of Gympie recently discovered that the retaining wall at their shed had been “trashed” by vandals.
The damage occurred between...
Lock it or lose it says cops
Lock it or lose it, is the message from the Gympie Crime Prevention Unit, after a spate of opportunistic burglaries and thefts.
The Gympie Police...
RACQ urges extra care
The RACQ has urged regional Queensland drivers to take extra care to reduce their chances of collision with wildlife.
Crashes can wreck vehicles and kill...
Avo go at this!
Dagun avocado orchardist Derek Wordsworth is determined to help fellow farmers, many of whom have seen their businesses go pear shaped after the floods.
"Not...
40 years late but Gympie’s buses finally deliver
The first major bus upgrade since 1987, combined with permanent 50-cent fares, has driven a 58 per cent surge in Gympie public transport use...
