Increased pressures face ageing coastal buildings
Does Gympie Region's coastal buildings need upgrading?
Recent works taken in the neighbouring region of Noosa might suggest so.
McNab Building Services has completed a full...
How to fix in ’26
With the first week of 2026 done and dusted, school holidays half over and new routines ready to be set, University of the Sunshine...
New Queensland Health Ombudsman appointed
Janet Anderson PSM has been appointed as Queensland’s Health Ombudsman.
The Office of the Health Ombudsman protects the health and safety of Queenslanders by conducting...
Celebrate small businesses
Queensland’s small and family business sector has reached a major milestone, surpassing more than half a million enterprises for the first time.
According to...
Staff turn patients for Rigby
"It’s not often we want our staff to become patients, but in the case of registered nurse Tia working in theater, and partner Lawrence,...
K’Gari spider venom spawns heart attack and stroke drug
Australian funnel-web spider venom has been used to create a drug that could save millions of lives by protecting patients' hearts and brains during...
Tackling life head-on
You are either in or you’re out with life. There are no half measures.
It’s the same with farming, especially when you start down the...
RSL Family Day Out
Gympie RSL will be hosting a big family day out in Nelson Reserve on Saturday 17 January.
There'll be plenty of entertainment including live music,...
‘Hidden costs’ of school hit poor kids
A big majority of financially stressed families say they may not be able to give their children an equal chance at school, because they...
Farmers to retain ‘last resort’ fruit bat shooting rights
Orchardists will retain their right to shoot flying fox attacking fruit crops, but only as a last resort, according to the Department of Environment,...
Doubtful start for home building in 2026
Gympie region's residential housing shortage has not meant a sellers', or builders' market, according to the Housing Industry Association.
HIA Chief Executive for Industry and...
Renewable energy drives prices and emissions down
Analysis by the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) claims to have found that 2025 saw the lowest fossil fuel electricity generation in more than two...
MP backs tough drug and search law
Attorney General and western Gympie's Nanango MP Deb Frecklington has welcomed tough new drug sentencing and weapons search laws. which she says will improve...
