Gympie man’s East to West journey
In 1893, a Gympie man became the first European to ever cross Australia from the East coast to the West.
That man was Thomas Whitmore,...
DV – a child’s nightmare
Murray Benton, of Gympie Community Action, told White Ribbon Day supporters of his own experience of domestic violence.
"I think I was 10 years old....
Storm ready pets
With the storm season well and truly upon us, RSPCA Queensland is calling for a range of pet care donations to help stock community...
Police and firies probe Gympie chemical fire
Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Service investigators are this morning (21 November) on the scene of an explosive and suspicious chemical fire, which...
Champions of the beach
Last weekend four teams from Tin Can Bay P-10 State School contested the Queensland Beach Volleyball Schools Cup and came home winners.
The school...
10M trees for Nestle over next three years
Nestlé Australia and its Gympie factory announced on Wednesday that it will plant 10 million trees in Australia by 2025 with partner Greening Australia...
Major roadworks on Kin Kin Road
Bitumen resealing on almost 8km of Kin Kin Road is set to begin late this month.
Transport and Main Roads Minister Mark Bailey said resealing...
Cops say, ‘On your bike!’
The pictured “Hyper” brand mountain bike was located on Lawrence Street, Gympie on Monday, 14 November and collected by Gympie police.
If this is your...
Latest on Tozer St chemical blaze
Police and fire crews are on the scene of this morning's chemical fire in Tozer St, Gympie.
Residents were wakened by explosions and fumes as...
Chemical blaze and explosions in Tozer St
Firefighters are battling a major chemical fire in Tozer St, with reinforcements thought to have been brought in from Pomona and Cooroy, as explosions...
Singer falls silent
Malcolm Dennis "Monty" Monteath was born in 1941 in a small place called Waipukurau on the North Island of New Zealand.
He was bought up...
Bypass work on track, but delays likely
Work on the Gympie Bypass is forging ahead, with night works scheduled to take place on three bridge sites over the next few months.
Federal...
Gympie search as police close major drug probe
Police raids, from the Sunshine Coast to Cairns, including in Gympie, have led to 51 people being charged with 220 drug and weapon offences,...
