Strange days indeed!
Over 120 years, there were plenty of memorable events, both for good and bad reasons for the staff of the Gympie ambulance service.
One of...
Solar farm shock
High voltage safety concerns have emerged at the Woolooga solar farm project, including claims of unapproved and potentially lethal power supply cabling.
But Industrial Relations...
Police ‘fail’ on gun law claim
The Queensland Weapons Licensing Branch has been underperforming to the point where police themselves are breaking the gun laws they are supposed to uphold,...
Heartbreaking end to month long search
It is believed that local man Tarci Carey's remains have been found.
Police will prepare a report for the coroner after a body was located...
Gympie News in brief
Stolen trailer
Between Wednesday, 27 July and Wednesday, 31 August, a homemade box trailer was stolen from the Burnett Highway, Barambah (Goomeri division).
The trailer is...
Lew’s lifetime of service
Gympie’s second Superintendent, Lewis Harder Dean served for a record 47 years in the role, which, we believe is a world record.
But that is...
New eco-authority dilemma
Doubt continues about Queensland Government intentions to establish an "independent environmental protection agency," including concerns about its role in vetting development plans over much...
Birds, bees and forestry
Gympie region's western districts MP Deb Frecklington has criticised a 20-year extension to beekeeping access to national parks as not good enough.
She told state...
Eco-law impacts
New and emerging conservation laws are expected to have direct impacts on Gympie region's economy as well as its eco-systems.
Public debate, including in state...
Changes not ‘bee-fore time’
Beekeepers had been "given the runaround" for years but would now have 20 years of certainty, following Nature Conservation Act changes welcomed by Gympie...
‘National Sparks and Wildfire’ jibe
Katter's Australian Party leader Robbie Katter has strongly criticised what he alleged wete maintenance failures in national parks, saying the Queensland Parks and Wildlife...
Briefs
New national park links
Near-Gympie state forest land has moved a big step closer to its planned conversion into national park, with notice of the...
Forging Ahead, My Way
Gympie local, 2024 Citizen of the Year and two-time World Champion blacksmith Dan Davie, along with his “just kids” from the Forgeahead program, are...
