‘Extreme’ rainfall makes record books
The Bureau of Meteorology has released a formal record of the extreme rainfall and flooding that occurred in south-east Queensland and eastern New South...
Biker clocks up 140kph on highway
A 44-year-old Adare man took his life in his hands, riding his motorcycle at nearly 40kph over the speed limit at Goomeri.
The man was...
Top Cop jumps in the deep end
Inskip Point was named after Captain George Henry Inskip, a British naval officer who served on HMS Rattlesnake and HMS Bramble between 1846 and...
Animals, political and otherwise
Cats dogs and politics
It was raining cats and dogs over Gympie and nearby regions lately, and there continues to be plenty said about that.
But...
More say on RV parks
A new strategy to cater for recreational vehicle tourism in Gympie region, will insist on genuine public consultation in communities affected, for good and...
Gympie housing shortages in parliament
Floods are not the only housing issue forcing Gympie region people to live rough, including in tents, caravans and vehicles parked on public land.
Housing...
Cindy’s our top image maker
Gympie woman Cindy Vogels took out the Australian Women in Music Award AWMA for Excellence in Image Making category at the awards, held recently...
Speed blitz nabs leadfoot drivers
Since the start of the month police in the Tin Can Bay Division and Gympie Patrol Group detected several motorists disobeying the speed limit...
They wore it artily
Former Gympie Arts Ambassador and couturier to up-and-coming musical artists, Cindy Vogels, was one of three judges for the Australian Wearable Art Festival held...
More bad weather to come
Weather forecasters, conventional and less so, are united in predicting a wet winter, with continuing disturbed weather and a continuing threat of flooding in...
Timber industry’s bleak outlook
An extensive two-year study intended to help Gympie region's timber industry find a path to survival, has not yet produced any publicly announced results,...
Farmers driven out by flood aid fail
After being almost driven off his Kanigan district farm by a year of floods, Clinton Schultz needs help.
And that is exactly why he can't...
Barnaby, Pauline and Gympie
Political 'marriages' are rarely made in Heaven, but this week's now-official joining of Barnaby Joyce with Pauline Hanson's One Nation party was at least...
