Council integrity probe goes regional
Regional hearings are due next month as part of the state government's review of the role of its council integrity watchdog, the Office of...
Brakes on Jetskis
Approximately 20 members of the public and representatives of Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) Police and Queensland Parks and Wildlife attended a meeting in Rainbow...
Huge relief for owners as trawler is rescued
In scenes reminiscent of the mighty Cherry Venture, the fishing trawler Proteus, out of Mooloolaba, ran aground this week just past middle rock at...
Challenging year ahead for hospitality sector
Almost two thirds of restaurant owners (65 per cent) feel that the introduction of a new wage subsidy to help cover the costs of...
Get in for an art’s grant
The Cultural, Heritage and Arts Regional Tourism program provides community museums, galleries and historical societies with grants of up to $3000 to help them...
Trolling small biz, not cool, says Ombudsman
Everyone’s a critic, but small businesses need kindly customers, that's the message from Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Bruce Billson.
He is urging...
Private sector’s housing crisis role
The state government is taking long-term action to provide more social and emergency housing in Gympie's Wide Bay region, as soaring property prices and...
Bay upgrade plan
Cooloola Coast drivers may know by April what the government plans to do about upgrading the increasingly busy and crash-prone intersection of Tin Can...
Love still strong after 72 years
Elaine and Reg Klee have recently celebrated a huge milestone, 72 years of happy marriage.
The pair met after Reg returned from war at...
Gympie region’s second school
PRECEDE
Gympie man DANIEL GREEN has released a publication titled The History of Education in the Gympie Region 1867-2020 which
highlights the history of 160 schools,...
Floods ferocity
There is nothing especially rare about major flooding in the Mary Basin, but residents from Kanigan to Woolooga, Kilkivan and Goomeri, must hope the...
New home for Lifestyle Expo
Following on from an amazing event in September 2021, the 2022 Off Grid Lifestyle Expo is already shaping up to be even bigger and...
The Wright stuff
It took 14 years for Dylan Wright's star to rise, but once he gained nationwide exposure 18 months ago as the winner of the...
