Hospital ’crisis’ as Covid looms
Gympie health services are “heading for a crisis if the government keeps ignoring Gympie,“ state parliament has been told.
Gympie MP Tony Perrett told parliament...
Lawyers in K’Gari fire fight
Internal government documents reportedly show that some Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service officials gave up quickly on controlling what became the Fraser Island bushfire...
Heavy rain forces closure of plantation forest in SEQ
HQPlantations has closed all plantation forests from Byfield in Central Queensland to the NSW border to public access due to a substantial amount of...
Inskip campsites continue to close
To contain the spread of gastroenteritis, rolling closures of camping areas at Inskip Point will continue as the Department of Environment and Science (DES)...
Parole to keep family
A drug addicted mother of five will have to survive 10 months of drug-free parole if she is to survive and keep her family,...
Child exploitation dilemma
Gympie District Court judge Glen Cash was forced to ponder an unlikely dilemma in dealing with what may have been Queensland’s most unusual child...
’Mega-hydro’ – 2000 jobs in ’our Snowy’
Imbil will get first go at public consultation next week on a Borumba Dam “mega energy project“ claimed to be comparable to the Snowy...
Virus coming ’ready or not’
“Everyone will be exposed to Covid - and soon,“ visiting Cabinet minister Mark Bailey warned in Gympie this week.
This made it vital for regions...
New tower means message will get through
Member for Wide Bay, Llew O'Brien says a new Optus tower at Cootharaba will boost connectivity for 642 homes and businesses, supporting increased demand...
Support for diabetics
Wide Bay MP Llew O'Brien says a new 10-year plan will bring better care and support for people living with all forms of diabetes.
Mr...
Colourful conclusion to racing season
Punters were dressed to the nines to bid farewell to the 2021 racing season at Gympie’s final meet last weekend.
There was no theme so...
$18m to replace bridge
Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark Bailey says design is progressing to replace the 87-year-old Six Mile Creek timber bridge on Pomona-Kin Kin...
Passing the scissors
After three decades steering one of the region’s most recognisable salons, Hair Review’s Carolann Verity has handed the reins to the next generation.
Earlier this...
