Funding assistance for Wide Bay
From Tuesday, eligible Queenslanders in Gympie, the Fraser Coast and Bundaberg local government areas impacted by the current flooding event can apply for special...
Sunday am update: Flood peak passes through Gympie
A 14m flood peak is expected to pass through Gympie before river levels start to fall later in the morning, the Bureau of...
New Year’s traditions lost to time
Members of the Gympie Family History Society have researched several traditions associated with the turning of the New Year and have compiled them here...
Housing boom ‘out of control’
The Gympie rental vacancy rate is currently sitting at 0.54 per cent according to Real Estate Investar, a website tracking real estate trends.
Kylie...
A Covid New Year
Holiday season transport delays may be predictable, but with Covid-19, nothing much is, apparently.
Shortages of quick testing kits have been a predictable problem, but...
Near-Gympie flood death
Police are investigating the death of a man after his vehicle became submerged in flood waters at Kanigan, north of Gympie last night (Friday,...
Major floods hit region: Latest update 2.30pm
A major flood warning has been issued for the Mary River, as major flooding persists at Miva and Tiaro and moderate floods set to...
Soggy start to 2022
It has been a wet, windy start to 2022 thanks to ex tropical cyclone Seth, the low system has finally made landfall near Bundaberg...
Flood alert for Gympie and region
The Mary River is in flood to the north and moderate flooding is forecast as a possibility for Dagun and parts of Gympie in...
Union welcomes delay to school year
The union representing over 17,000 teachers and staff in Queensland non-government schools has welcomed the likely delay to primary schools returning as the state...
Happy Birthday, Peyton
It was only two hours into the new year when Peyton Green-Pooley became the first Gympie baby for 2022.
The first child for Gympie...
Don’t waste the chance to have a say
Rainbow Beach may not be in the same local government region as K’Gari (Fraser Island), but it is the most important mainland barometer for...
Rampaging joy at dogs’ day out
Back in the happy simple past, we didn't have or need off-leash dog parks because, while there were leash rules, few took much notice.
Dogs...
