Reef row in Gympie territory
Gympie MP Tony Perrett has clashed with Environment Minister Meaghan Scanlon in arguing for a reversal of Great Barrier Reef protection legislation, which he...
Crime prevention in Kilkivan
On Tuesday 22 February, Gympie Crime Prevention Coordinator, Senior Constable Darren Hewitt along with three very hard-working Volunteers in Policing (ViPs) assisted Kilkivan Officer...
Gympie residents have hearts of gold
Sometimes it is hard to see the positives when a natural disaster is wreaking havoc in our lives, amidst all the loss, heartache, pain...
Police on lookout for flood looters
Police have launched a preventative operation to combat property crime and protect homes and businesses in flood affected areas.
Operation Uniform Nash aims to prevent,...
Our debt to disaster
It may be hard to realise now, but Gympie owes a lot to the social glue that comes with disaster.
Mary St shopkeepers, especially at...
‘Snakes about after floods’, catcher warns
It may just be the last thing on your mind following the devastating trail the recent flooding event left behind, but local snake relocater...
A popular family man taken too soon
The news we all dread hearing during any disaster is the possibility of loss of life and sadly that was the news received during...
Telstra brings satellite base to restore cover to Kilkivan
With the widespread flooding around the region, several communities have been isolated, with regards to telecommunications, including outages in areas like Kilkivan, which also...
Mary Valley forestry closed to public
Plantation forests in the Mary Valley managed by HQPlantations remain closed until further notice following substantial rainfall and extensive flooding over the past week,...
Mighty helpful handout for flood affected clubs
Sunshine Mitre 10, like many other local businesses, is doing what it can to assist Gympie to recover from the devastating flood damage experienced...
Bay chemist on the road to save lives
Tin Can Bay community pharmacist James Lester took his time getting to work on Tuesday, making sure he could get there at all, to...
Floods hit region from all sides
Buckets of rain, equal to 80 percent of a normal year's falls, hit hard across Gympie and neighbouring regions in recent days.
Weekend reports of...
Serious crash at Curra, lucky escapes at Tin Can Bay and...
A male in his 30s was airlifted to Royal Brisbane Hospital with potentially life threatening injuries after a siongle vehicle crash at Curra on...
