A fine innings Norm
Norman Leslie McClintock was born 8 September 1923 at the Gympie Hospital, the third child of James Thomas (“JT“ or “Tom“) McClintock and his...
Imbil heads ’Off-Grid’ for expo
Off Grid and Lifestyle are two words that just belong together.
Exhibitors have designed their stalls, workshops are being booked out, speakers are excited...
Smart Farms Small Grants boost for Wide Bay soil
Wide Bay individuals and organisations are being encouraged to apply for a share of $13 million for activities to assist farmers and land managers...
‘Step on it’ roadworks call
Gympie MP Tony Perrett has accused the state government of treating road safety information as a state secret, calling for openness of plans to...
New aged care provider hoping to plug services gap
Ask anyone who has tried to get home assistance under the MyAgedCare scheme and they will tell you the gap between what is offered...
Timber in housing frame
At a time of rampant housing demand, the failure of government timber farming policies has left Queensland facing "a serious shortage of timber,' Gympie...
Students join forces with Gympie volunteer
Gympie’s own Marlene Owen OAM has been involved with feeding the region’s homeless for the last four and a half years, a job which...
Action on housing fears
Homelessness, the downside of Gympie region's popularity, is becoming "a dire issue even for people who have good jobs who would probably never have...
Rudd ‘trashed’ in colleague’s new book
The near-Gympie and Noosa region's major link to recent national politics, ex-prime minister Kevin Rudd, has been trashed in a new book by his...
Reforms help fishers ‘stay afloat’
Controversial new fishing industry regulations will save the commercial fishery and the jobs and people that go with it, Fisheries Minister Mark Furner said...
New owners for Cooinda
The ownership of Gympie’s largest aged care centre is in the process of transitioning to one of Queensland’s oldest community service organisations, Lutheran Services.
The...
From Pop to Opera
Gympie man and music appreciator John Hermann discovers a new love with an old record from a second hand store in Mary Street.
As I...
Fun, fitness and life-saving skills
Enjoy the beach, get active, and learn some life-saving skills with the Rainbow Beach Surf Life Saving Club, which caters to children of all...
