Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER

Get the latest news to your email inbox FREE!

REGISTER
Home News Page 574

News

Powerful crews energise recovery

A volunteer flood recovery army has begun turning lights back on across Gympie region, reconnecting financially stricken flood victims and community groups. Energy Minister Mick...

Phone found

An Optus mobile phone was located in Bath Terrace, Gympie on Wednesday, March 2 and handed to police. If you think this property might be...

Driver clocked at nearly 150kph

Police in the Gympie Patrol Group were disappointed to detect drink drivers, drug drivers and defective vehicles in Cooloola and Rainbow Beach throughout February. Three...

A nation’s good will for Gympie flood victims

A nation's good will has come to the aid of Gympie flood victims this weekend. Not-for-profit organisation Orange Sky, which supports people experiencing homelessness, or...

Kabi spokesman says ’no’ to eco-cabins

Emerging elder and local Kabi Kabi spokesman Russell Bennet is concerned about the proposed development of part of the Cooloola National Park. A South Australian...

Rattler the Nomads favourite

Reflecting Gympie's history with gold, the region's premier tourism attraction, the Mary Valley Rattler, struck gold in the annual Grey Nomad Awards, being voted...

Frecklington thanks ‘good neighbours’

From performing dramatic rescues to maintaining the "bush telegraph," ordinary citizens were among the heroes of the double flood disaster that hit Gympie's western...

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...

Prepare for patchy service at Chatsworth during upgrade

Mobile users across Corella, Bells Bridge, Chatsworth, and Araluen are being advised to prepare for temporary service disruptions, as Telstra upgrades a key mobile...