One year on: The Gympie Bypass
The Gympie bypass turned one yesterday (16 October) — quietly, as it began.
It’s a fitting coincidence that 16 October also marks the anniversary of...
Capture Spring in the Mary
The Mary River Catchment Coordinating Committee (MRCCC) is calling for your most gorgeous shots for this year’s Spring in the Mary Photo Competition.
They are...
Gympie’s Rattler shines light for volunteers
"Excessive, burdensome and counterproductive" regulations are central to complaints from many Queensland volunteers and volunteer organisations, including Gympie's Mary Valley Rattler.
But the Rattler submission...
Long road to Bypass – but more work still needed
Federal Member for Wide Bay, and strong proponent for the Gympie Bypass, Llew O'Brien, has his say on his role in bringing it to...
Moves being made to attract visitors
“Tourism is a big deal across the Sunshine Coast, and Gympie LGA is no exception,” said Visit Sunshine Coast CEO Matt Stoeckel.
The Gympie...
STEPS empowers Gympie youth
Young people in Gympie can access a personalised program designed to help them develop their skills, confidence and direction for the future with no...
Machjet hangar opens with aerial showcase
Machjet International officially opened its new multi-million-dollar hangar at Sunshine Coast Airport over the weekend, marking a major milestone for Queensland aviation.
The celebration, attended...
City issue prompts ban call statewide on wood heating.
Air pollution in Brisbane has prompted a parliamentary petition calling for a statewide ban on wood heaters and fire pits "in all residential areas."
Principal...
Gympie a homeless destination
Gympie has become the last stop for homeless people driven out of Brisbane and Moreton regions, as the Queensland parliament is asked to declare...
Muster donors raise dough for SIDS
Muster crowds went nuts over doughnut donations, consuming the volunteer-made product of more than half-a-tonne of doughnut mix at this year's big event.
And even...
News snippets from across the region for the past week
House spared
Paramedics attended a shed fire reported at 9.41pm, on Thursday, 9 October, on GreenTrees Road at Pie Creek. No patients were reported. Three...
Pigs that roam are ready to rock
Pigs that rock .in close proximity to the one of Australia’s biggest rocks in the background, it makes sense - sort of.
We are at...
Gympie home destroyed
Police are investigating what they say was a suspicious fire in inner Gympie, after a house in Lawrence Street went up in flames and...
