Hester’s found the fountain of youth
Hester Everett says she doesn't know the secret to longevity, but the vibrant 100-year-old only gave away indoor bowls at the end of last...
Promoting social connection in the aged
Finding connections with like-minded people in your community is something that many people struggle with, especially later in life.
An active social life plays...
Tiny town’s hope: ‘Sitting on a gold mine’
For many years cattle have outnumbered people in the tiny Gympie region locality of Tansey, near Goomeri and the regional boundary with South Burnett.
It...
Sex, teenagers and the law: Gympie’s young people speak
If young teenagers could vote and had a parliament which made laws applying to them, Queensland would be looking at new child safety legislation,...
Evacuations and airlifts north of Gympie and offshore
From a motocross crash injury to airlifts of injured men at sea, the LifeFlight helicopter rescue service has had a busy few days, a...
Thank-you tiles, just the thing
The Little Haven Marketplace has had a mini makeover—and it hasn’t cost a cent!
Thanks to the generosity of local handyman Peter Harrison, the volunteers’...
A service beyond price
"I don't want to go in the hospital," my Mum said to me, point-blank, when we received the news that she had a mass...
Stronger links ahead
Residents around Gympie are set to benefit from the replacement of four wooden bridges around the region, a project already underway and scheduled for...
Local joins RDA board
A Rainbow Beach local will be bringing more representative to Gympie as Kerry Fullarton takes up a board position with Regional Development Australia (RDA).
New...
Housing crisis and men’s shed
The housing crisis goes on and does not look to be getting any better as experts, including Real Estate Industry Queensland call for faster...
Cancer support services win from morning tea
Despite an earlier rainy start to the day, approximately sixty people attended the Lions Club of Gympie Community Morning Tea held at the Senior...
Pumped to be 20!
It’s party time at Curves Gympie, and they’ve got plenty of reasons to celebrate – a whole month’s worth, in fact!
The women-only fitness centre...
Bowel cancer hotspot mapped north of Gympie
Gympie's north has been identified, by using data from the Australian Cancer Atlas, to have 25 per cent more instances of Australia's second...
