Spring thanks
I would like to thank the Gympie Council for holding the Spring Picnic recently near the refreshed Bandstand.
I would also like to thank the...
Local news vital, on World News Day
As we are about to mark World News Day on 28 September, it’s a fitting moment to highlight the critical role that local journalism...
Bread and circuses…
Not so long ago, during a conversation with my brother-in-law, he asked me, "Do you know who is behind all of the craziness that...
Why all the cloak and dagger?
A meeting by the Gympie Regional Council on housing had to be closed recently, due, they said to avoid public discussions "prejudicing the matter".
When...
Retirees victims of government greed
Correct me if I am wrong, but I believe if you have more than $200K set aside in your superannuation, then the Federal Government...
Please, think of the children
I thought we’d all but eradicated whooping cough.
I remember, during the 1980s seeing some heartbreaking footage of a tiny baby barely able to catch...
Keeping our history alive
It was with some sadness that we saw the demolition, this week, of the old nurse’s quarters at our hospital.
The phrase that it...
Rates hike still unjustified
Unfortunately, ex-councillor Dan Stewart conflates my letter (Gympie Today 9 August) with the matters raised by Steve Hawkins in his letter (Gympie Today 30...
Shocking act
A very disturbing news report has described a vicious attack upon a baby boy in a park in Brisbane yesterday (27 August).
A mother was...
A melodious melding pot
"Anything goes at the Muster", is what Casey Barnes told me.
I honestly can't help but agree with him, in the greatest way possible.
'Koalas' were...
Done and dusted Muster
I hesitated to do it.
It felt almost like self-harm.
But in the end, I knew it was all over and I had to do...
Rates are fair
There have recently been two letters to this paper complaining about rural people paying more rates to build a water treatment plant (S.Hawkins and...
‘Historic’ medicine price cuts will save lives: Pharmacy Guild
A big proportion of regonal Australians have been risking their health and even their lives by skipping prescriptions, according to the Pharmacy Guild of...
