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Wheels on Mary a top event

Congratulations to Mr Tony Goodman, the council and all who contributed to organising, promoting and staging the exhilarating street festival (Wheels on Mary). And congratulations...

Vote ‘no’ to disunity

I just don't get it. It sounds convincing when we hear the song telling us that “we are many/we are one”. Wouldn’t that be great...

She doesn’t even go here

When we received word that ambulance ramping figures for Gympie Hospital hadn't been released since December last year, I was irked. Then, when it was...

Holey-moley

I do not know if Gympie Council has a tree planting program, but if they do, can I suggest they plant a few in...

Diversifying comes with risks

The Rural Fact Sheet written by the Gympie Regional Council raises some great points for the future and where the planning scheme is headed. One...

It doesn’t make sense…

Sixty-five years ago I enjoyed riding a horse through state forests. They were served by tracks for fire fighting and timber getting. A 22 yard (20m)...

A rose by any name…

Humans use language in many ways but the main purpose is communication. K'Gari (pronounced Gary) is now identified as the name of Fraser Island. ...

What about the water quality?

I recently heard on local radio a promotion by the Queensland Government for the Pumped Hydro Borumba dam. I can find a lot of reasons...

The Voice is dangerous

I read with amazement the letter of Tracey McWilliams (23/06) - it was full of many false concepts. Firstly Tracey writes "What a wonderful opportunity...

More action, less protesting

Remember 2013, the federal Greens sought the perfect over the good? They sided with the conservatives, voting against Labor’s environment legislation. Result? We got Tony...

Rattling to the future

It is at last grow-up time for the Rattler Railway Company, as Gympie Regional Council formally kicks it out of the nest. The Rattler, a...

Crisis for youth coming

I believe the Gympie region is about to face one of its biggest shifts in our community since the beginning of the pandemic. Traditionally,...

What is the price of good health?

While the Premier has laid down the law to the new Health Minister, asking for more "tools and tech" for our aging hospital, another...

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