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...
Users pay
Further to the recent Rates rise by Gympie Regional Council of 9.3% I agree totally with the letter from Tony Jakeman and would like...
Good large scale renewables
The group Rethink Renewables who put up a big sign, "Rethink Renewables", evidently don't think that renewables are a bad thing.
I assumed...
Crabbing season strong
It's with sarcasm that you can say that there has been very very ordinary weather lately for the region.
Just when it was thought...
