Tag: News
Life at the heart of history
The late Trevor Perrett, father of Gympie MP Tony Perrett, lived much of his life at the heart of some of the big historic...
United in sympathy
Gympie and South Burnett regions were the focus of a rare and possibly unique moment in Queensland parliamentary history last week, when MPs united...
Dust off your pink golf gear for the McGrath Foundation
Every year the Tin Can Bay Golf club ladies host a Pink Day, raising funds for the McGrath Foundation.
This year the event will be...
Join Annette’s pink walk and brekky
Annette Bailey is passionate about supporting cancer research and with the support of friends and colleagues hosts an annual event to raise funds and...
Tourist fined for feeding dingo on K’gari
Another person has been issued with a fine for feeding a wongari (dingo) on K’gari (Fraser Island) following a tip-off from a member of...
Vandals strike shed again
Members of the Lions Club of Gympie recently discovered that the retaining wall at their shed had been “trashed” by vandals.
The damage occurred between...
Lock it or lose it says cops
Lock it or lose it, is the message from the Gympie Crime Prevention Unit, after a spate of opportunistic burglaries and thefts.
The Gympie Police...
RACQ urges extra care
The RACQ has urged regional Queensland drivers to take extra care to reduce their chances of collision with wildlife.
Crashes can wreck vehicles and kill...
Avo go at this!
Dagun avocado orchardist Derek Wordsworth is determined to help fellow farmers, many of whom have seen their businesses go pear shaped after the floods.
"Not...
Hydro plan moves ahead
Queensland Government officers from the newly-established Queensland Hydro organisation met this week with Imbil, Kandanga and Gympie stakeholders to progress the Borumba Pumped Hydro...
Crash toll action call
"The continuing significant number of fatal head-on crashes on the Bruce Highway" should prompt strategic action to widen centrelines and install more audible lines,...
Tracy Chapman Tribute Show coming to Rainbow Beach
Sunshine Coast based Australian/Fijian singer songwriter Andrea Kirwin and her band are taking their Tracy Chapman Tribute show on the road in November.
Residents...
Drivers warned of Easter police beach patrols, starting now.
Beach drivers are warned to be on their best behaviour over the Easter school holidays, when police carry out what has become a beach...
