Tag: News
Historic jail sentence after work accident
Gympie businessman Jeffrey Owen has become the first person to be prosecuted, convicted and jailed under Queensland’s relatively new industrial manslaughter laws.
Owen, was sentenced...
‘Ocean drought’ ends
Aquifers have been recharged, soil has been nourished and the Cooloola Coast fishery has been restored to its former environmental health, as a result...
Artist’s two year textile journey
On view at the Gympie Regional Gallery, ‘Algalrhythms’ is a body of new work resulting from Queensland artist Svenja’s five-week residency on King Island,...
Fundraiser nets more than $10K
A spokesperson for the organisers of the 2022 Flood Recovery Charity Auction on Saturday afternoon said the generosity of those who attended, and those...
Gympie RSL receives golden praise
A leading Gympie community club has a golden glow today after collecting a prestigious award at the Keno & Clubs Queensland 2022 Awards for...
Flying fox grants
The state government is urging local authorities to share more than $200,000 to help manage flying fox roosts in Queensland.
The issue is relevant to...
Police search for man involved in Gympie stabbing
Investigators have released an image of a man they believe can assist them with their investigation into to a wounding at Gympie on Wednesday...
Leadfoot larrikins nabbed by Killy police
Police in the Kilkivan division and Gympie Patrol Group are urging motorists to remember that speeding is a factor in “The Fatal Five”, along...
Classical musos, pack your bags
Applications are now open for young and emerging musicians in ensembles from across the country to register for the famed Australian Festival of Chamber...
’Lawyers, guns and incompetence’
Weapons licensing had become a “bureaucratic nightmare“ for law-abiding gun owners, with the police Weapons Licensing Branch failing to get its work done, imposing...
Woman injured after Fraser Coast crash
The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has airlifted a seriously injured woman to hospital, after a vehicle rolled down a steep embankment, in...
Drunk and drink drivers on the Bruce Hwy
Tiaro General Duties police were joined by Highway Patrol units from Gympie, Maryborough and Calliope yesterday in a coordinated enforcement operation targeting risk-taking behaviour...
RoboDoc, Da Vinci cuts surgery risks and recovery times
A high-tech surgical robot, which has helped 100 Sunshine Coast Health patients get home and back on their feet faster, is now being used...
