Tag: News
High praise in high places
Gympie hairdresser Sharon Alford unknowingly won high praise, in high places, when Prime Minister Scott Morrison remarked on her achievements in making federal MP...
Rattler returns to the tracks
Gympie’s historic Mary Valley Rattler is set to return to the tracks from Saturday, 19 March following the completion of a safety assessment.
The...
Generous donation for our local heroes
An agency of the Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, our SES volunteers work tirelessly to aid our communities in times of natural disasters, such...
Cheers and ’thank you’ beers
It was “cheers, thank you beers, burgers and boogie“ on Saturday night at the Bunker Smokehouse as Century 21 teamed up with a large...
Cricket clubhouse going solar
A solar panel system at the One Mile Cricket Clubhouse will help Gympie Regional Cricket Association save on electricity costs, Federal Member for Wide...
Schools pull together after floods
Education Minister Grace Grace has visited Gympie schools that had experienced significant damage in the recent floods and thanked Gympie Central State School for...
Thanks for the sangas, Bernie
The flood clean up has been a massive effort, but some of the people often forgotten about are the support network.
One of these unsung...
Mary Valley speedsters cough up in fines
Speedsters in the Mary Valley have been using the area as their own private racetrack recently and police from the Gympie Patrol Group are...
The preps are coming
What’s cuter than more than 600 preps in a 20-page keepsake liftout?
Nothing!
Our highly anticipated memento will feature the students of 43 classes from across...
Mayor’s flood insurance call
Gympie mayor Glen Hartwig has reportedly backed calls for the federal government to help underwrite insurance companies against future flooding in the region.
The call...
Gympie’s highway lifeline upgrade
Work is underway to flood proof Gympie's Bruce Highway trade, transport and tourism link to Brisbane, or to at least significantly improve its flood...
‘Gracious’ school visit
Education Minister Grace Grace paid an unexpected and unannounced visit to Gympie last Friday, her office has confirmed.
"Ms Grace visited Gympie schools that had...
Gympie’s faint praise for ex-dam chief
Graeme Newton, who was the construction head for Gympie region's Traveston Crossing dam proposal nearly 20 years ago, as well as being involved in...
