Tag: News
Rudd ‘trashed’ in colleague’s new book
The near-Gympie and Noosa region's major link to recent national politics, ex-prime minister Kevin Rudd, has been trashed in a new book by his...
Reforms help fishers ‘stay afloat’
Controversial new fishing industry regulations will save the commercial fishery and the jobs and people that go with it, Fisheries Minister Mark Furner said...
Push to adopt plan for affordable rental housing applauded
As the rental affordability crisis in Gympie worsens, and one local rental agent has said the median rent is $400+ for an average home...
Bushman’s Carnival fun
A large crowd of competitors and spectators turned out at Widgee on Saturday, 4 September, for the 100th anniversary of the Widgee Bushman's Carnival.
There...
Rural ‘young-at-heart’ itching for reunion
Spokeswoman for the Rural Youth Reunion, Jenny Zerner, commented, “Back in the day, which could be as far back as 70 years or so,...
Speed limit change for popular Gympie road
The speed limit on a section of Gympie–Brooloo Road, locally known as Mary Valley Road, between Mary Valley Link and Kandanga Imbil roads, has...
Make customers fans
One of Australia’s leading business communicators, “consumer futurist“ Amanda Stevens talked to Gympie business leaders last week about turning customers into advocates and how...
Petition to save Cooloola from ‘eco”-tourism
Gympie region residents are being urged to make their views known on a plan for eco-tourism development in Cooloola, including plans for cabins at...
Paranoia not so crazy in politics
As Rolling Stone magazine put it many years ago, "Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they're not out to get you."
And so it must...
Ex-fire chief lashes ‘misguided’ politics
A 'misguided' conservation-based agenda to ban fuel reduction burning a generation ago was the cause of eastern Australia's recent bushfire disasters, including the one...
Trades, apprentices needed
Federal Member for Wide Bay Llew O'Brien is encouraging school leavers and people starting new careers to consider apprenticeships, with record funding available for...
Bike riders come to grief
The Sunshine Coast-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter flew an injured motorcyclist to hospital, after an accident at a dirt bike track, on Saturday, 28...
Regional group meets after Mary flood
Flood damage to farms, industry and the environment is expected to be an important part of discussion at the next Mary River Catchment Coordinating...
