Tag: News
100 years on
Monday, August 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the Gympie and Widgee heritage listed Memorial Gates, which were opened by Edward,...
Prestigious award for local ambo
On July 14, the prestigious Ambulance Service Medal was presented to Gympie’s ambulance chief, Wayne Sachs, as part of the Australian Honours and Awards...
$14M highway roundabout for Gympie
Tenders have been called to build a new roundabout as part of the jointly-funded $14 million Bruce Highway – Wide Bay Intersection Upgrade, signalling...
’Gobsmacked’ by OAM
Earlier this month local Gympie volunteer Marlene Owen received a prestigious Order of Australia Medal for her dedication and passion for her community.
The...
Plane crash pain persists
The sheer ferocity of the air crash that killed Kin Kin father Ken Newton in 1990 is just one of the reasons no-one has...
Jimmy’s spirit lives on at Glastonbury
It is now well over a century since a highly regarded Aboriginal horseman, known only as Jimmy, rode the hills of Glastonbury, on land...
Acts of kindness in challenging times
During a time when the world is facing difficult and unchartered territory, and we are constantly being bombarded with often distressing news, locally and...
Council budget pain
Gympie region general rates will rise by double the rate of inflation as the council digs itself at least partly out of a worse...
‘Insidious law’
Mary Valley councillor and former council engineer Bob Fredman has blasted “insidious” water rate laws which he says could force big cost increases, ultimately...
Continuing a proud tradition of print in Gympie region
Have you ever heard of The Gympie Miner and One Mile and Monkland Advertiser? What about Gympie - Cooloola Happynings or Leisuretime?
These are all...
New day dawns for Gympie region readers
The sun rises today on a new era for Gympie region and its new newspaper, Gympie Today, which you will be able to find...
Not a word about the weather!
My parents always said, “If you have nothing nice to say, then say nothing.”
So, no comment on the weather this week.
The...
