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‘It’s not over yet’ say Forest Wind promoters

Forest Wind promoters say their organisation "remains committed to delivering great outcomes for Queensland - aligned to LNP policy." This is "despite the State Government’s...

Deadly weekend on roads

Wide Bay Burnett district police are pleading with drivers to exercise greater caution, after three men died in the Gympie region alone in two...

Man airlifted after vessel capsizes and runs aground

A dramatic rescue unfolded on a remote Cooloola Coast beach after a vessel ran aground overnight on Sunday, 31 August. Emergency services were called to...

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Sport

Great day on green for vets

It was another great day of golf for the Gympie Veterans where they hosted veterans from Hervey Bay on Tuesday 26 August. It was a...

Hammers nail it!

The Gympie Hammers rugby union Men's team are premiers in 2025. They defeated Maroochydore 12 points to 11 in the Cricks Volkswagen Sunshine Coast...

Hammer Time! Gympie strikes Grand Final glory

It was a huge weekend of rugby for the Gympie Hammers, with both the men’s and women’s sides putting in performances to be proud...

Spoilt for choice

The Gympie Hash House Harriers were spoilt for choice last Monday night. Some of the 12 runners chose to do 5kms, and...

Nicole and Fiona drop in and grab podium finish

The Gympie Bowls Club bowlers were fortunate to get out on the greens last Thursday, 21 August, with only a little rain to disrupt...

Racing tight at Muster Cup

Nolan's Muster Cup Race Day was a brilliant blue-sky winter's day at the Gympie Turf Club last Saturday. Punters were treated to a five-race meet,...

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Art in the blood for generations

Just as realist artist Lew Brennan was driven by being surrounded by art ‘soaking through my pores’, especially his great-great-grandfather Henry’s charcoal drawings, so...

Old time dance moves to Kandanga

The August Old Time Country Hall dance held at Belli was well attended by patrons. Thir September dance is our Springtime dance and we hope...

Pavarotti to reverberate in Majestic Theatre

For lovers of classical music, the Majestic Theatre in Pomona has two very special concerts coming up in September and October, with performances by...

Father, son exhibition on at Art Post

Art Post Contemporary Creative Space is delighted to welcome Lew Brennan’s amazing realist and hyper-realist art to the walls alongside the captivating abstract works from...

Camera Club celebrates new screen

Gympie Camera Club has good reason to celebrate as they now have their much waited for new screen for the viewing of its club...

Gympie Muster’s first international ambassador

Coming into this year's Gympie Music Muster, Canadian artist Dan Davidson was announced as its first international ambassador, marking a milestone for the iconic...

Gympie Flows Forward

Our campaign’s end

Over the past 12 months, we’ve brought you stories about the ongoing battle to right our region after the devastating floods of 2022. There is...

Gympie connection to new SES head

The day after the worst flood to hit Gympie in living memory lifted the level of the Mary River at the weir to 22.96m...

Mary River clean-up

Sediment laden run-off from the Mary River has been identified as a leading cause of poor water quality in the inner Great Barrier Reef,...

Big Mary eco-spend

Gympie region and its near neighbours are big winners in a major federal and state funded flood recovery bonanza for "significant environmental and land...

Mary workers helping reef

A consortium of environment groups is working to improve Mary River runoff quality, in a bid to save notr just the river itself, but...

Don’t forget flash flooding

The Gympie Region has recently been on flood watch with the consistent wet weather and three uninjured patients were rescued from flood water on...

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Pampered pusses key to business

Cats in the Gympie region now have their own luxury retreat, with the official opening of Mary Valley Cattery at The Dawn. Owned and operated...

Keen as Pre-Muster-ed

For those who couldn't wait for the Gympie Music Muster to officially kick off last Thursday, or just those who wouldn't be able to...

Upgrades to close Poona Boat Ramp temporarily

Boaters at Poona will soon benefit from a major upgrade to the community’s only boat ramp, with works scheduled to begin in September. The $6...

Opportunities outside universities

We have lost something in the years when university degrees became the career means of choice, while those who developed electrical, carpentry, plumbing and...

Two killed in fiery crash with stolen car

Two Gympie region men were killed in a horrific, fiery crash yesterday, Saturday 30 August, at Chatsworth, involving a stolen black MG sedan. Initial investigations...

Windy and dry – fire danger increases

by Julian Lehnert Gympie and other nearby regions have been warned they face an increased risk of bushfires, with the state’s firefighting service urging locals...