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Backing the future for rural youth

Individuals supporting young people in remote, rural and regional Queensland are invited to apply for one-off grants of $50,000 to deliver new youth-focused initiatives....

Elective surgery boost

The statee government has announced an extra $49.5 million for 5600 Queenslanders waiting for elective surgery. Health Minister Tim Nicholls said the funding would add...

Good Samaritan saves icon

A good Samaritan sent in this photo of a platypus he found baking, almost literally in the weekend heat as it attempted to cross...

True blue winners

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Sport

Club shut for reno, but bowling continues apace

Last Thursday, 22 January, there were 36 bowlers out on the green enjoying their game of bowls at the Gympie Bowls Club on the...

Ladies tee off for 26 in style

The Gympie Golf Club Ladies wish a belated Happy New Year to one and all before they teed off into 2026. Although it was a...

Bowlers glad to be back on greens

Last Thursday, 15 January, the Gympie Bowls Club welcomed back 30 bowlers, happy to be out on the green after the Christmas and New...

Walkers take the lead

The 'charges' were light on, but the 'nosh' was spot on, and the walkers outnumbered the runners for a change (11 to 8) at...

Vets host Cooroy and Maroochy River

On Tuesday, 13 January, the Gympie Vets hosted vets from Maroochy River and Cooroy. All up, there were 89 golfers in the field. A...

Scorching summer cricket sees Royals trumped

There was plenty of scorching cricket action to go with the blistering temps at Gympie over the weekend. Wooroolin delivered a commanding performance in A...

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Entertainment

Elke Louie reveals new single

Gympie indie folk singer-songwriter Elke Louie has revealed her sophomore single Sandman is set for release on January 30, celebrating with a launch show...

Concert on this weekend

The Gympie Country Music Club will be holding their first concert for 2026 on Saturday, the 31 of January at the Senior Citizens Centre...

Top guest speaker to chair Emerging Artists workshop

In the run-up to the Pomona Railway Station Gallery’s 25th Anniversary and Local Emerging Art Prize, the gallery is hosting an Emerging Artist workshop...

Art Post revisits Le Salon

Next week, Art Post contemporary gallery will again be transformed into a ‘Salon’ or French living room with artwork from over twenty local artists,...

Banjo’s back for 125th anniversary, sort of

Gympie’s rich cultural history will come alive this February as one of Australia’s most celebrated literary figures is honoured 125 years after his visit...

A song about fathers, sons, and hard-earned lessons

Jen Mize grew up with a loose unit for a father. “My dad, Dan, was a bit of a known entity in Las Vegas in...

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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Gympie 8 Aussie Day honours

Today, the Gympie region came together in Memorial Park to celebrate the 2026 Australia Day Awards, shining a spotlight on locals who go above...

Celebrate Australia Day by enjoying it

Celebrate Australia Day by enjoying it - it’s the Australian way. Perhaps we might take time to think how lucky we are, including all sorts...

Lessons for Gympie road users as school returns

Police are reminding drivers and young riders to be mindful of school zone speed limits and e-vehicle rules as the new school year gets...

Church grows to accommodate growing flock with two services on Sundays

In 1990, a small group of people met at the CWA Hall in Young Street, and the Gympie Wesleyan Methodist Church was born. Over the...

Regional rage and legal doubt over hate and gun laws

A regional Queensland petition calling for more understanding of law-abiding gun owners has gathered more than 2000 signatures in its first week. The petition coincides...

Sleep, nutrition and stability matter for teen mental health

New research from the University of the Sunshine Coast has identified a combination of social and lifestyle factors that are strongly linked to suicidal...

Ready to defend the crown

Two-time Top Stars Queen Sarah Franz is hoping to defend her crown. Franz is hopeful it will be third time’s a charm for her...

LifeFlight 2025 rescue record

The LifeFlight Sunshine Coast crew airlifted nearly 700 people as the region welcomed a new advanced rescue helicopter and a number of winch rescues...

Cooroy man charged over South Burnett corpse

A near-Gympie man was arrested on Friday 23 January and charged with torture, deprivation of liberty and extortion, following the discovery of a man's...

Cousins on the track

Three cousins are set to make their Kid’s Royal debut this weekend as fourth generation speedway drivers. Maryborough siblings Cayliana and Caiden Jones, and...