‘Big heart’: Tributes flow for selfless family man, passionate coach
A former Goomeri rugby league player and coach is being remembered as a family man who would “give you the shirt off his back”. Read his son’s touching tribute.
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A Gympie high school student diagnosed with bone cancer a week out from his birthday is fighting to get out of hospital and back to the sports field and the race track.
Named: Man to face trial on rape, strangulation charges
A 21-year-old Gympie man has been remanded in custody on a total of 23 charges, including rape and strangulation.
New era for old sports centre after 600 days on the market
A building where multiple indoor sports were once played has new owners after surviving multiple floods and almost two years on the market.
‘Left us out there to die’: Desperate 000 call deemed ‘prank’
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Sneak peek at expanded facilities of popular Gympie dentist
Adam and Sam Bradshaw, the faces of Jacaranda Family Dental, are on the cusp of opening their new facilities after an eight-year journey since launching their practice.
Tragedies that shook the Gympie region in 2022
From a desperate month-long search in a forest for a 22-year-old man, to a young girl who was swept away in one of three flood events, these are the deaths that will remain in the memories of the Gympie community for years to come.
‘Gentle soul’: Young girl suspected of being murdered next to dad
As police begin a murder investigation into the deaths of a 10-year-old girl and her father in a shed, she has been remembered as a “sweet, gentle soul with a kind heart”.
Highway reopens after semi-trailer jackknifes, spills fuel
The Bruce Highway has reopened at Gympie after an earlier accident saw a semi-trailer jackknife and spill 40 litres of fuel on the road, causing traffic chaos.
Snake bite on property near Gympie leaves woman in hospital
Paramedics rushed a woman to hospital after she was reportedly bitten by a snake on a property in Traveston.
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