O’Brien doubles down on defence of rogue MP Christensen
Mr O’Brien said he does not agree with Mr Christensen’s increasingly controversial statements on the Covid pandemic, but remained an ardent supporter of the Dawson MP remaining in parliament.
Mr O’Brien said he does not agree with Mr Christensen’s increasingly controversial statements on the Covid pandemic, but remained an ardent supporter of the Dawson MP remaining in parliament.
Police have acknowledged the “painful and distressing” toll of losing young Gympie region mum Kirra-Lea McLoughlin for her family and loved ones, but stopped short of saying sorry following a seven year wait for an inquest earlier this year.
Questions put directly to Health Minister Yvette D’Ath on the subject have gone unanswered, while Gympie MP Tony Perrett has claimed the Minister ignored a letter from himself and Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien.
Among the region’s most iconic and breathtaking features remains whale watching in the ‘humpback capital of the world’ at Hervey Bay, where Clarke Gayford – long time partner of New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern – has added his name to the list of glowing endorsements of the stunning whale swim experience.
Two devastated mothers have slammed the closure of Gympie Hospital Children’s Ward after a petition to save it closed with about 8000 total signatures this week.
The Bunker Smokehouse and Bar have nearly sold out of tickets for the blockbuster concert featuring Aussie country music star Brad Cox as the headliner, as well as homegrown heroes Caitlyn Shadbolt and Linc Phelps on the bill.
Mary St trader Tony Goodman has stepped down as the Gympie Chamber of Commerce president in a surprise move that has stunned the local business community.
Numerous residents took to social media to report their water supply had been compromised, with one sharing communications from the council advising of a water interruption between 9.30am and 11.30am. But that would not be the only interruption for the morning.
Three people have been hospitalised, one of them airlifted, after multiple serious car crashes in the Gympie region on Sunday.
Punters lined the stands and the scattered on the lawn to watch Crockett edge out Jochberg by just 0.1 of a length to claim the feature race of the day.
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