‘What a man, what a life’: WWII veteran’s legacy remembered
A former air force pilot who flew in the famous D-Day campaign has died at the age of 102, capping off a rare and incredible life.
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Reason man didn’t claim $1.6m for month
A man from a regional Queensland town has come forward as the winner of $1.6m Gold Lotto draw 39 days after the draw, saying he just “couldn’t believe it”.
Gympie’s Pikelet King vies for show throne once more
It has been years since Mal Dodt, Gympie’s resident pikelet king, first unleashed his secret recipe at the Gympie Show. The wait is over.
Ticket changes, new drawcards: Countdown on to 2025 Gympie Show
Volunteers are soldiering through a wet week of preparations with the final countdown to the 2025 Gympie District Show underway, including one important change to tickets.
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‘He’s Neo’: Fan favourite earns first qualifying win
After soaring to popularity last year, Sunshine Coast tennis talent Dane Sweeny is eager to emulate his form and go a step further after winning his first Australian Open qualifying match on Tuesday.
Man flown to hospital after crash down embankment
A man in his 50s has been flown to hospital with significant injuries after a rollover near Gympie.
Transformed: 22 shops, projects that reshaped the Wide Bay Burnett
From new dining experiences and retail shops, innovative restaurants and huge infrastructure works there was no shortage of projects which transformed the region in 2024 and laid the groundwork for 2025. See the list:
High achievers: Meet the Gympie grads who aced ATAR exams
St Patrick’s College in Gympie has achieved remarkable results in this year’s ATAR exams with two students standing out as being “top of the class” for 2024. Here’s what they scored and their plans for the future.
‘So happy’: Gympie’s cutest baby winner revealed
More than 70 adorable Gympie kids were nominated for Cutest Baby of 2024, but one little man captured the hearts of the community.
Man suffers ‘potentially life threatening’ injuries in car crash
A man in his 60s has crashed into an embankment, west of Gympie, and was taken to hospital with potentially life threatening head injuries.
Driver suffers facial injuries after highway crash
A driver has been taken to hospital with facial injuries after a crash crashed into a tree west of Gympie. DETAILS
From bullied to a star: The rise of a Gympie social media influencer
The latest rising social media star is a young woman from Gympie, Celeste De Ramirez, better known as ‘Swii’ online.
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