The moment journalist Carlie Walker was forced to make a nest of pillows for her grandmother on the ground following a fall, as they waited for paramedics, the brutal reality of a service under pressure was quite literally brought home.
A former councillor and longstanding community member has put her hand up for a seat in Division 4 saying she has enthusiasm and skills.
After fighting for his life following a fall from his horse, a farmer and campdrafter wants to represent Gympie’s western regions and vows to bring a “fresh approach” to council.
In the most hotly contested division, incumbent councillor Bruce Devereaux is running for a second shot saying he’s tried to be the councillor he would have wanted.
Throwing his hat back in the ring for a seat on the Gympie council, former mayor Mick Curran runs for Division 4. Vote in our exclusive reader poll on this development:
The sudden death of a well known Gympie son at the age of 44, has shocked and saddened the community, in particular those who knew him and loved him.
A Maryborough mum-of-five who suffered a life-threatening illness has fought from near death on a hospital bed to become a competitive athlete.
The search for Gympie’s best photographer has begun. Vote now from the list of 30 finalists, as nominated by readers.
A victim has relived the moments of a serious crash that injured four and has pleaded for changes to the busy stretch of road between Gympie and Goomboorian.
A stay-at-home mum who has endured 12 blackouts in 15 days in peak hot weather has made a rallying call to her community, which is fed-up at the slow response to their decades-long predicament.
Get your wrenches ready and fuel up, it’s time to vote for Gympie’s best ‘grease monkey’ of 2023, with 23 of the region’s top mechanics in the finals. VOTE HERE
Police have charged a 19-year-old Gympie man with six counts of wilful damage and a number of drug charges after an alleged string of graffiti tags left community groups frustrated and angry.
Three fire crews were among the emergency services who rushed to the scene of a late night crash on the D’Aguilar Highway on Sunday which left a young man with critical injuries.
Gympie emergency services had a busy Monday morning after a car was discovered in Amamoor Creek, and a truck hit a pole and brought down power lines near Gympie High School.
As the South Burnett continues to make its mark as a must-see on Queensland’s wine trail, we’re naming the best spots for a sip as voted by you. Here’s the nine wineries in the running.
A search of dense bushland for a missing Gympie man is likely to enter a new stage, with still no sign of the 28-year-old almost a month after he was last seen.
The Burnett could be about to lose four of its country shows following a council decision to no longer be responsible for local showgrounds, leaving already struggling show societies to bear the costs of rates, fees and maintenance. Full report and reaction:
Gympie council planning staff have copped heavy fire for failing to inform Mary Valley councillor Bob Fredman about issues with a major Imbil business, which now faces possible closure or millions in fines.
A combination of rising building costs and the ravages of time are raising concerns about the expense of maintaining some of Gympie’s 33 country halls.
A new challenger has emerged for the Mary Valley (Division 8) seat of Gympie Regional Council, when local government elections are held in March, and his biggest concern will shock nobody.
Tributes have flown for long-serving police officer Vic Tipman, as his family, friends and colleagues remember a brave and devoted man with a great sense of humour.
A new big player in the hardware business wants to open in Gympie, a stone’s throw from Bunnings, but the application fee alone to Gympie council is $64,000.
A Mary Valley business is facing closure and fines of more than $3million from Gympie Regional Council after complaints were made about activities going on there since new owners took over.
A camper has reeled in a 20kg ‘stonker’ after a ‘rod-bending’ beach battle under stormy skies left her with a memory she will never forget.
It has been almost 10 years since rangers corralled a mammoth 3.5m crocodile on the Mary River, hundreds of kilometres south of the reptile’s normal habitat, but rumours still persist of their presence in the popular waterway.
A critically endangered skink is being rescued from the brink of extinction in a joint effort by ecologists, conservation officers and Qld park rangers. Watch the video:
With their infectious laughter, cheeky grins and big beautiful eyes, Gympie’s babies are sure to melt hearts. Help search for the region’s cutest born in 2023. Look through our gallery and vote.
With their infectious laughter, cheeky grins and big beautiful eyes, Gympie’s babies are sure to melt hearts. Help search for the region’s cutest born in 2023. Look through our gallery and vote.
Plans to increase tourism offerings across the region have been tripped up amid revelations dozens of the region’s tourist parks are breaking rules.
A Gympie family who lost their home in a fire only weeks before Christmas have thanked the community for their response in the wake of the tragedy, which they believe was heartbreakingly started by the smallest of things.
A popular Gympie High student who died when he was hit by a car after stepping off the school bus earlier this year will be remembered across the region, with two memorials in the works.
Friends of a country postie who was allegedly bashed to death outside a pub in the main street are rallying to help the three children he leaves behind.
A new report reveals how Gympie region residents want the conflicting challenges of protecting the environment, growth, and housing to be handled as a new town plan looms.
A Mary Valley environmental group that fought the Traveston dam says the thoroughness of Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek will be tested in evaluating the environmental impact of pumped hydro as it moves to start construction within the next 2 years. SPECIAL REPORT
One of Gympie’s most prestigious and fastest growing schools is planning a game-changing development that will benefit the broader community. See the video:
As 4000 campers prepare to descend on Inskip Pt – a camping mecca – the ‘sinkholes’ that are part of life there have at times swallowed whole caravans. So where and when will the next one likely occur?
The memory of Rob Murray, who coached one of Queensland’s top NRL players, has lived on as the Gympie sports community vote him best coach in 2023, despite his death a year ago.
Giant hail, which has already smashed Gympie, is expected to hit even more parts of Queensland as a ferocious storm system heads further north. SEE THE PICTURES, WATCH THE VIDEO
Two people are being assessed after a two-car crash on a residential intersection in Gympie.
The owners of an award-winning and hugely popular steakhouse which revitalised a small regional Qld town in the wake of devastating floods have shut their doors in a surprise decision.
One of Queensland’s oldest dairies is closing but not before its councillor owner blames a bitter battle with another farmer and major milk company.
While racing may be known as the Sport of Kings, it’s not the only equestrian discipline raking in big bucks for savvy owners and breeders across the state. Meet the people behind 15 of Queensland’s richest studs.
Harrowing details have emerged about a shocking incident that left a toddler seriously injured on a popular tourist island off the Queensland coast.
Powerlink have announced the final 1km-long corridor of the controversial high voltage transmission lines crossing west of Gympie from the proposed $14.2bn Borumba pumped hydro to the grid at Woolooga.
Revelations the state government is spending millions on a new business case for the century-old Gympie Hospital muddied the waters around hope for a new health centre in the region.
Homeowners, developers and small businesses are being asked to come forward if they can help house the 2000 workers expected for the $14.2bn pumped hydro dam. Have your say in our poll.
Police are calling for help to locate a unique item that was stolen from a shed belonging to a popular business.
Cooloola Cove small business owners have had their lives rocked as their premature-born newborn baby boy remains in hospital while it is too risky for him to be operated on.
An expected $8m price tag to fix almost 200 flood-damaged roads in Gympie’s west has blown out an eye-watering amount, with one councillor describing it ‘hard to accept’. See the full list of roads.
A witness to a dramatic car crash says he expected to find a dead body in the wreckage after a car crashed and rolled into a power pole less than 20 metres from his front yard.
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