Warning: Cuteness overload as Gympie’s cutest summer dog crowned
More than 70 dogs and puppies were in the running but now the votes are in and it’s time to crown Gympie’s cutest summer dog of 2023. See the top three.
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Teacher faces court for assaulting police officer
A PE teacher who claims he was bullied by an ex-principal at a high school in Gympie and tried to take his own life has faced court for obstructing and assaulting police.
‘Tragic’: Moves afoot to fix road that claimed teen’s life
As the Wide Bay Burnett continues to mourn lives tragically lost on its roads, Queensland’s roads chief has listed every state upgrade planned. SEE THE FULL LIST
‘Nothing will be the same’: Family embraces 27 kids they don’t know
Over the years, Anthony and Jonelle Nielsen have opened their home to 27 children in crisis. They talk about their passion for helping kids and explain why more Qld residents should help.
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BREAKING: Police looking for missing 12-year-old Gympie boy
Police and family hold concerns for his welfare due to his age.
Gympie woman accused of child sex abuse was ‘obsessive’
The defendant would often try to isolate the alleged victim and ensure the pair spent considerable time together alone at either person’s household or during religious meetings, the Gympie District Court heard on Friday.
Gympie man guilty of sickening assaults, child cruelty
The man will await sentencing in jail while his lawyers prepare a psychological assessment of him, after he pleaded guilty to six charges in the Gympie District Court on Friday.
‘Chance for Labor to close gap in Wide Bay seat’
Former Wide Bay ALP candidate Jason Scanes has said the next federal election will be fought over familiar territory as Newspolls reveal a swing in Labor’s favour in Queensland, but he was noncommittal as to whether he would be the one in the ring.
All-Indigenous circus crew on its way to Gympie
The five-person crew will stomp, dance and weave their message to illustrate 65,000 years of old-time ways through a modern performance.
‘Ask the Mayor’ and you shall receive
Mayor GLen Hartwig will be filmed answering as many questions sent in by residents as he physically can in 90 seconds and the footage will be posted to Facebook.
‘Not a highway’: Residents condemn damaging beach driving
As more animals are found dead on local beaches, including Teewah, due to careless driving, several residents are calling for change.
FLASHBACK: 49 photos from Blue Light Discos in Gympie
Remember Blue Light Discos? These photos from 2011 to 2016 will take right back to those days, where flat caps and side fringes were all the rage. Can you spot yourself or anyone you know?
Gympie dad remains in critical condition one week after crash
A Gympie father who was driving an SUV that collided with a truck near Toowoomba last week remains in a critical condition, while tributes flow for his wife who tragically died.
Gympie students perform at televised event in Brisbane
Students from Gympie state schools will be among 1200 students to perform in the event, which will be broadcast to the nation in November.
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