Goomeri Pumpkin Fest rolling in clover after award win
Gympie region award for Pumpkin Festival
Gympie
Don't miss out on the headlines from Gympie. Followed categories will be added to My News.
IT'S a purple patch, rather than pumpkin patch, for the Goomeri Pumpkin Festival with the organisation winning the Gympie Chamber of Commerce Tourism Award for 2019.
Gympie employee with exemplary service
Gympie campaign win came on the back of camels
Kim Boyter, co-ordinator for the festival, said it has almost added 1000 visitors to each event over the more than two decades it has been run.
"The Goomeri Pumpkin Festival has been presenting an annual day of free, family fun, based around the humble pumpkin for 23 years, with our tourism attraction growing each year from an initial visitation of about 1000 to, in 2019, an estimated 20,000 people."
She said the benefit the event has on the town cannot be underestimated - with the festival bringing economic and tourist viability to Goomeri.
"Bringing our community together to present this festival is revitalising a town struggling to survive through the longest running drought ever experienced. This event is the biggest tourist attraction to our area," she said.
Ms Boyter said the organisation receive rewards in the form of repeat visitations and other truly gratifying currencies.
"The smiles on people's faces are the biggest reward and measure of our success, evident in all video footage from the day's festivities," she said.
Now, the organisation will have a more permanent reminder of the valuable work they do in the form of the 2019 Tourism Award trophy.
"Congratulations to all our hard-working volunteers who help create this awesome event every year," Ms Boyter said.
TOURISM AWARD FINALISTS:
Goomeri Pumpkin Festival - Winners
Rainbow Beach Horse Rides - Runners-up
Mary Valley Rattler
Kilkivan Bush Camping and Caravan Park
Originally published as Goomeri Pumpkin Fest rolling in clover after award win
Crime scene declared after trucks destroyed in depot blaze
Police have launched an investigation into a fire that destroyed three trucks at a Gympie depot, with a crime scene declared.
Dirt bike rider arrested over thefts and break-ins across Gympie
A 32-year-old man accused of using a motorbike to help carry out his crimes will face court on charges of breaking and entering businesses and vehicles, possessing drugs, stealing and violence.
My First Year: Gympie preps funny faces and bloopers
From zombies to monkey ears and everything in between, Prep students across Gympie pulled their best silly faces for the camera, as The Gympie Times captured lasting memories for the 2025 My First Year gallery.
K’gari dingoes not relocated to Bunya Mountains, Mayor says
An increase in close encounters and dingo sightings in the Bunya Mountains had raised concerns among some South Burnett residents that dingoes from Fraser Island were being relocated to the mainland.
Mates bought a pub over a carton and a few sneaky rums
Two young Aussie blokes have revealed how they agreed to buy an outback pub after a heavy drinking session with the publican.
My First Year: Gympie region Prep photos 2025
The Gympie Times has been to every primary school in the region to photograph every prep class of 2025, the full Class of 2037 in their hundreds. See our mega gallery of schools here.