More details emerge from Gympie’s most horrific murder

Former Gympie Ambulance Superintendent Ron Lawrence’s wife Julia remembers the night her husband attended the scene of the Wolvi Lamb murders

Queensland’s council corruption mess: how do we clean it up?

Stain caused by corruption scandal won’t wash off easily, but none of the ideas floated so-far will work.

Gympie ex-deputy mayor: what really goes on in council

Divisions didn’t exist in Gympie back then, and we didn’t kid ourselves we were special: letter from former Gympie City deputy mayor

‘Mayor not elected to decide what we could say’

We did not elect Mayor Mick Curran to rule our community and decide what we could say, says letter writer Reg Lawler

Fuel for thought

The Fairfax Media has reported that Australia has 22 days of crude oil, 59 days of LPG, 20 days of petrol, 19 days of aviation fuel and 21 days of diesel remaining.

11 women of power and influence in the Gympie region

Local women of all ages and walks of life are using their influence and making their marks in the arts, culture, business and politics of this region and beyond

GALLERY: Gympie region’s Power Women

Opportunities the bypass will create and how Rattler fits in

THERE is some concern about the proposed bypass taking business away from Gympie. But the bypass can offer great opportunities, including for active tourism.

Why spying on drivers is a good thing

THERE are too many cars on our roads and too many smartphones in the hands of those drivers. It’s a recipe for disaster, writes Maggie Cooper.

Hartwig: We must make a silk purse out of a $20m sow’s ear

When your road is not graded, your road edge not mowed or the pothole not fixed take a trip on the Rattler so you can see where the money has gone.