Do you have a family story to tell or know some untold history that would make a good short story or a book? This workshop might be for you: Digging up the past with Jane Smith at the State Library of Queensland on 14 November. The Queensland Writers Centre is...
A Gympie resident claims council ordered BlackRoc Group to stop work on a proposed asphalt plant at East Deep Creek in August, which was allegedly occurring before project approval. Concerned Monkland resident, Derrick Pagett, who lives near the site, said the council...
Work on a new 500 metre extension of the Mary Valley Rail Trail (MVRT) to Imbil Rail Park on the corner of William Street and Yabba Creek Road will start soon. Gympie Mayor, Glen Hartwig, said extending the existing Imbil to Brooloo section of the trail would provide...
Ever seen a short film so profound, exquisitely made, relevant and moving that your eyes filled with happy tears? Three of the short films at Gympie’s Heart of Gold film festival 12-20 September, had this effect on me. ‘Like friend, like Deer,’ by Iranian director...
Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig has welcomed an $11 million grant from the Albanese Government toward the restoration and upgrade of the Gympie Civic Centre. The facility has languished, unused and in disrepair since the 2022 floods caused a major mould problem which...
The Time After Now is Anne Freeman’s third novel and a particularly personal one as her main character, Olivia, is diagnosed with type one diabetes as a young woman, mirroring the author’s lived experience. Living with a chronic disease requiring constant vigilance is...
The Queensland Government has released the construction tender for a new Youth Foyer at 12-14 Dulin St, Maroochydore, to provide supported accommodation for young people. The 50 apartments and 24/7 support will provide stable housing for 16 to 25-year-olds...
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd joins satirist Clancy Overell, former Noosa Mayor Bob Abbot, beloved Brisbane author Kristina Olsson and a host of Queensland writers at the 2026 Eumundi Writers Festival in the first weekend of September. Festival Director,...
EXPLAINER: In Australia, close to 1.4 million properties are at risk of flooding, according to the Insurance Council Australia. The CSIRO says floods are the costliest natural disasters in Australia, averaging an $8.8 billion damage bill per year and the Australian...
The Queensland Government has announced it is building two new blocks of housing for vulnerable young people in Pialba and Redcliffe. The ‘Youth Foyers’ will provide 80 self-contained units (40 units in each location) where vulnerable Queenslanders aged 16-25 can stay...
