Headliner for Gympie Pride Festival GLVES. Picture: Facebook. Space Girls Festival presents ILLUMINATE: Glow with PRIDE in celebration of Pride Month 2023 on Saturday, June 24 at the historic Australian Institute of Country Music, Channon Street Gympie, Queensland. This spectacular event promises a day filled with dance, creative workshops, music, fashion, and an evening of … [Read more…]
Morning tea is “the glue that holds it all together”. Photo: Heda Pearsall/Facebook. Starting from two unused tennis courts, the Goulburn Community Garden has grown into something that exceeds the bounds of a pair of courts over the past ten years. Now, the group is inviting people to an event to celebrate their 10-year anniversary, … [Read more…]
Text messages allegedly found on the phone of a Queensland man facing 65 drug dealing charges have revealed the extraordinary amount of money he was pulling in every day. Daniel John Grimstone-Remy appeared in custody on Tuesday, June 20, as police opposed his application for bail. The court heard how the police found “photographs on … [Read more…]
International barrel riding competitor Sienna Watson, 14, at her Jones Hill home with “Bubba”. Arthur Gorrie Sienna Watson’s upcoming trip to America will be a memorable family holiday for all concerned, except her. Sienna, 14, will be hard at work training for and competing in the American National Barrel Horse Association’s Teen World Championships. The … [Read more…]
By Jade Hobman For Daily Mail Australia 14:09 21 Jun 2023, updated 14:10 21 Jun 2023 Police urged possible witnesses to murder to come forward John Kerr, 87, was found with severe injuries to his face last Sunday Authorities released vision of a man walking near the crime scene CCTV of a man walking near … [Read more…]
In her first official act as administrator, Suzanna Sheed joined administrator John Tanner and Moira Shire Council acting chief executive Joshua Lewis in unveiling the memorial plaque which sits underneath a weeping cherry blossom tree, a symbol of rebirth, renewal, and new beginnings. The catalyst for the memorial was the Strathmerton accident which claimed the … [Read more…]
When we wrote about how crosses with the magnificent heavy horse breed the Clydesdale were the quiet achievers in the horse world last week, we were very quickly shown just how popular and much loved they are. A spare-of-the-moment comment by our social media editor asking readers to show us their photos of Clydesdale-cross competition … [Read more…]
Police resources across Gympie are again under the spotlight over a decision to not allocate one of six new senior cop jobs to the region despite ongoing crime problems – but police deny the region is missing out. Easter Sunday became an overnight emergency zone after several Gympie CBD shop went up in flames. In … [Read more…]
The assembly recently held its second ever election, with 12 Traditonal Owners standing for three elected seats in the north-east. Levi Power (Yorta Yorta), Belinda Briggs (Yorta Yorta, Wamba Wamba, Wurundjeri and Ngiyampaa) and Nicole Atkinson (Bangerang, Gunditjmara) were the successful candidates. They replacing outgoing and retiring assembly co-chair Aunty Geraldine Atkinson and first-term members … [Read more…]
It was on a trip to Victoria that Gympie local Emily Smith realised how much her Queensland region needed its own Pride Festival. During a work trip interstate, the 17-year-old went to two regional Victorian Pride events located just half an hour apart. The experience at both events was a revelation for her, and she … [Read more…]