Dr Rod Day is happy about Gympie’s immunisation rate being above the national average.
DESPITE recent research revealing teenage vaccination rates have dropped in Australia, the Gympie region is on track to record its highest rate of immunisation yet.
Nursing graduates who will be taking up positions at the Gympie Hospital, Kate Sellick, Kitrina Smedes, Kylie Roebuck and Jaidyn Lorensen
Durshin Begeda celebrates his 81st birthday with wife Mindir. Photograph by Renee Albrecht.
WITHOUT a heart transplant 23 years ago, Gympie grandfather Durshin Begeda would have missed many defining moments in his life.
A BABY brushtail possum has been found alive but with an arrow through its body at Cooran, shot through the side while clinging to its mother.
Sunshine Coast and Cooloola RSPCA regional inspector Julia Steley with the baby welcome swallow lucky to be alive after a shocking act of animal cruelty. Photograph by Renee Albrecht
A FAMILY of native welcome swallows has been killed and its nests destroyed in what has been described as a senseless act by RSPCA regional inspector Julia Steley.
Kandanga Cemetary Association’s Julie Worth is please about receiving a share of newly announced funding. Photograph by Renne Albrecht.
HARD-WORKING Gympie region community groups like the Kandanga Cemetery Association are set for a funding boost with more than $200,000 in grants from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund.
Most girls dream of having a family one day, without even considering the prospect of any complications.
Infertility in Australia is on the rise, and a growing number of women are resorting to IVF in order to conceive with many even having to consider using donor eggs or sperm.
However the lack of women willing to donate is causing a problem.
Rebecca Campbell has the story.
The general practices and standards of pig farming in Vietnam have come a long way in the past five years.
Milk is widely regarded as an essential part of a balanced diet, providing the body with calcium and vitamin D.
But for the people of Vietnam, fresh milk is a luxury – something most simply can’t afford.
Rebecca Campbell explored Vietnam’s dairy industry to discover why it’s far from being the cream of the crop.
Family, health and loyalty to her Vietnamese cultural heritage are three things that are very important to Doan Thanh Tam.
Rebecca Campbell - Reporter 