Tansey Bowlers Say ‘Thank You’
Tansey Bowls Club’s nightmare start to 2022 – and the generosity of the community to help it get back on its feet – were recalled at a small celebration on Saturday morning.
Wind Whips Up Large Fires
Fire crews were kept busy on Saturday with large fires whipped up by the windy conditions burning near the Burnett Highway at Tansey and the Brisbane Valley Highway at Lake Wivenhoe.
NewPeak Buys Historic Gold Mine
An ASX-listed mining exploration company has acquired the permit for an historic gold mining area near Tansey.
Driver Fined $1800
A driver has been fined more than $1800 – and lost eight demerit points – after police spotted him doing almost 100km/h over the speed limit at Tansey on Wednesday.
Seven In Crawford Crash
Seven people – including three children and a teenager – were taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a head-on crash on the Bunya Highway on Saturday morning.
Lucky Escape At Tansey
Two people were lucky to escape serious injury when their ute overturned on the edge of a dam on a private property near Tansey on Saturday morning.
Storms Cause Long Blackout
Storm damage caused major damage to the electricity network in the Kinbombi and Tansey areas on Thursday night, leaving some residents without power until late on Friday afternoon.
Woman Cut Free
A woman aged in her 60s had to be cut free from her vehicle after it rolled on the D’Aguilar Highway on Wednesday afternoon.
$465,000 Boost For Local Groups
Local not-for profit groups will share more than $465,000 under the latest round of Gambling Community Benefit Fund grants.
Tansey Trio To Compete At World Cup
Three members of the Tansey Polocrosse Club will be packing their bags next year to head off to South Africa to represent Australia at the Polocrosse World Cup.
Renewed Push For Flood Alerts
Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has repeated a plea to have flood warning gauges installed along the flood-prone Boonara-Nangur Creek system.
Rachael Wins Resilience Award
Tansey resident Rachael Lehmann has been presented with the inaugural Australia Day “Resilience Award” from Gympie Regional Council for her work during the region’s flood recovery efforts last year.
$4.68m Flood Aid For Sports Groups
Seven local not-for-profit groups will share $4.68 million in sporting grants under flood recovery assistance announced on Thursday.
Two Hurt In Crashes
A person was transported to Kingaroy Hospital after a single-vehicle rollover at Boondooma on Thursday morning.
Police Target Speeding Drivers
Police from Goomeri and the Gympie Patrol Group have been catching dozens of motorists speeding in the 100km/h zones on the Burnett and Wide Bay highways.
Two Hurt In Crash
Two people were taken to Kingaroy Hospital after a vehicle crashed off a bridge at Tansey on Friday morning.
Urgent Call For Flood Alerts
Landholders in the Goomeri region – inundated during the January floods – are pressing for flood warning gauges to be installed to give them an alert before the next disaster strikes.
Donations Flood In For Tansey Groups
A pub crawl with a difference last weekend ended up raising about $15,500 for flood-hit community groups in Tansey.
Flood Emergency Hits Region
Emergency crews were called to more than 31 rescues from houses and cars on Friday night and Saturday morning.
Switchboard Sparks Alarm
A meltdown in an electrical switchboard alarmed homeowners in Tansey on Monday night.
