Big Rosella Days In May

Big Rosella Days In May

Woolooga’s annual Big Rosella Field Days will be making their 2024 outing on May 4-5, bringing an explosion of colour, flavour and creativity.

Candidates Shape Up At Goomeri

Candidates Shape Up At Goomeri

Goomeri and Kilkivan residents expressed their discontent with the current Gympie Regional Council – and solar farms – during a sometimes fiery “Meet The Candidates” night on Thursday.

MP Urges Input Into Dam Impact

MP Urges Input Into Dam Impact

The Borumba Pumped Hydro project and its associated transmission lines “pose a threat to communities, private property, vulnerable and endangered species, natural habitat and vegetation” according to Member for Wide Bay Llew O’Brien.

Kitchen Loan Is Money For Jam

Kitchen Loan Is Money For Jam

Woolooga husband-and-wife duo Cecilia “CC” Diaz-Petersen and Greg Petersen are probably best known for hosting the annual Rosella Festival, which celebrated its eighth outing in May.

Brewer Taps Into Solar Power

Brewer Taps Into Solar Power

Lion Australia – owners of the iconic Milton XXXX brewery in Brisbane – has signed an agreement to source all its electricity needs from the massive Lightsource bp solar farm at Woolooga.

Antique Sword Stolen

Antique Sword Stolen

Police from Kilkivan and Tiaro stations are seeking help from the public regarding a recent break and enter during which a large sword was stolen.

$1.4m For New Bridge

$1.4m For New Bridge

A reinforced concrete bridge will be built at Smith Road in Woolooga to ensure safe and reliable access to local properties.

Car Stolen After Crash

Car Stolen After Crash

A good samaritan who stopped to help at the scene of a serious traffic crash on the Wide Bay Highway had his vehicle stolen at the scene.

Emergency Alert For Goomeri

Emergency Alert For Goomeri

QFES issued an emergency alert at 5:20pm on Friday for residents in Goomeri, Woolooga and western townships in the Gympie Local Government Area.

Two Hurt In Crash

Two Hurt In Crash

Two people have been transported to hospital after a single-vehicle crash near Woolooga on Tuesday morning.

House Gutted By Fire

House Gutted By Fire

Firefighters who were called to a house fire at Woolooga on Thursday afternoon could see the smoke from a distance as they sped towards the blaze.

Work Starts On Solar Farm

Work Starts On Solar Farm

Construction of a 210MW solar farm at Woolooga is expected to begin within months, with preliminary works already begun.