Category Archives for "Gympie"

All Welcome at the Faerie Festival 2019 in Gympie

Looking for something different to do? Try this unique, fun and creative festival that all your family will enjoy. Let your imagination run free. This is a dress-up festival for both adults and children, male and female. Faeries, elves, wizards, your avatar self, gnomes, mythical creatures goddesses, mermaids, unicorns – you can be whatever your […]

Toni Childs Retrospective Tour, Gympie, Saturday July 6, 2019

Join the legendary Toni Childs for a special two hour performance as she celebrates her 30 year anniversary of Union. Toni will be performing hits and fan favourites from Union, House of Hope, the Woman’s Boat and Keep the Faith. The second hour will be your introduction to Toni’s new music from two very special […]

Are your kids bored? Try Gold Panning at Deep Creek, Gympie

Try your luck in Gympie’s gold-bearing gully at the Deep Creek Fossicking Area for some fresh air fun in search of treasure. In 1867 a discovery of alluvial gold in a gully near the Mary River began the first major gold rush in Queensland and resulted in the establishment of the mining town of Gympie. […]

Visit the Woodworks Museum and Interpretive Centre, Gympie

This fascinating museum re-defines the Forestry Story with state of the art interpretation and live demonstrations – including a steam boiler in a Sawmill. Australians use forest products every single day and in just about every aspect of our daily lives. The products that we buy from the supermarket, the houses that we live in, […]

Celebrate Harmony Day 2019 in Gympie, Friday March 15

Gympie Regional Council and Community Action Inc are hosting a celebration of Australian multiculturalism featuring traditions and entertainment from around the world.

Time for a facelift – there’s been a lot happening at Shady Rest

It’s hard to turn away bookings – especially from our valued regulars. But that’s exactly what we had to do when we closed for a week to make our motel even better. There’s a lot to love about Queensland, and a lot of it is due to our climate. That’s why our Motel is so […]

Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret About Gin – Gympie, Saturday, March 30

A critically acclaimed historical and hysterical night following the story of gin through the ages. Expect sailors, barmaids, bootleggers and a soundtrack that will have you dancing in the aisles. With tipsy candour, rising cabaret stars Maeve Marsden and Libby Wood take us on a sublime musical journey through the history of ‘mother’s ruin’, aka […]