LOCATION
Located 166 km north of Brisbane and 95 m above sea level, Gympie is known as "Queensland's
Golden City" following Queensland's first gold rush in 1867. Today Gympie is the
major provincial city of the Cooloola region and serves a population of
60,000.
Gympie is named after a local stinging tree which the
local Aborigines reputedly called 'gimpi gimpi' and briefly called Nashville
after James Nash had discovered gold in the area, it officially became Gympie in
1868. At this time all that existed was a mining shanty town with endless tents
and numerous small stores and liquor outlets.
The growth of Gympie was remarkable. Once gold was
discovered, it attracted a population of 25 000 within a couple of
months. It was proclaimed a municipality in 1880, became a town a decade later
and was a city by 1905. The railway arrived in 1881 and in 1888 it became one of
the few towns in Australia to have its own stock exchange. The gold mining
continued until 1925. The city then became the most important regional centre
for the area servicing the rich variety of agricultural activities which spread
from the coast into the hinterland.
Today Gympie is the centre of the Mary River Valley
agricultural district in which beef cattle and pigs are raised, tropical fruit
and vegetables are grown and an active dairy industry operates.
IN APPRECIATION
In
recognition of the contribution of the Lions Clubs of Turkey, especially Lion
Dr. Enzar Tore, in providing free web page hosting for Lions Clubs everywhere,
the Lions Club of GYMPIE SOUTH proudly displays the flag of
Turkey on our site.
Click on the flag to go to the web site of Lion Dr. Enzar's home club - the
Lions Club of Canakkale.
As an extension to the
Turkish Lions' contribution, the Brisbane Ekibin Lions Club of MD 201 Q1
(Australia) offer assistance to Lions Clubs who want to take advantage of the
Turkish Lions offer, but are not familiar with web publishing. They've already
set up many sites for Lions Clubs world-wide, using Lionwap.
If your club wants to be on the internet, and would like some help, leave a
message in the Ekibin Guest Book by clicking on the image above. This is a FREE
SERVICE, so you don't spend a cent for their work. As Lionwap is also FREE, this
means you get a web site that you NEVER have to pay for. - Is that a deal or
what?
All your Club has to do it have some-one update and maintain your page, which
needs not take more than a few minutes each month. The Ekibin Lions will even
give you some tips on that!
