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Jorina Maureschat is a reporter for the Sunshine Coast region focusing on court, business and property. Jorina completed her cadet year with The Gympie Times in 2022. The masthead won a regional campaign award for the team’s Save Our Sport campaign advocating for sports communities affected by the 2022 floods.

Jorina Maureschat

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Gympie

Emma Downes and Brodie Bergholz with their new baby Sienna Bergholz

Gympie flood miracle crowned our cutest winter baby

The parents of Gympie’s cutest winter baby found themselves cut off from Gympie during the devastating February floods, and nearly didn’t make it to a hospital at all.

Gympie

Expanding family business opens new dining experience

A well known and established Gympie catering and café business has opened the doors to a new enterprise in the heart of Gympie.

Police & Courts

SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGE DISCUSS USE WITH YOUR EDITOR - Jade Hoon, 41, committed a string of random offences between September and December 2020, including stealing a $1400 knife block from Robins Kitchen in Gympie.

Drug patch adds to woman’s crimes as she faces jail time

The 42 year old woman was sentenced in court on Monday with additional charges after her previous court case was adjourned in April. See the details here:

Police & Courts

Former truckie jailed for driving stolen vehicle

The 36-year-old man will spend the next nine months in jail.

Police & Courts

A Google Maps view of Tin Can Bay Road, Toolara Forest.

Multiple drivers fined for speeding on Cooloola Coast

Eight drivers from Cooloola Cove and The Palms were pulled over and fined – half of them were women.

Fraser Coast

Centre had $1.8m impact on Fraser Coast community: report

Full value of the Hervey Bay Neighbourhood Centre to its community revealed, applauded by Mayors. See the numbers:

Gympie

Taylor Ratten with Group 1 winning horse 'Mazu' at the Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane 2022.

Horse racing in the blood for Sydney strapper making her mark

From working at the Gympie Race Track to strapping a Group 1 winner at Doomben at the weekend, former James Nash student Taylor Ratten has achieved her lifelong dream. Read her story here.

Gympie

New flood watch issued on the Mary River

A new flood watch has been issued on the saturated catchment of the Mary River, and on catchments between Rockhampton and Caboolture, with up to 100mm of rain expected to fall over the next two days.

Gympie

Show aftermath: Community rallies behind event, volunteers

The Gympie region has thrown its support behind the embattled Gympie Show Society after disastrous weather on what should have been the biggest day of the Show, and the heart breaking decision to cancel the final day.

Gympie

Gympie’s up and coming young dancers of 2022

The Gympie region is home to many young dancers from ballet, jazz, aerial and everything in between. See who made the list and their inspiring dreams for the future.

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