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Scott Kovacevic is a senior journalist, graduating with honours from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Theatre, a Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honours and a Master of Arts in Journalism. He now specialises in business, property and council reporting. Scott has played a pivotal role in exposing the devastating impact of collapsed businesses such as Stirling Homes and Ri-Con on local sub contractors and suppliers, helping put pressure on our lawmakers to change the law and give small businesses like our local subcontractors more protection. His analysis and investigative reporting on the Gympie Regional Council leading up to and following the 2020 local government election was relentless and illuminating, bringing about a shift in local politics that Scott continues to follow closely and report on.

Scott Kovacevic

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Police & Courts

Speeding car highway speed crash generic Townsville

Toilet emergency drove man to do 155km/h on Bruce Highway

A lack of public toilets on the highway south of Gympie forced the 30-year-old dad to speed to find one, an unimpressed Gympie court has been told

Police & Courts

Nathan Peter Jack and Melissa Ann Jack faced court over their decision to sell methamphetamine.

Busted drug trafficker had 5 weeks to go on parole

The convicted drug dealer was five weeks shy of finishing a two-year parole sentence when she was busted near the Gympie Showgrounds

Business

Manpreet Kaur, Delights of India Restaurant Gympie

New restaurant in Gympie CBD to open with a bang

The restaurant’s head chef – a former London Chef of the Year – has worked in restaurants in Frances, Singapore and Germany for almost half a century

Gympie

COVID vaccine for Gympie’s over 50s finally arrives

Almost half of the region’s population is now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and the offers have started

Business

Christmas break in home town morphs into new career

Interior designer Erin Dore spent eight years in Sydney before moving back to Gympie and throwing open the doors of a unique new start-up

Gympie

‘Matter of respect’: Hartwig defends Rattler secrecy

Gympie’s Mayor has denied suggestions his council has regressed on transparency following criticism over three items, including one on the Rattler, being discussed behind closed doors

Gympie

Countdown is on: what to expect at 2021 Gympie Show

The countdown is on to the grand return of Gympie’s popular three-day party following its COVID-enforced cancellation last year

Gympie

A man who was attacked by a cow on Tuesday morning at Goomeri has been flown to hospital in a critical but stable condition.ÃÂ

Critically injured man flown to hospital after cow attack

UPDATE: A man is now in a critical condition and has been flown to hospital after he was trampled by a cow on a private property west of Gympie.

Gympie

Multiple risks: council IT woes continue despite $19m outlay

Frustrated Gympie councillors are banking on their latest attempt to fix their internal IT systems after being told a multi-million-dollar investment over the past five years had failed to save staff and the public from having to deal with a “rubbish” system.

Gympie

Stewart hits out at emergence of new secrecy at Town Hall

After campaigning heavily on a platform of transparency, the Gympie council’s recent decisions to lock the public out of debate on three matters, including a ‘concerning’ report on the Rattler’s finances, has not impressed at least one councillor

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