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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.

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Surprise change coming to popular Gympie cafe

One of the region’s most prominently located cafes and restaurants is undergoing its second reinvention in less than a year

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Rattler car will travel all over the countryside

The Rattler Railway Company had entered into a sponsorship deal with the Grey Nomad Awards to promote the train around the country by way of a decorated 2014 Suzuki Alto hatchback

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Troubled Gympie restaurant gets new lease of life

A former bank manager has spent almost $80,000 to bring a once popular Gympie venue back to life following its controversy-riddled closure

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MARCH 9 2021: Fruit and vegetables stalls at Queen Victoria Market on Tuesday morning. A report last week predicted a 30 per cent rise in Australian fruit and vegetables due to severe labor shortages.Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Jobs go as popular fruit and veggie shop shuts doors

A long tenured business at Gympie’s biggest shopping centre is about to pull the plug and close up shop, and here’s why:

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Two trucks collide on highway in Gympie region’s west

Emergency services were called to the region’s western reaches following the two vehicle crash

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Family-run favourite crowned Gympie’s best bakery

The bakery topped a tight field to claim the crown, beating out a list of worthy contenders, including Campbell’s Bake House Cooloola Cove, the Goomeri Bakery, Mi Bakery Gunalda, Baker’s Delight at Goldfields Plaza, Ed‘s Beach Bakery at Rainbow Beach and the Imbil Town and Country Bakery

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