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Scott KovacevicSenior Journalist

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

A teenage boy is alleged to have been among those sold meth to by a Sunshine Coast man during an alleged region-wide drug trafficking operation, court documents reveal. Generic image.

Woman tied to Qld murder busted for ‘street level’ drug racket

A woman jailed for being linked to the murder of Amamoor man Michael Zanco in 2020 has been imprisoned again for running a drug trafficking operation worth more than $90,000.

Emergency Services, QFES, Fire, Fire truck, Fire & RescuePhoto Bev Lacey / The Chronicle

Man burned, shed goes up in flames on rural property

A man has suffered burns in a shed blaze west of Gympie with firefighters forced to bring in heavy machinery to protect other nearby structures.

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Police & Courts

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Landscaper outed as repeat meth dealer after client dies of overdose

The tragic death of a drug-addicted woman in the South Burnett led police to her dealer.

Laminexâs General Manager Sacha Leagh-Murray (inset left) has declined to say how many jobs will be affected by the looming shutdown of its Monkland factory as workers and community leaders reel from a shock decision called

Laminex factory closure ignites job loss fears and surprise

The decision to shutter the Monkland factory and shift focus to Toolara has taken the region’s leaders by surprise, as the company declines to comment further on how many jobs will be lost or what the upgrade will look like.

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Two rescue helicopters have been called in following a serious crash between two motorcycles on a private property outside Gympie.

Man, teen injured after motorcycles collide on Qld property

Two people have been taken to hospital after their motorcycles struck each other while they were riding on a rural Gympie property.

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Generic photo of a Rescue Helicopter landing at the RBWH Hospital, Heston, on Saturday 25th January 2025 - Photo Steve Pohlner

Trapped driver airlifted from scene of Burnett Highway rollover

A young man has been freed from the wreckage of his car and airlifted to SCUH with head injuries after a mid-morning rollover between Goomeri and Nanango.

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Aveesha Property Trust, directed by Jodie Fisher, has lodged its plans to turn the two-level house across the road from Gympie Hospital into the spa after buying it for $655,000 in September 2024.

First look: Plans to turn 80-year-old home into bespoke day spa

A Sunshine Coast developer plans to open a day spa in the heart of Gympie that would include multiple treatment and spa room, and magnesium pools. FULL DETAILS, DESIGN PLANS:

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Beloved teacher Lisa Martoo (nee Sakrzewski) is being remembered by her family and friends asÂ âone of a kindâ with an incredible passion for her students following her shock death at age 62.

‘One of a kind’: Family, friends pay tribute to beloved teacher

A beloved Gympie and Sunshine Coast teacher is being remembered by her family and friends as ‘one of a kind’ with an incredible passion for her students following her shock death at age 62.

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Crowds flock to the indoor pool at the Gympie ARC Open Day.

Council to raise cost of going for swim, owning a dog and rubbish

Gympie ratepayers can expect more pain in their wallets if the council endorses a raft of price rises for fees and charges across the region, with some facilities and services to cost an extra 10 per cent.

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Police & Courts

A North Burnett woman who claims her inheritance was tied to a âriddleâ by her grandfather has been dealt a blow in her attempts to reclaim ownership of a regional property at The Limits she believes belongs to her.

Woman sues eight people over inheritance of family property

A Qld woman who claims her inheritance was tied to a ‘riddle’ her grandfather told her when she was a child has tried to have her father’s will overturned.

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