Extraordinary plans to transform a 64ha block of vacant land on Gympie’s outskirts into a retirement village of more than 1000 residents and boasting facilities including tennis courts and a cinema have been revealed. See the plans.
The president of one of Gympie’s most popular sporting clubs is renewing efforts to bring an end to five years of ‘frustration’ and finally deliver a much-demanded facility to the region.
Jobs traditionally dominated by women at Gympie Regional Council pay significantly less than jobs traditionally dominated by men, with new data revealing a huge gender pay gap among the council’s workforce.
The gender pay gap is alive and well and costing the women who work for Bundaberg Regional Council up to $9000 a year, as new data reveals the shocking truth.
Jobs traditionally dominated by women at the Fraser Coast Regional Council pay significantly less than their male-dominated counterparts, with new data revealing a massive gender pay gap in the council workforce.
Jobs dominated by women at North Burnett Regional Council pay significantly less than their male-dominated counterparts, with a gender wage gap of up to 15 per cent.
Data provided by a union representing council workers has revealed a significant gender pay gap at the South Burnett Council, though the council says it rejects the data and the notion it pays its men more.
A career tradesman and a chef are among the new “homeless” forced to live in a makeshift camp near the centre of a rapidly growing Qld city as the cost of living crisis continues to bite hard.
A man is facing charges of attempted robbery after an alleged nighttime carjacking reportedly ended painfully for the would-be thief who was stabbed with his own knife.
A looming nine-figure rebuild of a century-old water treatment plant is a key reason why a Queensland council has “bitten the bullet” and hit ratepayers with an increase, the mayor says.
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