Trouble in paradise: Inskip outbreak forces camp closures
A recent severe outbreak of gastroenteritis among campers at Inskip Point on the Cooloola Coast continues to plague the region’s most popular beach and camping getaway.
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Council gives green light to $40m business expansion
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Bookings close as 80 campers struck down by gastro at Inskip
Days after confronting photos of a Queensland grandfather on life support emerged, bookings for parts of the popular Inskip Point camp site have been closed as government officials officially declare a gastro ‘outbreak’ at Inskip.
Family demands Inskip Point’s closure after near-fatal outbreak
The family of a man who almost died after catching highly contagious illness at an Inskip Point campsite wants it shutdown until the bug is eradicated.
Plane crash-lands near Gympie, pilot airlifted
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TV special to track Gympie family’s darkest days and salvation
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