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Shelley Strachan is the respected and award winning Editor of The Gympie Times, a mother of four, and a passionate advocate for her hometown (Gympie), the region it is the centre of and the people who live there. A recipient of multiple PANPA Community News Brand of the Year awards, and the coveted News Corp Achievements in Regional Journalism award, Shelley Strachan cut her journalistic teeth as a cadet at The Gympie Times before spending some time as a sub-editor with Quest Community papers in Brisbane and then returning to the idyllic lifestyle the Gympie region offers. She proudly leads a talented team of journalists covering all the news of the Gympie region 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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Significant changes are happening in Smithfield St.

There are some significant changes in Smithfield St

There are some significant changes in Smithfield St

Perry Corbet, Michael Bourke, Haden Taylor, Daryl Graham, Michael Granger and John Shearer at the Mayoral Prayer Breakfast yesterday. Picture: LEEROY TODD

Hundreds turn out for Gympie’s 11th prayer breakfast

RUGBY union legend and former Wallaby Nick Farr-Jones AM enthralled the many hundreds of people who attended the 11th Mayoral Prayer Breakfast this morning

helicopter stringing new power lines along Tin Can Bay Rd Photo Craig Warhurst / The Gympie Times. Picture: Craig Warhurst

Why is there a chopper hovering over Gympie?

Choppers in the skies above Gympie are at work for Energex

BOXING LEGEND: Former heavyweight champion Joe Frazier passed away on Tuesday.Photo Brenda Strong / The Observer. Picture: Brenda Strong

Gender traffic lights debate: changing view or tokenism?

The Gympie Times editor Shelley Strachan and journalist Scott Kovacevic have different opinions on what the Melbourne traffic light debate means for equality.

Rural property values in parts of the Gympie region have risen on the back of good cattle prices and low interest rates. Picture: Contributed

High cattle prices and low interest rates lift rural real estate

PROPERTIES in “parts” of the Gympie region have shown minor increases in rural values, according to new valuation notices issued today

169 years is too long to wait for gender parity

169 years is too long to wait for gender parity

THE World Economic Forum predicts the gender gap won’t close entirely until 2186. That is too long.

A young Gympie woman whose name has not been released, is celebrating today after winning first prize in the lottery. Picture: Doug Eaton

My God! I’m shaking! It’s amazing!

A young Gympie woman has won first prize in the Lucky Lotteries Super Jackpot draw today

Borumba Dam water levels continue to drop. Picture: Queensland Police

Low water at Borumba may force ramp closure

Good news is blue green algae levels are low so there are no restrictions, but bad news is the water level is so low the temporary boat ramp might have to close

Federal Small Business Minister Michael McCormack is meeting with Gympie businesses today.

Federal Minister on Gympie visit to CPM Engineering

IN GYMPIE today as part of a nationwide small business roadshow, the Federal Government says it wants to empower young people to start their own small business.

Australia is paying attention, Gympie, and it’s about time

Australia is paying attention, Gympie, and it’s about time

We don’t aspire to set the national agenda. We don’t want to be “trendy”. We don’t even want to be Noosa. We are Gympie, and we are awesome.

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