Companies locked in for $336m Tiaro Bypass design
A company that worked on the Sydney Opera House will help design a major project that will transform travel on the Bruce Hwy in regional Queensland.
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Man suffers ‘significant’ leg injury after motorbike hits jetski trailer
Man, in his 60’s, transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital, after paramedics and a rescue helicopter rushed to the scene of a serious crash at Rainbow Beach.
First glimpse at proposed 100+ spot childcare centre
Plans have been unveiled to open a new childcare centre only 200m from where another proposed centre was recently rejected by the Gympie council.
‘Spectacular man’: Final goodbyes to pioneer tradesman
A former butcher and Energex worker who helped build the Gympie and Cooloola Coast electricity network has been farewelled.
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‘Ridiculous’: Cars caught trying to cross flooded roads
A woman who witnessed another driver become submerged in flood waters has relived the “ridiculous” experience as more drivers continue to cross flooded Gympie, Fraser Coast and Bundaberg roads despite the death of one man.
From ‘gutted’ to ‘we’re moving on’: Councillors split on CEO exit
The sudden departure of CEO Shane Gray less than two years into his tenure has caused a divide within the council, with one of the councillors who refused to accept the resignation saying the loss leaves big shoes to fill. Read what they had to say:
The moment a stranded family is winched from flooded home
The sensational rescue of a family from their flooded home has been among more than a dozen rescues carried out across the Wide Bay region following a torrential downpour which inundated homes and cut roads. SEE THE VIDEO
‘People in trees’: Flood rescuer recounts extraordinary callouts
A first responder at the forefront of the flood rescue effort has spoken about the ‘exceptional’ 24 hours for emergency crews across the ravaged Gympie and Fraser Coast regions.
‘Oceans of water’: Trapped grandad says floods feel ‘like 2013’
Evacuation centres have opened as people and animals were left stranded and a woman spent the night trapped on the roof of her car in communities west of Gympie, which are in the grips of a flooding emergency.
Council shock: City loses second CEO in less than two years
Gympie Regional Council is looking to fill its top bureaucratic job for the second time in two years following the sudden departure of Shane Gray after only 18 months on the job.
Every Gympie, Cooloola Covid case location revealed
Queensland Health has revealed the worst Covid affected suburbs across Gympie as case numbers continue to climb, now sitting above 100. Read the breakdown by suburb here:
‘Beautiful’ tribute to teen crash victim goes viral
A heartwarming video, of a beloved Gympie teenager and football player killed in a crash, has gone viral online with more than one million views.
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