A Gympie businessman who has built up an empire and unblemished reputation in the past 40 years is showing no signs of slowing down as plans are unveiled for a drive-through service and other developments at his biggest site.
The owners of a popular regional toy shop have been left gutted after ‘ratbags’ bashed their way into the store and made off with thousands of dollars worth of items in a midnight heist.
Gympie Regional Council has announced works to restore The Sands, an iconic and much-loved picnic spot on the Mary River.
A Gympie businessman whose phone routinely drops out or never rings at all says the inability to fix coverage black spots is risking lives. See the full black spot map.
Plans to build a funeral parlour in a central spot critics have called ‘inappropriate’ – opposite a KFC and next to a nursing home – have taken an unexpected turn.
Homebuyers hunting for a unit are having to dig a bit deeper into their wallets as the unit markets across Gympie, Bundaberg, and Fraser Coast have combined to become the hottest in Queensland.
More than 180 development applications were finalised by Gympie Regional Council in 2021, more than in either 2019 or 2020. These are some of the biggest and most controversial proposals of the year.
With two weeks to go until the vaccine mandate takes effect across Queensland, a Queensland school reportedly lost almost all of its teachers one week before the school year ended.
While many politicians across the Wide Bay have made their stance clear on the Covid jab mandates, one Gympie councillor says they should not be involved. Find out why:
It is all happening as an exciting milestone in the game-changing $1B Gympie Bypass gets underway. Read the full progress report on the Bypass here.
Part of the old Mt Pleasant corner store which for several years has housed cake store and cafe Heavenleigh Cupcakes has collapsed after a ute ploughed into the building, coming to rest in the kitchen.
Bundaberg has recorded its wettest November in almost a century as dams across the Wide Bay spill over, keeping flood watch warnings and road closures in place. SEE UPDATES AND FORECAST HERE.
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