‘We’ll have to get out and push’: Residents respond to speed reduction
A speed reduction on the Wide Bay Hwy has brought a divided response from motorists, with some taking to social media to vent with humour over the change.
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How controversial $14.2bn pumped hydro could bring faster internet
The company behind a controversial pumped hydro project says it could help deliver faster internet and better phone reception to areas notorious for black spots.
Mega gallery: 200+ stunning photos from Gympie’s 2023 formals
The class of 2023 from Gympie region high schools celebrated their graduation in stunning fashion. See the mega gallery with more than 200 photos from the region’s high school formals.
First look inside multimillion-dollar Civic Centre renovation
Reopening of the long-closed major Gympie entertainment venue is still a year off, but for the first time cameras have been allowed inside to capture the progress after three years of repairs. Watch the video:
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Heated indoor pool to close for repairs next week
Gympie Regional Council has apologised in announcing that the aquatic centre’s heated indoor pool will be closed for all over next week.
Jobs boost as Beefy’s opens new Gympie store
One of Queensland’s most popular food franchises has doubled its presence in the region, and there are still a few jobs up for grabs.
Gympie Men’s Shed $1900 richer
Wide Bay MP Llew O’Brien will make the announcement in Gympie today. Previous rounds have also provided funding to Gympie, Maryborough, Noosa, Kilkivan, Numabulla, Poona, Tin Can Bay, Bauple, Pomona, and Murgon Men’s and Community Sheds.
Schools, businesses and front yards get ready to turn purple
Relay for Life teams are invited to decorate an ‘area’ of the Gympie region in as much purple as possible – this could be a shopfront, home or paddock.
‘Stupidly busy’ industry poses risks for small builders
The nation-wide timber shortfall will leave small Gympie builders at risk of collapse despite the region being in the midst of its best property boom in more than a decade, industry insiders say.
WINNER: Labour of love the secret for Gympie’s best burger
“All our meat’s cooked for a minimum of eight hours. Consistency is a big key for us, trying to make sure the burger they get today is the burger they’re going to get tomorrow.”
6 Gympie cases that shocked Qld high court
A man acquitted of a 23-year-old cold case murder and the fight to keep a registered sex offender in jail are among six shocking Gympie region cases to make it all the way to the Supreme Court in the past year.
Sex discrimination, bad dogs: 4 Gympie civil cases revealed
The vilification of a transgender pilot and a four-year fight over dangerous pit bulls were among the cases heard by Queensland’s civil courts this past year.
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