Police hit pause on bushland search for missing man
A search of dense bushland for a missing Gympie man is likely to enter a new stage, with still no sign of the 28-year-old almost a month after he was last seen.
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‘Battle to survive’: Country shows face axe after council pulls out
The Burnett could be about to lose four of its country shows following a council decision to no longer be responsible for local showgrounds, leaving already struggling show societies to bear the costs of rates, fees and maintenance. Full report and reaction:
‘Not acceptable’: Councillor slams staff for keeping him in the dark
Gympie council planning staff have copped heavy fire for failing to inform Mary Valley councillor Bob Fredman about issues with a major Imbil business, which now faces possible closure or millions in fines.
‘Use it or lose it’: Rising costs puts future of country halls at risk
A combination of rising building costs and the ravages of time are raising concerns about the expense of maintaining some of Gympie’s 33 country halls.
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Gympie properties to be sold off in multimillion-dollar buyback
More than 50 flood damaged properties are expected to be removed in Gympie as part of the state government’s voluntary buy back scheme, but not without an eye-watering amount being paid out for them.
FOUND: Police searching for missing 20-year-old Qld woman
Police are searching for a young woman who suffers from a medical condition and was last seen north of Gympie.
Horrifically injured dad fights to make it home to his family
A Gympie truck driver who lost both his legs following a horror crash is fighting to get his life back after being in a coma for almost a month.
Key dates for modular homes revealed in affordable housing boost
As a housing crisis continues to grip the nation, two regional Qld towns in Wide Bay Burnett have received more than a dozen pre-built homes, destined for social housing.
Cake queen shares ‘beautiful memories’ that shaped her success
Top Gympie region cake maker Shannen Hewitt has shared how her love of baking sprang from spending childhood weekends baking with her beloved Nan.
How small businesses can snap up $14.2bn pumped hydro project work
Small businesses across the Gympie region are being asked to register now for future job and contracting opportunities for the major $14.2bn Borumba pumped hydro project.
Car totalled in early morning rollover
The driver of a 4WD that crashed between Gympie and Maryborough had a lucky escape in the early hours of Monday morning.
How Gympie saved the Christmas light competition
When the Gympie Christmas Light Competition for 2023 got called off, Trish Doel never thought the response would be so dramatic, with Gympie’s community throwing support behind her left, right, and centre to make it happen.
‘Jack of all trades’: Imbil businessman, community member remembered
A centrepiece of the Imbil community has been remembered by his family as a ‘jack of all trades,’ a community builder, a joker, and someone who always had a shoulder to cry on
New details after mine worker’s foot crushed by ‘300kg of steel’
The owner of the gold mine near Bundaberg, where a young mine worker sustained a “significant” injury in a horror workplace accident, has spoken out.
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