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The Gympie Times news team 2020 (clockwise from left) Editor Shelley Strachan, Deputy Editor Frances Klein, and reporters Scott Kovacevic, Maddie Manwaring and Joshua Preston.

THE glamour, beauty and excitement of formals week has come to an end, and what a week it was.

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Now our schoolies are taking a well earned break, some on the Cooloola Coast, some at Noosa, some on the Sunshine Coast and some on the Gold Coast.

CLICK HERE: Schoolies at Noosa

Rainbow Beach was stunning on the weekend, and while there were a few schoolies enjoying the water, there was nothing like the thousands who are staying in Noosa this week.

PHOTOS: All the glamour, creativity and style of the James Nash formal

GALLERY: Cooloola Christian College pulls all the stops on formal night

Not all of them are behaving themselves it seems, but it’s to be hoped the Gympie cohort are doing their home town proud.

Gympie Times senior reporter Scott Kovacevic is focused on reporting on all things council, business and development.

GALLERY: 29 stunning photos from the St Patrick’s College formal

The past couple of days have been pretty warm so perfect weather for haning out on the beach, and a cool change heading our way today (Tuesday) will certainly be welcome, as will the rain we also could be in for.

Cooloola Christian College Formal

45 GORGEOUS PHOTOS: Gympie High graduates celebrate their formal in style

Nice falls in recent storms have been a blessing but the Gympie region needs a whole lot more rain to get the creeks running again and fill the dams.

IN PHOTOS: 21 dazzling snaps from the Victory College 2020 school formal

Community Groups and Sporting Clubs

I want to send a special message out to all those sporting clubs and community group that used to rely on The Gympie Times printed edition to get their messages and draws and results and events out there.

MEGA GALLERY: 165 stunning photos from every Gympie formal for the Class of 2020

The Gympie Times website has 36,000 readers a week and we are keen to help our local community as much as we can by continuing to publish those sport notes and community news reports.

Paige Mullins, Charlotte O'Toole and Caitlin Moreland

JOBS: 20 jobs that are going in Gympie right now

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Letters to the Editor

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Puzzles, horoscopes and funeral notices

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Shelley Strachan, editor of The Gympie Times, picks up the Achievements in Regional Journalism at the 2018 News Awards held at the Hyatt Regency in Sydney. Picture: Richard Dobson

NAMED: 39 men and women front the Gympie court

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