‘70% jump in 10yrs’: Qld building boss on costs, company collapses
A longstanding, key player in the Queensland construction industry has revealed the harsh reality of rising costs and how he’s stayed successful amid a spate of builder busts.
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100yo church earmarked for aged care hub as funding battle continues
A decade-long dream of allowing a Qld town’s residents to grow old in the place they love is one step closer to reality with the purchase of an historic church.
230+ homes: Major new estate to transform city’s entrance
A huge housing estate is proposed for Maryborough and, if approved, will change the landscape on the way into the Heritage City. SEE THE PLANS.
Dusty Hill Vineyard approved for multimillion-dollar facelift
A $7.5million expansion of the Moffatdale winery complex will include upgrading the tavern into a restaurant and converting the cooperage into a reception centre. Full details:
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Council makes decision on first part of new suburb, shops
Development will soon begin on a new Gympie housing estate with 308 residential lots, and its own gym, childcare centre, medical centre and shops.
Old dam wall to go as $14.2b Borumba project hits milestone
The historic development will include a new upper reservoir and a new dam wall to replace the existing Borumba dam wall, which will increase the lake’s capacity from 46 to 224 gigalitres.
Time goes by: 16 icons of the Wide Bay that no longer exist
In their heyday, they were popular local fixtures – stores, pubs, restaurants and places everybody knew about and loved. Read their history, the people behind them and where they are now.
Mining fears in old goldfield disrupt booming housing market
Fears that a new exploration permit over a large part of Gympie could directly impact backyards across the city have been addressed by the company bringing the mine back to life.
New 32ha subdivision proposed for growth hotspot
A Cooroy-based company’s development will add to 800+ new housing blocks in the process of opening up on the southern side of the Mary River.
Single, employed, homeless: Young professionals’ regional crisis
Young professionals have become a means to an end to pay off other people’s mortgages and fund high interest rates, and things are worst in the regions where young people are often starting their careers and sometimes forced to couch surf.
$16M to crisis: Why watchdog has canned builder’s licence
Construction company Hampton Home Builders have been put on ice by the industry watchdog, with their licence cancelled for being unable to meet financial requirements.
‘Ghosts’, coldies and characters: Classic country pubs for sale
From the “haunted” to historic, these Queensland watering holes within four hours of Brisbane not only come with colourful backstories but some cost less than a family home. FULL LIST.
$20 million changes hands in 33 Gympie deals
New data has revealed 33 commercial property deals including several motels and a strip where a Guzman Y Gomez is now being built, have been made since January. See where, when and for how much they sold.
Devastated landowners ‘don’t want to stay, can’t afford to leave’
News of a 10km deviation in the high voltage lines that will link the multibillion-dollar Borumba pumped hydro project to the Qld power grid has generated new fears for property owners in its path. Watch the video:
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