Developers apply to build new housing estate at Rainbow Beach
Creation of a new neighbourhood close to Rainbow Shores and on the outskirts of Rainbow Beach is being considered by the Gympie council after developers lodged a 500-page application.
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Developers fight to overturn council rejection of speedway subdivision
The developers behind a rejected plan to subdivide 41ha of land near the Mothar Mountain Speedway are headed to court.
Farm portfolio sale features 1512ha and 102k macadamia trees
Colliers is marketing two large macadamia farms near Bundaberg that will be sold together or separately, with a total of more than 102,400 nut trees.
End of an era as plans revealed for multimillion-dollar park overhaul
Gympie’s century-old Memorial Park is getting a major overhaul, with some iconic features of the historic park to be removed and replaced. One in particular has been there for at least five decades.
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Hotels, shops, train station: Inside plans for new-look airport
Concepts for a reimagined Sunshine Coast airport precinct have been revealed as part of a major development scheme as locals are encouraged to have their say on the future of the 460-hectare site.
‘Not a sport’: Inside the lives of Qld’s top pig hunters
They are fearless, don’t mind flies and prickles, follow their trusty dogs to targets and know how to spot a croc. Love them or hate them, meet the men and women pig hunters of Queensland.
Two regional cities at centre of $800m private housing plan
Two ambitious developments in rapidly growing Wide Bay cities are earmarked to play a major part in a multimillion-dollar over 50s housing pipeline along the east coast of Australia.
FIRST LOOK: Plans unveiled for radical golf course facelift
The owners of Gympie’s golf course have revealed a first glimpse at a major overhaul of the grounds with mini golf, a driving range and accommodation among the proposed new additions.
Hail the high-rise: Why going up, not out is crucial for future of Qld city
Too many are holding on to a Hervey Bay that no longer exists with no regard for the consequences of toxic NIMBYism in a city where the wrong kind of growth already risks ruining paradise, writes Jessica Grewal.
Mini-golf, flying fox: Inside ‘Aussie World-like’ Qld home
A sprawling property with its own miniature theme park has hit the market for the same price as an average city home. SEE THE PICTURES:
Seven-storey apartment towers to topple beachfront motel
An old motel on Hervey Bay’s esplanade will be demolished to make way for a modern “medium to high-rise” complex. DETAILS.
Seven region-changing developments still in the works
The ever-changing face of the Gympie region continues to shift, with wedding venues, retail hubs and new servos on the list of major development proposals still awaiting a decision by the council.
From 1868 with love: Inside grand old Qld hotel’s resurrection
A pub-loving pair behind the restoration of multiple iconic Brisbane buildings has fallen in love with another riverside city, breathing life into three long-closed historic hotels – the oldest of which will open this weekend.
‘$100k a year’: Rural rates pain hitting Qld farmers
There are new fears Queensland graziers are reaching breaking point with revelations some are being charged more than $100,000 annually in rural rates from their local council.
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