Business boom: 12 developments waiting for the green light
From proposed wedding venues to hundred-plus unit retirement estates and major business projects, there is no shortage of developments on the horizon. FULL LIST
Property
$37.8m in sales: 25 most expensive houses sold in 2024
House prices across the Gympie region continue to soar in the face of cost-of-living pressures, with more than two dozen homes cracking the $1.4 million-dollar mark. Here are the 25 highest sales recorded last year, and the agents who sold them.
‘Want to save it’: Plans for $18.4bn hydro project under microscope
Controversial plans to build a pumped hydro plant near Gympie could be given a major overhaul.
Back to the future: Massive discount retailer plans Gympie warehouse
A franchise that claims to be the fastest growing one in Australia plans to open a warehouse at the Monkland.
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Revealed: ‘Rough diamond’ cities that offer jobs and affordable housing
There are currently 25 Australian cities, including three state capitals, with a population of 50,000 or more and a median house price below $750,000. Three of those are in the Wide Bay. See the full list:
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.
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