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They are the men and women who wielded the most influence and power in the Gympie region this year.

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News They are the men and women who wielded the most influence and power in the Gympie region this year.

Screaming and shouting led police to a Gympie address where a man was not where he was meant to be.

Premium Content Gympie man given suspended jail after breaching DVO

News Screaming and shouting led police to a Gympie address where a man was not where he was meant to be.

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A Gympie man more than three times the limit lied to police about being the driver of a car that rolled at Monkland, after he was found in bushes 10m away

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News A Gympie man more than three times the limit lied to police about being the driver of a car that rolled at Monkland, after he was found in bushes 10m away

  • 6th Dec 2020 12:00 AM
All 11 nominees deserved the recognition they got, but there could only be one winner.

Premium Content Gympie’s best dance teacher rewarded for 30-year passion

News All 11 nominees deserved the recognition they got, but there could only be one winner.

EXPLAINED: How fireys are using giant water bomber in Fraser fire

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News “We’re going to take every opportunity to slow the spread of the fire,” says QFES...

Two young men dead in Teewah Beach drowning tragedy

Premium Content Two young men dead in Teewah Beach drowning tragedy

News Police confirmed the horrible news just moments ago.

Rider rushed to hospital after motorbike crash near Gympie

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News Paramedics were called to the scene just before 9am.

PHOTOS: Foul-smelling seaweed ‘like an oil slick’ at Rainbow

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News The thick coating of weeds is lining the shores all the way towards Inskip...

Rescuers pluck ‘well-known’ local woman from ocean

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Breaking A well-known local woman was pulled from the water by onlookers just north of...

Straddie mass shark death shock

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News Disturbing photos have emerged showing dozens of dead sharks dumped on a Queensland...

Screw the curtains, give Qld daylight saving

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Opinion With Queensland’s debt set to hit $130bn, not being aligned to daylight saving time...

Vietnam veterans heroic actions ‘swept under the carpet’

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News Vietnam veterans claim 26 Aussie war deaths could have been avoided if commanders...

Bad news for Aussie house prices

Bad news for Aussie house prices

Property Three things have combined to create a housing market that’s unpredictable and...

Father of eight jailed over historic sex crimes on daughters

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Crime The 76-year-old Mackay man will spend time behind bars

Drunk wedding guest drives through resort gate

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News Things got way out of control after Harley Joseph Anderson got behind the wheel.

‘No one is safe in your company’, violent thug is told

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Crime Timothy Zoltan Maxwell Hegedus launched attack on stranger

Man seriously injured in fight with teens on scooters

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Crime Man seriously injured after fight with teens on scooters

Opinion

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    Opinion Fatal distraction sees too many children die in hot cars: Kylie Lang

    'Only reason China hasn’t destroyed us yet'

    'Only reason China hasn’t destroyed us yet'

    Opinion The only reason China hasn’t destroyed us yet, says Joe Hildebrand

    Tragedy of Princess Diana’s sex scandal

    Tragedy of Princess Diana’s sex scandal

    Opinion Princess Di’s alleged affair ended in tragedy, says Daniela Elser

    ‘There was no conspiracy... the demented killer acted alone’

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    Opinion Charles Wooley: Port Arthur films should not be banned

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      Saturday looks like moving day for clubs in SCCA Division 1 fixtures as three teams vie to realign the top four after solid groundwork on the first day of Round 16.

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      Cricket Saturday looks like moving day for clubs in SCCA Division 1 fixtures as three teams vie to realign the top four after solid groundwork on the first day of Round 16.

      New president takes the helm at Gympie men’s bowls

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      Gunabul golf finalists announced

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      GALLERY: Munster delivers during cricket bash

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      Cricket See the photos from Cameron Munster's cricket cameo on the Coast

      Crucial clashes: Two-day honours become sole focus

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      Cricket Maroochydore and Caboolture will face each other just six days after their one-day...

      Find out who the big spenders were making political donations during the Queensland Election campaign.

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      Call for One Nation to remove ‘nasty’ signs

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      MP says he’s hit ground running following cabinet reshuffle

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      Politics Dan Purdie says he’s 'hit the ground running' LNP after shake-up

      One Nation MP’s fresh call for Qld upper house

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      Politics MP says its absence has ‘greatly weakened the Queensland Parliament’.

      Local politicians take on the big issues in new roles

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      Politics Julieanne Gilbert, Amanda Camm and Dale Last recognised with new roles in Cabinet...

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        Health Kelly Slater and Andrew Johns mourn death of surfing legend

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        Motor Sports Mick Schumacher raced under alias before tragedy struck father

        Power 100: ‘Equal pay, equal say’ still just lip service

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        Sport List shows there is a serious gender imbalance in Australian sport

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          A new chapter in the colourful, century-long history of the Kandanga Hotel is about to begin, with new owners taking over later this month

          Premium Content End of an era in Kandanga as local pub changes hands

          News A new chapter in the colourful, century-long history of the Kandanga Hotel is about to begin, with new owners taking over later this month

          Council chiefs paid $2.3m, including $255k in terminations

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          News New report reveals the council paid its senior leadership less in 2019-20 than it...

          WEEKEND SCORCHER: Gympie braces for summer heat

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          News We could see the hottest day of the year before the weekend is out, and storms...

          CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS: 17 fabulous events in and near Gympie

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          News THE weather has turned hot and sticky, the Christmas trees and decorations are up...

          Severe gastro forces authorities to close Inskip to campers

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          News Inskip Point campsites have been closed because of the gastro issues

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            People and Places Tributes roll in for the former Daily Mercury editor who was a fierce advocate for...

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            Soccer Photos from Saturday night’s pre-season friendly at Sologinkin Oval.

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            Mountain bikers set to race in honour of late founder

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            Cycling & MTB ‘He was the kind of man that instantly connected with people and left a lasting...

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              Gympie council is facing a backlash over loss of its regional produce page and the axing of celebrity food ambassador Matt Golinski

              Premium Content Mayor: We had no say on decision to axe Gympie food hub

              News Gympie council is facing a backlash over loss of its regional produce page and the axing of celebrity food ambassador Matt Golinski

              Gympie shines as Nestlé goes for net zero carbon emissions

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              CQ leads state’s road toll with 82 deaths

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              News This year’s road toll for Central Queensland is a massive 41.4 per-cent up on 2019...

              Almost $70k in funding ensures the Gympie Show will go on

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              News The Gympie Show will receive twice as much as the Fraser Coast and Noosa Shows

              LETTER: Why I voted to (pretty much) double water charge

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              News For Gympie councillor Bruce Devereaux the issue came down to four main points

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                  There is a worrying double standard going on around X-rated content and Nadia Bokody has had enough of men’s attitudes.

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                  Lifestyle There is a worrying double standard going on around X-rated content and Nadia Bokody has had enough of men’s attitudes.

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                          Yamba development gets ETA for opening date

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                          Tycoon rents out Noosa mansion for $80k a week

                          Tycoon rents out Noosa mansion for $80k a week

                          Property Weekly rent on Noosa mansion about the same as average wage

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                            Three-quarters of employers now offer flexible hours to help more Australians juggle work and family life – but men still pocket more cash than women.

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                              No longer does hybrid driving also mean you have to look gawky. The Toyota C-HR Hybrid is green and groovy.

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                              A newcomer has become the first three-cylinder vehicle to be crowned News Corp’s Car of the Year, claiming a narrow victory over a family favourite.

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