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ANOTHER hot day in Gympie region today but it is officially the silly season now and there’s plenty to celebrate.

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The heat is far from the only big news happening in this region:

Shocking map reveals extent of bushfire devastation on Fraser Island

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Karen Grills has been decorating her house for Christmas in Gympie for 14 years. 20 Leonard St

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The new email addresses are:

General email address: gympietimes@news.com.au

Sport: gympietimessport@news.com.au

FULL LIST: Gympie’s best Christmas lights of 2020

WE'RE FOR YOU: The Gympie Times editor Shelley Strachan can be contacted on shelley.strachan@news.com.au or gympietimes@news.com.au

Email editor Shelley Strachan at shelley.strachan@news.com.au

DUCK POND MAULING: ‘It was horrific...its spine was hanging out’

The Gympie Times deputy editor Frances Klein can be contacted on frances.klein@news.com.au

Email deputy editor Frances Klein at frances.klein@news.com.au

Man named and charged over bizarre body in ditch murder

Email senior reporter Scott Kovacevic at scott.kovacevic@news.com.au

Scott Kovacevic can be contacted on scott.kovacevic@news.com.au

HOT PROPERTY: The 10 biggest sales in the Mary Valley

Journalist Josh Preston of the Gympie Times enjoying Shannon's Chips at the Show. Josh can be contacted on joshua.preston@news.com.au

Email reporter Joshua Preston at joshua.preston@news.com.au

MEGA GALLERY: 194 stunning photos from Gympie’s 2020 school formals

Email reporter Maddie Manwaring at maddie.manwaring@news.com.au

VOTE NOW: Who has got Gympie’s manliest moustache? Help us decide

And email our newest reporter Kristen Camp at kristen.camp@news.com.au

Take a look at these top mos. Which one would you crown the best in Gympie?

With Catholic schools breaking up this week and the state schools next week, our region’s hundreds of school teachers are counting down. It has been a huge year - a year unlike any other - and all school children and teachers deserve a well earned rest.

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14 fabulous tracks and trails in the Gympie region

Relax. Enjoy. And I will catch you next time.

Shelley Strachan, Editor