Statement Being Quoted Around Town

“There is nothing to do in this town……..” Do you still hear this statement being quoted around town? I know I do; and what a total load of bull it is. I was speaking with Tony from ‘What’s on in Gympie’ on Friday, funnily enough, about what was on in Gympie for the...

Choice Between Negativity and Positivity

When presented with a choice between negativity and positivity, why do some people choose to go over to the dark side? Our recent Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting was our most successful and productive to date. My main take away from the meeting was that Gympie...

The Importance of being flexible

The board of the Chamber of Commerce is flexible. When we posted the line-up for the first breakfast of the year, a week or so ago, it took about half an hour for the phone to ring. We were receiving feedback that we could possibly find a different line-up up for the...

Is Gympie a Resilient Community?

Is Gympie a resilient community? This is an interesting question that has been posed by our next breakfast speaker, Professor John Cole OAM. How would you answer the question? Do you think Gympie is resilient? Personally, I think it we are. Gympie has many diverse...

The Children, Won’t Somebody Think of The Children

“What is wrong with this Generation”? “This Generation won’t get off their backsides”? These are just a couple of statements that you may have heard over and over or maybe you have even said it yourself. So, are these statements reasonable? Are the even true, perhaps....