Gympie, The Land of Opportunity

Last week a wonderous thing happened, and Gympie delivered, yet again. My work colleague Jemma bought her first house. Jemma’s story is somewhat reminiscent of my own, however, at just 22 she beat me to the housing market by two years. In a world where the real estate...

Welcome to 2020 Gympie

Welcome to 2020 Gympie. How was your Christmas trade, business people? 2020 is a massive year for our region. We have local government elections, state government elections and bypass planning happening, to name just a few. These three things will be critical for our...
Great Things are Happening

Great Things are Happening

What a huge fortnight we have had! The Chamber has been at the coal face in truly pivotal meetings with key departments at GRC. All members of the board are buoyed by the positivity and cohesion coming from these meetings. Great things are happening. Last fortnights...
No One is Coming to Save Gympie

No One is Coming to Save Gympie

No One is Coming to Save Gympie “No one is coming to save you!” We have heard it from a lot of visiting expert heavy hitters now. ‘Why should they even care about Gympie?’ Is also a question I have heard multiple times. Although they may not care about Gympie as such,...
United We Stand

United We Stand

Gympie is the winner of yet another dubious honour as winner of the ‘Most Boarded Up Shop Fronts in the Main Street’ with a total of 62. The Courier Mail released an article on the 20th of April stating that regional main street businesses are closing at an alarming...