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Gympie Saturday Night
In the words of Frankie Valli; Oh, what a night! Saturday night’s Gympie Chamber of Commerce Awards went off like a frog in a sock. Sometimes the chance to dress up, let your hair down and come together with likeminded positive businesspeople is just what the doctor...
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...
Could there be a better quote for the future of Gympie right now?
…one will say: “I was a fighter pilot”, another will say: “I was in the Submarine Service”, another “I marched with the Eighth Army”, a fourth will say: “None of you could have lived without the convoys and the Merchant seamen”, and you, in your turn, will say, with...
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?
What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up? A question that was often posed to all of us growing up, but not really a question that you would ask about your town. I was lucky enough to speak on the phone with the speaker for our November breakfast. His question to me...
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
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 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,...
2019 Business Awards
Were you nominated? It has been a busy fortnight for the Chamber with the upcoming Business Awards, the launch of our brand new website, and forward planning for our next breakfast meeting to be held on the 23rd August.. The 2019 Business Awards We received a record...
We Need to Sell Our Region
Misery loves company; do you think that is the reason there seems to be a negative “feeling” in town? Perhaps it is the fact that negativity seems to steal all the oxygen from the room and demand the most attention. If you look below this article you will more than...
We Need To Give People a Reason to Stop In Gympie
“The best breakfast meeting so far!” “Outstanding, I am truly inspired” “I love the focus Neil had on youth employment” These comments are just a sample of the direct feedback we received following our latest breakfast meeting featuring Neil Glentworth on the 18th...