Gympie Rates To Rise 5.5pc
Gympie Regional Council ratepayers will face an average 5.5 per cent increase in rates over the coming year after the Council handed down its 2023-24 Budget on Tuesday.
Governor Tours Flood Areas
The flood-hit communities of Booubyjan, Goomeri and Kilkivan played host to a visit by Queensland Governor Dr Jeannette Young PSM on Tuesday.
Gympie Mayor To Do Q&As
Gympie residents will soon be able to ask Mayor Glen Hartwig about anything that’s on their minds and get an answer in less than 90 seconds.
GRC Working To Rebuild Trust: Mayor
Gympie Regional Council can’t afford the maintenance of its “beautiful” aquatic centre or the $2 million annual bill to keep the Mary Valley Rattler running, Mayor Glen Hartwig admitted on Thursday.
New Gympie CEO Appointed
Former Nanango Shire chief executive officer Shane Gray has been appointed the new CEO of Gympie Regional Council.
Hartwig Declared GRC Mayor
Glen Hartwig is the new mayor of Gympie Regional Council, easily defeating incumbent Mick Curran
Drones To Target Weeds
Gympie Regional Council will conduct a drone survey of deep gorges and other difficult terrain along parts of Barambah and Boonara creeks to identify weed infestations.
Council Seeking Rail Trail Feedback
Gympie Regional Council is inviting feedback from residents and businesses in Goomeri, Kilkivan and nearby areas about the Kilkivan to Kingaroy Rail Trail.
Gympie Residents To Pay More
Gympie Regional Council ratepayers who pay their rates promptly to secure the 10 per cent discount will face a 2.1 per cent rate rise this year, or a 5.1 per cent rate rise if they don’t.
Shock Win For Smerdon
Gympie Division 6 councillor Ray Currie has been defeated in his bid for re-election by just 18 votes.
Mayor Asks For Fines To Be Waived
Gympie Mayor Mick Curran has asked Local Government Minister Jackie Trad to waive fines which will be levied on 2082 Gympie Regional Council residents who failed to vote in the February Mayoral by-election.
Gympie Rate Rise ‘Smallest In History’
Gympie Regional Council’s 2015-16 Budget has delivered the smallest rate increase in the Council’s seven year history.
Funding Split Up Agreed For Rail Trail
The South Burnett Regional Council and the Gympie Regional Council have come to an agreement on how to split up the $2 million State Government grant to develop the Kingaroy-Kilkivan Rail Trail.
Curran Elected Mayor
Cr Mick Curran has been elected Gympie Mayor by the slimmest of margins – just 25 votes
Former Mayor Dies
Former Gympie and Kilkivan mayor Ron Dyne succumbed to cancer on Friday afternoon
Preference Votes To
Determine New Mayor
The result of the Gympie Regional Council by-election for Mayor is still too close to call
Mayoral Vote Too Close To Call
The by-election for a new Mayor for the Gympie Regional Council is turning into a cliff-hanger with current Gympie councillors Ian Petersen and Mick Curran battling for the top spot.
Ballot Slips Posted For
Gympie Mayoral Election
There’s another election looming for some South Burnett residents … residents of the Gympie Regional Council area must vote to elect a new mayor following the resignation of Ron Dyne in December for health reasons.
Gympie Mayor Resigns
Mayor Ron Dyne tendered his resignation at a meeting of Gympie Regional Council on Wednesday.
Thermal Cameras Track Deer
Biosecurity Queensland is working with Gympie Regional Council to conduct surveys of feral deer populations using thermal imagery.
