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Gympie’s Visitor Information Centre will offer a limited service to tourists from Monday in an effort to protect the health of Council staff and volunteers (Photo: Tourism Qld)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

March 21, 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gympie Regional Council will suspend all volunteer activities in an effort to safeguard health and help contain the spread of COVID-19.<\/p>\n

GRC issued a statement on Saturday morning that said the Council would end all volunteering activities at libraries and the Gympie Regional Gallery, and close Gympie’s Visitor Information Centre (VIC) from Monday.<\/p>\n

A Council spokesperson said the library and gallery will keep their usual opening hours, but all upcoming events have been cancelled.<\/p>\n

The council will also introduce a “call and collect” service at the Visitor Information Centre (VIC).<\/strong><\/p>\n

The service will allow visitors to phone through queries about a location, accommodation or activity to 1800-444-222.<\/p>\n

A council staff member will then gather information, flyers and brochures and have them ready for collection through one of the VIC\u2019s windows.<\/p>\n

The new service will be available from 10:00am to 3:00pm Mondays to Fridays, and 10:00am to 2:00pm on weekends, and will operate until further notice.<\/p>\n

The VIC will also leave copies of their most popular brochures and flyers outside the building so information can be accessible outside those hours.<\/p>\n

GRC CEO Bernard Smith said the actions were being taken to avoid putting Council staff and volunteers at risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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