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Gympie tourists warned to stay away from dangerous wild dogs

This city has a wild dog problem and tourists are warned to stay away from the "dangerous pests".

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Queensland flood victims feeling forgotten six months after historic floods

Living in ruined houses with no walls or bathrooms is the reality for these Queensland flood victims. They're among hundreds still living in limbo waiting for others to decide their future.

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Patient transport subsidies remain the same in Queensland despite rising petrol prices

Fuel costs have risen by 50 cents per litre since 2013, but patients travelling up to 300km to Queensland hospitals for treatment are still receiving the same subsidy.

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I thought no one smoked any more – the 13-hour leg of my bus trip through leisure country

Sydney to Cairns takes 47 hours nonstop. A log cabin roadhouse outside Gympie provides a rare and welcome treat – actual rest

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Dairy farmers reassess futures before signing milk contracts, as many exit the industry

Twice a day for more than half a century, the Wilson family milked cows in their dairy at Calico Creek near Gympie. Now, owner Martin Wilson has called it quits and he's one of many leaving the industry.

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Alex Robert Smart jailed for stabbing man in heart on Father's Day in Gympie

A man who stabbed another man in the heart in an "unnecessary and unjustified attack" in Gympie on Father's Day three years ago is sentenced to life in prison for murder.

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Life sentence for Qld Father's Day murder

A man has been jailed for life after being found guilty of murdering a father-of-five at traffic lights at Gympie after an earlier altercation.

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Mental health support available for Gympie residents reeling after floods

Gympie residents avoided physical devastation when floodwaters stopped rising at a moderate level on May 14, but the mental health of victims still reeling from February's floods was not spared.

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Police charge man over alleged looting attempt during Gympie floods

Police are warning that anyone caught stealing from flood-affected areas could face up to 10 years in jail after a man was arrested in Gympie as floodwaters rose.

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Queensland's wet weather expected to ease, flood level of Mary River at Gympie to fall

Heavy rain falling across a widespread area of Queensland's south-east has mostly dissipated on Sunday afternoon, but the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) has warned sodden catchments could still flood later in the week amidst light showers.

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Qld rains ease but flood warnings remain

Floodwaters continue to run in some parts of Queensland even as rain eases, with the Mary River in Gympie expected to peak at 16 metres.

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Floodwaters cut Bruce Highway at Gympie, as low-lying business owners evacuate

As the Queensland town is isolated by floodwaters for the third time since January, residents and main street business owners are again preparing for the worst.

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Rain easing over saturated Queensland as flood alert remains for Gympie, Warwick, BOM says

South-east Queensland is bracing for another day of heavy rain and possible flash flooding as the Bureau of Meteorology warns the weather system that was predicted to dissipate will dump more rain over saturated areas.

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Evacuations as more than 500 roads cut by south-east Qld flooding – as it happened

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Unidentifed metal object falls through Gympie family's roof, narrowly missing baby bouncer

Tenika Lawther is still in shock after the unidentified object rocketed through the roof and into the floor last night, narrowly missing their baby's bouncer.

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Flood relief payments targeted at Lismore, Gympie by scammers

A wave of fraudulent flood claims is being investigated as scammers try to cash in on natural disasters in south-east Queensland and northern New South Wales.

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Gympie already had a housing shortage, then the floods hit. Now families are homeless and in crisis

Before the first drop of rain fell on the former Queensland gold-rush town of Gympie in late February, those hunting for a home were becoming desperate. Now they're in crisis.

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Floodwaters have receded in Gympie but emotions still run high for vets who lost practice

These Gympie vets never imagined their jobs would involve racing the river to evacuate their surgery, arriving at consults by boat, or the toll of trying to help so many injured animals and traumatised farmers.

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A month on from Gympie's floods, residents from more than 100 properties are still displaced

Des Lawlor has made a makeshift bath next to the shed and RV he is living in with his wife and their six children, one month since the town's worst flood in more than 100 years.

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Mayor defends planning decisions ‘made 150 years ago’ amid calls for flood insurance support

Home owners are being left to cover ‘catastrophic’ financial risks as the climate crisis and a legacy of poor planning coalesce, expert says

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Gympie business owners call to relocate CBD after latest flood devastation

Some business owners say they have had enough and want the Gympie CBD relocated or upgraded to prevent future heartache after the fourth flood in three decades.

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Scott Morrison says defence force ‘not available on a moment’s notice’ to respond to disaster – as it happened

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More warnings in place for NSW as severe storms strike Queensland – as it happened

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Faces of the flood: Those hit hard by Queensland floods, and where they go from here

The recent floods in Queensland have shattered rainfall records but they are more than just figures on a chart — they have a huge impact on people's lives and histories. Here, we bring you some of the stories from flooded homes, farms and communities.

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From Gympie to Grafton, see the floods devastation from the air

Images captured from planes by Nearmap begin to show the scale of the devastation.

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