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CEO Shane Gray says the decision to cancel the event was ultimately taken out of the council’s hands. “Ultimately the decision was out of our hands because of the state restrictions placed on events such as these due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Council worked hard to look at all options to deliver the event, however it isn’t possible with the restrictions around social distancing and contact tracing, not to mention the current situation in New South Wales,” Mr Gray said. “I hope all our residents and visitors have a wonderful New Year’s Eve, stay safe and...

A RULING that the Mary Valley Rattler was eligible to receive Jobkeeper payments has opened a can of worms, throwing into doubt years of claims of council ownership and raising questions about who actually owns its assets. The Rattler Railway Company asked the Australian Taxation Office to review its eligibility in August amid concern it was ineligible for the payments and at risk of forfeiting $141,000 it received, a bill the council may need to foot. The Jobkeeper legislation specifically excludes companies wholly owned by local governing bodies. The ATO ruled the Rattler Railway Compan...

Tech + staffing industry veterans join up to revolutionize temp staffing space Share Article TempBuddy founder Roderick Smyth, former Uber Works Head of Expansion Janeesa Hollingshead, and staffing industry veteran Drew Golin announced the launch of their latest venture, Shiftfillers. Shiftfillers is a tech-powered staffing platform focused on disrupting the traditional temporary staffing industry for the light industrial worker. Shiftfillers has officially launched in the temporary staffing industry. “We’re revolutionizing temporary staffing through technology and automation in the right...

Premium Content Subscriber only GYMPIE region councillors and staff have come under attack on social media over a controversial decision to repeal environment protection laws, with an inflammatory post by ex-councillor Dr Daryl Dodt going further than any other post. In the lead-up to and during debate on the laws, Facebook users fired away at those involved in the discussion with accusations of falsities and questions of integrity. A post on a Facebook page apparently run by Gympie GP and former councillor Daryl Dodt before the meeting yesterday pre-emptively took aim at those who would v...