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When Christine decided to start her own occupational therapy practice, she had a simple goal: to make it easier for people in Gympie and the surrounding region to access the support they needed, without having to travel down the coast.
What started as one social media post to help local parents has turned into thousands of students supported across the Gympie region.
Being a flower farmer and florist is a bit of a stretch from when Erin Dore worked in Sydney as an interior architect for over a decade, but it makes sense. She’s always been the outdoor type.
What started as a small flower patch has grown into something much bigger: a vision for a sustainable, community-driven space where people can reconnect.
Beehive Events hosts events in Gympie every month, but before that, it all started when founder Mandy Irvine was helping the community recover from the floods that swept through our town in 2022.
Tucked away at Wilsons Pocket near Goomboorian, Fleur Pocket Farm is a boutique micro flower farm bringing fresh blooms to the region.
Between school drop-offs, home renovations and plenty of cups of coffee, the vision for Barlow & Brooks started to build. But it had never exactly been the plan.
This character-filled café along Mary Street is full of history, good conversation and plenty of hot coffee.
Sarah McGuire’s days used to be based around a desk, working in finance for a bank, but she had always been creative. Now she’s the face behind Southside Stems, sending flowers across the Gympie region.
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Macaila from Sunny Mill shares her experience in starting a business locally and what she loves most about Gympie.
Christine Watson, Director and Senior Occupational Therapist at Wide Bay Therapy, shares her experience in starting a business locally and where you’ll find her in her spare time.
Celebrant Sarah Dawes shares her experience in starting a business locally and what she loves most about Gympie.
Grant Writer and Arts Consultant Olivia Everitt shares her experience in starting a business locally (plus some insight on her search for the best local babychino).
The face behind Chisholm Accounting, Donagh shares her experience in starting a business locally and her favourite things about Gympie.
The face behind Caitlin Schaefer Energy Healing, she shares her experience in starting a business locally and her favourite hidden gem in the Gympie region.
Angie Treichel from AJT Legal shares her experience in starting a business locally and her favourite hidden gem in the Gympie region.
Tiana Smith from Simple Systems Co shares her experience starting a business locally and what she loves most about the community she calls home.
We ask locals about the area: what they love most, their favourite things to do, and where you’ll most often find them out and about. Amanda Ewing from Street Food Social shares her answers.
Holly & Gerard from U & I Co. share their experience of starting a business locally, and what they love most about the community they call home.
We ask locals about the area: what they love most, their favourite things to do, and where you’ll most often find them out and about. Naturopath Caitlyn Shadbolt shares her answers.
We ask locals about the area: what they love most, their favourite things to do, and where you’ll most often find them out and about. Aviva Brookman from Barlow & Brooks shares her answers.
We ask locals about the area: what they love most, their favourite things to do, and where you’ll most often find them out and about. Jess from Three Wild Seeds shares her answers.
We ask locals about the area: what they love most, their favourite things to do, and where you’ll most often find them out and about. Neil Fewtrell from JNF Electrical shares his answers.