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.