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Subscriber only A 51-year-old s criminal and traffic history was described as appalling and extensive when he faced court in Gympie on 14 charges this week. The list of offences ranged from drug driving to stealing from St Vinnies between June 22 and December 12 last year. Dean Anthony Lovett pleaded guilty to all 14 charges in Gympie Magistrates Court on Thursday where he appeared in custody via video link. The court heard Lovett had been in custody since December 23, when he racked up six charges on one day. Police prosecutor Michael Phillips said almost every possible sentence had been given to Lovett in the past, but he continued to breach orders and reoffend.
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A Southside street has become the second worst street for assaults in Gympie following Mary St, according to a Queensland Police data website.
It was a busy year overall for Gympie police as they dealt with a total of 168 assaults, which was the highest recorded total since 2002 when there were 174 assaults.
Looking more closely at the data, the months of March, June and December had the most recordings, with December being the worst, at 22 assaults.
Acting Gympie Police Station officer in charge Scott Poole said the spike in December was due to more people travelling and drinking in the region during the holiday season.
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Location, location, location is the mantra when it comes to real estate and it is especially acute for house hunters with school-aged children.
But neither schools nor houses are cheap; so where should the prospective hunter look in the region?
Data from online property hub CoreLogic reveals bargain hunters should head to Victory Heights, which was at the cheapest end of the scale of real estate prices thanks to median average sale price of $275,000 in November last year.
The suburb is close to two of the regionâs most popular schools, one public and one private - Gympie West State School and Victory College.