Goomeri tourism is about to get a boost if Donald and Heather Greeff get their wish, with plans unveiled to turn an empty Moore St hairdressing shop into a bed and breakfast.
The Greeffs, who bought the property in December last year, have lodged a development application with Gympie Regional Council asking for permission to turn the existing house on the block into a two bedroom “boutique accommodation”.
The developers said the project would allow more visitors to the town to stay “on a short-term basis”, with the added benefit of their business flowing on to food outlets and retail shops nearby.
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Subscriber only THE 40 per cent rise in demand for gold fossicking permits near Gympie could be even higher and the activity an even bigger drawcard for tourists if more state land was made accessible to the public, the Queensland State Forest Users Alliance says. Alliance campaign manager Rhys Bosley said yesterday a recent statement from Gympie Mayor Glen Hartwig that the demand for gold fossicking permits in the Gympie region had leapt by 40 per cent during the pandemic put the issue in the spotlight. If access to state forests in the region was improved for outdoor recreation, the potential for gold fossicking to become an even bigger activity, drawing more visitors and creating more jobs was greater, he said.