Happy New Year to all residents and visitors to the region. I hope it has been a time to spend with the people that matter most to you and has allowed you to recharge and re-energise for 2021. Itâs is fair to say that 2020 was a different year than most would have expected and I hope that this new year will be very different to the one past. There is much activity around the region and the commencement of the bypass will be a wonderful benefit to Gympie city. Mr Hartwig says the council will continue to transition to greater transparency and openness in 2021.