Now, with the early trialling of the new boning systemunderway, a further 80 positions need to be filled. This latest development has boosted overall positions available to 515 people within the company, company director Terry Nolan said yesterday. Nolan Meats, East Deep Creek, is Gympieâs largest private employer, and is expanding. We think that is good for Gympie, as Wide Bay has one of the highest unemployment rates in Queensland. The project has been three years in the planning and required some of the latest in meat processing equipment to be imported from Iceland. While Nolan Meats always have a policy of buy local first, the level of sophistication and automation in this new line required the best equipment in the world, and there are limited manufacturers with the capability to build it, director Tony Nolan said.