I have been attempting to access the Gympie Regional Council website, that is supposedly open to the public and is purported to provide details of the proposed changes to our local By Laws that are open for discussion with submissions to be lodged by Friday, 13 March 2026.
Every time I attempt to access the site, I receive the following notice:
“Access Denied”
The same applies when I attempt to find out the email address of the Mayor of Gympie Regional Council.
Why is this so?
What are you trying to hide?
Can you please explain to me how your process in this matter can be considered legally valid when I, a local resident and rate payer, am denied access to the information that would enable me to actually make a submission?
It is my considered position that the response date of the 13th of March 2026 is no longer tenable, as I, and I presume others, are being denied their legal rights to make comments and submissions on the proposed changes.
It might come as a surprise to you, but we actually live in Queensland, not the People’s Republic of Victoria.
– Anthony H. Jakeman,
Gympie
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