New office for GC&M News

IT’S been a big few weeks for the GC&M News team who have been feverishly working away behind the scenes as we shift offices to Beerwah.

After painting, packing, unpacking, flat packing and just plain packing it, we are now officially at 6/35 Swan Street, Beerwah and we’d love for you to come and stop by, say g’day and have a coffee.

The good news is that apart from a new address, nothing else changes as we are continuing to deliver the best news that matters to the hinterland across our newspaper, digital and social media channels. Delivering across the hinterland every Tuesday you can also subscribe for free newsletters at gcnews.com.au.

Camping is our happy place

have come fourth or fifth or something but instead we came first, and we were really excited that we won,” he said.

“I love learning about what makes robots work, and seeing if we can advance them a little bit more, that was probably my most favourite part about it.

“I liked coding the robot as well and I would like to keep building robots when I finish school.”

Although the team exceeded their own expectations, Sean said there were a few speed-bumps the team had to overcome to get the perfect design.

“I think getting the legs to work on our robot was one of the trickiest things we had

“It took us over two weeks to find out the perfect design for the mandibles, at first it looked more like a spider and it wasn’t very stable so we changed it again to make it perfect.”

The team won a LEGO Spike Prime kit which the school is currently holding onto, but Sean said the team will likely build another robot with the kit this year.

The Caravan Industry Association of Australia has released data showing that caravan and camping holidays are the preferred choice for Australians, offering customer-focused products and great value. In the first quarter of the year, there was a significant surge in travel numbers, with 4.5 million trips (up 24%) and 18 million nights (up 22%) spent caravanning and camping across the country.

These figures far surpass the pre-COVID numbers of 14 million trips and 59 million nights in 2019. The industry’s growth provides vital support to regional and rural economies, with 90% of trips taken in these areas.