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- ↑ Giles Parkinson (19 April 2017). "SolarQ plans 350MW solar farm with storage in south-east Queensland". Renew Economy. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ↑ Gorrie, Arthur Gorrie (23 December 2016). "Sunny welcome for solar power interest". Gympie Times . Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 Klein, Frances (19 April 2017). "BREAKING: Australia's biggest solar farm planned for Gympie". Gympie Times . Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ↑ Atkinson, Bruce (19 April 2017). "Queensland company lodges plan to build Australia's biggest solar farm near Gympie". Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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