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- ↑ Gorrie, Arthur Gorrie (23 December 2016). "Sunny welcome for solar power interest". Gympie Times . Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- 1 2 Klein, Frances (19 April 2017). "BREAKING: Australia's biggest solar farm planned for Gympie". Gympie Times . Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. 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. Archived from the original on 21 April 2017. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
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