Moranbah desperately needs a new hospital, but this week’s budget pledge of support is big on promise and short on detail. Some Central Queensland leaders are sceptical the project will ever come off.
It has been years in the making and now it is finally happening. The heart of Queensland’s coal mining community will get what its leaders have fought to get for more than a decade. Here’s what is in the budget for Mackay Isaac Whitsunday.
The full benefit of the mammoth $2.9bn Urannah project for Mackay, Isaac and the Whitsunday has been revealed with new job projections unveiled. And the proponents say it will also deliver benefits for the Great Barrier Reef.
It has been a busy few days for the heroes at RACQ CQ Rescue, with nine call-outs over the long weekend and then another at Eungella on Monday afternoon. SEE THE PHOTOS AND VIDEO
From business identities, councillors to political candidates, the race for who will take the Whitsunday mayor’s seat is heating up. Six people have declared their intentions to run, each with different platforms. Meet them here.
An Australian-first agave farm and distillery in the Whitsundays will power ahead with plans to capitalise on our insatiable thirst for the spirit with the final ticks needed to make it a reality.
Gilmour Space had hoped to achieve lift-off as soon as this month but that is now off the table. But the spacemen are committed to a launch and gunning for a blast-off this year.
Sugar prices are hitting impressive levels and 2022 should be a picnic in the sun for cane farmers and millers, but the war in Ukraine and other factors are shrouding the outlook. Here’s why.
Mackay and the Whitsundays is home to a number of corporate players at the forefront of their industry. We take a look at those who have risen to corporate success, how they got there and their plans for the future. FULL LIST
No experience? No problem. There are plenty of jobs on offer in Queensland’s coalfields for skilled and unskilled workers alike on the back of a stunning rise in coal prices. Find out how much you could make.
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