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Fergus Gregg is a reporter for the Mackay Daily Mercury, covering the Mackay and Whitsunday region of North Queensland. Fergus joined the team in December 2023, moving to Mackay from Brisbane. He graduated from the Queensland University of Technology in 2020 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts: Film, TV and New Media, with a minor in creative writing. He travelled to Japan soon after where he worked as a teacher and travel writer. Fergus is passionate about politics, food and marine biology.

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Porters Mitre 10 Mackay City store. Picture: Contributed

How ‘opportunistic’ fraudster stole $5k from Porters Mitre 10

A Mackay man managed to defraud a trade and hardware store out of thousands of dollars in goods over 12 months by using a method that “wasn’t too sophisticated”.

Mackay

Queensland Rugby League player charged with rape, sexual assault

A QRL player who returned to the state after a stint in NSW was charged with serious sexual offences less than two months after signing for his hometown club.

Central Queensland

Chris McMaster and Timothy Davis were recognised for their work in building a new community program in their home town of Moranbah.

Rural firefighters ignite new futures for Qld kids

Two part-time firefighters are trading hoses for hope, launching a cadet program to ignite new career pathways for kids in their mining hometown.

Mackay

Award-winning Mackay seafood shop bought by new couple

A Mackay seafood icon is changing hands as the husband-wife founders of the Slade Point store sell up to a couple that remind them of themselves 30 years ago.

Mackay

Police investigate blaze that partly destroyed popular walking trail

Police have confirmed they are investigating whether or not a fire which destroyed part of the Bluewater Trail was deliberately lit.

Whitsunday

Meet the Whitsunday super citizens of 2025

From dedicated students using their spare time to give back to the community to 70-year-old triathletes, get to know the winners of the 2025 Australia Day Awards.

VideoCentral Queensland

Fire crews rushed to Depot Hill just after midnight on January 27 to reports of a two-storey house fire. Photo: Pam Mckay

Crime scene declared: Home in ruins after overnight blaze

A Central Queensland home destroyed in a house fire less than an hour after the end of Australia Day was fortunately empty at the time.

Mackay

‘Nobody wants recognition’: Mackay celebrates its citizens of the year

From 136 nominees, nine Mackay region citizens were recognised for their remarkable contributions to the broader community.

Mackay

‘I know what you’re wearing’: Mum’s sexually-laced stalking binge

A Qld woman who “persistently” harassed her ex, telling him she was in his bed waiting for him has landed in court on a stalking charge.

Mackay

A man was hospitalised following a shed fire near a Sarina sports club on on January 23, 2025. Photo: Emmylou Hussey

Mower explosion razes sports shed, causes $150k damage

Black smoke and the smell of burning plastic filled the air as a fire tore through a shed, sending a man to hospital with burns and leaving a junior rugby league club with a massive bill. VIDEO.

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