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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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Police & Courts

A homicide investigation has entered it's third month after John Patrick Hackett was found dead inside his Gold St unit about 7.18am pm November 9. Photo: QPS Media

Witness comes forward as cause of death revealed in homicide probe

A new witness has emerged, and more details have been revealed as police continue to investigate the suspicious death of a man at Mackay. LATEST.

Central Queensland

Moranbah is losing one of only two GP clinics available to its residents.

‘Shock and disappointment’: Mining town loses GP clinic

A mining community is losing one of only two GP clinics, with patients learning they’ve lost their doctor through a Facebook post.

Mackay

Council hires professional shooter to wipe out foxes

Gunfire will soon be echoing from the scrub and dunes near East Point as council deploys a marksman to stop feral foxes preying on turtle nests and hatchlings.

Mackay

‘You were an achiever my friend’: Engineer, historian behind NQ icon dies

One of the legends behind Townsville’s Castle Hill Saint has been remembered for his rich life as an engineer, Mackay historian and author.

Police & Courts

Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency, Friday, June 14, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Man rushed to hospital after being hit by car

A man in his 50s has suffered a head injury after being hit by a car. DETAILS

Mackay

Trees were torn up at Hollie Cope's Gracemere property during a wild storm on January 12, 2025.

‘Broken-hearted’: More than 1400 without power after powerful storms uproot trees

More than 1500 people remain without power across Central Queensland and the Central Highlands after wild storms tore through the region.

Mackay

AIRLIE BEAH, QLD - OCT 02 2022:Australian firetruck rushing to scene.The global fire trucks market size was estimated at USD 4.30 billion in 2015.

‘No danger’: Kuttabul petrol station evacuated after electrical fault

Fire engines rushed north up the Bruce Highway after fears of a fire at a servo, with pumps turned off and the staff self-evacuating out of safety.

Mackay

Magistrate blasts father-of-five over ‘cowardly’ assault

A father-of-five who put his hands around a woman’s throat and spat at her during a “cowardly” assault has been given a tongue-lashing by a Magistrate.

Mackay

The new and improved BMA CQ rescue helicopter touched down after a maiden flight from Caloundra. August 28, 2024. Photo: Fergus Gregg

700+ missions: Rescue helicopter wraps up busy 2024

The Greater Whitsundays can count on the BMA CQ Rescue helicopter as they wrap 2024 with a whopping 729 missions flown, many to remote locations, islands and mine sites.

Mackay

Power was cut to almost 600 Sarina residents for hours after a power pole fell, also wiping out traffic lights on the Bruce Highway.

Power restored to almost 30 streets, 600 homes

A fallen powerline in Sarina which left hundreds without power has been resolved ahead of schedule and power restored.

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