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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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Premier jeered, abused as tiny Qld town explodes over $12bn mega hydro scheme

Premier Steven Miles has come under attack during a fiery confrontation with residents living at ground zero of a massive pumped hydro scheme. WATCH THE VIDEO

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Belinda Hassan, Alison Jones and Julieanne Gilbert have all supported the Australian Street Aid project over the course of their political careers. Photo: Fergus Gregg

‘Fabulous’ new facility opens for homeless

From the people who brought you Chances Cafe and Op Shop comes Chances House, the one stop drop-in hub for Mackay’s homeless. DETAILS, PHOTOS

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OFFICIAL: Meet your Mackay councillors

After a long and drawn out election, ten councillors have been selected by the public to lead the Mackay region over the next four years. FIND OUT WHO THEY ARE.

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Mackay courthouse evacuated after fire at historic Commonwealth Bank building next door, Victoria St. 9.30am, March 28, 2024.

Police appeal to public after ‘suspicious’ fires at heritage-listed bank

Detectives are urging anyone with information to come forward after multiple “suspicious” fires started inside a 120-year-old heritage-listed building in the Mackay city centre. LATEST

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Rescue chopper called after serious vehicle rollover

The RACQ CQ Rescue chopper was deployed to a single vehicle rollover on the Peak Downs Highway southwest of Mackay, while an afternoon crash has shut one lane of Mackay-Bucasia Rd. DETAILS.

Mackay

OFFICIAL: Greg Williamson named mayor, Jacko concedes

After a neck and neck competition between Williamson and Jacko, incumbent mayor Greg Williamson has reclaimed the mayorship while Jacko returns to his chicken shop. DETAILS

Mackay

Meet the woman behind the tradition of Easter bilbies

Mackay author Rose-Marie Dusting created the character of Billy the Bilbie when she was just nine years old and after decades of struggling with health issues is hoping to bring Billy the Bilbie back to a bookshelf near you. READ MORE

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Kylie Smythe, owner and operator of Pure Harmony, has made the difficult decision to close up shop after experiencing burnout. Photo: Fergus Gregg

CBD beauty business shutters amid staff shortages

A Mackay CBD beauty salon is set to close its doors within days after five years in business. DETAILS

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A car has gone into a ditch by Mackay Eungella Rd after a two vehicle crash on Monday March 25, 2024. Photo: Fergus Gregg

Woman suffers ‘significant injuries’ in horror head-on collision

A woman has been seriously injured in a head-on collision on a rural road which was initially attended by nine emergency crews from police to firefighters. NEW DETAILS, PHOTOS

Mackay

James Mogford, at only 37, is the Director of a formidable portfolio of companies. Photo: Fergus Gregg

Mackay’s Moggy mogul pounces on fallen business

A Mackay entrepreneur has smartly snapped up a business in liquidation, moving it up north from the Sunshine Coast where the previous owner is still in a legal fight over money owed.

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