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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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Signs across the resort highlight how seriously the resort is trying to crack down on public guests in the pool. Photo: Fergus Gregg

North Qld resort feud over pool access for patrons

A longstanding feud between a Queensland resort’s body corporate and the owner of its bar has escalated with the body corporate’s shock threat to close down the pool.

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Dolphin Heads, MackayPhoto Lee Constable / Daily Mercury

Kayaker thrown into water sparks desperate rescue

A kayaker unable to get back in his boat after the outrigger broke was rescued by a witness before police vessels could arrive to save him.

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

Car crashes into CBD powerline, starts fire

A late night crash in the Mackay CBD caused a power pole to catch fire and sent one teen to the hospital.

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REVEALED: What’s shaping Mackay in 2025

2024 was packed with a historic state election, huge commitments to the region and big developments breaking ground or being approved. Find out what’s shaping Mackay in 2025 and beyond.

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Bruce Highway blocked, three sent to hospital in New Year crashes

The Bruce Highway was shut following a two vehicle crash in the middle of Sarina. This comes after three people were injured in the Mackay region in several crashes overnight.

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A man has suffered a life-threatening head injury after a fall. Generic picture: Kevin Farmer

Man in critical but stable condition after life-threatening fall

A man who suffered a life-threatening head injury after reportedly falling off his bicycle is now in a critical but stable condition after being rushed to hospital early this morning.

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What’s open in Mackay, Whitsunday over Christmas, NY

Whether you need to restock on food, rent a book from the library, or are looking to take a dip in a public pool over the Christmas and New Year’s period, we’ve got you covered.

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The Bruce Highway was closed for two days at Lethebrook after the Goorganga Plains flooded after the Mackay Whitsunday regions was hit with heavy rainfall. Proserpine resident Rebecca Parnell took this footage of Goorganga Plains on sunday after the highway had been reopened in a single lane capacity. Picture: Rebecca Parnell

Highway reopened but motorists warned to expect delays

Drone footage shows the extensive flooding across the Goorganga Plains and one lane of the Bruce Highway is opened. LATEST

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Assenber was charged with multiple counts of assaulting police and spitting in the mouth of one officer. Photo: Fergus Gregg

‘Dirty, filthy, grubby’: Drunk KFC worker spits into police officer’s mouth

A KFC worker has blamed going of his meds for assaulting police twice in two weeks.

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The Nanyima Aged Care Community in Mirani is adding two new wings holding 28 beds to their facility.

48 new beds, 8 staff units: Inside expansion of aged care centres

Two Mackay region aged care facilities are expanding their capacity for residents and staff, amid the growing elderly population and housing shortages.

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