‘Build your dreams’: Husband-wife team bringing new homes to life
Meet the Deens, the Mackay-Whitsundays newest homebuilding team who want to build the type of homes you’d be proud to house your mum in. And they’ve got a cute dog too.
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Man, woman suffer ‘significant’ injuries after alleged shooting incident
Detectives have launched an investigation into a reported shooting incident in Central Queensland after a man and woman arrived at a rural hospital with ‘serious’ injuries.
NAMED: Woman, 52 allegedly kidnapped man for four days
A Queensland woman allegedly got two men to drag a 29yo man back to her home, brandishing weapons and holding him against his will until he managed to escape.
Jobs fair connects kids to opportunity
An all-in jobs bonanza is kicking off in Mackay on April 16 thanks to co-operation between not-for-profit Ideal Placements, CQU and the Mackay Chamber of Commerce. DETAILS
‘Limit on how much you can milk people’: Meet your local beef barons
Mackay and Isaac are beef powerhouses, but who’s doing the grazing? We spoke with a farmer responsible for Queensland wagyu cattle across an area the size of Hong Kong— but he said you should see how big his brother’s farm is.
Teenager injured in North Queensland highway crash
A teenager has been injured in a two-vehicle crash near Bowen.
Seven injured, two trapped after truck and two cars collide
Emergency services are en route to after a truck collided with a car in North Queensland, potentially entrapping two and blocking the road. DETAILS
‘700 sleeping rough every night’: Why charity ball could be ‘biggest yet’
The Mackay Mayor’s Charity Ball has been launched and already $70,000 has been raised to help hundreds of the region’s most vulnerable. DETAILS.
Joyrides, guns, cash: Notorious eshay Instagram page shut down
Meta has removed a controversial Instagram page in which “wannabe gangsters” posted and boasted about their Queensland crimes amid ongoing police operations targeting young offenders. VIDEO.
Open for business: QLD’s most business friendly cities ranked
Amid crises in housing and cost-of-living and with businesses facing labour shortages, a new study has determined that Mackay is the second best city in QLD to start a business. FULL LIST
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