‘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.
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.
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.
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
Police were called to Swan Street park in Slade Point following reports an ‘unmanned watercraft’, with fears for the owner — but it all had a happy ending.
With thousands of dollars up for grabs and the chance to impress the director of the Gold Coast’s Home of the Art gallery, the 2024 Art on Show exhibition could be the biggest yet. DETAILS
New details have emerged in a horror crash that claimed the life of a driver returning from a mine site, just three weeks after a similar crash killed a 21 year old. LATEST
A late morning crash between a truck and car outside a Paget tool shop left one patient in need of medical attention.
From driving ambulances in the army to mentoring the youth of the Greater Whitsundays, Bette Wyers name has been synonymous with leadership, compassion and — most importantly — netball.
Collaboration between the state, federal government and industry investors has delivered essential upgrades to the Bruce Highway and a new public EV charging station. DETAILS
In the small Whitsundays village of Dittmer, a fresh faced mining company wants to swoop in and secure a gold deposit, but its residents aren’t willing to go down without a fight. DETAILS.
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