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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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Mackay

Can former top cop break Labor’s 100+ year stronghold on seat?

David Crisafulli has officially announced a former North Queensland Police Officer as the LNP candidate in the struggle over a regional Labor stronghold. SEE WHAT HE’S PROMISING

Mackay

A fire truck returns to Finch Hatton to refill with water. QFES generic

Trailer tyre causes Bruce Highway blaze

A towed trailer has caused a grass fire by the side of the Bruce Highway that threatens traffic going into a North Queensland town. Here’s what we know.

Mackay

Keenan Barrows has a need for speed as he takes to the skies in the new sport of first person view drone racing. Photo: Fergus Gregg

Meet the teen who pilots drones to ‘feel alive’

Meet the North Queensland 16-year-old who’s hoping to take on the pro’s in the up and coming sport of First Person View Drone Racing. Read more.

Mackay

Airlie Beach fashion store set to make its Mackay debut

A popular Airlie Beach boutique is opening its third location and making its Mackay debut as they search for staff and a manager for their storefront.

Mackay

Emergency Services, Ambulance, QAS, Photo Bev Lacey / The Chronicle

Man injured, highway closed after rollover

The Bruce Highway has been closed after a rollover in North Queensland.

Mackay

Whitsunday Anglican School new STEAM centre building has won the Australian Institute of Architects National Architecture Building of the Year award. Photo: Scott Burrows

‘Visionary, creative” NQ $12m schoolhouse wins top gong

A North Queensland private school has won the Building of the Year award for a newly constructed school building that the judges called “visionary”. TAKE A LOOK AT THE PHOTOS.

Central Queensland

$1.5M owed: Debt collector has QLD uni students in their sight

Central Queensland University has begun the process to engage a debt collection agency to collect money owed by students and other debtors. READ THE DETAILS.

Mackay

Watch the star barista giving Australia what they ‘need’

Green tea and sweet teeth are king at the YAW bakehouse with a new trend-following menu launched by a matcha barista star. Take a look at what they’ve cooked up. SEE VIDEO

Mackay

Nurse with eye for beauty captures majesty of southern lights

A Queensland mental health nurse who says photography is her ‘sanity’ away from a stressful job has captured the majesty of the southern lights while driving down dirt roads. SEE HER AMAZING PHOTOS

Mackay

From the Woodman's Axe comes The Alley on Wood Street. Photo: Fergus Gregg

FIRST LOOK: Inside CBD’s newest cafe, The Alley

From The Woodman’s Axe to Wood St, see Mackay’s latest city heart cafe and meet the team working behind the scenes to run it. PHOTOS

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