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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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Aftermath of a fatal car crash on Oxford Downs Sarina Rd at Nebo southwest of Mackay, about 2km from the Marlborough Sarina Rd intersection, at 11.15am, March 13, 2024. Picture: Fergus Gregg

Young man dies after ute strikes tree in horrific crash

A young man has died in a horrific crash outside a regional Qld city after his ute veered off the road and struck a tree, trapping him inside. LATEST.

Mackay

Origin great Billy Slater’s brother-in-law dies saving daughter from drowning in dam

Queensland Origin legend Billy Slater’s brother-in-law has died after helping save his nine-year-old daughter following a boating tragedy on a dam.

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RACQ CQ Rescue crew have joined in the search for a father lost in the water at Kinchant Dam near Mackay. Picture: RACQ CQ Rescue

Police reveal dad’s final act of bravery before dam death

Police say the family of a 40-year-old man who died after saving his own daughter’s life have been devastated by the tragedy. PHOTOS, VIDEO.

Mackay

Money matters: Who’s spending six figures to win?

See what each Mackay council candidate is spending to win your vote and find out which team has spent more than $100,000. EXPENSES REVEALED

Mackay

Meet Mackay’s first-ever JCU pharmacy graduates

Some have lived here all their lives, and just want to give back to the community they love. See why it makes all the difference to train up locals in healthcare.

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Warning after motorists injured in charging bank fire

Firefighters have issued a public warning after two people were injured when a charging bank exploded inside a car at Moranbah. LATEST

Mackay

Police were called to the Cedric Archer Park sport and recreation complex at Gracemere on October 4 after a concerning report was received. Generic image.

Alleged attack on man in wheelchair disrupts end of school day

An hour before school pickup, the car park on Nelson St, outside Mackay Central State School was the scene of an attack on a man in a wheelchair. DETAILS

Mackay

Why councillor wants you to place him 7th

A Queensland councillor and ex-NRL player has asked the public to vote him as their 7th choice while a petty how-to-vote clash sees former ‘agreements’ torn up.

EXCLUSIVEMackay

‘The only choice’: Mackay votes for its next mayor

We went to the Mackay showgrounds and spoke with 106 early voters about who they voted for in the mayoral race. See who was the most popular. VIDEO, PICTURES

Mackay

Marjorie Joan Johnston born March 4 1924 will turn 100.

Cleaner, fruit picker, mother: 100 y/o’s ‘tough life’

Marge Johnston lived through a world war, felt the effects of the stolen generation and raised her children from a tent in the Tasmanian winters before moving up to sunny North Queensland.

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