A traumatised Qld mum of five who survived floods and domestic violence only to lose everything in a house fire this week says she’s “hanging by a thread” but thanking God everyone is alive.
Hundreds of punters have rocked out at a regional festival with a cracking Aussie line-up which included the musical stylings of Leo Sayer and Daryl Braithwaite. SEE THE PHOTOS
Two new fast-food outlets are proposed for an area of Mackay where there’s no shortage of hungry tradies come lunch time. DETAILS.
A sprawling Mediterranean-inspired mansion in the Whitsundays with its own marina and helipad will open for wedding bookings. And it’s not the only new option for couples planning to tie the knot in the tropics.
Paramedics have taken a teenager to hospital after he was hit by a car while riding an e-scooter in Mackay. LATEST
A former police officer has achieved what no LNP candidate before him has managed to do, winning one of Labor’s longest-running safe seats as a blue wave sweeps across Central Queensland.
A tragic car crash near a Queensland tourism hotspot has taken the life of a pregnant woman and her mother, and sent her partner to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Brisbane developers have the green light to build a new retirement village in Mackay more than 16 years after buying up more than 30,000 sqm of land for the project. SEE THE DETAILS.
A former Young Australian of the Year who broke grounds as a deafblind student, and was known for his infectious spirit and contribution to the arts, has died just days before his mum.
Hundreds are sharing their condolences following the death of a Moranbah grandfather who was well known among the mining, sporting and Greater Whitsunday communities.
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