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Mackay mother Kate Ludkin and her five daughters have lost everything they owned after a devastating fire tore razed their Napier St home on Wednesday, November 6, 2024. Picture: Heidi Petith

‘Get out!’ Moment mum of five fled ferocious fire as home razed

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.

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110+ photos: All the action from Sounds of Rock festival

110+ photos: All the action from Sounds of Rock festival

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

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Rob Jensen is GladstoneÃ¢â¬â¢s self-proclaimed burger king, who prides himself on a special hamburger recipe. Photo Mike Richards / The Observer

Revealed: Two new fast-food options in whopper tradie hotspot

Two new fast-food outlets are proposed for an area of Mackay where there’s no shortage of hungry tradies come lunch time. DETAILS.

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Brides can now get married at a new spot by the picturesque Coral Sea with the stunning property at 4/383 Mandalay Rd in the Whitsundays now approved as a wedding venue. Picture: realestate.com.au

Exclusive celeb-style mansion where Qld couples can now marry

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.

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Generic ambulance, QAS, Queensland Ambulance Service, emergency services, Thursday, August 29, 2024. Picture: Kevin Farmer

Teen riding e-scooter hit by car on busy Mackay road

Paramedics have taken a teenager to hospital after he was hit by a car while riding an e-scooter in Mackay. LATEST

QLDVOTES24 Former police officer and LNP candidate Nigel Dalton has claimed the Mackay seat which had been held by a Labor member for the past 109 years. Picture: Fergus Gregg

LNP eyes clean sweep, historic Mackay, Whitsunday wins

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.

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Acting Inspector confirmed that tragically a pregnant woman riding shotgun had been killed in a horror crash near Proserpine. Photo: Fergus Gregg

Pregnant woman, mother killed in horror crash

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.

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FIRST LOOK: New 111-unit retirement village approved in Mackay

FIRST LOOK: New 111-unit retirement village approved in Mackay

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.

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Former Young Australian of the Year Brenden Guiseppe Borellini, of Mackay, died on Sunday August 4, aged 55 with his mum Marlene EllenÂ âMerleâ Mitchell passing away five days later on Friday August 9, aged 80.Â Picture: Newhaven Funerals

‘Sadly missed’: Mum and son die just days apart from each other

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.

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Moranbah father Frank Baker, and wife of former Isaac Regional Council mayor Anne Baker, died on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Picture: Contributed

‘Long live the legend’: Region remembers a ‘truly great man’

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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