Car ploughs into a bedroom wall leaving man in hospital
A quiet street became chaotic when a car ploughed into the bedroom of a Blacks Beach home shocking residents. See the pictures.
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Powered up: New owner takes over popular business
Businessman Matt Moore reveals why he’s investing in Mackay despite the pressures of Covid and being stuck on the other side of the border.
Where you can catch Peking Duk in Mackay
The organisers of The Grass is Greener are sharing the music love with their sister cities, bringing a new festival to Mackay’s backyard. Check out the world class acts on the bill.
‘I had a bad shot’: Teen allegedly linked to stolen cars fronts court
A Mackay teen with substance abuse problems and alleged links to car thefts has copped a dressing down from a magistrate over her ‘bad drug shot’ decisions.
How to catch DZ Deathrays and The Kite String Tangle
You can catch DZ Deathrays and The Kite String Tangle alongside some of the state’s best free style wakeboarders in a debut event this October long weekend. Here’s how.
Why residents had to flee as fire threatened to consume their home
Chaos reigned in a quiet Richmond street after a routine act sparked a huge blaze leaving residents homeless for the night.
‘I don’t want to die’: Boy charged as sunbather allegedly stabbed in random attack
A sunbather who was allegedly stabbed multiple times in a random attack as she lay on a Queensland beach screamed “I don’t want to die” as two tradies ran to her aid. A 16-year-old boy has since been charged.
Mine worker rips off indicator stick in airport road rage
A miner with a history of traffic offences succumbed to a bout of road rage, ripping off another driver’s ‘indicator stick’ in an airport carpark.
Woman tells police she got drugs from ‘the man on the street’
The 56-year-old Mackay woman caught driving when she had never held a licence in Australia told a court she got her cocktail of drugs from a ‘man on the street’.
Why a Moranbah family has raised $324,000 for hospital comforts
Lachlan Hornery’s family consider themselves lucky they could cherish his final weeks together with undivided attention. But they also realised others were less fortunate.
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