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Cotter’s Origin debut another show of Mackay’s league magic

Billy Slater has unveiled his first team as Maroons coach and his starting line-up features five former Mackay boys. Take our poll to help decide who is Mackay’s greatest ever Origin star?

Police & Courts

How a budding entrepreneur made $33k in his first month dealing drugs

A young man’s promising life began to unravel when a friend’s father offered him meth. His entrepreneurial spirit made him a roaring success when he first entered the dealing scene but it did not last long.

Sport

New pathways: Cutters find a home set to bolster junior ranks

It is a partnership that has been around since the Cutters’ inception, but this week the club made things official. Read why juniors and women are set to benefit.

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Police & Courts

‘Calculated’: Man secretly filmed 13yo girl taking shower

A Queensland mother was shocked when she came across a video on her own computer of her young daughter naked preparing for a shower in the bathroom of her family home.

Police & Courts

Parolee starts up $1000 a week drug enterprise

As he was released on parole, he was told a failed drug test would send him back to prison. Rather than heeding that warning, this man began a trafficking business.

Sport

St Patrick’s College side to boast 10 NRL contracted players this year

For a long time, St Patrick’s College has been a breeding ground for future NRL stars. Read about the 10 contracted players featuring in the side this year.

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Whitsunday

‘Must be refused’: Controversial Airlie Beach resort proposal denied

The decision has been twice delayed and now developers behind a divisive $80m luxury resort proposed for the Airlie Beach foreshore have been sent back to the drawing board.

Sport

Game of throws: Three generations compete at athletics carnival

An 82-year-old athlete gave up his beloved field events 20 years ago but he returned to the sport when his grandson got involved and on the weekend even broke a record.

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4-day unit siege ends with six counts of attempted murder

A man who allegedly shot arrows at police during a four-day stand-off at a Whitsunday unit complex has been charged with six counts of attempted murder and damaging police cars.

Police & Courts

4800 calls, grandparent threats: Inside the minds of Mackay’s stalkers

From calling a former lover thousands of times to threatening a policeman in Latin, there has been a variety of stalking cases in the Mackay region. Deep dive into the mind of a stalker. SPECIAL REPORT

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