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Mitchell Dyer is a Sports Reporter for the Daily Mercury in Mackay, and also writes for CODE Sports. After spending time competing overseas collegiately, he returned to Australia to volunteer and work on contract in the media before being hired as a full-time reporter.

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Norths defeated Brothers by one wicket in Round 2 of the DBCT Poole Cup at Harrup Park. Brothers' Mitch Wadsworth bowls to Norths' Lane Kohler. Photo: Callum Dick

Who to watch in the return of the Dixon Holmes T20 challenge

After three weeks of rain and delays cricket will finally return to Mackay Friday night as sides begin to make their push for a finals appearance. Find out who still has a chance

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Police are seeking public help to identify a women accused of assaulting a security working at a Mangrove Road shopping centre on Wednesday night.

Image of woman released after alleged trolley attack

Police are calling on the public to assist in the identification of offenders involved in two separate incidents within the Mackay community recently.

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These are eight awardees at the 2023 Mackay Regional Council Australia Day Awards. Picture: Michaela Harlow

All the ‘incredible’ winners in Mackay’s Australia Day 2023 Honours List

Eight people honoured for their selfless contributions all shared one sentiment in common: they each thought others were more deserving of recognition. READ THE FULL LIST

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The RACQ CQ rescue helicopter was tasked to more than 220 incidents in the Whitsundays last year. Picture: RACQ CQ Rescue

4yo boy found ‘unresponsive’ at bottom of Hamilton Island resort pool

A helicopter rescue crew has flown to a popular Whitsundays tourist destination after a young boy was found ‘unresponsive’ and nearly drowned at the bottom of a main resort pool

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Emergency crews rushed to find three people reportedly stranded in the Pioneer River at Bakers Creek south of Mackay, January 25, 2023. Picture: Duncan Evans

Desperate search for trio in rising tide as SOS message sent

Emergency crews including police and firefighters rushed to find a trio who sent an SOS message after they became stranded in a North Qld spot known for crocodiles.

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Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, police and ambulance crews were at the scene of a house fire at Gable St, East Mackay on Friday April 17. Photo: Zizi Averill. Generic

Three patients in stable condition after crash north of Mackay

Three women are in a stable condition after a two vehicle collision this morning left one patient with head and abdominal injuries.

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Kuttabul retiree Glen McKay is furious about the condition of the Bruce Highway. He is pictured on January 21 at the flood-proofing works at Calen, just north of Kuttabul, where January rainfalls caused the highway to be closed. Picture: Heidi Petith

Transport Minister’s candid confession over ‘goat track’ highway

Fury over one of the state’s most prominent highways has sparked fresh calls for Queensland to be split in two, with proposals for coal money to go into north Queensland roads.

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Futsal star Mia Mallett will leave the country for the first time this september to represent Queensland as a part of the under 14 girls elite team in Fiji

Rising young NQ futsal star to debut overseas after fateful nudge

Being selected to represent Queensland overseas came as a ‘surprise’ for one rising futsal talent but not to one special teacher who would give her a nudge in the right direction.

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Karl Herman and best mate Richard Kellyshack at Mackay Aquatic Centre as Herman completes his 21km swim for mental health with Kellyshack as support team

Adrenaline-junkie athlete faces scariest challenge yet

When a thrillseeking Mackay sportsman stepped into the pool Monday morning, he faced an unusual nervousness while determined to show anything is possible.

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Adam Carter owner of the Criterion Hotel Finch Hatton Monday January 16 2022Picture:Michaela Harlow

‘Best decision ever’: 117yo pub’s new owner seizes lifelong dream

A quaint country pub nestled in the picturesque Pioneer Valley is turning a new page in its history as a former sailor and police detective takes the reins as publican.

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