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Paul Brescia is the editor of the Daily Mercury in Mackay. Previously, he was the news director for the Townsville Bulletin, and before that a reporter covering Sydney’s southwest.

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The funeral of Liam Doumergue and T-Jay Petrass who were killed in a crash in Mackay.

Mums’ heartbreaking tribute to boys who died as they lived, together

Their coffins laid side-by-side as family and friends gathered to remember two teenagers who had been inseparable since prep.

Mackay

Transformation to trauma: Gym mum’s back pain turns deadly

A Qld mum who just celebrated her 30th birthday and an amazing 26kg transformation thought a backache was a result of her hard work at the gym. The terrible truth has changed her life.

Whitsunday

The Eris test rocket flight from Bowen Spaceport ended after the shuttle failed to launch. Photo: The Aussienaut

VIDEO: Australia’s first rocket launches, crashes to ground

After years of setbacks, history was made with the attempted launch of the first ever Australian-built rocket, right out of North Queensland.

Mackay

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls holds a news conference in Brisbane. Picture: Patrick Woods.

Shock find at hospital leads to statewide audit

An investigation into the hiring processes of a regional Qld hospital plagued by death investigations and the sacking of its board has now sparked a statewide audit. Here’s what was found.

UpdatedMackay

After a three-car crash on Shute Harbour Rd at 10.30am on July 28, 2025, diversions were put in place on Shute Harbor Road heading towards Cannonvale at the intersection of Shute Harbor Road and Gregory Cannon Valley Road. Photo taken shortly after 11am. Picture: Krystal Hender

Man dies, another critical after head-on crash

Specialist police are investigating after a man died and another was critically injured in a horror multi-vehicle crash that closed a major Whitsundays road.

Mackay

‘Much more than their final moments’: Tears for trio killed in crash

A fundraiser for three ‘best friends’ lost in a head-on crash has raised more than $10k in less than 12 hours to help their loved ones navigate the gut wrenching journey of saying goodbye.

UPDATEDMackay

Aftermath of a car crash into a tree off the Bruce Highway in Chelona, south of Mackay, just after 3pm on July 18, 2025. The driver was taken by ambulance in a stable condition. Picture: Luke Lay

Man injured in ‘high impact’ crash into tree

A man is being assessed by paramedics after a high impact crash on the Bruce Highway.

UPDATEDPolice & Courts

DOLPHIN HEADS, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos- JULY 18, 2025. A crime scene has been declared after a 56-year-old man was found dead in the yard of an Ian Wood Dr home at Dolphin Heads . Picture: NewsWire/ Michaela Harlow

Police give key update after man found dead in yard

Police say there has been a ‘significant amount of work’ done by investigators after a man was found dead in the yard of the up-market Mackay home. LATEST

Mackay

Wayne Maurice Kemp, Carly Jean Kemp and Wade John-Henry Kemp face a total of 20 charges, including trafficking drugs. Contributed

Meth and GHB charges dropped after police blunders revealed

A man accused of being in possession of a significant amount of dangerous drugs has had his charges dropped thanks to two big holes in the police case.

Mackay

Luke Darby Cranston is facing charges over a horror incident in late 2023 that resulted in a financial loss totalling more than $500,000. He is also charged with allegedly stealing an Isuzu NPS 3007 fire truck and Nissan Patrol rural fire vehicle and causing up to $350,000 in damage in November 2023.

Labourer caught slumped in stolen LandCruiser with antique gun

A lawyer representing a man caught passed out in a stolen car in the middle of the road noted it’s rare for people to sleep behind the wheel on methamphetamine.

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