This year’s school captains have well and truly finished up their schooling and now they look towards the future. Read what Mackay’s captains have planned for the years ahead.
From dream jobs in the V8 pits to animal welfare and a promising rugby league career, these are some of the region’s school leavers who have overcome obstacles to achieve results. See the list here.
December is jam-packed with events right across the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsundays. Check out what’s on in your patch.
School is out for the summer and as year 12s celebrate before their next chapter, we rounded up this year’s duxes from around the wider Mackay region. Found out who was awarded the top honour here.
From a nine-year struggle to conceive, premature bubs and healthy twins, these couples have been tested in their quest to start a family. Here’s 15 incredible stories of the region’s miracle babies sure to warm your heart. SEE THE PHOTOS
A Bowen Basin mine’s export business has kicked off with its first shipping to set sail from Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal on December 13.
For six months, Bonnie Hancock will paddle clockwise around Australia, doing up to 100km a day to break a previous record set in 2009.
A liquid fertiliser company supplying sugarcane farms from Mossman in the north to Sarina in central Queensland will help secure Mackay’s supply chain resilience in times of crisis.
A Paget mining business will create 100 new jobs as it looks towards upskilling workers and exporting more renewable products across Australia.
The beachfront Queensland property, which proves location is everything, is the first in the region to be listed for cryptocurrency. See inside the 28-hectare property here.
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