2020 State Election Debate at the Windmill Motel in Mackay
Mackay Chamber of Commerce Queensland Election 2020 debate
Mackay Chamber of Commerce Queensland Election 2020 debate
What’s been tough for us has also turned out regularly to be a joy, a challenge, a nightmare and a blessing – sometimes all at the same time.
AFTER a challenging year, a Lockyer Valley athletics club have been given a chance to kick start the season with a bang.
EACH Wednesday, you’ll find Bill Hallas at the Silverdale saleyard – regardless of him buying or selling cattle. Here’s why
MORE than 50 stall holders have signed up to sell their goods, with an anticipated 80-100 for the following event. DETAILS HERE:
A selection of the Garden For Good gardens in full bloom.
New out of the box childcare centre for Mackay
SHE’s a beer swirling, rugby league fan that just turned 100.
A KELPIE pound pup visiting the Gordon White Library at Mackay was given the new name of ‘Rosie’ by Kaylani Corry, 8 and younger sister Pippa,…
Australian Sugar Cane Railway
About 70 people gathered at the Vietnam War Memorial at Jubilee Park in Mackay this evening to commemorate those who served, suffered, and died…
It’s all smiles and giggles at the Maclean Play N Yarn playgroup.
OUR show societies will share in $2.1 million. Here’s why they are getting a cash handout.
The entrants on stage in the Whitsunday Reef Festival’s Miss Pin-up Competition 2016.
St Lukes Flower and Music Festival, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 2020.
Visitors enjoy springtime in Queens Park during the Carnival of Flowers.
Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers 2020.
The family of a Lockyer Valley pilot, who tragically died at Gatton this week have shared touching memories about a man who loved his family and flying.
A FORMER fire station has been snapped up by council. Here’s the plans they have for the facility:
TRIBUTES have started to pour for the pilot who died in a tragic accident this morning in Gatton
AN ‘issue’ detected during upgrades has halted the opening of Laidley’s swimming pool this spring.
IF you have unwanted junk and preloved items, here’s a great way to turn them into easy cash.
A LOCKYER high school student has used her experience shadowing the town’s mayor to inspire a special project at her school.
MISSED out on some news this week? Here’s your weekly wrap up.
The upgrades won’t just help the show society, but any groups who use the facilities.
DEVELOPER signals intent with appeal lodged over 103-hectare sand mine giving residents days to decide whether to join council in fighting the project.
CHINESE trade tour and foreign investment links revealed as sand mine proposal days away from decision.
When John Ibbotson decided to photograph every lighthouse in Australia, he didn’t realise it would spark a life-long love for these historic structures.
If you want Gatton’s Eastern Drive upgraded, you need to voice your concerns.
Each month, Mandy writes a newsletter for her colleagues about what happened at work.
Anuha will celebrate 35 years today, with its key focus helping people with disabilities gain employment skills.
Money could be better spent on ‘pressing needs’, says SES volunteer
Two of the Lockyer’s scenic attractions have turned into an interactive activity for parents and children.
The amalgamation hasn’t stopped the service, if anything its made more time to deliver meals.
A funding boost would give organisers as 12-month reprieve, lifting them from the “death kennel” inflicted by coronavirus
To celebrate one year in business, this milk bar is going all out with free cake and a raffle giveaway.
Denise Morcombe says her son’s remains – and his killer – would never have been found were it not for the work of her local newspaper.
This year’s Lights on the Hill memorial service will still go ahead but without one of its much-loved key events.
Somerset Mayor Graeme Lehmann has expressed solemnity at the thought of losing the Gatton Star.
There is a range of support services available throughout the Lockyer Valley and Somerset regions.
The family knew he wouldn’t be coming home from hospital this time. ‘The care they gave him was second to none.’
A sense of normalcy is slowly creeping back, with markets and other events making a comeback.
More than 30 volunteer chaplains from Carinity are volunteering their time, talking to prison inmates.
A SONG that has become an anthem of hope for people around the world has been reborn in an inspirational Australian project combining more than 300 churches.
The author of two popular Australian novels will be in town this month.
AARON Burke sits back in a torn camper chair, his feet hidden amidst a pile of blankets spilled over from a shopping trolley holding everything he owns.
A self-confessed ‘workaholic’ spends five days a week, donating his time between three different volunteer groups, for love, not money.
Do you recognise any of the people in this old photograph?
It’s a simple design, but the inclusion of part of her culture in her licence photo is a big deal.
As restrictions start relaxing, many local markets have declared their planned dates to resume.
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