A little girl living in a North Qld mining town and struggling with cerebral palsy took her first steps within just days thanks to state-of-the-art treatment in SEQ. Now, her incredible therapists are hitting the road to help other families.
It costs local councils less than the price of a cup of coffee per resident to fluoridate the water supply for a whole year, new analysis has revealed.
Moranbah proved to be a hot market last week with 10 properties selling for a total value of $4.3 million. See the latest auction and sales results.
A power pole has fallen at Sarina, cutting electricity across a large area including at traffic lights at a busy intersection on the Bruce Highway and creating what authorities say is a dangerous situation.
After a bad break-up, an out-of-work Qld truck driver on a partner Visa to Australia used a chilling method to stop his ex from calling an ambulance to help him.
Queensland’s local councils are being relentlessly lobbied by anti-fluoride conspiracy theorists – including a prolific group founded by a ‘sovereign citizen’ and holocaust denier.
A mum of two is being remembered as bubbly, positive and absolutely devoted to her children as police investigate her cause of death.
The stinger season has claimed its latest victim after a school aged girl was rushed to hospital earlier this afternoon following reports of a jellyfish sting at Cape Hillsborough.
They’ve already mastered relaxed sunset tours of the Pioneer River, and are now changing gears to add a new attraction guaranteed to get adrenaline pumping.
Four Mackay-Whitsunday women’s cricketers have helped Queensland book their spot in the Australian Country Cricket championships grand final.
Queensland home values soared by up to 43.1 per cent in 2024 with affordable suburbs once avoided by buyers leading the charge. See the top performers!
Who has dominated and who has struggled? See where you and your mates stand as we rank every single Mackay cricketer from the first half of the 2024-25 season.
It’s safe, effective, and helps prevent kids from suffering painful lifelong dental problems. It’s about time Queensland caught up to the rest of the country, writes Paul Brescia.
A dentist who had to remove every single tooth out of the mouths of five children in 12 months has made a plea for fluoride to be added to the water.
Police allege a drink driver who was more than four times the legal limit also fled the scene of a crash on foot, leaving children in her car.
When a Whitsundays boy was stung by a deadly Irukandji jellyfish, he and his mum went looking for something to help on future swims. Instead, they found a gap in the market.
Find out what goal is top of the agenda for Adam Cuthbertson as he straps in for his first full season in the top job at the Cutters.
A delayed expert report has pushed out a murder case against a mum who allegedly called triple-0 claiming her four year old boy had drowned.
Police are awaiting medical results as they investigate the sudden death of a woman whose body was found at a Mackay home. LATEST
The Whitsunday Regional Council have received a federal government grant which will assist with two big future projects. See them here.
Three months after the death of an East Mackay man police are pleading for help solving a case. Did you see John Hackett on November 6?
Tributes are pouring in for a Queensland dad, described as “one of the nicest people you could meet” after he was tragically killed when another driver lost control while speeding dangerously. SEE THE VIDEO
Mackay Meteorettes’ new NBL1 women’s coach has revealed his plans for a successful 2025 campaign.
A mum of two allegedly used her car as a weapon and tried to run a man down following a road rage incident, a court has heard, as a magistrate questioned why she had been charged with attempted murder.
A Sarina matriarch, 71, is remembered as someone who wasn’t shy to bring people into her family, caring for them and nurturing them as her own children.
A change of ownership for a piece of land in Scottville has led to a change of rules, with a bogged 4WD driver landing in court after assuming he was free to drive through.
A man missing for more than a month after he disappeared while spearfishing has been revealed as a Queensland father who has been described as a ‘absolute gentleman of the mining industry.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s pre-election spending spree continues in Queensland on Wednesday, as he unveils a $260m funding boost for a spate of infrastructure projects.
The federal government has called out Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s refusal to match Labor’s $7.2bn funding pledge for the Bruce Highway ahead of the looming election.
Struggling families score much needed help before school starts with a pop-up promising to save them money without making them jump through hoops.
After banning restaurant guests from using the resort pool, the body corporate is now threatening to shut it down entirely, sparking a fierce debate in Mackay. Should people be allowed to swim? POLL
Moranbah Miners’ new A-grade coach has helped the club secure a couple of major signings for 2025, including a former NRL player.
It’s one of the biggest issues across the country but Queensland evidently has a bigger problem than most states.
A $7.2bn Bruce Highway upgrade has been announced by the Albanese Government but what do Queenslanders think? WHAT YOU SAID
A man in his 60s has been extricated from a truck on the Old Bruce Highway after suffering serious chest injuries from crashing into a ditch.
An investigation is under way after three crocodile sightings in the Mackay Harbour. One man captured pictures and video of a small crocodile in the water.
A mother-of-three was driving to surprise her partner when she was hit head-on a mining highway, sending her to the ICU. See what her little girl, 7, said when she was rescued from the crash.
The first arrest statistics since the LNP Government’s flagship Making Queensland Safer Laws were introduced have been revealed, along with a stark warning from the state’s Police Commissioner.
Major Bruce Highway upgrades will be funded in the 2025-26 state budget and begin by the end of the year after both sides of federal politics committed to a $7.2bn cash injection, as the State Opposition tries to claim the credit.
A Queensland woman charged with attempted murder allegedly drove her car into a driver before hitting a tree, with the road rage incident caught by bystanders on video.
Police are investigating following an stabbing incident on a rural Mackay road in the early hours of the morning that sent one man to hospital.
New details inside the horror fire that took the life of a 71-year-old woman have revealed the desperate attempt to save her after a kitchen fire spun out of control.
With Mackay’s one-day competition now firmly in the rear-vision mirror, it’s time for you to have your say on who you think the best player of the competition was.
Want a change in 2025? See our list of high-paying jobs in mining, some offering as much as $120k for new starters and $200k+ for those with experience.
See the latest auction and sales results in Mackay for last week.
A young mum fast accumulating a serious criminal resume for riding in stolen cars and breaking into places has been accused of breaking into homes after Christmas only two weeks after her last sentence was handed down.
Three people, including a child, were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker on a Queensland highway. Two suffered life-threatening wounds.
A longstanding feud between a Queensland resort’s body corporate and the owner of its bar has escalated with the body corporate’s shock threat to close down the pool.
A Mackay man has landed in court for a shocking attack on a security guard at a popular shopping centre, only one month after coming off parole for previous violent offences.
A night of heavy rain in North Mackay may have flooded one popular football oval, but that did not stop the region’s youth from finding a new way to have some fun on the field.
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