SOLD: Heritage-listed CBD building acquired by ‘local entity’
A historic Mackay CBD landmark has returned to local hands after nearly two decades in a Sydney investor’s portfolio.
A historic Mackay CBD landmark has returned to local hands after nearly two decades in a Sydney investor’s portfolio.
A North Queensland acreage property is for sale, complete with an epic motocross track that can be seen from high in the sky.
A hidden crisis is “swallowing” three Queensland towns whole – and if you’ve visited them, you might be part of the problem.
The popular resort was left to decay for a decade with smashed walls, scattered furniture, rubbish, and an algae-laden pool. But all that’s about to change with a major, luxurious makeover.
Wooden forts, STEM rooms, and footy themed, Kool Beanz is building two more Mackay childcare centres. Take a tour of its newly-opened Harrup Park centre, and see when the rest are expected.
A Mackay tattooist who won a heritage award for her makeover on a historic CBD shopfront is making her mark on another site with plans for a new adult store. Find out where.
A four-storey resort designed for family, sporting, and tour groups has received preliminary approval to be built by the ocean in Airlie Beach. SEE THE PLANS.
A Brisbane-based developer has renewed a campaign to build a shopping centre in Mackay’s Northern Beaches more than a decade after it was refused in court. SEE THE PLANS.
After years of falling into further disrepair and sprouting greenery from its gutters, there’s ‘incredibly exciting’ change afoot for Mackay’s oldest commercial building.
A Vietnamese entrepreneur who tripled the size of her restaurant said the success is due to loyal customers, a great team, and her passion for every role in the kitchen.
This year is shaping up to be one of transformations with another of Mackay’s major sporting clubs unveiling expansion plans. SEE THE DESIGNS.
The corporation behind four large work villages in Queensland’s coal-rich Bowen Basin has been barred from building more than 4100 new rooms for DIDO, FIFO miners.
One of Mackay’s largest sporting clubs has lodged an application to expand multiple areas of the venue to improve ‘customer experience’. See what’s in store.
A humble northside suburb could soon become Mackay’s next fast-food hotspot with two new drive-throughs getting the green light. Find out where.
A doctor and nurse behind a Mackay region GP practice have lodged an application to legitimise the region’s only temple for their religion. But the council has recommended tighter restrictions on after hours activities and any festival events.
Mackay has cemented itself as one of the hardest places to find a rental in the nation, new data has revealed. Find out more.
Sandy beaches, the bluest oceans, no neighbours or perhaps the odd celebrity guest next door. The idea of buying our own island is not as crazy, or expensive, as you might think. See what Aussie islands are available right now.
Let’s look back on the year that was by having a sticky beak at the biggest property sales of 2023.
Six separate businesses were broken into over the past two days, resulting in the theft of a utility vehicle and a motorcycle.
A regional town’s cop shop was built in the 1930s, but a long overdue redevelopment is now on the cards nearly a century later.
From new fast food drive-throughs to massive state renewable energy projects, these are some of the proposed developments in Mackay and the Whitsundays you should take notice of.
Developers who are planning to invest millions into Mackay will still be entitled to council discounts ahead of a local election next year.
After almost 10 years of planning, an ambitious development and tourism project is getting closer.
The company behind the golden arches has submitted plans for what would be a cane town’s first ever drive-through, right on the Bruce Highway.
Two of Queensland’s best-known developers say an extraordinary infrastructure rollout has sparked labour shortages, slowing projects – and the Olympics construction has yet to come.
They were once thriving businesses, iconic landmarks and places to party. Now these ghost buildings are the stuff of broken dreams. Take a tour inside the region’s lost landmarks.
A Sunshine Coast-based businessman was once a mining magnate making his riches from Queensland’s coal country, but now he’s making gold from the Coral Sea and its opulent visitors.
A senior economist has revealed how governments can help Mackay residents struggling with housing issues in the wake of Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk‘s rent increase cap.
Two developers on the Gold Coast are launching their own construction company to combat volatility in the building sector as they deliver their luxury residential unit tower.
A popular service station on the Bruce Highway, just north of Mackay, could be in line for a major redevelopment. See the plans for the first time.
Rent in one town has jumped by a whopping 19 per cent, while unit prices at a popular Whitsundays suburb have boomed 25 per cent. See how your area fared with our interactives.
New land values are out and the figures are stunning with some spots spiking by 25 per cent. FIND YOUR SUBURB HERE
It was once one of Queensland’s most desired holiday destinations but for 10 years Brampton Island Resort has been left to rot. Now new laws could bring it back to its heyday.
A three-level architecturally designed home in the heart of Airlie Beach has sold for $1.775 million to buyers from overseas.
The state government Valuer-General has announced more than 80,000 new valuations will be issued to landowners across Central Queensland.
A Whitsundays display home kitted out with smart technology and ‘all the fittings and finishes’ was sold before auction day for a handsome price. See inside.
A private airfield on the Capricorn Coast has sold for $5 million after it was passed in at auction at the weekend.
A boutique backpackers, directly across from the beach in Yeppoon, is looking for new owners, with the property being listed for sale.
Whitsunday, Hamilton Island and Bowen recorded 60 $1 million+ home sales in 2022 as demand for luxury property surges. See the full list.
In what has been described as an excellent year for high-end sales in Mackay, 50 homes sold for $1 million or more in the region in 2022. See the full list.
Australia’s top regions for internal migration have been revealed, with five regions recording growth of more than 200 per cent in 12 months. And it is bad news for two big cities.
In a major blow to the Sunshine State’s recovering tourism industry, Queensland developer Shaun Juniper has pulled out of plans to purchase the island.
Young Queensland teens are prostituting themselves for money to survive and children under nine years old are crying for help from specialist homeless services, but neither are eligible for the support. SPECIAL REPORT
In a record sale for a street in North Mackay, a designer home has sold to local buyers for $1.2 million. See inside the stunning home.
A large two-storey home with spectacular ocean and island views in the Whitsunday region has sold to Queensland buyers for $1.13 million after only spending two weeks on the market.
A new service station proposal has baffled its potential neighbours, who have started an objection campaign saying there is no need and no benefit in its approval.
A proposal has been approved for a new childcare centre catering to nearly 100 kids in the Northern Beaches suburbs of Mackay. It is one of several been put forward in the last few months.
Some of Central Queensland’s oldest and most iconic hotels have hit the market, with sellers saying the properties are ripe for new publicans and investors. See what’s on offer and for how much.
After years of wishing and speculation, the council has signed off on the first Guzman y Gomez Mexican to be built in Mackay. It will become just the fourth franchise north of Rockhampton.
The prospect of a four-stage residential development near a new multi million dollar boat ramp by the Coral Sea took a hit this week after Mackay councillors decided to postpone a vote on it. Here’s why.
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