Softest blow: Whitsundays tops Mackay, Isaac neighbours for lowest rate rise
Mayor Julie Hall has delivered her first budget since her shock election and there’s some good news for ratepayers compared to Mackay, Isaac neighbours. Here’s why.
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Nightmare $9k flights blunder shatters sick teen’s dream holiday
Two Queensland families trying to give a teen a dream holiday to Disneyland before she potentially loses her sight and hearing have been left “shattered” after being stonewalled over almost $9000 in Virgin flights.
Isaac rate rise revealed: How much it will cost you
The council that sits at the beating heart of Queensland’s massive coal industry has delivered its 2023-24 budget. Read how much extra you’ll pay in rates.
Job cuts on the cards as mining giant stares down Same Job Same Pay
The powerful coal boss said rumours of 1300 job cuts were “inaccurate”, but did not deny the possibility of cuts as the behemoth looks to “future-proof” its business.
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Australia’s space race hangs on turtles, birds and whales
Gilmour Space is looking to the stars, but first it must look to turtles, birds and whales as it leads Australia’s space race from North Queensland.
‘Use it or lose it’: New inquiry into Queensland island treasures
The decline of Queensland’s island treasures, some left to rot after cyclone damage and others languishing under foreign and interstate ownership, will go under the microscope.
‘No end to this in sight’: Construction costs skyrocket
Price rises will continue to dominate Mackay’s construction industry into 2022 as labour and material shortages combine with more demand for infrastructure build-outs.
Oil crisis could send airfares soaring 15%
Surging oil prices due to the Ukraine war could increase airfares up to 15 percent, predicts the boss of travel firm Flight Centre.
Surging oil ‘moment of truth’ for inflation
For many businesses it will simply be a matter of passing prices through. Ultimately it will be consumers who feel the pinch.
Empty shelves: Floods delay supermarket deliveries to the north
Shoppers cannot get their hands on basic goods like milk, vegetables and toilet paper at northern Queensland supermarkets as the south-east Queensland flood effect seeps north.
Mining services company fights to recover $100k debt
A mining services company is trying to recover a debt totalling more than $100,000 for work completed almost 10 years ago. The legal stoush involves a now defunct business.
The four emerging industries set to ensure a robust economy
Traditional industries will continue to propel the Greater Whitsundays but four emerging sectors will help secure a robust and sustainable future for the region.
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