Miner stripped down to shorts to rescue crash victims from ‘croc creek’
A miner has told how he jumped into a creek despite a crocodile warning sign to rescue people from a sinking car which had crashed. DETAILS
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Elderly woman seriously injured in car, train crash
A woman in her 80s was flown to Townsville with serious leg injuries after the vehicle she was driving collided with a train and flipped north of Mackay.
Swimming hole open as council slaps down toilet, rubbish plans
The native title holders of a regional Queensland waterhole have distanced themselves from the efforts of a newly-registered First Nations-owned company which shut the public gate leading to it.
Two injured following crash into gully
A man and woman sustained injuries after a vehicle went off the Bruce Highway and into a water-filled gully.
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Barramundi score new slide into Mackay
An aquatic project is set to make a splash for Mackay’s fish population and local tourism, while an expanded seagrass nursery in the Whitsundays will cut carbon, save turtles and protect the reef.
Publican, teacher drive s–tboxes to mystery destination
The owner of an Airlie Beach pub and a Mackay educator are coming together in their ‘old reliable’ cars to fight cancer in a race described as the ‘mad baby brother’ of an iconic rally.
‘Six weeks late’: Back-burning delayed by unseasonal rain
Despite unseasonal rain the Mackay-Whitsundays fire season is fast approaching with the Rural Fire Service preparing for last minute back-burns as the state government ramps up funding and support.
‘Always dropping off cooking’: Mum carrying first child killed in crash
Three generations of life were taken in a moment when a well-loved Qld woman was killed in a car crash alongside her mother. She was taking her visiting parents to see the home she was building with her husband. TRIBUTE
‘Sadly missed’: Mum and son die just days apart from each other
A former Young Australian of the Year who broke grounds as a deafblind student, and was known for his infectious spirit and contribution to the arts, has died just days before his mum.
‘Long live the legend’: Region remembers a ‘truly great man’
Hundreds are sharing their condolences following the death of a Moranbah grandfather who was well known among the mining, sporting and Greater Whitsunday communities.
‘Incredibly proud’: Corrections officers decorated for Covid response
Mackay officers are among the first in Queensland to receive a special award for excellence that kept staff, prisoners, offenders and visitors alive during the Covid-19 pandemic.
‘Best thing we ever did’: Airlie Beach icon shares memories on last day
The owners of an iconic Airlie Beach restaurant will never forget feeding about 4000 people in the days after Cyclone Debbie, including how giving kids iceblocks was “like you’d given them a million dollars”.
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