It has been a challenging financial year for many households across Mackay Isaac Whitsunday and bills are set to increase even further today. But it is not all doom and gloom with support for families and workers on the way.
Aussie hip hop pioneers say their music career was born in regional communities. Read what keeps them passionate and where you can see them this weekend.
A well-known Mackay business man and his son reminisce about a gentler time in the sugar city – a time without traffic lights, when the fish would jump on the hook and an old school bell would tell the kids it was time to come home.
The long-awaited investigation report into complaints at Mackay Base Hospital’s obstetrics and gynaecology department will be delayed again.
Take a look at what’s open over the festive season in Airlie Beach, Proserpine and Bowen.
‘You don’t want to spend a night at sea in a small boat and it’s dark and you’ve got no lights’
The Whitsunday Running Club went from strength to strength this year despite restrictions.
The surveillance from Townsville down to the Fraser Coast included helicopters and radiation detection cameras
Where you can find a six-figure salary in Mackay and Whitsundays
Residents on Keswick island say they’ve had ‘one or two small wins’.
Houses across the region have embraced the festive spirit with their Christmas light displays.
It’s not just animals, reptiles and insects our Mackay Isaac Whitsunday doctors had to deal with in 2020.
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