Relief for struggling cane growers: Too little too late?
Mackay Sugar has agreed to pay for low-sugar content cane to help cover costs during the extended crushing season, but is it too little, too late?
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Boat tours on the rocks as numbers dwindle
After experiencing a “significant decline in interest” in day tours, an award-winning Mackay tour service is “re-evaluating its position” to see if there’s enough demand to be viable.
Shooting: Qld man found with bullet wound in hospital car park
An investigation is underway after a man in his 40s was reportedly shot in North Qld overnight. UPDATES.
Student makes splash on world stage with UN role
A 16-year-old student with a knack for youth politics represented Australia as one of its student youth ambassadors to the UN with her eyes on a career doing the real thing.
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Two injured in crashes on Whitsunday roads
A man has been taken to hospital following a vehicle rollover near Sugarloaf shortly after a collision with a vehicle and a motorcyclist earlier in the day that shut one lane of a Whitsunday road.
Sprawling nationwide mining contractor enters voluntary administration
A mining workforce and services contractor with mines sites in the Bowen Basin has been placed into voluntary administration while still advertising more than 20 positions on their website.
Modelling agency launches with Baywatch photo shoot
A new adult modelling agency has launched in Queensland with a Baywatch-themed photoshoot promising models for every type of client.
Where, when, how to vote in state election: Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin, Mirani
Voting is officially open for the 2024 Queensland state election. Here’s all the information you need to vote in the Mackay, Whitsunday, Burdekin and Mirani electorates.
650 jobs: $1.6bn contract signed for Bowen Basin mine
A $1.6bn mining contract will deliver 650 new coal mining jobs to the Bowen Basin. The owners had shut down a smaller site down the road just months earlier.
$269m vs. $90m: Who’s promised more money for Mackay-Whitsundays?
There’s a huge disparity between the two major parties when it comes to Mackay-Whitsundays. See where the money will go.
Premier promises six bulk-billing clinics to Mackay-Whitsunday
In response to calls from Labor candidates for bulk-billing clinics in regional Queensland, Premier Steven Miles has pledged 38 clinics to the region with six landing in the Mackay-Whitsundays.
‘Worth every dollar’: Popcorn, doughnuts food truck price halved
After a year of appearing at events and markets around the Mackay-Whitsundays, a confectionary food van famous for its loaded popcorn bowls is looking for someone to take up the torch.
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