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Mikayla Mayoh is a reporter for the Burdekin Advocate covering all of the Burdekin’s community news, sport and events. In her time at the News Corp community newspaper she has covered all areas of reporting spanning from the Burdekin district’s prominent agricultural industry to crime, court, business and sport news.

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Townsville

Dean Sgroi, a cane farmer, says the regulations should return to what they were before the amendments in 2019. Picture: Mikayla Mayoh

Fight against reef regulations rages on

Stakeholders vehemently against the Reef Regulations bill were not surprised when the State LNP’s disallowance motion was voted down, but it doesn’t mean they don’t want change.

Townsville

Jack Archibald, 12, came to the rescue of four stranded backpackers on Monday night at Alva Beach.

12-year-old rescues four backpackers at NQ beach

Four backpackers have a 12-year-old boy to thank for coming to their aid when they became caught out by a rising tide at Alva Beach on Monday night.

Townsville

Police are on scene at an Ayr home where a car was driven through a home.

Car ploughs into home after violent outburst

A car has ploughed into a home minutes after neighbours heard a man yelling and smashing property in a shocking incident at Ayr.

Townsville

Vietnam Veterans, Red Marriott (left) and John Smith on the barbecue after the service on Sunday.

Investigation launched into veteran death

UPDATE: Workplace Health and Safety has confirmed it is investigating “all aspects” of the death of a Vietnam veteran.

Townsville

Taylah fights for life after horror quad bike crash

A young woman is continuing to fight for her life in Townsville Hospital after being involved in a quad bike accident last night.

Townsville

Commercial seafood courier Robert Hutton and commercial crabber Sienna Green are hoping they will be able to freight live mudcrabs Sydney after freight flights out of North Queensland were cut.

North QLD crabbing industry feeling the pinch

About $45,000 worth of live mudcrabs bound for Sydney seafood markets won’t have the chance to leave the tarmac, with wholesalers worried their livelihoods are at risk.

Townsville

HALLETT COVE BEACH OFF LIMITS TO SWIMMERS DUE TO SEWERAGE SPILL. DRAIN WHERE THE SEWAGE HIT THE BEACH LATE LAST NIGHT.

Council workers’ grim discovery of baby in sewer

An investigation is under way after council workers discovered the body of a baby inside a sewer south of Townsville. LATEST >>

Townsville

Greg Ridgeway, at Aplins Weir, is not happy conronvirus restrictions now impact fishing. Picture: Evan Morgan

BOATING BAN: Fishing OK if for food, essential travel

Lines of communication were well and truly tangled today after authorities alerted the region to a ban on recreational boating and fishing. WE UNTANGLE THE RULES >>

Townsville

Backpackers, Ellie Hudson and Luke Pannett of England in a potato farm owned by Virginia Farmers market near Roseworthy.Immigration Minister David Coleman and Trade Minister Simon Birmingham will announce a 20 per cent increase in working holiday visas, amplifying the government's push to move migrants into the regions. The spike comes after the government changed the Working Holiday Makers program and launched a Tourism Australia campaign dubbed Australia Inc, targeting overseas school leavers to come to AustraliaTuesday 24th September. 2019. Photo Roy VanDerVegt

HELP US NOW: Plea to save North QLD’s farming future

The head of a local growers association is calling for urgent help to secure the future of North Queensland, urging locals to get jobs on farms with backpackers banned from entering the country.

Townsville

The scene of the crash where a 23-year-old Mount Louisa man died on Beach Road near Lilliesmere Court, Ayr.

Mount Louisa man, 23, dies in crash

A young Mount Louisa man has died after crashing into a power pole in the early hours of Monday morning south of Townsville.

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