Between wearing beautiful and colourful nightgowns to wearing the kilt or a bucket hat, students have put their personalities on display at this year’s Northern Beaches State High School formal. GALLERY
A teenage champion lawn bowler was having trouble seeing across the green, but an optical appointment turned into a waking nightmare after a brain tumour was discovered behind her eye.
Mackay’s iconic Queens Park was transformed into a neon, illuminated dreamscape with plenty on display to take you out of this world. SEE THE PHOTOS
In anticipation of Qld’s two new pumped hydro dams and the SuperGrid, a new partnership will flesh out how to upskill regional Queensland and could train as many as 500 apprentices a year.
Men and women dressed in camouflage swarmed Mackay North State High School which was transformed into a battle ground for a family friendly gel blaster wars hosted by Adrenaline Games Qld. Check out the photo gallery.
Jasmine Togo-Brisby and her cousin Dylan Mooney have joined forces to pay tribute to their ancestors through art. Read why hundreds of skulls made from brown sugar will be on display in Mackay.
Deciding the right career option can be a daunting task, so it is best find out what’s on offer. And the TAFE Careers Expo at CQ University did just that.
A shocking schoolyard conversation has inspired a Pioneer Valley secondary school student to prove her peer wrong. Read why she is now up for an award.
A number of Mackay and Whitsundays players have tested positive to Covid, while the side’s first pre-season game has been cancelled just days out.
The sugar city had a mixed bag of results at the state championships, but there were plenty of prodigious talents to rise above and excel. Read who the coaches identified as the next stars of the NBL1.
A once tranquil coastal town in Queensland is facing ‘decimation’ as a state-owned entity buys up land to prepare for a massive expansion. Read why residents fear the worst.
Queensland students have put Disney’s Aladdin production together after the show’s director unfortunate mishap with a stage prop. Read how the budding stage stars saved the show.
The community has spoken, and more than 200 Mackay and Isaac locals have been named for Australia Day Awards across 16 different categories. Read the full list here.
A Central Queensland miner who died suddenly onsite has been identified as a devoted father and grandfather whose death will be ‘widely felt across site and the broader Bowen Basin community’.
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