PHOTO GALLERY: Pioneer High students shine at 2023 formal
This year’s Pioneer State High School Year 12 cohort did not disappoint at formal with stunning dresses, dapper suits, cultural displays and slick rides many of us could only hope to drive.
Community
Kept out of sight: Council orders homeless to move on
A regional Queensland council has admitted to moving the homeless on from its multimillion dollar riverfront investment, claiming it was an issue of public “safety”.
Paxton’s gets eviction notice, Don Daniels ‘probably not worth saving’
Only months into a $3.7m refurbishment of Mackay’s riverfront restaurant, the project is in turmoil after the discovery of extensive termite damage, rot, and missing foundations. So what’s next? VOTE IN OUR POLL
Councillors accused of ‘grandstanding’ in row ahead of election
A businessman vying to knock mayor Greg Williamson off Mackay’s top job got a front-row seat to a stoush which erupted over a push to set up portfolios based on councillors’ interests or experience. SEE HOW IT WENT DOWN.
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‘Dream come true’: Mackay country music star’s big stage chance
Country music singer and songwriter Brittany Elise is about to take on Australia’s biggest country music competition that helped launch Keith Urban to stardom. Read more about her year ahead.
Proserpine singer, dancer takes stage in Disney’s Frozen debut
Hayley Martin is not only a star performer but is teaching the importance of yoga and nutrition in the musical theatre industry.
Cattle industry pays respects to studmaster after health battle
The man widely regarded as breeding superior genetics into Australian brahman cattle is being remembered for not just his work, but the man himself. Read the touching tributes.
World-first black lung health screen to set up on mine sites
Miners will have more protection from debilitating lung diseases when a world-first mobile health unit trawls through the region’s coal fields to screen for black lung and other mine dust diseases.
Fatal Christmas Eve joy flight pilot unlicensed, aircraft ‘not maintained’
The investigation into a fatal Christmas Eve plane crash has been discontinued, after it was revealed the aircraft had multiple defects.
FULL LIST: Covid infections in Mackay schools after first week
Mackay schools are already reporting Covid infections and outbreaks, as more than 1000 Queensland students returned positive tests. Read the full list of Mackay’s infected schools here.
Get the scoop on popular restaurant’s sweet new range
A newly renovated Mackay restaurant is raising the bar on its offerings with a new ice-creamery offering exclusive and delicious flavours.
Love-struck scuba diver’s incredible underwater proposal
An adventure-loving couple has shared the moment they got engaged 10 metres underwater on the Great Barrier Reef – but the romantic moment almost didn’t happen. WATCH THE VIDEO.
Development costs slashed to solve crippling housing crisis
Discounts for developers not a hand-out though, councillors say, rather a necessary move so other local councils don’t ‘steal our lunch’.
‘Fought all the way’: East Mackay resident battling to stem flood tide
Fed up with the council’s approach to flood risk, a Mackay woman is taking her concerns public.
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