Data has revealed every Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region school’s student enrolment trajectory over the past five years – exposing where student numbers have risen and declined the most.
Outspoken NRL star turned Mackay councillor Marty Bella is among the high-profile names dropping hints about the region’s mystery mayoral candidate with an announcement believed to be imminent.
The best and brightest of Mackay and the Whitsundays have shared some of their highest achievements and the lessons they learnt along the way.
Thick plumes of black smoke could be seen from across Mackay after a fire broke out at an industrial compound backing onto the Pioneer River. DETAILS, PHOTOS
Whitsunday community leaders have rejected criticism of changes to a long-awaited Bowen development, arguing the updated concept will ‘gel the region more together’.
A third prep class has been added for a Mackay school’s largest cohort so far. Read what the prep kids have to say about their first day and see the pictures.
A craft beer company brewing a name for itself with fresh ales and unique twists is scouting sites in Mackay for one of its latest breweries. Find out when an expansion may happen.
Mackay’s New Zealand population gathered for a day of eating and dancing to celebrate Waitangi Day at the Northern Beaches Bowls Club.
An avid fisherman whose artery was pierced after he was stabbed by a stingray barb half a kilometre from shore has told of his incredible fight to survive before boaties rescued him from the mangroves.
Hundreds of homes and businesses on 90 Mackay streets could be at risk as new flood maps predict a dire future for coastal properties from Bowen to Clairview. But Mackay’s Mayor says the data is alarmist and flawed.
A notorious stretch of road used as a major thoroughfare between two Central Queensland towns costs the mining industry more than $12m a day when it floods. Read about the $14.4m plan to fix the issue.
An Australia Day Citizen of the Year nominee who was killed in a “confronting” car crash on Wednesday was transporting a 76-year-old patient. Read the tributes for the much-loved mother of three.
Tourists say they fell victim to a ‘scam’. The debt collectors say the visitors are trying to game the system – so who’s in the right?
These teens had early brushes with police but they have refused to let their circumstances define their future. Read how they set themselves on a better path.
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