Family business takes Mackay’s best pizza title
The results are in, with Poppy’s Pizza Place crowned the region’s best pizza place for 2023.
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FIRST PICS, VIDEO: FIFO Paul McCartney ahead of Brisbane show
Sir Paul McCartney has landed in Brisbane but he won’t be wasting any time in the River City after his concert tonight, opting to jet back to his Queensland home away from home.
Tragic twist of fate delivers fatal blow to young medical student
After seven long years of studying medicine, Qld student Jay Cameron is walking away from uni with only two subjects left. Not by choice, but because he has incurable brain cancer.
Shocking report reveals dismal health access in major Qld city
A new report has found one Qld region is a veritable medical desert when it comes to healthcare professionals with dismal access rates compared to its neighbouring city.
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Young student rises above discrimination to fight for her heritage
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.
Magpies Crusaders tackle Covid outbreak in pre-season camp
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.
Next stars: Dominant Mackay players in U18 state championships
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.
From 200 to 31 homes: The town that may soon disappear
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.
Theatre students discover a whole new world after director’s injury
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.
Australia Day Awards: Full list of Mackay, Isaac nominees
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.
‘Sweet dreams my love’: Tributes for CQ miner after sudden death
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’.
‘I thought it was a log’: Family’s suburban encounter with startled saltie
As a Mackay family was ducking to their local shops they came across what they thought was a log in the middle of the road – until it ran off. WATCH THE VIDEO
‘Not all superheroes wear capes, some wear scrubs’: Praise for healthcare workers
The Mackay community has posted heartfelt thanks to the region’s hardworking healthcare staff who don their scrubs and PPE everyday to keep us safe. See the 60+ messages.
Why young man’s late-night hobby was no excuse for trespassing
It’s a popular hobby showcased regularly on YouTube, Insta and TikTok, but a Mackay magistrate was not buying it as an excuse for being on someone’s roof at 3.30am.
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