Plans revealed for new $12m industrial development
A Mackay businessman with a number of companies under his belt has proposed a new development for Paget aiming to supply new spaces for businesses.
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From leper colony to ‘poetry pharmacy’: Writer’s sweet side hustle
From shipwrecks to sweet scripts, meet the adventurous Mackay writer “prescribing” poetry with a lolly on the side.
Next steps in ‘road rage’ attempted murder, stalking case
The case against a Qld driver who allegedly tried to run down a man and later stalked him, has returned to court.
Two rushed to hospital after late night crash
Two people were rushed to the hospital overnight after their cars collided in a Mackay suburb.
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Facebook scammer dad busted over $2k fraud
A Qld man audaciously listed a $4000 item on Facebook he never owned, and fleeced a stranger after offering it to them at a discount.
Why impatient oil rig diver assaulted woman with wine
A commercial oil-rig diver having a “very bad day” turned his scorn to a woman who called him out for an act at a hotel which wouldn’t pass the pub test.
120 responders: Airport’s mega emergency drill
Hundreds of first responders rushed to the Mackay Airport to participate in a huge emergency drill with crisis volunteers spilling onto the tarmac.
Bowen Basin mine to turn waste into power
A Bowen Basin mine is planning to turn it’s waste gas into power as a developer lodges plans for a mine site power plant.
First look at 28-room motel planned for health hub
A developer is seeking council approval to bring a 28-room short-term accommodation facility to a growing regional health hub.
Meet the couple bringing gyros to Mackay
A former miner has promised his wife’s Greek cooking is “perfect” and she makes the “best homemade garlic sauce in the world” at Mackay’s newest restaurant.
‘There’s no evidence at all’: Man acquitted in cattle shooting
Police charged a Qld man with shooting his neighbour’s cattle over text messages and an open gun safe. He has since been found not guilty and QPS has been ordered to foot his legal bill.
WATCH: Woman arrested after alleged gel blaster carjacking
Police have accused a Queensland woman of a series of car-jackings up north, hitchhiking a ride with a kind stranger after crashing a stolen vehicle.
24 drug supply charges dropped after officer warned of ‘lying’
A Qld man who was facing two dozen charges of supplying drugs is “breathing easy” after the police case against him fell apart in a spectacular court exchange.
‘Poor fellow’: Barmaid bashes ex with bat outside Qld pub
When a bar attendant with no criminal history saw her ex walking down the street with his new family, she saw red.
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