Life-threatening injuries from highway crash involving fuel tanker
Three people, including a child, were injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker on a Queensland highway. Two suffered life-threatening wounds.
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North Qld resort feud over pool access for patrons
A longstanding feud between a Queensland resort’s body corporate and the owner of its bar has escalated with the body corporate’s shock threat to close down the pool.
Violent construction worker randomly bashes Qld shopping centre guard
A Mackay man has landed in court for a shocking attack on a security guard at a popular shopping centre, only one month after coming off parole for previous violent offences.
Torrential downpour transforms footy field into water park
A night of heavy rain in North Mackay may have flooded one popular football oval, but that did not stop the region’s youth from finding a new way to have some fun on the field.
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Relief for struggling cane growers: Too little too late?
Mackay Sugar has agreed to pay for low-sugar content cane to help cover costs during the extended crushing season, but is it too little, too late?
‘Long way to go’: Australian South Sea Islander flag raised at hospital
An Australian South Sea Islander woman who remembers her grandmother only allowed to be treated on a verandah had tears in her eyes when the flag was raised, but warned there is still a long way to go.
Stolen car torched by the banks of Qld river
Police are investigating the torching of a car on a rocky slope of the Pioneer River earlier this afternoon.
Boat tours on the rocks as numbers dwindle
After experiencing a “significant decline in interest” in day tours, an award-winning Mackay tour service is “re-evaluating its position” to see if there’s enough demand to be viable.
Pets score new store for Christmas
A pet supply store is launching its latest location in the Northern Beaches, promising everything needed to ‘be a proud pet parent’.
Shooting: Qld man found with bullet wound in hospital car park
An investigation is underway after a man in his 40s was reportedly shot in North Qld overnight. UPDATES.
Student makes splash on world stage with UN role
A 16-year-old student with a knack for youth politics represented Australia as one of its student youth ambassadors to the UN with her eyes on a career doing the real thing.
Plane makes safe landing after pilot forced to turn around
A pilot turned their plane around to land at Whitsunday Airport Shute Harbour, sparking an emergency services response.
Man injured after tubing incident on popular dam
A man in his 50s suffered a “non-life threatening” back injury after a reported tubing accident on a popular North Queensland dam.
Woman suffers leg injury in car rollover
Three women have ended up in hospital after two separate crashes in the Mackay region this weekend.
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