From “damning” building height breach controversy to passionate pleas for business-saving progress, the first clues on how a council will vote on a 21-storey luxury resort – the tallest north of Brisbane – can be revealed.
An organisation hopes to bring new accommodation, shops and a community hub to a Mackay suburb it has specifically identified as best suited for its ambitious plans. FIND OUT WHICH SUBURB
A young couple fighting for their dream home asked the builder to put his Porsche up for collateral if the work wasn’t completed. See the shell of a home they are now left with.
An award-winning but now defunct Queensland building company has left local contractors – two of whom are owed more than $140,000 combined – in the lurch as the construction watchdog weighs in.
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
A new development has been approved to build 77 new units and four townhouses just a stone’s throw from a gorgeous Queensland beach and minutes from the centre of town.
A famous Mackay resort has returned to Queensland ownership after four years and a massive makeover under the umbrella of a Western Australian owner.
After years of deliberating, planning and sketching, the first as-built architectural renders can be revealed for the Northern Beaches Community Hub. SEE THE DESIGNS.
Enrolment numbers at Mackay childcare centres are bursting at the seams while there are more than a dozen proposals that could help ease the pressure. SEE THE FULL LIST, DESIGNS
The Queensland resort made world-famous for its beachside wallabies at sunrise is getting an extensive upgrade. Find out what’s in store.
A well-established north Qld aged care facility has announced urgent plans for a memory support unit after shock findings revealed up to 50 elderly are already in hospital awaiting placement.
A Brisbane development company is pushing to build a service station in West Mackay after the council rejected the proposal on the back of hundreds of objection letters. LATEST
In a region built on the back of the sugar industry, canegrowers only starting to clawback from “skint” seasons are reeling over rate rises with one recording a jump from $9,000 to $13,000.
Three Mackay pubs are for sale including one that had a zoo, a century-old hotel named after a lucky symbol, and a tavern built on the site of an old drive-in movie theatre. DETAILS
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