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?
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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.
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.
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Speed limit cut on notorious section of Bruce Hwy north of Mackay
A dangerous section of the Bruce Highway where a 69-year-old Mackay region man died earlier this year has had its speed limit permanently reduced to 80km/hr. DETAILS.
Three trophies, six dancers: Meet Bel’s Superstars
Six young dancers came together in Bowen to perform in their first ever Eisteddfod in a debut performance that stunned judges. DETAILS, PHOTOS.
‘Boat goat rodeo’: Soldiers share memories of cyclone Debbie
North Queensland combat engineers remember cyclone Debbie for the resilience of locals but also for having sent soldiers to a “boat goat rodeo”, as they are bestowed the greatest honour a regiment can get from a local community.
‘Gender corrupt pornography’: Sex ed book banning push hits Qld council
A small but vocal group of petitioners in a Queensland city want their local council to remove children’s books containing what they describe as “pornographic” material, singling out sex-ed books with queer themes.
Staggering size of Qld’s $12b pumped hydro project revealed
Queensland Hydro revealed for the first time the scale of the world’s largest pumped hydro operation, but does the project have a shelf life beyond the October elections? DETAILS.
Doctors fight to save young dad’s arm after ‘freak accident’
A young father who’s had three surgeries in three days can recall every moment of the ‘freak accident’ that shocked onlookers and left him fighting to keep his arm. LATEST
New highway route bypasses broken bridge
Motorists will now be able to use a newly built sidetrack to avoid hours-long delays on a busy highway in the state’s lucrative mining region. LATEST
APPROVED: Aldi coming to the Whitsundays
Aldi is powering ahead with its back-to-back debut into the Mackay Whitsundays as it receives the green light to move forward with its Cannonvale store. Read when it could open.
A day in the life of a woodturner living in tropical paradise
A North Queensland ex-miner who moved to a tropical haven for the quality of the timber has opened the doors of his shed, to share his passion for woodturning.
‘Won’t be the same’: Beloved ‘classic’ pub announces closure
A beloved Whitsunday ‘classic’ pub has announced it would close down in a bombshell message to its regulars, as locals shared their memories one last time.
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