Crashes, flooding shut down roads
A two vehicle crash in the CBD shut one street, after a night of torrential rain caused roads in the Mackay-Whitsunday regions to be inundated with flood waters. See where to avoid.
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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?
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.
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Firm’s ban on lung testing of miners lifted
A Queensland medical provider suspended for substandard lung tests will be allowed to resume full operations. See why the ban was lifted.
‘It’s about safety’: Mayors demand better roads, housing in Mackay-Whitsundays
Three regional mayors have come together to ask for their fair share as Labor and the LNP celebrate 50c trains and buses. Is it time for our cut of the cake?
‘We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone’
The search for a Whitsunday father of two who has been missing since mid August has reached a tragic ending.
‘I’d wake up screaming’: Heroic doctor reveals scars from her crowning moment
A rural doctor who helped save the lives of five men after an horrific underground mine explosion has revealed how she was plagued by nightmares of ‘burning boys’ as she spiralled into post-traumatic stress disorder from her heroic efforts.
Bust builder’s director moves on to new construction company
Shortly after a Mackay-Whitsunday construction firm went under and had its licence cancelled the director found new employment at another construction company. See the full $2m list of creditors.
$93k owed for Porsche: Home builder’s debts almost double
The downfall of an award-winning Qld firm left half-built homes with water damage. Now its creditor debt has blown past $2m, with landlords, tradies and even a car dealership unlikely to get their money back.
Hotel ditches gaming room plan, adds beer garden
An iconic hotel has changed its expansion plans from a gaming room extension to potentially adding a beer garden and new bar.
Four new units coming to support single, homeless women
The Whitsundays Housing Company will build new, self-contained units in a regional town to help provide single women over 55 with affordable and safe housing.
Popular Whitsunday seaplane service set to return early 2025
A iconic seaplane tour service which shut down earlier this year will be returning with new owners promising a bigger and better experience.
No showers, toilets: 12 new ‘nature-based’ campsites to open
A Whitsunday cattle farming operation is expanding its camping capacity to accomodate campers who are looking to get back to nature. Don’t forget to bring your own toilet and shower.
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