Mackay constantly bats above its average when it comes to impressive sporting achievements.
I can honestly say it’s a challenge keeping up with the diverse range of sports we have here in Mackay, as well as the incredible achievements of our local sportspeople. Not only that, but Mackay has also garnered a reputation since the COVID-19 pandemic as being ‘the place’ to host major sporting events, so we are spoiled for choice when it comes to seeing top class athletes in our own backyard.
As a publication, our focus has been on the community, so we’re just as happy to report on a 10-year-old’s soccer game as we are an NBL1 final, or an over-70s game of pickleball alongside a game of NRL. Sometimes, it’s those stories closer to the heart of locals that matter more.
This edition is a particularly big one for sport, yet I still feel we barely scratch the surface when it comes to the hundreds of games played weekly throughout the region. We have football and rugby league, basketball and track cycling, squash and bowls, athletics and trail running, golf and bridge; just to name a few, in this edition alone.
If you’re associated with a sporting organisation and you would like to find out how your club or team can receive newspaper coverage, please send us an email. Being locally owned and community loved means we’re here for all sport.
Amanda
