The Mackay Whitsunday Water Quality Program aims to improve the quality of water flowing from the Pioneer and Plane Creek catchments.
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With mining incidents and deaths on the increase over the past few years, it’s understandable that ‘safety’ has become a predominant industry topic; however, one local business is championing a reputation shift – in a monstrous way.
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Six children required hospitalisation last week following an accident on a quad bike
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A 24-year-old male was arrested on July 10, for driving a mobility scooter while allegedly intoxicated.
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SH Tait & Co is delighted to announce the appointment of Kristelle Lamb as a Director of the firm.
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Classic car lovers winced at the sight of a 1970’s era Mazda RX3 Rotary in a crumpled condition after rolling multiple times along Pacific Esplanade in Slade Point last Sunday afternoon.
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Unfortunately, Wonderland Entertainment and Leisure have announced that, due to unforeseen circumstances, the Wonderland Spiegeltent has had to cancel its Mackay tour.
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BOQ Mackay City owners Melissa Green, Rebecca Galea and Melissa Egan are well known in charitable circles for their generosity, but sadly, their signature event, the BOQ Charity Golf Day has been in hiatus since 2018 due to COVID restrictions.
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During the month of June, Porters Mitre 10 has been running a competition that would see two lucky Mackay and Whitsunday locals jet off on a Balinese Escape. For every $100 spent in participating Porters Mitre 10 stores on Makita, Milwaukee, Dewalt and Stanley products would receive an entry to win.
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Are you looking for a way to give back to your community?
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Marie Murray’s love for Mackay is apparent through her commitment and her service to the community.
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Government and industry leaders congregated in Mackay last week for the eighth annual Developing Northern Australia Conference
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What’s one thing the Mackay region loves more than its beaches?Racing stuff on its beaches.
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More than 30 food vendors have registered to cater for what is shaping up to be a massive Wisely Wine and Food Day.
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Survivors of domestic, family and sexual violence will have a safer place to access support, after the State Government announced a major funding boost to service providers and court facilities across the Mackay and Whitsunday region.
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Whitsunday Sea Eagles teams tackled Mackay City Hawks and Junior Swarks at Harrup Park on the weekend, wearing black armbands to pay tribute to young Cody Gibbs who lost his battle with cancer this week.
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It was a dour weekend of results as Whitsunday Brahmans faced off against Mackay Magpies at Les Stagg oval for their NAIDOC Week round on Saturday, taking on the travelling side in three games across three grades.
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With the weeks counting down, every single point matters as finals rapidly approach.
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The Proserpine Whitsunday Brahmans U13 Boys team has shown the rest of the region what they’re made of, making it all the way to the grand final of the Nate Myles Cup in Cairns.
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This coming Saturday is a special round of footy for a local team, with the home game at Whitsunday Sports Park in AFL Mackay’s Pride Round.
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The Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival kicks off its 18th year today after launching at Whitsunday Anglican School last night.
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Ladies’ pennants finished with both First division and Fourth Division a credible five with special mention going to Carol Crosbie and Elaine Kippen, Jill Mazlin-Peterson, and Robin Brown.
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Last week's wet weather meant that social bowls on Wednesday was not played.
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The rain dampened the bowls early in the week but soon picked up on Fun Friday with eight rinks playing.
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