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VMR And Ergon Urge Boaties To Be Aware Of Powerlines

January 27, 2022

Ergon Energy and the Voluntary Marine Rescue (VMR) have joined forces to remind boaties of overhead powerlines and submarine power cables crossing waterways

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COVID-19 Weekly Update

January 27, 2022

Making Beer Now Considered ‘Essential’ As More Industries Added To Critically Essential Work List

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Property Point

January 27, 2022

Years ago, when I was thinking of changing careers and going into real estate, I raised the idea with a colleague whose opinion I valued. She asked me what sort of drugs I had begun consuming.

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Rural Justice Served At Popular Country Pub

January 27, 2022

Patrons of the Hotel Eton witnessed a robbery last week, as a man allegedly tried to steal money while staff were distracted on January 20.

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Moranbah Charter FIFO Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Bundaberg

January 27, 2022

An ATR 72-500 charter flight, HEVILIFT 728 from Moranbah Airport to Brisbane was diverted to Bundaberg Airport on Thursday 20 January to make an emergency landing.

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Our Mates Place Gets A New Backyard

January 27, 2022

From the dreams of one mother’s experience raising her son with non-verbal autism, Wendy Cherry and her team at Unique Directions have gone in leaps and bounds, building independence for their participants in every aspect of life.

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Cows Euthanised After Truck Rollover

January 27, 2022

Police are investigating a road traffic crash involving a truck rollover at Turrawulla Road, Hail Creek, west of Mackay that occurred January 20 at approximately 10am.

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Asthmatic COVID Patient Fought For Breath In Mackay Hospital

January 27, 2022

“In a world that is divided, we shouldn’t take out our aggression on the only industry that will help us. This is my own experience, for some people COVID is just like a flu, for others it’s life threatening.”

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Aeromedical CEO Plans To Fly High Into Retirement

January 27, 2022

As a former pilot in the Royal Air Force in the United Kingdom, Ian Rowan is no stranger to the cockpit and for the last five years he has combined his passion for aviation and community work as the CEO of RACQ CQ Rescue.

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Sidetrax Sabbatical As Family Business Crosses Finish Line

January 27, 2022

Hundreds of thousands of laps have circled Mackay’s only indoor Go-Karting venue Sidetrax over its three years of operation in West Mackay, and the family favourite facility will close its doors at the end of January as it looks for a new location.

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Nominate A Wonderful Woman For Inaugural Celebration

January 27, 2022

With International Women’s Day fast approaching, it’s time to give a shout-out to the ladies in your life who make a difference.

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Cowell Crowned As Citizen Of The Year

January 27, 2022

Mackay’s 2022 Citizen of the Year has dedicated himself to helping men in our community by spreading messages of shared experience, personal growth and mateship.

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