Independently Owned, Locally Grown, Community Loved
Round One witnessed a tight contest between the Mackay Cutters and the Papua New Guinea Hunters at BB Print Stadium last weekend in the Hostplus Cup.
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Social bowls last week was a pairs game with winners S. Roscoe and N. Schmidtke. Runners up were L. McCarthy, M. Andrew, and L. Robertson.
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Sarina Bowls Club was a sea of colour as 26 teams of mixed triples bowled off in A Day for Dennis, a popular player known as Den Den.
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It’s not often two brothers are both of NBL basketball quality, but the Mackay meteors have capitalised on this rare opportunity to gain two siblings who are in sync with each other’s plays.
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More than 2.5 million fish have been released into Mackay freshwater areas by Mackay Area Fish Stocking Association Inc. (MAFSA) since 1994, including 59,745 fingerlings stocked in the Pioneer River. Those river fish comprised 57,105 barramundi and 2,370 sooty grunter released at various points.
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Over sixty new and returning local runners turned out on Sunday for the Mackay Road Runners weekly outing, this week in West Mackay.
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Squash 52 Mackay hosted the state’s best over-35 squash players at the Queensland Masters Squash Association tournament over the weekend.
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Holy Holy released their powerfully pulsating fourth album, Hello My Beautiful World, in August last year.
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As part of Shed Happens Mackay’s annual celebration of International Men’s Day (IMD), the local men’s group is adding another dimension to its celebrations following on from the success of their inaugural Mackay Man Of The Year award in 2020 & 2021.
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Sixty per cent of people who own shares identify as male, and sixty-one per cent of women agree with the statement “I find investing confusing”, versus forty-one per cent of men.
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The Australian Government announced that they will be donating 70,000 tonnes of thermal coal to Ukraine in an effort to support the war-torn country’s energy sector earlier this week.
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It is a regular occurrence that high school graduates will be lamenting on missing out in the final round of university offers at the beginning of March, but research suggests it’s no time to stress.
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Calling all university students; now’s your chance to get a head-start on your career through Mackay Regional Council’s popular academic bursary program.
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I had the great fortune of living in Melbourne for about 10 years and there is a lot to love about that town. Superb restaurants, cool bars, a compelling brand of football, excellent arts culture and layered clothing among the delights.
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Residents and visitors are encouraged to have their say to help chart the next phase of one of the Isaac region’s premier recreational hubs.
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Mackay Regional Council’s Councillor Alison Jones donated part of a recent pay rise to local not-for-profit arts organisation Crossroad Arts earlier this week.
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Last week was World Delirium Awareness Day (16 March), bringing an opportunity to acknowledge the multi-disciplinary approach to prevent and promote delirium recovery.
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The Regional Queensland Council of Mayors is looking forward to working with the first Regional Education Commissioner to ensure regional residents have the same education and employment pathways as south-east Queenslanders.
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Community groups may feel a little foolish if they let April 1 pass by without applying for a council Community Grant.
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Mackay Police have put a call out to motorists to be extra vigilant on the roads today (Friday 25 March) as ‘ride to school day’ will see an increased number of bicycles on the road.
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Like a lot of you, I'm doing home quarantine at the moment with Covid, and if you're in the same boat, I hope you're doing ok.
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Our very own Mayor, Greg Williamson, said he will be channeling his best John Travolta impersonation at this year’s Mayor’s Charity Ball, even if it means his wife, Annette, may disown him. It’s all part of the fun of the disco-inspired theme of this year’s gala event, to be held at the MECC on 14 May.
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In early March, a collection of average blokes from Shed Happens Mackay assisted a man living in a Government Housing unit to move to the St Vincent De Paul’s Men's Hostel.
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The lure to live by the beach is as strong as ever, evident by the rapidly growing cluster of subdivisions forming Mackay’s Northern Beaches. However, the idyllic lifestyle comes with a catch. There is only one road in and out, which becomes clogged and congested during twice-daily peak hours.
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Two of Australia’s most iconic singers, songwriters, and guitarists are coming to Mackay next month.
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