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Federal and State representatives of the LNP have raised and moved motions backing regional and rural communities at the LNP State Conference earlier this month.
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With DonateLife Week coming up, Bernie Scott and Maree Martin are urging people to consider registering as organ donors.
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Community groups from across Queensland are being encouraged to apply for a share in $100,000 of funding, with applications now open for the 2022 Queensland Country Good for Good Community Grants.
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The Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival returned for its 18th year last week bringing a stellar line-up of authors, artists, storytellers, screenwriters, slam poets, musicians and scientists to the Mackay region.
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A local conservation group is concerned that a loophole in mining applications could have a detrimental impact on Australia’s native fauna.
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Two local schools have received prestigious educational awards, recognised for showcasing excellence in education, innovation, and leadership.
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A 36-year-old woman has been charged with attempted murder, in relation to the alleged stabbing of a teenage girl at Dysart on Monday afternoon.
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The speed limit on a section of Maraju-Yakapari Road, Glenella, will be permanently changed to 80km/h.
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A 17-year-old boy has been charged in relation to an alleged armed robbery at Marian on July 10.
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The development of Mackay Regional Council’s Mackay Parking app has been delayed due to unforeseen circumstances.
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It will be a night of delights when the City Centre comes alive for its first City Heart Fridays event tonight.
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One of my favourite pages of our weekly newspaper is our ‘Community Chat’ section.
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It’s not normal to drive across the region at this time of year and see dormant mills in what should be the thick of the crush.
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This week was Mackay’s second week without Dave “Perko” Perkins on the 4MK airwaves and it hasn’t quite felt the same.
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A local teacher who says he was portrayed publicly as a radical, neo-Nazi COVID super-spreader, is feeling vindicated after being found not guilty on all charges following an arrest made in January.
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Thousands of people converged in Queens Park on Saturday with picnic blankets, camp chairs and tasty nibblies for the Wisely Wine and Food Day.
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The U14 Mackay Meteorettes finished second at the Basketball Queensland U14 Girls State Championships in Cairns earlier this month.
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Twenty-nine Mackay Contract Bridge players attended the 2022 Bowen Swiss Pairs last weekend, six of whom have only been playing one or two years. Veterans Monica Darley and Geoff Taylor came runner-up in the Open Section, followed closely by Max and Diane Holewa and Alan and Frances Brown.
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Mackay motorsport rising star Declan Fraser claimed his first ever Super2 win in Townsville last weekend.
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When Mackay netball legend Kelly Beckingham travelled to Bundaberg as a fresh faced 16-year-old back in 2000 for the inaugural Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball Carnival, little did she realise the influence she would have on the new wave of St Patrick’s College netballers.
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They didn’t come away with the top prize but St Patrick’s College Mackay rugby league mainstays Xavier Kerrisk, Henry Thorpe, Kai Simon and Jaxon Purdue were officially recognised for their sterling efforts at the recent CQUniversity Confraternity Rugby League Shield Carnival.
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In the words of local fitness legend Kay Nyenuh “It didn’t tickle.”
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Mackay Basketball celebrated NBL1 First Nations Round last Friday, hosting Southern Districts Spartans at the Crater.
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Men’s Results The final of the Senior Singles was played last Saturday morning between Bert Hobbs and Greg McLean. In a close and exciting game Bert came out winner and is the club Senior Singles champion for 2022. He will represent our club at the inter-club Champion of Champions event this year. In the semi-final of the B grade singles, also played on Saturday, Peter Cowling won his game over John Stronach.
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Adding to an impressive lineup of music gigs in Mackay, a new beachside music festival has received a funding boost to bring people back to the beach.
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