Mackay residents rate council
More than 87 per cent of Mackay residents say they have not had any contact with their elected representatives in the Mackay Regional Council.
View ArticleCouncil tipping big rain damage repair bill
The Mackay Regional Council in north Queensland says it expects the repair bill from this month's heavy rain to run into the millions of dollars.
View ArticleKindy without license closes
The Department of Education says the Calen Kindergarten north-west of Mackay in north Queensland has been closed because it does not have an operating licence.
View ArticleBodies found 700km apart are linked: police
Police in Queensland are investigating a possible murder-suicide, after the discovery of two bodies more than 700 kilometres apart.
View ArticleHistoric pub burns down
Fire destroyed the historic Calen Hotel, near Mackay in north Queensland yesterday.
View ArticleStudents burnt in acid spill
Three children have been taken to hospital after a chemical spill at a north Queensland school.
View ArticleToddler sole survivor in family's highway fatal
A toddler is the sole survivor of a shocking road accident in north Queensland in which four of his family members were killed.
View ArticleHorror smash claims 4 lives
Four people have been killed after a head-on collision on the Bruce Highway north of Mackay, while a man was killed in a smash on the Sunshine Coast.
View ArticleNorth Qld pair jailed over car thefts
Two north Queensland men have been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in jail after stealing six cars just days after being released from prison.
View ArticleDad, son jailed over cannabis crops
A serial drug producer in north Queensland has been sentenced to seven years in prison and his son also jailed for three years.
View ArticleMould sours strawberry crop efforts
The operators of a strawberry farm near Mackay say they lost a lot of their crop due to the unseasonal wet conditions.
View ArticleConvicted murderer still on the run in Queensland
Four convicted criminals, one a murderer, remain on the run after three separate escapes across Queensland.
View ArticleTwo dangerous prison escapees sighted in central Qld
Two dangerous prison escapees in central Queensland have been captured on CCTV footage in a convenience store.
View ArticleMan pleads guilty to perjury after lies to CMC about drug operation
A north Queensland court has been told a man lied to the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) about a major drug production operation because he feared for his safety.
View ArticleLandowner unaware $20m cannabis crop was growing on his property, police say
Two men are charged after more than 8,000 cannabis plants, which police estimate to have a street value of close to $20 million, are found on a mountainous property north of Mackay.
View ArticleInjured turtle on the Mackay coast rescued by passers-by
A stranded green turtle with an old facial injury was luckily helped by a group of locals, some fortunately had training in marine rescues.
View ArticleWWII survivor lost in bushland hid from rescue helicopters trying to find her
An 83-year-old who spent days lost in north Queensland was hiding from rescue helicopters, her family says, as memories of deadly aircraft from her childhood added to the ordeal.
View ArticleCourt hears some members of 'close-knit family group' grew $20 million...
A north Queensland man who cultivated a large-scale cannabis crop acknowledges he "messed up big time".
View ArticlePolice video of 8,000 cannabis plants found near Mackay
The plants, worth upward of $20 million, were found at Calen and destroyed by police.
View ArticleConceived over beers at the pub, Australia's latest 'big thing' unveiled
It is a piece of footwear incredibly common to Australians. Now, a group of mates have turned a pair of thongs into the country's latest big thing.
View ArticleWoman dies in floodwaters as Queensland's north coast cops further drenching
Large parts of Tropical North Queensland and the central coast are expecting a further drenching as a severe weather system moves toward the coast, dumping record rain.
View ArticleFarmers open up fields for music events offering festivalgoers a different...
For 21-year-old Hannah Petrowski nothing compares to live music. When she moved from Melbourne to a small town in north Queensland she felt like she was going to be missing out. Then she attended a...
View ArticleChild brings grenade to school
The Army has removed an old grenade from a school in north Queensland after a child brought the item to class.
View ArticleSES flood crews return from 'ground zero'
A group of 16 north Queensland State Emergency Service (SES) volunteers have returned from the flood-ravaged Burnett region.
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