Health deadline looming for store
Mackay City Council has given a Calen shop owner 24 hours to comply with food handling regulations after complaints about vermin found in stored food.
View ArticleFloods cut Bruce Highway
Police say the Bruce Highway has been closed in several places by floodwater in north Queensland.
View ArticleTwo die in Bruce Highway crash
Two people are dead and three others remain in hospital, after a three vehicle collision on the Bruce Highway, north of Calen, in north Queensland.
View ArticleFirefighter hit by car on highway
Police say a firefighter was hit by a car about 3.00pm AEST on the Bruce Highway north of Mackay in far north Queensland.
View ArticleUnion wants firefighter accident investigated
The United Firefighters Union says it is angry a firefighter was left to direct traffic at the scene of an accident on the Bruce Highway on Tuesday.
View ArticlePolice defend leaving accident scene
The police service has defended leaving an accident scene shortly before a firefighter was hit by a car.
View ArticleBruce Hwy closed after fatal smash
The Bruce Highway remains closed in both directions after a fatal traffic crash near Calen in north Queensland.
View ArticleClosure 'likely' for Mount Charlton school
The state Member for Whitsunday says it is more than likely the Mount Charlton school will be mothballed.
View ArticleMackay 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 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 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 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.
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.
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