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Mackay Local News newspaper ceases publication
The directors and shareholders of Mackay Local News Pty Ltd announced to staff on Thursday September 2 that the paper would cease publication immediately.
3 September, 2021
Entertainment
Real Estate & Business
Theres plenty of sweet jobs on offer
By Paul Schembri THE harvest months in the sugar industry are as much about planning for the future crop as they...
29 August, 2021
Is the coal industry about to end?
By Peter McCallum LAST week a Swedish plant had...
Funding announced for regional small business
The Federal Coalition Government is providing...
Local business leaders join QLD Mayors for Asia Pacific Cities Summit
Mayor of Mackay Regional Council Greg Williamson...
Community
Responsibility and Reward
Frank Cowell LAST week we looked at a definition of manhood as proposed by Dr Robert Lewis in his book, “Raising a...
4 September, 2021
Making care easier
LOCAL NDIS participants can now more easily find...
Newspaper supports charity
Mackay Local News’ office has become the newest...
What exactly is domestic violence?
By Jules Thompson WHEN you hear the words “Domestic...
Fishing & Boating
Saucer scallops ban
LOCAL trawl fishers will no longer be able to retain saucer scallops when fishing in waters in the central and...
3 September, 2021
Yet more fishing rules
A RANGE of reforms to Queensland fisheries will soon...
Its last week of Winter!
WELCOME to the final week of Winter
JCU in ground-breaking effort to restore lost GBR Seagrass meadows
Scientists and community volunteers will brave...
Mining & Industry
Conference highlights supply chain jobs and more than three billion of procurement opportunities in Central Queensland.
Thousands of jobs and more than $3 billion of procurement opportunities throughout Central Queensland will be...
30 August, 2021
Government discussion paper reinforces technology as central to emissions reduction
The release of the government’s Discussion Paper:...
Careers in hi-vis go sky high
There continue to be ‘jobs aplenty’ in Queensland’s...
Export Ready Course prepares METS businesses for success in the global marketplace
Opportunities in the export market are growing at a...
Famers & Graziers
Small but meaningful gains in world sugar prices after fickle week of trading
Queensland Sugar Limited's Weekly Sugar Market Overview
1 September, 2021
Seeing things through fresh eyes
By Gillain Molloy SOMETIMES, when you see something...
Science Week looks beyond the microscope to remote sensing technologies
Queensland is looking beyond the microscopes,...
RURAL AUSSIES OUT-PRICED BY CASHED-UP FOREIGNERS
The buy-up of Aussie farmland by multi-national...
Sport
Darts wraps up
WITH Jamie Woods wrapping up the Airlie Darts league last week, there was still a lot to play for.
4 September, 2021
Run, socialise for Fathers Day
THIS weekend, the Mackay Road Runners will have...
Flanagan gives best
SARINA bowler Jan Flanagan was unstoppable, playing...
Emotion-fueled All-Abilities game
IT WAS the moment these athletes had waited for: A...
