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Premium Content Subscriber only The mauling death of a Maryborough woman has prompted a Mackay councillor to introduce a new fee scale that would reward owners for doing the right thing. Amanda Campbell, 41, was fatally mauled by three unregistered dogs in a horror attack that stunned the state and sparked debate at Mackay council chambers. Councillor Martin Bella suggested a doggy pension scheme be introduced in Mackay that would reward pet owners who annually renewed registration. Cr Bella sa...

It is easy to define a CWA lady by their well-deserved reputation for whipping up a delicious spread but take a closer look and the real binding thread is friendship.

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay residents are spoiled for choice this May Day long weekend with a social calendar chock-full of events.   When: 7.30pm, Sunday May 2 Where: Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Alfred Street, Mackay Whats happening: Renowned Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated artist Toni Childs will perform in Mackay to support the Daily Mercurys Hub for our Heroes campaign. Toni Childs will appear at Tanks Art Centre. Picture: supplied. Inspired by her fath...

Bohemian Rhapsody at a tip the unlikely inspiration for Mackays community piano ThuThursday 11 updated FriFriday 12 FebFebruary 2021 at 12:50am Clancy Morgans passion for public access music was inspired by a visit to a rubbish tip. ( Share Print text only Cancel Fifteen-year-old Clancy Morgan did not think a trip to her local rubbish tip would prove to be the source of musical inspiration. Her parents had brought her along to find some fence parts for their property in Kuttabul, just outside M...

Premium Content Subscriber only It had missing keys and was past its prime time but a thrown away piano somehow avoided becoming crushed on the rubbish heap. It was moved inside the Incredable Tip Shop where Clancy Morgan spotted the old, worn out girl and proved it deserved a second lease on life. “Many customers stopped to listen and really enjoyed the entertainment; some even came to compliment me on how nice it was to hear someone play the piano,” Ms Morgan said. “This got me think...

  Harrup Park Country Club has released designs for the Great Barrier Reef Arena to Mackay Regional Council to gain approval for the $10 million project. Harrup Park Great Barrier Reef Arena Mackay Regional Council released the decision notice for the $10 million Harrup Park Great Barrier Reef Arena in early December, which is expected to be shovel-ready in 2021. The document outlined conditions required to sign off with rules ranging from bus routes to garbage collection, and the number ...

The project is eligible for development concessions but with certain requirements including the subdivided lots be registered with the Mackay Regional Council by April 10 next year – a milestone Aurecon told the council it was confident of meeting based on its progress to date. But the council was asked – and approved – a 12-month extension to the development period in response to a request Aurecon made, citing COVID-19 impacts and other factors. Council documents from the final meeting o...

Premium Content Subscriber only This year will probably go down in the history books as one of the most eventful in modern history. For some, it was a year they would like to forget. But for others, it was an opportunity to start afresh. No matter how much you were affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic, there is no doubt that 2020 was quite the rollercoaster ride for the human race. From the fallout of coronavirus to disasters we never saw coming and the moments that made us proud to ca...