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Every time Anita Hyatt turns up at a familys doorstep, she becomes entwined in the medical emergency and all the emotions that come with it. The pattern is a way of life for the Mackay mum who has been a paramedic for 11 years. She, together with her veteran son, Dylan Hyatt-Jackson, have thrown their support behind the Daily Mercurys Hub for Our Heroes campaign to build a veterans and first responders wellness centre at Kinchant Dam. Australias oldest-surviving Victoria Cross recipient an...

Every time Anita Hyatt turns up at a familys doorstep, she becomes entwined in the medical emergency and all the emotions that come with it. The pattern is a way of life for the Mackay mum who has been a paramedic for 11 years. She, together with her veteran son, Dylan Hyatt-Jackson, have thrown their support behind the Daily Mercurys Hub for Our Heroes campaign to build a veterans and first responders wellness centre at Kinchant Dam. Australias oldest-surviving Victoria Cross recipient an...

AMSM (Alf Mizzi & Sons Marketing Ltd) has concluded an agreement with Melita Business to provide all telecommunication services. In addition to covering fixed telephony, mobile and internet services, the agreement includes beneficial mobile plans and home bundles for all employees. Malcolm Briffa, director of Business Services at Melita Ltd, said: “AMSM’s decision to choose Melita Business as their primary supplier of connectivity services is a very welcome and clear vote of confidence in M...

She said the night was her gift to the first responder community. Toni Childs played in Mackay as part of a concert hosted by ReNew Mackay and PTSD Frontline in support of the Daily Mercurys Hub for our Heroes campaign. Picture: Heidi Petith “I think it’s a really important thing to say thank you, to let people know that we really do care about what’s happening to you and how your lives and families can be affected by (post-traumatic stress disorder) and other things” Chi...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Mackay veteran says it is “about time” the prime minister announced a royal commission into Australia’s alarming rate of veterans’ and defence force personnel suicide. Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in announcing the inquiry on Monday, said the rate was “unacceptably high” with suicide prevention a priority for the federal government. “In recognising the sacrifices made by our serving and former members, and their families, ...

Lujan Grisham signs bill to allow state to get tougher than feds on environmental policy Adrian Hedden, Carlsbad Current-Argus A bill New Mexico Democrats pushed as allowing for greater state control of environmental regulations was signed into law by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham following the 2021 Legislative Session. Senate Bill 8 allowed the State to set environmental standards “more stringent” than federal law, a change from how the law is currently written to allow state...

The new law will allow the state to enact “more stringent” environmental standards than the federal policies. The state hopes the new law will put a prioritization on public health and the environment.

Upon signing SB 8, New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said federal policy under Trump was “devastating” to the environment.

His skin warmed; nausea reared its ugly head. It followed him home and crept into his bed as the police officer of 20 years turned to the bottle to ward off the nightmares. The confronting scene of the night of September 9, 2017 stayed with him, consuming him, until one night Sergeant James believed he had to die. Third victim of crash revealed: Bree Keller, 22, has been revealed as the third victim of the crash in $200,000 Nissan GT-R R35. Thankfully he turned back from the brink, ...

March 17, 2021 The New Mexico Civil Rights bill passed the state Senate 26 to 15 but with only three-and-a-half days until the end of the legislative session, the bill must return to the House floor for concurrence because the Senate amended the bill. Update: On Wednesday afternoon, the House concurred with the Senate changes on a 41-26 vote and sent it to the governor’s desk. This story continues as originally written below. HB 4 would end qualified immunity as a defense in state civil court...