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A teenage boy has died after being stung by a box jellyfish in Queensland.  The 14-year-old had been swimming at Mackay's Eimeo beach on Saturday afternoon

Mark Angelo Ligmayo, 14, was enjoying a swim at Emieo Beach in Mackay in central Queensland, on Saturday when he emerged from the water covered in tentacles and promptly collapsed.

Premium Content Subscriber only With the waters getting cooler the central Queensland, surf lifesaving season has come to a finish. The Labour Day long weekend was the last opportunity Mackay locals had to make splash under the watchful eyes of lifesavers until the patrolled beaches return in spring. Eimeo Surf Lifesaving Club president Ross Gee was pleased with how the 2020-21 season went. Mr Gee said there had been fewer stingers than usual, with only three minor stings recorded and thankfu...

Premium Content Subscriber only Their backgrounds could not be more different: a mechanical engineer, surveyor, TAFE instructor, and professional fisherman to name a few. But the 22 members of the Seaforth Mens Shed share camaraderie and an eagerness to learn from each others expertise. They can now craft just about anything from wood-turned tables and chairs to fancy walking sticks made out of pieces of driftwood scavenged from nearby Seaforth Beach. Seaforth Mens Shed. Picture: Heidi Peti...

Premium Content Subscriber only Prepare for an indoor Christmas lunch this year if you are spending the day in Mackay and surrounds. That’s the advice from the Bureau of Meteorology, which has forecasted an 80 per cent chance of rain in the region on December 25. BOM meteorologist Matt Marshall said most of the rain in the state on Christmas Day was expected to fall in the Mackay, Coalfields and Central Highlands areas. “In the lead up to Christmas, we’re seeing temperatures a degree o...