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A dramatic police pursuit in Queensland early on Sunday after two teenagers were kidnapped at knifepoint into a car ended after cops used stingers to blow out the cars tyres.

Their home has encroached on public land for more than 40 years. Now the owners want to resolve the situation.

Brett Dallas had a promising career and was a former State of Origin hero. Robert Craddock examines his downfall and the personal battles that have brought him undone.

Premium Content Subscriber only Bookmark this article, save it and send it to your friends and family for it will become your go-to guide for what’s on for the rest of the year. There are more than 200 events on the list, all in date order with still more to come. If you know an event that should be on the list, email heidi.petith@news.com.au This list will be updated as more events are announced so make sure to keep check on what’s happening, right here. MAY Mackay Roadshow by Audi Ce...

This Robertson house is listed for $2.95 million Much like the rest of Brisbane, house prices in Robertson are soaring, with the median house price hitting $973,813 in the March quarter, a rise of 2.5 per cent. But the data shows that the average homeowner hangs onto their property for 19 years. Owners in the seaside hamlet of Lucinda (Townsville) and the rural locality of Buccan (Logan-Beaudesert) are also reluctant to leave, holding onto their homes for an average of 18 years, according ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A rare chance to buy a seaside residential block in Mackay will soon come to market with the subdivision of 1.3ha of prime real estate. Mackay Regional Council has approved Stephen Paul Cross Trustee’s application to split a parcel of land at 8-14 Pacific Esplanade, Slade Point. The view from Lamberts Beach lookout at Slade Point. Picture: Heidi Petith The property is almost directly opposite the Lamberts Beach lookout that is popular for spotting whales du...

Premium Content Subscriber only A new McDonald’s has been approved for Andergrove with only a few minor tweaks to original plans lodged with the council. The family restaurant will be built within the new Coles Supermarket precinct in Oak Street in Andergrove. Initially proposed as a 24/7 restaurant designed to service the Andergrove, Beaconsfield and Slade Point areas, the restaurant revised its hours to 5am to midnight seven days a week. The new restaurant will be the fourth McDonald’s f...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Slade Point man has pleaded guilty for his role in an attempt to steal a buggy vehicle from a security guard at a Mackay shopping centre. Mackay District Court heard Darren Michael Robert Fewquandie and a group of others were cleaning out an esky with a fire hose at a Caneland shopping centre car park in the early hours of April 4, 2020. Two shopping centre staff, including a security guard in a buggy, approached the group and told them the hose was for emer...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Mackay region hotel has scored a share in $2.5m of grants to reactive live music across Australian pubs, clubs and theatres. HFG Hotels received $41,154 in round two of the $20m Live Music Australia Program towards its Seabreeze Hotel at 72 Pacific Esplanade, Slade Point. The grant was one of 83 awarded across the nation to support live music programming at more than 100 venues. A statement from Cities and the Arts Minister Paul Fletcher said it would develo...

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...