Janessa Ekert Journalist I didn’t always want to be a journalist. In fact, when I was younger my dream was to be an archaeologist – who wouldn’t want to be like Indiana Jones? However, now that I am a journalist, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life.
I love listening to people’s stories and sharing them with others.
I’m a Queenslander through and though. Mackay is the furthest south I have ever lived. I’m an only child and I was raised in Airlie Beach.
My parents are former boaties; we lived on a 42 foot.
HISTORY: Victoria St monument is not just any old clock The unveiling and opening of the Captain John Mackay Memorial Clock in Victoria Street during July 1957. Picture: Daily Mercury Archives
People and Places Steven Pritchard and Judy Stewart , Mackay Historical Society 4th Feb 2021 9:00 AM
Many locals may know of or may have driven or walked past the ‘Captain John Mackay, Memorial Clock’ in Victoria Street, but how many of us are aware of its history.
The clock, in memory of Captain John Mackay, for whom the City of Mackay is named, was a ‘sponsored project’ by the Australian Natives Association – Mackay Branch.
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Subscriber only An expert says Mackay s commercial real estate sector will continue weathering the worst of COVID-19 as more businesses invest in the region.
Retail Major commercial real estate player Collier International stated online retail sales in the eight months to August 2020 had surged by more than 80 per cent. It explained this had translated into retailers looking for warehouse spaces to fulfil orders. Explore Property commercial director Jordan Millers said there had been good demand in the Mackay area over the past 12 months from bulky goods retailers looking for well-exposed properties. There s a couple of new players, Mr Miller said.
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Christmas has come early for Mackay residents as the final touches for the North Mackay Rotary Lookout are completed.
Work on the lookout began in January 2020, but completion of the project was delayed by a few months because of social distancing restrictions.
The $1.42 million upgrade works involved replacing the current observation deck with an architecturally designed viewing platform.
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