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Mackay celebrates the uniting of Italy's 'tiny kingdoms'

Maltese and Italian descendants came together to reflect on the historic day and discuss what Mackay’s Maltese Corner bronze monument will look like.

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Bruce Highway breakdown leads to a fair to remember

IN PHOTOS: A Proserpine father and daughter stumbled onto one of the region’s best kept secrets when they found themselves stranded on the side of the road.

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'We're going to win this race, none of us are giving up'

A Mackay mum-of-six fighting Stage 3 breast cancer was ‘overwhelmed’ with love as family, friends took part in a fun run raising vital funds for research.

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'It's going to happen, we'll make it happen'

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 Mercury's Hub for our Heroes campaign. Picture: Heidi Petith
âI think itâs a really important thing to say thank you, to let people know that we really do care about whatâs happening to you and how your lives and families can be affected by (post-traumatic stress disorder) and other thingsâ Childs said.
âSo many men are feeling like they canât really vent or share what theyâre going through for fear of losing their jobs, or being judged.

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350+ PHOTOS: Huge Mackay crowd for Anzac Day service

Vietnam Veteran Leslie Palmer officiating the Mackay Anzac Day Main Service. Picture: Heidi Petith
Mr Palmer said despite Mr Payne living in Mackay for 40 years, it was only the third time the oldest surviving Victoria Cross recipient had made a hometown service as he was in high demand.
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Mr Payne shared a touching story for the first time of a woman finding her ‘Gallipoli stone’ while he visited Turkey in 2015 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lone Pine.
Vietnam War veteran and Victoria Cross recipient Keith Payne with his wife Florence at the Mackay ANZAC Day march 2021. Picture: Lillian Watkins

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IN PICTURES: Victoria Cross Medal debut at Half Tide

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Judith Sheean said she was proud, honoured and overwhelmed to wear the first Victoria Cross awarded to an Australian navy crew member.
It was posthumously awarded to Teddy Sheean, 78 years after he died from an incredible act of heroism during World War II.
As the special guest at the Half Tide Beach Anzac Day Dawn Service, Mrs Sheean said the honour was supposed to be reserved for her husband William — Teddy’s nephew — but he passed away six weeks earlier.
“My husband was desperately hoping to make it here,” Mrs Sheean said.
“But I’m here.

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