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Premium Content Subscriber only The mauling death of a Maryborough woman has prompted a Mackay councillor to introduce a new fee scale that would reward owners for doing the right thing. Amanda Campbell, 41, was fatally mauled by three unregistered dogs in a horror attack that stunned the state and sparked debate at Mackay council chambers. Councillor Martin Bella suggested a doggy pension scheme be introduced in Mackay that would reward pet owners who annually renewed registration. Cr Bella said the system would remove fees entirely in the dogsâ later years. He suggested that, after a s...
Premium Content Subscriber only A business leader has hit back at claims the construction industry is in crisis, saying the pressure on supplies is a boon for Mackay. It follows HomeBuilder, which was tipped to attract 27,000 applications, insofar receiving more than 121,000 nationwide. Adding to the pressure was people flocking to Queensland for a lifestyle change amid the Covid-19 pandemic and a boom in construction worldwide. Despite a Master Builders industry survey showing members were concerned about a “perfect boom-bust bubble”, Porters Mitre 10 joint general manager Greg Porter ...
Premium Content Subscriber only Mayor Greg Williamson is in talks about a potential quarantine hub in the Mackay Whitsunday region to deliver desperately needed fruit pickers from overseas to work on farms. Cr Williamson held a meeting with Whitsunday, Townsville and Cairns mayors on Monday to discuss the issue, with talks ongoing. “All of the mayors – Whitsunday, Townsville and Cairns – we’re all concerned about making sure that we have enough facilities available, particularly in North Queensland, to get us through this hump,” he said. “Because tomatoes, capsicum – all those...