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Premium Content Subscriber only People illegally dumping waste in the Mackay region can expect to be caught as the council cracks down on the rubbish behaviour. There has been a whopping one million litres of rubbish illegally dumped in the region since July last year, equating to more than 5000 wheelie bins worth. But Mackay Regional Council has caught the offenders behind 60 per cent of the waste and is warning there are large fines for those who break the law. Mayor Greg Williamson said the council used many tactics to catch or track down the illegal dumpers. “We have hidden camer...

Everything about Nolear Ramsamy was big. The number of children she had, the amount of fish she caught and ultimately the extraordinary life she lived.

Premium Content Subscriber only Everything about Nolear Ramsamy was big. The number of children she had, the amount of fish she caught and ultimately the extraordinary life she lived. Nolear Ramsamy, affectionately known as Nana Ramsamy, passed away at the age of 103. About 800 people filled the hall of the MECC to pay their respects to Nana Ramsamy, a testament to the lives she touched in the community. Nana Ramsamy’s granddaughter Leah Armstrong affectionately reminded the hall her grandmother had witnessed four British monarchs, 26 prime ministers and the growth of the Australian pop...

A Liberal Senator had put forward a radical plan to transform places such as Mackay into autonomous ‘super regional’ areas. Gerard Rennick stopped in Mackay as part of a recent visit with councils from the Far North down to Central Queensland. Senator Rennick said the idea to abolish the state government and have councils report directly to the federal government had ‘struck a chord’ with the mayors he had met with. Regional capital cities such as Mackay, Townsville, Rockhampton, Bundaberg, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and the Darling Downs would form autonomou...

Premium Content Subscriber only Exactly a year ago Mackay faced one of its biggest challenges since war time as the first confirmed COVID-19 case spread fear through the community. On March 16 2020, news broke that a UK tourist had defied health orders and flown to Hamilton Island after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in Sydney. The woman was found on a Hamilton Island beach after NSW Health authorities alerted their Queensland counterparts. She was isolated on the island and transferred to Mackay Base Hospital. It is understood the woman's tourist visa was later cancelled and she was slap...