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Premium Content Subscriber only A new competition will reward two lucky fishers a $500 Tackle World Mackay voucher to celebrate the official opening of barramundi season. Mackay Tourism and Mackay Regional Council have teamed up to entice locals and visitors to head out on the water and share a photo of their catch for a chance to win. You can fish in the ocean or at any of Mackay’s three stocked impoundments at Kinchant, Teemburra and Eungella dams. Mackay Tourism CEO Tas Webber said he hoped the Best Barra Competition would build fishing tourism and increase exposure for the Hooked on ...

Aussie Residents Outraged by Chinese Developer’s Restrictive Access of Keswick Island Residents of Keswick Island, an island off the northeast coast of Queensland, have expressed opposition and concerns over restrictive access and mismanagement by a Chinese developer, claiming a breach in the terms of the lease. A petition to call on the Queensland government to rescind China Bloom’s leasehold, as well as a protest that occurred on Jan. 26, are among some avenues residents have taken to express their concerns over a growing list of restricted access and activities enforced by the Chinese ...

Premium Content Subscriber only From baking to grilling, sauteing, boiling and roasting, this five-week course will inspire the chef from within. Jamie’s Ministry of Food is poised to make a return to Sarina on February 1 and Mackay from March 12. The Good Foundation CEO Siobhan Boyle said the team was thrilled to be returning to Central Queensland. She said the foundation, which facilitates Jamie’s Ministry of Food, had found great enthusiasm and passion in the Sarina and Mackay communities. Jamie's Ministry of Food have announced they will return to Sarina and Mackay. Picture: C...

Premium Content Subscriber only It’s a whole lot of country, a little bit rock and roll and a whole lot of fun for Mackay. The inaugural NQ’s Rock’n Country was meant to make its debut in Mackay in 2020 but COVID-19 forced it to be postponed. But it is back on track with the festival planned to go ahead in August with a bigger line-up than initially planned. “NQ’S Rock’n Country will now be a massive three-day event, which we are so excited to announce to everyone,” Yeehaa Events’ and festival organiser Geoff Baguley said. “So, everyone lock it in for August 20-22, it will b...

Dynamic duo named Spirit of Habana on Australia Day HABANA AUSTRALIA DAY: Habana kids Isla Missin, Lisa Ford, Audra Missin and Keira Missin teamed up to make an Aussie flag in the sand. Picture: Danielle Jesser People and Places Danielle Jesser Premium Content Subscriber only Dynamic duo Rod and Joy Muller are this year’s winners of the Spirit of Habana Award. Not surprisingly Joy was hard at work serving up one of the hundreds of pies sold on Australia Day when Cr Lawrence Bonaventura announced the couple as co-winners. The annual award celebrates t...