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  Mabel Quakawoot at has been named 2021 Citizen of the Year. Mackay Australia Day Awards Gala Dinner. Picture: Tara Miko   If he's the measure of our next generation of adults, Mackay is in safe hands.   Young Citizen of the Year Emmett Withers started his charity Emmett 4 Animals when he was five years old and has gone on to help thousands of stray animals across the region. The other heartwarming moment of the night was hearing from last year's Lori Burgess Community Volunteer Award Kathryn Andrews. Speaking eloquently and passionately, she talked about how the disabilit...

Because Mabel Quakawoot doesn’t do things for “show”. She does them because they’re right, and plans to fight on for her next passion – getting Mackay a soup kitchen. “I like to do things quietly and make sure those people feel comfortable,” she says. “When you help people, they don’t want other people to know that you’re helping them, so I go about that quietly and that’s how I work. “I don’t tell people that I do this or do that but Greg (Williamson) knew that I was in the Women’s Royal Australian Air Force.”

Fresh air is still available to us. We have one of the world’s best health services. Gender is not a barrier. High quality education as a right. Our borders are under control. We trust our legal system. We expect democracy as a natural right. We trust our electoral processes. Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson during the Australia Day awards dinner on Monday night shone a light on how lucky were are in Australia. Reminding us Australia Day is about celebrating the relative freedoms we enjoy as COVID continues to ravage many countries abroad. “Aussies have a reputation of being laid bac...

Premium Content Subscriber only We're at the halfway mark of Mackay's Australia Day Awards, with five community advocates recognised for their service to the region. Unveiled at a gala dinner at the MECC, people have been awarded the prestigious awards for their dedication to the arts, community and sports. Mayor Greg Williamson said all nominees and winners across all categories deserved the recognition they had been given this evening. "We all know last year was a tough year, but there's an old saying about when the going gets tough, the tough get going, and we saw a lot of that in our ...

Mackay's 2021 Citizen of the Year Mabel Quakawoot has been many things to many people - an active citizen, an educator, a mentor and volunteer. Her tireless efforts for the community were recognised at a gala dinner at the MECC on Monday night. Young Citizen of the Year went to Emmett Withers and the Lori Burgess Community Volunteer Award winner was Russell McLennan. Emmett Withers began his charity Emmett 4 Animals when he was five years old and has gone on to help thousands of stray animals across the region. Russell McLennan works tirelessly behind the scenes at Volunteer Marine Rescu...