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Janessa Ekert Journalist I didn’t always want to be a journalist. In fact, when I was younger my dream was to be an archaeologist – who wouldn’t want to be like Indiana Jones? However, now that I am a journalist, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life. I love listening to people’s stories and sharing them with others. I’m a Queenslander through and though. Mackay is the furthest south I have ever lived. I’m an only child and I was raised in Airlie Beach. My parents are former boaties; we lived on a 42 foot...

Premium Content Subscriber only Pubs, restaurants and other public venues have officially been put on notice as the Mackay, Whitsunday Isaac region step up to the latest COVID outbreak. Acting district disaster co-ordinator Superintendent Ian Haughton said police would be inspecting premises to ensure they complied with check-in procedures. "(COVID-19) has been going on since March," Supt Haughton said. "If you're not compliant by now, there's got to be a line that we've had to draw in the sand. "Please do the right thing … otherwise the consequences might be there and enforcement acti...

Premium Content Subscriber only From a Yalboroo woman who was found alive after days of searching to Mackay being named a top destination for Queensland travellers, these were some of the top stories in March 2020.     A CHINESE company with lease hold over parts of Keswick Island has been called out for illegally trying to restrict public access to the popular tourism destination. Picture: Daily Mercury   The death of a teenage girl in an alleged hit and run incident in Beaconsfield rocked the community as police searched for the driver. Investigations were continuing into the dea...

Mr Symons said more people would use comprehensive health insurance as they advanced in age. More seniors were dropping their health insurance as the price was becoming too high for them to afford. "I am still on private health, but I had a procedure a couple of years ago down at the Wesley Hospital (Brisbane)," Mr Symons said. BMA was accused of failing to identify serious safety risks that led to the death of Allan Houston. Picture: Daily Mercury January 4-5: MT OSSA Rural store owner Adrian Zarb said frequent power outages in December 2019 meant losing a five-month-old fridge that co...

A central Queensland coal miner is suing for $1.4m in a negligence claim against her former employer over allegations she was placed at risk due to unsafe work practices. Amber Wensley worked at Coppabella mine, which is owned and operated by Peabody Energy Australia, when she claims she was exposed "to a risk of damage and/or injury" that should never have happened and has reduced her earning capacity by $1500 a week. The Nebo woman, who was a dump truck driver, claims she now suffers chronic pain and an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood after an unsafe load was dr...