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Every time Anita Hyatt turns up at a family's doorstep, she becomes entwined in the medical emergency and all the emotions that come with it. The pattern is a way of life for the Mackay mum who has been a paramedic for 11 years. She, together with her veteran son, Dylan Hyatt-Jackson, have thrown their support behind the Daily Mercury's Hub for Our Heroes campaign to build a veterans and first responders wellness centre at Kinchant Dam. Australia's oldest-surviving Victoria Cross recipient and Vietnam War hero Keith Payne, along with Sir Peter Cosgrove, are patrons of Dr Peter Wirth's PT...

Every time Anita Hyatt turns up at a family's doorstep, she becomes entwined in the medical emergency and all the emotions that come with it. The pattern is a way of life for the Mackay mum who has been a paramedic for 11 years. She, together with her veteran son, Dylan Hyatt-Jackson, have thrown their support behind the Daily Mercury's Hub for Our Heroes campaign to build a veterans and first responders wellness centre at Kinchant Dam. Australia's oldest-surviving Victoria Cross recipient and Vietnam War hero Keith Payne, along with Sir Peter Cosgrove, are patrons of Dr Peter Wirth's PT...

Premium Content Frontline responders are more than twice as likely to be suicidal than other adults. Their exposure to traumatic and graphic scenes in their roles as paramedics, police officers, firefighters, electrical workers, doctors, nurses and more can be debilitating. A BeyondBlue survey of more than 21,000 first responders found more than one in four experienced probable post-traumatic stress disorder, a condition impacting their lives and that of their families. Plans that would make Mackay a revolutionary health and wellness hub for veterans and first responders to treat post-traum...

How you can get behind the campaign for new homes for our veterans and first responders in the Mackay region

Premium Content Subscriber only Vietnam veteran Ken Higgins works tirelessly to help his fellow servicemen – not just here in Mackay but all around Australia and in the country they first bonded. It’s a two-way street – the 72 year old says he gets just as much benefit from the relationships he holds dear as they do. The Mackay RSL sub-branch president is being recognised for his service to veterans and their families with an Order of Australia medal on the Australia Day Honours list. “It’s something I’m very proud of,” he said. “Most of my credits ha...