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What it takes to solve the issue and bring more people into the city isn’t easy and will not be fixed with short-term solutions.

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay residents are clutching onto memories of their bustling city heart with many passionate about how it could thrive once more. South Mackay’s Roxanne McKenzie said she felt “really strongly” about the issue, asking: “What are we doing to bring people here?” “It’s sad, I have to say, I grew up here and it used to be the hub of the city,” Ms McKenzie said. She said the council had to seriously consider treasuring the historical buildings, and proposed commercial landlords let pop-ups open for free, albeit temporaril...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay’s major shopping centre is not to blame for an exodus of retailers from the city centre, a retail expert says. National Retail Association chief executive officer Dominique Lamb said the assertion was a “cop out” with the real synopsis for the lull of trade in the Mackay CBD a more complex picture. Ms Lamb said Caneland Central and other shopping centres needed to rejuvenate their offerings every five years to keep customers coming back. And she said while large investment structures backed centres, they did not have the “authentic�...

The project is imperative to provide an improved pedestrian and cycling link, particularly for the Bluewater Trail.

Initial reports suggested a woman, the only occupant of the car, was trapped inside the wreck.