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Queensland residents will be able to receive a coronavirus jab with their sausage sizzle this weekend as the state attempts to lift below-average vaccination rates.

Premium Content Subscriber only Mirani State High School claimed the title of regional Science and Engineering Challenge champions on Friday. The University of Newcastle-run event was hosted at Mackay North Beaches High School, where eight schools in the local area were challenged throughout the day. Students from Mackay High, Holy Spirit College, Proserpine High, Mackay North, Whitsunday Anglican, Mirani High, Mackay Northern Beaches and Bowen High were involved in the competition. The students’ problem-solving abilities were at the forefront of testing throughout the day, with James Cook ...

News by Anthony Keane Premium Content Subscriber only Bank branches have been closing at their fastest rate in two decades as the pandemic pushed more customers toward digital banking. Since COVID-19 struck in early 2020 there have been 53 permanent shutdowns completed or scheduled for Queensland, according to bank figures and Finance Sector Union data. Nationally the number is almost 300. Temporary COVID-related closures of some bank branches are continuing, and hundreds of ATMs have disappeared in a "real blow to communities", the union says. FSU natio...

Date Time Positive wastewater detections in Mackay North and Cairns Fragments of SARS-CoV-2 have been detected in the Mackay North and Cairns Marlin Coast sewage catchments. Mackay North receives sewage from the suburbs of Beaconsfield, Richmond, Shoal Point, Bucasia, Blacks Beach, Rural View, Eimeo and Dolphin Heads, while Cairns Marlin Coast receives sewage from the suburbs of Barron, Kamerunga, Macalister Range, Yorkeys Knob, Caravonica, Trinity Beach, Smithfield, Palm Cove, Trinity Park, Clifton Beach and Kewarra Beach. Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young said continued det...