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Premium Content Subscriber only Friends and family paid tribute to those they lost in tragic circumstances in what was already a difficult year. From valiant battles with cancer lost to a mining death and shocking traffic crashes, these are some of the people the community mourned whose lives were cut short in 2020.   Donald Rabbitt, 33, died while working at Blackwater's Curragh coal mine. He was reportedly working on a float, which transports machinery, when it crushed him.   Donald Rabbitt Mine contractor Donald Rabbitt was reportedly just minutes from the end of his shift at Curr...

Hummingbird House received more than $6500 from Coles shoppers and team members in Mackay. Stores at Northern Beaches, Parkside Plaza and Caneland Central were praised for their efforts and donations, despite the financial challenges from COVID-19. Parkside Plaza Coles store manager Josh Back said the appeal was an opportunity for his team to raise money for Queensland's only children's hospice.     Mackay Regional Council Strategic Planning manager Jaco Ackerman and Mayor Greg Williamson at the Northern Beaches Community Hub site.   A library, pool, and essential government servi...

Premium Content It has been a year of incredible highs and lows for Queensland mining. One of the biggest mine disasters in recent history rocked the industry, paving the way for the first ever Queensland Coal Mining Board of Inquiry. Two weeks after the Grosvenor mine blast, tough new mine safety laws passed in Queensland parliament to establish industrial manslaughter as an offence in mines and quarries. Here are the major mine safety disasters, tragedies and triumphs of 2020:   A mine contractor was just minutes from the end of his Sunday shift when tragedy struck, etching his name ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A 25-YEAR-old driver was caught speeding twice in 15 minutes by two different patrolling police officers. The Charters Towers man was intercepted by police today while travelling at 119km/hr in a 100km/hr zone along the Peak Downs Hwy. The man was issued with a $266 fine and had three demerit points attached to his driver's licence. About 14 minutes later, the man was again intercepted by different police also patrolling Peak Downs Hwy, where he was allegedly driving at 119 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. The man was again issued with a fine of $266 and had a furthe...

It is one of only nine new Queensland proposals added to the priority list since February 2019. The purpose of the Infrastructure Australia document is to provide a “credible pipeline of nationally significant proposals for governments at all levels to choose from”. It also gives evidence-based advice to support an “informed national conversation about Australia’s spending priorities”. The first 2.6km of the Walkerston Bypass has already been built as part of the Mackay Ring Road, which officially opened in September. The rest of the bypass is expected to support a...