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A volunteer road safety group is demanding funding in the federal budget to address a “chronic” issue it believes is a major contributor to road crash trauma in Central Queensland. Road Accident Action Group life member Graeme Ransley said the lack of overtaking lanes on the Peak Downs Highway west of Nebo was a major concern for road users. “Everyone feels with the amount of royalties that does come out of the Bowen Basin, there’s not enough focus on road safety issues, particularly overtaking lanes from Nebo to Clermont,” Mr Ransley said. “The absolute chroni...

Premium Content Subscriber only It goes without saying how tumultuous the business scene was in Mackay throughout 2020 because of COVID-19. Many were shocked when long-established businesses folded under the pressure of an unprecedented environment of lockdowns and quarantines. But amid the chaos, there were also new starts as entrepreneurs took a risk despite the uncertainties. We took a look back through the 2020 archives to collate the most notable examples of businesses that thrived and those that dived in the year that was.   The Mackay institution since about the mid-1930s closed...