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Premium Content Subscriber only A rare chance to buy a seaside residential block in Mackay will soon come to market with the subdivision of 1.3ha of prime real estate. Mackay Regional Council has approved Stephen Paul Cross Trustee’s application to split a parcel of land at 8-14 Pacific Esplanade, Slade Point. The view from Lamberts Beach lookout at Slade Point. Picture: Heidi Petith The property is almost directly opposite the Lamberts Beach lookout that is popular for spotting whales during their migration, and only a stone’s throw from the foreshore. More stories: Details include ...

Premium Content Subscriber only A new McDonald’s has been approved for Andergrove with only a few minor tweaks to original plans lodged with the council. The family restaurant will be built within the new Coles Supermarket precinct in Oak Street in Andergrove. Initially proposed as a 24/7 restaurant designed to service the Andergrove, Beaconsfield and Slade Point areas, the restaurant revised its hours to 5am to midnight seven days a week. The new restaurant will be the fourth McDonald’s for the proposed owner and operator Nikki Ramsey. Mrs Ramsey said the proposal provided an initial es...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Slade Point man has pleaded guilty for his role in an attempt to steal a buggy vehicle from a security guard at a Mackay shopping centre. Mackay District Court heard Darren Michael Robert Fewquandie and a group of others were cleaning out an esky with a fire hose at a Caneland shopping centre car park in the early hours of April 4, 2020. Two shopping centre staff, including a security guard in a buggy, approached the group and told them the hose was for emergencies only. The court heard while most of the group walked away when the guard approached, Fewqua...

Premium Content Subscriber only A Mackay region hotel has scored a share in $2.5m of grants to reactive live music across Australian pubs, clubs and theatres. HFG Hotels received $41,154 in round two of the $20m Live Music Australia Program towards its Seabreeze Hotel at 72 Pacific Esplanade, Slade Point. The grant was one of 83 awarded across the nation to support live music programming at more than 100 venues. A statement from Cities and the Arts Minister Paul Fletcher said it would develop the hotel into an “independent, original band venue supporting local artists and national tourin...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay residents are spoiled for choice this May Day long weekend with a social calendar chock-full of events.   When: 7.30pm, Sunday May 2 Where: Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre, Alfred Street, Mackay What's happening: Renowned Emmy-winning and Grammy-nominated artist Toni Childs will perform in Mackay to support the Daily Mercury's Hub for our Heroes campaign. Toni Childs will appear at Tanks Art Centre. Picture: supplied. Inspired by her father and her own mental health struggles, Toni Childs backs PTSD Frontline's mission alongside Sir P...