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Premium Content Subscriber only A flock of black cockatoos perched above as community members gathered at Mackay Harbour to celebrate a vision to protect the Great Barrier Reef. From Finch Hatton to Slade Point, more than 50 residents were at the launch of Reef Catchments' Community Action Plan which covers the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region. CEO Katrina Dent said it was created from a "groundswell" of ideas from the community about what were the priorities "for (their) neck of the woods" when it came to the reef. Ms Dent said funding from the Great Barrier Reef Foundation had allowed Ree...

Everything about Nolear Ramsamy was big. The number of children she had, the amount of fish she caught and ultimately the extraordinary life she lived.

Premium Content Subscriber only Everything about Nolear Ramsamy was big. The number of children she had, the amount of fish she caught and ultimately the extraordinary life she lived. Nolear Ramsamy, affectionately known as Nana Ramsamy, passed away at the age of 103. About 800 people filled the hall of the MECC to pay their respects to Nana Ramsamy, a testament to the lives she touched in the community. Nana Ramsamy’s granddaughter Leah Armstrong affectionately reminded the hall her grandmother had witnessed four British monarchs, 26 prime ministers and the growth of the Australian pop...

A Slade Point mother has been labelled "completely irresponsible" in a horror animal negligence case that involved a skeletal, flea-riddled dog named Angel and her puppies that were slowly dying from malnourishment. When the RSPCA visited the Amhurst St home a number of times in January 2020, Michelle Lee Pomfrett said inspectors could take Angel but she refused to give up eight 2.5-week-old puppies. Mackay Magistrates Court heard the animals were confined to a room with no access to food and water. Angel had given birth to a number of puppies who were not being taken care of. In fact P...

Premium Content Subscriber only A new phone tower will give residents a choice when choosing their telco and boost connectivity in Slade Point and beyond. The tower on Anvil St will deliver Optus' best 4G mobile coverage to Slade Point and builds on the company's $2.6 million investment in the Mackay region over the past 12 months. That includes new sites in Slade Point North, Glenden, Hamilton Island Airport and Mackay's southeast. Optus Territory general manager for north and central Queensland Dave Morrissey said the new site offered competition and choice for Slade Point. "Our covera...