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Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay’s Maltese heritage will be celebrated through the construction and installation of three life-size bronze statues in the city. The statues will be positioned on the corner of Wood and Victoria Street, commonly known as ‘Maltese Corner’. The proposal for the statues was put to council on Wednesday, with councillors unanimously voting for the project to go ahead. Deputy Mayor Karen May said the piece recognised the contributions the Maltese community had made to the district. More stories:

The surnames Vella, Camilleri, Baretta, Deguara and many others synonymous with Mackay’s Italian and Maltese history could soon be honoured permanently. Mackay councillors will on Wednesday vote on a proposal to erect three life-size bronze figures at the corner of Wood and Victoria streets known as the “Maltese Corner.” It also included erecting an Italian-themed monument within the Waterfront Priority Development Area, with a suggested location of beside the St Patrick’s Church in River Street. Documents stated councillors were recommended to approve the Maltese figures but send ...

Premium Content Subscriber only Cash for the Peak Downs and Bruce highways, a funding injection to build Urannah Dam and money towards the Pioneer Valley Mountain Bike Trails have topped our pollies' federal budget wishlists. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will deliver the federal government's financial blueprint to parliament next Tuesday May 11. Here are the projects Dawson MP George Christensen and Capricornia MP Michelle Landry want to see included for their respective regions in the budget. George Christensen: Urannah Dam: Mr Christensen said the proponents of the project were looking for...

Premium Content Subscriber only Mackay RSL Sub-branch will soon have a temporary home in the CBD while its members pursue long-term plans for a social and welfare centre in town. The Sub-branch has been without a home since the RSL Club closed its doors in 2008. The Daily Mercury's Hub for our Heroes campaign, which launched on Monday, is asking the Mackay region to get behind two projects dedicated to helping our service men and women as well as our first responders. One project is a social and welfare centre in town on the waterfront, the other a wellness hub at Kinchant Dam.