From welcoming new citizens and honouring longtime locals to thong throwing and damper cooking, here’s a list of free Australia Day events across the Mackay region. Mayor Greg Williamson will ...

Mackay ratepayers could foot a multimillion-dollar bill after floods and cyclones under proposed Federal Government changes that council warns would slash disaster recovery funding by $6m in a single ...

The Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region has been ranked number eight in the top 10 best cities for nightlife in Australia.

New councillor Anne Baker, former mayor at Isaac, brought attention to the figure during her first meeting. This masthead asked Mackay council if any of the 29 listings were to hire multiple people ...

Polling booths will open at 8am on Saturday, March 16 and remain open until 6pm in the evening. 32 polling booths will open across the Mackay region and all will have some form of wheelchair ...

A new housing strategy set to be adopted this week says Mackay must rethink where new homes are built, favouring greater density in established suburbs over continued fringe expansion. The Mackay ...

A cyber security "incident" has brought the Mackay region's sugar crush to a halt. In a statement to growers and harvesting contractors, mill operator Mackay Sugar said it was responding to a "cyber ...

State Development and Natural Resources Minister Dr Anthony Lynham was in Mackay Thursday to announce $7.9 million in funding for water, cultural and recreational infrastructure across the region. The ...

THE schools with Mackay's highest teacher student ratios have been revealed with St Mary's Catholic Primary School rating as the school with the most students per teacher. See how all schools compare.