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 ...

The Mackay region is now one of the worst hit in the state by yellow canopy syndrome, after being only moderately affected last season. Sugar Research Australia's Davey Olsen addressed cane growers at ...

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 ...

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.

MACKAY'S city heart underwent a major transformation in recent years. In 2014, Mackay Regional Council poured $18 million into the CBD revamp. Just last year, Queen's Park in East Mackay was a lovely ...

A disaster situation has been declared in the Mackay region as torrential rain floods homes and roads. Locals are being told to stay inside. The ABC office in Mackay has been told to evacuate but some ...

Self-styled ‘wokebuster’ and One Nation convert George Christensen has a drag queen show in his sights as he returns once more to the political arena. The self-styled “wokebuster” has won a seat on ...

A special meeting on Wednesday morning gave councillors the opportunity to put their hats in the ring, with Ms May, who was the deputy mayor in the previous term of council, emerging victorious.