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Mackay hospitality business buys motel to attract overseas staff during worker shortage

The Sunday brunch is back in full swing, but hospitality businesses are struggling to attract staff — so one Queensland company has figured out a way to offer housing.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Officer recalls gunshots and 'flying bodies' 25 years on from Mackay outlaw bikie gang shootout

It was the story that stopped the nation: a bikie shootout that shut down a town in regional Queensland. The man first on the scene recalls the harrowing moments, 25 years on.

ABC News · Aug 31, 2022

Missing cat who fell through Mackay office roof reunited with owners after eight months and 1,600km journey

Eight months after Eugene the cat "did a Houdini jump" and ran away from his owners, he turned up in the most unexpected of places, falling through the ceiling of a Mackay office building, leading to an emotional reunion.

ABC News · Aug 28, 2022

Four children found after Qld abduction

Three girls - aged three, seven and eight - and a four-year-old boy have been found almost a day after their alleged abduction in north Queensland.

AAP · Aug 11, 2022

Queensland police issue amber alert as four children taken north of Mackay

Queensland police are seeking urgent public assistance to locate four children taken by a man from a property north of Mackay who are feared to be at "significant risk".

ABC News · Aug 11, 2022

Commonwealth Games: Claire Colwill's family create own Games village to cheer on Hockeyroos

The family of Commonwealth Games debutante Claire Colwill surprise her 92-year-old grandmother to make sure she doesn't miss their beloved Hockeyroos in Birmingham.

ABC News · Aug 6, 2022

The Loop: Three dead and shooter at large near Mackay, China launches live fire military drills around Taiwan, jury deliberates on Alex Jones

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ABC News · Aug 4, 2022

Reports multiple victims in Qld shooting

Queensland police are responding to the incident in Bogie, northwest of Mackay.

AAP · Aug 4, 2022

Hydro panels create sustainable water source at country school south-west of Mackay

Despite living in a First World country, young students at a small school in Queensland have gone without a basic human right — until now.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022

Cultural gardens are connecting school kids to Mackay's Indigenous history

Instead of growing carrots and broccoli, these primary school students are growing native fruits in a garden that teaches them the history of Indigenous cultivation.

ABC News · Aug 1, 2022