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Disaster relief extended to Whitsundays after Imogen deluge

‘Cyclone Imogen proceeded to bring that flooding rainfall across a wide area from Innisfail to Airlie Beach, even cutting...

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15th Jan. 2021 3:01 PM

Hamilton Plains flooding as at 9am on Tuesday, January 12. Photo: Whitsunday Regional Council

Mackay’s New Year’s Eve chaos by the numbers

Police reveal the arrests, assaults, drunk drivers, and public nuisance complaints across the district.

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01st Jan. 2021 5:01 PM

Mackay District Duty Officer senior sergeant Trevor Robson said New Year’s celebrations in the two safe night precincts were fairly tame.

Ergon’s plan to prevent another mass outage under way

‘Local crews live in the area … they are acutely aware of the impact of unplanned outages. They work their guts out to...

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31st Dec. 2020 11:12 AM

Ergon Energy crews are installing overhead powerlines in a bid to prevent another outage in the region. Picture: Ergon Energy

The most heartwarming Whitsunday stories of 2020

Despite a tough year, the Whitsunday spirit shone through with plenty of positivity making headlines.

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31st Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

The Whitsunday spirit shone through despite a tough year.

5600 in darkness as another power outage hits Airlie Beach

More than 5600 customers stripped of power in another outage in Airlie Beach, Cannonvale and surrounds

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28th Dec. 2020 8:12 PM

Airlie Beach has been hit by a third blackout in less than a week. Picture: Laura Thomas

Skydiving adventures reach new heights in Mackay

‘You get a beautiful view of the 74 islands … we’re constantly seeing big sharks, big turtles, big whales’

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24th Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Airlie Beach Skydivers pilot Tom Sage and ground crew member Beau Close, at the hangar at Lakeside Airfield, Bloomsbury. Picture: Heidi Petith

Ergon identifies cause of widespread Airlie power outage

More than 4000 customers were left without power for three hours on Tuesday night.

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23rd Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

More than 4000 customers were left without power for three hours on Tuesday night. Picture: File

Mass outage leaves Airlie Beach in the dark

More than 4000 customers have been left without power.

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22nd Dec. 2020 8:12 PM

An unexpected power outage has wiped out electricity across Airlie Beach. Picture: File

Heated speech at council sparks response from Airlie group

Tensions have flared between a community organisation and Whitsunday councillor.

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19th Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

There was a heated speech at the council table over future plans for Airlie Beach. Photo: Daryl Wright

Six-hour stand-off peacefully resolved on suburban street

Police are in the process of leaving the scene of an earlier incident on an Airlie Beach street.

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16th Dec. 2020 2:12 PM

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