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Midnight fight in Mackay CBD leads to charges

A young woman allegedly struck another patron and threw a stool at her while she was down on the ground

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07th Dec. 2020 3:12 PM

Mackay police have charged an Armstrong Beach woman following an alleged assault at Victoria St on Sunday.

Hazard burns delays could ignite fast-moving blazes

Frosts have turned Mackay’s grasslands into a tinderbox, as fireys prepare for a fast-moving fire season

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28th July 2020 3:07 PM

Rural Fire Service Area director Andrew Houley said volunteer crews were fighting against the weather to prepare for this year’s fire season.

WATCH: Shark feeding frenzy caught on camera

Sarina crew catches whale carcass minutes before it caused a public health nightmare

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26th July 2020 2:07 PM

Sarina police officer Michael 'Mick' Jones and a crew of helpers got to this whale carcass just before it beached on Armstrong Beach on Saturday. Pictures: Michael Jones

WATCH: Shark feeds on whale carcass off Armstrong Beach

Sarina police officer Michael Jones says he and a crew of helpers only just caught this whale carcass minutes before it was...

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26th July 2020 2:07 PM

Cable damage wipes out power to 4000 homes

No quick fix for cable damage that cut power to 4000 homes, but Ergon reveals the unusual cause of an overnight outage in...

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31st Oct. 2019 10:10 AM

An Ergon Energy spokeswoman said at 5.10am damage to the network cut power to 28 suburbs and 3841 customers. Photo: Thinkstock

What a tonne of rubbish: Campaign to clean Mackay's beaches

Last year volunteers picked up a staggering 2.5 tonnes of rubbish in a matter of hours

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28th Aug. 2019 4:08 AM

Junior surf lifesavers, Jess Hartman, Cladia West, Isabella Baxter and Allyse Cochrane helped out with the Great Northern clean up at Harbour Beach.

'It bothers me': Wreckage infuriates coastal resident

After almost two years of watching waste drift into the ocean, Linda Ashworth has had enough.

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14th June 2019 5:06 AM

Linda Ashworth with the wrecked boat that has lain near her property for almost two years.

Armstrong Beach scenes captured on canvas

Indigenous artist Ed Rigby is taking his inspiration from the beautiful surrounds of Armstrong Beach.

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31st May 2019 3:05 PM

Ed Rigby's art is inspired by the peaceful scenes at Armstrong Beach, south of Mackay.

Family pet 'tortured' and left for dead

Sarina couple devastated after their dog was found dead in bushland, with pellet wounds and cuts.

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11th Jan. 2019 5:01 AM

Mother duck sorts out her surfing chicks quack-smart

AN Armstrong Beach resident was enjoying his morning coffee yesterday when he heard something unusual

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17th Jan. 2018 12:01 PM

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