Coffs Coast Advocate

Funds solve ‘data gap’ in vital reef monitoring program

Researchers will have a better understanding of waterway health off Carmila thanks to a DBCT program grant.

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02nd March 2021 5:03 AM

JCU TropWater scientist collecting water sample. Photo: Contributed

‘Forgotten victims’: Road crash families share heartbreak

WATCH: A Mackay mother recounts the moment her 18-year-old son was killed in a ute rollover.

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11th Dec. 2020 10:12 AM

Rebecca Roberts' son Zach Roberts, 18, was killed in a ute rollover on Cape Palmerston beach in 2012. Picture: Mackay Police

‘Legendary’ race pays tribute to killed teen

A gruelling race becomes a fitting tribute to teenager who approached life as a grand adventure

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29th Sept. 2020 6:09 PM

Mackay Christian College students Jonah Lister, 14, Cleo McLeod, 15, and Jared Havemann, 15, getting ready for the eighth annual Zach Mach challenge which begins on Saturday October 3.

Why Cook chose the name Whitsunday Passage

Cape Hillsborough, Slade Point and more: here’s how Captain Cook chose their names

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28th June 2020 8:06 PM

There were many reasons Lieutenant James Cook chose particular placenames including a desire to honour English aristocrats.

250 years since Cook sailed Mackay region’s coast

‘Intolerable mosquitoes’ and the ‘the most dangerous navigation that perhaps ever ship was in’

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29th May 2020 5:05 AM

Captain James Cook sailed through Queensland waters 250 years ago in 1770. Picture: Paul Newman.

Young man hospitalised in motorbike beach crash

Helicopter tasked after a man in his 20s crashed his motorbike on an Ilbilbie beach

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24th May 2020 6:05 PM

A man in his 20s was riding along the coast when his bike crashed off Cape Palmerston Rd at 1.25pm on Sunday, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman said.

Parks you still can’t visit despite relaxed restrictions

While most national parks have reopened, a popular swimming spot remains closed due to health concerns

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14th May 2020 5:05 AM

The Department of Environment and Science has kept all swimming holes and walking tracks in the Finch Hatton Gorge section closed due to "high risk" of coronavirus.

Older adventurers leaving the nest to visit Mackay

Travellers are making the most of their golden years in Mackay. Here’s the 10 best adventures:

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04th March 2020 5:03 AM

A relaxed Sean Scott sits on the banks of Kinchant Dam, one of the many camping and caravan spots of the region. Photo: Mackay Tourism.

10 romantic adventures for lovers in Mackay

Falling in love with the Mackay region is easy, with these 10 romantic adventures.

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03rd March 2020 5:03 AM

Falling in love with the Mackay region is easy, with a range of romantic adventures at resident’s fingertips.

Injured man flown to Mackay

A man was seriously injured in a traffic crash.

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10th Aug. 2019 10:08 AM

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