Coffs Coast Advocate

Mackay rings in 2021 with a smile

IN PICTURES: After a turbulent 12 months revellers gathered across the sugar city farewell 2020

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01st Jan. 2021 1:01 PM

Chris (left) with Kali (right) with Ariella James (bottom left) and Theo James (bottom right). Picture: Andrew Sorensen

IN PICTURES: How Mackay rang in the New Year

Where you snapped out and about on New Year’s Eve in Mackay?

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01st Jan. 2021 11:01 AM

Nikau showing off the rest of his face paint. Picture: Andrew Sorensen

20 ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Mackay

Whether you have little ones in tow or plan to party till sunrise, there’s a NYE party for you in Mackay

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31st Dec. 2020 9:12 AM

Mia Jones, 7, and Hailee Jones, 4, at last year’s Mackay New Years Eve celebrations. Picture: Tony Martin

The full cost of COVID on Mackay ratepayers

Mackay Regional Council has revealed when a $5 million budget deficit could be repaired

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14th Dec. 2020 5:12 AM

Mackay Regional Council has released its end of year report which tallied the impact of the pandemic on the region. Picture: Zizi Averill

17 things you missed from Mackay council meeting

Nasty ticks, collapsing sheds and fizzled out fireworks were at the top of the latest council agenda

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22nd Nov. 2020 5:11 AM

Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson at the opening of the new interactive play area at the Bluewater Lagoon. Picture: Zizi Averill

Emotional display at Sarina State High School formal

The class of 2020 will forever be known as the cohort that met every challenge thrown their way

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19th Nov. 2020 8:11 PM

Kalis Solomon with her four-year-old brother Kaius Solomon at the Sarina State High School formal at the MECC, Mackay, on Thursday November 19. Picture: Zizi Averill

MEGA GALLERY: Formal glamour at Mackay State High

A plume of petrol and the revving of the engines celebrated the end of a chaotic year for 140 Mackay students

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19th Nov. 2020 8:11 AM

Tyrese Parter and Kara Boys at the Mackay State High School formal at the MECC, on Wednesday November 18. Picture: Zizi Averill

Mackay students farewell chaotic year in dazzling formal

140 students farewell a chaotic year in a festive formal for Mackay State High School at the MECC

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18th Nov. 2020 10:11 PM

Tilayna Nissen and Kane Parkins at the Mackay State High School formal at the MECC, on Wednesday November 18. Picture: Zizi Averill

Miners replace coal dust for glamour at awards night

Miners swapped their high-vis for floor length gowns and three piece suits at the annual Queensland Mining Awards.

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23rd Sept. 2020 10:09 PM

Poly Mathian representative Jonathon White, Anglo American representative Leigh Corbett and Poly Mathian representative Louis Okada at the 2020 Queensland Mining Awards at the MECC, Mackay, on Wednesday September 23. Picture: Zizi Averill

Miners dust off glamour at award evening

Hundreds of people from the mining industry enjoyed a night of glamour at the 2020 Queensland Mining Awards at the MECC...