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Mackay housing market has biggest price hike in Qld

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News But there was a drop in unit market prices over the April-June 2020 quarter.

  • 26th Sep 2020 5:00 AM
The popular bakery that’s thriving but can’t find workers

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Business Business has grown through the pandemic and more staff are needed – but JobSeeker...

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Business Clever takeaway hacks help them stay afloat during the worst of the lockdown

  • 26th Sep 2020 5:00 AM
Finishing touches for Proserpine main street upgrades

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Council News The $3.8 million project is set to be completed in a matter of days.

  • 26th Sep 2020 5:00 AM

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    Council News Business owners weigh in on plans to improve the main street through music, food and festivals.

    • 26th Sep 2020 5:00 AM
    Patients in Collinsville crash transported to Mackay

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    News The car crashed down an embankment in Collinsville last night.

    WHY NOW?: Fire co-ordinator justifies school holiday burns

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    Information Several residents were outraged the planned burns had taken place during a peak tourist time.

    JOBS BOON: What rocket launch site would mean for Bowen

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    Technology A new stream of employment opportunities would be created across a range of areas and Bowen residents are wanted.

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    Weather Climate scientists have developed a new cyclone outlook, predicting Australia’s east coast could experience more of the tropical storms this year.

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        WATCH LIVE: Day 3 of Basketball Qld U14 Boys State Champs

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        Basketball We have arrived at the pointy end of the draw at the Basketball Queensland under-14 Boys’ State Championships in Cairns. Watch every game LIVE on Court 1 here today.

        • 26th Sep 2020 6:15 AM
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        Smarter Shopping Buy Now Pay Later: Bizarre items Queenslanders have purchased

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        Aussie country star bringing live music back to Mackay

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        Music In a year of cancelled concerts and festivals, leave it to Casey Barnes to bring...

        LIVE: Day 1 of Basketball Qld u12 State Championships

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          ALP reveals its choice in fight to topple Tony Perrett

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          News Labor has named its competitor for Gympie’s state seat mere weeks from start of election

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            Crime Bowen police are continuing to search for a rider they claim is putting lives at risk.

            42-hectare dredging facility to keep river clear until 2070

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            Council News An application for the facility near Gumlu was approved last week.

            Health service gives update on Bowen’s new CT scanner

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            Health Initial timeline indicated construction on the new department would start last...

            Bowen mum ploughs into yard, tries to run over witness

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            Crime She yelled out ‘you’re nothing but a bunch of rapists and paedophiles’ after...

            Stolen: Car swiped from Bowen campsite while owners slept

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            Crime Thief took the keys from a table and then took off in the vehicle.

            Uni students with debts to pay could help Bowen farms

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            Rural Bowen mango grower welcomes the proposal but says there is more opportunity in...

            Approval deadline for huge $1b Bowen project extended again

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            News Developers were pushing for approval by late last week, but a council director made...

              IN COURT: 59 people appearing in Proserpine court today

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              Crime Full list of everyone scheduled to appear in Proseprine Magistrates Court today, September 21.

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              Property Construction on the first 27 lots at Hidden Valley Estate are just weeks away from...

              One officer bleeding, another bruised after Prossie assault

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              Crime A Proserpine man has fronted court after struggling with police and leaving them...

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              Health Midge Point couple urge Health Minister to commit to delivering kidney dialysis...

              Kidney dialysis in Proserpine not ruled out

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              Health Deputy Premier visits Proserpine Hospital and discusses the possibility of a...

              ‘Heart and soul’ of Proserpine is one step closer

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              Council News The centre will include a 300-seat auditorium for live shows and movies and a...

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              Proserpine cricketers bag awards for going extra mile

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              Cricket Talent and effort rewarded at belated end of season presentation.

              Gaffney dominates for Whitsunday women but youth do it tough

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              Soccer It was a mixed bag for Whitsunday United with the women bagging a win while youth sides had a tough run on the paddock.

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              Sport Proserpine High student has added another entry to her list of achievements and is...

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                  Straddie elders join growing calls for island investigation

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                  News A group of Stradbroke Island’s traditional owners have joined forces to call for a public inquiry into the management of the island after a decade of concerns.

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                  ‘Large disturbance’: Man stabbed in Queen Street Mall

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                  Crime Four men of Sudanese descent remain at large

                  • 26th Sep 2020 5:16 AM
                  First flight touches down as restrictions ease

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                  News Coronavirus Qld: First flight from Canberra touches down

                  Building watchdog ex-staffer held over PM ‘kill plot’

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                  Crime Talalelei Pauga faces extradition to Samoa in alleged PM kill plot

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                  Crime Primary-school-aged kids pose for page that claims criminal links

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                    Opinion Australians lost their minds when Woolworths announced the sudden end of their Ooshies promotion, but we ignored an actual scandal in the process.

                    • 26th Sep 2020 5:29 AM
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                    Business Major banks welcome changes to lending obligations

                    Harvey Norman’s genius COVID move

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                    Business Harvey Norman took massive COVID gamble, but it paid off

                    Big banks slash home loan rates

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                    News CBA and ING make home loans cheaper for customers

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                      ‘Stop being busy, talk to your kids’: Dolly’s family warns

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                      News The parents of Dolly Everett, who tragically committed suicide in 2018, have warned busy parents to take the time to talk to their children about how they are coping.

                      • 26th Sep 2020 5:11 AM
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                      Lifestyle Lockdown has caused many problems for Aussies stuck at home during the pandemic. Take this issue men are desperately trying to address.

                      • 26th Sep 2020 5:45 AM
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                      News Australia’s largest class action in history is brewing with more than two million Aussies urged to take part in the landmark case.

                      • 26th Sep 2020 5:41 AM
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                      News The royal family has announced Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack are expecting a child due early next year.

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