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YOUR SAY: Big potatoes, Trump and tourism

We heard about the big potato, but what else is out there in Mackay that’s huge and deserves to be celebrated?

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20th Nov. 2020 5:11 AM

Harry Bruce’s take on Mackay's 'big' things. Today's Harry Bruce cartoon has been brought to you by Dawson MP George Christensen. George is a proud supporter of free speech and the ability of our cartoonists to take the mickey out of the political class.

How a phone call could have saved my brother

‘I never realised the power of a phone call until one changed my life.’

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09th Dec. 2019 6:12 AM

Scott Miko, 28, died in 2015.

How Mackay’s disease detectives are winning virus war

HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC: The most mundane things in our lives can provide the crucial link in the coronavirus chain. PART 1...

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03rd May 2020 8:05 AM

Public Health Nurse Terrianne Messina, Business Support Officer Jackie Atkins Environmental Health Officer Jacob Handley and Public Health Unit Director Brigid Fenech at Mackay Base Hospital. Picture: Tony Martin

TIMELINE: What’s next for team of contact tracers

Restrictions are easing and life is returning to normal, but a contact tracer’s work is not yet done

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04th May 2020 5:05 AM

Public Health nurses Karen Drury, Rachel Waye and Yvonne Vickers at the Public Health Unit at Mackay Base Hospital. Picture: Tony Martin