An intellectually impaired Whitsunday man’s “love” affair with a girl nearly half his age ended in him being charged and convicted as a sex offender.

Residents in Mackay, Sarina, and Nebo are urged to take precautions as storms bring flash flooding and strong winds to the region. Significant rainfall has already been recorded across the region ...

Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson and Mackay Regional Council CEO Scott Owen in April, 2024. Picture: Supplied Deputy mayor Karen May said it was “unfortunate” Mr Owen tendered his resignation.

Executive Officer David McKendry is Acting CEO in the interim. Councillor Peter Sheedy said Mackay has a “bright future” ahead of it. Councillor Martin Bella said he “would have done ...

A weak ridge extends over the north Queensland waters and will persist for the next few days, strengthening from Friday. A trough extends from the northern Peninsula across the Peninsula Coast waters.

This is one of nine Great Walk campsites on the Heaphy Track. It's situated on the edge of Mackay Downs in low forest and has distant views of the Tasman Sea and Heaphy River mouth, 15 km to the west ...

About this data The size of Mackay is approximately 4.4 square kilometres. It has 12 parks covering nearly 5.3% of total area. The population of Mackay in 2011 was 4,070 people. By 2016 the population ...

The woman was airlifted to hospital.