The Mackay Minute

13/08/2025

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1. One Big Thing: Reef health worsens in 2025
2. Mackay student awarded: First place in State Poetry Competition
3. Together For Humanity Youth Summit: arrives in QLD
4. Trending: First-ever hat-trick in the Century Champions League🏏
5. Around The Web (Snippets): GCCM Gold Coast Mackay Yacht Race thrills crowds, Zoo wants unwanted healthy pets to feed its predators, Century Mackay 2025 wraps up and more
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21/04/2025

🗳️ Early voting starts Tuesday!
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Need to vote early for the election? Good news – hundreds of early voting centres will open their doors from Tuesday during the two-week early period.

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25/03/2025

💖MRAEL’s Parent Pathways is helping Mackay parents build brighter futures! Since Nov ‘24, 100+ lives changed.
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25/03/2025

20/03/2025

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1. One Big Thing: Must-visit coastal spots in Mackay
2. Unique species found: On Scawfell Island
3. Mackay’s Heath Milner: returns to country music scene
4. Trending: Spotted 🐍
5. Around the web (Snippets): NASA astronauts return to Earth, Local band Tropical State of Mind preparing for debut EP and more
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14/03/2025

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1. One Big Thing: CASA Safety checks at Moranbah Airport
2. Urgent blood donations: Needed after Alfred
3. Mackay Police join: Operation Xray Secure
4. Trending: Councils need fairer funding
5. Around the web (Snippets): Microsoft shutting down Skype in May, Google DeepMind unveils new controlling robots, Financial aid for Queenslanders affected by tropical low and heaps more
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28/02/2025

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1. One Big Thing: Mackay named in Wotif’s 2025 Top Towns
2. Melanie in Mackay: Guide to Mackay
3. Lives Lived Well backs: Families on Drug Support Day
4. Trending: Is Mackay boring?💭🤔
5. Around the web (Snippets): The Cook Islands' controversial China deal for the Pacific, 2025 QLD Award for Excellence in Women’s Leadership winner and more.
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14/02/2025

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13/02/2025

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1. One Big Thing: 520 miles race to Mackay begins
2. Big questions surrounding power of the nation: putting NQ in the spotlight
3. Life-Saving training: For North QLD GPs
4. Trending: Flood gates ⚠️
5. Around the web (Snippets): The first-ever NBA games in Australia, Community consultation for a new dog park, the United States of America just hit its most corrupt level and more!
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06/02/2025

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1. One Big Thing: North QLD Flood Crisis
2. PBR Australia: Kicks off 2025 Season
3. Mackay HHS: Practices under review
4. Trending: Surfers in action 🏄‍♂️
5. Around the web (Snippets): Pro Bull Riding season kicks off, New police officers for Mackay, Mackay HHS investigation and more
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