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What a massive year it has been for the Mackay region with COVID-19 and the local and state elections undoubtedly the guiding forces.
With that there has been a renewed vigour on speaking out on the issues that mattered.
So without further ado, here are some of the Mackay region personalities who featured in the headlines throughout 2020:
Vicki Blackburn
Vicki Blackburn, a mum plagued by "what ifs" since her daughter was brutally killed in Mackay almost seven years ago, has never stopped fighting for justice.
She started off 2020 by hosting an awareness morning tea before she bravely pushed through the findings of an inquest into Shandee Blackburn's death in which the coroner found John Peros responsible.