Council is recommending people stay out of the water at Platypus Beach almost a fortnight after dangerous bacteria was detected there.
A Mackay Regional Council statement issued on Friday said ongoing tests showed little change to moderate E.coli and Intestinal Enterococci levels.
“Council recommends that members of the public don’t swim in the area,” the statement said.
“Anyone swimming in the area does so at their own risk.” Platypus Beach, a popular swimming spot under the bridge at Mirani. Picture: Mackay Regional Council
“(It) will outline an approach on how to best manage the site into the future,” the council’s statement said.
IOC president Thomas Bach made the announcement at a press conference in Switzerland on Thursday morning. Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said the region was ready to take advantage of the influx in sports tourism with ample accommodation and infrastructure ready to host pre-event training. We have a minimum of 300 days of clear training weather a year and a proven track record of hosting state and national level events, Cr Williamson said In 2021, skateboarding is being added as an Olympic sport and mountain biking is now an established Olympic cycling category. Qld Champion Jesse Brodbeck at the Mackay Sugar Bowl.
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Subscriber only A team of marine rescue volunteers and two nbn Disaster Satellite Service units have been added to Mackay s emergency toolkit. Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson said the council had worked with NBN Co to install the satellite technology at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre and at Sarina. After the Tropical Cyclone Debbie, one of the biggest issues that we had in our valley, was communication, Cr Williamson said. The (nbn) service provides a back-up communications connection using satellite technology and will be switched on to disaster mode during an emergency event, providing free full satellite broadband functionality, including Wi-Fi and video streaming, Mackay Regional Council documents stated.
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Proposed changes to fees at two Mackay camping grounds aim to secure a larger slice of an annual $10 billion tourism market.
Mackay Regional Council will meet on Wednesday to decide whether to slash the charges at both its St Helens Beach and Ball Bay sites in a bid to attract more campers.
If the recommendation is approved, the fees at both sites would drop 44 per cent from $27 daily and $156 weekly to $15 and $87, respectively.
Council documents stated the amendments were based on site assessments, stakeholder discussions, visitor feedback, trend analysis and comparing fees at other Queensland councils’ campsites.