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Subscriber only Hundreds of late night shoppers were evacuated from Caneland Central after an alarm was tripped inside the Commonwealth Bank. Store owners moved quickly to close up shop as Queensland Fire and Emergency Services crews investigated the alarm. Police patrolled the empty centre as store workers and security marshalled shoppers outside after the alarm sounded about 7pm. Mackay QFES station officer Neil Mellifont said an automatic alarm inside the Commonwealth Bank was triggered, but investigations found there was no smoke or fire inside the premises.
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Sarina shoppers will be among the first in Queensland to experience the new Kmart concept store when it opens its doors tomorrow.
The K Hub outlet will officially open to shoppers at 9am after a refurbishment of the former Target store.
The first K Hub stores in Queensland will open on Friday, with outlets in Sarina, Beerwah and Chinchilla the first in the state.
Eight new jobs were created in the transformation from Target to K Hub while 13 of the former Target team members opted for transfers to the new concept outlet.
The K Hub store will carry Kmart’s more popular products across its various lines but will be geared toward the online shopping market.
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Mackay customers have raised more than $9800 as part of a record-breaking fundraising appeal to help feed vulnerable Australians and families affected by childhood cancer.
Mackay residents are among the top 10 fundraisers in Australia for the Coles Group appeal.
People opened up their wallets and hearts at stores including Northern Beaches, Parkside Plaza and Caneland Central to donate to the vital cause.
This was despite the financial challenges many Queenslanders are facing due to the economic impacts of COVID-19.
The impressive fundraising efforts from the community have contributed to a record-breaking $3.2 million raised across the nation in just four weeks, which helped to support food rescue organisation, SecondBite and national children’s cancer charity, Redkite.
“We understand that not all of our customers choose to shop online, however we are committed to assisting our customers to help make this process an easier one, with a focus on explaining the attributes and features of Target online, including the accessibility and broad range of products on offer.”
Sarina and Bowen are two towns to receive the new concept K-hub stores where Target once operated.
The spokeswoman said the Bowen store would close at the end of January and re-open as a K-hub on February 3, while Target Sarina closed on January 9 and would re-open at K-hub on January 27.
The silly season has come and gone for another year but supermarkets throughout the Mackay region have now set their sights on Easter.
They are already serving up hot cross buns but tourists and residents shopping at Caneland Central believe the Christmas period should be over first.
Kelvin Evans, Andergrove: “To me it doesn’t really bother me because I don’t buy them, but I’m sure it might annoy some people.” Andergrove’s Kelvin Evans believes stores can wait a couple more weeks for hot cross buns. Picture: Andrew Sorensen
Mr Evans said he would prefer if buns were brought out a few weeks after the Christmas season finished.