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Subscriber only Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert has facilitated a meeting being held with Keswick Island sublessees today as tensions continue to simmer over access issues. The
Daily Mercury understands the private meeting will be held in Mackay between sublessees and a local representative from the Department of Natural Resources Mines and Energy. A spokeswoman for Mrs Gilbert confirmed the meeting would go ahead and was for sublessees only. She said Mrs Gilbert had facilitated the meeting. It is understood the talks are part of ongoing discussions about access issues for residents on the island. Mackay MP Julieanne Gilbert. Picture: Zizi Averill
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Subscriber only BUYERS are looking to Mackay for a home and a future with the region s property market defying COVID-19 expectations.
The December Real Estate Institute of Queensland market report found Mackay house prices rose by 6 per cent over 12 months, making the region one of the best performers in Queensland. The Mackay region has been waiting longer than it should have for improving market conditions, but it appears they have well and truly arrived, REIQ said. REIQ said buyers were snapping up the increasing number of homes going to market, with the number of house sales increasing by nearly 13 per cent.
Connor Stephens, 7, at Caneland Central, Mackay, on Thursday December 10. Picture: Zizi Averill
Connor Stephens, 7 Needles are not good but people need medicine. Because if they get it (coronavirus) they can spread it. If they get the needle they won t get coronavirus and they can go to school. Ruby Stephens, 9, at Caneland Central, Mackay, on Thursday December 10. Picture: Zizi Averill
Ruby Stephens, 9 Yes, so it can stop the spread. It didn t really change life for me because we still went to school. But we were in a big classroom. I would like things to return to normal. Bowen resident Bill Moxham, 37, at Caneland Central, Mackay, on Thursday December 10. Picture: Zizi Averill