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Subscriber only A Whitsunday tour operator is developing a luxury vessel to be run purely on hydrogen to be produced south of Bowen in what is hailed an Australian-first. Ricochet Yachting and H2 Energy Company last week signed a landmark memorandum of understanding to fuel a purpose-built luxury vessel using hydrogen produced in the Whitsundays. Ricochet owner Frank Hobson has operated luxury yacht tours from Hamilton Island for more than a decade and had wanted to develop emission-free operations for years, but it had been financially unviable. But collaborating with H2EC, he said, would shore up hydrogen supply to fuel the vessel he hoped to build in Cannonvale.
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Show bags, rides, fireworks, animals, cakes and crafts are all in the works for the highly anticipated return of the Mackay Show.
After its forced hiatus because of Covid-19 last year, the show is back and set to make up for missing out on 2020 – and here at the Daily Mercury we didn’t want you to miss a thing.
The show will run from 9am June 15 to 4pm June 17.
Here is everything you need to know.
Opening times
Thursday from 9am – 4pm.
Pricing
Show officials recommend buying tickets online to comply with Covid-19 regulations and save time lining up at the gate.
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With the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine under way, economies around the world are beginning to rebuild and recover.
Here are 10 projects set to kickstart the Mackay Whitsunday economy again, in no particular order:
The Mackay Waterfront Priority Development Area was declared in 2018 to kick start a visionary project to transform the city and unlock the true value of the Bluewater edge.
It is hoped the redevelopment of the city’s waterfront areas will set the scene for a significant urban transformation for the city.
In July 2019, the airline named Mackay as the second site for a proposed pilot training academy after opening a facility in Toowoomba.