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Subscriber only A new mini-pharmacy will serve more than 1300 Mackay region residents and contribute about $7000 annually to the council s coffers. More than six months after the Mackay Regional Council signed off on the deal, the Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning has approved a plan to convert 25sq m of the Seaforth Community Hall into a pharmacy. Calen-based Vivid Horizons, which also owns Calen District Pharmacy, secured the tender for the operation that will pay about $7000 annually to Mackay Regional Council. Seaforth hall hire bookings have declined in recent years with the annual income being approximately $1700 and the annual maintenance costs being approximately $30,000, the MRC s September 2020 ordinary meeting agenda 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.