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Workers in mining towns such as German Creek, May Downs, Peak Downs Mine and Moranbah are raking in the most dough in the Isaac region, while those in Hamilton Island and Hayman Island are earning the least.
New Australian Bureau of Statistics data has revealed the average full-time salaries for workers across Mackay Isaac Whitsunday and Queensland by postcode.
German Creek and May Downs were the richest workers in the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region, taking home an average wage of $109,994.
Peak Downs Mine and Moranbah workers were not far behind with an average wage of $105,071.
Workers living in Devereux Creek and Marian were the top earners in the Mackay region alone with an average wage of $83,222.
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.
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Subscriber only Their backgrounds could not be more different: a mechanical engineer, surveyor, TAFE instructor, and professional fisherman to name a few. But the 22 members of the Seaforth Men s Shed share camaraderie and an eagerness to learn from each others expertise. They can now craft just about anything from wood-turned tables and chairs to fancy walking sticks made out of pieces of driftwood scavenged from nearby Seaforth Beach. Seaforth Men s Shed. Picture: Heidi Petith And with a new dedicated metal work shed, their imaginations were the limit. Secretary Neil Matthews said his favourite part of being a member was the companionship and men-only time.
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Yearling cattle was popular at the Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (CQLX) Prime and
Store Cattle Sale on Wednesday, with a southern operator snapping up a line of Droughtmaster heifers for 490c/kg to use as breeders.
G Perry from Nine Mile supplied the Droughtmaster cattle, with the heifers weighing in at 234kg to return $1150/head, while a local backgrounder secured the steers from the same run for 550c/kg, which weighed 265kg to equal $1460/head.
TopX Gracemere Morgan Harris said all young cattle sold to a firm market, and the heifer price had climbed compared to last week, with the average price for yearling heifers between 434c/kg to 489c/kg.
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The real estate market in one Mackay seaside town has become so âextraordinarily tightâ it is impossible to find a rental.
Real Estate Institute of Queensland corporate manager Olivier Björksäter-Bleylock said Seaforth was experiencing a zero per cent vacancy rate.
âWhat weâre finding is rentals are extraordinarily tight and theyâre tight everywhere,â Mr Björksäter-Bleylock said.
âWhatâs happening in these small little seaside hamlets is really being reflective of what weâre seeing happening all up and down the regional coast of Queensland.â Redcliffe Island near Seaforth. Picture: Tania Battson