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Mackay residents are clutching onto memories of their bustling city heart with many passionate about how it could thrive once more.
South Mackayâs Roxanne McKenzie said she felt âreally stronglyâ about the issue, asking: âWhat are we doing to bring people here?â
âItâs sad, I have to say, I grew up here and it used to be the hub of the city,â Ms McKenzie said.
She said the council had to seriously consider treasuring the historical buildings, and proposed commercial landlords let pop-ups open for free, albeit temporarily, to liven retail trade. South Mackay resident Roxanne McKenzie speaking at Mount Pleasant Centre about what needs to change in the Mackay city centre to bring shoppers back. Picture: Heidi Petith
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UPDATE 12.30pm: A man has been arrested and police are questioning another after an alleged stabbing inside a unit on Shakespeare Street on Wednesday.
Police were called to reports a man had been stabbed in the lower leg and was outside the Mackay City Bowls Club about 9.30am.
Initial inquiries lead officers to the unit complex across the road, and to a separate location on Hamlet St about a block away.
As paramedics assessed the man on Shakespeare Street, the second man was arrested on Hamlet Street about 9.45am.
A knife police believe was involved in the incident was recovered on Hamlet Street.