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We were immediately drawn to the opportunity due to its proximity to the beach and views overlooking the conservation area, he said. As I work at sea nearly every day, it s nice to change up the scenery a little. The best part is we will only ever have two neighbours on either side of us and keep our view forever. The decision to buy into the estate came down to location and lifestyle, he said. Dunes Harbour Beach land buyer Henry Fatiaki is one of the first to buy a lot in the East Point development. Photo: Contributed
As we are growing our family, location was the key driver for us, he said. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only The Prime Minister has agreed findings into Australiaâs private aged care system are a ânational disgrace.â Scott Morrison faced a fiery press pack on Monday just minutes after the Royal Commission into Aged Careâs final report was tabled in parliament. PM: Our government will take our share of responsibility : Prime Minister Scott Morrison says his government is prepared to shoulder their share of the blame over the findings handed down by the Royal Commission into Aged Care. Meanwhile, Queensland Nursing and Midwivesâ Union members had taken placards to six LNP offices between Cairns and Brisbane. ....
More than five cats are impounded in Mackay each week as they roam outside property boundaries. Mackay Regional Council Community and Client Services director Angela Hays said out of the 189 cats collected since July, 28 were euthanised because they were too aggressive for rehoming. That equated to about one feral cat being destroyed every 13 days. Mackay residents were now calling for a curfew to stop the free-roaming felines getting their claws on native wildlife. When the Daily Mercury asked readers on Facebook about the idea, all 66 comments were in favour. You can see them come up out of the drains at night where I live, posted Maree Martin while Sammie Joyce wrote she was fed up with wandering cats attacking her indoor cat and annoying her dogs. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Volunteer Marine Rescue Mackay members spent almost more time on the water than on land across the weekend with four rescues in less than 30 hours. Two crews were doing winch training with their RACQ CQ Rescue peers on Saturday when they were called to separate incidents. “As if on cue, a call (came) in for Mastermyne Rescue 5 to assist a 5m powerboat that had broken down near Keswick Island,” public relations and marketing volunteer Daryl Howland posted to the group’s Facebook page. “Then another call (came) for an overturned vessel at Refuge Bay on Scawfell Island (with) Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Rescue 6 heading to help. ....
Premium Content Forget Christmas in July - this Christmas we re rewinding back to July. And what a month it was, from businesses still experiencing pandemic woes, Whitsundays being earmarked for military bases and space stations and fresh Keswick Island disputes. Here s the top headlines in Mackay in July 2020. Mackay War Memorial Pool Community Action Group committee members (from left): Jane Conlon, Carol Single, Sue Willett and Graham Townsend with VC recipient Keith Payne (centre) at the front of the Memorial Swimming Centre which has just received state heritage listing. Picture: Heidi Petith MACKAY S oldest pool has been given a lifeline after being declared an official State Heritage listing. ....