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Coronavirus was the overseas disease. Until it wasn t. We knew it was on cruise ships and we had locals from Mackay and Whitsundays on board in late February. But back then I was still planning on jetsetting to Italy and Spain for my friend s 50th. It ll be fine. The virus is just in the north of Italy, we assured ourselves. We re young and this virus is hitting the oldies, we told our families. On March 10, our trip was cancelled when Italy closed its borders to try to shut down the spread of COVID-19 as hospitals were overrun with patients and deaths escalated. ....
Delivered: Â Initiated and chaired an inquiry into the diversification of our trade base (in his role as the Chair of the Joint Standing Committee of Trade and Investment Growth) Mackay s biggest road infrastructure project - $500 million for Mackay Ring Road stage one. The Federal Government contributed 80 per cent of the funding for this $105 million for roads and community facilities for Mackay - $96 million for the Mackay Northern Access Upgrade, $4 million for Sam s Road and $5 million to Mackay Regional Council for roads and community infrastructure Secured relief and recovery funding for tourism operators including a halt on Marine Park permit fees till June 30 2021 ....
Premium Content Subscriber only The responsibility for three popular dams in the Mackay region, and the development of possible future camping grounds and facilities, will remain under Sunwater s domain. Mackay Regional Council will not take over management responsibility for Kinchant, Eungella and Teemburra dams. The council had been engaged in negotiations with the state-owned organisation for two years, with the intended purpose of changing management responsibility for the recreational assets. But the recommendation, that the council not assume control of the three dams, was approved at the final ordinary meeting for the year. Instead, the council resolved to continue working with Sunwater to investigate possible future opportunities identified in the Mackay Regional Camping Analysis Report. ....
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Premium Content Subscriber only The best freshwater barramundi anglers in all the land, okay at least in Australia, are officially from Mackay. Angler duo Liam Robinson and James Wilson were crowned team of the year at the Australian Bass Tournament as well as overall winners at the Awoonga Dam leg of the competition. Mr Robinson said it was a very challenging experience across Awoonga in Gladstone, Tinaroo Dam in Cairns, Kinchant Dam at Eton and Teemburra Dam in Proserpine. They re just awesome animals, the barramundi fisherman of more than a decade said. But they re very finicky to catch as well - they re very moody. ....