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Motorists on the Bruce Highway north of Mackay are warned of possible delays as emergency services clear the scene of a crash.
Two cars reportedly collided on the Bruce Highway near Knobels Rd about 5.30pm.
The occupants of the vehicles are believed to have escaped uninjured but one of the cars is blocking a lane.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services and police crews are en route to the incident where it is understood a vehicle was leaking fluid on the roadway.
One vehicle, a ute, has been loaded on a tow truck but a blue sedan remained in the middle of the highway.
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The Mirani MP has debunked rumours of police stations closing at Mirani, Marian and Farleigh, saying they were simply ânot accurateâ.
Stephen Andrew said residents were concerned they would shut in April but that was not the case.
âItâs more of a situation where theyâre doing a reshuffle of how theyâre delivering their services,â Mr Andrew said.
âI wish the government would put a statement out for people so there wasnât all the angst.
âIâve got to be briefed yet too. Some of the police matters are confidential by the way theyâre delivering their services.
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Subscriber only A petition to stop a Farleigh truck depot has been dismissed after it was found no development applications had been submitted for the site. About 70 residents had objected to what they suspected was a truck stop being built at 4 Christoe St citing concerns for children s safety with the location near Farleigh State School. But a Mackay Regional Council meeting on Wednesday confirmed there had been zero development applications lodged or approved at the address.
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A small but determined army of opponents to a truck stop opposite a school have appealed for the Mackay council to stop the development. About 70 residents have signed a petition, to be tabled today at the council meeting, in opposition to the truck depot to be built at 4 Christoe St at Farleigh. In her petition, resident Julie Penhallurick said Farleigh community members met in mid-December to discuss the development and their concerns. In an email to the council, Ms Penhallurick questioned whether the development had appropriate approvals and the safety of students at Farleigh State School opposite. Farleigh is a small peaceful community that would be spoiled by an unsightly truck park, Ms Penhallurick said.
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Subscriber only The action comes after the council received a petition with the signatures of about 70 residents stating their opposition to a truck depot being built at 4 Christoe St at Farleigh. Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson said the council had not received a development application for the truck stop. There s just land filling going on (at the site) at the moment, which we have stopped until we get a proper DA, Cr Williamson said. There is a lot of suspicion that the site may have intent to be used for something else. We have nothing to go on yet because there s no DA.