An anonymous sign notifying locals of a “community enforced curfew” has gone up in Mackay, Queensland as police continue to battle a vigilante approach to rising youth crime across the state. The message was photographed and posted online, providing “all parents” with one week’s notice that their children will soon be subjected to a new … [Read more…]
TAQA was honoured with an award for outstanding photography at a ceremony celebrating the decommissioning sector in Aberdeen last night. The North Sea operator was amongst a host of winners honoured as part of the sixth annual Decom Mission Awards at a ceremony held at in Aberdeen on Tuesday as part of the Decom Week … [Read more…]
Cup Spy – May 16: Swiss back in the AC75, while the Kiwis change gear in their sailing program by Richard Gladwell Sail-World NZ 16 May 20:57 PDT 17 May 2023 Foil arm testing – Alinghi Red Bull Racing – AC75 – Day 62 – May 16, 2023 – Barcelona © Job Vermuelen / America’s … [Read more…]
Breakthru customers came dressed as some of their favourite movie/book/TV characters for the ribbon cutting ceremony. Photo supplied CUSTOMERS and staff came from as far as Coonabarabran to celebrate a special day on Tuesday, May 2, at breakthru’s Dubbo hub on Darling Street. It was a dress up event where customers came decked out as … [Read more…]
There is little doubt Ben Condon will feel a great sense of gratitude when he makes his club debut for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in Canberra on Sunday afternoon. Condon is into his first season of a three-year-deal with Manly, with the 22-year-old patiently biding his time with some strong form lately for the … [Read more…]
The planned closure of a small tracker fund has highlighted some big potential tax headaches for UK retail investors. M&G Investments told clients in April that it would shut its European Index Tracker Fund at the end of next month, closing a modest £98mn fund, which managers have decided is too small to be viable. … [Read more…]
A takeaway store owner, who has since been found not guilty by a jury of indecently treating a teen employee, phoned an informant in the weeks leading up to his trial, a court has heard. Douglas Gaylard, 77, was found not guilty of two counts of indecent treatment of children under 16 in a Mackay … [Read more…]
With just days to go until Unify: Off The Record treks through club venues across the country, the event’s five set times and signing timetables have been revealed. Support Act and Unify Off The Record have also shared details about Primal Therapy: Understanding Heavy Metal, Creativity & Mental Health panels happening on each date. Sporting an … [Read more…]
The 2023 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards are announced tonight in Auckland. These awards – New Zealand publishing’s Oscars – celebrate the best local fiction, non-fiction and poetry published in the previous year. Winning authors receive a sizeable cash prize, as well as the envy of their peers and the gratitude of their publishers. Not read … [Read more…]
Assistant Health Minister Julieanne Gilbert says she does not want to be promoted to Health Minister even if the premier was to personally ask her and she says the Opposition has ‘no answers’ on issues surrounding Mackay and Gladstone hospitals. It comes after the Mackay MP’s superior Yvette D’Ath will soon lose her portfolio as … [Read more…]