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Voting in council elections can be difficult. Even long term residents can find it hard to find candidates that they can confidently say represent their values or policy views. With this in mind, the...

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Photo credit: The Ocean Agency / XL Catlin Seaview Survey / Richard Vevers.    A decline in water quality is one of the leading threats to the Great Barrier Reef, and is preventing the Reef...

  Hello, My name is Imogen and I have just started working at the Mackay Conservation Group as a ‘Reef Campaigner’.  I am from London and upon graduating from University in England last year,...

🚨 A fast-growing number of countries, nations, territories and cities are accepting the science and declaring climate emergencies. 🚨This includes entire countries of the UK, Canada and Portugal and the nations of Scotland, Ireland and...

Because of people like you, we have stopped coal being dug up from the Galilee Basin for 7 years.  The Stop Adani movement has only been around since early 2017 after Matt Canavan threw...

Over 30 people enjoyed a fun and social afternoon stroll along Town Beach for our Beautiful Walk in May. Clear skies, warm weather and the low tide proved the perfect mix for the group...

Yes, you read right - Mackay Regional Council is giving away free native plants! The first free giveaway is at the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens this Saturday, June 1 from 9am - 2pm. It's...

Central Queenslanders are feeling the impacts of climate change. The region suffered through the hottest summer on record that inflicted seemingly endless weeks of extreme heat, wild fires in Eungella National Park and unprecedented...

Nearly 100 Mackay residents took to the streets on Saturday 13th April to march against the approval of Adani's groundwater plans by the federal government. The large crowd included indigenous leaders, farmers, school teachers,...