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The Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens will be celebrating their ninth birthday with a big birthday cake at the Lagoons Gallery and Cafe on Thursday, May 24 and asks residents to join them in their celebrations from 10am to help raise money for the Cancer Council’s Biggest Morning Tea too.

Our facilities have plenty on offer to keep everyone in the whole family entertained…

Efficiencies and savings are the result of changes to a council policy governing the reimbursement of Expenses and Provision of councillors’ facilities.

The biggest donation in the 25 year history of the Friends of the MECC has added special significance to this week’s celebration of National Volunteer Week (NVW) from May 14 to 20.

Mackay Regional Council wishes to advise residents of the following areas that water supply will be INTERRUPTED this Sunday (May 13) between 8am and 1pm.

Council has received a list of constructive feedback approaching the half way mark of a six-month trial for designated off-leash dog areas.

Get the family out and about this weekend with plenty on offer for everyone…

Celebrate 150 years at the place where it all began with Greenmount Homestead’s Heritage Fair at the end of the month on Sunday, May 27.

Need a retail fix and personal make-over with a local style guru? Mackay Regional Council, in partnership with city business, is offering you the chance to WIN a styling session plus $500 to spend just in time for Mother’s Day!

Residents just have over a week left to visit Ron Mueck’s In Bed at Artspace Mackay with the blockbuster exhibition closing at 5pm on Saturday, May 19.

Mackay Regional Council’s Library Services are running their annual LitVids book trailer competition and are putting the call out to school students to enter!

Get the family out and about this weekend with plenty on offer for everyone…

It’s the completion of a $230,000 project that will bring lifelong relief to local boaties, fishers and those who use the Bluewater Trail.

It’s the completion of a $230,000 project that will bring lifelong relief to local boaties, fishers and those who use the Bluewater Trail.

Mackay Regional Council is calling for committee member nominations for the Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF).

Today the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre welcomed it’s 500,000 visitor!

Another six streets will have specially designed street blades erected on Anzac Day as part of council’s Lest We Forget “Street name” project.

This Friday, April 20, Artspace Mackay will celebrate the Queensland Festival of Photography with a free evening of artist talks and panel discussions by contemporary Australian Photographers.

Due to the high volume of construction activity in our region and some alarming findings at development sites council will commence phase one of its Erosion and Sediment Control Compliance Program this week and begin educating the development industry on best practice erosion and sediment control.

Just by visiting mackaycitycentre.com.au you could go into the draw to win a personal styling session with Jason Chetcuti plus $500 spending money in the Mackay City Centre.