Un-baaa-lievable acrobats in MECC family show

Creative ideas wanted
for our public spaces

Residents have the power to reinvent and reimagine some of our public places around the Mackay region.
 
This opportunity is thanks to council’s Activate My Place! (AMP!) placemaking grants which are now open.
 
We are looking for ideas on pop-up installations, community gardens or events that showcase the region’s unique community.

Shake off those
COVID blues

Dust off your frocks and suits and shake away the COVID blues – the Mackay Mayor’s Charity Ball is back.
 
Following a COVID-enforced hiatus in 2020, the Ball will be held at the MECC on May 15.
 
Proceeds raised from the Ball will be shared 50-50 by Mackay’s Domestic Violence Resource Service (DVRS) and Heartkids.

From the Chambers
meeting update

Yesterday’s ordinary meeting of council started on a sombre note, with condolences expressed for the family of Norlea Ramsamy, who died recently aged 103.
 
Affectionately known as Nana Ramsamy, she was the matriarch of one of Mackay’s leading indigenous families.
 
Mayor Greg Williamson said council was working with the family and Queensland Health on plans to have the funeral at the MECC because it would be a “very large funeral”.