There are reports of 250 homes in Glenden sitting empty and a petitions been launched to see them filled with QCoal workers. Labor's endorsed candidate for Burdekin, Mike Brunker is urging Glencore and QCoal to come to a resolution on accommodation to fill the homes. It comes as the two miners are at a standstill over the deal with each reportedly blaming each other. Glencore owns most of Glenden but QCoal's Byerwen project's set to start mining this year.
Police are on the hunt for a grey 2015 model Suziki Grand Vitara after it was stolen from a shopping centre car park on Phillips Street in Mount Pleasant. Police say it was parked in an undercover area and was taken between a quarter to one and 3:20 on Tuesday afternoon. They're asking anyone with information on the offence to come forward.
Visitors from around Australia are staying longer and spending more in the Whitsundays. That’s according to National Visitor Statistics for the year ending March 2017 Tourism Whitsundays CEO Craig Turner gives us the details.
While the Mackay regions seen a record number of domestic visitors up by 7%. Around 878 thousand dropping into the region in the year ending in March.
Construction will begin soon to replace a section of the sewer main at the top of Mazlin Hill in Airlie Beach. The works will involve drilling into the hill to replace a section of pipeline. Chief operating officer for Whitsunday water and waste Troy Pettiford says it'll take a few months
LOCAL SPORT
The Mackay Meteors are sitting atop the QBL ladder and are hoping to stay there this weekend after taking on the Gladstone Port City Power. It's a home game on Saturday night.
Tickets are on sale now for the T20 All-stars Festival. There'll be a Gala Dinner and a showdown T20 cricket match between the Bulls Masters and the Baggy Blues on the 6th and 7th of July
WEATHER
Partly cloudy. Slight (20%) chance of a shower in the late afternoon and evening. Light winds becoming southerly 15 to 20 km/h early in the morning then tending southeasterly 20 to 30 km/h in the morning.