The Latest Breaking News from Mackay

A North Queensland vet says it is humans, not horses, who are of greatest concern as his region records the state's first case of Hendra in five years.

A horse has been put down in Mackay after testing positive for the Hendra virus, Queensland's first case of the disease since 2017.

Ariana Varischetti, from Mackay in north Queensland, joins an increasing number of Aussies from the bush who are pursuing a professional career on the international rodeo circuit.

The Mackay Base Hospital management has apologised and said treatment would change and a review would be conducted.

In the late 1990s, several lots on this Queensland island were bought by people seeking to own a slice of paradise. Today they're back on the market, the owners' dreams of peace and tranquillity crushed.

A 28-year-old man allegedly told two women in their 20s he was a yoga instructor before sexually assaulting them in North Queensland.

Dads are the target of sobering messages that will displayed across a regional Queensland city to make men tackle domestic violence.

A former drug addict who turned her life around says the trauma which plagued her past is what makes her a more compassionate, empathetic and successful counsellor.

Steve Connelly experienced debilitating depression and anxiety after his battle with heart disease, but a visit to his GP — and a left-field script — changed his life. Now Australian GPs are looking to increase "social prescriptions" with a breakthrough partnership.