Special Features
Reef Trust 4 – Combating Erosion and Building Reef Resilience
Between 2017 and 2023, the Reef Trust 4 program made significant strides in combating stream bank erosion in the Mackay Whitsunday region, particularly along the O’Connell River and St. Helens and Murray creeks.
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As part of the Australian Government’s Caring for Our Country Program, The Reef Rescue initiative was launched with the aim of enhancing the water quality entering the Great Barrier Reef.
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The Biodiversity team at Reef Catchments engages in various initiatives to safeguard the biodiversity of the Mackay Whitsunday Region. Their efforts concentrate on wetlands and priority species conservation.
Read the full storyOur NRM Region - From the mountains to the sea
With 21 years regional experience, Reef Catchments has gained an intimate and very personal knowledge of the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac region and its community. It’s an accumulation of knowledge that provides a powerhouse of expertise behind their services.
Read the full storyOur NRM Region: Mapping the future
The Mackay Whitsunday Isaac region has a rich biodiversity providing numerous ecosystem services to the people who live and work here. Natural Resource Management is an essential service for sustainable regional development, with Reef Catchments well positioned as a primary provider of these services in the region.
Read the full storyDriving The Future
Born in Proserpine in December 1982 and raised in Cannonvale, Rebecca Filby’s roots run deep in the Whitsundays Region. After a brief stint in Townsville at 18, she returned home and has lived across the region—from Cannonvale to Jubilee Pocket, Airlie Beach to Bowen—before settling in Proserpine for the past eight years.
Read the full storyConnecting The Parts
At the heart of every successful business is the person who connects the departments and brings operations together to ensure seamless flow, quality workmanship and precision delivery.
Read the full storyThe Legacy Continues
Two of the pioneering families of Proserpine and the broader region were joined as one with the union of the Filby family and the Abell family in the mid 1950’s. This union set in motion a love story that has lasted through the decades and a legacy that has spanned generations.
Read the full story60 Years Of Driving The Region
Filby’s Motors, an iconic local family-owned Whitsunday business celebrates its 60th anniversary this October, this incredible milestone marking 60 years of providing vehicle sales and service to the entire Whitsundays region, along with supporting the community and commerce in the region.
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Mackay’s Careers Expo is back for its second year, offering an extraordinary opportunity for school leavers, recent graduates, and career-changers to gain invaluable insights into potential career paths. Whether you're a student on the brink of making pivotal decisions about your future, a recent graduate exploring your options, or a seasoned professional contemplating a career change or upskilling, this event is designed with you in mind.
Read the full storyExplore Endless Opportunities
This year, the expo features an impressive array of exhibitors. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with highly qualified representatives from prestigious organisations, many offering opportunities across the nation.
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Revolutionising the experience of working, training, learning and living in remote locations is at the forefront of business development for M&P Services QLD. This solutions based transportable building manufacturing company brought their signature ‘Mobile Crib Rooms’ into the market 18 years ago and the company recently secured a contract for the 275th Mobile Unit.
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