Mackay, Queensland Mackay, Queensland Mackay () is a city and its centre suburb in the Mackay Region on the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. There is controversy about the location of the region for administrative purposes, with most people referring to it as a part of either Central Queensland or North Queensland. Indeed, much confusion lies within the Queensland Government, with government services being provided through both Townsville (North Queensland) and Rockhampton
The Queensland Times Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser" has been digitised as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. The Queensland Times The Queensland Times is a daily newspaper serving Ipswich and surrounds in Queensland, Australia. The newspaper is owned by APN News & Media. The circulation of "The Queensland Times" is 10,804 Monday to Friday and 14,153 on Saturday. "The Queensland Times" is circulated to the Ipswich city area (all residential suburbs including the new the suburbs Springfield, Springfield Lakes and Brookwater) and the Ipswich rural area including Harrisville, Rosewood, Laidley, Forest Hill, Lowood, Boonah, Aratula,