The state government's given the go-ahead to Glencore's Hail Creek coal mine expansion south-west of Mackay.

The state government's given the go-ahead to Glencore's Hail Creek coal mine expansion south-west of Mackay.

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Police are trying to piece together a woman's final footsteps before she was found dead at a Mackay Beach. 

Police are trying to piece together a woman's final footsteps before she was found dead at a Mackay Beach.&nbsp;

Another fire has sparked near Rockhampton - already blanketed by smoke. 

Another fire has sparked near Rockhampton - already blanketed by smoke.&nbsp;

A report is being prepared for the coroner after a man died following an incident on the Kolan River

A report is being prepared for the coroner after a man died following an incident on the Kolan River