John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Division 9, about the need for alternate routes to better access North Queensland following the supermarket stand-still due to the col...
John MacKenzie chats with Councillor Brett Moller, CRC representative for division 1, about the courageous rescue of a child from floodwaters by a young local tradesman.
John MacKenzie speaks with Nick Dametto, KAP State Member for Hinchinbrook, about the collapse of the Ollera Creek bridge, north of Townsville, which has impeded major supply lines and affected sup...
John MacKenzie speaks with Peter Rinaudo, Regional Community Engagement Officer for Queensland’s State Emergency Services Far Northern Region, about the inundation of tropical rain experienced over...
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Cathy Zeiger, CRC Rep for Division 3, about Australia Day celebrations and activities being held across the Cairns and surrounding suburbs.
John Mackenzie speaks with Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, Country Liberal Party and Shadow Minister for Indigenous Australians, to discuss the importance for all Australians to celebrate and app...
John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Division 9, about the controversial Ceder Road development at Palm Cove.
John MacKenzie speaks with Sergeant Cary Coolican, Cairns District Crime Prevention Office, about a string of alleged violent assaults and thefts across Cairns, committed by a 15-year-old juvenile.
John MacKenzie discusses the crime emergency in Cairns with two callers, Elvis from Edmonton and Peter from Sydney.
John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Div 9, about the council's cleaning efforts to help a football club in Trinity after a freak storm damaged their grounds.
John MacKenzie chats with a listener, Jason from Cape York, whose complaints to Australia Post are falling on deaf ears.
John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland's Corrective Services Commission, to discuss the state government's "Adult Crime, Adult Time" policy and its effe...
John MacKenzie chats with Charlie Beverley, Marlin Coast Rangers Assistant Coach & Captain of Premier Men’s Team, about the damage done to their clubhouse during a freak storm that hit the Trinity ...
John MacKenzie chats with Shane Prior, President of the Queensland Police Union, about policing policy and efforts to curb youth crime.
John MacKenzie chats with Mayor Lisa Scomazzon of the Douglas Shire, to discuss wild dingo management following an attack on a local pet dog on Christmas Day last year.
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about the stats and facts surrounding the start of Australia's federal election c...
John MacKenzie chats with Les Blennerhasset, Director of Blenner's Transport, about road quality and safety amidst the federal government's announced $7.2 billion in funding for vital upgrades to t...
John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Div 9, about nearly $10 million in funding to link Trinity Park with Trinity Beach.
John MacKenzie chats with Ross Hodgman, Acting Regional Director Department of Transport and Main Roads in Queensland, for a final 2024 update on the repair works across the region.
John MacKenzie chats with Mick Searle, Far North District Superintendent at the Queensland Police Service, about the drive behind youth crime following the revelation that Cairns and the Far North ...
John MacKenzie chats recovery and resilience with long-term Machan's Beach resident, Martin Anton.
John MacKenzie chats disaster preparation and emergency response with Cairns Regional Council's Local Disaster Coordinator, Rhy Newton.
John MacKenzie chats with Greg Williams, retired civil contractor with 40 years experience, about the need to replace the Barron River Bridge to access Kuranda, rather than constant repairs to the ...
John MacKenzie chats with local entrepreneur Doug Stephens, CEO of AirBridge Networks, about his product ARNI (Airbridge Rapid Network Infrastructure) which can provide portable telecommunication s...
John MacKenzie chats with Bree James, LNP State Member for Barron River, about the need for portable telecommunication transmitters during disaster and emergency times.
John MacKenzie chats with Geena Court, Principal at Courthouse Realty & One Nation Candidate for Cairns, about recovery and resilience one year on from Cyclone Jasper that hit far North Queensland ...
John MacKenzie chats with Shane Prior, President of the Queensland Police Union, about the culture of the policing force following a report from the Human Rights Commission.
John Mackenzie chats with Robbie Katter, State Member for Traeger & Queensland's State Leader of Katter’s Australian Party, about the terrifying ordeal and rescue of a couple stranded at a remote l...
John MacKenzie speaks with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, Councillor for Division 9, about the figures showing that North Queensland has the highest number of repeat youth offenders in the state.
John MacKenzie chats with Group Captain Stewart Dowrie, Senior Air Force Officer for Northern Queensland, about an RAAF-35A Lighting II jet that plans to land at Cairns Airport.
John MacKenzie chats with Dan Tehan, Federal Member for Wannon, Liberal Party, Shadow Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, about the banning of Australia Day celebrations in around 200 pubs ac...
John MacKenzie chats with Keith Hamburger AM, Former Director-General of Queensland's Corrective Services Commission, about the effectiveness of detention to curb youth criminal behaviour.
John MacKenzie chats with Ross Hodgman, Acting Regional Director at the Department of Transport and Main Roads, for an update on the roadworks and engineering being undertaken on both the highway b...
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Michael Kane, Head of Public Policy at RACQ, about electric scooter safety concerns and the need for stronger regulation.
John MacKenzie chats with Gina Hogan, CEO of the FNQ Hospital Foundation, about the $400K raised with help from Trinity Advisory Group in Cairns.
John MacKenzie chats with Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, CRC Rep for Division 9, about the Cairns Housing Action Plan.
John MacKenzie chats with Trent Twomey, Local Pharmacist and National President of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, about the expansion of pharmacist's services to give simple access to basic medic...
John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Rossco, from Townsville, to contrast the youth crime situation in Cairns and Townsville considering the recent change in state government and the mandate t...
John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Rhonda Coghlan, CRC Division 8, about Cairns' northern beaches having "Mediterranean-style" beachfront drinking huts, following the Gold Coast's hopeful announcement t...
John MacKenzie chats with Jason Bryce, Founder of CashWelcome.Org, about the big win for cash after the federal government announced it will mandate the acceptance of cash as payment at businesses ...
John MacKenzie chats with Professor Peter Ridd, Independent Scientist & Marine Geophysicist, about $54 million being allocated to "tackle the issue" of crown-of-thorns starfish.
John MacKenzie chats with Dan Purdie, Minister for Police and Emergency Services, LNP State Member for Ninderry, about the tangible policy changes needed to be made to curb youth crime.
John MacKenzie chats with Bill Conway, Owner of Salsa Bar and Grill at Port Douglas, about their bronze award win for the 'Best Contemporary Australian Restaurant'.
John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley who attended the Mareeba forum to address their crime emergency.
John MacKenzie speaks with David Kempton, LNP State Member for Cook, about the stress being felt by Mareeba residents who have been living a nightmare by suffering from targeted attacks in what onl...
John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Stephen Salleras about the benefits of medicating the Cairns water supply with the addition of fluoride.
John MacKenzie chats with George from Fetta's Greek Taverna about David Crisafulli's plan to combat crime following the Premier's visit to Cairns.
John MacKenzie meets with Dr Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, for a post-Queensland-election discussion.
John MacKenzie chats with Locky Benstead, former Mareeba Shire Councillor, about a meeting on Friday 8th November to address the youth crime nightmare being experienced by elderly residents in Mare...
John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley from Mareeba about the CWA hosting a forum to address senior citizens being victims of repeated attacks.
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