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Andrew Telford, Chelsea Nicol & Steve Knox Macrossan and Amiet has, for the last few years, advertised in the Airlie Beach Rotary Club Phone Guide. Each year the main advertisers in the phone book are asked to nominate a worthy recipient of an amount equivalent to one half of the cost of the advertisement. It…

Sinéad was born and raised in Brisbane in a busy family of four children. During her senior year of schooling, she pursued an initial interest in the law by engaging in work-experience with a Barrister. It was during this placement that Sinéad became fascinated with our legal system and the court process. Consequently, she was…

NEWSFLASH Draft Mackay Regional Council Planning Scheme What is the new draft planning scheme all about? Mackay Regional Council has prepared a new planning scheme for the Mackay Region and the public consultation period has now commenced. The new planning scheme could affect the zoning of your land and therefore have a major impact on…

Donations The Trustees are most grateful to the number of donors who have made generous donations to the Foundation through the years and encourage everyone to consider making a donation to the Foundation for its worthy cause.

Last month the Premier of Queensland announced that Cabinet had agreed to reinstate the Principal Place of Residence Concession (PPR) for all eligible purchasers from 1 July 2012. The previous rates of transfer duty came into force on 1 August 2011 with a small decrease in the transfer duty rate and the removal of the…

It was once again National Law Week from the 14th to 18th May 2012. The Mackay District Law Association (MDLA) organised the annual moot competition where Trainee Solicitors from various firms in Mackay teamed up to compete against each other. A moot is a mock court trial where Trainee Solicitors get the chance to practice…

Another of our trainee solicitors, Paul Formosa, has recently been admitted as a solicitor. Pictured here is Paul with Justice McMeekin (Supreme Court Judge Rockhampton) who presided over Paul’s admission ceremony. Justice McMeekin has had a long association with Macrossan & Amiet as prior to becoming a Judge, he was originally a barrister in Rockhampton…

By Andrea Green In a region where development is booming, it is important that the members of the community are aware of their rights to have a say. You may, for example, see a sign advising that premises are being changed from a hobby shop to a nightclub, or a vacant block to a factory.…