The TOP 10 BEST Things To Do in East Mackay QLD

The Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre (MECC) is located in the heart of Mackay and is just a short stroll away from a plethora of City Centre restaurants, an award-winning Regional Art Gallery, hotels, a library, shopping precincts and our magnificent blue water Pioneer River. The Centre is easily accessible via foot, car, bike or bus and approximately 10 minutes via taxi from the Mackay Airport. The Centre is equipped with the latest audio-visual technology and world-standard acoustic systems that not only meet but also surpass world's best practice. To assist with the successful delivery of presentations all rooms are fitted with a wireless network system to provide advanced and reliable services. Web broadcasting is available allowing audio data and video conferencing services to be streamed across the internet and delivered to viewers in TV quality. Our dedicated team of technical experts can assist you with all of your requirements from resetting your room installing and operating your sound and audio equipment through to rigging your theming. Managing delegates is a vital part of your event but can be extremely time-consuming if you choose to take on the responsibility yourself. Registration is often the first process your delegates will experience so it needs to run like clockwork. The MECC specialises in complete registration management including all financial transactions. We can supplement your own arrangements or take care of everything - the choice is yours! A Professional Conference Organisers Office is also available for organisers to utilise upon request. MECC's in-house award winning catering by Grinders Corporate Catering will provide the perfect the perfect touch to ensure the success of any event large or small. Our professional team pride themselves in delivering a high quality selection of menus inspired by local and regional produce. Fresh quality produce combined with exquisite presentation and outstanding service provides a winning recipe for your event. Seasonal menus are created to showcase fresh local and regional produce and are available as standard deluxe or premium package selections.

Action Charters will provide you with a unique, extra value day trip or live on board one of the Great Barriers Reef's most exciting vessels cruising the Whitsundays or the outer reef as we cater for all your requirements.

The Gallery Lounge & Bar is located in the heart of Mackay, on the corner of Sydney and Wood Streets. It is a large venue, with a capacity of over 200 people. The bar has a wide selection of cocktails, beers, and wines, and it also has a small food menu. The Gallery Lounge & Bar is a great place to go for a night out with friends. It has a relaxed atmosphere, great music, and a wide selection of drinks. Whether you're looking for a casual night out or a more lively atmosphere, The Gallery Lounge & Bar is sure to have something to offer you. Yes, The Gallery Lounge & Bar offers a few games that you can play while you're there.

Mackay Shooters Supplies is a family owned and operated business established in 1984. Ever since then we have continued to provide service and supply guns, ammunition and sporting goods in Mackay. Aside from retailing guns, Mackay Shooters Supplies provides ammunition, archery and bow-hunting supplies, gun safes, spotlights, torches, knives, binoculars, reloading components, powder, projectiles, skins tanning equipment, as well as game and trail cameras. We also offer services of reblueing all guns, repairing archery, and other gunsmith services. We even provide storage facilities for guns for safekeeping. At Mackay Shooters Supplies, we are committed to delivering reliable and efficient service with our nine qualified employees who have more than 50 years of combined experience in selling hunting and shooting supplies. Aside from selling a broad range of products, we offer specialised advice for customers as well as cerakote custom gun finishing, hunting safaris, custom leather holsters and pouches, and night-vision and infrared equipment.

That Sapphire Place is an exclusive privately owned gemstone gallery specialising in Queensland Sapphires and designer jewellery. That Sapphire Place is a working gallery with resident, skilled lapidary Peter Harrington, fashioning gemstones from raw crystal in the workshop area within the gallery's showroom space. Entry to the gallery is free. Visitors can expect to see high quality, hand crafted, Australian made, unique jewellery set with natural precious Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, Opal and South Sea Pearls. All jewellery and gemstones are available for sale. Large investment Sapphires are also a must see attraction to the display. Faceted gems up to 25+ carats in size, P.O.A. The largest gem quality Sapphire in the display weighs an impressive 796 carats! It was mined at Rubyvale in Central Queensland in the 1980's and purchased from the miner by Peter Harrington in 1994. That Sapphire Place also provides a gem cutting and jewellery designing service for those who are wanting their own gemstones made into jewellery. Appointments are necessary for jewellery design and gem cutting services. That Sapphire Place also has an impressive natural crystal and mineral specimen display, catering for the serious collector, and to those who are just starting out. That Sapphire Place exhibits works from local Artists Natalia Graham, Desley Solomons, Jenuarrie, Uta Wild and Brigitte Zimmermann, Woodworkers David Benvenuto and Ron Draper, Potter Cheryl Zunker and Souvenir manufacturers Anne and Wally Schuba.

Melba House is a Historical Site and Visitor Information Centre located in Eungella Rd, Marian.

Sarina Sugar Shed provides tourists with an insight on how Australia's sugar mills work. We provide daily tours of our sugar mill and distillery where visitors can see the process of sugar making. We have designed our tour in a way that will allow our visitors to experience sugar cane farming through the sense of touch, smell and taste. We are open 7 days a week throughout the year. Tour our facility and get to taste some of our products including marinades, coffee, liqueurs and gourmet sauces. Kids and adults who partake in our tour also enjoy our sweet fairy floss and our fudge and ice cream! To remind you of your Sarina Sugar Shed tour, visit our gift shop where you can purchase a variety of goods, such as sweets, vinegar, jams, sauces and other gift items to take home with you. So, if you want to immerse yourself in local culture and see how sugar is made, visit Sarina Sugar Shed where you can 'Take the Tour - Taste the Action.'

Eco-tourism attraction Forest Flying takes you into the tree tops for a fascinating up close view of the pristine rainforest of Finch Hatton Gorge.

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