Home Sweet Home Mackay Guide Book

Debra Ann
Home Sweet Home Mackay Guide Book

Food Scene

Italian style, great range of home made pastas, sauces and pizza's and have a great takeaway service too
Sorbellos Italian Restaurant
166 Victoria St
Italian style, great range of home made pastas, sauces and pizza's and have a great takeaway service too
Well rted Al a carte Restaurant, Bar, Moatel and Reception Centre.
Galleons Restaurant
1 Bridge Rd
Well rted Al a carte Restaurant, Bar, Moatel and Reception Centre.
Beautiful location at the Mackay Marina, with lovely food. They have a fantastic Seafood Buffet on Saturday evenings. wonderful Buffet Breakfast.
Mantra Mackay
Mulherin Drive
Beautiful location at the Mackay Marina, with lovely food. They have a fantastic Seafood Buffet on Saturday evenings. wonderful Buffet Breakfast.
Harrup Park Country Club, is a Sporting/Function Club which has a wonderful Dining Room and Coffee Shop area. It has has a "Kids Club" where the children are fully supervised. (You would need to check hours of operation of this)
Harrup Park Country Club
89 Juliet St
Harrup Park Country Club, is a Sporting/Function Club which has a wonderful Dining Room and Coffee Shop area. It has has a "Kids Club" where the children are fully supervised. (You would need to check hours of operation of this)
Souths Leagues Club is a Sporting Club with a great Dining Room and Coffee Club area. If you are a lover of a good "Pub Parmi" they have a great selection of Parmigiana's that you can choose from and they are delicious. It has a "Kids Club" where parents are required to supervise their children.
Souths Leagues Club
181 Milton St
Souths Leagues Club is a Sporting Club with a great Dining Room and Coffee Club area. If you are a lover of a good "Pub Parmi" they have a great selection of Parmigiana's that you can choose from and they are delicious. It has a "Kids Club" where parents are required to supervise their children.
Sushi, Noodles & Rice Brumby's Bakery - Fresh Bread, Cakes, Slices Stella Rossa - Cafe, Coffee Shop Ma's Pizza Kitchen, serves delicious pizza with their own home made pizza dough and beautifully fresh ingredients. Pizza so different from the local chains. Baskins Robbins Ice-creamery BWS Bottle Shop Nail Technician Hairdresser Florist
Parkside Plaza Mackay
245 Bridge Rd
Sushi, Noodles & Rice Brumby's Bakery - Fresh Bread, Cakes, Slices Stella Rossa - Cafe, Coffee Shop Ma's Pizza Kitchen, serves delicious pizza with their own home made pizza dough and beautifully fresh ingredients. Pizza so different from the local chains. Baskins Robbins Ice-creamery BWS Bottle Shop Nail Technician Hairdresser Florist
For the lovers of Coffee Woodman's Axe make a great Coffee and have a range of Wraps, Quiches, Sandwiches, Slices etc...
Woodman's Axe Espresso
47 Gordon St
For the lovers of Coffee Woodman's Axe make a great Coffee and have a range of Wraps, Quiches, Sandwiches, Slices etc...
The Austral Hotel specializes in Steak and they have great "Lunch Time" Steak Specials.
Austral Hotel
189 Victoria St
The Austral Hotel specializes in Steak and they have great "Lunch Time" Steak Specials.
The "Met" have a great Lunch Menu with fantastic $10 Lunch Menu which are tasty and great value.
Metropolitan Hotel
17 Gordon St
The "Met" have a great Lunch Menu with fantastic $10 Lunch Menu which are tasty and great value.
The Cool Mango Salad Bar makes fantastic lunches with fresh healthy ingredients and have awesome prices. They are only open for lunch, but I can recommend for lunch down town.
Cool Mango Salad Bar
73 Victoria St
The Cool Mango Salad Bar makes fantastic lunches with fresh healthy ingredients and have awesome prices. They are only open for lunch, but I can recommend for lunch down town.
Great Asian Food for both Eat In or Take Away. This is my favourite Chinese food and the Fried Rice is delicious.
Hot Wok
44 MacAlister St
Great Asian Food for both Eat In or Take Away. This is my favourite Chinese food and the Fried Rice is delicious.
This is one of Mackay's best Coffee Shops and it's just down the road.
Primal Coffee Roasters
This is one of Mackay's best Coffee Shops and it's just down the road.
Great country Pub and worth stopping for lunch or dinner if you are heading out into the PIoneer Valley to Eungella or Finch Hatton Gorge
Criterion Hotel
9 Mackay Rd
Great country Pub and worth stopping for lunch or dinner if you are heading out into the PIoneer Valley to Eungella or Finch Hatton Gorge

Essentials

This is Mackay's largest Shopping Centre and well appointed with a fantastic variety of stores, including Myer, Target, Big W, Best & Less.
24 locals recommend
Caneland Central
Mangrove Road
24 locals recommend
This is Mackay's largest Shopping Centre and well appointed with a fantastic variety of stores, including Myer, Target, Big W, Best & Less.
Coles Sydney Street
78 Sydney St
Great Convenience Store with Takeaway Food and Grocery basics. ATM available for Cash withdrawals.
FoodWorks
36 Goldsmith St
Great Convenience Store with Takeaway Food and Grocery basics. ATM available for Cash withdrawals.
10 locals recommend
Mount Pleasant Centre
Mackay Bucasia Road
10 locals recommend
The closest Post Office
Australia Post - Mackay Post Shop
65-69 Sydney St
The closest Post Office
Your closest Commonwealth Bank
Commonwealth Bank
Your closest Commonwealth Bank
Closest Westpac Bank
Westpac Banking Corporation
Victoria Street
Closest Westpac Bank
Closest ANZ Bank
ANZ Branch
Closest ANZ Bank
Closest NAB Branch
NAB branch
69 Victoria St
Closest NAB Branch
Great Laundromat, very clean and tidy.
Corby's Coin Laundry
135-140 Evan St
Great Laundromat, very clean and tidy.
Closet Chemist to Home Sweet Home.
Denis Higgins Pharmacy
101 Shakespeare St
Closet Chemist to Home Sweet Home.
Debra Brown is a lovely gentle caring Dentist.
Debra Brown Dental
34a Gordon St
Debra Brown is a lovely gentle caring Dentist.
The team at Gray's Chiropractic are fantastic, they will take the best care of you. They offer Chiropractic, Massage, and Nutritional assistance.
My Chiropractor Mackay City
157 Victoria St
The team at Gray's Chiropractic are fantastic, they will take the best care of you. They offer Chiropractic, Massage, and Nutritional assistance.
Great Butcher, with consistently good meat.
Mackay Wholesale Meats
54 Alfred St
Great Butcher, with consistently good meat.
Great local business that support the local farmers of the Mackay region. Online Ordering available. www.vegiesunlimited.com.au
Vegies Unlimited
303 Nebo Rd
Great local business that support the local farmers of the Mackay region. Online Ordering available. www.vegiesunlimited.com.au
United Petroleum - Mackay Sydney St is 1.5k's away.
United (Pie Face)
139 Sydney St
United Petroleum - Mackay Sydney St is 1.5k's away.
M's Enchanted Flowers has a beautiful selection of Fresh and Artificial Flowers, Candles, Gifts and Baby Gifts. Megan makes gorgeous unique floral arrangements.
M's Enchanted Flowers
245 Bridge Rd
M's Enchanted Flowers has a beautiful selection of Fresh and Artificial Flowers, Candles, Gifts and Baby Gifts. Megan makes gorgeous unique floral arrangements.
Elders Insurance is a locally owned full service Insurance service, that covers all areas of Insurance. They are an award winning business because they work with their Customers to make sure they have the insurance cover that is right for their needs.
Elders Insurance
76 Gordon St
Elders Insurance is a locally owned full service Insurance service, that covers all areas of Insurance. They are an award winning business because they work with their Customers to make sure they have the insurance cover that is right for their needs.
Closest Bank of Queensland Branch
BOQ Mackay City
74 Sydney St
Closest Bank of Queensland Branch
Bunnings Paget is on the southside of Mackay and will be able to help with a multitude of hardware and travel needs. They also have the cheapest LPG Gas Bottle exchanges.
Bunnings Paget Mackay
165-179 Archibald St
Bunnings Paget is on the southside of Mackay and will be able to help with a multitude of hardware and travel needs. They also have the cheapest LPG Gas Bottle exchanges.
Mackay's Public Hospital with an excellent Emergency Dept.
Mackay Base Hospital
475 Bridge Rd
Mackay's Public Hospital with an excellent Emergency Dept.
If you are travelling with your fur babies, this is the closet Vet to Home Sweet Home and this is the Vet that I take my Cat (Princess Leia) to.
Valley Vet Mackay
36 Brisbane St
If you are travelling with your fur babies, this is the closet Vet to Home Sweet Home and this is the Vet that I take my Cat (Princess Leia) to.
This is the local Doctor Surgery I use, however it is NOT a Bulk Billing Surgery.
Sydney St Medical Centre
85 Sydney St
This is the local Doctor Surgery I use, however it is NOT a Bulk Billing Surgery.
Mater Hospital is a private hospital, located in North Mackay. It has an after hours medical service. This service is not free.
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Mackay
76 Willetts Rd
Mater Hospital is a private hospital, located in North Mackay. It has an after hours medical service. This service is not free.
Your OCD Mechanics is a local Mechanical workshop who is able to take care of all of your vehicle needs. They pride themselves on excellent service and repairs.
Your OCD Mechanics
Your OCD Mechanics is a local Mechanical workshop who is able to take care of all of your vehicle needs. They pride themselves on excellent service and repairs.
Dan Murphy's the cheapest and largest selection of beer, wine and spirits in town.
Dan Murphy's Mackay
Dan Murphy's the cheapest and largest selection of beer, wine and spirits in town.

Parks & Nature

This beach is just around the corner from Home Sweet Home. There are free BBQ and shade, a lovely spot to relax or take a walk on the beach.
Illawong Beach
Illawong Drive
This beach is just around the corner from Home Sweet Home. There are free BBQ and shade, a lovely spot to relax or take a walk on the beach.
This is a lovely place to sit and watch the beautiful Blue Pioneer River. Great spot for a picnic, there are tables and chairs, toilets, but no BBQ
River Street Boat Ramp
River Street
This is a lovely place to sit and watch the beautiful Blue Pioneer River. Great spot for a picnic, there are tables and chairs, toilets, but no BBQ
The drive up to Cape Hillsborough is approx an hour (51k's) and is scenic and picturesque and one of the only places where you can see Kangaroo's on the beach in the early morning and evening.
25 locals recommend
Cape Hillsborough National Park
Cape Hillsborough Road
25 locals recommend
The drive up to Cape Hillsborough is approx an hour (51k's) and is scenic and picturesque and one of the only places where you can see Kangaroo's on the beach in the early morning and evening.
A drive through the beautiful Pioneer Valley and up the mountain to Eungella is definitely worth your time. It is one of the places you can see the Platypus in the wild at Broken River. (Early morning or late afternoon is the best times to see them) There are also beautiful hiking trails through the rain-forest that are simply gorgeous to walk through.
Mackay Regional
A drive through the beautiful Pioneer Valley and up the mountain to Eungella is definitely worth your time. It is one of the places you can see the Platypus in the wild at Broken River. (Early morning or late afternoon is the best times to see them) There are also beautiful hiking trails through the rain-forest that are simply gorgeous to walk through.
On your drive through through the Pioneer Valley Finch Hatton Gorge is beautiful. There is a walk into the gorge and beautiful cool refreshing water to swim in as well as the Wheel of Fire Water fall.
20 locals recommend
Finch Hatton Gorge
Gorge Road
20 locals recommend
On your drive through through the Pioneer Valley Finch Hatton Gorge is beautiful. There is a walk into the gorge and beautiful cool refreshing water to swim in as well as the Wheel of Fire Water fall.
This is Mackay's original Botanic Gardens and recently had a . refurbishment. There is a walkng track around it, ovals, two dog parks an Orchid House and lots of beautiful shaded areas and plants.
Queens Park
Goldsmith Street
This is Mackay's original Botanic Gardens and recently had a . refurbishment. There is a walkng track around it, ovals, two dog parks an Orchid House and lots of beautiful shaded areas and plants.

Getting Around

Mackay-Whitsunday-Taxis
Taxi 13 10 08
Bus Stop across the road which will take you into the City and also to Canelands Shopping Centre.
Mackay Transit Coaches
12-20 Titanium Dr
Bus Stop across the road which will take you into the City and also to Canelands Shopping Centre.
Located 3.5k's away the Railway Station is a quick trip to Home Sweet Home Mackay
Railway Central
72-96 Connors Road
Located 3.5k's away the Railway Station is a quick trip to Home Sweet Home Mackay
The Bus Station is located at the Mackay City Cabs Caltex Service Station.
Caltex City Cabs
Victoria Street
The Bus Station is located at the Mackay City Cabs Caltex Service Station.

Sightseeing

A drive into the Pioneer Valley is picturesque as pass through the Canefields and then head up the Eugella Range to the Rainforest. You can go for hikes through the rainforest and also spot the Platypus in the wild.
Eungella Hinterland
A drive into the Pioneer Valley is picturesque as pass through the Canefields and then head up the Eugella Range to the Rainforest. You can go for hikes through the rainforest and also spot the Platypus in the wild.
This is the local Visitor Information Centre where you can call in and see all of the attractions and features to visit in our lovely city.
Mackay Visitor Information Kiosk
Matsuura Drive
This is the local Visitor Information Centre where you can call in and see all of the attractions and features to visit in our lovely city.
The Eimeo Hotel is a wonderful place to call in and indulge in a lovely cool refreshing drink on the veranda to enjoy the gorgeous ocean view. In whale watching season you can sometimes see the Whales as they swim past. Eimeo beach is also lovely for a picnic and swim.
21 locals recommend
Eimeo Pacific Hotel
1 Mango Ave
21 locals recommend
The Eimeo Hotel is a wonderful place to call in and indulge in a lovely cool refreshing drink on the veranda to enjoy the gorgeous ocean view. In whale watching season you can sometimes see the Whales as they swim past. Eimeo beach is also lovely for a picnic and swim.

Arts & Culture

The Mackay Entertainment Centre has a great variety of performances throughout the year.
10 locals recommend
Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre (MECC)
258 Alfred St
10 locals recommend
The Mackay Entertainment Centre has a great variety of performances throughout the year.
Our Local Art Gallery that has a wonderful ever changing range of exhibitions.
Theatre Arts Mackay
14A Tennyson St
Our Local Art Gallery that has a wonderful ever changing range of exhibitions.
A great spot to call in and see some of the history of Mackay.
Mackay Historical Society and Museum
4 Casey Ave
A great spot to call in and see some of the history of Mackay.
Artspace Mackay has an ever changing range of Art and it is free to the public.
19 locals recommend
Artspace Mackay
61 Gordon St
19 locals recommend
Artspace Mackay has an ever changing range of Art and it is free to the public.
This is Mackay's local Cinema where you can go and watch a movie on the big screen
12 locals recommend
BCC Cinemas
10 Little Fletcher St
12 locals recommend
This is Mackay's local Cinema where you can go and watch a movie on the big screen

Shopping

BCF will be able to help you out with all of your Camping,Boating and Fishing needs.
BCF (Boating Camping Fishing) Mackay
10 Windmill Crossing
BCF will be able to help you out with all of your Camping,Boating and Fishing needs.
Jayco Mackay is one of the Caravan Repair Centres located in our area.
Jayco Mackay
8 Main St
Jayco Mackay is one of the Caravan Repair Centres located in our area.
Locally made Soy Candles, Room Diffusers, Soy Melts, Gift Certificates available.
Dream Candles Australia
181 Goldsmith St
Locally made Soy Candles, Room Diffusers, Soy Melts, Gift Certificates available.