Mornings with John Mackenzie

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Meet John John MacKenzie - 'The Voice of the North' known to most of his talkback callers as 'Macca'. Cairns locals have relied heavily on John MacKenzie to have their issues heard. Without Macca, they would have no-one to listen to them and put it out there for them. John's passion for Cairns and F…

Mornings with John Mackenzie


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    John MacKenzie chats with Scott Worlein, Owner of SRW Security Services based in Ayr, to contrast the security implications needed to combat growing youth crime in a modern world.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 12:56


    John MacKenzie chats with Scott Worlein, Owner of SRW Security Services based in Ayr, to contrast the security implications needed to combat growing youth crime in a modern world.  Mr. Worlein was forced to expand his security business to include the patrolling of neighbourhood streets in the Burdekin Shire. Residents of Cairns' suburbs are sadly having to consider private security firms due to the failure of elected officials to protect their citizens.

    John MacKenzie chats with rugby league legend, Chris "Choppy" Close, about the return of Reece Walsh for the State of origin Game 2.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 12:04


    John MacKenzie chats with Chris Grice, CEO of National Seniors Australia, about the cash vs cashless debate that has many people talking.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 10:14


    John MacKenzie chats with Chris Grice, CEO of National Seniors Australia, about the cash vs cashless debate that has many people talking. The importance of keeping cash in our community should be stressed by all, as it can disproportionately affect older generations of Australians.

    John MacKenzie chats with Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief at AirlineRatings.com, for airline updates including Qantas's seat sale, the collapse of Bonza, and the exciting future for Cairns Airport.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 11:26


    John MacKenzie chats with Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief at AirlineRatings.com, for airline updates including Qantas's seat sale, the collapse of Bonza, and the exciting future for Cairns Airport, albeit remaining reticent on the details of any new flights.

    John MacKenzie chats with Mark Raymond, Body Corporate Chair at Kamerunga Villas, about the urgent need to repair and restore mains power to the "Kamerunga Villas" living complex.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 7:59


    John MacKenzie chats with Mark Raymond, Body Corporate Chair at Kamerunga Villas, about the urgent need to repair and restore mains power to the "Kamerunga Villas" living complex. Residents have been relying on backup generator power for the past 6 months, ever since the December 2023 flood event destroyed the mains infrastructure.

    John MacKenzie chats with Darryl Paradise, Manager of the Lion's Den Hotel (south of Cooktown), about their recovery efforts following the Cyclone Jasper-related flooding.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2024 7:34


    John MacKenzie chats with Greg Williams, Retired Civil Contractor, 40 Years Experience on Road Construction, about replacing the Barron River Bridge with speed and efficiency, making comparisons to other civil works projects.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 14:30


    John MacKenzie chats with CRC Deputy Mayor Brett Olds, Division 9 Councillor, about the return of live music at Trinity Beach after months of silence due to a single noise complaint trumping the community's desires.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 7:52


    John MacKenzie chats with Craig Crawford, State Member for Barron River, about utility infrastructure at Kamerunga Villas following the Cyclone Jasper-related flooding event that destroyed and washed out many homes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 6:32


    John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, a talkback caller from Mareeba, about his direct involvement in turning around the lives of troubled youth and what skills-based practices could be implemented by the government.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 13:21


    John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul WIlliams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism, Griffith University, about the importance of ensuring cash is a legal form of payment as Australia trends toward a cashless society.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024 7:58


    John MacKenzie chats with David Nye, Manager of Aviation & Business Development at Cairns Airport, about the exciting announcement of 3 weekly flights by mid-August between Cairns and Bali by Air Asia Indonesia.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2024 19:03


    John MacKenzie chats with Roger Ward, Director of Cairns Mortgage Brokers & Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, about GDP, the lack of economic growth, and the reality of mortgage payments stresses.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 10:10


    John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Denis Muller from the Centre for Advancing Journalism at The University of Melbourne, about the ethical considerations following the appointment of a new interim CEO at Cairns Regional Council.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 7:30


    John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Denis Muller from the Centre for Advancing Journalism and Senior Fellow & Subject Coordinator for Journalism (Law & Ethics) at The University of Melbourne, about the ethical considerations following the appointment of a new interim CEO at Cairns Regional Council. The appointed interim CEO worked as a volunteer on the current Mayor's campaign and many are suggesting that the appointment is a conflict of interest. The CRC threatened to silence the local newspaper, The Cairns Post, from publishing a story about the new appointment.

    John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Christina Zdenek, Ecologist & Postdoctoral Research Fellow at The University of Qld, about the fight to save the iconic Palm Cockatoo.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 9:44


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Martin Bella, Mackay Regional Council, about comments made by a former judge, Clive Wall, who 'slammed inaction over spiralling youth crime'.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 16:33


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Martin Bella, Mackay Regional Council, about comments made by a former judge, Clive Wall, who 'slammed inaction over spiralling youth crime'. The need for a boot camp style of detention was again pushed for, as Cr. Bella reiterated his call to put space between the 'predators and their prey'.

    John MacKenzie chats with Scott Stanford, President Teacher's Professional Association of Queensland, about the push for teachers to have access to body cameras as an effort to help deal with school-based violence and assaults.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024 7:30


    John MacKenzie chats with Nick Dametto, KAP State Member for Hinchinbrook, about a petition known as "Castle Law", which is a proposed bill to protect victims of home invasions when defending themselves and their families.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2024 11:44


    John MacKenzie chats with Nick Dametto, KAP State Member for Hinchinbrook, about a petition known as "Castle Law", which is a proposed bill to protect victims of home invasions when defending themselves and their families. Mr. Dametto also commented on the recent change in the law that bans the sale of knives to minors, explaining how is wrong to "focus too much on the retailer, and not the perpetrator".

    John MacKenzie chats with Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-In-Chief at AirlineRatings.com, about the recent cases of violent turbulence experienced on some of the top airlines in the world.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 11:53


    John MacKenzie chats with Adam Adams, owner of several Cairns businesses, including Night Owl, about the idea for the council to introduce security dogs as an effort to curb CBD violence and anti-social behavior.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 7:44


    John MacKenzie chats with Roger Ward, Director of Cairns Mortgage Brokers & Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, about recommendations into regional bank branch closures.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2024 10:26


    John MacKenzie chats with Lucy Karger, Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program Manager at the Wet Tropics Management Authority, about the successful eradication of the invasive ant species from over 365ha of land.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2024 10:46


    John MacKenzie chats with Laura Gerber, LNP State Member for Currumbin, Shadow Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support, about the state government's push to silence the media on youth crime coverage.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 10:43


    John MacKenzie chats with Laura Gerber, LNP State Member for Currumbin, Shadow Minister for Youth Justice and Victim Support, and member of the recently dissolved Youth Justice Reform Select Committee, about the state government's push to silence the media on youth crime coverage.

    John MacKenzie chats with Roger Ward, Director of Cairns Mortgage Brokers & Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, about the IMF predictions that Australia will "lag behind its peers in reducing inflation and economic g

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 9:33


    John MacKenzie chats with Craig Crawford, ALP State Member for Barron River, about the government's commitment to Cairns to provide a police helicopter to combat the record number of vehicle thefts, mostly due to brazen youth offenders.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 7:48


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Rhonda Coghlan, CRC Representative for Division 8, about the progress of flood recovery in the northern beaches region of Cairns following the Cyclone Jasper flooding.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2024 12:53


    John Mackenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Deputy Mayor and Representative for Division 9, about disaster recovery, youth crime, and the philosophical responsibility local government should play in addressing community concerns.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2024 11:56


    John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Chairman of the Reddicliffe Highway Proposal, to discuss the Kuranda range and the future solutions needed to access the Tablelands.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 10:51


    John MacKenzie chats with Ken Harley, Chairman of the Reddicliffe Highway Proposal, to discuss the Kuranda range and the future solutions needed to access the Tablelands. This follows the truck that rolled over yesterday morning, causing chaos for motorists with traffic affected in both directions.

    John MacKenzie chats with Mark Stanley, Manager of Cairns Night Markets, after yet another night of violence and chaos suffered by patrons and staff at the Cairns Night Markets.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2024 11:39


    John MacKenzie chats with Mark Stanley, Manager of Cairns Night Markets, about the recent crime and chaos suffered by visitors and locals in the eatery of the night markets on the Cairns Esplanade.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 7:57


    John MacKenzie chats with Mark Stanley, Manager of Cairns Night Markets, about the recent crime and chaos suffered by visitors and locals in the eatery of the night markets on the Cairns Esplanade, where young thugs took over allegedly hurling chairs and abuse at passersby.

    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Marty Bella, Mackay Regional Council, about the Alice Springs youth curfews contrasted to the growing crime concerns in Mount Isa, Townsville, and Cairns.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 8:58


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Marty Bella, Mackay Regional Council, about the Alice Springs youth curfews contrasted to the growing crime concerns in Mount Isa, Townsville, and Cairns. Cr. Bella also backed up comments made by Magistrate Mark Bucknall, who explained that "the courts are armed with significant powers through... the Youth Justice Act". "Enough is enough," explained Marty Bella, "good people have a right to safety... everything else comes secondary".

    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Moller, CRC Representative for Division 1, about signage and safety following the tragic death of a 26-year-old visitor at Isabella Falls on Sunday afternoon.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 11:10


    John MacKenzie chats with Shai Ager, Founder of The Agile Project, about bureaucratic mismanagement and the culling of introduced wallabies on Helena Island at Moreton Bay.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 9:08


    John MacKenzie chats with Shai Ager, Founder of The Agile Project, about bureaucratic mismanagement and the culling of introduced wallabies on Helena Island at Moreton Bay. The Agile Project is an initiative to control wallaby overbreeding using humane practices.

    John MacKenzie chats with Gavin Dear, Declared Cook Shire Councillor and Musician, about his story of local heroism and saving lives during the Jasper flood event.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 18:32


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about the slow vote counting process by the Electoral Commission Queensland in regard to the 2024 Cairns Mayoral race.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 9:08


    John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Mike about a creative way criminals are entering homes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 4:17


    John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Mike, whose brother has witnessed juvenile criminals gain entry to sliding glass windows that have a length of timber used in the tracks to prevent it from being opened all the way.  By flooding the casing of the window with a hose, the offenders cause the timber stopper to float and fall out of the casing, thus allowing the window to be fully opened.

    John MacKenzie chats with Ian Leavers, President and CEO of the Queensland Police Union, about the rights of victims of crime and a weak judiciary, after a man was shot by police following an alleged violent rampage in Cairns' suburbs.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2024 9:01


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about a man allegedly shot by police in Woree.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 11:18


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Brett Olds, CRC Representative for Division 9, about a man allegedly shot by police in Woree. Cr. Olds also touched on crocodile management policy in the wake of a nearly 4-metre reptile removed from a property near Ingham.

    John MacKenzie chats with Peter from Edmonton, who called in to voice his concerns about the lack of police patrols in the CBD in contrast to the overrepresentation of "flash for cash" operations on main roads.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 5:01


    John MacKenzie chats with Ian Moller-Nielson, Secretary Manager Cairns Show, about the horror stories experienced at the early voting booth at 230-240 Mulgrave Road, and the need to return pre-polling to the Cairns Showgrounds.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2024 9:49


    John MacKenzie chats with Danny Betros, Managing Director CBRE Cairns, about the need for a Cairns CBD revival following comments made by Crystalbrook owner, Ghassan Aboud, who blasted city leaders to do more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 10:47


    John MacKenzie chats with Greg Williams, retired Civil Contractor with 40 years of road construction experience & advocate for the Redicliffe Highway proposal, about the integrity of the Kuranda Range following recent flooding.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2024 11:40


    John MacKenzie chats with Cr. Cathy Zeiger, CRC Representative for Division 3, about the race for deputy mayor in Cairns and the hardships experienced by some residents on voting day.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2024 7:56


    [Note: this is a stock image of a female boxer and is not Councillor Zeiger]

    John MacKenzie chats with Marie Meares, Local Taxi Owner and Spokesperson for the Queensland Taxi Licence Owners Group, about the world-first class action lawsuit that has seen Uber ordered to pay out over $270 million.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 13:36


    John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about the local government elections in Queensland and observes trends regarding the upcoming state election.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 12:36


    John MacKenzie chats with Dr. Paul Williams, Associate Professor in Politics and Journalism at Griffith University, about the local government elections in Queensland and contrasts the results and trends to make better predictions regarding the state election later this year.

    John MacKenzie chats with Srah Mort, Director & Co-Founder of MiHaven (local construction company) about the ability to house a growing population in Cairns, with a focus being placed on the CBD.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 7:22


    John MacKenzie chats with talkback caller Danny Betros about donations declared to Mayoral candidates during the 2024 local government election campaign.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 6:26


    John MacKenzie chats with Deryck Thompson, who explains how Machan's beach residents have been threatened with fines by the Cairns Regional Council for placing a protest sign on private property.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 10:35


    John MacKenzie chats with Deryck Thompson, who explains how Machan's beach residents have been threatened with fines by the Cairns Regional Council for placing a protest sign on private property.  Residents received a letter from the CRC claiming the sign falls under advertising legislation and is unlawfully displayed. Is this simply a case of bureaucracy going crazy? The signage is in response to the Cyclone Jasper flood event after homes were destroyed in the Barron River delta and argues a moratorium on new developments should be in place for the flood zone.

    John MacKenzie chats with Michael from Edmonton who was a recent victim of a home invasion. The impact on his and his family's lives has been devastating and will affect them for years to come.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 12:34


    Gavin King (covering for John MacKenzie) chats to talkback caller William from Brinsmead about the $25 million cost blowout for a new bridge and shares his thoughts on the upcoming local government elections.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2024 9:18


    John MacKenzie chats with a frustrated listener, Jannis from Cairns, who shared her experience about the difficulty and red tape associated with depositing cash at a major bank.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 4:30


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