[5] Among the first recruits to the club were former Queensland State of Origin representative John Doyle, Jamie McDonald, Luke Young and Adam Schubert.

[10] In 2010, former Souths Logan Magpies and Queensland Residents coach Paul Bramley joined the club, leading the Cutters to the finals for the first time.

[11] They finished sixth, and eliminated the third-placed Sunshine Coast Sea Eagles before being knocked out by the Norths Devils, one game short of the Grand Final.

[12] Bramley left the Cutters at the end of the 2010 season to join the Burleigh Bears and was replaced by Anthony Seibold, who led the South Wales Scorpions to promotion a year earlier.

[13] Also in 2011, after playing out of local junior rugby league grounds for three seasons, the Cutters moved to the newly built 12,200 seat Stadium Mackay.

[15] In 2013, Kim Williams, a former Melbourne Storm SG Ball Cup coach, joined the club and led the Cutters' to their most successful season despite a number of difficult setbacks.

On 28 April 2013, just hours after a 22–22 draw with the Tweed Heads Seagulls, Cowboys-contracted hooker Alex Elisala was found unconscious and not breathing after jumping from a hotel balcony.

[19] On 28 September 2013, the Cutters defeated Easts 27–20 in the Grand Final at North Ipswich Reserve to claim their maiden Queensland Cup premiership.

[29] In August 2021, Crawley announced his departure from the club after two years, joining the Canberra Raiders, with Townsville Blackhawks U21s head coach Dave Elliott named as his replacement.

On 2 November 2007, the Daily Mercury unveiled the Cutters logo after holding a promotion inviting people to submit designs for the club's first crest.