Thursday, November 20, 2025

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

A CHAT WITH HANNAH 21 November

Hi lovely readers!

By the time you read this, I’ll be enjoying my long weekend and soaking up every second of my four-day holiday, before I’m back on Monday, refreshed and ready to hit the ground running until the end of year Christmas break.

Adam and I plan to do a bit of sight-seeing around the region, and we’re particularly keen to head up to Cape Hillsborough early one morning to see the kangaroos and wallabies skipping about on the beach. I can’t wait to tell you all about it when I get back!

Last Wednesday I had the privilege of meeting the lovely Joy Robinson, who celebrated her 100th birthday at the Mackay Contract Bridge Club. A big thanks to the club for having me, and offering me a piece of delicious cake! You can read all about Joy on page 15, along with the weekly bridge report on page 30.

Across the page on 3 is unfortunately another devastating story of a young life taken too soon. My sincere prayers are with the family and those who have been affected.

And finally, continuing on from the editor’s note last week, I want to also give a special thanks to Rachael, our Editor in Chief, who puts each edition together week after week. She keeps everything running smoothly, encourages the team, and always puts the community first. We couldn’t do it without her… so THANK YOU, Rach!

Scripture of the week: ‘For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.’ – 2 Timothy 1:7

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