Thursday, June 5, 2025

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Balloons, Bluey And Bighearted Giving

It was smiles for miles at BB Print Stadium as 3,500 locals turned out for the Mackay Hospital Foundation’s Family Fun Day, up 500 from last year and bursting with enough joy to power the spinning tea cups.

With four hours of non-stop rides, live music, fairy floss and a star-studded cast of Bluey, Bingo and the Paw Patrol gang, the event had kids bouncing higher than in the jumping castle. Gardian Real Estate staff were the real MVPs—spending the whole day wrangling rides with cheer and energy that defied both gravity and the Queensland sun.

Behind all the thrills was a serious cause: raising money for the Mackay Hospital Foundation, which fills critical funding gaps to support better care for local patients.

From heart-racing rides to heartfelt generosity, it was a day where community spirit took centre stage, and not even the dancing Bluey could outshine it.

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