Editor's Note

Hello Everyone,

Well, there is certainly a lot going on during our cool winter months – in fact, last weekend we attended seven events!

From the sparkling dresses twirling around the dancefloor at the Mayor’s Ball to the delightful gardens at the Orchid Society’s Field Day, the excited squeals of children at Cannonvale State School Fete, the elegance of the Coral Sea Resort Long Table Lunch and the launch of the Women of the Whitsunday Display at Proserpine Museum – it was a whirlwind snapshot of the fantastic diversity of events in our region.

Our team booked a table at the Mayor’s Ball on Saturday night, and it was wonderful to get together socially, connect with other people in our community and of course help raise money for two important charities in our region.

Congratulations to the Mayor on a successful event and thanks for making it so personal by greeting us all individually at the door!

This week’s newspaper is an enormous 96-pages – the biggest we’ve run in a few months – so make sure you check out the huge 11-page Great Barrier Reef Festival inside.

I’d like to finish this Editor’s note with a personal thank you to the Edwards-Bland family who bravely shared their story with the community this week.

As many of you will know they lost their 12-year-old son, Stirling, in a car accident last year.

I appreciate them trusting me to write such an important story for them and for finding the strength to reach out to the community.

There were a few tears in the office this week as we wrote and read the story and I believe it is during sad and tragic times that we all need to pull together, show our support for one another and let others know they are not alone.

I hope Stirling’s story allows his family to feel that love and connection to the broader community and also helps us all remember what an incredible young man Stirling was.

Rach

Quote of the Week: “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it” (Charles R Swindoll)

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