There’s a heap of things to love about this weekend and I reckon you are going to have a few smiling faces at your place guaranteed.
If you love fast cars, and the smell of smoke, head out to Palmyra because you’ll be happy to know there will be drag action happening. Head towards Walkerston, and if you get close to Finch Hatton you’ve gone too far.
But hey if you’re up around The Gorge, you might as well keep driving and head up to Eungella. The temperature is just perfect, the birdlife is going off their heads, and the platypus are just waiting to be found at Broken River. It’s a magic spot to be in spring. You can sneak up on our Aussie mammals “getting to know each other” and can I say by personal experience, when they see you looking at them, they get all embarrassed and hide away again. It happens to us all, really it does.
One of the biggest events this weekend is happening at Walkerston Wests Leagues Club. The annual Run for Mi Life event. Sure, it’s an event where you can run, walk, crawl or even do a piggy-back together.
It’s an annual event raising awareness and money to tackle mental health around our district. Our region lost a great bloke Matthew Ivory back in 2012 and this event is to remember him, and to tackle mental health head on, plus save lives each day.
If you can sign up and run the 3k, 5k and 10k events that would be great. Bring your dogs so they can walk you, bring your prams too and let the kids walk with you as well. It’ll be a great morning filled with tears, smiles and lots of hugs.
Unfortunately, I can’t be there as I’ll be in Sydney yet again this year. That’ll be four times this year which I think is a record. This Sunday morning at the same time, I’ll be waking up from the annual ACRAS, which is our national radio awards, of which 4MK is a finalist in the Best Community Campaign when we helped All Abilities Mackay with 4MK’s Kilometre of Coins. The boss is sending me down tomorrow morning with my black suit all at the ready. I’ll let you know how we go.
That’s about it from me for now, I’m off to get ready for tonight’s big gala event at the MECC for the annual Mackay Isaac Tourism Awards. The black tie will get a run tonight as we cheer on and thank everyone who goes above and beyond for our beautiful region.
Hospitality legends, accommodation providers, tourist experiences of a lifetime and everyone involved in tourism will all be showcased tonight and I’m looking forward to it. I’m a current board member of MIT and I’m proud to be a small part of what is just something very special happening right here in our own backyard.
Remember we are all involved in tourism. All of us. Spread the word about why this is the best place to live on earth.
You can join Rob Kidd from 5am weekday mornings on 4MK 1026 AM in Mackay and Proserpine, 91.5FM in Airlie Beach or just ask your smart speaker to play 4MK on iHeartRadio!
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