An almost perfect round for Whitsunday United FC with 9 or 10 teams winning on the weekend. The Divisional men’s run of good form continues with Div 1 running out comfortable winners against Sarina. Goals to Cy Taylor, Aaron and an own goal gave them a 3-0 win but with the chances created it could have been more. Div 2 won a tight game as both teams battled it out. Two goals from James and one from Tim secured the 3 points. The U13 Div1 played Magpies in Mackay. Charlie scored 4 goals and Eli G
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Proserpine Whitsunday Junior Rugby League has started the season strong, showcasing remarkable skill and determination amongst their players. The club has already reached 300 registrations this year with a focus on creating a positive environment for everyone. The visiting team for the first home game, North Devils stated “the friendly people and welcoming environment left a positive impact; games played with good sportsmanship and in good spirit”. The Under 6s played their first game for the s
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Saturday witnessed Proserpine Whitsunday Rugby Men and Women converging in Moranbah for the MRU ANZAC Round, a day dedicated to honouring the ANZAC spirit. A testament to the unity within the rugby community as all MRU Clubs paid tribute together to the valiant soldiers who served their nations. A challenge to head so far logistically, with a big thank you to sponsors Whitsunday Transit who transported all teams safely over the hill and back. Raiders Women set the tone as the 1st game of the d
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The Whitsunday Cup is an exciting opportunity for our local Association to welcome Touch Teams from far and wide to join us and “Play Touch In Paradise”. Teams may nominate for five divisions and the Club is pleased with the early responses from throughout the state. Nominations so far: Mixed Open – seven teams First Prize $2000.00 Aged Mixed - three teams First Prize $2000 U12 Mixed - three teams U14 Mixed - four teams U17 Mixed - five teams Keep up to date at whitsunday
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Results for social play on Tuesday. The jackpot was won in the game between Merle Elphinstone Isobel Wheeler Denise Wallace Linda Smith who defeated Irene Laird Maureen Hyde Albert Bison Penny Warren. Other games Deb Retchless Gail Bison Lyn Danvers Greg Colquhoun drew with Stumpy Adams Sue Shearing Ron Hyde Geoff Danvers. Competition results: Ladies Triples Robyn Stitt Tiarna Winter Fely Duncan defeated Merle Elphinstone Isobel Wheeler Linda Smith. The final will be played on Saturday 4 May. A
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A week of April showers didn’t prevent some exciting bowls being played. Starting on Tuesday with Ladda Purdie’s team of Dawn Dowel and Rhonda Lloyd the biggest winners of the day. Wednesday Jackpot Bowls arranged by Rick Galea and Merve Stewart saw Shane Spann’s team of Billy Gordon picking up his stick like a seasoned performer after losing a leg and terrible injuries but showed just what a champion man he is and with Ladda Purdie they were the biggest winners of the day. Wednesday night Bu
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A singles: Tracey Roach defeated Mary Ellen Pratten. B singles: Wendy Coles defeated Mary Ellen Pratten. Fours: Andrew Peebles, Gavin Charles, Tiarna Winters and Steve Roome defeated Robyn Stitt, Daryl Tuttle, Kevin Jewell and Faely Duncan. Gordo, Mark, Crowy and Kev defeated Lee, Andy, Mitch and Jason. Sunday Social: R.Rodda and Tracey Roach defeated Keith Kirk and Jane Gilbert. Marion Tuttle, Ron Gould and Gus Munro defeated A.Higgins, Wendy Coles and Lloyd White. There was one game of
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On Wednesday we had 13 players enjoy games of bowls. Jim Bownds and Heather Brown defeated John Anderson and Mike Harrison 31 -17 in a game of 3 Bowl Pairs. Alen Sanderson and Peter Lawton defeated Pat Bownds and Sandy Daffaran 30 - 15 in a game of 2-4-2 Pairs. Arthur Griffith, Barry Zillmann and Bruce Uhe defeated Mary Hedgelong, Barry Zillmann and Philip Brown 28 - 19 in a game of Triples. On Saturday Morning there was a game of 2 Bowl Triples played. Sunday's Social bowls was cancelled
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Over 2000 sports-lovers are expected to gather at the Whitsunday Sportspark next weekend when the Mackay Cutters play a home game against the Burleigh Bears. Gates are set to open at 4.00pm and the game will kick-off at 6pm, bar closing at 9pm. There will be General Admission tickets available for those wishing to find a spot on the grass, or for those looking to maximise their viewing experience, they can purchase a limited amount of VIP tickets. These will provide exclusive access to the ai
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We start off this week’s Premier League action with the match between Kameron Reason and Naomi Mitchell. Although the 7-1 score line in favour of Kam would suggest total dominance in the tie, there were encouraging signs for Naomi who smashed her highest match average this season by almost 10 points, encouraging signs for the remainder of the year. That win for Kameron, in which he also scored his highest match average of the season, takes him in to second place on the premier league table.
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Craig McLean had 40 points to win Tuesday's stableford competition by four shots from Ryan Wilkes with a sub-par round. Elspeth Scotford had 35 points to beat Jacqueline Wall by a shot in the ladies' division. Jacqueline Wall won one pin shot and Ryan Wilkes won two. Wednesday's ladies' stableford went to Heather Luvis with 33 points; one ahead of Vickie Wallace. Anzac Day's ambrose event saw Jon Miller and Ryan Wilkes combine to shoot 11 under par for a 59.5 nett to win by half a shot from
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This week’s 9-hole stableford saw Cory Belke take first place with 22 points, second with 20 points c/b was Scott Macleod and third place with 20 points was Melinda Macleod. Fridays 9-hole stableford saw Tony Spurway first place with 20 c/b, second place with 20 points was Justyn Durbin and third place with 19 points was Glenn Rees. Sunday’s 18-hole monthly medal was a great turn out which saw Wayne Singleton take first place with a 47 nett, second place with a 40 nett was Dean Barnard and t
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The whole course was very wet, obviously, particularly, the back 9, and made for a wide variety of scores. The number of competitors was disappointing but the weather discouraged many of the regular competitors and the intermittent showers didn’t lessen during the day. However it did make for some spectacularly bright rainbows to please the players and the April MM was completed. LADIES A GRADE : Winner : Elise Hodgson with 74 nett Runner-up : Anna Winterbourn with 77 Longest Drive :
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Prime Minister Albanese has officially opened Mackay’s Riverside Revitalisation Project which has transformed the former industrial precinct into a destination locals and visitors alike can explore and enjoy. The Prime Minister visited Mackay earlier this week on Monday to cut the ribbon of the Pioneer River’s new pontoon, using the opportunity to speak about the potential of waterfront activations to increase liveability and tourism opportunities. He joined Mayor Greg Williamson, Councillors,
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A local woman who is well-known in the home-schooling community for her kind-hearted spirit, is slowly recovering in hospital following a freak incident which resulted in the amputation of her right leg. Michelle Wardrope, fell over on her driveway two weeks ago and needed six stitches for the gash on her knee, but unbeknownst to her, this was the start of a terrifying series of events which nearly saw her lose her life. Michelle Wardrobe (centre) lost her leg from a soil-borne bacterial infecti
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Hi Everyone, There’s something pretty special about getting up in the early hours of the morning and heading down to the dawn ceremony. After the initial effort it takes to get out of bed while it’s still dark, showered and dressed, we emerge from our houses and feel a tingle of excitement as we see the hive of pre-dawn activity. Cars driving slowly, vying for a nearby parking spot, people walking with steaming coffee cups in hand. The slow procession of folks, winding their way down laneways
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Close to 25 people helped Lyn Burke and Lloyd Fox with their annual flag laying at the Proserpine Cemetery on Sunday. Nearly 400 flags were laid beside war veteran’s graves as a sign of respect and thanks for their service. Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox MP, provided the flags and assisted Lyn and the others in placing them at the grave sites. He said, “It was humbling to see parents bring their children along to ensure we never forget.” Lyn shared similar remarks and said, “It
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With a husband feeling unwell on the day the family had booked a scenic helicopter flight to Whitehaven Beach, Sara Adams had a spare ticket and didn’t want to waste the experience. Without a thought, she posted on the Hamilton Island Visitors Facebook group and asked if anyone would like to join her and her daughter on the adventure. Kylie Milloy was first to respond, so her, Sara and her daughter travelled to Whitehaven together. They were dropped at Whitehaven Beach, where they had the be
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The winner of the Young Achievers Indigenous Award from this years’ Queensland Indigenous Tourism Awards came to the region last week as part of a culture exchange and mentorship program. Kruze “Gurruhman” Summers from Yarriba Cultural Experience, located in the Scenic Rim area of the Gold Coast Hinterland, was invited to the region to see first-hand how Whitsunday tourism operators conduct their services. Working closely with local tourism veteran and mentor, Elizabeth Hacket, Kruze was conne
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A small step towards improving the local social housing supply has finally taken shape with the completion of 12 new homes in Cannonvale. Located opposite the shopping centre and within easy walking distance to the school and bus-stop, the units will provide a small, safe community for those in need in the Whitsundays. They comprise two, two-bedroom units and 10 single occupancies. The ground level includes four, one-bedroom homes designed to Gold Level accessibility standards. These include
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Operating across a vast and remote waterway, Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) Whitsundays, had previously been working with basic equipment in a small central office where they conducted both large and small-scale emergency tasks. Fortunately, this has all changed thanks to the construction of a new hi-tech headquarters that is finally enabling them to conduct operations with ease and efficiency. The central headquarters, located on the second floor of the building has been expanded to neatly fou
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Early bird tickets for the revitalised Whitsundays Writers Festival are going on sale this week and organisers are expecting them to be snapped-up quickly with some of the most popular ticketed events capped at 100 seats. Attracting an enticing range of highly-acclaimed authors, this years’ event will welcome big names such as Shankari Chandran, Garry Disher, Sally Hepworth, Kirsty Manning, Christos Tsiolkas, Anne Buist, Graeme Simsion, Karina Kilmore, Melissa Ashley, Jack Roney, Joy Damousi, a
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Sergeant QX 11351 Arthur William Lum Wan, who was known to everyone as “Joe”, was born in Mackay on June 7 1915. He spent his early years in Proserpine where his family ran the local emporium. He had four younger brothers and two sisters. Sadly, both his parents died under tragic circumstances when Joe was in his teens, leaving the eldest sister to raise the family and maintain their shop for an income. (Older Proserpine folk may remember Lum Wan’s Store in the spot where the Canegrowers’ buildi
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In our ‘Out And About’ segment with Tourism Whitsundays, we showcase the team and share how connected they are with local tourism. In this feature Jade Richardson, from Tourism Whitsundays invites you along with her as she takes trips around our beautiful region and shares her experiences with you. Her most recent visit included a trip for her and her family to Daydream Island Resort and Living Reef. With the staff’s exceptional hospitability and service, they all felt like a VIP from the fi
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Did you know you can claim a tax deduction for putting up to $27,500 into your super? That means if you put say $10,000 into your super, you could get a tax refund of up to $4,700 depending on what you earn. Tax deductible contributions into super are taxed at 15% on the way into the fund. You then claim them as a tax deduction in your personal income tax return and if you’re earning between $45,000 and $120,000 than you get a personal tax refund of 34.5%. If you’re earning under $45,000 th
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