Over 3000 people browsed the Hand Made Markets, held at Fair Tree Park on the Airlie Beach Foreshore on Sunday, with many picking up a unique item or simply enjoying the lively atmosphere of this vibrant event. With 32 stalls, the markets offered a variety of handmade wares including pottery, candles, jewellery, and homewares. This year for the first time, organisers also incorporated a food element to the event. “Food is one of the most important handmade items!” said festival coordinator, J
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The glitz and glamour is coming to Bowen, with the annual Bowen Cup making our spring perfect. Dressed in your best and taking to the race course, Bowen Turf Club will be the place to be. For those wishing to ease the day away, perhaps The Field VIP Marquee package, sponsored by Filby’s Motors Mitsubishi is perfect. Including an exclusive drinks package, gate entry, access to the VIP Marquee and so much more, as well as an up-close look at the Bowen Cup Fashions of the Field. The Brown Broth
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Over the weekend 3 Cannons travelled to Mackay to participate in the Duel in the Pool. Remy Hedges, Jacob Bell, Holly Perrin with Coach Mark Erickson were selected for the NQ team which competed against a CQ team. Even though NQ lost to CQ, everyone thoroughly enjoyed the weekend. A big thank you to SNQ (Theresa Manning) for organizing the event and a big thank you to Andrew Bell for officiating. The Cannons hosted another successful Club Night on Wednesday Night. Congratulations to Leo Mulli
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Sunday 24th September saw 28 shooters competing for the day. We had visitors from Silkwood, Burdekin, Mackay/Sarina, and Caboolture joining us for a great day of competition. The day was extremely windy with a scattered shower in the afternoon. The winners were: Ev 1: 25T DB Sweepstakes AA: G Maltby, A Lemphers 25/25, T Coco 24/25 A: J Cerqui, R Zarb, D Stitt, B Gall, C Edgerton 23/25; B: A Perna 24/25, N Kirkman, L Dalton, M Populin, A Aitchison 23/25; C: M O'Reilly, P LeBlowitz 23/25,
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From the early days of playing basketball by himself to making the U18 Division 1 Mackay Meteor team, Liam Steen has come a long way. Recently competing in the State Performance Program (SPP) trials, Liam is one of five youths selected from Mackay, and one of 10 selected from the trials, where a total of 45 youths were vying for a prestigious spot in the squad. Undertaking the professional development and training through SPP, Liam is looking forward to a shot in the North Queensland U18 team.
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This week’s 9-hole stableford saw Peter Bitz in first place with 24 pts and scoring a hole in one on hole 2, second place with a 21 c/b was Edwina Pettiford and third place with 21 pts Dennis Moss. Fridays 9-hole stableford saw Scott Morrissey in first place with 21 pts, second Dee Norman with 20 pts and third place Dom Lipski with 19pts. Sundays 4 ball better ball competition was a great turn out which saw Scott and Jack Williams-Hayes in first place with 50pts, second on 45 pts was David Wall
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A few drops of rain frightened off a few this week. It certainly wasn't as windy as it has been and fortunately the rain held off for most of the day. Ladies were in short supply with only 1 A grade lady, Tiina Randmae a winner with 33 points while Helen Deighton took out B grade with 35 points on a countback from Paula McQuat, with Vickie Wallace in 3rd place with 29 points. Men's A grade winner was Louis Neethling with a very commendable 40 points followed by Warren Deighton with 38 points.
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Tim Deffner had a very nice round of 42pts to win the Tuesday Stableford, followed by Louis Neethling on 39pts and Ben Smith on 36 pts. Rehab Hull was the generous sponsor for the Ladies 3 club and a putter day, Heather Luvis playing well with limited clubs to beat Tiina Randmae on a countback with 34pts and Trish McNeill in 3rd place with 33 pts. Steve Stewart edged out Gavin Kerwand on Thursday by one point, winning Division 1 with 37 pts, Gavin in 2ndplace and Blake Lovelock in 3rd place wit
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On Wednesday, men and ladies played a single stableford for a club trophy. Ladies’ winner on a countback Ruth Dunn 42pts, runner up Amanda Parter 42pts. Men’s winner Scott Pearce 40pts, runner up on a countback Brett Richards 39pts. On Saturday we played a 2-ball 18-hole footy themed ambrose. Winners were Jeff Jackson and Tom Wikander 61.5, 2nd Robyn Slade and Ron Edkins 62.75, 3rd David and Peter Martin 63.25. Best dressed went to Grace Nott and Toss Eisemann. NSW won the shield this year.
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On Tuesday, winners were Merle Elphinstone, Jude Vigar, Deb Retchless, and Sugar and Ian B, Bill, Ron, and Denis Walker. The jackpot didn’t go off. Our barefoot bowls on Friday Night is still been keenly contested by our new up and coming bowlers. Winners for the night were Wendy, Ian, and Les. Sunday winners came out on Rink 5. They were Deb Retchless, Ron Boskma, and Kennedy Whitton, others Linda Scells, Jim Chadwick, and Fely Duncan. The jackpot didn’t go off.
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Club Competition Coming Into Final Stages On Sunday morning the Final of the Club's 2 Bowl Triples was held. Last year's winners Shane Kinnear, Scott Hamilton and Wayne Handley proved too strong for their opponents Todd Leys, Jonathan Bye and Gavin Milne with a 37 - 9 win. The Champion of Champions for the 2Bowl Triples will be played at Pioneer Valley on October 28 and 29. Also on Sunday morning the second Semi Final of the B Pairs was played. This game was close throughout, with it being
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As spring just about enters its second month and warm week of lawn bowls starting on Tuesday afternoon with 3 great close games in play and the highest winning score belonged to Wendy Pomeroy whom combined with Henny Tattam comfortably beat the rest of the field, Wednesday afternoon Jackpot Bowls capably run by Merve Stewart saw the combination of the knee Mens A Grade Champion Alan Pershouse with the above-mentioned Merve Stewart run away with the prize money. We have Mixed Triples and Pairs in
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MACKAY’S CUTEST BABY COMPETITION FINAL WEEK!
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NQ Sportstar Awards To Honour Athletes And Achievements The Mackay region is getting ready to celebrate the rising sports stars of North Queensland. Nominations closed on September 1 for local sporting stars to be nominated for the MM Electrical NQ Sportstar Awards and the list of nominees was revealed last week at a media launch at Mackay ARC. Mackay Regional Council councillor, Laurence Bonaventura, who is also North Queensland Sports Foundation director, attended the launch and said this year
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A Woolworths bakery worker in Ooralea has gone above and beyond this week, committing an act that earnt her some ‘brownie points’ on a local community forum. Racheal Van Damme took to the Mackay Noticeboard Facebook page to commend a mystery staff member on her thoughtful actions. Racheal states, “To the beautiful lady who works at Ooralea, who asked if I needed help while I was looking at cakes for my daughter’s birthday. “[She] took the cake to the counter along with the flowers and chocolates
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Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. And if that's the case, then we should all be glowing with pride here in Mackay and the Whitsundays. Why, you ask? Because our community newspaper has not only captured hearts and minds in our neck of the woods but has also ignited the spark of inspiration elsewhere. This week, we proudly ushered in the debut edition of Burdekin Life, a new weekly community newspaper. Folks in the Burdekin had come across Mackay and Whitsunday Life and want
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Whitsunday Anglican School’s 2023 School Captain, Lily Mifsud, was one of only twelve students in the State to receive a Secondary Schools Citizenship Award by the Order of Australian Association, presented at the recent ceremony at Queensland’s Parliament House, where she was honoured for her service to the community. The Secondary Schools Citizenship Awards is presented to those secondary school students in Queensland who have demonstrated outstanding service to their schools and to their com
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Mackay has been host to a spike in violent crime recently, leaving residents concerned for their safety. Within the last 10 days, police allege three instances of violent crime have occurred within Mackay. On Friday September 15, police allege that four men were outside a Rural View address, when they were confronted by a group of unknown people. The two groups entered a verbal confrontation before it is alleged that one of the unknown groups stole one of the men’s handbags, which contained se
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Local construction company, CiteCon, have partnered with homelessness support charity, Orange Sky, to take part in the ‘Sudsy Challenge’ this September, raising funds and awareness of homelessness in the Mackay region. Orange Sky provides free mobile laundry services for people experiencing hardships and isolation in Mackay and across Australia. New research by Orange Sky reveals that one in three Australians have been severely impacted by the cost-of-living crisis. In light of this fact, the
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Some of the best in business gathered at Magpies Sporting Complex for a pivotal event that would not only reflect on the past but also cast an astute eye toward the horizon. The Mackay Region Chamber of Commerce's Annual General Meeting convened with a sense of purpose, drawing over 30 local member businesses keen to grasp the Chamber's accomplishments and vision. At the forefront of discussions lay an impending storm on the political landscape – the 2024 elections, potentially bringing forth t
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Mackay city is now better prepared to face major weather events with the official opening of the new flood-resistant Mackay City Substation, located at Tennyson Street. The $28 million substation is designed to withstand a one in 200-year flood event, providing greater resilience to the region. This significant project includes the installation of two new transformers, a control room, operating switchgear, and power cables. The substation has been successfully electrically commissioned, resulti
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Locals in favour of the ‘No’ vote gathered at the Bluewater Quay on Saturday, 23rd September ahead of the upcoming Voice referendum, with prominent key figures from the Mackay region attending to share their opinion on the campaign, following a walk across Forgan Bridge. The campaign is also known as ‘Australians for Unity’, led by Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister, Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price and Nyunggai Warren Mundine. On the opposing side, Yes23 are campaigning for ‘listening, rec
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By Kevin Borg, Chairman, CANEGROWERS Mackay Queensland CANEGROWERS has been calling on Sugar Terminals Limited (STL) to listen to their grower shareholders, encouraging them strongly to step out of the city and into a regional growing area to hold its Annual General Meeting. This is a fair and reasonable call: Bundaberg isn’t so far from Brisbane. The Burdekin is a stone’s throw from Townsville. Mackay has many flights in from Brisbane every day. We’d welcome the regional venue. At the time of
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Queensland's Trade to Teach Internship program, in partnership with CQUniversity (CQU), is expanding its horizons with additional funding from the Queensland Government. The program, which facilitates the transition of qualified tradies into teaching careers, is set to receive a $10 million boost. Education Minister Grace Grace recently announced the expansion, offering qualified and experienced tradespeople even more opportunities to pursue teaching. The Trade to Teach program provides success
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A new report from the Queensland Resources Council (QRC) has revealed skilled worker shortages, government policy settings, rising costs and global economic conditions are among the main concerns for resources companies operating in Queensland. They’re among the key findings of QRC’s quarterly check of industry sentiment on the future outlook for the resources sector in Queensland through a State of the Sector survey of company CEOs. QRC Chief Executive Ian Macfarlane said the report reveals
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