Get ready for the upcoming Pride Round for Whitsunday Sea Eagles, with all five Sea Eagles team’s competing. Celebrating the LGBTIQA+ community, the pride match has become a staple for regional AFL with the 2023 Pride Round being hosted at the Sea Eagle’s home ground, Whitsunday Sportspark.
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A family’s on-water home erupted into flames on Monday morning, with four adults and three children fleeing onto a neighbouring boat.Named ‘Priority’, the 47-foot boat caught fire two nautical miles off the coast of Daydream Islands.
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A 50-year-old Townsville man died in a collision between a fully loaded coal train and the Toyota Landcruiser he was travelling in on Tuesday evening in the Bowen area.Queensland Ambulance Services say the incident took place on Peter Delemothe Road, near Bogie, shortly after 9pm and four patients were assessed at the scene.A man in his 40s was transported by ambulance to Bowen Hospital then airlifted by rescue helicopter to Mackay Hospital in a serious condition.A man in his 50s was assessed in
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Hi Everyone,Sadly, this edition of the paper reports about some tragic events that have unfolded in our region over the past week.Our hearts are with everyone effected, especially the family of Proserpine local, Gavin Hussey, who lost his life in a road accident on Tuesday.
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Being able to help in an emergency takes quick thinking, the ability to perceive danger and the knowledge on how to act quickly to control the situation.The crew of Sundowner Cruises experienced this firsthand earlier this week when they spotted an upturned boat in the water.
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The community is mourning the loss of one of its own this week with the tragic news that Proserpine local, 47-year-old Gavin Hussey, passed away following a traffic accident on Shute Harbour Road on Tuesday morning at 7am.
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Residents of the Whitsundays will now be able to access free transportation down to Mackay Base Hospital for outpatient medical appointments thanks to the new Whitsunday Patient Transfer Service.
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A 29-year-old Jubilee Pocket woman has been charged for indecent treatment of a child and being involved in making and distributing child exploitation material. She is one of seven individuals charged with 44 child sex offences, as part of a police investigation, codenamed Operation Uniform Amigua.
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History has been preserved for future generations thanks to the newly restored mural on the wall of the Bowen Hotel.The mural depicts the two original Denison Hotels of the 1940s and was painted in 1996.
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This past week, NAIDOC Week celebrations were held across the region, with schools and community centres acknowledging and recognising First Nations cultures, histories, and traditions.
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The latest in a series of Whitsunday Regional Council ‘Community Catch-Ups’ took place at George’s Diner last week and about 35 residents from the Conway Beach and Wilson Beach areas residents attended.
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The world is opening up for Year 9 Proserpine State High School student Matilda Braney, as she steps into the realm of professional modelling with Sunshine Coast based fashion brand, Belle Le Chic.
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Students in the Whitsundays have been given easier access to vocational education, with 100 new scholarships for TAFE Queensland. The TAFE Queensland Scholarship Program is available for any continuing TAFE Queensland first year apprentice or a student commencing study of any Certificate III through to an Advanced Diploma or Bachelor Degree online or in person including the Whitsunday and Bowen TAFE locations.
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A series of yellow buoys depicting turtles and dugongs are due to be placed in the seagrass meadow near Pigeon Island, just off Cannonvale Beach, in an effort to encourage motorised boats to “Go Slow For Those Below”.
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Keeping busy has always been the way for Lawson Camm, hosting both cane and cattle on his property in the hills of Mount Julian. Now a third-generation farmer, and working alongside two of his four sons on the farm, Lawson has continued to branch into both cattle and cane farming. “Originally, granddad brought the cattle in,” Lawson explained.
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Food retailers in the Whitsundays are invited to become Plastic Free Champions thanks to a free state government funded program which offers practical advice on how to become plastic free.
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Bowen’s Big Mango and Bowen Tourism and Business have celebrated another set of massive milestones, with close to 48 thousand visitors welcomed through the Bowen Information Centre.
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Council handed down our 2023-24 budget on June 30 and a 2 per cent increase for owner occupiers is a lower rate rise than what could have been.Like everyone else, Council is feeling the increased costs of living.
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Acts of vandalism across Council assets such as parks and playground equipment, amenities blocks, public tables and barbeques, open space irrigation systems and graffiti to buildings has a cost of over $90K a year to Council! They also take our Officers and Maintenance crews away from their daily tasks, therefore increasing wait times on other community projects and requests.
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If you register your dog or cat before the end of this month a special discount is available, and all residents of the Whitsundays are urged to take advantage of this offer to ensure the safety of your pet.
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Promoting our region to a national and international market is something that Tourism Whitsundays do successfully every day, but here on the ground they are equally as busy.Last week, CEO of Tourism Whitsundays Rick Hamilton, made a trip to Bowen and while he was there, took the time to hang out and meet with other tourism operators.
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The Proserpine Entertainment Centre (PEC) has been announced as the venue for the 2023 Whitsunday Tourism Awards which is due to take place on Friday, October 20.
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The Proserpine Lions and Ladies Auxiliary celebrated their annual changeover dinner last week, at the Proserpine Leisure and Activity Centre.
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The Proserpine Library has unveiled a new visual art exhibition, displaying the Heart Art Exhibit created by participants of the Whitsunday Leisure Activity Centre. The artwork created for the exhibit was a part of the participants art therapy, which allowed creative expression and an emotive release.
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The team at Whitsunday Mowers are looking after the Whitsundays this month, with ten per cent off any and all mowers off the floor, for the month of July. Yes, this includes your standard push mower, your ride on mower, your zero turn and your electric mower, until stocks last.
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