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Gold For Gold Pinnacles Wins Big

dding another notch to their success belt is none other than Pinnacles, Airlie Beach. Taking home the first place accolade for self-contained accommodation at the 2023 Queensland Tourism Awards, Pinnacles stands as a testament to luxury accommodation.With 29 stylish apartments, catering for families, couples, and groups Pinnacles offers a range of one, two and three bedrooms, perfect for any size group.

A Wonka Kind Of Christmas

To celebrate the release of the brand-new adaptation of Roald Dahl’s famous book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, there will be special pre-movie activities at Proserpine Entertainment Centre.On Thursday 14 December from 5pm, the Wonka Party will begin and families from around the region are invited.This is your opportunity to not only be one of the first people in Australia to watch the new Wonka movie, it is also time to get together and enjoy a pre-Christmas party.There will be roving ente

Go Your Own Way With This Fleetwood Mac Tribute

The illustrious and enchanting Tusk, the Storybook Tribute to Fleetwood Mac, is coming to Airlie Beach, and they are bringing with them charm, character, and class. Making the line up we have Penni Jones, as Stevie Nicks, who is hauntingly authentic and beautifully poignant, with near perfect renditions of the unforgettable tracks. With her is Dalys Timpanaro as Christine, James Towers as Lindsay, Rob Brens as Mick Fleetwood and Grant Canterbury as John McVie, a powerful team that ensures this p

Cuteness For A Cause

The Cannonvale Petstock is giving the gift of happiness and support this Christmas, vowing to raise $800,000 for the Petstock Foundation’s Christmas Project. The project, beginning October 31 until December 24, will support seven children-focussed charities, with the Queensland specific charity being Smart Pups. Smart Pups is an organisation dedicated with training and homing assistance dogs with children with a range of abilities, including autism, epilepsy, diabetes, blindness, and mobility co

Dine For One, Dine For All

Affectionally known as the ‘Can’t Decide Platter’, Anchor Bar is ensuring that every member of your group discovers a little of everything to satisfy their taste buds. Evolving from an observation by wait staff, where patrons were unable to decide between this and that on the fantastic and delicious menu, the ‘Can’t Decide Platter’ soon became a permanent part of the menu. “The Can’t Decide Platter came about from having several favourite dishes on the menu, so often we would get ‘I can’t deci

The Sweet Difference - The Sake Of Eastwoods

The calibre and uniqueness that is Japanese Sake is not lost on Kirsty and Jack Mason, owners and operators of Eastwoods Dining, one of the newest restaurants to grace the Airlie Beach Esplanade. Japanese Sake is defined by its special process of rice fermentation. With the first rice-based drink dating back to the 5th Century BC, Sake was first recorded in written history in a 3rd Century historical Chinese document, and first domestically in the 8th Century. However, the most historical evid

Meet The Chef Troy Fuller Head Chef Of KC’s Bar And Grill

For close to two years, Troy Fuller has been at the helm of KC’s Bar and Grill, leading with a keen attitude and excellent service. It was an easy decision for Troy to join the KC’s team, having been an avid fan of the Restaurant when he initially moved to the area, over eight years ago. “This is actually my third time living in Airlie Beach,” Troy explained. “But my favourite part has always been KC’s. It’s been my favourite bar since I first came to Airlie Beach.” Specialising in chargrilled

Traditional Handcrafted Taste: La Marina Restaurant

For La Marina Restaurant and Bar, the difference is in the flavour, steeped in tradition and handcrafted with classic and timeless techniques. For La Marina, the difference is in Angelo Panuccio. Since the early days of La Marina, Angelo has been instrumental in creating the beautiful and tasty Italian meals that satisfy the soul. Father to Joe Panuccio, the owner and operator of La Marina, Angelo has been serving as key pasta and gnocchi creator and meatball connoisseur since the beginning.

Pavlova is surprisingly easy to make as long as you remember these few but important tips:

Library Christmas Holiday Activities

BOWEN LIBRARY Monday 11th December 10am - 4pm Library Kid’s Club Challenge Launch Tuesday 12th December 10am - 11am Upcycled CD Ornaments 2pm - 3pm Santa Mail Project Wednesday 13th December 10am - 11am Elf on the Shelf: Coding Activity Thursday 14th December 10am - 11am Wooden Picture Frame Present 2pm - 3pm Christmas Lego Challenge PROSERPINE LIBRARY Monday 11th December 10am to 4pm Library Kid’s Club Challenge Launch Tuesday 12th December 2pm to 3pm Sensory Play Thursday

Good Spirit And Good Energy Bowen Christmas Carols

The Bowen community gathered together and celebrated the upcoming Christmas celebrations in style, with their Community Christmas Carols last weekend. Seeing a great turnout, on par with pre-covid numbers, the Rotary Club of Bowen were excited to see people flicking to join in the festive spirit.

Carols Across The Region

Carols By The Beach The Whitsunday Regional Council are gearing up for their Christmas celebrations, with the annual Carols by the Beach returning for another mammoth event. Beginning at 4.30pm with a performance by the Proserpine Citizens Band, with the Cannonvale State School Choir kicking off celebrations at 5pm. From 5.30pm, Christmas Carols begins with the highly anticipated arrival of Santa. The outdoor cinema showing of Home Alone begins at 6.30pm. The food hub will service any diet and

Youth Gymnastics Take Centre Stage

The annual PCYC Whitsundays Gymnastics Showcase was held last week to the enjoyment of parents and family members in the packed crowd. With over 70 children, aged from five to 14, taking to the course, displaying their newfound skills, talents and techniques, that have been perfected by the capable team of coaches at PCYC Whitsundays. From Foundation gymnasts to Platinum level athletes, each and every child had the opportunity to showcase their skills to an eager crowd. “We had a really great

Down To The Final Wicket Bowen VS Home Hill

Home Hill Cricket Association hosted Bowen Cricket last Sunday, November 26 for an inter-town representative match with bragging rights coming down to the final wicket. The match reignited a rivalry between the two towns, with excellent play on both sides. The Sunday fixture between Home Hill and Bowen saw the visitors win the toss and elect to bat.

Cannons In And Out Of The Pool

The Cannons had a super weekend at the Hamilton Island Triathlon and Ocean Swims. Congratulations to Don Algie, Harris Delac, River Shields, Penelope Shields, Lincoln Russell, Millie Groom, Lily Maher, and Alessa Penglase-Fortunato for outstanding efforts in Saturday’s Triathlon. On Sunday, Thomas Ganter, Don Algie, Harris Delac, Eloise Chegwidden, Tora Delac, Jacob Bell, and Harry Chegwidden participated in the Ocean Swims. All the swimmers did extremely well.

Lawn Bowl Where Precision Meets Relaxation

Last week of spring and then into summer which could not come faster as the bowls this week have demonstrated. Tuesday afternoon Social Bowls saw inexperienced Mark Mawson at skipper with Liz McManus at lead and Tess Walker at second playing brilliant bowls to run away with the money whilst newly joined player John Burnett take home the prestigious Health Hub award.

End Of Year Approaching

Mick's Computer Services had a great afternoon of bowls on Saturday when they had their Staff Christmas Party at the club. Enjoying a game of barefoot bowls along with a lot of fun in a social setting.

Keep Calm And Bowl On The Lawn With Wangaratta Bowls

Tuesday winners were Bron Tolcher and Irene Laird defeated Shirley Jones and Robyn Stitt. Lyndi Suann and Evan Jones defeated Deb Retchless and Alby Vigar. The jackpot didn’t go off.Competitions results: On Saturday the club mixed competition was completed. In the morning the final of the Mixed Triples was won by Laurie Land, Penny Warren and Allan Rolfe who defeated Tracey Roach, Lloyd White and Jason Wright. In the afternoon the final of the Mixed Pairs could not have been any closer with an

Don’t Sputter Out! With Bowen Golf Club

On Wednesday, men and ladies played a single stableford event sponsored by Bowen Golf Club. Ladies’ winner was Viv Clark 39pts, runner up on a countback Robyn Slade 36pts. Men’s winner on a countback was John Lawson 41pts, runner up Rodney Wells 41pts.

On Proserpine Green

The stableford held on November 21 was won by Len Booroff with 40 points from Brad Fleet on 38 with Lyn Muller the leading lady on 38 beating Leanne Alexander by 3. Pins went to Elise Hodgson, Brad Fleet and Chris Pham. Lyn Muller edged out Vickie Wallace to take Wednesday's event with 39 points. Pins went to Lyn Muller, Pam Harrison x2, and Tiina Randmae.

No One Putt Out On Whitsunday Green

Conditions were steamy with the occasional nuisance shower, but play wasn’t interrupted at all. Although the field was smaller than usual with only 17 players, Christmas festivities and Handiskins kept a few of the regulars away, there was, as always, a very amicable competitive spirit in play.

Whitsunday Runners Recognised In Townsville

The Whitsunday Running Club had an amazing season this year!Local runners were able to test their skills against competitors from all over Australia and overseas in the three major events that the club organised, namely: the North Queensland Cross Championship in March, North Queensland Marathon Championship in July, and the Whitsunday Trail Festival in September.

A Tree-mendous Tragedy

A neighbourhood dispute highlighted the overarching issue of urban greenery this week when a local couple witnessed the last remaining tree in the property adjacent to theirs culled to provide the new property owner with more space. Mandy Coles and her husband Iyas Shaheen have resided in their Waterson Way address for 15 years and during that time they believed that the mango tree in question was located on a Council watercourse that ran between the two properties. This was thrown into questi

Giving the Gift Of Housing

With The Tiny Homes Project The Tiny Homes Project has rounded out 2023 with a fantastic rock n’ roll Christmas celebration, raising a massive figure of $15,050 on the day, bringing the overall project total to a mammoth $681,601. This means the group are on-track to deliver four ‘tiny homes’ to homeless women over 55 in the Whitsundays by mid-2024. “We completely filled up the Sailing Club dining room,” Sandy Clark, Fundraising Coordinator for Tiny Homes Project, explained. With the themes of

Choo Choo! Santa Train Comes To Town

Visitors and locals travelling through Strathdickie are being greeted by Santa’s train, imaginatively constructed using haybales, tinsel, a plywood caboose, and decorated with presents for children. A bit of a local legend, this Strathdickie farmer regularly constructs haybale structures to celebrate the holidays, with many locals also remembering the Easter Bunny from a few years ago. For many families, it has become a yearly tradition to stop by and grab a family photo with the imaginative cr