A canister containing aluminium phosphide pellets was found washed up in Airlie Beach after recent wild weather along parts of the Queensland coast last week.
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An out of court settling has been reached following a five-year legal battle with the widow of a Chinese commercial airline pilot who drowned at the Airlie Beach Lagoon with his five-year-old son in October 2018.
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Hi Everyone,Last weekend we bought a dog.This is my first time as a pet owner and jeez this week has been an interesting learning curve!
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An enthusiastic group of Collinsville residents have been acknowledged for their incredible fundraising efforts by being named a Mater Foundation Community Hero.
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Bowen State High School graduate and Whitsunday Brahmans junior player Shaniah Power has signed a two-year deal to join the inaugural North Queensland Toyota Cowboys NRLW side.
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Whitsunday Regional Councillors have delayed their decision on major amendments to the planning scheme, citing the need for “more time” to look over a whopping 999-page document.
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An inquest into the death of Luke Gilbert, who was tragically killed in a police shooting in October 2022, is due to be held in Cairns in August.
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The Puma Service Station in Cannonvale closed its doors suddenly last week with staff saying they were given very little notice before they were left unemployed.“Yes, they closed us forever, the lease wasn’t renewed,” said a staff member named Anthea.
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Whitsunday Regional Councillors have deferred a decision on a short-term accommodation (STA) application in a move to take a stand on further exacerbation of the region’s housing crisis.
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This ANZAC Day, the Whitsunday community will gather to honour all the Australians and New Zealanders who served and died in conflicts, wars, and other service operations, marking their involvement and suffering on our behalf. Lest we forget.
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Local historians return to community cemeteries this weekend, in support of buried ANZAC soldiers and ex-military personnel.
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My name is Bronte, and I am the new cadet journalist with the Mackay and Whitsunday Life newspaper.I’ve relocated from the regional city of Armidale, in New South Wales.
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Hello everyone! I hope a wonderful Easter period was had by all and that everyone enjoyed being out and about in our beautiful region.
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A year on and it’s time to clear, sort, and record the plastic pollution caught in the 15 litter traps that have been placed in the waters as part of the Whitsunday Gross Pollutant Trap project.
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One lucky Central Queensland lady is celebrating this week having received a phone call to inform her she is the winner of the Visitor Information Centre Passport Competition and will now receive $2,100 worth of vouchers to spend in the region.
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Whitsunday Regional Council has devised a flying fox management plan with short and long-term strategies in hopes that concerted action could lessen the adverse impact of the protected species in Collinsville.
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Did you notice the influx of dragonflies! More than I have seen in a long time in the Whitsundays.“A lot of dragonfly mean the Wet has ended” (June Djiagween, First Nations Person)
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Coral formations make great homes for a huge variety of different animals. From the fish, which hide in their shadows, to the borers which carve their homes out of the substance of their hosts – the ocean is one great relationship between species.
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A veteran of both Gallipoli and the Middle East campaign in World War I, Charles Robert Gibson Dougherty (Charlie) enlisted at Goondiwindi on December 31 1914. He was stationed at Enoggera Camp in Brisbane before being assigned to the 11th Light Horse Regiment on March 24 1915.
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After much preparation and anticipation, Karen Jacobsen’s pop-orchestral masterpiece entitled The Misogyny Opus, is ready for its world premiere, which is due to take place at the Mackay Entertainment and Culture Centre (MECC) next weekend.
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Help fight animal cruelty at the upcoming Million Paws Walk, Sunday May 28. Million Paws Walk is an RSPCA initiative, raising funds and awareness for animal cruelty.
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A growing audience of locals have enjoyed ‘the pictures’ at The Proserpine Entertainment Centre (PEC) over the first three months of the site’s cinema operations.
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, head down to the Proserpine Community Markets (PCM) on Sunday, April 30, and grab some handmade goodies.
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For two nights at the end of April, the poetic and eclectic sound of one of the biggest bands of all time will revive in two back-to-back tribute shows setting “the night on fire” at The Pub.
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To the outsider – that being anyone who hasn’t played a thousand hours of Super Mario Galaxy 2, at least - nothing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie makes any sense. Is that a problem for mainstream audiences? Apparently not.
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