A man of many personas, a voice that transcends the ages and a performance that is guaranteed to rock any stage, Dellacomma Rio is always greeted to a superstar welcome when he comes to Airlie Beach.
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This weekend North Queensland’s skateboarding royalty are coming to Bowen for an action-packed two-day event which is free for the community and open to all ages and abilities.
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Film lovers are in for a treat this year with an action-packed movie schedule announced for the open-air cinema located at the Airlie Beach Foreshore.Bring your picnic blanket down and enjoy some bare-foot film-viewing while watching the sunset over the bay and the twinkling lights of the night sky appear.
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Mental health is an important aspect of overall well-being and can have a significant impact on daily life. Here are five tips to help improve your mental health:
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Do you have frizzy, uncontrollable hair? Thinning hair that is easy to break? Or Greasy hair that falls flat and lifeless? Whatever your haircare woe, let Monat’s vegan, plant-based, humidity combatting ingredients rejuvenate your scalp and transform your look.
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For many years people have reported feelings of ‘losing track of time’ or being so engrossed in what they are doing that they simply do not notice what is happening around them.
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The Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club will be hosting their first Club Night for 2023 on Wednesday, 11 January, 2023.
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With the upcoming season starting in a matter of weeks, the local Whitsunday Touch Football sporting group are looking for a new name so they can increase their profile within the broader competition community.
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The year has started with a bang and it was so great to see everyone ready and eager to improve and focus for our little club to go one step further than last season.Due to rain Tuesday afternoon Social Bowls was cancelled but everything had dried up quickly so Rick Galea and Merve Stewart organised a very competitive set of pairs games for all participants.
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On Tuesday, 34 players competed and John Oates was victorious in the men’s competition with 37 points, beating Ben Rosenthal on a countback, Wayne Fitzgerald came in 3rd on 36 points. Mandy Patterson was too good for the ladies on 31 points ahead of Beryl Nosworthy and Tiina Randmae 30 & 28 points respectively.
Read moreThe start of the new year of golf rounds saw 28 Whitsunday Members attend in hot conditions to play for the January Monthly Medal.
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Detectives from the Mackay Child Protection Investigation Unit are investigating the sudden death of a two-year-old girl in North Mackay.Police said the child was taken to Mackay Base Hospital on December 29, around 8pm, where she was pronounced deceased upon arrival.
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Mackay’s Georgia Knoll lights up a room from the moment she enters. Her beaming smile and constant positive personality has made her a favourite local identity, as well as a star employee for the Coffee Club on Wood Street.
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“I helped this woman load her shopping into her car this afternoon, she said she was so grateful that she could marry me. “I couldn’t believe it, you do something nice for someone and they threaten to ruin your life.”Happy 2023, Mackay! I hope that joke started your day with a chuckle.
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A community forum was hosted in December 2022 by Federal Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox focussing on veterans’ services throughout the electorate with the Former Deputy Prime Minister and Shadow Minister for Veterans’ Affairs Barnaby Joyce.
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A prime riverfront food and beverage location is next in line for a revamp as part of council’s Mackay Waterfront redevelopment.Council is calling for tenders for a structural refurbishment of 8 River Street, formerly Maria’s Donkey and more recently the Don Daniels restaurant site.
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Sarina and Bucasia Beaches will no longer be regularly patrolled by lifeguards, as a result of a decision by Surf Life Saving Queensland.Following the tragic death of a teenager due to a box jellyfish sting, there has been a change to the marine stinger risk management procedure which will now require two lifeguards to perform a stinger drag before opening a beach. Previously this task had required only one lifeguard.
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New Year’s Day, 2023.While most of us were sleeping peacefully, perhaps nursing a sore head or wiping crusty eyes from seeing the new year in, our region’s rescue helicopter crews were primed and ready for activation.
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Mackay families worried about expensive back-to-school costs for the new year can breathe a sigh of relief with the news that School Savvy is coming to town. Selling secondhand school uniforms and quality booklist stationery supplies at extremely low-cost, School Savvy will be opening their pop-up shop at the Mackay PCYC from January 9 – 12.
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Strong tourism recovery results for domestic tourism have been released in the latest National Visitor Survey by Tourism Research Australia last month. The Mackay Isaac Region placed eighth nation-wide in the Top 10 tourism regions in overnight trips in the year ending September 2022, compared to the year ending September 2019, with an impressive 13 per cent increase and a total of 1.2 million trips.
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The Mackay Classic Car Club finished off 2022 with a $500 donation to Dragons Abreast Mackay made on Sunday, December 11.The money was primarily raised through driver reviver at Waverley Creek, a fundraising activity the Car Club takes part in every year.
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The generosity of the Mackay community in the leadup to Christmas was commendable. Thousands of hampers, toys and other goodies were donated and distributed to organisations who help those in need, however that need doesn’t diminish along with the Christmas tree for another year.
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A new, lower cost of PBS medicines came into effect on New Year’s Day, meaning the most patients will pay for a PBS listed medication is $30, down from $42.50. This follows Parliament passing legislation late last year to lower the maximum co-payment cost of PBS medicines.
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It’s a shocking statistic that a female giving birth in a Timor-Leste hospital is 14 times more likely to die, or have her baby die, than if she gave birth in Australia.Timor-Leste has one of the highest rates of maternal mortalities, perinatal (stillbirth and newborn death), and infant mortality rates in the world. As a result of the recent conflict with Indonesia, the older generation of mentors is deceased and there is also a lack of infrastructure and training.
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Isaac Regional Council had to make thedifficult decision to cancel the 2022 Moranbah Australia Day Triathlon, whichwas postponed in January.Despite Council’s best efforts to deliver thetriathlon later in 2022, staffing and volunteer shortages have meant Council wasunable to deliver last year’s event, once the swimming season had recommencedfrom September.
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