The proposed Queensland Hydro Pioneer-Burdekin Project has been an unexpected and sudden development for our region. On the day following the State Government announcement of the project, CANEGROWERS Mackay, with Pioneer Valley Water, met with Queensland Hydro's interim CEO Chris Evans and consultants working on stakeholder and community engagement, to directly hear about the proposed project and timeline.
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There has been an alarming decline in the number of Queensland women attending mammograms this year and local medical teams are concerned this will result in an uptick of late presentation breast cancers which are much harder to treat. The latest figures show a 16 per cent reduction in the number of Queensland women having BreastScreen mammograms in the first three months of 2022.
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Hi Everyone, It has been another huge week producing your local paper and, with our Mackay Editor away on annual leave, I have been taking on extra duties overseeing both sides of the newspaper.
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Local sporting clubs are often run on a tight budget with limited funds for the little extras that seem to add up over the season. Supporting your club as they support you is an excellent way of giving back directly to the community that you love.
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The $7 million replacement fire and rescue station set for construction in Airlie Beach raised alarm bells for local councillors this week.
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The Colonel is touching down in Airlie Beach after a proposal for a new KFC at Reef Plaza complex in Cannonvale is approved by Whitsunday Regional Council.
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Harvey Norman is the latest major retailer to jump onboard the planned Galbraith Park Drive and Central Avenue showroom development.
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The Cannon Valley Reservoirs were officially opened last week, and everyone involved celebrated a project that broke the mould when it came to successful project management, budget and collaboration.
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A local couple are celebrating the life-changing moment that their lucky Keno ticket saw them win a whopping $150,000 cash prize last week.
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In a “post-Covid forum”, Rotary Club Airlie Beach invited the local community to have its say on the organisation’s potential future projects, as well as providing feedback on how the club itself can move into a new era.
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A 25-year-old Whitsunday local has won a prestigious TAFE award at the Cairns Campus, becoming one of only 16 students selected for the honour out of a cohort of 1,200 apprentices.
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A local food-lover who is also gluten and lactose intolerant has put her passion for cooking into a unique concept, designing a cookbook that is dedicated to delicious recipes for those living with specific dietary requirements.
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Women looking for a career boost, a change of direction, first job or avenue for re-entering the workforce will soon be assisted by a dedicated program that offers free mentorship to rural ladies seeking career development.
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Two brothers riding postie bikes are halfway through their 10,000-kilometre round trip in the name of mental health awareness and charity. Andrew and Michael Chapman arrived in Airlie Beach on Monday at the mid-point of their unassisted journey aboard a pair of Honda CT110 motorcycles.
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One of our local Visitor Information Centres (VIC) has won the prestigious title of being the best in the state in the Regional Tourism Organisation category at last week’s 2022 Queensland Information Centres Association (QICA) Awards in Noosa.
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Travelling around our district, we see hectares of sugar cane and many beef cattle grazing in the paddocks. BUT - Did you know that in the early days of Proserpine, there were many small family dairies?
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A new Queensland Government initiative providing intensive employment and training assistance is coming to the Whitsundays courtesy of PCYC Whitsundays.
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One of the Whitsundays’ mainstay volunteer groups is getting into the swing of things at the Proserpine Entertainment Centre, and they’re looking for your help.
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In the calm, early summer breeze just outside of the sugarcane town of Proserpine in North Queensland, John Casey is calling out next to a shallow, green pool: “Come on, Charlene. Come out, girl.”
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For the first time in 12 years, Proserpine State School students will take to the stage for the first of two drama performances tonight.
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The Proserpine Entertainment Centre will transform into the final frontier when local years one to six students make a crash landing on planet Kapzastra.St. Catherine’s Catholic College Proserpine will beam its Junior Drama Club performers onto the stage tonight for a performance of playwright Patti Veconi’s ‘Catch The Waves’.
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A new initiative that opens doorways and opportunities for people living with disabilities has just been announced by the Federal Government following the recent Jobs and Skills Summit.
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Australia’s largest service club organisation is celebrating its 75th anniversary. Formed in Lismore in 1947, the very first Lions Australia club ushered in a volunteering age of “uncommon kindness and putting the needs of the world first”.
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The six and a half years Ash Barnicoat has been owner of Proserpine Smash Repairs & Restoration have seen him cultivate his passion for classic cars.
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When asked how many volunteers St Vincent de Pauls Op Shop in Proserpine had, volunteer Elsie Magee said, “not enough.”
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