Wednesday’s competition at Bowen Golf Club was a single stroke for the October midweek Monthly medal sponsored by the club.
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This week 95 people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course, of whom 30 were first timers and 7 recorded new Personal Bests. Well done to Steve, Chloe, Jay, Therese, Hoffie, Shane and Geoff. Louise completed her 50th parkrun and Kara completed her 100th week as a volunteer.
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Twilight Race: Another week, another enjoyable sail for the 20 yachts who took part in last week’s twilight race conducted by Whitsunday Sailing Club.
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The first of Airlie Beach’s competitors representing the country at a series of World Championship Ironman events crossed the finish line last Sunday.
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The Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club hosted its first Distance Club Night for the season, letting swimmers complete over longer distance events.
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Hi, Constant Readers. There’s a great irony to the name of this section because I suffer from dreadful seasickness. I know: What a place to live in and have crippling nausea on boats. You’re in literal paradise and you can’t even go out fishing, you must be thinking.
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A split-second that ended with a tragic loss of life has sent ricochets of sadness, anger, frustration, and injustice right across the country. While many have commented that the police used excessive force during the event that saw 24-year-old Luke Gilbert fatally shot, others observed that because police officers risk their lives going to work every day, they have the right to defend themselves.
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It’s not always about winning. At Ingham’s Country Cup Carnival on the weekend, a team of Proserpine Junior Cricketers were chasing victory, but instead of going for the win and putting their best players at the top of the batting order, Club Captain Darcy Milne picked with his heart.
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An eight-year-old girl was airlifted to Mackay last Friday following a near-drowning incident at a holiday park in Jubilee Pocket. She was pulled unresponsive from the swimming-pool at 9.30am on Friday, September 30, and the RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter, that had just landed in Bowen, was immediately diverted to attend the scene.
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One in four women under 18 have been affected by sexual violence in Australia and the team at Whitsunday Counselling and Support are ready to help anyone in the region to give them hope and create change both locally and within the national narrative. October is Sexual Violence Awareness Month, a time of year when you will notice a range of initiatives to help create conversation and bring the subject to the fore.
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A local billionaire businessman is looking to unite 27 disparate community groups to form an association to fight for the protection of our unique tourism offering which he views, is in jeopardy. Paul Darrouzet, owner of Coral Sea Marina Resort in Airlie Beach gave a passionate speech at last weeks’ Tourism Whitsunday Networking evening which was attended by over 100 tourism operators.
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The “final piece” of the Shute Harbour Marine Terminal puzzle will begin construction this month according to Whitsunday Regional Council’s Shute Harbour Coordinator Shaun Cawood. The new $1.5 million building - to be constructed by local business Red Emperor Constructions at Shute Harbour - will serve as a Small Tourism Operators hub at the site.
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Collinsville continues to struggle with a “bat plague” as protected species of flying fox have remained in the mining town for more than seven months, causing concerns the animals may set up a permanent roost. From March the population of ‘fruit bats’ – who have an endemic population of around 200 to 900 in Collinsville – soared in size, reaching major heights in September.
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With new changes to legislation coming into effect on the first of October, it’s time to get up to speed on your property – whether you be a landlord or a tenant. The Owner of Tropical Rentals Whitsundays, Kerri Southee, said there’s been plenty of changes to housing law for renters and landlords alike, including keeping pets, minimum housing standards, and ending tenancies fairly.
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It was National Police Remembrance Day last week and officers from around the region gathered in Bowen to commemorate emergency service personnel that had lost their lives. This was especially poignant for the Bowen Police community who lost one of their own to cancer less than a year ago.
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A special memorial service was held in Bowen last week to honour the life of Sergeant Ryan Gregory who tragically passed away following a short battle with an aggressive form of brain cancer late last year.
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The culmination of five weeks’ dedicated fundraising for the Coles Hummingbird House Appeal resulted in an impressive $14,000 raised. All proceeds will now be donated to Queensland’s only children’s palliative care service, Hummingbird House, which helps the nearly 5,700 children born each year in Queensland with life-limiting conditions.
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An $18 million project could establish “future fuels” in the region, pushing the Whitsundays towards sustainable tourism thanks to a partnership between council and two renewables companies. Elvin Group Renewables (Elvin) and Hydrogen Integration Technologies (HiT) are hoping to construct and implement a series of hydrogen-based technological developments in the Whitsundays with the support of the local government.
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North Queensland’s “heart of agriculture training” is slated for completion this month. The new $3.4 million TAFE Agriculture Centre of Excellence (ACoE) in Bowen – a state-of-the-art facility set to train and prepare Queensland’s agrarian workforce – is taking shape, with the local construction firm, Lowcock Builders, expecting an end of October completion.
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Proserpine’s faithful have been amping up their efforts to raise funds to rebuild their church over the past month in a series of community events and fundraisers. Churchgoers of St James Uniting Church in Proserpine, which was dismantled and farewelled almost a year ago in November of 2021, have organised Flower Shows, as well as plants, treats, and treasure sales over the month of September, with all proceeds going towards their building fund.
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Mary Frances McGrath was born in Mackay on October 8, 1899. Her father worked as a blacksmith in the Homebush Sugar Mill until 1907. The family moved to Proserpine where Mr McGrath obtained a licence for the Great Northern Hotel (now Metropole) before moving to Bowen then finally returning to Proserpine to take up farming at “Greenclyde” between Gregory and Foxdale.
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Airlie Beach’s central business district may be set for a pedestrian crossing shake-up. Whilst works are being undertaken on the coastal town’s Main Street*, Whitsunday Regional Council have begun seeking comment on pedestrian vs vehicle priority. Results from council’s ‘Pedestrian Priority Investigation’ will inform future decision making on nine pedestrian crossings in town.
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October sees the last gasps of winter rains before the heat of summer in the Whitsundays, and with the sun out, snakes begin to move. With food and mating on the mind, the region’s 30 species of serpents will glide through rural, commercial, and residential properties over the next few months – mostly unnoticed.
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Injuries are practically inevitable in an emergency. There’s a chance you could get hurt by whatever’s causing the emergency: it can be as varied as getting burned in a fire, or you could get struck by toppling debris during an earthquake. But injuries are also sustained during the ‘emergency panic’. In the rush to get away from danger, you could sprain your ankle or suffer an open wound.
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The long-standing and much respected Airlie Beach Swim School by Danielle prides itself on providing not only the best technical development for your children but also the most important safety messages to create confident yet careful young swimmers.
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