An application for a large retail precinct on Shute Harbour Road has been approved at Whitsunday Regional Council’s Ordinary Meeting on Wednesday, and in turn a new set of traffic lights for the major main road.
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Collinsville is looking to be the centre of a $20 billion renewable energy and ammonia/hydrogen project courtesy of foreign investors. Three of Korea’s largest conglomerate groups – the Han-Ho consortium of Korea Zinc, Hanwha Impact, and SK Gas - have joined forces to develop a scheme to deliver 3000 megawatts of renewable energy and an export supply chain for ammonia from Collinsville to Korea.
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The Whitsunday region has once again toppled previous records by exceeding visitation numbers to emerge as one of Queensland’s most popular holiday destinations. “We are clearly the stand-out region in Queensland, with the highest percentage increase of overnight visitor expenditure, along with record increases in domestic holiday visitors,” said Tourism Whitsunday’s Chief Executive Officer, Rick Hamilton.
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When Kyle Danns and his family became the victims of a scammer, they were left $4,000 out of pocket with a torn-up garden and nowhere to turn. “We’d been meaning to do something with the backyard for a while,” said Kyle. Through a miscommunication, Kyle paid someone he thought was trustworthy to do work on their backyard before the scammer did a runner with his money.
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A controversial Urologist who had previously made headlines across the country for incompetence and unconventional practices has now shot into the spotlight once again following an incident which saw him suspended from duties at Mackay Base Hospital.
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Four sets of stairs, car tyres, six shopping trolleys and a mouthguard were just some of the unusual items collected as part of Clean Up, The Mackay Region. More than three tonnes of rubbish was collected across 11 sites with an impressive 97 volunteers attending.
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Renewable energy, regional services, economic diversification and housing accessibility were on the agenda at the third Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday Regional Community Forum for 2022, held on Monday. The forum, chaired by Member for Mackay Julieanne Gilbert, began with site visits to the Mackay Substation Project and Resources Centre of Excellence where forum members learnt more about the Stage 2: Future Industries Hub.
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The Cannons continue to host Club Nights on Wednesday nights during the school holidays, with all swimmers enjoying the warmer weather. The Cannons congratulated seven-year-old Eloise Chegwidden on setting a new Club Record of 59.2 seconds for her 50-metre Breaststroke. Prickly Pineapple Swim Star of the Week was Isabella Pisaniello, who was presented with an Upgrade Certificate and the Chocolate Award for the biggest personal best.
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Parkrun may be the name, but you don’t have to run or be a runner to get involved in this free weekly five-kilometre event that takes place at 7am every Saturday morning at Coral Sea Marina. While walkers have always been welcome and celebrated at the 450 parkruns around Australia each Saturday, Pakrun Australia say the month of October will be dedicated to encouraging even more people to walk.
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Three triathletes from Airlie Beach have qualified for two unique world events where they’ll represent Australia across the month of October. Michael Kimpton, Daniel McDonnell, and Alisha Rust – Airlie Beach and Hamilton Island athletes – will head to the United States in October to compete across two outings as international athletes.
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The club is one week closer to finding out who’s name will be on the Premier League trophy at the end of this year’s season. One thing we do know for certain, is that there will be a new name on the cup this year. On Thursday morning, Jamie Maher and Andy Peel played in the first prelim final, with Jamie getting off to a great start taking the first five legs.
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The weekly 9-hole stableford was won this week by Tyson Flavel with 21 points. Terry Kimpton was second with 20 and Rhys Bartholomeus third with 19 points c/b. Friday was Mark Winter who won with 21 points, Brayden Davies in second with 18 points and Clint Paull with 17 third.
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After a few weeks of no comps the Whitsunday Social Golf Club held its September Monthly Medal event on Sunday. Winner for A Grade Men was George Meharry, with runner up Jason Bourke. Mens B Grade winner was Mark McDougall, runner up was Paul Nicol.
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Tuesday results for Wangaratta Bowls Club: Winners for the afternoon were Irene Laird, Linda Smith, and David Madden defeating Sue Shearing, Cath Christopher, and Joe Paynting. Other winners were Maree Brunker, Pearl Ayken, and Mark Drummond beating out Joe Paynting, Bill Parker, and Margaret Wilson. Lyn Madden, Keith Aykens, and Sugar Brunker were the final Tuesday winners, defeating D Beel, Terry Robinson, and Penny Warren.
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Sunday Scroungers Winners: Steve Roome, Jane Gilbert, Tracey Roach, and Gavin Charles. Presentation Night is October 22 at the Central Hotel. Wednesday Social: One card only for Wednesday. There was a drawn game between Paula Welsted, Bev Smith, Tiarna Rogers versus David Moodie Joan Edwards/ Eddie Neylon, Peter Thomson.
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Tuesday afternoon social bowls: Skipper John Trembath was at his absolute best alongside Mario De Martini at lead. Combining with visiting bowler Robyn Roberts, the side beat all comers. Wednesday afternoon social bowls: 24 bowlers competed for first prize, which saw Helen Ward at skipper, with Keith Bates at lead and Tony Kelly playing out of his skin, completely overwhelm the opposition.
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The “Road To Glory” began for the Whitsundays’ favourite football team back in early January, as the eventual champions kicked off their preseason. A new coach, the returning Nick Hodgen, whose last spell as manager with the club was in 2014, combined with new players, spelling for a strong outing in the competition – but did they expect the result?
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It was written in the stars. Whitsunday United Football Club were crowned Football Queensland Premier League (FQPL) Whitsunday Coast inaugural champions in September of 2022, finishing the season with a tally of 49 points, pipping persistent rivals Mackay Lions in the final game of the regular season. They would face off against Lions twice in the Finals series of the competition, beating them twice to confirm “the double” – winning two trophies: the FQPL Title and the Grand Final Trophy.
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There is no magic to exercise; only that you get out of it what you put in. That doesn't mean you have to work out for hours each day – it means you need to work smart. Not all exercises are created equal, some are simply more efficient than others, whether they target multiple muscle groups, are suitable for a wide variety of fitness levels, or help you burn calories more effectively.
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A full house greeted the ambitious youngsters who sung their hearts out at the second heat of Young Whitsundays Got Talent competition which was held at the Grandview Hotel in Bowen on Sunday. A total of 12 contestants and four bands performed in front of over 150 guests who all threw their support behind these young and emerging artists.
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Avatar Cast your mind back to 2009: Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States in January, Kesha’s Tik Tok topped the charts most of the year, Chrysler went bankrupt in May, the King Of Pop, Michael Jackson, passed away in June. And a little, independent film (ha ha) called ‘Avatar’ hit cinemas on December 18, changing the cinema landscape, namely the modern blockbuster, forever.
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The King Of The Mountain is about to become the King Of The Coast when an all-star tribute to some of Australia’s top rock bands arrives at the Airlie Beach Hotel in October. In the “ultimate Saturday Session rock out”, three legendary Aussie bands will star in one epic afternoon show. The Angels, Divinyls, and Midnight Oil Tribute Show will rock out to the sound of Oz anthems of the eighties at The Pub.
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Bob Eden is on a mission to eradicate suicide. The Whitsunday-based fitter-turner turned folk singer and author is set to release his first book ‘The Gift of Depression, My Little Scrap Book’ with one mission in mind: sharing his story to save even just one life. “Every 40 seconds, someone dies because of depression, and they do not have to. I am living proof of that,” Bob said.
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A host of talented artist were celebrated as part of the Whitsundays Arts Festival, with their work on public exhibition during the festivities and several of them picked to win lucrative art awards for their contribution. The major prize was won by Justin Telfer from Mullumbimby in New South Wales, for his work ‘Nullabor Crossing.’
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Often referred to as “Little Paddy Fitz”, Paddy Fitzgerald was a much-loved character in the district. He arrived in Proserpine in 1932, a single man of 25 years, and set about making a name for himself as the master bootmaker of his time.
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