Twelve schools across Mackay and surrounding districts battled it out at the annual All Schools Robotics and Drone competitions staged recently at the Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre (MECC).
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A new barbecue and picnic area overlooking Seaforth’s swimming enclosure plus a splash pad water park modelled on local sea life are part of the plans to upgrade Seaforth’s Esplanade.
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Unearthed is steaming back into Mackay for a fun-filled day of free activities for the whole family on Sunday, August 21.
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In a move so ironic it outdoes every line in Alanis Morissette’s famous aptly named song, Ironic, Mackay Police Sergeant Nigel Dalton received a scam phone call, while he was at Mackay’s Disability Expo last Friday, volunteering at a scam awareness stall.
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A seriously injured teenager was flown to Mackay Base Hospital last week, after suffering serious abdominal, leg and pelvic fractures following a dirt bike accident on a remote cattle station.
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Driving through outback Queensland to help disadvantaged Aussie kids.
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Oh, Jenny.I’ve been working in media for more than a decade, but I’ve never seen a reaction to an advertisement quite like the one which escalated from page four in last week’s edition.
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The Mackay Cutters have announced Michael Comerford as the club’s 10th Hostplus Cup Head Coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.
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More than 1000 people came through the Big Shed at the Mackay Showgrounds last Friday morning to discover more than 50 exhibitors at Mackay Regional Council’s 2022 Disability Expo.
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A major investigation involving the seizure of drugs, cash and weapons was closed this week by detectives from the Mackay Tactical Operations Team.
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Blokes on bikes and a broken ballerina. It’s an unlikely partnership but one which warms the heart.
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With finals looming large, the club hosted a huge number of fixtures for round 17, including a few catch up matches on the card.
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With another great round of results in the seniors, it now looks like at least six of the eight Whitsunday United teams are heading to the finals series.
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Tuesday started with a great win to club stalwart Rhonda Lloyd, whom led her team of Robin Brown and Doreen Euers to a runaway win.
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On Wednesday in Social bowls, Alen Sanderson and Bob Preston defeated Jim Bownds and Peter Lawton 23–17 to start the week.
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Monday Triples result: Winners for the afternoon B Dykstra, J Steele, and R Hayton defeated G Coleman, H Pineen, and I Dunn.
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Wednesday’s competition at Bowen Golf Club was a single stableford for both Men and Ladies. Ladies’ winner Viv Clark 37 points, runner up on a countback Michelle Campbell, 36.
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Great to see so many players out today for the August Monthly Medal, with fourteen women and seventeen men including two visitors from Traralgon Golf Club.
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Over the weekend, Tora Delac, Jacob Bell, and Jy Parkinson competed at the Queensland Short Course Championships in Brisbane.
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I was introduced to fishing by my father at a very early age and have a lot of fond memories fishing with him over the many years since. We kept that bond of spending time together fishing right up until his recent passing.
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Motorheads are meticulously putting the final touches on their muscle, vintage, and souped-up cars ahead of tomorrow’s day of displays at the Proserpine Showgrounds.
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Hey Joe, did you hear? One of Australia’s best blues and rock guitarists is bringing the Jimi Hendrix Experience to The Pub as part of two rock-and-roll shows hitting the venue in September.
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A uniquely freaky production inspired by a Hollywood blockbuster is bringing its imagination defying, tantalising, and mystifying performances to Whitsunday audiences next week.
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We seem to be in an era of quaint, British everyman films. Films where men like Maurice Flitcroft stand up to a stuffy establishment and – politely, mind – say “I’ll have a crack.” Often delightful films where we’re whisked away to a simpler time (persistently set in post-World War Two) where hope and change are inseparable.
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Next weekend will see its second-ever Mackay and Whitsunday Professional Bull Riders (PBR) event buck to life at The Bull Pit – a brand new $2.6 million dollar venue near Midge Point.
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