What a weekend for Whitsunday United with brilliant performances across all age groups.
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At the end of July, Bowen Polocrosse Club hosted it annual carnival, fielding a team in the B grade comp with four Bowen players.
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Whitsunday Sea Eagles teams hosted the ever strong North Mackay Saints for the second time within a month showing mixed results for the day.
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The Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club hosted its first Club Night for the new season with swimmers excited to get back into racing.
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Airlie Beach Bowls Club got the week rolling with Tuesday afternoon bowls as Col Morris and Shane Spann were in outstanding form, easily defeating a big field.
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Wednesday Social: Eddy/Joan, Gavin Charles, and Gus Munro defeated Paula Welsted and Tracey Roach. Mary Ellen Pratten and Ron Gould defeated Brian Jones and Barry Jackson. Bev Smith,Col Mesken, and Steve Roome defeated B.Tower, J.Mesken,and Jane Gilbert.
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Three Wangaratta Bowls Club ladies, Margaret, Penny and Denise, represented North Qld District in the Northern Women’s Challenge and were winners for the event.
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The weekend’s competition was the ladies A, B and C Grade Club championships at Bowen Golf Club. Well done to all that played both days. Thank you to Brent Stocker Electrical for your sponsorship.
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This week the celebrations are all for George Meharry who got his 3rd ‘hole in one’ within three weeks. This week it was on August 6.
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Look into these Angeleyes, because you ain’t seen nothin’ yet; The Pub is set to turn into a Summer Night City of synth, high energy, and soprano when SOS – A Tribute to the Songs of ABBA rolls into the coastal town.
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Whitsunday Christian College, a local Prep – Year 12 school is inviting the community along to celebrate its 25th anniversary in late August with ‘A Night Under the Stars’ event.
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It’s been billed as a part-concert film and part-road movie, showcasing “stunning local landscapes, remarkable people and amazing stories”. Lee Kernaghan: Boy From The Bush, comes from the minds behind “Slim and I”, the famed documentary-style story on Slim Dusty’s life.
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The week-long regatta will come to a close next Thursday evening with live entertainment, food vans and a fantastic firework display at the Festival Village.
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There’s no need to get the lay day blues when there’s plenty to explore in the Airlie Beach area – here are our top picks for a fun filled day!
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Renowned for its vibrant social scene as well as on-water action, the Airlie Beach Race Week is a party-goers paradise, and the evening atmosphere at the Festival Village promises to get the crowd moving to the beat, serenaded by a host of live performers.
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Race Week veteran Jason Ruckert, known to everyone (including his daughter) as “Goggles”, is celebrating almost 20 years competing in the event alongside his three dedicated crew members.
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Earning his stripes sailing Skiffs from a young age and graduating to Lasers more recently, Joshua King has just been nominated for Queensland Youth Sailor of the Year having achieved a series of successes at both state championships and local regattas over the past two years.
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One of the most popular social events of Airlie Beach Race Week is back this year and organisers are pleased to bring a Pacific Island extravaganza to the Tropical Island themed Long Lunch and Wine Tasting.
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Yachts of every shape, size and style have been sailing into the bustling nautical town of Airlie Beach for the past few weeks, arriving from all over the country to fill marinas and moorings, dotting almost every inch of the horizon with masts and beaming white hulls.
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Occasionally, despite best intentions, things get missed in my vegie patch. Consequently, I’ve had a couple of plant issues to deal with of late, so I thought I’d talk vegie garden problem solving over the next few weeks.
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Many of you may have heard about tinnitus or personally experienced it for yourself. Tinnitus is when you experience ringing or other noises in one or both of your ears. Some people experience a hum, buzz, cricket or high-pitched squeal which may be constant, intermittent and can sometimes change in tone, pitch or intensity.
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Race To Be Mayor 1. What would a council under your Mayorship do to help its constituents in relation to raising interest rates? 2. If you weren’t running, which candidate would you be voting for? Why so? 3. How would you use your platform to secure more support from state and federal government for the region?
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Paperbacks were flying off the shelf in July for Proserpine Museum’s Book Bonanza with the local institution reporting this year was its best ever, both in terms of donations and funds raised.
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One of the Great Barrier Reef’s most popular and awarded destination marinas has claimed another award: the ‘World’s Best Superyacht Marina’ 2022 in the prestigious ACREW Superyacht Business Awards last week.
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Two local pastors are utilising the platform of their church to make positive change in the community, one bag of groceries at a time.
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