Winter is nearly over but our paradise home has been colder than most can remember, however the bowlers are certainly warming up .
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Although we are still in the middle of our winter sport season, last week we saw the keenest of our young cricketers roll their arms over.
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Over the weekend, Jacob Bell and his coach, Mark Erickson travelled to Townsville to compete in the Magnetic Island to Townsville eight-kilometre swim.
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It’s coming up on five decades since the release of (potentially) cinemas all-time greatest blockbuster, Stephen Spielberg’s Jaws.
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Are You Ready? Are you shaking at the knees? It’s High Voltage time, Little Lover – Simon Gardner’s Classic Rock Legends of the 80s & 90s Show is crash-landing at The Pub in late August.
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A newly minted gelato store on Airlie Beach’s main strip is churning freshly made authentic gelato in store - both classic and inventive - since opening on July 14 and is fast becoming a favourite for the locals.
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At 1 am on October 19, 1949, an early morning wake-up call shook the residents of Proserpine as a disastrous fire swept through the wood and iron buildings in Main Street. Residents were awakened by the glare or falling glass. Most business people living away from Main Street were wakened by the Post Office exchange ringing their homes, or the railway engine incessantly blowing a warning signal.
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The race for the Whitsunday Mayorship continues to heat up ahead of the August 13 election date; electioneering is in full swing with candidates canvassing across the region.
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Whitsunday Coast Airport travel numbers have radically increased since March 31 to date, with tourism figures totalling more than 100,000 people transiting through the terminal in the past three months.
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1. How would you address the housing crisis facing the region? 2. In one sentence for each, what are the priorities for the region’s diverse townships? Proserpine, Bowen, Collinsville, and Airlie Beach. 3. If you received a $1 million dollar grant to use for the region any way you wanted, what would you do with it and why?
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As I pull up the last of my carrots, deplete a bed or two of lettuce, remove one of my original tomato patches and mourn the loss of my basil (well for ten seconds, then pulled it out and got excited about what seeds to put in next), I looked at my soil.
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A local heredity group is celebrating family history month by inviting locals to visit their library in the Proserpine Community Centre.
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Whitsunday Regional Councillors joined Acting Mayor John Collins for a tour of progress at the Gilmour Space Technologies Bowen Orbital Spaceport last Wednesday
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Andrew Willcox, Federal Member for Dawson, started off his maiden speech to parliament in Canberra last week in typical style.
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Over 140 entrants across a variety of classes are eagerly preparing to set sail in the warm waters of the Whitsundays this month, shooting across the perfect conditions in the 34th annual Airlie Beach Race Week.
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Proserpine River’s crocodile population will be tracked as part of a monitoring program by Department of Environment and Science who hope to keep tabs on the animals’ movements in relation to public safety.
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It was a home kick-off for two Whitsunday Brahman’s sides over the weekend, as both the Reserve grade and the A grade took on a travelling pair of Carltons Devils’ teams.
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Saturday saw the Mama Africa Raiders head down the highway again to take on the Mackay City Redmen for the first time this season at their home grounds of Quarry Hill.
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Whitsunday Sea Eagles celebrated Sponsor and Volunteer Appreciation Day with all teams at home this week and Sponsors were treated to some fantastic wins throughout the day.
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With finals on the horizon and only four league rounds remaining, every match is a crunch one no matter where you look on the table.
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Over the weekend, 10 Cannonvale Cannons competed at the Gardens Swimming Carnival in Townsville. The Ganter brothers had an excellent weekend of racing.
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A successful weekend of football for Whitsunday United despite power outages and forfeits as teams start to think about finals qualification and preparation
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The week started off on Tuesday with 25 bowlers including John Sutcliffe and Bill Butler.
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A local Bowen bowls club enjoyed a month of excellent bowls brimming with the company of southerners looking for a change in the weather, as well as representation across the Burdekin.
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On the July 17 weekend, the Bowen Polocrosse Club travelled to the Lower Burdekin Carnival for their first carnival for the year
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