Another perfect weekend for football as the Whitsunday United Premier team’s turned up the heat on the opposition.
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Let There Be Rock on your way down the Airlie Beach Esplanade, a surrogate Highway To hell where a Whole Lotta Rosie will shake The Pub all night long.
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Operation Mincemeat John Madden’s newest drama, Operation Mincemeat, is a somewhat microcosm of World War II British operations; a time of devastation and horror, and in the face of it, unequivocable hope. Its true to life story – the British deception operation to disguise the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily – is a macabre tale of espionage brilliance that contributed to Ally victory.
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Back by popular demand, the small but dedicated fundraising team behind last year’s 60’s night held at the Hangar Bar, are hosting their next instalment this July.
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Airlie Beach Festival of Music is kicking off its 10th anniversary celebrations with a rock-and-roll new look thanks to major government backing.
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Although the Lethebrook area was settled years earlier, the Banana Pocket Provisional School did not open until May 29, 1922. The first pupils hailed from three families – Arthur, Terence and Evelyn Smith; Norman, Eleanor, May and Fred Williams; and Daly, Alex and Marjorie Thomas.
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A high-production value television series has put out the call for extras ahead of filming in both Airlie Beach and Proserpine.
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After almost two years of radio silence, an update for the $79 million dollar Whitsunday Skyway project was announced to the region’s tourism operators last Thursday.
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And suddenly, we have a new government. And suddenly we have a new local member. And suddenly its end of financial year. Blink and you can miss a lot – not to mention a new LNP leader and soon we will be discussing a new Whitsunday mayor.
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One of the Whitsunday’s most iconic resort islands is under new management, following news that developer Glenn Piper recently acquired the leasehold and has plans to reinvigorate the property into a new world-class eco-lodge, with food and beverage at the heart of the experience.
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Have you ever considered growing Australian Native Bush Tucker? For those of you who are experienced at growing your own food, this could be your next venture.
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A seasoned Whitsunday tourism operator has been recognised as one of Australia and New Zealand’s top 10 experience at the Viator Experience Awards 2022.
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Students and teachers at Cannonvale State School have been enjoying the new administration and resource centre building for several months now and they were thrilled to give Education Minister Grace Grace a tour of the new facility earlier this week.
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Anyone caught misbehaving in the Airlie Beach Safe Night Precinct (SNP) will be given a hefty fine by Whitsunday Police who are cracking down on alcohol and drug fuelled violence in the main street.
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A Proserpine Hospital registered nurse has been recognised for her dedication to patient care and staff training as the recipient of a Whitsunday region nursing award.
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Kerri Southee knows the Whitsundays better than anyone, and she knows property management like the back of her hand.
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Whitsunday Sea Eagles headed to Harrup Park this week in to play in the second Sir Doug Nicholls Indigenous Round against the Mackay City Hawks and combined Swarks. The Sea Eagles and Hawks battled it out all day in what has become tradition for Indigenous Round.
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Impressing a panel of 18 judges in a gruelling four-and-a-half-hour interview process, local inventor Sam Rogers, won two awards at the prestigious International Science and Engineering Fair, (ISEF) which was held virtually from the United States in May.
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Who Will Become The Next Whitsunday Mayor? Local residents could be returning to the polls in as little as eight weeks’ time to vote for a new Mayor following the recent election which saw Andrew Willcox become Federal Member for Dawson, relinquishing his role of Mayor mid-term.
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Australian marathon legend Rob de Castella will be bringing the Indigenous Marathon Foundation Running and Walking (RAW) Championships to Mackay as part of the BMA Mackay Marina Run being held this weekend.
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New Mackay Bridge players took the leap to play in their first Sunday Novice pairs competition having only recently completed lessons.
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With more than 35-years of high-level administrative and coaching experience, Sean Page has been appointed as the new General Manager of Mackay Basketball.
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The callout was made, and the riders showed. Hundreds of people gathered at the Mackay BMX track last Thursday, but this was more than the Mackay and District (MAD) BMX Club’s weekly race night.
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Men’s Division 2 Pennants game on Saturday against Marian resulted in two wins and a draw, giving North Mackay 5.5 points, Marian half point. Sunday’s game against Mackay City at City club resulted in a loss for two of our teams and a win for the other. This meant only one point for North Mackay and five for City. Results for divisions three and four were not known at this time.
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