With the Federal Election looming in just a few short weeks, things are getting interesting as 45 per cent of voters still think Morrison would make a better PM than Albanese (37 per cent) yet Labor has maintained it 53 to 47 per cent lead over the Coalition on a two party preferred basis.
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Chloe McCardel has an unbelievable story of achievement, adversity, and triumph and she was in the Whitsundays last week to tell that story to school children across the region.
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In 1917, when Walter Perroux assembled a composite photograph of Proserpine Pioneers not a single woman featured. Proserpine was a male dominated area. There were approximately four men to every three women, the Shire Council was entirely male as was the Hospital Committee. There were no female professionals such as doctors, dentists and solicitors.
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Welcome to the Federal Election community commentary column – a platform for local voices to be heard, an opportunity for opinions to be aired and the ground level thoughts from the people that matter most – every day people like us!
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After “20 years in the making” the $350 million dollar Shute Harbour Marina Resort project was officially launched last Saturday, with the construction to commence within a year.
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Hearts are breaking across the region as community members hear of the loss of 12-year-old Stirling Edwards-Bland who tragically passed away in a road accident on Sunday evening.
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The Hamilton Island Hilly Half Marathon kicked into gear last Sunday with 243 competitors taking on the 3 x 7 relay of roughly 21.1 kilometres across “one of the most scenic marathon runs in Australia”.
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Our local member, Amanda Camm MP, took Opposition Leader for Queensland, David Crisafulli, on a tour of the Whitsundays earlier this week. The pair connected with tourism industry representatives at key areas including Shute Harbour and Coral Sea Marina, meeting with stakeholders along the way to discuss issues and listen to what was needed in the community.
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Tuesday afternoon bowls saw a great win for Jill Mazlin-Peterson and Col Morris with Eric Barnard winning the prestigious Health Hub award.
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On Wednesday we had eleven players for Social bowls: John Lahney, Pat Bownds and Garry Alexander defeated Bruce Uhe, Jim Bownds and Philip Brown 32 - 10. Warren Wilson played double lead in the other game of Triples. Warren, Ken Watts and Jim Quod defeated Warren, Alen Sanderson and Peter Lawton 21 - 15.
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Yet another pleasant afternoon on the water for those competing in Whitsunday Sailing Club’s weekly twilight race last Wednesday. Once again there were 16 boats, sailing in three divisions, on the water for the race.
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This year’s Colorbond Airlie Beach Triathlon Festival was the 22nd instalment of the iconic Airlie Beach Triathlon.
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Saturday saw the three Whitsunday Sea Eagles Junior teams start their 2022 campaigns by hitting the road to challenge the Mackay Swarks at Rogers Oval. It was a wet and soggy day that greeted the Sea Eagles in Mackay however regardless of the weather all teams were excited to be back playing footy.
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Wednesday’s competition was a single stableford event sponsored by Bowen Golf Club. Men’s winner Allan Cooper 40 points, runner up John Storrie 38 points. Ladies’ winner Rhiannon Nott 37 points, runner up on a countback Lynelle Riley 36 points.
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Players enjoyed another beautiful day on the golf course except for the drizzle of rain. We all started off great and ended up wet.
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Another long weekend passed, with many more impressive results achieved. The Match Play final was held on Tuesday with the overall winner being Chris Bartlett. Ryan Kenny and Chris both suggesting it was a close competition.
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The rain held off and there was a large number of visitors to Airlie Beach parkrun this week. A total of 99 people ran, jogged and walked the 5 kilometre waterfront course - 27 were registered first timers, five people recorded new personal bests - well done to Ben, Candice, Erin, Emily and Genevieve.
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During the school holidays, local Cannonvale Cannons’ swimmer, Jy Parkinson, attended the Australian Age Swimming Championships held in Adelaide.
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It’s here for its tenth year! The Airlie Beach Festival of Music has announced just the first snippet of its all-star line-up, backing up their Queensland Music Awards People’s Choice Festival of the Year win with a stellar showing of talent.
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P!nk, Lady Gaga, and Aretha Franklin fans unite!Three of the most influential and powerful women in music are coming together to bring Queens Of Pop, Rock and Soul to the Airlie Beach Hotel on Saturday, May 14, presented by The Australian P!nk Show.
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Morbius: The Living Vampire The setup for Daniel Espinosa’s film, Morbius, follows the eponymous Michael Morbius - played by Oscar winner Jared Leto – who has been dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder his entire life. That’s a bit of a buzz kill, but Morbius doesn’t let that get him down. He takes it upon himself to become a Doctor, determined to save others from his own fate, and what eventually leads him to a desperate gamble.
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On the evening of Thursday, April 22, 1943, residents of Wilson Beach saw a plane with its landing lights on passing south along the lower reach of the Proserpine River and soon became aware it had landed somewhere along New Beach.
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Mothers are nurturing, kind, beautiful, and always there for us which is why it is so important to make them feel special.
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Having shut its doors in January this year due to challenges with staff shortages as a result of COVID-19, the Whitsunday Sailing Club has officially re-opened to the public and is now operating five days a week.
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Stanley Street in Collinsville is receiving a revamp courtesy of $1 million from the Building Better Regions funding with the Commonwealth Government and secured by Whitsunday Regional Council.
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