Shades of teal scattered Alfred Street last week as many gathered to celebrate the opening of the Trudy Crowley Ovarian Cancer Support Centre.
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Confidence in cruising has never been stronger, with the industry reporting booking demand at pre-pandemic levels. Travel Associates North Queensland General Manager Liam Giudes said as restrictions across the globe ease, COVID-19 is becoming like any other travel consideration.
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A solid week of bowls in the beach town, with the Tuesday Ladies’ fours finalists making themselves known, Betty Nicole’s team will take on Margo Stanley’s squad this week after claiming their spots on Tuesday.
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The opening Day in early January for the Wangaratta Bowls club in Bowen saw a great turnout of players, with many heading in from South Townsville, Thuringowa, and Giru, as the club celebrated the beginning of its season.
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Early Tuesday evening saw Tennis Whitsunday participants hit the court in singles, with Sienna and Norm keeping Annerize and Olivia on their toes.
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On Saturday Airlie Beach parkrun celebrated its ‘Tropical 300’ after reaching the milestone of three centuries worth of park runs, covering a total distance of 99,300 km.
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Cannonvale Cannon swimmer Jy Parkinson is having the swim season of a lifetime, setting numerous club records, and qualifying for both Queensland and now the Australian Age Championships which are to be held in Adelaide in April.
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On Saturday five Whitsunday Adult Swimmers competed in the North Mackay Sinkers’ Swimming Carnival.
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The Wednesday competition teed off with a single stableford event sponsored by Bowen Golf Club.
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A single Stableford was held Sunday on a wet and challenging course, with 23 Players taking to the fairways for Whitsunday Social Golf.
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Proserpine’s old soldiers of the fairway were treated to a fantastic day of golf, with greens staff getting all 18 holes up and running after a rainy weekend.
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This weekend at Whitsunday Green it was all about the Ballistic Monthly Medal, the Quarter finals of Match Play, and a Hole in One - but it all started with Friday's Prawn Run!
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The Proserpine Guardian 31 October 31 1947 - “The sale is reported of Mrs FG McGrath’s bus service to Mr Stanley Slater who recently arrived from the Nambour district. Mr Slater stated that it was his intention to place a modern bus on the Cannon Valley service as soon as possible. He assured potential customers that he intended covering the same territory as Mrs McGrath; namely, Proserpine to Sugar Loaf to Cannon Vale Beach to Jubilee Pocket.
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Collinsville residents watched as the brand-new 34-wheeler travelling respiratory clinic drove through town last month, opening its doors to local retired mine workers to receive testing for mine dust lung disease.
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The extreme rain event which plagued the region earlier this month caused many concerned locals to vent their concerns, once again, about Hamilton Plain’s susceptibility to flooding.
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Locals are invited to participate in the annual Clean-up Australia Day this Sunday as many community groups and businesses offer a variety of ways we can all get involved in collecting rubbish from parks, roadsides, beaches and even the ocean.
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The $3 billion Urannah Dam project is inching closer to fruition thanks to a bilateral agreement between the state and federal government this week.
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The seascape of our marine rescue organisations across the state are about to go through a significant change when Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR) amalgamates with Queensland Coast Guard.
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E-Scooters have been the talk of the state over the past week, with national plans to halve the speed limit for the transport devices on footpaths, and Whitsunday Regional Council had their own say on local Whitsunday laws at last week’s council meeting.
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A brand-new multistorey apartment complex at the Port of Airlie has been approved by Whitsunday Regional Council at last week’s council meeting.
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After four years of dedicated effort by its committee, the 8.2 million Whitsunday Sportspark facility is reaching a milestone moment, with three levels of government set to attend the building completion and handover ceremony at the Jubilee Pocket location next Friday.
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Innovative Australian company, Gilmour Space Technologies is one step closer to launching rockets from its spaceport at Abbott Point thanks to an Operational Works approval which was issued by Whitsunday Regional Council earlier this week.
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Local Dogs Need Space To Run Too! While there are a variety of off-leash areas throughout the Whitsundays many local dog owners feel that their four-legged friends do not have enough freedom to run down the beach and play in the waves - are our local pets becoming marginalised members of the community?
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The Mackay Road Runners held their second meet for the 2022 season at hilly Rural View over the weekend.
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Our spotlight this week is on Tahlia McGilvray (10 yrs) from Mackay Athletics Club.
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