Arts and Cultural Award Jessica Begun from Whitsunday Arts Festival Jessica, along with Cathy Knezivic and Tom Casey, founded the Whitsundays Arts Festival due to host its third annual event in September this year. The festival brings together local artists and broadens our cultural, engaging with the younger generations through partnering with schools, which Jessica, and by extension her team, have been honour for.
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The Arts and Cultural Award goes to: Nicole Rowan Nicole started the Happy Rocks craze in Bowen as a fun activity she could do with her children, but it soon grew to a community of 1300 people who regularly paint, hide and hunt for rocks. Great promoters for Bowen, the rocks have travelled all over the world left in places for people to find and encouraging them to visit Bowen.
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Whitsunday Regional Council marked Australia Day by honouring the region’s high achievers in ceremonies in Collinsville, Bowen and Proserpine, as well as welcoming in those who took the pledge to become our newest Australian citizens.
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A Chinese tourist who tragically lost her five-year-old son and her husband when they both drowned at the Airlie Beach Lagoon is fighting for $4.5 million in compensation
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Australia Day Awards Presented At Region-Wide Events This Australia Day The Whitsundays acknowledged our region’s most inspiring, dedicated and high-achieving community members with awards that reflect their service and excellence.
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Described by many as a legend of the Mackay cricket community, a former great of the game lost a 4-month battle with pancreatic cancer last week.
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We have had several requests lately from people who would like to give bowls a try. If you would like someone to come down and show you the main points, or just try to roll a bowl, please contact the club on 4942 3393 or email ladies@northmackaybowlsclub.com.au or mens@northmackaybowlsclub.com.au. More men are needed for pennant teams. The sheet is on the board and will be closing shortly.
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The Mackay Cutters are on the recruitment drive, but not for players, of which they’ve signed and re-signed a slew of throughout December and January, but for members.
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North Mackay Ladies kicked off their season by honouring our past Presidents and life members with a festive afternoon tea, preceded by a game of bowls and followed by a cent sale.
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Mackay parkrun #260 was full of two’s, firstly it was run (pun intended) on 22 January, 2022 and also there were two significant milestones to celebrate; Scott Howell who brought up his 50th finish, and Aaron Greenwood becoming the first junior to reach the 25 Volunteering Milestone.
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The Mackay Road Runners Shawn's Summer Social Series kicked off again at Bluewater Quay with the usual speedy suspects of Paul Mackenzie and Rod Elworthy continuing their fine form.
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Mackay Cycling Club was well represented at Queensland’s first track carnival for 2022, the Rockhampton Cup on Wheels.
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Mackay Athletics Club held its second meet as part of its inaugural Summer Series last weekend, attracting athletes from as far afield as Ross River, the Whitsundays, Moranbah, Keppel Coast, Tablelands and Townsville. Athletes from 4 to roughly 84 could participate in a range of age-appropriate disciplines, including sprints, middle-distance running, long jump and throws. There was also a rare opportunity to compete in the pole vault with a training clinic held prior to the Summer Series competi
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Mackay Basketball’s annual Australia Day carnival always attracts a high calibre of teams vying for impressive pools of prize money. The 2022 edition was no different, with fun and friendship setting the tone as well as some fierce competition.
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In Sydney’s Little Bay, a local Mackay cyclist joined up with a crew of thirteen spin class competitors, taking on 30 hours on the bike in the equivalent of 38 spin classes to log a new Guinness World Record.
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Sugarcane growers are hopeful 2022 will bring new sugar trade opportunities following the official signing of the Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) last month.
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Born in darkness, little hatchling turtles peak their heads out from underneath the sand, ready to trek from the dunes to the surf each year.
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Local doctors may no longer need a COVID-19 vaccination to practise thanks to an exemption to the vaccine mandate.
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Ergon Energy and the Voluntary Marine Rescue (VMR) have joined forces to remind boaties of overhead powerlines and submarine power cables crossing waterways
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Making Beer Now Considered ‘Essential’ As More Industries Added To Critically Essential Work List
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Years ago, when I was thinking of changing careers and going into real estate, I raised the idea with a colleague whose opinion I valued. She asked me what sort of drugs I had begun consuming.
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Patrons of the Hotel Eton witnessed a robbery last week, as a man allegedly tried to steal money while staff were distracted on January 20.
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An ATR 72-500 charter flight, HEVILIFT 728 from Moranbah Airport to Brisbane was diverted to Bundaberg Airport on Thursday 20 January to make an emergency landing.
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From the dreams of one mother’s experience raising her son with non-verbal autism, Wendy Cherry and her team at Unique Directions have gone in leaps and bounds, building independence for their participants in every aspect of life.
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