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Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced this years’ Federal Budget on Tuesday night, aiming to address cost of living issues in a number of ways.
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Hi, Constant Readers. Professionals, tradesmen, and business owners in the Whitsundays are more than familiar with the characteristics of a small team: can do attitudes, grit.
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In this week’s Good Deed Feed our local Whitsunday member, Amanda Camm MP, is encouraging others to volunteer their time at Proserpine Meals on Wheels.This vital local service has been struggling to find volunteers since COVID and they are currently operating with a team of just 21 people.
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A luxury yacht moored at Hamilton Island Marina was ablaze for more than seven hours on Monday, October 24.
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New budget airline, Bonza, is gearing up for take-off following a series of test flights which took place over Whitsunday airspace earlier this week.
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This is the question a local couple are asking following news that the land in front of their house is currently being re-zoned to accommodate 550 storage sheds.Robin Weaver and his wife came to the Whitsundays two and a half years ago, moving into the property they had bought in 2018 with the knowledge that the adjacent 3.8-acre vacant lot was zoned for low-medium residential development.
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Whitsunday Coast Airport practiced a real-life response to a plane crash earlier this week with over 60 volunteers and emergency personnel taking part in the enactment.
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In last week’s edition of Whitsunday Life Newspaper we printed a story which stated that Councillor Mike Brunker would be ‘leaving the region’ to work a new full-time position in the mines while still retaining his role as Councillor.
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The Federal government has promised an additional $204 million towards protection of the Great Barrier Reef, upping its total spend on the world wonder to $1.2 billion.
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Students of Chelona State School swapped their uniforms for crazy hair and bright colours last Tuesday to raise funds for RACQ CQ Rescue. Almost all of the 127 students enrolled at the school got involved, coming to school in their craziest getups and raising almost $1,450.
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Local mental health service, headspace, is contributing to the wellbeing of young people in the Whitsundays by providing a range of essential items to those doing it tough.
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For the first time since 2019, the whole of Proserpine State High School (both juniors and seniors) gathered together for their annual Awards Night last Wednesday.
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I would consider myself an entry-level plane spotter, those magnificent machines always inciting awe and excitement inside me so, living near the airport, I’m often treated to the thrilling sight of a plane taking off or coming in to land.
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Federal Members for Capricornia and Dawson, Michelle Landry and Andrew Willcox, have come out swinging after the Federal Budget was announced on Tuesday evening, saying funding for local projects has been axed and the Government has failed across key issues like infrastructure, childcare and cost of living measures.
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Millions of Scouts from across the globe came together for an October weekend jamboree of gigantic proportions - but not in person – instead, clubs like Proserpine Scout Group embraced the digital age.
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A new multisport cycling complex in Mackay is in the planning stages, with the combined forces from three local cycling clubs leading the charge to create one of Australia’s best multi-use facilities.
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A wish-list item for Whitsunday mountain bikers could finally be on the cards as a local club announced its plans to develop a “world-class mountain biking” course alongside local developers.
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Budget airline Bonza began test flights to Mackay this week, with its distinctive purple planes spotted landing at Mackay Airport. Australia’s newest and only independently owned budget airline was announced last October and welcomed its first Boeing 737 MAX, which has since been christened as ‘Shazza’, to its Sunshine Coast base in August.
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Many local businesses are struggling to find staff or operating understaffed - one Airlie Beach cafe even had a sign up saying ‘sorry we’re shut, no chef’.
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The Mackay Conservation Group (MCG) has engaged with local National Australia Bank (NAB) branches, calling on the bank to cease funding of fossil fuel projects and accusing it of “greenwashing”.
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The Hibiscus Coast Scout District (HCD) held their annual district Jamboree weekend on October 15 and 16 at Rowallan Scout Park. This was a District run event with all Scout and Guide sections invited for the 65th Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA) and the 26th Jamboree-On-The-Internet (JOTI) as a joint event.
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Most people have received their annual super statement to 30th June 2022 in the last few months. Most returns have been negative for the last 12 months on the back of higher inflation, rising interest rates and geopolitical tensions around the world. This often leads to people questioning if they’ve got the right fund. There are three main types of super fund, Industry Super Funds, Retail Super Funds and Self-Managed Super Funds.
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A Mackay man, who has chosen to remain anonymous, has just taken home the first prize in the Luck Lotteries Super Jackpot Draw. Purchased online and using just two lucky numbers which were drawn at random, the man said he was bewildered but thankful for his good fortune.
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Emergency services from throughout the region will face off in a 60km Swim Challenge to raise awareness and funds for men's health in November. Now in its third year, the challenge differs from the previous two years in that the services, Queensland Fire Service (QFS), Queensland Ambulance Service, Queensland Police Service and the Mackay Airport Fire and Rescue, will race each other to the 60km mark.
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