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Great to see so many players out today for the August Monthly Medal, with fourteen women and seventeen men including two visitors from Traralgon Golf Club.
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Over the weekend, Tora Delac, Jacob Bell, and Jy Parkinson competed at the Queensland Short Course Championships in Brisbane.
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I was introduced to fishing by my father at a very early age and have a lot of fond memories fishing with him over the many years since. We kept that bond of spending time together fishing right up until his recent passing.
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Motorheads are meticulously putting the final touches on their muscle, vintage, and souped-up cars ahead of tomorrow’s day of displays at the Proserpine Showgrounds.
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Hey Joe, did you hear? One of Australia’s best blues and rock guitarists is bringing the Jimi Hendrix Experience to The Pub as part of two rock-and-roll shows hitting the venue in September.
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A uniquely freaky production inspired by a Hollywood blockbuster is bringing its imagination defying, tantalising, and mystifying performances to Whitsunday audiences next week.
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We seem to be in an era of quaint, British everyman films. Films where men like Maurice Flitcroft stand up to a stuffy establishment and – politely, mind – say “I’ll have a crack.” Often delightful films where we’re whisked away to a simpler time (persistently set in post-World War Two) where hope and change are inseparable.
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Next weekend will see its second-ever Mackay and Whitsunday Professional Bull Riders (PBR) event buck to life at The Bull Pit – a brand new $2.6 million dollar venue near Midge Point.
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Straight off the back of the Airlie Beach Race Week, the Hamilton Island equivalent is due to set sail this weekend after a two-year hiatus.
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Imagine yourself sailing across the tropical blue waters of the Whitsunday Islands onboard your own exclusively skippered yacht surrounded by only your closest family and friends. Wings Sailing Charters Whitsundays offer the opportunity to explore the Whitsundays through a unique lens, with all-inclusive, private skippered charters giving you the private Great Barrier Reef experience you’ve always dreamed of.
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What might seem strange to some is tradition to others, none more so than the Collinsville Bacon Busters wild pig hunting competition which kicks into gear for its eighth annual outing this weekend.
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The fourth annual Don River Dash will blast across the riverbed in early September with buggies, trophy trucks, side by sides and motorcycles smashing and skidding through sand and dirt.
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One of the most lucrative locations in Airlie Beach is now for sale following the announcement this week that Airlie Summit is ready for development with construction expected to commence in mid-2023.
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Most people enjoy eating corncobs and the great news is, you can grow them all year round here in the Whitsundays as they thrive in temperatures between 18-35 degrees. So, what problems can you come across growing corn and how can you ensure long, healthy ears (the corn itself) with full, consistent kernels?
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Property prices in the Whitsundays have reached a new peak with a record number of houses punching through the $1 million mark this year.
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Proserpine State School has its origins in the late nineteenth century when, in response to a rapidly expanding population in the rich agricultural areas of the district, parents met to discuss the possible establishment of a school in the district.
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Last week, the tides dipped down to their winter low and visitors and locals alike experienced Bowen’s Walk to the Lighthouse.
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Airlie Beach local Paitin Powell headed to this year’s Miss Grand Australia beauty pageant in Sydney in late July with one purpose: to show women from the Whitsundays that they can achieve international goals.
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The largest regional and rural advocacy group in the country celebrated a milestone in delicious style last week, inviting communities across the state into their halls to celebrate their centenary.
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I was recently reminded of the importance of kindness in this world. While visiting my sister we spoke about all the great work the Suicide Prevention Networks do across the country.
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The recent influx of international tourists combined with the travelling grey nomads, who enjoy spending the winter months in sunny North Queensland, have been major factors contributing to the biggest visitor numbers ever recorded in Bowen.
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Airlie Beach was alive and buzzing earlier this month with the Reef Festival kicking off the traditional events season. The main street was a hive of activity with the car show, parade and carnival bringing hordes of people not just into town but into the region.
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High achieving athletes from across the region were publicly congratulated for their sporting efforts at a Council meeting earlier this week where they were presented with gift bags by the Acting Mayor John Collins.
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The gate to the Historical Cemetery has been locked and the signpost has been removed from the main road near Bogie in a bid to give the local community time to heal from the recent tragedy which saw three-people shot dead on the remote cattle station nearby.
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A total of 3,500 people cast their vote at Whitsunday polling stations across the region on Saturday and when this figure was added to the 11,000 early-voters, more than 390 telephone voters and 1,200 postal votes the Queensland Electoral Commission (ECQ) deemed the result “too tight to call”.
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