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Monday morning mixed pairs 2-4-2 winners were Darrin Laurens and Asko Helenius. Runners up were Phil French and Peter Hamelink. Lucky draw tickets went to Ian Rowan and Phil French.
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For the past 11 years, riders in the Mackay and Whitsundays have been getting on their bike to give back to two local charities that do so much for the people in the community.
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It would seem that among the many prizes awarded at the recent BMA Mackay Marina Run, four talented juniors also took out special encouragement awards for their performance in the Isuzu Ute 3km junior event categories. Unfortunately, The Event was unable to present the awards to the significant four on race day, however, a special presentation was recently arranged at the Breakwater, Mackay Marina.
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School holidays are a busy time for Kim Smart. As the founder of Active Squirtz, she spent most of last week performing at Mount Pleasant Centre to children aged between two and nine.
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Friday 8 July Friday SUN.sets Every Friday Evening From 6pm Knock off drinks, lakeside dinner, good friends, and LIVE MUSIC. Wake House Australia
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Artspace Mackay is usually a quiet place to study works of art, but that changed with the opening of a new exhibition last Friday.
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The festival of STEM concluded with the next generation of STEM practitioners competing in F1 in Schools, Drones and Robotics at the MECC on Wednesday, June 15.
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Ever wanted to take a greater look at some of the Greater Whitsunday region’s traditional and emerging industries?
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Do you give a toss about what you throw into what bin?
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Free parking at Mackay Council’s paid car parks is available from now until July 17, but after that, you’ll need a new app to pay.
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Defining priority areas and working with council to implement projects and events will be the intention of a new youth cabinet, elected by young people in the Mackay region to bring a fresh voice to local issues.
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Shadow Treasurer David Janetzki visited Mackay’s Northern Beaches last week, meeting with Member for Whitsunday Amanda Camm to discuss the lack of infrastructure funding for one of the state’s fastest-growing areas.
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Local media has a new voice of influence, with Southern Cross Austereo (SCA) Executive General Manager Queensland, Ken Wood, announcing that Nik Stuart has been appointed General Manager for the SCA Mackay market.
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St Patrick’s College and Mercy College are the toast of Mackay after meritorious achievements at the CQUniversity Confraternity Rugby League and QISSN Netball Carnivals last week.
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A local search and rescue team has been presented with a Certificate of Appreciation following their participation in a search and rescue training exercise last year.
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Last month, ATSICHS Mackay and The Pioneer Murri Court Elders hosted the 3rd annual Mr and Miss NAIDOC pageant.
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With a rich heritage and emphasis on having a ‘bowling great time’, the Marian Bowls Club is a hot contender for the best in the bush.
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What do you get when you mix a cluster of male schoolboy athletes with strong links to basketball, AFL and boxing?
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Boom hooker Xavier Kerrisk (pictured) stole the show as hosts St Patricks College opened their 2022 CQUniversity Confraternity Rugby League Shield campaign with emphatic 34-10 and 20-6 victories over St Peter Claver College Ipswich and Rockhampton Grammar at the Mackay Junior League grounds on Monday.
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Mackay’s Cooper Whitestyles took the Lawn Bowls Australian Open by storm last week, winning the multi-disability pairs final alongside para-Jackaroo Damien Delgado.
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The final of the men’s B Pairs was played on Saturday: Ray McCarthy and John Stronach against Tony Allsop and Glen Royes. It was an exciting game, with Tony and Glen needing three on the last end to tie, four to win. They held four shots, when Ray delivered his last bowl, a great shot, drawing onto the jack. Ray and John won by 19 to 15.
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Australia’s bronze medal winning Olympic basketballers continue to inspire a new generation of young hoopers.
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Mackay’s PCYC pickleballers had another successful North Queensland outing last month, with a trip to Townsville for the second leg of the Queensland Pickleball Tour
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Thrills and spills were aplenty last weekend when over 500 BMX riders from across Queensland descended upon Sarina and Mackay for the 2022 AusCycling BMX State Series.
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Monday 21 June 22 – 71/2 Table Mitchell VN/S E/W 1st Maria Setiyawan / Geoff Taylor 1st Lorna Shuttlewood / Faye Wright 2nd Terrence Sheedy / Janelle Conroy 2nd David Ting / Eric Goodchild 3rd Sandy Patterson / Debbie Ludkin 3rd Noel Bugeia / Geoffrey Patterson
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