Independently Owned, Locally Grown, Community Loved
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Just over a century ago this year, a young returned serviceman arrived in Proserpine and set about establishing a tailoring business - a business that would flourish and serve the community with a standard of excellence for a period of 42 years. Tom Leslie Byers went on to become one of our most respected and successful businessmen, creating a substantial pool of employment locally and servicing clientele from near and far. There was no tailor in either Bowen or Collinsville at the time so Tom a
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The first Morning Melodies of the season took place in Collinsville on Thursday this week with the Andrew Sisters Tribute Show taking the audience back to the 1940’s in their sassy and harmonious performance.
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A Bowen holiday park has been named as a finalist in the national Grey Nomad Awards. Queens Beach Tourist Village has been shortlisted in the 2021 Best Grey Nomad Large Caravan Park category after proving to tourism leaders that it provided an exceptional experience for visitors aged over 50.
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Last Saturday a local lady, who lives in the heart of Airlie Beach, woke up in the early hours of the morning to go to work and realised her Holden Commodore had been stolen overnight.
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One of the fastest growing regional real estate agencies in Queensland is opening its latest location right here in the Whitsundays with local property legend, Steve Marks, at its helm.
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Expressions of interest are now being taken for the Flagstaff Hill commercial cafe, conference, and gift shop lease.
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The Proserpine Lake campgrounds is gearing up for stage two of its development which will see a broad range of facilities added to the scenic recreational site which is proving popular with tourists and locals alike.
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For the past six weeks, local residents have been scrambling to find Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) with calls and visits to medical outlets proving unfruitful due to testing kits being in scarce supply.
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The derelict and disused Coke Factory in Bowen has just been purchased by a large coal mining contractor who wishes to refurbish and rehabilitate the old site so that it once again serves a purpose and provides jobs for locals.
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The planned $120 million dollar Whitsunday Marine Centre of Excellence has been renamed the Bowen Marine Industry Precinct in the Whitsunday Regional Council meeting last Tuesday, as well as changes being made to the long-awaited development which removed the originally proposed educational facilities.
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Scared for her life and feeling isolated away from her ‘mob’, Bowen local Charmaine Pangi spent eight days in the COVID ward of Mackay Base Hospital where she was often struggling to breathe and suffering immense kidney pains.
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On Monday morning at 9am, a quiet Cannonvale neighbourhood was rocked when a brand new Ford Range utility came careening through the street and crashed into the walls of a nearby home.
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The sad events which caused the tragic death of 18-year-old Ethan Durnsford in a car accident on the Bruce Highway in August last year, reached closure last week as the judge at Mackay Magistrates Court sentenced the vehicle’s driver, Brett Matton, who was charged with driving without due care and attention.
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New Airline Turns Whitsundays Purple! Innovative airline, Bonza, launched this week and its signature branding has been the talk of town, turning many local landmarks purple – or so it seemed!
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Wednesday’s competition was a stroke event for the February midweek monthly medals sponsored by Bowen Golf Club. Ladies’ winner Meg Garrod 67 nett, runner-up on a countback Morag Parker 72 nett. Pin shots to Jo Kukura, Morag Parker, Viv Clark, Claire Garrod. Men’s winner on a countback Isaac Fellows 68 nett, runner-up Perry Layton 68 nett.
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This week the Friday prawns were won by Club Handicapper Rob Lodders with 24 points, second was Wayne Singleton who just beat the third placing Tim Harris on a count back, both on 22 points.
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A huge word of thanks to Justin Butler and the team for organising the 2022 Sports Expo!
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Firstly, JJK Tennis and Tennis Whitsunday would like to thank Justin Butler and team for the amazing effort they put into the Sports Expo, it is greatly appreciated.
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One of Bowen’s largest junior rugby league clubs has made the leap, taking the club’s vision to incorporate a senior grade side to grow the sport in the Whitsundays northernmost township.
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On Saturday 49 fantastic parkrunners took advantage of the cooler temperature as they ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course.
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Surprisingly, 20 Club Records were broken at the Cannonvale Cannons recent swimming carnival. Congratulations to Don Algie, Jax Clayworth, Nelson Malady, Austin Edwards-Bland, Oliver Bond, Jacob Bell and Jy Parkinson.
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The long road began for the Whitsunday’s favourite football team back in early January, as Whitsunday United men’s kicked off preseason to get back to fitness and form come the Football Queensland Premier League 3 season in late March.
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If you are walking down Main Street, Airlie Beach around dinner time, you will find no shortage of places where you can acquire the basic needs of food and shelter. Not so 118 years ago when Dick Abell arrived there.
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Bowen and Collinsville Pet Rescue are currently looking for a loving home for two dogs that have been cooped up in kennels for the past two weeks since their foster carers had to leave town.
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Tourism Whitsundays has launched two campaigns to offer excellent bargains for holidaymakers and drive business to the region during the low season for tourism operators.
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