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A teacher of 34 years, a junior rugby league coach for 55, Douglas Knight has imparted his own brand of wisdom to generations of Mackay kids, both in sport and in life. The local legend received his Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to rugby league on Australia day, having done “pretty well for himself.”
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At just six, Janice Whelan was already an accomplished accompanist, playing the instrument that would lead her on a lifelong journey of knowledge, expertise, and modesty on the piano. Now, after years of servitude to the Mackay Choral Society and the region, Janice received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to music.
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Ensuring a more reliable water network in the CBD is the focus of a new Mackay Regional Council project, which will take approximately seven weeks to complete
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More than 870,000 Queensland students will return to school this Monday, with new measures put in place by the State Government in an effort to keep students, teachers and staff safe from COVID-19.
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Mackay’s ‘Mavericks’ gridiron team did The Sugar City proud last weekend, when the boys in blue hosted North Queensland’s Reef Bowl grand final at BB Print Stadium. Mayor Greg Williamson welcomed the travelling sides to Mackay and got proceedings underway with the coin toss.
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A retired rural firefighter, champion bullrider and a 96-year-old bush race weekend are among the major 2022 Isaac Region Australia Day Award winners, named last week.
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A new campaign is feeding our frontline health heroes, offering a way for the community to bolster our local health response to COVID-19.
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Our new look "tournament training team" that is training on Tuesday and Thursday night worked tirelessly.
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On Saturday, 30 Cannons competed in the 2022 Mirani Family LC Transition Meet. The swimmers accumulated 77 PBs which was fantastic. Coaches, Ken Crittenden and Mark Erickson found it hard to standout a swimmer as all the swimmers did so well.
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It was stunning to have the Edwards-Bland Family for their first ever go of Pickleball and better still on Australia Day. They enjoyed an hour of family fun with plenty of rallies and much laughter - and better still they said they’ll be back
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On Saturday 63 fantastic people ran, jogged and walked our waterfront course, of whom 21 were first timers and there were no new Personal Bests
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This week's Friday Prawn Run was won by Justyn Durbin on 23 points, in second place Sean Fogarty and third new member Tim Harris on 21 points.
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Seventeen Vets enjoyed a great day of golf on Tuesday - the ladies winner was Tina Randmae (33 c/b), second Helen Deighton (33).
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Some golf was played at Proserpine during the week, although rain and flooded fairways stopped both Thursday and Saturday’s play.
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The 2021 Bowler of the Year was awarded to Wayne Handley who won the Club Championship Singles, Triples, 2 Bowl Triples and was runner-up in the Club Fours.
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For Cricket Clubs across the country it’s closing in on the day they Get Out and about for Pink Stumps Day, the McGrath Foundation fundraiser to not only enjoy the game of cricket, but to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research.
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Wednesday Social: Joan Edwards, Gavin Charles, Wayne Crowhurst, Tiahna Rogers, Keith Kirk, Lloyd White, Linda Scells
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Margo Stanley organised an Australia Day celebration which included an early breakfast followed by bowls and there was a huge roll up of bowlers who all thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
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Backstroke, freestyle, butterfly, oh my! Whatever your style, Airlie Beach Swim Centre can offer specialised swimming lessons which are ready to support, encourage and inspire swimmers of today.
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With just a deck of 52-cards, four friends, and a bit of gamesmanship, you’ve got yourself a ticket to playing one of the world’s favourite card games: Contract Bridge.
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One of the top places to learn how to swim in the Whitsundays, Cannonvale Swim Centre are the “Swim Training Specialists” offering a wide variety of aquatic activities, including swim squads, learn to swim lessons and aqua fitness classes.
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It’s that time of year when netball fanatics dust off their shoes and get ready to hit the courts in the largest participation sport for women in Queensland. This includes the many enthusiastic players waiting to kick off the season in our region with Whitsunday Netball Association.
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Combining tennis, ping pong, and a little spice of badminton, you’ll have the recipe for the fastest growing sport in America, played with a paddle not much bigger than a table tennis bat.
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This weekend the seventh annual Sportspark Expo will transform the Whitsundays PCYC into a buzzing hub for sports enthusiasts of all kinds who will come together and discover new clubs, signing-up for exciting seasons ahead.
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In the international stage, we were a little late to the party when it came to basketball – we didn’t quite get the first memo on the sport that has taken over the culture of the US - but we made a bang of an entrance once we finally did.
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