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Wednesday Social Bowls: Joan Edwards, Robyn Stitt, Peter Bruce, Paula Welsted, Lee Welsted and Daryl Tuttle. Mary-Ellen Pratten, Lou Fordham, Doc Fordham-Kurri, Herb Dalton, Gus Munro. Gavin Charles, Jill Brabon, Tracey Roach and Ron Gould.
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Wednesday’s competition was a single stableford sponsored by Bowen Golf Club. Ladies’ winner Carol O’Connell 38 points, runner up on a countback Bev Lowcock 36 points. Men’s winner Ryley Malone 39 points, runner-up on a countback Russell Carlyon 38 points.
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A three ball Ambrose was held with 21 members playing in the Whitsunday comp.
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There were 18 of us out on the course yesterday and what a great day for golf it was!
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On a refreshingly overcast Saturday 62 motivated people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course. We had 15 first timers from locations such as South Australia, Victoria, Cairns, Brisbane and Mackay and Damien Campbell recorded a new Personal Best.
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Over the weekend, the Cannonvale Cannons hosted a very successful swimming carnival with 240 swimmers participating. The Cannons’ Management Committee with NQ Swimming did a fantastic job with organising the event.
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Ideal for youngsters who are interested in channelling their physicality into a controlled discipline or for those who wish to gain confidence through mastering a martial art, Cannonvale Kyokushin Karate Club helps your child learn and develop in a safe environment.
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There’s nothing quite like The World Game, The Beautiful Game, Futbol, Le Foot - the biggest sport in the world, known in Australia as soccer.
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The whole community is invited to the seventh annual Whitsunday Sportspark Expo - an opportunity to learn about and discover new ways of keeping fit, participating in teams, and interacting with your community.
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Sometimes the best kind of competing is the internal battle, beating your own personal records and finding that your true strength lies within.
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St James’ Uniting was the first church ever built in Proserpine, and in December, after over 100 years of standing proud on the corner of Herbert and Main Street, it was demolished.
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Windermere School (1922 – 1942) – The school that travelled to the children!On March 21 this year, it will be 100 years since Windermere School opened with Miss Fanny Hancock as teacher and fourteen pupils – Eva, Robert and Edward Barr; Agnes and James Fraser; Margaret and Nell Holmes; Thelma, Cyril and Harold Lee; Florence and Herbert Lee; Frederick and James Pepper.
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A Year 12 graduate from Whitsunday Christian College was announced the lucky recipient of the Laura Morrison Memorial Bequest Scholarship at an intimate ceremony hosted by the Zonta Club of the Whitsundays on Sunday.
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Junior Sports Award Abby Plate A passionate equestrian, Abby excels in barrel racing and has a team of 12 horses which are all home bread and trained by herself and her father, Robert. In 2021, Abby travelled and competed with four of her horses in over 15 different events and still finds the time to encourage her younger peers, always willing to share her knowledge with others.
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Arts and Cultural Award Jessica Begun from Whitsunday Arts Festival Jessica, along with Cathy Knezivic and Tom Casey, founded the Whitsundays Arts Festival due to host its third annual event in September this year. The festival brings together local artists and broadens our cultural, engaging with the younger generations through partnering with schools, which Jessica, and by extension her team, have been honour for.
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The Arts and Cultural Award goes to: Nicole Rowan Nicole started the Happy Rocks craze in Bowen as a fun activity she could do with her children, but it soon grew to a community of 1300 people who regularly paint, hide and hunt for rocks. Great promoters for Bowen, the rocks have travelled all over the world left in places for people to find and encouraging them to visit Bowen.
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Whitsunday Regional Council marked Australia Day by honouring the region’s high achievers in ceremonies in Collinsville, Bowen and Proserpine, as well as welcoming in those who took the pledge to become our newest Australian citizens.
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A Chinese tourist who tragically lost her five-year-old son and her husband when they both drowned at the Airlie Beach Lagoon is fighting for $4.5 million in compensation
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Australia Day Awards Presented At Region-Wide Events This Australia Day The Whitsundays acknowledged our region’s most inspiring, dedicated and high-achieving community members with awards that reflect their service and excellence.
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Described by many as a legend of the Mackay cricket community, a former great of the game lost a 4-month battle with pancreatic cancer last week.
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We have had several requests lately from people who would like to give bowls a try. If you would like someone to come down and show you the main points, or just try to roll a bowl, please contact the club on 4942 3393 or email ladies@northmackaybowlsclub.com.au or mens@northmackaybowlsclub.com.au. More men are needed for pennant teams. The sheet is on the board and will be closing shortly.
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The Mackay Cutters are on the recruitment drive, but not for players, of which they’ve signed and re-signed a slew of throughout December and January, but for members.
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North Mackay Ladies kicked off their season by honouring our past Presidents and life members with a festive afternoon tea, preceded by a game of bowls and followed by a cent sale.
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Mackay parkrun #260 was full of two’s, firstly it was run (pun intended) on 22 January, 2022 and also there were two significant milestones to celebrate; Scott Howell who brought up his 50th finish, and Aaron Greenwood becoming the first junior to reach the 25 Volunteering Milestone.
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