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Live music has been a casualty over the last few years, but 2022 is shaping up for a beauty around Mackay.
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An injured driver had to be cut from the wreckage of his rolled truck after being trapped for 90 minutes near Oakenden last week (18 February).
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In dark hours are when the kindest spirits shine brightly
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Last weekend North Mackay Bowls Club played its major event for the year.
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A world-first mobile health unit that will help with the early detection of lung diseases visited Mackay last Friday after departing Brisbane earlier that week.
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Unfortunately, the Ladies Day Bowls on Tuesday, Wednesday afternoon Jackpot Bowls and Business House Bowls were all cancelled due to weather.
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Competition Games this week included - Singles Herb Dalton and Daryl Tuttle, Gus Munro and Steve Roome, Doc Fordham and Paula Welsted, Ron Gould and Shane Hornbuckle, Gus Munro and Mitch Wright, Lou Fordham and Lloyd White.
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Some members travelled to Mackay on the weekend to contest the Goosies Under The Shed Carnival which saw 32 teams from all over Queensland play.
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Wednesday’s competition was a single stableford event sponsored by Bowen Golf Club. Ladies’ winner Elona Lynch 34 points, runner-up Claire Garrod 33 points. Men’s winner on a countback Jeremy Chrzanowski 35 points, runner-up Jeff Day 35 points.
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Friday's Prawn Run was super competitive this week with the winners only decided by count back - Sean Fogarty came out in front, followed by Andrew Gomez and Adam Singleton - all had a solid round with 21 points.
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Played every Thursday at 4.30pm and every Saturday morning at 7am, Pickleball is not just about playing the game it is about making new friends and this was the case on both sessions this week.
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Tennis Whitsunday was chomping at the bit this week to be out on court and to do this we danced among the raindrops.
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On Saturday 72 people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course, of whom 15 were first timers in Airlie Beach and 4 recorded new Personal Bests - well done Annette, Tamika, Caitlin and Hamish.
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Despite the wet weather and flooding, the Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club hosted a successful distance Club Night on Wednesday. Club Coach, Mark Erickson presented Don Algie and Taj Murray with Chocolate Awards for the best PBs.
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The Whitsundays is currently experiencing a problem with homeless cats who have either been deliberately dumped or handed over because their owners are no longer able to look after them.
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After months of planning and community consultation the draft designs were approved in a January council meeting, with stage one of the Cannonvale Skate Park redevelopment due to get underway this year.
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A total of 41 newly qualified doctors are now completing their internships at our rural hospitals and one of them is Proserpine local Dr Alex Moore who graduated last year.
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Young Whitsunday residents from 8 to 21 are eligible for free support to help them access a variety of resources practical tools and professional advice thanks to not-for-profit community organisation, MADEC Ltd and their Youth Empowerment and Support Service. (YESS)
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For the past 54 years, the Proserpine Lions Club has been quietly working away with a sea of dedicated volunteers who offer their time to raise money for necessary items in support of local causes.
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The Whitsundays community was deeply saddened by news of the sudden passing of Stephen Jennings in early February
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The gloves are off and the campaign fight is heating up as both LNP candidate Andrew Willcox and Labor candidate Shane Hamilton begin the battle for the seat of Dawson which will be decided in the Federal election due to take place at the beginning of May.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the major easing of COVID restrictions last week, including the state-wide mask mandate which will no longer be required in most indoor settings.
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With just a few months until new low-cost airline, Bonza, starts bringing an additional seven weekly flights to the Whitsundays, the aviation company’s Chief Commercial Operator Carly Povey met with over 100 tourism operators at a celebratory networking evening hosted by Tourism Whitsundays and Shute Harbour Marine Terminal on Tuesday.
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Fresh off the back of last week’s announcement that affordable airline, Bonza, will be connecting the Whitsundays to new markets, there are plans for an expansion at our local airport so that our regional runway can keep up with demand and growth.
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Bowen’s Pink Stumps Ladies Day hosted over 300 women at the Bowen Sporting Complex to raise funds for the McGrath Foundation, part of the Breast Cancer Awareness campaign to bring attention to the devastating disease.
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