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In honour of the Great Barrier Reef Festival, naming sponsor Cruise Whitsundays, are transforming their iconic day trip to the Reefworld Pontoon into an immersive Master Reef Guide experience.For one day only, more than 10 Master Reef Guides will be on-board hosts, educating festival-goers on the marine environment in a tour that is both educational and informative.
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With preparations for the Great Barrier Reef Festival in full swing, the free community lantern making workshops have proved popular again this year.Led by dynamic sculpture artist, Lalune Croker, the workshops are lively and interactive, and represent an opportunity for aspiring local artists to get creative and spend time together.“I love the whole bringing the community together kind of thing, it’s like medicine!” said Lalune.“All over the world different cultures celebrate the lighting of th
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A long-term lover of the reef, this passionate scuba diver turned business coach unites her love of community events and the environment with every hour she volunteers to the Great Barrier Reef Festival.For the past seven years Heather has devoted her business savvy-ness to the festival and used her skills from owning and operating her own dive company, Yongala Dive, to source grants and drive sponsorship.
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Women from across the region crowded into the Proserpine Museum on Saturday, eager to learn more about their influential predecessors who had helped shape the region.This special event catered for 80 people and was completely sold out in advance.
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In April 1923, a meeting was held in the Grand Theatre to form a branch of the Country Women’s Association in Proserpine with the goal of easing the isolation and loneliness of women and children who lived on farms. Only five ladies attended so a letter was written to request that a state representative visit to explain the objects of the association. A successful meeting was held in the Shire Hall in July with fifty-one ladies present to hear the State President, Mrs Fairfax.
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Now in their 60th year, the Proserpine Orchid and Foliage Society have held their 2023 Field Day. The Field Day is a special event on the Society’s calendar, inviting guests from neighbouring Orchid and Foliage Societies, as well as local members, to their gardens for the day.
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Powerhouses on the Aussie tribute scene, Dellacoma Rio, Tara Graham and Shaleena Bain are calling Airlie Beach home for a weekend of all-star rock tunes and standout performances. Headlining the very best of classic rock icons, from the legendary 80s and 90s, this is not a weekend to miss.
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Set on the beautiful backdrop of the Coral Sea, with gentle winds and soft sunlight, the latest rendition of the Coral Sea Resort Long Lunch was well received. With a six course seafood menu perfectly paired with a range of d’Arenberg Wines, this was an afternoon well spent.
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Set on the backdrop of bankruptcy and scornful exs, No Hard Feelings follows Maddie Barker, portrayed by Jennifer Lawrence, a struggling 30-year-old with financial troubles who is willing to do anything to help her situation.
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Whitsunday Sea Eagles hosted their annual Sponsor and Volunteer Appreciation on Saturday playing Bakers Creek and Mackay Magpies in their last round at home for the Season. Sea Eagles Senior Men gave the crowd plenty to cheer about kicking 21 goals against Bakers Creek running out comfortable winners 153 – 46. Daniel Berry kicked 9 and Hudson McGregor 4 as they got on the end of dominant work from the midfield.
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The fun was on for young and old as Merinda State School, several kilometres north of Bowen, celebrated 125 years of service to its tight-knit community.The centrepiece of celebrations on Saturday July 22 was the cutting of a 'birthday cake', with school principal Rebecca Bowyer overseeing both the school's oldest surviving former student, 97-year-old Irene Mellon (now Irene Millier) and the school's youngest student, five-year old Maddis Allan, as they made the first cut in the large cake.
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This week, 99 wonderful people ran, jogged, and walked the 5km waterfront course, of whom 18 were first timers and 25 recorded new Personal Bests.
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Whitsunday Raiders travelled to Quarry Hill, home of Mackay Cities for the last competition round for 2023. With the overcast skies and no wind, for a change, it was going to be a tough mental game as well as a physical one.
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The local branch of the RSPCA is excited to welcome any and all animal lovers to a free special connection Morning Tea at the VMR in Cannonvale. Attendees will hear from the local RSCPA inspector about their job, the inspiring work they do rescuing and rehoming animals in the Whitsundays region. There will also be a presentation showcasing the Home Ever After program that provides emergency care for pets, a Q and A session about the local RSPCA branch and so much more.
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The Zonta Club of the Whitsundays is excited to announce the scholarship applications for the Laura Morrison Bequest Scholarship is open for 2023. The scholarship is in memory of late Laura Morrison, a long-standing member of the Zonta Whitsundays club.
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Living in Paradise gives you many reasons to smile but this week began with an extremely special event. Tuesday afternoon saw 2 fantastic finalists playing in the A and B Grade Pairs.
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It all started on Friday when Harry Craig played in the District play off for the All Schools Cup Challenge for St Catherine's School down at North Mackay. Harry and his team partner Alfie Moretto won their section and will be representing the Whitsunday region at Pine Rivers later this year. Champion of Champion Fours were played at Mackay Club this weekend.
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The Women's Pennant Competition was held over the weekend with the Proserpine team winning Division One at the Pioneer Golf Club and Division Six at Mystic Sands.Other Results this week:Congratulations to Lloyd Kingston on taking out the 2023 Men's Handicapped Match Play competition, a close match against Brian Allen.
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Another windy day on the course for Tuesdays Stableford comp. 31 competitors - 21 men and 10 ladies.
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Winners for Monday Triples were L Fox, K Pedlar, and G Feast.Runners Up S Roome, D Richards, and R Agg. The jackpot didn’t go off.
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This week’s 9-hole stabelford competition saw Dee Norman take first place on 27 pts, second with 24 pts Cy Taylor and third with 22 pts Bree Harvey. This week was a good week for Bree Harvey getting not only third in the weekly comp but a hole in one on hole 2 also Justyn Durbin scored a hole in one on hole 7.
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While the weatherman said that the wind would be from the south-east, Wednesday afternoon saw the wind swinging by up to 40 degrees, making for a challenging race for the 18 boats who competed in the Whitsunday Sailing Club twilight race.First away was Treasure VIII (Rob Davis), frantically checking that they hadn’t fouled the starting process.
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On Saturday, three Cannonvale swimmers joined 80 other swimmers from around Australia to swim 8km from Magnetic Island to Townsville. Cannonvale swimmers, Jacob Bell, Kyle Pevitt-Scott and Mark Erickson could not believe their luck with the weather.
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Mackay Regional Council has been forced to make the difficult decision to postpone Daly Bay Illuminate due to unseasonal rains and strong winds. Daly Bay Illuminate was set to kick off this Thursday (July 27) and run until Sunday (July 30). Manager MECC and Events Andrew Bobeldyk said setup for the popular Mackay Festival of Arts event was considerable and would be impossible to achieve safely in the current conditions. Read more here: Full release for website: Council has been forced to mak
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Queens Park became a sea of picnic blankets on Saturday for the highly anticipated Wisely Wine and Food Day. Punters enjoyed a wide selection of wine, food and entertainment, with sporadic rain only heightening the energy in the park. Musicians, bands and dance groups, both local and visiting, shared the stages providing a perfect soundtrack for a day in the park. Wisely Wine and Food Day is one of the biggest events on the Mackay Festival of Arts calendar, with plenty more to come before the f
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