A great afternoon of play last Tuesday at Wangaratta Bowls Club, with results heading Laurie Land and Greg Colquhoun’s way to start off the week. The pair defeated Sue Shearing and Mark Drummond to win the afternoon, and the other games were full of the same intensity and excitement.
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Sunday at Proserpine Bowls Club was a return to play with 13 players taking advantage of the green being open again – and there was some good bowls played, too. Ken and Kendall Watts proved too strong, defeating Alen Sanderson and Heather Brown in an 18-10 win.
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A jam-packed week at Airlie Beach Bowls with some extremely exciting news from the club’s resident historian and statistician, Neil Moore. Club members Carol Crosbie and Betty Nicole are now ranked 153rd best pairs bowling team in Australia and the talented Manny Isgro, is the 200th best male bowler in Australia.
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A new sport has arrived in the Whitsundays as a group of local enthusiasts hosted an open day on Sunday, inviting sailors and land lubbers alike to come and try their hand at racing a “blokart”. A contingent of small, one-design carts scooting around the sands of Conway beach last weekend were the subject of raised eyebrows, as the Whitsunday Blokart Club held an open day.
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Twilight Race: A south easterly greeted the 85 sailors in last week’s Wednesday twilight race conducted by Whitsunday Sailing Club. 10 knots of breeze and flat waters made for a lovely experience on the water after a week’s break. Bobby’s Girl (Mark Beale) was first to cross the starting line, some 10 seconds late, and they were still well clear of the rest of the fleet.
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A Clermont cattle grazier who shot to national TV stardom for building community bonds, a Nebo barrel racer champion and a rainbow gala event that is leading social change were among the major Australia Day winners in the Isaac region. Layney Deguara has been named the 2023 Young Citizen of the Year for her passion and dedication to her sport, local club and her community. She accepted her award at a ceremony held in Nebo.
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Two Mackay locals have been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM); one for his service in the Australian army and the other for his contribution to the local lychee industry. Ronald Bassan OAM signed up for the army at age 17, serving from 1954 to 1975 in both Malaysia (known then as Malaya) and Vietnam.
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Two minutes of kindness is a little thing to pay for joy, for respect, or for admiration and appreciation. Tiny actions add up to a greater whole and something as simple as helping can mean more than its weight in two Pepsi boxes. In Sarina, that was the case for one woman on a regular shopping trip.
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Life is a precious gift that we often take for granted. We get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life, work, and responsibilities and fail to appreciate the simple things that make life worth living. We often assume that we will have tomorrow and forget to live in the moment and make the most of every day. But life can be unpredictable and fragile, and it is important to remember to cherish and make the most of every opportunity we have to be happy.
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A happy and healthy six-months-old Sarina boy and his mother are survivors of a rare and dangerous nematode disorder causing polymyositis possibly linked to central and North Queensland and Tasmania.
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Mackay Regional Council and the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) are searching for people aged 11 to 17 to nominate themselves for Mackay’s Youth Council. Elected by their peers, together this Youth Council will nominate a Young Mayor, set an agenda for their 12-month Term in Office and work with the Mackay Regional Council on specific issues.
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Mackay is one of five local government areas (LGAs) that disaster assistance has been made available to, following recent flooding activity. This assistance is available through the jointly funded Commonwealth-State Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) for counter disaster operations and to repair roads and other essential public infrastructure.
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Between 10:00pm on January 31 and 1:00am on February 1 someone has gained entry into a home on Jardine Drive in Erakala by removing a window screen and forcing open the window.
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A 27-year-old man from Charleville has been arrested and charged with multiple drink driving related offences following several alleged interactions with police on January 22. Mackay police said the following will be alleged.
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The opportunity to join the rural generalist pathway in Queensland has brought self-professed country girl Dr Jessica Chambers up to Mackay Hospital and Health Service. “I’m a country girl from north-eastern NSW, where I grew up on a little farm with a lot of animals,” Jessica said.
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Approximately 300 people gathered on the land of the Yuwibara people at Bluewater Quay throughout the morning of Thursday, January 26 to commemorate Survival Day. The event, organised by Mackay Connected Beginnings (MCB), was the first of its kind to be held in Mackay.
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A new program aimed at skilling locals is offering a solution as Queensland’s Resource and Infrastructure sector grapples with a skills shortage.
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Similar to Code Clearing – As technology in our cars continues to expand - it is helpful to have an understanding of why and how these calibrations play a part in the repair process. You may have heard the acronym ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System)
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Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) are building career-based classroom learning with Greater Foundations23, a professional development event for educators across the Greater Whitsunday region. Greater Foundations23 will be held on March 3 at the Resources Centre of Excellence and is aimed at improving educators’ knowledge of the wide range of career opportunities available in the Greater Whitsunday region.
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At Get Real Workwear & Safety, we understand the importance of protection and comfort in safety footwear to avoid injury and exposure to the elements. We proudly stock the largest range of workwear boots in the region, including the market leading safety footwear brand ‘Blundstone’ – known for their comfort and fit.
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Queensland Health has established a supplier panel of major construction companies to accelerate the delivery of three new hospitals and nine major hospital expansions under the State Government’s Queensland Health and Hospitals Plan.
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Australia’s biggest mining company, BHP, confirmed last month that significant new investment in Queensland is on hold because of the State Government’s decision to lift coal royalty tax rates to the highest in the world.
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Recent school leavers and Queenslanders looking to upskill or change careers are being encouraged to enrol in one of the 37,000 Fee-Free TAFE places available in 2023. Almost all courses offered by CQUniversity (CQU) TAFE with Fee Free TAFE funding are available to Mackay residents subject to their eligibility, said CQU Deputy Vice-President VET Peter Heilbuth.
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When you live in NQ, you are sadly no stranger to high insurance costs, but when it comes to insuring homes on working rural properties, farmers are really stuck between a rock and a hard place, and our governments need to get proactive on this issue. We’ve just had a near-miss when it comes to a flood event, but this is North Queensland and floods happen, cyclones happen, and farmers, like everyone else, surely deserve the right to be able to affordably insure their homes against these events,
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An apprentice and trainee program that helps futureproof Isaac region’s skills and knowledge continues to shine as 11 fresh-faced employees start their new careers. Isaac Regional Council Mayor Anne Baker welcomed the new apprentices and trainees at Moranbah Community Centre last month.
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