Although October has been a quieter month for the Whitsundays’ Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR), the rescue operator is still exceeding last year’s record activations by 20 per cent.
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Twilight Race: Wednesday saw a stronger breeze between 15 and 25 knots, providing plenty of action for the 18 boats who participated in the Whitsunday Sailing Club twilight race on Pioneer Bay. The strong breeze saw a number of boats with reefed mainsails as they endeavoured to keep the boats properly balanced.
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Local ballerina Ruby Elson has set herself apart from the rest and earned a place at the prestigious Australian School of Ballet.
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The under 11s brand new Pitbull pups side – the Proserpine Cricket Clubs first time fielding this age group - had their first taste of the Mackay Cricket competition by taking on Brothers in Mackay last Saturday.
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This week 97 motivated people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course, of whom 30 were first timers. Despite the hot weather, there were 16 new Personal Bests. Well done to Ben, Josh, Ryan, Phil, Robert, Stephen, Michael, Emma, Andrew, Tom, Leone, Julie, Shane, Libby, Bolinda and Carolyn. There were 4 milestones achieved; Ben and Josiah completed their 25th parkrun, Tom and Lachlan completed their 50th parkrun.
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It has been an exciting start to the season for the Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club, with eight new Club Records set at the club’s first Distance Club Night.
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Bowlers at Airlie Beach Bowls Club have been enjoying the longer and warmer days, starting with Tuesday when skipper Betty Nicole led her team to a big win.
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Bowls in Bowen saw a great week of social sporting as well as a weekend game of Sunday Scroungers.
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At Wednesday Social bowls last week at Proserpine Bowls Club, Jim Bownds, Mary Hedgelong, and Peter Lawton defeated Philip Brown, Pat Bownds, and Sandy Daffara, 20-14, to get the ball rolling.
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Wangaratta Bowls Club’s Come and Try afternoon held last Saturday was a huge success for the Bowen-based club.
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Wednesday’s competition at Bowen Golf Club was a single stableford for Men and Ladies.
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Saturday’s stroke event for the men saw Anthony Clinton come home with a great 60 nett. He was followed by Cooper Cremor, 65 and Lloyd Kingston 66.
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The week saw a fabulous culmination to the efforts from Proserpine’s Veteran Golfers during their participation in the Croker Shield Competition throughout the last 12 months.
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The weekly nine-hole at Whitsunday Green Golf Club was won this week by Terry Kimpton with 23 points.
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For Jo-Ann Clout and Jodee White, the Shitbox Rally has become a regular event. “We thought it’d be a really good thing to get involved in because it raises money for cancer but also you get to say ‘shitbox’ all the time,” laughed Jo-Ann.
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I play social mixed netball for a team called the All Ballerz and, on Monday, we won our first grand final. Looking back, I think it’s one of the only grand finals I’ve ever won playing sport. While our celebration was modest, it felt good, a feeling amplified by an extremely fun and fast game of netball played in the right spirit.
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Last weekend, two Mackay Multicultural Women’s groups were welcomed to the Swimming Skills for Safety - a safer summer program - for one inspiring morning in the pool. It was the first ever swimming lesson for some and the ladies were nervous, excited, curious and happy to meet new friends and get started.
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The traumatised widow of David Lang who passed away from bladder cancer and leukemia in June last year has come forward to raise her concerns about her husband’s diagnosis in February 2019.
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The recent stories surrounding Urologist Dr Daryl Stephens who works at the Mackay Base Hospital have shocked many, but surely not as much as the Obstetrics and Gynaecology investigation which saw five staff members suspended, three babies die, 81 cases filed, and 162 patients involved.
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A total of 30 local businesses came together at Harrup Park last week for the Mackay Chamber of Commerce Annual General Meeting, during which the new committee was formally announced.
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Whether you ride, roll, skate or wheel, the new Ride Mackay web platform has something for you. The innovative platform has been designed by Mackay Regional Council to be the ultimate guide for active transport in our region.
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October is Mental Health Month, and a local counselling service has brought the community together to raise awareness through their Big Blue Table morning tea event. Phoenix Counselling hosted a morning tea last Thursday, October 6 for Big Blue Table, a fundraiser supporting Beyond Blue.
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Charity event-planners, environmental crusaders, non-for-profit organisations and community groups are all invited to apply for a share in $60,000 funding which has been made available through North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP).
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At nearly two years old, Gordon has survived an upbringing against the odds to finally find his forever home, highlighting the vital role of RSCPA Queensland. The 50-kilogram English Mastiff Mix was found on a Mackay property with his mum emaciated and suffering from extensive flea burn.
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