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Hello everyone! I hope a wonderful Easter period was had by all and that everyone enjoyed being out and about in our beautiful region.
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A year on and it’s time to clear, sort, and record the plastic pollution caught in the 15 litter traps that have been placed in the waters as part of the Whitsunday Gross Pollutant Trap project.
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One lucky Central Queensland lady is celebrating this week having received a phone call to inform her she is the winner of the Visitor Information Centre Passport Competition and will now receive $2,100 worth of vouchers to spend in the region.
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Whitsunday Regional Council has devised a flying fox management plan with short and long-term strategies in hopes that concerted action could lessen the adverse impact of the protected species in Collinsville.
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Did you notice the influx of dragonflies! More than I have seen in a long time in the Whitsundays.“A lot of dragonfly mean the Wet has ended” (June Djiagween, First Nations Person)
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Coral formations make great homes for a huge variety of different animals. From the fish, which hide in their shadows, to the borers which carve their homes out of the substance of their hosts – the ocean is one great relationship between species.
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A veteran of both Gallipoli and the Middle East campaign in World War I, Charles Robert Gibson Dougherty (Charlie) enlisted at Goondiwindi on December 31 1914. He was stationed at Enoggera Camp in Brisbane before being assigned to the 11th Light Horse Regiment on March 24 1915.
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After much preparation and anticipation, Karen Jacobsen’s pop-orchestral masterpiece entitled The Misogyny Opus, is ready for its world premiere, which is due to take place at the Mackay Entertainment and Culture Centre (MECC) next weekend.
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Help fight animal cruelty at the upcoming Million Paws Walk, Sunday May 28. Million Paws Walk is an RSPCA initiative, raising funds and awareness for animal cruelty.
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A growing audience of locals have enjoyed ‘the pictures’ at The Proserpine Entertainment Centre (PEC) over the first three months of the site’s cinema operations.
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, head down to the Proserpine Community Markets (PCM) on Sunday, April 30, and grab some handmade goodies.
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For two nights at the end of April, the poetic and eclectic sound of one of the biggest bands of all time will revive in two back-to-back tribute shows setting “the night on fire” at The Pub.
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To the outsider – that being anyone who hasn’t played a thousand hours of Super Mario Galaxy 2, at least - nothing in The Super Mario Bros. Movie makes any sense. Is that a problem for mainstream audiences? Apparently not.
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Describing their sound as ‘bourbon-soaked blues’, it is not hard to see the appeal of Juke Joint’s music. With an eclectic sound and energetic stage presence, Juke Joint performs with music that hits right on a barmy Wednesday Autumn afternoon.
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In true Whitsunday style, one local couple recently married in the heart of our iconic islands, spending their wedding day aboard Cruise Whitsundays’ Camira and saying their nuptials on a remote beach location.
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Proserpine Whitsunday Raiders hosted the Slade Point Rugby club at home on Saturday in front of a good home crowd. It was a first half battle for both teams, neither giving an inch in attack nor defence, with Slade Point repelling four attempts by the Raiders to cross the line and coming close themselves on a number of occasions.
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The week started off with Tuesday Ladies Day at Airlie Beach Bowls Club where a brilliant display from Tony Whitehorn and Rhonda Lloyd had the highest winning margin.Tina Schubert and Sandra Argo were the second big winners after progressing to the semi-finals with a surprising win over Ladda Purdie and Elaine Hadlow.
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On Wednesday at Proserpine Bowls Club plenty of players from Airlie Beach took the chance to have some grass practice ahead of upcoming Symons Shield and Pennants.
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On Sunday at Wangaratta Bowls Club four games of triples were played – each quite close.Winners for the afternoon on account of ends were Deb Retchless, Laurie Land, and Graeme Read who drew with Kevin Baxter, Robyn Stitt, and Barry Beel.
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Wednesday’s competition at Bowen Golf Club was a single stableford event sponsored by the club, with Ladies’ winner on a countback Penny Stewart, 39 points.Women’s runner up was Trish Sellen, also 39 points, while Men's winner was Jeremy Chrzanowski on 38, runner up on a countback Kevin Clark, 37.
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Allen Roberts edged out Wilf Herweg on a countback in Tuesday’s Stabelford at Proserpine Golf Club.Both men carded 39 points and were followed in third place by Jim Cochrane on 38 points, while NTPs were won by Allen Roberts and Len Booroff.
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The Mark Nicol memorial ambrose was held on Sunday for Whitsunday Social Golfers who arrived in force, with a field of 26 players vying for the trophy. With a nett score of 60, the Trophy was claimed by Pam Casey and Lew Tuck, with runners up on 63.25 were Elise Hodgson and Chris Bartlett, and in the rundown Jason Bourke and Clay Coles came in on 64.5.
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Another warm one out there this week for Proserpine Veteran Golfers who continue to get good numbers despite the heat with ten ladies and 23 men out on the course.On the full 18 holes, John Oates took out first place with a great score of 39 on a countback from Wilf Herweg, 39, and Jimmy Cochrane on 38.
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A young Proserpine State School Student has been selected to play Basketball for North Queensland and he is thrilled to see all his practice and training has paid off.Jamie Henderson is 12 years old and began playing Basketball last year with the Next Stars Sports Academy in Cannonvale.
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The inaugural Genesis Cup round for Airlie Beach Darts Club was held on Sunday morning at the Airlie Beach Bowls Club after the Easter break.
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