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Next weekend the eighth annual Whitsunday Sportspark Expo will transform the Whitsunday PCYC into a buzzing hub for sports enthusiasts of all kinds who will come together and discover new clubs and sign-up for exciting seasons ahead.
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If you’re looking for a sport that literally anyone can play, then touch footy is for you.It’s fun, it’s social, requires little commitment and Whitsunday Touch Secretary Alita Debrincat wants everyone to give it a go.“It’s such a great sport for everyone,” she said.
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Netball is a fast-moving game that requires an element of teamwork seeing players meld with teammates in a way unlike any other sport.With the new netball season starting in February, Whitsunday Netball Association are seeking new players.“Anyone who enjoys a high energy team sport will love netball,” said Whitsunday Netball Association President Shannon Lorraway.
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Another successful parkrun took place at the Airlie Beach waterfront on January 21st, with 104 participants running, jogging, and walking the 5km course.
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Building strength and building confidence, Whitsunday Weightlifting offer classes to anyone from the age of eight to 80, equipping them with the foundation needed to achieve any health goal.
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After our recent weather event, members were keen to get back on the green. On Sunday four triples and a pairs game were played with great enthusiasm. Winners came out on Rink 4 and they were Irene Laird, Denise Wallace and Greg Colquhoun who defeated Lindy Suann, Lyn Danvers and Barry Beel.
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Wednesday Social Bowls: Gavin Charles, Peter Thomson, Tiarna Rogers and Dave Moodie, Lee Welsted, Ian Best. Daryl O’Connell, Brett Lampard, Geoff Tierney and Robin Stitt, Jane Gilbert, Daryl Tuttle. Tracey Roach, Andy Peebles, Mark Rogers, Steve Roome and Joan Edwards/Bev Smith, Carol O’Connell, Paula Welsted, Jill Brabon.
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The Men's A Grade Pairs tournament at the local bowls club got off to a slow start due to inclement weather, but eventually kicked off on Thursday with practices. The tournament concluded on Sunday with the semi-finals, leaving only two teams to compete in the final.
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This week’s Friday 9 hole stableford was won by Justyn Durbin on a 21 point win, second place was Scotty Hayes – Williams on a nice 21 points and coming in third was Rob Lodders on 20 points.
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The recent wet weather did not deter the keen golfers on Sunday who played a single stableford on the front nine. Winners on the day were - A Grade Ladies’ Anna Winterbourn, runner-up Penny Wardroper.
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The course re-opened for a front nine twice Allenbuild Stableford on Saturday, the conditions suited George Steane who carded a very nice 39 points, 2 points ahead of Nick Watson and 4 points ahead of Scott Grigg in 3rd place on 35 points.
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Whitsunday Blokart Club will be holding a come and try and day for local residents and visitors to the Whitsunday region at Conway Beach Sunday 29 January 2023 from 10am .
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The Cannonvale Cannons Swimming Club hosted a very successful swimming carnival over the weekend with 200 competitors. Club Coaches, Mark Erickson, Ken Crittenden and Shay Wilmot were very impressed with all the Cannons and how they performed.
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Last year, Mackay and Whitsunday Life listened to the call of Calen locals, who say they are in desperate need of a doctor for the small rural town.A local resident known as ‘Lyn Ellen’ spoke out about the dangers to the widespread rural community, whose residents are playing Russian Roulette with their health due to GP services not being available.
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Being pregnant is definitely no picnic when you work full time. It’s not so much the unrelenting heartburn, the inconvenient nausea which can rear its ugly head at any moment, the need to know where a toilet is at all times or the excruciating pain you get in your stomach when you sneeze too hard. But what can be harder to handle are the waves of imbalanced hormones that send your emotions on a rollercoaster, with the smallest trigger evoking a tsunami of tears.
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As the rain pelted down in the early hours of Tuesday, January 17, a pregnant Angel McKay awoke in pain in her home in Crediton, 12km from the Eungella township.With her partner Dean Gajda and her mother Shona by her side, it became clear that her first child was arriving earlier than expected.
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If you need a job done, ask a Queenslander. The generous spirit which lives among the Sunshine State is one of the many things that makes it a great place to live. The generosity shines brighter in times of disaster, where a person will give the literal shirt off their back to help another in crisis.
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Police arrested an alleged armed robber in Moranbah last week on January 12, arresting a man on the same day the alleged crime took place.Sergeant Nigel Dalton said that police will allege that at approximately 5.45am on January 12, a man approached a Griffin Street, Moranbah business wielding a knife and demanding money.
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Back to school was made brighter for survivors of domestic violence, foster parents and their children last week, with the generosity of individuals and local businesses providing the essentials to start the school year off with a smile.
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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been criticised for his whirlwind visit to Mackay last week on Wednesday which lasted less than an hour. In his visit, he met select media in a Mackay pharmacy to speak about the rising cost of living, briefly speaking to some customers afterwards.
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No cats were seen during this week’s torrential deluge, but Mackay’s faithful police dog, Griffin, was spotted having fun in-between deployments.Sergeant Nigel Dalton of the Mackay Police said that the rain was fairly normal at this time of the year, but there are still risks to the community posed by flooding and hidden dangers.
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You might be waiting a little longer this week for your fresh supply of Eungelladale milk, but when stocks are replenished, we recommend buying an extra bottle.
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A world-leading Future Foods BioHub in Mackay is a step closer with the Queensland Government partnering with Cauldron, Asia-Pacific’s first large-scale precision fermentation manufacturing launchpad, to develop a business case.
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A 31-year-old man has died following a single vehicle crash near Nebo earlier this week, on January 16.The man’s upturned vehicle was located at about 11.20pm Monday evening just off the Peak Downs Highway, around 10kms from the township of Nebo.
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Patients across Central Queensland recovering from heart procedures are now able to access rehabilitation care and monitoring from home, no matter where in the region they live.
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