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Mackay Surf Life Saving Club’s (SLSC) ‘Guardians of the beach since 1950’ hosted the 32nd annual North Australian Titles from October 28 to 30, bringing huge success to the club and the lifesaving movement in general. A contingent of over 530 competitors and over 150 officials and water safety personnel as well as a dedicated workforce descended on Mackay’s beautiful Harbour Beach over the weekend.
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For Chris Palazzi, throwing a frisbee is a euphoric experience. “I like watching plastic fly, I don’t know what it is,” he said. “Something about the physics, I guess it’s tranquil watching it fly.” Chris has been playing disc sports for years, even representing Queensland and South Australia in ultimate frisbee.
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Outstanding Mercy College athlete Harper Shields has been named the Mackay District School Sport Stuart Jackson Sportsperson of the Year for a second consecutive season. 12-year-old Harper was recognised for his superb feats on the touch football field and received the prestigious trophy from Australian touch football representative Katie Geiger at the recent Awards Ceremony at Magpies Sporting Club.
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Both the men’s and women’s bowls AGM will be held at the club on Monday evening 28th November. Please support your club and attend this important meeting.
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Two emerging athletes from Mackay represented Queensland earlier this month at the 2022 School Sport Australia 10-12 Years Track & Field Championships held in Brisbane. Learnie Scott set the medal-winning tone early, clutching silver in a count back in the 11 years long jump, with a leap of 4.63m.
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While Mackay is full of outstanding athletes who can run fast, jump further than most and throw heavy objects a long way; the Mackay Athletics Club was recently recognised across all facets of its sport, recognising the valuable contribution of its top volunteers among its talented athletes.
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A junior star from the 90s was named Mackay Table Tennis Player of the Year at the association’s annual presentation dinner on Saturday. Anne Sheridan won her first Mackay Closed women’s title in 1997 and has won five in total.
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Nearly forty runners and walkers met with Club Captain and Race Director, Jim Ford for the very popular weekly offseason program, Shawn’s Summer Social Series. Jim was in perfect form once again, setting an interesting timed four leaf clover shaped 5km and 10km circuit, although there were options for runners to reduce their distances due to their current level of fitness.
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Johnathan Thurston has weathered plenty of Storms in his illustrious rugby league career, but this week the North Queensland Cowboys legend was in Mackay to talk about a different kind of storm.
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Have you ever been interviewed by Rob Kidd from 4MK?
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A 28-year-old Gulliver man has sadly passed away following a two-vehicle traffic crash in Coppabella last week on November 9.
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An incident at Coles Parkside has banded customers and staff together to help a fellow customer in need.
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A man has been arrested and charged with child sex offences following a joint investigation involving Mackay Child Protection Investigation Unit, Moranbah Criminal Investigation Branch and Argos.
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The Brisbane Broncos’ grassroots team toured Mackay last month as the club’s Game Development squad shone a light on regional Queensland in the off-season.
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5,500 jobs in and around Dawson have been put on ice by Federal Labor’s Minister for Water, says Federal Dawson MP Andrew Willcox.
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64 local sporting champions and 2 local para champions will receive funding to help with the cost of attending championship events.
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RSL Farleigh and Northern Beaches Sub Branch held a Remembrance Day dusk service last Friday, bringing together veterans, cadets, community members and school students.
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On the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month, a minutes’ silence is observed and dedicated to those soldiers who died fighting to protect our nation.
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This year the Queensland RSL invited Sub Branches to contact their local schools to ask if they would like to participate in this year’s Draw to Remember initiative.
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Mackay has been put on the map for exceptional coffee thanks to Primal Coffee Roasters win last month in the world’s largest coffee roasting ‘Golden Bean’ competition – resetting the bar for the region’s coffee industry.
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When you think of green things, you picture money, plants and grass, all of which are tied together in our modern world. Switching to environmentally friendly options is more and more at the forefront of our minds, especially when purchasing new items.
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Over the past 139 years, the Porters Group has continued to service, grow, and evolve within the Mackay and Whitsunday regions. The latest addition to the Porters Group network is the Porters Homemaker Centre, at the Porters Northern Beaches location. The first two stores in the complex have been unveiled with three more to be announced in the new year.
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There’s no need to suffer the stress and anxiety of project angst, wondering if the tiles, wall colour or furnishings you picked will look how you envisaged and be congruent.
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Worm farms are a simple and effective way to recycle organic waste and feed your garden.
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DMR Leisure Pty Ltd will take over the management of Memorial Swim Centre next year after being awarded the tender at last week’s Mackay Regional Council meeting.
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