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For the second year in a row the Whitsunday Regional Council is hosting their Christmas Lights Competition, inviting households from across the region to dress their gardens in festive lights and Christmas cheer.
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Groups C and D got their 2022 Xmas Open campaigns underway at Mika on Sunday morning, with group D being the largest group of this year’s competition, featuring five players.
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Three triathletes from a local Whitsunday club have completed the ultimate endurance test by not just finishing the gruelling and iconic Half-Ironman 70.3 World Championship in the United States but doing so in style.
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A local weightlifting club has had some outrageous results in the second half of the year, most recently sending one of its top competitors to the World Championships in early November in the hopes they would claim a world record – instead, they came home with three!
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Airlie Beach Bowls Club has enjoyed success with their ladies’ and men’s teams in recent weeks, competing in the State Championship in both categories – with one exceptional win.
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On Wednesday, Proserpine Bowls Club hosted nine players, with Stephen Griffith, Bruce Uhe, Mike Harrison and Patricia Bownds defeating Jim Bownds, Arthur Griffith, Sandy Daffara and John Anderson, 28-16.
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On Melbourne Cup Day, one game of rinks was played at Wangaratta Bowls Club.
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Wednesday’s competition was a single stroke event for the November midweek Monthly Medal at Bowen Golf Club.
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Saturday’s overall monthly medal winner in the men’s competition was Brian Smith with 67 nett. Martins Kornis was the C grade runner up with 69.
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The November monthly medal for Whitsunday Social Golf was held on Sunday to choose the final contenders for this year’s Medal of Medal Challenge.
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It was a great Tuesday at Proserpine Veteran’s Golf on their first Monthly Medal, followed by our Melbourne Cup luncheon and sweeps.
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The weekly 9-hole competition this week was won by Andrew Gomez with 19 points at Whitsunday Green Golf Club.
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Twilight Race: Although the forecast showed a strong south easterly breeze, by the time the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s twilight races started competitors were faced with a light northerly wind. A strong fleet of 19 boats faced the starter.
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The Cannonvale Cannons had an extremely successful weekend at the Gardens Open LC Preparation Meet in Townsville.
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Under 11s: The Proserpine Pitbull youngsters were in to bat first at home against Magpies Black on Saturday in tough, windy conditions.
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The 2022 North Queensland Sportstar Awards were held at a gala event in the Cloncurry Town Hall last Saturday, where a local BMXer was recognised in the Sporting Excellence category.
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Nine Special Olympics Mackay athletes have done Mackay proud on the national stage, travelling to Launceston for the Special Olympics National Games in October. Special Olympics Mackay was founded in 2012 and currently has 33 athletes competing across powerlifting, table tennis, basketball and ten pin bowling.
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Christmas is just around the corner, and if you’re looking for ways to help those less fortunate, take inspiration from the team at Gardian. As part of Gardian’s commitment to the local community, each month the team fills hampers to donate to Anglicare.
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Worldwide Rally for Freedom Mackay welcomed special guests Graham “Hoody” Hood and his wife Michelle to Bluewater Quay on Monday evening. More than 200 people attended the event, eager to hear Hoody’s career as a pilot which came to an end when vaccine mandates forced him to retire.
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Not long after setting foot back on Australian soil after a very fun five weeks in the United States, I find myself being hauled off to jail! 4MK’s Jingle Jail that is.
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Local councils are working together to fight against waste and are pleading: “Let’s get it right!” The “Let’s get it Right” campaign is being launched in line with Planet Ark’s National Recycling Week, which aims to encourage people to take responsibility for their recycling to minimise waste and manage material resources correctly.
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A piece of World War I history will be donated to the Mackay RSL Sub Branch as part of Remembrance Day next Friday. A 7.58cm Minenwerfer Light Rifled Trench Mortar will be presented to the RSL by eight army personnel from the Lavarack Barracks in Townsville at the Remembrance Day service at Jubilee Park next week.
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No one should have to drive 200km for a toilet, but Councillor Alison Jones said that’s exactly what would happen when the St Helens Beach community hosted events. “Someone would have to drive into town to the hire company, pick one up and then return it after the event,” she said.
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Setting future you up for success starts with financial planning and to help you save extra dollars, follow the simple steps below.
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A Mackay woman is thanking a last-minute decision to grab an entry into last weekend’s Saturday Gold Lotto draw for her $1.5 million win. The local winner held one of the 13 division one winning entries in Saturday Gold Lotto draw 4307, drawn 29 October 2022. Each entry scored $1,538,461.54.
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