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Crafter Jill Tedman was delighted when she and her husband Paul moved to Sarina last year.After regularly visiting their children Emily and Andrew from the Sunshine Coast since 2008, they decided to make the move north, and the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre was a big factor in the shift.
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Steve-O (a.k.a. Stephen Glover) was willing to do whatever it took to become famous, even if it meant stapling his ball sack to his leg. After failing miserably at the University of Miami and couch-surfing with friends, he decided that in order to further his goal of becoming a stuntman he would enrol in Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College. But, as he describes it, it was his relentless attention whoring that ultimately led to working with Johnny Knoxville on the stunt-based real
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Council has approved funding for some ripper community events ready for 2023 Australia Day celebrations.Funding ranging from $400 to $1000 will support 13 true-blue Australia Day celebrations by local not-for-profit groups.
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Friday SUN.sets Every Friday Evening From 6pmKnock off drinks, lakeside dinner, good friends, and LIVEMUSIC.Wake House Australia
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From dancing in her living room to choreographing recent performances of EVITA in Malaysia, Central Queensland Conservatorium alumni Emma Goding is enjoying a varied career of entertainment.
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The Mackay Cutters will kick-off their 2023 Hostplus Cup season in only two months, with the first game lined up against the Wynnum Manly Seagulls on March 11.The Cutters managed to secure three out of four home games in the opening four rounds of the competition, with rounds two, three and four being played at BB Print Stadium.
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Heat, humidity, blustery breezes, lots of soft sand, snakes and hills all provided unique challenges for more than twenty runners who took part in a New Year’s Day run with the Mackay Road Runners.
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Hi Everyone, Welcome to the first edition of 2023! It’s great to be back after a relaxing holiday and we are all excited for the year ahead.
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This week we were delighted to receive an email from one of our readers outlining his ‘Good Deed’ experience at a local shopping centre in Cannonvale.We loved his letter so much, we decided to print it in full.
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In a challenging trek that would test even the most healthy and active adult, a group of primary-school-aged children embarked on the Honeyeater Trail earlier this week, participating in the inaugural New Year Family Hike.
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A Mackay couple and their three children were left trapped in their vehicle when it was involved in a collision north of Proserpine just days after Christmas.
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A vehicle that was stolen in Gympie in December has been found in the Proserpine River and, in order to retrieve it, emergency service personnel had to dodge a three and a half metre resident crocodile on a nearby bank.
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Sir Elton John is rumoured to have visited the Whitsundays over the Christmas period, landing on Hamilton Island before transiting to Hayman Island with his husband David and their two sons, Zachary and Elijah.
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A 27-year-old man from Tannum Sands has been arrested and charged with several offences following an alleged marine incident inside the Port of Airlie Marina at about 7am on January 3.
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Record numbers of tourists visiting the Whitsundays last year have set the region on an exciting trajectory for 2023 following the release of a report that stated domestic visitor numbers went up by 179 per cent compared to 2019 data.
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Happy New Year! I hope everyone has had a fantastic time over the festive season and if you are lucky enough to still be on holidays, please stay safe and enjoy your well-earned break.2022 was a big year.
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Local action group, Save Our Foreshore (SOF), are calling out for public support following news that legal action to fight the Council approved 47.7 metre high-rise development could amount to $150,000.
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Happy 2023! A town of contrasts at the moment with many enjoying a well-earned rest whilst others are enjoying the buzzing of a fully booked town and people everywhere as visitors and locals alike enjoy the festive season in paradise.
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Business owners and those planning to purchase or start their own business are invited to a free business workshop at Coral Sea Marina later this month. Attendees can expect to learn key skills such as how to track and measure numbers in order to make smarter decisions, turn your marketing into an investment instead of an expense and leverage your time to maximize efficiency and results.
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Investors are reassured by a commitment to fix costs on luxury waterfront residences at the new Shute Harbour Marina Resort, a move that developers say will alleviate concerns about growing uncertainty with building prices.
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Kind volunteers spent their Christmas Day hosting a free community lunch at Whitsunday PCYC and over 60 people, many of them elderly, came along to share in friendship and food.
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Over 70 emergency services personnel, families and members of the public attended a special service in Bowen which was held to remember the fallen officers who passed away in the Wieambilla shooting just before Christmas.
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We spend all our working week with the same group of people, fulfilling the same set of duties, something’s bound to start getting on your nerves. Why do our co-worker’s tick us off? Why do some people’s communication drive us crazy?
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Over the past weeks, we have been featuring stories on various water quality projects being delivered in the Mackay Whitsunday region, which are funded by the partnership between the Australian Government and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Regional programs, like those being delivered here in the Whitsundays, seek to work with landholders to refine farming practices now and into the future, leading to enduring water quality improvement.
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Sea level rises are not new. Following the last Ice age, as the world began to warm causing the massive polar ice caps to melt, sea levels all around the world began to rise. Over a period of 12,000 years (between 18,000 and 6000 years ago) the sea levels rose more than 120 metres.
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