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Are you ready for Good Vibrations flowing from the speakers at ‘The Pub’? Because audiences are getting “the excitations” as Australia’s biggest and best Beach Boys experience is set to surf into Airlie Beach in a weeks’ time.
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Qui Nguyen coats his animated feature with world-building, transforming what is ostensibly a standard narrative into an exceptionally poignant, visually gorgeous, and thoroughly jubilant tale in a vibrant world. The writer-director has crafted a heartfelt and humorous ode to classic, pulp action-adventure comics of old with his 2022 animated film Strange World.
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The final four in this year’s Airlie Beach Darts’ Xmas Open earned their places on Sunday morning at Mika Airlie Beach, with the draw for the semi-final pairings to be carried out later in the week.
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Families who attend Airlie Swim School by Danielle went along to the third annual Swim Carnival last Sunday with over 60 children between the ages of four and 10 competing in a range of categories.
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First up was the Under 11 Proserpine Pitbulls vs South’s Sharks: It was set to be a tough match against the unbeaten South’s Sharks team on a balmy Saturday morning.Captain Zahra lost the toss and the Sharks opted to field first, knowing the day was only going to get hotter. The Proserpine side posted a 9/62 total at the end of 20 overs.
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The Cannonvale Cannons had a fantastic weekend of swimming with over 30 young swimmers competing at the Whitsunday Swim Carnival in Proserpine last Saturday.Also, six Cannons participated at the Hamilton Island Ocean Swim on Sunday and a couple of Cannons attended the swim clinic facilitated by Graeme Carroll.
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Tuesday afternoon at Airlie Beach Bowls Club saw Betty Whitehorn as skipper with Robin Brown at lead and Rhonda Lloyd take home the winners prizes to start the week.
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At Bowen Bowls Club’s Wednesday Social meet, Mary Ellen Pratten, Keith Kirk, and Lou Fordham defeated Paula Welsted, Tracy Roach, and Allen Williams to get the ball rolling.
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Twelve players enjoyed a game of Social Bowls on Wednesday at Proserpine Bowls Club, the last opportunity for the year before the greens were taken out for the annual renovations.
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Congratulations to the Wangaratta Men’s Bowls side which defeated Collinsville in the last round of the Local Pennant. Although a good win, Wangaratta were beaten by Bowen Bowls Club, who claimed the overall winners for 2022.
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Wednesday’s competition was a single stableford sponsored by Bowen Golf Club. Ladies’ winner, Claire Garrod, 36 points, and runner up on a countback, Leanne Swan, 35, while Men’s winner was Walter Maguire, 39 points, and runner up Brett Carlyon, 38 points.
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Tuesday’s competition at Proserpine Golf Club saw 18 players in a PGC Tuesday Stableford.
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A Stableford event was held along with the 4BBB Stableford trophy challenge for 2022.
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There was a good field of 30 players at Sunday’s Proserpine Veteran’s Golf meet, and there were some great scores, too.
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This week’s weekly competition was very close with all placings on 20 points at Whitsunday Green Golf Club.
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After months of investigation and scrutiny, the board of Mackay Base Hospital was sacked by the Queensland Government, following more than 100 claims of mistreatment by women who had been in its care.
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Mackay detectives have charged a local man with ten offences following investigations into two serious crashes last Sunday (November 20) at Mount Pleasant and Farleigh. Initial information indicates shortly after 6.30am on Sunday, two vehicles collided at the intersection of the Bruce Highway and Sams Road before one of the vehicles, a stolen white Toyota Landcruiser, left the scene.
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Travellers entering Mackay from the northwest may have noticed an unsightly addition to the Welcome to Mackay sign at the Ring Road roundabout at Glenella. Vandals had left their mark on the sign and local residents Shelley and Phil decided to do something about it.
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How long does it take in a new place before you can call yourself a local? I always thought this proposition made as much sense as ‘how long is a piece of string’, because I don’t think it’s something you can quantify with time. It’s a feeling.
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Dramatic scenes unfolded in West Mackay on Monday afternoon when a 24-year-old man was shot by police. The incident which occurred on Bridge Road in a premises near the Mackay Base Hospital escalated when a 24-year-old man allegedly advanced at officers with a firearm.
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Connection and camaraderie were front and centre on Saturday when Mackay’s emergency services came together for Mackay Fire & Rescue's Annual 60km Swim Challenge. Now in its third year, this year’s challenge was the first to pit the services against each other and while there was a competitive element to the day, the ultimate goal was to break the stigma surrounding men's mental health, a topic prevalent in the first response world.
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On the morning of Saturday, March 17, 1962, residents of Townsville awoke to find a peculiar figure painted atop their beloved Castle Hill. It wasn’t the first time an out of place painting appeared on the hill as university students had painted a question mark there the year before, which had since been painted over.
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Mackay’s smallest and most vulnerable babies will be given the best start possible in life thanks to a collaboration on the use of a new state-of-the-art cot for neonatal transfers to the Mackay Base Hospital from the Mater Private Hospital.
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North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation (NQBP) has completed major infrastructure works at the Port of Mackay with the completion of Wharf Five. The Port’s newest wharf now boasts a $4 million western approach deck, positioning the Port to continue to take advantage of future trade opportunities.
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Local builders Anthony and Lynelle Wolff from Hotondo Homes Mackay are celebrating after Hotondo Homes’ night of nights, walking away with the prestigious 2022 National Display Home of the Year Award. Inspired by the Australian coastal lifestyle, their award-winning Seacoast 259 design elegantly captures the essence of relaxed family living.
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