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Sunday morning brought very cool conditions with over fifty Road Runners and supporters braving the cold for the 30km Club Championship as well as 15km and 5km events.
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Friday 24 June Seniors Friendship Group Every Friday, 9:00am to 11:30am The Senior Friendship Group meets every Friday and does a range of activities from Bingo to Morning Tea to Lunch. If you would like to join this group or have any queries, please phone (07) 4957 2626 The Neighbourhood Hub, 4 George Street, Mackay
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Mercy College celebrated NAIDOC Week early last week, with celebrations commemorating the history and culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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There’s plenty happening at the Senior Citizens Centre weekly, with the Mackay & District Senior Citizens’ Association hosting bowls, cards and dancing every week.
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COUNCIL will be carrying out work that will improve safety at the Sydney and Alfred streets roundabout from this Sunday (June 26). The work involves installing new median islands, pedestrian refuge islands, all abilities ramps, new road pavement and line marking.
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“My husband’s motorbike is literally a puddle with a chain sitting on top.”
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Men’s Sheds from across the region kicked off Men’s Health Week with a display of man-made handiworks in the Jubilee Community Centre
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With many communities dotted along the Mackay and Isaac coastline, Mackay Regional Council is taking action to better understand and prepare for the effects that climate change will have.
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Whitsunday-based business Holiday in the Whitsundays has an offer for sports teams across the region: come party on Airlie Beach’s main strip with your entire squad.
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When the supermarket shelves are looking dire, it’s not the end of the world as some may think. Cliff Ward of George Street Butcher Shoppe says your local butcher
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Whitsunday Anglican School Students took to the stage amongst a flurry of colour, music and house spirit last Tuesday for the 2022 House Choir Competition.
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Preparing children for school can be a particularly daunting experience for the parents of children living with a disability.
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Following a 10-year coal royalty freeze in Queensland, new progressive rates will support state-wide investment, reflecting unprecedented pricing and revenues being collected by multinational coal companies.
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A new generation of ‘boomers’ are entering the world, with Mater Private Hospital Mackay breaking records last month, with 50 newborns welcomed at the North Mackay maternity service.
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A donation of two defibrillators was made to two Mackay organisations thanks to Mackay District Freemasons last week.
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Finding employment can be challenging for many people and for migrants, the challenge is even greater. But the good news is there is support available.
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One of the region’s most exciting future leisure destinations has now been designed, with plans showing an all-abilities water play area taking centre stage at Seaforth’s new Esplanade recreation hub.
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A young Mackay man is one of 12 announced in Squash Australia’s squad for the 2022 WSF World Junior Squash Championships
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One of Mackay’s favourite musicians, Tia Gostelow, announced her first hometown festival Sugardrop Festival earlier in the year, aiming to bring a new bevy of musicians to our town.
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Mackay Regional Council delivered its 2022-2023 budget during a special budget meeting last Wednesday (22 June) where rates were put under the spotlight.
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More than 920 students from 16 high schools travelled from as far afield as Moranbah and Bowen to get a taste of the glitz and glam of Mackay’s Mocktail Dance. It’s a chance for Year 12 students from a variety of schools to mix and mingle, dressed in their best, while raising money for youth services across the region.
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Three games at home for the round five catch-up matchup between Whitsunday Brahmans and Mackay Brothers, an old rivalry that always proves physical.
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An exciting round of football at the sports park had it all – close games, great performances, stunning goals, and some very physical clashes.
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This week 75 people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course. 20 were new to Airlie Beach parkrun and eight recorded new personal bests.
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Friday night saw the Bowen Mudcrabs travel down to Whitsunday Sportspark for a Mackay Rugby Union Round Two replay, and a top of the table clash against the Mama Africa Raiders.
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