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MARATHON LEGEND HEADING TO MACKAY FOR MARINA RUN

June 2, 2022

Australian marathon legend Rob de Castella will be bringing the Indigenous Marathon Foundation Running and Walking (RAW) Championships to Mackay as part of the BMA Mackay Marina Run being held this weekend.

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Mackay Bridge Welcomes New Players

June 2, 2022

New Mackay Bridge players took the leap to play in their first Sunday Novice pairs competition having only recently completed lessons.

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Mackay Basketball Turns A New Page

June 2, 2022

With more than 35-years of high-level administrative and coaching experience, Sean Page has been appointed as the new General Manager of Mackay Basketball.

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Mad BMX Help Brothers Prepare For France

June 2, 2022

The callout was made, and the riders showed. Hundreds of people gathered at the Mackay BMX track last Thursday, but this was more than the Mackay and District (MAD) BMX Club’s weekly race night.

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On The Green At Goosies

June 2, 2022

Men’s Division 2 Pennants game on Saturday against Marian resulted in two wins and a draw, giving North Mackay 5.5 points, Marian half point. Sunday’s game against Mackay City at City club resulted in a loss for two of our teams and a win for the other. This meant only one point for North Mackay and five for City. Results for divisions three and four were not known at this time.

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Mackay ‘Pickleballers’ Shine In Townsville Games

June 2, 2022

It was history in the making for Mackay “Pickleballers” after taking the huge step to compete in the first Pickleball Tournament at the North Qld Games held in Townsville recently. The Games consist of 43 varying codes of sport, catering to 4,500 competitors. The Pickleball players travelled from The Burdekin, Charters Towers, Malanda, Mooloolaba, Tully, Mission Beach, Hinchinbrook, Townsville, Cairns, and Mackay.

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Cutters To Combine With Local State High School

June 2, 2022

Local Rugby League side The QCCS Mackay Cutters will partner with Mackay State High School in 2023 to link the high school’s Rugby League Academy with the Mackay Cutters Pathways Program and centralised-coaching system.

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Mercy Netballers To Unleash Skills On Court

June 2, 2022

Netball is a way of life for the gifted young athletes at Mercy College and St Patrick’s College Mackay.

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Hospital Foundation Family Fun Day Expected To Draw Thousands

June 2, 2022

You can’t have a fundraiser without the fun!

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Seven Days In A Shitbox

June 2, 2022

Mackay’s Dean McClintock has completed his first rally, making the trek from Wollongong to Mackay in the Autumn leg of the Shitbox Rally wrapping up a couple of weeks ago.

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Event Guide

June 2, 2022

Friday 3 June Sunset Sessions Every Friday Evening From 6pm Knock off drinks, lakeside dinner, good friends, and LIVE MUSIC. Wake House Australia

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Sporting Scouts Hunting Next Generation Olympians

June 2, 2022

Linda Mackenzie, Kirstin Dwyer and Cathy Freeman. These three Mackay women share the title of Olympian, and now talent scouts from the state’s capital are on a hunt for the next crop of superstar athletes.

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Tenor Tones Of Tabone A Treat For The MECC

June 2, 2022

Fresh from headlining Mackay’s Italian Street Party, the “Australian Andrea Bocelli” and renowned tenor Paul Ettore Tabone is in Mackay for morning melodies at the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre.

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Car Club Bringing Vegas To Mackay For Charity

June 2, 2022

Get your favourite frock and your tidiest tux ready, The Pioneer Valley Classic Car Club are hosting their 1950-60's Las Vegas Ball in July.

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Come Fly With Me, Legend!

June 2, 2022

The country’s only independent and low-cost airline is searching for a Mackay legend!

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Friends Of The Gardens Celebrate Botanic Gardens Birthday

June 2, 2022

It was a very happy birthday for the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens thanks to a sizeable donation from the Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens Friends Association (MRBG Friends).

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Orchids In Paradise Around The Corner

June 2, 2022

Members of the Mackay & District Orchid Society Inc. attended the Volunteer’s Expo which was recently held at the Big Shed in the Mackay Showgrounds.

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Refinancing? Talk to RAMS Mackay

June 2, 2022

Financial and economic circumstances are forever changing and thanks to the pandemic, they’re changing now more than ever.

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Mackay’s Micro Manufacturing Hub Open

June 2, 2022

A new pilot project will see the design and production of electronics brought to the Mackay region in a world-first shared micro manufacturing facility in Mackay’s CBD.

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Web Tool Helping Manufacturers Go Green

June 2, 2022

Queensland manufacturers can now save money while lowering their carbon footprint thanks to a website tool.

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Vision To Go Virtual Helping More Cancer Patients

June 2, 2022

THE Trudy Crowley Foundation Cancer Support Centre has been supporting more than 80 families impacted by cancer with a single donated iPad.

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Four Dutiful Decades Of Care

June 2, 2022

A dedicated nurse who gave more than four decades of care to her patients was farewelled by Mackay Hospital and Health Service earlier this month.

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DV Taskforce Launches Confronting Campaign

June 2, 2022

A series of powerful billboards was launched on Monday to raise awareness and draw attention to the impact domestic violence (DV) has on children.

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Are You A Purrfect Pet Owner?

June 2, 2022

Discounts, freebies and competitions to win pet vouchers – these are all part of Mackay Regional Council’s promotion of responsible pet ownership. That starts with registering your pet.

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Hold Your Number Two’s

June 2, 2022

If it’s yellow, let it mellow. Major repairs to a section of damaged sewer main on Paradise Street will go ahead this Saturday night, June 4.

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