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It’s here for its tenth year! The Airlie Beach Festival of Music has announced just the first snippet of its all-star line-up, backing up their Queensland Music Awards People’s Choice Festival of the Year win with a stellar showing of talent.
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P!nk, Lady Gaga, and Aretha Franklin fans unite!Three of the most influential and powerful women in music are coming together to bring Queens Of Pop, Rock and Soul to the Airlie Beach Hotel on Saturday, May 14, presented by The Australian P!nk Show.
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Morbius: The Living Vampire The setup for Daniel Espinosa’s film, Morbius, follows the eponymous Michael Morbius - played by Oscar winner Jared Leto – who has been dangerously ill with a rare blood disorder his entire life. That’s a bit of a buzz kill, but Morbius doesn’t let that get him down. He takes it upon himself to become a Doctor, determined to save others from his own fate, and what eventually leads him to a desperate gamble.
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On the evening of Thursday, April 22, 1943, residents of Wilson Beach saw a plane with its landing lights on passing south along the lower reach of the Proserpine River and soon became aware it had landed somewhere along New Beach.
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Mothers are nurturing, kind, beautiful, and always there for us which is why it is so important to make them feel special.
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Having shut its doors in January this year due to challenges with staff shortages as a result of COVID-19, the Whitsunday Sailing Club has officially re-opened to the public and is now operating five days a week.
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Stanley Street in Collinsville is receiving a revamp courtesy of $1 million from the Building Better Regions funding with the Commonwealth Government and secured by Whitsunday Regional Council.
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How are you enjoying this perfect seed raising weather?
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The Proserpine Entertainment Centre (PEC) announced earlier this week that, due to circumstances beyond their control, they would be cancelling the upcoming Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow and The 13-Storey Treehouse performances which were due to be held next week.
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Tassal’s Proserpine prawn farm is looking to up its production with a submission of plans to expand operations at its Whitsunday farm.
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This week I want to focus on Airlie Beach, the holiday capital of Queensland. An area of natural beauty, ample opportunity and a community of doers that just get on with the job at hand. This collaboration and fostering of working relationships are key to our region’s growth.
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The entire Greater Airlie Beach area was brought to a standstill last Thursday following a once in a generation, freak accident where a semi-trailer span off the road in wet conditions, slamming into power poles which then ricocheted across the road, completely preventing any traffic from passing by for over six hours.
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Over 100 community members, health care professionals and local dignitaries gathered to celebrate the opening of Bowen’s first dedicated Mental Health Hub on Wednesday last week.
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Local Councillors are concerned that a new 36-storey high-rise development could change Airlie Beach’s trademark ocean views and put extra stress on the intersection of Shingley Drive and Shute Harbour Road if plans go ahead for a 107-room luxury resort at the location.
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Yuliia Kuzma spent four days travelling across war-torn Ukraine to bring her 12-year-old adopted son Maxim home to Proserpine last Thursday. Separated by 13,000 kilometers for almost two years during the Covid pandemic and then by the outbreak of war in the Ukraine, Yuliia was finally reunited with Maxim – her biological nephew - in the city of Kremenchuk last week.
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Last Tuesday the annual ‘Tony’s Triples’ competition was played. This is sponsored by Tony Allsop, is open to North Mackay Bowls Club members only, and is aimed at bringing members together for a fun day. This year 60 members took part; a good effort considering several members were away for Easter, and others had covid.
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Mackay Surf lifesaving Club, the Guardians of Harbour Beach since 1950 are best known for keeping the beachgoers of our community safe.
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Mackay’s Ky Hamilton showed the bull riding world what he’s made of earlier in the month, winning the PRCA sanctioned San Angelo Xtreme Bulls Championship in Texas, USA.
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Mackay school student Hannah Nicolas has been scoring goals in her young water polo career this year.
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Classical music fans, prepare to be delighted when the Queensland Symphony Orchestra returns to the Mackay Entertainment and Convention Centre (MECC) this May.
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April Photo Walkabout Workshop at the Botanic Gardens Graeme Connors is ‘Back After A Short Break’ Live At Lamberts 2022 Bugs Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow
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Keen for a Roman holiday with a Fair Lady or perhaps Breakfast at Tiffany’s? Crossroad Arts is thrilled to be hosting another excitingly unique fundraiser, Audrey’s Roman Holiday Party.
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Are you interested in a new career? The Mackay Jobs Fair will provide people looking for work with the chance to explore current job opportunities and connect job seekers with employers and employment service providers in the region.
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Isaac’s premier art space will transform into a private collection of historical military memorabilia as a moving tribute to Australian and New Zealand service personal.
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It’s a slam dunk! The new full-sized basketball court at Northview Park is now open.
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