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Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) are bringing a first of its kind, tailored curriculum to the region and rolling it out in classrooms to help students identify and prepare themselves for regional career opportunities.
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Mackay Regional Council staff began scheduled maintenance of trimming trees in the Mackay City Centre earlier this week, to keep the city’s tropical palms tidy.
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An alarming spike in motor vehicle accidents has the region’s rescuers pleading for caution on the roads this Easter and during the school holidays.
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Vietnam veteran and Mackay local Gordon McCall has been recognised for 50 years of cumulative service as a member of the Returned Services League of Australia.
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Opening a brewery is everybody’s dream at some point. Mackay-born Jamie Woods, affectionately known as Woodsy, has achieved the dream. Woodsy opened Red Dog Brewery, alongside mates and business partners Jason Egan and Matt Lawton, last Friday to a rousing response from locals. “It’s been great, mate,” Woodsy said on opening day. “As soon as I opened the doors, we had 30 people in here.”
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Super Saturday saw a plethora of grand finals take place at the Mackay Multisport Stadium last weekend, where hundreds of kids bounced their way through the day. From bobcats and gators to magpies and sharks, there was no shortage of ferocity when it came to claiming victory, however the winners on the day were certainly fun and friendship, based on the beaming smiles.
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A season’s worth of hard work and hot afternoons in the sun culminated in grand finals last weekend for eight passionate cricket teams
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The Mackay Road Runners embarked on their first trail run of the year on Sunday, traversing the stunning surrounds of the Eungella National Park.
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Last Saturday, our four representative teams headed out to Gargett to play Pioneer Valley in the first of the games for the Marian Mill Shield. This is an annual event, played at both Pioneer Valley and Marian. Unfortunately, at this knock out event only Chris Banney’s team won, so Pioneer Valley went on to play Sunday at Marian.
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Mackay SLSC Nippers recently held their break up on Sunday March 13, in a culmination of their seven month season.
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Each year nearly 10,000 women and children seeking safety are turned away from accommodation and support services due to lack of beds and resources.
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Some of the Greater Whitsunday region’s change champions travelled to Brisbane to meet with a range of parliamentarians and key advisors to showcase the Mackay region’s strong economic credentials and the regional ambitions to attract new industry.
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It’s a little club which hosts an iconic event, and locals are calling on the Federal Government to giddy up when it comes to supporting the Nebo Showgrounds.
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People will hit the polling booths in May. At Mackay and Whitsunday Life, we want you to know about the policies of this year’s federal candidates, commencing with our Political Life Column next week.
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Traffic backed up past the Ron Camm Bridge last Friday when a suspected chlorine spill from the Memorial Swim Centre brought parts of Mackay’s CBD to a standstill.
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Another precious life has been lost on the Bruce Highway, this time a promising young medical student was the victim of the treacherous stretch of road between Sarina and St Lawrence last Sunday Morning.
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A worker was killed in Moranbah North mine last Friday after suffering fatal head injuries in an event still undergoing investigation.
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Buckets of popcorn, an outdoor movie and some live and loud local music are the treats for youth aged between 12 to 25 in the region, who are invited to kick back at three free events funded by council during Youth Week.
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A clever solution to an infestation of weed is reducing the need for herbicide while providing an alternative source of food for local graziers.
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Helping to prepare today’s children for the jobs of the future was the catalyst in driving an expansion to one of Mackay’s growing Christian schools.
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The Federal Budget 2022 has dropped a cash bomb to ease the number one topic on the minds of ordinary Australians: the climbing cost of living.
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A season’s worth of hard work and hot afternoons in the sun culminated in grand finals last weekend for eight passionate cricket teams.
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Three Mackay fishermen were rescued by the RACQ CQ Rescue helicopter after their boat sank off Dolphin Heads last Friday evening.
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Club night this week was a little quieter than normal with five Cannons representing North Queensland at the Queensland School Swimming Championships in Brisbane.
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On Saturday, in great conditions, 76 motivated people ran, jogged and walked the 5km waterfront course.
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