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Athletes are constantly searching for cutting edge technology to help them to train longer to perform stronger or faster. Recovery has been an underrated component of training for decades, with more sports scientists striving to find the balance between beneficial recovery and loss of time training.
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Robyn Geiger completed her first Vision Board in her 50s and says she’s since achieved nine out of ten of the goals she put on her board.
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STEM, it is one of the most talked about topics in education. STEM, now also known as eSTEAM, is a teaching approach that combines science, technology, engineering, the arts and math. The “e” stands for entrepreneurship.
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What I like about economics is that it can be as complicated or as simple as you want to make it. There’s Paul Keating’s j-curve, monetarism, Keynesian theories, macro and micro economics … a complex array of theories and perspectives.
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EEK, A SPIDER!
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In case you missed it last Friday, I announced that I’m currently pregnant with my second baby, YAY!
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Mackay Sugar established a new business unit last week, dedicated to improving the end-to-end services it provides to local growers and ensuring a stronger focus on all commercial aspects across the sugar, molasses and electricity business streams
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National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day was celebrated across the nation last Thursday with Sarina Youth Centre hosting celebrations.
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Have you discovered Sarina’s Heritage Walking Trail? Launched in 2021 as part of Mackay’s contribution to the 2021 National Trust Heritage Festival, the online trail includes 11 stops, ranging from the State Heritage-listed Sarina Air Raid Shelter to the Sarina Pie Cart.
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The Sarina Surf Life Saving Club has elected their new committee for the 2022/23 season.
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National Tree Day was back earlier this month and saw Australians get their hands dirty and give back to the community
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In the ultimate of grudge matches, there’s nothing that tastes sweeter than a Queensland victory against New South Wales. Unless you’re talking about the clean, crisp taste of Marian’s water, which again was recognized as being amongst the best tasting water in Australia.
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The Federal Government has agreed to back a motion moved by Senator Susan McDonald to reinstate a parliamentary body to oversee issues and development in Northern Australia.
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A hardware store which has been servicing the Mackay and Whitsunday region since 1883 has shown it still has plenty of life yet.
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Three local students were awarded academic bursaries last week, with the aim to encourage the academic progress of students from the Mackay Regional Council area who are studying within skills shortage areas within the region.
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The highest honour in the Joey Scout Section of Scouting was recently awarded to Banksia Joey Scout Mikayla Page when she received the Joey Scout Challenge Award.
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The 2021 Waterway Report Card for the Mackay-Whitsunday-Isaac region was released last week reporting on the health of the region’s waterways from data collected between July 2020 and June 2021.
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Mackay Hospital and Health Service has received an updated timeline on the independent investigation into obstetrics and gynaecology services.
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A popular gardening competition is back to put a spring in the step of green thumbs in the Isaac region this month
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The Port of Mackay has broken a decade-long record to post its greatest trade year by volume.
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Two Mackay hockey players will be coming home from Birmingham with medals after both the men’s and women’s teams made the gold medal matches in the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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A string of horrific tragedies rocked the region and devastated first responders last weekend.
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