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The final of the men’s B Pairs was played on Saturday: Ray McCarthy and John Stronach against Tony Allsop and Glen Royes. It was an exciting game, with Tony and Glen needing three on the last end to tie, four to win. They held four shots, when Ray delivered his last bowl, a great shot, drawing onto the jack. Ray and John won by 19 to 15.
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Australia’s bronze medal winning Olympic basketballers continue to inspire a new generation of young hoopers.
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Mackay’s PCYC pickleballers had another successful North Queensland outing last month, with a trip to Townsville for the second leg of the Queensland Pickleball Tour
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Thrills and spills were aplenty last weekend when over 500 BMX riders from across Queensland descended upon Sarina and Mackay for the 2022 AusCycling BMX State Series.
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Monday 21 June 22 – 71/2 Table Mitchell VN/S E/W 1st Maria Setiyawan / Geoff Taylor 1st Lorna Shuttlewood / Faye Wright 2nd Terrence Sheedy / Janelle Conroy 2nd David Ting / Eric Goodchild 3rd Sandy Patterson / Debbie Ludkin 3rd Noel Bugeia / Geoffrey Patterson
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Three Mackay rugby league players represented Malta last Wednesday night, taking on Lebanon for the Elias-Fenech Trophy at Belmore Sports Ground in Sydney.
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In a big weekend for extreme sports, Mackay hosted two mountain bike events last weekend organised by Rocky Trail Entertainment with support from the Invest Mackay Events Attraction Program and MAD MTB Club.
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Friday 1 July Clifford the Big Red Dog (PG) Friday, 2:00pm to 4:00pm Join us for an afternoon movie and popcorn. This event is for children aged five to 12 years. When Emily Elizabeth meets a magical animal rescuer who gives her a little red puppy, she never anticipated waking up to find a giant, 10-foot hound in her small New York City apartment. Gordon White Library
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Ballistic Beer Co are heading to the Bluewater Quay for a special Mackay Festival of Arts event.
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One of the most exciting events on the Mackay calendar, Rumble on the Reef, is back for 2022 and is bringing some of skateboarding’s best talent to the region.
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Ten former Mackay State High School classmates reunited at the Austral Hotel on Thursday, June 9, some seeing each other for the first time in 60 years.
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Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Mackay International Film Festival is back for 2022 and delivers a stellar line-up of thought-provoking Arthouse and Independent cinema.
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Mackay’s Bryce Bathe is about to call it a day on his career as a Marine Pilot with North Queensland Bulk Ports (NQBP) but exploring Bryce’s resume further shows how truly incredible his career has been.
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A co-design workshop tackling mental health and suicide prevention in our region was held by the Council of Mayors Suicide Prevention Taskforce last Thursday at the MECC.
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One of Mackay’s most beloved heritage-listed buildings, The Ambassador Hotel, will become a stage for Mackay Festival of Arts performance, Read the Room this July.
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Reef Catchments are seeking to partner with community organisations to implement projects from the Mackay Whitsunday Isaac Reef Community Action Plan (CAP).
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The art of woodturning has been in fine hands for more than 35 years in Mackay, with Mackay Woodturners President and Patron, Barry Porter, celebrating his 35-year Mackay Woodturners anniversary with the club’s founder, Rod Madam.
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Mackay police are appealing for CCTV or dash cam footage following an alleged hit and run traffic crash in Andergrove last weekend on Saturday, June 25.
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Upgrade work has commenced at the Sydney and Alfred streets roundabout to improve safety of the area and improve visibility for drivers and pedestrians.
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Mackay Regional Council held a special meeting last week to move a budget that has been described as “strong” and “sensible”.
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With the Mackay Regional Budget delivered last week, we wanted to know what changes Mackay locals would make if they were ‘Mayor for a day’.
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Minister for Employment and Small Business Di Farmer visited Prestige Cabinet Co, North Mackay earlier this week, a business who benefitted from a $5,000 Business Basics Grant.
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A former Whitsunday Anglican School student has found success in the Ironman Cairns Asia-Pacific Championship.
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School holidays are meant for fun and adventure, but one kid’s ‘break’ got off to a very bad start last weekend.
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“We woke up to windows breaking, the smoke was overwhelming
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