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A three-hour film festival will showcase the “mysteries of the big blue” at Proserpine Entertainment Centre in early March. The 10th anniversary Ocean Film Festival World Tour is bringing the salt spray, the crest of waves, and the mesmerising power of the ocean to Proserpine on March 11.
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French philosopher Albert Camus believed the underlying reality was this: life is absurd. Now, how does that relate to Steven Soderberg’s Magic Mike’s Last Dance? I would think that is manifest, self-evident, although I am more than happy to explain; we are in a world in which Academy Award Winning directors helm – not just once but thrice - films about male strippers.
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Friday 17th Feb • The Pub: Acoustic Sessions, Andy Mammers (7-10pm) • Paradiso: Mike Duff (7-10pm) • Grandview Hotel, Bowen: Sam McCann (from 8pm) • KC’s: Aaron Saxon (8pm-late) • Hotel Metropole: Live Entertainment (8pm-late)
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A nationally touring adults-only comedy show is jamming two of its best comics into the car for a North Queensland Tour arriving at the Original North Australian in mid-March. The Aussie Pub Comedy Tour will arrive in Bowen at one of the state’s oldest pubs on March 18, bringing comedians Chris ‘The Bloke’ Franklin and Evan Hocking with it.
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‘Good Golly Miss Milly’, there’s a ‘Travelin’ Band’ cruising to The Airlie Beach Hotel to take over the whole first weekend of March – it’s sure to cause a ‘Commotion’. The Australian Creedence Clearwater Revival show, Ramble Tamble, will take over the Bar Top Stage ‘Down On The Corner’ at The Pub on Saturday, March 4 and 5 in a free show featuring all the best of CCR.
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Young and aspiring musicians performed in front of 200 people at the Dingo Beach Hotel over the weekend as part of the Music Evolution Project’s Young Vocalists showcase. From midday through to 9pm on Saturday evening dozens of young performers exhibited their well-rehearsed songs, many taking to the stage for the first time in their lives.
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You are invited to an evening of decadence and six-course degustation at Whisper Restaurant and Gin Bar, home of dining experiences that blow your mind and your palate. Food lovers from across the region are still talking about the five-course gin-inspired degustation held at the venue last month and, with the next event highlighting premium drinks and cuisines from around the world, tickets are selling fast.
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A year 11 student from Bowen has made his way onto the podium of the 45th Australian Windsurfing Titles on the Sunshine Coast at Lake Cootharaba in early February, claiming a third place medal in his upward trajectory in the sport.
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This week 101 fantastic people ran, jogged, and walked the five-kilometre waterfront course of Airlie Beach parkrun, of whom 21 were first timers and 13 recorded new Personal Bests. The local running event extended its congratulations to Donna and Ron who both completed their 100th parkrun today.
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This week’s 9-hole stableford weekly comp at Whitsunday Green Golf Club was won by Richard Clark on 20 points, second place went to Ron Thynne on 18, and third was Kendall Nash with a 17 countback win.
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Whitsunday Social Golf Club hosted a Single stableford in somewhat warm conditions last wekekend with 24 players taking up the challenge. Winners in the A Grade Men was Peter Fox with 38 points, followed by George Meharry on 35. B Grade winner was David Hoy, 42, followed by Wilf Herwew on 29.
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Proserpine Golf Club’s Saturday Competition hosted 68 players for the Allenbuild Stableford competition with Ben Moran edging out Shaun Tyrell on a countback, both on 38 points, to win it. Ben and Shaun were followed by Paul Gray and George Meharry, both on 37, while Peta Thomas was the winner of the ladies’ competition with 32 points, followed by Pauline Redpath and Trish McNeill both on 29.
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Wednesday’s competition at Bowen Golf Club was a single stableford event where the Ladies’ winner was Elona Lynch with a great score of 41 points. Runner up was Ruth Dunn with 24 points, while the Men’s winner was Allan Cooper, 39, and runner up on a countback Graeme Baker, 37.
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Six of Wangaratta Bowls Club’s representative men played in various teams in the Bowen Bowls Club Classic, while three ladies attended the Airlie Beach Opening Day, leaving few members for the field on Sunday.
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Proserpine Bowls Club’s Sunday bowls had some exceptional bowls in both games of triples. John Anderson played double lead in the games between the winning team of John, Heather Brown, and Bruce Uhe, and John, Mike Harrison, and Barry Zillmann, 21-20.
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Bowen Bowls Club hosted a successful iteration of its Classic Weekend last week with 16 teams participating. First place was taken by the tram of P. Martin, A. Hay, F. Watson, and C. Paine, while second went to Wayne Crowhurst, S. Hamilton, Mitch Wright, and Gus Munro.
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Saturday morning Scroungers’ first round at Airlie Beach Bowls was won by John Brown, Nik Fernbach, Rick Galea, and Warren Mills. Tony Whitehorn again won Group B for the second consecutive week, playing some excellent bowls while he did so.
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Whitsunday Touch Football Association’s new season kicked off on Monday night with 25 teams nominating across its four divisions of Open A, Mixed A, Mixed B and Mixed C Family. The season will run through to the Grand Finals in June, with the Association committed to encouraging participation and development of women, juniors, and referees.
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Ten Cannonvale Cannons swimmers travelled to Brisbane to compete in the 2023 Queensland Sprint Championships last weekend. Club coaches Mark Erickson and Ken Crittenden were very impressed with the swimmers and their outstanding efforts, with this being the first state competition for many of the attending Cannons. The Whitsunday team achieved a total of 30 personal bests (PB) out of 35 swims.
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With last week a washout in the Proserpine Cricket Association calendar, four eager teams took to the grounds on Saturday on a damp outfield where scoring was hard to come by. Batting first, the Whitsunday Colts were off to a shaky start as Ben Davis (1/24) and Scott Milne (2/31) made the early breakthroughs.
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A new chapter of aviation love took flight on Valentine’s Day, as the new Aussie airline, Bonza, made its debut direct flight from the Sunshine Coast to Mackay.
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Australia was left in shock when two young police officers, Constable Rachel McCrow and Constable Matthew Arnold, lost their lives in the line of duty on a property at Wieambilla, west of Brisbane, on December 12.
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The surf and sand of the Sunshine Coast was brought closer to Mackay earlier this week, with Bonza’s inaugural flight taking off between the lands of pineapple and sugar. It’s part of Bonza’s promise to open up more regional pathways via air services, with a Mackay to Cairns route opening for ticket sales in March.
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Andrew Willcox, Member for Dawson is calling on the Federal Government to immediately reverse its decision to impose a de facto regional processing penalty on skilled workers in priority sectors hoping to take up one of thousands of jobs that need to be filled in regional communities.
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Early Bird registrations are now open for the 2023 BMA Mackay Marina Run to be held in June. Now in its 15th year, the annual run is widely regarded as Queensland’s most scenic running event with a flat, fast course set against stunning sub-tropical scenery. Event Director Tim Magoffin advised the run was fast becoming a signature event on the national running event calendar.
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