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Blast risk fixed Work to begin on Walkerston Bypass for explosive-laden trucks

(L-R) Road Accident Action Group’s Graeme Ransley, Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson, Dawson MP George Christensen, Capricornia MP Michelle Landry and former Minister for Infrastructure Darren Chester approving the Walkerston Bypass route. Pic: Member for Dawson

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AT LAST it’s happened! The risk of blowing up over 600 children and teachers at the Walkerston State School, like the horrific explosion in Beirut, will soon be prevented when work starts on the $150M, 11.3km long, Walkerston Bypass. The danger to Walkerston school students has been highlighted by the Mayor of the Mackay Regional Council, Greg Williams. “For a long time, there has been an imminent danger to students at two schools in the pathway of the narrow street through Walkerston,” Mayor Williamson said. “After what happened in Beirut with its massive explosion, the Mackay Re-

gional explosion reviewed the transport of the (same) explosive, ammonium nitrate through Walkerston and there has been a major ammonium nitrate trucking explosion in the country as well. “All these hazards including the transport of very large amounts of fuel have presented as an issues to be solved, so we can remove the danger to the streets of Walkerston and Council’s role has been to advocate a solution.” Every day, over six million litres of fuel and the highly explosive ammonium nitrate are trucked past the Walkerston State School and the adjacent 90-degree left turn onto a narrow and dilapidated wooden bridge, which is the start of the Peak Down Highway to the coal fields and to the Bowen Basin. A map of Walkerston, (on Page Two of this newspaper, supplied by Mackay’s Road Accident Action Group), shows the

school at the dead centre of a possible blast area, if there is a potential accident, which happened elsewhere when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate had an electric fault and caught fire with a massive explosion near Taroom. Fires were started up to one kilometre away, which were lit by hot metal. However this danger at Walkerston is now much worse, as mining truck traffic has dramatically increased since 2014, when Mackay’s Road Accident Action Group observed B-Doubles with fuel on the narrow main street past the Walkerston State School, child care centre and Catholic school every nine minutes. Back then, 238 B-double trucks, 217 semi-rigid and 691 heavy rigid trucks passed the Walkerston State School every day with many of these trucks carrying dangerous goods and then turning sharp left turn onto the old wooden bridge.

The danger of a collision is much worse and magnified, as many of the trucks are 3.5m wide and the old timber bridge lanes are only 2.8M wide. Pleas to prevent this potential road accident death trap first started 43 years ago in 1972, when the National Party’s MP for Mirani and the then Police Minister, Tom Newbury first proposed a Walkerston Bypass. Then, fatal accidents on the Peak Down Highway to the coal fields prompted Mackay’s Road Accident Action Group to call for a Walkerston Bypass in 2012. To rub salt into the wound, Dawson MP George Christensen explained that even though billions of dollars of Bowen Basin mining and coal mining royalties had been poured into Brisbanefocused Palasczczuk Government coffers, it refused to pay for and build the Walkerston Bypass.

In comparison, Transport Minister Mark Bailey has been accused of spending $500 million to relocate Brisbane’s former Bogo Road railway station by 400 metres, allegedly so public servants don’t have to walk up the hill to work. “In 2004, I started a petition when a Walkerston Councillor, which raised anxiety at a Commonwealth level about trucks carrying the high explosive, ammonium nitrate and diesel fuel down the main street of Walkerston and past the Walkerston State School, children minding centre and the Catholic school,” said Mr Christensen. “Mackay’s Road Accident Action Group briefed me when I was a Walkerston Councillor with the Mackay Regional Council. CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

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Dawson Street flooding solved

SARINA’s Dawson Street home flooding problems are now being solved. Mackay Regional Council Deputy Mayor Karen May announced that work has started on a $2.3 million drainage upgrade which will be completed in three months. “In heavy rains, some of the low-lying houses in Dawson Street have about 30 centimetres of water flowing above their floorboards and through their homes, Cr May explained. “Work started last Monday to solve this and increase the size of the drains, with big box culverts under Sarina Beach Road. “Water has been flowing down from Brewers Park Sports fields and the culverts were just not big

enough to cope with large volumes of water. “Hopefully these new drains will minimise flooding in Dawson Street.” Cr May said this improved drainage will also be an improvement to Brewers Park Sports fields. “Getting rainwater away as quickly as possible will reduce the time taken for park users to be back playing sport after heavy rains, but it’s not a ponding issue. “In our tropical environment, we can get 100 ml of water in an hour. “Other drainage improvements are being made to the one km long open drain all the way to Bells Creek.”

Cr May said drainage works flowed from a Council study two years ago and is Stage One of a longer term $20M plan. “Council awarded the drainage contract to BMD to deliver culvert works to reduce flooding along Sarina Beach Road as the area was prone to flash flooding in heavy downpours. “This project will see a duplication of culverts installed underneath Sarina Beach Road to further complement the existing infrastructure in place. “Larger volumes of water will be able to escape more rapidly into the drainage network.” Cr May said that while drainage work is being completed, a small section of Sarina Beach Road will operate as a single lane,

under traffic control. “Heavy vehicles will still be able to access Sarina Beach Road and Sarina Shopping Centre, however, may want to allow extra travel time.” “The culverts under Sarina Beach Road will operate normally during this works. “However, while drainage is being upgraded, residents and businesses will have minor water supply interruptions, which will be minimized and scheduled for late at night. “Council will provide at least 48-hours’ notice prior to a water interruption occurring. “Residents or businesses questions are welcome contact council on 1300 MACKAY (622 529).”

ITEC providing community support WORKING with ITEC since October, 2020, ITEC Mackay disability coordinator Louise Bahun provides the disabled an opportunity to lead vastly improved lives and become independent. Ms Bahun explained that ITEC is an Australian owned family business that provides many different services. “We provide a wide range of human, community and enterprise services to various regions across Australia,” she said. The Mackay branch, however, specialises in disability support. Some of the areas they provide is specialised individual living houses. “They are able to live in their own homes, share a home with other people and live independent lives,” Ms Bahun said.

“Living at home with their own family and not doing much, they are not getting out in the community and developing their own skills. “So we’re able to help them with those things. “When I get reports from support workers to let me know that some of the participants have hit their milestones that have been in place: I think that’s rewarding to see! “I get feedback from them to say a participant might be using words and language they never used before. “They been working quite hard with him, now he’s using word and saying things to express himself and engage with others.” A byproduct of their efforts is their clients become remarkably happier with their improved lives.

“That’s the side I really enjoy about doing this,” she said. “When you see them achieving and support workers enjoy watching them give of themselves to our participants. “They really care about that – it’s nice to see people work together in community.” “We’re registered with the NDIS nationally to provide behaviour support and planned management and support to people on the scheme,” she said. “In Mackay, we basically do support for people in the community as well as independent living. “We can get support workers to go out and do some care for them in their home, take them out in the community, make sure they get their appointments.”

Compo for deadly hit COAL miner Bravus ADANI has offered to compensate its cattle-breeding neighbour for fatally injuring a young breeding cow late last week. Lignum station owners David and Katie Luke said they couldn’t leave the animal suffering, and had to put the animal out of its misery by shooting it. “The young breeding cow’s spine and hips were broken and the heiffer couldn’t stand-up,” they said. Bravus phoned the farmer, advising that one of its water trucks hit and dragged the cow along at two thirty in the morning.

“If ADANI had fenced off the road as agreed in our 2016 contract, then this would not have happened,” the farmer said. “Bravus has offered to compensate us, but this stud bred young cow has been specially breed as a quality long-term breeding of 18 years. “It was not just any cow that can be replaced at the saleyards and its sire was a Brahmin bull from Bungoona Stud .” David and Katie explained that cattle always prefer to sleep on flat dry roads, which is why we agreed and the Isaac Council set a speed limit on their road of 60 KM speed limit.

An upset David Lake humanely deals with the cow

The drainage project, showing the works area in blue, temporary traffic lights and single lane traffic in yellow.

LNP MP rebukes miner QUEENSLAND Opposition Shadow Minister Pat Weir has publicly rebuked natural ally and coal miner ADANI Bravus. “I fully support Isaac Regional Council’s calls for Bravus Resources to honour the commitments it made to the community,” Mr Weir said. “The people of regional Queensland have thrown their support behind this project and they deserve to have that support repaid.” “A contract is a pre-negotiated agreement that must be adhered to by both sides. “If you don’t, then you deserve to wear the cost of that breach,” Queensland’s Opposition Mines Minister said. However in an ironic twist, Queensland’s parliamentary Opposition is now at odds with the Palaszczuk Government and they appear to have switched sides against ADANI or Bravus Resouces.

Perhaps this is because the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s past opposition to the ADANI Bravus Resources coal mine was credited with helping former federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten lose the federal election. Now, Queensland Mines Minister Scott Sander’s departmental spokesman has carefully side-stepped recent noncompliant behaviour by Bravus Resources. “There is a compensation agreement in place between Bravus and (its neighbouring farmer) David and Katie Luke covering the construction of a fence. “This agreement does not cover the construction of any roads. “Either party is able to apply to Land Court to amend the terms of the compensation agreement.”

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Canegrowers unhappy with DTMR refusal CANEGROWERS Mackay is disappointed that the Department of Transport and Main Roads (DTMR) has refused to build a safe underpass under the new Walkerston Bypass to the Bowen Basin and the coal fields. A frustrated CANEGROWERS Chairman Kevin Borg, said “growers had expressed grave safety concerns when 220 trailers and harvesters are forced to cross this new freeway every day, or 22 large farm vehicles per hour. “This is particularly important during the crushing season and significantly adds to peak period traffic volumes, which will slow down traffic and increase the risk of road accidents,” Mr Borg said. “The new and upgraded highway from Mackay to the coal fields goes right through the middle of cane farms. “Palaszczuk Government plans for large cane farming vehicles to use a staggered T-intersection to cross the Walkerston Bypass will put farmers and motorists at risk of serious accidents. “CANEGROWERS Mackay has an independent engineering report which describes safe and simpler underpass. “This would enable large farm vehicles like tractors, harvesters and cane haul-out units to pass under this new freeway when farming on each side of this new highway. “CANEGROWERS Mackay has expressed its grave concerns to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure Trans-

port and Regional Development, Michael McCormack and to Dawson MP, George Christensen late last year. As a result, Mr McCormack wrote to the Palaszczuk Government’s Main Roads Department, offering a review of the design and possible extra funding to amend the plan. “It’s just inexplicable that if the Deputy Prime Minister is prepared to consider additional funding to pay for an underpass so farm vehicles can safely cross under the highway. “It’s hard to understand why Annastacia Palaszczuk refuses to consider this safe option and has rejected design changes. “Construction of the Walkerston Bypass hasn’t started, so it’s hard to understand why the Palaszczuk Government said these changes would be expensive, cause construction delays, threaten jobs, cause flooding which would mean that more farmland would need to be resumed. “This is just time-wasting filibustering and a refusal to admit that the design is an accident waiting to happen. “Motorists’ and our farmers’ safety should be the Department of Transport and Main Roads paramount concern. “Departmental bureaucrats should step up and admit they have failed to consider proper safety design and correct their problem now and before construction begins in a few months time.”

Muddies make Mackay merry Words and Pictures by CIARON PATERSON

than just fish to be caught. Our local creeks around mackay can produce some fantastic catches and North Queensland mud crabs are on the menu. So, load up the tinny, grab the

WITH the recent barmy weather and some localised rain feeding into our creeks and estuaries there’s more

kids and get amongst it! Even if you aren’t so lucky to be blessed with dinner, the kids will have a fantastic time on an adventure looking at other marine creatures such as mudskippers, small crabs on

the bank watching mullet flick around in the water and even keeping a look out for sea eagles. Lifelong memories with the kids is what it’s all about and tackle boxes beat X Boxes any day.

Long, drawn out road process FROM PAGE ONE “The Peak Downs Highway is a state road and former state Mackay MP Tim Mulherin told me to cease agitating and he would get some funds, which led to a scoping study to plan the route for the Walkerston Bypass. “Then after nothing happened and as the federal member for Dawson, the Mackay’s Road Accident Action Group and I met with Queensland’s Transport Minister Mark Bailey in 2016. “I offered to try and secure 50 percent Commonwealth funding for the Walkerston Bypass if the Palaszczuk state government came to the party and started work on the Bypass. Mark Bailey said, yes. “So Michalle Loundry and I got this funding, but we still had to lead the Palaszczuk Government kicking and screaming to build the Walkerston Bypass and now they will try and take the credit! “For example, the Bypass was delayed yet again, as Minister Mark Baily went against his promise and de-

manded that the Commonwealth Government pay for 80 percent of the total cost of the Walkerston Bypass. “So Michelle and I got an additional 30 percent of the funding and the Commonwealth agreed to pay 80 percent of the cost and then the Palaszczuk Government had nowhere to go. “It’s been an unnecessarily drawn out process and it’s taken way too long to get built.” The Member for Mackay Julieanne Gilbert, said early on-site works began last year and weather permitting, major works will begin in the next couple of months. Mr Christensen added that the three benefits from the Walkerston bypass are; moving dangerous fuels and explosive goods away from 800 children and teachers at the Walkerston State School; a major job generator has been created, as construction is going to take several years; plus the Bypass seamlessly integrates a direct route between the Bowen Basin and Mackay Port, which will improve freight efficiency and create more jobs.

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Indigenous student triumphs in regional selection SUNNY Adams is the first Indigenous student accepted into the SEW-Eurodrive apprenticeship program. The young lad beat all of the other year 12 applicants across the region and is starting a fitting and turning apprenticeship in the drive automation industry. SEW-Eurodrive is a global designer, developer and manufacturer of mechanical power transmission systems and motor control electronics. The Mackay branch provides local expertise, service, repair and load testing for Australia’s largest gearboxes and electric motors. Jangga Operations manager Irene Leard paired Sunny with the opportunity as she knew he could succeed and provided him with valuable career guidance and assistance. Irene’s perspective and experience

working with indigenous people has provided greater understanding in supporting him. What stood out about Sunny to SEW-Eurodrive was his drive, natural leadership, passion to succeed and love of engineering. SEW-Eurodrive Far North Queensland operations manager Adam Hawes said he was impressed with Sunny’s passion for the field. “I was impressed with his ability to identify his passions and make the right choices for his career,” Mr Hawes said. Sunny said a requirement for the apprenticeship is for him to complete high school, which is something important for both his family and SEW-Eurodrive. Sunny’s mother Irene Adams was thrilled with her son being welcomed and starting his career.

Irene described it as an absolute relief he was accepted, as she was concerned about the large number of school leavers applying for a small number of vacancies. “All you want is to see your child happy, doing what it is that they are passionate about,” Mrs Adams said. “As adults, we know how daunting the whole job seeking process is. “As a parent observing the process, I saw Sunny being treated as the interesting young adult he is, not just a name in a long list of applicants. “I could see a more confident young man in Sunny handle himself extremely well because of this. “He felt that the SEW-Eurodrive team were genuinely interested in him, what he could offer to the company and what they could offer him.”

Sunny Adams (C) with proud Mum Irene (L) and Adam Hawes

Communications Minister ‘well aware’ of mobile, NBN issues

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FEDERAL Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has admitted that he is well aware of complaints from the public and from regional members of parliament about poor mobile telephone and NBN coverage. As a result, the federal Government has initiated a fresh examination of mobile telephone and NBN coverage faced by country people,” Mr Fletcher said. “The difficulties country people are suffering from, especially on the urban/rural divide in regional areas are under active consideration.” The former senior Optus executive prior to being elected to Fed-

eral Parliament was commenting at a Telecommunications Forum on the outer fringes of Brisbane. The Communications Minister explained that he was considering how the federal government’s telecommunications blackspot program can be adapted to suit the growth of new suburbs into rural areas. “Booming populations in regional Queensland, especially as towns and cities expand into nearby farming areas, has placed huge pressures on mobile telephone and NBN networks. “Starting in 2014, federal government has funded 1200 extra base stations and 900 have been

built in rural areas,” he said. “Another round of blackspot mobile base station funding is currently under offer for mobile phone providers. “But this program is only aimed at rural areas, while urban and urban fringe areas were supposed to be fully funded by the telcos or mobile phone network providers.” Mr Fletcher said that regional MPs had raised with him their concerns that construction of mobile towers has following population growth. “But these towers need to be put in place ahead of new suburbs and settlements. So I am writing

to the telco CEOs to pressure them into accelerating base station expansion into population growth areas. “We are also talking to the NBN about sharing their wireless internet towers which are typically in outer urban and rural areas as this will allow telcos to mount their attenae on these towers to improve regional mobile coverage.” “However currently, while the governments and councils require developers and sub-dividers to put-in fixed line connections, there’s no requirement for extra mobile infrastructure.”

Fletcher invites coverage complaints Kia hatchback stolen THE Morrison Government’s Telecommunications Minister Paul Fletcher has invited people suffering from poor mobile phone and internet coverage to complain to their federal members of parliament. “I understand that some people have a different experience of mobile coverage than what the telcos or telecommunication network providers say,” Mr Fletcher said. “That’s why, if we don’t get satisfactory answers, I can have the government’s communications regulator (ACMA) do their own tests, so we can pressure the telcos to upgrade their coverage.

“The growth of mobile telephone and internet traffic was extraordinary before COVID. “But during last year’s Pandemic, NBN traffic increased by a further 80 percent and is continuing at high levels even though telephone users are returning to their workplaces. “This is because 70 percent of Australians are subscribing to TV and movie streaming services and telehealth traffic has doubled. “ZOOM and other online work and school activities, plus traffic on mobile phones and the NBN will continue to grow.” Mr Fletcher, said one solution

is for engineers to add antennae to mobile towers as well as building more base stations and we are pushing telcos to add capacity. “Critics claim the government should provide more mobile towers, but it’s undoubtedly faster to have private sector telcos do than go through government decision making processes. “However, NBN upgrades to extend the fibre network into population growth areas and closer to rural homes and businesses is still a priority. “This rapid growth is because each home is expected to have 30 devices such as security cameras, fridges, speakers, plus even more

smart phones connected via wifi to the NBN by 2022. “Wifi offers a speed alternative with more and more smartphones using the mobile network, but this traffic is putting more pressure on the NBN, especially those on copper wire and wireless connections. “3G services are also of concern to the Morrison Government, so it is important that this spectrum is retained to keep these services. “This is especially important to keep it going in rural areas, despite Telstra saying it will close down 3G from 2024.”

A PARADISE street home has experienced the loss of their car as thieves drove the vehicle away from the South Mackay driveway. The blue 2018 Kia Cerato Hatchback, with the registration number of 706 YDO, was stolen between 12.50pm on March 6 and 5.08pm on March 8.The thieves were able to gain entrance into the home, where they stole the car keys from the kitchen bench. The keys were then used to enter the Kia Cerato, where it was stolen from the Paradise Street home.

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Runners busy training WITH less than 100 days to go to the Mackay Marina Run, runners are busy training, while volunteers sacrifice their time to make it a reality. The Mackay Marina Run was cancelled last year due to the COVID pandemic, which disappointed many runners. Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said the previous run attracted more than 3000 runners. Cr Williamson said he anticipated a fantastic turnout and said several hundred runners would turn up for the run itself. He went on to praise the many volunteers who sacrificed their time and put in a lot of effort to ensure the event came together. “We don’t have a community unless we have people like you stepping up, year in year out to do the job you do,” he said.

Mayor Williamson said a long term plan for the Council was to develop a shared runway along the river bank for runners and exercisers. He anticipated construction to be completed by the end of the year. “What we will see then is the ability to bring the people of the Mackay region and the tourists on this journey,” he said. “So next year, hopefully we’re able to do a lot more along the water front in terms of the run.” BMA Hay Point Coal Terminal general manager Mel Johnson expects the run to recover to quickly. “This really is an event for us to celebrate,” Ms Johnson said. “The Mackay Marina Run is just one of the things we have so many of our people come along to. They also come up from Brisbane to enjoy this event as well.”

Excitement over movie

WHITSUNDAYS Tourism said they are excited major Hollywood stars George Clooney and Julia Roberts will film part of Ticket to Paradise in the region. They said their teams had been working with the film production company over the past year to help secure this valuable opportunity for the region. They said having a major Hollywood film with A-list stars, such as George Clooney and Julia Roberts, will put The Whitsundays in the global spotlight as a destination for future films. The production is expected to create more than 270 local jobs, along with injecting $47 million into the local economy.

Childcare shortage blamed on wages POOR wages and long hours have caused a shortage of childcare workers in Mackay. APM Mackay employment consultant Kimberley Kain said childcare is one of the most underpaid jobs and hardest to work in. “Childcare educators are working long hours and getting paid as little as $21 an hour,” Mrs Kain said. “Childcare workers also have very poor career development opportunities. “So, potential childcare workers are working in coal mines where they are better paid. “As a result, there aren’t enough young school leavers wanting to go into childcare.” Mrs Kain said the few young childcare workers aged 18 to 20, have little life experience to help them handle high stress and pressure situations. “So these young childcare workers burn out as they struggle with stressful situations,” she said. Mrs Kain said there is a requirement for a ratio of childcare workers for the number of children in each room for safety reasons. “Workers also have to work longer hours when parents don’t collect them on time,” she said.

Local employment consultant Kimberly Kain “As a result, most childcare earn and learn, which meant they managers become frustrated, as can’t get hands-on experience they are constantly seeking re- while they study,” she said. “Most childcare centres replacement staff. quire childcare workers to have “The constant shortage of staff a minimum Cert III, plus some means that most childcare managcentres even want staff to have a ers are forced to fill in for missing diploma in childcare. workers.” “This is because childcare cenMrs Kain said high entry re- tres are required to comply with quirements and expectations national quality standard for staff, cause part of the staff shortage. where childcare workers have “Students are no longer able to spent years studying to be quali-

‘No strategy’ on ageing campgrounds MACKAY Regional Council’s four ageing camping grounds are currently not being used to their full potential. Council is focusing on short-term basic maintenance for these properties, rather than long term planning to reach the grounds’ full potential as tourism assets. They have engaged consultancy firm EarthCheck to review and survey the camping facilities at St Helens Beach, Ball Bay, Seaforth and Mirani. This is to determine future development and investment opportunities to improve tourism and camping experiences fore the community. They conducted a survey where visitors shared their thoughts on the pricing structure and the feedback was that Ball Bay and St Helens did not offer good value for money. Those two camping reserves are classed as basic campsites and only offer a toilet and cold showers, along with sheltered picnic areas with barbeques. Fees at both sites are collected by a resident with no further services available, such as pre-booking.

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However, Mirani and Seaforth both offer comprehensive facilities such as toilets, hot showers and a kitchen with a caretaker/manager on site. Council believes the dissatisfaction expressed by campers is reflective of visitors wanting to spend less money for their overnight stays. Council expects a reduction in fees would increase visitor satisfaction, numbers and create positive word-of-mouth. Currently, no data is recordeded on the number of nights and visitors who stay for each site. There are also concerns that current staff wages for cleaning and maintenance at Ball Bay are similar or higher than the current contractor costs for St Helens Beach Camp. Maintenance costs at both sites significantly exceed the revenue earned and Council is hopeful that an increase in overnight visitors could offset this imbalance. However, if this proved to be unsuccessful, they would have to revert to what they previously charged in a staged approach over a longterm period.

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MP slams Premier LOCAL Federal MP George Christensen has accused Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk of delivering a “cruel blow to the Whitsundays. “It seems the Labor Premier has a biased view when it comes to Queensland tourist destinations struggling to survive the effects of COVID-19 travel lockdowns,” Mr Christensen said. “We have $200 travel vouchers on offer for those travelling to Cairns and Far North Queensland, but there’s nothing to assist the struggling Whitsundays. “Tourism industry representatives are telling me the issue in the Whitsundays is critical, and we know many businesses are on life support. “And yet they have been completely ignored by the Premier.”

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AUTUMN is upon us and quite suddenly delightfully cool mornings are starting to be felt in the upper Pioneer Valley. This autumn and winter are shaping up to be a busy time for Valley folk in our townships as preparations get underway for the many events that occur in our local area. The famous one-day Pioneer Valley Agriculture Show will be held on 13 June 2021. We are all looking forward to this fabulous day and working towards making it one of the best in its 57year history. The many regular attractions are already being booked and all COVID safe practices will be in place in due time. Keep up with the latest announcements at www.pioneervalleyshow.com.au The Official – invited guests only – opening of the Emergency Airstrip and our heritage listed Railway Station Finch Central occurs on 17 April 2021. This ceremony is specifically designed to officially thank the many politicians and other donors who have

Markus and Jayme Meier with daughter Georgia putting the menu together at Whistlestop Cafe Pinnacle assisted in bringing these proj- families who first settled around ects to a successful completion Finch Hatton with a massive wall through grant support and dona- mural. The opening for this new tions. It is anticipated the local section expected in late May or Yuwi people will open the cele- April, promises to be great fun bration with a smoking ceremony as it will combine with the Community opening of the Railway and a light lunch will be served. Our very talented artist Jen- Station. We are expecting a huge ni Hanna has been working with turnout for this event so keep an Karen Collyer from the Criterion eye on our Facebook page and on brightening up our little town- local newsletter Hatton News for ship with artwork reflecting our updates. On May 8, Finch Hatton will school children’s impressions of our area. When you visit remem- be hosting our very own Cane ber to take time and stroll along Country Ball in the Showground the Green Wall to see why we love Hall in town. living here. Tickets are on sale now and The new section of this display can be purchased in our local outwill pay homage to the original lets in town or through contacting

the secretary@finchhatton.org.au or calling 0448 004 111. From Monday March 8 to Monday April 8 our local businesses are offering a range of Specials with the purchase of a cup of coffee. We have managed to keep this quiet up until now, but the secret is out – we serve the best coffee in the Valley. Check out this month’s specials and make sure you drive out to experience the best coffee trail at the best time of the year in the Valley. For the price of a coffee, The Criterion in Finch Hatton offers scrumptious Crepes and Coffee each Wednesday and Thursday this month. Finch Hatton General Store is offering their very own homebaked Cake-of-the-Day with Coffee on Mondays and Tuesdays. Whistlestop Cafe on the corner at Pinnacle offer their daily special with coffee each Friday this month. Make sure you stop in and have a chat with Markus and Jayme and relax in the Valley. Other businesses in our 45km stretch from Mirani to Eungella will be offering their contribution to the Coffee Trail in the coming months.

New gym set for Ruralview community THE Ruralview community will soon have a new gym which will provide a new way for them to exercise. Fitstop Ruralview owner Tegan Iakimo said she was nervous and excited about this new chapter of her life. “I have decided to branch out and try something different as Fitstop is a group fitness session, it is a community with a family approach,” Mrs Iakimo said. “It’s strength and conditioning base with 45 minute cardio and strength sessions. “Fitstop pride’s ourselves on progressive programming, instead of gym members turning up and training for the sake of training. “So over a six to 12 week period, you’ll actually go through a full training package. Mrs Iakimo said she resets members’ goals every six weeks, so they can actually follow you up and support each person’s achievements. “I first tried out Fitstop in

Brisbane in February, 2019, and decided to exercise at the gym,” she said. “I was blown away after my first session, by the friendly, supportive and community orientated culture. “I realised that Fitstop is all about community, where each gym member looks out for each other.” Mrs Iakimo said one of her goals at the Ruralview branch was to make each gym member feel just as welcomed and encouraged to give it a go. “It’s a franchise, so we’re the 45th in Australia, which is really exciting,” she said. “There’s always demand for really good gyms and more in Mackay always love new things and being fit. “There’s nothing like this in Ruralview, so I know we’ve got group fitness and fitness products cover the market out in Mackay. “But Fitstop is different and sets itself apart.”

Susan Riley Gee and her artwork “Aussie Holiday”

Canelands art on display WORK experience students from Northern Beaches High School Isabella Roberts and Orlando Cran interviewed Susan Riley Gee about her art work and her co-workers art pieces. FOUNDED in June 2020, The Artist Collective in Canelands Central is home to a range of unique local artwork, of all different styles. Luopitha Hermins and Andi Wright, who specialise in epoxi resin artwork, a flexible artwork resource, are a few of the eight talented artists at the store. They work alongside predominantly female local artists such as Susan Riley Gee, who excels in paintings and murals, as well as Stephanie Allen and Tracy Robb who create textile work. Painters Catherine Clark Dowden and David Conway are also involved. You can also find the art work of Margaret Burgess, who founded The Art Collective establishment, in the store. Susan Riley Gee explained how fortunate they all were to be in this business successfully,

saying, “unless you’re very lucky, you’ll never make a living out of it. That’s the truth”. Each one of the talented artists take turns to cover the store, Thursday being split into two shifts. Between all of them, they can run their business, with each having their own showcasing area. When asked what the motivation was for her and her co-workers to start this business, Gee replied, “Well, Margaret told me to promote our art, and because we were all different and willing to teach, it will promote art and give enjoyment to everyone else, if they’re willing to have a go.” The Artist Collective not only has a successful store, but also holds workshops and classes where the public can have a try at different art styles. The times for classes can be found on the wall across from Jamaican Blue coffee shop, in Canelands. The store was given its name to highlight, the fact that, “We’re all different, that’s why it makes it a bit interesting. It is a collective. Someone’s bound to like one of our things”.

One Nation MP hits out STATE Member for Mirani Stephen Andrew has blasted Federal and State governments for not taking action sooner on water security for many local small towns in his electorate. Mr Andrew, a member of the One Nation Party, said there were a number of towns to the West of his electorate who are

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MY THOUGHTS | Would you get a tattoo? If so, what would it be?

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Emily Smythe

Jacklyn Shepard

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“I want a welsh dragon for my Nan as she is no longer with us.”

“Mine’s a little bit nerdy, but I’d get a full sleeve of Pokemon of all the eeveelutions.”

“I would probably get one done for my son.”

“I want to get a tattoo of travel or experiences of life, something meaningful.”

Show us your tatts COMMENT

We speak to Fed ministers OVER the last fortnight, the Mackay Local News has spoken to two decision-making federal ministers. We might be a new newspaper, but it’s amazing how saying, “We are from the local paper” opens doors. When I saw the Deputy Prime Minister, Michael McCormack last week, I asked him the top three issues for Mackay and regional Qld. His reply was insurance, telecommunications and jobs (after an overall covid program). It was a random meeting, so he hadn’t had the chance to read our front-page issues that The Mackay Local News has raised in our first four issues. But as we were both on the same list of issues, the obvious question was ‘what are you doing about them?’. McCormack acknowledged the that the huge cost of insurance for home owners, businesses and farmers was ‘a curly issue’. But George Christensen and other federal parliamentarian regional MPs are ‘hammering’ this issue and so the Morrison Government is now investigating various options for a solution. We could suggest the Federal Government look at the Defence Department’s scheme to insure defence assets, including servicemen and womens’ homes, which has a standard rate across Australia. Deputy PM Michael McCormack is also a former newspaper editor and he took a note. On the mobile telephone coverage and NBN issues, Deputy PM McCormack said the issues continually raised were resulting in more funds being directed at specific blackspot solutions – including in last budget ‘and we aren’t stopping there’, so there is more than a hint of more to come. On jobs, Michael McCormack said that what Treasury might recommend on JobKeeper was not necessarily what ‘we might expand on around the Cabinet table’. The Deputy Prime Minister said that active local MPs are the best way for locals to get their issues heard.

That was a message reiterated by Communications Minister Paul Fletcher, when we chatted after a Telecommunications Forum. Paul Fletcher added that referring issues to your local MP was the best way to get past the ‘bureaucratic blockers’ in large telecommunications companies. While we talked, a queue of people lined up to raise their issues, mainly about poor or non-existent mobile coverage or NBN issues and Minister Fletcher was assiduously taking notes. This was where Paul Fletcher heard the ‘real issues’ from real people in their own real words. It was interesting to watch senior ministers welcoming getting out among real people. It would be talking out of school to suggest that they might also at times get frustrated with ‘bureaucratic blockers’ and by the boofocratic explanations which piled-up onto their desks day after day. This is why it is important for everyone in our community who has issues, mobile blackspots, telehealth connection issues, roads, pensions etc, etc, etc, to go to the trouble of contacting their local member of parliament – preferably in a letter or email rather than an angry phone rant. In fact, angry rants on social media are about as useful as pouring a liquid into a cyclonic gale. However, as your local newspaper, we are here to help raise issues – and as our two federal minister meetings highlighted, we can help get them noticed.

We’re listening Want an issue aired? Let us know. We encourage your thoughts, feedback and insights via email: news@mackaylocalnews.com.au or if your preference is mail: PO Box 1025, Mackay 4740

Amanda wrote: While overseas on a three-week holiday with my mum and my sister (nine countries in three weeks), we talked about all of us getting a tattoo, so while in Ireland so we booked into Dublin Ink.My tattoo was not a “spur of the moment” decision, but more a very well thought out one. It’s a Celtic trinity knot, which in Irish tradition is said to symbolise the holy trinity, but can be interpreted in different ways. My tattoo is not only a reminder of my amazing journey to the country of my heritage with my mum and my sister, but it also symbolises my love for my family back home. The circle is for my husband, Keith, and the thread through each of the points of the knot is for our three boys, Harley, Levi & Tate. DO you have a tatt or two? If so, we’d like you to send in a picture of your tattoo. Tell us what your tattoo means to you and how it makes you feel. The best answer will win a mystery prize every month What are you waiting for? Send in your tattoo pics to news@mackaylocalnews.com.au

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Keishe Paine

Shana Quartermaine

Andrew Dillon

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“The next tattoo would be on my chest, to finish the side I already have done. I have my first daughter on my left side and I would get my other daughter on my right side.”

“I wouldn’t get another tattoo, I regret getting some of the tattoos that I got when I was younger.”

“I’d get an eagle on the back on my neck, because that’s what I want.”

“Because I was brought up religiously, having a tattoo is not allowed, especially because I am Christian, it goes against our belief.”

Teen troubles

By ISABELLA ROBERTS IN MOST households, becoming a teenager comes with the responsibility of obtaining new roles, but one role that stands out is acquiring a part time job. I’m fifteen years old and most people my age think working is a lot easier than it actually is. You may apply to work somewhere that revolves around customer service, but you never expect to be screamed at by strangers for four hours. I have a part-time job at a popular food chain outlet and I’m here to offer a behind the scenes look of what it’s like to spend Friday nights cleaning toilets! I have been working for over a year now and, whilst I enjoy the minimum wage and the relationships I have built with my co-workers earning it, there are a few things I have done which were out of the job description. You have to ask yourself, is it worth it? By “it”, I’m referring to mid-

dle-aged men howling because their meal wasn’t out the window in three minutes. Or staying back to clean the dining room a third time, because a customer left rubbish everywhere. Most shifts are good, but it’s when I get picked up and I’m in tears because someone took their bad day out on me, the following questions arise. Do I want to be here? Should I put myself through this? Will I benefit from this in years to come? There’s also the question of: Would other parents like to think their child was in this position? Even though my managers are able to protect me for the majority of the time, most people still don’t recognise the toll that negative customer interactions create on adolescents. One thing’s certain, for ten dollars an hour it’d be great to be treated decently by the public.

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Letters to the Editor RENTAL SITUATION IN MOST recent weeks, the local media has taken interest in the current rental situation in the Mackay region. A hot topic currently across the country. But is there a problem or are we just Covid-market readjusting? While different states had different rulings, in Queensland, the majority of the rental Covid moratorium concluded on September 30 (with some ruling extended to April 30, 2021). To put it simply, among other conditions, tenants had their lease agreements automatically renewed. And if the tenants were financially impacted by Covid-19 pandemic, they were able to negotiate reduced rental price on their current or renewal of the lease agreements. This means a portion of tenants are still maintaining Covid leases arrangements up until September this year. As pre-warned by REIQ, that a moratorium would create a short-

age of dwelling supplies, and for a period following the conclusion of the moratorium, there may be implications on the market values as demand returns. The Mackay region has performed very well economically with improvements to job prosperity. Thankfully, not the COVID-doom prediction this time last year. While the population has continued to grow, the mushrooming of estates has once again accelerated. Surveyed in different media, it seems majority of respondents are uttering plans to exit their rentals and move into their own home. Consequently, alongside the migrant workforce, low-income residents will again be the normal renters. It was reported in the media that landlords and owners are demanding more rent. I query if this behaviour may be only for short-term gain and may backfire later in the year. It is always better for both the owner and the tenant if they stay long-term. It also leads to better

relationship and understanding between all parties involved and therefore minimal stress. A good tenant and good landlord match are worth a lot more than temporary financial gains. Leo Scott Andergrove NO FLUORIDE There has been discussion over the years about Fluoride in our water. One minute it is in because the State Government said it had to be and then it is out. Personally I think we should not be putting more and more chemicals into our bodies and I say this with a degree of research worldwide and while I’m not going to bore you with all the referencing, I would like to say regarding the state government, they have an opinion that if it’s in the water it will reduce cavities and therefore reduce the financial burden on the state to provide dental services to the community.

When I looked around the world at what others are doing there are a number of countries much older than Australia who have been there and done that and decided to take it out of their water many years ago due to the other impacts it has on the body and their community. I myself at age 57 come from a family that didn’t get much sweet treats as a child and as an adult don’t drink a lot of soft drink. So maybe the argument should be focused around sugar and the excess we feed our children or ourselves and then we wouldn’t have so many cavities. Oh and I forgot we have fluoride in toothpaste so we don’t need it in our water. Mackay Regional Council have won worldwide recognition for the 2nd best water in the world and thebest water in Australia that was all done without Fluoride in our water. Keep up the good work Mackay Regional Council and please keep the fluoride out of our water. Name and Suburb withheld

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MATTHEW Lee Robinson is literally as big as it gets in the musical theatre world. The New York-based Australian composer/ lyricis and Helpmann nominated performer has been busy creating musicals all over the world and I can confirm the rumours are true. The music man will be in Mackay to host an incredible workshop and perform a special cabMatthew Lee Robinson aret show specifically for Mackay the last weekcommitted to constantly giving back to the comend in March. The darling nephew of Mackay’s munity through performances, charity events heavenly Carmel Daveson who I have adored and an all-round beautiful spirit. Her lovely and my entire life will also have local songbird Moltalented daughters are on staff and it is awesome ly Rossetto as a guest artist to sing one of his to see the high-kicking, blonde bombshell legacy original songs. continue. It’s been a long time since I have been truly Um, have you ever seen a dance group in the speechless but when the big dog of big dogs hits Eisteddfod with more sparkles than a Roby Rogyou a message asking you to produce some stuff ers costume? Nope. Me either. in your town…you put down your rose’ and take Speaking of the Eisteddfod – sorry, dance things seriously. dads, it is back. And there is two of them. I This gem of an opportunity for our communiknow! My old man had the ty to connect and create with a T- shirt and now my brother It is awesome to musical genius of Matthew’s is wearing it. Look, it is very magnitude is truly grand. cool for our talented folk to see the high-kicking, The handsome devil will be be able to perform on the performing on the mayor of blonde bombshell MECC stage, a blessing I Eimeo’s resort style deck that relished for many years. But legacy continue recently hosted Steven Kramyou never remember what er’s sold-out cabaret show. place you got, for what solo, Walkerston may not seem so to the current flock of like a Vegas dance hub on the cultural landscape competitors, just remember: it is only one perto many, but to those who know Roby Rogers son’s opinion, so have fun and work hard. and her dedication to high quality dance training, I am also a massive fan of the Mackay Dance you will know of this Mackay diamond. Festival that Karen Bishop runs at the CON Providing a necessary outlet for dancers of all around Easter as its quick and no fuss. But yeah, ages for decades, Roby has seen the highs and can we all agree to have less fake eye lashes on lows of the performing arts in our region and is eight-year-olds please. Jennifer Bee is a local

Chrissy – 5pm – Paxton’s Markets Lindsey – 7pm – Langford’s Vama 5pm Significant Other - 9pm - Moss on Wood Tate Obst – 6pm – Wakehouse Viper Syndicate – 7pm – The Met Danny Worland – 6pm – Hotel Mackay Markus – 6.30pm – Souths Bowls Club Voices on Tap – 6pm – CQU Ooralea Luke Miller – 7pm – Railway Hotel Poppajac – 7pm – Kuttabul Boynewood Mafia – 6pm – Eton Hotel Damien Agius – 7.30pm – O’Shea’s Flying Tigers – 6pm - Eimeo Surf Club Fundraising Event – 8pm – Carlon’s Scott Brodie – 7pm – Seaforth Bowls Club McCain – 8pm - Black Nugget lass with talent to boot and a community minded spirit. Jen has been seen on stage as a stella soprano and is fierce in any orchestra pit she plays in. With a few rad projects on the go, I am a big fan of the work she is doing! Circle of Song located in the Pioneer Valley at the Pinnacle Playhouse is an all-ages, all abilities choir, singing for health and fun fortnightly Mondays 9:30am. Treble Trouble is a Youth Choir Thursdays 4-5:30pm at Bee Musical Studio in North Mackay. This choir is run with a purpose of getting music out to families who might not otherwise be able to afford or access music. All the music is supplied, and the term cost is deliberately low. With One Voice is a very relaxed, fun choir Thursdays 6:30-8pm at the CQU University City Campus. It is for

SATURDAY MARCH 13 Shannon 3.30pm/ Lone Wolves – 7pm – Langford’s ViVa 5pm/ Stylus Crew – 9pm – Moss on Wood Evan Daly – 6pm – Harrup Park Shaun Diver – 6pm – Eton Hotel Boynewood Mafia – 6pm – Kickstart Saloon Bella Mackenzie – 2pm – Seabreeze Luke Miller – 8pm – Blacks Beach Tavern Nathan Kennedy – 8pm – Northern Beach Bowls Club McCain – 8pm – Black Nugget

SUNDAY MARCH 14 Jam with Lindsey – 3pm – Langford’s Mango Junction – 4.30pm – Sail’s Nathan Kennedy – 5pm – Windmill Motel Gringo Music & BBQ – 12pm – General Gordon Mick Woodbridge – 2pm – Seabreeze Viva – 2.30pm – Palms Beach Sarina Tania – 11.30am -Eungella Chalet

THURSDAY MARCH 18 Open Mic Night – 7pm – Langford’s COVID Show 2 – 6.30pm – Seabreeze all abilities, families, disadvantaged, and NDIS are encouraged to attend. Evan Daly is as ace as it gets and a necessary artist to our region. Why not Google him and see where he is gigging these days. The reformed drummer turned singer/ songwriter and filmclip-making tattooed hotness bounced back to Mackay a few seasons ago and we as a community are collectively happy about it. Popping up all over the place and gigging like a champion, Evan’s presence on stage is a total vibe. Dig it. Ball change kick to a fabulous weekend! Joel is a massive cabaret lover, a drag producing rate payer, S.K Munt fan and has jumped the fence at McGuires heaps.

Check out Mackay’s latest meeting place MACKAY’S newest meeting place, The Gallery Café on Wood Street, is owned and run by long-time friends and business partners Martin Scriha and Cassandra Bettridge. They offer a comfortable place for friends and family for all age groups to meet and greet. The Gallery Café offers fresh homestyle foods which guests will enjoy. But if your busy and don’t always have time to sit and relax, guests can also take advantage of the quick grab and go option. The Gallery Café is a warm and welcoming space, with beautiful art on display by local artists and an array of cuisines, where The Gallery team will meet and greet their guests

as though you are part of the family. All art sold in Gallery Café and Gallery Bar is non profitable. All the Gallery requires from local artists is to have 10 percent of the proceeds of each sale to go to suicide prevention charity, Grapevine. Cassandra and Martin are certainly not new kids on the block and just across the road upstairs is their Gallery Lounge and Bar. There patrons already enjoy delicious meals in their lounge area and on the balconies which provide views overlooking the city heart. The Gallery Café and the Gallery Lounge and Bar are great places to eat, relax or socialize and enjoy the eye catching art on display.

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Saturday March 12

TIME

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ADDRESS

TYPE BED BATH CAR AGENT

9 - 9:30am

Nth Mackay 7/63 Grendon Street Unit

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9:30 - 10am

Beaconsfield 18 Mod Crescent

House 4

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9.45-10.30am East Mackay 22 Reef Parade

House 4

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10 - 11.00am Nth Mackay 28 Green Street

House 3

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10 - 10:30am Mt Pleasant 21 Maranark Ave

Duplex 4

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10 - 10:30am Racecourse 2 Meadowlands Rd House 3

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11 - 11.30am Bucasia

96 Waverley St

House 4

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11 - 11:30am Sarina

9 Brewers Road

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11.30am-12.30pm Slade Point 30 Ocean Ave

House 3

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11.30am-12.30pm Andergrove 47 Wattle Street

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2.30 - 3.30pm West Mackay 46 Paulette Street

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Some Open Home tips: Be on time – do not turn up a minute before the open home finishes and expect to have a good look around. Take your shoes off at the door. Be prepared to give your name and contact number to the agent. This is both for security and insurance reasons.

HOME BUYERS CHECKING GUIDE: Home hunting is exciting with so much to see and explore. With so many homes to go through it’s easy to forget what was what and where. Here’s our basic and easy guide to assist you in what to look out for while viewing your potential short list of homes:

FOUNDATION:

p p

No large/wide cracks (Check bases of walls and ceilings)

No evidence of past leaks, water stains in and around all wet areas

Foundation appears straight

All light switches in working order and firmly fitting to walls

ROOF:

No evidence of excess rusting, wood rot/pest damage

Gutters free from decay, rust and sagging

EXTERIOR:

Water drains away from the house. Grounds drainage

No/limited tree, vegetation root damage to buildings possible water/seweage lines

p p

No trees, branches touching, overhanding the property dwellings Assess for low lying/water pooling areas

INTERIOR:

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Paint and walls in good condition

Climate control units/devices all in working order

Neutral/nil smells throughout the property

Appliances in good, working order

Solar panel/s visual and in good working order

Pipes in all wet areas clean and unstained in good condition without signs of damage or leaks

No brownish marks/stains down walls or around aircond units from pest activity

Sturdy window frames and windows, function and lock with ease

All toilets and sinks drain away with ease and without delay

Millions of dollars local investment IN THE past few weeks, Knight Frank has supported millions of dollars of investment in Mackay’s commercial properties. Commercial Property Consultant Mark Kelly said these high end sales include a major warehouse at 1a Victoria Street on the city’s fringe. “This property has been sold to a company for business expansion,” Mr Kelly said. “The building has 1600 sqm of useable area on a 2971 sqm allotment. “Another Knight Frank’s sale in the past few weeks is on Enterprise Street in Paget.

“This industrial warehouse has just changed hands to a husband and wife investment team who have been generating a significant net income, with just short of four years lease term remaining with an option. “Annual rental increases exist over the lease agreement with their national tenant. “The Paget building has 870sqm of net lettable floor and the lot size is1639 sqm.” Mr Kelly said another Knight Frank commercial sale in the past few weeks is in Malcomson Street in North Mackay. “After some time on the mar-

p No unusual noises when flushing toilets or draining sink/basins

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Climate control (fans/aircon/ heaters) in all bedrooms, living spaces

38 Enterprise Street, Paget

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4 Malcomson Street, North Mackay

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1a Victoria Street, Mackay

ket, this property has been snapped up by a local trade business who will partially occupy this site and some of the existing building. “The site coverage is low at just below 12 percent and the building occupies 210 sqm. “The new owner was attracted by the potential for additional development options for this site, which has dual street frontage onto both Malcomson Street and Evans Avenue. “The building has 120 sqm of well exposed retail/office floor, plus car parking spaces which will now be presented back to the leasing market to interested businesses.”

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Luxury unit in popular Belmore Estate MY REAL ESTATE has a luxury four-bedroom CJ Smith home in the very popular Belmore Estate. 5 Albion Crescent, Mount Pleasant, is a near-new home with timber floors which is close to the Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre and to both state and private schools. Sporting fields and parks are nearby and this quality home is only a short drive to the CBD. This classy home was built in 2017 and the new owners will enjoy the quality and stylish kitchen and modern appliances and the stylish timber planked floorboards.

There is an attractive open plan living area which flows outside onto the alfresco dining area. This very comfortable and modern home has split system air-conditioning and ceiling fans throughout. Importantly, there is an innovative, clever and wide study nook, so parents can supervise their childrens’ computer access. The master bedroom has a walk-in robe and an ensuite in this four-bedroom home, plus both bathrooms benefit from the best tapware. Pet owners will be attracted to the fully fenced and freshly turfed yard.

HIGHSET RURAL LIVING OFFERS AROUND $380,000 3

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separate living and dining rooms. 3 1032m2 block including two bore water pumps and large water tanks. 3 3 bay shed, plenty of room for hobbies and the toys. 3 Rural living close to town.

DA APPROVED LAND IN HEART OF MACKAY BY NEGOTIATION 932m2 BLOCK

3 DA approval valid until 2023. 3 Level site with a sewer main at front corner. 3 Located in a highly sought after area.

15 Symons Street, South Mackay

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LARGE FAMILY HOME IN PRIVATE COURT

BY NEGOTIATION

$597,000 4

3 Situated in an exclusive, private Court 3 Ocean and rural views. 3 Polished timber floors and two-level dining. 3 Concrete constructed in-ground pool and entertaining area.

6 Chapman Court, Eimeo

Cheryl Mulder 0411 164 968

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8 Evans Avenue, North Mackay www.mreqld.com.au

Zachary Manning 0408 321 103

On offer within each duplex is: 3 Master bedroom with ensuite and walk-in robe. 3 Second bedroom has a semi-ensuite to the main bathroom with built-in robe. 3 Fully airconditioned throughout. 1 & 2 /21 Maranark Ave, Mt Pleasant

Emilee Walters 0408 231 402

07 4898 5999

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28 Green Street, North Mackay

$310,000

RENOVATED AND READY TO GO!

OPEN Open Home: Saturday HOME 10:00 - 11:00am

• Good quality polished timber floors throughout. • New full lebngth rear patio. • Side access and room for a shed. • Waslking distance to North Mackay State High School.

0401 835 806 | dcronin@blacksrealestate.com.au | Dan Cronin

31 George Milton Street, West Mackay

$489,000

BIG WEST MACKAY FAMILY HOME

OPEN By Appointment HOME

• Set on an 809m2 corner block in “Blue Chip” West Mackay. A large family home featuring 3 bedrooms and bathroom upstairs, 2 rooms and a 2nd bathroom downstairs – all 5 with aircond. • Generous kitchen and large loungeroom with internal stairs. • Extra-long garage, could also be used as a rumpus room.

• Side access to a 10m x 6m block shed with power and shelving. • Ideal for a large or extended family close to good schools and Mackay’s CBD.

0427 423 553 | gwilson@blacksrealestate.com.au | Glenis Wilson

147 Andrew Fordyce Road, Mount Jukes TRANQUIL RURAL, RESIDENTIAL RETREAT

OPEN By Appointment HOME

. Sticks & Stones Rural Retreat caters for weddings and social gatherings. . Unique Rural property comprises six hectares or about 15 acres. The medieval stone pitched entry gate whets the appetite for what lies ahead . The potential to expand the business is only limited by your imagination. . The main four bedroom home with three bathrooms is available for guests.

AUCTION

On-Site Noon Friday 23rd April . Second dwelling or managers residence with two bathrooms. . Main function area adjoins a man made lake and includes a honeymoon suite. . Rustic heavy timber construction with stone pitched features. . Open air wedding chapel features a centuries old bell.

0401 835 806 | dcronin@blacksrealestate.com.au | Dan Cronin

07 4963 2500

43 Wood Street, Mackay

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Friday, 12 March, 2021

SOLD - Walkerston a sought after suburb

MACKAY LOCAL NEWS •

SOLD - Handy size block of cane production area

SOLD - Coastal grazing property second to none

SOLD - Big home, little price tag!

SOLD - Mount Pleasant always popular!

WHAT’S ON

• MACKAY LOCAL NEWS

Friday, 12 March, 2021

SUNDAY MARCH 14

SATURDAY MARCH 13

FRIDAY MARCH 12

WEEKLY TELEVISION 6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Q&A [s] 11:00 The Pacific: In The Wake Of Captain Cook With Sam Neill (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Back Roads (PG) [s] 1:30 Outback Ringer (PG) [s] 2:00 Poldark (M v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:10 Antiques Roadshow [s] 5:10 Grand Designs (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Gardening Australia [s] 8:30 Vera (M v) [s] 10:00 Mum (M) [s] 10:30 State Of The Union (M l) [s] 10:45 ABC Late News [s]

6:00 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Movie: “St Vincent” (M v,s,l) (’14) Stars: Bill Murray 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 NRL: Broncos v Eels *Live* [s] 8:55 NRL: Golden Point [s] 9:40 Movie: “The Mechanic” (MA15+) (’11) Stars: Jason Statham 11:30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) [s] 12:30 Tipping Point [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Perfect Boss” (M v) (’13) Stars: Jamie Luner 2:00 House Of Wellness [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 8:30 Movie: “Ladies In Black” (PG) (’18) Stars: Julia Ormond 10:50 TBA 12:50 Harry’s Practice [s] 2:00 Home Shopping 4:00 My Greek Odyssey (PG) [s] 5:00 NBC Today [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Living Room [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Living Room [s] 8:30 The Graham Norton Show (M l,s) [s] 9:30 TBA 10:30 Just For Laughs (M) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 1:55 How Reagan And Thatcher Saved The World (PG) 3:00 NITV News: Nula 3:30 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 4:00 Great Indian Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Mystery Of Rome’s Sunken City (M v) 8:30 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 9:00 Who Do You Think You Are UK? (PG) 10:10 The Royals And The Nazis (M) (In English/ French)

4:30 Odd Squad 4:55 The Next Step 5:20 Lost In Oz 6:00 Spirit Riding Free (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 The Midnight Gang (PG) 8:05 Horrible Histories Special: Sensational Shakespeare 8:40 Good Game Spawn Point 9:00 Voltron: Legendary Defender 9:20 Boruto (PG)

3:25 Movie: “Charley Moon” (G) (’56) Stars: Max Bygraves 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 NRL: Brisbane Broncos v Parramatta Eels *Live* 7:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 David Attenborough Seven Worlds, One Planet (PG) 8:40 Movie: “Shooter” (M v,l) (’07) Stars: Danny Glover

12:00 House Of Wellness 1:00 Madoff (M) 3:00 Million Dollar Minute 3:30 Weekender 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Highway Cops (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 9:30 Selling Houses Australia 10:30 Property Ladder UK

1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS: Judgement Day (Part 2) (M) 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v) 10:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M v) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Nash Bridges (PG) 3:00 JAG (PG)

4:05 PBS Newshour 5:05 The Joy Of Painting (PG) 5:35 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 If You Are The One (PG) (In Mandarin) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Rhod Gilbert: Stand Up To Shyness (M) 9:35 Mums Make Porn (MA15+) (In German)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Doctor Who (PG) 8:45 Geoffrey Atherden’s Liberty Equality Fraternity (M l) 10:15 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 10:40 The Record (M l)

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Vaccine 8:00 Planet America 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Close Of Business 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News

3:00 Billion Dollar Wreck (PG) 4:00 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:30 Pawnography (PG) 5:00 Shipping Wars (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 AFL Women’s: Round 7: Gold Coast v Richmond *Live* 8:00 Movie: “Men In Black 3” (PG) (’12) Stars: Emma Thompson

1:00 Medium (M) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 The Conners (PG) 10:30 Charmed (PG) 11:30 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping

5:55 Movie: “Hotel Salvation” (PG) (’16) Stars: Adil Hussain (In Hindi) 7:50 Movie: “Phantom Of The Paradise” (M s,v) (’74) Stars: Paul Williams 9:30 Movie: “Red Joan” (M s,v) (’18) Stars: Judi Dench 11:25 Movie: “Girl” (M n,s) (’18) Stars: Victor Polster (In Flemish/ French)

10:00 rage (PG) [s] 11:00 rage Guest Programmer (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s]12:30 Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! [s] 1:55 Last Drinks At Frida’s (PG) [s] 2:10 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds [s] 3:10 Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal: Pleasure v Duty (PG) [s] 4:00 Football: A-League: Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets *Live* [s]6:00 Ask The Doctor (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) [s] 8:30 Call The Midwife (PG) [s] 9:30 Harrow (M v) [s]

1:00 9Honey - He Said, She Said [s] 1:05 My Way [s] 1:35 Movie: “Annie” (PG) (’14) Stars: Cameron Diaz 4:00 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 4:30 The Garden Gurus [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Space Invaders (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “The Bourne Identity” (M v,l) (’02) Stars: Adewale Akinnuoye Agbaje 10:45 Movie: “The American” (MA15+) (’10) Stars: George Clooney 12:35 Surfing Australia TV [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend [s] 12:00 Seven’s Horse Racing [s] 4:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Border Security Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) [s] 7:30 Movie: “Shazam!” (M v) (’19) Stars: Zachary Levi 10:30 Movie: “Lone Survivor” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Alexander Ludwig

12:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 12:30 Destination Dessert [s] 1:00 10 Minute Kitchen [s] 1:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 2:00 Three Blue Ducks [s] 2:30 Australia By Design [s] 3:00 10 Travlr Northern Territory [s] 3:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:00 Freshly Picked [s] 4:30 Farm To Fork [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Three Blue Ducks (PG) [s] 6:30 TBA 7:00 The Cube (PG) [s] 8:00 Ambulance UK (M) [s] 10:20 TBA 10:50 TBA 11:50 Inside The Children’s Hospital (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:05 Sportswoman 4:05 Travel Man 4:35 Morgan Freeman - The Story Of God (PG) 5:35 Hitler And Churchill: The Eagle And The Lion (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 World’s Most Scenic Railway Journeys (M) 8:30 Movie: “Monty Python’s Life Of Brian” (M l,n) (’79) Stars: John Cleese 10:10 Kubrick By Kubrick: Kubrick In His Own Words (MA15+) 11:20 Cycling: Paris-Nice 2021 *Live* Stage 7

4:30 Odd Squad 4:55 The Next Step 5:20 Lost In Oz 6:00 Spirit Riding Free (PG) 6:30 Play Your Pets Right 6:55 The Zoo 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Wishfart! 8:55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud 9:10 All Hail King Julien (PG) 9:30 Sword Art Online (PG)

2:05 Movie: “Pacific Destiny” (PG) (’56) Stars: Denholm Elliot 4:05 Movie: “Shane” (G) (’53) Stars: Alan Ladd 6:30 Rugby Union: Super Rugby: ACT Brumbies v QLD Reds *Live* 9:00 Movie: “21 Grams” (MA15+) (’03) Stars: Sean Penn 11:30 Lethal Weapon (MA15+)

12:00 Weekender 12:30 Creek To Coast 1:00 House Of Wellness 2:00 Sydney Weekender 2:30 The Great Australian Doorstep (PG) 3:15 Property Ladder UK 5:30 The Great Outdoors (PG) 6:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 The Great Outdoors (PG)

1:00 The Doctors (PG) 2:00 Jake And The Fatman 4:00 I Fish 4:30 Mighty Machines 5:00 Escape Fishing With ET (PG) 5:30 Scorpion (M v) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 TBA 11:20 LA’s Finest: Deliver Us From Evil (M) 12:15 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 1:10 48 Hours (M)

4:00 ABC America: World News Tonight 4:30 Basketball: NBL: Brisbane Bullets v Sydney Kings *Live* 6:30 PBS Newshour 7:30 Australia In Colour (PG) 8:30 The X-Files (M h,v) 9:20 Romulus (MA15+) (In Old Latin) 11:20 The Sunny Side Of Sex (MA15+) (In English/ Spanish/ Swahili)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Catie’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M l,s) 8:30 Live At The Apollo (M s) 9:20 Ross Noble Stand Up Series (M l,s) 9:50 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 10:25 Why Are You Like This (M)

4:00 ABC News 4:30 The Mix 5:00 ABC News 5:05 Planet America 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:25 Australian Story 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:10 Four Corners 9:00 WA Votes: Election Night *Live*

3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 AFL Women’s: Round 7: Brisbane v Fremantle *Live* 6:00 Megastructures (PG) 7:00 Building Giants (PG) 8:00 Mighty Ships (P 10:00 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 12:00 Shipping Wars (PG) 1:00 Doomsday Preppers (PG) 2:00 Megastructures (PG)

11:00 Frasier (PG) 11:30 The Middle (M) 12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Amazing Race Australia (PG) 2:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 3:30 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 10:30 The Middle (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping

5:00 Movie: “Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot” (PG) (’15) Stars: Dustin Hoffman 6:40 Movie: “Swallows And Amazons” (G) (’74) Stars: Virginia McKenna 8:30 Movie: “Boys Don’t Cry” (MA15+) (’99) Stars: Hilary Swank 10:40 Movie: “Ip Man 3” (M l,v) (’15) (In Cantonese/ English)

10:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 11:00 Compass (PG) [s] 11:30 Songs Of Praise (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:30 Gardening Australia [s] 2:30 The Mix [s] 3:00 Football: W-League: Round 12: Melbourne City v Newcastle Jets *Live* [s] 5:05 Australia Remastered (PG) [s] 6:05 Antiques Roadshow [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s]7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs NZ [s] 8:30 Harrow (M v) [s] 9:20 Silent Witness (M l,s,v) [s]

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (M) [s] 1:00 AFL: Women’s Footy (PG) [s] 2:00 NRL: Footy Preview [s] 3:00 NRL: Raiders v Tigers *Live* [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 My Way (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 8:40 60 Minutes (PG) [s] 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 10:10 Australian Crime Stories: The X Factor (M) [s] 11:20 Forensics: The Real CSI (M v) [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 12:00 House Of Wellness (PG) [s] 1:00 Beach Cops (PG) [s] 1:30 Highway Patrol (PG) [s] 2:00 Movie: “The Maltese Falcon” (PG) (’41) Stars: Humphrey Bogart 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Weekender (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Ivan Milat Buried Secrets (M) [s] 9:10 Movie: “Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (M) (’17) Stars: Taron Egerton

12:00 All 4 Adventure [s] 1:00 The Offroad Adventure Show [s] 2:00 Taste Of Australia [s] 2:30 Farm To Fork [s] 3:00 Taste Of Australia [s] 3:30 Roads Less Travelled (PG) [s] 4:00 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 8:30 FBI: Most Wanted (M) [s] 10:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 11:30 NCIS (M v) [s] 12:00 Home Shopping 3:30 CBS This Morning [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 1:15 Space Shuttle: Triumph And Tragedy (PG) 3:00 Beach Volleyball: ABVT Tour Finals *Live* From Coolangatta 5:00 Sportswoman 5:30 Hitler’s Last Year (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Michael Palin In North Korea (PG) 9:20 Burger Wars: Burger King Vs McDonalds (M l) 10:10 Meat: A Threat To Our Planet? (M) 10:15 24 Hours In Police Custody (M l) 12:10 Michael Mosley: A History Of Surgery Fixing Faces (PG)

4:30 Odd Squad 4:55 The Next Step 5:20 Lost In Oz 6:00 Spirit Riding Free (PG) 6:30 Play Your Pets Right 6:55 The Zoo 7:35 All Hail King Julien (PG) 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Wishfart! 8:55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud 9:10 All Hail King Julien (PG) 9:30 Sword Art Online

5:00 Movie: “How To Murder Your Wife” (PG) (’65) Stars: Jack Lemmon 7:30 Death In Paradise (PG) 8:40 Chicago PD (MA15+) 9:40 Chicago Fire (MA15+) 10:40 Chicago Med (M mp) 11:35 Bizarre ER (M) 12:30 My Favourite Martian 1:00 Home Shopping

10:00 TCR: Round 2 - Phillip Island 2:00 House Of Wellness 3:00 The Zoo 3:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 4:30 Escape To The Country 8:30 Flesh And Blood (M s,l) 9:30 Bodyguard (MA15+) 12:10 The Zoo 12:45 The Fine Art Auction (PG) 4:00 Harry’s Practice 4:30 Million Dollar Minute

1:00 The Doctors (PG) 2:00 Australia By Design (PG) 2:30 Buy To Build 3:00 Fishing Edge 4:00 Fishing Australia 5:00 I Fish 5:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 10:20 48 Hours (M) 11:20 Hawaii Five-O (M v)

3:30 Basketball: NBL: Perth v Adelaide *Live* 5:30 The Movie Show (PG) 6:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (PG) 7:00 Monty Python’s Flying Circus: The Naked Ant (PG) 7:35 Abandoned Engineering (PG) 8:30 Planet Expedition: Arctic Frozen Frontier (PG) 9:30 Wet Markets Exposed: Indonesia (M)

5:25 Fireman Sam 6:10 Brave Bunnies 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Catie’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Compass (PG) 8:30 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday (M l) 9:30 Mambo: Art Irritates Life (M l) 10:30 Catalyst (PG) 11:30 Harry Seidler: Modernist (M l)

4:00 Landline 5:00 ABC News 5:30 The World This Week 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Foreign Correspondent 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 Drum Beat 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:25 Australian Story 10:00 ABC News Weekend 10:30 Q&A Highlights

4:00 Graveyard Carz (PG) 5:00 Counting Cars (PG) 6:00 Last Car Garage (PG) 6:30 Border Patrol (PG) 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring” (PG) (’01) Stars: Elijah Wood 12:05 Ax Men (M l)

1:00 The Amazing Race Australia (PG) 2:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 3:30 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:00 Friends (PG) 10:30 2 Broke Girls (M s) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Mom (M s) 3:30 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:30 Home Shopping

4:55 Movie: “Belle And Sebastian 3: The Final Chapter” (PG) (’18) (In French) 6:35 Movie: “The Ash Lad: In The Hall Of The Mountain King” (PG) (’17) Stars: Eili Harboe (In Norwegian/ Danish) 8:30 Movie: “Capernaum” (PG) (’18) Stars: Zain Al Rafeea (In Arabic)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

Get out and explore this weekend with our top 10 ...

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Troppo Markets - Open 7.30am-11.30am at Mount Pleasant Centre (lower level carpark). Public entry by gold coin donation. Run by Rotary Club of Mackay North (volunteers). Well over 100 stalls of all varieties! Smoky beef dinner with a view with Note Park Grazing Co - The evening will start with a short walk through Note Park your local premium grass fed beef producer, and Joe will discuss what happens on the property. Then return back to live music by Luke Geiger Live Music by Scotty Brodie at Seaforth Bowls Club - Live Music At Seaforth Bowls Club Scotty Brodie is playing live on Friday, 12th March Join them for a great night of great food and live music.

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FRIDAY NIGHT AT SLADE POINT BOWLS CLUB - Join them each Friday night at the Slade Point Bowls Club. Take a sunset drive around the beautiful Slade Bay to the Scenic lookout. Fun with go karts at Sidetrax Mackay - Fun times at Sidetrax, Indoor go-Karts.Out of the sun and rain. TGI Fridays at Magpies Sporting Club - Thank god it’s Friday! They’re celebrating by giving away $100 every 30 minutes in the gaming room from 1-3:30pm every Friday starting 10th July. Bluewater Lagoon - One of the safest and most popular ways to cool down in Mackay.

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Eungella National Park - Located just an hour out of Mackay, Eungella National Park is bursting with incredible scenery, lookouts and flora and fauna. Port of Hay Point Lookout - The Port of Hay Point, 30 kilometres south of Mackay, is one of the biggest and most efficient coal ports in the world. TASTE OF SUGAR TOUR - From the moment you arrive your experience begins. The colour, aroma, taste, feel and sounds of the sugar shed and mill in full production creates a heady combination.

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Friday, 12 March, 2021

MACKAY LOCAL NEWS •

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Landline [s] 11:00 Grand Designs NZ [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Death In Paradise (M v) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:10 Antiques Roadshow [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Australian Story [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch [s] 9:35 Being Frank: The Frank Gardner Story (PG) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s] 11:05 Catalyst (PG) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:10 Under Investigation: Putin’s Poison (PG) [s] 10:10 The Countess And The Russian Billionaire (M) [s] 11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 The First 48 (M) [s] 1:20 Explore [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Dark Desire” (M s,v) (’12) Stars: Kelly Lynch 2:00 Criminal Confessions (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 TBA 9:00 9-1-1 (M) [s] 10:00 The Rookie (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19 (M) [s]12:30 The Guardian (M v,s,d) [s] 1:30 Medical Emergency (PG) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Studio 10 (PG) [s]11:00 Grammy Awards 2021 *Live* [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 9:00 Hughesy, We Have A Problem (M) [s] 10:00 The Graham Norton Show (M s) [s] 11:00 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:00 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 2:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:05 Elizabeth I And Her Enemies: Battle For The Throne (M) 3:00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) [s] 4:00 Great Indian Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 The Secret Life Of Lighthouses (PG) 8:30 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 9:25 The Story Of The Songs (M) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Outlander (MA15+)

4:30 Odd Squad 4:55 The Next Step 5:20 Lost In Oz 6:00 Spirit Riding Free (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Wishfart! 8:55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud 9:10 All Hail King Julien (PG)

3:30 The Garden Gurus 3:35 Movie: “Carry On Teacher” (G) (’59) Stars: Kenneth Williams 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 London Kills (M v,s,d) 8:40 Movie: “Agatha And The Truth Of Murder” (M l,v) (’18) Stars: Dean Andrews 10:40 Three Days To Live (M v)

12:00 House Of Wellness 1:00 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M) 2:00 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Million Dollar Minute 3:30 1 Man And A Bike 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Judge John Deed (M)

1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Hawaii Five-O (PG) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20 TBA 11:15 TBA 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 48 Hours (M v) 3:10 Diagnosis Murder (M v,s) 4:05 Instinct (M v) 5:00 Nash Bridges (M v)

4:20 This Week With George Stephanopoulos 5:15 The Joy Of Painting 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Taskmaster (M) 9:25 RocKwiz (M l)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Doctor Who (PG) 8:45 Earth’s Tropical Islands (PG) 9:45 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 10:35 Escape From The City 11:35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg (M)

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News 12:30 Q&A Highlights 1:00 ABC Late News

3:00 Counting Cars (PG) 4:00 Last Car Garage (PG) 4:30 Billion Dollar Wreck (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Pawn Stars South Africa (PG) 8:00 Pawn Stars UK (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Rampage” (M v) (’18) Stars: Dwayne Johnson

1:00 Medium (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Two And A Half Men (PG) 11:00 The Middle (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping

4:20 Movie: “Thunderbirds” (PG) (’04) Stars: Vanessa Hudgens 6:05 Movie: “Tom Thumb” (PG) (’01) Stars: Nils Hugon (In French) 7:45 Movie: “The Mermaid” (M) (’13) Stars: Lin Yun (In Mandarin) 9:30 Movie: “The Boxer” (M v,l) (’97) Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Four Corners [s] 10:45 Water (PG) [s] 11:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Call The Midwife (M) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:10 Antiques Roadshow [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 Exposed: The Ghost Train Fire (M) [s] 10:00 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System (PG) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Garden Gurus [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:10 Botched (M) [s] 10:10 Australian Scandal (M l,s,d) [s] 11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 Labour Of Love (M) [s] 12:30 Our Lives: Extraordinary People (PG) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “High School Lover” (M) (’17) Stars: James Franco 2:00 Criminal Confessions (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Ultimate Tag (PG) [s] 9:00 The Good Doctor (M) [s] 10:00 The Resident (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19 (M l) [s] 12:30 Kiss Bang Love (PG)

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 8:45 NCIS (M v) [s] 9:45 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) [s] 10:45 The Project (PG) [s] 11:45 WIN’s All Australian News [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:10 Elizabeth I And Her Enemies: The Enemy Within (M) 3:00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) [s] 4:00 Great Indian Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Australian Railway Journeys (PG) 8:30 Insight (M) 9:30 Dateline 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Point

3:30 The Garden Gurus 3:35 Movie: “Bitter Springs” (G) (’50) Stars: Chips Rafferty 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M s) 8:40 The Closer (M) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles (M v) 10:40 Shades Of Blue (MA15+) 11:35 Law And Order (M v)

12:00 House Of Wellness 1:00 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M) 2:00 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Million Dollar Minute 3:30 Sydney Weekender 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Inspector George Gently (M v)

1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Elementary (M v) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (M v) 10:25 CSI: New Orleans (M v) 11:20 TBA 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 48 Hours (M v) 3:15 JAG (PG)

4:10 PBS Newshour 5:10 The Joy Of Painting 5:40 Shortland Street (PG) 6:10 Asia’s Next Top Model (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 VICE (M) 9:25 The Black Full Monty (M) 10:20 The Salisbury Poisonings (M l)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Doctor Who (PG) 8:50 Why Are You Like This (MA15+) 9:15 Extras 9:45 High Fidelity (MA15+) 10:20 Brassic (MA15+) 11:05 Live At The Apollo (M l,s)

3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Billion Dollar Wreck (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters (PG) 10:30 Mighty Rivers (M l)

1:00 Medium (M) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Judging Amy (PG) 4:30 Home Shopping

5:50 Movie: “The Circle” (M l) (’17) Stars: Tom Hanks 7:30 Movie: “Elementary” (M l) (’16) Stars: Sara Forestier (In French) 9:30 Movie: “Calvary” (MA15+) (’16) Stars: Brendan Gleeson 11:25 Movie: “The Mermaid” (M) (’13) Stars: Lin Yun (In Mandarin)

10:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 10:30 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One [s] 11:00 Aussie Inventions That Changed The World [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:35 Media Watch [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:10 Antiques Roadshow [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 The Weekly (PG) [s] 9:00 Fisk (PG) [s] 9:30 Why Are You Like This (M l)

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 9Honey - He Said, She Said (PG) [s] 1:10 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 9:00 Amazing Grace (M) [s] 10:00 New Amsterdam (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 The Enemy Within (M) [s] 12:20 Tipping Point [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Bringing Ashley Home” (M d) (’11) Stars: A.J. Cook 2:00 Criminal Confessions (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Sport Special: 2021 AFL Season Launch [s] 7:30 Ultimate Tag (PG) [s] 8:45 The Front Bar (M) [s] 9:45 The Latest Seven News [s] 10:15 Ambulance: Code Red (M) [s] 11:15 Born To Kill?: Fred West (M) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 TBA 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 The Cube (PG) [s] 8:30 Bull (M) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s] 11:30 WIN’s All Australian News [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Dateline 2:30 Insight (M) 3:30 Celebrate St Patrick’s Concert (PG) 4:30 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Tony Robinson - Britain’s Ancient Tracks (PG) 8:30 Australia In Colour (PG) 9:30 Departure: Survivor (MA15+) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Romulus (MA15+) (In Old Latin) 12:50 The Night Manager (M v)

3:30 Movie: “Loser Takes All” (PG) (’56) Stars: Glynis Johns 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 As Time Goes By (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M) 10:50 Silent Witness (MA15+) 12:10 My Favourite Martian 12:35 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping

12:00 House Of Wellness 1:00 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M) 2:00 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Million Dollar Minute 3:30 Make It Yours 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt (PG) 7:30 Frankie Drake Mysteries (M v) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v)

1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Elementary (M v) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 10:20 NCIS (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 48 Hours (M) 3:10 Diagnosis Murder (PG)

4:10 PBS Newshour 5:10 The Joy Of Painting 5:40 Shortland Street (PG) 6:10 Vs. Arashi (PG) (In Japanese) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 Wellington Paranormal (M) 9:00 Movie: “Watchmen” (M) (’09) Stars: Malin Åkerman

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Doctor Who (PG) 8:45 Laura’s Choice (M l,d) 9:45 Restoration Australia (PG) 10:45 Louis Theroux: African Hunting Holiday (M l,v) 11:45 Parks And Recreation (M l,s)

3:00 Classic Restos (PG) 3:30 Blokesworld (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Billion Dollar Wreck (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (PG) 9:00 Family Guy (M) 9:30 American Dad (PG)

1:00 Judging Amy (PG) 2:00 Medium (M) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond: Talk To Your Daughter (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 2 Broke Girls (M s)

5:40 Movie: “The Assassin” (PG) (’15) Stars: Ni Dahong (In Mandarin) 7:40 Movie: “Song Of Granite” (PG) (’17) Stars: Michael O’Chonfhlaola (In Gaelic/ Irish) 9:30 Movie: “Calm With Horses” (MA15+) (’19) Stars: Cosmo Jarvis 11:25 Movie: “Elementary” (M l) (’16) (In French)

10:35 Compass [s] 11:05 The Truth About Boosting Your Immune System (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 1:30 The Weekly (PG) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:10 Antiques Roadshow [s] 5:10 Grand Designs NZ (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 (PG) [s] 8:00 Back Roads [s] 8:30 Q&A [s] 9:35 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One [s] 10:05 Aussie Inventions That Changed the World (PG) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Destination WA [s] 1:30 Married At First Sight (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 NRL: Parramatta Eels v Melbourne Storm *Live* [s] 8:55 NRL: Knock Off [s] 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 10:10 Manifest (M) [s] 11:10 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) [s] 12:00 Tipping Point [s] 1:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Trouble With The Curve” (M l) (’12) Stars: Clint Eastwood 2:30 Motorbike Cops (PG) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Wife Swap Australia (PG) [s] 9:45 Fool’s Gold (M) [s] 11:05 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:35 Movie: “A Million Ways To Die In The West” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Seth MacFarlane

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 The Amazing Race Australia (M) [s] 2:15 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 Freshly Picked [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 8:00 Territory Cops (PG) [s] 8:30 Gogglebox (M) [s] 9:30 Law & Order: SVU (M) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Destination Flavour China Bitesize 2:05 Elizabeth I And Her Enemies: Death Of A Dynasty (M) 3:00 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) [s] 4:00 Great Continental Railway Journeys (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 The World’s Busiest Stations (PG) 8:30 Michael Mosley: What’s My Diagnosis (M) 9:35 Shadowplay (M) (In English/ German)

4:30 Odd Squad 4:55 The Next Step 5:20 Lost In Oz 6:00 Spirit Riding Free (PG) 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 Wishfart! (PG) 8:55 The Rubbish World Of Dave Spud 9:10 All Hail King Julien (PG)

3:20 Movie: “On The Fiddle” (G) (’61) Stars: Sean Connery 5:20 Heartbeat (PG) 6:30 NRL: Parramatta Eels v Melbourne Storm *Live* 7:00 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo (PG) 8:30 The Equalizer (M) 9:30 Call The Midwife (PG) 10:40 See No Evil (M v)

12:00 House Of Wellness 1:00 World’s Most Amazing Videos (M) 2:00 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Million Dollar Minute 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Escape To The Country 6:00 Bargain Hunt (PG) 7:00 Home And Away (PG) 7:30 Father Brown (PG) 8:30 Murdoch Mysteries (MA15+)

1:00 WIN’s All Australian News 2:00 Elementary (M v) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 9:30 LA’s Finest (M v,s) 10:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 11:30 Elementary (M) 12:30 Home Shopping

5:10 Basketball: NBL Overtime 5:40 Shortland Street (PG) 6:10 Taskmaster (PG) (In Norwegian) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (PG) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (PG) 9:20 American Runestone: A Viking Mystery

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:30 Kiri And Lou 7:00 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Doctor Who (PG) 9:05 Penn And Teller: Fool Us (M l) 9:45 Hard Quiz (PG) 10:15 The Weekly With Charlie Pickering (M) 10:45 You Can’t Ask That (M)

3:00 The Simpsons (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Billion Dollar Wreck (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 AFL: Round 1: Richmond v Carlton *Live* 9:00 AFL: Post Game 9:30 Chain Reaction (PG) 11:45 Tattoo Nightmares (M) 12:15 The Front Bar (M)

1:00 Judging Amy (PG) 2:00 Medium (M) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Friends (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping

5:45 Movie: “The Bookshop” (PG) (’17) Stars: Emily Mortimer 7:50 Movie: “The Drummer And The Keeper” (M v) (’14) Stars: Dermot Murphy 9:30 Movie: “Philomena” (M) (’13) Stars: Steve Coogan 11:20 Movie: “Someone Else’s Happiness” (M) (’05) Stars: Ina Geerts (In Dutch)

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• MACKAY LOCAL NEWS

Friday, 12 March, 2021

Country living only 12 mins from city IF YOU feel like living in the country while only 12 minutes from the city, then Elders Real Estate has a luxury home that backs onto the bush and Black Springs golf course. 21 Temples Lane, Bakers Creek is an imposing five-bedroom and beautiful open plan home which also has three locked garages. The kitchen is a chef’s dream and so well-planned, as it even has a full walk-in butler’s pantry or prep room, with it’s own extra sink and microwave, plus there is shelving galore. The spacious, airconditioned living area overlooks the golf course and the undercover patio, which face sthe pool and the golf course beyond.

There is a large master bedroom with a long walkthrough wardrobe and the ensuite is just divine, as it has a wow factor. The other four bedrooms are all of a good size and there is plenty of storage throughout this home. There is also a purpose-built office nook near the front entry which can be closed off. This Elders Real Estate’s home is fully air-conditioned and ducted in the main living area, plus there are four split-system air-conditioning systems for each of the five bedrooms. Electricity costs have also been reduced as there is a large 5.5kw solar system. Interested buyers can call Debbie to arrange an inspection.

One of the best around ONE of the nicest homes in Mackay is Blacks Real Estate’s two-story, four-bedroom, family house at 100 Eaglemount Road, Beaconsfield. As guests enter through the large front doors, they will be impressed with the large internal staircase leading to the four comfortable bedrooms, two bathrooms and the open office area at the top of the stairs. The tiled downstairs area is cleverly designed so that the neat and tidy kitchen overlooks the dining and living area, with access to all three entries and exits for this very attractive home. There is an abundance of natural light in its impressive and tiled living area, which is perfect for comfortable, relaxed and airconditioned entertaining. Outside, the open and bright atmosphere is created by the large, established and beautiful

gardens, which add to the stylish portico with its custom shaped windows. In fact, this luxury home has two big undercover patio areas and so entertaining is a breeze. Upstairs, the airconditioned master bedroom has an en-suite and a walk-in robe, plus all bedrooms have built-in robes and fans. This family home has three toilets and two are separate from the bathrooms. Beyond the gardens there is a large double bay shed with remote controlled doors, which can be accessed from the side of the house. There are also four undercover and locked car parking spaces, so this Beaconsfield home has it all. Power bills will also be reduced by the 2.5kw solar system, and the 782 sqm corner block is also close to schools and sporting fields.

Friday, 12 March, 2021

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MACKAY LOCAL NEWS •

eldersmackay.com.au

2 Greenwood Drive, Glenella

Properties are selling in record time above list price! If you have been thinking of selling, please call me today.

Contact Renee Saroglia 0423 073 969

Contact Sally Richards 0417 605 970

Get SOLD with Renee Saroglia

4 bedrooms Fully airconditioned Low maintenance brick 610m2 allotment Great investment, currently rented

- Ensuite and walk in robe - Built-ins to the bedrooms - Conveniently located

2 1 $415,000

for $450 per week

Interested to find out the value of your home?

96 Waverley Street, Bucasia Open Saturday 11am - 12 noon

- Smell the sea - walk over the sand dunes to be at the beach - Privately set on approximately 2023m2 allotment - Master parents retreat/granny flat - Open plan living - In-ground salt water pool under main roof with solar heating - Fully irrigated, well established easy to maintain gardens with bore - Shed, let’s talk about the shed, measuring 6x18m with double doors and 3 bay workshop as well as an aircond studio(6mx4.5m) offering endless possibilities. Maybe a home office, craft room, kids play room to name a few - Double carport

Contact Debbie O’Dea 0413 804 688

3 4 $895,000

With my local market knowledge and experience combined with the latest industry data

For a no obligation free appraisal call or email me today. Elders Real Estate Mackay Janine Walsh 0407 678 670 jwalsh@eldersmackay.com.au

Real Estate 171 Victoria Street, Mackay

Sales - 4951 9000 Rentals - 4951 9099

COMMERCIAL

• MACKAY LOCAL NEWS

Suite 9, 181 Victoria Street, Mackay PRIME CBD LOCATION - PLENTY OF PASSING TRAFFIC

FOR LEASE

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Friday, 12 March, 2021

Shop 1, 148 - 152 Wood Street, Mackay OPEN PLAN OFFICE SPACE - MACKAY CBD LOCATION

FOR LEASE

Area: 65m2 approximate • Small reception, waiting area Large open plan work area Separate room at rear for small kitchenette, staff room or storage area Tenancy also has access to common area facilities including male & female toilets and kitchen 0400 354 800 |commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au|Melanie Hartmann

• Shop size: 144m2 approximate • Front to Wood Street • Staff parking at rear of property • Plenty of street parking for customers • Large open plan office space, with own amenities including toilet and kitchenette • Storage area 0400 354 800 |commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au|Melanie Hartmann

Shed 30, 20 Hamilton Street, North Mackay LARGE INDUSTRIAL SHED - NORTH MACKAY

44 Gordon Street, Mackay LARGE INDUSTRIAL SHED - NORTH MACKAY

• • • •

FOR LEASE

Large industrial shed, becoming vacant early June 2021 115.30m2 approximate Toilet facilities available Be quick, this shed is sure to be snapped up fast

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Floor area: 105m2 approximate • Two open plan areas Large reception with waiting area • Two separate private areas Kitchette/staff area • One set of compactors Two off street car park spaces (one undercover) On street parking is also readily available 0400 354 800 |commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au|Melanie Hartmann

0400 354 800 |commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au|Melanie Hartmann

Area B, 45 Wood Street, Mackay CBD COMMERCIAL OFFICE SPACE IN MACKAY CBD

FOR LEASE

• Quality commercial office space • Located in the CBD • First floor tenancy • Reception/waiting area • Open plan with two separate offices • Own kitchen with amenities located within the building 0400 354 800 |commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au|Melanie Hartmann

07 4963 2500

FOR LEASE

48 Enterprise Street, Paget LARGE INDUSTRIAL SHED - PAGET • • • •

FOR LEASE

750m2 warehouse including reception, office space, meeting room & amenities Further 110m2 mezzanine floor including offices, training/board room 3x5m2 high roller doors • 5 tonne pillar crane included 1641m2 land area • Side access to rear with hardstand at rear

0400 354 800 |commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au|Melanie Hartmann

43 Wood Street, Mackay

blacksrealestate.com.au

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MACKAY LOCAL NEWS •

Tenders for sugarcane farm BLACKS Real Estate Mackay is accepting tenders for a large 277-hectare sugarcane farm in Homebush, just 15 minutes from Mackay. Tenders for this property close at Noon on April 8. The stone-picked, laser-levelled and irrigated farm is on three freehold titles. Cane has been processed at Mackay Sugar’s Racecourse Mill and agent Royce Dunn explained that reliable high output bores are government charge free. “The property has a Kinchant Irrigation Scheme allocation of 320 megalitres,” Mr Dunn said. “More than half the farm is flood irrigable without pumping costs, plus water flows from two irrigation schemes into a modern underground mains system for the whole farm. “The loamy soils will also support tropical pastures for beef and hay production and this farm has excellent paddock lay-out with long straight drills. “Importantly, the farm has well maintained headlands for easy access in wet seasons and has been

owned by one family for three generations since 1931.” Mr Dunn added that tenders will be accepted for the whole farm. “Alternatively, the back portion of 98.5ha could be sold separately to the two front blocks,” he said. “This farm has two large sheds and the house could be sold separately.” Mr Dunne added that farms this size rarely come on the Market near Mackay. “It’s safe to say that the bigger the farm, the fewer are for sale, as bigger farms are run by very efficient farmers. However, cane farms come up for sale after the season break and in the lead up to the cane crushing season. “Further as sugar prices increase Blacks have received inquiries from prospective buyers.” Blacks Real Estate Director Greg Lewis said Royce Dunn has been in the rural real estate industry for over 30-years. Royce Dunn can be contacted on Tel: 0428 182 569

Is this the sea change you have been looking for? With so much on offer, where do you start maybe the location. Beautiful Bucasia will definitely not disappoint as well as the fact this allotment is approximately 2032 square metres and beachfront. Overloaded with features, some of the amazing benefits include the fresh smells of the ocean walk over the sand dunes to be at the beach. The open-plan living features a flexible floor plan including a double carport and a wonderful master parents’ retreat or granny flat.

property of the

week

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The property, with a termite barrier installed, enjoys privacy plus, coupled with an in-ground salt pool under the main roof with solar heating. The well-established gardens are easy to maintain with full irrigation and bore water. Now, let’s talk about the shed! A true beauty, it measures six metres by

fifteen metres with double doors and a three-bay workshop. It also boasts an airconditioned studio, approximately six metres by four and half metres offering endless possibilities. Perhaps a home office, craft room, kids play room, just to name a few. Further complimenting the list, the home has recently had a full makeover, including the three bathrooms and is completely painted inside and out, a new driveway and so much more. If feeling like you are

permanently on holidays is what you’re looking for, then you really do need to inspect this resort style property to appreciate everything it has to offer. Call Debbie today.

$895,000 96 Waverley Street Bucasia Debbie O’Dea 0413 804 688 Elders Real Estate

RURAL

• MACKAY LOCAL NEWS

Friday, 12 March, 2021

Sarina - Homebush Road, Homebush FORMAL TENDER Large sugar cane farm of 684 acres across 3 freehold titles in a prime position just 20 mins South of the thriving Mackay City. Total 548 acres of laser levelled and irrigated cane production area in the tightly held Homebush area owned and operated by the same family for nearly 90 years. Water abundantly provided from reliable high output bores and Kinchant Irrigation Scheme allocation. Reticulated to crop via modern underground mains system. Good sized farm sheds provide plenty of garaging and workshop space. Plant and equipment included. Graziers and hay producers should note the fertile loam soils would easily convert to tropical pastures. Owners will consider offers to purchase the whole farm to the one buyer or the back portion of 241 acres can be sold separaely.

FOR SALE BY FORMAL TENDER TO CLOSE THURSDAY 8TH OF APRIL AT 12:00 NOON 0428 182 569

rural@blacksrealestate.com.au

Royce Dunn

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of the event will be on conservation and being environmentally friendly. What this means is that fish caught had to be returned to the water, unless fishers wanted to eat it for dinner. However, the fish also had to be alive for photos as well. Mr Barton said the competition had its origins in the middle of 2020, where he expressed an interest in better supporting businesses. In particular, he wanted to help a water focused businesses. He soon realised it was better to be supporting local business as it would promote the Whitsundays region and bring more people into the region.

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Amazing fishing weather On the weather front, the weekend looks amazing. Just the slight chance of the odd shower over the whole weekend. Maximum temperatures in the low 30s. Slightly cooler nights are starting to begin. You can notice it on the crystal clear nights if your outside for whatever reason. Out on the water: A good weekend to be out on the water. Light winds increasing to 10-15 knots during the day then lightening back up in the early evening.

Seas below a meter and swell is below 0.5m so close to a glass out again. Just be aware that the new moon is on Saturday so there is large tidal swings in the creeks and rivers. The fish are on the nibble. Just remember that the maximum catch limit of the black jewfish has been reached. The black jewfish is a “no-takes pieces” until the 1st of January 2022. Remember to follow L&K Mackay Severe Weather on Facebook for all your up to date, local and accurate weather information.

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Classic Ford MACKAY residents are known for their love of classic cars and we have a few beauties around the region. Mackay Rod and Custom Car Club meet up last Sunday at the Mackay Showgrounds. The Club was established in 1983 by a a group of locals with a passion and interest in cars and helping the local community. Membership is open to anyone who has with a vehicle that is of American origin, a custom vehicle, street rod or high performance vehicle. To be eligible, the vehicle needs to be a minimum of 30 years old unless approved by the committee as a special interest vehicle. This Ford Fairmont was spotted at Sunday’s show.

Katie stoked about new race bike KATIE Singleton started racing motorbikes when she was eight. Katie’s parents took her to a “come and try” day and she became hooked, She fell in love with off-road bike racing and came into the sport with the encouragement of her parents. What stood out to her the most about the sport was the sheer thrill of racing, the very push and pressure that it gave her. And this is a sport she will continue to pursue for many years to come. But Katie’s biggest surprise was when her parents said they they would be visiting Mackay Motorcycles to buy her a second-hand bike for her offroad racing. She received the shock of a lifetime when she went to the store on March 4 this year and saw a brand new 250cc Gasgas bike, freshly assembled by Mackay Motorcycle’s caring and generous staff. The store’s assistant manager Mick Whiting described it as a welcome surprise for Mackay’s budding racer. “We ordered for her a bike back in October, but was held up for 12 weeks,” Mr Whiting said.

The 250cc Gasgas bike only arrived on March 2, and it was 80 per cent assembled. “All that we had to do was assemble the frame, stickers and various decals and adjustments to fully suit Katie’s height,” he said. Katie said she was shown how to operate and adjust to the bike by some famous former racers. “The training covered numerous areas such as drills, laps, suspension, along with technique,” she said. She said the competitive offroad bikes have an average lifespan of two years, then in the second year they are generally used for practice racing. “When the Gasgas bike has reached the end of its life, I’ll get another Gasgas bike to use in future races,” she said. A full range of gasgas bikes are currently in stock for the interested offroad racer in Mackay.

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Beaches Bowls results Wednesday March 3 Mixed Social Winners: Jayne and Adam Johnstone. Runners Up: Peter Shepherd and Doug Allen. Door: Harry Ulrick and Allan McEwan. Raffle: (No.62) $100. Bob Campbell. Friday March Mixed Social Winners: John McKay and Lloyd Ogilvie. Runners up: Yrevor Kelly and Ron Burt. 1st Rnd: Jayne and Adam Johnstone. 2nd Rnd: Stewart Larkings, Paul Foot. Kitty: 1st. Paul Foot More Practice needed. 2nd: Harry Ulrick. Ditch. Raffle: (No.65) $100 Betty Petersen. Kitty now JACKPOTS to $460. Sat March 6 Mens Social Winner: Bob Campbell and JJ Warren Wright. Runners up: Phil Lewis and Peter Shepherd. Raffle: (No.23) $100. Allan Thompson. Barefoot bowls can be made by bookings only at reception. 074954867. The Beaches Bowls Club is having an Easter Carnival on April 3 and 4, their second Big-gest event for the year

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Craig Bishop and Joanne Ward LAST Friday night’s finals went off with a blast, a highlight match between top division mixed pairs teams Wells/Brit and Bishop/Jo. The two teams performed well throughout the season with Wells/ Brit scoring more points during the season, but Bishop/Jo were the carryover champions from last season. The wet weather did little to slow down the match with Luke Wells and Craig Bishop coming out firing hard balls across the court to each other. Lady players Brit Gibbs and Jo Ward likewise aiming for any gaps in the sand on the other side, while also focusing on providing great sets for the hard-hitting men. With two very equally skilled male players, observers will note that the game will quite often come down to the consistency of the defense and setting of the female half of the teams. But the crowd was in for a treat because everyone was on top of their game on the ºnight. The first half was a nail biter

Luke Wells and Britney Gibbs with the score seesawing for the lead. At half time, the low score of 15-14 to Bishop/Jo underlined just how high quality the rallies were. Early in the second half, Bishop/Jo managed to extend their lead when Luke started experiencing cramping due to this being his third finals match of the night. During a medical timeout, Luke received some interesting advice and rubbed mustard into his legs, to the amusement of the crowd, before ingesting it instead to ease the cramping. It seemed to have helped as Luke and Britt started clawing their way back to eventuate in the teams being level in points with less than a minute of the match to go. With so little time left in what could have been the last point of the game, Luke smashed the ball on Bishop’s outside after receiving a great set from Brit. Unfortunately, it went long and landed just outside of the court. There was 12 seconds left when Bishop had to run to get

the ball to give his opponent a chance to equalise. This is a credit to Craig’s sportsmanship as he managed to run down the ball, throw it back to Jo and be back on the court just before the full-time buzzer sounded, allowing for a last point to be played. The crowd was now on edge because a point to Wells/Brit would put the game into overtime so both teams knew they could not afford an error. Hard hits were again exchanged between the ladies and the men, eventuating in another tight, inside set put up by Brit. Luke, aware that a hard hit at that angle could possibly go long, changed tempos by attempting a cut. Unfortunately, it too landed merely centimeters out ending what was an epic match. The crowd applauded the winners who exhibited not only fantastic skill and effort but amazing sportsman-like conduct as well. Craig Bishop and Jo Ward secured their second season victory with a 32-30 win.

Whitsundays dirt bikers loving sport DIRT bike practice at Whitsunday last weekend saw 40 riders enjoy the motocross and dirt tracks. Although down on regular numbers with a wet track after recent rain, it was great to see everyone doing what they love. Whitsunday Dirt Riders were able to secure the coaching skills of Jake Gook, providing endorse-

ments to the riders moving up a class and coaching on Saturday. This was followed by introductory kickstart courses for newcomers to the sport on Sunday. Riders are currently in training and preparing for the start of the 2021 Central Queensland Motocross Championship series commencing this weekend in Mackay.

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Softball welcomes all

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Mackay Softball sign-ons have started up and anyone interested in the sport is more then welcome to come and sign on at Theo Hansen Park, Beaconsfield Road. Last weekend may have been hot but it was not hot enough to deter people from the wonderful sport of softball. The Mackay Cardinals held their sign-on on Saturday which gave players the chance to test their skills. Hawks Softball Club Mackay had their sign-on on Sunday. This consisted of training and support for new members joining the sport as well as returning players. The first training session of the season will commence on April 22. They welcomed new members to the club with plenty of Hawks helpers to make it through the

day. Hawks have another sign on March 28 from 1-3pm. The club said they would like to have more players signing on. The season start date is 8th May 2021 Dragons Mackay will be holding their sign-on on Saturday March 27. No experience is necessary and all players are welcome, from children to adults. Mackay Angels will also have a sign-on on March 13, with no experience required. All are welcome to try out with children from age five to 16 as well as A Grade and B Grade adults. The training days will be Tuesdays with games being held on Saturdays. Anyone interested in coming and trying out this fantastic sport are more than welcome and will enjoy a friendly sporting environment.

Local lifters go National

Dakota Daniel recorded several personal bests

Pioneer make big splash Pioneer Swim Team nabbed eight podium finishes at the NQ-level championship which took place at the Long Tan Aquatic Centre in Townsville over the weekend. Nine-year-old Pioneer swimmer Dakota Daniel ended the Swim Carnival season on a good note after competing at the NQ Championship LC Meet with 20 of her teammates. Dakota participated in seven competitive categories for her age division and managed to record a personal best in each event, taking off a total 71.03 overall! She seeded 18th in her 100 breaststroke and placed 16th in the final, clocking a time of 02:25.44. This makesDakota personal best of -18.78 the second

biggest from Team Pioneer over the two-day event. Club Swimmer Maggie Parkes was one of the podium finishes from the weekend, taking home a bronze in her 100m butterfly, but her biggest achievement of the meet was her personal best being broken for her 100m freestyle. Overall, Pioneer swimmers competed in 119 events over the weekend, with 20 of the 21 competitors swimming a personal best time. “The competition at this level is tough, to have a swimmer (Dakota) that is relatively new to competition compete and walk away as though she has won the Olympics – puts the entire club on a high,” stated club secretary Nikki Bounden. “We love that Dakota’s

twin sisters (also club swimmers – but not eligible to compete at this level) are pool side cheering not only their sister, but all their fellow teammates.” Pioneer Squad is now gradually moving into the dry season program. Coach Igor Denim said swimmers can now look forward to more fun, more sprint, land training and much more team building. All swimmers are encouraged to follow the program for 12 months of the year. Pioneer squad meets daily and all inquires can be made direct to coach Igor 0404762072. Club inquires can be made direct to secretary Nikki Bounden 0410662345.

Medal played twice on nine Ruby Carwardine and Jaspa Hope in the gym WHITSUNDAYS weightlifters Jaspa Hope, 19, and Ruby Carwardine, 18, will both compete at the AWF Junior National Championships being held in Townsville on March 20 and 21. Both Ruby and Jaspa are ranked number one in the State and Nationally in their weight class, 89kg and 71kg respectively. This will be Ruby’s first competition representing Queensland, having moved over from Western Australia in January this year. Both lifters are on the

Queensland team (the top eight Queensland) lifters overall. Jaspa is in fine form and hopes to increase his PBs significantly in this competition. Ruby has just recovered from an elbow injury and is hoping to achieve numbers close to her PBs. Both lifters have qualified for the Commonwealth championships scheduled for September this year where tbey will represent Australia. Coach Leanne Knox said she is excitedly anticipating their per-

formances tomorrow against the nation’s best. Both lifters have worked very hard throughout COVID and are looking forward to getting on the platform in a face to face competition. “We are very lucky to have lifters of this calibre represent our region of Whitsundays,” Ms Knox said. “We are proud of their achievements.” Both lifters have the potential to break State and National records in this upcoming competition.

THE Proserpine Golf Club’s March Monthly Medal for both ladies and men was played twice around the front nine holes. Overall and B grade winner of the Proserpine Golf Clubs March Monthly Medal was Tom Maclean with nett 64 on a count back. The B grade runner up was Glenn McKerley on 65. The unlucky player was C grade winner Jason Crampton-Smith, who also had 64 nett. A grade winner was Paul Douthwaite with nett 71, who edged out Lloyd Kingston on 72. The C grade runner-up was Darren Reynolds on 70. The place getters were Rod Wecker, 65, Dan O’Connell 67, Michael Cragg, George Meharry and Owen Clarke, 71, and completing the run down on 72 were Roger Vandenberg, Phil Batty and Jim Grace. The pin shots went to Tony Sellwood on two, Owen Clarke on five,

Tom Maclean on eight and Scott Clarke on nine. The only two-shot winner was Matt Goldman on hole nine. The ladies’ monthly medal winner was Jill Farinelli with 71 nett. Second and third places were taken out by Helen Deighton with 74 nett on a count back from Anna Winterbourn. The pin shots went to Elspeth Scotford on six and Lyn Muller on nine. Tomorrow the club will run a two-ball Ambrose fundraiser for the World’s Greatest Shave charity. Five dollars from each player will be donated to the charity. Members and non-members are asked to form teams for the day. The Club Professional and club member Tony Goss will be shaving. Those interested in playing, or donating can contact the club on 4945 1337.

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Beaconsfield BMX riders thrill with skill MACKAY and District BMX Club held their Come and Try Day over the weekend at the Mackay Track, Beaconsfield. More than 40 new riders took the opportunity to come and try BMX on a sunny Saturday morning with riders ranging from three years of age to their early teens. Younger inexperienced riders were allowed to test the course at their own pace throughout the day. This gave new riders the opportunity to try the sport before they made their membership purchase. Local riders with previous experience and higher skill levels also wowed the crowd with some mock races to test their skills and show off their racing abilities. RIGHT: Travis Chilton on the track. FAR RIGHT: Liam Wilson, Bailey Smith, Tyler Smith, Kai Sanim, Brodie Wilson and Jack Armstrong.

Opportunity for open water swims WHILST Masters swimmers train and compete in the pool, many look forward to the opportunity to participate in Open Water Swims (OWS). While these swims around Mackay are not frequent the “Sinkers” are always keen to travel and enjoy the hospitality of other regions. OWS require a different skill set that includes endurance, focus and the ability to navigate the set course as efficiently as possible. The distance depends on the event but can be as low as 500-750m for novice swimmers to common distances in the 1-5km range and

more endurance lengths of eight to 20-plus. One of the benefits is swimmers can participate in most longer swims in either duos or teams (four). But in addition to a support paddler swimmers will need a suitable support boat to transport them around the course. The team-based events are a great way to be introduced to the OWS world and are great fun. Regardless of the distance, a good pool regime will assist with building fitness and can be a mix of longer sets to a mix of High Intensity Interval Training, which is a great way to

get fitness over smaller distances. Some events that Sinkers regularly attend include The Fitzroy Frogs Australia day swim and The Townsville Open Water Swim Association (TOWSA) Swim series. These are a few of the events around Queensland with further events such the Cooly Classic, Mooloolaba Mile and Gold Coast Marathon eventsin the South east and Four Mile beach event at Port Douglas. For further information on masters swimming contact Dan Stampa on 0413 805 156 or email nthmkysinkers@gmail.com

Tennis numbers up

Trot Debondi has a hit

MACKAY tennis has seen a good increase in numbers for itsfirst season of Wednesday night fixtures with all 13 courts being used each night. New coach Ken Rogers is also starting private and group lessons which will help to improving tennis numbers in the region. Local patron Lionel Browne has returned to the court and everyone is pleased to see him teaching the young ones a thing or two and passing on his wisdom. Damien Casey is also another one who has returned to tennis this season after a long break and he is hitting the ball as good as ever as though he was never gone.

Division One looks to be a closely fought season this year with all four teams recording a win this fortnight. In Division Two, the defending champions Madhatters have had two onepoint wins, continuing their run of good form led by captain Debbie Debondi. Wednesday’s fixtures results for Division One: Federer bt Kyrigos 42-16 Nadal bt Djokovic 35-22 Division Two results: Castways bt Hit N Miss 42-8 Invincibles bt Aces 33-29 Madhatters bt wanderers 32-31 Unforced Erros bt volleys 36-21

Souths bowlers retain Shield SOUTHS Suburban bowlers have retained the Racecourse Mill Shield with a dominant display throughout all four games on Saturday. Playing mixed fours, Suburban set themselves up for the day with a 58-shot win over Wests Tigers and followed that with a comfortable 41-shot win over Northern Beaches. Mackay Club were in with a chance in their matchup after lunch but Suburban came away with a 15 shot win over their neighbouring club and then finished off the day with a 38 shot win over Sarina. North Mackay bowlers also had a good weekend, winning their games against Seaforth by 13, Wests Tigers by 19 and Mackay by eight but lost their battke against Sarina by 13 shots. City Club started slowly, going down to Sarina by 23 before having draw with Mackay Club. They improved on the carpet in the afternoon, beating Seaforth by 8 and Wests Tigers by 3 to finish in third spot over all. The final finishing order was Souths Suburban, North Mackay,

City, Northern Beaches, Sarina, Mackay, Seaforth and Wests Tigers. The next Shield competition is the Marian Mill Shield, a men’s fours event, to be played on Marian and Pioneer Valley greens at the end of this month. The finals of the 2021 Mackay District Mixed Pairs commence at City Bowls Club at 9.00am tomorrow when Ashlee Knight and Vince McSherry (City) play Karina Dunn and Kees Struik (Mackay); Carol Savage and Barry Brown (Mackay) play Bertha and Bruce Archer (Sarina); Gail Meng and Rob Harris (Souths Suburban) play Anna Forsyth and Barry Cook (City); and Anne-Maree (Mackay) and Cooper Whitestyles (Souths Suburban) play Karli Burns (Mackay) and Rick Dunn (Souths Suburban). The semifinals are played in the afternoon and the final at 9.00am Sunday.

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Souths’ Suhail Salih showed some good form last weekend but his team have not made it to the semis

THE local cricket competition is geared up for some exciting semi-finals clashes tomorrow. In the final round of cricket action at Harrup Park over the weekend, Walkerston defeated minor premiers Brothers by 45 runs. For Walkerston, Neil Gustavson top scored with 81. He was well supported by his opening partner Jacob Frerichs who continued his good form with the bat to score 51 runs. Ryan Evetts took four wickets for 20 runs from his seven overs. For Brothers, Michael Dunn scored 54. With last-start wins against both Brothers and Norths, Walkerston will have the confidence to know they can beat the two sides remaining in the path to the Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Poole Cup. Souths defeated Pioneer Valley by

60 runs. In his final innings of the season, Souths’ Captain Shaun Austin top scored with 88 runs to finish his season tally on 691 runs at an impressive average of 76.78. Austin’s performances with the bat this season have many tipping him as the favourite to win the Player of the Year Award at the annual senior cricket presentation night on Friday, 16 April 2021. In the remaining match, Norths hammered an under-strength Magpies by 157 runs. Lane Kohler scored 65 runs and Ben Godfrey took three wickets for 14 runs. For the Magpies, Todd Dixon took three wickets for 40 runs. After completion of the final regular season rounds over the weekend, the following teams have won minor premierships across the four grades: 1st Grade - Brothers

2nd Grade - Norths 3rd Grade - Pioneer Valley Green 4th Grade - Pinnacle The semi-final fixtures for tomorrow at Harrup Park will be: 1st Grade Semi Final - Norths v Walkerston 2nd Grade Semi Final - Walkerston v Sarina 3rd Grade Semi Final no. 1 - Pioneer Valley Green v Brothers White 3rd Grade Semi Final no. 2 - Norths v Walkerston The second- and third-grade semi-finals will start at 1:00pm. The First Grade Semi-Final will start at 2:30pm. The Fourth Grade Semi-Final between Walkerston v Eastern Swans will be played at McLennan Park, Walkeston and will start at 1:00pm tomorrow.

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