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Cannonvale Cannons Club Night

SWIMMING

The Cannons continue to host Club Nights on Wednesday nights during the school holidays, with all swimmers enjoying the warmer weather. The Cannons congratulated seven-yearold Eloise Chegwidden on setting a new Club Record of 59.2 seconds for her 50-metre Breaststroke. Prickly Pineapple Swim Star of the Week was Isabella Pisaniello, who was presented with an Upgrade Certificate and the Chocolate Award for the biggest personal best. Congratulations to Matilda Nicholes for also winning the Chocolate Award for smallest personal best. Club Secretary, Giselle Burton presented Upgrade Certificates to Harris Delac, Koa Harland, Charlie Doherty, and Millie Groom. Top performers at this week’s Club Night: Tora Delac was on fire on Wednesday night, swimming personal bests in all her events. Her best swims were her 200-metre Backstroke and 200-metre Freestyle. Indi Harland and Anisa Helou were in excellent form, achieving three personal best times. Indi, aged six, swam a super 12-metre Butterfly in 35.88 seconds (a 8.16 second personal best). Anisa raced extremely well in all her 50-metre events. Anisa’s brother, Ehsan, also swam well in his 50-metre Backstroke and Breaststroke. Koa Harland, aged eight, swam an impressive time of 2.20.16 for her 100-metre IM (a massive 18.52 second personal best). The Cannons welcomed Alessa Penglasse-Fortunato to Club Night. Alessa swam extremely well in all her 25-metre events. Congratulations to Harry Chegwidden, Zane Clayworth and Piper Walker who all 7 years or younger for trying the best and achieving two personal bests. Special mention to swimmers who achieved a personal best time: Don Algie, Charlie Doherty, Isaac Pisaniello, Matilda Nicholes, Evie Doherty, Millie Groom, and Lochlan Jamieson. Well done to all the swimmers who participated on Wednesday night. A big thank you to the Chegwidden family cooking up a storm. Contributed with thanks to Raylene Rasmussen

Club Upgrades Harris D, Koa H, Charlie D, Millie G and Isabella P Take your mark!

A Walk In The Parkrun

COMMUNITY

Parkrun may be the name, but you don’t have to run or be a runner to get involved in this free weekly five-kilometre event that takes place at 7am every Saturday morning at Coral Sea Marina. While walkers have always been welcome and celebrated at the 450 parkruns around Australia each Saturday, Pakrun Australia say the month of October will be dedicated to encouraging even more people to walk. More than 10% of people who complete the five-kilometre course at Aussie parkruns do so as walkers, and the organisation is keen to significantly increase this number. The campaign will see parkrun change its logo to ‘parkwalk’ for the month of October, with bright pink branding designed to capture the attention — and the imagination — of people who might not think that parkrun is for them. Airlie Beach parkrun volunteer event director Kara Olver said: “Parkruns are social events where there is no time limit and people of all ages and abilities take part, including people pushing prams or with their dog on a short handheld lead.” “It’s all about getting involved in a way that is fun and comfortable for you. Walking is a great way of soaking up the parkrun atmosphere and chatting with people while being active.” Ms Olver said it’s one of the best entry points into parkrun, especially for those who may be taking their first steps towards healthier and happier lifestyles. “Walking at parkrun is a great way to meet new people too, or you can walk with your family or friendship group,” she said. “One of the great things about parkrun is that you can never come last. Each week we have people who volunteer as tail walkers, who provide support and encouragement for walkers and are the last people to finish.” In addition to the tail walkers, a new volunteer role of ‘parkwalker’ – who will wear blue vests - is being introduced from the first Saturday in October. The volunteers will have the role of mixing with other walkers and having a chat during the five-kilometre walk. Thousands of people at parkrun take more than an hour to complete the event. In fact, when parkrun started in Australia in 2011 the average finish time was 27 minutes, and now it’s 33 minutes — a statistic the organisation is incredibly proud of because it shows that parkrun now appeals to a broader range of people. Airlie Beach parkrun takes place at Meeting Area D of Coral Sea Marina every Saturday at 7am. Registration is free at www.parkrun.com. au/register

Airlie Beach Parkrun will be trading in its name for the month of October to encourage more walkers to join its ranks

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AGM

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Saturday, October 8, 2022 2PM

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PUBLIC NOTICES

Whitsunday Regional Council - Public Notices & Tenders

30 September 2022

Help Shape the Future of Arts and Music in the Whitsundays!

We are developing the Heart of our Identity: Arts, Culture & Heritage Plan 2023 - 2028! To inform the Plan, we are seeking community feedback, visions and ideas through a series of community brainstorming sessions and online surveys. Consultation for the Plan is split into two sets of community forums and surveys. Visit our Online Engagement Portal to complete an online survey or register your interest for community forums, including:

Harvest Music Development Program • Online Survey • Community Forum: Proserpine Entertainment Centre, 6 October 2022 from 6pm – 8pm. • 1-1 Consults with industry professionals, 6 - 7 October 2022

Arts Culture and Heritage Development: • Online Survey • Community Forums • Bowen PCYC: Tuesday 11 October from 5.30pm - 7.30pm • Collinsville Community Hall: Wednesday 12 October from 5.30pm - 7.30pm • Airlie Beach PCYC : Monday - 17 October from 5.30pm - 7.30pm • Proserpine Community Centre: Tuesday 18 October from 5.30pm - 7.30pm

Airlie Beach Main Street Roadworks

Whitsunday Regional Council will be undertaking works on the Airlie Beach Main Street from Tuesday 11 October to Thursday 13 October 2022 to repair damaged crossings where charcoal tiles have lifted. Works will result in: • Tuesday 7am - 5pm and Wednesday 7am - 1pm: Traffic delays due to partial street closure, one way movement only. • Thursday 7am - 1pm - Full closure of the Street Ground movement, frequent heavy traffic and low longevity of tiles in such conditions, has resulted in many tiles within crossings being lifted or displaced. Essential works are required to fix this issue at six crossing locations where tiles present a trip hazard for persons crossing the the road and where temporary fixes have been installed. Council apologises for the inconvenience the works may cause and will endevour to manage impacts with businesses and community. Council’s Engagement Coordinator will visit the Main Street to discuss with businesses and residents by the end of September. Further information will be shared with key stakeholders and the community via our Online Engagement Portal Your Say Whitsunday. To find out more visit: https://yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld. gov.au/

Current Tenders

Whitsunday Regional Council invites tenders from suitably resourced and experienced contractors for the performance of the works as described in the tender documents. Prospective tenderers are requested to register on the eTenderBox website – https://whitsunday.etenderbox.com. au to download the relevant documentation.

• # 500.2022.0077 Proserpine Entertainment Centre Minor Works Tender closes no later than 2:00pm, 20 October 2022 Tenders should be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer, endorsed with the tender name and number and lodged via eTenderBox – https://whitsunday.etenderbox. com.au, by no later than the closing date. Section 228 (7) of the Local Government Regulation 2012, relating to changes to tenders may be applied. Enquiries can be directed to the contact officer through the eTenderBox website or by contacting Council on 1300 972 753.