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The Sons of the Southern Cross CQ Chapter donated $2,500 to Jules Thompson, founder of Broken Ballerina Inc., to enable her to continue supporting women and children fleeing from do mestic violence. Club member Geoff Wells said it’s in the club’s charter to donate to charity, so the bikes get shined and primed, ready to roll to raise much-needed funds to support local causes. “We try to pick local charities, especially the ones that don’t receive a lot of Government funding, and ones we can see make a difference in the community,” Mr Wells said. “We had heard about Broken Ballerina and thought it was a good local cause to support. We also donate to RACQ CQ Rescue and the Mackay Hospital Foundation.” Ms Thompson said that the incidences of domes tic violence and people coming forward for help is “Theincreasing.situation is escalating, it’s daily we’re receiv ing messages for help,” Ms Thompson said. read more on page 3 Family

Jules and Pete Thompson from Broken Ballerina thanked the Sons of the Southern Cross CQ Chapter for their support of Broken Ballerina through fundraising events. Photo: Amanda Wright Band Together For Broken Ballerina Blokes on bikes and a broken ballerina. It’s an unlikely partnership but one which warms the heart.

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Highway Pub in Adelaide took the op portunity to apologise to Jenny, on behalf of ‘all the Steves’ on their roadside sign, thanks to their Duty Manager, Steve. The Adelaide Crows Football Club even seized the opportu nity, writing “Dear Jenny, got the win for you.

Community News Home, Property & Garden Rural Life Social Life PuzzleTVPClSportassifiedsropertyGuideGuide 50CONTACTINSIDE US Office/Classifieds/Funeral Notices 0429 035 046 EMAIL Editorial editorial@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com: Advertising bookings@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com: MANAGING EDITOR Amanda Wright – 0428 697 amanda@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com421 PUBLISHER Rebecca Douthwaite bec@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com JOURNALIST Declan Durrant declan@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com Sam Gillespie sam@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com SALES MANAGER Mike McCann - 0427 897 michael@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com960 Jessica Clark - 0419 710 jess@mackayandwhitsundaylife.com218 SUBSCRIBE FOR www.mackayandwhitsundaylife.comFREE Publishers Indemnity. Those who make advertising placement and/or supply copy material or editorial submissions to Mackay and Whitsunday Life Paper, undertake to ensure that all such material does not infringe any copyright, trademark, defamation, libel, slander or title, breach of confidence, does not contain anything obscene or indecent, or does not infringe the Trade Practices Act or other laws, regulations or statutes. Further to the above mentioned these persons agree to indemnify the publisher and/or its agents against any investigations, claims or judgements. All material is correct at time of printing and is copyright of CORE Publishing and Events Pty Ltd. Oh, Jenny. The Highway Pub in Adelaide apologises to Jenny on behalf of ‘All the Steves’ DEAR STEVE, I HOPE YOU’RE HAPPY WITH HER NOW THE WHOLE TOWN WILL KNOW WHAT A FILTHY CHEATER YOU FROMAREJENNY PS. I BOUGHT THIS AD USING YOUR CREDIT CARD Page 4 advertisement placed in Mackay Life last week

The first phone call I received was from some one named Jenny. But it wasn’t the Jenny. I hadn’t prepared for this. I knew about the advertisement; I had read it and approved it for print. I had set aside page four due to the booking request asking for ear ly placement. But, I had not prepared myself for what would happen next. My phone started ringing and it did not stop. I couldn’t keep up with email requests. It had gone viral on social media and within hours media organisations across Australia had picked it up and wanted to know more. A few hours later, it had gone international. By Friday evening it had made its way to New Zealand, the UK and the USA. Work was relatively non-existent in our office on Friday, Jenny and Steve mayhem had taken Theover.

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The United States of America has very strict copyright laws, so my email was inundated with requests to use our image of page four in their articles and stories. I even had to sign a materials release form giving the Drew Barry more Show (a talk show in America) permis sion to use the image in a segment they were planning, based around our page four. Our free community newspaper was being mentioned again and again across the world. So, when people ask if the advertisement was genuine or a publicity stunt, it’s a fair question. It was a booking received through our online booking platform. We don’t know who Jenny is, or even if she used her real surname. The name on the booking wasn’t known to any one in our office. We don’t know if she’s from Mackay, the Whitsundays or the Isaac, but we assume Mackay since the request was made for the Mackay newspaper. We didn’t charge the credit card used to make the booking. Why print an ad that we aren’t charging for? Well, after receiving the booking (close to print deadline), we had already moved the newspa per content around to accommodate the page four request. We thought perhaps, at the least, this advertisement may spark conversation in Mackay and give us an indication as to how well the newspaper is read within the commu nity. If anything, we saw it as an investment into understanding the demographics we reach.

Now the whole town knows we’ve won three in a row. From Crows.” After beating North ByMelbourne.Saturday morning, our Sales Manager, Mike McCann, was interviewed on morning shows Sunrise and Today.

None of us had anticipated the reaction it did get, or how far that reaction would reach. If anything, it’s reinforced the strength of re gional media as a whole. Not only that, it put Mackay and the Whitsun days on the map in places that usual tourism campaigns would never reach. While the message on page four wasn’t a posi tive one, the result for the community was. We saw people taking pride in the fact that our small town was being talked about across the world. I would love to know the Google statis tics on enquiries about Mackay and the Whit sundays over the past week. So, Jenny. I hope you got the reaction you were seeking. I hope that you and Steve have made up, if there is still hope for your relationship, or I hope this has helped to give you the closure you need to move on. If you ever wish to come forward, we would love to tell your story. The whole world wants to meet you, but we can understand why you may be shy to come Eitherforward.way, the team at Mackay and Whitsun day Life wish you both the best. Amanda

I’ve been working in media for more than a decade, but I’ve never seen a reaction to an advertisement quite like the one which escalated from page four in last week’s edition.

The newspaper had only been in shops and in stands for a few hours when the tsunami of en quiries flooded in.

Mr Wells said that their club members get a kick out of supporting causes like Broken “We’reBallerina.a social motorcycle club. Just a bunch of blokes who like to ride their bikes. We combine this with raising mon ey for charity,” he said. The club held a bike, car and 4WD show in June, to raise funds for Broken Ballerina. “$750 was donated by other people who wanted to contribute with the remaining $1,750 made up from proceeds from the show,” Mr Wells said. “We did a toy run last year for the Mackay Hospital Foundation. We delivered close to 150 toys for the kids and donated money for a children’s bed and bed chair so a parent can sleep in the chair next to the kid’s bed.”

“We’re getting busier, the honest truth is that other services in Mackay simply do not provide what we do, yet we don’t receive government funding. “We need money to keep going. People can’t go and do a grocery shop with a $10 voucher that they get elsewhere,” she added. “Clubs like this, the Sons of the Southern Cross, who are amazing, it’s the community that is keeping Broken Ballerina alive.” Ms Thompson said that ice is continuing to be a major problem in the escalating cases of domestic and family violence. “It’s an epidemic,” she said. “Ice and alcohol are the major recurring themes in many domestic violence cases. “It’s mind altering. “My father was the nicest, most charming man when he was sober. Too much alcohol and he was violent, a very scary man.” She said that women and children fleeing domestic violence need immediate help, otherwise they are at risk of returning to their perpetrator. “The pressure is on us to help women and children when they need help the most, and that’s immediately after they’ve left domestic, family or sexual violence,” Ms Thompson said. “If they have nowhere to turn, the only option many of them face is to go back to their perpetrator, and that’s what we don’t want to see happen. “That’s what we are trying to stop, is the cy cle, to help them break the cycle.

The club has its Poker Run coming up on September 17, where proceeds will again go to Broken Ballerina. It kicks off at the Harley Davidson store in Mackay, and travels throughout the coun tryside, to the Kuttabul Pub, Eton Pub, the Kickstart Saloon then back to Handlebar Heaven, the club’s headquarters. Each person received a card at each desti nation. Back at the headquarters, the peo ple with the best and worst hands of poker win Whileprizes.theSons of the Southern Cross is a social club, riders do wear patches which Mr Wells said the club takes as a serious responsibility. “We have permission to wear our patch and we don’t take that lightly, so we are careful about who we bring into the club,” he “It’ssaid.like any circle of friends. We don’t want people wearing our patch and caus ing “Buttrouble.ifpeople are interested in joining, it doesn’t matter the make of the bike, you just have to be a good person and enjoy “Comeriding. down to meet us at the clubhouse on a Friday night and check out our Face book Page, Sons of the Southern Cross CQ Chapter to find out what we’re about.”

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“We simply couldn’t help these people if it weren’t for clubs like the Sons of the South ern Cross, the reality is we need money to help these people to break the cycle.”

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WHERE’S WALLY?

Bash driver and co-driver Greg and Sandi Power with their car after the presentation of 100 Where’s Wally beanies made by members of the Sarina Fibre Arts Group Driving through outback Queensland to help disadvan taged Aussie kids.

The Fibre Arts group crafters volunteered to knit the Where’s Wally beanies after they heard of Greg and Sandi’s fundraising efforts. By Charlie Payne

Aseriously injured teenager was flown to Mackay Base Hospital last week, after suffering serious abdominal, leg and pelvic fractures fol lowing a dirt bike accident on a remote cattle station.

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RACQ CQ Rescue flew an epic 7.5-hour mission last week to transfer a teenager from a remote property at Mistake Creek to Mackay Base Hospital. Image supplied: RACQ CQ Rescue

The Mackay-based rescue helicopter flew so far south-west to reach the patient, it had to refuel at Clermont enroute to the property as well as on the return leg at Mo ranbah before arriving at the Mackay Base Hospital about 2am last Friday morning. RACQ CQ Rescue was tasked by Queensland Health about 7.20pm on Thursday August 11 to fly to the remote property, located 100km west of Clermont, with a doctor, Critical Care Paramedic and rescue crewman on board. The dust, dark and remote nature of the property proved incredibly challenging for the crew when attempting to land the rescue helicopter near the homestead. The teenage girl was administered pain re lief and treated by the flying trauma team in an adjacent paddock before being loaded into the helicopter for the long flight to Shehospital.arrived on board the chopper in a stable condition at Mackay Base Hospital` more than nine hours after her accident Itoccurred.wasthe ninth mission in just three days for RACQ CQ Rescue. Also on Thursday August 11, the helicopter crew assisted Queensland Police Service with an aerial search for four children reportedly tak en from a home near The Leap, north of AfterMackay.an hour-long search of the Hampden area and along the Bruce Highway about 2pm, RACQ CQ Rescue was re-tasked to a near-drowning in the Whitsundays. A Victorian tourist was airlifted from Ham ilton Island, about 90km north of Mackay, after an immersion incident on a boat an chored in waters nearby. The patient was taken to the island and then transported to Mackay Base Hospital by helicopter in a stable condition for further treatment. Last week RACQ CQ Rescue flew to Townsville twice in 24 hours to transfer critically ill and injured patients, also to Ilbilbie on Wednesday night for a cardiac condition as well as airlifted multiple hos pital patients from Proserpine and Moran bah to Mackay.

Mackay’s Greg and Sandi Power have been outfitted with 100 Where’s Wally red and white beanies made by mem bers of the Sarina Fibre Arts Group, which they will distribute to children during the Variety Bash road trip from August 28 to September 7. They will change personas to driver Wally and co-driver Wanda for the trip from Winton to Yeppoon, which takes in the iconic Birdsville Races. Greg’s already done eight Bashes, and this will be Sandi’s fifth. “It’s great fun, absolutely,” Greg said. “We always have a ball. “We’ll make sure we get to the small schools along the way, I’m sure Where’s Wally beanies will be a big hit with the Thekids.”Bash each year raises more than $1 million for disadvantaged children.

Modelling Where’s Wally beanies are Sarina Fibre Arts Group members Mary Whittaker, Di Proctor, Jill Tedman, Helen Larcombe, Margaret Schwarzrock, Variety Bash driver and co-driver Greg and Sandi Power, Lyn Bradford, Celia Gutschlag, Rosemary Rowles, Jenny Costello and Jenny Price. Photos supplied

The 17-year-old had to be evacuated by the RACQ CQ Rescue Helicopter which involved an epic 7.5-hour mission from Mackay to the remote property at Mistake Creek, more than 400km from the coast.

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Investigators employed numerous covert and overt strategies to dismantle and dis rupt this identified criminal network. Investigators located and seized illegal drugs including 150grams of methylam phetamine, 2kg of cannabis, 83 cannabis plants, 13g of cocaine, quantities of LSD, MDMA and steroids. The total street value of the drugs seized is estimated at $425,000. “It’s not so much, necessarily, about what we seize on a particular day or throughout the course of the operation,” said Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Eaton. “Whilst we seized a significant quantity of drugs, we also will allege that these per sons had been trafficking and supplying a lot more than what was seized on the par ticular closure dates.” Police also seized several weapons includ ing handguns, rifles and shotguns. “Any person in possession of illegal fire arms, particularly those who have alleged to be involved in drug crime, is always im portant to us,” said Senior Sergeant Eaton. Investigators seized over $200,000 in cash during the operation. “Like always, it’s not just the drugs,” said Senior Sergeant Eaton. “We know that drugs are often the root cause behind armed robberies, home inva sions and even all the way down to break and enters, so it’s not just the drug network that we’re targeting, it also has a flow on effect into serious violent crime as well as property crime.”

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On August 8, 9 and 10 officers arrested the alleged main targets of this operation through a series of raids conducted across the Mackay District.

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Five cannabis plants and equipment for drug production were seized from Habana address on August 10. Photo supplied: Queensland Police Detective Senior Sergeant Chris Eaton says Queensland police will continue to target people involved in the distribution of dangerous drugs. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie

On August 10, investigators executed a search warrant at a Habana address and located and seized five cannabis plants and equipment for drug production.

During the operation, 52 people were charged with a total of 239 offences. “Operation ‘Tango Muscatel’ re-enforces that Queensland police will continue to target people involved in the distribution of dangerous drugs, particularly those in organised criminal networks.”

Amajor investigation involving the seizure of drugs, cash and weap ons was closed this week by detec tives from the Mackay Tactical Operations OperationTeam. ‘Tango Muscatel’ commenced in November 2021 focusing on the traf ficking of methylamphetamine, MDMA and cannabis in the Mackay District. The operation involved police from the Mackay district, officers from specialist sections of the Queensland Police Service and assistance from Australian Border DuringForce. the operation investigators iden tified a criminal network, reaching from Brisbane to Mackay, involved in the supply and trafficking of dangerous drugs.

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7Community Newsmackayandwhitsundaylife.com Between 12:00am and 1:10 am on Au gust 15 three people have broken into a business on Celeber Drive in Ander Angrove.implement was used to smash a glass door to gain entry inside. Once inside a large quantity of ciga rettes was stolen from a locked recep tacle, a variety of drinks and cash were also Anyonestolen.who may have information ei ther about the offence or the CCTV im ages shown are encouraged to contact police as soon as possible. Please refer to report number QP2201393420. BUSINESS BREAK IN, ANDERGROVE

The Mackay Police stall at Mackay’s Disability Expo Do you know these people?

In a move so ironic it outdoes every line in Alanis Morissette’s famous apt ly named song, Ironic, Mackay Police Sergeant Nigel Dalton received a scam phone call, while he was at Mackay’s Dis ability Expo last Friday, volunteering at a scam awareness stall.

A police spokesperson said “The disability sector has been hit very hard with scams in the last year according to the ACCC “Tar geting Scams” report. “Our intention at the expo was to high light this issue to everyone.” As Sgt Dalton was replenishing the team’s coffee supply, he received a call which was a recorded message from an internet tele vision streaming service, telling him that his account needed updating and he was to press a number on the keypad if he didn’t want to proceed. There was pressure made that this matter needed urgent attention. Sgt Dalton immediately recognised this as a scam and most probably what would have happened next if he had started di alogue with the caller would have been identity theft and/or phishing. Sgt Dalton ended the call immediately and blocked the number. With identity theft reports in the disabili ty sector rising by over 3,000 per cent last year and $2billion being lost in Australia to scammers, we all need to be on our guard.

Mercy College Mackay students achieved outstanding success at this year’s annual All Schools Robotics & Drone STEM Challenge at the Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre

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Detailed design for Seaforth Esplanade Reserve (for illustrative purposes only) Detailed design of the water play area at Seaforth Esplanade Reserve (for illustrative purposes only)

“This annual STEM challenge has con tinued to grow each year with students being able to engage with industry on the competition day, testing out their skills using VR,” said Mercy College Visual Art/ Robotics teacher and Head of Teaching & Learning Sandra Bayliss. “The F1 Challenge is also run and while Mercy College did not enter a team this year, it is a great opportunity for our stu dents to see the possibilities available” she Sandrasaid.

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The project will now be starting as soon as next month, after Mackay Regional Council awarded local contractor Vassallo Constructions the tender to complete the highly anticipated upgrades to the com munity’s seaside parklands. Mayor Greg Williamson said current mar ket conditions meant the cost of the proj ect came in higher than expected, but it was important that it went ahead. “The total cost of the project is valued at $8.6 million, which was $4.5 million more than anticipated,” Mayor Williamson said. “I think everyone is aware of the impact that inflation and supply chain constraints are having on the construction industry at the moment,” he said. “It is affecting all of our projects and we have had to reschedule some of the proj ects we had planned to do this year be cause it is not feasible to complete them within this year’s budget due to price in creases.

“However, this project is a key priority for council, as it will help improve the liveabil ity and livelihood of our region and will drive tourism to our region due to its loca tion next to the popular Seaforth camping “Thisground.is why it is important this project goes ahead despite the shortfall in the Mayorbudget.”Williamson said council was excit ed to see this project take shape. “We’ve received so much positive feedback about this project in the community,” he “Thesaid. new recreation hub, featuring new playground facilities that cater to a vari ety of age groups, will be located within a short walk to Seaforth’s swimming enclo “Asure.new barbecue and picnic area will over look the swimming enclosure and will pro vide visitors with the opportunity to relax and take in the scenery from sun lounges. “We will also be installing a new all-abili ties water play area to replace the old wad ing pool as part of the recreation hub.

“This new attraction incorporates a splash pad area with various water jets and sprays modelled on local marine life and corals, as well as a 15-to-28-centimetre shal low pool that will mimic the ocean’s tidal Workmovements.”willbegin in September, weather Thispermitting.project is expected to take 12 months to Proudlycomplete.funded by the Queensland Gov ernment’s Works for Queensland Pro gram in association with Mackay Regional ForCouncil.more information on this project dateplanadeconnectingmackay.com.au/seaforth-esvisitandsubscribetotheprojectupemails.

College will showcase its robotics/ drone/pedal prix works at a special display when the Queensland Museum hosts a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineer ing, Arts, Mathematics) Unearthed Event this Sunday August 21 at the MECC.

Anew barbecue and picnic area overlooking Seaforth’s swimming enclosure plus a splash pad water park modelled on local sea life are part of the plans to upgrade Seaforth’s Esplanade.

Twelve schools across Mackay and surrounding districts battled it out at the annual All Schools Robotics and Drone competitions staged recently at the Mackay Entertainment & Convention Centre (MECC). Mercy College Mackay students per formed with distinction in the Robotics and Drone STEM Challenge where stu dents plan, create and code their creations with Mercy College entering five teams to compete across both competitions. In the Robotic competition’s Soccer Cat egory, two Mercy teams featuring Archie Kynaston (Senior Soccer) and Aaron Greenwood and Hunter McGeary (Junior Soccer) achieved outstanding results. Kynaston fought a hotly contested game to be pipped at the post and took out second overall while Greenwood and McGeary finished fourth overall in the Soccer Com petition which saw them awarded first place in the Junior Soccer category. The Mercy College team of Amy Ewart and Izabella Thorp competed in the Res cue category taking out first place in Se nior Rescue. It was a deserved win for Amy and Izabella who featured in some incredible triumphs as they navigated the given courses to res cue a victim using an automated robot. Mercy students Matthew Keune and Dar cy Edgerton (Junior Drones) and Clay ton Grech and Clayton Woodrow (Senior Drones) competed in three challenges using drones to test their navigation and coding skills. It was a special achievement for the talent ed quartet with team Claytons finishing first overall and Keune and Edgerton a very close second.

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also thanked fellow Mercy College teachers Cherie Hess and Aliceon Ramsay who gave up their time to help support the students in preparation for the competi Mercytion.

Ms Gilbert added that CASA is looking for donations of bread or bread rolls (prefer ably white bread) to restock their freezer. Ms Gilbert dropped off a trolley load but pointed out that even a single loaf can make a difference. “CASA does a great job helping local fam ilies and individuals with food, accommo dation, and housing support, so please dig deep if you can. Every little bit helps.”

Member for Mackay Julieanne Gilbert donated bread to CASA, after a fire at Brumby’s meant the bakery could no longer supply bread to the homelessness support agency

WHAT: Unearthed Free Community Day

WHEN: Sunday, August 21 from 9:00am to 2:30pm WHERE: MECC TICKETS: This is a free community event

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Ms Gilbert said, “The good people at Brumby’s Bakery Sydney Street have been supplying bread to local housing service, CASA - Community Accommodation & Support Agency Inc, to support people ex periencing “Unfortunately,homelessness.arecent fire at Brumby’s has left them unable to trade since, leaving CASA with a bread shortage.”

Unearthed will feature a range of STEAM activities, live experiments, digital workshops and a showcase of fossil discoveries made in the region. Photos supplied: Queensland Museum Queensland Museum palaeontologist Dr Scott Hocknull Unearthed is steaming back into Mackay for a fun-filled day of free activities for the whole family on Sunday, August 21. The free Community Day will feature a range of STEAM activities, live experi ments, digital workshops and a showcase of fossil discoveries made in the region and unique to tropical Australia. Kicking off the festivities is a sticky beak at the region’s unique bird life with a bird walk at 6:45am with Queensland Chief Scientist Professor Hugh ThenPossingham.from 9:00am, the fun begins at Mackay En tertainment and Conven tion Centre with more than 40 interactive activ ities and demonstrations. Explore virtual realities, create glow-in-the-dark art with local artists, fly a drone and learn about traditional Aboriginal knowledge and culture with Yarbun Creations. Meet Queensland Mu seum Network experts from across the state, watch leading researchers sequence a coral genome live, examine a dendro glyph recently discovered with Western Yalanji tra ditional owners and see fossils, snails, spiders, frogs and skinks up close. For the first time at Un earthed, locals are invited to bring their precious heirlooms and have a museum expert assess the item’s signifi cance, giving you some pointers on how to care and store those loved pieces. Whether it’s your family recipes, clocks, books, photos or jewellery, bring your treasures to Unearthed’s very own Antique TakeRoadshow.some downtime and celebrate the stunning local landscape, flora, fauna and human history of the region with a view ing of the Eungella: Land of Clouds exhi Roundbition.

the day off with a boogie to Un earthed’s science rock band and a snag from the local community sausage sizzle. Queensland Museum Network CEO Dr Jim Thompson says Unearthed provides an opportunity for museum experts to showcase regional discoveries to the com “Thismunity.is the fifth year we have brought Un earthed to Mackay and we absolutely love bringing the museum experience to the region,” Dr Thompson said. “We are proud to be able to share our love of science and discoveries with regional communities and bringing our team on the road for free community days such as Unearthed, is a fantastic way to share our expertise and showcase our research.”

being homeless is a start reality for a growing number of peo ple in Mackay, with the increasing cost of living and lack of affordable housing push ing more people out of stable accommo dation. What can you do to help? We were inspired by Member for Mackay Julieanne Gilbert’s idea of buying bread, because it showed that you don’t have to be wealthy to make a difference in some one else’s life.

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Leading researchers and scientists in the field of palaeontology will showcase a range of real and replica megafauna fossils that can be found locally at mining opera tions, near Nebo. Megafauna is an extinct supersized species of mammals, reptiles and marsupials and they have been uncovered by Queensland Museum scientists during annual digs over the past decade. Queensland Museum palaeontologist Dr Scott Hocknull has been leading palaeon tological research in the Mackay region for more than a decade. “Our team of researchers from Queensland Museum have been working in this region for more than a decade and have uncov ered a wealth of knowledge about the megafauna and other species that called this area home,” Dr Hocknull said. “We are excited to be able to bring some of our local discoveries and put them on show here in Mackay to talk to people about them, their rich history and the im portance of understanding the past to help preserve the future.”

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Mowing When Wet Will Destroy Your Lawn

1 - Uneven cuts When grass is wet, water weighs it down, so it can’t stand up straight. The result is that the mower blades tear through the grass messily rather than cutting it cleanly. The grass that is weighed down by water may be missed completely, leav ing tall bits to stand up once it dries.

3 – Mower damage

Wet grass sticks to everything, which can cause damage to the components of your mower if not properly cleaned. Wet turf is harder to mow so your mower won’t oper ate effectively. The wet grass will clog your mower blades, making the engine work harder, which will wear it out faster. Elec tric mowers may not even work at all due to the reduced torque.

The wet season is coming, and we’ve all experienced the hopeless feeling of the lawn growing out of control. Relentless rain, you had to work during the one sunny day of the week, and before you know it, your backyard looks like the jungle from Jumanji. But while it’s tempting to trim a bit from the top, lawn experts agree, you should never mow while the grass is still wet. Not only will it damage your lawn, you could also damage your mower. Here’s why you shouldn’t mow wet grass.

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2 – Fungal disease When mowing a wet lawn, you’re opening the door for fungus and disease to take hold. This is because wet grass doesn’t cut cleanly, it tears or shreds. These tears, combined with the damp, create the per fect conditions for fungal growth and turf diseases.

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Biophilic design has be come, what I believe, to be one of the best new trends for interior design. It has so many benefits where it can have a positive effect on all your senses, plus increase productivity if you work from Whenhome. choosing furnishings to accentuate this look, bring into your home beautiful raw and reclaimed timbers, bamboo, rattan, natural stone, cork in organic shapes, textured cush ions and throws in natural fabrics like linen and cottons. In floor coverings choose wool, jute, or sustainably sourced animal hide rugs. When it comes to choosing the colours opt for tones inspired by nature from greens, browns, warm neutrals and earthy tones. Think of letting in natural lighting, wa ter, plants, and other sensory design el ements to give you an experience which energises, refreshes, and connects to na Youture. could put a sky light in or select a section of your home to create a sunroom conservatory with glass doors that open to create more ventilation when you like. You can create a vertical garden, plants or herbs in pots and hangers, terrariums, or plants on floating shelves; the options to bring the greenery in is endless. If you don’t have a green thumb, there are other ways you can achieve this. In direct biophilic elements that are merely representational still hold an arsenal of benefits. You can use good quality arti ficial plants, like an olive tree or palms, which we can supply at great prices though Style Central Home. Speaking about bringing the outside in, serious biophilic design appeals to all the senses, including sound. Pos sibly one of the most soothing things about being immersed in nature is the soft sound of birds and gently running water. You can create this by playing relaxation nature music like Tony O’Connor’s Rainforest Magic or by installing a water feature. Bringing nature into your home or office can also be achieved by incorporating certain aromas, it’s a simple way to ex tend the experience and influence not just the tone of the room visually but also how it makes you feel whilst in it. For get synthetic fragrances though, go with organic essential oils such as pine, cedar, lemongrass, or lavender, preferably dif fused into the air for 30-60 minutes. Outdoor living spaces also work well with the Biophilic design aspect of blur ring the boundary between the indoor and outdoor areas of your home. Mak ing your outdoor living space your own, no matter how large or small will create a haven for you to enjoy. If you would like to find out how you could embrace Biophilic design at your home or commercial space, I would be delighted to assist you to create your own sanctuary. Contact Style Central Home for a complimentary initial phone con sultation.

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All private swimming pools and spas in Australia that hold a depth of 300mm or more must have safety barriers around them. There are many requirements for these barriers to fulfil, so make sure your fence is in good condition and meets the requirements before going swimming this summer. Learn CPR Displaying a compliant CPR sign is an im portant part of pool safety and knowing how to action CPR is vital. Ensure Safety At Public Pools Whether you’re spending the afternoon at Bluewater Lagoon or one of Mackay’s many great public pools, make sure your children know the rules and follow the lifeguard’s instructions. Be aware of the people around you and make sure every one has a fun and safe day in the water.

The construction industry can have many ups and downs, but Better Built Sheds General Manager Bren dan Frier says there is one constant source of satisfaction that keeps him excited for each and every job. “The best moments are the end of any project we do and handing it over to the new owner and seeing how happy they are with the end result,” Brendan said.

Being a part of WHF Group, a construc tion company that has been in operation for over 29 years, Better Built Sheds has become a household name in the Mackay Betterarea. Built Sheds can supply kit-only sheds or complete projects from start to finish, including council approvals, con creting and the erection of everything from carports to sheds, both residential and Theycommercial.alsooffera range of farm sheds for storage of machinery and produce. Suited for our climate, all structures are cyclone rated and built using only Austra lian BlueScope steel.

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Brendan is Mackay born and bred and has vast experience in carpentry, ranging from both working on the tools and managing He’sprojects.worked on everything from new hous es and unit developments to multi-mil lion-dollar school projects, both new and refurbishment works.

Brendan says Better Built Sheds’ use of cut ting-edge technology makes the process of purchasing a shed as simple as possible. “I can draw a shed in 3D and take the cli ent on a virtual walkthrough of their shed, both inside and out,” he said. “Our program allows me to quote a shed for someone in less than 10 minutes. “The client can call me and deal direct with me at any time for an update on their Withbuild.”the help of Kaitlyn in Finance, Laura in Administration and a whole group of about 20 talented team members, the team at Better Built Sheds are always talking and helping each other out with projects and Ifpeople.you’re in the market for a shed and are looking for a supportive team of talented, dedicated professionals delivering a prod uct that is second-to-none in a simple and innovative way, Better Built Sheds is the way to go. Call Brendan and the team on 07 4998 5922.

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The weather’s getting warmer, and those backyard pools are looking more and more enticing for an af ternoon of fun with the family. As we come into summer, it’s important to ensure you are up to date with pool safety to make sure your children’s pool parties are as worry-free as possible. Read on to revisit some important pool safety tips. Educate Your Children Teaching children about the possible dangers of drowning and hazards around the pool is proven to decrease the risk of drowning. Enrolling your child in swim ming lessons is the best way to keep them safe in the water and helps them adapt to the water, understand how to float and know what to do when they find them selves in water. Supervision Is Key Always keep your eyes on children when they’re in the water – it doesn’t take long for things to go wrong. Stay within arm’s reach of young children and beginner swimmers when they are in or around the water. Always stay close to the pool when children are swimming and take children with you if you leave the pool area.

president and business owner Carl Allen says he was apprehensive at “Ifirst.actually thought I was coming to a church group, and I wasn’t real keen about that but then I realised I needed to net work a bit more…it’s paid dividends,” he “We’resaid. all excited to be here on a Thursday morning mainly because we’re like mind ed business people.”

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One of Business Network Interna tional’s (BNI) Mackay chapters welcomed visitors of varying pro fessions to a special breakfast last week to introduce them to the networking oppor tunities available in programs like BNI.

BNI North Queensland franchise owner Bernie Hock has been involved in BNI for over 16 years and says generating business is one of the main benefits. “If you’re in business and want more busi ness, BNI is a great vehicle for that,” he “It’ssaid.sort of like a way of marketing your business but it’s relationship marketing, you get to mix and mingle with people from different walks of life and different trades or businesses or professions.”

Expressions of interest (EOIs) for the Austra lian Government’s 202223 Volunteers Grants are now open, with Federal Member for Capricornia, Michelle Landry, calling on community organi sations to apply. These grants recognise the vital role that volunteers have with in our community and support the positive difference they make on the ground. “This additional funding will go a long way in helping local organisations and their volunteers to continue their crucial work in supporting the vulnerable and strength ening our community,” Ms Landry said. “Volunteering acts as an effective pathway to employment, fosters community par ticipation and breaks down the barriers of marginalisation. “The 2022-23 Volunteer Grants provides organisations with grants of $1,000 to $5,000 to assist with purchasing equip ment, training, cover fuel costs, as well as background screening checks for their EOIsvolunteers.”willbe accepted until 5.00pm, Friday 23 September. For EOI application form and guidelines, please contact Michelle Landry’s office via Michelle.Landry.MP@ aph.gov.au.

and vice president of the Excelsior chapter Katrina Nissen says she’s been involved for almost three years. “I’d only just moved to Mackay, and it was one of those things that I thought would be really great for helping my business and my confidence as well,” she said. “I’ve been really able to grow my business exponentially from that.” “There’s networking and then there’s a dif ferent type of networking when you come to ExcelsiorBNI.”

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The Excelsior chapter of BNI welcomed visitors last week

Mackay Council residents are ad vised that rate notices will start appearing in letterboxes and in boxes from next week. They will be issued on Monday, August 22, and residents should receive them shortly after. Payment will be due on Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

If cards, bowls and dance are ac tivities you enjoy, the Mackay & District Senior Citizens group hosts weekly opportunities to have fun and form new friendships. Forty-eight members of the Mack ay & District Senior Citizens met at Harrup Park Country Club for their first social luncheon for this Membersyear. who attended were from Tuesday Cards and Bowls, Thursday Cards and Bowls, Saturday Cards and Saturday Night Dance. Tuesday Cards and Bowls, Thursday Cards and Bowls and Saturday Night Dances are held weekly, while Saturday Cards are played the third Saturday of the Ifmonth.youare interested in any of these activ ities, please come along to the Senior Cit izens Centre, 58 Macalister Street, Mack ay. Everyone is welcome.

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are organised into chapters and chapters organised into franchise territo ries, with two face-to-face chapters and one virtual in Mackay.

To be eligible for the Early Bird Payment Initiative, residents are encouraged to pay their rates by Monday, September 5, to go in the draw for the chance to win one of three $500 prizes. Conditions apply. Residents are also advised that they can pay their rates online through council’s website. Just follow the instructions on your rate notice.

13Community Newsmackayandwhitsundaylife.com Photo credit: Mackay Regional Council More than 1000 people came through the Big Shed at the Mackay Showgrounds last Fri day morning to discover more than 50 exhibitors at Mackay Regional Council’s 2022 Disability Expo. With entertainment provided by Groove Movers, Crossroad Arts Inc, Fitboy International and Art from the Blindside, the feedback was over whelmingly positive with good vibes, high energy and informative displays. Mackay Disability Expo 2022

GOOD SUGAR PRICE SWEETENS THE DEAL FOR US ALL By Kevin Borg, CANEGROWERSChairman,Mackay

It might seem like the price of sugar is a matter for the growers and the mill ers, but every one dollar spent in cane multiplies to contribute $6.40 across the region. The industry supports over 5,000 local jobs and 1,700 Mackay region busi Therenesses.are quite a few factors at play in de termining the price for sugar, including Reserve Bank rates and movements of oth er countries producing sugar. The price of raw sugar has seen a drop from the recent record-breaking highs of $600 AUD/mt to around $551. Shifts in India and Brazil have both con tributed to this. Brazil is one of the world’s major producers of ethanol, derived from sugarcane. It’s second only to the US, and produced 35 billion litres in 2019. Ethanol production has had strong support from the Brazilian government, and a guaran teed buyer in state-owned Petrobras. While that is still the case, there has been an upswing in the percentage of cane go ing to sugar production with higher sugar prices and slightly reduced world demand for ethanol. For the first half of July, 47.1 per cent of cane harvested went to sugar Meanwhile,production. India is raising its sugar ex port quota, with an additional 1.2 million tonnes of extra sugar heading to export.

In perspective, Australia, the world’s tenth largest sugar producer, exported 3.3mil lion tonnes of the 4.36 million tonnes of sugar produced here in 2021. Recently, we have seen rate rises delivered not only by Australia’s Reserve Bank, but there have also been likewise moves in the United States, from the US Federal Open Market Committee. On the ground, rate rises put pressure on producers as a rise in costs, and that pressure reflects on world sugar Ongoingprices.cost-of-production pressure with high fuel and fertiliser and chemical costs have all taken a price increase in the re cent past, soaking up a large proportion of added income drawn from a strong sugar Asprice.we see the world economy in a some what precarious situation as a result of Covid, instability from Chinese expan sionism and the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, we hope to see some settling of these increases in the near future so that we can again get a real grasp on our cost of Whileproduction.weare dealing with fluctuating prices most growers are like any business and are not able to see into the future and what farm input price rises will mean to their business in the long term. Even though we have seen a softening of prices, growers have had the opportunity to take advantage of the stronger prices that were available in the past months. As a result of Marketing Choice legislation, Forward Pricing has been an added op tional management tool that growers have had access to for the past 10 years or so. It gives growers that take this option the ability to insulate themselves from the price volatility that we are seeing at this Withstage. that said, prices are still very attrac tive, and growers will continue to make the best of all opportunities as they arise.

Fortunately, CANEGROWERS and Aus tralian Sugar Milling Council (ASMC) success at the World Trade Organisation means that this sugar is no longer subsi dised by the state. The move means that India’s exports will now be above 11 mil lion Brazil,tonnes.followed by India, are the two high est sugar-producing nations globally, and so exert a huge influence on sugar pricing.

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Comments: Just under 57,000 tonnes of cane were crushed for the week, bringing the season total to 372,530 tonnes. Throughput was disrupted on Sunday morning when a coupling failed on the No. 1 bagasse conveyor. A further disruption was experienced on Monday when a locomotive derailed in a diff cult-to-access location. CCS edged higher by 0.06 of a unit over the previous week, taking the season to date CCS to 12.26 units.

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The highest CCS recorded for the week was 15.30 from a rake of Q183 4R from the Koumala productivity district. Motorists are reminded to take care around our cane rail network. Please approach all crossings with caution and always give way to cane trains. Jim CaneKirchnerSupply Manager Plane Creek Region

15Rural Lifemackayandwhitsundaylife.com McDONALD MURPHY MACHINERY Peak Downs Hwy, Mackay | P 4940 7300 33 Marathon Street, Proserpine | P 4945 3590 www.mcdonaldmurphy.com.au LOCAL SUPPORTINGDEALERLOCALSIT’SWHATWEDO. Weekly production figures Wilmar Sugar Plane Creek Mill Week 9, Week ending 13 August 2022 This week Season to date Cane crushed 56,885 372,530 Average bin weight 3.90 3.85 CCS 12.93 12.26 Cane variety performance for region Variety % CCS Variety % CCS Q183 27.1 12.72 KQ228 4.6 13.85 Q208 23.3 13.09 Q242 4.2 12.6 Q240 14.4 13.14 Q138 4.2 11.51 Q253 12.6 13.24 SRA9 1.6 12.79

Comments: Just under 57,000 tonnes of cane crushed the bringing the season to 372,530 tonnes. Throughput was disrupted on Sunday morning when a coupling failed on the No. 1 bagasse conveyor. A further disruption was experienced on Monday when a locomotive derailed in a difficult-to-access location. CCS edged higher by 0.06 of a unit over the previous week, taking the season to date CCS to 12.26 units.

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Owners Sonya and Barry Scoble unveiled the newest member of their bovine fami ly with complimentary cupcakes adorned with the MAD Cow logo last week. It has been a three-year campaign to destigmatise Mixed Anxiety and Depres sion - the MAD in MAD COW - for Son ya and Barry, who started the business as a tribute to their son Aiden after he sadly died by suicide. With MAD Cow, Barry and Sonya have created a legacy for Aiden by continuing to tell his story over coffee and raising aware ness for the issue of suicide in regional ar eas, as well as providing an ear for those “We’ve managed to connect in some really positive ways in the community over the “We’ve become a recognised source of help for people, and if someone doesn’t know where to go, they can come and see me and I’ll make them a coffee and we can sit and talk it out together and we let them know Sonya says that, even though she’s not a professional counsellor herself, she knows the role that just listening and lending an “We know of 39 suicides we have directly prevented, and a number of stories where we’ve allowed people to open up to their loved ones after hearing our story or at tending an event.” Daisy’s launch also celebrated MAD Cow’s upcoming ‘Project Engage’, which Sonya says will local community key AssociationPartners,Mackay,Me,Daisypartwasand

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Our Waste and Recycling Strategy is due for review, and staff are currently develop ing a draft, with the aim to go out to the community later this year. This Strategy will underpin council’s actions for waste and resource recovery for the next five years and beyond. We will encourage the community to provide feedback once the draft is released later this year.

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Finally, “Clean Up The Mackay Region” is happening from August 15 to 27. Peo ple can get involved to help clean up sites impacted by littering and illegal dumping. We encourage everyone to get involved at https://www.cleanup.org.au/mackay.

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Now I’m no relationship counsellor but, reading between the lines, it seems to me that the relationship between Steve and Jenny could well be doomed. (I know, thanks Unfortunately,Sherlock).aportion of real estate sales come about due to relationship break downs and an agent has to manage the Sometimesprocess. it is harmonious, other times it’s tense but civil, and there are times when it is more challenging and acrimoni ous and that is when the agent has to work extra hard on communication. These are sales that have to happen and many of the requirements of the agent are exactly as they are with any other sale: Ensure the marketing is excellent, create competition for the property, communi cate regularly with all parties and get the best price. It’s the communication that can be more of a challenge in these situations. If the two owners are not talking, the agent has a vi tal role in ensuring everyone knows what is going on. The important thing is to provide the com munication that both parties need. After open homes and private inspections both owners must be given the information they need to understand how buyers are reacting to the property. During price negotiations with a buyer, both owners need to know what the buyer is Sometimes,saying. the sellers don’t agree on mar keting strategy or price and that means the agent has to help create an agreement. Again, honesty and clear communication usually get that job done. Selling real estate is always about helping people get the result they need to make the next steps in their lives. With a sale resulting from a divorce or re lationship breakdown, the agent must be sensitive and aware but also needs to have a detached professionalism that ensures both parties are treated the same and giv en an equal level of communication and Itrespect.issoimportant that no matter what else has gone on in a relationship, the sale hap pens as seamlessly as possible and both parties can agree that “at least the agent did a good job and we can now move on”.

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row behind closed doors that announces that the relationship is over. In the case of Steve and Jenny, there was a full-page ad in last week’s Mackay and Whitsunday Life that gave a strong hint that the relationship is not as good as it once was. In case you missed it, the full-page ad was a short but prominent note from Jenny claiming Steve was a “filthy cheater”.

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Can you believe that in one month it’ll be Christmas Day! Amazing right! It’s a time of reflection on what’s im portant to you, spending time with family, helping the community and of course Santa. But before we get there, we have to have our ducks in a row. One easy way is to volunteer your time. I do it and I love it. I volunteer at the PCYC, Blood Bank, YIRS, Mackay Tourism, Zonta, Meals on Wheels, Mackay Basketball, plus many Actually,others.tomorrow at Canelands we’ll be helping a great group of people at Brave hearts with 4MK’s Jingle Jail. We’ll have a makeshift jail in the centre and over the course of the day we’ll have Mackay’s movers and shakers in the “jail cell” with me rattling the donation bins so that they can be “bailed I’llout”.have our Mayor Greg Williamson com ing down, Derek Davis from Ezy Group, Steve Eden from City Fitness, Mackay Isaac Tourism’s Tas Webber, Paul Rutland from the Creperie Restaurant, Col Meng from Rotary, Adrian Westcott from Mack ay Hockey, plus a mystery detective from Mackay Police! How much will we raise? Who knows? How much fun will we have? Heaps! If you’re wondering who Bravehearts are, well put it this way. They help kids. Plain and simple. Kids around our region and more. Bravehearts want to make Australia the saf est place in the world to raise a child. You’d think that’d be easy right? Well not exactly because of a variety of factors, but we can all do our small bit, and Saturday 27th tomor row is when we can all help. If you’re doing your shopping or catching up with mates for a coffee at Canelands look for me and a whole bunch of beautiful souls in our jail and come and say gudday. It could change your life, and really, it will save the lives of kids all over Mackay and the Whit sundays.

Cowbells called the newest member of the herd to the Mackay Farm er’s Market for the launch of MAD Cow Coffee’s full-fledged coffee cart, ‘Dai sy’, part of the udderly good coffee crew’s third birthday celebrations.

porates are welcome to order these free of charge to place on their premises to help improve correct recycling rates. Head to mackay.qld.gov.au to order yours.

Take a drive past the Mackay Show grounds and have a look at what is happening with stages, sound gear and camper trailers! The annual NQ’s Rock in’ Country Festival has started, and it is a party that Mackay has never seen the likes of before. I really thought the first one last year was big! By the looks of it all, it will be even big ger this year, raising over $100K for Variety, the Children’s Charity. The amount of music festivals and stadium concerts that I have been to over the years still makes my eyes water, and my bank bal Sance.eeing The Eagles live in Melbourne was massive. Same goes for when Simon and Garfunkel did the huge reunion show down south. I have been lucky enough to watch the Rolling Stones, Pink, Simple Minds, and more because of what I do for work. I even got to chat to the guys from Pearl Jam plus a quick chat with Billy Joel before he went on stage. I also reckon hanging backstage with INXS was cool, but when you break it down, it has nothing on being right here in Mackay, be ing the MC this weekend for Mackay’s big gest ever festival. Lee Kernaghan and Tania will be here. Graeme Connors will be playing too. Casey Barnes, Beccy Cole, Gina Jeffreys, Travis Collins, and Brad Cox just to name a few. Do not miss all the fun of music and line dancing too. One extra thing I am nervous about is be ing the bloke on the microphone tomorrow morning for a charity breakfast with former Aussie footy legend Mal Meninga. He is here and I cannot wait to hear his stories from the field and off it. Enjoy the weekend and all the fun, including the Cutters playing on Sunday, hot off the back of two consecutive wins.

Mackay Regional Council is leading the way as Queensland’s first organisation to use recycled soft plastics in concrete. MRC was selected as the beneficiary of 3.7 tonnes of Polyrok as part of the Won der Recycling Rewards initiative, whereby 1000 schools across Australia collected soft bread plastics, which were converted into Polyrok (a 10% replacement for stone aggregate). This not only reduces the need to mine basalt but has also been locally tri alled and demonstrated to reduce the heat of concrete by four degrees. Council also uses recycled soft plastics as bollards, signs and Councilbenches.also uses crushed glass from bot tles placed in recycling bins for road re surfacing. We used 222 tonnes of recycled glass for the access road to Hogan’s Pocket at Eton, which represented approximately a month’s worth of glass collected locally.

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The one thing we generally don’t think about is rubbish. We put our bins out every week, and the “bin fairies” come and empty them for us. Well, there’s a lot more to waste management than you’d think. So, here’s some interest ing Mostfacts.people wouldn’t be aware that sales of the materials placed in recycling bins off sets the costs of landfill. All that’s required to become better recyclers, as a communi ty, is to start thinking about items placed in bins as materials rather than objects. There’s a very good reason why we only ask for certain items to be placed into re cycling bins – they’re the materials that we can sell to reduce landfill costs and our en vironmental impacts. To increase recycling awareness, council has developed an easy-to-follow “What goes where” poster. Schools and body cor

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Fresh off her Cry Forever arena tour, ARIA award winner and alt-pop singer songwriter, Amy Shark is hit ting the road for a mammoth 42 date re gional tour of Australia, presented by tri ple j, Handsome Tours, Select Music and Rage More. Amy Shark will bring her critically ac claimed Cry Forever and Love Monster albums to regional fans right across Aus Amytralia.has been touring Australia since May, and finally the show comes to her home state of Queensland this month. “I’m the happiest when I’m on stage per forming and I can’t wait to travel further into Australia where I’ve never been be fore, to explore some of these towns and meet everyone, it’s going to be a fun one,” Amy said. After bursting onto the global music scene in 2016, Amy Shark’s 6 x Platinum single Adore put her on the map as one of Aus tralia’s most formidable emerging song Thiswriters.was followed by APRA award win ning (Song of The Year) 6 x Platinum and number one Australian airplay chart hit, I Said Hi and the 2019 3 x platinum single Mess Her Up. Shark’s debut/breakthrough #1 ARIA al bum and Platinum-certified LOVE MON STER was recognised in 2018 with four ARIA awards (Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Pro ducer [Dann Hume]) and was nominated for another five. LOVE MONSTER went on to become the highest selling album by an Australian art ist for 2018. Not one to slow down, even in a global pandemic, 2020 saw Amy release her ARIA award winning, 2 x Platinum accredited single, Everybody Rise, which is nearing 37 million streams globally and spent 12 weeks in the top 10 Australian airplay chart. Amy’s latest album, CRY FOREVER was her second #1 ARIA debut holding the top spot for two weeks consecutively. Shark teamed up with blink 182’s Travis Barker on Gold accredited single C’MON and global superstar Ed Sheeran to co-write platinum single Love Song’s Ain’t for Us featuring Grammy award winning artist Keith TodayUrban.Amyhas amassed 798 million com bined global streams. Thrilled to be performing such an epic run of shows around Australia and show ing her endless gratitude for the huge love from her regional fans, Amy enthuses, “I don’t know when I’ll get the chance to do a huge Australian run like this again so if I’m coming to your town, you are mine that night! “No excuses.”

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Mackay nu-folk artist Weathered has won the Mackay leg of Passport to Airlie, earning the opportunity to perform at the Airlie Beach Festival of Music in November. Weathered is the moniker of Upile Mkoka who says the experience of performing at Passport to Airlie was a lot of fun. “It was such a solid turnout; it was really cool to see the support from the Mackay community,” Upile said. “It seems like there’s some good things happening with original music here which is really exciting, especially for a regional “(Passportcentre.toAirlie) is a cool initiative because it’s a great opportunity to see what other musicians are doing in town and meet a lot of people.” Upile performed amongst a stacked lineup of local talent in the finals including Lindsay Crowley, Olive Rose, Nortica, Raining Roses, Viva and the Wild Sky. “We’re really, really excited and honoured and keen to represent Mackay,” he said. “Hopefully we can do the city proud.”

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Upile says the competition has given him a taste for playing live music and we can expect a Mackay headline show soon. Weathered will be performing songs off their new album ‘Until This Love is All That Remains’ which is available now for streaming or purchase. Find Weathered on Facebook for more information.

ARIA Award winner Amy Shark is performing at the MECC next Thursday evening Upile Mkoka AKA Weathered has won the Mackay leg of Passport to Airlie. Photo supplied: Upile Mkoka Upile and his band performing at the Passport to Airlie finals. Photo credit: Cherrie Hughes

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Unearthed Free Community Event Book Week - Picnic in the Gardens Amy Shark FRIDAY 19 AUGUST MackHack 2022 Friday, August 19 to Sunday, August 21 MackHack is back! A ‘hackathon’ long weekend where teams work on genuine industry challenges with the objective of driving the commercial acceleration of METS and mining, mining equipment, technology or services locally and across the state. This cross sector event will feature guest speakers, case studies and workshops in AI, Robotics, XR (VR, AR, MR) technology. It will bring together thinkers, makers, doers, creatives, innovators and entrepreneurs, designers, engineers and programmers to solve internal business challenges, or bigger industry challenges. There will be major cash and prizes up for grabs. To find out more and book your tickets, visit www.mackhack.com.au Split Spaces

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Accommodation Options in Retirement Friday, 11:00am to 12:30pm Free seminars for your financial future delivered by Services Australia discussing accommodation options in retirement. Comparison of accommodation types, financial advantages and disadvantages, Centrelink assessment, and aged care fees and charges will be discussed. Bookings required. Dudley Denny City Library

Conversations with Art Friday, 1:00pm to 2:30pm A free and enjoyable discussion led by Artspace staff as they look at images of traditional and contemporary artworks. Held on the 3rd Friday of each month, Conversations with Art is held in one of the three gallery spaces, or in the Artspace Workshop Room. It’s not an art theory lesson, it’s simply a casual conversation to talk about the art, deconstructing the works, considering themes, possible techniques used by the artist, and creating links with our own personal experiences. Whether you’re an artist, an art and language lover, beginner, or expert, everyone’s welcome! Artspace Mackay QCCS presents NQ’s Rock’n Country 2022 Friday, 8:00am to Sunday, 11:00pm QCCS presents NQ’s Rock’n Country is back, bigger and better! If you thought the 2021 festival was impressive, wait until you see what is planned for 2022! Bring your camp chairs and picnic blankets and settle in for a massive three days, with over 40 of the best national and local country music artists playing across four stages. Mackay Showgrounds Mal Meninga Luncheon Friday, 12:00pm When you buy tickets to the Mal Meninga luncheon, you’re helping raise money to help Mackay’s rugby league juniors, plus you get to listen to a rugby league immortal while having a delightful lunch with beverages included at the beautiful Ocean International. Every cent raised (plus more), thanks to the support of our major sponsor Queensland Country Bank and media sponsor, StarFM and the Sunrise Rotary Club Perpetual Fund, goes back to our Juniors. Ocean International Hotel Friday SUN.sets Every Friday Evening From 6pm Knock off drinks, lakeside dinner, good friends, and LIVE MUSIC. Wake House Australia SATURDAY 20 AUGUST Soroptimist International Mackay High Tea Saturday, 1:00pm to 4:00pm Soroptimist International Mackay invites you to a High Tea Event. Tickets are $65 per person. Funds raised go to the Trudy Crowley Foundation. Buy tickets from https://www. trybooking.com/CADXW. The Ocean International Discovery - Winterlogic Tour Saturday, 8:00pm to 2:00am A part of Discovery’s “Winterlogic Tour”, McGuires welcomes you all to come and get funky with the Happenings Co. crew bringing you the best Daft punk show in northern Queensland. McGuires Hotel SUNDAY 21 AUGUST

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WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST Mackay Farmers’ Market Every Wednesday, 6:30am to 10:30am The market is a showcase of our region’s amazing produce direct from the farmer. Bluewater Quay Sugar City Rock and Roll Mackay Club Wednesday Night Lessons Every Wednesday, 7:00pm Why not come along and learn to rock ‘n’ roll in a friendly and fun atmosphere with the Sugar City Rock ‘n’ Rollers Mackay Club? Previous experience is not required. Everyone learns at their own pace and, even better, the first lesson is free on your way to learning the four step style of rock ‘n’ roll. $5 for members and $8 for non-members after that. The club caters for social activities for club members with regular dances with live bands in attendance and away trips. For further enquiries call 0408 983 911. 58 Macalister St, Mackay

MONDAY 22 AUGUST My Choir Monday, 11:30am to 12pm My Choir is aimed at those in the community affected by dementia and memory loss, their families, friends and carers. Singer or not, just come along and experience the joy of singing. Bookings required.

THURSDAY 25 AUGUST Book Week - Picnic in the Gardens Thursday, 9:30am to 11:30am Dress up as your favourite book character and join in for a picnic at the Botanic Gardens, Story Time under the trees and Baby Bounce on the lawn. Join the Libraries team for face painting, puppets, craft activities and heaps more for children up to five years old. Baby Bounce will begin at 10am and Story Time will begin at 10:30am. This is a free event. Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens Amy Shark – See U Somewhere Tour Thursday, 7:30pm to 9:45pm Fresh off her Cry Forever arena tour, adored pop singer-songwriter Amy Shark will be hitting the road for a mammoth 42-date regional tour of Australia presented by triple j, Handsome Tours and Select Music. Support Act Cult Romance: 7.30pm - 8pm. Amy Shark: 8.30pm - 9.45pm. Tickets on sale now! MECC

Unearthed Free Community Event Saturday, 9:00am Enjoy an action-packed program of free STEAM-inspired entertainment for the whole family. Discover local megafauna and prehistoric sea monsters from real fossils to digital models, live science experiments, music and talks, drones, robotics and virtual realities, meet Queensland Museum Network curators, battle it out in our Minecraft competition, get creative with the art of science and more! MECC Sunday Live Music – Lucid Wings Sunday, 2:00pm to 5:00pm Music every Sunday from 2pm - 5pm. Head down to the Seabreeze Hotel this Sunday for some fresh tunes, delicious food, and ice-cold brews. Seabreeze Hotel Sugar City Rock and Roll Mackay Rock n Roll Dance Sunday, 4:00pm to 6:00pm Rock n Roll dance at Glenella Hall this Sunday. BYO Drinks. Members: $5. Non-Members: $8. Glenella Hall

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It was the year 1922 when the Sarina branch of the Queensland Country Women’s Association (QCWA) was formed and, 100 years later, the branch is hosting a wide range of centenary celebra Nexttions.

Art on Show Guest Judge Deanna Hitti and Award Winner Emily Jayne Carroll with Emily’s piece ‘Frederick’. Photo supplied: Melissa Broadhurst Mackay’s Rosemary Payne won the MineMech Services People’s Choice Awards for 2022 with her work ‘There Lies a Tale’. Photo supplied: Art on Show Mikayla Parrotta won second in the People’s Choice Awards with her work titled ‘Moments Before Disaster’. Photo supplied: Art on Show

ART ON SHOW AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

“It’s important to invest back into organi sations that positively impact our greater Sarina region, in a way that inspires action and makes a practical difference in our communities,” Ms Matsen said. Find QCWA Sarina Branch on Facebook for more information on all their celebra tions.

QCWA Sarina Celebrates Centenary

Check out the QCWA Sarina Centenary Display next time you’re in Sarina Community Bank. Photo supplied: QCWA Sarina

$3000 Overall Winner – Woollam Art on Show Award 2022 Artist: Emily Jayne Carroll Title of Work: Fredrick Section 1 – Easel Painting Award 1st Artist:PrizeSharon Ruhle Title of Work: Waiting Section 2 – Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal Works on Paper Award 1st Artist:Prize Desma Munro Title of Work: Abandoned Section 3 – 7 Mackay Local News Miniature Award 1st Prize Artist: It Hao Pheh Title of Work: Pumpkins Section 4 – North Jacklin Emergent Artist Award 1st Prize Artist: Georgia Farlow Title of Work: Endemic Included in Section 4 – Keith’s Mean Machine Excavations Emergent Artists Arts Practice Award Artist: Georgia Farlow Title of Work: Endemic Section 5 – Artists’ Book Award 1st Artist:Prize Avril Makula Title of Work: Bibliolater Woollam Art on Show Awards 2022

Tickets can be purchased by direct deposit, in person at the QCWA hall or at the race day. You will also find a com memorative centenary dis play at Community Bank Sarina brimming with history – make sure to stop in and check it out.

“All the voices are different, the medias are different, there’ll be one media popular over another, the approach to the media will be different, the themes will be different and this is quite an eclectic mix here which is quite lovely to see. “There’s so much talent here. “(The works are) very, very personal.

Tuesday, August 23, QCWA Sari na are proudly hosting a Race Day at the Mackay Turf Club. While Race Day Luncheon tickets are sold out, general admission to the racetrack is free and all are welcome. Moreover, a major raffle will be drawn on the day with heaps of amazing prizes in cluding a bottle of Sarina Sugar Shed An zac Commemorative Rum, vouchers and a bottle of Traditionallyport. renowned for their culi nary skills, the scones and cakes made by QCWA members have saved lives — rais ing millions of dollars for those struck by natural disasters and drought, women and children’s health, rural education, mental health, and disease. Members of the Association around Queensland are celebrating the colossal impact of rural Australia’s largest advoca cy Presidentgroup. of QCWA Sarina Mary-Therese Watson said the group have been “plan ning and excitedly looking forward to the centennial celebration for a while now”. “The Race Day is about having fun, to not only celebrate but also to raise funds that support the Sarina Branch and its work to assist women and their families,” Ms Wat son “Wesaid.thank Community Bank Sarina Ben digo Bank for their spon sorship towards our Associ ation, as well as sponsoring the major raffle and the sec ond prize for Race Day.”

“You very much get a sense of place here…I felt as though there was quite a connection between the artist and their subject Deannamatter.”attributes Mackay to beginning her art career after she won the Libris Award in “Conceptually,2008.

Alocal artist has won the Woollam Art on Show Award for 2022. Mackay’s Emily Jayne Carroll won the award with her work entitled ‘Fredrick’ which was entered in the Easel Painting category, topping numerous entries re ceived from all over the country. “I’ve always been drawn to the old masters, so like the renaissance era of art,” Emily Emilysaid. says she became obsessed with art in her senior year of high school, studying with a private art teacher, enter ing competitions and working as a commissioned artist after grad Sheuating.eventually embarked on a hairdressing career, seeking career and income stability, and opened her own salon. “I actually hadn’t painted at all for ten or 11 years and ‘Frederick’ was my first finished piece in ten years,” Emily said. “It was incredible, winning, it just gave me a lot of validation that this is actually what I’m supposed to be doing with my life and I’m on the right path, so I shut down my hairdressing salon and I’m putting all my focus into this now. “I really do think that, right now, the world desperately needs art. “I think with everything happen ing in the world, it’s so important, it provides an alternate glimpse into a different world for people and pulls people away from the negativity and the state of the world currently. “I think these competitions are just so Melbourne-basedimportant.” artist Deanna Hitti was the guest judge at this year’s Art on Show Awards and says she can see unique subject matter reflected in works coming out of the Mackay area. “I go to quite a few towns within the states of Australia and they’re all so different,” she said.

Community Bank Sarina Branch Manag er Charmaine Matsen said the purpose of the sponsorship for QCWA Sarina Branch was to “provide support to women in our community who are trying to improve the lives of others”.

I started to know why I wanted to bring printing and books to gether, and then I won that award and then two years later - back then there was a symposium for artists’ books as well so I exhibited in that and it was massive ex posure and it started right here, which is amazing.”

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WHAT: Rhythm & The Reef 2022 WHEN: Friday, September 24 WHERE: Bluewater Quay TICKETS: Oztix Every day, 9 people die by suicide in It’sAustralia.ashattering statistic, one which local suicide prevention organisations are desperate to reduce. A special movie screening and Australian Premiere is being hosted in Mackay next month, to give hope to people struggling with suicidal thoughts and to encourage conversation around the issue. My Ascension chronicles the story of 16-year-old Dutchtown High School var sity cheerleader Emma Benoit, who was paralysed by a suicide attempt, which pro pelled her on a mission to use her painful experience to help others find hope and stay alive. My Ascension is a feature length docu mentary that highlights Emma’s inspir ing journey, as she works to bring Hope Squad, a school-based suicide preven tion program, to Louisiana. The film also shares the stories of two remarkable young people who tragically did not survive their attempts, and we learn first-hand from their families, friends, school officials and suicide prevention experts about the dev astating effects of suicide and what can be done to prevent it. The screening will be followed by an en gaging discussion on youth suicide pre vention and mental wellness with local identities, leaders, youth workers, youth mental health professionals, lived expe rience representatives and frontline first responders. There will also be resource tables sharing important information on mental health and suicide prevention. These include Run for MI Life, Grapevine Group, TUFMINDS Life Rescue, Real Mates Talk, Headspace, YIRS, Project Booyah Mackay, Standby- Support after “Emma’sSuicide. story captures the severity of the mental health and suicidality pandemic amongst the adolescent population in the United States. It is a serious yet uplifting story that provides hope, clarity and sup port to its audience from a personal per spective.” Saro Altinoglu, PSY.D, ROWI Teen and Parent Wellness Center. This screening is a collaboration between MAD Cow Coffee, Run for MI Life and Barb Hill Coaching and Mentoring. Each of these organisations work passionately within our community to raise awareness, provide support and ongoing education within our community and share the belief that working together we can reduce the stigma that prevents young people from speaking up and reduce the statistics with in our region.

WHAT: Picnic in the Gardens WHEN: Thursday, August 25, from 9.30am to 11.30am.

Movie Spotlights Cheerleader Paralysed By A Suicide Attempt

Cute Characters Bring Botanic Gardens To Life Isla and Sienna Gibbs with Ros Campbell and “Winnie the Australovenator” of Wild Puppets at last year’s Picnic in the PhotoGardens.supplied

WHAT: My Ascension Documentary Screening Event WHEN: 7 September 2022 WHERE: Birch Carrol and Coyle Cinemas Mt Pleasant Join Forces

This year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia Book Week theme is “Dreaming with eyes open”. The theme encourages readers to explore their own stories, to listen to Country as the first storyteller and to learn from friends that help them along the way.

WITH RHYTHM & THE REEF Book Week is a time to celebrate creativity, imagination and cute characters, and Picnic in the Gardens is the perfect oppor Thetunity.picnic, hosted by Mackay Regional Council Libraries, will feature 18 stallholders, roving puppets, face painting, a Baby Bounce and a Story Time session. It will be held at the Mack ay Regional Botanic Gardens next Thursday, August 25, from 9.30am to Mayor11.30am.Greg

The event will also feature life-size marine sculptures made from beach debris, live art displays and heaps more. This year’s event will be held on the river front at Bluewater Quay. Tickets are selling fast and are available online now.

Major businesses are jumping onboard local festival Rhythm & The Reef ahead of its second event in September. Field Mining Services Group has part nered with the festival, helping to put on an event that has quickly become an icon of culture and community in North MackayQueensland.Regional Council, Daly Bay and the Ambassador Hotel have also joined forces in support of bringing big city en tertainment to regional Queensland.

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WHERE: Mackay Regional Botanic Gardens TICKETS: This is a free community event

Williamson said the event was aimed at families with children up to five years of age. “If you’ve got young children, this is a tremendous morning out that’s both en joyable and educational,” Mr Williamson “Theresaid. will be 16 different providers of family services at the picnic as well as face painting and Ros with her Wild Puppets. “This is the biggest event on the calendar for our Library’s First Five Forever team and the atmosphere is amazing. “There are hundreds of fairy tale and book characters, as well as a good spread of su perheroes, Disney princesses and the oc casional Wiggle. “There’s plenty of games being played and usually multiple bubble machines running “It’snon-stop.asensational way for the team to spread the message of just how important early literacy is. “Research shows that reading, singing and playing with children for the first five years of their lives has a big impact on their future development. “Simple things like joining a Story Time or a Baby Bounce at your local library, or at an event like Picnic in the Park, can teach parents great tips for stimulating their child’s literacy development.”

Emma Benoit was paralysed by a suicide attempt. My Ascension is a documentary featuring her journey Rhythm & The Reef is back for 2022 thanks to local business. Photo supplied: Rhythm & The Reef

Event Director James Slade says the sup port of these businesses helps events bring bigger and better artists to Mackay, ulti mately putting on a better festival in a tur bulent time for the industry. “These businesses see the importance of creating a culture of excitement through out the region, and by doing so encourag ing more young people to move north and fill crucial roles of employment,” he said. Rhythm & The Reef is expected to attract punters from Cairns, Townsville, Rock hampton and southeast Queensland, pro viding a major boost to the economy. In 2021, the Rumble on The Reef events collectively brought over 5000 people from all over Australia to the region across a two-week period. This year’s line-up includes Running Touch, Touch Sensitive, ShockOne, Jack Botts, Ivan Ooze, Godlands, Felipe Bal domir, Moss and heaps of local favourites.

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Cane Country Ball is also an oppor tunity to support the remote businesses in the Pioneer Valley which are still recover ing from the fires and lack of tourism due to COVID. As The Finch Hatton Progress Association is not for profit organization, the ball is held to raise money for future events, lifting morale in the local val ley community for years to come. There will be a lucky door prize, raffle and best dressed prizes during the evening. Tickets are $60 per person, an absolute bargain as it includes a 3-course meal as well as entertainment. Why not book a table of 10 and treat your staff, family or friends to a great country night out? Put your glad rags on and sparkle for a great night of entertainment and fun.

Finch Hatton will glisten with fine frocks next month as the Cane Coun try Ball is back for its third year. The annual event started in 2019 as a way to recognize the extraordinary efforts from firefighters and locals during the 2018 bushfires that raged through the Pi oneer Valley. As a special part of the evening, a ‘Spirit of the Valley’ award is presented to an out standing individual or business who has gone above and beyond for the commu Thenity.

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WHAT: The Cane Country Ball WHERE: Finch Hatton Showground Hall WHEN: Saturday September 10, doors open at 5pm. TICKETS: Tickets can be obtained at Finch Hatton General Store or email Jess on jessdyer87@gmail.com.

“I think we’ll have more than 200 quality prizes,” Sandi said. The mega cent sales originated when Jen ny Miotto of the Variety Club and Jenny Costello got together to plan their first three years ago. “Jenny was known as the Queen of the Cent Sales but she has retired, so I’ve taken it on,” Sandi said. Doors open at 10am on September 18 for a noon start at the Bob Wood Community Hall. Food and drinks are available.

Members of the Mackay and District Orchid So ciety enjoyed a social evening with a dinner at Goosies Sport and Recreation Club recent Thely. Society is passionate about beautiful blooms, but also takes the opportunity to share the like minded passion of growing or chids with regular social occasions to form friendships. The Society meets at 7.30 pm the third Thursday of the month at the Sporting Wheelies Hall, 78 Bridge Road, Mackay. They invite you to come along and learn about growing orchids, ev eryone is welcome.

Some of the prizes for the mega cent sale on September 18 Mega will be back when the Sari na Arts and Crafts Centre and the Variety Club join forces for a fundraising cent sale on September 18. The sale at Sarina’s Bob Wood Community Hall on Sunday, September 18 will be the third that the Sarina Arts and Crafts Cen tre has held with Variety, which each year helps hundreds of children throughout TheAustralia.Artsand Crafts Centre’s Jenny Costello and Sandi Power of the Variety Club have put together a huge collection of great prizes.

The region’s favour ite annual road trip from Sarina to Mackay was held last weekend, with 154 trucks and vehicles rolling into the Mackay Showgrounds in the name of raising money for charity. Konvoy 4 Kids is about giving all children the same opportunities in life, no matter their “Ourability.mission is to em power Aussie kids who are sick, disadvan taged or have special needs, to live, laugh and learn. Our vision is for all Aussie kids to attain their full poten tial regardless of abili ty or background,” the Konvoy 4 Kids website Thisreads.year was a rag ing success, with funds raised supporting Vari ety, the Children’s Char Checkity. out the smiling faces who attended the family fun day, thanks to Mackay Seen, a pho tography sponsor of Konvoy 4 Kids.

Mega Cent Sale On The Horizon Blooms And Banter Cut A Rug At The Cane Country Ball photo credit: Mackay Seen

Michael Comerford has been announced as the Mackay Cutters Hostplus Cup Head Coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie Photos supplied: Mackay Cutters

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The announcement came the day after the Cutters upset top-of-the-table Burleigh Bears at home on Sunday. The Women in League Round clash start ed well for the Cutters with Kane Bradley opening the scoring in the third minute.

The Mackay Cutters have announced Michael Comerford as the club’s 10th Hostplus Cup Head Coach for the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Mr Comerford will take over from Dave Elliot who recently announced he will be departing the club to take on the Head Coach role at Norths Devils. A former player and current Assistant Coach for the Cutters, Mr Comerford says the news was unexpected, but he’s excited to take on the role. “A full-time opportunity in rugby league is something I’ve been really wanting over the last few years and to finally get that in my hometown at my club is very exciting for me,” he said. Mr Comerford says the role has progressed from a part-time to a full-time role and he hopes to use the extra time to develop the club’s “Keepingpathways.thisplaying group will be prior ity number one and, off the back of that, being in a full-time capacity now there’s a real opportunity to grow the football program and really go into a fair bit of de tail with our planning and hopefully that translates into results on the field,” he said. “Hopefully we do get that finals spot this year and, following the conclusion of this season, there’ll be a review process.

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This year’s event was hosted by Nadine Becker-Keir, owner of Elle Bache in Cane land Central. She said it’s an opportunity for the women in business and leaders of today to step up and show the next gener ation that they can be who they want to be if they work for it.

Try-scoring machine Alofiana Khan-Perei ra crossed twice for the visitors before the Cutters snuck in three quick tries in eight minutes before half-time thanks to Geha mat Shibasaki, Adam Cook and Kyle Kri Withsanski-Kennedy.theCutters leading 24-14 at halftime, momentum swung the way of the visitors in the second half, scoring four unanswered tries in the first half hour of the second half to hold a lead of 26-34 with ten minutes to go. The Cutters hit back in the final ten min utes thanks to Ross Bella and a second from Krisanski-Kennedy. With both teams scoring six tries each, it was Adam Cook’s 6/6 conversions proving the difference with the Cutters winning The38-34.Cutters will return to BB Print Stadium on Saturday, taking on the second-placed Sunshine Coast Falcons in their last home game of the regular season.

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“Dave’s put us in a really good spot, I’m very comfortable with where we are at as a football program to take over from there and he deserves a lot of credit for that.”

Last weekend’s match between the QCCS Mackay Cutters and the Burleigh Bears also saw ladies look ing pretty in pink, supporting the Women in League initiative. It’s a movement which encourages inclu sivity across the sport, from the mothers who take their kids to footy, the support ive partners on the sideline, to the growing number of women in the sport and in volved with clubs at administrative, coach ing and management levels.

Mackay Road Runners Bon sons Scrub Road 6km and Eager12km. athletes took to the Bonsons Scrub Road start line as runners set themselves a difficult challenge from the undulating first one kilometre towards Ian Reddacliff Drive’s testing peaks and troughs. Determined and focussed youngsters Toby Rule, Luke Leven and Oliver Rule had a great outing in the 12km course and Damien Rutland in the 6km, hitting the lead early and maintaining their scorching pace across the en tire Justinevent.Rule, Kaye Nyenuh, Ricky Parker, Michael Feen aghty, Craig Andrews, Robin Stinson, Darrin Pullen, birth day boy Andrew Wallace, Alan Zamparutti, Andrew Short and John Couldrey were easily in control right from the get-go however were unfortunately unable to keep up with the younger legs of their lead rivals. Jose Short had an outstanding run in the 12km, reaping the benefits of dedicated regular training and racing under Tri-ActiV8 by taking first in the girls, followed by Glynis ExcellentForse. performances also came from Carol Dawes, Car mel Mahon, Brenda Windsor, Carol Brown, Jo Hughes and Geeta Ariani. In out-of-town racing news, several locals ran the Sun shine Coast Marathon which resulted in excellent out comes for Paul Mackenzie, Mick Vivian, Terese Hackney, Shelley Binney, Julie Whibley and Tim Magoffin. The next Mackay Road Runners event is the North Queensland Bulk Ports/Po diatry Mackay Magic Mile Club Championship Sig nature Event this Sunday morning from the Mackay Marina Harbour Breakwater entrance.

The 2022 Tri-ActiV8 winner Glynis Forse (left) with her awesome prize generously donated and presented by Tri-ActiV8 Coach Kerryn McDuff

Mercy College Under 13s Fast Four Mixed Touch Football championship-winning squad. L-R standing: Mason Muscat, Darcy Cabassi, Harper Shields; front Vitea Parter, Mia Davidson and Jade Williams

Mercy College and St Patrick’s College dominated the inau gural Mackay All Schools Fast 4 Mixed Touch Football Championships staged recently at Norris Road Touch Fields in North Mackay – capturing two of the three age division trophies and sweep ing all team relays in a masterful perfor Organisedmance. by Northern Beaches High School stalwart Jamaiah Hutchinson, the event proved most successful with some of the region’s best touch football prospects demonstrating their skill and endurance in a competitive cauldron. Leading the way were Mercy College’s all conquering 13 years team Can’t Touch Us – comprised of Queensland Under 12 touch football representative star Harper Shields; boom Magpies rugby league ju niors Mason Muscat and Darcy Cabassi plus outstanding all round female athletes Vitea Parter, Jade Williams and Mia Da vidson who clinched the title with a 3-2 triumph over Holy Spirit College in an epic Grand Final. With the gifted Shields, the reigning Mackay Sports Person of the Year and State title-winning Capricornia captain calling the shots, the super slick Mercy combination recorded 8-0, 11-4 and 9-2 victories over Catherine McAuley College teams and thumped Northern Beaches High 10-0 to advance to the decider. Muscat and Parter dashed over for cru cial tries in the championship final which proved a thrilling contest. It capped a big week for the naturally gift ed Parter who was crowned Mercy Col lege’s U/13 Girls Athletics age champion for 2022 just two days earlier. Parter is also a talented five eighth with the Magpies U/14 womens rugby league team and scored a try in a 30-0 drubbing of Norths Devils last weekend. Williams, a promising hooker with the U/14 Wanderers, nabbed two tries in a 26-8 win over Brothers to help her side re main undefeated after ten rounds. The elusive Davidson is an exciting touch football prospect with the Magpies and Mackay representative teams and helped form a dynamic Mercy combination from all parts of the field.

Perfectly cool running conditions warmed to a beautiful day on Sunday morning as over for ty runners enjoyed the early morning annual Tri-ActiV8

Birthday boy Andrew Wallace takes time out of his celebrations to fit in an early morning run. Photos supplied: Janelle Tilse

Legendary runner Ricky “The Flash” Parker (centre) flanked by Brenda Windsor (left) and Carol Brown (right) Runners Alan Zamparutti (left) and Kay Nyenuh (right) appreciate volunteer, Greg Dawes (centre)

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Triumphant St Patrick’s College White squad that won the Opens Fast Four Mixed Touch Football championship. L-R: Tenzin Contor, Madeline Benson, Ethan Van Kerkwyk, Jaxon Purdue and Madeline Doring

St Patrick’s College White featuring rug by league playmaker Jaxon Purdue, Ethan Van Kerkwyk, Tenzin Contor, Madeline Benson and Madeline Doring outclassed St Patrick’s College Red 7-1 to win the Opens trophy. Ben Pease, Bailey Caruana, Bradley Maneros, Keely Pitt and Paige Mooney turned in sharp performances for the runners up. Purdue, a talented half back with St Patrick’s successful Opens rugby league side, had double reason to celebrate af ter also winning the Flick Pass competition with a spectacu lar half field pass from behind his Holyback.Spirit College defeated Mackay State High to claim the Under 15s trophy. Mercy’s Under 13 Haphep hobia team which included Treyce Ciantar, Rourke Bagley, Harry Gordon, Matilda Clark, Tayla Lucas and Tahlia Jenson finished third after toppling Catherine McAuley College 9-1 in their play off. In the Under 15s division, Mercy’s Too Fast But Not Serious team of Jala Brown, Courtney Harris, Maddy Mooney, Calvin Ramos, Eli Cookson and Miles Kerrisk also grabbed third spot with the Chirap tophobia side featuring Max Browne, Oscar Bishop, Jack Vella, Keeley Logan, Grace Bayns and Lucy McKendry finish ing fourth. By Chris Karas

FAST MOVERS Fast 4 Mixed Touch Football Title Triumphs

Road Take On Bonsons Scrub Road

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Mackay Galaxy Netball Club member Mischa Dinsdale has been selected to participate in the Northern Mendi Rays Development Program based in Townsville Mischa Dinsdale wasn’t yet born when all time Aus tralian netball great Vicki Wilson rung down the curtain on her stellar international sporting ca reer back in 1999. But the promising 15-year-old Mer cy College netballer is fully aware of the legendary goal shooter’s amazing achievements with our golden Dia monds national team. Wilson chalked up 104 caps for the Diamonds during an illustrious 15year career which included captain ing Australia to a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Kuala Lumpur in 1998 and World Cup title in 1999 in Christchurch before her retire Thement.Queensland sharpshooter also featured in Australia’s triumphant World Cup-winning teams in Syd ney (1991) and Birmingham (1995). Mischa received the biggest thrill of her career at this year’s Queensland Independent Secondary Schools Netball (QISSN) Carnival in Mackay when she was named the Most Valu able Player for her team by tourna ment officials.

The centre court ace accepted the award from Vicki Wilson herself, who attended the five-day Carnival as a special guest, and was given a huge compliment from the former Diamonds captain. Wilson, who has a sharp eye for tal ent, heaped praise on young Din sdale after watching her perform strongly for Mercy College and help bring home the QISSN Division 6 championship trophy. “Mischa has the ability to go a long way in netball if her performances at QISSN are any guide,” an appre ciative Wilson told the gathering at Mackay Multisports Stadium. “She has a lot of potential and was outstanding throughout the Carni val at centre where she truly inspired her teammates,” Wilson added. An excited Mischa said she was “sur prised but very happy” to receive the MVP Award and delighted to meet the Diamonds icon. “I appreciate Vicki’s kind words and will cherish them – she is such a great ambassador for netball in Queensland and quick to offer en couragement and advice to up and coming players” revealed Mischa. The determined Dinsdale continues to hone her skills with the Galaxy club in the Mackay Netball Associ ation and has just been selected to participate in the Northern Mendi Rays Development Program based in TheTownsville.Rayscompete in the HART Sapphire Series, a semi-profes sional state-wide league that pro vides homespun talent in North Queensland the opportunity to showcase their skills. Mischa is part of a Mackay contin gent of three that will join the Rays program along with Mercy College team mates and top prospects Sien na Uriarte (centre) and Havana Ab bott (wing defence). By Chris Karas

MACKAY SURF LIFESAVING CLUB wishes to thank these local businesses for your support last season. Your contribution to the club has kept Harbour Beach safe. Thank you! MAJOR SPONSORS MINOR SPONSORS Sponsorship packages for the 2022/23 season are now available by contacting admin@mackayslsc.com.au Any assistance, whether large or small will keep our beaches safe this season NETBALL

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Club legend and Patron, Reg Butler with wife Helen and Christine Webb enjoying the afternoon. (source: Leah McLean Photography)

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LIFESAVING Junior Club Champion - Meliana Craig John Patti Most Improved Nipper - Kody Amos Flo Payne Club Nipper Culture - Ash Johnson George Moody Quiet Achiever - Jake Hudspith Junior Coaches Award - Bodie Mau Junior Club Captain - Molly Madden Presidents award for ‘Service and Vigilance - Tony Caris Volunteer of the year - Ben Madden Junior Lifesaver of the year - Jesse Holmstrom Bronze Medallion of the year - Andrea Conroy Surf Rescue Certificate of the year - Sofie Searle Trainer & Assessor of the Year - Peter ‘Stan’ Ridland Coach of the year - Josh Grant Senior competitor of the year - David Fitzmaurice Highest patrol hours & 100+ hours - Ryan Lee Patrol Captain of the year - Peter Kynastan AWARD WINNERS

hitting the waterslide to celebrate the end of the season. (source: Leah McLean Photography) As Volunteer of the Year, Ben Madden has made a huge contribution to the club. (source: Leah McLean Photography)

GUARDIANS OF HARBOUR BEACH VOLUNTEERS RECOGNISED AT MACKAY SLSC AWARDS DAY

Some of the Mackay SLSC Nippers celebrating their season – it’s a Ripper to be a Nipper! (source: Leah McLean NippersPhotography)enjoy

Head Coach Greg Born received a gift for his efforts training club members throughout the season. (source: Leah McLean Photography)

“The awards night was a way of recognis ing those people who make a difference, from our volunteer workforce who run major carnivals such as the North Austra lian Titles, our Nippers program and the Tri-Series events, our very own Qld State Title silver medallists the “Box Bellies” Boat crew, life member award recipients, our generous sponsors and most impor tantly our Club Captain, Patrol teams and patrolling members,” Mr Smith added. “As a club we are proud of the achieve ments of all our members and the evening was a great way to celebrate together, after a long and busy season. We are now start ing to plan for an even bigger and better season, with the club’s AGM taking place on the 13th of June at 3pm at the Surf Club.” by Josh Grant

Josh Grant receiving the Clive Hammond Medal for outstanding service & dedication at the recent NBB branch awards. (source: NBB Media) Club President Brendan Smith enjoying the afternoon before the presentation of awards starts. (source: Leah McLean Photography)

Mackay SLSC held their annu al awards day on the scenic grounds in front of the Harbour Beach Surf Club, with members taking in the beautiful ocean and island views, as well as each other’s company to celebrate what has been a challenging but rewarding Clubseason.President Brendan Smith opened the afternoon recognising the clubs’ 70-years of “Vigilance and Service” as the guard ians of Harbour Beach. This was a historic milestone for the club and reflects the long and valued association the club has with the Mackay community. Mr. Smith said, “Being a volunteer organ isation there are many people who make sacrifices to contribute to the running of various aspects of the club, this ensures that we can keep our beach safe for the Mackay Community.

ing for WAS. The Mercy College Intermediate team was: Kiana Dunn, Matilda Wiggins, Madeleine Searle, Tahlia Anderson, Holly Wardrop, Alex Woods, Elisha Holdsworth and Poppy Goodman. There was no joy for the Mercy Inter mediate Boys X1 who were knocked out of the tournament by Proserpine State High in sensational circumstances.

Patrick’s were crowned State Twenty20 champions after toppling Toowoomba’s Fairholme College in com prehensive style in Brisbane last October.

Lightning could strike twice for the all-conquering combined Mercy/St Patrick’s College Mackay senior girls cricket team this summer. Fresh from their success in the 2021 Queensland Cricket StreetSmarts Second ary Schools Twenty20 State Challenge, the Mercy/St Patrick’s girls are pulling out all stops to bring home back-to-back cham pionship titles. As reigning trophy holders, the girls will open their 2022 campaign in a third-round fixture early next month with no less than nine members of their State Champion ship-winning squad back on deck. Player of the Final and star top order bat Isabella Sammut plus all-rounder Meg Connolly are the only two members of the triumphant 2021 team not returning to the Mercy/Stfold.

Meanwhile Mercy College’s Intermedi ate Girls cricket team opened its 2022 State Twenty20 Challenge campaign with a six-wicket victory over Whitsun day Anglican School at the Vigoro Fields in PromisingMackay. all-rounder Kiana Dunn (45 not out off 39 balls) and Madeleine Sear le (15 not out) posted a second wicket stand of 81 to help Mercy (1-87) eclipse Whitsunday Anglican School’s tally of Matilda7-86.

Chasing 87 for victory, the Mercy boys squandered their advantage with the bat - collapsing from 3-71 in dramatic fash ion by losing an incredible seven wickets for five runs to be rolled for 76.

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Wiggins (2-8 off three overs), Alex Woods (1-10), Dunn (1-20) and Searle (1-22) were the pick of the Mercy bowlers with Jade Gersch (24) top scor

Mercy/St Patrick’s College all conquering Senior Girls team that captured the 2021 Queensland StreetSmarts Secondary Schools Twenty 20 Cricket State Challenge title. Standing with team officials Adam Knezevic, Chris Dunn and Angela Beardmore. L-R: Meghan McCarthey, Mikaela Penny, Gabby Ipson, Elisha Holdsworth, Harriet Bampton, Kiana Dunn; front Haylee Holdsworth, Mackenzie Allen, Eeden Thoimpson, Isabella Sammut and Meg Connolly

Having assembled another strong Se nior Girls X1 this season comprising ace all-rounders McCarthey and Kiana Dunn, Mikaela Penny, Gabby Ipson, Elisha Hold sworth and Haylee Holdsworth, Eeden Thompson and St Patrick’s duo Harriet Bampton and Mackenzie Allen there is plenty of belief amongst the group of re taining the trophy. Under the tutelage of Mercy College staff members and Mackay cricket legends Adam Knezevic, Chris Dunn, Angela Beardmore and Patrick Hoare plus the ex pertise of St Patrick’s duo Eddie Keogh and Doug Beddington the cricket program at both colleges continues to flourish.

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John Kennell (bowling) and Lorraine Silman won their mixed pairs game on Saturday

Patrick’s (1-107) coasted to vic tory with Sammut’s classy knock of 65 not out a feature of the innings.

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The annual past presidents’ ladies vs men day will be played on Mon day afternoon, 12th September at TeamsGoosies.are now being registered, so make up a team of four men or four ladies and register your team or interest with Bevan Cooper phone 0409 053 217. Last year all rinks were filled; entries must be in by 5th September. See the notice board for all de Mondaytails. mixed pairs winners were J. Vick er and Sue Hazledine followed by Tony Allsop and Peter Shepherd. Lucky draw winners were G. and K. Burrell. Wednesday ladies’ day was won by Therese Russell, Shirley Bartolo and Carmel Bell. In second place were Elaine Buckton and Coral ThursdayFrancis.mixed pairs winners were Tony Allsop and Warren Corbett with Ian Mc Donald and Bruce McCubben in second place. Greens vouchers went to Chrissy Hall, Margaret Fogg and A. Bailey. The kit ty toucher jackpots. Friday mixed pairs was won by Debbie Mackenzie and Lorna Bowers. Lucky draw winner was Alex Cameron and Ernie Sealy with Asko Helenius and Vern Mietzel in second Saturdayplace.men’s pairs winners were Tony Allsop and Wayne Mietzel. Peter Miller and John Stronach came second. Contributed by Tony Allsop.

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Talented skipper Meghan McCarthey (St Patrick’s) snared three wickets and Haylee Holdsworth bagged some spectacular catches to restrict Fairholme to 5-103 in the Mercy/Stfinal.

Purdue nabbed a hat-trick of tries and cre ated several others with his deft passing and astute kicking to underline his poten Thetial.

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Ignatius Park College – the newly crowned Confraternity Shield Rugby League cham pions - booked a Grand Final berth when they edged out Kirwan State High 12-10 in extra time. But they now face a formidable foe in St Patrick’s, who have hit their straps at the right time of the season.

St Patrick’s coach Michael Comerford praised his team for their strong show ings at the ‘business end of the competi tion’ and believes their hunger for success is an important factor. “The boys have worked really hard since Confro on all aspects of their game and now hope to reap the benefits,” said the Mercy College Sports Co-ordinator. “We came through our semifinal un scathed and the team has the skill, endur ance and will power to give the title a big crack,” he added. There is plenty of incentive for both St Pat rick’s College and Ignatius Park College with the winner of Friday’s Grand Final to square off with the victors of the Dolphins Cup competition – covering the Rock hampton to Wide Bay region – en route to the State Championship.

Mercy College advanced to the Grand Fi nal courtesy of a forfeit from Mareeba State High with Kirwan toppling Ignatius Park in the other semifinal. Players to watch for Mercy include impact forwards Cohen Jackson, Hunter Harris, hooker Hudson Clark, back rower Saxon Croft, prop Reuben Saron, five eighth Adam McSherry, centres Lachlan Whippy and Toby Woodall and fullback Lane Maunder.

The promising playmaker, who is con tracted to the North Queensland Cow boys, has shown why he was named in this year’s Confraternity Rugby League Merit Team with skilful performances in the prestigious schoolboy Cup competitions.

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half back maestro hopes to replicate his ‘best on ground’ performance in the recent clash with Ignatius Park where he guided his team to their first triumph over the Confraternity Shield champions in five Styears.Patrick’s had too many big guns for Mackay State High in a lopsided semifi nal – establishing a 22-0 lead at the interval with a four try blitz before ramming home their advantage.

Hard working forwards Levi Love and Dillon Bulgarelli also impressed for St Patrick’s in a top team effort. Purdue (3), Emerging Queensland U/18 hooker Xavier Kerrisk (2), fullback Will Shears, centre Kai Simon and forward Bulgarelli posted tries with Simon (5) and Bray Tait chipping in with conversions.

Both coaches acknowledged that Kirwan State High would provide stiff opposition for their team of Mercy warriors in the Grand Final showdown on Wednesday at the Mack ay Junior League Fields. It was only two weeks prior that both schools featured in a torrid tussle during the prelimi nary rounds, with Mercy registering a coura geous 16-10 victory to earn bragging rights.

Purdue continued his purple form patch with a superb game against Mackay State High in the final’s series – engineering an eight try rout with his tricks-of-the-trade.

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Having recently clinched the minor ti tle with a 20-6 victory over Ignatius Park in Townsville, the St Patrick’s team have shown their premiership credentials with strong performances in the Cup series. That stirring win avenged the school’s loss to Ignatius Park in last month’s Confrater nity Shield Grand Final and has given the team a massive confidence boost in the lead up to the Aaron Payne Cup decider.

Outstanding half back prospect Jaxon Purdue is one of several key St Patrick’s College players in action today against Ignatius Park College in the Aaron Payne Cup Grand Final at Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville Tireless Mercy College forward Saxon Croft featured in the Cowboys Challenge Shield Grand Final against Kirwan State High St Patrick’s College and Mercy Col lege Mackay have created a slice of schoolboy rugby league history by qualifying for the 2022 Aaron Payne Cup and Cowboys Challenge Shield Grand Fi Innals.a first for the proud sporting nursery, the St Patrick’s outfit will line up this Fri day afternoon against archrivals Ignatius Park College in the Aaron Payne Cup de cider at Queensland Country Bank Stadi um in Townsville. The showdown is being billed as a ‘clash of the titans’ and will be staged as a cur tain-raiser to the NRL clash between North Queensland Cowboys and the New Zealand Warriors. It is a maiden Aaron Payne Cup Grand Fi nal appearance for the St Patrick’s giants, who thumped neighbours Mackay State High 44-6 in a semifinal last week at the Mackay Junior League Fields.

When experienced Mercy College rugby league officials Matthew Paul and Ian Schifi litti sat down to discuss their team’s tactics for the Cowboys Challenge Shield Grand Final, they didn’t have to look too far for a blueprint to success.

A highlight of that win was Mercy’s super de fensive effort throughout the second half as the Kirwan boys dominated possession but to no Despiteavail.aheavy penalty count against them and limited ball, the Mercy team showed its champion qualities by defending like tro jans in a spirited performance to keep their Townsville rivals at bay. Coaches Paul and Schifilitti will be look ing for a similar defensive effort from their charges when both schools lock horns again in the Shield decider.

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Classy St Patrick’s half back Jaxon Purdue is the player to watch after masterclass dis plays in recent weeks.

St Patrick’s College Grand Final squad is: Will Shears, Bailey Anderson, Beau Jones, Kai Simon, Coby Arthur, Harry Thorpe, Jaxon Purdue, Henry Thorpe (captain), Bray Tait, Liam Doherty, Levi Love, Xavier Kerrisk, Matthew Watts; Ethan Van Kerk wyk, Hudson Galletly, Decy Jones, Oscar Warden, Patrick Vella, Kayne Smith, Jack Clark, Dillon Bulgarelli. By Chris Karas Mercy College Young Guns Chase Cowboys Challenge Shield Hon ours

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This outstanding rural home is built by renowned builder ‘Rebtzke homes’ and features key elements for the whole family to enjoy; 4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms and multiple generously sized living areas and more. You and all of your family will be impressed by both the modern style and quality touches that are featured in this family home. Privacy is paramount here and an amazing feeling of free space is represented by the unique design. The construct of the home incorporates high ceilings and glass panel windows allowing an abundance of natural light and ventilation to fill the home. Tiled flooring and carpet flow throughout the home with the black accents complementing the open plan living and dining area that spills out onto the entertainer’s patio that overlooks the breathtaking countryside.

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22B24 Elizabeth St, North Mackay BY NEG 9:00-9:30Gardian

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‘Elsewhere’, Blue Mountain, Central Qld generous 86.6ha* (214* acres) on the banks of Funnell Creek in the well renowned Blue Mountain district into 5 paddocks w/ a laneway system leading to central cattle yards w/ vet crush & loading yards Predominately covered in Pangola, there are several areas that would also be suitable for hay production Funnell Creek irrigation licence + equipped bore, previously growing strawberries for roadside & markets bedroom shed house, open plan living w/ bathroom, kitchen & air conditioning + nice wood heater Auction Thursday 25 August 10am Unit 1, 39 Broad St, Sarina Richard Murphy 0417 980 289 Ray White Rural Sarina *approx.raywhiteruralsarina.com.au Tightly Held Blue Mountain Grazing – Great First Farm or Add On Outline Indicative Only Press_Half_186x260_C1_V1.indd 1 28/7/22 2:44 pmRuralRural Outline Indicative Only Outline Indicative Only Tightly Held Blue Mountain Grazing – Great First Farm or Add On Dual Frontage Acreage ‘Elsewhere’, Blue Mountain, Central Qld • A generous 86.6ha* (214* acres) on the banks of Funnell Creek in the well renowned Blue Mountain district • Fenced into 5 paddocks w/ a laneway system leading to central cattle yards w/ vet crush & loading yards • Predominately covered in Pangola, there are several areas that would also be suitable for hay production • Funnell Creek irrigation licence + equipped bore, previously growing strawberries for roadside & markets • 4 bedroom shed house, open plan living w/ bathroom, kitchen & air conditioning + nice wood heater Auction Thursday 25 August 10am Unit 1, 39 Broad St, Sarina Auction Thursday 25 August 10am Unit 1, 39 Broad St, Sarina Richard Murphy 0417 980 289 Richard Murphy 0417 980 289 Ray White Rural Sarina Ray White Rural Sarina AUSTRALIA'S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN PROPERTY raywhiteruralsarina.com.au 10ha* (25ac*), Barrie Lane, Homebush, Qld • Dual frontage to Barrie Lane & Eton-Homebush Rd • School across the road, 26min* Mackay, 16min* Paget Industrial area, 8min* Bruce Highway • Fertile acreage to build your home or ideal spot for a large hardstand industrial complex (STCA) • 3 phase power access, currently under cane

Address: 224 Victoria Street, Mackay Phone: 07 4898 1909

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12 Duranbah Cct, Blacks Beach Stunning street appeal. Awesome neighbours with owner occupiers taking pride in their presentation. A gorgeous interior with beautiful features throughout. High ceilings make the home feel so welcoming. The kitchen and open plan layout are divine and so homely. The modern kitchen is a delightful, so much storage and truly a quality kitchen. The back patio is a great size, and fit to entertain all the family and friends. The yard is perfect for the family and great for a dog, build your shed or pop in that pool you've been dreaming of. This home is perfect! Price By Negotiation 10:00-10:30amSaturdayBEDBATHCAR 0415 717

Address: 224 Victoria Street, Mackay Phone: 07 4898 1909

84 O'Riely Ave, Marian 33 Cassia St, Beaconsfield

Immaculate is an understatement. This luxury home will have you falling in love and never wanting to leave. Perched up high, elevated with a fantastic strong retaining wall, the home is situated maximising the shed and garage space. 2 bay garage, concreted up the side of the home and boasting an amazing 2 bay shed. Tick all the boxes right here. Luxury, second to none home. So spacious and so well finished. Make a lifetime of memories at 84 O'Riely Avenue. Jump on this one while you can, don't miss out. Call Today!

PricePrice By Negotiation By Negotiation ExploreExplore 3:00-3:30pmSaturday12:45-1:15pmSaturday 2 41 Y1BED BATH CAR SHED BED BATH CAR 4 3 Stacy Brand Stacy Brand 0415 134 717 0415 134 717

This solid brick home is the perfect starter home! In an awesome suburb, tucked away with local traffic only. This a beautiful home to call your own. Modern flooring throughout, freshly painted with a great light appeal, updated and modern kitchen with a great colour scheme. This home is move in ready and the perfect place to begin the next chapter of life. Open plan living and lounge is always pleasant, feel right at home when being welcomed by the light, bright entry. The yard is a fantastic size, a tree for the kids to climb and a pool that will be a must in the sweltering Summer to come. Call Today!

37 Stevic St, Walkerston 15 Marjorie St, Walkerston This is the one you've been waiting for. The shed, the pool, the entertainer’s area and the fantastic spacious home that accommodates the whole family. Here it is, 37 Stevic Street has got it all. When you find a home like this best to jump on it. The versatile living space will be perfect as the family grows. Designed perfectly with the Master Suite located away from the other 3 bedrooms. All bedrooms are apart from each other and designed in a way that makes everyone feel that they have their own space. Modern and move in ready, don't spend a dollar on upgrades and make this home the one for your next Nestledchapter.

Address: 224 Victoria Street, Mackay Phone: 07 4898 1909

amongst quality homes in a highly sought-after area, this fully a/c, picture-perfect family home with side access to a 5x7m powered shed out the back will appeal to you from the moment you pull up! A spacious and light-filled living area greets you upon entry and flows through to a large dining space, huge kitchen area and a 2nd living zone. The spacious master bedroom features a convenient ensuite and BIRs are found in all bedrooms. Walkerston holds a special spot in the hearts of many, thanks to the country-style charm and relaxed atmosphere, whilst boasting all the essential shops you could possibly need!

PricePrice By OffersNegotiationOver$509,000 ExploreExplore 9:00-9:30amSaturday11:30-12:00pmSaturday2 42 3 Y Y BED BATH CAR POOL SHED BED BATH CAR SHED Y4 4 Stacy Brand DanielMark 0415 134 717 0400 257 229

• 888 acres over 4 titles with a wide frontage to the Pioneer River at Pinevale West of Mackay. Cane Production Area of 153 acres with additional 86 acres formerly cultivated now established to irrigatable Rhodes grass pasture. Balance mostly lightly treed open forest ridge country with Signal, Rhodes & Stylo well established. Stock fencing in good order provides 5 paddocks.

07 4963 2500 | 43 Wood St, Mackay | blacksrealestate.com.au 85 Masottis Road, Homebush 3 2 2 Lot 6 Munbura Road, Munbura 0428 182 569 | rural@blacksrealestate.com.au | Royce Dunn 0428 182 569 | rural@blacksrealestate.com.au | Royce Dunn OPEN DIVERSIFIED 102 ACRES CREEK FRONT FARM & FORMER TOURIST VENUE MAKE IT YOURS • Diversity is key to this 102 acres farming and formerly tourist business property on Sandy Creek, under 20 minutes to Mackay at Homebush. • Broad range of sturdy structural improvements include a 3 bedroom & sleep out home, large masonary block garden centre/tourist attraction (formerly Orchid Ways), modern 6m x 9m high clearance zincalum over steel frame shed & various other out buildings including well constructed poultry & aviary runs. Set in pleasant well established gardens, running down to include the fantastic swimming hole. Within 10 mins of Mackay and Sarina. This wonderful and level block allows room for a self sustaining lifestyle for anyone. With room for a large house and shed. The large corner block is 1 hectare (2.5 acres) in size with bitumen road frontage. Your bore is located in the upper corner of the property. The property is a small walk away from Bell Creek which provides a sense of relaxation to the area. High quality soil allows you to create your own self sustaining lifestyle with a lovely garden and poultry.

• Fibro house needs renovation.

0428 182 569 | rural@blacksrealestate.com.au | Royce Dunn Pinevale Road, Pinevale RIVERFRONT- CANE & CATTLE

• Main shed/workshop of 387m2 with high clearance harvester bay and second open front machinery shed. Auction on site Saturday Inspection17/9/2022at2.00pm

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0409 095 703 | pfrancis@blacksrealestate.com.au | Peter Francis 0401 835 806 | dcronin@blacksrealestate.com.au | Dan Cronin 07 4963 2500 | 43 Wood St, Mackay | blacksrealestate.com.au 0427 423 553 | gwilson@blacksrealestate.com.au | Glenis Wilson 193 Pleystowe Connection Road, Balnagowan 3 2 9 55C Coles Road, Andergrove 3 2 2 13 Raymond Croker Drive, Mount Pleasant 3 1 3 RURAL LIFESTYLE BLOCK !! LAST ONE REMAINING… MAKE IT YOURS! FULLY RENOVATED FAMILY HOME WITH SHED • 7373 sq metre (about 2 acres) rural lifestyle block within the 20km radius of Mackay. • Solid 3 bedroom highset Qld style home with fully enclosed brick base. • Quality polished hardwood timber floors throughout. Roomy living area. • Second bathroom, laundry and storage to ground level • 3 sheds including a 21m x 8m, 6 lockable bay machinery shed plus high clearance bay. • Perfect location with close proximity to Coles and Woolworths at Andergrove as well as Mount Pleasant Shopping Centre and Mackay CBD! • No Body Corporate Fees! • Current rental return of $495 per week with lease to 15 November 2022! • Two car garage PLUS parking space at the front of the townhouse! • PERFECT if you are downsizing, purchasing your first home or looking for an investment property! • Spacious home and landscaped gardens on a 799 sq. m corner block • Detached 2 bay carport and 10.5m x 4.5m colorbond shed. • Two roomy air-conditioned living spaces that are separated by a sunken sitting room. • Huge outdoor entertaining area on the all-weather patio. • 2021 renovated galley kitchen and modern bright bathroom. • Fully tiled home with three bedrooms that offer built in robes, fans, and blinds. Main bedroom has aircon. Auction on site Saturday 27/8/2022atnoonOPEN Sat 1.45 –Offers2.45pmfrom$399,000OPEN Sat: 9.30 - $449,00010.00amOPEN Sat 11.15 - 11.45am OPENOPENOPEN

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Some of these amenities include a total of 9 public and private schools , both primary and secondary, childcare, sporting fields, Mackay Golf Club, 2 major shopping centres, 2 local shopping centres, and under 15 minutes drive to some of the best beaches Mackay has on offer.

Blacks Real Estate is now offering these prime residential lots for sale in one of the most convenient locations available in Mackay. All allotments are level parcels of land and are ideal for entry level buyers, downsizers and investors alike given the price and proximity to major amenities. Available lots range in size from 375 sq m to 715 sq m and are priced from $180,000 through to $215,000. Furthermore potential buyers in Somerset Park can have the comfort that design guidelines are in place to ensure the integrity and visual appeal of the estate will be maintained at a premium level.

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Somerset Park is located just 5 klms north of the Mackay CBD and is well known for its clean and green image , neighbourly spirit, parks and recreation, as well as its close proximity to public transport and a multitude of amenities.