OUR WHITSUNDAY HAVE YOUR SAY: WHITSUNDAY COAST AIRPORT MASTERPLAN NEWS IN BRIEF

Bowen

Amenities Upgrade

Works commenced on Monday 31 July to create new amenities in the Bowen Cemetery and expand our existing facilities in Hansen Park.

Existing toilet blocks will remain open until the new upgrades are completed. The old infrastructure at Bowen Cemetery will be dismantled early September.

We are excited to unveil the new services, which will also include a beautiful mural on the expanded features at Hansen Park – stay tuned!

We apologise for the inconvenience of the necessary works, please respect safety fencing and pedestrian signage on-site so we can get the job done efficiently!

A variety of fun at your local library!

Author Chat with Natalie Stockdale

We look forward to welcoming local author Natalie Stockdale for a chat.

Natalie will share inspirational stories from her latest book “Campfire for a Woman’s Heart”, the second book in her Campfire for the Heart series. This is a free event with light refreshments available. Bookings are essential by calling your local library.

Chair Yoga at Cannonvale Library!

This month at the Cannonvale Library, a certified yoga teacher will guide you through the basics of chair yoga: gentle stretches seated in a chair and also standing postures.

When: 10am to 11am, Monday 21st & Monday 28 August 2023

Cost: Free

We will highlight the importance of gentle exercise for well-rounded health and well-being. We will address how to align the breath with movement.

Like other forms of exercise, seated yoga may also help improve mood, your confidence and relieve anxiety and depression.

Please call Cannonvale Library on 4846 9400.

Whitsunday Regional Council is undertaking a review and update of the Whitsunday Coast Airport (WCA) Master Plan 2015.

The Master Plan is used to strategically guide the development and expansion of the airport and a review is practical following the recent and significant growth in passenger numbers and aircraft traffic.

what’s on - proserpine entertainment centre!

Grigoryan Brothers - This is Us - 26 August 2023

Acclaimed guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have created a suite of music inspired by 18 objects personally selected from the National Museum of Australia’s vast collection, which traces our diverse and complex history.

Soweto Gospel Choir - Hope - 3 September 2023

Hope is an all-new concert by 3-time Grammy®-winning Soweto Gospel Choircelebrating songs and anthems from the Freedom movement of Nelson Mandela’s South Africa, back to the Civil Rights Movement of Martin Luther King’s 1950’s America.

The Alphabet of Awesome Science - 15 September 2023

Join professors Lexi Con and Noel Edge (the Word Nerd and the Science Freak) for a thrilling voyage through the alphabet – where great big chewy sesquipedalian words inspire mind-blowing scientific surprises.

To book visit the Proserpine Entertainment Centre website or call (07) 4945 0405.

Council is looking to determine if the infrastructure solutions proposed in the 2015 Plan remain relevant, or require reconsideration.

Chief Operating Officer Aviation & Tourism, Craig Turner, said its about understanding what we need now, in five years and in ten years.

“That could be international freight, parallel taxiways or an expansion of the runway,” he said.

“We’ll wait to be informed by the experts as to what we need but planning is key, we want to be ahead of the game and have a duration where we can grow into the airport & infrastructure.”

Mayor Julie Hall said an important part of this process is developing a clear understanding of the aviation related needs of the broader Whitsunday community.

“This is a community owned council asset and we want to hear from our residents and local businesses as to what they want the airport to be,” she said.

“We have multiple avenues for providing feedback and asking questions so I encourage our community to put their ideas forward for consideration.”

Choose Collinsville Town Centre Upgrade

Council workers have been busy at work on the Collinsville Town Centre Upgrade since commencing on 17 July. To date, works have included:

• Saw cut the seal within the road to install the conduit for garden irrigation

• Removal of hedges near Nugents Food Store

• Concreting of hedge areas that have been removed

• Installation of new seating and bins

Furniture was installed ahead of schedule due to rain impacting the digging of new garden beds. In the fortnight ahead, Council will commence digging new garden beds (subject to weather).

This will involve small work sites, moving through the street, minimising impacts on any one business for extended time.

Wca Consultation Details

Have your say on the future of the Whitsunday Coast Airport!

Visit our online engagement portal yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au to complete the survey or you can provide a written submission to the Master Planning Facilitator, Glenn Robinson, at glenn.robinson@airportsupport.com.au

Glenn will also be available in person to meet with any interested parties at:

• Proserpine - Fresh Fields Shopping Centre - Monday 14 August 9am12pm

• Cannonvale - Whitsunday PlazaTuesday 15 August - 9am to 12pm

• Bowen - To be confirmed - keep an eye on Council’s Facebook page and Your Say Whitsunday website.

Small work sites may result in temporary loss of car park adjoining individual works sites and possible pedestrian detours around work areas. Works will involve machine noise and safety fencing around works sites. Check out the progress photos at yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au

Cape Edgecumbe Walking Trail Upgrades

We are undertaking works to upgrade the Bowen Cape Edgecumbe Walking Trails commencing in early September. Segments of the trails have been weathered and need upgrading to make the trail safer and more attractive for users. The trail will be re-built within the existing footprint, except for small areas where partial re-alignments will enable improved safety, track width and mitigate erosion. Dates for each stage are below (weather pending):

Stage 1 - Horseshoe Bay - Future Project

Stage 2A - Near Rotary Lookout & Stage 2B - Rotary Lookout to Murray Bay - 2 October to late November

Stage 3 - Rose Bay to Murrary Bay - 4 September to Early October

Stage 4 - WW2 Radar Site - Future Project

Stage 5 - Murrary Bay - Future Project

For further details visit yoursay.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au

Find out about upcoming prjoects by visiting our online engagement portal - Your Say Whitsunday!