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Magnums Backpackers and Nightclub Airlie Beach

Former employee assaults security guard at popular pub

‘Obviously you don’t know who I am’: A guard had asked the man to move back because of COVID distancing rules.

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Jasmine and Isabelle Kratz have organised a charity evening that allows kids to dress up.

Whitsunday duo to host glitzy event for family’s charity

A mother-daughter team is giving young princesses and princes a chance to experience a night of glamour while supporting a good cause.

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Police & Courts

Police have swarmed on North Mackay around Orion Ave after receiving reports a man was armed with a gun. Generic Picture: Zizi Averill

Bowen boy facing burglary charge over home break-in

The 13-year-old boy was held in police custody overnight after a car was stolen from a residence in Pilcher Place.

Police & Courts

A man has died in a workplace accident on a farm south of Townsville. Picture: Shannen McDonald.

Gumlu farming company fined $150K for tragic worker death

A farm worker was run over by a tractor on the property almost two years ago to the day. He sadly died of his serious head and chest injuries.

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Police & Courts

Mackay Station, Queensland Police Service, QPS, generic. Photo: Zizi Averill

Two cars taken, three homes targeted in Bowen break-in spree

A police investigation is under way after a string of break-ins across town.

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Whitsunday councillors will meet for an ordinary meeting in Bowen on Wednesday. Photo: Elyse Wurm

Eight major items to be discussed at today’s council meeting

Big-ticket items such as the Bowen Masterplan, a new bottle shop in Cannonvale and fire brigade shed top the agenda.

Airlie Beach Marathon 2019 winner Jodie Henley will be pounding the pavement again for the 2021 event. Photo: Phil Copp

Festival lands major new sponsor as event edges closer

It’s already one of the biggest employers in the Whitsundays and now the company has thrown its support behind this year’s Airlie Beach Marathon Festival.

Irukandji jellyfish

Woman flown to hospital after reported irukandji sting

She was reportedly stung on the leg in the Whitsundays.

‘People said we were mad’: Damaged centre becomes sports hub

‘People said we were mad’: Damaged centre becomes sports hub

A Dingo Beach man could see past a fitness centre’s rotting floorboards and mouldy ceiling after Cyclone Debbie. In a year, he transformed it into a bright and beautiful complex.

Police & Courts

Stock photos of break-ins

Five vehicles broken into at airport in 15-minute spree

Proserpine police say CCTV footage captured a Subaru with stolen number plates entering the Whitsunday Coast Airport car park before two men broke into the vehicles.

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