LNP rolls in with $100k promise for bowls club upgrades
A Whitsunday bowls club will install solar panels and improve its clubhouse if the LNP MP for the Whitsundays is re-elected this month.
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Prepare your resume, Whitsunday Job Fair approaching fast
The first-ever Whitsunday Job Fair is set for October 14, helping locals find employers and businesses find recruits in the region’s rapidly evolving job market.
Ex-Wallaroo lifts the lid on ‘unknown’ Qld Country Orchids side
A former Australian women’s rugby union star has given unique insight into her Queensland Country Orchids side as they prepare to make amends from their 2023 Australian Rugby Shield heartbreak.
‘Exciting player’: Qld Country Heelers coach highlights key threats for ARS title charge
Queensland Country Heelers head coach Brad Tronc has revealed his tournament aims and star players to watch as he prepares to lift the 2024 Australian Rugby Shield on home soil.
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$760k lawsuit after fall at popular tourist town
A Bowen Basin mine worker is pushing for a $760,000 payout after she slipped and fell on the public footpath, alleging she now suffers a ‘permanent disability’.
Inside plan to stop short term accommodation ‘chewing up’ rentals
There’s a new push to rein in holiday homes which now cater for half of all visitor stays in the Whitsundays in the hope it will help stabilise skyrocketing rental prices.
Hidden crisis: Dark secrets of Qld coastal towns swallowed by Airbnb
A hidden crisis is “swallowing” three Queensland towns whole – and if you’ve visited them, you might be part of the problem.
Power couple brings Southeast Asian dining experience to Airlie
From islands to major cities, meet the hospitality power couple who has made their mark to be voted the best in the region only a matter of months after opening.
Decision on mega pumped hydro may be delayed until after election
Whether or not the world’s largest pumped hydro scheme is going ahead in North Queensland may not be known until after the October state election, it can be revealed. DETAILS.
Family’s desperate plea after ‘losing everything’ in fire
After a fire ravaged a Bowen family’s home, they’ve started a GoFundMe in order to rebuild. See how you can help.
REVEALED: Where Whitsundays’ new $7m library will be built
Plans have been approved to build a new library and community centre in the Whitsundays, saving ratepayers more than $300,000 per year. DETAILS
Lifelong dancer, mutiny survivor: Veteran’s rich 102-years of life
He flew bombing missions in England, vaccinated Dame Quentin Bryce for polio, and was a lifelong dancer who would ‘really hit the floor’ with his beloved wife. Read the touching tributes to a life well lived.
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