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Mackay Whitsunday youth get a taste of being politicians

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Three Mackay Whitsunday youth will find out if they have what it takes to become a politician as part of a “unique” Queensland program.
Whitsunday MP Amanda Camm said Nikkia Goodall of Mackay, Jessie Borg of Mirani and Dominic McCarthy from the Whitsundays were chosen for the assembly of the 26th Queensland Youth Parliament.
“I would like to congratulate the three youth members,” Ms Camm said.
“This opportunity allows youth leaders to participate in a six-month program including being part of a committee to propose law reform, participating in community consultations and debating their Bill in a youth parliament.”

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Five people treated for irukandji stings in Whitsundays

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Five swimmers were treated for irukandji stings in the Whitsundays over the Easter long weekend including a teen boy, who was taken to Mackay Base Hospital.
The 17 year old had been swimming at Whitehaven Beach when he was stung about 4.40pm on Saturday.
A 17-year-old boy was swimming at Whitehaven Beach on Saturday, April 3 when he was stung by an irukandji.
It is understood he had only been in the water for minutes before he it occurred.
VMR Whitsunday, with two paramedics on board, met up with another vessel named Settlement carrying the injured teen at Nara Inlet about 6.07pm.

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Whitsunday siblings unearth $1.2m opal deposit

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A Whitsundays brother and sister have struck it rich unearthing an opal deposit valued at $1.2m on a hunt in southwest Queensland.
It is a reversal of fortunes and culmination of a lifetime of work and expertise for Isaac and Sofia Andreou, who own Opal Earth in Airlie Beach, in what is the continuation of a family legacy chasing opals.
Their astonishing expedition to the small town of Yowah, their "spiritual home" 900km southwest of Brisbane, was filmed and broadcast to the world by the Discovery Channel's Outback Opal Hunters.
Mr Andreou operates Opal Whisperers and he and his team - which includes his sister - uncovered a whopping 150kg haul containing the iconic and rare boulder opals known as the Yowah nut and Koirot nuts, or matrix opals.

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Ballistic Beer turning the tap on rapidly growing market

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It’s all ‘hoppening’ in the Whitsundays with Ballistic Beer Co set to open a new craft brewery in Cannonvale, turning the tap on a rapidly growing food and dining market.
The award-winning brewing company, known for its small batch brews and special releases, has acquired the Whitsunday Islands Brewing Company in Cannonvale.
Ballistic CEO David Kitchen said the addition of the 1000 litre brewhouse on Commerce Close was an important step in the company’s plan to become the biggest independent brewery in Queensland, and marked the first regional venue.
The Airlie Beach outlet will include a taproom and will be managed by a specialist in-house brewer serving a range of Ballistic beers, limited releases, and a selection of beers specifically chosen for the local market.

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Grieving mother's plea: 'My family will be forever broken'

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The "broken" mother of a Tafe student killed when he was flung from his seat when a Whitsunday Transit bus violently rolled could only identify her son from a tattoo on his right arm.
"His face was unrecognisable," Nikki Brown told Mackay Coroners Court as the inquest into her son's death wrapped up on Wednesday.
"I stayed with my son and used towels to soak up the blood flowing from his ears due to his head injuries for hours.
"My family will be forever broken."
Shae Stinson and Nikki Brown, Casey Stinson-Brown's sister and mother outside court after the coronial inquest into the 19 year old's death.

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TRAVEL: Aussies urged to visit Whitsunday gem

“By next year, the Palaszczuk Government will have delivered 100 tourism infrastructure projects throughout the state, many of which are eco-tourism projects, and close to $400 million in new investment being delivered in partnership with the private sector right across Queensland.
“These projects are creating jobs, stimulating the economy in surrounding regions, and encouraging increased tourism in those areas.”
Other Eco-tourism projects include:
■$2.8m revitalisation of Green Mountains Campground in Lamington National Park (O’Reilly’s – open)
■Australia’s first underwater hotel on the Great Barrier Reef (open – $10m project / Queenslad Government funding $2.75m)
■$10 million Scenic Rim Trail and Queensland’s only Great Walk of Australia (Spicers – open)

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Reef health project hits final stages in Whitsundays

“The reef is under pressure, like a lot of ecosystems in the world,” Mr Cook said.
An interim report from Reef Check, released in April last year, indicated coral bleaching had a significant impact inshore and offshore across February and March 2020, with 32 per cent of coral populations being bleached in four sites surveyed.
The data also showed Hardy Reef had higher live coral cover than inshore reefs.
Mr Cook said across 2020 there was substantial bleaching, more than a normal year, but bleaching was no longer a surprise and was slowly becoming more prominent.
“With climate change its expected every summer,” he said.

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Six kids, two adults injured in highway crash

Janessa Ekert
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I didn’t always want to be a journalist. In fact, when I was younger my dream was to be an archaeologist – who wouldn’t want to be like Indiana Jones? However, now that I am a journalist, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else with my life.
I love listening to people’s stories and sharing them with others.
I’m a Queenslander through and though. Mackay is the furthest south I have ever lived. I’m an only child and I was raised in Airlie Beach.
My parents are former boaties; we lived on a 42 foot...

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