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Premium Content Subscriber only 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.” ....
Premium Content Subscriber only 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. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only 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. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only 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. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only 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. ....