Entertainment and Community
Run To Paradise This November
Escape the ordinary and dive into your next ultimate music holiday. Set against the breathtaking backdrop of the Whitsunday Islands, the Airlie Beach Festival of Music offers more than just world-class performances; it’s a three-day, town-wide celebration.
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Long lunches, luxury yachts, and legendary chefs—welcome to Race Week reimagined.For its debut at Hamilton Island Race Week, boutique hotel The Sundays is setting a new standard in seaside sophistication. Inspired by the spirit of a long, lazy Sunday, the hotel made waves when it opened in April 2025, drawing praise for its elevated coastal style and island-cool energy.
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Step aside, ordinary nights out — NOSTALGIA is rewriting the rulebook on entertainment in the Whitsundays.Launching Friday 1 August at 7pm at Magnums Hotel, this immersive new theatre experience is set to transform Airlie Beach into a portal of pure retro decadence. Part nightclub, part high-end theatre show, NOSTALGIA takes audiences on a glittering journey through the decades — from the Motown magic of the swinging ’60s to the club-bumping anthems of the early 2000s.
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Get ready to set sail! Airlie Beach Race Week is celebrating its 37th year this August, promising an unforgettable experience for sailors and spectators alike. We're expecting 150 yachts and more than 1000+ skippers and crew, alongside thousands of enthusiastic spectators, to descend upon the Whitsundays for the 2025 event.
Read the full storyBye-Bye Mum Bod!
At 43, I was sliding into middle age with the grace of a woman kicking and screaming, desperately trying to hang on to my once-firm, perkily reliable body, despite the inevitable. But my body was betraying me. My thighs: wobbling with cellulite. My bottom: sagging and and spreading like a comfy old couch. And my one loyal companion — my slim waist — had developed a soft, squishy paunch. In my 20’s I had been a pert size 8, in my thirties I had been a tight size 10 and now in my 40’s I was findin
Read the full storyBacking Local, Brewing Connection
It might be called Small Business Month, but in Mackay, there’s nothing small about the impact. The Mackay Region Chamber of Commerce is shining a well-deserved spotlight on the vital role local businesses play.
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For the past three decades, RSPCA’s Million Paws Walk event has united animal lovers across Australia, raising vital funds to rescue, rehabilitate and rehome animals in need. As the beloved event prepares for its final lap in 2025, the community is invited to come together one last time to celebrate its enduring impact and create a brighter future for vulnerable animals.
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Faced with a life-altering ovarian cancer diagnosis in 2016 and handed little more than a generic brochure on breast cancer, she saw the gaping holes in the system and set out to fill them. With grit, grace, and a fierce refusal to be silenced, Trudy turned her own diagnosis into a catalyst for change, inspiring a grassroots movement that would become the Trudy Crowley Foundation.
Read the full storyA Journey of Strength
Strength does not begin when your world falls apart, strength is a constant, held deep within and activated when you need it most. For Tim Perkins and Norina Kent, their journey of strength has always been a constant in life and their powerful connection is at the heart of what has propelled their business success over the past 20 years.
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When I was younger, I often looked around and enviously admired those with talent, wondering why they were the lucky ones gifted with natural flair and an aptitude for a particular skill. I would feel despondent, inept, and not good enough. My dreams of a career in journalism, a life as a writer, seemed far-fetched and out of reach. As a result, I spent many years feeling lost.
Until, of course, I was found.
A moment of realisation came quite recently as I sat on my veranda, looking out to sea a
Read the full storyDancing For Destiny Four Women Dance To Change The Future Of Domestic Violence
When Coral Sea Marina CEO, Kate Purdie, was first approached to donate a prize for the Women’s Legal Service Queensland (WLSQ) ‘Jet Raffle’ back in 2021, she sat down to watch a video about the organisation’s work and cried. “While I’ve been fortunate enough to never experience domestic or family violence myself, I could relate to the woman in the video,” she said. “I know what it is like to be in a situation where you have no control over what is happening to you and your family; to feel utter
Read the full storyAlison's Fight To Give Koalas A Future
Alison Pighills’ rural property near Mount Jukes hums with the sounds of life—wallabies bounding through enclosures, possums scurrying into their pens, and the occasional chirp of birds in recovery. For almost a decade, Alison has dedicated her time to rehabilitating native wildlife, giving hundreds of animals a second chance at life in the wild. “I’ve released over 100 wallabies back into the wild, and what’s amazing is that many of them come back to visit. They’re still wild, but they sometim
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