May 12, Whitsunday Catchment Landcare meeting

Please be advised that the next General Meeting of Whitsunday Catchment Landcare is to be held on Tuesday May 12 at 7.00pm at the Proserpine Entertainment Centre.

 

Cath Maclean, Regional Liaison Officer, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority will be conducting a Presentation on "The Reef Guardian Program".

Cooking for One or Two Queensland Health program

Are you an adult who lacks confidence in cooking meals?
Do you find it hard to cook for just one or two people?

 This is a 6 week program - every Tuesday starting from May 12, 10:30am - 1:00pm.
At the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre. Lot 2 Hazelwood Court, Cannonvale
 Adults who would like to cook their own quick and healthy meals are invited to participate in the cooking for One or Two program.
 Learn about:
• Healthy eating
• Food safety and hygiene
• Food labels and claims on packages
• Managing weight
• Value for money when shopping
• Guidelines for drinking alcohol
 Each week, as a group participants prepare and enjoy a main meal and dessert.
 Cost: $50 - this includes main meal and dessert at five sessions and a recipe book. This can also be paid off over the six weeks.
 Contact: Kylie Nankivell from the Whitsunday Neighbourhood Centre on 4946 7850 to register

April 30, FREE Lantana Control Field Day

All are invited to a

FREE Lantana Control Field Day

Thursday 30th April 2009 from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm (latest)

at Bill Camm's property at the end of Jansen Road: turn south off Shute Harbour Road near Mt Marlow. Look for the signs.

The field day will showcase a range of control methods:

• good pasture management
• use of fire
• mechanical control – bobcat with lantana fork
• chemical control – cut/stump, basal bark & foliar spraying
• splatter gun - great for forested areas and steep country
• biological control – the latest research 

There will be staff from WCL, Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries (DPI&F) & Local Government present on the day to help answer your questions.

BYO chair. Morning Tea will be provided. Please wear closed in shoes and hat.

RSVP: for catering purposes please call Caroline Sandral from DPI on 4967 0607 by Monday 27 April.

 

 

April 23, Bowen Business Information Forum

Bowen Business Information Forum
Date: Thursday 23 April, 2009
Time: Buffet breakfast commences at 6.30am
  Presentations commence at 7.15am
Place:  Queens Beach Hotel, 101 Golf Links Rd, Bowen
Cost: $20 per person, payable (EFTPOS and cash only upon arrival and credit card bookings taken in advance) Cost includes hot and cold buffet breakfast, tea and coffee, and keynote presentations

Presentations from…
Bryce Jones Project Director QR Network update on the Missing Link project
Mark Gaudry Deputy Chairman update on the new lead economic development agency for the region, Enterprise Whitsundays

 

Brad Fish Chief Executive Officer Ports Corporation Qld update on activities and a new multi-cargo facility

To RSVP please contact (07) 4946 1877 or admin@enterprisewhitsundays.com.au or contact the Queens Beach Hotel on 4785 1555

School Holidays Vacation Care

All School Holidays (exc. Public Holidays)

Vacation Care at Cannonvale Outside School Hours Care.

9 Coral Esplanade (Opp Cannonvale State School)

School aged children are invited to attend Vacation Care during the School Holidays. There are many activities planned.

Please call Vacation Care on 4946 4299 to find out more information or to make a booking.

Whitsunday Community Services Inc.

 

April 7, Airlie Beach Main Street design workshop

Tuesday April 7, Whitsunday Sports and Entertainment Centre, Airlie Sportspark

Two hour workshops at 1pm & 6pm

 Al members of our community are invited to attend a two-hour workshop.

 These plans include design and uses for the lagoon carpark, Airlie Creek, the foreshore AND changes to traffic flow and intersection treatments.

Residents Traffic Action urges all interested members of our community to attend these workshops so that your views and aspirations for our unique tropical tourist village can be addressed.

FYI: WHITSUNDAY WAY: Project Advisory Committee (PAC): Although it has been a very slow and tedious process, RTA are members of this Main Roads committee representing expressed community views and will be attending the 1pm Airlie Main Street design workshop after the PAC meeting earlier on Tuesday. Main Roads and the government have endorsed both the name Whitsunday Way and the vision statement as distributed around our community. The Beach Road roundabout is due to commence construction later this year and we're told that the next roundabout will be at the Tropic Road intersection. RTA and other community PAC members will continue working to ensure that the Whitsunday Way vision becomes a reality.

 Cheers,

 Faye Chapman

Residents Traffic Action

Tel: 4946 1601

 

Whitsunday update digest

Airlie the top five towns in Qld - Whitehaven Beach is in the running for National top beach

 

April 5, Minister to swim for church team Rev Wayne McHugh is to swim 60 laps of the Proserpine Olympic Pool to extend his church. The Uniting Church minister says he isn't a great swimmer, and will have a paramedic stand by on April 5 when he takes to the water. Details 4MK (Rev McHugh 49451078 pwuc@comcen.com.au)

 

Sun princess cruise ship Whitsunday Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors will meet them - 2000 + passengers

 

Seagrass workshop at Cannonvale beach this Sunday April 5 from 1 pm til four

 

The Great Walk is reopened

 

Trivia Night Sat at PSHS Hall 7 pm start 4 MK  for details (Lyn Richards 49455356 to book)

 

Proserpine Whitsunday Masonic Lodge is celebrating 100 years of Freemasonry in Proserpine and a rededication ceremony will be held on Sat April 4 starting at 5pm at Masonic Centre 29 Chapman Proserpine, next door to RSL.  
Ceremony will be conducted by Mr Adrian Burton, Deputy Grand Master assisted by other Grand Lodge officers from  Brisbane.
Members of the general public are most cordially invited to witness this impressive ceremony   Regards, John Gillies Proserpine Whitsunday Masonic Lodge
Also The Annual Proserpine Whitsunday Swap Meet and Markets, which is being run by the Freemasons of Proserpine every year is on again on Saturday April 18 at the Proserpine Showgrounds with gates opening from 6 am.
To have a stall and to book a site you can contact 4MK  for details (Wayne on 49471024 or Bill on 49471542.)

 

WCL Weed Stampede  Friday at Centro 10 - 3 pm. bring samples in plastic bag

 

More off beach sailboats have registered for the Easter Regatta and Tasar State Titles at the Whitsunday Sailing Club, Register at www.easterregatta.com.au

 

End on: Whitsunday Relay for Life coming up on Sat & Sun April  18-19 - Register at  www.relayforlife.org.au 

Concept Tiles Easter Regatta. 2009 Queensland Tasar State Titles News

With just under two weeks until the Easter off-beach regatta, things are really heating up.

 

So far we have taken over fifty confirmed entries with many entrants choosing to camp free of charge on the Whitsunday Sailing Club grounds.

 

Official Easter Regatta Website - Several weeks ago we launched our official website, packed with information about the regatta.

 

By registering on the website, you can be kept up to date on the latest news as it breaks. Sailors may also register their entries and camping reservations online via our contact page.

 

Check out the official Easter regatta website at www.easterregatta.com.au.

 

Queensland Tasar State Titles
Currently we have 17 confirmed entries to the 2009 Queensland Tasar State Titles, which we are hosting in conjunction with the Easter Regatta. We'd love to see even more Tasars - especially from the southern parts of Queensland.

 

If you know of any Tasar sailors then please let them know about the State titles this Easter and tell them to get cracking and get their entries in.

 

See www.easterregatta.com.au/about/tasars for more information.

 

Up to 60 boats already entered
We're thrilled to have as many as 60 boats coming (including 51 confirmed entries and 9 tentative entries).

 

There are a great variety of entries, including two Sharpies, two 505's, many Lasers, Tasars, a variety of multihulls and even a couple of Moths.

 

We'd love to see even more company for some of our more unusual classes - we know the Moth guys in particular would love to get enough boats together to hold their own division. So if you're considering entering, why not see who else is already attending and come and give them someone else to race against.

 

See what sort of boats are coming to the regatta at www.easterregatta.com.au/about/attendance

 

X3 dinghies available for hire
If you have children in your family who sail, but the logistics of getting another boat to the Easter regatta is a challenge then you may be happy to learn that we have a number of X3 dinghies available for use in the regatta at a modest rental rate.

 

Our X3s are available with either a Fun rig, or the smaller Educational rig.

 

For more information on hiring one of our X3s, please contact Terry Archer by phone (0413 839 119) or make an enquiry online at www.easterregatta.com.au/contact

 

To learn more about the X3 dinghy, check out the manufacturer's website at www.sailextreme.com

 

Tasar available for hire
We have one Tasar available for charter for the duration of the regatta. For a modest fee of $205 (which includes the $55 entry fee), you could be on the water this Easter racing in the Tasar State Titles.

 

We're sure this will appeal to those of you pressed for time over Easter (why not catch a flight to Airlie Beach and have a boat ready waiting for you?).

 

Alternatively if don't currently own a Tasar, take this chance to get into the State Titles!

 

For more information, please contact Terry Archer by phone (0413 839 119) or make an enquiry online at www.easterregatta.com.au/contact

 

FREE camping still available
Camping on the Whitsunday Sailing Club grounds, on the waterfront in the heart of Airlie Beach is available FREE for regatta entrants and their families.

 

With over 25 campsites already booked on our waterfront location, we're filling fast - but there is still space available.

 

For more information, see our where to stay page at www.easterregatta.com.au/about/accomodation.

Easter School holidays activities

Hi Everyone, the calendar of what's on for the Easter School holidays, which is only the end of next week! (see Council website) Regards Anna
Anna Smith, Youth Services Officer, Whitsunday Regional Council
Phone: 07 4945 0216
Email: anna.smith@whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au
Website: www.whitsundayrc.qld.gov.au

April 4, 100 years of Freemasonry in Proserpine

Proserpine Whitsunday Masonic Lodge is celebrating 100 years of Freemasonry in Proserpine and a rededication ceremony will be held on Sat April 4 starting at 5 pm at Masonic Centre 29 Chapman Proserpine, next door to RSL.  

Ceremony will be conducted by Mr Adrian Burton, Deputy Grand Master assisted by other Grand Lodge officers from  Brisbane.

Members of the general public are most cordially invited to witness this impressive ceremony   Regards, John Gillies Proserpine Whitsunday Masonic Lodge