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A âhugeâ parking issue in Airlie Beach has prompted a Whitsunday councillor to urge council staff to take action and prevent a life being lost.
Division 1 councillor Jan Clifford asked for an update on the installation of no-standing signs and yellow line markings on Broadwater Ave at the most recent council meeting.
Cr Clifford labelled the current situation âdangerousâ as cars parked on the road were overcrowding the narrow stretch.
She was concerned about the stretch between Coral Sea Marina and the Broadwater car park.
âCouncillor (Al) Grundy and I drove around there ⦠I had to cross the double white lines because of cars parked there with trailers hanging out,â Cr Clifford said.
Mr Thusberg said he was sitting on his balcony when he saw a call-out on Facebook for people to take part in the show.
While he admits he’s not very savvy with technology, and usually girlfriend Carla lends him a hand with computers, Mr Thusberg said putting together the application turned into a way to learn a new skill and chase an “intriguing” goal.
“I enjoy playing (mini golf) but I’m an amateur that’s coming in to wipe out the professionals,” he said.
“The strategy was to believe I’m the best and forget the rest.
“If I give it my best that’s a win in itself.”
A 6kVA generator was taken from a carport in Cannonvale.
Sen-Sgt Blain said the generator was taken overnight between Sunday and Monday from the MacArthur Dve property.
The residents saw the sensor light go on overnight, but did not think too much of it until they realised the next day the generator had been stolen.
Sen-Sgt Blain said stealing offences were not common in the area but police did not want to see thefts occurring.
“We ask people who have those items to take extra care,” he said.
Two road crashes
Police have responded to two road crashes in the past few days, the first being a four-vehicle crash near Plants Whitsunday.
Now Mr Connors has racked up more than 20 years as the SES local controller, is a trainer with the central region training team and a team leader for local, state and national SES competitions. On top of that, he s also a judge in the competitions. Whitsunday Mayor Andrew Willcox (centre) with 2021 Citizens of the Year for Airlie Beach, Cannonvale, Proserpine and surrounds Mark and Sue Connors. Photo: Elyse Wurm Mrs Connors has been the Proserpine group leader for about 13 years and has also spent almost two decades as the state peer support officer, helping take care of members psychological health.
 Mr Munro s heart immediately sank and while it wasn t the club s only funds, it was still a heartbreaking blow. The money was made up of membership cash, floats and funds raised through sausage sizzles to help pay for green fees and fuel when players travelled to compete. Mr Munro said the club was on the bones of its arse about 18 months ago but volunteers had worked hard to drive membership up and get it into a good financial position. Then COVID-19 hit and the club was forced to close for three months. Now just a short time after reopening, the club must get through another big setback.