âItâs good to see, (customers) are all happy,â Mr Guthrie said.
âWe had four very big days ⦠restocking the alcohol and restocking the food.â Andrew Guthrie with his wife Karen Guthrie and two of their five sons, John and Joshua. Picture: Heidi Petith
Mr Guthrie, who has a son in the Australian Defence Force and another in the cadets, said the pub would âabsolutelyâ be hosting its traditional 10am Anzac Day service on Sunday.
âIt means a lot to us,â he said.
âWe have enough food to feed at least 1000 people this weekend.â Andrew Guthrie, left, held a memorial service outside his O Shea Hotel in Walkerston on Anzac Day in 2020. He comes from a family of veterans who have fought in all the wars Australia has been involved in from World War I to the Iraq war. His friend Peter Webb is a Vietnam veteran who was deployed to Vietnam for 12 months as a conscript.
Hummingbird House received more than $6500 from Coles shoppers and team members in Mackay. Stores at Northern Beaches, Parkside Plaza and Caneland Central were praised for their efforts and donations, despite the financial challenges from COVID-19. Parkside Plaza Coles store manager Josh Back said the appeal was an opportunity for his team to raise money for Queensland s only children s hospice. Mackay Regional Council Strategic Planning manager Jaco Ackerman and Mayor Greg Williamson at the Northern Beaches Community Hub site. A library, pool, and essential government services could soon find home in Mackay s fastest growing district as Northern Beaches residents are called on to shape a $25 million development.