Proserpine Guardian on January 15, 1981:
Planned excavation of the cliff face at Shute Harbour This will push the levelled area back, making room for 300 parking bays and a ledge area below the upper road on which to position fuel tanks for servicing boats.
Vietnamese to arrive on Sunday Two Vietnamese refugee families will arrive for settlement in the district this week. A meeting recently led to the formation of PRAC, the Proserpine Refugee Committee, which would meet the families and settle them in a house. Both families were quite well educated and spoke English well.
New Uniting Church Minister Pastor Boyd Matthews arrived as the new Minister with his wife Elizabeth.
Observatory changes hands The Hook Island Underwater Observatory was sold to Oriental Express (Transport) Pty Ltd headed by John Hannay, which had exciting plans for future development.
SES controller retires Deputy Shire Chairman Cr Dray thanked Mr Horsford for his dedicated service. Mr Aldo Cantamessa was to take over the position.
Local couple on
Today Tonight When Dr John Parker and his wife were interviewed by Colin McCrae they asserted it is a right not a privilege of a parent to visit their baby while it is in premature intensive care.
Proserpine Primary School P & C Association The body was in the process of raising funds to build a covered area for physical education activities during wet or hot weather, to avoid walking up to the RSL.