Finishing the day with a win and a loss, this year is full of potential for the young team as they look set to improve on last season.
The senior women played for the inaugural Barb Adamson pre-season Carnival Shield designed as a tribute to the Whitsunday Sea Eagles life member who tragically died last year.
In an all Townsville grand final, the Curra Swans out classed the Hermit Park Tigers for the win in the women’s competition.
The Whitsunday Sea Eagles senior women rejoined the AFLQ competition for the first time since 2018 with a new line-up of enthusiastic players.
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Mackay Whitsunday tourism proponents are being urged to put their projects in the running for a share in $100 million.
Guidelines for round five of the Building Better Regions Fund have been released to help regional communities doing it tough during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dawson MP George Christensen said the Federal Government had made available $100 million of targeted support for tourism-related infrastructure, on top of another $100 million for broader community investment.
Mr Christensen said the region had already benefited from previous rounds of the BBRF with investments in a number of crucial projects.
These included the Mackay âSugar Bowlâ skate park, boat ramp upgrades, CQ Rescue facility upgrade and Whitsunday Sportspark.
Mellers started bull riding when he was 10 and now at 21, he still adores the sport that allows him to ride the unrideable . I love the adrenaline and doing not what every person can do, he said. I ve done some big events in the States and Canada. But I love Australia, there s no place like home and an Aussie crowd, they get behind ya. His aim on Saturday is simple. Ride all four bulls and come out victorious and get more points towards the Australian title, he said. The double-header will also serve as the final regular season tour stops before the 2020 PBR Australia Monster Energy Tour grand finals on November 20 and 21 in Townsville, when the 2020 PBR Australia Champion will be crowned.