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A Whitsundays nursery worker is hanging up the high-vis for a week of high glamour on the Gold Coast as she competes for the crown of Miss World Australia.
In her first foray into the world of beauty pageants, Jubilee Pocket’s Paris Bedford has made it through to the national finals, after success in two rounds of competition held in Brisbane last year and earlier this year.
Checking into the luxurious Palazzo Versace as one of 30 national finalists, in the lead up to the crowning ceremony on July 9, will be quite the departure from Ms Bedford’s usual daily routine.
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Airlie Beach is set to become the major maritime training hub for central and north Queensland and beyond, after the federal government officially approved $2.5m in funds to upgrade Whitsunday Sailing Club.
The approval means the club is a step closer to constructing a state of the art training centre at its waterfront site, with plans for a two-storey extension to the existing clubhouse, incorporating classrooms, engineering workshops, and a lecture theatre.
Though more funds will be needed to realise the full vision, the club is already in the process of securing development approvals from the council.
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A club best known for hosting Airlie Beach Race Week is applying to build a Maritime Academy in the heart of Airlie Beach.
Whitsunday Sailing Club lodged plans with Whitsunday Regional Council for a new two-storey facility at 11 Ocean Road to “significantly expand” the club’s existing educational component.
Details include lecture theatres, classrooms, engineering workshops, two board rooms, three meeting rooms and an administration office. Plans submitted to Whitsunday Regional Council to build a Maritime Academy at 11 Ocean Road, Airlie Beach. It will be operated by the Whitsunday Sailing Club. Picture: Supplied
Documents stated the academy would be built next to the existing Whitsunday Sailing Club clubhouse and provide sporting, recreation, leisure, cultural and educational activities for the Whitsunday community.
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