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With community groups and clubs taking leave over the holiday period, please phone the organisers to check the events are still going ahead. Â
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23 - PAINTING GROUP, 9am-3pm and 5-9pm, costs $5 for members, $10 for non-members, includes use of easels, Mackay Art Society, Snow Wright Crt, Beaconsfield. Ph: 0409 474 291. - DAILY morning prayer: prepare for Christmas with 30min of prayer and readings, 11.30am-noon, Mackay Street Chaplaincy, 21 Wood St.
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What started as a way to improve her own game has quickly blossomed into a passion that Bree Searle hopes will one day take her to the top.
Just over a year ago, the 15 year old thought âwhy notâ to umpiring a Mackay Cricket Womenâs match and not long after she was at square leg for a junior Bulls Masters tournament at Harrup Park.
That sparked an immediate love for officiating and Bree now gets greater enjoyment from umpiring than she does playing the game.
âI just felt like I wanted to get to know the game a bit more,â she said.
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THE Community Diary offers free entries to not-for-profit groups, organisations, clubs and schools in the wider Mackay region.
Email details of your event, under the subject ‘Community Diary’ to heidi.petith@news.com.au
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16 CHRISTMAS lights bike ride hosted by Corry Cycles and Tri-Activ8: add tinsel, baubles, stars and lights. Mandatory bike (and rider) dress-up as well as stops for ice-cream, prizes for best dressed. Average pace will be 23km/h. Free event, starts 6.30pm. Meet at Corry Cycles, Corner of Gordon and Milton St, Mackay. HOLIDAY STEAM club for children aged five to seven: explore the fascinating world of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics. Imagine, invent, discover and create with challenging and entertaining hands-on activities. Free event, 9.30-10.15am, Gordon White Library. Book via Eventbrite.
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Subscriber only Benjamin Schembri s stellar showing with bat and ball is the silver lining from a disappointing loss to FNQ on day one of the U15 North Queensland Championships at Harrup Park this afternoon. The Pioneer Valley all-rounder was joint top-scorer for Mackay Whitsundays in an eight-wicket loss to a quality FNQ outfit. Coming in at seven, Schembri blasted 38 off 46, including six fours, to tie opener Joel McFarlane s total and help push the hosts total out to 180. Schembri was then the pick of the bowlers, particularly early in the second innings, with tight lines and smart fields keeping the FNQ openers under wraps.