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Premium Content Subscriber only A Moranbah grazier and proud supporter of education opportunities for country children has been recognised for her incredible service to the community. Beryl Neilsen was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for her tireless work as a founder and director of the John and Beryl Neilsen Winchester Foundation. The foundation was set up in 2011 after Beryl and John Neilsen found themselves and their community in the midst of a drought and tough times. “People couldn’t afford to send their kids to boarding school and university. John and I thought when the time was right we’d set something up to offer country kids educational opportunities,” Mrs Neilsen told the Daily Mercury in 2019. ....
Support the bakeries in your local area. Source: News Corp Australia Food & Entertainment by Matt Preston 12th Apr 2021 4:40 PM THE bakery is a pillar of our local communities, from their homely scent of freshly baked bread to the nostalgic memories they evoke through finger buns dripping in sticky pink icing, and outstanding custard tarts. Which is the best bakery in your suburb? Perhaps they stand out to you for baking the absolute best pie in the neighbourhood, or the hot cross buns you have to have for Easter. Nominate the one you can t walk past without poking your head in for a look and inevitably walking out with arms laden full of goodies. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only The Mackay community had the opportunity to see a lifesaving service up close in a rare event at the weekend. To mark RACQ CQ Rescue s 25th anniversary celebrations, the rescue helicopter recreated a landing done to launch the service in 1996 outside Mackay Regional Council chambers. The community-funded rescue helicopter is a lifeline for anyone, anywhere at anytime across the region. Volunteers and Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson joined RACQ CQ Rescue chief executive Ian Rowan to watch the landing, followed with a morning tea. RACQ CQ Rescue chief executive Ian Rowan with Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson, volunteers and council staff. Picture: Melanie Whiting ....