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Premium Content Subscriber only A Whitsunday businesswoman and former council candidate has fronted court after calling police c ts and f -ing idiots on New Year s Eve. Heidi Michelle Ward faced Proserpine Magistrates Court this week charged with obstructing a police officer in the vicinity of a licensed premises, committing public nuisance in the vicinity of a licensed premises and breaching bail. Magistrate James Morton noted Ward already had charges proceeding through the courts dating back to December 2019 and Ward confirmed this, saying she had pleaded not guilty. The court heard one of the charges - assault occasioning bodily harm - was progressing through Mackay District Court while others were proceeding through the magistrates court. ....
Denise Mccullough spoke highly of Jodi. The best at everything … cutting, colour, you name it, she does it and I always walk out feeling beautiful, she said. Happy customers also rallied around Anita Odd from Scamps Hairstylists, who said she was overwhelmed by the support. I love making people feel good about themselves, Mrs Odd said. If your hair looks good, you feel so much better in yourself. It was a busy year on the water as readers cast lines everywhere from Poole Island to the VMR. However, it was Brad Roberts who took out the title of best catch with a coral trout he caught around Gloucester. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only Line up your favourite Christmas album and rally the troops, because not even the pandemic has stood in the way of the region’s determination to light up the festive season. We put a call out to readers of the Whitsunday Times, Whitsunday Coast Guardian and Bowen Independent to send in the address of their festive displays in a bid to spread some Christmas cheer. Now, you can share in the spirit and map out a road trip to marvel at the region’s best displays. Take a look at where to find some of the most festive Whitsunday Christmas lights below. ....
Premium Content Subscriber only A small rural service station on the Bruce Highway between Mackay and Proserpine was once home to a tourist attraction of the feather variety. Right next to the service station was a free entry bird park with all manners of residents including macaws, a talking pair of corellas, ringnecks and a large roaming turkey. BP Bloomsbury manager Karen Harrison said it was owned by Michael Fahey. “He just loved animals,” Ms Harrison said. More stories: ....