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Mackay Roadshow by Audi Centre Townsville
When: 9.30am to 5pm, Wednesday, May 19 to Saturday, May 22 as well as 9.30am to 1pm on Sunday, May 23
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Art lovers, researchers and the like can now find more than 40 years of collected artworks at the click of a button.
About half of Mackay Regional Councilâs collection, which surpasses 1200 pieces, has been digitised and made available online via Artspace Mackay.
Mayor Greg Williamson said works could be searched by colour, object/type or artist with users able to make and share their shortlists.
âIt enables anyone and everyone to search the collection and play curator,â Cr Williamson said.
âThe database also invites users to explore our featured collections.
âThese include artistsâ books, prints, ceramics and paintings along with curated collection highlights such as contemporary Australian indigenous artworks and past winners of The Libris Awards.â
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Subscriber only We re at the halfway mark of Mackay s Australia Day Awards, with five community advocates recognised for their service to the region. Unveiled at a gala dinner at the MECC, people have been awarded the prestigious awards for their dedication to the arts, community and sports. Mayor Greg Williamson said all nominees and winners across all categories deserved the recognition they had been given this evening. We all know last year was a tough year, but there s an old saying about when the going gets tough, the tough get going, and we saw a lot of that in our region in 2020, he said.
Mackay s 2021 Citizen of the Year Mabel Quakawoot has been many things to many people - an active citizen, an educator, a mentor and volunteer. Her tireless efforts for the community were recognised at a gala dinner at the MECC on Monday night. Young Citizen of the Year went to Emmett Withers and the Lori Burgess Community Volunteer Award winner was Russell McLennan. Emmett Withers began his charity Emmett 4 Animals when he was five years old and has gone on to help thousands of stray animals across the region. Russell McLennan works tirelessly behind the scenes at Volunteer Marine Rescue Mackay, having been involved with the group since 1977.