But her world was shaken upside down after mum Jasmine spotted bloody urine in her nappy. Mackay teenager Jaiden Simonsen, 16, was lucky to escape with his mate and little brother after the boat they were on started sinking off Keswick Island on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Picture: Contributed
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Subscriber only Nestled among the quiet streets of a rural town about an hour s drive north of Mackay is a pilot s playground with a 1.1km bitumen airstrip. At the end next to the helicopter pad is the home belonging to Garry Poole, the passionate local behind the Bloomsbury Whitsunday Park Estate. The helipad at the Whitsunday Park Estate. Mr Poole also keeps his own fire engine on standby should emergency services wish to use it. Picture: Heidi Petith The development consists of two lots of 35 two-hectare blocks each sold with access to the estate s Lakeside Airfield. Approved plans for the Whitsunday Park Estate at 61 Whitsunday Drive, Bloomsbury. Picture: Cardno Limited.
Fellow pilot Tom Sage said the Midge Point dives offered a fun, beautiful and very unique experience. Airlie Beach Skydivers pilot Tom Sage and ground crew member Beau Close, at the hangar at Lakeside Airfield, Bloomsbury. Picture: Heidi Petith Airlie Beach Skydivers offers tandem jumps from the age of 12 with parental consent, as well as skydiving and accelerated free fall courses. They also operate a shuttle bus from Airlie Beach to the Bloomsbury hangar. For more information, head to 1300 SKYDIVE.
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