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WEEKLY PROPERTY GUIDE INSIDE
A GREAT SHAVE FOR A GOOD CAUSE
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L-R: Senator Malcolm Roberts, Senator Bridget McKenzie, Member for Dawson Andrew Willcox, Senator Matt Canavan, Senator Penny Allman-Payne and Harrup Park General Manager Adrian Young are pushing for the Great Barrier Reef Arena to become a 2032 Olympic Games venue. Photo supplied
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he Great Barrier Reef Arena’s viability as an Olympic Games 2032 venue and training ground is being pushed to the forefront of Brisbane-based decision-makers thanks to
the Olympic Games Senate Enquiry Committee which is currently touring regional Queensland. Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox MP, met with the committee at the Great Barrier
Reef Arena last week and spruiked the merits of regional facilities saying that they could become ‘legacy items’ with the right investment. Continued on page 3.
LOCAL TOURISM TRIUMPHS AT STATE AWARDS read on pages 14-15
Nominate your local hero If you know someone who is deserving of a 2024 Australia Day Award, visit mackay.qld.gov.au/australiaday
MACKAY RACER CLINCHES SECOND IN OFF-ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
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