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Maggie Island Musos Club | Mar 9th 2010
Musos Club will be a Sweet Thing
This Saturday night will be special at Magnetic Island Muso's Club when, Island band, Sweet Thing who produce 100% original music, will launch their latest CD, “Light on Water”.
Island News | Mar 9th 2010
Island waste transfer station a step closer
A waste transfer station for Magnetic Island is a step closer after Council’s Commercial Business Committee today recommended concept designs for the project be forwarded to full council for approval.
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Environment | Mar 4th 2010
Beyond the toe at Radical
Beyond the toe at Radical
Juniper puts a toe in the water
In 2002, not long after Juniper Development Group purchased its land at Radical Bay, they commissioned Coastal Engineering Solutions (CES) to, in effect, determine what distance from the ocean would be safe to place what is now to be a, 24 residential block, gated community. This distance would be the buffer zone, in official terms, the ‘erosion prone area’. But, since examining documents Juniper have recently made public, Magnetic Times has found that the width of this vital safety area has been reduced by 35 metres and that the seaward line from which it is measured now appears to be significantly further out to sea than Juniper's own consultants recommended.
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Island Businesses | Mar 2nd 2010
Angela Boggin karaokes for Haiti
Angela Boggin karaokes for Haiti
Base raise $30,000 for Haiti
It took a while for the tally to come in but Base Backpackers have now reported that following their Haiti fundraising night held on Magnetic Island on January 21, they raised $30,571 across Australia and New Zealand.
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Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service | Feb 26th 2010
Patrick Centurino indicates where the track would go
Patrick Centurino indicates where the track would go
A new walking track proposed
Magnetic Island Ranger in Charge, Mr Patrick Centurino, is keen to hear feedback from the public on a new walking track the Queensland Parks & Wildlife Service is proposing which would enable walkers to travel from Nelly Bay or Arcadia to the Forts carpark without needing to cross the Horseshoe Bay hill road which has been identified as potentially dangerous to pedestrians.
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Magnetic Island Film Society | Feb 25th 2010
Magnetic Island Film Society Film Festival 2010
Early March sees the return to the All Seasons Hotel (formerly Magnetic International) of the Magnetic Island Film Festival and it's looking like yet another fine offering. Following is the Festival's programme.
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Island Businesses | Feb 23rd 2010
Tomorrow's big opportunity for Island tourism
The biggest get together of Visitor Information Centre operators from around the state arrive in Townsville today for the annual Queensland Information Centres Association (QICA) conference and they will soon be heading to Magnetic Island.
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Island News | Feb 23rd 2010
The new lagoon opening at Horseshoe Bay
The new lagoon opening at Horseshoe Bay
Something is different at Horseshoe Bay
According to one recording, 210mm of rain fell over last Thursday at Horseshoe Bay. That's quite a lot of rain, even by Magnetic Island wet season standards, but something else happened at Horseshoe Bay that may leave its mark for years to come.
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Island News | Feb 21st 2010
Townsville to host winter "A" series cricket
First class cricket will return to North Queensland this winter following confirmation today that Townsville’s Tony Ireland Stadium will host Australia ‘A’ for the second year in a row.
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Arts News | Feb 19th 2010
An exciting addition to the musical calendar: Music on Magnetic 2010
May signals the beginning of winter and in the southern part of the country people are thinking about cosy fires and hot drinks. Meanwhile up in the tropical North, after the drenching wet and the sweltering heat of a tropical summer, May brings perfect dry sunny days with pleasant night-time temperatures. Pretty surprising then that May can be a quiet time for festivals and gigs in Australia. That is, until now. May is now the time to head up to tropical Magnetic Island for some musical fun and excitement and a bit of sunshine.
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Another night full of rain
Here at Magnetic Times' residence and office in the wilds of Bolger Bay on Magnetic Island's west coast it was another night full of rain [ read more ]
What has happened to disability services in Australia?
Magnetic Island resident Chris Chappell was moved to anger and outrage after Monday night's Four Corners program, "Breaking Point" [ read more ]
Serious accident in Nelly Bay
A magnetic Island man sustained life threatening injuries last night after the vehicle he was driving rolled on the corner of Barton Street and Mandalay Avenue in Nelly Bay [ read more ]
Ok what is it?
Tech heads on Magnetic are giving their domes a serious scratch trying to decide just what that radar thingy set up behind a mysterious, white, unmarked van at the Rocky Bay lookout is [ read more ]
Island operators claim TEL connection led to alleged ruse
Townsville Enterprise (TEL) has changed it’s policy by scruitinising requests for editorial help from tourist publications following an alleged ruse involving at least ten Magnetic Island operators who are seeking a total of between $5,000 and $10,000 in repayments from a digital publishing company who, they allege, failed to provide a promised publication while falsely claiming to be associated or in a joint initiative with TEL [ read more ]
Picnic Bay Sewerage work notice
Following is a notice from Townsville City Council regarding the sewerage upgrade work at Picnic Bay [ read more ]
Musos Club gets local this Saturday
It's the steamy eve of Valentines Day this Saturday night when Magnetic Island Musos Club returns with more Island musical talent, to the RSL Hall in Hayles Avenue in Arcadia [ read more ]
Steamy season Valentines' options
This Sunday is Valentines Day and while February is a quiet month on Magnetic, with many businesses and eateries in particular taking a hard-earned break, there are things you can do that mark and make the day with your favourite significant/other/lover [ read more ]
Walking with water
Tourists are putting them selves at risk by not taking adequate drinking water, sun protection or footwear when walking on Magnetic Island [ read more ]
Be "Blessed" this Saturday
"For those of us willing to be challenged and excited, BLESSED is another really fine Australian film in this anna mirabilis [ read more ]
$250,000 estimated for Horseshoe damage
$250,000 will be spent at Horseshoe Bay according to Townsville Mayor Les Tyrell at a press conference yesterday, following the damage wrought by wild weather from ex-tropical cyclone Olga combined with king tides over the weekend [ read more ]
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Readers comments
Rosemarie In reply to Juniper puts a toe in the water
I hope that Townsville City Council and the Queensland State Govt agencies take a leaf out of Victoria's book - last week they knocked back a coastal development at Port Fairy - due to fears of damage/inundation from rising sea levels.
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The poll
Should Magnetic Islanders seek a ban on bottled water by Island shop keepers in return for the installation of public drinking fountains at all shopping and main recreational areas?
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