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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.
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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Island News | Feb 19th 2010
Your editor tests the depth at Chinamans Creek
Your editor tests the depth at Chinamans Creek
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. Through the small hours the power of nature could be heard at volume as the roof's percussion was accompanied by the fuzzy roar of a mountain behind us shedding water across its slopes through rivulets and runnels into cascading streams between countless boulders. And as this report is being written the day seems to be following suit.
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Island News | Feb 16th 2010
Rocky Bay radar
Rocky Bay radar
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. So we just had to find out.
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Island News | Feb 13th 2010
Picnic Bay Sewerage work notice
 Following is a notice from Townsville City Council regarding the sewerage upgrade work at Picnic Bay.
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Island News | Feb 2nd 2010
Damage at the Horseshoe Bay boat ramp
Damage at the Horseshoe Bay boat ramp
$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.
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Island News | Feb 1st 2010
It looked like a Tsunami at Horseshoe yesterday
It looked like a Tsunami at Horseshoe yesterday
Sensational readers' photos from Horseshoe Bay
 It is hard not to compare the sensational shots taken during and after Horseshoe Bay's wild king tide yesterday to images of a tsunami. And out in the thick of it Magnetic Times readers were taking some very memorable images to share with us all.
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Island News | Jan 31st 2010
The Bowden Hamilton family jumping at the jetty
The Bowden Hamilton family jumping at the jetty
The tide came up and the rain came down
 While Islanders were enjoying all the thrills of yesterday morning's king tide combined with 428mm of rain (since he 24th when this monsoon started), there was a serious side that few could ignore. Magnetic Island's beaches, particularly Nelly Bay beach was again seriously undermined and eroded by the ever advancing shoreline.
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Island News | Jan 31st 2010
Taking in the tide at Horseshoe Bay
Taking in the tide at Horseshoe Bay
Horseshoe high tide
 This morning, a 4.07m king tide slammed into Horseshoe Bay beach with the assistance of a strong northerly wind following the wake of the monsoon trough associated with ex-tropical cyclone Olga. Magnetic Times was unable to cover the event due to flooded creeks isolating our residence and office at Bolger Bay but Horseshoe Bay local, Ms Pat Trewin, came to our help with some great Horseshoe high tide action shots.
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Get ready for king tides
This week sees the first and highest king tides for 2010 and with recent lows and cyclonic weather around we should hope no cyclone decides to visit us on Friday or even worse, Saturday morning [ read more ]
100 kph wind & heavy rain warning
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Ferry and barge services cancelled for tonight
Sunferries have advised Magnetic Times that tonight's services have been cancelled and Fantasea Cruising Magnetic have advised that their 6 [ read more ]
Today's remaining Fantasea services cancelled
Fantasea Cruising Magnetic have now confirmed that their remaining services for today have been cancelled [ read more ]
Let's help Haiti - tomorrow night
Magnetic Island has an opportunity to help raise funds for the disaster-stricken people of Haiti with a special trivia night tomorrow at Base Backpackers in support of the Red Cross Appeal [ read more ]
Picnic Bay restaurant destroyed by fire.
Last night a fire completely gutted the Antonio Moran Family Restaurant in Picnic Bay and this morning Police and Queensland Fire Rescue Service investigators were sifting through the remains of the blaze in which, fortunately, nobody was injured [ read more ]
Take the right fork at Duck Creek
Magnetic Islanders woke this morning beneath a deluge which had bucketed down all night [ read more ]
Suspected Irukandji sting closes Alma Bay
Alma Bay, Magnetic Island's most popular swimming spot was closed this afternoon by life savers after an 18 year old man suffered a jellyfish sting which, while blue in colour, presented some of the symptoms associated with Irukandji syndrome [ read more ]
Call for Australia Day Nominations
Time is running out for residents to nominate someone they admire or who inspires them for the Townsville City Council’s 2010 Australia Day Awards [ read more ]
Cut back call for water use
Townsville Water is urging residents to cut back on water consumption through the current summer sizzle [ read more ]
Fifth fire has operator "gobsmacked"
What clearly appears to be industrial sabotage occurred again for the fifth time since April against the same business when the Green Waste Dump at Picnic Bay went up in flames again on Monday night and was, according to the contractor, relit last night [ read more ]
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