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Magnetic Community News
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Popular SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week a sell-out!
Above: Romping downwind SMIRW photo Andrea Francolini No sooner were entries open than entries flooded in for Australia’s favourite...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Magnets'
Magnets’ is a salty love song written on, and about Yunbenun (Magnetic Island), a tropical paradise situated just off the coast of...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 13, 20212 min read
Island to Benefit as Townsville Becomes Cheap Flight Destination
Our struggling tourism sector has been given a life line to help Magnetic Island tourism providers and our local economy. Magnetic...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 12, 20212 min read
Council changes light to help baby turtles get out to sea
Photo by @laurenepbath Turtle hatchlings on Magnetic Island will now have a better chance of reaching the ocean with Townsville City...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Climate resilience a priority for Magnetic Island
Magnetic Island is the jewel in Townsville’s crown and Townsville City Council and the local community are working to keep it that way....
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Memorial launches next step of public consultation program for Development Project
Registrations are now open to join one of 30 community forums to discuss proposed exhibitions and gallery content for the expanded...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 10, 20212 min read
RESIDENTS HAVE THEIR SAY
The Magnetic Island Residents and Ratepayers Association met at the RSL Club on Saturday, March 6 with a full house and a jam-packed...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Second stage of Horseshoe Bay drainage works underway
Pictured Above: Apjohn Street Boxing Day 2020 The second stage of a $6 million project to enhance drainage around Horseshoe Bay Park on...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 7, 20216 min read
IWD 2021 campaign theme: #ChooseToChallenge
A challenged world is an alert world. Individually, we're all responsible for our own thoughts and actions - all day, every day. We can...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 5, 20212 min read
SES review findings must be released: Hill
Regional mayors are calling on the State Government to release a report on a review of the SES as a matter of urgency. The call came...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 5, 20211 min read
Magnetic Island Road is getting new LED road signage in April!
The signs, funded by the Australian Government’s Black Spot program, will be installed on Magnetic Island Road between Nelly Bay and...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 3, 20213 min read
Magnetic Island crime wrap, February
Senior Constable Bradley Hay on Mar 3, 2021 @ 4:02pm Assault incident Police are investigating an assault that occurred at 8pm on...
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Magnetic Community News
Mar 1, 20212 min read
Alma Bay in top spots in SLSQ best beaches list
Alma Bay photo Debbie Denison Magnetic Island's reputation as the premier tropical destination in Northern Australia has been further...
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 28, 20212 min read
LICENCE TO DEVELOP MEDICINAL CANNABIS
CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, will develop new medicinal cannabis products to help people with a variety of conditions...
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 28, 20211 min read
Operation Tango Anaconda – a state-wide operation targets drug driving on Queensland roads
The Queensland Police Service will today launch Operation Tango Anaconda, a state-wide enforcement operation targeting drug driving....
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Organisations join force to protect Great Barrier Reef
Community organisations have joined forces to protect the north’s most iconic attraction – the Great Barrier Reef – from litter...
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Queensland mum’s powerful message this Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Above: Karlie Holloway (pic of Karlie in 2015 after my chemo started - hadn't lost her eyelashes or eyebrows yet/Karlie growing her long...
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Decarbonisation Report Handed Down
Debbie Denison On Wednesday 10th February, Charlotte Taylor - Operation & Business Development Manager for EarthCheck, handed down their...
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 9, 20211 min read
Magnetic Island National Park Walking Track Projects
Restoration and upgrade works are going ahead on two Magnetic Island walking tracks until the middle of this year. Works have started on...
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Magnetic Community News
Feb 7, 20212 min read
Major Development Project Set To Begin
Debbie Denison The long awaited upgrade of drainage issues for Horseshoe Bay Park and Apjohn Street is set to begin this coming week. The...
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