Thursday, December 5, 2024

Issue:

Mackay and Whitsunday Life

Editor's Note

Hi Everyone,

You may have noticed a new man around town lately – Mark Rasmussen has joined the team as our journalist and, since he started last week, he has certainly been busy!

As many of you will know by now, Miah has sadly left the company, opting to pursue different career options, and we wish her well with her future endeavours.

In a couple of weeks’ time, we will also be welcoming Chelsea Ravizza back to town. She has been working remotely from Brisbane as our journalist across three of our newspapers for a long time, but as many of you will know, she is originally from the Burdekin.

Now that she has completed her studies she will return to the region for a few months before she departs once again to travel the world.

We look forward to having both Mark and Chelsea, as well as our Sales Manager Trish, working on the ground and attending many events over the next few months and beyond.

In other news, I will be presenting at the Home Hill Chamber of Commerce Meeting next week, I hope to see you there and look forward to chatting with everyone.

If you have any questions about the newspaper, please make sure you come along!

This evening I am on my way to Ingham for the official launch of Hinchinbrook Life Newspaper and we are honoured to have Premier David Crisafulli attending.

David is from Ingham originally and started his career as a cadet journalist for the Herbert River Express.

We have been very lucky with these two details which are undoubtedly the main reasons he accepted the invitation.

This is a big moment for our team, and for all regional newspapers in Queensland as the Premier is shining a spotlight on our industry.

I am very grateful to be part of it all and to serve all regional communities with free local newspapers, it’s a real honour.

Rach

Quote of the Week: “Don’t wait for the right opportunity: create it” (George Bernard Shaw)

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