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Community Events

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May16

3rd Annual Shawn Claydon Memorial Shield

16 May 2021 at Shakespeare Street car park for Queens Park, Mackay

3rd annual Shawn Claydon Memorial Shield 5km and 10km run hosted by Mackay Road Runners. The event is to create...

May16

3rd Annual Shawn Claydon Memorial Shield

16 May 2021 at Shakespeare Street car park for Queens Park, Mackay

3rd annual Shawn Claydon Memorial Shield 5km and 10km run hosted by Mackay Road Runners is being held at 7am...

May18

RDE Regional Disability Expo

18 May 2021 at McDonald’s Mackay Multisport Stadium – 107 Juliet St, Mackay

This is truly a unique event aimed at bringing the disability community together to celebrate life, age, empower, learn, share...