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24.01.2022 December club meeting Date: 04/12/20 Time: 6pm meeting commencement 6:30pm Location: South’s Bowls Club - bistro area (39 Wardrop Street, West Mackay) ... Sorry for those no able to attend but please let us know if you would like anything addressed on your behalf. Also if you have missed the last meeting and this one please let us know your next available dates for days off so we can discuss when we are having our Christmas party (this will be held early 2021 to manage scheduling for more people). Let us know your plans so we can do our best to include all members! Cheers Kaitlin

22.01.2022 November club meeting Date: 13/11/20 Time: 6pm meeting commencement 6:15pm Location: South’s Bowls Club (39 Wardrop Street, West Mackay) ... Sorry for those no able to attend but please let us know if you would like anything addressed on your behalf. Also if you have missed the last meeting and this one please let us know your next available dates for days off so we can discuss when we are having our Christmas party. Let us know your plans so we can do our best to include all members! Cheers Kaitlin

17.01.2022 Friendly reminder to everyone as this topic was discussed at the September club meeting, We do live in croc country just give them respect, don't be complacent and watch out for your mates. I received a call from an operator this afternoon returning to the inlet, he sighted the animal with others at the sarina inlet ramp (protected ramp), the animal was estimated to be close to 4m.... These animals are common in this area, with regular sightings of 2 animals at the freshwater point ramp just around the headland, thankfully no human interaction has occurred thanks to reporting and vigilance. P.s never smile at a crocodile

15.01.2022 So what happened ! Several people and clubs are asking me for the water story of what happened on the 25th of Oct. Everything about the attack was opposite o...f what one would think diving around these sharks. The day itself was clear blue sky and the attack was mid day, the water was cool and the water was crystal clear. Normally here in FNQ (Far North Queensland) these sharks are very docile this time of year, sure we see them but normally they are moving slow and don't hang around to pick a fight. The warmer dirty water associated with summer seems to make them more aggressive at least that is what I thought. It was the last dive of the day, just :15 before a massive Whale Shark swam up to me. I had to extend my arm as if to say stop and the large girl just turned slowly and swam away. I have never seen a whale shark in the the past 10 years of diving here so it was either spectacular or a warning! We anchored above a flat top boomie in the middle of a white sandy paddock, the shape of the boomie resembled a coffee can with high sides and a flat top. The sandy bottom was 22-24 meters but the top of the boomie only 10-12 meters deep. I guess both Pete my partner and I dove at the same time but he returned to the surface sooner. The moment Pete heard my gun go off he saw the 3.5 meter bull accelerating across the sandy bottom. The fish I shot was dead so I swam over to grab the shaft and at that moment the shark came up and over the top of the boomie moving so fast it was only 2 meters away! At this point it was obvious that it was going to hit me, I smashed it in the face as hard as I could rolled to my right and felt it sink its jaws into my left thigh not once but twice. At first it was just disbelief "that thing just bit me" then it became surreal "that fucker just bit me:" It retreated as fast as it came. Then 30 years of military training kicked in and I knew to get out of the water quickly but remain calm . I kicked as hard as I could to the surface my left leg shreaded and bleeding profusely I could not even see my fins and I was worried the shark would return. Half way up my friend Pete grabbed me and together we kicked as hard as we could. He put himself in great peril helping me that day, the amount of blood in the water was staggering and the shark could have returned. Once in the boat Pete put a tourniquet made from a weight belt around my upper thigh and wiithout that I would have never survived. Lesson learned, after 50 years of spearfishing the only thing I can come up with are the sharks (bull sharks) are learning behavior like the click of a speargun, struggling of a fish on a fishermen's line, the noise of a boat or even jumping in whilst at anchorage. At the moment the best anyone can do here in Australia is to: never dive alone, all divers to be first aid and CPR qualified and anyone engaging in water sports on or near our coastline to carry a tourniquet in the boat.

13.01.2022 Hello everyone !! Mackay Club is hosting the March meeting on the 12th March at the Breakwater Resturant at 6pm in the Anchor Room. feel free to come down and say hello if your interested in the sport or if you are interested in the mackay club or signing up. See you all there

12.01.2022 November club meeting As discussed last meeting, the club is trying to accomodate for shift workers who are unable to attend meetings due to being out at work, Can we have a show of hands/ rosters so we can plan this months meeting,... The 13/11/20 is the proposed date at this stage. Let us know your plans so we can do our best to include all members! Cheers A.J

08.01.2022 Good evening all, here are the 2020 cloughy challenge results, congratulations to all competitors. It was an unreal turnout and let’s see who can hold their place next year!!! 1st Kurt Raymond 215.48 2nd Dylan Grima 166.58 3rd Luke Gallate 160.49... 4th Tim Shailer 156.64 5th Shaun Tencate 139.1 6th Evan Corry 123.94 7th Ashley Brownsey 122.46 8th Lachlan Borg 119.86 9th Daniel Russell 119.05 10th Adam Walker 115.47 11th Matt Pratt 114.23 12th William Randall 114.12 13th Jackson Hong 107.06 14th Adam Leyshon 106.96 15th Kyle Archer 101.2 16th Ryan Borg 99.88 17th Brendon Norris 89.38 18th Shelby Gavin 88.15 19th Zachary Bridson 71.61 20th Jake Masters 66.59 21st Brodie Rolleston 59.99 22nd Blake Statham 57.33 23rd Mike Saunders 54.2 24th Cameron Kerr 48.28 25th Kayne Russell 47.47 26th Kaitlin Capra 40.66 27th Louise Randell 40 27th Aaron Kelly 40 29th Mitch Chetham 38.66 30th Adon Jorgenson 35 31st Blake Bower 32.5 32nd Rob Shailer 30.24 33rd Ned Rendall 20.1 34th Allan Russell 17.53 35th Brendan Sheilds 14.41 36th Daniel Lambert 0 37th Didn’t sign off 38th Didn’t sign off Meritorioius 1.8 Moses Perch Dylan Grima Biggest Trout 5.3 Matt Pratt Biggest Barra 4.85 Brendon Norris Pelagic 10 - Sharkie Kurt Raymond Cray 2.7 William Randell Overall Champion 215.48 Kurt Raymond Womens 40.66 Kaitlin Capra JR 114.12 William Randell Sub Jr 20.1 Ned Randell

04.01.2022 For anyone interested!

02.01.2022 Club Meeting !!! Hi everyone, if your free on the 28th May or the 4th June come on down to the breakwater bar at 6pm for a catch up. We will hold 2 separate meetings again to hopefully see everyone.... Until then, Stay safe, Buddy up and keep those running comp entries flooding in. P.s Cloughy Challenge 2021 is just around the corner !!!!!

01.01.2022 2021 JANUARY CLUB MEETING. 8th January 6pm, Breakwater resturant upstairs in the anchor room. Happy New Year from MDUSDC.2021 JANUARY CLUB MEETING. 8th January 6pm, Breakwater resturant upstairs in the anchor room. Happy New Year from MDUSDC.