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The Big Crane - Tilt Wall House Building Marshall St, Machans Beach
On Saturday morning the 21st of August at Machans Beach there was a house being built using the Tilt Wall method. A massive crane was used to lift up the walls of a new house Photos by Alasdair (10 year old Machans kid.)
Order of Machans Beach 2010 Dylan Lee OMB Nikki Davis OMB	Nikki, Steve, Dylan, Val & Margaret
Award winners this year were Dylan Lee OMB, former student of the Machans Beach School for his leadership qualities and his willingness to be involved in a variety of school activities.    The other award was presented to local mum Nikki Davis OMB, for her services to the Machans Community as a school P&C stalwart, catering for thousands of our guests at our annual Moon over Machans celebrations and always being prepared to roll up her sleeves with a smile on her face.    Presentations were made by Mayor Val Schier, Deputy Mayor Margaret Cochrane and Member for Barron River, Steve Wettenhall and we thank them all for their ongoing support.
Enthusiastic Locals Clear The Road
5.00pm Tuesday 2nd February 2010

 

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Machans Beach is a community of about 1114 inhabitants ( according to 1995 statistics ), located within the Barron River delta. Unlike many modern suburbs built at racing pace within few years, and aimed to be inhabited by exclusive and higher income families, Machans Beach has thrived and maintained a character of its own through the integration of a diverse population. Machans Beach has fortunately escaped the unrelenting development of North Queensland, for the tourism industry which constitutes an important source of economic growth for this part of Australia. Fortunate because it continues to be a residential area without hotels and devoid of the massive flow of people as seen in the northern beaches. Through the action of its residents and the Progress Association, it has been possible to fight proposals from developers to transform Machans Beach into a money generating playground. It is obvious to the newcomer that Machans Beach is a working class neighborhood, which has shaped the laid back and easy life style of this place. Although to talk of a history of Machans Beach is somewhat pretentious, it is interesting to acknowledge its origins, in the context of its aboriginal past and the subsequent colonization by europeans and chinese and the economic development that followed throughout the years in the Tropical North.

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"Certain Friends in Uncertain Times" a history of Machans Beach . This book published in 1995 by the Machans Beach Progress Association tells the story of our community and the issues that most affect us. To get a copy of this book you can contact Russell at the Post Office