According to our Shipping Reporter , the portrait of Australia's Catholic saint , Mary MacKillop , looks as if it has had a Spring clean , viewed from Ross River Road , Townsville .
For ages, the portrait was faded and the Shipping Reporter chided the local media for not noticing the newsworthy event and the faithful for not taking prompt action to restore her .
The Picnic Bay jetty at Magnetic Island, below , brightened up with tear drop banners which flutter in the breeze.