Shakira Sellen
Journalist
I moved to Mackay in 2011 and haven’t looked back since.
I’ve grown to enjoy the laidback Mackay lifestyle and all it has to offer.
Over the years I have also spent time visiting the Whitsundays and my favourite place to date would be Whitehaven Beach.
Being on the go all the time in a fast-paced job I also can’t go past a good cup of coffee.
When it comes to writing, I love to meet residents in the community and find about their life as I feel everyone has an interesting story to tell.
RESIDENTS have shared photos of their elves in their homes.
The trend comes from the book Elf on the Shelf A Christmas Tradition book.
The elves can be adopted by families.
Once they are adopted they report back to Santa in the North Pole each night about which children have made the naughty and nice lists.
But the elves are known to hide from their adopted families.
Post a photo of where your Elf on the Shelf is hiding in your home on our Facebook page.
![John Ibbotson of Gulmarrad with his dog looks over his backyard \"studio\" - where he shot some of the images for his latest book.](https://media.apnarm.net.au/media/images/2016/11/18/b88442831z1_20161118153831_000g84dco1s2-0-dj8yhefpv58n2nc39n2_fct640x480x893.0x51.0_ct140x105.jpg "John Ibbotson of Gulmarrad with his dog looks over his backyard \\"studio\\" - where he shot some of the images for his latest book.")
