Member for Leichhardt War ren Entsch, who met recently with NPA council, said the esti mated $15 million project should be funded by the state and federal governments.“It’sdangerous and it’s only go ing to get worse,” the MP said. “I would think a 50-50 arrange ment would be fair. “I had an agreement that it would be done if we returned to government.“Thereare a few thousand peo ple living up there. They have every right to a safe, accessible airstrip. Are we going to wait until somebody dies?” With roads often inaccessible during the wet season, NPARC mayor Patricia Yusia said commu nities could be stranded if the run way was shut down.
But the most recent technical in spection found the strip is in “poor condition” with major upgrades desperately needed.
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A “DANGEROUS” Cape York airstrip could lead to fatalities if urgent repairs aren’t carried out soon, local leaders say. Built during World War II, Bamaga airport’s rutted runway connects the Northern Peninsula Area to Cairns with around a thou sand takeoffs and landings expect ed this year.
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Airport crisis looms Bamaga runway in desperate need of repairs
Malakai Masters gives his buddy Isaac Raye a helping hand at the Central Cape Suns grand final day on Saturday. Dozens of kids took to the field at Weipa’s Andoom Oval for their last hitout of the season.
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Runway desperatein need of fix Sea Swift price increase won’t impact CEQ stores
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By SAMUEL DAVIS A MAJOR increase in cargo costs is expected to inflate the price of most goods and services in Cape York – but groceries at some stores won’t be affected. Sea Swift’s shipping costs will go up by 14.5 per cent this Thursday but a fixed agreement with Community Enterprise Queensland means their rate will stay the same. However, CEO Michael Dykes said the company was still mindful of the impact price rises would have on its custom ers in places like Napranum, the NPA and Torres Strait.
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“Rex prides itself on its com mitment to safety and the proposed upgrades at Northern Peninsula Airport will only strengthen the safety of Rex’s aircraft, operations and passengers,” state manager Steve Jones said. Cr Yusia raised the status of the airstrip with Prime Minister An thony Albanese and Senator Nita Green during the PM’s visit to the Torres Strait earlier this month.
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“The Albanese government is committed to delivering the in frastructure Australians need af ter nearly ten years of rorts and waste,” Senator Green said. The airport services the five NPA communities of Bamaga, Umagico, Seisia, New Mapoon and Injinoo.
“CASA is telling us it’s becom ing critical and it gets raised every wet season,” Cr Yusia said. “It would be a disaster for NPA people if it closed. “We need to strip the runway back and then rebuild it.” Earlier this year, Rex Airlines provided NPARC with a letter of support to include in grant funding applications for a runway upgrade.
“We haven’t heard from Sea Swift and we wouldn’t expect to,” Mr Dykes said. “We’re pretty fortunate. A long-term contract was secured some time ago so our (cargo) rates aren’t impacted.
“But it’s those other business es and community members we feel“Ourfor. board is very supportive about holding prices where we can, even though it affects our income, particularly on healthy choices like fresh produce.” Surging fuel, labour and com modity prices are still placing huge pressure on retailers.
Editor’s note: Cape York Weekly reached out to Member for Cook Cynthia Lui for a de tailed response in regards to the increasing freight prices and cost of living pressures in the Cape and Torres Strait. She then accused us of bully ing, a claim we strongly reject. Cape York Weekly has asked Ms Lui to apologise. You can read the background story on our website.
“Where the manufacturer passes on increases, that still af fects us,” Mr Dykes said. “You only have to look at Coles and Woolworths to see how much prices have fluctu ated“Forrecently.us,the question is, ‘How do we have a strategy in place to offset those rises?’ “Even things like tin are in creasing in price and that im pacts so much of what we stock on our shelves.”
A MAN best remembered for his contribution to the community will have his life celebrated this Friday. John Preece was loved by many and died surrounded by his wife Karen and his family, just months after being diagnosed with cancer. The Innisfail boy, who later called Weipa home, had hundreds of mates right across the Far North. His funeral will be held in Innisfail this Friday and will be streamed from the Weipa Bowls Club, a place dear to John’s heart. See next week’s Cape York Weekly for a tribute to John Preece and his contribution to the Weipa community.
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By SARAH MARTIN COOK Shire Council has ap proved a controversial 26-metre Telstra tower on Cooktown’s main street, despite community concerns. Cape York Weekly broke the story on May 30, with Cook town residents disgusted that Telstra had not advertised the development application for the 26.4-metre tower and associated buildings locally, but rather in the Mareeba-based The Express Cook Shire received 23 sub during the public noti fication period, with only two in favour of the tower. However, mayor Peter Scott said the decision to approve the tower at last week’s ordinary council meeting took into ac count the community’s concerns and the communication benefits the tower would provide.
Cr Scott said the tower, to be built at the existing Telstra facil ity on the corner of Walker and Charlotte streets, would improve telecommunications locally.
“Adequate and reliable com munications are essential in to day’s business, education and safety conscious world,” he said.
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The application claimed the upgrade would relieve conges tion on existing Telstra infra structure, which is not able to adequately cover the northern and central parts of Cooktown.
Cook Shire mayor Peter Scott said Mr Joiner brought excep tional regional and remote expe rience, unique business acumen and fresh perspectives. “The community will appre ciate his down-to-earth nature, sense of humour and long-term career aspirations,” he said.
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“Council worked with plan ners who together have miti gated this by adding conditions to the application for the tower to be slimline and painted dark green, and for the site overall to be repaired and updated. “Council also included a re quest for an ongoing mainte nance plan to be submitted to council before the tower is in stalled. We don’t want this to be a build-and-forget project.”
“Using safe and proven tech nology, the new and upgraded addition to Cooktown’s CBD will provide a real and necessary benefit to meet demands from our increasing resident, visitor and business populations, the new Country University Centre and the disaster management challenges faced by our region,” Cr Scott said.
BRIAN Joiner has promised not to make any hasty decisions as he wrapped up his first week as CEO of Cook Shire Council.
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Cr Scott said he looked for ward to working with Mr Joiner to continue driving council and the region to new heights.
“The main concern raised by the community was the visual amenity of the site,” he said.
Mr Joiner said the decisions council made under his leader ship would be based on what is best for the whole community.
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Mr Joiner started last Monday with a packed schedule, includ ing a council meeting, a council lor workshop and a community planning meeting at Lakeland. The new council boss said he planned to take his time get ting to know Cook Shire and the council better. “We have some urgent issues to deal with, but we must ad dress these in a way that is con sistent with building a long-term sustainable future,” Mr Joiner said.“We all want to see contin ued improvement but I won’t be making any hasty decisions or dramatic changes.”
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“The reality is very different to what I imagined, in a good way,” she“Isaid.have a lot more spare time than I thought, and I love how hands-on the course is.”
Erin, who is in her sixth year of study at James Cook University in Mackay, travelled back to her hometown earlier this month to meet students and share her knowl edge about careers in medicine. She graduated in 2016 after completing her primary and sec ondary education at Weipa and said anyone could pursue a career in medicine.“InYear12 I had no clue what I wanted to do, but after some work experience in the hospital I real ised I wanted to become a doctor,” sheErinsaid.said she didn’t know any thing about the course or what it was like working as a doctor, but had been pleasantly surprised.
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Erin’s final words of advice for remote students were that there was always support and options. “There are always bridging courses, and the university is hap py to discuss options on how to get in and bursaries for financial sup port,” she said. “I’m so grateful I got the chance to talk about my experience in med school and share where a medicine degree can take you.”
During her study and training, Erin has travelled to Proserpine, Bowen, Palm Island and Weipa. Although she was set on a ca reer in medicine following her high school work experience, Erin said it wasn’t until a trip to Cairns with the Royal Flying Doctor Ser vice, and being treated by doctors she didn’t know, that her to pick her“Ispeciality.wouldhave been much more comfortable with a doctor I knew in such a distressing time,” she said.“This motivated me to begin training to be a rural generalist, a very skilled jack of all trades doc tor who works in rural and remote hospitals.“Iwant to provide a community with a familiar face so that when people know who’s looking after them and I know them, too.”
By SARAH MARTIN TWO short visits to hospital in high school were the catalyst for former Western Cape College stu dent Erin Taylor to pursue a career in medicine and she is now encour aging others to follow her lead.
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Lakeland should be centralised or have ribbon development along the Peninsula Developmental Road to Laura.” Mr McClelland said the meeting discussed the first stage of devel opment to include infrastructure to cater for the current growth, and the future stage to cater for growth caused by the completion of the ir rigationAboutscheme.20Lakeland residents at tended the meeting, along with Cr Holmes and fellow councillors Pe ter Burns, Ross Logan and Marilyn Morris.New Cook Shire CEO Brian Joiner and director Lawrence Booth also attended. Cr Holmes said Mr Pavetto had collated the community’s sugges tions around what services were needed to support the town’s growth, as well as where new ser vices and other growth should be placed and would provide a report to the council.
Government Association of Queensland chief executive officer Alison Smith said Queensland councils could re ceive $160 million more per year if funding was increased to one per cent of the com monwealth’s tax revenue.
By SARAH MARTIN A HIGHWAY bypass and moving the town centre were among sug gestions raised at a town planning meeting at Lakeland last week. The meeting, organised by Cook Shire Council and facilitated by AEC Group senior economist Jon athan Pavetto, was part of a com munity consultation in preparation for a new Lakeland town plan. Cook Shire deputy mayor Ro byn Holmes said the most consist ent feedback was the need to create a bypass for the Mulligan High way, which currently runs through the small “Counciltown.is about to do a new town plan for Lakeland, taking into consideration the community’s as pirations and the expected growth of up to 2500 people over the next few years,” Cr Holmes said. due to the recent growth in onfarm worker accommodation and the expected growth around the proposed wind farm and irrigation scheme.”Lakeland Progress Association chair Gary McClelland said the meeting was about thinking well into the future to ensure develop ment was suited to the town. “If Lakeland is going to be a big town, we want to preserve the small country town lifestyle, that development is going to take place, and how we can do that best,” he said. The long-time local said mov ing the highway east of its current alignment through the town’s cen tre was a popular suggestion.
The Lakeland Wind Farm is an approved project in its final stages of development and is expected to provide clean energy for more than 50,000 households from 35 wind turbines.
The final business case for the Lakeland Irrigation Area Scheme is due this year, with the proposal for a 100,000 megalitre dam on the Palmer River, boosting the irriga ble area at Lakeland by more than 17,000 hectares.
“We don’t want to see it become a town like Mareeba with the high way running through the middle, so we looked at different options,” Mr McClelland said. “We also talked about whether
“In addition to the feedback being taken into consideration in the new Lakeland town plan, Mr Pavetto will use the information to create an advocacy document which council can use for future planning and funding applica tions,” the deputy mayor said.
CAPE York’s largest council has missed out on a major pot of funding gold as regional Queensland mayors lap up their riches. A review into the Financial Assistance Grants program has led to massive windfalls for some of the state’s smallest councils with funding increases of more than 40 per cent in some areas. In the state’s North West, four councils’ bottom lines will be beefed up by more than $1 million this financial year alone.
But Cook Shire Council, covering more than 100,000 square kilometres, will receive a modest three per cent increase as a result of the Andchanges.whilemayor Peter Scott said the ad ditional money is “better than getting poked in the eye with a burnt stick”, more would be “Whereappreciated.thefunding support should be go ing is towards those who need it most,” Cr Scott told Cape York Weekly “People like us who desperately need it, that’s where it should be going. “We get about 10 million a year but our depreciation bill is the same. So really it’s nothing for us. “We’re the biggest shire in Queensland. Our recurring expenditure is around $30 million a year and we reckon we do a lot of government work on their behalf.” He said more money could be spent on better protecting the agriculture industry and developing and maintaining infrastructure.
“With financial sustainability being a key issue for many local councils, this additional funding would provide much-needed local economic stimulus to support local supply chains and job creation,” Ms Smith said.
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“At the moment, we’ve got one biosecu rity officer to look after around 80 per cent of Cape York,” Cr Scott said. “We’re coming into the disaster season … so there are a plethora of areas where we can applyLocalit.”
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A HEALTH practitioner who was a key figure in the COVID-19 vac cination rollout in Cape York and the Torres Strait has been rewarded for his incredible efforts with two major award wins. George Morseau, who was a cluster coordinator on Badu Island, won both the Individual Award for Outstanding Achievement and the Promoting Wellbeing categories in the 2022 Queensland Health and Department of Health Awards for Excellence.Georgeis a proud Badulaig man whose connection to Badu Island is through his mother and totem is Thupmul (stingray). He also has connections through his father to Murray Island. He has been with Queensland Health for more than 25 years and an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Practitioner since 2016.Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service chief executive Beverley Hamerton said George emerged as a leader during the vaccination rollout, initially in his island cluster which includes Boigu, Dauan and Saibai Islands, before he was seconded south to support efforts in Cape York.
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“He initiated continual com munity outreach, offering vaccina tions in convenient and culturally appropriate locations, providing after hours outreach and ensuring that male and female teams were available as necessary.
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“George led community en gagement efforts by offering vac cinations in an appropriate way for each community,” she said.
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Badu Island cluster coordinator George Morseau (holding trophies) is congratulated by his colleagues May Ahmat, Lily-Annie Ahmat, Richard Nona, Lynda Ward-Keffer, Tessa Rowe, Margaret Namaibai, Tamara Sweeney and Dr Prue-Ellen Wallin.
“We are incredibly proud of George for his efforts to keep our region safe and for this well-de served acknowledgement.”
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“The vaccination rollout in the Torres and Cape was an incred ible team effort and one that I was proud to be a part of,” George said on “IMonday.would like to thank my fam ily, my colleagues and Queens land Health for all their support, and I hope this award highlights the challenges we have faced and conquered together during the pan demic.“Our hard work is not over though, and we must continue to urge the community to get vac cinated, including their booster doses, to protect themselves, their families and our beautiful commu nities up here in the Torres Strait and Cape York.” Ms Hamerton said she also wanted to pay tribute to Director of Nursing for the Nurse/Mid wifery Navigation program Rachel Sargeant, who was Highly Com mended in the Individual Award for Outstanding Achievement and was a finalist in the Delivering Healthcare category. This category awards efforts of improving access to quality and safe healthcare in its different forms and setting.
The awards ceremony was held virtually this year and George watched it surrounded by col leagues on Badu Island. He said he was shocked and honoured by his win.
“George paid careful attention to building the cultural capacity of his team, guiding them in the best way to offer COVID-19 vaccina tions to the Torres and Cape First Nations“Beyondcommunities.COVID,he continues to be a strong advocate for path ways to allow more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to pursue careers in healthcare – both by leading by example and sup porting those around him.
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Visit Pajinka, Cape York, with a local Indigenous guide via Cape York Peninsula Lodge A DIABETES diagnosis could not have come at a worse time for Esther Snyder. The 55-year-old Hope Vale mum had just celebrated Christmas with her family, including her two children. But it was a nervous time for everyone in Cape York as COVID-19 loomed large. The region had remained free from the vi rus for almost two years since the pandemic began, but as interstate borders opened it was only a matter of time before local cases started appearing. In early January. Esther was diagnosed with late onset type 1 diabetes or Latent Au toimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA). Type 1 diabetes is usually diagnosed in childhood, but LADA – also known as type 1.5 – develops more slowly. It accounts for less than one per cent of diabetes diagnoses in Australia and can of ten be misdiagnosed as the more common typeCooktown2. dabetes educator and clinical nurse consultant Veronica Mills said she held real concerns for Esther when she first met her after she was hospitalised – particu larly given the COVID situation and her re moteButlocation.thanks to telehealth – which Esther uses to speak to both Veronica and her doc tor Luke Conway – she has had crucial sup port literally at her fingertips.
If not for Telehealth, Esther would need to travel almost 50km to see Veronica in Cooktown and 370km to Cairns to see her endocrinologist.Veronicasaid the clarity of the video was so good she could see the readings from Esther’s continuous glucose monitoring de vice, note any skin changes – which could indicate problems – and assess any issues with her insulin injection sites. Thanks to the provider only service, they are also able to talk from the comfort of Es ther’s home, rather than her having to go to her local clinic for the call.
Esther said the diagnosis had been life changing – enabling her to completely change her lifestyle and diet and isolate her self from the community while COVID con tinues to circulate – but Telehealth had been a lifeline.“It’sbeen really scary,” she said. “I don’t go anywhere, I stay indoors.”
“Veronica is the type of person who breaks it down really well for Aboriginal people. She is too deadly!”
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“When you have type 1 diabetes your head can be all over the place.
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“We desperately needed our own building so that we can in crease services and provide cultur ally appropriate health care. We know this will make a big impact,” she said at Tuesday’s opening.
By the end of the speeches, the air began to fill with the smell of roasting meat as the barbecues were fired up and local Apunipima staff and community volunteers cooked up a feast for the guests.
Health centre opened in Mapoon
DIGNITARIES from all over the state gathered in Mapoon last week for the opening of the Thimithi Nhii Primary Health Care Centre. The centre is Apunipima Cape York Health Council’s fourth stan dalone primary health care centre built under the federal govern ment’s Rural and Remote Health Infrastructure Project. Mapoon mayor and Apunipima chair Aileen Addo thanked a long list of people before cutting the ribbon in front of the community and guests to officially open the new“Thisfacility.is something very posi tive, it’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here,” Cr Addo said. “This community is growing and we have to build infrastructure to go with that growth.”
Apunipima has worked out of the Queensland Health clinic since 2008 with the office consisting of a small donga behind the clinic. Manager Debra Jia said the team was extremely grateful to Queens land Health for the great relation ship they’ve enjoyed but said it was a huge relief for Apunipima to finally have a purpose-built space.
Cr Addo said the flow-on effects from the opening of the new centre would resonate for years to come. “This is about more than just health, this is another strategy we’ve put in place to Close the Gap,” she said. “This is about getting every thing in order and seeing better outcomes like more communitybased jobs, better infrastructure and community development.”
“The donga was very compact, but being in the new centre is go ing to open up more avenues for health service delivery,” she said. Services available at the Thim ithi Nhii Primary Health Centre include medical and allied health services, as well as health promo tion and prevention programs. Social and emotional wellbeing activities will also be available. Ms Jia has lived in Mapoon for 30 years and her dream is to see this centre continue to grow and she says that will mean continued expansion of those services.
“When I’m 80 I want to be still coming to this centre and seeing it still expanding and growing with the community,” she said. “Over the last 30 years Mapoon has gone from its infancy to now, where it has two health services and we can keep going.
Guests were treated to a prespeech feast from the Mapoon Health Action Team, which served a local favourite – fried scones with butter and honey. HAT chair and Mapoon council lor Dawn Braun was ecstatic that the opening day had arrived. “This is so important for Mapoon, it’s what the community has asked for and what the com munity wanted, you can’t imagine how long we’ve waited for this,” sheAssaid.a HAT member for over eight years, Cr Braun stressed the importance of having community controlled health care.
“There is so much more op portunity now for us to improve services and we’ll keep working with the Health Action Team and the community to achieve those goals.”
Mapoon mayor and Apunipima Cape York Health Council chair Aileen Addo gives a speech in front of dignitaries and community members at the opening of the community’s new health facility.
Debra Jia gives Cairns health chair Clive Skarott and Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch a tour of the health centre.
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Ms Johnson is no stranger to travel, having run Cooktownbased Cape York tour business Bart’s Bush Adventures with husband Bart for many years.
“Over the next 10 months I’ll be fundraising for Australian Horizons Foundation, then I’ll be whisked off to an undisclosed location with a camera crew to do amazing things, and that will form my episode of the show,” she“Thesaid. episodes are about real people like me highlighting these amazing destinations, and the charities we are fundraising for.”
Penny set to hit our TV screens
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“As well as the traditional focus on the Cooktown region and the ‘trip to the Tip’ there will be a sec tion on Weipa and Mapoon which are becoming more popular desti nations, especially amongst fishing enthusiasts,” Chamber secretary Will Peck said.
“We are currently sending out an advertising prospectus with more detail, but space is limited so we encourage people to book promptly,” he said. For more information, contact Mr Peck by email at orchamberofcommerce@gmail.comcooktownphone0450308995.
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“We will be advertising the guide in a series of campaigns fo cused at various audiences, such as fisher, campers or four-wheeldrive enthusiasts, and they will all have the QR code to encourage people to download the guide,” Mr PeckCapesaid.York businesses were be ing encouraged to adverise in the guide, Mr Peck said, both to sup port its production, advertise their services, and showcase the diverse range of businesses on the Cape.
CAPE York product Penny Johnson will be gracing TV screens in 25 countries, with her face beamed into almost 100 mil lion homes as a star of charity television travel series Adventure All Stars Screened in Australia on Channel 7 and across the world in 25 countries, the show com bines entertainment with philan thropy, and has raised more than $9 million for Aussie charities.
Mr Peck said the guide also had a focus on the services available in the“PeopleCape. don’t know what is here, it’s really helpful for them to know where the chemists are, tyre repairs, mechanics, supermar kets and even gyms and swimming pools,” he said.
The guide, created by the Cook town Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, aims to attract and grow visitation to the region, and en courage a longer tourist season.
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“Many potential travellers think the wet season starts in October, when in fact travelling up the Cape in October and November is fine and much less crowded.”
Ms Johnson, a former Cook town resident now living in Ma landa, said stars on the show raised funds for their nominated charity prior to filming, then were taken to a secret location for six days of fun and filming.
“We are finding a lot of people are using Cooktown as a base for southern Cape day trips, basing themselves here and going to Elim Beach, Laura or Bloomfield.” He said the same was true of Weipa, with tourists using the min ing hub as a base for day trips in the western and northern Cape. For the first time, the guide will be available to download or view online via a scannable QR code, as well as in hard copies at visitor in formation centres across Queens land, and in Far Northern tourist and accommodation facilities.
Cooktown Chamber of Commerce and Tourism secretary Will Peck says the next visitor guide will also showcase Weipa.
“The guide will also encourage a longer season stretching into the October to December period.
By SARAH MARTIN WEIPA and Mapoon will feature for the first time in a dedicated sec tion in the 2023-24 Cooktown and Cape York Visitors Guide, as the region’s popularity grows.
“Seeing the difference in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait danc es from the boys and girls just shows how rich both cultures are.
Guests at the event included AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan, In digenous Affairs Minister Linda Burney, North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson, Essendon leg end Kevin Sheedy and Brisbane Lions premiership star and Brown low medallist Simon Black.
The event was first held in 2019 before taking a COVID-enforced hiatus. This year marked the first time students had performed at the event, Mr Hanlon said. “A number of kids hadn’t been to Melbourne before,” he said. “When they turned up to re hearsal half the group was wearing shorts.
“That was comical considering how freezing cold it Triple-premiershipwas.”
winning Brisbane Lions defender Chris Johnson said the audience was in awe of the performances and may have helped raise more funds.
“For many of the guests who come from the inner suburbs of Melbourne, I’m sure it was an ex perience many of them may have never had before.”
“A lot of the auction items went well above their reserves which was great,” the proud Gunditjmara and Wiradjuri man said.
By SAMUEL DAVIS PROMISING teenagers from Cape York and the Torres Strait have performed in front of a starstudded Melbourne crowd raising money for Indigenous outreach programs in the process. Eighteen boarding students from AFL Cape York’s boys and girls houses performed in front of more than 480 guests at the MCG last Tuesday evening. The funds raised will help stu dents adapt to life in Cairns and keep a connection to culture while living away from home.
AFL Cape York House opened a boys facility in Portsmith in 2013 with a girls house later established at Redlynch in 2019. The purpose-built facilities pro vide accommodation, education, employment and training oppor tunities for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women from some of Queens land’s most remote communities. The AFL Cape York contingent at the MCG last Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 30, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 13 D o y o u w a n t t o h e l p s h a p e t h e f u t u r e o f C a p e Y o r k P e n i n s u l a ’ s i n c r e d i b l e w i l d l i f e , l a n d s c a p e a n d w a t e r w a y s ? B e c o m e a D i r e c t o r o f t h e C a p e Y o r k N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e M a n a g e m e n t n o t f o r p r o f i t o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d h e l p s t e e r o u r o r g a n i s a t i o n , w h i c h h a s b e e n g r o w i n g t h e p a s t 1 2 y e a r s Apply Today Join us to make a difference Nominations now open to become a Cape York NRM Director Students shake a leg at the MCG
“What we’ve found with young people is when they’re involved in culture, is when they’re most at ease.“So we spend a lot of time through our wellbeing programs connecting with young people’s cultures.”
AFL Cape York general man ager Rick Hanlon said the program was critical to the health and well being of the almost 90 students at AFL Cape York’s boys and girls facilities.“It’sa tough gig to be so far away from your family,” Mr Han lon“We’vesaid. got 11-year-old boys and girls in our care. It’s a hard ex perience.“Sowith those funds we can do things like camps, take kids on country, work with our staff around spear-making, drum-making, fish ing, all those types of things are part of their cultures.
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CAPE YORK LAND COUNCIL YUK PUYNGK ICN 1163 | A BN 22 965 382 705 PRE-AUTHORISATION MEETING FOR PROPOSED NATIVE TITLE DETERMINATION
Video‐conferencing and COVID‐19 Video-conferencing facilities may be made available at the meeting. If you would like CYLC to arrange a video-conference so you can attend the meeting, whether you live at the location of the meeting or elsewhere, please contact CYLC on the number or email address above well in advance of the meeting date . It is important to provide every opportunity for persons entitled to attend the meeting.
The meeting will be held as follows:
Page 18 – Cape York Weekly – Tuesday, August 30, 2022 2022 Community Development Fund Applications for round 2 of the Western Cape Community Development Fund open on Thursday 1 September 2022 Do you have an upcoming project or initiative that could be eligible for funding through the CDF program? Please reach out to the Communities and Communications team to discuss your project concept and eligibility Email: Aleta Bates@riotinto com Phone: 0448 612 084 Applications close on Thursday 29 September 2022 Planned Power Outages The Power Distribution team would like to inform you that the following outages will take place for critical maintenance and repairs. Public Notice Please call our feedback hotline 1800 820 711 or email RTAWeipafeedback@riotinto com FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Any Gudang Yadhaykenu person who is a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed in the box above is invited to attend the pre-authorisation meeting on Tuesday 13 September 2022. Please contact CYLC if you would like to confirm whether you are a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed above and so entitled to attend the meeting.
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Date: Tuesday 13 September 2022 Venue: New Mapoon Council Hall, 81 Brown Street, New Mapoon Time: 10am – 4pm The location and time of the meeting to authorise the Gudang Yadhaykenu s.87A native title agreement proposed for 4 October 2022 will be publicly notified, and notices will be sent out to all members of the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group with contact details on the CYLC database. Please contact us on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email lthompson@cylc.org.au to update your details.
A determination of native title involves a decision of the Federal Court. Important things about a determination of native title include that the Federal Court determines (1) who holds native title, (2) what the native title rights are, (3) the area to which the native title rights apply after any determination is made, and (4) which corporation will represent the members of the determined native title group. Following the pre- authorisation meeting on Tuesday 13 September 2022, there will be other pre-authorisation meetings at other locations followed by a meeting to authorise the Gudang Yadhaykenu s.87A native title agreement presently scheduled on Tuesday 4 October 2022 to be held in the Northern Peninsula Area, where the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group will consider whether to authorise their proposed s.87A agreement for a determination of native title. If the Native Title Group decides to authorise the agreement, the determination will then be sought in the Federal Court. The Court has listed a hearing for a potential consent determination to be made on 30 November 2022 at Thursday Island or Horn Island. Who is invited to attend the meetings? The meeting is open to all Gudang Yadhaykenu people who are descendants by birth, or adoption in accordance with traditional law and custom, of one or more of the following
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To confirm attendance at the pre-authorisation meeting, or to enquire about travel assistance, please contact Leah Thompson on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email lthompson@cylc.org.au If you have queries about this pre- authorisation meeting, please contact Parky Wirrick on 0409 548 569 or pwirrick@cylc.org.au Note that there is limited funding available for travel assistance.
Tuesday 13 September 2022 New Mapoon Cape York Land Council (CYLC) will hold a pre-authorisation meeting on Tuesday 13 September 2022 in New Mapoon to discuss the proposed authorisation process for the Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Group to authorise the proposed s.87A native title agreement for determinations of native title overthe Gudang Yadhaykenu area (as shown on the map below, labelled as “Gudang Yadhaykenu” and within the two inner areas off the north east of Cape York, and the “Transitional Area” where sea country will be shared with Ankamuthi).
of native title involves a decision of the Federal Court. Important things about a determination of native title include that the Federal Court determines (1) who holds native title, (2) what the native title rights are, (3) the area to which the native title rights apply after any determination is made, and (4) which corporation will represent the members of the determined native title group. Following the pre-authorisation meeting on Thursday 15 September 2022, there will be a meeting to authorise the Gudang Yadhaykenu s.87A native title agreement presently scheduled on Tuesday 4 October 2022, and to authorise the Ankamuthi s.87A native title agreement presently scheduled on Wednesday 5 October 2022, with both be held in the Northern Peninsula Area. The Ankamuthi and Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Groups will each consider, at separate meetings, whether to authorise their proposed s.87A agreements for a determination of native title. If a Native Title Group decides to authorise the agreement, the determination will then be sought in the Federal Court. The Court has listed a hearing for a potential consent determination to be made on 30 November 2022 at either Thursday Island or Horn Island. Who is invited to attend the meetings?
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 19 2023 Ely SchemeEducationBursaryAssistance As part of the Ely Bauxite Mining Project Agreement, Rio Tinto is offering education support and scholarships for Aboriginal people, with a traditional or historical connection to the Mapoon, Napranum and New Mapoon communities and from the following Traditional Owner groups: • The Taepithiggi People • The Tjungundji People • The Thanakwith People • The Warrangku People • The Yupungathi People • The Dulhunty People Open to those attending boarding school or tertiary education. To apply, you can request an application form by emailing Tania.Johnson3@riotinto.com or obtain a copy from your local council. Applications open Monday 29 August 2022 and close at 5pm on Monday 10 October 2022. For more information contact Tania Johnson 07 4069 8260 • Tania.Johnson3@riotinto.com 5090R1 CAPE YORK LAND COUNCIL YUK PUYNGK ICN 1163 A BN 22 965 382 705 PRE-AUTHORISATION MEETING FOR PROPOSED NATIVE TITLE DETERMINATIONS
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The meeting will be held as follows: Date: Thursday 15 September 2022 Venue: Rydges Esplanade Resort, 209-217 Abbott St, Cairns City Time: 10am – 4pm The location and time of the meetings to authorise the proposed Gudang Yadhaykenu s.87A native title agreement presently scheduled on Tuesday 4 October 2022, and the Ankamuthi s.87A native title agreement presently scheduled on Wednesday 5 October 2022, will be publicly notified and notices will be sent out to all members of the Ankamuthi and Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Groups with contact details on the CYLC database. Please contact us on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email lthompson@cylc.org.au to update your details. To confirm attendance at the pre-authorisation meeting, or to enquire about travel assistance please contact Leah Thompson on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email lthompson@cylc. org.au. If you have queries about this pre-authorisation meeting, please contact Parky Wirrick on 0409 548 569 or pwirrick@cylc.org.au. Note there is limited funding available for travel assistance. Video-conferencing and COVID-19 Video-conferencing facilities may be made available at the meeting. If you would like CYLC to arrange a video- conference so you can attend the meeting, whether you live at the location of the meeting or elsewhere, please contact CYLC on the number or email address above well in advance of the meeting date . It is important to provide every opportunity for persons entitled to attend the
The pre-authorisation meeting is open to all Ankamuthi and Gudang Yadhaykenu descendants by birth, or adoption in accordance with traditional law and custom, of one or more of the following apical ancestors: Woobumu and Inmare Bullock (father of Mamoose Pitt, husband of Rosie/Lena Braidley) Charlie Mamoose (father of Silas, Larry, Johnny and Harry Mamoose) Charlie Seven River Toby Seven River (father of Jack Toby) Asai Charlie Sam and Nellie (parents of George Stephen) Mammus/Mamoos/Mark/Mamoose plus his siblings Peter and Elizabeth Charlie Maganu (husband of Sarah McDonnell); Polly (wife of Wautaba Charlie Ropeyarn) Wymarra (Wymara Outaiakindi) Tchiako (aka Chaiku/Chakoo) & Baki (siblings) Peter Padhing Pablo Mathew Charlie Gelapa Annie Blanco Ila-Ela Woonduinagrun & Tariba (parents of Tom Redhead) Charlotte (spouse of Billy Doyle and Wilson Ware)
Thursday 15 September 2022 Cairns Cape York Land Council (CYLC) will hold a pre-authorisation meeting on Thursday 15 September 2022 in Cairns to discuss the authorisation process for the Ankamuthi and Gudang Yadhaykenu Native Title Groups to authorise the proposed s.87A native title agreements for determinations of native title over the Ankamuthi and Gudang Yadhaykenu areas (as shown on the map below, labelled as “Gudang Yadhaykenu” and located within the two inner areas off the north east of Cape York, labelled as “Ankamuthi” and generally located off the north west coast of Cape York, and labelled the “Transitional Area” where sea country will be shared between Ankamuthi and Gudang
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The pre-authorisation meeting is open to all Ankamuthi people who are descendants by birth, or adoption in accordance with traditional law and custom, of one or more of the following apical ancestors: Woobumu and Inmare Bullock (father of Mamoose Pitt, husband of Rosie/Lena Braidley) Charlie Mamoose (father of Silas, Larry, Johnny and Harry Mamoose) Charlie Seven River Toby Seven River (father of Jack Toby) Asai Charlie Sam and Nellie (parents of George Stephen) Mammus/Mamoos/Mark/MamooseplushissiblingsPeterandElizabeth Charlie Maganu (husband of Sarah McDonnell); 10. Polly (wife of Wautaba Charlie Ropeyarn)
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The location and time of the meeting to authorise the Ankamuthi s.87A native title agreementproposed for 5 October 2022 will be publicly notified, and notices will be sent out to all members of the Ankamuthi Native Title Group with contact details on the CYLC database. Please contact us on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email lthompson@ cylc.org.au to update your details.
Any Ankamuthi person who is a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed in the box above is invited to attend the pre-authorisation meeting on Wednesday 14 September 2022. Please contact CYLC if you would like to confirm whether you are a descendant of one or more of the apical ancestors listed above and so entitled to attend the meeting.
To confirm attendance at the pre-authorisation meeting, or to enquire about travel assistance, please contact Leah Thompson on free call number 1800 623 548 or by email lthompson@cylc.org.au. If you have queries about this pre-authorisation meeting, please contact Parky Wirrick on 0409 548 569 or pwirrick@cylc.org.au. Note that there is limited funding available for travel assistance.
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Video-conferencing and COVID-19 Video-conferencing facilities may be made available at the meeting. If you would like CYLC to arrange a video- conference so you can attend the meeting, whether you live at the location of the meeting or elsewhere, please contact CYLC on the number or email address above well in advance of the meeting date . It is important to provide every opportunity for persons entitled to attend the meeting.
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Wednesday September 2022 Cape York Land Council will hold a pre-authorisation meeting on Wednesday 14 September 2022 in Injinoo to discuss the authorisation process for the Ankamuthi Native Title Group to authorise the proposed s.87A native title agreement for a determination of native title over the Ankamuthi area (as shown on the map below, labelled as “Ankamuthi” and located generally off the north west coast of Cape York, and labelled the “Transitional Area” where sea country will be shared with Gudang Yadhaykenu).
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A determination of native title involves a decision of the Federal Court. Important things about a determination of native title include that the Federal Court determines (1) who holds native title, (2) what the native title rights are, (3) the area to which the native title rights apply after any determination is made, and (4) which corporation will represent the members of the determined native title group. Following the pre-authorisation meeting on Wednesday 14 September 2022, there will be other pre-authorisation meetings at other locations followed by a meeting to authorise the Ankamuthi s.87A native title agreement presently scheduled on Wednesday 5 October 2022 to be held in the Northern Peninsula Area, where the Ankamuthi Native Title Gr oup will consider whether to authorise their proposed s.87A agreement for a determination of native title. If the Native Title Group decides to authorise the agreement, the determination will then be sought in the Federal Court. The Court has listed a hearing for a potential consent determination to be made on 30 November 2022 at either Thursday Island or Horn Island.
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By SAMUEL DAVIS TEENAGE boarding students from Cape York and beyond have made AFL Cairns history winning their first premiership in the youth girlsMadecompetition.upalmost entirely of boarding students from AFL Cape York House for Girls in Redlynch, the Eagles entered the far north Queensland competition in 2020. Taking on reigning premiers Cairns Saints in a grand final re match, the Eagles started slowly with Saint Georgi Murphy kicking the first goal of the decider. But Cape York soon responded, piling on three unanswered majors in the second quarter and never lookedLaura’sback.Hilda Kellermeier said the win was especially sweet fol lowing the team’s loss to Saints last“Winningyear. is amazing. It means a lot to me,” the year 11 student said.“These girls are my sisters. We’ve got young people from Laura, Coen, Mornington Island, Aurukun, Lockhart River, New Mapoon and up into the Torres Strait and Bamaga. “I’ve been at the boarding house since 2019 and we’ve grown up to gether and lived with each other day-and-night.
Susanne Gane Vice President RFDS Near & Far Auxiliary
Eagles fly high to win premiership
Kowanyama Aboriginal Shire Council requires a suitably experienced and qualified contractor to carry out repairs and rehabilitation work on Council’s sealed road network. Tenderers to email tenders@kowanyama.qld.gov.au for the purpose of Tender registration and documentation is available to download on 17 August 2022 via www.kowanyama.qld.gov.au/tenders
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 21 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation is pleased to advertise the current position available: Administration Officer Job descriptions can be obtained by: Email: admin@gungarde.com.au In person: 92 Charlotte Street, Cooktown, QLD, 4895 Applications Close: 8th September 2022 Contact: 07 4069 5412 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to join our team in the role of FaMiLY PaRticiPation sUPPoRt WoRKER Applications close at noon on Thursday 8th September 2022 For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description please contact 07 4069 5412 or jelliott@gungarde.com.au GUnGaRDE FaMiLY PaRticiPation sERVicE Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation 92 Charlotte Street, PO Box 6, COOKTOWN QLD 4895 T: 07 4069 5412 On behalf of the Near & Far Auxiliary for the RFDS, the Committee would like to thank the following businesses for their donations towards our cent sale, which was held on the 13th August in Atherton: Weipa Camping Grounds, Weipa Business Equipment, Weipa 4WD Fishing & Camping Supplies, Weipa Mitre 10, Weipa Live Life Pharmacy, Weipa Pottery Club, Far North Fishing Weipa, Woolworths Weipa, Weipa Tackle World, Weipa Betta Electrical, Weipa Post Office, Weipa Service Centre, Weipa Gourmet Meats, Weipa Bowls Club, Weipa Golf Club, Albatross Hotel, Weipa Body Shop, Lyn Bates, Denise Sands, Rosa Murray, and Suzy Taske. Along with businesses from the Tablelands we raised over $10,000 which will go towards a new Ventilator for the RFDS plane in Cairns.
“Losing grand finals isn’t the best feeling but tonight I’m so proud.”
GRAND FINAL SCOREBOARD Cape York Eagles 0.1, 3.1, 3.2, 4.4 (28) d Cairns Saints 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.2 (8). Goals (CY): Krystal Waters, Kaesha Kawangka, Lythia Marou, Margaret Dau. Best (CY): Margaret Dau, Denisha Chilman, Krystal Waters, Hilda Kellermeier, Natalie Williams, Shavinta Bann. Best on ground: Margaret Dau. Venue: Watsons Oval, Edge Hill.
Tenders Close at 4:00pm 7th September 2022 All tender responses can be submitted electronically to tenders@kowanyama.qld.gov.au or hard copies can be submitted to KASC Cairns Office or KASC Kowanyama Office. For more information, please tenders@kowanyama.qld.gov.aucontact Kevin Bell, Acting Chief Executive Officer
“The ability to help them suc ceed at school is important as well. “It’s about having something to do outside of school and growing relationships within the commu nity.“So winning tonight is a bonus forKellermeier,us.” who’d never kicked a footy before joining the Eagles, said she hoped to play AFL for years to come. “I really want to keep playing after I finish school,” the Redlynch State College student said. “I call it my happy place. I can just run and be me without anyone telling me what to do.”
Midfielder Margaret Dau, whose dash and evasive skills left Saints in her wake all evening, took the game on from the outset and was judged best afield at fulltime.Coach Luana Healy said while study came first for the Eagles, footy was an important part of the students’ weekly routine.
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“We look at it (being a board ing house) as a strength because we can have conversations about many things – not just football,” Healy“It’ssaid.not really a job when you have the calibre of kids we have at our boarding house.
Thank you all so much for your support – hopefully this will become a yearly event.
Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to join our team in the role of aDMinistRationsUPPoRt Applications close at noon on Thursday 8th September 2022 For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description please contact 07 4069 5412 or jelliott@gungarde.com.au GUnGaRDE coMMUnitY cEntRE aBoRiGinaL coRPoRation Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation 92 Charlotte Street, PO Box 6, COOKTOWN QLD 4895 T: 07 4069 5412 Position Vacant Gungarde Community Centre is seeking applications from suitably qualified people to join our team in the role of FaMiLY WELLBEinG sUPPoRt WoRKER Applications close at noon on Thursday 8th September 2022 For further information or to request a copy of the Position Description please contact 07 4069 5412 or jelliott@gungarde.com.au GUnGaRDE FaMiLY WELLBEinG sERVicE Gungarde Community Centre Aboriginal Corporation 92 Charlotte Street, PO Box 6, COOKTOWN QLD 4895 T: 07 4069 5412 Cape York Eagles coach Luana Healy and Hilda Kellemeier celebrate the club’s first youth girls premiership in the AFL Cairns competition.The Cape York Eagles were all smiles at Watsons Oval last Wednesday after winning the youth girls premiership.
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Tuesday, August 30, 2022 – Cape York Weekly – Page 23 Weipa Servicentre @ Rocky Point OPEN 6AM – 8PM EVERY DAY OPEN 9AM – 8PM 7 DAYS OPEN 10AM – 8PM 7 DAYS OPEN 8AM – 4PM MON – FRI ROCKY POINT MARKET ROSIE’S CHICKEN SPARE PARTS What’sOn? 16SEPTEMBER–17Weipa Pig Hunt Albatross Bay Resort 23 – 25 Wallaby Creek Festival 729 Shipton’s Flat Rd, Rossville SAT 24 Kumrumja Sunset Markets 1OCTOBER–3Weipa Billfish Club Tournament SATNOVEMBER5Cooktown Races SAT 26 Weipa withChristmasCommunityMorningMarkets THUDECEMBER1Weipa Christmas Tree lighting Do you have an upcoming community function? Forward brief function details, location and time to: design@capeyorkweekly.com.au and we will add your function to the What’s On? column Central Cape Suns GF day
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Sophie Beaumont and Fletcher Keen. Joel Jaszczyszyn with a birthday catch. Ashton Gordon with his nana Peta Gordon. Dallas Egan with a nice barra. Tyrone with a 1.07cm barra caught at the Mission River bridge. Stephen at Archers Point. Mitch Perrett with a cobia at the mouth of the Embley. Sharlene Smith from Pormpuraaw with a 76cm barra. Phoebe Williams caught this barra in Aurukun.
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After moving away to pursue his rugby league dreams, Dominic landed a contract with the Ipswich Jets to play in the QRL this season. But most of his footy-mad fam ily had yet to see him play until last weekend’s game against the Northern Pride in Cairns.
Scorpions star a hero back home
From Lockhart River to Ipswich,
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“He left a couple of years ago and it was sad,” she said. “But for him to move away and represent Lockhart and the Macumboy name is a big thing. “It’s emotional for us. We’d love to see him in the NRL one day. “He’s a role model in Lockhart now.”Former Weipa resident and current Northern Pride CEO Gar reth Smith said the fleet-footed Macumboy was the type of home grown talent his club would like to keep in the “Certainlyregion.youwant to see them come to us but it’s good that he’s taken his opportunity,” Smith said. “We’ve got to make sure we do a better job of providing that op portunity first. “We need to make sure that if Dominic is good enough that he plays for the team that represents his home – and that’s the Pride. “It’s really good to see his fam ily come to the game.” Macumboy, 24, made 17 ap pearances for the Jets in his rookie season, scoring six tries.
With around a dozen relatives driving 10 hours south to see him play, the talented centre’s every touch and tackle was cheered loud ly in the grandstand despite the Pride dominating in a convincing 40-18Youngerwin. sister Fabian said her brother, a carpenter by trade, was an inspiration to young rugby league players back home.
By SAMUEL DAVIS TEARS welled in Deanne Macum boy’s eyes as her stepson Dominic trotted onto Barlow Park as the evening sun set in the distance. “He’s the first Macumboy to leave Lockhart River,” she said. “This is the first time I’ve watched him play at this level, so I’m very proud.”
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Dominic Macumboy, centre, with brother Benny and grandfather Cecil at Barlow Park on Saturday night. Dominic Macumboy in action for the Lockhart River Scorpions in 2019.
Dominic Macumboy celebrates a premiership with his Lockhart River teammates.
Lions legend returns for Cape carnival
MARK Jorgensen was last week’s Wednesday Wackers winner at Weipa. His nett 32.5 was enough to hold out Grant Crossley by a stroke in a field of 18, with a few new players. Matt Byrne and Jim Hunter had the nearest to pins on 15 and 18, while Vicki Molloy picked up the Bradman’s.
The Chris Johnson and Angie Nadredre Cups are part of AFL Cape York’s No School No Play program as a reward for students attending school.
Luke Wheeler won A-grade with a nett 76, while Jay Murray was best in B-grade with a nett 74. Steve Wust picked up the nearest to pin on 15, but no one hit the green on 9.
And after two years away during the pandemic, the Indig enous Team of the Century star is eager to return. “I haven’t been up for a while now and it’s been disappointing that we couldn’t but it was good to hold off and protect our com munities,” the proud Gunditj mara and Wiradjuri man said. “Seeing the new kids at the clinics we run and watching everyone pour into Bamaga, is probably my favourite part. But jumping into Fruit Bat Falls af ter four days on the road with the kids is always a highlight, too.”This year a family member will make the trek north with Johnson.“Charlee, my daughter, is coming up,” he said. “It’s fantastic for me to bring them along and show them what I do when I’m away. “I think they can learn a lot about life and having their eyes opened to other Indigenous cul tures.“The times my other family members have come with me the kids on the camp have wel comed them with open arms.”
“We played a more structured game which sometimes in com munity, it can be a bit bash-up footy,” he said. “It’s been a good year, the boys are mentally and physi cally ready. We’ve been train ing and preparing on-and-off the field and doing team bonding things together as a group.” Next season Nixon hopes the season is lengthened.
Viv cleans up DAWN Busters stalwart Viv Dick was both the winner and the loser on Sunday morning. The veteran had the lowest nett score, which saw him take honours, but he also had the highest gross score, which earned him the Hoffman’s gong.
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Cowboys go down SOUTH Sydney is bound for September action after wrapping up a top-eight spot and sending North Queensland’s homefinal hopes into disarray with a dramatic 20-10 win on Saturday night. The Cowboys dropped to third place on the ladder as a result of the loss, allowing Cronulla to move into second spot. The Sharks beat Canterbury 16-0 earlier on Saturday evening, while Canberra surged into the top eight after thrashing ManlySecond48-6.on the ladder since round 18, the Cowboys have now dropped to third place and are behind Cronulla heading into the final round, where they will play the topplaced Penrith on Saturday night. 0.99 1156 1.76 1734 2332 Lions legend Chris Johnson will make his longawaited return to the tip of Cape York this week ready for a red dirt adventure before cooling off at a favourite watering hole. The three-time premier ship player will host the annual AFL carnival named in his hon our this week in Bamaga, with around 70 boys and girls from across Cape York and Torres Strait enjoying a kick.
Brisbane Lions premiership star Chris Johnson will be in the NPA for the Cup named in his honour.
Instead, Nixon’s focus re mains on beating the Raiders in what he expects will be a physi cal
“We’llencounter.tryto win it by going up the middle,” he said.
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“Yeah, that’s not really me,” the team’s utility said. “I don’t get into partying and that kind of stuff.”
“Our forward pack has been excellent. They’re our pistons really. Their fitness level has re ally lifted this year. “We’ve got boys deadlifting 180 kilograms and we do a little bit of CrossFit training as well. “The last time we played Raiders I felt like they slowed down in the second half and I think that’s because of the way weLedplay.”by half-back Kareem Tabuai, Nixon said the Dogs’ discipline has proved the differ ence in several games this year.
Viv also had the longest drive on the first, putting his 10 rivals to shame. Jim Lucas was the only other player to feature in the honours as runner-up, as no one picked up the nearest to pin. Medal for Jim JIM Lucas beat a field of 26 to be the Carpentaria Golf Club’s overall winner at Sunday’s monthly medal round. Lucas had a nett 67 to record the best score of the Weipa Bakery-sponsored day and pick up C-grade.
By SAMUEL DAVIS WIN or lose, Jason Nixon says he’ll be at church on Sunday. The undefeated Napranum Bulldogs player-coach has guid ed his men to the Western Cape Rugby League grand final this season.Buteven if his beloved Dogs triumph this Saturday afternoon over the Weipa Raiders at An doom Oval, Nixon has vowed he won’t get caught up in postmatch celebrations.
“It was hard coming back af ter COVID,” he said. “This year was shorter than other“We’veseasons.been playing games fortnightly but hopefully we can play more next year.”
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