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Sasha is wanting a new forever home. Sasha is very affectionate and loves attention. To adopt Sasha is $350 which includes desexing, vaccinations, microchipping and vet check

Ginger our newest resident cat. Ginger is a little shy but very friendly and loves cuddles . To adopt Ginger is $195 which includes desexing, vaccination, vet check and microchipping

FOOTY GEAR (Limited): Joggers, Tees, Shorts WINTER WOOLIES: Flannies, & Padded Flannies, Trackies, etc, Warm Socks (Short & Long) Work Wear for Winter. Hi Vis Jackets, etc, & Maternity Wear

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Cookie is looking for a new forever home. Cookie is very playful and loving. To adopt Cookie is $350 which includes microchipping, vaccinations, vet check and desexing

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Chrystal is one our longest resident kittens. She is 6 months old and very loving she enjoys being cuddled and like to play to adopt Chrystal is $195 which includes desexing, microchipping, vet check and vaccinations

North Johnstone River Bridge taken after the last week's deluge of rain.

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Cassowary Coast on a Mission to swim CONTINUED FROM PG1 IMOGEN KARS

IN March, COVID-19 saw the forced closure of aquatic centres across the state. As restrictions ease and life begins to return ‘back to normal’, North Queensland’s pools are opening back up for business - but not around the Cassowary Coast.

To the disappointment of the local community, aquatic centres around the region are set to remain closed until August 1, despite receiving the same ‘safety okay’ as already-trading pools in Smithfield, Ingham, Gordonvale and beyond.

Thankfully, there is hope on the horizon: newly elected Councillor for Division 3 Trudy Tschui is taking the coasts mission to swim personally.

In a bid to hear the community speak, Trudy and Ken Gray, President of Mission Beach Aquatic and Recreation Centre, organised a meeting with ten key pool user groups last week.

They heard concerns from various members and demographics of the pool-using community, including Rob Harris from Cassowary Coast Physios, Naomi Smith from MB Swim and Angela Dearlove from NDIS Care.

The key members unanimously agreed the pool should be reopened as soon as possible for health, wellness and economic reasons.

Many members of the community are missing out because of the controversial decision made by local council.

During the meeting, carers, triathletes, physiotherapists, swim clubs, surf-life-savers and other members of local health and wellness centres explained that they were struggling to cope with the closures.

Ken said the meeting solidified the necessity of aquatic centres as part of a functioning community and without pool access, people are currently falling short on their health and wellness goals and needs.

"A lot of people have had operations and need to do rehabilitation work, or there’s older people who need to stay flexible.

Some people even need to exercise in water for a lot of reasons," Gray said.

But with all four of the council area’s pools shut, there’s sim-

ply no option currently for community members who need to exercise in the water.

Whilst there are restrictions on the number of patron who can access a public pool at any one time, a maximum of 10 under COVID-19 restrictions, many aquatic centres have adopted a booking system to maximise the number of swimmers accessing their facilities.

Patron can book 45 minute sessions, every hour, leaving the facility at the end of their session in readiness for the next booking group.

Over a 12 hour day, up to 120 swimmers can use the facility for the purpose of swimming and recreation.

The Mission Beach Aquatic Centre provides important allyear-round swimming to locals and visitors. The pool was designed and built to cater for winter swimming, with solar heating and temperature control as well as custom-made pool blankets to maintain a steady pool temperature during winter.

Cr Tschui is set to take the issue to a council meeting today, crossing fingers across the local health and wellness community.

Innisfail Community Band

INNISFAIL Community Band were recently announced as recipients of a Regional Arts Development Fund grant to provide expert tutelage to their performers.

They're regular performers at events and venues throughout the region, showcasing delightful tunes by musicians of all ages.

We're so happy to be able to help this great initiative.

Keep an ear out for their celebratory performance one lazy Sunday afternoon to showcase their new skills.

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Cassowary Coast Regional Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

Cardwell Moving ahead

HINCHINBROOK MP Nick Dametto met this week with the elected Cassowary Coast regional Council in Innisfail to discuss what needs to be achieved over the next term to ensure Division 1 (Cardwell to Tully Heads) moves ahead.

Today’s hot topics were roads and sewage at Port Hinchinbrook, Dredging of One Mile Creek and Cardwell Mountain Bike Trails.

These projects require both state and local government representatives to work closely together to ensure their success and Dametto looks forward to being a part of the group that sees these projects through to fruition.

Rehabilitated Cassowary released

LAST month, a young cassowary that had been rescued by our wildlife officers was successfully released back into the wild, after being rehabilitated at the Garner’s Beach Cassowary Rehabilitation Centre.

The community is ready to splash about again at Mission Beach Aquatic Centre

Mayfair 101 STORM clouds continue to rumble over the Mayfair 101 investment bonanza in Mission Beach and Dunk Island.

Last Friday the Victorian Supreme Court appointed Nicholas Giasoumi and Hamish MacKinnon, of Dye & Co, as receivers over more than a dozen companies in the Mayfair 101 group.

The first rumblings started earlier this year when many property settlements in Mission Beach were delayed, in some cases with less than 24 hours’ notice prior to scheduled settlement dates.

Settlement delays were attributed to COVID-19. The company cited a “materially adverse event” clause in property sale contracts that allowed it to stall on settlements indefinitely.

Mayfair’s investment in the region includes $200 million in housing and land, the purchase of the freehold on Dunk Island along with the operation of the Dunk Island Spit.

In a media release earlier this week, Mayfair 101 Group (‘Group’) advised that its investment in Dunk Island and Mission Beach remains a high priority as the Group undertakes a restructure with top-tier advisers.

The recent appointment of receivers by the IPO Wealth Fund’s trustee, Vasco Trustee’s Limited, would not directly impact the Group’s assets in Mission Beach, which are not subject to the receivership process.

The Group is working with the receivers to provide the required information to assist with their process, and is developing a plan to ensure value is maximised for investors in the IPO Wealth Fund. Once the restructure is complete the Mayfair 101 Group will be in a position to resume settlements, which is expected to occur in a similar timeframe to COVID-19 restrictions easing and financial market conditions improving.

The Mayfair 101 Group’s investment in Mission Beach and Dunk Island continues to be an investment of national importance and one that aligns with the Government’s objectives to grow local tourism. The project will deliver over 10,000 jobs for Far North Queensland and provide the country with a highly sought-after, vibrant tourism destination. The COVID-19 restric-

Community in-briefs

tions on international travel will see an increase in domestic tourism and are likely create increased economic activity in Mission Beach and the surrounding region.

The Dunk Island Spit Bar works are continuing led by the Mayfair Iconic Properties team, with concrete works having commenced on Monday 25 May 2020. This exciting and landmark development will provide an iconic location on Dunk Island for the region’s many expected visitors and locals to enjoy.

The Dunk Island Spit Bar is scheduled to be open by October 2020.

A Council spokesman replied to questions regarding the status of the Dunk Island lease responded: “It is not appropriate for Council to comment on Mayfair 101’s general business situation.

“I can advise all contractual obligations have been met and there has been no change to the current lease agreement.

“At this time, there is no evidence to suggest Council should be concerned regarding compliance in relation to the lease.”

For residents holding contracts for the sale of their properties to Mayfair these proceedings do not fill them with confidence.

For the region wanting a strong tourism recovery after COVID-19 this news is not welcoming.

The cassowary spent about eight months in the facility’s 30-hectare rainforest rehabilitation area, learning to live without human assistance and forage for his own food.

The cassowary had been rescued from Djiru country around Mission Beach, and wildlife officers consulted with Djiru Traditional Owners to determine the best location for release.

A suitable location was found away from roads and residences with a good supply of native fruit, access to water, and habitat connectivity for free movement through the rainforest.

The cassowary was released back into the wild on April 29, taking to the forest without a backwards glance.

Local Sign Business expanded

LOCAL business Russell Signage & Printery Innisfail has solidered on through the coronavirus to launch an expansion as a small run boutique printery.

A complete range of locally produced products will be on offer, including business cards, brochures, menus, flyers, booklets and calendars.

Owners Rik Rusell & Suzanne Bassette have invested nearly $100,000 in the expansion with a focus on affordable pricing and digital interaction.

New life for old Coffee Club site

Heavy equipment being loaded onto the barge at Mourilyan Harbour to commence concrete works on the Dunk Island Spit

CONFIDENCE is high in the hospitality stakes in Innisfail with news of the opening of Riverside Café Innisfail. Located on Fitzgerald Esplanade in the site previously occupied by the Coffee Club.

Best described as a fusion of flavours, where east meets west, Riverfront Café Innisfail will cater for south east Asian flavours through to burgers, ribs, tacos and coffee.

Steven Josh, owner has confidence in Innisfail, and feels the time is right to open. “There’s light at the end of the tunnel and this town needs what we are going to bring. “ The restaurant is set to open in mid-June after an extensive refurbishment of the old site.

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Behind closed doors

THE residents at Tully Nursing Home have been living life as normal behind closed doors throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Activities have continued in smaller groups to maintain social distancing. Jo has been very proactive in planning and implementing some great activities to keep everyone entertained.

ANZAC Day was celebrated this year with a service held by staff. A cenotaph was built and installed in conjunction with Tully Sugar Limited. This was a great centre piece to our service.

Residents participated in the service by reading the ode and laying wreaths.

Mothers’ Day was celebrated with a High Tea for the ladies on the 8th. The theme was to wear pink, to honour all mothers, aunts and sisters on their special day.

Go Purple for Domestic Violence was marked by the residents making biscuits and icing them with purple icing. They were delicious and enjoyed by all for afternoon tea.

Weekly BBQs have been a treat with the men getting together to cook. Due to physical distancing our BBQ’s must be of smaller size, so we now have one BBQ a week.The photo shows Gordon in Rainforest and John in Flame Tree/ Wattle cooking for their wings. I must say BBQ days are always a success, there is nothing like the smell of a BBQ…. Mmmmm Page 4 Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020

COMMUNITY NEWS will it be running out on that first night in a Tigers

so well, as I have had the privilege of crossing rugby

jersey” grinned long time Tigers player Fabian Tauli.

league paths with these fine young men. If anything,

“I can’t get over the size and quality. First things first,

they are exceptional footy stars, but even better people

we have to put our logo up in the room, ‘Up the River’

who managed to stay grounded and humble after this

so we can let the visiting team know they have landed

life of superstardom took over their very existence.

AFTER getting a special access tour to Tully’s newest

in Tigers territory”. Coach and champion player in the

Well done, and we wish you nothing but the best for

attraction, the Showground Grandstand, I came away

black and gold Steven Barrett just reminded everyone

the rest of the season.

feeling a somewhat proud wave of emotions of what

in these difficult times, we need something to look

our town can look forward to after so many months of

forward to “Rugby League and Tully need each other.

uncertainty surrounding our lives. The Showground,

If we can get that happening again, then we can feel

or in footy terms, the ‘Tigers Den’ has always been a

like things are getting back to normal”. With the NRL

place of fierce battles of blood, sweat and tears for all

season starting back this week after a lengthy lay off

those great surnames like Pease, Crema, Laguna, John-

because of COVID -19, I for one cannot wait until kick

ston, Ketchell’s, Grants and of course the Muriata’s

off when the Broncos take on the Eels in a blockbust-

(especially Shane) , will be transformed into the most

er at Suncorp Stadium. The North Qld Cowboys will

state of the art sporting facility outside of Townsville’s

have some extra step in their leap this weekend when

Cowboys Stadium. Speaking to legendary Show Soci-

our boy Jake Clifford lines up again to stake his claim

ety and current Tully Tigers Committee Member Car-

to the number seven jersey vacated by the immortal

oline Chadwick, she sounded like that finally we have

in waiting Johnathan Thurston. One current Tully Ti-

something that we can be proud to showcase to the

ger, and all round good guy Daley Rata Makene sent

rest of the North “We will have more to give for spec-

a special message to his Tigers brothers ahead of their

tators when they come to our town. The Show will be

NRL return this week “Shout out to Thomas Flegler

bigger and better, and Rugby League for the Tully Ti-

and Jake Clifford, hope you guys do well this week-

gers will experience a new wave of excellence”. With

end, because we are all behind you”. With the State

three storeys of building quality, each level of the new

of Origin series being pushed to the end of the year, I

grandstand has already fired the belly in some players

still think our two Tully boys have a chance to stake a

who were lucky enough to accompany me on Wednes-

claim, as both players performed hot before the season

day for the show and tell “This is awesome. How good

was put on hold. It is such a joy to see our boys doing

Tigers News with Shane Muriata

A special thank you to all the builders doing a great job on our new grandstand. In this time of global panic, you guys kept going and made sure we had something to look forward to when footy comes back. To all the hospital staff, essential workers and teachers, thank you for you great efforts in pushing aside this unknown and helping all of us make it through to the other side. To the truck drivers, farmers and servo attendants, thank you once again for all you have provided for us. Thank you and take care of yourself and each other.

Sharing stories with the world to strengthen connection to country A Rainforest Aboriginal Grant last year allowed Traditional Owners from the Gulngay and Jirrbal Rainforest Aboriginal Tribal Groups to share their stories about the Tully River at the 2019 World Rafting Championships last May. Whitney Rassip, Girringun Indigenous Protected Areas Coordinator, said the grant created an opportunity to share important stories for the region with the world. Ms Rassip was part of the management team for the project.

“It was a very successful project, the fact that the world came to Tully last year and we could support the Traditional Owners and their connection to the Tully River and promote that to the world, was quite an achievement for us,” she said.

“The grant was a good start to help gain leverage for other funding, including corporate sponsorship, which is what we did.”

The Authority’s Rainforest Aboriginal Grants program is again open for submissions until May 29.

Sonya Takua, who was employed as the Indigenous engagement officer at the event last year, through the grant, said a key story was shared due to the grant. “This grant really gave us the opportunity to share the story of the Tully River by telling the Water Story, and that resonated really well with the competitors from all around the world.”

More than 300 athletes attended the event from 49 countries. The grant not only enabled Traditional Owner involvement in the event but assisted in the creation of the Galu Traditional Owner Working Group, event specific products such as t-shirts and caps, a guided bushwalk with a Traditional Owner and market stalls throughout the event.

“Telling the story really gave the message of how we feel about the environment as the custodians of these beautiful places, and we want people to respect it and share in that fantastic environment,” Ms Takua said. “These were all non-Indigenous people and when they raft on the river but have no connection, they say ‘wow this is a beautiful place’, but when you put meaning to it through a creation story like

the water story of how it came to be, that moves people and that’s what Indigenous culture has been doing for a very long time.”

The water story included three main characters of the Water Story, Banggarra (blue tongue lizard), Galu (rainforest rat) and Gijilordi (the kingfisher), which was subsequently shared internationally over social media. “Maybe people will start thinking that we have to listen to Indigenous people who have been looking after country for thousands and thousands of years, because if we don’t we’re not going to have a future,” Sonya said.

“People need to find that connection with nature, and that connection is through Indigenous people and their stories and you can see how wonderful nature is when you can see it through an Aboriginal person’s eyes.”

The Rainforest Aboriginal Grants program are now seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples and their organisations. This round of Rainforest Aboriginal Grants will be focused on projects that partner with Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples and their organisations to support positive well-being and livelihood outcomes within the World Heritage Area.

All images and the “Galu story” are copyright of the Galu Traditional Owner Working Group.

What’s available?

Funding and support from $5,000 - $10,000 (GST exclusive).

Who can apply?

Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples and their organisations who are doing work in cultural or natural resource management including; Ranger groups, Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC), Registered Native Title Bodies Corporate (RNTBC) and private Indigenous owned enterprise with a focus on working on country.

Applications can be submitted by individuals or groups with evidence of support from the Traditional Owner group

or PBC/RNTBC of the area is required.

What projects will the Authority fund?

The Authority will fund projects to support positive well-being and livelihood outcomes for Rainforest Aboriginal Peoples in the World Heritage Area. Some examples include; • Fire management projects for cultural and/or ecological conservation • Protection, presentation and monitoring of cultural sites • Building and maintaining walking tracks • Research and recording of traditional ecological knowledge • Cultural education and training • Community and cultural development • Planning to support management of country and sustainable livelihood development Closing date for applications is COB Friday 29 May 2020 For more information, www.wettropics.gov.au/sharingstories-with-the-world-to-strengthen-connection-to-country

Robert Grant Jirrbal, Traditional Owner, addressing the crowd Photo credit: Galu Traditional Owner Working Group

Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020 Page 5

COMMUNITY NEWS Sari Hyytinen CCIN Editor’s Column

BIO: OWNER/EDITOR of CCIN. Sari was born and raised in Tully. After she completed a Bachelor of Social Work in Townsville she moved to Sydney for ten years. Whilst in Sydney she worked in Youth homelessness at Youth Off The Streets and completed writing courses with the Sydney Writers Centre. Sari returned to FNQ and with the assistance of her father started CCIN. Ten weeks after starting CCIN she was involved in a very serious car accident; sustaining life-threatening injuries. She unable to work for a number of months and her family helped her through this period.

When she was well enough she returned to running the Newspaper while continuing to overcome her injuries; coping with a traumatic brain injury. She has been lucky to have supportive staff and a supportive community as she continues to go through a difficult time.

Let the Digital Fun Begin WE are all feeling the effects of COVID-19 and now the latest reports from the federal government is we will soon have ‘Job Marker’ funding we can access.

The digital market must be booming and for those that have not started the

transition, yet, it is important to make sure you get in there. The government are currently making an effort to support the transition and there are multiple ways that businesses can be part of the transition and reap the benefits.

You can be part of the ‘support’ side of the grant. You just need to come alongside the right person (business) and ensure that they include your business as their ‘support.’

As social media is a good place for information it is an important area to understand. Sadly limited knowledge will bear limited results if you lack training on how to capitalize on current market shift.

I like tradition and wish that we could go back to a time when reading your local newspaper on a Sunday morning with your breakfast was the norm.

Maybe the younger generations will start a rebirth of this tradition.

What we need to do right now is stay on the current ‘tread.’ Make sure you become an influencer and click bait. There is lots of work needed to ensure that you will be a success in these areas. You won’t increase your sales by appealing to the same audience over and over again. Over time you will eventually have no one left. So becoming good click bait is crucial in the current digital landscape and making sure that you talk to people who have been in the game for a long time is essential.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR $1.8 b. Boost for councils GREAT news from the federal government handing out $1.8 billion in funds to local councils as part of the roads to recovery programme CCRC Councillors let’s do just that with it and I’m not talking throwing more gravel on the old gravel Our share should go to the platform that most of the elected councillors stood on ie road Maintainence and sealing however small This could be the start of a dust strip programme for our region for all those farmers who have over the years paid so much in rates for such little return Primary producers don’t let this opportunity pass you by and contact your councillor for a dust strip programme to be initiated at this most appropriate time

Matt Dyason Innisfail

National Sorry Day HELD on Tuesday May 26, and National Reconciliation Week, starting on May 27, are two of the most important dates in the calendar for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

These eight days are an opportunity for all Queenslanders to reflect on the part they can play – whether big or small – on our journey towards reconciliation.

It is also an opportunity for Australians across the country to reflect on the past and focus on how to improve the future for Indigenous Australians.

Sadly, Queensland is failing to meet almost all the Closing the Gap targets set 12 years ago.

There have been improvements across some indicators, including in child mortality rates and Year 12 attainment, but it is not good enough.

There is much work to be done to improve outcomes for Indigenous Queenslanders and I call on the Palaszczuk Labor Government to step up and deliver the practical outcomes Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders deserve.

But I also want to recognise the exceptional work and leadership that the Federal Government, and in particular Federal Minister for Indigenous Australians Ken Wyatt MP, have provided to our regional and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

It is imperative we protect Indigenous health by keeping

these communities safe and provide them with the necessary programs and funding opportunities to help Indigenous businesses over coming months.

Only by working together we can we truly work towards practical reconciliation between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Dr Christian Rowan MP

LNP Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships

Labor’s integrity crisis has been years in the making

IT’S now been more than 30 years since Wayne Goss and the Labor government swept into power in Queensland. It was the 2nd of December 1989. Three decades later, Labor has been in government for 25 of those years. That’s Labor government rule for a generation.

I was 11 years old in 1989. Growing up in a conservative dairy farming community near the Bunya Mountains, there was never any doubt about my family’s politics. I had long demanded my parents stop at the corner store in Acland on the way home from church to buy the Sunday Sun. I was already a political tragic and the politics of the dying days of the Bjelke-Petersen era filled our conversation.

It was a sad end to an extraordinary state-building government. Prosperity, near full employment, infrastructure delivery, resource exports and that most precious commodity, confidence. Confidence in the Queensland people, its natural gifts and its limitless potential. But governments that go long run the risk of going bad too. A generation later, Labor is currently living this out in all its horror.

Back in 1989, Wayne Goss and Labor had a mandate and they exercised it ruthlessly through Goss’ Chief of Staff Kevin “Dr Death” Rudd – and it continued through Premiers Beattie, Bligh and now Palaszczuk.

With a unicameral Parliament and the lower profile of state politics – notwithstanding the best efforts of some of the fourth estate – Labor has got away with plenty. There have been criminal convictions for Labor MPs like Keith Wright, Bill D’Arcy and Gordon Nuttalll. The Shepherdson Inquiry precipitated the resignation of Deputy Premier Elder, forced then MP Mike Kaiser (and subsequent Bligh Chief of Staff) to admit to electoral fraud and another Deputy Premier Paul Lucas was found to have an “opportunistic” electoral enrolment. Premier Beattie introduced laws that made it lawful to lie in Parliament. The list goes on.

But it’s under Palaszczuk where Labor has lost its touch.

Palaszczuk doesn’t have the authority of former Premiers and is hostage to the left-dominated caucus. They’ve overreached and they’ve now destroyed Labor’s claims – always exaggerated - to carry the Fitzgerald legacy.

Labor under Palaszczuk has killed off optional preferential voting, a post-Fitzgerald EARC recommendation with 18 minutes notice to the Parliament. No public consultation. No Parliamentary inquiry. Not even any Cabinet consideration. They now harvest Green preferences in state elections and were recently about to do the same to local government before they did the numbers - and realised they would have actually lost wards at the Brisbane City Council elections in March! Oops – that’s the risk when you try and game the system. Sometimes the numbers go against you.

Cronyism is rampant under Palaszczuk with appointments of Labor MPs’ spouses, their mates and their spouses’ mates. Laws are delivered on the demands – and donations - of unions. A Minister foolishly communicated on ministerial matters through private email channels. The Attorney-General sanctimoniously introduced electoral law amendments entrenching a financial gerrymander for Labor and unions but thinks nothing of accepting gifts from Star – a company over which she has regulatory responsibility for potentially billion dollar transactions.

There have been the integrity scandals that raged throughout 2019. Staggeringly, Palaszczuk was the first Queensland Premier to ever be found in contempt of the Queensland Parliament. And of course, with Jackie Trad’s recent resignation as Deputy Premier, a spotlight has again been shone on how Labor really does business.

After nearly three decades, time has caught up with Palaszczuk and Labor. Their integrity crises, cronyism and system manipulation has been laid bare. If your new Deputy Premier is best known for using a rigged poll that brought down the Lady Cilento hospital sign you’re in serious trouble. Labor have been in power too long and, sadly for Queensland, have gone bad. Very bad. They’re adrift in hubris, arrogance and self-interest and are desperately trying anything to save their skin.

Come 31 October 2020 Queenslanders will have the opportunity to put an end to this generation of failed Labor government. Once and for all. That day can’t come soon enough.

David Janetzki LNP Shadow Attorney-General

The views and comments made in letters to the editor are not necessarily the views and opinions of this paper. The Cassowary Coast Independent News reserves the right to cut content deemed as inappropriate, or not publish letters. Send your letters to: editor@ccin.com.au or text: 0473 350 465 Page 6 Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020

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Council Corner IT appears to be every new council’s prerogative to change the focus and direction of administration to deliver in their eyes, a more nimble and efficient administration.

Last week’s Special Meeting has proved to be a contentious meeting in the view of residents and some Councillors The results of the meeting can best be summarised as following: The CEO was given clear instruction by the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of review the opportunities that existed for a leaner more efficient Council administration.

This instruction was canvassed and debated by the Mayor and the Deputy Mayor before instructing the CEO. The CEO enlisted the services of the CFO (Gurbindar Singh) and the Manager of People and Culture (Peter Crosby) to review the options and consider the best pathway forward.

It was deem appropriate to conduct this review internally without enlisting outside consultants. The key motivators were cost and expediency, with a looming budget soon to be handed down.

The review needed to be on the administrative arm of Council and in the Mayor words “No blue collar worker was to be affected”.

The review was conducted and then the initial findings were escalated to the wider panel of Councillors.

This late notification, several days prior to the meeting combined with a lack of input from some Councillors has caused concern within the ranks of the Councillors and led

to a minor war of words on social media and in a local newspaper.

Savings have been identified in the order of $1.9 million dollars over two years. A considerable amount of savings and potentially a slimmer and focused administration is the outcome. This outcome is yet to be tested.

Key action in the restructure is a 21 day consultation period with staff affected by the restructure as well as the unions.

Obviously a restructure, redeployment or redundancy causes a high level of stress for the directly affected staff as well as the wider Council community.

Council were approached seeking further clarification regarding the restructure and how it would impact upon services, residents as well as key functions of Council such as tourism.

A Council spokesman replied to our request for greater information with a dead-bat and rather predictable response.

“Following the move to adopt recommendations presented to Councillors regarding the organisation structure, Council is currently undertaking a consultation period of 21 days with affected staff and Unions regarding the proposed changes.

We understand the community has an interest in the outcome of this process and we are committed to keeping them informed.

However, at this time, we have a responsibility to our staff to ensure they are first informed and supported.

When it is appropriate to do so, we will provide further information to the public regarding the organisational review.

Including but not limited to details regarding cost savings.

Until that time we ask for patience and understanding

while our staff navigate a time of uncertainty and change. “ It would be remiss not to mention the following serious issues. This restructure meeting was conducted publically.

To our understanding the contents of the restructure document were kept from those staff members affected by the restructure. So in other words the Director of Planning and Regional Development was not aware that his position was to be made redundant until he either saw it on the live stream of read the report at the Meeting. The same could be possible for the other two positions, Executive Manager and Regional Tourism and Development Officer.

A failure to deal with these staff members in a professional manner cannot sit comfortably with staff and in some cases the wider community.

Council commit to working as one team with seven core values including equity and empathy with fairness for all, as well as honesty in all their dealing. The three redundant employees might feel failed by Council with regard to honesty, equity and empathy, however the community could have confidence that Council has acted in a transparent and accountable manner by conducting this meeting publicly, they have provided leadership and they have done what they said they would do.

Readers are encouraged to view Councils current Corporate Plan found on Council’s website www.cassowarycoast. qld.gov.au/corporate-plan .

It has been said that an omelette cannot be made without breaking a few eggs, and it would appear there are some not thrilled with either the process or outcome.

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BASSETTE Tourism and hospitality businesses .. entire cities even PRESIDENT … are already crying out that a ‘one size fits all’ thinking to recovery isn’t cutting the mustard. Our state government is WORLD famous investor and business guru, Warren Buffet either determined to stay their course or are unable to imonce said “Only when the tide goes out, do you discover plement rules that help regions to better manage their own who's been swimming naked”. recoveries. No doubt, things will sort in time but as one COVID-19 has certainly been just such a tsunami. Now commentator mentioned, health is important but you really the waters are receding we can see a lot of businesses will want an economy at the end of this or you won’t afford Jack emerge naked or even drowned, and it’s a sobering thought. Sod. And once government support payments start to dry up, we will see some naked truths about our manufacturing in our country become so crystal clear our politicians will no longer be able to hide behind decades of ‘orthodox rhetoric’ about free trade and tariffs.

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ciency, which sadly the boat sailed on years ago.

China is a communist country and has serious flaws. Eg the bullying attitude they give everyone. But still it is a nation of Joe’s and Jane’s trying to make a living like the rest of us and honestly we can’t ignore China’s existence. The iron ore we sell them has been floating our country for years now. You can’t turn back time, but people never change and there will always be a momentum by the powerful on either side to control lands, money and commerce while ever we live in a physical world with aspirations of comfort and security.

Clearly, like the USA we let things get out of control buying sooooo much from China and sacrificing industries because WE just wanted a cheap deal. Manufacturing made up 25% of our GDP back in the 1960s but today it is roughly 5%! Scary hey. A good example of this is the humble bicycle, a simple item that can cost as little at $100 at K-Mart or $800 if you want a decent roadster or tens of thousands if that scene floats your boat. None of them are made in Australia! Nadda! Didley Squat!! If I am willing to spend $500 I reckon I should be able to get something well-made in Australia. Is it too much to ask? Is it possible to turn the clock back on some areas of manufacturing?? Malvern Star wasn’t the only company that sold out. They all had to! Many got greedy and sold out to foreign ownership.

Australia was for sale to the highest bidder and it seemed nothing was going to stop the flood.

And while our addiction to cheap imports has lost us many jobs and industries, so too has the government’s addiction to free trade and not paying for tariffs. The major change in all this is that Australia is finally waking up, and the move is on to want more stuff manufactured here and we want it now, and yes we will pay a bit more because we finally get it. This was inconceivable to hope for mere months ago.

So while China is, and remains, a major global player, rather than go nuclear about their power over us that we let happen, all we need to do is quietly and intelligently go about redressing the balance and for government to support reactivation projects for target industries and manufacturing. We will never compete with China but we can tilt the imbalance back somewhat which is an obvious and healthy approach. Oh and think about this. In times of conflict and war, it is the manufacturing factories that get turned into producing munitions and other self-sufficiencies. Currently we are unable to meet that need and it should be the basic benchmark for all our manufacturing turnaround efforts.

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Community encouraged to support Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal Digital Doorknock MARIA GIRGENTI CAL volunteer organisations and community leaders attended the official launch of Cassowary Coast Red Shield Appeal at Innisfail State College's Peppertree Restaurant before COVID-19 restrictions were imposed.

This was the first time the event was held at the venue as the committee wanted to connect with the younger generation and make them aware of the valuable work done by the Salvation Army.

Guests were treated to a string quartet performance by senior music students and enjoyed a scrumptious high tea prepared and served by Year 11 and 12 Hospitality students.

Generous corporate donations from Northern Iron and Brass Foundry in Wangan and local businessman John Lowe kicked off the launch, while Innisfail Lioness Club made a pledge and a donation was presented by Innisfail Inner Wheel Club.

A pledge was also made by Member for Hill Shane Knuth,

Captain Brad Whittle from Townsville Recovery Services with Salvation Army representatives and members of the Cassowary Coast Red Shield Appeal committee at the Red Shield Appeal launch in Innisfail.

while Jeff Baines presented a donation on behalf of Johnstone River Heritage Lodge in honour of member Brother Peter Longford who passed away earlier this year.

Special guests on the day included local Salvation Army representatives, as well as Major Ben Johnson Core Officer Area Director for Cairns and Captain Brad Whittle manager of Townsville Recovery Services Centre.

Local businessman Ross Cavallaro has been welcomed onboard as the new Cassowary Coast Red Shield Appeal ambassador with his role to promote the work of the Salvation Army and encourage members of the business community to get involved as volunteer collectors and support the Appeal.

Captain Whittle spoke about the services provided by Townsville Recovery Services whose over-arching principle across all their drug and alcohol services in Australia is 'fullness of life.'

TRS offers residential rehabilitation services, Bridge an abstinence based program and Youth and Young Adults Recovery Outreach Services (YYAROS) which provides a range of psycho-social interventions to 15-25 year old age group who are experiencing problems with alcohol and other drugs.

Guest speaker Dayle Thackray, a father of three shared his powerful and inspirational story of transformation from over 25 years of addiction and how the TRS Bridge program helped him turn his life around and provided hope for the future.

The Red Shield Appeal is the Salvation Army's signature annual fundraising drive supporting their vast network of social and community services.

Vital services offered by Salvation Army in Far North Queensland and throughout Queensland range from providing shelter for the homeless, assisting families in crisis through practical support and financial counselling, refugee

assistance with the Salvos leading the way in drug, alcohol and gambling rehabilitation, as well as disaster and emergency relief.

As an increasing number of Australians experience the financial, social and emotional repercussions of COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Red Shield Appeal is more important than ever as the Salvation Army continue to support and bring hope.

Donations to the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal enables volunteers based in Innisfail through the Family Store and Mission Centre to provide vital services such as visits to Innisfail Hospital, welfare assistance, referrals to support services, emotional care and support, as well as Christmas hampers.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this year for the first time a Digital Doorknock will take place and the Salvation Army is trying to get as many individuals, social groups, community groups and workplaces signed up to become digital collectors and let their friends know how much they have been collecting.

Close to $3,000 was raised at this year's launch and these funds will assist in the continued employment of a Community Services worker, as well as other valuable support services in the Cassowary Coast region.

The Cassowary Coast team are hoping to reach a target of $5,000 with a majority of funds assisting local families with identified needs.

Corporate and individual donations are encouraged and can be made via the following link: http://digitaldoorknock. salvationarmy.org.au/cassowary-coast.

Cash donations can also be placed in Salvation Army buckets located in Innisfail at NewsXpress on Edith, Brumby's Bakery, Ray's Barber, Perry's Bakery, Marilena's The Perfect Gift, dropped off at Salvation Army Family Store or by contacting Gwen on 0437 132 259.

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TROPICAL y a M GARDENING with Lisa and Michael Godfrey

We wouldn’t have been able to that without the support of our local community and surrounding districts.

We still have our loyal customers coming who were there on that first day in 2005.

We also have had exceptional staff to help us achieve this goal. Denise Haack has been with us for 13 of those 15 years.

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ELLO to everyone who support the Cassowary Coast Independent News, either online or read the paper.

This is the first time advertising in the paper for many years, so first off thank you for the opportunity to share our news, views and pictures with you.

We first have to say thank you to Jenny for all of her expert knowledge and amazing pictures over the years. Let’s hope we can come somewhere close.

Michael and I fell in love with Tully and surrounding districts over 15 years ago and thought it would be a great place to bring up our family and open a business that we loved.

What an achievement, especially having to put up with Michael and I (well Michael) and Yvonne Palmer was with us for 8 years. Thank you to you both. Denise has decided to leave As Green As Garden Centre to find a new and exciting challenge and we wish her all the best in her new career, She will be sadly missed by us and our customers.

Anyway, enough about us. What a rainy couple of weeks we have had, My poor leafy vegetables (lettuce, wombok, etc) were all smashed with the heavy rain but my egg plant and assorted herbs are powering on.

It has been a hard time this year growing vegetables as we have had so many bugs and diseases around, not to mention the COVID-19 panic buying of seeds and seedlings. Hopefully, that has calmed down now and we are restocking twice a week to keep up with the demand. (Our supplies have been flat out).

On the July 1, 2005 that is exactly what we did – the opening of As Green As Garden Centre at 4 Richardson Street Tully.

We all try not to spray our vegetables with heavy chemicals as we have to eat them, so by using organic remedies you have to apply more frequently, especially with all the rain we have been having.

We started small just with a few lines of plants and nearly 15 years later the business has exploded to what it is today.

We have been suggesting pyrethrum spray or the diatomaceous earth for keeping bugs off your vege patch.

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When ground, they are sharp and produce the effect of many miniature razor blades when it gets into the bugs joints it make them dehydrate and die.

Also it gets into the respiratory system of smaller bugs that inhale it. DE (diatomaceous earth) is effective on many bugs. For example: ants, caterpillars, mites, beetles, cutworms, fleas, ticks, roaches, spiders, grasshoppers, termites, just to name a few.

As we do get a lot of rain it is best to apply DE or any natural product frequently.

You can also apply DE dry or wet – mix 1 cup of DE to 4 cups of water. It is not effective until it dries on the plant.

Now to fertilise your Vegas we stock a awesome product called Organic Link in 1kg bags to 25kg bags.

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You will see the difference to your plants with this fertilizer.

At the moment we are fully stocked with herb, flower and vege seedlings.

Hopefully, we won’t get to much torrential rain so your plants can flourish.

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'Carlos' the Cassowary located two months after it was stolen MARIA GIRGENTI 'CARLOS', a unique cassowary trophy won by Cassowary Coast Athletics Club has been returned two months after it was stolen from outside their clubhouse at Castor Park, Mourilyan.

It was at the Tropical North Queensland Regional Championships hosted by Cassowary Coast Athletics in 2016 when club members first laid eyes on the beautifully handcrafted cassowary which was donated by Jason Lancini from Cairns.

The club decided it was going to be the trophy for the winners of the March Past which was won by the Cassowary Coast Club in 2016.

After going to the polls, he was named 'Carlos' and would make his appearance out of the shed every Friday night much to the delight of the children. The cassowary finally took pride of place when he was permanently erected outside the club shed in February.

Only four weeks later on March 5 in the dead of night, Carlos' metal post was knocked over and the cassowary stolen which caused much distress among club members and their parents.

A post was put up on Facebook by the club pleading for the safe return of the beloved mascot which was shared by members locally and as far as Cairns.

On May 5, local police officers received information that Carlos had been found dumped in cane field by children playing in a cane field near the southern end of Castor Park.

Carlos has now been returned to the club, however members are baffled as to why someone would go to the trouble of stealing the heavy item and then discarding it just metres away.

After advice received from Little Athletics Queensland, club nights have been suspended since March 18 with LAQ running online backyard sessions on Facebook for members to keep up their speed, agility and throwing skills while at home during lockdown.

'Carlos' the cassowary trophy has been returned to Cassowary Coast Athletics club two months after it was stolen from from their clubhouse in Mourilyan

Mena Creek Falls taken after the rain

Last Wednesday some late in-the-season rain last made for an impressive fast flowing Mena Creek Falls at Paronella Park

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Just How Cardwell are you?

PETER MCCULLAGH

1/ The township of Cardwell was named after?

6/ The Cardwell UFO Festival commenced when?

13/ The Battle of the Coral Sea was waged when?

A. The village of Cardwell in Scotland B. Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell C. John Martin Cardwell, the UnderSecretary for the Queensland colony at the time D. Cardwell on Avon in England

A. B. C. D.

A. B. C. D.

2/ The Cardwell Bush Telegraph was built in?

A. B. C. D.

A. B. C. D.

1870 1871 1872 1873

3/ The Cardwell Bush Telegraph operated as a post office until?

A. B. C. D.

1972 1975 1982 1985

4/ The Indigenous sculptures on the Cardwell foreshore are called?

A. B. C. D.

Bagu Kurdaitcha Jabiru Weeri

5/ The Cardwell Spa Pools are located where?

A. B. C. D.

Djiru National Park Clump Mountain National Park Hull River National Park Girringun National Park

ANSWERS:

1. (B) Edward Cardwell, 2. (A)1870, 3. (C) 1982, 4. (A)Bagu, 5. (D) Girringun National Park, 6. (B) 2014, 7. (C) 620 feet, 8. (C) 1969, 9. (A) 1872 & 1889, 10. (A & B) Crab Sandwiches and Pies, 11.

(D) 393 km2, 12. (B) USS Lexington, 13. (A) May 4 - 8, 1942, 14. (B) Largest sawmill in NQ, 15.

(D) 2009, 16. (B) 1932, 17. (C) 1864, 18. (B) Abe Muriata

2013 2014 2015 2016

7/ How long is the Cardwell Jetty?

520 feet 570 feet 620 feet 670 feet

8/ When was the current Cardwell Jetty opened?

A. B. C. D.

1959 1964 1969 1974

9/ Cardwell’s first jetty was built when, and destroyed by cyclone when?

A. B. C. D.

1872 and 1889 1872 and 1918 1889 and 1918 1901 and 1918

10/ Cardwell is well known for?

A. B. C. D.

Crab sandwiches Pies Pizza Kababs

11/ Hinchinbrook Island covers how great an area?

A. B. C. D.

393 km2 383 km2 373km2 363km2

12/ Name the US Aircraft Carrier lost during the Battle of the Coral Sea? A. B. C. D.

USS Yorktown USS Lexington USS Saratoga USS Neosho

May 4 – 8, 1942 April 4 – 8, 1942 May 6 – 12, 1942 May 4 – 8, 1943

14/ In 1886 Cardwell had achieved what distinction?

A. The largest crocodile every killed, measuring 6.17 metres B. The largest sawmill in North Queensland C. Winner of the Best Pie at the Royal Sydney Show D. First ever UFO sighting in the colony 15/ In what year did the Federal Court recognise the Girramay people as the rightful native title holders of the area around Cardwell?

A. B. C. D.

2006 2007 2008 2009

16/ In what year did Hinchinbrook Island become a national park?

A. B. C. D.

1922 1932 1942 1952

17/ Cardwell was proclaimed a town in what year?

A. B. C. D.

1860 1862 1864 1866

18/ Name the Girringun artist with pieces exhibited in the British Museum?

A. B. C. D.

Albert Namatjira Abe Muriata Pro Hart Jackson Pollock

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COMMUNITY NEWS

May 25 May 21 DRUGS CHARGES, EATON: Police have charged an East Feluga man after a traffic intercept in Eaton on Sunday afternoon (May 17).

The man was intercepted on Flying Fish Point Road at about 1.10pm and it will be alleged that a search of the driver resulted in the location of one gram of methylamphetamine and two strips of suboxone on this person.

The 29-year-old man is expected to appear in Innisfail Magistrates Court on July 6, charged with two counts of possess dangerous drugs and one count of failing to comply with an order in relation to data stored electronically.

UNLICENCED DRIVING, ELLERBECK: Police have charged a Cardwell man after a traffic intercept in Ellerbeck on Monday afternoon (May 18).

The man was intercepted on the Bruce Highway for a roadside breath test and a licence check.

Police allege that the man returned a negative result for the breath test but was driving with a demerit point suspension on his licence.

The 32-year-old man is expected to appear in Tully Magistrates Court on August 20, charged with unlicensed driving.

TRAFFIC CRASH, GOONDI HILL: A 58-year-old Ravenswood man was issued a traffic infringement notice yesterday after a traffic crash at Palmerston Drive, Goondi Hill.

Investigations allegedly revealed that the man was travelling towards the traffic lights and when the vehicle in front of him stopped at the red light, he drove into the rear end of a 35-year-old local woman’s vehicle.

He was issued Traffic infringement Notice for $533 for careless driving.

DRINK DRIVING, DEERAL: Police have charged an Innisfail man after a traffic crash at Deeral on Saturday morning (May 23).

It will be alleged the man was travelling on the Bruce Highway at about 3.15am when he crashed the vehicle, causing minor injuries to two of the passengers.

It will also be alleged that when police spoke to the driver after the crash there were indications he was affected by drugs.

Police will further allege that they observed a bag of cannabis near the crashed vehicle and they located knuckle dusters in the man’s bag.

The 37-year-old man is expected to appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on August 26, charged with driving UIL, possess dangerous drugs, unlawful possession of weapon category A, B or M and fail to provide specimen of analysis.

TRAFFIC CRASH, COWLEY BEACH: Police issued a Mourilyan man with a Traffic Infringement Notice (TIN) after a traffic crash on Cowley Beach Road on Sunday morning.

Initial investigations suggest that the driver was travelling along the road about 2am when the vehicle has left the road.

The 44-year-old man was issued the TIN for driving without due care and attention.

May 26 DRINK DRIVING, INNISFAIL: Police have charged a Mourilyn man after a traffic intercept in Innisfail on Saturday evening (May 23).

It will be alleged the man was intercepted on Ernest Street at about 7.50pm and returned a reading of 0.113 per cent BAC. The 32-year-old man is expected to appear in Innisfail Magistrates Court on August 24, charged with drink driving.

Public nuisance, Sundown Police have issued two men infringement notices after they were allegedly observed fighting in the

street on Monday morning (May 25).

It will be alleged that the two men were engaged in a fight in the middle of Sundown Road at about 8.45am when a vehicle nearly hit them.

A 31-year-old and 39-year-old men received a $400 fine each for committing public nuisance.

DRUG TRAFFICKING, TULLY: A 30-year-old Tully resident has been charged with several drug-related offences following the closure of Operation Pickett.

The two-month-long operation targeted the man who was allegedly trafficking MDMA, LSD and cannabis in Tully.

Detectives from the Tully Criminal Investigation Branch led a search at the man’s Black Street property on Friday which allegedly uncovered around 12 grams of MDMA, 70 MDMA gel capsules, nearly 400 LSD tablets and almost $17,000 cash. Cannabis, including a hydroponic setup, was also allegedly located.

The 30-year-old Tully resident faced Innisfail Magistrates Court on Saturday charged with five counts of supplying dangerous drugs, four counts of possessing dangerous drugs and one count each of possession of property suspected of being the proceeds of an offence and possessing utensils.

He was also charged with producing and trafficking dangerous drugs.

The man is due to appear again in Innisfail Magistrates Court on July 16.

If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.

You can report information about crime anonymously to Crime Stoppers, a registered charity and community volunteer organisation, via crimestoppersqld.com.au 24hrs per day.

Have you got your rear and front number plates?

YOU may wonder why someone would want to steal your number plates?

It’s very simple, if an offender steals your number plates and attaches them to another vehicle then it makes it easier for them to not be identified.

They can then sneak around committing offenc-

are attached to your vehicle regularly as in some cases victims will not notice their plates missing for weeks or even months.

During that time the offender has used the plates to commit a number of offences.

The victim sometimes only realises the plates

es such as petrol drive offs, robberies and burgla-

are missing when they receive unpaid fines, or

ries using the vehicle with the stolen registration

have the police contacting them as their vehicle

plates.

registration number has been linked to a number

It’s very important that if your plates do go missing you report it immediately to PoliceLink on 131 444.

of offences in the area.

Police are asking that you park your car in a secure car park or garage if you have access to one.

That way, the local police will be able to iden-

If you do need to park on the street or in a public

tify when they do vehicle registration checks that

car park, choose an area that is well lit and has a

the plates are in fact stolen, and shouldn’t be at-

lot of visibility by members of the public.

tached to that specific vehicle.

You need to check that your registration plates

Do a quick check of your car regularly to ensure your number plates are still there.

Page 14 Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020

RURAL REPORT

New feature alerts cane growers to pricing opportunities

Cane growers throughout the state can now get a ‘heads-up’ when the sugar price reaches their desired level, thanks to a new ‘Price Alert’ service.

The Price Alert is the latest feature to be added to the QSL App – a free mobile app designed by Queensland Sugar Limited (QSL) to help cane growers stay on top of their pricing while they’re on the go.

QSL Executive Manager Marketing and Risk Mark Hampson said the new alert feature was just the latest addition to the industry-first app which had already changed the way many Queensland cane growers manage their pricing since it was launched less than a year ago.

“The global sugar market is the most volatile soft commodity in the world, and so keeping on top of available prices and acting quickly when pricing opportunities arise or the market starts to fall can be the difference between making a profit or a loss for any season,” Mr Hampson said.

“Growers already have plenty on their plates, and so as we head into the crush, this new feature on our app means they can set an alert and then focus on other priorities, knowing that they’ll get a notification if the sugar market hits a level where they might want to do some pricing.

“And if they’re QSL Direct growers, they can also use the app to create, edit or cancel pricing orders without having to head home and fire up the computer or start filling out pricing paperwork.”

Mr Hampson said growers were able to set alerts for up to 3 seasons in advance and across multiple self-managed pricing products.

The new Price Alert service can be accessed by updating your existing QSL App or downloading the latest version, available free in the App Store and Google Play Store.

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Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020 Page 15

AROUND THE SCHOOLS

Smooth sailing for return of remaining students

As well as reinforcing the need for proper hygiene, the school is focusing on bringing back initiatives that were already in place prior to COVID-19. To kick start the return to normality the Student Leadership, comprised of students from each year level, met on Tuesday to discuss plans for activities over the coming weeks.

the TSHS community informed and ready for anything.

Sheryl said the dress-ups delighted the kids, making it an exciting day for everyone

Mr. Graham said the students are coping really well, hailing the opportunity to finally socialise within their friendship groups as a major factor for the ease.

As teachers return to the classroom and online studying support slows, the school is determined not to waste their last-minute lesson in technology. Mr. Graham said staff are taking feedback from their students, as well as teaming up with other local schools in the cluster to learn from each other and improve in their online capabilities.

“We’ve probably been underestimating the resilience of our students," Mr. Graham said.

The virtual parades, led by School Captains Charlotte Willis and Zyi Matthews, are continuing to keep

IMOGEN KARS THIS week our local schools have seen the return of the remaining students as restrictions ease and life goes on.

There was a buzz in the air on Monday at Tully State High School as grades seven to ten returned to their classrooms. Principal Richard Graham said attendance sat at around 75% at the beginning of the week, but more students are returning everyday. They are hoping to begin to see full numbers by the end of the week.

Down the road at Mission Beach State School, both students and staff have hit the road running as the upper grades returned on Monday.

To welcome them back, staff dressed up as cats, cows, penguins and rabbits in colourful onesies.

The school is also gearing up for their Biggest Morning Tea this morning, a nation-wide event that aims to support the Cancer Council.

Staff will be enjoying morning tea together, while students are excited to have the freedom of a free dress day. The theme is fantasy and students are being encouraged to dress up as their favourite characters.

Hinchinbrook victorious at Innisfail State College swimming carnival MARIA GIRGENTI

en, Bedarra Bali in third and Orpheus Open Ocean in fourth.

HUNDREDS of Innisfail State College students re-

A special mention to Sophie McCallum who broke

cently donned their team theme/colours and participat-

the 13 years Butterfly record which had been standing

ed in the annual inter-house swimming carnival at the

for 19 years.

Innisfail Town Pool in a full day of competition and fun events which included the house dash, bomb competition and novelty relay races.

Fine and very warm conditions prevailed as the four houses battled it out in the water for pool supremacy and winner's bragging rights.

Girls and boys ge champions were as follows: 12 years: Kayden Plumb (Bedarra) Bishop Wickliffe-Adams (Hinchinbrook); 13 years: Sophie McCallum (Bedarra) Maddison McKay (Fitzroy) Dean Kelleher (Orpheus); 14 years: Rhiannon Harrison (Fitzroy) Sam Darvenzia (Fitzroy); 15 years: Ella Cook (Fitz-

Extra points were awarded to house teams for war

roy) Luke Magnanini (Bedarra); 16 years: Tiarna

cries, sun safety, house spirit and cleanliness of house

McKay (Fitzroy) Noah Zanoletti (Fitzroy); 17 years:

area.

Jayda Bird (Bedarra) Lori Edgerton (Hinchinbrook)

The Hinchinbrook Handymen and Women claimed

and Bryce Maley (Hinchinbrook); 18 years: Selena

top points again for the third consecutive year, fol-

Guglielmi (Hinchinbrook) and Darcy McKay (Bedar-

lowed in second place by Fitzroy Firemen and Wom-

ra).

Page 16 Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020

Hinchinbrook house captains, Madison Lyons and Angela Barley were presented with the overall winners trophy

NRL Revised Draw 2020

ROUND 3 Thursday, May 28 Broncos v Eels (Suncorp Stadium) 7:50pm Friday, May 29 Cowboys v Titans (QLD Country Bank Stadium) 6pm Roosters v Rabbitohs (Bankwest Stadium) 7:55pm Saturday, May 30 Warriors v Dragons (Central Coast )3pm Sharks v Tigers (Bankwest Stadium) 5:30pm Storm v Raiders (AAMI Park) 7:35pm Sunday, May 31 Panthers v Knights (Campbelltown) 4:05pm Sea Eagles v Bulldogs (Central Coast) 6:30pm ROUND 4 Thursday, June 4 Broncos v Roosters Suncorp Stadium) 7:50pm Friday, June 5 Panthers v Warriors (Campbelltown) 6pm Storm v Rabbitohs (AAMI Park) 7:55pm Saturday, June 6 Eels v Sea Eagles (Bankwest Stadium) 5:30pm Cowboys v Sharks (QLD Country Bank Stadium) 7:30pm Sunday, June 7 Raiders v Knights (Campbelltown) 4:05pm Titans v Tigers (Suncorp Stadium) 6:30pm Monday, June 8 Bulldogs v Dragons (Bankwest Stadium) 4:05pm ROUND 5 Thursday, June 11 Sea Eagles v Broncos (Central Coast) 7:50pm Friday, June 12

Warriors v Cowboys (Central Coast) 6pm Eels v Panthers (Bankwest Stadium) 7:55pm Saturday, June 13 Rabbitohs v Titans (Bankwest Stadium) 3pm Knights v Storm (Central Coast) 5:30pm Tigers v Raiders (Campbelltown) 7:35pm Sunday, June 14 Bulldogs v Roosters (Bankwest Stadium) 4:05pm Dragons v Sharks (Campbelltown) 6:30pm ROUND 6 Thursday, June 18 Knights v Broncos (Central Coast) 7:50pm Friday, June 19 Rabbitohs v Warriors (Bankwest Stadium) 6pm Panthers v Storm (Campbelltown) 7:55pm Saturday, June 20 Titans v Dragon (Suncorp Stadium) 3pm Tigers v Cowboys (Campbelltown) 5:30pm Roosters v Eels (Bankwest Stadium) 7:35pm Sunday, June 21 Raiders v Sea Eagles (Campbelltown) 4:05pm Sharks v Bulldogs (Bankwest Stadium) 6:30pm ROUND 7 Thursday, June 25 Panthers v Rabbitohs (Campbelltown) 7:50pm Friday, June 26 Storm v Warriors (AAMI Park) 6pm Roosters v Dragons (Bankwest Stadium) 7:55pm Saturday, June 27 Cowboys v Knights (QLD Country Bank Stadium) 3pm Broncos v Titans

(Suncorp Stadium) 5:30pm Eels v Raiders (Bankwest Stadium) 7:35pm Sunday, June 28 Sea Eagles v Sharks (Central Coast) 4:05pm Bulldogs v Tigers (Bankwest Stadium) 6:30pm ROUND 8 Thursday, July 2 Storm v Roosters (AAMI Park) 7:50pm Friday, July 3 Raiders v Dragons (Campbelltown) 6pm Eels v Cowboys (Bankwest Stadium) 7:55pm Saturday, July 4 Titans v Sharks (Suncorp Stadium) 3pm Warrior v Broncos (Central Coast) 5:30pm Tigers v Panthers (Campbelltown) 7:35pm Sunday, July 5 Sea Eagles v Knights (Central Coast) 4:05pm Bulldogs v Rabbitohs (Bankwest Stadium) 6:30pm ROUND 9 Thursday, July 9 Cowboys v Roosters (QLD Country Bank Stadium) 7:50pm Friday, July 10 Titans v Warriors (Suncorp Stadium) 6pm Rabbitohs v Tigers (Bankwest Stadium) 7:55pm Saturday, July 11 Sharks v Panthers (Bankwest Stadium) 3pm Broncos v Bulldogs (Suncorp Stadium) 5:30pm Raiders v Storm (Campbelltown) 7:35pm Sunday, July 12 Knights v Eels (Central Coast) 4:05pm Dragons v Sea Eagles (Campbelltown) 6:30pm

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SPORT and virtually every day we are having customers coming in talking about the crabs they have caught. As mentioned last week the trick is to spread the pots out at first, and then concentrate on the more successful areas. This normally means leaving the pots in overnight. It takes some time and trouble to set pots successfully and in my opinion anyone ALTHOUGH sea conditions on Sunday would have allowed the larger boats to travel out to the islands, inshore headlands and reefs it was unexpected and I have not heard any reports from these areas. The cold snap will hopefully bring the School or Doggie Mackerel in close and as these fish have a reasonable tolerance to dirty water I hope to start hearing reports of catches over the next week. I am writing this report on Monday and the forecast is for reasonable sea conditions over the next few days so let’s keep our fingers crossed.

The grounds wide of the Hull river are normally very popular however with the absence of the grey nomads it will be up to the locals to find the fish.

The usual method is to drift the current lines or over any bottom structure that can be found. In this area the structure is usually just a rise of a couple of metres.

Other popular close in spots is just wide of clump point or an area just west of Dunk island. The various spots off Kurrimine beach and the Barnard islands will also produce some early season School Mackerel.

Further out the various shoals in the shipping channel have already started to produce both Spanish and School Mackerel and are definitely worth a try if sea conditions allow.

We will definitely start to see some bigger Spanish start to turn up around spots such as Olive rock, Forty Foot and Cathedral reef over the next few weeks. Definitely the best

that robs pots is a low life. Thankfully I have not had too much trouble over the last year.

At the time of writing this report (very early in the week)

info@ccin.com.au

the various weather sites have the winds dropping during Saturday and light winds on Sunday. I have found the forecast to be changing almost daily lately, but hopefully this early report is correct and will allow the larger boats to travel out to the main reefs to fish for Coral Trout, Nannygai and other reef species. They have had a break for the last couple of weeks so hopefully the fish will be hungry.

There is a fairly large run out tide during the morning this weekend and then a nice run in tide in the afternoon. These

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tides should fish well.

I think the early morning tide will be ideal to chase a early season Spaniard around the islands or the shoals in the shipping channel. It would also suite those wishing to chase a grunter in the creeks or Hinchinbrook area.

IF the weather begins to warm the Barra and Jacks should come on the bite, try either side of the midday low tide. A great family option would be to pump a few yabbies and fish the afternoon rising tide for whiting and bream.

These tides will suite chasing crabs in the creeks and if the seas flatten out there should be plenty of prawns on the beaches between the Tully river and Cardwell.

Good Fishing Roly Newton Tackle World Tully

method to catch these larger fish is by using either large live baits or dead baits such as wolf herring.

The cold snap has certainly upset the Barra in the estuaries, the good news is as soon as the temperatures start to

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rise we will see them come back on the bite and hopefully very hungry.

In the coastal creeks and Hinchinbrook area there has been good numbers of Bream and Whiting caught along with some nice grunter.

Of course most of the focus has been on Mud crabs

GOLF NEWS

Cardwell Golf LADIES' Thursday competition was cancelled due to the weather.

Thursday's 9 hole Sporters was won by Peter Topen (19), second Terry Moss (18), third Dave Hoare (17) on a countback from the rundown Len white (17), Ian Ingram (16) and Ian Burchell (16).

On Saturday 12 intrepid golfers donned their flippers and thermals to face the rain and cold to play a single stableford.

The Hoares, Dave and Keith, managed the conditions best with Dave (32) coming first followed by Keith (31) second and Rowly Mott (29) the short rundown!!

Thursday, Ladies play a Stableford, followed by Sporters. Saturday will be a Stableford.

PLEASE NOTE: competitions will be played in groups of four at 10 minute intervals, registration is still via timesheet.

Register by email to enquire@cardwellgolfclub.com or jackieolditch@bigpond.com or by phone or text to 0414 359 314.

The timesheet can be viewed on the Cardwell Golf Club website, cardwellgolfclub.com.

Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, May 28, 2020 Page 19

SPORT TULLY’S WRECKING BALL PETER MCCULLAGH FOR Thomas Flegler, when the COVID-19 pandemic spear tackled the NRL season to a sudden stop, the decision was easy; it’s time to head home back to the farm.

A country boy at heart Flegler wanted to escape Brisbane and head back to family and the farm. The work was hard and long and could perhaps be described as a little more demanding than training with the Broncos.

This season was shaping as a critical one for Thomas.

Since his debut during the 2019 season, Flegler has thrilled fans and excited league commentators causing comparisons between this quietly spoken Tully lad and some of the Bronco greats.

Brisbane and Queensland great, Justin Hodges drew comparisons between Flegler and Queensland great Shane Webcke. His physical approach to the game, the way he runs the ball and tackles all bear the hallmark of Webcke, perhaps Flegler is slightly in front with his ability to draw defenders and his agility.

This season started strongly, two from two for the Broncos and Round Two was a stellar for Flegler. The Rabbitohs struggled to contain the hard running Flegler, playing off the bench, Flegler proved to be a wrecking ball, running strong and straight and looking for the offload. Then backing up his attack with strong defence and a soaring tackle count.

With eyes set on a premiership as well as State Of Origin honours the season could not have started any better.

Now ten weeks later the punctuated season recommences with Broncos v Parramatta Eels tonight at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane.

The layoff period saw Flegler head back to the family farm, rising early and starting the working day at 6:30am and working through to 3:30 in the afternoon. “It can be bloody hard work. As a young kid, I would help out on the farm in the school holidays.”

Flegler’s commitment to his family and work was recognised by Broncos Coach Anthony Seibold, “Fleggs is a hardworking guy, he’s a country boy with good values and has a humble personality."

Training resumed for the Broncos in early may in readiness for tonight’s season recommencement.

Flegler developed flu like symptoms not long after his return to Brisbane and returned a negative COVID-19 result.

“Not much is different on the field with training. We do not share water bottles. Off the field we change our shoes before entering the club, along with the temperature checks and COVID-19 questionnaire, it’s pretty much same as usual.”

Will the enforced layoff have a negative impact upon Flegler and the rest of the Broncos? “I don’t think we have lost anything as a result of the break. They boys have been training hard and we are focussed on getting back on the

field and resuming our season.”

“I’d love to play Origin at the end of the season, but at the moment the focus is getting back on the field and performing well every week, and hopefully securing the number 8 jersey.”

Tonight’s game sees Flegler capture the coveted number 8 jumper and is named in the starting 13.

Tully as a community is proud of their strong football traditions, and equally proud of their players currently playing in the NRL. When asked whether Thomas would be happy to come home for a quick visit to possibly open the new Tully Grandstand the answer was typically humble, “There’s a lot of people who could open the new grandstand, but if they chose me I’d be happy to do it.”

Whatever the 2020 football season brings there’s a couple of things that we can all count upon. Tully will always be passionately proud of their NRL footballing sons.

Thomas Flegler will turn up each game and commit 100% to the team and the fans and continue to grow in reputation and skill as a forward for Broncos and kids playing junior league in the region will wish to one day follow their hero Thomas Flegler and play footy on the biggest stage in the world, in the best competition and for either the Broncos or the Cowboys.

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Proud to support the NRL Season Congratulations to Our Local Tully Boys

TOM FLEGLER and JAKE CLIFFORD

Page 32 Cassowary Coast Independent News, Thursday, July 13, 2017

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