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WEATHER Tomorrow - Saturday Ingham Mostly cloudy 17 - 27 Cardwell Mostly cloudy 19 - 27 Tully Cloudy 17 - 25 Mission Beach Scattered showers 19 - 25 Innisfail Scattered showers 18 - 26 Tomorrow - Sunday Ingham Cloudy 16 - 26 Cardwell Cloudy 18 - 25 Tully Scattered showers 17 - 24 Mission Beach Scattered showers 19 - 23 Innisfail Scattered showers 19 - 24

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Cassowary Coast featured on Ecotourism Australia’s new green travel guide CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council is now featured on Ecotourism Australia’s Green Travel Guide which launched a new and improved website on the advent of World Environment Day.

“Currently the region has four amazing tourism facilities listed on the site and we are encouraging other businesses to work towards being Eco Certified,” said Mayor Nolan.

The Green Travel Guide is a longstanding resource for environmentally-conscious travellers and includes a searchable database of travel experiences and destinations that have been certified by Ecotourism Australia.

“The Cassowary Coast has also begun its own journey to becoming Eco Certified as a whole destination in order to continue to protect our unique environment for years to come.”

Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor Mark Nolan said it was the first time we have been listed on the Green Travel Guide and it is a great platform to promote Ecotourism businesses in our community.

With research showing that over half of global travellers want to travel more sustainably in the future and the demand for high-quality, immersive nature-based travel experiences growing particularly in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions, Ecotourism Australia CEO Rod Hillman says the launch of the new Green Travel Guide couldn’t have come at a better time.

“The Cassowary Coast prides itself on the amazing rainforests and reefs that surround the area and we are pleased to be able to recognise the businesses within the community that are working to sustain our natural environments.

“People are increasingly looking for experiences that bring them back to nature,

that refresh them not just physically but also emotionally. The demand for sustainable, nature-based tourism is growing and at the same time people are becoming more savvy about the holiday decisions they make, wanting to have a positive impact on the places they visit.

“The new Green Travel Guide makes it easy for visitors to plan their holiday itineraries around ECO certified experiences – those that are backed by a strong, well-managed commitment to sustainable practices.”

Explore the Green Travel Guide at www. greentravelguide.org/ or find out more about Ecotourism by visiting www.ecotourism.org. au/.

Alternatively, to find out how your business can become Eco Certified email ecodestinations@ccrc.qld.gov.au or visit cassowarycoast.qld.gov.au/ecotourismcertification.

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Drivers outraged over El Arish roadworks MOTORISTS are frustrated after having to deal with the roadworks on the El Arish Range at Smith’s Gap for almost 12 months and are now getting angry with the hold up.

State Member for Hill, Shane Knuth, said it was becoming a joke and that residents needed answers as to what is taking so long.

Mr Knuth said he had constantly been on the back of Transport and Main Roads and then, out of frustration, put a question on notice to the Minister for answers as to the delays last week, and has now been informed that works have recommenced, and that the south bound lane is expected to be reopened by June 29, weather permitting.

“These roadworks at Smiths Gap have been underway for an extraordinarily long period and many times works have come to a complete stop, sometimes for weeks, causing confusion, red light delays, anger, frustration, and dangerous conditions for road users,” Mr Knuth said.

Mr Knuth called on the Minister for Transport and Main Roads, Mark Bailey, to take action and is pleased that works have recommenced, but he still wants answers.

“Now is the time for works to be completed before someone is seriously hurt,” he said.

“If this was in the southeast corner you can bet that this would not be an issue.”

Tully Men’s Shed is on the move and needs your help JILLIAN CABLE TULLY’S congested Men’s Shed is on the move, having secured a 20-year lease with the Cassowary Coast Regional Council over Tully’s old Scouts’ building. Unable to work with ease, constrained in ensuring full work, health, and safety compliance by the overcrowding, and with a significant quantity of materials and equipment having to be stored privately off-site, the members of Tully’s Men’s Shed are delighted to have secured a much larger space. But it comes at a cost.

The current Men’s Shed was purpose-built nine years’ ago following receipt of a Federal Government Grant after Cyclone Yassi. The move to the former Scouts’ Hall will take place over three to four months and the members have already cleaned their new premises and upgraded the electrical wiring. However, they have a long-list of matters which will require their attention to make the building fit-for-purpose, including, but not limited to, the upgrading to 3-phase power,

President of Tully’s Men’s Shed, Bob Long, with the mini-Planer and Thicknesser

new flooring (the old needs replacing), gutters, timber storage, shelves, and mezzanine floors. They also hope to fit out the existing shed as a metal workshop.

They are seeking support from the community, particularly its tradespeople and businesses, to assist.

No donation of time, goods (old or new), or money is too small. Please telephone the President, Bob Long, on 0456 814 330 if you can assist.

Tully’s Men’s Shed is a community-based, nonprofit, non-commercial organisation that is accessible to all men and whose primary activity is the provision of a safe and friendly environment where men are able to work on meaningful projects, allowing them to make friends, learn new skills, feel safe, and maintain good health. Any donation will be tax deductible.

Currently with twenty-five members, the Tully Men’s Shed is actively seeking new members. All men are welcome and those with trade skills that they would be willing to share would be most particularly appreciated.

All new members receive a full induction and are trained in machine safety.

Mr Knuth said it had already been reported that there had been accidents at the road works and many people were angry with delays.

“My office has been contacted by a lot of frustrated people, who have at times not seen workers on the ground doing work, even in fine weather, for at least a couple of weeks at a time,” he said.

“If construction started in July 2020, how are the works not already completed?”

The $13.8 million Smith’s Gap project is fully funded by the Australian Government’s Bruce Highway Overtaking Lane Program which includes a new overtaking lane and a new fauna crossing for cassowaries.

All tools and equipment, covering a range of trades, are supplied and there are both wood and metal workshops. The impressive equipment includes wood and metal lathes, planers, thicknessers, compound saws, welders, drill presses, and sanders, to name a few.

Tully’s Men Shed is a member of the Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA), which services more than 1200 Men’s Sheds and is recognised as one of Australia’s largest male-based community development organisations. The AMSA is funded by the Federal Department of Health and provides practical support to Men’s Sheds and delivers a wide range of services, aims to improve the health and wellbeing of members, and to reduce the number of men who are at risk from preventable health issues that may emanate from isolation. A major achievement for the Association was the formal recognition by the Federal Government of the role that Men’s Sheds play in addressing social isolation, health, and well-being.

Please feel free to come along during opening times, which are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 8.30am to 12noon and have a look for yourself.

The Tully Men’s Shed is currently located at 15 Plumb Street, Tully, behind the Tully Branch of the QCWA. Please do not hesitate to contact the President, Bob Long, on 0456 814 330, should you require any further information.

Angelo DiBella, Bob Wellington, Bruce Stanley, Bob Long, and Martin Braddick (left to right) behind two pieces of restored furniture

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Smoke from Eubenangee Swamp National Park

THE Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service & Partnerships (QPWS&P) will conduct a series of planned burns within Eubenangee Swamp National Park from Thursday 24/06/2021 until 1/07/2021, as part of the annual hazard reduction/conservation management program for parks.

As a result, smoke may be seen in the Eubenangee area.

The aim of this burn is to reduce the volume of forest/ grass fuels and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas.

This will help reduce the intensity of any subsequent wildfires and provide favourable conditions for the natural regeneration of endangered wetland communities within Eubenangee Swamp.

Smoke can decrease visibility on the roads so it is important that motorists drive safely to the conditions.

For more information, please call the Innisfail office of QPWS&P on 42418209.

COMMUNITY conducted by the Tully Library indicated the desire for increased access to the Local History collection. This collection is not currently accessible by the public.

In response this project involved the purchase of an interactive display table and two glass display cases to be situated in the heritage-listed area of the Dorothy Jones Library.

The interactive display table will feature a range of local history storylines using images, news stories and documents. For example: history of cattle, timber and banana industries; multi-cultural settlers (Irish, Italian, Greek, Finnish); cyclones; building Kareeya Power Station.

Hinchinbrook News in Brief

Single Use Plastics Ban AS of Wednesday, September 1, 2021, Queensland will be introducing bans on certain single use plastics, including plastic straws, stirrers, cutlery, bowls, plates, and polystyrene cups and containers. As many community groups provide takeaway food and drink as part of their community or fundraising activities, this may affect how they operate. As such, they may benefit from information on how to comply with the new bans. To help these groups prepare, the Queensland Government has contracted the Boomerang Alliance to conduct a series of early evening forums across the State to answer questions. Boomerang Alliance will be conducting a forum to be held in Ingham from 5.30pm6.30pm, Thursday, July 15, 2021, at the Noorla Bowls Club. To RSVP, please visit Eventbrite’s website www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ qld-plastic-ban-tour-2021tickets-156022305917.

Waste Disposal Fees Ingham Show Looking to Rise Hinchinbrook H2O 2022-2023 Stall WHAT was interesting to note from the State Budget was the absence of a commitment towards extending the annual payments to the Council to offset the cost of kerb side municipal solid waste levies past 2021- 2022.

As you may recall, the State Government introduced a waste levy payable by Councils for waste deposited to landfill. The intention of the levy was to send a clear signal to the Queensland community to reduce waste generation and to recycle and reuse more, thus reducing waste to landfill. When the State announced it would introduce this levy in 2018, it made repeated promises that householders would not be left paying a wheelie bin tax as a result of its levy. Household rubbish collected by kerbside was essentially exempted by the agreement of the Government to recompense local authorities for the value of that levy component. With that offset gone, which appears may be the case starting 2022-2023, anyone with a red lidded wheelie bin can expect their cleansing charge to go up a minimum of $85.00 per annum for starters, as local authorities proceed to recoup the levy costs payable to the State.

Costings on the increases to gate fees at landfills is yet to be done. It must be remembered that the intent of the waste levy is to reduce the amount of waste going into landfill through an increase in reuse and recycling.

The levy, originally calculated at $75.00 per tonne, is only payable on what goes into the landfill. It is quite simple, the more you recycle the less you pay. That is why Council has been concentrating on pushing the recycling message, including the bin auditing activities throughout the Shire of recent. The State waste levy is quite simple to interpret. If you do not separate your waste, be prepared to pay the waste levy tax. For more information on Council’s waste management activities, please visit Council’s website, Waste and Recycling page.

Bruce Highway Deviation IT is noted in State Budget papers that $200,000 has been allocated by Department of Transport and Main Roads for expenditure in 2021-2022 for the commencement of planning for the alignment and corridor preservation of the Ingham to Cardwell Range deviation program. Stay tuned.

Unlocking Tully’s Past Exhibit Opening Vandalism THE grand opening of an exhibit that will focus and highlight the rich history of Tully.

• Date / Time: 24 June 2021- Commences 12pm.

• Location: Tully Library • Interview opportunities: Mayor Mark Nolan, Councillor Millwood.

The results of the recent community survey

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IT is disappointing to report that our beach side amenities and furniture at Forrest Beach suffered extensive damage through vandalism this past Friday night. We need to know who the perpetrators were so that we can seek to recover the significant cost to the ratepayer for the necessary repairs. If you have any information that could assist in identifying the culprits, please let me know. Anonymity is assured.

THE Council’s Utility Services Department has enhanced customer experience with the launch of the Hinchinbrook H2O Customer Portal, thus empowering customers with more information about their water supply than ever before. Available on various electronic devices, the Customer Portal allows customers to view water use and set up automatic alerts to notify them of high usage or leaks. To assist residents with signing up to the customer portal and registration of their properties, Council staff will be at the Ingham Show on Thursday, June 24 and Friday, June 25, 2021. Please bring along proof of identity to assist in the property registration process.

Ingham Show Public Holiday Closure COUNCIL wishes to inform the community that the below facilities will be closed Friday 25 June 2021 and reopening Monday 28 June 2021 due to the Ingham Show Public Holiday.

• Lannercost Street Office and Council Depot; • Hinchinbrook Shire Library; • Halifax Sub-Branch Library; • TYTO Regional Art Gallery; and • Hinchinbrook Aquatic Centre.

Please be advised that the Warrens Hill Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre and Hinchinbrook Visitor Information Centre will remain open Friday 25 June 2021.

Halifax Transfer Station will be closed Friday 25 June 2021 and usual operating hours will resume Saturday 26 June 2021.

Domestic wheelie bins will continue to be serviced as normal.

For further information or enquiries please contact Council on 4776 4600.

Ingham Show Council Recycling Stall THE Council and MAMS are once again joining forces in the fight against the contamination of the Shire’s recycling bins by attending this year’s Ingham Show with a mission to engage families to Recycle Right. Become a Recycling Hero by showcasing your skills in both recycling and shooting some hoops. Council and MAMS will be launching the new #DontWasteHinchinbrook app to assist community members to identify what waste to put in which bin.

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Tully Lions club TULLY Lions Club celebrated their 50th anniversary on Saturday night, June 19, at the Top Pub Function Room.

With sixty people in attendance from all over the state, many memories were shared. We thank everyone who made the effort to come along and help us make the night a wonderful success. Many thanks to our Sponsor A special Treasurer’s Exemplary Award was Club of Cardwell Lions. presented to Peter Buttsworth.

We also had the pleasure to present Michael Ottone with the top Lions Award, a Melvin Jones Fellowship Award.

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The new executive was inducted by DG Elect, Gay Rebgetz. President Michael Ottone, Secretary Irene Braddick,Treasurer Peter Buttsworth, and Immediate Past President Col Batts

The cake was cut by Ed Wickerson, longest serving member of Tully Lions at 48 years, and Bill Clough, Charter Member of Cardwell Lions Club.

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COMMUNITY Letters to the editor Southern Suburbs/Innisfail Rugby League Reunion,

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I wish to advise that the Southern Suburbs/ Innisfail Rugby League Reunion will be going ahead on Saturday, September 18, 2021, with a dinner to be organised with the Innisfail Brothers Leagues club.

Due to many past players of the 1957 to 1975 era that

have shown their interest to attend, it is imperative that we know by Saturday, July 17, 2021, who is definitely coming, as you may miss out due to the number for whom we can cater.

Please phone Ron Schilling on 0412456365 or Vlad Polich on 0408783756 and advise them if you will be attending.

Thank you for your co-operation or you will miss out.

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Tully Coast Guard Fundraiser

Rural people are smart people

AFTER running at a loss in 2020, it was great to be back out fundraising for the local Coast Guard with around 200 people coming to enjoy the feast presented by the Coast Guard.

Volunteers were glad to have made a profit by hosting the event.

SARI HYYTINEN THE most amazing thing about living in a rural area is that by travelling a short distance you can see some spectacular views and you can meet some friendly critters along the way (And a few not so friendly critters).

A lot of our time is spent socialising with our friendship circle in amazing surroundings. Yes, we work, but our lives are not totally focused on our work, or they should not be. We ensure that we take the time to practice good community relations. We understand what the word community really means.

This is what ‘living rural’ has a greater capacity to facilitate than living in a city.

The sense of priority in rural areas is different and that is a good thing, not a bad thing.

My Grandad used to travel a lot and he often said he was glad to return to Eden (Cardwell) to his wife, Eve (my grandma’s name was actually Eva).

Growing up ‘rural’, you have access to the natural environment in ways that are not available in the city (unless you make a lot of coin).

One of the concerns I often hear is that people who live in cities, people who have limited, to no access to the natural environment, are the people making decisions for the people who live and work in the natural environment every day.

When I did my degree, we knew that theory informs practice, but that they are different, and when you finish your studies and are out working in the field, you will find that you do not use most of the theory in which you have been trained because it does not always work in practice. You will then learn how the theory is adapted to fit into the practical working culture.

I agree that people who live in the city should not make the decisions for people who live in the natural environment as they do not have the practical experience to ensure that their theories actually work and are fit for purpose.

I am sure that everyone the city who has completed a degree and then gone to work in their chosen profession would understand that there is a difference between the theoretical knowledge they learnt and how that was applied to their working environment.

I wonder why they would think that their theoretical “academic” knowledge would work in a rural environment when they have never worked in any practical way to see how the theory applies in an operational way?

Do they believe that the people who work practically on the land are somehow dumber than those who have been trained in theory in a city?

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Road rehabilitation for Wongaling Beach Road CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council will resume road rehabilitation works on Wongaling Beach Road, between Tully-Mission Beach Road and Coolibah Street, recommencing stage one of the project today on the 22 June.

The planned works will involve removing the worn asphalt surface, excavating the existing road layers, importing new road material before construction of a new asphalt surface and installation of line marking.

Asset Sustainability portfolio holder Councillor Barry Barnes said the Council has a focus on continual improvement to our community assets and ensuring community safety.

“Through this upgrade, Wongaling Beach Road will see much improved road conditions for the travelling public, along with new line markings to increase safety.

“The road has been deteriorating over the past years and receiving continuous quick fixes so this project comes at a time when it is most needed,” said Councillor Barnes.

“The project is anticipated to be completed within three stages across four weeks. The project did begin earlier this month, however due to prolonged wet weather it was slightly pushed back. Council wishes to apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused.”

Council has advised work will generally be carried out between 6am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday and

there will be increased heavy vehicle traffic movement in the project area as the site is established and large machinery is brought in to renew the road.

There will be temporary lane closures, with traffic controllers and traffic lights present to assist in managing traffic around the site.

During the works, motorists can expect to see periods of excavation up to half a meter and heavy machinery working close to the travel lane.

Reduced speed limits will apply to keep motorists and construction workers safe. Motorists are urged to obey all roadwork signs and directions for their own safety and the safety of our team.

During construction it is likely that access to properties along Wongaling Beach Road will be affected for short durations. Council’s project team will contact impacted residents and business owners where necessary to discuss specific requirements and make alternative arrangements for parking or access during these times.

This project is fully funded by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council.

To be kept informed about this project, please send an email to: shareddeliveryservices@ccrc.qld.gov.au, with the subject line “Add to Wongaling Beach Road mailing list”. Alternatively you can contact Council at 1300 763 903.

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Jean Vallianos awarded Red Cross Life Membership JILLIAN CABLE

LOCAL Tully identity, Eugenia (Jean) Vallianos was awarded a Life Membership of the Tully Branch of the Red Cross at a morning tea held in her honour at the Red Cross Hall on June 08, 2021.

Jean has been a member of the Red Cross since 1998.

Mrs Wyn Smith AM, Chair of the Red Cross’ Queensland Division Advisory Board, and Mr Garry Page, Director of the Red Cross in Queensland, travelled to Tully from Brisbane, to mark the occasion, in the presence of forty guests. Wyn presented Jean with her Life Membership and Garry read the citation. Congratulations to Jean on this outstanding achievement.

Mrs Jean Vallianos receives her Red Cross Life Membership from Mrs Wyn Smith AM, Chair of the Red Cross’ Queensland Division Advisory Board.

Mrs Jean Vallianos, Mrs Wyn Smith AM, and Mr Garry Page, Director of the Red Cross in Queensland.

Captured on film - Migration As Art FALLON ROOCKE TO highlight the inspirational and educational work that Australian Artist, Stephen Copland, is doing, Italian filmmaker, Davide Celoria, crafted a film to highlight the uniqueness of his project, ‘Migration As Art’. The film tells the story of Stephen Copland’s development

of the ‘Migration As Art’ project and museum in Conzano and was recently screened at the Italian Festival Gala Dinner. The oil on canvas painting ‘Flag’ was exhibited at TYTO gallery along with a collection of historical photographs on the history of cane cutting in the region over previous weeks.

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Earlier this year, Mr Celoria, from Vercelli, set out to the hilltop town of Conzano to capture film footage for a short film he was making about the future Migration As Art Museum in Conzano.

The film, destined for screening at the annual Italian Festival in Ingham, drew attention to the connected towns on opposite sides of the world. Conzano has been named ‘the land of the Australians’ due to its legacy of migration to North Queensland.

Drone footage from Mr Celoria captured stunning aerial vistas of the verdant patchwork of the agricultural landscape around the hilltop town of Conzano. On the ground, Emanuele Demaria, Mayor of Conzano, spoke of the history of emigration and the pride of hosting the museum there. Artist, Albina Dealessi, shared her enthusiasm and anticipation for the art project, its contextual relevance, and the artistic benefit such a cultural initiative would bring to the town, and to wider audiences.

The success of the Celoria film and Migration As Art project has resulted

in an invitation for Copland to present at upcoming Migration conferences in Luxembourg and London this year.

Davide Celoria’s film will be a great historic document for the Hinchinbrook Shire as well as Queensland, to promote the ‘international’ aspects of the region and, specifically, the twin town relationship between Conzano and Ingham. The film will also be shown in the historic Villa Vidua, Conzano.

In September, it will be screened in conjunction with the inauguration of the naming of the new ‘Museum Square’ in Conzano. The Migration As Art designated exhibition space will be devoted to showcasing artwork about migration in its many and varied forms created by Australian Artist, Stephen Copland, over a thirty-year period.

As international travel remains uncertain, Meredith and Stephen, who are in Australia, are working with the Commune and friends in Conzano. Initial renovation works commence with the re-roofing of the museum building, then raising funds will continue to develop the Migration As Art Museum.

For enquiries, more information, or potential sponsorship opportunities, please contact Stephen Copland at migrationasartmuseum@gmail.com

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Applications close 12 noon, Monday, 31st of May, 2021 For an application pack please email: shanegreenwood@tullysupportcentre.com.au The TSC is an equal opportunity employer

Migration as Art:The painting created by Stephen Copland specifically for the Italian Festival was on show with a collection of historical photographs on the history of cane cutting in the region.

Stephen and Meredith: Stephen Copland with wife, Meredith.

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Horse and bike collide at this year’s Innisfail & District Show THE Invitational Horse versus Bike Barrel Race challenge, now in its third year, kicks off in the centre ring right in front of the grandstand at the Innisfail & District Show on Thursday, July 8, at 7.00pm.

It promises to be a fun-filled event for spectators and competitors alike, as it

features two separate events, a triangle barrel race and a straight pole race.

Spectators will be on the edge of their seats as they guess which horsepower will take out the winning accolade.

This promises to be a real grudge match for those being able ride both in the same night and at a competitive standard.

The finale will be exciting when a few competitors swap their trusty steeds in a feature race, just to add a little fun and

A horse can give a motorbike a run for its money, with the rider being able to command a horse to change direction

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However, the bike has the definite advantage on the straights, because of their torque and ability to quickly reach a higher top speed.

This event is not to be missed and immediately afterwards is the Stevo Extremo Fire Show and Grinder Girls at 8.00pm, followed by the spectacular fireworks’ display at 8.30pm, so secure your seats early and strap yourselves in for an adrenaline packed time.

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Motorcyclist, Luke Weaver, competing in the invitational Horse -v- Bike Barrel Race at the Innisfail Show.

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Extremo Fire & Grinder Girls show 8.00pm Doyles Family Fun Show – Kids Corner, face painting Horse V Bike (Thursday night 7.00pm) Teddy Powell Steam Engineer Lego City Display Bundy Kegs – Cooperage display Dinosaur Park with Roving Dinosaurs Animal Nursery Roving Entertainers – Mad Hatters Radical Reptiles Custom Car & Motorcycle display – bottom shed Chainsaw carving Thursday night Band – Area 13 Friday night band – Mates Rates Fireworks both nights 8.30 pm

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CLOSING DATES FOR ENTRIES DOGS......................................................................25th JUNE PHOTOGRAPHY....................................25th JUNE AT 3.00P.M. POULTRY, CAGE BIRDS & PIGEONS...............................1st JULY BEEF CATTLE.........................................5TH JULY AT 5.00P.M. NEEDLEWORK & HANDCRAFT...............5TH JULY AT 5.00P.M. WOODWORK..........................................5TH JULY AT 4.00P.M. DOMESTIC............................................7TH JULY AT 10.00A.M. ORCHIDS ....................................................ENTRIES ACCEPTED IN PAVILION ON 7TH JULY BETWEEN 2.00PM AND 8.00P.M.

HORTICULTURE......................ENTRIES ACCEPTED IN PAVILION ON 7TH JULY BETWEEN 5.00P.M. & 9.00P.M. ONLY ENTRIES NOT ACCEPTED THURSDAY HORSE & RING .............................................................CARDS AVAILABLE IN CENTRE RING ON BOTH DAYS ART..........................................................6TH JULY AT 5.00PM PAPAW...................7TH JULY BETWEEN 5.00P.M. & 8.00P.M. BANANA...................7TH JULY BETWEEN 5.00P.M. & 8.00P.M. SUGARCANE............................................7TH JULY AT 4.00PM

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Check In Qld is easy to use. All you need to do is: • visit www.covid19.qld.gov.au/ check-in-qld for links to download the app from Google Play or Apple App stores • Fill in your details once when you first open the app • Open the app when you visit us • Scan our QR code or enter the unique pin for this venue Your security is our priority • The Check In Qld app is safe, secure and private. Your details will be stored securely by the Queensland Government for 56 days to assist with contact tracing (if required).

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TWENTY beautiful Debutantes were presented to the Deputy President of the Herbert River RSL, Ed Slater, and the RSL Ball Committee President, Lynette Croton, on Saturday, June 19, 2021.

Congratulations to the 2021 RSL Debutant of the Year, Paige Sorbello and her partner, Cameron Provians.

The runner-up was Isabella Melara and her partner, Wil Hunter.

Thank you to all involved, especially the volunteers.

Photos credited to Cheryl Larsen

Great Barrier Reef Education Experience Program opens

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APPLICATIONS are open for Queensland schools to join the Great Barrier Reef Education Experience Program as part of the Palaszczuk Government’s Economic Recovery Plan.

Tourism Minister Stirling Hinchliffe said schools could now apply to receive the reef experience school excursion subsidy.

“This three-year program will turn the Great Barrier Reef into Queensland’s biggest classroom and create new tour opportunities for reef operators from Bundaberg to Cooktown,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“More than 40 registered marine tour operators have already jumped onboard to share their reef knowledge.

“To ensure schools across the State can be part of the program, the Palaszczuk Government will pay up to $150 for each student joining an overnight reef education excursion and $40 for an eligible day excursion.”

Mr Hinchliffe said the program would deliver a unique outdoor learning opportunity for more than 6000 students.

“Not only will the Reef Education Experience boost the next generation’s understanding of Queensland’s greatest living asset, this also supports local jobs

and the tourism industry’s economic recovery,” Mr Hinchliffe said.

“The Great Barrier Reef program joins the popular Outback Queensland Education Experience Program in offering Queensland students the chance to immerse themselves in our State’s amazing natural history.”

Queensland-based The Busy Group administers the Education Experience Programs.

More information and the school application form are available: www. qldeducationexperiences.org.au

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Students get head start through mentorship program THE Innisfail State College (ISC) Connect Student Mentoring program has commenced in 2021 allowing students real life industry experience across a number of services within the Council.

Since 2018, the Cassowary Coast Regional Council has been providing ISC students the chance to gain invaluable insights into the professional workplace and have the chance to explore career aspirations, further their self-development and enhance their work readiness skills.

Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor Mark Nolan said the Council is open to providing opportunities for youth transitioning into local employment and this year we were able to place students in Libraries, Customer Service and Workshop teams.

“It is such a beneficial opportunity for students who are looking to move into local employment in the coming years to receive strong mentoring from workplace professionals.

“Through the program, students get exposure to various day-to-day tasks as well as solving problems, challenging the students to grow and develop professionally,” said Mayor Nolan.

ISC Head of Junior School and facilitator of the ISC Head of Junior School Kylie Azzopardi, Supervisor of Mechanical Trades Workshop Luke program, Kylie Azzopardi, said students really reap the Crook,Year 9 Student Jayden Wahlin and Senior Diesel Fitter Ian Hodgson in the Workshop benefits of this program and the experience they receive often drives them to pursue further work experience or internships.

“This program enables students to explore potential careers and gain industry experience as well as developing skills such as teamwork and problem solving through one-on-one mentoring. Their chosen mentors are wonderful role models.

“The feedback I receive from students is how varied the work is from week to week. Students are excited to attend the program,” Mrs Azzopardi said.

The Cassowary Coast Regional Council also collaborates with other local schools to support youth development through work experience opportunities.

For further information please contact us on 1300 763 903 or email at enquiries@cassowarycoast.qld. gov.au.

Hinchinbrook Waste Mobile App REMEMBERING to take the bin out has never been easier. Council is excited to announce the official launch of the #dontwastehinchinbrook app.

The new app developed by the MAMS Group in partnership with the Hinchinbrook Shire Council can take the hassle out of putting your bin out.

The #dontwastehinchinbrook app allows residents to enter their residential address and receive information on domestic wheelie bin collection for their area.

The app has features such as reminders for the next collection and provides waste sorting tips.

‘This is a marvellous way to ensure residents put their bin out on the correct day to ensure timely collection,’ said Cr Lancini.

‘Residents can also submit forms for damaged bins, stolen bins, missed services, bin issues or general enquiries. Put simply, the app takes the hassle out of remembering what goes in what bin, and helps service our region with plenty of information about waste,’ said Louise Lannen, Business Manager of the MAMS group.

The app is extremely user friendly and Council encourages residents to download the #dontwastehinchinbrook app via the Apple Store or Google Play.

MAMS Group has fully funded the #dontwastehinchinbrook app in partnership with Council.

For further information or enquiries please contact Council’s Waste and Compliance Coordinator, Veronica Aster on 4776 4600.

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Jordan Ortt and Emily Dreyer burned up the dance floor at the Wine and Cheese Night Cord Blood Research fundraiser.

2002 the Innisfail club has raised over $35,000 for the cause.

The group of ladies who attended the Wine and Cheese fundraiser for Cord Blood Research held at Roscoes Piazza.

MARIA GIRGENTI THE Inner Wheel Club of Innisfail has raised $2,362 for Cord Blood Research, a core Inner Wheel Australia national project.

Club members participated in Sean's Two for Ten, a 2km for $10 walk at Warrina Lakes and raised $200.

Proceeds from this national event aid researchers such as Dr Graham Jenkin

and his team develop cures for various cancers and immunological diseases.

Over $30,000 was raised.

Sean is the face of Inner Wheel Australia's national campaign raising funds for cord blood research.

At the age of one, Sean was diagnosed with a rare genetic disease and given little chance of survival.

On March 19, 2012, Sean underwent aggressive chemotherapy to prepare his body for the transplant and, on March 27, he was injected with 30ml of cord blood stem cells which saved his life.

Sean is now enjoying a full and interesting life doing the things he loves.

Monash University is committed to finding cures for the treatment of leukaemia, strokes, heart disease. and other auto-immune diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, and cord blood is one of the most valuable tools being used in the research of these diseases.

Since 2001, Inner Wheel Australia’s National Fundraising Project has been for Cord Blood Research, and since

Innisfail, along with Cairns, Trinity After Dark, FNQ Tablelands, and Townsville Inner Wheel clubs are part of the District A76 District.

The International Inner Wheel theme for 2020-2021 is 'Lead the Change', and their core objects are to promote true friendship, encourage the ideals of personal service, and foster international understanding.

A further $1,917 was raised for Cord Blood Research at the successful Wine and Cheese Night at Roscoes Piazza, hosted by Innisfail Inner Wheel Club member, Rhonda Mayocchi.

On the night, 41 ladies were treated to a special dance performance by former Tap Dog, Jordan Ortt, and Emily Dreyer from Graham Academy of Dance, and there was a raffle, auction, lucky door prizes, and music entertainment by local crooner, Sean O'Brien.

Special thanks go to the following: Roscoes Piazza, Sean O`Brien, Graham Academy of Dance, Lorrae Jewellers, Marilena's The Perfect Gift, Fusion Fight and Fitness, Mourilyan Bakery, Tropical Island Treasure, Carana Hair & Beauty, Carmen Camilleri - Body Shop at Home, Rothnies Pharmacy, The Letters Lady, Antoinette Duncan, Cheryl Lee Florist, Innisfail Seafood, and Dancing Divas.

Innisfail Inner Wheel Club members who took part in Sean’s Two for Ten walk at Warrina Lakes.

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Tully State High Athletics Carnival SARI HYYTINEN IT was a close race to the finish line for Walter Hill and Mackay at the Tully State High School’s athletics’ day. They were running neck-and-neck, with only 5 points between them, at the 2pm tally.

The students are now waiting, with bated breath, the first assembly after the school

holidays to find out who was the winner.

Congratulations to all the individual competitors for a great effort and to all the staff and volunteers for their assistance with setting up, managing the event, and for packing up.

The top two winners of their respective events will be looking forward to competing at the district level.

South Johnstone State School Junior Red Cross give back to the community MARIA GIRGENTI SOUTH Johnstone State School’s Junior Red Cross members gave back to the local community after holding

a Movie Night and raising $169 to purchase pet food, which they recently donated to the Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws animal refuge in Innisfail.

Students who attended the Movie Night were required to give a gold coin or a can of pet food.

The event was set up and run by Red Cross members, with the help of Red Cross Group Leader, Maryellen Butler, and members agreed that any funds raised would be used to purchase pet food for the animal refuge.

Red Cross Group Leader, Dianne Dodson, and Principal, Christine Pascoe, accompanied Junior Red Cross members when they attended the refuge and personally presented the pet food to David Mason, who has been the Refuge Manager for two years.

SJSS has 14 Junior Red Cross members and every Tuesday, members of the Silkwood/Kurrimine branch visit the school and do activities such as sewing and making gifts for residents at Warrina and Villa Nova aged care homes.

Principal, Christine Pascoe, commented that students at the school value the importance of giving back to the wider community and establishing local connections.

Richard Dodson and Dianne Dodson (Red Cross leader), South Johnstone State School Principal, Christine Pascoe, with Junior Red Cross members, Amber, Lucas, Alyssa, Shelby, and Destiny, who recently presented the pet food to Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws’ Manager, David Mason.

Mr Mason advised that as the refuge was a not-for-profit organisation, he was very appreciative of the generous donation made by the students.

"Currently, we have many dogs and cats which have been dumped, abused,

or abandoned, so they need a lot of love and attention.”

“Of course, our aim is to eventually put these beautiful animals up for adoption and find loving forever homes for these fur babies."

Volunteers with a love of animals are always welcome to assist with walking dogs in the mornings from 9.00am - 11.00am, and afternoons between 3.30pm - 5.30pm, which would be ideal for a retiree.

The refuge has several permanent volunteers but is always looking for more people to assist, especially dog walkers.

For more information, please contact David on Monday - Friday between 9.00am and 5.00pm, on 0428 807 461.

Volunteers need to be aged 16+ to be on their own, and those under the age of 16 require adult supervision.

Bins are located at Woolworths and Coles stores in Innisfail where members of the community can donate wet/dry dog and cat food, (especially kitten and puppy food), animal treats, toys, blankets, collars, leads, beds, bowls, cat litter, etc., which are all much appreciated.

The refuge is located at 27 Downing Street and, for further information and to view the lovely animals up for adoption, please visit the Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws Inc Facebook page.

Operating hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9.00am 11.00am, as well as Saturday mornings from 8.00am - 9.30am.

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For sale by Expressions of Interest

Walking distance to sandy beaches (and boat ramp) with power and water already connected and available, this sizeable 4.88Ha allotment offers the beginnings of a dream home in a natural environment within commuting distance of Cairns.

2298 Pine Creek Yarrabah Road EAST TRINITY

Set on the high side of Pine Creek Road, the property has a generous clearing to the road frontage, with a gentle slope and power pole already in place.

Call Tom Quaid 0400 773 444

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North Queensland the place to be

5 7 2 2 land area 1669 sqm Great duplex right in town. The front unit includes three bedrooms and the back unit includes four bedrooms and an ensuite. The back unit also has a gorgeous deck overlooking a private backyard. Presently returning $560 per week in total. $350,000 neg. http://aarealty.net/property/1289/

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• Two bathrooms.

• Fenced paddocks.

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• Bore and shed approx. 24m x 10m $720,000 - List #1354 http://aarealty.net/rural/1354/

4 1 2 land area 1012 sqm • Front + rear patios.

• 4 Aircon b/rooms.

• Large undercover area.

• Large double roller door shed.

• Close to town, schools and sporting facilities. $232,000 - List #1355 http://aarealty.net/property/1355/

Contact Fran on 0401 191 258

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This lovely property is situated on a generous 1017 square metre allotment.

With loads of space the home consists 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, main kitchen and a kitchenette. Relaxing views from the full length front patio. Good sized shed also. Close to swimming holes, 2 primary schools, sports clubs and a bakery to name a few. $240,000. http://aarealty.net/property/1336/ Contact Fran on 0401 191 258

3 1 1 land area 1012 sqm • 3 bedroom home • Corner block with 2 street access • 1,012sqm block • Currently tenanted at $250p/wk • 9km to Etty Bay $199,000 - List #1332 http://aarealty.net/property/1332/ Contact Kylie on 0428 944 563

70 Edith Street, INNISFAIL PHONE: 4061 1466 EMAIL: aarealty@aarealty.net www.aarealty.net

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Recently renovated kitchen.

Large equipment shed with annexed area + shower/ toilet plumbed.

• 10,000sqm of landscaped gardens and lawn with bore. $450,000 - List#1357 http://aarealty.net/property/1357/ Contact Louise on 0448 751 963

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ONLINE AUCTION

WEDNESDAY 30 JUNE

On instructions from Govt Depts, Administrators, QLD Police & Private Vendors

LIVE ONLINE AUCTION - 9AM START GENERAL GOODS & CHATTELS

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Thank you Holy Spirit

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY TO THIS BEAUTY!!

and St Jude for

VC999 FOOD PACKAGER, SELF-CONTAINED CABIN, REFRIGERATED CATERING TRUCK, VEHICLES, HIGHSET TRAILER, KOMATSU FORKLIFT, CISCO SERVERS & COMPUTERS, OFFICE & HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, 3RD CONSIGNMENT WEDDING DRESSES, S/S COMMERCIAL CATERING CONTROLLED SOCIAL DISTANCING VIEWING TUESDAY 29 JUNE 9AM - 6PM AT 401 SHERIDAN STREET, CAIRNS NORTH PLEASE NOTE: NO AUCTION DAY SITE ACCESS, LIVE ONLINE ONLY Visit our Website to Create Your Account for Online Bidding & subscribe for our Flyer & Catalogue - www.quaidauctioneers.com.au Note: A 15% Buyers Premium will be added to the knockdown price of each lot sold. This is a (GST Incl.) Sale

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Saturday 26th June 8am to 1pm 56 Paradise Palm Dv,Tully Heads. garden tools DVDs books mower mob.A/C box trailer [no reg] housewares camp gear

From Dad, Mum, Grandmas and Grandpas

SILKWOOD CLAY TARGET CLUB SACOA ANNUAL SHOOT 2021

We thank the following sponsors for their generosity and outstanding support of our club

DONATIONS-SPONSORSHIP 2021 ANNUALS

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FUNERAL NOTICE

FUNERAL NOTICE

McANDREW, Merle

DOWNEY, Hugh Ahern Aged 85 years. Late of Kennedy Loved Father and Father-In-Law of Kaye and Jeff, Sue, Lyn and Brendan, and Vicki. Much Loved Grandfather and Great Grandfather of their families. Loved Brother of Bernice, Norbert, Brian (all dec) and Patricia. Uncle of their families.

All Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend a Celebration of Hugh’s life commencing at 10.30a.m., Tuesday, 29th June, 2021 at the Bush Family Property, 265 Curtis Road, Kennedy. To be Privately Cremated.

Late of Regis Aged Care Kirwan formerly of Heatley and Cardwell. Passed away peacefully on Saturday 19th June, 2021 at the Townsville University Hospital surrounded by her Loving Family. Beloved Wife of John (Deceased). Much loved Mother and Mother-in-law of John and Lorelle (Deceased), Shirley and Graeme, Lesley and Graham, Jim, and Lyn. Cherished Grandmother and Adored Great Grandmother of their respective Families. MERLE will also be sadly missed by Sisters Fay and Joy and their respective Families; as well as Families of her Deceased Brothers and Sister.

Aged 92 Years “Forever in Our Hearts” Family and Friends are invited to Celebrate MERLE’S life at 10:30 a.m. MONDAY 28th JUNE, 2021 at our White Dove Chapel, 7 Yeatman Street, Hyde Park.

NO CORTEGE In lieu of flowers Donations to Cancer Council Queensland Reply Paid 201 Spring Hill QLD 4004

Funeral Home – Chapel & Crematorium Bronze Plaques – Funeral Bonds 18 Scullen Avenue Innisfail (07) 4061 6806 66 Butler Street, Tully (07) 4068 1188 Members of the Australian Funeral Directors Assoc.

Servicing the Cassowary Coast for Three Generations

Lydia Giufre

We support Local Business

22/10/1935 - 22/06/1994

Our beautiful mum and grandma, you are always on our minds and in our hearts.

We miss you dearly.

John, Millie, Amanda, Melinda, Harriet and Harvey.

Give us a call 07 40680088

Tully and District Show 83rd ANNUAL SHOW Friday 23rd and Saturday 24th July 2021 OFFICE HOURS 28th June21st July Mon-Fri: 10am-7pm Sat: 9am-12pm

DURING SHOW 21st-25th July Wed: 9am-8pm Thurs & Fri: 8am-10pm Sat: 8am-6pm Sun: 9am-12pm

The 83rd Annual Show Schedule is available from Tully Newsagent, Cardwell, Mission Beach and El Arish.

Exhibition Entry Forms are available from the Tully Show Office or online at www. tullyshow.com.au

PREPAID TICKETS On sale from Monday 28th June We encourage everyone to buy their tickets before the show to reduce the ques in the ticket line on show day.

All persons entering the gate will be required to sign in via the Qld Government Covid Ap.

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DAY PASS: Prepaid or at the gate on show day Adults $17 School Children $6 Pensioners $8 Aged Pensioners Free BONUS RIDE TICKETS $25

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Church times across the region

PUBLIC NOTICE COMING OF THE LIGHT INVITATION

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH INNISFAIL/TULLY CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO JOIN WITH THEM IN CELEBRATING 150 YEARS OF THE COMING OF THE LIGHT TO KEMUS, DARNLEY ISLAND (1ST OF JULY, 1871-1ST OF JULY, 2021) AT ST ALBANS RANKIN STREET INNISFAIL 1ST OF JULY, 2021, AT 7:00PM

POSITIONS VACANT

Tully Youth Centre Coordinator Permanent Part-time, 16hrs/week Provide a safe, drug and alcohol-free environment for young people aged 10 – 17 years.

Relevant qualification and experience is highly desirable, but not essential.

Applications close 4pm on Monday 12th of July 2021 For an application pack please email: shanegreenwood@tullysupportcentre.com.au

AOG / ACC

Mission Beach Family Church,

9am, Sun, 2 Watkins St, Tully

Mission Beach, 10am (online)

Tully Family Church, Cardwell AOG,

Life Church,

9:30am Sun, Shire Hall, Cardwell

10am, Sun, 28-32 Townsville Road, Inghaml

Baptist Churches

Cardwell Baptist Church,

Baptist Family Centre Innisfail,

11am, Sun, Bruce Highway, Cardwell

9:30am, Sun, 12 Tierney St, Innisfail Estate

Sugar Reef Baptist Church,

6:30pm, Sun, Ladies Church Tully Baptist Church, 10am, Sun, 6 Plumb Street, Tully

Non-denominational 10am, Sun, 191-193 Mourilyan Rd, South Innisfail

Uniting Churches Cassowary Coast Uniting Churchs:

POSITIONS VACANT INNISFAIL

10.30am, Sun, 8 Scullen Ave, Mighell, Innisfail

Kurrimine Beach,

Busy Office requires: • Real Estate Property Manager, 3-4 days/ week with potential for full time and; • Casual admin assistant, minimum 2 days/ week with holiday/relief hours as required.

Previous office experience and a drivers licence are essential along with a sound knowledge of Microsoft based software.

Must be able to work effectively in a team and be well presented, highly punctual and organised. Real Estate Certificate preferred but not essential.

To apply, email your resume to mare100@westnet.com.au

3pm, 1st Sun of month, Kurrimine Beach Chapel (beside the motel), 5/9 Hawthorne Dr, Kurrimine

Seventh Day Adventist POSITION VACANT

CASUAL YOUTHWORKER

Innisfail Youth and Family Care Inc. provides a safe, secure, and nurturing living environment for children and young people.

Residential Youth Workers deliver the day-to-day care and support to young people in our Residential Care houses and the Youth Shelter.

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ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS A paid Blue Card or have applied for one National Crime Check and current valid driver’s license Enrolled and studying or achieved a Certificate IV or higher in Community Services Work or Youthwork.

Visit www.innisfailyouthfamilycare.org/careers for the position description and selection criteria.

Selection criteria must be addressed as part of your application.

Applications must be forwarded to: anita@innisfailyouthfamilycare.org

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All eyes on Far North Queensland in world war against Panama TR4

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RAPID biosecurity response and robust surveillance program has contained Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4) to five properties in Far North Queensland.

While this result seems remarkable when compared to some international examples, the battle is far from over in a war which the world’s banana industries are struggling to win.

Panama TR4 was first detected in the Tully Valley in 2015, prompting an emergency response to save the region’s prolific banana industry.

Growers mounted their own defence through the swift implementation of on-farm biosecurity measures. The Queensland Government launched an attack on the disease through early detection, community education and regulation.

While the detection rate of five infested farms in six years by international standards is a great result, these five farms are engaged in an enduring battle to identify and destroy diseased plants and stop it from spreading.

Australia’s first encounter with Panama TR4 was in 1997 when it was detected in the Northern Territory and rapidly decimated the local banana industry. Internationally, it’s wreaked havoc in banana growing regions across Africa, Asia, and South America.

According to an article in the 2019 United Nations’ Food Outlook report*, there’s a direct correlation between escalation of the disease and farms which aren’t adequately quarantined.

Modelling the available international

of spread in the Wet Tropics when compared to international situations, Queensland is a world leader in Panama TR4 containment.

Panama TR4 Program Leader, Rhiannon Evans thanked the vigilance

gives credit to the entire community for playing their part in protecting the region’s farms.

“Banana growers may be on the frontline of this battle, but the key to our ongoing success is everyone doing their bit to protect our community from this disease.”

Far North Queensland may be doing well to contain and slow the spread of the disease, but the war is far from over. With 95% of Australia’s bananas grown in the region, the local economy continues to rely on a collective commitment to protecting the banana industry from Panama TR4.

What can you do to help protect our banana farms?

Never enter a banana farm without permission. If you need to visit a farm, follow the rules, come clean and leave clean.

Destruction zone within a property infested with Panama TR4 data on Panama TR4, the article predicted production area losses of 17% over ten years in some countries by 2028. In countries which have strong biosecurity capability, the outlook is much more positive.

Reflecting

Panama TR4 Program Manager Operations Donna Campagnolo leading a delegation of Colombians on a study tour of Far North Queensland following their 2019 detection.

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of Tully’s banana growers, whose daily battle against the disease has afforded the broader Far North Queensland industry precious time to prepare.

“It’s impossible to predict what could have happened if we didn’t act as soon as we did,” said Ms Evans who also

Grower Stephen Lowe with Panama TR4 Program compliance officer Paul Garland.

Go to panamatr4protect.com.au or call Biosecurity Queensland on 13 25 23 for further information. * Altendorf S. Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4: A mounting threat to global banana markets? FAO Food Outlook November 2019, Commodity Focus, pages 13-20. h t t p : / / w w w. f a o . o r g / 3 / c a 6 9 11 e n / CA6911EN_TR4EN.pdf

A next generation of biosecurity warrior is emerging in Far North Queensland.

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Hyundai service & support only an independent dealer can provide NORLIFT is an independent and a business owner just like you. So you can be confident and assured that is at anytime and anywhere you do require support they will do whatever it takes to get you back up and running.

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Norlift was established 21 years ago to service the Far North Queensland forklift market, specialising in forklifts and material handling equipment, offering hire, sales, service and spare parts.

Norlift is proudly the Cairns Forklift Service Agent for several well-known material handling companies throughout Australia. We take pride in the service we provide knowing you can make an informed decision designed to match your individual requirements with the assistance of our highly knowledgeable staff with more than 100 years experience and three generations in forklifts.

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Reef Assist project planting seeds of opportunity

Ashlea Hepburn helping revegetate Giddins Creek through the Reef Assist Project.

CREEK banks and the community are benefitting from a project that will plant 33,000 trees in the Tully, Johnstone, and Russell catchments by the end of the year.

Mourilyan local, Ashlea Hepburn, sees this employment as an opportunity to work on country and further her skills in environmental management, a field she would like to explore in tertiary studies.

The Johnstone River Catchment Management Association, Johnstone Region Landcare Group, and Terrain NRM are working together to deliver the $520,000 project, funded through the Queensland Government’s $10 million Reef Assist program.

“This job gives me a huge amount of satisfaction, because I know I’m making a difference and improving the health of the environment.”

The benefits of the project extend beyond the onground revegetation work, with fifteen local people also gaining training and employment through the project.

“I’m interested in studying environmental management and psychology, so this job is allowing me to gain experience in land management and work with a range of community members to achieve outcomes for country,” Miss Hepburn said.

Sugar Mill Crushing Statistics

Wilmar Sugar Herbert region mills Week 1, ending 19 June 2021 This week

Tully Sugar Limited Week 1 ending 18 June 2021

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This week

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13,835

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79,221

79,221

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11.76

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4.38M

Crop forecast

2,550,000

Youth and Traditional Owners are amongst the team of local people employed, with thirteen receiving classroom-based training in cultural awareness, riverine processes, species selection, weeds, and crocodile awareness.

Fay Falco-Mammone, from the Johnstone River Landcare Group, is leading the on-ground works for the project and believes the benefits of land restoration projects are far-reaching.

“It’s more than a job to the people in our team, they’re involved in something that’s helping the environment and they’re learning a range of skills - in teamwork, problem-solving and resilience.”

“Working in wet and muddy conditions can be testing at times, but our crew are committed to getting the job done and gain satisfaction in knowing they’ve completed the task.”

“It’s such a rewarding process because many of us have collected the seeds and nurtured them into seedlings, which we’re now planting in the ground,” Ms Falco-Mammone said.

The riparian vegetation will provide a range of environmental benefits, including creating food sources for cassowaries and other native wildlife, improving soil health, helping prevent erosion and increasing the resilience to natural disasters such as flooding, cyclones, and bush fires.

Over 9000 trees have been planted on 26 000 square metres to-date.

Tens of thousands of trees are still to be planted with the project scheduled to be completed by the end of November this year.

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Innisfail Men’s Bowls GLORIOUS weather conditions prevailed last Thursday, and 32 bowlers enjoyed a great afternoon of bowls.

Winner of the day was the team of Alan Morrison, Mal Clifford, John Kremastos, and John Kemptser.

There were two remarkably close encounters played in club championship games during the week.

In the A-grade singles, Jim Martinod outlasted a fast-finishing Alf Strano to win 27-23. Martinod will now play John Phillips in the final.

In club pairs, Mick de Vries and Ian Humphreys defeated Chips McCaffery and George Edgerton. The winners will now play Alf Strano and Alf Siliato in the final.

Congratulations to the two mixed pennants teams who defeated Silkwood at Tully by 12 shots in both games.

New members and visitors are most welcome for social games on Thursday and Saturday.

Names need to be in by 1.00pm.

Ingham Bowls FRIDAY afternoon’s Men’s Pairs results for June 18 Winning pair for the afternoon was Russell Peterson and Andrew Cole, who defeated Sam Bonacci and Cliff Johnson, 20 – 15.

John Eddleston and Ian Muldowney defeated Allen Torielli and Bill Dickie, 18 – 15.

Kevin Walkerand John Hamlyn defeated Stan Cotton and Jim Dunn, 15 – 12.

Gary Brierley, Terry George, and Rico Basaglia defeated John Holmes, Tony Koop, and Ren Cantatore, 18 – 13.

Mixed Social Results for June 20 The winning team was Maria Spano, David Horsley, and Allan Hodson, who defeated Malynda Cole, John Piotto, and Tony Koop, 42 - 12 (25 points to 5).

Gary Brierley, Pat Ryan, and Peter Herman defeated Roger Celotto, Elsa Piotto, and Len Mahon, 31 - 20 (18 points to 10).

John Eddleston, Luisa Di Bella, and Allen Torielli defeated John Holmes, Janese Craven, and Rico Basaglia, 19 - 9 (19 points to 8).

Max Thompson, Maria Moore, Alf Di Bella, and Ren Cantatore defeated John Lone, Bev Eddleston, Kevin Walker, and Cliff Johnson, 29 - 17 (20 points to 9).

The Bar is open Tuesday’s from 4 pm - 6 pm.

There will be NO Barefoot bowls this Thursday, June 24, due to the Ingham Show event.

Friday’s Men’s Pairs will be held at 2:30pm, on June 25. Please call 47762117 to ensure your names are in by 1.15pm.

Mixed Social Bowls will be held on Sunday, June 27. Please call 47462117 to have your names put on the board by 12.30pm. Visitors are welcome.

Bar roster: Pat Ryan.

Social Selectors: Allen Torielli and Ted Roberts.

SPORT Bright, Ian Fisher, and Rob Moody, and the Runnerup was Ron Omodei’s team of Maurie Hetherton, Ron Trackson, and Gavin Omodei. Third was Don Lawton’s team comprised of Robbo, I. Reynolds, and Ben Cribbin. In fourth place was Jim Martinod’s team of Wayne Petrolas, Alf Siliato, and Kiwi Deegan. The consolation draw went to Craig Riddell’s team of Nick Cifuintes, Neil Clifford, and Keith McCunn.

Please check the board for competitions before the Champion of Club Champion dates.

The final of the Barry Wallace Shield will be held at Innisfail on Sunday at 1pm. (Please check the board).

Innisfail Ladies’ Bowls IT has been a very satisfying week for the Innisfail ladies.

Last Saturday, Innisfail ladies joined with the men to participate in mixed pennants at Tully, where Innisfail’s two teams defeated Silkwood 24 - 12 and 26 - 14.

The bowlers were Pam Anderson, Helen Paterson, Sue Morrison, and Diana O’Brien.

On Tuesday, Helen Paterson, Diana O’Brien, Dell Steve (from Innisfail), and Vera Rowe (from South Johnstone) participated in the Tully Gum Boot Fours.

Sixty-four ladies from all over Far North Queensland (from the Marlin Coast to Ingham) played three games of 12 ends on the day, which was very well organised

by Tully Bowls Club.

The Innisfail team unexpectedly had a draw and two wins, with a margin of 21, to finish in third place, so there were plenty of smiles all round.

On Wednesday, another round of the self-selected pairs was played at Innisfail.

Lyn Stevenson and Pam Anderson managed to hold off a sudden surge in the last 3 ends from Eileen Hamann and Dell Steve to win 20 – 19.

In the social games, Diana O’Brien, Ann Rule, and Jenny (a visitor from Adelaide) played a great game with Maisie Smith, Sue Morrison, and Debbie Fitzgerald, which ended in a 19 - 19 draw.

Bev Anderson and Joan Atkinson defeated Helen Paterson and Jan Dunn 15 - 11.

The cooler playing conditions at this time of year are making it enjoyable for the ladies to be on the green.

Friday, June 25, 2021 They look forward to another game of mixed pennants this Saturday at South Johnstone.

Silkwood Bowls Club SATURDAY, June 19 Silkwood played Innisfail in Round 1 of the Mixed Pennants at Tully.

Innisfail’s Sergio Della Pozza, Pam Anderson, Jamie Paterson, and Helen Paterson defeated Silkwood’s Barry Green, Jean Messina, Tony Cates, and Mirella Berryman, 26/14.

Innisfail’s Lan Morrison, Gordon Goes, Sue Morrison, and Dianna O’Brian defeated Silkwood’s Denise Charman, Daniel Gauci, Russ Marsden, and Lee Mayell, 28/16.

Sunday, June 20 Social Bowls Barry Green and Tim Wallis defeated Delmo Tarditi and Beverley Marsden, 19/14.

Denise Charman and Lee Mayell defeated Ron Given and Alan Hudson, 23/22.

Wednesday, June 23 Men’s A-Grade Singles Silkwood Club Championship The quest continues to find this year’s champion.

Len Charman and Delmo Tarditi tried extremely hard to stay in the game, but only one can win. Congratulation to Len who defeated Delmo, 26/10. Good luck to Len for the next round.

Social Bowls Beverley Marsden and Graham Wallace defeated Ron Given and Russ Marsden, 27/18.

Alan Hudson/Barry Green and Ann Hollingsworth defeated Anna Della Bella and Tim Wallis, 27/14.

For those who would like to experience the fun and challenges of lawn bowls—we offer free coaching lessons. Age has no limit.

Every Friday night we hold our traditional BBQ Barefoot Bowls.

Our contact number is 0459 211 552. If in doubt of play, please give us a call.

All are welcome. If you would like to join us, come along, and try us out!

You can also follow us on Facebook.

Babinda Bowls THE winners of the Social Bowls held on Thursday, June 17, were the team of Les Maxwell, Ron Omodei, and Tony McGregor and the runners up were John Sheehan, RJ, and Rick.

Please have your names in by 1pm for 1.30pm start this Thursday. Beginners are most welcome.

A-Singles were resumed on Saturday. Gavin Omodei defeated George Tsakissiris and Jim Azzopardi defeated Joe Vella.

All Day Men’s 4’s were played on Sunday, June 20, sponsored by Coral Coast Financial Services, and a wonderful day was had by everyone. The winner of the day was Rod Bradley’s team comprised of Mal

Innisfail Ladies, Helen Paterson, Diana O’Brien, and Dell Steve were all smiles after they finished third in the Tully Gum Boot Fours at Tully Bowls Club on Tuesday. Absent:Vera Rowe

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Bowls News Tully Bowls WEDNESDAY, June 16 Twelve players enjoyed 18 ends of 2-4-2.

Peter Smith / Val Bradley, 29 -v- Rod Bradley / Rita Hudson, 4.

Judy Hood / Joan Mercer, 21 -v- Dennis Shirlaw / Pam Staier, 6.

Joanne Townsend / Bev Harrop, 14 -v- Ray Downing / Paul Renfree, 24.

The winners were Peter Smith and Val Bradley.

Sunday, June 20 There was a good roll up of 26 players, including visitors Pam Goodwin and Dennis Shirlaw. It was nice to see Steve Szabo and Michael Knight back after being missing in action.

The results of the Pair’s game were: Team 10: Gavin Briick / Joanne Townsend, 10 -vTeam 9: Ron French / Joan Mercer, 6.

Team 8: Judy Hood / Lou Brunello, 13 -v- Team 7: Michael Knight / Pam Goodwin, 3. Team 5: Rod Tennant / Steve Szabo / Val Bradley, 6 -v- Team 6: Ray Downing, 11. Team 3: Dennis Shirlaw /Bev Harrop / Avis Ray, 5 -v- Team 4: John Brown / Mary Bacic / Glen, 15.

Team 1: Ian Revie / Toni Bruick / Rita Hudson, 10 -vTeam 2: Robyn Brunello / Ken Cowan / Pam Staier, 9.

After Smoko the results were: Team 10 (7) -v- Team 7 (7).

Team 8 (13) -v- Team 9 (3).

Team1 (12) -v- Team 4 (5).

Team 3 (10) -v- Team 6 (8) -v- Team 6 (8).

Team 5 (7) -v- Team 2 (11).

The game ended with a play-off between John Brown and Judy Hood, with Judy and Lou Brunello being the winners of the day.

Saturday, June 19 Mixed Pennant games were played in Tully, with Innisfail defeating Silkwood and South Johnstone

Tully Bowls Gumboot 4’s teams

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The next game is on Saturday, June 27 in South Johnstone.

The Ladies’ Pennant Team will play in Atherton on Monday, June 28.

Congratulations to Rod Bradley’s Team who won at the Babinda All Day 4’s last Sunday.

Tully Bowling Ladies hosted an extremely successful Annual Gumboot 4’s Competition on Tuesday, June 22.

What a wonderful day we had, with teams coming from the Marlin Coast to Ingham. Fourteen teams played 3 Games of 12 Ends.

The winning Teams were: First: The team of Glynis Buttigieg, Jean Messina, Louise Hoskins, and Denise Charman.

Second: Daphne Begg’s Team Edmonton.

Third: Helen Paterson’s Team Innisfail.

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followed by a delicious afternoon tea, the draw of the raffle, and a mini cent sale. Tully Ladies would like to thank all our visitors for making our Gumboot Day so special.

We thank our Sponsors, Tully Sugar, Mitre 10, Petals and Beans, As Green As, Raymond’s Pharmacy, Livelife Pharmacy, Bartrac Toyota, Tackle Village, Kitchen Essentials, Top Hotel, Cavs Marine, Tully Office Supplies, and Mission Beach Tavern, for their continued support.

What a great town we live in!

Thanks also to John Taylor, Ray Downing, and Ron French for keeping the green and gardens in tiptop condition. We received lots of complements on how beautiful our garden is.

We invite new players to join our club, so please give us a call on 40681230 or call in anytime when we are playing. Cheers!

Tully Bowls Winning team: Glynis, Jean, Louise Denice.Congratulations!

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Tully Golf Innisfail Golf Club THE first round of the MITRE 10 Club Championships was held on June 19, with forty players competing.

The daily competition, sponsored by Kitchen Essentials, was won by Darryl Edwards, with a 69 nett. Maurie Smith came in second, beating third and fourth places held by Ernie Gower and Carlo Manno respectively, on a count back with the three of them finishing on 71 nett. Thanks again to our daily sponsor, Kitchen Essentials.

NTPS 2/11 Ladies’ Betty Favier and the Men’s Mike Ellicott and 7/16 Ladies’ Kim Milini and the Men’s Kevin Edwards, with Jim Boston on 9/18.

Thursday afternoon’s Sporters 9-hole comp was won by Mike Ellicott, with Neil Reardon winning the 6-hole on a count back. Rundown winners were Sally Smith and Les Douglas. NTPS 1/10 Walter Miller, 3/12 Johno Dean, 5/14 Brice Henry, 7/16 Kim Milini, and Rob Milini on 9/18.

Golf Results for June 20 Thirty-two players contested the second round of the MITRE 10 Club Championships. Playing for prizes donated by game day sponsor Tully Office Supplies. Winning the day with a fine score of 68 nett was Troy Jones beating home the first-round winner, Darryl Edwards, who came in with a solid 71 nett. Third and fourth places went to Jim Boston who beat Tanu Wulf on a count back with 72 nett.

NTPS 2/11 Ladies’ Kim Milini and the Men’s Troy Jones 5/14 Mike Ellicott 7/16 Ladies’ Kim Robertson and the Men’s Jon Mackenzie, and on 9/18 Tanu Wulf.

Thanks again to Tully Office Supplies for their support.

The third and fourth rounds of the MITRE 10 Club Championships will be played next weekend, with Tully Tender Cuts Butchers sponsoring Saturday and Reliable Pressure Cleaning sponsoring Sunday’s event.

THE weather was certainly challenging for the first two rounds of the Club Championships.

Many thanks to the grounds crew for their efforts, as the course is simply stunning.

Special thanks to Ian ‘Doonga’ Rule and Vince Curtero for putting on a great show at the Club’s presentation night.

The food from Roscoes Piazza was amazing and everyone had a wonderful time.

Award winners were as follows: A-Grade champion: Andrew Rose B-Grade champion: Colin Lyons C-Grade champion: Kevin Walsh Senior champion: Daryl Wall Junior champion: Caine Cockle Ladies Division 1 Champion: A d d i Butorac Ladies Division 2 Champion: Hayley Barba A field of 19 players were out for the All Sporters 9-hole competition. The old shark, Rod Ingram, shot the lights out with 24 points.

1st: Rod Ingram, 24pts.

2nd: Luke Peters, 21pts.

3rd: Des Hensler, 20pts c/b.

There were a considerable number playing in the Friday Sporters 9-hole competition. Jake Cockle and Josh Jones battled it out all the way to the finish line.

1st: Jake Cockle, 21pts.

2nd: Josh Jones, 20pts.

3rd: Blake Thomas, 19pts c/b.

It has been one of the biggest fields seen for the Innisfail Golf Club Men’s and Ladies’ Championships, with 46

Innisfail Golf Club Men’s Vice-Captain, Ian Street, and Club Captain, Luke Peters, with Kevin Walsh (middle), C-Grade champion.

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players having completed the first two rounds in some very trying conditions.

Bryce Hoad and Dan Carter shot personal bests to win the nett prizes for Patrons Day 1 and Vice-Captain Day 2, with 65 Nett/64 Nett, respectively.

Trent Mann and Ian Saunderson have commanding leads in A and B-grades, with some fantastic play in the wet. Colt Barba led the C-grade Men, with only six shots separating the first five players.

Addi Butorac and Cindy Cockle are leading the Ladies’ grades with two days play remaining.

Results are in for Day 1 and 2 for all grades. The Top Four in the Men’s Grades and Top Two from the Ladies’ Grades are seeded, and the match committee have entered them into the Saturday timesheet.

Members can access the leader boards on the portal. Simply log in, select ‘Leader boards,’ then select the Men’s or Ladies’ Club Championships to view the results.

Patrons Day 1 Results 1st: Bryce Hoad, 65 nett.

2nd: Ian Saunderson, 68 nett.

3rd: Hayley Barba, 69 nett.

4th: Colt Barba, 70 nett c/b.

5th: Dan Carter, 70 nett.

Vice Captain’s Day 2 Results 1st: Dan Carter, 64 nett.

2nd: Ian Saunderson, 66 nett.

3rd: Matthew Barclay, 67 nett.

4th: Kevin Walsh, 69 nett c/b.

5th: Colt Barba, 69 nett.

Junior golf will resume on June 27.

Vandeleur & Todd Solicitors and Drummond Golf are the sponsors of a new match play competition, with the first round to commence on June 26.

IGC Memberships for 2021-2022 Season Members are reminded that Innisfail Golf Club memberships for 2021 - 2022 season are due by June 30.

Please visit Innisfail Golf Club’s Facebook page to keep up with golf around our region.

Upcoming Events Wednesday All Sporters competition - from 12.00pm, groups of 4 permitted.

Friday Sporters Comp - from 12.00pm and 2.00pm, groups of 4 permitted – online bookings.

Vandeleur & Todd Solicitors Matchplay Round 1 - June 26.

Junior Golf - June 27.

Ian Street and Luke Peters with Colin Lyons (middle), B-Grade Champion.

Innisfail Golf Club’s Junior Champion, Caine Cockle.

Ladies’ Division 1 Champion, Addi Butorac.

Ian Street and Luke Peters with Daryl Wall (middle), Senior Champion.

Ian Street and Luke Peters with Hayley Barba (middle), Ladies’ Division 2 Champion

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Ingham Golf

WITH the Ladies’ Open coming up on Saturday, we wish to thank those who offered buggies for hire. There are now enough.

The Ingham Ladies’ Open will be held on Saturday, June 26. Please contact Susan Cameron on 0417 721 052; or an alternative contact is Julie Reed on 0467901306; or email: inghamladies@gmail.com The next Friday social will be held on July 2.

An Ingham A-grade team is participating in the Men’s Pennant’s event on July 9-11 in Pioneer Valley.

Once again, a nomination sheet will be on the notice board. Hotel Hinchinbrook and Hype Promotions and Workwear Solutions are sponsoring. Our grateful thanks to you.

The Ingham Veterans’ Open commences on Monday, July 19, with a 4BBB Stableford 18-hole Medley; then on Tuesday, July 20, a Men’s, and Ladies’ 18-hole single Stroke (Round 1 of a 36-hole championship); and ends on Wednesday, July 21, with a Men’s and Ladies’ 18-hole single stroke (Round 2 of a 36-hole championship). Stableford events will be held on each of the days in conjunction. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the website: www.inghamgolfclub. com.

Ingham Men’s Open will be held on Saturday, August 7.

Results: Tuesday’s Tropical Vets tournament was played in Cardwell. Ingham winners included Deb Giles, 33

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A GROUP of cyclists from Innisfail and Mission Beach will participate in the Cairns to Karumba Charity Bike Ride from June 26 to July 2, where they will join around 195 other riders, and cover an epic 780 kilometres over seven days.

Most of the riders are part of Innisfail Bicycle User Group (BUG) who take part

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points; Brian Scanlon, 38 points; Mike Dann, 36 points; Aldo Cantoni, 33 points; Bob Lloyd, 31 points; Geoff Gianotti, 31 points; Mick Poggioli, 31 points; and Ron Kerkwyk, 31 points. Deb also took a pin shot on hole 8/17.

Today is Wilmar Day, and next week’s game will be at Tully.

The Wednesday competition was played on a sunny but humid day. The Senior Championships’ Ross DiBella Trophy was up for grabs, with the first round of the MacDonald Cup. Winner on a countback from Deb Giles, was Lee Irvine. with 33 points. The Ladies send a huge thank you to the DiBella family for the generous trophy donation. Bruna Quadrio, 31 points, and Kim Moore, 30 points, were runners-up. Pin shots were taken by Carol DiBella on hole 9 and Wendy Gibson on hole 11.

On Saturday, twenty-five players competed in a single stroke event. Kevin Beats topped the scoreboard with Nett 71, followed by Carlos Gonzales and Cam West also on 71 Nett. Craig Menegon headed the rundown with 72 Nett. The pin shot was won by Lachlan Tennant on hole 7.

Twenty-six players vied for honours in a Stableford on Sunday. Mick Fluerty emerged the winner against Brian Scanlon, both with 37 points. Steve Hart took the run-down with 36 points.

Next week, there will be no golf on Saturday (Ladies Open). The Hinchinbrook Hotel June Monthly medal will be held on Sunday.

NTP Men’s #2/11 Frank Tomasino; Ladies’ #5/14 Fran Lomas and the Approach Shot #6/15 Colleen Ingold.

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Runner-up: Troy Kopp, also on a C/Back to Wayne Bolton both on 35.

IT is unbelievable that we are halfway through our 2021 season, with some weeks playing under unfavourable conditions, but there are no complaints with last week’s events.

Tuesday, June 15 results A Stableford event was played, and the winner was Hipas Donald on 37, and the runner-up was Caryl Lavell on 33.

Thank you, Wayne, for your ongoing sponsorship of the Approach Shot each Tuesday!!

Thursday, June 17 results The Sporters had a great field of 38 playing the 1st 9 Stableford.

The winner was Michael Tinker on 23 and the runner-up was Von Jones on 21, with Yvonne Zorzetto 3rd on 18.

Least Putts: Stewy Worth on 11.

NTP’s: #1 Greg Eales. Then Rhys Camilleri proved it was his day, by taking #2 - #3 and #4; Jake Perkins #7; and Tony Gray #8.

All winners thank Karen from Acme Insurance, who was our sponsor on the day.

Saturday, June 19 Saturday’s Stableford event was sponsored by Ergon Energy, with Men’s and Ladies’ Trophies.

The Ladies’ results were: Winner:

in regular social rides around the region.

Frank Witt is the volunteer truck driver, whilst Kathy Darveniza, Sue Pattison, Don Clark, Rhiannon Evans, and Lisa Delany, are part of the support crew.

Riders from Innisfail and Mission Beach are Narelle Clark, Pat Vallance, John Darveniza, Donna Darveniza, Kate Ruthof, and Jo Sanderson.

The Men’s results were: Winner:

Col Bidgood 40.

NTP’s Men’s #2/11 Frank Tomasino - All In #4/13 Col Bidgood - Ladies #5/14 Caryl Lavell.

The Club and all the winners thank Ergon Energy for coming on board this season with their sponsorship.

Tomorrow, a Stroke event will be played with ‘The Marland Family’ sponsorship - M/L trophies. Registration: 12.00noon; Draw:12.15pm, and Tee Off: 12.30pm.

First timers of C2K are Mark del Aguila, Tracy Darveniza, John Toogood, and Jo Sanderson, with Lyndell Ghietti to do her second ride, whilst the most experienced is Tony Pattison, with 13 rides.

The C2K Bike Ride has been running for 24 years and has provided disadvantaged children with educational opportunities, as well as connecting kids who live in remote areas of North Queensland.

The ride is divided into two parts, a 780km road and a dirt ride and will see riders travel through spectacular rainforest, mountains, and dry savannah countryside.

A mobile kitchen travels along with the ride providing three meals a day and is being run by Navy volunteers.

Most people are camping, and there are two new camp sites at Tolga Turf Club and Mount Garnet Traveller’s Park.

Riders rise at 5:00am, then breakfast at 7:00am, before hitting the road, with the road riders averaging more than 100kms per day, and the dirt riders 60 - 80kms.

Some of the cyclists from Innisfail, who will head off this Saturday to take part in the Cairns to Karumba Charity Bike Ride. Absent: Donna Darveniza, Frank Witt, Don Clark, Rhiannon Evans, Kate Ruthof, Jo Sanderson, and Lisa Delany.

Caryl Lavell 40.

Runner-up: Hipas Donald on a C/Back to Fran Lomas, both on 31.

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The road ride is divided into packs, based on speed, with escort vehicles to safely move traffic around the cyclists, and over 60 dedicated volunteers to help make the ride run smoothly.

A highlight of the ride is at Croydon,

where cyclists will race the Gulflander train to Normanton.

Despite some shady tactics from the local police at Black Bull Siding to delay the train, so far, pedal power has prevailed 4 - 1.

Since 1997, the event has raised $1,145,000 and most of the funds go to the Cairns School of Distance Education, supporting the School of the Air, and P & C Associations of the small schools along the route, including Mount Garnet, Mount Surprise, Georgetown, Normanton, Karumba, and Croydon.

Innisfail BUG, which currently has over 40 members, aged from 13 to early 80s, of all abilities, is particularly looking for members to join their slow group.

The group advocates for safe cycling and alerts the local council on road hazards and signage, promoting safe sharing of the road with motorists.

Membership is $20 per person or $30 for a family, which enables riders to take part in rides around the region with a group.

Members ride as part of a group three times a week, completing different routes throughout the region, including Flying Fish Point, Etty Bay, South Johnstone, Garradunga, Fallon and Kirk Roads, Mourilyan Harbour, and Coquette Point.

Interested riders can join Innisfail BUG Cyclists Facebook group, or, to find out more information, send an email to innisfailBUG@gmail.com, or contact Activities Officer, Sue Pattison, on 0472 917 339.

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WITH Queensland naming their Origin 2 team this week for Sundays must win game at the Suncorp Stadium Brisbane, like most Queenslanders, I find some of the selection a little confusing, to say the least. Look, we got schooled by an excellent Blues team, who looks more like the Avengers compared our Powder Puffs, who ran out a few weeks ago. Keeping Capewell in the Centres creates more questions than my eating habit, and I am not sure Kyle Feldt did enough to hold his wing spot after looking more statue than state player. Looks like our hands were forced in the number 9 jersey when both Grant and Mahoney were ruled out, but the biggest talking point of them all was the selection of teen sensation Reece Walsh.

In my opinion, if he is good enough, he is old enough, and let me tell you, he is more than capable of making this game his own. After only 7 NRL games, he has enjoyed a rise like no other teen since Justin Bieber played a banjo at Madison Square Garden. I really want to say Queensland will win, and that is where my heart lays, but if we are to be realistic, NSW backs in Mitchell, Turbo, and Teddy, well, this looks like Mission Impossible climbing Mt Everest twice in one day with no shoes. Queensland will be a better side than the one that got pumped in Game 1, and young Reece Walsh will have a hand in making us great again, but I am unsure that game will happen this coming Sunday, June 27. In a classic encounter, Qld will get up barely.

If NSW win, well it will be Blue murder and it will TV off near halftime. Come on boys, let’s get this done,

SPORT go Qld. Queensland Maroons Game 2 Team, Brisbane Suncorp Stadium 2021 1. Reece Walsh - New Zealand Warriors 2. Valentine Holmes - North Queensland Cowboys 3. Kurt Capewell - Penrith Panthers 4. Dane Gagai - South Sydney Rabbitohs 5. Kyle Feldt - North Queensland Cowboys 6. Cameron Munster - Melbourne Storm 7. Daly Cherry-Evans - Manly Warringah Sea Eagles 8. Christian Welch - Melbourne Storm 9. Andrew McCullough - St George Illawarra Dragons 10. Josh Papalii - Canberra Raiders 11. Jai Arrow - South Sydney Rabbitohs 12. Felise Kaufusi - Melbourne Storm 13. Tino Fa’asuamaleaui - Gold Coast Titans 14. Ben Hunt - St George Illawarra Dragons 15. Moeaki Fotuaika - Gold Coast Titans 16. David Fifita - Gold Coast Titans 17. Francis Molo - North Queensland Cowboys 18. Coen Hess - North Queensland Cowboys 19. Ronaldo Mulitalo - Cronulla Sutherland Sharks The weekend CDRL saw the Tully Tigers travel to Cairns to take on the Ivanhoe Knights of Smithfield, in what turned out to be a bitter drive home when none of our boys came back with two competition points. It was a timely wake up call for the Tigers 18s, as they suffered their worst loss of the season by going down 54-16. If there was a time to learn a lesson to make us better, we can take that trip on Saturday arvo and turn it into something that can work in our favour for the remainder of 2021. One thing I can promise is that they will be back stronger come Saturday at the Den in Tully.

Local Muay Thai fighters on show at Elite Fight Series in Cairns MARIA GIRGENTI MUAY Thai fighter, Quinton Smith, who trains out of Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail, will be back in the ring to fight as an adult in the Elite Fight Series held at the Cairns State High School Hall and hosted by Explosive Fight Promotions.

Smith, aged 18, has been matched in the 65kg professional bout over three-by-three-minute rounds with Jason Scott from Team Pinky Muay Thai in South Australia.

This is Smith’s first professional fight under Muay Thai Queensland, and he will be up against Scott, aged 23, who has 18 professional fights under his belt.

from The Fight Academy, claimed the win and was crowned WMO Amateur QLD Champion. Lanigan has been rematched with Joseph Gabiola, from Courage Training Centre, in the professional 74kg bout which is the main event on the fight card.

Isaac Fox, from Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail, will also feature in the Rise to Elite Amateur Series, where he will be up against Cheyne Kufner, from Future Muay Thai, in the 90kg bout over three by twominute rounds.

The Rise to Elite Series is a daytime amateur event,

Friday, June 25, 2021 The Reserve Grade game was looking very promising for our guys until some costly errors snuck in. Coach, Steven Barrett, was straight in his assessment of the game, “We made a good platform in the middle, only to let our defence bring us down”, relayed Barrett.

“Hopefully, in our next game we can have a higher completion rate. Our best players were Tony Feseetai and Jahmal Tomarra”. With 78 minutes in front under their belt in the A-grade game, the Tigers were leading, only to let them score and once again break the hearts of all who wore the gold by going down 26-24. It was a devastating loss, but the boys were upbeat about the next few weeks, “If we just keep working hard, the tide will eventually turn. It’s hard, but that belief has to still remain our strength”. It has been a challenging few years for Paul Ketchell, and it comes without saying that having not won a Cairns District Rugby League game in almost two years has been the biggest test this proud club has been through in 20 years of footy.

When we finally do break that duck by getting a win, then we can get rid of the monkey off our back that is now the size of King Kong and get on with being a strong proud club once again.

Can young gun Reece Walsh save the series for Qld? which enables fighters to gain experience and create a pathway to night events, without the pressure of lights, entertainment, and huge crowds.

There are 15 matched fights in the Elite Fight Series, whilst the Rise to Elite Amateur Series has 12 fights and will feature World Muay Thai Council and Muay Thai Australia title fights.

This is a fantastic opportunity to watch two local fighters on show as they battle it out at home in Cairns, so be sure to get there and support them.

Smith had a huge win in March to claim the WKBF Australian Welterweight 66.8kg title fight against Shane Hoogstraten from Karma Muay Thai Brisbane, at the Best of Best Bucking and Fighting event at Caboolture Showgrounds.

Smith has an impressive fight record in Muay Thai of 31 fights, 27 wins, and four losses.

Smith has locked in a Fight World Cup title match with Alfie Smith from Bloodshed Brisbane in November on the Gold Coast, where both fighters will be vying for a sizable purse.

Brayden Marzona from Tully, who also trains out of Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail, will be up against Daniel Tata from North Coast Combat Townsville in the 71kg bout over three by two-minute rounds. This amateur bout will follow full Muay Thai rules with elbow pads, whilst Smith’s professional fight will see no protective equipment used.

Marzona, aged 19, who has been involved in Muay Thai for two years, has a fight record of five wins and one loss.

Both fighters have been training most days of the week and lifted their intensity in preparation for their fights.

In his last fight in Cairns against Tata, Luca Lanigan,

Quinton Smith (right) putting in the hard yards at training at Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail’s gym with Daryl Mayocchi. Photo: Maria Girgenti

Muay Thai fighters, Quinton Smith and Brayden Marzona, from Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail, are back in the ring this Saturday in the Elite Fight Series at the Cairns State High School Hall. Photo: Maria Girgenti

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Innisfail United Premier Reserves Men’s team topple Leichhardt MARIA GIRGENTI INNISFAIL United Football Club’s junior and senior teams were back in action on Friday and Saturday and finished the round with mixed results.

Last Saturday, the club held a Sponsors Day at Castor Park, with six matches played throughout the day against Leichhardt Lions.

There was plenty on offer during the day, with the PCYC PlayStation trailer for the youngsters, Innisfail State College’s drama cheerleader dance routine and Mini Roos players were on display at half time of the Premier Men’s game.

Second spot on the ladder was up for grabs in the Premier Men’s game, with both teams having to settle for one point each after it ended in a hard fought 3 - 3 all draw.

Innisfail’s Premier Reserves Men’s team stormed home to a 4 - 0 victory over

Leichhardt in front of an appreciative home crowd.

Ezikiel Mansale netted three goals whilst the Captain, Jacob Vecchio, scored one.

FNQ Football Round 10 results were as follows: June 18 – Steve Corica Oval Innisfail United Premier 2nd Division Men -v- Southside Comets Full time: 7 - 3 win to Innisfail Goals: Kalomarona Taea 3 Ethan Crossland Kalontas Junior Chillya Ryan King William Darveniza Innisfail United 3rd Division Men -vSouthside Comets Halleys Full time: 22 - 0 win to Innisfail Goals:

Kellen Briggs and a Leichhardt player jostle for ball possession in the Premier Reserves Men’s game. Photo: Maria Girgenti

Harrison Corica controls the ball in the Premier Men’s game against Leichhardt.

Photo: Maria Girgenti

Damien Musumeci 9 Marcus Cini 4 Michael Maguire 2 Paul Piccolo 2 Chris Borsato 2 Travis Calleja Gino Di Carlo Fredy Schneiders Innisfail United Ladies’ Reserves Bye Innisfail United Premier Women’s – Bye June 19 - Steve Corica Oval Innisfail Under 12 JPL -v- Leichhardt Full time: 1 - 3 loss to Innisfail Innisfail Under 13 JPL -v- Leichardt Full time: 0 - 1 loss to Innisfail Innisfail U14/15s JPL -v- Leichhardt Full time: 3 - 0 win to Innisfail Goals:

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John Cunningham Kayden Crowley Gavin Shannon Innisfail United Premier Youth -vLeichhardt Full time: 0 - 7 loss to Innisfail Innisfail JC Under 13 Division 2 -vLeichhardt Lionesses at Endeavour Park Full time: 1 - 0 win to Innisfail Goals: Jacob Frumento Innisfail JC Under 14/15 Division 1 -vEdge Hill White Full time: 0 - 9 loss to Innisfail Innisfail JC Under 12 Division 1 -vMarlin Coast Rangers at Endeavour Park Full time: 0 - 2 loss to Innisfail June 20 Innisfail JC Under 12 Division 1 -vEdge Hill White at Endeavour Park Full time: 1 - 0 win to Innisfail Goals: Samuel Frumento

Innisfail’s Ezikiel Mansale (right), who scored three goals, and a Leichhardt player fly high to head the ball in the Premier Reserves Men’s game. Photo: Maria Girgenti

Innisfail’s Patrick Pat in action during the Premier Men’s match against Leichhardt.

Ricky Tuigaloa keeps possession of the ball away from an opposing player in the Premier Men’s game. Photo: Maria Girgenti

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Young rep players

WELL, it has been a few weeks since the loss in game 1 of the 2021 Origin series and, this weekend, the mighty maroons will take on NSW at Suncorp Stadium in a quest to keep the series alive.

This is not a new scenario and we have succeeded before in clawing back a series after losing game one, but with loss and several injuries thrown in, changes have been made to the Maroons squad.

A lot of the news has featured on the selection of 18-year-old Reece Walsh, who has played just 7 NRL games before being selected for Queensland, but again, like most things in history, selecting young players with limited big, league experience in high-pressure rep games has happened before.

Commentators have drawn a parallel

between Reece Walsh and current QRL Board member, Ben Ikin, who was selected in the 1995 Queensland side at just 18, with a handful of 1st grade matches under his belt. That year, Qld and NSW could only select players who had signed with the Australian Rugby league (ARL), not with the rival Superleague group, which had just started, so something like 10 of the current Qld squad were unavailable. A host of ARL players, including 18-yearold Ben Ikin, made the Qld side and they excelled, winning the series 3-0 over the NSW side, who still had many of their stars as they had signed with the ARL. We can go back further than 1995 to find examples of young players making interstate debuts and excelling. Close to home, Silkwood cane farmers’ son, Kerry Boustead, at just 18 years of age, went from club football in the Innisfail to playing Foley Shield, North Qld, Qld Country, and then Queensland for the 1978 series against NSW, all in the space of a month! His rise to the top

was meteoritic and, despite Qld losing the series, Kerry played brilliantly on the wing and was selected for Australia that year, becoming the youngest Australian player up to that time. His rise to the top was a huge boost for the game in Qld, in that era just before the Origin concept was adopted for interstate games.

What Kerry achieved back in 1978 is every bit as impressive as Reece Walsh making the Qld Origin side after only seven NRL games.

Incidentally, other players who have played interstate and then International Rugby League at just 18 years of age include the current NSW Coach, Brad Fittler (selected 1990), and Queensland’s Israel Folau (2008), but Israel had already played a season of

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It may be of interest to know that the fastest rise to interstate and international Rugby League occurred back in 1963, when a Rugby Union player called Jimmy Lisle, who was in his early twenties, signed up with South Sydney to play Rugby League and, after just one club match, was selected for NSW and Australia!

Therefore, when Reece Walsh runs out onto the Suncorp Stadium on Sunday night, he will have achieved a fast rise to Origin footy, but it has been done before and let us hope he has the same success early in his career as former teenage players such as Kerry Boustead and Ben Ikin had for Queensland!

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Kerry Boustead 1978

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Mary Grinstead with a Maori Sea Perch caught off Mission Beach last week during the good weather.

A beautiful 30cm puffer fish caught and released early this week

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THERE have been some opportunities for the larger boats to travel out wide and fish the rubble patches between the main reefs and the shelf. The few reports that have been received were of good numbers of big Silver Nannygai and the occasional Red Emperor.

Good numbers of Coral Trout have been caught on the main reefs. Whilst not the numbers expected in October, they are still enough to definitely make the effort worthwhile. Although still early in the season, all the signs are there for a great run of Spanish Mackerel this year. Particularly good numbers are being caught both by floating live and dead baits or trolling lures around the pressure points on the main reefs.

The various shoals, rubble patches, and wrecks between the shipping channel and the main reefs have also started to fire. There have been reasonable numbers of Spanish Mackerel and the Doggy (school) Mackerel have started to turn up. The Spotty Mackerel are still scarce and will hopefully start to turn up in July.

The Nannygai have also started to school up on these areas, not in big numbers as yet, but the occasional boat has been doing well.

The islands have continued to fish reasonably well with some nice Trout and Fingermark being caught.

Grass Sweet Lip and Stripey are still making up the majority of the catch; however, a friend of mine, Mary Grinstead, sent me a photo of the big Maori Sea Perch that she caught on a remarkably close coastal reef.

This is quite a rare fish and a real trophy for inshore.

The Spanish Mackerel have been turning up on the coastal reefs and headlands over the last few weeks; nice fish around the 12 or 13 kilo mark. The odd fish has taken a lure, however trolling ribbonfish is definitely the most productive method. The Doggy Mackerel have also finally moved inshore, and reasonable numbers are being caught both around the islands and virtually any inshore structure. The grounds wide of the Hull

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info@wettropictimes.com.au PO Box 1100, TULLY, 4854 70 Butler Street, TULLY River and the Silver Sands of the Bernard Islands are all normal hot spots. I prefer to slow troll Pilchards rather than drift, as this allows me to legally use 3 lines in a green zone and to cover more country until I find the fish. In my opinion, if you seriously want to troll for Mackerel, a downrigger is mandatory. The rigger allows you to easily troll at any depth, as Mackerel regularly school at depths deeper than can be reached conventionally.

The estuaries continue to produce some nice Barra and Mangrove Jacks, although the transition to winter species is now almost complete. The Barra, Jacks, and Tarpon have been feeding on jelly prawn around the edge of the mangroves. These fish can be very frustrating to catch as they are focused on these extremely small prawns. Try small clear soft plastics or small surface lures, such as the Jackson Panic, Risk Bait, or R.A. Pop. Jackson makes an impressive range of clear or semi clear colours that are absolutely perfect. It will still take a lot of casts, but you will eventually get results.

There have also been good numbers of mostly school-sized Grunter and Bream around in the coastal creeks. I prefer decent quality prawns; however fresh herring is also a gun bait.

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At this early stage of the week, the various weather sites are predicting light winds on Saturday but rising during Sunday. Either side of the morning tide will suit chasing a variety of fish, from Grunter in the creeks, through to the various Mackerel species around the islands.

Those wishing to chase a Barra or a Jack should look at either side of the afternoon low tide. This low tide will cause problems accessing the shallow river mouths and boat ramps, which will need to be taken into consideration.

Good Fishing Roly Newton Tackle World Tully

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Anglers fishing the middle freshwater sections of the coastal rivers, such as the Johnstone, Tully, and Herbert are still managing to catch some nice Barra and Sooty Grunter on both lures and live baits, despite the coolish conditions. This time of year, the water temperatures can be as much as 2 or 3 degrees warmer in the afternoon, and it pays to take advantage of this, as the fish definitely bite better in the warmer conditions.

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Mixed Martial Arts fighters the Mayocchi Brothers from Innisfail will represent Australia and take on New Zealand

Local MMA fighters, Kyle (left) and Brodie Mayocchi, will represent Team Australia at the New Zealand Combat Sports Expo in Auckland, New Zealand, this Saturday. Photo: Maria Girgenti MARIA GIRGENTI THE Mayocchi Brothers from Innisfail were named in Team Australia, recently announced by the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation of Australia (IMMAFA).

Kyle and Brodie Mayocchi will be two out of Australia’s ten best amateur athletes to travel to Auckland, for an epic Australia against New Zealand at the New Zealand Combat Sports Expo this Saturday, June 26.

Australasian titles are on the line, and the best athletes will be on show at New Zealand’s biggest martial events event, where they will be vying for the opportunity to qualify for the 2021 MMA

World Championships in November.

Fusion Fight and Fitness Innisfail coaches, Kyle and Brodie Mayocchi, were selected to represent Australia in the MMA Oceanic Championships.

Both boys gained selection after they won gold at the Australian IMMAAF Oceanic Open Championships in 2020 on the Gold Coast, and earlier this year at the BJJ Australia Open in Bryon Bay, where they retained their number one ranking in Australia with the IMMAFA. This is a huge achievement for our 16-and 17-year-old boys, who still attend high school.

Brodie Mayocchi will be up against Joe Barton (NZ), whilst Kyle Mayocchi will be up against Isaac Thompson (NZ)

for the Australasian Junior Lightweight title.

Codey Toft and Jonathan Kuhn from Fusion Fight and Fitness were also selected to compete in New Zealand but were unable to be matched with opponents.

As with any sport, there will be a fierce rivalry between both nations at the Eventfinda Stadium in Auckland, New Zealand.

Kyle and Brodie Mayocchi are looking to extend their undefeated 11-0 record but know it will be an extremely tough challenge on the opposition’s home territory.

After the boys return home, they have been invited as two of Australia’s elite

athletes to compete at the Classic PRO 3 Jiu-Jitsu super fight on July 10 at The Oriana Room, Mermaid Waters Hotel on the Gold Coast.

Brodie will be up against Vincent Pierce in the 69kg, whilst Kyle will battle it out with Isaac Bjornsson.

Classic PRO is a platform for elite grapplers to showcase their skills.

Matches are 10 minutes and submission only.

In the case of no submission, a judging panel will decide the winner based on positive action.

Tickets have already almost sold out, so keep an eye out for the link to the live stream on the www.classicjiujitsu.com. au website.