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MACKAY health managers have expressed alarm that only five to 10 percent of nursing home and aged care workers have been immunised again the COVID-19. The Executive Manager of Clinical and Infectious Disease Prevention at the Good Shepherd Lodge, Sister Annie Thompson said that when vaccines arrived at a major Mackay’s nursing homes, there were a few vaccines left over. These were then used by nurses and carers after residents had been immunised. Sister Thompson’s concerns come at a time when almost every person in Victoria has been locked-down in their homes and there is panic that a Melbourne nursing home aged care worker was found to be spreading the COVID-19 virus. “Only 40 of my 400 aged care staff have been vaccinated against COVID-19 and I am very worried that there are no plans at all to vaccinate North Queensland’s aged care nursing and caring workforces,” she said. “However North Queensland’s Health Department announced making the Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccinse available to its own Mackay’s Base Hospital staff. “It is compulsory for all my aged care nursing and other care staff to get a flu vaccine and yet state and federal government health officials appear to have absolutely no plans to immunise our North Queensland’s frontline health care workforce.” CONTINUED PAGE TWO

Local IVF miracle brings joy SUSAN and Josh Cannan have witnessed a miracle which has brought so much joy into their lives. Seven months ago, their happy and healthy IVF baby girl Maytira was born three weeks early. Susan is an immensely proud and happy Mum. “When I received the phone saying that it was a positive result I burst into tears and my husband thought it was negative, as I couldn’t find the words to tell him that we were pregnant,” she smiled. “She was worth the wait as we had been trying for so long that it was just like a miracle as she has brought so much joy into our lives. “My son Sydney had been asking for a sibling for a while and we were estatic that something that we have wanted to extend our family was finally happening. “To be able to see our son as a big brother is an amazing feeling which brings us lots of joy. STORY CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE Pictured right are Susan and Josh Cannan with son Sydney and daughter Maytira For all your latest up-to-date local news, head to our FREE website: Mackaylocalnews.com.au

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CARER: Good Shepherd Lodge’s Sister Annie Thompson

MACKAY and North Queensland infectious disease experts are becoming more and more concerned about the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks in Mackay, Airlie Beach and elsewhere in North Queensland. Their concerns have been sparked by Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s repeatedly claims that “it’s not a race to immunise Australians against the COVID-19 virus”. Leading North Queensland Infectious Disease Manager Annie Thompson, has also expressed her frustration about North Queenslanders’ and Australians’ relaxed attitude and poor management of COVID-19 vaccinations. “Mackay should have mass vaccinations at football grounds and we won’t have a safe community until 85 percent of North

Queenslanders have been vaccinated,” she said. “People are not getting vaccinated because it has not happened here yet and so a year later, only half a million Australians have been vaccinated.” “In comparison in the United States after 584,000 deaths, one million people a day are getting vaccinated and the federal government need to explain why we haven’t been able to vaccinate more Australians. “The Australian economy won’t recover until more people are vaccinated. A high level of vaccinations is the only way to prevent harsh lock-down measures and to open up our...borders.” The Mackay Base Hospital has been applauded for developing a COVID emergency plan to cope with possible COVID-19 outbreaks in the Mackay, Whitsunday and

Isaac regions. A spokesman for the Mackay Hospital and Health Service said the three-tiered COVID plan looks at how we would respond to an increasing number of patients with COVID-19. “Last week, we presented an award to our Intensive Care Unit doctor who wrote this plan,” the spokesman said. It is understood that this Mackay Hospital’s COVID plans would be part of any COVID lockdown plan, managed by the District Disaster Management Group chaired by Mackay Police Superintendent Glen Morris. However if Mackay faced a COVID lockdown, then over 50,000 coal and urban workers and every one of North Queensland’s 44 coal mines in the Bowen Basin and tourist businesses would also have to be locked down.

FROM PAGE ONE “This ignores that my health workers are much more likely to contract and spread the COVID virus than aged residents who have limited or no contact with the community,” said Sister Thompson. “I just don’t understand why there appear to be no plans to immunise North Queensland’s aged care and nursing home staff who are at greater risk as they are constantly travelling around and mixing in the community.” Sister Thompson explained that anti-CCOVID vaccines are also less effective in elderly patients, as their immune system is weaker and compromised and may generate a weaker and less effective immunity response. “Some elderly residents have refused the vaccine and there are others with aging health conditions who can’t take the anti-COVID vaccine. “The Queensland and federal government immunisation rollout seems disorganised and there is very poor communication. “For example, vaccines arrived at a major Mackay nursing home without syringe needles which had to be borrowed from the Mackay Base Hospital. “The Federal Government has contracted out its vaccine rollout to two companies, Healthcare Australia and Sonic in North Queensland and other providers in other states. “But these contractors have left health care workers out of the loop, I think nobody is communicating and I think the organisation seems really messy. “What I don’t understand is that the Australian Army and the Defence Department do immunisations for Pacific countries and yet the federal government hasn’t asked these organisations with a proven and organised track record to help. “It appears that our frontline health staff have to go and que up down the street. “We have just been advised that our healthcare workers in the 1A and 1B categories always included with critical workers but couldn’t get vaccinated in the roll out.”

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BETWEEN 9.30am and 6.30pm on May 29, an unknown person entered the garage of a home on Dell Court, Beaconsfield. The garage roller door was open at the time. A Liv Langma racing bike was stolen from its stand within the garage. Anyone who may have information about the current location of the stolen bike or the offence itself is encouraged to contact police as soon as possible. Through their website, the Police have provided a home security checklist which may assist you to improve your security. If you witness any suspicious activity please report the matter,

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MORANBAH Police are seeking public assistance in relation to a wilful damage incident that happened between 5.45pm and 6pm on Thursday, May 27. It is alleged that unknown people have caused damage to a grey Toyota Landcruiser by smashing the rear windscreen whilst the vehicle was parked and unattended on Belyando Avenue, Moranbah directly outside a local primary school. Police are asking that anyone driving in this area at the time who may have witnessed the incident or have dash cam vision to contact police.

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AT ABOUT 5.40am on June 1, a truck driver parked on Rosewood Drive, Rural View near a cluster of shops. The truck had been left running with keys in the ignition as the driver was working at the rear of the truck. An unknown man entered the truck cabin and sat in the drivers seat before revving the engine and attempting to drive away from the location. The truck driver approached the unknown man and removed them from the cabin, who then quickly left the area on foot. He is described as wearing a grey hoodie jumper and wearing dark board shorts. Anyone who may have information in relation to this matter is encouraged to contact police as soon as possible. Police are urging vehicle owners to avoid circumstances where a vehicle’s engine is left running with the vehicle itself being unattended.

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Check, mate! By ANDREW SORENSEN SOME children prefer soccer to cricket, while others love a good game of chess. The students over at Chelona State School are one example of keen chess fans. Last Monday, Mackay Christian College hosted the inter-school chess tournament. Chelona State School has won the Mackay Whitsundays Inter-School for four years in a row, making good use of the school’s chess program which had been running for five years. Principal Tonimaree Brown said what her students loved about chess was “everything” and were “very competitive”. “The students come to me every break-time, to see if they can play chess. They prefer chess to playing in the oval, which is highly unusual,” Mrs Brown said. “They like to do chess before school, at school, anytime really. “They have a choice, there is no pressure at all. They put the pressure on themselves.” Mrs Brown said the previous school she worked at had a top chess program with an excellent teacher and had great results. “At my first year in Chelona, I introduced chess and we went

XXXXXXX from strength to strength,” she said. “There are many (benefits) to playing chess - not just for mathematical thinking, but strategic (as well). There’s a whole array of benefits.” She was very proud of two of her students, Rihanna Andrew and Bardin Westcolt, who played well. Mr Westcolt won six out of seven chess games last Monday and was proud as punch.

“I don’t know how I won I just checkmated them,” Mr Westcolt said. The young winner said he’s been playing chess for a couple of years now and loves it. “It’s fun. It’s just a fun game to play,” he said. Miss Andrew said she scored four wins and a draw, but had an absolute blast. “Well, I mostly got all of his pieces and then just put five rooks down and check mated

Technology helps bring healthy, happy baby

FROM PAGE ONE “Maytira is a very healthy, happy and content baby who has slept through since she was three weeks old.” Susan added that she felt very fortunate and blessed to have a second child and we were lucky enough to fall pregnant on our first round of IVF. “We had difficulty having a second child after trying for three years with nine rounds of assisted insemination. “Then we decided to do IVF in February last year and in the first round we did an egg collection

and I got six eggs, which resulted into three embryos. “I actually fell pregnant in my first round of IVF and now we have two more frozen fertilised embryos.” IVF Director Dr Naguesh Naik Gaunekar (pictured right with Susan and Maytira) and his wife Dr Sally Rodrigues at Mackay’s Queensland Fertility Clinic delivered Susan and Josh’s daughter although their first child Sydney was conceived naturally. Their Mackay Queensland Fertility Group has even more good news for 15 percent of North Queensland couples using fertility

assistance to start a family. They have acquired a metropolitan, state-of-the-art camera equipped embryo incubator, which films growing embryos before they are returned to a mother’s womb.

Dr Naguesh Gaunekar explained that the camera enables doctors to constantly film and monitor fertilised embryos for 7200 minutes over five days.

“Now, we can use the high-resolution camera to watch and check on growing embryos in the controlled temperature and PH environment of the incubator every 10 minutes, which mimics the conditions of a natural environment,” Dr Gaunekar smiled. “Half of the couples that are struggling to get pregnant need this In-vitro Fertilisation (IVF). “In the past, petri dishes with growing embryos were periodically removed from the incubator so we could monitor embryos and check on their development and cell division under a microscope. “Instead, with less handling

and manipulation, we can improve embryo health and this new embryoscope has potential to help choose embryos with better prospects of a successful pregnancy.” Headded that he is hoping to use this new technology to identify embryo growth patterns, any abnormal signs and learn about the time and sequence of cell division which helps to select the best embryo to transfer to the mother’s womb. “The Embryoscope incubator has a high-resolution camera and computer software which produces a time-lapse video of each embryo growing.

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Chances for homeless people Saving lives By DAVID LORNIE

THE concept of “paying it forward” has special meaning at Mackay’s Chances Café in Shakespeare Street. The café, run by local charity Australian Street Aid Project, has a Pay Forward board which allows customers to pay for a meal for people less fortunate than themselves, the homeless. Project CEO Kayleigh Brewster explained that “the community can come in and buy themselves a meal and then pay one forward for somebody else at the same time”. She said the scheme is “very, very much utilised” with around 15-20 homeless people being fed daily. The café was established last year and Kayleigh said it has enjoyed “fantastic community support”. And, for the homeless, a good meal can make a huge difference. Kayleigh started her charitable work in 2019 to help local homeless people and offer “outreach work, providing short-term assistance like crisis accommodation and street kits, basic medical care. “Initially it was just me but there was a lot of community interest so I decided to turn it into a charity,” Kayleigh said. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, homelesseness levels per capita are higher in regional areas than in cities. “There is a much higher proportion of homelessness (in Mackay) than people might think,” Kayleigh said. The circular relationship between homelessness and unemployment can be a vicious one, as Kayleigh explained. “Basically, people can’t get housing without an income but it is really difficult

BIG HEART: Kayleigh Brewster with the Pay Forward board at Chances for people to get a job while they are experiencing homelessness. “Also, typical employment might not necessarily be suitable for someone who is homeless – some people do need a lot of extra support. “So we wanted to create a program that embraced the person and helped them to grow, gave them a chance to move forward. And that’s when we opened Chances Café. From here we do assessments with clients who are experiencing homelessness. “We get people who come here to just sit, and they come here to charge their phone. We’ve had people take a quick freshen up in the bathroom. “A lot of people will come in and just relax, get a meal, and some have a sleep –

that’s usually the people who have been out all night. There isn’t really a drop-in centre in Mackay. “There’s a lot of organisations that offer support services but this is somewhere they can come and not be asked to leave and not feel like they’re being judged. They can engage with other people who are experiencing homelessness and offer each other support.” Kayleigh also trains and employs homeless people to work in the café. The charity also operates an op shop where homeless people can pick up clothes and other essentials such as a sleeping bag, toiletries – thing to help make their lives a bit easier. The Australian Street Aid Project doesn’t

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currently attract government funding, relying mainly on its two businesses to finance its work with homeless people. “We don’t get any government assistance but we do get some grants, mainly community grants, like (from) philanthropic organisations,” Kayleigh said. “At the moment we rely on income from the Op Shop and the café to sustain everything – and then generous donations. We have a lot of local sponsors, businesses who come onboard.” Kayleigh’s background is in nursing, having worked as a drug and alcohol nurse, but her drive to help others began even earlier. “I’ve never been able to walk past someone who is homeless without it laying heavy on my conscience for days,” she said. “When I was younger, in England, seeing people on the streets would really affect me a lot more than it might affect the normal person. “So, I think I’ve always had it, but through my nursing and my experience with detoxing people and mental health I’ve gained the confidence that I needed to go ahead and take the steps. “I just love making a difference and I love seeing the community engage and come together. I get a lot from it.” Kayleighs’s charity work is undertaken in a voluntary capacity – that is, she receives no payment. “I’m happy to be doing it for the heart, not for the money,” she explained. “But I think I get a lot more out of it than I could ever give. And it’s helped me to overcome a lot of issues in my own life, so I’m very, very fortunate that I’m in a position to be able to do something like this.”

ROAD Accident Action Group (RAAG) is running a campaign to help save the lives of pedestrians. Volunteer and group member Graeme Ensley said the focus of this campaign was highlighting and raising awareness of pedestrians exercising in the dark with poor visibility. The campaign is running during June and July, where daytime hours are the shortest during winter. “This campaign is the third year that we’ve run it,” Mr Ensley said. “That follows on from talks from members of the public to the RAAG Committee.” He said the campaign was initiated after a conversation with a rubbish truck driver who told the RAAG Commitee he had to be wary of runners and walkers when he was picking up bins. The truck driver could not see the exercisers due to poor visibility in the early morning hours. Mr Ensley encouraged people exercising to be innovative, encouraging them to improve their visibility when exercising early in the morning or during the evening. He said some exercisers put tail lights on their dog’s leash, while others would simply wear high-visibility clothing when they were exercising.

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Save Skippy and all her mates Peter

McCallum Reality Check! Coordinator (Rivers & Reef) Mackay Conservation Group

WHEN I grew up in the 1960s watching Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was part of my weekly ritual. Skippy could play the piano, tie knots and even operate a two-way radio. But even a kangaroo as clever as Skippy could not prevent the ongoing extinction of wild animals like her. In the time since Skippy became an international superstar the world has witnessed a biodiversity crisis. Species extinction is estimated to be 100 to 1000 times as fast as any time in the past. The main cause of extinction is habitat destruction. “At the current rate of habitat destruction it is estimated that within the next 100 years or so about half of the world’s existing species may be extinct,” according to the Queensland Museum. Despite Skippy’s intelligence and skill, she can’t prevent habitat destruction on her own. That’s why the United Nations is launching the Decade of Ecosystem Restoration tomorrow on World Environment Day. The UN Environment Program wants us to prevent, halt and reverse

the degradation of ecosystems worldwide. They have set a target of 30 percent of the world’s land and oceans being protected by 2030. In 2015, the Queensland Government said that it aimed to have 17 percent of the state in a protected area. Right now just over eight per cent of Queensland is in a national park, nature refuge, resource reserve or special wildlife reserve. That’s the lowest rate of protection in Australia. At the current level of funding, it will take about 120 years to reach the goal. If we are going to prevent the loss of half of the world’s species, we must to do more than plod along. We must act now to protect habitat that wildlife depends on. It really is a race against time. Half of the $23 billion in tourism revenue that comes into Queensland each year depends on our magnificent national parks. National parks are responsible for more than $1 billion in GST revenue each year for Queensland. Yet we only spend about $7 million per year on purchasing new properties to become part of the national park system. That number has to increase to more like $50 million every year. Skippy would appreciate your help. You can do that by calling your local state MP today and letting them know that you want the Queensland budget to include some serious funding for national park purchase and management.

Challenge sent to local employers KUTTA Mulla Gorinna School has put out a challenge to Mackay employers to offer 15 of the school’s senior students a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship this schooling year. Kutta Mulla Gorinna School’s executive school director, Justin Giblett, said the school’s target

was to have its entire senior class - 15 students in total - to be signed up to a school-based apprenticeship or traineeship in the students’ chosen fields. “This really was driven by the students, it was their challenge they set themselves, so as the school leader I took it up and now

we’re putting it into action,” Mr Giblett said. For more information, contact Justin Giblett on 48 294 302 or 0413 170 678. For more information on the Queensland Government’s training subsidies, visit www.desbt. qld.gov.au/training/training-careers/incentives

HANDY: Mr Taylor in front of the Bushmaster

Adventure for outdoor lovers ADVENTURE is for those who have a love of the outdoors and a heart to travel Australia. That is the message from Hard Korr Camper national sales manager, Tony Taylor, who was able to something he loved into a career. Mr Taylor helps sells Bush Master camper trailers for a living and can’t imagine doing anything else. You can tell by the grin he had on his face at the Mackay Expo. What he loves about his job is “getting people out there into the great outdoors”. “I’ve got two favourite memories: one would be going to the top end at the cape – amazing trip,” he smiles “The second would be dropping the cruiser off the GunShot (track) – that was a definite highlight. “I’ve gone as far down as Tasmania. We had an opportunity to go down there for the Off-road Adventure Show.” He was shocked to discover that Tasmania was a fertile stomping ground for an enthusiastic four wheel driver like himself. “Tasmania, I never really rate it as a four-wheeldrive destination. It is out of control,” he reflects

fondly. The tracks to get to the tracks are hard. The scenery is just beautiful down there.” Mr Taylor said he sponsored the Off-Road Adventure Show for 2020. “They had a (Toyota Prado) GT and a GTS and took us down there and run them through the round,” he said. Mr Taylor was proudly standing next to the Bushmaster X HKC-4000 as he reflected fondly on his many travelling adventures. “(What I love is) the ease of towing. It’s a lightweight compact, camper,” he said. “So, if you’re in a tight bush track, you can easily navigate those through. I mean, every time I’ve gone on a tight bush track, there’s a tree right on the corner. “This camper is the same size as your vehicle, width wise. Nice and easy to navigate. “It’s sort of a middle of the range, our model. It’s built for a family of either two to four. “It kind of scopes across a large demographic: Young people right up to retirees. Fantastic little camper with massive amounts of storage.” Mr Taylor described the Bushmaster 4000 as “all setup ready to go”.

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Luncheon surprise

MEMBERS of the Mackay Trefoil Guild (above) held a surprise luncheon for Lilian Knight at Magpies Sporting Club recently. This was to thank her for her enormous contribution as a Guide Leader, District Leader and Region Manager as well as congratulating her for having received the ‘Wattle Award’ for services to Girl Guides Australia. Names of people in back row of the above photo are: Judy Rose, Melva Wood, Alice Colnar, Beth Sawers, Jennifer Rackemann, Desley Chase, Val Hamilton, Rita Williams, Robyn McCurry. In the front row are Jeanette Hoy, Jeanette Barker, Lilian Knight and Trish Clews.

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Fantastic feedback for cooking classes

LEARNING: Showing students the basics

THESE MACKAY State High School students are cooking up food even Jamie Oliver would envy. Head of special education service support Majella Hoffman said her special needs students loved learning from the Ministry of Food. “Feedback was fantastic, after doing that. We had 15 of our students with disabilities and diverse learners go to the workshop,” Mrs Hoffman said. “It was a five-week program, and it was fantastic.” Mrs Hoffman said the program focused on healthy eating and how students could make the food “in quick easy steps”. “They actually made food on their own. When they’re at school and in the class, they’re usually in groups,” she said. “They were all setup in little stations, where they had their own cooking and their own set-up they were working in.” A memorable moment that stood out to Mrs Hoffman was students tasting different food for the first time. “(They are) tasting food for the very first time, because they cooked it and they never tasted a food or

SHARING your food with others is a universal gesture of goodwill, and one local school has opened it’s doors to a new cooking program. Mackay State High School Principal Felicity Roberts said PCYC approached their ACCESS centre about vacancies. “Kim Presland from PCYC approached the ACCESS centre, saying there was a position for 15 students to be a part of the ‘Ministry of Food Program’,” Mrs Robert said. She explained that this pro-

All of the students were able to eat what they cooked or took their food home to their parents. “All students were rewarded with a certificate of participation, a letter from Jamie Oliver and their very own recipe cookbook of all the foods they made over the five weeks,” she said. “A presentation and luncheon were organised by the ACCESS centre, to say thank you to both ladies and all students on completion of the program. Mackay State High is very excited to be able to host this wonderful program.”

Sharing food, a goodwill gesture gram was fully funded and free for interested students. “PCYC picked up students with diverse abilities every week, for five weeks, to transport them to the botanical gardens and back to school, to be a part of this program,” she said. “We would like to acknowledge this great service to us, as sometimes transportation for these students can be a barrier. “Some students had never cooked before, some have tasted food that was healthy and wholesome.”

eaten a certain food before,” she said. “From day one to the end of the program, in week five, the difference in their confidence was amazing. “By the end, there was quite a few that we were supporting (and) we didn’t have to do much (by then). “Once they, at week one and week two, were shown how to do everything, it was just them (on their own). They did a lot of demonstration and they went back and did their bit.” She said skills the students learned included how to look at and prepare healthy food, along with the science that goes behind it. “The science of food was a lot of little aspects of what works nicely and what replaces what,” she said. “They had little handy hints on how to cook. It was awesome.” Mrs Hoffman said the Primary Health Network (PHN) funded the activity. “The whole truck was funded by PHN and the Mackay Regional Council. A huge thank you to PCYC, as well, as they transported our students at MSHS to the event every week,” Mrs Hoffman said.

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Can you spot a fake? THERE’S an avalanche of confusing information floating around on everything from COVID to our local councils, but can you spot a fake? Because there’s plenty of fake, false and malicious information floating around among the facts. Sometimes it might just be a bit hurtful to a local politicians or councillor, but other times it could be truly harmful to your health. Social media makes its billions by allowing a lot of fake news to swirl, because that’s where they target their most lucrative ad placements. Lodge an innocent query about COVID vaccinations and you will get served up a heap of ads and ‘stories’ about fake treatments, the medical equivalent of horsefeathers. For the occasional anti-vaxxer they close down (hello Pete Evans), millions of fake, false or malicious messages get through onto your social media feeds. Remember then-President Trump suggesting you drink bleach to fix COVID (while he secretly got vaccinated). You probably think you can spot a piece of fake news. A recent study by Professor Ben Lyons at the University of Utah found that three-quarters of the 8200 people in a trial could not pick fake news on Facebook. No wonder USA’s democracy is struggling under fake news. But it is no different here. At last week’s conference of the Country Press Association (of which Mackay Local News is a proud member) Dr Hess of Deakin University found similar results in Australia. But her research also showed while only 13 percent of Australians trusted news on either Google or Facebook, 67 percent trusted what they read on newspaper-based websites. That’s why Mackay Local News is upgrading and expanding our FREE website service. Quite a number of the community enjoy reading their newspaper for the weekly round up of news and views in depth and with plenty of photos. Our website offers the day-to-day update of more immediate news. And our ten local staff curate (fact check) what goes up online so you get the facts. That might not be quite as exciting as the fakery of false, misleading and malicious click bait content floating around the internet. But we believe our Mackay and tropical north community deserve a locally collected and curated trusted source of news. That’s part of being a civil society. As they say in the classics: the facts, M’am, just the facts.

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WHO IS ELIGIBLE? n Turnover less than $300,000 in 2020/21 n Must have an ABN and be registered for GST n No history of bankruptcy/insolvency n Fewer than 20 employees n Registered business address in QLD WHAT DOES IT COVER? n Professional business advisory n Website build / upgrade n Strategic marketing services n Training or coaching n Business continuity and succession

Head over to business.qld.gov.au to download the paperwork and get stuck in this week as it may not last long. Ideally you want to be ready to lodge you application as soon as possible as these grants usually fill quickly…and we don’t want you to miss out. We love helping business owners with this sort of development on themselves and their business so it is great to see financial support being offered by the government to help make this help more accessible to businesses. We call it working ON your business not IN your business so grab this opportunity while it’s there!

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CAKE: Rather fattening

No bread? Then let them eat cake

HOW much longer are Queenslanders going to put up with the “Let them eat cake” treatment being dished up by Premier Palaszczuk and her arrogant government? Queenslanders are dying — yes, dying — because the health system is plummeting towards chaos but, overnight and without any financial or budgetary planning, millions of dollars can be allocated to hopefully staging a football match in Townsville. I am not exaggerating. The evidence is abundant. The Courier-Mail Page 1: Bring Origin North, the headline screamed and this was followed by details of how the Premier “ordered” the preparation of a multi-million dollar bid to move he State of Origin match north after COVID-19 ruled Melbourne impotent. Same day, The Courier-Mail Page 7: “Mental health on brink: Queensland’s mental health system is “on the brink of collapse” as overwhelmed and burnt-out psychiatrists are forced to turn desperate patients away. Did the Premier immediately “order” a “multi-million dollar bid” to save the mental health system and help desperate patients? Of course not. And what about our so-called Health Minister, Yvette D’Ath? Did she rush to the aid of mental health patients? You’ve got to be joking. Horrific examples of patients facing health emergencies while waiting hours for treatment are surfacing every day and being denied, ignored or worse, ridiculed.

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But let’s be very clear — the doctors, nurses, and most other health professionals are not to blame. The politicians and their politically-aligned Health Department bureaucracy are the ones. I have received first-hand reports about staff at a major regional hospital indicating they are at their wits end, fast approaching their physical, mental and emotional limits. Their workloads are excessive and they can’t take leave. They explained how they had to advise a cancer patient, an elderly pensioner, to pay for urgent tests to be conducted through the private system because they had no idea when they would get them done through Queensland Health. This pensioner doesn’t have hundreds of dollars to pay for the tests, and hospital staff have a pretty fair idea of what his fate will be if he doesn’t find the money. Are they upset? You bet. Is their distress eased by the fact that the Premier prioritises millionaire footballers ahead of ill pensioners? Have a guess. They are not impressed. The same goes for the ambos and paramedics stuck outside hospitals with heart attack patients as cargo in their vehicles. The same goes for police who act as ambos because the ambos are ramped at overcrowded hospitals. And now we have the mental health staff “overwhelmed, burntout, and forced to turn desperate patients away.” The “Let them eat cake” analogy comes sharply into focus when you look at its origin (not State of Origin). The famous quote was attributed to Marie-Antoinette, the Queen of France during the French Revolution. Because cake is more expensive than bread, the anecdote has been cited as an example of Marie-Antoinettes obliviousness to the conditions and daily lives of ordinary people. Annastacia Marie-Antoinette Palaszczuk — it flows, don’t you think?

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Serendipity, fate, kismet - elements of life Meredith

Papavasiliou Life most fabulous SERENDIPITY. It is one of my favourite words and also one of my favourite things in life. My mum calls it kismet, others call it fate. Others just put it down to chance (although readers of my column will know my feelings on luck!) and being in the right place at the right time. And for some unexplained (and somewhat embarrassing/annoying/disturbing) reason, whenever I think about the notion of serendipity, I end up with Doris Day’s Que Sera, Sera on loop in my head! Read into that, what you will. Serendipity is a lot like luck in my mind, in that it is only as good as your preparedness to take jump at a proverbial chance; and you need to be open to, and willing to consider, the possibilities. During the past few weeks, I have had the chance to connect and re-connect with some of the incredible people I have long admired; and I have actually had the time (and will, but again, that is a whole other story) to invest in the conversations and connectedness that I truly cherish and value. In this time, as paths have crossed, planets have aligned, and opportunities have been uncovered.

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LENNON: “Life is what hsppens when you are making other plans” And all in the fashion of life kinda happening does their heads in; others shrug and laugh when you’re busy doing other stuff! it of as a quirky dysfunction, a flippancy or The most amazing punctuation points in the a “something shiny” brand of distractibility story of my life so far, have all come about that they cannot quite compute. as a result of hard work, and dedication, but mostly, to backing myself and being open to opportunity.

I am an ardent subscriber to the notion of lifelong learning, and I was in the Girl Guides as a kid, so I credit my believe in contingency and the potential for Plan Q (When Plans A through P have gone awry!) to the fact the Baden-Powell motto, “Be Prepared”, was drilled into my pre-teen psyche. I am a hopeless planner. I am a hapless romantic. I do what feels right, and I have (finally) learnt to trust my instincts! Career decisions have been made in a heartbeat, friends and loves have come along when I least expected it, and there are things I have not – and will never have – seen through because something else / better / different has come along in the meantime. For some who know me it is a foible that

But, actually, it is serendipity – and the fact I cannot possibly consider not giving something a go if it all “feels” right. Serendipity has been steadfast in its presence in my life. Life really is what happens when you are making other plans. Many have said it, John Lennon sung it, and it is true! If you are a planner – I applaud you. But plan for this: Never lose sight of the stuff you cannot diarise, plan for or see coming.

Don’t dull your peripheral view. Do everything you can to learn and be ready for whatever opportunity comes your way. Serendipity is where the joy and surprise of life is found. But you need to know it when you see it. Scan this QR Code to read more of Meredith’s columns and check the latest stories at Mackay Local News.

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4CRM’s motto is ‘Something for Everyone’ and that certainly applies to our music but did you know that it applies to our interviews as well. Our presenters conduct a variety of interviews ranging from local groups promoting events all the way to the hottest music superstars in Australia today. We have interviewed many entertainers ranging from Shannon Noll to the McClymonts to Busby Marou to name but a few. They were all a pleasure to speak to and were very forthcoming with their news and insights. I bet the only place you would have heard about Shannon Noll’s fitness routine is on 4CRM when a ‘less than fit’ presenter asked him how he developed his “big guns”! Not only do we focus on the entertainment

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industry, we have also interviewed political figures about diverse and sometimes controversial topics. For example, the interview about the proposed state of North Queensland prompted some strong views amongst our listeners who were split on the topic. It was also a feather in the cap of the presenter as he was complimented on his skills and depth of questioning on the topic. In comparison to another official news site, he was told his interview was by far the most probing. Not bad for community radio! We are proud that many of our interviewees

are local residents promoting local causes. We have spoken to Paul from Mackay North Rotary Club about the Troppo Markets a number of times and we have even followed this up with an outside broadcast from the venue. Ian from the Pioneer Valley Classic Car Club has spoken to us about Dad’s Day in the Valley as well. These are just a few of the numerous interviews which have taken place on our airwaves. No topic is too big or too small. As 4CRM is a community radio station, we take pride in helping other community groups promote themselves and their activities. Remember, if you want to promote an event in the Mackay Region, local businesses or simply discuss an issue of community importance, email us at 4crm@4crm.com.au or call us on 4353 1411 and we shall gladly put you in touch with our local audience.

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Malibu’s awards COAL miners’ eyes across North Queensland have been watering from gazing at Delicious Entertainment’s fly-in flyout strippers. Tour organiser and proprietor, Malibu, who was Miss Nude and Miss Erotica and North Queensland’s Hottest Body from 1999 to 2003 arranges the FIFO circuit. “Anyone 40-plus in Mackay and Central Queensland who hasn’t seen me naked has been hiding under rock and our slogan is from mild to wild and everything in between,” Malibu smiled. Malibu’s Delicious Entertainment has two glamorous models who enjoy taking turns on weekly tours of Moura, Blackwater, Mackay, Middlemount, Dysart, Tieri and then fly out through Emerald. “Next month, Miss Nude World is coming to Mackay in our pub run circuit,” Malibu said. “Miss Nude World Delilah Daniels has also just won the Australian Stripper of the Year title at the Australian Adult Industry Awards in Sydney. “Our agency has won the Award for the best Striptease Agency in Australia for the past three years, plus we were voted the winner of the X Awards Party Planners and Agency of the Year Industry Award. “Our stripper agency has also won the Bucks Party of the Year

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Malibu (RIGHT) picks up an award Award in 2019 and Delicious Entertainment has been performing for 25-years. “Our strippers are also available for private booking for

bucks’ parties, boys night, fishing charters, plus for golf, birthdays and divorce parties. Malibu also owns the Diva’s Den at 146 Wood Street in Mackay.

THE Pioneer Valley Agriculture Show Society is proud to announce its one-day country show day on Sunday June 13 in Finch Hatton. Excitement is mounting around the Valley and in the hills as this year’s show draws closer. From the mere suggestion approximately 58 years ago that “we should have a Show’”, to the highly successful event that rallies the Pioneer Valley today this dynamic event must be classed as a tribute to the folk from Finch Hatton. Little change is seen on the streets in town as the date approaches but if you venture into the tiny office in the Showground

Hall the bustle of activity becomes obvious. Figures from past years have declared that the township of Finch Hatton has hosted up to and slightly beyond the 11,000 attendance mark. It is time to get on the grapevine, use your social media contacts and get the word out that this year we are going to break the 12,000 attendance barrier. This is our Show—it offers something for everyone. See you there! Gates Open 8.00 am and make sure you grab your program at the entrance. Win a Webber Barbecue or $1000 Fuel Voucher by filling in your entry at the gate. Tickets: Adults $18, children and students up to 16 years $8, Family $55, All Pensioners $10, Get a saving of $10 if you pre-purchase your Family Pass for

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INSURANCE COVID-19 has brought us a whirlwind of emotions and numerous groundbreaking changes. While we now show an increased appreciation for our loved ones, we’ve also become particularly more vulnerable in multiple ways. As an Insurance Broker, my concerns during these trying times (besides my family’s health and wellbeing of course) have been around the impact COVID-19 has had on my client’s lives and increased exposure to not only medical threats but also cyber-attacks. I must admit, Mackay has been very lucky with no local contracted case to this day. However, cyber attacks don’t discriminate and Mackay is still a target. Over the last 18 months, the most significant threat my clients have faced has been the increase in cyber attacks. The general population more often than not only associates hacking to cyber threats but in reality, cyber attacks can come in several forms and arise from: ● Human Errors ● Malware ● Phishing ● Ransomware ● Data breach - Business records & personal information The demand for increased flexibility in the workplace has seen a rise in remote work and working from home options. With COVID-19, WFH has become almost a necessity for many and now it seems that emote work is an option that will stay in the long run. While remote work offers more flexibility, it greatly increases the risks of cyberattacks. With the lines blurring, the use of the same device for professional tasks and personal browsing, a weaker firewall, and a home internet network, it has become asier for anyone to fall prey to cyber-attacks. Remote working arrangements can make it particularly tricky and costly to maintain a high level of network security. CONTINUED NEXT PAGE

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Exciting opportunity at Riverfront precinct Some of the talk on the street over recent times among local residents is the Mackay Waterfront development. This region is set to bear witness to emerging lifestyle changing mixed use property development along the picturesque Pioneer River. Mackay Regional Council has been working in partnership with the Queensland Government to create this game changer for our region. Alfresco as well as indoor dining venues, retail, professional, health and fitness and medical will be some of the uses set below some 10 level apartment buildings as part of the facelift to over look over our fabulous blue water river. Three adjoining redevelopment sites with a combined land area of 1617m2 and addressed as 15-19 River Street Mackay will be offered for sale in one line by Knight Frank Mackay. Two of the sites currently have older homes with one of these presently rented. Ideally positioned within the Riverside Precinct of

Mackay’s exciting Priority Development Area, the sites have a combined frontage to River Street of close to 50 metres.

Ideally positioned for long into the future ... “Three adjoining owners have come together reaching agreement to sell their properties in one line to create an outstanding opportunity for respective property developers” said Mark Kelly marketing agent of Knight Frank. “Taking into account the development incentives on offer from the Mackay Regional Council for properties situated within the PDA, developers should experience a smooth running process following application for assessment” The properties will be offered for sale by Auction to be held on site on June 10th. For further information Mark can be contacted on 4940 0100 or 0418 776 789.

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Two blocks remaining in Paget hub

Knight Frank is pleased to offer for sale these highly sought after and welldesigned industrial sites situated in Production Park. This land release consists of 19 vacant industrial allotments with areas ranging from approx 3,608m2 to approx 9,711m2. Positioned within the hub of Paget, an extremely active industrial enclave of Mackay, Production Park benefits from easy access to major transport routes, including th Bruce Highway and Peak Downs Highway. A remarkable addition to this position, as well as many others within Paget, is its handy location to major freight outlets and the Mackay Airport, with Production Park situated only approx 4.4 km away. These sites are zoned Industry “High Impact” and are capable of offering a range of opportunities for interested parties. The properties, if purchased separately

will make excellent building sites. If bought and combined, they will make up any strategic land area requirement for such industrial usage as transport depots, mining service industry requiring craned facilities and workshops, engineering companies as well as larger industrial service outlets. In short, the land is well suited to all types of industry, including engineering large and small scale, mechanical repairs, cabinetmaking, transport and logistics, mining services and 24-hour business activity generally. The remaining Production Park allotments, ideally located in the industrial hub of Paget, represent an opportunity for the potential purchaser to occupy the land or develop and secure tenant/s as investors. All allotments have access to the bitumen sealed roadway, a full compliment of council and utility services, permission to operate business activity 24 hours around the clock.

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INSURANCE FROM PREVIOUS PAGE With the team scattered in different cities sometimes even countries, decision-making can often take longer. In the case of a cyberattack, taking prompt and informed decisions is crucial. Doing so while taking into account varying timezones adds another layer of stress and ambiguity. Insurance policies are designed as a last case resort and will unlikely cover you if you’ve been negligent. It is crucial to take precautions and remain aware at all times whether you have cyber insurance or not. Reach out to your Insurance Broker, Adviser or Insurer about getting the right coverage and definitely before paying a ransom! For more information on Cyber Insurance, Google search ‘Steel Pacific Cyber Protection Insurance’. Steel Pacific Insurance Brokers have been operating for over 35 years with a presence in Mackay since 2003. Our focus is sourcing cost-effective insurance solutions. If you’d like to discuss your insurance needs, please contact us on 1800 961 007. Glenn Sales General Manager Steel Pacific Insurance Brokers AFS Licence: 230634 Any information contained within this article should be considered general in nature and has not taken into account your particular needs or the details of your property. You should always consult with your general insurance broker, adviser or insurer prior to commencing, renewing or making any adjustments to your insurance policy.

For more information please contact Mark Kelly 0418 776 789 or Paul Dury 0448 476 006 of Knight Frank.

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35 Cavanagh Drive, Blacks Beach

FOR SALE by Negotiation

GREAT HOME IN POPULAR BEACHSIDE PRECINCT! • Quality 3 bedroom residence situated on a

spacious 800 sqm allotment.

• Two large separate living areas

– space for the whole family to enjoy.

• Large outdoor under cover entertainment

area – Perfect spot to relax or catch-up with friends. • Sparkling in ground salt water pool – ideal for summer.

0419 781 816 | rbrunke@blacksrealestate.com.au | Roy Brunke

5/15 Romeo Street, Mackay

$215,000

GREAT BUY!

OPEN Saturday 5th June HOME 9:45am - 10:15am

• Great opportunity for buyers who are entering the market for the first time or equally appealing to an investor looking for a decent return on outlay.

• Rear courtyard area, single carport, end unit which offers privacy + garden shed.

• Spacious open plan kitchen, dining and living area which is serviced by a large split system air con. Both bedrooms with built-ins and air conditioning.

• Rates / body corp. figures avail upon request.

• Approx. rental return $280-$300 p/wk in current market

• Building / Pest report avail on request.

0409 635 724 | ablack@blacksrealestate.com.au | Andrew Black

88 Slater Avenue, Blacks Beach

$365,000

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• 4 bedroom residence situated on an elevated 800 sqm allotment. • Spacious main living area which is air conditioned. • Master bedroom with ensuite and huge build in cupboards – Also air conditioned.

• Fresh internal paintwork throughout. • Fully fenced back yard with space for the pool or shed.

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DID YOU KNOW ... The property market is booming in 2021 as record demand far outstrips the supply of stock for sale, pushing property prices higher and leading to homes selling faster and sales volumes rising. Currently, some properties are attracting multiple offers, leaving us with qualified buyers who are still actively pursuing similar homes to ones that have recently sold.

Now is the time to sell your property! Blacks Real Estate is the trusted name in Real Estate. The Blacks Real Estate Team has years of experience and knowledge. It is our aim to create a positive experience for all.

Introducing Andrew Black - DIRECTOR & SALES “20 YEARS INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE” Born and bred in Mackay and with 20 years industry experience, I have had the privilege of forming ongoing friendships with both buyers and sellers and would love nothing more than continuing this in the years to come. Priding myself on commitment, professionalism and communication, I look forward to delivering results into the future.

Whether you are considering selling or interested in buying, please give me a call as I would love to look after you:

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Friday, 4 June, 2021

AIR CONDITIONING Air Conditioning Tips n Read your Owner’s Manual Make yourself familiar with your system and how it works n When you have a problem, follow the check list in the Manual before you phone your service agent. The problem may not be a fault but something you can address yourself. This will save you the cost of a service call fee. n Remote Controller – your Owner’s Manual will have information on the display and operation buttons and their functions. Your installer will set up the remote for Standard operation. Then you can program the remote to suit your individual needs. Common fault calls: n The remote is not working: Have you checked that there is power on your unit? Occasionally someone has turned off the isolating switch at the outdoor unit. Check the settings on the remote in case someone has changed the settings. n Has there been a power interruption or outage? The system will need to be reset by turning off the isolating switch for three minutes before turning to on position and then start unit with remote. n Check if the batteries need replacing – again check if there is a reset to be done when you fit new batteries? Watch battery leakage as this will damage remote, replace them annually. n There is a red light showing on the unit – filter light. This is a message from your air conditioning system to bring your attention to the cleaning of the filter. If you have cleaned your filter, then you need to reset the filter light on your remote. This will extinguish the filter light. n Condensation on fan coil unit This can be caused by operating unit on low fan speed on low temperature in the hotter humid weather. Adjust the fan speed up to medium or high and adjust temperature to 23 degrees. If problem continues after doing adjustment, call your service agent.

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Mackay well placed to share in national property market momentum

MACKAY property owners could be set to benefit from national housing market growth, record low interest rates and low inflation. However affordability continues to be a barried for many prospective buyers. All eyes are keenly on the national housing market, with an average national growth of 2.2% recorded in May. May’s growth represents the eighth consecturive month of growth in the market

and, hand in hand with record-low interest rates and lower than forecast inflation,. This is expected to paint a mixed picture for markets throughout the country - including Mackay. Analyst Tim Lawless said i market trends would see the Reserve Bank closey monitoring lending and general market activitiy. “Together with worsening affordability for those who don’t yet own a home (due to housing prices rising substantially faster

than incomes) and higher supply as the surge in dwelling approvals converts to completed housing, an expectation that fixed mortgage rates could edge higher might be another factor that gradually takes some heat out of the housing market,” Lawless said. In a positive sense, the rapid appreciation in housing values has increased household wealth and has likely been a key contributor to improved spending behaviour that has supported the economic recovery.

It’s hard to sell a secret! Some believe all you need in order to sell something, is to go online. We just debunked that idea, here you are. Where are the property buyers looking? Answer: everywhere, including their local Real Estate Guide. Are the current available buyers that are looking today, seeing your property for sale here in their local Real Estate Guide? All local real estate companies have our effective marketing packages available to them for your benefit as the property seller to best sell your home.

For further interest we welcome your call: Brooke Cousins 0427 483 662 Leanne McNaught 0418 956 884 My town my paper

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Choice to believe in silver linings The only way to convince her (and trust me, she is ‘bloody pig-headed’ – her words, not WHY can’t you just let it go? mine!) was to assure her that there It was two years ago! were plenty of people – both men Or 40 years ago. and women – for whom her story Or 24 years ago. would resonate; and if one person Anyone who has been through took one thing from it, then it was “stuff” in their life knows just how worth it. it feels when someone says that to When Janelle was nine, her you. mother died. It was sudden. July, Janelle Bussey certainly does: 1983. “The way I answer that now, “I remember the last thing though, the way I deal with it, is I said to her was, ‘See ya this to say, ‘No. I’ll never really get arvy!’. over it” – whatever “it” might be Janelle said the day she said that they’re referring to – “But I those words weren’t that different will live my life, to any other. Her and I will allow When Janelle was mum had been myself to be sad nine, her mother died. “feeling a bit or hurt or angry sick and she had when I need to It was sudden. “I re- a flu or a cold, “ be”.” member the last thing but the normalJanelle is adity of that day, amant that she I said to her was, See when Janelle doesn’t want to and her twin ya this arvy!” bore anyone with brother waved details; nor does she want people goodbye and headed toward the feeling sorry for her. bus stop would belie the tragedy Mostly, she doesn’t want to to take place not even 24 hours unintentionally hurt those she later. loves and holds dear by sharing “We woke up the next morning her story. – we were at a our Mum’s parWhen we sat down to catch ent’s, and cherished grandparents, up (and it’s at this point I should home so Dad could be at the hosnote that Janelle is actually a dear pital – and that is when we were friend and former colleague of told Mum had passed away. mine, so I know just how remarkWe didn’t go to her funeral, it able she is), she is making a face just wasn’t the ‘done thing’... I’m and asking what on Earth I could not sure how we got by after that, find to write about with her. but we did.” “I could count plenty of other people – people around me who I WORSHIPPED am so blessed to call my friends – Not even six weeks later, who are far more interesting and Janelle’s paternal grandmother remarkable than I am,” she said. By MEREDITH PAPAS

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it’s not something she shares with many. Suffice to say, what she went through helped build resilience and strength – and it nurtured something deep within her that she’d gratefully – even if wearily – draw upon throughout her life. Fast forward to age 23. Janelle had made her way through school

the woman she calls “her religion” at that age, and whom she “worshipped the ground she walked on” – passed away. “I just remember thinking about how poor Dad had lost his wife and his mother in just six or so weeks. It was just so sad.” It was to be a tricky childhood for Janelle and her brothers. And

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and university, thanks to the guidance and love from a cherished few “guardian angels”, and she was etching for herself a career in public service. She was respected. She was making a life for herself with the man who would become her husband. LOSS It was also at age 23 that Janelle experienced her greatest loss, she thought she would never recover from. Her beautiful twin brother was dead. “I may never completely recover from that,” she said. “And that is okay. I have my bad days, and this year I was so angry, because it was the first time I had commemorated more years since he died, than I had celebrated his – our – birthdays together.” But here is the thing: This is exactly where Janelle draws her strength. “I look at it like this: there are silver linings everywhere. And if I can find something positive from losing my twin brother, then, we can find something positive from any situation – no matter how bad it could be. “I was with him when we were conceived and born, I had the privilege of being able to hold his hand and be there for him when he passed – not everyone as ‘lucky’ to be surrounded by those that loved them most like Ian was when he passed.” In the past 24 years, Janelle has chosen to draw strength from the fact the sad times and the hard times are exactly what got her through things like divorce, preparing her home to flee in the Can-

berra Bushfires, battening down for Cyclone Larry, sandbagging and evacuating with three young kids in tow, leaving her house to the mercy of Cyclone Yasi and, more recently, preparing to hose down her beloved beach house, helping neighbours, staying in touch with friends close by and keeping her family out of harm’s way during the Campwin – Sarina Beach fires of 2019. “The thing is, with any of the stuff that happens in our lives – is there ever a choice not to just make it happen? “For me, it was all about getting through, looking after the kids and making sure they always had a mother who was there. I grew up without my mum, so there was no way I was going to let that happen to my kids.” These days, Janelle is certainly formidable – but not in the usual way. GENTLE There is a gentle and understated force about her. Happily single in her beach house, with three kids, almost as many dogs, her dear Dad, younger brother, his wife and her nieces and nephew, along with a a circle of friends she holds dear, Janelle’s needs are pretty simple. “These days there is nothing much that cannot be fixed with the help of time with my kids, my friends, the view from my beach house, good tradesmen and oh, and the odd, occasional alcoholic beverage.” And all because of her choice to believe in silver linings.

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4:35 Movie: “Swallows And Amazons” (PG) (’16) Stars: Bobby McCulloch 6:25 Movie: “A United Kingdom” (PG) (’16) Stars: David Oyelowo 8:30 Movie: “Nobody Knows” (M) (’04) Stars: Yûya Yagira (In Japanese) 11:10 Movie: “Julieta” (M n,s) (’16) Stars: Emma Suárez (In Spanish)

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5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway (PG) [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 Emergency [s] 10:00 100% Footy (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 9 *Live* From Roland Garros Stadium [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Framed For Murder” (M s) (’07) Stars: Elisa Donovan 2:00 Autopsy USA: Johnny Cash (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 9-1-1 (M) [s] 10:00 S.W.A.T. (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19 (M l) [s] 12:30 Splitting Up Together (PG) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s]12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] 9:40 TBA 10:10 Just For Laughs (M) [s] 10:40 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 2:10 How The Victorians Built Britain (PG) 3:00 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 The Great House Revival 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Secret Scotland (PG) 9:25 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:20 SBS World News Late 10:50 Darklands (MA15+) 11:45 Agatha Christie’s Criminal Games (M) (In French)

5:25 Dogstar 6:00 The Deep 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 9:30 Lost In Oz: The Sticks 9:50 rage (PG)

2:50 Antiques Roadshow 3:20 Movie: “Lady With A Lamp” (G) (’51) Stars: Anna Neagle 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Tennis: Pre Show 7:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 9 *Live* 11:30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping

3:00 Australia’s Deadliest (PG) 3:30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Judge John Deed (M) 10:30 Autopsy USA (M) 11:30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 12:30 Doc Martin (M)

2:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 11:20 TBA 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 MotoGP 2021 Race 7 Catalunya Grand Prix 3:45 Escape Fishing With ET

6:10 Forged In Fire (M) 7:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:25 NITV News Update 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:25 Taskmaster (M) 9:15 The Tailings (M) 10:20 The Unusual Suspects (M) 11:20 E-Sports Revolution: Star Streamers (M) (In English/ Japanese/ Korean)

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:50 Peppa Pig 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M l,s) 8:30 David Attenborough’s Conquest Of The Skies 9:25 Doctor Who (PG) 10:10 Further Back In Time For Dinner (PG) 11:10 The Set

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News 12:15 The Business 12:30 Q&A Highlights

3:30 Highway Thru Hell (PG) 4:30 Repco Supercars Support Highlights 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Aussie Pickers (PG) 8:30 Movie: “The Dirty Dozen” (M v) (’67) Stars: Lee Marvin 11:45 Life On The Line (PG)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Charmed (M) 2:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (M) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG)

4:15 Movie: “Long Way North” (PG) (’15) Stars: Christa Théret 5:45 Movie: “Wadjda” (PG) (’12) Stars: Waad Mohammed (In Arabic) 7:30 Movie: “A Cool Fish” (M l,v) (’18) Stars: Jianbin Chen (In Mandarin) 9:30 Movie: “The Infinite Man” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Josh McConville

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Four Corners [s] 11:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Sanditon (PG) [s] 2:00 Little Women (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 8:30 Love On The Spectrum [s] 10:20 China Tonight [s] 10:50 ABC Late News [s] 11:20 Q&A [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:05 The Weakest Link [s] 10:10 Kath & Kim (PG) [s]11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 10 *Live* [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Deadly Secrets By The Lake” (M v,s) (’17) Stars: Stefanie von Pfetten 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 The Good Doctor (M) [s] 10:00 Filthy Rich (M d,s,l) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Reckoning (M) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s]12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 How To Stay Married (M) [s] 9:10 NCIS (M v) [s] 11:00 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:15 How The Victorians Built Britain 3:05 Living Black 3:35 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 The Great House Revival 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Point 12:00 Taken Down (M d,l) 1:00 Movie: “Blue” (PG) (’17) (In English/ Filipino/ Indonesian)

5:25 Dogstar 6:00 The Deep 6:30 Operation Ouch! (PG) 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 9:30 Lost In Oz: (PG) 9:50 rage (PG)

3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie: “The Frightened City” (PG) (’61) Stars: Sean Connery 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Tennis: Pre Show 7:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 10 *Live* 11:30 Law And Order (M v) 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:00 Home Shopping

3:30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Inspector George Gently (M v) 10:30 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence (PG) 11:30 Murdoch Mysteries (M) 12:30 Pie In The Sky (PG)

3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Blue Bloods (M v) 10:25 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 Movie: “Romper Stomper” (M) (’92) Stars: Russell Crowe 4:10 Seal Team (M v) 5:05 JAG (PG)

5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (M) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Patriot Brains (M) 9:25 Creamerie (MA15+) 10:25 Counter Space (M) 11:25 No Man’s Land (MA15+) (In French/ Arabic/ English)

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:50 TBA 9:10 Doctor Who (PG) 9:55 Extras (M l,s) 11:20 The Games (PG) 11:50 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 12:20 Live At The Apollo (M s) 1:05 Unprotected Sets

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 China Tonight 8:30 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 12:00 ABC Late News 12:15 The Business

3:00 Swamp People (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Highway Thru Hell (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 9:30 Towies (PG) 10:30 Supertruckers (PG)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 2 Broke Girls (M s) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (M s) 9:30 Mom (M d) 11:35 Frasier (PG)

5:45 Movie: “Hearts Beat Loud” (PG) (’18) Stars: Nick Offerman 7:35 Movie: “A Fantastic Woman” (M d,l,n,v) (’17) Stars: Daniela Vega (In Spanish) 9:30 Movie: “Strangerland” (MA15+) (’15) Stars: Nicole Kidman 11:35 Movie: “A Cool Fish” (M l,v) (’18) Stars: Jianbin Chen (In Mandarin)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Catalyst [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 Little Women (PG) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 You Can’t Ask That (M) [s] 9:35 QI [s] 10:05 TBA

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 Rugby League: State Of Origin *Live* From Melbourne Cricket Ground [s] 10:10 Rugby League: Post Match [s] 11:10 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 11 *Live* From Roland Garros Stadium [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Salem Falls” (M s) (’11) Stars: AJ Michalka 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 Movie: “Sweet Home Alabama” (PG) (’02) Stars: Candice Bergen 11:15 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:45 The Front Bar (M) [s] 12:45 Instant Hotel (PG) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:40 Bull (M) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:15 Dateline 2:45 Insight 3:45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Coast 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Britain’s Cathedrals With Tony Robinson (PG) 8:30 The Secrets Of The Cadbury Chocolate Factory: Inside Cadbury 9:25 Bloodlands (M l) 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 Stella Blomkvist (MA15+) (In Icelandic/ English)

2:50 Antiques Roadshow 3:20 Movie: “The Long And The Short And The Tall” (PG) (’61) Stars: Laurence Harvey 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Tennis: Pre Show 7:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 11 *Live* 11:10 Law And Order: Criminal Intent (M v) 12:05 Shades Of Blue (MA15+)

2:00 Our Town 2:30 Kochie’s Your Money & Your Life With David Koch 3:00 The Zoo 3:30 Mighty Cruise Ships (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt (PG) 7:30 The Coroner (M v) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v) 10:50 Mighty Rivers (PG)

3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 10:20 NCIS (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix 3:10 48 Hours (M) 4:05 Diagnosis Murder (M) 5:00 Walker, Texas Ranger (M v)

5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (M) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Movie: “Donnie Darko” (M l,s) (’01) Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal 10:35 Movie: “The Wave” (MA15+) (’20) Stars: Tommy Flanagan

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Art Works 9:00 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks (PG) 9:45 Doctor Who (PG) 10:35 Back Roads (PG)

3:30 Blokesworld (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Highway Thru Hell (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (PG) 9:00 Family Guy (M) 9:30 American Dad (PG) 10:30 Family Guy (M)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Mom (M d) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:20 2 Broke Girls (M s) 11:35 The Unicorn (PG)

5:25 Movie: “Gagarin” (PG) (’13) Stars: Yaroslav Zhalnin (In Russian) 7:30 Movie: “Borg Vs McEnroe” (M l) (’17) Stars: Sverrir Gudnason (In English/ Swedish) 9:30 Movie: “Ali’s Wedding” (M) (’17) 11:35 Movie: “A Season In France” (M l,s,v) (’17) Stars: Eriq Ebouaney (In French)

9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Australian Story [s] 10:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 11:00 Can We Save The Reef? [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 2:00 Pine Gap (M l) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Kurt Fearnley’s One Plus One (PG) [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 6:55 Sammy J (PG) [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Foreign Correspondent [s] 8:30 Q&A [s] 9:35 A Life In Ten Pictures [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Desperate Housewives (M) [s] 2:00 Desperate Housewives (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 RBT (PG) [s] 8:30 Paramedics (M) [s] 9:30 Kings Cross ER (PG) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 12 *Live* [s] 3:00 A Current Affair [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Pelican Brief” (M v,l) (’93) Stars: Julia Roberts 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s] 9:30 How To Look Good Naked (M n) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:00 Busted In Bangkok (MA15+) [s] 12:00 Zumbo’s Just Desserts [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:10 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 Law & Order: SVU (M) [s] 10:30 Blue Bloods (M) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 How The Victorians Built Britain: Britannia Rules The Waves 2:50 Inside Selfridges (PG) 3:45 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:15 Tony Robinson’s Coast To Coast (PG) 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Robson Green - Walking Hadrian’s Wall (PG) 8:30 The Unusual Suspects (M) 9:30 The Handmaid’s Tale (MA15+) 10:30 SBS World News Late

5:25 Dogstar 6:00 The Deep 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60: Rhino Rescue Special 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Race To The Edge (PG) 9:30 Lost In Oz: 11:11 9:50 rage (PG)

2:50 Explore 3:00 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Movie: “School For Scoundrels” (G) (’60) Stars: Billy Bob Thornton 5:30 The Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow7:30 Tennis: Pre Show 8:00 Tennis: Roland Garros: Day 12 *Live* 11:00 Law & Order (M v)

2:00 Weekender 2:30 Creek To Coast 3:00 The Zoo 3:30 Mighty Rivers (PG) 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt (PG) 7:30 Father Brown (PG) 8:30 Inspector Morse (M) 10:50 Murdoch Mysteries (M) 11:50 Andrew Denton’s Interview (M)

3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 10:30 Seal Team (M v) 11:30 NCIS (M) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Walker, Texas Ranger (M v) 3:00 Hawaii Five-O (MA15+) 4:00 JAG: Need To Know (PG)

5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (M) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (M l) 9:20 Shrill (M l,n,s) 10:20 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish (M) 11:10 The Feed

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Would I Lie To You? 9:00 TBA 9:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 10:00 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) 10:30 Doctor Who (PG) 11:20 That Pacific Sports Show

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 8:00 ABC News Tonight 8:45 The Business 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 7.30 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum 11:55 Heywire 12:00 ABC Late News 12:15 The Business

4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Highway Thru Hell (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 AFL: Round 13: Port Adelaide v Geelong *Live* 11:00 Movie: “Universal Soldier” (MA15+) (’92) Stars: Jean Claude Van Damme

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 2 Broke Girls (M s) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (M s) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 The Unicorn (PG)

6:00 Movie: “Roxane” (PG) (’19) Stars: Guillaume de Tonquédec (In French) 7:35 Movie: “It Must Be Heaven” (M l) (’19) Stars: Elia Suleiman (In French/ Arabic/ English) 9:30 Movie: “Tracks” (M) (’13) Stars: Mia Wasikowska 11:35 Movie: “Half Brother” (MA15+) (’18) (In Portuguese)

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DID YOU KNOW:

Elated Delighted Thrilled Joyful Excited

GOOD FEELS

What gets wetter the more it dries? - A towel. You cannot keep this until you have given it. What is it? - A promise. - What spends all the time on the floor but never gets dirty? - Your shadow. What goes up and down but never moves? - The stairs. What starts with an ‘E’ ends with an ‘E’ and only has one letter in it? - An envelope. What kind of vegetable needs a plumber? - A leek. What is so unbelievably fragile that just by speaking it’s name will break it? - Silence. What has many hearts but no other organs? - A deck of cards.

Fulfilled Glad Optimistic Warm Kind

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Release of Whitsunday water report

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Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) has released the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday (MIW) Regional Water Strategy to identify opportunities to unlock the economic value of the region’s existing water assets and to understand how water can support future economic prosperity. The MIW Regional Water Strategy project was led by a Steering Committee comprising of a range of representatives from industry, local government, and state government agencies. GW3 Chief Executive Officer Ms Kylie Porter said the purpose of the Strategy is not to narrow the conversation around water to only infrastructure or delivery, but rather identify holistic water strategies that will be impactful for ensuring the region’s economic future. “This report is vital to help understand the extent to which access to reliable water supplies is constraining the economic development in our region both now and into the future,” Ms Porter said. The Strategy recommendations have been grouped into two key focus areas: Removing barriers and supporting economic development and supplying water at the right scale, time, and location. Some of the key recommendations for removing barriers and supporting economic development across the MIW region include marketing the region’s sustainability credentials to encourage investment; supporting the MIW region’s existing irrigated cropping to realise opportunities to increase farm-gate margins in the long term.

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Reef management on grower agenda Paul

Schembri Chairman Canegrowers Queensland

THE discussions that Canegrowers and other farm groups have had with the Queensland Government on the expansion of reef regulations has resulted in some concessions made. While that is some good news, it is not the end of the story or the end of our advocacy on behalf of all sugarcane growers. Remember, this latest ramping up of regulations on our industry brings in an approval and permit system for any expansion of sugarcane cropping. There are a number of things seriously wrong with this proposal. First, sugarcane growing is already subject to regulation, which would apply to any new area brought into production, so it’s a duplication adding frustration to growers wanting to further invest in their business and our industry. Second, further bureaucratic process will serve as a disincentive to expanding the area under cane to take advantage of the alternative products and green technology that the sugar industry and the Queensland

Government are exploring and promoting.

Fundamentals remain - but we do acknowledge some movement and changes on the original proposal put forward by the Department of Environment and Science (DES) based on feedback from industry. In a briefing to peak agricultural industry bodies the changes were outlined as excluding land if cropping has occurred in three of the previous ten years, removing a requirement that a vegetated waterway buffer be in place by November each year and the requirement to ‘avoid and mitigate’ sediment and nutrient loss has been replaced with a requirement to ‘minimise’ sediment and nutrient loss. Also, it is now clear that the loss does not include any natural or background movement.

already demonstrated their sustainability credentials in gaining Smartcane BMP accreditation so they should be exempt from further approval processes. How many times do we need to jump through the same hoops?! The reef regulations debate for the sugarcane industry is more than 15 years old. Canegrowers wants to ensure that sugarcane growing and the Great Barrier Reef environment have a future, side by side. Our ongoing campaign is against the complex and punitive regime of government regulation that, in many instances, does not work towards that goal.

Scan the QR Code (above) or go to your favourite podcast directory for Canegrowers ’ podcast on the issue.

Other requested changes that are apparently still under consideration include no listing of permit applicants on a public register, a higher threshold area for triggering a site-specific application for broad-acre cropping and that BMP-accredited producers should not require a permit. In particular, we urge commonsense on the last point. Growers have

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InBrief: Rural News and Information It’s Showtime!

It’s that time of the year again - and this year Mackay, Isaac and Whitunsday regional shows are set to attract record crowds (weather permitting) in the wake of cancelled events throughout 2020 from the COVID-19 pandemic.Shows in and of interest to the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions are as follows: • Pioneer Valley Show June 13 • Mackay Show June 15-17 • Whistunday (Proserpine) Show June 18-19 • Bowen Show June 22 • Capella Show June 21-22 • Emerald Show June 1 • Sarina Show July 31-August 1 • Royal Brisbane Exhibition (Ekka) Show August 7-15

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Valley community gets its chance to show off The countdown is on. Literally! Pioneer Valley Show Association is counting the moments until the 2021 event. After last year’s event went the way of most things in the community, as a result of COVID-19, this year’s show is expected to draw good crowds and entries for the various sections of the show are looking strong. While sections such as Poultry, Woodchop, and Caged Birds have closed for entries, There was still time for entries to be submitted into the Beef Cattle, Stud Cattle, Horse Events, Pavilion and Sugar Cane categories. Marketing

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officer Kristanne Daly said the buzz of excitement around the event was growing and from next week, Pioneer Valley residents would start to see the showgrounds taking shape for the June 13 event.

“Some of our volunteers come from families which have been involved with the Show, in one way or another, for generations and their love of the event, and being part of it, is passed from grandparents, to parents to kids.

Ms Daly said volunteers had already been working to ensure sections and events were on track and an army of locals would step up from next week to make sure the annual event lived up to its reputation as one of the most popular agricultural shows in the region - and, indeed, the country.

“It’s really special and it is an event the whole Valley gets behind.”

“This show happens because of an army of volunteers - including the committee which all live here in the region and give a their own time,” Ms Daly said.

The show has attracted visitors from throughout the region, since 1962. Against a backdrop of the green Pioneer Valley in the midst of the Sugar Crushing Season, it is reverred as one of the region’s premier events. This year, an Amateur Horse event will be held on Saturday, June 12, as a preview to the main event on Sunday.

PREMIER EVENT: Pioneer Valley Show will be held in Finch Hatton on June 13. For more information, scan the QR code at right, which will take you straight to Show’s website.

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Five years and counting for Mackay icon GILLIAN

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Manager Greater Whitsunday Farmers’ Markets

Hip Hip Hoorah! We are celebrating our 5th birthday this week and of course the Greater Whitsunday Farmers Market has plans to celebrate the milestone in true market style as an abundance of fresh Winter produce begins to hit the stalls. Naturally, we all enjoy a taste of North Queensland winter and the next few months will see the peak growing season with Strawberries, Corn, Potatoes, Zucchini all making an appearance.

We’re very excited about the coming year which sees some big plans in the pipeline, including the opening of a Farmers Hub, a space where everyone can shop and continue to connect with our primary producers outside of normal market hours.

Also, we will be continuing our outreach to local restaurants, pubs, and cafes, so when you’re dining out, their chefs will be preparing and cooking more and more fresh produce from our members for you.

We’ve had a big 5 years with so many key events for our food community. Our birthday message is really a big “thank you” from us to you, our family of stallholders who, every Wednesday, supply us with beautiful regional produce and products prominent in our region. Thank you also to our loyal, friendly customers who have supported us through our continuing growth and success.

Keep an eye out for some Iconic events over the few weeks. Tickets for the The St Lawrence Wetlands Weekend sold out in record time. Those who were quick to secure their entry will no doubt enjoy a great lunch as celebrity chefs Matt Golinski and Nik Flack work their magic with our produce once again. Tickets are still available, however, to enjoy a lunch cooked by Nik Flack at the Farm to Plate Lunch event on 17th July. Part of the Mackay Festival of Arts program, this event is almost sold out so get in fast.

From the outset we have always enjoyed incredible support from Mackay Regional Council and Grant Broadcasters so of course a big thank you to them as well.

I look forward to meeting many more of you at the markets and our events. Gillian Molloy

Pictured at the Mackay Whitsunday Farmers’ Markets Chefs Cook Off are: TOP: Chrissy Evangelou, Michelle Camilleri, Nic Flack, and Gabrielle Dicarlantonio. BELOW LEFT: Tas Webber, Gillian Molloy, and Paul O’Connor. BELOW RIGHT: Nick Flack excited to get cooking with local wares. BOTTOM LEFT: Michelle Camilleri putting the final touches on her culinary masterpiece. BOTTOM RIGHT: The fresh produce and finished product of the Greater Whitsunday Farmers Market Cook-off!

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SEX: Female AGE: Five years BREED: Mastiff X Staffy CARER: Julia Ph. 0487 144 681 I am a very friendly excitable girl who loves pats and belly rubs! I know basic commands and enjoy playing with other dogs but I like one on one attention. I will be a great companion for your home but I love to just be around you, so a home where I can come inside with you is preferred.

Foster pet breed: DSH Foster pet sex: Female Foster pet age: 11 weeks Carer’s name: Rachael Carer’s phone: 0439357827 I’m very timid and a little bit scared of high places, so I need to be picked up slowly. I love pats and playing with toys. I’ll watch you intently if you talk to me, and I like to join in on activities rather than find my own thing to do, I go with the flow. I’m only little and I’m still a bit shy so I’ll need a quiet family with gentle hands and patience.

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Axolotls, unusual amphibious pets IF YOU want a really unique, different and unusual pet, then the Mexican walking fish is the answer. Otherwise know as an axolotl, it is a fascinating amphibian which requires little attention and suits a new pet owner. The Axolotl or salamander is a wonderfully quiet com-

panion which can be black, grey, gold and white. But they are not pets you can handle, although the Mexican Walking Fish is certainly entertaining to watch. Axolotls can be fairly bold and are perfectly content to move about their tank while being watched. Some will come up to the

side of their tank when a person is there observing them. But perhaps the most unusual thing about an axolotl is that if a body part gets bitten off by a tank mate, an Axolotl can regenerate it over time. However, it’s best to avoid sharing a tank with fish or another axolotl as they can be cannibalistic

The axolotl has straightforward dietary needs and because they live their entire lives in water an adequate tank which is kept at the right temperature is essential. But once the axolotl housing is correct, this Mexican Walking Fish only requires a few hours per week to feed and clean their tank.

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Holden, GM club for families THE Mackay and District Holden & GM Club has welcomed a lot of new members over the last couple of years which is great with a wide variety of models old and new. They have regular meetings at PCYC on Norris Road on the second Tuesday of the month with about 20 to 30 in attendance. Anyone is welcome to go along to see what they are about, with family their main aim as they fund raise for the PCYC as a main beneficiary, plus for CQ Rescue and any other worthwhile cause. Most of the fundraising is done at the annual car show Cars For Kids which is usually held on May long weekend. Membership is only $40 for a family and as members you get discounts at a select number of sponsors as the club tries to support people who support them and put money back into the community.

ABOVE: Impressive EH Holden Sedan TOP: A great HQ Monaro Coupe

There are regular outings at least one a month to somewhere interesting or someones place to look at their shed or cave. This includess a lunch in the form of a BBQ or at a pub towards the end of the run There is we have a event coordinator who leads us and a tail person in case one of the vehicles plays up or something falls off. There are always members willing to pitch in and get them on the road again in most cases or happy to give them a lift if the car has to be transported. The club also has some wonderful resourceful Bush Mechanics so it’s rare a car needs towing. If any business, school or other organisation is having a special event and would like some cars to display the club can usually can organise something. Feel free to call Wayne Shannon, President, on 0409491965 or email mackayholdenclub@ hotmail.com

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Great day on water

IT’S NOT often that you get 10 hours on the ocean without seeing a ripple in the water. And not just that we got a esky full of fish. After a quick trip to the channel our day of fishing kicked off with a lovely red emperor coming over the side. Bill was absolutely stoked, to say the least, to land a reddy in the first half hour of fishing. Bill lives out west of Toowoomba so he doesn’t get the opportunity to fish the saltwater very much, and him and his lovely wife Mary had never been to The Great Barrier Reef. The first spot was firing with a great variety of fish jumping into our esky. Murray had trout fingers, landing some great bar cheek trouts out of the deep. Mary and Bill had their hands full with nannygai and reds. After a great session we decided to go check out a nearby reef to fish the shallow water as the tide was starting to move. Although fishing the reef edges can take a bit more attention to avoid snags it certainly does pay off. We got some good trout and red throat emperor onboard before the tax man worked out we

were giving away free food. We had a few moves around the reef as well as some sightseeing as the water was crystal clear. We drifted along the sharp reef edges covered in plate corals. What a sight to see. As the fishing started to slow up and we needed to get a move on in a westerly direction, we decided to head back to the deeper water to stretch the arms once again. Cruising along at 30knots an interesting little bump came over the sounder. It didn’t look like much but I thought we better check it out. As we slowed down and did another pass the sounder certainly didn’t lie. Nannies. Thick schools of fish were circling below. We did two drifts which gave us eight solid nannies and we had to call it quits and head back to the Marina. All round, we had a fantastic couple of days on the water and certainly have our toes and fingers crossed that the weather gods turn it back on for us soon. For more information of fishing charters get in touch with Action Charters on 0412332177

Winter has arrived ON THE weather front: Winter has arrived. Today and tomorrow will have a tinge on cold in the morning with minimums around 11 on the coast and 7 in the Pioneer Valley. Much cooler up in the mountain ranges. Fine and Sunny weather with maximum temps in the Low to mid 20s. Sunday will have a SE change come through in the afternoon. Which will then push some showery weather onto the coastline. Out on the water: Perfect

today. 10 knot variables. Seas below a metre and swell on a Easterly about a meter. Saturday and Sunday the winds pick up to about 15 knots on a Southerly in the morning and then a SE’ly blow in the afternoon with seas around a meter and a 1.5m swell. Remember to follow L&K Mackay Severe Weather on Facebook for all your up to date, local and accurate weather information. We are locals. Just like you.

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Amy with a beaut catch

Lots happening in Region Amy

bender Reel Fishing Mackay

Take a look at these two beauties!

HELLO to the Mackay Community and welcome to my new Mackay Local News Fishing Column for 2021. We are heading into June with the weather cooling down rather quickly. I would like to do a recap of recent events for you. Last weekend we were lucky enough to have the Mackay Home Show, Caravan and Camping Expo return for 2021 and a large number of local and national buisnesess set up over the weekend hoping to help take you and your families next outdoor adventure up a notch. With a large display of caravans, camping, outdoor and fishing accessories aswell as a itinerary of events from Ranger Nick’s wildlife interactive show which was great for the kids and parents alike, Berkeley’s famous 14,000 foot Supertank as well as King Brown’s amazing camp oven kitchen cooking demonstrations there was definitely something for everyone! My main priority was Cookie’s fishing and casting demonstrations in the Supertank! He had 15, 12 month old barramundi stocked in the 14,000 ft clear tank and I actually went and watched his demonstration show twice during the weekend, And it really got me thinking about getting out my lures, tidying up my tackle box and really giving it a good crack in these colder months coming. His talk was all about casting a variety of different lures and techniques to eventually achieve a strike from the fish. The weekend was well received with a lot of families and individuals enjoying the event. The food vendors were also very busy as well as a steady flow of the crowds over the both days that I attended. Well done to all involved and I look forward

to next year’s event! On Friday May 28 Tackle World Mackay hosted The Mackay Region’s launch of The Fish Queensland 4 Dams and Central Queensland fishing brochure. These guides give you all in information from what bait to use to what species to target. It covers fishing from the Banana Region right down to the Central Highlands Region and is a great read whether you are in Mackay living or just visiting. The event had free drinks,food and a chance to win a $500 voucher to spend at the locally owned Tackle World, and the lucky winner was announced on the day. The turnout was excellent and the ladies running the event assured me that they have more copies of these excellent fishing guides if you missed out on the day. They can be found at Bluewater Lagoon in the information tourist kiosk, so go along and grab one when you’re in the area. The choppy wind has been a bit of an issue for anglers over the past couple of weeks but I assure everyone that bream are indeed on the bite and with a simple rig, light sinker and a peeled prawn you are sure to get a bite if you head out either in the boat or are land-based. Barramundi or King Salmon also don’t mind the colder snaps so bear in mind these elusive characters are still getting around. The mudcrabs are still slowly on the move and with a good hiding spot for your crab pot, fresh bait and a bit of luck I hear you can catch a few big bucks. The tides for this week are favouring the morning incoming tide for the best time to catch fish on the bite! I look forward to the wind dropping off in the week and trying my luck, until next time sieze the day and happy fishing! - Amy Bender Facebook: @amyporterbender, @womenempoweringwomenmackay Instagram: @amyygirl @womenempoweringwomenqld

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GOOD EFFORT: The 10km Grove Handicap champion for 2021 Shane Dodds with his trophy

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TIME OUT: Emily Dalglish (left) and Demi Caldwell (right) warm down after their 10km efforts

Sizzling pace set in Handicap Trophy

THE Mackay Road Runners’ annual 2021 Grove 10km Handicap Trophy went to Shane Dodds, who had a spectacular lead ahead of second place. Shane set a sizzling pace from his handicap start as he bolted from race starter’s hands. Shane held onto his consistent speed to claim the major award ahead of Matthew Graves and third-placed Cristian Smith who clocked the fastest time overall. Demi Caldwell was the fastest female in the 10km, however placed as third fe-

male as per official individual club handicap behind Ainslie Heinke and Alana Knesevic. Heavy rain clouds let loose as the runners congregated at the registration table prior to the start. However, once racing commenced at 7am, runners luckily escaped any further downpours. The cool conditions set the stage for fast times as over forty runners were sent on their way based on their handicap start. Jo Hughes was the first female on handicap in the 5km ahead of junior run-

ner Lily Leven who clocked the quickest female 5km time. Comeback kid Peter Wright claimed gold in the 5km handicap start race ahead of Ross Connor, Andrew Short, Bill Morgan, Luke Leven, Hamish Donnollan, Leanne Connor and Stuart Sprott. Excellent performances also came from trail-running enthusiasts who backed up well after their recent endurance event at Katoomba. These included Ainslie Heinke, Tim Caddy, Jaylene Harrison, Matt Graves and Michael Scholer. Werner Van der Linde was in fine form in

his first 10km with the club. Experienced runners Shane Donnollan, Merv Shields, David Isbister, Simon Henderson, Jose Short, Glynis Forse, Belinda Van Lint, Scott McIntosh, Carmel Mahon, Peter Ellison, June Bradley, Jarred Symonds, Justin Rule, Lorraine Perry, Jeff Shaw, Emma Johnson, Rodney Elworthy, Stephen Oberg, Jan Smith, Carmel Grech, Robin Stinson and Joe Grech also had a great outing. Many thanks to Cafe2U proprietors, Jeannine and Owen who generously braved the wet, cool and windy conditions

to be on hand for runners and supporters to purchase post race refreshments. Their donation of a random draw prize was also much appreciated as well as their welcoming and friendly disposition as they made awesome hot coffees/lattes and cooling frappes for the needy crowd. Runners are reminded that Mackay Road Runners Club Captain Jim Ford voluntarily conducts a track session at the Aquatic and Recreation Centre (ARC), Ooralea weekly on Wednesday at 5:30pm to assist members and non-members who are keen to improve their general fitness.

Pearls holding up strong U12 Pearls are holding strong in the Mackay netball competition with their fifth win on the weekend. A double header due to reschedule with only seven available players meant the Pearls had to find extra stamina this week. The team moved the ball well and are starting to think about their use of space and ball placement on court. Game one against Galaxy Clusters saw the Pearls victorious, 11-6. MVP was awarded to Brina Kelly and Peppa Geisel. Pearls took on Saints Auras in game two and 11 was the number of the day with the Pearls taking the win, 11-6. MVP was awarded to Anika Shields. Star player from Round five was awarded to Lucy Bennett, as voted by the team. U14 Tsunamis were finally able to field a full

VIGILANT: Nara Suckling puts defensive pressure on Saints Auras

team this week with all players returned from injury and illness. The Tsunamis also faced a double header due to rescheduling. The team worked hard in game one against DAS Dreamers to try and find their rhythm with everyone’s return. While many defensive turnovers were made, they struggled to convert to goals ultimately going down 40-6. MVP was awarded to Ellsie Hinton. Disheartened by their first loss the Tsunamis battled to recover from minor errors and the loss of two players due to injury against DAS Dynamites, once again going down 50-11. Despite the unfortunate score line, the Tsunamis shooters only missed three attempts at goal as opposed to the other team’s 20+. MVP was awarded to Lily Sainsbury.

Netball reps training hard

MACKAY Netball reps have been training hard after making it through selections to head off to the Queensland State Aged Championships to be held on the Sunshine Coast. Mackay Netball Association Competition Convener Lyn Law said the Mackay squad was ready for some great competition. “We have teams from our U12s or 12-yearolds right through to our 15-year-olds ready to compete,” Ms Law said. The Mackay Monarchs will head south with a squad of seven teams, of between 12 and 12 players in each. “There will be two teams in 12 two in thirteens two teams in 14s and one team will be in 15s, “Lyn said. The Championships will

be held during the second weekend of the school holidays, with teams from throughout Queensland in attendance. “An expected 300 to 350 teams will attend and play in pools, then move on to championships,” Lyn said. But before that, the Mackay Netball Association intends to hold the Mackay winter carnival tomorrow with 103 teams participating. Teams from throughout the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions will be in attendance for the carnival with the Monarchs set to compete as well. This carnival will be set to go for the whole weekend with more than enough chances for READY: Mackay netball players are training hard teams to show off their skills.

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Hard-fought clash

BALANCE: A Wests player keeps upright as she heads upfield

IT WAS another hard-fought match for the U14s West Tigers Girls as they went up against the Wanderers in a tough showdown of strength. The first half was too close to call and, girls were not ready to give up the fight and stuck it out. Due to being a few players short, Wests struggled on in the frst half of the game they lost two players to injuries on the field. The call went out for a possible forfeit of the game, but the Wanderers decided to bench some of their players to keep the game going. The Wanderers, dropping down to nine players to Match the battered and weary West Tigers team.

Maddison Simon From the Wanderers was first to make points well into the second half of the game bringing the score to 4-0. The Wests fought back and forced the Wanderers, causing the team to make a mistake which resulted in a penalty to the Wanderers which allowed the Tigers to make a kick. Kaitlyn Thiedeke took the kick for the Wests and it was a good one, flying between the posts and putting Wests back in the game at 4-2 to Wanderers. Wanderers were back over the white line with a try to Ebony Temple with the team going over yet again with a nice try by in the game’s final minutes. At the horn the score was 12-2 in favour of the Wanderers.

by league? To not make it too over complicated and just play simple aggressive football What are your dreams for the future? Do you wish to go on TV and play for any national teams?When I’m older I would like to play for the women’s Broncos team Who is your inspiration for playing? Ali Brigginshaw.She was the captain for the Maroons 2020. She is also the captain for the Broncos and the Jillaroos Do your parents ever get worried

about you playing? No, my mum and my dad have both played rugby league. My mum is also the manager, league safe and first aid for my team and my brother’s team

Madix has eye on Broncos selection Name: Madix Clemerson Age: 13 Club: West Tigers Team you have played in or are in: I started at U6 Yeppoon Brothers then I restarted at U12 West Tigers Girls. I am now playing U14 West Tigers Girls What position do you play? Front row What is your most memorable experience playing rugby league? I played for the Mirani High school team for school girls

What was your toughest match? Moranbah round two this year 280. It was a hard game because they had good skills with both attack and defence Have you ever played in a grand final? No, because this year is the first year that I have played that has grand finals Have you won any major awards while playing for your club? No, not yet What do you think the key to success is while you are playing rug-

Have you ever had any injuries? I haven’t had any major injuries but however right now I have a sore wrist from a tough game we played against Souths Have you ever made a rep team? No

Caleb a true champion

Valiant Tigers go down

CALEB O’Brien (pictured right) is known for being a champion swimmer, but this young star’s latest master stroke is not in the pool. Caleb swapped his speedos for footy boots and pulled on a footy jersey as part of the Broncos Elite Players Development program for exceptional rugby league players aged 13 to 19. The program, which is supported by Construction Skills Queensland (CSQ), is designed to educate young Broncos players about all aspects of Rugby League, both on and off the field. Caleb was selected by a Broncos (EPD) Coordinator while playing for his team, the U13s Wanderers Rugby League

IT WAS another hard-fought match for the U16s West Tigers lads as they lost against Magpies in a tough showdown with plenty of heart and commitment. Wests struggled on in the first half of the game with one player sent to the sin bin for 10 minutes. Magpies were far too strong with a full-strength side. During this period Magpies ran in with several unanswered tries by Liam Doherty, Henry Thorpe and Harry Thorpe. With Wests captain Bill Flynn injured for a period in the first half, and minutes later Braith Kemp succumbing to a shoulder injury and out of the game, a toll was taken on the

club. “When I got the call and told Caleb what had happened, he really didn’t believe me,” Caleb’s mother Laura O’Brien said. As part of the program, Caleb will receive physical fitness training and coaching. His dad, Luke O’Brien, is chuffed for his son! “I think it’s a great opportunity for him to learn new skills,” Luke said. “He’s been playing since he was five years of age so that’s amazing for him to get this level of training to bring back to his club.” “Caleb puts a hundred percent into whatever he does whether it is swimming or football.” Laura said.

team for the rest of the match. But with heads held high all players on both teams continued to put in 100 percent. The West boys showed plenty of heart with a late try in the second half by Bailey Venz. At the buzzer the score was 58-4 in favour of Magpies, with the main try scorers for Magpies being Henry Thorpe, Benjamin Readdy and Bailey Cohrane. Magpies front row Camryn Stott played an outstanding game, followed by lock Bailey Cohrane and hooker Henry Thorpe. A strong game was played by Wests halfback Bailey Venz followed closely by lock, Bill Flynn and second rower Kane Gillies.

Masters go to Cairns THE Great Barrier Reef Masters Games were held recently in Cairns. Held biannually, these games are a multiple sport event with the swimming held at the Tobruk Memorial pool in Cairns. Six North Mackay Sinkers attended over the three days competing in up to nine individual events and three relays. Jane Conlon, in her return to competitive swimming, swam well. She placed ninth in the 200 free, 10th in the 400 free and 11th in the 100 free to post improved times in these events. Jane also assisted by volunteering to timekeep over most of the event. Nigel Dalton swam, well claiming gold in the 400, 200 and 50 metre backstroke. He also took silver in the 100 back, bronze in

the 400 free, 200 free, 200 individual medley and 50 fly. He rounded off his tally with fourth place in the 100 and 50 free. Sue McBride, in her first away competition, claimed gold in the 100 free, silver in the 50 and 400 freestyle. She also took the 50 and 100m breast events, with a further bronze in the 200 breast and a fifth place in the 200 metres. Geoff Robinson the club’s most successful swimmer, claimed gold in the 100, 200 and 400 free, as well as the 100 and 200 back. He took a silver in the 50 back and a bronze in the 50 free, managing podium places in all nominated events. Dan Stampa swam strongly to place fourth in the 200 free and 50 butterfly, fifth in the 50 back and breast, 200 individual medley and 400 free, sixth in the 100 free and seventh in the 50 fly.

WINNERS: he Sinkers Team (from L - R) Jane Conlon, Dan Stampa, Sue Willett, Geoff Robinson, Nigel Dalton & Sue McBride

Surprise twist in victory BOLLENTE looks like he will just keep winning. Young star Nick Walsh has ticked the first box with stable newcomer Bollente as the five-year-old reeled in Ahwaneechee in the shadows of the post to book a ticket to Brisbane in the Battle Of Bush final in Saturday’s Emerald qualifier. The 1200m distance was always going to be a query with the hot speed, however in a surprise twist it was Ahwaneechee’s stablemate Shigeru Mahogany who took up the running. This was contrary to tactics used by trainer Raymond Williams in Ahwahneechee’s recent home-track outings. While a rock hard fit Bollente is evidently searching for more ground, trainer Nick Walsh believes the Metro final will suit the sizzling gelding before he prepares to target the lucrative Northern Cups. “The plan is to now keep him fresh for the final on the June 26.” Walsh said. “(Ash) Butler will ride him down there. “1200 probably isn’t ideal for the horse going on where he’s at in his campaign but it is a nice race for him. “He’ll be well weighed and with the prize money there it’s hard not to have a crack. “He’ll be third up off a nice freshen up.” Like previous Battle Of The Bush finalists Fab’s Cowboy, Mason’s Chance, Bush Caviar, Hannover Square and most recently Deadly Choices, Bollente will be targeting feature races in North Queensland following his Eagle Farm debut. Walsh has indicated Bollente will head to the Mackay, Townsville and Cairns cups, after a strong win in open company last time he stepped out in Townsville. The trainer is confident he’ll have a very successful prep. “He’s an all round good horse and a good do-er, I really like him.” “We’ll keep him fit, keep him happy and keep him healthy and he’ll just keep winning.” By KOBY O’BRIEN

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North Bowls Northern Beaches Bowls Club Results Wednesday May 26 Mixed Social Triples. Winners: Lynda and Allan Leyshon. Runners Up: Trevor Kelly, Les McDermott. Door: Ken Martin, Grant Wangman. Raffle: $100. (No.95) Brian Perrin. Friday May 28 Mixed Social Triples. Winners: Brian and Ruth Grace. Runners Up: Brett and Charmayne Sleeman. First Rnd Win: Harry Ulrich, Ross Black. Second Rnd Win: Anne Smith, Barry Finlay. Kitty: 1st Shot: Doug Allen. TOUCHER. $180.

Bowls comp THE Division One Proserpine pennant team travelled to Mackay on Saturday to play South Suburban. The team of Shane Kinnear, Jonathan Bye, Gavin Milne and Andrew Bell had a 15 all draw; Nathan Dodds, Marcus Craig, Scott Hamilton and Wayne Handley lost 15 to 14 and Michael Kinnear, Graham Kinnear, Barry Saroglia and Nathan Harriott lost 17 to 15. So South Suburban took the win 47 to 44. This weekend will be a double header. Saturday the team is home to Mackay club for a 1.00pm start and Sunday they will be travelling to Seaforth for a 9.00am start.

Darts round ROUND 12 of the Premier League for Whitsunday Darts began with the clash between Seumas Rose and Jamie Maher. After such a promising start to the season, Seumas has slipped down the pecking order in recent weeks, and was looking to stem the flow this week against Jamie who has won three on the trot. Seumas started the match well winning the first leg, but that would be the only leg he would win with Jamie winning the next six to take the match 6/1. Seumas did hit a fine 180, his first of the season. Elsewhere there were two - 6/0 clean sweep matches between Jason Rockstroh over Dick O’Hara, and Andy Peel over Gary Robbie, both men gaining valuable bonus points with those results.

Sarina ProAm

WITH the first tee off at 7:30am, the Sarina ProAm golf tournament was up for an early start. The rain held off for most of the day with a few showers coming across but nothing that dampened the spirits of the players or pros alike. There was a field of 60 amateurs and 28 professionals. A great day was had by all. The Committee, greens staff and volunteers, clubhouse staff have done an amazing job at putting a great day of golf on. The sponsors were CMR Recycling, Electric Truck Services, Inspec Industries and Flysha Trade Agencies. My 105.9 did an outside broadcast which was awesome and Coffeelicious2u provided delicious coffee for the event.

Mackay wheelies rolling on

THE Mackay Machines wheelchair basketball team played at the Qld State Wheelchair Basketball Championships, The Classics, at Boondall Entertainment Centre, Brisbane recently. Machines Captain Cooper Whitestyles and Brayden Foxley-Conolly were both on representative duties with the Australian U23s, so the team called on a couple of southern friends to fill out the roster.

Lachie Chapman, Shannon Buxton and Jake Fulwood joined regulars Sherri Genninges, Tahlia Luttgens-Chard, Jordan Williams, Zac Uhr, Damon Jaenke and Ryan Williams. There were just four teams in Premier Grade – Qld Spinning Bullets (Qld mens’ team in the National League), Aust Gliders (the national women’s’ team) Australian U23 men and Mackay Machines.

Saturday and Sunday saw a full round robin each day. The result at that stage was Spinning Bullets undefeated, Machines level with Aust U23s with both teams having beaten the other once. Unfortunately, on for-andagainst, Australian U23s were five points ahead and the Machines went to the bronze medal game against the Gliders. Mackay Machines prevailed for the third time in this game. This was a fantastic

effort from the only non-state or national team in Premier grade. It was a bonus that the nine players melded right from the outset. Zac Uhr, 14, was rewarded for an outstanding competition effort with an invitation to the Australian Institute of Sport, Canberra, for the Australian U23s camp, where he turned in another great performance. Whitestyles and Fox-

ley-Conolly were also invited but Whitestyles is not available after recent surgery. For a standout performance at Classics, Jordan Williams has been invited to the Frank Ponta Cup at the Australian Institute of Sport in November. Jake Fulwood was named in the Premier Grade All Star Five after his outstanding event. All players on the Mackay Machines roster contributed to a memorable outcome.

Two days of bike-racing excitement THE MAD Mtb (Mountain Bike) Classic delivered two days of exciting cross country mountain bike racing in Mackay over the weekend. The weekend was the second edition of the annual event, with the double-header achieving classification for the first time on both the international (UCI) and AusCycling National Cup Event calendars. Day 1 - Saturday May 29 In the last year Zoe Cuthbert (ACT) has established herself as one of the fastest riders in Australia, and she continued to deliver on her impressive run of form through the tough Mackay trails. Powering from the start line to lead the riders into the single track, her early dominance would not be challenged throughout the Elite Women’s Saturday race. “The course was always interesting, and you had to stay focused to maintain a rhythm throughout the six laps”, said Cuthbert. Isabella Flint (TAS) battled Holly Lubcke (QLD) for the Elite Women’s silver medal, with a small crash from Lubcke late in

proceedings handing Flint the second step on the podium. With the event awarding riders with both international ranking points and significant prize money, a large New Zealand contingent travelled to Mackay. In the Elite Men’s race, Samuel Shaw (NZ) set the early pace, leading for the first three laps from a tight early group that included Cameron Ivory (SA) and Sam Fox (TAS). Fox made a decisive move to gap the field and consolidate his lead on the fourth lap, and despite continued challenges from both Ivory and Shaw, he was able to hold on to take an impressive win in the first round of the weekend. “It’s great to be back racing, and I’ve always raced Under 23 in the last few years so to take a win in Elite is really special,” said Fox. Ivory and Shaw finished the seven-lap event on the podium in second and third place respectively. The U-19 Junior category delivered the largest fields of the weekend’s racing in Mackay, receiving dedicated international sanctioning that would reward

GETTING AIR: Hayley Oakes jumps over the rocks

riders with points in the UCI Junior Series. In the Junior Women’s race, Hayley Oakes (NSW) recorded the win on day one from Amelie Mackay (NZ) and Annabel Bligh (NZ). The Junior Men’s race saw Jacob Turner (NZ) turn on the power early to secure the win from Joel Dodds (QLD) and Adam Francis (NZ). Day 2 - Sunday May 30 On the second day of the double-header event, early showers provided competitors an additional challenge of slippery conditions, over and above that of the longer, 4.3 kilometre course and the physical demands of racing back-to-back days. Early in proceedings, the Elite Women followed a similar pattern to Saturday’s race. Zoe Cuthbert (ACT), a second-year U-23 category rider has been racing Elite this season with frequent success. On day two, she again led proceedings from start to finish, impressively extending her lead on the field by the largest margin in the last lap of the race.

VICTORY: Sam Fox crosses the line “I’m really happy, I’m really happy with my form and I’m excited to race in Adelaide in a few week’s time” said Cuthbert, already focusing on the next AusCyling National Cup Gold event in Adelaide. Holly Lubcke (QLD) secured the second step on the podium on Sunday, starting confidently and then consolidating her early efforts with a mid-race push. Isabella Flint (TAS) finished third. Sunday’s Elite Men’s race saw Saturday’s winner Sam Fox (TAS) leading early, with Cameron Ivory (SA) and Samuel Shaw (NZ) in a

tight tussle behind. Sam extended his lead mid-race, and with three laps to go had a significant 23 second lead over Ivory. In the last two laps Ivory slowly chipped away at this gap, and with only 500m to go, he made an exciting pass in a downhill berm that would ultimately win him the race. Ivory spoke of the challenge of racing a double-header when reflecting on the win. “I’m in a little bit of pain at the moment, having to back up after a solid day yesterday, but definitely happy to get that one”.

SPEED: Zoe Cuthbert powers ahead after negotiating a bridge

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THE lights are almost blinding. Moments before, I had been using the flash on my camera to take photos of the Mackay All Abilities Cutters team, as they nervously chattered in the dark waiting to head through the tunnel at BB Print stadium. Now, the lights from the field are blinding, hundreds of people are looking down on me - and my fellow photographers and journal-

ists – from the grandstand; the crowed seem puzzled and the faint smell of pies, and hot chips and tomato sauce fills the chilled air. It’s half-time in the match between the Queensland Gold Stars and West Brisbane Pan-thers and the BHP Premiership game has been nail-biting. I’m standing on the field, extremely nervous, but I’m doing this for a reason. It’s not my moment; and it’s not about the Gold Stars and West Panthers either. This is the moment Mackay is officially introduced to the mighty, All Abilities Cutters team. Over the loudspeaker comes, “ladies and gentlemen put your hands together for your

All Abilities Cutters team”. The crowd reacts with a roar of approval (which I’m certain must have scared the athletes because it scared me!!) but, God bless them, they didn’t show it as they ran out on the field as fast as their legs could carry them or were led out holding on to Martin Bella’s and Kath Andrews’ arms. This was their moment, Mackay, and you didn’t disappoint them! I spent the past five years at university training to be a journalist and to see, first hand, the community acceptance on that level, by the public, was truly an amazing moment. It’s one that I will cherish as I move through my journalistic career.

Car club to raise funds for drought-affected farmers QUEENSLANDERS affected by harsh drought conditions have benefitted from an event hosted by the 2 Envious car club. “With the last couple of years and farmers having a difficult time with drought in Queensland, so the car club got together with the Lions club to come up with an event to help them out,” organizer Sara Ridgeway said. The event was planned for Australia day last year however with poor conditions and then the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic saw the event postponed twice in 2021. However the Drag the Farmers Out of Drought charity event is finally set to be staged at Palmyra Dragway later this month.

“This will be a family friendly event with local car club displays, local business displays, raffle prizes and much more,” Ms Ridgeway said. “There will be more than $10,0000 in prizes and 20 trophies to be won - across Show ‘n’ Shine, Dyno and Drags categories. Competitors can pre-register - with special discounted rates available to the early nominees - at www.palmyradragway.biz or by scanning the adjacent QR Code with your smart phone! “All money raised goes to the lions club and 100 percent of donations will be distributed to our local farmers doing it hard, “Sara said. Gates open to the public at 11am POWERFUL: Cars lined up and ready for the show on June 26 with racing from 2pm.

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WELL BOWLED: Jan Flanagan and Coral Bradford enjoy an afternoon of competition

Close match in Sarina championships MICK Gidley defeated John Petersen in the closest of matches in a men’s senior singles championship game at Sarina Bowls Club. It could have gone either way, Mick getting up 2524 in a match decided by the first to 25. In another close men’s senior singles match Brad Bettiens defeated Ian Henshaw 25-21.

Ladies Triples: Coral Bradford, Jan Flanagan, Leanne McGeough d Rita Hughes, Ivy Henshaw, Jenny Petersen 22-15. Sarina Mixed Pairs: Carmel Kirwan, Harold Mansfield d Cheryl Fuller, Reg Stevens 33-23. Sarina Men’s Pairs: Trevor Bird, Bruce Archer d Bill Roots, Bryan Burrows 29-9.

PIONEER Swim team were brought back together on the weekend, but not in their usual setting at Pioneer Pool. This time it was in the main pavilion at the Mackay Expo in an Urban Pool, which has a swim system (jets/current) that members swam against. The challenge was set by Poolsmartz Mackay to see how long the team could swim between 8.30am and 5pm. Twenty-six Pioneer Swimmers accepted the challenge. Personal swim goals were set and achieved through the day. Maggie Parkes started the challenge with her consistent swim of 25mins, followed by Ella Bounden with a 50.18mins. The internal competition didn’t stop there, as Isabelle Cahill Swam a consistent breastbone for 38mins. Swimmers ranged from seven years through to 17 years. Young Dakota Daniel was up for the challenge, first setting a continuous swim time of 28 mins, followed by 25mins. Ruby Mulvogue gave it a shot with a time of 52 mins and Zanthia Noon of 50 minutes. The swimmers quickly took on the rhythm of the jets, enjoying the 30-degree pool temp and no outdoor elements. “It was a fun way to bring the team together away from official competition,” said Secretary Nikki Bounden.

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Friday, 4 June, 2021

GROUNDED: It was all action at the touch football semis

Touch prepares for finals MACKAY touch football has recently finished off its semi-finals with a full three nights of games played spectacularly and the grand finals set to take place within two weeks.

In the semi-finals there were three different competitions played which saw the over 30s mixed play-

ers in the men’s and women’s and the super series. Admin to the Mackay touch association Betty Wyer said, “The super series is our top ladies division where cats played Supergirls, with Supergirls wining, which was a bit of an upset, but the Cats will be back again next weekend to avenge that loss and come through to the finals” Betty said. The Wolves, sheriffs

and Magpies have all made it through to the grand finals with a handful of others making it through.

tition which is a social carnival it is played with only four people,” Betty said.

After the grand finals there will be a five-week break and following the grand finals there will be a brand-new season to be played. “On the first week back, on that Saturday we have our fast four compe-

There will also be to guest stars attending the Fast Fours competition. Dave Zanette and Boudela Cruz are both Australian touch football players and will be there to engage with the public all weekend.

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