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Taking us for fuels!

Or are Mackay motorists just a bunch of whingers?

FUEL prices are on the up and…

OUCH! You, dear readers, are not happy at all.

Motorists throughout the region are feeling the pinch and making it known.

And worse, there’s not a lot that it seems we can do about it when it all stems from a squabble in the Middle East over how much oil each country should be allowed to produce.

So, if you ever thought something in the Middle East couldn’t

possibly affect you at the petrol bowser in little old Mackay – you’ve clearly been mistaken!

Throughout the state, prices for unleaded, premium unleaded and have spiked during the past few weeks with some servos in Queensland’s South East reporting prices of $1.75 and higher.

The Petrol Spy website shows fuel prices ranging from around $1.32 right up to $1.49 a litre throughout our region.

When we posted about fuel prices on the Mackay Local News Facebook Page on Wednesday

afternoon, the comments came thick and fast – with most stating there were better prices to be had in locations such as Moranbah and Sarina, while Mackay servos were criticised for their higher prices.

Many readers also, understandably, questioned the vast differences in prices servo to servo – often between those within close proximity of each other.

RACQ spokeswoman Clare Hunter said “petrol prices are not unusual, compared to the rest of Queensland”.

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BOWSERS! Fuel Prices throughout the Mackay, Isaac and Whistunday regions are hitting the hip pockets of regional motorists hard. Pictured is Melanie Coyn at a local service station

Mine needs to dig deep for our jobs and communities LOCAL Jobs. Local procurement opportunities. Local community investment.

It’s a simple mandate, and it is what’s now being called for follow-

ing the announcement this week that Pembroke Resources has secured a $175 million loan provision for its proposed Olive Downs project.

The finance provision was ap-

proved by the board of the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF) this week and comes with a tenor of 10 years, for the development of what’s officially known as the Olive

Downs Steelmaking Coal Complex.

Work on the construction of the mine is expected to start this year.

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Manhunt

A MANHUNT is underway for a male suspect who fled into cane fields after the allegedly stolen vehicle he was driving was intercepted by Mackay Police on Horse and Jockey Road about 8.30am on Wednesday.

The car was reported stolen from Jackson Street with police fielding a call from a member of the public about 8am and it was believed to have been taken from the property about 4.30am. Police gave chase after the man fled on foot.

Mover theft SOMETIME between June 21 and July 5, a red 2014 Kubota earth mover (KX 913 model) was stolen from a construction site on Carl Court, Rural View. The earth mover weighs approximately three and a half tonne. It is typically surrounded by locked temporary fencing each night. It is not known how access was gained to the earth mover as no damage has been located. Anyone who has information about the offence is encouraged to contact police.

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Ozcare’s major milestone AGED-care provider Ozcare celebrated a major milestone in Mackay this week.

The not-for-profit organisation marked its 25th birthday together with the one-year anniversary of the opening of the 120-bed Ozcare Mackay Aged Care Facility – a new state-of-the art aged-care home with permanent, respite and dementia care.

“We’re so pleased to be able to celebrate with our residents who have been on the journey with us throughout the past 12 months, and it is now time to show our appreciation to them,” Ozcare Mackay Facility Manager Anne Crowley said.

“We are very focussed on creating a community and get a lot of interest from our

families about our plans to open up a retirement living adjacent to our facility because family members are very keen to remain close to their loved ones in aged care.”

Since its opening, Ozcare Mackay has continued to welcome new residents on a weekly basis, with the 103rd resident arriving at the facility this week, pushing the total capacity to nearly 90 per cent full.

Ozcare Business Operations Manager Todd English said the challenges of opening during a global pandemic were significant, but Ozcare was focussed on meeting the demand for high-quality care in Mackay throughout the first year of operating the new site.

BIRTHDAY: Ozcare Mackay celebrated its 25th birthday this week “Our priority has always been on ensuring the health and safety of our residents, recruiting quality staff who are dedicated to meeting their needs, and following the guidelines laid out by the federal and state government health authorities,” Mr English said.

“We’ve been overwhelmed by the sup-

Mine urged to support locals FROM PAGE ONE Olive Downs has an expected lifespan of more than 80 years, with production expected to reach 15million tonnes per annum; with initial operation at a rate of 4.5Mtpa.

Olive Downs will tap into what is expected to be a reserve of 514M tonnes of high-quality steelmaking coal and is strategically located in the Bowen Basin in Central Queensland, one of the world’s leading steelmaking coal regions.

port from the local community and the interest from seniors and their families – they are part of a new wave of seniors who want an innovative lifestyle community within their reach, with a focus on service delivery, community infrastructure, hospitality and allied health facilities.

Pembroke Resources Chairman and CEO Barry Tudor said the operation would contribute between 500 and 700 jobs in the construction phase of the project, and up to 1000 jobs at peak operation. He said benefits to the Queensland economy and the Central Queensland region were expected to be significant, with the project tipped to contribute more than $10 billion over the life of mine.

The big question on the lips of business people and communities throughout the Mackay and Isaac

regions, though, is will it be a local or FIFO/DIDO workforce?

Moranbah Plumbing director Peter Harrison said the Olive Downs Coal mine would be beneficial for his business but cited skills shortages as a roadblock to expansion and business growth.

“It is a benefit for anybody around here, because of the housing that would be put in here.

Being a plumber, that pushes us into the direction of building new houses,” Mr Harrison said.

“I can’t expand my business

right now because of a lack of tradesmen here in Moranbah.”

Mr Harrison said it would also be important for workers to live in communities located in the immediate footprint of the mine because those workers would spend their money in the towns they live in and with local businesses.

“I think it should be locals employed. Fly in Fly out workers don’t spend their money here.

They save their money and then return home.”

Dysart Bakery owner Dhaval Badel had a similar view. He said the new mine would benefit his business at it would drive more workers to buy locally.

A MACKAY driver caught doing burnouts along Sydney Street in the early hours of a morning in April, has lost his licence for five months and been fined $1,003.

Matthew John Ronnfeldt’s fines included one for a blood alcohol reading of 0.09%.

Police Prosecutor, Sergeant Jay Merchant told the court that at 12:30am on April 13, police observed a black dual-cab utility travelling north on Sydney Street.

The prosecutor said the driver of the black utility accelerated, did a hard swerve and spun the rear wheels, sliding the car sideways to the left, with the driver

continuing to accelerate hard with the rear wheels still spinning.

“This caused the rear of the vehicle to slide to the right and the vehicle did a 180-degree turn,” Sgt Merchant said.

In challenging Matthew Ronnfeldt’s sworn defence statement, Magistrate Athol Kennedy said: “‘your statement claims that you didn’t drive to the conditions of the road’.

“But you didn’t do that! How silly do you think I am?” Magistrate Kennedy said.

“It’s not driving without due care, it’s driving deliberately in the way that you did and swerving

your vehicle down the road.

“Then, as Magistrate Kennedy read out Matthew Ronnfeldt’s prior driving offence history, added: “Speeding, speeding, speeding, drink driving, speeding, driving without a seat belt.

“Are you sure you learn?

“Oh, you’ve learned this time, why, what’s changed, what’s different, why?”

Ronnfeldt replied that his attitude had changed because of his job. To which Magistrate Kennedy added: “That’s the difference, the fact is that your driving is below par isn’t it?

“Isn’t that true?” he said.

“We would be able to put on more workers, as a result of the increased work,” Mr Badel said.

“All the mine workers would come in and buy bread here.”

He said this would result in an increase in competition, which would benefit customers.

Greater Whitsunday Alliance (GW3) chief executive Kylie Porter said it was a reasonable expectation for the community to have of Olive Downs that there would be a high level of local procurement and for regional businesses in the Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions to be preferred businesses over those located in other areas.

“I can fine you and disqualify you for driving like this.

“Your driving is not up to scratch and you now claim that it is. It had better be!

“You might think I’m being a bit hard on that, but the fact of the matter is that if someone had been there, they’d be dead, or run over.

“In relation to the drink driving charge, you are disqualified for five-months and fined $1,003 on both charges.”

Police did not oppose a restricted licence application and Magistrate Kennedy granted a work licence so Ronnfeldt did not lose his job.

Speeding, slinding, driving

Are we wowsers at the bowsers?

FROM PAGE ONE “The entire world is going through an issue with oil prices. Oil prices are expensive at a two-year high, when it comes to Australian dollars,” Ms Hunter said.

“That has filtered down into the pump.

This has pushed up prices across the board.

“Oil prices are influenced by a number of factors, but that’s basically a supply and demand issue.”

Ms Hunter said if tensions continued in the Middle East over oil production, regional fuel prices could be impacted even further.

So, if the prices in Mackay are not ‘unusual’, as Ms Hunter said, does that mean Mackay region motorists are all just having an unjustified whinge?

Not according to our social media audience!

The response to our Facebook post about higher than usual prices, has ranged from disappointment to outright anger.

A common agreement amongst many users was that prices, in general, were becoming expensive and many of you wanted more action taken on keeping petrol af-

FILLING UP: Are petrol prices too high locally? fordable. One user said fuel was 10 cents cheaper in Sarina than Mackay; and another said it was cheaper in Moranbah by the same margin. Both were claims backed by the Petrol Spy website map.

One of you blamed greed, while another wrote, “they are ripping us off, and a lot has to do with the Greens, same as electricity. The rich want us to have nothing while they do as they like”.

While one member of our Facebook audience wrote, “if you look at the variances in fuel prices, then you will know

that we are being ripped off”; another shed some souther perspective on the matter, stating, “Well, I live in Mackay and they are reasonably priced. Currently in Brisbane, we paid $1.89 a litre”.

If you find cheap fuel in our region, don’t keep it a secret! We would love to hear about your servo experiences and share the love!

Scan the QR Code above to send an email to the editor and let us know where the good fuel deals are to be found!

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Innovation

THE Whitsunday Climate Change Innovation Hub is delivering the Whitsunday Healthy Heart Project, which aims to achieve a sustainable tourism destination rating for the Region. Funded by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s Reef Islands Initiative, the project will work with the Whitsunday Tourism industry to reduce the Region’s carbon footprint. Leading the Healthy Heart Project is a dedicated project officer, Ms Lee Hawkins, who is based at the Whitsunday Climate Change Innovation Hub in Proserpine.

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Time to tap into your inner sleuth

By JACOB CUMNER

PEOPLE of Mackay Region, it’s time to tap into your inner super sleuth!

Fighting crime and keeping our community safe is everyone’s business and Mackay Police Senior Constable Steve Smith said knowing who to call when it counted was a big step in the right direction.

“We need people to realise that Triple-0 is there for a reason and if you see something suspicious

happening – even if it is not a life-threatening situation – then people can call Triple-0,” Snr Cons Smith said.

The need for a proactive community response was highlighted this week with a number of serious offences prompting Mackay Police to call on the public for assistance.

At the weekend a man was taken to Mackay Base Hospital after being struck by a vehicle in an alleged hit and run incident.

The car involved in the event,

which was later found abandoned in Paget, was reportedly stolen from an address on Nebo Road in the early hours of Saturday morning.

The occupants of the vehicle – believed to be a small white Volkswagon T-Cross SUV – had not been located at the time of publication.

In another matter, a vehicle, believed to have been stolen, was intercepted and its occupants arrested, in a dramatic police pursuit on Mackay-Bucasia Road

near Bunnings. A police car was damaged in the incident, which occurred late last week.

Then, on Wednesday, Mackay Police commenced a man hunt for a male who fled from police when the alleged stolen Nissan Navara he had been in was located on Horse and Jockey Road.

The vehicle had been reported stolen earlier that morning.

A woman who was also an occupant of the vehicle also fled the scene and attempted to escape by swimming upstream in the Pi-

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oneer River. All of these events are in addition to a spate of ram raids, break-ins, machinery thefts and other crimes which have been reported by Mackay Local News online edition throughout the past week.

Mr Smith urged the community to report suspicious behaviour by calling Triple-0 (000).

The Collinsville Tennis Court will be upgraded to be in line with current Australian tennis requirements, funded by the Queensland Government’s Works for Queensland program. Work began on July 5 and will be completed by the end of September 2021, weather permitting. The old shelter will be removed and fence at the first court, installing new fencing, new lighting and sealing any cracks in the court surface.

During this time the Tennis Court will be closed to the public.

Casting

CQUniversity Music Theatre alumnus Paul Tabone’s, who graduated from the CQUniversity Conservatorium in Mackay in 2009, has been cast as Ubaldo Piangi in the forthcoming Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s iconic The Phantom of the Opera. After COVID-19 brought an untimely end to his run in the West End production of The Phantom of the Opera in London, Paul focused on recording his first solo album, This is Me, but he’s now made a triumphant return to his homeland. Paul will perform at the Sydney Opera House from September 3 and the Arts Centre in Melbourne from November 14.

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HAVING FUN: Three of the people deeply involved in the construction of the Mackay Table Tennis Centre, Nev Strickland, Ernie Patterson and Roy McLean at an association function.

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50 YEARS: The Mackay Table Tennis Centre in Bridge Rd was opened 50 years ago

Table Tennis Centre celebrates 50 years

By CHARLIE PAYNE

THE Mackay Table Tennis Centre on Bridge Rd has turned 50 and is still renowned throughout Australia as one of the best in the country for the sport.

Shortly after it was opened in 1971 it hosted the Australian Sub-Junior Championships in 1974, and is believed to be the first regional centre to have held the event.

John Cooney, who went on to become a prominent Mackay businessman, was a young junior at the time, and remembers Daily Mercury legend Jim Connolly broadcasting interviews with players from the centre.

It also hosted the Australian Junior Championships in 1992, and numerous other major titles have been held there, as well as two boxing events.

It was officially opened by the Mayor Sir Albert Abbott in July 1971, but ef-

forts to get it built date back to the early 1960s, when the association was playing at the Church of England Hall in Shakespeare Street.

Roy McLean, Frank DeCampo and Keith Neilsen were early proponents of the new centre and Roy called a meeting at Wilkies Hotel to talk about how to get some money.

No doubt it was well attended and a fund-raising drive started with raffles sold at the Boomerang Hotel from 1962-74.

Jim Hardy and his son Peter sold tickets from the Kooyong Hotel and formed the Kooyong Table Tennis Club, later donating the association’s honour board.

Roy McLean, Frank DeCampo and Ian Williams, a cousin of Roy’s, were guarantors for a bank loan for the new centre.

Shortly after the centre was opened Brian Morgan started bingo on Monday

nights, with John Lewis later becoming promoter of what was to be a long-running and profitable venture.

The original centre comprised seven playing areas – five along the eastern side and two length-ways to the west – and little else. Extensions in 1984 added three more playing areas, toilets and showers, storage rooms, canteen, office and players’ lounge.

The original building cost $26,000 and was built during 1970 by Mackay builder Alf King.

Two extensions built in the 1980s, and officially opened in 1985, cost about $150,000 and were built by local contractor G.W. and J.L. Fergus.

Association executives in 1971 were president Nev Strickland, secretary Daryl Woosley and treasurer John Lewis; and in 1985 president Col Searle, secretary Paul Daley and treasurer Norma Shuttlewood.

EARLY DAYS: Housewives fixture players in action in an early shot of the Mackay Table Tennis Centre, believed to have been taken in the early 1970s, not long after its construction. Photos: Contributed

CHAMPIONS: Autism Queensland’s Ann-Marie Watson (CENTRE) with staff

Funds put to sound use

By ANDREW SORENSEN AUTISM Queensland Mackay put some recent funding to good use by soundproofing their therapy rooms and installing safety equipment.

North Queensland Services manager Ann-Marie Watson was excited receiving a $16,365 grant.

The grant came from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund, and Ms Watson said some of the money went towards soundproofing more of their rooms.

Some of the money also went towards installing magnetic locks and observation windows, which helps with ensuring the safety of their clients.

Autism Queensland has applied for each round of the Gam-

bling Community Benefit fund.

Ms Watson said “it’s been very beneficial to all our services.

“This funding came from round 108 of the Gambling Community Benefit Fund. It’s quite amazing the difference this has made,” Ms Watson said.

Staff at the Mackay branch were extremely grateful for the additional money that came from the grant.

“We applied for every fund each year and we’ve been extremely successful this year, as well as overwhelmed by the generosity of those that have helped us,” she said.

“What made us apply for this year’s funding was that we have a centre in Mackay, but found more and more we were needing soundproofing as we were getting more

clients.”

By soundproofing more of their therapy rooms, she said this would bring greater privacy for conversations between the client and their therapist.

However, she explained this would protect clients from being upset by loud and unexpected outside noise that might upset them.

Also, parents would not hear any meltdowns or loud laughs from a session.

“Our clients and their families might often have very young ones … some of our clients are very loud. They have so much fun in their therapy sessions they are sometimes shouting,” she said.

“So it’s important that it’s not necessarily heard as it could be disruptive and upsetting.”

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Cyclone prompts art fest at Airlie Beach

PLAY: A dress rehearsal for a play about the same dress

Dressing up, playing in style LUANA Royle first discovered Five Women Wearing the Same Dress back in the 2000s and dreamed she would direct the play one day.

Fast forward a few years and she has her wish – directing the Kucom Theatre production of the play.

She said the play made her laugh and think.

She said she wants it to have that same impact upon others under her directorship.

The play is a dark comedy written by American playwright Alan Ball about five bridesmaids – Meredith, Frances, Mindy, Georgeanne and Trisha, who don’t like the bride, Tracey.

Mrs Royle said what stood out to her about the dark comedy, was it focused mainly on women, allowing the opportunity to showcase where it showcased the talent of regional women.

“It had five, completely different characters going through so many different facets of their past,” Mrs Royle said. “I heard about it quite a few years

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ago and I thought ‘I would really like to direct it (one day)’.

“I started Googling to find it and I found it, got the play, approached Kucom with it and they said ‘yeah’.

“It was just interesting, as it was a real true comedy.

“So yeah, it just came about, being able to direct this play.”

She explained the play was originally scheduled to come out last year, but was given “a second lease on life”.

“Originally, it was going to come out in the year COVID hit.

The production will be staged at Kucom Theatre, 1 Snow Wright Court, Andergrove, with its season opening on July 15.

Bookings can be made online via the QR code above.

JESS BUGEJA saw the need to revive an interest for the arts in the Whitsunday Region after the entertainment centre was damaged by Cyclone Debbie.

The President of the upcoming Whitsunday Art Festival said very little happens now in the Whitsunday region for the arts.

“This is because there’s no art gallery and we haven’t had a performance in the entertainment centre, which was damaged because of Cyclone Debbie,” Mrs Bugeja said.

“Why it started was because this region has a lot of talented artists, who have a desire for art events in the region.

“A couple of us who have experience putting on events before, got together and said ‘let’s see we if we can make something happen for the arts in this region’.”

Mrs Bugeja’s hope is this would generate interest among tourists across Australia, which would result in a huge turnout.

“A lot of people who are tourists, are now cultural tourists: they’re very interested and purchase, see and enjoy performing arts,” she said.

This need and desire for the arts made Mrs Bugeja realise the festival could also promote the beauty of the Whitsunday region.

“The theme of this year’s festival is on place, which is how you are affected by the place you live in, how you feel and what your place is in the location of where you are.

“However, it’s a big interpretation and is up to the artist to decide.”

She said she approached the Whitsunday Regional Council for support, but also support from other organisations as well.

ART: New fesival to be held at Airlie Beach

The council provided the festival with an arts prize, which is an acquisition prize of $5000, in addition to financial support.

“We approached the Council and this year we’re initiating an arts prize, where we are basing it on the Sunshine Coast’s art prize, which is very prestigious.

“The Council itself is beginning to start an art collection. Hopefully we can continue this in years to come. A lot of beautiful buildings are going up in the region.”

The Whitsunday Arts Festival runs from September 17 to 19 and will be based at the Airlie Beach Foreshore. It is sure to be a great event, with plenty of exciting family friendly activities.

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Love creating fun Rob

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It’s all Smoke and Mirrors Delton

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“Just Kidding” 4MK Breakfast Announcer I LOVE making people smile. It’s what I do on 4MK and when I’m out and about.

This week I wanted to see how many people I could get to smile and I reckon I won the jackpot.

It started when I was doing my regular volunteering at Meals on Wheels on Shakespeare Street. I walked in with a pink wig on my melon (pictured right). Sure I was getting ready to wear it last Friday night for the annual pink basketball game which was postponed, but I wore it anyway.

The reaction was, well how can I say this politely? It was bloody fantastic. There were wolf whistles, laughs, requests for my number and photos, all in the space of five minutes. I’ll take it as a win in my books.

The smiling challenge had legs so I had to continue it further.

During the week I gave my regular plasma donation with my pink wig on. That gave quite a few people even further excuses to smile so another win in the Rob book, for sure.

I even had the bold idea to try and track down some of our lesser known individuals who’ve been stealing cars and torching them.

I thought if I could find them with my pink wig on they may see the world in a different way. With a smile. I couldn’t find them.

I’ll keep looking.

You know life can be tough right now. Money is tight, there’s bills to pay like our rates, which is more expensive than my own Barina is worth. Distraction from all this with a smile or three has got to help right? I hope so.

BTW I’m writing this while dressed in my pink suit and wig at the Dudley Denny City Library. Security is coming over to talk to me

Des hommes aux femmes Its Friday already and the school holidays are finally coming to an end.

So it’s time to get ready and make the transition from staying in your pyjamas until midday while the kids trash the house to getting up bright eyed and bushy tailed to put on your active wear and sit in the stop, drop and go line for an hour with your sub-par drive through coffee.

Which brings me to this week’s talking point – how we use our clothes and style to portray a certain version of ourselves to the world and elude what our reality may truly be.

Behind all of the Myer suits, heels and cashmere cardigans we are all just ducks paddling to keep afloat to maintain our idea of perfect lives, but truth be told, life itself takes no prisoners in our pursuit.

In these times, whether you’re a full-time mum trying to find time to catch up and have lunch with the girls, a typical Aussie tradie trying to impress a girl on the first date or a 16 year old meeting up with friends to do nothing at Canelands on a Thursday night, the one thing we all have in common is that when we venture from the solitude of our four walls we dress to impress.

But why do we do this? Do we do this to seek approval from society? Or do we do it to display our own sense of pride?

In saying this, when did it become socially unacceptable or denote a lack of pride to dress solely for comfort. I have had the opportunity to be enlightened with a broader perspective from people close to me. It turns out that not only is there a sense of etiquette when present-

FASHION CHOICES: Whatever you wear, the lettuce won’t judge you

ing ourselves in certain situations to be taken seriously but our presentation and appearance are major determinants when pursuing something that we want - whether it be a job, a second date, social approval or simply setting ourselves in the right mindset.

For example, someone in their early 30s who likes to spend their days lounging around all day in a rather abstract pair of ‘hippie’ pants may then step out and exhibit themselves wearing a Polo Ralph Lauren button-up, Gucci sneakers and smelling like they’ve just taken a dive in a pool of Versace blue to prove to everyone in a ‘cowboy town’ a sense of togetherness.

I am the first person to admit I am my own

worst critic and in a time of complete crisis not only did I mask the cracks in the mirror by wearing dresses I couldn’t afford but I stayed true the word of late queens Coco Chanel and Elizabeth Taylor and I kept my heels, head and standards high, poured myself a drink, put on some lipstick and pulled myself together.

Case in point, if like myself and others, fashion offers you solace and validity, flaunt what you’ve got; however if you’re still in ‘Meredithian’ times and you don’t want to buy a new pair of shoes when you have a blow out, feel free to go into Woolies with bare fee...the lettuce isn’t going to judge you.

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Reusable Pouches These are an excellent alternative to zip lock plastic bags. They are easy to find in stores locally, and are often made from a silicon base.

Freezer friendly, we use the pouches to snap freeze fresh fruit for our smoothies.

Reusable Nappies and Nappy Liners One of our huge goals is to reduce landfill. When I searched up online, the computer told me it takes 500 years for a disposable nappy to break down.

When we stop and take in this information, this is jarring. We urgently need to interrupt our use of items that take dozens of lifetimes to decompose.

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You can find them at the Airlie Beach Markets on a Saturday morning, or find them online.

Reusable Straws This sounds like such a small item to be concerned with, but when you learn the impact of micro plastics in the ocean, and especially as we are the care takers of the reef, the importance of replacing plastic straws with reusable cannot be overstated.

Next time you are out at a restaurant, reconsider whether you need a plastic straw in your drink.

We can all encourage our local establishments to remove plastic straws and replace with alternatives.

Every time you bring awareness to what you are able to reuse, you take a step in the direction of a truly Zero Waste Whitsundays.

Remember our motto so well said by Anne Bonneau: ‘We don’t need a handful of people doing zero waste perfectly. We need millions of people doing it imperfectly.”

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OPINION

Friday, 9 July, 2021

We need Urannah Dam George

Christensen

By George! Dawson MP Liberal National Party

“A SOCIETY grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in” – Greek proverb If the 1.5 megalitre Urannah Dam is one of the ‘trees’ I plant before I leave parliament, then it alone would have made my time as the Member for Dawson worthwhile.

North Queensland needs this dam to go ahead.

Not just for the 1200 jobs it’ll create during construction and the 600 ongoing jobs, but for the life it will inject into our communities for many generations to come.

This project will open up 20,000 hect-

ares of agricultural land, positioning North Queensland as the food bowl for Australia and beyond, with land suitable for broadacre farming of sugar cane and beef, plus fruit and vegetable cropping.

Urannah’s 1000-megawatt pumped hydro plant will produce clean energy for the region. This large-scale energy generation project will deliver the most efficient use of renewable energy in Northern Australia and contribute to driving down energy costs in the North.

To the majority, Urannah Dam is a no-brainer.

But there’s always a small handful of green activists who see human progress as some kind of stain or blemish on the earth.

We’ve already seen people coming up from the South to organise protests against this project.

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My Thoughts COMMUNITY VOICE Our question to you: What’s the worst mischief you got up to as a kid?

Readers, what are your thoughts?

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“My girlfriend and I wrote to a lonely hearts club using my mum’s name.”

“I skipped school.”

“One of those kids always getting up to mischief.”

“I didn’t, I was too scared of my parents.”

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EDITORIAL

Get business right IN BUSINESS, everything comes back to having the right value proposition.

It doesn’t matter what field you are in. It doesn’t matter the size of your business.

Value is everything.

So, it stands to reason that we need our Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday region businesses to stand up and take ownership of opportunities which present off the back of Pembroke’s Olive Downs Project secured NAIF funding provision.

This is nothing new to our regions, and our businesses have become renowned worldwide for their ability to flex and respond to changes in the resource and general industry setting.

Too, we have a strong network of organisations which are located locally with an international market focus, working with dual purpose to ensure that not only are the opportunities presented to our regions, but also that our businesses are ready and able to respond.

Show us your tatts

For the past couple of decades, our communities have worked hard to be ready for anything that comes our way.

But that doesn’t mean we ought to take it for granted that we will win business just because we are here and we are doing what we have always done.

In fact, that is exactly what could be the ultimate turn off for anyone looking to do business with us.

We need to see innovation for what it really is.

We saw this great tatt out and about in Mackay.

Write in and let us know what you think of it.

But first we need to understand what it’s not.

It’s not all bells, whistles and automated bots and drones.

It’s not all whizbang propellerhead ideas and concepts.

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At the heart of innovation is the identification of a problem or challenge; and then the seeking out and finding of a solution.

Every single person in business is doing exactly that – day in and day out, or at least they should be, else they will curb all chance of growth and sustainability.

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This is where every single business in our regions can step up and be counted – it is where we all have the opportunity to show value.

It is a simple but effective premise. Sentiment and just being in the right place at the right time no longer cuts it as enough.

In a global market the right place is anywhere in the world. The right time is now. It’s now up to us how we respond. We own the future.

Get it right, and happy days.

Get it wrong and we will only have ourselves to blame.

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CIVIS VIRUS: A pandemic

COVID’s sickening, this is worse WHAT’S that terrible noise? What’s that horrible smell?

Could it be Queenslanders, from one end of the State to the other, throwing up?

Probably, and for good reason. On Sunday our Premier delivered a projectile vomit-inducing COVID message under the heading “Thank you Queensland: Trust each other and do the right thing”.

It resulted in a tidal wave of nausea.

No need to put your finger down your throat when you read, “The first thing I wanted to say is THANK YOU.” Then came the fear tactics, “The Delta strain transmits in an instant to people who are simply passing each other in the streets.”

One can only wonder why she didn’t explain how COVID doesn’t transmit to people crammed shoulder-to-shoulder in football stadiums or why lockdowns are always lifted in time for major football matches. Best medical advice, obviously.

This next bit really fired me up.

“I want to appeal to the most vulnerable group, those in their 70s.

The next two weeks are crucial.

If you are unvaccinated you should avoid going out to minimise the risk. We are all in this together.”

That’s BS Premier and you know it.

You lift lockdown restrictions in time for football matches and then tell me to go into self-isolation for my own protection. Protection

from what — marauding hordes of football fans?

If anyone, including unvaccinated 69-year-olds, can pack into Lang Park, disregarding social distancing and mask wearing, why shouldn’t I go to my local coffee shop or petrol station, mask on?

Do I have to hide behind locked doors?

And why did our Premier single out those in their 70s as “the most vulnerable group”?

What have we done to offend so mightily?

What about the even older ones, those in their 80s and 90s, who are also an obvious burden on, and threat to, the rest of the population?

What about those with underlying health issues, the indigenous population, and other “vulnerables”?

We are all in this together? What a load of tosh.

We’re locked in it for the duration and in the conditions she and her team impose on us.

Then came the condescending drivel we have become use to in between the threats and the lectures: “…Queenslanders have once again stood up to protect themselves and their communities. A special shout-out to the people of Townsville, Magnetic Island and Palm Island. This was your first real brush with COVID and you showed Australia once again what North Queenslanders are made of.”

And to ensure we made it to the dry-retching stage she added: “COVID is strong. But Queensland is stronger.”

How cringeworthy is that?

Why didn’t she chuck in a few teardrop emojis and repeat Anna Bligh’s “We are Queenslanders; we’re the people that they breed tough north of the border. We’re the ones that they knock down and we get up again.”

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OPINION

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Friday, 9 July, 2021

Mistakes. Make them but learn from them Meredith

Papavasiliou Life most fabulous EVERY single day I drive over one of the bridges to cross the Pioneer River and I have to say, even on the dreariest day, it is a sight which grounds me and settles my thoughts.

But there is one bridge in town I drive over and have a wee giggle to myself, reliably caught by a memory of an unintentional faux pas (on my part) which caused terrible community uproar.

Now, consider that this was back in the very late 90s, Facebook wasn’t a thing, to SMS was still a relatively novel thing, email wasn’t as prolific as it is now, and people (gasp!) still put pen to paper (yes, literally!) to write a letter to the editor.

But by crikey! They got in touch, they let me know.

I was abhorred for being a local girl and getting THIS so wrong!

What did I do, you might ask?

I incorrectly called the Forgan Bridge the Forgan-Smith Bridge.

And to this day I think of that – and the kerfuffle it caused – as I drive over that bridge.

The mistake was an innocent one (justify, justify!), and I made it because back then it was so often referred to as Forgan-Smith in general conversation. (I won’t go into the reasons or history here, but suffice to say, these days we can now Google it, right!?)

But, whatever! I made the mistake and not even the keeper caught that wide ball. It was my error to own and my cross to bear – apparently!

For the day my boo-boo made it to the pa-

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per, I was called, I was emailed, I had those little message slips (remember those?) from the admin team with names, numbers and admonishments jotted on them from people, calling in, of whom I’d never known or heard of.

Importantly, I learnt from my mistake. Not just about the name of that one bridge, but that I cannot always rely on what people tell me and that I ought not just take things as said/ read/assumed.

Something I have drummed into my kids is to reject – or at least question – the thing that is ‘just ‘coz’.

Certainly, one of my mantras is “it is what it is”, but to go through life ‘just coz’-ing, you are closing the opportunity to question and challenge. The difference is subtle but real.

There will always be the slips and the mistakes; the lapses in judgement and the plain get-it-wrong moments.

But the key is to own them, learn from them and move on – being better for the experience.

Whether you look at it in the micro sense of every single moment of every single day, or in the macro sense of a community taking

ownership and responsibility (and the bull by the horns) in the sense of maximising opportunity – there is an empowerment which comes from having learnt from past misadventure and making good. Our region is a perfect example.

With so many businesses looking for skilled workers, with downward cost pressures being applied across many of our industries, now is the time to check our capacity and ability to learn from the past and better our previous responses.

Never should we strive for perfection.

But the best thing about mistakes is that there is the chance for growth and improvement – and some incredible innovation.

Be it personally or on a bigger scale. The measure of benefit that can come from growth and improvement is commensurate only with our willingness to own our mistakes, learn and act accordingly in the future.

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TALENT: Art for mental health awareness

Minds turning to art KRISTIE Bull helped start an art exhibition in Mackay to promote awareness of mental health issues in the community.

The Mind Australia peer practitioner said the exhibition, now in its second year, started as a fun way to encourage struggling people to reach out for help.

“Originally, it was an idea for mental health week in our company,” Mrs Bull said.

“Our aim is to create a safe space for people, who lived or have living experience with mental health challenges. This can include people such as carers, support workers and families.

“We believe that mental health journeys are quite individual and vary from people’s experiences,

no matter what diagnoses they might have.

“We aim to show the community that it is quite diverse, and it gives the audience a little look into what people’s experiences are.

“It might even touch someone who is struggling themselves and encourage them to reach out and get some support.”

Interest for the art exhibition is gaining momentum, as Mrs Bull said they have received a few enquiries about submitting artwork.

So far, they have received five submissions, but she said there was no theme this year, which allows artists the freedom to create artwork that was personal for them.

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NEWS

Friday, 9 July, 2021

PROUD: Tania Leeson, Barry Scoble and Gerri Kisser

Heard it on the grapevine

GRAPEVINE Group have proudly announced three new safeTALK trainers to bolster their suicide prevention arsenal.

Tania Leeson, Gerri Kissner and Barry Scoble recently completed the course to qualify as certified safeTALK trainers.

Mrs Leeson, a Community Development Officer specialising in mental health for the Mackay Regional Council said safeTALK is a game changer.

“It’s an opportunity that council is excited to be involved with.

“We want to see as many residents as possible know where to find local help and possess the skills to support colleagues and loved ones,” Mrs Leeson said.

Mrs Leeson will be able to provide training in community halls and libraries to the public and to council staff throughout the Mackay region.

For Gerri Kissner, suicide prevention is about reading the telltale signs.

“Knowing how to recognise signs that someone has thoughts of suicide and how to help, is something everyone in the community should learn.

“By attending a safeTALK workshop, people can help to lower the rate of suicide in their community.

“Everyone can contribute and by being a safeTALK trainer I can help spread the word,” Miss Kissner said.

And as a mining supervisor Barry Scoble believes the key to

reducing stigma and the number of attempts from suicide is education.

“It is important for the mining industry to get the word out about suicide prevention especially with camp life having such an impact on men and women away from home.

“I’m part of my wife Sonya’s MAD Cow Coffee team and through the work she does with suicide awareness we’re giving back to the community as a legacy to our son who we lost to suicide.

“Thanks to this training, I am able to help get even more awareness out there after attending the course,” Mr Scoble said.

For local help or to sign up for safeTALK, download the Grapevine Group app or go to www. grapevinegroup.org.au

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BEANIES: The Professionals rental team

Caring professionals NIKKI Atherton, daughter of Professionals Real Estate sales agent Mandy Atherton, lost her battle with brain cancer in 2017.

She was 22.

Brain cancer is more common than most people realise. There has been no cure found even though research has been going on for 30 years.

With no improvement to the statistics there is a need to improve the situation. A cure is still being sought to stop this relentless disease that takes so many people of all ages, even the very young.

Many people have lost their lives to brain cancer in Mackay and the local community has been extremely supportive to the cause for the last four years, especially since Nikki’s passing.

Professionals Real Estate Mackay have been right behind the cause and are supporting the Beanie for Brain Cancer campaign, first started by former NRL player Mark Hughes in 2014 after he was dignosed with the condition.

Professionals Real Estate Mackay are huge sup-

porters of the cause, with Ms Atherton being the local supplier of the beanies.

One of the Directors of Professionals, Gary Tweddle, bought all of his staff a beanie to support the cause.

The Mackay branch of the CFMEU Mining & Energy Qld have also been a huge supporter of the cause as Nikki was an employee. Since her passing they have actively been behind the campaign.

When Mark Hughes and his wife wife Kirralee and set up the Mark Hughes Foundation, he said, “we wanted to make a difference, and make a difference fast!

“When you live with brain cancer you really appreciate how precious time is. We have to make every minute count.

“We wanted to raise money for research – fast. Kiz suggested we sell beanies as a lot of brain cancer patients wear beanies to cover scars, bandages, loss of hair and just to keep warm. Thus Beanie for Brain Cancer was born in 2014.”

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Friday, 9 July, 2021

Financial year usually means bugger all for performers Joel

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WELL, it’s a new financial year but for artists and performers that usually means bugger all.

We’re about the good times, bright lights and the fun and frivolity of being on stage. We do appreciate you buying tickets to gigs and shows, and if you have some spare sheckles, there is plenty of good gear to see and experience in town these days.

Locally we have amazing show folk on and off stage. There are some educators and creatives in Macktown that do not always get the applause they deserve. I guess it’s due to their desire for their students to take the glory.

Natalie Porter is one of those excellent humans.

The legend grew up dancing in this town on our beautiful MECC stage and is constantly giving her time, energy and creativity to her adoring students.

Recently, Porter was seen on stage with Red Giraffe Theatre in A Chorus Line, and it was a blast to dance alongside the leggy technician.

Yeah, it was rad. Mostly ’cause it was fun, but I was shark eyeing Nat the whole finale so I could remember Erin Brookhouse’s divine choreography.

It had been a while since I had kicked a leg and my memory is kinda bonkers.

Mercy/St. Pats recently produced Fame the Musical with director Tania Attard and if you missed it, you seriously missed a great bloody show. Nat choreographed that excellent show and what I found truly awesome was Nat’s ability to choreograph dancers of all ages, styles and abilities and make them feel like stars.

The show was neat as a pin, another sign of a fierce choreographer. High-Five, Porter, you are doing great and I am a fan.

This sentence is not supposed to mention The Base Coats, Crossroad Arts, Folks Like Us or the fact that Heading North a workshop performance opens tonight at the MECC. Musical Director Janice Whelan is the excellent human behind the local and fabulous choir, Tutti Vocal Ensemble.

They have a show coming up that I am extremely excited about at the CON called Swing & Song.

The choir will perform some of their most loved songs that they have performed over the years. From jazz, pop, contemporary and classical music to music theatre.

Jan Whelan: “Accompanying is one of my genuinely great pleasures be it choirs or soloists but working with the incredibly talented ladies of TUTTI is really very special. I am immensely proud to be music director of this group, although I am always happy to have input from everyone.”

Jan has been accompanying in Mackay for many years, and I had the pleasure of having Jan play for me growing up. And then as a real-life adult it was amazing to work with Jan on Songs for a New World that I directed and co-produced for my company Red Giraffe Theatre.

Whether it is working with Mackay Choral Society on Icons of Stage & Screen concert, Mackay Musical Comedy Players most recently accompanying Mamma Mia or school choirs and music ministry, Jan is the ultimate professional and leading figure in music in our beautiful town.

Pieta Farrell of PiettaGoGetter is the producing powerhouse that is the darling of the Melbourne Comedy Festival winning the top employee award and is the manager for the cabaret star Reuben Kaye.

Pieta produced Betty Grumble’s smash hit tour and has worked alongside the country’s top comedians and cabaret acts touring London and Edinburgh.

A dancer by trade who had a varied performing career in contemporary dance, go-go, burlesque and cabaret especially in The Adventured of Gypsy and

DANCING: It’s great. And so is big Eighties hair Rag (with yours truly) that we wrote, produced and performed in sold out venues across the country, winning the Short and Sweet Cabaret audience favourite award.

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FESTIVAL: Quix is heading to Mackay

Sports, music festival on way CROWDS of people from all across Queensland are expected to head to Mackay for the region’s newest music, arts, and action sports festival in 2021.

In association with Rumble on the Reef, a new and exciting event is being held at WAKEHOUSE AUSTRALIA on Saturday October 2 from 128pm.

With headliners – Touch Sensitive, The Kite String Tangle, New Zealand artist QUIX and locals such as CLOVR and DJ Nina Sinclair – Rhythm and The Reef 2021 is set to take Mackay by storm by combining the best of live music, art and extreme sports into a single-day of unmatched

excitement.

The festival will feature live and DJ performances, a live graffiti artist, freestyle wakeboarding and more. With extremely limited capacity due to COVID restrictions, and early bird tickets being gone within days of being released, the event is set to sell out.

This event is sponsored by Mackay City Council, Boho on the go MKY, Wakehouse Australia, Coffee Skateboards and others.

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NETWORKING: MackHack is set to help local businesses solve global problems

MackHack 2021 to help local business MACKHACK 2021 will help regional businesses integrate new technologies to solve global problems.

Get ready for a weekend jam-packed full of innovation in the mining, agritech and METS sector as the region’s problem solvers and disruptors gear up for the third annual MackHack technology-focused hackathon.

Split Spaces manager Deb Allan said the three-day event from July 23-25 would this year focus on solving industry challenges through integrating technology to move to Industry 4.0, or the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

“What we really want to encourage people to do – whether it’s big mining houses or the small-medium enterprises from Paget – is to send a couple of people along to MackHack to learn about integrating AI, XR and robotics into their businesses,” Ms Allan said.

She said the dynamic weekend features a guest speaker on the Friday night, ideation and validation workshops throughout the weekend and time for attendees to prototype their ideas before pitching on Sunday afternoon.

Those with the winning pitch will take home the coveted first place prize of $2500 in stone cold cash with runners up taking home rewards equaling another $2500.

Ms Allan said she was excited to see the magic that unfolded when participants stepped outside their comfort zone.

“The collaborative approach to problem solving that MackHack offers is challenging and rewarding for all involved,” she said.

“It brings people together from all industries, all walks of life, re-

gardless of gender, or qualifications. Every team benefits from diversity, and whether you’re a hacker, hipster or a hustler there’s a place for you.

Attendees get a learning experience, but they also get to walk away with some great friends and industry connections they wouldn’t have otherwise.”

METS Ignited CEO Adrian Beer says the Growth Centre is investing in MackHack due to the success of the program in bringing regional businesses together with industry mentors to respond to their technology needs.

“This year the hackathon is inviting regional companies big and small to form teams, identify local business problems, and understand how technologies such as AI, XR and robotics can help solve these.

“For the past two years MackHack has attracted strong support from industry to help participants find solutions to some of industry’s biggest problems, this year we are excited to see how local industry is dealing with challenges using the latest technology,” said Adrian Beer.

Ms Allan said an intellectual property lawyer would be on hand as well as mentors from The QLD XR Hub, Queensland AI Hub, Queensland Robotics and CSIRO. The QLD XR Hub acting chief executive officer Karen Sanders said it was exciting to partner with regional delivery partners such as Split Spaces to support MackHack.

“The mining and METS sector are being given a great opportunity to collaborate with the region’s innovators to provide transformation to their industries,” Ms Sanders said.

Queensland AI Hub CEO, Sue Keay said projects realised over the event could be eligible for new federal government funding aimed at developing artificial intelligence solutions at a regional level.

“The Queensland AI Hub is committed to driving regional growth and ensuring organisations, big and small, have the right skills and support to implement AI at scale.” Queensland Robotics Executive Chairman, Andrew Scott is committed to developing a sustainable robotics industry, taking advantage of the robotics boom and sees the talent in the regions playing a significant role to generate growth in jobs, exports, products and services for Queensland and Australia.

“Deep domain knowledge of multiple industries coupled with regional innovation and determination will drive this growth and it is events like MackHack, and environments like Split Spaces, Resource Centre of Excellence, Resource Industry Network that help realise this growth.

Looking forward to a great event and seeing the innovations emerge.” said Andrew Scott.

Those wanting to get a head start on MackHack 2021 can head online to watch pre-recorded sessions,register for additional capability workshops and check out the exceptional industry mentors participating in the event. https://www.mackhack.com.au/ METS Ignited, the Queensland Government, and the Mackay Regional Council are major sponsors of the event with a number of local businesses set to come on board as minor sponsors. Event sponsors receive one-on-one mentoring from their choice of industry expert to help define their internal business challenge that can be solved through Industry 4.0 technology.

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INSURANCE WHAT SHOULD I INSURE MY HOME FOR? THIS is the most frequent question that we get asked by client’s when it comes to insuring their homes.

Most clients will run of whatever they paid for the property, which is not the correct approach. Purchase prices of real estate include a value for the building and any improvements to the property like sheds, pools and property upgrades (including driveways).

This price will also include a value which I like to simply term ‘market influence’. This is essentially the increase (or sometimes decrease) in the value of the property based on supply, demand and desirability.

What your insurer is actually looking for the rebuild price of the structures, including any associated infrastructure (i.e. service connections).

Any experienced general insurance broker or adviser will most likely have gone through a dwelling rebuild (or significant reconstruction) in recent history and will be able to give you a rough idea of sqm rates.

My rule of thumb is $1,450 - $1,750 sqm depending on the configuration of the property. If the property has nicer finishes or 2 storey go high, if it’s standard finished and single storey then go low.

Once you’ve rested on a rebuild price you are comfortable with then you’ll need to consider Removal of Debris.

This is the cost associated with removing the damaged property from your property are an insured event. I n my experience this can range from $30,000 to $80,000 depending on the materials used in your home. If you have asbestos head for the higher then, if it’s brick veneer you can probably go lower.

Be mindful that some (mostly direct) insurers will include Removal of Debris within the Sum Insured.

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INSURANCE FROM PREVIOUS PAGE This has caught a few residents when their property is damaged in a catastrophic event (i.e. cyclone).

If you insure your property for $300,000 but there is $50,000 in Removal of Debris that only leaves you $250,000 to rebuild your home.

My advice if you deal with these insurers, ask your consultant where their product sits on this topic and as them to direct you to it in the Policy Wording.

The Home insurance products provided by Steel Pacific Insurance Brokers provide coverage for Removal of Debris in addition to the Sum Insured with most offering ‘reasonable costs cost’, which is (as I like to call it) ‘as close to unlimited as your ever going to get with an insurer’.

This give our staff the comfort in knowing that our client’s are adequately protected so that they and our client’s can all sleep well at night.

If you follow this easy process and then you should hopefully limit your worries should you ever be facing a major loss.

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INVESTMENT: There could be good news on the horizon if ABS figures are anything to go by

Value of new house loan commitments rises

MACKAY investment property owners looking to cash in on the recent market surge are in for more good news if figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics are anything to go by.

The May 2021 Lending to Households and Business figures show the value of new loan commitments for housing has increased again with investors back in force.

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president Adrian Kelly said the statistics showed new housing loan commitments rose by 4.9 per cent in May this year to a new high of $32.6billion.

Mr Kelly said this had been largely driven by investor housing loan commitments.

“The value of new loan commitments for investor housing rose 13.3 percent to $9.1 billion in Mackay which was the highest level since April 2015,” he said.

“The value of investor loan commitments rose 116 percent in the year to May 2021 after falling to a 20-year low in May 2020.

“Investor loans equated to 28 percent of the total value of housing local commitments in May compared to 46 per cent in 2015.”

Mr Kelly said the results reflected the very strong interest market growth has generated in the past year.

New Burrito Bar to open in Mackay RESIDENTS of Rural View are invited to get ready for a new flavour in town!

Burrito Bar has announced they are bringing their multi-venue concept and drive-thru to Rural View, expecting to open late 2021.

Burrito Bar and sibling brand Sweet Republick will be in Northern Beaches Central (Showroom Precinct), 1-11 Carl Court, Rural View 4740. This will be the second drive-thru for Burrito Bar and Sweet Republick.

Burrito Bar is excited to bring its Modern Mexican flavours to the Rural View community, including burritos, nachos, wings, quesadillas, enchiladas, fajitas and more! Burrito Bar describes itself as a “new wave of street-style Mexican foods”.

The Sweet Republick kiosk offers waffles, brownies, chocolate nachos and churros, along with an array of sundaes, milkshakes, and ice cream favours.

“We offer all kinds of specialty sundaes, desserts, and classic shakes - all available for dine-in, drive-through, take-away and home delivery” says a Burrito Bar spokesperson.

Since launching in 2011, there are 36 Burrito Bar locations nationwide and 4 Sweet Republicks, all Australia owned and operated by local Franchise Partners.

FAST FOOD: Burritos are coming to Mackay

“Investors and first home buyers alike are diving into the market with the latter taking advantage of the current government incentives.”

He cautioned that lenders would continue to remain in high alert to potential lending restrictions in the future.

“APRA has consistently said their true north for changes to current policy settings would be household debt to income with banks showing signs of responding

to this in changing some of their products on offer.

“Despite these strong lending results for investors, feedback on the ground from agents remains that many investors are taking the current high prices to off-

load investment in light of extensive reforms to residential tenancy laws in some jurisdictions.”

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Beautiful personality, magic hands

SHE is known to many for her beautiful personality and magic hands! She is the keeper of secrets (a vital part of her job) and always has a kind word and affirmation for those who come across her.

Ask her age and she will tell you, because she isn’t precious about things like that (she is 59, by the way!); and for 16 of the 24 years she has called Mackay home, she has helped bring comfort and relief to countless clients.

Teresa Abela is a woman loved by many and she gives of her time as generously as she does her spirit. So, when Mackay Local News journalist Jacob Cumner spent some time getting to know the Northern Beaches remedial therapist, he knew hers was a story he had to share!

JC: What do you love to do when you are not working?

TA: I love to read and cook.

I also love gardening and beach walks. And, movies and dancing.

I am quite happy to turn on the music and just dance. I love outings with friends and good food – especially when I don’t have to cook it myself.

JC: You have a belief in giving back to the community, so how have you done that?

TA: I was a Sunrise Rotarian for six years and the primary fund raiser was the Mayor’s Charity Ball. I have also had many years on the Golf Course helping to raise funds for Mackay Foundation. Currently, I am on the Board of Directors of Exquisit You Foundation, which is the primary fund-raising avenue for the TUF Minds App. I am also a believer in

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JC: What attracted you to this profession?

TA: I have always been amazed at the ability of the human body. Most my light reading was anatomy and physiology books or psychology and human behaviour.

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TA: Those who come in for a treatment are not usually feeling their best. To be able to maximise my knowledge and help them increase their range of movement, and decrease pain is very rewarding. I have the opportunity to meet the nicest people and bear witness to some amazing life stories.

JC: Are there particular treatment methods you prefer?

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JC: Have you had any difficult clientele?

TA: I don’t tend to have difficult clients, they have a need to be helped, so they are happy to be here and receive treatment. If a client is not responding to the treatment and it is evident, they need to be referred to an allied health provider. I will collaborate with clients’ chosen allied health provider to maximise the client’s need for a speedy recovery.

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5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) 8:30 TBA 10:20 Firestarter: The Story Of Bangarra (M l) 11:55 Doctor Who (PG) 12:40 Art Works 1:10 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) 1:40 Insert Name Here (PG) 2:10 QI (M s)

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 4:30 Friday Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 The Vaccine 8:00 ABC News Update 8:30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Close Of Business 10:00 The World 11:00 The Drum

3:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 3:30 Coonamble Rodeo (PG) 4:00 STIHL Timbersports (PG) 4:30 Mega Marine Machines (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 TBA 7:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:00 Armchair Experts (M) 11:30 Hardcore Pawn (M)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (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 Friends (PG) 10:30 Charmed (PG)

6:00 Movie: “Song Of Granite” (PG) (’17) Stars: Michael O’Chonfhlaola (In Gaelic/ Irish) 7:50 Movie: “The Miseducation Of Cameron Post” (M l,s) (’18) Stars: Chloë Grace Moretz 9:30 Movie: “Goldstone” (M l,v) (’16) Stars: Aaron Pedersen (In English/ Mandarin)

10:00 rage (PG) [s] 11:00 rage NAIDOC Week ‘Heal Country’ Special (PG) [s] (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces [s] 1:15 In My Blood It Runs (M) [s] 2:40 Maralinga Tjarutja (PG) [s] 3:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 4:00 Back Roads [s] 4:30 Landline [s] 5:00 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 5:30 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 6:15 The Repair Shop [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 The Durrells (PG) [s] 8:20 Belgravia (PG) [s] 9:05 Jack Irish (M l,v) [s]

10:00 Today Extra - Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 The Pet Rescuers (PG) [s] 12:30 The Rebound [s] 1:00 Australian Ninja Warrior (PG) [s] 3:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Vixens v Swifts *Live* [s] 5:00 NINE News: First At Five [s] 5:30 Getaway (PG) [s] 6:00 NINE News Saturday [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 David Attenborough’s Life In Colour (PG) [s] 8:30 Movie: “Deep Impact” (M l) (’98) Stars: Téa Leoni 11:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 12 *Live* [s] 4:00 A Current Affair [s]

6:00 Home Shopping 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend [s] 12:00 Kochie’s Business Builders [s] 12:30 Seven’s Motorsport Classic [s] 1:00 Repco Supercars Championship [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Movie: “Independence Day” (PG) (’96) Stars: Will Smith 10:00 Movie: “Gravity” (M v,l) (’13) Stars: Sandra Bullock 12:00 Repco Supercars Highlights 2021: Townsville 500 Highlights: Day 1 [s] 1:00 Koala Rescue (PG) [s] 2:30 Home Shopping

7:00 Escape Fishing With ET [s] 7:30 The Offroad Adventure Show [s] 8:30 All 4 Adventure [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Saturday (PG) [s] 12:00 The Living Room [s] 1:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:30 Taste Of Australia [s] 4:00 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 Three Blue Ducks [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) [s] 7:00 The Dog House (PG) [s] 8:00 TBA 9:00 Ambulance Australia (PG) [s] 10:00 Movie: “A Cry In The Dark” (M l) (’88)

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Morning Update 8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Morning Update 1:00 Worldwatch 2:05 Going Places With Ernie Dingo (PG) 2:35 Superbikes: World Championship, Round 4, UK 3:30 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 8 4:35 Hitler’s World (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Walking Britain’s Lost Railways (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 14 *Live*

4:30 Odd Squad 5:00 Malory Towers (PG) 5:30 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness (PG) 6:00 Dragons: Riders Of Berk 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies 7:15 Hey You! What If 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho!

3:00 Movie: “633 Squadron” (PG) (’64) Stars: Cliff Robertson 5:00 Movie: “Zulu” (PG) (’64) Stars: Stanley Baker 8:00 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 12 *Live* From The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club 9:30 As Time Goes By (PG) 10:30 Tennis: Wimbledon: Pre Show

2:15 Creek To Coast 2:45 Sydney Weekender 3:15 RSPCA Animal Rescue 3:45 Movie: “Jersey Boys” (M l) (’14) Stars: John Lloyd Young 6:30 Dr Harry’s Animal Encounters (PG) 7:30 The Yorkshire Vet (PG) 8:30 Escape To The Country 11:30 Home Rescue (PG) 12:00 Before And After

4:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 4:30 I Fish 5:00 Escape Fishing With ET 5:30 Scorpion (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 10:20 Hawaii Five-0 (M v) 12:15 Elementary (M v) 1:10 48 Hours (M) 2:10 Blue Bloods (M v) 3:05 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 4:00 The Doctors (M)

5:00 Seconds From Disaster (PG) 7:35 Building The Ultimate 8:30 The X-Files (M h,v) 11:00 Sex In The World’s Cities (MA15+) (In English/ Turkish) 12:00 Movie: “An American Werewolf In Paris” (M h,l,s,v) (’97) Stars: Anthony Waller 1:50 40 Kids By 20 Women (M l,s)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Shaun The Sheep 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI: Organisms (M s) 8:30 Unprotected Sets (M) 9:15 Black Mirror (MA15+) 10:15 Sammy J (PG) 10:20 Live At The Apollo (M s) 11:05 Insert Name Here (M l,s) 11:40 Fleabag (M l,s)

4:00 ABC News 4:30 Q&A Highlights 5:00 ABC News 5:30 ABC News Regional 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Back Roads 7:00 ABC National News 7:30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One 8:00 Korea: The Longest War 8:30 Four Corners 9:15 ABC Nightly News

3:00 Rides Down Under (PG) 4:00 Storage Wars Canada (PG) 5:00 Caught On Dashcam 5:30 American Restoration (PG) 6:30 TBA 7:00 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:00 America’s Hardest Prisons (M v) 12:30 Doomsday Preppers (PG) 1:30 Storage Wars Canada (PG)

2:30 The Conners (PG) 3:30 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (M s) 9:45 2 Broke Girls (M s) 10:45 Movie: “King Arthur” (M v) (’04) Stars: Clive Owen 1:15 Home Shopping 1:45 Charmed: Unsafe Space (PG) 2:40 Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (M) 3:35 Funny Girls (M s,l,d)

4:55 Movie: “Born To Dance” (PG) (’15) Stars: Kherington Payne 6:40 Movie: “Alpha” (PG) (’18) Stars: Kodi SmitMcPhee 8:30 Movie: “Blood Ties” (MA15+) (’13) Stars: Mila Kunis 10:50 Movie: “Wild Tales” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Darío Grandinetti (In Spanish)

10:00 Offsiders [s] 10:30 The World This Week [s] 11:00 Compass [s] 11:30 Songs Of Praise [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 Landline [s] 1:10 Movin’ To The Country [s] 2:00 Dream Gardens [s] 2:30 Shakespeare And Hathaway (PG) [s] 3:15 Scottish Vets Down Under (PG) [s] 4:00 The Sound [s] 5:00 Art Works [s] 5:30 Antiques Roadshow (PG) [s] 6:30 Compass [s] 7:00 ABC News Sunday [s] 7:40 Grand Designs [s] 8:30 My Name Is Gulpilil [s] 10:15 Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse (M l,v) [s]

6:00 Easy Eats [s] 7:00 Weekend Today [s] 10:00 Sports Sunday (PG) [s] 11:00 Sunday Footy Show (PG) [s] 1:00 Netball: Suncorp Super Netball: Thunderbirds v Firebirds *Live* [s] 3:00 NRL: Cronulla Sharks v New Zealand Warriors *Live* [s] 6:00 NINE News Sunday [s] 7:00 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 8:40 60 Minutes [s] 9:40 NINE News Late [s] 10:10 TBA 10:40 Tennis: Wimbledon: Day 13 *Live* [s] 3:00 Explore TV - Norfolk Island [s] 3:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Better Homes And Gardens [s] 7:00 Weekend Sunrise [s] 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven’s Motorsport Classic [s] 12:00 Repco Supercars Championship 2021 [s] 5:00 Seven News At 5 [s] 5:30 Weekender (PG) [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 8:30 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous (MA15+) [s] 9:50 The Real Manhunter (M v) [s] 10:50 Criminal Confessions (MA15+) [s]

8:30 Destination Dessert [s] 9:00 Australia By Design [s] 9:30 Studio 10 Sunday [s] 12:00 Left Off The Map [s] 12:30 Freshly Picked [s] 1:00 My Market Kitchen [s] 1:30 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 2:00 Three Veg And Meat [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 4:10 Farm To Fork [s] 4:30 Three Blue Ducks [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Sunday Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 9:40 FBI (M) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Morning Update 8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 14 *Replay* 1:00 Speedweek 3:00 Running: The Great Pyramid Race 3:30 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 9 4:35 Hitler’s World: The Post War Plan: Nazification (PG) 5:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Great Wall Of China: The Hidden Story (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 15 *Live*

5:00 Malory Towers 5:25 Kung Fu Panda: Legends Of Awesomeness 6:00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 6:30 The Wonderful World Of Puppies 7:15 Hey You! What If 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:25 Sadie Sparks 9:05 Slugterra

2:55 Movie: “Separate Tables” (PG) (’58) Stars: Deborah Kerr 5:00 Movie: “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance” (PG) (’62) Stars: John Wayne 7:30 Death In Paradise (M v) 8:40 Grantchester (M v) 9:40 Chicago PD (M v) 10:40 Chicago Fire (MA15+) 11:40 Chicago Med (M mp)

2:00 The Bowls Show 3:00 My Greek Odyssey (PG) 4:00 Escape To The Country 7:00 Border Security Australia’s Front Line (PG) 9:00 Harbour Cops (M) 9:30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 12:30 The Fine Art Auction (PG) 3:30 TBA 4:00 Harry’s Practice 4:30 Million Dollar Minute

4:00 Pooches At Play 4:30 What’s Up Down Under 5:00 I Fish 5:30 Bondi Rescue (PG) 6:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 9:25 NCIS: Los Angeles (M) 10:20 48 Hours (M) 11:20 Movie: “The Guardian” (M l) (’06) Stars: Kevin Costner 2:05 Blue Bloods (M v)

4:30 New Girl (PG) 6:00 Abandoned Engineering (PG) 6:50 Life After People (PG) 7:40 The Buildings That Fought Hitler (PG) 8:30 History Bites Back (M) 9:30 WWE Legends (M) 11:10 Dark Side Of The Ring (MA15+) 12:00 VICE (MA15+) 12:35 South Park (M) 1:05 Student Sex Workers (M)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:10 Love Monster 6:20 Bluey 6:25 Peter Rabbit 6:40 Shaun The Sheep 7:05 Dino Dana 7:15 Sir Mouse 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Compass 8:30 Louis Theroux: Law And Disorder In Johannesburg (MA15+) 9:30 Sherpa (M l)

4:00 Landline 5:00 ABC News: Auslan Bulletin 5:30 Korea: The Bridge Of No Return 6:00 ABC Evening News 6:30 Foreign Correspondent 7:00 ABC News Sunday 7:40 Drum Beat 8:00 Insiders 9:00 ABC Nightly News 9:30 Courtney Act’s One Plus One 10:00 ABC News Weekend

3:00 TBA 6:00 American Restoration (PG) 6:30 Movie: “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” (PG) (’12) Stars: Dwayne Johnson 8:30 Movie: “Total Recall” (MA15+) (’90) Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger 10:55 Movie: “Above The Law” (MA15+) (’98) Stars: Steven Seagal (M)

2:00 The Conners (PG) 3:00 Friends (PG) 6:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 8:30 The Neighborhood (PG) 9:30 2 Broke Girls (M s) 11:30 Mom (M s) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Funny Girls (MA15+) 2:30 Movie: “Before Sunrise” (M) (’95) Stars: Ethan Hawke

6:55 Movie: “The White Balloon” (G) (’95) Stars: Aida Mohammadkhani (In Farsi) 8:30 Movie: “Shelter” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Adolfo Mendez-Nouel 10:30 Movie: “Let The Right One In” (MA15+) (’08) Stars: Kåre Hedebrant (In Swedish)

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6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Landline [s] 11:00 Grand Designs [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 The Durrells (PG) [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l,d,v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 4:55 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One [s] 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Courtney Act’s One Plus One: Aweng Chuol [s] 8:30 Four Corners [s] 9:15 Media Watch (PG) [s] 9:35 Murder 24/7 (M l) [s] 10:35 ABC Late News [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:15 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 8:50 Botched (M) [s] 9:50 100% Footy (M) [s] 10:50 NINE News Late [s] 11:20 The Arrangement (M s) [s] 12:10 Tipping Point (PG) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 TBA 1:30 Dog Patrol (PG) [s] 2:00 Manhunt: The Polish Thief (M v) [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 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [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 Filthy Rich (M s) [s] 12:30 Splitting Up Together (PG) [s] 1:00 Trial And Error (M) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [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] 9:00 Have You Been Paying Attention? (M s,l,n) [s] 10:00 Just For Laughs Australia (M) [s]

8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 15 *Replay* 1:00 Worldwatch 2:00 The Windsors’ Lost Letters (PG) 2:55 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Cycling: Giro D’italia Donne Highlights Stage 10 5:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind 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

6:00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Slugterra 9:25 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG) 9:50 rage (PG)

3:20 Movie: “Let’s Be Happy” (G) (’57) Stars: Vera Ellen 5:30 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Poirot (PG) 8:40 Agatha Christie’s Marple (PG) 10:40 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v) 11:35 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (PG) 12:00 Footy Classified

2:00 The Surgery Ship (PG) 3:00 Surf Patrol 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 v) 10:30 TBA 11:30 Border Patrol (PG) 12:00 Australia’s Deadliest (PG)

2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS: Incognito/ Double Trouble/ Lockdown/ Neverland (M v) 11:15 Blue Bloods: Strange Bedfellows (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 Elementary (M v,d) 3:10 JAG (PG) 4:05 Hawaii Five-0 (M v)

5:20 The Joy Of Painting 5:50 Shortland Street (PG) 6:20 Forged In Fire (M) 7:10 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:40 NITV News Update 7:45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Taskmaster (M) 10:10 Black Lives Matter: A Global Reckoning (M v) 11:00 Savages (M l,v) (In French)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:50 Peppa Pig 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00 QI: Medieval And Macabre (M l,s) 8:30 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down The East Australian Current (PG) 9:30 Doctor Who (PG) 10:20 TBA 11:10 Doctor Who (PG)

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 Repco Supercars Highlights 2021 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars: Chords, Swords And Rewards (PG) 7:30 Aussie Pickers (M l) 8:30 Movie: “Danger Close: The Battle Of Long Tan” (MA15+) (’19) Stars: Travis Fimmel

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 Broke (PG) 2:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (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) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 Friends (PG)

5:15 Movie: “Big Fish” (PG) (’03) Stars: Daniel Wallace 7:35 Movie: “The Eyes” (M l,v) (’20) Stars: Ngan Chi (In Vietnamese) 9:30 Movie: “Jirga” (M) (’18) Stars: Sam Smith (In English/ Pashto) 10:55 Movie: “Into The White” (M l,v) (’12) (In Norwegian/ English/ German)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Four Corners [s] 11:00 Antiques Roadshow (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Belgravia (PG) [s] 1:45 Chopsticks Or Fork? [s] 2:05 Mystery Road (M l,v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 4:55 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One [s] 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Ms Represented With Annabel Crabb [s] 8:30 Cracking COVID [s] 9:50 Our Dawn [s] 10:20 ABC Late News [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Talking Honey [s] 1:10 Getaway [s] 1:40 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 8:50 The Weakest Link (PG) [s] 9:50 Kath & Kim Kountdown: Weddings, Parties & Tizzy Things (PG) [s] 10:50 NINE News Late [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “The Perfect Husband: The Laci Peterson Story” (M) (’04) Stars: Dean Cain 2:00 Manhunt (M v) [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 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 9:00 The Rookie (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Filthy Rich (M s) [s] 12:30 Temptation Island USA (MA15+) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [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 Everyday Gourmet [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] 9:40 NCIS (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 The Windsors’ Lost Letters: The New Family Firm (PG) 2:55 Living Black 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Grant Denyer (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 16 *Live* 1:50 Italian Food Safari 2:20 Food Safari 2:50 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey (PG)

6:00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! (PG) 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Slugterra 9:25 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “Carry On Regardless” (G) (’61) Stars: Sid James 5:30 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Rugby Union: Australia v France *Live* 10:00 Rugby Union: Post Match 10:30 Law And Order (M v)

2:00 My Greek Odyssey (PG) 3:00 Border Patrol (PG) 4:00 Australia’s Deadliest (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 Lewis (M v) 10:30 TBA 11:30 Murdoch Mysteries (M v) 12:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 1:30 Surf Patrol

2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 Blue Bloods (M v) 10:25 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 Movie: “Swelter” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Courtney Hope 4:15 Seal Team (M v) 5:05 JAG (M v)

5:05 The Joy Of Painting 5:35 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 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) 8:30 Two Sisters, One Body (M l) 9:20 Couples Therapy (M l) 9:50 Femen: Sextremism In Canada (M l,n)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:50 Peppa Pig 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 TBA 9:10 Intelligence (M l,s) 9:35 Doctor Who (PG) 10:20 Superwog (MA15+) 10:45 Starstruck (M l) 11:10 Fleabag (M l,s) 11:35 The Games (PG) 12:05 Would I Lie To You? (PG)

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 Australian Story

4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Pawn Stars (PG) 5:00 The Mike & Cole Show (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars: Magic Bus (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 9:30 Outback Pilots (PG)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (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) 9:30 Mom (M s,d) 11:35 Frasier (PG)

5:25 Movie: “Kundun” (PG) (’97) Stars: Tenzin Thuthob Tsarong 7:55 Movie: “Cold War” (M l,n,s) (’18) Stars: Joanna Kulig (In Polish) 9:30 Movie: “Mustang” (M s,v) (’15) Stars: Elit İşcan (In Turkish) 11:20 Movie: “The Eyes” (M l,v) (’20) Stars: Ngan Chi (In Vietnamese)

9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Search For Second Earth [s] 11:00 The Repair Shop [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:05 Mystery Road (M l,v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One [s] 5:30 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Win The Week [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 Starstruck (M l,s) [s] 9:25 Superwog (MA15+) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] 1:40 Beauty And The Geek (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 NRL: State Of Origin *Live* [s] 10:10 NRL: State Of Origin: Post Match [s] 11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 The First 48 (M) [s] 12:35 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 1:30 Home Shopping

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Mommy’s Little Girl” (M v) (’16) Stars: Fiona Gubelmann 2:00 Manhunt (M v) [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 Farmer Wants A Wife (PG) [s] 9:00 Conjoined Twins (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Autopsy USA (MA15+) [s]12:30 First Dates Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Home Shopping

7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [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 The Queen Carries On: Gayle King Special (PG) [s] 8:30 Royals Revealed: Growing Up Royal: Children Of The Palace (PG) [s] 9:30 Bull (M) [s] 10:30 The Project (PG) [s]

8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 16 *Replay* 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 French Voyages: Discovery To Australia (PG) (In English/ French) 2:55 Great British Railway Journeys 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 17 *Live*

6:00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Slugterra 9:25 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “The Land That Time Forgot” (PG) (’74) Stars: Susan Penhaligon 5:30 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (PG) 10:50 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M v)

2:00 TBA 2:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 3:00 Surf Patrol (PG) 3:30 TBA 4:30 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 The Coroner (M v) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v) 10:15 Murdoch Mysteries (M v) 1:30 Surf Patrol 2:00 Home Shopping

2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M) 8:30 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 11:15 Seal Team: Danger Crossing (M v) 12:10 Home Shopping 2:10 Elementary: Sand Trap (M v) 3:10 Diagnosis Murder (M v) 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager (M v)

5:05 The Joy Of Painting 5:35 Shortland Street (PG) 6:05 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) 8:30 The Act (MA15+) 9:30 Movie: “The Godfather Part II” (MA15+) (’74) Stars: Al Pacino (In Latin/ English/ Italian)

5:25 Fireman Sam 5:55 Remy & Boo 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 8:30 Art Works 9:00 And We Danced 10:00 Doctor Who (PG) 10:45 Old People’s Home For 4 Year Olds 11:45 Back Roads

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

3:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 3:30 Blokesworld (PG) 4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Mega Marine Machines (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 The Simpsons (M s,v) 9:00 American Dad (M d,s)

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 The Middle (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (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)

5:45 Movie: “Stanley Ka Dabba” (PG) (’11) Stars: Partho A. Gupte (In Hindi) 7:30 Movie: “The Mystery Of Henri Pick” (M) (’19) Stars: Fabrice Luchini (In French) 9:30 Movie: “Strange Colours” (MA15+) (’17) Stars: Kate Cheel 11:05 Movie: “Cold War” (M l,n,s) (’18) (In Polish)

10:30 Ms Represented With Annabel Crabb [s] 11:00 Secrets Of The Museum [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Win The Week [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 2:00 Mystery Road (M l,v) [s] 3:00 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 5:00 Barrie Cassidy’s One Plus One [s] 5:25 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 Australia Debates [s] 10:20 ABC Late News [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Pointless (PG) [s] 1:00 Talking Honey [s] 1:15 Movie: “Undercover Blues” (PG) (’93) Stars: Dennis Quaid 3:00 Tipping Point (PG) [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 WIN News [s] 6:00 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair [s] 7:30 RBT (PG) [s] 8:30 Paramedics (PG) [s] 9:30 Kings Cross ER (M) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Chicago Med (M) [s] 11:50 The Bad Seed (M)

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “A Mother’s Nightmare” (M d,v,s) (’12) Stars: Annabeth Gish 2:00 Manhunt (M v) [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] 8:30 Harry & William: What Went Wrong (PG) [s] 9:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:00 The Front Bar (PG) [s] 12:00 Black-ish (M) [s]

6:00 The Talk [s] 7:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 7:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s] 12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 TBA 2:00 TBA 2:30 TBA 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Everyday Gourmet [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 Diana’s Decades (PG) [s] 8:30 Law & Order: SVU (M v) [s] 10:30 Blue Bloods (M v) [s] 11:30 The Project (PG) [s] 12:30 The Late Show (PG) [s]

8:00 Worldwatch 11:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 17 *Replay* 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Secrets Of HM Prison (M) 2:55 Great British Railway Journeys (PG) 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Jeopardy! (PG) 4:30 Letters And Numbers 5:00 Cycling: Tour De France: Preview Show 6:00 Mastermind 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Great Asian Railways Journeys (PG) 8:30 The Good Fight (M) 9:30 Cycling: Tour De France: Stage 18 *Live* 1:50 Italian Food Safari

6:00 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly 60 On A Mission: Pole To Pole 7:35 The Penguins Of Madagascar 8:00 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (PG) 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Slugterra 9:25 Sailor Moon Crystal (PG)

3:05 Antiques Roadshow 3:35 Movie: “Brighton Rock” (PG) (’48) Stars: Richard Attenborough 5:30 Bondi Vet: Coast To Coast (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 11:00 Law And Order (M v) 12:00 Antiques Roadshow 12:30 My Favourite Martian

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

2:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 (M v) 10:30 Seal Team: Kill Or Cure (M v) 11:30 FBI (M v) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Walker, Texas Ranger (M v) 3:00 Elementary (M v) 4:00 JAG (M v) 5:00 Star Trek: Voyager (PG)

5:15 The Joy Of Painting 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) 10:10 Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish (M) 11:10 Over The Black Dot

6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:05 Dino Dana 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Would I Lie To You? 9:00 Win The Week 9:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) 10:00 Doctor Who (PG) 10:45 You Can’t Ask That (M l) 11:15 Australia’s Ocean Odyssey: A Journey Down The East Australian Current

4:00 Afternoon Briefing 5:00 ABC News Hour 6:00 ABC Evening News 7:00 ABC National News 7:45 Road To Tokyo 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

4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Mega Marine Machines (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Movie: “Lethal Weapon” (M) (’87) Stars: Clayne Crawford 9:50 Movie: “Lethal Weapon 2” (M) (’89) Stars: Mel Gibson

12:00 WIN’s All Australian News 1:00 The Conners (PG) 1:30 The Middle (PG) 3:00 Rules Of Engagement (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) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG)

5:55 Movie: “Storm Boy” (PG) (’76) Stars: Jai Courtney 7:35 Movie: “Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down The White House” (M) (’17) Stars: Liam Neeson 9:30 Movie: “Two Days, One Night” (M) (’14) Stars: Marion Cotillard (In French/ Arabic)

Classifications: (G) General, (PG) Parental Guidance, (M) Mature Audiences, (MA15+) Mature Audience Over 15 Years, [s] Subtitles Programming information correct at time of going to press, changes are at the network’s discretion Prepared by National Typesetting Services

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Aries

The Ram: Mar 21 - Apr 22

Has the rollercoaster of life got you by your horns? If so STOP. take a break, recharge, know your worth then calmly ride the waves that come your way. Have a great week.

Taurus

The Bull: Apr 21- May 21

Dear grateful kind loving Bulls.

Have you bitten off more than you can chew? Perphaps not dig those stubborn heals in this week. You know. you can do this enjoy slowly chewing what you have bitten.

Gemini

The Twins: May 22 - Jun 22

Clever Mercurial Geminis you have the ability to ask the perfect questions the most. Mundane of circumstances, be real. Be true as life asks you, The Twins, tricky questions. Which you, no doubt, will have the answers for.

Enjoy your week.

Cancer

The Crab: Jun 22 - Jul 23

Life often throws us curve balls to make us think. Go with your trust shell this week courageous crabs and see the awakenings around you. Grip those claws and grab all the new opportunities that await you. Go you Crabs.

Leo

The Lion: Jul 24 - Aug 23

Oh loyal Leos how faithful a friend you are. Don t be too proud to accept and put your enormous pride away and accept someone else’s shoulder to lean

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Virgo

The Virgin: Jul 24 - Aug 23

Special Virgos, so earthy and healing. Be kind to ones self this week, dreams can become reality.

So dream big, know dreams can come true. Big dreams bring success to all that do beleive.

Have a dreamy big week.

Libra

The Scales: Sept 24 - Oct 23

Trusty Scales as things this week seem to tip both ways.

Know always as one door shuts another, amazing bigger better door opens. Keep your eyes open for the swinginging new doors .

Scorpio

The Scorpion: Oct 24 - Nov 22

Oh Sensitive deep thinking smart answering Scorpions. This week remember your depth for understanding others. Be good to others and WOW it will return to you ten-fold. Feel appreciated.

Sagittarius

The Archer: Nov 23 - Dec 23

Freedom loving socialising Saggitaririans, this week brings answers to most of your worries.

If you are seeking solutions, well Sagittarius they are on their way.

Watch as they arrive quicker than your quivers can deliver.

Capricorn

The Mountain Goat: Dec 22-Jan 20

Happy Sturdy conscientious Capricorns, oh another mountain to climb this week BUT you have the strength and determination as always to see through the illusions. Stay well, climb high sturdy goats, you’ve got this.

Aquarius

The Water Bearer: Jan 21 - Feb 19

THe ever loving visionary Aquarius will find peace of mind this week knowing what you’ve seen coming will arrive.

Nothing’s impossible for the ever unique caring beings that you are. Allow your thoughts

to flow freely this week just as your symbol denotes.

Pisces

The Fish: Feb 20 - Mar 20

Inspirational thoughtful Pisces people often think because your symbol is the two fishies your alway chasing your tail. Well surprise, surprise DEFINITELY. NOT just flap your little flippers, breathe deeply through those gills and create what you have been dreaming of. You’ve got this Pisces, just believe.

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The ancient Babylonion Astrologers told the King and the people of his KIngdom on Eclipse to never ever watch this phenomenon in the sky as they believe it was a bad omen. And if watched, it would bring bad times to their lives.

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Kylee Wagenaar, Trojan Johnston, Jessie Borg, Jack Thatcher, Emily Dries, Samuel Murdoch, Georgia McCarthy, Tristan Hyde.

Debs take their turn with nod to tradition MACKAY’s annual Catholic Debutante Ball was a scene of Bridgeton-like fabulousness, with belles and their partners being presented to society with the usual pomp and style.

Demure, blushing debs donned their stunning white

finery on May 22, shaking off the confines of COVID after last year’s event was cancelled on account of the pandemic.

Through the Oxford Waltz, Gypsy Tap, Canberra Two Step, St Bernard’s Waltz, Barn Dance and

Pride of Erin, the couples were resplendent as they made memories, the likes of which were being stirred among the generations of proud onlookers.

The event was held at North Mackay Bowl’s Club.

Jayde Wallace, Ben Van Gestel, Amber Visco, Noah Bailey, Danika Rogers, Oliver Rule, Arian Doherty, Patrick Mattes.

Matthew Miles, Elena Watt, Jarrod Sorbello, Kayla Bettini, Siron Aban, Marissa Denning, Ayden Grimshaw, Alicia Flor.

Dylan Perkins, Jorja Ellis, James Neivandt, Mollie Jones, Mathew Allen, Rylie Campbell, Harrison Dawes, Lilly McFarlane.

Amelia Kulmar, Baylen Waldon, Vada Graffunder, Kobey Owens, Neisha Roche, Alex Couldrey, Anamique Cullen, Harrison Hayles.

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PRAWNS: Farmers are set to benefit from digital upskilling

University partners with prawn farmers As Australia’s aquaculture industry continues to grow, so too does the need for digitally skilled and confident employees.

In fact, inadequate digital capability presents a major barrier for Queensland prawn farmers to continue to be innovative, resilient, and profitable in the future.

That’s why CQUniversity has partnered with the Australian Prawn Farmers Association to address this issue, through the establishment of a digital skills hub.

The hub, which will be delivered as part of a CQUniversity research project Accelerating the adoption of digital technology on Queensland prawn farms - will host a series of capacity-building learning modules, to help Queensland prawn farmers confidently adopt the technology

within their business.

The project, which will run until June 2022, is co-funded by the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, through the Agribusiness Digital Solutions Grants Program, and supported by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation on behalf of the Australian Government.

Australian Prawn Farmers Association Executive Officer Kim Hooper says the rapid growth of the Australian prawn farming sector, which accounts for 67 per cent of the aquaculture industry in Queensland, has introduced many new technologies.

“The value of prawn farming in Queensland is expected to increase to $500 million over the next five years and

create over 4,200 new direct and indirect jobs in regional areas, via large investments in suppliers and contractors,” she says.

“This significant expansion is introducing an increased reliance on digital skills and infrastructure, which is not only challenging the industry but also requires a strategic approach to escalating the adoption of digital technologies across the sector.”

CQUniversity Research Fellow in Agri-tech Education and Extension, Dr Amy Cosby says a full-time Research Masters student scholarship, valued at $30,000 tax-free (per annum), is also available as part of the project.

“The Masters student will be involved in the design, delivery, and evaluation of

an online and face-to-face training program, which targets specific technologies within the Australian prawn farming sector,” she says.

“Data, which will be collected via an industry-wide survey, will focus on the key behavioural, cognitive, and affective components of skills development; the difference between online and face-toface delivery; and what factors will influence engagement with the digital skills hub.”

Dr Cosby says the student will not only contribute to a research project that is of national significance, but one that will produce real-world benefits.

“There is not much solution-driven research available on how to address digital skills gap or about the sector’s adult

learning and training/workforce requirements, therefore, it is a research project with national significance,” she says.

“Research outcomes will directly benefit the rural and regional Queensland, initially, but are likely to lead to a resilient and profitable Australian prawn farming sector workforce – now that is research with impact.

“Benefits will be achieved through regional employment; economic diversification and resilience; healthy, high quality and sustainably sourced food; and a valuable contribution to Queensland’s future food security.”

To find out more or to apply for the Research Masters Scholarship, please contact Dr Amy Cosby on 0405 824 112 or a.cosby@cqu.edu.au

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Regional movement NEW data released this week from the Regional Australia Institute has affirmed that Australians are swapping the city for the regions in record numbers.

National Farmers’ Federation CEO Tony Mahar said the new data was “further evidence” that it was time to think differently about investing in and planning for the future of regional Australia.

“Australia has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put the policy and investment settings in place that will supercharge our regions: providing jobs, services and a lifestyle that is second to none,” Mr Mahar said.

“The NFFs welcomes the ongoing work by RAI and also the Government’s recognition of this opportunity with the elevation of the newly-named ‘Regionalisation’ portfolio to Cabinet under the auspice of Senator Bridget McKenzie.

“We look forward to briefing Senator McKenzie on the NFF-led Regionalisation Agenda, which is supported by leading organisations, including RAI, all with an interest in and a vision for regional Australia.

“Having worked with Senator McKenzie in other portfolios, we know her to be a passionate advocate for the bush

and welcome this new role as a chance to establish real momentum behind regionalisation.”

Mr Mahar said the recommendations of the Regionalisation Agenda challenged governments to direct the same level of resources for the place-based development of regional centres as is in place for areas like Western Sydney.

“A key recommendation within the paper is for National Cabinet to identify 20 placed-based regional development precincts, with a focus on a renaissance of food and fibre manufacturing.

“We also ask that National Cabinet to be responsible for delivering and reporting on regional development outcomes metrics such as access to highspeed internet; the cost and reliability of electricity and the incomes of regional Australians as compared to their city counterparts.”

Mr Mahar said there was no time to waste in acting on a bona fide plan for regionalisation.

“The benefits of getting this right will be multi-pronged: economic and lifestyle opportunities for both existing regional Australians and new-comers and a much-needed pressure release for our congested capital cities.”

REGIONAL LIFE: New data indicates more people are moving to regional areas

Agforce welcomes animal protection laws AGFORCE has welcomed the State Government’s decision to convert the Australian Animal Welfare Standards for cattle, sheep and livestock at saleyards and depots into codes of practice.

The new codes of practice, which came into force on 1 July, under the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, will replace the current voluntary codes of practice.

Vital for market access and consumer confidence, the standards demonstrate to industry, international trading partners and the community that Queensland is committed to the humane and considerate treatment of cattle and sheep.

The change was implemented following a consultation process which saw AgForce Cattle and Sheep & Wool Boards advocate for the codes to be an exact copy of the national Animal Welfare Standards.

AgForce is now in discussions with the State Government’s Department of Agriculture and Forestry regarding the implementation of the codes, which includes accreditation schemes and how they should operate.

In particular, AgMark said they support the accreditation requirements for cattle spaying to be the same as in the national standards and are working with

STANDARDS: Animals are set to benefit from new legislation

DAF to develop an implementation process and timeframe which will reflect this in the context of industry current practice and seasonality.

While Queensland producers already maintain a high standard of animal welfare, these new codes will bring us in line with other states and territories by applying consistent legislation and enforcement across Australia.

All people responsible for the care and management of cattle and sheep in Queensland, and all livestock at saleyards and depots, will need to familiarise themselves with the new standards and ensure they understand what they will be required to do.

It will be the responsibility of any person in charge of the animal to make sure these requirements are met. This includes anyone who is in control of the animals including owners, transporters, saleyard operators and anyone employed to manage or handle livestock.

The new codes of practice are available online, as are the Australian Animal Welfare Standards and Guidelines.

For more information on the new codes of practice, please contact the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries by phone on 13 25 23 or email info@daf.qld. gov.au

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Sugar, Mackay’s economic backbone KEVIN

BORG CHAIRMAN

MANY people who live and work in the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region may have no direct links with the sugarcane growing industry or indeed with any kind of agriculture.

The sugar industry is just the neat green paddocks of wavy cane or a mill belching steam as you busily drive past on the way to somewhere else.

Now that the harvest is on, you may even be annoyed by waiting for locomotives loaded with cane or by large farm machinery sharing the road with you as it is moved from farm to farm. However, please be patient as safety is our first priority!

Whether you have contact with the industry or not it is worth remembering its importance to the economic health of the Mackay Isaac Whitsunday region and indeed to Queensland’s economy.

CANEGROWERS is currently promoting a message on social media urging care during the harvest season which reads: Please be patient in sugarcane areas. We’re harvesting export income for Queensland. And

it’s true. Australia exported $1.7 billion worth of sugar in 2019/20, with Queensland contributing the overwhelming share (95 per cent).

That’s 3.8 million tonnes of sugar in 2019/20 from 30.04 million tonnes of sugarcane. People who have nothing to do with the industry nevertheless benefit from the $1.1 billion paid in taxation by the industry to the government which in turn pays for better roads, health and education for all Australians.

In our region the Mackay/Plane Creek/Proserpine sugar industry produces 26.3 per cent of Queensland’s total sugarcane crop.

Mackay Sugar estimates about 5.3 million tonnes of cane will be crushed this year at its three mills.

Wilmar estimates 1.3 million tonnes of cane will be crushed at Plane Creek Mill. Together, the two regions are expected to produce about 1 million tonnes of raw sugar this season.

Sugarcane farming has a value chain which includes sugar mills, transport operators; ports; shipping companies, planting and harvesting contractors; fuel distributors; fertiliser and chemical retailers; farm machinery retailers; irrigation equipment suppliers; and accountants and insurance brokers.

For every one dollar contributed

in economic activity in cane growing, an additional $6.40 is contributed elsewhere in the economy. In Mackay the contribution works out at about 7 per cent of the total Gross Regional Product (GRP) worth about $1.5 billion annually. That includes supporting 8,000 full-time jobs or 8.4 per cent of the workforce.

The good news is that despite the pandemic, economists remain optimist about Australian agriculture’s future. The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) in February identified the megatrends which are shaping Australian agriculture. ABARES lists as the No. 1 megatrend, the growth juggernaut of three billion empowered global consumers.

To quote from the report, “Rapid growth in emerging economies, particularly in Asia, will lift incomes, expectations and economic capacity.

An expanded and empowered middle class in countries such as China, Indonesia and India will demand higher volumes and quality of food and fibre, including more diverse diets and more protein – with rising expectations for health, provenance, sustainability and ethics.”

Australia is well placed to meet these demands with Australians reaping the benefits.

Strong world prices welcomed STRONG world sugar prices made for welcome news throughout the Mackay Isaac and Whitsunday growing districts this week.

Topping at around $528 a tonne early in the week, the price stayed strong throughout bettering even the pricing levels seen in February this year.

Across the district, as all mills across the Mackay Sugar and Wilmar networks finally fired up for their 2021 season, CCS levels were maintained around the 11-13 mark with the Mackay Sugar growing area reporting 12.32 for Farleigh, 12.26 for Marian and 13.11 for Racecourse.

Place Creek’s areas recorded 12.36 and Proserpine came out of the stalls for the season with 12.85.

Proserpine Mill fired up for its 2021 season just after 10am on July 01.

A spokesperson for the mill said while throughput was a little off budget and there had been some factory challenges, it could all be attributed to some start-up issues which were not unexpected.

The spokesperson said wet weather conditions through the week didn’t adversely interrupt harvesting and while throughput might have been below target, CCS results had commenced above budget, at 12.85.

“The highest CCS sample was 14.88 from a rake of plant Q208 in the Glen Isla Productivity District,” the spokesman said.

Representatives of both Mackay Sugar and Wilmar have called on motorists to take extra care throughout the district, especially at level crossings.

“Our key message to everyone is: ‘Use your train brain’,” the Willmar spokesman said.

“Please be cane train smart around our rail network.

“We also ask parents and guardians to remind their children about the dangers of playing on or near the cane rail network during weekends and during the school holidays.”

WARNING: The sugar industry is asking you to be minful of train crossings during harvest

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The property is improved with 3 separate buildings and a total lettable area of 1,415m2 and also includes prime vacant block of land (approx. 1,000m2) with direct access to Bridge Road. The property has approximately 70 onsite car parks exclusive to this site. The current owners had approval with the following Development Approval Summary: • Multi Storey Residential (89 rooms) • Catering • Catering Shop (Liquor Barn).

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WHAT’S

Nick Mellor

Alex Wright “Yeah I’m just hoping to catch some Bream. It my first time trying so close to the CBD.”

“I am hoping to catch a big flathead the first fish I ever caught was a flathead.”

Coper Darby

Joel Ross

“We caught a Queenfish. One got eaten by a bull shark and we saw it.”

“I caught a Queenfish and it put up a bit of a fight.”

Bream, flatties, whiting on the bite A LOCAL fishing expert reckons the best bait to catch bream in Mackay with is either beach worms or prawns.

Tackle World Mackay salesman Nathan Edwards loves to fish and said the sport is very popular with many families.

He said not everyone knows what fish are available or the best bait to catch them with. “(Around) this time of year (the fish) that are easy to catch for the family, that are also common, are the whiting, bream and flathead,” Mr Edwards said.

When it comes to the best time of day to fish, he said it is better on an incoming tide.

“Normally, it’s better for most people to fish better on an incoming tide with the tide rising at coastal spots and beaches, it’s covering new ground,” Mr Edwards said.

Mr Edwards said the best bait to catch fish with at this time of year is either beach worms or prawns.

“The very popular other bait are the yabbies, which you have to obtain using a yabbie pump, where you’re sucking the yabbies out of the sand,” he said.

“Chicken’s not a bad bait, especially for the bream. Not so much for the flathead and whiting.”

When it comes to the best type of fishing gear to use, he said it did not have to be anything flash.

“You don’t need anything flash to get a few of those fish.

“You can use either hand lines or just a spinning reel,” he said.

“There’s been plenty around the creeks and places like the Pioneer River, which has been fishing well.

“Up towards Seaforth as well, that’s been fishing well.”

Mostly fine for whole weekend ON THE weather front: Mostly fine and sunny the whole weekend.

A very low chance of a passing shower today but minimal to no chance of any weekend showers. Today and tomorrow daytime temps around the mid 20s with Sunday in the low 20s. Friday night isn’t too bad, but Saturday night it turns cool again with 10°C in along the coast. 7°C in the Pionner Valley and Sarina. 3°C up the top of Eungella.

Sunday night/Monday morning will be the coldest night temperatures with 7°C along the coast, 3°C in the Pioneer Valley and Sarina. And a nice, brisk -2°C up the top of Eungella with frosts likely up there.

Out on the water: North Easterly at 10-15 in the morning heading to 10 knot variables during the day. Swell is about a meter off shore running east to north easterly seas below a meter.

Tomorrow the wind changes and starts a south easterly around 15 knots with Sunday the same. Both seas and swell will be around a metre.

Beware of tidal swings as the new moon is on Saturday. The largest swings are during the late arvo low to midnight high.

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Noah Bell

Angela Blair

Makaere Blair

Michael Le

“I am hoping to catch a barra and some muddies and a few flatheads”

“I think we caught a snag, however I’m having fun fishing with my son.”

“I haven’t caught anything yet but just having a bit of fun.”

“I caught two baby rings but I’ve been using chicken and got lots of bites.”

Luring fish to your hook Amy

bender Reel Fishing Mackay

G’DAY to the Mackay Community!

Welcome to my fifth writing installment for Reel Fishing Mackay with Amy Bender! I hope you have kept up with me on my previous write ups. I’ve taken you along with me to some recent local events involving fishing in our wonderful region, my beginners guide to starting your own fishing tacklebox as well as sharing my tips and tricks as to where you can wet a line without travelling too far out of the Mackay area.

For this week’s fishing report I am helping guide the beginner to transition from bait fishing to lure fishing and will show you where you can practice your new found fishing skill in our community.

So while I’ve wrote about ‘live bait’ fishing it does,at times, have the advantage of catching more fish on a good day but ‘lure’ fishing can also catch fish in the right spot with the right lure on a good day.

You see neither are more complicated then the other they are just different styles of fishing and both easy to master once understood and put into practice.

When starting with lure fishing it’s important to start with your basic fishing knowledge and compare which baits are used to catch which species of fish.

Our most common species that are targeted but not limited to in our stunning Mackay Region are Flathead, Whiting, Bream, Trevally, Sooty Grunter, Barramundi and Saratoga. By picking a fish to target for your adventure it’s much easier when selecting and buying what lures will work best for you.

For the absolute beginner I highly recommend using monofilament fishing line. Braided line is used but I advise to knock off a few bread and butter species before you look to more challenging targets as no one became an expert without a lot of practice first!

The first group of of lures that are more friendly for the beginner fisher are the ‘soft plastics’. They look and feel real so that fish are attracted to eat then and hang on to them longer. They are available in a wide range of styles and colours to better match what fish are feeding on or they are made to stand out of the crowd.

They are very affordable, versatile and easily available. Some come with hooks in them already or ‘rigging plastics’ come without.

‘Grubs’ are popular because of their ability to mimic a bait fish in the water. Its curly tail also vibrates and produces action when used effectively. There are two types, one being the ‘single tail’ and the other called a ‘twin tail’. They are tricky too as you can manipulate their form to look like a bait fish or a worm when altering its speed and action.

The colours range from white, which look like bait fish, natural colours to look like insects, worms and leeches, and neon to fish in water deeper then 2.4 metres. You can purchase these in fishing kits or individually, so if buying individually don’t forget to buy the ‘Jigghead’ hooks to match which size soft plastics so roughly size 1/0 or 2/0 is plenty to begin with. These lures fish best in freshwater dams or ponds, heavy weed area, rock fishing and jetty fishing.

Another lure that’s great for beginners are commonnly known as hard-bodied lures. There require the fisher to really impart action on the lure to immitate a wounded baitfish or swimming action. Once you learn to balance the bait in the water, the more inspired you get by the potential it brings. These

There’s heaps of fish around locally come with hooks attached and in an array of colours, shapes, sizes and weights – depending on what you are targeting.

I often look in the clearance bin of the tackle shops and pick them at random or you can buy kits with a variety to fish at different depths. When beginning it is best to start small and practice casting over and over again experimenting with your retrieval. Mix it up!

As you trial and error what works for you at your regular fishing spot you will get to know which lures get attention and which ones don’t. These lures fish best around freshwater dams or ponds, rock fishing, jetty fishing and offshore fishing.

The last fishing lure that I would like to introduce to the beginner angler is the metal spinning lure.

These have awesome versatility. They are designed specifically for a spinning rod and reel combo, and are great for casting over a great distance. They come in a large variety of shapes and sizes and are a basic but tried-and-true lure.

They dart through the water, reflecting the sunlight, appearing to the fish as a fleeing or dying bait fish. They attract any species of fish that consumes other fish.

I recommend these for rock fishing, jetty fishing and beach fishing as these lures come with a bit of weight so casting out is easy peasy. When retrieving, wind slowly, adding twitches and following again with slow pauses. These ones are a simple staple when beginning your adventure into lure fishing and can be used from a structure or offshore in the boat.

When shopping for lures do shop around and don’t be shy to check out all the clearance bins as they are often a great place to start with last season’s stock of lures when starting out. You will lose fishing gear it’s unavoidable so not spending top dollar is key. When unsure don’t be afraid to ask your local Tackle Shop as there is never a stupid question, they want to give you a hand navigating your way around their store and eager to help.

I hope that this does help any beginners out there not sure where to start with lures and gives you a little better understand of the lure fishing basics. I’ve written about places you can live-bait fish, which are the Pioneer River’s excellent fishing platforms. They are great family friendly places so definitely go check them out over these school holidays!

Next week I will write all about some awesome freshwater local Mackay fishing spots that you might have forgotten about! I’ve found a few places where you can take all your new lures and practice, practice, practice! Until then, happy fishing, Mackay!

- Cheers, Amy Bender ebook: @amyporterbender, @womenempoweringwomenmackay

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Old school goes new school

BIG: Nice engine in this beast. Photo by Dave Lovi Photography

IN ACTION: Small, yet powerful

SOME old-school Mackay locals may recognise this car which always put on a great show down the Palmyra drag strip in back in the ’90s.

It has now been rebuilt bigger and badder – and on the race track its settings are on kill!

What is this little micro machine, you may ask?

It’s a 1984 Suzuki hatch with a turbo 4g54 Mitsubishi (Magna) engine, 2 speed power glide, has run 8.83 seconds @148mph over the 1/4 mile.

It was originally owned and built by Scott Sach (father) In

the ’90s and was Australia’s quickest four-cylinder sedan for a while. He then sold the car and his son purchased it back in 2016. He fully rebuilt the car, including updating the chassis and keeping up with the current safety and tech regulations for modern-day drag racing.

Adrian has done a phenomenal job bringing this car back to life and keeping it local.

If you want to see this beast blast down the track then you can see it at most race meets out at Palmyra Drag racing track.

WINNING: The DavKat car sprints ahead

A great love of motorsports DAVID Collins has always loved motorsport.

He has been a fan of racing – and all motor sports, really – since he was 19 years old, heading off to Lakeside to watch the action.

Originally from Brisbane, the DavKat President has taken his cars all over Australia. He moved to 2010 Mackay, still the motor sport crazed person and even giving his children motor carts.

David got involved with sprint cars for about six years, after which a young Brodie Boss took the keys, and a new car, to race for DavKat. “When I first moved up here from Brisbane there was no circuit racing and I watched these things and thought they were fun,” David said.

“So, we bought one and I raced it for about seven years,” David said.

These days, David sees it as more of a “young man’s game”.

“They have that desire, and a bit more passion,” he said.

“I wouldn’t drive it to its full potential like Brodie does.”

The community of sprint racing is something David really loves. He said there is a real closeness within it and there is nothing quite like the community feel he’d experience at the race meets.

“They welcome you with open arms and it’s just a really warm and friendly community.

“I get just as much enjoyment from watching these cars as do when I am driving.”

Brodie has been racing in these events for the past two years now, coming from racing Modified Production Cars, and he has won multiple state titles and high-profile feature events.

Most recently, Brodie was able to show off his skill at an event in Cairns on June 11-12.

The Friday-Saturday meet saw the 22- year-

old behind the wheel of the Davkat Pace 500 Yamaha R6 600CC beast which runs on methanol fuel.

“While Friday night held no racing for Brodie, Saturday was a ripper!

“He came second in one heat, and then won the third heat by a country mile.

“He started seventh in the feature, drove straight up to fourth, but then we ended up not finishing because we got cleaned up.

“Still, we were the second fastest car at the meet out of the 22 cars,” David said.

While the next meet planned for Brodie was to have been held in Maryborough, it has been postponed due to COVID-19.

Not that it’ll dampen the spirits.

David and Brodie hope to head down then in August to get into it again.

And, if anything the delay will only make the hunger for victory all the greater!

DRIVER: Brodie Boss races for DavKat

ROLLOVER: Getting into the action

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SMOKIN’: Spin those tyres!

Burnouts raise cash for burning mental issues

By JASON EARLE LAST weekend saw the Sugar City Burnouts team, together with Palmyra Dragway hold a fun filled and action-packed day of burnouts all in the name of raising awareness and helping break the stigma that is associated with mental health.

This awesome day saw entrants come from all over Qld including Townsville, right down to Hervey Bay and west to Emerald and everywhere in between. It was all for the effort of raising much-needed funds to help our mental health services to give the assistance needed when it’s needed most.

This fundraising event came about from some conversations within our “Burnout Family” as there are many people within our car community that have suffered or are suffering with mental health conditions – and these events are their escape.

Unfortunately, the suicide problem is continually growing and is very close to the hearts of so many of us who have lost loved ones and close mates. And

we have even lost members of our own “Burnout Family” to suicide.

To celebrate the lives of the many family members we have lost, Ryan “Bubba” Lofts from Townsville in “OR WHAT” completed a tribute skid that saw every competitor line the outside of the burnout pad in support as well as every person in the crowd on their feet.

This was especially important to Ryan and his partner Bess, who recently lost someone.

These are the reasons we teamed up with Livin.org as well as one of our local mental health organisations Selectability which runs the “Real Mates Talk” program here in Mackay. They raise awareness of what options and help is available to people when they are in a bad position and don’t know where to turn.

Throughout the day there were raffles with some fantastic prizes from local businesses – Walkerston Mechanical, Sugar City Towing, Autobarn Mackay and Walkerston Country Meats.

We also held auctions for passenger rides in some of the burn-

out vehicles at the event, which was a massive success and has raised some much-needed funds.

To finish off the day we all were treated to a beautiful Hungi cooked up by the guys from the Kingdom Car Club. With the support of Proximity Motorsports contributing towards the food, almost all of the proceeds from the cook up are going directly to our local mental health organisations.

We also need to thank the many other people who made donations throughout the day and to all of the competitors, their families and friends that came to support, to all of the spectators and our volunteers – thank you.

We are proud to say that due to all the generosity, our sponsors and to everyone who attended the event we have managed to raise $5435 towards the cause. This is an absolutely fantastic result and we could not be any happier.

Please remember there are many organisations that can give the support you or someone you know may need, and #ITAINTWEAKTOSPEAK to speak and “Real Mates Talk”.

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Player Profiles

Tahnee Smith Age: 14 Club: Moranbah Junior Rugby League – Miners Team you have played in or are in? Under 14s What is your most memorable experience playing rugby?

Winning the grand final in 2021 What was your toughest match?

First time we played Souths U14 girls.

Have you ever played in a grand final?

Yes Moranbah vs Souths 2021 How many years have you been playing for? Two years Have you won any major awards while playing for your club?

No club awards but have received a few player of the match awards What do you think the key to success is while you are playing football?

Communication with other players What are your dreams for the future do you wish to go on tv and play for any national teams?

Yes it would be great experience to be able to play on TV Who is your inspiration for playing?

My brother – he played for a lot of years and I enjoyed watching him

Ben Tickle

Age : 10

Club: Magpies How long have you been playing with the Magpies?

Three or four years, I think.

What’s the best thing about football for you?

Its enjoyable and fun What would you tell other kids to get them in to football?

You might want to try it out first and see if you like it.

Do you want to go further and play the NRL? Yes, I really hope to play for the North Queensland cowboys Would you ever want to play for the Cutters?

Yes, I would love to if I was selected. I’m to young to do it now but I have been selected for a Mackay district sports team.

Cooper Meng

Club: Bulldogs Age: 10 How long have you been with the Bulldogs?

For about four years.

What’s your favourite thing about playing football?

I get to be first receiver (laughs) Is that your favourite position?

Yep, first receiver What would you say to other kids that want to get involved in football?

Give it a try give it a shot and you might be good at it one day.

Do you hope to go further one day with your football career do you want to make it to the NRL? Yes, I would like to play for Penrith Panthers.

Have you ever won any awards?

Yes, I got player of the match in my second year in 2017.

RUNNERS: Carolyn Steginga (L) and Tahnie Malagueno

MATES: Tim Caddy (R) gets great support from Mark Pashalis

Mixed emotions for local runners THERE were mixed emotions for hundreds of local runners as the 42nd Village Roadshow Theme Parks Gold Coast Marathon which was to be held over the weekend was cancelled only days before the event.

The event was being promoted as the largest mass-participation event in Australia since COVID-19 decimated the event and festival industry across Australia more than 12 months ago.

However, due to the latest COVID outbreak, the comeback event was not to be, as organisers made the decision to cancel the event for the second year in a row.

However, in lieu, the silver lining was that Mackay’s running royalty then recalibrated their disappointment by taking to the streets of Mackay last Saturday to support local marathoner runner, Brenda Windsor, who was com-

pleting her seventh marathon in seven days.

Her original plan was also crushed at the final hurdle where she was to compete once again in the Bravehearts’ 777 Marathon.

This is where participants run seven marathons in seven days in seven states to raise funds for the prevention of child sexual assault and exploitation.

Brenda went to plan B, C, D and E to complete the entire seven marathons in the state of Queensland. Her road crew and supporters were as amazing as the woman herself, congratulations Brenda and Team!

Meanwhile locally, approximately thirty runners met at the Bluewater Quay on a beautiful sunny winter’s Sunday afternoon to enjoy a very social 5km and 10km run from the Quay across The Forgan Smith Bridge towards the Harbour.

The out and back course allowed runners to choose their own turnaround point due to the social nature of the event.

Mackay Road Runners are turning to another social event this Sunday from the same location, ie Bluewater Quay with social running heading in the opposite direct along Sandfly Creek trail with various turnaround options up to 10km at the individual’s discretion.

All runners and supporters are to be mindful of COVID safe guidelines at all times by adhering to the Queensland Government’s strict social distancing and sanitising regulations as well as safe coughing and sneezing practices.

Let’s be very conscious of looking after ourselves and the community by abiding strictly to the rules that are in place for everyone’s safety.

Bowen touch ready to kick off BOWEN touch football may have wrapped their season with the grand final being held on June 23 but they are very much looking forward to the kick off of the second season starting July 14.

Bowen Touch President Crystal Parks said that the new exciting season will will tap off on the 14th July.

“Our Pilchers Industries Fast 4 Competition will be held on the September 11,” Crystal said.

Bowen Touch hosted grand finals for A-grade and B-grade pools last season, which ended in July.

The A-grade grand final consisted of 50% Off playing the Pink Panthers.

50% Off came away with the win by two points with the game ending 6-4.

The B grade grand final saw Lions face Playing Up. Playing Up came away with the victory with the final score of 9-7. The night rounded out with a scratch match.

SALE: Winners 50% Off pose for the camera

Mountain biking, best-kept local secret Barry

Scoble On Your Bike APPARENTLY, one of the best kept secrets in Mackay albeit not an intentional one is the Mackay And District Mountain Bike Club (MADMTBC).

This is based out at the Scouts grounds of Rowallan Park. Rowallan Park is a beautiful place to ride with very thick scrub and rainforest areas. The trails accommodate the beginner up to advanced riders with features such as wooden jumps and drops, rock gardens, berms, step ups and much more.

Mountain biking is an amazing experience and you will lose yourself in the moment. At

times with intense concentration on the difficult sections or when you chose to go faster. At other times you can just meander through on your bike and take in the beautiful scenery and ambience of the forest.

MADMTBC have a hire agreement with the Scouts at Rowallan Park and have been building and maintaining mountain bike trails there since 2009.

MADMTBC is an affiliated club previously with MTBA and now since the merger are with Auscycle.

They have just recently held the 2021 MAD Mountain Bike Classic; a T1 and C2 Category UCI Race which had riders from as far as New Zealand. This was one of the biggest races this year on the Queensland calendar.

MADMTBC hold regular club races, social rides at Rowallan Park and other areas in the region, a range of women specific activities, open days and they have just rejuvenated

our school-aged junior coaching program on Thursday afternoons.

They have approximately 320 club members with some members loving to race and even travel as far as Tasmania to compete in various disciplines of mountain biking.

It is fantastic travelling away with a group of like-minded friends to beautiful places around the country. They have some amazing riders winning Australian championships.

Other members are not into racing and love to ride socially at Rowallan Park or at some other organised MAD Social Rides in the region, and as far away as Atherton. Should you wish to join MADTMTBC and at ride Rowallan Park you will have to be a member of Auscycle.

There is a four week free trial period for those wanting to try mountain biking for the first time. You can contact MADMTBC on facebook messenger and check out some of the

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New ladies pairs champs

HAIR TODAY: Sarina bowler Doug Gidding fooling everyone with his new hair style.

CHAMPIONS: Ivy Henshaw and Clare Stevens, Sarina Bowls Club pairs champions.

CLARE Stevens and Ivy Henshaw are the new ladies pairs champions at Sarina Bowls Club.

In a great game for spectators, they defeated Penny Roots and Kathy Mathews 26-12.

With Ladies Pennants now finished, Sarina is now getting underway, with competition games still waiting to be played.

People wishing to have a go at playing bowls are invited to come along for a barbecue breakfast and a game next Sunday, July 1.. Breakfast is at 8am

and bowls is at 9am. Beginners will be helped and shown what the game is all about.

Other Results Ladies’ triples semi-final: Coral Bradford, Jan Flanagan, Leanne McGeough beat Chris Smith, Penny Roots, Kathy Mathews 24-14.

Men’s A Singles: Doug Gidding beat John Petersen 25-14.

Men’s Consistency: John Willan beat Mick Gidley 106104.

Photos: RITA HUGHES

Hockey U-18 women win championship WHILE our region’s best U-18 women’s hockey players did Mackay proud by winning the Townsville Championships, those who remained behindtook part in MSHA Development Camp with Matt Swann.

Local hockey legend Swann, an international representative, took the youngsters through their paces.

And it was all smiles for the U-18s when they returned home!

PICTURED RIGHT: The U-18 women’s team celebrate their championship win in Townsville

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Sport Briefs

Medal winner IN PROSERPINE golf, the men’s overall and C-grade monthly medal winner was Scott Vlismas with a great score of 64 nett. He edged out Phil Batty in C-grade, who had 68 nett. The A-grade winners were Vince Collins and Conrad Werner both on 71 nett, while B-grade’s Tony Sellwood, 68, ran Troy Smith into second place on 70 nett on a countback.

Others with 70 nett were Craig Smith, Joe Marschke, Mark Richards, Steve Hickey, Peter Faust and Corey Stroud. These were followed by two on 72, Jim Cochrane and Gavin Kerwand.

Mat Bauer, Vince Collins, Lance Lloyd and Wayne Fitzgerald took the pin shots, and three shared the two-shot pot with vouchers of $35 each.

Round 16

Producing professional tennis players here Skye

Gregory Skye on Sport WITH the grass court tennis season upon us, the crème de la crème of tournaments – The Championships, Wimbledon – will this week begin its 144th year of competition.

With all of its traditions, nostalgia and strict clothing rules, The Championships has withstood the test of time and to date, it’s the one tournament that all professional players love to play and yearn to win.

With a tournament lasting the test of time, it makes me look at our own backyard in terms of our grass roots tennis players and consider whether one day, we’ll see another Mackay tennis prodigy on the professional circuit.

Our very own Nicole Pratt continues

to give back to our little patch of budding tennis players by frequenting the Pioneer Tennis courts and hosting development days. Tennis in Mackay is certainly a thriving sport and Pioneer Tennis offers a great depth of coaching and fantastic facilities for all abilities. But can we (Mackay) produce another Nicole Pratt?

The short answer is, absolutely we can, but the harsh reality is that if the child and family want to reside in regional

Queensland, it will take dedication, a pure love of the sport and a unique talent to succeed.

Unlike our Southern counterparts, Mackay doesn’t have a secondary school that offers tennis as a specialised sport within its curriculum. Therefore, all training (tennis and non-tennis based) needs to be undertaken outside of school hours, so let’s do the numbers for our regional aspiring junior players…

Tennis Australia’s recommendation for talent development of junior players (12 years through to 17 years) states that they should be training between 18 to 28 hours each week. Let’s allow the kids to have a couple of days off, because you know, they’re kids, that means over a five-day period junior players are expected to train for over three to five hours a day…. on top of a six-hour day at school!

So there’s nine to eleven hours of the day gone. The developing brain of a teenager requires an average of nine hours. There’s 18½ to 20½ hours of the day accounted for.

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That leaves around five to three hours a day to do homework, travel to and from school, eat breakfast and dinner, socialise and maybe (but not likely) have a part-time job.

Let’s add to this that on your two-days off to be “kids”, you’re then expected to travel to compete in tournaments.

When you look at the numbers like this, it’s a scary prospect if your child says “I want to be a professional tennis player”.

But, I’m given hope by the recent resurgence of 22-year-old ‘pop star’ Cody Simpson, who has proven that if you have talent and a desire to succeed, you can get back in the pool after an eight-year break and be in contention for the Australian Olympic team.

So if your budding tennis player needs a break during their adolescent years, their dream isn’t necessarily over… allow them some time off to breathe. With desire, passion, talent and a supportive network, they can still return to the game and achieve greatness.

THERE were two matches played earlier in the week for Airlie Darts this week. A round 16 match between Nathan O’Hara and Gene Birse, and a round 17 match between Jamie Woods and Jason Rockstroh.

Both matches were won by the same 6-0 scoreline with victories for both Gene and Jamie. The gap at the top remains 5 points to Jamie Woods. Today’s round 17 action saw Jamie Maher record a 6-2 win over Ross Gallichan. That match was played via video link with Ross playing out of Bowen. Andy Peel won his match in fine fashion with a 6-1 scoreline over Rooster Coutts who has been playing well.

Pennants ROUNDS eight and nine of the Mens District pennants were played over the weekend. Division One were away to Northern Beaches on Saturday. The team of Nathan Dodds, Luchie Gardel, Scott Hamilton and Wayne Handley had an impressive 35 to 13 win; Shane Kinnear, Marcus Craig, Jonathan Bye and Gavin Milne won 21 to 18 with a great last bowl by Gavin and Michael Kinnear, Graham Kinnear, Barry Saroglia and Nathan Harriott lost 13 to 20. This gave Proserpine an overall win of 69 to 51.

Sunday they were at home to the powerhouse team from South Suburban.

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