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‘Major threat’ to coal THE Morrison Government will be asked to stop alleged “industrial blackmail” by environmental activists and overseas corporations who are threatening the jobs of up to 50,000 people in Mackay’s coal services sector. Dawson MP and Chairman of the Federal Parliament’s powerful Joint Standing Committee on Trade and Investment Growth, George Christensen, said that “quite clearly”, there are activist groups buying shares in the financial services sector. They are then forcing financial services companies to cut adrift any Mackay industry that they think is “morally wrong”.

“What it is, is depriving legitimate law-abiding North Queensland business that employ people and preventing them from getting what is essentially an essential service like finance and insurance,” Mr Christensen said. “We are talking about the greenies who hate the coal sector, the greenies who hate agriculture as well. So, banks and insurance companies then put restrictions on MacKay businesses supporting our coal industry – and on what they can and can’t do – in order to borrow money, get finance and insurance. CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE

Local platypus swim delight

SHALLOW underwater platypus tours are one of the world’s most unique and highly treasured wildlife experiences. Luana Royle’s rainforest diving tours at Finch Hatton enable visitors such as Kirtley-Leigh (pictured above left with Luana) to swim with platypus, turtles, prawns, yabbies and with a host of other fish. CONTINUED PAGE TWO

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Alleged fight AN ALLEGED assault occurred in the early hours of May 15 at Airlie Beach. Paramedics transported two adult patients to Proserpine Hospital in a stable condition. The incident occurred on 1.44am, at a location off Shute Harbour at Airlie Beach. A Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman said the two adults were left with facial injuries. “They are in a stable condition with facial injuries, folllowing an alleged assault,” the spokesman said. If anyone has any information about the incident they are encouraged to call the police.

SERENE: Platypus photo by local wildlife photographer KYLIE DANIEL

New projects THREE new projects in the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region are set to create jobs and economic stimulus. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development Michael McCormack said the projects would drive the region’s recovery from COVID-19. “The Australian Government is investing $10 million in three new projects in the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region under the Regional Recovery Partnerships program to deliver jobs and economic recovery and diversification at this critical time,” the Deputy Prime Minister said. “This includes a new Aquaculture and Agriculture Tech Skills Hub for the Whitsunday region, delivering Stage Two of the Clermont Saleyards and Showgrounds Revitalisation and upgrading the Biocommodities Pilot Plant in Mackay.”

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POLICE are still seeking public assistance after a boat was stolen from a hotel in Bowen last Tuesday. The boat was stolen from the car park of the premises on the Bruce Highway around 6am on May 12 and it is believed three men in a white trayback dual cab ute stole the boat. The Quintrex boat, Queensland registration YO072Q, was on a trailer with Queensland registration 657UCQ. Fishing gear, eskies and other equipment were in the boat. Anyone who has seen the boat or has further information is urged to contact police.

FRIENDLY: A turtle swims past a diver

FROM PAGE ONE Luana’s platypus dive is such a special and different experience that even world-renowned broadcaster and naturalist Sir David Attenborough said he dreams about it. “I know where everything hides and we usually go to where they are, as they don’t swim away and everything is close by,” Luana smiled. “It is so peaceful and calming and divers are just amazed when they are less than a metre from platypus, turtles, yabbies, prawns and fish. “We see platypus eating in their natural environment and I’ve even had one crawl up my arm.” Luana explained that it’s not widely known that platypus don’t have stomachs. “Instead, platypus grind up their food so finely that it is absorbed by their intestines. “Platypus also close their eyes, ears and nose when they dive. But on their ducklike bill, they have electro-receptors that pick-up electromagnetic fields and the strongest field is the colour red. “This is why their favourite food is a Maci Baci freshwater prawn, which has red stripes on its arm and on its body and very easily detected by the platypus. “In fact, people think that platypus come up to the surface to breath, but they actually come up to grind their food up.

“In north Queensland, a fully grown, adult male platypus is about 30 centimetres or 12 inches long, but in Tasmania where the water is much colder, platypus carry a lot of fat or blubber to keep themselves warm and they are about half a metre or two feet long and they are really really fat.” Luana said her wildlife tours usually dive in the first two metres of water, so visitors can almost stand-up and they don’t need any prior diving experience. “Other different coloured fish swim next to us, follow us around, come up and look us in the eye,” she said. “There are also four different types of turtles including the Irwin turtle, gordian worms and marble eels. “Rainforest diving is also much safer than in the ocean, as there is nothing to attack and bite, sting or drag you away. “I provide wetsuits and everything else and I usually take groups of six per dive, plus I often take divers and wildlife enthusiasts on private dives. “But nature lovers won’t believe it until they see it, as the Irwin turtle breathes through its bum and there are wonderful videos and pics on my website – www.rainforestscuba.com.” Luana said the resident eeltail catfish are unique as they guard their eggs and they are “so friendly that we have even given them names, Cateelona, Eva and Whiskers Three.

Appeal to ban yabbie pots in rivers AN APPEAL has been made to ban yabbie or freshwater craypots in all Queensland rivers. Renowned rainforest dive tour operator Luana Royle said she has made this appeal because rare platypus are getting trapped in these freshwater traps and drowning, as they can’t get out. “Drowned platypus were found in crayfish pots at Broken River, just over an hour inland from Mackay,” she said. “Freshwater craypots have already been banned in Victoria and in New South because platypus have died in these pots.” Mirani MP Stephen Andrew supports the call to ban the pots. He said said RSPCA trials showed that even after opera house traps had been modified to Palaszczuk Government specifications, more than 85 per cent of platypus were still unable to escape and drowned within two to three minutes. “Platypus numbers are declining and we need to do everything we can to protect them before

it’s too late,” Mr Andrew said. “Fisheries Minister Mark Furner and the Palaszczuk Government must ban the use of funnel or ‘opera house’ style yabby traps in Queensland’s fresh waters. “Another platypus was found trapped and drowned in a trap recently. I campaigned in the past against these traps and I even sponsored a petition in 2019, after several platypus were found dead in the traps around Broken River in my electorate. “I was hoping to avoid any more heartbreaking deaths of this iconic animal, but the Government wasn’t interested.” Mr Andrew said Fisheries Minister Mark Furner dismissed the petition and concerns on the impact these opera house traps on native wildlife, including platypus, turtles and water rats. “Mark Furner said that the Palaszczuk Government had addressed the problem back in 2015 and that the Government saw no need to revisit the issue,” he said.

“But this has failed dismally to protect native animals like platypus and everyone knows that I’m a big supporter of recreational fishing. “But nothing is worth the loss of these precious and unique animals – nothing. “There are many alternatives to the opera house trap for catching yabbies, which are much safer for native wildlife, including folding and fixed-wall lift nets. “I hope that Mr Furner and the Queensland Government will listen to the public’s legitimate concerns and not just brush them aside as they did two years ago. “The Minister needs to ban the use of opera house traps, especially in specific freshwater areas like Broken River in Eungella, where platypus live and breed. “If Mr Furner ignores the problem again like two years ago, then he will be answerable for all the future deaths of native wildlife which will inevitably occur if this deadly trap remains legal in Queensland,” Mr Andrew said.

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Criticism rejected A SPOKESMAN for Fisheries Minister Mark Furner has rejected criticism that the Palaszczuk Government has failed to protect native platypus, turtles and water rats. “Under the Fisheries Act, the penalties for non-compliant fishing traps in freshwater range from a Fisheries Infringement Notice fine of $266 to a maximum penalty of $40,035 for failing to comply with a regulated fishing apparatus declaration,” the spokesman said. “If a platypus died in non-compliant fishing apparatus, Fisheries Officers may consider this as an aggravating factor in the decision to issue a Fisheries Infringement Notice or proceed to a prosecution.”

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Mayor’s Charity Ball a record MACKAY Mayor Greg Williamson said he is ecstatic with the results from the 2021 Mackay Mayor’s Charity Ball held on Saturday night.

The event attracted a record attendance of 422 and raised more than $100,000 for charity, which is also a record. “The 2019 ball, the first one that Council and the MECC came onboard to assist long-time organisers Sunrise Rotary Club, raised more

Performer Aurora Kurth was emcee for the night. SEE MORE PICTURES ON PAGE 29

than $121,000,’’ he said. However, that included a separate one-off donation of $50,000 from the Mackay Foundation. The event itself raised about $74,000 for Mackay’s Domestic Violence Resource Service. “Saturday’s night’s event looks to have raised more than $100,000. That includes more than $50,000 from the auctions – ballot bidding and live – and about $50,000 from our corporate sponsors,” the Mayor said.

(LEFT-RIGHT) John May with wife Deputy Mayor Karen May, Mayor Greg Williamson and wife Annette, Melody Burton of Heartkids and Linda-Ann Northey of DVRS

Activist shareholders ‘a threat’ to coal jobs FROM PAGE ONE “There are cases in Mackay and in North Queensland, where financial institutions are saying that they are not prepared to lend to you or insure you. It’s close to a form of industrial blackmail, if it isn’t (actual blackmail).” Mr Christensen stressed that he was speaking personally, saying the law needs to be changed so essential services like banking and insurance should not be taken away from Mackay coal contractors, just because the bank or the insurer doesn’t like what they do. “But that’s not me saying it, it’s the Australian Family Enterprise and Small Business Ombudsman. “I’m inclined to agree with the Ombudsman’s request to change the law, but that a matter for the parliamentary Committee has yet to determine.” Mr Christensen said that there is certainly a push from these major “woke” (environmental-

ly awake) corporations to instil ‘woke values in Mackay and North Queensland’s smaller and medium businesses. “I know of engineering businesses in Mackay who told me that their insurance companies said that it did 40 percent or more business with the coal sector, then that they wouldn’t be insuring them anymore. “I also have a major corporation outside banking and insurance come to a local Mackay company and tell them they would drop their donations to local sporting groups and instead, donate to politically correct causes. “That’s sort of outrageous, this woke politically correctness on steroids. Claiming that we all have to support every left-wing cause under the sun – whether its environmentalism or feminism. “Whatever it might be, they want to drive it.” Mr Christensen added that ‘it

isn’t just a bunch of greenies running around in a group becoming shareholders in banks and insurance companies. “What we have is major multinational investment firms that are also driving this agenda and deciding that they are going to develop some green ethical outlook on the world. “They then might become a majority shareholder of an insurance company here in Australia and they say we are not going to insure this or that industry. “They should not have the power to do that because every law-abiding North Queensland and Australian needs and should have the right to access insurance. “Our Parliamentary Trade and Investment Growth Committee is conducting an inquiry into the financial sector and their policies and practises and their impact on our coal and resource export industries.

Local engineers support Christensen TWO OF Mackay’s leading coal engineering businesses have supported Dawson MP George Christensen’s claims that Australia’s financial institutions are trying to drive them out of North Queensland’s coal industry. Mackay company FIELD Engineers has 70 percent of its business in mining and coal and 30 percent in port construction, power stations and in construction. General Manager David Hartigan said that what all environmental activists are doing is harming Mackay and North Queensland’s regional employment and business, when they think that they are saving the planet. “The problem is that coal mining is demand driven from overseas and restricting the supply of Australian coal just means that more dirty coal from places like

Indonesia and Mozambique will fill coal shortages in a flash. So coal will just continue to be mined and supplied from overseas. “But instructions from London filter back to Australia and have a major impact on local Mackay businesses, where we are told that if 40 percent of our business comes from coal, then we can’t buy essential professional indemnity insurance. “Were told that London reinsurers don’t want to be seen to be backing thermal coal, even though our Mackay, Isaac and Whitsunday regions only mine steel making coking coal and not thermal coal for power stations. “Our professional indemnity insurance had gone up by 400 percent in the past five years and our brokers have explained that this has been driven by insurance companies exiting the market.

“So Mackay and Australian coal-servicing businesses will just be replaced by international contractors and suppliers who can get insurance overseas. “FIELD Engineer’s biggest cost now is insurance, so instead of employing staff who add value, insurance costs more, adds nothing and doesn’t add value to Australian industry.” These comments have been supported by a Director of North Queensland and Mackay’s Resource Industry Network and CEO of the steel making coal and coal seam gas engineers, TECHSERVE, Tim Magoffin. “I think its activism gone mad and the end by-product is a negative effect on employment. We may decide because of rising insurance costs to cease working in certain sectors and employ local mining engineering and technical serviceS.”

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Lifestyle expo

NORTH Queensland’s major caravan and lifestyle expo for 2021 will be staged at the Mackay Showgrounds supporting the Government’s call on Queenslanders to support local businesses and to ‘Holiday Here This Year’. There has never been a better time to holiday in Queensland with over 130 exhibitors showcasing the very latest in camper trailers, caravans, motorhomes, fourwheel drives and tourism destination information. This event has everything anyone could possibly need to plan and enjoy the amazing destinations in Queensland. The Mackay Expo is on at Mackay Showgrounds from today until Sunday.

Two movies

THE Gordon White Library is showing The Song Keepers next Thursday from 1pm to 2.30pm. This is part of Reconciliation Week. The movie hopes to leave people thinking about how we can create a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The Song Keepers tells the inspiring story of a Central Australian Aboriginal women’s choir and their historic tour of Germany. For adults aged 18+. Next Friday the Library has a “Silver Screen Surprise” from 9.30am to 11.30am. Discover a hidden movie gem when the surprise title will be unveiled.

New artworks

FROM today to Sunday, July 25, three exciting new exhibitions will open at Artspace Mackay. Brisbane-based Leigh Schoenheimer is a multi-disciplinary contemporary artist who, through the genre of still-life painting, poses questions about what it is to make pictures. Donna Maree Robinson is an internationally exhibited, Mackay-based artist creating site-specific digital media. Robinson teams up with Mackay-raised composer David Pyke to create an immersive, multimedia exploration of music and science. Held every three years, the Tamworth Textile Triennial showcases the best of textile art from across the country.

Helping hands THE Mackay region certainly pulls its weight when it comes to volunteering. A new report which is of interest to local volunteers highlights the strength of volunteering, showing Queenslanders roll up their sleeves when times are tough. Minister for Communities Leeanne Enoch and Volunteering Queensland launched the State of Volunteering in Queensland Report which shows more than three million Queenslanders aged 18 and over participated in some form of volunteering in 2020. “Volunteers are the backbone of our communities and this report highlights just how eager Queenslanders are to help others, even if it’s during the height of a global pandemic,” Minister Enoch said.

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SNAGS: Drug workers Patricia Kemp, Ian Daniels and Suzie Penny cooking up a storm

New truck fires up

HABANA Rural Fire Brigade will now be better equipped to put out future bush fires with a new fire truck. First officer Peter Attard (pictured) said they were excited about this new truck and are currently waiting for it to be built. He said they only had two trucks, but the new addition would replace their longest serving vehicle of 20 years in their fleet. “The 20-year lifespan is due to the parts on the vehicle. Most of the trucks are up for replacement,” Mr Attard said. “The youngest (truck) in our fleet is 12 years old and the oldest is 20 years old. “New trucks were allocated as part of a federal government hand-

out program. The Brigade planned to replace the truck when it was necessary.” Mr Attard explained that in previous years they had to raise funds to purchase new equipment. “The Habana community also pays a fire levy as part of their taxes, which helps ease the cost of equipment,” Mr Attard said. “The last couple of years, the Federal Government assisted through their subisides but community fundraising was standard. “It was up to the Brigade to fund or replace the truck.” Mr Attard said the Brigade trained three times a month, ensuring their knowledge and operation of their equipment was up to date. “We use this as an opportunity to keep our knowledge of fire control current and to learn the equipment on each truck, as it varies for each model,” he said. “This is due to a difference in manufacturing. “Next training is on the first Sunday of next month. We train three times a month but we vary it throughout the year.”

A FREE barbecue connecting alcohol and other drug abusers with social workers is held every Monday at Blue Water Quay. Local Drug and Alcohol Counsellor and Case Manager Suzie Penney said the Monday barbeques were set up as a “networking tool. “It was initially set up for anyone who is experiencing or having issues with alcohol and other drug issues,” Ms Penny said. “We’re open to anyone who got disabilities or anything like that. “A lot of people from the drug and alcohol sector get together and put a free barbie on for any who is homeless, going through domestic violence or dealing with drug and alcohol issues. “They can come down and talk to providers down here and talk to other people and get the support they need, not in an office.” Russel Roberts is one person who is enjoying the barbeques

and is taking full advantage of the many services on offer. “Basically, to make use of the services on offer, it’s a breakfast and a front-line community help with all sorts of other things as well,” Mr Roberts said. “I think it’s a fabulous idea. It’s a win-win: it helps the organisation communicate with each other and network, it gives people a free breakfast. “They can help you with whatever you need really, (whether it’s) transport or doctor’s appointments.” CASA Outreach Worker Herbie Marino comes down and talks to the homeless and helps Ms Penney out. “We offer housing options to see what they need,” Mr Marino said. “I have a chat to the guys here. Most of the guys I know here have been down here for a while. It’s a matter of catching up and meeting new people who come along.”

U16s Sydney bound

THE Magpies junior rugby league U16s have held fundraising car washes at Porters Mitre10 carpark over the past two weeks. Around 14 local boys keenly wash cars to raise cash for their end of season trip to the League Grand Final on October 3 in Sydney. Support their next fundraising efforts at a Bunnings sausage sizzle on Sunday June 20.

Clean clothes, caring conversation

Marilyn Bennet (left) with her crew at the volunteer expo

OFFERING genuine conversations and a place for people to wash their clothes, Orange Sky supports those doing it tough. Orange Sky volunteer Jane Manicuro loves making a difference simply by helping visitors. Mrs Manicuro said some of the visitors, also known as friends, have experienced homelessness. She said Friends of Orange Sky was aimed at people who are going through tough situations in life. “We have friends come along and they’re from all situations of life. Some maybe homeless, some have gone through a marriage breakup,” Mrs Manicuro trold this newspaper. “We have the chairs set out for them. We welcome them in and wash their clothes, where they’re

welcome to sit down and have a chat. “We talk about whatever they want to talk about. Some of our friends...they’re very happy to share their experiences. “They can put their clothes in the washing machine and dryer themselves. All the facilities are there for them.” She said there are volunteers who work in shifts to offer help to those who visit. “We’ve found the more they come, the more comfortable they become in talking,” Mrs Manicuro said. Friends of Orange has been running in Mackay for about four years. Mrs Manicuro has been a volunteer with Orange Sky for a year now.

“I like the idea of it. It’s a really great service, making people feel comfortable and making them feel supported,” she said. “I found out about it through some friends. It’s a really good support system – really good service and a good need for it.” The Orange Sky laundry pods are available for use at the Juliet Street Vinnies and the Sarina Neighbourhood Centre. Mrs Manicuro said two times are currently available on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at Mackay from 7-9am and 9-11am. She said the Sarina Neighbourhood Centre has two shifts running on Tuesday and Thursday from 7-9am and 9-11am. Visit Orangesky.org.au for more information about their laundry pods.

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Peter and George have quite differing views on several issues, including reef management

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SOME people in the conservation movement will miss George Christensen when he leaves parliament and passes into political oblivion. His unique ability to be ineffective has meant that some of our region’s most environmentally damaging projects have not gone ahead. Back in 2013 Mr Christensen wanted three million cubic metres of dredge spoil from the Abbot Point port expansion to be dumped in a Great Barrier Reef Green Zone. Green zones are places that where fishing is prohibited so that fish can grow to maturity and produce vastly more offspring than smaller fish. That ensures there are plenty of fish in the other two-thirds of the marine park. Mr Christensen’s absurd proposal outraged the public, including tourism operators in the Whitsundays. The outcry forced him to reverse his stance and call on the owners of the port to not only avoid green zones but not dump dredge spoil anywhere in the ocean. Mr Christensen’s advocacy for environmental vandalism united the community in opposition to his outrageous plan. More recently Mr Christensen made it his top priority to ensure the federal budget included taxpayer funding for the privately owned Urannah Dam. He fell flat on his face with that one as well. Let’s contrast Mr Christensen’s approach with his National Party predecessor, De-Anne Kelly. While Mr Christensen has demonised Mackay Conservation Group, labelling members of the group “extreme greens”, De-Anne Kelly took a completely different approach. De-Anne Kelly was a member of the Mackay Conservation Group and attended meetings at the Mackay Environment Centre. She was proud to advocate on behalf of our environment. When locals took concerns to her about environmental impacts of a prawn farm at Armstrong’s Beach, Mrs Kelly had the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act changed to ensure harm was avoided. One Sunday afternoon in the 1990s De-Anne Kelly phoned the Mackay Environment Centre, proudly telling me she had been successful in having the Slade Point reserve included on the Register of the National Estate, which listed Australia’s most important natural and cultural icons. She knew how important that news would be to members of Mackay Conservation Group, given our long campaign to have the reserve created. We can only hope that once Mr Christensen is gone we again have a representative who listens to all members of the community and argues for sane policies to be implemented. Fingers crossed.

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MY DOCTOR groaned when I asked what COVID jab I should have and when. She said that since I largely worked outdoors, I didn’t mix with people just arrived from overseas or visited hospitals or nursing homes, so I should wait. Her reason was that the supplies of vaccine were irregular and unpredictable and so she prefered to keep the vaccine for her most needy patients, particularly diabetics and disabled and those working in medical care. I trust her to keep me in good health, so I agreed to go to the end of her queue. Then, atypically, she had a mini outburst about the ‘totally disorganised vaccine distribution system’. I’d never seen my doctor so upset. And, apparently she isn’t the only frustrated medico about the COVID vaccine system. Not just about getting the vaccines as promised, but also the notifications and updates to doctors about the status of various vaccines. My doctor is well-practised in vaccinating children and giving flu shots and she can’t believe how disorganised the COVID system has been. She said that, ‘it seems that federal and state health officials are spending more time battling each other than informing doctors and distributing vaccines’. “It’s a shambles,” she said. My daughter is a doctor in the state health system who says much the same. Perhaps sarcastically, my daughter added that perhaps the vaccine distribution should have been given to supermarkets, because they have better cold-chain logistics than the federal health authorities. Like most people, I have no expertise in health other than taking advice from my trusted doctor. And when doctors are obviously disturbed, that’s a worry. Protecting all Australians against this terrible pandemic should be well above politics. Not all of our health professionals and support staff have been vaccinated, even though nurses’ aides, cleaners and cooks have lots of face-to-face time with the vulnerable. This raises doubts about the federal/state health system, especially as not all the 1A and 1B patients have received their jab months after the vaccine queues were arranged, Those who have received jabs, from elderly friends to my type 1 diabetic son are all fully satisfied with their treatment. But Australians should be much further along the COVID-19 vaccination queue. One piece of advice is not to go online looking for vaccination advice. Otherwise the main result will be a tsunamai of erroneous and anti-vax posts in your Facebook feed, which highlighting the poor record for truth and reality from social media. Australia must defeat this pandemic through timely and scientific action. And this obviously requires more rational, cooperative and detailed action from our federal and state politicians and bureaucrats. Our frontline health professionals who look after us in the community deserve that.

By George! Dawson MP Liberal National Party

RONALD Reagan once said freedom was never more than one generation away from extinction. It seems it was also one pandemic away from extinction. For fear of a virus that more than 997 out of 1000 infected survive, Australians have given up hard-fought freedoms for temporary safety. Entire capital cities have been locked down, Australians have been shut out of parts of their own country with state border clo-

sures, the wearing of ineffective masks has been mandated, people have been arrested for promoting protests on social media, others have been violently tackled to the ground for partaking in those protests, or for just not wearing a face mask. Governments have even dared to limit the number of guests we can have in our homes! Hardly any of this has been met with widespread resistance. In fact, the opposite is true; governments have been rewarded with re-election, on the back of the removal of our freedoms, all for temporary safety. To quote another US statesman, Benjamin Franklin, “those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety” and, in the long run, he’s right; we will probably get

neither. The Wuhan coronavirus is probably with us forever, much like the flu. Are we going to keeping locking down, masking up and shutting out forever as well? The latest idea to infringe on our liberty is digital vaccine passports. A modern version of “Your papers, please!”, these digital vaccine passports will need to be shown in order to dine in cafes and restaurants, to shop in certain stores, to get on flights and perhaps even to attend a school or to acquire a certain job! Be assured, I’m not an anti-vaxxer. But Reagan said freedom must be fought for, protected, and handed on to our children to do the same, or we could spend our sunset years telling them what it was once like when men were free. I fear our collective rollover is going to lead to a lot of sunset tales about our oncefree country, pre-pandemic.

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Is the Keto diet all it’s cracked up to be? It depends on who you listen to

Diets are just eating me right up

“MAY I take your order sir?” “I’ll have the lentil and eggplant bake please.” “An excellent choice sir. You’re a devotee of the Mediterranean diet.” “Certainly am. I love my veggies. Could I have a side dish?” “Certainly sir. I can recommend the pan-fried brussels sprouts with almonds. What would you like?” “A 400g T-bone, medium-rare, with lashings of mushroom sauce please? I love mushrooms. Can’t have too many veggies I say.” “Ah ha. Caught you. You’re not a Mediterranean diet devotee.” “What gave it away?” “Mushrooms are fungi, sir, not vegetables. You can’t fool me.” That fictitious restaurant exchange sprang into my head recently after the media bombarded us with countless stories about the life-saving qualities of the Mediterranean diet following more “research” by yet more academics at yet another university. Eating is one of my favourite pastimes and having been brought up on the land, my diet always included lots of meat. Little has changed over the years but my eating habits have been modified and for years have included elements of the Mediterranean diet which has been around since people have been living around the Mediterranean. That’s why I was perplexed about the media hype about the socalled new research. I’m sure I’ve read it all before. I even found an old Weightwatchers Mediterranean Flavours cookbook hidden in the depths of my “cooking cupboard.” Let’s face it. We’re obsessed with food, diets, weight, BMI, and

body image. The “does my bum look big in this?” question causes more weekly fights than Festival Hall saw in 40 years, and not a day goes by without the media telling us all about the latest research. What is really scary is that so many people fall for, or are coerced into, fad diets — diets with their credibility relying entirely on a public relations firm’s glossy brochures backed up by sham endorsements. But we can’t lay all the blame at the feet of snake oil salesmen and the media. So-called “science” plays a prominent role. I’ll give you a couple of examples. The Courier-Mail, April 9 last year: Headline — Keto diet cure for many ills. “High-fat, low-carb ‘keto’ diets can benefit people with multiple sclerosis, autism, Huntington’s, Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders, new research has found. Professor Zoltan Sarnyai from James Cook University in Townsville said the diet had long been used to manage childhood epilepsy and schizophrenia.” The story went on to present glowing reports about the diet’s medical powers for numerous other disorders. The Courier-Mail, April 18, last year (nine days later): Headline — Experts pan keto Pete’s meat menu. “Health experts have slammed the new book from celebrity chef Pete Evans …..” And the book’s name? Keto Dinners. Which academics, which “experts”, are we to believe? After all, aren’t we supposed to “trust the science?” Then we have former Australian of the Year, Dr James Muecke, saying our dietary guidelines are wrong and are making the epidemic of obesity, type-2 diabetes, and other chronic illnesses worse. Wouldn’t the dietary guidelines have been put together by “experts” with the aid of “science”. Fat lot I know. Thank goodness red wine is the undisputed elixir of life. I’ll drink to that.

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BEAUTIFUL BUBS Dear readers, meet our lovely, new born locals ... Would you like to share your newly born treasure with us? Email us your photos along with all names, weight, length and date born. We’ll publish them for all of our valued readers to share in your new joy.

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Timing consumes our thoughts, actions like Plan T by the time reality plays out. But is that such a bad thing?

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Papavasiliou Life most fabulous TIMING– they say it is everything. I say maybe it’s not. Think about it: Whether you’re having kids, starting a business, go through a separation or divorce, planning retirement, starting a relationship, timing is one of those things we try to control. In the end though, it kind of controls us. At each of life’s punctuation points, we think, over-think, and re-think how the timing should or could play out.

I am not a good planner. Well, actually, let me rephrase that: I can be a good planner, but I am more a planner for contingencies. Experience, for me, has shown few Plan As see the light of day. Kids come along when they are good and ready. Your ideas of when you’re getting married will eventually depend on at least one other person. You don’t tend to see divorce coming (if you did why would you get married in the first place?!). Relationships can turn really really bad when you think they’re going to be good. Workplaces and industries change.

But in then end, while of course some things work out as we time and plan, there is a lot which we feel like we are forced to MAKE work.

My partner and I were, just this week, discussing the ‘challenging’ timing of some things going on in our lives and whether we should postpose, delay or reschedule something to make it a little more manageable. (And for my friends whose minds will invariably go ‘there’: No, we are not getting married and no I am absolutely NOT pregnant!!!)

There are so many variables which we need to factor into our life planning and by the time you look over all the contingencies you feel like you’re citing not Plan B, but more

In the end though our resolution was this: Is there ever a good time? Opportunity comes when IT is good and ready. Whether you are ready is all up to you.

We pontificate our preparedness. We plan. We build in contingencies.

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BEAUTIFUL BUBS Dear readers, meet our lovely, new born locals ...

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Proud Parents: Natalie and Mitchell Clinton

Born: 8/5/21 Weight: 1.42kg Length: 41.5cm

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4CRM for community promotion AS WELL as playing the best music, 4CRM your local community radio station, can promote events in a number of ways. From on-air interviews to posting on our website, 4CRM has you covered. Perhaps the most effective way to promote your group or event is for 4CRM to present an exciting live and interactive broadcast. What’s involved with a live broadcast? Well we do not just send a presenter with a microphone. We bring a full studio, usually a small team of presenters and our huge library of songs. Not only can we do live interviews that provide up-to-the-minute coverage, we do live song requests as well. This has proven to be a very popular marketing avenue, providing great media exposure and the multiple interactions with the local community which benefits all parties involved.

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In the past, we provided a number of live broadcasts from Carlyle Gardens as part of their open day festivities. Carlyle Gardens is a retirement village located in Mt Pleasant. 4CRM enjoyed their time there exploring the facilities, relaxing in the tranquil gardens and passing this on to their listeners. It was great to interview the residents and learn about the variety of activities available and just what life was all about in this particular facility. 4CRM has also broadcasted from Pasifika. Pasifika is a free family event hosted by the Mackay Pacific Island Community which showcases the talents of their people to Mackay.

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It was wonderful to experience the culture of the Pacific Island people firsthand and we look forward to Pasifika’s scheduled return in September this year. Unfortunately, Covid-19 caused the cancellation of many public gatherings last year but as it subsides, 4CRM is hopeful public life will resume and you will hear us conducting more outside broadcasts in future. Don’t forget to tune into our Request Show Friday morning from 9am on 107.5FM. We say our listeners have the best taste in music and it’s always interesting to listen to their selections. As always, we welcome new additions to our community notices so if you have something of interest, or just want to say hi, contact us on 4953 4111 or 4crm@4crm.com.au

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• • • • • • FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS • • • • • • How can I request a song? Great! Most of our programs allow for requests. The best way to get your favourite tune on the radio is to give us a call. Sometimes our announcers are busy on-air, just keep trying us. Can 4CRM broadcast at our event? We sure can! We love getting out and about in our community. We can do a live, outside broadcast from most locations, however only some of our presenters are able to do this. Please contact us during office hours to discuss your needs further.

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Mama Mia, here we go again Joel

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WELL, it’s official, Mama Mia opened at the MECC last night to a roaring success. It’s not often that the choreography of a show is the darling everyone is talking about, but holy moley, Kyra Geoghegan knows how to wrangle a rag-tag bunch of theatre loving misfits of all ages and dance standards. The chorey (we call it chorey in the biz) is tight as can be, the patterns and shapes are testament to her impeccable training as a dancer and dance educator, and every number blows the roof of the MECC like only the MMCP can do. The cast is great. Everyone. Special standouts are Tania Attard who can not only sing like a dream but looks magnificent and effortless on stage. Her dashing spunk of an on-stage partner is easy on the eye and a fabulous addition to community theatre. Megan Geoghegan (yes, the wife of the choreographer, but trust me, she beat some incredibly talented woman to land the comical role). And land she did. Hilarious in her timing, delivery and looked great in every scene. As always, the sets, props and costumes are magnificent. Weirdly no one from The Base Coats or Folks Like Us are in this show, but not to worry, Mama Mia is packed full of excellent local talent. I highly recommend you slink into the back if there are any tickets left. With rewrites all the rage when creating a new musical, looks like a new character has been added to Heading North, a new musical I am working on with music and lyrics by Graeme Connors and original script by S.K.

THe MECC has Mama Mia on stage Munt to feature in the Mackay Festival of Arts. Dean Salty (who is no stranger to the stage) most recently playing Roger in Rent for Red Giraffe Theatre, Jesus in JC Superstar and Drew in Rock of Ages for MMCP. The buff darling of the local scene can belt out a song like no other. Young lads round the traps all want to be the ‘new Dean’ on the theatre stage but for my money, and it is…. Salty is a safe bet to be fabulous and commanding on stage always. And to finish up the casting is the bearded spunk, John Manning. His mum literally paved the way for articles such as this and after bringing down the house in Big Bad Mouse for Kucom Theatre recently, stints on Sydney stages and screens and hanging in LA, it’s great to have the dashing leading man home in Mackay and in my show. Dolphin Heads Resort has had more comebacks than John Farnham and I’ve always been a fan. The resort has long battled it’s hotter older cousin the Eimeo Pub for the coveted Sun-

day session. Kahuna had a crack in the 90s but couldn’t keep up sadly. But, the resort seems to be back and a total vibe. Live music on Sunday and zany but pub-tastic theme nights and cheap cocktails are a good reason to put your can of black rat down and get your burger and mojito on. The pool has a new frock and the view is always beautiful. Don’t take your own food, booze or dogs. Support local please. Beach resorts have shaped our way of life in QLD and as the mayor of Eimeo, I’m glad this venue is supporting artists. The Mackay Festival of Arts has been launched and my show Heading North will kick the festival into gear. Deliciously programmed is the magnificent Dale Pengelly who is bringing his show The Lounge Suite to the friends of the MECC brunch. The mega star of music theatre and cabaret has been in dozens of the country’s biggest musicals and is currently hoofing up a storm in the Perth production of Hot Shoe Shuffle (Dale was original cast of the show that blitzed the theatre world) and brought the West End to their knees alongside Rhonda Burchmore and Adam Garcia. Pengelly has worked with the crew at the CON over the years and has always been welcome and adored in north QLD. The Lounge Suite will have you swoon and sway to tunes from the Rat Pack, Nat King Cole and musical theatre favourites Singing in the Rain, The Boy from Oz and Chicago. Crossroad Arts have almost reached their target in the fundraising game of life and if you haven’t dropped a shackle or three to the company that creates inclusive original work for the differently abled, perhaps now is the time to support local art. About Joel Bow: Joel thinks costumes should be more acceptable in everyday situations

ON SHOW: Artist Kathy Murray with one of her paintings at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre. Picture: Charlie Payne

Artist goes international THE works of Sarina artist Kathy Murray are now gaining international exposure. Kathy has been displaying her artwork and jewellery at the Sarina Arts and Crafts Centre for some time, and has recently added a series of new paintings and sketches. She said the new works had proved popular with tourists visiting the centre, and she had sold several to international visitors. The works are available in various sizes from postcard upwards to suit a variety of purposes. Kathy is one of about 70 crafters displaying their works at the centre, which is open seven days a week 10-3 Monday to Friday and 10-1 weekends.

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Painting in another dimension MACKAY artist Robyn Gray enters another place when she’s painting. The 81-year-old has been painting since she was a young girl, and says it’s a personal experience each time she takes up the art brushes. “It’s like I’ve got two heads,” she said. “When I’m painting the rest of the world just goes away and it’s just me and the painting. After a while I’m thinking ‘what’s the time’, and I’m back.” Robyn is one of seven Mackay and Sarina artists displaying their works at the Sarina Art Gallery at the Field of Dreams Parkland until May 28.

She works in oils and pastels, and says that a lot of her art comes from her imagination and from her memory, focusing on animals, birds and scenery. “As a child in New Zealand I was always doing art work, and in my 20s I took up oil painting,” she said. “We lived in the North Island near Auckland and I’ve always been attracted to the beaches. I started work at the age of 15 and I wanted to go to the School of Art in the South Island, but my mum said sorry, we can’t afford it. “But I’ve always painted, I’m always drawing.” On coming to Australia she again found the beaches, and she’s

still at the beach at Bucasia and is a member of the Mackay Art Society at Beaconsfield Rd. She ran a shop in Mackay called Robyn’s Antiques for about six years, but retired in her 60s and continued with her painting. “I’ve always done oils, and a member of our society, the late Jenny Gardner encouraged me to try pastels. I said no that’s not my thing, but I eventually tried it and was amazed by the colours and shapes you can create.” Others displaying their works are Ailsa Hall, Monika Ciesielski, Brigitte Zimmerman, Julie Anderson, Ed Rigby and Cheryl Zunker. The gallery is open 10-3 daily and entry is free.

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INSURANCE WHAT SHOULD I INSURE MY HOME FOR? This is the most frequent question that we get asked by clients when it comes to insuring their homes. Most clients will run off whatever they paid for the property, which is not the correct approach. Purchase prices of real estate include a value for the building, land 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. In my experience this can range from $30,000 to $80,000 depending on the materials sed 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. This has caught a few residents when their property is damaged in a catastrophic event (i.e. cyclone).

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David’s suited for time of life WHEN a conversation starts with Patrick Swayze and THAT lift in Dirty Dancing, you know you’re in for a fabulous chat! Anyone with a three, or four, or more as the first number in their age knows exactly the lift Man About’s David Seymour is talking about. “It was something I specialised in at the World Championships,” he said. “They wanted something special for the lift in the movie and this was simple but …” Indeed, while David lets his sentence trail off, there are many words that come to mind – spectacular, goosebump-inducing, romantic – but, of course, iconic! And to think, here in Mackay is the man who planted that seed, taught the moves and gave the world the lift that was the pinnacle of Baby and Johnny’s final dance. PATRICK SWAYZE For four months, David worked with Swayze and his co-star, Jennifer Grey, in the pre-production training for Dirty Dancing. It sounds glamourous, and in the end it was. But his foray into Hollywood was the oft-cited cliché of a grotty hotel in West Hollywood, five days of unanswered calls to his agent asking what was going on, and being greeted by the hotel proprietor who was a man in a white singlet and white shorts who, from behind a heavily barred and grilled reception desk, threw him his room key, gave him directions and said, “You must be the Australian”.

SWISH APARTMENT Eventually, it did. Contracted to Astair Dance Studios in Bel Air and now living in a swish apartment, David ended up spending about four months training Swayze and Grey in a style of dance which brought together Lambada, Rock n Roll and moves which were deliciously modern with homage paid to the 1950 and 1960s. When the talent agent spotted David, he had just finished Las Vegas shows with French star Charles Aznavour and Tom Jones. He’d auditioned for Cats. In 1989, when he was 18, David had ranked sixth at the World Dance Championships and was an Amateur Competition veteran. So, when he was cast as an understudy for Rum Tum Tugger, that was not going to cut it. “I was 19 and I had retired from Amateur competition, so I was not at all interested in being an understudy! “But during the auditions I was noticed by this talent agent, who wanted me to work on this low budget Hollywood movie for an actor who had been on a five

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movie contract with the studio. He’d done four movies: one was a success, one was okay, two were flops and this one was just to finish off the contract!” Anyone who knows anything about the cult success that became of Dirty Dancing, knows what happened next for the movie. HEADED SOUTH For David, things headed south – but in the best possible – and most literal – way. Home to Perth he flew.

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Growing up in southern Western Australia, David had been dancing since the age of about six. At four, he was diagnosed with Perhtes Disease – a condition where there is no lubrication in the joints of the hip. He spent 18 months in callipers made of Plaster of Paris, and traction which would dislocate his hips, and by the age of five he’d had 90 x-rays. Once the callipers were off and needing to be activehe was prohibited from the rough and tumble of the usual sports, so David’s

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JUDGING PANEL He is also one of the few people in Australia qualified to sit on a world dance judging panel. This boy from Bunbury (or, Manjimup, originally, which is about 310kms south of Perth), had carved for himself a career in dance, by his early 20s, that had reached the kind of dizzying heights some don’t reach in their lifetime. Once home from the US, he started work with the Yellow Pages and was teaching at Wrightsons Dance Studio in Perth at night. Soon after, he became one of the first execs to help establish what was known then as the Golden West Satellite TV network. Promoted to National Sales manager in Perth, it all started to

get a bit much and David burnt out by about 26. So, as you do, it was in a campervan and off on the open highway, for David. When he arrived in the Mackay region, he felt like he was home. “I put an ad in the paper for dance classes, and people came!” From there, Bella Jos and then Latino Rhythms studios were born. David married the love of his life, Julianne (nee Neaton) in 1993. They met when Julieanne saw the ad in the paper and went along to a class.

SALSA CHAMPION Their son, Luke, has followed in Dad’s footsteps, crowned Australian Salsa Champion; and one of his past students is currently competing in the prestigious Blackpool Championships in London. A heart attack in the middle of the night, followed by quadruple bypass surgery, about five years ago called for a change of pace and new take on lifestyle for David. “We had just bought the store (Man About Menswear) and I knew I needed to slow down a bit.” He did, but only as much as a man like David can. He’s done a lot, has David Seymour. Not that you’d know It if you didn’t ask. Owning a business called Man About seems quite fitting, really. For that, he certainly has been.

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mother dragged him ’kicking and screaming’ with his two bothers and sister along to a dance class. “We got a bag of lollies when we joined – I was in! And from then I begged to go to the classes.” All of his siblings danced and his mother because a successful teacher. He trained and became friends with the likes of Todd McKenney (Chess, Boy from Oz, Just Dancing, Dancing with the Stars) and has since completed 16 diplomas, six associate diplomas, six masters, and a sales and marketing degree. He was six when he won his first juvenile comp; was 13 when he was Australian junior champion in Latin and New Vogue; and at 16 he was named Modern Ballroom Australian champion and Latin Australian champ.

On the fifth day, he struck gold. Kind of. Finding out he was brought there without the proper “approvals” for the studio, and encumbered by the fact he could not be contracted directly to any of the production studios because he was not a US citizen, the agent had bank rolled David’s Hollywood sojourn with his own coin and was now trying to find a way to make it work.

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5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Explore [s] 1:15 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 Emergency (PG) [s] 10:00 100% Footy (M) [s] 11:00 NINE News Late [s] 11:30 The Arrangement (M l,s) [s] 12:15 Tipping Point [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “We Have Your Husband” (M s,v) (’11) Stars: Teri Polo 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 9-1-1 (M) [s] 10:00 S.W.A.T. (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19 (M l) [s] 12:30 Splitting Up Together (PG) [s] 1:30 Trial And Error (M) [s]

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

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Highlights Stage 15 8:00 Worldwatch 2:00 Building The Tube (PG) 2:55 Great British Railway Journeys 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2021 Highlights Stage 15 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Secret Scotland (PG) 9:20 24 Hours In Emergency (M) 10:15 SBS World News Late

5:25 Miraculous: Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 6:00 The Deep 6:30 Operation Ouch! 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 9:05 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 9:25 Cleopatra In Space (PG) 9:50 rage (PG)

3:20 Movie: “Kind Hearts And Coronets” (PG) (’49) Stars: Alec Guinness 5:30 Secret Life Of Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Queens Of Mystery (M v) 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Marple (PG) 10:30 Law & Order: Criminal Intent (M) 11:30 Alfred Hitchcock Presents (M)

2:00 The Zoo 2:30 Our Town 3:15 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Doc Martin (PG) 8:30 Judge John Deed (M) 10:30 Autopsy USA (M) 11:30 Air Crash Investigations (PG) 12:30 Doc Martin (M) 1:30 The Zoo 2:00 Escape To The Country

2:00 Elementary (M) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 10:20 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix 11:20 TBA 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 Movie: “Term Life” (M v,l) (’16) Stars: Vince Vaughn 4:10 MacGyver (M )

5:20 The Joy Of Painting 5:50 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire: Rookies Edition (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l) 8:30 Taskmaster (M) 9:20 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 16 *Live* 1:35 The Point

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:00 QI (M s) 8:30 The Making Of David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef 9:20 Doctor Who (PG) 10:10 Back In Time For Dinner (M)

3:15 ABC News Afternoons 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

3:30 Graveyard Carz (PG) 4:30 Repco Supercars Support Highlights 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Aussie Lobster Men (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Dunkirk” (PG) (’17) Stars: Fionn Whitehead 10:45 Movie: “Goodfellas” (MA15+) (’90)

2:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 The Conners (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping

3:45 Movie: “The Man Who Knew Infinity” (PG) (’15) Stars: Jeremy Irons 5:45 Movie: “Bend It Like Beckham” (PG) (’02) Stars: Archie Panjabi 7:50 Movie: “Paradise Now” (M) (’05) Stars: Kais Nashif (In Arabic) 9:30 Movie: “Dogman” (MA15+) (’18) Stars: Marcello Fonte (In Italian)

6:00 News Breakfast [s] 9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Four Corners (PG) [s] 11:00 Antiques Roadshow [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Sanditon (PG) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank (PG) [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 8:30 Love On The Spectrum (PG) [s] 9:25 Louis Theroux: Shooting Joe Exotic (MA15+) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Getaway [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 9:00 The Weakest Link (PG) [s] 10:00 Kath & Kim (PG) [s]11:10 NINE News Late [s] 11:40 Emergence (M v) [s] 12:30 Tipping Point [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show (PG) [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Left To Die: The Sandra And Tammi Chase Story” (M d,v) (’12) Stars: Barbara Hershey 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 The Good Doctor (M) [s] 10:00 The Resident (M) [s] 11:00 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:30 Station 19 (M l) [s]

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

5:30 Worldwatch 7:00 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Highlights Stage 16 8:00 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 Building The Tube (PG) 3:00 Living Black 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:05 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Highlights Stage 16 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? (PG) 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:00 The Feed 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Point

3:30 Movie: “Saraband For Dead Lovers” (G) (’48) Stars: Stewart Granger 5:30 Secret Life Of Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 New Tricks (M s) 8:40 The Closer (M) 9:40 Rizzoli & Isles (M v) 10:40 Law And Order (M v) 11:40 Shades Of Blue (MA15+) 12:35 Antiques Roadshow

2:00 The Windsors (PG) 2:30 Sydney Weekender 3:00 TBA 4:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt 7:30 Pie In The Sky (PG) 8:30 Inspector George Gently (M v) 10:30 Robbie Coltrane’s Critical Evidence (PG) 11:30 TBA 12:30 Pie In The Sky (PG)

2:00 Elementary (M v) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Blue Bloods (M v) 10:25 NCIS: New Orleans (M v) 11:20 TBA 12:15 Home Shopping 2:15 Movie: “Reclaim” (M) (’14) Stars: Ryan Phillippe

5:15 The Joy Of Painting 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Patriot Brains (M) 9:25 Creamerie (MA15+) 10:25 Counter Space (M)

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:50 Back (M l.s) 9:15 Doctor Who (PG) 10:45 Extras (M l) 11:05 The Games 12:00 Unprotected Sets (M l,s) 12:55 Live From The BBC (M l,s)

4:00 Al McGlashan’s Fish’n With Mates (PG) 4:30 Canadian Pickers (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Highway Patrol (PG) 8:30 Outback Truckers (PG) 9:30 Megatruckers (PG) 10:30 Supertruckers (PG) 11:30 Jade Fever (M)

1:30 Seinfeld (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Mom (M) 11:35 Frasier (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Everybody Loves Raymond

3:50 Movie: “Amazonia” (PG) (’13) Stars: Lúcio Mauro Filho (In Portuguese) 5:20 Movie: “Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety” (PG) (’18) Stars: Kartik Aaryan (In Hindi) 7:50 Movie: “Anori” (M s,v) (’18) Stars: Nukâka (In Greenlandic/ English) 9:30 Movie: “Tell No One” (MA15+) (’06) (In French)

9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Gardening Australia [s] 11:00 Miriam’s Big American Adventure (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 12:30 National Press Club Address [s] 1:35 Media Watch (PG) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [s] 5:25 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 6:00 The Drum [s] 7:00 ABC News [s] 7:30 7.30 [s] 8:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 8:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 9:00 You Can’t Ask That (M l) [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Driving Test (PG) [s] 1:30 Celebrity Apprentice Australia (PG) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 Travel Guides: Turkey (PG) [s] 8:30 Doctor Doctor (PG) [s] 9:30 New Amsterdam (M) [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 The Enemy Within (M) [s] 11:50 The First 48 (M v) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “Murdered At 17” (M v) (’18) Stars: Susan Walters 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 7:30 Big Brother (M) [s] 9:00 Movie: “The Hangover Part II” (MA15+) (’11) Stars: Zach Galifianakis 11:10 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:40 Reckoning (M) [s] 12:40 Instant Hotel (PG) [s]

6:00 Headline News [s] 7:30 Entertainment Tonight [s] 8:00 Studio 10 (PG) [s]12:00 Dr Phil (PG) [s] 1:00 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 2:00 Entertainment Tonight [s] 2:30 Everyday Gourmet [s] 3:00 Judge Judy (PG) [s] 3:30 My Market Kitchen [s] 4:00 Good Chef Bad Chef [s] 4:30 The Bold And The Beautiful (PG) [s] 5:00 10 News First [s] 6:00 WIN News [s] 6:30 The Project (PG) [s] 7:30 MasterChef Australia (PG) [s] 8:30 Bull (M) [s] 10:20 The Project (PG) [s]

5:30 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:00 Dateline 2:30 Insight 3:30 The Cook Up With Adam Liaw (PG) 4:00 Victoria And Albert: The Wedding 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Tony Robinson’s History Of Britain (PG) 8:30 Jack The Ripper: The Case Reopened (M v) 9:35 Bloodlands (M) 10:45 SBS World News Late 11:15 Stella Blomkvist (MA15+) (In Icelandic) 12:10 Blood (MA15+) 2:55 Alex Polizzi Chef For Hire

3:30 Movie: “Billy Liar” (PG) (’63) Stars: Tom Courtenay 5:30 Secret Life Of Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Keeping Up Appearances (PG) 8:50 Midsomer Murders (M) 10:50 Law And Order: Criminal Intent (M v) 11:50 Antiques Roadshow 12:20 My Favourite Martian

1:00 Better Homes And Gardens 2:30 Kochie’s Your Money & Your Life With David Koch 3:00 TBA 4:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country 6:30 Bargain Hunt (PG) 7:30 The Coroner (M v) 8:30 A Touch Of Frost (M v) 10:50 Mighty Rivers (PG) 11:50 Property Ladder UK

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

5:15 The Joy Of Painting With Bob Ross 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 17 *Live* 1:35 Vice News Tonight 2:00 The Therapist (M d,l,s)

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks 8:00 Would I Lie To You? 8:30 Arts Works 9:00 Tate Britain’s Great British Walks (PG) 9:45 Doctor Who (PG) 10:50 Restoration Australia (PG) 11:50 TBA

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

1:00 Mom (M) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 2 Broke Girls (M s) 11:35 The Unicorn (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Everybody Loves Raymond

5:00 Movie: “All Quiet On The Western Front” (PG) (’79) Stars: Richard Thomas 7:50 Movie: “Liquid Truth” (M l,n,s) (’17) Stars: Daniel de Oliveira (In Portuguese) 9:30 Movie: “The Heist Of The Century” (PG) (’20) Stars: Guillermo Francella (In Spanish)

9:00 ABC News [s] 10:00 Australian Story [s] 10:30 Anh’s Brush With Fame (PG) [s] 11:00 The Pool (PG) [s] 12:00 ABC News [s] 1:00 Hard Quiz (PG) [s] 1:30 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) [s] 2:00 Parliament Question Time [s] 3:15 ABC News [s] 4:00 Think Tank [s] 4:55 Julia Zemiro’s Home Delivery (PG) [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 Back Roads [s] 8:30 Q&A [s] 9:35 A Life In Ten Pictures [s]

5:30 Today [s] 9:00 Today Extra [s] 11:30 NINE’s Morning News [s] 12:00 Ellen (PG) [s] 1:00 Doctor Doctor (PG) [s] 2:00 Desperate Housewives (M) [s] 3:00 Tipping Point [s] 4:00 NINE’s Afternoon News [s] 4:30 Millionaire Hot Seat [s] 5:30 NINE News [s] 7:00 A Current Affair (PG) [s] 7:30 NRL: Pre Game [s] 8:00 NRL: Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm *Live* [s] 9:45 NRL: Knock Off [s] 10:30 NINE News Late [s] 11:00 Manifest (M) [s] 11:50 The First 48 (M v) [s]

6:00 Sunrise [s] 9:00 The Morning Show [s] 11:30 Seven Morning News [s] 12:00 Movie: “With This Ring” (M d,s) (’15) Stars: Gabrielle Union 2:00 Autopsy USA (M) [s] 3:00 The Chase UK [s] 4:00 Seven News At 4 [s] 5:00 The Chase Australia [s] 6:00 Seven News [s] 7:00 Home And Away (PG) [s] 8:30 10 Years Younger In 10 Days (PG) [s] 9:30 How To Look Good Naked (M n) [s] 10:30 The Latest Seven News [s] 11:00 The Front Bar (M) [s] 12:00 Zumbo’s Just Desserts [s]

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

7:00 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Highlights Stage 17 8:00 Worldwatch 1:00 PBS Newshour 2:05 Michael Portillo’s Abandoned Britain (PG) 3:00 The Perfect Serve (PG) 3:30 The Cook Up (PG) 4:05 Cycling: Giro d’Italia Highlights Stage 17 5:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 5:30 Letters And Numbers 6:00 Mastermind Australia (PG) 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Secrets Of The Tower Of London (PG) 8:30 Michael Mosley: Trust Me, I’m A Doctor (PG) 9:30 The Handmaid’s Tale (MA15+)

6:00 The Deep 6:30 Operation Ouch! (PG) 7:00 Deadly Pole To Pole 7:30 Shaun The Sheep 8:00 Thunderbirds Are Go 8:35 The Day My Butt Went Psycho! 8:55 Moka’s Fabulous Adventures! 9:05 Dragons: Defenders Of Berk 9:25 Cleopatra In Space (PG) 9:50 rage (PG)

3:20 Movie: “The Small Back Room” (PG) (’49) Stars: David Farrar 5:30 Secret Life Of The Zoo (PG) 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Kings Cross ER (PG) 8:30 Paramedics (M) 9:30 The Equalizer (M) 10:30 Law & Order (M v) 11:30 Shades Of Blue: Daddy’s Girl (MA15+)

2:00 TBA 2:30 TBA 3:00 TBA 4:00 M*A*S*H (PG) 5:30 Escape To The Country: Kent 6:30 Bargain Hunt (PG) 7:30 Father Brown (PG) 8:30 Inspector Morse (M v) 10:50 Murdoch Mysteries (M) 11:50 Andrew Denton’s Interview (MA15+) 12:50 The Fine Art Auction (M) 4:00 Harry’s Practice

2:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (M v) 3:00 Diagnosis Murder (PG) 5:00 JAG (PG) 7:00 Bondi Rescue (PG) 7:30 NCIS (M v) 8:30 Hawaii Five-O (M v) 10:30 Seal Team (M v) 11:30 Elementary (M) 12:30 Home Shopping 2:00 Movie: “Outcast” (MA15+) (’14) Stars: Nicolas Cage 4:00 JAG (PG)

5:15 Basketball: NBL Overtime 5:45 Shortland Street (PG) 6:15 Forged In Fire: Zande Spear (PG) 7:05 Jeopardy! (PG) 7:30 NITV News Update 7:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown (M l,s) 8:30 The Curse Of Oak Island (M l) 9:20 Cycling: Giro d’Italia 2021 Stage 18 *Live* 1:35 Vice News Tonight

5:25 Kangaroo Beach 5:55 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 6:25 Peter Rabbit 7:00 Grace’s Amazing Machines 7:30 Spicks And Specks (PG) 8:30 Would I Lie To You? (PG) 9:00 TBA 9:30 Hard Quiz (PG) 10:00 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (M) 10:30 Doctor Who (PG)

4:30 Canadian Pickers (PG) 5:30 Storage Wars (PG) 6:00 American Pickers (PG) 7:00 Pawn Stars (PG) 7:30 Towies (PG) 8:30 Movie: “Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes” (M v,l) (’14) Stars: Andy Serkis 11:05 Movie: “Mortal Kombat: Annihilation” (M v) (’97) Stars: Robin Shou

1:00 2 Broke Girls (PG) 3:00 Everybody Loves Raymond (PG) 4:00 Becker (PG) 5:00 Frasier (PG) 6:00 Friends (PG) 6:30 Neighbours (PG) 7:00 Friends (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (PG) 9:30 Seinfeld (PG) 11:00 The Unicorn (PG) 12:00 Home Shopping

4:10 Movie: “Alone In Space” (PG) (’18) Stars: Ella Rae Rappaport (In Swedish) 5:40 Movie: “Leave No Trace” (PG) (’18) Stars: Thomasin McKenzie 7:40 Movie: “Swiss Army Man” (M) (’16) Stars: Daniel Radcliffe 9:30 Movie: “Our Kind Of Traitor” (MA15+) (’16)

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

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49 PROPERTIES SOLD JANUARY TO MARCH 2021 Introducing Dan Cronin - SALES “An agent that guarantees to be up front with you, no smoke & mirrors, just sound advice” As a former Valuer with over thirty years experience in the Mackay District I can provide you with good advice when it comes to Listing your property for sale and with about nine years experience as a sales Agent I can guide you through the selling process and help you to achieve a satisfactory outcome. Give me a call if you need an obligation free Appraisal on your rural or residential property and I will provide you with a written report and advice on how to best market your property. I guarantee to be up front with you, no pressure, no smoke and mirrors, just sound advice. Potential buyers will be treated with the same “no nonsense” approach. So if you are looking to buy or looking to sell in the near future, give me a call.

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

Dan Cronin 0401 835 806 dcronin@blacksrealestate.com.au

07 4963 2500

43 Wood Street, Mackay

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PETS

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Friday, 21 May, 2021

Sadie

River

SEX: Female AGE: six months BREED: Staffy X CARER: Kate CONTACT: 0400830065 Hi! My name Sadie and I love to run around and play fetch, I could play all day everyday. I also enjoy snuggling on your lap. I get along great with other dogs, however, I think I would be best suited as an only dog as I want all your love and attention.

BREED: DSH SEX Female AGE: 11 weeks CARER: Rachael CONTACT: 0439357827 I’m very timid and a little bit scared of high places, so I need to be picked up slowly. I love pats and to play with toys. I’ll watch you intently if you talk to me, and I like to join in in activities rather than find my own thing to do, I go with the flow. I’m only little and I’m still a bit shy so I’ll need a quiet family.

Ember

Alice

EMBER is a beautiful young female black cat with a white dot on her chest. Ember has a very gentle and placid nature and loves to play. This gentle soul is looking for her forever home and lots of love. If you would like a meet and greet greet with this gorgeous girl please contact Natasha on 0408 773 562

ALICE is a female young ginger cat who is looking for her forever home. She’s house trained and is super friendly. She’s still a little kitten at heart and just loves to get cuddles. With her easy going nature she would be a wonderful addition to any family. For more information please contact Nicole on 0423 756 686

Mackay K9 are the experts in dog training JUST in case you need help with your dog, Mackay K9 are experts in dog training. Head Trainers Samantha Eeles and Ell Young have over a combined 16-years experience in the dog-training industry and are passionate about training your dog to be an integral part of your family. Sam and Ell are both nationally accredited in dog training and behaviour and will use the right training tools and techniques that work for you and your dog. Sam and Ell are also experienced obedience class instructors, plus they are both involved in the highly competitive world of dog sports with their own dogs “Mackay K9 offers One-on-One training programs that suit both you and your dog,” they explained.

“Our aim is to educating owners on how to become better handlers, leaders and advocates for their dogs. “We also educate dogs on how to make better decisions, display better behaviours and be confident about taking-on the world. “Our K9 dog training also helps with issues including aggression and reactivity, separation anxiety to loose-leash walking, basic obedience and competition level training. “But it doesn’t matter about the age or breed of your dog, as any aged dog, any breed of dog will eally benefit from training and structure.” Sam and Ell said they work with eight-week-old pups through to senior dogs of any breed. “Then once dog training programmes are completed, owners are

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www.mackayk9training.com.au Sam: 0419 364 632 | Ell: 0417 920 897

welcome to join our small and structured group classes and pack walks or continue on with private coaching session where we can work on anything further they wish to. So many clients after seeing what their dogs are capable of deciding to say, ‘I want more!’ “These classes help to keep your dog handling skills and confidence up to date and tests all your dog’s newly learnt skills. “we understand that clients work during the day or do shift work, so we try to be flexible with early morning, evening and weekend appointments. “As a result, we help you and your dog become the best team in all aspects of life including obedience, behaviour and lifestyle.”

Elle and Cage, a well-trained canine

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FARMER&GRAZIER Nebo Rodeo set to be a major event for its community THE town of Nebo is set for a couple of bucking great nights this weekend with the stanging of the 2021 Mackay Toyota Nebo Rodeo. The event - which will showcase stock from the likes of Darren Brendenberg, Malcolm and Eddie Gill Bros Rodeo, and Destiny Downs Cattle Co - will attract riders from throughout the country and is touted to be one of the premier events on the Australian Professional Bull Riders (APRA) calendar. ACTION: Rodeo lovers will be treated to a Organisers are expecting strong crowds for the fantastic event this weekend. Picture: Facebook two-night rodeo, with rodeo fans keen to make If it's the riders and stock you're keen to up for lost time, with last year's event cancelled watch then a packed program of events - as in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. well as all other APRA and rodeo details - can With the whole community in on the action, be found on the APRA website, which you punters can expect to enjoy a program of can easily access by scanning these two QR traditional APRA standard events, as well as Codes with your smart phone. full open, junior and rookie categories. Out of the ring, the town will light up with a NQ Rock'n Country Street Party tonight, with Luke Geiger headlining a cast of great entertainers from throughout the region and beyond.

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InBrief: Rural News and Information Mackay Sugar crush start MACKAY's three sugar mills are expected to be up and running by June 9, for the 2021 crushing season. Nordzucker Mackay Sugar CEO Jannik Olejas said steam trials at all three factories were expected to be started within the next week. Mr Olejas said Farleigh Mill was scheduled to start June 3, Marian June 7-8, and Racecourse, June 9. Mackay Sugar Cane Supply manager Jason Walton said with the commencement of the 2021 crushing, motorists throughout the Mackay and Whitsunday regions once again needed to take extra care around level crossings and be on alert for locos and cane trains.

Valuation feedback sought

AGFORCE advocates are urging landholders to submit objections and feedback to new State Government land valuations prior to the May 31 deadline. Advocates said some valuations had increased by up to 100% - which is the case in the Cetral Highlands region, with Isaac valuations increasing by as much as 97%. This would result in an increase in the amount of rates to be charged by regional councils, an Agforce spokesperson said. For valuations, scan the above QR Code with your smart phone.

CONNECTION: Enjoying the collabotation and knowledge sharing at the Regionality Farm2Plate event this week are, from left, Deb McLucas, Naomi Rays, Gillian Molloy and Mary-Anne and John Refalo; (Above-right) Regionality's Rose Wright; and (Below -right) Naomi Rays (left) with prolific chef Christine Mansfield. Pictures: Blue River Microgreens' Naomi Rays

Sustainability and authenticity at the heart of regional Farm2Plate exchange

A delegation of Greater Whistunday Food Network artisan growers and producers attended the 2021 Regionality Farm2Plate Exchange this week.

applied in regional settings. Keynote speakers for the event included prolific chefs, artisan growers, Agritourism advocates, consumer experts and grassroots growers and producers.

Held in the Queensland Scenic Rim region, in South East Queensland, delegates from throughout the state were treated to workshops, lessons and keynote addresses delivered by some of the leaders in the farm to plate space.

Central to the event was discussion around the opportunities and changes which have been brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the event, there were series of panel discussions addressing topics such as renewal and and new approaches, the future of farming, collaboration, authentic marketing and storytelling, and how national and global ideas could be

The Whitsunday Food Network is key to the development of the popular Greater Whitsunday Farmers Markets which are held at Bluewater Quay, each Wednesday from 6.30am to 10am.

Canegrowers gets animated

A sugarcane farmer dragging a ball and chain is the centrepiece of an animation ex-plaining CANEGROWERS key issues with the Queensland and Australian government treatment of agriculture in Great Barrier Reef catchments. Made to explain the decade-long sugarcane industry battle against reef regulations, waged while growers have been improving farm environmental practices, the animation is available on YouTube - which you can check out via the QR Code above.

Rural news to share? If you have a news story you think is worth sharing, or you know an innovative and proactive operator, carving a path in the rural sector, please let us know. Call Meredith Papas direct on 0448 995 731 or email meredith@mackaylocalnews.com.au.

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RURAL

Friday, 21 May, 2021

FARMER&GRAZIER Training helps fill cane haulout skills gap

CANEGROWERS Mackay has put another group of trainees through their paces to ensure they are ready to assist in the sugar harvest when it begins in June. The four-day cane haulout training was once again fully booked with workers keen to get a start in the cane growing industry. Cane growers, Ron Gurnett, Glen Brady and Zac Borg, and a trainer from Axion College Mackay had the hands-on training roles in the program which is funded by Skilling Queenslanders for Work. This State Government initiative is designed to deliver training facilitated by not-forprofit community-based organisations to respond to the needs of local jobseekers and employment opportunities in their areas. Many of the students will go straight to jobs on farms with farm labour at a premium this year due to COVID-19. Canegrowers Mackay has offered the training in various forms for many years (apart from last year due to COVID) with courses always popular and oversubscribed. For the fifth year in a row the organisation has been successful in securing funding from the Queensland Government to offer interested jobseekers training to help them obtain jobs in the sugar industry. The course begins with a visit to the Sarina Sugar Shed where the trainees are introduced to all aspects of sugar production

before travelling to Ron Gurnett’s farm to get down to business.

The training consists of four units of competency from the Certificate II in Rural Operations. Training includes basic occupational health and safety (OH&S) processes, siding operations, machinery pre-start operations, shut down procedures, basic operations and maintenance on haulout vehicles, and working safely around electricity on sugar cane farms. Practical and written assessments were completed on the final day on farm. Canegrowers Mackay is the only district Canegrowers office to organise training for potential workers and for growers in cane haulout training, agricultural chemicals training, pilot escort training, siding inductions and rural electrical safety awareness training. Job seekers come from as far away as Townsville, Proserpine, Clermont and Emerald to take part in the training which equips them not only in sugar harvest jobs but in jobs that engage pilot/escort workers. For information about upcoming courses to get you ready for work in the canegrowing industry please contact Canegrowers Mackay on 07 4944 2600 or check the website: www.mackaycanegrowers.com.au.

ABOVE: Cane growers (from left) Zac Borg, Glen Brady and Ron Gurley, volunteered their time to train the students on the farm machinery. They are pictured with Axiom College trainer / assessor Earl Neilsen. BELOW: The Students with their trainers on the farm. INSET: Students sit their final written assessment for the haulout training arranged by Cangrowers Mackay.

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FARMER&GRAZIER The Ship Spotters’ News Date at Port

Vessel Name

Ship Type

MACKAY May 21, 2021 May 20 May 23

Oriental Spirit Pacific Dream Hellas Explorer Lily Auerbach JPS Elli Star Bright Nord Miyaki

Townsville Padang Townsville Padang, Sumatra

Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Tanker Bulk Carrier

May 22

May 22 May 23

May 25 May 25 Star Suzanna Seabiscuit Navios Sky Mercurial Virgo Capetan Costass Pan Freedom

Oita Singapore Itaguai Singapore Singapore Gladstone

Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier

Vessel Name

Next Port

Ship Type

HAY POINT AND DBCT

May 24

HAY POINT AND DBCT May 21

Date at Port

May 26

May 27

Date at Port

Vessel Name

Next Port

Ship Type

ABBOT POINT May 21 White Rose Alkimos Cape Pride Vishva Jyoti SM Challenger Alanood Medi Fuji Aquataine Bryant Ioli Golden Freeze Cohiba Polydefkis Danae BBG Honor

Kwangyang Singapore Singapore Singapore Son Duong San Nicolas Sakaide Son Duong Imbituba Singapore Singapore Erdeck Port Elizabeth Sepetiba Paradip Garh

Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier Bulk Carrier

May 22 May 23 May 26

CL Qingshui He Flecha Rosco Poplar Da Shun MSC Carina Spring Nexus Star Lydia Mathilde Oldendorff

Not listed Not listed Not listed Viet Nam Gladstone Singapore

SHIP SPOTTERS’ REMARKS: NOTE: Ships recorded twice or registered for return visits have been reported only once in this register. SOURCE: qships.tmr.qld.gov.au

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REAL ESTATE

Friday, 21 May, 2021

106 Nebo Road & 332 Bridge Road, West Mackay FOR SALE A RARE OPPORTUNITY - TENANTED INVESTMENT WITH DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL • For sale by expressions of interest closing 24th May 2021 at 3:00pm • DA Approval in place • 6164m2 block is located directly on Nebo Road • Vacant land 1000m2 approximately with direct access from Bridge Road

• Property is improved with two separate buildings, total lettable area 1415m2 • The property has approx 70 onsite car parks exclusive to this site • 2 street access from Nebo Road and Bridge Road

0408 017 917 | eeverett@blacksrealestate.com.au | Ellen Everett

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28 Grandview Drive, Mount Pleasant FOR LEASE 2 COMMANDING 338M BUILDING WITH HIGH TRAFFIC EXPOSURE TO BRUCE HIGHWAY

50m exposure to Bruce Highway Current fit out to suit Modern banking type business Open plan reception, reception desk, teller stations • 4 private offices and board room

• Full staff amenities including kitchen and toilets at rear of property • Fully air conditioned with modern appearance • 9 exclusive car parks along with 37 shared spaces

0400 354 800 | commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au | Melanie Hartmann

Shed 2, 3 Ginger Street, Paget, Mackay FOR LEASE LARGE INDUSTRIAL WAREHOUSE WITH HIGH EXPOSURE • Located in prime location opposite Mackay airport, 5 mins drive to CBD.

• Large warehouse serviced by 5m x 6m high roller door.

• Separate entrance to large showroom or office located at front of building.

• Street and private parking.

• 585 m2 warehouse has separate office and showroom space of 125m2.

• Own facilities including male and female toilets, kitchette and lunch room.

0400 354 800 | commercial@blacksrealestate.com.au | Melanie Hartmann

07 4963 2500

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MACKAY MAYOR’S CHARITY BALL

Helpers ready for the night

Councillors Belinda Hassan, Karen May (Deputy Mayor), Justin Englert, Pauline Townsend and Michelle Green

Graeme and Lyn Connors

Auctioneer Mark Stephens in action

The Base Coats entertained the crowd

A nod to the 1920s?

Steve and Teona Cousin

Resting up in the lounge area

An Andy Warhol print was on auction

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Friday, 21 May, 2021

PAXTON’S NIGHT MARKETS

Mel Wills, Amanda Jordan and Joshua Lloyd-Jones

Anne Macdonald from Gecko Creations

Melissa Leeson, Little Leeson Rebels

Maryanne Villalba

Stacey Hodge, Paradise in Palms

Nicoal Banditt, Nic’s Night Lights

Leah Harris and Gail Thorn Therese Madam, Artistic Woodturning

Bronwyn Palmer -Bromy and Bones Creations

VIETNAM

Millah Pythain and Laura Saville, Moobear and Mum

MUSIC FROM THE VIETNAM WAR ERA LIVE IN CONCERT FRIDAY 4TH JUNE • 7:30pm

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GOOD MORNING VIETNAM showcases music from the Vietnam War Era - LIVE IN CONCERT and pays tribute to music that shaped an era and defined a generation. Offering knockout renditions of songs by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Buffalo Springfield, Steppenwolf, The Beatles, Nancy Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, The Animals, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, Marvin Gaye and many more. GUITARS FOR VETS AUSTRALIA

Proudly supporting Guitars for Vets Australia with $1 from every ticket sold donated to their guitars & lessons for vets program.

Friday, 21 May, 2021

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Kristen Lucas and Krissy Little

Helen Howarth, Flavourista

Emily Lette

Kate Neal, Kate Victoria Creative

Liz Mackenzie, Lizzies Creations

Lisa McFadyen, Vanity Paws

Debbie Smith, Deb’s Unique Beaded Mosquito Coil Hangers

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CLASSIFIEDS

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DEATH NOTICES EBERT, Lewis “Marshall” of Creal Street, formerly of Scanlan Street. 17 03 1933 – 1 05 2021. Dearly beloved Husband of Joan.Dearly loved Father and Father-in-law of Ian and Lee-Anne, Lyle (dec’d) and Florence, Rodney and Joanne, Paul and Vicki, Ross and Margaret, and adored grandad / pop of all his grandchildren and great grandchildren. EDMONDS: Colin Thomas of Kuttabul Beloved husband of Merle Edmonds, beloved father of Tracy, Matthew beloved granddad of Kristy, Taylor, Madison, Rylie Dylan, Blake and Hunter beloved great grandfather of Lacey, Layla ,Kye, Aziah, Vee-Jay, Baylee-May, beloved son of Tom and Ivy Edmonds (Both Dec), beloved brother and brother-in-law of Joyce and Bert Schmidt (Both Dec), John (Dec) and Vonnie Edmonds, Hazel and John Payne. MILLER, Snr. Marshall Wass of Glenella Care, formerly of Pleystowe. Marshall passed away peacefully on April 28 2021.Much loved and loving Husband of Rosalie. Beloved Father of Allan, Randall, Jody (dec’d), Gavin (dec’d), Fred, and Charmaine. grandfather, great grandfather of their respective families. Beloved brother, uncle and cousin of the Miller, Boah, Tomarra, Bickey, and Fatnowna families and great Mate to many. PORTELLI (nee ZAHRA), Maryof Francis of Assisi Home, formerly of Farleigh. Mary passed away peacefully on April 29, 2021. Much loved and loving Wife of Paul (dec). Adored Mother of Paul, Anthony, Madalyn, and Janis and their respective partners.Treasured Nuna of Darren, Julie, Kris-ty, Kahler, Brenton, and Krista and their respective partners. Buz Nuna of her Great Grandchil-dren. Beloved Sister of Joseph (dec), Charlie, Connie, and John and Aunt of their respective Families. Cherished friend of many. Mum and Dad reunited SARON, Bevin Ron “Cussa Boo Boo”of Bakers Creek. August 7th 1950 - April 23 2021 Dearly beloved Husband of Jean. Much loved Father and Father-in-law of Terri, Bevin and Leah, Greg and Jenny, and Damo and Christie. Adored Kai of Karlee, Mia, and Piper. Loved by their extend-ed families. Dad and Mum Reunited SHERRY, Lawrence Joseph ‘Joe’ of Farleigh. Sadly passed away unexpectedly on April 30, 2021. Dearly beloved Husband of Johanna. Much loved Father and Father-in-law of Angelina and Ken Furdek, Andrew and Cathy, Gerard and Karen, and Leanne and Richard Vella. Adored Nunu and Great Nunu of their respective families. Loved brother, brother-in-law, uncle and good Friend to many. Supplied by www.mackayfuneralnotices.com.au

DEATH NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

BUCHHOLZ, Kenneth Lester ‘Ken’. Late of Mount Morgan. Aged 83 years, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, 19th May 2021 A Private Cremation was held, as per his wishes. Supplied by Whitsunday Funerals 209 Shakespeare Street, Mackay

FUNERAL NOTICES

FERGUS, LEONE BLANCHE Passed away peacfully on Saturday 15th May 2021 - Aged 93 Years Much loved Wife of William (dec’d), Mother-in-Law, Grandmother and Great Grandmother to her respective families. Family & Friends are respectfully invited to attend Leone’s Funeral Service to be held at 11am on Monday 24th May, 2021 at Whitsunday Funerals Chapel.

Whitsunday Funerals & Crematorium 209 Shakespeare Street, Mackay Tel. (07) 4953 3733

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Friday, 21 May, 2021

MOTORING

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Cruise up to Whitsundays, show your car off

THE Whitsunday Cruisin Car Club is holding its sixth Cruisin Whitsunday weekend after COVID-19 caused the cancellation of last year’s event. It will be a full weekend of cars and laughs with cars and bikes coming from all around Queensland. There are two parts to the weekend with 150 tickets that get the entrants a full weekend starting Friday night with a meet and greet at the Local Autopro store. Then there is the show and shine which is open to all. Saturday is the Coral Sea Marina Show and Shine, being held at the marina itself on a grassed area called

Coral Gardens overlooking the beautiful blue water of the marina and the luxury boats. Spectators have free entry into the Show and Shine. The Show and Shine is open to all car and bike enthusists who are invited to bring their machines down and show them off. There is a small nomination fee of $10 and entrants can go in the running for trophies carved out of pistons. The top ten will be voted by the public and the entrants. There will also be jumping castles for the kids, trade displays and food and drink vendors.

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Amateurs invited to burnout This coming weekend at Palmyra Dragway will see the very first event of its kind anywhere in Australia. It is a burnout competition dedicated to the grassroots entry level competitors in the sport with the biggest prize pool ever seen for these guys and girls. This weekend the dragway is hosting the Sugar City Mangfest burnout competition dedicated to all four- and six-cylinder cars. It is also open to rotary powered vehicles. With $7700 in prize money up for grabs thanks to sponsors Bailey’s Towing and Scrap Metal, MI Scaffold, Sugar City Towing, Performance Parts Plus, Tony’s Metal and Speed, and Jak’s Performance, this weekend inaugural event has attracted competitors from every corner of the state. One of these competitors Jamie Steemson won the six-cylinder class at the Rockynats event so there are

certainly some top-level competitors coming into the region. Prizes are given all the way down to 10th place as well as a dedicated class just for the ladies that wish to have a go without the pressure of a major competition. The action kicks off this afternoon with a test and turn session from 4pm, with the main competition getting underway from 10:30am tomorrow. Tickets are available at the gate for $20 per adult each day. Children aged 15 and under are free when accompanying a paying adult. $30 weekend passes are available for those that don’t want to miss any of the action. Any enquires can be directed to the Sugar City Burnouts page on Facebook and entries will still be open on the day. Drivers are strongly encouraged to please keep it off the streets and support this fantastic venue.

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FISHING AND BOATING

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Stunning water days

Story From ACTION CHARTERS GOOD weather windows throughout May are generally very hard to come by but we were very spoilt to kick off the month with some stunning days on the water. On Wednesday May 5 we departed the marina nice and early to shoot out to the channel to chase some nannygai. The first spot we looked at we found a very attractive looking sounder with large schools of fish sitting up off the bottom. The first drift got the blood pumping as all four of our customers had tight lines and big smiles. Landing three of the fiour nannygai that were

hooked, the day was off to a great start. These fish were huge and it’s always great to see big schools of quality size fish. By about 9.30am the wind had completely dropped out and the ocean was starting to go glassy. We spent the day fishing the shipping channel and it didn’t seem to matter where we went the action didn’t stop. With nice small tides, we were able to target the deep water all day. All round it was a magic day on the water. We ended up with a great mix bag of fish, including grassy sweetlip, nannygai and the almighty gold band snapper.

ABOVE: Mike and Samson caught freshwater barra and a freshwater sooty

Rogue showers in ON THE weather front: There will be rogue showers coming in off the coast, being blown in by the wind. On a positive note, this wind will be keeping the maximum daytime temperatures to a comfortable 25°C and nights will be around 17°C. It does put a hold on the chilly single figure nights for another week. But winter is knocking. Out on the water: Not a friendly weekend for going out on the boat. 20-25 knots South Easterly winds possibly hitting

30 knots offshore. 1.5m-2m seas. And the swell will be around one metre on a East- South Easterly flow. The tidal swing isn’t too bad this weekend. The full moon is on Wednesday. But don’t rely on the moon Wednesday for any light.

Remember to follow L&K Mackay Severe Weather on Facebook for all your up to date, local and accurate weather information. We are locals.

Friday, 21 May, 2021

FISHING AND BOATING

Friday, 21 May, 2021

MACKAY LOCAL NEWS •

Matilda Brand (ABOVE) and William Brand (BELOW) had a great day out in the tinnie

ABOVE: Adrian Brand with a nice fish BELOW: Fishing regular Jason Herrigan with a flathead

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Friday, 21 May, 2021

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THE 2021 MMDBA Pennant season started on the weekend. The Division One side of Shane Kinnear, Marcus Craig, Jonathan Bye, Gavin Milne, Michael Kinnear, Graham Kinnear, Barry Saroglia, Nathan Harriott, Nathan Dodds, Luchie Gardel, Scott Hamilton and Wayne Handley were at home to Seaforth on Saturday. They played away to Sarina on Sunday. In Saturday’s match against Seaforth, Proserpine had two narrow wins but the third rink got Chris Geed who played some awesome bowls to help Seaforth win 62 to 53 overall. On Sunday the guys travelled to Sarina where all three rinks had big wins, winning 87 to 27 overall. This Saturday they are at home to Northern Beaches.

NBL round

MACKAY Basketball Association Presents NBL1 North Basketball League with Round Two on tonight from 5pm at McDonald’s Mackay Multi-Sports Stadium, 107 Juliet Street, South Mackay. Enjoy the thrill of the game and support our local teams as they take on Rockhampton. At 6.30pm it’s McDonalds Mackay Meteorettes versus Rockhampton Cyclones, followed by McDonalds Mackay Meteors versus Rockhampton Rockets at 8.30pm. Tickets are for sale online only.

AFL away

THE 12.5 J&V Electrical Bulldogs made their way to Airlie on the weekend for an Australian Rules clash with the Eagles. The day started with a special presentation to injured player Darren Davis. In the first quarter a number of players were out of position. This saw a scrappy first quarter and the team went into the first break with the team’s lowest quarter score so far this season. This was an opportunity for the coach to challenge the group again to see how they responded. The team came out firing in the second, and the rest was history with a fine win. The last three-quarters saw an all-round team performance, with players being rotated all over the park to ensure every player had an opportunity.

Mighty bowls

THE Mighty Mackay Bowls Club started strong on Saturday’s Men’s Pennants with Division One defeating the Northern Beaches across the board on their Nebo Road home turf. This set the bar high and then the Division Three team went on to defeat the men from the North Mackay club. Tonight the club will be playing host to former NRL star Chris Walker who is walking from Cairns to the Gold Coast raising funds for charities. Walker departed Cairns on April 26, kicking off his 1757km treck down the coast and is expecting to finish up in Surfers Paradise in June. Anyone is welcome to join the Mackay Bowls Club in getting behind Chris and supporting him on his journey.

Souths take chunks out of brave Tigers By JACOB CUMNER IT WAS a rematch that held high hopes and one in which Wests had a score to settle. The South Sharks U14 girls were up against the West Tigers. Rising star Kaitlyn Thiedeke started play with a Wests kick off, but Souths had plenty of fight in them and were quick to make their presence felt. Both sides fought hard to put the first points on the board. The first through the gap in Wests’ defensive wall was Aleisha Corbett for Souths. This was followed by an unsuccessful conversion, taking the score to 4-0. Souths were in again after a power struggle with Tigers’ Selina Cowley. This ended up as a try for Souths with another failed conversion, taking the score to 8-0. By half time, West Tigers were trailing well behind Souths who continuously slipped through the Tigers’ defense time and time again, even with the Tigers play-

ing as hard as they could on the day. Selina Cowley was back in once more after the break to back up her first try. After half time the hits didn’t stop coming as Jaccoa Keyseecker crossed the line. Then came the first conversion of the night, with Mikayla Pitt bringing the score to 18-0 in favour of Souths. Keyseecker crossed the tryline once more, delivering her second try of the night. She darted between the West Tigers’ guard to seal the game for Souths, with the conversion taken by Keeley Dixon. When the final siren sounded, the match went soundly to the Souths Sharks, leaving West Tigers to lick their wounds for a second time. Both teams put on an entertaining game which left the crowd on the edge of their seats. Both teams showed amazing sportsmanship on the day.

TACKLE: Sharks take down a Tigers player

Powerful Leanne a force of nature THE Whitsundays’ very own record-breaking weightlifter is a force of nature. Head coach and founder of Whitsunday Weightlifting Leanne Knox, 49, began her lifting career in 2012. Leanne (pictured right), a secondary school teacher and mother of six, went to school at North Mackay State High School. She is a former gymnast and has coached gymnastics for over 30 years. At the age of 40, Leanne discovered crossfit and began the sport of Olympic weightlifting as part of her crossfit endeavours. Once she had her first weightlift-

ing lesson with Walter Fisler of Crossfit Mackay she decided to focus on weightlifting. With her Whitsundays training partner she entered her first competition in Cairns in 2013. In the same year, Leanne formed the Whitsunday Weightlifting Club at her home in Mount Marlow. In her first five years of training and competing in Olympic weightlifting, with the help of remote coach Miles Wydall from Brisbane, Leanne achieved some amazing results. She broke all state and national records in her age and weight class, won multiple best female

TRAINING: Leanne’s students are lucky to have her as coach

lifter awards at the national titles, all while coaching other people as head coach of Whitsunday Weightlifting. Leanne has also been to three world championships, where she won gold in her section and broke four world records. When asked what she loves most about weightlifting, Leanne said she “loves the continual challenge both mentally and physically. I put no cap on what is possible with hard work and consistency”. In 2018, after winning best overall female lifter at the World Cup on the Gold Coast, Leanne turned her attention to powerlifting under remote Townsville coach Damien Horne. Leanne’s dream of becoming a dual sport world-record holder was realised in 2019 where she won the World Championships in America at the World Powerlifting Championships. Leanne currently holds three world records in the back squat, deadlift and total, plus all of the national records. This year Leanne is continuing to focus on powerlifting and is currently preparing for the Senior National Championships in Melbourne in August. Leanne’s other passion is coaching and she has been coaching various sports for 35 years. This includes gymnastics, touch football, sports aerobics,

Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting. She has produced several youth, junior and masters state and national champions during the past nine years of coaching Olympic weightlifting and powerlifting. Leanne’s mother Ellen Brown started lifting at the age of 70 after encouragement from her daughter. This was to build her bone density, muscle mass and to challenge herself. Ellen is now the national dead-

lift record holder and champion in her age and weight class. Four of Leanne’s children are also involved in olympic Weightlifting with the family travelling to the Youth State Titles in Brisbane later this year. Leanne has been a great role model to other community members and is living proof that age is no barrier to achievement. She is keen to continue her coaching career and develop the strength sports within her local and wider community.

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Carnival on way nugget’s notes racing columnist

REMEMBER to save the date as ‘they’re off and racing’ at Treasure Park on June 12 with the Moranbah Race Club hosting their June winter carnival meeting. Secretary Olivia O’Neill from the Moranbah Race Club is anticipating a big day with strong

pre-sale tickets and table bookings. She has solid support from sponsors. including The Black Nugget, ISS World, Smart Stay, Blackwater Quarries, Onsite and many more. Olivia said, “Sponsors are proud to continue supporting racing in Moranbah, with country racing being an important social staple within the community. “The club is also delighted to welcome back some old sponsors to the race club.” Gates open at 11am and after the races there will be a live band

performing. Free buses will be running back and forth to the Moranbah Workers Club before and after the races. The three big names in country racing will be saddling up runners at Treasure Park - current country Queensland premier trainer Bevan Johnson, the long time King of Treasure Park John Manzelmann and the Queen of Ooralea Park in Mackay Olivia Cairns. The Johnson versus Manzelmann juggernaut will clash in the $200,000 Battle of the Bush final in Brisbane on June 26. Both Manzelmann and Johnson

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have runners qualified. These are Raiden who took out the Gordonvale heat and Johnson’s Fabs Cowboy who took out the Charters Towers heat. The duo will join 14 other country Queensland runners to duke it out in the $200,000 Battle of The Bush final at Doomben on June 26 on Tatts Tiara Day. The Battle of The Bush series has been a great boost for grassroots level racing, giving country participants the glitz and glamour of having a runner in Group One raceday and giving them the chance to rub shoulders with racing’s elite.

Hawks snatch victory off Mackay

MACKAY Cutters were on the road again last weekend, this time to Townsville for a face off against the Backhawks. The seventh-round Intrust Super Cup got off to a fantastic start for the Blackhawks, with Kalifa Faifai-Loa crossing for a try in the opening minutes. The Cutters came up with a match-levelling try in the ninth minute from Josh Smith, which came straight off the back of a play that turned defense into attack. Another seven minutes passed and Michael Bell from the Cutters was in for his first try of the evening, with a successful conversion by Jack Quinn. The Blackhawks’ Nathan Barrett answered the Cutters’ tries in the twenty-fourth minute. However the Cutters proved they weren’t down and out just yet, with Emry Pere heading over the tryline just before half time. Jack Quinn took the conversion and the half time score was 16-8 in favour of the Cutters. After half time and into the fifty-second minute of the game Kalifa Faifai-Loa celebrated his second try of the evening, putting the Blackhawks back in the match. Teammate Kyle Laybutt crossed over again for the

Blackhawks with 12 minutes left on the board, with a successful conversion by Carlin Anderson. Right on fulltime, Benn Campagnolo crossed in the corner to seal the game for the Blackhawks with another successful conversion by Carlin Anderson. The final score was 24-8, with the Blackhawks snatching victory from the Cutters in a thrilling second-half surge. Moving to Round Eight and the Cutters will be back on home turf at BB Print Stadium to go head-tohead with Cairns team Northern Pride. Cutters’ coach Michael Crawley said the team would be on their toes as they face down the Cairns players because they like to move the ball around the field which would test the Cutters’ defense. “Last weekend against the Blackhawks we got back to looking like a little bit of a rugby league side that really cares about the results,” Crawley said. “But one weekend doesn’t turn us around. We’ve got to be good against the Pride.”. Hopes are high for a win for the Cutters tomorrow as winning this game could be a great relief for the team as they take a well-earned rest with a bye next weekend.

The all-abilities team with Martin Bella (RIGHT) in Maroon

All Abilities Cutters in tight exchange

The game was a tight exchange with Mackay coming away the winners by four points. At the full-time siren, the scoreboard read 28-24 to the Mighty Mackay. This comes off the back of a successful all abilities competition running in Mackay for the past five years with the vision of implementing similar competitions across North Queensland. “This was an idea because they didn’t play all ability last year because of Covid-19 and this was an idea to kick it off,” Mr Bella said. “We had a donor that payed for the bus and others that gave a little so the was some money put aside. “For not only this, but we had a few people miss

out so we will put something on in the future,” Mr Bella said. Mackay-Whistundays Endeavour Foundation chairman and Special Needs and Group Support (SNAGS) president Kathryn Andrews worked closely with the QRL to make this possibility. “That day was truly amazing; everyone was treated as equals and it was just an amazing experience for everyone involved,” Ms Andrews said. “It’s been a lot of work but it was a fabulous weekend,” Mackay Regional Council Mayor Greg Williamson said. “These guys and girls were pumped. And congratulations to Kathrine Andrews and everybody who has put this together,” Mayor Williamson said.

TRAINING: The Cutters take to the park for a pre-match workout

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WELL RUN: Thomas Wendt (right) with his children and the late Shawn Claydon’s family at the 5/10km 3rd Shawn Claydon Memorial Shield Run.

Memorial day well run, $1500 raised

AROUND 100 generous runners, walkers and spectators came together on the weekend to support the Mackay Road Runners Shawn Claydon 10km Memorial Shield/Forsyth Accounting Club Championship and the Pancreatic Cancer Association. The annual event has become a must-do on the Mackay Road Runners’ calendar. It is held in memory of Shawn’s services to the club as a longstanding treasurer, champion runner and great mate. Over $1500 was raised to support Pancare who are involved in research for the cause and treatment of pancreatic cancer. Mackay Mayor Greg Williamson opened up the run then Dr Rachel Bidgood spoke about pancreatic cancer. Gold-medal winners Demi Caldwell and Alex Coundrey were joint recipients of the third Shawn Claydon Memorial Shield/10km Forsyths Accounting Club Champonship perpetual trophy. Both Demi and Alex were ecstatic to be part of the day’s events as well as taking out the major award and an individual memorial photo trophy. Junior runners and five-kilometre winners Lily Leven and Hamish Donnollan were also presented with their own memorial photo trophy for crossing the line first in the third annual event.

They also earned themselves valuable open and age category club championship points toward the end of year Junior Club Championship Awards. Many thanks go to all the runners, volunteers, family and friends of Shawn. Special mention goes to Shawn’s daughter Mikaela, Mum and Dad Bonny and John Claydon, sister Sharon Stewart-Harris, her husband Jeff Stewart-Harris and their sons Lincoln and Aonghus. Forsyth’s Accounting staff and Mackay Road Runners volunteers were also supporters, including Tim Magoffin, Andrew Short, Arthur Dick, Julie Whibley, Jo Hughes and Hughie Bishop. Due to the early morning chill factor, the most popular people of the day were Cafe2U Vendors Jeannie and Colin who provided awesome refreshments for purchase. Sharon and Jeff are also to be congratulated on the yummy sausage sizzle and cake in memory of Shawn’s birthday which was on May 13. This Sunday’s Mackay Road Runners event will commence at 7am from Cathy Freeman Oval at Slade Point. The North Harbour loop course options will be 5km and 11km. Registration with the timekeepers will be closed strictly fifteen minutes before the first starter, so that a race briefing can be given to the runners.

AIM HIGH: The Whitsunday goal shooter takes a punt

Netball players head north

WHITSUNDAY Netball players headed north at the weekend to compete in the annual Townsville McDonald’s Junior Carnival. Four teams took to the court Saturday morning across U12s, U14s and U16s. A combined Bowen/Whitsunday U12 team took on Division Three, racking up four wins, one draw and two losses to finish fifth. It was a great effort by a team that had not trained or played together previously. U12 Pearls faced some tough competition in Division Four, coming away with two wins, two draws and three losses to finish fifth. U14 Stingers showed a huge improvement across the weekend, only losing game one and closing the weekend with two wins and three

draws to finish thirrd in Division Six. U14 Tsunamis made the most of the weekend going through the competition undefeated in Division Five, with only 10 goals scored against them for the carnival. This was a great confidence booster for the Tsunamis. U16 Vipers had their first taste of competition for the year in Division Four. The Vipers came out strong, only going down to division winners Jetz to finish runners up. Whitsunday Netball Association Club Results U12s: Marlins (6) def Pearls (1). Neptunes (8) def Mermaids (5) U14s: Tsunamis (30) def Stingers (4). Vipers (18) def Silver Fins (5)

Top two players shoot for darts victory

THE top two players battled it out at Whitsunday Darts this week with last season’s champ Gene Birse looking to overtake Jamie Woods at the top of the table. It was a close match with nothing between the two. That was until the ninth leg, when Jamie went back-to-back and won two legs unanswered. He won the match 6/4. Elsewhere there were wins for Jamie Maher over Nathan O’Hara, who is looking for his first win of the year, and over Garry Robbie with a scoreline of 6/0 and 6/2 respectively. Rossco Gallichan defeated Dick O’Hara 6/1, and Dick suffered another loss later in the day, losing 6/2 to Joe Wilson. But he did manage a nice 180 along the way. The round was finished off with a victory for Jason Rockstroh, his third win of the year, defeating Nathan O’Hara 6/2 in his second match of the day. Ladder 1. J Woods 23pts 2. G Birse 20pts 3. J Wilson 16pts 4. J Maher 16pts 5. R Coutts 16pts

TROOPER: Nathan O’Hara is looking for his maiden win of the season 6. S Rose 11pts 7. A Peel 11pts 8. R Gallichan 8pts 9. J Rockstroh 7pts 10. D O’Hara 4pts 11. A Paull 2pts

12. G Robbie 2pts 13. N O’Hara 0pts The league is played out of the Airlie Bowls Club and proudly sponsored by Mika Airlie and Whitsunday Tattooing Airlie Beach.

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Juniors blast Bowen soccer EVERY Friday, Bowen junior soccer players get together for a round-robin competition. The competition is named Bowen Blast and there are four teams competing. Games are played on Friday nights with training held on Wednesday nights.

Rugby Union action keeps crowds thrilled RUGBY Union action kept the crowds thrilled with Round Four of the competition kicking off around the region. The Proserpine Whitsunday Raiders have firmed as early season favorites but the Kuttabul Camelbocks are never to be underestimated. The first game of the round saw an undermanned Kuttabul travel to Leprechaun Park to take on Brothers. Despite taking the field two players short, the Camelboks stood firm in defense and held out against the Brothers’ attack. They managed to score two tries against the flow of play. This saw them go into the halftime break leading 12-7. A few late inclusions leveled the playing field and that was all Kuttabul needed to grab the lead. Brothers’ worst enemy at times was their own skill set, but nothing could take away the mighty

effort from Kuttabul who took the game 29-12. In the other games, Whitsunday Raiders hosted current premiers Mackay City Redman at Whitsunday Sports Park. Redman took up the challenge but the Raiders once again proved too clinical. They remain undefeated in the 2021 season, taking the match 26-12. Bowen travelled down the highway to take on Slade Point at the Cathy Freeman Oval in a closely fought match. The Bowen Mudcrabs took the early lead with a try in the first five minutes. Slade Point then began the grind and managed to secure the next three tries of the match to take the lead. Bowen led a spirted comeback through Queensland representative Nic Poole who scored the next try. But the boot of Slade Point’s PJ Van Den Berg was the difference, with three conversions and a penalty as a determined Slade Point took the match 22-17.

NORTHERN Beaches Bowls Club results Wednesday May 12 Mixed Social Triples. Winners: Ken Martin, Jayne and Adam Johnstone. Runners up: Alex Grunwald, Gavin May, Bob Buckley. Door: Gordon Head, Brian Farley, Rod Legge. Raffle: (No.88) $100. Keith Duck. Next Wednesday’s Bowls will be three bowl triples. Back to pairs on May 26. Friday May 14 Mixed Social Triples. Winners: Bob Kinnane, Lloyd Ogilvie, Darren Eddy. Runners up: Brian Grace, Ron Burt, Ruth Grace. First Rnd Win: Allan Clarke, Brad Andrews, Stewart Lark.

Proserpine golf

READY: Slade Point and Bowen prepare to contest the lineout at Cathy Freeman Oval

PROSERPINE Golf Club played a single stableford event in both men’s and ladies’ competitions on Saturday. The men’s winner was Warren Deighton with 40 points, from Craig Hutson on 39 and Conrad Werner 38. The ladies’ winners were Jill Farenilli with 35 points from Rehab Hull and Elspeth Scotford, both with 34. The placegetters were led by Scott Sibson, a visitor from the Home Hill Club, with 37 points on a count back. Scott had a great day, winning two shares in the two-shot club, and three pin shots, taking out holes two, nine and 16. Nine others shared the two-shot pot, and Rehab Hull the pin shot on 13. Other placegetters were Peter Faust, 37, Jason Whitney, Tony Sellwood and Mark Richards, 36, followed by Andrew Albergo, Barry Mortimer and Roger Vandenberg with 35.

Sarina ProAm

Sarina bowls get visit

SARINA Bowls Club ladies had the privilege of a visit by three bowlers from Mackay Club joining them them on a social fun afternoon of bowls over the weekend. Results as follows.

Ladies Pairs: Penny Roots, Kathy Mathews d Chris Smith, Leanne McGeough 28-18. Men’s Pairs: Trevor Bird, Bruce Archer d Brodie Boswood, Reg Stevens 22-9.

Pictured above are Gayle Rissman, Wendy Pomeroy, Ann O’Shea, Janice Nelson, Coral Bradford, Be Be Smith, Ethel Gaw and Doris Barnes enjoyed a ladies social afternoon at Sarina Bowls Club

THE Sarina Golf Club CMR Recycling ProAm is being held on May 25. There are two draws, one at 7:30am and one at 12:15pm. There are still spots available for amateurs. Weekly Results Single Stroke May 9 Ladies Winner: Nola Giddins 79, Second Ruth Grainger 86 C/B. Pin Shots: No 16: Ruth Grainger. Mens Winner: Glen Carey 65, second Shawn Johansen 69, third Blair Southward 69, fourth Chris Scells 69. Pin Shots No 9: Luke Lauder 3.6 No 16: Don Scheeres 4.08 Eagles Nest: Kevin Turner 0.980 Birdy Pool: 17: Ken Blinco.

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Tackled Souths took on West Tigers in a thrilling match over the weekend. The girls put on a gritty performance. SEE PAGE 36 FOR STORY AND MORE

League for all abilities MACKAY’S All Abilities Cutters team set off to Townsville to participate in the inaugural all abilities game of tag rugby league, facing the Mendi Townsville Blackhawks at Jack Manski Oval.

As the prelude to the Intrust Super Cup and Hastings Deering Colts matches, which took the All Abilities game made its inter-regional debut as a thrilling curtain-raiser. The clash gave both teams the opportunity to

play against another town and an enthusiastic team of supporters was not disappointed. Former Maroons and Australian league star Martin Bella took the fledgling Cutters side under his wing

while the Blackhawks were coached by Cowboys and Maroons legend Matt Bowen. “This was a fantastic opportunity for all the players to show their talents and experience the greatest game of

all in front of an encouraging crowd and get some advice from two men who have done it all in the game,” QRL North region manager Scott Nosworthy said. CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

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