The Express Newspaper 13th October 2021

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Missy’s final wish fulfilled

BY ELLIE FINK WHEN young Malanda girl Missy Clarkson was diagnosed with Leukemia, she told her mother Anj Mittelstadt that when she dies, she wanted all her clothes donated to Ruth’s women’s shelter.

Missy had read an article asking for teens and kids to donate their clothes due to a shortage of sizes fit for teens in the shelter, which led her to make her dying wish.

Anj laughed at the thought, not believing that cancer would ever take away her daughter, but four years later she now fulfills her daughters dying wish.

“She was such a clever and determined young girl and she was so aware of helping others around her which is where this donation idea came from,” she said.

“She saw an article about how Ruth’s Women’s Shelter needed middle of the road clothes for girls and boys because some of the women had teen children and there was a lack of clothes for them.

“She said to me, “mum if I do die, give my clothes to the women’s shelter” and two days before she passed, we made a list of where all her prized possessions would go and she reminded me to take her clothes to the ladies in

need.”

Now, a year and a half after Missy’s passing, Anj put the call out to the Malanda and Tablelands community to respectfully donate their clothes and hygiene products with her in honor of her late daughter.

“Originally I put it out to just the Malanda community, but I opened it up to the whole Tablelands and I was blown away by how thoughtful everyone was when donating some of their gorgeous clothing,” Anj said.

“I did this over the school holidays so parents could mindfully engage with their kids and their possessions and give thought to the women who have nothing at the shelter.

“I was so thankful for everyone’s donations and how they cared for them and just the thought of people letting go of the clothes because I know letting go of the memories associated with the clothes can be a really hard task.”

The task of cleaning out Missy’s closet was one that will stick with Anj for a lifetime, and she says that she is so happy that with the help of the community she was able to fulfil her final thoughtful wish.

“It’s so nice to fulfil one of her wishes and it’s a bit of her that we had to keep and now is

A year and a half ago Anj Mittelstadt lost her daughter Missy to Leukemia and now she fulfilled one of her final dying wishes by donating Missy’s clothing and personal hygiene products to Ruth’s Women’s Shelter.

helping others, which is what Missy would have loved,” she said.

“When you lose your child, time goes by and as a mother you’re left with most of her memories, and I think it’s so important to keep Missy’s legacy going and keeping her kind and caring heart going.

“I’m humbled by the Tablelands people who donate clothes and the people who are

constantly donating through Missy’s Donors.”

Throughout Missy’s treatment, she went through 170 bags of blood products in four years and Missy’s Donors continue to donate for the thousands of people reliant on blood donations every day.

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Key industry issues on the table with Federal Agriculture Minister WATER security, seasonal labour shortages and the threat of Mexican lime imports headlined discussions at a roundtable between Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and FNQ Growers in Mareeba last Tuesday, October 5.

The meeting provided horticulture industry leaders and growers a front seat to table current and emerging industry issues, critical to the long-term viability of the industry in Far North Queensland.

FNQ Growers president Joe Moro said it was rare for growers to receive a hearing from Federal ministers, and he thanked Mr Littleproud for taking the time to listen to growers.

“Long-term water security and current seasonal labour shortages are burning issues for our region,” Mr Moro said.

“We took the opportunity to thank Mr Littleproud for the government’s commitment to the Agriculture Visa, which became law last week and is now subject to bilateral agreements with several southeast Asian countries.

“This will help ease the current seasonal labour shortage we are experiencing but as Mr Littleproud indicated at the meeting it will be some time before Australia sees the return of seasonal labour from overseas in any significant numbers.”

Mr Littleproud told the meeting Australia had around 160,000 backpackers preCOVID. Current estimates indicate there are 30,000 backpackers, with Australia losing around 2000 backpackers a month as they return home.

In a sobering reality check, Mr Littleproud said Australia would not see “sizeable” numbers of overseas seasonal workers return for two to three years.

“The normality of the backpacker is that there none,” he said.

“That is why we are trying to open up the Pacific scheme to make sure those workers are available. The next thing is the Agriculture Visa – structurally that is the only way we can fill the gap over the next two to three years.”

Mr Moro said growers used the meeting to flag concerns about potential requirements under the Agriculture Visa for small and medium growers to be part of an employer supply program like Fair Farms.

“We would like to see flexibility with this requirement so that any program would take in to account the past record of individual growers and that broadly, growers aren’t penalised by the minority that may not have done the right thing when it comes to fair employment practices,” Mr Moro said.

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FNQ Growers secure roundtable with Federal Agriculture Minister in Mareeba last week. Pictured is Gerard Kath (FNQ Growers vice president), Federal Agriculture Minister David Littleproud and Joe Moro (FNQ Growers president).

stories from the members of the FNQ Growers were similar to the stories of those in horticulture across the country.

“The labour shortages because of COVID and border closures have hit them hard,” he said.

“The Federal Government has tried to solve the problem in short term by making over 35,000 Pacific Islanders ready to come and work in Australia.

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Potential opportunities to harvest water on the Walsh River system were also tabled.

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Member for Hill Shane Knuth and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter have joined farmers as they seek to secure funding to combat the regions large feral pig problem.

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FARMERS have made the desperate plea for grants to be made available to tackle the millions of destructive feral pigs that continually devastate their crops.

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Knuth and Member for Kennedy Bob Katter have always been vocal about their stance on feral pigs and have joined farmers in their journey to secure grants.

Silkwood cane grower Levis

Campagnolo said that feral pigs have a significant impact on a farms profit and immediate help was needed from both levels of government to establish better control measures.

“If a grant could be available for the structure of fences on our boundary, it would go a long way,” he said.

“We aren’t asking for a handout, not a total subsidy, just a grant where the farmer puts some money in, and the government puts some money in.

“Once a family of pigs get into your cane, the traps are not effective for stopping them.

“They learn to know where the traps are and avoid them, and by the time you notice the pig damage, they have devasted an entire crop.”

Like Silkwood and the Innisfail area, Mareeba and Mossman are massive hubs for sugarcane growing and production with two mills in the region.

Over the years some local farmers have reported hundreds of thousands if not millions of dollars in damages, caused by feral pigs and their voracious appetite.

Mr Knuth said this was an issue which had been ongoing for a long time and is constantly an item on the KAP agenda.

“The reality is that KAP have been warning governments and authorities for years now about the feral pig problem,” Mr Knuth said.

“It is time to step up and provide more funding for aerial pig shooting and for recreational hunters to receive permits to access state forests and national parks, which are a huge breeding ground for feral pigs.

“We almost have more pigs in this country than we have people. It is long overdue for both governments to step up and do something about these feral pests.”

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A LOCAL with a heart for nature and a passion for wildlife has founded a new business with the intention of bringing light to one of Far North Queensland’s most unique and endangered species.

Jurg Jutzi founded Cassowary Trail to better inform people about the endangered southern cassowary and has found a unique way to do so.

Cassowary Trail and their small team of like-minded locals will be procuring blank life size models of the cassowary to

be painted by local artists and placed around a trail throughout Kuranda.

Mr Jutzi has lived in Kuranda for many years and has always enjoyed being amongst nature and native animals such as the cassowary.

“For me personally the local rainforest and its inhabitants are important to me including the cassowary,” he said.

“I was thinking what we can do, what can we do different, what can we do to help.

“The whole project was my idea but I have spoken with different conservation groups and business and everyone was very excited.”

These unique painted cassowaries not only bring better awareness to the endangered southern cassowary, integrate and promote local and indigenous artists but promote Kuranda as a must-see destination.

The cassowaries will also feature a unique QR code that will show information about conservation projects, who painted the cassowary, the story behind the painting and where to find the next one.

Passionate Kuranda local Jurg Jutzi has started a new venture Cassowary Trails with the intention of bring more awareness to the local endangered bird.

If the cassowaries are successfully set up in Kuranda there are plans to expand into other

cassowary habitats including the Tablelands, Cairns, Port Douglas and Mission Beach.

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Protect the endangered Southern Cassowary To create broader awareness of the endangered Southern Cassowary we set up an Art Trail.

Real size Cassowary statues will be painted by local artists and set up around Kuranda as a Trail.

We need your support to make this happen and be a part to protect the future of the endangered Southern Cassowary.

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Better Together Community Support CEO John Russell and Practice Leader Corinne Nehow at the new children’s contact centre in Atherton.

New contact centre creates safe space for local children A NEW children’s contact centre has recently opened its doors to the public being the first and only such purpose-built facility of its kind on the Tablelands.

Better Together Community Support opened the new facility Thursday last week to provide a child-focused, safe space where children and parents experiencing separation can connect to establish or maintain relationships.

The centre is fully staffed by professional social workers, trained in observing family dynamics and ensuring both the child and parent’s care, privacy and security.

The services provided by the centre include supervised visits for children with their nonresidential parent (both on and off-site), overseeing changeo-

vers between parents sharing the care of their children, family law court reports and further referrals to appropriate services. At all times, the child’s wellbeing and safety is prioritised.

Better Together Community Support CEO John Russell said that many families have experienced times when changeovers have happened out in public in car parks or fast food venues.

“There is a great need for a contact centre,” he said.

“Family breakdown is common and undoubtedly a great stressor on anyone.

“There are many families who have been in the unfortunate position of performing changeovers and drop-offs for their children in public car-parks or fast-food restaurants as they are unable to find a neutral party

or a place with appropriate facilities on the Tablelands.”

While there is a cost associated with this service, the money will be used to help keep the service running and help Better Together put forward a case to apply for potential grant funding or sponsorship.

Mr Russel believes that by providing a safe neutral place, it benefits not only the parents but the children as well.

“By providing an organised and calm environment for all parties, we can focus on the wellbeing of the child, which is ultimately the goal for all parents during this process,” he said.

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Local doctor centre stage for Queensland mental health awards THE finalists have been announced for the 25th annual QLD Mental Health Week Achievement Awards, and mental health providers servicing Far North Queensland have dominated the shortlisted candidates.

Out of 33 shortlisted finalists, 10 are individuals or providers that are either based in, or provide mental health related services in, rural and remote areas in Far North Queensland.

Mareeba’s Dr Tahnee Bridson has been nominated for two awards, the Jeff Cheverton Individual Award and the Jude Bugeja Peer Award.

Dr Bridson was inspired to become a psychiatrist following the suicide of her friend and mentor. In addition to her work as a doctor in Far North Queensland caring for those with mental illness, Tahnee also volunteers to run Handn-Hand Peer Support Inc. which she founded in March 2020, providing support to 2000 healthcare workers nationwide.

Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers have increased rates of burnout, mental illness and suicide. In March 2020, Hand-n-Hand was set up in response to the COVID-19 pandemic by Dr

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Tahnee Bridson in Far North Queensland.

The group gained over 400 participants in less than 24 hours, indicating the need for grassroots, peer led initiatives. It’s a free peer support program which began in Queensland but has expanded to healthcare workers nationwide.

The awards, Queensland’s only state-wide mental health awards, recognise and celebrate individuals, groups and organisations working to reduce stigma and support and empower those living with mental illness.

Open Minds has been hosting the awards since its conception in 1996, to celebrate the often-unsung heroes working to raise awareness and reduce stigma of mental

illness.

Paula Mayson, CEO of Open Minds said “This year we saw a record number of entries for the awards from throughout Queensland, and they were of a very high calibre. Just being a finalist is a huge achievement in itself, and our 2021 finalists should be very proud of themselves and the work they do. The awards ceremony is a great way to acknowledge those working hard to really make a difference to the lives of those with mental illness.”

The panel of judges shortlisted the finalists from a record number of nominations submitted this year – with over 100 worthy nominations submitted.

The winners of each of the 11 categories will be announced during the Awards Breakfast Ceremony on Friday 15th October at the Brisbane Convention Centre.

Some of the categories come with prize money to enable the winner to continue their fantastic work in mental health.

Additionally, the overall winner is awarded the Earle Duus Memorial Award and receives a $4,000 prize to continue their incredible work in mental health.

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The new fully automated Containers for Change container at Malanda State School.

Containers for Change service now in Malanda THE Malanda community will now have access to a 24/7 automated Containers for Change recycling service courtesy of the Malanda State School and their P&C committee.

The new container was installed at the end of September and is completely automated, available for the whole community to use even outside of schooling hours Any money made from the container goes straight back into the P&C Committee to be accessed later for more schoolbased projects and developments.

Malanda State School principal Mark Allen said that the new container was in response to the community and their wishes.

“The nearest recycling facility is in Atherton and it’s not automated so we hoped to find an automated method where the community can access it anytime,” he said.

“This is much more convenient for a lot of people they are not relying on business hours and queuing, they can simply pull up and add their recycling to our program.

“As a school we believe in teaching the kids about the environment and sustainability and recycling is a big part of that.”

Malanda State School P&C president Phil Sly said that not only the school but the wider Malanda community believes environmental sustainability to be important.

“The Malanda community values environmental sustainability and teaching kids about environmental sustainability is an important aspect to the parents and to the people of Malanda,” he said.

Recycling and sustainability are certainly a big-ticket item on the agenda for the school with numerous programs offered.

The school even manages to stay off the power grid by relying solely on their solar power facilities, making nearly 80 kilowatts of power.

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Simon, Shylah and Grace Oldham have spent the last six months travelling around the country promoting small, hidden gems of the tourism world.

FOR the past six months a young family has been travelling around Queensland promoting some of the regions lesser-known attractions, all from the comfort of their own caravan

Simon and Shylah Oldham first started Talking Tourism on the Sunshine Coast six months ago and have been travelling the roads of Queensland ever since.

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“We pretty much sold up everything and put our investment into the van, we can still run the business from the road.

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“The little things that often people fly by on the highway and don’t give a second thought to, we really want to showcase that.”

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Soroptimist celebrate centenary Rhonda Dooley doing Welcome to Country.

WE (Savannah in the Round) wish to convey our thanks to Rhonda Dooley for her passionate Welcome to Country message on behalf of the Muluridji people, the local Traditional Owners.

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SOROPTIMIST International (SI) of the Tropical Tablelands held a special SI Centennial luncheon recently, paying homage to the first established SI in 1921.

Past and present members of the Tropical Tablelands branch all gathered on Saturday, October 2 at the Atherton RSL for the celebratory luncheon.

Janet Askern, president of the SI North Queensland region spoke of some of the projects which Soroptimist clubs in North Queensland have been involved in such as sewing classes held at the Correctional Centre in Townsville.

The main mission of Sorop-

timist clubs is to transform the lives of girls and women by creating opportunities through education, a safe and healthy environment and advocating equity and equality.

Here on the Atherton Tablelands the vibrant Soroptimist club has been actively supporting women in need.

This year funds were raised an equipment purchased for the Women’s Refuge Centre in Atherton and the Marilyn Mayo Lodge in Cairns.

Contents for ‘Days for Girls’ kits were assembled at a Soroptimist Dinner Meeting held in May for distribution in third world countries.

Soroptimist International of the Tropical Tablelands held a special luncheon recently to commemorate 100 years since the establishment of Soroptimist International.

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“Each year I really look forward to seeing what our local students come up with,” Mr Entsch said.

“I receive hundreds of entries each year from children all across Cairns and Far North Queensland, using a range of items such as glitter and glue, crayons, pencils, collage and scrapbooking to express their creativity.

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Show stopping meat for Tablelanders

Premium steaks, dry aged for 21 days, from local producer, Anthony Ball's (right) champion Angus show bullocks will go on sale this week at Doug Cross's Cross Custom Meats Atherton.

BY SALLY TURLEY MEAT loving Tablelanders are in for a treat this week with Cross Custom Meat's release of their show champion, dry aged beef steaks into the market. Owner/operator Doug Cross has always kept an eye on the annual beef cattle results during the show season and tried to secure the standout performers for his customers.

After seeing all the ribbons won by Anthony Ball's Brangus cattle this year, Doug Cross said he just had to buy them. He bought two of Mr

Ball's bullocks at auction after they cleaned up at the Malanda and Cairns shows, claiming, among other prizes, Champion Bullock of the Malanda Show and Champion 2 Tooth Steer of the Cairns Show.

“These are the first cattle we have purchased off Mr Ball, so we are excited to see how they go. I bought them in the first week of July and took them home and put them on oaten hay for 6-7 weeks to refresh them after the show circuit,” said Mr Cross.

“They have now been processed and we have dry aged the T Bones and Rib Fillets for

21 days in store in our dry aging cabinets, ensuring we deliver exceptional quality steaks to our customers.”

Since they opened their shop in June 2018, Doug and Katelyn Cross have been on a mission to showcase the quality meat produced on the lush pastures of the Atherton Tablelands and to provide their loyal customers with the kind of meat that will keep them coming back.

But Cross Custom Meats is about far more than just selling meat across the counter.

Doug Cross has left nothing to chance when ensuring an unin-

terrupted supply of top quality, locally produced meat to his customers.

He has set up a hand-picked network of Tableland beef producers who work together as a team, breeding and fattening the majority of cattle that pass through his shop.

“We are affiliated with a dozen of the best local producers who breed and fatten cattle solely for us. Once the breeders' annual steer drop hits around 10 months of age or 300kg, our fatteners purchase them and transfer them onto some of the Tablelands highest quality pastures taking them through to their target weight,” said Mr Cross.

“The sort of animal I am sourcing for the shop has to be a 600kg flatback Brangus style beast with plenty of grease on their tail. I buy HGP (hormone) free bullocks with a maximum of four teeth.

“I eyeball the mobs each week and pull out the top 6 of the ‘big boys’ for processing.

Graziers like Russell Geraghty are producing milk and 2 tooth Brangus bullocks dressing 360kg and up to 400kg on irrigated rye grass pasture supplemented by unlimited molasses and a grain ration after they reach 550kg live-weight.”

While Cross Custom Meat's hams, bacon, kabanas and sausages have dominated the Australian Meat Industry Council's small-goods and sausage king competitions since the first year they entered, Mr Cross said it is their steaks that have proved the favourite with cus-

tomers.

“Our steaks account for 70% of our annual trade and are the product we benchmark our business on. Unfortunately though, even the biggest bullocks only produce two rumps and rib fillets, so we have had to supplement our local supply with meat sourced from Tasmania,” said Mr Cross.

“We have an exclusive supply arrangement for the Tablelands with the renowned Cape Grim brand which I think is on a par with the good stuff we are buying off the rye grass up here. We are a whole carcase butchery which gives us more flexibility with how we process the lamb, chicken, pork

and beef in store.

“We have our own smoke house and that is something we do really well and we have developed a wide range of gourmet, value added, ready to cook meals for the time poor.

After another round of regional wins for our smoked products last week, we are heading to Brisbane again to compete at the state titles.

“Cattle prices are at an unprecedented high at the moment, and retail prices are about to jump again, so we just hope our customers realise what is happening in the beef industry and stick with us until everything settles down again.”

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Emergency Plan Use the Australian Red Cross RediPlan as a template for your Emergency Plan.

Meet with your family and explain what they should do during a disaster.

Make sure every family member has a clear understanding of what role they play in the family staying safe.

Identify a safe place in your house to shelter and designate a friend or relative’s house as an alternative shelter.

Arrange for an out-of-town relative or friend to be your family contact point.

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When a cyclone is approaching, and our region is in the watch and warning areas, go to trc.qld.gov.au/disaster-management to find out what else you need to do to prepare and protect your property.

2021–22 Season This disaster season is further complicated by Covid-19. Consider your evacuation options as it may not be possible for places of refuge and evacuation centres to be made available if Covid-19 is present in our community.

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Family history penned by local author “This book is dedicated to our most precious family, relatives, lifelong friends and those that have been instrumental in supporting my venture.”

The recent launch of her book was a big success with locals from adjacent towns coming down to support her at Mutchilba’s monthly supper.

“I wish to express my deepest gratitude to Grace and the Dimbulah Community Centre Committee, for their valued support in helping advance “Cooee~Cooee” to the public’s notice,” she said.

“Many thanks to all those wonderful local folk who have purchased my book, with sales as far as Tasmania, New South

Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland.

“I will also be donating a book to be auctioned to raise help raise money for the upcoming FNQ Showcase in Chillagoe on October 16.”

Even Hinchinbrook Shire Council has caught wind of Colleen’s new book as they have extended her an invitation for another book launch at their library in December.

If you would like to purchase “Cooee~Cooee” and read it yourself they are available from Claude Caters Mensland in Mareeba, $2.50 of each sale will be donated to breast cancer and Parkinson’s disease research.

Local author Colleen Taylor with her grand niece Amber at the book launch.

BUDDING bush author and Tableland local Colleen Taylor has just successfully launched her new book after its recent release in Mutchilba.

Her new booked coined “Cooee~Cooee” is aimed to

relive the valuable history of Colleen’s parents to her great grandparents, all of which were great story tellers.

The stories and memoirs presented in the book are all about the traditional family and

pastoral history of Mareeba and it’s surrounds.

“As I started to relive and write my parental stories, I witnessed happy feelings, then sadness, as those loved ones who impacted my life, were

not beside me anymore to reassure me with their personal life treasures,” Colleen said.

“As the arms of history extended, I felt I was compelled to add the extra story, those of my husband’s Henry’s family.

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warfare – when he said, “a people without land will look for a land without people.”

I asked a question in the Parliament of the consequence to Australia being unable to defend itself if China embargoes our petrol. If that happens, then we will have no petrol and no diesel because it comes out of Singapore and South Korea, and neither of them are going to buck China.

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In that situation, America is not going to be sending us petrol, it’llpublic be wanting theI’ve petrol for itself.

And theweeks rest of One in ten servants spoken to in the lastallfew it is contracted out and Australia is considered absolutely has raised concerns about mandatory vaccinations. harmless. Our poor troops, our naval personnel in Cairns, Having worked with politicians and public servants all of myare life, our army personnel in Townsville, they can’t move, they they have a predilection for having power, knowing better than just sitting ducks. everyone, and telling us what’s good for us.

This is the situation that worries if what you draw linefor atthem.

Port Democracy is when people tell the me; rulers is good Douglas and run it down the Australian coast through A bureaucracy is when the Government tells you what is good Sydney, down to Melbourne, through Adelaide and draw a for you. little dot around Perth, you are left with a 93 per cent of IAustralia don’t think anyone anylike doubts as to what system which stillhas looks Australia.

In that map isof operating Australia here. (which I call the “other Australia”), there is less Now we have our mouths shut about these draconian, than a millionkept people living there. authoritarian measures, for nearly two years now.

Thosethe chilling of vonafter Clausewitz, Under guisewords of “looking us”, they“a arepeople takingwithout away our land will look for a land without people,” have never rung rights as human beings. It is for us, the people, to decide. truer. And if you say that it is all desert country, well three They haveofbeen to their draconian suspension quarters it is.entitled But in that desert happens to be ourof entire freedom and human rights, to see if they can overcome iron ore deposits, all our coal, all our minerals and halfthe of our Covid-19 problem. water in the top quarter – and yet there is no one living But after nearly two years they haven’t overcome the problem, there. in fact our figures are now worse than where we were a year ago.

If we build a dam at Hughenden we will make from it $500 Not only have they not overcome the problem, but the problem million a year for forever and if we replicate this project five has worsened. times in the four midǦwest towns and the Gulf, it will Now, they generate are going to impose their will on the 15 or 20 percent of people who to bow and when theanother whip is cracked.

70 to 80 $4.5 billion forrefuse the country add half a million percent of that the population will agree to have an immunisation. area. people to The other 20 percent will take their risks, well that’s their choice.

If we build it now, we can get our phosphate turned into Immunisation will not stop you from getting the disease or fertiliser and out through the Gulf, and add another thousand propagating the disease. The argument about overcrowding in million to the economy as well as another hundred thousand the hospitals a valid argument. to the inlandispopulation.

But at 70 or 80 percent of immunisation there will be a lot less Do this,and andtherefore Australiathe is no longer an empty country. deaths, overcrowding argument is no longer justified.

God bless, Queensland is on track to hit 70 percent double vaccination of the 16+ population by November 17, and it will hit 80 percent double vaccination by December 8, according to the latest figures and modelling.

Sacking the 20 percent who don’t want to take the vaccination is not the Australian way.

God bless,

Celebrating all things German in Dimbulah

Join in the fun and celebrate all things German at the Dimbulah Horse and Pony Grounds for the Dimbulah Community Kindy Oktoberfest on October 16.

OKTOBERFEST is coming to Dimbulah this month, with German culture taking to the streets all thanks to the Dimbulah Community Kindy.

The Dimbulah Community Kindy will be hosting the family friendly event for the first time ever on Saturday, October 16 at the Dimbulah Horse and Pony Club grounds, hoping to bring the small town to life.

President of the Dimbulah Community Kindy Nellie Lane said that this year they hope to raise much need funds for the

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come along and enjoy it with their family and it’ll definitely attract people especially after a boring year of COVID.” Entertainment for the night will include the Mareeba Ukulele Group “Highly Strung” performing, along with Bavarian Dancers, a cash bar and German food for sale.

Entry is free at the Dimbulah Horse and Pony Club grounds with gates opening at 2pm for campers and bar opening at 5pm on October 16.

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community as well as give the small town something to get excited about.

“The Dimbulah Oktoberfest will hopefully bring a little bit of fun to our town as well as something that families can enjoy together with lots of food and entertainment,” she said.

“I am super excited, nervous and hopeful and I just hope everyone comes together and it’s a huge success and can continue onto next year.

“We hope that it’ll be more than just the beers and kids can

IT is a sobering statistic that one in three Australian workers has experienced sexual harassment at work.

According to the Australian Human Rights Commission, this kind of harassment has affected almost two in five women, and just over one in four men.

Given these figures, it is clear there are many women and men among us in the Tablelands region who have been sexually harassed at work.

Examples of harassing behaviour could include unwelcome touching, intrusive questions about a person’s private life, or sexually explicit text messages.

Workplace sexual harassment can be very harmful, and lead to stress, depression and anxiety.

If you have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, there are a number of options available to you.

You can talk to the harasser, if you feel safe

to do so, explain how their behaviour is making you feel, and ask them to stop that behaviour.

Alternatively, you can talk to someone else you trust, like a family member, friend, or colleague.

If you want to formalise a complaint at work, you can talk to a trusted senior colleague, your union representative, or your HR representative if there is one available.

You may also find it helpful to seek professional support, such as by talking to your GP or a counsellor.

In terms of legal rights, you can make a claim to the Queensland Human Rights Commission.

You can also make a Workcover claim for any psychological or physical injury from the sexual harassment.

Australia’s laws currently place the burden on victims of workplace sexual harassment to complain and seek redress for the harm they’ve suffered.

Here in Queensland, a review into our state’s 30-yearold anti-discrimination law

is considering whether it should be updated to include a positive duty for workplaces to eliminate discrimination and sexual harassment.

As part of that review, the Queensland Human Rights Commission is inviting Queenslanders to share their experiences and ideas.

I encourage people in the Tablelands regions to get involved with this inquiry, to ensure the voices of our region are heard as part of that process.

In the meantime, employers don’t need to wait for the law to change to start taking positive steps to ensure their workers are safe from harassment and discrimination.

Kristyn Knox is a lawyer and heads Maurice Blackburn’s Tablelands office. This legal information is general in nature and should not be regarded as specific legal advice. If you have a legal question you would like Kristyn to answer you can contact her at kknox@mauriceblackburn. com.au

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ENTERTAINMENT ‘Up North and Out There’ – new Helen Hume exhibition

Kings Plains Meandering by Helen Hume.

Local artist Becci Nethery is set to release a brand-new single this Friday.

AN EXHIBITION ‘Up North and Out There’ by Helen Hume will be showing at the Tableland Regional Gallery from October 19 to November 27.

Helen’s works take a look at outback areas of Australia and consist of a series of large drawings and paintings offset by sculptures and an installation.

Helen is interested in the relationship of the land or sea to the sky. Often the works show distorted interpretations of perspective and wide open spaces coupled with detailed

imagery of objects or animals and their relationship to the land.

Sometimes objects are collected and become an integral part of sculptures. Come and be part of a group work related to these objects.

The opening of the exhibition is on Friday, October 22 at 5pm.

Helen will be artistin-residence during the exhibition every Tuesday between 1-3pm.

Book your place. https://www.trc.qld.gov.au/ up-north

No place like home

CHILLAGOE born artist Becci Nethery has just announced a brand-new single to drop on Friday, set to tug on the heartstrings of the homesick.

“Feels like home” is a song written by Becci for people just like her, those who have moved away to pursue their dreams and miss their hometowns and families.

Becci herself moved away from home at 17 to pursue university studies in Sydney where she has remained, living, working and producing music.

Her home and family are a massive part of her life and creative process, so she regularly tries to visit back home

once a month, however COVID has restricted that number to just two visits in two years.

“I moved to Sydney at 17 and really have missed my home, I’ve built a life here and I love it but I love coming home,” Becci said.

“The song is about feeling so welcome and at home in Chillagoe, there will also be a glimpse into my childhood and the people that I love at home.

“I do love it here, but I also really miss my family.”

Becci has grown up in a musical family, leaning to sing and play from a young age, so she was destined to become an artist herself.

With such a strong connection to home also comes a strong feeling of homesickness, something that is a main theme of the single.

“Anyone who has moved away from their family for any reason will be able to relate to this single,” Becci said.

“That feeling of coming home to family and being somewhere you truly belong is so important.

“I really hope people can see that and they can get a glimpse into who I am as well.”

The new song will also be featuring on an upcoming album with a release date yet to be announced.

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ENTERTAINMENT Comedy set for sunset

LOCAL business Comedy Tours newest venture is set to take locals and visitors alike on a special evening at the Wetlands accompanied by food, drinks, laughter and singing all sourced locally.

Comedy Tours was established

by Mareeba’s Ida Portella during the height of COVID to drive local tourism with locals.

Now since then the idea has

ballooned and many iterations and Comedy Tours adventures exist, including their newest edition Comedy @ Sunset set for this coming Saturday.

Taking place at the Tropical Wetlands just outside of Mareeba on October 16, locals can expect good food, good wine, good singing and good comedy from local acts.

This includes Mareeba born Cairns comedian Ty Thomas who has made waves in the local comedy industry, even selling out his first solo show in Brisbane just this year.

The comedian has opened for the likes of Jacques Barrett, Al Del Bene, Kat Davidson and Evan Hosking's just to name a few and in his own words he “has nothing

of importance to say but is gonna say it anyway.”

Ty also believes he is a force of chaos created specifically to tell jokes about ghosts and toilets, he was always the class clown that no one takes seriously and now he’s the comic that no one takes seriously.

To book your spot, email info@ comedytours.com.au

Mareeba born comedian Ty Thomas will join some hometown acts at the Tropical Wetlands for Comedy @ Sunset.

New sci-fi thriller hits the big screen THERE is a mega full on weekend of good movies showing at the Majestic Theatre with loads of action, suspense and laughter and for the discerning audience.

The new sci-fi thriller THE COLONY, about a female astronaut from afar, shipwrecked on what remains of a decimated earth, starring Nora Arnezeder.

The new action crime comedy DIE IN A GUNFIGHT is all about love in the messy underworld, with plenty of action and intrigue as two powerful families feud.

Back by popular demand is the unusual action sci-fi family comedy, FREE GUY and the family animation AINBO: AMAZON PRINCESS. This is your last chance to see these fabulous family flics.

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ENTERTAINMENT Get ready to jump into the world of ‘la bella figura’ A MUSICIAN and producer, songwriter, and vocal arranger, Rubina Kimiia might be best known in Cairns as the founder of Sounds of AustraNesia, however, right now she is stretching her musical wings with an incredibly catchy musical score for JUTE Theatre Company’s up and coming production of La Bella Figura, premiering this month.

Before meeting and working with two of JUTE’s cofounders, the powerhouses of Suellen Maunder and Kathryn Ash, in the making of Cairns’ 2018 Commonwealth Games musical behemoth, Beginnings, Rubina had only ever experienced JUTE Theatre Company through the eyes of an audience member and recalls having enjoyed various shows over the years.

“JUTE are excellent ambassadors of supporting storytelling from our very own community through theatre. I'm trying to do the same thing through music with AustraNesia,” Ms Kimiia said.

According to Kathryn, it was in fact Rubina who initiated Beginnings - first presenting the idea to the show's producer Roz Pappalardo, also co-creator and lead of La Bella Figura.

While claiming the title of Cairns’ largest musical, it was this remarkable show that provided lasting and creative bonds with JUTE’s Suellen Maunder in her role as director, together with playwright Kathryn Ash and the incredibly talented Italian set and costume design duo, Simona Cosentini and Simone Teseriori. It was later that Kathryn, together with Simona and Simone, added their magic to AustraNesia’s very own musical, Woven that featured 11 of their female artists.

In her role as Musical Director for La Bella Figura, Rubina says that like Beginnings and Woven, it extended way beyond supervising the production’s music.

“I compose, arrange,

orchestrate and have prepared notation for the chorus and for instrumental players for the studio. These roles are typically filled by different people. I would probably call this a play with music rather than musical theatre.

The songs are spread out - a couple are catchy and humorous, and others are poignant in differing ways,” she said.

According to Rubina, her creative process is a straightforward one.

“Once I know how it fits in the story arc, and have an idea of the sentiment required, I draft a song, referring to notes from Kathryn to make sure I stay on track.

Writing and arranging are the easy part for me. I send the draft to the Director and Playwrights for feedback, particularly on the lyrics.

Sometimes I interpret correctly. Sometimes I'm a bit off the mark. I revise and redraft as required until it sits right with me and this particular group of people.”

For La Bella Figura, there are five songs plus a reprise of the theme song at the end.

“I've been fortunate to have Frank D’angelico advise me on cultural context and offering Italian language which I've used at every appropriate opportunity.”

Rubina says she has kept the play’s musical palette very simple, with identifiable Italian elements except for one song that is set today and is contemporary. She said that having Italians in the room listening to the drafts was an excellent way of making sure she was metaphorically speaking, hitting the right notes.

“I have learned so much through the process of research and being educated by my Italian friends and yet I see much of my own Pacific Island culture represented in this story of second-generation migrant experiences. It is a meaningful work and being part of the creative process is wonderful. But just as important as the art, are the people I get to work with.

I feel blessed by the beautiful ‘famiglia’ I have come to know through this process.”

With La Bella Figura deeply embedded in its rehearsal phase Rubina is already busy working on her next big thing – this time Brisbane based with a much larger cast.

She is fortunate to have a consistent variety of projects requiring skills she has

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to offer. This, along with her role as a music educator and teaching students to find their feet with music, is a life calling and source of great satisfaction.

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Good time to be in northern cotton

BY SALLY TURLEY THE North Queensland cotton community came together at Tumoulin last Friday night, to celebrate the year that was in their fledgling industry. The Nutrien Ag Solutions' sponsored event included a panel of guest speakers, a feast of pizzas, a jumping castle for the kids and even a whip-cracking show presented by world record holder, Nathan Griggs.

With cotton prices at an alltime high of up to $660 a bale, it was “a good time to be a cotton grower,” according to Sam Lee of Cotton Seed Distributors, New South Wales. Nutrien Ag Tolga manager, Tom Mugford called the night a celebration of the achievements of their farmers to date.

“We want to create a strong community around the northern cotton industry, including the sharing of information and networking amongst growers. It is refreshing to be in an industry that works so well together. Everyone wants to help each other and to see the whole thing mov-

ing forward,” he said.

It was Mick James of Queensland Cotton Emerald who addressed the question on everyones' lips, "when will Queensland Cotton build a gin in North Queensland?"

The answer is essentially “when northern production reaches 80,000 bales per year.

“Building a gin will cost around $30,000,000, which at an interest rate of 3.5% equates to $1,000,000 or 40,000 bales at $25/bale per year. General fixed costs including the cost of 6 permanent employees also comes in at $1,000,000 a year or another 40,000 bales of cotton,” Mr James said.

“Covering variable costs of seasonal staff, electricity, maintenance and so on works out at a further $35/bale. It's a numbers game which has resulted in most recent gins being grower funded.”

New South Wales cotton grower and northern cotton pioneer at the 43,706 ha St Ronans station near Mt Surprise, David Statham of Sundown Pastoral Comapany has been involved in

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the industry since 1984 and believed cotton attracted Australia's best farmers.

Forced north by drought and the desire to expand, he bought St Ronans, which has around 5,261 ha suited to cropping, in 2019 After harvesting their second crop during one of the driest, followed by one of the wettest seasons on record, he said cotton had been kind to him.

Sundown's General Manager of Cropping Operations, “St Ronans” and “Keytah” Nick Gillingham said they had harvested five bales/ha off 1000ha of fresh ground last year and 4.5bales/ha from 1200ha of country this year.

“Double the rain didn't produce double the result. It was a challenge managing so much water falling so quickly, leaving soils low in Ph and nitrogren.

“We have learned we have to grow the crop as quickly as we can up here while there is moisture around the plant and have found wind can be a problem during defoliation. We can defoliate in the south and the plant will stand for months, but windy conditions have caused losses at

Nutrien Ag Solutions Tolga manager, Tom Mugford and Advanced Farm Services Senior Agronomist, Maurilio Rezende Silva Neto, Mackay Farming Group’s Brent Wilson and Norm Liddle of Tully based Liddles Aerial Spraying company, were all excited about the potential of the northern cotton industry.

St Ronans.

“No frost in the North means the cotton keeps growing up here and it has been difficult to get rid of return cotton which grows all year round on the edge of the fields. We don't want to plough up here and are trialing a water cutting jet on plants before injecting the stems with Starane.” he said.

Mt Garnet grower Dean Jonsson found it was a steep learning curve during his first crop.

“We had washouts with the big rain, so are now building contour banks for the next crop.

Guest speaker, Sundown Pastoral Company's General Manager of Cropping St Ronans, Nick Gillingham, caught up with fellow growers, Rob and Andrew Cameron and host Warren Jonsson.

We are adjusting our fertiliser application and have upgraded our planter for better seed placement,” he said.

“We have also surveyed our country to rectify leaving cotton behind in the fields next time.

We ended up with 3.5 bales/ha for our first harvest and while we were pretty happy with that, we are aiming for five bales/ha from next year's crop."

There may be many challenges for northern growers, but there are also advantages in the north.

Tom Mugford, Tolga Nutrien branch manager, said cotton was

Suncorp Banks new North Queensland Agribusiness Relationship Manager, James Jackson, chats with global merchant firm, Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC's) representatives, buyer , Trent Raymond and trader, Richard Porter.

Ben Poggioli of Tillage Solutions Tolga, chatted with growers, Brad Jonsson, Wombinoo Station and Curtis Archer of Glen Ruth Station, near Mt Garnet.

a very positive industry to be a part of and said there would be more cotton in the ground next season.

“We are expecting four or five new growers who will be planting substantial areas, as well as existing growers expanding their current crop size.

“We are gearing up to have the resources to provide a high level of service to the industry and are working hard on agronomy to increase crop production and efficiency. We are confident there will be a gin in the north soon,” he said.

Susan Maas of Cotton Research and Development Corporation was back in the north last week with fellow guests, Clare Weatherly of Rabo bank, Atherton and Rebecca Wieland of GT Ag Services, Tolga.

Megan Pahl, Wombinoo, Kelvin Olzard and Danni Whittaker of Groundwater Australia and cotton grower Emily Jonsson of Wombinoo, Mt Garnet learned a lot from the lineup of speakers at the cotton dinner.

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Low season for local lychees LYCHEE farmers across the region are experiencing a dismal growing season with some growers reporting anywhere between 0 to 40 percent yield, compared to last season’s crop in the local region.

This is going off the already low season last year that saw trees generally produce 50 percent of what they could have.

This year’s number is between 0 to 40 percent of last year’s crop.

Marcello Avolio has been growing lychees in Mareeba for over 30 years and said that growers around the region are experiencing some of their worst seasons yet.

“Some people have got 0 percent, some people are at

40 percent of last year so I am predicting it will be a 20 percent volume of last year’s crop, which is extremely light” he said.

“Last year the trees produced half of what they could have and this year it is probably less than a quarter of that.

“Some growers have started picking, so it all comes down to supply and demand.”

There have been several swirling theories about why this season’s crop is so small compared to past years and Mr Avolio boils it down to weather and conditions.

“It could be the late rain event we had is late April early May, the warm winter, some are

saying that the sun didn’t really come out in winter, too many male flowers, females didn’t pollinate, Mars and Venus didn’t line up with the Earth,” he said.

“But it’s always weather related.”

Despite there being a relatively small season ahead, lychees are a very labour-intensive crop and local workers are always needed and welcome.

“Lychees are very labourintensive, it needs workers, if locals want to do some lychee work go around, ring up and ask,” Mr Avolio said.

“There will be jobs available everyone is always looking for workers.”

Mareeba Lychee farmer Marcello Avolio said that this years crop has been one of the worst experienced by local growers.

Soil health field Growers dinner returns day for Mareeba SOIL health is the focus of a field day in the Mareeba region on Saturday 16 October, including farm visits and presenters.

Long-time Mareeba farming family, the Jennings, will take farmers through their avocado, lime, soursop and custard apple crops and talk about the results from reducing fertiliser and focusing more on nutritional balance. Tina Caamano’s lime farm will be the second destination, for lunch and an insight into her soil health and diversification journey.

The day’s five additional presenters are Glen Perkins from Bio-Hub Solutions, Zac Pederson from Australian Native Bees, Gareth Henry from Brolga Tech, Jess Uhlig from Green Food Australia and Terrain NRM agronomist Sally Fields.

The field day and AGM is organised by the farmer-led Wet Tropics Soilcare Group and supported by Terrain NRM through funding from the Australian Government’s National Landcare Program.

Field day host John Jennings said the goal for his family was “a more healthy, holistic system.”

“We are transitioning from conventional agricultural systems, and working to improve soil health through regular mulching, adding plant diversity and biology in the orchard,” he said.

Tina Caamano said the journey to improve soils had begun with her parents and had led to significant improvements in yield and shelf life of their produce.

She has also been involved

in mulching trials with Terrain NRM through its Digging Deeper Plus program, using hay, tea tree and wood chips.

“It has been interesting to see the impacts over a monitored timeframe from by-products right here in our hometown,’’ Tina said. “The uptake of trace elements that a lime tree needs to survive and produce at high yields has been significantly higher than in virgin ground.

And we are not using as many chemicals to combat weeds, which also aids in the soil’s health.”

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LOCAL growers can look forward to the return of the annual FNQ Growers dinner on November 19 after it was postponed from September.

The dinner was postponed due to the uncertainty around the COVID pandemic, restrictions and lockdowns at the time.

FNQ Growers chair Joe Moro Moro said the organising committee had decided to hold a scaled down version of the din-

ner at the Mareeba United Football Club.

“We acknowledge and appreciate the strong support the event has attracted in past years from growers and industry stakeholders,” he said.

“The safety of our people is priority and after much consideration and discussion, the committee believe we can proceed to plan and deliver a smaller event in line with current restrictions.

“We will be offering a smaller scale, casual night, which will give our growers and industry stakeholders an opportunity to celebrate our industry.”

A key focal point of the event will be honouring nominees in the prestigious Charlie Nastasi Horticultural Farmer of the Year, and announcing the 2021 winner.

A special produce auction will also take place to raise funds for the Mareeba Hospital.

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JOHN COLE TOYOTA From humble beginnings, come great things

From humble beginnings in the late 80’s.

The new multi-million dollar dealership is now open.

The dealership at 28 Tolga Road in Atherton during the early 90’s.

The service area at the new dealership on the Kennedy Highway in Atherton.

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Residential, Commercial & Industrial Designer Congratulations to John Cole and the Family.

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This is an outstanding achievement by a local family in placing such a large investment into the Atherton Economy.

Thank you for allowing me to be part of the journey.

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Congratulations to the Cole Family on the completion of their new Dealership.

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JOHN COLE TOYOTA

The story and legacy behind John Cole Toyota

JOHN Cole is a name synonymous with the motor vehicle industry in Far North Queensland and now with the largest investment in his family’s history taking shape, he will stamp his legacy for his family’s future history.

John Cole, Dealer Principal of John Cole Toyota is the largest and most awarded car dealership on the Atherton Tablelands and takes pride on officially announcing that his new premises at 7813 Kennedy Highway is open for business.

The new state of the art, multi million dollar facility, along with their Innisfail branch, employs over sixty staff members, but that’s not where it all started.

John Cole was born in Murwillumbah, a small town on the Queensland and New South Wales border but spent the majority of his childhood growing up in the Warwick and Townsville regions.

It was in Townsville that he met his wife Elane and began raising his family while making inroads in the motor vehicle industry in the spare parts division of the Toyota commercial dealership, a position he held for thirteen years.

From there John’s vision grew and he knew that he wanted to build a long-lasting legacy for his family, hence he moved into the sales department selling his first car in 1979.

In 1983 an opportunity presented itself to manage the Atherton branch of Crossland Motors and barely within a year of his appointment he purchased the business, and it was from there that John Cole Toyota was born.

In those early times, it was just John and five other workers in a small dinky workshop struggling to make ends meet, but now almost four decades on he has over 60 employees, most of those

working in a new multi-million-dollar purpose-built facility.

“When I bought the franchise, it was very small, it certainly wasn’t the number one franchise in Atherton or even on the Tablelands,” John said.

“We weren’t the number one dealer in the town, but it didn’t take long to become that.

“After 36 years we built this, this is a legacy for my kids, all of whom work in the business, and for the loyal staff who have put up with some very cramped facilities for so long.

“My particular emphasis was on the new workshop that not only provided space to move vehicles, but to include state of the art equipment such as in-ground hydraulic hoists that should last a lifetime.”

John made a strategic move to purchase Toyota in

Innisfail in 1998 further adding to his ever-growing portfolio, and in 2017 added the popular Isuzu UTE franchise to his stable.

The dealership received

Despite all the awards and the accolades that the business has brought John, he has never forgotten how and why he achieved what he did: his customers

mass-produced product in the world.”

Now after a lifetime in the industry, John and his family have overcome, like most locals, the threat of COVID.

“When selling cars, we meet some really nice people and we enjoy the experience of making the customers happy, and keeping them coming back” the Toyota President’s Award not once but twice. The Toyota Presidents award is one of the most prestigious awards a dealership can receive and is proof of the company’s outstanding overall performance in the motor vehicle industry

“When selling cars, we meet some really nice people and we enjoy the experience of making the customers happy, and keeping them coming back,” John said.

“We’ve got the best product in the world; it is the best

But his legacy and reputation have played a huge part in expanding his business even during these hard times and will continue to strive to provide excellent service and products to locals across the Tablelands and Far North.

THE ALL NEW JOHN COLE TOYOTA NOW OPEN 7813 KENNEDY HIGHWAY After 35 years in the business, we’re still committed to keeping things moving for you on the Tablelands!

Nobody knows your Toyota like we do. Come and see our friendly team for all of your New & Quality Pre-owned Vehicles, Finance & Insurance, Genuine Parts, Service, and Body & Paint repairs*.

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7813 Kennedy Highway is located just 1km north of our old site. Right side of the highway exiting Atherton just before the enterence to the Tolga Scrub. *our Body & Paint Centre is located at 26 Tolga Road, Atherton until 2022.

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JOHN COLE TOYOTA A dream come true AFTER 35 years servicing the Atherton Tablelands and surrounds, John Cole and his team at John Cole Toyota and Isuzu UTE are excited to welcome new and old customers to their brand new, purpose built dealership.

From humble beginnings in 1985 when the Toyota dealership was run out of a small donga with a crew of five, to the current state with more than 60 staff across the sites, the now ready dealership at 7813 Kennedy Highway (on the left as you exit the Tolga scrub), is a dream come true for the local businessman and his team.

To bring this vision to life, Mr Cole engaged the skills of local development specialists Max Slade of Max Slade Designs, and Royce Slade at KEIR QLD, to manage the project due to their prior automotive build experience and shared interest in “supporting local businesses and community developments”.

This locally owned and operated team recruited more than 20 suppliers and subcontractors within the Atherton community to help

Adam Cole, Toni Rawson, John Cole and Trevor Cole.

complete the build.

‘We wanted this to be a

local project, where much of the development was com-

pleted by local contractors.

Ensuring that the investment

would go straight back into the community that has sup-

ported us for over 30 years,” said John Cole.

CORAL COAST AIRCONDITIONING Is a locally owned business which has been running for over 28 years, working in a diverse range of jobs in both Commercial and Domestic fields.

We have had great pleasure in working with Keir Qld Pty Ltd and John Cole Toyota to transform this building into one of the latest state of the art showrooms!

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The team are excited to be working in the new state of the art workshop at John Cole Toyota.

State of the art workshop

THE addition of the Dealership’s 1200m2 state-ofthe-art workshop and detail bays have created the most excitement among the staff.

The workshop has been equipped with 14 service bays featuring in-ground hydraulic hoist, two Toyota Express maintenance bays, six fully-covered detailer bays and a dedicated coaster bus service bay, providing technicians and the pre-delivery team with a well-appointed and contemporary workspace and allowing them to provide a wider range of specialised services.

“We are excited about the numerous new opportunities this facility will provide, not only for our staff but for the wider community,” said Dealer principal and owner John Cole.

First year female apprentice mechanic Serephina Melvin.

“It was important that we created the best facilities we could (for our staff). This provides employees an environment to excel in their professions, inspire school

leavers to obtain a trade and stay in the community and in turn provide a local and trusted service for our Customers,’ he said.

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JOHN COLE TOYOTA First-class automotive and guest centric experience for all

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THE new Toyota and Isuzu UTE facility brings a firstclass automotive and guest centric experience to the Tablelands.

Car owners are now able to view a wide range of vehicles in the comfort of a climate-controlled showroom.

Customers will also have easy access to sales and finance consultants, Toyota’s showroom 360 virtual vehicle configurator, customer lounges with café style facilities, and a dedicated Kids Zone.

The new site also features two undercover service drivethroughs, where service customers will be shielded from the elements when visiting the Toyota and Isuzu UTE service, parts and tyre departments.

Open Monday to Saturday, call into the new dealership to experience the difference today.

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Thanks for covering the important issues I’D Like to publicly thank The Express Newspaper for publishing articles and letters on issues of great importance.

You are at the forefront of raising public awareness, and keeping our community informed.

With comparatively limited resources, you are punching way above your weight, and put many large media corporations to shame. Thank you and well done!

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China today THERE is little doubt that the so-called western democracies are getting very nervous about China’s aggression towards them and particularly to Australia.

The blame for China’s massive economic expansion and build into a super powerhouse during the last few decades, is entirely the fault of the greedy capitalists in America, Europe, Australia and other socalled democracies.

Not satisfied with the huge profits they were making creating and manufacturing their technological development at home, their greed got the better of them, so they looked to export a huge part of their manufacturing base to cheap labour countries like China. Companies packed up, sacked their staff and shipped their business in its entirety to the Chinese mainland and created millions upon millions of jobs for Chinese citizens, boosting their economy, while millions of workers in the west lost their jobs at home. One only has to go shopping here

and from underwear to electronic equipment and beyond, the manufacturing label will be “Made in China!” Pure capitalist greed that has no conscious what so ever and couldn’t care less what the future might hold for their own desperate citizens.

It is glaringly clear that the west has created the giant monster that China is today. We should be ashamed that we made it happen and our children and their offspring will bear the consequences for our actions.

Jerry Micola Tolga

Are we asking the right people?

I REFER to the appalling state of forward looking by both of our higher levels of socalled Government in North Queensland.

Tinaroo Creek Road we had the CSIRO and also the Arboretum in Atherton among other Federal and State institutions, the Tinaroo Creek Road went to the TAFE this has now gone to a Caravan park and TAFE has a very small profile in this area.

The Arboretum in Atherton now is facing the same fate it would appear as it is now on the market.

I have conferred with some of my friends who are internationally known Botanists and they have told me that there are up to fifty trees in the collection in Atherton that are not in cultivation anywhere else. One of these trees is a Macadamia species that grows nowhere except at Lockhart River Qld, this tree has nuts up to 75 x 50 in size. and is regarded as vulnerable in its native habitat.

I have asked the Environment Dept if it was possible to get some nuts for growing, all they could tell me was that they would do horrible things if I so much as touched one, surely it would help to spread these a little further. As a Macadamia nut is 60% oil this tree could be a future winner.

This is a very good collection and should be preserved for generations not sacrificed to the blinkered decisions of the public servants. Please could we ask for the true carers of our forests etc. the Botanists past and present to pass judgement.

Not those who I doubt could name many of the trees in the collection and only look to the next election and pay rise Keith Courte JP MAREEBA

Byrnes Street lack of common sense THE installation of wombat crossings and pedestrian lights at the Post Office crossing was initiated by a fatal accident at the Post Office crossing. TMR was very quick to start with the wombat crossings which commenced in May of this year.

Might I ask the question.... why wasn’t the signalised crossing treated as a priority and completed first? This was where the accident occurred and started the whole process. Now, five months later, it is still not operational.

As with all Government departments, common sense is not one of their attributes, but I am sure they will come up with some excuse.

Brian W Godfrey MAREEBA

PHOTO OF THE WEEK Winning photo

by Kathy Caswell The theme was ‘A Week of Whatever’.

“The photo was taken using my I-Phone just after sunrise at Tinaroo Park.

A great place to go for a paddle in the early morning or just to walk along the shores of beautiful Lake Tinaroo.

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UPDATE

With the Historical Society of Mareeba A WONDERFUL, interesting and informative September and the commemoration of the !00 year anniversary of the Mt Mulligan disaster.

The over 250 photos, many books of information and the couple of videos were a great hit with all the people who visited our rooms in the month of September.

Information was exchanged with many sad memories as well as many happy and joyous moments and lots of laughs. A busy, tiring and fulfilling month.

Thank you to everyone who made this such a great event. Let’s keep the local content going.

This display will be continuing the rest of this year 2021 with the society reverting back to Tuesday and Wednesday opening times 8 till 3.30 and Mareeba Market day 2nd and 5th Saturdays of the month 7.30 till noon. Phone 4092 3599 for appointment outside these hours.

We look forward to talking to you.

We have been donated many books, both fiction and fact for us to raise much needed funds as we are a self-funded organisation and this one of the few ways we have to raise monies.

Again, thank you so much for the kindness of these people. So come on in and take a look to see what we have on offer. On Mareeba Market Day we extend out into Centenary Park so that our wares are available.

Lots of choice and all going at very reasonable prices.

Come along and have a browse. Two Market

Days this month, so you really can’t miss.

For those history buffs we have many early Hoofs and Horns magazines that are doubles of what we hold and that we are ready to put out for sale now.

Call on in check them out, there may be issues you need to round out your collection.

Meanwhile all our collections are available for research to anyone.

They consist of besides mining, local, state and federal elections, tobacco, World War 1 and 2, railway, medical, annual events, Indigenous, cemetery records and many more.

Seeking always new members to assist in recording, subscribing, office type work, and database work, all to preserve and conserve the important and vital history of this incredible shire. If needed, we can show you how.

Once destroyed, or taken to the dump, history can be lost forever. So don’t let that happen, future generations need to know about the past and how it impacts on the future. Information is not a burden to carry.

Please contact me at 4092 3599 or at present: hkay@ledanet.com.au (my personal email as again our email has been cut). The phone was restored and the email address cut seems we can’t win at present.

Till next time, be safe and keep well.

Helen Kindt

(Hon Sec) Historical Society of Mareeba

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Idyllic location Perfectly positioned to showcase stunning views overlooking Yungaburra and Tinaroo, this beautiful property offers a luxurious rural lifestyle without sacrificing location

SET on an elevated and secluded block, this property consists of approximately 39.8 acres* of an abundance of tropical grasses; suitable for horses and cattle.

The 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home is modern in design and features a spacious kitchen with heaps of storage and bench space, an open plan lounge and dining room with sliding door leading out to the patio where you can enjoy the rural outlook.

This property also features cattle yards, horse stables

and a dressage arena, as well as a 2 bay lockable shed with an open tandem workshop area.

Being so close to the iconic hub of Yungaburra as well as Lake Eacham and Lake Barrine this property is well worth a look through!

To book your inspection contact agent, Morgan Brennan at Ray White Atherton on 0407 730 450 or (07) 4091 7111. www. raywhiteruralatherton.com. au/ATH23054303 YUNGABURRA $1,380,000 Morgan Brennan Ray White Atherton 0407 730 450

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ATHERTON

4091 3144

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For all your property management enquiries contact 4091 3144 or visit: atherton.ljhooker.com.au www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au

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Modern family home close to town THIS property offers family living on a quiet cul-desac located on the edge of town. The large 4 bedroom 2 bathroom home is 232m2 under roof and is just 5 years young.

The hallway opens into an enormous living space filled

with natural light from the glass sliding doors leading outside. The kitchen features plenty of bench and cupboard space and a servery through to the outdoor entertaining area.

If more space is required there is an additional pantry

conveniently located just before the laundry.

All bedrooms feature built in wardrobes and are laid with fresh carpet and new paint. The master has the luxury of a walk in robe and ensuite.

The home is also fully airconditioned keeping you cool during the summer with the option to warm in the winter. The outdoor entertaining area is perfectly positioned to make the most of the beautiful scenery.

The Atherton Rise is known for its views of the mountains, and this is no different – the elevated block makes the most of this and space is utilised well to enjoy a large garden and the patio is protected from the weather with roller blinds so you can enjoy year-round.

The double lock up garage features a third roller door at the rear so you can drive straight through, there is also side access to the property so storage for boats, trailers and anything else you may

have is made easy.

Don’t miss this opportunity Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

– call exclusive agent Alex Payne today on 0409 328 153.

9 Robertson Close, ATHERTON $480,000 EXCLUSIVE to Alex Payne LJ HOOKER Atherton 0409 328 153

The Explore Property opportunity is available on the Tablelands.

Explore Property is a new direction in real estate with an emerging network of offices across Queensland.

From our clever point of difference

We have a unique franchise model,

system that empowers your agency.

and we value the Tablelands as an important region in our expansion.

If you’re an industry person looking to take the step into business ownership

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brand, our management and coaching support to our network of fellow owners, our people-first philosophy gives you the support

We were created to help people succeed and are an exciting alternative between big franchises and isolated independent.

or an established operator looking for a

Contact Andrew Acton in confidence on

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0407017099 to explore this opportunity.

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Nest or invest

HAVE you been looking for an opportunity to get a start in the Atherton Property Market, or for an extra addition to your property portfolio? Well now is the time and here is the place.

This little gem holds loads of potential for the astute buyer. Ready for you to secure and start adding your personal touches to make it "Just Right".

Close to all amenities this home would suit a first home buyer, small family or an investor.

Features include; • Solid masonry block home • 3 bedrooms all with built in robes • Open plan living/dining room

• Spacious kitchen – electric freestanding oven, pantry, and ample cupboard & bench space • Tiled bathroom with a shower & basin. Separate toilet • Internal Laundry • Easy care tiles, screens & ceiling fans throughout home • U n d e r c o v e r entertainment patio overlooking rear views – relax and entertain in privacy!

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carport • Established and wellmaintained gardens • Fenced with vehicle access to backyard • Garden shed • 810m2 allotment • Ideally located only 2kms from Atherton Town Centre.

For further information or to arrange an inspection, call sole marketing agent Raquel at Sommerset Realty on 0408 983 879.

2 Justin Street, ATHERTON $359,000 EXCLUSIVE to Raquel Cunzolo Sommerset Realty 0408 983 879

Modern family home in cul-de-sac

WITH modern features and a popular, family friendly layout, this solid block rendered home is a must see.

• 4 Good Sized Carpeted Bedrooms – Built/Ins In 3 While Master Is Complete With Walk-In Wardrobe, Private Ensuite • Central Lounge Room & 2nd Family Room Off Kitchen Area • Well Appointed Kitchen

Complete With Double Pantry, Electric Appliances Including Dishwasher & Double Sink.

• Large & Private Tiled Patio With Access From Both Living Areas • Ceiling Fans & Security Screens Throughout • Fully Fenced 841sqm Allotment – Concrete Path Around Home • Currently Tenanted Until

Sept 2021 • Cul De Sac Street – 950m To Atherton High School For

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on this Atherton please contact exclusive marketing agent Daimin Kochi at Main St Real Estate Atherton.

40 Storer Street, ATHERTON $384,000 EXCLUSIVE to Daimin Kochi Main Street Real Estate 0448 916 246

What’s your proper ty wor th?

Call Raquel today to find out!*

*Free No-obligation appraisal

Shop 1, 116 Main St, Atherton QLD, 4883

Phone: 0408 983 879

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DAIMIN KOCHI 0448 916 246

A SOLID ENTERTAINER • Large lounge & 2nd family room • Front patio overlooking hillside views • Modern kitchen, large walk-in pantry • 4 good sized bedrooms with built-ins • Large private rear entertaining patio • Swimming pool, fenced 1681m2 block $429,000

PRIVATE ACREAGE MINUTES TO TOWN • 7.68 hectares backing onto Falls Creek • Open plan living/dining, wood heater • 4 built-in bedrooms, study nook, ensuite • Modern kitchen with pantry & dishwasher • Full length front patio, 2nd rear patio, spa • 19.2m x 8.2m shed, lockable at one end $895,000

SOLID DUPLEX INVESTMENT • Combined rental income $470 per week • Spacious front lounge rooms • 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom in each unit • Large yard, single carport / patio area • Close to town, parkland & golf course • Both units never empty, at end of cul-de-sac $390,000

A PEACEFUL LIFE BY THE RIVER • New roof & re-stumping • Spacious kitchen, separate lounge • Enclosed verandah, covered outdoor area • Upgraded bathroom & separate toilet • 6m x 6m shed with mezzanine floor • 2 street access to house & shed $274,000

YOUR OWN OLD MCDONALD’S FARM • Solid clay brick home, verandahs on 3 sides • Open living area, 2nd large rumpus room • Timber kitchen, pantry, dishwasher, BBQ area • 3 built-in bedrooms, private ensuite • 20x9 machinery shed, 12x6 storage shed • Bore, tank & pressure pump, 10.47 acres $649,000

Phone 4091 6246 • www.mainstrealestate.com.au www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au

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PROPERTY New land release

houses l land l units l investments l acreage l farms l rentals WITH land in short supply Stage 3 and 4 release of Sunset Ridge Atherton provides an opportunity to build your dream home within a beautiful part of town so close to all of Atherton's amenities.

Due for release in April 2022 blocks are priced from $150,000 and will be generous in size, ranging from 837m2 to 1,362m2 and serviced with underground power, water and sewerage.

Take a drive and see for yourself, with beautiful new homes already completed, Sunset Ridge is a wonderful place to call home for families, first home buyers and retirees.

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Nestled around the Mazlin Creek and boasting mountain views this is town living at its best.

The estate maintains its country town feel with over 3 acres preserved for parklands and meandering pathways along the forest/ creek backdrop.

We invite you to contact us for more information, Covenants and Contour Plans are available from our office.

Contact Michelle for more information on 0428 116 136 or email michelle. raso@eldersrealestate. com.au

Lot 72-98 Ophelia Avenue, ATHERTON From $150,000 Michelle Raso Elders Real Estate Malanda 0428 116 136

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HAVE you been searching for the perfect family home?

Then look no further than number 7 Leinster Drive, Mareeba. In a great location this home has been built with larger families in mind.

There are two spacious living areas so your entertainment and catering needs are covered in this home! The first is a large central living area with access to all parts of the home, this would be great for a lounge room. The second is at the rear of the home and incorporates the kitchen, this area has high raked ceilings and could be used for a large dining hall, or even dining and entertaining as it opens out onto the back patio.

All four bedrooms are of various sizes. There is a king size master bedroom Jeanette Suffield 0407 745 748

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• Due to be completed December 2021 in time for Christmas • High quality finish constructed by exceptional builder • Low maintenance living • Open plan design including study, WIP, WIL, neutral pallet Atherton

Offers Over $520,000

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The seller also has a depreciation schedule done for the property and would be willing to pass that onto a successful purchaser should it be for investment.

For more information or to book a private inspection, call exclusive agent Remo Esposito on 0401 969 473 or drop into the Central Realty Mareeba office today.

7 Leinster Drive, MAREEBA $415,000 EXCLUSIVE to Remo Esposito Central Realty Mareeba 0401 969 473

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• A great first home downsizer or investment • Kitchen and dining combined with walk-in pantry • Large rumpus / games room with internal laundry • Two sheds with a combined area of 6m x 9m on 842m2 block 4 Charles Street, Malanda

Price $260,000

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The tiled back patio is a great space to enjoy your afternoon while the kids run around in the fully fenced back yard. With minimal landscaping in the rear its perfect for those wanting low maintenance or for the keen gardener to transform to their liking.

Investors can also enjoy great returns here as the rental market has seen rents increasing in the area, and extremely low vacancy rates.

Shellie Nightingale 0429 966 038

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with an en-suite bathroom complete with a spa tub for mum and dad. Then there are two queen rooms, one of which has direct access to the second bathroom, perfect for the teenager, or a guest.

The fourth bedroom is close to the master bedroom and would be great for a nursery for the little one, or an office.

All rooms feature split system air conditioning and three have built-in robes with the master having a walk-in robe.

The family bathroom has been created with convenience in mind, offering two way access with a separate shower and bathtub plus a separate vanity room and toilet.

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1435m2 in cul-de-sac, Cairns side 18 STRATTMANN STREET, MAREEBA AUCTION ON-SITE @ 10AM ON SATURDAY 23.10.2021 (IF NOT SOLD PRIOR) Neatly presented home on fenced 607m2 lot, walking distance to Mareeba town, side access to the backyard.

Searching for that land lot with a difference to build your dream home on? If so, look no further than what this wonderful address has to offer...

• Generous 1,435m2 residential lot, Cairns side of town • Situated in a quiet culde-sac • Ready to build on now

• Town water • Nature strip at the rear of the lot • Just a few minutes' drive from the centre of Mareeba • Close proximity to Amaroo Medial Centre, pharmacy & pathology With its generous size and convenient location, this land lot is ready and waiting for its new owners to realise their

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dream.

Contact Mareeba Property

Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

Office on 40921 355 for more information on this block of land.

21 Maria Close, MAREEBA $150,000 Mareeba Property Office 4092 1355

John Falvo | Damon Falvo | 4092 1355 Connecting People and Property www.mpo.net.au

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THIS is the business to buy if you are looking for a successfully run, rewarding and very profitable enterprise. It is called a 'Diner' but also offers so much more. With it's large range of giftware and some clothing, it does not only attract the hungry. The commercial kitchen with all it's mods and cons has only

been installed a few years ago and can cater for large quantities of food and customers. The sitting and dining area inside the building is also being used to display the beautiful and tasteful giftware that is so hard to choose from.

The business owns a license to use the undercover

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footpath area for outside dining.

The living quarters in the back of the dwelling are available for the owners or maybe even a manager, as well as some storage rooms and staff toilets and even a room in the ceiling. The newly renovated office and 2 of the bedrooms make this place very inviting.

A 25 kwa generator has been wired in to run the business in case of a power out-

age A large 2 bay shed is providing enough room for all the vehicles and more. The backyard is fenced and large enough for a dog or two.

So don't hesitate to have a look at this amazing business and its incredible turnover!

B1776 • Very profitable business • Renovated • Food and Giftware • Walk in Walk out • 3 Bedroom

in

• Office • Storage rooms • 25 kwa generator, wired • Large shed • Fenced yard

For more information, or to book your private inspection, call Susanne 0408 733 149 or Darren 0429 977 675 @ Tablelands.com & Malanda Real estate.

MILLAA MILLAA $545,000 Susanne Reynolds Tablelands.com & Malanda Real Estate 0408 733 149

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‘HARVEY’ Bellenden Ker, QLD | 83.59 ha* / 206.5 ac* Premium cattle block Known for its natural spring waters flowing direct from pristine national parklands, ‘Harvey’ is nestled against the Dividing Range only forty minutes drive from Cairns.

This block has been in the one family for many years and during that time has been proven for growing cane and recently as a great little cattle block.

Only 40 kilometres from the selling centre of Innisfail.

This property is one not to be missed.

• • • • •

Bitumen to front of block Steel yards Granite soils Pristine springs ensuring permanent water 3 titles.

*Approximately

Auction Thursday 21st October, 11:00am Venue Innisfail Leagues Club Inspection by appointment Chris Atkinson 0429 342 944 Elders Mareeba eldersrealestate.com.au/23265437

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‘MUNDEBAH’ Innisfail, QLD | 182.41 ha / 451 aC* | 2 titles

Premium Innisfail fattening country. The jewel in the crown.

It is not often that a block of this higher quality hits the market.

• Large 3 bedroom, double-block home in expansive well-kept garden • Large commercially built machinery shed and workshop with an array of near-new equipment • 3-phase power. Wireless NBN • Bitumen access. aggregate covered creek crossings • Only 13 km from major centre with school bus runs

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Rich red chocolate soils Fully improved pastures, Brachiaria, hammel area divided into 12 paddocks, fences excellent order Permanent water and springs Steel yards.

Without a doubt, the best fattening block on the market today.

Expression of Interest

Inspection by appointment Chris Atkinson 0429 342 944 Elders Mareeba eldersrealestate.com.au/23265470

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Investment opportunity in the heart of Herberton Located in the CBD, this sweet little cottage could be yours AN investment opportunity has just become available in the heart of Herberton.

This sweet little Cottage built in 1928 is in the perfect location - the CBD of Herberton, located on the main street, walking distance to all amenities and only a 20-minute drive to Atherton.

This property offers a 4.4% net return for your investment and is currently tenanted.

The Cottage itself is

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and has a lock-up timber shed located at the back of the property. The property has recently undergone renovation, including new roof, repainting and features concrete stumps.

The rear of the property features a timber gazebo with an outlook of the Herberton township.

Features: • 2 Bedrooms 1 Bathroom

• Lock up timber shed • Recent renovations completed • Timber gazebo with an outlook to Herberton town-

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ship

50 Grace Street, HERBERTON $245,000 Collette Rowston Atherton Realty 0419 733 712

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4091 1611

24 Main St Atherton HEAVEN ON EARTH 383 Bischoff Road - $479,000

RURAL VIEWS MINS FROM TOWN Atherton - $579,000

Contact Collette for all your Real Estate needs!

To book an inspection call marketing agent Collette Rowston on 0419 733 712.

M: 0419 733 712 E: collette@athertonrealty.com.au W: www.athertonrealty.com.au

SELLING?

Call now for a FREE MARKET APPRAISAL

Rino Gava 0427 779 086 Collette Rowston 0419 733 712

WRAPPED IN CHARACTER 45 Grace Street - $329,000

VACANT BLOCK - ATHERTON 6 Elwood Close - $159,000

 2 houses on river frontage  6.42 hectares outside of Herberton  4 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms total  Totally private bush acreage

 3 generous bedrooms with built-ins  Superbly appointed quality kitchen  Generous laundry / utility room  6mx 6m Colorbond shed

 Central location in Herberton  2 bedrooms + sleepout, separate lounge  Enclosed workshop  Original T & G timber walls & ceiling

 957m2 vacant block of land  Close proximity to primary & high schools  Situated in a nice quiet cul-de-sac  Town water, power and sewerage

Rino 0427 779 086

Collette 0419 733 712

Rino 0427 779 086

Collette 0419 733 712

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64.75HA prime Herbert River farming opportunity brings ingenuity to the market

Perfectly positioned for a fabulous future HERE you will find the freedom to relax as this unit is situated in the best position in Atherton.

This is a perfect location for the retired as you can walk to Woolies, Big W and the main street for all your shopping needs.

The Atherton Hospital, swimming pool and library are all nearby, saving you time and money.

The unit has two bedrooms with builtin wardrobes and the open-plan living area presents you a feeling of space.

There is an easy access shower in the modern bathroom and

the toilet is separate, as is the internal laundry.

For outdoor living there is a patio and a private courtyard. The unit is fully security screened for your peace of mind.

There are three other units in the complex and the low body corporate fees cover the lawn and garden maintenance.

This unit is also an opportunity for savvy

investors’, as there will always be a high demand for suitably located properties.

For more information, call Trisha Jackson at Professionals Atherton.

Phone 4091 3955 or 0419 1833 145 anytime. To view more photos, visit athertonrealestate.com. au ATHERTON $270,000 Trisha Jackson Professionals Atherton 0419 183 145

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NOT one to be missed – For the first time in 70 years the market presents this outstanding farming opportunity for Auction.

Situated at the southern end of the Atherton Tablelands on the Herbert River you will discover the farming community of Innot Hot Springs. This area is a renowned agricultural precinct incorporating ideal seasonal conditions, abundant water supply as well as fertile river loam soil types.

The subject property provides multiple established income stream opportunities such as 55 acres of established Tea Tree Oil plantation with fully equipped harvester and distillation plant as well as 40 acres of established hay paddocks.

There is approx. 20-25 acres of additional land which could be cropped with im-

provements. The property features excellent irrigation infrastructure including underground pipe network with 11 surface hydrants, 37KW centrifugal pump & 192 Meg water license. This business is a low cost low labor intensive business currently run by the 2 owners.

The property also features an established homestead with 3 dwellings, 4 bay 12x24m powered machinery shed plus 9x17m bulk shed.

A full list of machinery & equipment is available upon request.

For the family & work/ life balance this property

combines ultimate rural lifestyle with life on the river as well as being within 1 hour to the coast and 2.5 hrs to Cairns.

There is a school bus run which provides a service to both Ravenshoe and Mt Garnet, and for boarding students there is eligibility for AIC subject to approval.

This property is For Sale

by Auction on October 16 at 11am. Please contact Exclusive Agent Greg Smith for more information or to arrange your inspection on 0437 332 912.

4091 1177 21 Main St, Atherton

Address: 453 Herbert River Rd, INNOT HOT SPRINGS Price: $ ONSITE AUCTION Agent: EXCLUSIVE to Greg Smith

First National Real Estate Atherton Contact: 0437 332 912

4091 1177 21 Main St, Atherton

296 BALL ROAD, MODERN GEM ON 9200M2 3

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• Modern rendered block home with open plan design built in 2016 • Elevated house position with views over your block and rainforest • 12m x 8m powered Colorbond shed with 2 roller doors • Leslie Creek frontage

Price: $590,000 - Call Zach on 0427 683 023

16 IRVINE ST - KAIRI CHARACTER HOME 3 • Timber cottage with 3 bedrooms • Airconditioning throughout • 1062m² fenced block of land • 10 minute drive to Atherton

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MUNGALLI MAGIC

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• Two dwellings with great views of Woonooroonan National Park • Modern brick home with raked ceilings, timber deck and second toilet • 4700 litres of rainwater storage and spring fed dam with hydraulic ram • Second dwelling with 3 bedrooms, a sleepout and deck with views • Single garage, double garage and large shed with workshop

Price: $649,000 - Call Brendan on 0447 809 808

Zach 0427 683 023 | Kaydee 0417 468 941 | Greg 0437 332 912 | Brendan (Auctioneer - Rural Expert) 0447 809 808 | www.athertonfn.com.au PAGE 32 The Express, Wednesday, October 13, 2021

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For local knowledge, dedicated service and exceptional results give Joe a call!

JOETORRISI.COM.AU JOE TORRISI 0417 700 468

Tidy, affordable and full of character YOU can't beat the warmth & charm of a timber home and this one is as neat as a pin, affordably priced and very well positioned in a quiet end of town only moments from shops and conveniences.

It's very well maintained and freshly painted internally plus a brand new kitchen.

Other attributes include: • 3 bedrooms all with builtin cabinetry plus an office/

storage nook room • Air-conditioned living area • Stylish new kitchen • Polished timber floors • Downstairs laundry area • 6m x 6m powered zincalume shed with 2 roller door access • Single bay carport • 830m2 allotment in a quiet location, very close to Mareeba town centre

It's a must to inspect and perfect for first homebuyers, those wishing to downsize and move closer to town or investors alike.

Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

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For further information or to arrange a private inspection please call exclusive agent Joe Torrisi on 0417 700 468.

14 Eccles Street, MAREEBA $285,000 NEG EXCLUSIVE to Joe Torrisi Joe Torrisi Real estate 0417 700 468

Atherton

22 Main Street, Atherton - Phone: 4091 7111 Margaret Black: Principal

WE ARE LOOKING FOR LISTINGS! BUY ME NOW! Atherton • 3 spacious bedrooms • Master with ensuite & WIR • Massive open plan living • Large patio • Side access + room for shed • Double remote garage $420,000 L14557845 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

VACANT LAND Lake Eacham • Set on 9,744m2 • No covenants • Small creek • Established trees • Power available at front of property • Situated on a quiet cul-de-sac $295,000 L13614980 Morgan Brennan 0407 730 450

COME HAVE A LOOK!!

Atherton • 3 bedrooms with built-ins • Spacious renovated kitchen • Polished timber floors • Freshly painted interior & exterior • High ceilings • 2 car garage & fenced yard $285,000 L11706488 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

HOME WITH COUNTRY VIEW Tolga • 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Spa bath • Potbelly stove in living • Outdoor patio • 3 fenced paddocks • Large 3 bay shed $595,000 ATH22637930 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

If you are looking to list your property for sale OR rent, please ring our experienced team on:

4091 7111

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17. A casual or informal word for a place to buy and eat prepared food.

18. A sudden involuntary muscular contraction or convulsive movement.

21. A loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown.

Weekly Horoscopes  

Puzzle solutions

▶ 2 1/4 cups rolled oats ▶ 2 tbsp cocoa powder ▶ 3/4 cup sweetener ▶ 1 tbsp baking powder ▶ 1/4 cup shredded zucchini ▶ 1 cup mashed sweet potato ▶ 1 egg ▶ 1 cup almond or coconut milk ▶ 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

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1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius. Line an 8 x 8-inch pan with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a high-speed blender, combine all your ingredients and blend until a thick batter remains. Regularly scrape down the sides to ensure all the ingredients are fully incorporated.

3. Pour the batter in the greased pan and bake for 2530 minutes, or until a skewer comes out clean from the center. Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

4. Once the chocolate zucchini cake has cooled, add the optional frosting and slice into pieces.

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Taurus

April 21 to May 21 Someone you work with may be emotional. Don’t let siblings put pressure on you. Relatives will be cordial.

Opportunities to meet new lovers will I come through pleasure trips or social events.

Cancer

Virgo

Your communication skills are at an all-time high. Your sensitive nature will allow others to read you well. Be sure to pay attention to your bank account.

Think twice before you say something you might regret later. You can bet officials will be waiting for you when you do. Avoid extravagance or risky financial schemes.

Aug 23 to Sept 23

June 22 to July 22

flourless chocolate zucchini cake Ingredients

Aries

March 21 to April 20 You may be overreacting to personal problems. Pleasure trips will be most enjoyable if you take them with that special person in your life.

Set the ball in motion and be relentless until you complete the project.

Scorpio

Libra Sept 24 to Oct 23

Oct 24 to Nov 22

Your emotional state will vacillate You need to get out and have some fun to reduce tension. If you can’t get ahead in the company you’re with, perhaps it’s time to move on.

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Capricorn

Dec 22 to Jan 20 Don’t be afraid of opposition; your suggestions are valid. Your uncanny insight will help you make the right choices. Focus your efforts on details, and keep to yourself in order to finish your work. Snap out of it.

It might be best to work on your own; if possible, do your job out of your home this week. You should check out prestigious clubs or groups that have a cause you believe in.

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Gemini

May 22 to June 21

Relatives may play an important role in your social activities. You need an outlet that will not only stimulate you but also challenge your intelligence as well. Don’t invest too much of your own money.

Leo

July 23 to Aug 22 You should want to feel good about yourself and your goals. Advancement can be yours if you are assertive in your approach. You may find that children are not as accepting as you have been.

Sagittarius

Nov 23 to Dec 21 Your concern with older family members and those less fortunate than yourself will only add to your attractiveness. A residential move may be in order.

Look into family outings or projects.

Pisces

Aquarius

Jan 21 to Feb 19

You might just as well let others do their own thing.

Problems with colleagues are likely. Don’t let your mate talk you into going somewhere you’d rather not go.

Feb 20 to March 20 Chances are you split up the last time because you didn’t really want to make a commitment. You may have problems with skin, bones, or teeth if you haven’t been taking proper care of yourself.

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Call Ross Malfitana Mobile: 0429 898 657

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CLEANING

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COOL AIR

Servicing the Tablelands, Cooktown, Mossman, Dimbulah and everywhere in-between.

• Full and Partial Dentures • Relines and Repairs • Mouthguards Private Health Fund Rebates Apply Veteran Affairs Provider

Paul Johnstone

DENTAL TECHNICIAN DENTAL PROSTHETIST Registration No. 931417

4 Warren Street, Mareeba Q.4880 PH/FAX: 4092 2464 • MOB: 0402 809 556 • Email: choppers@qld.chariot.net.au

Phone DAVID AVOLIO on 0409 924 006

BOOKKEEPING

• Bond Cleans • Mould & Mildew Treatments • Pressure Cleaning, Roofs & Exteriors • Gutter Cleaning • Contract Cleaning

MAREEBA DENTURE SERVICE

ELECTRICAL

 All Brands  Prompt Service  We also install Aircons!

ir a n c oo l a Breath cle comes first! giene w he r e hy

r For all you rior xte interior & e g! cleanin

FULLY INSURED LOCAL FAMILY BUSINESS

Phone: David or Julie 0428 993 205 | Email: tablelandcleaning@outlook.com

ABN: 61 788 170 092 LIC. NO: L012565 ARTIC LIC: AU21630 QBSA: 1220582

AIR-CONDITIONER

s e c i v r e S g n i Clean

DENTAL

R & C AIRCONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION

• Airconditioning Installations • Cold Rooms • Fridge Seals • Gasing • Servicing and Maintenance • Authorised Artic Licence

Natasha Wainwright

TABLELAND

EARTHMOVING

AIR CONDITIONING

4092 3464

O’Brien Electrical Mareeba (07) 4092 4146

Shed 3, 9 Wallace Drive, Mareeba | mareeba@electrical.obrien.com.au LIC. 55472 | ARC. AU31673

obrien.com.au/electrical/mareeba ed! rante y Gua ll u F Work

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BUILDING SERVICES

ROOFS: • Repairs • Re-Roofing • New Roofs • Awnings • Gu�ers • Pain�ng

DOUG ROLFE 0418 760 644

E: dozocobuilding services@dodo.com.au W: www.dozocobuildingservices.com.au Facebook @dozocobuildingservices

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BUILDING: • Extensions • Pa�os • Carports • Renova�ons • Decks Call Doug anytime, • Fencing he’s a friendly bloke!

Come and see Daniel and the team at B&C Cabinets for all your cabinetry needs!

CHILDCARE

P: 4092 2671 • E: enquiries@bccabinets.com.au • QBCC 1209087

info@mareebakidscampus.com.au www.mareebakidscampus.com.au 3 CENTRES IN MAREEBA: Constance, Dunlop & Hastie Streets EARLY LEARNING • KINDERGARTEN OUTSIDE SCHOOL & VACATION CARE

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T E S!

Serving Mareeba & Tablelands Areas • Residential & Commercial • Kitchens • Vanities & Wardrobes • Offices & Retail

CABINET MAKER

BUILDING

QBCC: 1109288

PHONE: 0408 764 850

ELECTRICAL SOLAR & BATTERIES AIR CONDITIONING

DO YOU NEED A RELIABLE ELECTRICIAN? Do you need a RELIABLE Electrician who shows up on time, CLEANS up after himself, and completes your work CHEERFULLY, without charging the earth? Call TODAY!  Farms  Sheds  Shops  Houses  Maintenance  Renovations  Installations  New Homes  Repairs

Call DANIEL 0433 158 941 smartelec@y7mail.com

Lic No 69788

• Ravenshoe • Herberton • Millaa Millaa • Tarzali • Topaz • Malanda • Yungaburra • Atherton • Tolga • Walkamin • Mareeba • Croydon • Georgetown • Einasleigh • Forsayth • Mount Surprise • Mount Garnet

LICENCED ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR

SOLAR:

• OFF GRID • ON GRID • HYBRID MOBILE COVERAGE SOLUTIONS

LICENCED CCTV INSTALLERS Electrical Licence: 86387 Security Licence: 4162579

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• Airconditioning Installations • Shed Wiring • Underground Power • Renovations & New Houses ARC Lic # L166416 • All Electrical & Repairs

Lic # 81562

Efficient and friendly service - Servicing all areas!

LANDSCAPING

ELECTRICAL

4092 3464

CALL ADRIAN 0429 265 082

Natasha Wainwright

Landscaping Specialists in Detail & Creativity!

• Retaining Walls • Landscape Design • Truck Hire • Excavator Hire • Drainage • General Earthworks Evan Rohde | evanrohde7@gmail.com 0428 766 004 | www.groundcreations.com.au

PAINTER

M. HARTLEY PTY LTD TRADING AS

ACCREDITED DESIGNER AND INSTALLER

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Phone Ash: 0497 240 240

Servicing Atherton Tablelands and Beyond

124 Mason Street, Mareeba  (07) 4092 2433

QBCC No. 1275266

GARDEN

PEST

LOCALLY All types of ork OWNED AND welding, lathe w OPERATED and milling.

F r e e G a r d e n A p p r a i s a l P:40977329 M:0417204362 •

Holistic garden maintenance

•

Plant selection

• •

New garden installation Qualified and insured

•

Planting plans & details

•

3D modelling & rendering

19 Wormboo Street raven@iig.com.au

PLUMBING

HARDWARE

• Hardware • Plumbing • Flat Pack Kitchens • Paint • Nursery • Giftware • Jaycar • Building Materials • White Goods

IRRIGATION

4097 6208

IRRIGATION DESIGN AND SUPPLY

P: 4092 1176 M: 0418 184 147 E: markterri70@bigpond.com

PO BOX 1414, MAREEBA QBCC 1115490

100% Locally Owned & Operated!  DOMESTIC W: www.maximumpestman.com MAREEBA OFFICE:  COMMERCIAL P: 4092 1999 1 Vaughan Street OFFICE:  TERMITES M: 0418 150 759 ATHERTON 30 Main Street Pre-Construction | Pre-Purchase Inspections

E:info@elenorjanegardens.com.au W:www.elenorjanegardens.com.au

RAVENSHOE HARDWARE

PAINTING CONTRACTORS

MAXIMUM PEST MANAGEMENT

PET RESORT

ENGINEERING

GENERAL ENGINEERING

BELL HARTLEY & CO.

NO OBLIGATION FREE QUOTES!

Max & Jodie Turner

PROFESSIONAL DOG BOARDING • On the Tablelands at Kuranda • Dedicated Staff • Great Facilities • Highest Quality Diet • Lots of Play Time in Big Yards • Long or Short Stays 131 Boyles Road, Kuranda | Phone: 40938239 www.kurandapetresort.com.au Email: graham@kurandapetresort.com.au

 RURAL  DOMESTIC  COMMERCIAL  ROOFING  PLUMBING  DRAINAGE

• Pumps Sales & Repairs • Filtration • Water Treatment • Water Tanks & Troughs • Pool Treatments • Solar Pumping Systems • Reinke Centre Pivot and Lateral Move Irrigators

50 BYRNES STREET, MAREEBA • PHONE 4092 7788

Shop 3, 203-215 Byrnes St, Mareeba P: 4092 7038

SALES, SERVICE & REPAIRS IN-STORE AND ON-SITE

• Laptops, Tablets & Towers • Phone & Tablet Repairs • Custom Systems • Networking Solutions

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“WE OFFER A COMPLETE ON SITE POOL SERVICE”

POOL

I.T

BURRATRONICS

POOL MAINTENANCE & POOL SHOP 71 BYRNES ST, MAREEBA

ALL POOL SUPPLIES INCLUDING FREE WATER TESTING & EXPERT ADVICE

LICENSED POOL SAFET Y INSPECTOR

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All your fencing, poly lining and repair needs covered!

• Poly tank repairs • Tank liners • Custom built water tanks on site

0437 802 248

TRANSPORT

RURAL SERVICES

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SAND BLASTING & PAINTING

GIF T S ER U O V CH

Come fly with us!

30 MINUTES - �250 + GST PP 60 MINUTES - �400 + GST PP Minimum Booking 2 people

Trevor 0400 750 330

SLASHING/ MULCHING

PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICE SERVICING NORTH QUEENSLAND

FREE QUOTES!

Lukas Portelli 0427 189 227 tablelandstreeworks@gmail.com

As a local born and bred, I am invested in the success of the community and how it is developed. Enquire today for a free consultation.

• Pre-purchase property search reports / due diligence - Understand your future or current property rights • Specialise in Development Approvals • Reconfiguring a Lot / Subdivisions • Material Change of Use

TOWN PLANNING

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• Tree Removal • Wood Chipping • Stump Grinding • Firewood

• TREE MAINTENANCE & REMOVAL • HEDGE TRIMMING & SHAPING • GREEN WASTE REMOVAL & WOODCHIPPING 0428 711 278 mareebatrees@gmail.com 118 Constance St, Mareeba Q.4880

VENUE HIRE

P: 0411 344 110 | E: ramon@uitownplan.com.au | W: www.uitownplan.com.au

TRANSPORT

Call Jon Lambert | P: 4091 5008 | M: 0407 575 916

CONTACT DETAILS: Blake Daniel 0439 988 227 Email: atsamfnq@hotmail.com

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• Treelopping • Bobcat Hire • Wood Chipping • Pensioner Discounts • Stump Grinding • Fully Insured

• Slashing and Mulching • Orchard / Tree Trimming • Earthworks • Machinery Haulage • Accident Towing / Tilt Tray Hire

Phone: 0421 839 353 | mrboperations@exodas.com.au

CASH OR ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS WELCOME

TABLELANDS TREELOPPING

W: www.nqpssecurity.com.au | E: dru@nqpssecurity.com.au

Wally Amory - Mareeba Depot Manager

Email: admin@pmcarriers.com 247 Hartley Street, Portsmith

P: 4095 4595 | E: aataylorstreelopping@outlook.com

• Patrols • Cash in Transit • Alarm Response and Installation • Alarm Monitoring • CCTV Installation For all security needs call... DRU THURSTON 0408 913 063 and Service

Excellence Through Perseverance and Diligence

P Taxi&TrucksM- Tail-Lifters Carriers 4035 2034  Express Couriers

TREELOPPING

SCENIC FLIGHTS

SECURITY

T QUALIT Y PAIN PROTECTION GUARANTEED

EXPLORE ATHERTON TABLELANDS

YARRABAH SERVICE TWICE WEEKLY

124 Mason Street, Mareeba  (07) 4092 2433

QBCC No. 1275266

CAIRNS • MOSSMAN • TABLELANDS DAILY

 Freight Distribution  Warehouse Storage

SANDBLASTING & PAINTING ry, Farm Machine rs, ile a Tr , ys Ute Tra el, Structural Ste . re Rims and mo

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HAVING A PARTY OR FUNCTION? We have the perfect venue!

Spacious open venue, beautiful gardens and all facilities – the perfect setting for all occasions!

Race Day Parties, Weddings, Birthdays, Engagements, Business Functions, Christenings, Christmas Parties & more!

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Classified Deadline: 4pm every Friday ChurCh NotiCe Presbyterians continue to meet in Mareeba for worship each Sunday 10am, QCWA Hall, Wilkes Street (behind Meals on Wheels) ~ All Welcome!

Bahá’í Faith “If only men would search out truth, they would find themselves united.” ~ Bahá’u’lláh Devotions and Discussion in the park.

All are welcome!

12 noon, Saturday 16th October, Centenary Park, Mareeba 0409 815 526 - www.bahai.org.au

FuNeral NotiCe CHAPMAN, Mary Louise

27th June, 1924 ~ 23rd August, 2021 It is with great sadness that the family announce the death of Mary Chapman.

Beloved Wife of Alexander Chapman (dec.).

Mother of William Ross Chapman and Robyn Mary Hardy (nee Chapman) and Grandmother of Grant Hardy.

Relatives and friends of Mary are respectfully invited to attend her funeral which is appointed to move from St. Matthew’s Church, Churchill Street, Malanda on Saturday the 16th of October, 2021 after a service commencing at 10.00am for interment in the Atherton Cemetery.

Due to COVID restrictions, a maximum of 200 people may attend this service. If you wish to attend the funeral service, please register with Robyn on 0402 760 014.

Guilfoyle Funeral Services Chapels, Crematorium & Memorial Gardens

Atherton: 4091 2147 Mareeba: 4092 1013 Local Family Owned & “Entrusted for over 70 years”

www.guilfoylefunerals.com.au

iN MeMoriaM

thaNks

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

I would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the people who took great care of my parents, Gordon and Nessie Henning in their twilight years.

The doctors and staff at the Alice Street Medical Centre, the staff at Carinya, particularly the nursing and domestic staff, and finally the doctors and nurses at the Atherton Hospital’s surgical ward who showed Mum great care and compassion in her final days.

Thank you all so very much.

Sincerely, John and Jenny Henning.

Vivian Rita Pin

3rd November, 1968 ~ 16th October, 2020 My Dearest Vivian The moment that you died, My heart was torn in two.

One side filled with heartache, The other died with you.

Missed, every moment of every day.

Forever yours my love, Justin.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

Vivian Rita Pin

3rd November, 1968 ~ 16th October, 2020

We think of you in silence, And we often speak your name.

All we have are memories, And a photo in a frame.

We cannot bring the old days back, Or change what has to be.

But we can treasure happy memories, Of the days that used to be.

From Mum and Dad, Robert and Family.

MeetiNg

agriCulture

AL-ANON FAMILY GROUPS

HAY Tarps UV Stable Strong.

Economical.

Waterproof. In Stock.

1300 656 211 all hrs. www.abctarps.com.au

For friends and family of Alcoholics.

Meetings in Yungaburra P: 0413 346 957

WaNted

FuNeral

MOTORCYCLES WANTED

DEBBIE BOARDMAN

FRASER, EDWARD JAMES In loving memory of our loving Husband, Father, Father-in-Law and Grandfather, who passed away October 11th, 2015.

“Wherever we go, whatever we do, We will always treasure loving memories of you.”

All your loved ones.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF GIOVANNI BARBAGALLO 03/04/1910 ~ 14/10/1976 And MARIA BARBAGALLO 26/5/1920 ~ 27/12/2009 Always in our thoughts, forever in our hearts.

Sadly missed by their children Maria, Alfia, Sam and their families.

Gerald ‘Gerry’ Lester CANSICK

Funeral Celebrant Final farewells with respect.

Phone 0410 328 357

ButCher MOBILE farm butcher.

Ph John Hales 0409 638 882.

LOCAL Mobile Farm Butcher - will travel. Ph Bryan 0407 691 752.

BILL Black Mobile Butcher. Hang up to 7 days. 0408 922 812.

Ex RAAF Beaver Intake Apprentice A16863 Passed away peacefully on Thursday the 7th of October, 2021 at Mareeba Hospital. Aged 77 years.

Much loved Son of Reginald and Thelma (both dec.) Loved Brother of Darrell (dec.), Robin (dec.), Lyn, Lorraine, Peter (dec.), Rosemary and Joe and their families.

Family and friends are warmly invited to attend a graveside service to be held at Mareeba Cemetery on Wednesday 13th October commencing at 2pm.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Qld Cancer Council would be appreciated. A donation box will be available at the service.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF

garage sale

13.6.59 ~ 14.10.20 After 40 years together, I think of you everyday and miss you dearly.

From your loving husband, Noel.

MOVING Sale everything must go!

Unit 1/50 Mason St, Mareeba. Sat 16th Oct, strictly 8am - 1pm.

Mariann Kelso

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SATURDAY 16TH OCTOBER 7.00am - 3.00pm 32A Platypus Close, Yungaburra Household items, tools, camping gear, china and lots of craft.

2 or 4 wheels.

Will pay cash!

Pick up in most areas.

 0400 079 544 BUYING OLD: Oil bottles, tins and cans, signs (enamel and tin), tools, farm and shed clearouts, bowsers, anything old.

Mareeba, but will travel!

Call: 0410 109 927 Hobby Collector.

PersoNal Attractive, single female, 56, blue eyes, blonde, fuller figure, financially independent, retired, 5ft6, regular drinker, non smoker, well spoken, well mannered. Loves animals, dining out + socialising.

Looking for similar male, 55-70 living close to Atherton, for possible permanent relationship.

P: Wendy 0400 572 748

For reNt SERVICED OFFICES FOR RENT 1 Jack Street, Atherton P: 0414 700 081

PuBliC NotiCe

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Better Together Community Support Inc. 11am, Wednesday October 20, 2021 Better Together Community Hub 38 Mabel Street, Atherton All financial members are invited to attend.

Please note that to have voting rights, members must be financial as at Wednesday, October 13th, 2021.

Nominations for vacant Board of Management positions are welcome and must be received at Better Together by no later than 4.30pm on Wednesday, October 13th, 2021.

At the completion of the AGM, please join us for light refreshments.

For catering purposes, please phone in your RSVP to 4091 3850

by Friday October 15th, 2021.

Joe Paronella, Secretary

Association of Australian Assistance Dogs (N.Q) Inc.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

SATURDAY 23RD OCTOBER 3PM AT ASDOGS BLOCK Cnr Adil Road & Hickling Ave, Mareeba All Committee positions will be declared vacant and nomination forms are available now from the Secretary: Mobile 0427 616 066.

Atherton Fun Fair

15th & 16th October 2021 We wish to advise that the FIREWORKS are scheduled for 9.00pm on 15th and 16th October.

Mareeba Golf Club

AGM

To be held at the Clubhouse 9am, Saturday November 13th Nominations close Friday 5th November at 5pm.

aCCoMModatioN Fully Self Contained Apartments

VILLA MARINE Yorkeys Knob Pet Friendly LOCAL PRICES!

2 Persons - 1 Night $109.00 2 Persons - 2 Nights $198.00

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PURCHASING OFFICER Mareeba

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Tableland Fertilizer is a family owned agricultural business with affiliation to CRT. It operates stores on the Atherton Tablelands in both Mareeba and Atherton. Tableland Fertilizer provides a wide range of goods and services to the agricultural, mining and hobby farm industries.

We are seeking a suitably qualified Purchasing Officer to join our dynamic team in Mareeba with the ability to lead from the front in customer service and team performance.

Responsibilities: • Ensure that the appropriate stock is purchased in line with Tableland Fertilizer policies and procedures • Follow up on orders and liase with transport companies to ensure delivery in a timely fashion • Service customer enquiries and generate sales transactions from in store traffic and phone calls • Communicate effectively with suppliers on our product requirements • Communicate effectively with the administration manager on invoicing and credit matters • Conduct stocktakes and purchasing forecasting • Liaise with field staff to generate purchase and sales orders for delivery • Maintenance of a clean and tidy workplace • Maintain the goals and strategies of the company Key Criteria: • Excellent interpersonal skills, including verbal and written communication • Strong administration background • Organisational, planning and time management skills • Highly self-motivated and organised • Ability to work independently and part of a team as required Skills and qualifications: • Experience in managing staff and performance • Current driver’s license Class C • Excellent attention to detail & computer skills • Experience in rural retail environment preferred but not essential APPLICATIONS: Please forward a covering letter and resume to: Attn: Paul Keevers Email: pkeevers@tablelandfert.com.au Applications close 5pm, Tuesday 19th October, 2021.

FITTER MACHINIST, FITTER & TURNER OR TOOL MAKER

Detention Youth Worker

Local Tableland business is seeking experienced tradesperson. Manual milling & turning ability essential in this role. Above award wages for right tradesman. Standard working week. Must be reliable & honest, able to work alone, hydraulic experience an advantage.

To apply phone 0438 783 365 or email: 2mclaren@tpg.com.au

Cleveland Youth Detention Centre; Youth Detention Operations and Reform; Service Delivery - Youth Justice Multiple Permanent and Casual positions available Department of Children, Youth Justice & Multicultural Affairs Salary: $56,264 - $59,767 p.a. or $36.59 $38.87 p/hr REF: QLD/388090/21 Key Duties: Detention youth workers manage, care for and deliver services and programs to young people in detention to assist their rehabilitation and reintegration into the community.

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Mareeba Community Housing Company invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from Contractors interested in competitive tender for the construction of a single unit dwelling on 96 Mason Street, Mareeba.

Tenderers must hold a minimum PQC rating Level 2.

Please forward details of your EOI to Davison Development Solutions P/L by COB 14/10/2021 c/o Project Manager: nash@ddsolutions.com.au

wHat’S coMing Up? WEEKLY, FORTNIGHTLY & MONTHLY EVENTS

> Yungaburra Bowls Club Barefoot Bowls on Tuesday nights - BBQ from 6pm, BYO meat, but we’ll supply the salad. Coaching and games available from 6.30pm. Come along and learn this challenging game and have fun. No booking necessary.

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Mowing/ HoMe Maintenance

FURNITURE FOR SALE

Piano, display units, tables + extras, located in Millaa Millaa.

0475 100 045 SHIPPING CONTAINERS

Sales, Hire & Transport.

Self-Pack Removals Australia Wide.

MODIFICATIONS

P: 4091 7242 www.sticklizard.com.au

4 x aged hard wood posts 3.5 x 0.2 x 0.2 m.

1 x cane framed lounge/ bed setee. 4093 0312.

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Please forward resume to: sales@gwt.com.au Or phone 07 4091 3322

Skills/Abilities: Detention Youth Workers help young people in detention have a safe and secure living environment while separated from their family, friends and community. The role requires direct interaction.

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Closing Date: Thursday, 30 June 2022

For Sale

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)

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SPORT

Chloe Johnston, Lana Ramsay, Emma Johnston and Ashley Johnston.

MALANDA BULL RIDE Alan Gillbo.

Ky Borghero.

Malanda Showgrounds – Saturday, October 9.

There was nearly $10,000 up for grabs over the night with five bull riding divisions featured including the main event, the open bull ride. The Bull ride winner was Braith Nock, second was Luke Smith and third went to Kris Laguna.

Gill Graham and her nephew Morgan Slyney.

Troyson Woibo.

Race one winner Soul Searcher and jockey Rachel Shred.

Jake Simpson.

Race sponsors Rohan and Kristel Flynn from Flynn Civil.

RACE DAY

Atherton Turf Club race day at Morrow Park on Saturday, October 9.

Hope Finlay and Chantal Stanton.

Race two winner Sylvester and jockey Lacey Morrison.

Dom and Gloria Parise celebrated Gloria’s birthday at the races.

Flynn Poggioli and Mikayla Rankine.

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Sarah Entsch and Ella Gadsby.

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SPORT Last interclub comp for 2021 THE Atherton Golf Club held their last interclub competition for the year recently with nearly 100 nominations received from all over the far north.

Avid golfers travelled to the course in Atherton last Thursday and were event treated to a section of yarn bombing.

Some of the ladies of the club decided to decorate some of the trees around the course with yarn, making for some colourful additions.

Mountain Brothers Dirt Drags Held at Herberton’s Tepon Motor Racing Track on Sunday, October 10.

Debbie Perressini and Dawn Irvine.

Robyn Beck hits out of the bunker.

Annette Seawright.

Erina Williams and Aber Barker.

Cheryl Piccone.

Samantha Duck.

Sandra Watson.

Alison Rancourt.

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Carroll claims another QLD title Matthew (The Cobra) Carroll with his two trainers Pinky and Wayne Bryde after the main event on Saturday night.

MATTHEW (The Cobra) Carroll has added another accolade

to his ever-growing trophy case after going up a division and

Yarrabah crowned CDRL premiers THE Yarrabah Seahawks are the newly crowned first grade premiers after claiming a 20-16 victory over the Innisfail Leprechauns in Saturday nights Cairns District Rugby League grand final played at Barlow Park.

After the scores were locked at 16 all for the end of regular time, it was Yarrabah who crossed for a try in the fourth minute of golden point extra time to seal the 2021 title. Innisfail led 6-4 at the break before Yarrabah hit back with two tries to lead 16-6 midway through the second term.

To their credit, Innisfail got back into the contest with two tries in the final ten minutes which locked the score up at 16 all at fulltime.

Yarrabah’s fourth try in golden point extra time gave the club their second CDRL premiers trophy in their history after they

also defeated Innisfail in the 2017 decider.

The Seahawks have lived up to their reputation as the competitions entertainers through the 2021 finals series after finishing the regular season in fifth place on the points table and now have defeated all sides above them in recent weeks.

On their way to the big dance Yarrabah won sudden death finals over Ivanhoes, Mossman and Cairns Brothers before delivering Innisfail their second straight grand final loss. Innisfail lost to the Mossman Sharks back in 2019.

Ivanhoes helped send Innisfail home empty handed after winning the reserve grade grand final over the Leprechauns 26-0.

Edmonton Storm defeated Kangaroos 28-12 in the under 18 grand final.

facing off against the Senior QLD champion, taking the win

by unanimous decision.

Boxers at War 8 saw a strong

crowd of around 300 people turn up to the workers club on

Saturday night for 10 bouts of boxing.

This included a debut fight for Mareeba’s Daetona Walton from Byrdes Boxing Gym who just fell short during his threeround bout.

The co main even also had another Mareeba boxer step in the ring as Tristan Cater from Mareeba A.B.C won a very tough fight against Townsville’s Jayden Bruce.

The main event starred 16-year-old Matthew (The Cobra) Carroll taking on the senior QLD champion, Aaron Repliza from Art of Strength Townsville.

“Matthew stole the show and boxed beautifully for the four rounds,” coach Wayne Bryde said.

“With his hand raised in victory by unanimous decision the crowd roared and cheered.

“Matthew also won the senior boxer of the night award plus the Brydes Boxing Gym 2021 Boxer of the Year shield.”

Hoops enter final term THE Mareeba Basketball finals are fast approaching, and the first game back after the two-week break saw a Stingrays team, whose average age dropped by half, with several experienced players taking an extra week off to freshen up.

Despite being short of numbers early in the piece, the Red Devils turned up ready to play, taking a small but significant lead into the first break, with three of Zayd Myrteza’s six baskets from outside the arc coming in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Rays found their range keeping the game tight to half time, with a solid defensive effort pulling the gap back to a competitive chase.

The second half looked to be a tight one, until the Devils cavalry arrived with Craig Farley upping the tempo and amassing a sizeable margin over the Rays

in the end, winning the scorecard 79-58.

The second game of the night saw the Ballers take on the buckets in a high scoring shoot out.

Like the opening game of the night, the two-week layoff meant for a slow start, with Dean Gallo showing glimpses of his youthful brilliance keeping the Ballers tally ticking over and uncharacteristically only bothering the pea blowers twice for the game.

As has been the trend between these two teams all season, they went shot for shot through all four quarters, with Kyll Wright again chipping in with a couple of maximums at the right time to keep it close.

However, in the end, Mizhar’s contribution of 27 points for the Ballers had them victorious over the Buckets 98-92 to close out the night.

Hulk Hogan throws both mitts at an inform Zayd Myrteza.

PHOTO CREDIT TASH HOGAN.

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SPORT Atherton claim first one day win

Dan Parnell took two early wickets for Atherton on Saturday.

ATHERTON first grade hosted Norths in the first round of the Cricket Far North one-day competition (50 overs) on Saturday.

Atherton won the toss and elected to bowl first on a green Loder Park wicket.

Leg spinner Dan Parnell took the first two wickets after a steady start from the away side.

Norths looked very comfortable taking their score to 2-107 before Fred Pittorino took the big wickets of Queensland country representative Angus Warnock and brother Mitch Warnock in quick succession.

Some tight bowling from the home side restricted Norths to 9-175. Mason Blaney was the pick of the bowlers with 3-22 from his 10 overs.

After a promising start Atherton lost openers Dan Parnell and Chris Adams putting Norths in the driving seat at 2-38. Caleb ‘Quacker’ Constant (33) and Logan Poggioli (30) steadied the ship with an excellent 71 run partnership.

Brendan Nasser made a classy 19 before losing his wicket to the bowling of Mark Ellis.

Pete Sceresini (14*) and Tommy Boorman (25*) finished the job with 10 overs to spare leaving Atherton with a comfortable 4 wicket win.

RESULT: Atherton 6-178 (C Constant 33, L Poggioli 30, C Adams 25, T Boorman 25*) Def. Norths 9-175 (M Blaney 3-22, F Pittorino 2-13, D Parnell 2-41).

T20 finals hopes for Mareeba cricket MAREEBA 3rd grade has made a clean sweep over the weekend taking home wins against both Cassowary Coast and competition leaders Barron, possibly securing a place in the T20 finals.

First up on Sunday Mareeba faced off against Cassowary Coast at Walker Road and was sent into bat.

Openers Jett Prien and Brendan (The Italian Stallion) Falvo quickly set about making a mark with Jett smashing a quick 30 odd off around 20 balls.

Brendan again proved to be

Mareeba’s rock as he settled in and made it to the end of the 20 overs giving Mareeba a tidy total of 120 after 20 overs.

It was then up to the bowlers to keep Cassowary Coast tied down and with some tidy opening spells the pressure was on the home team.

The pressure proved too much as they failed to reach Mareeba’s total before the 20th over, finishing on 5/89 after 20.

Up next Mareeba had to fly across Cairns to Trinity Beach to face off against the ladder leaders Barron on their own turf.

Mareeba again failed to win the toss and were sent back out on the field against a rested and re-energized Barron line-up.

Mareeba’s opening bowlers again brought together tidy spells to mount the pressure on the home side keeping the wickets flowing and the runs dry.

Barron couldn’t seem to find their feet as they ended on 7/120 after 20 overs, quite an attainable total for Mareeba.

These hopes were quickly snuffed out as the top order fell like flies with the top four batsman only getting one run between them.

Brett Stallan steadied the middle order before Ray Watkins and Cian Cochran decided they wanted to be the heroes and steal the show.

Ray smashed an unbeaten 52 runs of 33 balls with five maximums to push Mareeba over the line ending on 7/121 off 16.4 overs.

Now Mareeba has high chances to be put in the finals this coming Friday night against facing off against Barron again.

On Saturday Mareeba 4th unfortunately went down in both games against Mulgrave and Norths respectively.

Bulls Reserves set for FNQ grand final THE Mareeba Bulls have had their finals hopes quashed after both the Mens and Ladies Premier teams went down against Leichardt over the weekend.

First up on Friday night the ladies faced off against Leichardt in their preliminary finals with high hopes, only just going down 3-2.

Ladies Premier coach Marcello Savaglio said that despite going down in the finals he was proud of how the girls played in this game and throughout the season.

“A couple of defensive errors in the 20 minutes of the game put us down two nil,” he said.

“The girls fought hard to level it just after half time, another scrappy goal midway through the second half sealed the deal.

“It was just one of those games where there was a lot of effort from the girls but we just couldn’t execute that final pass or that final play.”

The Mens then faced off against Leichardt in their preliminary final on Saturday night and went down by a similar deficit to the ladies,

finishing 2-1.

Now with both Premier teams out of the finals the Mareeba Bulls have only one senior side in contention for a finals victory as the Reserves Mens beat the premiers Innisfail 4-2 on Saturday.

“It has been a tough year with injuries throughout the teams, it’s been a massive effort by players and coaches to fill the spots needed for weekends,” coach Dennis Allen said.

“Coming up against the harder teams we struggled a bit so to knock the bigger teams ahead of us off coming into the semi-finals was a massive achievement.

“The belief is there now for us to win the grand final but I feel like we are the under dogs even though we were in the finals last year as well and we lost, we really want to rectify that.

“The boys are really excited and ready to go.”

They will now be playing against the Stratford Dolphins this Saturday, October 16 at Endeavor Park in Cairns.

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