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A MAREEBA woman who is suffering from Stage 4 incurable breast cancer has spoken of her plight to raise awareness about the need for women to have regular tests and for more money to be poured into research to find a cure.

As part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Stephanie Bell, whose cancer has now spread to her bones and liver, is urging women of all ages to check themselves for abnormalities and listen to their intuition.

Unfortunately, her condition means Stephanie is only expected to live between two to seven years after surviving five bouts of the cancer, six surgeries and three

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“Cancer rips families apart and it can be absolutely devastating for so many people,” she said.

“I feel so sorry for the people who don’t go and check themselves, don’t follow up on appointments or are too scared to do it.

“Please, just get checked even if it is a second check. If you go to a doctor and they say ‘yeah, it’s alright it might just be this’, just make sure you follow up again.

“You are the only person who truly knows your body and you can tell them what you’re feeling and where so they can directly address it.”

Stephanie’s medical issues began at the age of 12, when she began struggling with heavy and painful periods which she soon found out was polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and endometriosis.

“I ended up having cysts on my ovaries which had to be taken out when I was 20,” she said.

“My endometriosis became so bad that I had to get a hysterectomy in 1992, hence why I had to get a mammogram in 1994 for precaution.

“This was because of the drugs that I was prescribed (after the surgery) could cause cancer.

So off I go to my precautionary test and lo and behold, I have calcification in my right breast in the milk ducts.”

After learning the calcification was malignant, the doctor removed a 50-cent sized piece of tissue out of her breast and ran a series of tests.

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time, Stephanie was told she had to get her lymph nodes removed as the doctors could not detect how far the cancer had spread or how long she had left to live.

Due to marry her husband Geoff soon, Stephanie was left anxious and scared but went ahead with the painful surgery which still affects her to this day.

“Lucky they were free (of any cancer), but that surgery was absolutely painful,” she said.

“Even to this day I have trouble lifting my arm up and I have to put stuff on it, do exercises and massages to help it.”

After a few years of being cancer free, Stephanie went in for another mammogram which showed the cancer had come back in the same spot.

A specialist in Adelaide then removed three quarters of her right breast where the cancer was detected.

After the operation, as Stephanie and her newly wedded husband were leaving the hospital, she was stopped in her path by a nurse who broke the news that they had missed a bit of the cancer.

Angered by the situation and scared to go back on the operating table, Stephanie refused the surgery.

Enduring painful radiation treatments and carbon tracking, Stephanie went through some of her worse times fighting the cancer.

Moving to Townsville in 2008 after the tragic loss of Geoff’s daughter, she attended one of her regular mammogram check-ups which revealed a new cluster of cancer in her breast, enduring another surgery.

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In 2017 whilst travelling to visit her family, Stephanie noticed lumps in her other breast.

“I went to the doctors and when I walked in, I saw on the screen ‘metastatic breast cancer’,” she said.

“The saddest thing is between 2008 and 2017, I had so many tests and mammograms and ultrasounds, but no one had picked up that lymph nodes on the left side were enlarged.

“And during that time, the cancer jumped through my body and through my bones down my whole body. I was honestly devasted.”

Stephanie then moved up to Mareeba after being told the climate would be most comfortable for her body, travelling to Cairns for medical treatment.

In April this year, there was more devasting news for Stephanie when she was told the cancer had spread to her liver and that she would have only between two and seven years to live.

Today, Stephanie spends her time trying to keep herself moving and socialising with her family in Brisbane via video calls to stop her from going to the “dark side” mentally.

“My story started in 1994 in Alice Springs and continues now until the day I pass away,” she said.

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Wish list for new regional plan

BY ROBYN HOLMES

LOCAL leaders have revealed their wish list for the new Far North Queensland Regional Plan which will be developed over the next 12 months to replace the outdated 13-year-old document.

The plan guides the region’s long-term future and influences government investment in areas such as transport, water management, natural resources, and community infrastructure.

Much has happened since the 2009-2031 Regional Plan was developed including a population surge in the Greater Cairns region from 122,731 in 2006 to 253,748 in the 2021 census.

Member for Cook Cynthia Lui said a new Regional Infrastructure Plan and associated update of the FNQ Regional Plan would reflect changed circumstances and key priorities for the region, supporting growth and development over the next 25 years.

“The plan plays a strategic role in supporting the economic, environmental, social and cultural priorities and opportunities for FNQ, including for the towns of Mareeba, Port Douglas and Mossman,” Ms Lui said.

“The review process will seek to identify po-

tential opportunities for Mareeba in areas such as agriculture, industrial growth, mining services and aviation.

“Within the current FNQ Regional Plan boundary, Mossman and Port Douglas are the largest towns north of Cairns and the review will assess economic synergies between the two including Mossman’s role as an administrative, service, agricultural and industrial centre and Port Douglas’s tourism focus.”

Ms Lui said the government was also developing an FNQ economic strategy and an FNQ Infrastructure Plan.

Mareeba Mayor Angela Toppin said key issues such as the Kuranda Range Road capacity needed to be addressed in the new Regional Plan document because it had the potential to limit the development of the Mareeba Shire.

“The main focus of the new Regional Plan will hopefully drive sustainable development and be focused on what we can do rather that what we can’t do,” she said.

“We also want to see options for additional growth areas, the issue of climate change and increasing our renewable energy resources addressed, responsible waste management, and

appropriate regional recognition and promotion for Mareeba Airport and the Mareeba Industrial Park.”

For Tablelands Mayor Rod Marti, water security and improved health services are some of the critical needs of the area.

“The plan should identify the critical importance of water security to agricultural production, living amenity (recreation) and economic and social wellbeing,” he said.

“We have advocated for the Priors Creek redevelopment, the expansion of the Atherton Forest Mountain Bike Park, funding for water infrastructure and the continued expansion of primary and secondary health services including both specialists and procedural medical services.

“It would also be great for it to also reflect key priorities identified in our new Community Plan — Tablelands 2030+.”

He said the council provided input to the new Regional Plan through the Department of Premier and Cabinet’s Regional Community Forum in September, and the Department of State Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning’s Economic Strategy Workshop.

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A MAN who was driving at 153km/h has been intercepted by Mareeba Highway Patrol near Koah.

The 24-year-old Bayview Heights man was stopped by police around 4.25pm on the Kennedy Highway on Sunday 9 October. It is alleged he was driving a Toyota Camry at 153km/h in a 100km/h zone, and was issued with a $1653 traffic infringement notice.

Police would like to remind road users to check their speed and drive to the conditions of the road.

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A PLAYGROUND inspired by the story of their patron saint has officially opened at Mareeba primary school St Thomas’ School named Pelican Place.

The approximately $1 million playground has already attracted the likes of Prep students Grace and Harvey and Grade 6 students Andreas and Emerald (pictured) who spent some time exploring their new equipment.

Principal Paul Rayner expressed his excitement during the official opening last Thursday through a Cat Stevens song “Where do the Children Play?”, showing his students the place where they can explore, make friends and memories.

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water infrastructure and roads needed to be the focus of any future regional development plans for the Far North.

“Before any major plan is developed and released the Department of Development, Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning needs to consult with the regions,” he said.

“I would push for the opportunity to open further land for affordable housing with the continuing housing crisis the country is seeing and push for more infrastructure to support the region.

“While we acknowledge that our road infrastructure is receiving a lot of attention to connect the region at the moment, our priority needs to be the Upper Barron Road for better connection of the regions and to ensure that Ootann Road is fully upgraded to connect to the Cape and Gulf to alleviate pressure on Tablelands roads.

“A new fast-tracked inland highway from the Tablelands to Cairns also needs to be considered.”

There will be opportunities for the community to get involved with the development of the FNQ Regional Plan throughout the process including when a draft plan is released for consultation next year.

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THREE million pineapples are being harvested at a Mareeba plantation as the region gets ready for a bumper fruit-bearing season, with lychees and mangoes just a few weeks away.

Growers are looking forward to a bountiful season, and workers are already starting to return to the region.

Some operations like Pinata Farms at Paddy’s Green, have already begun picking for the 2022 season, pulling the first pineapple out of the ground just last week with an estimated three million more to follow.

“The season is looking promising, the size of the pineapples is good – they are not too big and not too small, medium sizes which is right where we want them to be,”

Mareeba farm general manager Stephen Scurr said.

“At this stage the quality is looking really good and our aim is to give people nice fruit every day if we can.”

Mr Scurr said the past two seasons were not the best for pineapples but this year’s season was shaping up to be considerably better.

“At present as we speak prices are looking okay, last year was a horrid season and there was no money at all, poor prices and low demand,” he said.

“This year we are hoping demand will go up and we do grow pineapples in the south-east corner and in the last few weeks there have been okay prices and we are hoping those prices continue.

“We are not after massive prices, the

consumer has to be able to afford it – good, steady prices is what we are chasing, year in year out.”

Lychees are just weeks away from being on supermarket shelves across Australia in bulk and local farmer Mark Taylor from Taylor’s Irresistible Orchards says his yield looks promising.

Mr Taylor typically expects to harvest around 20,000 trays of lychees this season, equivalent to 100 tonnes across a range of different varieties.

“The flowering was pretty good but probably a bit of an odd year with the weather pattern and different cycles of the flower, so the weather had a lot to do with how the fruit set,” Mr Taylor said.

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Arriga mango farmer John Nucifora believes the upcoming mango season will be better than previous seasons.

“Our aim is to give people nice fruit every day”

bowl ripens ferent varieties, obviously some are better than others, but it should all average out good.”

Like other fruit, the price of lychees is dictated by demand, with $25/kg regarded as a good price for lychees, however the price can dip as low as $7/kg if there is an oversupply of the fruit as the season continues.

Arriga mango farmer John Nucifora said mango growers in the Mareeba and Dimbulah areas were looking forward to a bumper season, with many farms seeing their fruit setting.

Mr Nucifora personally harvests over 100,000 trays of mangos and expects to see the same kind of output this season.

“We had a strong flowering and the Ma-

reeba-Dimbulah area widely had a strong flowering, now we are coming into fruit set with a little drop,” he said.

“All in all, I think the region will be fairly strong as far as volume goes.

“The past few seasons have probably been a little bit leaner than this one, this one is a bit stronger.”

On his farm, Mr Nucifora is expecting to start harvesting mangoes in about eight weeks’ time but says growers in the Dimbulah and Mutchilba area could have fruit ready as early as the end of November.

With many different fruits starting to ripen across the regions, farm workers are going to be in high demand for as long as six months across the area.

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slowly begun to return to the region and could see plenty of work at a host of farms on the Tablelands.

“We urge all seasonal workers to come to the area because there will be lots of work,” he said.

“The last two years since Covid, finding workers has been tight and this year numbers have been up and the seasonal workers have definitely started coming back in.”

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Maddox takes on cycle challenge SHE may be in her sixth decade, but nothing will stop Mareeba’s Cheryldene Maddox from clocking up 700km on her bike this month to support the fight against childhood cancer.

The 64-year-old has ridden 345km out of her 700km goal and has raised $1700, nearly achieving her initial goal of $1750 in the Great Cycle Challenge.

The Great Cycle Challenge is an Australiawide initiative to fight kids’ cancer, with thousands of cyclists across the country joining in each year and covering hundreds of thousands of kilometres.

Cheryl first rode in the challenge in 2018 with the goal of riding 300km and now, for every year she rides, she adds 100km.

“It is for a good cause so I thought why

Mareeba’s Cheryldene Maddox is aiming to ride 700km over October to help fight childhood cancer.

not do it, it also makes me challenge myself,” she said.

“I am hoping that by the time these kids we are raising money for grow up, we won’t have to do a ride because they will have a cure for cancer.

“My mum had cancer and my girlfriend’s son had leukemia when he was a child but he is fine now.”

While she is still deciding on whether to up the distance next year as well, Cheryl says she will ride in next year’s challenge regardless.

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of the Walking Network Plan, both in terms of the primary and secondary routes, it is important that council identify the priorities across the study area and stage any works program based on such principles as safety, connectivity and current demand and potential demand,” a report to council stated.

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A NEW walking network plan that will guide how to create primary and secondary walking routes connecting key destinations within Mareeba such as schools, parks, shopping, health, and recreational facilities has been adopted by Mareeba Shire Council.

The plan was developed by the Department of Transport and Main Roads and consultants, ARUP, in conjunction with council, and has already been subjected to community consultation.

Now, council will set about prioritising works to put the plan into action, taking into account a number of initiatives that were identified during the community consultation workshop, together with sections of footpaths that are documented as missing.

But council was warned that the availability of resources and funding had to be considered in any future work plan.

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LOCALS wanting to hear about the importance of electrical safety are invited to attend a special breakfast at the Mareeba Turf Club on 2 November to hear from football legend and Queensland Safety Ambassador Shane Webcke.

Running from 6-9am, the breakfast will give people the chance to learn more about how they can protect themselves when working with electricity.

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Music festival moves from long weekend

BY RHYS THOMAS

WITH another record-breaking festival done and dusted, the dates for Savannah in the Round 2023 have been announced and it will no longer be on a long weekend, but festival organisers are confident it will be a positive change.

This year’s festival was a massive success and brought in thousands of visitors to the Mareeba Rodeo Ground and the surrounding region over the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

The festival continues to grow with 15,000 people recorded coming in and out of the festival over its duration.

Sound Australia CEO and festival director James Dein was pleased to see around three times more locals attending the festival compared to last year.

“It was really pleasing for me to see the marked increase of support from the locals and it is very

much appreciated – we had about three times more locals there this year,” he said.

“We would like to continue to build on that and we hope the locals had a great time.”

Next year’s dates for Savannah in the Round were announced shortly after the end of this year’s festival which will now be moved from the October long weekend, a date which was regarded as one of festival’s keys to success.

Mr Dein said the festival has been moved for several key reasons and believes the date change will benefit both the festival and the Tablelands.

Being on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend meant the festival was able to share headline artists with other festivals with a quick turnaround, but it proved quite taxing on both the festival crew and the artists.

“We strategically placed Savannah on that weekend to align with the Deni Ute Muster so we could

share headliners and while we were able to pull it off – it was high risk in many ways and very tiring on the crew and artists,” he said.

“While the proof of concept was there, it is not an exercise I am prepared to repeat.

“We can still be aligned in any artist runs involving United States artists and work with the ute muster, but not on the same weekend.”

Mr Dein also believes that with Savannah being hosted during peak holidaying season, many visitors did not get to experience the region to its fullest, as they competed with other holidayers ventured up to the far north.

The cost of airfares and accommodation during school holidays and over the long weekend was also another deciding factor in moving the festival as was the desire to extend the time visitors spent in the region.

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Neighbourhood house set to officially open ECHO Empowering Services is officially opening their new Neighbourhood House next month with activities and entertainment for the whole community.

The recently established house allows members of the community to seek support in a comfortable easy to access facility.

It also allows externals services to host and provide support, education and care with comfort.

The official opening will kick off at 12pm on Saturday 5 November at 11/15 Eacham Place, Malanda, with special guests followed by activities and fun for all the family.

to have people stay outside of the peak holidaying period and into the shoulder, from a dispersal point of view,” Mr Dein said.

“In other words, having people being able to move around, visit and take in the region as a whole outside of that period.

“The net result of it all is that Savannah adds more value to the region by doing what we have done.”

With festival goers no longer having the Monday public holiday, Savannah is considering moving the headline acts to Saturday night.

Mr Dein is in talks with several international artists and acclaimed Australian artists to populate next year’s line-up and is preparing to announce them before the end of the year.

Meanwhile police reported the crowd at Savannah was incredibly well-behaved and there were no recorded incidents.

ECHO CEO Donna Leigh, receptionist Sunnie Evans and committee vice-president Del Waters are excited to officially open their doors in November.

TOURISTS planning a trip up the cape in the future will be able to stay at a new coastal tourist park near the Iron Range National Park after a development application was approved at the recent Cook Shire Council Meeting.

The tourist park will be built near Cape Weymouth and the Iron Range National Park, North of Lockhart and will be able to accommodate a maximum of 74 people at one time, at any stage of the development.

There will be three stages of development, stage one will have self-contained camping sites while stages two and three will both see the construction of five cabins.

Cook Shire Council Mayor Peter Scott said the local Lockhart River community will benefit greatly from this new development.

“Visitor numbers from down south and interstate are increasing dramatically each year and all towns, roadhouses, motels and pubs along the way will benefit from more development such as this,” he said.

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Fees to host community events sliced

BY ROBYN HOLMES

COMMUNITY groups who want to host an event or activity on land or roads owned by Tablelands Regional Council will pay almost nothing after councillors sliced the application fee from $152.50 to just $1.

Cr Dave Bilney raised the issue after he was made aware that the Ravenshoe RSL subbranch was being charged $152.50 after they applied for a permit to hold a Remembrance Day event in a local park.

He proposed that council should no longer charge Not for Profits (NFPs) or non-commercial entities for a permit to conduct an activity on council area or roads, and that any groups that had been charged since 1 July when the new fees came in, get a refund.

“There’s been a couple of people who have come to me about charging this fee and while council has endorsed the fees and charges schedule, I don’t personally think we fully understood the ramifications of that fee,” he said.

“I personally don’t believe that was the intent of the fees and I want that fee back to nil.

“I understand there may be some issues charging nil, if that’s the case, I’d like the line to be struck out of the fees and charges schedule.”

But chief executive officer Gary Rinehart said a fee had to be attached to the permit because it came under Local Law No 1 so the line item could

not be deleted.

“I’m just advising what your Local Laws say and certainly refuting that this was not well canvassed prior to it being adopted,” he said.

“It was discussed extensively except that we may not have appreciated what the impact would be or how community groups may respond.

“The fee can’t be nil – for the ‘lease’ to be valid, it has to have a payment.

“The reason for the fees is that we have to process those applications and there’s a cost to that, it takes quite a bit of time.”

Councillors debated what the fee should be for some time, eventually agreeing to make the application fee for NFPs $1 until council officers review the fee and the relevant local law.

Any NFPOs that have been charged the fee since it came into effect on 1 July will also get a refund.

“I really think that we need to have a good look at our local laws – two come to mind straight away – the tractor pull at Kairi and the bull ride at the local showground – when local laws got in the road and caused such a ruckus they almost cancelled the events,” Deputy Mayor Cr Kevin Cardew said.

“We have public parks and facilities for public use, why are we going to charge NFP organisations to use our public facilities, it doesn’t make sense.

“It’s causing us problems – this is the third one in a matter of months.”

Running to Chillagoe for Cole

BY RHYS THOMAS To honour a late community superhero Cole Wyatt, family and close friends will be dressing up as their favourite Avengers adorned with silly crazy socks and tackle the 140km Great Wheelbarrow Race in its 20th anniversary next year.

A wheelbarrow race veteran himself, Cole ran the race twice, once in 2018 for the Mareeba State High School team Scrambled Legs and again the following year in the Mareeba Rotary team.

Cole’s brothers Jack and Tom along with their partners, his school and childhood friends are all amongst the people registered to run in the team To Chillagoe for Cole – Tom is driving the bus and Jack will mainly be providing encouragement with a big pink whip.

Mother Lenore Wyatt has seen an overwhelming amount of interest for the team and she already has a support crew that is overflowing with people however a bus still eludes the To Chillagoe for Cole team.

Lenore said while the team had not fully decided on what to raise money for, she is certain the team will come to the decision to have the money go towards the Cole Wyatt Resilience Award and turn it into a bursary – to allow a student to pursue the theatre arts, one of Cole’s passions.

“We did it to honour Cole and we didn’t expect this kind of a reaction but I am learning new things every day about what Cole did in the way of kindness,” she said.

“Every day I learn new things about how many people he touched.

“I didn’t expect it but I love it

A photo of Cole Wyatt after finishing his first Great Wheelbarrow Race in 2018 with the Mareeba State High School team Scrambled Legs.

and to me, it is the epitome of what our family has always stood for.”

The team will be fundraising through trivia nights, hoping to encourage trivia wizards Michelle and Michael Bryce to get back involved, selling crazy socks – Cole’s favourite accessories – an adult only fancy-dress bingo night and more.

The first fundraising night has been announced as an adults only

bingo on 12 November at the Mareeba Tennis Club, people are encouraged to attend and dress up as something starting with C. The price is $15 per person with a bar available and a light meal provided.

Next year’s Great Wheelbarrow Race will begin on May 12 and run until May 14 from Mareeba to Chillagoe.

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Sweet as strawberry wine

BY ELLIE FINK

SHAYLEE Strawberries is going sweet as strawberry wine with the popular strawberry farm getting ready to release their first bottles of a special new wine before Christmas.

A sweet hit that patrons can enjoy all year round, the idea to create the unique wine is part of Shaylee’s owner Joe Barletta’s plan to extend the business season.

With strawberry season only being from May to October, the new wine will give locals and tourists “another reason to come here”.

“Instead of being a five month business, we want it to be an all year type of business so people can stop into the café and also get a bottle,” Mr Barletta said.

“The idea just came to mind one day and obviously there is a strawberry wine out there somewhere in the world and we wanted to do it too.

“I want to make the product as pure as possible. The wine is going to be made with my strawberries only and maybe a little bit of sugar.”

At the moment, the team is in the final stages of getting the qualifications and certificates needed to sell their strawberry wine whilst their first batches are fermenting in the winery next door.

The wine is made from extra ripe strawberries picked fresh from the farm which are frozen to begin the process.

After being frozen, the berries are crushed into a juice and then the fermentation process begins.

After removing any solids, the juices sit in a storage vessel for 8-10 weeks.

Once this is completed, the wine is bottled.

“All of the wine is made by a professional wine maker whose name is Ross Whitford,” Mr Barletta explained.

“He has worked internationally with other larger wine companies over the years, and he is just as excited as I am

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A fresh new strawberry wine is on its way for Christmas with Shaylee’s owner Joe Barletta currently fermenting their very first bottles.

about it.”

To help produce the perfect strawberries for the wine, a hybrid hydroponics system has been installed.

The system is similar to the tradition-

al hydroponics system with the plants sitting in a raised bed of regulated water but still using coconut wood chips provide nutrients and cover the roots.

With this system in place, the plant

can be regulated to produce the “perfect” ripeness and sweetness of the fruit.

Shaylee Strawberry Wine will hit the shelves before Christmas time and will be available at the farm on Marks Lane.

Nominate for awards MAREEBA Mayor Angela Toppin is encouraging residents to nominate individuals and community groups that have gone above and beyond to help others for Mareeba Shire’s 2023 Australia Day Awards.

“I am excited to see who will be nominated for an Australia Day Award in 2023,” she said, announcing that nominations are now open.

“By recognising individuals and groups for their contribution to our communities, we create role models and continue to foster the incredible culture of volunteerism and giving that has long existed throughout the Mareeba Shire.”

2022 Citizen of the Year Norma Moloney is also urging residents to nominate their local hero.

“I am so proud to have received the award for Citizen of the Year in 2022,” she said.

“Volunteers don't do it for the kudos, but it was a wonderful honour to be recognised.”

Residents can submit nominations online through council's website, or by contacting Customer Service Centres in Mareeba and Kuranda.

Nomination forms can be submitted online or returned to the Customer Service Centres. Nominations close at 3pm on 6 December 2022.

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THE Far North’s key water stakeholder group has tabled a submission into the review of a major water catchment which supports the highly productive horticulture and cane industries on the Tablelands.

Tinaroo Water Committee has provided a detailed submission to the draft Water Plan (Barron) 2022, which defines and governs how water from the Barron River catchment is used.

Water harvesting and changing the threshold height of the low and medium water zones were key issues raised by the committee which represents irrigators who hold water allocations or licences on the Atherton Tablelands.

Tinaroo Water Committee chairman Joe Moro said the committee welcomed the opportunity to provide a submission to the review.

“TWC represents a significant stakeholder group, whose agricultural businesses are reliant on the reliable, affordable and equitable access to water, and provide an enormous economic boost to a number of rural and regional economies in the Far North region,” he said.

“Water is the lynchpin of agriculture in the region.

“Without reliable, affordable and equitable access to this resource, the growth and productivity of our existing and potential new industries is under threat.”

Mr Moro said the submission sought mechanisms in the water plan to support high flow water harvesting for the Walsh River and streams flowing into the Mitchell River.

“With the proper pre-harvesting assessment and investigations, TWC believes water harvesting would allow irrigators to capture water during periods of peak river flows, traditionally during the wet season, and store in off-stream storages on property,” Mr Moro said.

“There are wide-reaching benefits, not only in supplementing existing water allocations and providing water security during dry times, but also relieving pressure on Tinaroo Dam.” Among the other issues raised included changing the threshold height of the low and medium water zones in the Mareeba Dimbulah Water Supply Scheme, convert-

ing groundwater licences to allocations in the Atherton Groundwater Management Plan and maintaining non-regulation of overland water use.

Tableland Canegrowers chair Claude Santucci said Tableland Canegrowers supported efforts to secure long-term water supplies for the region.

“Secure and reliable water is critical in the long-term to retain the existing highvalue agricultural production in the region but also foster expansion in various crops,” Mr Santucci said.

Mr Moro said the committee would continue to lobby Sunwater and the Department of Regional Development, Manufacturing and Water, for the carryover rule to be retained when Tinaroo Dam overflows on or after the start of the new water year on 1 July.

“This would allow irrigators with unused water allocations to continue to use carryover water in the current water year under the current rules,” he said.

The new water plan is expected to come into effect at the end of the year.

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New correctional officers sworn in

LOTUS Glen Correctional Centre has 13 new officers ready for duty after they were sworn into their roles during a recent graduation ceremony in Mareeba.

Hosted at the Cedric Davies Memorial Hub, the graduation was witnessed by the officers’ friends and families as they were sworn in after completing their 10-week custodial officer entry program.

Acting Assistant Commissioner Hamlett said

the new officers were ready to take on the many challenges of working in a correctional centre.

“Our correctional officers are equipped with the highest level of training, skills and support to enable them to perform their roles safely and effectively,” she said.

“We acknowledge their achievement and their commitment to model the key principles of the corrections 2030 strategy – safety, respect, excellence, empowerment and accountability.”

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More hospital ‘friends’ needed

BY ROBYN HOLMES

Atherton Hospital Friends of the Foundation volunteers (back row from left) Luci Bultman, Josie Ross, Diane Williams and Betty Saunders, with (centre row) Beverley Prescott and Dorothy Bew, with group secretary Jo Barnes (front).

THEY may be only a small group of people but the Atherton Hospital Friends of the Foundation volunteers punch well above their weight when it comes to raising money to buy medical equipment for the facility.

The small group of just 26 people are responsible for organising and hosting events like the weekly bingo at the Atherton International Club and providing services like the hospital trolley to raise money that has been used to buy various equipment over the years including ventilators, pressure mattresses, IV machines and weighing machines.

But the group needs more volunteers to be able to achieve much more.

“We currently have 16 people doing the trolley service which sells things like magazines, fruit, sweets and newspapers to patients but we need more people to fill the gaps,” group secretary Jo Barnes said.

“The trolley run happens once a day and it only takes an hour so it’s not a lot of time to give up.”

Volunteers are needed for the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, the second Sunday of the month, the third Saturday and the third Monday of the month.

The other major source of funds for the group is the weekly bingo that has been held at Atherton International Club for decades, first by the Hospital Auxiliary, as it was known then, and now by the Friends of the Hospital group.

Volunteers Beverley Prescott and Josie Raso, who have been involved with the bingo events for 30 years, work with five other volunteers to run the games which attract around 60 peo-

ple every Tuesday and bring in around $500 a month.

Ms Barnes said the foundation would like to do more events but they needed people from the community with experience in organising and managing events to join them as a volunteer.

“We have done some events but not for awhile due to Covid. We did a cent sale at Malanda which brought in $5000, and we would like to look at different ideas but we need people with experience or skills in the events area to join our little group,” she said.

She said donations to the Friends of the Foundation group came from a variety of sources.

“Last year, we had a $20,000 donation from a local lady, and then we had another person donate $10,000 specifically for artworks for the new hospital,” she said.

“We have one lady who picks up cans and sells them to recycling – she also gets all the crutches, which, once used, go to the tip. So she picks them up and sells them to the recycling and gives us the money.”

Local organisations like the Malanda Theatre Company also chip in, with proceeds from the sales of their Calendar Girls calendars, as well as events like the Malanda Christmas Street Party which gave the proceeds from its raffle to the hospital group. There also donations tins at various “It all adds up,” Ms Barnes said.

People can also go to the foundation website (www.fnqhf.org.au/make-a-donation) to make a donation and nominate which hospital it goes to.

Anyone who wishes to join the Atherton Hospital Friends of the Foundation can do so by emailing volunteer@fnqhf.org.au or call Ms Barnes on 0448 750 353.

Street change

A SECTION of one of the busiest streets in Atherton will become a single lane from this week until early December as roadworks are undertaken as part of the Atherton Hospital Redevelopment.

Part of Louise Street – from Jack Street to Cook Street – will become a single lane one-way thoroughfare with a speed limit of 40km/h while the works are carried out which include some demolition of the existing pavement and installation of median strips and crossovers to access the new hospital from Louise St. Up to 11 public parking spaces in front of the hospital on Louise St will be closed during this period and detour signs will be in place.

Atherton Hospital acting Director of Nursing and Midwifery Tammy Jennings thanked residents for their understanding and patience during this period, and said the roadworks were necessary to complete construction of the new hospital building.

Get cyclone ready RESIDENTS who live in a kerbside collection area and who receive the aged or disability pension can register with Tablelands Regional Council to get waste removed from their property in readiness for cyclone season.

“Now is the best time to prepare your yard for cyclone season by cutting back trees, shrubs and bushes,” Local Disaster Management Group chair Cr Bernie Wilce said.

“We’ll assist eligible age and disability pensioners by removing waste that is hazardous during storms and cyclones.

Hazardous waste includes green waste, iron and general yard debris.

Eligible residents can register for the collection at www.trc.qld.gov.au/cyclonecleanup or 1300 362 242 before 5pm on Friday 21 October. Collections will begin on Monday 7 November.

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It’s a ‘wheelie big’ raffle

Photomontage of what the proposed Chalumbin Wind Farm would look like from a point on the Kennedy Highway.

Thank you!

Thank you to everyone who dropped by to chat to the project team during the Torimba Festival parade and street party on Grigg Street in Ravenshoe on Saturday, 8 October, and all those who gave us their valuable feedback in the Community Benefit Program survey.

Congratulations to winners of the LEGO® Vestas Wind Turbine set, Ravenshoe’s Nicole Bowen and her children Marshall and Skylar!

Monty the horse and Sue from FNQ Foster Farms are ready for their “Wheelie Big Raffle”.

LOTS of local goodies are up for grabs, with FNQ Foster Farms hosting a “Wheelie Big” raffle to raise $1000 for their new equine project.

With the money raised, the volunteer-run organisation will be able to purchase bridges, tunnels and other equipment to help build horse owners equestrian skills such as communication and safer working.

The program also aims to reduce abuse and neglect towards horses and open the door to local equestrians to work on personal growth through equine-assisted learning.

Local businesses have chipped in to donate a variety of goodies valued up to $400 in total.

These include a Tablelands Hardware Wheel-

barrow, a Tablelands Tyre Centre picnic blanket, a Vicki’s Treasure Trove gift pack, a Ulysses Coffee pack, a $30 Coffee and Clay voucher, a Bunnings pack of essentials, a Fishtastic superfood fish drop, 500 piece Discover Space puzzle, a two-piece leaf scoop, coffee cup holder and a bowl.

Tickets are available to purchase for $2 each or $5 for three at Tableland Fertilizer and Tableland Tyre Centre Pty Ltd in Atherton and will also be sold outside Big W Atherton from 9am on Sunday 23 and Saturday 29 October.

The raffle will be drawn once the $1000 goal is reached and will be announced via the FNQ Foster Farms social media pages.

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For the latest project information, questions and to provide input for the Community Benefit Program, please visit the hub in Ravenshoe or email the project team on info@chalumbinwindfarm.com.au. The hub is open on Thursday afternoons or by appointment. Dates for community information sessions at the hub will be advertised soon.

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AN increased risk of more tropical cyclones and tropical lows is being predicted by the Bureau of Meteorology for the next six months.

The bureau has issued Australia's Tropical Cyclone Season long-range forecast in advance of the 1 November to 30 April cyclone season.

This season, the bureau says there’s a greater than 70 per cent chance of at least 11 tropical cyclones impacting the Australian region.

Communities are being urged to prepare now as there is an increased chance that the first tropical cyclone will be earlier in the season.

This reflects the impact of current climate influences including La Niña and a negative Indian Ocean Dipole.

Despite fewer tropical cyclones in recent years, Australia has never had a season without at least one tropical cyclone crossing the coast, since records began in the early 1970s.

The 2022-23 long-range forecast includes:  An increased risk of an above average number of tropical cyclones and tropical lows

 An increased risk of widespread flooding for eastern and northern Australia  Normal bushfire potential in eastern States  An increased risk of prolonged heatwaves in southern areas with higher humidity. And  A normal risk of severe thunderstorms.

The bureau closely monitors tropical weather systems and says it is important for people to know their weather and their risk so they are ready to act and stay safe.

Communities are encouraged to stay up to date with forecasts and warnings through the bureau's website and BOM Weather app. To receive notifications through the app, visit the notifications setting menu to get the warning information you need when it matters most.

This coming summer, more cloud and a wetter landscape could mean a reduced number of extreme heat days compared to recent years. However, given the long-term warming trend, even in a wet summer, some places will experience heatwaves.

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Frank Heard, Alex Hobkins, Graham Moro and Pat O’Farrell digging into some scones.

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Mareeba Shire Mayor Angela Toppin with Mulungu CEO Gale Wason watching the performers.

Lenard, Tiana, Angus, Yasmine, Callum and Tay enjoyed a family day out.

Maryleigh, Talayah, Emerson, Myah, Jennetta and Leikai enjoyed painting together at Naidoc.

The ladies from BlueCare with Councillor Mary Graham enjoyed some friendly conversation.

Young Laysharna showing off her painting next to her mum Kiama.

Courtney, Damien, Jack and Lyle in front of art painted by people at the Shanty Creek Rehabilitation Centre.

John and Isobel Sanderson have known each other for 71 years and enjoy spending time together at the morning tea.

Councillor Kevin Davies and his good friend Nita Roos.

Trevor and Margret Tremayne and Luz Feeney and John Kerr being serves fresh scones by St Stephen’s Grade 11 student Cameran Hatfield (centre).

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The 1905 Peckett Locomotive was a highlight over the weekend.

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ENTERTAINMENT Big weekend of movies THERE is a superb line-up of two great movies showing on the Majestic big screen this weekend. There’s something for everyone.

Top actor Dwayne Johnson stars as the lead role in the action sci-fi fantasy from the DC Universe, “Black Adam” who, after being imprisoned nearly 5,000 years ago, is freed from his earthly tomb and is ready to unleash his unique form of justice on the modern world.

This action-packed adventure should appeal to all ages.

This weekend is your last opportunity to see the excellent historical comedy drama “Amsterdam”, which has received positive feed-back for all those who attended.

Visit www.majestictheatre.com.au for all session times.

Bringing music to the folks

THE streets of Yungaburra will be filled with folk music, dance and laughter over the weekend as Queensland’s longest running folk festival kicks off again for another year.

The Tablelands Folk Festival has bought the talents of different folk artists from across Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to Yungaburra where they are set to perform from 21-23 October.

Secretary and program director Bronwyn Hogdkin has been involved with the festival since day one and is excited to welcome back “the family”.

“The very first festival was held in 1980 in Herberton and then it was moved to Yungaburra and continued to be centred around Yungaburra,” she said.

“That makes this year our 41st birthday – you could say we are middle aged now!

“I have never missed a festival except one and it is just one big giant family reunion when you get people who keep coming back every year.”

This year the festival will welcome international acts for the first time since Covid, with border closures forcing the festival committee to cancel last year’s big artists at the last minute.

International headliners Albi and The Wolves from New Zealand and Jake Spicer from the United Kingdom

International headliners Albi and The Wolves from New Zealand will travel to Yungaburra this weekend to perform.

will travel to Yungaburra to perform some of their best folk hits for audiences.

Alongside a variety of international and interstate acts, local folk talent will take the stage to showcase their talents and dedication to folk music.

Local acapella group BellaCapella will be taking centre stage during the festival, with their first performance being on Saturday at the Yungaburra Community Hall from 10am.

The audience is encouraged to come and sing along during their “Big Sing” performance, with music director and conductor Christina Bahrdt set to entice the audience and teach them the basics.

At 2pm, the group will take to the community hall stage again and perform a variety of songs alongside

Woyaya choir from Cairns to create their “Mega Choir”.

To see who is performing and at which venue, visit www.tablelandsfolkfestival.org.au/performers/ So far, thousands of people have already purchased tickets, with more expected to make the trip to the Tablelands to enjoy the “people music”.

With a full program, Ms Hodgkin promises a packed house across the 13 venues, eight stages and three major stages across Yungaburra.

A full weekend pass is $130 with access to all venues and stages. They can be purchased at www.tablelandsfolkfestival.org.au/ticket-sales/ As well as bringing in the tunes, a variety of workshops and special activities will keep participants entertained.

A lantern workshop will welcome creative minds to make lanterns that will light up the skies at the street parade on 22 October from 5.45pm.

The streets of Yungaburra will light up with the specially made lanterns, song and dance to kick off the weekend fun. The “fashion police” will also be out and about, making sure patrons are not committing fashion crimes and providing entertainment all weekend long.

For more information on activities and workshops, visit www.tablelandsfolkfestival.org.au

Kids fundraising weekend full of fun

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AN array of sports, kids craft sessions, live entertainment and a charity auction are some of the highlights of a special fundraising event to be held in Mt Garnet this weekend, kicking off on Saturday around 12noon.

The event is being hosted by the FNQ branch of the Isolated Children’s and Parents Association as they aim to raise funds and provide rural and remote children with opportunities they otherwise would not have.

They hope to organise sport camps, writing trips to Brisbane and if enough money is raised, send the children to Canberra for a chance to touch snow.

FNQ Branch ICPA president Karen Muccingnat said many children in rural and remote parts of Australia were disadvantaged compared to their city counterparts.

“ICPA is a self-funded not for profit organisation that lobbies governments on anything to do with children in all stages of education,” she said.

“Grass roots issues are raised at branch level and are taken to state and federal con-

ferences, we also raise money to send delegates to conferences all over Australia.”

There will be three kids programs on Saturday – one for children under seven, one for kids aged 8-12 and another for kids aged 13 and over. Activities include an AFL game, and macrame and pottery craft sessions before fun turns towards the jumping castle.

The Shane Knuth Happy Hour is between 5pm-6pm, with dinner to follow, the charity auction, and live music from Karizma right up until midnight.

Meal tickets for the Saturday night dinner can be purchased at the door, $25 for adults and $10 for children. All the action will be centred around the Mt Garnet Golf Course at the L.D Lucey Memorial Park.

On Sunday after a brekkie of bacon and eggs, Cricket Queensland will be hosting fun activities and a colour run from 9am until noon when lunch will be served.

If you are planning on attending please RSVP to Ms Muccignat on 0418 776 899 or Emm Jonsson on 0427 873 190.

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ENTERTAINMENT Love and war in classic comedic play

ATHERTON Performing Arts is just days away from presenting their newest play, “Arms and the Man”.

The play, which explores love, war and class stereotypes through comedy, will be performed over the next two weekends at the Silo Road Theatre in Atherton.

Written by literary giant George Bernard Shaw, the play is set in Bulgaria in the middle of a war with Serbia in the 1880s.

Director Jacqui Stephens said the classic comedy play followed the story of the glamorous and idealistic heroine, Raina.

“Raina has to face the realities of war when an enemy fugitive Captain Bluntschli lands in her bedroom,” she said.

“Life becomes complicated when not only does her heroic fiancée Sergius return from war, but so does the fugitive and it becomes particularly tricky when Raina’s

maid Louka is thrown into the equation.

“Stereotypes of love, war and class are bounced up and down and turned on their head with themes of anti-love, anti-class and anti-war abounding but with a startling turn-around of events, love somehow manages to triumph in the end.”

Opening night for the early birds is set for this Friday at 7.30pm before continuing with a Sunday afternoon performance at 2.30pm.

Next week, the last of the early bird performances will be on Thursday starting at 7.30pm with the remaining performances on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 7.30pm, 8pm and 2.30pm respectively.

Bookings are available at www.athertonperformingarts.com.au or at Tableland Books, Vernon Street, Atherton.

Kay and Les Battle (left) and Alison and Henry Sciani enjoy the opportunity to dance.

Get ready to dance, Spanish Fiesta style FOLLOWING on from their successful display at the recent Ageing Well Expo, the Tableland Social Dancers are now looking forward to new dancers joining them for their Spanish Fiesta Dance on the 29 October at Merriland Hall Atherton.

In their quest to renew interest in dance for all ages, the dance group wants to share the benefits of sequence dancing with everyone.

“Moving to music is good for your body and mind to give you a better quality of life as it can reduce symptoms of depression and

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make you feel more energetic and upbeat,” group president Trevor Hackett said.

“All age groups can benefit from improvements in flexibility, balance and coordination, not to mention the friendly social interaction.

“If you can Tango or Waltz, Swing or Rumba, put one foot in front of the other or just love music and good company, come and join the fun with a little Ole thrown in.”

Tickets are $15 per person with supper provided. Contact Trevor on 0498 733 630 or Esther on 0487 947 513 to find out more and book your place on the dance floor.

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ON LAND the

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QUEENSLAND scientists have joined the fight to protect the state’s vital beef industry from the threat of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) with over $1.15 million invested in the development of locally produced vaccines and tests.

LSD is a highly infectious viral disease of cattle. Australia is currently LSD-free, however with recent cases reported in Indonesia, it is an imminent threat.

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Queensland Government had partnered with Meat and Livestock Australia, the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and US-based biotechnology company, Tiba Biotech, to create a worldfirst synthetic vaccine for LSD. “A new mRNA vaccine would be a game changer as the live virus vaccines currently available overseas cannot be used in Australia,” Mr Furner said.

“Using existing vaccines here would result in us losing our disease-free status.

“A new mRNA vaccine would have the

advantages of being potentially safer with capacity for rapid development and lowercost manufacturing, helping to protect good jobs in Queensland’s nation-leading livestock industries.

“DAF scientists are also working on a second project with the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation at the University of Queensland which involves a traditional protein-based vaccine but with a delivery system that releases the vaccine in cattle over an extended period of time.”

Farmers the target of scammers

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FARMERS and small businesses in rural and regional areas are urged to be cautious, particularly when buying heavy machinery, following a spike in scams targeting the agricultural sector this year.

Reports to the ACCC’s Scamwatch show Australian farm businesses lost more than $1.2 million to scammers between 1 January and 31 August 2022, an increase of more than 20 per cent compared to the same period last year.

The most common scam targeting farmers involved the sale of tractors and heavy machinery, with losses to this scam alone topping $1 million so far this year.

“Scammers are ruthlessly luring farmers and rural businesses with seemingly good online deals on tractors and other farm machinery through fake websites or bogus classifieds on legitimate platforms and publications,” ACCC deputy chair Mick Keogh said.

“Unfortunately, we have seen a concern-

ing rise in agricultural scams in recent years, as farm businesses increasingly purchase machinery online. These scams are causing substantial financial losses and emotional devastation.”

“Scammers are highly sophisticated in the ways they impersonate a business – some fake websites have ABNs for instance - which is why we are urging farmers and business owners to be alert to the scam risks and do extra checks to avoid getting caught out.”

Scammers trick people through a range of ever-evolving methods such as providing a contract of sale, answering questions about the potential sale of machinery by phone or email, or offering a free trial period once money is deposited into an escrow account, which is actually part of the scam.

Farmers are also being warned against giving too much personal information as scammers are targeting more than just money.

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ON LAND the

Prices hold at Mareeba sale

BY SALLY TURLEY

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WITH just nine more sales scheduled before the Mareeba yards close down for the Christmas break, northern cattle prices continued to hold last week, in contrast to the state-wide trend.

November and December are historically the lowest priced months of the cattle selling year and while the Queensland Eastern Young Cattle Indicator (EYCI) has dipped just under 30 points to 1002.94 since early September, prices rose 5-10 cents across all categories in Mareeba.

Most cattle buyers were present, including representatives from JBS Australia, Bos Trading, Cairns Bulk Meats, Elders Townsville and Teys, Lakes Creek. Strong southern buyer support continued in the form of Shannon Coombs and Casino's Northern River Meats.

The best export boat order prices of the year have just hit the market and Central Queensland's Ryan Olive was operating on behalf of Perth-based Livestock Shipping Services (LSS), adding competition to the local market. Several more boats are expected before the end of the year, which should continue to underpin the solid market.

Since the influx of the northern bulls and mickeys that began at the start of September, Mareeba has been experiencing a run of yardings in the 1500 to 2000 head range, necessitating second round yard refills and making long days for agents and buyers.

Queensland Rural's Luke Hickmott said buyers could expect a lot more Peninsula bulls as northerners got into their fi-

nal clean up before the wet and that the continued flow of cattle numbers generally could cause an extension to the selling year, but he believed prices would hold.

A total of 1586 head were yarded at last week's Mareeba sale, including nine head sold at open auction to record an overall average improvement of four cents per kilo across the sale.

The 472 prime cattle included 64 bullocks and 242 mainly Peninsula bulls and 856 stores.

The prime cattle came from Cape York, the Gulf country, Georgetown, the Eastern Coastal area and the local Tablelands and consisted of some quality pens of ox, runs of cows and bulls and a few heifers.

Bullocks sold on account of R & R White topped the sale at 390.2c/kg to weigh 632.5kg and return an average of $2,468.02 per head.

The top pen of cows sold for 350.2c/kg, weighed 498kg and

returned $1745.16 per head and the best pen of trade heifers offered by JM & PL Gordon sold for 340c/kg, weighed 355kg and returned $$1207/hd.

Store lines totalled 930 head and were comprised of mainly Brahman lines with a small number of softer breed cattle, including some quality steers and heifers on offer.

A pen of 28 steers sold on account of R & R White made 540.2c/kg, weighed 175kg to realise $1102.91/head, while a pen of 7 of Brad Meldrum's heifers made 422.2c/kg, weighed 209kg to return $880.59 per head and cows and calves sold on account of Ironbark North returned $800 per unit.

The 419 bulls on offer averaged 265.8c/kg to top at 562.2; the 176 cows averaged 287.2 c/ kg to reach a top of 356.2 and a run of 256 head of 300- 500kg mickeys of varying quality, sold to a top of 448.2c/kg to average 253.6c/kg.

It was a sad day for Nicky Harvey of Biboohra as she said goodbye to her seven dairy/Wagyu and beef cross steers and bulls. The ongoing dry and increased cost of feed forced the sale of part of her young herd which averaged 172kg and $633.87/hd.

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HOMEsweet HOME Style and quality the focus of new furniture store STYLISH, quality furniture can sometimes be hard to find, but a new showroom in Cairns can now provide a whole new level of fine pieces to suit any home.

Style N Furniture is owned by Bruce Simpson, a man who is synonymous with quality pieces that will make any home feel comfortable and contemporary.

Bruce has decades of experience in the industry, starting to sell furniture in Cairns some 40 years ago, setting up his own store, Mister Sandman in the 1980s, and since then, started Hides Leather Furniture of Distinction, joined the Forty Winks brand, and opened Style N Leather.

Bruce has an unwavering commitment to comfort and durability and with decades of experience under his belt, there is no doubt his new store will deliver.

Style ‘N’ Furniture, located on Sheridan Street, showcases the family’s devotion to high-quality, stylish lounges and chairs, with the showroom clearly a labour of love

for the Simpson family.

“Time after time, I would hear locals complaining that there was nowhere for them to go to find better quality lounges that last and I personally wanted to do something different,” Bruce said.

“Once we found this location, my son and I built the showroom ourselves over a period of 12 months.

“I handpicked manufacturers I know and trust to provide the lumbar support our bodies need, especially as we get older.

“One of our international brands is so blown away by what we’ve done here, that they’ve nominated us for the company’s international award for ‘Best Store Presentation’.

“I’ve always aimed to be the best furniture store in Cairns, and even Australia, but for global recognition, that really says something about what we’ve achieved.’’

The showroom is designed to allow visitors to experience comfort in a range of different lounge settings.

Complemented with local art provided by Cairns artist Petra Meikle

The entrance to the beautiful showroom at Style N Furniture in Sheridan Street.

de Vlas and flowers that are grown in the garden found at the store, the showroom is a homage to design and comfort.

“Since opening my first store in Cairns in 1984, I’ve learned a thing or two about quality furniture,” Bruce said.

“Furniture that is stylish, durable and offers flawless support, always stands the test of time.

“Style ‘N’ Furniture was created to provide the Cairns community, with the finest furniture from trusted brands such as Stressless and Molmic.

“The carefully crafted showroom showcases lounges and chairs for those seeking something special and I invite you to explore and experience comfort in-store.’’

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THE cost of living is hurting us all, but there are simple things you can do to save money around the home. Here’s 10 things you can do to save an extra bit of money just by making some small changes.

Make snacks and “takeaway” food The cost of a pre-packaged snacks can be much more expensive than what you can make at home. Check out recipes online to make all sorts of interesting snacks for the family and you will definitely save money. Even better still, get the kids involved in making them! The same goes for “takeaway” food – pizzas, fish and chips, burgers – they can

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You can make great “takeaway” food at home and save money at the same time.

all be easily made at home and they’re going to be a lot healthier for the family anyway.

Maintain a shopping list We all go to supermarkets to buy our groceries and often come home with much more than what we intended to buy, or perhaps items we didn’t even need. Keep an active shopping list on the front of your refrigerator and write down what you need as you use the products.

GST added to the price of fresh food, so fresh is best!

Cook in bulk and skip the mid-week takeaway urge If you plan out your weekly meals, you can spend a Sunday afternoon preparing many of them and putting them away in the fridge or freezer for later in the week.

We all get tired mid-week and get tempted to get takeaways which can cost the family budget much more.

Use what’s in your pantry Most pantries contain a myriad of food items and ingredients that we can use to make many different recipes.

Look for recipes online that fit what you have in your pantry, rather than having to go out and buy a whole bunch of new products. Get innovative and try to use what you have at hand.

Borrow what you rarely use You don’t have to buy every new gadget out there – whether it’s for the kitchen, yard, or a handyman job, if you’re going to do something that might just be a one-off, ask your friends, family or neighbours if they have the equipment you need. Better to borrow than buy if you’re only going to use it every now and then.

Go fresh, reject processed foods If you eat fresh veggies and fruit instead of things like potato chips, energy bars and other processed or expensive stuff, you will end up saving money and be healthier as well. Remember, there is no

Don’t be scared of generic Generic products are plentiful these days, and often just as good as the well-known brands. Generic pantry staples like flour, sugar, rice, cereals and items like plastic food wrap or aluminium foil are just as good. Go generic

unless you’ve tried the product before and it wasn’t up to scratch.

Wash in cold water Gone are the days when you needed to wash your laundry in hot water to make sure it’s clean. Most clothing or linen will wash just fine in cold water which will save your hot water for other things – and the bonus is, the colours don’t run in cold water!

Ditch the dryer If you have the space in your house or garage, devise a system for hanging up the majority of your clothing to dry. Not only will you save on the cost of electricity, your clothes will also last longer than if dried with direct heat in a clothes dryer or in direct sunlight.

Turn them all off!

When you’re not using appliances or things like phone chargers, turn them off and unplug them. A variety of different electronic devices and appliances, including televisions, toasters, lamps, and more, when plugged in, can consume electricity even when they're turned off.

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Walking distance to all amenities

THIS traditional style clay brick home is located across the road from the Atherton Swimming Pool and within a few minutes walk to all amenities making this property an ideal investment property or development opportunity.

The home itself has been modernised with vinyl plank flooring and was rented for $395pw. The tenants have now vacated so the choice is yours.....move straight in or invest.

Property features include: • Airconditioned open plan living and dining • Modernised Kitchen with plenty of storage.

• 3 good size bedrooms all with built in robes

• Main bathroom shower & separate bath • 2nd bathroom & toilet • External laundry • Large outdoor entertaining • Double garage with convenient access straight into the Kitchen.

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fenced backyard.

Located in a medium density zone, Multi-unit developers could act now and take advantage of the Tableland Regional Council "Investment Incentive Policy" Contact Exclusive listed Agent Michelle Raso on 0428 116 136 or email michelle.raso@eldersrealestate.com for more information.

47 Robert Street, ATHERTON $375,000 EXCLUSIVE to Michelle Raso Elders Real Estate Malanda 0428 116 136

Opportunity to kickstart your acreage dream IF you've been looking for the perfect acreage property... then this may just be it! From the two large sheds, beautiful mountain views, established gardens and a low maintenance 3 bedroom home, this great property ticks all the boxes of acreage living.

Whilst it ticks all the boxes, it still has the convenience of being just a short drive from cafes, amenities, and schools.

Features Include; • Solid masonry block home • 3 carpeted bedrooms all with built-in robes • Master bedroom features an ensuite • Open plan kitchen/dining

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room with access to entertainment area • Central kitchen with a free-standing oven, breakfast bar, pantry & dishwasher • Separate lounge room with access to entertainment area • Spacious main bathroom with a walk-in shower, vanity, and a separate toilet • Internal laundry with a linen cupboard • Ceiling fans, grab rails & security screens throughout home • Covered entertainment area - enjoy beautiful views, cool breezes & entertain all year round!

• 1 bay carport

• 3 bay shed and a 4 bay shed – Plenty of room for a boat or caravan • Greenhouse + a garden/ storage shed • 4,019m2 allotment, fenced on 3 sides • Established and well maintained gardens • Located only 6km to Tolga Primary School & amenities and 10kms to Atherton Town Centre.

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This home could also be the perfect canvas for someone wanting to renovate and add value. it would be a very easy home to modernise so come and check it out for yourself.

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

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Historic paradise

FILLED to the brim with history and warmth this beautiful property captures a moment in time where people took pride in their homes and the current owner has lovingly kept the history in tack for the next generation to enjoy.

Each area of the home has been carefully curated to showcase its historic charm & features; from the high ceiling to the timber details.

Entering the home off the rear deck through lovely French doors you are greeted with the living & dining areas which expand down the center of the home showcasing cascading ceilings, intricate timber details & a fireplace.

The kitchen extends almost one side of the home with plenty of storage and large window cutouts create serveries on either side of the benchtops allowing conversation to flow. The 'L' shaped Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

sleep-out is situated at the front of the home connecting the living and kitchen.

Three bedrooms + study, each of them include access to timber decks. The master includes a generous sized ensuite, heaps of storage & access to its own private deck.

Set on 13.75 ha (approx.

34 acres) the property is separated by Spring Creek which has access to the back paddocks, mostly cleared and perfect for running some cattle or adjist for some extra income. Additional access is utilised at the top boundary.

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238 Griffin Road, TOLGA Offers Over $1,200,000 Morgan Brennan & Suzey Whitby Ray White Atherton 0407 730 450 or 0438 090 306

Absolute privacy A BEAUTIFUL block of land is now available in Danbulla. At the end of Stewart Road, out of the way of the hustle and bustle is an 8.4Ha block which backs on to lake Tinaroo.

This is an opportunity for those seeking the quiet life tucked away in the forest is a 60m x 60m clearing ready to build your dream home, subject to council approval. No covenants on the block and mains power is ready to be connected.

Wander the established tracks around the property, taking in the serene atmosphere with the sound of birdsong and keep your eyes peeled for the local wildlife on your doorstep.

The undulating block is full of surprises including a spring fed gully which runs year round.

Less than 20 kms to Yungaburra and 75 mins to Cairns, all the amenities you require are readily available.

For more information contact marketing agent Alex Payne today on 0409 328 153.

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Atherton

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

TROPICAL LIFESTYLE Lake Barrine • Set on approx. 2.5 acres • 3 bedrooms, 2 with built-ins • Timber kitchen, granite benchtops • Airconditioning throughout • Covered patio, 2 sides of home • Fruit trees & veggie gardens $626,000 L20092954 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION Tarzali • Set on 662.9 acres* with 3 titles • Flat to undulating land • Cattle yards + quality fencing • Molasses tank & trough • 3 bed Queenslander style home • 3 permanent creeks + 3 dams $ P.O.A. L11706832 Morgan Brennan 0407 730 450

BIG HOME, BEAUTIFUL VIEWS Atherton • 4 bedrooms with built-ins • Master with ensuite & WIR • Massive kitchen + open plan • Multiple living areas • Patio with views • 1 bay shed/storage, double garage $549,000 L20395657 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

THE VIEWS Yungaburra • Set on approx. 19.8 acres • 4 bed, 3 bath, 2 kitchen home • Well fenced – 3 paddocks • Rainwater + solar (6.25kw) • 3 bay machinery shed • Cattle yards $ P.O.A. L19586763 Morgan Brennan 0407 730 450

NEW & WAITING FOR YOU Atherton • Brand new modern home • 3 bedrooms with built-ins • Master with ensuite & WIR • Stunning kitchen • Garden shed + double garage • Covered patio $540,000 L20410747 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

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THE MARKET HAS CHANGED Before you make your next move – call me for sound and professional advice

Karen Ranie

0458 408 540

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Boutique Property Management Service provided by a local for locals Linda has extensive local knowledge and realestate expertise. A wonderful communicator who always goes above and beyond for her clients. A true professional, I cannot recommend her more highly - Louise

Linda Snart  0439 491 357  villagepropertyhub.au  linda@villagepropertyhub.au

Looking to Sell?

Call us for a Free Market Appraisal.

Brand new build in Atherton

BEAT the building backlog by making this brand new property yours.

Situated in a quiet cul-desac close to Atherton CBD, this property offers a low maintenance lifestyle giving you back your weekends.

The well thoughtout floorplan provides a central entrance hall which leads to the rear of the home where a large open plan living area opens onto the alfresco outdoor living space.

Features include: • 4 Bedroom newly com-

pleted home • Main bedroom features ensuite and large walk-in robe • Security screens and blinds fitted to all bedroom windows • Kitchen includes a 90cm freestanding stove with gas cooktop • Butler's pantry which connects with the kitchen and laundry • Open plan living area leads out to alfresco outdoor living • 2nd outdoor patio situ-

ated off kitchen • Double lock-up garage with remote • Main bathroom feataures separate shower and bathtub • Side access to the backyard Why wait when this well-

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designed home is available for immediate occupancy.

Contact Exclusive Marketing Agent Collette Rowston from Raine & Horne Atherton today (WEB ID 114698391).

3 Twine Close, ATHERTON $560,000 EXCLUSIVE to Collette Rowston Raine & Horne Atherton 0419 733 712

SOLID INVESTMENT 4 Larkin Close

POLE HOME WITH B B BUSINESS 36 Twelfth Avenue

BRAND NEW AND READY NOW 46 Kelly Street

MOUNTAIN VIEW ACREAGE, CREEK 13 Panoramic Drive

• Brick home with security screens on 820m2 • 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom • Double lock up garage • 2 living areas + shed Sale $409,000 ONO Web ID 16733698 Colle e Rowston 0419 733 712

• Elevated 1890m2 block, stunning views • 6 bedroom, 4 bathroom pole home • B&B business established since 2000 • 10kw solar with 13kw Tesla ba ery Sale $1,450,000 Web ID 17086365 Rino Gava 0427 779 086

• 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms • Full-sized modern kitchen • Double remote-controlled garage • Fully airconditioned

• 3 bedrooms + 2 office spaces • Minutes to town centre • 2 bay shed with lean-to • Partially fenced with creek

Sale $430,000 Web ID 17614695 Colle e Rowston 0419 733 712

Sale Offers Over $498,000 Web ID 16733677 Rino Gava 0427 779 086

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WITH its homely, rustic charm this renovated Queenslander home is just overflowing with character.

From timber floorboards, tongue and groove walls and barn style doors to a modern and stylish kitchen this home as all the quintessential Queenslander features and the benefits of a modern home.

The renovated kitchen has a modern and stylish design, with plenty of bench and cupboard space, dishwasher, and island bench.

Located conveniently beside the kitchen is the dining space, which leads directly to the large living space.

The home features four

bedrooms, one of which has a split-system air-conditioner. With two sleepouts there is plenty of opportunity to utilise the extra space for a home office, sitting area, or kids play area.

Situated on a fully fenced 1,135m2 corner allotment within walking distance to Mareeba CBD, Hospital and Primary Schools, this is a great, convenient location.

There is a cosy front patio which provides a great spot to sit and enjoy an afternoon cuppa, and a small back patio as well.

There is plenty of room at the rear of the property to add a shed, and there is the benefit of rear access as

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Features Include: • Rustic & renovated Queenslander home • Timber floors, tongue & groove walls, barn style doors • Modern kitchen with island bench & dishwasher • Large living area, dining room • 4 Bedrooms, 2 sleepouts, 1 bathroom • Carport, external laundry Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

• Front patio & small rear patio • 3kW Solar Power System • 1,135m2 corner allotment • Walking distance to Mareeba CBD, Hospital & Primary Schools To arrange your Private Inspection call exclusive agent Vince Costas on 0419 926 691 today.

79 Walsh Street, MAREEBA Offers Over $350,000 EXCLUSIVE to Vince Costas Central Realty Mareeba 0419 926 691

THINKING ABOUT SELLING YOUR PROPERTY? Then you need an experienced, local Real Estate Agency that gets results. Call Remo or Vince today on 4092 2232.

159 Byrnes St, Mareeba Phone: 4092 2232

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AUCTION SATURDAY 12TH NOVEMBER - 10AM RSL INNISFAIL - 18 FITZGERALD ESPLANADE, INNISFAIL 5 properties are to be auctioned in an ‘as is, where is’ condition.

Bidding by phone is available via prior registration with arrangements being made no later than 24 hours prior to Auction. It is recommended to have your own representative present at the Auction.

All boundaries lines are approximate only.

Contacts: Alf 0418 774 849, Kylie 0428 944 563 or Louise 0448 751 963

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Auction 1 – Lot 3 Rainforest Falls Rd, Coorumba.

Via East Palmerston - Land Area 1.179 ha Sloping block of land, includes one bore, bitumen road frontage, underground power access. Two sides with fenced boundary to cattle farm. Short walk to a freshwater creek to enjoy swimming and the peace of the rainforest.

Auction 2 – 23 Edith St, Innisfail.

Commercial Building 118 sqm + shared easement.

Ground floor is leased to 31/10/2024 + 3 year option.

Auction 3 – 6 Brownlee St, Innisfail.

Land 1,012 sqm.

A piece of history, charming Malanda cottage restored A CHARMING home that was once “Silvermist Cheese Glen Allyn Homestead”, originally built in the 1900’s, has been loved and restored.

High ceilings, casement windows and beautiful stained glass are some of charming features of the home.

There are three spacious bedrooms, the master with stunning chandelier and a walk in robe. The sunroom at the front is currently utilised as an office space with daybed.

The lounge room features a wood heater and the dining room flows into the kitchen which has quality appliances and a private deck fully screened and a perfect

spot for a morning coffee.

The bathroom has been completely updated with stunning timber vanity. There is an outdoor covered entertainment and firepit area.

For car accommodation there is a single bay carport.

The shed is 6mx4m with a set of plans to make a studio and a 3mx6m lean to.

The property is fully fenced with a range of established gardens and maniAddress: Price: Agent: Contact:

cured lawns to admire.

Located just 500m from the Main Street and 700m to the Malanda High School.

Nothing left to do, pack your bags and move straight in.

For more information or a private inspection please Contact Exclusive Marketing Agent Kaydee Chatfield 0417 468 941 at Main Street Real Estate today.

32 Patrick Street, MALANDA Offers Over $520,000 EXCLUSIVE to Kaydee Chatfield Main Street Real Estate 0417 468 941

Corner block of land including small shed with one roller door, constructed approximately 700mm aboveground and 24 sqm in area.

Auction 4 – 34 Payne St, Webb.

Land 1,012 sqm.

Residential block of land with one side boundary to cattle farm.

Auction 5 – Prince of Wales Island – Land 2,252 sqm.

Lot 32 Muralag Beach Rd, Country Womans Beach.

Oceanfront block with views to Horn Island. Includes small section of old dwelling needing work, an added on section may need demolishing. No power or water connected.

DAIMIN KOCHI 0448 916 246

ESCAPE THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE • 4.05Ha with family home, granny flat & office • Gallery style kitchen, dining, lounge with wood heater • 3 large bedrooms with built-ins, family sized bathroom • Separate 2nd dwelling, kitchenette, lounge 3 bedrooms • Separate 3rd dwelling currently set up as an office • Machinery shed, town water, bore, fully fenced $915,000

CHARMING RESTORED COTTAGE • High ceilings, casement windows & stained glass • 3 large bedrooms, master with stunning chandelier • Lounge features wood heater, dining flows into kitchen • Outdoor covered patio with firepit • 6m x 4m shed, fully fenced, established gardens • Just 500m from main st, 700m from high school OFFERS OVER $520,000

KAYDEE CHATFIELD 0417 468 941

TASTEFUL TWIST ON HIGHSET HOME • Highset home with spacious floorplan • 4 bedrooms with built-ins • Upstairs has updated kitchen, large panty • Lounge features fireplace, dining opens to deck • Downstairs has office with bathroom & kitchenette • Large shed, undercover area, firepit, pizza oven $595,000

UNIQUE HOME WITH RURAL VIEWS • Lifestyle block overlooking stunning rural views • Spacious home on 5 acres of flat usable land • Large main living, fireplace, spacious kitchen • 3 built-in bedrooms, water tanks & a bore • Timber staircase to loft with 2 bedrooms • 4kw solar, carport, 2 bay shed, chicken coop NOW $679,000

MINI MANSION AT MOUNTAIN VIEW • Double storey mansion on 4.769m2 allotment • Spacious kitchen, dining, living with wood heater • Lounge features exposed timber beams • Downstairs has 2 bathrooms, laundry & bedroom • Guest retreat has kitchenette, lounge, bathroom & bedroom accessed separately from main residence $650,000

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Make family life that little better

THIS spacious 4 bedroom home is located in the highly sought after Rangeview area just 5km from town.

The open plan living area has a reverse cycle air-conditioner for year round comfort and there are easy care timber look vinyl floor coverings throughout the home.

There is a gas cooktop, dishwasher & breakfast bar in the well-appointed kitchen. A pantry and plenty of cupboards for storage.

The air-conditioned main bedroom has an ensuite, with an easy access shower, plus a walk-in wardrobe.

Other bedrooms have builtIn wardrobes and ceiling fans.

A separate office nook has a built-in storage cupboard. You can relax on the tiled patio and gaze over the adjoining stately gumtrees.

Your children can play safely in the fenced 4,000m² allotment and can travel Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

safely to and from school on the bus that runs past the property.

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 TOLGA $565,000 Trisha Jackson Professionals Atherton 0419 183 145

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

JOETORRISI.COM.AU JOE TORRISI 0417 700 468 THIS three bedroom timber home has all the charm and character of a country cottage but with so much more room and a multitude of features.… all in a perfect central location within walking distance to Town Centre.

Attributes include: • Three Generous bedrooms plus multiple living areas – gyprock lined internally • Sizeable entertainment area at the rear with slate floor & bar/kitchenette area, 3m x 3.5m storeroom plus 3 roller doors opening up to the in-ground pool & private courtyard gardens • Very private pool with rock water fall & tropical garden • Tiled, generous kitchen with breakfast bar, corner pantry & recently replaced oven

• Tiled lounge room with extended 2nd living area • Main bedroom with split system air-conditioning & sitting area • Main bathroom incorporating toilet, shower & freestanding claw footed bath • Outdoor timber deck /sitting area • Sliding windows with fly mesh throughout plus security screens on the laundry & rear entry doors • Built-in storage cupboards • Large internal laundry • 2nd bathroom & toilet off Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

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the entertainment area • 1500 Litre poly rainwater tank + filtered town water • 754m2 allotment with established, low maintenance tropical gardens in a quiet & convenient location with no neighbours on the righthand side You’ll be surprised by the space and delighted by the warmth and appeal.

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

31 Basalt Street, MAREEBA NOW $439,000 EXCLUSIVE to Joe Torrisi Joe Torrisi Real Estate 0417 700 468

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Aries

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Taurus

Gemini

This week, after a stumble out of the gate, you’re off to the races.

Foggy energy is making it harder to see the simple solutions, leave health choices for another day.

Later in the week your energy will clear, making way for enthusiatic headway on your projects.

This week, things can come together beautifully. Your reality might be at odds with your vision early in the week, use this foggy energy to tap into the vision and lay the ground work. Later in the week you’ll be clearer and able to take on the heavy lifting.

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

This week, you’re pulling things together. Listen to your intuition, it might be telling you that there’s a leak in the house. Investigate it, you could need a plumber. Later in the week you’ll feel ready to tackle some of those deep cleaning chores.

This week, after a troublesome start, things get decidedly better.

Miscommunications are likely eary in the week, try to be patient. Later in the week you might end up going on an adventure with some friends. Something fun, physical, outdoors with your favourite people.

This week starts off casual and gets quite serious. The foggy energy might cause your budget to blow out, made even more difficult when everything you try on looks great. Later in the week you could be put in charge of an exciting high profile project.

Libra

March 21 to April 20

This week, a rocky start smooths out quite quickly. Acknowledge that you are feeling sensitive and easy to fire up, take some quiet time to ground yourself. Later in the week you’ll bounce back with more energy than you know what to do with.

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Sagittarius

This week, you’re picking up opportunities wherever you go.

You could have a psychic interaction. You feel it’s time to make a big change, but you don’t feel ready or want some reassurance.

Just ask, the universe will put the right person on your path.

This week, what starts out as fuzzy becomes clear by the end of the week. Technology could be going hay wire, check your settings or you could end up with a years worth of toilet paper. Energy levels will be high, get outdoors with your loved ones.

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Pisces

This week, a slow start to the race doesn’t stop you from winning. It’s easy to get upset when your reputation is on the line, but remember what others think of you is their problem. You’ll probably find this will all blow over. Lot’s to learn and teach this week, , you’ll feel satisfied by your progress.

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This week, you can win in the game of love. It might start off as poor timing but it could end up working brilliantly. You just need to be ready to make some adjustments, it will be worth it. Later in the week you’ll have a burst of energy, start ticking off those to do list items.

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SPORT Master marksman sets sights on world stage

BY RHYS THOMAS

ATHERTON master marksman Grace Grandcourt has achieved national acclaim for the second time after she won the super junior IPSC National Title in Darwin, giving her another chance to shoot on the world stage.

After winning her first national competition last year, Grace was unfortunately unable to compete in the 2021 IPSC World Shooting Competition due to Covid.

This year the 16-year-old will have the honour of donning the green and gold and flying over to Thailand in November to compete in the world titles, which will gather 1,600 competitors from 50 countries.

Grace said the recent competition was difficult and challenged her on a new level she had not experienced before.

“It was tough competition but that made me stretch myself and shoot harder,” she said.

The International Practical Shooting Confederation (ISPC) is the world’s largest growing shooting sport and takes a practical approach to shooting.

Competitors are given a course to run through, shooting multiple targets – moving and unmoving – whilst navigating cover.

Grace has only been shooting for less than five years but has already established herself as a master marksman, winning in her own age divisions, moving higher and winning again.

Getting her second chance to step onto the world stage, Grace felt incredibly honoured and excited in achieving one of her goals.

“I am representing Australia in ladies and competing against adult females even though I have

The squad of Mareeba Bulls have successfully won the Old Mongrels Carnival for the third year in a row.

Old bulls complete three-peat

Atherton’s Grace Grandcourt has achieved her second national title and been given a second chance to compete at the IPSC World Shooting Competition in Thailand in November.

just turned 16-years-old, It has always been a goal of mine and to see it unfold is very exciting,” she said.

“I am excited to meet new people and learn heaps – not sure how I will go as I haven’t completed against these people before.

“Eventually one day, I hope to complete at the Olympics and be the best lady in the world.”

AFTER toiling away for seven years, the Mareeba Bulls have finally secured the three-peat, becoming three-time champions of the Old Mongrels (over 45s) Carnival after trashing the Moody Blues 4-0 in the finals.

The Mareeba Bulls have been playing in the over 45’s carnival ever since it was established and made their way to four grand finals, three of which they have won taking home the trophy and the $1000 in prize money.

Lead by captain/coach Mario Terranova, the side contains some of the best Bulls Mareeba has to offer from the 90s and early 2000s, many of which have multiple premiership titles under their belts.

The oldest member of the squad, Raymond Cater, has played in each carnival for the past three years and has seen the team win again

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and again and again.

Mr Terranova said words could not describe the electricity in the air after the team won against the Moody Blues in the finals, a combined team of Edge Hill and Stratford players.

“Words cannot describe that Saturday night, I was overjoyed and to see the boys’ faces – they had the biggest smiles, smiles you wouldn’t want to take away,” he said.

“There were seven players who played in all three carnivals.”

Mr Terranova hopes the performance of the old boys in the over 45’s carnival will light a fire under the existing Mareeba Bull’s Premier teams and make them all the hungrier for some trophies of their own.

Up next for the team will be the Barrier Reef Masters Games set for May 2023.

The club is expecting more new drivers and looks forward to providing entertaining, local racing when the new season starts in 2023.

Race Results – D Grade: 1st Harrison Jonsson; 2nd William Jonsson; 3rd Callum Jonsson. C Grade: 1st Daniel Weller; 2nd Luke Cummings; 3rd Sophie Jonsson. B Grade: 1st Mitchell White; 2nd Geoff Schulz; 3rd Corey Martin. A Grade: 1st Owen Jonsson; 2nd Brad Brook; 3rd Andrew McCreath.

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SPORT Brooke sets eye on prize

Brooke Butler will be heading to Townsville this weekend for the Cricket Far North Under 15 competition.

YOUNG Mareeba cricket superstar Brooke Butler will be heading to Townsville this weekend to join some of the best players in the north for the Cricket Far North Under 15 competition.

The three-day competition will kick off at Endeavour Park on Friday which will then determine the Flames Team, who will compete against other teams across Queensland later in the season.

Brooke has her eye on the prize and has spent the beginning of the season training harder than ever to prepare for the competition.

Being one of the best female players in her age group, she says she is confident and ready to dominate the pitch.

“I’ve been trying to get in as much training as possible and trying to get into the nets with (coaching development officer Gary Toshach) to do one-on-one batting,” she said.

“I am confident – I am not nervous or anything and it should be a good competition.”

Mareeba off to rocky start MAREEBA’S second grade side has started their one-day season with a loss after facing off against Mulgrave Punjabi at Walker Road on Sunday.

After winning the toss and deciding to bat, Mareeba lost both of their openers early and relatively cheaply, neither making it into the double figures.

Captain Brendan Payne once again came to crease and steadied the rocking Mareeba ship, scoring 44 runs off 42 balls with five fours and two maximums.

The middle order did the best they could to stay out there with Payne, but most fell just after getting into double figures.

Tyson Brown made a quick appearance towards the bottom of the order and smashed 42 off 35 balls to give Mareeba some breathing room before the remaining batsmen fell, leaving a score of 159.

Things started off well for Mareeba and they struck early to put Mulgrave on the backfoot, however some quick hitting in the middle order and some heavy tail wagging by the home side pushed Mulgrave over the line – they passed Mareeba’s score in the 34th over with a boundary.

Mareeba’s next face-off will be against town rivals Atherton at Borzi Park this Sunday at 12.30pm.

Boorman brings Atherton over the line ATHERTON’S first grade has scraped by with two wickets to spare and secure their first win of the 50 over competition after they hosted Rovers at home for the third instalment of the Muoio-Ferguson trophy.

After winning the toss Atherton put Rovers into bat, looking to strike early and not let the top order settle in for the coming 50 overs.

A menacing opening partnership was broken by a superb direct hit run out from Logan Poggioli before Rovers middle order resettled and begun scoring at a decent pace.

Rovers ended up posting a score on 212 after their allotted 50 overs and Atherton had a big chase ahead of them against the Rovers bowling attack.

Two early ducks put Atherton on the back foot before Chris Adams and Tom Boorman started the comeback but just as they were starting to dominate the Rovers attack, Adams fell and the middle order soon followed plunging Atherton to 7/70.

Throughout the carnage, Boorman remained in control and found a willing ally in Angus Vikionkorpi, playing just his second first grade game.

Atherton first grade captain Tom Boorman posted 105 not out to push Atherton to their first win against Rovers on Saturday.

Angus dug in with his captain to add 56 runs before tickling a leg side delivery to the keeper, Angus’s father Ben then came to the crease and played superbly, showing great patience and punishing the loose balls.

At the other end Boorman was an immoveable object and finished with 105 runs not

out, his crisp driving and savage pull shots took him to his century in just 94 balls, the pair put on an unbroken stand of 88 runs to take Atherton to a rousing victory with 10 overs to spare and two wickets in hand.

Now Atherton will travel down to Trinity Beach to face off against Barron at Crathern Park on Saturday from 10am.

Best under 21s off to FNQ championships

Coach Gary Tosach, Jarod France, Tyson Brown, president Irene Roy and manager Brendan Payne will be representing the Far North at for Queensland Country Cricket. Absent Ben Jones.

MAREEBA Cricket’s best under 21’s players Jarod France, Tyson Brown and Ben Jones have been selected to represent the Far North this weekend in the North Queensland Country Cricket Championships.

After hours of training alongside coaching development officer Gary Toshach, the team will compete in a 20/20 plus 50 over game in Cairns against a team from Mackay.

Three weeks later, they will head down to enemy territory to compete again to determine who will become the North Queensland Champions.

If successful, they will take on the southern Queensland team to crown the Queensland Country Champions who will play against the other states.

“Each of these boys have been training since the end of July, into early August in an effort to make the team,” Toshach said.

Club president Irene Roy will also be travelling down alongside the men as a scorer and Mareeba Cricket second grade captain Brendan Payne will heading down as the manager.

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May May keeps dream alive

BY ELLIE FINK

ONE of Mareeba’s finest female rugby league players, Aerielle “May May” Hobbler, has made her country proud as her team dominated the field in Fiji, putting up a 48-0 masterclass during the Australian Secondary Schoolgirls tour.

Being the only girl north of Townsville on the team, the 17-year-old proudly sported the green and gold colours as she followed her team to the South Pacific island for the match.

Despite battling a groin injury she suffered during the Indigenous Women’s Academy in Canberra only weeks before, May May was at the front of the pack in the front row, setting up tries for her teammates throughout the whole game.

“There was a part there when one of the Fijian girls knocked it in, so I kicked it, chased it and got it there, that was a pretty big highlight of the game,” she said.

By half time, the sun was showing no mercy and the score was sitting at 38-0, with May May turning up the heat to set up the first try in the second half.

Although the weather and her recent injury threatened her performance, May May fought hard and drove her team to the top of the leader board.

“Coming off a groin injury, I did some extra training on the side like sprinting to build it back up,” she said.

“Originally when I saw the doctor in Canberra, she told me I probably couldn’t play but when I saw her again after extra physio, she said I could go.”

Mareeba State High School principal and Australian Schoolgirls manager Scott Whybird followed May May to Fiji and watched

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Mareeba’s May May Hobbler (left) after she exchanaged jerseys with a Fijian player after the match.

her power through, no matter the circumstances.

He said that although she was the star on the field, she also stood out as a role model to the other women from both teams.

“There is no question about May May’s mental toughness and personally I think she is one of the best talents to come out of the Mareeba area,” he said.

“I think it is truly remarkable the efforts that May May has put in with her footy.

From the sideline I have watched her grow more and more and become a role model to many young girls.”

When she was not training or playing on

the field in Fiji, May May spent time getting to know the locals, visiting a local school and participating in song and dance.

“At the end of the game, the Fijian girls started singing to us and everyone was in tears after that,” May May said.

“It was a really fun experience.”

As May May heads into her final exams for Grade 12, she hopes to maintain a balance between study and sport but is putting her grades as highest priority.

Next year, she will be joining the Northern Pride and hopes to eventually make it to an All-Stars team.

Riders jump high THE Mareeba Pony Club had two of their best riders fly down to Kilcoy in south-east Queensland to compete in the Pony Club State Championships.

After nine years of dedication to the sport, Alex Skinner reached his final year of competition.

The 26-year-old is no longer eligible to compete at a state level due to Mareeba Pony Club member his age however he still Sophie Hughes at the Pony can compete in other club Club State Championships. events.

Mareeba Pony Club cally on last year’s perforpresident Mark Bowe said mance, rising six places to Alex plays a huge role in the achieve fourth place in the team in terms of leadership formal gymkarna. and being a role model for Mr Bowe was pleased to the newest and younger team see the young riders perform members of the club. well at the championships.

“Alex’s service to the “We are proud of our representative scene has members who competed at been outstanding, he is one the highest level with disof those people who displays tinction,” he said. great leadership and is a perDue to her performance fect role model,” he said.

Sophie was selected to Sophie Hughes attended compete in the Queensland the championship alongside Mounted Games in Canberra Alex and improved drasti- at the end of October.

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