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Nate Moule with Cowboys lock Jason Taumalolo at their trial match in Cairns last fortnight.
Nate powers on
MAREEBA’S Nate Moule has successfully returned from meeting Dr Teo in Sydney where he removed all of Nates new tumour. 3-year-old Nate had his fourth surgery in Sydney last fortnight on Wednesday and was discharged from the hospital that afternoon. Nates mother Katie said that Nate is recovering “exceptionally well.” “He’s doing amazing and has recovered exceptionally well,” she said.
Nate then flew home on Friday, 21 February just in time for him to catch the North Queensland Cowboys VS the Brisbane Broncos game at Barlow Park on Saturday night. Both the Cowboys and the Broncos locker rooms were open to Nate who got to meet the players, grab some photos and even get a signed Cowboys Jersey. Katie has expressed her gratitude to all the lovely messages of support from the public, friends and family.
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THE Atherton Men’s Shed will soon welcome the roar of classic cars from across the Tablelands with their very next Cruise-in night. The Atherton Men’s shed started in 2011 and since then they have had five Cruise-ins per year. This is where local mo-
toring enthusiasts get to show off their unique, antique, classic cars, trucks and motorbikes. The Cruise-in kicks off at 6pm Friday, March 6 and admission is free for whole the family. For more information email Atherton@mensshed.net
2020 Queensland Local Hero nominee Fari Rameshfar of Tolga.
The travelling greengrocer
LIVING in the outback has its challenges, loneliness, isolation, regular access to fresh fruit and vegetables. One Tablelands resident has been addressing these issues for outback farmers for over 30 years. Fari Rameshfar migrated to Australia from Iran in 1973, first living in Melbourne and then moving to the Tablelands in 1983. In 1989 Fari started delivering fresh fruit and vegetables to people in outback Queensland in his refrigerated truck. The day that Fari arrived was often referred to by locals as 'Fari' Day as locals from stations far and wide would patiently waited for the arrival of Fari and his fresh fruit and vegetables. Fari lives in Tolga and starts his weekly run at Mt Garnett, he used to deliver as far as Hugh-
enden and Julia Creek and all the communities in between, travelling up to 2000 kilometres per fortnight. “At first I started delivering to Charters Towers and then I started getting calls from other towns and properties to deliver fresh fruit and veggies and it grew from there. I was doing 6-7 days per week on the road” Inside Fari’s truck are eight tonnes of fresh vegetables and fruit like, lettuce, potatoes, bananas, tomatoes, onions and apples, he also carries milk, cheese, bread, smallgoods, newspapers — and special orders from customers who have contacted him with their requests. While most people Fari’s age would be contemplating retirement, Fari is still delivering to graziers and the Greenvale community, via the Oasis roadhouse at the Lynd junction, that’s a 600
kilometre round trip in one day This year Fari was finalist in the Queensland Local Hero awards which are part of the much larger ‘Australian of the Year' Awards. He was nominated by his long-time customers in the Greenvale district, where some families would need to make a 400-kilometre round trip to get fresh groceries if it were not for Fari's fruit truck arriving every week. Fari was not only nominated for his delivery work in outback communities but also his Baha’i faith which he says “My faith teaches me that serving humanity is like worship” “My customers nominated for me, as sometimes I’m the only person that they get to talk to all week.”
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