Mourilyan State School P&C Association’s High Tea raises $4,549.30 for student resources

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA GIRGENTI

IN mid-May, Mourilyan State School Parents and Citizens’ Association recently hosted their ninth annual Bring Your Own Tea Cup High Tea fundraiser held for the first time at Johnstone Shire Hall, where over 188 guests enjoyed a fun-filled afternoon of food, wine, prizes and entertainment.

Local crooner Mr Sean O’Brien provided the musical entertainment with his vast repertoire of easy-listening modern songs and tunes from yesteryear.

A stunning photo backdrop supplied by Tracy Yearwood from China & Lace High Tea Hire proved a massive hit with stacks of happy group snaps taken. Guests enjoyed a fashion parade of clothing, shoes, bags, scarves, jewellery and fascinators available at Larsen’s NewsXpress.

Event organiser Renee McLeod wanted to thank her committee, sponsors, and all the ladies for their tireless work, especially the decadent sweets from the High Tea crew, Roscoe’s Piazza, who supplied the finger foods and Innisfail-Fitzgerald Rotary Club for running the bar.

Throughout the afternoon, twenty-four lucky winners took home fantastic cent sale prizes, raffles and lucky door, and a silent auction of various prizes donated by individuals and local businesses.

Judge extraordinaire Tracy Yearwood, who was farewelled on the day, awarded flowers to the best teacups winners in the Most Colourful, Unique, Prettiest and Unusually Shaped categories.

This popular annual event raised $4,549.30 through a raffle, silent auction and cent sale.

This event is a major P&C Association fundraiser, with all profits used to purchase updated learning resources/equipment for students to improve their valuable learning and the costs of school excursions and camps.

Church times across the region

Tully Family Church, 9am, Sun, 2 Watkins St, Tully Cardwell AOG, 9:30am Sun, Shire Hall, Cardwell Mission Beach Family Church, 6pm, Sun, Unit 3, 2-4 Stephens Street, Mission Beach Cross Culture Church, 10am, Sun, 28-32 Townsville Road, Ingham Churches of Christ Care Rockingham Home Aged Care

AOG / ACC / Churches of Christ Baptist Family Centre Innisfail, 9:30am, Sun, 12 Tierney St, Innisfail Estate

Catholic Churches

St Rita’s Babinda, 7am, Sun, 15 Church St, Babinda

Mother of Good Counsel, 6:30pm Sat Vigil, 9am, Sun, 90 Rankin St, Innisfail

Our Lady of Fatima, 10am, Sun, 32 Glasgow Street, El Arish, St John the Evangelist, 6pm, Sat, 4 Harold Street, Silkwood, St Rita’s South Johnstone, 7am, 1st, 3rd & 5th/month, 5 Green Street, South Johnstone

Christ the King, 7am, 2nd & 4th/month, 10 Harbour Road, Mourilyan Holy Spirit, Mission Beach 7am Sun, 12 Webb Rd, Wongaling Beach

St Clare of Montefalco

Church, 6pm Vigil Mass, Sat 9am, Sun, 13 Mars St, Tully

Our Lady Star of the Sea, 5pm Sun (except 1st Sunday), 121 Victoria St, Cardwell Ingham Region Catholic

Parishes:

St Patrick’s, 8:30am, Sunday, 18 Abbott Street, Ingham

St Peter’s, 7am, Sunday, 10 Scott Street, Halifax, Canossa Chapel, 10am, Sunday, St Teresa’s College / 3819 Abergowrie Rd

St Teresa’s, Trebonne, 10am

Seventh Day Adventist

Seventh Day Adventist Innisfail, 10:30am, Sat ,Bible Study, 11am, Sat, 114 Lawrence Road, Bamboo Creek Tully Seventh Day Adventist Church, Sat 9:30am Sabbath School, Sat 11am, 1 Edward St, Tully

Baptist Churches

6:30pm, Sun, Ladies Church Tully Baptist Church, 10am, Sun, 6 Plumb Street, Tully Cardwell Baptist Church, 11am, Sun, Bruce Highway, Cardwell Sugar Reef Baptist Church, 9:30am, S, “The Knightclub” 38 Herbert St, Ingham Baptist Independent, 11am, Sun, 77 Halifax Rd, Ingham

Uniting Churches

Cassowary Coast Uniting Churchs: Innisfail, 10.30am, Sun, 8 Scullen Ave, Mighell, Innisfail Mission Beach, 8am, Sun, 2224 Tully-Mission Beach Rd, Mission Beach, Ingham District Uniting

Churches: Ingham, 10am, Sun 16 Herbert St, Ingham Halifax, 8am, Sun 12 Anderssen St, Halifax Blue Haven Lodge, Ingham, 11am (2nd & 4th Tues)

Lutheran

St Marks Lutheran Church, 9am, Sun, 34 Townsville Road, Ingham

Non-denominational

Empower Church Innisfail, 10am, Sun, 191-193 Mourilyan Rd, South Innisfail

Anglican Churches

St Albans Anglican Church, 9am, Sun, 83 Rankin Street, Innisfail

St John Anglican Church, 5pm, Sat, 2 Black Street, Tully John Oliver Feetham Pioneer Memorial 11am, Sun, 45 Bruce Highway, Cardwell St John Anglican Church, 3pm, 3rd Sun of month, Motel Chapel, Kurrimine Beach

Holy Trinity (Ingham) 6pm Saturday Service. 9am, Sunday. 37 McIlwraith Street, Ingham All Souls, 7.30am, Sun, 10 Four Mile Road, Victoria Estate