HINCHINBROOK FESTIVAL OF EVENTS RAMPS UP IN WEEK THREE, SEE WHAT’S
This year, hundreds of children and their families set out on a spooky mission across Hinchinbrook. Record numbers at both the Cardwell Halloween Drive and the Ingham Halloween event showed just how much fun everyone across the district was having.
Horrifyingly fantastic house decorations and creative costumes delighted trick-or-treaters of all ages. Across it all, there was live music, spooky shows, neighbourly Trick-or-Treating, markets, parties and more. How big will it be next year?
A huge thank you goes out to the organisers, neighbours, businesses, and the community for getting behind it all and making this year’s Hal loween a candy-sweet success.
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Editor’s Note
Hello Hinchinbrook!
Exciting news – it’s our birthday month! And to celebrate a whole year of Hinchinbrook Life Newspaper, you’ll notice the paper looks a little different this week – we’ve rebranded!
For the past five years, Life newspapers have shared the same masthead, so we thought it was time for a fresh, modern look. We hope you love it as much as we do.
We’ve moved away from the traditional red, black, and white, and embraced a vibrant green–blue gradient – a nod to our stunning natural surrounds and the Great Barrier Reef, which runs the full length of our coastline and connects our four Life Publishing newspapers.
Hinchinbrook is the first to roll out the new look, so the paper you’re holding is the very first of its kind!
As we celebrate our first birthday, I’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has supported us over the past year – our loyal readers, valued advertisers, Council, Chamber, and community groups. Your ongoing support keeps local print news alive, and we’re so proud to continue delivering free, indepen-
dent news to the region every week.
A special thank you to our wonderful team – to Daniel Heggie, our first journalist on the ground, and Victoria Velton, who has since taken up the role with great enthusiasm - thank you for welcoming them both into the community. Our local Sales Manager Sherie Hensler-Adams has also been instrumental in reviving strong print advertising in the region, bringing with her eight years of experience from the Herbert River Express, she is the fountain of industry knowledge.
And, of course, thank you to our incredible design, production, and office teams who work tirelessly behind the scenes to bring each edition to life.
Here’s to a bright new look and another great year ahead!
Rach
Quote of the Week: “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make” (Jane Goodall)
SPREADING CHRISTMAS CHEER ONE BON BON AT A TIME
The Lower Herbert Lions Club recently received a generous donation from Thread Together, collecting a selection of festive Christmas bon bons, just in time for the Christmas season!
Thread Together has supported the Hinchinbrook Shire several times in the past, donating new clothes to those in need within the community and beyond. Run by a group of passionate individuals who believe in making a real change in the world, Thread Together works to divert brand-new, unsold clothes destined for landfill into the hands of those who need them most.
derful Christmas Luncheon, an annually celebrated extravaganza hosted for the seniors of the Hinchinbrook Shire.
Michael from the Lower Herbert Lions Club excitedly received the donation a couple of weeks ago at the Queensland Country Women’s Club (QCWA) Halifax Branch, noting they’ll certainly go to good use! The Lions Club plans to use the gift at this year’s won-
Usually hosted towards the end of November or in the early days of December, the Lower Herbert Halifax Lions Club Seniors’ Christmas Luncheon continues to bring the community together for a fabulous day of socialisation, festive fun and a delicious barbecue spread. Check up on the Lower Herbert Halifax Lions Club’s socials, call 0429 383 405 or email lowerherberthalifaxlionsclub@ gmail.com to be the first to know when the date for 2025’s Christmas Luncheon drops!
Gilroy Santa Maria College Celebrates 75 Years Of Education Excellence
Gilroy Santa Maria College marked a remarkable milestone on Wednesday, 30 October 2025, celebrating 75 years of education, faith, and community with a morning of reflection and festivity.
Originally planned for last year but postponed due to severe weather, the long-awaited celebration brought together current and former students, staff, clergy, and community members to honour the College’s proud history and enduring legacy.
The morning commenced with a liturgy led by Bishop Tim Harris of the Catholic Diocese of Townsville, setting a reverent tone for the occasion. Parish Priest Father John Kunnathumadappallil and Father Sylvester Emetuche from the Catholic Diocese of Townsville joined the ceremony, sharing in the blessings and prayers of the ceremonial mass.
Among the many attendees was Bob Mitting, known affectionately as the “Barefoot Gilroy Boy”, who, along with several long-time past students, travelled from near and far to take part in the celebrations. Guests enjoyed guided tours of the College grounds, revisiting familiar spaces and exploring the many changes that have taken place over the decades.
Inside the hall, displays of memorabilia, including vintage uniforms, old textbooks, alongside club and class photos, stirred fond memories and conversation, capturing the spirit of 75 years of growth and connection.
The event provided an opportunity to celebrate the generations who have shaped Gilroy Santa Maria College into the vibrant learning community it is today, while also looking forward to the College’s future with pride and great optimism.
Gilroy Santa Maria College’s 75th Celebration special mass. Old and current students gathered to receive blessings and share memories.
Photo credits: Victoria Velton
Hinchinbrook Gathers To Honour Remembrance Day
On Monday, 11 November, the Hinchinbrook community will pause to honour Remembrance Day, a time to reflect on the courage, sacrifice, and enduring spirit of those who have served in defence of our nation. Across the region, residents will gather at memorials and cenotaphs to pay tribute to the men and women who gave their lives for the
freedoms we cherish today.
At 11:00am, a minute’s silence will be observed. This solemn tradition unites communities across Australia and around the world in a shared act of remembrance and gratitude.
Local RSL branches, schools, and community groups will hold services throughout
REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY
Ceremony commences at 10.45 am by Councillor Chris Littlemore. The main Remembrance Day address presented by Cardwell RSL Sub Branch President, Rob Lang
Welcome to the Ex Queensland-Ambulance (QATB) Association and the FNQ Red Cross who have travelled a long way to join us today.
Hinchinbrook, with wreaths laid in honour of the fallen and words of reflection shared by veterans and youth representatives alike. The Ingham and Cardwell RSL Sub-Branches will host the main services at the Ingham and Cardwell Cenotaphs, welcoming all residents and visitors to attend and pay their respects.
Remembrance Day is not only about looking back, but also about recognising those who continue to serve in the Australian Defence Force and in peacekeeping roles around the globe. Their dedication and courage carry forward the same spirit of
service that has defined our armed forces for more than a century.
Community members are encouraged to wear a red poppy — the enduring symbol of remembrance — and to take a moment, wherever they are, to reflect on the meaning of sacrifice, service, and peace.
WHAT: Remembrance Day Service
WHEN: 10:45am for a 11:00am start, Tuesday, 11 November 2025
WHERE: Ingham & Cardwell Cenotaph and local memorials across the Hinchinbrook region
George Murray’s 30 Years of Service
At the Cardwell RSL Sub-Branch, volunteers are the heart of the organisation, and George Murray exemplifies this dedication. In the centre of the photo, George proudly holds his 30 Years RSL Service Award, a recognition given for not less than 30 years of cumulative service as a member of an RSL SubBranch, in accordance with Queensland State By-Laws.
George was very surprised to receive his 30 years continuous RSL Service Award.
A member of the RSL since the 1960s, he has always enjoyed the camaraderie the organisation offers. A Vietnam War veteran, George is a tireless worker for the Cardwell RSL Sub Branch, contributing in many ways, including whipper-snipping around the grounds.
His commitment and hard work have helped make the Cardwell RSL the successful venue it is today. It’s volunteers like George that any organisation would be proud to have.
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Hinchinbrook Festival Of Events Gallops Into Week Three
The Hinchinbrook Festival of Events is entering week 3 of the event calendar, and the organisers are extremely pleased with the attendance and participation at the many events and celebrations delivered to date.
The overwhelming and ongoing support from the local and visitor community has exceeded the organisers’ expectations. Data recorded to date from each event indicates the majority of the ticketed events have been sell-outs, with the “free to enter” events exceeding previous attendance numbers.
As the calendar continues to roll around, the next major event within the “Hinchinbrook Festival of Events” calendar is the NQIB Country Cups Challenge Qualifier - Hinchinbrook Cup Race Day on the 15th November at the Ingham Race Course!
This event promises a full day of horse racing, fashion, and socialising that will not disappoint! Being a family-friendly event, a day of exciting trackside entertainment for the whole family is assured.
Gates open at 11:00am on Saturday morning, with five local races. Local and southern bookmak-
ers and Sky Racing are onsite for those who want to have a flutter. Live music and a DJ will entertain the crowd, with a bar and canteen open to keep the revellers fed and thirst-quenched.
The spectacular “Fashions on the Field” is always a highly contested event and children’s amusements provide entertainment for the younger audience. This year, there is a new fashion category - “Living the Hinchinbrook Way – 4850”which will add another interesting aspect to the fashions. So get ready to enjoy a day at the races, Hinchinbrook style!
Pre-purchase Adult Entry Tickets ($15 each) and Tables ($60 per table – seats 10) online. With kids 0-14 years being free, and teens 14-17 years only available at the gate on race day.
For more information, or to purchase Entry Tickets and/or Tables, visit https://hinchinbrookchamber.com.au/ hinchinbrook-cuprace-dayfamilyevent/
FESTIVE VIBES HINCHINBROOK STYLE!
Fashions on the Field, dressed to impress.
Five races will hit the track on Hinchinbrook Cup Race Day
Gawara Baya: A Wind Song For Hinchinbrook
Gawara Baya, meaning “Wind Song” in the language of the Gugu Badhun People, is reshaping the future of Hinchinbrook and Charters Towers with clean energy, local jobs and community investment.
Located near Mount Fox on a cattle property with more than a century of agricultural history, the project will sit alongside ongoing farming operations. Led by Australian renewable energy company Windlab, Gawara Baya will produce around 400 megawatts of clean electricity, supporting Queensland’s shift to a cleaner, more reliable energy mix and regional energy security.
The project’s strength has been recognised nationally, selected as one of just 20 in the Capacity Investment Scheme, putting the region firmly on the map as part of Australia’s clean energy transition.
Local jobs and business opportunities
Construction will create more than 300 direct jobs in trades, logistics, environment, catering and equipment services. Windlab is working with contractors who are committed to local hiring and procurement, with targets including:
· 10% of labour hours from workers within 160km of the site
· 50% of labour hours from Queensland
residents
Local businesses are encouraged to register interest across civil works, quarry supply, equipment hire, fencing, fuel and water, traffic management, cleaning, catering and more.
Training the next generation Windlab is focused on building local careers in clean energy through hands-on learning.
The company is working with training providers, Construction Skills Queensland, and local schools to offer exposure to career pathways in construction, engineering and environmental science. Windlab has supported regional initiatives like Link2Country, the Find Your Futures Expo, the Velocity Raptors team representing Australia at the Hydrogen Powered Grand Prix (H2GP) World Championships, the Hinchinbrook Birdlife Awards and the Maraka Festival, encouraging locals to explore careers in the growing renewables sector.
Apprenticeships, site visits and training opportunities are all being explored for young people across the region.
Designed with community and environment in mind
Extensive consultation with landowners, Mount Fox locals, environmental special-
ists and Traditional Owners has shaped the project over four years.
More than 8,000 hours of ecological studies guided turbine placement and informed Australia’s first biodiversity net-gain strategy for renewable energy, a 20-year commitment to restoring habitat, protecting species and delivering measurable environmental improvements.
Respecting Country and culture
Windlab and the Gugu Badhun Aboriginal Corporation have formed a long-term partnership to ensure the project respects Country, community priorities and cultural heritage. The Indigenous Land Use Agreement supports cultural management, employment and training pathways, and the inclusion of Gugu Badhun culture throughout the project.
Backing local communities
Windlab will launch a $200,000 annual Community Benefit Fund, shared between the Hinchinbrook and Charters Towers regions. Local groups, individuals and councils will be encouraged to apply for funding to support initiatives with lasting regional value.
Windlab has already contributed to local events, including the Ingham Industry Breakfast and the Find Your Futures Expo.
Planning for roads and transport
Construction traffic will primarily travel via the Port of Townsville and Charters Towers, prioritising State-controlled roads to reduce impacts on residential areas. Windlab will continue working closely with councils and the community to support safe road access.
How to get involved
With construction expected to begin next year, now is the time for local businesses to connect. Industry Networking Sessions will be held:
· Tuesday 11 November — Ingham
· Wednesday 12 November — Charters Towers
Come along to learn, ask questions and explore ways to participate. More details at www.gawarabaya.com or join the mailing list: gawarabaya@windlab.com
WHAT: Industry Networking Ingham Session
WHEN: 4:00pm-6:00pm, Tuesday 11th November 2025
WHERE: Royal Hotel - Front Bar, 44-46 Lannercost St, Ingham
RSVP: Via the QR Code or Hinchinbrooktickets.com.au
Windlab event ambassadors with students of St. Teresa’s College, Abergowrie and Ingham State High School. Photo supplied
Educating high school students on the diverse career opportunities with Windlab. Photo supplied
responsibility to their community.
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their quiet heroism and the strength they gave us when we needed it most.
“This award is about recognising their quiet heroism and the strength they gave us when we needed it most.
“This is the community’s chance to thank those who gave so much without expecting anything in return.”
“This is the community’s chance to thank those who gave so much
simply helped in small but meaningful ways.
them from volunteers to emergency responders to neighbours who simply helped in small but meaningful ways.
From celebrating outstanding citizens of all ages, to recognising cultural and sporting
community
and acts of heroism during the
From celebrating outstanding citizens of all ages, to recognising cultural and sporting achievements, community events, and acts of heroism during the 2025 floods
For more information, visit the Council office at 25 Lannercost Street, Ingham or call 4776 4600. Award recipients will be celebrated at the Australia Day event on 26 January 2026 at the Hinchinbrook Shire Hall.
From celebrating outstanding citizens of all ages, to recognising cultural and sporting achievements, 5.00pm on Monday 15 December 2025.
Street, Ingham or call 4776 4600. Award recipients will be celebrated at the Australia Day event on 26 January 2026 at the Hinchinbrook Shire Hall.
For more information, visit the Council office at 25 Lannercost Street, Ingham or call 4776 4600. Award recipients will be celebrated at the Australia Day event on 26
Minute With The Mayor Mayor Ramon Jayo
The Mayor’s Christmas Appeal is now underway, and I encourage the community to support local families doing
The appeal is a practical way we can come together to support those doing it tough and ensure that no one is left behind
Residents can contribute by donating a new toy or non-perishable food item.
Donations can be placed under the Christmas tree at Council’s Customer Service Centre, located at 25 Lannercost Street,
All funds raised will be directed to the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre, a local organisation that plays a vital role in supporting vulnerable individuals and families across our region.
The centre provides emergency relief, food assistance, counselling, and referral services, and has been instrumental in helping residents rebuild after recent disasters.
I thank the staff and volunteers for their ongoing dedication and commitment to our community.
The appeal closes at 5:00pm on Wednesday, 10th of December 2025, allowing time for sorting and delivery before Christmas.
I acknowledge that this year has been challenging for many.
The impacts of natural disasters, economic pressures, and personal circumstances have tested our resilience.
In times like these, it’s important we exercise patience with one another and continue to show the generosity that defines our community.
Hinchinbrook has always been a giving region.
I’ve seen firsthand how our residents step up to support each other, and I’m confident we’ll do so again this Christmas.
Thank you to everyone who has already contributed, and to those planning to do so.
Your support makes a real difference.
Contact Council’s Customer Service Centre on 4776 4600 or email council@ hinchinbrook.qld.gov.au for more information.
Here’s a fact to make your GPS blink twice: Lucinda’s sugar-loading jetty stretches nearly six kilometres — that’s longer than Sydney’s Harbour Bridge … four times over! This engineering marvel funnels sweet Hinchinbrook sugar to waiting ships, floating far out over the Coral Sea.
On the right day, it disappears into the horizon like a mirage. While the jetty itself is off-limits to the public, nearby Lucinda Beach offers the perfect vantage point. Locals joke it’s the “jetty that goes to Fiji,” but it’s also a quiet reminder that industry and paradise can coexist.
Pack a camera and head north at sunset — when golden light hits the metal spine, it glows like a sugar thread stretching across the ocean.
Councillor Column Deputy Mayor Mary Brown
As our district is very quickly moving toward the end of the sugar cane harvest season, followed soon after by senior school graduations, the school year coming to an end, and Christmas preparation planning occurring, it is a great time to reflect on how far we have come in this extremely busy and challenging year.
It is hard to fathom how quickly our busy lives change, yet at the same time, so many things remain a constant. 2025 has certainly presented some challenges to the broader Hinchinbrook community, however, this year has also seen some new and exciting opportunities emerge in the Shire. Early assessments of this year’s sugar cane crop have very pleasantly seen the harvest to date returning a crop number closer to what had been achieved in more recent years, which has assisted in bridging the anticipated economic impact that could have more significantly affected our community.
The 28 actions identified in the 2025
Hinchinbrook Recovery Plan, developed following the February 2025 event, continue to see support services delivered, follow-up continues with building and insurance repairs, grant opportunity assistance and progressing plans for longer term actions to be implemented. Community Recovery Offices continue to work across the Shire, with a reminder to residents, should they still require assistance, to reach out to either Council or the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre.
Even though our community has seen its share of challenges in 2025, we have also witnessed new and exciting opportunities realised this year, that will continue to progress and grow the Hinchinbrook community. The approval and development of commercial and residential projects in the Shire this year is another demonstration of the resilience, vision and confidence being actioned locally, that reminds us all exactly how irrepressibly strong our residents are and how “getting on with the job” is a true demonstration of living “The Hinchinbrook Way”.
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MAYOR’S CHRISTMAS APPEAL
HOW TO HELP: ADD ONE EXTRA TOY OR NON-PERISHABLE ITEM AND PLACE IT UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT COUNCIL’S CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTRE AREA AT 25 LANNERCOST STREET, INGHAM DURING BUSINESS HOURS.
NO TIME TO SHOP?
MAKE A CASH DONATION AT COUNCIL’S OFFICE WITH ALL FUNDS GOING TO THE HINCHINBROOK COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE TO SUPPORT LOCAL FAMILIES.
APPEAL DATES: DONATIONS CLOSE 5.00PM ON WEDNESDAY 10 DECEMBER 2025 TO ALLOW TIME FOR DELIVERY.
GIVE A LITTLE, HELP A LOT AND MAKE SOMEONE’S CHRISTMAS MERRY AND BRIGHT!
Christmas in HINCHINBROOK - 14 DEC 2025
5.00PM 6 DEC 2025
Taylors Beach
Christmas Party
5.00PM 7 DEC 2025
Carols in the Park
5.00PM 10 DEC 2025
Lucinda Christmas Carols
5.00PM 14 DEC 2025
Trebonne Christmas in the Park
in the park
5.00pm to 8.30pm on Sunday 7 December 2025 Entertainment at 6.00pm | Rotary Park, Ingham
Celebrate Hinchinbrook this festive season by shopping local
Thursday 27 November 2025
QCAR Calls For Transparent Cane Audit System And Progress On Overdue Cane Analysis Program (CAP)
Queensland Cane Agriculture and Renewables (QCAR) is calling for transparency in the cane audit system and the continuation of the overdue review of the Cane Analysis Program (CAP).
QCAR Herbert District Committee Deputy Chair Matthew Pappin said exclusionary and anti-competitive practices had crept into the CAP document that governed cane testing in the Herbert district. This is contrary to a misleading article published in the Hinchinbrook Life on 28
October and submitted by Herbert River District Cane Growers (HRDCG).
QCAR Herbert, Burdekin and Central region representatives visited the Burdekin Cane Audit Services (BCAS) laboratory at Wilmar Invicta Mill on Monday, 27 October to review operations.
BCAS is a private industry company funded by millers and growers equally and is independently managed by a Board of Directors. “It was eye-opening to see how open and transparent the cane audit ser-
vices in the Burdekin are when compared to the Herbert,” he said. In late 2024, a review of the CAP commenced in response to QCAR identifying the exclusion clauses and anti-competitive practices that had crept into the Herbert document and that the review of the document was well overdue.
QCAR representatives met with the Independent Sugarcane Analysist to review the operations in late 2023. It came as a big surprise when the Independent Sugarcane Auditor informed QCAR representatives that the Cane Audit Program for the Herbert had instructions that only Herbert River District Canegrowers (HRDCG) members would be sampled for fibre, unless ‘the Growers’ Bargaining Representative Group represents more than 11% of Cane Delivery Tonnes’. - (source document-CAS:2017).
CCS in the Herbert River district is calculated using a district average fibre level to calculate a grower’s CCS and ultimately their cane payment. Sampling should be conducted on a true random basis by the Independent Sugarcane Auditor.
QCAR Herbert District Committee Chair John Board said it required a unanimous vote by industry bodies to make any changes to the CAP to remove the anti-competitive clauses. The CAP review is
now being stalled by one group.
“It’s time now for HRDCG to fall into line and allow all growers’ cane to be sampled for fibre - this is the right thing to do,” Mr Board said.
QCAR/ACL/HCQR grower collectives have united to get over the 11% threshold for fibre in 2025/2026; however, growers on individual contracts and mill cane are still being excluded.
QCAR is seeking the BCAS model to be replicated in all Wilmar regions, ensuring strong governance and procedures for the industry to adhere to.
“It’s time for open, transparent cane audit processes that are of a high quality and standard to be reinstated in the Herbert, while ensuring all sectors of the industry are being financially rewarded appropriately,” Mr Board said.
QCAR Herbert District Committee issued an invitation to HRDCG to join the tours; however, this was declined.
Mr Board said all attendees were appreciative of the time of BCAS and Wilmar staff for the opportunity to tour the laboratory and Invicta Mill.
All growers should be sampled for fibre. Image credit: QCAR
A Field Day That Has It All
The 2026 Rotary NQ Field Day is shaping up to be a celebration of everything that makes North Queensland extraordinary: resilient producers, curious kids, cutting-edge tech, and a whole lot of heart.
The iconic Talangalook herd returns to the spotlight. Known for their tropical toughness, calm temperament, and powerhouse genetics, these Santa Gertrudis cattle are a cornerstone of North Queensland beef production. Their presence is a proud nod to tradition and a bold step toward the future.
Attendees can get ready for feathers, flair, and fast feet—Melville’s Racing Ducks will be there to stir up laughter and friendly competition. These waddling wonders will be a Field Day favourite, drawing cheers from all ages.
Kids will be able to grab their Farmers Passport and embark on a hands-on journey across the Field Day. From machinery displays to livestock exhibits, they’ll collect stamps, complete challenges, and learn about agriculture in a fun, interactive way. It’s education disguised as adventure—and a brilliant way to inspire the next generation.
The 2026 Rotary NQ Field Day Committee are thrilled to welcome Travearth back, showcasing their cutting-edge mapping and geospatial technology tailored for agriculture. From precision farming to land management, Travearth’s live demonstrations will reveal how data-driven insights are transforming the way we grow, graze, and plan.
Whether you’re wanting to talk genetics, chase
ducks, explore the paddock, or dive into ag-tech, the 2026 Rotary NQ Field Day promises something for everyone. Come for the cattle, stay for the quacks, explore with the kids, and leave inspired by the future of farming.
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vesting groups to achieve a safe conclusion to the production season.
The Herbert mills processed more than 184,000 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the
The Herbert mills processed more than 184,000 tonnes of cane for the week, bringing the season-to date total to 3.13M tonnes. The average weekly CCS was 13.22, which is above the season-to-date average of 12.82 units.
Based on the latest estimate and no significant interruptions, we expect to finish the season in the week ending 22 November. We will continue to communicate any changes.
The average weekly CCS was 13 22, which is above the season-to-date average of 12.82 units.
The Long Pocket Bridge upgrade works are complete for 2025, and we are well placed to execute stage two ahead of the 2026 production season.
Please remember to stay cane train aware, particularly when approaching crossings. Our cane trains work around the clock, seven days a week.
We are mindful of the challenges facing the harvesting sector with manning, area cover and logistics, and will continue to work with harvesting groups to achieve a safe conclusion to the production season.
The Long Pocket Bridge upgrade works are complete for 2025, and we are well placed to execute stage two ahead of the 2026 production season. We are mindful of the challenges facing the harvesting sector with manning, area cover and logistics, and will continue to work with har-
Chris Winship Cane Supply Manager Herbert Region
Based on the latest estimate and no significant interruptions, we expect to finish the season in the continue to
Please remember to stay cane train aware, particularly when approaching crossings. he clock, seven days a
Cane Supply Manager
The iconic Talangalook herd returns to the spotlight. Photo credit: Zoe Maree Media Photos, Rotary NQ Field Day 2025 Gallery
Get Rid Of Your Bugs In Time For Christmas
With The Pest Control Guy
Christmas is almost here, and no one wants uninvited guests in their home, especially the six-legged variety. The Pest Control Guy in Ingham is making it simple to protect your home from pests before the festive season begins.
With summer in full swing, insects and rodents are more active than ever. From mosquitoes and ants to spiders and cockroaches, these pests can quickly turn a relaxing home or outdoor gathering into a stressful experience. That’s where The Pest Control Guy comes in, offering fast, reliable and professional solutions tailored to North Queensland’s tropical conditions.
Locally owned and operated, The Pest Control Guy understands the unique challenges of the region, from the heat and humidity to the variety of pests that thrive in the tropics. Their service is prompt, friendly and flexible, designed to fit around your busy holiday schedule.
Hook, Brew, Repeat
With Ingham Tackle Shop & Ingham Cycle Centre
Whether you’re hosting Christmas lunch, enjoying a backyard barbecue, or want peace of mind while the family is home, a pre-Christmas pest treatment can make all the difference. The team uses safe, effective treatments to target common household pests and keep your property bug-free, so you can focus on what really matters: celebrating with loved ones.
This festive season, don’t let pests crash your Christmas. Book a visit with The Pest Control Guy and enjoy a home that’s clean, comfortable and pest-free. From now until the holidays, it’s the perfect time to take action, giving your family and guests a safe, worry-free celebration. Contact Michael Slater, the Pest Control Guy on 0439 722 311 or email appc147@gmail.com.
For hobbyists and enthusiasts alike, Ingham Tackle Shop & Ingham Cycle Centre, 81 Cartwright Street, is the ultimate destination for fishing and home brewing. Whether you’re casting lines or crafting your own beer, the store has all the gear you need to get started and keep your passions thriving.
Fishing fans will find a wide selection of rods, lures, and tackle from trusted brands like Ugly Stick, Bomber, and Halco. From weekend anglers to seasoned pros, the variety ensures every fishing trip is wellequipped. Whether you’re after top-quality lures, reliable rods, or everything in between, this store has you covered.
For home brewers, the options are just as impressive. Wood chips, starters, flavour profiles, jugs, and much more are avail-
able, helping you craft your perfect brew from start to finish. Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned brewer, the store has everything you need to experiment, learn, and enjoy the fruits of your labour.
It’s the perfect place to stock up for Christmas gifts or simply treat yourself to something new. From rods and lures to home brew kits, Ingham Tackle Shop & Ingham Cycle Centre makes it easy to get your favourite hobby sorted.
Drop in and explore the store’s full range, you’ll leave ready to catch, brew, and enjoy, all from the heart of Ingham, QLD.
Michael Slater, the Pest Control Guy. Photo credit: Daniel Heggie
Floor to ceiling full of tackle, and many rods in store.
Photo credit: Victoria Velton
The Masked Zorro!
Just like the dashing masked vigilante, Zorro is a handsome, well-dressed young feline with a heart full of promise and the opportunity for a bright future. Zorro may initially seem a bit shy, but give him just thirty minutes, and you’ll find yourself enchanted by his gentle nature and sweet demeanour. Once he trusts you, he transforms into a dedicated purr machine, letting you know you’ve won his heart with his melodic symphony of affection.
Zorro will do best in an environment where patience and plenty of love are abundant. His progression from a shy feline to an endearing companion makes him a truly rewarding pet to welcome home.
Will you be the one to offer Zorro the loving space to settle and thrive? Please fill in an inquiry form at: https://www.angelpawsinc.com.au/forms.html.
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The Coming Of The White Birds Marks 60 Years of Conservation and Community Spirit
Amilestone celebration took place at Cardwell Library on Friday, the 31st of October, marking sixty years since the beginning of one of Australia’s longest-running bird counts. Titled ‘The Coming of the White Birds’, based on the documentary by the same name, the event honoured the extraordinary conservation legacy of Arthur and Margaret Thorsborne and the many volunteers who have continued their work along the North Queensland coast.
More than 150 people gathered to commemorate the Thorsbornes’ pioneering citizen science project, which has played a crucial role in protecting the Pied Imperial Pigeon and preserving its natural habitat.
The Cassowary Coast Regional Council hosted the event, recognising both the Thorsborne Trust’s ongoing work and the collective dedication of local conservationists, artists, and community members.
The celebration featured presentations from guest speakers Liz Downes, Daryl Dickson, Dr John Winter, and Damon
Sydes; an art exhibition by the artists of the Hinchinbrook Regional Art Association inc.; and imaginative installations of Margaret’s “White Birds” created by community members of all ages across the Cassowary Coast. Guests learned about the origins of the count and the remarkable science and conservation outcomes achieved over 60 years of monitoring. The highlight of the morning was the unveiling of a portrait of Margaret Thorsborne by artist Catherine Bone, a gift to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council that pays tribute to Margaret’s lifelong commitment to the environment.
Guests also enjoyed a screening of ‘The Coming of the White Birds’ documentary and a morning tea hosted by the Cassowary Coast Library & Museum Services team, whose careful planning and facilitation helped make the event a wonderful success. It was a fitting tribute to sixty years of citizen science and community spirit in Cardwell, with plans in place for the count to continue for many years to come.
Mandy Griffiths of Mandy’s Beauty In The Bush is proving that a beautiful floral design is much more than just a bouquet: it’s a story. As a fully qualified florist with a lifelong passion for the emotions flowers can express, Mandy’s extensive background as a makeup artist and beauty therapist, both locally and nationally, has honed her exceptional creative expertise.
Conveniently located centrally in Ingham, Mandy brings her unique talent for blending creativity and a compassionate approach to ensure every design, whether for birthdays, weddings, corporate functions, or gifting, truly understands and reflects the client’s needs.
A particular specialism is bespoke funeral tributes, where Mandy crafts arrangements to genuinely honour and reflect a loved one’s tale. Furthermore, Mandy is deeply invested in the community; she is
a proud supporter and sponsor of local events. Her floral designs are blooming reminders that every season in life deserves to be honoured with beauty and grace.
Floral arrangements designed to your request, for all occasions. Photo credit: Mandy Griffiths
The restored painting of Margaret Thorsborne, by artist Catherine Bone, is unveiled at the library: Photo credit: Victoria Velton
Spooky Fun At Seniors Morning Coffee Club
The Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre (HCSC) enjoyed a spooky twist on their Seniors Morning Coffee Club this week, celebrating Halloween on 24th October. The morning also included a special birthday celebration for October, with warm wishes to Joan Oldham — happy birthday, Joan!
Attendees enjoyed a morning filled with Halloween-themed decorations, a few festive costumes, and plenty of laughter. Fun activities included a Halloween trivia challenge and several rounds of Bingo, making it a fantastic morning shared with wonderful company.
The next Coffee Morning will be held on Thursday, 7th November. Anyone interested in joining in can contact Desley at the HUB for more details on (07) 4776 1822.
Spooky socks! Photo supplied Witches playing trivia. Photo supplied
Coffee Club ladies having fun. Photo supplied
Admiring the spooky decorations. Photo supplied
Photo sourced from and credited to Emma Raymond & Gail Riding (Cardwell Halloween Drive), and Caitlin (Ingham Halloween 2025)
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On 26th October, the ladies at the Cardwell RSL were first in line to enjoy selections from the extensive buffet salad bar during on of the RSL’s delightful Sunday BBQ lunch sessions. Among the guests were members of the National Servicemen’s Association, who had travelled from the Atherton Tablelands, Cairns, and Townsville for their annual gathering.
The National Servicemen, conscripted into the Australian Army between 1951–1959 and 1964–1972, undertook the same train-
ing as Regular soldiers for a compulsory period. Around 20,000 of these “Nashos” saw active service in the Vietnam War, and their contribution to Australia’s defence remains deeply respected.
Though many of the attendees were in their eighties, the camaraderie among the group was evident. The strong bonds forged during their service continue to remain incredibly strong, a testament to the shared experiences that have stood the test of time.
Ladies first at Cardwell RSL Sub-Branch salad tables. Photo supplied
A Taste Of Beauty At Fiori With Love
Ingham locals know that the best kind of café is one that feeds both the body and the soul, and that’s exactly what Fiori With Love does so well. This Ingham floral café has become a local treasure where great food meets stunning blooms in perfect harmony.
From the moment you step inside, the scent of fresh coffee mingles with the fragrance of flowers, setting the tone for a truly sensory experience. The café menu is full of wholesome, home-style fare that celebrates simplicity done well. Expect breakfasts, fresh juices, toasted sandwiches, and indulgent cakes, all made with care in-house and served with a smile. Their coffee, rich and smooth, has earned a loyal following among locals who drop by for their morning pick-meup or a slow afternoon chat among the flowers.
The display cabinet is always stocked with something inviting and worth a peek: housebaked slices, muffins, tartlets, and of course, cakes, that feel just like home. With vegetarian and gluten-free choices available, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
Adding to the charm is the setting itself. Fiori With Love doubles as a florist, so diners are treated to the sights and scents of seasonal greenery. It’s the kind of place where you can sip your latte while watching fresh bouquets being made just a few metres away.
Whether you’re meeting a friend for brunch, grabbing a takeaway coffee, or choosing flowers for someone special, Fiori With Love offers a taste of Ingham hospitality at its most heartfelt. With a little slice of beauty served on a plate and wrapped in petals. Reach out to Louise at 0407 166 186 to book a table or email louise@fioriwithlove.com.au, and enjoy something beautiful.
Planning a Harvester party, a friends’ get-together, Christmas work break-up, or a thank-you gift for teachers? We’ve got you covered!
From sweet and savoury platters to fresh fruit, sandwich, and wrap boxes – Mick’s Bread Kitchen caters for it all. Fresh. Delicious. Perfect for every occasion. Order now and let us bring the flavour to your celebration GF options available on request - something for everyone!
Summer Style At I Love Boutique
The Christmas countdown is on, and there’s no better time to refresh your summer wardrobe than at I Love Boutique in Ingham. With the North Queensland sun blazing down, the boutique is brimming with breezy styles that keep you cool while looking effortlessly chic.
For the ladies, lightweight dresses, playful minis and flowing long styles are perfect for sun-drenched days and balmy evenings. Bold prints and soft, breathable fabrics capture the spirit of the coast, while relaxed silhouettes ensure comfort without compromising on style. Pieces like the crinkle cotton dresses or boutique-exclusive statement dresses strike the perfect balance between festive flair and everyday wearability.
The boutique hasn’t forgotten the little ones either. They have bath bombs, cute jewellery pieces
like beaded necklaces and crystal bracelets, stylish shoes and funky hats, making for fun and fashionable Christmas gift ideas.
I Love Boutique also offers gift-ready items to delight friends or loved ones this festive season. Accessories, sunhats and jewellery complement the summer wardrobe, providing thoughtful, on-trend gift options.
What makes the boutique truly special is the way it blends style with practicality. Each piece has been chosen to suit the coastal summer heat, offering comfort, colour and character for every occasion. Whether you’re shopping for yourself, your children or someone special, I Love Boutique is your go-to destination for fresh summer styles, festive flair and a little bit of coastal magic, all just in time for Christmas!
For colours and fashion as bright as the summer sun, shop i love boutique! Photo sourced: shop. iloveboutique.com.au
Follow their socials for sales and style updates at iloveboutiqueingham on Facebook and Instagram!
Make Your Own Christmas Stocking
With Barnes Sewing Centre
You can get everything for this project at Barnes Sewing Centre on 16 Lannercost St, Ingham. Pop in and see the cute Christmas patterns in stock!
Difficulty: Easy | Time: 30–45 minutes
What You’ll Need:
Christmas-themed cotton fabric (30cm–50cm, depending on bag size)
Ribbon or twine for ties
Scissors or rotary cutter
Sewing machine or needle and thread
Pins or clips
Iron (optional)
Cut your fabric: A good starting size is 30cm wide by 40cm tall. Cut two equal rectangles.
Place right sides together: Pin or clip the fabric pieces together with the right sides facing each other.
Sew around the edges: Stitch along both sides and the bottom, leaving the top edge open. Use a 1cm seam allowance.
Finish the top edge: Fold the top edge down twice (about 1.5cm each fold) to hide the raw edges. Press flat, then stitch along to create a clean hem.
Add ribbon ties: You can either stitch a ribbon directly on opposite sides of the top edge for easy ties, or thread the ribbon
through the top edge and leave two slits open for a draw-string effect.
Turn right side out: Flip your bag so the pattern side of the fabric is showing. Add your gifts, tie it up, and you’re done!
Variations: Add embroidered names or decorations to make each sack personal. Make several in different sizes for a matching set! This project also works for those who want to skip the tape and wrapping - it works as reusable gift bags you could pop under the tree every year.
If you’re searching for a place where the rainforest meets the reef, where waterfalls tumble from misty peaks and white sand beaches stretch as far as the eye can see, then look no further than Hinchinbrook Island National Park.
Just a hop, skip and a jump from your own backyard, off the coast between Cardwell and Lucinda, this rugged island wilderness is one of the country’s largest island national parks and a true gem of Tropical North Queensland. Known as Munamudanamy by the Bandjin and Girramay Traditional Owners, Hinchinbrook’s spectacular landscapes are rich in cultural and environmental significance.
Protected since 1932, the island spans nearly 40,000 hectares and lies within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Its diverse habitats range from mangrove-lined estuaries and paperbark wetlands to eucalypt forests and mountain ridges often cloaked in cloud. Dugongs, turtles, and countless bird species call these waters home, while the island’s mangrove forests remain some of the most varied in Australia.
But Hinchinbrook isn’t a resort island, it’s an adventure! With no hotels, cars, or crowds, visitors come to experience nature at its rawest, with camping the only way to stay overnight, ensuring a true wilderness escape for hikers, kayakers, and nature lovers.
The island’s crown jewel is the Thorsborne Trail, a 32-kilometre trek named after local conservationists Margaret and Arthur Thorsborne. Recognised worldwide for its untouched beauty, the trail takes around
four days to complete and winds through rainforests, waterfalls, and pristine beaches. Only 40 hikers are allowed on the trail at any time to preserve its delicate ecosystems, so booking well in advance is essential.
If a shorter adventure is what you’re after, guided day tours and scenic cruises offer a glimpse into Hinchinbrook’s breathtaking terrain! Visitors can explore Zoe Bay, Mulligan Falls, or Ramsay Bay, where the rainforest meets the ocean, and marine life
NQ Travel & Cruise Celebrates National Recognition Through Award-Winning Network
It’s cheers all round at NQ Travel & Cruise, with the Ingham-based agency proudly sharing in the success of its national network, Travellers Choice, which was named Australia’s Most Outstanding Travel Agency Network for the fifth consecutive year at the 2025 National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA).
Owner Kathleen Lynch said the award –presented on 18 October at The Star Brisbane – is the Australian retail travel industry’s highest honour.
“To be recognised and awarded by your industry peers is an incredible honour and one of the highest forms of validation,” says Ms Lynch.
“It’s not every day you get to say your business is part of a multi-award-winning network. This award underscores what Travellers Choice and agencies like ours are all about, which is an unwavering focus on customers and offering the very best in personalised service, expert advice and unbeatable value.
“We’re proud to be part of a national network that champions independent agencies and supports us to deliver outstanding travel experiences to our local community.”
As an independent travel adviser, Ms Lynch takes the time to understand each traveller’s unique needs and preferences. Whether it’s a relaxing island getaway, a luxury river cruise or a once-in-a-lifetime overseas adventure, every detail is handled with professionalism and care.
NQ Travel & Cruise is also an ATIA Accredited Travel Agent, a recognition that represents the highest standard in the Australian travel industry. This accreditation is renewed annually following a detailed assessment of financial stability, workforce practices and operational integrity.
With NQ Travel & Cruise, your holiday plans are in expert hands. Find out more at www.nqntravelandcruise.com.au, visit the office at 73-81 Lannercost Street, Ingham or call 07 4440 3310.
such as dolphins and dugongs can often be spotted.
While Hinchinbrook’s beauty is undeniable, visitors are reminded to tread lightly, leave nothing behind, take all rubbish with you, and help protect this precious island for future generations. Campers should come prepared and be aware of seasonal closures, crocodile warnings, and marine stingers during the warmer months between November and April.
Whether by foot, kayak, or boat, a journey to Hinchinbrook Island National Park is a journey back to nature which will be nothing short of wild, remote, and unforgettable!
To keep up to date with park alerts, trail bookings, and safety advice, visit the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service website at www.queensland.com/us/en/ places-to-see/experiences/islands/explore-hinchinbrook-island.
The Thorsborne Trail hike is one of the most popular Hinchinbrook Island activities. Photo Sourced: Queensland.com
EVENTGUIDE
and 70s, and enjoy a morning of nostalgia, singalongs, and rock ‘n’ roll magic. Doors open at 9:30am; tickets $25, available at www. hinchinbrooktickets.com.au
Playtime At The Library
10:30am – 12:00pm at the Hinchinbrook Shire Library, 73–75 McIlwraith St, Ingham.
A fun-filled learning session, which incorporates stories, songs and rhymes aimed at children 0–5 years of age. Each session caregivers will have the opportunity to ask questions or discuss concerns with a Queensland Health Clinical Nurse.
bowlers from Cairns, Mackay, and Collinsville take to the green. Teams of four compete in skillful and precise matches, setting the stage for a weekend of intense competition and camaraderie.
Park Run
7:00am in Palm Creek, Ingham & The Cardwell foreshore.
TUESDAY 4 NOVEMBER
Mayor’s Christmas Appeal 2025
8:30am Tuesday 4 November – 5:00pm Wednesday 10 December 2025 at Hinchinbrook Shire Council, 25 Lannercost Street, Ingham.
Donate a new toy or non-perishable food item at Council’s Customer Service Centre to support local families in need this Christmas. Contributions go directly to the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre-, which provides emergency relief, food assistance, counselling, and referral services to vulnerable residents across the region. For more info, phone 4776 4600 or email council@hinchinbrook.qld.gov.au
Green Thumbs Club
2:30pm at Community Garden, 100 McIlwraith Street, Ingham. Join the Green Thumbs for an afternoon of planting, chatting and getting dirty in the soil. Whether you’re putting seedlings in the ground or just soaking up the fresh air, it’s all about community spirit and good vibes. No experience needed – just bring a smile and maybe a pair of garden gloves. Call the HSCS (07) 4776 1822 for more info!
WEDNESDAY 5 NOVEMBER
Hinchinbrook Stitchers, Social Sewing Group
9:00am - 3:00pm at Victoria Mill Social Club Hall, Ingham.
Quilting, crocette, knitting and sewing, all crafts are enjoyed at at this club! Bring whatever you need and your own lunch and refreshments for a lovely day of being creative. Contact Jackie for further detials on: 04 2771 7605.
Bambaroo Community Shed Meeting
5:00pm at Bambaroo Rural Fire Station, Bambaroo Road, Bambaroo. An open community discussion focusing on disaster preparedness, response, and resilience. These sessions are part of a regional series designed to help residents strengthen their homes, neighbourhoods, and communities ahead of the disaster season.
Sessions will also be held in Abergowrie, Mount Fox, Forrest Beach, Trebonne, Taylors Beach, Macknade, and Ingham.
Social Darts
7:00pm in the Upstairs Area, Brothers Sports and Community Club, Cooper St, Ingham.
Social darts have been back in full swing and the enthusiasm is stronger than ever. Be sure to check in before 7:00pm to join the competition and experience the friendly spirit of the game.
THURSDAY 6 NOVEMBER
CWA Craft Group
9:00am – 12:00pm at the Forrest Beach CWA Hall, 6 Palm St.
Everyone is welcome to do your own craft or join an organised craft activity. For just $2.00 enjoy the company of other crafters, all levels of experience and craft types welcome! Our gold coin donation library is also open with books aplenty, CDs, DVDs, and puzzles too!
Senior Men’s Social Group
9:00am – 12:00pm at HCSC The Centre, 71 Townsville Rd, Ingham.
Are you a man over 60, or 55 if you identify as ATSI, looking for a place to belong, connect and share good times? Meet other men, enjoy meaningful conversations, and participate in fun activities. Please contact Desley at: 4776 1822.
Technology Classes
10:00am – 1:30pm, at the Hinchinbrook Shire Library, 73–75 McIlwraith Street, Ingham.
Want to get more confident with computers, smartphones, tablets, or social media? Free Computer Classes from 10:00am to 11:30am, followed by Technology Classes from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. Bookings are essential, please contact the Library on 07 4776 4600 or email: library@hinchinbrook.qld.gov.au.
Join BrisVegas’ Tristan James, UETA Top 20 finalist, as he brings the timeless hits of Elvis Presley to life in this 70-minute Morning Melodies show. Journey through the 50s, 60s,
Mummy’s Matter
1:00pm to 2:00pm at The Hub, 100 McIlwraith Street, Ingham. A welcoming and judgement-free group for mums who may be feeling isolated, vulnerable, or at risk of postnatal depression. Expectant mothers are also encouraged to join. Sessions focus on connection, support and creating a sense of belonging, with children under school age welcome to attend alongside their mums. For more info, contact Shannen at the HCSC on 07 4776 1822.
Mahjong
1:00pm – 3:00pm at The Centre, 71 Townsville Rd.
Join in friendly games of mahjong and test your tile skills with fellow enthusiasts! Please call Desley to register your interest: 07 4776 1822.
FRIDAY 7 NOVEMBER
TYTO Wetlands Community Tree Planting Day
8:45am – 12:30pm at TYTO Wetlands walking track, end of Cooper Street, Ingham.
Join Hinchinbrook Shire Council and Greening Australia for a morning of community planting. Help plant 1,500 native trees to restore habitat for TYTO’s feathered and furry locals. Meet in the council car park near the track entrance. A sausage sizzle at noon. Bring covered shoes, a wide-brimmed hat, sunscreen and plenty of water. Contact Council on 4776 4600 or email council@ hinchinbrook.qld.gov.au to register.
Seniors Morning Coffee Club
9:30am - 11:30am at Conroy Hall, 41 McIlwraith St, Ingham.
Offering lovely morning tea, games, trivia, prizes, and can pick you up from your residence if required depending on your address. Bus pick-ups to Halifax and around Ingham. We charge a cover fee of $5pp. which goes towards morning tea. To register interest and RSVP, contact Desley at: 07 4776 1822
Beers By The Beach
5pm at the Forrest Beach SLSC, 6 Palm st, Forrest Beach.
The SLSC is a place where everyone can unwind with a cold drink in hand while soaking up ocean views. Nibbles and occasional raffles add to the fun, with prizes like fresh prawns up for grabs. Bring the kids, there’s a park next door, or pop in before your evening beachside stroll. It’s a laid-back evening for everyone to enjoy.
SATURDAY 8 NOVEMBER
Noorla Bowls Club Invitational 4s - Day 1
All Day, at Noorla Bowls Club, McIlwraith Street, Ingham.
The tournament kicks off with the first rounds of the popular fours format, as 64
A FREE weekly 5k exercising event for participants of all fitness levels, an opportunity for all the local community, regardless of age or gender, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy the outdoors and get physically active. Encouraging people to run, jog, walk and volunteer together!
Conroy Hall Markets
7:30am - 11:30am in Conroy Hall, 43 McIlwraith Street, Ingham.
This fantastic all-weather market is Inghams longest running market packed with charm and variety. You’ll find a great selection of crafts, jewellery, plants, antiques, books, brica-brac, clothing, and more. Don’t miss the homemade goodies – from cakes and biscuits to jams – and be sure to grab a delicious bacon and egg toastie for breakfast! For stallholder enquiries, contact Rita on 0417 792 602.
Forrest Beach Hoy. 12:30pm at the Community Function Centre, Wattle Street, Forrest Beach. Fill your afternoon with a competitive and fun game of Hoy! It’s just like bingo but with a deck of cards to match instead of numbers and every game of Hoy has a prize. There’s a Lucky Door Prize, Raffles, Cent Sale and Afternoon Tea available and everyone can have a go!
The Dancer Academy of Ingham “Goes to College” - Day 1 6:00pm at Gilroy Santa Maria College Hall, 17 Chamberlain Street, Ingham. Enjoy the opening night of “Goes to College”, featuring local talented dancers performing a variety of routines. Tickets (cash only) are available from iLove Boutique, Lannercost Street, Ingham: Adults $30, Pensioners/ Students $20, Primary School $15.
Attori – The Ultimate Jukebox Time TBA at Herbert River RSL. The Ultimate Jukebox is back with a dinner and interactive show! The audience chooses the songs, and the performers deliver them live—on the spot. Expect laughs, energy, and spontaneous musical magic in an unforgettable night. Limited tickets are available.
SUNDAY 9 NOVEMBER
Noorla Bowls Club Invitational 4s - Day 2
All Day, at Noorla Bowls Club, McIlwraith Street, Ingham.
The action continues with the final rounds and championship matches, showcasing the best teams battling for the Invitational 4s title. Spectators can enjoy high-level bowls action, social connection, and a lively atmosphere as the tournament concludes.
The Dancer Academy of Ingham “Goes to College” - Day 2
Catch two more performances at 10:00am and 3:00pm as the annual dance concert continues, celebrating the skill and dedication of the students. Tickets (cash only) are available from iLove Boutique, Lannercost Street, Ingham: Adults $30, Pensioners/ Students $20, Primary School $15.
2025 Ingham Maraka Festival A Smashing Success
Ingham Maraka Festival 2025 – “Music Thru The Ages”
As the 2025 Ingham Maraka Festival draws to a close, organisers have extended their deepest gratitude to everyone who contributed to making this year’s celebration a resounding success. The festival brought together the vibrant spirit of the Hinchinbrook community, showcasing the very best of local creativity, talent, and tradition.
Maraka was proud to kick off the Hinchinbrook Festival of Events, with festivities that included the Run Swim Run, Wilmar Sugar Wine and Cheese Night, Careys Group and Ingham Ray White Afternoon Tea, Harvey Norman Ingham Spot the Window competition, Kids Day Out supported by Tropical Vets, McDonald’s Ing-
ham, SpinFX Electrical NQ, and Hinchinbrook Life, and the spectacular Ergon and BK Bartolini Concreting & Earthworks Parade. The grand finale, featuring the NQIB Mardi Gras Stage, Ingham Agencies and Townsville Lime & Gypsum Fireworks, and the QCAR Mardi Gras Bar, was a testament to the incredible creativity and community spirit of the region.
A special thank you goes to the dedicated Maraka committee members, who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to bring the festival to life. Appreciation was also extended to all Queen and Princess entrants, volunteers, emcees, judges, local businesses, photographers, stallholders, performers, and the wider community for their support and enthusiasm.
Warm congratulations were offered to the
winners of the 2025 Maraka Queen Quest, proudly sponsored by Rachael Cauchi Optometrists. This year’s Maraka Queen title was awarded to Ainslee DiMaggio, with Trista Kopeshke named as Runner-up. In the 2025 Maraka Princess Quest, sponsored by Windlab, Ashley Swarbrick was crowned Maraka Princess, with Vanessa Wilson receiving Runner-up honours.
Organisers also acknowledged the 2024 Quest winners: Maraka Queen Montana, Runner-up Johanna, and past Maraka Princesses Hazel and Millie for their ongoing support and contributions throughout the year.
A special thanks was shared with Nick Dametto, outgoing Local Member, for his outstanding support and years of service as Emcee, as well as Maddyn White, past Maraka Queen, for her continued involvement. The Maraka family also warmly welcomed Carley Whittington, who has recently returned to Ingham.
Further thanks were extended to Tourism and Events Queensland, the Hinchinbrook Chamber of Commerce, Tourism & Industry,
and all who contributed grants, photography, and event coordination, including Ann and Anthony Vardanegh, Sherie Hensler-Adams from Hinchinbrook Life, and Chris and Christine Spencer from the Festival of Events.
Thank you all for making the Ingham Maraka Festival a cherished tradition and a highlight of the Hinchinbrook calendar. The community looks forward to celebrating together again in the future.
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TODAY'S SOLUTIONS
To solve a Sudoku puzzle, every number from 1 to 9 must appear in: each of the nine vertical columns, each of the nine horizontal rows and each of the nine 3 x 3 boxes. Remember no number can occur more than once in any row, column or box.
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Each number corresponds to a letter of the alphabet. Two have been filled in for you, can you work out the rest?
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6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30
7.30. 8.00 Grand Designs Australia. 9.00 Long Lost Family. 9.45 Portrait Artist Of The Year. 10.35 News. 10.50 The Business. 11.10 Grand Designs Revisited. 11.55 Parliament. 1.00 Long Lost Family. 1.45 Rage. 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. 4.30 Gardening Australia. 5.30 7.30.
6.00 News. 9.00 News. 10.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. 11.00 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. 12.00 News. 1.00 The Newsreader. 1.55 Grand Designs Australia. 2.50 Home Delivery. 3.25 Grand Designs Revisited. 4.10 Long Lost Family. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 QI. (PG) 6.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 7.00 News. 7.35 Gardening Australia. 8.35 Maigret. (M) 9.30 Hard Quiz. (PG) 10.00 Crime Night! (PG) 10.30 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 11.00 News. 11.15 Silent Witness. (M) 12.15 Rage New Music. 5.00 Rage.
6.00 Rage Charts. 7.00 Wknd Brekky. 9.00 Rage. 12.00 News. 12.30 Beyond Paradise. 1.30 Maigret. (M) 2.20 All Creatures Great And Small. (PG) 3.10 Last Night Of The Proms. 4.50 Spicks And Specks. (PG) 5.25 Landline. 5.55 Australian Story. 6.25 I Was Actually There. (PG) 7.00 ABC News. 7.30 Beyond Paradise. (PG) 8.30 Return To Paradise. (M) 9.25 The Following Events Are Based On A Pack Of Lies. (MA15+) 10.30 Neighbours Does Hard Quiz. (PG) 11.00 Rage. (MA15+) 5.00 Rage. (PG)
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.00 Compass. 11.30 Praise. 12.00 News. 12.30 Landline. 1.30 Gardening Australia. 2.30 Miriam & Alan: Lost In Scotland And Beyond… 3.15 Long Lost Family. 4.10 The Role Of A Lifetime. 5.00 Antiques Roadshow. 6.00 Grand Designs Australia. 7.00 News. 7.30 Spicks And Specks. 8.00 Portrait Artist Of The Year. 8.50 The Forsytes. 9.45 MOVIE: Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. (1994) 11.25 Brush With Fame. 11.50 Rage. 2.55 Rage Closer. 3.00 Ask The Doctor. 3.30 The Art Of... 4.00 Gardening Australia. 5.00 Insiders.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.00 Landline. 2.00 Restoration Australia. 2.55 QI. 3.25 Home Delivery. 3.55 Grand Designs Revisited. 4.45 Long Lost Family. 5.30 Antiques Roadshow. 6.30 Hard Quiz. 7.00 News. 7.30 7.30. 8.00 Aust Story. 8.30 Annabel Crabb’s Civic Duty. 9.20 Media Watch. 9.35 Planet America. 10.10 I Was Actually There. 10.45 News. 11.00 The Business. 11.15 Creative Types. 11.45 End Game With Tony Armstrong. 12.35 Grand Designs Revisited. 1.20 Long Lost Family. 2.05 Rage. 3.40 Parkinson In Australia. 4.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 1.55 The Australian Wars. 3.00 Bollywed. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 New England’s Wildlife Wonders. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Railway Journeys UK. 8.30 Tell Me What You Really Think. 9.25 The Cancer Killers. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 The Point. 12.00 Safe Home. 1.00 The Unusual Suspects. 2.00 London: 2,000 Years Of History. 2.50 Curious Traveller. 4.25 Bamay. 4.55 Destination Flavour. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 Tell Me What You Really Think. 3.00 Going Places. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.35 The Cook Up. 4.05 Incredible Canals. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 The Idea Of Australia. 8.30 JFK: The Home Movie That Changed The World. 9.30 No Hamburg, No Beatles. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 I Am Scrooge. 12.00 This Town. 2.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. 3.05 Curious Traveller. 4.35 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Idea Of Australia. 3.00 Going Places. 3.30 The Cook Up. 4.00 The Mystery Of The Nazca Lines. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 Eva Longoria: Searching For Spain. 8.25 From That Small Island: The Irish Story. 9.25 Blue Lights. 10.30 SBS News. 11.00 Davos 1917. 11.55 The Shelter. 2.15 London: 2,000 Years Of History. 3.05 Birdsville Or Bust: Untold Australia. 4.05 Curious Traveller. 4.35 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 ANC Philippines The World Tonight.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Cancer Killers. 3.00 Nula. 3.30 Living Black: 50 Years Of SBS Indigenous. 3.35 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up. 4.10 Michael Palin In Nigeria. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.30 Why Cities Flood. 8.30 Nick Knowles Into Death Valley. 9.25 Ancient Builders Of The Amazon. 10.25 SBS News. 10.55 Sisi. 11.55 Rogue Heroes. 1.00 Rogue Heroes. 2.05 London: 2,000 Years Of History. 3.00 Curious Traveller. 4.30 Bamay. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 11.55 Soccer. Australian Championship. Round 5. Sydney Olympic FC v Moreton City Excelsior FC. 2.00 Soccer. Australian Championship. Round 5. South Melbourne FC v Broadmeadow Magic FC. 4.30 PBS News. 5.30 The Irish Civil War. 6.30 News. 7.30 Royal Homes. 8.25 A Year At Kylemore Abbey. 9.25 Japan: World’s Most Punctual Train. 10.20 The Hospital: In The Deep End. 11.25 Homicide. 2.50 Curious Traveller. 4.25 Bamay. 4.55 Bitesize. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 3.00 WorldWatch. 3.55 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. 4.00 Gold Stars: The Story Of FIFA World Cups. 5.10 Freedom Is A Verb. 5.30 The Irish Civil War. 6.30 News. 7.30 JFK: One Day In America. 8.25 The Castle: Rebuilding History. 9.45 Watergate High Crimes In The White House. 11.25 Ancient Superstructures. 12.25 MOVIE: The Endangered Generation? (2022) 2.00 Sue Perkins: Along the US-Mexico Border. 4.15 Curious Traveller. 4.50 Destination Flavour Bitesize. 5.00 NHK World English News Morning. 5.15 Late Programs.
6.00 Morning Programs. 2.00 The Point: Road To Referendum History Bites. 2.05 The Airport: Back In The Skies. 3.00 Going Places. 3.30 Plat Du Tour. 3.40 The Cook Up 4.10 Michael Palin In Nigeria. 5.05 Jeopardy! 5.30 Letters And Numbers. 6.00 Mastermind Australia. 6.30 News. 7.35 Bill Bailey’s Vietnam Adventure. 8.30 American Prince: JFK Jr. 9.20 Jimmy Carr’s I Literally Just Told You. 10.15 SBS News. 10.45 Conviction: The Case Of Stephen Lawrence. 11.40 The Man Who Died. 2.25 Looking For Rembrandt. 3.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 Horse Racing. The Big Dance On Cup Day and Melbourne Cup Raceday. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 9.10 The Rookie. (M) 10.10 Ron Iddles: The Good Cop: Michelle Buckingham. (M) 11.10 Grosse Pointe Garden Society. (M) 12.10 MOVIE: A Family’s Secret. (2022) (M) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 RFDS. (M) 8.30 Off The Grid With Colin And Manu. (M) 9.30 House Of Wellness. (PG) 10.30 Chicago Fire. (M) 11.30 The Amazing Race. (PG) 1.00 Imposters. (M) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. (PG) 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 8.30 Jim Jefferies And Friends. (MA15+) 9.30 First Dates UK. (PG) 10.30 Australia’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (MA15+) 11.30 Gatecrashers. 12.30 Life. (M) 1.30 Travel Oz. (PG) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies: Celebrity Specials. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Better Homes And Gardens. 8.30 MOVIE: The Bourne Legacy. (2012) (M) Jeremy Renner. 11.15 GetOn Extra. 11.45 Motorway Patrol. (PG) 12.15 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. (PG) 1.15 In Plain Sight. (M) 2.30 Shopping. 4.00 Million Dollar Minute. 5.00 NBC Today.
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. (PG) 11.00 Horse Racing. Five Diamonds Ladies Day and Charity Raceday. 4.30 Border Security: Int. (PG) 5.00 News. 5.30 Creek To Coast.
6.00 Seven News. 7.00 Healthy, Wealthy & Wise. (PG) 8.00 MOVIE: Independence Day. (1996) (M) Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum. Earth is attacked by aliens. 11.00 MOVIE: 65. (2023) (M) 1.00 In Plain Sight. (M) 2.00 Home Shopping. 4.00 It’s Academic. 5.00 House Of Wellness. (PG)
6.00 NBC Today. 7.00 Weekend Sunrise. 10.00 Morning Show. 11.30 House Of Wellness. 12.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match 1. Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Renegades. 4.00 Border Security. 5.00 News. 5.30 Weekender. 6.00 News. 7.00 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 8.30 The Girl Who Caught A Killer. (MA15+) 11.20 Crime Investigation Australia: Most Infamous. (MA15+) 12.30 MOVIE: Secrets By The Shore. (2022) (M) 2.30 Shopping. 3.30 Million Dollar Minute. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Melbourne Cup Day. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 Taronga: Who’s Who In The Zoo: Elephant Special. (PG) 8.30 Bump. (MA15+) 9.50 9News Late. 10.20 Wild Cards. (M) 11.20 Black Widow: The Killing Of David Jackson. (M) 12.10 Tipping Point. (PG) 1.00 Cross Court. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Skippy. 3.00 TV Shop. 4.00 Believer’s Voice. (PG) 4.30 ACA. 5.00 Today Early News. 5.30 Today.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Golden Bachelor. 1.00 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 My Way. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 Budget Battlers. 8.40 Australian Crime Stories: The Investigators. (MA15+) 9.50 Parole. 11.05 9News Late. 11.35 Resident Alien. 12.20 Tipping Point. 1.10 Great Australian Detour. 1.30 TV Shop. 2.30 Global Shop.
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 Horse Racing. Melbourne Cup Carnival. Oaks Day. 5.00 Tipping Point Australia. (PG) 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 RBT. (M) 8.30 RPA: Farmer Mark. (PG) A farmer suffers a brain aneurysm. 9.30 A+E After Dark. (M) 10.30 9News Late. 11.00 Chicago Med. (MA15+)
6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 MOVIE: Cooking Up Love. (2021) 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 A Current Affair. 7.30 David Attenborough’s Asia. (PG) 8.40 MOVIE: The Dry. (2020) (MA15+) Eric Bana, Matt Nable. 11.00 Law & Order: Organized Crime. (MA15+) 11.50 Tipping Point. (PG) 12.40 Pointless. (PG) 1.30 TV Shop. 4.00 Skippy. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Postcards. (PG) 6.00 GCBC. 6.30 My Market Kitchen. 7.00 Family Feud. 7.30
11.50 Next Stop. 12.20 Rugby League. Ashes Tour. Third Test. England v Australia. 2.30 TV Shop. 4.30 Global Shop. 5.00 TV Shop. 5.30 Helping Hands. (PG) 6.00 Morning Programs. 9.30 What’s Up Down Under. 10.00 My Market Kitchen. 10.30 GCBC. 11.00 Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Gen. 12.00 Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia. 1.00 Silvia’s Italian Masterclass. 1.30 The Yes Experiment. 2.00 Charming China. 2.30 Buy To Build. 3.00 Australia By Design: Innovations. 3.30 Well Traveller. 4.00 Cook With Luke. 4.30 TBA. 5.00 News. 6.30 Dog House Australia. 7.30 Selling Houses Australia. 8.30 Ambulance UK. 9.45 Gogglebox Australia. 11.15 The Gilded Age. 12.30 FBI: Most Wanted. 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Weekend Today. 9.00 Wide World Of Sports. 10.00 Rugby League. 2026 Men’s World Cup Qualifier. Cook Islands v South Africa. 12.30 Rugby League. Women’s Pacific Championships. Final. 2.30 Rugby League. Men’s Pacific Championships. Final. 5.00 News. 5.30 My Way. 6.00 9News Sunday. 7.00 The Golden Bachelor. (PG) 8.20 60 Minutes. 9.20 9News Late. 9.50 Social Media Murders. (MA15+) 10.50 Mobsters. (M) 11.45 World’s Most Dangerous Prisoners. (M) 12.35 World’s Greatest Journeys. (PG) 1.30 Late Programs.
6.00 Sunrise. 9.00 The Morning Show. 12.00 News At Noon. 1.00 Seven News With Alex Cullen. 1.10 Blankety Blank. 2.00 Bridge Of Lies. 3.00 The Chase. 4.00 News. 5.00 The Chase Australia. 6.00 Seven Local News. 6.30 Seven News. 7.00 Home And Away. (PG) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (PG) 9.00 The Rookie. (M) 10.00 Alert: Missing Persons Unit. (M) 11.00 S.W.A.T. (M) 12.00 Girlfriends’ Guide To Divorce. (MA15+) 2.00 Shopping. 4.00 NBC Today. 5.00 Sunrise Early News. 5.30 Sunrise. 6.00 Today. 9.00 Today Extra. 11.30 9News Morning. 12.00 The Golden Bachelor. 1.20 9Honey: He Said She Said. 1.30 Getaway. 2.00 Pointless. 3.00 Tipping Point. 4.00 9News Afternoon. 4.30 Tipping Point Australia. 5.30 News. 6.00 9News. 7.00 ACA. 7.30 The Golden Bachelor. (PG) 9.00 To
6.00 Morning Programs. 8.00 Intrepid Adventures. 8.30 What’s Up Down Under. 9.00 Australia By Design: Architecture. 9.30 The Chef’s Garden. 10.00 Frugal Foodie. 10.30 10 Minute Kitchen. 11.00 4x4 Adventures. 12.00 The Dog Academy. 1.00 Wheel Of Fortune. 1.30 Basketball. NBL. Round 8.
7.35pm Ninjago: Dragons Rising. (PG, R)
8.00 Operation Ouch! (R)
8.35 Deadly 60. (R)
9.05 Shark With Steve Backshall. (R)
9.55 Merlin. (PG, R)
10.40 MythBusters
“There’s Your Problem!”. (PG, R)
11.05 Officially Amazing. (PG, R)
11.35 Operation Ouch! (R)
7.35pm Ninjago: Dragons Rising. (PG, R)
8.00 Operation Ouch! (PG, R)
8.35 To Be Advised.
9.20 Teen Titans Go! (PG, R)
9.55 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. (R)
10.15 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG, R)
11.00 Abbott Elementary. (PG, R)
11.40 Operation Ouch! (R)
7.35pm Ninjago: Dragons Rising. (PG, R)
8.00 Operation Ouch! (R)
8.35 Secrets Of The Zoo. (PG, R)
9.20 Amazing Animal Friends. (R)
10.10 The Mysterious Benedict Society. (PG, R)
10.40 Merlin. (PG, R)
11.25 MythBusters
“There’s Your Problem!”. (PG, R)
7.35pm Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.
8.00 To Be Advised.
8.30 Hard Quiz Kids. (R)
9.00 Robot Wars. (R)
10.00 Merlin. (PG, R)
10.40 Officially Amazing. (PG, R)
11.10 Deadly 60. (R)
11.40 Dragon Ball Super. (PG, R)
12.00am Good Game Spawn Point. (R)
12.50 Rage. (PG, R)
7.30pm Hard Quiz Kids.
8.00 Kids BBQ Championship. (PG, R)
8.40 Chopped Junior. (R)
9.20 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG, R)
10.05 Abbott Elementary. (PG, R)
10.25 Speechless. (PG, R)
10.45 Pokémon: Diamond And Pearl. (R)
11.10 Dragon Ball Super. (PG, R)
7.35pm The Mysterious Benedict Society. (PG)
8.05 Crongton. (PG)
8.35 Fresh Off The Boat. (PG, R)
9.15 Abbott Elementary. (PG, R)
10.00 Speechless. (PG, R)
10.20 Merlin. (PG, R)
11.05 Secrets Of The Zoo. (PG, R)
11.55 Horrible Histories. (R)
7.35pm Ninjago: Dragons Rising. (PG, R)
8.00 Operation Ouch! (R)
8.35 Gladiators UK. (PG)
9.35 The Crystal Maze. (PG, R)
10.20 Merlin. (PG, R)
11.05 MythBusters
“There’s Your Problem!”. (PG, R)
11.30 Officially Amazing. (PG, R)
12.00am Operation Ouch! (PG, R)
5.30pm Escape To The Country. (R)
6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
7.30 Call The Midwife. (M, R)
8.45 Judge John Deed. (M, R)
10.45 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG, R)
11.45 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
12.45 Hornby: A Model Empire. (PG, R)
5.30pm Escape To The Country. (R)
6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
7.30 Heartbeat. (PG, R)
8.45 Inspector George Gently. (M, R)
10.45 Air Crash Investigations. (PG, R)
11.45 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
12.45 One Road: Great Australian Road Trips. (PG, R)
5.30pm Escape To The Country. (R)
6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
7.30 Father Brown. (M, R)
8.30 Line Of Duty. (M) 11.10 Murdoch Mysteries. (M, R)
12.10 Father Brown. (M, R)
1.10 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R)
2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R)
5.30pm Escape To The Country. (R)
6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
7.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG, R)
8.30 Escape To The Country.
11.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
12.30 Escape To The Country. (R)
1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R)
6.00pm Dog Patrol. (PG, R)
6.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG, R)
8.30 Escape To The Country.
11.30 The Yorkshire Vet. (PG, R)
1.30 The Great Australian Doorstep. (R) 2.00 RSPCA Animal Rescue. (R)
5.30pm Escape To The Country. (R)
6.30 Escape To The Country. (R)
7.30 The Marlow Murder Club. (M, R)
8.30 Vera. (M, R)
10.30 The Thief, His Wife And The Canoe. (M, R)
11.30 Heathrow. (PG, R)
12.00 Harry’s Practice. (R)
5.30pm Escape To The Country. (R)
6.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
7.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R)
8.30 Endeavour. (M, R)
10.30 Air Crash Investigations: The Accident Files. (PG, R)
11.30 Doc Martin. (PG, R)
12.30 Bargain Hunt. (PG, R)
1.30 Our Town. (R)
2.00 Harry’s Practice. (R)
5.30pm American Pickers. (PG, R)
6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R)
7.30 Outback Truckers. (PG)
9.30 Outback Farm. (PG, R)
10.30 Ice Road Truckers. (PG, R)
12.30 Storage Wars. (PG, R)
1.00 American Pickers. (PG, R) 2.00 Pawn Stars. (PG, R)
5.30pm American Pickers. (PG, R)
6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R)
7.30 Highway Patrol. (PG, R)
8.30 The Force: Behind The Line. (PG, R)
9.30 Caught On Dashcam. (M)
10.30 World’s Wildest Police Videos. (M, R)
11.30 Live PD: Police Patrol. (M, R)
5.30pm American Pickers. (PG, R)
6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R)
7.30 Family Guy. (M)
8.00 American Dad! (M)
9.30 Movie: Billy Madison. (1995) (M, R)
11.30 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia. (MA15+)
12.00 American Restoration. (PG, R)
12.30 Storage Wars. (PG, R)
6.00pm To Be Advised. 8.15 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R) 8.45 Movie: Contraband. (2012) (M, R) Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster, Kate Beckinsale. 11.00 Movie: The Chronicles Of Riddick. (2004) (M, R) 1.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R) 2.00 Surveillance Oz. (PG, R)
6.00pm Football. AFL Women’s. Finals Series. 8.15 Movie: Spider-Man: Far From Home. (2019) (M, R) Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya. 10.55 Movie: The Man From Toronto. (2022) (M, R)
1.15 Pawn Stars. (PG, R)
7.30 Cricket. Women’s Big Bash League. Match
3. Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers. 11.00 Border Security: Australia’s Front Line. (PG, R)
12.00 Blokesworld. (PG, R)
12.30 NFL. Week 10. Atlanta Falcons v Indianapolis Colts.
5.30pm American Pickers. (PG, R)
6.30 Pawn Stars. (PG, R)
7.30 Outback Crystal Hunters. (PG)
8.30 Aussie Gold Hunters. (M, R)
9.30 Aussie Salvage Squad. (M, R)
10.30 Mighty Ships. (R)
11.30 Tougher In Alaska. (PG, R)
12.30 Storage Wars. (PG, R)
5.30pm The Travelling Auctioneers. (R)
6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R) 7.30 New Tricks. (M, R)
8.40 The Chelsea Detective. (M)
10.40 Major Crimes. (M, R)
11.40 Poirot. (PG, R)
1.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (PG, R) 1.30 Movie: Sands Of The Desert. (1960) (G, R)
5.30pm The Travelling Auctioneers. (R)
6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.30 To Be Advised.
8.40 Midsomer Murders. (M, R)
10.50 Major Crimes. (M, R)
11.50 Poirot. (PG, R)
1.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (PG, R)
1.30 Movie: Carry On Cleo. (1964) (PG, R)
5.30pm The Travelling Auctioneers. (R)
6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.30 Clarkson’s Farm. (M, R)
8.30 Movie: Analyze This. (1999) (MA15+, R)
10.35 Major Crimes. (M, R)
11.35 Poirot. (PG, R)
12.45 Explore. (R) 1.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (PG, R)
5.30pm The Travelling Auctioneers. (R) 6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.30 Secret Life Of The Auction House. 8.30 Movie: Under Siege. (1992) (M, R) 10.40 Movie: Cold Sweat. (1970) (M, R) 12.35 My Favorite Martian. (R) 1.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (PG, R)
5.30pm Movie: Foreign Intrigue. (1956) (PG, R) Robert Mitchum.
7.30 Movie: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. (2015) (PG, R) Judi Dench, Bill Nighy. 9.55 Movie: Bank Of Dave. (2023) (M, R) Rory Kinnear, Phoebe Dynevor.
12.05 Movie: Twisted Nerve. (1968) (M, R)
3.50pm Movie: Ice Cold In Alex. (1958) (PG, R)
6.30 M*A*S*H. (PG, R)
8.30 Movie: Lethal Weapon. (1987) (M, R) Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey. 10.45 Major Crimes. (M, R)
11.45 Movie: Sweeney! (1977) (M, R)
1.45 Movie: Angels One Five. (1952) (G, R)
5.30pm The Travelling Auctioneers. (R)
6.30 Antiques Roadshow. (R)
7.30 Death In Paradise. (M, R)
8.40 Shakespeare And Hathaway. (PG, R) 10.40 Major Crimes. (M, R) 11.40 Poirot. (PG, R) 1.00 Creflo Dollar Ministries. (PG, R)
10.20 Numb3rs. (M, R) 11.20 Blue Bloods. (M, R) 12.15 Home Shopping. (R) 12.45 Home Shopping. (R) 1.15 Home Shopping. (R) 1.45 Home Shopping. (R)
6.00pm The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 6.30 Friends. (PG, R) 7.30 Movie: Black Rain. (1989) (M, R) Michael Douglas. 10.00 Becker. (PG, R) 10.30 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 11.30 The Neighborhood. (PG, R) 12.00 Ridiculousness. (PG, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
5.45pm The Food That Built The World: Where There’s Smoke. (PG, R) 6.35 Jeopardy! (R) 7.30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M) 9.20 Movie: A Midnight Clear. (1992) (MA15+, R) Peter Berg, Kevin Dillon. 11.20 Movie: Sweet November. (2001) (M, R) 1.35 WWE Legends. (M, R)
6.00pm Our Medicine. (PG, R)
6.40 Jeopardy! (R)
7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 The Curse Of Oak Island. (PG)
10.10 The UnXplained With William Shatner. (M)
11.00 Kabul. 1.00 Homicide: Life On The Street. (M, R)
5.35pm If You Are The One. (PG)
6.40 Jeopardy! (R)
7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 Women Who Rock. (M, R)
9.35 Sex Unlimited. (MA15+, R)
10.30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg. (M, R) 11.25 Liam Gallagher: Knebworth 22. (MA15+, R)
9.35 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 10.30 Ridiculousness. (PG, R) 11.30 South Park. (MA15+, R) 12.30 Home Shopping. (R)
1.30 South Park. (MA15+, R)
6.00pm The King Of Queens. (PG, R)
Neighbours. (PG, R)
Friends. (PG, R) 8.00 The Big Bang Theory. (PG, R) 10.00 Becker. (PG, R) 10.30 The King Of Queens. (PG, R) 11.30 Poppa’s House. (PG, R)
Ridiculousness. (PG, R) 1.00 Home Shopping. (R)
6.10pm Mastermind Australia. (R)
6.40 Mysteries From Above. (PG)
7.35 Impossible Engineering. (R) 8.30 Eddie Murphy: Hollywood’s Black King. (MA15+, R) 9.30 The Idea Of Australia. (PG, R) 10.30 Big Fat Quiz Best Bits: Ultimate Jokes. (R) 11.30 Snowpiercer. (M)
5.50pm History’s Greatest Heists With Pierce Brosnan. (PG, R)
6.40 Abandoned Engineering. (PG, R) 8.30 AK47: The Legend Behind The Gun. (MA15+, R) 9.25 Uncanny. (PG)
10.35 The Change. (M)
11.35 Hudson & Rex. (M)
12.25 Forbidden History. (PG, R)
5.50pm The Food That Built The World. (PG, R) 6.40 Jeopardy! (R) 7.35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown. (M, R) 8.30 Sue Perkins: Into Alaska. (M) 9.25 Never Mind The Buzzcocks. (M, R) 10.05 Warren’s Vortex. (M) 11.05 Tell Me What You Really Think. (M, R)
FATAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS
The Conns Of Conn Creek
Many have crossed Conn Creek on the way to Cardwell without giving much thought for whom the creek is named.
William George Conn was a Scottish immigrant who arrived on the lower Herbert in 1870, aged 51. He was a pioneer of the Clarence River, NSW, and afterwards took up Dillelah station near Warrego, western Queensland. Conn Waterhole west of Winton is named for him. He was described as ‘a brave and clever bushman and explorer’.
His second wife, Elizabeth Burrows, accompanied him to the Herbert when she was 31 years of age. They established a garden growing fruit, sweet potatoes and maize on the south bank of the Herbert, directly opposite Macknade Plantation on the north bank, where William did fencing work.
They carved a track from the south bank, across a group of sand islands — identified in a survey map of 1871 as the Elizabeth Group — to the north side. This track came to be called Conn’s Crossing. Once a new trafficable bridle path was cut from the Crossing to Cardwell in 1872, the previous track over the Seaview Range became obsolete.
In 1873, they moved to an isolated selection 22.5 kilometres south of Cardwell that they named the Hermitage.
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They named the nearby creek, which was an access point between mainland and Hinchinbrook Island for the Indigenous people, Williams Brook (later Conn Creek). The Government paid William a small salary to keep the track open to traffic. Again, they established gardens, producing fresh produce for the Cardwell market, and offered refreshments to travellers.
Elizabeth was a hard worker. Planter Arthur Neame observed the Conn’s building a hut with William on the ground and Elizabeth on the roof putting on the thatch! By the end of 1873, their selection was well-established.
Neame and his fellow planters thought that the Conns were very foolish to settle where they had, with no other white settlers nearby. So concerned were they that William Bairstow Ingham invited William to come and work on his Ings plantation, but Conn refused.
There had been few violent confrontations between settlers and the Indigenous people on the lower Herbert, and Conn was of the opinion that if he treated them kindly, they would not interfere with him. So trusting was he that he traded vegetables for fish with those who paddled their canoes up Conn Creek to their property. However, misunderstandings began when vegetables were taken without the offer of an exchange of
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When his potatoes were getting close to being ready for harvest, William contacted Robert Johnstone and his Native Police detachment, who usually did boat patrols of the area. William made it clear that he did not want Johnstone to ‘molest’ the Aboriginals. Johnstone was so concerned for the Conn’s welfare that he made a special patrol on horseback, where he found Elizabeth had taken ill. As she was too sick to travel with him on horseback, he promised to return the next day in a boat to take her to Gairloch, where there were ladies who could provide nursing care. Unfortunately, due to bad weather and tidal conditions, Johnstone did not reach the Conn’s farm until sunrise on the morning of 7 April, in which time the Conns had been massacred. At the time of their deaths, Elizabeth was dressed and ready to leave with the boat patrol and had been preparing breakfast, while William was wheeling manure to his garden. There are numerous conjectures as to why they were massacred, but given their formerly amicable relations with the visiting Aboriginal people, there clearly had been a misunderstanding.
ed nearby with incriminating items in their camp. Retribution was immediate and merciless. Neame believed that the actual perpetrators got away, and those killed, including women and children, had nothing to do with the massacre.
A group of Aboriginal people was locat-
The Conns were buried near their cottage, and a tree marked with the date and their names. It is said that the markers of their graves only disappeared in recent times when work on the adjacent government railway line was carried out.
Conn’s Crossing circa 1880. Image Source: NQ Photographic Collection ID 22901, Henry Stone Albums.
William and Elizabeth Conn’s death record. Image Source: Queensland Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages.
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Council wishes to advise that in accordance with Section 254B of the Local Government Regulation 2012, the schedule of Ordinary Meetings for the period of January 2026 to December 2026, have been set as follows:
• Tuesday 27 January 2026;
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Council is seeking feedback from the community regarding the draft Land Management Plan for the Reserve for Park and Recreation Purposes (R1229), being Lot 1 on CP843301, within the Halifax locality. This Land Management Plan (LMP) applies to one reserve site and Council invites the community to review the plan and provide feedback should they wish to suggest amendments to the current draft. Once finalised, the Land Management Plan will apply to the identified site and remain in effect for a 10-year term. Public consultation is open until Monday 10 November 2025. If you would like to provide comments or feedback, please email: council@hinchinbrook.qld.gov.au
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Ingham Closed Championships 2025
SQUASH
There was action aplenty at the Ingham Squash Courts on Friday, 24th of October, as players took to the courts on the final day of the Ingham Closed Championships 2025. This year saw an increase in the number of nom-
inations for the tournament, which was held over the week, culminating in the finals on Friday night.
Our junior player numbers have increased this year, with many of our new junior players playing in their first tournament. There were many close games, especially with the juniors requiring a
count-back to determine final positions. At the end of the tournament, the club hosted a BBQ function with the presentation of trophies and awards taking place after the A Men’s final.
Two special annual awards were also presented at the end of the tournament:
Representative Player of the Year - Liam Fascetti
Contributed with thanks by Kim Di Bella, Secretary of Ingham Squash Racquets Association
Best Club Person - Rae Domin and Chris Erba
C Men division: runner up Rodney Fascetti, winner Carter Hague, third Niko Dillon B Men division: runner up Beau Lepinath, winner Carter Bates A Men division: runner up Daniel Thomson, winner Jordan Di Bella
B Ladies division: winner Kara Nash, third Rae Domin
A Ladies division: winner Ally Rhodes, runner up Charlotte Erba
D Men division: runner up Ashton Hoyle, winner Oliver Hoyle, third Clint Seri
C Ladies division: runner up Leah Farinola, winner Kylee Stead, third Sophee Lepinath
A Junior division: runner up Carter Bates, winner Liam Fascetti
Junior B division - winner Carter Hague, runner up Niko Dillon, third James Smith (absent)
2025 Junior representative players
Junior E division - runner up Max Quabba, winner Shaun Venturato, third Lucas Briggs
Junior C division - runner up Ashton Hoyle, winner Oliver Hoyle, third Clint Seri
Beach Safety Update
SURF LIFE SAVING
At Forrest Beach, our lifesavers have just netted a juvenile box jellyfish, and as a precaution, the beach is closed for swimming until further notice.
Please note that stinger season officially began yesterday, November 1, and the stinger net enclosure is scheduled to be reinstalled next week for the start of the stinger season.
For your safety, do not enter the water until lifesavers declare it safe. Please follow the directions of our lifesaving team.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep everyone safe this stinger season.
BY VICTORIA VELTON
PARKRUN
Running can truly bring people together in the most supportive environment, and I think our region’s Parkrun courses are something special because of it. Families running together, siblings having fun trying to overtake each other, good mates keeping pace side by side, tots and dogs straining against the bounds of prams and leashes respectfully, and volunteers making it all fun and safe for everyone.
You see every kind of combination of community spirit and support out on the courses here, and you all deserve the PBs and good health you maintain by dragging yourselves out of bed every Saturday morning and joining in our Parkruns, well done everybody!
Parkrun Results: 1st November 2025
Palm Creek #97 – 19 participants
Fastest time: Duncan (19:05)
Final finisher: Victoria (53:14)
PBs: Terrie (47:27)
Volunteers: Tracey Castles, Bridgette Duffy, Julie Mac Pherson, Matteo Mancuso, Donna Panzenbock, Victoria Velton.
Cardwell #359 – 22 participants
Fastest time: Jordan (19:51)
Final finisher: Matthew (50:27)
PBs: Brett (36:32), Bovy (47:32)
First-timers: Jordan, Khyam, Rowena, Judson, Allen, Peyton, Rachel, Cindy, Bruce
Volunteers: Judith Clarke, Jan Ferguson, Matthew Gardiner, Luke Tamblyn, Rachelle Warlond, Lyndel Weare, Ward Weare.
Photos sourced from Palm Creek and Cardwell Parkrun Facebook pages.
The juvenile box jellyfish caught at Forrest Beach. Photo credit: Forrest Beach SLSC.
Representative player of the year: Liam Fascetti with court owner Chris Erba
Club Persons of the Year: Chris Erba and Rae Domin
Forrest Beach Shines At North Australian Surf Life Saving Championships
Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club has continued its strong tradition of success, delivering an impressive performance at the North Australian Surf Life Saving Championships held in Mackay over the weekend.
The event brought together the best competitors from clubs across North Queensland, the North Barrier and Wide Bay Capricorn branches, as well as several clubs from further south.
Forrest Beach athletes excelled on the
sand, securing a string of podium finishes, including gold in both the Open and Under-17 Beach Relays, silver in the Under-15 Beach Relay, and bronze in the Under-14 Beach Relay.
There were also several standout individual performances. Leshawn Bann claimed double gold in the Under-17 Beach Flags — edging out the current state champion — as well as gold in the Under-17 Beach Sprint. He was also part of the Under-17 gold medal relay team. His outstanding results have earned him selection in the
SURF LIFE SAVING
Queensland Country Team, which will compete at the Interbranch Championships on the Gold Coast next month.
Teammate Antwione Schlapfer also enjoyed success, taking home double bronze in the Under-15 Beach Flags and Beach Sprint events, and securing a reserve position in the Queensland Country Team.
It was truly a Forrest Beach affair in the Open Sprint. Evandah Bann, the current National Under-19 Beach Sprint Champion, claimed victory, followed closely by
Forrest Beach finished seventh overall in the senior division and 13th overall out of 21 clubs represented, an excellent result against high-quality competition.
Congratulations to all athletes, coaches, officials and supporters for their efforts and sportsmanship throughout the event.
Contributed with thanks by Melissa Chiesa of the Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club
Forrest Beach athletes in 2nd Leshawn Bann, 3rd Mike Waia, 4th Benon Hall and 5th Darius Lewin Pearson.
Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Club delivered an impressive performance at the North Australian Surf Life Saving Championships. Photos supplied
