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Friday, October 2, 2020
Cairns Local News
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Bridge upgrades A total of 14 projects across North and Far North Queensland will receive a share of more than $290 million in Australian Government funding under Round 5 of the Bridges Renewal Program (BRP) and Round 7 of the Heavy Vehicle Safety and Productivity Program (HVSPP). Bahana Gorge Rd Bridge No. 2 is due for replacement with a concrete bridge including widening approaches. In total 14 projects received a share of the $290 million funding boost.
A photographic collection that connects with country TANYA MURPHY LAST week, UMI Arts opened ‘Through Our Eyes,’ an exhibition of photographs by Indigenous artist members Nerelle Nicol and Gertrude Davis, which will be on show until December 1.
Fallen officers remembered CANDLES lit in memory of fallen officers. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Minister for Police Mark Ryan joined Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll to honour and remember fallen officers of the Queensland Police Service at a candlelight vigil in Brisbane. Representatives from the families of fallen officers gathered at the Queensland Police Service Memorial at dusk where the Premier, Commissioner Carroll and Minister Ryan lit candles in memory of those who have paid the ultimate sacrifice, on the eve of National Police Remembrance Day. The Premier said she was extremely grateful for the work police did on behalf of all Queenslanders. “Police are special people,
they run towards danger to keep the rest of us safe. “And sometimes, tragically, they make the ultimate sacrifice. “It is up to all of us to make sure that sacrifice is honoured.” Commissioner Carroll said that despite current circumstances, it was extremely important to come together and honour those officers who were no longer with us. “Having the opportunity to dedicate time on the eve of National Police Remembrance Day to our families who feel the loss of their loved ones every day is so important,” Commissioner Carroll said. Further information on National Police Remembrance Day can be found at www. police.qld.gov.au/national-police-remembrance-day
Curated by Trish Barnard, the exhibition at UMI Arts’ Jensen Street gallery features 15 photographic artworks which reveal the artists’ deep connection to Country. Nerelle Nicol is an emerging artist whose heritage is Torres Strait Islander and from the Juru clan of the Birri-Gubba people. Ms Nicol’s six exquisite photographs are a close-up study of ‘burie’ which is the Birri-Gubba language word for stones or rocks. “I am fascinated by the lines and detail in marks embedded into burie,” Ms Nicol said. “On the day I captured these images a messenger bird guided me to this place where Burie spoke to me; they reminded me of the strong
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Nerelle Nicol’s photographic artwork of ‘Burie” which is the Birri-Gubba language for stones or rocks, reflects the connection between landscape and people. connection and spiritual relationship we have between people, environment, animals and our landscape.” Gertrude Davis’ collection of photographs, titled ‘Our Lands Tell Stories Too’, provides an impressive overview of Normanby Station in Cape York, which is within her Guguwarra homelands. She has documented her country in dry season creek beds, which provide a refuge for various birds and animals before the wet season floods the landscape and fills these freshwater creeks.
Visitors to the exhibit will be able to buy one or more of these unique A3 sized digital images photographs at the very affordable price of $300 each - just in time for Christmas gifts. UMI Arts is the peak Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and cultural organisation for Far North Queensland. Membership based, UMI Arts’ members are Queensland’s First Peoples with a traditional blood-line connection to the region.
Totally Mental Bike Ride
The Southside Mountain Bike Club is holding the second Totally Mental Bike Ride, on Saturday October 17 at Goldsborough Goldfields Trail. This event is part of Queensland Mental Health Week and is planned to be an annual event. Last year they raised $1700 for the Declan Crouch Fund for youth suicide prevention, they are hoping to do even better this year. The ride will be a 16km undulating trail, ridden at a relaxed pace. Followed by a BBQ and debrief from a registered psychologist. Raffle tickets are for sale in the totally mental raffle, with over $2500 in prizes to be won.Full details on their Facbook page.
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