Cairns Local News 09-April 2021

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Carnivale Returns

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Douglas is booming >> P6 GET ready to party, Port Douglas’s Carnivale is coming back.

After being cancelled in 2020, the time is right for the North’s best party to return. A spectacle of colour, glamour, fine food and world class entertainment is set to be unleashed next month in Port Douglas.

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PROTECT YOURSELF FROM SCAMMERS

PETER MCCULLAGH IT all seemed too good to be true. Perhaps that should have been the first warning sign.

Innisfail businessman and real estate agent, George Viellaris was contacted by a Facebook ‘friend’ with exciting news about a major cash win for George.

George was told by his ‘friend’ that he had won $60,000 from the Facebook Freedom Award Promotion. His friend had already received his cash and had seen George’s name on the list when he was delivered his lump sum.

George never stopped feeling it was probably a fraud, but he thought he would play the game until he was asked for card details or a payment and that would confirm the fraud.

As it turned out, George’s ‘friend’ had already been hacked and his account was under the control of an unknown scam artist.

Alarm bells were ringing loudly, when George was asked by his ‘friend’ to buy some Woolworths or Coles vouchers to enable him to redeem his prize money.

George was also asked by this trusted ‘friend’ for his Facebook password so he could give him a hand to obtain his prize money.

He had nothing to lose. George never thought much of Facebook anyway and thinks even less of them today.

“So it wasn’t as if I was giving away my credit card details, but the ramifications have been far worse than that.

“One of my real friends called me Wednesday afternoon to tell me the scammer is advertising an old real estate listing on Facebook for $10,000.

“By the time this goes to print I will have disengaged with Facebook and Messenger until they show me, they are not asleep at the wheel.”

“Why hasn’t this organisation got real people you can talk to when there is a problem like this which is now a historical problem causing grief not only to me and to my business but countless innocent victims whom I wish to apologise to.

“I made a mistake now many have been affected and Facebook says it’s not happening.

This happened over 12 months ago. Since then, the real George Viellaris has battled with Facebook trying to shut down his hacked, rogue profile as well as endured countless calls from friends reporting that they too had been contacted and advised they too had won large amounts of money from the ‘fake george’ profile.

The real George has received threats of violence from people the fake George has tried to scam.

“It’s not nice to receive a message threatening violence on me, ‘If you are trying to scam us, better sleep with one eye open c##t’.”

The past 12 months George Viellaris has tried to have the fake account shut down. Multiple complaints have been lodged with Facebook, many of these complaints ignored.

Last year, Facebook responded advising George they had reviewed the profile reported and found that it did not go against their Community Standards.

“Incredible, someone has hacked my account, pretending to be me, tried to scam me out of money, tried scamming others out of money and Facebook reckon it does not go against their Community Standards.

“So what are their standards? Obviously pretty low.

“I have tried countless times to have the page shut down. My friends have tried, and nothing is happening. They are still trying to scam people using my name,” said Viellaris.

George Viellaris has lived all his life on the Cassowary Coast. Working and owning both real estate offices and hotels.

“In a small community where you are well-known it is incredibly difficult when your reputation has been hijacked by a scammer and they prey upon other community members trying to scam them as well,” he said.

The fake profile continues to contact and befriend people. Cairns Local News was alerted to the scam when our Editor was contacted by the ‘fake george’ with the incredible news of our wonderful win.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Corporation runs a ‘scamwatch page’. There are some simple steps to take to protect yourself from being scammed.

Be alert to the fact that scams exist.

Always be wary, when contacted by someone you do not know, treat it as a potential scam. Remember, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.

Know who you’re dealing with.

If you’ve only ever met someone online or are unsure of the legitimacy of a business, do some research. A Google image search on photos or search the internet for others who may have had dealings with them. If a message or email comes from a friend and it seems unusual or out of character for them, contact your friend directly to check that it was really them that sent it.

Do not open suspicious texts.

Be wary of links andattachments in emails – delete them: If unsure, verify the identity of the contact through an independent source such as a phone book or online search.

Don’t respond to phone calls about your computer.

People will try to scam you asking for remote access – hang up – even if they mention a well-known company such as Telstra.

Keep your personal details secure.

Lock your mailbox and shred your bills and other important documents before throwing them out. Keep your passwords and pin numbers in a safe place. Be very careful about personal information you share on social media sites. Scammers can use your information and pictures to create a fake identity or to target you with a scam.

Keep your mobile devices and computers secure.

Always use password protection, don’t share access with others (including remotely), update security software and back up content. Protect your WiFi network with a password and avoid using public computers or WiFi hotspots to access online banking or provide personal information.

Choose your passwords carefully.

Choose passwords that would be difficult for others to guess and update them regularly. A strong password should include a mix of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Don’t use the same password for every account/profile, and don’t share your passwords with anyone.

Review your privacy and security settings on social media.

If you use social networking sites, such as Facebook, be careful who you connect with and learn how to use your privacy and security settings to ensure you stay safe. If you recognise suspicious behaviour, clicked on spam or have been scammed online, take steps to secure your account and be sure to report it.

Beware of any requests for your details or money.

Never send money or give credit card details, online account details or copies of personal documents to anyone you don’t know or trust. Don’t agree to transfer money or goods for someone else: money laundering is a criminal offence.

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Young and passionate about helping others TANYA MURPHY

DIYDG coordinators Nicole Caelli, Claire Oberleuter, Merrissa Nona, Tamika Young, Semara Jose and Stephina Tranby.

Deadly inspiring youth doing good TANYA MURPHY TOO often ignored among the sensational stories of youth crime, are the stories of all the young people doing good.

Merrissa Nona, Semara Jose and Stacee Ketchell were in their late teens when they first began the groundwork towards forming their charity, ‘Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good’ (DIYDG).

After graduating from the Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow (ILT) Youth Program in Years 10-12, they moved into employment, but continued to voluntarily run events and activities in their spare time to help other local youth.

Now in their 30s, they have grown DIYDG into an organisation which is making a big difference for young Indigenous people in the community, and they are busy training and inspiring the next generation of young leaders.

Based in Mooroobool, DIYDG’s volunteer-run pro-

grams include ‘Good Vibrations,’ a weekly drop-in event with food, games, education and support for Indigenous youth, the ‘Lift Leadership’ program which equips and inspires Indigenous youth to become leaders, and an annual camp which takes around 30 local Indigenous Youth to connect with country while learning from positive leaders.

In 2020, DIYDG started the ‘Pamle Pamle’ program, which helps young people who have been through the Child Safety and Youth Justice systems.

Pamle is the Torres Strait Islander creole word for family, and Ms Jose said DIYDG had given their 17 youth workers specialised training to enable them to help reconnect youth with Indigenous culture.

“In our region, the data says that 98 per cent of all young people engaging in the Child Safety System of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Island-

er, and yet the overwhelming majority of workers for those young people are non-Indigenous,” said Ms Jose.

“Our staff are taught with a practice framework to really understand what it means to connect with our young people and talk about culture, identity and spirit.

“Everything we do is done through a cultural lens and our practice framework is guided around the social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.”

Ms Jose said she and the other staff and volunteers helped young program participants feel a sense of family, acceptance and belonging, which often was enough to turn their lives around for the better.

“Throughout the years I’ve had young people say to me that DIYDG saved their life,” she said.

“Some say ‘You’re my family, I feel safe.’

“Some people just needed some support and a hug to get through some tough times in their life.”

The three women’s work is entirely voluntary, with every cent so far being donated back to growing the charity.

“When we started DIYDG, we had no formal qualifications, no knowledge of how to run an organisation, and no funding, but we had a lot of passion so we just started doing the work,” said Ms Jose.

“We really wanted to demonstrate that young people have got potential, and young people have got ideas and solutions to solving our community problems.

“But more often than not, we don’t have the resources to make that happen, and that’s why we’re trying to help the next generation who want to make a difference.”

NICOLE Caelli is a young leader with a passion for helping others, and she has an inspiring message for other young people.

The 25-year-old is among twenty Far North Queensland youth aged 15-25 who have been selected to meet with Youth Affairs Minister Meaghan Scanlon next week, as part of Queensland Youth Week.

Ms Caelli’s passion for making a difference started while at Trinity Bay State High School, where she participated in the Indigenous Leaders of Tomorrow (ILT) Youth Program.

After graduating she became one of 20 young people selected for that year’s PCYC Queensland Emerging Leaders Kokoda Track Experience.

She was the only Cairns local, as well as the only Indigenous person selected.

She said the arduous ten-day, 97-kilometre trek in Papua New Guinea was the hardest thing she had ever done, especially as she didn’t realise she had fractured her foot on the third day.

“I had that much pain from everywhere else that the pain in my foot felt like nothing,” she said.

“Every night I thought ‘why am I doing this,’ but about halfway through, I came to realise ‘I’m doing this for me, I’m trying to prove to myself that I can do anything.’”

Ms Caelli decided to pay forward her newfound self-belief by volunteering for local charity ‘Deadly Inspiring Youth Doing Good,’ (DIYDG).

She volunteered with DIYDG for around 15 hours a

week for seven years while also working full time as an Inventory Manager at Rebel Sport.

She is now the lead coordinator for DIYDG’s ‘Good Vibrations’ program, the lead facilitator in the ‘Lift Leadership’ program, and the lead coordinator of annual DIYDG camp.

She is also studying a Certificate of Youth Work and works part time job as an Indigenous Youth Researcher at Central Queensland University (CQU).

One of her projects at CQU is researching youth mental health in the community, by running yarning circles with Indigenous youth to get their perspective on a range of issues, which helps DIYDG and other organisations tailor effective programs to help them.

Ms Caelli said she was looking forward to sharing her ideas with the Youth Minister at the Youth Week ‘Speak Out’ roundtable next Tuesday in Mossman.

“I want to do more on-country programs where we take young people out camping on country, and focus on how they can be a leader within themselves, and also on wellbeing and mental health,” said Ms Caelli.

Ms Caelli’s advice for other young people was that which got her through the Kokoda Trek.

“At the end of the day, our only limitation is ourselves. If we put our mind to it, we can push ourselves to achieve anything.”

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Carnivale makes a fiery return

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PETER MCCULLAGH GET ready to party, Port Douglas’s Carnivale is coming back.

After being cancelled in 2020, the time is right for the North’s best party to return.

A spectacle of colour, glamour, fine food and world class entertainment is set to be unleashed next month in Port Douglas.

The seven-day festival will light up Port Douglas from May 14 – 21, offering locals and visitors a smorgasbord of fun and entertainment.

This year’s Port Douglas Carnivale Street Parade’s theme will be a “Tropic & Exotic” celebration of life in the vibrant and cosmopolitan seaside community.

Douglas Shire Council Mayor Michael

Kerr said it was great news the Street Parade would once again officially kick off Carnivale festivities on Friday, May 21.

Fun-loving, blinged-up, all-star singing and dancing locals are invited to be a part of this amazing spectacular event showcasing their town’s environment and community pride.

Diversity is encouraged, along with participation by schools, bands, businesses and community organisations and anyone who wants to dress up and dance in the streets.

“This year’s Tropic & Exotic theme provides plenty of scope for creative design and costumes,” Cr Kerr added.

“We encourage participants to let their imaginations go wild – let’s create an entertaining spectacle that celebrates life in the Douglas Shire.”

Celebrations commence at 6:30 that evening with the parade following an extended route down Wharf Street with extra viewing areas created to allow for social distancing for spectators. A fireworks display will follow at 8pm.

Adding to the atmosphere on the night will be the Wonderland Spiegeltent, the Carnivale Fun Fair and food stalls, and Port Douglas restaurants and bars.

Australian rock icons Spinderbait, best known for their hard rock version of Black Betty, is the headline live act this year.

“We are excited to have Spiderbait as the Carnivale headline act. Their live shows always have that extra something and certainly draw the crowds,” Mayor Kerr said.

Spiderbait will be performing on the Saturday night in Rex Smeal Park.

Port Douglas Carnivale celebrations this year will include, The longest Lunch, Plantation Picnic in the Park, the Wonderland Spiegeltent and a Family Beach Day planned for Saturday 22 on Fiour Mile Beach.

Spiegeltent shows and other events will open on May 14, tickets for all events are now on sale. Details are available from www.carnivale.com.au

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Douglas Shire local business scene is booming A NIGHT-TIME guided tour through the Daintree Rainforest, a veterinarian utopia, and a haven for food and wine lovers – the new business scene in Douglas is as exciting as it is diverse.

As Douglas Shire prepares to thrive with the return of Aussie tourists, the business community welcome new faces, new businesses, and a bright new outlook for the future.

The Buy Douglas: Build Douglas campaign is celebrating new businesses who have used the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic to reinvent themselves.

Douglas Shire Mayor Michael Kerr said it was fantastic to hear stories of entrepreneurialism and optimism.

“We know there are many business owners doing it tough, but there are also many who have seized the opportunity to have a go,” he said.

“I think it is incredible to see new faces moving here and showing the confidence to Do It In Douglas, while many long-term business owners are finding new ways to reach new markets and generate more business.”

“We are at a fork in the road where businesses can choose

to innovate, be proactive and take advantage of the increased interest from domestic travellers.”

PORT DOUGLAS VETS has arrived in town. Ten years on from studying veterinary science together at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, good mates, Harry and Cameron are on the verge of opening their first practise together, and they’ve chosen to Do It In Douglas!

Harry and his partner Teagan arrived a few weeks ago with their two dogs Boudicca and Hilde, and the family and quickly fell in love with living in Port Douglas.

Harry describes the decision to move to Douglas and open the veterinary clinic as “veterinarian utopia.”

“Opening a clinic in Port Douglas ticks all the boxes,” he said. “Cam and I have studied together, worked together and been good mates since uni. We share the same vision of what a clinic in a regional town should be, how it should function, and what sort of role it should play within the community.”

“We love the small-town community vibe of Port Douglas,” said Harry. “Everyone is

super friendly and helpful, and very supportive of what we are doing with the new clinic”.

JUNGLE ESCAPES, the brainchild of Daintree local Ian Samuels, was founded in July 2020. Launched in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as tourism in remote areas suffered above all, Ian shows us that with a bit of pivoting, a lot of stoicism, and a willingness to give it a darn good crack, exciting new ventures can come from tough times.

Jungle Escapes offers Daintree goers a unique experience in the forest with guided evening treks in remote parts of the Daintree. Based in Cape Tribulation, Ian takes visitors across tracks spread on over 20 hectares of beautiful World-Heritage rainforest.

A lifelong Daintree local and keen conservationist, Ian has a scientific understanding of the rainforest. Add his wicked sense of humour, and he offers an entertaining insight into the forest with his self-described David Attenborough meets Monte Python style.

EPICUREAN, a new haven for Food & Wine Lovers will open in the coming days.

Sit, share, and enjoy – that’s the philosophy behind

Port Douglas’s new eatery.

After selling up in regional Western Victoria, Rohan and Marlene hit the road with their two kids and pup last January on a once in a lifetime road trip around Australia. In an all too familiar story, adventures were rerouted as the global pandemic set in, and Rohan and Marlene made plans to settle in a town they had never been to – Port Douglas.

Marlene and Rohan come to Port Douglas with a highly reputed background in boutique food & wine, having founded and operated Steel Cutters Cottage in the Northern Grampians, regional Victoria.

When it comes to living in Port Douglas, Marlene and Rohan say it’s all in the mood, “everyone you encounter is wearing a smile, there’s genuine warmth and positivity, and so many people are willing to get behind us, it’s really touching.”

Epicurean will open in Macrossan Street in the coming days, and will offer provincial-style shared food boards, wines by the glass from eight Australian boutique wineries, and a small and carefully curated providore.

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Gordy’s not board after 4000km TANYA MURPHY HE could hardly have chosen a hotter time to skateboard 4000 kilometres all the way from Melbourne to Cairns, but that is what Tom Drury, aka Gordy Fruito, has done in the name of charity.

Gordy, a nickname the Broken Hill resident prefers to go by, will arrive at Gilligan’s Cairns at 2pm today, Friday April 9, for a well-earned beer after four months of skateboarding.

He believes it is the longest geographical distance anyone has covered while skateboarding solo without a support team.

Carrying nothing but a backpack, eating from roadhouses and staying in local pubs, the self-funded skater covered around 70 kilometres every day through blistering heat and pouring rain and said he had the time of his life.

“I’ve never travelled the East Coast of Australia before and it’s been absolutely beautiful,” he said.

Rather than take the most direct route between Melbourne and Cairns, Gordy said he took back roads when possible, to learn more about

the areas he passed through and find smoother roads with less traffic.

“I have always liked doing adventurous stuff – I was originally going to skateboard Kathmandu (in Nepal) to Vientiane but COVID ended that, so I did this instead,” he said.

“I’ve learned a lot about myself and met a lot of interesting characters along the way.

“I’m paying for the trip expenses myself, but I’ve had complete strangers put me up in their houses, cook for me, provide drinks and donations – they’ve been so generous.

“I’ve also had messages from people saying that I’ve inspired them to keep on pushing through whatever it is that they are going through which is great – I didn’t expect that.”

Gordy said other than working as a labourer, he had never done endurance training and wasn’t into fitness before taking on the extreme physical challenge.

“I haven’t lost any weight during the trip, because I eat roadhouse food and I always have a beer with the locals, but my legs are rock hard

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Gordy in an earlier part of his journey. now,” he said.

With 4,582 Instagram followers watching his adventures, Gordy has smashed his fundraising target of $25,000.

The money will be used to help non-profit organisation Make Life Skate Life construct the first ever public skatepark in Laos.

Gordy said he had worked

throughout South East Asia including Laos as a tour guide, English teacher and in community development for several years.

“In Laos, being a poor country with a communist government, there was no way a skatepark was going to be built by the government and there is nowhere safe for

people to skate there, so they have to use the streets, temples and car parks,” he said.

When Laos’ borders reopen Gordy will donate his time along with other volunteers to build the skatepark, and all money raised will go towards materials such as concrete, as well as bathrooms and skateboarding les-

sons and programs for local youth.

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Cairns Marine Precinct PORTS North has acquired 2.8 hectares of land in Portsmith to support the planned expansion of the Cairns Marine Precinct (CMP).

The land acquisition is a key step in the Queensland Government’s $30 million election commitment to build two new wharves for the Port of Cairns.

Two new wharves will be located in Smith’s Creek and at Commercial Fisherman’s Base No 2.

Member for Cairns Michael Healy said the new wharves will expand the capacity to carry out in-water maintenance on vessels used by the Australian Defence Force and Australian Border Force.

“Building these wharves will create 150 construction jobs in the short-term, but the longer-term employment opportunities that come with expanding the Cairns Marine Precinct are really exciting,” Mr Healy said.

“We’re funding a business case to develop this precinct as a key centre for maintaining and repairing large defence vessels.

“That business case will investigate the manufacture of commercial vessels required for servicing the region that would bring more jobs to the city.

“There is an existing skilled work force, contractor base and infrastructure within the Cairns Marine Precinct to not only expand opportunities for more vessel maintenance, but to also to

explore the possibility of building vessels here one day too.”

The initiative also aligns with the Government’s Defence Industries 10-year Roadmap and Action Plan which focuses on growing employment capability in the state and supporting Queensland defence firms to access new opportunities and create new jobs.

Ports North Chairman Russell Beer said engineering, design and advisory company, Aurecon Australasia Pty Ltd, have started work on the CMP’s early works and construction tender documents.

“This is an important project for our vital marine precinct which will build on the new wider and deeper shipping channel which was successfully completed last year,” Mr Beer said.

Mr Beer said a separate master planning process for the Port of Cairns, which is intended to facilitate forward planning out to 2050, is due to be completed within six months.

Nick von Dietze and Zachary Downey, who received scholarships to travel to Japan (back row, fourth and sixth from left) with ASJ members and sponsors

Local students visit Sister Cities TANYA MURPHY

THE Australia Japan Society of FNQ (AJSFNQ) held a special celebration on March 17 after postponing the event a full year due to COVID-19.

The society members sponsored two local students to travel to Japan from December 2019-2020 and were finally able to hold the

long-postponed ‘welcome back’ ceremony.

Nick von Dietze from Saint Andrew’s Catholic College in Redlynch and Zachary Downey from Saint Augustine’s Catholic College in Cairns spoke about their immersive experience in Japan just before COVID-19 began.

They visited two of Cairns’ official ‘Sister Cities,’ Minami and Oyama.

The AJSFNQ was formed in 1980 by a group of local business owners to help Japanese tourists feel welcome in Cairns, and has sponsored exchange students every year for around 12 years except during the 2011 Japanese earthquake, and 202021 global pandemic.

It’s hoped the program will be able to resume for 2021-2022.

Local volunteers Barry and Ella Struber also received certificates of appreciation at the event, for their many years of service to the AJSFNQ. For more Information on the AJSFNQ or the Student Scholarship Program, please contact Makoto by email at: info@ajsfnq.org.au

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G’DAY Tropicairnsians, Sitting with fingers on keyboard I am trying to think about what to write this week when suddenly getting childhood memories while listening to young adult life struggles on the telly in the background.

The subject is all about work availability for modern kids.

Now I seem to remember that when I was knee high to a grasshopper that if you wanted to work there was always a job, 8-years-old and first job delivering morning newspapers.

Next was selling arvo papers, peeling and cutting potatoes, washing car yard cars and motor bikes, mowing lawns and list goes on.

But my working career was pointed out to me when washing cars and bikes I met an old

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fella doing some oxy/acetylene welding repairs to a bike and over a period of several months he taught this numb nut how to weld.

I was soon extending forks on push bikes (that I salvaged from the tips) turning them into “choppers” and selling to other kids. The start-up was expensive but paid itself off.

Well guess who became a boilermaker/welder in later life which enabled me to travel to mines all over aussie making good coin, while having a trade life is great but back in my day safety was not really a big thing.

I gained skin conditions, damaged lungs, heaps of burns and deep cuts, bad back, heaps of metal in eyes and arc burns to eyes, industrial deafness, and a damaged heart from too many electric shocks which also had me in I.C.U twice.

Looking forward about what to do when I could no longer endure the trade was not easy, but this changed after an accident at home caused an incident which led to pacemaker being

installed in myself which meant no more welding trade, well guess what with being handy with my hands I soon talked into starting a handyman business which then led to a position at the big green box which then

led to writing columns.

Every morning I wake smiling and looking forward to getting up, and I am still doing all three jobs.

The point I am leading to is that having a trade or other

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GROW UP, MAN UP AND DEAL WITH THE ISSUES Once again the Australian public has been treated to a massive finger pointing, pollie shaming exercise from some of our elected leaders.

The Queensland Deputy Premier, Steven Miles takes aim at the Prime Minister and claims he was using the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to distract from the issue of the treatment of women in Canberra.

Not to be out done, the suitably morally outraged leader of the LNP in Queensland, David Crisafulli counters with an assessment that the Deputy Premier does not have the “intellectual capacity” to be an “attack dog”.

Crisafulli then called Miles’ behaviour “childish”. And on it went, tit for tat, name calling and whilst this was going on both sides were struggling to occupy the moral highground.

With any game of political one-up-manship there is bound to be collateral damage. Seems to be par for the course in modern warfare.

Collateral damage: - injury inflicted on something other than the intended target.

Whilst these highly paid leaders of our economy and society are taking gratuitous pot shots at each other let’s pause and consider the collateral damage from their campaign of media 30 second grabs.

Oxygen has been wasted by two ‘leaders’ as they dominate the media’s attention and we forget about the issues related to treatment of women and our front line responders.

Yes I know Mr Miles and Crisafulli will claim they are attempting to highlight the plight of women in Canberra in addition to the amazing job our front line responders are doing.

The truth of the matter is, both testosterone fuelled bovva-boot enforcers have gone on the front foot perhaps more for personal and party political gain than out of concern for those they ‘defend’.

The spotlight was firmly on both Miles and Crisafulli who have dominated headlines and column centimetres when they should be dealing with real issues, not personal political point scoring.

So please, drop the personal insults, dial down the moral outrage and its time to ‘make a difference’. It’s time to play the ball and not the man.

The public is sick of political posturing. We need real action on both issues and less collateral damage. Please do what you have been elected to do.

I’m sure both men are well motivated and have a genuine desire to serve and ‘make a difference.’

Australia showed the world how this pandemic should be dealt with, a strong decisive approach, clearly supported by all sides of politics.

Unfortunately these two leaders have shown the world that we are not above politicising the pandemic as well as an issue which -should be above politics, how we treat women in today’s society.

Peter McCullagh Editor

Thursday April 9, 2021

We are surrounded by a melting-pot of conflicting weather extremes.

Yet we continue to have the pro-climate change faction preaching their prophecies of doom and gloom.

If we dare disagree, we are called ‘flat-earthers’ and deniers and fools.

In Queensland we have had major droughts in the 1960s, 80s and 90s. At the same time, we have experienced flooding rains.

It’s a pattern, not an alarm.

Please let’s all be sensible here. Reduce our carbon footprint, let’s not pollute, but let’s also welcome progress and development in a manageable, sustainable manner.

NOBBY, Earlville

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GLOBAL WARMING A recently published report warns us again of “scorching days ahead” the planet is on track for at least 3C global warming. Climate scientists have been ignored for decades.

We have already witnessed the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef on several occasions. Scientists warn that most of the corals will be gone if the ocean temperatures rise by 2C. Droughts, bushfires and floods are becoming increasingly more severe and frequent, as the scientists have been telling us they would. The seas continue to rise as the polar ice and glaciers melt.

Warming oceans expand as their temperatures rise. Coastal cities like Cairns will become unliveable as the seas slowly flood our streets.

Future generations will wonder why the best educated generation ignored the scientists and continued to open new coal mines and invest in gas.

We rejoice when we hear news that our GDP continues to grow, even though this is often linked to increased greenhouse gas emissions.

Logic tells us that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Many of our ecosystems are already collapsing and we are witnessing extinction rates in the biosphere far above normal levels. We are literally stealing the future from our children and future generations.

The United Nations has developed 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) these global goals are designed to meet the global challenges of poverty, inequality and sustainability we rarely hear about them in the mainstream media. We understand the issues it’s time we focused on solutions JOHN, Mooroobool I LOVE A SUNBURNT COUNTRY Dorethea Mackellar penned her immortal poem, My Country in 1904.

In it she writes of drought and flooding rains.

Look back at Australian metrological history and you will see she is correct.

The weather patterns of this great nation are cyclical. We are exposed on all sides by water and conflicting weather patterns.

To the south the icy currents of Antarctica, to the west we have the untamed Indian Ocean, the north the humid waters of the tropics whilst the Pacific is unpredictable and sub-tropical.

Is it any wonder we have extremes of climate conditions?

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Queensland has suffered only one COVID-19 death per million population.

Why are many other similar peoples doing hundreds and thousands of times worse? E.g. USA with sixteen hundred deaths per million.

Some say our warmer weather protects us. But that hasn’t protected Brazil, Malaysia or Hawaii.

Some say our modern health system. But that hasn’t protected Sweden, France or Italy.

Other, broader, factors in combination must be in play.

Firstly, social cohesion: a strong sense of us against the world.

Secondly, sensible political leadership which follows competent medical ad-

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BRING BACK CONSCRIPTION We have a problem. Youth crime is spiralling out of control. The police are losing the battle because we have differing opinions on how best to deal with the issue.

The police can only do what they are currently doing. Investigate, arrest, charge if they can, take them to court and let the judicial system deal with them.

Many are let back out immediately, to continue to do what they have already been arrested for doing.

The safe fall-back solution has always been, put them in the army, teach them a trade, give them some discipline.

Our armed forces are not a reform school. They are not a child-minding service, not social workers.

Don’t bring the standard down by drafting problems into the forces. We need our armed forces to be disciplined and well trained, not a pre-school filled with people who do not want to be there.

DIGGER, Cairns SUPPORT LOCAL Support local newspapers and farmers....Phil le Petit..I agree...can the Qld Gov pls continue to help support independent newspapers...Nicole.. relocating young independent unemployed people to farms that need fruit pickers could be a good idea to assist farmers...what do others think? Lets also remember to support local business where possible, cafes,nurseries, grocery shops&markets...thankyou..this is a terrific local paper..

JOHN, Northern Beaches COVID VACCINATION Why do we have so few people in Queensland vaccinated? As of April 4 we have only administered 87,000 doses in Queensland. Nationally 841,000.

But we were told there wouldl be 4 million doses administered by the end of March. Our first priority must be to gest as many first doses administered as quickly as possible. Stop the posturing and get on with the job.

M JACOBS, Cairns

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SUPPORT LOCAL As a new reader of this paper I find it necessary to add my total disgust at an Australian company gouging the Australian people of their hard earned dollars. Now in Cairns we have unemployed people who have relied on Job Keeper now without work and yet a major company like Harvey Norman can receive $22M in job keeper despite massive profits and not return to the taxpayer. I was going to mention this to the Harvey Norman/Cairns Post or the Harvey Norman/John Mckenzie talk back show but alas. I urge all people to boycott Harvey Norman. Just think about it.

STEVE, Westcourt

vice and doesn’t explain it away as ‘just seasonal flu’, or push quack remedies, or tell us we just have to wait until we get herd immunity.

Thirdly, unity of purpose, clearly set by government. Bicameral and multi-member proportional representation dilute accountability – ‘it wasn’t my fault the upper house blocked me’ - and creates compromises.

As UK MP Paddy Ashdown said “Politics is compromise” but a consensus, ‘almost good’, response to COVID has proved deadly to millions.

The jurisdictions which have done best in Australia - Queensland and Northern Territory - have unicameral parliaments with single member electorates with a stable governing majority party.

S MCGINN, Clifton Beach

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An earful Gazza’s Gossip from Port’s eye-sore

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Either way, the tower in my own words ‘ain’t exactly a mantlepiece item!’ I’m sure, however, a family of metallic starlings will find great pleasure in utilising the equipment for nesting purposes.

Council’s corner cutting exercise Just kidding, but I have your attention now, read on and all will be revealed.

Changes are afoot in central Port Douglas with a key intersection getting a makeover.

Posh new tropical garden beds, better acces-

sibility and improved traffic flow are among features earmarked for this Macrossan Street and Owen Street intersection upgrade.

The planned changes, due to start this financial year, will hopefully make life easier and safer for both walkers and drivers.

Unless you are one of those naughty people who like to use this location for a cheeky quick u-turn, as narrowing of the intersection will prevent this and corner cutting.

Pat on the back for business I’ve been so impressed with businesses in Port Douglas and Mossman for showing their resilience and tenacity over the recent tough months. Either reinventing themselves or simply just hanging on in there, it has been amazing.

Better still, future signs are positive with the lack of overseas travel, Government subsidised air fares and Grey Nomads are champing at the bit to head North.

Well done to the locals as well, for doing their bit!

Until next week though, it’s Gazza signing out!!

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WELL just last week I encouraged all smartphone users to spend a little less time staring at their sheets of glass and start enjoy the wonders of our idyllic tropical surroundings.

Just by coincidence, we’ve seen a new addition to the Port Douglas skyline in the Craiglie, Fourmile Beach area.

Telstra’s new Mobile Telecommunications Facility is finally up, after originally being proposed in 2016.

The official site is the Department of Transport and Main Roads owned Road Reserve between Old Port Road and Port Douglas Road.

Health risks from mobile phone towers has long been discussed and to date there’s no strong evidence that exposure to these radio waves causes any noticeable health effects. But then again, probably cigarettes supposedly didn’t in the first half of the 20th Century.

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1 New accommodation paying tribute to historical local homesteads has opened at Undara Experience as part of a $3.2 million refurbishment including upgraded Wi-Fi, solar power, refurbished toilets and road upgrades. Home to the oldest standing lava tubes on Earth, Undara Experience offers Australian outback wildlife tours and country hospitality. www.undara.com.au

Following a 12-month hiatus Raging Thunder Adventures has brought white water rafting back to the Tully River as part of the Cairns Adventure Group.

Known for world-class white water rafting, the Tully River hosted the 2019 World Rafting Championships and is one of the iconic ways to experience the world’s oldest rainforest.

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2 The countdown is on for the Dwarf Minke Whales to arrive on the Ribbon Reefs north of Port Douglas in June and July. Day and overnight trips are available to swim with these inquisitive whales. https://www.mikeball.com/liveaboardscuba-diving-australia/minke-whaledive-expeditions/3-night-minke-whaledive-expedition/ www.silverseries.com.au/ swim-minke.htm

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A prehistoric giant platypus is part of a new exhibition at the Cairns Aquarium giving visitors an insight into Tropical North Queensland’s little known third World Heritage-listed site, the Riversleigh Mammal Fossil site.

The Aquarium by Twilight: Ancient Oceans tour explores 71 living displays and includes a three-course Jurassicthemed dinner. The Aquarium has also launched a behind-the-scenes Marine Life Encounter including hand feeding Cownose Stingrays and a visit to the Cairns Turtle Hospital.

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FRIDAY Andrea & Louie – Chill Café Palm Cove, 6pm Kim Settle & John Comrie – Atherton International Club, 6:30pm Kaweyova Duo – Rattle N Hum Palm Cove, 7:30pm Ben Wilson & Bruce Thompson – Tablelands Music Lovers, 7:30pm Katie Richards – Hemingways Port Douglas, 5-8pm Miss Tee – Maman Café, 4-6pm Silver Fox Jazz Band – Elixir Music Bar, 6pm Colorful Blac – Elixir Music Bar, 8:30pm Fraser Yuill Scott – Trinity Beach Sports Club, 7-10pm Janna Mercedes – The Anthill Hotel Mareeba, 8-11:30pm Hot Ice – Cazalys, 6:15pm

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Mission Beach artists featured strongly in annual awards

SATURDAY Vivien Aisi – AJ Hackett SKypark, 1pm Nikki Doll – Stratford Deli, 4:30pm Carrizma – Cazaly’s, 6:15pm A Salute to Roy Orbison – CPAC Theatre (Ticketed), 7:30pm Ben Lee – Tanks Arts Centre (ticketed), 7:30pm Kawyova Duo – Rattle N Hum Cairns, 8pm Cairns Blues Explosion – Red Beret Hotel, 8pm Miss Tee – The Jack, 9pm-12 Harmonique – Yorkeys Knob Boat Club, 3-6pm R3B / Seebreeze (RnB Release party) – 7pm, $15 at door Grand Theft Audio – Gilligan’s

SUNDAY Carinda Christie – Mountainview Hotel, 12-4pm Talitha Jae – Ellis Beach Bar & Grill, 1pm Robert Cini – The Garradunga Hotel, 2-5pm 8 Ball Aitken – Elixir Music Bar, 2pm (ticketed) Vivien Aisi – Boardwalk Social, 3pm Andrea – Chill Café Palm Cove, 3pm Nikki Doll – Stratford Deli, 4:30pm Kaweyova – Salt House, 5pm Mississippi Shakedown – Elixir Music Bar, 7:30pm Kewarra Beach Shack, 5-8pm Miss Tee – Backyard at Shangri La, 4-7pm Grand Theft Audio – The Pier Bar Dazz & The Boyzz – Jack & Shanan’s, 2-5:30pm Wendy & Al - O’Donnell’s Irish Bar Palm Cove, 4-7pm

Are you a venue or an artist that wants to be listed in the Gig Guide? Please send your gigs to tanya@cairnslocalnews.com.au by Wednesday each week to be listed in Friday’s paper.

MISSION Beach artists, Sally Moroney and Bruce Parry received awards at the Cairns Art Society Artists of the North exhibition in early April.

Held at the Tanks Art Centre, this event showcased the best examples of Far North Queensland art.

The exhibition featurd over 200 paintings, sculptures and photographs of fauna, culture and places in Australia and overseas.

Sally Moroney, a wellknown fibre artist and painter who integrates local beach material into her traditional baskets.

Her organic approach uses recycled copper wire sewn into vines, rope and fishing nets, creating beautiful and unique objects.

Sally Moroney, ‘Shoreline Basket’

Sally’s work titled ‘Shoreline Basket’ won second prize in the “Weave” category.

depicts a noisy, frenetic and very colourful market in the mountainous region of Guatemala.

Bruce Parry, a contemporary Mission Beach painter and photographer and has exhibited widely within the region.

‘The colour and texture in the photograph are provided by the hand embroidered and woven dresses of the women,’ he said.

His second prize in the Photographic section titled ‘Market Scene Guatemala’,

‘You can almost “feel” the energy as they all strain forward for a bargain.’ Bruce is

a member of the Green artist group which will exhibiting at Mission Arts in August 2021.

You can view Sally Moroney and Bruce Parry’s winning works at The Artists of the North - Cairns Art Society, Tanks Art Centre, a free event from Fri 27 Apr - Sun 13 May.

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PENOLA - A CONVICT’S PERILOUS JOURNEY Roy Jaques A prominent brewery tycoon in Lincolnshire has a beautiful 16-year-old daughter, Baroness Penola Bloomfield, who goes to a fortune teller because she admires the young officer who has moved into the estate next to her father’s. The gypsy warns her there is trouble ahead due to an indiscretion.

Penola is sent to the Colony of Australia as a convict, incurring extreme hardship during a very slow voyage: rape, pregnancy, starvation and eventually shipwreck before giving birth to a son while unconscious on the beach.

A whaling ship takes her to Hobart. A judge who wants to marry her has her released into his custody. The judge’s sister wants a baby from the relationship but his brother does not want a child from a convict girl in the family. The brother wants to kill her but plans rape by a native African, at gunpoint.

Penola escapes, meets Captain Bligh who gets her out of trouble, she then continues to Sydney on a well-known whaling ship. She has massive drama in Sydney: murder, marriage, court case, and then finds her shipwrecked child... that’s only the half of it, now read the book. can’t escape the terrible feeling that her trials have only just begun.

THE PARIS LIBRARY Janet Skeslien Charles Based on the true World War II story of the heroic librarians at the American Library in Paris, this is the unforgettable story of romance, friendship, family, and the power of literature to bring us together.

PARIS, 1939 Odile Souchet is obsessed with books, and working at The American Library in Paris for the formidable director Dorothy Reeder is all she has ever dreamed of. The Library and its thriving community of students, writers, diplomats and book lovers provide her with a safe haven. When war is declared, the Library is determined to remain open. But then the Nazis invade Paris, and everything changes. The Nazi ‘Library Protector’ changes the rules overnight, declaring a war on words and making the librarians risk their lives to do their jobs.

Under the courageous guidance of Miss Reeder, Odile and her fellow librarians defy the authorities to make sure all their subscribers, even those deemed no longer desirable, get access to books and remain part of their community, whatever the cost.

Choices as black and white as the words on a page become a murky shade of grey - choices that will put many on the wrong side of history, and the consequences of which will echo for decades to come.

The Paris Library illuminates a seldom-seen slice of history: the role of women and their fate during the war. It also recounts the consequences of unspeakable betrayal, when the people we count on for understanding and protection fail us.

THE HOBBIT: AN UNEXPECTED JOURNEY

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LOST TEMPLE OF THE INCA Sunday April 11, SBS 8:30pm Legendary archeologist Johan Reinhard spent his career searching for the lost temples of the Inca Empire, discovering all but one: Ausangate, named after one of the most sacred mountains in Peru.

Now in his seventies, he’s handed the torch to environmental scientist Preston Sowell, who makes a mysterious discovery at an alpine lake near Mt Ausangate that he believes is the lost temple.

This film follows Sowell’s journey of discovery, loss and adventure as he seeks the truth about this sacred place.

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘Pickle me grandmother.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘I have a cunning plan Captain.’

Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘Bazinga!’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘You were expecting a bloke: beard, Bible and bad breath. Instead you’ve got a babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom.’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘To go boldly where no man has gone before.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Feic, arse, drink, girls.’

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Name the TV show this famous quote comes from?

‘We were on a break!’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Ooh you are awful… but I like you.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Operator!

Give me the number for 911!’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘Women.

You can’t live with ‘em. Pass the peanuts.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Mind the cyclist Richard.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘The truth is out there, but so are lies!’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘Heyyyyyy!’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘I’m Free.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Go to bed Sue Ellen, there’s nothing uglier than a woman who can’t handle her liquor.’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.’

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Name the Tv show this quote is from?

‘Book em Danno.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘The world is my lobster.’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘This time next year, we’ll be millionaires.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Nanu-Nanu’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘No No No No No No… Yes’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘They don’t like it up ‘em Captain Mannering.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Holy Hole in a doughnut.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘What you talking about Willis?’

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Name the TV show this quote is from? ‘G-Granville? How do you spell p-p-p-p-pepper? Is it six p’s or seven?’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Don’t mention the war! I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Is that your final answer?’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘Eat my shorts.’

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Name the TV Show this line is from? ‘How you doin’?’

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Name the TV show this line is from? ‘I know nothing!’

1. Friends - Ross, 2. Cheers - Norm, 3. Happy Days Fonzie, 4. Golden Girls - Blanche, 5. Only Fools and Horses - Del Boy, 6. Dad’s Army - Corporal Jones, 7. Open All Hours - Arkwright, 8. Kingswood Country - Ted Bullpit, 9.

Big Bang Theory - Sheldon, 10. Star Trek Captain James T Kirk, 11. The Dick Emery Show, 12. Keeping up Appearances. - Hyacinth Bucket, 13. Are You Being Served?. Mr Humphries, 14. Hawaii 5-0 - Steve McGarrett, 15. Mork and Mindy - Mork, 16. Batman - Robin, 17. Fawlty Towers - Basil Fawlty, 18. Blackadder - Baldrick, 19. The Vicar of Dibley - Geraldine Grangerk, 20. Father Ted - Father Jack, 21. The Simpsons - Homer, 22. X Files - Scully, 23.

Dallas - JR Ewing, 24. Minder - Arthur Daley, 25. Vicar of Dibley - Jim Trott, 26. Different Strokes - Arnold Jackson, 27. Who wants to be a millionaire? - Eddie Maguire, 28. The Simpsons - Bart Simpson, 29. Friends - Joey, 30.

Hogan’s Heroes - Sargent Shultz .

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Across 7. standard, pure, or correct English speech or usage (6,7) 8. to argue or discuss a subject in excessive detail. (8) 9. a system of electronic credit transfer used in Europe and Japan, involving banks, post offices, and public utilities (4) 10. to cause a strong or violent force to be released or become unrestrained (7) 12. to store something safely in a hidden or secret place (5) 14. drag or trail something through water (5) 16. the range or distance over which one can hear or be heard (7) 19. informal word for food (4) 20. a small printed advertisement or other notice distributed by hand (8) 22. not able to be recovered, regained, or remedied (13)

Down 1. the sixth month of the year (4) 2. to introduce air into something, eg, a lawn (6) 3. adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life (7) 4. a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord (5) 5. descend from a train, bus, or other form of transport (6) 6. a type of strong black coffee made by forcing steam through ground coffee beans (8) 11. situated in the north, or directed towards or facing the north (8) 13. a basket, especially one of a pair carried by a beast of burden (7) 15. a puritanical or censorious person, in particular a teetotaller or person opposed to alcohol (6) 17. a tunnel under a road for use by pedestrians (6) 18. intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change (5) 21. a characteristic rising and falling of the voice when speaking (4)

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STAR GUIDE AQUARIUS: Aquarius, you’re quite popular this week. Everyone wants to speak to you. Though at the end of the week, someone may give you the cold shoulder.The week begins, with the new moon in Aries in your house of comprehension and assimilation. At the same time, Venus in Aries makes a square to Pluto in your house of hidden power. Today, you could unlock an interest or talent you didn’t know you had. You might stumble upon some information that opens a new obsession..

GEMINI: Others may be cheering for you this week. But don’t take it for granted, Gemini, at the end of the week, there could be crickets. Today, you might feel a little obsessed with financial security. It’s possible to secure some financing over the next week to help you through a challenging situation or expand your business. But this level of obsession and focus may not allow you to see all possibilities. Ask a friend for advice.

LIBRA: Others hold the door open for you this week. But by the end of the week, you might have to push open your own door. Others hold the door open for you this week. But by the end of the week, you might have to push open your own door.

PISCES: Financial success is possible this week. But Pisces, be careful, or you will end up spending the extra you receive. You may be thinking you are financially stuck. Perhaps you can’t increase your current salary without adding many more hours or getting a degree. It’s time to look at new possibilities and potential streams of income. Now, the Universe can help you find some new avenues.

CANCER: Cancer, you make an impressive showing this week. But there’s no time to rest on your laurels. The new moon highlights your good intentions. But you also have obsessive emotional thoughts about a person you know well. This partnership could be hitting a temporary bad patch. Today, it would be better to step back and allow the energies to settle down.

SCORPIO: Scorpio, you’re highly effective this week, blazing through your list of things to do. But by the end of the week, you could run out of steam. Most habit loops have three parts, a trigger, a routine followed by a reward. Disrupt any of these three parts, and you can break the habit. Today, you have the power to break a long-held habit by breaking it down into its parts and see what you can disrupt.

ARIES: You’re flying high this week as projects and plans are going smoothly. But Aries, watch out for the landing at the end of the week. It sets the new beginning energy for you for the year. Having it in conjunction with a Venus/Pluto square indicates you may be obsessed with something, a person, place, or thing. This fascination could elicit a physical response with your heart pounding and butterflies in your stomach, indicating excitement.

LEO: All eyes are on you this week, Leo, as you have the answers. But at the end of the week, you could bite off more than you can chew. Today, you could commit yourself to a course of action or better health, a job, a more loving relationship. And this could lead to future success.

SAGITTARIUS: You can have a lot of fun this week, Sagittarius.

But toward the end of the week, you want to rein in those wild horses.

Besides any limitations imposed by the world, today, you may be feeling locked in due to your own financial picture. It’s time for some creative thinking to see how you can manifest what you want with the resources you have now. This is more doable than you think.

TAURUS: Taurus, you could be a productive machine this week. Watch out for a monkey wrench in the works as the week comes to an end. The new moon lighting up your house of secrets may bring some information to you. But consider keeping your reaction under control if possible. More will be unveiled over the next few weeks.

VIRGO: Virgo, this week, you have a golden ticket to opportunities. But don’t wait too long to cash it in. You may get incredibly excited about a stock or bond opportunity today. Your ability to do a deep analysis of prospectuses or spreadsheets quite good today. This is not a time for a gut decision, do your research, and you’ll find the answer.

CAPRICORN: Capricorn, you could be finishing up several important projects this week. But check your notes twice, so you don’t miss anything. Today, there could be some upheaval at home. It’s possible that something breaks and requires costly repairs. There’s a temptation to throw everything out and try to start over. But this is a good day to listen to what others want and think about what you want. Try to find common ground.

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MAMMYYY WATAS EXHIBITION- Cairns Art Gallery

This powerful installation continues the Gallery’s international research interest in complex narratives around blackness and cultural identity.

Alberta Whittle was born in 1980 in Barbados, and works between Barbados, Scotland and South Africa. She has developed a visual, oral and textual language to question accepted Western constructs of history and society and the legacies of slavery, colonialism and the current climate crisis.

ALL WEEKEND Cairns Art Gallery Full details: www.cairnsartgallery.com.au

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ARCHIBALD PRIZE 2020- Cairns Art Gallery

The Archibald Prize comes to Cairns for the first time in its 99 year history.

Prestigious and controversial, The Archibald Prize is Australia’s oldest and most respected award for portraiture.

Featuring portraits of some of Australia’s most well known faces, Cairns Art Gallery are offering free entry to this famous exhibition.

Exhibition is on for 6 weeks only – Exhibition dates: 20 March – 2 May 2021.

Friday Saturday and Sunday Cairns Art Gallery Full details: www.cairnsartgallery.com.au

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FREE AQUA AEROBICS - Cairns Esplanade

Aquatic aerobics is a low impact, effective and fun way to get fit, burn calories, strengthen joints and bones and reduce stress.

Aqua Aerobics increases general well-being with little or no impact and you don’t even have to be able to swim.

These classes are FREE.

Saturday 9am - 10am Cairns Esplanade Full details: www.cairns.qld.gov.au/esplanade

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REFRAMING THE EXOTICS - Cairns Art Gallery

Truth and fiction, and the dissonance between imagined futures and contemporary existence are powerfully interpreted through the photographs of Sammy Baloji, a contemporary artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Ade Adekola who lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria.

Through their work each artist examines the impacts of economic imperialism and globalisation, and the devastating and consequential effects on natural resources, the environment and black communities.

ALL WEEKEND Cairns Art Gallery Full details: www.cairnsartgallery.com.au

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PORT DOUGLAS MARKETS

The Port Douglas Market has one of the most diverse stallholder communities of any market in Australia.

Frequented by locals and visitors alike, the market is a regular “must do” for people from all over the world.

Port is renowned as an arts community. The markets will showcase amazing local arts as well as mouth-watering food.

Come up for the morning, vivit the markets, walk through the town, Port Dopuglas is your oasis located an easy drive north of Cairns.

It’s a great day to find a few treasures in our paradise which we call home, and hang out with the locals.

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HALF MOON BAY Golf Results MARCH ECLECTIC Ladies: Lorae Ladru 48 Nett.

Men: James Seal 49 Nett.

Tuesday 30 March Ladies: P Nitschke 35, J Gilliver 35,

G Chilemi 32.

Men: M Vincent 39, J Florimo 35.

Wednesday 31 March Div1: J Florimo 39, P Wyatt 39, M McManus 38.

Div2: G Fowles 41, G Althaus 38,

D Young 37.

Ladies: L Zacharevicius 33.

Friday 2 April Men’s: M Pye 22, A Hughes 19,

B Courtney 18.

Ladies: D Bridgewater 19, T O’Brien 17.

Saturday 3 April Men’s: Div. 1: P Wright 69, R McConnell 70,

A Gates 70.

Div. 2: R Gill 62, N Eden 70, A Oliver 71.

Div. 3: J Dickinson 67, A Hargreaves 69,

K Kramer 72.

Ladies: F Hayles 68, C Atkinson 69,

L Power 70.

Sunday 4 April Men’s: Div. 1: W O’Brien 40, B Phillips 37.

Div. 2: P Waring 37, J Potter 36.

Ladies: C Atkinson 38.

MILLAA MILLAA Golf Results Sunday April 4 Sunday was our monthly medal and despite the threatening weather we had good numbers for the Mungalli Dairy Products and Millaa Millaa Hotel sponsored event.

There were some excellent scores however the clubs newest member Jason Househam took the points with a net 68.

Justin Cifuentes, Paul Foster and Kelvin Groves went into a countback for the minor placings but Justin’s 33 for a 31.5 net was certainly enough to earn him the points for second with Paul Foster finishing in third.

Nearest to the pins went to Jason Househam for 1/10, Paul Foster for 5/14 and Justin Cifuentes won the second shot nearest on 8/17.

Thursday Mar 25 Stableford sponsored by The Slotted Spoon. Winning with 36 pts was Lorraine Doolan, runner-up went to Annette Seawright with 32 pts on a countback to Lyn Morrison. Pin shots went to 9 Ann Moss and 18 Lorraine Doolan.

Saturday Mar 27 Harold Nasser Memorial Shield sponsored by the BV Hotel Atherton.

Men’s overall winner and div. 2 winner was Cory Woodgate with 63 nett. Div. 1 winner was Phil Hendricks with 67 nett, Phil also eagled no. 2.

Men’s pin shots went to 3 K Riber, 9 J Dyer, 11 G Thompson and 18 I Toward.

Ladies winner with 74 nett was Emily McEwan on a countback to Sam Duck. Pin shots went to 3 Annette Seawright, 9 & 11 Lisa Lowres and 18 Anne Moss.

Thursday April 9, 2021

JACK HIGH MOSSMAN MEN’S EDGE HILL MEMORIAL BOWLS CLUB Bowls Results Saturday April 3. 24 Bowlers for Jackpot Bowls. Doug Pitt / David White / Col Maxted d John Cochrane / Daryl Hoskins / Jim Geddes 17-16; Bernie Wolland / Peter Worley / Joe Girgenti d John Fleming / SAS / Tony Brlyack 20-18; Chris Payne / John Arnold d Ranald Edwards/Dick Pitt 25-23; Peter Busch / Terry Richards / Gordon Henderson d Dave Beaumont / Nev Tesch / Tony Kessler 20-15; and the winners for the day, Billy Smith / Nev Fletcher d Charlie Toohey / Steve Cue 28-14.

In the Club Championship, Games will resume Friday 9 April. In the Pairs, Mick Frese / Peter Busch vs Dave Beaumont / Greg McLean. Saturday 10 April, in the Pairs, David White / SAS vs Tony Kessler / Nev Tesch, and in the Handicap Singles, Dylan Wilde (+5) vs Charlie Toohey (-3), Sunday 11 April, in the B Grade Singles, Chris Payne vs John Arnold and in the A Grade Singles, David Blain vs Ranald Edwards. Saturday 17 April, in the Pairs, Eric Smith/Nev Fletcher vs Bob Hando/John Arnold. Sunday 18 April, in the Handicap Singles, Bob Hando (-6) vs SAS (0) and in the A Grade Singles, Bernie Wolland vs Peter Busch and Eric Smith vs Charlie Toohey.

Thursday April 1, we had 18 Bowlers for social bowls under lights. A great time was enjoyed by all. The next night social bowls will be held Thursday 6 May from 6pm to 8pm ($5.00 per person) and is open to all members & non-members.

For Jackpot Bowls this Saturday, names in by 12 noon with card call at 12.45pm.

Anyone interested in playing bowls (either for the first time or returning to the game) please contact David White 0407 630 759.

Ladies Social Bowls: Thursday April 1. The Final of B Grade Singles winner was Karina Homer with 25-21 win against Liz Whitehead. Tuesday April 6, Edge Hill Ladies played their final Pennant game against West Cairns Ladies at Edge Hill. A fantastic finish to the season with all teams winning with a 88-38 result. Put names down on the sheet provided for Thursday’s Social Bowls.

Men’s Mixed Social Bowls: Tuesday March 30, No bowls. Tuesday Night winners were Gov and Ash. R/U: Peter and George.

Wednesday 31st March 2021 winners were Lou, Ian and Brenton. Saturday 3rd April 2021 Social Pairs winners were Liz Whitehead and Jeannie Wild. Jackpot not won and now sits at $848+.

Social bowls will continue Tuesday (Day and Night), Wednesday night triples with Saturday afternoon pairs or triples depending on numbers.

Edge Hill Club Championship Games.

No games for 2020-2021 Championship events were played due to the Easter Break. Check the notice board for upcoming games. To play social bowls at Edge Hill this week put your name on the lists available behind the bar for a game. Contact the Club on 4053 1036, Ray Webster 0402 182 230, Gary Victor (GOV) 0407 962 860 for assistance if the club is closed. Don’t forget that the club is available for bookings for Social groups and Bare Foot Bowls Functions as well as Wakes, Parties or even Weddings.

Ring the Club or email Lydia for booking information at functions@edgehillbowls.com.au Current club opening hours are Tuesday - Thursday 3 pm - 9 pm.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday 12 noon till late. Other times may be arranged by consultation with the Manager. Lunch is now available Friday to Sunday from 12 noon. $10 Limited menu specials are available.

Bookings are essential for large groups.

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Holiday Blast for budding cricketers

NICOLE GIBSON

AT just 14, cricketer Elisha Ayson has already represented Cairns at State level and now other young girls can test out the game in all its colourful glory.

Cricket Queensland is holding their Cricket Colour Blast for girls aged seven to 15 on Tuesday as part of their Easter School Holiday program.

The event is hosted by the Mulgrave Cricket Club with girls of all skill levels, including beginners, invited to the fun.

Queensland Cricket Participation Officer, Trish Spry said it was a great way for younger girls considering taking up cricket to see what the game is all about.

“Boys tend to grow up with cricket being a typical option for them to come and join whereas with girls we were finding it wasn’t quite the norm for them,” Ms Spry said.

“Combining the game with some fun little activities that involve a little bit more play, we use activities and the water and the colour blast powder, that made it a little bit

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more interesting and a little bit more unique to obviously show girls that it is a sport for them as well.”

Ms Spry said there were also clear pathways now for girls who wanted to look at the sport on a professional level.

United Cairns Cricket Club player Elisha Ayson started playing cricket at 12 and has represented the region twice since starting.

She said it is a great sport for girls to get into.

“There’s the fun aspect of teamwork, making new friends and the whole girls competition where they’re including girls more often over time,” Ms Ayson said.

“It’s a lovely team environment, everyone gets in and has a go and it’s just overall a really good time.”

Cricket Colour Blast will be held at Walker Road Sports Precinct from 9.30am Tuesday. Entry is just $20 and includes colour powder, a t-shirt for Colour Blast activities and a back pack. For more details or to book contact Trish Spry on 0466809987 or trish.spry@ qldcricket.com.au .

Local Cricketers Elisha Ayson and Lily Corbett at last year’s Girls Colour Blast

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N O R T H E R N THE Cairns District Rugby Union competition kicks off this weekend. The season opener commences this Friday, hosted by the Northern Beaches Mud Crabs Rugby Union Club.

A packed evening of Rugby is planned with three games, the first commencing at 6pm.

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this Friday night drop in to The Crab Pot, 113-117 Wattle St, Yorkeys Knob. We have a fun and family friendly atmosphere; with beverages and snacks available. $5 entry, kids under15 free.

The Crab Pot gates will open on Friday 9th April at 5pm for a 6pm kick off.

6.00pm Barron Trinity Bulls vs Southside Crusaders 7.15pm Brothers/Penrhyn vs JCU Mariners

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8.30pm Cairns Wanderers vs Northern Beaches Mud Crabs Mud Crabs Rugby Union are a family oriented, community minded club. We are located at the heart of the Cairns Northern Beaches in Yorkeys Knob.

Established in 2013 we have grown to field teams in Men’s, Women’s, Junior Boys and Junior Girls competitions.

Have you ever thought of

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playing rugby union? We are always interested in new or returned players, come and talk to us. We are especially looking for woman players this season, come along see what it’s all about.

Watch this space for player profiles, game reports, team updates and events as the Rugby Union season progresses.

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Cairns & Community Dementia Support Group Y O U ’ R E

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A L O N E Our fortnightly gatherings offer a safe space for social engagement and support for people living with Alzheimer’s or Dementia and their loved ones.

These sessions provide an opportunity for attendees to enjoy time together in the company of others in a similar situation.

Morning tea is provided (paid for by gold coin donations) When: Every 2nd Wednesday Time: 10 am — 12pm Cost: Gold coin donation Where: Cominos House (27 Greenslope St, Edge Hill)

UPCOMING April: MEETINGS: May:

14th and 28th 12th and 26th

June: July:

9th and 23rd 7th and 21st

For more information call Karina on 0421 416 971 or Helen on 0407 589 338 or email karinagray61@gmail.com

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Cliffo’s back PETER MCCULLAGH TULLY Tigers junior Jake Clifford joins the Northern Pride for this weekend’s home game clash against Wynnum-Manly Seagulls.

Clifford is no stranger to the Intrust Super Cup having played 23 games previously with the Northern Pride.

Clifford was dropped from the Cowboys team last week, after Pride half back Ben Hampton was promoted.

The Pride will set their game up a little differently to cater for the strengths and skills Cifford will bring to the team.

Pride Coach Ty Williams, believes they will play to Clifford’s strengths.

“We need to work to Cliffo’s

strengths, which is running the football and kicking the football well,” he said.

“I’m sure Jake has a few areas he needs to work on to get back into the NRL squad, and I’ll be pushing that pretty hard with him. Structurally, they play similar roles, he and Hamster, but we need to keep it simple with Cliffo.”

Clifford has signed for the 2022 season with Newcastle Knights, a decision that could see a different approach by him to this ISC relegation. With less pressure and a certain 2022 season ahead, Clifford could relax and play his natural game, an outcome Williams would love to see.

“Previously when he’s come back he’s overthought it, and thought I have to play everything

right now,” Williams said.

“It’s a time process with him. He knows where he’s heading in the next two years, but his sole focus this Saturday is the Pride and getting back to the NRL squad.”

The Northern Pride welcome debut player, Grant Anderson paired with Bernard Lewis.

Anderson originally from the Newcastle Knights Under 20s, where he started as a forward before moving to the backs.

Coach Ty Williams needed additional options and another outside back on the back of Javid Bowen taking up a contract with the North Queensland Toyota Cowboys. Williams said, “Grant isn’t pigeonholed to one position and can cover several which is the exciting thing for the team”.

Tully Tiger’s Junior Jake Clifford returns for the Northern Pride this week

It will be a strong battle, third v fourth, with Wynnum-Manly two from two and featuring a strong team with several veteran NRL players.

Issac Luke is starting from the bench for the Seagulls. A late season signing in 2020 for Brisbane, Luke brings 280 plus NRL games experience to the Seagulls lineup.

so, 11. Joshua Stuckey, 12.

Pete Hola, 13. Tom McGrath, 14. Jayden Hodges, 15. Heilum Luki, 16. Jeremiah Nanai, 17. Ewan Moore, 18. Terrence Casey-Douglas, 19. Evan Child, 20. Matthew Egan, 21.

Mark Rosendale.

Wynnum-Manly Seagulls 1. Selwyn Cobbo, 2. Edward Burns, 3. Delouise Hoeter, 4.

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Sam Scarlett, 8. Aaron Rockley, 9. Jayden Berrell, 10. Maz ElliNorthern Pride 1. Jayden Corrigan, 2. Shawn ott, 11. Teurui Robati, 12. Matiu Bowen, 3. Grant Anderson, 4. Love-Henry, 13. Luke Bateman, Bernard Lewis, 5. Matthew Mu- 14. Issac Luke, 15. Lachlan Lee, PHOTO: FNQ Roar Photography sumeci, 6. Tom Steadman, 7. 16. Lucky Taavale, 17. Lazarus Jake Clifford, 8. Rod Griffin, 9. Vaalepu, 18. Tristan Hope, 19.

Chris Ostwald, 10. Nick Lui-To- Kauri Aupouri-Puketapu.

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