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CAIRNS local Robert Ross is taking the Australian and International Country Music scene by storm with infectious, authentic songs written from the heart and inspired by his wide-ranging life experiences.

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New Youth Crime Reforms Announced

Bruno & Rick Dimaggio

Communities rally against crime NICOLE GIBSON EMOTIONS ran high at Friday’s Rally against Crime in Mareeba as victims of youth crime and parents of offenders both pleaded for a solution to the situation which they say is ‘out of control”.

The rally was in response to increasing juvenile crime levels and sparked by last month’s violent crime spree which saw two youths commit multiple robberies across Far North Queensland, starting in Atherton and finishing in Cairns.

The rally organised by the Crime and Justice Action Group (CJAG) gave Tablelands residents the opportunity to voice their concerns and discussed solutions.

“What we are trying to do is solve a serious structural problem in our system,” said CJAG spokesperson Aaron McLeod.

Around 100 people attended the event which saw victims of crime, business owners, relatives of troubled youths and politicians, past and present, share their thoughts.

Solutions centred around a common thread which in-

cluded relocation sentencing, making parents accountable and more support for troubled children.

Mareeba grandmother Joanne Boyd is raising her two grandchildren after her daughter died 18 months ago.

After his mother’s death, her grandson went through a short period of acting out so she has first-hand experience with the services available for troubled kids.

She said many children experience dysfunctional home lives that included domestic violence as well as drug and alcohol abuse and stronger intervention was needed before they reached the justice system.

“The only time (the children) get intensive support is when they enter the justice system and that’s not the time,” she said.

“They needed that help before they got there.”

Atherton resident Dorcas Watson was one of the first victims of a crime spree on the January 18 where a youth attempted to break into her home with a knife and screwdriver before targeting four other homes, eventually stealing a car.

She said while she was

not robbed, the perpetrators had stolen her peace of mind and she experiences anxiety attacks worrying whether she has secured her property properly.

“I pretty much don’t sleep at night anymore, neither does the lady next door,” Ms Watson said.

“I jump every time I go out and I have to make sure everything is locked – I can be halfway out somewhere and I have to come back and make sure it’s (her home) locked.”

Instead of advocating for tougher punishments, Ms Watson also believes the solution lies with helping troubled children overcome their problems.

“I think Identify the needs of the children first because all children have different needs,” she said.

Bruno’s Taxis owners Bruno and Rick Dimaggio were also in attendance, calling for less talk and more action.

Bruno Dimaggio said he has experienced the mental, emotional and financial impacts of youth crime after his car was stolen and boat robbed by youths.

Mr Dimaggio was asleep when youths broke into his home, crept into his bedroom

and stole his car keys from the table beside him.

“You’re sleeping when someone has come in and violated your personal space,” he said.

“It’s gut wrenching, it’s sickening – there’s no words to describe the feeling.”

Mr Dimaggio believes he knows what the kids need having been a delinquent youth himself. He wanted to see more discipline and respect and advocated relocation sentencing.

“My aunty and uncle had a farm and when I did something wrong (I was sent) to work and I went to work against my will and I didn’t do that (act out) twice, did I,” he said.

State Member for Hill Shane Knuth was also in support of relocation sentencing saying the cycle of crime needed to be broken.

“Give the magistrates the power to send them (youth offenders) to remote locations, put them to work, teach them values and skills with a number of different programs in place so that we can work on those problem, repeat offenders to break the crime cycle,” he said.

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Since the Australia Day killing of Alexandra Hills couple Kate Leadbetter, Matty Fields and their unborn child at the hands of a youth offender, petitions and rallies against crime have sprung up across the state calling for tougher measures from the Queensland State Government.

On Tuesday, Annastacia Palaszczuk announced reforms to target hardcore youth criminals who repeatedly offend and put the community at risk. These are the changes: Courts will get more powers allowing them to: Require fitting of electronic monitoring devices (GPS Trackers) • As a condition of bail for recidivist high risk offenders aged 16 and 17 Create a presumption against bail • F or youth offenders arrested for committing further serious indictable offences (such as breaking and entering, serious sexual assault and armed robbery) while on bail Seek assurances from parents and guardians • That bail conditions will be complied with before an offender is released Strengthen existing bail laws to provide further guidance to the courts • The Youth Justice Act will be amended to include a reference to the community being protected from recidivist youth offenders in the Charter of Youth Justice Principles.

Offending whilst on bail will also be legislated as an aggravating circumstance when the court is imposing a sentence.

To prevent crime: • P olice will be given metal detecting wands to target knife crime on the Gold Coast; • Anti-hooning laws will be strengthened to hold the registered owner of a vehicle responsible except where the vehicle is stolen or the owner can identify another driver; and • A parliamentary inquiry will examine the implementation of remote engine immobilisers.

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In addition to the new reforms, the State Government also announced a suite of initiatives specifically target youth offenders in Cairns. These include focusing local police resources on property crime and high-risk recidivist offenders.

A rollout of school-based police support officers will also occur with Cairns earmarked as the first location in Queensland for this to occur.

The support officers’ role will be to work within school communities to identify and support at-risk young people.

A visit from the Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll and newly appointed head of Queensland’s Youth Crime Taskforce, Assistant Commissioner Cheryl Scanlon, to explain what the new measures will mean is also imminent.

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New registered nurses Michael Langguth and Miah Donnelly pretending to treat a patient at Cairns Hospital

New Ambulance Technicians Leanne Gray and Isadora Yeatman with Minister for Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Craig Crawford

TANYA MURPHY

superheroes

Fresh faces caring Our new first for our health response CAIRNS has received a health boost this week as 63 passionate new registered nurses and five new graduate registered midwives have joined the region’s health services.

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service (CHHHS) welcomed the fresh graduates with an orientation at the Cairns Hospital on Monday.

Cairns local Miah Donnelly said it was a dream come true to start her career as a registered midwife and registered nurse in Cairns after spending the last four years studying in Townsville.

“To be able to come home and put all that into practice in the community that I was born and raised in is very exciting,” she said.

“I’ve always had the goal of moving back home, and to be given the opportunity within the CHHHS hospital and health community is absolutely amazing.

“I’ll be working within the maternity service, which is rotational, so I’ll be going

through the maternity ward, birth suite, special care nursery, home visiting and clinics, so I’ll get to do everything.

“I’m extremely passionate about midwifery and women’s rights and I’m very excited to be starting my career in something I’m so passionate about.”

Michael Langguth, originally from Brisbane, is also excited to start his new role as a nurse at Cairns Hospital and said Cairns’ laid back atmosphere had attracted him.

“I’ve only been here a couple of months but it’s a beautiful place, with really friendly people and a great hospital.

I feel like I’m supposed to be here,” he said.

Nineteen of the graduate nurses and one graduate midwife will be heading to rural hospitals for the next 12 months.

Forty of the new nurses will complete two six-month rotations at the Cairns Hospital in areas including the cancer care ward, day surgery, orthopaedics and the respiratory, renal and gastroenterology ward.

A further four will be

placed in Cairns Hospital’s mental health unit.

This year will also see the graduate nursing program extended to correctional services, giving nurses invaluable

experience

providing

care at Lotus Glen Correctional Facility.

This is the fourth year the CHHHS has run a structured graduate

recruitment

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gram, providing support and professional

development

throughout the year.

CHHHS Nursing Director for Strategic Planning and Workforce

Rochelle

Cook

said the new staff were a welcome boost to the health workforce.

“This is perhaps a slightly larger cohort than normal, and a lot of them are local people that live in our community and are now working for and caring for our community, so we’re really happy

TANYA MURPHY THE Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) is training the next generation of first response superheroes through the Indigenous Paramedic Program (IPP).

Cadets Isadora Yeatman and Leanne Gray are currently finishing their studies with the Cairns and Hinterland Local Ambulance Service Network.

This is to achieve Certificate IV in Health Care (Ambulance) accreditation, enabling them to deliver emergency and non-emergency health care and respond to their respective communities and that of the broader Cairns and Hinterland area as Ambulance Technicians.

Ms Yeatman is based at the Yarrabah Ambulance Station. Her clan group is Gunggandji and her traditional language is Yidinji.

Ms Gray is based at the Kuranda Ambulance

Station. Her clan group is Gimuy Yidinji/Djabaguy.

The IPP program aims to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff in the QAS, which in turn will enhance the quality of culturally appropriate services offered to Indigenous communities.

QAS Cairns and Hinterland Local Ambulance Service Network Assistant Commissioner Michelle Baxter said the program was important in reflecting the diversity of the community in which QAS officers serve.

“We are currently supporting 44 IPP cadets across the state, eight of which are in the Cairns and Hinterland Region,” Assistant Commissioner Baxter said.

“The current training they’re undertaking will equip them with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills they required to work in the emergency pre-hospital environment.

“We have a number of successful graduates who

have fully qualified as Advanced Care Paramedics and are now stationed in communities like Yarrabah, continuing to contribute to health outcomes.”

Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Member for Barron River Craig Crawford said the award-winning QAS IPP was creating and improving education and employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians.

“As a former paramedic myself I know the value of this program to our Indigenous patients and communities and have witnessed the success since its inception,” Minister Crawford said.

“These cadets are leaders within their communities, as they help strengthen the link between the QAS and their communities and help promote the importance of healthcare.”

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Country star on the rise

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ROBERT ROSS TANYA MURPHY CAIRNS local Robert Ross is taking the Australian and International Country Music scene by storm with infectious, authentic songs written from the heart and inspired by his wide-ranging life experiences.

He released his debut ten-track album of original songs, “It’s Never Too Late” in May last year, and his most recent single from the album, “Jack Daniels,” has been number one in the Australian Airplay Country Songs Chart for the past two weeks. It has also made the top ten in a number of national and international charts for country and independent music.

“Jack Daniels” is a party anthem about a big night out on the town, filled with friends, mishaps and surprises as depicted in the YouTube music video, shot at the Cape York Hotel in Cairns.

It’s a catchy hit that has toes tapping around the world – not least in Cairns where fans of line and partner dancing are flocking to jive, swing and rock and roll at Robert’s fortnightly live shows with his band at the Cairns Railway Hall.

Born in New Brunswick, Canada, Robert moved to Australia in 2009, and became a citizen in 2014, and has become immensely popular in the Cairns region while performing live for many audiences over the years.

He has also entertained throughout Australia, and internationally in Nashville, USA and Canada. However, he only released his debut album in 2020, proving that “It’s Never Too Late,” as the title suggests.

Robert said his style was influenced by country greats Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Randy Travis and other country

artists such as Sawyer Brown, as well as “good ole Rock n’ Roll.”

“My music comes from life. The good, the bad and the hilarious! This is where we all have something in common,” said Robert.

“A fan once told me ‘You know who you are; you sing from the inside out. That is your soul talking with your music.’”

Robert’s other recent single, “I Will Rise,” with a YouTube video shot on the beach at Palm Cove, has also spent time at the top of national and international country music charts.

“An empowering song about life’s challenges, “I Will Rise” sends a strong message that no matter what your current situation is, or has happened in your life, you and I will rise above it all,” he said.

Robert and his band will perform from 7 to 10pm this Saturday at the Railway Hall

on 40-42 Macnamara Street, and again every second Saturday.

Pre-booking is essential due to COVID-19.

Book by emailing robertmrossmusic@ gmail.com.

Robert will also perform at Savannah in the Round country music camping festival in Mareeba in October, and has received requests to perform in a range of places from Europe to Peru when borders reopen.

To listen to or purchase Robert’s album, visit www.robertrossmusic.com and follow him on Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and all other music platforms.

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Would you like to become a Reef Leader and learn to take meaningful action to protect the Great Barrier Reef?

The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) is hosting free, fun and interactive “Reef Leader Training” at the Cairns City Library Meeting Room on Saturday February 20 from 9am-1pm.

Meet like-minded locals and learn how to effectively fight for our reef.

Light refreshments and Reef Leader resource kit provided.

Places strictly limitedget your free ticket from Eventbrite or visit the “AMCS Cairns” Facebook page for event link and more information.

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Fire and rescue heroes recognised TANYA MURPHY EIGHT Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) staff and volunteers were honoured in this year’s QFES Australia Day Achievement Awards presented in Cairns on January 29.

Awards were presented to QFES staff and volunteers in recognition of outstanding character, integrity and leadership. The recipients were: Bradley Fleming from Atherton Fire and Rescue, for designing, planning and implementing a Heavy Rescue Trailer, enhancing QFES capability within Far Northern Region Andrew

Petrack

from

Mossman Fire and Rescue, for providing quality mentoring to fellow officers and firefighters at Mossman Station and across Northern Command.

Jason Ryan from Atherton Fire and Rescue, for dedication in undertaking the All Terrain Vehicle Project within Far Northern Region.

Fire and Emergency Services award recipients Peter Rinaudo, Clint L’Estrange, Matthew Currey, Suzanne Cray, Andrew Petrack, Jason Ryan and Bradley Fleming. Absent from from photo: Scott Templeton.

Scott Templeton Coen State Emergency Services (SES), for outstanding coordination and humanitarian support to displaced persons from the Aurukun community whilst they were temporarily housed in Coen.

agement of logistics and planning requirements to ensure that all Far Northern Region SES groups had the health and safety resources required during Covid-19.

Peter Rinaudo from SES Far Northern Regional Operations, for exemplary man-

Suzanne Cray from SES Cairns, for outstanding support to the SES through cre-

ation of high-quality heights and vertical rescue training videos for SES volunteers.

Matthew Currey from SES Cairns, for outstanding support and coordination of Cairns SES Members to ensure they were continually engaged in training and op-

erations.

Clint L’Estrange from Cairns Fire and Rescue, for designing, planning and implementing the Crocodile Awareness Program, enhancing the safety of QFES personnel within the Far Northern Region.

Years have flown by for nurse TANYA MURPHY

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CAIRNS local Susan Markwell says working as a flight nurse for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) is one of the most rewarding jobs in the world.

She is celebrating 30 years of service since she officially became an RFDS employee on February 4, 1991.

Prior to that she had already spent four years working with the RFDS as an employee of Queensland Health’s Division of Child Health.

Ms Markwell said her passion for rural and remote nursing began in Charleville.

“The country lifestyle, people and the diversity were fascinating,” she said.

“As the only nurse working in isolation, the work was

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24/7 on-call, using initiative to organise the clinics and arrange patient evacuations.

It has remained a worthwhile and long-lasting challenge.”

“In 1990 I moved to Cairns RFDS in a child health and evacuation role, servicing areas such as Far North Queensland and Cape York Peninsula, including four large Indigenous communities. My passion only grew from there.”

Ms Markwell said she still loved her job as every day was different.

“Currently, as a flight nurse, I do emergency evacuations as part of the Cairns RFDS team. The roster is based on 12-hour shifts, either day or nights,” she said.

“You know when your shift starts, however, you never really know when you will finish or where you will be going.”

She said the RFDS in Queensland had developed and expanded a lot over the past 30 years to include services to seven medical bases, a dental unit and mental health programs.

“The RFDS is vitally important to the communities we serve,” she said.

“The Cairns region is responsible for establishing several play groups and educational Field Day events for remote communities, and has achieved some of the highest rates of immunisations in Australia.

“It has been exciting work to make these and other projects viable, valid and instrumental in improving the services which the RFDS provides.”

Ms Markwell said she highly recommended the job to other aspiring flight nurses.

“This is one of the best nursing jobs if you want to work hard in a challenging and exciting environment of constant change. Attaining the necessary qualifications can be daunting – but definitely rewarding,” she said.

The RFDS in Queensland has several nursing vacancies at present, including in Cairns. For career information visit: www.flyingdoctor. org.au/careers/region/qld/

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Call for inspiring women CAIRNS Regional Council is looking for the region’s most inspirational women.

Nominations are now invited for the 2021 Cairns International Women’s Day Awards, with winners to be announced at two special breakfast events on Monday March 8.

Breakfast events will be held at the Pullman International and the Hilton Cairns this year, with the award presentations to be streamed live on big screens at the two venues.

“Due the growing popularity of International Women’s Day, this year we have decided to spread the event

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across two venues,” Mayor Bob Manning said.

“A simulcast broadcast from one venue to the other will mean that no matter which hotel you’re enjoying the breakfast, you’ll still get to enjoy the excitement as the winners are announced.”

Nominations are open for Woman of the Year, Young Woman of the Year (under 25 years old), and the annual $2000 scholarship, to enable a local woman to access learning and networking opportunities to benefit her career or other endeavours.

Guests attending the two events will also vote on the People’s Choice award.

Cr Kristy Vallely with last year’s Cairns Regional Council Woman of the Year Amanda Lee-Ross at the launch of International Women’s Day Awards.

Mayor Bob Manning said the day was a chance to thank women in the community who have made a difference in the lives of others.

“International Women’s Day highlights the accomplishments of women and the steps being taken toward equality across the globe,” Cr

Manning said.

“We are looking for nominations for women from all walks of life who have contributed to community, life, sport, welfare or the arts, either as a volunteer or a worker.”

Yuna Tindale Seven News presenter

Joanne Desmond will MC

the awards at Pullman International Breakfast, and Star FM radio presenter Juanita Soper will MC the event at the Hilton Cairns.

through Ticketlink.

Entertainment will include performances by Cairns Voice Studio.

Nomination forms are available from any branch of Cairns Libraries or Customer Service Centres or online at www.cairns.qld.gov.au/ whats-on/annual-events/international-womens-day

Tickets to the breakfast will be available next week

Nominations close Monday 22 February.

Bright future for Cairns teens

THE future is bright for Cairns teenagers, Bailey Devine-Cairncross, 18, and Yuna Tindale, 17 – this year’s winners of the Zonta Club of Cairns Encouragement Awards.

The annual awards – valued at $1000 each – recognise and support outstanding local young women to progress their study and career aspirations.

Star athlete and St Mary’s Catholic College graduate, Bailey Devine-Cairncross, is a black belt in karate.

She will study pharmacy and hopes to challenge gender stereotypes.

She describes her mother as her role model and shares the belief that women can achieve anything.

With her drive and determi-

nation, Bailey excelled in various sports during school, including track and field events, AFL and soccer.

St Andrew’s Catholic College graduate, Yuna Tindale, will study medicine and hopes to support people of all cultures and postcodes, including First Nations people in rural communities, with access to quality healthcare.

She has volunteered with the Far North Queensland Hospital Foundation at Cairns Base Hospital and homelessness initiative, Wheels of Wellness.

At the age of 15, Yuna participated in the CQUniversity’s Start University Now (SUN) program and was the highest placed student in her CQUniversity Medical Sci-

ence Course, earning a high distinction.

Both will study at James Cook University.

Zonta Club of Cairns President Roslyn Scott said the awards helped ease financial burden to enable young women to focus on their studies.

“Each year, the Zonta Club of Cairns provides two awards to Year 12 students towards starting their chosen tertiary or vocational education,” Ms Scott said.

“The aim of the award is to help young women overcome barriers to progress their study and careers, and also encourage take-up of non-traditional careers and professions for women,” she said.

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WAYNE’S WORLD WELCOME to yet another amazingly world-shattering Wayne’s World. The weekly column where all the big issues are debated and resolved. Well if the truth be told, the place where I take a few minutes of your week and enrich it with my wonderful indepth analysis of life in FNQ. Editor: Wayne, you are gilding the lily a little bit.

My raving lunatic rant for this week is all about the dribbling outcome of eating ice cream from a cone here in the tropical north.

Now here in the great land of never ending fantastical, all-year-round warm weather clothes wearing tropical North bloody Queensland we must live in reality. I am not talking about that reality crap we cannot hide from on TV, I am talking about the life changing reality of ice cream in a cone melting and dribbling down, all over our hands reality.

I love my ice cream almost as much as bacon (mmm bacon ice cream) but I have nev-

er liked eating ice cream from a cone here in the tropics. It dribbles all over your hand while you eat it, and you can’t set it down if you need both hands to do something (or, in the case of flat-bottomed cones, setting it down means dribbling ice cream all over whatever you set it on).

To eat it you have to either glob your mouth over the scoop like a bottom-feeding fish, or slather your tongue over it and leave behind a disgusting sheen of drool. Either way it gets all over your hands, face, shirt, shorts and thongs and even worse if you have a beard and to top it off, the “edible” cone left behind tastes like sugar-flavored Styrofoam.

I remember the great old days PC19 (pre-COVID 19), when at the movies you would grab your popcorn, twisties, frozen cokes and chockie coated ice cream cones, head into the darkened theatre, sit down and start pigging out on your treats like Scooby

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Doo gobbling down some burgers. The only problem is when walking out after the movie and there it is for everyone else to see all the melted chocolate and dribbled ice cream over your good clothes and all the other patrons with the big smirks on their dials.

This would never happen if you played smart and used a bowl and spoon as this is just way less messy way to eat with, plus you can pile on much more ice cream, like instead of 2 scoops you can aim for 5 or more and all the toppings as well.

Many cold weather southerners reckon we are a bit mango-fever slow up here, but tickle a leprechaun green we know cold beer and delish ice creams are good up here all year long.

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Cairns social services organisation Centacare Multicultural Services is hosting an “Eco-Social Justice” gathering next Thursday, February 18, from 5:30 -7:00 pm at their office, 212 McCormack Street, Manunda.

“These gatherings bring together people who are passionate about the environment as well as issues around social justice,” said Centacare Community Development Worker Sally Husek.

The first Eco-Social Justice meetings were held last year after a survey of the Cairns multicultural community found that the environment and social justice were top issues of concern.

This month, Narayan Goplakrishnan will give a short presentation on what Eco-social justice is and the benefits of working from this framework.

Father Neil from Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) will also talk about the ‘Sacred People and Sacred Earth’ campaign and their global rally on March 11.

“At these gatherings everyone is encouraged to speak about their actions, projects and ideas,” said Ms Husek.

“So far at our gatherings we have had many groups involved, including various environmental groups, youth groups, Cairns for Refugees, Cairns Anti-Poverty Network, and many more.

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Court House opening celebration THE doors to the newly refurbished Court House will be thrown open to the public next Friday with a free community Open Day featuring live music, food vendors and licensed bars.

Council is inviting the community to explore the historic building and the surrounding grounds at a public opening on Friday February 19, from 4pm to 9pm.

The heritage listed building was officially opened late last year by His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, following an $8.28 million restoration and refurbishment.

The Open Day will make full use of the revitalised lawn area outside the main entrance, with live music by Bobby Alu, Nikki Doll and The Mambo Swing, and Torres Strait hip hop artist MauPower, while food vendors and licensed bars will be incorporated into the festivities.

Three exhibitions involving Indigenous artists will kick off Cairns’ newest art space – From the Ground Up

by Yarrabah Ceramics; Justicia by Bonemap; and Lore to Law by UMI Arts.

Also on display will be a selection of artefacts that were unearthed from the grounds during the refur-

bishment, including leg irons (prisoners’ shackles) and old glass bottles related specifically to Cairns manufacturing.

Cairns Mayor Bob Manning said The Court House was the second part of a four-part larger development.

“Arts experiences are a growing driver for tourism in Australia and are increasingly part of visitors’ itineraries, and authentic indigenous experiences are highly sought-after by national and international visitors.”

Cr Manning referred to examples such as the Museum of Old and New Art in Hobart, and the new NGV Contemporary in Melbourne, as examples of how investment in art galleries could revitalise a city and attract tourists, making them beneficial both from a cultural and a business perspective.

As part of the opening, the eastern side of Abbott St (The Court House side) from the corner of Shields St to the Three Wolves Alley will be closed from 5am until midnight. Two-way traffic will be possible on the western side of Abbott St. From Saturday February 20, The Court House will operate Tuesday to Saturday from 10am to 4pm. For more information visit facebook. com/TheCourtHouseGallery

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Upcycled art workshops steaming ahead TANYA MURPHY

CAIRNS arts and culture events producer Create More has secured significant funding to bring a suite of steampunk-themed art workshops and events to Cairns in 2021.

The first events will be two workshops teaching participants to make Chinese Hat Lightshades and Chinese Lanterns at The Pier Shopping Centre as part of Chinese New Year Celebrations this Saturday, February 13.

This will be followed by a further 16 hands-on craft and costume-building workshops facilitated by local arts community legend Hayley Gillespie, where participants of all ages and abilities can learn to upcycle, reclaim, and reuse found objects to create art.

Steampunk is an art genre inspired by 19th century industrial steam-powered and clockwork machinery, which is widely used in fashion, music, comics, design and décor.

Steampunk art has been hugely popular at the world-renowned Burning Man Festival and is known

Charmaine and Ethan Hard with their banners created in the first Tropical Steampunk workshop. for the use of reclaimed materials and the mixture of mechanised and antique elements.

The Cairns workshops will cover a variety of themes from costuming to decorative crafts to retrofitted bicycles.

The workshops will culminate in the final main event, the annual Tropical Steampunk Gala Costume Party on September 18, where participants can show off the quirky costumes and artworks they have made.

Local Create More Event Producer Rebecca Scott wel-

comed funding from the Regional Arts Fund which made the events possible.

“I am very excited that the Regional Arts Fund has supported the further development of the annual Tropical Steampunk Project, as we can now expand our workshop program to include more age groups and interests such as costuming and Upcycled furniture,” said Ms Scott.

“Feedback from the 2020 workshops showed a firm desire for more creative and connective pursuits.

“The focus will once again be on the use of found objects and limiting the use of new items.

“This builds awareness and increases the creative opportunities as participants found ways to make something out of nothing.

“I am really looking forward to seeing the results of all these community craft events.”

For more information or to book, visit www.createmore. com.au

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FLUFF, FLUFF AND EVEN MORE FLUFF

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Benjamin Disraeli is quoted to have said, “There are three kinds of lies, lies, damn lies and statistics.” A good sign of a weak argument is the overuse of statistics to bolster a flimsy premise.

The latest fluff piece from the spin doctors of George Street is testament to that. We should all rejoice, the government’s measures to combat youth crime are making our lives, streets and homes so much safer.

The Youth Justice Minister this week released a joint statement with the Premier advising us the reforms announced in March 2020 had led to a 23 per cent decrease in the numbers of youth offenders.

We also need to celebrate the success of the government’s Transition 2 Success Program with a massive 67 per cent success rate.

Total attendance to the program 187 individuals and 67 per cent have not offended. Let’s all rejoice.

By their own admission, Ten per cent of all youth offenders account for 48 per cent of all youth crime.

Forget the statistics and the massaging of figures. Can we rejoice in the wonderful inroads of this government into tackling the youth crime?

No. Sadly they are failing, or more to the point they are continuing to fail.

The Police Minister believes young offenders need to learn the consequences of their actions. The Queensland public have been saying this for years, yet it is only this week that we have the relevant government minister come to that realisation.

Key measures announced this week include a Parliamentary inquiry into the implementation of remote engine immobilisers. An inquiry costing hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, plus numerous media opportunities for the government combined with a delay in any real effective action.

Remote GPS tracking bracelets for 16 and 17 year old repeat offenders were also announced as a measure the courts could impose.

Why only settle on 16-17 year olds? It was a 14 year old driver who crashed a stolen car last year in Townsville killing 4 others.

Perhaps the government could consider some other statistics from the Children’s Court of Queensland Annual Report 2019-2020.

In the Children’s Court there was a notable increase (80%) in the number of 13 year old defendants but a 10.2% decrease in 17 year old defendants. Yet the government restricts the GPS tracking devices to 16 and 17 year olds.

Enough is enough. The current puff piece from the spin doctors attempts to reassure us that programs are working and this government is tough on crime.

I guess the court of public opinion will be the final judge of that.

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CAIRNS LOCAL NEWS JAN 29 I am a Cairns resident, in my early 70’s and I love Australia too.

I would like to congratulate you on your two very impressive and informative articles, on page 3 in the News Section, and on page 11 in the Opinion Section.

Your words summing up “The call for a day we can all enjoy” was wonderful. I wish everyone in Australia could read it, because it explains the true meaning of what I believe Australia Day is all about.

We are lucky to live in Australia and we ALL need to celebrate together.

I believe it doesn’t matter whether you were born here or your family came here “from somewhere else” we should all embrace the day and celebrate this great land.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if after such a terrible year (2020) when sacrifices were made, left, right and centre, and we saw Aussie’s doing their best to help their fellow man with the bushfires, with COVID testing etc. we could move forward as ONE! CATHERINE WILLIAMS, Woree Why don’t we change invasion day to when Cook sailed into Australian waters, which I believe to be two nautical miles from land.

Another day to commiserate lost indigenous people from Cooks arrival, then another day to celebrate all people coming together to celebrate Australia Day? KYM, Cairns PARADISE PALMS I am a home owner at Parkinson Avenue Kewarra Beach.

I came to Cairns in the early 80s, and now after running my business in Cairns for 33 years I have retired.

Being brought up in a golfing family taught me a lot growing up and I’ve drawn on those experiences throughout my life - friendships, leadership, commitment and most of all honesty.

No other game teaches a child more about honesty than the game of golf a game where you can impose a penalty on yourself without any judgment from a referee or umpire.

I convinced my wife that to live somewhere that backed onto a golf course would be a wonderful experience for my family and a dream home for our retirement.

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And so it was done, paid a premium for a block of land, and built a nice home overlooking the undulating fairways of the golf course.

Paradise Palms Golf Course was the jewel in the crown of Cairns golf clubs and best golf course north of Brisbane. To see it today just breaks my heart.

Never in my wildest dreams did I think this jewel given to us by Daikyo would not be there.

What values are we teaching our children today destroying a beautiful environment to make someone a load of money.

This piece of land is much much more important as a golf course or some sort of sporting facility for the community than “just another housing estate” Just remember. Once it’s gone, it’s gone forever!

If you agree with me visit SaveParadisePalms.com.au and see what you can do to help keep the sport and recreation zoning.

STEVE PATTERSON CROC EDITORIAL Cannot agree more with your editorial re crocs. They are an important part of our environment Let’s not go down the track of Mississippi where they wiped out their alligators in the 1970’s only to discover that they were keeping the ego system balanced. They then had to reintroduce alligators back into the roier systems at great cost. As you say, people have got to take responsibility for their own actions. BE CROC WISE. MIKE B, Cairns You want the croc problem solved, no problem, every one they catch up here relocate it to Southbank, see how long it takes then to fix problem.

DAVID S, Cairns BACON MAD Handy hint Wayne. That “beautiful bacon” pitch in your last newspaper message with the Coles sign clearly endorsed... Do you ever think about the living, breathing, intelligent animals that supply the bacon? Their mothers locked in sowing cages. Baby pigs fed into the horrific killing machines called abattoirs. If you want to eat bacon. Just do it. Don’t write specious shit thinking it is entertaining. It isn’t.

ZINA SEIVERS, Cairns Hey Wayne, love your column, seriously where do you come up with your ideas. Legend. Keep up the great work. Most entertaining part of my week is reading your column.

IDA, Cairns Here’s a waistline-reducing, cruelty-free suggestion for the illustrious Wayne of Wayne’s World; bacon made out of CARROTS. Peel carrots into thin strips, coat with a savoury sauce mixture, then crisp up in the airfryer.

This is all the rage with the kids thanks to a viral tiktok recipe. Why one would kill and eat a pig, a famously intelligent and caring animal, when carrots are so readily available, is a mystery to me.

M d’ESPINEY, Cairns WIDE DISTRIBUTION Really enjoying your Cairns Local News up here in Cooktown. Obtain my free weekly copy at our trusty Newsagents so keep up the good work.

JHS, Cooktown

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ZERO EMISSIONS A question often asked of politicians is what is the cost of zero emissions and other action on climate change? A better question is what will be the cost of inaction on climate?

Bushfires, droughts, heatwaves, floods and storms are all made worse by climate change and are already costing us billions of dollars every year. Insurance costs are soaring due to the frequency and severity of the disasters. Flood mitigation and coastal erosion from rising sea levels is already costing billions and is set to soar. Air pollution from fossil fuels is cost-

ing us billions in health costs. We spend billions in subsidies to fossil fuels.

As the world races to zero emissions countries left behind will have to pay a carbon pollution tax on exports. Our fossil fuel export income will fall and Australia will fall down the poverty ladder. The opportunities of exciting new industries like green hydrogen and steel will be lost. The loss of the Great Barrier Reef will turn Cairns into a ghost town. Floods will close the airport and by 2100 extreme temperatures will drive people away. Our children will inherit this nightmare. We can’t afford to ignore the scientists.

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It should never happen again NICOLE GIBSON

THE fear, misinformation and vigilantism perpetrated on the spectacled flying fox species from activities, such as the Cairns Regional Council’s recent dispersal activities, must never be allowed to happen again, scientists and environmental groups say.

The Bat and Tree Society of Cairns (BATSOC) are seeking donations to help with the cost of caring for a significant load of orphaned flying foxes and injured adults they say are a result of Cairns Regional Council’s (CRC) now ceased dispersal activities.

While dispersal activities have ceased, deterrent activities including the use of light and noise deterrents continue at the Cairns Library site.

BATSOC secretary and member of Cairns Regional Council’s Flying Fox Advisory Committee, wildlife ecologist Sera Steves said the flow on effects of poor planning such as a lack of community engagement and revegetation activities at intended roost sites were the cause of the problems they were currently experiencing.

“Due to the failure of the engagement with the community and the revegetation of sites for them to move to they have dispersed all over the place and are met with vigilante justice,” Ms Steves said.

“As a result, bats have

been harassed and shot at, its increased the problem.

“I can’t really say that this action (the Council dispersal) has saved us the amount of work that’s coming into care because it’s comparable to the year prior however it’s not really centered on the library site.”

Ms Steves said it is “highly illegal” for citizens take dispersal activities into their own hands and they were currently working with State enforcement bodies to address incidents on private properties.

BATSOC has also established a Save Our Spectacled Flying Fox Watch Program asking locals to help locate the dispersed bats.

Division 5 Councillor Amy Eden, who also serves on Council’s Flying Fox Advisory Committee, said while she could speak to the numbers of lives saved in line with the dispersal’s intended purpose such as reduction in building collisions, she was unaware of her fellow committee member’s concerns.

CRC’s Manager of Community Development, Brett Spencer said there had only been about 20 complaints of animals turning up in people’s backyards since the deterrents started.

He said Council had also undertaken an extensive community notification process prior to starting the deterrents, that included advising the pub-

lic against taking matters into their own hands to deter the animals from their properties.

“There was a range of (notifications) through social media, through our website, through printed material that we distributed to businesses, quite extensive,” he said. “(It said) if you see an animal don’t touch them, if they turn up at your property report that to us or the State authorities.

“If Council gets any knowledge of people harming the animals we report that directly through to the State regulator,” Mr Spencer said.

Are Spectacled Flying Foxes Critically Endangered?

This year BATSOC will be working with State and Federal governments and other organisations to have the animals up-listed to critically endangered which they say will make future dispersal activities much more difficult, if not impossible.

Since 2004 their population has declined by about 75 percent - a number which National Flying-Fox Monitoring Program coordinator and respected researcher Dr David Westcott said was borderline for a critically endangered

classification.

“They definitely qualified as endangered and were listed as such,” he said.

“They are borderline for critically endangered and you could argue for one or the other – they are very, very close.”

Dr Westcott has spent decades working with the creatures and said to see the animals in this situation was a very sad thing.

“It’s not a happy thing,” he said “For any species they’re part of the (eco-) system, they’re part of our heritage and it’s not a very positive report on our performance as a

nation if we don’t look after our natural heritage.”

Saving a Species BATSOC have established a Spectacled Flying Fox Recovery Team (SFFRT) which will spend the next decade working with all tiers of government, natural resource management organisations and other groups to ensure the species’ survival.

Cairns and Far North Environment Centre Director Lucy Graham said their organisation was also working on protection measures for the animals.

“This year we’re going to be focusing on having the Labor government follow through on their election promise of 2015 to repeal the flying fox code of practice for the ecologically sustainable management of flying fox roosts,” Ms Graham said.

Ms Graham said the laws were currently allowing flying foxes to be dispersed without any kind of impact assessment.

“The government made a commitment to repealing those laws because it acknowledged that they didn’t properly impact assess these activities on the species,” she said.

“Unkept promises are bringing extinction closer.”

“What we want to see is that there is at least consideration of the species and the impact of dispersal which would require more thorough science and also a consideration of whether or not the species is threatened.”

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JOIN A CLUB

Friday February 12, 2021

FOR BEGINNERS THE TRICKS TO THE GAME EXPLAINED

A good time is on the cards

BRIDGE is a fun, social and exciting activity for anyone who enjoys playing cards and relishes the challenge of learning something new.

Established in 1972, the Cairns Bridge Club is about more than playing cards. It’s a great way to exercise the grey matter and meet new people. And it’s extremely popular, with around 200 members, and bridge sessions held almost every day of the week at its spacious and comfortable clubhouse on Greenslopes Street.

The Bridge Club is growing all the time thanks to passionate members who volunteer their time to teach new players and introduce them to the fascinating world of Bridge.

The club was forced to close its doors for six long

Winners of the Novice Pairs Championship on November 8, 2020 were Runners up Gail McCowan and Elaine Dickson, Director Michael Byrne, and first place winners, Ron Bastow and Bridget Findley. months due to COVID-19 restrictions last year, however, very few members stopped playing bridge – they just moved onto the internet.

Cairns Bridge Club negotiated with an online bridge site to enable members to compete against each other just as they always had, but in the comfort and safety of their own homes.

The club president and committee worked closely with Queensland Health and were finally able to open the

doors again in October 2020.

If you are not sure if bridge is for you, get along and give it a go as the first lesson is free. You will soon discover why bridge is such an addictive game and how it can open up a whole new lifestyle for you.

entire 10 weeks of beginner classes for just $75, which includes all the literature you need for lessons.

If you are interested in learning to play bridge, you can contact Lesley Fraser on 0404 427 857 or Heather Thomas on 0403 434 101.

Beginners classes will start again on February 18, with a morning session at 10am and an evening class at 7pm.

New players can join the

Bridge is the ultimate card game - an endless source of enjoyable challenges.

•Members are 18 years young and over •Winter hibernation occurs from June to August each year •Accredited coaches •Established in 1982 •Coaching caters for all abilities from stroke correction to fitness •Social open water swimming TRAINING TIMES ARE: WOREE POOL Tuesday 6pm – 7:00pm (BBQ monthly) GORDONVALE POOL Sunday 9:15am - 10:15am Morning Tea after training

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There are 2 Beginners Classes The start dates are: Thursday, 18th February at 10am Thursday, 18th February at 7pm For more information, contact: Heather Thomas 0403 434 101 For morning classes OR Lesley Fraser 0404 427 857 For evening classes OR just turn up at Cairns Bridge Club 85-91 Greenslopes St. Feel free to come and try your first lesson FREE! The set of lessons costs $75, which includes: • 10+ lessons • Helpful Learning Literature.

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Junior Rugby League Season Launch

Hot Crocs in the North

THE CAIRNS Brothers Junior Rugby League season launch event will be held at their home grounds, Stan Williams Park on Saturday February 20.

THE Cairns Crocs Triathlon Club is a non-profit sporting club that has been operating in Cairns, since 1994.

This will be an opportunity for junior players and parents to meet the coaches and team staff.

The club is focused on fun, fitness and families, we are for everybody.

Parents are welcome to put themselves forward to volunteer with one of the teams as the club are still on the lookout for anyone who is interested in coaching, becoming a sports trainer or a team manager and the club are happy to help arrange the relevant accreditations and courses.

The event will begin at 9am and players who are already registered can collect all their apparel for the season ahead.

New players can register on the day via Play NRL using one of the devices at the grounds.

All registered players who have paid fees will be invited to join in for a great free sausage sizzle and there will be fun football sessions taking place on the main field.

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Northern Pride and Cairns Brothers A-Grade players will also be there.

Anyone who is interested in registering their child can do this on the day.

After the COVID impacted season 2020, the club is looking forward to 2021 with great optimism, and registered player numbers are growing steadily as the club heads towards training on March 2.

If you’re thinking about signing up as a player or getting involved as a volunteer or just want to get more information - please come and join us on Saturday February 20 from 9am.

They are inclusive, not just an exclusive club of elite athletes, so whether it’s for the personal challenge, or you want to take the first steps to race as an age-grouper, or you want to reap the fitness rewards of multisport training, or you just want to get involved at our events, then the Cairns Crocs caters for you.

Their first event is a Duathlon at Yorkeys Knob on February 21, enter at www.cairnscrocs.org.au

Swimming with the Mudcrabs THE Cairns Mudcrabs Masters Swimming is a club with a difference.

The members come from all backgrounds and all levels of experience, from beginners to competitive level and range in age from early 20’s to late(ish) 80’s!

The club runs weekly training sessions at Woree and Gordonvale Pools, as well as social swims at the local lakes.

The sessions are run by qualified, volunteer coaches

who are dedicated to promoting a healthy lifestyle, supporting fitness and helping with stroke correction.

Some enthusiastic members attend regional competitions from the Tablelands to Whitsunday’s – last year a team even swam from Perth to Rottnest Island!

Swim with us for fitness, friendship and fun, try for four weeks before joining (just pay pool entry).

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CALLING ALL New, Recently Registered, Returning Players and Parents!

Saturday 20th February 9.00 am — 11.00 am Stan Williams Park • Meet your 2021 Coaches and Team Staff • “Come and Try” footy session, Perfect for new Players - Fun games and basic skills, from 9.45 am • Payment of Fees (FREE SAUSAGE SIZZLE for all fees paid in full) • Merchandise 021 REGISTRATION FEES: • Senior Cairns Brothers and Northern Pride Players in attendance 3 X LUCKY DOOR PRIZES - NRL JERSEY OF CHOICE

Under 6 & 7 $165 Under 8 - 16 $215 FEES INCLUDE: Affiliation Fees, Insurance, New Club Polo, New Playing Shorts, Playing Socks, Team Photo, Presentation Day

REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED ON LINE at PlayRugbyLeague.com prior to training. All new players to provide a birth certificate or passport.

Come along and get all information regarding the season ahead!

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FRIDAY Andrea – Cairns City Library, 10:30am Andrea – Kewarra Beach Resort, 6pm Carrizma – Cazaly’s, 6:15pm Mark Burton – Atherton International Club Ben Wilson – Tablelands Music Lovers, 7:30pm Wendy and Al – O’Donnell’s Irish Bar Palm Cove, 6-9pm Lucky Phil – Cairns Cruising Yacht Squadron, 3:30-6:30pm Bobby Maguire – Boardwalk Social, 6-9pm Waking Ugly – Chill Café Palm Cove, 6-9pm Thomas Lowth – Cotton Club Dr Elephant – PJ O’Brien’s 9pm-12 Valentine’s Speakeasy Electroswing – Elixir Music Bar, 7pm Flavour – Pier Bar

SATURDAY Robert Ross – 40 Macnamara St (bookings essential), 7pm My Deaf Eyes – AJ Hackett’s, 1pm Wind and Wood – Machan’s Beach Sports Club, 4pm Mississippi Shakedown – Speewah Tavern, 6pm Kim Settle (Rock’n Sweet) and John Comrie – Atherton International Club, 6:30pm Gordon Sheard, Cairsn Blues Explosion – Red Beret Hotel, 8pm Kaweyova Band – Gilligan’s, 9pm Dr Elephant – PJ O’Brien’s 9pm-12 Dynamite Night – Elixir Music Bar, 7pm Fraser Yuill Scott – Trinity Beach Sports Club, 7-10pm Flavour – Pier Bar Tessa Devine, Whoodafunkit & Andy Brassett – Machan’s Community Hall 5:30-10pm

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SUNDAY Wendy and Al – Yorkey’s Knob Boat Club, 3-6pm Lucky Phil – Mountain View Hotel, 12-4pm Dazz and the Boyzz – Beach Almond Palm Cove, 2-5:30pm Carinda Christie – Mountain View Hotel, 12-4pm Kaweyova Duo – Boardwalk Social, 3pm Andrea – Pullman Reef Casino, 3:30pm Ivy Amara – Coconuts Redlynch, 5:30-8:30pm Bobby Maguire – Sea Temple Resort Port Douglas, 6pm Thomas Lowth – Noa, 4-6pm Dr Elephant – The Pier Bar, 7-10pm Danny and Dale – Hidden Yorkey’s Knob, 3-5pm Ollie and Buds – Elixir Music Bar, 7pm Katie Richards – Ellis Beach Bar & Grill, 1-4pm Fraser Yuill Scott - Paddy’s Irish Bar Port Douglas – 5pm

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Singing in perfect harmony TANYA MURPHY THE inaugural Cairns Song Contest will celebrate love, peace and harmony as well as showcasing diverse local talent as part of Harmony Week in March.

Harmony Week in the middle of March around Australia annually promotes community, respect, inclusiveness, and a sense of belonging for everyone.

It coincides with the United Nations’ International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

To celebrate this, the Inaugural Cairns Harmony Festival will be held on Saturday March 20 at Fogarty Park.

Organised by Cairns churches and care organisations, the aim of Cairns Harmony Festival is to invite

1,500 community members to share international cuisine, cultural performances and music.

A major part of the new festival will be the Song Contest, and all singing enthusiasts are encouraged to enter.

The committee have chosen a list of 14 feel-good songs for entrants to choose from including “Top of the World” by the Carpenters, “Wonderful World” by Sam Cooke, and “When You Believe” by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston among many more.

“The purpose of the Cairns Song Contest is to share love and peace through popular songs,” said contest organiser Dr Edward Kim. “We have chosen popular songs of love, peace and harmony, well-known to the

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public, whether young or old, and multiculturally acceptable. Major prizes will be given to winners.”

To enter, register your interest online, pick a song from the list, and then email a recording to the committee.

Finalists will be invited to an in-person audition on Saturday February 27, and eight finalists will be selected for the final sing-off to be held on Harmony Day, March 20, which is sure to be a breathtaking show.

Entries close next Saturday, February 20.

To register to enter the song contest, or to get tickets for the Cairns Harmony Festival, visit i60.org.au/harmony

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WINGS OF FIRE

Tui T. Sutherland In the shadows, trouble is brewing.

When Starflight is stolen by his own tribe, he hopes to at least discover some of the long-held NightWing secrets what magical powers they really have, who theyre allied with in the war, and where they’ve been living all this time.

But the truth about Starflights tribe is more terrible than he ever imagined: Not only do the NightWings live in a dark, miserable place, but theyve imprisoned several innocent RainWings there, too. Stranded and alone, Starflight only wants to get back to his friends. But the fate of two kingdoms now rests in his talons, and with no one to save him, Starflight will have to find a way to be brave, before it’s too late.

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Allie Reynolds In this propulsive lockedroom thriller, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover someone has deliberately stranded them in a deserted mountaintop resort.

When Milla is invited to a reunion in the tiny resort that saw the peak of her snowboarding career, she drops everything to go.

While she would rather forget the events of that winter, the invitation comes from Curtis, the one person she can’t seem to let go.

The five friends haven’t seen each other for ten years, since the disappearance of the beautiful and enigmatic Saskia. But when an icebreaker game turns menacing, they realise they don’t know who has really gathered them there and how far they will go to find the truth.

In an isolated lodge high up a mountain, amid a looming snowstorm, the secrets of the past are about to come to light.

Imagine Agatha Christie set in the Alps and you have Shiver, a spectacularly sinister psychological debut.

‘A high-velocity heart-in-your-mouth whodunnit that delivers twists and turns, I absolutely loved it’ ANNA DOWNES ‘Brilliantly tense and twisty, it had me holding my breath the entire time’ KAYTE NUNN. ‘A white-knuckle-ride through a dangerous world full of deadly ambition’ ERIN KELLY ‘An absolutely gripping read and genuinely unputdownable. Fresh, thrilling and original with complex, believable characters’ KAREN HAMILTON.

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WED Feb 17, ABC 9pm Aftertaste is an Australia television series revolving around Easton West, an internationally renowned, yet volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace and returns to his hometown in the Adelaide Hills.

He endeavours to rebuild his career and restore his reputation, with the help of his talented, young, pastry-chef niece Diana.

Easton (Erik Thomson) and Diana (Natalie Abbott) set about clearing out Jim’s (Peter Carroll) hoard to make way for their restaurant – but the old man isn’t making it easy.

Easton sends Diana off in search of inspiration for her contribution to the menu, while he wrestles with the truth about a family trauma – and also wrestles Jim to get to the bottom of it. Literally.

With Diana’s relationship with her mother falling apart, she turns to her crush, sous chef Kwame (Justin Amankwah), to help her find her mojo – which he does in more ways than one.

When Jim finally reveals to Easton the truth about his mother June, Easton takes his anger out on Diana, brutally rejecting her lost virginity inspired dessert.

SILENT WITNESS ABC Sun Feb 14. 9.30pm - NEW SERIES In this episode, a private jet crashes into woodland outside London.

Its passengers include the former US ambassador, Jonathan Kraft. Nikki calls her partner Matt from the crash scene to break the news - his friend and former colleague did not survive the accident.

Matt is desperate for answers. When Thomas is called to an apparent suicide of a successful businessman, he finds unexpected connections to the plane crash. Are they dealing with a coordinated attack?

DEATH IN PARADISE ABC Sat Feb 20 7.30pm Detective Inspector Jack Mooney may have settled into life on the glorious Caribbean island of Saint Marie, but the murders keep coming.

From an apparent serial killer on the loose on New Year’s Eve to an artist found poisoned in her studio, the cases are more baffling than ever.

And an unexpected romantic encounter prompts some soul-searching for Jack.

With the news that Jack is leaving, the team are in need of a new DI, who arrives in the form of one Detective Inspector Neville Parker from Manchester.

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Bridge Over Troubled Water was the final album of which folk-rock duo, released in 1970?

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Which rapper is famous for wearing parachute pants?

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The film Rocketman charts the rise of which 70s superstar?

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What was the first rock-n-roll song to hit #1 on the charts?

Three members of Duran Duran all share the same surname - what is it?

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Rock ‘n’ roll pianist Jerry Lee Lewis is known by which nickname?

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Who was rocketed to super-stardom in 1998 by the hit single “Baby One More Time”?

Which song and group opened the Live Aid concert in July 1985?

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In what year did Elvis Presley die?

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What famous composer has two skulls in his tomb?

Who released the song Barbie Girl in 1997?

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Who is the only member of ZZ Top who doesn’t have a beard?

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How many different instruments did Prince play on his debut album?

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What 1985 charity single sold more than 20 million copies?

What type of dance did Men Without Hats take into the charts in 1983?

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What was the name of the woman Dexy’s Midnight Runners sang about in their biggest-selling single of 1982?

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What famous boyband were formed in 1993 by Louis Walsh?

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What was the name of the Beatles’ drummer, who was sacked by manager Brian Epstein in 1962 and replaced by Sir Ringo Starr?

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80s chart-toppers A-ha come from which Scandinavian country?

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Which American rocker was the final performer at Woodstock festival in 1969?

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What band was originally recruited with an ad that read: “Macho types wanted: must have moustache”?

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Which singer told us in the 80s that it was a ‘nice day for a white wedding?’

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GEMINI: Monday is a tough day -- as Mondays so often are -- but that changes quickly. Many of the questions swimming around in your head as the week gets going are answered by Tuesday or Wednesday. An intellectual conversation on one of those days sets you thinking in a radically new way about a subject you’ve long considered yourself an expert in. Ideas.

LIBRA: There are limits to what you’ll be able to accomplish on Monday, as a sentimental mood has you feeling oddly unbalanced. But by Tuesday, this weirdness dissolves in a headlong rush of romance and goodwill. On Wednesday, you understand the people around you better than you have in a while, and Thursday has you so busy, the hours fly by.

PISCES: A friend in a high place pulls strings for you at the beginning of the week, and you can’t believe your luck. Life is good. But you feel a bit like the star of a movie that doesn’t have a director. In the absence of strong leadership, then, turn your efforts toward helping others midweek -- it will be totally rewarding. But if you find yourself deeply involved in volunteer activities this week, take some time Thursday or Friday to goof off by yourself.

CANCER: The Monday blahs have a hold on you at the start of the week. If you don’t feel like going out, well, find a way to stay indoors. You have a million projects to occupy yourself with -- the last thing you need to grapple with right now is, you know, other people. Tuesday and Wednesday, watch out for stubborn people (and be extra conservative around money issues).

SCORPIO: Normally you’re a rather sensitive being, but Monday has you thinking like a CEO. You’re all business, and determination and shrewdness define the day. Sign the dotted line. Get this project going.

If only you could get projects underway so easily at home on Tuesday and Wednesday. You have the urge to rip part of the roof off and install a skylight, but someone else thinks a skylight is a bad idea... et cetera.

ARIES: As you near the finish line on Monday, thrust your neck forward so that you’re ahead when the picture snaps. Whatever it takes. That’s your motto. Spend Tuesday basking in the sweet glow of success. The risks you assume in any situation -- work, romantic, whatever -- are totally worth it in the end. People regard you as a leader and a pioneer on Wednesday, but on Thursday you find yourself crippled by frustration and doubt.

LEO: Making a good impression is a key concern of yours on Monday, but so is not coming across as arrogant. It’s a delicate balance. One way to strike that balance is to avail yourself to someone else. Help a friend out. Force your ego to the sidelines for as long as you can, because by Wednesday it may explode to the fore. Ego clashes aren’t pretty, so do what you can to avoid them. Be patient.

TAURUS: It’s funny: The way you stand says a lot about how you’re feeling. You’re standing tall on Monday, feeling grounded, steady and particularly connected to the earth. This is a good place to be in. Poise is important this week -- especially on Tuesday and Wednesday, when a weird conflict with a friend or authority figure unexpectedly presents itself.

VIRGO: A lovely weekend leads to a romantic Monday. If you’re single, that might change. You may even meet someone through work. The fun you have on Monday leads to a desire to organize your life on Tuesday -- while you’re enjoying yourself, you want to have a clean house! Notice the way your routine changes subtly when you’re in good spirits, as you will be on Wednesday.

SAGITTARIUS: The way you look at things is startling and unique. And the way you communicate on Monday is startling as well... and plenty direct! Tuesday and Wednesday, perfect strangers are carrying on fascinating conversations with you wherever you go. Actually, you’re carrying the conversations, but who’s keeping score -- you just have a talent for these things.

CAPRICORN: The week begins on a great note. Your plans are working, and everyone you see smiles big in response to your own huge grin. You’re rather impressive these days! Financial issues may affect your mood slightly midweek -- it’s not that you don’t have cash, it’s just that you’re indecisive about what to do with it. .

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“Do I swear to tell the whole truth? No, but I’ll swear while telling the partial truth. And trust me, it’s a lot more fun that way. If you truly want to laugh, then take my word for it. This is honestly the best hour of BS around; I kid you not…” Arj Barker.

And he’s not wrong. Australia’s adopted son of comedy returns to Cairns to perform his brand-new hour of riotous comedy in Arj Barker ‘Comes Clean’.

TEEYA RYAN’S Absent Friends Exhibition

Absent Friends is an exploration of our lost connections to family, friends and the environment as a result of COVID-19. For Teeya Ryan, the environment in her own backyard became a solace and reprieve from the blank white walls of home.

When the world was seemingly shut down, Teeya Ryan immersed herself within local environments to explore and better understand our connections to the environment, and the enhanced intensity and need for the outdoors as a result of being trapped inside.

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MAREEBA MARKETS - Centenary Park

Operated by St Thomas’School. The Mareeba Markets features beautiful crafts, bric-a-brac, farmers markets, food and arts and craft.

The market will feature COVID-safe practices for the protection of patrons and stall-holders.

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Saturday, February 13 Centenary Park Mareeba Full details: www.CairnsCalendar.com.au

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CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS Markets Pier Cairns

The HeART Project - Exhibition

‘HeART’ features artists from across northern correctional & detention facilities, with works portraying their personal impression of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD) and how the disease has impacted their families and communities.

The HeART art project was a collaboration between the RHD Register and Control Program in Queensland (the RHD Program) and North Queensland’s correction and detention facilities of Stuart in Townsville (women), Lotus Glen in Mareeba (men), and the Cleveland Youth Centre.

Saturday & Sunday, Febrary 13 & 14 Tank 4, Tanks Art Centre Full details: www.CairnsCalendar.com.au

Celebrate Chinese New Year of the Ox festivities at The Pier Cairns.

CADCAI will support The Pier Cairns’ market day by providing Cultural entertainment throughout the day.

These include: Live performances from CADCAI lions, dragon and Molihua Dancers, Traditional music – Guzheng, Taichi, Calligraphy demonstrations Saturday, January 13 9am - 2pm The Pier Cairns Full details: www.CairnsCalendar.com.au

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Brick Lane Brewing Community Birds of a Feather Mango and Lychee Sour - not particularly sour with juicy and fleshy mango and lychee, with a zippy freshness on the tongue.

Modus Operandi Former Tennant Red IPA - loaded with mango and passionfruit, it’s complex and has some savoury caramel malts at the back end Coopers Brewery Original Pale Ale - Coopers Green may not be as cool as the new hop driven beers on the market, but it’s still my go-to fridge filler.

Balter CryoMofo West Coast IPA –citrus and melon, over dried herbal notes. Melon, grapefruit, pineapple with some orange peel thrown in.

Stockade Brew Co. 8 Bit IPA – huge hop aromas of pine and lemon over a dank resinous base.

Mornington Peninsula Brewery Brown Ale – flavours of roasted coffee beans, chocolate, nuts and toffee with dark brown sugar, raisins and a hint of fruit cake on the nose.

Colonial Brewing Co Pale Ale – hop driven, but toward the spicy, dry piney American style than a big can of citrus and tropical style.

Black Hops Super Hornet Double IPA – Biscuity malts dance well with the tropicals and pines, long lingering bitter finish.

Hemmingway’s Brewery 7th Heaven Tropical Ale – pale and hazy in the glass, fresh tropicals on the nose, driven really by mango and passionfruit.

Moo Brew Single Hop – brewed using one single hop variety and one single malt variety, all grown in Tasmania. It’s uncomplicated, and super drinkable.

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Commercial Property Boom in Cairns PETER MCCULLAGH

IT’S not just the housing market in Cairns experiencing a sharp lift. The commercial sector is also facing strong growth combined with a shortage of sheds and businesses.

Stuart Carr, Director of Go Commercial in Cairns is calling for more land to be made available to cater for this increased demand.

“There is a real shortage of available industrial land to allow for the construction of industrial sheds.

“The Woree Business and Industry Park has sold out over a year ago and there are maybe one or two small lots available in the South Cairns Industrial Park.

“Cairns needs to diversify and have other industries other than tourism.

“Agriculture, manufacturing and technology need

industrial property and we don’t have the capacity to accommodate businesses wanting to set up here,” he said “The current supply and demand situation has resulted in industrial land selling for close to four times what industrial land is selling for in Townsville and that’s if you can find it.

“The high cost of land also results in higher rents and purchase prices which does nothing to attract big business to our region.”

Coming out of COVID, the Cairns industrial property market has performed relatively well and across Australia industrial property has been the best performing asset classes of all commercial real estate compared to retail and office space.

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“After having a cracking 2020 with lots of sales and leasing I hardly have any stock but a list of buyers ready to purchase a mile long.

“Cairns is a thin coastal strip constrained by the sea and the ranges and this is our problem but there are parcels of land that could and should be purchased by the State Government and made into industrial parks that can cater

for the growth of Cairns into the future.”

Stuart believes more needs to be done to cater for the long term business development of our region.

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SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13 Babinda: Main St, 7:30-12 noon Cairns Night Markets: 54-60 Abbott St, 4:30-11:00 Clifton Beach: Clifton Beach Shopping Centre, 9:00-2:00 Cooktown: Lions Park, 7:00-12 noon Kuranda Heritage Markets: Rob Vievers Dr, 10:00-3:00 Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets: 7 Therwine St, 9:30-3:00 Mareeba: Centenary Park, 7:30-12:30 Mossman: St David’s Church, 7:00-1:00 Rossville: Hatfield Marketplace, 9:00-12 noon The Pier: 1 Pierpoint Rd, Cairns, 9:002:00 Tully: Main St, 7:00-12 noon

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 Archer Creek: Rest Area, Kennedy Highway, 7:30-12 noon Atherton Lions Club: Merrilands Hall, 7:00-12:00 Holloways Beach: Beach Foreshore, 8:00-1:00 Kuranda Heritage Markets: Rob Vievers Dr, 10:00-3:00 Kuranda Original Rainforest Markets: 7 Therwine St, 9:30-3:00 Port Douglas: by St Mary’s Church, 7:302:00

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COUNCIL ASSISTING SPORT Support for schoolboy’s rugby league Barlow Park will welcome 200 competitors for the 11-12 years Boys Rugby League State Championships from 24-29 June.

Council will enter into an agreement with Peninsula School Sport for the hire of Barlow Park facilities for the tournament, valued at $11,661.

Organisers expect about 800 people, including 200 students/ competitors, 50 support staff and 550 family members, to attend the six-day competition.

It is expected 750 of those people will be travelling from outside of the Far North region.

Peninsula School Sport will use main the Barlow Park field and West Barlow Park to host the event, which is expected to deliver an economic benefit of over $520,000 to the Cairns economy.

Push to extend cycling network Council will apply for more than $2.35 million in funding to extend its cycling network.

The State Government’s Cycle Network Local Government Grants Program allows local governments to work closely with the Department of Transport and Main Roads to improve principal cycle networks.

Council will apply for funding to contribute to 50 per cent of the total cost of three projects: ● High priority route options assessment for Northern Beaches Leisure Trail from Machans Beach to CBD/Aeroglen (total cost $60,000). ● Construction of a pedestrian bridge across Deep Creek and shared path connections from Clifton Beach to Kewarra Beach as part of the Northern Beaches Leisure Trail (total cost $3.95 million) ● Construction of Smithfield Canerail (north) shared path Connection, McGregor Road to Smithfield Village Drive along disused rail corridor (total cost $700,000).

ATHERTON GOLF RESULTS Wed Sporters Feb 3 – Rain interrupted play for some. 1st P Doherty 26pts, 2nd K Riber 25pts, 3rd M Broadley 21pts.

Least putts jackpots again with 2 on 23 putts.

Wednesday 18 Hole Stroke sponsored by the Carrington Hotel had 23 players despite the conditions.

1st D Morrison 72 nett, 2nd R Stoward 73 nett on countback to 3rd C De Mamiel.

Next week – Stableford.

Thursday Ladies Feb 4 Stableford sponsored by Gallo’s Dairyland had 22 players.

1st A Seawright 35pts, 2nd S Broadley 33pts on countback to 3rd L Brown. NTPs: 3rd/11th – NA, 9th L Doolan, 18th S Broadley.

Next week – 2 Ball Ambrose (Draw).

Friday Trinity Petroleum 8 Hole Chook Run Feb 5.

1st E Norris (Jnr) 21pts, 2nd J Anderson 20pts, 3rd T McEwan 18pts on Countback from R Close.

Saturday Feb 6 Atherton Bakehouse Monthly Medal stroke event.

Ladies 1st Alisha English 72

Half Moon Bay Golf Results

nett, 2nd Janette Hancock 75 nett, 3rd Sam Duck 76 nett.

Least putts – Lois Cross, 27 putts. NTPs: 3rd Sam Duck, 9th Robin Beck, 18th Dee Jierasak.

Men’s Medal winner – Scott Whybird 65 nett.

A Grade 1st Des Riggs 59 nett, 2nd Phil Henricks 70 nett (71 gross!).

B Grade 1st Brad Snow 70 nett, 2nd Dave Hazlett 71 nett on countback from Gavin Comino. C Grade 1st Robert Close 69 nett, 2nd Kev Shaw 70 nett on countback from Mark Johnson. NTPs: 3rd & 11th S Whybird, 9th K Riber (almost a hole in one), 18th R Hains.

Next week – Turner Shield Stableford (Golden Triangle Avocados) Sunday Feb 7 Stableford sponsored by Yungaburra Butchery. 1st P Henricks 40pts, 2nd P Pensini 39pts, 3rd R Faulkner 35pts.

Saturday 6 Feb 6 Men’s: Tuesday Feb 2 Men’s: Pommy English 66, Michael Rogge 67, Ken Ber- Div. 1: Sam Sania 66, Ian Kerr 71, Toney Neal 72 Div. 2: Rod Kettle 70, Greg Nichols 71, Andrew Shipard 72 rigan 68 Ladies: Deb Greenaway 68, Gayle Chilemi 69, Peggy Div. 3: Ross White 70, Mick Tookey 71, Allan Armstrong 76 Nitschke 71 Ladies: Trish Haste 75, Beulah Merrick 76, Jeanette GilWednesday Feb 3 liver 76 Div1: Michael Taylor 37,Ian Kerr 36, Jack Dempsey 36 Sunday 7 Feb 7 Div2: Phil Spry 43, Phil Laycock 41, Jamie Dickinson 39 Men’s: Ladies: Lorae Ladru 40 Div 1. Scott Lohmann 35, Scott Fisher 33 Friday 5 Feb 5 Men’s: Graham Brewster 20, David Pulley 18, Trent Div 2. Chezza Cheery 38, Gary Fry 33 Hughes 17 Ladies: Liz Harman 35 Ladies: Heather Forster 21, Jeanette Gilliver 16, Moira Stephens 16

EDGE HILL MEMORIAL

BOWLS CLUB Ladies Social Bowls: Thursday Night February 4, mixed social bowls winners were Jodie Kingsley and Elaine Whitehead Runner-up: Alison Willis and Jeannie Wild.

Saturday February 6, Ladies played Pennant practice in Pennant teams against a Men’s selected fours Social Team. Men won overall but a very successful practice for the Ladies. Practice in teams will continue for February prior to pennant starting in March.

Men’s Mixed Social Bowls: Tuesday February 2, winners were Lou Pomroy and Cornelia Smith. Runner-up: Jill Alexander and Ian Stafford. L/C: Bob White and Bruce Moseley. Tuesday night bowls winners were Elaine and Steve. Runner-up: Marilyn, Don and Gov. Wednesday Night February 3, bowls were cancelled.

Saturday February 6, Social Bowls was conducted as Ladies pennant practice.

Overall winners were Mick Catalano, Gary Pomroy, Ian Stafford and Mac Smith.

Runner-up: Kayla Owen, Peter Whitehead, Bob White and Kim Mitchell. Jackpot not won now at $578+.

Social bowls will continue Tuesday (Day and Night)

Wednesday night with Saturday afternoon.

Edge Hill Club Championship Games. The final of 2020 Championship Fours will be played Tuesday night between Steve Henson’s Team and Colin Kelly’s team.

2021 A Singles games played so far are Simon Vardy d Mal Taylor 25-4.

H Mitchell d T Sidney 25-19.

K Mitchell d P Ryan 25-9.

P Lee d F Obah 25-19.

Other games to be played are W Hewitt v D Curry.

S Bragger v R Hubbard.

A Buck v C Henson.

S Henson v T Bartholomousz.

D Spowart v A Henson.

Kim Mitchell v P Lee. 2021 Club Championship Pairs, Triples or Four’s draws are now on the Notice board.

Players wishing to play their games that have been drawn should arrange a time and get it done.

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.

NBL ROUND 5

LADDER TEAM

Friday February 12, 2021

PLAYED

WINS

LOSSES

WINS%

MELBOURNE UTD

5

5

0

100

ILLAWARRA HAWKS

5

4

0

180

ADELAIDE 36ERS

7

4

3

57.14

SEM PHOENIX

6

3

3

50

SYDNEY KINGS

5

2

3

40

BRISBANE BULLETS

5

2

3

40

PERTH WILDCATS

3

1

2

33.3

CAIRNS TAIPANS

8

2

6

25

NZ BREAKERS

4

1

3

25

Wed February 10 Illawarra Hawks v Melb UTD. WIN Ent Centre Thurs February 11 SEM Phoenix v Perth Wildcats, State B’Ball Centre Fri, February 12 Sydney Kings v NZ Breaker, QUDOS Bank Arena Sat February 13 Melb UTD v Cairns Taipans, Bendigo B’Ball Stadium Brisbane Bullets v Adelaide 36ers, Nissan Arena Sydney Kings v Illawarra Hawks, QUDOS Bank Arena SEM Phoenix v Perth Wildcats, State B’Ball Centre Monday, February 15 Adelaide 36ers v Brisbane Bullets, Adelaide E’ment Centre

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

N O T

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 February 3rd and 17th MEETINGS: March 3rd, 17th and 31st

April 14th and 28th

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

Friday February 12, 2021

Taipans bounce back

SAM MCLEAN

THE Taipans welcomed the New Zealand Breakers to the tropics this week with two games in the space of two days kicking off on Saturday afternoon.

After a disappointing first game in which the Taipans again gave up a big lead reigning NBL coach of the year Mike Kelly had to find a way to get his players to work together for 4 quarters and find that ellusive second win of the season.

Kelly showed his intent dragging Kouat Noi from the court after the first play and George Blagojevic (10 points) was brought on with Kelly demanding the team follow the game plan.

Unlike the past games the Taipans lead at every change and our star imports Scott Machado (13 points/13 assists) and Cam Oliver (8 points/13 rebounds) got the support they have been craving from the rest of the team.

Majok Deng, Kouat Noi and Fabijan Krslovic all starred helping the Taipans to their best win of the season. Post-game Mike Kelly

said, ‘it feels good and a lot better than losing. I just loved the effort and energy from the guys for four quarters. It wasn’t always pretty but it was always good energy from the guys”.

Scott Machado said, ‘’I think we realized the last few games that when we lost we lost because of the fourth quarter and we needed to learn how to constantly stay the same energy in the fourth.”

Another strong crowd of 1,828 were ecstatic to get the win to bookend the first stage of the season with two wins, which saw Cairns host 7 out of their first 8 games at home. The NBL and Taipans now travel to Melbourne for the inaugural NBL cup with 36 games played and first prize of $150,000. NBL owner Larry Kestelman said, ‘The NBL cup will showcase one of the world’s best basketball leagues and provide great live entertainment”.

In other NBL news Melbourne United remain undefeated and the Perth Wildcats are struggling to find the form of last season.

SPORT PHOTO: Gordon Greaves/Cairns Taipans

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