Australia Women’s Rafting Team Vows To Honour Fallen ‘River Sista’ THE Australian Women’s Rafting Team will be made up of EJ Mathieson, Sharon Gallardo San Martin, Lauren Horsey, Rachael Fulton, Michelle Blackwell, Clarissa Knowlton, and the team captain, Ebony Arnold. From 13-20 May 2019, they will compete in the four disciplines of competitive white water rafting: sprints, head to head, slalom and downriver. CCIN had the chance to sit down with the ladies and discuss what drives them and what makes the difference between winning and losing in rafting. One of the first things they emphasised was that this is a team sport where they have to move as one, responding to the river’s nuances in the blink of an eye, knowing what the other five people in the raft are thinking and planning, all while travelling and turning at high-speed. In rafting, teamwork trumps individual skill. It’s about working in unison. They have to trust each other to make the right move at the right time. “One wrong paddle stroke could cause someone to fall out, and then you’re basically done for that race,” said Horsey. Arnold put it another way: “The difference between the right line and the wrong line could be a single centimetre.”
Arnold represented Australia in the last World Rafting Championships in Argentina in 2018, along with Horsey, and she’s a great example of the team concept. She loves to be at the back, where she excels, but she recognises that there are others on the team with more experience on the Tully River. “They’ll guide us better, so I’ll be up front for this event.” We asked them did they feel any pressure. Yes, they called out in unison. “We have the advantage here because we have so much experience on the Tully. Everyone expects us to know the river,” said Arnold. “That puts enormous pressure on us.” These days, weight of expectations and knowing how important it is that they move as one single unit keeps the team on the water five to six days a week from 8:00am to 4:00pm. They’re working out every contingency, learning how to react to every line, every rock, every possible complication. The X factor driving them will be their eighth teammate, who will be sitting in the raft with them for every race just as she has for every practise. Her name was Cassandra Emary. Cassandra is the 23-year-old Australian adventurer who broke the community’s hearts when she died while kayaking in Nepal in Novem-
ber 2018 – 19 days after representing Australia at the 2018 championships in Argentina. She’d so looked forward to representing her nation on the Tully River. You only have to mention Cassandra’s name in the presence of her teammates and see their faces to know how much she meant to them. “She was an amazing person and if you watched her race, you knew right away she was the future of Australian rafting,” said Horsey. Her ‘river sistas’ are planning to honour her apart from giving 110%. “Her mum has asked us to wear something orange when we race, so we’re thinking of getting orange wrist bands made up.” Orange is a sacred colour in Nepal, where Cassandra was revered. She was the first known westerner to have a modernised traditional Nepali cremation on the river where she passed. “She even had the Dalai Lama pray for her,” said her mum, Sue Emary. Emary, has been running a fundraiser under the moniker, ‘donate a dollar to help raise a million’ to honour Cassandra’s wish to promote women in adventure sports. “Cassandra wrote in journals throughout her life and it is because of these journals, we knew what she wanted to do with her life and the driving
need within her to make a difference. She outlined how she planned to do this in her journals and the time frame in which she hoped to achieve it. Although she can no longer travel this path herself, we intend to travel it for her. We will make our girl proud, and through this foundation, Cassandra Emary will make a difference!” The team expects to do best in the slalom and down river events, which is good for them because those events account for the most overall points. The Slalom is the most technically challenging event and counts for 30% percent of the total points,
and the Downriver is considered the star event and is worth 40% of the total score. The sprint is the opening event. It’s hard and fast. While it’s only worth 10% of the overall total, the results are used to place teams in the head-to-head (H2H) competition, which is worth 20% of the total. Another part of their team are their sponsors. The Australian team consists of amateurs and rely heavily on these sponsors to help them. http://www.cassangafund.com.au/ https://www.chacos.com.au https://www.foamingfury.com.au
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Golf
Bowls This Week
Innisfail Golf
THERE’S lots of golf competitions coming up at our club over the next few months. The Harvey Norman classic is fast approaching May 11th & 12th. Our Club Championships will be held on 15/16 & 22/23 June. So make sure you get all your practice in to be in shape for these comps!! Harvey Norman Classic nominations forms are attached & at the Club House. Make sure you get your Nominations in; you don’t want to miss out! A massive thanks to all the Fairway, Roughs & Greens crews for their continued hard work, during the inclement weather. We know you work hard & it’s greatly appreciated. Wednesday Allsporters Comp (Tee off times 12pm & 3pm). The weather was clear enough to get out to play & some great scores for the day. 1st - J Cockle 20pts and 2nd - J Tissizis 19pts. NTP - J Cockle Friday Comp (Tee off times 12pm & 3pm) The great afternoon for golf. The boys played well. 1st - I McDonald 19pts and 2nd - J Ferguson 15pts. In Electrics Stableford (Tee off times 12pm & 3pm). The course had been freshly mown during the week & was looking fabulous. 31 players ventured out to play & there was some amazing scoring! Andrew Rose & Trent Mann played extremely well for 37 & 39 points. John Tissizis & Aman Singh also had great rounds with 39 points. So, 3 tied for the lead from the morning groups. The afternoon groups had the best of the conditions & a stunning round (personal best) from Dan Carter electrified the field with an impressive 44 points, Well done Dan! 1st - D Carter 44pts and 2nd - T Mann 39pts c/b. NTP’s: 1st & 10th - A Gould, 2nd & 11th - A Rose, 3rd & 12th - S Todd, 4th & 13th - S Trembath, 5th & 14th - J Cockle, 6th & 15th - C Alman, 7th & 16th - A Gould, 8th & 17th - E Nest & D Smith and 9th & 18th - C Alman Junior Golf: We tried our best to get our Juniors out for some golf. We got a few holes in & then the weather set in & stopped play. Overall, our Juniors played well in the conditions & still had fun with plenty of pizza & cake at the end! 9 Novice: 1st - T Singh 15nett c/b and 2nd - C Cockle 15nett. 9 Modified: 1st - R Gattera 6nett and 2nd - R Saltana 7nett. 6 Modified: 1st - J Hawkswell 5nett c/b and 2nd - M costello 5nett. 3 Modified: 1st - L Bauer 20 and 2nd S Costello 24 Upcoming Events: Harvey Norman Classic May 11th & 12th (flyer attached). Club Championships June 15/16 & 22/23. Wednesday Allsporters - 12pm & 3pm tee times. Friday Comp - 12pm & 3pm tee times. Saturday Comp - Cairns Golf World Monthly Medal Tee off times - 730 am & 12pm. Sunday Junior Golf: 9am - 9 Holers, 930am - 6 Holers and 10am - 3 holers See you on the course and play well. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/innisfailgolfclub/ Yours in Golf, Hit ‘em long & straight!!
Cardwell golf LAST Thursday April 25 Cardwell golf saw Giff Pershouse come in the winner for Sporters with 21 pts on a count back from Mark Sheahan also 21 pts. Phil Pentecost came in third on 20 pts. The run down went to Rowly Mott 19 pts then Peter Topen and Don Peachey both with 17 pts and N.T.P.s were Ian Burchell, Jackie Olditch and Reg Wright. An 18-hole stableford was played on Saturday and Heath Sampson was the winner with a great 41 pts, second went to Tony Sorohan 37 pts and third Sneza Lazarus with 36 pts. The run down went to Peter Buxton, Phil Wyatt, Ron Ash and Rod Rackley and N.T.Ps were Kyle Bowman, Phil Pentecost, Rowly Mott and Keith Hoare. An 18-hole event is on Thursday. Please register at 9.00am for 9.30am tee off. Then Sporters 9-hole stableford. Please register at 12.30pm for tee off from 12.45pm Saturday will be the May Monthly Medal for both Ladies and Men. Please register 10.30am for 11.00 am tee off.
Silkwood Bowls Club
Silkwood Bowls Club results Wednesday 24th of April. Social games: Wyn Stonehouse/Agnes Tait,Tony Haydock and Delmo Tarditi played Tony Cates, Anna Della Bella and Chris Lower. Delmo Tarditi had the winning team. Denise Charman and Lee Mayell had a super convincing win over Alan Hudson and Karin Rastoll. No Sunday games due to rain. As usual Friday Night Barefoot Bowls it is enormous fun, come along and try our bowls game, bowls are provided, all are welcome. We start with a BBQ at 6pm followed by a game of bowls and ending with a cuppa and some yummy. FREE BOWLS COACHING: 1st Saturday of each month start 9am at Silkwood Bowls Club. All welcome. For more information call Denise 0400791517. You can follow us on Face Book with all upcoming events. Social Bowls are played at Wednesdays, Sundays please register by 1 pm for play starts at 1.30pm Silkwood Bowls Club, results for Wednesday 17th of April. No Social games: Sunday 21st of April: Club Champion Ship men / Pairs has started A very tight game between Alan Hudson,Tony Haydock- 18 against Tony Cates and Dan Dunne – 17 developed and all players gave their best,.Alan Hudson and Tony Haydock proceed to the next round. Sunday social: Anna Della Bella and Jean Messina played Delmo Tarditi and Karin Rastoll. Delmo and Karin won by5 points. Wayne Myaell and Chris Lower defeated Lee Mayell and Jeannette Bucklar 26/22 .
Tully bowls news
April 24 Mary Bacic won 156 to 124 against Claire Bourke in constituency. The jackpot pairs Ian Revie and the combined team of Sid and Bev Achilles won a $10.00 voucher the jackpot did not go off so stands at $114.00 for next week, this Wednesday afternoon game of three bowl pairs is popular ring the club on 40681230 by 1.30pm for a 2.00pm start. Judy Hood and Bev Achilles beat Merrin Mcavoy and Val Bradley in the championship pairs in a very close game. an extra end had to be played to determine the winners. Val Zamora & Bev Achilles travelled to Mossman on Friday 26/04/2019 then went to Innisfail on 29/04/2019 to play in the pennants game they were part of the winning team at Innisfail. Friday night barefoot bowls & roast tea was well attended the Mission Beach Probus club were some of the visitors. Sunday was cancelled due to the rain. Ring the President Ian on 0423828853 for information re: Friday games. Reminder of monthly meeting at the club at 4.00pm Thursday May 4. Congratulations to our first time a grade single champion Ray Downing he played John Brown in the final and won 25 to 8. April 16 Val Zamora and Judy Hood travelled to Edmonton to play in the combined TFNQ graded triples. Wednesday April 17 the jackpot pairs went well. Winners on the day were Judy Hood and Michael Greenwood (visitor from Gordonvale) They each won a $10.00 voucher, thank you to Michael who donated his win back to the club . the Jackpot did not go off and stands at $90.00 for next Wednesday. Reminder to ring 40681230 before 1.30pm for a 2.00pm start. it is 18 ends straight, club selected three bowl pairs. Nibbles after the game. Barefoot bowls will be on this Friday with a roast dinner, a few single games are being organized for this week, ring by 5.00pm if interested. Easter Sunday, we had 14 players the winners on the day were Ray Downing and Judy Hood they each won a $10.00 voucher.
Innisfail Men’s Bowls
Innisfail Men’s Bowls for week ended 28th April Bowlers had their fair share of bowls this week with 20 bowlers playing on Monday, a bumper crowd of 37 on Thursday and 19 on Saturday despite having 12 bowlers playing away in the Men’s Pennants. The Pennant team started off the season with a lesson in how different it is to play under pressure compared to a social game. They were defeated by Cairns/Stratford on Saturday morning on a very slow green at Stratford. In the afternoon they encountered a strong team of Marlin Coast players on their home green. Hopefully we will improve as the Pennant Season progresses. The next Pennant round is set down for 11th may. Division 1 has a bye and Division 3 will meet Silkwood at Innisfail. Keep an eye on the board for the team selected. A number of Club Competition games have been called. Pairs: G. Goes/L. Fedalto versus A. Morrison/G.Kirkman. Singles: G.Goes versus T.Curran. M.Bright versus D.Leach.Triples; S. Pagano, S. Micale, S. Dallapozza versus G. Anderson, P. Broccardo, T. Curran. Graham would like these games completed by 19th May please. Coming Events: The Destro Shield will be played at South Johnstone on May 4th/5th. The Innisfail team selected is A. Strano, G. Anderson, S. Pagano, J. Walker. The Monthly Self-Selected Mixed Triples will be played on Sunday morning 5th May. Get your nominations in. Innisfail Bowls for week ending 21st April Thursday 25 bowlers showed their faith in the weather and enjoyed a full afternoon of bowls. Winners were G. Anderson, A. Holder, S. England. Saturday was again popular with 21 players on the green. Bragging rights went to L. Fedalto, A. Windsor, D. Kirkman. Results of competition games played during the week. A Singles: F. Catelan defeated I. Humphries. Pairs: T. Burns, S. Pagano defeated G. Anderson, J. Walker. G. McDonald, M. Clifford defeated S. Micale, K, Clarke.
South Johnstone Bowls
Twilight bowls Friday 26th saw 12 bowlers take to the green in 3bowls triples. Winners on the night were T Edgerton, W Kriesel and C Lucus. Saturday 27th Division 1 traveled to Cairns to play there first 2 matches on the weekend. South Johnstone defeated Marlin Coast and Cairns on the day. 10 Bowlers played at the club for a fun afternoon. Saturday 4th and 5th South Johnstone will be holding the Destro Shield. Team to represent SJBC is K Deegan, S McInerney, I Fisher and M Hooker. Saturday 11th SJBC 3rd Division will travel to Tully for there first match of the season. Team is D Leach, K Villalba, F Caltabiano, T Kerrigan, R McCarthy, T Edgerton, P Hitzke and P Longford. Sunday 12th SJBC Mixed Pennants team will travel to Yungaburra team is S McInerney, T Burns, L Hoskins, V Rowe, E Rowbotham, M Roots, T Edgerton and S Harris. Friday 19 A Grade Singles saw Tony Burns defeat Shane McInerney 25 -23. Tony now moves to the final where he will play Kiwi Deegan for the championship. The remaining Competition Games are Pairs: S Dunne / J Zaini to play K Albert / M Hooker. Fours: K Deegan to play R Mc Carthy. Social bowls 19 bowlers enjoyed Sunday 21 with the overall winners being R Whitley, T Kerrigan and F Caltiabano. Congratulations also to Bevan Camp for winning the corner to corner comp of Easter Eggs and Cash
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THE break in the strong winds last Wednesday and Thursday allowed a few lucky anglers a chance to head out wide to fish the shoals and main reefs. The reefs fished well with good numbers of Coral Trout and Red Throat Emperor caught by anglers fishing the main reef shallows. The coral trout do bite very well this time of year; the problem is getting the opportunity to chase them. The various wonky holes, wrecks and rubble patches also fished well with some very nice sweet lip, Coral Trout and Nannygai caught. The Spanish Mackerel are also starting to turn up around the shoals in the shipping channel with several fish in the six to eight kg mark caught during the break in the weather. The Spanish were caught by using a variety of techniques, including floating pilchards and trolling both lures and baits such as ribbonfish. The Macks are not thick as yet but the numbers should start to improve as winter approaches. Closer in around the islands it was mixed
bags of just legal Nannygai, Grass Sweet lip and some lovely Fingermark and Island Trout. There were also some schools of Mack Tuna working but unfortunately we found them terribly difficult to entice. In these circumstances unless you have a fly rod you may as well just drive away, it is almost impossible to catch the very small bait size with a lure. I also heard some reports of Queen fish and Trevally being caught around the headlands on both surface lures and vibes. Although you wouldn`t describe the estuary fishing as hot, it has definitely improved over the last week with plenty of reports of Barra and Mangrove Jacks being caught in the coastal creeks and in the Hinchinbrook channel. The fish seem to be biting during the last hour of the run out and the first of the run in and then the fishing drops off and becomes tough. There are always exceptions but generally this has been the case. Add to this the fact the Barra and Jacks seem to be fixated with Jelly Prawn, it is
impossible to match these little crustaceans. At this early stage of the week I have not heard of any Grunter being caught, but with reasonable tides over last weekend I would be surprised if there wasn`t a few nice fish caught. The mud crabs have been fairly plentiful, however with the heavy overnight rain we have been experiencing the crabs have been moving and at times difficult to find. The various weather sites are predicting 15 to 20 knots offshore with slightly lighter winds to 10 to 15knots right on the foreshore this weekend. Although this will rule out a reef trip for most boats, it may be possible to fish the inshore headlands and islands. Either side of the early morning high tide will suit chasing Pelagic around the inshore headlands. The tides are quite large, so those wishing to chase Fingermark in the deeper water will also have to target that early morning high tide to avoid the large tidal run. Many anglers also love this early morning high tide to chase Grunter up on the Hinchinbrook flats. Those wishing to target Barra and Jacks should try either side of the afternoon low tide. This same low tide will cause problems entering or leaving harbours such as the Hull river or Port Hinchinbrook. Good Fishing Roly Newton Tackle World Tully
Tully Darts News On the weekend of the March 30 and 31 six men and six ladies travelled from Tully, battling floods and high water, to Charters Towers to compete in the “Zone 6 Averages Competition”. The weekend saw teams from Cairns, Townsville, Thuringowa, Charters Towers
and Tully competing for selection in the Zone 6 Team. The Saturday finished with the top ten men and top ten ladies named, to play off on Sunday with the final six men and six ladies being announced, to then travel to Inala, Brisbane on the 3rd – 7th May to com-
TULLY DARTS RESULTS Week: April 16 All Stars def Falcons 7/3 Robert Milini 6/2, Charlotte Wone 5/0, Cecilia Duncan 3/1, Gavin Spencer 7/3, Lucy McLaughlin 9/0, David Kalkman 11/5, Dennis McLaughlin 6/5, John Jordan 8/5 Lowey’s Sharks def Ghundois 2 6/4 Richard Wimbis 9/3, Judy Meibusch 4/4, Emma Hagley 6/1, Glenda Dau 15/3, Malcolm Muller Jnr 14/5, Malcolm Muller Snr 6/4, Dwayne Roberts 11/3, Warren Grant 10/2 Malcolm Muller Jnr 1 x 180 Spartans def Ghundois 8/2 Joseph Am 4/1, Jahlee Mooka 5/1, Cameron Ward 4/0, Leonie Ward 14/3, Shaun Thompson 14/4, Joseph Nona 13/4, Michael Stoter 14/5, Derek Nona 11/3 Leonie Ward 1 x 171 Kingfishers def Marlins 10/0 Ray Sarabo 4/5, Larry Leedie 20/5, Charlie Darby 14/4, David Stone 10/6, Rod Sollitt 4/0, Sam DiMauro 5/0, Gary Blair 8/2 David Stone 100/3 WEEK: April 23 Ghundois 2 def Ghundois 7/3 Sharon Casey 9/1, Jahlee Mooka 5/2, Cameron Ward 2/0, Leonie Ward 10/4, Richard Wimbis
pete in the Queensland Senior Averages, that could lead to a position on the Queensland Team. Congratulations to Michael Stoter, Glenda Dau and Leonie Ward. All the best in Inala.
11/5, Judy Meibusch 9/2, Glenda Dau 6/6, Emma Hagley 2/2 Spartans def Falcons 9/1 Kira Steen 4/0, Gavin Spencer 9/1, Cecilia Duncan 4/0, Mervyn Hiscox 10/2, Shaun Thompson 9/3, Joseph Nona 19/5, Michael Stoter 8/6, Derek Nona 9/3 All Stars def Marlins 7/3 Wendy Sollitt 4/1, Gary Blair 7/2, Bev Achilles 8/4, Rod Sollitt 5/1, John Jordan 11/5, Dennis McLaughlin 10/1, David Kalkman 6/4, Lucy McLaughlin 11/5 Bev Achilles 68/3 Centre Bull finish Lucy McLaughlin 63/2 Centre Bull finish Kingfishers drew with Lowey’s Sharks 5 All Malcolm Muller Jnr 6/0, Warren Grant 10/4, Malcolm Muller Snr 6/5, Dwayne Roberts 4/0, Larry Leedie 19/5, Charlie Darby 12/6, Margaret Sarabo 8/1
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Tigers News with Shane Muriata
SO we don’t get jealous or confused by my love for the Brisbane Broncos, I will get this off my beautiful hairy chest. Brisbane actually won a game on the weekend against an NRL club, and boy did they come good at the right time. Just when I was about to give up on them and follow professional face slapping (an actual sport in Asia) Anthony Milford and Co deliver the goods. The only other downer of the weekend was seeing the Cows of the north get schooled by the Bulldogs in Sydney. Our boy Jake Clifford played ok, but the same couldn’t be said about some of
the other players who lined up in a Cowboys jersey. It will be hard for them at first, because you can’t just replace a player like JT, but as the season rolls along they will improve. DCE sent shivers down all maroons supporters when he limped off Brookvale Oval on Sunday, but going by all reports he should be good come Origin. I have to say the NZ Warriors were extremely unlucky not to get the chocolates against the Storms last week, with the game ending in more controversy than me eating salad for two days straight. Melbourne has a way that Cam Smith manipulates the
officials into reffing the game to their style, which does not sit to well with a lot of people. But I think you will find that they will lose a few more games yet in 2019, because everyone is starting to see what they are up to. The Novocastrians of Newcastle hit back with a vengeance when Mitchel Pearce led the boys home in a thriller against Parra, whereas the Titans again walked out of a footy game yelling out those famous words from the Waterboy, ‘Oh no, we suck again’. The Roosters took the hype of the Anzac Day match and sent a warning shot to the rest of the competition which read, ‘Stop us if you can’. So there you have it, a round of remembrance for the diggers, and a game for the believers. The Tully Tigers will once again take a break from footy this weekend to allow the revived and legendary comp the Foley Shield to take place over the May Long Weekend. Cairns, Townsville and a Mackay side will take part in a revised format of the game.
Tully usually has strong representation in these games, and this weekend should be no different. Reserve Grade coach for the Tigers, Steven Barrett, has been happy about the way his side has gone in the opening games of the season, with his Reggies boys sitting comfortably near the top of the CDRL ladder. The first month or so of any competition is important, so these wins will set them nice when the season really gets busy. Head Coach Aaron Tongy isn’t about to panic just yet, stating we will hit our straps when the ball bounces our way. “I don’t wanna panic, because that’s when mistakes are made,” he stated on Win Sports News. “We have a rich shelf full of local talent, so we don’t need to look elsewhere. We still have some of our guys coming back like Cliffy, who is a big part of our success”. One of the main comments he made was the importance of Darry Grant to the Tigers chances: “I don’t care what anyone says, but Daps is our number one half. His combination with Phil
Nona, Daley Rata Makene and Trevor Mathieson is clinical. Not only is that, but the culture he buys into and promotes for our younger players something that we need.” As the season rolls on, Darryl Grant, amongst the Jonnie Hughes, Fabian Tauli and DRM, will be needed to get our 2019 story back on track. I have every confidence to believe that we are not too far away. Captain of the women’s rugby league side Rebecca Davies has urged all current and any new players who are interested to play to get on down to the Showgrounds on Tuesdays and Thursdays for training. Coach Joanne Davies has been training the girls hard in readiness for the top of the table clash against Leps in a few weeks. Training starts at 6:00pm. As the 2019 White Water Rafting World Championship draws closer, it is exciting times in our region when we get to showcase our river and hospitality to the world. There are many people behind this showpiece event that will stream us
to the entire globe, but there is one name that stands above all, Graham Maifredi, or Fredi, or even Prunesy to some. If you don’t know the guy, then I suggest you stop sleeping under a rock and go and meet him. I first met him in 1997 when he came to the high school and signed me up to play for the Tigers U18s, which must have been a sign of my playing talent. Then, for the next 20 odd years, he became not just a friend, but a family figure who always looked out for me. I take my hat off to all the people behind the scene for making this event a reality, but I will tip my hat with pride at the thought of knowing Graham Maifredi is steering this ship. To you Graham, you mate are Cassowary Coast treasure, because you believe in us and what we have to offer. You have faith in our district of businesses to deliver on a world scale, and have confidence we can provide the best Rafting Championships the world has ever seen. Graham Maifredi, take a bow, because you mate are a legend.
Lady bowlers enjoyed 10 ends on the Innisfail green for their Easter Bowls Day before play was washed out by rain.
Innisfail Ladies Bowls Results UNFORTUNATELY, our Easter Day bowls were severely affected by rain, so a limited game of 10 ends saw team five made up of Glennis Buttigieg, Diana O’Brien and Ann Rule winning by four, defeating team three of
Daphne Kirkman, Jan Edgerton, Ann Azzopardi and Helen Paterson, winning by one. The rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of players from Innisfail, South Johnstone, Silkwood, Tully and Babinda who still enjoyed the social
aspects of the day. Last Wednesday was a picture-perfect day for bowls, and the ladies were pleased to welcome a new member, Katrina Cook. On the green, Eileen Hamann, Dell Steve and Helen
Paterson had two wins, while Pam Anderson, Daphne Kirkman and Ann Rule had one win, as did Lyn Stevenson, Diana O’Brien and Katrina Cook. Despite some very good individual bowls, Louise Hoskins, Jan
Edgerton and Joan Atkinson couldn’t take a trick on the day. Three Innisfail ladies were part of an FNQ team who travelled to Mossman to play pennants last Friday. FNQ Pairs will be played
at South Johnstone on May 7 and 8 while FNQ Singles will be played at Silkwood on May 14 and 15 and several Innisfail ladies have nominated.
Tropical Coast Vets Golf
RESULTS April 30 Tropical Coast Veteran Golfers travelled south to Mystic Sands Golf Club on Tuesday 30th April to play a stableford event in very damp conditions. The Ladies Winner on a countback was Julie Reed, Runner up was Cheryl Lloyd followed by Maree King, Bunny Osborn, Lyn Bagley and Betty Favier. Pin Shots were awarded to Merle Dickenson, Betty Favier, Deb Giles and Cheryl Skene. The Men’s event was won by Tony Richards with an impressive 40 pts, Runner up was Keith Ruddick on 36. Rundown places were awarded to Bob Lloyd, Keith Stevens, Clyde Stewart, Wayne Butler, Grahame Starkie, Phil Thompson, Ernie Gower, Mike Fluerty, Bill Osborn, Mike Dann, Brian Wilson and
Tom Ruddick. Mens Pin shots were won by Bill Osborn, Wayne Butler, Rosco Jessup and Mike Fluerty. Tropical Coast Veteran Golfers played a stableford round at Cardwell on 23 April. The Ladies event was won by local vet Lyn Bagley on 36 from Betty Favier on 28. Top of the rundown went to Anne Jodrell followed by Caryl Lavell on 27. Pin Shots were won by Caryl Lavell and Deb Giles. The winner of the Men’s event was Mick DeVries on 42 followed by Wayne Bolton on 38. Top of the rundown went to Mike Fluerty on 35, Bert Pajonk 34, Mike Dann 33, Don Jurd 33, Ernie Gower and Bert Pajonk 32. Pin Shots were won by Mick DeVries and Ernie Gower.
Tropical Coast Veteran Golfers
played a stableford round at Tully on 16th April. The Ladies event was won by Julie Reed on 32 from Caryl Lavell 26 top of the rundown went to Kass Marshall followed Sue Cameron and Deb Giles. Pin Shots were won by Julie Reed and Deb Giles. The winner of the Men’s event was Peter Buxton on 35 followed by Mike Harris on 34. Top of the rundown went to Maurie Smith on 31, Eric Zamora 31, Ewan Lovell 28, Bob Williams 28 and Graham Sinton 27. Pin Shots were won by Peter Buxton and Tex Morten.
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Coconuts Paddlers Earn Spots in World Distance Championships Training Camp MARIA GIRGENTI COCONUTS PADDLERS, Matthew Abbott and Josh Rolfe recently raced at Mooloolaba to vie for a spot in the Australian team for the IVF Va’a World Distance Championships on the Sunshine Coast in August. Abbot who raced OC6 earned a spot in the half day training camp at Mooloolaba Spit on May 19 where the Australian team will then be selected. In OC1, Abbott placed third over-
all in the Open Men’s race with a time of 1:10:48.6 while Rolfe finished fifth overall in the same race with a time of 1:12:04.5 over 16km. Abbott and Rolfe will join around 10 of the best paddlers in Australia, mainly from Mooloolaba and one from Cronulla who also qualified for the camp, and both paddlers will be striving to earn their place in the Australian team to compete in the World Distance Championships in Mooloolaba from August 9 - 17.
Coconuts Outrigger Canoe Club was also recently successful in securing a $30,000 Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant which was used for the construction of a new trailer. The 12.2m trailer, which was designed by Coconuts member Brett Gaia, is made of aluminium and was built by ESI Panels in Station Street, Innisfail with the electrical wiring done by Advanced Auto Electrics. It was first used at the Lake Tinaroo regatta where it generated a lot of inter-
est among other clubs. This trailer, which meets legal standards, will enable the safe transportation of four canoes and ease of lifting them on and off at regattas. All Coconuts paddlers performed well in the first regatta of the year at Lake Tinaroo with special mention to Adrian Darveniza who had an outstanding day in a number of events. In early May, a number of Coconuts junior and senior paddlers will race at an Airlie Beach regatta hosted
by Club Outrigger Whitsunday. Numbers at the club are looking strong after they recently welcomed some new members, and anyone wishing to give the sport of ocean racing a try can come along to the Coconuts on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:00pm. For further enquiries please contact Matthew Abbott on 0427 027 253.
Coconuts paddlers Josh Rolfe and Matthew Abbott who recently qualified for a spot in a training camp where they will be aiming to gain a place in the Australian team to compete in Coconuts Outrigger Canoe Club paddlers with the new trailer constructed by local business ESI Panels which was made possible after they the World Long Distance Championships in August. secured a $30,000 Gambling Community Benefit Fund grant.
Second Highest Medal Tally at Queensland State Judo Championships in Brisbane MARIA GIRGENTI INNISFAIL Judo Club has achieved double success at the Queensland State Judo Championships in Brisbane after finishing an impressive second in the overall medal tally, and their 14 judokas brought home 16 medals out of 22 nominations. Their medal tally included seven gold, six silver and three bronze, and Innisfail Judo Club finished second out of 35 judo clubs across the state. Luke Magnanini was awarded the Spirit of Judo Award for Junior to Cadet divisions in the whole competition as judged by the referees and table officials. All judokas performed well with special mention to junior girls, Charlie-Rose Nurzenski, Emily Ryder and Georgia McTaggart who competed for the first time at State Championships, where Ryder won a bronze medal for the first time at State level. A number of judokas competed in multiple divisions while Ricky Bruschi refereed all day and Sensei Bruschi, Joey and Paul De Brincat along with Yasuhiro Maeda had coaching roles. The day after the State Championships a total of 11 judokas from the Innisfail club then took part in a two-day training camp run by Qld Academy of Sport which covered strength and conditioning, nutrition, healthy weight management and sports psychology. The camp featured the knowledge and expertise of head Australian judo coach Nashiro Taketani and guest speaker Chloe Rayner,
who made her debut for Australia at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and told the story of her journey to the Olympics. High performance judo athlete, Emily Conran spoke about her pathway through university and judo scholarship while Sam King, an Australian representative in Judo, aged 22 who recently competed in the Asia Pacific Championships talked about university studies and scholarship pathways in judo. Qld State champions - Gold medallists Lily De Brincat (Junior Girl) Riley De Brincat (Senior Boy) Luke Magnanini (Senior Boy and Cadet Boy) Paige De Brincat (Cadet Girl) Paul De Brincat (Senior Men and Masters Men) Silver medallists Georgia McTaggart (Junior Girl) Jonathan De Brincat (Junior Boy) Cienna Leaver (Junior and Senior Girl) Coby De Brincat (Senior Girl) Paige De Brincat (Cadet Girl Open div) AJ Surha (Masters Men) Bronze medallists Emily Ryder (Junior Girl) AJ Surha (Senior Kyu Grade Men) Charli-Rose Nurzenski (Junior Girl), Lily De Brincat (Senior Girl), Seth Leaver (Senior Boy) and Ben Sultana (Junior Men, Snr Kyu Grade Men, Senior Open Men) from the club also competed.
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In late March, Paul De Brincat and his son Riley also competed in the Melbourne International Judo Open at Broadmeadows Aquatic and Leisure Centre, where Paul won a gold in the Veteran Men’s division and Riley picked up a silver medal in Senior Boys Under 40kg division.
Members of Innisfail Judo Club who returned home with an impressive swag of 16 medals from the Queensland State Judo Championships in Brisbane and the club finished second on the overall medal tally. Absent: Georgia McTaggart and Ben Sultana.
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WRC19 Down to 32 Countries Local Fisherman Takes Visa Issues Cause Nations to Withdraw SEAN DENT
THE World Rafting Championships, which initially boasted it would host over 1000 athletes from 54 countries ran into a minor hiccup this week, evidenced when the host website revised the numbers downward to around 300 athletes from just 30 countries. In fact, in one spot on the website, a graphic states, “Officially 49 Teams From 16 Different Countries”, which seems to be wildly inaccurate. Just before Easter, the Department of Foreign Affairs implemented a policy that marked up the cost of obtaining visas such that they would generate revenues of $52,000, sparking a lot of the countries to withdraw from the competition. Normally, a visitor visa to Australia is enough for an athlete to visit these shores for up to three months and costs either nothing or next to nothing for each athlete, with certain countries excepted. Visas are a bit of a complicated issue. Visitors from certain countries, including Canada, the USA, and most countries in the European Union, are all but automatically
approved for visitor visas with no fee attached. Other countries such as Chile and Argentina have what is referred to as a Reciprocity Fee: fees charged to nations who charge other nations. For example, Australians travelling to Argentina for a holiday are charged a visa fee, so Australia charges Argentinians a similar fee. In the case of Argentina and Chile, the fee appears to be $285 in addition to event fees of $2275 per seven-person team plus $325 per individual. Of course, on top of that, there are travel and equipment expenses. One downfall of having events like this in Australia is that it is remote from most of the world’s larger populations, and air fares can be quite expensive. According to the event organiser, Graham Maifredi, a flight from somewhere like South America can cost $2000 per person. That presumably includes the discount provided by oneworld®, the Official Airline Alliance for the event. The word was that many countries balked at the extra payment and withdrew, which Maifredi said, with much frustration ap-
parent in his one, was true at the time. However, it appears that the Department of Foreign Affairs has backed down. Part of the confusion was due to inaccurate numbers from the start. “There was never going to be 54 countries,” said Maifredi. “There are 54 members in the International Rafting Federation in total, but there was never a commitment from them all to attend the event.” He also said there was never an expectation that 1000 athletes would attend. “There will be about 335 competitors in total from about 32 countries.” Due to the visa costs, Argentina and Chile will not be in attendance, which is not ideal as they were among the strongest competitors at the 2018 championships, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. “The average salary in Argentina is about $12,000, so it’s expecting a lot for them to manage the cost of such an event,” said Maifredi. Most teams obtain sponsorship and also do some self-fundraising and spend their personal money in order to compete at such events.
Business from the Water to the Internet
SEAN DENT CARDWELL’S Ryan Moody is known among the fishing community for his charter fishing business. In a sport where catching one or two ‘metre-plus Barramundi’ in a year is a great achievement, Moody guided clients to catch more than 2,000 such trophies in his thirty-year career before he quit the chartering business in December 2017. It wasn’t an easy decision for a man who at the age of three was dragged kicking and screaming off the boat because he’d fallen in love with the sport. That love never left Moody, but a few years ago, a close friend died due to a melanoma and Moody’s wife, Karen Rudnick, suggested to him that he should get off the water. Rudkin used her business skills to help Moody develop a new kind of business, one that still made use of his skills, but limited his exposure to the brutal Queensland sun. The result was an online business that not only keeps him safe, it has generated even more prosperity than his very successful charter business. In fact, since he opened the business in 2014, he has generated revenue well in excess of a million dollars. He is now launching a new workshop called Sounder Skills 2 that will not be limited to Barramundi fishing, and will therefore be available globally.
“Ryan had thirty years of knowledge and experience in his head that allowed him to run a very successful fishing charter business. It was easy for him. He would be out on the water and tell his clients to move the line over to the left because there’s a 102 down there,” said Rudkin, referring to a 102cm Barramundi. People listen to Moody because his reputation as a champion fisherman is enormous. “He even gets stopped at the airport by people looking for a selfie with him. Now we just had to get the information out of his head and onto the internet.” Rudkin was no expert fisherwoman, but she had a nose for business. She convinced him that his online courses had to be indepth and rich in quality. The cost for lifetime access to the Basic Barra course is $1399, which is a steep outlay. They needed word of mouth marketing big time! Rudkin told him, “If they don’t tell their friends how great it is, you’re not going to sell many!” Rudkin spent weeks on the water with her husband asking him all the stupid questions. “Why did they move? Where did they go? Where did they come from? How did you know that?” Her philosophy was that he sometimes expressed a week’s worth of knowledge in just a few words of direction while he was on the boat. That worked great out on the water with a client,
but for their online courses, he had to explain how things worked. And that meant she had to spend a week to get that knowledge out of his head and onto film. Moody leans heavily on his wife’s acquired business knowledge. The fishing knowledge is only one ingredient. She convinced him to reinvest his initial revenues back into the business. They spend thousands of dollars on their website each month and thousands more on Facebook advertising. Enrolments are only open a couple of times a year. Barra are most active in warmer water, so enrolments open in February and September allowing people to hit the ground running. Limited enrolment periods also allow Ryan to dedicate time to answer questions in the study groups. They like to cap the registrations at 100 students so they can give every student the attention they need. They also occasionally run a mid-year intake for $1299. This year that will be open from May 6-12 and during that period, discounts will be available for all six of their courses. The Sounder Skills 2 Workshop will teach students how to use their sounder equipment to spot fish. It will sell for $250 and because it is not exclusive to barramundi fishing, it is available worldwide.
Next Week, Exclusive Interview with Myra Wickham and her Mother,Vicki
MYRA Wickham is the latest Tully product to be propelled to potential stardom. Against all odds, Wickham has been selected to represent Australia in Roller Derby at the World Roller Games in Barcelona between July 4 and 14. 2019. Some 4,000 athletes from more than 100 countries are set to compete there, and Wickham will be one of them. We will be sitting with Wickham and her mom to learn how a Tully girl fell in love with the sport before she even knew how to skate and rose through the ranks to become one of the best in Australia. Note, The Skate Australia Women's Roller Derby team is not funded and are not yet sponsored, therefore all team members selected are self-funded. Every little bit helps. https://asf.org.au/athletes/myra-wickham-australian-roller-derby-team-2019-world-roller-games/ Myra Wickham, From Tully to Stardom
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