2020 December 18 Newspaper Edition by Wet Tropic Times

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Regional Rainfall Report REGION

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CASSOWARY COAST REGIONAL COUNCIL

Christmas Closures & Operating Hours COUNCIL OFFICES, LIBRARIES & DEPOTS

All Customer Service Centres, Libraries and Depots will close at 3pm on Friday 18 December and re-open normal hours on Monday 4 January 2020.

WASTE COLLECTION No disruption – collection as per normal service days

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CLOSED 25 - 28 December & New Year’s Day

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CLOSED 25 December

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CLOSED 24 -27 December & 31 December and New Year’s Day

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WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS OPERATING HOURS During Councils Christmas closure period, normal hours of operations will continue at each of Councils waste facilities. Except for Christmas Day when all facilities will be closed and weekend hours of operation will apply for the Boxing Day holiday on Monday 28 December and New Years day on Friday 1 January 2021.

VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRES Council operated Visitor information centres located in Innisfail, Tully, and Cardwell will be closed Christmas Day and New Years Day and operate at reduced hours 10am - 2pm on all other public holidays.

MERRY CHRISTMAS The Mayor, Councillors and Staff of Cassowary Coast Regional Council wish you a Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous New Year.

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Christmas Mass Times St. Clare of Montefalco Church, Tully Christmas Eve 5.30pm Holy Spirit Church, Mission Beach Christmas Day - 7am Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Cardwell Christmas Day 9.30am St. John the Evangelist Church, Silkwood Christmas Eve 6pm Our Lady of Fatima Church, El Arish Christmas Day 10am

Texas Terror ceremony MEMBERS of the 31st Infantry Battalion Association local branch were joined by members of the Townsville Association to commemorate the 78th Anniversary of the crash of the ‘Texas Terror’ at the Ingham Memorial Botanic Gardens last Sunday. Deputy Mayor Cr Andrew Cripps and new Hinchinbrook Shire CEO Kelvin Tytherleigh also attended, with John Pearson and Gordon Schmierer of the Ingham Branch

of the National Servicemen's Association. The Texas Terror was a B24 Liberator bomber which left Townsville on the way to Iron Range on December 18, 1942, but unfortunately crashed into Mount Straloch on Hinchinbrook Island during a fierce storm. There were twelve known American victims. After the ceremony, the members and attendees proceeded to the Ingham RSL for refreshments.

Attendees of the ‘Texas Terror’ commemoration at Ingham Memorial Botanic Gardens

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Cassowary Coast Regional Council WITH the updated Cassowary Coast Regional Council cyclone and storm guide available this week, Council is again encouraging residents to be prepared for the cyclone and storm season ahead. Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor, Mark Nolan said “the Bureau of Meteorology had predicted a heavier than usual wet season due to La Niña conditions being active.“ “Natural disasters can cause major disruptions to our lives and be stressful. Being prepared before a disaster hits could make a difference between staying safe and putting your loved ones at risk.

“It’s important to take simple steps now to be prepared- this includes preparing your homes, checking in with your neighbours, having an emergency kit and a plan in place,” Councilor Nolan said. “The cyclone and storm guide will provide information on how to prepare, what to do before, during and after a cyclone and the best places to access up to date information.” As the Cassowary Coast only has only two purpose built shelters, with limited capacity, Council has advised that the shelters should not be your first and only option. Council recommends that having alternate evacuation plans will mean residents are more comfortable and can practice social distancing more easily in the current era of Covid-19. Hard copies of the guide will be avail-

Devastating scenes of past cyclone damage from the Cassowary Coast region

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able at Post Offices in Cardwell, Tully, Mission Beach and Innisfail as well as all Council offices. An electronic version is also available on Council’s website. Alternatively, to help residents prepare, and stay up to date before, during and after an event, the Cassowary Coast Regional Council have create the Disaster Dashboard, which is a single point of information and resources online. You can find direct advice, warnings and road conditions, as well as checklists and resources to help prepare. For more information on the Cassowary Coast cyclone guide please visit www.disaster.cassowarycoast.qld.gov. au

Hinchinbrook Shire Council DISASTER season can have a serious effect on you and the community around you. The Hinchinbrook Shire Council have strongly recommended that local residents should plan ahead and are prepared this cyclone season, with the goal of minimising the impact of a natural disaster and to keep you and your loved ones safe. In a recent message from Hinchinbrook Mayor Ramon Jayo, he said “whether you are an individual, a business, a Council or one of the emergency services, we should all have our plans in place to deal with the disruptions and threats

caused by cyclones, floods and storm surges” The Hinchinbrook Shire Council recently released their ‘Emergency Action Guide’ that focuses on natural disasters and provides information on preparing an emergency plan, emergency kit and evacuation kit. It outlines the best way to survive a natural disaster and how to find information during disaster events such as cyclone, flood, bushfire, landslide, heatwave or severe thunderstorm. This Emergency Action Guide (available in three languages) can be picked up from Council’s main office on Lannercost Street, Ingham. Within this guide, among many other useful insights, the council have provided a checklist to help you get organised in the event of a disaster or emergency situation, including: • Prepare your Household Emergency Plan; • Prepare your Evacuation Plan; • Prepare your Emergency Kit; • Prepare your Home; • Prepare your Pet Emergency Plan; For more details and resources to help you get prepared for the upcoming cyclone season, visit www.hinchinbrook.qld.gov.au , Get Ready Queensland www.getready.qld.gov.au or Emergency Management Queensland www.disaster.qld.gov.au

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Feast of Three Saints committee celebrate special Mass in Silkwood MARIA GIRGENTI AN intimate congregation recently gathered at Saint John's Catholic Church in Silkwood for a special Mass celebration where the Feast of the Three Saints committee paid tribute to deceased

members, inducted two new members and life membership was bestowed to one of their members. The Mass was presided by Father Kerry Crowley on the cusp of Advent who said with the season's focus on the two comings of Christ, it was a good

time for believers to take stock of their relationships with God, self, others and creation. Purple vestments were worn to represent the hopeful, patient expectation, joy and contemplative spirit of Advent and an Advent wreath was placed in a prominent place in the church, which was blessed with holy water and four candles, one for each week of the season were lit by a member of the congregation. President of the Feast of the Three Saints committee, Alf Strano said he was pleased to induct two new members Salvatore Garozzo and Christian Biasolo from Cairns who were absent on the day but will be presented with their badges at another time. Sam Vecchio from Innisfail who has been an active committee member for over 25 years was also awarded Life membership. This year on May 3 marked the 70th anniversary of the Feast of the Three Saints Feast, Silkwood, the largest religious and cultural festival, however due to COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions celebrations were cancelled and the Mass was live streamed from St John’s Catholic Church, Silkwood.

Feast of the Three Saints committee members are hoping further easing of COVID-19 restrictions will enable them to hold the Feast in May 2021 after this year's 70th anniversary event had to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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While primarily it remained the Innisfail Parish Mass for that day, however, this arrangement provided an opportunity to incorporate the traditional exposition of the Saints on their Feast Day during the Mass. The committee was most grateful to

Feast of the Three Saints President Alf Strano presented a Life membership badge to Sam Vecchio from Innisfail who has been an active committee member for over 25 years Father Kerry Crowley and the Innisfail Parish for their assistance which enabled them to honour the three Saints in this traditional manner. As the annual event attracts thousands of people from Australia and even overseas there have been plenty of enquiries directed to the committee as to whether it will go ahead in 2021. Event organisers are hoping COVID-19 restrictions will be further eased and they will be able to hold next year's Feast of The Three Saints on May 2, 2021. The committee will hold a meeting in February 2021 where discussions will take place and a decision made.

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There must be a better way… The Flying Fox saga continues! FALLON ROOCKE IT has been a year of extremes, and Ingham’s bat infestation has been nothing short of a nightmare for local residents. Like many other towns in Queensland, this bat problem has been dealt with at a council level in a plethora of ways. And when it felt like there were no other options, individual community members began taking matters into their own hands. Today, Ingham’s bats have been moved on and the community is happy to finally see some relief. However, great debate surrounds the relocation of these bats and what activity caused this colony of mass proportions to up and move to the outskirts of town. At it’s peak, the bat plague saw more than 250,000 bats engulfing the Ingham township, with their main roosting spot right next to Ingham’s Hospital, stopping emergency helicopters from landing and departing. The local council made the decision to employ Biodiveristy Australia to manage the relocation at a HSC council meeting on January 28, 2020, with the then Shadow Minister for the Environment, David Crisafulli stating “the councils hands were tied because they face prosecution if methods are deemed to be harmful to the animals”. And while progress has been made in the region, over $250,000 of tax-payers money has been

spent on this exercise, with efforts largely having a temporary effect on the movement of the bats. So when local resident, Brian Fenoglio came forward to the local council with a device that successfully dispersed the large colony from Eleanor Street, it was to his surprise that the council weren’t willing to explore alternate methods, that could result in huge tax-payer savings. Mr Fenoglio came across this device back in January 2020, in an occurrence he puts down to divine intervention, and is a story he one day hopes to share with the broader community. This newfound application emits various sounds at different ranges to disturb and lift bat colonies. And it did exactly that in late January when he successfully lifted the colony behind the Ingham Hospital where Mr Fenoglio has lived for 10 years. On January 24, 2020 the bats were permanent residents behind the Ingham Hospital, and at 5:52am on January 25, they lifted and dispersed, moving to Palm Creek Conservation Reserve and Apex Village at Log Creek. While the vast majority were moved on this day, it took three days of utilising the device to successfully move the majority of the colony from their nesting ground. According to the Hinchinbrook Shire council (HSC), the bats moved due to Biodiversity Australia’s removal process, paired with efforts from

the HSC. On January 25 when the colony was partially lifted, HSC council workers were utilising the Biodivedrsity bird frite guns method behind the main street of Ingham at this very time, having little to no impact on the large colony that was nesting behind the hospital. It was at this time that Mr Fenoglio was on Eleanor Street, with his device in full-force, and successfully lifting the colony after 90 minutes of device use. Mr Fenoglio’s neighbours recently provided Wet Tropic Times with a statement saying that they bare witness to the fact that this device moved the colony, with HSC workmen nowhere in the immediate vicinity of Eleanor Street. And these findings pose the question, why is this experimental and highly cost-effective device not being investigated further? And why did Hinchinbrook Shire Council worker not target the highly infested area behind the Ingham Hospital, Ingham State School and Botanical Gardens, where the bat colony was at its worst? When Wet Tropic Times approached the council for commenting on this matter, they said that Mr Fenoglio’s method had been previously trialled by council. They stated that “it is an effective noise making device that lifts the bats, however it is no more effective than the other techniques used by Council, such as banging aluminium poles together, bird fright

cartridges and pyro technics.” Council stated that they sought expert advice on the matter to ensure the community achieved a long-term solution in accordance with State Government permissions. However, Mr Fenoglio, along with other witnesses, claims that the device he utilised was the final piece to the puzzle, having successfully lifted the colony, with the thousands of bats permanently moving them further afield.

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for recognition or compensation, but stated that he “is just trying to do what is right for his community.” He wants council and government workers to take this device seriously. There is a high level of respect for the required processes and legalities surrounding the Councils efforts and decisions,

however further investigation into this device after its successful relocation of the bat colony should be a priority. Ingham could be known at the place where a proactive member of the community created a solution to a problem that will benefit communities across all of Queensland. Is that not something that we should be striving for?

Mr Fenoglio does not believe that he alone got rid of the bats, but that the device he utilised paired with the support and efforts from the community was what continued the bats movement. While credit must be paid to Biodiversity Australia who commenced February 10, for their continuous effort and improvements, their methods were unfortunately limited in efficiency, with most bats that they were able to move, returning back to their original nesting ground within days.

Photographic evidence from the 25th of January at 5:50am when the colony was successfully lifted while Mr Fenoglio’s device was in use. Mr Fenoglio isn’t looking

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SARI HYYTINEN AFTER years of working in a "helping" profession here are some things I learnt and wanted to share as we look forward to Christmas and interacting with friends and family. 1. Doesn't matter what a person did or did not do. (Do not get me wrong, I am not excusing or condoning bad behaviour.) When it comes to dealing with our hurt from their behaviour, we may need to first recognise what the person's behaviour told us about ourselves. Process what we are feeling. Replace it with the right perspective. If their actions tell us that we are worthless, process this and replace it with recognition of our value. Or is it a personal value of ours they are grating against? Then test the value. Apply nothing thoughtlessly! Should the value stay? Does its merit stand irrefutable when you hold it up? Does it show love, or does it become unjust in practice? I have found that I can generate peace in myself and my decision-making process by doing this. You should find that you can view situations logically by removing any emotional clouds making you reactive instead of responsive to the need they are expressing. Bad behaviour is often caused by a person needing something, but not knowing how to express themselves. Upon reflection I have found what they did was not as big a deal as I first thought or may not even have been what I first thought. And if it was then I need to remember, "unforgiveness is drinking poison and hoping the other person will die." As we gather for Christmas it should be about supporting and caring for each other, not fighting with each other. 2. Christmas dinner often has us socialising with people out of the norm. A person does not need me to tell them what is wrong with them. They already know. I have not met a person yet who wants to be damaged and most people are trying to find some form of solutions to their own unhealthy behaviour. People need unconditional love, so love people where they are at and they may find the courage in your acceptance to be open to heal themselves. People can change, but it is up to them to decide who they want to be for themselves. Just keep taking the blinders off by always using point no. 1 as your starting point when assessing people. And make sure it is damage and not just a matter of a difference in perspective. In which case there is no right, only graceful acknowledgement of difference. 3. We need to have good boundaries. Know how you want to be treated, as wise as it is to process how behaviour makes you feel, it is also important to articulate, first to yourself, then to others which behaviours you are not ok with to ensure respect to yourself. Boundaries change person to person; how can someone know they are impinging on your boundaries if you won't tell them what they are? If you have informed someone of your boundaries and they can't respect your boundaries, then you may need to enforce your boundaries or the person will (intentionally or unintentionally) damage you. How you do this is dependent on the nature of the relationship, but should always be respectful, not finger pointing, as

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Here’s to helping it is your boundary, not theirs. Meaning you are not asking them to change who they are, only to be mindful that the behaviour they are exhibiting hurts you. And tell them clearly you are imposing said actions to ensure that they no longer damage you as a result of them ignoring your boundary. This may mean you can't be friends with this person. That is ok, this does not mean there is anything wrong with them or with you. 4. Boundaries cont.. Know what is not your responsibility. Empathy is a wonderful thing, but there is such a thing as wanting to help for all the wrong reasons. Maybe you are trying to make up for past mistakes, maybe you take pride in helping, maybe it generates false intimacy by making you feel needed (in which case learn how to get healthy intimacy), or maybe you hope your help will get what you want from a person. Ie. Manipulation. Check your motivation. Are you equally happy to let someone else help? Are you happy to own that someone else may be better qualified to help them? 4. Boundaries again.. know what is your responsibility and take responsibility. Recognise how you are affecting other people. Be the first to say I'm sorry when you have impinged on another person's boundaries and be willing to make the effort to change that behaviour in regards to them and their needs. 5. Check that you are allowing a person the freedom to learn how to choose what is right for themselves, all by themselves. You may be right, but sometimes being right is not what is right. In fact, generally it is not right, and people are not often drawn to listen to people who think they are right about everything all the time. Plus, you are generally reinforcing for a person that they are not good enough, or capable enough to make decisions for themselves. People have the right to be wrong. People also tend to know what they are getting from their actions. Explore that with them. Why are they choosing what they are choosing? Who are they? Is it healthy? How did they come to believe what they believe? What are their goals for their own life? How do they plan on achieving their own goals? Do they even want help? They may surprise you and come to the same conclusion as you about what is right after processing things for themselves. Or not, they maybe change your perspective and maybe this is again okay. But you may find that people are less likely to hear everything you say as criticism if they first feel heard by you. As we enjoy our Christmas with our loved ones we may find people have more to teach you than you ever will them. Open your eyes to what strengths lie in people that you may never have seen as you will never face the challenges they have faced and needed the resilience that they have needed just to survive.

Wet Tropic Times in 2021 WE have talked a lot through 2020 about the changes that are happening in the Wet Tropic Time. I am grateful to now have more professional peo-

ple to assist me with these changes. We will keep working on our website to ensure it is a modern news website and we have a business directory for our local businesses that can be accessed by anywhere in the world. We will keep developing our film segments that are becoming better and better each time. I am excited for all that is to come because the best is yet to come.

Letters to the Editor

A happier New Year!

I WOULD like to send my congratulations to Sari and everyone at the newspaper; 2020 has been a terrible year and despite all the hardships you have come out bigger and better, and here’s hoping for a bright and better 2021. Let’s hope next year brings more interest in Cardwell from the Cassowary Coast Council or at least some basic respect and a premiership for the Cowboys would be nice too, but since they sent Tully’s own Jake Clifford to Newcastle, I’m not going to hold my breath. Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year (hopefully). Debbie Spilling Cardwell

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MY letter is in response to the Cardwell Residents who’ve been recently having their say in the Wet Tropics Times and yes it is unacceptable for council to spend rate-payers on anything to do with Port Hinchinbrook. I remember in 1989, when all of Cardwell stood and applauded Keith Williams, when he entered your town like a king returning to his castle, you made your bed and now you have to lie in it, I remember the street parade you all had when Port Hinchinbrook got the go ahead. A James Cook Uni professor predicted the disaster at Port Hinchinbrook in 1989 and this was written off as a jealous lefty attack on King Keith. Why should ratepayers in the former South Johnstone shire have to pay for something they had nothing to do with? It is Tully and Innisfail that contributes most in rates and it is Tully and Innisfail that should get priority, when those rates are dished out to council services. The average age in Cardwell is 60 and isn’t getting any younger and of these young people they want to the council to employ, well they are called dole-bludgers and won’t take the jobs even if they offered them. Stop wasting my rates Ray ‘Chuch’ Benet Tully

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2020 Christmas Message from Father Hilary Flynn – Tully Catholic Parish

HERE is a word around that is called ‘Ambivalent’. It is not used very much in conversation. The dictionary says Ambivalent means having opposite and perhaps conflicting feelings towards someone or something or some situation. It certainly is not a word that students at school know about or even university students. Ambivalent happens to someone like me when I am conscious of the other’s point of view or feelings or enthusiasm or very different ideas. Even so I can have some level of sympathy with them and can say that’s okay if that is the way you feel.

So, I am ambivalent as I drive around at night looking at the Christmas lights. They are an expression of the Christmas spirit, and for that I can be happy. I can be glad especially little children are excited about the lights. It’s like having cracker night without the sounds. So, Christmas demonstrated by the lights is about excitement, celebration, friendship, gift giving, family reunions, going to new places, having visitors come to one’s home. But as I drive around the thought is in my head – spot the baby, where is Jesus? how is the story of Christmas depicted here? So, the story of Jesus as the Bible puts it in the Gospels: God the Son

What 2020 can learn from the Christmas truce of 1914 BY HON BOB KATTER MP, Federal Member for Kennedy

left off being God in heaven to come down to earth to jump into and became part of his creation. He became Jesus. Mary and her husband Joseph were forced by their system of census collecting to travel to Bethlehem, the City of their most famous Ancestor King David. As soon as they had arrived it was the time for the baby to be born – so the best that could be organised was to get out of the cold weather and make a temporary home and shelter in a stable. Soon afterwards some Wise Men came from somewhere in the Arabian lands to discover this new amazing King of Israel, which they had been told about from ancient wisdom, and they did get to find Jesus in Bethlehem.

IN the trench lines on the Somme in 1914, whistles blow – over the top – a wall of machine gun bullets – whopping mortar bombs – hailstorms of shrapnel. And it went on and on and on. Then it was Christmas Eve. A German soldier’s voice singing gently over no man’s land. Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht And then after a short time later from the British lines in English: Silent Night, Holy Night, all is calm, all is bright. Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy infant so tender and mild. Pope Benedict in September 1914 called for a Christmas truce. The troops on both sides understood the message of Christ Of Christmas. The monarchs of Europe did not. The world both then and now may believe life ends in death, decay and nothingness. Christ’s birth gives us the idea, if

not the reality, of eternal life. To believe that there is a God without any physical evidence, without any empirical reality is a hard call. To explain why – how come every atom is surrounded by energy shells with a definite electron number, in each shell, I would argue is an even bigger hard call. The evolutionists, the ‘Taking Christ’s Child Out of Christmas’ mob, they have replaced him with a race for “market share”, or, did you get a good present? They have made Christmas about as uplifting as a gambling addiction. Evolution gave us Adolf Hitler (23 million dead). Christianity; civilised the Roman Imperium, shielded Europe from the Vikings and freed Europe from the Islamic (Ottoman) subjugation (Tamerlane – 4% of the world’s population dead). • Delivered the Renaissance “science and beauty” (de Medici bankers and Popes of Rome) (Galileo, Michelangelo)

The word Christmas means ‘the birthday of Jesus’. A lot of people probably would not know too much about Jesus, how he was born, how he lived, how he died. So, they cannot celebrate the truth about the origin of Christmas celebrations. Many people cover their tracks by just saying “seasons greetings” and that is okay. But for those of us who are followers and believers in Jesus, Christmas means the birthday of Jesus, and let’s be happy about that and spread the truth into Christmas spirit. Meanwhile a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from myself Fr. Hilary Flynn and the folks of the Tully Catholic Parish. God Bless you all. • International Trade (Diaz and Christopher Columbus financed by the Order of Christ, Queen Isabella and the Pope) • Gave us Magna Carta (Archbishop Langton)

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• Abolished slavery – (Newman Wilberforce) • Abolished communism – (Lech Wałęsa, Pope John Paul, Mikhail Gorbachev, Senator Huey Long – also a preacher – all Christians) (Stalin – 26 million dead. Mao Tse-tung – 48 million dead) Let us return to where we started. Most of the soldiers who fought at the Somme would die or be maimed for life as the collective hubris of European royalty plumbed to new depths of barbarity. Forget this and join with those soldiers who trusted their “enemy” and climbed out of their trenches unarmed as they sang… “Christ the Saviour is born. Christ the Saviour is born.”

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HEN reflecting on the year 2020, one word sums it up for me and that word is ‘Resilience’. The oxford dictionary defines resilience as “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness. The ability of a substance or object to spring back into shape; elasticity.” Resilience allows us to overcome challenges, hardship and adversity and I am proud and thankful for Council staff who stood strong, dignified and were all heart during a challenging time. Now we are moving into Covid-Recovery and looking towards a brighter future and is fighting back against the effects of COVID-19. Queensland

is predicted to rebound almost twice as strong as the Australian average. We are restarting our local economy to provide new opportunities and to support our residents. Along with our Chamber of Commerce and business groups, we will continue to work with State and Federal Governments to bring forward shovelready projects, apply for further funding and help stimulate the economy. We have delivered safer road upgrades, invested in projects such as the new Tully Grandstand and supported local community groups with grants. With scenic views of the Wet Tropics and the

Great Barrier Reef, regional lifestyle, fresh fruit and vegetables grown on our doorstep and affordable housing, there is no better place to be than the Cassowary Coast. Thank you Cassowary Coast residents. The way you have all rallied to keep our community safe since COVID-19 has been exceptional. I look forward to a year ahead of growth and opportunity. On behalf of Cassowary Coast regional Council, fellow Councillors and Council staff, I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and above all, a healthy and safe 2021.

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Bob with his granddaughter, Peaches, and son, Robbie Christmas isn’t about market share for Woolworths and Coles, it’s about a little boy born in a shed at the back of a pub, surrounded by ringers. And Christ’s birth gives us the idea, if not the reality, of eternal life. Wishing you a happy, safe and festive Christmas. Office Closure:

Our office will be closed from Monday ecember 21 and will reopen on Monday, anuary 18. Please feel free to contact our office, ph 4091 5861 or email us: hill@parliament.qld.gov.au

Bob’s office will be closed from midday 23 December 2020 and will reopen on 4 January 2021.

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Christmas message from Hinchinbrook Shire Council Mayor, Ramon Jayo ALL THE TEAM AT

ISLAND COAST MOTORS WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR Thank you for your support during this trying year. We look forward to serving you again in 2021.

I take this opportunity in the last message for 2020 to sincerely thank all those members of the community for their generosity and support of the Mayor’s Christmas Appeal. On behalf of Councillors, thank you all for your assistance throughout the year.

Thank you to all. On behalf of Councillors and

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will be CLOSING at midday on Thursday, 24th December, 2020 and RE-OPENING on Monday, 4th January, 2021 Hope everyone enjoys the break over the Festive Period and we look forward to providing your Sales, Service and Parts needs in 2021.

SAFE DRIVING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!

Tully Sugar Limited Directors, Staff and Management would like to wish the Tully Community a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year Tully Sugar will be closed from Thursday, December 17, 2020 and re-open as per normal on Monday, January 11, 2021

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everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. For those travelling away – travel safe and similarly for your family travelling journey.

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Merry Christmas and we wish you all a Happy, Healthy 2021

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I would like to recognise and thank all of our committed volunteers, staff, community groups and organisations and all our sporting committees who give up their valuable time to help others throughout the year.

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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

THE TEAM FROM LIQUAFORCE AUSTRALIA WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES A SAFE AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD. We are incredibly grateful for the support and patronage of sugar cane growers across the east coast who have trusted LiquaForce with their crops the past season and have returned again this season. 2020 proved challenging for many for obvious reasons, but the LiquaForce team remain focused on the silver linings – including opening a depot in Ayr to service the Burdekin region more promptly, pushing forward on plans to open a depot in Mackay to service the Whitsundays to Sarina more efficiently, breaking records from Tully to Mackay on BigShot liquid blend sales and the addition of three new contract applicator businesses to the LiquaForce network in the Julatten/Mossman/Mareeba, Burdekin and Mackay regions.

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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Jean, Jerry, Dot, Bill, and Thelma

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NICK & JEAN VALLIANOS

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Open every day 5.30 am to 7.30 pm Saturday and Sunday 7.00 am to 7.30 pm except Christmas and New Year’s Day 7 am to 1 pm

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CHRISTMAS CLOSING HOURS: Closing 5 pm, December 24, 2020 Reopening 9 am, January 11, 2021

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The team at Dore’s Goodyear Autocare Tully would like to wish everyone a Safe and Merry Christmas and thank you to everyone for their business with us this year

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QMAC staff wish our customers a Happy Holiday Season and look forward to seeing you all again in the New Year

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Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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On behalf of the Board, Management, Staff and Residents of Warrina lnnisfail, I wish to extend a sincere thank you to all those who have contributed to Warrina throughout the year. To our local Doctors, volunteers, suppliers, “tradies”, advisors, consultants, community services groups and so many others. You have all helped to enrich the lives of our residents. Your help and support really makes the difference and we look forward to 2021 with excitement knowing you are there.

We wish you all a Joyful Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year CHRIS KAHLER PRESIDENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tully Depot (Head Office) 75 Ann Road – TULLY – Q 4854 Telephone: (07) 4068 4444 Email:headoffice@blenners.com.au

CLOSED PUBLIC HOLIDAYS ONLY

CLOSE at 12 pm Thursday 24th December 2020 RE-OPENING at 8 am Monday 4th January 2021

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Friday, December 18, 2020

Lachie Smith rides 1769 km for Motor Neuron Disease

CLARE WATSON

LACHIE Smith heads through the Hinchinbrook Shire and Cassowary Coast this week as he cycles a whopping 1769km from the Gold Coast to Cairns to raise awareness and much needed funds for people with Motor Neuron Disease through the organization Fight MND. An inexperienced yet passionate cyclist, Smith set the goal after having his own health scare. After researching MND he began planning the trip in May this year, as a way to help the cause. “It’s such a debilitating beast of a disease that has no cure, which kills people from the inside out,” He said, “I was moved by some of the stories I heard about it.” Smith has never undertaken a long-distance bike ride before, and had to buy a bike especially for the trip. “I’ve ridden a bike around the back yard but never even been a cyclist or anything,” he said. “I definitely won’t be sitting on a bike for a very long time after this.” Smith began riding his girlfriend Paris’ bike for exercise instead of running after he underwent hip surgery in June. “I think the fact that I was so naïve to what I was doing has actually made it possible, because if I knew what I was getting myself into, I probably wouldn’t have done it!” He planned the trip for after his surgery rehab to raise awareness and support, and has so far raised $2,500 for the charity Fight MND. He

said “it was really hard to fundraise during the COVID pandemic,” so this is an impressive feat. Smith left the Gold Coast on December 5 and is doing the trip in just 15 days, with two rest days included. On Thursday, December 17, he will have passed Ingham and stayed in Cardwell overnight. On Friday he will be going through Tully, heading to Innisfail to spend another night. Finally, on the last leg of the journey he passes through Babinda, heading to his destination in Cairns on Saturday, December 19. Another factor that led Smith to this journey was his involvement in Aussie rules football. “The founder of fight MND is Neale Daniher, and he’s an exAFL player and coach. There are a lot of events in AFL circles that talk about MND so I’ve been a bit exposed to it,” he said. “When I had this health scare, I really looked into what it was.” Smith is from Cairns and recently moved to the Gold Coast to study and work. He studies and works full time which made time for training scarce, but was determined to complete the ride anyway. “The challenge has been really self-empowering,” he said, “It’s been really cool to see that when I thought I couldn’t ride any further, or days when it was tough to start, to just get to the end of the day and tick that day off, and think I can keep doing this.” He has found support along the way through his girlfriend Paris and his dad Clint. “Other friends and family joined me for sections

A Social Venture of Ingham Disability Support Services

Week Commencing THURSDAY 17TH DECEMBER

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Upset that he has to share the room he loves with his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.

A young boy and his grandmother have a run-in with a coven of witches and their leader.

Combat Wombat

Christmas Jars

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Deborah Mailman, Ed Oxenbould

Jeni Ross, Markien Tarasiuk

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Maggie Diggins, a wombat turned Wonder Woman, Based on the novel by Jason Wright, it tells the story unintentionally becomes the city's superhero after of reporter Hope Jensen, who uncovers the secret she begrudgingly saves a rookie superhero sugar behind "Christmas Jars" - jars filled with money and glider from certain doom. given anonymously to people in need.

A Gift from Bob PG 92min Family

Luke Treadway Anna Wilson-Jones Kristina Tonteri-Young

Thursday 9.00am

Friday 9.00am

Saturday 9.00am

Sunday 10.00am Mon/Tues/Wed 9.00am

Sequel to the feature film 'A STREET CAT NAMED BOB'.

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which has been nice as well,” he said. The ride hasn’t all been pain and hardship, and has given Smith an inspiring perspective. “It’s just been really cool with the views,” he said, “whether it’s the wild horses between sunshine coast and Bundaberg, or the cattle and the wild life, and seeing turtles when you ride over bridges.” “I’ve probably ridden past 150 to 200 memorial sites for people on the side of the road. It’s really daunting and haunting, but it’s inspired me to do things with my life a bit more.” Smith isn’t going to be doing any more cycling in the near future, but is inspired to life his life to the fullest mentally and physically, and one day wants to climb mount Everest. If you would like to donate to the fund-

raising, head to https://hub.fightmnd. org.au/fundraise-for-fightmnd/rideqldfightmnd-1

Local Book Launch: Innisfail writer Barbara Bufi is described as ‘legendary’ among writer circles in North Queensland. SHE has won over 28 writing competitions, her work published 34 times; but she is about is to have her first book published at 84 years young. Writing friends at LicualaWinq (Licuala – Writers Innisfail North Queensland) have appreciated listening to Barbara read her work at monthly meetings. So much so, they enlisted the assistance of Itchy Emu Publishing to collect Barbara’s work and publish it in one volume. Bits & Pieces from a Wordologist is the title. The book launch with Cassowary Coast Regional Council Mayor Mark Nolan is just in time for Christmas. Monday 21st December, 6pm, at the Innisfail RSL. Barbara is looking forward to signing copies. Readers of Barbara’s poems, short stories, and articles find themselves laughing and crying. They are taken on a journey through memories and imagination. Her words effuse the lifestyle of Tropical Far North Queensland. The beauty versus the struggles of daily life, cyclones, snakes, and rainbows. Family plays a big part in Barbara’s stories. Many poems reflect soldiers and their families during times of conflict.

In 2009 during the Q150 Celebrations Barbara penned a haiku that was chosen to be dug into the sand and photographed from the air for a ‘Floating Words’ written art installation on Mission Beach. This photograph now acts as the cover of Bits & Pieces from a Wordologist. Teachers of local history and poetry writing will find Barbara’s useful in the classroom. The book retails at $15 and is available at Larson’s News Innisfail, https:// www.licualawinqwriters.com/ or by contacting Jacque Duffy on 0427484405, or writing to Itchy Emu Publishing at PO Box 2074, Innisfail 4860.

Friday, December 18, 2020

Tully Support Centre News with

Shane Greenwood

54 Bryant Street, Tully - 4068 1004

A REMINDER that the Tully Support Centre (TSC) is still collecting presents to be distributed as a part of the 15th annual Tully Combined Churches Giving Tree. This year NewsXpress Tully, Raycare Family Pharmacy, and Good Vibrations will be displaying trees during November and December for customers to purchase a present from these stores, or others (we encourage you to shop locally). The small Christmas tree is displayed with tags for the age and gender of the young person you would like to buy a present for. You can either leave the gift at the store to be collected or drop them off at the TSC. Over the last 15 years the TSC has played Santa’s helper; it is certainly one of the best and most humbling roles I have played at the centre. To see the joy on little faces when you give them a gift on behalf of our community, and to see the tears in parents’ eyes when they realise that they now have something to put under the tree on Christmas eve for their children. IGA Donation Trolley 2020 has been a difficult year, and unfortunately for some members of our community Christmas is not looking very festive this year. To help spread some Christmas cheer, Teitzel’s Supa IGA Tully has partnered with the TSC to organise a non-perishable goods drive to help families in our community. If you would like to help, simply purchase an extra item in your weekly shop, and place it in the donation trolley near the checkouts. Tin food, rice, pasta, cereal, long life milk, etc; it all helps. These items will be col-

PJs for Dignity: your help is appreciated AFTER a year unlike any other, we approach 2021 with mixed emotions. With Christmas being only a short time away, we would like to ask that you take into consideration that many will spend this occasion in hospital. The Innisfail Friends of the Hospital for the past month have been raising funds for ‘PJs for Dignity’. Due to circumstances, a lot of elderly persons especially are brought to hospital with just the clothes on their backs, and depending on the duration of their stay, are left without the dignity of a pair of PJs. This Saturday will be the last day to purchase your ticket in the 100 Club; if you win the hospital wins. And their winnings will go directly to PJs for Dignity. Help make someone's hospital stay a little less uncomfortable this Christmas and from now on. The Innisfail Friends of the Hospital will be selling tickets outside of Mellicks this Saturday, December 19. Come down and say gidday and maybe make a small token of Christmas spirit to others less fortunate than yourselves.

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Gifting Giving Tree

lected and distributed by the TSC to local families in need in the lead up to Christmas. Since 2005, the TSC Emergency Relief Pantry has been providing locally sourced, non-perishable food items at no cost to vulnerable families in our community. During that time, we have responded to over 16,000 requests for food and financial assistance. However, this program relies on fundraising and donations from our community to continue to provide this assistance. TSC Closure dates: The TSC Will be closed from 1pm on Thursday, December 24, and will re-open at 9am on Monday, January 4. If you need support during this time, please contact Lifeline: 13 11 14 DV Connect: 1800 811 811 Men’s Line: 1800 600 636 Kid’s Helpline: 1800 55 1800 Parent’s Line: 1300 30 1300 The Tully Support Centre is funded by the Queensland Government and services communities throughout the Cassowary Coast. The Centre is located at 54 Bryant Street in Tully; opening hours are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm; Wednesday 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm. To register your interest or for more info about groups and other services, please call 4068 1004, check the Tully Support Centre online at www.tullysupportcentre. com.au, or follow us on Facebook: ‘Tully Support Centre Inc’.

One of the gift giving trees, this one is located at Tully Raycare Family Pharmacy.

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Catholic Church Christmas Eve Vigil Mass – Innisfail DUE to COVID regulations, this year the Christmas Eve Vigil Mass scheduled for Mother of Good Counsel Church, Innisfail on Thursday, December 24 commencing at 6.30pm will be held in the Champagnat Centre, Good Counsel College, Innisfail. Entry to the Centre is via Alice Street. If you are planning to attend, please register by phoning 4063 0650 or email: innisfail.parish@cairns. catholic.org.au.

Hinchinbrook NIB ALERT App Launch IN line with the wet season, Council is today (Friday, 18 December) launching the Flood ALERT web-application or the ‘ALERT App’. The ALERT App is an ‘Advanced Local Event Response Tool’ which provides details on live river heights, flood depth data for nominated flood events and displays potential inundation heights throughout the Hinchinbrook Shire. Within the application, you can also explore flood heights for different flood events ranging from one-in-fiveyear through to one-in-100-year, which allows users to gain information on how each flood event affects their property. The application is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and Queensland governments along with Hinchinbrook Shire Council through the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) funding initiative. Thanks and acknowledgement to GP One Consulting Pty Ltd and Schlencker Mapping, who provided technical assistance. To view the ALERT App, please visit Council’s website Mapping and GIS Services page.

Hinchinbrook Art Awards A SUCCESSFUL evening was had with over 100 attending the 42nd Annual Hinchinbrook Art Awards on Friday, December 4. The winners in each category were: Painting (2D) - Lion’s Mane Jelly by Karyn McDonald; Watercolour – Amour Amour by Heather Byrne; Mixed Media – My Country by Jane Milanovic; Drawing - A Fine Elegance by Heather Byrne; Works on Paper - Reflections in a Cup of Tea by Laura Castell; Photography – Under the Milky Way by Anita Brown; Ceramics - 3 Bottles by Warren Ogden; Sculptural Form - Leaning Coral (set of 3) by Len Cook; Youth First Place – Broadwater by Heidi Mitchell; Youth Runner Up – Portrait of Nonni by Oriana Poppi; Local Artist – Banjin Country by Katie Butler; and Open Award – Summertime by Ann Vardanega. Such amazing talent, congratulations to you all.

Christmas Closure Times Council Facilities LANNERCOST Street Office: Closing 4.00pm, Tuesday, December 22; re-opening 8.30am, Monday, January 4. Council Depot: Closing 3.00pm, Tuesday, December 22; re-opening 7.00am Tuesday, January 5. Hinchinbrook Shire Library: Closing 4.00pm Tuesday, December 22; re-opening 10.00am Monday, January 4. Halifax Library Sub- Branch: Closing 5.00pm Monday, December 21; re-opening 9.00am Monday, January 4. TYTO Regional Art Gallery: Closing 4.00pm Tuesday, December 22. Re-opening 10.00am Monday, January 4. Hinchinbrook Visitor Information Centre: Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day. Warrens Hill Waste Management Facility: Closed Christmas Day. Halifax Waste Transfer Station: Closed Public Holidays. Please note that domestic wheelie bins will be serviced as normal.

COMMUNITY School holiday fun at local libraries A JAM-PACKED calendar of events for children of all ages to attend in library branches at Cardwell, Innisfail, Mission Beach and Tully has been put together by Cassowary Coast Regional Council staff. The program kicked off on December 15 in Mission Beach with an Elves Toy Builder Workshop. Other activities include the wildly popular Makerspace - which provides handson learning, creative ways to encourage kids to design, experiment, build and invent, as well as craft sessions, robotics, movie screenings and more. “Summer Reading Club is back and we are encouraging kids and parents across the region to get involved,” Councillor Trudy Tschui, who holds the Community and Culture portfolio, said. Designed to target what is known as the ‘summer slide’ in literacy over the school holidays, Summer Reading Club keeps kids involved with reading during the long summer break. This year’s theme is ‘Tales of Wonder’ and Take Away packs include reading challenge sheets, competitions, craft and other fun activities. “After a year like 2020, everyone could benefit from a little wonder in their lives. As a young child, I first read Anne of Green Gables and to this day, it is still my favourite book. I hope the Summer Reading Club brings the same joy and wonder of discovering your favourite book for all club participants.”

Water backflow prevention device policy implemented CASSOWARY Coast Regional Council has voted to implement a policy to allow the installation of devices to prevent town water backflow from customers’ pipes into the Council supply. Mayor Mark Nolan said that local governments are obligated under Queensland legislation to establish and maintain a program for the registration, maintenance and testing of testable backflow prevention devices located in their area. “Backflow prevention devices are important because it prevents the contamination of the community’s water supply and stops water flowing backwards from within a customer’s property and into Council’s pipes. A clean, constant flow of water is one of the benefits of modern society but everyone has a part to play in keeping that water clean and free of pollutants,” Cr Nolan said. “Businesses having the appropriate devices in place helps ensure our water remains clean and free from contaminants. The implemented policy means that properties that present a high or medium risk to the potable water supply will be contacted by Council to register and test their devices.” Cr Nolan said Council understands that it will take time to implement the policy, so it has put in place a two-year amnesty on backflow devices annual fees and will not charge an application fee for registering new testable backflow prevention devices.

Ingham Coast Guard receives Ladies Club donation LUCINDA Ladies Birthday Club has donated $210 to the Lucinda Coast Guard after a recent function. A cheque for the amount was presented by Ladies Club representative Faye Hobbs to Coast Guard administration officer Coral Gard at the function. Well done ladies!

Faye Hobbs presents a $210 cheque to Coral Gard

Friday, December 18, 2020

Events - Rescheduled PLEASE be advised that the Adrenaline Games has been postponed from Friday, December 11, 2020 to Friday, January 22, 2021 from 1.00pm-5.00pm due to weather conditions. The Anthony Lamond Comedy Workshop has been postponed from Saturday, December 12 to Friday, January 15 from 8.00am-8.00pm. These activities are free of charge and if you would like more information please contact Council on 4776 4726.

Young Living Christmas celebrations

Right side Sue Botica, Anne Finitsis McAvoy. Jaala Pedley Lisa De Buck. Cathy Granger. Paula and Esterlina Lee, Trudy and Anthony Horniblow down left side Mark Tottenham. Lena Calleja. Mellissa Watson Hazel Holland, Sandra Spagnola and Sue Crowley Winner of November Incentive Lena Calleja Awesome night hats off to Sapore exquisite platters and meals and friendly staff and superb fun and games had by all.

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Hinchinbrook Council responds to PFAS detection in lower Herbert water supply HINCHINBROOK

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detected in a bore that was connected to the Lower Herbert water supply. The contaminated bore number 4 was isolated immediately and will remain switched off until further notice. Mayor Jayo has assured residents that the water supply is safe to drink. “I want to reassure our community members that the town water supply continues to be safe to drink.” “There is no disruption to the town water supply as a result of the affected bore remaining switched off and Council will continue to update residents as more information comes to hand.” The bore is one of four bores located in the Macknade Township which supplies water to the Macknade Water Treatment Plant which distributes water to the Lower Herbert region. “Further testing is being conducted to verify the potential contamination and these results will be received shortly. The bore in question was immediately removed from service and Council is undertaking further testing in consultation with Queensland Health and other Government agencies,” Cr Jayo said. Council is working closely with the

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Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Health and other State Government departments to determine the source of the potential contamination. Background: Per-and Poly-fluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) are a group of man-made chemicals that have been widely used since the 1950’s in household and industrial products that resist heat, oil, stains, grease and water. National health-based guideline values have been established for PFAS in drinking water. These guideline values are very low and are based on an assumption of lifetime consumption at the maximum tolerable daily intake. An independent expert health panel established by the Australian Government concluded there is mostly limited, or in some cases no evidence, that human exposure to PFAS is linked with human disease. For all health related enquiries associated with perfluorinated chemicals please call Queensland Health on 13 HEALTH -13 43 25 84 or visit the Queensland Government website, https://www. qld.gov.au/environment/pollution/management/investigation-pfas/about. For all other water supply enquiries please call Council on 4776 4600.

Rockingham Cardwell residents Christmas party THIS year has been extra tough for our residents at Rockingham Home at Cardwell, with restricted visits and changes to our lives due to COVID-19. This year the residents At Rockingham decided that it was important to find and bring the Christmas cheer to all. Residents Thank the dedicated staff and management for the entertainment, friendships and ongoing support this

year that they received when families could not visit them. Our Annual Christmas Party was a great day with a wide range of high tea sweets and lovely finger food, Christmas carols and even a special visit from Santa on his mobility sled. To top off our Christmas cheer for this year, we were nominated for best decorated Business and won.

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3 WILSON STREET, EL ARISH $160,000

INNISFAIL Agent: Fran Laffin 0401 191 258, A&A Realty Price: $145,000 neg. TWO BEDROOM HOME IN EL ARISH Situated on an approx. 1,012 m2 block; this two bedroom, one bathroom home features an open plan kitchen/dining area, separate living area and additional entertaining space. The yard is spacious with a two bay carport and garden shed.

Clay brick townhouse

Web: ljhooker.com.au/AQHGYA

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A great price for this unique townhouse so close to everything.

53 Butler Street TULLY, QLD 4854 Phone: (07) 4068 1100 Web: tully.ljhooker.com.au

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Constructed of clay brick, there are three bedrooms, all with built-ins, under staircase storage plus a linen press upstairs. The kitchen / dining is combined and there is a large lounge area. Screens, air conditioning and fans also. There is a single carport which could double as an entertainment area. Currently returning $230 per week in rent. Very rarely vacant. Excellent tenants in place. Ideal first home or investment opportunity. An inspection will not disappoint.

A&A Realty would like to wish you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Safe, Happy and Prosperous New Year

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Well designed and maintained home situated in a quiet cul-de-sac. • Four bedrooms • Fully air conditioned • Colourbond shed • Rear entertaining verandah $495,000 - List #1242 http://aarealty.net/property/1242/

NEW TO THE MARKET Attractive masonry block home located on an elevated block sporting Views, Style and Quality. Features include: A large living area plus a family room with enough space for a billiard table. A beautiful kitchen with doors and drawers made from solid New Guinea Rosewood. Boasts four bedrooms – the Master has a walk-in robe, ensuite and opens out to a cosy alfresco area. There is an undercover entertainment area that looks onto glorious paved landscaped gardens. Plus a 6m x 4m fully enclosed and lockable shed. An inspection is a must to genuinely appreciate what this amazing property has to offer and is ready for you to move in and enjoy especially at this Very Realistic Price $389,000 http://aarealty.net/property/1288/

2 1 1 land area 607 sqm Quaint beachside cottage. Just a short walk across the road to the beach and great fishing. There are 2 bedrooms, good kitchen and open plan living. The home has air-conditioning and 2 rain water tanks. Bore as well. Ideal holiday pad with a boat ramp in close proximity. A must see. $260,000 http://aarealty.net/property/1282/

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with Lisa and Michael Godfrey

Poinsettias always popular at Christmas

HE countdown is on. Only seven days until Christmas. Michael and I would like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a happy and safe New Year. 2020 you could say was an interesting year especially for garden centres due to the lock down and people growing there own food. We hope all the new gardeners really enjoyed growing and eating there own produce. It can be difficult at times with pests and diseases and hand pollinating sometimes, but it is well worth it at the end. So this week we are going to talk about the ins and outs of growing Poinsettias. Scientific name is Euphoria Pulcherrima. They are indigenous to Mexico and Central America. The scientific name means “the most beautiful Euphoria” and was named after Joel Robert Poinsett. The flowers were first sold as cut flowers and the Aztecs used the flowers to make purple dye for their clothes and cosmetics and the milky sap was made into medicine to treat fevers.

as they are the shortest days and longer nights. Here is some interesting history about Poinsettias. The Mexican legend is about how Poinsettias and Christmas came together. There was once a poor Mexican girl called Pepita who had no present to give the baby Jesus at the Christmas eve service. As Pepita walked to the chapel sadly, her cousin Pedro tried to cheer her up. He said “I’m sure the smallest gift given by someone who loves Him will make Jesus happy.” So Pepita picked a small handful of weeds and made it into a bouquet. She knelt down and put the bouquet at the bottom of the navity scene. Suddenly the bouquet of weeds burst into bright red flowers known as the “Flores de Niche Buena” or “Flowers of the Holy night.” Interesting hey? The shape of the flowers and leaves are sometimes thought as a symbol of the Star of Bethlehem which led the Wise Men to Jesus.

We all wonder at Christmas why these plants turn the most beautiful colours, but if you already have one in your gardens it is still green? That’s because the natural growing of these plants get altered so we can have the vibrant colours for Christmas.

The red coloured leaves symbolise the blood of Christ and the white leaves represent his purity.

They do make a great centre piece for your Christmas table. In Australia the poinsettias are grown under light and temperature controlled greenhouses. This promotes flowering at other times of the year, hence they are flowering now.

They like full sun to part shade and the do not deal well with frosts.

Usually they flower in winter around June and July

4 Richardson Street TULLY Qld 4854 Michael and Lisa Godfrey Phone: �� (07) 4068 0480 Mobile: ��0412 833 347 Email: ��asgreenas@gmail�com

Poinsettias come in many different colours from deep red to bright and pale pinks to whites, and from small to large growing ones to three metres.

If you are keeping your Poinsettias inside while flowering, they need a well lit area. They can be grown in a pot or the garden, but like a bit of shelter from strong winds.

Use a good quality potting mix and a fertiliser high in potash every three to four weeks. This will give good colour to the flower heads. They do have a milky sap which is poisonous if consumed. You can propagate from stem cuttings in Spring or Summer. The large coloured braces of the Poinsettias are often mistaken for flower petals. The flowers are actually the tiny yellow berry like structures at the centre of each leaf brace, which are called Cynthia. But they do not attract pollinators. They have a few pest such as aphids, thrips, fungus nats and the spiralling white fly. All these can be treated with chemicals or organic based pesticide. The Poinsettia is the world’s most economically important potted plant each year in the US with 70 million Poinsettias sold in a period of six weeks. So we have a few different varieties of Poinsettias in stock at the moment. Red, white and multi coloured. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of our awesome customers for there support over the last 15 years. We really appreciate your business. From all the staff at As Green As Garden Centre we wish you all a Merry Christmas. Michael and I would also like to thank Denise Haack and Yvonne Palmer for building up our business over the past 15 years and for all our new staff for their effort over the last eight months. Stay safe this Christmas.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all the Staff CLOSED 25th - 26th -27th December OPEN 28th December from 9am til 2 pm, then normal trading with New Year’s Day CLOSED

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LION Edd Marsterson (1st Vice President of Cardwell Lions Club) was recently presented with the Chevron Badge for 20 years of service by District Governor Lion Audrey Kenny, while Audrey and her husband were visiting Lions clubs in the region. Congratulations Edd for your ongoing service. Cardwell Community Christmas Celebrations were held on Saturday, December 12 on the Cardwell foreshore and everybody enjoyed carols sung by the children and the Cardwell Choir. To

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the delight of children and adults, Santa flew over in a helicopter, then arrived to see all the children. Following that excitement everyone enjoyed a sausage sizzle and a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movie on the big screen. Thanks to all involved who helped make the evening so successful. Special thanks go to the Cassowary Coast Council, Tully Support Centre, TCI Structural Engineering, Cardwell Community Events and the Cardwell Lions Club.

The Jeffrey and Robson families enjoying the Cardwell Community Christmas Celebrations

Lion Edd Marsterson with DG Lion Audrey Kenny.

This flying Santa rained lollies on Cardwell

INGHAM MEALS ON Tully Meals on WHEELS wheels roster for ROSTER JANUARY, 2021 January 2021 Monday 4 Chrissy Argyros Carol Carstensen Terry Ryan Bruno Barra Ken Blair Judy Hood Wednesday 6 Jan Pease Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Dina and Lou Campagnolo Terry Kachel Neil Reardon Friday 8 Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Sur Robson Sue Robson Carol Carstensen Leslie Southern Megan Cairns Monday 11 Chrissy Argyros Carol Carstensen Veronica Lizzio Francis Lizzio Lori Smith Stan Smith Wednesday 13 Jan Pease Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Jill Mackay Sue Althas Debbie Pennisi Friday 15 Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Trish Lardi Noelene Worsley Mary Bacic Linda Mackay Marilyn Weigand Melissa Hall Monday 18

Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Anita Stapley Mary McDonald Karen Edwards Roy Favier Sam Pappalardo Wednesday 20 Jan Pease Carol Carstensen Marilyn Weigand Megan Cairns Margaret Schafer Janette Evans Josie Pease Friday 22 Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Anita Stapley Lesliee Marker Donna Jones Monday 25 Chrissy Argyros Marilyn Weigand

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Wednesday 27 Jan Pease Carol Carstensen Marilyn Weigand Anne Pacey Loraine Cargnello Joan Mercer Bob Wellington Friday 29 Marilyn Weigand Carol Carstensen Anita Stapley Kate Henry Pam Cridland Gordon Williams Avis Ray

FRIDAY 1 CLOSED - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! MONDAY 4 KITCHEN: R Marshall, D Sargent, B Carne, R Phillips, J Hutcheson DRIVER/DELIVERY: L LaSpina-J Colson, D & M Bandiera, J Armstrong-Y Oakes, J Stokes WEDNESDAY 6 KITCHEN: R Marshall, V Hebbard, M Spina, J Hutcheson, T Furlan DRIVER/DELIVERY: ROTARY, I & D Purdon, I Merritt FRIDAY 8 KITCHEN: R Marshall, S Kemp, M Cominardi, J Hutcheson, B Carne DRIVER/DELIVERY: C Carey, M Moore-A Lynch, M & H Matthews MONDAY 11 KITCHEN: R Marshall, R Phillips, D Sargent, B Carne, J Hutcheson DRIVER/DELIVERY: S Lenti, I Merritt, N Marangone, J Henderson WEDNESDAY 13 KITCHEN: R Marshall, J Hutcheson, T Furlan, J Stokes, DRIVER/DELIVERY: ROTARY, L Sartor-S Celotto, C McLeod-R Radel FRIDAY 15 KITCHEN: R Marshall, J Hutcheson, T Furlan, B Carne DRIVER/DELIVERY: J Armstrong-Y Oakes, F & J Boon, E Pelleri-E Cavalli

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with drink driving, after a traffic intercept on Tuesday evening (December 15). The man was intercepted on Kennedy Esplanade, South Mission Beach, at about 10pm for a roadside breath test and allegedly returned a reading of 0.118 per cent BAC. Warning about road works speed reduction POLICE have issued a warning to motorists who continue to speed through a signed roadworks zone following enforcement action last weekend. Reduced speed limits have been put in place on the Bruce Highway for the Edmonton to Gordonvale Southern Access Corridor Project for the safety of road workers and road users. Following a number of complaints about speeding motorists in the zone, police have been conducting active patrols and speed enforcement activities in the area. Last weekend, police issued seven speeding infringement notices with speeds ranging from 104km/h to 129km/h in the reduced 80km zone. More than 30 speeding fines have been issued in the area since November. “It is as important as ever that road users pay attention to the posted speed limits and drive to the conditions,” Sergeant Jason Buikstra from Edmonton Police Station said. “Not only are the signs in place to protect motorists due to the current road conditions, they are also there to protect workers in their workplace. The speed signs have been in place since November and we expect further changes as construction proceeds.”

locked as a result) • Remember to always lock your car when not in use and remove valuables • Ensure car keys are hidden in a safe place and out of plain view. • Ensure spare keys are not left in vehicles. Heading off on holidays? • Ask a trusted neighbour or friend to keep a regular eye on your place. • Ensure you leave contact details with someone in the event something happens at your home. • Take car and house keys with you. • Ask your trusted neighbour or friend to collect mail and ensure bins are taken in. • Remove materials like ladders and tools from outside the home that can be used as housebreaking implements. • Lock away items of value; bikes, garden tools etc. • Consider installing CCTV cameras, light timers and security lights Report suspicious activity to Policelink online or anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. For more information: https://www.police.qld.gov.au/ safety-and-preventing-crime. Home security audit: Police recommend you take a moment to check through the Home Security Fact Sheet to make sure you have covered all bases.

CRIME WRAP Drug offences, Ingham ON DECEMBER 11, around 3pm, police attended an address in Heard Street, Ingham and executed a search warrant. It is alleged that police located several items including supply items, cannabis plants and drug utensils. An 18-old Ingham man was charged with possess dangerous drugs, possess utensils, and possess property suspected of having been used in connection with the commission of a drug offence. He is expected to appear in Ingham Magistrates Court on January 28.

Traffic crash, Innisfail A 72-YEAR-OLD Goondi Hill woman has been issued a Traffic Infringement Notice (TIN) after a traffic crash on Friday morning (December 11). It is alleged that the woman was parked outside an address on Edith Street at about 11am when she reversed into another vehicle parked nearby. Police also allege the woman then exited her vehicle and looked at the damage caused to both vehicles, before getting back into her vehicle and driving away without leaving any contact details. She was issued a TIN for failing to fulfil duties after being involved in a crash and was fined $266. Police are reminding motorists of their responsibilities if they are involved in a traffic crash. It is important to make sure that you exchange contact details with all parties involved. In the unfortunate event that you are involved in a traffic crash, information available on the QPS website should be considered before calling the police. You can find out more by visiting https://www.police. qld.gov.au/initiatives/road-safety/traffic-crash-faqs.

Drink driving, Goondi Hill POLICE have charged a local man after a traffic intercept on Sunday evening (December 13). The man was intercepted on Palmerston Drive at about 9pm for a roadside breath test and allegedly returned a reading of 0.054 per cent BAC. The 60-year-old man is expected to appear in the Innisfail Magistrates Court on January 11, charged with drink driving.

Drink driving, South Mission Beach AN 18-YEAR-OLD local man is expected to appear in the Tully Magistrates Court on January 7 charged

Don’t let thieves spoil your holidays REGARDLESS of what your plans are these holidays, local police are asking you to play it safe and secure your property to avoid break-ins and theft. December has already gotten off to a crazy start! So much so that it can be easy to forget the basics, like your home security measures. Home Security tips • Ensure all windows and doors are securely locked, key-lock security screens and fly screens. • Consider not displaying Christmas presents in easy view from outside. • Ensure windows and pets doors are secure (consider an alternative location if cords for Christmas lights are running through doors and windows that can’t be

Cassowary Coast Patrol Group WITH Christmas nearly upon us and people attending multiple parties, police are reminding people to rethink their next drink. With an increase in drink drivers detected last weekend, police want to make sure that mates don’t let mates drink and drive.

“...do yourself and other road users the biggest favour you can and err on the side of caution.” Please make alternate travel arrangements and avoid driving home if you’ve had a few.

POLICE

Also, remember that depending on how many you had the night before you may not be safe to drive the next morning. You may in fact still be over the limit hours after your last drink. So, do yourself and other road users the biggest favour you can and err on the side of caution. Heading off on holidays? Remember these few tips so that you have an enjoyable time, even when you return home: • Ask a trusted neighbour or friend to keep a regular eye on your place. • Ensure you leave contact details with someone in the event something happens at your home.

• Take house and car keys with you. • Ask your trusted neighbour or friend to collect mail and ensure bins are taken in. • Remove materials like ladders and tools from outside the home that can be used as housebreaking implements. • Lock away items of value; bikes, garden tools etc. • Consider installing CCTV camera’s, light timers and security lights. We encourage everyone who may be travelling these holidays to drive to the road conditions, leave earlier and slow down if needed. Check road conditions, you don’t need to travel to the speed limit if conditions dictate otherwise. It is better to arrive a little late than not at all. Please stay safe this festive season. From our police family to yours, Merry Christmas!

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CLOSED for Christmas Holidays Thursday, December 17, 2020 REOPEN Monday, January 11, 2021 Next Edition of Wet Tropic Times published January 15, 2021

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FUNERAL NOTICES DUNN, Norah Margaret Aged 92 years. Late of lnnisfail. Beloved Wife of Jack (dec). Loving Mother and Mother -in-law of Margaret and Frank Micale, Maureen and Walter Saro, John and Alison Dunn. Loved Grandmother and Great Grandmother of their families. All Relatives and Friends of the Gallagher, O’Farrell, Challinor and Dunn families, and Staff of Warrina Hostel are respectfully invited to attend a Funeral Mass for Norah commencing at 1.30 pm, FRIDAY, 18th December, 2020 at Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church, lnnisfail. Followed by interment in the lnnisfailCemetery. In Lieu of Flowers, Donations to St Vincent de Paul Society. Envelopes available at the Church.

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ELLIS, Kathleen Mary (Kitty) Aged 78 years. Late of Mena Creek. Beloved Wife of John (dec). Loving Mother and Mother-in-law of Steven, Heather and Bronwyn. Loved Grandmother of Aaron, Kieran, Jasmine, Ethan, Morgan and Ashton. Loved Great Grandmother of Amelia. Sister of Chris. All Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend a Funeral Service for Kitty commencing at 2.00 pm, WEDNESDAY, 23rd December, 2020 in the Chapel of Blacks Funerals, Innisfail. Followed by interment in the Innisfail Cemetery.

With the holiday season approaching, Geoff & Diane, Ashley & Kerry Black and Staff of Blacks Funerals, would like to take this opportunity to thank local families in the region for your understanding in what has been a difficult year due to the tough restrictions of COVID-19 that were placed on funerals in 2020. We thank you all for your patience with us whilst we had to make changes and adhere to strict protocol during these times.

Wishing everyone a Safe and Prosperous Christmas and peace, health and happiness in the coming year

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PUBLIC NOTICES IGGULDEN’S LUCKY IN-STORE SHOPPERS: J. Cohen, Nyrie, Hayden Hunt Prize collectable at Main Shop Counter

— MERRY XMAS TO ALL—

St Clare’s School, Tully Classroom Teacher—Year 4 Fixed Term Position 30 hours per week Commencing: 18 January 2021 Applications close: 6 January 2021 For further information and application an pack, please visit our website:

www.cns.catholic.edu.au Intending applicants must be fully committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation. Catholic Education is an equal opportunity employer.

ROTARY CLUB OF TULLY INCORPORATED District 9550 Chartered 1941 PO Box 27 TULLY Qld 4854 The Rotary Club of Tully wishes to thank the Tully Business Community for their tremendous support of our 2020 Christmas Raffles. In a year that has been far from normal, Tully Businesses have donated the largest value of prizes in the history of Rotary’s Xmas Stocking Raffles (1948-2020). We also thank the public for their generous support. We are fortunate to live in a Town as “giving” as the Tully Community. The Results of our 2020 Xmas Raffles will be posted on IGA’s notice board and Bendigo Bank’s window from Monday, December 21, 2020. Again, thank you all. Tully Rotary wishes you a Merry Xmas and a Safe and Healthy 2021.

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First look at Tully Hospital’s new Emergency Department COMMUNITY health leaders have received a first look at Tully Hospital’s new Emergency Department, following a $4.6-million upgrade. The Cassowary Coast Community Consultation Committee had a tour of the major redesign and refur-

bishment of the hospital’s ED last week. Tully Hospital’s newly appointed Medical Superintendent, Dr Alfred Song, said the project, completed earlier this year, would significantly improve services for patients and staff. “Our new Emergency Department has been completely redesigned with new resuscitation, triage, outpatients, emergency and ambulance access areas,” he said. “The ED area has also been extended, there is

Friday, December 18, 2020 an upgrade of the GP consult rooms, and our medical imaging area has received a small upgrade. “We also have a new access ramp into the hospital. This will make it easier for people to access the ED and improve our ability to care for the community.” The Consultation Committee is one of four community committees covering all regions within the Far North. The committees are managed by the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service, and provide advice to the Health Board about local health care services, from a consumer and community perspective. Each committee is comprised of four community members, one Health Service local staff member, and a representative from the local council. Committee representatives are well known members of their regional communities and advocate for local needs and priorities to inform health services. Cassowary Coast CCC chairperson Maria Vasicek, whose committee had input into Tully Hospital’s new ED, said the hospital’s facilities had been revitalised.

Tully Hospital CCC visit: (L-R) Salli Graham, Jean Vallianos, Trudy Tschui, Nadine Pinto, Maria Vasicek (Chair),Vicki Bright A/DON, Cr Teresa Millwood, Lauren Kanowski, Dr Alfred Song

“There is now advanced infrastructure, improved services and greater interaction with the community as a whole, which will in turn provide better services to the community,” she said. “The hospital has been refreshed with all the works that have been completed and everyone looks forward to the future benefits of the much-needed upgrade.”

Tully Hospital Emergency Department clinical nurse Monica Steptoe inside the new ED

CCCs across Far North have also recently had input into the Cairns South Health Facility, and Atherton and Mareeba Hospital redevelopments.

National Servicemen's branch celebrate with Christmas luncheon MARIA GIRGENTI CLOSE to 70 members of the Innisfail/ Babinda/Tully, Cairns and Tableland branches of the National Servicemen's Association of Australia, their partners and supporters recently gathered for a relaxing Christmas luncheon at Innisfail RSL. The branch paid tribute to Maria Cherry, Mary Lissa, Helen Golledge and Maxine Herbert who have lost Nashos members and paused to remember the two-year anniversary of former branch President Carlo Prete's passing. On the day there were lucky door prizes, as well as eight 25 number boards with cash prizes. Members and guests enjoyed a set menu of rolled turkey breast roast and baked ham with roast vegetables, while dessert was alternate serves of a tropical pavlova or a chocolate mud cake, all served at the table. It has been a challenging year for the branch as COVID-19 pandemic which started in March meant it was five months before they could gather again for their monthly meetings at Innisfail RSL. Ron Gill from El Arish has been welcomed to the branch as a new member this year. Throughout the year, members had an active presence in the local community taking part in National Servicemen's Day in February, as well as attending the official launch of Cassowary Coast Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal, Vietnam Veterans and Remembrance Days. Members have also participated in inter-branch rifle shoots in Kurrimine Beach and Ravenshoe, unveiling of Nashos plaques at memorial wall in

Cardwell as well as a social trip to Tablelands where they visited the museum at Millaa Millaa, Avenue of Honour and a relaxing lunch at Yungaburra Hotel. Once again, Mary and Dom Magnanini supplied the beautiful white tablecloths and prizes while the Nasho's ladies decorated the tables with Christmas decorations. The branch also wanted to thank Steve Josh and his crew at Innisfail RSL and all those who assisted in making the luncheon an enjoyable event. Branch meetings are held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Innisfail RSL at 6:00pm followed by dinner. The first branch meeting in 2021 will be the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, January 19 at Innisfail RSL starting at 6.00pm while National Servicemen's Day is on February 14, 2021.

Ron Trackson, President David Grima, new branch member Ron Gill, Frank Gatti and welfare officer Di Mecking

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Teachers Bonnie Molineux and Melanie Locke with Innisfail East State School Year 6 students

Rachel Platte and Aaron Harbour (teachers) and Principal Peter Begemann with Goondi State School Year 6 students

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Innisfail State College Year 9 student Mercedes Micale wins inaugural BLA Literary Award MARIA GIRGENTI INNISFAIL State College Year 9 student Mercedes Micale is the winner of the inaugural Business Liaison Association and Department of Education Far North Region Junior Literary Award in the Middle Schools section (Years 9-10) and Grace Van Niekerk, Year 10 student at Tully State High School finished in third place. Micale, an Accelerated English student who was the youngest entrant in her category won with her short story (400-600 words) based on the character Mayella Ewell from Harper Lee's iconic To Kill A Mockingbird, and has picked up $100 in prize money. "I was interested in Mayella as we had been doing the story in class and was particularly interested in her character and her life. I feel my interpretation of her life comes out in my story," Micale said. This is the first year BLA introduced a literary competition for regional high schools and collaborated with the Collegeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s English department. ISC organised publicity, adjudicators, entry and adjudication forms. There were two short story categories and a micro story for students in Years 7-10. The contest is designed to encourage literary development for learners across all high school sectors in the region with organisers having crafted several categories to provide students with the opportunity to enhance their writing skills. Micale said her story was written in

two weeks and was appreciative to English teacher Emma Deem and especially Mrs Patrice Honnef for all efforts and assistance with editing, structure and condensing to keep her story within the word limit.

teacher from Townsville, journalism tutor from JCU in Townsville and curriculum leader and teacher from Cairns. Winners were formally acknowledged at the Aspire Awards Presentation Night

held on December 3. Micale attended auditions and is looking forward to being part of the cast in the College's production of High School Musical in 2021.

Honnef congratulated Micale's entry and said, "Her use of aesthetic features and narrative voice allowed the audience to recognise and appreciate her discerning writing. I really do encourage her to continue with her love of writing." Micale said she was chuffed at the win, which was unexpected and a nice surprise, but it inspired her to continue writing more. It was a fun experience, and I would encourage other students to enter their work in the competition. The adjudicators expressed their genuine commendation of schools, staff and students involved in the competition. All submissions were of a high standard and they were marked according to use of patterns and conventions of a short or micro story, aesthetic features, narrative voice, as well as use of grammatically accurate and appropriate language structures to achieve purposes and specialised vocabulary. Each category attracted over 20 entries all of which adhered to the suggested word length and were clearly presented. The judges were a highly experienced panel and for further transparency of judgements, all sections had two independent reviews. These included a published author and poet, literature

Year 9 student Mercedes Micale is congratulated by Innisfail State College Head of English Patrice Honnef on her BLA Literary Award

Innisfail State College graduate Rohan Irving runner up in prestigious Accounting/Business Scholarship uate Rohan Irving has been judged

Youth Assistance Fund and Business Liaison Association Keith Goodwin Memorial Accounting/Business Scholarship and $1,000 bursary.

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Innisfail State College Principal Kate MacDonald congratulated Year 12 graduate Rohan Irving who was judged runner up in the prestigious Keith Goodwin Memorial Accounting/Business Scholarship and bursary

were impressed with the way he conducted himself during the interview process, the portfolio he presented and his excellent results in Accounting. The Keith Goodwin Scholarships in Accounting and Business sponsored by Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand CBC Staff Selection are open to Year 12 students currently studying Accounting throughout the region from Cardwell to the Cape and applicants were required to complete an application. The prestigious awards have been offered annually since 1991 and continue to receive excellent support from the Accounting profession and other interested organisations. For three years, Irving had Yvonne Meyer as his accounting teacher and for the past two years he has been completing his Accounting studies through Distance Education as he is the only student in Year 12 who is studying Accounting. He said is extremely grateful to Ms Meyer for being a fantastic teacher and all her assistance in submitting his application as this bursary will go a long way in assisting with his future studies. Applicants were also required to provide current, updated levels of achievements in all senior subjects, preferences and plans for university, career plans

and aspirations, a 100-word statement outlining they should be a recipient of a scholarship, any special considerations, as well as a brief resume with additional information not already included in their application. Keith Goodwin, Mayor of Cairns at the time of his tragic death, had been a commercial teacher in the early part of his working life. Each year his memory is honoured by the awards, which are directed towards the university education of students who have excelled in this field and who wish to continue their study of business-related subjects. Irving said he plans to study a threeyear Bachelor of Business majoring in Accounting at Griffith University in Brisbane next year and after his tertiary studies hopes to join an accounting firm to gain valuable work experience. He has applied for Early Entry and will find out soon if he has been successful with his chosen study path. He said he would recommend other students to nominate for these awards as it was a great experience, especially meeting the three judges on the panel who are all part of the Cairns business community. Irving was officially acknowledged at the BLA awards presentation evening held in Cairns on December 3 at Pullman Reef Hotel Casino.

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Mourilyan State School Year 6 students leave behind lasting legacy MARIA GIRGENTI MOURILYAN State School Year 6 class of 2020 has been involved with a restoration project which has seen them bring to life a galvanised steel tube fire engine in the playground as their legacy. Officially unveiled last week, the restoration involved three stages - Prep, Prime and Paint. During stage one, the team used wire brushes to remove the surface rust and then applied a rust converter. Throughout stage two, students painted the surface with a grey base primer. SU QLD school chaplain Sharon Marks congratulated Year 6 students for all their hard work and efforts put into the project during Term 4. Started in October, it has been a worthwhile and enjoyable project, with students learning valuable skills such as organisation, planning, working as a team, following instructions and painting. Student Council representatives Ella and Les were given the task of unveiling the special custom-made number plate, the last part of the restoration project. The number plate, which reads ‘Class of 2020’ and their camp slogan 'It is what

it is' will remain on the play equipment as recognition of their efforts and in honour of the 2020 Year 6 cohort as a lasting memory of their primary school years. Students then applied the red and black paint to the 'old girl' and the final touches were completed with the hardwood seats from Innisfail Sawmill varnished and installed throughout the third phase. After asking around the community, no-one knows exactly how long the fire engine structure has been at the school. But it has been in existence for decades - over 30 years. P&C Association President Renee McLeod, a former student who is now a parent of two current and one former student said the fire engine was there when she was in Year 1, while former teacher Robyn Hayles said she recalled students having fun on it in 1993. Parents of several school families recall the fun and great memories they had with their friends playing on it. Each year, the Year 6 students are given a choice of two projects and this year it was either the fire engine or painting a mural on the tennis courts.

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project and student council members Dylan, Jack, Ella and Les were the driving force putting the project in motion and bringing it to fruition.

All students worked hard as a team and showed a great amount of respect and maturity. Mrs Marks also thanked school groundsman Rob Taylor as without his time, guidance and patient instructions completion would not have been possible. Year 6 teacher Edmond Starkey was thanked for organising and releasing his

students and having disruptions to normal class routine to allow the class to work on the restoration. It is hoped that in years to come the students of 2020 might have the opportunity to tell the story to their children who may very well play on it in the future. Any former students who may have knowledge on the history of the fire engine structure or stories they wish to share can contact Mourilyan State School on 4063 0222 or Sharon Marks via email: smark69@eq.edu.au.

Groundsman Rob Taylor, chaplain Sharon Marks and teacher Edmond Starkey and Mourilyan State School Year 6 students with their completed playground fire After it was put to a vote, students engine restoration project

Good Counsel College final assembly for 2020 MARIA GIRGENTI GOOD Counsel College recently held their final assembly for 2020 where the annual highlight was students handing over a stack of hampers for the St Vincent De Paul Christmas Appeal. Homeroom students and teachers collected for a month and the hampers were then presented to Jim Arnell and his team who accepted the goodies on behalf of St Vincent De Paul. A total of $700 was also raised so Annette Luxford and students bought extra goodies to add to the baskets. Mr Leon Awee's class, Polding D went to great effort to collect boxes of pasta and rice and painted Polding D on all the boxes, which was a nice surprise to the Vinnies team. These donations are appreciated and will make a huge difference in helping brighten Christmas this year

for local families in need. Daisy Hang, Natasha Lee Bow and Jake Tabone (Year 7), Henry Carpenter, Stacee Hang and Tony Xiong (Year 8) and Charlie Austin, Abcd Palcat and Patrick Carpenter (Year 11) who had 100 per cent school attendance, received $100 gift cards. Teachers/trainers Peter Korger and Wendy Mogridge issued certificates to Year 10 students who finished Certificate I in Hospitality and Certificate I in Manufacturing (Pathways). A massive thanks to all the families who contributed to the Vinnies Christmas Appeal, which will make a huge difference to families in the local community. GCC also farewelled Trevor Milevskiy, who has accepted a position at St Stephen's College in Mareeba and will be missed extremely for his IT knowledge, wisdom and licences of Adobe products. Milevskiy joined GCC staff in 2012 after Mr Schneider, former GCC Principal ‘imported’ him from the USA. He has done amazing work in IT and Technology departments and had a range of licences which allowed students to complete qualifications in a range of skill areas.

Teacher/trainer Peter Korger with Year 10 students who completed Certificate I in Manufacturing (Pathways) vocational course

Good Counsel College students with just some of the hampers donated to St Vincent De Paul Society Christmas Appeal

Teacher/trainer Miss Mogridge with Year 10 students who completed Certificate I in Hospitality vocational course

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Banana growers ask community to ‘get in the zone’ and help protect against Panama TR4 this Christmas Key points: • North Queensland banana growers ask for help to protect $600m industry against soil borne fungal disease • Respecting on-farm biosecurity critical in fight against Panama TR4 • Community asked to give the gift of a future this Christmas by pledging support #PanamaTR4Protect [watch video here] DON’T enter banana farms. This message is top of the Christmas list for North Queensland banana growers who have come together to ask the community for help with protecting their farms from Panama disease tropical race 4 (Panama TR4). Joining forces with Biosecurity Queensland and the Australian Banana Growers’ Council (ABGC) to spread the message through a series of videos titled ‘Get in the Zone’, banana growers are sharing their story about what biosecurity is, and how everyone can play their part in protecting farms. Biosecurity Queensland’s Panama TR4 Program Leader, Rhiannon Evans said the videos were in response to grower demand for greater community awareness. “What someone may think is a harmless photo opportunity or a nice place to pull up at a banana farm could be the catalyst to spreading pests and disease on that property,” said Ms Evans. “The North Queensland community relies on the banana industry for economic stability, so we all need to understand our role in protecting our farms from Panama TR4 and spread the word that it’s not okay to go onto a banana farm without permission.” In anticipation of an influx of tourists coming to the North following border re-openings this Christmas, fourth generation growers Shayne and Blaise Cini of Edari Bananas featured in the videos to try and build awareness of why biosecurity is so important. “People need to understand they can’t just go on to a banana farm,” said Mr Cini who believes that shoes and tyres are the two most preventable ways of spreading the soil borne fungal disease.

“Panama TR4 is the biggest threat that industry’s facing today and we’re doing all we can to prevent an incursion on our property. “We’re just asking everyone around us to help do their best as well by respecting farm biosecurity.” For service providers and workers who have permission to go onto a banana farm, ‘Get in the Zone’ aims to help people understand why farm biosecurity rules are so important, and to come clean and leave clean when visiting a property. Tropicana Banana North Queensland manager Gavin Eilers joined the initiative to correct misguided beliefs about Panama TR4.

“Panama TR4 is an invisible enemy which could be in any dirt from anywhere.” “I’ve had people show up on my farm in utes covered with dirt and think it’s okay because they haven’t come from another banana farm, which is wrong,” said Mr Eilers. “Panama TR4 is an invisible enemy which could be in any dirt from anywhere.” Tully banana grower and Chair of the ABGC, Stephen Lowe said that Christmas was the perfect time to offer support to growers by pledging a commitment to biosecurity. “Largely, people living in Far North Queensland are beneficiaries of our banana farms in one way or another, either directly or indirectly, and we would ask them to share the biosecurity message as it could go a long way in helping us fight Panama TR4,” Mr Lowe said. Watch the videos at PanamaTR4protect.com.au and the Australian Banana Growers’ Council Facebook page. Background • Panama disease tropical race 4 (PanamaTR4, the disease) is a soil-borne fungal disease present in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory.

Growers Shayne and Blaise Cini of Edari Bananas share their stories in the videos which can be seen at www.panamatr4protect.com.au. • It was first detected in Queensland in March 2015 on a commercial banana farm in the Tully Valley. Further detections were made in July 2017, February 2018, February and September 2020. The affected properties are all in close proximity to each other. • Since the first detection, banana growers, the Australian Banana Growers’ Council and the Panama TR4 Program have worked together to successfully manage the spread of the disease. • The Panama TR4 Program Management Board met for the first time in April 2020, beginning a unique government-industry agreement to protect the future of the banana industry. • The Queensland Government and the Australian Banana Growers’ Council have signed agreements to jointly fund, govern and deliver the Program until 2023.

• To date, the Queensland Government has invested more than $42 million to manage the disease in Far North Queensland. • Eradication of Panama TR4 is not feasible. The disease is easily spread by the movement of infected banana plants and planting material, and contaminated soil and water. Anything that moves soil and water can move the disease - people, vehicles, machinery, equipment and animals. Natural processes such as heavy rainfall and floods can move the fungus as well. Movement of people and machinery is the biggest threat to disease spread. • There is no practical way to test for presence of the disease in soil and water. The most effective way for detecting Panama TR4 is to identify visual symptoms in the banana plant.

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CHANGE TO OPENING HOURS Innisfail Chemex would like to advise that our opening hours will change from the 29th December 2020 and remain as: Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm Saturday 9am to 12 noon

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Bowls News South Johnstone Bowls

SOUTH Johnstone Bowls Club recently held their AGM where Shane McInerney was re-elected as President, Anna Rowbotham (Vice President), Maria Caltabiano (Secretary) and Fred Caltabiano (Treasurer). The committee is made up of Shane McInerney, Maria Caltabiano, Fred Caltabiano, Anna Rowbotham, Steve Ollsen and new members Vera Rowe and Tim Kerrigan. Club stalwarts Elsie Sestero and Walter Kriesel were voted back in as Patrons for their second year.

SPORT def Morris Pedrola and Alan Hudson. Congratulations to our 2020 Men’s Pairs Club Champions. Social Bowls - Sunday, December 13: Alan Hudson and Lee Mayell def Barry Green and Anna Della Bella 28/17; Tony Cates and Daniel Gauci def Delmo Tarditi and Wayne Mayell 18/17. Friday Night is our traditional BBQ and Barefoot Bowling; starts at 6pm. Our contact no is 0459 211 552; in doubt of play, give us a call. All are welcome. You can also follow us on Facebook, or email: silkwoodbowlsclubinc@gmail.com.

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SOCIAL 3x4: Elsa Piotto, Francesca Rosadi, Stewart, Ross Fichera 20 def Brett Haupt, Gloria Haupt, Greg Hooper 17. Three Bowl Pairs: John Piotto & Len Schifilliti 19 def Lui Marbelli & Trevor Fox. Results played on December 13 Social: Rinks - Mario Marbelli, Francesca Rosadi, Gloria Haupt, Kerryn Haupt 23 def Brett Haupt, Len Schifilliti, Greg Hooper, Ross Fichera 9; Lui Marbelli, Coral Gard, Trevor Fox, Des Golinski 16 def Michael Blake, Anna Fudriga, Jan Leach, Jack Righetti 15. This game went down to the wire; the Marbelli team winning on the last end with the last bowl. Cheers all around. We wish Elsa Piotto and Carmen Musica the very best for being picked in the Northern side team. Good Luck! Macknade will be taking a break until January 24, 2021 at 2.30pm. We wish all our members and social players a very Merry Christmas and a safe, Happy New Year and we will see you on the green in 2021.

Friday, December 18, 2020 December 2020 Winners: John Hamlyn, Alf Di Bella, Bev Eddleston. Thanks to Rico Basaglia who selected the teams and made up the rules for the day’s play, and John Holmes for collecting the green fees. Thanks also to Cliff Johnson, Kevin Lawlor and Rico Basaglia for manning the bar. Thanks to the 36 players who turned up to play. Thursday Barefoot Bowls has been postponed until further notice. Men’s pairs, Friday, December 18: Names in at the club by 1.45 pm; phone 4776 2117; game starts at 2.15 pm; bar open. Mixed social bowls, Sunday, December 20: Names in at the club by 12.30 pm; call 4776 2117; game starts at 1.30 pm; bar open. Selectors: Paul Hallam, John Eddleston; bar roster: Allen Torielli.

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MEN’S pairs, Friday, December 11 Winners: Stewart Scott, Ian Muldowney. Stewart Scott, Ian Muldowney def Bob Bell, Stan Cotton 29 to 11; John Holmes, Russell Petersen def John Eddleston, Tony Koop, 28 to 10; Gary Brierley, John Hamlyn def Ian Wood, Pat Ryan 18 to 9; Andrew Cole, Stan Richards def Allen Torielli, Peter Herman 20 to 16. Mixed social bowls, Glenwright Triples; Sunday 13

Open Pairs Winners L to R: Allen Torielli, Glen Torrisi.

Walter Kriesel and Elsie Sestero were voted in as Patrons at South Johnstone Bowls Club AGM

Innisfail Men’s Bowls A FULL green of bowlers braved hot and humid conditions at last Thursday’s social bowls. Winners on the day were: John Fossey, Peter Smith, Mal Clifford and John Kremastos. The format for the club’s presentation day this Sunday has been organised. Names need to be in by 8.30am with preference for a 9.00am or 10.00am time slot in a game of club-selected mixed lightning triples. First prize will be hams while runners-up will receive a six pack or wine. These games will be followed by a provided lunch with presentations to start at 12.00pm. The drawing of the Christmas Goose will then take place with over 60 prizes up for grabs to end the day’s proceedings, so come along and support your club.

Silkwood Bowls Club THE week at Silkwood Bowls Club Wednesday, December 9: Very quiet Wednesday. Dutchy, Anna Della Bella and Alan Hudson played Barry Green, Mirella Berryman/Karin Rastoll and Delmo Tarditi. The game resulted in a draw 21/21 Silkwood Bowls Club Championship, Men’s Pairs Friday, December 11: Brian Brooks and Barry Green

Ingham bowls L to R, Cliff Johnson (President), John Hamlyn, Alf Di Bella, Bev Eddleston, Glenwright Triples winners.

Friday, December 18, 2020

Tully Bowls

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ANOTHER busy week to end off the year. Wednesday afternoon, December 9: We had five visitors from Gordonvale who were picking up an aerator from us that we no longer required. They decided to join us for af-

ternoon bowls. Twelve players braved the heat to have a very enjoyable game. Winners were Robyn Brunello, Mucka, and Alan Petersen. Drinks and nibblies were appreciated after the game. Friday, Dec 11: We had our Club Xmas Lunch and Trophy Presentations at Tigers. Lovely to see so many in attendance. Winners were, Club Championship Singles Mick deVries (men) and Robyn Brunello (ladies). Club Champion Pairs were John Taylor and Peter Smith (men) and Robyn Brunello and Betty Cochrane (Ladies); Consistency Mary Bacic. Congratulations to our Club Champions. Sunday, Dec 13: Great to see 20 players turn up on our last playing day for the year. We played two games of 10 ends with smoko after the first 10. Team 1 Leno Ceccato, Adrian Woollard, Joan Mercer (3) v Team 2 Ian Revie, Gordon Williams, Bev Harrop(13); Team 3 Robyn Brunello, John Brown, Avis Ray (13) v Team 4 Mary Bacic, John Jones, Pam Staier(3); Team 5 Peter Smith, Luie Brunello (14) v Team 6 Ray Downing, Joanne Townsend; Team 7 John Taylor, Val Zamora (13) v Bev Achilles, Judy Hood (3). After Smoko: Team 2 (11) v team 4 (5); Team 1 (13) v Team 3 (3); Team 5(12) v Team 8 (4); Team 7 (14) v Team 6 (2). Eventual winners on the day were John Taylor and Val Zamora who each received a $50 voucher for Tigers League Club. A great way to end the year. On Tuesday at 10.30, a Memorial Service was held at the club for our late Member Keith Edwards. Keith’s life history was read by an old friend, Vince Rickards. A lovely morning tea was served. RIP Keith. Lovely to see so many club members attending. Our condolences to Pauline and her family.

Champions Peter Smith,John Taylor.(mens pairs) MaryBacic,(consistency) Robyn Brunello(singles)and pairs withBetty Cochrane.

Winners, Mark Di Bartolo, Andrew Di Bartolo, Michael Sorbello, Eddie Gatti.

Alf Di Bella, Joyce Covell.

Ingham Bowls Club Christmas Party PAUL HALLAM FIRSTLY, I must thank the many sponsors, who even after a horrific year, were very generous with prizes for the night, allowing a prize for each of the 64 players on the green and 27 raffle prizes:Bike & Power Ingham Brescianni Motors Canegrowers Mitre 10 Carta & Co Cliff Johnson Compleat Angler Ingham Devietti Holden Doc's Auto Clinic Goodyear Auto Care Ingham Guido’s Panel & Paint Hinchinbrook Hotel

Honeycombes Sales and Service Ingham Agencies & Co Ingham Cellarbrations Ingham Motor Cycles & Mowers Ingham Toyota JK's Delicatessen Lee's Hotel Lowes Petroleum L & W Repairs NQAS Rabobank Rico & Steph Basaglia TDC Auto Electrical Tropixx Motel Vella & Russo To the organisers, Joey, Luisa and Alf Di Bella, with help from Mark Rotondo, you have ex-

celled once again. It was a hugely successful night. Thanks to the bar staff - busiest job on the night - Cliff Johnson, Frank Pallanza, Allan Hodson, John Piotto and Tony Koop. Special thanks to Kevin Lawlor for picking up all the cans, stubbles and glasses from around the green during the night. Thanks again to the cooks and kitchen staff, the steaks were delicious. Luisa and Alf Di Bella, Joyce Covell, Elsa Piotto, Jan Johnson, Maria Spano. Thanks to Paul Hallam for selling the raffle, a Club record for the amount sold in just over four hours and to Ren

That’s it for 2020! Club will resume on January 17, 2021 and prize money on that day will also be $50 Vouchers. Cheers and Merry Xmas to all. See you on the green next year.

Barmen, Frank Pallanza and Cliff Johnson

Cantatore and John Piotto for helping to scrunch the tickets. Thanks also to the sponsors and generosity of those attending for buying the tickets. Thanks to Joey Di Bella for ringing around for the 64 players, picking the teams and organising the two games for them.

Some of the 64 players enjoying the games.

The winning team from the night were: Mark Di Bartolo, Andrew Di Bartolo, Michael Sorbello and Eddie Gatti. Congratulations to you; a wonderful result. Thanks to all who attended and all the volunteers, it was a most sucJoey Di Bella cessful event.

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Innisfail golfers raising funds for Cancer Council Queensland

Survivor Golf Series winners Colin and Steven Lyons

Josh Jones, Luke Peters, Chris Calleja and Jake Cockle participated in The Longest Day for Cancer playing 72 holes in one day and raised close to $1,300 for Cancer Council Queensland THERE has been plenty of action on the Innisfail Golf Club course in the past couple of weeks. It was a real tussle between father and son Cockle in the Wednesday Allsporters on December 2, but it was Jake who registered the win on a count back. Results 1st: Jake Cockle - 20pts 2nd: Caine Cockle - 20pts 3rd: Rod Ingram - 18pts NTP: Craig Alman Friday 9-Hole Competition - December 4 Even with this heat the number of golfers going out have not reduced and there was still a large contingent of players out on the course on a Friday afternoon. Over the last few weeks points have been extremely close. Results 1st: Luke Peters – 19pts 2nd: Jim Ferguson – 18pts 3rd: Paul Tattam – 18pts NTP: Bryce Hoad Survivor Golf Series – Drummond Golf Cairns - December 5

to land the win on a countback. Results 1st: Vaughn Smith - 20pts 2nd: Josh Jones - 20pts 3rd: Debra Smith - 18pts NTP: Josh Jones On December 10, the All Sorts team made up of Josh Jones, Luke Peters, Chris Calleja and Jake Cockle tested their skills, strength and stamina as they completed the ultimate golfing challenge in The Longest Day for Cancer where they played four rounds of golf in one day (72 holes) and so far have raised around $1,553 for Cancer Council Queensland through cash and online donations and sponsorship. The boys will be fundraising until the end of the month with raffles so anyone who would like to show them some support can follow the link below to donate: https://www.longestday.org.au/fundraiser/allsorts.

Thanks to the team at Survivor Golf and Drummond Golf Cairns for an awesome weekend at Innisfail Golf Club. A field of 84 players from all over the region came to compete in the inaugural Survivor Ambrose Golf Series. A special mention to all that travelled, and hoped you enjoyed playing on the amazing Innisfail course.

9 Hole Novice

Innisfail golfers took out the top two spots and will compete in the series final to be held in July 2021. Congratulations to Deb Smith for drawing the winning team in the raffle.

2nd: Lachlan Lyons

Results 1st: White Lyons Fever - Steven and Colin Lyons - 60 Nett 2nd: Monster - Luke Peters and Trent Mann - 60.5 Nett NTP Women's: 2/11 Addi Savage-Butorac from R&A NTP Women's: 7/16 Deb Smith from Mr and Mrs Smith LD Men’s: 5/14 Jake Cockle from Cobra Boys Golf World Monthly Medal - December 6 Results 1st: Geoff Johnston 2nd: Deb Smith It was another epic battle for first in last Wednesday's Allsporters competition, this time between Vaughn Smith and Josh Jones where Smith managed

Barrier Reef Motel owner and sponsor Glenn Powell

This was followed on Saturday, December 12 with with Keean Greven junior winner of Barrier Reef a day sponsored by Glenn and Joanne Powell from Motel Sponsors Golf Day the Barrier Reef Motel for members young and old. The juniors were first to play their round, teeing off at 7.30am followed by morning tea and presentations. 1st: Kai Greven 2nd: Regina Gattera 9 Hole Modified 1st: Keean Greven Then it was the adults turn for their round of American Foursomes who stopped at half time for a Christmas feast of ham, turkey, chicken and prawns. Out on the course there were lots of golfers playing from places they’ve never been before but there were also some great scores. A fantastic well organised event thanks to Glenn and Jo. Results 1st: Lance Doyle and Matthew Barclay – Nett 62 2nd: Andrew Ghietti and Jason Edmondson - Nett 63 3rd: Josh Jones and Rauno - Nett 65 4th: Paul Tattam and Geoff Johnston – Nett 65 5th: Glenn Powell and Bryce Hoad – Nett 66 6th: Steven Lyons and Rob Mills – Nett 66 7th: Deb Smith and Andrew Rose – Nett 66.5 8th: Ian Saunderson and Lance Masina – Nett 67.5

Geoff Johnston was December's Monthly Medal winner

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THIS was our last week of comps for the 2020 season and what a great fun day we had of it Saturday, playing a Two-Ball Ambrose sponsored by Drummond Golf.

Sporters played the 1st Nine-Stroke comp on Thursday, with results as follows: Winner B Davis 39, Jake Perkins 2nd on 31 and Rhys Camilleri 3rd with 32. Least Putts won by B Davis. NTP winners: #1 - Graham Roberts, #2 Wayne Bolton, #3 Paul Marland, #4 Jake Perkins and #7 Rhys Camilleri.

Firstly though, results for Tuesday's Stableford: won by Lisa Spiegler with 42 (needless to say, once again her handicap has been cut; now playing off 18!), followed by Colleen Ingold 2nd on 39. Lisa then went on to win NTP All-In on #2/11, Colleen got the 'Wayne's World' Approach shot on #3/12/in the hole from 22 metres out, and Fran Lomas took the Ladies on #5/12.

Saturday's Two-Ball Ambrose teed off a little earlier for a shot-gun start at 11.30, to accomodate players with other Xmas functions to attend. What a fun, competitive day all players had, with the team of Nigel Piner/Mattie Smith winners on 54 1/4, followed by Jake Perkins/Luke Borgna r/up on 55 1/4. NTP results: Men’s - Rhys Camilleri took both #2/11 and #4/13; Ni-

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gel Piner Men’s #5/14; Lisa Spiegler Ladies’ #5/14 and the Approach shot on #9/18 Fran Lomas. On behalf of all winners, the Club thanks Drummond Golf for their sponsorship on the day. Then followed our BBQ and presentation of Trophies for the 2020 season winner; must add some of our players were worn out from getting up and down for theirs! What a happy and fun finale for the year, and here's looking to more of it for the 2021 season. The Saturday Comp and Sporters will recommence in the first week of February. Tuesday comp is on from January 12 for anyone looking for a game! A happy and safe Christmas and New Year to all.

Innisfail Thunder Ladies cricket team bounce back with win over Mareeba MARIA GIRGENTI INNISFAIL Thunder Ladies travelled up the hill to Mareeba on Sunday to face Mareeba Cricket Chicks and were keen to register a win after their encounter the previous weekend ended in a draw. After winning the toss and batting first, and a shaky start Mackenzie McAvoy smashed her way to 52 off 39 balls including nine fours which helped steer Innisfail Thunder Ladies team to a strong total of 8/137 in their T20 match against Mareeba Cricket Chicks. Karina Guglielmi kept her wicket and remained with an unbeaten 10 runs at the end of the innings. In reply, Mareeba made a good attempt and came close but fell short of Innisfail's total finishing with 5/122 after 20 overs. Robyn Fascetti bagged a hat-trick with ball with figures of 3/18 from her four overs, while captain Sharon Bradford chimed in with 2/15 from three overs. Junior cricket teams commenced their representative championship carnivals and had a huge day in their first round. Cassowary Coast cricketer Marko van Vuuren was in the Under 12A team which had a win and had a notable performance with the ball of 5/34, while Austin Stuart who was in the winning Under 15s team bowled well with fig-

Innisfail Thunder captain Sharon Bradford picked up two wickets in their team's win over Mareeba Cricket Chicks ures of 3/25. Round 7 Cricket Far North senior results: A Grade - Griffiths Park 2 - Saturday, December 12 Cassowary Coast 82 (41.3), (Kai Henderson 24), defeated by Norths 5/83 (27.5), (Tajinder Vicki Kumar 1/19 (8.5)). 2nd Grade - Borzi Park Oval, Mareeba - Sunday,

December 13 Cassowary Coast 115 (35.1), (Rob Smith 54), defeated by Mareeba 3/118 (19.1) - won with two bonus points, (Leon Walker 1/22 (5)). 3rd Grade Blue - Endeavour Park 1 - Sunday, December 13 Cassowary Coast 83 (28.5) defeated by United 130 (33.2)

Mackenzie McAvoy starred with the bat smashing her way to 52 off 39 balls in her innings against Mareeba Cricket Chicks

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QRL History Committee

Kangaroos’ history of farflung, enduring tours GREG SHANNON WELL the rugby league season is over, with the English Super League grand final - the last match of the year - taking place on November 27. St Helens won, coached by former NQ Cowboys U20 coach Kristian Woolf. Historically the UK rugby league season was played in their winter so would be in full swing by now. With the introduction of the Super League in the mid-1990s, their season changed to summer. Mind you they still start playing trials in January. Coinciding with the old winter UK rugby league competition were the Australian Kangaroo tours which took place every four years and were considered the pinnacle of the game for a player. What made these tours so special was the length of time away. In the early days a Kangaroo tour could last 5 months and involved sea travel. The Kangaroo touring squad usually consisted of 28 players, a coach and maybe one or two managers, and involved many mid-week matches against English clubs as well as test matches. Sometimes matches were played on Christmas day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day! The last conventional Kangaroo tour took place in 1994 with Mal Meninga as captain. This tour lasted from October to December with 18 club matches plus test matches and of course they travelled by plane.

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Brenton's Bash League Top five cricketers ADAM Gilchrist: damaging left hand keeper batsman, redefined the role for wicket keepers and they way

1933 kangaroos playing on Christmas Day Since then we have had several short Kangaroo tours, involving one or two warm up games before a test series. The 1933 tour was a significant one historically because it was the first time an Australian side played in France, as well as Egypt; it was the first one to include a North Queensland based player and the only one to suffer the tragedy of a player dying of illness on tour. This tour was huge, they travelled by boat, leaving Sydney in early August 1933 and didn’t get home until January 1934. The sea travel involved going through the Suez Canal, and along the way they played exhibition matches in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Egypt. Sadly tragedy struck before they arrived in the UK, when NSW player Ray Morris contracted meningitis and died in a hospital far from home, in Malta. The squad arrived in England late August 1933, obviously still upset by the loss of a team mate. They played 37 matches against clubs, winning 27 but lost the three test match series against England.

One of the 37 matches was played on Christmas day against Hull FC! They didn’t get much rest on New Year’s Day either because they played in Paris in the first ever international rugby league match in France on New Year’s Day, 1934.

they are used. Could turn a test into a session in tests and dominated one day cricket from the top of the order when most other keepers were put in the typical no 7 slot to bat. Jaques Kallis: South African, probably the greatest all-rounder of all time, dominated Test and one day cricket, scored over 11,000 runs and 250 wickets in both one day and tests. Elegant in his stroke play and a grinder with the ball, capable of bowling over 140km/ ph. Brian Lara: Left-handed batsman, unbelievable attacking batsman like no other, so fluent with his stroke play, scored 501 n/o in an English county game and

375 in a test. Could bat for long periods and bury sides into the ground.

To make such a tour a player had to stay fit, and play well for Qld or NSW. Selectors had to see them play, there was no TV or internet, just radio and newspapers. While on tour players were paid a basic wage, based largely on gate takings from matches. To make such a tour was a real honour in the game and brought great prestige to your club, town and community. When NQ player Mick Glasheen made the 1933 squad, he travelled from Townsville to Brisbane by train to meet up with the rest of the Qld contingent before travelling to Sydney. The folklore is that at every train station along the way he was met by well-wishers, congratulating him because making such a tour had so much significance.

Shane Warne: The best spinner of all time, could be a rat off the field but all the charisma in the world. There will never be another bowler like Warne, the way he could out think the batsman. Sachin Tendulkar: The little master; I use the word iconic, everything that he does has quality, from the way he celebrates innings to just the way he holds himself on the field and off. One of the greatest batsmen we have ever seen in all formats, and a gentleman of the game.

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Local nippers benefit from professional surf clinic MARIA GIRGENTI NIPPERS from Etty Bay Surf Life Saving Club and Cairns clubs recently par-

ticipated in a two-day surf clinic with professional coaches Rhett Collie and Rebecca Creedy, where they learned board paddling, swimming and surf

skills. The coaching was available to all North Queensland clubs and designed from Under 11s to adults although Under 9s and 10s. High fitness levels were also able to participate. A group of 20 Nippers from Under 10s to Under 17s also learned about how to deal with the ocean and survival, as well as how to prepare for competitions. Collie said he was thrilled to see a resurgence in membership numbers at Etty Bay which has led to a need for these clinics to be run. "We spoke to the youngsters about their motivation, what drives them to improve and their capabilities, as well as commitment and sacrifice that is needed to achieve in sport and life in general," he said. "We also try and impart our knowledge onto the local coaches and parents so they can take something away from the weekend,” Creedy said. “One of the things we try to instil is not everyone who attends these clinics are going to be champions, but it is all about working on improving sporting skills and supporting a positive mindset that transfers to everyday school and work life.”

Rhett Collie (red/grey jacket) and Rebecca Creedy (blue swimsuit) passed on their knowledge and skills to Nippers on the beach during their surf clinic run at Etty Bay beach

Etty Bay nippers Isabella Peake, Kai Westcott, Eden Cini, Kai Greven and Natalie Cook were singled out for their efforts over the weekend and received awesome prizes from Ohana Ocean Athletics, while seniors Baylee Worth and Griffin Masters also received praise. After the camp, Creedy posted on social media: "What an awesome weekend

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with this crew. Thanks to Etty Bay Surf Lifesaving Club for the stellar hospitality on hosting us for another surf clinic. And surf there was!! A great time was had by all with some outstanding performances. Thanks also to Ohana Ocean Athletics for sponsoring our endeavours in creating the next generation of surf athletes and great prizes which the kids loved." Etty Bay patrol member Blaise Cini said the clinic was great for club members as they learned heaps. "While the information is repetitive, when our Nippers hear it from someone like Rebecca and Rhett it reiterates what we have been saying and in time these skills become second nature." Collie is a former professional coach from south east Queensland region, while Creedy is a former professional athlete swimmer and Ironwoman champion. Creedy won a bronze medal in 100m Women's Freestyle and gold medal in 4 x 100m Women's Freestyle Relay at At the 1999 Pan Pacific Championships she won two silver and one bronze medal in freestyle relays. Other achievements include a silver medal in 4 x 200m Women's Freestyle Relay at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, and the Australian Ironwoman 2012 title. In 2007, Creedy switched to surf lifesaving and only learned how to paddle on a ski and board when she was in her middle to late 20s.

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MARIA GIRGENTI TULLY Little Athletics celebrated club and individual achievements at their annual awards presentation and break up barbecue held recently near the splash pad at Wongaling Beach. Layla Morris was named Club Champion having achieved the most attendance and personal best points throughout the season. Marshall Roissetter won the Encouragement Award for his willingness to give all events a try, always being supportive of other athletes and willing to assist with set-up and pack-up. Centre Manager Hayley Price praised all the athletes for their efforts, great sportsmanship and personal bests over the season. She said the season would not be possible without all the parents who volunteered their time to assist in any way by getting their children to the field each week and for all their help with timing, raking, measuring and recording. "This year presented its share of challenges with COVID-19 and the season may not have happened at all, but after a hiatus of a few months we ended up getting up and running in July where we held 15 Friday afternoon meets and competed in an abridged one-day Tropical North Little Athletics Regional Championships in Mourilyan hosted by Cassowary Coast Athletics in October," Price said. "All our Tully athletes put in 100 per cent at Regionals which was evident in the number of personal bests that were achieved. They showed great sportsmanship towards each other and competitors from other clubs. A huge thanks to all the amazing parents that assisted with jobs at events as without this help events like this just wouldn't be possible." Six Tully Little athletes attended the Tablelands Interclub Pentathlon in Tolga at the end of August where they had lots of fun and did well, with all achieving some good personal bests, as well as some great placings. This season saw the following club records broken: Jasmine Sichter: Under 17 - Javelin, Discus, Shot Put and 400m Dean Giardina: Under 14 - High Jump, 100m and 70m Chase Frumento: Under 9 - Discus and 300m Walk Layla Morris: Under 8 - 500m Dalun Fawkes: Under 7 - Shot Put

Club champion Layla Morris (85 points) and Encouragement Award winner Marshall Roissetter

Tully Little Athletics members at the breakup day with their achievement records and participation medals Billy Morris: Under 6 - 100m A new record was set by Aaliyah Fawkes in Under 11s in the 80m Hurdles. Other special awards were presented to the following athletes: Case Hodgson - Most Improved Under 10 years Dean Giardina - Most Improved over 11 years Tasman Croden-Hazel (best Leadership with support of younger athletes) Declan Lizzio, Declan Price and Heath Driemel (always trying hard and showing improvement) Aaliyah Fawkes (best at giving everything a go) Glen Roissetter and Casper Roissetter (for always been helpful and trying their best) Jasmine Sichter, Layla Morris, Chase Frumento, Billy Morris and Dalun Fawkes were recognised for achieving club records. TLA farewelled Jasmine Sichter as a graduating athlete from the club having completed the oldest age

group for LA - Under 17 years. The club especially wanted to thank all the committee, parents and athletes, as well as Teitzel's Super IGA Tully for supplying the sausage sizzle at the breakup and Tigers Leagues Club Tully for their generous donation and vouchers. Tully Little Athletics is for children aged 5-16 years and based upon the sport of athletics (track and field) with events specially modified to suit their ages and abilities. Club meets focus on individual performances where athletes are encouraged to push themselves for consistent self-improvement in all events, as well as competing against themselves and striving to beat their personal bests. LA is a great foundation for all sports as it provides young people with fun activities and valuable skills that will hold them in good stead for their sporting future. TLA is looking forward to the 2021 season and to keep updated on Sign On and Come and Try Days, please check out Tully Little Athletics Facebook page.

Tully athletes who set and broke club records this season

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Local Desi community hosts Super Sports event

Desi Boys Innisfail celebrate after they were crowned Super Sixers cricket champions and presented with the KSS Cup MARIA GIRGENTI KARTAR Singh Srabah Youth Sports & Welfare Club Innisfail (KSS) recently hosted their third annual Tropicana Super Sports Event at Goondi Sports Reserve which included a full day of cricket, soccer and Seep (classic Indian card game). After finishing as runners up at Tully Super Sixers cricket tournament, Desi Boys Innisfail were crowned Super Sixers cricket champions and were presented with the KSS Cup at the Super Sports Day when they defeated Kings IV Mulgrave in a thrilling final. Kings IV Mulgrave batted first and scored 76 from their 30 overs, and in reply Desi Boys were cruising to victory scoring 68 until a brilliant direct hit from outfield saw Jasran Kalkat run out in spectacular fashion which put Mulgrave right back in the game.

A batsman is clean bowled in the Super Sixers cricket competition

Event organisers were members of Kartar Singh Srabah Youth Sports & Welfare Club Innisfail

Fans were left on the edge of their seats as the game went down to the wire with Desi Boys needing five runs off the final three balls and then four runs off the last two balls. After Kalkat was run out, Ranvir Basra Singh returned to the crease after reaching 30 runs then smashed a six off the second last ball to snatch the thrilling victory for Desi Boys team. Five Rivers Group took out the soccer title while Innisfail Punjabi Boys finished as runners up and Ramesh Bhandari from Five Rivers won the Golden Boot Award with 11 goals. Babinda Boys won top prize for Seep with KSS Club as runners up, and KSS Club were crowned the Tug 'o' War champions. Best Wicketkeeper: Jasvir Thind (ab) SBS Towns-

ville Man of the Match: Vikram Bains (Mulgrave) Best Batsman: Ranvir Basra Singh (Desi Boys) Best Bowler: Ravinder Billa (Mulgrave) The family friendly community sports event which attracted lots of spectators was run under COVID Safe Plan regulations. KSS Club especially wanted to thank all their sponsors Tropicana Bananas, Five Rivers Construction Group, Integrity New Homes, Maan Plantation Innisfail, Cairns Punjabi News, Tandoori Nights, Far North Queensland Punjabi Community, Beeba Boys Cairns, Sahil Nayyar & Group, The Great Flavour of India Innisfail, Jay Ambe Grocery, Indian Brothers Restaurant, Pind Golewala Boys, Ricky Singh Accountant, Romarge Cafe & Restaurant Innisfail and KSS.

Innisfail Punjabi Boys finished as runners up in the soccer

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Innisfail tennis player Logan Lizzio selected in Peninsula team and will compete in State Titles MARIA GIRGENTI ASPIRING young tennis player Logan Lizzio who has just completed Year 9 at Good Counsel College and trains with Cassowary Coast Tennis Academy at Innisfail Tennis Club has earned selection in the Under 1319 years Girls Peninsula tennis team after trials at the Cairns International Tennis Centre. Boys and girls were given a first draw and then winners and losers were put into a draw, players were able to have one loss and the top four boys and girls were selected in teams. Sasha-May

Flegler,

Kai Greven and Zane Forster from Cassowary Coast also attended the trials putting in good performances, and Flegler came very close to selection. Lizzio, the only Cassowary Coast representative, was one of four top players selected in the girls' team with the other three from Cairns. Lizzio earned first place in the team and will compete in the Peninsula School Sport Tennis Regional State Championships from March 11-14, 2021 to be played at Pat Rafter Arena in Tennyson, Brisbane. She secured first place on the team after convincing wins in all

four of her singles games against Cairns girls, with her closest game 6-4. Recently, Lizzio and Haanbie Lee from Cairns were co-captions of the winning Under FNQ Under 17s team after they defeated the NQ team in Townsville. FNQ trials for players from Innisfail, Cairns and Tablelands, with NQ trials for players from Townsville and Mackay who battled it out in singles and doubles for overall tennis supremacy. There were 30 players in both FNQ and NQ with four girls and four boys in each age group except Under 17s who had two boys and two girls.

Lizzio played four games, two in singles and two in doubles. In singles, the 14-year-old was up against Ashani Hazratwata, aged 16 from Townsville who was a tough opponent but Lizzio had a first set win of 6-2 and 7-6 win in the second set. In the mixed doubles, Lizzio teamed up with Keanu Goncalves and had a loss and then with Kanata Miyanmur from Cairns where they had a 9-4 win. Recently the FNQ team won three of the four age groups with Alyssa Wolff, aged 10 from Innisfail who stepped up from Green Ball to Yellow Ball in the winning Under

11s team. Her achievements are remarkable as due to a personal tragedy in the Innisfail tennis community last year and change of coach this year, Lizzio had serious thoughts about quitting the game. During the two-month COVID-19 lockdown, Lizzio continued with private lessons twice weekly with her coach Lawrence which she said really helped her gain some perspective and she began to regain her love and passion for the game. It wasn't until the end of July before tennis started up again and Lizzio competed in tournaments in Cairns, Mareeba and Inn-

Cassowary Coast tennis players Logan Lizzio, Sasha-May Flegler, Kai Greven and Zane Forster who competed in Under 13 - 19 years Peninsula trials held in Cairns with Lizzio selected in the Peninsula Girls team to play in State Titles in Brisbane in 2021

isfail achieving wins in all three. Lizzio is now looking forward to a well-earned break from school and tennis and will resume training in January in preparation for her third State titles in March.

Alyssa Wolff who won the Green Ball singles and doubles runner up at Innisfail Tennis Club Championships was part of the winning FNQ Under 11s team in Townsville

Fishing photos

Anne Coleman with a trevally caught on the reef

Mick Viero with a Spanish Mackeral caught on the reef

Cairns coach Fred Lay with winning FNQ Under 17s team co-captains Haanbie Lee from Cairns and Logan Lizzio from Innisfail after they were presented with the trophy

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RoLy Newton

Closer in around the islands and headlands the fishing has been fairly consistent over the past couple of weeks with some very good fingermark, grunter and island trout being caught. Working soft plastics and micro jigs have now become normal; this allows boats to cover a lot more country than anchoring and bait fishing. The results have been staggering and the numbers of fish being caught off what has been thought as heavily fished reefs is mind blowing. Even the humble grass sweetlip which have been prolific of late have been falling victim to small soft plastics such as 10cm curly tails. There are still a few spanish mackerel around at present and the grey mackerel schools are turning up around the island headlands and inshore reefs. Most of the spaniards at this time of year are big fish so try big baits such as wolf herring or fusiliers. These monsters also respond to a well presented popper or stick bait such as the Jackson Kaiken 180. For your best opportunity for this style of fishing, it is best to get to the structure at day break before the boats put the fish down. The large tides combined with the rough water conditions on Saturday resulted in dirty water entering into the estuaries. This I suspect put the fish off the bite, as overall the weekend’s results were disappointing. I fished the Hull and managed a few fish however we only raised a few small jacks. Talking to other boats in the river, the going was tough. These big tides are always tough tides for lure fishing and are a lot more suited to chasing grunter on bait.

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Next weekend’s tides better suit fishing for mangrove jacks both with lures or baits, so hopefully we will see better results. The freshwater reaches of the Johnstone, Tully and Herbert rivers all fished extremely well last weekend with the social media full of posts boasting good size jungle perch and sooty grunter. A lot of effort is put in so these young anglers deserve every fish they catch. Last weekend's forecast changed dramatically through the week, so I have to emphasise that this report is written on Monday afternoon and the weather predictions often change as we get closer to the weekend. So at this early stage of the week the forecast is for light winds on both Saturday and Sunday; let’s hope they have got it right and boats get a chance to travel out to the main reefs to chase some hungry trout. The tides are ideal for both chasing jacks in the creeks or to fish the headlands and deep holes around the islands for fingermark, grunter and nannygai. Don’t forget the grey mackerel have been around and keep a high speed spin outfit handy to cast to busting up fish. I like the Arma Metallik or the Halco raider metals in the 40 gram size. I swap the treble for a single, it gives you a lot more secure hook up. If fishing the estuaries try either side of the early morning low tide for the jacks and either side of the evening low for a fingermark. Good Fishing Roly Newton Tackle World Tully

JOHNSTONE RIVER DECEMBER

LUCINDA DECEMBER 0.9m 3.15m 1.45m 2.03m 1.18m 2.94m 1.43m 1.93m 1.44m 2.78m 1.35m 1.97m 1.62m 2.69m 1.24m 2.14m 1.68m 2.65m 1.14m 2.35m 1.67m 2.62m 1.05m 2.54m 1.64m 2.59m

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AS A result of the bad boating conditions over last weekend, there were virtually no reports of anybody travelling out to the reefs and islands. Monday was a different story and while I am writing this report on Monday afternoon the photos are being texted through and the social media are full of pictures of big coral trout that have been caught from the main reefs. Several boats are also planning to stay overnight and chase the nannygai and reds.

0.81m 2.76m 1.39m 1.75m 1.05m 2.61m 1.36m 1.67m 1.28m 2.48m 1.28m 1.72m 1.46m 2.4m 1.19m 1.88m 1.54m 2.36m 1.1m 2.06m 1.54m 2.32m 1.01m 2.22m 1.52m 2.28m

OUT NOW! HULL HEADS DECEMBER FRI 18 SAT 19 SUN 20 MON 21 TUE 22 WED 23 THU 24

5:20 am 12:29 pm 7:28 pm 12:28 am 6:19 am 1:32 pm 9:12 pm 1:44 am 7:30 am 2:43 pm 10:20 pm 3:29 am 8:54 am 3:54 pm 11:09 pm 5:00 am 10:21 am 4:52 pm 11:48 pm 5:53 am 11:29 am 5:36 pm 12:20 am 6:33 am 12:18 pm 6:12 pm

0.89m 3.19m 1.46m 2.04m 1.18m 2.99m 1.42m 1.95m 1.43m 2.84m 1.3m 2m 1.59m 2.77m 1.16m 2.2m 1.64m 2.74m 1.04m 2.43m 1.62m 2.72m 0.94m 2.63m 1.58m 2.69m

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Innisfail Red Devils Swimming squad clean up at Malanda swim carnival MARIA GIRGENTI INNISFAIL Red Devils Swimming Club has been going through a re-building phase for the past few years and up until now was solely represented on the Far North Queensland swimming scene by Dean Kelleher but things are starting to change. This season Innisfail Red Devils club has experienced growth and now has 61 members with 37 of these active social or competitive swimmers. The Red Devils recently sent a contingent of 15 swimmers aged 9 to 15 years and an entourage of 18 supporters to the Malanda Short Course Christmas meet on December 5. Across the 15 swimmers they competed in 87 individual swims and achieved astounding results. The Red Devils came away with 21 - first places, 22 - seconds, 16 -thirds and 16 individual personal bests which is an excellent effort for some first-time competitors. The Red Devils were led by their competitive veteran Dean Kelleher, a young swimmer who has been racking up multiple personal bests and podium finishes across Far North Queensland this season. Kelleher was ably supported by some handy surf stars come tumble turners and a raft of juniors just ready to set new records. The day started with junior swimmers Eva Massina, Latoya Ambrum, Neena Curzon, Isabelle Peake and Noah Cook who participated in their inaugural competition and experienced their first taste of action in the morning. Despite some early nerves, these juniors created a stir with Neena Curzon

Swimmers are off the blocks during one of the events in Malanda the star of the pool taking home two first and second places and a third from her five events. This was followed by the senior session and the Red Devils were represented by Rylee Jones, Leah Peake, Ella Cook, Natalie, Cook and Charlotte Cook, as well as Kari and Eden Cini in the girl's events. Kari Cini made her presence known in the 14 years age group with seven firsts and one second from her eight events, and hot on her heels was Eden Cini (12 years) with five first places, one second and two thirds from her nine events. Natalie Cook (13 years) finished with one first place, six seconds and two thirds, from her nine events as well as

Innisfail Red Devils swimmers brought home a swag of medals from the short course meet in Malanda

five personal bests. All the girls performed well with very fast turnarounds between the heats of each event especially after kicking off the day with a zippy 100m. Baylee and Kodi Worth and Dean Kelleher represented Innisfail in the boy's events which unfolded in similar fashion with some exciting swims against some strong local competition. Baylee Worth held his own against some more experienced swimmers and showed he will be a force to reckoned with in the future. His four first places from five events were a real testament of the efforts the entire squad has put into their training so far this year. The team will now turn their attention

towards Far North Queensland Long Course pool events in the New Year and State Surf Titles in March 2021. Overall, everyone had a great time, and the smiles were as plentiful as the number of ribbons won. A special thanks to FNQ Swimming and Malanda Aquatic Dragons for hosting such an awesome day. Anyone would like to find out more about Innisfail Red Devils, please contact us via email: innisfailswimming@ yahoo.com.au, check out Innisfail Red Devils Swimming Squad Facebook page, or head on down to the Innisfail Pool on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4.00pm - 5.00pm, on Saturday mornings from 8.00am - 9:30am and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget to bring your togs.

Innisfail Red Devils Swimming Club members, staff and parents at the short course event in Malanda