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Police honour fallen comrades on National Police Remembrance Day

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Rainfall statistics gathered from http://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/ and http://www.bom.gov.au/

Tomorrow - Saturday Ingham Mostly sunny 21 - 31 Cardwell Partly cloudy 21 - 30 Tully Mostly sunny 20 - 29 Mission Beach Mostly sunny 21 - 28 Innisfail Mostly sunny 21 - 30

Sunday Ingham Mostly sunny Cardwell Partly cloudy Tully Mostly sunny Mission Beach Mostly sunny Innisfail Mostly sunny

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Sixth Hinchinbrook Birdlife Art Awards

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The night’s hosts Councillor Mary Brown, Councillor Andrew Lancini, and Rita Sinclair.

Jenny Arcidiacono, from Tully, with her pencil entry.

Jenny Arcidiacono, from Tully, with her acrylic painting.

Hinchinbrook Rotary serving beverages at the event.

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HELD last Friday night at the TYTO Art Gallery and now in its sixth year, the Hinchinbrook Birdlife Art Awards night was another well attended event hosted by the Hinchinbrook Regional Council. By focusing on birdlife within the Hinchinbrook region, it allows those who attend to catch a glimpse of what might be on offer in the TYTO Wetlands. The TYTO Wetlands is a 110-hectare rehabilitated wetland area and is home to unique flora and fauna, which include over 240 species of birds. This year had hundreds of entries from around Australia, with the furthest coming from Perth. The winners on the night: Section 1 – Painting: The Lions Roar by Rek (17). Section 2 – Watercolour: The Choir by Claire Randall (36), with a special mention for Tread Lightly by Steve Hawkins (34).

Section 3 – Mixed Media: Family by Isabelle (44), with special mentions for Rainforest Rendezvous by Sarah Swan (56) and The King by Rek (55). Section 4 – Drawing: Southern Cassowary by John Benfer (64), with special mention for Touchdown at Sunset by Heather Byrne. Section 5 – Works on Paper: Waking Up by Laura Castell. Section 6 – Photography: Silhouette Sunbird by Sharon Cislowski (84), with special mentions for Pelican on the Water by Anita Brown (81) and Capture by John Benfer (80). Section 7 – Ceramics: You’ll Be a Laughing Pot by Warren Ogden (94). Section 8 – Sculptural Form: Frogmouth by Ellen Terrell (102). Local Artist: Peck by David Rowe (101). Overall Award: Lady with A Quail by Catherine Ogden (100).

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Police honour fallen comrades on National Police Remembrance Day STORY AND PHOTOS BY MARIA GIRGENTI QUEENSLAND Police Officers from the Cassowary Coast Patrol Group and staff marched solemnly up the main street of Innisfail, before a service at the Mother of Good Counsel Catholic Church, to remember and honour their fallen comrades on National Police Remembrance Day. The service commenced with a procession by pipers, Senior Officers, and flag bearers, Senior Constables Cameron Fell, Jarrod Geesu, and Constable Shaun Nicolaas, and the singing of the Australian National Anthem. Father Kerry Crowley welcomed the congregation and stressed it was an important day on the policing calendar. This was followed by an opening prayer by Police Chaplain Father Hilary Flynn. Cassowary Coast Patrol Group Acting Inspector Rob Campbell then read the Police Commissioner's Address on behalf of Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll APM. Rob Campbell read the Honourable Mention of Police Officers, on behalf of the staff members and serving officers

who had died in the past year, and 30 seconds of silence was observed for each. The Roll of Honour for those killed in Australia and Australasian jurisdictions in the past year was read by Acting Senior Sergeant Mark Cini, Officer in Charge, Innisfail Station, and silence observed. As the Roll of Honour was read out, Senior Constables Belinda Querruel and Shaun Clarke lit the candle as a symbol of the Christian belief in eternal life. The Queensland Police Service acknowledged the contribution and dedicated service of all staff members, former serving and retired officers who had passed away, as well as 10 Australian Police Officers and two in Australasian jurisdictions of Papua New Guinea, Fiji, and New Zealand, who were killed in the line of duty in the past twelve months. This year marks 32 years for National Police Remembrance Day services, which have been held in regional centres throughout Queensland since 1989. National Police Remembrance Day is observed annually in September, as it marks the Feast of Saint Michael (the Archangel), Patron Saint of Police, who was always fighting evil.

In the history of the Queensland Police Service, 148 police officers have sacrificed their lives whilst on duty since 1861. Wreaths and floral tributes were laid by QPS members, community organisations, and members of the public, while the hymn ‘How Great Thou Art’ was played and an offering was collected to support the work of Police Legacy. In a new tradition, Retired Police Officer Marc Tweedie handed over the Memorial Baton, on behalf of all retired officers, to junior officer Constable Charlotte Pearce, who accepted it on behalf of all current QPS members.

Cody Briggs, Senior Constable Jason Briggs, and Constable Kellen Briggs.

It was recently given to the Innisfail Inspector by the Cassowary Coast community and is a symbol of the good will and trust that the community has placed in QPS members. The baton hand-over is a symbol of policing moving to enable society to be protected in each new age. As Marc Darveniza piped the Lament, Sergeant Rod Stanley recited The Police Ode, before the Sounding of the Requiescat, then a minute's silence and the final blessing.

Senior Constables Belinda Querruel and Shaun Clarke lit the candle.

Queensland Police Service officers, staff, and volunteers and Police Chaplain Will Spann after the service.

Retired Officer, Marc Tweedie, handed the police memorial baton over to Constable Charlotte Pearce.

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The Country Mile Helicopter Lolly Drop was back this year. CLARE WATSON FOUR thousand people from all over the North flocked to Cardwell for Seafest last weekend, which had events going from Friday, October 1 to Sunday, October 3. Thanks to a massive community effort, the sponsors, and the dedicated work of organizer Robyn Smith, the annual festival was a huge success. Live music and Seafest parties kicked off the long weekend on Friday at the Marine Hotel and Cardwell Country Club. Saturday was packed full of events for all ages, with everything from a cupcake decorating competition at Brearley’s Bakery to a treasure hunt, and even a photo exhibition at Seabreeze Café. The Cardwell Seafest Youth Challenge was a big hit with the kids. “The youth challenge had participants from Atherton, Cairns, Tully, and Cardwell,” said Smith. “It showed how many visitors we had, and that’s what the event is all about.” An egg and spoon race, sack race, hoola hoop obstacle, tyre roll, and bocce ball with painted coconuts

The prize for best dressed over the weekend went to the pair Gubs and Jazz, who were visitors for the weekend.They won a Muddys’ $100 voucher, Pure Shores Hair Studio $50 voucher, and an Ob la di $50 voucher.

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Pirates and mermaids out and about including the beautiful Ariel and Captain Jack Sparrow. were some of the activities, with kids of all ages taking home amazing cash prizes thanks to Cr Mark and Marsh Nolan’s donation of $500. The winners were: First Place CARDWELL Maya $250 Second Place ATHERTON Amber $150 Third Place CAIRNS Dylan $50 Fourth Place TULLY Alyssa $50 Classic cars cruised the foreshore in the spectacular Hot Rod Classic Car and Bike Show, which drew a crowd of 2000 people. “The car show was amazing,” said Smith. Captain Jack Sparrow, Ariel the Mermaid, and many more wonderful sea creatures were seen wondering around all weekend. The Country Mile Helicopter Lolly Drop was back this year, thanks to Pete and Melissa Liddle, and kids were scrambling for the raining lollies, which were courtesy of Dave and Angela Blackford.

fireworks’ display over the Cardwell Jetty, thanks to Xplosive Art Fireworks. Sunday kicked off with the Seafest Markets on the Foreshore, serenaded by a 14-piece band. More events kept the entertainment flowing, and nothing says Cardwell quite like the Cardwell Seafest ‘Mullet Chuck’. The ‘chuck a mullet’ event was thanks to Great Barrier Reef Fishing Charters. The 2021 Crystal Bay Prawn Peeling challenge was also a hit, with Daniel Squillari from Innisfail taking out first place after peeling a dozen prawns in 1.13 minutes. Last year’s 4.5-minute record for the Cardwell ‘Jessies’ Pie Challenge’ was shattered by Mick from Bilyana, who scoffed his pies in an incredible 2.58 minutes, taking out the champ title. Seafest was a huge success and will be back next year on the Queen’s Birthday long weekend.

A Drum ‘n Dance display, food, and live music, prizes for best dressed, and face painting were all great fun, and the day was wrapped up with a spectacular

“Overall, we were very pleased with crowd attendance and the participation from local businesses. It made for an amazing weekend, and a great recipe for an even bigger event next year!” said Smith.

A great afternoon full of fun activities for the kids, and a big thank you to Kennedy School for the loan of equipment.

Cardwell Jessies’ Pie Challenge contestants. Mick from Hobart, Ben from Forest Beach, and the winner Mick from Bilyana.

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The 2021 Hot Rod Classic Car and Bike show was a big attraction.

“Chuck a Mullet” was a great success thanks to Great Barrier Reef Fishing Charters.

Xplosive Art Fireworks putting on a show over the Cardwell Jetty.

So many kids dressed up in amazing ocean themed outfits for the big day at Seafest!

25th Anniversary of the Cardwell RSL Building  Everyone enjoying lunch on Sunday, October 3

 George Murray and Chanton Winkley on the BBQ

 The Cardwell RSL Sunday lunches are for the whole family

All who have been involved in the Cardwell RSL, past and present, are invited to come along and celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Cardwell RSL Building!

 Talented volunteers cook up a storm every Sunday

October 10, 2021, at 11:30 am $10 for a BBQ lunch

The Cardwell RSL was founded in 1938, and the building was completed on October 5, 1996. Come along on Tuesday afternoon for cards and Mah Jong, or every Sunday midday for a BBQ lunch.

Volunteers are always welcome!

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Feeling Happy! SARI HYYTINEN I love to learn, and I love to see what I have learnt come to fruition. It has been an interesting journey over the last five years, after coming out of hospital with a traumatic brain injury and trying to relearn skills in which I was previously proficient and to learn new skills that I did not possess prior to the accident. I had often experienced people’s jealousy of the skills that I had found easy to acquire prior to being hit by a truck. The surname ‘Hyytinen’ is synonymous with ‘smart,’ ;) hmmm, with what is the surname Russo synonymous? I was so excited to be able to create my wedding invitation as a short film. Being a film producer was not a skill that I possessed prior to the accident, but I started a journey of learning film at the beginning of 2020, and I am happy to advise that I can now create a short film all by myself. I am excited that I am constantly improving at it. There is still so much to learn. I am currently tackling Adobe After Effects. The amazing intricacy of what is needed to create an effect is astounding, but I am committed to my learning journey and what I will be able to offer the Wet Tropics in the future.

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News in Brief Cassowary Coast Scary fun to be had at Babinda Lions’ Youth Halloween Disco BABINDA Lions Club is holding its first Youth Halloween Disco on Friday, October 29, at Babinda RSL Memorial Hall, 26 School Street. This drug and alcohol-free event starts at 6.30pm and runs until 10.30pm and is for youth aged 7 – 17, although children under the age of seven are also welcome with parental supervision. Dress up in your scariest, most ghoulish costumes, for the chance to win one of the many prizes up for grabs. Entry is a gold coin donation, food and drinks will be available for purchase, and all proceeds raised go towards hosting future youth events. This community and not-for-profit event is supported by the Babinda Lions Club, Babinda RSL, and Babinda Emergency Services. At the last disco, over $300 in prizes were given away thanks to the generosity of Babinda businesses, including Babinda Automotive & 4X4, Lulu’s Fresh Food Corner, The Family Barber Shop, Babinda Post Office, Babinda Springs, and Babinda Mobile Caravan Repairs. It is 100% run by volunteers and parents are welcome to attend and be part of the fun. All volunteers have current Working with Children Blue cards, which will be checked by a third party. For further information and updates, please visit Babinda Lions’ Youth Disco Facebook page.

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Hinchinbrook Rotary Park Playground Closure – Shade Structure Installation INGHAM Rotary Park playground will be closed to the community from Monday 18 October 2021 to Friday 22 October 2021 to allow for commencement of the final stage of the shade structure installation. The playground will be closed for a maximum of five days for Urban Play to install the new rolled shade structure over the playground equipment. Members of the public can stay updated on progress of the works via Council’s Facebook page. The playground will re-open to the community just in time for the Annual Maraka Festival celebration on Saturday 31 October 2021, weather permitting. Council thanks the community for your cooperation during these works and promises the outcome will be worth the wait. Do not forget, the Adventure Playground located in the TYTO Parklands is open and available to all members of the public to enjoy. The installation of the Rotary Park playground shade structure is funded under Phase Two of the Local Roads and Community Infrastructure (LRCI) Program.

COMMUNITY Hull River National Park THE Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) will conduct planned burn operations at Tam O’Shanter Point within Hull River National Park during October 2021, as part of the annual hazard reduction/ conservation management program for parks and forests. As a result, smoke may be seen in the Mission Beach and Hull River area. Smoke can decrease visibility on the roads, so it is important that motorists drive safely to the conditions. Persons with respiratory or other health problems should seek medical advice on mitigating the effects of smoke inhalation and should close windows and doors. Keep medications close by if suffering from a respiratory illness. The aim of this burn is to reduce the volume of forest fuels and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas. This will help reduce the intensity of any subsequent wildfires and provide favourable conditions for natural forest regeneration. Please observe directions from Rangers and do not enter closed areas.

Smoke from Eubenangee Swamp National Park THE Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service & Partnerships (QPWS&P) will conduct a series of planned burns within the Eubenangee Swamp National Park from Tuesday, October 05, 2021, until October 08, 2021, as part of the annual hazard reduction/ conservation management program for parks. As a result, smoke may be seen in the Eubenangee area. The aim of this burn is to reduce the volume of forest/ grass fuels and to create a mosaic pattern of burnt and unburnt areas. This will help reduce the intensity of any subsequent wildfires and provide favourable conditions for the natural regeneration of endangered wetland communities within Eubenangee Swamp. Smoke can decrease visibility on the roads, so it is important that motorists drive safely to the conditions. For more information, please call the Innisfail office of QPWS&P on 42418209.

Lower Herbert Lions’ 58th Birthday Celebrations ON Tuesday, September 28, 2021, I had the privilege of attending the Lower Herbert Lions’ 58th Birthday celebrations. Like all our service clubs, the Lower Herbert Lions provide exceptional service to our community. In particular, I should mention the care and support provided by the Lower Herbert Lions to many of the elderly of our district, through ownership and operation of the Halifax Lions Aged care units. The dedication of our community by the various members was clearly on show with Lions Angelo Girgenti and Lenny Zanghi together amassing a tremendous 109 years of Lionism. If you count President Keith Phillips in the picture, that is a combined 153 years of service to the community. What an outstanding effort! On behalf of our community, congratulations and thank you for all you do.

Google My Business Workshop Wrap Up COUNCIL hosted the Google My Business Workshop on Wednesday, October 29, 2021, presented by Nicky Jurd from Precedence. Local businesses looked at

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what Google My Business is and how they needed to set up their profile to ensure they are maximising their presence in local search results. Overall, the workshop was presented to twelve attendees, who took away some great tips and tricks to better their business and increase customer attraction.

Regional Arts Development Fund AT Council’s General Meeting held on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, it was resolved that Council approve the following applications: • Ingham Family History Association was awarded $1,770 to capture and display the story of the pioneer families in Hinchinbrook ‘Early Settlers – Lower Herbert District’; • Lucinda Progress Association was awarded $8,367 to design and create ‘Borello Park Community Mural’; • Australian Italian Festival was awarded $6,080 for the design and creation of ‘The Art Entrance’ to a museum in Conzano, Italy; and • Sandi Robb was awarded $5,250 to complete the project ‘Art in Objects: The Buk Ti community collection through the eye of the lens’. The Regional Arts Development Fund is a partnership between the Queensland Government and Council to support local arts and culture in regional Queensland.

Community Activity Grants THE Community Activity Grants (CAG) Program is funded by Council to support local organisations and individuals in areas of achievement, community activities, community organisation support, festivals, and events. Applications opened on Monday, July 5, 2021, and closed on Monday, August 16, 2021, for Quarter One 2021- 2022 public applications. At Council’s General Meeting held on Tuesday, September 28, 2021, it was resolved that Council approve the following applications: • $12,500 was awarded to Herbert River Jockey Club to assist with the Ingham Family Race Day; • $3,140 was awarded to Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving to assist with the Forrest Beach Surf Life Saving Carnival; • $12,000 was awarded to The Ingham Maraka Festival Inc. to assist with the 2021 Maraka Festival; • $1,728 was awarded to the Ingham Arts Festival to assist with the Ingham Arts Festival event; • $600 was awarded to Noorla Bowls Club to assist with the Invitational 4’s event; • $820 was awarded to Herbert Valley Voices – Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre to assist with Sheet Music; • $1,238 was awarded to Abergowrie State School P and C to assist with the Yarning Circle Official Opening; • $950 was awarded to Lucinda Progress Association to assist with the Lucinda Christmas Carols event; • $1,100 was awarded to Tropical North Showjumping Club to assist with the Tropical North Show Jumping Championship event; and • $2,000 was awarded to Ingham Squash Association to assist with their Queensland Squash Northern Region Junior Qualifier event.

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MARIA GIRGENTI SINCE February, a group of local students have been working hard behind the scenes, learning lines, and rehearsing twice a week at the Con Theatre, busily preparing for their production of Beauty and the Beast on November 19 and 20 at the Con Theatre. Innisfail Dramatic Arts, under the professional direction of local theatre lover, Erika Swiney will present Beauty and the Beast adapted by Kathryn Schultz Miller, which was chosen by the students. This favourite classic fairy tale will be performed by a cast of 24 children from Prep to High School, who have formed a special bond and worked well as a team. Two of the boys have split the role of Bruno and Papa, whilst Matilda will be playing the part of Beauty and Mrs Teatime. Swiney has been ably assisted by Angela Leutton with her creativity and props, as well as make-up artists, Charlie Russo and Vanessa Chiarotto, and is extremely grateful to the Cassowary Coast Regional Council for the use of the venue. The play tells the story of a prince who is transformed into a hideous beast, as punishment for his cruel and selfish ways. Until he is loved by a good and fair lady, he will remain a beast forever. There is plenty of fun, comedy, and drama with a fast paced and exciting storyline. Swiney said it has been very rewarding to see how the children have really embraced the story and made it their own and it will feature all the favourite songs.

"I've been performing since I was in high school and Cast members rehearse one of the scenes from Beauty and the Beast, under the watchful eye of involved in theatre and musicals for many years having Director Erika Swiney.

treaded the boards at the Con Theatre when I was younger.” “Throughout the year, students have been encouraged to learn new skills and the classes have been beneficial for gaining confidence and learning new acting skills, both on and off stage, as well as dealing with emotions.” Beauty and the Beast opens at the Con Theatre, River Avenue, Innisfail on Friday, November 19 at 7:00pm and on Saturday, November 20 at 7:30pm. The show runs for about an hour and 10 minutes, with an interval of 10 - 15 minutes. A canteen will be operating with water, soft drink, tea, coffee, chips, chocolates, and cakes on sale. Tickets are available for sale now until the first show, so book now to avoid disappointment. Prices are $15.00 for adults, seniors/pensioners: $12.00, children under 15: $10.00, whilst children under the age of one are free.

Director Erika Swiney onstage with some of the Beauty and the Beast cast members.

Tickets are now on sale but are guaranteed to sell fast so, phone or text Erika on 0434 149 568 or Angela on 0429 303 628 to secure a seat.

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Locals helping locals with donations made to community organisations MARIA GIRGENTI

Sunday between 8.00am - 5.00pm.

CASSOWARY Coast Paws & Claws animal shelter and Australian Volunteer Coastguard QF15 Innisfail flotilla received a financial boost with a generous donation of $700 each.

The funds from the other donation will assist the Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws refuge with the ongoing veterinary costs and food for the animals.

The proceeds were raised from ticket sales from the ‘Rock by the River’ Cabaret held last month at the Innisfail Bowls Club, which featured a licensed bar and lucky door prizes.

Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws at 27 Downing Street, Innisfail recently held a highly successful Open Day with 11 animals adopted on the day. Bins are located at Woolworths and Coles in Innisfail, where members of the public can donate wet/dry dog and cat food, (especially kitten and puppy food), animal treats, toys, blankets, collars, leads, beds, bowls, cat litter etc. For further information and to view the lovely fur babies up for adoption, please visit the Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws Inc Facebook page.

The refuge is a not-for-profit organisation, so President Desley Winkleman and Karen Smith (Membership/Registration) were very appreciative of the generous donation.

Refuge operating hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9.00am - 11.00am, as well as Saturday mornings from 8.00am - 9.30am.

This private, invitation-only, event was attended by 100 guests, who danced the night away to live music by local band Zachariah. The idea to hold a cabaret was born when five local ladies and friends, Rhonda Mayocchi, Ourania Conomos, Nicole Hoare, Gina King, and Kerryl Gangemi were in Cardwell socialising over the May Day long weekend. After three months of preparation, the event took place as a fundraiser for local community organisations. Both organisations were overwhelmed by the generous donation, and Australian Volunteer Coastguard QF15 Flotilla Commander Neville Duncan said these funds would greatly assist with the purchase of a new computer for the Coastguard operations room. The Innisfail flotilla is part of a national marine rescue organisation run entirely by volunteers. Services provided include patrol of local and coastal waters, marine radio services, search and rescue, and public boating education. Anyone interested in finding out more about the many and varied volunteer roles with the Australian Coastguard are welcome to visit the Innisfail headquarters at Mourilyan Harbour on Saturday or

Snapping Tully AS a part of the build up to the Centenary of Tully in 2024, the Tully100 Centenary Steering Committee is undertaking a photo snapshot of our community. This will include photos of the descendants of pioneer families who were in Tully during the early 1920’s and 1930’s. If you are a descendant of a pioneer family and would like to be a part of the project, please email tullycentenary@gmail.com by Tuesday, October 12. The pioneer family photos can include all the available descendants of our early settlers’ parents, grandparents, kids, grandkids, etc. Some families have also chosen to hold photos of the original pioneers. The photos will be taken by Blume photography and will form part of a community exhibition in Tully and Innisfail and will also be used as a part of the Tully100 celebrations and be stored by Cassowary Coast Libraries for future generations. The Snapping Tully social snapshot is funded by the Cassowary Coast Regional Council through the Regional Arts Development Fund. This project is a celebration of heritage, community identity, sense of place, and social cohesion. This project will be a celebration of past history while acknowledging the present. Importantly, this project provides the community with a vehicle to record themselves visually, creating a

Kerryl Gangemi, Gina King, Rhonda Mayocchi, and Ourania Conomos presented donations of $700 to Innisfail Flotilla Commander Neville Duncan, and Karen Smith and Desley Winkleman from Cassowary Coast Paws & Claws animal refuge. Absent: Nicole Hoare

social snapshot. This project will create a social snapshot of our community as it stands today, forming part of a larger historical record for future generations. This is a momentum building project and forms part of a larger strategic vision of the community celebrating the centenary of Tully in 2024. The Tully100 Centenary Steering Committee is an initiative of the 4854: looking forward advocacy group; in partnership with the Tully and District Chamber of Commerce and the Tully Support Centre. If you are a descendant of a pioneer family and would like to be a part of the project, please email tullycentenary@ gmail.com by Tuesday, October 12. The Tully Support Centre is funded by the Queensland Government and services communities throughout the Cassowary Coast. The Tully Support Centre is located at 54 Bryant Street in Tully. Its opening hours are Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm; and Wednesday from 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm. To register your interest or more information about groups and other services, please call 40 681 004, check the Tully Support Centre online at www. tullysupportcentre.com.au or follow us on Facebook “Tully Support Centre Inc.”

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Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton

Thursday 3.15pm* 7.45pm* Fri/Sat

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Sunday

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Leif is left with a conditional inheritance when his estranged mother Honey dies. Before he can move into her picturesque Yosemite cabin, he has to complete her elaborate, and sometimes dubious, to-do list.

The true story of a small town, working class father who embarks on a solo walk across the U.S. to crusade against bullying after his son is tormented in high school for being gay.

The Colony

Time Is Up

M 1hr 44mins Thriller, Sci-Fi

M 1hr 20mins Drama

Nora Arnezeder, Lain Glen, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina

Bella Thorne, Benjamin Mascolo

Thurs/day 7.30pm

Thursday 5.15pm

Fri/Sat Sunday

8.45pm

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Set in the distant future, a female astronaut, shipwrecked on the long-decimated Earth, must decide the fate of the wasteland's remaining populace.

6.30pm

An accident will force 'Vivien' and Royan to come to a stop and reclaim their lives, one minute at the time, and finally start living in a present that perhaps will prove to be more exciting than any predefined.

Paw Patrol

Ainbo

G 1hr 26mins Animation, Adventure, Comedy

PG 1hr 24mins Animation, Adventure

Tyler Perry, Ron Pardo, Will Brisbin

Berado De Pula, Thom Hoffman

Fri/Sat 12.30pm* 2.15pm

Fri/Sat 10.00am FINAL

Sunday 1.30pm FINAL

Ryder and the pups are called to Adventure city to stop Mayor Himdinger from turning the bustling metropolis into ta state of chaos.

Ainbo—Spirit of the Amazon is the epic journey of a young hero and her spirit guides who embark on a quest to save their home in the spectacular Amazon Rainforest.

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Faithful servant Lorna Jones is farewelled by local Catholic community MARIA GIRGENTI MEMBERS of the Good Counsel Catholic Parish recently gathered after Sunday Mass for a shared morning tea to acknowledge the valuable contributions of well-loved parishioner Lorna Jones, aged 97, who is moving to Babinda. Parish Priest, Father Kerry Crowley presented Lorna with a beautiful flower arrangement on behalf of the community, as a token of appreciation for over 45 years of faithful service.

Parishioner and good friend Evelyn Halpin said Lorna was one of the oldest and longest serving members of the church community who will be sorely missed. Lorna was involved in Sacred Heart Sodality, Catholic Daughters of Australia (which became the Catholic Women’s League), the St Vincent de Paul Society, as well as pastoral care and family groups. She was also a Eucharistic Minister and Reader when the church accepted

lay people as ministers and continued to read at Villa Nova. She also forged strong friendships and was a great support to the Augustinian priests, Marist Brothers, and Good Samaritan Sisters. Lorna Jones (nee Merritt), the oldest of four, was born in Mackay in 1924, did her primary schooling in Mackay, and moved to Innisfail in 1938, at the age of 14. Lorna worked for a dressmaker in Innisfail for a couple of years. At the tender age of 17, Lorna went to Townsville with her grandmother for holidays. It was during World War II when Lorna met Owen, whom she knew through the Catholic Youth Movement, and who was a soldier in the army about to be posted overseas. As they exchanged letters for three years, romance blossomed, until the pair met up again at Lorna's 21st birthday, and in Brisbane when Owen was discharged from the Army. After the war ended, they were married in Lismore on December 13, 1945, had a honeymoon, and returned to Innisfail in the same year.

Lorna Jones was farewelled by Father Kerry Crowley and the Mother of Good Counsel Catholic community.

The couple loved the land and had a cane farm near the North Johnstone bridge for 10 years, before running a cattle farm at Pin Gin Hill for over 30 years.

Lorna Jones was presented with flowers by Parish Priest, Father Kerry Crowley. Over the years, Lorna and Owen led an active social life and were volunteers for the Innisfail Show Society and the Lady Lions Club, whilst Owen was involved with Innisfail Meals on Wheels and Innisfail Probus Club. Lorna was the first pastoral carer at Villa Nova aged care home over 20 years ago. In 2016, Lorna and Owen celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary, before Owen sadly passed away soon after. For many years, Lorna has been living independently at Warrina Lakes Retirement Village but has made the decision to move to the aged care wing at Babinda Hospital, where she will be close to her good friend and carer Julie Ghidella.

Innisfail Breast Cancer Support Group Cent Sale on now MARIA GIRGENTI INNISFAIL Breast Cancer Support Group’s sixth annual Cent Sale started at the Commonwealth Bank’s Innisfail branch on Tuesday and will run until the end of the month. This event is held in October, which is Australia’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month. There has been fantastic support from local businesses and supporters, which means there are sixty amazing

prizes up for grabs, including a raffle with vouchers valued at over $800. Tickets prices are $2 for one sheet, $5 for three sheets, and ten sheets for $10, which are available at the Commonwealth Bank, Innisfail until the 'Paint the Town Pink ' Day on Friday, October 29. All businesses are invited to dress up their shop windows during the month and to ‘pink up’ on October 29 to support the 20,030 Australians expected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021.

A wide range of IBSG, BCNA, and associated breast merchandise are also on sale. Breast cancer remains the most common cancer among Australian women (excluding non-melanoma skin cancer). Early detection is the key, and more ladies are realising the importance of breast screening every two years, as early intervention means higher survival rates. Any ladies with a family history of

breast cancer are encouraged to start screening at the age of forty, while others will be invited from the electoral role to start screening when they turn fifty. Survival rates continue to improve in Australia, with eighty-nine out of every one hundred women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer now living five or more years beyond diagnosis. Funds raised from this event will allow IBCSG to provide ongoing assistance to breast cancer patients in the Far North Queensland region.

Some of the fantastic prizes up for grabs at the IBCSG Cent Sale being held this month at the Commonwealth Bank Innisfail.

Friday, October 8, 2021

SCHOOL

New KindyLinQ program launched at Innisfail East State School MARIA GIRGENTI IN 2021, Innisfail East State School launched KindyLinQ, a new and exciting program, which is the only one of its kind to be offered on the Cassowary Coast. KindyLinQ is a free, play-based facilitated program for children aged three years (the year before they commence kindergarten). Youngsters can play, explore, sing, create, and socialise with their parents/carers, other children, and experienced staff, in a safe and welcoming space. The program offers guidance for families on how they can support their child’s learning and development at home.

expectations of school-age children.

It also assists in connecting families with approved kindergarten providers. “Another lovely thing that has come out of this program is the development of friendships amongst the KindyLinQ families. They are such a friendly crew, and it is nice to think that they will keep in contact as they take their children on to Kindy together,” commented Ms Teixeira, the Program Teacher. There have been fun times at KindyLinQ playing with foam sand, and playdough. It has been great finding out about dinosaurs, especially about the Stegosaurus.

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The kids at KindyLinQ explored the story ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ which had them following a trail only to discover a caterpillar of their own on the KindlyLinQ fence. KindyLinQ is open to all local families, not just those likely to attend Innisfail East State School. The program is held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10.00am - 12.00pm, at Innisfail East State School’s Preschool building. Parents/carers should bring a hat, sunscreen, and water bottle for their child/children. Parents with children aged two and a half to three and a half years are invited to join the KindyLinQ family, with the invitation extended to younger siblings to attend with them as well. For further information on KindyLinQ, please contact the school on 4078 0111.

“It is so wonderful to see the social and emotional growth of the KindyLinQ kids from the beginning of the program to now. It is amazing to see these shy and quiet little children develop into confident social beings.” Ms Teixeira, the Teacher of the program said, “The parents and grandparents have also gained so much from the program, and it has been pleasing to see them playing, creating, reading, and working with their child instead of doing it for them.” KindyLinQ activities are run by qualified staff members Ms Teixeira, Ms Walker, and Ms Loretta. Children will learn valuable skills to support them now and later in their learning journey. This includes socialising, managing their emotions, and developing language skills, to ensure they can effectively communicate their ideas and needs. The mums, dads, and grandparents, who attend KindyLinQ with the children, agree it is a fun and very interactive program. One grandparent said, “I love the structure of the program and the friendliness of the group. Great kids!” The program is guided by the Early Years Learning Framework and is separate from the curriculum

There are plenty of fun activities for children to take part in at Innisfail East State School’s KindyLinQ program.

Teacher Carolyn Teixeira, with children and family members, during a KindyLinQ session at Innisfail East State School.

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ENTRANT NAME:_______________________________________________ Entrant MUST be in Rotary Park at the Mardi Gras on Saturday Night, 30th October to be able to claim prize. No stand-ins/proxy allowed – if the entrant is not present, the prize will be redrawn. One entry per person. Entries close Thursday 28th October 5pm.

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BUSINESS NAME Ray White Bisson’s Electrical Felix Reitano Furniture & Real Estate Ace Computer Solutions Heaven Scent The Paper Shop Performance Physio Fiori With Love Repco Merv’s Stationary Hip Pocket Workwear Robyn’s Mobile Computer Service Ingham Embroidery & Shirt Design Ingham Antiques & Secondhand JoJo’s Place Happy Days Training Ingham Sewing Centre Nutrien Harcourts Ingham Motorcycles & Mowers Spic n Span LaDah Bike & Power Sportspower Ingham Furniture Center Harvey Norman Toyworld Tropical Vets Guardian Pharmacy Salvation Army A.S. Dibella Mechanical Repairs Goodyear Tyre Centre

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ENTRANT NAME:______________________________________________ _ Entrant MUST be in Rotary Park at the Mardi Gras on Saturday 30th October to be able to claim prize. No stand-ins/proxy allowed – if the entrant is not present, the prize will be redrawn. One entry per person. Entries close Thursday 28th October 5pm FORMS TO BE DROPPED AT EITHER RAY WHITE ON CARWRIGHT ST OR NQIB ON LANNERCOST ST

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EAST INGHAM SECTION

WEST INGHAM SECTION

BUSINESS NAME Workways La Monro Hair & Beauty Oasis Coffe Lounge NAB Ingham Real Estate Bossi Boots Lisa Maree Studio 54 Hari Design House of Harvey Ingham Travel Majestic Café Let it be Blues Cynthia’s Barber Underages Barnes Sewing Center Knights Muscle Life Ur Way Rachel Cauchi Optometrist Picture This Framed Terry White Chemart CBA Canegrowers Mitre 10 Hinchinbrook Shire Council Lisa Maree 2 Re-Style Pop Up Shop NQIB MENZ I-Love Rockmans Tony the Barber Lou’s Food Emporium Blanco’s Butchery Ingham Mazda

MARAKA SPOT THE WINDOW ENTRY FORM

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| 13 The Maraka Festival is just around the corner! MARAKA FEATURE

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HE Maraka Festival is just around the corner and an old favorite is back. The Spot the Window competition has long been a favorite amongst Hinchinbrook residents, with over 60 business houses taking part in this year’s competition, sponsored by Ray White Ingham. Festival spokesperson Kieran Volpe says the completion dates back over 25 years, and is the perfect opportunity to set foot around the CBD and check out businesses they may not have needed to in the past. “Spot the Window is essentially walking around town to the listed business houses looking into their

display windows, and finding the item on display that the business does not sell. Some are easy, some a hard. It gets the mind thinking, but is also good exercise as the business houses stretch all the way from western Lannercsot St, through Herbert St, and up Cartwright St. it’s a great thing for the entire family to get involved in, I have fond memories of doing his with my grandmother when I was young”. All participating business houses will have a yellow poster in their window indicating that are part of the competition. There are 2 lists, one for West Ingham and one for East Ingham, and both must be completed to enter.

“Along the way, it’s a great way of encouraging people to venture and look into businesses they may never have been into before, and possibly discover something they may wish to purchase, or, find out something is available here in Ingham that they were not aware of previously” Mr Volpe Said. There were 100’s of entries in the 2019 festival, with this year’s prize money $300 for first place, as well as 2 x $100 runner up prizes. The winner must be present on Mardi Gras night to claim the prize. Additionally, with Ticketed events coming up, tickets themselves go on sale for the following events:

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Afternoon Tea – 9am – 2pm, Tuesday 12th & Wednesday 13th October, in front of the Royal Hotel 9am – 2pm, Tuesday 19th & Wednesday 20th October, in front of the Royal Hotel (Unless sold out earlier) Presentation Night – 9am – Midday Thursday 14th October, in front of Lisa Maree 9am – Midday Thursday 21st October, in front of Lisa Maree Tickets for the Afternoon Tea are always a sellout, and WILL NOT be available for purchase at the door on the day. For further information, please contact Lynette Croton on 0438 761 393

**Participating Business**

SPOT THE WINDOW

1 X $300 1ST PRIZE 2 X $100 2ND PRIZE

Entry forms available at NQIB, Maraka Facebook Page, or in Friday 8th October’s edition of the Wet Tropic Times, and can be dropped into NQIB. Winners MUST be present in Rotary Park on Mardi Gras night to claim the prize, entries close strictly Thursday 28 October 2021. For further information, please call Lynette – 0438 761 393

COMMUNITY

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Lots of Activities Happening at the Tully Nursing home BY LIZ TODD, BOARD PRESIDENT I have the privilege of chatting with residents on a regular basis. They reminisce about their younger days, get frustrated when they cannot remember something, feel lonely as they are not able to be with family and friends, or are disappointed when their body is not working like it used to. However, those who work or volunteer at the Home have some understanding of the challenges of growing old. Today, I would like to say “thank you” to those who prepare and run the activities at the

Friday, October 8, 2021

The end of an era for Station Hotel

Home. They make life fun and interesting for residents! Have a look at our recent MANY businesses In Ingham closed photos, and you will see what I mean. early last Thursday to go and spend the Our CWA ladies have once again afternoon and evening with Keith Hogg shown their generosity and community on his last day, which marked the end of spirit by donating some beautiful crotchet and fabric blankets, handmade an era for a Hinchinbrook icon. Keith, and his late, lifelong partner by themselves. We sincerely thank them for their contribution to our Home, as Dulcie Harvey, and her parents before these must have taken vast amounts of her, dedicated their lives to the Station, time to complete.

this year marking 69 years in business between them. Keith had been part of that for 57 years. Keith Hogg celebrated his last day as publican of the iconic Ingham Pub with patrons and friends, before handing over the reins to fellow local publican Gavin Bacchiella.

If you would like to know more about what is happening at the Home, please have a look at our Facebook page, which is updated regularly.

Nursing Home gardening day Indian dancing

Thank you CWA!

Thank you CWA ladies

Nursing Home flower arranging

Dancing

Queensland Police Service launches Community Experience Survey THE Queensland Police Service (QPS) has today launched a state-wide survey to gather feedback from the Queensland community. This valuable community feedback will be used to inform future enhancements to policing services. The Community Experience Survey will seek the views and experiences of individuals or businesses who have contacted the QPS through Policelink, by phoning Triple Zero (000) or by attending a police station in person. Individuals or businesses may receive an email or SMS invitation to complete the survey online. Acting Superintendent Rebecca Martin said the Community Experience Survey was an important opportunity for the QPS to hear feedback directly from the community and would form the basis of future enhancements to the way services are delivered across the state. “By conducting this survey, we are able to gain a snapshot of how our services are being received by those who matter most, members of the Queensland community,” Acting Superintendent Martin said. “We will use this feedback to inform

future enhancements to the services provided as we continue to grow and respond to our state’s policing needs.” Acting Superintendent Martin said the QPS wanted to assure the community that this is a legitimate survey. “We do want to assure members of our community that if they are contacted to take part in this survey it is a legitimate invitation from the QPS,” she said. “The invitations will come from our independent research partner, Enhance Research. Responses will be anonymous, and the survey should only take around five to seven minutes to complete.” “We always recommend that people be aware and alert for phishing text messages or contact that may not be legitimate and check Scamwatch for the latest information. The QPS will never ask you to provide any bank account or personal financial details or ask you to make direct payments.” For more information and FAQs, visit: www.police.qld.gov.au/initiatives/ community-experience-survey

Friday, October 8, 2021

REAL ESTATE

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SPARKLES WITH CHARM

WORK FROM HOME POTENTIAL

SHOWCASE

Slice of paradise Lugger Bay (South Mission Beach) Lot 2 Explorers Drive Inspection by appointment Stacey Quaid 0418 773 258 For Sale by Expressions of Interest closing October 28, 2021, at 4pm

LUGGER Bay is an exquisite slice of paradise at Mission Beach, and only around two hours south from Cairns International Airport in Far North Queensland. The iconic 67.99Ha Lugger Bay freehold site encompasses 2.4km of undulating coastline with long sandy beaches and frontage to Lugger, Turtle and Kennedy Bays. The property is largely undeveloped but has sheds, water tank, steel cattle yards and fenced stock paddocks, and a DA for 12 acreage lots, a balance of 35.2Ha lot plus common area.

SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME

Land Area 809 sqm

This home is just waiting for its next family. • Located in a quiet cul-de-sac of Goondi. • Air conditioned, fans and security screened. • Close to schools, buses, town and sports complex. • Large covered entertainment area.

$260,000 – List #9010 http://aarealty.net/property/9010/

Call Kylie on 0428 944 563

INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY

Land Area 1012 sqm

• 3 bedroom home • Corner block with 2 street access • 1,012sqm block • Currently tenanted at $250p/wk • 9km to Etty Bay

$199,000 - List #1332 http://aarealty.net/property/1332/

Call Kylie on 0428 944 563

Land Area 799 sqm

If you don’t want to settle for anything less, this one is for you! All the hard work has been done. Three bedrooms, office nook, rumpus room and open plan living. There is also an entertainment area .Situated in a modern subdivision surrounded by similar properties. Approximately ½ km to popular primary school and other facilities. Inspection a must !

$379,000

https://aarealty.net/property/1399/

Call Fran on 0401 191 258

Land Area 2167 sqm

• Industrial zoning • 2,167 Sqm block • Partially Air conditioned • Breezy Covered Deck

$300,000 List #1416 https://aarealty.net/property/1416/

Call Louise on 0448 751 963

* * EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST * * 94 Porter Promenade, Mission Beach

Vacant land: 1,083 sqm. Town water and sewerage, rainforest at the rear of the property. 200 metres* to the beach, 900 metres* to Clump Point boat ramp, 1.4 km* to Perry Harvey Jetty. Public toilets in 3 locations - Jetty, boat ramp and at the beach. *Approximately List #1413

Expressions of Interest close Thursday 14th of October 2021 and must be delivered to A&A Realty at 70 Edith St, Innisfail QLD 4860 by 4pm. Inspections available by appointment.

For Information Contact on 0418 774 849 ForFurther Further Information, Contact Alf Alf on 0418 774 849

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FOR SALE

Jumping Castle Business

SHOP L O CA L

For Sale

Includes Jumping Castles, inflatable rides, food machines, webpage, insurance and everything needed for a busy fully operating amusement business servicing all of FNQ. If you are motivated, fit and keen to earn a good cash flow income, with mainly weekend work, then this business is for you. Located in Cairns.

We Support Local Business. Contact us and see how we can help yours.

For more information, please call or send a message.

Phone: $65,000 Ph : 0437 550 101 4068 0088 ACCOMMODATION

VILLA MARINE APARTMENTS

Fully self contained, Yorkeys Knob Cairns Pet Friendly 2 persons 1 night $109.00 2 person 2 nights $198.00 Phone: 4055 7158

WANTED TO BUY

John Deere

Ride-On Mowers Any Condition

Instant Pickup – Cash Paid

0408 465 162

SCHOOL OPEN DAY

READY SET

FUNERAL DIRECTORS FUNERAL NOTICE

BERNARDI, Frank

Aged 82 years. Late of lnnisfail. Dearly Loved Husband of Deanna. Loved Father and Father-in-law of Peter, Dean and Tammy. Loving Brother of Lenny and Noel (dec). Loved Brother-in-law and Uncle. All Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend a Funeral Service for Frank commencing at 2.00 p.m. TUESDAY 12th October 2021 in The Chapel of Blacks Funerals Crematorium 18 Scullen Avenue, lnnisfail. The Service will be Live Streamed via www.blacksfunerals.com.au/Tribute-Centre.

PREP

OPEN DAY

ENROLMENTS ARE NOW OPEN FOR PREP 2022! We look forward to meeting you at our Ready Set Prep Open Days, where you and your child will have an opportunity to engage in various school activities. We have a warm sense of community spirit here at El Arish State School, as we are a rich heritage school valuing the past while preparing our students for the ever changing world. Principal: Nicole Epple

OCTOBER 18TH 9-11AM

Principal SchoolTour MeettheTeacher

HARLE, Senta Emilie

Aged 96 years. Late of Bingil Bay Beloved Wife of Vincent (dec). Loving Mother of John (dec), Yvonne, Errol, Russell (dec), Merryl, Mark, Robin (dec) and Steve. Mother-In-Law, Grandma and Great Grandma of their families. All Relatives and Friends are respectfully invited to attend a Graveside Service for Senta commencing at 1.00 p.m. Wednesday, 13th October, 2021 at the New Tully Lawn Cemetery.

Members of the Australian Funeral Directors Assoc.

Funeral Home – Chapel & Crematorium Bronze Plaques – Funeral Bonds 18 Scullen Avenue Innisfail (07) 4061 6806 66 Butler Street, Tully (07) 4068 1188

Servicing the Cassowary Coast for Three Generations

Other opportunities to get ready for Prep: TERM 4 Wk 4: Wk 5: Wk 6: Wk 7: Wk 8:

Tuesday 26th October (Library lesson) Friday 5th November (Kitchen Garden lesson) Thursday 11th November (The Arts lesson) Wednesday 17th November (HPE lesson) Monday 22nd November (In class lesson)

Please contact us for specific lesson times

Our School Vision Growing a stronger, more sustainable future by providing an enjoyable, innovative& meaningful education for students of all abilities.

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AOG / ACC / Churhes Of Christ

Church times across the region

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Baptist Family Centre Innisfail,

11am, Sun, Bruce Highway, Cardwell

9:30am, Sun, 12 Tierney St, Innisfail Estate

Sugar Reef Baptist Church, 9:30am, S, “The Knightclub” 38 Herbert St, Ingham Baptist Independent, 11am, Sun, 77 Halifax Rd, Ingham

Non-denominational Empower Church Innisfail,

10am, Sun, 191-193 Mourilyan Rd, South Innisfail

Uniting Churches

DOWN: 1 Colourless flammable oil

22 Apportioned

2 Russian monetary units 3 Snow houses

24 A holy person 25 Book of the Bible

4 Vote of no

27 High-pitched piercing cry

5 Permeable by water

28 Secret

6 Man’s name

30 Bird home

9 Second hand

32 Crust formed over a cut

11 Brilliant display

35 Greek letter

14 Royal 15 Margins

23 Responsibility

17 Fellows (coll)

24 Took a seat

18 Dance

25 Very strong wind

19 Examination of accounts

Cassowary Coast Uniting Churchs:

5pm, Sun, 6a Mcquillan st, Tully,

Innisfail,

Ingham District Uniting Churches:

10.30am, Sun, 8 Scullen Ave, Mighell, Innisfail Mission Beach, 8am, Sun, 2224 Tully-Mission Beach Rd, Mission Beach, Kurrimine Beach, 3pm, 1st Sun of month, Kurrimine Beach Chapel (beside the motel), 5/9 Hawthorne Dr, Kurrimine Beach,

Seventh Day Adventist Seventh Day Adventist Innisfail, 10:30am, Sat ,Bible Study, 11am, Sat, 114 Lawrence Road, Bamboo Creek

Ingham, 10am, Sun 16 Herbert St, Ingham Halifax, 8am, Sun 12 Anderssen St, Halifax Blue Haven Lodge, Ingham, 11am (2nd & 4th Tues) Tully Seventh Day Adventist Church, Sat 9:30am Sabbath School, Sat 11am, 1 Edward St, Tully

St Marks Lutheran Church, 9am, Sun, 34 Townsville Road, Ingham

Anglican Churches

St John Anglican Church,

St Albans Anglican

3pm, 3rd Sun of month, Motel

Church,

Chapel, Kurrimine Beach

9am, Sun, 83 Rankin Street, Innisfail

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Tully Tongan Uniting,

Lutheran

21 Joke

HARD

Churches of Christ Care Rockingham Home Aged Care Service, 9am Fri, 3rd Fri of month, 40 Jamieson St, Cardwell Cardwell Baptist Church,

Street, Tully 37

Life Church, 10am, Sun, 28-32 Townsville Road, Ingham

Baptist Churches

Tully Baptist Church, 10am, Sun, 6 Plumb

26 Showed the way 27 Plant juice 28 Rooms in a prison 29 Cut 31 Aft 33 Outlets for air 34 Agrees upon 36 Yoghurt dish 37 Angered (coll) 38 Ascends

Tully Family Church, 9am, Sun, 2 Watkins St, Tully Cardwell AOG, 9:30am Sun, Shire Hall, Cardwell Mission Beach Family Church, 6pm, Sun, Unit 3, 2-4 Stephens Street, Mission Beach

6:30pm, Sun, Ladies Church

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No. 12957 AND CLUES ACROSS: 2 Abduct

CROSSWORD SOLUTION No. 12956 H U G A N G E R A N E L T A N G E D U T E D E A L S R F C A R E E I D L U A R O D V I E N N E L S E S W R

O S S C W A R I N Y D G A P A L R S E D S P E N A G E N C

I P A R R E E A L L F P R E E R S I C S O H

G G E S A N T F E E F I E O N W A N G D A I O N E D U T H S I

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Holy Trinity (Ingham),

St John Anglican Church,

6pm Sat, 9:30am, Sun, 37

5pm, Sat, 2 Black Street, Tully

McIlwraith Street,Ingham

John Oliver Feetham Pioneer Memorial

All Souls,

9am, Sun, 45 Bruce Highway,

7:30am, Sun, 10 Four Mile

Cardwell

Road, Victoria Estate

Catholic Diocese St Rita’s Babinda, 7am, Sun, 15 Church St, Babinda

St Clare’s, 6.00pm Sat Vigil; 9am Sun 13 Mars St, Tully

Mother of Good Counsel, Our Lady Star of the Sea,

6:30pm Sat Vigil, 9am, Sun, 90 Rankin St, Innisfail Our Lady of Fatima, 10am, Sun, 32 Glasgow Street, El Arish, St John the Evangelist, 6pm, Sat, 4 Harold Street, Silkwood, St Rita’s South Johnstone, 7am, 1st, 3rd & 5th/month, 5 Green Street, South Johnstone Christ the King, 7am, 2nd & 4th/month, 10 Harbour Road, Mourilyan Holy Spirit, Mission Beach 7am Sun, 12 Webb Rd, Wongaling Beach

8:30am, 1st Sun/month, 5pm Sun (except 1st Sunday), 121 Victoria St, Cardwell Ingham Region Catholic Parishes: St Patrick’s, 8:30am, Sunday, 18 Abbott Street, Ingham St Peter’s, 7am, Sunday, 10 Scott Street, Halifax, Canossa Chapel, 10am, Sunday, St Teresa’s College / 3819 Abergowrie Rd St Teresa’s, Trebonne, 10am

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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

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TRADES & SERVICES

INSTALLING AND CLEANING

Registered Acupuncturist AIRCONDITIONING

Private Health Fund Rebates Traditional & Laser Acupuncture Cupping Therapy Holistic Treatments, Healing & Pain Relief

Tully: Tuesday and Saturday Innisfail: Wednesday and Friday

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NQ outraged as regional QLDERS excluded from trial REGIONAL Queenslanders have been devastatingly locked out of the Palaszczuk Labor Government’s home quarantine trial in what has been described by Hinchinbrook MP Nick Dametto as “as lazy policy”. Despite more than 3,000 Queenslanders currently being stranded outside their home state, many of whom are from North and regional Queensland, the Government has limited its home quarantine trial only to those in the south-east. Mr Dametto said the decision was indefensible and defied logic – he called on his fellow North Queensland MPs to back him on the issue. The Hinchinbrook MP said the latest callous development left him at a loss as to how to instruct his electorate staff to respond to ongoing constituent calls and complaints about the State’s border closures. “People across Queensland are hurting collectively and have been calling for home quarantine to be reintroduced for some time. This isn’t only a Brisbane and surrounds issue,” he said. “On behalf of the people of regional Queensland, we demand our Premier and Chief Health Officer expand this trial to regional Queenslanders.

“We have people from Townsville, Ingham, Mount Isa, Biloela, the list goes on, all desperate to get back home to Queensland just as much as anyone in Brisbane. “This should be about apply this equilaterally across the state.” The home quarantine trial, due to commence on October 11, will allow south-east Queenslanders from the Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Ipswich, Logan, Gold Coast, and the Redlands Local Government Areas to participate. Queensland Health told the Courier Mail that up to 1,000 people will be part of the trial, but that the eligibility criteria was strict and only those who were “invited” could apply for a spot. Alongside the geographic criteria, candidates must be fully-vaccinated, be prepared to travel after October 11, fly into Brisbane, and live in one of eight south-east Queensland council areas. Candidates would also require a suitable home quarantine site, which must be a “freestanding” private dwelling with no shared common areas accessible by other people. This, therefore, excludes people living in apartments.

Mr Dametto said regional Queenslanders lived primarily in “freestanding” homes, with space rarely an issue in communities like Townsville, Cairns and Mount Isa. He asked that the Premier and Chief Health Officer Jeanette Young immediately reconsider their decision to exclude North and regional Queenslanders from the trial. “There’s absolutely no reason why we cannot have the trial rolled out across the state, we have the resources and are logistically-equipped,” he said. “Brisbane Airport is obviously the south-east’s arrivals hub, but there is absolutely no reason why Townsville’s airport as well as those in other large regional centres cannot operate in the same way. “Both airports have an international airport component that’s not being utilised at the moment. “The text message checks can operate irrespective of geography and compliance issues can be handled by police.” “Once again the State Government has proven they govern for the south-east only, while the rest of us are treated like mugs.”

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on the management of specific fisheries and are an important communication and consultative forum between fishing stakeholders, Fisheries Queensland and the government,” Mr Furner said.

Mr Furner said the Government was committed to its Sustainable Fisheries reforms to protect fishing jobs and ensure there were sufficient fish stocks for our children and grandchildren.

“The new Freshwater Fisheries Working Group will be integral to delivering world-class, sustainable fisheries management in Queensland for future generations to enjoy.”

“A selection panel considered nominations against a list of criteria to ensure the new working group has balanced representation across regions and stakeholder interests to provide a wide range of views,” Mr Furner said.

New working group a fresh take on freshwater fisheries management THE future management of freshwater fishing in Queensland is in good hands, with the appointment of a new Freshwater Fisheries Working Group. Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said fishery working groups are a priority to improve engagement with the community on how to best manage fisheries resources. “These groups provide important operational advice

“18 members who represent stakeholders including freshwater fish stocking groups and their peak body, recreational fishers, charter operators, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, scientists and conservationists have been appointed. “I would like to thank all the applicants who expressed an interest in being part of the new fishery working group which will provide advice over the next two years.” Queensland’s freshwater fisheries support a wide range of recreational pursuits and regional economic development. The Stocked Impoundment Permit Scheme returns around $800,0000 dollars a year in direct funding to community-based fish stocking groups and contributes to regional economies across Queensland through recreation and tourism. The first Freshwater Fisheries Working Group meeting is scheduled for late October 2021. For information about Queensland’s fishery working groups and their members, visit www.daf.qld.gov. au/business-priorities/fisheries/sustainable/fisheryworking-groups.

Agriculture Visa changes great news for Northern Australia

FARMERS and primary producers across Northern Australia are a step closer to benefitting from the Liberal and National Government’s new Australian Agriculture Worker Visa, just in time for the mango picking season. The historic announcement that the Ag Visa is now law ensures Northern farmers will have more help to secure the long-term labour force needed. Special Envoy for Northern Australia, Senator Susan McDonald, said the Agriculture Visa will also create a pathway to permanent residency for those workers. “I have spoken to many primary producers in North and Central Queensland who were in dire straits due to the lack of backpackers coming in to pick crops. In response, we promised this visa and we’ve delivered it. The creation of the Ag visa under the Migration Regulations is landmark moment for the sector and delivers on our promise to have it in place this year,” she said. “The Ag Visa will be the biggest structural change to agricultural workforce in our nation’s history and producers in Northern Australia are poised to be able to grab the benefits with both hands. “The visa will be available to seasonal workers, skilled and semiskilled workers, and will be open to South East Asian countries in conjunction with Pacific Island workers under our Pacific Labour Scheme. “The Bowen district is already at $60-$80 million in crop losses and the district’s mango growers were also facing a similarly grim outlook. “We’ve also had abattoirs operating at reduced capacity because of labour shortages. All this means trouble for our food producers but also increased prices for consumers. “But the Morrison Government has responded with a solution that will help farms, fisheries, forestry and

agricultural processing sectors get access to workers under this visa. “Worker restrictions have always been a problem, but it has been taken to the next level with COVID and the subsequent international and internal borders. “We now have a visa that will give Northern Australia a long term, reliable workforce for our agricultural industries.

“The Liberals and Nationals will always stand up for regional and rural Australia, and with this Agriculture Visa we have again delivered.”

The regulation provides a new Australian Agriculture Worker stream which will provide for the entry and temporary stay of workers across primary industries sectors. This provides the pathway for workers to arrive with first worker arrivals once partner country negotiations are complete. Any workers will also need to meet necessary Federal and State quarantine requirements. Senator McDonald repeated her calls for the Queensland Government to establish more regional quarantine centres to speed up the flow of workers to where they’re needed. “The Federal Government has pulled out all stops to help our primary producers but we really need the Queensland Government to act with more urgency,” she said.

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GRANTS could solve North Qld’s pig of a problem BOB Katter, Member for Kennedy, has joined KAP State Member for Hill, Shane Knuth, and cane growers from Innisfail in a call for grants to be made available to farmers who are desperate to control millions of feral pigs that continue to destroy their crops. Silkwood cane grower, Levis Campagnola said the pigs were having a significant impact on profits and immediate help was needed from the State and Federal Governments to establish better control measures. “If a grant could be available for the structure of fences on our boundary, it would go a long way. We aren’t asking for a handout, not a total subsidy, just a grant where the farmer puts some money in, and the government puts some money in,” he said. “We share a boundary with a National Park which we aren’t allowed to touch, and it is full of pigs, so even if you get rid of a sow and boar, within a month or two, the pigs have multiplied and replaced the ones you’ve removed.” “Once a family of pigs get into your cane, the traps are not effective for stopping them. They learn to know where the traps are and avoid them, and by the time you notice the pig damage, they have devasted an entire crop,” Mr Campagnola said. “There are limited number of pig hunters, which are the only effective way to combat them. If you frighten them away with dogs, they are back within a few days. Poison is effective but we live in a pristine area here and we value the environment we live in and so we want to protect our wildlife and our dogs which have been known to pick up scraps laced with the poison.” “When Panama sprung up here, the banana farmers spent thousands upon thousands of dollars to keep the pigs out. As a cane farmer you are only a small spoke in the industry, but an important one. I know of one farmer who on a hectare crop, by the time she cut it, only got 164 tonnes in a farm that could produce 400 tonnes.” “The pigs chew the bottom of the stalk, it falls over and then they move to the next the crop. They can take one area over a matter of days, so you see the urgency of getting better control measures in place.” South Johnstone cane grower, Craig Darveniza has had some success with

trapping but not enough to keep up with the inundation. “I think it is something that just needs to be done, and soon. We have just got a continuous supply of pigs coming out of the rainforest and national parks. You catch a mob of pigs and within ten days they are replaced.” “We are trapping continuously, and all we are doing is keeping a cap on them.” Mr Katter said he would continue to put pressure on the Federal Government to front up with the funding.“The pavement pansies in the metropolitan areas think that nature is fighting for survival, but in the real world, our natural wonderland, North Queensland, is under giant threat from the tens of millions of feral pigs and probably now 12 or 15 million hectares taken over by the Prickly Acacia tree.” “The pig numbers were once controlled in our pig hunting days. On a good weekend, we’d have got maybe 400-500 pigs. But now they rule the roost.” “One trapper/farmer has lost 16.5 acres of cane in the last couple of months and there is no answer for them. The pigs just dig, destroy and desert, back into the environmentalist dreamland called our ‘National Parks’. “National Parks are nothing but fire starters, pig pens and weed nurseries.” “The pigs take out the roots system of banana trees, which is the binder of the soil, and they chew the base of the sugar stems on the giant sugar cane stalks, leaving carnage behind them.” Mr Katter said that culling practices had to comprise a combination of trapping, aerial shooting and recreational pig hunting but that he was opposed to poisoning the pigs given the risk to native wildlife. “They eat the cassowary eggs, so there is no way that cassowaries, the turtles, the western dunnarts and probably a hundred other species are going to survive with the pigs.” “There is a place for trapping but there is no way in the world you can trap 12 million pigs, and since each female pig can start reproducing at 6-8 months of age having 4-6 piglets per litter, the numbers will just grow and grow and grow.” “God bless the boys that still go out with their dogs and their pig stickers. They might get two or three pigs in a day, but if they went out with their semi rifles, they might get a hundred.”

Mr Knuth said this was an issue which had been ongoing for a long time. “The reality is that KAP have been warning governments and authorities for years now about the feral pig problem,” Mr Knuth said. “It is time to step up and provide more funding for aerial pig shooting and for recreational hunters to receive permits to access state forests and national parks, which are a huge breeding ground for feral pigs.” “We have constantly had the issue

raised to us by hundreds of people, including farmers and environmentalist, on the impact feral pigs are causing on crops, our turtles, cassowary and other wildlife and the spread of Panama.” “Now feral pigs are even digging up residential front lawns.” “We almost have more pigs in this country than we have people. It is long overdue for both governments to step up and do something about these feral pests.”

Sugar Mill Crushing Statistics

Wilmar Sugar Herbert region mills Week 16 ending October 2, 2021 This week

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South Johnstone Mill

Week 16 ending October 1, 2021

Week 15 ending October 3, 2021

Season to date

This week

Season to date

Cane crushed

200,472

2,476,167

Tonnes Cane crushed

100,516

1,501,440

Tonnes Cane crushed

69,999

747,156

District CCS

12.86

12.67

District CCS

12.54

12.70

District CCS

11.52

11.50

3.89M

Crop forecast

Still to crush:

2.55M

Crop forecast

1,048,560

Percentage crushed

58.6%

1.275M

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GREG SHANNON WELL, as the year moves on, planting is still going on at a frantic pace. This year’s planting is probably 2-3 weeks later than usual because of all the rain received up until the start of September. One of things we are currently doing is checking the germination of some of the newer varieties as they come into the system. The newest variety, SRA 28, which was introduced to the industry in 2020, is one where we are monitoring germination of late planted crops. For testing germination, all we do is

mark out a 10m section of a row, and count the stalks from 10 days after planting, up to 70 days after planting, at several different locations across the district. This way we can check the speed of germination at different locations, under different growing conditions (sub-districts) and times of year, to try to isolate variety germination characteristics, because there are so many factors that can affect germination speed and reliability. In other news, last week we hit a milestone with another one of the newer varieties, SRA 26, being classed as ‘commercial’ with just over 4000 tonnes

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coming through the mill. This particular variety was introduced to the industry in 2019 and showed immediate promise in local trials conducted in 2019-2020. We have a local benchmark of crushing a minimum of 4000 tonnes for a new variety to be considered commercial. This is to avoid situations where a small amount of a variety is crushed and produces exceptional yield but may not provide a true reflection of commercial performance. Once there are more than 4000 tones, this means around 450-500 hectares of a variety has been harvested. Again, SRA 26 will not be suited to all situations, but it is a solid yielding cane, with mid to late CCS, and it is resistant to Pachymetra. We think it will contribute to mid to late season CCS, similar to Q200. In fact, to date, the highest CCS result we have had from the mobile mill was from SRA 26 taken in November 2019 from a Murray trial. Also worth mentioning is a new initiative on which SRA have embarked in collaboration with the local industry to highlight opportunities to improve

productivity and profitability, including local application of the latest research outputs. This initiative, known as a Local Expert Analysis (LEA), began a few weeks ago. There are already ideas and new areas of research that are of real interest, which we will be keen to pursue as an industry. One of these, still in the experimental phase but showing great potential, is a process to test for RSD in the mill itself. Last week, we had scientists from the University of Queensland, who are involved in a project with our locally based plant pathologist Dr Rob Magarey, visit the mill to test equipment and processes. There will certainly a lot more information about this work coming from SRA as this project progresses. In fact, both of our locally based SRA Researchers, Dr Rob Magarey and Dr Danielle Skocaj, are heavily involved in the LEA process, and we are very fortunate to have them doing this work with us.

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Bowls News Ingham Ladies’ Bowls THE members of Ingham, Macknade, and Noorla Clubs played in the Ingham Carnival. There were 2 rounds of 10 ends each and the overall winners were N. Mancuso, B. Eddleston, A. Rutherford, and L. Melvin. In Round 1, they defeated M. Spano, J. Fnoglio, L. DiBella, and S. Ryan, 10-5, and in the second round, they defeated G. Bison, R. Rose, G. Cockrell, and N. Evans, 13-5. In other Round 1 games D. Morgan, M. Bandiera, J. Craven, and L. Marbelli defeated G. Bisson, R. Rose,

G. Cockrell, and N. Evans, 13-6; and M. Moore, J. Casanovas, and A. Fudriga drew with C. Hewitt, K. Rotondo, and P. Miguel,10-10.

Wallis, defeated Team “Dutchy” with Lee Mayell and Steve Hunter, 24/12.

In Round 2, skips only, S. Ryan defeated P. Miguel, 17-9 and A. Fudriga defeated L. Marbelli, 13-6.

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SUNDAY, October 3, Mixed Social Bowls The Team of Dan Dunne, Anna Della Bella, and Rob Nowell defeated the Team of Delmo Tarditi, Daniel Gauci, and Tim Wallis, 32/11. The team of Morris Pedrola, Jan Harvey, and Alan Hudson defeated the Team of Glen Harvey, Barry Green, and Ann Hollingsworth, 18/13. Wednesday, October 6, Mixed Social Bowls Glorious weather with summer in the air saw the Team of Jan Harvey with Anna Della Bella and Alan Hudson, being defeated by the Team of Denise Charman with Rob Nowell and Delmo Tarditi, 11/22. The Team of Glen Harvey, with Tony Cates and Tim

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Babinda Bowls Club THE winners of the Thursday Social Bowls held on September 30, were Les Maxwell, Ron Omodei, and Joe Vella. The runners-up were Bill Price and Jim Azzopardi. Please have your names in by 12.30pm for a 1pm start this Thursday.

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Innisfail Ladies Bowls LAST Saturday, many ladies enjoyed taking part in the Innisfail Bowls Club Patron’s Day and special thanks goes to John Morrison for sponsoring the day. Two social games were played on Wednesday. Helen Paterson, Ann Rule, and Jan Dunn (24) defeated Bev Anderson, Heather Mosely, and Diana O’Brien (15). WEDNESDAY, September 29 Nine Bowlers enjoyed an afternoon of bowls playing 1 set of pairs and 5 players played scroungers. Weekend of October 2-3 The Elio Crema Bowlers enjoyed lunch and the air conditioning at Tully Bowls Club.

In a see-sawing affair, Eileen Hamann, Marcia Ryall, Catarina Cook, and Dell Steve (25) defeated Pam Anderson, Dian Catelan, Diane Wheeler, and Lyn Stevenson (12).

Yesterday, the Innisfail ladies welcomed the Tablelands Bowlers’ Bus for morning tea on their way to Macknade.

The two top scoring teams, South Johnstone and Edge Hill, played off to determine the winner of the day. The game was well played by both teams and enjoyable to watch. South Johnstone were the eventual winners, with the close score of 21/20.

FIVE rinks of triples were played at last Thursday afternoon’s social bowls.

Many thanks to Ron French and Malcolm Muller for cooking the BBQ on Saturday in such a jolly manner! Thanks also to the Ladies who did a wonderful job in catering for the lunches over the weekend, and to John Brown in the Bar, for his effort in keeping up supplies to the bowlers. Thanks also to Ray Downing and John Taylor for preparing the Green and to Judy Hood for selling the Raffle tickets, and to all those behind the scenes who

Last Saturday afternoon saw a good roll-up of twenty-six bowlers for the Club Patron’s Day. The winning team on the day was Glen Harvey (skip), Jamie Paterson (third) and John Fossey (lead), with a score of +21. Jan Harvey’s team finished second and Pam Anderson’s team third. Huge thanks to Club Patron John Morrison for the prizes and an enjoyable afternoon of mixed bowls. Innisfail’s team, which contested the Elio Crema Shield in Tully last weekend, had three wins and two losses. Both losses were against the two teams who played off in the final. There are still vacancies for teams/players to participate in the Innisfail and South Johnstone Carnival of Bowls on October 23 and 24. Names are to be put up on the whiteboard, please. Monthly triples will take place on the second Sunday of the month, commencing this Sunday. Please have names in by 8.30am for a 9.00am start.

Anderson’s team were up 11 - 6 at afternoon teatime, but only scored one more in the next eight ends, whilst Hamann’s team scored nineteen, including seven on the last end.

Tully Bowls Club hosted the Elio Crema Cup. Teams from West Cairns, Edmonton, Cairns, Babinda. South Johnstone, Innisfail, Marlin Coast, Edge Hill, Gordonvale, and Tully played 5 Games of 16 Ends in very humid conditions.

On Monday, South Johnstone played Mareeba in the Final at Gordonvale. South Johnstone won another close game, 16/14, to become the 2021 Winners of the Elio Crema Cup. Congratulations to South Johnstone!

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Innisfail Men’s Bowls After many close games, Glen Harvey, George Edgerton, and Tim Kerrigan were declared the winners of the day. Visitors are most welcome, and please remember to have names in by 12.30pm for a 1.30pm start. In the Club Triples, Graeme Anderson, Steve Howe, and John Kremastos shot out to a good lead, however they did not score again for eight ends, which allowed Jim Martinod, Michael Roots, and Mal Clifford to overtake and defeat them by a narrow margin. In the Consistency Singles, Pam Anderson defeated Bev Anderson, Doug Juhas defeated Justin Walker, and Snow Clark defeated Gordon Goes. Please check the white board for any further games that need to be played.

Players who took part in the Patron’s Day at Innisfail Bowls Club last Saturday.

Innisfail Bowls Club Patron John Morrison (middle) congratulates two members of the winning team, Glen Harvey and John Fossey.

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Bowls News Ingham Bowls Club News THE winners of the Friday Men’s Pairs held on October 01 were John Holmes and Stan Richards, who defeated John Hamlyn and Terry George, 29 – 13. Phil Wright and Peter Herman defeated John Eddleston and Ren Cantatore, 25 – 12. Len Mahon and Kevin Walker defeated Kevin Lawlor and Tony Koop, 26 – 16. Jeff Crossman and Phil Kite defeated Pat Ryan and Brad Wilson, 24 – 15. Brian Joyce and Stan Cotton defeated Bob Bell and Ian Muldowney, 17 – 13. The winning team of the Mixed Social Bowls played on October 3 was comprised of Roger Celotto, Maria Moore, Len Mahon, and Stan Richards, who defeated the team of Joan Gulac, Bob Bell, Dave Horsley, and

SPORT Ren Cantatore, 32 - 16 (21 points to 8). John Hamlyn, John Eddleston, and Peter Herman lost to Norma Evans, Tom Lawlor, and Cliff Johnson, 19 - 28 (10 points to 19). Kevin Lawlor, Kevin Walker, and Tony Koop defeated Michael Bube, Lou Gulac, and Rico Basaglia, 33 - 12 (20 points to 8). The Club and Bar are open on Tuesday’s from 4 pm - 6 pm. Thursday Barefoot Bowls will be on again on October 7 from 6pm to 8pm. Please call 47762117 before 5.30pm to have your name put on the board. Everyone is welcome to come and try the game of bowls. NO bowls! NO worry! The club has plenty for you to use. The Men’s Friday Pairs will be played on October 8 at 2.15pm. Please call 47762117 before 1.45pm to have your name put on the list. Mixed Social Bowls will be played on October 10 at 1.30.pm. Please telephone 47762117 before 12.30pm to have your name put on the board. All Bowlers are welcomed. Sunday Bar Roster: A. Torielli. Social Selectors: C. Johnson and N. Wickens.

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CONGRATULATIONS to Shane Mc Inerney, Kevin Foorde, Tony Burns, and Michael Hooker from South Johnstone for winning the Elio Crema Cup, beating Mareeba in a 16-14, which was played at Gordonvale last Monday. Last Monday, thirty bowlers competed in a game of 2-bowl triples at the South Johnstone Bowls Club. The overall winners on the day after the countback was Alf Strano’s Team, followed by Dutchies Team in second and Graham Anderson’s Team in third place. Thank you to all of those who participated on the day. We hope you all had a great time. This Saturday, October 9, the South Johnstone Bowls Club will be hosting an Open Self Select Game of 3 Bowls Pairs with $100 prize money up for grabs. If you are interested in nominating a team, please contact Tim Kerrigan on 0457 981 111. Each Sunday, Social Bowls are played at the South Johnstone Bowls Club, with names to please be in by 1.00pm for a 1.30pm start – all visitors and members are always welcome.

South Johnstone Mongrels lawn bowls’ team bring home the Elio Crema Cup MARIA GIRGENTI THE South Johnstone Mongrels lawn bowls’ team has taken out the Elio Crema Cup in spectacular fashion, with a thrilling two-point win over Mareeba in Gordonvale on Monday. Over two days, in hot and humid conditions, teams of fours from Tully, Babinda, South Johnstone, West Cairns, Cairns, Innisfail, Brothers Edmonton, Gordonvale, Edge Hill, and Marlin Coast battled it out at Tully for the Elio Crema Cup. On Sunday, FNBC South Johnstone (10 + 63) played off against Edge Hill (8 + 38), for a spot in the final against ATBC Mareeba at Gordonvale on Monday afternoon. The scorecard was even although the team was behind, and nothing seemed to be going right, but it was still possible to make a spirited comeback. The South Johnstone Mongrels Team of Shane McInerney, Kevin Foord, Michael Hooker, and Tony Burns pipped Edge Hill by 21 – 20 in a thrilling game, which went right down to the wire. Both teams played six games in challenging conditions and still managed to make the good shots. The final of the Elio Crema Cup took place on

The victorious South Johnstone Mongrels team of Michael Hooker, Kevin Foord, Shane McInerney, and Tony Burns with the Elio Crema Cup. Photo: Peter from TFNQDBA

Monday at Gordonvale between the South Johnstone Mongrels and the Mareeba team of Etore Tiraboschi, Bob Kitson, Wally Edwards, and Elio Crema. It was a tight game throughout, and the result could have gone either way. However, persistence and skills paid off as South Johnstone claimed a nail-biting 16 14 win to earn the right to keep the Cup until next year. Teams have contested the Elio Crema Cup in the Far North for over 50 years in various forms. Originally, it was an inter-district game, with teams for FNQDBA and ATDBA playing off in district knockout competitions, for the right to play off in the inter-district final. Crema, aged eighty-six, is a well-known and respected member of Mareeba Bowls Club, and was one of the 'founding fathers' of lawn bowls in Dimbulah in 1963 when he and a group of Italian immigrant tobacco farmers decided they needed a sport.

At the age of 17, Crema migrated to Australia from Treviso, near Venice, and settled in Dimbulah, where he went on to become a pioneer of lawn bowls in Far North Queensland. Crema achieved his dream of wearing the Queensland colours and represented his State from 1975 – 1985, when he played all positions except skip. He is a Life Member of Dimbulah Bowls Club and Tropical Far North Queensland District. He has been playing the game for 57 years. Shane McInerney, who has three times been part of the South Johnstone team to win the Elio Crema Cup, had nothing but praise for Elio Crema, a stalwart of the game. “This man has done more for lawn bowls in the Far North than any of us could ever hope for. It is great to see Elio still playing competitive bowls with us in well into his eighties, and I look forward to playing alongside him in next year’s contest.”

Elio Crema presented the Elio Crema Cup to the winning South Johnstone Mongrels team in the presence of the Mareeba team,Tony McAlary (FNBC match committee), Bernie Wolland, and Mal Mackney (TFNQ executives). Photo: Peter from TFNQDBA

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Golf News

Ingham Golf Club

UP-COMING Events Firstly, we wish to say a big thank you to Steve and Kim Moore for their sponsorship of Sunday’s Ambrose. Everyone enjoyed the day immensely, with great prizes and nibbles provided. These sponsored days are so valuable in promoting the Club, so when the next comes around, please, as a member, do assist in promoting the event to all your networks. Coming events to promote include: The Foursomes Championships will be held on Sunday, October 17. Players are to please be at the Club by 10am for a 10.30am start. The Nilo Martin Golf Day, a Single Stableford, will be held on Saturday, October 23. The next Friday Social will be held on November 5. Please invite your friends to come along from 4pm to enjoy the refreshments and fun. The A-Grade Stroke Pennants are now being held on November 13-14. The Mick Poggioli Ingham Corona Cup will be held on November 27. Results: Last Tuesday, Ingham hosted the final round of the closed Tropical Coast Vets championships. The event attracted a field of twenty-nine players. Ingham winners included the winner of the men’s event, Gary Cantoni, with an excellent score of 68 nett. Sam Scuderi was the runner-up on a count back, with 71 nett. Run-down recipients were Fred Smith on 71 nett, Brian Scanlon on 74 nett, and Mick Poggioli on 75 nett. The ladies’ competition prize-winners included Lee Irvine, who was top of the run-down with 72 nett. Julie Reed was also a run-down prize-winner with 73 nett. Men’s pin shots were won by Fred Smith and Mick Poggioli. Bruna Quadrio won a ladies’ tee shot. This week, Wednesday’s Ladies had twelve contestants competing in a stroke event, which was the second round of the Closed Championships. Deb Giles won, with a great score of 68 nett. Wendy Gibson was runner-up with 72 nett. We say goodbye to Wendy until next year. Kim Moore also had a good score with 73 nett. Pin shots were won by Deb Giles and Carol DiBella. Results of the closed championships will be announced next Wednesday.

Next week is a Stableford competition and is the third round of the MacDonald Cup. On Saturday, the seventh round of the Players’ Championship was held, with a small field of thirteen players competing. Todd Cockburn was the winner with 39 points and Ian Swarbrick was the runner-up with 35 points. Sunday’s event, the Steve and Kim Moore 2-Ball Ambrose, was won by the team of Jayden and Ian Swarbrick, with runners-up Aurelio Mason and Eros Bertocchi. Pin shot and Long Drive prizes were on offer on every hole with numerous winners, and a long rundown. Congratulations to all. This weekend, the Club will host the September Monthly Medal on Saturday and a single Stableford on Sunday. Happy golfing! Cheryl

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GOLF Results of Thursday, September 30 Thursday’s Sporters’ 9-hole competition was won by Graham Sinton on count back, with Rob Milini winning the 6-hole. Rundowns went to Les Edwards and Roy Favier. The least number of putts went to Les Douglas, with Brice Henry and Steve Wells winning the pins on 9/18. Golf Results of Saturday, October 02 Saturday’s running of the Hotel Tully Monthly Medal saw thirty players take to the fairways. Evergreen Les Edwards took out the day on a count back with a 70 nett. Second place went to one of our newer members, Carlos Ferrera, also on 70 nett. Mickey Davis finished third with a 71 nett and Vesa Hyytinen rounded out the placing with a 72 nett. Our thanks go to the Top Pub for their generous support. NTPS 2/11 Ladies was won by Jo Baron. Mickey Davis won 2/11 for the men as well as 9/18. The Hole 7/16 Ladies was won by Sherly Bramely, who was visiting from Harvey Bay and the Men’s Maurie Smith. 5/14 was won by Kim Robertson. Golf Results of Monday, October 04 Tully’s first Red Tee challenge was won by Mike Ellicott. Jim Boston came second and Rob Milini third,

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with Alex Gilbride on fourth, with the NTP 2/11 Claire Bourke and Rob Milini, 7/16 Jim Boston and 9/18 Micky Davis. Special thanks go to Chris Fowles of C&F Solid Plastering for sponsoring the day.

The winner was Col Bidgood on 25, who also took out NTP’s on #1 and #3. Graham Roberts came in second on 23, with Brian Golding coming third on 21. Jaxon Piner won the Least Putts, with 11. Other NTP winners: #2 Lindsay Perkins; #4 Brian Golding; #6 Wayne Kimberley, winning the $50 voucher; #7 Jake Perkins. Many thanks to Stewy for his sponsorship. Saturday, October 2 We played our October Monthly Medal, with impressive results for the winners of the Men’s and Women’s events. The Men’s winner was Jamie Smith on 57 Nett, with the runner-up, Gavin Camilleri, on 67 Nett. The Ladies’ winner was Kelly Cavallaro on 59 Nett, with the runner-up, Liz Marland, 64 Nett. NTP #2/11 Men’s: Paul Marland; #4/13 All-In Fran Lomas; #5/14 Ladies’ Colleen Ingold. We thank the Brothers League Club, Innisfail once again for their sponsorship. Saturday, October 9 A Stableford comp to be played sponsored by Senior Helpers. There is a plethora of prizes to be won. Times: Registration 12.00pm; Draw 12.15pm; Tee Off 12.30pm.

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Golf News Innisfail Golf Club GREEN renovations were completed over two days last week, at Innisfail Golf Club, by the reno crew. The greens were solid tine aerated, scarified and double cut, then the team top-dressed the greens with a mixture of sand and lime using shovels, and mowed. This was an enormous job and a huge thank you goes to Andrew Rose, Ian Street, Geoff Johnston, Ian McDonald, Craig Alman, Blake Thomas, and John Lombardi for all their hard work. Gordonvale Golf Club members played at Innisfail last Saturday, as their course was closed due to the races. This was on the same day as the Monthly Medal and an aggregate stableford was played to determine the winning club. The second round of the FNQ Pennants was held on Sunday, September 26, and Innisfail teams did much better playing against Atherton Golf Club. A-Grade - Trent Mann was the only winner at A1, with Allan Gould and Colin Bidgood going down to the wire, just missing out on the wins on their final hole. A-Grade went down 1/4. Innisfail’s B-Grade team got up for the win, 3/2. Solid performances by Joel Saunders, Ian Saunderson, and Lance Masina got the team across the line. C-Grade were victorious 3/2, on a tough Gordonvale track. Wins by Dan Carter, Wombat (Geoff) Johnston, and Josh Jones proved too tough for their opponents. A solid effort from all players. The next stop is Cairns Golf Club on October 9, against Palmer Sea Reef. There were only five correct answers to IGC’s Rules and Etiquette September quiz. Congratulations to James Scullen for winning the Titleist ProV1. Last week’s quiz and answer: Blake started Monthly Medal (stroke play) with 13 clubs. During the front 9, Blake broke his putter in anger. After the 9th hole, he purchased a new putter in the Pro shop and used it for the rest of the round. What is the ruling? A - There is no penalty B - Blake receives 2 stroke penalties for the next 2 holes C - Blake is disqualified Answer - A. There is no penalty. Since Blake started with 13 clubs, he was entitled to add another club under Rule 4.1b(1). This week’s Quiz: In match play, Streety’s ball lies in a penalty area, and he takes a practice swing in the penalty area, grounding his club in the process. What is the ruling? Friday Sporters competition - September 24

SPORT 1st: Ned Jacobsen 2nd: David Middlebrook 3rd: Herb Walsh Wednesday All Sporters - September 27 1st: John Slater 22pts 2nd: Rauno Lehtsalu 21pts 3rd: Colin Bidgood 20pts Friday Sporters 9-hole competition - September 29 1st: Blake Thomas 19pts 2nd: Ned Jacobsen 18pts It was pleasing to see plenty of players out for Saturday’s Top End Apps Stableford 18-hole competition on September 30. The weather was beautiful, and the scoring was hot. Colin Bidgood is loving the course and shot his PB round to post the best score of the morning groups. 1st: Colin Bidgood 40pts 2nd: Des Hensler 39pts 3rd: Troy Jones 38pts c/b NTPs 1/10 - 4/13 - Hal Barclay 7/16 - Mick Wilkinson 2/11 - Des Hensler 5/14 - Jake Cockle 8/17 - E Nest 3/12 - Colin Bidgood 6/15 - Des Hensler 9/18 - Troy Jones Four Innisfail junior golfers had an early start to compete in the three-day Junior Open at Atherton Golf Club, from September 26 - 28. They performed well and took home some prizes. Caine Cockle - Gross Runner Up (18 Holes), Day 1 - NTP and Day 2 - Long Drive Regina Gattera - Nett Runner Up (9-Holes Novice Girls) and Day 2 - Long Drive Keean Greven - Gross Winner (9 Holes Modified), Day 1 and 2 - NTP and Long Drive Kai Greven - Day 3 - NTP - 18 Holes The Mark Memorial Golf Weekend gets underway today, with a junior competition from 3.30pm -6.00pm for those aged four to 18, including games, golf, and a barbeque for $5. Tomorrow, October 9 is the 4BBB Stableford, with tee off from 7.00am and 11.30am. The cost is $15 for IGC members and $25 for visitors. Social 3-Ball Ambrose is on Sunday, October 10, with a shotgun start at 12.00pm. Players do not need to be a member. The cost is $20 for adults and $15 for children. Registrations can be done on the day between 11.00am - 12.00pm. Please visit Innisfail Golf Club’s Facebook page to keep up with golf in the region. Upcoming events Wednesday All Sporters 9-hole competition - tee off 12.00pm and 3.00pm. Friday Sporters 9-hole competition - tee off 12.00pm and 2.00pm. Saturday tee off 7.30am - 8.05am and 12.00pm 12.49pm.

Innisfail Golf Club players who competed against Atherton in the second round of the FNQ Pennants.

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In Electrics 4BBB Stableford - October 16. Hoad Business Development Single Stroke October 23. Vandeleur & Todd Stableford Match Play Semi-finals - October 30. FNQ Ladies Ambrose - November 7. FNQ Pennants Round - November 11. Survivor Golf Series - Dec 4 – 5.

Kai and Keean Greven, Caine Cockle and Regina Gattera won prizes at Atherton Golf Club’s Junior Open.

Colin Bidgood won the Top End Apps Stableford 18-hole competition on September 30.

Blake Thomas won the Friday Sporters competition on September 29.

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New Cassowary Coast Junior Rugby Union Club and Chargers team launched

Cassowary Coast Junior Rugby Union Club committee members,VIP guests, and sponsors, who were presented with gift bags. MARIA GIRGENTI RUGBY Union is alive and well in the region, with the establishment of the new Cassowary Coast Junior Rugby Union Club and Chargers team. The Club recently held its Sponsors night, VIP welcome, and season launch at Goondi Sporting Complex, which provided an opportunity to officially thank their sponsors and launch their club kit and apparel. Special guests in attendance included Bradyn Boske, President of FNQ Rugby; Michael Hooke, North Queensland Regional Manager/Coach Educator of Queensland Rugby Union; and Club sponsors. Guests enjoyed drinks and nibbles on arrival before the official proceedings. A minutes’ silence was observed for Stephen Rangi, a long-term member and former Innisfail Vikings player who recently passed away. The new Club is inclusive and provides opportunities for girls and boys aged Under 8 to Under 14 to play Rugby Union. There is great talent from the Cassowary Coast with many Rugby Union players from the region represented in regional teams. In 2021, 11 of the 23 players in the Peninsula Under 12 team were from Tully and Innisfail and finished third in Brisbane. Megan McCabe recently represented the Cassowary Coast Chargers at the FNQ 7s trials in Cairns, where she was selected for the team and competed at the State Championships in Mackay. Innisfail boasts Wallabies’ player Matt Cockbain, whilst his brother Brent played

for Wales, and Darcy Swain (Wallabies and ACT Brumbies) hails from Babinda. The Club is looking to grow Rugby Union in the Cassowary Coast by providing opportunities for youngsters to get involved in the sport.

Nick Pervan, Mayor Mark Nolan, Reds Rugby, FNQ Rugby, and committee and club members, for their sponsorship and generous support.

The season kicks off on October 8 and runs until December 3, with most games played in Cairns, as well as some home games.

Sponsorship has enabled the Club to purchase a new playing kit, including jerseys, training shirts, club polo shirts, shorts, and socks. Red, white, and black have been retained as the team colours, which are synonymous with Rugby Union in Innisfail. It is hoped to field three or four boys’ and girls’ teams, so more coaches and managers are needed, especially for Under 10 Boys’ and Under 12 - 14 Girls’ 7s teams. Graham Anderson (Under 12), Bart Dryden and Danny Millard (Under 14), Mark Catelan and Peter Dryden (Under 16), Stuart Russell (Girls 7s), and Michael Davies (Girls Under 16), are the confirmed coaches. Committee members introduced on the night were Bart Dryden (President), Danny Millard (Vice President), Mandy McCabe (Secretary), Amanda Catelan (Treasurer), Lisa Edgerton (Registrar), Kathryn Dryden (Media/ Communications), and Graham Anderson (Club Development). The Club was especially grateful to Ergon Energy, Frank Lowe & Sons, Innisfail Glass & Aluminum, Bartrac Tully, Brothers Leagues Club Innisfail, Innisfail Seafood, Soils First NQ, Catelan Bananas, Sportz Look, Coastal Backhoe Service, Hurney Partners, Australian Hydraulic Services, Michael Spry Painting, CCUS - Celtic Construction and Utility Services, MBL Bananas, Cr

Junior Rugby Union players wearing the new Chargers team playing kit.

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Innisfail to face Yarrabah and Ivanhoes in Rugby League deciders MARIA GIRGENTI AFTER preliminary finals were played in Cairns last Saturday, the three remaining teams have been decided for the Cairns District Rugby League Grand Finals to be played tomorrow. Minor Premiers’ Cairns Brothers have been knocked out after a shock defeat by Yarrabah, who clung on for a nailbiting 28 - 26 win. The Seahawks opened the scoring against Yarrabah in the first half who led by 22 - 6 at the break.

There were many momentum swings in the game and Cairns Brothers fought back strongly in the second half. Scores were locked up at 22 – 22, until a four-pointer by Yarrabah’s Sam Bann Jnr broke the deadlock. In the final minutes of the game, Cairns Brothers clawed their way back with a try to Jackson Clarke, however a missed conversion by Captain Jordan Biondi-Odo failed to level the scores and Yarrabah went on to snatch victory. It will be a 2017 CDRL grand final rematch, as Yarrabah go up against

Innisfail Leprechauns, who will be rearing to go after a week off. After Mossman dominated the first 10 minutes, the Ivanhoes flexed their muscles and stormed home to defeat minor premiers Mossman-Port Douglas by 42 - 16 and secured a spot in the decider against Innisfail. It was set for a grandstand finish as both teams went into half time locked at 16 - 16. Mossman were kept scoreless in the second half as the Ivanhoes piled on the points to run away with the game.

The Kangaroos will face minor premiers Edmonton in the CDRL Under 18 Grand Final after a 24 - 10 victory over Atherton Roosters in the preliminary final. Saturday, October 9 - Barlow Park CDRL finals Edmonton -v- Kangaroos - Under 18 Final - 3.00pm kickoff; Ivanhoes -vInnisfail - Reserve Grade Final – 5.00pm, and the epic A-Grade Final between Yarrabah and Innisfail is at 7.00pm. Gates open at 2.00pm and entry fees are $10 (adults), whilst school age children and pensioners are $2. There is one entry to the grounds and all patrons must sign in using the Check In Qld app.

Innisfail Leprechauns A-grade team will face Yarrabah Seahawks in the CDRL Grand Final tomorrow at Barlow Park, Cairns. Photo: Maria Girgenti

Innisfail’s Bailey Biondi-Odo wins CanterburyBulldogs’ Rookie of the Year award MARIA GIRGENTI FORMER Innisfail junior rugby league player, Bailey Biondi-Odo, who made his NRL debut for CanterburyBulldogs this year, recently took out the Steve Mortimer Rookie of the Year trophy at the Club’s awards presentation. After playing in the Jersey Flegg team, he made his long-awaited NRL debut in the Round 16 clash against Manly Sea Eagles at Bankwest Stadium. Biondi-Odo first joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs Club from the Parramatta Eels ahead of season 2020. He commenced in the junior ranks in Under 6s and 8s with the Innisfail Cowboys, before he moved to Innisfail Brothers, where he played from Under 10 to Under 16. At the age of 11, Biondi-Odo started attracting the attention of NRL clubs. This interest waned as he got older due to his small stature. He also played in the Cyril Connell (Under 16) competition, and the Mal Meninga Cup (Under 18) in Queensland, which is equivalent to the New South Wales SG Ball competition, as well as with the Northern Pride Under 16 team in Cairns. While he was part of the Innisfail Leprechauns, he played in the Under 18 team, won the Club’s Under 19 Most Potential Player and was an Under 19 medal finalist for the Cairns District Rugby League awards. When Ty Williams was Captain Coach of the Innisfail Leprechauns A-grade side in 2014-15, Biondi-Odo was a familiar face at Callendar Park as a ball boy and

running out the tee. Biondi-Odo is the latest Northern Pride Academy player and third Far North Queensland junior to make his NRL debut this year. He never gave up on his dream to be footy player and was really dedicated the sport and put in the hard work, even choosing to stay at home with his family on weekends to keep himself out of trouble. Biondi-Odo was determined to follow in the footsteps of his cousins, Ben Barba, Justin Hodges, and Wendell Sailor. After being rejected by both the Broncos and the Cowboys, at the age of 14 he was given the opportunity to join the Parramatta Eels and made the 2,500km trip from Innisfail to Parramatta. He went through the Parramatta Eels junior ranks, before being picked up by the Bulldogs. Biondi-Odo is the the youngest of six siblings and comes from a diverse cultural background. His grandfather was half PNG and Torres Strait Islander, whilst his grandmother was Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander, and Malay. His mother is half English/Aboriginal and half Italian, hence the Italian name (Biondi). Biondi-Odo recently returned home to the Far North, and, over the September school holidays, he was a hit at the junior rugby league development clinics run by Cairns Brothers Junior Rugby League at Stan Williams Park. The talented 19-year-old has recently re-signed with the Bulldogs Club for two years, until the end of 2023.

Bailey Biondi-Odo, who made his NRL debut this year for Canterbury-Bulldogs, won the Club’s Rookie of the Year Award. Photo: Gregg Porteous/NRL Photos

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AS the Yarrabah Sea Hawks closed the deal on Cairns Brothers on the weekend, in the Cairns District Rugby League Prelim Final, Innisfail Head Coach Leon Hallie was just sitting back waiting for the inevitable that is this weekend’s Grand Final between his guys and the Guyala. The 2021 CDRL A-Grade Grand Final should be one of the best in recent season, and here is why! Yarrabah will be hard to beat because they are so unpredictable. But if there is a team out there that can go with them and punish them hard, then I think the Leps have their number. Yarrabah may have speed, but the Leps have size, so this GF on Saturday night is between two teams who deserve to be there. People rarely get a look into the Coach’s world of footy, they keep themselves informed through anyone’s hype by trying to keep a lid on how to beat teams every week. Now in his

thirteenth or so year of coaching A-Grade footy, it should come as no surprise that the man has figured out a way of getting the best out of his players. Past and present players speak highly of him, he barely has a circle of friends, and he never gets on board with the garbage talk that many of us find. Leon Hallie first arrived in Australia back in 2003 as a player for the Tully Tigers, in which he started to build a reputation as a no nonsense forward. Then, in 2006, he took the coaching gig of the A-Grade Tigers where he brought them to the finals four years in a row, in which I happened to be a superstar player, until finally winning a Premiership in 2010. After have a break from Rugby League, the call came once again when the Tigers made the finals two years in a row under his watch from 201315. After his second successful stint with the Tigers, the Northern Pride came knocking for his services and he helped

guide a group of their very talented young men onto bigger and brighter footy careers that shaped some great players in the north. After seeing his success over two decades, the Innisfail Leprechauns knew that they had to get Leon on board to help bring a winning culture back to Calendar Park. With Leon at the helm, he has become the longest serving Tigers Coach in history, and now with his role at Innisfail, I do not see the great mentor slowing down anytime soon, and he will take the proud Leps Club to greater heights. I see how he interacts with his players and staff, but it is his simple message that never gets old. Many people see a face that is not very welcoming, but once you get to know the man, he actually loves a good yarn. Our lives crossed 17 years ago when I was the head foreman of his Bell Injecting crew out at Echo Creek (ok, I wasn’t the head foreman), but it was a friendship that would last a lifetime. We became what many people working on bananas become, and that is not much when you are having fun. We played footy together, shared to many beers together, coached, and we even laughed, and he became my mate. When I see him achieving

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Congratulations Innisfail Leprechauns. All the best in the Cairns District Rugby League A-grade grand finals.

GO LEPRECHAUNS! Phone: (07) 4091 5861 Email: hill@parliament.qld.gov,au

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Friday, October 8, 2021 so much in the game, we rarely talk about it, but I can say that he deserves every good thing that comes his way in life. This weekend, I really do hope the Innisfail Leprechauns get

the win, and I hope all of the Cassowary Coast get behind them to bring home the trophy. Why, you ask? Because I know my best mate Leon Halie will have deserved it.

Pickleball Open Day THE Tully / Mission Beach Pickleball Club will be holding an Open Day on Sunday, October 10, from 10am, at the ‘Igloo’, in the Tully Showgrounds, to celebrate World Pickleball Day. Morning tea, a sausage sizzle lunch,

and afternoon tea will be available. All are welcome to attend and are encouraged to come and try Pickleball, a popular low-impact sport played in the Igloo and out of any rain. The cost is $5.00 for the day.

Celebrate World Pickleball Day – October 10, 2021 PICKLEBALL is often described as fun, social, and highly addictive by millions of converts from around the world and they want to share their secret with you. World Pickleball Day was created by the World Pickleball Federation to ignite the global excitement, inclusive nature, and lifetime benefits of Pickleball. So, what is Pickleball? Some describe it as a mix of tennis, badminton, and table tennis but it really is all of these and more. Like the old saying goes, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Pickleball takes the best of each of these sports, but is easier to learn, more social, and a great low impact workout that can be enjoyed indoors or

out in the sunshine. Born in Bainbridge (an island off the coast of Seattle) in 1965, Pickleball has surged in popularity in the last five years. Currently the fastest growing sport in America, with over 4 million players, the aim of World Pickleball Day is to raise the sports international profile. There are already over

4,000 players in Australia who will be more than happy to show you the ropes and get you on the court and having fun in no time. For information on where to enjoy World Pickleball Day or get involved on a more regular basis feel free to drop by http://www. pickleballqueensland.org/

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Friday, October 8, 2021

Fishing News

FISHING PHOTOS

LAST weekend, we saw beautiful calm conditions in the morning, followed by a howling northerly wind in the afternoons. Many boats, including mine, had a very bumpy, wet, trip home. Those who wished to fish for coral reef fin fish species only had Friday and Saturday, with the breeding closure starting at midnight on Saturday night. Reports coming in were hot and cold, with some boats doing exceptionally well and others struggling. It seemed those fishing the deeper water, out wide, caught good numbers of Coral Trout, Nannygai, Rosy Job fish and the occasional Red Emperor. It seemed that the morning fished the best, with many anglers, including myself, struggling through the afternoon. We stayed to after dark and got onto a good bite after the tide change but headed home early due to the uncomfortable conditions. There were lots of reports of good catches of Coral Trout in the days leading up to last weekend. With the reef closure on most boats, fishing in close targeted Spanish Mackerel or bottom fish such as Grass Sweet Lip. Good numbers of Spanish were caught by fishing the rubble patches in the shipping Channel. Closer in, around the islands, there was the occasional very big Spaniard caught and good numbers of both Golden and Brassy Trevally. The Queen Fish have also started to move in along the beaches, headlands, and river mouths. Definitely the better fishing in the estuaries was for Grunter, with good numbers reported both in the coastal creeks and the Hinchinbrook area. Some great Grunter were caught from along the Cardwell Esplanade. The fishing for Whiting, Bream, and Flathead was also excellent, with some great catches made during the afternoon incoming tide. The extremely low midday tide exposed the sandbars, allowing anglers to pump yabbies or cast net some prawns at the mouth of the gutters.

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info@wettropictimes.com.au PO Box 1100, TULLY, 4854 70 Butler Street, TULLY The Barra and Mangrove Jack fishing has not been predictable, with the Barra, in particular, biting their heads off one day and completely shut down the next. It left anglers with a decision to try to get home early before they were trapped by the extremely low tide or stay and hope the Barra and Jacks came on the bite during the incoming tide. In most cases, anglers managed a short bite window during the first of the incoming, before the tidal flow became excessive. The freshwater reaches of the Tully, Liverpool, and Johnstone have been fishing very well for both Sooty Grunter and Jungle Perch. The deeper pools and weedy backwaters have also been holding some freshwater Barra. For the best, try slowly working a weedless soft plastic such as a Zerek prawn along the edges of the snags or weed beds. If they refuse to bite, try to wake them up by violently working a hard bodied lure.

winds and hopefully this eventuates. I am a little worried that the afternoon strong northerly winds might kick back in again, so I will be planning my trip so that I am back by lunch time. Either side of the morning high tide will suit chasing Grunter in the creeks or on the Hinchinbrook flats. Those keen on chasing Barra and Jacks could fish the early morning run in tide or, alternatively, fish around the evening low. We should also see some good Fingermark caught on either side of that evening low tide. Good Fishing! Roly Newton, Tackle World Tully

Reports that have come back from those fishing Tinaroo Dam have been good, with consistent action and several big Barra over the metre mark being caught. Most regulars agree that you should try to plan your trip for either side of the full or new moon for the best results. Don`t forget your impoundment permit. This weekend, the forecast is for light south easterly

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SALTY CAPTAIN BOAT WASH IN STOCK

MONTHLY $50 TACKLE WORLD VOUCHER TO BE WON

RoLy Newton

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Friday, October 8, 2021

Innisfail to face Yarrabah and Ivanhoes in Rugby League deciders page 29

Tully and Innisfail teams compete in Tassell Trophy Challenge Under 14 rugby league carnival MARIA GIRGENTI AFTER it was cancelled last year due to COVID-19, the annual Tassell Trophy Challenge Under 14 Carnival made a welcome return, with over 250 junior rugby league players in action at Jones Park, Cairns. This carnival is named in honour of the Tassell family, who have long-standing roots in the Rugby League community. Tom Tassell, who passed away in 2019, gave more than 50 years of service to junior and senior Rugby League through Mount Isa, Kangaroos, Masters, Cairns, and North Queensland as Coach, Administrator, Advisor or Selector at all levels.

and Western Lionesses Under 14 girls’ teams contested the Sandy Tassell Trophy. Tully, who were in the Gold Pool, won all four of their games and finished third, whilst Innisfail was in the Blue Pool and did their Club proud. Townsville’s Western Lions teams took home the Tom Tassell and Sandy Tassell trophies after winning both the boys’ and girls’ grand finals.

Tully Tigers second rower Ezekiel Ivey, who was the top try scorer, with seven tries in three games on the first day, was named the Tom Tassell Boys’ Player of the Carnival, whilst Innisfail prop Lisa Waireg claimed the Girls’ award.

Tully 16 defeated Centrals Gold 10

The Central Cape Suns team from Weipa won the carnival’s Spirit Award.

Townsville Brothers 16 defeated Innisfail 10

Results were as follows:

Western Lions 34 defeated Innisfail 0

Tully 20 defeated Proserpine 12 Tully 20 defeated Burdekin 16 Tully 24 defeated Mount Isa 14 Innisfail 36 defeated Bowen 0 Atherton 6 defeated Innisfail 4

Sandy Tassell was the first lady Life Member of Kangaroos Junior Rugby League and the girls’ competition is named in her honour to acknowledge her huge contribution to the Club. Tom and Sandy’s sons Brad, Jason, and Kris were Kangaroos’ juniors, and all three went on to play at NRL/ARL level. Sixteen boys’ teams, who were split into two pools of eight, featured players from Edmonton, Redlynch, Kangaroos, Cairns Brothers, Atherton, Tully, Brothers Innisfail, Western Lions, Burdekin, Mount Isa, Central Cape (Weipa), Mackay, Townsville Brothers, Proserpine, Bowen, and Centrals Clubs. Innisfail, Moranbah, Mackay Brothers,

The Tully Tigers’ Under 14 team finished third in the Tassell Trophy Challenge.

Innisfail Brothers’ Under 14 Girls’ team.

Innisfail Brothers’ Under 14 Boys’ team who competed at the Tassell Trophy Challenge in Cairns.