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70 years of Football in Mareeba
Past and present players, officials and supporters gathered in Mareeba on Saturday night to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Mareeba United Football Club. In attendance were three players of the 1963 team – Berto Srhoj, Eddie Venturato and Mario Battistin, that won the club’s first ever Crad Evans Shield. They are pictured holding the original shield with current Technical Director of Coaching Alex Srhoj and President Raymond Cater. Turn to page 9 for photos from the night and page 23 for a 70th year wrap.
Most disadvantaged By Justin Fris
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HE Tablelands has been officially declared as one of the ‘most disadvantaged’ regions in both Queensland and Australia, according to the recently released ‘Dropping off the Edge 2015’ report. Within the report compiled by Jesuit and Catholic Social Services Australia, each region across Australia has been classed into one of the four following classifications: Most Advantaged, Advantaged, Disadvantaged or Most Disadvantaged.
Along with the Tablelands (with includes both Mareeba and the Southern Tablelands), the entire Cape York and Far North region received a ‘Most Disadvantaged’ classification – with Cairns and Port Douglas only faring marginally better – receiving a ‘Disadvantaged’ classification. In order for a region to be classed as ‘Most Disadvantaged’, a region is required to be prevalent in one or more of the following: • Young adults not engaged in education or employment • High levels of prison admissions
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• High long-term levels of unemployment • Limited or no internet services • Low socio-economic conditions/income Within each pool, regions have been allocated a ‘band level’ in relation to their position from 1 to 6, with a 1 rating the most severely disadvantaged. Far North regions that received a ‘one band’ rating include: Aurukun, Kowanyama and Yarrabah. Locally, the Tablelands received a 6 rating, which was downgraded from a 4 rating in 2007. Major stakeholders across the region have had
time to digest the findings of the report during the week and offered their thoughts on the findings. Mareeba Shire Council Mayor Tom Gilmore said he ‘wasn’t surprised’ by the classification, but offered the following insight to businesses further afield. “First of all, I’m not surprised that a region (Tablelands) such as ours has been described as disadvantaged,” he said. “But, having said that, I would be very disappointed if investors painted us as disadvantaged. CONTINUED PAGE 3
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