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Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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Roosters claim Tableland Cup honours
Atherton Roosters captain Adam Molloy with the Tableland Cup after the Roosters blasted past the Mareeba Gladiators 36-14 in Saturday nights local derby clash at Davis Park. TURN TO PAGE 27 FOR MORE ON THE LOCAL DERBY.
Come for a drive, Mr Pitt By Michael Serenc
MAREEBA mayor Tom Gilmore has thrown down the gauntlet to State Treasurer Curtis Pitt, challenging him to come and see the shire’s crumbling roads in a desperate plea for funding. Cr Gilmore was left largely disappointed by last week’s State Budget, despite an announcement of $4.5 million over two years to replace
Dimbulah’s ageing health clinic. “It seems to me that if you’re west of the Great Dividing Range, there’s a bit of a hiatus in terms of recognition of need,” he said. “I had placed a lot of hope that we might get funding for the northern section of the Mareeba town bypass and at least some contribution to sealing 14km of road between Almaden and Chillagoe.”
Cr Gilmore took a veiled swipe at Mr Pitt, highlighting the large amount of funding announced for Cairns in the Budget, where the Treasurer resides. “I would be very pleased if the Treasurer, some day, would seek to find the roundabout at Smithfield, go up the range and talk to the councillors up here,” he said. “I’d like to provide him with a cup of tea and
a drive around so he gets to understand that when we ask for something, we don’t do it speculatively. “We seek assistance as a small, rural council through need.” Cr Gilmore said the Burke Developmental Road (BDR) between Almaden and Chillagoe desperately needed to be sealed. CONTINUED PAGE 3
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