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Eureka Creek was lit up on Saturday evening, with a quality night of actionpacked rodeo action. Hundreds flocked to Eureka Creek Station, near Dimbulah, for the actionpacked annual event. Keen onlookers, many of whom are counting down the days until the Mareeba Rodeo next month at Kerribee Park, were treated to a day and night of rodeo events and live entertainment. Turn to page 25 for more photos from the 2015 Eureka Creek Rodeo. Photo by Peter Roy.
Tragic accident By Justin Fris
RAVENSHOE has been rocked to the core, after a tragic traffic accident last Tuesday left an entire region in mourning. A utility vehicle crashed into the back of the Serves You Right Cafe, along Grigg Street, causing a stored gas bottle to burst into flames. There are several variables – which could have contributed the uncontrollable nature of the
crash – although these circumstances are still currently unclear; and are being investigated by the various emergency services. It was confirmed that 20 people were inside the cafe at the point of impact; with patients transferred to Atherton, Brisbane, Cairns and Townsville for emergency care. The driver and six others within the cafe remain in a critical condition as we went to print, with sadly one fatality being announced on Fri-
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day morning. Other patients have either seen their conditions downgraded or stabilised. Such is the nature of local residents; it didn’t take long for support to arrive for those caught in the disaster. Bystanders grabbed whatever they could to douse the flames and assist until paramedics arrived on the scene. Once news of the event filtered through across the Far North and the state, provisions began to
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offer support for the town. Ravenshoe is located within the Tablelands Regional Council jurisdiction, as part of division two. It is overseen by Councillor Shaaron Linwood, who barely stopped to take a breath as she provided support to those who needed it. In a written statement, Cr Linwood said: “This terrible incident has only served to further strengthen the community spirit in Ravenshoe, CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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