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Teachers at Mareeba State School will have their work cut out for them in 2014 with the school boasting a record 12 sets of twins.
Rates left steady Mr Gilmore said there were three major financial challenges facing council and the community in the short-term: paying for de-amalgamation, upgrading the Mareeba Wastewater Treatment Plant, and absorbing an 860 per cent increase in the cost of raw water. The final cost of de-amalgamation is yet to be finalised but is expected to fall somewhere between $5 and $6 million or between $500 and $600 for each rateable property. “... while we will explore options to lessen the impact on ratepayers, the fact remains that whatever payment option is chosen, the end result is the same – the full cost has to be borne by the ratepayer,” Mayor Gilmore said. Upgrading Mareeba’s dilapidated waste water treatment plant is expected to come at a cost of between $27 and $30 million which would see
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atepayers have avoided short-term hip-pocket pain as the Mareeba Shire Council (MSC) left rates steady in its inaugural budget handed down on January 30. A lack of time, and the absence of key financial data stemming from de-amalgamation, limited the ability for council to make wholesale changes from the budget it inherited from the Tablelands Regional Council (TRC). Mayor Tom Gilmore said the budget marked the first step in restoring the Mareeba Shire as a viable local council but that ratepayers needed to be prepared for future “price shocks” in the 2014-15 budget which will be handed down in June.
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Inspirational opportunity By Ryan Groube A talented singer from Mareeba has returned home after spending a week being tutored by some of Australia’s biggest country music stars. Kate Wilcox, 14, was awarded a Country Music Association of Australia (CMAA) scholarship from the Walkamin Country Music Club. Valued at $2200, the scholarship paid for Kate to spend a week at Tamworth, in the lead-up to Australia’s biggest country music festival. During the week, 21 of the best young country musicians from across Australia descend on Tamworth for a series of song writing, performance and career building workshops. The group of singers was broken up into three upon arrival which each cohort receiving their own mentor. Kate was paired with country rocker Jayne Denham whose hit ‘Addicted to the Diesel’ hit number one on the Australian Country Singles charts. A jam-packed schedule saw the 21 singer’s warm-up as a group in the morning before splitting off into their groups across 12-hour days. “There were a lot of jam sessions in that time though,” Kate laughed.“The whole course helped me a lot with the performance and technical elements of my singing.” On the final night, Kate took to the
stage at the leagues club where she performed Mean by Taylor Swift on the recommendation of Ms Denham. Kate said the whole week had been an extraordinary experience and wanted to thank the Walkamin Country Music Club for the opportunity. “The scholarship has helped me immensely. I made so many great friends and created so many great memories. It was one of the best weeks of my life,” she said. The youngster, who counts Sara Storer and Kasey Chambers as her music idols, has been singing since she was four and was one of the opening acts for the Wolfe Brothers in 2013. Walkamin Country Music Club president Darryl Chaplain said awarding the CMAA scholarship had become a central part of the club’s annual Far North Queensland Country Music Festival. “The academy is a great opportunity for our young singers to learn from the best in the industry,” Mr Chaplain said. “We award the scholarship not just based on their musical ability but how they support the club, treat members and who the person the judges deem will most benefit from it.” Kate hopes to return to Tamworth in the coming years to perform at the 10day festival. The Walkamin Country Music Club will hold its first open mic night for the year at the Mareeba RSL on February 15, kicking off at 6pm.
Mysterious unveiling at Heritage Centre By Boyd Robertson A mysterious sculpture and two pieces of local history will form the Mareeba Heritage Centre’s latest exhibit, which will be unveiled this weekend. Lake Eacham artist Viven Plant worked with welder Bruce Rowe to create the sculpture, which is being kept under wraps until the opening of the exhibit at 10am Saturday morning at the centre. Although the nature of the sculpture is still secret, Ms Plant said that it was con-
structed from steel and fibreglass and that it was ‘comical’ in nature. “Put it this way – it looks very improbable,” Ms Plant told the Express. “Personally I think it’s the best thing I’ve made so far and I think it’s hysterical. “It’s been a ton fun making it and not boring by any means.” The other attractions in the exhibit include the marking the centenary of the first amateur experimental radio station licence in Queensland. The licence was issued on February 7,
1914 to Marcus Brims, who was forced to surrender it to the government shortly afterwards due to the outbreak of the First World War. By the time the war had ended and the bans on broadcasting were lifted, Mr Brims had lost interest in amateur radio, with the licence only recently being uncovered by the Heritage Centre. The Tableland Radio and Electronics Club (TREC) will initiate communication with other amateur radio stations all over the world at the unveiling to mark the cen-
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tenary of the licence’s issuing. Finally the Heritage Centre will celebrate their acquisition of a marble foundation stone from the second hospital ever built in Mareeba. Centre manager Louise Mabbutt invited the Tableland community to attend the opening of the exhibit, promising free refreshments along with a dose of history. “Come along and be here at the Heritage Museum before 10am Saturday and see these splendid exhibits which are part of your town and your heritage.
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Dumping ground By Ryan Groube Land slated for the long-awaited Mareeba bypass road has become a hot-spot for illegal activity. The vacant land is littered with deep ruts where hoons have been doing burnouts and illegal dump sites are scattered at regular intervals. Robin Gourley lives and operates Mareeba Armoury off Slade Road at the edge of the road reserve. He said he is sick of the dust from burnouts clogging up specialised machinery, the late-night noise and the mounds of trash at the edge of his property. Last week, Mr Gourley gave The Express a tour of the land which uncovered a grenade, an ammunition box home to a resident green tree frog, soiled sheets, empty alcohol bottles and assorted household goods. “They are just dumping everything here and I just don’t have any idea why they can’t
take it to the dump where they can get rid of this stuff for free,” he said. “The hooning is just getting ridiculous. The dust from the burnouts gets into my machines which cost $5000 to replace a motor. I am getting sick and tired of having to pay big money to have them replaced.” Mr Gourley said the land was being used illegally at least twice a month with the last instance of illegal dumping occurring on January 28 with six boxes of rotten mangoes left less than 20 metres from his fence. “I ran out to try and get their number plate details but they had gone before I got outside,” he said. About five years ago when the hooning and dumping first began, Mr Gourley said he reported the incidents to Council and to the police but the illegal activity hasn’t stopped. He said he has since stopped bothering to report each instance. Officer in charge of the Mareeba Police
Station Derek Garner said it was important the public reported all illegal activity to police, particularly in relation to hooning offences. Senior sergeant Garner said if police are aware of hot spots they can increase patrols in affected areas. He said the best chance police had of apprehending people, however, was by getting reports with license details. Penalties for illegally dumping waste can range from $220 to $2200 for an individual and $1600 and $7040 for a corporation. Mareeba Shire Council Mayor Tom Gilmore said it “defies belief” that people would illegally dump waste when a $135 waste levy allows for the free disposal of household goods and green waste at the Mareeba Transfer Station. Council has not had any recent reports of illegal dumping in the area but found a “few old ones”. Anyone witnessing illegal dumping has been urged to report it to council.
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Mayor Tom Gilmore will use a looming trip to Brisbane to lobby State ministers for financial support for the Mareeba Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade. More than 40 years since it was commissioned, the treatment plant services about 3250 homes and has been operating in breach of its environmental license for more than a decade. The cost of upgrading the plant is expected to be as much as $30 million and without funding ratepayers may be forced to fork out about $1300 each year in sewerage fees. Mr Gilmore said the community would need assistance to cover the cost of the upgrade. “I will be going there [to Brisbane] looking for ministerial support because it is clear that we are going to have to seek government assistance for this thing,” he said. In March 2013, The Express reported that the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) would no longer tolerate the breaches at the facil-
ity, and, regardless of de-amalgamation it would need to be upgraded. The comments came after an inspection of the facility in January 2013 showed that the plant “continues to be non-compliant”. “The department expects that irrespective of the outcome of the [de-amalgamation] referendum, the sewage treatment plant will need to be upgraded to meet the standards of the recently issued development approval,” a department spokesperson said at the time. Last week, The Express asked the department if they will continue to apply pressure on the Mareeba Shire Council to upgrade the facility. “During the de-amalgamation period, EHP met with the Transfer Manager and engineers in August and September 2013, to discuss the management of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The future of the plant will now be a decision for the new Mareeba Shire Council,” a spokesperson for the department said. “EHP’s priority is to establish a solution to the ongoing issues with the Maree
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12 sets of twins By Boyd Robertson
Confessed ‘troublemaker’ brothers Joey (left) and Josh (right) Srhoj, 9, are part of a record crop of twin students at Mareeba State School in 2014.
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Vivien Plant has come out of retirement and has been commissioned by the Heritage Museum to create one more of her stunning sculptures. The identity of this sculpture is being kept a surprise, for you to come and see at our Museum this Saturday, 8th February at 10am, when Vivien’s work will be unveiled. It is one of her best pieces of work and will be enjoyed by young and old. Vivien was assisted by a multi-talented friend Bruce Row, to create this masterpiece. Vivien Plant has been involved in pottery and sculptures over the last 40 years and ran workshops for the Potters Society and Craft Council in Queensland. Her first sculpture on the Tablelands was a cow in Millaa Millaa and then she built further heritage icons across the Tablelands, including the horse in Malanda, the frog in Yungaburra and several others at the Malanda Dairy Centre. Also this Saturday, the Museum is also celebrating jointly with Tableland Radio & Electronics Club (TREC), the centenary of the very first Queensland Amateur (Experimental) Radio Licence which was issued to Marcus Brims on the 7th of February 1914. Due to World War 1, all amateur radio equipment had to be surrendered to the government by the 6th August 1914. After the war Marcus Brims pursued other interests and his spark gap wireless equipment remained in storage. TREC member Ron Goodhew, VK4EMF, managed to acquire the station, which is in pristine condition, and arranged for it to be on permanent display at the Mareeba Heritage Museum. This Saturday will also include the unveiling of the 1937 Mareeba Hospital Plaque in the Museum’s Rail Ambulance and Medical Exhibit.
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Anyone walking the grounds of Mareeba State School (MSS) this year might think they need to get their eyes checked. 12 sets of twins are now enrolled in the school for 2014. New arrivals Andrew and Steven La Spina-Knowlton, Roman and Kane Gibson, Prue and Abby Pillar, Kaleb and Joshua Hine and Nathaniel and Jasmine Bishop bolster MSS’s pre-existing ‘twins crowd’ of Amy and Anthony Simonato, Dannica and Bridie Mead, Georgia and Isabella Battistin, Zac and Ryley Cotter, Maya and Dolique Courtney, Phoenix and Ulysses Body and Joey and Josh Srhoj, making for 24 twinned students in total. Although only a few of them are identical to their siblings, MSS principal Shirlee Gallo said it was a remarkable to have so many twins in one school. “It’s always exciting for us to have so many twins here – we’ve always seemed to have a fairly large twins crowd but this year we’ve happened to have a couple of new pairs enrol which has bumped the numbers up,” she said. “The parents have been very accommodating, dressing them in different shirts so we can tell the identical ones apart or giving them different hair cuts to make things a bit easier. “There’s still plenty of mischief they can get up to, particularly early in the year when the staff still can’t tell them apart too well just yet.” The chief mischief-making twins are the self-confessed ‘troublemaker’ brothers Joey and Joshua Srhoj, 9, who were already putting their near-identical appearances to good use at previous school St Thomas’s, playing havoc with their teachers’ memories. “It’s cool to be twins,” said Joshua. “We used to swap classes and trick our teachers at St
Thomas’s and it was hard for them to get us in trouble because they couldn’t tell who was who. “We try to do it here as well but they have gotten better at telling us apart so it’s harder to do.” Joshua, who is older by his slightly taller brother by five minutes and has a telltale birthmark on his left cheek, also claims Joey has ‘a fatter and uglier face’ than his own. The two brothers share interest in the same TV shows and games, although Joey says he likes classes more than his brother. “Joshua likes to run around more,” he said. “We aren’t going to stop doing pranks when we get older. “It’d be a waste of being twins, I think.” MSS’s 24 twins represent nearly 3 per cent of the school’s 815 students, twice the national average. The town seems to be a hotspot for the phenomenon, with nearby St Thomas’s reporting nine sets of twins while Atherton Primary School has four pairs and Atherton State High School only has two. Identical or “monozygotic” twins occur when an egg is fertilized by a single sperm cell then splits early in development, causing two genetic copies of the same baby to grow. Fraternal or “dizygotic” twins occur when two eggs are simultaneously and both are fertilized by separate sperm cells, resulting in two distinct embryos developing. Despite their similarities no identical twin is exactly the same as their sibling – small mutations and stresses early in development mean the pair’s DNA and fingerprints will still be different. The rates of twin births in countries including Australia and the United States have been rising since the 1950s, a phenomenon attributed to the increasing use of fertility drugs and procedures like in-vitro fertilization.
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By Boyd Robertson A former Mareeba woman has been honoured with a major award from the Royal Australian Navy. Warrant Officer Shannon Locke, 35, received a Conspicuous Service Medal (CSM) on Australia Day for her work as the Navy’s Hydrographic Surveying Category Manager. Her job requires her to oversee personnel levels for the Navy’s hydrographical survey arm, which consists of about 120 people. WO Locke said receiving the CSM was a great honour and very unexpected. “Honestly when I first saw the big flash letter they sent me I thought I was in trouble,” she said. “When I opened it, I was stunned – I didn’t expect something like this at all. “To receive the medal is a great honour and I feel very privileged.” WO Locke joined the Navy in 1996 at age 18 after graduating from Mareeba State High School, in the hopes of ‘seeing the world’ but was posted in Cairns for several years until transferring to Canberra in 2010. Her role in Cairns was that of a Hydrographic Survey Operator, mapping the ocean floor and water conditions for the seas surrounding Australia to ensure safe passage for military and civilian vessels. She did manage to get ‘out and about a bit’, however, including a stint as an instructor at the Navy’s hydrographic school in Sydney in 2005 and a posting in the United Kingdom under an exchange program called Exercise Long Look. WO Locke recommends the move to any other young women considering joining the Australian Defence Forces. “I’d definitely say ‘give it a go’ to any-
Warrant Officer Shannon Locke, originally from Mareeba, received the Royal Australia Navy’s Conspicuous Service Medal on Australia Day. one that was in my position and thinking about it, especially if they’re still deciding what they’d like to do in terms of their careers,” she said. WO Locke’s sister Kristin is also in the Navy, serving on HMAS Cerberus in Melbourne while her brother Darryl is stationed at the Enoggera Army barracks in Brisbane. There’s plenty of inter-service rivalry at family gatherings, WO Locke explained. “Kristin and I gang up a bit on Darryl at Christmas when we’re all together,” she said. WO Locke’s mother Sharron Porter said she was ‘immensely proud’ of her daughter’s achievements.
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‘The worst thing you can do is give a financial shock to your community’
Mareeba Shire Council Mayor Tom Gilmore after bringing down the budget on January 30.
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From P1 challenge and that he was disappointed more changes couldn’t be made. “It has been a very difficult exercise to bring all of this together with much of the information unavailable to us,” he said. “We expect by bringing down the next budget in June 2014 we will have a far clearer perception of where we are going and how our level of service might have to be adjusted and how our charges might have to be rearranged. “We are headed now into a very complex period of financial management and financial discipline and I would have liked to have made some other changes [to fees and charges] to ease in the impact. The worst thing you can do is give a financial shock to your community. “We will have that information delivered to us in its full and final situation within the next
couple of months and we are getting information through all the time. Within two months we will be able to say this is our position but right now we cannot say that.” Acting Mareeba Shire Council chief executive Rod Ferguson, who finished with council on January 31, said in his budget statement: “Every effort will be made by council to restrain costs as much as possible but a reality of de-amalgamation is that as a smaller shire the ability to spread costs across the greater region of the Tablelands has now gone.” “The Council is committed to providing the services expected by a modern community as long as the community appreciates that such services come at a cost.” The Mareeba Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the budget but President Joe Moro said the looming costs were a concern to the community. “The Chamber is glad with the minimal in-
950 houses without power in Mareeba About 950 Ergon Energy customers in the Mareeba central business district and the eastern side of town had their power supply interrupted for up to two hours on January 31 due to a blown lightning arrestor on Hastie Road. The outage began at 1.45pm and was restored to more than 500 customers an hour later after crews had patrolled a section of the feeder line and not identified any faults.
Crews then located the faulty equipment in Hastie Road after a resident reported that a transformer in the area had made a loud noise at the time the power went out. This enabled the crews to quickly replace the lightning arrestor and restore power to all customers by 3.40pm. Ergon Energy apologised for any inconvenience this power supply interruption caused.
crease for next six month period, however is concerned with the upcoming costs such as the bulk water increases, de-amalgamation cost and the sewerage plant upgrade,” he said. “We encourage the MSC to work toward a minimum impact on the local community and to source funding from State Government to assist in funding some of these costs. The Chamber will work with the Council in dealing with these challenges. “ The budget contains a $10.796 million capital works program and returned an operating surplus of $1.685 million. Key capital works projects include: almost $5 million for road projects including $1.5 million to upgrade the Boonmoo/Mt Garnet Road, $400,000 to extend the Mareeba Gymnastics Hall and $800,000 for the new Kuranda Visitor Information Centre. Rates notices will be mailed out on February 17.
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New course paves the way for trainees By Boyd Robertson Tableland students entering Year 12 will be able legally drive by the end of the year, but only a select few will be able to operate titanic construction machines like excavators and front-end loaders. The trainees undertaking the second year of their Certificate III in Civil Construction and Plant Operation with Construction and Machinery Training School (CMTS) at Redcorp Quarry near Mareeba, however, will be able to do just that. CMTS’s ten trainees, most of whom are aged 17-18, are now halfway through their two-year certification course, with many already logging several hundred hours on vehicles like excavators and heavy dump trucks – while also balancing Year 12 studies on the other four days of the week. While their peers might be stopping and stalling during driving tests, the trainees are already piloting massive machines to crush through solid rock, excavate massive holes and haul serious tonnage around – and they are doing it safely and confidently, according to their instructors Phil Hogan and Zeb Luhrs.
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The truth about life on the land I feel the media is constantly implying that graziers and primary producers are receiving benefits and “assistance” hand over fist, but this is not the case. We frequently hear comments that there is natural disaster assistance, flood assistance, drought assistance, etc, all readily available but, in reality, the only assistance truly accessible is low interest loans and only some graziers are eligible for these. Most grants and rebates are so finely scrutinized and detailed, that one small element renders you ineligible. Should we be well off enough to outlay the expenses prior to submitting an application for a percentage refund, DRAS rebates are capped at $20,000. This amount does not even cover the cost of one semi trailer load of lick/supplement blocks. The drought package is designed to help stricken graziers who still might have some money. They offer a 50 per cent rebate of
freight on feed or lick for livestock which can be claimed after the invoices have been paid, but no subsidy on the actual feed itself. They offer a 50 per cent rebate on water infrastructure installed for drought affected livestock however this can also only be claimed after the initial investment from the property owner. It costs the graziers dearly to transport stock to agistment, without any rebates offered to take them there. There is an insulting tongue-in-cheek rebate offered for a percentage only reimbursement of freight spent to bring stock home from drought agistment. It would be great for the media and urban folk to have the whole story. The government package is only designed for the financially secure and leaves the majority of graziers in total devastation on their own. We are one of the very few families who have been granted a lifesaving reprieve by temporary agistment allow-
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ance on Blackbraes Resource Reserve. Without this we would also be going under. Although only a limited number of properties have access to such a solution, this scenario is a win-win arrangement which puts no financial demand on the government or the tax payer, as well as saving the lives of untold numbers of suffering livestock and graziers. Recently, we assisted other graziers muster their cattle off the lush, substantially grassed National Park next door as they were forced to take their cattle off by December 31, 2013. Some were lucky enough to be sold – I dare not ask at what prices - but the others had to be trucked – in the intense heat - back home to a starvation paddock and certain miserable demise. The (former cattle station) now National Park was fortunate enough to receive a normal wet season unlike most of Queensland and has abundant fodder going to waste. The Rangers in charge have been incredibly helpful and have gone far above and beyond their call of duty and worked tirelessly to assist the graziers to sustainably utilize the fodder readily available on the land they (the rangers) are responsible and care for. Without grazing in the National Parks, intense, destructive wildfires are inevitable. These dedicated Rangers are expected to deal with the infernos by unnaturally burning out of season to reduce fuel or fighting storm lit, perilous
flames to save not only the National Parks and the wildlife therein, but also the neighbouring properties. By limited grazing of stock, these hazardous fires can be brought to a manageable, environmentally friendly level that sustains the ecosystems as nature intends. We dedicated graziers are devoted to the land and believe limited, controlled grazing is beneficial for the country and its native inhabitants. Des and Ineke McDowall Perryvale Station via Einasleigh Dairy industry problems run deep The excellent article ‘Decline of the dairy industry’, The Express, January 15, page 5 provides insight into the ailing Tableland dairy industry. As a retired dairy farmer myself, I commiserate with dedicated farmers like Dennis Byrnes. Perhaps, however, the factors for the stricken industry go far deeper than the reasons Mr Byrnes asserts. It is the production system employed mainly which lies at the heart of the industy’s demise. The supermarkets are merely stimulating sales through their discounts, and the declining terms of trade were well evidenced before deregulation occurred. Fundamental changes are required for milk producers in the area of fertilizer selection and usage in order to create significant reductions in the unit cost of production. It will be found that these changes
will greatly increase the farm carrying capacity, improve livestock health and the quality of milk they produce, particularly in the area of the molecular compositional integrity of the milk’s protein. Geoff Downey Mareeba Training a must for new council In response to ‘Change to MSC protocol’, The Express, page one, January 22. Perhaps the first priority for the new CEO of Mareeba Shire Council, Mr Peter Franks will be to source Governance and leadership training for all the newly elected councillors. I did not elect the Mayor and councillors to micro-manage the CEO and staff, I elected them to lead our shire forward to a renewed position of growth, prosperity and community renewal. Patricia Berry Mareeba Flying flags stir pride In regards to Australia Day. As a patriot and defender of our Aussie flag in the past, this year I must give credit where it is due. Anyone passing through the central business area of the town on Australia Day could only be impressed by not one, but two brand new Australian Flags in full flight on the poles in Anzac Park. They made a wondrous sight. Elwyn Troughton Mareeba
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Funding for festival By Ryan Groube
Atherton residents Tim and Leanne Narbrough, along with neighbours Lyn Byrne and Roseann Green, want the Tablelands Regional Council to finish sealing a section of Aerodrome Road.
‘Finish the job’ residents ask TRC By Boyd Robertson A group of Atherton residents are calling on the Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) to finish works on an unsealed road that is virtually burying their homes in dust. The group includes property owners on Mountain View Drive who they say their houses are regularly blanketed in thick yellow dust from a still-unsealed 250-metre section of the access road to the Atherton Aerodrome, while the rest of the facility has been fully upgraded with bitumen surfaces. The TRC launched the upgrade of the aerodrome midway through 2012 using funds from a $75,000 Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) grant. The TMR grant, however, was not sufficient for the entire project, meaning council was forced to use its own money to complete bitumen sealing around the aerodrome and leave the access road unfinished. Group spokesperson Tim Narbrough said dust blew constantly from the unsealed road directly onto the residents’ properties, making enjoying their own back yards impossible. “We can’t open our windows, we can’t go onto the back patio – everything is completely covered in the dust, it’s in the air and you’re forced to breathe it in,” he said. “It was tolerable before the upgrade
when there was only a little traffic but now there are regular trucks along the road and every one stirs up huge clouds of it, especially the big ones carrying fuel for the planes - we don’t understand how they can bitumen the parts between the end of the road and the hangars so people can get to their planes easily but not finish this bit right next to it. “We want to make it clear that we aren’t opposed to the upgrade of the aerodrome, which we think is a very important project – we just want council to finish the job it started.” The residents appeared at the January 16 council meeting to voice their complaints, where they were met with scepticism from Division 6 councillor Marjorie Pagani. “We’ve got dozens if not hundreds of roads all across our area that are in need of sealing so we have to prioritise which ones we pay attention to,” Cr Pagani said during the meeting. “If this road is only affecting a few people it’s not fair to others to push them to the front of the queue, so to speak.” TRC Mayor said council would look at the issue but made no promises when it came to sealing the road. “In addition to the lack of grant funds there are other issues to be resolved in regard to vehicle access between the aerodrome and the highway before any further decision is made,” she said.
ONE of Mareeba’s most popular social events has been granted funding surety by the State Government. Previously, the Mareeba Multicultural Festival had to apply for funding to hold the free day-long event each year. On January 29, Minister for Multicultural Affairs Glen Elmes travelled to Mareeba to announce the festival would receive funding two years in advance. “There are a number of multicultural festivals across the state that are growing really well and this one here in Mareeba is one of those,” he said. “These functions that communities across Queensland put on are an opportunity for people to mingle with, and get to know, the array of Member for Cook David Kempton, Mareeba Multicultural Festival cultures that make up their commu- committee member Ramkrishna Kolala and Minister for Multiculnity. tural Affairs Glen Elmes “Not only will we announce funding for this festival early so the portant Mareeba is as a diverse regional centre. committee can keep in front of their planning we have MSC Mayor Tom Gilmore said multiculturalism had also increased its funding from $7000 to $15,000.” always been a great asset and strength of the district and The announcement, which was held at the Mareeba that the Mareeba Multicultural Festival was the showShire Council (MSC) office in Mabel Street, was also piece event in celebrating that diversity. attended by Mareeba Multicultural Festival commit“Here in this region, particularly in Mareeba and tee member Ramkrishna Kolala and Member for Cook Dimbulah, we have this potpourri of culture and it is an David Kempton. extremely rich culture,” he said. Mr Kolala said the committee had met for the first “We have a lot of little community groups putting on time in preparation for the 2014 festival, which has the all sorts of events. What these groups have is energy but theme of ‘cultural alliances’, last week. not necessarily a lot of money. What this [funding] does “It is exciting knowing how much money we will be is recognise the value of that energy.” getting well ahead of time,” he said. The 2014 Mareeba Multicultural Festival will be held Mr Kempton said the announcement showed how im- on August 30, 2014.
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When young Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) is sent away to live with adoptive parents Rosa (Emily Watson) and Hans (Geoffrey Rush) in a small German town during the war, she befriends Rudy (Nico Liersch) a boy her own age. Just as she learns to read for the first time, thanks to Hans, a young Jewish man, Max, (Ben Schnetzer), turns up seeking refuge and is hidden in the cellar. Here, Liesel reads to Max, who encourages her to read and also to write. Inevitably, the war disrupts this arrangement - and indeed, Liesel's whole life.
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English soldier and railway enthusiast Eric Lomax (Colin Firth) is captured among the thousands of Allied prisoners after the 1942 fall of Singapore in World War II and forced to work on building the ThaiBurma railway. When a secret radio receiver he builds with fellow prisoners is discovered, he is severely beaten and tortured, leaving him traumatised for many years. Years later, in 1980, on one of his many rail journeys in England, he meets Patti (Nicole Kidman) and they fall in love - but his ongoing nightmares and his refusal to speak about his torment impact on her, and their otherwise loving marriage. Patti is determined to help Eric slay his demons, and with help from army friend Finlay (Stellan Skarsgaard), they discover that the young Japanese soldier who was one of his torturers is very much alive, working as a tour guide at the railway museum. (Based on a true story.)
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Michael, Maggie and Marcus Lee hosted Chinese New Year celebrations on the weekend of Friday January 24, Saturday January 25 and Sunday January 26, with their restaurant filled to capacity each night. Many travelled far and wide to attend the celebrations from Cairns, Irvinebank, Innisfail, Mossman as well as local Mareeba and Atherton patrons. Food and drink were enjoyed by all while auctions took place throughout the night to support the Cancer Council Tablelands Relay for Life Team Brassier Hula Team, who are in their fourth year of fundraising for the worthy cause. Team manager Kay Jerome want-
JACK RYAN – SHADOW RECRUIT
In his pre-CIA days, Jack Ryan (Chris Pine) is working on Wall Street as a financial analyst until recruited by the CIA's William Harper (Kevin Costner) to investigate global financial terrorism. When a plot that could sink the US economy is uncovered, Jack is pushed into the field, to travel to Moscow and con-
ed to thank Michael and Maggie Lee for their generosity and allowing them the opportunity to fundraise at the Chinese New Year celebrations, as well as the businesses and individuals who donated prizes and the community who digs deep to support this worthy cause each year. Fireworks was a highlight of the night with music by John Hardy. Major Prizes Winners of Saturday night were: Chainsaw donated by Chano Trentin – winner Peter Brady of Mareeba. Framed Signed Cowboy Jersey donated by John Cole Toyota – winner Christina Hobbs Ingham. $500 Cash donated by Alternate Therapeutics – winner Carol Burns.
front the Russian businessman Viktor Cherevin (Kenneth Branagh) behind it. Review by Louise Keller: A terrorist attack and the collapse of the US economy is the plot trigger for this fastpaced, action thriller in which Chris Pine assumes the latest screen incarnation of Tom Clancy's heroic analyst, Jack Ryan. A lean 105 minutes is the result of an economical script and tight direction from Kenneth Branagh, who crams a satisfying mix of top action and good character development, ensuring that the dynamics of a meaningful romantic relationship plus that of a cold, calculating villain sit at interesting angles. As for Pine, he ticks all the boxes in his portrayal of the decent, heroic covert CIA desk analyst turned operative, with the added bonus of dashing good looks and piercing blue eyes as he follows Alec Baldwin, Harrison Ford and Ben Affleck in the role. It's good escapist action with a likeable hero to whom we can relate and enough points of difference to give it an edge. As the action escalates, so too does the frenetic nature of the music and the editing - at times to the film's detriment. There is a smoke and mirrors element about the technological aspects of the plot - if only technology worked so easily for me - but no matter and I maintain that anyone who has a desk as tidy as Viktor Cherevin should be regarded with great suspicion. But this is a Tom Clancy character and there is much to enjoy in this easy-to-like thriller that races to its heart-pounding and spectacular conclusion is fitting style.
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Aries
Wednesday 5th
March 21 to Apr 20
Don’t ignore any emotional issues that could be causing problems. Work diligently and you will get ahead this week. Be sure that you have all the facts before you take action.
Taurus
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Thursday 6th
Friday 7th
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Max 29o Min 22o
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Get some sound advice and help setting up a workable budget. Partners may try to argue with you; however, you must stand your ground. You must lay down ground rules so that you can complete a job.
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Libra
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Be sure you get accurate information. Your tendency to dramatize may be a little much for your partner to take constantly. Social events will be favorable.
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Take time to deal with the concerns of children. You will earn recognition for the work you are doing. Too much too fast will be the attitude surrounding your home environment.
Scorpio
Oct 24 to Nov 22
Throw yourself into your work. Make career changes that may increase your income. Pamper yourself for a change. You can receive recognition for the work you’ve done.
Sagittarius
Nov 23 to Dec 21
Travel could include delays and other minor problems. You may interest some of them in a service you have to offer. You may have difficulties at an emotional level with mates.
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Be confident in your endeavors and others will believe in your efforts. Take a close look at documents be fore signing on the dotted line. Instant romance could be yours if you go out with friends.
Pisces
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You may want to take a trip; however, before you do, make sure that your car is serviced properly. Driving too fast or double parking will result in difficulties with officials. You can make some favorable changes to your looks.
Aquarius
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Friends and relatives may be hard to take this week. Your domestic scene could continue to be in an uproar this week. Arguments may flare up in your home. Don’t let the cat out of the bag.
Leo
Max 27o Min 23o
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Don’t expect new acquaintances to be completely honest about themselves. You need time to rejuvenate. Invite friends or relatives into your home. This is not the best day to visit relatives who get on your nerves.
Cancer
Tuesday 11th
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Ingredients
April 21 to May 21
Don’t count on others to cover up for your shortcomings. Don’t expect others to live up to their promises and you won’t be disappointed or find yourself stuck with delays.
Gemini
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7. A restaurant or cafe. 8. Ingratiating and wheedling in a way that is regarded as insincere or excessive. 9. Grant to someone the use of something on the understanding that it will be returned. 10. A small book or magazine containing pictures and information about a product or service. 11. A person with an attractive and engaging personality. 13. A small hill or mound. 15. A coniferous tree with bunches of deciduous bright green needles, found in cool regions of the northern hemisphere. 16. Play a ball or card wrongly, badly, or in contravention of the rules. 18. A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine. 19. Metal drawn out into the form of a thin flexible thread or rod. 21. Make a sudden involuntary expulsion of air from the nose and mouth due to ir-
ritation of one’s nostrils. 22. A vehicle on runners for conveying loads or passengers over snow or ice.
DOWN 1. A 1995 comedy-drama film, co-written and directed by Chris Noonan, starring a talking pig. 2. A book or table listing standard numerical calculations or other kinds of information presented formulaically. 3. A child’s word for sleep. 4. A man’s broad silk necktie. 5. Detergent in the form of a powder for washing clothes, bed linen, etc. 6. A device consisting of a circular canopy of cloth on a folding metal frame supported by a central rod. 12. The practice among some peoples of collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies. 14. Impressive delicacy and skill. 17. Complete; absolute. 20. A piece of old cloth
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Fitzroy 227 on 203 The Rise Specifically designed for proposed construction at The Rise Country Estate, we are proud to present this four bedroom, two bathroom home “The Fitzroy”. Featuring a well designed 227m2 under roof and constructed by Aaron Groote, from Tropic Coast Homes, a local Master Builder renown for his quality and workmanship. Impeccably designed and built to exacting standards, this unique, modern house and land package offers plenty of space both indoors and out, it is an ideal family retreat and entertainers delight featuring generously proportioned open design. The “Fitzroy” offers plenty of room to move and grow. Multiple flowing living areas seamlessly merge with the alfresco entertainment area delivering a relaxed and balanced atmosphere. Contemporary interiors are showcased by the finest in fixtures and finishes, complimented by the designer style kitchen, which Tropic Coast Homes offer a generous allowance for
you to design your own kitchen to suit your own tastes. Featuring four bedrooms serviced by two stylish bathrooms. The master retreat features a spacious walk-inrobe, with built-ins in the other bedrooms. The family bathroom includes a bathtub, and separate toilet. A host of additional features ensure the best in comfort and convenience. This includes tiles throughout the living areas, carpet in the bedrooms (optional) Bosch gas hot water system. A terrific deal at $371,000. House and land are sold on separate contracts – house price is a package deal is based on Land price of $125,000 for 4045m2 and house price $246,000. Elevated blocks, beautiful views, just minutes from town. TC Homes BSA1089966.
For more information , and a full list of inclusions contact Debbie Sweedman 0409 321 920 or visit therise.net.au
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PROPERTY
Quality situated in an attractive street MAREEBA REAL ESTATE AGENCIES 5 BRM CONCRETE BLOCK HOME • DOUBLE STOREY • 2 BATHROOMS • AIRCONDITIONING • POOL & RUMPUS ROOM • 809M2 ALLOTMENT • MINUTES TO TOWN
REDUCED TO $355,000 4092 1556
7 Hort Street, Mareeba
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Located in Mareeba's most sought after area, this four bedroom concrete block home is set on 1282m2. Your family will love the welcoming feel as you step inside this modern residence. This property has been very well maintained, with established trees and lawn enhancing the cream colour scheme. Four bedrooms are throughout, two of which have built-in robes and the master with an ensuite and walk-in robe. The bathroom is spacious and convenient to two bedrooms, with a separate toilet. This home has two living areas, one of which is used as a media room & office, the other is attached to the open plan living, dining & kitchen. The outdoor living area is fully tiled and quite large, with a servery from the kitchen and outside toilet. The patio overlooks the spacious, fully fenced backyard and garden shed. Features include: • Modern, concrete block residence • Four bedrooms, two with built-ins • Master bedroom with ensuite & WIR • Large, practical kitchen with pantry & servery • Open plan living, kitchen & dining area
• Additional living area, used as office and book a private inspection, please contact your EXCLUSIVE sales consultant media room • Convenient bathroom with separate toi- Vince Costas of Sibi Girgenti Real Estate. Phone 4092 5566 or 0419 926 691 let • Spacious, tiled outdoor living with addi- www.girgentigroup.com tional toilet • Fully fenced rear yard with garAddress: Jacinta Crescent, Mareeba den shed Price: $349,000 NEG • Single carport to the front, conAgent: EXCLUSIVE TO Vince Costas crete driveway Sibi Girgenti Real Estate • Residential 1282m2 allotment Contact: 0419 926 691 or 4092 5566 For more information or to
Walkamin abode
PRIVATE AND PEACEFUL COUNTRY LIFESTYLE....
• 2.5 acres of serenity • No immediate neighbours in sight • 3 bedroom brick house • Back patio ideal place for BBQs • Well maintained lawns and gardens • Various fruit trees including lychee orchard • 8 Megs of gravity fed water • Various machinery sheds • Greenhouse plus chook run ....it doesn’t get any better than this! Price: $449,000 Neg Contact: Norma Moloney on 0417 541 126
This three bedroom plus office home of open plan design in Walkamin is new to the market and provides perfect family lifestyle living. Features of this property include: • Internal block walls • Timber kitchen • Vinyl flooring in living, tiled kitchen • Stainless steel 4 burner gas stove • Tiled front patio • Double carport • Entertainment area • Crim-safe screening Address: • Solar hot waPrice: ter Agent: •Town water • Septic Contact:
• Established gardens Situated on a fully fenced 840m2 allotment with rear access, this property is close to the shop and school. An added bonus is the council approved 8m x 8m x 3.5m high powered shed with concrete floor. For further information or to arrange an inspection, please contact EXCLUSIVE AGENT John Falvo on 0408 456 344 or Mareeba Property Office on 4092 1355.
WALKAMIN $325,000 NEG John Falvo Mareeba Property Office 0408 456 344 or 4092 1355
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• 4 Acres Approx • Private Patio • 2 Fully Tiled Living Areas • Permanent Creek $369,000 neg rogatobros.com.au/2402859
AureliA 0418 183 555
THIS modern four bedroom rendered concrete block home, with internal rendered cement walls as well, features one spacious bedroom and one double bedroom, built-ins in two bedrooms and corridor, an open plan living area, fans throughout, air-conditioning in two bedrooms, plus one bathroom and toilet. There is a front and rear patio, a shade house including orchards, double carport, plus a colourbond shed with single vehicle parking, all on a 1000m2 allotment. Furns and Orchards are not included in the sale price they are extra.
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Contact Mareeba Real Estate Agencies at 7 Hort Street, Mareeba on 4092 1556 or Mark 0428 121 520 and Lyn 0427 153 868, or email mrea4880@qld.chariot.net.au Address: Price: Inspect: Agent: Contact:
Mareeba REDUCED TO $315,000 By Appointment Mareeba Real Estate Agencies 4092 1556
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PROPERTY Solid family home that won’t break the bank Located in a popular family subdivision minutes from town, this solidly constructed “Peter Langtree” home is on the market. The current owners built the home with a lot of thought given to the design. The front patio greets you upon arrival with a lovely archway as a feature that doubles as protection from the afternoon sun. The open plan living combines dining and kitchen with good use of windows and doors to capture the natural cool breezes renowned in the area. Moving through to the main bedroom, you will be pleasantly surprised at its size,
with a separate room attached, ideal for an of the house leads to a 5m x 5m x 2,7m ensuite or walk in robe but currently used colorbond shed with single roller door access, all this on a 1000m2 fenced allotas an office. The bathroom has a generous size ment. Priced reduced to $315,000 Negotishower with a separate toilet nearby. able. There is also an additional games/rum- Contact Norma Moloney today on 0417 pus room (measuring 7.2m x 3.5m) cur- 541 126. www.raywhiteruralmareeba. rently used as a huge 4th bedroom with com.au/qld/mareeba/1055325/ direct access out onto the back patio. Address: MAREEBA Outside the back patio adjoins Price: $315,000 NEG a large paved greenhouse, ideal Agent: Norma Moloney for orchids, a real bonus for any Ray White Rural Mareeba plant lover. Contact: 0417 541 126 Vehicle access down the side
This farm is a perfect example how you can convert, beautify and modernize to suit the lifestyle of today. You drive into this property and you feel like you are entering a fairyland. Traditional colonial home with a wrap around verandah, timber floors and high ceilings. At the same time you get comforts like solar hot water, air conditioners, bar, spa and walk-in robes attached to the bedrooms. All the other dwellings are nicely taken care of and used as well. The land consists of numerous varieties of fruit trees as well as thousands of forestry grown trees. Paddocks for horses or cattle and a Sandy River frontage the stretches for 350 meters. There is heaps more I could write about but best you come and see for yourself. Inspections can be easily arranged so give us a call now.
The magical acres
Contact:
Four bedrooms Separate shower and toilet Stunning spa in the bathroom for ultimate relaxation Brand new kitchen with a huge built-in pantry Beautiful polished timber floors Teenagers retreat out the back Walking distance to town Fully fenced 812m2
Solid 3 BRM, 1 BTH home Recently renovated Modern kitchen Huge open-plan lounge and dining area Extra large laundry area adjacent to bathroom and toilet Two large bedrooms at the front of the home and one to the rear Fully fenced 1055m2 allotment
Vince Costas 0419 926 691
Remo Esposito 0401 969 473
24 Macrae St, Mareeba
22 Petersen St, Mareeba
4092 5566 www.girgentigroup.com
ALTITUDE REALTY MAREEBA 4092 4100
PRICE REDUCTION • 3 Bedrooms • Airconditioning • 3 Bay Shed
www.altituderealtymareeba.com.au altitudemareeba@aapt.net.au
107-111 BYRNES ST
BIBOOHRA $649,000 Inspect by appointment Altitude Realty Mareeba 0437 921 648 or 4092 4100
First home buyer or investment ready Are you looking for your next investment? Wanting to expand your rental portfolio or get off the rental treadmill? This solid home offers a great opportunity to do any of the above! Currently tenanted by long term tenants, you will find all you are looking for right here. Located just off of Anzac Avenue in a quiet cul-de-sac, this three bedroom plus office home is spacious, breezy and has a large fenced backyard, separate living and dining that is joined by a central kitchen. For your next investment or your very first home, you would be hard pressed to find better value for money than this great home. Ready for new owners now so be quick and book your inspection today! For more information or to arrange a private inspection please call Marketing Agent Aurelia Rogato 0418 183 555. Rogatobros.com.au/2533001 Address: Price: Agent: Contact:
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$229,000 NEG PERFECT FIRST HOME ON A BUDGET!
• $359,000 • Beams Street • 1,214m2
Contact Elizabeth Bors from Altitude Realty Mareeba. Phone 4092 4100 or 0437 921 648. www.altituderealtymareeba.com.au Address: Price: Agent:
$255,000 TAKE A CLOSER LOOK...
MAREEBA $285,000 NEG Aurelia Rogato Rogato Bros Real Estate 0418 183 555 or 4092 5255
Ticks ALL the
BOXES! 1 Acre Blocks Beautiful Rural Setting
Close to Town & Schools Bore on each block Town Water Good Drainage Great Soil
LAND STARTS AT $140,000
ALTITUDE
REALTY MAREEBA
ENQUIRE TODAY!
PHONE: 4092 4100 A/H: Liz 0437 921 648 www.altituderealtymareeba.com.au
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INDEX
business A
DIRECTORY
Carpentry/ Roofing Childcare/ Kindergarten Cleaning Services Concerting Construction Curtains & Blinds
Air Conditioning Auto Electrician
B
Blinds Brick laying Butcher
G
Glazier
F
H
Farming Sector Fertilizer Floor Coverings Fuel
E
C
Handy Men House Removals
I
Irrigation
Butcher
AIR CONDITIONING
M
Furniture
Earthmoving Electrical Embroidery
Machinery - Truck Hire Massage Therapy Motor Mechanic
N
Nurseries
P
Pasture Seeds Photography Plumbing Pool Maintenance Promotion/Marketing
Steel Fabrication
T
Transport Travel Tree Lopping
S
V
Security Skip Bins
CONSTRUCTION
Venue Hire
ELECTRICAL
TOLGA BUTCHERY
Authorised Fujitsu Service Agent
MAIN STREET, TOLGA PH: (07) 4095 4207 MOB: 0438 954 206
Shop 4, 276 Byrnes St, Mareeba • PO Box 1034 Mareeba 4880
P: 4092 3019
CARPENTRY/ ROOFING
www.donhall.com.au ABN 80 179 825 363 • QBSA 59712 • ARC License AU24014
R & C AIRCONDITIONING & REFRIGERATION
• Airconditioning Installations • Cold Rooms • Fridge Seals • Gasing • Servicing & Maintenance • Authorised Artic Licence
BSA Number 71627
M: 0409 648 403 • F: 4092 1629
Roofer & Carpenter
Very experienced • No job too big or too small • Competitive rates •
Phone 0400 622 350
CHILDCARE & KINDERGARTEN
Daniel Battistin
www.girgentigroup.com ~ 4092 5566 BSA no. 1218243
CURTAINS & BLINDS
Mobile 0448 856 187 Phone: 4092 6203 • Fax: 4092 5723 email: dobattistin@msn.com
SONCIN ELECTRICAL PT
145 Hastie Road, Mareeba Qld/ 4880
Custom Made
Licence No: 71735 - ACA: F0514381 - LO: 56130
CURTAINS & BLINDS
FREE FREE Measure Measure and and Quote Quote Plus we sell...
Plus we sell...
Tracks > Rods > Accessories
Tracks > Rods Competitive Curtains & Furnishings BY APPOINTMENT ONLY >Phone: & Accessories 0429 869 023 96 James Street,Curtains Mareeba Competitive & Furnishings
Call Ross Malfitana Mobile: 0429 898 657
Residential • Commercial • Phones/Data Repairs/Maintenance • Airconditioners
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
Licence No. 51413 CEC No. A5891084
electrical
For all your Electrical, Airconditioning & Solar needs!
Domestic Commercial Industrial Solar Repairs & Maintenance Telephone & Networking Cabling Airconditioning Installation & Electrical Wiring
Call Sandro for your FREE QUOTE 0417 843 015 or Ph/Fax: 4092 7536 info@soncinelectrical.com.au
Phone: 0429 869 023 For Alterations to Clothing & Curtains Phone Liz 4092 6619
ABN: 61 788 170 092 LIC. NO: L012565 ArtIC LIC: AU21630 QBSA: 1220582
96 James Street, Mareeba
For Alterations to Clothing & Curtains Phone Liz 4092 6619
AUTO ELECTRICIAN
ATHERTON CAR ELECTRICS
“ACE IT EVERYTIME” SPECIALISTS IN:
Starter Motors & • CARS TRUCKS • GME & Uniden • CARAVANS Alternators, TRACTORS • 2 Way Radios, Spotlights • BIKES BUSES • & Accessories, Batteries & Accessories, Car Audio MOTORHOMES • • BOATS ALL YOUR AUTO ELECTRICAL NEEDS
JAMIE & ANTONELLA RYAN PH: 4091 2102 • FAX: 4091 5655
65 Tolga Rd, Atherton • athcarelectrics@bigpond.com
BLINDS
info@mareebakidscampus.com.au www.mareebakidscampus.com.au 3 Locations in Mareeba: Constance, Dunlop & Hastie Streets
CLEANING SERVICES
ALL CLEANING & PEST SOLUTIONS Residential & Commercial Cleaning Solutions For: • Carpets • Tile & Grout • Vinyl • Upholstery • Rugs • Fabrics • Spot & Stain Removal • Mattresses • Pest Control • Driveways & Footpaths • 24 Hour Water Restoration • Home & Business Cleans • NEW Premier Shampoo & Steam Clean Service!
T: 4092 2160 - M: 0417 758 302 E: abelservices@bigpond.com W: www.abelservices.com.au INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL
BLINDS
Trust the BLIND specialists!
MAREEBA FLOOR COVERING CENTRE 159 Walsh St, Mareeba P: 4092 5466 M: 0419 736 229
Servicing
ALL Areas!
CONCRETING
Mobile: 0419 709 522
Vertical & Venetian Blinds Panel Glides > Timber Blinds
Supply & Fit
Do it right the first time!
Early Learning • Kindergarten • Outside School & Vacation Care
Let the professionals take care of it!
FREE MEASURE & QUOTE • IN HOUSE CONSULTATION Desiree & Mark Siemon - Phone: 4095 5669 - Mobile: 0408 887 701 Email: marydesinto@bigpond.com - 31 Kennedy Highway, Tolga
EARTHMOVING
SpecialiSing in: • Polishing & Sealing New Concrete • Re-Juvenating & Sealing Existing Concrete • Re-Sealing Existing Stampcrete, Covercrete & Pebbletex Surfaces
• DOZERS D7R & D7G • SCRAPER • WATER TRUCKS • BODY TRUCK • MINING • FARM CLEARING • ROAD WORKS
TOM SMITH P: 0407 161 783 F: 4092 7851 E: stj.enterprises@bigpond.com.au
DeeB’s Grader Hire All Earthworks
Call Rob
0418 456 307
your local business guide
CONTACT ROD: 0419 550 767 mareebablocklaying@gmail.com
• Competitive Rates • Free Quotes • Quality Job Assured QSBA: 1139 505
For $26 per week this spot could be yours!
Phone the Express today 4092 3464
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Jane Peters Phone: 0427 932 776
Email: pickfordpark1@bigpond.com PO Box 1923, Mareeba Q.4880 ABN: 98 735 499 133
Fertilizer
TABLELAND FERTILIZERS 40 ECLIPSE DRIVE, ATHERTON QLD. 4883 P: 4091 3100 F: 4091 3177
26 REYNOLDS ST, MAREEBA QLD. 4880 P: 4092 1174 F: 4092 3084
There’s always better value at CRT.
GRAHAME McKENZIE MOBILE 0407 226 022
FLOOR COVERINGS
ELECTRICAL SPECIALISING IN THE INSTALLATION OF: • CORK TILES • VINYLS • VINYL TILES • PARQUETRY • FLOOR SANDING • CARPET GOLD AllAn & DAni: MOBilE 0409 007 247 CARD P: 4091 3936 23 Louise St, Atherton Q.4883 707796
BRICK LAYING
MAREEBA BLOCK & BRICK LAYING
EMBROIDERY
Laser Electrical Mareeba Phone: (07) 4092 4146 99 Vaughan Street, Mareeba mareeba@laserelectrical.com.au www.mareeba.laserelectrical.com.au LIC. 55472 | ARC. AU31673
Carpet • Vinyl • CeramiCs Floating Floors • Blinds
Mareeba 4092 2800 Atherton 4091 3300 www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au
FLOOR COVERINGS
DIRECTORY Glazing
MASSAGE THERAPY
e g a s s a M
FLOORS
Trust the FLOOR Covering Man! Carpet & Vinyl > Carpet & Vinyl Tiles > Floating Floors
MAREEBA FLOOR COVERING CENTRE 159 Walsh St, Mareeba P: 4092 5466 M: 0419 736 229
• Qualified professional • Relieve stress • Lower blood pressure • Increase circulation • Improve sleep
Supply & Lay FREE Measure & Quote
FARMING SECTOR For all your labour requirements in the farming sector, please contact us for further information. Being involved in the farming sector for over 15 years, we are sure that we can be of help to you in any aspect of your labour requirements. “Many hands make light work”
accounts@harvestpersonnel.com.au or Phone 0498 991 189
FUEL receive 4¢ per litre discount by presenting this ad
Service Station open to the public 24 hour Fuel Service to approved customers
Call Noelene Jenkins 0408 911 562 HOUSE REMOVALS
A.J. MYLES & CO. HOUSE RELOCATORS Complete House Relocation Services
• Modern Equipment • Restumped & Raised • Houses Bought & Sold • Insurance Cover
45 Chewko Rd, P.O. Box 131, MAREEBA
Phone/Fax: 4092 3563
• Mechanical Repairs for Cars & Light Commercials • Roadworthy Certificates • EFI Diagnostics • Carbon Clean for Diesels and EFI Vehicles
IRRIGATION
JIM HATCHMAN 0488 562 921 PLUMBING
PLUMBING, PUMPS & GAS BSA 116 4856
Installation, Servicing & Repairs Gas & Gas Applianes, Water Filtration & Purification, Maintenance Plumbing, Pumps, Sewer & Storm Water Solutions
Ben Malcolm
24 Hour Service Covering all areas
p: 4092 7333 m: 0402 031 813 plumbingpumpsandgas@bigpond.com
POOL MAINTENANCE
POOL MAINTENANCE & POOL SHOP
4 Services and All Mechanical Repairs 4 Roadworthy Inspection Station
IrrIgatIon DesIgn & supply
• Tracks & Rods • Furniture • Sheets & Towels • Floor Coverings
MAREEBA MOTORS
WEDDINGS • CELEBRATIONS • ALL OCCASIONS •
ABN 26 111 244 823
For Bulk Fuel & Oil Contact Head Office at Miallo (07) 4098 8222
Budget Blinds, Curtains and Materials
MOTOR MECHANIC
Photography
PHONE: 0413 913 989 BSA LICENCE NO. 30191
7 BOWER ST, MAREEBA INDUSTRIAL PARK P: (07) 4092 2472 • F: (07) 4092 2668
FURNITURE
LIMITED OFFER UNT IL 1ST APRIL ON E HOU R $ 50
PHOTOGRAPHY
JBH
business
• Pumps Sales & Repairs • Filtration • Water Tanks & Troughs • Water Treatment • Pool Treatments • Solar Pumping Systems • Reinke Centre Pivot & Lateral Move Irrigators 50 Byrnes Street, Mareeba Phone 4092 7788
74 Byrnes Street, P.O. Box 169, Mareeba Q.4880
71 BYRNES STREET, MAREEBA “WE OFFER A COMPLETE ON SITE POOL SERVICE”
Phone 4092 2644 Fax 4092 4220
Nursery
ALL POOL SUPPLIES INCLUDING FREE WATER TESTING AND EXPERT ADVICE
P: 4092 1443 or 0413 013 297
LICENSED POOL SAFET Y INSPECTOR
PROMOTION/MARKETING
FREE MEASURE & QUOTE!
HASTIE CENTRE FURNISHINGS
209 Byrnes St, Mareeba • P: 4092 1017 E: hastiecf@tpg.com.au
HANDY MEN
John, Ron & Pete
the handy, handymen We do just about everything!
Seven Building TradeS Seven elecTronic TradeS • General Carpentry, Cupboards Electronic Repairs and Advice • • Painting, Plastering, Doors & Locks Antenna Systems & Outlets • • Tiling, Paving, Small Concreting Satellite Free-to-air, Data & Comms • • Kitchens, Bathrooms, Fencing Theatre Systems, PVRs, DVDs • and did i mention We do laWns & gardens!
John
0409 802 778
&
Pete
0447 317 797
Pensioner Discounts available & Free quotes! (will accept jobs under $3300 only)
Glazing ExclusivE Nth Qld AmplimEsh AgENts
• Sliding Glass Doors & Windows • Residential & Commercial Glazing • Shower Screens & Robes • Glass Replacement • Security Doors • Security Screens • Fly Screens • Louvres • Mirrors
30 James Street, Mareeba
PHONE: 4092 2314 • FAX: 4092 4113 LICENSED MANUFACTURER OF
sales@tpprural.com
Pasture Seeds
NEW Mini Concrete Truck Caters for small loads up to 2.6m across the Tablelands!! PLUS Tipper & Bobcat Available
All enquires call Mick on 0417 720 959 or 4092 3849 - Email: mpgoldfinch@bigpond.com
PHONE 4095 8222
1800WINDOWS BSA 1068200
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(a subsidiary of skarott’s transport)
BRIAN LOCCISANO MANAGER - NORTH QUEENSLAND
PHONE 4093 3776 6475 KENNEDY HIGHWAY WALKAMIN QLD 4872 apseeds@activ8.net.au www.apseeds.com.au
Peter Roy HIRE Photographer
BACKHOE WATER TRUCK TIPPER & FLOAT HIRE
Owner/Operator Wade Venturato Phone: 0429 901 447 7 Days a Week WORK wadevent@hotmail.com ABN: 74 629 292 635
GUARANTEED!
Skip BinS from 2m – 6m 14 DAY BIN HIRE NOW AVAILABLE FOR THE SAME PRICE AS 7 DAYS! LIMITED TIME ONLY
PHOTOGRAPHY
TRUCK & BACKHOE ATTACHMENTS: Auger, Rock Breaker, Forks, Vibrating Plate, Road Profiler + a full range of buckets and tilting buckets
ON THE TABLELANDS
RAD SKIPS
Machinery - Truck Hire
M&P Goldfinch Enterprises P/L
SKIP BINS
Weddings Birthdays Sport Portraits Real Estate Special Events
Call Dennis or Rachel on 4095 4777
P: 4092 2475
• 2, 3, 4 & 6m Skip Bins • 10T Tilt Truck with Crane • S160 Bobcat for Clean Ups • 68 Inch Zero Turn Mower • 100mm Wood Chipper • 100HP Tractor & TILT TRUCK • 2m Heavy Duty Slasher • 2.4m Mulcher • 3m No Till Seeder www.peeramonskips.com.au • 3m Rotary Hoe
M: 0417 746 140
Yard Clean Ups: Large or Small
A: 2 9 Iluka Street, Mareeba
W: peterroyphotographer.com.au
PEERAMON SKIPS, BAGS
0447 007 685
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business
DIRECTORY
SECURITY • Patrols • Cash in Transit • Alarm Response & Installation • Alarm Monitoring • CCTV Installation & Service
TRANSPORT
TREE LOPPING
Leavis TransporT services
Are your trees becoming too big for your yard?
For all security needs call...
• Transport of fruit and vegetables to Cairns Wholesalers - No refrigeration
Visit our website: www.fnss.com.au
• Australia-wide deliveries of parcelled freight - Max 20 kilos
Dru ThursTon 0408 913 063 STEEL FABRICATION • STRUCTURAL METAL FABRICATION • 400 AMPS MOBILE MIG/ STICK WELDER • ALL AGRICULTURAL, MINING, EARTHMOVING EQUIPMENT 17 STEPHEN STREET, DIMBULAH PHONE / FAX: 4093 5180 • MOBILE: 0427 007 896 EMAIL: dbengineering1@bigpond.com MANAGER: DENIS BEGHIN • QBSA LIC. NO. 1122823
TRANSPORT
MRT
MALIN REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT
CARRIERS OF REFRIGERATED AND DRY FREIGHT TO NORTH QUEENSLAND MAREEBA DEPOT: WALLY AMORY PHONE 0421 839 353 ABN 87 010 461 257
TRAVEL
BRANCHING OUT
Tree Specialist
SCAN CODE FOR MORE INFO
• Palletised dry freight up to 1000 kilos to all cities and major centres - From Atherton
For More Information Phone 4091 1589 or Email: leavis@bigpond.com
Prune and remove your trees or palms quickly and efficiently! • Stump Grinding Available • Fully Insured • Free Quotes Paul and Ishta Richmond branching.out@bigpond.com
ALL AREAS 0400 326 670
Without a travel agent you’re on your own!
MAREEBA 4092 4222 ATHERTON 4091 3411 www.travelexperience.com.au
VENUE HIRE
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The Annual General Meeting of the above club will be held at the Club premises, 88 Byrnes Street, Mareeba at 10:00am on Saturday the 1st March, 2014. All positions on the Committee will become vacant. Nomination forms for election of Office Bearers will be available from the Secretary. Nominations will close on the 14th February 2014. Signed: D. R. Estcourt, Secretary
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TMSC2014-01: Preparation of Restoration Submission 2014 Flood Damage
The Mareeba Shire Council is calling Tenders for suitably qualified persons to prepare documentation for the Restoration of Essential Public Assets (REPA) should there be a declared event under the Natural Disaster Relief and Recovery Arrangements (NDRRA) program in 2014. Obtaining Documentation: The tender documentation may be obtained by contacting Maree Lopez on (07) 4086 4692. Lodgement of Tenders: Tenders must be lodged in the Tender Box of the Mareeba Shire Council, 65 Rankin Street, Mareeba by the Closing Time. Closing Time: The Closing Time for lodgement of Tenders is 11:00am Tuesday 25 February 2014. Tenders will be opened publicly. The lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. Rod Ferguson ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PO Box 154 www.msc.qld.gov.au MAREEBA QLD 4880 Phone: 1300 308 461
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Celebrations
Kiara wows judges
Mareeba’s Kiara Cabassi
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Search for a Superstar was held at Cairns Central Shopping Centre during the school holidays, running heats for junior and senior sections daily for a week from Monday to Friday. One winner of each heat was chosen to perform again on Saturday January 18, for a chance to win great prizes. Mareeba local, Kiara Cabassi, performed ‘Skinny Love’ in the senior heat on Friday and won (13-17 years old). Kiara wowed the judges who couldn't believe the maturity of her voice for one so young and how she was able to control her voice to produce light and shade when needed to provide an outstanding performance. In the final Kiara performed Adele's ‘Someone like You’ taking out the Judges Choice award winning a $500 recording contract donated by Pegasus Studios in Cairns.
Interactive garden a hit with students There were very few tears for St Anthony’s students when they returned to school last week and found the brand new Interactive Garden looking spectacular. The Interactive garden was a result of funding submissions to create a garden that students could enjoy discovering things. The garden features musical instruments. Activities soon to be introduced are “digging for dinosaur bones” and “touchy feely boxes” and exploring with giant magnifying glasses. Principal of St Anthony’s School,
Mrs Katrina Miller said that “The Interactive Garden added to the aesthetic value of the school which is an added bonus as it was intended to provide students who find academic learning a little difficult with an alternative place and manner in which to learn. The garden is part of our long-term plans to add features to the school grounds and buildings in order to nurture the development of the ‘whole child’ which is an essential part of 21st century education and the essence of Catholic Education.”
EXPRESS sPORT MAREEBA GOLF CLUB 23-01-14 9 Hole Sporters Competition Winner Brian Callow 20 (countback) R/up Max Crimmins 20 NTP 8 Russell Wicks 13 .... Raffle John Hartwell 25-01-14 Mareeba Leagues Club Monthly Medal 18 Hole Stroke Winner Ladies Christine Benjamin 74 R/up Ellen Duff 79 Men’s Bruce Gilmore 71 (count back) R/up Mark Bestmann 71 NTP 4 Eddie Wulf 8 Chris Ellison 11 Charlie Bewick 11 2nd Raylene Bradley 13 Kevin Moore Winners of 2013 Monthly Medal Winners : Ladies Christine Benjamin 74 Men’s Ken Baker 72 26-01-14 Mareeba G C 18 Hole Stableford Winner Meat Voucher Winner Col Back 38 R/up Shane Badge 36 NTP 4 Brian Callow 8 Barry Hartley 11 --- 11 2nd Raylene Bradley 13 Danny Bradley 27-01-14 Mareeba G C Australia Day Steggles Winner Charlie Bewick 40 ( count back) R/ up Liam Bradley 40 NTP 4 Christine Benjamin 8 Tony Brady 11---- 11 2nd Jacqui Lambert 13 Rod Cade 30-01-14 Thursday 9 Hole Sporters Winner John Hartwell 24 R/up Elso Iuretigh 21 (count back) NTP 8 John Hartwell 13 Ken Flood Raffle Brian Callow 01-02-14 3 Mareeba GC Open Day Ball Ambrose 18 Holes RTS Concreting thanks Raymond Srhoj Winners Raylene Bradley, Danny Bradley, Henry Guy 2nd Steve Cadorin, Lui Dezen, David Quintieri 3rd Kay Gilmore, Bruce Gilmore, D Elmes NTP 4 Mark Bestmann 8 Barry Hartley 11 Peter Mullins 11 2nd Jacqui Lambert 13 Steve Cadorin 02-02-14 Sunday 18 Hole Stableford Sponsor Steggles Winner Raylene Bradley 42 R/up Chris Hoger 41 NTP 4 --- 8 Mark Bestmann 11 Ron Blake 11 2nd Raylene Bradley 13 Chris Hoger On Saturday 15th February Qualifying Round Jack Blake Memorial Shield 4BBB Stableford MAREEBA & MEMORIAL BOWLS CLUB Wednesday 29/1/14: Sponsored by Katharine & Col Wiltshire, Winners – Phyl Bishop, Norma Gray, Sue Brady. Sportsman’s Prize – Laurie Frankish, Katharine Wiltshire, Nick McIntyre. Thank you to Katharine & Col. They will sponsor this Wednesday the 5th Feb. Trophies also. Thursday: Men’s Jackpot Pairs – Winners – Renato Arancio, Joe Mugica R/U
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Ray Dennis, Peter Soda. Sunday: Winners – Rose Parry, Ray Dennis, Mr. Brian Fitzpatrick R/U Trevor Gray, Joan Ciobo, Elise Eaton. COMING EVENTS: Tuesday Warehouse bowls 7pm start. Wednesday: Ladies Mixed Social: 1.30pm start. Optional Dress. Thursday: Men’s self-selected jackpot pairs, 1.30pm start, casual dress. Sunday: Mixed Social, 1.30pm start, casual dress. Ladies Championship Pairs Final: Eileen Stevens, Sue Brady def. Betty Dalgety, Liz Plowman. Reminder to all Clubs of the SAVANNAH LIFESTYLE RESORT sponsored 2 bowls singles, please check your Clubs Notice Board for closing dates and conditions of play. DATE CLAIMER: Sunday March 30th Harvest Festival Day. Selectors Rosters: Wednesday 5th Eileen. Sunday 9th Barry. ARCHERY On Sunday February 2, visitors Cody and Hannah Roulston, Luke McCredie, Peter and Stephen Martin, Merryl Dever, Brayden Jenkins, Jolene Wywiorski, Lachlan Comport, Jayden and Brody Scott, Francesco Bernardo, Keegan Antl, Kyle Drew, Darrell Coyle, Jordan Kelly, Adam Bowles and Constentine attended the coaching session with George Neilson, and Neil Stallard of the Tableland Company of Archers. Three junior members shot practice. The first General Meeting of the year was held after lunch. No rounds were shot, though one junior and three senior members shot practice during the afternoon. Next Sunday February 9 coaching will be conducted from 9am to 12md at Kerribee Park Archery Range, Chicken Hatchery Road, off Springs Road, Mareeba. Visitors are asked to ring to confirm attendance. Junior members are welcome to shoot a round during the morning. Members will shoot a 90 arrow club round, Darwin, Geelong or Newcastle depending on age, starting at 1pm. For further information please phone George Neilson on 4092 2228 Mareeba Rifle Club inc. The Mareeba Rifle Club shot a double 600yd, 15 shot comp. on Sunday the 2nd February 2014. Conditions appeared good however again shooters were surprised and the results speak for themselves. Vicky Cusick did very well and put us old hands to shame, with the exception of the old master John Baxter.
F Open J. Baxter (Mareeba): 87.5; 85.2 – 172.7 J. Todd (Mareeba): 83.3; 82.3 – 165.6 B. Ellis (Mareeba): 72.8; 71.5 – 142.13 F STD A. Simpson (Mareeba): 76.3; 84.4 – 160.7 V. Cusick (Cairns): 86.5; 89.2 – 175.7 TR M. Beecham (Mareeba): 72.8; 71.5 – 143.13 D. Ford (Mareeba): 72.6; 74.5 – 146.11 Next week 9th February, the Club will shoot the scheduled 800yd comp.15/15 shots MAREEBA TENNIS Tues Ladies commencing Soon contact Gina Slape 40922547 for deatils Tues 7pm social Winner: 50cent ( Craig ) Thurs 8am social All welcome Sat 6pm social Winner: Al Sue 1st season commences Wed. 5th Feb. Draws at Sports North Or the Club House Atherton Bowls Men Tue 28 Jan Winner T.Gilligan P.Bishop F.Tudini Fri 31 Jan Self Selected Pairs Winner E,Crema S.Martin r/u K.Franklin B.Walker Jackpot Winners W.DeRaadt C.Hobson Sun 2 Feb Winner L.O’Connell P.Kriesel F.Tudini Nominations now called for the Mens A and B Grade singles closing 16 Feb 2014 Mens Executive Committee Patron E.McCarthy President M.Mackney Vice President A.Davis Jnr Vice R.Short Secretary J.Payne Games Director B.Walker Selectors G.Bew R.Short Delegate M.Mackney 2014 Management AGM Sun 9 Feb at 9.00am Mens Monthly Meeting Wed 12 Feb at 4.00pm TFNQDBA District C’ship Singles at Atherton Sat 15 Feb markers required Nominations for District Sides close with Secretary Sat 22 Feb Ladies Ladies AGM of 9th January 2014, Committee Elected: Patron P Way, President J McHenry, Vice President W Zieth, Junior Vice President A Anderson, Secretary W Zieth, Games Director F Payne, Selectors C Cook, D Bew, A Anderson, ATDLBA Delegates, J Leinster, J McHenry and F Payne.
Thursday 23rd Winners: J Cooper, K Treen and P Morris. Runner’s Up; A Anderson and J McHenry. Thursday 30th after an interesting game of ‘Devil Takes the Hindmost’ Winner was A Crittenden and Runner Up was A Anderson. Raffle won by A Crittenden. Nominations are being called for all Championship games ladies to get names down ASAP. And a reminder to all Clubs, positions are still available in our Ladies Under The Roof Classic Sat 1st March. Please get your names in so as not to be disappointed. Good Bowling. ATHERTON GOLF CLUB Wed. Sporters had 17 players who braved the miserable day where the winner on 23pts was Noel Rawlins on a countback from Stevo with Swifty third on 22 pts. least putts Irish 15 Thursday Ladies played a Stableford with Robyn Beck winning on 37 pts from Maria Mead and Sandra Watson both 32 pts NTPs 3 Annette, 11 Clair Costa,13 Lorraine Doolan, 18 Robyn Beck Fridays Chook run won by Swifty 13pts Saturday we had the Atherton Bakehouse sponsored Monthly Medal where the Ladies winner was Michelle Pearsal on 73 nett on a countback from Marg Dollman NTPs 3 Sandra Wato,11Heather Beavan,18 Lorraine Doolan The mens winner in a great field of 50 players was A-Grades Garry Thompson (winning on a 4 way countback ) with a fine 67 nett from fellow A-Grader Stevo also 67 nett B-Grade also with 67 nett was Keith Sanderson B-grade ru-up Ken McClarty 68 nett C-Grade again with a 67 nett was Graham Hughes C-grade ru-up Lloyd Sawtell 68 nett NTPs 3 and 13 Garry Thompson ,11 Stevo, 18 Brad Snow Saturday saw the start of the Junior Golf season with 18 kids playing for the Monthly Medal with the winner being Connor Ferguson from Harry Phillips Best putting Harry Philips and Tom Flynn Sundays Tolga Butchery Stableford with Ray Faulkner 39pts winning from Swifty 38pts This week the Wed.Sporters play Stableford, the Thursday Ladies also a Stableford. Friday 6 hole stableford Chook run Saturday we host the Metalland sponsored Turner Shield stableford and Sunday the Tolga Butchery Stableford A reminder for the men that the Hayden Flynn sponsored Matchplay sheet is still open it will commence in April.
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A girl and her horse
Kristie Lane with her Australia Day award which she received for her sustained equestrian success with her horse Liquorice
By Ryan Groube Kristy Lane and her beloved horse Liquorice are quite the team. In the years the two have been teaming up for riding competitions across Queensland, Kristy has collected enough blue ribbons for a crafty aunty to stitch them together into a blanket. On Australia Day, Liquorice had a mellow morning at pasture at the Lane family’s Speewah home oblivious to the fact Kristy had just been named the Mareeba Shire Council’s Junior Sportsperson of the Year at an awards ceremony at the International Club. The 14-year-old Mareeba State High School student won the award after a bumper 2013 that saw her cement her place as one of the most promising young showjumping, sporting and gymkhana riders in Queensland. In gymkhana and sporting events riders compete in a series of eight different events over the course of a day. Points are tallied and an overall champion is crowned at the end of the event. Gymkhana events have a focus on technique, appearance and precision while sporting events typically are judged on the speed in which an event is completed.
Showjumping is a timed event that sees riders jump a series of obstacles with the height of jumps for 14-year-olds set at 1.1 metres. In April 2013, Kristy competed in the Queensland State Championships in Beaudesert before travelling to Rockhampton for the gymkhana and sporting State Championships in October. At both State Championships she recorded top 10 finishes. To compete at the championships riders have to qualify by recording four “qualification scores” at sanctioned events throughout the season. In addition to her riding commitments, Kristy actively helps out at the Kuranda Horse and Pony Club, where her Mum Fionna sits on the committee, and last year raised more than $6000 as part of the Pony Club Association of Queensland’s annual princess competition. She said she had been delighted at being nominated for the Australia Day award but didn’t think she had any chance of winning. “I thought there were so many other people out there who had done more than I had so it came as a big shock to me,” she said. “When they read out the award Mum had to tell me ‘that’s your name’. It made me think ‘Wow, I did do a lot last year’”. The Lane family moved from Cairns to a rural property at Spee-
wah just over 10 years ago. Kristy’s father Brenton constructed a small-scale practice ring in the backyard for his daughter who practices three times during the week and “usually on the weekends”. “When we break things Dad gets to fix them,” Kristy laughed. “I like to get out there when I can just as long as I don’t have too much homework. “It is quite a tough sport and you have to be on the ball with everything so there is a lot of training involved.” In 2014, Kristy hopes to return to the State Championships in all her disciplines. Kristy already has two qualification scores in the bag in the leadup to the gymkhana and sporting championships due which will be held in Julia Creek in October. She is also planning to attend the show jumping State Championships in Yeppon in April. After she has finished school, Kristy hopes to become a veterinarian but said owning her own riding school was a good fall back. Kristy was nominated for the award by the owners of Kuranda’s Kangazims Cafe.
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Basketball bronze
A representative basketball team, which included four players from Mareeba, has claimed a bronze medal at the Under 18s Queensland State Championships. The Mulgrave team consisted of: Zac and Ben and Josh McAulay, Daniel Ruggeri, Daniel Putt, Ayden Smith, Lochlan Anthony, Brock Hawke and Lindell Heron. The boys rode a three game unbeaten streak to qualify for the semi-finals where they were defeated by Ipswich. In the playoff for third, the boys staged a huge comeback to pip the team from Ipswich in a thriller.
Behind by 10 points with less than four minutes on the clock, Zac McAulay took control scoring six points to get Mulgrave back into the game. A free throw by Ayden Smith was enough to ice the game 66-65. The Mulgrave team was cobbled together with members from smaller towns across the far north that didn’t have enough members to form their own State Championship teams. A spokesperson from Mareeba Basketball Association said they wanted to thank Mulgrave for allowing its boys to participate, with special thanks to team coach Murray Smith.
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JUNIOR & SENIOR SIGN-ON NIGHT
Mareeba State School students Anthea Oakley, Isabell Oui, Jaclyn France, Jett Apps and Sam Hollins had a blast trying soccer for the first time in the inflatable court set up on their school’s oval by the Mareeba Bulls last week
Tiny soccer players, giant inflatable net
By Boyd Robertson The Mareeba United Football Club (MUFC) is inviting local kids to try soccer at a sign-on event to be held at Borzi Park on Friday night. The club set up a giant inflatable soccer field at Mareeba State School (MSS) on Friday and was to deploy the device at St Thomas of Villanova’s Primary School on Monday in a bid to draw youngsters into the sport. MUFC committee member Sandro Soncin said the inflatable field, rented from Edge Hill Soccer Club, was used to introduce a ‘novelty factor’ and boost curiosity about the sport. “We’re finding that the field has a bit of a ‘wow’ factor to it – kids are obviously very keen to get in and have a look and we’re hoping that
they find playing soccer inside it is a lot of fun,” he said. “Obviously we are looking for as many new players to sign on as possible on the Friday night but if we get more than 100 signing up we’ll be very happy with that – if it’s more than 150 it’ll be fantastic and we are expecting at least 100 to come along. “We are setting the field up again at Borzi Park on the night and hopefully this will help show the kids how much fun they can have with soccer – it’s a great non-contact game that boys and girls can play, no matter how big or small they are.” The field proved to be popular and was swamped with MSS students during lunch breaks, but PE teacher Daniel Samanes said soccer was already a thriving at the school.
Call for refs
The Cairns District Rugby League (CDRL) Referees Association has launched a recruitment drive to solve the problem of low numbers for 2014 junior and senior competitions across the region. With trial and regular season games, along with rugby league carnivals, taking place between February and November, referee resources in Far North Queensland have been stretched like never before. CDRL Referees Association spokesperson Pete Mackinnon said there was now a great opportunity for those with a love of rugby league to become an official. “There are so many great things about refereeing, and I can’t recommend it enough for anyone who is considering it,” Mr Mackinnon, the current CDRL Referee of the Year, said. “You’ve got the best seat in the house, right in the middle of the action, and it’s great for your fitness. “You can also make good money refereeing junior and senior level games, and the travel is great. Mr Mackinnon said teenagers and adults, men and women, are encouraged to apply, and referees for all levels including junior and seniors are needed. For more information, contact Pete Mackinnon on 0416 318 875, or email djpetemac@hotmail.com
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“Without fail there’s soccer matches going on both fields and an indoor soccer match happening inside in the hall every single lunch time,” he said. “The kids absolutely love it and the teachers often play alongside them.” A taste of the World Game inside the inflatable field was more than enough to convince MSS student Jett Apps, 5, to give soccer a proper try. “I want to go and sign up now,” he said. “I played a bit of footy before this and I think soccer is more fun because I don’t have to kick the ball up in the air – I’m not very good at that. “I think it’s lots of fun.” MUFC have a strong tradition of bringing juniors through the ranks through to their top premier division teams.
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It’s time to play Football on the Tablelands! All Players Invited
JUNIOR SIGN-ON DATES MALANDA: 15th February, 1-4pm @ Malanda Primary School ATHERTON: 16th February, 1-4pm @ Atherton International Club DIMBULAH: 15th February, 9.30am-12pm @ Dimbulah Football Club
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2014 SIGN-ON This Saturday 8th February 10am-12noon Mareeba State Primary School Courts Fun Net 5-7 Years Netta 8-10 Years Juniors 11,12,13 (Primary Age) High School Age Group Non-Playing Members Phone 0427 994 082 or 0418 789 017 Everyone welcome!
SIGN ON DAY 2014 SATURDAY 8th FEBRUARY, 10am to 12 noon at MAREEBA LEAGUES CLUB All players to attend to complete club forms New players to bring birth certificate Returning players from 2013 need to go on-line to sign up Club registered for ‘Get Started” vouchers
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07 Nissan Navara STX: Turbo diesel manual 4x4 dualcab, bull bar, tow bar, snorkel, good kilometres, one owner, good service history, top condition .................................$26,990 10 Toyota Hilux: Turbo diesel 4x4 auto dualcab, 55,000 kilometres, faultless condition, warranty ....................................................................................$34,500 07 Holden Commodore Ute: Auto, a better one would be hard to find ........................$11,500 08 Nissan X-Trail ST: Auto 4x4 wagon, one owner, outstanding condition ....................$15,990 08 Toyota Hilux Ute: Manual, dropside body, low kilometres, one owner, very tidy local vehicle ..............................................................................................$11,990 07 Nissan Pathfinder STL: Turbo diesel 4x4 7 seater auto wagon, everything right about this vehicle, 2 years warranty .........................................................................$24,500 07 Ford Falcon Ute: Auto, fitted with dropside body with hydraulic lift tailgate, sound vehicle, value buying .....................................................................................$10,990
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10 Subaru Outback: Turbo diesel manual AWD wagon, 43,000 kilometres, one owner, immaculate condition, Subaru Assured Warranty .......................................................$24,500 06 Subaru Outback: Auto AWD wagon, well maintained, one owner, local vehicle.........$13,500 11 Kia Grand Carnival: Auto 8 seater people mover, travelled only 46,000 kilometres, cannot be faulted, plenty of factory warranty, value buying.........................................$27,500 09 Nissan Murano Ti: Auto 4x4 wagon, top of the range model, one owner, good kilometres, unmarked condition, plenty of warranty ...........................................$25,990 03 Nissan Maxima STL: 3.5 litre auto sedan, one owner, faultless condition ................. $6,990 08 Honda Jazz: 5 door auto hatch, travelled only 36,000 kilometres, immaculate, great value .............................................................................................................$10,990 08 Toyota Camry Altise: Auto sedan, cannot be faulted, warranty, value buying...........$10,990 06 Mazda 3 SP23: Manual hatch, good kilometres, well kept vehicle ...........................$11,990 10 Nissan Dualis: Manual hatch, low kilometres, well kept local vehicle, warranty ........$16,990 08 Nissan Tiida STL: Manual sedan, good kilometres, smart appearance ...................... $9,500 09 Subaru Impreza: AWD manual sedan, good kilometres, one owner, sound vehicle, Subaru Assured Warranty ..................................................................$14,500
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