The Express Newspaper 29th January 2014

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Wednesday, January 29, 2014

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Honours for top Aussies Karen Muccignat and Baeydn McClelland, pictured, are the Mareeba Shire Council’s Citizen and Junior Citizen of the Year.

See pages 4 and 5 for full coverage of the Mareeba Shire Council and Tablelands Regional Council’s Australia Day Awards ceremonies.

Testing time for wind farm

By Ryan Groube

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t has been more than two years since papers were lodged with the Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) for a proposed $500 million wind farm on the Mt Emerald Range, and now 2014 is looming as a critical year for the project.

Ratch Australia, a Thai-owned power company, is the major shareholder in the Mt Emerald Wind Farm project, which would involve the establishment of up to 75 three-

megawatt turbines capable of generating power for 75,000 homes.

Nearby residents are concerned the development will drive down the value of their properties and impact on their health and lifestyle.

Wind Turbine Action, an active and wellorganised group of objecting residents, has successfully kept its concerns about the wind farm in the media and has also lobbied governments in a bid to halt the development.

The final decision will rest with the untested

Mareeba Shire Council (MSC), which inherited the development application after the deamalgamation with the TRC came into effect on January 1 this year.

Council is awaiting a response to an information request made to the developers for additional technical data about the project. The information is critical to planners being able to properly assess the application.

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Tiny arrivals make for big tally at ward

By Ryan Groube Not since 2004 has Mareeba Hospital’s maternity ward welcomed so many new arrivals, with 189 births in 2013.

Already 2014 is off to a roaring start with the service delivering 18 babies so far in January, well above last year’s average of 16 births each month.

Cameron Richardson and Shenee Robinson are among the cohort of new parents to welcome their child into the world at the Mareeba Hospital in 2014.

Ms Robinson gave birth to the couple’s first child, a beautiful girl Sophia Joy Richardson, at 1.47am on January 16.

However after developing a fever the youngster was placed on a drip and the couple had to stay in hospital until January 23.

In an interview with The Express, which was repeatedly interrupted by people ducking into the suite to say “Oh, she’s so beautiful”, the couple said having

a maternity ward in Mareeba was an invaluable asset.

“She is very happy and now she is very healthy and we are excited to have her here now,” Mr Richardson said.

“With work I wouldn’t have been able to stay in Cairns the whole time and it would have been a long way to go every day.

“Everyone has been great; anything that we needed they (the staff) helped us out with.”

Prior to being discharged the couple, who have been together for four years, joked that young Sophia desperately needed some time outside.

“The only time we’ve got to go outside was for a fire drill so it will be good to get her home,” Mr Richardson laughed.

When not dealing with sleepless nights Mr Richardson said it was about time he “pulled my finger out” and popped the question to Ms Robinson.

Mareeba Hospital midwifery and

Shenee Robinson and Cameron Richardson show off their first child, daughter Sophia Joy Richardson nurse unit manager Sandra Eales said birth numbers at the hospital had been increasing since 2010.

“We were steadily busy throughout the year and we got close to 200 births for the year,” she said.

October was the busiest month for

births in 2013 with 21 babies born. There were no triplets or twins born at the Mareeba Hospital last year.

The busiest year on record at the maternity ward was 1998 with 228 births while 2010 was the most quiet year, with 125 births - an average of 10 a month.

University life beckons for teens

By Boyd Robertson ACCOUNT MANAGER Natasha Srhoj

SENIOR JOURNALIST Ryan Groube

JOURNALIST Boyd Robertson

Former Mareeba State High School student Anisah Ali-Allen with her letter of acceptance to JCU Cairns.

The release of first round of university placement offers on January 16 has Tableland students packing up and preparing to head off into the wide world of tertiary education.

About 37,000 offers were made to Queensland students in the first round, with former Mareeba State High School students Anisah AliAllen, Zeljko Higby and Lisa Nastasi among them.

Mareeba girls Anisah and Lisa, both 17, were lucky enough to be offered their first choice of course and institution.

Anisah was offered a Bachelor of Laws placement at James Cook University’s (JCU) Cairns campus, while Lisa will be studying a veterinary science course at JCU Townsville.

Zeljko, also 17, was offered his second preference, a Bachelor of Geology at JCU Townsville.

Both Anisah and Zeljko will

be deferring their studies for six months.

Each of the students said they were excited to enter the next stage of education.

Anisah said she was looking forward to making new friends outside her hometown.

“I think it’s going to be a very good opportunity to meet new people and branch out of Mareeba,” she said.

“It’s hard to describe how I’m feeling – I’m excited but also nervous.

“I look at it as the next chapter of my life.”

Small-town boy Zeljko, from Dimbulah, was especially keen to get to the relatively big smoke of Townsville despite having to defer in order to take supplementary subjects.

“I am pretty excited to leave,” he said. “I really want to get into it and don’t think it can come soon enough.”

Anisah said she was deferring in

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order to work so she “wasn’t broke” when she arrived at university. Lisa hoped to keep her studies on a roll by entering immediately.

“I thought about taking a gap year but then I thought I may as well jump straight in,” she said.

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“My long term plan is to study, graduate, get a job, earn some money and travel the world,” he said.

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Feasting geese leave mango crop in ruin

By Boyd Robertson A BIBOOHRA mango farmer’s crop has been ravaged by a huge flock of magpie geese, costing him hundreds of thousands in lost produce.

Sam Nastasi at Golden Pride Mango Farms at Biboohra said the vast flock of geese have already destroyed $300,000 worth of ripe mangoes from his fields since the beginning of the season.

Arriving just after dawn and returning in the afternoons, the geese nibble at low-hanging mangoes as they scavenge the ground beneath each tree for fallen fruit.

A single peck is enough to rupture the mango’s skin and render it unfit for sale, with the geese occasionally eating the bottom half of the fruit.

The behaviour is considered completely out of character for the birds, which normally eat grass seeds.

The change in diet seems to be quite recent, with magpie geese attacking mango crops en masse in Darwin in October 2012.

Mr Nastasi said the birds caused about $10,000 of damage to his crops at the end of the previous season but this year have returned in full force with a taste for ripe mango.

“There are massive flocks of them all the way through the rows, I’d estimate more than 50,000 birds – we are looking at options of dealing with them but the only thing we can do now is drive around scaring them off,” he said.

“It’s not just affecting us – all of the farmers along Bilwon Road I’ve spoken to are having the same problems.”

Neighbouring mango farmer Joe Moro is also being targeted by the geese and has lost “several thousand dollars” worth of fruit this season to the winged pests.

Mr Nastasi said the losses are becoming a serious problem.

“If it carries on the way it has it’s, we’re looking at very big losses,” he said.

“Everyone is going to be affected – not just us but

everyone we deal with is going to get hit by this.

“Our employees aren’t going to get that work now because of the lost produce, the guys we use for transport and logistics are going to have less cargo to move - it all goes down the chain.”

Since magpie geese are a protected native species under the National Conservation Act, they are unlikely to be declared a pest.

A Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) spokesperson advised The Express that farmers can apply for a damage mitigation permit (DMP) if pests become a serious economic problem, with a lethal DMP allowing farmers to shoot the birds.

The DEHP – responsible for most wildlife matters in Queensland – was completely stumped as to why the geese had began feeding on mangoes, with the spokesperson simply answering “no” when asked if there were any government explanations for the birds’ behaviour.

Yungaburra wildlife guide and experienced birdwatcher Allan Gillanders was also taken aback when told about the geese’s change in diet.

“They do eat a little fruit in the wild but their main diet is really that of a grazing duck so they will usually eat seeds, the shoots of young grass, tubers and young water lilies – things like that,” he said.

Biboohra mango farmer Sam Nastasi is not happy about losing $300,000 worth of his crop to hungry magpie geese (inset) this season.

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Joint award for couple’s years of shared service

Don and Betty Hepple were named Citizens of the Year by the Tablelands Regional Council at its Australia Day Awards ceremony on Sunday.

By Boyd Robertson Mt Garnet couple Don and Betty Hepple were recognised as the Tablelands Regional Council’s (TRC) Citizens of the Year at council’s Australia Day Ceremony on Sunday.

Held at the Atherton International Club, the ceremony also included Atherton teenager Elyna Overland being awarded Junior Citizen of the Year.

Meanwhile, the Tablelands Branch of the National Servicemen’s Association of Australia was granted the Community Service Award for restoring the marker posts of various World War II-era Army units stationed on the Tableland.

The Afghanistan Avenue of Honour Official Opening Ceremony in Yungaburra, which drew six thousand attendees, including then-Prime Minister Julia Gillard and then-Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, was recognised as the Community Event of the Year.

The Development of Commerce and Industry Award was granted to the Tableland Futures Corporation and the Atherton Tablelands Chamber of Commerce.

The Malanda Chamber of Commerce Riverine Sub-Committee picked up the Environmental Excellence Award, while Kurt Shephard was awarded Senior Sportsperson of the Year. Junior Sportsperson of the Year went to Wilson Todd, while the Sports Administrator Award winner was Helen Cotton.

Lyn O’Connor was recognised

with the Quiet Achiever Award while Emily Williams received the Cultural Achievement Award.

Mr and Ms Hepple received their Citizens of the Year Award after a lifetime of volunteering with various community organisations including the Mt Garnet Rural Fire Brigade, Mt Garnet Ambulance, Mt Garnet Rodeo, Mt Garnet Pony Club, and local postal service.

They were described as “simple country folk without airs and graces” and as “legends” by TRC Mayor Rosa Lee Long, although the Hepples themselves remained humble, saying they did not volunteer in exchange for awards.

“We do all these things because we love doing them, not for medals,” Ms Hepple told the Express.

President of the Tableland National Servicemen’s branch John Hardy said it was a great honour for he and his comrades to receive the Community Service Award.

“Most of our members are rapidly approaching their eighties,” Mr Hardy said. “So our recent project of restoring the marker posts will likely be their last because retirement is probably the next thing for them.

“We are pretty chuffed to receive this recognition from the Tableland community and we would like to thank the people that contributed along with all the other community service groups out there that are working so hard without recognition.”

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Dunja Kober from Germany became an Australian citizen at Australia Day celebrations at the Mareeba International Club on January 26, as did New Zealander John Braithwaite (right).

New council awards citizens The new Mareeba Shire Council has recognised its most upstanding citizens in its first major public event since deamalgamation, the Australia Day Awards Ceremony at the Mareeba International Club on January 26.

Karen Muccignat from Mutchilba was awarded Citizen of the Year for her tireless efforts in restoring her hometown’s identity after it was re-designated a suburb of Dimbulah in 1999.

Recent Mareeba State High School graduate Baedyn McClelland, 17, was awarded Young Citizen of the Year for participating in many community events such as the Wheelbarrow Race and his budding career as a talented dancer.

The Mareeba Rotary Club was recognised for pulling off the largest Rotary Field Days

in history with the Community Event of the Year Award.

The Senior Sportsperson of the Year Award went to Darrin Hastie, while Kristy Lane picked up Junior Sportsperson of the Year.

Peter Soda was awarded Sports Administrator of the Year, with Sue Soda taking out the Community Service award.

The Cultural Award went to young singer Kiara Cabassi while Tourism Kuranda’s Mark Sleeman was on hand to pick up the Development of Commerce and Industry Award for Tourism Kuranda.

The Quiet Achiever award was spread across Maxine Mullen, Del Brady, Brian Parker, Nadine Rains, Mal Dell and historian Elwyn Troughton.

Dianne Daniels picked up the Environmental Excellence Award.

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Winners!

Cook Shire Council has announced the winners of the 2014 Australia Day Awards at official celebrations in Cooktown on January 26.

Taking home an engraved medallion and framed certificate were: Citizen of the Year ~ Bob Norris and Marilyn Clark (joint winners) Young Citizen of the Year ~ Darcie Sieverding Sportsperson of the Year ~ Chanelle Oldaker Junior Sportsperson of the Year ~ Joe Pope Cultural / Arts Achievement Award ~ Diana Burns Service to the Community Award ~ Club Veg Event of the Year ~ Wallaby Creek Festival (Cape York Folk Club) Mayor Peter Scott said of all nominees, “Australia Day nominees are put forward by their peers -the people who see their acts of service and great achievements every day. On behalf of Cook Shire Council, we are extremely proud of everyone who was nominated today and applaud their efforts in both personal achievement and outstanding community service.”

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Ms Muccignat said she was “deeply honoured” to be titled Citizen of the Year, while Mr McClelland said he was “shocked” to be awarded Junior Citizen and wished to thank his parents along with his nominator, Mareeba State High School.

The ceremony also was an opportunity to welcome several new additions to Australia’s population, with eight people becoming Australian citizens on the day.

One of them was New Zealander John Braithwaite, who settled in Australia in 1993.

Mr Braithwaite married an Australian woman and eventually decided to become a citizen after the de-amalgamation poll.

“I was told I wouldn’t be able to vote,” Mr Braithwaite said.

“I thought – I’ve lived here for near on 20 years, why don’t I get a say in things?”

Council also acknowledges support received from the Cooktown CWA, Endeavour Lions Club, Cooktown District Community Centre, Cynthia Deeral, Peta Buhmann and Dan Hodgson.

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TRANSFORMING TINDALE Exhibiting at Cooktown Library Cook Shire Council is pleased to announce the arrival of Transforming Tindale; a fascinating exhibition of Aboriginal history. The official opening will take place at 10.00am, Thursday, January 30 at the Cooktown Library.

Unheard stories are given a voice in this powerful exhibition of scientific photographs and digitised contemporary artworks, on display at the Cooktown Library from January 30 to February 16, 2014.

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Wind farm a threat to jobs, say lobbyists

By Ryan Groube

Jack Krikorian and Jenny Disley operate a business less than two kilometres from the proposed Mt Emerald Wind Farm site.

JACK Krikorian and Jenny Disley live 1800 metres from the proposed Mt Emerald Wind Farm site and are active and vocal objectors to the development.

The couple run a farm hire business, Walkamin Enterprises, at Channel Road, and can have as many as 40 foreign workers staying at three boarding houses on their property at any one time.

Workers at the property are employed by Mr Krikorian and Ms Disley on their pineapple, tea tree and lettuce farm as well neighbouring farms, predominately in the Arriga and Walkamin area.

They are worried if the development goes ahead the noise and visual impacts will “severely impact” their ability to run their business and will destroy the idyllic lifestyle of the close-knit community.

“There are many, not just us, who imagine that we may have to shut the doors if this goes ahead,” Ms Disley

said. “There have been surveys at other wind farm sites that show that people are being affected (by wind farms) 17 kilometres away; we have workers on paddocks less than 1.8 kilometres away.

“We provide workers to all the banana farms in this area and it is an essential service to this community.”

The couple are both members of lobby group Wind Turbine Action, which has collected a petition of about 4000 signatures from people objecting to the development.

Mr Krikorian said residents had felt as though they had been backed into a corner by developers and had little recourse to formally object to the development.

“We know everyone in this community, it’s a great little community, and we’ve been backed into a corner,” he said.

“This (property) is our playground, it is where we want to live and where all of our friends are so of course we have reasons for angst.”

Turbine battle set to heat up in 2014 continued from page 1 Ratch Australia’s Geoff Dutton and Anil Nangia gave council a 30-minute overview on the benefits of the development.

Mr Nangia said the project would result in $70 million spent in the region during construction and would require a workforce of 250 at its peak, with about 90 jobs expected to be sourced from the Tableland.

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Despite being given the opportunity to address council, a quirk in the MSC’s planning scheme means public submissions against the project will not be able to be taken into consideration during the decision making period.

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planning scheme was adopted, the council at the time had never anticipated having to deal with a major commercial wind farm of the size of the Mt Emerald development.

As a result, the paperwork was filed as a “public utility” – which encompasses developments such as water and sewerage infrastructure, and is code assessable, not impact assessable.

If the development had been impact assessable, council would be able to formally seek submissions for and against the project.

Mt Emerald Wind Farm development timeline August 12, 2011: Material change of use application for the establishment of a 75-turbine wind farm lodged to the Tablelands Regional Council by Mt Emerald Wind Farm Pty Ltd.

March 31, 2012: Developers hold a community consultation meeting about the project which led to the formation of opposition lobby group Wind Turbine Action.

August 26, 2011: TRC notifies the applicants that the documents were “not properly made” on the basis of a technicality.

May 1, 2012: TRC lodges an information request with the applicants seeking further information that staff considered necessary to properly assess the application.

October 7, 2011: The TRC adopt a Temporary Local Planning Instrument due to inadequate provisions with the Mareeba Shire Council planning scheme to assess the application.

March 29, 2012: The application for the Mt Emerald Wind Farm was deemed to be properly made.

October 12, 2012: TRC grants a request from the applicants for an extension to the response period for the information request until October 28, 2013.

September 19, 2013: The TRC grant a further extension for the information until April 28, 2014.

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Our Curves Complete program provides a foolproof plan for dealing with all of

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Is your garden looking a bit daggy?

Is your native garden looking a bit sparse and daggy? … lacking vigour and vitality? … then FERTILISE! Yes, you CAN fertilise native plants! And it will spruce up your garden and put that old ‘zing’ back into your plants.

Native plants, like all plants, appreciate some fertiliser and a bit of oldfashioned tender loving care from time to time.

However, you do need to be careful about what type of fertiliser you apply to your native garden. Australian soils are (on the whole) low in phosphorous, and so Australian native plants have adapted to the low phosphorous environment by becoming super-efficient at absorbing phosphorous in order to meet their needs. Hence, if you apply too much phosphorous, the plant will absorb too much and literally poison itself. A bit like taking too much medicine at once.

So, when you fertilise native plants you need to use a fertiliser with a low phosphorous content. Read the label on the packet, and make sure that the phosphorous (P) level is no more than 3%. Avoid using most farm fertilisers, since these are designed for farm crops (such as potatoes, maize, mangos etc) which are of course not native plants and hence usually have a phosphorous content which is too high for natives. However, if you buy a fertiliser especially for natives, you can safely apply it to all the other plants in your garden. It’s the natives that are fussy, not the exotics.

Once you’ve checked that the P level is safe (ie 3% or less), it’s really up to you whether you go organic or opt for a chemical fertiliser. However, if it is ‘zing’ that you are after, then you will need a reasonable level of nitrogen (N) and potassium (K) to produce an effect. Nitrogen will green your plants up and make them grow. Potassium will add colour and vibrance to the new growth. Potassium levels of about 13-17% will produce good results without being too strong.

Just remember that, while too little may not have any effect, too much can kill your plants. So bearing this in mind, scatter the fertiliser lightly all through your garden bed. Don’t dump handfuls of raw fertiliser around the roots, as this will likely result in toxicity and death.

So go for it, and fertilise now while the rain is around!

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New Mareeba State High School Year 12 students Belinda Grundling, Kiarna La Rosa, Teagan Abdy and Haydan Bonaccorsi.

Seniors under the pump as school year kicks off

By Boyd Robertson School is back for the Tableland’s kids and the pressure is on – particularly for the newest batch of Year 12 students who must now steel themselves for two final semesters before entering the outside world.

Mareeba State High School (MSHS) has 124 students signed on for Year 12, and they will face challenges like the daunting Queensland Core Skills (QCS) test, leadership roles, brutal endof-term exams and the logistics of organising formal dates and Schoolies accommodation – all while balancing school studies, part-time work and social life.

The Express spoke to new Mareeba State High School senior students Teagan Abdy, Kiarna La Rosa, Belinda Grundling and Haydan Bonaccorsi, all 16, on how they felt about entering their final year of schooling.

The group, who will share an English class through Year 12, described themselves as “excited but nervous”.

“You can really feel the pressure this time around,” said Teagan.

“We’re going to be seniors

now and having the younger kids looking to us for guidance is going to be pretty weird considering we were in their position a while ago.”

For Belinda, who aspires to be a physiotherapist, one of the more worrying items on the horizon is the QCS test, which determines a significant chunk of a student’s Overall Position (OP).

“It’s a bit stupid to have pretty much your whole career decided in one test,” she said.

“We’ve all heard plenty of

equal grounds with the teachers and having conversations with them as adults instead of children.

“Plus halfway through the year everyone starts getting their P Plates so there’s going to be lots of driving around suddenly.”

A unique aspect of this new generation of students is how far back their planning stretches – plenty of the girls have had formal dates picked out since primary school and Haydan said he was not alone in having already

“You can really feel the pressure this time around.”

- Year 12 student Teagan Abdy

horror stories about the exams as well – I know I’m going to have to work my butt off this year.”

It’s not all doom and gloom, however - Kiarna said the thing she was most excited about for Year 12 was the end-of-year social events.

“I am really keen for the formal and scavenger hunt,” she said.

“Another thing that’s going to be interesting, I think, is how we’re going to be getting on more

paid a deposit on Schoolies accommodation.

The new cohort is also ambitious, with Haydan and Kiara declaring their intentions to run for School Captain and Sports Captain, respectively.

Despite the trials ahead of them, however, the group is still positive in their outlook.

“I’m definitely keen,” said Haydan.

“It’s going to be deece.”

Future of old fire station unclear

By Ryan Groube A long-awaited new fire station in Mareeba is due to open next month but the fate of the old facility in Byrnes Street remains unclear.

The State Government has written to the Mareeba Shire Council (MSC) asking for input on the future use of the 126 Byrnes Street station.

At its January 15 ordinary meeting, the MSC resolved to reply to the Department of Natural Resources and Mines and request more time to make a decision.

Council has requested the department should be the “trustee of the proposed reserve until such time as

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council has confirmed its future plans for the land”.

The report cited some preliminary options for the land.

“Notwithstanding the business zoning, council’s internal consultation process has established that the location of the subject land has high strategic value as public open space that would permit extension of the Anzac Park...,” the report said. “Councillors and officers have previously considered the possibility of converting the existing fire station building into a bus transit centre.”

Construction of the new Mareeba Fire Station at Centenary Park, Mareeba is almost complete with operations to begin there in February.

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sees outside - if her eyes could speak - tells us he is well satisfied by the description.

Michael Petroni's adaptation of Markus Zusak's potent novel is filled with such descriptive moments in this keenly observed tale about books, words and humanity set on a backdrop of WWII's Nazi Germany. Director Brian Percival has woven a masterful tale about life, made all the more effective by the fact that it is narrated by the supercilious voice of death.

The film begins in February 1938 with a train ride that ends in a death. It is at the gravesite in the dense snow that Liesel intuitively picks up a book that has been left behind - even though she cannot read. The book is the first bond between Liesel and her new adoptive father Hans (Geoffrey Rush) and the establishment of a wall-dictionary in the basement to help her learn new words, is the beginning of Liesel's love affair with words.

Rush brings great compassion to the role of Hans Hubermann, the gentle man with a sense of humanity, who plays an accordion that was not always his. Emily Watson is formidable as Hans' thunderstorm-like wife Rosa, who is all growl, scowl and no bite.

The other key characters are Rudy (Nico Liersch, exceptional), the angel-faced blond boy who wants to kiss Liesel and Max the Jew (Schnetzer), who is nursed back to life by food, love and the words from books that Liesel surreptitiously borrows.

Schnetzer underplays Max beautifully and the scene in which Max and Liesel read imaginary letters by Adolf Hitler's Humour is integrated naturally into the drama, offering light relief in the context of a film in which tension and life and death issues play a large role. This is a beautiful story superbly brought to the screen with a heart as warm as the snow is cold.

It's a huge week at The Rising Sun Cinema in Mareeba, with two spectacular new movies on screen and a once off Sunday Super Sale.

THE RAILWAY MAN, based on a true story and starring Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman, premieres with a gala cheese and wine event this Friday at 6pm. It's an epic story with top notch performances from the two leads. Also starting this week is the acclaimed THE BOOK THIEF, with Geoffrey Rush and Emily Watson.

THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY and the dramatic WALKING WITH DINOSAURS continue for a second great week.

Dinosaurs is to be recommended for it's incredible graphics and a lovely story of success against the odds as well.

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THE BOOK THIEF

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.

Review by Louise Keller: There is a pivotal scene in which Liesel (Sophie Nélisse) describes the sun as a silver oyster to Max (Ben Schnetzer), the Jewish refugee hidden in the basement. It has been a long time since he has seen the world outside and the expression on his face when he asks the young girl to describe what she

THE RAILWAY MAN

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.)

Review by Andrew L. Urban: As moving as The King's Speech (not least due to Colin Firth's emotionally minimalist but powerful stiff upper lip characterisation) and as beautifully made, Jonathan Teplitzky's film of Eric Lomax's memoir - as written for the screen by Frank Cottrell Boyce and Andy Paterson - is stunning cinema. Here is another perfect example of subject matter that is not Australian, but made by Austral- The day-dreaming Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) ians, proving yet again that it's the storyteller escapes his dull, anonymous life by disapnot the story that marks its national identity pearing into a world of fantasies filled with - and that's only of interest for funding and heroism, romance and action. When his job festival branding reasons. We the audience, is at risk, he takes action in the real world are only interested in the actual cinematic embarking on a global journey that turns into experience, and Teplitzky shows he knows an adventure more extraordinary than anyhow to speak cinema, and has matured as thing he could have imagined. a filmmaker - not that he was ever immature - using nuance and understatement as a primary force.

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Work quietly at your own goals and forget about situations that you can do little about.

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Price: $449,000 Neg Contact: Norma Moloney on 0417 541 126

Just three minutes to Mareeba is this well crafted and beautifully presented four bedroom home on a spacious 3402m2 block.

Found at the end of a quiet close and shrouded by mature gardens with plenty of open space for the kids, there is a mature macadamia, mango and avocado orchard at the rear of the property.

Features Include: Fully tiled and fans throughout, large dining room and living room with bay windows, modern kitchen, double bay LUG plus double bay powered and lockable shed, great outdoor entertaining area For further information or a private viewing please call Marketing Agent Toni Little 0429 490 601 at Rogato Bros Real Estate. Rogatobros. com.au/2532200 Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

MAREEBA $395,000 NEG Toni Little Rogato Bros Real Estate 0429 490 601 or 4092 5255

Well built home in Atherton LOCATED only minutes by car to the main street of Atherton, this modern three bedroom clay brick and steel frame home features... built-ins in all bedrooms, an open plan living area, vinyl floor coverings and carpets, a combined shower/ tub, one toilet, double carport with concrete driveway, garden shed and Address: green house, all on Price: a 995m2 allotment.

Agent: The ground floor home also features Contact: broadband internet

access and is north facing.

Contact Mareeba Real Estate Agencies at 7 Hort Street, Mareeba. Phone 4092 1556 or 0427 153 868/0428 121 520. Email: mrea4880@qld.chariot.net.au Atherton $300,000 (website H254) Mareeba Real Estate Agencies 4092 1556

www.raywhiteruralmareeba.com.au/1067990

MULGRAVE 202 on 121 – Tropic Coast Homes and Amaroo Park Estate house and land package

AcreAge 3 Mins to cBD

3

1

1

• 4 Acres Approx • Private Patio • 2 Fully Tiled Living Areas • Permanent Creek $369,000 neg rogatobros.com.au/2402859

AureliA 0418 183 555

Incredible value for money...

MAREEBA REAL ESTATE AGENCIES 3 BEDROOM HOME • RENOVATED • LARGE COVERED ENTERTAINMENT AREA • FLOORBOARDS • AIRCONDITIONING • FULLY FENCED • SHED

$240,000 NEG

(SEE WEBSITE H251)

4092 1556

7 Hort Street, Mareeba

www.mareeba4880realestate.com.auÊ

THE CHOICE IS YOURS! 13 TILSE STREET

• 920m Level Block • Town Water & Power • 20 Metre Frontage • Walk To High School Offers Over $80,000 NEG rogatobros.com.au/2520707 2

AuRELIA 0418 183 555

OPEN HOME!

THIS SATURDAY 86 Rozel Close, Mareeba 11:00am to 11.45am

Phone SoPhIe: 0428 128 154

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Choose your favourite block in Yarrabee, Amaroo Park Estate and delight with this house and land package* – offering unbeatable position in “The Place to Be”. All amenities are within close proximity, including a number of local shopping centres, CBD, schools and medical facilities.

All of this only 55 minutes from Cairns.

The Mulgrave 202 – priced at $338,000, including the land. Lot 121, 964m2, features a well designed 202m2 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 with multiple flowing living areas that seamlessly merge with the alfresco entertainment area, delivering a relaxed and balanced atmosphere.

Contemporary interiors are showcased by the finest fixtures and fin-

ishes, 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 and air-conditioning. *House and land are sold on separate contracts. House price $248,000, land from $90,000, a full list of inclusions is available on request. All illustrations are a guide and may change without notice. BSA 1089966.

For more information contact Debbie 0409 321 920, or visit amarooparkestate.com.au

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PROPERTY What more could you want?

Situated only 5 klms from Mareeba on nel is a huge bonus for those interested in the Cairns side, this four bedroom masonry gardening. The 20m x 7m steel shed with block home on 18 acres is just loaded with 4 bays (each bay 5m wide - 1 enclosed) will potential. The beautiful bush backdrop, cater for all your storage needs.

Soak up this wonderful lifestyle - cool permanent flowing creek and expansive lawns would make this property an ideal breezes, permanent creek and a short hobby farm or private retreat from the hus- commute to the beautiful Emerald Falls.

What more could you want? tle and bustle of everyday life.

Features include a comfortable open plan living, spacious kitchen, built-in-robes Contact Norma Moloney today on 0417 in all but one of the bedrooms and a fan- 541 126. raywhiteruralmareeba.com.au/ tastic large back patio overlooking this qld/mareeba/1065458/ lovely property. Approx. 5 acres Address: MAREEBA around the house backs onto Price: $465,000 NEG Cobra creek with the remainAgent: Norma Moloney ing 13 acres of natural bushland Ray White Rural Mareeba across the creek.

Contact: 0417 541 126 The large 5 megalitres of water allocation from the chan-

$359,000 NEG FAMILY FRIENDLY AREA!

15 Seary Rd, MBA  4 BRM concrete block home  Well maintained & presented  Great, family-friendly area  Minutes from town  In-ground swimming pool  All bedrooms have built-ins, air-con & carpet  Tiled & air-con living area  Large kitchen & dining area  Spacious patio overlooking pool  Garden shed, 800m2 block

Remo Esposito 0401 969 473

Enjoy the indoors and outdoors lifestyle This fabulous home is only six months old, built by My Style homes. Located on the Cairns side of Mareeba, just minutes from town, this residence is situated in a family friendly, modern area. This home is a cut above the rest and has been finished with today's features and style.

An exposed aggregate driveway leads you to the front of the home and to a foyer perfect for welcoming all your guests. The kitchen is actually quite large, with plenty of bench space and storage. Designed to suit open plan living, this home incorporates the kitchen, dining and living area to a central part of the home. Fully tiled throughout, this home features air-conditioning to the main living area and two bedrooms.

All four bedrooms have built-in wardrobes with mirrored doors, ceiling fans and plenty of natural light. Fit for a king and queen, the master bedroom features an open spa bath, his and hers shower plus

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Vince Costas 0419 926 691

www.girgentigroup.com

ALTITUDE REALTY MAREEBA 4092 4100

RAYFIELD ESTATE GREAT ONE ACRE BLOCKS REAdy TO BuiLd ON!!

Come and see me this Saturday and Sunday - 10am to 1pm on Site

www.altituderealtymareeba.com.au altitudemareeba@aapt.net.au

107-111 BYRNES ST

OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY

Here is an opportunity for you to purchase what the current owners thought was the best of the Rayfield blocks - regrettably they have to part with it.

The big plus points are that it is at the end of a no-through road, it faces the north, it already has a one neighbour, so there is a fence on that side and there still is a vacant block on the other side if you wanted a double.

As you probably already know at Rayfield, land comes with the town water hooked up and there is a bore hole as well.

Take a drive to see for yourself and let me know what you think. I'll be at Rayfield this Saturday and

497 Koah Rd, Koah  12.82ac / 5.19Ha  3 bedroom, 1 bathroom home  F/Fenced, Clohesy River frontage  20 minutes to cairns and 15 minutes to Mareeba  Spacious three bedroom concrete block home  700m2 under roof sheds with office and amenities block  6” mainline, 5 Meg water  2 x 22,000L rainwater tanks

4092 5566

his and hers vanity. Floor to ceiling tiles mirrored built-in robes, master bedroom are displayed, with designer fittings and with spa, his/hers shower and vanity, open fixtures. The main bathroom is split, with plan living area, fully tiled throughout, rear a shower and tub to one part, a separate access, established lawn. toilet and common vanity, all convenient to the bedrooms and laundry.

This property is priced to sell quickly.

Entertaining is a breeze from the mas- Book a private inspection with your sive 7x7m tiled outdoor entertaining area, EXCLUSIVE agent Vince Costas of Sibi which overlooks the backyard and moun- Girgenti Real Estate today. Phone 4092 tain views. The rear yard is quite large, 5566 or 0419 926 691. with a massive 12x6m Colorbond shed www.girgentigroup.com and rear access. Set upon a large residential allotment of 1739m2, Address: Peluchetti Place, Mareeba this residence is grand, one your Price: $449,000 NEG whole family will love.

Agent: EXCLUSIVE TO Vince Costas Features... only six months

Sibi Girgenti Real Estate old, designer home, Cairns side Contact: 0419 926 691 or 4092 5566 of Mareeba, family friendly, modern area, 1739m2 allotment, Colorbond fencing, 12x6m Colorbond shed, 7x7m outdoor living area, modern kitchen with s/steel appliances, four bedrooms with

REPS ONSITE 10AM -1PM

Best spot

$598,000 NEG 12.8 ACRES WITH RIVER FRONTAGE!

Ticks ALL the

BOXES! 1 Acre Blocks Beautiful Rural Setting

Close to Town & Schools Bore on each block Town Water Good Drainage Great Soil

Sunday from 10am to 1pm so come and see me if you wish or call anytime to inspect.

LAND STARTS AT $140,000

Inspect with Elizabeth Bors from Altitude Realty Mareeba. Phone 4092 4100 or 0437 921 648. www.altituderealtymareeba.com.au Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

Rayfield, MAREEBA $155,000 This weekend or anytime Altitude Realty Mareeba 0437 921 648 or 4092 4100

ALTITUDE

REALTY MAREEBA

PHONE: 4092 4100 A/H: Liz 0437 921 648 www.altituderealtymareeba.com.au

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INDEX

business A

Air Conditioning Auto Electrician

B

Blinds Brick laying Butcher

C

DIRECTORY

Childcare/ Kindergarten Cleaning Services Concerting Construction Curtains & Blinds

G

Farming Sector Fertilizer Floor Coverings Fuel Furniture

Handy Men House Removals

Glazier

F

E

Earthmoving

AIR CONDITIONING

Electrical Embroidery

H I

Irrigation

M

Machinery - Truck Hire Massage Therapy Motor Mechanic

N

Nurseries

P

Pasture Seeds

Photography Plumbing Pool Maintenance Promotion/Marketing

T

Security Skip Bins Steel Fabrication

Venue Hire

S

CONSTRUCTION

BRICK LAYING

Transport Travel Tree Lopping

V

ELECTRICAL

MAREEBA BLOCK & BRICK LAYING

Authorised Fujitsu Service Agent

CONTACT ROD: 0419 550 767

Daniel Battistin

Shop 4, 276 Byrnes St, Mareeba • PO Box 1034 Mareeba 4880

• Competitive Rates • Free Quotes • Quality Job Assured QSBA: 1139 505

www.girgentigroup.com ~ 4092 5566

M: 0409 648 403 • F: 4092 1629

Butcher

CURTAINS & BLINDS

P: 4092 3019

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

TOLGA BUTCHERY MAIN STREET, TOLGA PH: (07) 4095 4207 MOB: 0438 954 206

CHILDCARE & KINDERGARTEN

BSA no. 1218243

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

AIRCONDITIONER CLEANING Are your airconditioners smelling of mildew? We can clean them!!!

Contact: Barry & Jill HENDERSON Phone / Fax: 4092 2756 AUTO ELECTRICIAN

info@mareebakidscampus.com.au www.mareebakidscampus.com.au 3 Locations in Mareeba: Constance, Dunlop & Hastie Streets

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SPECIALISTS IN:

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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

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BLINDS

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!

Let the professionals take care of it!

T: 4092 2160 - M: 0417 758 302 E: abelservices@bigpond.com W: www.abelservices.com.au

Servicing

ALL Areas!

CONCRETING

Mobile: 0419 709 522

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL

Do it right the first time!

Early Learning • Kindergarten • Outside School & Vacation Care

ATHERTON CAR ELECTRICS “ACE IT EVERYTIME”

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

For $26 per week

Trust the BLIND specialists!

this spot could be yours!

Vertical & Venetian Blinds Panel Glides > Timber Blinds

MAREEBA FLOOR COVERING CENTRE 159 Walsh St, Mareeba P: 4092 5466 M: 0419 736 229

Supply & Fit

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

FREE MEASURE & QUOTE • IN HOUSE CONSULTATION Desiree & Mark Siemon - Phone: 4095 5669 - Mobile: 0408 887 701 Email: marydesinto@bigpond.com - 31 Kennedy Highway, Tolga

BLINDS

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

Pasture Seeds

sales@tpprural.com

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

www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au

(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

P & M Carriers  Taxi Trucks - Tail-Lifters  Express Couriers  Freight Distribution  Warehouse Storage

CAIRNS • MOSSMAN • TABLELANDS DAILY

YARRABAH SERVICE TWICE WEEKLY Email: admin@pmcarriers.com 247 Hartley Street, Portsmith CASH OR ACCOUNT CUSTOMERS WELCOME

4035 2034

AA TAYLORS TREELOPPING  FULLY INSURED  QUALIFIED & EXPERIENCED CLIMBERS  OBLIGATION FREE WRITTEN QUOTE  WOOD CHIPPER, STUMP GRINDER, CHERRY PICKER, TRUCK & BOBCAT  TRAVEL ALL TABLELANDS AND BEYOND  PROFESSIONAL, EFFICIENT, SAFE & FRIENDLY  NO JOB TOO BIG OR TOO SMALL

Ph: 4095 4595 - Fax: 4095 5393 Mobile 0400 954 595

HAVING A PARTY OR FUNCTION? We have the perfect venue!

MAREEBA TURF CLUB Spacious open venue, beautiful gardens and all facilities – the perfect setting for all occasions!

Race Day Parties, Weddings, Birthdays, Engagements, Business Functions, Christenings, Christmas Parties & more!

Bookings & Info Phone 0427 114 217

CLASSIfieds phone us: 4092 3464

Lost

LOST CAT ‘BELIEVED TO BE AROUND THE RAY ROAD/COOLAMON CLOSE AREA OF MAREEBA’

RewaRd offeRed foRfor thethe RetuRn Large reward offered returnof oftango tango Missing in Mareeba since 30th June, black 2 year old male, desexed and microchipped, much loved family member. Please help bring him home!

Please Call 0409 482 464 foR any Possible sightings

Memoriam

email us: admin@theexpressnewspaper.com.au

Memoriam In loving Memories of Antonio Mete, 30/01/2007 and Maria Mete, 30/01/2009.

We your family miss you, In the house where you used to be.

We wanted so much to keep you, But God willed it not to be.

Now you are in God’s keeping, You suffer no more pain.

So dear God take care of him, Until we meet again.

Sadly missed by Rosa, Robert, Linda, Cris, Ali, Teresita, Rosita, Joseph, Aaron & Damon.

To our precious Granddaughter

10/5/52 – 31/1/98 There is a link death cannot sever, Love and remembrance last forever.

Phillip, Alba, Anna, Louise, Peter, Lina, Vanessa and Giuseppe.

Miss you bro.

Happy 21st Birthday

Frank

HAPPY 10th Birthday Love Nonno Cesidio and Nonna Tonina. XOXO

FRANK QUINTIERI

In Memory Of

FRANK JOHN TORCHIO Like us on Facbook and join the 3,020 who already do!

21 years ago we held you in our arms and thought we could never be prouder, but 21Happy years on21st and we areBirtHd so prouday of the young man Bro you have LittLe become. k Q’ ‘Fran

~~~ 29/01/2014 ~~~ Birthdays are a time to reflect on the memories of yesterday, the joys of today and the dreams of tomorrow.

Congratulations on your 21st.

Love and best wishes Mum and Dad.

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Happy 21st little Bro Love SuSie, ‘FRANK Q’ & FAmiLy. ALex Hope all your dreams come true, Love Susie, Alex & family

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PUBLIC NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR MINING LEASE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AUTHORITY Mineral Resources Act 1989 – Section 252B Environmental Protection Act 1994 – Section 152 Proposed Mineral Mining Operation Mining Lease Application Number 20728 - For a term of 15 Years - Mareeba Mining District

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It is advised that application has been made for a mining lease and environmental authority under the provisions of the above mentioned Acts, for the mining/purpose of tungsten / wolfram / scheelite on the following land parcels within the Mareeba Shire Council: Lot 144 on HG625 located at approximately 20 kilometres west of Mareeba.

The applicant is: Raymond Cedric Wallace 100% Date and Time Applications Lodged: 11 September 2013, 02:00pm Mining activities to be carried out include: Small scale open-cut mining operation Environmentally relevant activities to be carried out include: Resource activity - mining The application documents consist of the Application for Mining Lease together and the application for Environmental Authority. Copies of, or extracts from the application documents, and the endorsed Certificate of Public Notification detailing the location and description of the land applied for (including surface area and access), may be inspected at the Department of Natural Resources and Mines office - 28 Peters Street, Mareeba or may be obtained by contacting the local mines office on (07) 4048 4785.

Alternatively copies of the environmental authority application including copies of any standard conditions (for a standard or variation applications for an environmental authority) can be obtained by accessing the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection website www.ehp.qld. gov.au or by contacting Permit and Licence Management by phone on 1300 130 372 or by email on palm@ehp.qld.gov.au.

It is advised that any person/entity may make an objection to the grant of the mining lease, and/or a submission about the application for the environmental authority. The objection/submission period, during which objections can be given, concludes on Thursday 27 February 2014.

A properly made objection and/or submission must be received on or before the last day of the objection/submission period. It must also be made in writing, addressed to: Mines Lodgement Office – Mareeba Department of Natural Resources and Mines PO Box 2266, Mareeba Qld 4880 Objections to the Mining Lease Application: A properly made objection in respect to the grant of the mining lease is one that: states the grounds of the objection and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds; is signed and dated by each person/ entity (i.e. signatory) making the objection; states the name and address of each signatory. Intending objectors should contact the local mines office on (07) 4048 4785 and obtain the approved objection form or obtain the approved objection form from the department’s website: www.mines. industry.qld.gov.au.

A copy of the objection must also be served upon the applicant/s on or before the last day of the objection period at the following address: C/- AMETS PO Box 913 Mareeba Qld 4880 Submissions for the Environmental Authority Application: A properly made submission in respect to the environmental authority application must be written, state the name and address of each submitter and state the grounds of the submission and the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds.

Intending submitters may contact the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection on 1300 130 372 to obtain a submission form or obtain a copy from the departments website: www.ehp.qld.gov.au.

Dated at Mareeba, this 22 January 2014.

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EXPRESS sPORT SPORTS RESULTS ARCHERY The Tableland Company of Archers will start their new year next Sunday February 2nd.

Coaching will be conducted from 9am to 12noon for all beginners and visitors at Kerribee Park Archery Range, Chicken Hatchery Road, off Springs Road, Mareeba.

Beginners and visitors are asked to please ring to confirm your attendance.

The club will hold a General Meeting at 12.30 md, this will be followed by a Practice round for members to warm up.

For further information please phone George Neilson on 4092 2228.

MAREEBA & MEMORIAL BOWLS CLUB Tuesday 21/1/14 Warehouse Bowls: Touchers: Lead -Terry Greenwood, Third – John Titlow, Skip – Allison Hodgson. Wednesday: Sponsored by Harry Aly Khan, Winners – Thelma Moss, John Barnes, Carmel DeZen R/U Ethel Thompson, Allan Hardcastle, Sue Brady.

Thank you Harry. Thursday: Men’s Jackpot Pairs – Owing to rain only one game was played, Winners – Tony Capella, Elio Crema R/U Lorenzo Cadorin, John Barnes. Sunday:

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The Graham Hotel Sponsored Open Fours was a very successful day with the winners in 1st place – (Skips only) Berto Srhoj Jnr., 2nd George Philbrick, 3rd Dee Robinson, 4th Aldo DeZen, 5th Carmel DeZen. Thank you once again to the Graham Hotel for their sponsorship also to the visiting teams from Marlin Coast, Edge Hill, West Cairns, Cairns, Dimbulah and our Members for their support. Congratulations to our Chairman Peter Soda on winning the Australia Day Sports Administrator Award. COMING EVENTS: Tuesday Warehouse bowls 7pm start. Wednesday: Ladies Mixed Social: 1.30pm start. Optional Dress.

Sponsored by Katharine & Col Wiltshire.

Thursday: Men’s self-selected jackpot pairs 1.30pm start, casual dress. Sunday: Mixed Social, 1.30pm start, casual dress. COMPETITION: Men’s Championship Pairs: Peter Soda, Barry Lynne def. Mario Battistin, Cameron Thompson. Ladies Championship Pairs –Betty Dalgety, Liz Plowman def.Katharine Wiltshire, Joy Dennis. Final to be played on or before Saturday 1st Feb. B. Dalgety, L. Plowman V. E. Stevens, S. Brady. SAVANNAH LIFESTYLE RESORT sponsored 2 bowls singles close Friday March 7th at 6pm. Nominations to Mareeba & Memorial Bowls Club. Saturday March 15th: Sectional play for Mareeba Bowl-

ers. Friday March 21st : All Clubs sectional winners close with Mareeba Club. Saturday March 29th : FINALS at Mareeba. DATE CLAIMER: Sunday March 30th Harvest Festival Day. Selectors Rosters: Wednesday 29th Carmel. Sunday 2nd John.

Mareeba Rifle Club inc.

The Mareeba Rifle Club shot a double 700yd, 15 shot comp. on Sunday the 26th January 2014. Conditions appeared good however the results speak for themselves.

F Open: J. Baxter (Mareeba): 78.2; 81.4 159.6. J. Todd (Mareeba): 84.4 (one range only). P. Todd (visitor) 45.3 (one range 10 shot) F STD: A. Simpson (Mareeba): 78.3; 81.3 – 159.6. TR: D. Ford (Mareeba): 69.4; 73.7 – 142.11. Next week 2nd February, the Club will shoot the scheduled 600yd comp.15/15 shots MAREEBA TENNIS Tues 7pm social. Winner: JJ . Sat 6pm social Winner: Jim Carlsson. Thurs 30th pick up draw 1pm Sports North. 7pm at the clubhouse and social tennis.

ATHERTON GOLF CLUB The Wed.Sporters on 22nd played a Stableford with club Patron Ken Tait winning on 26pts

.Peter Graham and Noel Rawlins both had 25pts .NTPs 3 Jay Fraser, 13 Steve Bakss, 18 George Clemments. Least Putts Max Martin 14. The Thursday Ladies played a Stableford where 3 ladies finished on 40 pts with the winner being Marg Dollman from Clair Costa and Shelly Broadley. NTPs 11 Kerrie Williamson,13 Cheryl Piccone, 18 Dee Jerasak. Fridays Chook run was won by Mark Broadley on 13pts. Saturday we played the Harold Nasser Shield Stroke. The Ladies winner was the in form Shelly Broadley with 71 nett from Cheryl Piccone 73 nett. NTPs 11 Shelly B, 11 Cheryl P, 18 Annette S. The Mens winner with a great 65 nett was Mark Bye from M.Davis 68 nett NTPs 3 Les Tenni, 11 Wes Page (only 100mm from hole ) 13 Noel Rawlins, 18 Kenleigh Mather. Sundays Tolga Butchery Stableford was won by Greg Coffey 41pts on a countback from Phil Hendricks with Jay Fraser having a fine 40pts .This week wed.Sporters play a Canadian Foursomes, The Thursday Ladies play a club Stableford. Saturday 1st Feb. we play the Atherton Bake House sponsored Monthly Medal, Sunday the Tolga Butchery Stableford The 2014 Junior Golf season tees of this Saturday morning. Also a last reminder that the 2014 fees are due by Friday 31st January.

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Australia Day races a hit The Mareeba Turf Club’s Australia Day Races were a big hit this year with more than 500 people turning out to see fast-paced action on the track and the glamorous Fashions on the Field.

Club secretary John Thurlow said the day had been very successful and well-enjoyed.

“Everyone had themselves a great time, there really

wasn’t much to complain about,” he said.

“The weather was good and we had great competition – hopefully we can top it this time next year for an even better races.”

The Express was on hand to snap the hottest outfits – check out our Facebook page for more.

Racegoers cheer their favourite horses to the finish line Cowboy Stevie

Best dressed ‘Aussie’ Cracyn Marsterson

Lucy and Vicki got into the Australia Day spirit

Cheyenne and Denver Piggott with mum Tanya

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Rhee Tae Kwon Do has been established in Mareeba and the Tablelands for over 30 years seeing many families and friends train together disciplining the body and mind while learning the art of selfdefence. Other benefits gained include improved coordination, concentration and fitness. All fitness levels are encouraged to come along.

Rhee Tae Kwon Do is an activity the whole family can do together and offer special packages for Families.

Classes are held on Monday and Thursday nights from 6.307.30pm at the old Mareeba Shire Hall (PCYC Hall) behind Mitre 10 in Walsh Street, Mareeba.

All classes are taught by fully qualified male and female Black Belt instructors and before joining, anyone interested is invited to come along and give it a go with no charge.

Classes recommenced on January 20 and an enrolment day is being held at the Mareeba Shire Hall, this Saturday, February 1, from 2 to 4pm. Everyone is invited to attend.

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Kelsey and Ashtyn enjoyed the fun at the Australia Day races

Squad in state sprint comp

By Boyd Robertson Mareeba Swimming Club will send away a talented squad of young swimmers to the Queensland Sate Sprint Championships in Brisbane on February 8.

The squad is mainly a family affair with standout brothers Liam and Bradley Newlands along with sibling powerhouses Josh, Nicole and Michael Theakston making up the bulk of numbers.

Mary Turner rounds out the squad, while other members Josh Priestly and Nadia Falvo also qualified to attend but are unable to attend due to other commitments.

The team are the qualifying members of a 12-strong Mareeba Swimming Club squad (pictured) sent to the Marlin Coast Twilight Sprint Meet in Cairns on January 25.

Coach June Cotter said the members of the state finals squad had performed excellently at the Marlin Coast competition.

“Nicole Theakston in particular took eight seconds off her personal best for 50m butterfly, which is just incredible,” she said.

Cotter added that the entire swim team had battled disadvantageous conditions to reach the qualifying meet.

“Many of the other clubs especially on the coast have indoor heated pools, which allows their teams to train all year round,” she said.

“We don’t have a heated pool - so our team really only had about six months to prepare for these competitions.

“All the members of the squad

have had to work really hard to qualify.”

Despite the handicap Cotter said she was confident in the squad.

“I definitely think Josh Theakston will make a final in backstroke or freestyle and Nicole might definitely surprise us,” she said.

“While we’d love to have a finalist, as long as they bring back personal bests for their efforts at the finals we’ll know they’ve done their best and it will be excellent.”

New Gators committee The Mareeba Gladiators have welcomed in a new larger committee for 2014, with John Arcidiacono remaining on as club president.

All the previous committee members elected not to return to their positions after the successful 2013 season, but the AGM held in November last year

failed to uncover any new prospective members.

A second AGM held in December resulted in the appointment of Andrew Foster as treasurer and Barbara Henning as secretary with Harry Phillott, Tua Aue, Sione Takapu and Alo Toomalatai as general committee members.

Arcidacono said the larger committee, which recently held its first meeting, would help spread ancillary duties like cleaning facilities, running the bar and marking fields.

“It’s going to be good to have extra guys this year because it will free up more time for the executive to make club deci-

sions,” he said.

“Our whole job is to make it possible and easy for the players to play for their club and represent their town so that’s what we’ll be setting out to do this year.”

Mareeba Mazda and Mareeba Mitsubishi has signed on as a club sponsor for the first time.

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Futsal club players improve at finals

By Boyd Robertson Tableland Futsal Club players have returned home from state and national Federated Football Australia (FFA) finals in January with vastly improved results.

The club sent a Under 10 boys side to the state-level Craig Foster Cup in Brisbane, in addition to contributing players to representative sides that competed at national finals at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra over the week of January 13-19.

The Under 10s side returned after making the semi-finals and placing fourth against elite-level competition at the Craig Foster Cup, smashing their previous achievement of placing second to last in 2013.

Club member Neil Alterio was the only Tableland player on the Under 13’s Queensland country side, which achieved a placement of third at the national competition.

The Under 14’s side performed excellently but faced skilled opposition and was unable to

make the finals.

Local player Theresa Barletta had an outstanding tournament at the national finals as part of the Queensland Youth Ladies team (which was coached by Tableland Futsal Club president Nigel Marwick) but her team was stopped in the semi-finals by a Gold Coast side that went on to win the grand final.

Club vice president Peter Ius accompanied the Tableland Under 10s team to the Craig Foster Cup as coach and said all the players0 had done the club proud.

“We’re really happy with the performance of the kids,” he said.

“Considering what we accomplished this year compared to last year, at this rate we will have a team in the finals next year.

“Part of the club’s philosophy is to give kids the chance to participate in state and national level events and I believe the kids we raise and train up here are good enough no only to go away to big meets but also excel.”

Back, coach Peter Ius, Damien Avolio, Deane Alterio, Ziggy Crook, manager Elisio Rossi, assistant coach Luch Avolio and front, Jack Garcia-Fraser, Ben Stacey, Jack Centofanti, Daniel Rossi and Tyler Ius

Norths top undermanned Bandits

By Boyd Robertson The Mareeba Bandits have been narrowly defeated by Norths in a tense oneday game in Cairns on Sunday, going down by only two runs.

The Bandits were critically undermanned, with five players away at the Goldfield Ashes in Charters Towers for the weekend.

Mareeba won the toss and went into bowl, with Norths reaching their 30 overs on five wickets for 119 runs.

Deficient batting saw meant the Ban-

dits fell two runs short of their opponents on five for 117, despite excellent work by batsman Brendan Paine (pictued).

Trevor Roy was caught out on 21 runs, ending the game in favour of Norths.

Roy and youngster Kodee Shannon were the Bandits’ outstanding batsmen for the day on two wickets for 22 runs and two wickets for 23 runs, respectively.

Bandits spokesman Danny Shaw said the team took the loss on the chin and would return fully rostered and in better form when playing in Tully on Sunday.

“You can’t win them all,” he said.

Mareeba United Football Club Inc.

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ALL UNDER 6’S TO SENIORS - NEW & OLD PLAYERS WELCOME!

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For more information please call Junior President Michael Haendel on 0428 477 997

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 04 Toyota Camry Sportivo: Manual, airconditioning, excellent condition, 12 month warranty.......$8,490  05 Toyota Corolla: Manual hatch, airconditioning, only 69,000 klms ............................................. $9,750  07 Hyundai Elantra SLX: Manual, airbags, cruise, only 67,000 klms, 12 month warranty .............$9,990  08 Mazda 3 Sedan: Manual, airconditioning, 12 month warranty .................................................$10,990  10 Toyota Camry Altise: Alloys, reverse camera, tint, 12 month warranty ...................................$15,990  11 Toyota Corolla Ascent Sedan: Auto, Bluetooth, USB, balance of warranty ...........................$16,990

COMMERCIAL VEHICLES

 00 Toyota Prado GXL: Manual, turbo diesel, bull bar, 12 month warranty ..............................................$14,990  02 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Dualcab: Diesel, canopy, airconditioning, spotlights, bull bar, 12 month warranty .$16,990  07 Mazda BT-50 Dualcab: Manual, turbo diesel, rare 4x2 “High Ride”, tow bar, 12 month warranty ...... $17,500  05 Toyota Prado GXL Wagon: Manual, turbo diesel, bull bar, 12 month warranty ................................ $23,500  06 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Dualcab: Airconditioning, canopy, low klms, 12 month warranty .......................... $25,990  05 Toyota Commuter Bus: Manual, external wheelchair hoist .............................................................. $29,500  10 Toyota Hilux Singlecab 4x4: Turbo diesel, bull bar, tray and racks, 12 month warranty ................... $29,990  08 Toyota Hiace Commuter Bus: Manual, turbo diesel, wheelchair hoist .............................................$37,990  08 Landcruiser Workmate: V8 turbo diesel, bull bar, side rails, tow bar, 12 month warranty ................ $39,990  09Toyota Landcruiser 76 Wagon: Turbo diesel, airconditioning, bull bar, 12 month warranty .............. $36,000  09 Toyota Landcruiser GXL Ute: Turbo diesel, airconditioning, one local owner, 12 month warranty .. $50,990  12 Toyota Landcruiser GX Ute: Turbo diesel, lots of extras, balance of warranty ..................................$61,000

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