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54th Great Pyramid Race & Country Fair August 10 2013 sees the running of the iconic Great Pyramid Race and country fair for the 54th year.

Enshrined in history is the story of two cane farmers who laid a bet to settle an argument while quenching their thirst in a local pub never and they could have imagined their impulsive wager would have evolved into the major regional event it is today. But if legend is to be believed, that is how Gordonvale’s Great Pyramid Race came to be. Two friends apparently laid a token bet about who could run to the peak of Walsh’s Pyramid overlooking Gordonvale in the quickest time, and this gradually developed into what is now a major annual event in the small sugar town, 24 kms south of Cairns. History has it that the men’s wager created so much interest in the town that the local bookie took bets on the outcome of the challenge up the 922m high peak and back. The first official race took place in 1959 to coincide with Queensland Centenary celebrations. Since then, race training has gone from none at all to chasing wild pigs in the scrub, to intense programs for dedicated athletes. The race itself has been described as a never ending uphill scramble followed by a controlled downhill free fall is now a regular event on the Australian Mountain Running Race calendar. The event attracts up to 5000 people into the town to watch the main event and participate in other sporting and cultural competitions. Many local clubs, schools and sporting organisations contribute to the day, by putting on demonstrations. The day kicks off early commencing with market stalls throughout the day which are the biggest Gordonvale sees for the year. There is also art competitions, a 1500 metre and 5km road race as well as dancing, martial arts displays and local school bands. The event continues into the evening with events on stage and culminating in a fireworks display at 7.30pm. As usual the pubs and clubs around the town will all have entertainment, including big boys toys, kids zone and carnival rides. Once again this year the Pyramid Race committee and more importantly the people of Gordonvale appreciate the support of the sponsors of this event Mulgrave Central Mill, Marino Moller Lawyers, Gordonvale RSL, National Australia Bank, Gordonvale IGA, Great Northern Hotel, Channel 7, Parkview Tavern, Geckos Screen Print and Design, NQ Civil, Impress Art and Cairns Crocs.

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Pet of the Month sponsored by The Feed Shop 12-14 George Street Phone: 4056 2510 Email: enquiries@thefeedshop.com.au

We received a lot of terrific photos of your pets all wrapped up warm and cosy for winter. Such a hard choice for the winner but a decision was made. Congratulations Lucinda Ogilvie Di Carlo with your photo of your sister’s cute Foxie pup wrapped up in an ankle sock. Please contact Mulgrave News to arrange collection of your prize – a $5.00 gift voucher from The Feed Shop. 1st August is the date that all horses celebrate their birthday so for our August Photo Challenge we would like to ‘Pets Celebrating Birthdays’. The winner’s photo will be featured in the September Issue of Mulgrave News. Entries close 20th August. Limited to three entries per person. Photo entries to be emailed: admin@mulgravenews.com.au or visit our Facebook page and post your photo on our Wall. To see all photos entries you can visit our website www.mulgravenews.com.au or our Facebook page. Please ensure you have permission from the animal owner

before submitting entry. The winning photo printed each month receives a $5.00 gift voucher from The Feed Shop.

High School News Appointments for 2014 Year 7 and Year 8 enrolment interviews are now being accepted. Please make your appointment by phoning 4043 3222.

The format and times for interviews has changed greatly this year as we have two cohorts, years 7 and 8 to interview in preparation for 2014. Year 7 interviews were held during July and year 8 interviews will commence in August. This is different to previous enrolment intakes and we request parents to contact Gordonvale High’s front office to secure an appointment time. ENROLMENT TIMES & DATES: YEAR 8 2014 Date Tuesday 20 August Tuesday 27 August Tuesday 3 September Tuesday 10 September

Time 12.30pm – 7.00pm 10.00am – 4.00pm 12.30pm – 7.00pm 12.30pm – 7.00pm 4.00pm – 7.00pm

Place Gordonvale State School Yarrabah State School Hambledon State School Gordonvale State School Aloomba State School

We appreciate the cooperation of parents with their prompt response to booking times. As we will have two new cohorts on the first day of school 2014 we will not be enrolling students on this day. VIVID: Gordonvale high will be holding their VIVID arts festival on August 28. This is a whole school event that showcases the talents of our students. This year we are fortunate to be joined by both the year 6 and 7 students from Gordonvale Primary who will be involved in a variety of projects that they will showcase on the evening. The VIVID festival commenced approximately 10 years ago and began its life as a school Arts festival, allowing students to showcase their creativity in film making, performing and composing music, visual art and devising and performing drama. Over the years the festival has grown to incorporate other subjects in the school beyond The Arts and has become a vehicle for the school, its students and the broader community to share, show and exhibit the best of what we achieve. This year’s VIVID festival will include art exhibitions, film screenings, music and drama performances, juggling, singing, a coffee shop, refreshments and much more. Community groups wishing to be involved can contact Mr Travers Toohey on 4043 3236 for more information or to register their interest.

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Making Butter An excerpt from The Cairns Post – May 1888 By J.A. Metcalfe

(Information supplied by Mulgrave Settlers Museum) The Mulgrave at the lower fording was not up to the stirrup irons when I crossed it on the way out a fortnight ago. As I proceeded into the great belt of scrub country, which was five miles from the Mulgrave River, I noticed signs of much wetter weather. On arriving at Babinda Creek where it joins the Russell River, I found them both in flood and had been told that it had been in a state of chronic brim fullness for the past four weeks. I was glad to rest at Reid’s Hotel at Harvey Creek. I carried on the next day, but by the time I got to the junction of Behana Creek and the Mulgrave, I found it difficult to cross. I found Mr Neils Peter Petersen most willing and obliging to render his assistance. In the past he had travelled 1 ½ miles from his homestead to help ferry persons across in his flatty. Mr Petersen has now abandoned the old station site on the river and has established himself on the far side of the Aloomba plains on the border of Behana Creek. Mr Petersen is a practical farmer and has started butter-making. He has set up a separator, with a double horsepower working apparatus at a cost of 116 pounds. It stands with a large horse-power churn in a newly erected shed 50ft by 24ft. Beside this building, stand the harness and cart sheds and workshops and then there is the large cattle yards and milking shed. Mr Petersen is gradually breaking in a wild mob of cattle, many of them hardly worth the trouble with the little amount of milk they produce. Fortunately, he has strong and willing family members that enable him to do his farm work without any hired labour. I was shown a strong home-made wooden windlass, they fasten a stout rope round the horns of a wild cow after she was yarded and slowly wind her up into position in a bail. A few of these draggings up and they can be driven into the milking bails from the yards. The morning I was there, milking was over by half past eight and carried at once into the machinery shed. A light draft horse named “Plum”, who was in an adjoining small yard, was given a quart pale of skim milk as a reward for his steady pulling round the horse motive power, which sets the separators spinning round at about 14,000 revolutions per minute. I timed one performance of this separator; it produced twenty quarts of rich cream in nine minutes, the cream running out of one spout and the skim milk by the other. One of the many advantages of these machines is that milk is so quickly separated from the fatty matter, that it seems just as sweet and fresh as new milk and can be used for purposes of the table and for cooking. The butter made from separated milk is better and commands a higher price. By October 1888 Mr Petersen intends to establish dairying operations on an extensive scale.

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Robyn’s Real Estate Read Welcome to this month's update on all things Real Estate. Spotlight on preparing your home for sale. Whenever I do an appraisal for someone I am often asked what improvements would be necessary on their property to maximise the purchase price. There is a saying in real estate circles that "it is not what you sell your property for, but what you paid for it, that will give you the best outcome." If you have good capital growth in your home then, by presenting it in a neat and tidy way, without necessarily spending too much, will usually give you the best return. If you have purchased your home at the height of the market and may need to sell now to recoup your money, then there are some inexpensive improvements that you can make to ensure your property is well presented. For example, change tap fittings and handles on kitchen and bathroom doors to a modern stainless look, modernise light fittings and change old fashioned shower screens, to name a few ideas. For a confidential chat about how to maximise your property for sale phone Robyn Hawley-Whitton - 0488 071 007 or E: robynhw@cpo.com.au

Gordonvale Tinting Council Updates... Gordonvale Tinting and Car Care Centre

Gordonvale Tinting and Car Care Centre is locally owned and operated by Husband and wife team Graham and Liz Pitchfork who have over 30 years experience in the motor vehicle industry. Gordonvale Tinting and Car Care Centre offer you a wide range of services including tinting of cars , homes, offices, tractors and trucks as well as other vehicles. Gordonvale Tinting and Care Centre also offer electronic rust units, paint, fabric and vinyl protection, all of which comes with an Australian Wide warranty. Gordonvale Tinting are also able to look after your car care and specialise in car detailing, wash and wax, buff and polish and computer cut and vinyl signs. Living locally Graham and Liz know how difficult it is to get into Cairns and wasting a day, waiting for your car to be finished. We offer a free pickup and delivery service for your convenience and work around the times to suit your needs. Gordonvale Tinting gives you competitive prices and saves you money. Call 07 4056 6790 for a quote.

GORDONVALE MARKETS: Councillor Steve Brain, Council Parks and Leisure staff met recently with Ms Janet Brown and other members of the Gordonvale Cottage Markets Incorporation to nut out any arrangement in council managing the monthly markets. Councils main role was to assist the community in ensuring safe and legal markets were being run on Council land and to ensure the continuity of the extremely popular and prosperous markets. This was never meant to be a takeover of management of the markets.

Council are satisfied that the Gordonvale Cottage Markets are running profitably with all proceeds being donated to the Gordonvale Hospital. Books are kept in an accurate manner with audit details being recorded by the Office of Fair Trading and now to be filed with CRC as well. Insurances are current and as such Council will step aside as the committee continues their professional work, employing years of experience in running the monthly markets. Well done Janet and keep up the good work for years to come. SKATE PARK: The first step for the long awaited Gordonvale Skate Park upgrades has begun with the construction security fence at Kenrick Street Park. Council is to begin the upgrade to the Skate park facilities with more bumps and jumps. As a park of the project security lighting and surveillance cameras will be installed. Council will also formalise the BMX track in the park, scraping the grass and placing new signage. The whole project should only take a couple of months to complete. This should prove a great asset for the community and assist in activating the park.

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GSS Showcases Sustainability

Gordonvale State School impressed members of the public at the Sustainable Living Expo with their interactive display using a water wise theme. Conducted by Cairns Regional Council and TAFE, this free community event showcased schools, businesses and community groups that are leaders in environmental conservation and hands-on solutions to sustainability issues. Excelsior students through storybooks, posters and the portable water wise demonstration unit communicated the importance of water conservation even in one of the wettest areas of Australia. Excelsior students also assisted Holloways Beach Environmental Education Centre by supervising and demonstrating the use of the popular energy bikes. Children attending the event enjoyed cycling on the energy bikes and as a result realizing the large amount of physical effort required to generate a small amount of electricity. Gordonvale State School was awarded $200 for its contribution to the event to be spent on sustainability projects in the school.

CALTEX COMMUNITY CALENDAR August 3 3 6 9 9 10

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Markets, Norman Park 7.30am 12pm Norman Park Free Movie Night – Brave – 6.30pm Story time, Gordonvale Library 10.30am JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10am-2pm Computers for Beginners, Gordonvale Library 10.30am The Great Pyramid Race

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Story time, Gordonvale Library 10.30am Markets, Norman Park 7.30am 12pm JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10am-2pm Computers for Beginners, Gordonvale Library 10.30am Last Day School Term 3

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Photo: Year 7 student Kauri Eddie with her sister, Leilani dressed as Whizzy the Waterdrop.

Story time, Gordonvale Library 10.30am Markets, Norman Park 7.30am 12pm CNW Electrical Wholesalers Gordonvale Cup Labour Day Public Holiday School Term 4 commences JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10am-2pm Computers for Beginners, Gordonvale Library 10.30am McDonnell Creek School celebrating 100 years, a day of fun and festivities. Opening new Gordonvale Kindy Playground, 8am – 12pm, Sausage Sizzle, Cake Stall

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Markets, Norman Park 7.30am 12pm Story time, Gordonvale Library 10.30am JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10am-2pm Computers for Beginners, Gordonvale Library 10.30am

December 3-2 Story time, Gordonvale Library 10.30am 7 Markets, Norman Park 7.30am 12pm 13 Last Day School Term 4 13 JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10am-2pm 13 Computers for Beginners, Gordonvale Library 10.30am 25 Christmas Day Public Holiday 26 Boxing Day Public Holiday

Weekly Mon Gordonvale Goanna’s Playgroup, 9.30-11.30am, QCWA Hall, Contact Debbie 40675344 Mon Brownies (aged 7-10 ½ yo) Guide Hut 4pm-6pm Mon Guides (aged 10 ½ - 13) Guide Hut 6.30pm-8.30pm Tue Active Games in Norman Park 3.15pm Tue Rangers (aged 13-18yo) Guide Hut 7pm-9pm Wed Gumnuts (age 5-7yo) Guide Hut 4pm-5.30pm Sat 4F Fun Fitness group meet at Julie’s Tasty Treats between 6.30-7am. Walk, ride etc. Mon-Sat - Mulgrave Settlers Museum, 60 Gordon Street 10am - 2pm

Gordonvale Community Hub located at 17-19 Cannon Street If you would like to see your small or large event eg. fetes, cent sales, trivia nights, markets etc. published in the Caltex Community Calender please email your details to: admin@mulgravenews.com.au or give us a call on 07 4056 5825

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Council Corner

WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION

Pyramid Race August 10th: It's not all about cakes but make sure you check out the Women’s Auxiliary stall this year at the Great Pyramid Race and Country Fair. Markets start at 7.30am and the day will be full of great entertainment for all the family. All artists please note that the art show has been cancelled for this year. To find out more check the website: PyramidRace.com

had the opportunity to try different restaurants and activities. You can also send this link to your family and friends as Entertainment books are also available for most capital cities in Australia and New Zealand, hosting restaurants and activities specific to that region.

Rural roads around the region are being damaged from farming practices, costing ratepayers thousands of dollars in repairs each year. The latest example of this is at Vohland Road in Aloomba where Council recently spent $200,000 on reconstruction and sealing works. It appears that the damage occurs when farming machinery such as discs, rippers, rotary hoes, rollers or ploughs are dragged across the road. This road surface damage exposes the pavement to traffic and weather which will cause potholing and pavement failure. Council is finding that this kind of damage is occurring more often and would like to ask residents to avoid such practices. Council thanks you for your cooperation.

TAB closing after 50 years

Sunday August 4th sees the closure of the TAB in Gordonvale in its current form as it moves into the Riverstone Hotel as a pub TAB. The Gordonvale TAB commenced operation in 1963 and shortly after in Easter of 1964 carol commenced her employment. At that time the Gordonvale TAB was a district centre where all the other TABs throughout the district phoned through their figures to Gordonvale, where they were then collated and then phoned through to Brisbane. Gordonvale was selected as a District centre because there were not enough phone lines in Cairns at that time. The process of course took time, very different from today where everything is almost instant. Carol said that in the early days TAB was open, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday and then for a short time on Mondays for payouts. Carol has been the appointed agent at the TAB for the last 20 years and will retire in Gordonvale. After nearly 50 years you deserve a good break and hope you enjoy your retirement.

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Gordonvale High School P&C News: This term, the P&C will be fundraising with Entertainment Books. The books are $55.00 each and with each sale $11.00 goes directly back to the school. Please support our school and assist us to raise much needed funds for a variety of school projects, including the 50th year celebrations of the school in 2015. Purchase an Entertainment Book and discover many valuable offers at leading restaurants, attractions, and accommodations in and around Far North Qld and as far south as the Whitsundays. I purchased the Entertainment book last year and I only had to use it twice to get my money back, as well as having

Books can be purchased on line by accessing the link below and now until 31st July, standard postage is FREE! If customers would prefer to pay cash, they can do so with the correct money at the tuckshop and pick up the book at the school office. Thank you for your help and support. Regards, Julie Amadio, P&C President. www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/27038w4

More than Words & Numbers

Counting Stars - Have you ever had a song stuck in your head? Google ‘brain itch’ and you’ll discover that this is when you have recently listened to a repetitive song and the memorised part of the song becomes stuck in your head. You may have learnt the alphabet by singing a song, “A-b, c-d, e-f-g…”. The use of music may also help children to learn their times tables. Search for ‘times tables songs’ on www.youtube.com and while you are there check out the latest song by the band One Republic called ‘Counting Stars’. ♫ Lately I been, I been losing sleep, Dreaming about the things that we could be ♫

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Gordonvale Lions: Supporting the Community

On 27 June, Gordonvale Lions held their annual donations night where over $10,000 was donated to local organisations and sports clubs. It was great to see the presidents of junior clubs in Gordonvale representing AFL, Rugby League, Cricket, Soccer and Little Athletics all together discussing common ways of improving their clubs. Pictured above receiving a donation from left to right is Werner Baumeister Manager Disability Services St Johns Community Care, Shaun Gulliver and Lions President Barry Hardy. Shaun after being seriously injured in an accident is a resident of Young Lifestyle Care which is a residential facility that offers 24 hour care to young people with high and complex care/disabilities who are at risk of entering an aged care facility. YLC comprises of three houses in Gordonvale which are able to house five clients in each. At present the facility is home to fourteen clients.

Residents Divided over Gordonvale Woolworths Gordonvale residents continue to be divided over the construction of a new Woolworths shopping centre at the intersection of Draper Road and Bruce Highway.

Fabcot Development Pty Ltd, who are developers for the project have said that Gordonvale could do with a shopping facility as residents have to travel to Edmonton the get the same facilities.

After almost two years, a decision by the Planning and Environment Court Judge Michale Rackeman will be handed down in Brisbane on the 5th of August.

Woolworths are currently advertising for expressions of interest in relation to leasing opportunities on their website: woolworthsshoppingcentres.com.au

The proposal is to build a 3200 square metre shopping complex at Draper Road and the Bruce Highway which is seperate to the town centre. The Gordonvale Chamber of Commerce have said that they have never been opposed to such facilities but believe that it is in the wrong location and will take away business for the current town centre.

Included in this expression of interest are 8-10 specialty shops including Medical, Liquor, Fast Food, Bank, Fashion, Cafe and Hairdresser. The website also mentions opening Early 2014, subject to authority approvals. These approval will be decided on August 5th when the judge hands down his decision.

The Mulgrave News is an independently owned newsletter printed and delivered free to the residents of Gordonvale every month. Any articles of interest can be included in the paper by emailing to admin@mulgravenews.com.au. Deadline for articles and advertising is the 15th of the month to allow time for set up and printing. The paper relies on advertising by local businesses to succeed. If you cannot advertise in the paper, please support the businesses that do advertise. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission to reproduce any material published in the Mulgrave News for which they do not hold copyright.

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Community Benefit Tokens For every $20 spent at Walters SUPA IGA (excluding Cigarettes and cig products) customers receive a token to deposit in the Community Token Box of their choice. Spend $100 and receive 5 tokens, etc. The value of the tokens is paid to the Community Organisation twice a year. Shopping locally puts money back into our local community through the token program.

Phone: 07 4056 6077 Address: Cnr George and Gordon Street Gordonvale Email: gordonvale@waltersiga.com.au

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Gordonvale High School’s 50th Year Celebrations in 2015. The Gordonvale State High School P&C is in the process of forming a sub-committee to help organize the 50th year celebrations since the school opened in 1965. Any interested past students, Principals, teachers, tuckshop helpers, grounds people etc can contact the Gordonvale High School P&C by email at pandcgordonvale@gmail.com with their contact details, or please phone Julie Amadio (P&C President) on 07 4056 5739.

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No need to go to the Beaches or to the City for your Beauty and Spa Treatments. Classic Beauty & Spa offers a wide range of Beauty and Spa treatments right here in Gordonvale. Classic Beauty & Spa is located at 98 Norman Street Gordonvale, in the Historical Messina Building, next to Curtis Pitts’ office. Parking is always a plenty. Classic Beauty & Spa treatment rooms are extremely QUIET, CLEAN and more importantly PRIVATE from the outside world. Classic Beauty & Spa offers great Monthly Specials eg. (August Special) Indulge in a one hour Classic Facial and receive an amazing foot treatment complimentary. Gift Certificates are available for that Special someone for that Special occasion. Classic Facial and Moroccan Spray Tan Loyalty cards are also available, for those who just cannot get enough. Also keep an eye out for Christmas and Valentine’s Day Packages. Classic Beauty & Spa uses Meditree Organics which is a luxurious affordable certified organic skin and body care range which encapsulates the essence of Australian bush plants and organic extracts in all of its products. The name Meditree was derived from the term ‘medicinal tree’ and in each product an Australian plant or tree has been selected and used for its well known medicinal properties. Meditree is developed and created in Byron Bay, NSW. Lycon precision Wax is developed and created by Lydia Jordane since 1978. Lycon empowers therapists with the freedom to wax faster and more efficiently. Lycon is Australia’s only world-class wax brand, exported and loved by top spas and salons in over 55 countries. Call Classic Beauty & Spa’s Qualified Beauty Therapist - Helen for your next appointment 0407 711 501.

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