Mulgrave News April 2016

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Gordonvale ANZAC Day 2016 ANZAC Day in is always a well attended event in Gordonvale and this year will be no different with organisation well underway for the 2016 commemoration on April 25th.

For anyone up for an early start this years’ Anzac commemorations in Gordonvale will commence at 3.30am with a gunfire breakfast at the Gordonvale RSL. This will be followed with the dawn service forming up at 4am for a 4.27am start beside the cenotaph in Norman Park. Following this, Breakfast will be available from 5am. Due to the current situation facing the Gordonvale RSL Hall the Parkview Tavern has stepped in to help out with the commemorations after the Parade.

Breakfast will be served at 5am at the Parkview which has an extended licence for ANZAC Day and will have food and entertainment including traditional two up in the car park throughout the day. For those who need a sleep in, the second March and Parade will commence at 9.30am with people from the different organisations assembling outside the Gordonvale Primary School in Shephards Street at 9am.

and ex serving members of the defence force marching alongside students from Gordonvale State High School and primary school as well as members of the emergency services and other community organisations.

At 9.30am the contingent will march to the Cenotaph in Norman Park, via Shephards, George Street, Cannon Street, Norman Street and entering the Park via Gordon Street. Roads in the centre of town will be closed from 9am until 11.30am. This year will see many Current serving

Once at the cenotaph a number of people will address the parade, followed by a wreath laying ceremony. After the parade its back to the Parkview to continue the commemorations. Part of the proceeds from the money raised at the Parkview will be going to assist the Gordonvale

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RSL. Commemorative Merchandise is available for purchase from the Gordonvale RSL Sub Branch to assist with fundraising efforts.

Volunteers associated with the Sub Branch will be visiting local shopping centres in the lead up to ANZAC Day to assist in the endeavour. The Gordonvale RSL is in need of some funds for repairs on the hall and ANZAC Day is one of its biggest fundraising days, so get down to the Parades and the other commemorations and support your local RSL.

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Jake Bowe BMX Champion Jake Bowe, school vice captain at Gordonvale State High School returns to Cairns after placing 6th in the Australian National BMX series. It has been an interesting year thus far for local athlete Jake, as he has just competed in the 7th and final round of Australian National BMX series.

As other teens relaxed on their school holidays, Jake Bowe utilized this time to begin training for round one and two of the championships which had place on the 1st and 2nd of January. This required Jake to take a trip down to the Gold Coast.

Missing out on the finals of round 1, Jake managed to place 2nd in round two, securing himself a 4th position in the series. Round three and four of the series took place here in Cairns. This gave Jake home track advantage as he had raced on the local track numerous times.

Jake finished Round 3 in 5th place, however during Round 4’s second heat Jakes bike frame snapped causing him to borrow another rider’s bike to complete the 4th Round. Jake stated “I was lucky to have someone lend me their bike, otherwise I would have been unable to compete Round 4, this would have caused me to drop out of the top 8 in the national series”.

Following this Jake ventured to Shepparton, Victoria to participate in the 5th and 6th Rounds, unfortunately for Jake he was feeling ill thus underperforming in his races. This resulted in him being unable to compete in any of the rounds finals. Round 7 was held in Bathurst New South Wales, along with the Australian BMX titles.

Jake confidently earned his way into the finals where he placed 6th which then gave him an overall finish in the national series for the year. In a final statement Jake said that “as a first year junior I have learnt and experienced many things to now improve on and hopefully performed better at the states titles down in Brisbane later this year”. If you are interested in following Jake’s journey, you may find him on his Facebook athlete page, or by following his Instagram account.

Written by Hayden, Year 12 Student

Lions Youth of the Year 2016 Lions Youth of the Year is designed to encourage, foster and develop leadership in conjunction with other citizenship qualities in our youth, at the age when they are about to enter the fields of employment or higher education, and provides students with the incentive to pay greater attention to the general qualities, so vital in developing our youths into first class citizens.

The qualities sought, apart from academic attainments are those of leadership, personality, sportsmanship, public speaking and good citizenship. The students meet in fellowship and have the opportunity of open discussion, exchange of ideas and meet professional people of a community service Club organisation.

Youth of the Year is designed to encourage student interest in leadership and the qualities required to take an active and constructive role in the community. A high level of academic, leadership, sporting, public speaking and citizenship achievement is sought in its potential winners. By emphasising these qualities it hopes to provide outstanding role models for the youth of Australia and an overall increase in the confidence of young men and women.

Lions Youth of the Year is an excellent means of assisting Australia’s youth and promoting the essential role of leadership development and community service organisations in maintaining Australia’s high standard of living.

Thursday the 17th of March saw the best of Gordonvale State High School students compete for the title of Youth of the year with Year 11 student Charlee Rose Paron announced the overall winner. Each of the six students was required to sit through a 30 minute interview in front of 3 adjudicators followed by a number of impromptu speeches.

The topics focussed on current and emerging issues including domestic violence perspectives, renewable energy and gun laws. Gordonvale State High School has long been a contributor to the Lions Youth of the Year and students from years 11 and 12 are encourage to enter.

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New Booklet Helps Find Grants Treasurer and Member for Mulgrave, Curtis Pitt, says local community groups or individuals can now access the latest information on applying for financial grants with the release of the online Queensland Government Grants Booklet.

Mr Pitt said the booklet, available for downloading on the Queensland Treasury website (www.treasury.qld.gov.au), brought together in one place information on grants available to community groups or individuals.

“Whether you’re a sports group wanting to upgrade facilities or a conservation organisation looking to protect our local environment, there may be a government grant to help,” he said.

“The booklet is available online and my office is able to help with these and other grants.

“So if anyone wants to apply for funds they should contact my office on 4237 1100.”

Mr Pitt said the booklet also outlined subsidies and schemes to support individuals, for example the taxi subsidy scheme or the pensioner rate subsidy scheme.

It highlighted the diversity of grants programs available in Queensland across the government, including: • various Advance Queensland grants • research grants • support to sporting and recreational clubs • grants for arts organisations • road safety grants • support for eligible families to access kindergarten programs • grants to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to conserve and protect natural and cultural resources.

The booklet does not include grants that have closed for the financial year, or grants available exclusively to local authorities.

Do It For Demi Fundraiser

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Demi Bettini from Mirriwinni was diagnosed with and aggressive bone cancer in her right femur in September 2014.

Unfortunately at the end of February Demi and her family received news that the cancer has returned in her lungs and the Doctors cannot operate and chemo not will cure her. However Demi and her family are by no means giving up and are researching other possibilities including natural therapies. In the mean time family and friends are making sure that while Demi is feeling good, they are going to make the most of every moment and take Demi to everything she has written on her bucket list. Many of the things on the list have been ticked off, but if you can help with any of them it would be very much appreciated.

A big fundraising event has been organised on the 9th of April 2016 at Bill Wakeham Park in Babinda.

Commencing at 5.30pm until late, the evening will have live bands, free laser tag, face painting and other local acts. $5 entry fee and all money raised will go to assist Demi and her family with ticking off the bucket list and further treatment for her illness.

The Bettini family would like to thank everyone for their love and support throughout their journey, although they are going to need it even more now than ever.

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So get down to Bill Wakeham Park on Saturday the 9th of April. If you cant make it to the night all donations can be made to: Account Name: Doing it for Demi. BSB 633 000 Account No. 153 011 275.

Get behind a fantastic cause and help one of our locals.

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Support in local tragedy aftermath We at the Mulgrave News like to stay out of anything political or sensitive as we pride ourselves on being a newspaper magazine trying to bring positive stories about our community.

However it would be remiss of us not to mention the recent tragedy that occurred in Wiltshire Drive in March. We would just like to express our sympathy to the families of those involved.

We would also like to send out thanks out to the neighbours, community members and of course emergency services members that attended on the day. The event has affected the whole community in one way or another and it is important that we talk about those feelings and especially to the

Homestay Families Wanted Students are 15-17 years old, male and female Will attend local schools, TAFE and stay 2 days to a few weeks

younger ones in our families. Member for Mulgrave Curtis Pitt has issued a press release with the following numbers for those seeking support after such a tragic event or any event you may think you need help.

• Centacare Cairns - 4044 0130 • Hambledon House Community Centre 4044 3410 • Relationships Australia - 4041 6063 Telephone support services could also be accessed including: • Lifeline Telephone Counselling - 13 11 14 • Kid’s Help Line - 1800 55 18 00 • Beyond Blue Info Line - 1300 22 46 36

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Improved facilities for boaties The very popular Redbank and Bellenden Ker boat ramps will be upgraded thanks to the Palaszczuk Government’s $30 million boost to the Marine Infrastructure fund.

Tr e a s u r e r a n d M e m b e r f o r Mulgrave Curtis Pitt said he was thrilled to announce Ports Minister Mark Bailey had listed the Redbank and Bellenden Ker boat ramps in the Government’s 2016-17 program of works.

“If you can’t catch it in Far North Queensland, it’s probably not worth catching,” Mr Pitt said.

“Getting these boat ramps upgraded has long been a priority for me, having heard the feedback from local boaties that access to the water is very difficult in low waters when the tide goes out. The Redbank boat ramp will be widened to four lanes and a floating walkway will be installed. At Bellenden Kerr, local boaties will benefit through a widening of the existing facility. These works will improve safety and accessibility by allowing for faster and improved boat launching and retrieval operations and better access. The popularity of recreational boating and fishing in the Far North is continually increasing so it’s important to provide facilities that will meet this demand. In fact one in every 19 Queenslanders now owns a boat.”

“Under this program of works we’ll see new boat ramps, pontoons and floating walkways constructed right around Queensland so locals can enjoy our stunning creeks, rivers and waterways,” Mr Pitt said.

“These works will support hundreds of marine and civil contracting jobs across Queensland. The Palaszczuk Government is committed to seeing Queensland waterways have great facilities for locals to regularly use, as well as providing a boost for local tourism. Recently we launched an online survey for community feedback and I encourage locals to provide their insights as to the Far Northern boating infrastructure most in need of improvements.”

Community Calendar Gordonvale Community Hub located @ 17-19 Cannon Street

APRIL 2

Markets, Norman Park 7.30am – 12.00pm

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Storytime, Gordonvale Library, 10.30am – 11.30am

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Colouring-in Time, Gordonvale Library, 10.30am – 11.30am, Bookings essential Ph: 40443778

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First day of Term 2

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Ozbots Robotics Workshop 12+, Gordonvale Library, 3.45pm – 4.45pm, Free but bookings essential Ph: 4044 3778

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JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10am – 2pm

WEEKLY Mon

Brownies 7-10 years 4.00pm-6.00pm – Guide Hut, Church Street

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Guides 10-13 years 6.30pm-8.30pm – Guide Hut, Church Street

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Rangers 13-18 years 7pm-9pm – Guide Hut, Church Street

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Gumnuts 5-7 years 4pm – 5.30pm – Guide Hut, Church Street

Mon-Sat Mulgrave Settlers Museum, 60 Gordon Street 10am - 2pm 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 5877

Caltex Gordonvale 24 hours, 7 days 07 4056 1419

The community can provide feedback by visiting www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au and searching Recreational Boating Facilities.

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Council Corner WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION

Free Green Waste Disposal SAT 02 APRIL - SUN 10 APRIL 2016 Location: Portsmith, Smithfield, Gordonvale and Babinda Transfer Stations Opening Hours: Portsmith (Mon-Sun 8.30am to 5.15pm); Gordonvale (Mon-Sun 8.30am to 5.15pm); and Babinda (Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri, Sun 8.30am to 4.30pm).

It's time to clean up your overgrown gardens and dispose of your domestic green waste (tree clippings, palm fronds, grass cuttings etc) for FREE at Council's Transfer Stations.

Important: • Remember, illegal dumping can incur a fine: it affects the environment, its flora and fauna and may affect the safety of individuals and provide dengue breeding grounds. Please repor t any illegal dumping to 4044 3044.

• Green waste dropped at waste Transfer Stations will be mulched and offered back to the community at a later date in May.

Pasifika Youth Games Day SAT 09 APRIL 2016 @ 08:30 AM Location: Edmonton PCYC 10-20 Walker Road, Edmonton Program: This event is par t of National Youth Week 2016.

8:30 - 5:30pm: Come along to cheer on the teams from the seven Pacific nations competing in volleyball, netball and r ugby. There will be music, cultural food and fun.

7:30 - 11pm: Afterwards, join in the youth social indoors at the Edmonton PCY C complex.

Meet other young people from your community.

Hosted by Pacific Communities Council FNQ.

Broncos on the Road Cairns SAT 09 APRIL 2016 @ 06:30 PM Location: Brothers Leagues Club Website: www.broncos.com.au/cair ns Phone: 07 3858 9120 Email: events@broncos.com.au

The Broncos are landing in Cair ns this April with the ultimate home-grown hero, Justin Hodges!

Tickets include a 3 course dinner, premium beverages, live enter tainment & a 2016 Broncos Membership.

All proceeds raised from the raffle on the evening will be donated to Cairns Junior Rugby League.

Beginners Robotics Ozobot Workshop (12+) WED 13 APRIL 2016 @ 03:45 PM Location: Gordonvale Librar y 88 Norman Street, Gordonvale 3:45pm - 4:45pm: Meet one of the world’s smallest smar t robot toys – Ozobot opens the doors of computer science, STEM education, robotics and coding.

Hosted by Cairns Libraries, bookings essential on 07 4044 3778.

Basketball after Dark FRI 15 APRIL 2016 @ 06:00 PM Location: Edmonton PCYC 10-20 Walker Road, Edmonton 6pm - 9pm: Fully supervised basketball event for young people aged 12+. There will be music, friendly competition and fun.

Hosted by Edmonton PCYC.

Air-conditioned club room with: • tables & seating for 60 • self-contained kitchen • data projector, laptop and screen Hire cost is $60/day or $10/day to non-profit organizations.

Contact Glenn Pope 0417 707 447.

Our large catering van is available for functions, fetes etc.

Contact Barry Hardy 0408 562 120 We are currently seeking new members. Enquiries: Barry Hardy 0408 562 120 or Kelly Beadman 0414 682 962

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FRI 22 APRIL - SUN 24 APRIL 2016 Location: Smithfield Regional Park, James Cook University, Smithfield Website: www.mtba.asn.au/mtbworldscair ns/ Cost: Entry to the event on Friday 22 April 2016 will be free of charge and will not require a ticket. Tickets must be purchased if attending Saturday or Sunday .

The world’s best Cross Countr y and Down Hill riders hit the Smithfield Regional Park for the second round of the 2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup from April 22-24. The 2016 event will feature nearly 300 riders from 35 countries competing in the Cross Countr y (XCO) and Downhill (DHI) disciplines.

Cycling Australia has announced F riday 22 April will be FREE for everyone to attend. The initiative is aimed at engaging the local community and provides families with the oppor tunity to experience the excitement of a World Cup event.

Free entry Friday will see qualifying rounds of the Down Hill discipline and final practice r uns for the Cross Country riders providing plenty of action for spectators, with more than 25,000 people expected to attend the event across the weekend.

IGA Leukaemia Car Rally

Cairns MS Swimathon

SAT 30 APR 2016 @ 07:30 AM SUN 01 MAY 2016 @ 08:00 AM

FRI 15 APRIL - SAT 16 APRIL 2016

Location: Atherton to Undara Phone: 07 4041 6708 Email: stan@leukaemia.org.au Notes: Accommodation and fuel not included Category: Community event The IGA Charity Car Rally is not a race but a leisurely tour of the beautiful Tropical Nor th Queensland region.

The rally is a great way to get friends, family or work colleagues together for lots of laughs and fun while suppor ting the Leukaemia Foundation of Queensland and the vital services it provides to the local community. Team registration is $300 per vehicle (up to 4 people) and can be raised by selling raffle tickets.

Includes activities, meals and snacks on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday and 2 official car rally polos.

Location: Woree Aquatic Centre, 1 Pool Close, Woree Contact person: Kirsten Elliott Phone: 07 3840 0828 Email: events@msqld.org.au The MS Swimathon is a community-based event that encourages ever yone to take par t and raise money to help people living with MS. Participants can raise donations by asking for a one off donation from friends and family or being sponsored based on the number of laps they can do.

Gordonvale Lions Club The following equipment & facilities are available for hire: Tables (seats 8) $ 7 Chairs $ 1 Large Barbeques $ 25 + gas Contact Norm Fitzpatrick 4056 3081

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A Good Day for Footy? No, A Great Day! Power Park in Gordonvale, Far North Queensland, always reverberates to the sounds of kids squealing, shouting and laughing whenever training or matches are taking place.

Being one of the most picturesque football grounds in Australia with Walsh’s Pyramid towering behind the southern goal posts, watching over the town like some benevolent parent, it’s as if the kids are trying to impress and the majestic “mountain” smiles down on their happiness. That’s on a normal day.

But when, as happened last Sunday, you add in a legend of AFL football, Adam Goodes, those squeals of delight find a higher octave – a louder and more raucous level of happiness, fun and joy. Adam Goodes needs little, if any, introduction to football followers. Even non-followers are aware of his stature in the game, and in the pantheon of Australian sporting legends.

A dual Brownlow Medallist (the AFL’s highest individual honour), dual Sydney Swans premiership player, Indigenous Team Of The Century player and 2014 Australian Of The Year, Goodes boasts an incredible array of achievements.

Beyond the football field, Goodes has also been a tremendous role model to footballers everywhere, most particularly amongst indigenous kids.

His visit to the Pyramid Power football club in Gordonvale was part of a joint Toyota/AFL promotion, with the club being the recipients of an inspirational prize. A club which began in 2005 and boasts an indigenous player base in excess of 90%, Pyramid Power could have no better visitor to inspire the kids and bring together the community it serves.

When his clinics began (immediately after a match between Pyramid Power Under 15’s and the other mainly indigenous club The Eagles which went Power’s way by a solitary point) a herd of kids ran to the northern goals to be with their hero as Goodes led kicking drills. When it was time to move to the centre of the field for the next set of drills, the herd followed and swelled further. Goodes’ magnetism was electric as kids went where their hero went.

Goodes was a veritable “pied piper” and the kids responded accordingly.

Photo: Sam Davis (Northern Beaches News)

Goodes spared nothing. He chatted to kids and adults alike, posed for the ubiquitous “selfies”, commented on the footy match prior, calling it exciting to watch, remarked at the beauty of the location and even kicked a few extra footies around for the kids (or adults) who wanted more.

Adam Goodes seemed to enjoy himself at Power Park, Gordonvale, and will leave with some happy memories. But local footy, and particularly Pyramid Power and the Gordonvale district, left with both a tremendous boost for the game and a glowing endorsement for what has been achieved locally in AFL by one of the greatest players to ever pull on a footy boot.

Perhaps the greatest legacy, however, is that an indigenous leader and role model took a club’s indigenous kids under his wing for a day and validated everything they have achieved and love. This wasn’t just a good day for footy in Gordonvale. It was a great day.

Portia Eden is #1 again!

Portia Eden, Gordonvale’s BMX champion has just returned from the Australian National titles held in Bathurst NSW and after a long week of riding has once again come home as number 1 in the 9 year old girls.

It has been a big year for Portia kicking off with winning the young athlete of the year at the Cairns Australia day awards and then heading off to Bathurst for the Australian Titles. However there is no rest for Portia as the world titles have been bought forward due to Rio Olympics’ and she will be heading off to Colombia in 8 weeks.

Portia is back training 6 days a week, and is very excited about the upcoming competition. Portia has put in a lot of extra work in this year to hopefully come back with allusive world #1 for Gordonvale.

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The Origins of Gordonvale Turf Club (Information supplied by Mulgrave Settlers Museum) One of the earliest reports of horse racing in the Mulgrave area is from the ‘Morning Post’ of 28th March 1888, when the Alley family of Riverstone held a sports meeting on the Queens Birthday – a program of good prizes for hack races etc.

At Edmonton, a newly formed Jockey Club held a meeting at Fretwell Hotel in March 1888. Their subscriptions and contributions amounted to 77 pounds and it was proposed to apply to the Minister for Lands for a racecourse at Skeleton Creek and for the club to be duly registered.

Almost a decade later the first annual general meeting of the Mulgrave Jockey Club was held at Pryn’s Hotel on October 3rd 1897. After a year, the operation of the club was in a fairly good financial position with a balance of 199 pounds. The Club had its own 8 furlong course behind the Family Hotel near Sue’s farm, but it was still quite basic and many improvements yet had to be done, so races were often held with the Cairns Club. A set of scales on display at the Mulgrave Settlers’ Museum is reported to have been used to weigh jockeys. The scales came form a general store operated

by Mr & Mrs Jas O’Neill, who also ran the Family Hotel next door. Visitors came by tram and road and from far and wide to the Mulgrave racecourse.

Some meetings saw between 300 to 400 spectators, but due to the suppressed financial times only amounted to 300 pounds being collected on the day.

Works for the committee continued in providing a jockey room, a securely fenced-in weighing room, a railed-in space for the press and properly built outhouses. At a meeting held at the Hides Hotel in Cairns in September 1900, it was proposed that the Mulgrave Jockey Club change its name to the Cairns-Mulgrave Jockey Club, but it wasn’t until 1902 that the motion was finally carried and the name was changed. Then in 1914 the name was changed again to Mulgrave Turf Club and a membership fee of one guinea would admit one gentleman and two ladies.

The Mulgrave Turf Club held its first meeting on their new 7 furlong and 3 chain (1468.5m) racecourse in Gordonvale on Saturday 19th December 1914. The horses were all local and included names such as Topman, Rayah, Golden Grain & Rhymertic. Works continued on improving the track and in 1916 they held six race meetings with prizes totalling 359 pounds.

The dance was originally going to be held on the unroofed floor of the Nelson Hall, but owing to weather it was held at the Federal Theatre. Almost 8 years since the inception of the Club, the members had cleared 40 acres of swamp, drained it, developed a pleasant reserve and boasted a course to rival any north of Brisbane. Working bees and gatherings were put together by the womenfolk catering for their men who on one occasion, spread 17 loads of sand on the track and erected a Judge’s box and Stewards Stands. ...To Be Continued.

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Mr John Gordon presented the Club with a silver cup, held for future presentation and Mrs O’Neill donated 12 saddle cloths. By 1917, the Club’s committee comprised of Patron John Gordon, President M. Carpenter, Vice Presidents J. Cannon, J. McAloon, J. Browne and A. McNab, Treasurer was W. Irvin and Secretary G. Hesp. As the years went by the committee was always looking at ways to improve the track with sand, concrete pipes and drainage and to make improvements to buildings. In 1920 a cyclone had battered the track and the course had been flooded. A social dance was held to raise funds to rebuild the grandstand.

Robyn’s Real Estate Read Welcome to this month's Editorial of all things Real Estate.

There has been a continued change in the local real estate market over the last 2 months with a cooling in buyer enquiries and inspections, yet the Cairns area is still regarded to be in a "Rising Market", based on research done by Herron Todd White. Whilst Cairns Property Office sales are steady month in month out, buyers both locally and interstate are looking for value for money in the current market and quite ready to purchase based on this simple equation.

Building approvals growth, whilst having tapered off significantly over the last 12 months, show much steadier levels of activity as we move towards our typically busier property marketing winter selling period.

There is great news for Investors or people who are buying rental properties short term with a view to move in within 6 to 12 months in that the rental vacancy conditions overall continue to demonstrate a moderately tight rental supply. The trend rental vacancy rates for January 2016 stood at 2.3% for houses and 2.8% for units meaning that rental properties are still in high demand with good returns possible.

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2/66 Hoare Lane, Gordonvale

54 Gallet Road, Little Mulgrave

2 Bed, 1 Bath, 2 Car, This 1950's Home Offers Old World Charm Well maintained and brimming with potential. Silky oak floors, tongue in groove walls & ceilings, a mixture of plantation louvers & casement windows plus French doors. Both bedrooms have built ins, open plan living, dining and kitchen with timber features, a polished timber breakfast bar & walk in pantry.

Michael Whitton Mob: 0421 074 318 Modern, Near New Home in Township - Value!

3 Bed, 1 Bath, 2 Car - $295,000 Negotiable A sleek & modern design ensures comfortable living.

Tiled patio with Pyramid views, tiled living areas, modern kitchen with gas cooking, large main, o/size 3rd bed with room for office, fenced, sec. screened, o/size garage with workshop, easy care garden.

4 Bed, 2 Bath, 2 Car, Pool, Stables, Arena, Views...

Lifestyle Hideaway, 10+ Acres, Peace & Quiet!

Offers over $750,000

Birdsong and Neighing are all you'll hear as you gaze out over your beautiful property to the surrounding mountains. Gorgeous colonial style home with wrap around timber verandas - great alfresco entertaining areas with adjoining cabana.

Residential houses, large properties, vacant blocks, football fields, sport grounds, resorts & body corp. micksmowingandmaintenance@bigpond.com

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