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Cairns reclaims Top Drop Title Cairns Regional Council reclaimed the title to the top drop in Far North Queensland when attendees at the Queensland Water Directorate’s regional conference selected water from its Mountain View Water Treatment Plant as the best tasting from nine samples across the region at the 2015 Ixom Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test on Friday, 8 May 2015. Cairns Mayor Bob Manning said the win came as no surprise. “We are lucky to have some of the best water in Queensland,” Cr Manning said. “And the residents of Mountain View are getting the best of the best. “This might be one of our smallest catchments, but the quality speaks for itself. With water sourced from a tropical mountain creek, you could not ask for a more pristine water supply.” Mountain View treatment plan sources water from the Little Mulgrave River and supplies 30 connections in a rural locality to the south-west of Cairns. Water passes through a 50-micron pre-filter screen then through an additional two sets of bag filters, which screen down to 1-micron (or one thousandth of a millimetre), before passing through
a UV disinfection system, and into the water storage reservoirs. Once in the storage reservoirs the water disinfection is automatically sampled, monitored and maintained with residual chlorination up to the delivery through the network to consumers. Queensland Water Directorate (qldwater) CEO, Dave Cameron, said the event marked the end of the tenth annual Water Connections Tour where representatives from the water industry and state government this year visited remote communities in Far North Queensland to learn more about the issues faced in providing water and sewerage services. “The water industry continues to experience numerous challenges from extreme weather events, removal of subsidies for building new infrastructure, downward pressure on prices, red tape reduction and an ageing asset base, all of which impact the way water service providers – including councils – manage water and sewerage within their communities,” Mr Cameron said. “Most customers are happy when the tap works and the toilet flushes and probably only think about who provide these services when they are paying their bills or when something goes wrong. The aim of the taste test is to raise awareness of the hard work that happens behind the scenes to ensure we all have safe, clean drinking water when we turn on the tap.” “Our conferences this year focus on customers, innovation to reduce costs and industry skills and capacity. Industry collaboration in Queensland is exceptional and the events we have held in Cairns have been some of the best anywhere.” With 75 drinking water service providers around the state - mostly owned and run by local government organisations - and over 300 schemes (or community water supplies), the quest to find the top drop of tap water in Queensland is divided into six regional semi-finals before the final six go head to head at a State Finals event in November 2015. With the taste test now crossing borders into NSW,
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the overall winner of the 2014 Best of the Best Queensland Water Taste Test, Richmond Shire Council, will take on NSW winner Orange City Council at the Water of Origin taste test event to be held at the Water Industry Operators Association of Australia (WIOA) Queensland Conference in Toowoomba on 17 & 18 June 2015. Livingstone Shire Council won the first regional title for 2015 in Central Queensland at a Rockhampton event in April. Other regional taste test events for 2015 are scheduled for Barcaldine on 15 June, Ingham on 23 June, St George on 31 July and the Gold Coast on 20 August, culminating in the grand final event on the Sunshine Coast on 5 November. Kindly hosted by Cairns Regional Council, the Cairns event provided an opportunity for Far North Queensland Water Service Providers to share water management information.
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Ditto Show visits Gordonvale to educate kids 80 children at Gordonvale’s St Michael’s Catholic Primary School learnt important personal safety skills that will educate, empower and protect them against child sexual assault through Bravehearts acclaimed education program ‘Ditto’s Keep Safe Adventure Show’. The child protection advocate’s Cairns-based education team visited the school on Thursday, 7 May to teach children aged up to eight years about how to stay safe in a range of situations from bullying to sexual assault. The 40-minute live production underpins children’s instinctive understandings and feelings around personal safety in a non-confrontational and safe way, teaching them about warning signs, privacy, that it’s OK to say no if they don’t feel safe and what to do if they feel unsafe or unsure. The national program has reached 440,000 children across Australia since 2008. The Cairns team alone visited almost 25,000 children last year and is expected to surpass this figure in 2015 as an increasing number of schools and daycare centres become empowered around the prevention of child sexual assault.
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Bravehearts Founder and CEO Hetty Johnson AM says it’s essential that every Australian child is equipped with important personal safety knowledge and skills. “We know that child sexual assault is for the most part preventable and educating and empowering children is paramount to prevention and so important for us to do as parents, educators, carers and members of the community,” she said. “Since the program’s introduction in Queensland it has really been endorsed by schools which has given us a significant boost towards our commitment to reaching every child across the state with our safety message.” Research shows that a staggering 1 in 5 children will be sexually assaulted in some way before they turn 18. Bravehearts Vision is to make Australia the safest place in the world to raise a child by 2020 with its child safety blueprint The Three Piers to Prevention - educating, empowering and protecting children. For more information about the Ditto Keep Safe Adventure Show, or to book the program for your school, please visit w w w. b r a v e h e a r t s . o r g . a u / p a g e s / p r o d u c t information.php.
Johnson Park Update Complete The Cairns Regional Council has completed its update of Johnson Park in Gordonvale and have now spent the last few weeks adding some signage and refreshing the clubhouse. The clubhouse used by a number of sporting clubs has a new roof, security, panes and paint. These upgrade have added a new look to the park that is well used by the community. The park is home to
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DITTO’S 5 TIPS Based on Bravehearts’ Ditto Keep safe Adventure program, the 5 basic principles we need to teach our children (remember: it’s never too early to sow the seeds of personal safety) are: 1) To trust their feelings and to distinguish between ‘yes’ and ‘no’ feelings. 2) To say ‘no’ to adults if they feel unsafe and unsure. 3) That they own their own bodies. 4) That nothing is so yucky that they can’t tell someone about it. 5) That if they feel unsafe or unsure to run and tell someone they trust. Would you like to talk to someone? Call Bravehearts information and support line on 1800 272 831.
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many sporting event in the local area including Netball, Soccer, Little Athletics and Cricket. The work of the Cairns Regional Council also included the relocation of 2 picnic tables from under the shelter to more family friendly areas under the trees. New playground equipment including 2 spinners, and oodel swing and a play booster were placed under the recently repaired shade sail.
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Growing in popularity, Walk Safely to School Day has again attracted large numbers this year with nearly 200 walkers from the Gordonvale State School community joining in. Sandra Charlton, Healthy Citizen Co-ordinator commented, “This school event has gone from strength to strength with participation numbers significantly growing since it was started 7 years ago. It is a great social community event but it also importantly highlights healthy lifestyle options and road safety.”
Gentle Hatha Yoga to stretch the body and release tension. Suits all ages & levels of ability. Seniors Stretch Class: Mon 1.15pm-2.15pm Girl Guides Hall. General Class: CWA Hall, Norman St, Gordonvale. Mon 5.45-7.15pm,Thurs 9.30-11.00am. Class at Aloomba School Library: Mon 3.15-4.30pm. Enquiries: Marilyn Pratt Ph: 4054 2485 Mob: 0423 045 145 E: mazzap50@bigpond.net.au
School staff enjoyed the interaction with parents and children as well as the school’s Healthy Citizen mascot along the walking route. This year two Federal Police Officers joined the walk and assisted at the road crossings.
Buy a Commemorative Brick The Gordonvale State High School 50th Anniversary organising committee is feverishly working to finalise details for our big weekend in September.
Storytime Gordonvale Library 10.30am 11.30am, first Tuesday of every month.
As part of the celebrations, a courtyard will be revealed and you can be part of it! Commemorative Bricks are now available for order for $60.00. Past and present students, staff, friends and family are encouraged and invited to place an order to have their place in this courtyard. Numbers are strictly limited, and once sold out will no longer be available. More information and our order forms are available online www.gordonvalehigh.eq.edu.au or from the school office. All payment and forms must be received by the 31st May.
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Healthy Citizen Expo excites students The multi-purpose hall at Gordonvale State School was buzzing with 15 organisations being represented at the Healthy Citizen Expo. The vision for Gordonvale State School is centred on creating active and informed citizens for the 21st Century. The school’s vision identifies five key areas for building the citizenship skills of their students. These five areas are encompassed in the five citizens’ roles: Healthy Citizen; Creative Citizen; Eco Citizen; Informed Citizen and Democratic Citizen. The Healthy Citizen Expo aims to contribute to developing students into a Healthy Citizen i.e a balanced individual with a positive self image who immerses themselves in positive relationships and environments allowing successful participation and contribution to all aspects of personal and community endeavours. Girl Guides, golf, AFL, NRL, Gordonvale police, Trolley Studio, Benevolent Society, touch, cricket, hockey, soccer, tennis, landcare, vigoro and netball were all represented. The Healthy Citizen Expo included interactive as well as stationary displays with a range of sport and leisure activities holding the attention of the students. Gordonvale State School’s Healthy Citizen Co-ordinator, Sandra Charlton, was inspired to once again co-ordinate this event following the events outstanding success in the previous two years resulting in a significant number of students joining clubs or organizations.
Robyn’s Real Estate Read Welcome to this month's Editorial of all things Real Estate. With record low interest rates and some banks talking about another rate cut next week I am seeing great activity in the market place with both sellers and buyers finding their next property. Spotlight on Gordonvale - The current median sale price for houses is $337,500 with approx.16 house sales this year, up 5.3% on 2014. Most houses sold in the $200 to $300,000 range, then $300 to $400,000. If you would like a free Market Appraisal or a Pre Listing Checklist on how to maximise your selling price, please give me a call or email for an honest and confidential chat about your real estate needs - Robyn Hawley-Whitton - 0488 071 007 or E: robynhw@cpo.com.au
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Gordonvale Community Hub located @ 17-19 Cannon Street JUNE Story time Gordonvale Library 10.30-11.30am (first Tuesday of every month) 6 Markets, Norman Park 7.30am-12.00pm 8 Queen’s Birthday 11 JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10.00am-2.00pm 26 School Term 2 finishes JULY 4 Markets, Norman Park 7.30am-12.00pm 7 Story time Gordonvale Library 10.30-11.30am (first Tuesday of every month) 9 JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10.00am-2.00pm 26 Good Price Pharmacy Warehouse Ride for Isabel start and finish in Norman Park, Gordonvale, more details http://www.rideforisabel.org.au AUGUST 1 Markets, Norman Park 7.30am-12.00pm 4 Story time Gordonvale Library 10.30-11.30am (first Tuesday of every month) 8 The 56th Great Pyramid Race & Country Fair, 8.00am-8.00pm Norman Park, Gordonvale 8 Mulgrave Settlers Museum Tea Cosy Competition Judging & Display Day 8 Patchwork Quilt & Craft Display (NOT A QUILT SHOW) Presbyterian Church, Norman St, 9.00am-3.00pm, Entry $5.00 13 JP Signing Service, Gordonvale RSL 10.00am-2.00pm WEEKLY Mon Gordonvale Goannas Playgroup 9.30am-11.30am, QCWA Hall Norman Street Mon Brownies 7-10 years 4.00pm-6.00pm, Guide Hut, Church Street Mon Guides 10-13 years 6.30pm-8.30pm, Guide Hut, Church Street Tue Playtime at Gordonvale 9.00am -10.30am – 0-5yrs, Free, outside prep room, Gordonvale State School. Phone the school for more details 4043 3666 Tue Rangers 13-18 years 7.00pm-9.00pm, Guide Hut, Church Street Sat Gumnuts 5-7 years 9.30am-11.00am, Guide Hut, Church Street Mon-Sat Mulgrave Settlers Museum, 60 Gordon Street 10.00am-2.00pm JP Signing Centres: 2nd Thursday each month – Gordonvale RSL – 10.00am-2.00pm 2nd and 4th Thursday each month – Edmonton PCYC – 3.00pm-7.00pm Last Friday each month – Edmonton Hambledon House – 10.00am-2.00pm 2
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Council Corner WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION Coral Coast 5150 Triathlon
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SUN 07 JUN 2015 06:00 AM Website: http://bit.ly/1RYyf5U The Coral Coast Triathlon starts and finishes in the paradise of Port Douglas with a course featuring Four Mile Beach. 5150 (International), Sprint distance will be available for individuals and teams and Enticer distance will be available for individuals only. The Coral Coast Triathlon is a tradition in Tropical North Queensland that will join the Cairns Airport Adventure Festival for the fifth time in 2015.
SAT 13 JUN 2015 08:00 AM Join in the tri fun with the kids only version of Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns. Swim through the Esplanade Lagoon, ride along the Esplanade and run along the boardwalk to the finish at Fogarty Park. It's not about being the best but giving it a go and having a whole lot of fun being active. Entry in the McDonalds IRONKIDS Triathlon includes a participant medal and event t-shirt! You will also go in the draw to win random draw prizes. It doesn't matter if you've never raced triathlon before, come give it a go in 2015.
Quicksilver Reef Swim - Green Island THU 11 JUN 2015 05:00 AM The Quicksilver Reef Swim - Green Island, offers competitors a chance to swim in the sparkling waters off Green Island. This spectacular 1.5km or 3km swim has the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef below the surface. Swimming over the reef brings the delights of colourful reef fish, turtles and a variety of corals as you navigate one of the most amazing reef swims in the world. Following the swim, competitors and spectators are invited to relax and enjoy the white sandy beaches, emerald rainforest and beautiful coral reef at Green Island.
Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns SUN 14 JUN 2015 06:00 AM Website: http://bit.ly/1eaasAh Situated at the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef, Cairns Airport IRONMAN Cairns is set in one of the world's most iconic tropical locations and boasts a stunning backdrop that will take your breath away. With arguably the most spectacular bike course in the world, competitors race up the Captain Cook Highway hugging the coastline from Cairns to Port Douglas. From reef to World Heritage listed rainforest, and a run along the stunning Cairns boardwalk, the race finishes in the heart of the city.
This race has become a 'must-do' on the IRONMAN circuit, and there is every reason to believe the hype. Offering 40 qualifying spots for the 2015 IRONMAN World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, this is one event to lock in your race calendar!
Red Nose Day FRI 26 JUN 2015 08:00 AM Location: Nationwide Website: www.rednoseday.com.au Contact person: Carly Burke Phone: 1300 1 RED NOSE or 1300 173 366 Email: rednoseday@sidsandkids.org Red Nose Day is the signature event for SIDS and Kids and raises vital funds for education and support services for Australian families. You can support Red Nose Day by making a donation; purchase a Red Nose Day product online or through Big W, Target and Terry White Chemists other leading retailers. For other ways to support Red Nose Day: Fax: 03 8888 1691, twitter.com/rednoseday or facebook.com/rednosedayaustralia.
Gordonvale’s Joshua Lush has 8-month Blitz Gordonvale’s Paraclass athlete Joshua Lush has had an 8 month blitz at State, National and International level. Joshua’s first achievement was taking 5 gold medals at the Special Olympics National games in Melbourne, followed by 2 gold and 3 silver medals at the Australian Junior Nationals in March and then being selected as the youngest team member for the Regional Australian team for Oceania’s Games held in Cairns in May competing against 22 countries. Joshua, now an adult athlete has won 3 gold medals in this division. He was in the FT20 category. In the Junior Competition (Under 16) he won the 100 metres, 200 metres, Long Jump, High Jump, Discus and Shotput. As a result he is now ranked the Number 1 Junior athlete in Oceania. Josh broke the Australian and Queensland records in High Jump and the Queensland record in Discus. He also competed in the Senior Competition and won the High Jump, Discus and Shotput events, was 4th in the 100 metres, 5th in the 200 metres, 5th in the Long
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Jump. He is ranked the number 5 Senior Athlete in Oceania. It was at these competitions where Joshua broke 9 Qld and 2 Australian records now holding a total of 20 Qld records, 3 Australian and 9 Australian school records. All these achievements couldn’t be done without the support of Mulgrave athletics, Brendon Pearce painting contractors, Troy Casey, the Mulgrave mill and all the Gordonvale residents and business that continue to support him by making donation and constantly buying raffle tickets. This year Joshua also won the Australia Day junior sportsperson of the year award. He is looking forward to more International events in the near future. Joshua puts many hours of serious training and his success is well deserved and what is even more amazing about these efforts is that he has done all of this without a coach. The Lush family pass on their thanks for this continued support. Joshua’s records to date total 9 Queensland records over the last 12 months and two Australian records.
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The History of Horse Racing in Gordonvale The Gordonvale Turf Club opened in 1916. There was no grandstand. Housed in the only official building on the racecourse land, was the Judges Box, Jockeys’ room, weighing-in and committee rooms. There were no starting gates, just a Barrier stand or Tapes. In the middle of the course were high Ti-Trees that were hundreds of years old, which the jockeys had to dodge. Many Cairns horses used to come out to the Meetings and it was quite common to see owners giving their horses a bottle of whiskey before the race. The railways always ran a race special train with passenger and horse carriages. There were also a racecourses at Queerah, (then called Warwon) just south of White Rock and another at Behana Creek. The best Tote result was for a horse called ‘Hero’, who paid five pounds, which was a lot of money in those days. Jack Trevor had two good horses called ‘Ranaway’ and ‘Propstick’ which won the Gordonvale Cup. In the 1940’s Bert Healy’s father trained 8 racehorses and had another 40 horses for rent to the elite American paratroopers. He sold one racehorse called ‘Slow Tim’ to one of the paratroopers, who was a novice rider. The horse took off at a flat gallop from Bells Lane all the way on the bitumen to their camp on Riverstone Road. No one knows how he did it, but he managed to stay in the saddle! In 1943 Bert started riding work; he was 55kg and 1.73m tall. ‘Annabelle’ a grass fed horse, spooked and threw him, tearing bits of skin off everywhere and galloped past the post riderless. Another horse Bert rode was called ‘War
General’. He was 17 hands high and as Bert found out, could not be pulled up and kept galloping flat out twice around the track, before he slowed down. Frank Reys grew up in the Gordonvale area and gained his horse riding skills initially, from his aboriginal mother and by chasing brumbies and riding bareback. At 41 years of age and being the oldest jockey, he won the Melbourne Cup in 1973 on a 4 year old gelding called ‘Gala Supreme’. Frank Reys became the first indigenous person to ever win the Melbourne Cup. What a terrific achievement!
Parkview returns to family friendly atmosphere It’s been an eventful year at The Parkview with new Managers Brad and Jodie leaving Mackay to get the Tavern back to the family friendly pub it used to be. Brad is now a part owner of the Tavern and has been involved in the business since the renovations took place in 2006, along with his Mum Patricia Havill and Partners Barry and Bryan Sheedy. The Tavern has come a long way but unfortunately due to unforseen circumstances it had lost its family friendly touch over a few years. Now with Brad and Jodie back full time they have spent the year turning the business around to give the Gordonvale community something that “little bit more than just a pub”. Leaving Mackay and the mining industry it’s been a big change for them but they are enjoying being part of a friendly township, with Brad becoming the Chairman of the Liquor accord and Vice President of the Pyramid race committee they are always there to lend a hand to help out with the fantastic events that are held here every year and be involved in the community as much as possible. The tavern will continue to see some changes over the year with upgrades to the restaurant and bar equipment coming soon. Ongoing events within the venue include, Texas hold-em poker every Thursday and Saturday night, pool comps Wednesday night, live bands Fridays, fresh seafood buffet 4 times a year, Jag the Joker Saturdays from 2pm, darts board, pool tables, Keno, Gaming room, Night life juke box system, meal specials in the restaurant every night of the week and much much more. The M.O.B held their first charity bike ride last week to raise money for the Murry street community centre, with great success they hope to hold it annually to help raise money for charities all while having a great day out followed by music and fun at the Tavern.
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With the plan to hold an annual car show and Pig hunt there will always be something to do right in your backyard!!! There is a function room for any event from meetings to sit down meals, baby showers or birthday’s they cater for every occasion. The menu has everything from crumbed steak to yummy Salmon, plus a variety of desserts for the sweet tooth, including a range of hot and cold platters for any event. So whether it’s a counter meal with your work mates, a family dinner in the restaurant or a party in the function room they have everything right at your doorstep.
Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea Crystal is looking for a Home Clubs around the town helped the Queensland Cancer Council raise some much needed funds by participating in Australia’s biggest morning tea. Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea is a chance for Australians to get together and raise money for a great cause. 1 in 2 Australians are diagnosed with cancer by age 85 but one dollar at a time you are making a real difference helping to fund Cancer Council’s vital research, prevention and support service programmes. In 2014, Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea raised a tasty $11.9million which helped fund life-saving cancer research, prevention programs and much needed support for cancer patients and their families. This year, 2015 Cancer Council aims to raise $13 million to help fund its life-changing work. Every morning tea matters, so whether it’s a coffee catch-up with the girls, an office morning tea or a school cake sale, you’ll make a big difference to the lives of thousands of Australians affected by cancer each year.
Savannah’s Body & Soul Sanctuary Savannah’s Body & Soul Sancutary has a beautiful and tranquil atmosphere with delicious snacks and meals from 5:00am. It is a lovely way to start or end your day or anytime in between. Whether for a quick snack or a relaxed meal with friends, Miriam and Julie will be delighted to serve you. High Teas are also available by appointment. It’s a great way to celebrate a birthday, anniversary, hen’s night or just for the heck of it. Savannah’s also offers an eclectic range of gifts and beautiful fresh flowers for that someone special. Savannah’s is also available room hire for meetings etc. Just call Miriam or Julie to discuss your needs on 4056 2112 or 0416 262 394.
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