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ANZAC DAY 2014 2014 sees the 99th anniversary of the immortal landing of Australian and New Zealand Forces on Gallipoli and plans are well underway for a huge 100th commemoration ceremony in 2015. For anyone keen for an early start at this years’ Anzac commemorations in Gordonvale will commence at 6am with a parade assembly beside the cenotaph in Norman Park, followed by a breakfast at 6.30am in the RSL Hall where all service and ex-service personnel are invited to attend. For those who need a sleep in the second March and Parade will commence at 9.30 am with people from the different organisations assembling outside the Gordonvale Primary School in Shephards Street at 9am. 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 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. Once at the cenotaph a number of people will address the parade, followed by a wreath laying ceremony. After the parade everyone is invited back to the Gordonvale RSL for a get together. Food and drinks will be available on the day from the RSL. Commemorative Merchandise is available for purchase from the Gordonvale RSL Sub Branch with more lines becoming available in the near future. Volunteers associated with the Sub Branch will be visiting local shopping centres in the lead up to ANZAC Day to assist in the fundraising efforts. Don’t forget that meals are available from the RSL on Friday nights. In the lead up to ANZAC Day the Gordonvale RSL will once again this year be holding its annual ANZAC Dinner on Saturday the 5th of April at the RSL Hall in Gordon Street. The Guest speaker for this event will be Brigadier George Mansford. This event kicks off at 6pm with pre dinner drinks and guests are asked to be seated by 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Dinner will be a three course alternate drop meal. Cost of the evening is $50 per person and tickets are available by emailing the Gordonvale RSL at - Secretary.GordonvaleRSL@gmail.com

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Creative Industries Conversations in Gordonvale Cairns Regional Council will be hosting a consultation with the arts community in the Gordonvale area to develop a vision for the future growth of the creative industries. Business owners, property owners, artists, crafters and all interested community members are invited to take part. The aim will be to discuss what options would benefit Gordonvale, assist artists and develop cultural tourism. The conversations will be hosted by Creative Partnerships on Saturday the 5th of April from 10am to midday at the Gordonvale Community Hub. This is also a market day, so bring your friends along, come and have a chat and enjoy a great morning in Gordonvale. Please register your interest by contacting Mark Edwards at the Gordonvale Community Hub: Gordonvale Community Hub, 17 – 19 Cannon Street, Gordonvale. Ph: 4056 6712, Mob: 0457 789 236, Email: m.edwards4@cairns.qld.gov.au

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Vote for your Favourite Library Cairns Libraries can already boast Queensland's Favourite Librarian and now library users have the chance to help earn the title of Australia's Favourite Library. Voting opened today in the Australian Library and Information Association's (ALIA) national poll. "Each of Cairns Libraries' eight branches has been nominated for this national, people's choice competition," Mayor Bob Manning said. "This is testament to the dedication and professionalism of our fantastic libraries staff and the commitment of Council to provide excellent library services." Gordonvale Library's Trish Richards was last year voted Queensland's Favourite Librarian in a similar poll, also conducted by ALIA. Anyone can vote in the online poll by visiting the ALIA website at www.alia.org.au. "Simply select the branch you want to vote for and click the icon," Cr Manning said. "If you don't have internet access, you're welcome to go into your favourite branch to vote – I'm sure the staff will be more than happy to assist. We'd love to show the rest of Australia just how great our local libraries are." Cairns Libraries has eight branches from Babinda to Smithfield. For more information on library services in the Cairns region, please visit this website: www.cairnslibrary.com.au

JPMI Roy Marsh Memorial Race Day Keep Saturday the 17th of May free as the Gordonvale Turf Club is proud to present the JPMI Roy Marsh Memorial race day at the Gordonvale Turf Club. The five race program will complimented by fashions of the Field, a Fun-e-farm and Jumping castles for the kids, as well as other entertainment. There will be local and southern bookies present on the day. The feature race on the day will be worth $10 000. For more information and bookings, people are asked to contact Cameron Riches, on 0412999121 or on email cameronrichesgroup.com.au. Thanks to all the sponsors who make the day possible including, Magic Millions, Magic Millions, Marino Moller Lawyers, Great Northern Hotel, 4CA am, Mulgrave central Mill, JPMI, Zinc 102.7, Global Fasteners, XXXX Gold and The Chamber of Commerce and Industry Queensland.

50th Anniversary 2015 In 2015 Gordonvale High will be celebrating its 50 year anniversary. In the lead up to the celebrations, there will be a profile of a student and/or teacher (past or present). This month the past student is Jane Porta (nee Gregory) who was in the first year 11 class in 1965. Kevin Murgatroyd was one of the first teachers at the 1965 GSHS campus. In 1963 I commenced secondary school as a sub-junior student at the then Top High at the Gordonvale Primary School. We were the last class to complete Scholarship (Year 8) which I did at Hambledon State School and the first class to begin secondary studies at Gordonvale. It was all very exciting for both students and staff. The move up to the High School for our junior year felt very special and the fact that we were always the oldest in the school made us feel quite important. Friendships made have stood the test of time and made schooling fun- except for discipline which involved a bucket, a pair of pliers and a field of sensitive plant. My favourite subject was English where we tortured Shakespeare’s plays in an effort to become actors! Lunch time basketball games became a ritual with everyone getting a chance to play because of the small numbers of students. Swimming lessons at the Greenpatch were an exercise in crowd control for the teachers and a trip to Green Island was a wonderful but rare event. After leaving Gordonvale High, I attended the Kelvin Grove Teachers’ College and graduated as a Primary School teacher in December 1968. I commenced teaching in 1969 at Yungaburra State School then onto Gordonvale State School in 1970. In 1970, I married John Porta, a local cane farmer and together we have raised two sons and a daughter and have become doting grandparents to our five granddaughters. I continued to teach throughout the years and retired five years ago. My years at Gordonvale High were extremely happy and the positiveness and approachability of teachers instilled a great love of learning and consequently teaching.

50th Anniversary Memorabilia Gordonvale State High School is seeking memorabilia for the 50th anniversary celebrations. If you have anything that you think would be of interest, please bring it to the High School office. Make sure you have your name on all items that are brought in so that they can be returned to you. Examples of memorabilia could include: school uniforms, report cards, programmes from events such as Speech Nights, musicals and art exhibitions, old school magazines, badges, subject note books, old text books, photos from your school days etc.

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Supporting Gordonvale Hospital Palliative Care

Local rugby league legend, Nate Myles returned to his hometown to develop positive playground behaviour resources for Gordonvale State School. Nate, who lived in Gordonvale from the time he was born until he and his brother, Callan moved to Sydney to play for the Bulldogs in 2001, welcomed the opportunity to help the school in this way. Working with a group of students, Nate was filmed demonstrating strategies to encourage fair play during lunchtime games highlighting the importance of good sportsmanship for games to run smoothly. Mr Lloyd Perkins, Principal of Gordonvale State School was pleased with how the boys responded to the high profile player’s training sessions indicating that the strategies developed on the day would be embedded as part of the school’s positive behaviour program.

The annual Harvest Cabaret will be held this year on the 24th May, 2014 raising money for the Palliative Care Hospital Gordonvale. As a community we have had the pleasure of raising a total of $17,000 for Palliative Care and another $5,000 donated to COUCH (Cairns Oncology unit Cairns Hospital) in the past 2 years of holding this Cabaret. So come along and support a worthy cause. The details are Venue: Gordonvale State Primary School Hall. Date: 24th May 2014. Theme: Ahoy Its A Nautical Night. Cost: $50 per person. Doors open at 6.30pm - starts 7.30pm. Lucky Door, Raffles Best Dressed Male / Female , Best Dressed Couple, Best Dressed Group. Two Course Meal, Floor Show and Live Band: Mr. Smith. Proceeds to Palliative Care Hospital TICKETS GO ON SALE 26th APRIL at HOOLIHANS ELECTRICAL, NORMAN STREET GORDONVALE from 9 am to 11 am, and during normal trading hours thereafter. For any information contact Mandy Moore on Mob: 0417223033 or email mandymoore1965@hotmail.com

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Congratulations Sarah Fallon for her photo of Buddha. We love our pets at Mulgrave News and it is sad that Buddha Passed away last year. Im sure there are some great memories. We would like to see photos of Cats for the April ‘Pet of the Month’. The winner’s photo will be featured in the May issue of Mulgrave News. Entries close 20th April. Limited to three entries per person. Photo entries to be emailed to admin@mulgravenews.com.au. 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 $10.00 gift voucher from The Feed Shop. If this prize is unclaimed it will be donated to North Queensland Animal Rescue – NQAR.

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Closing the Gap

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On Friday the 21st of March Gordonvale commemorated Closing the Gap Day with a number of events around the township. Starting off the day were two breakfasts, the first was a “Mens Breakfast” held at Gordonvale primary school in conjunction with Mission Australia which encouraged men to come along to the school, have breakfast and associate with the children of the school. A healthy breakfast was also hosted by the Gordonvale National Australia Bank for people of their way to work as part of the day. In 2008 The Council of Australian Governments set specific and ambitious targets for closing the gap. These included to: • To close the life-expectancy gap within a generation. • To halve the gap in mortality rates for Indigenous children under five within a decade. • To ensure access to early childhood education for all Indigenous four years olds in remote communities within five years. • To halve the gap in reading, writing and numeracy achievements for children within a decade. • To halve the gap in Indigenous Year 12 achievement by 2020. • To halve the gap in employment outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians within a decade. A lunch was later hosted by Indigenous Community Links at Gordonvale where elders and community members discussed ideas and strategies to help with closing the gap. The day was a great success and plans underway for next years event.

more than WORDS & NUMBERS

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Think of a number... any number... Multiply that number by 2 Add 10 to your total Now divide the total by 2 Subtract the total from the first number you picked

Reading your mind…your answer is 5! In the age of technology, mental maths calculations are replaced by scanners and computers in shops, accounting programs at work and calculators on mobile phones. However there is some merit in being able to recite by heart the times tables. Memorising the times tables also helps with division and more complex mathematical calculations such as addition of fractions with different denominators. Here’s an example question from the last Mental Calculations World Cup held in Germany:

603 + 1104 + 97 109 43 17 Children who have difficulty with maths may benefit from learning with visual and kinaesthetic aids such as pictures, graphs and Cuisenaire rods. Approximately 5% of students in Australia have dyscalculia a complex learning disability involving a wide range of problems with maths.

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½ Day Craft Morning 9am, Gordonvale QCWA, 92 Norman Street 5 Markets, Norman Park 7.30am - 12pm 11 JP Service available Gordonvale RSL 10am -2pm 15 Craft day 9am with morning and afternoon tea at small cost. G’vale QCWA @ 92 Gordon St. 25-27 May Ride for Isabel commences Markets, Norman Park 7.30am - 12pm and ends Gordonvale www.rideforisabel.org.au ½ Day Craft Morning 9am, Gordonvale QCWA, 92 Norman Street August JP Service available Gordonvale RSL 2 Markets, Norman Park 7.30am - 12pm 10am -2pm 5 ½ Day Craft Morning 9am, Gordonvale Gordonvale Turf Club Race QCWA, 92 Norman Street Craft day 9am with morning and 8 JP Service available Gordonvale RSL afternoon tea at small cost. 10am -2pm G’vale QCWA @ 92 Gordon St. 18 Start of Senior Mixed Gordonvale Touch Football summer season June (Finals 8 Dec) ½ Day Craft Morning 9am, Gordonvale 19 Craft day 9am with morning and QCWA, 92 Norman Street afternoon tea at small cost. Markets, Norman Park 7.30am - 12pm G’vale QCWA @ 92 Gordon St. JP Service available Gordonvale RSL 20 Start of Senior Ladies/Men Gordonvale 10am -2pm Touch Football summer season (Finals 10 Dec) Junior Gordonvale Touch Football Sign-On at Alley Park Craft day 9am with morning and Gordonvale Community Hub afternoon tea at small cost. located @ 17-19 Cannon Street G’vale QCWA @ 92 Gordon St. Junior Gordonvale Touch Football Sign-Onat Alley Park

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Lions Youth of the Year This year, eleven students from Gordonvale State High School entered the Lions Youth of the Year competition. Once again, our school had the highest representation of competitors in the region. Lions Youth of the Year is a competition that is not designed for people who are not willing to embrace a challenge. There are a number of hurdles that students must face in preparation for this exciting event. Unlike public speaking competitions, Lions Youth of the Year is broken down into several dimensions. The first encompasses a comprehensive application form, outlining their sporting, academic and community achievements. This is followed by a gruelling interview on current affairs and the aspirations of applicants. Students are interviewed and judged by three adjudicators before they deliver two impromptu speeches and a five minute prepared speech on a topic of their choice. Our students presented very stirring addresses that kept audiences thoroughly engaged and interested. The competitors were Brie , Jimmy Baker, Thomas, James, Amy, Nicole, Jake, Claire, Jess, Alex and Billy who was named the best public speaker and overall winner of the Gordonvale Heats. Billy will be representing our school at the zone finals on Saturday night and will be competing against regional winners. All entrants should be commended for a tremendous effort and we wish Billy the very best of luck. Lions Youth of the Year .

Colts vs Coppers AFL Young pups no match for the old dogs! In a result that even surprised the crowd, the Far North District police AFL team took out match honours at the inaugural Coppers vs Colts AFL match at Gordonvale on March 8. The Pyramid Power Junior AFL under 17’s team made up the Colts side, their quick legs and boundless energy however was no match for the wise tactics and years of experience in Coppers team. The knee braces, deep heat and excessive stretching before the game tagged the police team as the underdogs from the get-go. To the surprise of most there on the day, including the police team themselves, the Coppers emerged triumphant with a 72-45 defeat over the Colts.

President Brett Kennerley. With the aim of promoting a positive relationship between police and local indigenous youth the event further advocated choosing a healthy lifestyle through sport. “Despite some aching muscles the day was a huge success and was thoroughly enjoyed by players and spectators alike. The game helped develop a mutual respect between police and the players. The final score has spurred on the Colts to take out the title next year.” said Sergeant McGarry.

The Police team will concede that their team numbers were boosted by past and present Pyramid Power players that added some much needed skill to the forward line. Whilst the crowd was entertained by the Colts hard fought contests and quick pace, the standouts on the police team was Acting Senior Constable Dan Mc Entee with his sharp goal kicking skills and the surprising agility and distances covered by Dog Squad Officer, Sergeant Dave Raymond. The first quarter was evenly matched but as the muscles warmed up the police team got their game-on. Senior Sergeant Glen Horan and Sergeant Dave Holmes displayed ball skills that were hard to contend with along with the tactical positional displays from Constable Nicole Barnes. The event was coordinated by Edmonton Police officer, Sergeant Michael McGarry and Pyramid Power Junior AFL

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Council Corner

WHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION

ANZAC Dinner

Calico Bag Art

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Gordonvale RSL Invites you to their Annual ANZAC Dinner Saturday 5th April 2014 at the Gordonvale RSL, 94 Gordon Street, Gordonvale Cost $50 per person. RSVP No later than Sunday 30th March 2014 to Secretary.GordonvaleRSL@gmail.com or President Frank Miotto. Pre-dinner drinks 1800-1830h Seated by 1830h for a 1900h start 3-course dinner with alternate drop. Guest Speaker: Brigadier George Mansford. Music by our very own DJ Lee Perren.

11 Apr 2014, 10:30 am - 11:30 am Location: Gordonvale Library Web: Cairns Libraries Contact: 07 4056 1365 Free school holiday fun @ Cairns Libraries! Calico bag art workshop for age 6 and up. Contact Gordonvale Library on 4056 1365 for more information and to book a space.

Starts: 26 Apr 2014 Ends: 04 May 2014 Location: Council's waste transfer stations, see below Contact: 4044 3044 The wet season is almost over – is your garden overgrown? Now's the time to clean up and dispose of your domestic green waste (tree clippings, palm fronds, grass cuttings etc) for FREE at Council's Transfer Stations. Where and when: · Gordonvale Transfer Station, open Monday-Sunday 8.30am to 5.15pm · Babinda Transfer Station, open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday 8.30am to 4.30pm

Cairns Meals on Wheels Cairns Meals on Wheels needs volunteers to assist in the preparation and delivery of 200 meals daily (Monday to Friday). Can you help? If so call the office on 4051 1300 between 8am and 4.30pm.

Umbrella Ball 12 Apr 2014, 07:00 pm - 11:59 pm Location: Babinda RSL Hall, School St Babinda Email: renee.cremen@health.qld.gov.au The Umbrella Ball is fundraising for an ultrasound machine for Babinda Hospital. The event will be held at the RSL Memorial Hall in Babinda. Tickets are available from the Babinda Pharmacy on Munro St, Babinda for just $40 per person. This includes a light supper. A full bar will be open on the night for purchase of drinks.

From Denmark to North Queensland (Information supplied by Mulgrave Settlers Museum)

Early settlers from Denmark played a big part in the pioneering of North Queensland. Nils Petersen was one of those Danes. In 1879, Nils travelled to Australia in the hope of carving out a new life for himself and his family. For a while he lived in Townsville with his wife and children and then moved further north to the newly opened shanty town of Cairns. Very different from today, the settlement of Cairns was struggling for existence, on a couple of sandbanks in a mangrove swamp on the shores of Trinity Inlet. Nils had travelled to the area across the Mulgrave River and is credited with opening up and naming the locality, Aloomba, which is the aboriginal name for the magnificent

red cedar tree. Cedar once grew in abundance along the nearby Mulgrave River, but early settlers on the Mulgrave were timber getters and they admired the beautifully handcrafted canoes that the native aborigines had. The aborigines would hollow out a huge cedar log with fire and stone axes.

vegetable produce and when they took it to Cairns to sell, the route was across the Mulgrave River at Aloomba to Packer’s Camp on the first day; next day was to Woree for another night stay. On the third day, produce would be carted into Cairns and the family would return to Woree to stay overnight. They could not stay in Cairns as there was no It is impossible by today’s standards, to pasture for the horses. imagine the family’s trip into the unknown Hans Rasmussen was another Danish early from Cairns to Behana Creek. (Named after settler in Aloomba. He and his brother the surveyor, Tom Behan) There was no road, landed in Townsville and met his fellow no bridges where the Bruce Highway runs countryman Nils there and later married Nils today. In the wet season, the swamps and daughter. Hans chose land on Vohland’s road flooded creeks cut the settlers off for days in the Aloomba district. He built his house and weeks. Once the Petersen family was and stocked his farm with cattle, pigs and settled, they began to grow their own poultry all shipped from Townsville. Like most settlers, Hans also grew his own vegetables, fruit and kept a few bee hives. In the great flood of 1891, the Rasmussen homestead was completely flooded and the family with their two young sons had to leave everything and attempt to ride to safety. Lightening and thunder frightened the horses, so they had to let them go. They both set off on foot, each carrying a precious bundle and finally made it to the safety at the Walker homestead, where the Aloomba hotel stands. The Mulgrave River and Behanna Creek had broken their banks, joined together and flooded the surrounding countryside. Nils also had great tragedy; he lost 200 head in the 1891 flood. He needed every bit of courage to keep going, as along with the loss of his cattle, he was constantly on guard from angry aboriginals, who bitterly resented his coming to their hunting grounds.

Edmonton Pool Earns Retirement The ageing Edmonton Pool will be retired from public service on June 30 as Cairns Regional Council looks to establish new recreational opportunities in the immediate area. The current management lease for the pool complex expires at the end of the financial year and the lessee has indicated that an extension will not be sought. "Use of the pool has been declining and the complex itself is deteriorating," Mayor Bob Manning said. "Inspections in the past couple of years have found that many of the components are nearing the end of their serviceable life. To bring this 40-year-old complex back up to scratch for the management contract to be put to tender would come at a considerable cost, with the likelihood being that the usage would remain low. "There is no swimming club based at Edmonton. Alternative learnto-swim classes are held privately within the area and we encourage residents to support these local businesses."

Edmonton Pool has the lowest patronage of any of Cairns Regional Council's swimming complexes, with an average of about 120 visitations a week. The majority of visitors are learn-to-swim participants who can be catered for at several other nearby venues. "This facility has served its community well in years gone by, but we now believe it has reached the end of its lifespan," Cr Manning said. Division 2 Councillor John Schilling said the multi-million-dollar redevelopment of Sugarworld Waterpark resulted in reduced use of Edmonton Pool, as the new waterpark has become the hub of recreational activity in the area. "Sugarworld Waterpark is just up the road and other Counciloperated pools at Gordonvale and Woree cater to the more serious swimmers," Cr Schilling said. "When you add in the opening of the Edmonton Leisure Centre as a PCYC venue with a range of recreation and fitness activities, the need for Edmonton Pool has been drastically reduced. "Further to this, work will start next financial year on the Walker Road sporting precinct and with the closure of pool, we can now look at further developing Fuller Park to provide even more recreational options for Edmonton residents."

GHS fundraiser 2014-2015 entertainment memberships are coming soon Gordonvale High School P&C is pleased to be selling the Entertainment Books again in 2014 as a fundraising venture, which will run until the 3rd week of June, to help fund a variety of projects around the school. The books are $55 each and with each book sold, $11 goes directly back to the school. This year, customers have a choice to purchase a hard copy book or download the digital format to their smart phone. Entertainment books are full of discounted coupons for restaurants, accommodation, activities and shopping for the Cairns area. There are also books available for other areas within Australia and New Zealand. I bought the book and I only had to use it twice and I got my money back. The book launch date is 7th April, 2014, but if you pre-buy before 1st April, The Entertainment book people will give you a bonus offer of 6 vouchers out of a choice of 20 which you can use straight away. By clicking on the following link www.entertainmentbook.com.au/orderbooks/27038w4 you will automatically be taken to the ordering page. There is a short video, which will explain how it all works. Books will be available at Gordonvale High School after the school holidays on 23rd April. Purchase your book at the school tuckshop by cash or credit card or over the phone (4043 3229) and on proof of purchase, customers can pick their copy up at the school office. If you would require a book during the holidays, please contact me on 4056 5739. Please help support our school! Julie Amadio (GSHS P&C)

In the longer term, Council is investigating the option to include an additional pool within the Sugarworld Gardens precinct.

Robyn’s Real Estate Read Welcome to this month’s Editorial and all things Real Estate. ARE WE THERE YET? This question pops up from time to time as people wonder when the property market is going to recover in Cairns. According to the experts, we are moving from the bottom of the market towards a rising market. I have noticed an enormous difference in Pre Approved Buyer Activity since the December Quarter with almost all my properties going under contract with multiple offers, close to list price, in the past 2 months. As many of you would be seeing in the media, Auctions are driving good sale prices and turnover in the southern cities. We are also seeing a good clearance rate in Cairns. Auctions are the most transparent real estate transaction as buyers put their offers into the public arena. Another successful strategy in this current market is the Tender Process. If you would like information about this or any other advice about your real estate needs please phone Robyn Hawley-Whitton - 0488 071 007 or E: robynhw@cpo.com.au

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