Celebrating 82 years
of the Tully Show
Tully Show to Showcase Our Community 26th - 27th July
SEAN DENT UP to 6000 people are expected to descend upon the Tully Showgrounds Next Friday, July 26, for the much-anticipated Tully Show. Being totally upfront, this is my first ever show, so I asked around town what should I expect because, it’s just a show, right? No big deal. Apparently, it’s not “just a show” – it is THE SHOW, known as one of the best shows in the North, according to Show Secretary, Caroline Chadwick. People’s eyes light up when they talk to me about it and they remember different things. They tell me the Grey Nomads are one of the best groups to use as a gauge for how amazing the show is because they have never seen it before, and they always come away agog at what they just witnessed. Another point of view is to gauge how special the event is by how many people continue to go to the show year after year. It never gets old for them. In fact, it seems to rekindle their fond memories of growing up with the show, getting dressed up to go after a visit to Cairns for some holiday shopping.
Then there was the post-event tradition of going to look at the pictures the photographer took, and deciding how many copies to buy. Everyone seems to have a different favourite event. Of course, the kids love the rides and Lara the Clown, the petting enclosures, and the snake man. If you’re a Grey Noman reading this, I recommend going to see the snake man because what you will learn from him will fascinate you and may save your life one day. Quite a few families will find themselves re-uniting for a couple of days because the children will be returning from uni just to go to the show. It’s a family affair. Chadwick, concurred, saying, “It’s a family-orientated couple of days that showcase what our community does.” Showcasing what our community does is a bit of an understatement. Yes, there are agricultural aspects to it, and competitions for things like the biggest banana bunch, cane cutting, wood chopping, cattle and car exhibitions, and equestrian competitions.
But you’ll be watching the best of the best the community has to offer. Any aspect of the agri-life you can think of, you’ll get to see the highest level of it on display at the show. There are certain things that happen every year, which is a comfort tradition really. Things like the food the Lions Club prepares and the donuts the scouts sell that everyone loves. Some men use the show as an excuse to stand at the bar and scoff down burgers, hot dogs, meat pies, and the like. When night falls, the fireworks will start and that’s another favourite. If this is your first time, that will cap a day of amazing events and maybe make you envy the people of this region who get to do it every year. If you’re a dyed-in-wool local, you’ll be loving every moment and maybe reminiscing with your kids or grandkids about what it was like in the good old days when you spent way too much time trying to shoot enough ducks to win a top prize.
Tully Girl guides stall 2018.
Packall Fashion 2018.
Lions stall 2018.
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TCT Chairperson: Tourism a Gateway For Regional Prosperity SEAN DENT IF you are one of the residents of the region concerned with the downturn of our vital tourism industry in the years since the Global Financial Crisis in 2009 and Cyclone Yasi in 2011, the good news is not everyone is just sitting down hoping for some magical turnaround. For months now, a group led by Jasmine Porteous, the new Chairperson of the Tropical Coast Tourism Board (TCT), the outgoing Chairperson, Mark Evans, and Mayor of the Cassowary Coast Regional Council, John Kremastos, has been working on a plan: The Cassowary Coast Region Tourism Strategy, a 62-page manifesto designed to rebuild our tourism industry and set it on a positive and lasting upward trajectory. The mantra that supports the platform is, “Love The Place We Live” and as business plans go, it is thorough, it is detailed and it’s impeccably laid out. Its foundation is based on the idea that we live in a region that is unique in the world. No other region has the combination of a world class reef alongside a heritage-listed rainforest that is the world’s oldest, and which is home to hundreds of species of plants and animals found nowhere else on Earth. And that’s just the start, as anyone who has lived here any length of time knows. It also has the potential to become the adventure and discovery capital of the world, with world-class natural experiences, coastal villages, endless tropical beaches, picturesque bays and waterfalls, exotic food experiences, and indigenous culture. Visitors can literally meet people who have been living on the land for 40,000 years. Add to that the various once-in-a-lifetime activities that visitors can embrace such as skydiving, rafting, mountain biking, and many more. All of this in a small region that is accessible yearround. We all know this. We live here for a reason even if we take it for granted. It’s undeniably a slice of paradise that wows visitors. It’s also one of the most welcoming communities in the world and offers something that people in other countries still value, the authentic Aussie experience. What’s most impressive about this manifesto is that it doesn’t ignore or deny the challenges. For example, as a rural community, a lot of us are old-fashioned and have not fully embraced the digital economy. At CCIN, we’ve spoken with many local business owners, and they don’t see the need for internet commerce because their customers are all local. But as this document points out, many people abroad go online to research the area they will be visiting. As much as it may seem counterintuitive, a study showed that visitors spend more money shopping than attending events, and they are intrigued by knowing what amazing shops are in the area they will visit. In a nutshell, they are checking out the local shops before they ever set foot in our region. In this article, we are presenting just a small slice of what is covered in the report. We recommend you download it, grab a cup of coffee, and give it a good read. There are at least two things you should take from it: 1) a successful tourism industry benefits us all, no matter what business you are in and 2) a successful tourism industry depends on us all as well. This is a full-on manifesto with all the steps they are planning to restore our once proud region to its rightful place among the world’s most desired tourism destinations, and it’s bold as hell. Download it here: https://www.tropicalcoasttourism.com.au/client-assets/pdfs/TCTstrategy-19-06-19-web.pdf
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Celebrating 82 years
of the Tully Show
2018 Battle of the butchers winners
It’s that time of the year again
SHOWTIME !!!
And that means that it’s on again
who’s it going to be in 2019?
BATTLE OF THE BUTCHERS !
THIS YEAR PHIL @ MEAT AT PHIL’S
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Help Phil decide which snag will represent him and his shop in this years competition Sausage Sizzle this Saturday 20th July 10am to 12pm @ 57 Bryant Street, Tully. Vote your favourite flavour and go into the draw for a $50 voucher
Congratulations to the Tully Show Committee on the 82nd Annual Tully Show
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We would like to Congratulate the Tully Show Society for this outstanding milestone of reaching the 82nd year of the Tully Show! BLACK’S FUNERALS, Q.F.D.A Chapel and Crematorium 18 Scullen Avenue, Innisfail Ph 4061 6806 66 Butler Street, Tully Ph 4068 1188
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FRIDAY PROGRAM
Tully & District Show Society
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Gates open at 9am
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8.30am Horse events in centre ring
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12 noon Fashions on the Paddock in main pavilion
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1.00 pm Farmers Challenge Under 13 sections centre ring
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1.00pm Cattle Handling judging
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1.00pm Trade Cattle sale
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1.30pm Extreme Bike Stunts in centre ring
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3.00pm Battle of the Butchers in Machinery Section
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5.00pm Farmers Challenge Open section
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6.00pm Official Opening
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Gates open 9am both days 7.00pm 6 Bar Open and Junior
82nd Annual Show
Friday 26th July 9am –11pm
Saturday 27th July 9am—3pm
FIREWORKS 8.30PM APPROX. BAR OPEN 10AM—11PM LIVE MUSIC IN BAR & STAN MACKAY PAVILION BY DENNIS DRYDEN & NEV MILNE
Please note all times are approximate
Celebrating 82 years
of the Tully Show
Exciting show events! TULLY CANEGROWERS MITRE 10
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A SUCCESSFUL 82ND YEAR
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Congratulations Tully & District Show Society on 82 Years!
SATURDAY PROGRAM
FRIDAY PROGRAM Gates open at 9am
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8.30am Horse events in centre ring
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8.30am Horse events in centre ring
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9.30am Dog Show
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12 noon Fashions on the Paddock in main pavilion
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10am Woodchop events
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1.00 pm Farmers Challenge Under 13 sections centre ring
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11.30 am Extreme Bike Stunts in centre ring
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1.00pm Cattle Handling judging
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1.00pm Trade Cattle sale
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1.30pm Extreme Bike Stunts in centre ring
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3.00pm Battle of the Butchers in Machinery Section
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5.00pm Farmers Challenge Open section
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6.00pm Official Opening
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FIREWORKS 8.30PM APPROX. BAR OPEN 10AM—11PM LIVE MUSIC IN BAR & STAN MACKAY PAVILION BY DENNIS DRYDEN & NEV MILNE
Tully & District Show is a great opportunity for our community to come together, meet with friends and appreciate the displays that highlight the local talent our small town has to offer. We acknowledge of our Sponsors and Exhibitors for their support. Thank you to our Committee and Volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure that we have a great show each year
Please note all times are approximate
Many congratulations on the
82years Tully Show
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Celebrating 82 years
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300 Cyclists to Pedal From Townsville to Cairns in Bid to Raise Money For Child Cancer SEAN DENT NEXT week, the annual Townsville-toCairns Bike Ride for childhood cancer will be celebrating its 21st annual ride with over 300 riders gearing up for a massive three-day challenge! The cyclists will cover over 100 kilometres per day, and day two will feature a trek through Cardwell, Bilyana and Silkwood, stopping at Innisfail for the night, with a stop in Tully beside the famous Golden Gumboot sometime after 9:30am. The procession will arrive just as the Tully Show gets underway, with thousands of visitors around town to welcome the riders. One of the riders will be Mark Dickenson, the father of a courageous little boy named Oscar, who in October 2015 was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma, a cancer that is recognised as the fastest-growing human tumour and is rapidly fatal is left untreated. At the time, the diagnosis sent the Dickensons into a heart-wrenching panic. Oscar’s mother Angela recalls, “I was sitting alone by Oscar’s bed when the paediatric surgeon came to see me. I knew immediately that it was bad news. The surgeon was about to start talking and I said, ‘no, no, no, no, no, no, no…’ I didn’t want him to start talking because I knew once he said what he was going to say that our lives would never be the same again.” The family dropped everything and took leave from work to be there with Oscar as he underwent treatment that was hoped would save his young life. What followed was four arduous months of chemo and multiple procedures, including several lumbar punctures. Oscar’s fifth birthday came and went during that stay in hospital, but
Mark said his son, even that young, was mature enough and aware enough to know he was pretty sick. “The doctors did a great job of explaining to him what was going on,” his dad said. Mark committed during Oscar’s treatment to taking part in the annual Townsville-to-Cairns bike ride, which raises money for the Children’s Cancer Institute. He bought a bike and for his first ride, he went 15 kilometres. That ride made him physically ill, but he kept going, determined to take part in and complete the gruelling 358-kilometre course during the next ride in July 2016, just a few months later. “Watching Oscar get better inspired me. It’s a really important cause because children’s cancer is different,” Mark said. The inspiration didn’t make his first attempt at the mammoth ride easier, but it did ensure he wouldn’t quit. “And I continued doing it, going back every year and increasing my speed each time.” Oscar still gets a bit teary remembering what he endured. “He was watching a video of last year’s race when I had him come up on stage with me, and it affected him. I think it changed him, but for the most part, he’s got a very happy-go-lucky attitude since then,” said Mark. There’s still time to contribute to this cause. Go to www.tcbr.org.au before next Thursday and pick a rider or a group and you can decide how much to donate. Every little bit helps. Some child you may never even meet might appreciate your contribution one day. Last year’s ride raised over $460,000. And if you see the bikes whizzing past you, give them all a wave.
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