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n the nine days since their li es were rocked by a senseless ﬁre that destroyed their Performance M otors w ork shop in M areeb a, much lo ed business owners e in and ucy unn remain deﬁant in the w ak e of overw helming adversity. O ver the past few days the D unn’ s have temporarily relocated their b usiness to Costin Street and w ith overw helming support from friends, family and the local community remain determined to put their lives b ack together follow ing the mindless act of vandalism. As it stands, four j uvenile girls w ere due to face M areeb a Childrens’ Court over the matter on M onday. FU L L REPO RT PAG ES 4-5

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SHE’S greeted thousands of children aboard countless school bus runs over the years but now the Tablelands’ most favourite and recognisable driver has closed the doors on a career that has spanned more than three decades. Deciding it’s time to retire Joan Comino or the ‘bus lady’ as she is affectionately known across the region drove her final Rangeview route a few days ago. However, over the next few weeks the much-loved Tablelands resident will still spend time training and familiarising the incoming driver on the bus run she’s driven since first buying the business back in July 1991. While the decision is bittersweet Ms Comino felt now is the right time to take a back seat to the region’s next generation of upcoming drivers. “I have loved doing the driving and feel that keeping in touch with the youth of today has ensured that I have maintained a younger attitude,” Joan told The Express. “We sold our runs to the present owners, the Emerson family in 1997 and I have enjoyed working with them – I feel that I couldn’t have asked for better bosses. “Ernie (partner) and I have

actually had a couple of goes at retirement. After we sold the buses we travelled around Australia for a few months, twice, and enjoyed being nomads. “However, on our return there always seemed to be a need for a bus driver so we would drive again. “This time around though – the time is right.” After three decades behind the wheel Joan said a runaway chook takes the cake as one of her more memorable stories. “School bus drivers often say ‘I could write a book of all the experiences we have and stories that we are told over the years’, and that is true,” Ms Comino reflected. “One of my favourite stories to tell is the day we had a chook travel on the bus to school with us. “Our chooks used to have free reign of our property, and one morning Ernie had left the door to my bus open after he had done the safety checks - an inquisitive hen decided to then have a look around. “The first boy boarded the bus but turned straight around to tell me there was a chook on the bus. “It proved quite a funny trip.” The friendly face admitted she’ll have mixed emotions when school goes back in a few days’ time and she isn’t the one picking students up.

RETI RI NG : Well-k now n Tab lelands b us driver Joan Comino has stepped dow n from driving duties after more than 3 0 years b ehind the w heel.

“I have really enjoyed working with children for a large part of my working life,” she said. “It will definitely be a strange feeling knowing school’s gone back and I haven’t taken any children to school.

“I’ve loved every bit of it though and want to thank everyone for such a wonderful career.” Joan’s partner Ernie, also drove local bus services up until 2014.

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BU D G ET: D eputy M ayor K evin Cardew , M ayor Rod M arti and Councillors Peter H odge, D ave Bilney, Annette H aydon, D avid Clifton and Bernie Wilce during the local b udget announcements last w eek .

Rates set to increase for TRC under new budget T egional ouncil T has adopted its – budget which includes a . capital and . operational budget. “This year T has committed to an ambitious capital works program and the ongoing delivery of essential services,” ayor od arti revealed. “ t the same time, we’ve kept one eye on our long-term financial plan. “In our capital budget we have over in our water uality improvement plan for a new reservoir, treatment plant and pipelines to service avenshoe, illstream, assowary eights and ellevue state. ouncil is committed to delivering potable water.” oads, bridges, drains and footpaths are a big-ticket item at . . arts of ough oad, Tostevin treet, aly treet, head oad, innacle ocket oad, apee oad, ehmet oad, emmings ane and unnawarra oad will be sealed .

and awson treet, rooks oad and anbulla orest rive will be widened and or sealed . . . is being spent on new playgrounds in Tolga and Jack ay ark, and T is ensuring the e ciency of its sewer systems with , for closed circuit television inspections and relining. The uncan rown bridge in alanda is due for replacement and works are scheduled for both luice reek and erragallen bridges at . . ouncil will progress therton’s riors reek master plan. ayor arti said the region-wide and substantial changes to land valuations by the aluer eneral have made the task of setting rates e tremely difficult. “ hen you have percent of properties with valuation increases that are significant, you have a serious challenge,” he e plained.

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“Our starting point was to establish just what revenue we needed to deliver essential services and works in the coming year. “ fter free ing the rates last year, we determined we needed a . percent increase from general rates to cover the cost creep over the past two years. “ ue to the impact of valuation changes, this doesn’t mean a simple . percent increase in the general rate across the board. “The outcome is that we have percent of properties with a rates increase of up to percent properties have a rates decrease, properties rates stay the same, and properties have a rates increase up to percent , percent of properties with a rates increase of between and percent and percent of properties with a rates increase greater than percent. “Our commitment to long-term solutions to water uality and reliability

are captured in a . increase for water access now year and c increase to c k for consumption. “There’s also a . increase in waste charges, and for sewerage. “In these circumstances, we’ve done the very best that we could to e uitably share the burden. e’ve looked carefully at each rating category and have averaged the valuations over two years to smooth the impact of valuation spikes. e’ve also adjusted the cents in the dollar and minimum rate where possible to the best effect. “ or community members seeking to understand just how rates and revenue targets have been determined, we will be scheduling information sessions across the Tablelands in the coming weeks. “I’m really proud of what’s certain to be this ouncil’s most challenging budget.”

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T imminent arrival of fifteen new police o cers to the ar orth, including si on the Tablelands, is welcome news for the community. The new o cers graduated last week after completing their training at the orth ueensland cademy in Townsville and O ley olice cademy in risbane. ith a diverse range of career backgrounds, the new constables have spent the past si months training for their new roles as police officers. They will now complete months of competencybased training in the field under the guidance of accredited field training o cers, which sees them assessed on their management of a range of real-world policing scenarios. Inspector tephen ersley said the communities of uranda, areeba and therton will benefit from the diverse range of life e periences of the new o cers. “The Tablelands atrol roup and the ar orth egion are great places for new o cers to learn and grow within the service,” Inspector ersley said. Their allocation to the Tableland atrol roup brings the number of constables in the field training program to nine, with a further increase e pected in eptember.

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Locals rally behind family

Fire and brazen crime prompts call for urgent public meeting THE calls for an urgent public meeting or rally to be convened to address growing concerns about juvenile and youth offending in areeba and The Tablelands have increased in the wake of a braz en crime at a local business just minutes after it opened its doors for morning trading. The incident comes just days after local business, P erformance otors, was guttered by a terrible fire in the early hours of last Tuesday morning. F antasy Tails, a pet shop business on yrnes t in areeba was just minutes into its morning trade when around 9.50a m last Thursday two juveniles possibly one female and one male fled the premise with an aluminum reflector dome, in simple terms, a lamp that k eeps reptiles, like liz ards, warm in their tank s. It’s understood the duo also snatched an employee’s wallet as he was busily cleaning and feeding pets at the back of the store. Co-owner of F antasy Tails, Jared Y ates said he along with fellow business owners and local community members would strongly welcome the opportunity to talk with ayor ngela Toppin and local state s, ynthia ui and Shane K nuth in a public forum to have their concerns collectively heard and addressed. “To literally have items stolen from the shop just mo-

ments after we opened for the morning is very disappointing,” r ates said. “This particular issue has been going on far too much recently, particularly on the back of the terrible fire – enough is enough. “I would love the opportunity to voice my concerns at a public meeting or rally where I and other business owners can talk with people who are in a position to help us, like the tate s and the like. “I want to know that when I come into work in the morning my business is not going to be subject to thefts, robberies or for us to be victims of juvenile crimes.” ook ynthia ui confirmed she had raised juvenile and youth offending with senior colleagues but stopped short of confirming that she, herself, would table such a meeting. “Every Q ueenslander deserves to be safe at home and at work,” s ui told The Express. “ fter the recent incidents involving young people in our community, I have spoke n with outh Justice inister eanne inard. “The inister has asked senior departmental o cers, including the Deputy Director-G eneral and local Regional Executive Director to travel to areeba to meet with stake holders on the ground to ensure that everything that can be done to address this

Fantasy Tails co-ow ner Jared Y ates and employee Z ac K roonenb urg have called for a pub lic rally to b e held in M areeb a to address j uvenile and youth crime follow ing a b raze n and recent morning rob b ery at the Byrnes St b usiness.

small cohort of youth offenders is being done. “I, along with the inister, look forward to being briefed on the situation after those meetings take place.” The Express also contacted mayor ngela Toppin for comment but she was tied up in meetings as The Express went to print. owever, s Toppin did provide the following statement regarding the matter. “Council condemns spiralling youth crime activities in areeba and is well aware that the community is very angry,” s Toppin said. “Council will continue to urge the State G overnment, through local tate ember for ook, ynthia ui to take appropriate action.”

L ucy and K evin D unn’ s b usiness, Performance M otors and M areeb a Y amaha, w as sub j ect to a de astating ﬁre that guttered their workshop. etecti es charged our u enile girls ust hours after the incident w ith arson.

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I T’ S b een an extremely tough few days w ithin the M areeb a community, none more so for Performance M otors ow ners K evin and L ucy D unn, w hose b usiness w as destroyed by a fire. As the community continues to rally b ehind M r and M rs D unn, Express j ournalist ichael arren examined different aspects o the matter in this special xpress report. This latest incident comes a ter an xpress newspaper in estigation titled nough is nough , was published ust days ago about u enile and youth offending across the region. The investigation A leading Tablelands detective investigating a fire that caused around damage and completely guttered a local mechanics workshop has confirmed early community speculation that the devastating bla e looks to have been deliberately lit. etective enior ergeant and O cer-in- harge of The Tablelands I rett evine suggested preliminary evidence indicated the areeba amaha and erformance otors workshop fire may have started after a pile of tyres were set alight causing the fire to escalate and spread right throughout the ailway ve building. The Express understands a newspaper taken from a nearby truck was lit and placed amongst the tyres which proved the catalyst of the bla e. ithin hours of the incident e cellent detective work ensured several uick arrests were made in relation to the case. The Express understands the alleged offenders were already previously known to police and local detectives. “Our early investigations have revealed that the tyres could have been an initial ignition point,” r evine e clusively told The Express. “The site has been scientifically e amined and we await the results of that e amination. “ e’re confident we’ve located, charged and arrested the four principle offenders in this matter. “ our juvenile females, including three year-old girls, and one year-old female have each been charged with arson. “That’s where it sits at the minute, however we’ll have days and days of follow-up and there could well be more charges.” The determined detective said he remains in disbelief about the severity of the crime. “It’s hard to fathom what would go through a child’s mind to make them want to potentially light a fire ne t to a business, it’s just cra y criminal type behavior,” he said. “It just makes me wonder, once again, what are and were the parents doing ”. s it stands local police have confirmed a year-old female and two year-old girls were were due to face areeba hildrens ourt two days ago, on July . remaining year-old girl was denied bail and was also due to appear at the hildrens’ court over the past few days. The enior ergeant respectfully chose not to comment when asked if the alleged offenders showed any remorse, or regret, when under uestioning. even cars were destroyed in the fire, along with motorbike units and uads. ocal tate and ederal s passed on their best wishes to the unn family. “I am truly sorry to hear about this fire which destroyed a significant part of erformance otors premises,” ook ynthia ui said. “ y sincere sympathies to

evin and ucy unn and their team. “I e tend my thanks to the ueensland ire and mergency ervices crews who got the fire under control.” “ y thoughts are with the unn’s who lost in the recent fire at their areeba business,” ennedy ob atter said. “There is an answer to the troubling youth crime issue, which is relocation sentencing. “ end the kids west to a relocation sentencing facility to learn skills like building, brick laying, cooking and horse riding and they will return to society and be able to contribute.” eanwhile ember for ill hane nuth said he was gutted when he learned about the impacts of the fire. “This is going to the ne t level for juvenile crime, this is now not just about theft, but it has escalated to arson,” r nuth said. “This should be a wake-up call for the tate overnment to stop listening to the do-gooders and pay attention to those businesses, families and individuals who have suffered as a result of juvenile crime and to those who believe they will be ne t. “The overnment needs to adopt a breach of bail as an offence and revoke the clause that a youth offender should be detained in custody for an offence as a last resort and most importantly introduce relocation sentencing that sends them out to remote locations, putting them to work and teaching them values and respect.” In the days since the incident areeba amaha have temporarily relocated their business to ostin t or lakey’s rakes workshop. The unn family also made a recent public statement to address the matter. “ oth evin and myself would like to thank you all for the kind words, support and well wishes,” ucy unn said. “ s you can all imagine we are all still feeling very numb shattered and devastated to say the least. “ e will take one day at a time because that’s all we can do. “ heartfelt thanks to you all but we especially would like to thank all that were there to help and of course offer their help in the tough task to relocate the little that we were able to salvage and protect from our front showroom. “ e are beyond words. amily, friends and local people and especially local businesses support each other, that is who we areeba people are. Thank you.” olice investigations continue into the matter. Penalties handed dow n to u enile arson oﬀenders To gain a measured and considered understanding of the types of penalties or punishments juvenile offenders face when found guilty of committing arson related crimes The Express sought the ueensland entencing dvisory ouncil as a bal-

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anced point of reference. publicly assessable but dated brochure issued by the dvisory ouncil notes that between to . of juveniles that committed arson type crimes were sentenced as a child under the youth justice act . ore specifically the most common penalties juvenile arson offenders received during this period included probation , community service , conditional release order , detention , court ordered conference , reprimand , good behavior intensive supervision order, convicted, not further punished The Express reached out for more broader comment about matters relating to juveniles committing arson type crimes, however a spokesperson from the dvisory ouncil respectfully chose not to make any formal on the record comment. Community reaction s mentioned, just days ago The Express published a two-page spread about juvenile and youth offending across the Tablelands. That special report covered the Tablelands youth crime epidemic, the comple nature of juvenile offending, community sentiment and reaction to the issue, and potential solutions. ow, here we are just days later, with a highly respected and hardworking couple’s business now destroyed because of further youth driven crime. In the days since the incident, the areeba community’s reaction has been swift, stern, and straight to the point. Once again locals have been very clear on how they believe juvenile and youth offending should be treated and managed across The Tablelands. ome of the areeba community’s potential touted solutions include an enforced youth curfew during the night for e ample, no youths on the streets after pm, increased parent accountability, jail time, a wholistic approach from prevention to conse uence, increased involvement from hild afety, an investigation into local juvenile anti-social behaviour, increased elders input and community service penalties and punishments. astly, the immediate convening of a public meeting where local community members can voice their concerns about juvenile and youth offending to mayor ngela Toppin and tate s. ayor Toppin echoed the community’s collective disgust about the incident. “ ouncil is aware that the community is growing tired of ongoing thefts, damage and gra ti occurring and the recent act of arson was a shocking incident that has only increased the calls for more to be done about youth crime,” s Toppin told The Express. “Our thoughts are with evin and ucy unn who are valued members of the community and dedicated business owners, and their employees, all of who are suffering a heartbreaking loss

through no fault of their own. “The crime committed at erformance otors was a disgraceful act and a devastating blow to a local business at a time when uncertainty already e ists due to the impacts of O I . “ ouncil is disappointed at this latest incident of youth crime and can understand the community s desire for more to be done to address such antisocial behaviour. “ ouncil will continue to strongly advocate to the tate overnment for more to be done to address the issue of youth crime, including the need for a multi-agency approach, and supports the efforts of police and the judicial system to deter crime. “It is not within ouncil s jurisdiction to directly deal with crime, but we will always support interagency efforts to prevent juvenile and youth crime, and programs to provide young people with a sense of purpose and belong within the community. “ ouncil is willing to lend its resources to help be part of the community solution to problems raised by youth crime and to advocate the tate overnment for solutions via its various responsible agencies.”

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BY SAL L Y TU RL EY HAV E you ever had a great idea about your town and not know n how or where to express or develop it? A group of Malanda citiz ens have been worki ng for the last 5 months to develop a system that will allow everyone to contribute to the continued development of the Malanda area. K nown as “V ision 4885,” the group hopes to facilitate the birth of a new, politically and culturally neutral vehicle for the discussion and development of ideas and projects. They want a vehicle that gives members a say on their terms and lets them contribute without commitment. Malanda' s character and population has been evolving over the last couple of decades and the Tablelands has become a melting pot of old wisdom, love and commitment and new experience, ideas and enthusiasm. Many valuable groups, centred around sports, arts and community development, already exist, but “V ision 4885” believe there are a lot more talented individuals out there, who, for whatever reason, have yet to connect with a group and don' t relish the commitment that club mem-

bership usually involves. Meanwhile, there has been a burgeoning community desire to have more of a say in what happens in our small towns and citiz ens have been strongly questioning some of the decisions being made for them by local government with little or no consultation. COV ID notwithstanding, the Malanda V isitor Centre recorded its third highest number of tourists through the doors ever in May 2021. eople are flowing into the area to look, linger and invest and many of them will bring good ideas and new ski lls with them. The committee of V ision 4885 want to open a system for the community to own and once it is formed, they want to step back and give the community the reigns. Once the new group has formed, they want their role to become one of mentoring, educating and supporting as required. Their aim is to bring groups together, provide an incorporated body for those who want to volunteer, help coordinate events to avoid date clashes, provide training in meeting procedures, assist with sourcing funding and create a voice and a common purpose for the whole community.

What they are not about, is exclusion of any citiz en, based on age, location or membership of any other group, who wants to participate at any level, even if they do not live within the postcode area. The committee would like to see “a lot more pump tracks and a lot less Mary Streets” for Malanda. They believe Malanda has so many great assets and so much potential, that with more volunteers, more enthusiasm and more facilitators, the community will continue to grow as a northern destination. P rojects like the upgrading of Malanda F alls or developing a walkw ay along the Johnston River are only the beginning of what is possible. If you have vision or idea you would like to see actioned, come along to the P atrick English P avilion at the Malanda Showgrounds on July 28. “V ision 4885” plans to hold a F ormation Meeting where they can explain their concept, answer your questions and hopefully see the “V ision 4885” group formed. Have a read of the brochures being distributed, have a talk to committee members in your community and come along on the night to see for yourself.

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Cultures to come alive at festival performers alike are excited to be back. “ e are making contact with our previous performers and stall holders and they are all e cited to be coming back,” she said. “ percent we are e cited to be able to welcome people back to the festival this year. “The Mareeba Shire Council has been wonderful in supporting the festival as well as the wider community as always.” ook ynthia ui also passed on her congratulations to the Mareeba Multicultural F estival for securing some additional funding under the multicultural events funding round. “This funding is used to promote intercultural connections and inclusion and will build capacity to promote and celebrate the benefits of multiculturalism, supporting inclusive, harmonious and united communities,” s ui e plained. “ e sure to add this year’s areeba ulticultural estival to your calendar..”

MAREEB A’S Arnold P ark is set to become a buz z ing hive of cultural delights as the Mareeba Multicultural F estival prepares for its first event in over a year bringing together a host of culture and heritage. Taking place on aturday, ugust , the festival is a celebration of culture, heritage and of course food all for tourists and locals to enjoy. ike many other events during the year the areeba ulticultural estival has been forced to enforce COV ID safe rules and regulations. The festival has been shortened this year set to run from am to pm on the day to better fit within O I restrictions and regulations. rnold ark will be fenced off this year to create one entry point for the festival, ensuring that they will be able to appropriately keep track of people entering the festival. Mareeba Multicultural F estival president Jennifer Murat said that preparation for the festival has been progressing well and stall holders and

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Bumper Malanda Show delights all BY SAL L Y TU RL EY ATTEN DAN CE numbers at this year' s show rivaled records set at the town’s 100th annual event held in 2017 as the crowds flocked to enjoy the agricultural exhibits, the pavilions, side show alley and the music and dancing. The 104th Malanda Show was opened riday night by Dave and Judy Q uillam with the recital of a poem Judy had written about the show. The rand Opening ceremony procession was followed by a special supper in the hall for the Q ueen and P rincess entrants, sponsored by par upermarket. Malanda Show Society ponsored, achel nglish was crowned the 2021 Dairy Q ueen on the night and the airy rincess tiara was placed the head of 16 year old Chloe Robertson, who was sponsored by K enny oad uarry. Everyone danced until midnight to Jacynta lee and partied on again aturday night to the music of areless. eople were having so much fun in fact, that when the show-grounds power pole blew a fuse both nights, everyone just carried on regardless, hardly even noticing the outage. F amilies came from as far as eorgetown, Townsville and airns to see the animals, booking out the neighbouring caravan park, making a weekend of it in the alanda mist. The P oultry section was the largest in orth ueensland and entries in the P rime, Stud and Dairy cattle sections were strong. The horses provided a spectacle for the crowds and Joanne Ellis of P eeramon lydesdales staged a sled-pulling demonstration centre ring. lacksmith, oel iles from ackay s fine metal work and L es and B ev B innie' s shed full of old artifacts pulled the crowds and Sunday delivered a lot of fun for the crowd with the emergency services themed elebrity ilking contest and the armers hallenge.

Terese D aley w as the youngest exhib itor ever to w in the Champion H olstein Cow w ith " M illaa V iew D iamond Pansy." PH O TO BY ANNE D AL EY .

ew police sergeant surprised many by taking out the elebrity ilking contest and avid and lan tokes, amien ughes and John O onnor claimed their third consecutive win, ahead of 15 other teams in the Elders Malanda sponsored armers hallenge. L ocal horsewoman, K ymberley ockrem was named upreme Champion Rider of the show, Jerry nglish and Tasmin Cuneen were selected to represent N orth Q ueensland at the kka in the enior and Junior rime Judging categories and Adam F ry' s hard feather B antam was awarded rand hampion ird of the how. In the pavilions, 18 year old Cassia Whitton won Champion Art of the Show with " L ulu" and student aitlin O hea baked the hampion ake of the how. Julie uvela s win ualified her to bake for this year s “ ruit ake to the kka” competition and newly ualified engineer, Z ac N ewland was also a very successful culinary e hibitor. The B evan family had a huge year in the dairy category taking out the upreme en of three Cows; the Supreme Junior Champion; the Supreme Intermediate Champion and Champion, the Supreme B est U dder and the Herdsman Award, while Eachamvale were awarded Supreme Champion B ull and Most Successful Dairy Exhibitor and

M ichael K idd and Alyssa M acNamara w ith the Champion I nterb reed Pair of Bulls from the K idd’ s “M aple D ow ns” M urray G rey Stud.

Champion Brow n Sw iss Cow “B evandale Blooming Rascal” w ith Aila Bevan, Justin Bevan and All Breeds D airymaid, Chloe Chivers. PH O TO BY ANNE D AL EY .

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Terese aley was the youngest e hibitor ever to take out upreme hampion ow. Most Successful Jersey Exhibitor went to and avis, “ aragumba ” “Ourway olsteins” were the ost uccessful olstein reeder “ evendale olsteins” were “ ost uccessful olstein hibitor ” achamvale” were ost uccessful Illawarra Exhibitor and “ evandale” were ost uccessful rown wiss hibitor. B ill and Annette Tranter dominated in the P rime B eef ection taking out the hampion en of Three ullocks, the Champion P en of 3 B utchers ullocks and the ost uccessful rime eef hibitor. lan tokes won the hampion P en of Three B utchers eifers, hampion ullock of the Show went to A & D B all and Champion F emale of the how went to rian arriman. It was aronessa arming’s year again when they managed to again take out upreme hampion Stud B eef Exhibit of the show with 14 month old B aronessa eacon . B aronessa B eacon also won rand hampion emale of the Show, while Russell and Debra K idd of Maple Downs Murray rey tud, Jaggan, won the Interbreed P air of B ulls and the rand hampion ull of the how.

Winner of the D airy Senior Y oung Judges and the Senior Parader aw ard, w hich mak es him eligib le to represent North Q ueensland in this event at next months Brisb ane Ek k a, Jerry English.

Anthony Ball receives the Tony H anrahan M emorial Perpetual Cup for Champion Bullock of the Show from sponsor Bill innes.

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AM BASSAD O RS: The Atherton Show lit up the night last M onday and Tuesday w ith show s, rides and competitions all b eing held including the Atherton Show girl competition.

Atherton show returns a “roaring success” THOU SAN DS of people across the Tablelands walk ed through the gates of the Atherton howgrounds for the first time in over a year as the therton how kicked off last onday. After returning from a COV ID forced break the Atherton how returned in over Monday and Tuesday last week with a plethora of games, activities, priz es and competitions for locals to enjoy. F amilies and friends were able to enjoy a great day at the show while the Atherton Show Society was excited to welcome people through the gates. “ e’ve got ticket sales but there could have been to 12 000 people through the gates because they came Monday and Tuesday,” therton how ociety president L eanne Thomas said. “It was much better than what we had hoped for. “The show was a roaring success.” According to Atherton Show Society secretary V ick i B aylif, this massive number of attendees was due to a “terrific Tablelands community.” “The fact that our show was a little earlier meant that a lot of people we’re ready for the

show,” icki said. “They turned up and supported us, so we are very grateful to the Tablelands community for supporting the show. “ e also have incredible volunteers and volunteer groups, without them we couldn’t do the show.” One of these volunteers who has earned high praise for her endless hours of organising and volunteering was therton how ociety event coordinator K ylie L ang. “K ylie needs to be ack nowledged for going above and beyond to ensure that the show happens,” icki said. ylie was unavailable to comment as she was tak ing a well-deserved rest after many tireless days and long hours of organising, planning and coordinating. Caitlin Murray was crowned as the show’s newest representative being voted the showgirl after participating in the competition. After participating in her first competition being crowned most popular princess for the Mareeba Rodeo, Caitlin fell in love with the show scene and all that it represents. As part of the competition to be crowned Atherton Show

G irl, Caitlin along with the other contestants had to step outside their comfort z ones, speak ing to sponsors of the show and displaying their public speak ing sk ills. “ ince winning my first title I just fell in love with the whole competition and about what it means,” aitlin said. “It’s about representing your community, society and inspiring women. “It’s not just a beauty contest you can be whatever si e or whatever colour it’s all about who you are as a person.” N ow as the new face of the Atherton Show Caitlin will be travelling around to other shows throughout the year representing the Atherton Show. N ext year Caitlin will be going up against other show representative’s looking towards the district crown which is currently held by Tolga local, P aige chofield. In other show news Chloe Robertson was crowned Junior Showgirl while L ouise G arard and Emma N icholls were crowned Rural and Junior Rural mbassadors respectively, Tenae helfi was named Junior Show Ambassador.

Win for inclusive practices at local school AY DEN ann, a grade five student from Mareeba State School (MSS) will be featured in the Q ueensland College of Teachers (Q CT) 2022 calendar after winning their 2021 P hoto Competition. The competition highlighted the theme “look how far we have come” and the high standards of teaching in Q ueensland. The school’s submission which they named “Connecting to the eaf ommunity” P rincipal of MSS Hannah Simpson said that the photo submitted displays the school’s approach to inclusive practises. “ is very proud of our inclusive approach, particularly to our deaf or hard of hearing students,” she said. “The photo of Ayden demonstrates this inclusiveness and the way that he can connect to our sister school Toowong State School through week ly

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BY M I CH AEL WARREN T provided smiles and welcomed happiness amidst the general doom and gloom of O I last year. N ow a creative doctor based in risbane has plans to bring his self-built array of giant sculptured animals to the region as part of his wider arnival of Joy state tour. ast year, when restrictions allowed B ellbowrie artist and G P Dr F arvardin Daliri continued with his ongoing mission of providing general community connectivity and happiness by taki ng his travelling roadshow of steel-designed animals in-

cluding a kooka burra, cocka too and koa la around B risbane and through the suburbs. ow the overwhelmingly popular sculptures, which are permanently anchored to the back of car trailers are coming to a location near you with the convey due to hit the Tablelands on August 22. “We can’t wait to visit Mareeba and possibly therton on the statewide tour which starts in risbane on July and wraps up on eptember ,” r aliri told The Express from B risbane. “ e haven’t confirmed e actly where we’ll pull up yet in areeba, generally we’ll confirm that closer to the arrival

Malanda men finally get a shed The M alanda M en’ s Shed will ﬁnally ha e a shed to call home after the foundation for their new shed w as poured.

ON E of the most active Men’s Sheds on the Tablelands now have a shed to call home. The Malanda Men’s Shed has remained without a shed, but this is finally all about to change with their new shed slab recently poured. Thanks to the Mount Emerald ind arm ommunity

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date. “If there is a school, a business or a group who want us to specifically make a stop and visit them, we warmly welcome a donation – any donations we receive go towards covering transport and logistics costs such as fuel and accommodation. “ e’ll try and make as many stops as possible so we can talk and meet with everyone.” Mr Daliri’s animals and travelling roadshow garnered international media attention last year. If you wish to have a personal visit from the Carnival of Joy tour please visit www.carnivalofjoy.com.au.

F und, the Malanda Men’s Shed has been able to secure the adequate funding required to complete their slab for their new shed. The foundation was initially poured over two years ago at the bowls club site, next to the Malanda Showgrounds. Due to a lack on funding the

project was halted, but now with new funding in the bank and an e plosion of activities and membership the shed construction has been revived. The 12 x 12 metre shed will be used as the home base for the members, acting as a community asset with many activities planned to be held there.

Scenic railway celebrates milestone IT’S the incredible feat of engineering and construction that continues to stand the test of time. In recent days the airns to uranda rail line marked years since it opened to the public on June , thanks to the incredible construction efforts of dedicated workers who poured countless hours into the project to ensure it became a reality. uranda cenic railway staff said back in the day the train trip became a popular tourism offering because of its pro imity to K uranda’s B arron F alls – a fact, rail staff, says, still rings true today.

The iconic K uranda Scenic Railw ay recently mark ed 13 0 years since it opened to the pub lic.

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G rand Champion Beef Female – Weetalab ah Willy – Thomas Bew ick .

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A culturally diverse, inclusive environment. A new Prep building purpose-built for our littlest learners. Extra-curricular activities across all year levels, including the Auslan Signing Choir, Art Club, Writer’s Camp, the Community Garden and Student Reading Café. “Through strong partnerships with families and the Mareeba Community, we make a difference for each and every student and ensure that ‘every day, in every classroom, every child is learning and achieving.” - Hannah Simpson, Principal Our photo ‘Connecting To The Deaf Community’, selected as a winner in the 2021 QCT Photo Competition. It will be featured in a 2022 calendar that promotes teaching in QLD.

What our parents say… “The school prepares the students for their next steps in life, they are challenged academically, encouraged and supported, giving the students a solid start to the best future. We would certainly recommend Mareeba State School to any parent or carer.” - Jeremy & Kylie Stankovich “We are happy that we chose Mareeba State School for our children and are looking forward to a few more years in this great school community. Great teachers, great leadership and happy, well-supported children!” - Kieran & Sabrina Price

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An illustrated talk w ill b e tak ing place at the M alanda H otel on the Northern H airy-nosed Womb at.

Learning about little furry critters on the Tablelands THE Tree K angaroo and Mammal G roup will be coming to Malanda Hotel on July 15 to present an illustrated talk on the N orthern Hairy-nosed Wombat. This wombat, cousin to the oala, has been classified as a critically endangered species under the International U nion for Conservation of N ature (IU CN ) Red L ist and under the Australian Environmental P rotection and B iodiversity Act 1999 (EP B C Act). P resident of the Tree K angaroo and Mammal G roup P eter V alentine said that the talk will aim to inform people about local endangered animals. “It will be a 40 minute talk with slideshows made by ex-

perts about the animal with time for audiences to ask the experts questions,” he said. “When we do these we also try to find someone who s an expert on threatened animals in our region. “We have Dr Alan Horsup coming to give the talk , who is an expert in N orthern Hairynosed Wombats.” Dr Horsup, P hD, has engaged in the Q ueensland P ark s and Wildlife Service recovery program and will be sharing 3 0 years of k nowledge with participants. Members of the public are welcome with COV ID restrictions applying.

THE F N Q chapter of the V ietnam V eterans Motorcycle Club has presented supporter shirts to Tasmanian Senator, Jacqui L ambie, and K ennedy MP , B ob K atter, in recognition of their work to establish a royal commission into veteran suicide and their ongoing support of Australia’s veterans. Chapter Member and Mareeba resident, Alan Webb, sent veterans supporter shirts to B ob K atter who presented a shirt to Jacqui L ambie at P arliament House in Canberra. Mr Webb said the shirts were a pure statement of thank s, appreciation, and respect. “As a veteran, and a DV A recipient, I and others watched with close interest the personal endeavours of Member for K ennedy B ob K atter, and Tasmanian Senator Jacqui L ambie in the media and listened to their statements in the respective houses of P arliament,” he said. “Due to their incredible perseverance regarding the unnecessary suicides and mental health issues, K atter and L ambie achieved a royal commission. “Retired military personnel, one doesn t have to be a combat veteran, who have been trained to a high level of survival and possible self-sacrifice, where a mistak e will cost the lives of fellow servicemen and women, do tak e many years to return to a " normal" civilian lifestyle. “ ll veterans suffer in some way, and sometimes that service memory comes back lik e

a brick on one s head. “K atter and L ambie served in uniform, both have now spent more time in the service of the nation in another intense arena of public life, federal politics.” Tasmanian Senator, Jacqui L ambie, said she was deeply appreciative of the gesture of the supporter shirts and has called on all F N Q veterans and serving personnel to come forward and speak to the upcoming royal commission into veteran suicide. “We need people to be confident enough to leave the N orth Q ueensland army, navy and air force bases to tell the Royal Commissioner what is happening with the hierarchy of the Defence F orce,” she said. “The treatment they are dishing out to our diggers is not acceptable. I don’t k now where the hierarchy have gone. If we want a better Defence F orce, we need all veterans and current personnel to speak out about their experiences.” Mr K atter also called upon all veterans and Defence personnel to come forward and present their stories to the Royal Commission. “The V ietnam V eterans Motorcycle Club are k eeping the fight up and their support is most appreciated,” he said. “They won a great victory with the royal commission, but we have to make sure it’s effective and mak es a change in the lives and to the livelihoods of Australia’s veterans.”

K ennedy M P Bob K atter and Tasmanian Senator Jacq ui L amb ie received supporter shirts from TH E FNQ chapter of the V ietnam V eterans M otorcycle Club in recognition of their w ork to estab lish a royal commission into veteran suicide.

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Local barrel racer set for arena action Mareeba local Mark ayla Shephard will be just one of many riders eager to get into the arena this Saturday as the Mareeba Rodeo k ick s off for its first ever one-day event. 25-year-old Markayla will be participating in the barrel racing events, a sport she got involved in after moving away f rom camp draf ting in 2014. A f ter getting a taste f or the fast-paced adrenaline fuelled sport of barrel racing she has not looked back, participating in any event she could. “ The speed and the adrenaline that you get f rom barrel racing I just got hook ed on it and that was it, now I can’t stop,” Markayla said. “This year I’m really trying to do as many events as I can get to. “I’m really excited to be riding in the Mareeba Rodeo this weekend, it’ll be a great day with some good competi-

M areeb a b arrel racer M ark ayla Shephard w ill b e j ust one of many competitors participating at the M areeb a Rodeo on Saturday. PH O TO : Peter Roy Photography.

tion.” The adrenaline is not the only addicting f actor to barrel racing as Mark ayla said that she enjoys the f riendships she mak es and places she sees along the way. “You meet a lot of people, and you grow friendships,” she said. “With the traveling I get to see a lot of new places which is really nice.” Top level competition and entertainment is assured providing full-on action and plenty to watch over the day long event. All the usual rodeo events will f eature in the arena including all the favourites such as the bull ride, saddle bronc, steer wrestling, team roping and break away roping. With just one day to enjoy the best of rodeo action this year, be sure to head on down to Kerribee Park.

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DE SPI TE cancelling early in the year, the Mareeba Rodeo has defied the odds and successfully brought a one day rodeo back to Mareeba. With early year CO V I D f ears, the Mareeba Rodeo A ssociation had decided to cancel the eve nt, now ove r the past couple of months they hav e been worki ng hard to bring a reduced rodeo to Mareeba this aturday. Now only operating ove r the one- day people can expect all their favourite events back again with plenty of rides, games, stalls and rodeo action. Melville’s Animal arm will be making an appearance yet again at this year’ s show while the woodchopping competition and show tent have been cancelled. espite it being a reduced eve nt there has not been a change to the rodeo eve nts with every single bullride, barrel race and eve rything in between still on the cards.

Mareeba Rodeo A ssociation president Peter Brown said that it has been a di cult process to organise the rodeo on such short notice but he has high hopes. “ ven though we are shortening the eve nt it is still the same preparation, the second day is really ust the continuation of the first day,” he said. “ I t has been a challenge but we’re here and we’re ready. “ We’ re excited to host the event from a social aspect for the community.” The o cial opening of the rodeo will be done in the main arena on aturday night with the finals for all the rodeo eve nts held as well f or people to enjoy. Sideshow alley will be opened until 12am with live music blasting at both bars until 2am with both areless and a country music set to light up the night. As is the norm with many events in 2021 people are being aske d to think ahead

and book their ticke ts f or the Mareeba Rodeo this week end. Ticke ts will be able to be purchased from the gate however to ensure a uick, easy and smooth admittance to this year’ s rodeo, Mr Brown has aske d people to grab ticke ts online bef ore heading into the rodeo. “When people come to our event it will be a little different to what it was in 201 ,” he said. “If we can get 0 percent of our patrons in via online ticketing that would be fantastic.” People will be able to drive in and park their cars before heading up to the ticket booths to grab their ticke ts and head through the turnstiles. Tickets range from 15 for children over 12 to 0 for a family pass head to the Mareeba Rodeo website to check out the full list of available ticke ts and their pricings. vernight camping is available riday and atur-

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ENTERTAINMENT Kuranda Roots Festival returns

The K uranda Roots Festival is b ack in 2 02 1 after a four-year hiatus.

A F TE R a f our- year hiatus, the K uranda Roots F estiv al is back on with a new v enue and a plethora of artists ready to perf orm this J uly. Set to be held on J uly 17 to 18 the K uranda Roots F estiv al will now tak e place at K anjini located at the f oot of E merald Creek F alls just outside of Mareeba. I nitially held at the Billabong in K uranda the f estiv al has made the temporary mov e to K anjini to better enf orce its non- drug and alco-

hol policy. With a range of liv e acts set to perf orm including many first nations acts the f estiv al is sure to be one not to be missed being hosted in an area of both cultural and biodiversity significance. Mark eting Director f or the K uranda Roots F estiv al Rik aela Rusch, has been attending the f estiv al since she was a k id and will ev en be perf orming at this year’ s f estiv al. Rik aela is excited to be

able to bring the f estiv al back to the region af ter f our years and hopes to see a celebration of first nations v oices and culture. “ We wanted to bring the f estiv al back this year with a different focus, less on the bar env ironment and hopef ully into more caring f or country and amplifying first nations v oices,” she said. “ O v er half of our music line-up is first nations and we’ v e got really amaz ing artists including locals.

“ Personally, I ’ m so excited I ’ v e grown up going to this f estiv al and seeing the new generation perf orming on the stage they watched growing up is such a beautif ul thing.” Besides the music there will also be sev eral work shops operating ov er the week end f ocused on being out in nature and caring f or the land, as well as fire stick mak ing, weav ing, spear throwing and traditional dance work shops.

Water Street brings new sounds to the Roots Festival BY EL L I E FI NK WI TH the K uranda Roots F estiva l just around the corner, local band Water Streets are warming up f or the returning eve nt. Water Street was f ormed by hip hop artists Ja mahl Brodie Chong, K ale V illaf or, Marshall Wacando and Cade Pettersen on Water Street Cairns and have been recording their songs f or the past f ew years.

The f our artists collaborate alongside producers Ja rreau Maybir and Jo seph Woodley to get their songs recorded and uploaded to platf orms such as Triple J U nearthed. H ead member Ja mahl says the band collaborated on their different styles of music to create the uniq ue songs they do today. “ We are f our guys that have just joined together and take n f our types of hip hop and clashed it

together to make a sort of super genre,” he said. “ We are all F irst Nations artists and we collaborate our traditional language and the experiences we have to create our songs. “ O ur music is about a lot of social issues as well as things that are important to us such as f amily.” Waters Street will be perf orming live at the K uranda Roots F estiva l, and they said it will be their most important gig to date.

“ We grew up going to the f estiva l, I still have a jumper f rom it about 10 years ago,” Ja mahl said. “ We have done lots of big gigs down south, but this one is by f ar the most important as it has a more homey f eeling to it. “ The K uranda Roots F estiva l is ve ry close to us and we love the callibrar of artists and the beautif ul messages behind all their songs and to be able to play on traditional land.”

H ip hop “s uper genre” group Waters Street w ill b e performing at the K uranda Roots Festival this month.

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ENTERTAINMENT NAIDOC Week celebrations N AIDOC will be celebrated across the region this week , with multiple activities, displays and ceremonies to be held across the F ar N orth. This year, the theme for N AIDOC week is Heal Country, a call for further protection of Indigenous sacred sights, lands, waters and cultural heritage. The national celebrations

will be held from July and finish on July 11. In honour of the week , Tablelands Regional Council (TRC) has already raised the Indigenous flag at the ouncil building on Mabel Street in Atherton. TRC Mayor Rod Marti said that the region will also open an exhibition at the Tablelands Regional G allery (TRG ).

“We' re hosting a spectacular touring exhibition at our Tableland Regional G allery, Jabu B irriny (L and + Sea) that celebrates the unique environment of Y arrabah and its ongoing importance to culture and people,” he said. “The exhibition opened on F riday 2 July and runs until Saturday 3 1 July.”

The M areeb a Y outh Theatre is happy to present their second ever production U nnecessary Farce.

Unnecessary Farce – a youth theatre play not to miss MA RE E BA Y outh Theatre will be bringing their second eve r production to the stage as they present the wacky comedy adve nture U nnecessary F arce. F ollowing the story of two cops, two crooks, two bystanders and eight doors it is a comedy adve nture riddled with intrigue, bribing, bagpipes and underwear. Director Michael Bryce is excited to be able to bring his second production to lif e with a host of young talented actors. “ This is our second year running a play specifically for our youth members, these young actors have the talent

and dedication to do any role justice, but it can be hard f or them to break into the senior group,” he said. “ O ur younger members have been able to get bit parts in our senior perf ormances and have done a terrific ob, but they didn' t always get the roles that they could really get their teeth into. “ We f elt that they needed an opportunity to star, to be the leads.” With a cast f ull of young actors none above the age of 23 and some as young as 14 there is a welcome mix of young eagerness steered by tried and tested theatre experience.

“ These people are the f uture of our club and anyone who saw last year' s play will kn ow that the f uture is in good hands,” Michael said. “ There have been some challenges, as has become typical in our pandemic af f ected world, but we are look ing f orward to putting on a great show once more. “ We are glad to be able to provi de some much- needed entertainment and comic relief f or Tableland audiences.” Please note this is a M15 + show. Ticke ts can be purchased at www.trybooki ng. com/ BSPPI

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f or a traditional social eve nt, will celebrate all things Scottish including the U nited Tablelands Pipe Band and the Black Bear duo I ian McK enzi e on accordion and E mma ixon on fiddle. O ther perf ormers include bass- baritonist Brain Bissset and local musician group H igh Strung. A f east of Scottish delicacies will be serve d, including the iconic haggis alongside the City of Cairns H ighland and I rish Dancers perf orming their traditional dances. To add to the eve ning of f abulous entertainment, tickets also include a delicious two course meal including

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Year of Scotland in Australia with a The Pipes & Drums of the United Tablelands Pipe Band Highland Dancing Music by The Black Bear duo - Iain McKenzie (accordion) & Emma Nixon (fiddle) Sing along to your favourite Scottish tunes with the Scottish bass-baritone Brian Bissett Delicious 2 course meal (including haggis) Lots of ceilidh dancing Online tickets : https://www.trybooking.com/eventlist/athertontablelandcaledoniansociety $50 Adults $10 School Children Enquiries: Norma 0417541126 Venue: PCYC Mareeba (Shire Hall) 136 Walsh Street, Mareeba Date: Saturday 31st July Doors open 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start

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ENTERTAINMENT Eagles tribute show to rock CPAC A

L A RG E number of Tablelanders are expected to head to Cairns in the coming months f or the return of The E agles E xperience. A f ter a rousing perf ormance last time they played at CPA C the E agles E xperience return to deliv er another captiv ating liv e concert and stage show while saluting the extraordinary talent and timeless catalogue of The

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E agles. The L iv e E agles experiences is a tribute show that reliv es the E agles’ beautif ul country harmonies, rock in’ guitar solos and masterf ul songwriting. The band plays all the E agles’ hits including H otel Calif ornia, Desperado, Tak e I t E asy, O ne of These Nights, Teq uila Sunrise, H eartache

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Rising Australian country music star Brad Cox w ill perform at Savannah in the Round later this year in M areeb a.

H E ’ S one of the biggest rising stars in A ustralian country music and local audiences can expect to be wowed when Brad Cox plays the Sava nnah in the Round country music f estiva l come O ctober in Mareeba. Since tak ing out the Toyota Star Make r title in 2018, Cox has worke d q uickl y to make a name f or himself in the A ustralian country music scene. H e has opened shows f or Brett E ldredge, Jo n Pardi, Randy H ouser, A dam E cke rsley and Brooke McClymont, while he’ s also worke d in Nashvi lle with some of the city’s finest writers and producers where he co- wrote ‘ Drinki ng Season’ with Dan I sbell (L uke Combs). I n 2018 Brad earned wide scale recognition with his self - titled debut album that yielded the singles, ‘ Red L ight,’ ‘ Too Drunk to Drive ’ and ‘ L ak e H ouse,' as well as the anthemic crowd f avo urite ‘ Water O n The G round’ which

has notched up ove r 5 5 0,000 F acebook vi ews. The album earned the Ji ndabyne native two G olden G uitar nominations f or Contemporary A lbum of the Y ear and New Talent of the Y ear. Cox also won the 39th Toyota Star Mak er award and became the name on country music love rs lips around the country. I n 2020, Brad earned two f urther G olden G uitar nominations f or his single ‘ Rusty Strings’ (A pra A mcos Song O f The Y ear and A pple Music Single O f The Y ear). H is previ ous release ‘ G ive Me Tonight’ earned widespread recognition with adds to Spotif y playlists (F resh Country, A ustralian V iral 5 0, Next F rom Nashvi lle), A pple Playlists (Today’ s Country, Breaki ng Country, A ussie Country) and Triple M. Cox will play the main stage at Sava nnah in the Round on F riday, O ctober 1, f rom 7.30pm.

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The project aims at removing invasive weeds from the area and restoring native trees on the creek bank s which were found covered in lantana and guinea grass. Mr and Mrs Evan said that they felt like they won the lottery when they were ask ed to begin replanting the trees along the creek bank . “Y ou couldn’t see the creek because of the weeds a couple of months ago, so we brought

in machinery to remove them,’’ she said. “Then we got a call from the council and what they were proposing fitted right in with what we were trying to achieve.” The weed removal is a crucial step tak en from TRC and Terrain N RM to ensure that there are no drastic changes to the ecosystem around South edar reek and its neighbouring Marshall Creek .

“ t arshall ark the canopy trees were there, but everything underneath the canopy was invaded by weeds,” Terrain N RM’s Chelsy Maloney said. “If we don’t stay on top of managing this area, it’ll lead to an irreversible change of the ecosystem.” The project will continue to remove any invasive weeds found and trial multiple native plants along the river bed.

Risk analysis to determine Mexico lime importation BY M I CH AEL WARREN MIN ISTER for Agriculture, Drought, and Emergency Management, David L ittleproud has reiterated and rea rmed the government’s position that it will await the findings of a risk report before making a final determination about whether to allow limes to be imported into Australia from Mexico. Mexico is the largest exporter of limes in the world, but a portion of their produce carries disease, including the troublesome citrus canke r. ocal farmers have been vocal in their concerns and have told The Express on numerous occasions that, if approved, the allowance of lime importation from e ico stands to decimate the local lime farming industry. In addressing recent written concerns from K ennedy MP B ob K atter, Mr L ittleproud said ustralia is “obliged” to consider such import proposals from other countries, including Mexico. The findings of a risk analysis report currently being conducted by G overnment will play a ke y role in what the next developments are in the matter.

“The risk analysis on limes from Mexico is in progress and will be used to determine whether Mexican lime imports can be safely allowed into ustralia and if so in which conditions,” the Agriculture Minister wrote to Mr K atter. “The process employs ustralia’s well-established plant risk analysis and is based on the latest scientific information. “It assesses the level of biosecurity risk that may be associated with the potential importation of limes from e ico and identifies appropriate ways to manage the risk.” r ittleproud said ustralia had a responsibility to consider such a proposal. “The risk analysis on limes from Mexico was initiated in response to an import proposal from Mexico,” Mr L ittleproud wrote in his written reply to the K ennedy MP . “As a World Trade Organisation (WTO) member ustralia is obliged to consider proposals from other countries.” Mr L ittleproud said while he acknow ledged r atter’s concerns he is “committed to safeguarding Australia against pests and diseases” and “the importation of agricultural goods is only allowed where it is safe to do so”.

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H a ve y o u r say to the LETTERS EDITOR EM AI L : editorial@ theexpressnew spaper.com.au

Survival of the ﬁttest I NE V E R kn ew that science was a conspiracy that must compete with other conspiracies f or credibility. I guess it doesn' t matter that medical staff worked out ove r a century ago, during wars and pandemics no less, that the easiest way to preve nt disease transmission between patients was medical staff being obsessive about hand washing between patients and f ace masks all the time. Regardless of history, it only take s a bit of logical thought f rom any untrained person to work out better solutions to problems than highly trained and ski lled career prof essionals drawing on a century of learning. Whether it' s deciding on economic issues like interest rate move ments, or whether to commit to climate science like the rest of the planet, or public health management measures that encroach on civi l liberties, we don' t need experts, just get the opinions of a f ew old crusty bloke s f rom any caf e and the world will ke ep on turning. With or without us. Pandemics are nature' s way of thinning out the population, weeding out the f rail and the infirm. aving hu-

manity by protecting the f rail and the infirm is what makes us human. So I guess being a dry, economically rational, science denying political conserva tive means not protecting the elderly, the f rail, the infirm I ' m all f or survi va l of the fittest. If the community is ok with taki ng a risk that, with no masks, social distancing and hand washing, mortality and morbidity rates will not rise, we should all just do as we like and ditch the masks and social distancing. A nd if you believe the ki ll rate won' t increase, get the booki es to set up a book on the outcome of no public health management bef ore we roll out the new anything goes policy. What odds orget both the experts and the noisy minors. L et the booki es decide. K im H illier M AREEBA

CO V I D forced political revolution O N Wednesday, 30/ 06, the PM said that under- 40s can ask f or the A straZ eneca va ccine, which caused the Queensland and WA Premiers, and the head of the AMA, to suffer conniption fits. To the va ccine- wary, this

con ict hardened the intention to avo id these experimental treatments. O n Tuesday, 29/ 06, the ueensland ealth Minister q uietly tabled a bill to extend the Queensland gove rnment’ s “ emergency powers,” despite no swamped hospitals. To covi d- sceptics, this was proof that gove rnment activ ism isn’ t ove r. I t’ s looki ng like we’ ll neve r be saf e f rom random mass home detentions when nobody is dying, f rom being f orced to wear masks which don’ t stop vi ruses, or f rom being tracke d whereve r we go. We are no longer f ree to trave l as we’ d like , to remain anonymous, or to be f ree f rom police harassment f or going about our priva te live s as we did in 2019. Mandatory va ccinations, a breach of the principles of the Nuremberg Code, means we have eve n lost sove reignty ove r our own bodies. A political revo lution has take n place, whether we admit it or not - technocrats, gove rnment agencies and pharmaceutical companies have usurped the power of our vo tes. We now reside in a postrevo lutionary society and those holding this illegitimately- obtained power ove r us will

not relinq uish it willingly. “ Climate” didn’ t achieve their objective but “ covi d,” plus a tsunami of f ear- agitprop, has ended the f reedom A ustralians once took f or granted. Peter Campion TO L G A

L ab or parties in Australia have fundamentally deserted their core W the worke rs of the 1891 Shearer’ s Strike met under the Tree of K nowledge in Barcaldine, I suspect they had little inkl ing of where their admirable L abour (now L abor movement the first of its ki nd in the world – would end up. Some 130 years later, we see a L abor Party entirely unlike the one envi sioned, and ultimately created by, the worki ng class unions of the 1890s. Today’ s Queensland L abor Party has f undamentally deserted its core. L abor is supposed to stand with the worke rs; it is supposed to stand f or eq uality and the public good. L abor is not supposed to stand f or the priva te interests of a bourgeois elite, and this

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begs the q uestion as to why any L abor politician would support V oluntary A ssisted Dying (V A D) legislation in this state. O ur health and aged care systems are under enormous pressure – ambulances take too long to get to people, or are q ueued outside emergency because there are too f ew beds. People are waiting well ove r the expected periods to get surgery, and many can’ t access dialysis treatment in their hometown. I n these instances, who suffers most I t is not the bourgeois elite who all have priva te insurance; it is the worki ng classes, the poor, the marginalised, the people who vo te f or L abor and expect L abor to protect them. Some have argued that legalising V A D is a matter of justice. But in Queensland, where the healthcare system cannot currently provi de adeq uate and just access to healthcare servi ces according to indivi dual needs, how can it possibly be reasonable to assert that the legalisation of V A D is a matter of ustice A dvo cates of V A D f req uently talk about f reedom of choice and respect f or dignity. But whose dignity is really being respected

The bourgeois elite who have access to priva te health insurance - they get to choose to continue to treatment, to ask f or palliative care, or to access (at public expense) V A D. But what about eve ryone else V A D is not good policy f or a L abor gove rnment. Compassion and respect f or choice and dignity are noble goals, and not wanting to see people suffer is a noble goal. But at a time where those who do not belong to the wealthy elite are already at the mercy of a health and aged care system that is underf unded, under- resourced and largely devo id of compassion, V A D does not genuinely contribute to any of these goals. or reference, palliative care servi ces in Queensland are underf unded to the tune of about $ 275 million per year. The Palaszczu k L abor G ove rnment could meet this req uirement f or 20 years with the same amount of money it has poured into its Cross Rive r Rail project. So f ar, it hasn’ t. Rob b ie K atter M emb er for Traeger

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The theme was ‘Mail’ I'd noticed this mail box many times on my way home to Ravenshoe. This time l stopped and took an image with my Android smart phone. It's great the way the owners have created this interesting mail box.

T Tablelands and Surrounds Photography G roup is all about Photography. The group, via their acebook page, is an exciting opportunity to highlight the people, the dif f erent envi rons and dive rsity of the A therton Tablelands, (including the surrounding towns and districts) through the lens of a camera. A f urther incentiv e f or creating the group is to encourage and provi de amateur and prof essional photographers alike a place to share their images, their kn owledge, learn f rom other like minded people, be inspired and to simply enjoy photography f or photography’ s sake . I t is envi sioned that amateurs (like myself ) and prof essionals can engage and ask other photographers f or advi ce, critiq ues, photogenic locations or share their camera settings etc to expand their kn owledge and improve their photos. I t is not howeve r a place to denigrate or belittle. Photography is subjective af ter all and let’ s maybe consider experience, experimentation and the admiring of other photographers work the best way to move f orward with our photography.

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Mortgagee sale – 1.01 ha with house and shed in town – auction this Saturday I F you are looki ng f or a big block in town, room f or the ki ds and animals, a roomy house and a great shed, then this could be the property f or you! The home is a f our bedroom, one bathroom split leve l timber f rame home. Part of it is on steel stumps with beautiful timber oors and down a couple of steps is an additional area which is built on a concrete slab and f eatures tiled ooring. The f our bedrooms are on the upper leve l, they are a good si e, with timber oors and two of them f eature builtin wardrobes. A lso on the upper leve l is the spacious dining room and the ki tchen. The dining room has a built in timber display cabinet and the ki tchen boasts timber cabinetry as well as timber ooring. Down a f ew steps is the main livi ng area which although tiled, f eatures stained timber trims throughout which tie it into the style of the remainder of the house. This area incorporates the livi ng area, a small o ce or study nook, and a modern bathroom with separate toilet. The property is serv iced with mains power, town water, and town sewerage. The house has a solar hot water system as well as a F ronius solar power inv erter and 20 solar panels on the roof . O utside there is a large

carport which could easily fit two cars and the laundry is f ound here as well. Close by there is a large 7m x 12m (approx) Colorbond shed with two roller doors, perf ect f or additional ve hicle storage or great f or a worksh op or man cave . O ther f eatures on the property include two rainwater tanks, a basic green house and established trees and gardens. The rear of the property is q uite spacious and littered with shady trees. Features include: • 1.01 H a (approx. 2.49 acres) Residential allotment in town • Partially renova ted 4 Bed, 1 Bath timber f rame home Timber oors throughout ki tchen, dining and bedrooms • Solar H ot Water system • 20 solar panels plus F ronius inve rter • L arge double carport doubles as outdoor entertaining area • 7m x 12m (approx) Colorbond shed • F enced allotment, with all town servi ces • Rainwater tank s, greenhouse, established trees and gardens This property would be great f or anyone looki ng f or a larger block with a bit of space but still wanting to be close to town and all f acilities. These allotments don' t become ava ilable ve ry of ten

and we anticipate that it will be sold on the day. O pen home this Saturday at 10am prior to auction. A uction starts at11am on premises.

For more information on this property call exclusive agent Remo Esposito on 0401 969 473 or drop into the Central Realty M areeb a o ce today.

Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

ATHERTON 4

Sleepy Serenity

WONDECLA: 13 Goldﬁnch Road • Main house with three bedrooms and one bathroom • Attached studio with one bedroom and one bathroom • Outdoor entertainment area • Fully fenced • 2.16 hectares

Offers in the High $400s

4091 3144 1

Stunning Views All Round

Lovely Home in a Great Location

• Located right next to Tinaroo Dam • Views of lake and mountains from verandah • Open plan living with ﬁreplace • Shed with extra high door • 1.08 hectares

• Great location • Double insulated roof and western wall • Undercover patio • Large garden shed • 825m2 allotment

BARRINE: 1 Bruce Road

Expressions Of Interest

ATHERTON: 9 Baxter Avenue

$333,000

61 Costin St, MA RE E BA $ A U CTI O N E X CL U SI V E to Remo E sposito Central Realty Mareeba 0401 969 473

Home with a History

ATHERTON: Available on Request • The old CSIRO caretaker’s cottage • Oak ceiling throughout the main living area and kitchen • Spacious bedrooms • Undercover outdoor entertainment area • 809m2 allotment

$289,000

For more property details or to arrange an inspection contact 4091 3144 or visit: atherton.ljhooker.com.au www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au

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Acreage in Atherton DO N' T miss your chance to secure a slice of rural paradise just a couple of minutes’ drive f rom the A therton CBD. Boasting its own priva te lake and arguably one of the best vi ews on the A therton Tablelands, Nyleta L odge includes a well eq uipped ki tchen with pendulum lighting, pantry, breakf ast bar, pot draws, gas ove n and cookt op and a serve r window to the expansive patio. The open plan livi ng area is ke pt warm on chilly Tableland nights with a q uality wood heater. There is a oor to ceiling linen cupboard in the hall provi ding plenty of storage space. The bedrooms all have built in wardrobes whilst the master f eatures a beautif ul

ensuite and vi ews across the lake to the H erberton Range. Built by renowned local builder Shane Dodds in 2019, this uniq ue home has been ke pt like new in its time as a successf ul bed and breakf ast. Rates are approximately $ 2000.00 / half year. F eatures; • Spectacular vi ews f rom many va ntage points around the property. • L ess than two years old • F ull length patio asy care vinyl l ooring Address: Price: Agent:

• Stone benches • Dishwasher • Master bedroom with built in robe and ensuite • Three minor bedrooms with built in robes. • L inen cupboard • Priva te lake • Cove red parki ng. A copy of the recently completed building inspection is ava ilable upon req uest. Call Brendan Williams on 0447 809 808 / First National Real Estate Atherton 07 4091 1177.

24 K oci Rd, A TH E RTO N $ 5 85 ,000 Brendan Williams F irst National Real E state A therton 0447 809 808

Contact:

Upgrade your lifestyle today in Mareeba OPEN HOME

THIS SATURDAY 11.30AM - 12.30PM 38 Ceola Drive, Mareeba

• FULLY TILED 4 BEDROOM + OFFICE & 2 BATHROOMS • SEPARATE CLOSABLE LOUNGE + LARGE PATIO • 855M2 FULLY FENCED + 2 BAY COLORBOND SHED PRICE: $475,000 NEG JOE TORRISI 0417 700 468 WWW.JOETORRISI.COM.AU

TH I S beautif ully presented residence is sure to impress, offering families an exclusive chance to own a home with room f or ev eryone & ev erything. Quality built and positioned on a 4217m2 allotment only 5 minutes f rom town centre this home also offers the ability f or dual liv ing as well as the f ollowing attributes: • I mpeccably presented & well- built of masonry block & brick exterior • Spacious, air- conditioned upstairs liv ing area with polished timber oors access to the f ront v eranda as well as 4 bedrooms, bathroom, toilet & laundry • A ll bedrooms with airconditioning & built- in cupboards, Master bedroom with walk in robe & sliding door access to the f ront v eranda • Beautif ully appointed & siz eable k itchen ov erlook ing the rear yard with sleek cabinetry, polished cork ooring, generous bench & cupboard space, dedicated f ridge space & dishwasher included • Dining area adjacent to the k itchen & lounge with access to the rear v eranda • Main bathroom f ully tiled to the ceiling with ability to access the v anity separately to the shower & bathtub

OPEN TO VIEW This Saturday 10am-11am

• H uge upstairs tiled laundry room with built- in bench/ cupboard and direct access to the rear v eranda & clotheslines • H allway storage cupboards • Beautif ul silk y oak staircase • Security screens including a screen door at the stairway • F ull length f ront & rear v erandas upstairs & f ulllength f ront & rear patios downstairs • E nclosed double garage underneath as well as 2nd bathroom & toilet, 2 storage rooms and substantial tiled

rumpus room/ 5 th bedroom with its own independent f ront & rear access as well as a k itchenette • 4217m2 allotment, f ully dog f enced rear yard with built- in brick bbq , 6m x 4m shed, dog pens, chook pen and huge yard area • Priv ate positioning behind tropical gardens in a q uiet & sought- af ter location, Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

only a stone’ s throw f rom St Stephens Catholic College A n idyllic home f or the growing or extended f amily, inspection is highly recommended. For further information or to arrange a private inspection call exclusive agent Joe Torrisi on 0417 700 468.

4091 1177 21 Main St, Atherton

23 Salihe A v , MA RE E BA $ 478,000 NE G E X CL U SI V E to Jo e Torrisi Jo e Torrisi Real estate 0417 700 468

4091 1177 21 Main St, Atherton

L O C A T IO N , L O C A T IO N IN K A IR I

• Masonry block construction with brick veneer finish to the front • Open plan kitchen/dining/lounge with lino floor coverings • Kitchen: Laminate, gas oven & cooktop, rangehood & double sink • Bathroom: Tiled with shower and vanity, separate toilet • Bedrooms: 3 spacious, 2 with built-ins, airconditioning to master

Price: REDUCED!!! - Call Greg on 0437 332 912

H E A D IN G

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• Classic brick home just a few steps from the Atherton Square shops • Solid brick inside and out with polished timber floors • 1116m² allotment with creek on the boundary • Extra parking for home business • Tenant in place until December paying $360 per week

Price: $365,000 - Call Brendan on 0447 809 808

T H R E E ST O R E Y T O W

N H O U SE

• Second level is kitchen, living and dining area • Kitchen is fitted with stainless steel appliances and dishwasher • 2 bedrooms on upper level have their own patios, one with lake views, the other overlooking the pool area of the resort OPEN HOME: Saturday 10th July 10-10:30am, U13 Tinaroo Lakes Resort

Price: $270,000 - Call Kaydee on 0417 468 941

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New subdivision in Malanda

proudly introduces Malanda’s newest acreage subdivision. reen ills state is ideally located only 5 minutes from town, breathe in the fresh air and soak up the relaxed country lifestyle with views to Mount ellenden Kerr from some of the premium lots. With lots starting from 1 5,000 this subdivision has been priced to embrace

families wanting to build their forever homes. All lots are over 4000m2, have underground power, water and services and are located within the Malanda chool catchment and on a school bus route. reen ills Malanda is sure to be a beautiful place to call home. tage ne due to be released in early 2022 and lots have already been se-

cured. D on’ t miss out on your ow n piece of paradise in M alanda, please contact dual exAddress: Price: Agent:

Jeanette Suffield 0407 745 748

MODERN COUNTRY LIVING

$635,000

Shellie Nightingale 0429 966 038

Insurance starts with a chat

• Great location within walking distance to both Atherton Primary and high schools • Three good sized bedrooms with built-ins and airconditioning • Open plan kitchen, lounge and dining 15 Cuda Close, Atherton

$405,000

A: 21 James Street, Malanda | P: 4096 5666 | W: malanda.eldersrealestate.com.au www.theexpressnewspaper.com.au

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SPACIOUS FAMILY HOME

• Tastefully renovated 4 bedroom home with all the modern inclusions you could want and more • Large deck with property views and weather protection blinds • Sitting pretty on almost an acre and within walking distance to town 18 Greenstreet Park Drive, Malanda

clusive agent, Elders Real Estate today for more information or to stak e your claim. Phone Jeanette on 0407 745 748.

G reen H ills E state, MA L A NDA F rom $ 165 ,000 I to eanette u eld lders eal state Malanda 0407 745 748

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Contact Anne Hapgood on 4095 6677 today Elders Insurance Tablelands Zoners Pty Ltd ABN 59097345474 trading as Elders Insurance Tablelands AR No. 254599 is an Authorised Representative of Elders Insurance (Underwriting Agency) Pty Limited ABN 56 138 879 026, AFSL 340965. Insurance is underwritten by QBE Insurance (Australia) Limited ABN 78 003 191 035 AFSL 239545. Contact us for a Product Disclosure Statement to decide if a product is right for you.

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Call today to discuss your property needs.

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Home and half acre with future development potential in Atherton O NL Y 1.4kl ms to A therton’ s CBD is this q uaint timber cottage sitting on a spacious, leve l and manageable half acre allotment. Close to town, the property has possible deve lopment potential, with TRC A pprova l. Recent upgrades I nclude New Shower & V anity, V inyl I n L ivi ng, Tiled L aundry/ Storeroom A rea, Back Patio E xtension/ U pgrade & A ddition O f The F ront Deck.

P ro p erty Features • 3 Carpeted Bedrooms – 2 With Built- I ns • O pen Plan L ivi ng/ Dining & K itchen A rea’ s • Timber F loors Through L ivi ng & 2 Bedrooms (Currently Cove red By V inyl & Carpet) • Well A ppointed K itchen With Pantry, G ood Cupboard & Bench Space • F ull L ength Patio A t Rear & F ront Timber Deck/ E ntry

• 5 x5 m L ocka ble Shed With 15 A mp Power – 7x7m xtension ff ront f hed • Single Carport

private inspection, please contact Exclusive M ark eting Agent D aimin K ochi at M ain St Real Estate Atherton. Phone 0448 916 2 46.

For more information or a

Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

110 H erberton Rd, A TH E RTO N $ 329,000 E X CL U SI V E to Daimin K ochi Main Street Real E state 0448 916 246

DAIMIN KOCHI 0448 916 246

ACREAGE BLOCK WITH CREEK FRONTAGE • 6941m2 block located in Peeramon • Titled & ready for an immediate start • Surrounding countryside views • Town water & underground power • Covenants to protect your investment • 6km to Lake Eacham picnic/swimming area $259,000

A RARE FIND • Live an acreage lifestyle right in town • 2 living areas, modern kitchen, pantry • 5 good sized built-in bedrooms, spa ensuite • Outdoor entertaining area, inground pool • 14x7 solid & lockable shed (insulated) • 2.023 Ha block, backs onto state forest $575,000

SO MUCH SPACE INSIDE & OUT • Open plan modern kitchen & dining area • Large lounge, wood heater, 2nd family room • 6 bedrooms, ensuite, a/c & WIR in master • Undercover entertaining area, built-in bar • Large 4 bay steel shed, 6x6m workshop • Solar HWS, tandem carport, fenced yard $420,000

CLOSE TO AMENITIES • Quaint home on 760m2 allotment • Currently tenanted at $330 per week • Renovated kitchen, separate lounge • 4 bedrooms, 2 renovated bathrooms • 2 shadehouses, garden/storage shed • 6 x 9m lockable shed with power $320,000

A GOOD PLACE TO START • 1980’s steel framed kit home • Perfect step onto the property ladder • Plenty of room to renovate and grow • Functional kitchen, carpeted lounge • 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, garden shed • Huge backyard, 800m2 allotment $248,000

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Acreage so close to town

A RE you looki ng f or acreage without sacrificing location? Come take a gander at this uniq ue property we have ava ilable. Built in the 195 0’ s it has been the f amily home eve r since, but now it is time f or a new f amily to make their own memories here. This charm filled home f eatures large ve rsatile spaces around eve ry corner including; 4 bedrooms, massive ki tchen and dining area, open plan livi ng and a glorious sunroom expanding one side of the house. O utdoors you have a large concrete apron, great f or extra parki ng or f or the ki ds to ride their bike s plus the 5 bay

machinery shed has plenty of room to house all the toys. There is also an additional shed with bathroom and ki tchen. With rural land as your back neighbour this property has so much potential f or anyone who has the vi sion. This property is being marke ted under E xpressions of I nterest. E O I closes Thursday 15 th Ju ly 2021 at 12PM. Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

Expressions of Interest close 29th July, 12pm. All offers must be submitted in writing by date & time of closure. ATH23137846

For your inspection contact exclusive agent Suze y Whitb y at Ray White Atherton today on 043 8 090 3 06 for your inspection. V isit w w w .rayw hiteruralatherton.com.au/ATH 2 3 12 13 95

67- 79 Tate Rd, TO L G A E xpressions of I nterest E X CL U SI V E to Suze y Whitby Ray White A therton 0438 090 306

Atherton

22 Main Street, Atherton - Phone: 4091 7111 Margaret Black: Principal

HIGH CALIBRE, RED SOIL GRAZING Upper Barron • Set on 70.34 hectares / 173.8 acres* • 2 dams + creek • Cattle yards – easy access • 3 bedroom home with views • 2 bedroom guest cottage • Northerly & southerly views • Only 14 kilometres from Atherton Morgan Brennan 0407 730 450

All offers must be submitted in writing by date and time of closure. F inal vi ewing is this Saturday, Ju ly 10, 2021

6 WILLIAMS AVENUE Yungaburra • 5 bed, 3 bath – across 2 levels • Stunning industrial design • Large entertainment area • Lake frontage + views & pontoon EOI CLOSES TOMORROW! All offers must be submitted in writing by 12PM. Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

LAKE EACHAM ACREAGE Lake Eacham • Set on 2.25 hectares • Gently sloping, this vacant block provides the perfect canvas • Close proximity to Yungaburra • Lightly treed with power available • Book the builder today $350,000 ATH23146681 Morgan Brennan 0407 730 450

PACK YOUR BAGS & MOVE IN Malanda • Set on 2.5 acres* • 4 bedrooms – 2 with built-ins • Main bedroom with ensuite • Massive entertainment area • Solar panels • Easement to creek $555,000 ATH23138535 Suzey Whitby 0438 090 306

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Exceptional value in every way Contact Rino for all your Real Estate needs! M: 0427 779 086 E: rino@athertonrealty.com.au W: www.athertonrealty.com.au

E X CE PTI O NA L L Y large home, pool, entertaining area and huge shed. This slice of acreage not only offers positioning on an acre of land in sought after Wylandra state, but is the perf ect home f or f amily lif estyle with the opportunity to accommodate f amily members with the two bedroom self contained studio granny at. leverly designed to provi de priva cy between livi ng areas whether it be for children, guests or live-in parents, this home epitomize s modern family living combined with indulgent leve ls of entertainment areas. Choose between breezy outdoor livi ng spaces which include a stunning tropical sparkling in-ground pool with your very own wood fired pizza ove n, or relax in the

multiple indoor livi ng areas including the media room. A massive solid block shed incorporates extra high clearance and several storage options which would provi de a great base to run a business or house the toys. Features I nclude: • Master built spacious 4 Bedroom H ome with f ormal entry and multiple living areas • V ery generous ki tchen with walk-in pantry and direct access to the cold room • A dditional media/ f amily room 4 large bedrooms, master with nsuite, walk-in robe with other 3 bedrooms havi ng walk in robes ce with built in desk and shelvi ng • Separate sewing room • L arge laundry with built

www.athertonrealty.com.au

4091 1611

24 Main St Atherton LAKE VIEW TOWNHOUSE 31-19 Barron Street - $359,000

3 bedroom, 2 bathroom townhouse Fully furnished & equipped two level unit Balcony to master & patio to the living Secure parking for one car

Rino 0427 779 086

WEB ID: 331299

FAMILY PLEASER 2 Tardent Street - $465,000

4 bedrooms all with built-in cupboards Insulated 7.5m x 5m Colorbond shed Tiled outdoor entertaining Fully fenced

Collette 0419 733 712

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WEB ID: 730856

in and separate store room • F ully air conditioned through out • Resort style swimming pool with built in pizza ove n and access to shower and w/ c Two bedroom self contained studio granny at with f ront ve randa and direct access to pool area • V ery generous double lock up garage • Two street access with sealed concrete drive ways • Town water, bore and rain water tank with fixed under ground irrigation Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

SELLING?

Call now for a FREE MARKET APPRAISAL

UNIQUE 200HA TOLGA ACREAGE 483 Marnane Road - $1,800,000

200 hectares minutes from Tolga 4 brm home + 2 brm caretaker’s accom. Machinery shed and cattle yards Natural spring and established dams

Rino 0427 779 086

WEB ID: 768316

• 6 K W solar system • H uge solid block shed / work shop with phase power and separate drive way stablished raised vegetable garden beds ne acre 4000m2 corner L ot with immaculate land scaped gardens and lawns. A n exemplary property that will meet the needs of the buyer looking for something special and uniq ue. To arrange a private inspection, contact Exclusive mark eting agent, Rino G ava on 042 7 779 086. 9 G allo Dr, MA RE E BA $ 998,000 E X CL U SI V E to Rino G ava A therton Realty 0427 779 086

Rino Gava 0427 779 086 Collette Rowston 0419 733 712 NEW LISTING 13 Turnbull Drive - $199,000

1 acre block – Rangeview Town water + school bus Flat land with fruit trees Quiet cul-de-sac

Collette 0419 733 712

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Private, but convenient

E SCA PE to peace and q uiet but still take adva ntage of the conve nience of being only 3km s to H erberton town centre and a short drive to A therton. This cute 2 bedroom home sits on a 4.5 acre property with mountain and bushland vi ews backi ng onto the Wild Rive r. F eatures I nclude; • 2 generous size d bedrooms

• 1 spacious tiled bathroom – shower/ spa bath & toilet • O pen plan livi ng with tiles throughout • Well- appointed ki tchen with plenty of cupboard space & a f reestanding electric ove n • 1 bay carport • Rain water tank • Property backs onto the wild rive r givi ng access to a swimming hole

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• Small block shed • Partly f enced 4.5 acre property This home is currently tenanted please allow 24 hours’ notice f or inspections. Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

For further information or to arrange an inspection of this property, please call mark eting agent Raq uel at Sommerset Realty on 0408 983 879. 117 Syme Rd, H E RBE RTO N $ 310,000 Raq uel Cunzo lo Sommerset Realty 0408 983 879

What’s your proper ty wor th? Call Raquel today to find out!*

*Free No-obligation appraisal

Shop 1, 116 Main St, Atherton QLD, 4883

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Freehold opportunity with multiple incomes A F A NTA STI C opportunity f or a sav v y inv estor has just become av ailable in H erberton. The business offers its new owners the ability to make an income f rom no less than f our sources as well as owning the land and buildings that are on it. The service station offers a 24- hour automatic pay at machine f acility meaning you can mak e money in your sleep. Behind this there are 2 x mechanic work shops which are currently leased, and large industrial shed Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

currently used f or short- and long- term storage. O n top of all this there is a f ully renov ated home f eaturing 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, new ooring, fresh paint and brand- new k itchen and bathrooms. The under- house garage is currently being leased to a seat cov er manuf acturer as well. I f you w ould lik e to tak e advantage of this uniq ue opportunity call Alex Payne today on 0409 3 2 8 15 3 .

14- 16 Perki ns St, H E RBE RTO N Contact A gent A lex Payne L J H O O K E R A therton 0409 328 15 3

E L A S R O F

A private sanctuary enjoying river views

The H umpy Tolga is a retail grocery and nut store, w ith a reputation second to none. This business oﬀers farm fresh fruit and veg, nuts, a large range of gluten free, w heat free products, locally produced j ams, chutneys, sauces, teas and coﬀee, confectionery, gifts, and much more! • Established over 40 years enj oyed by locals & tourists • Trades 7 days per week with loyal staf f • Strong social m edia f ollowing • Excellent location on m ain road in and out of Atherton • The property itself is well suited f or expansion and/ or sub-division ( STCA) . Alternatively, consideration to build accom m odation • 2.13 ha ( 21300m 2) of prim e land • G ood inf rastructure - com m ercial building with ref rig erated cold room s, preparation room , storeroom , of e and amenities • 9 m X 9 m x 3m industrial m achinery shed, enclosed by two roller doors, and has 3 phase power A lar e br, double storey home with ranny at underneath, two carports, and two bathroom s

Owner is selling on a walk-in walk out basis, which includes all ﬁxtures, ﬁttings, equipment and stock

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SE T back and away f rom the road, this 3- bedroom block home has been perf ectly situated to take in the surrounding wonders that area has to offer. L ocated only 11 minutes f rom Rave nshoe and approx. 200 meters f rom the Millstream Rive r this home is well worth your inspection. The ki tchen boasts abundant cupboard space, large walk- in pantry, ample bench space and a dishwasher. A must in any home. O pen plan livi ng through ki tchen, dining, and livi ng room that extends through to the sunroom/ 2nd livi ng area. The home is tiled throughout, including the bedrooms and the entrance way. E nter-

taining is a breeze on the ve randa. Cyprus pine detailing adds a natural element to this already timeless build. The 2 - bay shed has plenty of space f or storage and tinke ring. The property is ve ry low maintenance and abundant in local wildlif e. O th er f eatures include: • 5 kw Solar Panel System • School bus route at the f ront of the property • 2 Bay shed and workshop Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

• Ceiling f ans through out • Water vi ews f rom the patio • V eranda • Septic and Town water • Water tank We could go on and on but we kn ow it is time f or you to have a look f or yourself . G ive M ichael a call from Tow n to Country Realty a call today on 0417 118 618 to organise your inspection.

349 Millstream Parade, MI L L STRE A M $ 449,000 Michael E nglish Town to Country Realty 0417 188 618

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A vision splendid and a joy to behold you can relax on the patio taking in the magnificent outlook to the hills, especially at sunset. ituated on an elevated allotment is this master built home with a spacious open plan living area and large windows to capture the views. There is ample bench and cupboard space including a pantry, and space for a dishwasher in the kitchen. The bathroom has an easy access shower, and there is a separate toilet in the laundry. The established gardens of easy care plantings compliment the exterior with a Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

paved drive to the remote controlled roller doors of the two car garage. ecurity screens are fitted to windows and doors for your peace of mind. ocated in close proximity to the high school this low maintenance home is constructed of clay brick that never needs painting. For more information, call Trisha Jack son at Professionals Atherton. Phone 4091 3 95 5 or 0419 183 3 145 anytime. To view more photos, visit athertonrealestate.com.au AT

T 4 ,000 Trisha ackson Professionals Atherton 041 1 145

Large dairy and grazing in Malanda APP IMAT Y 1 .5 A 41 . acres ome of the best gra ing country on titles and 1 water access title so close to Malanda. ed volcanic, Well grassed with improved tropical grasses , brachi , sataria, kikuyu and rye grass on the go and topped with Pinto peanut, glycine, creeping vigna in the legume range. aturally watered with 5 creeks. xtremely easy contour with good fertiliser history. This represents one of the larger aggregations of land in the area, is weed free and well-priced on a walk in walk out basis large list of machinery, tractors, mixing wagon, grain silos, water licenses, 4 travelling irrigators driven by 0 hp electric motor and pump, solar pump pumping up to a large water tank and

gravity to troughs, water access to all paddocks, teel cattle yards and under cover crush. The 4-bedroom omestead is positioned with views to die for, along with the 2 bedroom worker cottage on its own title. efinitely worth an inspection for the gra ier wanting to fatten cattle. arge dairy with outstanding views 4 Titles 1 .5 ha 4 bedroom home 2 bedroom workers cottage Address: Price: Agent: Contact:

ood fencing ane ways 4 x Travelling irrigators Three water licenses ive creeks and dam Plunge dip olar pump in creek pumping to water tank 10 aside swing over herringbone dairy teel cattle yards and under cover crush arge list of machinery For more information, or to b ook your private inspection, call D arren 042 9 977 675 at Tab lelands.com & M alanda Real Estate.

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ACROSS 7. A shrubby A sian tree bearing f ruits which resemble large lemons. 8. Physically or mentally demanding. 9. Study intensiv ely ov er a short period of time just bef ore an examination. 10. it new or different strings to a musical instrument or sports rack et. 11. Resembling a pig, especially in being unpleasant. 13 . A man’ s broad silk neck tie.

DOWN 1. E ach in a series of rows or lev els of a structure placed one abov e the other. 2 . The state of being the firstborn child. 3 . The action or f act of going in or entering; the capacity or right of entrance. 4. A secret store of something. 5 . A style of painting, music, or drama in which the artist seek s to express the inner world of emotion rather than external reality. 6. I ntermittently. 12 . Put or k eep in prison or a place lik e a prison. 14. Mak e a sof t suck ing sound such as that made by treading heav ily through mud. 17. A minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many f rom which an image is composed. 2 0. Past and past participle of send.

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Aries

March 21 to April 20

Mingle with those who hav e similar interests, and you should be able to start something. L uck is with you. You can make a difference if you offer your help at f unctions that inv olv e children.

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Method

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April 21 to May 21

Y ou should get into some of those creativ e hobbies that you always said you wanted to do. Y our talents are lik ely to be discov ered. Tak e a break you can finally mend any disputes on the home f ront.

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Y ou may be more emotional than usual. Y ou can sort out any differences you have in an amiable manner. Be caref ul that you don’ t spend too much time with a person belonging to someone else.

Do your chores and get on with the things you enjoy doing. G et busy putting your place in order. Try to channel your energy into prof essional endeav ors.

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Dec 22 to Jan 20

Y ou hav en’ t been totally honest with yourself and it’ s time to rev iew your motiv es. A lthough it does look promising, be caref ul not to ov erextend yourself or you will lose in the long run.

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May 22 to June 21

O pportunities f or romance will dev elop through group endeav ors. I t’ s time to mak e prof essional changes. U se your added discipline to get what you want.

L eo

July 23 to Aug 22

Talk to people who can giv e you important k nowledge. Y ou need to mak e changes that will raise your self esteem, such as a new hairstyle or a new image.

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Nov 23 to Dec 21 G et inv olv ed in creativ e projects that could turn into moneymak ing v entures. Y ou may need the space. A n older member of your f amily may hav e lef t you with a pressing situation.

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A ccept the inev itable. Y ou will not impress others by being f oolishly generous. Y our dedication and f ortitude when dealing with humanitarian groups will enhance your reputation.

Y our input into their activ ities will help bring you closer together. Y ou will be able to talk to your lov er about f uture goals and perhaps mak e plans f or the two of you to tak e a v acation.

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9.02.1961 ~ 9.07.2020 Loss leaves heartache no one can heal, Memories are treasures no one can steal. They say in time you do forget, To some that may be true. But never a day goes by, That we do not think of you. Always loved & missed, Stella, Deb, Chloe, Jamie, Marlee, Sadie, Rick, Beaudeane, Wylie, Jai, Jess & Cheyne.

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Late of Atherton. Passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on the 1st of July, 2021. Aged 72 years. Beloved Wife of Giulio. Loving Mother, Mother-inLaw and Nonna of Frank, Catherine, Lydia and their families. Loved Sister of Tony, Vincenza and Sam. Relatives and friends of Maria are respectfully invited to attend her funeral which is appointed to move from St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mabel Street, Atherton on Friday 9th July, 2021 after a service commencing at 10.30am for interment in the Atherton cemetery. Due to COVID restrictions, a maximum of 200 people may attend this service. If you wish to attend the funeral service, please register with Lydia on 0402 982 525.

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S PORT RESULTS • RESULTS R A V E N SH O E G O L F N O T E S hat great conditions the weather gods turned on for the Open weekend at avenshoe Millstream Country Club. Saturday saw a foggy start with early players having to hit and hope for the first couple of holes. unday was cool and overcast but fine weather returned later in the day. Overall winners for the weekend rade en ieter rinsloo ross and aul oyle ett rade omen rudence right ross and Tarnia right ett. rade en Tom ymonds ross and hane oper ett. rade adies Jessie alker ross and orae adru ett. rade en eter Johnston ross and eg wyer ett. rade omen Jane Taylor ross and aroline oper N ett. Senior Men was won by . hatillon. enior adies auline hitehouse. Junior oys atty roves - ochow and Junior irls by rudence right. aily pri es were awarded as follows aturday en aul oyle and atthy roves- ochow en aryl alker and hane oper en on adru and eg wyer . omen rudence right and auline hitehouse omen Jessie alker and orae adru . omen Jane Taylor and awn Irvine . atty won the T . unday en ieter rinsloo and eter hatillon en ary Thompson and ain mith en rant ebster and eg wyer . omen rudence right and Tarnia right omen Jessie aler and orae adru omen Jane Taylor and araline oper . T s were won by eter raser, avin mith, licia nglish and arae adru. R A V E N SH O E / MT G A R N E T R IFL E C L U B July Overcast morning in avenshoe with calm winds. esults for double yds are as follow tandard – . ilson . , . ilson . . Open . andilands . T – J. ouseham . , . llman

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MA R E E B A B O W L S June odeo festival mi ed triples results and the winners are rown e en itson. up adorin J arnes rady.hursday st of July mi ed jack pot pairs winners rema ynne. Sunday 4 July Rodeo mixed triples results and the winners are st rema oda ynne, nd Tiraboschi idwell Tiraboschi, rd J rnold ayne re e, th es ddie aul. A T H E R T O N G O L FC L U B ednesday ole edley Stableford was won, in wet weather, by hil enricks with pts on a countback to ave Morrison. Thursday ladies played a stroke event sponsored by teventon. inning on nett was el ensini and runner-up on a countback was erry illiamson on nett. inner loyd Jones caddie pts visiting from owes ay . u-up up pts, rd eathook pts. aturday onthly medal, sponsored by Tableland umps ipes ural, was hotly contested by ladies. inning with another terrific score was el ensini with nett, r up also went to erry illiamson with nett and rd was am uck with nett. in shots went to ichelle earsall, ee Jierasak, orraine oolan and eather eaven. east putts went to erry with a great putts. edal winner for the nd time in months hris c larty nett. -grade winner Jenko nett from Jamie c oughlin nett. -grade winner Ian Toward nett,from cotty hybird nett. -grade winner ichael an- uylenburg nett from ark Johnson nett T s . c larty, Irish, . lynn, tevo. est ross . enricks nett. unday tableford, sponsored by Tableland Top eats was won by John unne with pts, runner up hil enricks on pts. Third on pts was Tom igor on a countback to athan ay.

Brady bowls her way to victory MAREEB A bowls enthusiast Sue B rady has won her first ever ustralian Open after competing on the old oast over the last weekend of June. The ustralian Open is the biggest bowls competition in ustralia and even attracts players from outside the country to participate. Teams from all around the country nominated themselves to compete this year in a series of different divisions and age groups. ue and her doubles partner had been paired up before and retuned unsuccessful, however this year they gelled well and took home gold in the Over- s omen’s airs. “ e beat the defending champions from two years ago,” ue said. “I have been away for this competition uite often and have never won. “ ow we will be looking to return next year to defend our title.” ue felt very proud to have won considering it was a tough match against the defending champions. “ e led most of the way e cept for the th end where they got in front by one,” ue said. It was all up to ue on her last bowl to secure the victory where she dragged the jack and secured two points to win the game. CH AM PI O N: M areeb a b ow ls club memb er Sue Brady has returned from the Australian O pen a champion after w inning the O ver-60s Women’ s Pairs division.

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S PORT D eacon Pastoral H ouse L eaders, Cody and D anae.

Record b reak er Ryan Johnston in the high j ump. Ryan set a new record of 1.81 metres.

T last day of term two ended on a high for t tephen s atholic College in Mareeba. The annual sports carnival saw Deacon house take out the win, closely followed by uluridji in second, c uley in third and Augustine in fourth. any records were broken throughout the carnival, with open boys icholas ogale

breaking the metre sprints, Tonia-Marie Rantucci taki ng out the open girls metre sprint and ed onovan taking out boys metre race. One of the most memorable moments included yan Johnston, who broke the high jump record, with his new record starting at 1.81 metres and beating the old record of 1.76m .

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D ivision 1 w inners – Carl’ s Casino Royals: Paul L ank ester, H erold Prins, Callum G ale and Carl M artens.

SHORTL Y following the end of their singles season, Mareeba Tennis’s doubles season has come to close with the winners of each division being crowned. The finals were played on Thursday, June with a host of uality players putting it all on the line to see who would emerge victorious. In division 1 the contest between arl’s asino oyals and Chris’s Chariots of F ire was a close one with Carl’s team just scraping by with the win. ivision was won by Matt’s Magnolias defeating V eronique’s V ertigos while division 3 saw Rani’s Resevoir

ogs defeat Jaime’s Jaws after ualifying in fourth place. layers player awards went to Cue Tokor ahi in division 1, ichael oskin for division and K atie greening getting division 3, the P hil Carr award for the most social player was awarded to Alan P rice. or any new or old tennis players wanting to join in on the fun next season, grading nights will be free and held over the coming weeks . V isit the Mareeba Tennis lubs website or facebook page for more information and contact details.

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S PORT Three from three for Gators

THE areeba ladiators have added another win under their belt after putting the angaroos down in their 20-18 win at avies ark. The ladiators opened up the score uickly with haun tephens running over the line within the first five minutes. The oos were kept uiet for the majority of the first half

before they knocked one down minutes before half time. The two teams then became lock ed in a struggle with neither side able to break through the others defenses. uick penalty slotted by Tre man anjo put the ladiators up - before Tre man took the ball himself shortly after, stepping around the

oos fullback to give areeba their second try. The Roos were certainly feeling the pressure with mistakes becoming more and more prevalent. onny ea was ne t in line for a try as he put another one down just after the half pushing the gators to a healthy lead. The oos picked up their

game as they felt the final whistle coming, turning up the heat and putting two more try’s down in uick succession. In the end it was not enough as the ladiators managed to hold the Roos out and run out the clock giving them the win. aptain oach Trent arnard said that despite another close game he was happy with

the teams performance. “Credit to the boys we have been ripping and getting so close like I’ve been saying the past month or so,” he said. “The boys keep showing up they keep turning up for the club and the community. “Tonight finally the ball bounced our way and it could have gone either way.”

Bulls pull out 3-2 win

Nathan Curcio scores the Roosters second try at mithﬁeld on unday.

Knights come from behind to claim win THE Ivanhoes K nights have delivered a grinding 16 -12 win over the Atherton Roosters in their Cairns District Rugby eague first grade premiership match played at mithfield on unday. It was a physical confron-

tation between two teams that defended well with Ivanhoes coming from behind to nail their victory at the th minute. therton led - midway through the first session after tries to Ty G rogan and N athan urcio. Ivanhoes replied with

In a hat trick day, the ladiators won all three grades with eserves dominating their game winning - and nder ’s won - . The G ladiators now have a well deserved rest over the areeba odeo weekend before playing the oosters on aturday, July at ungalli tadium in therton.

two unconverted tries after finding the oosters defence short out wide and it was the Roosters leading - for the halftime break. The restart saw the Roosters involved in a couple controversial rulings that could of

helped them put their stamp on the match as they pressured the Ivanhoes line. An Ivanhoes try at the 5 5 th minute locked the score up at all and this looked to lift the homesides energy. well placed k ick and a strong chase resulted

in the Ivanhoes winning try. The Roosters under 18 side remain well in the finals race after defeating ladder leaders Ivanhoes - . Ivanhoes won the reserve grade 6 0-4 and the ladies game - . This aturday the oosters play in ossman.

THE areeba ulls remier ens side has reset and hit back after their recent loss to dge ill beating the Innisfail utters - in their match up on aturday. ith a home field advantage, the ulls looked to reset and perform in front of their supportive home crowd. n advantage which proved useful as they managed to stifle Innisfail and restrict them to just two goals. The adies remier side had another overwhelming win as they kept Innisfail to just one goal while they managed to rack up five. This score has been keeping in form with the ladies as they continue a dominating performance across the region. The areeba ulls now have the odeo weekend off to recover.

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S PORT Tandia crowned Queensland Muay Thai champion L I FETI M E M EM BERSH I P: L aura Turf Club President G raham L ove aw arding Carmen Williams w ith a lifetime memb ership to the club . PH O TO BY PETER RO Y .

Honour of a lifetime for club stalwart

SU CCESS: Tandia Singleton has b ecome Q ueensland’ s second M uay Thai Australia Champion after w inning her recent featherw eight match up.

BY RH Y S TH O M AS DESP ITE only stepping into the ring just over a year ago, Tandia Singleton has become Q ueensland’s second ever Muay Thai Australia (MTA) Champion after winning the recent F eatherweight Titles. The titles were held at a newly constructed hall at Cairns State High School on Thursday, June 24 with Tandia mak ing the trip down the hill to compete. B eing the number one fighter in her weight divi-

sion Tandia had to go headto-head with Q ueensland’s number two in a fierce contest. “I was really nervous especially with it being a fiveround fight, it was more than what I was used to,” Tandia said. “B y the fourth round I was ‘I don’t want to do this anymore’ but I just told myself to k eep going. “I managed to get through and really started to turn it up in the fourth and fifth rounds.”

Tandia trains with B lack Dog Muay Thai in Mareeba, a gym that has shown it provides quality over quantity. The 28 -year-old only started practicing Muay Thai with the gym two years ago to get fit and after just si months of training she found herself in the ring. “I was nervous for my first fight but I just wanted to give it a try,” Tandia said. “I’m not a violent person at all so it was certainly a different e perience. “Once I get in the ring

it’s different, I just get in the z one.” N ow sporting a record of eight wins and two losses Tandia never thought she would be in this position, taking every fight that was offered to her “I just thought I’d just give it a go each time.” That eager attitude and a relentless heart filled approach to her training has led her to become Q ueensland’s second ever MTA Champion, a title she will fight fist and elbow to defend.

AF TER more than decade of dedication to the L aura Turf Club, one of the club’s most valued and respected members, Carmen Williams has been awarded a lifetime membership. Carmen was surprised with her new lifetime membership honour at the L aura Races held at the Mareeba Turf Club on Saturday, June 26. It was Carmen’s years of commitment and passion for the L aura Races and know ledge of country racing that saw her presented with a life membership. L aura Turf Club P resident G raham L ove said that Carmen has been an integral part of the club for many years. “Carmen was tied up with the turf club well and truly before my time,” he said. “ er and her e -husband were paramount in ke eping the club going over the years. “If anyone new came along she was always there to hand over and pass on her know ledge.” Secretary and treasurer were just some of the positions that Carmen has held over her 13

years at the turf club. In 2008 the L aura Turf Club was in dire need of volunteers, Carmen answered the call and has never looke d back as she continues to provide invaluable support to the club. armen landed an e ecutive role shortly after and has remained on the committee ever since, enjoying every single race meet she was a part of. “It’s just a great weeke nd and every race meeting is memorable,” she said. “I was blown away to receive the life membership badge, it means the world to me. “Y ou start doing these things and you don’t ever think you would get something like a life membership so I was really chuffed and humbled.” Carmen now has plans to tick a couple of very special things off her bucket list while travelling around with her partner in their RV . She plans on visiting the birthplaces of her mother and father, areas that were often spoke n about fondly by her parents.

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