Moreton Border News - 26th June 2026

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BLACK stallion, King of Spades, turned heads and broke hearts at Kalbar Show over the weekend. He impressed the judges too, and was awarded Supreme Stallion of the Show. King of Spades is owned by Casey Armstrong from Ebenezer and his handler at the show was Tia Adams.

Feeling chilly in the longest night

By LARA HART

RESIDENTS across the western outskirts of Ipswich have officially experienced the shortest day and longest night of the year, with the annual winter solstice marking a quiet but significant turning point in the seasons across Queensland.

The winter solstice occurred over the weekend as the Southern Hemisphere reached the moment when the Earth tilted furthest away from the sun, bringing the least amount of daylight for the entire year.

While it may sound like a complex astronomical event, the science behind it is surprisingly simple.

Think of the Earth as a spinning top travelling around the sun.

Rather than spinning perfectly upright, Earth sits on a slight angle, about 23.5 degrees. Throughout the year, that tilt changes how much sunlight different parts of the planet receive.

During June, countries in the Southern Hemisphere, including Australia, are tilted slightly away from the sun and that means

shorter days, cooler mornings and longer nights.

It also brought sunrise a little later and sunset earlier than at any other point during the year.

Locals may have noticed the difference without realising the cause.

The sun has been setting earlier in recent weeks, paddocks have stayed shaded for longer in the mornings, and the crisp winter chill has lingered well into the day.

But while the winter solstice marks the darkest point of the year, it also signals a change in direction.

From now on, daylight hours will begin slowly increasing day by day.

The change is gradual, only a minute or two at first, but from here the days steadily become longer as the region moves toward spring and eventually summer.

SCHOOL Holidays are here and we have been looking at the free and low-cost activities on offer.

Truckies and their supporters will be dismayed by news out of Gatton that the iconic Lights on the Hill Memorial Convoy will not go ahead this year, given ongoing financial pressure in the transport industry. Still the memorial at Lake Apex Park, will remain and alternative activities will be staged.

The Rosewood District Lutheran Parish has farewelled Pastor Andrew Schulz, who has delivered his final service at Minden.

At last weekend’s Ipswich Cup, race-loving local journalist Peter Foley sheard from the winning jockey, Emily Lang, about her journey into the winners circle.

On page 10, Wendy Creighton has the story of the Rosewood to Marburg railway line (built to haul sugar cane, among other things).

And the winter solstice has already arrived, so rug up.

- Cameron Thompson

Pastor Schulz retires from Lutheran Parish

By LARA HART

THE Rosewood District Lutheran Parish farewelled a much-loved leaderovertheweekend,withPastor Andrew Schulz delivering his final service before officially retiring after eight years of dedicated ministry to the local community.

Pastor Schulz’s final service was held at Zion Lutheran Church Minden, marking the close of a significant chapter not only for the church but for the wider Rosewood district, where his presence has been deeply valued by parishioners across the region.

His retirement also signals a notable shift for the local community, with the Rosewood area now left without any resident ministers — meaning there are currently no pastors or priests living locally.

Throughout his eight years, Pastor Schulz was known for his approachable nature, strong faith leadership and genuine care for the people he served.

Congregation member and church elder Norm Kerle said the pastor was respected and deeply appreciated.

“Over the eight years he has really become part of the community, and naturally it will be a significant change for many people now that he has retired,” he said.

While the parish begins the search for a new minister, Mr Kerle will help guide the congre-

gation through the transition period, stepping in to ensure worship continues uninterrupted.

Importantly, the church remains committed to maintaining a local ministry presence, with a residence in Rosewood already owned by the church and ready for the eventual appointment of a new minister.

The hope among parish members is that a new pastor will be found in the near future and once

again provide the district with a resident faith leader.

For many parishioners, however,thisweekhasbeenlessabout what comes next and more about recognising Pastor Schulz’s years of service and the impact he has had through baptisms, weddings, funerals and weekly worship.

His final service was marked with gratitude and reflection, as the congregation gathered to thank him.

Essentials made ready to aid locals in need

By LARA HART

AS cost-of-living pressures mount, the Rosewood community has stepped up to ensure its residents have access to everyday essentials.

The Rosewood Community Centre has a practical support initiative that focuses dental and personal hygiene.

The project is designed so that community members and local businesses can support others in the community.

The simple philosophy behind

the boxes captures the spirit of the initiative:

“Take what you need and give what you can,” community worker Tia Lancaster said.

Foote’s Pharmacy Walloon added a variety of essential items including shampoo, conditioner, soap, deodorant and wet wipes.

Ongoing donations come in from Rosewood Dental, Walloon Dental, Rosewood State School, MP Wendy Bourne, Share the Dignity, and many generous individuals.

“Cost of living pressures are

continuing to affect households right across our community, and for some families, even basic everyday necessities can become difficult to prioritise,” Ms Lancaster said.

“We know that maintaining good hygiene is essential for overall health and wellbeing, so being able to provide these items free of charge is one way we can support people who may be doing it tough.”

The packs are now available at the Rosewood Community Centre, Laundromat, and CWA Hall.

Spark Festival, plenty more in school break

SCHOOL Holidays are here and families have access to a range of free and low-cost activities to choose from.

These school holidays, Ipswich Art Gallery is offering IAG Kids: LightPlay, an immersive, hands-on experience where children explore light, colour and shadowthroughplay,experimentation and discovery.

SPARK Ipswich Arts Festival returns from 8 to 12 July 2026.

Explore interactive installations, live music, street theatre, hands-on experiences and exhibitions that will SPARK your curiosity.

Put on your Sunday best and go bowling, thanks to the General Public’s School Holidays Fun Pack.

For $29.00 per person enjoy a game of bowling, and get a $25.00 game card to keep the good times rolling.

Over at Springfield, Vapiano’s popular kids’ pizza making classes return.

In a one-hour class, Kids can learn how to knead dough, how to top their pizzas and send them to the oven

Queens Park Environmental Education Centre is home to the EnviroArt in the Park:

The free event invites you to explore native plant and animal specimens through various art mediums.

The centre will also host three art workshops.

On Wednesday 8 July kids can take part in a workshop where they learn to create a radio segment.

If all goes well, you could be

Families have access to a range of free and low-cost activities to choose from.

one of the key hosts during a pop-up live broadcast at Nicholas Street Precinct on Friday 10 July.

Teenagers can take part in Jewellery Workshops, hosted by It*s Material in the Ipswich Art Workshop.

The events are great for beginners and intermediate makers and no experience is required.

Elsewhere, Little Day Out will be popular with the little ones, while Brothers Ipswich will host a Kids School

Holiday Extravaganza.

See a special visit from Kip the Kangaroo, an exciting reptile show presented by True Blue Reptiles, and a live magic show with Magic Pete.

Want to feel connected and explore nature?

Thanks to the free educational mobile gaming app Agents of Discovery, visit White Rock –Spring Mountain Conservation Estate (Paperbark Flats entry) to play a special Mission that ex-

plores this Enviroplan conservation area.

Complete the Mission and you take home some Aussie Explorer prize packs and a VIP tour of Ipswich Nature Centre with lunch.

Feeling adventurous? Head to an array of bike trails, Ipswich parks or ride the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail from Ipswich to Fernvale.

These Winter school holidays, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

Rosewood block targeted for housing estate

By WENDY CREIGHTON

PLANS for a new housing estate on the south eastern edge of Rosewood are currently under review by the Ipswich City town planners.

Town planning agents for developer, Han Duong, lodged an application late last month to subdivide a 4ha greenfield property at 150 Nielsen Road.

The eastern border of the property runs along the outer edge of the town’s urban footprint as defined in the council’s Planning Scheme.

Thehousingestateisproposed to break up the property into 63 allotments as well as an internal loop road and a nine metre wide stormwater channel along the length of the northern boundary.

Of the 63 allotments, the 10 largest allotments at 653sqm are proposed for duplex dwellings.

The remaining allotments are planned to range in size from 384sqm to 458sqm.

An adjoining 23.5ha rural property at 176 Nielsen Road also forms part of the development.

Under the proposal, a portion of that property would be subdivided off along the shared eastern boundary to become the designated stormwater detention basin servicing the housing estate.

Town planning agents for the developer have argued that the overall development proposal

is code assessible as 150 Nielsen Road is zoned low density residential.

“The proposed development provides for a residential density that is directly responsive to regional and local policy directions to make efficient use of welllocated land to support housing supply and diversity,” it was noted in the application.

“The proposed subdivision

will result in the creation of 63 residential allotments, which will range in area from 384sqm to 653sqm, including ten allotments identified to be ultimately improved by a Dual occupancy.

“The proposed development has the capacity to deliver 73 residential dwellings, at a density of approximately 18 dwellings per hectare, in alignment with current practice in greenfield developments.”

RAMBLINGS

Lara probes the dark side of nursery rhymes

By LARA HART

THERE comes a point in every parent’s life when, around 2:43am, while pacing the hallway with a screaming infant draped over one shoulder, they find themselves quietly humming Rock-a-bye Baby.

It’s comforting and familiar because generations have sung it.

It is a lullaby - the very soundtrack of childhood innocence.

But then, perhaps through sheer sleep deprivation, a horrifying thought emerges.

Hang on a minute… why exactly is the baby in a tree?

And more importantly, why are we calmly singing about the inevitable moment the branch snaps and sends said infant plummeting earthward?

Welcome to the delightfully disturbing world of children’s songs, those seemingly innocent tunes that, when examined for more than seven seconds, reveal themselves to be little musical crime scenes passed down through generations.

Take Rock-a-bye Baby, arguably one of the most questionable bedtime songs ever written.

Historians have spent centuries debating its origins, some suggesting it was from 17th century England and described the fall of King James II.

Others suggest early settlers saw Native American mothers placing babies in birch bark cradles hanging from tree branches.

But wait because it gets worse.

Consider Ring Around the Rosie, that cheerful playground staple involving children skip-

So generations of our children aren’t sympathising with a clumsy breakfast item, but with military artillery and a catastrophic battlefield failure.

Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary wasn’t a gardening song either, butthetaleQueenMaryIofEngland, (Bloody Mary), notorious for persecuting Protestants.

ping in circles before dramatically collapsing on the grass.

It’s said to describe the Black Plague of the 1600s.

“Ring around the rosie” — the rash.

“Pocket full of posies” — flowers used to ward off disease.

“A-tishoo, a-tishoo” — sneezing.

“We all fall down” — death.

Nothing says carefree childhood like re-enacting a medieval pandemic between lunch and afternoon tea.

Scholars dispute whether the plague connection is accurate.

But once you’ve heard it,you know that kindergarten class is unknowingly performing interpretive epidemiology.

Then there are the Three Blind Mice.

Three visually impaired rodents run around enthusiastically, until the verse where the farmer’s wife cuts off their tails

with a carving knife.

I may be old-fashioned, but how did this became standard nursery material.

Imagine pitching that today.

“Right, Margaret, I’ve written a lovely little tune for toddlers.

“It’s got rhythm, repetition, and a violent rodent mutilation scene.”

“Brilliant, Lara, the children will adore it.”

Don’toverlookLondonBridge is Falling Down.

A simple construction song?

No, various historians point to Viking attacks, structural collapse, or the medieval belief that human sacrifices were buried in bridge foundations to strengthen them.

Then - Humpty Dumpty.

We were told Humpty was an egg, but the rhyme doesn’t say so.

Again the historians who say Humpty Dumpty was a cannon from the English Civil War.

“Silver bells” and “cockle shells” were not to garden ornaments, but instruments of torture.

Going Round the Mulberry Bush isn’t safe either.

Apparently female prisoners at Wakefield Prison exercised around a mulberry tree.

Imagine discovering your toddler is singing about a life in prison.

It rather changes the mood at playgroup.

It seems our ancestors had vastly different ideas about childhood entertainment.

Modern parenting books promote calm routines, emotional validation, and secure attachment.

Our forebears preferred plague outbreaks, falling infants, battlefield destruction, imprisonment, decapitation, and rodent dismemberment.

Character building, I suppose.

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‘Lights on the Hill’ convoy called off for 2026

By JESSE HAMILTON

GATTON’S iconic Lights on the Hill Memorial Convoy will not go ahead in 2026, with organisers making the difficult decision to cancel the Saturday truck convoy due to ongoing financial pressure on the transport industry.

The annual event, a staple on the Lockyer Valley calendar and traditionally held each October since 2005, will still hold its Sunday memorial service at Lake Apex Park in Gatton, where more than 1200 names are now honoured on the memorial wall.

Organisers said the decision was made to protect trucking operators during challenging economic conditions.

President of Lights on the Hill Trucking Memorial, Tim Lowien, said the choice was not made lightly.

“There was a lot of deliberation to come to this choice but after talking to a lot of the trucking community and the current eco-

For the annual Lights on the Hill Memorial Convoy, trucks travel from across Queensland, with the main convoy departures traditionally starting in Brisbane and Toowoomba before converging at Gatton.

nomic times that we’re living in, we think that an event like this is just going to put too much pressure on the transport industry.

“It is devastating for all of us, but the thing is that if we have an event and we don’t pull it off it might not be an event that lives

on for generations to come like we hope.”

Organisers said the format of the weekend will be reviewed, with hopes the convoy could return in 2027.

State Member for Lockyer Jim McDonald said he had consulted

with the committee following their decision and supported their position.

“I spoke at length with the Lights on the Hill executive committee about the decision for this year’s memorial weekend and convoy,” Mr McDonald said.

“They were thoughtful and considered when making this decision.

“The weekend culminates in Sunday’s memorial service and importantly, this service is still going ahead.

Lights on the Hill has grown into a major Queensland trucking memorial, drawing convoys from across the state, traditionally departing from Brisbane and Toowoomba before converging at Gatton.

It honours truck and coach drivers and transport workers who have lost their lives on the road, with families and industry members gathering each year in remembrance.

Locals join in the competition at Kalbar show

By LARA HART

THE 2026 Kalbar Show attracted quality competitors and exhibitors from Ipswich.

Among them were Mount WalkermanNormeKerleandone of his antique blue Ford 4000 tractors.

Another Mount Walker local who her best foot forward was Gabby Stokes with Clear View Honey.

Gabby has been active on the show circuit, presenting her Clear View stud to judges.

Also collecting accolades was Casey Armstrong and her stallion King of Spades from Ebenezer.

King of Spades was awarded Supreme Stallion of the Show and his handler in the arena was Tia Adams.

Overall, the show was hailed a major success, with record crowds flocking to the Kalbar Showgrounds over the weekend to enjoy a packed program of entertainment, rides and family-

De-Anne Palmer from Gleneagle is pulled by Tara Park Miss Dior who was entered in the Shetland Carriage Classes. (Lara Hart: 560853)

friendly activities.

Show president Neil Goetsch said one of the biggest factors behind the event’s growing popularity was the decision to keep entry to the show completely free, allowing families to enjoy a day out without the burden of expensive gate fees.

Parents who wanted to add extra excitement for their children were able to purchase unlimited ride armbands for just $35, a move that proved hugely popular

throughout the weekend.

“We sold approximately 600 ride armbands this year, which was fantastic,” Mr Goetsch said.

This year’s show also featured an expanded carnival ride section, with more attractions specifically aimed at older children and teenagers aged between 12 and 16.

“We recognised there was an opportunity to cater more towards that older age group, so we brought in more rides that suited them, and the response has been

really positive,” he said.

Beyond the rides, families were treated to a variety of free entertainment options throughout the weekend, including interactive puppet performances and a crowd-favourite dinosaur show that kept younger visitors entertained for hours.

Mr Goetsch said attendance numbers had continued to grow steadily year after year, with the Kalbar Show cementing its place as one of the region’s most family friendly events.

“The numbers have definitely increased year on year,” he said.

Army plumber joins Manus Is ADF project

WHEN the call went out for help to build a forward operating base as part of a joint training exercise in Papua New Guinea late last year, Corporal Corey Millwood was quick to volunteer.

The Ipswich-based Army Plumber, of 6th Engineer Support Regiment, was already in PNG on deployment to Manus Island as part of Exercise Wantok Warrior, tasked with demolishing outdated infrastructure at the Lombrum Naval Base.

“Exercises like Wantok Warrior are an excellent opportunity,” Corporal Millwood said.

“It gets the guys out and on the tools, letting you get hands-on in a different environment to what we’re used to in Australia.”

Before joining Army, Corporal Millwood started a plumbing apprenticeship in his home town of Ipswich, but left before becoming qualified, deciding to enlist to experience something different.

The 32-year-old, who is post-

ed to RAAF Base Amberley, has been in the ADF for the past 13 years, initially enlisting in the Royal Australian Armoured Corps before transferring three years ago to the Royal Australian Engineers to revisit plumbing.

“Armoured Corps was the complete opposite to being a plumber,” Corporal Millwood said.

“But after nine years in a combat corps I was older and a lot more mature and realised having a trade was important.

After completing the transfer, Corporal Millwood did 15 months training at Latchford Barracks in Albury-Wodonga.

As a section commander managing a team of plumbers, carpenters and electricians on Manus Island, he contributed to the largest security infrastructure project delivered by Australia in the Pacific.

Lombrum Naval Base officially reopened last year following an

extensive redevelopment - a joint initiative between Port Moresby and Canberra to help PNG improve its border security and protect its marine resources.

“Due to the fact there are very few plumbers in the Army, there are a lot of opportunities for deployments like this,”Corporal Millwood said.

Work on Manus Island included helping build a canteen at a local school.

“We do tasks of opportunity working in the community,” Corporal Millwood said. “We spent a lot of time interacting with the locals.”

The 6ESR contribution to Wantok Warrior focused on constructing critical infrastructure for more than 100 Australian and PNGDF soldiers training out of Igam Barracks.

“Being able to be the person that provides those services feels pretty good,” he said.

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Wednesday 1 July | 9.00 am – 11.00 am

Walloon CWA Hall, 534 Karrabin Rosewood Road, Walloon Join us at the RADSc Walloon Community Pop Up Hub

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Marburg Community Centre, 110 Queen Street, Marburg Join us at the RADSc Marburg Community Pop Up Hub

Monday 13 July | 9.00 am – 11.00 am

Rosewood Library, Event Space, Level 1, 15 Railway Street, Rosewood

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Marburg railway: gambling on coal and cane

By WENDY CREIGHTON

IT was a gamble.

A short stretch of new rail line through farming country with its terminus in a small rural town.

But the newly anointed Minister for Railways, Walter Paget, had been lobbying his Legislative Assembly colleagues for over a year.

In the last sitting of parliament before Christmas in 1909, the Minister packaged his proposed construction of a nine mile (14.4km) branch line from Rosewood to Marburg with another larger railway project.

Both were approved.

The purse strings were loosened to the tune of around £48,000 (construction and rolling stock).

Wally Paget was a convincing speaker and a smart politician. And since the early 1880s, parliamentarians had been receiving deputations from farmers and notables from the Marburg district about the need for a branch line, including a push to connect Marburg with the Walloon railway station, Mt Esk and the Brisbane Valley line. It was all to address delays in getting produce and sugarcane to market in

wet weather along rough bush tracks - and also to service the coal mines.

By 1909, the proposed route had changed to link Rosewood and Marburg.

In a Railway Commissioner’s report, Minister Paget said: “The sugar industry is firmly established, and other lines of agricultural produce might be expected to be grown in considerable quantities, while one colliery was doing a fair amount of trade, although the coal had to be carted to Rosewood.

“Such a short line was necessarily expensive to work in comparison with longer lines, but it was considered there was a fair prospectofthelinepayingitsway within a reasonable period.”

The branch line was open to traffic on December 18, 1911 and was officially opened by Minister Paget in heatwave conditions on Friday, January 26.

A drought which began in 1910 went unrelieved by the normal summer rains in1911 and 1912 and on opening day, smoke from bushfires hung in the air. The opening was attended by a huge crowd and the Minister gave the nod to the names of the new stations,

some no more than sidings.

The first was North Rosewood, little more than a stopping place with a shed. Next was Perry’s Knob, named in honour of the hill above it which commemorated an early settler farming family.

Then came five stations and sidings with names from the languages of the Aboriginal people.

The first beyond Perry’s Knob was Cabanda – variously described as meaning ‘scrub house’, ‘scrub camp’ and ‘our home’. Then came Kunkula – a place of running fresh water, Tallegalla –scrub turkey and Birru – a plain, with no timber.

Malabar was the last stop before reaching Marburg.

Although the branch line was finally closed in its entirety in 1979, Malabar and Birru remain today as the names of rural districts.

While Birru followed the Department of Railways naming tradition, Malabar seems to be a name out of place.

Indirectly, it comes from the epicentre of the ancient spice route which traversed the Malabar Coast along the south-western edge of India, the primary source of black pepper, nutmeg,

cloves and cardamon.

It was also the primary source of the variety of sugarcane known as Malabar.

Malabar replaced the types of sugarcane known as heirloom varieties due to its drought and disease resilience and high ‘sugar content’, and it was widely planted in the districts serviced by the branch line.

While sugarcane was already grown in the area, it became a much more widespread crop when Thomas Smith from Woodlands established a sugar mill about a mile from Marburg.

The mill became one of the largest in South East Queensland, changing from the Smith family to the Gibson family in 1905.

According to research by the Ipswich Libraries, its peak production years were from 1906 to 1908.

Around 80 farmers supplied the mill with cane and in 1908 it was treating up to 1,000 tons (907 tonnes) per week.

The mill closed in 1918 and the branch line profits were sustained, to a degree, by hauling coal and farm produce.

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Deadly Bird Flu here

AUSTRALIA’S agricultural and environmental sectors are on alert following the nation’s first confirmed detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu.

The discovery has sparked concern over what the outbreak could mean for native bird populations, commercial poultry farms, and food supply chains across the country.

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birds,whichcancarryandspread the disease during migration.

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Craftsman built with granny flat at Haigslea

A five bedroom home on 4.37 hectares at Haiglea, sold this month for $2.015 million.

The Linnings Road property is fully fenced and has a dam and some remnant open forest.

Infrastructure includes a four bay shed with remote control access, and two garden sheds.

The home is serviced by a 6.6kW solar system, a town water connectionand three,22,200 litre tanks connected to external taps, toilets and the laundry.

The house yard has a firepit with sandstone surrounds, established gardens, and five raised veggie and flower gardens.

Built in 2021 by Neil Kickbusch, the home has an ensuite in the granny flat and in the master bedroom,andafamilybathroom.

The open plan kitchen and dining area includes a walk in pantry.

There is ducted zone air conditioning, ceiling fans and security screens throughout the home.

A feature of one of the living areas is a slow combustion, wood heater.

The one bedroom granny flat has a full size kitchen designed as open plan with the living and dining area.

It also has a private verandah, a separate entry from the main houseandfeaturessoundproofed and solid timber doors that open through to the main house.

The home also has secure under-house storage areas.

The property last sold in 2018 for $337,500.

Ipswich Cup - Emily Lang wins on Kaluakoi

By PETER FOLEY

APPRENTICE Emily Lang admits she has struggled with the inevitable letdown of losing her riding claim, but Ipswich Cup Day proved she has a bright future.

Emily rode Kaluakoi to a stirring, all-the-way win in the $250,000 Listed Ipswich Cup (2150m) for training duo Chris and Corey Munce.

She capped the day with another Stakes success, guiding Naifah to victory in the $160,000 Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1200m) for Mick Price and Michael Kent Junior.

Last season, Emily fought for the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership before finishing second to Angela Jones, but this season has been tougher.

“I think this is always your toughest year when you lose your claim as an apprentice,” Emily said.

“It will start to get better now as I establish myself more as a senior.

“This is one of my biggest wins to date. I really appreciate getting the support from such a good, stable, like Chris and Corey Munce and also the owners for trusting me so early in my career.

“He’s a big, free-flowing horse who likes to get out and do his thing, so that was the plan from the start — jump, balance up around the first corner, then let him relax and find a rhythm.

“At the top of the straight I had a lapful of horse underneath me. The feel he gave me, it would have had to be a good one to catch him.”

Before the race, Emily was a picture of smiling calm, saying, ‘G’day’ to the owners.

She reckons that attitude helped Kaluakoi.

“The owners are full of nerves and Chris and Corey were pretty confident with the delivery of their instructions today,” she said.

“Probably my best trait of riding is getting them out in front and when you’re on a horse that gives you so much confidence right from the start, it was a very nice enjoyable ride.”

Kaluakoi won by just under a length from runner-up Encoder, with Sun Worshipper in third.

Chris Munce won the Ipswich Cup as a jockey on Oompala in 1994 and, four years ago, became the first person to win it as both jockey and trainer when Smart Meteor saluted.

When the Ipswich Tribune Today caught up with Chris and Corey, they were in the winners’ bar — Chris with champagne, Corey with a beer.

“It means everything, working with family, and days like this make it worthwhile,” Corey said.

“Dad’s obviously been in the game a lot longer than I have. I’m still learning. I feel like I’ve got a grasp of the training caper and the industry.

“I think we see eye to eye on a

lot of things, but we do challenge each other.

“Not in a bad way, but it makes us think about what we do. Hopefully, with that in mind, we make the right decision.

“This horse, we paid a bit of money for him, but we really wanted him because this is the style of race that we thought he could aim up in.”

He added it was pleasing to win with Emily.

“She’s clearly a talented rider. You don’t ride winners unless you’re at the top of your game,” he said.

“Ipswich has been a happy hunting ground for our stable and his pattern of racing suits Ipswich.

“So we were quietly confident with no weight on his back, knowing he was near his peak today,

he’d run a race.”

Ipswich jockey Jake Bayliss will have to wait another year to fulfil his dream of winning the Cup after Belvedere Boys finished fifth.

“Couldn’tbeanyhappierwhere I was down the back straight. At a crucial time at the 600, things out wide started to get mobile, and the cart that I had just didn’t take me anywhere,” Jake said.

“But he showed a nice turn of foot once he got clear; he had enough time, and he rushed into third.

“And then he sort of peaked at the hundred and sort of flatlined.

“So maybe he’s a query at the trip. The 2150 might have just been a stretch.

“It’s a hard race to win. It doesn’t matter what you’re on, you’ve got to get the right run.”

Jets - back on track with an impressive win

By CLANCY NUGENT

THE Ipswich Jets have taken their biggest scalp of the 2026 season. On the back of two very poor losses, the Jets jumped from seventh to third on the ladder following an incredible first half in their win over the second-placed Redcliffe Dolphins.

The Dolphins had not lost in well over two months but were shocked by a Jets side who flew out of the gates.

Ipswich showed their absolute best football for the first half, laying on six tries in 33 minutes, reflecting a group of players who felt responsible for their recent form.

Dynamo winger Tony Francis returned after missing last week due to an injury in the warmup and scored a double in the space of three minutes to extend the Jets’ lead to 18-0, beating the minutes on the clock.

The 28-0 lead at halftime did not quite reflect the Jets’ dominance, as Titans halfback Lachlan Ilias only slotted two of his six conversion attempts.

Despite the scoreline, the Jets had to battle some adversity once again with a number of players going down.

Gun winger Ken Maumalo, who has been coming off the bench due to the incredible talent Ipswich have in their outside backs, had to come on to replace an injured Brenton Baira as the first interchange.

Titans centre Max Feagai went down just three minutes later, forcing the Jets to reshuffle their backline.

They fought for the remainder of the game, and despite a 10-minute flurry late in the second half which resulted in three tries for the Dolphins, it was a brilliant overall performance from Ipswich.

Star prop Iszac Fa’asuamaleaui made an inspiring return to the club following the passing of his father, which saw him miss last week’s game, leading the match with 159 run metres.

While the impressive attack may have taken the limelight, the

The Jets will verse the Tigers this weekend for the second time after thrashing them 48-6 in round three. (Lyle Radford: 542357)

Jets also allowed just two linebreaks across the entire 80 minutes in a strong defensive performance.

Head Coach Tye Ingebrigtsen said he was glad to see a number of his players take it upon themselves to get their season back on track.

“That win was a clear statement,” Ingebrigtsen said.

“I think a lot of blokes weren’t really happy with their performances individually over the last two games.

“As a team collectively, we knew we weren’t up to standard, but I think individuals felt it as well.

“Some players really took some ownership there and they were keen to bounce back pretty quickly,” he said.

Ingebrigtsen also said that they had discussed their attitude in defence in the lead-up to the victory.

“It was something we talked about during the week, how we look defensively,” Ingebrigtsen said.

“There were some really good periods there and it took until about the 65th minute for them to break us through an intercept.

“We lost some players too af-

ter about the 30th minute, so we worked really hard in that second half.

“We lost two outside backs and we had to put players out of position, and then early on in that second half we lost Jayden Wright who only played about seven minutes.

“We’re hoping to have that win springboard us now because we got a lot of confidence out of that,” he said.

The Jets now have another huge match against the Brisbane Tigers, who are one of seven teams (from third to ninth) all within one win of each other.