This year's ANZAC Day saw hundreds turn out to remember the efforts of Australia and New Zealand's great service men and women. Veterans, schools, clubs and businesses poured into the streets to march in grand parades, and packed in close to attend services held across the Hinchinbrook Shire. Beautiful wreaths were lain and the bugles mournful tones echoed across respectful silences as flags were lowered to half mast. A gunfire breakfast, coffee and traditional ANZAC biscuits kept everyone going
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Allan Colquhoun grew up in Sydney, but his life has taken him far beyond the city limits. In his youth, he worked with a station owner named Bob, whose property combined dairy and sheep farming with a focus on Jersey bulls and cows. One vivid memory that’s stayed with him is of Bob chasing down a bull meant for butchering on his stock horse —a beast that, to Allan’s amazement, climbed over the holding fence one hoof at a time to escape. Allan spent most of his working life as a coastal travelle
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Hinchinbrook Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Tourism held their monthly Coffee Connect last week, being hosted by local business Wild Local. There was a very strong attendance at this event, with Federal Member for Kennedy Bob Katter and KAP Senate candidate, Robbie Lyon. Rebecca and Dom Zaghini provided a delicious light snacks and gave the audience an overview of their business journey from inception to their current location, the diverse range of products they provide and some insight into t
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Over the weekend, the Ingham Kennel Club hosted six rounds of dog shows, featuring judges from across Australia who rotated to ensure fair and balanced competition. Dogs were entered into one of seven group categories, with the Toy Group attracting the largest number of entries. Sunday's shows saw the Italian Greyhound emerge as a standout, making up 20 of the 170 total entries across the weekend. Unique and rarely seen breeds like the Xoloitzcuintli and Briard added excitement to the event, of
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Happy New Year!
I hope everyone had a wonderful time over Christmas.
Before the New Year, I was living in both the Whitsundays and in Hinchinbrook but now I am up here in Hinchinbrook all the time. No more 10 hours of driving every single week, and I think it will be for the better!
Over the Christmas period I travelled to Adelaide where my family live and it was really nice to see them and also have some time catching up with friends too (maybe too much fun!) So much fun in fact I will be doing Dry January.
Over the weekend I enjoyed some time down in Townsville, I went to the cinema to watch Nosferatu and Paddington in Peru. I used to love visiting the cinema back in Adelaide but since moving up to regional Queensland I hadn’t been to the cinema in months. I decided to watch two movies in one day because both films interested me and I really enjoyed it. I liked Nosferatu for its creepy atmosphere, dark lighting and great acting, and Paddington was good for its light heartedness.
Townsville is quite a big drive for a cinema trip, so I am looking forward to the JL Kelly Theatre showing of Heretic later this month. My parents have seen it and they say I will enjoy it, so I’m looking forward to that one!
Going into the New Year, I look forward to continuing to serve the community with this free newspaper and I hope we all have a great 2025.
Quote of the week
‘If we’re kind and polite the world will be right’ - Paddington
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