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
Read the full storyWomen of all ages face a wide range of health challenges, from pelvic pain and prolapse to menopause symptoms and urinary incontinence. Physiotherapy plays a crucial role in helping women manage and overcome these issues through education, exercise, and specialised manual techniques.
At Performance Physio Group in Ingham, Sonya Bell has dedicated her career to supporting women in their health journeys.
“We can help women with a wide variety of problems, from young women to our older population anything from pelvic pain, prolapse, menopause symptoms, urinary incontinence,” said Sonya.
“As a physiotherapist specialising in women's health, we use tailored exercises, manual therapy and education to empower women to regain control over their bodies and improve their quality of life.
“Whether it's preparing for childbirth, recovering from surgery, or managing chronic pain, we offer personalized care to help women achieve their optimal health at every stage of life.”
For treatment, the most common way to see results is to do exercises, and the importance of committing to physiotherapy exercises cannot be overstated.
"If you don’t follow through, you can’t expect change," Sonya says.
Sonya shared a story of a mother who struggled with returning to running after having her second child. But after six weeks of targeted exercises to strengthen muscles, she was back to doing her 5K Parkrun with no issues.
Strength and flexibility are key elements to overall health, and Sonya said one without the other does not work; your body needs both.
“Flexibility without control and strength is going to cause pain,” said Sonya.
“Hypermobile people have got joints destroyed, left, right and centre. Being flexible is good you also need strength to control that movement.
“On the other end, if you’re very stiff, that is also going to wear down joints quickly.”
Beyond exercise, diet also plays a significant role in women’s health.
"Constipation is a huge issue that affects the lower area.
“If there is extra bulky mass in the abdominal area that can push your bladder forward, and that can mean controlling the bladder is harder, so diets are usually around hydration to keep everything at a good flow,” said Sonya.
Sonya’s expertise extends beyond women’s health, as she also treats musculoskeletal, sports injuries and headaches, low back pain, and neck pains.
Since joining her team in 2020, Sonya has found great satisfaction in her work.
"I like seeing results. When people come back to me, and they say, ‘I feel so much better’, it’s great, but I love it when people say, ‘I did my exercises, and I feel so much better’,” said Sonya.
“I like seeing the physical change. Being able to assess something and say this is the measurement, we do something about it, and then when you can see that it's different and a significant change has happened.
“I get warm fuzzies all over.”
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