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 storyFrom day one of the floods Lahtinen Electrical & Refrigeration had one primary focus, coordinating with the Council, local Disaster Management, Ergon Energy and the Army to maintain the town’s water.
Although it was challenging, thankfully they were able to successfully maintain the district’s supply throughout the entire flood.
Other priorities in the early days included connecting and maintaining the generators to the hospital, Woolworths and fuel stations. This involved helicopter trips into town, being ferried around town by Swift Water Rescue as well as midnight truck trips through floodwaters.
Karen Lahtinen said it was an incredibly challenging time.
“Flood recovery has also been extremely busy, working long days and through the weekends making hundreds of businesses and homes electrically safe for power restoration,” she added.
Customer of Lahtinen Electrical Nathan Adcock praised their work during the flooding event.
“Lahtinen Electrical installed 11kW of batteries, a 7.5kW inverter and 10kW of solar panels to our home three years ago and during the recent flood and subsequent power outage, our system performed beyond our expectations," he said.
"Even during the heaviest of rainy days (Sunday and Monday) our system supplied power for lights, fans, tv, two fridges and freezers and a hot water system. As well as seeing a 40% battery charge to supply our nighttime power usage.
"By Tuesday, we were seeing slightly more sunlight and were able to run our air-conditioners.
"Lahtinen Electrical were great to deal with and able to help with any questions we had regarding system performance. There is also peace of mind knowing they are a local contractor you can contact if there is ever a problem with the system.”
Generators
Customers who had had generator inlets installed in their main switchboard were easily able to switch over to generator supply when the power went out. Depending on the generator size you could run your whole house or choose to easily turn separate circuits on and off.
A 2.5kVA generator is good to keep fridges and lights running ensuring essentials stay powered, however larger houses or those looking to run larger loads such as a bedroom aircon or additional appliances should look for 5kVA or larger.
Batteries
Some people in the region had solar and a battery system installed.
These people were able to run large loads, cooking appliances, and also had the benefit of not having to rely on petrol to keep the house running, many people experienced that fuel was in very short supply.
Batteries automatically switch on when the power goes off so if you are not home, there is no need to worry. Karen also noted that people are pleasantly surprised to find their batteries charged even in overcast conditions.
Contributed with thanks to Karen Lahtinen
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