Mark 10th Birdlife Art Awards More than 280 people gathered to celebrate Hinchinbrook Shire Council’s 10th Birdlife Art Awards at the TYTO Regional Art Gallery on Friday night, 1 August 2025. This milestone event continues to honour the rich birdlife of the Hinchinbrook region through the eyes of talented artists from across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria. It features an impressive 106 entries across various mediums, including drawing, painting, photography, sculpture, and m
Read the full storySporting and recreation clubs across North and Far North Queensland impacted by early 2025’s severe flooding can now apply for a share in a $30 million funding package to help repair and rebuild their facilities. The Sport and Recreation Recovery Program (SRRG) — a joint initiative by the Albanese and Crisafulli Governments under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA) — offers up to $1 million per facility for eligible not-for-profit sport and racing clubs, as well as local cou
Read the full storyLocally loved artist, Katie Louise, has graced the region once again, painting a beautiful mural on the wall of the infamous Frosty Mango building located 40km South of Ingham along the mighty Bruce Highway. Hailing from Townsville, Katie’s paint brushes have coloured many surfaces across North Queensland where she has artistically captured the unique qualities of several communities including the Atherton Tablelands, Charters Towers, and now Cardwell. Katie’s recent piece within the shi
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Read the full storyOriginally from New South Wales, Harley Magennis has become a bit of an Ingham celebrity, regularly stopping for chats with the many friendly faces he sees around town.
But did you know that Harley is one of Hinchinbrook Life Newspaper’s new distributors?
We caught up with Harley as he was preparing for his new role, and he said he is excited to get started.
Harley loves talking to everybody in town, stopping for friendly conversations, and it is credentials like these that made him a perfect candidate for the newspaper delivery job.
As a local, Harley said he is looking forward to reading Hinchinbrook Life Newspaper and that he is eager to read a newspaper that contains news from the Hinchinbrook region.
Having extremely good social skills is something that Harley already has, but distributing this paper will allow him to further those skills.
When Harley isn’t distributing papers, you can find him playing darts at the local club house or you can find him on the jetty in Lucinda doing his favourite activity, fishing.
Harley is extremely excited for his new job, if you see him around town be sure to say hello to him and pick up a copy of the brand-new Hinchinbrook Life newspaper while you are at it.
Harley Magennis is keen for his new role as a Hinchinbrook Life Newspaper Distributor. Photo credit: Daniel Heggie