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 storyCr Marbelli and I had the privilege of attending the Herbert River Museum and Gallery Annual General Meeting last Friday. It was great to see the good turnout of members and the number of volunteers prepared to join the committee of this amazing group that present, maintain and showcase a wealth of memorabilia portraying our district’s rich history and heritage since establishment in the 1800's. The museum, situated in Macrossan Street Halifax, would not be what it is without these dedicated volunteers who all work countless hours to ensure a memorable visitor experience for all. This year has been all the more intense for the volunteers who have had to deal with flooding of the premises and extensive clean up operations due to mould affecting much of the display. But the committee has persevered and the museum is back in operation in time for our winter visitors. Returning members of the executive committee are President Coral Gard, Secretary & Grants Officer Janet Astorquia and Treasurer Therese Mitchell. Thank you for all that you do on behalf of our community.
With Easter fast approaching, Council staff and contractors have been focussing on restoring access to our well known camping hotspots including Wallaman Falls and Jourama. Wallaman Falls in particular has proved quite a challenge with around thirty landslip affected areas assessed and short term hazard mitigation measures to support ongoing access and safety work undertaken. With emergent works now undertaken, Council is working in coordination with state agencies to meet the requirements of the disaster relief funding arrangements and Wet Tropics Management Authority guidelines to ensure permanent remediation works are undertaken as soon as possible.
The Mount Fox range has also proven very challenging due to the tremendous rain experienced over the past three months. Significant work has been performed to ensure temporary safety measures to allow access for our residents at the top of the range. Risk assessments and engineering evaluations are ongoing with the design phase for permanent slope stabilisation now initiated. I would like to remind all that the road remains under load restriction, due to continuing wet subgrade and road surrounds, and that extreme care continues to be needed whilst travelling on the road, particularly at night.
Happy Easter everyone, travel safely and have an enjoyable break with family and friends.
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