Mulgrave News November

MULGRMULGR VE NEWSVE NEWSEdition 34, November 2012

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Up to 50000 visitors are expected toconverge on the Region on WednesdayNovember 14 when Cairns and its surroundswill be plunged into darkness during a totalsolar eclipse.

The natural phenomenon will start at about5.45am, depending on where your are locatedin the region on Wednesday, November 14.

Gordonvale will start the show at 5.45am andfinish at 7.41 am. The town will be plunged intocomplete darkness at 6.38 am for 1 minute and47seconds. An eclipse of the Sun occurs whenthe Moon passes between the Earth and theSun and completely covers the Sun.

This casts a shadow that moves across theEarth's surface in what is called the Path ofTotality. You must be in the Path of Totality tosee the total eclipse.

The Cairns region is in the Path and is perfectlylocated to experience the full awe inspiringevent. The last total solar eclipse in Cairns wasin 710 AD and the next one won’t be until April25, 2237.

At the time of the Total Eclipse, the sky will govery dark with a glowing light around thehorizon, planets and bright stars will be visible

The Mulgrave Settlers Museum has embarkedon a project to tell the story of the UnitedStates 503rd Parachute Regiment which wasbased inGordonvaleduring WorldWar II.

The story is able to be told thanks to a generousgrant from the Cairns RSL through the clubcommunity benefit fund. The 503rd ParachuteRegiment were the first US airborne regiment toarrive in theSouthwestPacificArea inWWII.

The 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment wasactivated at Fort Benning, Georgia, USA on 24February 1942. The 503rd moved to Fort Bragg,North Carolina in March 1942. The 1st Battalionand 3rd Battalion of the 503rd ParachuteInfantry Regiment moved from Fort Bragg to SanFranciscoarriving on the16th ofOctober1942.

“A” Company of the 504th Parachute Infantry(82nd Airborne Division) attached itself to the503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment on the nightof departure and travelled on the train with the503rd but retained its original designation atthat time.

On arrival in San Francisco they all boarded theMS Poleau Laut and departed on 20 October1942 travelling via the Panama Canal Zonewhere the 501st Parachute Battalion, less "C"Company also boarded the ship. They arrived inTownsville, in north Queensland at 11:30 pm on1December1942.

They then travelled to Cairns, and arrived at 8:45pm on 2 December 1942. They were thentransported to their Camp at Gordonvale.Thenon-commissioned officers and members of theCompany participated in jump-master trainingfrom 31 May to 24 July 1943, where they spot-jumpedonWhiteField,atGordonvale.

The book is being printed and bound locally inGordonvale. The Mulgrave Settlers Museumkindly thanks the Cairns RSL for their generousgrant to be able to tell an important part ofGordonvales,history.

Total Solar Eclipse Settlers Museum503rd ParachuteRegiment Project

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and the Sun's spectacular outer atmosphere(the Corona) will appear.

It is important that you are properly prepared toview a Solar Eclipse before it takes place. It isdangerous to look directly at the sun for even afew seconds and can cause permanent retinadamage in your eye.

As the retina senses no pain, the damagecaused from the intense radiation thephotosphere admits may not appear for a fewhours.

It is easy to stare at the sun during an eclipse,as much of the sun is covered but is still unsafe.

Looking at the eclipse through a telescope ofbinoculars is extremely dangerous and shouldbe avoided. Indirect projection is one of thesafest ways to view an eclipse.

This is done by projecting an image of the sunonto a white piece of paper using binoculars(with one side covered), a telescope oranother piece of cardboard which has beenmade into a pinhole camera (by making asmall 1mm hole in it).

The eclipse can also be viewed throughwelder’s goggles that have a rating 14 or higher.Goggles are a fairly inexpensive method,allowing you to safely look directly at the sun.

If you can’t make it to the event the CairnsRegional Council has made it easy to view via alive webcam on their website.

Gordonvale cyclists took to the road as part of the Cairns to CooktownCardiac Challenge to do some serious fundraising for the FNQ HospitalFoundation to improve services and equipment in the cardiac unit atthe Cairns Base Hospital.

Supported by family and friends, the Gordonvale group pedalled the 335kilometres in hot conditions, camping along the way. On the third and finalday, cyclists rode into Cooktown in what was an impressive sight with 330riders in orange, yellow and purple jerseys flanked by their supportingcrew on the roadside.

It was a particularly proud moment for 10 year old Luke Azzopardi and hisfamily as Luke was the youngest cyclist in the event. The Gordonvalecontingent contributed over $10,000 to the fundraising tally with cyclistsand their support crews demonstrating their commitment to helping sucha worthy cause.

Inspired by the ride, a number of the Gordonvale riders are alreadycommitting to their next charity fitness event. Elva Metacalf’s commentssay it all, “What an awesome experience! Driving back to Cairns after theCardiac Challenge, I remembered the laughs, the new friendships, thefabulous support and the logistics that went into this wonderfully inspiringevent for such a worthwhile cause.”

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Gordonvale

For every $20 spent at Walters SUPA IGA (excluding

Cigarettes and cig products) customers receive a

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Community Organisation twice a year.

Spend $100 and receive 5 tokens, etc.

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Shopping locally puts money back into our local community through the token program.

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Photo: - Clive Murray, Sharon Brain, Brendon Coutts,Elva Metcalf, Curtis Pitt, Helen Underwood, Robyn Lee. - DamianByrnes,SteveBrain,SueHelmke, LukeAzzopardi&SandraCharlton.

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Front row

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FNQ Feral Fighters

Indigenous Youth Art

St. Michael’s School News...

Last month, twenty two students from Gordonvale State School,Gordonvale State High School and Aloomba State School joinedhundreds of other students from around the nation at the 2012MelbourneWater International Kids Teaching Kids Conference.

Through workshops, field activities and presentations, students wereencouraged to develop practical solutions to the challenges faced by ourenvironment.

Targeting local animals in Far North Queensland, students from our threelocal schools used games and drama to teach their audience how to identifyand manage specific pest animals that have the potential to invade otherpartsofAustralia.

Cane toads, tilapia and wild pigs have impacted on our waterways, ourrainforests and our urban landscape. Students shared the unique strategiesthat have been implemented in the north to control the growth and spread oftoads, tilapiaandwildpigs.

The workshop was well received by students and teachers from acrossAustralia, with many participants indicating they would be taking steps tomake members of their community aware of these animals. An abridgedversion of the FNQ Feral Fighters workshop will be presented at theprestigious Wet Tropics Management Authority’s “Cassowary Awards” inNovember.

Members of the local visual arts community recently attended theofficial launch of the School of Excellence in Indigenous Youth Art(SEIYA) at Gordonvale State High School.

The brainchild of Veronica Johan, Gordonvale SHS’s CommunityEngagement officer, the SEIYA will provide mentors, workshops, a galleryand online sales opportunities to young indigenous students in order tofoster their artistic talents.

Veronica was keen to ensure that these students realised that working asa professional artist is a very real career choice. The Commonwealth BankFoundation has provided mentors to assist in establishing the businessand five very enthusiastic students are committed to making thisopportunity a reality to benefit current and future indigenous studentartists in the region.

If you are an indigenous artist who would like to run a workshop, a businessperson who would like to become involved as a mentor or investor, or if youwould just find out more please visit us at www.indigenousyouthart.com orcontactRebeccaO’Brienon0740433222or [email protected].

Over the last term, St Michael’s School has been involved in a variety of sporting events which have seen our students perform very well in bothrugby league and netball. At the recent Catholic Schools competition, the Jim Graham Cup, St Michael’s placed equal fourth out of 13 schools inrugby league. Boys from Aloomba and St Rita’s Babinda made up this very successful team. The girls performed equally well in the Mary Mills Cupfor netball placing fourth out of 13.

In the recent NAPLAN tests, the students of St Michael’s have shown significant improvement in their overall results, particularly in Year 3. In the majorityof areas – Numeracy, Reading, Writing, Spelling and Grammar and Punctuation, St Michael’s students score was equal to or above the state average.St Michael’s School is currently in Stage 6 of our master plan and our new buildings are well under way.

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CALTEX COMMUNITY

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Markets, Norman Park

7.30am - 12pm

Story time at Gordonvale Library

10.30am

Computer for Beginners,

Gordonvale Library 10.15am

Remembrance Day

Full Solar Eclipse

JP Signing Service, Gordonvale

Hub 10am-2pm

AGM – Mulgrave Landcare and

Catchment Group Inc. – 7pm

98a Norman Street, Gordonvale

Girls Night In National Breast Care

Awareness

Movember

Playgroup - 9.30am-11.30am

Gordonvale QCWA Hall

Diverse Dance 3.30pm

Gordonvale Hub

Active Games in Kenrick Park

3.30pm

Brownies (aged 7-10 ½ yo)

Guide Hut 4pm-6pm

Guides (aged 10 ½ - 13) Guide

Hut 6.30pm-8.30pm

Gordonvale Geckos Heart

Foundation walking group meet

near Pyramid Estate sign at

roundabout entrance 7am

Mahjong - 9am Gordonvale Hub

Splash Dance at Gordonvale

Aquatic Centre 9.15am

Active Games in Norman Park

3.15pm

Diverse Dance 3.45pm

Gordonvale Hub

Aqua Gymstick at Gordonvale

Aquatic Centre 6pm

Rangers (aged 13-18yo) Guide

Hut 7pm-9pm

Gordonvale Geckos Heart

Foundation walking group meet

near Pyramid Estate sign at

roundabout entrance 7am

Diverse Dance 2.45pm

Gordonvale Hub

Gumnuts (age 5-7yo) Guide Hut

4pm-5.30pm

Splash Dance at Gordonvale

Aquatic Centre 9.15am

Early Years Gordonvale Hub

9.30am-11.30am

Mural Workshop with Nicky

Gordonvale Hub 3.30pm

Diverse Dance - Hip Hop Dance

Gordonvale Hub 4.45pm

Gordonvale Geckos Heart

Foundation walking group meet

near Pyramid Estate sign at

roundabout entrance 7am

Mulgrave Settlers Museum, 60

Gordon Street 10am - 2pm

Learn to Swim at Gordonvale

Aquatic Centre - 3pm

Junior Squad Training at

Gordonvale Aquatic Centre 3.30pm

Adult Squad Training at

Gordonvale Aquatic Centre 5pm

Markets, Norman Park

7.30am - 12pm

Story time at Gordonvale Library

10.30am

Computer for Beginners,

Gordonvale Library 10.15am

School Holidays Commence

JP Signing Service, Gordonvale

Hub 10am-2pm

(not during school holidays)

(not during school holidays)

Gordonvale Community Hub located at

17-19 Cannon Street, Gordonvale

24hrs 7 DAYSPHONE 4056 6027

CALTEX GORDONVALE

If you would like to see your small or large event eg. fetes, cent sales, trivia nights,markets etc. published in the Caltex Community Calender please email your details

to or give us a call [email protected] 4056 5825

Mulgrave News is now available on Facebook, however,even if you are not a member of facebook the publication is

still available online by googling “Facebook MulgraveNews.” Enjoy our online publication.

Also remember any unwanted copies of Mulgrave News canbe delivered to the Gordonvale Library for others to enjoy.

Welcome to this month's update on all thingsReal Estate. Confidence is back! I cannot keep upwith the demand for property whether it be land, aunit, a house or an acreage property and amalmost all sold out! What is quite unusual at themoment are the number of cash buyers who are

waiting to buy straight away. In fact, more than half of my recent saleshave been cash sales and many at list price or close to it - you have to lovethat! One of the reasons for this is that vacancy rates for Rentals is atapproximately 2% which isalmostatcrisispoint.With tenants not finding places to rent and rents going up as much as$30 per week in some cases, buying a property is making more sensefinancially. This is placing sale stocks at crisis point as well and pricesarestarting to firm.The lead up to Christmas is always very busy for selling real estate so ifyou have been thinking about a change in your circumstances andlifestyle by Christmas or the New Year, then please give me a call and wecan discussyouroptions.For more information on any of these matters please give me aconfidential call on 0488 071 007.

Robyn’s RealEstate Read...

Tickle Your Tastebudssponsored by 76 Gordon Street

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Sue you are our lucky winner of ‘Tickle your Tastebuds’ November –Chicken Recipe competition. Congratulations will receive a $5.00 giftvoucher from Julie’s Tasty Treats.

500g old potatoes2 onionsNo. 15 chicken1 carrot125g mushrooms sliced45g butter or margarine2 tbs flour1 ½ cups milk½ cup cream90g cheddar cheese1 tbs chopped parsleySalt & pepper

Place chicken in pan, add one peeled and quartered onion androughly chopped carrot. Cover with enough water to come half way upsides of chicken. Cover, bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 1 hour oruntil chicken is just tender. Remove chicken from pan (leftover stockcan be used for soups and sauces.)

Peel potatoes, place in pan, cover with water, cover, bring to boil, boil10 minutes, drain. Allow potatoes to cool then slice thinly. Removemeat from chicken, discard skin; chop meat roughly, peel and sliceremaining onion. Layer alternately in ovenproof dish, potatoes,chicken, onion and mushroom. Season with salt and pepper.

Melt butter in separate pan, stir in flour, cook 10 seconds, stir inmilk, stir until sauce boils and thickens. Stir in cream, cook 1 minute,season with salt and pepper, pour sauce over potato and chicken,cover, bake in moderate oven 1 hour. During last 15 of cooking,sprinkle over combined parsley and grated cheese. Cook uncoveredfor remainder of cooking time.

Each month there will be a new theme. For our December edition wewould like to get ready for the Festive season. So time to send in thoseCHRISTMAS recipes. Entries close 20th November.

You could scan the recipe, takea photo, photocopy, or handwrite then mail to us at 86 Gordon Street,Gordonvale. Hand deliver, or slip under the door. Recipes can beemailed to [email protected] or visit our Facebook pageand post your recipe on the wall. The winning recipe printed eachmonth receives a $5.00 gift voucher from Julie’s Tasty Treats.

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Bowen TherapyFor Body, Mind and Spirit

Robyn John

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Remedial Therapist

90 Riverstone Road Gordonvale

Phone 40563656

Mobile 0431303453

Member of BTFA

Every ‘body’ is better with Bowen

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Emmett TechniqueIf you have had a treatment at Robyn's BowenTherapy then you will have had an Emmettexperience. Robyn is a trained therapist whouses Emmett Technique and / Bowen Therapy toachieveherresults.

The main aim is achieving results for easing painand discomfort. If after a couple of treatments,you have experienced no change, then Robyn willrefer youon.

Emmett Technique, created by Ross Emmett is arecognized and unique body therapy used to easepain and discomfort, increase movement andimprovequality of life.

*Emmett Technique is an understanding of thebody's response to light touch. It has beensuggested that the body reacts similar to touchscreen. Small sensors allow access to the brainvia the therapist touch. As well as the ability to

directly influence muscle action, these pointsmay have a memory and emotional attachment.Results may sometimes be instantaneous whereother clients need time for their body or musclememory to respondto treatment.

Symptoms which have been relieved- Neck andshoulder issues, Lymphatic congestion andbreathing, Migraines and headaches, Abdominaldiscomfort, Headaches dizziness and sinuscongestion, Back and hip discomfort, Knee andankle restrictions, Discomfort during pregnancy,Fluid retention... andmuchmore.

If you require further information please contactRobyn John on 4056 3656 /0431 303 453*RossEmmettcopyright.

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SUDOKU© Kevin Stone90 years of service

By Wendy Maddocks

What Gordonvale local has not enjoyed thedelicious home-cooked food provided by theRSL Ladies Auxiliary? Formed in 1922, thisgroup of wonderful women have given ourcommunity ninety years of continuousvoluntary service.

Their meetings were originally held in the Schoolor Arts building which was situated where thelibrary now stands and then, like now, theydedicated themselves to raising much neededfunding for charitable and needy causes.

One such was for the Centaur Memorial Houseappeal dedicated to the nurses of WW1 and 11. Onthe 14 May 1943, the Australian hospital ship“Centaur” was torpedoed 40 miles east ofBrisbane with the loss of almost three hundredlives,manyof them wereRedCrossnursing sisters.

In 1952, the RSL purchased the Lyric Theatre onGordon Street which had been built in 1934. Itwas used by the American army as a storage shedand parachute repair facility in 1942/3 and afterthe war as a centre for dances and communitygatherings. Renamed the Diggers Memorial Hall,the auxiliary catered at various functions toaugment the funds for the re-modeling of the halland club rooms.

In 1955, the Supper Rooms were opened to caterfor social events but by 1990 it was once again in

dire need of extensive maintenance to save itfrom demolition and a massive fundraising effortwas launched by the Ladies Auxiliary.

Today, although the members number just eight,they continue to provide the wonderful food atyearly events such as Anzac Day Morning Tea andMelbourne Cup Day Luncheon. New volunteersare very welcome.

This group of hard-working, dedicated women,like those before them, are to be commended forproviding a much-loved and treasuredcommunity tradition that will, hopefully, continuefor another ninety years.

The current President of the RSL Ladies Auxiliaryis Mrs Beryl Wilson who can be contacted on4056 1715 for event and catering information.

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LesseningLoneliness

Community Kindergarten

Tropical North Queensland has claimed a worldfirst with a unique visiting service designed tohelp people overcome the loneliness caused bysocial isolation.

Social Visitor offers quality time social visits, aswell as optional video calls to relatives, andmemoir writing.

With Social Inclusion Week on this month fromSaturday 24 November - Sunday 2 December,Social Visitor founder Mia Lacy says its timely tofocus on the issue of loneliness.

“The number of people reporting in a survey thatthey have no close confidant tripled between1995 and 2010. Alterations in the familystructure, coupled with the desire to move up thesocio-economic ladder and relocating foremployment that often goes with this havemeant more people becoming more isolated,with the associated, proven negative healthconsequences,” she said.

Ms Lacy is a member of the National Task Forcefor Social Isolation, which is currently seekingcommunity feedback on good practice forreducing social isolation. “We would love to hearabout great initiatives that are already working inthe Mulgrave area that we can share nationally,”she said.

Ms Lacy urged residents to think ahead to SocialIsolation Week and what they themselves coulddo. “Actions can be simple. Social Visitor’s comeup with an easy threepointplan peoplecan adopt:

Ring a relative: call a relative from anothergeneration, haveachat - you’ll make theirday.

Cop a cuppa: take someone out for a coffee or, ifgoing out is difficult, take them a jar of coffee andapacketofbiscuitsandhaveacuppawith them.

Speak to someone: we all see people every dayof our lives who we know are lonely so just saysomething - start a conversation and givesomeone the most valuable thing of all: yourattention.

For more information about the new Social Visitorservice, cal l 1300 767 176 or vis i twww.socialvisitor.com.au.

To learn more about Social Inclusion Week, visitwww.socialinclusionweek.com.au.

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Interested in...

Upcoming Tree Plantings

• Native plants? Re-vegetating streams?

Best practice agriculture?

Local environment issues?

Check out our website:

for upcoming information on:

Phone 0438 720 179.

www.mulgravelandcare.org.au

AGM: Tuesday, 27th November, 7pm

The Catchment Centre, 98a Norman St.

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Mulgrave

Landcare

Taking anotherservice to theCommunity

Today’s society has become morecomplex and thousands of documentsrequire formal signing each day to complywith government legislation.

Justices’ of the Peace are trained highlyrespected citizens who are appointed bythe Qld Government to take on specialresponsibilities, such as witnessingsignatures of wills and powers of attorney,processing affidavits and statutorydeclarations, and certifying copies ofdocuments etc – all on a voluntary basis.

To provide this voluntary service to thecommunity south of Cairns city, the QJACairns South Branch announces theoperation of JP signing centres atGordonvale and Edmonton.

Gordonvale centre operates on the 2nd lastFriday each month at GordonvaleCommunity Centre (the Hub), from10:00am - 2:00pm.

Edmonton centre operates on the last Fridayeach month at Hambledon HouseCommunityCentrefrom10:00am–2:00pm.

Queensland registered JPs interested involunteering their time are asked tocontact the QJA Cairns South Branch on0434 510 333 or [email protected]

Gordonvale Community Kindergarten iscommunity owned and operated and is a non-profit organisation.

The kindergarten is a C&K affiliated centre thatwas built by the community of Gordonvale andofficially opened on the 31st August 1971.

Prior to this time the local Kindergarten operatedfrom the private home of ‘Mrs North’ onRiverstone Road. When Mrs North retired thelocal community rallied together to build a newkindergarten in affiliation with the Creche andKindergarten Association (C&K) ensuring correctstandards of practice and the employment of aqualified early childhood teacher were in place.

All the money raised to construct theKindergarten came from within the GordonvaleCommunity. The people and businesses ofGordonvale were extremely generous in theirsupport for the project realising it was a vitalasset for the future of our ever growingpopulation. The Mulgrave Shire Council donatedthe land in Moller Street upon which theKindergarten is built.

Generous support was also received from theGordonvale Lions Club and many dedicatedindividuals who tirelessly ran cake stalls,cabarets and various other fund raising events.Eventually enough money was raised tocommence construction.

Many local families adopted the Kindergartenconstruction as their second job with everyoneoffering a different skill to complete the project.There was a sense of great satisfaction of havingdone the job themselves from start to finish.

With the introduction of the preschool educationprogram the State Government took overoperation of the Kindergarten as a Preschool fora number of years until a unit was established atGordonva le Pr imar y Schoo l and theKindergarten returned to the Community.

Today the Kindergarten remains an integral partof the Gordonvale Community, and receivescontinued support from local families andbusinesses.

A Management Committee of dedicated parentsoversee the Kindy operations and theemployment of staff. Long term staff consistingof a qualified early childhood teacher and

qualified assistant implement the Early YearsLearning Framework through C&K BuildingWaterfalls curriculum.

Our vision is to include and engage students andparents in a fun, interactive and educationalexperience encouraging children to becomeconfident and independent learners.

Our spacious natural playground invites childrento explore and investigate the natural world. Oneof our educational goals is a commitment tocreating a sustainable environment through theestablishment of vegetable and bush tuckergardens, worm farms, composting and throughrecycling practices.

We aim to provide a safe, nurturing, educationalenvironment that reflects the individual needs ofchildren with a focus on learning through play,while responding to the changing needs of thecommunity we serve.

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The Mouse that Roared

Pyramid Power, the smallest AFL club in theCairns AFL, may yet prove to have theloudest voice and the greatest supporterbase of all as it embraces social media andtechnology to “create” an international AFLcommunity of its own.

The result of this contact now sees messagesof support for their juniors coming in eachweek from as far afield as the United States,England, Germany, Canada and Japan.

This is in addition to a network of Australianclubs who have already got behind PyramidPower’s invitations.

In recent weeks, as finals time wasapproaching, some club personnel wonderedwhat might happen if Facebook and othersocial media were used to reach out tooverseas and national AFL teams who shareda common interest in our great game.

Within a week this “idea” had transformedinto a catalogue of international and domesticteams willing to send the kids of PyramidPower messages of encouragement,congratulations or just exchanging ideas.

Already the Osaka Dingoes In Japan, TheNorth London Lions in England and theToronto Eagles in Canada have embraced theopportunity to connect with AFL kids acrossthe globe.

This is in addition to the tremendous supportcoming out of he USA which sees the KansasCity Power, New York Magpies, MilwaukeeBombers, Orange County Bombers and thebrilliantly named Fort Lauderdale FightingSquids accepting the invitation.

The list won’t end here, according to clubofficials, with invitations about to be extendedto clubs in France, Sweden, Ireland, SouthAfrica, New Zealand and many countries in thePacific region. In fact, wherever AFL has clubs,Pyramid Power hopes to make a friend.

Jim Floyd, coach of the Pyramid Power Under

16’s Girls team and Schools Liaison Officersaid “I don’t know where this internationaljourney is taking us, but I’m enjoying the ride.”

The excitement is infectious with OrangeCounty Bombers president, Seb Aguiari,saying “we would be privileged to have you asa “brother” club”.

Jonathon Cooper, president of the OsakaDingoes in Japan added “I hope what we dobenefits your kids.”

It is hoped that this international connectionwill benefit the kids of the Pyramid Power club,by connecting it to the world outside ofGordonvale, south of Cairns, where the club isbased.

The benefits to the kids of support,encouragement and excitement might also besupplemented by educational, social andcultural learning as they interact with peopleand clubs from other AFL loving countries.

Whatever happens, Pyramid Power, a junioronly club started in 2005, has certainly shownthe world that it might be a small and youngclub, but it may yet have some seriousinternational friends to support it.

They may also have started a revolution asother teams follow suit to join together insupport of the greatest game of all.

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It’s going to be BIGOur group has secured some serious project money for some serious riverrestoration on a scale that we’ve always wanted - Big.

Mulgrave Landcare has been around for a while now, working on a range of jobs toimproving our local environment. Those projects have included the traditional treeplantings, as well as river and creek bank-stabilization, helping the local sugar-industry adopt even more efficient soil and fertilizer management, plugging away atlocal issues like the Mulgrave Aquifer, being part of any scientific research projectsthat come through the area and providing advice to local residents and land-owners.

We have also, through both regional and state processes, a finger in many pies thatdeal with planning - generally a subject perceived to be more boring than deathitself. But, it’s really important to get some things right for the long-haul. Themeslike long-term water-strategies, getting the balance between development,agriculture and environment right, and negotiations at various levels withgovernmental agencies over protecting and enhancing our unique NorthQueensland natural assets, all need our voice.

Besides all that though, and what is really exciting at the moment, is that we haveserious, Australian Govt funding over a 5 year period for an outstanding project toconduct re-vegetation and invasive weeds control along the Mulgrave River and it’stributaries from Gordonvale down to Deeral. The theme is ‘Corridors’ and the idea isto work with local partners to fill-in any significant gaps in the tree-line along thosewatercourses and to bring the problem weeds (Pond Apple and Hymenachne),down to a manageable level of control.

Most folk understand and support tree-planting to fill the un-vegetated gaps and toprovide an unbroken, vegetated corridor along water-courses. The continuoushabitat for wildlife both plants and animals is an obvious benefit as is the habitat foraquatic species in the water itself and the air and water conditioning of the riverthat really good riparian (stream-side) vegetation provides.

What is also provided are the ‘ecosystem services ‘ enhanced by a healthy riversystem - you know, the age old ideals of anyone bringing up kids - clean air, cleansoil and clean water. And man, it looks good too. Just take another look at anydocumentary on Coober Pedy or Broken Hill to remind yourself of what we’ve gothere. What is less obvious is the crippling effect that invasive weeds can have onour natural assets. Pond Apple is problem tree-weed that out-competes native treespecies in our remnant wetlands on the lower Mulgrave and ruins the food supplyand water-quality for native birds, fish and animals. Hymenachne is a prolific weedthat grows in water and in water-logged areas.

It invades any open ground around the river, creeks,lagoons and their feeder-drains and out-competesall and any native species that previously wouldhave colonized those areas. It too, ruins the water-quality for all other users. It was introduced totropical Australia years ago as cattle feed. Pityabout that. Though we have that serious money, theLandcare group will still be relying on our partners do that re-vegetation and weed-control on the large scale that we know is needed. Terrain NRM Ltd (the, regional,non-government, natural-resource body for the Wet Tropics region), currentlysupports Mulgrave Landcare’s base-operations.

The Cairns Regional Council’s Pest Management Unit is critical to effectiveHymenachne control, has always supported the group’s core efforts (despite thedebate over the aquifer), and provides many, many free trees for re-vegetation. TheCanegrowers Organization in Gordonvale and the Mulgrave Mill have alwayssupported our efforts and are an extremely valuable conduit between the Landcaregroup and sugar-growers. The areas traditional owners have a mountain ofknowledge to provide and have their own ‘bio-indicators for water-quality’ researchgoing on.

Most importantly though, we have always had a good relationship with the locallandowners along the river, creeks and wetlands of the catchment. They (mostly butcertainly not all, sugar farmers), are the key in identifying sites, providing accessand assisting with our efforts on public land as well as doing their bit on their ownprivate land. It’s pretty damn good actually.

So, keep an ear out for Mulgrave Landcare’s Biodiversity Project and check out ourwebsite: www.mulgraveland.org.au for chances to help us out on planting dayswhen the project gets into swing after the coming wet-season.

Uniting through Care

Hailing from Gordonvale, Judy and Ken Scotthave been foster carers for over 27 years. Judyand Ken have fostered children of manydifferent ages and needs and now are usingtheir skills and experience as carers in UnitingCare’s First Response Program.

First Response supports children coming intofoster care for the first time and work intensivelywith children and their families to ensure all oftheir needs are recognised and addressed,enabling Uniting Care to find a suitableplacement with the best possible carer.

Judy and Ken were unable to have children oftheir own, but through fostering now include fourdaughters, one son and four granddaughters astheir family.

This couple have opened their home and their

hearts to hundreds of children doing anextraordinary job that they genuinely love.

This love of caring for children has been passedon and now one of their first foster daughters,Patreicha is a Foster Carer herself. Judy and Kensee fostering as a way of giving back to thecommunity and feel very privileged to be doingthis role.

At Uniting Care Community we believe that thereis no stereotypical carer. We have people from allwalks of life and backgrounds. You can be single,a couple or a family; as long as you are willing towork as part of a team and open your home for achild in need.

If you would like to become a carer or just somefurther information, please call Uniting CareCommunity on 4058 3500.

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Council CornerWHAT’S HAPPENING AROUND THE REGION

NORMAN PARK DEVELOPMENT

http://yoursay.cairns.qld.gov.au/normanpark

FLUORIDE

GORDONVALE BOWLS CLUB

GORDONVALE RSL

GORDONVALE STATE SCHOOL

CAIRNS REGIONAL GALLERY

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JP SIGNING CENTRES -

THE MULGRAVE NEWS IS NOW ONLINE!

http://www.focusongordonvale.com/mulgrave-news/

www.FocusOnGordonvale.com.

[email protected].

The Gordonvale Community Hub Focus Group is currently

looking for community feedback into the future of Norman

Park. A hard copy survey will be delivered to 3500 homes

in the Gordonvale area and is also available online for other

members of the public. As well as identifying potential new

infrastructure and facilities, the survey also asks

respondents whether they would like to see the park’s 75-

year-old water tank restored. To take the online survey go

to:

You can also pick up a copy at the Gordonvale Library or

download a printable version below and drop it off at

Gordonvale Library.

Several residents have recently asked if there is fluoride in

our water supply. Currently there is NO fluoride in our

water supply which comes from Behana.

This may change in the future.

Every second Friday of the month there will be a roast

meal served for $15 pp. Get on down for some food &

play barefoot bowls!

Gordonvale RSL's 'Jock' is back cooking his famous steaks

and fish and chips on Friday nights. Get on down for a

family feed. Support your RSL.

Prep information evening,Tuesday 23rd October 6-7pm at

the multi purpose hall. Prep open day -Tuesday 6th

November 9-10am at the prep playground area.

Workshops for kids atThe Hub, Monday 17 December.

Xmas friezes with artist Deb Gray. Make and take home a

Santa sleigh with an Australian twist from recycled

materials, paint and glue. Great for little ones. $15, only 15

spaces available.

Friday 21 December: Windscreen memories with artist

Louisa Ennis –Thomas Based on the travelling show by

Cairns born Ian Smith, children will use memories of travel

to create a windscreen painting using plastic and paint.

Contact: Carley Clarke-Rushton Public Programs Manager,

Ph: (07) 4046 4888 Fax: (07) 4031 6410.

PO Box 7784 CAIRNS QLD 4870.

Location: Cnr Abbott and Shields St, Cairns.

Reminder of the signing

centres at Gordonvale and Edmonton. The next two

dates are:

Gordonvale Hub – Oct 19th – 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Edmonton – Oct 26th –

10:00 am – 2:00 pm.

Training for existing Queensland registered JP's to

upgrade from JP(Cdec) to JP(Qual) is now available

through local accredited trainers in Cairns area. Please

register your interest as we need at least five attendees.

Contact: Ralph Powell, QJA Cairns South Branch, PO Box

363, Gordonvale Qld 4865,Australia. Ph: 0434 510 333,

Fax: 07 4056 3111 Email: [email protected]

The Mulgrave News is now available at our community

website.Check it out, click here

To keep up to date with what’s happening around

Gordonvale check the website

If you have something to add to the weekly e-newsletter

just send an email to

(second Friday of each month).

Contact John for a quote

Ph:

Mob:

E:

07 4056 3712

0412 772 585

[email protected]

BSA 52012

North Qld Junior Touch ChampionshipsA hard working team of volunteers, parents andchildren represented Gordonvale at the NorthQueensland Junior Touch Championships inTownsville last month.

Teams in both girls and boys from under 10sthrough to under 16s sweated it out over threedays in a very close fought out contest.

Unfortunately none of the teams from Gordonvalefinished in the top two spots in any of the divisions.With extremely hot temperatures many of theteamsplayedup to9gamesover the threedays.

With up to 12 teams in some divisions Gordonvale12 year and 16 year boys as well and the 14 yearold girls teams finished in the top 4 spots.

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The Gillies Highway of yesteryearIf you’ve ever travelled the Gillies Highway either as the driver orpassenger, you’d be well aware of the amount of twists and turns you’dhave to endure!

TOP GATE BOTTOM GATE

Spare a thought for our early settlers who had to put up with a maximumspeed of 12 miles per hour for 19km on a one way road that was verynarrow and had 612 curves.

The Gillies Highway range road was opened in 1926 and was named aftera former Queensland State Premier Mr William N. Gillies. Men used pick,shovel and wheelbarrow and the road was built at a cost of $60 000.

So as to allow the safe passage for travellers, there was a “Bottom Gate”and a “Top Gate” allowing one hour for the journey, no more- no less. Therewas a strict timetable for vehicles travelling down and up the range toadhere to, allowing time in between in case there were any mishaps.

Each vehicle would be counted going through the top gate and once allwere accounted for, travellers at the bottom gate were able to proceed. Thetimetable was as follows:-

6:00 – 7:00am 8:30 – 9:30am11:00 12:00 noon 1:30 2:30pm4:00 5:00pm 6:30 7:30pm9:00 10:00pm 11:30 12:00 midnight1:30 2:00am 3:30 4:30am

During the construction of the Gillies Highway, a grocery store was builtnear the bottom gate to service the workmen on the range and travellers.This was owned by the Wiltshire’s, who also had a depot and smaller store5km up the range near the start of Robson Track.

Here they serviced workmen who were camped nearby and who wereworking at the face of the construction. For these business shop owners, itwas a guaranteed income as the construction workers could not return totheir homes often, due to the lack of transport. Workmen often just walkedup to where they were working and camped nearby in tents.

During WW2 the Americans tried to take a 40 foot trailer fully loaded withtroops up the range, despite being repeatedly told that the road was verynarrow and only suitable for domestic and light transport.

The incident ended in tragedy, with the trailer rolling off the side of therange and many lives needlessly lost. White Car Coaches started operatingtheir coach service as soon as the range opened and could take 12 and 6passengers.

Theo, one of the drivers would spin the yarn to the tourists saying that thechimney stack of the Mulgrave Mill was funnel of the ship “Manunda”birthing at Gordonvale.

Evans Transport drivers were real characters. They would round up strayhorses by going from side to side with their trucks. Once the horses were inthe middle of the road, the truckies used to rush the horses at the kidswalking to school on the side of the road and watch the kids go helterskelter.

The fastest time on the range back then, or so the story goes was 10minutes. Charles Studt one of the Main Roads Foremans, drove the worktruck aptly named the “Flying Fortress” from the bottom gate through tothe top gate against traffic to get his mate Frank to the Atherton hospital,as he’d got a snake bite.

Information supplied by Mulgrave Settlers Museum Gordon Street

Gordonvale.

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sponsored by 12-14 George Street 4056 2510, [email protected] Feed Shop. Ph:

We had three photos of cats last month looking like they all live a wonderful life, all entered into the ‘Pet ofthe Month’ competition. The photos were posted up on our Facebook page and our website for all to see.Thanks to all who entered.

Each month there will be a new theme. For our December edition we would like you to help us get a bit ofthat Christmas spirit happening. So we would like to see any animal photo that is celebrating the Christmasseason . Entries close 20th November.

Photo Entries to be emailed to [email protected] or visit our Facebook page and post yourphoto on the wall. To see the photos entered you can visit our ‘new’ website www.mulgravenews.com.au orour Facebook page. Please ensure you have permission from the animal owner before submitting entry.The winning photo printed each month receives a $5.00 gift voucher from The Feed Shop.

The winner for November is Mr Jusso. Congratulations A. Hemminway.

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Thanks to modern technologyit is possible to find smallhidden treasures in places ofinterest in the Gordonvale areaand the rest of the world.This is due to a fun outdoor activitycalled Geocaching. Geocaching isa real-world, outdoor treasurehunting game using GPS-enableddevices. Most new mobile phoneshaveaccesstoaGPS.A ‘geocache’ or ‘cache’ is a smallwaterproof container which holds a log book and swappable items. Cachesarehidden in aplaceof intereston publicproperty.The person hiding the ‘cache’ will make a note of the caches geographiccoordinates then publishes these on the Internet with a small descriptionof the area. Most geocaches are listed on the Groundspeak’s websitewww.geocaching.com.The Geocache finder goes to the Geocache website and enters thegeographic coordinates into their GPS reciever and ‘follow the arrow’.Generally the geocache is hidden to ensure that non-geocachers do notfind it.After the geocache is found, the geocacher opens the cache, dates andsigns the logbook with their geocache nickname. They may trade items inand out of the container. The cache is then rehidden. All the timegeocachers have to be wary of ‘muggles’ (thanks J.K. Rowling). Muggles isthe term used for people who are non geocachers and are unaware that a‘cache’ is hidden nearby.It is geocache etiquette that when the finder returns home they recordtheir visit on the geocache website. Let the owner know if the cacherequires maintenance.This a wonderful activity to get you, family and friends outside discoveringsome wonderful location in your area. These are some names of thecaches in the Gordonvale area - Pharoahs Cure, Tutakamum was here,Cleopatra meets Ceaser, and Halfway Hero, Breakfast Rock.Visit www.geocaching.com for more information and lots of hiddentreasures in this area and around the world.

Modern treasure hunt4F fitness group“Fun, Fit and Feeling Fantastic” is an informal group that meetsevery Saturday morning with the aim of motivating each other toexercise in some way.

Some 4F members choose to cycle, some choose to walk or jog andsome choose to scoot, arriving at Julie’s Tasty Treats between 6.30-7.00 for coffee or breakfast. Everyone is encouraged to exercise attheir own pace with members of all ages joining in. Members keep intouch via Facebook, word of mouth or just turn up. There is no costassociated with this and everyone is welcome.

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