
Burdekin Rugby Union Canetoads are recruiting new players for the North Queensland season (April–August). Men’s squad seeking key positions (prop, halfback/fly-half, centre), with all roles welcome; women’s team open to all levels. Club promotes strong country rugby pathway with competitive regional competition in Townsville. Emphasis on lifestyle appeal for locals and travelling/working holiday players (community, fishing, outdoor living).
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Easter Saturday, 4 April 2026 saw the Home Hill Community Sports Club host its annual Easter Fours bowls tournament, with 64 players in attendance. On arrival at the club, visitors were greeted by our mascot, a ’35 Grey and Gold Belly Ferguson tractor—a machine built between 1956 and 1958 and widely used to help build the sugar industry in the Burdekin. Not to mention, the grounds were looking a picture. The tournament comprised three games of sixteen ends over the course of the day. Teams from Wangaratta, Bowen, Collinsville, St Townsville, Jubilee, Suburban, Alligator Creek, Ayr, Brandon, and Home Hill were represented. Looking over the green, spectators were delighted to witness the array of club and team colours. Jamie Woods’ Chicken Bin shirts were a standout—good job, boys. Like any tournament, competitiveness and camaraderie were clearly evident. Winning teams on the day were: First – Will Johnson (St Townsville) Second – Sandie (St Townsville) Third – Jamie Woods (Brandon) Congratulations to you all. The club wishes to extend its sincere thanks to our event sponsors: Coral Coast Electrical, Home Hill Prawn Shop, Home Hill Tyrepower, Inspiration Paints, Burdekin Printers, and K & S Wright. Your generosity ensured the event’s success. To our visiting clubs, we also extend our sincere gratitude for the commitment shown by all, especially considering the distance travelled under difficult financial times. Within the club, these sorts of days don’t just happen without the support of members such as kitchen provider Judy Elton and her team of ladies, Ron Smith and Bruce McCallum on the barbecue, Mick Olsen and Michael Young on the scoreboard, and Belinda, Shantel, and Precilla on the outdoor esky bar—not forgetting our President working the bar. Good job to all. In summary, the entire day turned out to be a huge success—bring on 2027! Wednesday night numbers remain steady, with 20 players taking to the green, enjoying the stars above and the friendly atmosphere prior to a sausage sizzle. Names in by 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start. Visitors welcome. Ph: 0478 642 515. Home Hill Hot Shots continue to attract good numbers for Wednesday night darts and Friday night snooker games, both starting at 6.00pm. Ph Scott: 0480 208 335. Thursday club bowls saw 22 players take to the green to compete in three games of triples and one game of pairs. The overall random winning team went to Paul Vass and Hugh Montgomery, who had a very close win over Katarina and Gary Nosworthy, with one shot the difference. Congratulations to you both. Raffle winners were again the Giru boys, Steve Mutu and Geoff Taylor. Well done and well deserved, gents—your support for the club goes without saying. Club Weekly Activities Monday – 9.00am: Gentle Exercise Class Tuesday – 9.00am: Trimmers Wednesday – 9.00am: Craft group Thursday – 9.30am: Bingo Contributed with thanks to Bob Pickard. CAPTION: Players and spectators enjoy a vibrant day on the green at Home Hill Community Sports Club’s annual Easter Fours tournament. Photo supplied
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Local Seniors What with Easter and School holidays, there are no fixtures now until 17th April. Junior Junior soccer has now paused for the school holiday break, giving players and families a well-earned rest after a great start to the season. We look forward to welcoming everyone back to the fields after the holidays, refreshed and ready to go again. Here’s hoping for some beautiful weather when we return so the kids can enjoy their games and training to the full! Masters The Masters had another good turnout, and in perfect conditions, Leeds and West Ham fought out a relation battle. West Ham won 9-3 after going 0-2 down. Man of the Match was Fengil with a hattrick. The Masters will be happening on Easter Monday. All players are welcome, male, and female, useful and hopeless, halt and lame. Be there, International Park for 6.30 Kick off. National and International In the World Cup department, the Socceroos, under Coach Tony Popovic, have just one more match, a friendly against Mexico, before the squad of twenty-six players is announced by 1st June. The Socceroos travel to the USA to play Mexico on 31 May at the Rosebowl in Pasadena. The final World Cup playoffs have now been decided, and Turkey beat Kosovo to make it to Group D. Australia’s group games are now versus Turkey on 13 June in Vancouver, USA on 19 June in Seattle and Paraguay on 25 June in Santa Clara. In England, the EPL has seven rounds to go, and Arsenal is nine points ahead of Manchester City, who have a game in hand. ManU is in third place a further six points adrift and Aston Villa is another point behind. In the FA Cup quarter-finals Southampton beat Arsenal 2-1, Manchester City beat Liverpool 4-0, Chelsea thumped Port vale 7-0 and Leeds defeated West Ham on penalties. In Germany, the Bundesliga has six rounds to go. The top three teams all won, and Bayern continues to lead Dortmund by nine points. Leipzig and Stuttgart are a further eleven points behind. At the foot of the table Heidenheim and Wolfsburg look doomed and St Pauli could well join then in relegation. In Spain there are still eight rounds to go. Only three of the top six teams won and with Real Madrid losing against relegation threatened Mallorca, Barcelona is now seven points clear of Real and eighteen points ahead of third placed Villarreal. In the relegation zone, Oviedo and Levante are struggling and Elche could be joining them. In Italy’s Serie A with seven rounds left, Inter thumped Roma 5-2 to stay nine points clear of AC Milan with Napoli a further point behind. Como is in fourth place. Juventus drew and stays in fifth place. At the foot of the table, for Pisa and Verona it looks like Goodnight Luigi, and Cremorne or Lecce could be joining them. Finally, in France, PSG beat Toulouse 3-1 and with Lens losing, has a four point lead with a game in hand. Lille are third a further nine points away with Marseille fourth. At the foot of the league, it looks like Au Revoir for Metz and Nantes and Auxerre could be joining them in Ligue Deux. In the A League, with just three rounds left, Newcastle lost 2-3 to Macarthur but is still three points ahead of Auckland who drew 1-1 away to Adelaide, who stay in third place. Melbourne Victory missed their chance of moving up into third place after losing at home to Wellington. The Roar drew 0-0 at home to Sydney FC and remains in tenth place. Western Sydney and Perth Glory continue to hold up the table. In the A League Women, with three rounds left, three of the top four teams won. Melbourne City won 2-1 at Newcastle to stay six points clear of Wellington who beat Adelaide 2-0. Canberra lost 1-2 away to Brisbane but hangs onto third place on goal difference from the Roar. Sydney FC and Western Sydney are still holding up the table. The Soccer Quote of the Week is from ex- Manchester Utd and Ireland Star Roy Keane. “People say 'go with the flow' but do you know what goes with the flow? Dead fish.”
Read the full storyNetball excitement is growing as teams from across Queensland get ready to compete in the 2026 Senior State Age Netball Championships, which will be held in Townsville this year. The annual championship is one of the biggest events on the Queensland netball calendar. It brings together associations from all over the state for four days of intense competition. In 2025, the tournament saw an impressive 210 teams participate, showing how large and popular the event has become. Burdekin’s teams have been preparing for months, with many players starting their training late last year. Through weekly sessions, trial matches and fitness work, athletes and coaches have been working hard to build connections and improve their skills before the major competition. The tournament offers a great chance for players to challenge themselves against some of the best talent in Queensland while also showcasing the strength of regional netball. Players, coaches, and supporters are excited to travel north and represent the Burdekin community. With plenty of determination, teamwork, and the unmistakable Burdekin spirit, the teams look forward to taking the court in Townsville and giving their best effort. The championships promise four days of high-quality netball, good sportsmanship, and community pride as Queensland’s top young athletes come together for one of the state’s key netball events. Contributed with thanks to Burdekin Netball Association Publicity Officer, Kelli Loizou. CAPTIONS: Burdekin Netball Association’s U17/18s team; (front) Lola Carmicheal, Isla Chapman, Riley Sartori, Lacey Catanzaro, Aja Olsen, (back) Ali Balin (Manager), Jayel Gibson, Georgia Thygesen, Indy Macdonald, Pascal Crooks, Jorja Bapty, and Kristy Penisi. Photo supplied Burdekin Netball Association’s U16s team; (front) Tahlia Lammon, Shilah Horan, Emma Wilkie, Lisa Keryk, (back), Chloe Steel (Coach), Ruby Prescott, Amaya Caspanello, Mya Mitchell, Maya Mahoney, Gemma Keihne, and Clodagh Liessman. Photo supplied Burdekin Netball Association’s U15s team; (front) Ebony Moul, Zara Scovazzi, Emma Jones, Milla Chapman, Eden Godfrey, (back) Sarah Butterworth (Coach), Emily MacDonald, Maggie and Addy Chandler, Lily Ahern, Paityn Coleman-Blakoe and Alicia Butterworth (Manager). Photo supplied
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Following the success of last year’s event, which saw 260 players raise $17,000 for CORES (Community Response to Eliminate Suicide), the End of Harvest Golf Classic is returning in December.
The Golf Classic is a local Burdekin community event welcoming anyone in the region to put together a team and join in the fun whilst raising money for a local charity.
Proceeds from this year’s event will again be generously donated to CORES, a community-based program which educates the local community on how to intervene when they encounter a person they believe may be suicidal.
As a direct result of the event’s fundraising, the money raised has stayed in the Burdekin region and had a direct impact, seeing 72 people complete CORES suicide intervention training, 12 people complete CORES self-care session, 129 people receive the CORES toolbox talk, 50 high school students receive the CORES choices presentation and 129 free counselling sessions delivered to people in crisis.
The golf day will comprise of a 9 hole Ambrose format and teams will consist of 4 players.
While all tee times have already been filled, proving the popularity and importance of the event, members of the public are invited to attend and enjoy the social atmosphere of the day.
For more information, visit End of Harvest Golf Classic on Facebook.
WHAT: End of Harvest Golf Classic
WHEN: Friday, December 15
WHERE: Ayr Golf Club
CORES Queensland Coordinator Ross Romeo, event organisers Kelsey Shand and Ben Smith and 2022 emcee John Furnell. Photo supplied

The final of the Club Pennants was fought out on the greens on Sunday November 19 between Mac’s team and Nipper’s team with Nipper’s team coming away with a narrow victory.
Unfortunately for Mac, he was unable to play due to being hospitalized.
We’re all hoping you are on the road to recovery and back on the course soon Mac.
Thanks went to all the sponsors for our Pennants days and to Dave Falco who has done a great job over the last six years of running the event.
The pennants player of the year deservedly went to Guy LeBlowitz.
The stableford event winner for the day was Peter Dale with 37 points from runner up John Power with 35 on a count back from Craig O’Keeffe and Stephen Doig.
Next in the run down was Simon Power with 34.
The pin shots on 4/13 went to Eric Barbagallo and Megan Barbagallo (in the hole).
On 9/18 they went to Nipper Forno, Jan Cannavan and Mark Dale and on 7/16 were won by Dave Hay, Ross Wilkie and Stephen Doig.
Last Sunday, November 26 was the Power family day sponsored by John, Simon and Shaun Power with hams on offer.
Thanks went to the family for their ongoing support.
There were 52 players in this popular event and the sausage sizzle at the end of the day was enjoyed by all.
The winners of the 4BBB event were Shane Power and Charlie Cole on a count back from Ross Wilkie and John Nash all finishing with 47 stableford points.
Pins shots went to Shane Power, Mark Dale and Tara Cesconnetto (in the hole) on 4/13 and Simon Power, Mav Dall’Osto and Megan Barbagallo on 9/18.
This Sunday is our break-up day with the format being a Mystery Stableford.
Our AGM will be held at 11:30am on Sunday before the game and the club asks everyone to please bring a plate of finger food to enjoy after the game.
Contributed by Bev Macdonald
Shaun Power, John Power, Charlie Cole, Shane Power, John Nash, Ross Wilkie and Simon Power
Dave Falco and Nipper Forno
Shane Power, Nipper Forno, Simon Davies, Craig O'Keeffe and Mary Chatfield
Photos supplied

On Tuesday November 21, primary school swimmers from throughout the district competed at the Webber Shield.
Competing schools included St Francis Catholic School, East Ayr State School, Home Hill State School, Clare State School, Giru State School, Brandon State School, St Colman’s Catholic School, Maidavale State School, Osborne State School, Jarvisfield State School and Burdekin Christian College.
The overall winner of the Webber Shield was East Ayr State School presented by Alyson Robinson.
The Max Tavasci Trophy for the highest average points was St Colman’s Catholic School.
Thank you to the Burdekin Swimming Club for assisting the Burdekin Sports Association with the running and set up of the carnival.
Thank you to Sage and Vicki from the Ayr Swimming Pool for their assistance also.
Contributed by Jarvisfield State School Principal Lisa Bello
Age Champions
Age Boys
9yrs Lewis Bonato East Ayr State School
10yrs Harris Flanigan East Ayr State School
11yrs Nate Giddy East Ayr State School
12yrs Eli Wilkie Home Hill State School
Age Girls
9yrs Taylor Chapman St Colmans
10yrs Mia Wicks East Ayr State School
11yrs Arabella Sangiuliano Home Hill State School
12yrs Milla Chapman (Home Hill) & Asha Licciardello (St Francis)
New Records
Boys 11yrs 50 Freestyle – Nate Giddy (St Francis) – 32.05
Girls 9yrs 50 Breaststroke – Taylor Chapman (St Colman’s) – 51.30
Boys 9yrs 50 Breaststroke – Lewis Bonato (EASS) – 49.92
Boys 9yrs 50 Backstroke – Lewis Bonato (EASS) – 46.48
Girls 9yrs 50 Butterfly – Taylor Chapman (EASS) – 44.47
East Ayr State School won the Webber Shield presented by Alyson Robinson
St Colman’s Catholic School won the Max Tavasci Trophy presented by Max Tavasci
Age champions L-R Taylor Chapman, Lewis Bonato, Mia Wicks, Harris Flanigan, Arabella Sangiuliano, Nate Giddy, Milla Chapman and Eli Wilkie (Asha Licciardello not pictured)
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Home Hill Cricket Association hosted Bowen Cricket last Sunday, November 26 for an inter-town representative match with bragging rights coming down to the final wicket.
Home Hill’s Andrew Cardillo, Alex Stillhard, Ross Parker, Simon Vickers and Darcy Walters did the damage with the ball while Hugh Smith, Ross Parker and Ayden Marano shone with the bat in hand.
The match reignited a rivalry between the two towns, with hopes for further representative fixtures involving towns like Bowen, Charters Towers and Ingham to continue into the future.
The Sunday fixture between Home Hill and Bowen saw the visitors win the toss and elect to bat.
Bowen’s top order got the work done early with high scorers Dylan Pettingill scoring 33 runs, Michael Pettiford scoring 31, Lachlan Altmann scoring 18, Mark Coventry scoring 13 and Daniel Borgh scoring 11, helping the team to a total of 153 all out after 38 overs.
Some fine bowling from Home Hill’s Andrew Cardillo saw him take four wickets for 37 runs from seven overs, supported by Alex Stillhard’s 2/27 from five, Darcy Walters’ 1/15 from five, Ross Parker’s 1/16 from five and Simon Vickers’ 1/27 from eight, with a run out helping clean up the visiting batsmen.
Chasing 154 runs for victory, Home Hill were off to a shaky start at 4/29 before the middle order steadied the ship thanks to Hugh Smith’s 48 not out, Ross Parker’s 34, Ayden Marano’s 18 and Andrew Cardillo’s 11.
Home Hill lost their ninth wicket with just four runs to make, the winning runs coming from fortuitous byes in the 38th over.
Bowen bowlers Dylan Pettingill (4/24), Seth McIntosh (3/17), Mark Coventry (1/12) and Lachlan Altmann (1/25) took the game right down to the wire, with Home Hill ultimately winning by one wicket.
Back row: Darcy Walters, Andrew Wallwork, Simon Vickers, Alex Stillhard, Ross Parker, Isaac Cardillo, Alex Romeo and Greg Flanagan. Front row: Hugh Smith, Ayden Marano, Andrew Cardillo. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie
Ross Parker took 1/16 from five overs for Home Hill
Hugh Smith scored 48 runs not out

Tuesday November 14 Ladies Social
R Moore, K Page and S Stidston defeated I Cislowski, B Cornford and D Cutting
K Stuckler, H Jorgensen and P Power defeated D Soper, B Schultz and I Wilson
Wednesday November 15 Mixed Social
J Murry, J Hall and L Stidston defeated A Jones, M Chapman and R Hall
R Aplin, P Marsden and M Power defeated B Walson, S Darwen and C Berkerly
Red, Joe and Col defeated Green Mick and Henry
H Horan and W Coonan defeated T Battagia and R Soper
Wednesday November 15 Night Mixed Social
1st place - Les Andersen, Joe Grabbi and Heather Jorgensen
2nd place - Katharina Stuckler, and Ross McLaughlin, with a consolation prize to Bill Walker.
Thursday November 16 Ladies Competition
Parkside Triples
R Moore, K Page and I Wilson defeated M Nixon, S Stidston (sub) and D Cutting
I Cislowski, D Lindridge and P Power defeated T Achille, D Soper and H Jorgensen.
Winners will play off on Thursday 23rd 8am.
Saturday November 18 Mixed Social Bowls
R Hall, L Stidston and M Power defeated V Edwards, S Darwen and C Olditch
C Berkerly, J Grabbi and T Klopper defeated J Murry, M Chapman and R Soper
J Papale, B Hewson and P Power defeated M Murison, J Hall and S Stidston
Merle, A Jones and Dot defeated P Vass, W Coonan and H Hazel
Sunday November 19 Club Mixed Pairs Finals
Winners S Darwen and M Parravicini defeated D Soper and R Soper
Contributed by Michael Parravicini

Clubs from around Queensland travelled to Burdekin BMX Club over the weekend for the Burdekin Open.
The same event five years ago had seven competitors which grew to a massive 48 last weekend.
200 riders travelled from Atherton, Cairns, Dysart, Mackay and districts, Maryborough, Moranbah, Proserpine, Rockhampton, Sarina, and Townsville, enjoying what the region has to offer throughout the weekend.
33 out of 36 riders aged over 8 years came away with personal bests.
“I just want to thank our committee and members,” said Burdekin BMX Club President Lisa Purssell.
“We pulled together and what a team we have,”
Feature Results
13 years Burdekin Cup
Deon Mcintosh 2nd
Keatan Jarvis 8th
William Wiseman
Cruiser 30+ Men
Bradley Mcintosh 2nd
Ben Mills 7th
Semi finals
Brad Callcott
Eric Besterman
Motos
Shaun Goldsworthy
David Sartori
Cruiser 30+ Women
Rhonda Callcott
8 Boys
James Besterman 2nd
Jamie Goldsworthy 3rd
Toby Hatheral 7th
Odin Gort
Oscar Hayllor
8 Girls
Caley Callcott 3rd
9 Boys
Harrison Sartori
Oliver Woods
10 Boys
Cooper Stokes 2nd
10 Girls
Isabelle Besterman
Zandrea Swart
11 Boys
Cody Bryen 5th
Rhiley Brennan
Adrian Abreu
11 Girls
Holly Mcintosh 3rd
12 Boys
Gabriel Hatheral 5th
Jake Sartori 6th
12 Girls
Annelsie Calligaro 2nd
13 Boys
Deon McIntosh 2nd
Keatan Jarvis 8th
William Wiseman
14 Boys
Boden O'Keeffe 4th
16 Girls
Ryley Sartori 3rd
Callie Mills
16 Boys
Mayson Oats 3rd
17-24 Men
Kyle Hanlon 3rd
45-49 Men
Darryl Kelly 2nd
8-10 Cruiser Boys
Cooper Stokes 3rd
13-14 Cruiser Boys
Deon Mcintosh 2nd
Sprockets and Minis Under 8s
Mackenzie Sartori
Liandri Swart
Dylan Callcott
Connor Gort
Sebastian Belke
Tayte Ellston
Isla Brown
Eliza Hayllor
Paityn Stokes
Malakye Bull
Louis Henderson
Andi Brown
Photos supplied: Burdekin BMX Club

15 players turned up to do battle on the fantastic new green on Thursday November 16.
Rinks 2, 3 and 4 on the east/west direction were used for two games of pairs and one game of triples.
Rink 2 saw Joe and Henry defeat Terry and Stephen 26 to 9, 13 ends to 5.
On rink 3, Des and Glen were too good for Karl/Margaret and Mick 27 to 8, 15 ends to 3.
In the triples match on Rink 4, Tony B, Alex and Trevor beat Peter, Curly and Tony E, 22 to 14, 12 ends to 6.
The winning Rink was rink 3 - well played Des and Glen – while the winner of the raffle was Tony Eadie.
The naming of the green has had to be postponed until a later date to be advised due to lack of teams of four nominating.
Anyone wanting to attend Karl's 100th birthday celebrations please ring the club phone and get your names in for the catering purposes.
Contributed by Stephen Doig
Rink 3 winners Des and Glen. Photo credit: Stephen Doig

Kyle Wilkie and Kye Quinlan top scored in the Challenger Blasters with a partnership of 21 runs and Jamie Goldsworthy and Morgan Burrell were next best with 13. Kye was the only bowler to get a wicket this game with 11 run outs filling the scoresheet. Tait Parker and Levi Trail hit a four each when batting and were the “Players of the Week Award” winners this time.
There were four runouts in the Under 13s last week with Nate Elphinstone, Tyler Schultz, Mark Wilkie and Marshall Parker all getting one each. Marshall also top scored with 17 runs and Mark second on 12 runs who also bowled well with figures of 2 for 6. Parker Oar finished with 2 for 6 as well, but Xavier Cross snared 3 for 11 and took the honours for the best bowler.
Our combined Under 17 team travelled to Townsville on Saturday afternoon to play the unbeaten ladder leaders Wests. We lost the toss and was sent into the field first. Salvatore Cardillo got the breakthrough early when he clean bowled their opener in the third over for 9 runs. It wasn’t until the 12th over that Leo Olditch got the other opener caught in the deep when Wests were 48. We thought we might have been in with a chance when Corey Heidke took a catch at Mid On to dismiss their fourth just after drinks and they were only scoring at just over 3 an over. We fell away a bit in the middle overs and let the batters get the upper hand, John Southwell took a wicket in the 32nd and we got a couple in the 40th but Wests ended their 40 overs at 7 for 268.
Wests showed why they are unbeaten in the Under 17 competition when their bowlers dominated our upper and middle order batters with smart field placements and accurate pace bowling. That left the spinners to clean up the tail which they did by the 27th over. Chase Harrington top scored for us this week with a very patient 26, Salvatore Cardillo was looking threatening until he was runout on 12 off 11 balls. Thomas Cardillo scored 11 which included a six when he got a rare bad delivery from the Wests’ bowler.
Contributed by Scott Heidke
Tait Parker and Levi Trail. Photo supplied
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The high adrenaline action of the Queensland Solo Championships is returning to Brandon’s Pioneer Park Speedway this weekend.
Friday, November 24 will see 500cc under 21 and 125cc under 16 classes battle it out before 500cc senior and 250cc junior divisions battle it out on Saturday.
Local rider Ky Mitchell will be returning to the speedway after taking out the Australian 125cc Champion in Tamworth last weekend.
Other locals Robert Gottardi and Jacob Samwell will take to the track as well as riders from Townsville, Brisbane, Proserpine and across the state.
The Queensland Solo Championships will also be supported by stock bikes, sidecars and 50cc racers.
With plenty of action on all weekend, Pioneer Park Speedway Owner George Ward is looking forward to a massive crowd of locals coming through to enjoy the spectacle.
“It’s about time it came to north Queensland, it’s been a while, and Pioneer Park’s one of the best tracks in Australia,” he said.
“It puts a massive input into the region.”
Gates open at 4:00pm on Friday and 3:30pm Saturday.
Find Pioneer Park Speedway on Facebook for more information.
WHAT: Queensland Solo Championships
WHEN: Friday, November 24 and Saturday, November 25
WHERE: Pioneer Park Speedway, Brandon
TICKETS: Available at the gate
North Queensland speedway racer Josh Grajczonek will be in action in the Senior Solos on Saturday. Photo supplied

Guardian Pharmacy and Crowned Mongrels took to Barry Richards Field on the weekend, with Crowned Mongrels winning the toss and electing to bat.
High scores of 34 runs from 28 balls to Bryce Stockdale, 18 from 27 to Joel Hanson, 18 from 32 to opener Callan Sunderland and 17 from 17 not out to Alex Stillhard helped the batting side to 8/160 from their 25 overs.
Lee Watts and Ross Parker took two wickets each for Guardian Pharmacy with Joey Southwell, Kane Batchelor, Matthew Gardner and Kent Batchelor each taking one.
In reply, Hugh Smith scored 46 runs from 45 balls, Mark Nicolaides 19 from 19 and Ross Parker 19 from 23 had Guardian Pharmacy on their way, but they fell short of the target in their 25 overs, finishing on 8/145.
Crowned Mongrels bowlers Bryce Stockdale, Callan Sunderland and Jaidyn Lambie-Fabbro took two wickets each with Liam Cannavan and Jay Leckenby taking one each.
Guardian Pharmacy will take on Peto’s Marine this weekend.

The Burdekin’s superstar speedway racer Ky Mitchell has returned from Tamworth as an Australian Speedway Champion.
The 11-year-old has added to his already impressive trophy cabinet, winning the under 16 125cc solo championship at Tamworth’s Oakburn Park Speedway before combining with South Burnett rider Corey Van Elswyk to win the under 16 125cc teams championship.
Excited to have raced against the best in Australia, Ky said he feels “on top of the world” after his wins.
Ky was one of 16 of the best riders aged 9-16 from around Australia who were chosen by Motorcycling Australia to compete in the championship.
He raced in five heats and scored 13 points, allowing him to go into the finals in second gate pick and coming away with the win.
Ky thanked Terry Keyse who helped him build his skills and confidence from the beginning.
Regular practices at Pioneer Park Speedway and many trips away to compete and gain experience helped him prepare for the championship.
The win will give Ky the opportunity to choose to travel to Sweden in 2024 to compete at the SGP4 World Titles.
Before then, he is excited to race in front of family and friends when he returns to Pioneer Park Speedway to compete in the 2023 Queensland Solo Championships this weekend.
Ky and his family would like to thank all their sponsors for their support this year.
Ky Mitchell won the under 16 125cc solo championship at Tamworth last weekend. Photo supplied: NQ Speedway Riders & Supporters Club Inc.

Three boxers from Home Hill’s Rock Solid Boxing Club have travelled to Hobart, Tasmania, representing the Burdekin and the state at the Australian Amateur Boxing League Titles.
Jerry Southwell, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis have weighed in this morning, Thursday, October 23, with competition to get underway across the next three nights.
Rock Solid Boxing Club Trainer Scott McLean said four Australian titles and 15 Queensland titles have come out of the club in its 14-year history.
“This is a big one this year because we’re taking three guys from such a small club,” he said.
“They’ve been training hard, they’re fit, they’re ready to go.”
From pulling trucks and flipping tyres to repeated sprints up Mount Inkerman, Jerry Southwell, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis have been training hard ahead of this week’s Australian Amateur Boxing League Titles.
The three boxers are competing in Hobart, Tasmania from Thursday to Saturday and while Rock Solid Boxing Club Trainer Scott McLean would love to see their hard work rewarded with national titles, he’s proud of their efforts no matter the result.
“If we were to come away with three Australian titles down there, it’d be huge, but I’m not too worried about the results,” he said.
“As long as their performances are at their best, that’s all we really care about.”
Rock Solid Boxing Club has had a storied history, with state, national and Golden Glove titles coming out of the club.
18-year-old Kane is responsible for a number of those, with two state titles and one Golden Gloves title to his name.
Kane has been boxing for five years and competing in senior divisions since he was 16 with this being his first Australian titles, although he was selected last year and was unable to attend.
“It’s been a long training camp, but it’s been good,” he said.
“We’ve been training hard, lots of running, lots of sparring, I’m feeling fit, feeling ready.”
Kane said he loves the feeling of the fight and the satisfaction of the training, saying nerves don’t consume him as much as they did earlier in his career.
“When it gets hard, a lot of people want to quit, a lot of people don’t have what it takes to commit to a sport like this, it’s a lot of hard work,” he said.
“Even if you don’t win the fight, just pushing through and being there and giving it your all, it’s an amazing feeling.
“The more experience you have, you just learn to harness the nerves and use them to the best of your ability.”
Callan and Jerry may be earlier in their careers but are equally prepared to give national titles a red hot crack after taking out their respective divisions at Golden Gloves and being selected to represent Queensland.
Callan, 15 years old, has only been boxing for the last five months.
“It’s crazy to think that I’ve gotten here so fast, but it’s good to put the hard work in,” he said.
“I think I just love the fighting part, but the training part’s always worth it.
“You feel good afterwards and while you’re in the ring.”
13-year-old Jerry, who has been boxing for three years, said consistency got him this far at such a young age.
“Just showing up every day and putting in the work,” he said.
“I love the feeling of getting out of the ring, win or loss; it feels amazing.”
Scott said the three boys exemplify the culture of the club and the community.
“I’m always proud of all my boxers,” he said.
“We have a real bond in the whole club and there’s a culture in the club that’s been carried on.
“Everywhere I’ve taken these boys, their manners, their respect, their sportsmanship has been second to none.
“It’s not all about the boxing, it’s so much more about what we can do for these kids in the community and making them champion people.”
Local boxers Jerry Southwell, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis are in Hobart competing for Australian Titles. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie
Jerry Southwell, Rock Solid Boxing Club Trainer Scott McLean, Callan Taiters and Kane Lowis. Photo credit: Sam Gillespie

The Ayr Surf Club was the host for the annual North Barrier Branch Surf Rescue Championships over the weekend where competitors from across the region came together to test their lifesaving skills.
The Ayr SLSC had 11 members showcasing their lifesaving knowledge and rescue skills and put in a great day of competition with some amazing results for the local crew:
Champion Lifesaver Events:
U12 Female: 1st Milla Chapman, 2nd Emma Jones, 3rd Charlotte Lawry & 4th Emilee Wassmuth
U13 Female: 2nd Briella Wassmuth
U13 Male: 1st Zachary Dale, 2nd Parker Bonato
U14 Female: 1st Isa Chapman, 3rd Bella Lawry
U15 Female: 2nd Ryley Sartori
Masters Male: 1st Ben Lawry
The junior members of the club will return to Alva Beach this coming Sunday for their second Club Champion Points Day and continue training in preparation for Branch Titles in December.
Contributed by Kellie Lawry
Ryley Sartori, U15 Tube Race
U14 Tube Race Start - Bella Lawry and Isla Chapman
Some U13s & U14s celebrating after completing their water events - (L-R) Isla Chapman (Ayr), Isobelle Gibride (Arcadian), Briella Wassmuth (Ayr), Macy Stone (Arcadian), Bella Lawry (Ayr)
The Ayr Team
Briella Wassmuth practicing patient assessment on Charlotte Lawry
Charlotte Lawry - U12 Live Patient Assessment
Isla Chapman - U14 CPR Assessment
Ryley Sartori - U15 Live Patient Assessment
Bella Lawry - U14 Live Patient Assessment
Emma Jones - U12 Board Race

Thursday, November 9 saw 19 players ready to do battle.
Three games of triples were the way to go.
Hugh had to go early and so Trevor took up the mantle after the smoko break.
Rink 3 saw a one-sided match with Jimmy, Des and Stephen defeating Dino, John and Hugh/Trevor 38 to 5.
On Rink 4, Judy, Gary and Glen outplayed Joe, David and Wayne 29 to 16.
Rink 5 saw a much closer match with the team of Tony B, Mick and Tony E holding on to win vs Paul, Alex and Henry 15 to 12.
The lucky Rink went to Rink 4 and Alex won the weekly raffle.
During last week, the club’s garden shed received a coat of much needed paint with the paint supplied by Gurgos Inspiration Paint.
On Saturday afternoon five club members climbed onto the float for the Harvest Festival parade.: Wayne and Stephen from Bowls and Sheila and Rosealee from the exercise and craft groups with the float being towed by Alex on his refurbished 1958 tractor.
Contributed by Stephen Doig
Lucky Rink Winners Gary, Judy and Glen
Caption 2: The club’s garden shed was recently repainted
Photos supplied: Stephen Doig

After a rain delayed start, 16 bowlers took to the green and played bowls until lunch time. A delicious lunch was served, we watched the Melbourne Cup race and then continued our game of bowls.
Winners for the day were:
1st place - Wayne Coonan, Isabel Cislowski and Katharine Stuckler
2nd place - Heather Jorgensen and Robyn McAllister
Wednesday night 8th November
1st place - Margaret McLaughlin, Lyn Storrie, Robyn McAllister
2nd place - Mick Murison, Norm Storrie, Bill Walker
Saturday Social Bowls
Triples Winners
B.Hewson, M.Chapman, H.Hazel defeated J.Hall, M.Murison, W.Coonan
Jim, Sandra, Joe Cary defeated Val, Alan, Dot
Pairs Winner
P.Vass, R.Soper defeated D.Soper, A.Gaven
Sunday Competition
Semi Finals Club Mixed Pairs
S.Darwin, M.Parravicini defeated D.Burt, D.Lindridge
Contributed by Michael Parravicini