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Scouting has been part of the Home Hill community since 1928. On Monday 12 February 12, as part of our community involvement, members of the Lower Burdekin Scout Group attended the Burdekin Council Australia Day event at the Home Hill Memorial Hall. This was a great night seeing and hearing about so many inspirational people in our community. We also took the opportunity to share the opportunity for youth 5 to 15 years of age (adults too) to come along for four weeks for free to Try Scouting on
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Ayr Surf Lifesaving Club is inviting the community to the beach for a Family Fun Day happening Saturday, March 2 from 3:00pm to 6:00pm. The day will offer fun for the whole family, including a dunk tank, face painting and slip and slide. Snacks will be available including popcorn, slushies and fairy floss as well as other food and drinks – BYO is not permitted. The 2024 Family Fun Day is free to enter and will take place at the Ayr Surf Club, Sandown Street, Alva. Following the Family Fun Day w
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Rehoming Fee: $195 DOB: 1/1/2023 Sex: Male Breed: Domestic Short Hair Kid Friendly: Yes Dog Friendly: Untested Other Cats: Yes Indoors/Outdoors: Indoors This playful little tabby is on a quest to find his furever home! Dubbed Harry Potter, he is affectionate and loving, sure to keep his humans spellbound with his stellar personality. He can magically make your worries (and a whole bowl of food) disappear! Harry isn’t a fan of Quidditch, but he flies around at top speed chasing his toys. The
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Burdekin resident Talika Pegoraro understands that the busy lives of women and mothers doesn’t always allow for time to be spent on oneself. That’s why she started Sisters of the Moon, a fortnightly women’s circle inviting local women to take two hours out of their busy lives to focus on themselves. Talika has been working with Airlie Beach-based life coach Jen Gils to work through her anxiety, depression and complex PTSD, which she said was an opportunity to change her mindset. “I found that, l
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Friday, February 23 saw Burdekin Catholic Shire Council (BCHS) lift in rivalry with the Interhouse Swimming Carnival. After a fantastic Spirit Week, the three houses were set to bring their best to the pool. The day was filled with highly competitive races, with BCHS showcasing many great swimmers. Importantly, there was also high participation from our non-competitive races to ensure maximum points were gained towards acquiring the House Trophy. It was great to see the fantastic spirit of each
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The first of Burdekin Christian College’s pre-carnival spirit activities was dodgeball, a very popular activity with many students participating. Mighty Mathew took out the first event of spirit week.
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Caption: Photos supplied: Jarvisfield State School
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Social Bowls were played Tuesday February 20 where the winners were Ruth Moore, Elaine Young, Beryl Cornford and Pam Power defeating Desley Olsen, Donna Soper, Sandra Stidston and Irene Wilson. Isabel Cislowski, Heather Jorgensen and Mary Poli defeated Katharina Stuckler, Joy Comollatti amd Dot Cutting. Eighteen bowlers enjoyed playing lawn bowls under the stars at Wednesday Night Bowls on February 21. Coming in first place were Katharina Stuckler, Anthony Bull and Robyn McAllister. In second
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Wednesday February 20 Ladies results: only four ladies turned up and conditions still not favourable however those who turned up certainly had a good time. Kaye Garner and Lyn Storrie beat Ann Newton and Vanda Ballao. Ladies, please have your names in by 1:00pm for 1:30pm start. Sunday February 25 A grade singles: Gary Pearce defeated Henry Hazel. And the other A grade singles game went down to the wire with Doug Koehne defeating Jamie Woods. A Pairs: Vince Beitia and Allan Garioch defeated Joe
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Burdekin FC will work towards upgrading its women’s changerooms and facilities at International Park after winning a grant from the 2024 Ergon-Energex Community Fund. The $10,000 grant will enable renovation of the women’s changerooms to provide a safer, more inclusive, and accessible space for players to feel comfortable and confident in their environment and increase participation. Burdekin FC Senior Secretary Sian Reardon said the women’s facilities currently has two toilets, one of which oft
Read more18 players arrived to do battle in the barefoot bowls night on Wednesday, February 21. 3 games of triples were played. Rinks 5,6 and 7 were used running east/west. Rink 5: Gladys, Meryl and Joe were much too strong for Betty, Judy and John winning 14 to 5. Rink 6: Ashley, Tony and Amy had a good win over Lyn, Nev and Ron to the tune of 12 points to 3. Rink 7: Conner, Margaret and Stephen won on the final end after being all square after 11 ends over Wayne, Mark and Torrie 11 to 7. Trevor'
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We weather put a dampener on preseason training for Burdekin FC’s youth teams, with the U13 and U14/15 teams instead taking things indoors for a night of “non- competitive” ten pin bowling.
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The start of the 2024 local football season was delayed again due to the very wet weather. All matches in the area were called off and the Kappa Cup 3rd Round game between Burdekin Panthers and JCU Riverway has yet to be rescheduled. The actual season is due to start this weekend with all five teams playing MA Olympic. The games were due to be played in Townsville, but the Olympic grounds were unplayable and Olympic wanted to play the games in the Burdekin, but after Monday night’s rain, Inter
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The Burdekin Roosters received a setback last week with the announcement 2024 appointed senior coach Daniel Beazley would be leaving the club. Beazley told the players at training on Thursday he had received an offer from a family member to join a business on the Gold Coast. Beazley said he knew his cousin was beginning a new business and he wanted his input but he thought that would not be till towards the end of the year. “For my cousin the business has gone really well, and I have been offere
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The much-anticipated Rugby League carnival, the Annual Bowen Tens, will be played at Denison Park in Bowen on Saturday. Sponsored mainly by Whitsunday Civil, the day brings much needed funds to the Bowen Seagulls Junior League with various charities also benefitting. A number of Bowen charities have been the recipients of money from the Bowen Tens. This year, the main recipient will be Kids Connecting Parents. Burdekin teams have supported the day since it was first introduced in 2012 with the C
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Both night tennis on Monday and pickleball on Tuesday have been fortunate to dodge rain over the recent weeks, with good numbers of players at 7:00pm. At pickleball, everyone has been enjoying the challenge of learning a new game as well as the social aspect. Friday Social tennis starts up in early March. The upcoming AGM on the March 11 is a great opportunity for everyone to come along to Home Hill Tennis to hear about all the club’s activities in 2023. It is also time to recognise and thank t
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Our North Queensland wet season again prevented any Junior Cricket to be played late last week at the Nutrien Ag Solutions Cricket Complex, and Charters Towers where our Under 17s were meant to play Wests. Clear skies on Tuesday allowed the Rookies to go ahead though, with Antony Stewart from Queensland Cricket coming down from Townsville to run the session. Antony was helped out by one of our older junior Thomas Cardillo at the East Ayr School Grounds. This session included fun drills and ga
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Who are you and what do you think qualifies you for the role? Born and raised in the Burdekin and with over four decades experience in business, I truly understand the needs and challenges of our community. I have developed a strong understanding of effective governance, including through the completion of a Company Director course. Having previously served as Councillor for 12 years, I will continue to support, and leverage my wealth of knowledge and expertise to guide the region forward. My c
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Tell us about yourself and what qualifies you for the role I have held many roles in my time in the Burdekin: I am a wife, mother, primary school teacher, and proud member of many local sporting, school, church and community associations. Having served as a Councillor for six years, Mayor for 16 years, and as a Board representative on several regional and state bodies, I have a wealth of advocacy and leadership experience. I strongly believe the Burdekin is the best place to live, work, play, v
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In an emotional triumph for the local commercial fishing industry, six restricted licenses have been granted to commercial operators residing in the Burdekin to allow the use of nets to catch barramundi. The announcement of the new licenses came after primary commercial fishing licences no longer authorised commercial net fishing activities in Queensland from January 1, 2024, in State and Federal Government efforts to phase out gillnet fishing on the Great Barrier Reef by 2027. Alva fisher Neil
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Hi Readers I’ve added a new item to my list of new year’s resolutions, and that’s to catch a barra. I know next to nothing about fishing and when I’ve sat in on conversations with experts talking shop, it seems to me like they’re speaking another language. But, equipped with a fishing rod and tackle box recovered from my Pa’s shed and a cast net I got for my birthday as a child, I’m determined to reel one in – you could say I’ve got all the gear and no idea. A couple of people who know a thing o
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Clare State School Students have been surprised with the joy of comprehensive stationary packs, donated to the school by the Joyful Foundation. Having met out and about during the school holidays, School Principal Troy Patti welcomed the donation from the Joyful Foundation. Established over 10 years ago, the Joyful Foundation continues the legacy of their namesake Joylene Donnellan, a teacher and guidance officer who assisted disadvantaged children achieve a better education, by providing scho
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In his first week as Officer in Charge (OIC) at Home Hill Police Station, Sargeant Samuel Pyke has highlighted the need for clearer avenues of communication and collaboration between police and community. Sgt Pyke started in the role on Monday, February 12, bringing over a decade of experience from some of Queensland’s busiest beats to Home Hill. Originally from the Gold Coast, Sgt Pyke joined the police force 12 years ago and has since been posted in Gladstone, Townsville, Brisbane’s Fortitude
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The sudden closure of the Coles Supermarket at Burdekin Plaza in Ayr over the weekend took many residents by surprise. It is expected that the store will now be shut for two weeks while urgent roof repairs are made. Todd Riches, Coles Regional Manager, said Coles paused trade over the weekend due to concerns about the stability of the roof tiles as a result of excess moisture and humidity from recent heavy rain. “We want to thank the community for their continued understanding and patience wh
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