Home Hill State High School teacher Louise Nicholas has progressed to Finalist of the Queensland AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, an award to recognise notable female rural leaders who are advocating, empowering, and celebrating for changes in agriculture. Louise is excited to have progressed to become a Finalist for the award. “It’s still sinking in,” she explained. “I was nominated two years ago and didn’t progress to this stage, so it’s all new. “This time around, my project is further re
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Simon Hood Wilmar Manager Grower Marketing The sugar market remains in no man’s land as the window between the close of the 2023-24 Brazilian crush and the start of the 2024-25 season seems impossibly short. The final production for this season’s output is yet to be determined, but is heading towards a record harvest. Projections for the 24-25 season are fluid in the analysts’ spreadsheets. The early number of 640+ million mt of cane is being wound back, due to the dry weather in December and Ja
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The rural event of the year is fast approaching with Burdekin Boars and Barras taking over Clare this weekend. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, and with something for everyone, the Burdekin is invited to get behind the rod or the rifle to help fundraising efforts for the Clare State School P&C Committee. Involving fun for the whole family, the event schedule includes the coveted weigh-in presentations for all pigs, fish and crabs, a well-stocked licensed bar, Rotary food tent, Lillie’s Cubby H
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In an announcement that further boosts Queensland’s credentials as Australia’s emerging AgTech innovation capital, Brisbane has been named as the home of the AgriFutures evokeAG. global innovation event in 2025. Connecting the global agrifood innovation community of investors, entrepreneurs, AgTech service providers and agribusiness professionals, evokeAG. provides a digital platform and premier agrifood tech event where farmers share their experiences, startups pitch their potential, scientists
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Growers participating in the Burdekin Irrigation project, the Lower Burdekin Smart Irrigation Project and the Major Grants project hosted sugarcane growers from the Mackay-Whitsunday region the Far North and local growers to demonstrate on-farm smart irrigation strategies, tools, technologies, and practices throughout the Burdekin. The bus tour aimed to increase cross regional relationships and provided an opportunity for growers interested in new advancements in irrigation practices and techno
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The Lyon’s Grassland Striped Skink had not been observed since 1981 and is known only from a single locality that is heavily grazed by cattle. That is until the rare lizard was found last year for the first time in over 40 years living in north-east Queensland. In early 2023, scientists from Queensland Museum and James Cook University were tasked with the challenge of finding the elusive Lyon’s Grassland Striped Skink. The surveys were part of research by the Resilient Landscapes Hub of the Aust
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By Chelsea Ravizza January 2024 saw a new mammoth monthly record set for the Containers for Change Scheme across Queensland, with 175,805,461 containers returned for a refund and recycling. This outstanding total surpasses the previous record set in January of 2023 of 157,525,681, and Rachael Coleman of NQ Green Solutions continues to be blown away by the Burdekin’s recycling efforts. NQ Green Solutions recycled 1,133,972 containers in January, and the depot shows no sign of slowing. Recycling
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Next month, high school students from four Burdekin schools will attend a potentially lifesaving education program professionally developed and delivered by trained local mentors. Road Safety Education Limited’s (RSE) RYDA workshop is a whole of school program which includes a full day workshop of practical, interactive and powerful sessions about road safety for students at Burdekin Catholic High School, Home Hill State High School, Burdekin Christian College and Burdekin Educational Engagement
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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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