No 83 October 2022 – Home Hill News

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Welcome to the October 2022 edition of the Home Hill News.

You can read or download the whole newsletter (in pdf format) using the link above or read the individual articles below.

Harvest Festival President Mark Vass with Ephemera Sponsor Erin Brennan

Positive start to 2022 Harvest Festival . . .

THE 2022 Home Hill Harvest Festival is off to a positive start with a successful launch of the annual Ephemera display in Lloyd Mann Park in mid-September with more to come throughout October and November. Also, find out the winning entrants in the 2022 Ephemera…
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Home Hill Harvest Festival logo

Festival’s Sixtieth Anniversary Celebrations

WITH the official launch of the 2022 Home Hill Harvest Festival out of the way, the festival will now move on to a myriad of events in October, leading into the finale at the Grand Parade and Street Party on November 5th.
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Home Hill Newsagency

Positive changes for the Business of News

NEW name, new owners and increased services… residents of the Home Hill region can expect much more from the former Home Hill Newsagency as positive changes are made to the business to take them into the future.
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Home Hill Harvest Festival logo

Exciting Times ahead for the Community

RESIDENTS throughout the local region will not be short of entertainment over the coming month and into the pre-Christmas period as the Harvest Festival—celebrating its Sixtieth Anniversary—comes alive, while the Burdekin Race Club will host its annual Derby Day Races – 29th October!
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Home Hill Harvest Festival logo

Don’t Miss Out!! Art Exhibits on Display at Lloyd Mann Park!!

MOST people in our community drive past Lloyd Mann Park in Eighth Avenue on a regular basis each week—but how many have taken the time to stop off to inspect the various exhibits on display as part of the Harvest Festival’s Canefields Ephemera. Not here forever, don’t miss out!
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New book launched with Festival Anniversary

THE start of the Harvest Festival has coincided with the launch of a new book detailing “The History of the Harvest Festival”, in time for the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Festival, containing 100 Queen stories and numerous photos from over the years of festivities.
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The Melbourne Cup, Home Hill Style

Derby Day – to be held on October 29 this year – will be another great spectacle and again, it will be the Justin Scott Derby Day, sponsored by Truenorth Equipment Hire. Read more about the history of Home Hill’s “Derby Day”
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Bring back the Volunteers!

ANOTHER question that is being asked around the region is where have all our volunteers gone? Over many years, organisations throughout the district have benefitted from the combined efforts of numerous volunteers who have been the backbone of those organisations.
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Dale Last MP Member for Burdekin

Dale’s Parliament Update

Sending my condolences to the Royal Family and paying my respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, in recognition of her extraordinary contribution and life.
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Dale Last MP Member for Burdekin

Dale says – Action on Road Safety starts with Safe Roads

DURING the earlier September sitting of Parliament, Transport Legislation amendments were debated and as the Shadow Minister for Rural and Regional Queensland and the Shadow Minister for Police, I spoke about the impact of sub-standard roads and a sobering statistic that would send shivers up the spine of every Queenslander.
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Woodhead Shield first for Home Hill

THE Home Hill Rugby League Club signed tough halfback, Brian Beven as captain/coach in 1965 and in a tough season, Home Hill reached the club competition Grand Final, only to be defeated by Brothers.
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Inaugural Tennis Scholarship win for Home Hill Player

A FORMER Home Hill student, who started his tennis playing days on the Home Hill Tennis Association courts has risen in the ranks of professional tennis players to the stage where he has been named as one of the first recipients of the Ashley Cooper Scholarship for 2022. Find out…
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Blueys Thrift Shop

Volunteers needed to join Bluey’s Thrift Shop Team

DO YOU have a couple of hours of your time on a regular basis to devote to assisting a local organisation that is committed to helping those in the community who may be down on their luck, or in need of an economic lift in today’s busy lifestyle?
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Groper Creek Caravan Park Manager Dan Garvey inspecting Rocking Mosquito Ck Nov 2022

Remediation Works ready to be completed

BANK stabilisation works will commence this month at Mosquito Creek – much to the relief of Groper Creek residents, who have been waiting for the remediation works to be completed for almost three years.
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Ocean Carma

Cannavan’s Brush with Fame

SAILING off into the sunset with movie stars, Julia Roberts and George Clooney is only what dreams are made of . . . Keep your eyes peeled while watching the megastars’ latest movie, Ticket to Paradise, you will get to see the Cannavan family’s Groper Creek-based vessel, Ocean Karma!
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Lliffe Family Barra

Groper Creek providing Family Fishing Success!

PROVING age is no barrier when it comes to fishing, young angler, Cody, who turned six-years-old in July, caught his biggest ever fish while holidaying with his family at Groper Creek recently. Read more about their camping experience!
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Dawson remembers Queen Elizabeth II

THE Federal Member for Dawson, Andrew Willcox represented his Dawson electorate at several services during September, following the sad passing of Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, including a Gun Salute and the Proclamation of King Charles III by the Governor-General David Hurley.
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Applauding “The Bee Hive”

ON another note, I must mention “The Bee Hive” – what a great exhibit and congratulation to the kids and the ladies from the Burdekin Art Society for a great display!
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