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Tablelands historical snippets adapted from the book Kuranda Range Road Cairns - City of the South Pacific - A History 1770-1995. This book is available from www.cairnshistory.com.au In 1940 construction of the Kuranda Range Road began with machine power being used for the first time. Explosives See below to win a copy! had to be transported up from the Stratford magazine near Cairns. Jackhammers were rather basic and steel bits had to Coaching Days be reforged frequently, resulting in three blacksmiths’ shops operating eight hours a day sharpening steel ends. Some 100 Prior to the establishment of the inland railway line the main men were employed, mostly elderly, as the younger males form of transport was ‘shanks pony’ (meaning to use one’s were off in the Middle East sector of the war in Europe. It was own legs), horse, buggy or buckboard, stagecoach, or bullock a tough and demanding effort yet the project was delivered teams or pack horse and mule. Many a flooded river caused at half the original estimated cost of £100,000 for a single days or even weeks’ delay and on occasion had to be swum lane road and dual lane highway, without a soul lost in its to gain supplies or aid in an emergency, and a day’s journey construction. was measured by distances of ten miles (16kms) in the case of loaded teams, or maybe up to 50 miles (80kms) by stage The Cairns Kuranda Range Road was opened for traffic in mid coach or saddle horse. 1941, six months before the Japanese attacked Malaya and Pearl Harbor. The Kuranda to road was improved The completion of the Second Section of the railway to and bitumen sealed when the military began using it and it Myola in 1891 saw the Cobb & Co. coach service begin became one of the most crucial links in joint Australian and from Kuranda to Granite Creek (Mareeba from 1893), which American defence of the Far North during World War II. connected to already established coaching routes started in 1882. From Granite Creek the routes headed south to Tableland Rail Closures Herberton, Georgetown and beyond, while another headed After World War II, one of the Tablelands largest employers west to Thornborough and another to the north-east over of labour workers was the railway. However, as branch lines ‘the Bump’ to Port Douglas. The coaches were suspended on became uneconomic to run, the Railway Department began leather straps called thorough-braces and carried between closing them. In 1957 the coalmine at Mt Mulligan was 8 and 16 passengers. closed, and the next year the line was also closed. In 1963 Biboohra or Bibara? the Mt Garnet line closed, followed by the Mt Molloy-Rumula and Millaa Millaa branches in 1964. The rail motors, started in Sutherland and McKenzie won the railway contract for the 1927, continued to run and offer residents a semi-suburban Third Section of the railway, from Myola to Granite Creek, and service along the North Coast Line until 1969. By December began preparation for construction in April 1891. The terrain 1988 the rail motors had disappeared altogether however at was far less daunting than for the Second Section, although their peak ran 33 journeys per week. lives were still lost during its construction. By January 1893 the rail lines had been laid to Biboohra. Pronounced ‘bye- boo-ra’, although interestingly if pronounced ‘bib-ara’ the location name matches the Djabugay word ‘bibara’ meaning ‘sacred clap sticks’. Railway officials may have interpreted the pronunciation from a written record when naming sidings and stations after Aboriginal names. WIN The bridge across the middle Barron was completed by May of that year, and perhaps due to the depressed state of the Answer these three economy, the railway was not to reach Atherton until 1903 questions correctly and Herberton in 1910. and send your answers via email to info@ Earthquakes on the Tablelands whatsontablelands. com.au to go in the On Sunday evening 27 February 1896 at 9pm, residents draw to win this great in Cairns, Kuranda, Mareeba, Herberton and Port Douglas local historical book experienced an earthquake shock that rattled plates and (609 pages). shook houses. The following Tuesday 3 March, cracks were detected in the masonry of No.15 Railway Tunnel on the 1. When did Granite Creek become Mareeba? southern Barron Gorge, and gradually repaired without 2. Who founded Emerald End, the first cattle station in causing delays on the line. The next earth tremor appears to the region in 1877? have been felt by residents of the , some 54 years later on Monday evening 19 July 1950. 3. When was completed?

2 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 february this issue Historical Snippets 2 February Calendar - Highlights 4 editor’s note Gig Guide 6 Welcome to the February 2018 edition of What’s On & Where Valentine's Day 8 To Go and the month of LOVE. Tableland Properties 11 For our first edition of 2018 it's all about the love. Love it or hate Tableland Trails and Destinations 15 it, Valentine's Day is here to stay. It's actually nice to know that as Faces of the Tablelands 16 time goes on, the day now also represents a day to be kind and Movies and Markets 17 express how much your friends, neighbours and colleagues Monthly Calendar 18 mean to you. In a world where there's too much hatred, it's the perfect day to embrace love in all it's forms. Of course a bit of page old fashioned romance never goes astray either! 8 We're excited to see what 2018 holds in store for us and all that the Tablelands has to offer. No doubt this beautiful part of the world will continue to captivate our imaginations and entice more visitors to our region. Enjoy What’s On! VALENTINE’S DAY Photo: Heather Miller Photography cover next month EDITOR: Nettie O’Connell Shana Parata and If you would like to participate DESIGN: Nettie O Design nettieodesign.com Krish Hoffart in What's On and promote from Speewah your business, give us a call. 0416 120 852 Photo by Advertising deadline is the [email protected] Heather Miller Photography 15th of each month. Great care is taken to ensure event information PO Box 560, Kuranda Q 4881 is correct at time of publication, however Contact us to book your readers should confirm event details before advertising and rates: whatsontablelands.com.au attending. Views expressed are not necessarily those of What’s On & Where To Go publishers or WhatsOnTablelands its advertisers. Reproducing or copying any part [email protected] of What’s On & Where To Go magazine requires or call Nettie 0416 120 852 WhatsOnTablelands the permission of the editor. February 2018 What’s On & Where To Go 3 february HIGHLIGHTS 8 9 Armchair Travel Evening 7.30pm “North West of Western Australia” and “In the Footsteps of the Reformation” Uniting Church Centre, cnr Jack & Victoria Sts, Atherton 4095 3735

11 14 15 17 & 18 Andre Rieu - Songs from Back to the Bone Botanical my Heart Garden - Open Weekend 2pm Valentine's 10am-4pm Uniting Church Centre, cnr 42 Bischoff Mill Rd, Jack & Victoria Sts, Atherton Watsonville Advertising deadline (see page 14 for more info) Free. Afternoon tea available Day [email protected] now to 3 Apr 18 Woman A collection of abstract and expressionist style portraits by Artist Kai Hagberg. The Foyer Gallery, 45 Mabel St, Atherton

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4 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 Calendar events for the next issue must be received online by the 15th of every month. now to Calendar Highlights are subject to space availability and cannot be guaranteed. 11 Mar Register your event online www.whatsontablelands.com.au 23 Atherton-Herberton Historic Railway Quiz Night Fundraiser 6.30pm for 7pm start Old Shire Council Hall, Herberton $5 p/p 23 EXHIBITION NOW TO 9 FEB 2018 16 FEB – 11 MAR 2018 Ravenshoe Visitor Centre Old Post Office Gallery 6PM FRIDAY 23 24 Moore St, Ravenshoe 86 Herberton Rd, Atherton FEBRUARY 2018 Mon to Fri 10am–4pm Tue to Fri, 10am–4pm Saturday & Sunday Saturday & Sunday OPENING NIGHT 10am–2pm 10am–2pm

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Tablelands Bushwalking QUIZ NIGHT Fundraiser for Club – February Walks restoration work being carried out on Wednesday 7th February – Mandarin Rock steam locomotives Davies Creek area - Part circuit including tracks and cross country to Townsend 23 February 2018 Pass, Mandarin and Tank Rock. Conclude 6.30pm for 7pm start with swim near Node 2. Moderate. Entry: $5 p/p Approximately 7km. Sunday 11th February – McKenzie Falls Old Shire Council Hall, Cross country walk in the Tumoulin area cnr Grace & Williams Sts, Herberton along old forestry trails, through the •Raffle• bush and three creek crossings. Lunch •Refreshments available• and swim at waterfall. Moderate walk with one climb with some scratchy, overgrown vegetation. Wednesday 21st February – Tumoulin Walk along 4WD forest trails with several creek crossings. Lunch and swim at Ravenshoe sports ground swimming hole. Moderate. Approximately 14 km. Sunday 25th February – False Cape Walk to fort on False Cape and then back along the beach. If time, walk to Bessie Falls. Easy to moderate. Departure time & further details [email protected]

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ove makes the world go around right? Sure it does! The most popular theory about LIt’s reported that in Australia, around 90 per cent of 1 Valentine's Day's origin comes 18-24 year olds, and 45 per cent of people aged over 50 from the third century in Rome. celebrate Valentine's Day. That’s a whole lot of love. Florists, It is said that Emperor Claudius II chocolatiers and restaurants do a roaring trade leading up didn't want Roman men to marry to and on February 14, not to mention an increase in lingerie during wartime, as he believed sales (ooh-la-la). Whilst Valentine’s Day celebrates love single men made better soldiers. amongst couples, it’s increasingly becoming a day where However, a priest by the name of Valentine went family, friends and work colleagues also share the love by against his wishes and performed secret weddings. exchanging cards, gifts or acts of kindness. For this, Valentine was jailed and executed. While in jail he wrote a note, believed to be to the jailor's When did Valentine’s Day become significant in Australia? daughter, signing it "from your Valentine". It’s believed that with the new found wealth during the 1850s gold rush in Ballarat, miners lavished gifts on their Every Valentine's Day, the Italian city of Verona, loved ones. 2 where Shakespeare's lovers Romeo and Juliet lived, receives about 1,000 letters addressed to Juliet. These miners ordered extravagant Valentines amounting to thousands of pounds at a time. Some of the most lavish 220,000 is the average number of wedding Valentines were made of a satin cushion and were perfumed 3 proposals on Valentine's Day each year. and ornately decorated with flowers and coloured shells. Richard Cadbury produced the first box of Some were even adorned with taxidermied hummingbird or chocolates for this holiday in the late 1800s. bird of paradise. This valuable treasure used to be kept in a 4 neatly decorated box. www.stvalentines.org In 1537, England's King Henry VII officially declared 14 February the holiday of St. Valentine's Day. Today, gifts and cards are being replaced by the impersonal 5 text message, e-card and email. Communicating love sure About 1 billion Valentine’s Day cards are has changed! exchanged each year. This makes it the second 6 largest seasonal card sending time of the year. According to June 2016 ABS Census data, the number of males per 100 females in was 98.3. In Teachers will receive the most Valentine's Day comparison, the sports a whopping 151.7 cards, followed by children, mothers, wives, males per 100 females, making it the second highest male to 7 sweethearts and pets. female gender ratio in Queensland. Great news for the single The red rose was the favourite flower of Venus, the ladies – you are spoilt for choice! So gents if you're single and Roman goddess of love. looking for that special someone, remember to put your best 8 foot forward when trying to win that heart. 73 per cent of people who buy flowers on this day are men, while only 27 per cent are women. Here’s some more interesting trivia about Valentine’s Day that 9 you may or may not know (adapted from list25.com): Physicians of the 1800s commonly advised their patients to eat chocolate to calm their pining for 10 lost love.

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In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew 11 names from a bowl to see who would be their Valentine. They would wear this name pinned onto their sleeves for one week for everyone to see. This was the origin of the expression "to wear your heart on your sleeve." Girls of medieval times ate bizarre foods on this 12 day to make them dream of their future spouse. Many believe the ‘X’ symbol became synonymous with the kiss in medieval times. People who 13 couldn't write their names signed in front of a witness with an ‘X’. The ‘X’ was then kissed to show their sincerity. If you’re single don’t despair. You can celebrate Singles Awareness Day (SAD) instead. Meant as 14 an alternative to Valentine’s Day, the holiday is for single people to celebrate or to commiserate in their single status. Nathan Morris and Katie Lituri at

• Share a creation jar at Petals and Pinecones - Atherton • Obi’s Restaurant for dinner - Yungaburra • Picnic at Hallorans Hill - Atherton • Book a cabin and snuggle in front of the fire • Drive-in movie - Mareeba • Date night at Nick’s Swiss Italian Restaurant - Yungaburra • Watch the platypus at sunset - Yungaburra • Swim at Lake Eacham • Hot air balloon ride for two with champagne - Mareeba • Mt Quincan Crater Retreat - Peeramon • Breakfast at Whistle Stop Cafe, Gillies Roadhouse, or Quincan Cottage Cafe - Yungaburra • Picnic at Lake Tinaroo or Lake Eacham

8 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 Looking for something a little different? Why not surprise your loved one with a unique trike ride with Tableland Trike Tours. Perhaps a memorable marriage proposal could be on the cards? Contact John and Jenny to arrange your romantic ride.

“The motivation for Farmer Meets Foodie was simple: getting local produce on the plate, reducing food miles and having the story behind how food was grown known to those who are eating it,” Ms Hughes said. “There is currently a huge interest in the paddock-to-plate concept, however, from a commercial foodies’ point of view, this is not always easy to achieve. Farmers and chefs are both time poor and very busy making amazing food, so peaking of love and connections, an innovative mobile this app will be a very phone app, created by farmer, S efficient way for them to Erica Hughes, is set to revolutionise the paddock-to- connect directly.” plate experience for producers, commercial foodies and consumers. “We have farmers and foodies from across Farmer Meets Foodie mobile app works in a similar fashion North Queensland to dating apps, connecting producers with restaurants, cafes trialling it at the moment and commercial food outlets. The app is in final stages of and are looking to launch to testing and is a natural progression of the online movement, a wider audience on the 14th Lindsey and Erica Hughes which was started to bridge the gap between primary of March” Ms Hughes said. producers and local consumers. Try a romantic canoe ride at LakeTinaroo Camp Barrabadeen is offering FREE 24 hour canoe hire to take your loved one on a romantic date. There are plenty of lovely spots for a romantic picnic or swim. Life jackets included. Book a camp site and stay between Wednesday 14th to Sunday 18th February to be eligible. Camping is only $10 p/person per night. Camp Barrabadeen, Danbulla Road, Tinaroo • Phone 4091 4387 • www.fnbac.com.au

February 2018 What’s On & Where To Go 9 We’re thrilled to welcomehello an exciting new magazine to the Tablelands in July 2018. The Tableland Wedding Guide will be the one stop guide for all things weddings - an invaluable resource for all couples planning to tie the knot on the Tablelands. The Tableland Wedding Guide is seeking wedding vendors to be part of this guide. To be eligible for inclusion your business must: 1. Be based on the Tablelands OR 2. Be available to travel to the Tablelands for a wedding service. Contact Tamara for more information 0422 923 351

tablelandweddingguide the house of LOVE Kai Hagberg qualified as a Jeweller and Engraver in Finland, working in Switzerland before migrating to Australia. He has owned and successfully run businesses in Cairns and Kuranda since, creating an extensive customer following over the years. In 2009, after meeting his wife Maerey, he moved to Azalea House in Atherton where he began trading as Azalea House Studio. Maerey Hagberg joined the business in 2016 as an Apprentice Jeweller, and with Kai’s expert guidance, has developed her own unique style. The Hagbergs now design and manufacture any piece of jewellery a customer desires. Kai explains, “Some customers have a specific design in mind and others are happy to be guided through the process. Customers are provided with a detailed, colour drawing of the design, so they know exactly what they are getting before they commit”. Check out Kai’s artwork at The Foyer Gallery, 45 Mabel St, Atherton from Tuesday 30th January - Tuesday 3rd April Customers are welcome to bring in preloved pieces to be brought back to life or shaped into a new, more personal or The exhibition is a collection of abstract and expressionist meaningful creation. Kai enjoys helping people repurpose style portraits titled Woman. their gold and silver while keeping costs down. Though Jewellery Design and Manufacture is his main occupation, Kai is an accomplished Artist, having exhibited and sold many paintings and sculptures over the years. Kai is also known for his exquisite calligraphy and hand engraving. Maerey says, “We are in love and we love working together. We laugh a lot and enjoy what we do which I think is essential for a happy working environment.” "I feel so fortunate to be working in a job which I’m passionate about and I get to work with my Valentine too” laughs Kai.

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he Tablelands is often referred to as ‘God’s Country’ and Karen is a mobile real Tthose who live here tend to agree. Many visitors to the estate agent specialising in area choose to put down roots and stay forever. Locals travel Tablelands property. Mobile away but often gravitate back to this piece of paradise. The is a new concept on the Tablelands is a special part of the world that boasts some of Tablelands, but one that the most beautiful scenery that nature has to offer, not to offers huge benefits for mention the diversity of wildlife and superb weather. This clients. “I live and work on coupled with rich agricultural lands along with residents the Tablelands so am very from all over the country and world, makes the Tablelands familiar with all areas, and one of the most attractive places to live. being mobile allows me to present more opportunities Property across the Tablelands is highly sought after, for both buyers and sellers. attracting its fair share of tree changers. Housing affordability Real estate is a really along with the desire to leave the hustle and bustle of city life personal business. I have behind has southerners and tourists marvelling at how much a strong belief that despite Karen Ranie more they can get for their dollar. the changes in technology and internet access to Local agent Karen Ranie from Area Real Estate, says that real estate markets, a good agent is still necessary when it the majority of her buyers are looking for a better lifestyle comes to finding the right property and providing advice and a better work/life balance, or are people retiring to to sellers.” the Tablelands to enjoy our cooler climate. Karen says “The Karen has over 35 years experience and is a Fellow of the Real Tablelands market offers a huge variety of property types; Estate Institute of Queensland. She is more than happy to from a family home on a residential block, to acreages with provide contact details of past clients. “When looking for an liveable sheds or a quiet tucked away five acre block with a agent its always a good idea to have a recommendation. Sit creek and an award-winning home. We have everything here, down with me and let me explain the whole selling process. rainforest to open cattle country and everything in between. If you engage my services I guarantee to provide truthful The climate is the winner – four to six degrees cooler than the feedback and do my utmost to ensure you have a trouble- coast - along with our relaxed lifestyle.” free selling or buying experience.” Here is a small sample of what's available Contact Karen on 0458 408 540 or [email protected] on the Tablelands 1. MALANDA $469,000 2 CREEK, 5 ACRES, 4 BEDROOM HOME, VERY PRIVATE realestate.com.au id 127159886

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February 2018 What’s On & Where To Go 11 created from food local ade pro em du m ct Ho s Dance The PoPular CafÉ from lo eated cal p cr rodu Your od cts fo Soul Homemade 6-9pm Saturday 3rd March Koah Hall, Koah Open 7 days Dance Your Soul A conscious dance journey of embodiment Phone 4097 6857 | 66 Grigg Street Ravenshoe No dance experience needed Men and women welcome Don’t forget that all events, stories, photos and advertising are due on the 15th of every month. Contact Davini 014 994 123 Register your event online whatsontablelands.com.au

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Ravenshoe 9.41–9.55am Grigg Street Atherton 11.13am–12.11pm Atherton State School, Maunds Road, Atherton High School, Robert Street, Main Street to Grove St Tolga 12.24–12.33pm Tate Road, Kennedy Highway to Tolga Rail Trail Mareeba 2.07–2.36pm Constance Street, Rankin Street, Women’s Health Clinics Byrnes Street to Railway Avenue Women’s Health Clinics - Tablelands area These clinics are run by a specially trained Women’s Health Nurse employed by Queensland Health. Clinics are open to women of all ages. Services include: Pap Smears, Sexual Health Screening, Information on Contraception, Continence, Nutrition, Breast Care, Bowel Health, Menopause, etc. Please phone clinic directly to make an appointment: 1 February - Mareeba Hospital 4092 9311 6 February - Malanda 4095 4243 7 & 12 February - Atherton 4091 0263 26 February - Mt Garnet 4097 4800 12 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 Atherton Decor Where to shop? All items pictured are available in store. cnr Jack and Main Sts, Atherton Locally, of course! Ph. 4091 1016

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February 2018 What’s On & Where To Go 13 our UNIQUE cassowary he threatened Southern Cassowary (Casuarius casuarius Tjohnsonii) has roamed the World Heritage Wet Tropics rainforests since time immemorial. The Wet Tropics stretches in part from just north of Townsville to Cooktown and includes the Great Dividing Range. All along its length, cassowary habitat is being encroached upon by rural and suburban development. The major focus of Kuranda Conservation along with other conservation groups in the region is research into the habits, range, foods, parenting and wellbeing of cassowaries. To support this, the group nurtures a 10,000 plant nursery, specialising in cassowary food trees with the aim of encouraging landholders to plant local native vegetation for all local wildlife. The female cassowary, the larger of the two, ranges over an area of roughly ten square kilometres and visits the males whose territories intersect with hers. The male has a more compact range and awaits visitations. It is the male parent cassowary who incubates the female and raises the offspring. During the mating months, the female may mate Photo: Steven Nowakowski with a number of male friends and leave them with some eggs, laid over several visits. She may choose to stick around with only one male during that time. A nest is where the eggs are laid, maybe a shallow hollow on bare ground. The male bird incubates the eggs, anywhere from four to ten, over some 50 days, rarely leaving them. After they hatch, he shows them what being a cassowary means; what to eat, where to find food and water and how to behave. Like all youngsters, they frolic and get into all sorts of strife. It’s a hazardous time for them which they may not survive. The chicks take about nine months to reach sub-adulthood and can hopefully find their own way around. At this time the next mating cycle may start and the father will send the young birds off to find their own new habitat. This can be a very unsettling period. During a cassowary year they disappear for several months. Few sightings are reported. Where do they go? Do they survive? Are they moving into intact habitat or not? Is it a lean time for them? Has it got something to do with the season? These many questions are the subject of research, the answers to which will assist in making decisions about how land is developed for human purposes ensuring we leave enough habitat for these and all wildlife to survive and thrive. What’s On Tablelands wish to remind drivers and visitors to always take care when travelling throughout the Wet Tropics to ensure the protection and longevity of the magnificent cassowary. Be careful when driving and slow down. Sick, injured or orphaned cassowaries should be reported to the QLD Department of Environmental Heritage and Protection on 1300 130 372. by Kuranda Conservation www. kurandaconservation.org

14 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 Tableland Trails and Destinations 'NIGHTCLUBBING' by Paul Curtis kind of remember nightclubbing. Well I Iremember having a good time followed later by nausea, delirium, headache, tiredness and being unable to sleep. I recently went ‘nightclubbing’ and suffered a similar experience. Whilst it ended up the same way — an empty wallet and not much recollection of anything — it produced some magical images. My new ‘nightclubbing’ involves going out all night and clubbing the landscape photographically. After months of waiting for the perfect moon and perfect cloudless night, my photographic adventure started at around sunset before moving on to Lake Eacham. Eacham was perfect. The moon slowly illuminated the lake and surrounding forest with a clear backdrop of stars slowly descending into the west. A long exposure well after dark resulted in the lights of Atherton creating a warm glow on the horizon with colours not apparent to the naked eye. Just before midnight I moved on to Spectacular night timelapse photograph "Millaa Star Trails". Millaa Millaa Falls, but not before being Photo: Paul Curtis distracted by the most amazing full moon fogscape (my own word!). A wave of mist arrived at Millaa Millaa Falls just as the After setting up the cameras again for floated above the grass and provided moon was positioning itself perfectly. With the pending sunrise over Bartle Frere and me with a nice timelapse video. Curious both cameras working hard, I sat back Bellenden Ker, I caught another 20 winks passers-by slowed down to see what I was and savoured a sip of port followed by before the predawn glow. I captured doing by the side of the road. All I could dark chocolate. I managed about an hour spectacular light and cloud formations think was "what are these people doing of sleep in the car before chugging off to until around 7am when the light began to driving around at this ungodly hour?" I Millaa Millaa (McHugh) Lookout. dull. I rushed back to Lake Eacham in the hope of capturing mist on the lake, but alas there were only swimmers! As it was still early, I trundled off to Yungaburra for a short walk along Peterson Creek to take some creek shots. To tell the truth, the multitudes of platypus to be seen was quite remarkable and a great subject, but my energy levels were starting to lag. I was starting to fall asleep waiting for the little devils to pop their heads out of the water to get that killer shot — it was time to go home. With a dreary drive home to contend with, my ‘hangover’ was all that remained of my big night of ‘nightclubbing’.

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16 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 FEBRUARY Markets ARCHER CREEK • 4097 6545 2nd Sunday of month 7am-12noon Kennedy Highway ATHERTON 1st Saturday of month 7am-12noon Platypus Park, Herberton Road • 0427 818 091 Majestic Theatre, Catherine Street, Malanda 2nd Sunday of month 7am-12noon Fri 2nd – Sun 4th Thu 8th – Sun 11th Atherton Lions Club Indoor Markets, Atherton All the Money in the World Fifty Shades Freed (MA) Showgrounds, Louise Street • 0448 336 035 (MA) Swinging Safari (M) KURANDA (everyday) The Maze Runner (M) Original Markets 9am-3pm Fri 16th – Sun 18th Thu 22nd – Sun 25th Heritage Markets 9am-3.30pm Fifty Shades Freed (MA) The Post (M) KOAH • 0422 068 995 (resumes in March) I Tonya (MA) Three Billboards (MA) 1st Saturday of month 9am-1pm For session times go to Koah Hall, 322 Koah Road www.majestictheatre.com.au or call the movie infoline MALANDA • 0439 702 657 4096 5726 3rd Saturday of month 7am-12noon Malanda Showgrounds MAREEBA • 0419 788 277 2nd & 5th Saturday of month 7am-12noon Centenary Park Rising Sun Cinema, 88 Byrnes Street, Mareeba MT MOLLOY • 4094 1036 1st Saturday of month (Mar-Dec) Thu 1st – Wed 7th Thu 8th – Wed 14th 8am-12noon Fraser Road The Maze Runner (M) Fifty Shades Freed (MA) TOLGA • 4091 2810 Swinging Safari (M) Swinging Safari (M) 1st Sunday of month 7am-12noon Thu 15th – Wed 21st Thu 22nd – Wed 28th Morrow Park Racecourse Fifty Shades Freed (MA) Fifty Shades Freed (MA) TUMOULIN • 0429 832 229 Black Panther (M) Black Panther (M) 4th Sunday of month 7am-12.30pm For session times go to www.mareebarslclub.com.au WONDECLA • 0447 097 761 or call the movie infoline 3rd Sunday of month 7am-12noon 4092 1396 Wondecla Sports Ground YUNGABURRA • 0419 652 663 4th Saturday of month 7.30am-12.30pm Bruce Jones Park

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February 2018 What’s On & Where To Go 17 Monthly Calendar SOCIAL • MUSIC • DANCE etc Yungaburra Bingo – 9.30am-12pm (Wednesdays) Full details are available in the Yungaburra Hotel lounge. Tickets on sale 8.45am. $2 online calendar morning tea, optional lunch $10. Phone Sue Fairley 0417 735 724 www.whatsontablelands.com.au Malanda Bridge Club - 11am (Mondays) Supervised play. 1pm (Mondays & Wednesdays) RSL, Catherine St, Malanda. All visitors and new players HEALTH • WELLBEING • SPORT welcome. Phone Pam 4091 1339 or Marg 4096 6797 Atherton parkrun – 7am (Saturdays) 5km run Community Night Bowls – 6-9pm (Tuesdays) Atherton Tablelands Rail Trail (opposite Platypus register by 6.30pm. Atherton Bowls Club, 39 Vernon Park), Herberton Rd. Phone Janette 0428 688 190 St, Atherton. All ages, beginner lessons from 6.30pm Atherton Bowls Club – Visitors welcome (bowls provided), 2 games, prizes and lots of fun. (Dress neat casual) Sausage sizzle available, bar open. Phone 4091 1258 Tuesday 1pm Mixed Triples - register by 12.15pm Line Dancing – 6.30pm (Thursdays) Yungaburra Tuesday Community Night Bowls 6pm -9pm - Community Hall. Beginners phone Kay 4096 5808 register by 6.30pm Wednesday 1pm Men’s bowls - register by 12.15pm Tableland Ukelele Group - Malanda – Friday 1pm Mixed Self-selected Jackpot Friday Pairs 1-4pm (1st & 3rd Saturdays) Uniting Church Hall, Saturday 1 pm Monthly Mixed Triples 25 Mary St, Malanda. Email Sunday 1pm Monthly Mixed Triples [email protected] to confirm if on. Phone 4091 1258 to register Live Music @ The ORB - Tablelands Music Lovers Indoor Bowls - Atherton– 8.30am (Thursdays) 6-10pm (Thursdays) Stage Craft for Music - Beginners Masonic Hall, Golf Links Rd, Atherton. and advanced. Phone Colin 0447 017 961 Phone Paul Quinlan 4091 1381 7-10pm (Thursdays) Live Jazz @ The ORB with Fusion. Phone Frank 0428 962 077 Indoor Bowls - Malanda – 1pm (Fridays) Uniting Awareness Through Movement (Feldenkrais) – 7.30-11.30pm (Fridays) Live Music @ The ORB. Church Hall, Mary St, Malanda. Phone Helen Royan 1.30pm & 5.30pm (Wednesdays) Uniting Church Hall, Phone Lois 0447 017 961 4091 2311 or 0488 912 312 Mary St, Malanda. Suitable for all ages and levels of 5.30-7.30pm (4th Friday of the month) Finally Friday Indoor Bowls - Mareeba– 1pm (Tuesdays) fitness. Phone Grace 0428 451 679 to enrol in a class. @ The ORB. Phone Christie 0447 017 961 St. George Anglican Church Hall, 23 Constance St, Social Table Tennis – 4.30-6.30pm (Fridays) 3-10pm (Sundays) Sunday Jam Session @ The ORB. Mareeba. Phone Alan Carroll 4092 3053 or Tableland Gym & Fitness Centre, 11 Cooper St, Phone Lois 0447 017 961 0428 923 053 Atherton. Phone Lenore 0407 588 334 or The ORB (Old RSL Building), 2 Main Street, Atherton. Tai Chi Atherton – 2-3pm (Wednesdays) Masonic Melody 4095 4171 Choral Singing – Atherton Performing Arts – Lodge, Golf Links Rd, Atherton. Beginners please with Carol McGoldrick. 10am-12pm (Tuesdays) APA Theatre, Silo Road Atherton. Some rehearsals may be phone Maria 0414 302 759 or email ART • CRAFT [email protected] or Dee 0407 708 435 in the evening if there is interest from people who Tolga QCWA Craft Group – QCWA Hall, Tolga. work during the day. Phone Carol McGoldrick 0488 29 Tai Chi Yungaburra – 5pm (Mondays) Yungaburra. All welcome. 39 29 or email [email protected] or Phone Maria 0414 302 759 or email 7pm (Mondays) Phone Hazel 4095 4131 Jacqui Stephens 4091 2542 [email protected] for venue details 1pm (Wednesdays) Phone Sheryl 4095 4135 The Misty Mountain Moonshiners – 7pm Free Tai Chi in the Park – 10am (last Wednesday of Atherton Tableland Mineral Lapidary Club Inc (Wednesdays) Atherton Pipe Band Hall, Mabel Street, every month) Eacham Memorial Gate Park, Malanda – 5-8pm (Tuesdays) and 8am-12pm (Wednesdays & Atherton. A cappella barber shop style singing group Phone 4096 6634 Saturdays) Racecourse Rd, Tolga. Silversmithing and that requires more male singers. Yoga Atherton - with Smile Yoga – specialised classes. Phone Col Newman 4091 6009 Phone Graham 4092 3690 or Jim 0488 917 861 5.30pm Tuesdays @ The ORB (Old RSL Building) Macrame Classes – (1st Saturday of the month) Music Lessons Mareeba - Piano, clarinet, flute and 2 Main St, Atherton 8am-12pm Beginners theory of music. All ages and flexible times (Monday- 5.30pm Thursdays @ The Stan Moses Hall, 12-3pm Advanced Friday). Rhonda Towner, Dip. AGMEd, AAGM. Phone cnr Alice & Vernon St, Atherton The ORB (Old RSL Building), 2 Main Street, Atherton. 0474 345 467 or email [email protected] 9am Saturdays @ The Box, 26 Eclipse Drive, Atherton. Phone 0419 852 655 $15pp/per class or 4 for $50 (non-consecutive) Senior Singles Social Group – 5-8.30pm (first $10 concession. Phone Keoni 0417 616 956 Saturday of month) CST Building, 38 Mabel St, www.smileyoga.com.au FB: smileyogaaustralia NATURE • PLANTS Atherton. Phone Eunice 4096 2811 or Heather 0458 316 081 Yoga Herberton – 9-10.30am (Tuesdays) and The Atherton Tableland Orchid Society – 5-6.30pm (Thursdays) Herberton CWA Hall. 7.30pm (every 2nd Thursday except January) St Poet’s Corner – 12.30pm (Thursdays) The Access Phone Joan 4096 2823 for bookings. Mary’s Church Hall (Stan Moses Hall), Vernon St, Place, 20 Main St, Atherton. Different topic each week. Phone Kerry 0437 437 130 Christian Meditation - 5.30pm (Wednesdays) Atherton. Phone John 4091 5715 St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Mabel St, Atherton. Tableland Garden Group Inc. – 1.30-4pm Social Dinner – 6pm (first Thursday of month) Silent, non-denominational meditation, everyone (2nd Saturday of the month). Venue changes The Access Place, 20 Main St, Atherton. Bring plate to welcome. Phone Carina 0437 269 660 monthly. Phone Shelley 4096 8178 or Jan 4091 3106 share. Phone Kerry 0437 437 130

18 What’s On & Where To Go February 2018 COMMUNITY KIDS • YOUTH Mareeba Historical Society – 8am-4pm (Tuesdays BabyRoo (GymbaRoo) – Australia’s leading fun & Wednesdays) Centenary Park, 345 Byrnes St, and learning activity for babies from 6 weeks to Mareeba. Email [email protected] or 12 months (crawling) phone 4092 3599 Mareeba - Tuesday mornings Atherton - Tuesday afternoons Lioness Club of Yungaburra – 6.30pm (every 2nd Bookings essential. Phone Ann-Marie 0408 107 310 Tuesday of the month) Yungaburra Hotel lounge. www.gymbaroofnq.com.au Phone 4091 2531 or email [email protected] Tablelands Home Education - Gatherings for homeschooling families – (Thursdays) Times and Ravenshoe & District Chamber of Commerce – locations vary. Email [email protected] 6pm (every 2nd Tuesday of the month) Ravenshoe or FB: THE - Tablelands Home Education Hotel, Grigg St, Ravenshoe. Email [email protected] or Atherton District Girl Guides – (Mondays) phone 0488 765 563 3.30-5pm - ages 5-11 5-6.30pm - ages 11-13 Ravenshoe QCWA Branch Meeting – 9.30- Girl Guide Hall, Robert St, Atherton. 11.30am (every 2nd Thursday of the month) CWA Phone Kerrielee Mather 0427912544 or email Hall, Herbert St, Ravenshoe. Phone 0409 263 406 [email protected] Atherton Theosophical Society – 2-4pm (every Youth Theatre - Atherton Performing Arts – 2nd Saturday of the month) Community Services with Jacqui Stephens and Sarah Riber. 3.45-5.15pm Tablelands (CST) Shop 1, 30 Mabel St, Atherton (Thursdays) ages 9-16. APA Theatre, Silo Rd Atherton. (temporary premises until end of April). Cost: Program includes theatre games, improvisation, Donation only. Phone 4019 5156 or 4097 7893 vocal activities and play development.Phone Jacqui Tableland Women in Networking (TWIN) – Stephens 4091 2542 or email [email protected] (3rd Thursday of the month) All women welcome, no age limit, no committee, no memberships. Phone Dee Cuda 4095 6677 or email [email protected] Calendar events can be submitted online any time. Deadline for printing is BEGINNERS WELCOME 15th of every month. www.whatsontablelands.com.au

Yoga for Life Back cover image: MONDAYS 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Leaflings - a work of fine art photography by Gerhard Hillman of Naturesface Art, is a botanical PATRICK ENGLISH PAVILION creatures artwork. Hidden within the many layers MALANDA SHOWGROUNDS and folds of these leaves are unique creatures JAN 29TH 2018 - MARCH 26TH 2018 found in the Wet Tropics . (NO CLASS MONDAY MARCH 12TH 2018) When he's photographing in the rainforest, Gerhard is searching for creatures and interesting A FREE PARTICIPATION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND botanical elements. GIRLS. TO PROVIDE ENJOYABLE, ACCESSIBLE AND The animals are often found on the leaves and AFFORDABLE ACTIVITIES AIMED AT INCREASING SPORT plants that they eat or call home. Sometimes AND ACTIVE RECREATION PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN they are hidden underneath the leaves and many AND GIRLS. are also found on the forest floor amongst the BRING: YOGA MAT OR TOWEL, WATER BOTTLE & leaf litter. Being aware of the different creatures YOUR SENSE OF HUMOUR physical characteristics, behaviour and diet play an important role in finding them. Many animals (SOME MATS PROVIDED) are nocturnal. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL See if you can find these creatures: Giant CONTACT TRC 1300 362 242 Rainforest Mantis (Hierodula majuscula), Emperor OR EMAIL [email protected] Gum ( eucalypti), Hercules www.trc.qld.gov.au/lifestyle-leisure/sport-recreation/tablelands-women-girls- Catterpillar ( hercules), Impatiens Hawk wellbeing-program/ Moth (Theretra oldenlandiae), Rainforest Scorpion (Liocheles hommurous), Rhinoceros Beetle (Dynastinae), Leaf (Phyllium montheithi). www.naturesface.com.au

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