With countless cars making the drive out to see the infamous Christmas lights at Paul Cavallaro’s house, this lively and extravagant display has become a Hinchinbrook family tradition during the merry season, dating back 21 years. Paul and his mother Mary began creating a lights display for Paul’s nephew and discovered that they enjoyed it so much they continued expanding their collection and, as the years went by, their reputation grew. Continued on page 3 Paul Cavallaro and his mother Mar
Read the full storyWith unpredictable weather attempting to dampen the festive spirit of the region, the Hinchinbrook Chamber of Commerce and Markets at the Mosaic organisers assured the second 2024 Late Night Shopping event would go ahead, rain, hail or shine! On Thursday 19th December, a wonderful turnout filled Mercer Lane and surrounding precincts, with stalls retailing handmade delights, delicious treats, beautiful plants, fantastic florals, and more for all to enjoy. Shoppers flooded the streets, supporting
Read the full storyIngham will soon be treated to another wonderful celebration of Italian culture with the return of the Australian Italian Festival scheduled for Saturday 7 June, and Sunday 8 June 2025! An annual celebration of all things food and culture, the Australian Italian Festival continues to make headlines across the state, with the atmosphere beautifully complimented by Ingham’s gorgeous TYTO wetlands and parklands. Since its establishment in 1995, the festival has grown exponentially with the suppor
Read the full storyOn Monday 9 December the Hinchinbrook Emergency Service Cadets had their graduation, acknowledging the hard work they have dedicated to the service. 18 Cadets received their end of year graduation certificates marking the completion of the 2024 Program, while one Senior Cadet who is now over 18, graduated the whole program, having been a cadet for the past four years. On the night all Cadets graduated the year and some received special awards. Keldon Fletcher was awarded the Don Prichard mem
Read the full storyThis week
Season to date
Cane crushed
Victoria
95,740
2,326,846
Macknade
44,549
1,169,829
Total
140,289
3,496,675
Crop forecast
3.9M
This week
Season to date
District CCS
12.03
12.52
Cane variety performance for region
Variety
%
CCS
Variety
%
CCS
Q253
29.6
11.33
SRA14
2.6
11.40
Q208
19.0
12.84
Q250
2.4
11.57
Q200
11.2
13.28
Q242
1.9
11.35
Q232
9.9
11.77
Q226
1.8
11.24
Q240
6.8
11.86
SRA5
1.4
11.60
Comments:
Just over 140,000 tonnes of cane were crushed for the week, bringing the season-to-date total to almost 3.5M tonnes.
The average weekly CCS was 12.03, which is down from last week’s 12.25 units.
Further rainfall is forecast for later in the week. Please stay in contact with the operations centre if there are any issues with cane supply.
Please continue to use your train brain and always take care around our cane rail network. Our cane trains operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Chris Winship
Cane Supply Manager
Herbert Region