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
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With 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
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Ingham 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
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On 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 storyI am pleased to report that Council adopted the Annual Report for 2023-2024 at its monthly General Meeting held 26 November 2024. The Annual Report is a reflection on the past year, highlighting Council’s achievements and progress towards enhancing the wellbeing and advancement of our community.
The report contains a great deal of information including infrastructure projects undertaken and emerging initiatives in the maintenance, renewal and replacement of essential assets to meet demand and expectations of the community and in that regard, it was pleasing to observe, albeit very modest, the continued upward trajectory of our population statistics over the past two years.
As a key indicator of our population growth in the past year, Council was excited to welcome 49 babies at the Underwater Wonderland Baby Welcoming Ceremony, a new record for the annual baby welcoming event.
A further indicator of continuing growth was observed through the demand for additional housing reported by real estate agents in the community, reports supported by the exponential growth in property transfers occurring and building applications for new housing lodged. Applications for land reconfigurations have also risen significantly in the past year compared to the previous decade.
The report is available on Council’s website under Corporate Documents or may be purchased from Council at a cost of $40.00.
It’s time to Get Ready Hinchinbrook
Our storm season is now approaching, and it is time for us to prepare for whatever Mother Nature has in store for Hinchinbrook this summer.
We will experience flooding which may prevent us from coming to town and obtaining food. So as part of your plan, it would be essential that you have a pantry full of food to last you at least three days, just in case.
We know that in Hinchinbrook we are prone to cyclones. Do you have torches, batteries and mobile devices to recharge your phone batteries from your car plug.
Many more examples of problems you may experience and actions you should take to address such problems can be found on Council’s website under Disaster and Emergency Information as well as websites such as Get Ready Queensland. If you don’t have access to the web, then call into Council’s offices on Lannercost Street and pick up hard copies to read at home.
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