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 storyDecember is here, which means Christmas festivities are quickly approaching. For the Hinchinbrook community this year’s launch of “Christmas in Hinchinbrook”, commencing with the celebration and community event in Ingham CBD last Thursday, meant that the festive season kicked off in the most spectacular way.
On behalf of Chamber members, business owners and the broader community, acknowledgement and recognition must be given to Hinchinbrook Shire Council for organising and funding this wonderful Christmas Launch event.
The success of this event was witnessed by the vast numbers of locals and visitors in the street from early afternoon and well into the night.
It was very pleasing to witness the culmination of the significant planning, engagement with business owners, market stall holders, community groups and implementation of an effective marketing campaign which resulted in such a wonderful night.
Feedback from community, retailers and stall holders has been exceptionally positive, with particular emphasis focusing on the opportunity for family and friends to enjoy a relaxed evening of shopping, catching up and enjoying the entertainment.
Many business owners have expressed their heartfelt appreciation for the overwhelming community support and this has provided confidence to explore the option of participating in a similar event on the last Thursday before Christmas.
This week, the community has responded with overwhelming positivity to the return of a local community newspaper. It is hoped this will rebuild communication with the residents and raise a stronger awareness of the activities taking place locally and rebuild some of the connectivity that has slipped over the past several years.
Chamber continues to work with local businesses, bringing together this year’s massive prize draw for the “Shop & Win – the Hinchinbrook Way” promotion, that is due to be drawn on December 19th. Shoppers are reminded to enter their receipts into the boxes provided, for their chance to win some amazing prizes.
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