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 storyThe Ingham Branch of the Leukemia Foundation held their Christmas Hoy at the Ingham Bowls Club on the 7th December and it was a huge success, with 125 people attending, money was raised to help families in the Townsville Hospital Freemasons Units.
The Christmas Hoy is the Ingham Branch of the Leukemia Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, and with the money raised the team usually buy hampers for patients battling Leukemia, but President Janice Leach said they did something different this year.
“For each family in the units, we have purchased a $50 gift voucher so they can purchase something of their choice,” she said.
“It is nice to be able to give to somebody and make a Christmas for everyone.”
Money for the gift vouchers was raised during the Christmas Hoy raffles.
There are 18 unis at the Townsville Hospital that the Ingham Leukemia Foundation support, and they do more than just Christmas gifts once a year. Recently, they assisted in getting a house cleaned for woman’s home that had been in the hospital for six months, so she arrived home to a clean house. They have also supplied units with televisions, or other home comforts that patients may need.
Janice added that they like to ensure all money raised is spent locally.
“We like to keep our money in our local district, because the business houses here are really wonderful,” said Janice.
“We are extremely grateful to our local businesses for their very generous donations towards our cause.”
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