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 storyIngham Maraka Festival held their ‘Wash-Up Meeting’ on Wednesday 17th December, discussing new plans for the 2025 Maraka Festival and how they wish to improve next years’ event.
President Patrick Lynch said the 2024 Ingham Maraka Festival was a success, with no hiccups but addressed that he would like to see the Cocktail Night event have a larger attendance.
Chantelle Previtera, Maraka Festival Administration Officer, said next year the Festival is going to try to promote the event more.
“Due to the low number of Festival Queens last year, it does give a lower attendance,” she said.
“We're hoping next year that things will be different, and then we will definitely increase those numbers!
“Next year we are going to work on promoting and getting a lot more of the younger ones to take on the Queen Quest.”
Participants in the 2023 and 2024 Ingham Maraka Festival were present at the meeting and spoke about what they liked most about the festival.
Runner-up Queen in 2024 Johanna Buckle said it was a fun experience.
“Mostly I really enjoyed it, I got to make new friends out of it and it was a way to get the community together,” said Johanna.
Miss Personality 2024 Rachel Hallam enjoyed the festival because it was something different.
“You don’t get to do it often and I’m looking forward to it next year,” she said.
Princess winner of 2023 was at the meeting, to ‘hand over the baton’ to this years’ 2024 winner.
“I really liked all of the community events that were hosted by the Council, I went to senior morning tea, the Tasman Turtles Big Day Out, and I went to a Christmas senior afternoon tea,” she said.
“I liked seeing everybody there in town, and there were lots of people enjoying themselves and I really like being a part of it.”
Princess winner of 2024 Hazel Cary said she liked the festival because she was able to make new friends and get out of her shell a bit more.
“I enjoyed that I was able to have new experiences, get out of my shell a little bit and try new things that I've never been able to do, and especially because now that I've won, I get the chance to promote Ingham even more. I just had a really good time,” she said.
The Ingham Maraka Festival 2025 dates are still to be decided.
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