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www.machansbeach.org Email : [email protected] Mail : C/Post Office Machans Beach 4878
SPORTS CLUB NEWS Junior sporting sponsorship is available for Machans residents. Please
contact myself, or better still, come along on Saturday afternoon and
introduce yourself. There are conditions so if you or someone else you
know is in financial difficulty then we are here to help.
Club open Saturday 13 March 3pm til 8pm featuring the band Finding
Time. The Club is also open the last Friday of every month featuring our
very social Men’s and Ladies’ Darts competition. March’s Friday evening is the 26TH starting from 6pm. New members
are welcome to enjoy some light entertainment, BBQ and refreshments. We also provide sporting equipment for use
on the basketball courts and tennis courts, so, mum & dad, come on down and join in. Everyone is welcome. Gary Bradley |President |MB Sports & Rec Group Inc |M: 0407 550 132 |E: [email protected]
SAVE OUR HALL ART SHOW
So, the fundraising begins, first with the Art Show, followed closely behind by the Super Suburb Sale on Sunday 16 May.
Come along on Saturday and Sunday 13 and 14 March from 10am and take a peek at what is on offer from all genres of art including drawing, photography, oil, acrylic, glass, resin and sculpture. We are also lucky enough to have a few “artists at work” over the weekend doing what they do best and sharing their talent with us.
If there are any bakers out there, we are looking for donations of cakes and slices to sell with tea and coffee over the weekend. Your help would be so appreciated.
Call Michelle on 0432 970 615 or myself if you are able to help. Judi Hughes |Machans Beach Community Association |M: 0417 467 997
If you haven’t heard about the SAVE OUR HALL ART SHOW, an event launching for the first time on 13 and 14 March, you are about to. Artists from all over Cairns have embraced the idea of showcasing and selling their works while at the same time giving something back to help with the renovations of our beautiful hall here in Tucker Street.
You may not be aware that the hall is in dire need of a facelift including new roof; and being owned entirely by us, the community, it is our responsibility to maintain and raise the funds to do the work.
March 2021 Issue 296
Collectors’ item?
DATE CLAIMER:
Super Suburb Sale on
Sunday 16 May 2021
Keep an eye on the Super
Suburb Sale Facebook
page for any updates -
also see future editions of
Machanations and the
Machans Beach website wwww.machansbeach.org
CONTAINERS FOR CHANGE – GET ON TO IT !!!!
In Cairns there are several locations where members of the public can drop containers and receive ten cents per *eligible container. One location is North Queensland Recycling Agents (NQRA) in Newell Street, Bungalow and my grandchildren and I take our containers there. South Australia successfully introduced a container deposit scheme in 1977, but it took until 2018 before the Queensland Government could overcome the stone-walling by vested interests in Queensland and successfully introduce the “Containers for Change” scheme. The statistics are breath taking. Every year Queensland generates about 3 billion drink containers.
In the first year of operation (Nov 2018 - Oct 2019), NQRA received 17,954,585 items and paid out over $1.795 million. Numbers were expected to be well down during the pandemic in 2020; however, in the following 12 months (Nov 2019 – Oct 2020), NQRA received 18,256,511 items and paid out $1.825 million. A huge cash win for mums and dads and kids (and grandads), but more importantly a huge win for the environment as the number of containers dumped roadside has dropped significantly.
So get collecting and get down to Newell Street - or any one of the other collection points in Cairns.
*10c refunds are for eligible containers only. They must have the 10c refund notice on the container. A list of eligible/ineligible items can be found at https://www.containersforchange.com.au/qld/how-it-works
Deryck |Marshall Street Ed: I wonder if the increase in 2020 was due to a home consumption spike?!
MBCA Needs You!
Don’t forget to support your local Community Association by coming to meetings and having a say in how we maintain our unique community spirit.
Next meeting is
Monday, March 8.
THE LAST IN THE SERIES
Geodorum Densiflora
This ground orchid is easily recognised by its leaves which are well-represented in this
illustration. The Geodorum on Redden Island does have pink flowers but these die
quickly leaving green seed pods on a hooked flower spike, up to a metre tall. The keen-
eyed walker will easily spot these distinctive plants as they appear and disappear quickly
and are lush compared with the other plants on Redden Island.
This is the limit of my orchid knowledge at Machans with many thanks to Barb Collins
for her help and knowledge as well.
Mark at the Servo
advises that they
have six DVD
copies remaining
of the book
“Certain Friends
in Uncertain
Times” – a history
of Machans Beach
to 1995. These
are on sale at
$15. Please ask the team at the shop
Defibrillator located on the external wall of the Machans Beach Store & Post, near the notice board
SMITHFIELD BYPASS PROJECT Intermittent night works and temporary lane closures will be in place until 31 March. Road users can expect:
• Night works between 7pm and 7am
• Changed traffic conditions including temporary speed reductions, traffic management signage, minor detours and traffic controllers
FEDERAL FUNDING -ROAD SAFETY
Media release from Federal Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch regarding the Morrison Government’s $12 million Road Safety Innovation Fund. www.warrenentsch.com.au/funding-available-to-drive-road-safety-innovation-in-cairns-and-far-north-queensland Adam Davies | Media & Communications Advisor | P: 07 4051 2220
W: www.warrenentsch.com.au
HALL ACTIVITIES MARCH 2021
Hall bookings contact: [email protected]
Monday – 1, 15, 29 Authentic Dance 6pm – 8pm Anna 0439 491 010
Monday - 8 MBCA monthly meeting 7.30pm – 9pm William 0414 430 145
Tuesday – 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Machans Muay Thai 4 pm – 5 pm Chauncey 0434 038 244
Tuesday – 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Yoga @ Machans 9.30am – 10.30am Martha 0437 397 837
Wednesday – 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Cairns Tai Chi & Kung Fu 5pm – 7pm Jon 0428 729 090
Thursday – 4, 18, 25 Machans Muay Thai 4 pm – 5 pm Chauncey 0434 038 244
Friday – 5, 19, 26 Dance Tribe FNQ 5.30pm – 9.30pm Lisa 0477 088 915
Saturday – 6, 20, 27 Meditation 9am – 10am Adrian 0490 029 176
Saturday – 27 African Drum Dance 6.30pm – 10.30pm Jeff 0449 889 503
Sunday – 7, 21, 28 Yoga @ Machans 9.30am – 10.30am Martha 0437 397 837
MBCA Art Show
Thursday – 11 Art Show Preparation All Day William 0414 430 145
Friday – 12 Art Show All Day William 0414 430 145
Saturday – 13 Art Show All Day William 0414 430 145
Sunday – 14 Art Show All Day William 0414 430 145
CRAWFORD’S CORNER Machans Beach residents, Thank you for your patience with the road works at the Caravonica Road intersection. Rest assured it is only a temporary measure while the new and improved intersection is underway (due May 2021). For now, please continue to drive carefully and hang in there! The COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination is here and has begun roll out in Cairns. Supply is limited across the world, so we must prioritise who receives the vaccination, and when. The first doses will be delivered to front-line workers, police officers and hotel quarantine workers. Residents and staff of aged care and disability care facilities will also be first to receive the vaccine through Federal government-identified providers. Good news for ANZAC day 2021 dawn services, marches and public commemorations – they will be going ahead as normal this year. Because we have worked together to keep safe, this year we can safely gather to mark the sacrifices of those who have served. My office has received correspondence in relation to dumping on State Land in Machans Beach for which I am meeting several members of the Barron River Catchment Management Association Inc early March on-site to ensure I am fully apprised of the issue and will share the outcome of this meeting. If I can be of assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my office. For regular updates, please follow my Facebook page craigcrawford4barronriver
Craig Crawford MP |P: 4229 0100 Social Media -@Craig Crawford E: [email protected]
COUNCILLOR RHONDA
March is here, autumn in the tropics is not like our southern states, just as beautiful (I think more so) but very different. Most would consider we have two seasons, wet and dry. Still very high rainfall, and yes, we do need to be aware of potential cyclones for the next couple of months. It’s important we realise that water is the lifeblood of everything we love and not just there for us to soak up.
March home owner tip- Don’t pay for water you don’t use!
As the property owner, you are responsible for the water and wastewater pipes on your property. In other words, everything your side of the water meter. This includes the cost of any repairs to, as well as damage caused by, the pipes on your property. To prevent a high water bill, check for leaks regularly. The property owner is responsible for the cost of finding and repairing the leak. A responsible tenant should also be alert to leaks where possible and report to the owner.
PS – SMITHFIELD LIBRARY - I will be available if you have any issues to discuss, or just a catch up, 10 am -12 pm on the first and third Thursday of each month at the library and beginning 4 and 18 March. As always stay safe, be kind to each other.
Kind Regards Rhonda Coghlan | Elected Member – Div 8 P: 4044 3078 |M: 0477 990 231 E: [email protected]
A lecture and Q&A, with speakers Nathan Waltham, Rob Coles, Gavin Singleton, Denis Walls and Lucy Friend “ … a lot of our mangrove wetlands are in the Machans area.” Wednesday, 10 March 2021, 4pm - 7pm JCU Smithfield Campus - Crowther Lecture Theatre (A03-003). Pre booking essential via QR code or stream live via Zoom or YouTube Lucy Friend |Environment Manager Cairns Airport
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