Have you collected your $40 voucher yet?VACCINATIONS are here on Palm Island again this week!

Two teams of door-knockers, mall stalls and at the Health Service are where you can collect - everyone get vaccinated!Everyone over 12 is eligible for a $40 voucher and free t-shirt! Don’t wait for our state or international borders to re-open!

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Hamiso will be here Hamiso will be here TOMORROW!TOMORROW!If you want to get along to If you want to get along to

any footy next year, you may any footy next year, you may have to be fully vaccinated have to be fully vaccinated – that’s the message Hamiso – that’s the message Hamiso Tabuai-Fidow will be bringing to Palm Tabuai-Fidow will be bringing to Palm Island tomorrow as he comes to promote Island tomorrow as he comes to promote the importance of getting the jab.the importance of getting the jab.You will find him at the mall, school and You will find him at the mall, school and

several other places, including the PICC medical several other places, including the PICC medical centre over the day.centre over the day.PICC CEO Rachel Atkinson said this week was PICC CEO Rachel Atkinson said this week was

an important week to ensure everyone’s an important week to ensure everyone’s safety as state and international border safety as state and international border openings loomed.openings loomed.“It’s not a matter of if “It’s not a matter of if

COVID-19 will come to COVID-19 will come to Palm Island, but when,” Palm Island, but when,” she said.she said.“This week is “This week is

important because important because they are going to they are going to

open the borders open the borders so when it comes so when it comes to Palm you need to be covered.to Palm you need to be covered.“This is a good time to get “This is a good time to get

yourself immune before they open yourself immune before they open those borders.those borders.“Nobody can protect us other “Nobody can protect us other

than ourselves.”than ourselves.”Hamiso first came to the Hamiso first came to the

Cowboys attention after starring Cowboys attention after starring playing rugby union for Brisbane playing rugby union for Brisbane

Grammar School in June 2017.Grammar School in June 2017.After signing with the After signing with the

Cowboys, Tabuai-Fidow returned Cowboys, Tabuai-Fidow returned home to Cairns and played under home to Cairns and played under 18s for the Northern Pride in 18s for the Northern Pride in 2018. 2018. He relocated to Townsville in He relocated to Townsville in

2019 to attend Kirwan State 2019 to attend Kirwan State High School.High School.

He made his NRL debut as a He made his NRL debut as a winger in Round 5 against the winger in Round 5 against the Warriors and quickly became Warriors and quickly became a fixture in the Cowboys a fixture in the Cowboys side, scoring six tries in 14 side, scoring six tries in 14 appearances.appearances.Tabuai-Fidow is contracted Tabuai-Fidow is contracted

until the end of the 2022 season.until the end of the 2022 season.

Hamiso is fully vaccinated.

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Wow!Wow!FIRSTLY Noel Cannon and Jennifer Cannon (nee Fraser), pictured right, celebrated a whopping 50 years of marriage on Saturday. Friends and family (several of them) who wanted to

celebrate their achievement with us said they were still going strong too. Outstanding!SECONDLY congratulations to Iris Cannon

(above) who recently completed her Graduate Certificate in Family Therapy. Iris

is passionate about her work at Ferdy’s Haven and said the course was hard, “but I managed to get through”! We think you did

fantatically well, Iris.Huge congratulations to all the Cannons

on this page from the Palm Aboriginal Shire Council!