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25.01.2022 A stunning promo for the Hinchinbrook region.

24.01.2022 With our fourth podcast being posted tonight, don't forget to check out our first three podcasts. Click the links below to have a listen! https://soundcloud.com/yw-alana/podcast-3-dr-peter-tuxworth

23.01.2022 I am looking for some senior citizens to interview for my Senior Stories articles. Local residents in their seventies or older, who would be okay with being interviewed about their lives growing up in the Hinchinbrook region (or even elsewhere). Please inbox me if you are someone who is interested or know someone who is! -Alana

23.01.2022 Tonight's interviewee, Brett Lyon, has taken on the mammoth task of restoring the cyclone damaged Lion Hotel in Macknade. Saving a piece of our region's history with his own spare time and finances, it has been no easy feat for Brett and his family. Despite living in Victoria, Brett has a special connection to the region, and to the historic pub. Have a read tonight, 8pm, to find out more about the Lyons saving the Lion.

23.01.2022 This week, I chatted with Madeleine D'Urso. Madeleine is a local solicitor who is very passionate about the Hinchinbrook region and spends much of her time volunteering for various community causes. She represents the next generation of young residents who are choosing to stay after high school and make Ingham their long term home. The interview will be posted at 8pm.

22.01.2022 Dr. Peter Tuxworth As a long term member of our community, and local GP for over 35 years, we interviewed Dr. Tuxworth recently to get to know him, and the work that he does for our district. Find out more about Dr. Tuxworth's life growing up in Queensland, his time spent in Saudi Arabia, his ongoing work with cattle, and much more. Listen by clicking the link below!... https://soundcloud.com/yw-alana/podcast-3-dr-peter-tuxworth A special thanks to Dr. Tuxworth for taking time out of his busy schedule to sit down with Ashley for an interview.

19.01.2022 PODCAST 1: KIERAN VOLPE For our first podcast we interviewed Kieran Volpe. This was a follow on from our interview with him a few weeks ago as Kieran graciously agreed to participate in the first podcast. Thank you Kieran for being our podcast guinea pig! We hope you all enjoy getting to know Kieran a little more. Please listen out for future podcasts in the coming weeks as we speak with more Hinchinbrook locals. https://soundcloud.com/yw-alana/kieran-volpe

18.01.2022 This week's interviewee is Quinta Lahtinen. Quinta is a Youth Worker at the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre where she works tirelessly to ensure that young people in the area feel supported and empowered. Quinta is driven by her passion for helping others and maintains an inspiring, positive and uplifting attitude in both her career and day-to-day life. Read Quinta's story tonight at 8pm!

18.01.2022 Have you listened to our latest podcast? Check it out by clicking below.

16.01.2022 At Humans of Hinchinbrook we love sharing stories about residents as it allows the community to get to know them and the work that they do a little better. For our third podcast, Ashley interviewed Hinchinbrook Shire local, Dr. Peter Tuxworth. Have a listen tonight at 8pm, to learn more about Dr. Tuxworth’s work as a doctor, his life growing up in Queensland, and his hobbies and interests. https://m.soundcloud.com/yw-ala/podcast-3-dr-peter-tuxworth

16.01.2022 This week's interviewee is Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre staff member Carolyn. Carolyn works tirelessly to assist members of the community with their ongoing needs. Carolyn Kemp grew up in the Hinchinbrook Region. As a local living at Abergowrie, she met the love of her life during her primary school education. The sparks didn’t fly until eight years later, when Carolyn was working as a waitress on Badara Island off Mission Beach. During this eighteen month stint, Car...Continue reading

16.01.2022 This week's HoH interviewee is Helene Sorbello. Helene has worked at the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre for the past ten years. Although not originally from the area, Helene spends much of her time looking after the interests of those in need of assistance in our region. Read more about Helene below. Helene moved to Ingham in 1977 as an 18-year-old and although she has lived here since then she still considers herself a Burdekin girl having been born in Ayr and done ...Continue reading

14.01.2022 Our latest Humans of Hinchinbrook podcast guest is Tracey Castles. Tracey is a very active member of our community, who dedicates much of her spare time to her role as President of the board at the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre, and as Treasurer for the Hinchinbrook Chamber of Commerce, as well as being a busy mum of two boys and local business owner. Find out more about Tracey, the work she does for our community, and her interests, by clicking the link to our podcast below.

14.01.2022 This week we interviewed Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre staff member Helene Sorbello. Helene dedicates much of her time to helping others in the community and always goes out of her way to ensure that she has assisted those in need. Read more about Helene tonight at 8pm!

13.01.2022 SENIOR STORIES Michael Part One- Life in Holland, WWII Almost every morning, up the steps of the HCSC building comes Michael, with his haul of fruit and vegetables ready to be donated to the Emergency Relief program. Michael attends the Community Garden early every morning to weed, water, and tend to his produce. He takes little for himself, instead preferring to donate what he grows. There was a time in Michael’s life when he knew nothing but constant hunger and endured gre...Continue reading

13.01.2022 SENIOR STORIES Michael Part Two- A New Life in Australia I was 24 when I came to Australia. I was on a world trip. That’s the first time I’d seen the sea, when I was 24. We got on the boat and had 11 days of storms. We were walking around with a loaf of bread under our arm, eating bread all the way. The water was coming over the Captain’s top.. Michael went on to explain, the year was 1957 and he had just purchased a round-the-world ticket for $800 on the Dutch Passenger Sh...Continue reading

12.01.2022 YIKES! 500 likes! Thank-you to all who have liked/followed this page so far. Thank-you for reading the stories we post. We hope to continue sharing uplifting and positive stories about our residents. -Alana, HCSC

11.01.2022 Our second podcast guest is local businessman, Felix Reitano, of Felix Reitano Real Estate. Our podcaster, Ashley Sartor, recently sat down with Felix to discuss his life and his family's history in the Hinchinbrook area. This is a great opportunity to learn more about yet another local who has done great things for his community. Have a listen tonight, at 8pm. Click the link below to have a listen: https://soundcloud.com/yw-alana/felix-reitano

11.01.2022 BRETT LYON The Lyon Saving the Lion The Lion Hotel has sat quietly in Macknade since it’s glory days during the 20th century. A former Hinchinbrook resident, Brett Lyon, is working hard to restore the pub to its former glory, as the last vestige of his great-grandmother’s vast Macknade empire. Although he lives in Victoria now, Brett has taken on the mammoth task of renovating the cyclone damaged rural pub, whilst sacrificing time and money to ensure that a piece of his famil...Continue reading

08.01.2022 This week's interviewee is Zara Cassady. We all know Zara very well at our organization, as she and her team work in the same building as us. We share the same lunchroom and have the pleasure of spending time with the ladies each weekday. Therefore we know just how incredibly hard Zara works in order to improve the health outcomes of her community. We hope that this article allows readers to gain more of an understanding of just how important organisations such as NAPHL are f...Continue reading

08.01.2022 PODCAST 2: FELIX REITANO Click below to listen to our latest podcast. Our second podcast guest is local businessman, Felix Reitano, of Felix Reitano Real Estate. Our podcaster, Ashley Sartor, recently sat down with Felix to discuss his life and his family's history in the Hinchinbrook area. This is a great opportunity to learn more about yet another local who has done great things for his community. https://soundcloud.com/yw-alana/felix-reitano

07.01.2022 QUINTA LAHTINEN Over the next few weeks, Humans of Hinchinbrook will be posting articles about our Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre staff members. Our colleagues work tirelessly to address the needs of people within our community, in what can be both a stressful but extremely rewarding area of work. So we thought it was time to interview a few of them. Our first staff interviewee is Quinta! Quinta Lahtinen lives in Forrest Beach with her husband and three wonderful child...Continue reading

07.01.2022 MADELEINE D'URSO When I met Madeleine in 2018, I was blown away by how passionate she is about living in the Hinchinbrook region. She is someone who, when not working hard as a local lawyer, fills her time with volunteering and doing anything and everything she can for her friends and family. As a young person, she represents the new generation of Inghamites choosing to stay in the area with a firm view of the benefits that living regionally can bring. As Madeleine has an unw...Continue reading

06.01.2022 This week's interviewee is Carolyn Kemp. Carolyn works for the Hinchinbrook Community Support Centre and spends many hours of free time volunteering. Learn more about Carolyn tonight at 8pm!

05.01.2022 Tonight 8pm! Staff member, Marilyn, interviewed Zara Cassady for this week's article. Zara and the team at NAPHL do amazing work for our region, assisting indigenous community members with their health needs. Zara has a very interesting, busy, and rewarding job, always managing to find the time to assist others despite her flat-out schedule! Read all about Zara tonight at 8pm.

05.01.2022 I'm looking forward to posting an interview that I have been working on for a few weeks now. A good news story that I can't wait to share. This Friday, 8pm. Any guess on what it might be about? Here's a hint:

04.01.2022 For tonight's interview, we spoke with Pat Casanovas. Pat is a vibrant, passionate local who has put a lot of hard work into the community over the past few decades. Read more about Pat tonight at 7pm!

03.01.2022 This week is another article as part of 'Senior Stories' which will be a series of interviews done with local seniors about their youth. This week's Senior interviewee is Michael. Michael can be found most days volunteering at the HCSC garden, from which he donates the produce that he grows. It's a vastly different world to the Nazi occupied Holland that he knew during his formative years, before eventually arriving in Australia. Have a read about Michael's story tonight at 7pm!

02.01.2022 PAT CASANOVAS Patricia Ann Casanovas was born in the outback town of Barcaldine, Queensland on the 19th of November 1946. The first child of the family, her parents were Norm and Florence, who were nineteen and sixteen at the time of her birth. Her father worked for the Queensland Railway and was often transferred to different towns. The family of four moved to Blackall, then Innisfail, then onto Torrens Creek where Pat started school. As Pat recalls, her father had to sit in...Continue reading

02.01.2022 A new podcast is being posted tonight! Ashley recently chatted with Tracey Castles, who keeps very busy within the community and gives much of her time to great causes. Have a listen tonight at 7pm to find out more about Tracey and the work that she does for our community.