QCWA Cooktown in Cooktown, Queensland, Australia | Non-profit organisation

QCWA Cooktown

Locality: Cooktown, Queensland, Australia

Address: Charlotte Street, P.O. Box 22 4895 Cooktown, QLD, Australia

Website: www.qcwa.org.au/index.php

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25.01.2022 Thank you to our ladies who contributed to our Police Remembrance Day morning tea. We have decided to donate the profits made to a local family who has recently had their son diagnosed with Leukemia. We will also be holding a Fundraising Day in the near future with our local art and craft community to assist the family with travel etc. More on that soon. Our soup kitchen run by our volunteers is increasing in numbers and our guests are such a happy and appreciative group. We... all sit down at our tables and talk and laugh and provide information from our members who are nurses, ambulance, local people in different jobs around town. A big Thankyou to our volunteers who make our soups each week, provide desserts and volunteer their time. Any donations are appreciated or if you would like to come down on a Monday night to the Hall - 5.30pm to 8pm you are most welcome. See more

25.01.2022 Update on our recent AGM meeting. Thank you to all who attended and also a thank you to our two Far Northern District Division ladies who attended and chaired our meeting. Our committee is as followings President - Ruth McCoombes Vice Presidents - Kylie White, Kati Guzsley Treasurer - Chris Muggleton Secretary - Ruth McCoombes... International Officer - Veronica O'Brien Hall Convenor - Ruth McCoombes Congratulations to all of the new committee and Thank you to our new members. Our soup kitchen is being held on a Monday night from 5.30 to 8pm. Slowly but surely we are having people come along. Any donations of vegetables would be greatly appreciated .We are busy in one way or another, so if you can't volunteer hours to be at the soup kitchen there are many options for you to help out. Baked cakes, desserts that we can freeze would be great. We have one lovely man who comes every week and insists on green tea! Even if it is a box of teabags you wish to provide, it will be greatly appreciated. We really need some ice-cream containers/similar sized containers if any one has any. Our grant is submitted to council re airconditioner to be installed at the hall as many patrons have suggested they would hire our hall more regularly if we had an airconditioner. My phone number is 0458693578 if you wish to contact me regarding donations, comments, ideas etc. We will be holding another meeting soon, will keep you updated. One idea to think about is QCWA holding a cooking/produce competition?? This will be discussed at our next meeting. See more

24.01.2022 CWA open for drop offs . 4pm- 6 pm

24.01.2022 In case you missed it last night... The ladies of Quirindi CWA have mobilised.

24.01.2022 Who is up for fundraising for our farmers? Funds will go to the QCWA Public Rural Crisis Fund. Lets brainstorm ideas!! They need your help!Who is up for fundraising for our farmers? Funds will go to the QCWA Public Rural Crisis Fund. Lets brainstorm ideas!! They need your help!

22.01.2022 These look good and she makes it look so easy !!

22.01.2022 QCWA is not just about scones, cakes and knitting. We are so much more and can be so much more. In an effort for more community engagement and increasing memberships, what would you like to see happening here? Be inventive and think about what our community needs! Please comment below!

22.01.2022 We would like to welcome our new members who have joined! Welcome to the QCWA! We will keep you posted with things to come!

22.01.2022 Since 1922 the QCWA has been a supportive fixture in city and country towns. From providing an organization for women to battle loneliness and isolation to this day and age where our Cooktown CWA are providing a service to a wide range of members of the community with our soup kitchen, personal hygiene packs, backpacks, pillows and linen for whoever is in need. These include not only women, but pensioners, homeless and families in need. As originally established as 'rest room...s' for women and their families to rest, feed children and meet other women I am proud to say that with the support of our local community, businesses and most of all the dedicated ladies that keep our soup kitchen going our local branch is able to reach out to everybody in the community and offer our support. Our goal is to open our doors more frequently to the public and we are working on that, but as usual life and work gets in the way, however our soup kitchen volunteers all work, most on shift work and still manage to provide this service to our local community. We love it, Monday soup kitchen night is very special and as we now have our regulars it is personal, we know who has regular tea or green and how many sugars!!! Thank you to everyone in the community who donates goods and a special thanks to those who support me every week in our kitchen and our other adventures like our legendary sausage sizzle for Santa in the Park!! Look forward to 2020. See more

20.01.2022 Our Soup Kitchen is on every Monday night from 5.30 to 8pm. Each week we have had more guests come along. Tonight we had seven people in for soup, bread, tea, coffee and dessert. It is a great feeling to see members of our community sitting at a table together, talking and laughing and enjoying our home made soup and dessert. Thankyou to our volunteers who are there every Monday night, making sure our Hall is open to those in need. Our Grant application for an airconditioner... in the hall has been submitted to Council. If approved, this will increase our hall hire in the Summer months. Friday 27th September is Police Remembrance Day. Our local station has asked if we could supply morning tea for them. If anyone would like to contribute baked goods, (cakes, slices, sausage rolls etc) towards this, it would be much appreciated. Also any homemade soups, vegetables towards making soups, ice cream containers, takeaway containers are always welcome. A big Thank You to the ladies who make our soups each week and volunteer their time to be at the soup kitchen every Monday night. Please PM me or drop containers into Seaview, Thank You. See more

20.01.2022 Baked up a storm last night= 3 slices and 3 Cooktown QCWA famous lumberjack cakes! Ready for the Wild and Windy Festival!Baked up a storm last night= 3 slices and 3 Cooktown QCWA famous lumberjack cakes! Ready for the Wild and Windy Festival!

20.01.2022 Our soup kitchen is on again Monday night 7-9pm, if anyone is able to spare some time to come along and help out.

19.01.2022 The Cooktown QCWA Branch has been running since 1937. Right now, we are in desperate need of a President, Secretary and active members or we fear we may have to close our doors! Members do not have to attend meetings, just help out on open days and fundraisers. We also encourage new ideas to keep our branch alive and reflective of events/activities our community wants and needs! But also to do this we need member support!!!!

19.01.2022 CWA champion knitters- 1971

18.01.2022 Meeting/Discussion - tommorrow afternoon at the CWA hall from 5pm onwards. June weekend is fast approaching. Come with ideas, suggestions and ideas for contributions for our major fundraiser.

18.01.2022 Come along and celebrate International Women's Day and also fund raise for those who are in great need of our support. Proceeds go to the QCWA Public Rural Crisis Fund for our drought and flood affected communities.

18.01.2022 QCWA will be holding a meeting at the Hall this Friday 1st November at 5pm. Everyone is welcome.

17.01.2022 Happy International Women's Day! Remember, you are amazing!

17.01.2022 Hi ladies, First a big thankyou to our volunteers at our Monday night soup kitchen who provide an awesome meal and dessert to members of our community who come along and enjoy good food and a great social atmosphere. Our numbers are increasing every week. It is a very rewarding and interesting experience to sit down with our guests and talk and laugh! A special thankyou to the cooking class from Holy Spirit college for your efforts, also to those who have donated produce to o...ur soup kitchen. We have also received donations of pillows, cushions and blankets from the Cooktown community and St Vinnies, which are very much appreciated. Our recent grant application to have an airconditioner installed at the hall has been approved by council. Great news! If anyone is available on Saturday 7th December to help out, QCWA is cooking and serving a sausage sizzle for Sunset with Santa. Also volunteers are needed to serve lollies and drinks. Time will be between 4.30/6pm. If anyone is interested in helping out let me know. See more

16.01.2022 Thanks to all who attended our last meeting. So many great ideas and enthusiasm. Discussion included getting support from Gungarde to establish a community garden in our backyard, finalizing our birthing kits, quotes coming in for an airconditioner to be put in with a council grant, and our soup kitchen is underway with our first one being Monday 19th August. We are also going to offer a small pack of toiletries on our soup kitchen night (shampoo, conditioner, soap, toothbrush and toothpaste). Our next meeting will be Monday 12th of August. This will be our AGM meeting, there are committee vacancies and as always new members and anyone who would like to come along and see what QCWA is all about are welcome.

16.01.2022 QCWA Cooktown AGM, Wednesday 15th July 2020, 5.30 pm at the hall in Charlotte St. Everyone is welcome, whether you just want to come along and see what we get up to!! Or you wish to become a member. Hope to see you there.

16.01.2022 Hi everyone, I hope you are all keeping safe and well. An update on our activities at our Cooktown hall, limited as they are. We are still hosting our soup kitchen in accordance to government and health rules. We are allowed to continue as we are providing a service to the homeless and those in need of support. Although we can't have sit down meals in the hall we are able to provide takeaways at our door and home deliveries. Last Monday night we had 20 orders for a main co...urse and dessert, mostly home deliveries. It was good to catch up and check on a few of our regulars, make sure they are ok and to provide them with a couple of nights meals. Our local Council health officer is on board and keeps me up to date with the everchanging rules and regulations. Thank You Michelle. We have also done a bit of gardening (as we all are) at the front of the hall. A bit of pruning, new plants planted and a pine bark mulch over the new garden. A couple of hours hard work but a huge improvement on the previous barren earth!! As always a huge thankyou to the volunteers who contribute and cook for our soup kitchen. Some have actually surprised themselves and realized they can step out of the comfort zone and bake or make something new As always donations of produce, baking, main meals etc are appreciated. We do alot of our main meals in a slow cooker which we can then put into containers and freeze. So if anyone has time on their hands...! As always, my post is long and far and few between, as I tend to get sidetracked with work, my garden and my animals and not technology and social media!!! Best Wishes to you and your families and loved ones. See more

16.01.2022 Special Thank you to our honorary CWA member George who once again put in a huge effort today !!!! Plus a huge thank you to everyone who volunteered or donated goods today. We are open Sunday 9-12pm - volunteers are appreciated, welcome and needed !!!! Cheers ... Cherryl Perry See more

15.01.2022 MEETING DATE CHANGE - Due to increased hall hire, prior commitments for committee members and members, the meeting has been changed to Friday 26th July, 5pm at the CWA hall.

15.01.2022 Hi everyone, hope you are all well. Cooktown is certainly busy with tourists now our border has opened. Our soup kitchen is going stronger than ever with our numbers increasing to up to 35 - 40 meals on a Monday night. We have been providing takeaways at the door and also doing home deliveries. Good news is that now restrictions have eased and our Covid safe plan is in place, we are able to welcome 15 people to sit down in our hall. This allows our guests who frequent the sou...p kitchen to once again sit down together and enjoy social interaction and companionship. The one positive thing Covid has brought home is an understanding in the community of just how much our soup kitchen is beneficial and needed for those on their own and lonely, those who are struggling and the general public who just want some good food, company and laughter. Personally, I have realized just how many people are in the community who are "home bound" and we have decided that we will continue home deliveries to them. They are so appreciative and it is heartwarming to be able to provide them with our great food and hear a yarn or two in return! A special thankyou to Yvonne Dighton from Mareeba for her generous donation of $100 to our soup kitchen. Yvonne cooks meals for several pensioners in Mareeba, her personal soup kitchen! Due to Covid she hasn't been able to do that, so she has helped us out with her donation. Thank You Yvonne Also a big Thank You to Jamie Powell from Endeavour Christian College who won $200 in the Australian Association of Christian Schools poetry competition and donated her prize to our soup kitchen. Once again a long catch up post!! Hope you are all well, Best Wishes. See more

14.01.2022 Volunteers needed for Tea Shop over weekend - CWA Tea shop open all weekend !!! Tea and plate of Goodies $5 Sandwiches $4 Scones : Jam and Cream $3... Popcorn and Slushies for sale Tea towels and recipe book $5 each Saturday 9-3 pm Sunday 9-12pm See more

14.01.2022 After speaking with some people around town who have commented that the soup kitchen times are too late. Earlier in the day might be more successful. So we will try 5.30/ 6 to about 8 pm, tonight.

14.01.2022 Coles RAISED OVER $2.1 MILLION FOR THE QUEENSLAND DROUGHT APPEAL In just two months, Coles and its customers have contributed more than $2,100,000 Million to t...he Queensland Country Women’s Association to help drought-affected farmers. With Coles matching every donation dollar-for-dollar during August and September, customers have helped to raise more than $7,171,400 million nationally for the CWA to help drought-affected communities with household and family expenses. In addition, Coles pledged $5 million in grants or interest-free loans from the Coles Nurture Fund for farmers who have a project which will help them to combat drought in the future. Coles State General Manager Jerry Farrell said Coles is overwhelmed by the generosity of local shoppers across Queensland who have shown their support for Australian farming communities by donating at Coles checkouts. Thanks to their generous donations and fundraising efforts, more than $2.1 million will go back to supporting local farmers, growers and producers who are experiencing hardship as a result of the drought.

14.01.2022 Just about have 2 tables together for the International Women's Night (this Friday @ Natures Powerhouse tickets $40 pp) Who else is interested in coming along for a girls night out to celebrate women and fund raise for the PRCF??

14.01.2022 Sending out an email to members and people interested in becoming a member. We have lots of work to do this year with recent events and would love if you could put your hand up and become involved!

13.01.2022 Our regular Monday night soup kitchen was again popular! We are changing the menu a bit and have added curried sausages and rice as well as soup to our menu. Also awesome homemade desserts that our volunteers make. We have also enlisted the home economics class from the local Holy Spirit school who made us a soup and are making us another soup and dessert next week. The girls are also keen to volunteer on a Monday night with serving. So good to see community spirit and suppor...t beginning to happen in our CWA hall. We knew our soup kitchen wouldn't happen overnight but thanks to a few dedicated volunteers and members we have been open regularly, opened our hearts to a great new family of friends and I think I speak for all if I say it is such a rewarding and heart warming experience to sit down, share a meal, laughs and conversation with such a great bunch of people. We are open every Monday night from 5.30pm to 8pm. Look forward to seeing you there. We are open for the whole community See more

13.01.2022 Due to the public holiday this Friday and a long weekend our next meeting will be Tuesday 23rd July at the CWA hall at 5pm. See you there !!

12.01.2022 June weekend Update - At our recent meeting it was decided we would open our doors on Sat and Sun from 9am to 5pm. We will be selling our usual scones, cakes, biscuits, sandwiches, tea and coffee. June weekend is our major fundraiser for the year which enables us to donate and assist our community and other communities in need. Any volunteers who can help us out at the hall, serving, preparin...g etc are most welcome. We are thinking of doing a split shift (9am-1pm & 1pm-5pm). If you can't volunteer on the day, donations of cakes, biscuits, lamingtons or whatever baking goods the awesome women in Cooktown can cook are much appreciated !! CWA will reimburse you for your costs or you can choose to donate. You don't have to be a member to be involved, we appreciate any women in the community who want to be part of our little group, feel connected to other women, make new friends, have a bit of fun and help out others. Please feel free to comment below if you could help out at the hall and what time would suit. If you are keen to contribute baked goods, let us know what you would like to make. Just need an idea so we don't end up with all chocolate cakes and nothing else (although chocolate cake is fine with me!!) Thanks ladies , much appreciated See more

12.01.2022 Is there anyone available to lay the QCWA wreath tomorrow? Dress appropriate for ANZAC day. PM if interested :) 10.30am ANZAC Park.

11.01.2022 Australia Day Awards held tonight. I am so proud to say our Cooktown branch has won the Volunteer of the Year award. I thank everyone who has supported us and a special thank you to our committee and volunteers who have helped out

11.01.2022 June weekend - CWA hall will be open on Friday 14th June from 4pm onwards for drop-offs of baked goods, set-up and prep for Saturday morning. Donations can also be dropped off Sat and Sun before 8.30 am. Any updates on yummy cakes, biscuits, slices etc that you would like to contribute and/or times you could help out on the weekend would be appreciated in comments below. Looking forward to a great week-end. Thank you.

11.01.2022 Helen Assman is coming up on Sunday and would like to talk to as many members as possible. Who will be available? Cherryl - update , I’ll be calling Helen to cancel meeting due to commitments by all and short notice Cheers

10.01.2022 QCWA Cooktown will be holding a meeting at our hall tommorrow .Wednesday from 5pm. Everyone is welcome to come along, you don't have to be a member or become a member, It is our behind the scenes, input. contributions and donations from our volunteers and local businesses that enable CWA to help those in our local community. Whether it is for our soup kitchen (which is open to everyone) from 5.30 to 8pm every Monday night, financial assistance, basic goods and services and a safe place to come and talk and laugh with our friendly volunteers

08.01.2022 Thanks to all those who so far have offered their time and donations of baked goods for June weekend. We will be having a meeting on Tuesday 28th May to discuss and finalize preparations for June weekend. This will be at the CWA hall from 5pm onwards. Topics to be discussed will be our roster for the weekend, what baked goods we have to sell, a "prep" day to be held on the Friday before the weekend and any other ideas for our major fundraising event. If you are unable to make it to the meeting please comment below times you are able to help out and/or cakes, biscuits, and baked goods etc you are able to contribute. You don't have to be a member to contribute or attend meetings. We welcome everyone !!

08.01.2022 Busy night tonight in our soup kitchen with 16 guests coming in for a home cooked meal, dessert , a few laughs and good company!! We will be holding a meeting at our Hall in Charlotte St on Wednesday 5th February from 5pm onwards. Everyone is welcome, we would love to see you there.

08.01.2022 Well done ladies for a great June weekend. Special thanks to Chris (our busy Treasurer) and her daughter and also Veronica for turning up Friday afternoon to help set up. A special thank you to Kylie for baking her gluten free products. From me personally an extra special thank you to the two ladies who took over Sunday morning after my early morning frantic baking of scones as we sold out Saturday !! Also a very special thanks to George for his dishwashing contributions!! Thanks heaps George!! Also thanks to My Pathways for cleaning up our backyard, and those who have restored our front garden, it looks great. Next meeting will be Friday 19th July, after 5pm at CWA hall. A lot of items to be discussed including our next fundraiser, vet hire of hall next year, birthing kits to be finished, open days.

08.01.2022 Straight from the QCWA kitchen to you! Here's a biscuit recipe we think you'll be tempted to try this weekend. I'll put the kettle on...

07.01.2022 If you have not received a membership invitation, please email me at [email protected] :)

07.01.2022 Tuesday 14th May - Meeting at CWA hall from 5pm onwards. If you are a bit late that's fine !! All new, old members and anyone interested in seeing what we are all about are welcome. We are looking for a President if anyone is interested in that role, it's not as daunting as you may think !! You will have plenty of support. We also need active members to keep us going. Members do not need to attend meetings, just help out on open days and fundraisers, however member support is vital to keep QCWA going. We encourage new ideas, events that our community wants and needs. See you there..

07.01.2022 A bit of a late post for International Womens day. Hope you enjoy it !!

07.01.2022 Tonight!!! Bring your Families, Bring your Friends! Time to have a great night at the waterfront!!!

06.01.2022 New membership cost is $45.45 (Cooktown QCWA pay residual cost to make it easier on our members) Membership form is :http://www.qcwa.org.au///F.V5.2018QCWA-MEMBERSHIP-FORM.pdf Please contact Treasurer Chris Muggleton for payment details :)

05.01.2022 Ideas for kids on the holidays!

05.01.2022 REMINDER - AGM meeting tommorrow at CWA Hall, 5pm onwards. Please bring a plate to share. All are welcome.

05.01.2022 Hi everyone, apologies for so long between posts but as we all know life and work often get in the way! First of all, our airconditioner is currently being installed at the hall thanks to a Grant from Council. This will make our hall a lot more comfortable for us when we use the hall and also for those that hire the hall for functions. Our soup kitchen continues very Monday night from 5.30 to 8pm. We now have a few regulars there every week as well as other members of the com...munity who drop in. I cannot thank the ladies enough who attend every Monday night so our doors are always open and to those in the community and local businesses who contribute. We have been nominated for the Australia Day Award for Group volunteer of the Year. Awards night is at PCYC Friday 24th January if anyone would like to attend. We are also supporting the RSL Australia Day fundraiser this Sunday. RSL Cooktown donate $400 every month towards our soup kitchen and we appreciate their support. We are setting up a table and selling Anzac biscuits and Lamingtons with all proceeds going to the fire victims down South. If anyone would like to contribute biscuits or lamingtons your contribution would be greatly appreciated. Also if you have free time on Sunday, come to the RSL and either help out on our stall or just have a great day out for Australia Day. Any contributions for our soup kitchen or Australia Day can be dropped into Seaview reception or message me and I can pick up. Thank you, every little bit helps to support our community and others who at the moment need all the help they can get See more

05.01.2022 99 year-old "Scone Queen" rewarded Bundaberg's Dorothy Collishaw has finally been handed the apron she deserves, it only took her nearly 100 years to receive ...it. QCWA Bundaberg Branch presented our scone master with the apron after all the attention Dorothy received on Scone Day this year. The baker's daughter grew up in Maryborough and can still bash out a a jumping scone like you have never tasted. Would you like Dorothy's recipe? Of course you do. https://www.abc.net.au/r/recipes/scones-by-dorothy/10901192

05.01.2022 Volunteers needed for Tea Shop on Sunday 8am to 2 pm Tea shop open from 9am - 12 pm CWA Tea shop open all weekend !!! Tea and plate of Goodies $5... Sandwiches $4 Scones : Jam and cream Tea towels and recipe book $5 each Sunday 9-12pm See more

05.01.2022 Busy weekend at the #wildnwindyfestival and the #Cooktowndiscoveryfesitval! Thank you to all volunteers and people who donated baked items. Thank you also to the Cooktown Iceworks for the donation of a beautiful cake! Well done to our ladies and our Super George!

04.01.2022 Ever wanted to know more about your local ambulance station and what our paramedics do? Head to the Cooktown Ambulance Station at 19 Helen Street tomorrow from 3pm to 6pm for their annual open day and say g'day to your local paramedics!

03.01.2022 Gentle reminder : final roster meeting today for wild and Windy Festival !! 3 pm at hall

03.01.2022 If you're an artist, entertainer or musician, Council could be looking for you! We're calling all performers to be part of the official opening of our waterfront. See the ad for more information, or contact Council's Events Officer. Expressions of interest must be submitted by October 2.

02.01.2022 Hi everyone, hope you are all well on these chilly nights!! An update on our ongoing soup kitchen. We haven't missed a Monday night. We find we are needed more than ever! Thanks to our great group of volunteers and donations we are keeping very busy. At present we are providing 30 to 35 meals every Monday night. About a third of these are takeaway at the door the rest are phone orders and regular weekly home deliveries. We have recently received a donation of three kilograms... of meat from Mossman meats who deliver to Cooktown each week towards our Soup Kitchen donations. Between this and a monthly monetary donation from Cooktown RSL we are able to provide our service. Due to Covid restrictions we are not receiving income from hall hire, fundraising etc. Our community needs us now more than ever. Especially in our lockdown situation. We can assist in many other ways. No job too big or too small!! And a big thank you for your support. If you feel like cooking or making a dessert, or even have produce or containers spare, contact Ruth 0458693578. This is tomorrow nights menu - Pea & Ham soup, Curried sausages, Chicken Curry and Lasagne. Dessert - Chocolate cake, Apple Sponge Top Pudding, Trifle and Lemon Cheesecake Slice. Our group of volunteers are a dedicated, awesome group who keep your local CWA active and involved in the community. See more

02.01.2022 Please send any questions/requests to [email protected] Many thanks

02.01.2022 The Queensland Country Women's Association is the state's most widespread and largest women's group, with thousands of members and hundreds of branches, from the city to remote areas. We are an active community of women, who, together, improve the lives of people living in regional, rural and remote Queensland. We are mums, grandmothers, single or married; we are women employed in the home or workforce; we are just like you. We are renowned for our great home cooks and our ha...ndcrafts-but the QCWA is so much more than that. It's about friendship; about community; its about connection. Our recent International Womens Day held at Nature's Powerhouse raised over $3000 for our farmers. A barn dance fundraiser for our farmers is an idea we are working on. Also completion of our birthing kits, a soup kitchen, and June weekend activities. A meeting will be held in the near future and new and old members are most welcome Look forward to seeing you there... Watch this space !!! See more

02.01.2022 QCWA has distributed over $4 MILLION to over 1133 APPLICANTS!! QCWA PRCF & QUEENSLAND DROUGHT APPEAL APPLICATION head to - www.qlddroughtappeal.com.au | www.q...cwa.org.au Or call QCWA State Office 07 3026 1220 To DONATE OR watch the Qld Drought Appeal Special head over - www.qlddroughtappeal.com.au | http://www.qcwa.org.au/financial-help/ SMS - DROUGHT 0484 200 200

02.01.2022 Apologies to all, meeting has been changed to Wednesday 5pm onwards instead of Tuesday. Due to SES cadets sign on Tuesday night, parents and our emergency services members are already committed. Thank you, see you all there for our next 'plan' and updates on recent activities, hall hire etc.

01.01.2022 Recently we held an International Womens day celebration at Natures Powerhouse. Thank you to all who attended and supported this event. Donations from entry to the event, CDCC and the 60's and Better has raised funds to support the Townsville Rural Flood Crisis, Richmond and Julia Creek area. A big thankyou to Natures Powerhouse for the beautiful food and venue to host this event. Also thankyou to the community and local businesses who donated raffle prizes. Also Vinnies for your fashion parade Congratulations to Ella Hartwig who entertained us with her recently released song Further Away and Big Sky Girls project. 10 young women aged between 15 and 25 were selected to be part of the Big Sky Girls programme. Amber Farnan (Rusty Caravan ) and Ella Hartwig, both from Cooktown were selected. Our future .

01.01.2022 JAM DROPS Megan Woodward Hibbs recipe 125g of butter 1 cup of sugar... 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 cup of golden syrup 2 1/2 cups of self raising flour 1/2 cup of coconut Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs and vanilla. Mix well. Add golden syrup and coconut. Then fold in flour. Roll into balls and put a hole in the middle and fill with jam. Bake for 10 - 15 mins

01.01.2022 Morning fitness sessions continue this week, CWA hall 6:30 am mon/ tues & fri mornings, 30 min interval style workouts, every session is different $10, bring water & towel. Hope to see you there