Photographs from the May 2008 Community Cabinet meeting at Ingham and Townsville.
Inspecting the site of the new 32-bed Ingham Hospital, due for completion in early 2010, are Acting Director General of Health Professor Andrew Wilson; Health Minister Stephen Robertson; Medical Superintendent Ingham Health Service Alain Sanouiller; Premier Anna Bligh; Director of Nursing and Facilities Manager Ingham Hospital Robert Baker; and Manager of Watpac North Queensland Bryan Glancy.
Ingham State School student Shiloh Day (holding microphone) wowed the audience with her rendition of Advance Australia Fair. The Ingham State School Choir comprised (back row left to right) Hayley Balanzategui, Eve Brodie, Claudia Gatti, Georgia Gatti, Aiden Frederickson, Natalie Agazzani, Brooke McCloy. Middle row: Meegan Coco, Alicia Libera, Trisha Hanus, Jennifer Board, Samantha Morris, Reearna Smallwood, Jessica Russo. Front row: Giorgia Liddle, Mackenzie Di Bartolo, Claire Ross, Amelia Baker, Brooke Turnock, Ellen Agostinelli and Ashlee Gerrand.
Keeping everyone supplied with food and drink were locals Glenda Serra, Lesley Hobbs, Matina Kanakis, Kerry Russo and Janene Serio.
Grabbing the opportunity for a one-on-one with Premier Bligh at the Ingham Community Cabinet was Rae Domin, Tourism Manager for Hinchinbrook Shire Council.
Promoting Queensland Government programs at the information stalls were Phillip Peachey, Jeremy Aidas and Jody Johnson from the Townsville office of the Department of Communities and David Herbert from Local Government, Sport and Recreation in Townsville.
Discussing the need for affordable housing were (back) Mark Spina, Robert Schwarten (Minister for Public Works, Housing and Information and Communication Technology) and Felix Reitano. Front: Judy Reitano, Linda McLelland, Barb Shaw and Barbara Debono.
Directors of Herbert River Canegrowers talked about the need to increase ethanol use with Premier Bligh and Minister for Primary Industries Tim Mulherin. Pictured (back) Jeff Cantamessa, Brian Tabone, Vince Russo and Paul Steine. Front: Peter Sheedy, Stephen Guazzo and Michael Pisano.
Local Member for Hinchinbrook Andrew Cripps (centre) with Ingham district canegrowers Mario Quagliata and Paul Steine.
Mayor of Hinchinbrook Shire Council Cr. Pino Giandomenico with Premier Anna Bligh.
A revolutionary procedure to transform algae into biodiesel received a boost with $166,000 in funding from the Queensland Government.
Left to right: Chairman of MBD Biodiesel Ltd John Cornelius; Dr Kirsten Heimann, James Cook University; and Minister for Tourism, Regional Development and Industry Desley Boyle.
Premier Anna Bligh and Health Minister Stephen Robertson turned the sod for the $2.2million Birth Centre at the Townsville Hospital. Pictured are Friends of the Birth Centre representatives Christine Young with Tully Bowtell-Young, Honey Acharya, Philippa Scott, Premier Bligh, Grier Carmac with Zander Carmac and Gail Hamilton with Acacia Hamilton.
Hidden Valley Cabins, Australia’s first 100 per cent carbon neutral and solar powered resort, received a Tourism Queensland certificate of recognition for outstanding leadership in environmental sustainability.
Left to right: Premier Bligh, Bonnie McLennan, Ian McLennan, Chelsea Cox, Ross McLennan from Hidden Valley Cabins and Tourism Minister Desley Boyle.
Left to right: Heatley State Primary School Sports Captain Cyra Burns; Townsville Bulletin Favourite Teacher winner Leigh Rintoul; Minister for Education Rod Welford; and Heatley State Primary School Music Captain Shannon Hurlack.
Discussing disability issues with Minister for Communities Lindy Nelson-Carr are Lorraine Abel, Townsville/Thuringowa Disability Forum (TTDF); Margaret Hooper, TTDF; Carron Bullock, Cootharinga Disability Services; and Joy Prince, TTDF.
Sergeant Tony Cole from Doomadgee has donated the $3,000 he received for being joint winner of The Townsville BulletinNorth Queensland Police Officer of the Year to the Salvation Army.
Left to right: Carolyn and Bruce Harmer, Salvation Army; Minister for Natural Resources and Water and Minister Assisting the Premier in North Queensland Craig Wallace; Sergeant Cole; Darlene and Dale Murray, Salvation Army. The other joint winner, Sergeant Brad Gough from Rollingstone, donated his winnings to the Royal Children’s Hospital.
Parliamentary Secretary Michael Choi with Bernadette Johnson and Mary Twaddle. Mary is the 2008 winner of the Individual Category in the Department of Communities Domestic Violence Prevention Awards for her work in preventing domestic violence on Palm Island.
Pictured at the Museum of Tropical North Queensland are Member for Townsville and Speaker of the Queensland Parliament Mike Reynolds and Townsville’s 2008 Australia Day Citizen of the Year Ken Mulligan, Director of Reef to Outback: Youth with a Mission.
A new state-of-the-art helicopter purchased by the Bligh Government for aero-medical, search and rescue services has just started operations in Townsville. Pictured with the Agusta Westland (AW) 139 helicopter are EMQ Helicopter Rescue Townsville Base Manager Alex Wright and Minister for Emergency Services Neil Roberts.
