Cairns holds surf title

CAIRNS Surf Life Saving Club has retained its trophy as the North Queensland Branch Champions, winning the Juniors, Seniors and Masters events at the weekend. Surf lifesaving clubs from Mission Beach north to Port Douglas gathered at Etty Bay, with more than 250 competitors from U8 to U15, seniors and masters seeking age champion titles. North Queensland branch president Rachael Wynberg said the Branch Carnival celebrated 50 years of Nippers. “Etty Bay Surf Life Saving Club was founded in 1936 and was the first club in North Queensland to run a Nippers program in 1970, so it is fitting that it was held on this beautiful beach in 2019,” she said.

Bullride for Atherton

THE Mungalli Creek Dairy Stadium in Atherton will come alive on Saturday, November 2 when it stages a round of the Great Northern Bullriding Series. North Queensland Rodeo Entertainment have partnered with the Atherton Roosters to bring the Great Northern Bullriding Series to Atherton for the first time.

Three in Murri side

Three junior Cairns rugby league players have been named to play for the Queensland Murri under16s team next year. Elekana Suavai (Kangaroos), Liam Kelley (Edmonton) and Gabriel Satrick (Southern Suburbs) were named in the 19-player squad. All three were part of the Cairns Crusaders team which recently travelled to Brisbane for the Queensland Murri Carnival. Bert Tabuai will coach the team, which will play New South Wales Koori.

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