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Community readiness for the next Cyclone Yasi

Please note this a first draft and will be updated and improved. If you have a useful contribution or suggestion please leave a comment below. Thank you. I’ve been thinking about this since February. How do we make a small community such as Silkwood more resilient in the aftermath of a major natural disaster such [...]

Tully Show 2011

Despite, or maybe because of, all the trauma and misery of the previous six months there was a great turnout for this years Tully Show. Some of the showground is still damaged from Cyclone Yasi but it didn’t deter the locals and others from packing the place out. However, you wouldn’t have known that if [...]

Silkwood – Feast of the Three Saints fireworks

Feast day is rounded off with a spectacular firework display. Pretty good for a small village like Silkwood.

Silkwood – Feast of the Three Saints – The procession

The carriage is carried in a procession from the shrine to the north end of Silkwood and back: That’s all for now. Fireworks display later this evening.

Silkwood – Feast of the Three Saints

Today is Silkwood’s Feast of the Three Saints. You can find out more about the history of the event here at the official site.