McCain Foods in Smithton will receive a $37 million infrastructure upgrade next year, making the local plant the leading french fry production facility in Australia and New Zealand. The multi-million dollar investment supports the recent addition of 17 new permanent jobs at the potato plant. A further 60 jobs will be created during the construction phase along with $15 million in local trade and...

The Irishtown Canaries bucked their finals form slump on Saturday, following two years of Circular Head Cricket Association premiership disappointment.  Marrawah captain Shane Babcock won the toss and nominated to field, leaving Irishtown openers Joel Keep and Zaryn Monson to pad up. The boys in green and gold have finished atop the association ladder three years in a row, with a record...

SevenUp Youth Centre has a new face at the head. Twenty-two-year-old coordinator Joel Kay says he is excited by the new role and to be stepping up from assistant coordinator in previous years.  Five years of volunteering at the youth centre, coupled with experience gained through the Circular Head Youth Leaders has prepared Joel for the new venture.  “Being a leader was always a bit...

The Grand Final of Circular Head Cricket Association’s Tall Timbers Twenty20 Cup was a low scoring affair on a slow deck.  The Smithton Recreation Ground is looking luscious as a cool change starts the transition into footy season. Runs are looking increasingly hard to score and becoming more valuable on the long, slow grass. Marrawah won the toss and elected to bowl, backing in the hot...

The Redpa Football Club has unveiled this year’s coaches ahead of the Circular Head Football Association season.  The new look coaching panel are raring to go, with Ashton Bransden and assistant Woody French tasting Seniors coaching experience for the first time. French ensured that the club were “looking to go deep into finals this season, but we’ll take it one week at a time” after a...