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$2 • PH: 1300 4895 00 • EDITORIAL: editor@cooktownlocalnews.com.au • Issue 566 • Thursday, May 24, 2012 Edward, Cara and Heather Nivison seen here in the Elizabeth Guzsely Art Gallery enjoy kids’ workshops run by the Cooktown School of Arts Society. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

$1600 needed to help our young artists By GARY HUTCHISON FOR the sake of $1600, Cooktown kids with an interest in art could miss out on free art programs for the next year. That’s the amount the Cooktown School of Arts Society needs to raise from pledges to complete their target of $2000 that can be made to a world-wide fund raising web site: www.pozible.com, but their deadline of May 31 is fast running out. Donations do not have to be made by that deadline - that is the date allocated for pledges to be made. Cooktown School of Art representative Faye Pini said the organisation had chosen this fundraising option rather than impose on the local community.

“Local businesses and the community in general have been fabulous in their support of our projects in the past, but we thought we’d give them a rest,” Ms Pini said. “They’ve been nothing short of fabulous, but with everything else going on at this time, we thought we’d try something different.” Ms Pini said grants are also available from organisations like the Gallery of Modern Art, but they are not guaranteed. “GOMA grants have been very helpful in the past too, but we can’t always rely on being successful with applications for those, and again, we saw www.pozible.com as another option,” she said. Ms Pini explained that the website is an international option to which

people can log on and pledge their ﬁnancial donations, but organisations have to submit a target and they are subject to a time limit. “We’re looking for $2000 and our deadline is next Thursday (May 31),” she said. “So far we’ve had $406 pledged to us, which falls well short of our target.” If the money can be raised, it will be used to run free workshops for children and ﬁrst-time artists. “With that money, we can buy the necessary art materials, awards for the kids who participate and also provide them with lunches during the workshops,” she said. “Our past workshops have been huge successes with a number of children attending.”

Tuition for the workshops is provided voluntarily by local artists. “We have some wonderfully talented local artists in this region who are delighted to be able to help out with these workshops if we can run them,” she said. “It’s just a matter of having the money to buy the materials.” Ms Pini said with the deadline quickly closing in, pledges from locals might be the only option to guarantee the free projects for the next 12 months, but there are rewards available to those who make pledges. “We’d be ever so grateful to our local community if it can help us out, but they can be rewarded from the pledges too,” she said. “It’s just a matter of going to the

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 letters to the editor Are Shire elections being taken seriously? FOR the thinking people, here’s some statistics to consider about the recent council elections and previous council election:In both the 2008 and 2012 elections, three candidates vied for the mayoral position and 17 candidates vied for the six councillor positions and, contrary to what people are saying about more population here now, there were 2093 people enrolled to vote in 2008 and 2060 enrolled in 2012 to vote. In 2008, 1587 votes were counted

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Fri 25. Warrigan Band at the Top Pub Hotel from 8pm. Sat 26. Cabaret dinner dance at the Sovereign Resort

Hotel from 6.30pm to raise money for the Discovery Festival. Adults $35. Children under 13 $10. Call 4043 0500 for bookings. Sun 27. Cricket at the Botanic Gardens from 10am. Council v Marton. BMP v Hope Vale. Mon 28. Cooktown State School Book Fair in the school library from 8am to 4pm. Will conclude on Friday, June 1. Tue 29. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5088 for information. Wed 30. Celebration of the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Cooktown Bowls Club with a special luncheon and cutting of the cake. Be at the club from noon for a 12.30pm start. RSVP by Monday, May 28. Thu 31. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for information.

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Fri 1. Cooktown State School P & C meeting at the Events

Centre from 9.45am after the school parade. Sat 2. Ofﬁcial opening of the Cooktown School of Art Society’s 34th Annual Art Exhibition in the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery, Charlotte Street at 7pm. Sun 3. Cricket at the Botanic Gardens from 10am. Hope Vale v Council. BMP v Marton. Tue 5. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5088 for information. Tue 5. Swim for your Life from 11am to noon at the Cooktown Pool. Thu 7. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for information. Thu 7. Swim for your Life from 11am to noon at the Cooktown Pool. Tue 12. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5088 for information. Tue 12. Swim for your Life from 11am to noon at the Cooktown Pool. Thu 14. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for information. Thu 14. Swim for your Life from 11am to noon at the Cooktown Pool.

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I WOULD like to express my personal thanks to: everyone who voted for me - I appreciate the vote of confidence shown; my wonderful family and friends who encouraged me along the way; the voters who selected the team we have for the

MORE than 800 people have reacted negatively to the Cook Shire Council proposal to remove 16 car parking spaces from the shopping heart of Charlotte Street. Cooktown Newsagency proprietor Carol McKinna said 800 is at least the number of people who have signed petitions

opposing the move. “That’s more votes than the Mayor got to be re-elected,” she said. “Not bad considering the petition’s have only been out there for less than a week, and we still have until tomorrow to get more names.” The petitions have been

COOKTOWN Police are seeking assistance from the public in relation to a number of offences committed on motor vehicles on the night of Monday, May 7. In one incident, three vehicles, parked behind a business house on Charlotte Street, were damaged, while in other incidents, a vehicle was stolen from Walker Street and there was an attempted theft of another vehicle from the Wharf area. Thursday, May 17, was a busy day for the local boys in blue, with a 45-year-old Rossville man being charged with possessing 100gms of cannabis after a search warrant

Assembly of God: Gungarde, 9.30am Sun; Home group 7.30pm Tue; young adults 7pm Thu. Phone 4069 5070. Catholic: 6pm Sat and 8.30am Sun, St Mary’s, Cooktown. Phone 4069 5730. Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am. Phone 4069 6778, 0428 696 493. Lutheran: Hope Vale at 9am on Sunday, Cooktown. Phone either 4060 9197 or 0419 023 114.

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next four years; all previous Cook Shire Councillors for their commitment to our shire and the dedicated and talented staff of our shire. Thank you also for your good wishes and congratulations.

I really am looking forward to working as part of a well balanced, approachable and forward thinking team. Cr Penny Johnson Cooktown

stationed at the Newsagency, the Endeavour Pharmacy, the TAB, the Italian Restaurant and also at the Saturday markets. Members of the public had until last Friday to submit their opinions on the proposal. Business owners, the Cooktown Chamber of Commerce & Tourism and other stakeholders

attended a meeting with the Cook Shire Council yesterday (May 23) to discuss issues which have arisen from the proposal. Council will now examine all information that has been received, along with the information gathered from yesterday’s meeting before an outcome is decided.

Police seek help over motor-vehicle incidents

Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun. Phone 4069 5155.

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IN the May 10 edition of the Cooktown Local News, our regular “View From The Hill” columnist used the word ‘perversions’, which has caused Mr Greg Whittaker (above) and his family some embarrassment. The ‘View’ is a satirical look at Cooktown, and any insult or embarrassment to Mr Whittaker by the use of this word and its strict dictionary definition was inadvertent. The Cooktown Local News offers its sincerest and unreserved apologies to Mr Whittaker for any embarrassment caused.

More than 800 oppose parking proposal

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taker was an unsucessful councillor candidate in 2008 and received 584 votes, which was similar to the number of votes he received as mayoral candidate this year, while Peter Scott received 78 per cent of counted votes in 2008 and only 51 per cent this year. What were those 608 people doing? They represent 30 per cent of the enrolled voters. Did they receive their paperwork? Did they throw away their paperwork thinking it was more junk mail? Will they be fined for not voting? It is obvious they do not think their vote will count one way or the other or do not care. Whichever it is, shows how seriously some think about local government or government in general. Marilyn Clark Cooktown EDITOR’S NOTE: The Local Government Association of Queensland has been reported as stating the 2012 local government elections have been the worst in Queensland’s history for the percentage of residents failing to vote.

- approximately 75 per cent - meaning 25 per cen, (namely 506 people) did not vote. In 2012, 1452 votes were counted - approximately 70 per cent - meaning 30 per cent (namely 608 people) did not vote this year - ie 102 people less than the last election. For comparison here are the numbers polled by both mayoral candidates and councillors in 2008 and 2012. (See table at left). Also as an aside, Greg Whit-

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was executed on his residence. He will appear in the June 7 sittings of the Cooktown Magistrate’s Court to answer the charge. Police are also making inquiries into the discovery of 420 cannabis plants located a short distance from the man’s home. Another alleged offender who will appear in court in June, will be a 42-year-old Cooktown man who has been charged with burglary and common assault after an alleged incident where he entered a residence and threatened an occupant with a knife. In two unrelated incidents, a 42-year-

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old Cooktown man was charged after refusing to leave licensed premises after being requested by management to do so on May 5, and, on May 20, a 33-year-old Cooktown man was charged with drink driving with a blood alcohol reading of .057. Anyone who can assist with police inquiries into the motor vehicle offences is asked to call Cooktown Police on 4069 5688 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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Penny Johnson wins vote for new Deputy Mayor THE new Cook Shire Council was sworn-in on Monday of this week before a public gallery filled with family, friends and supporters. Mayor Peter Scott and Councillors Allan Wilson and Charlie Martin, who had been re-elected, were joined by new Councillors Glen Shephard, Russell Bowman, Kaz Price and Penny Johnson. Acting Chief Executive Officer Sian Nivison presided over the event, after which Councillors Allan Wilson, Charlie Martin and Penny Johnson presented their cases for election as Deputy Mayor, which was to be decided by a secret ballot between the Councillors. Cr Wilson cited his four years’ experience as the incumbent Deputy, and stated he had travelled the four points of the compass in obtaining a thorough knowledge of the Shire, its problems, and the needs of the residents, while pledging his support to his fellow Councillors. Cr Martin also spoke of his four-year term in the previous administration, highlighted his strong and aggressive representation of ratepayers and also promised his full support to his fellow Councillors. Cr Johnson told the meeting of her passion for the shire and how her involvement in many community groups and not-for-profit organisations had helped her build an extensive networks right throughout the region and beyond. She also highlighted her time as a customer service officer on the council, which gave her a

Cook Shire Council Acting Chief Executive Officer Sian Nivison (left) presided over the swearing-in of the new Council, which included new Deputy Mayor Penny Johnson and re-elected Mayor Peter Scott. Photo courtesy of Arnaud Gougeon of Digitropics.

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thorough, first-hand knowledge of residents’ issues and problems, as well as the machinations of council bureaucracy. She also pledged her support to the Mayor and her fellow Councillors. The vote was taken, with Cr Johnson declared the new Deputy Mayor with four votes ahead of Cr Wilson’s two and Cr Martin’s one.

Fete declared a huge success ORGANISERS of the recent Gala Fete, “The Friends of the Foundation”, have declared the event a huge financial success, raising more than $8000. The fete, which is an annual feature, was held on Saturday, May 12, in the Events Centre for the first time. Friends of the Foundation President Daphne Fenton said all proceeds will be spent on equipment and services for the Cooktown community. “As usual, the businesses around Cooktown were generous with their support and the locals turned out to support the Fete as well,” she said. Mrs Fenton said although there had been some major changes to the committee, the enthusiasm generated by new members compensated for the loss of experience. “As much as we missed the expertise of our old committee members, the new members put their energies wholeheartedly into the cause and learned some valuable lessons along the way,” she said. “The committee wishes to thank everyone who generously donated towards the infrastructure or prizes or helped in any way and once again we thank the people of Cooktown for their support. “And a special thank-you goes to the volunteers who gave so generously of their time.” She promised that every effort would be made to ensure next year’s event will be bigger and brighter when it will be held on Saturday, May 11. “Hopefully, everyone will mark their calendars now, ready for next year,” she said. Go to page 17 to see the list of sponsors recognised by the Friends of the Foundation for their valuable contributions to the event.

Locals working for locals

ABOVE: Issy Johnson, True Oldaker and Bec Keegan doing their bit at the “Friends of the Foundation” Gala Fete on Saturday. BELOW: Tarea Prior and Karen Coad cooking “healthy” donuts at the fete. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.

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NEWS

Biggest banner getting bigger

Seen here with Laura State School’s contribution to the “Biggest Anti-smoking Banner in Cape York” are : (front): Ella Tome. (Middle): Hilda Kellermeier, Shaquille Ford and Alerah Ross. (Back): Karl Gunter, Jardine Tome, Kadeisha Ross, Karoleen Lowdown and Mr Calvin O’Burns. Photo submitted.

LAURA State School students had their 1.4m x 1.5m contribution to the “Biggest Anti-Smoking Banner in Cape York” unveiled this month. Students learned about the harms and effects of tobacco use through Queensland Health: Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Services (ATODS) before putting paint to canvas. The result was a colourful and creative combination of anti-smoking messages. ATODS Counsellor Lisa Wojciechowski said that Laura’s contribution, combined with the 1.5m x 1.6m effort from Lakeland State School, had grown the banner to 2.9m x 3.1m. “This banner is going to be huge,” Ms Wojcjechowski said. “More importantly though, the anti-smoking message is getting out to the students and it’s having an effect.”

Art Exhibition to open on June 2

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ENTRIES in the Cooktown School of Art Society’s 34th Annual Art Exhibition Entries have now closed, with the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery waiting on the arrival of all the artworks. These pieces of art must arrive at the gallery by noon on Monday, May 28. The exhibition will be officially opened at a function on Saturday, June 2, at 7pm, after which it will be available for public viewing. Guests arriving early at the opening will be greeted by talented musicians and will have the opportunity of meeting the exhibiting artists.

Cook’s role in Transit of Venus

A RARE astronomical event with huge scientific significance will occur that won’t be seen again for 120 years will be seen next month. On Wednesday, June 6, at about 8.16am, Venus will start its journey across the Sun. The Transit of Venus is not only scientifically important, but it also played a huge role in the history of Australia. The 1769 transit was the main reason for Captain Cook’s first voyage to the Pacific. After observing the transit from Tahiti, he opened sealed orders which instructed him to search for Terra Australis - and the rest, as they say, is history. The Transit of Venus is a shining example of collaboration on a global scale. Observations of transits of Venus helped scientists use parallax (the apparent position of something from different observation points) to calculate the distance between the Sun and the Earth. It also helped with calculating the size of our Solar System. So to use parallax, scientists had to spread across the globe, observe the transit of Venus and then get the data together and do the maths. For the 1769 transit not only was there Cook’s voyage, scientists travelled to Hudson Bay in Canada, Baja California, at the time under Spanish control, and Norway.

Cabaret to raise money for Discovery Festival

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COOKTOWNERS can make a valuable contribution to this year’s Discovery Festival and enjoy a big night out by attending a cabaret dinner dance, which will be held at the Sovereign Resort Hotel on Saturday night. Starting at 6.30pm, the function will feature an evening of cabaret entertainment, raffles, money boards, a chocolate wheel and more. Admission for adults is $35 and for children it is $10 children (13 and under), which includes a three-course meal, but does not include drinks. For bookings, call the Sovereign reception on 4043 0500.

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Festival to get back to the good old days LEFT: Imagination, innovation and colour was at the forefront in this entry in last year’s parade at the Cooktown Discovery Festival.

By SARAH MARTIN WITH just three weeks to go before the June long weekend, new Cooktown Discovery Festival co-ordinator Bronwyn Sieverding has declared the event is on track to “get back to the good old days” of huge crowds and non-stop action and a new line-up of events. Mrs Sieverding said the annual event, once drawing crowds of up to 10,000, had received some bad publicity in the past few years with critics dubbing it “boring” and saying there were “ too many gaps in the program”. “The Festival was in danger of not being held at all, so I put my hand up and decided to run it,” Mrs Sieverding, a local mother of four, said. And with a packed program of old favourites and exciting new events, she said all that was needed now was the huge crowds to bring the festival back to life. She said securing country music legend Pat Drummond to not only perform, but also take part in various events throughout the whole weekend has been her organising triumph so far. “We’re big Pat Drummond fans, and, when I rang his record label, he actually answered the phone and agreed to come up for the whole weekend and do whatever we wanted him to; so we have him performing across the three days, as well as guest judging and a host of other stuff,” she said. “And although Liquor Licensing restrictions mean Cooktown’s main street can’t be turned into a wet area for the duration of the festival, which in the past had kept ‘party animals’ away, there are enough events in the town’s licensed venues to keep those wanting a tipple happy. “There is the wet tshirt and jock comp, truck pull and tug-o-war, live ABOVE: The Cooktown Bowls Club float brought a 60s and 70s theme to last year’s bands into the wee hours, parade. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON. karaoke and heaps more BELOW: Billy Kart races always draw a large crowd of spectators at the Cooktown held at the pubs for all the Discovery Festival. drinkers.” And the street will be closed during the day, allowing festival events such as the truck pull, tugo-war and grand parade to take over the town’s historical main street. And pub events are not the only activities on the program, with plenty to keep youngsters, seniors and everyone in-between pages!” she said. obstacle race, busking competition entertained - including a sideshow “But there are all the popular and hopefully an official world alley, belly dancing, fireworks, favourites from past festivals, such record banana eating attempt.” workshops, Botanical Garden tours, as the truck pull, wet t-shirt, billy For more information, including a family movie night and film kart race, fun run and of course, the full 2012 program and past festival, gold delivery, obstacle the re-enactment of Captain Cook’s festivals’ photo gallery, visit www. race, banana and pasta eating and landing at the Endeavour River, as cooktowndiscoveryfestival.com.au, heaps more. well as new events, with thousands email info@cooktowndiscoveryfes“If I was to list the whole pro- of dollars in prize money on offer, tival.com.au or call Mrs Sieverding gram here we would need a few like the volunteer organisation on 0467 058 731.

League community mourns death of star NORTHERN Pride and the Far North Queensland rugby league community are in mourning following the tragic loss of up-and-coming football star, Francis (Maia) Mosby on Friday, May 18. The 19-year old was critically injured in a single-vehicle rollover on the Peninsula Development Road, just north of Mt Molloy and was airlifted to Cairns Base Hospital where he underwent surgery, but later died. A Pride spokesman said “Northern Pride and the whole family of north Queensland rugby league are shattered by this unbelievable tragedy. “Maia was one of the nicest guys you could ever meet and had such

a positive influence on everyone, especially through his community work with the Take Pride Program. “This is a devastating time for everyone at the club and our hearts are broken for Maia’s family, his teammates and his friends. “Our first priority is to rally

around Maia’s family and those within our club to ensure all the necessary support is available and provided.” Former Pride assistant coach and former Cape York QRL and ARL development officer Cameron Miller was in the vehicle with Mr Mosby when the car rolled. He sustained non life-threatening injuries in the accident and was taken to Mareeba Hospital where he is recuperating. “Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this tragedy, including Cameron Miller who is recovering from the accident. We have all lost a very well respected young man taken well before his time,” the Pride spokesman said.

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Scales workshops give locals chance to paint themselves into history

Waratah Nicholls and Jennie Kerr showing some of the scales painted by locals, which will form part of the Barra Welcome Wall.

THE first community art workshop for the Welcome Wall Barra has been held at the Tin Shed in Bloomfield where 11 community members painted 10 of the Barra’s fish scales. “A lot of creative fun was had by all,” Council’s Project Manager Waratah Nicholls said. “Even Wade McKinnon and Jacqueline Levy’s nine-month-old son, Sunny, got involved by donating his footprints to the project.” The theme represented on Barra’s fish scales is “Why we love it up here”. Discussions at the Bloomfield workshop were broad with attendees asking themselves: Why do we love living here? What is it that sets Bloomfield apart? What is so very special about this area? One workshop attendee responded saying: “The overpowering force of nature, in the swamps, rainforest and wild beaches keeps us humble and makes us realise that people are not the most powerful elements here.” The first 10 scales painted include images of bush and beach settings, mangroves and sail boats,

landscapes and the night sky, tropical fruit and the multicultural lifestyle, Magpie geese and gardening. Council would like to thank Bloomfield librarian Amelia Fagan for all her help and support with this successful community event. Renowned master carver Mark Berg has almost finished the tail of Barra. Relief designs of moray eels and stingrays have been carved into a multi-hued slab of Rain Tree timber. “The tail is looking great, Mark is doing a fabulous job and it will complement the already finished head of Barra and look most impressive when it is mounted on the Welcome Wall at the Events Centre,” Ms Nicholls said. The scales completed at Bloomfield attracted a lot of favourable attention while they were on display at the gala fete in aid of the Friends of the Foundation. Since then, workshops have been held at the Hope Vale Arts and Cultural Centre and the Bana Yirrilji Art Centre at Wujal Wujal. Another workshop will be held at the Rossville Hall on Saturday, May 26 between 8am and noon and then again between 1pm and 5pm. The Coen Cultural Centre will be the venue for the next planned round of workshops during the weekend of June 15 and 16. On Friday, June 15, the session which will be open to men will be held between 10am and 3pm, while the women’s session will be held on Saturday, June 16 between 9am and 1pm. Workshop dates for Cooktown, Laura and Lakeland will be advised as they are determined. To register your interest to decorate a fish scale or attend a workshop contact Council’s Project Manager, Waratah Nicholls on 0429 695 533 or email: welcomebarra@gmail.com. Barra is a partnership between various Cape York organisations to bring visual and public art into remote communities. The project has been made possible by Cook Shire Council, the Regional Arts Development Fund and the Regional Arts Fund.

The ID Integrity stranded near Shark Reef last week. Photo courtesy of AMSA.

Call for pilots for Outer Reef

AUSTRALIA’S largest reef pilotage company wants vessels encouraged to use the inner Great Barrier Reef passage, following the near disaster of the bulk carrier ID Integrity. Australian Reef Pilots CEO Simon Meyjes says vessels also should be encouraged to use traditional shipping lanes and engage pilots to navigate the waters if using the Outer Reef. “It’s difficult for Australian authorities to direct ships what to do, but, if sufficient stake holders could be encouraged to support such a concept, then it could happen.” The incident involving the ID Integrity took place on Friday, May 18, 175 nm off the Queensland coast, in the Coral Sea, about 65nm east of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park boundary about 20nm east Shark Reef. The unladen bulk carrier was en route from Shanghai to Townsville when it developed engine problems. The vessel was towed back to Cairns for repairs. Mr Meyjes also cited examples of benefits for freight owners. “Their shipping costs are more than half-a-million dollars for a bulk carrier to Asia, and might regard an extra $10,000 for a pilot as a good investment. “That same principle could apply to insurance underwriters who have to pick up the bill if there is an accident.” Pilotage is compulsory through the Inner Reef between Cairns and the Torres Strait, but the area south of Cairns is “a concern”. He nominated areas of the Whitsundays, Gladstone, Townsville and Cairns where pilots should be regarded as being necessary. The ID Integrity incident was the fourth in recent weeks, according to Mr Meyjes. Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has warned against a “knee-jerk reaction” in response to the mechanical failure of the bulk carrier ID Integrity near the Great Barrier Reef on Friday.

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NEWS INTERNATIONALLY renowned tour operator Wilfred (Willie) Gordon has graciously agreed to share the memories and stories of his people with Cooktown Local News readers.

Each month, Willie will provide a story which will not only be enjoyable to read, but will give some insight into his peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture. Willie, a Nugal-warra Elder of the Guugu Yimithirr

tribe, is the story-keeper for the Nugal-warra people and owns and operates Guurrbi Tours with Judy Bennett. This month, Willie reflects on a 6000-year journey.

Reflections on a 6000-year journey MANY people who come on tour with me ask what I think the future is for Aboriginal Australians. They ask about the problems in our communities, what is going wrong, and how things could be changed for the better. Some think Aboriginal people should â&#x20AC;&#x153;pull their socks upâ&#x20AC;? and make more of an effort to become part of the economic society. Yes, Aboriginal people today do have a big challenge on their hands. But I think we need to stop and look at the big picture. We need to remember the journey we are on-and when it started. In the developed world,

people slowly stopped being hunter-gatherers when farming was first introduced, around 6000 years ago. This means they have had 6000 years of gradual adaptation and change to reach where they are today. Aboriginal people in Australia started making this journey 220 years ago. Here on Cape York weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had even less time: my grandfather was born in the bush at the Birth Site where I take people on tour; my fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home as a child was a bark shelter. When you consider the enormity of this journey, I think Aboriginal people have done astoundingly well.

We have people who are in parliament, who are successful artists, sportspeople, lawyers, doctors, academics. Families have children at university and we have young people with PhDs. There are Mums and Dads who are employed, and work hard all their lives taking care of their families. And we have people, like me, with their own businesses. So while there is much that needs to be done differently and which desperately saddens us, there is also much to celebrate and be proud of. If we are to make this journey successfully, education is the

key. We have to learn the knowledge, skills and tools of modern society, and embrace the modern ways of learning too. But in our rush to catch up, we still need to maintain our cultural lores and values, and not allow them to be misinterpreted or simply forgotten. We might have changed the way we live-just as other societies develop and change - but we still need our cultural values and lores to keep us strong, and maintain our sense of belonging. That is why I share my knowledge with everyone who is interested, because I hope it will contribute to that end.

Rossville Museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big day attracts a large gathering

Rossville Historical Society President Jean Haack at the opening of the museum on Saturday. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

Futures forum in Weipa CAPE York Sustainable Futures will be holding its next Open Forum on Thursday, May 31, in the Weipa Council Chambers in the Hibberd Centre, Rocky Point, Weipa. The meeting will commence at 5.30pm and conclude at 8.pm. Following on from the tourism forums that were held across Cape York in 2011, CYSF has recently been successful in obtaining a small amount of funding to guide a process towards establishing a tourism and business resource, under the auspices of CYSF, to represent Cape York Peninsula interests. The primary aim of this is to co-ordinate a focused and collective approach to support investment and promotional activities. This co-ordination will consolidate efforts and resources, reduce duplication and will work collaboratively with other regional support and marketing tourism bodies. This was the overwhelming message that the forums delivered. One of the speakers at this forum will be Guy Chester who will outline how CYSF will achieve this in the short term. Light refreshments will be provided at the function.

ROSSVILLEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S main street was awash with parked cars last Saturday, as a big crowd gathered for the official opening of the Rossville Historical Museum. Situated on the lower level of the Rossville Hall, the museum represents the countless hours and enormous amount of work contributed by Rossville Historical Society President Jean Haack and her team of community members, especially Richie Hatfield, Ken White and Ned and Helen into making the project a reality. A collection of stories, photos, tools and implements from the tin mining and timber days of an era gone by represent Rossvilleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colourful history and heritage. Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott officiated at the occasion, which was attended by history buffs of all ages from all over the region. And what would a special occasion like the opening be without a barbecue and a cake to celebrate?

But was Jean and her team sitting back and basking in the glory while Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Community Services team fired up the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;barbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;? Not on your life. Their sleeves were rolled up, helping out and making their visitors feel welcome. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a special day for us, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank all those people who have helped us in any way to get the museum up and running,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to thank the Council for its help and all those people who have contributed to todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening in any way.â&#x20AC;? Amongst those who contributed was the newly-formed Cooktown Morris Dance troupe who made their first public performance in readiness for the upcoming Discovery Festival. From their performance, they were able to raise more than $100, which will be donated to the Cooktown Volunteer Coast Guard.

Entsch photo comp. is on again WHETHER youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a professional photographer or an enthusiastic amateur, a legend behind the lens or have fluked an incredible shot, Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch wants to hear from you. Mr Entsch has announced that entries are now open for his annual photography competition, from which he will choose the top 12 shots to feature in the upcoming 2012 - 2013 Community Calendar. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know there is a wealth of talent in Leichhardt along with stunning scenery, rare and unique wildlife, diverse communities, interesting events and some real characters,â&#x20AC;? Mr Entsch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d love to see what locals can come up

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;. . . We still need our cultural values and lores to keep us strong, and maintain our sense of belonging.â&#x20AC;?

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opponents of progress who want to see View MEIN hosts of the Lions Hotel, Max and Faith the application fail. from Den Nulley, have promised to Let me lay out the true situation the Hill continue their tradition right here. The department has laboured over several years of providing a June long to produce 2 shipping containers of documentation weekend of music and free, fun, family entertainment. demonstrating that Cape York is a pretty place. But they reckon this It is also uninhabited, and the few people who do live there are looking forward to their new status as exhibits in year ’s mucical line-up performing on the Saturday the UNESCO-sponsored Cape York Zoo Experience. They are eagerly waiting to move to their new and Sunday will be better houses in Chillagoe, where the Southern Centre of the than ever. Dave Steel, a nominee Experience will be built. Here the ex-residents of Cape ABOVE: Crowd favourites The Road for several ARIA awards, York will run a museum and open air exhibits celebrating Trippers at the Lions Den during the and his band. the Welcome Wagon, will their rich cultural, farming and mining history in a series perform a mixture of blues classics and June long weekend. Photo submitted. of dioramas, light shows and ballets. The Roadtrippers will add a local From here, tourists will also be able to join the viewing more obscure material drawn from the fl avour with their ever popular acoustic deep well which is the blues, combined flights that will take them over the Cape, keeping to country, strange ballads, guitar pop and with original material of his own. a high-enough altitude to avoid frightening the birds raucous garage rock’n roll. Cairns institution, Johno Johnson and bats. We anticipate vast savings in government Topping off the musical entertainand his famous band, will contribute expenditure by closing the roads and concentrating the ment will be Jim’s famous Snake Show, to the blues fl avour with his own street population in Chillagoe, some of which will be ploughed the Kid’s playground, face painting, safe blues style. back into buying clothes and shoes for needy people. swimming and a car boot sale. And a dynamic blend of jazz, blues The Northern Centre of the Experience, located in a Both days promise fun for the whole and country in the style of Tommy and disused mine sump outside Weipa, will be a hands-on family! Phil Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, Django experience of various ancient mining techniques and Riverside camping (powered & Reinhardt, George Benson, Brad Paisley, ways of life. unpowered), accommodation, meals and Joe Robinson, Ric Montgomery, and We hope to attract a large number of Chinese visitors who will fly in to re-live the lives of their ancestors who many other Jazz/Blues/Country greats fuel are available. Accommodation bookings are escame to Queensland in the 19th century in search of gold will be presented by the Montgomery sential. Brothers. and other metals. For more information, visit liPowerful vocalist and up-and-coming We hope the money these tourists bring will defray onsdenhotel.com.au/, email: info@ songwriter, Lani Brouwer-Hughes is the costs of the administrative unit to be set up here lionsdenhotel.com.au, or call 4060 3911 expected to wow the Shiptons Flat audiin Brisbane.The department has worked very hard for or fax 4060 3958. ences with her honest, raw originals. the few, unfortunate people stranded in Cape York at present, and you can be Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK sure that UNESCO now understands the local importance of our various long week-ends. They are being much more culturally sensitive about deadlines, and accept that the application should be with them later this year. Or possibly next year. Bruce O’Krat Advisor to the Minister Female Australasian darter -snakebird”. Photos: MIKE D’ARCY.

Thank goodness for digital cameras

THANK goodness for digital cameras. Apart from their power, light weight and processing advantages, they have much better “eyes” than most of us humans. Five mates from Sacramento in California (the Sacramento Gang) visited the area over the last week. Ross Rosendo noticed a cormorant stretching out its beautiful wings to dry above the Bloomfield River Crossing. Only when we took a photo and blew up the image, did we see that it was not a cormorant but the slightly larger female Australasian darter or “snakebird”. Its body is about 85-90 cm with a wingspan of 1.2metres. Its ultra long neck and long sharp, streamlined beak gave it away. I’d just love to see it silently hunting and spearing its way underwater on its spearfishing ventures. What were the highlights for the Sacramento Gang? From Terri Rosendo: “We had so many highlights spotting seven crocs on Cooper Creek, the red mangroves with their wonderfully shaped roots system, the impressive waterfall at Wujal, a strangler fig with incredible ferns and vines growing on it and of course, some cookies that you called ginger nuts. We really found the Indigenous history from Frances Walker so interesting, and the Wujal Wujal community such a lovely, tidy place on a beautiful river.” Pam Spindola added that they appreciated the “under-

Pam Spindola with Ross and Terri Rosendo and Nancy and David Wineberg -- the “Gang of Five” mates from Sacramento.

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standing about Daintree, the world’s most unique and vital ecosystem and the Aboriginal culture”. Nancy Wineberg’s final comment was sobering: “But, for me, most of all, it was seeing these lovely things without the crowds. Just us, and a few other people makes it special. Who could think that we’d be standing on the banks of beautiful Emmagen Creek, nestling a rainforest red.” Ross and David heartily endorsed the rainforest red comments. As locals, it’s important to keep reminding ourselves that the “Far from the madding crowd” feeling is the icing on the cake for this special area - as long as we keep attracting enough tourists to enable the area to be sustainable. In a follow-up to the tree kangaroo story last week, Melissa from Ferntree Lodge at Cape Trib mentioned there are regular sightings of tree kangaroos near their accommodation and around the Jame Cook University canopy crane area. Good news on a couple of fronts for locals and travellers between Cape Trib and Cooktown. The Cook Shire has worked on the road between Ayton and Rossville. The whole road between Cooktown and Cape Trib is now safe again and enjoyable to drive on. Just in time for the busy weeks again. The next week’s tides are lowish and shouldn’t affect the Bloomfield River Crossing. Heavy rains of course, might well be a factor. Also, Jamie and the lovely people from the National Parks office in Cooktown have let us know that Cooktown’s Keating’s Lagoon is open again after the wet season closure. The bird hide, lilies and birdlife are always fantastic and it now has some new picnic facilities. So go out and celebrate the re-opening as soon as you can. While early morning and late afternoon are best, the system is so complex that any time of the day is good. Mike and Trish D’Arcy D’Arcy of Daintree 4WD Tours www.darcyofdaintree.com.au Ph: +61 7 4098 9180

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Webb family were pioneers of mining industry CONTINUING from last week is Part 2 of the story of Henry (Harry) Albert Webb and his family. William and Rose, as she was known, ran a hotel along the Palmer Road on the Big Oakey, from 1874 to 1880. This was possibly more lucrative than actually seeking their fortune on the goldfields, since diggers paid for drinks and meals in “gold weighed out on Rose’s scale”. Although the couple later moved to farming property, first ‘Rosebank, on the Endeavour River’ and then ‘The Streamlet’, where they bred horses and grazed cattle, William, still sought gold (quite successfully) ‘in some of the wildest country in the Far North.’ Indeed William Jonas Webb has been described as “one of the pioneers of the gold mining industry in Queensland - an occupation followed by two generations of Webbs.”

The connection with the goldfields included Harry’s parents but for a shorter period. Harry’s father, Mark Webb was born in Suffolk, England in 1844 and at 11 years-of-age, accompanied his parents to Queensland, Australia. Mark’s obituary informs us that he subsequently “spent time” - was employed - with Lutheran Missionaries at ‘German Station’ (now Nundah, Queensland) where his annual wages were the princely sum of œ6 with food and clothing provided. Harry’s mother, Henrietta, nee Stone, was born in Somersetshire (England), arriving in Brisbane with her parents in 1857. Henrietta’s father, Mr Job Stone, made his mark on his adopted country, still of course a colony, having built the first bridge over Breakfast Creek - Bowen Bridge, Queensland. In 1866, half a world away from their respective birthplaces, Mark Webb married

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Image taken of the West Coast Hotel around the time the mural on the wall was painted. Photo submitted. Miss Henrietta Stone at death of ‘Francis Alexander family over the years of Happy Valley (now Staf- Webb’ in Brisbane at age these positive experiences, ford, Brisbane), where the 53 years (approximately), in what must have been couple spent all of their we glean the fact that this quite a challenging place married life, except for five brother of Harry’s was born to reside in those early gold years ‘on North Queensland in Cooktown and lived there rush days, may have had an Goldfields’. ‘while a youth’. influence on Harry in his It was noted that HenAnd it was during this choice of later making his rietta ‘had many exciting period that Francis Alex- home in the north. Harry’s parents died adventures whilst residing ander’s and Harry’s father, in the North. In fact, it ap- Mark, (actually Richard pears that these adventures Mark) accompanied his included giving birth to brother William Jonas a son, Francis Alexander (Billy) on expeditions in Webb. From an obituary search of new goldfields. Tales related by his written in 1938 following the

day of trouble He will hide me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me”. When a truly repentant person is confronted by his sin: he immediately realizes that he cannot pay the price himself; he understands that there is nothing he can do to save himself; so he realizes his desperate need for a saviour. Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ paid the price for us, not by offering a burnt sacrifice, but by offering himself, paying for us with His own blood on the Cross of Calvary. And when the sacrifice is made through the blood of Jesus, the sinner receives salvation, his price is paid in full and he can move on closer to God. It is then we can “shelter under

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the shadow of the Almighty”, and “dwell in the secret place of the Most High”. This is simply From the Pulpit a reference to the privilege we (Christians) have, in that; due to what Jesus accomplished at the Cross, we can boldly enter into the presence of God. To “dwell” there means that we have a mindset toward; an attitude of; a desire; to stay close to Him for the rest of our days, allowing Him to be Lord of our lives. Then, the blessings; the promises flow. Have an awesome week Pastor Wayne Brennan Cooktown Community Church.

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The return of our favourite bush kangaroo LOCAL lady Mary Cobus has submitted another children’s tale. Sometimes I wish I could sketch well so that I could draw whimsical pictures of Cedric, the bush kangaroo as our postie. If you too have a whimsical imagination,

great-grandchildren. In the obituaries of both parents, their son, H A Webb was listed as living in Cooktown at that time. Researched and written by JEAN STEPHAN Cooktown History Centry Continued next week

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Dwell in the secret place HE who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Psalm 91 was one of the favourite scriptures of the diggers in the trenches during the second World War. The Scripture held them in good stead and built their faith up to trust God, and face the many dangers ahead. This scripture lays out many ways that God protects us during times of trouble; but it also lists a number of conditions as well. The secret place of the Lord (V1) is in His temple. And this is confirmed in Psalm 27:5 “For in the

within seven weeks of each other in 1934. They were survived by two daughters and three sons, another daughter having predeceased her parents. There were also 14 grandchildren and 14

why not try your hand at a children’s story. If nothing else it will amuse you. We welcome contributions to our column. Email: thekellers@bigpond or send to: P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895. Dianne Keller, Cooktown Writers’ Group

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Cedric - The Bush Kangaroo By MARY COBUS Once, there lived a bush kangaroo whose name was Cedric. He was a hard-working fellow who worked at the post office in Cooktown. Cedric lived on the banks of the Annan River in a caravan with his wife, Delores, and their two adopted children, Stephen and Jody. As it was Thursday, and that was Cedric’s day off, he and Delores decided to have a family picnic beside the Annan. The two kids didn’t have to worry about school as it was the Easter holidays. Delores got out the picnic table and chairs and a pretty tablecloth. She went to the fridge and took out the big watermelon to cut up.

Cedric collected the jug to make cordial. He gathered paper cups and ice for their drinks while Delores set out the biscuits and cakes that she had baked. Cedric loved chocolate cake! The parents called Stephen and Jody to sit down for the picnic. Cedric took a huge bite of chocolate cake. Suddenly he was holding his jaw. There was a sharp pain in his tooth. Delores drove him and the children to Cooktown Hospital to see the dentist, but the dentist had gone to Bloomfield for the day to check if anyone there had toothache. Poor Cedric! Then Delores remembered what her friend, Elsie, had told

her about the medicine tree for toothache. This plant was called “gundarr” in local language and Delores had one growing right beside her own caravan. Quickly, Delores drove Cedric and the children back to the Annan. Her poor husband now had a napkin wrapped around his jaw as the pain in his tooth was terrible. She made him sleep while she boiled the bark. When it had cooled Delores told him to bite the bark, but to then spit it out. Cedric did this four times. To his amazement his tooth became numb and then stopped aching completely. Cedric, Delores, Stephen and Jody lived happily ever after.

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Keeping an eye on proceedings were Trevor Burton and Vince Nelson.

Tele Fale and Pauline Loncaric were enjoying the music in their own corner of the Toppy.

Chalked up and ready for her next game, pool shark Bina Kaigey shared a joke with mates Charlotte Rangiahua and Lela Ibagy.

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A cold beer and some good music were on the agenda for Dan Gordon and Lea Stevens.

Lyn and Brian Ladyman came from New Zealand to do some dancing in Cooktown.

Japanese visitors Sonomi Shimoyashi and Saori Ban get a taste of Australian listening to “Rough ‘N Ready”.

Rough ‘N Ready members Peter Herrmann, Michael Shay, Nelson Conboy and Jim Fay had them rocking at the Toppy.

Jessica and Joanne Nelson were making the most of their first visit to Cooktown in three years.

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Choosing from the menu were Julie Marich, Marian Harrington and Tex Bullock.

Gaye Combey, Daphne Fenton and Debbie Guinea were looking forward to a good night.

Rosalie Chester and Pam Bradford found themselves in Danny Lee’s clutches Gary Bradford and Joyce Lee waiting to order. at the Italian Restaurant.

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Gary Combey and Cameron Orchard completed the party at the Italian Restaurant.

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ABOVE: Hope Vale Red Soil Rebels’ lock Shaland Deeral’s progress is stopped by a swarm of Yindili tacklers. BELOW: Warriors live-wire back Neil McGreen is confronted by the Crocs’ defence. Ball security is firmly entrenched in the mind of Crocs forward Anton Ford as the Warriors’ defence prepares to strike.

ABOVE: Full Boar’s Chris Davies with his vanquished opponent Jordan Buljubasleh after their battle in the 78kg division. Photo: SARAH MARTIN. LEFT: Full Boar’s Austin McClemens-Morse has the upper hand over Sam Summers. Photo: SARAH MARTIN.

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Cooktown Local News 24 - 30 May 2012 – 11

FRIDAY 25 SATURDAY 26

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Spicks And Specks: ‘70s Special 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Foreign Correspondant 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Collectors: Monopoly 1:30 Eggheads 2:00 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea: Not For The Rich Alone 3:00 Movie: “The Taming Of The Shrew” (G) 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Suffolk 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Half Life 8:30 The Body Farm 9:30 Raw Comedy 2012: Showcasing some of Australia’s brightest, rising comedians, don’t miss the 2012 Raw Comedy Grand Final. 10:30 United States Of Tara: Possibility - Tara and Kate head out on an impromptu road trip, but when Tara transitions into ‘T’ and heads to the nearest tattoo parlour, Kate tries to stop her before she makes a permanent mistake. 10:55 United States Of Tara: Betrayal (M l) - Tara is thrown into turmoil when Dr Ocean terminates her treatment and one of Tara’s alters betrays Marshall in a way that could destroy the family forever. 11:25 Rage Guest Programmer (MA l,d,h,n,s,v.)

6:00 Team Umizoomi 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today Saturday 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 PWC 10:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 11:00 Children’s Programs 2:30 Crusoe: Rum & Gunpowder 4:30 Discover Downunder 5:00 National News - First At Five 5:30 Your 4x4 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos - Join your host Shelley Craft for an hour of side-splitting laughs on Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. 7:40 The Voice 9:40 TBA 11:40 Movie: “Westworld” (M v) - Written by acclaimed writer Michael Crichton, Westworld is a classic western/romance starring Yul Brynner and Richard Benjamin. A robot malfunctions creating havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park. 1:30 Movie: “The Sound Of Love” (PG v,s) - A heart warming love story about two young people with one of life’s cruellest disabilities, deafness. They both fall in love and finally through laughter and tears make a life for themselves. 3:00 The Baron 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Stitch! 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show - Weekends 10:00 The Woodlies 10:30 Castaway 11:30 Erky Perky 12:00 V8 Xtra 12:30 Australia Smashes Guinness World Records 1:00 That ‘70s Show 1:30 Outsourced 2:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 9: Gold Coast Vs Port Adelaide 5:00 The Secret Mediterranean 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 9: Adelaide Vs Collingwood - The Magpies have dominated the Crows in recent times winning six of the last seven including twice at this venue AAMI Stadium. Can Crow coach Brenton Sanderson mastermind a victory against best mate and Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley? 10:30 The Hit Rater.com 11:00 Most Shocking: Top 20 12:00 Movie: “Roll Bounce” (PG) - 1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming -of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. 2:15 Auction Squad 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping / 5:00 Dr Oz

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:45 Copa Del Rey Final: Athletic Club Vs Barcelona 8:05 World News 1:00 San Remo Song Festival 2:55 In Mondrian’s Studio 3:55 James Rhodes: Piano Man: Bach/Busoni 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Rex in Rome: The Howling 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Road To Eurovision With Julia Zemiro 8:30 Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Semi-Final 2 10:55 OSS 117: Lost In Rio 12:45 OSS 117: Cairo - Nest Of Spies 2:30 Ugly Americans: Demon Baby - After having intimacy issues the prior night, Callie goes baby-crazy after Mark starts fostering a demon orphan left in his care. Twayne starts to notice some odd changes in his body and tries to push Callie into a marriage in order to adopt the child. 2:55 Ugly Americans: Blob Gets A Job - Mark accompanies Randall on a trip back to his New Jersey home and meets his roommate’s parents, before inadvertently revealing to them that Randall is a zombie. Meanwhile, Leonard tries to find a job for a strange new creature that can’t speak and defies identification. 3:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 27

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Birmingham Pentecost 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick: The Urab Dancers 2:00 New Tricks: Half Line 3:00 Cameraman: The Life And Work Of Jack Cardiff 4:25 Lily 4:40 Eleven 5:00 Voyage To The Planets 5:50 Minuscule: The Stubborn Spider 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Hospital Chaplains: Divine Intervention 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Diamond Queen - Andrew Marr looks at the defining moments of The Queen’s reign, beginning with her accession to the throne. And - for the first time - all of The Queen’s adult grandchildren have their say about ‘The Diamond Queen’. 8:35 Midsomer Murders: The Silent Land (M v) 10:05 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 10:35 I’m Not Dead Yet: Chad Morgan 11:30 Movie: “The Last Tycoon” (M l,s) - The production head of a Hollywood studio in the thirties has his troubles complicated when he falls in love with a girl who reminds him of his dead wife. 1:30 Order In The House 2:30 Casualties Of War 3:00 Rage

6:00 Team Umizoomi 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide World Of Sports 11:00 Sunday Footy Show 1:00 Cybershack 1:30 Getaway 2:00 2012 Intrust Super Cup: Wynnum Manly Seagulls Vs Mackay Cutters 4:00 Sunday Football: Wests Tigers Vs North Queensland Cowboys 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Block 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Something’s Rotten In Redmund - A well-liked English teacher’s homicide is investigated. Meanwhile, Rigsby becomes a father; and Cho tries to keep Lisbon from uncovering his relationship with Summer. 9:30 Unforgettable: The Comeback 10:30 Road To London 11:00 Two And A Half Men: The Flavin’ And The Mavin’ 11:30 Flashpoint 12:30 What Would You Do? 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Phineas and Ferb 6:30 Jake and The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 Footy Flashbacks 1:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 9: North Melbourne Vs Brisbane 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Dancing With The Stars 8:30 TBA 11:45 Serial Killers: Dennis Nilsen - Take a look into the life of Dennis Nilsen, London’s most macabre serial killer who preyed on the lost and the vulnerable. See how he got away with killing fifteen people before the police even knew there was a killer at large. 12:45 Alan Sugar: The Apprentice - This week the teams must buy a set list of items in the marketplaces of Marrakesh, Morocco. The team that spends the least wins. 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 Kick: Crunch Time 4:00 Kick: Issi, Ozzie, Oi, Oi, Oi! 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: The Maori And The Sea 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Eurovision Song Contest: Final - Baku in Azerbaijan will host Eurovision 2012 following their win in the 2011 contest. The competition is set to be fierce with the return of popular Irish brothers Jedward, as well as the charismatic Sabina Babayeva from host country Azerbaijan, and music legend Engelbert Humperdinck, who will take to the stage for the United Kingdom. 11:25 Movie: “Kebab Connection” (M l,v,a) - Ibo, a second-generation Turkish hip-hopper, makes an ad to promote his family’s King of Kebab fast-food stand. He’s a big hit with everyone, until his German girlfriend announces she is pregnant. 1:05 Movie: “Camaron” (M d,l) - In Spanish. A biographic film about influential flamenco singer El Camarón de la Isla, covering his rise to fame, his drug addiction, and his association with guitarists Paco de Lucía, Tomatito and Paco Cepero. Produced in consultation with his widow. Winner of three Best Actor awards for Óscar Jaenada. 1:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 28

SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Rituals: Around the World in 80 Faiths: The Indian Subcontinent 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Australia: The Majestic Coast 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Road To Eurovision With Julia Zemiro 8:30 Eurovision Song Contest 2012: Semi-Final 1 10:55 Movie: “Summer Rain” (MA s,v,a) - Antonio Banderas directs this coming-of-age tale charting the first loves, lusts and obsessions of friends on vacation at the end of the 1970s. After the removal of a kidney, teenager Miguelito is discharged from hospital clutching a copy of Dante’s Divine Comedy and a new-found love of poetry. Returning to his gang of friends in Málaga, he soon falls for local beauty, Luli. But by the end of the summer, certain dramatic events will change Miguelito and his friends forever. 1:00 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Joker” (M v,l,s) - When a woman is murdered outside her restaurant in front of her eight-yearold daughter, Wallander and his team link the death to a restaurant mafia. When a hit is put out on the daughter, she must be protected at all costs. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 The New Inventors 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Take On Technology 10:40 Food For Thought 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Diamond Queen 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Surrey 6:50 480: Mabo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Midsomer Murders: Left For Dead - Near the construction site of a bypass an elderly couple are found dead in their home. Then later, the manager of the company building the bypass is found murdered. 1:10 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 2:10 Rage 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield: Round 7 - Teams TBA

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 7:30 The Voice - Contestants battle to progress to the next phase and ultimately secure a recording contract. Featuring the coach’s performance and hosted by Darren McMullen. 9:30 TBA 10:30 CSI: NY: Personal Foul - When the “Cabbie Killer” leaves another fatal fare floating in a fountain, the city and its transportation system are increasingly paralyzed by fear. 11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:30 The Whole Truth: Uncanny - A psychic is arrested for displaying a little too much knowledge about an open murder case. 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Jane Doe: How To Fire Your Boss” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 Toybox 4.00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Bianca has an unexpected medical emergency, putting her pregnancy at risk. April is crushed when she learns that Dax is dating Lottie, and Roo attempts to teach out to Harvey. 7:30 TBA 8:30 Revenge 9:30 TBA 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 Happy Endings 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Picture This 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Life With My Father” (M s,l,n) In French & Canadian 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Battle Of The Sexes 8:30 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy: Borneo - Virologist and explorer Dr Mike Leahy is on a high-stakes mission to meet the deadliest creatures on the planet. Whether they want to suck, bite, sting or feed on his body, he’ll do whatever it takes to better understand what they’re all about. In this episode, Dr Mike travels to Borneo where he learns the hard way that everything is out to get you, whether trekking through the forest, climbing a mountain, exploring a 65-million-year-old cave system or cruising through the mangrove swamp. 9:30 Shameless 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Two Men 1:05 Living Black 1:35 About Women: Girls, Girls, Girls 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 29

7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Shopgirl” (M s) - A love story that follows the intertwined lives of three people searching for a connection. 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 9: Western Bulldogs Vs Geelong 11:00 Most Shocking: Top 20: Brainless Blunders - This week, catch the Top 20 most shocking brainless blunders! Who will make the list? 12:00 Movie: “Strange Holiday” (G) - Ten young boys are shipwrecked on a deserted island. How will they survive the fierce elements and find their way back home? 1:30 Special: Arctic Wonderland - Documentary maker Greg Grainger takes the ultimate adventure in the frozen north of the Arctic Islands. 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Compass 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Time Team: The Only Earl Is Essex, Earls Colne 6:50 480: Mabo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Origins Of Us: Bones: We explore the powerful and surprising anatomical changes that have given us, and our ancestors, the edge to survive over a 6 million year evolutionary journey. Presented by Dr Alice Roberts. 9:25 QI: Families 9:55 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Dark Places 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 480: Mabo 12:40 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:40 Time Team: The Only Earl Is Essex, Earls Colne 2:30 Football: State Game: TAS Vs VIC

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:00 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:00 TBA 10:30 Survivor: One World 11:30 Chase: Above The Law - When a desperate fugitive jumps bail and turns violent, the U.S. Marshals must find him before he disappears. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Annie and a bounty hunter who is also trying to capture the criminal. 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Patricia Cornwell: At Risk” (M v,a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 Toybox 4.00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Heath struggles to cope with Biana’s medical dramas which have put their baby at risk. Dex is caught between Lottie and April and is struggling to decide how he feels. Meanwhile, Roo and Lottie decide to throw Harvey a surprise picnic. 7:30 Once Upon A Time 8:30 Packed To The Rafters 9:30 Missing 11:30 Gangs Of Oz: “White Powder Wars” - Tonight we delve deep into the supposedly glamorous world of cocaine; the drug of choice for the rich, stylish, powerful and famous. 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Every Other Week” (M l,a,s) - In Swedish 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Indian School: East Meets West 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Monty Don 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Claustrophobia” (PG) - In Cantonese. A quiet observation of the defining moments of an illicit affair between a married man and his secretary through a series of flashbacks and periodic snippets of innocent conversations and meaningful glances. 12:55 Movie: “The Bodyguard” (M v,s,l) - Ruben is the bodyguard for the Minister of National Planning. He watches constantly from a distance as life (in the form of the Minister’s activities) passes him by, but is never once allowed to participate. Laconic, soft-spoken and introverted, his only external activities consist of sketching and tending to his mentally ill sister. Inside him, however, a quiet rage and a need for self-expression begin to build 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 30

IMPARJA 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block - The Block Unlocked - The Block’s judges, Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and John McGrath review their decision about the teams main bathrooms and laundries and the couples give their views of their neighbours efforts. 7:30 Friday Night Football: Melbourne Storm Vs Brisbane Broncos 9:30 Friday Night Football: South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs Canberra Raiders 11:30 Movie: “Fair Game” (M v,l,s) - Dedicated lawyer Kate McQuean relies on her wits and willpower, not to mention the help of a handsome detective Max Kirkpatrick, to outmanoeuvre a high-tech Russian gang. While Max and Kate elude bullets and explosions, they can’t elude the steamy passion that ignites between them. But for their love to last, they must break all the rules and still dare to hope for a fair game. 1:25 Movie: “Up Pompeii” (M s,n) 3:05 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:35 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Good Morning America

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For The Juniors 10:15 Cyberchase 10:40 Our Animals 10:45 Behind The News Special 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue: Plas Teg 6:50 480: Mabo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 8:30 Randling 9:00 Laid 9:30 Agony Aunts 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Review With Myles Barlow 12:00 The Armstrong And Miller Show 12:30 480: Mabo 12:35 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:35 Would You Save A Stranger? Last year in the UK there were 700,000 violent attacks on strangers. One in three people admit that they wouldn’t interfere to protect a stranger. 2:30 Football: State Game: SA Vs WA

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 The Mentalist: Pink Chanel Suit - The team investigates a murder and a missing-person case on a wealthy family’s compound that is heavily guarded. 11:30 Weeds: Yes I Can - Nancy speaks to her boss Esteban when Guillermo denies her cut of incoming pot. Meanwhile, Celia discovers cheap pharmaceuticals and Silas’ relationship with Lisa deepens. 12:00 Eclipse 12:30 20/20 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “The Dive From Clausen’s Pier” (M s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Heath visits his father in gaol. Casey has his first counselling session. A jealous Indi pokes holes in Ruby’s business plans. Meanwhile, Hayley lands herself an unexpected job. 7:30 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:00 TBA 11:30 Parks & Recreation 12:00 Eastbound & Down 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Ta Peshala 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Predators In Your Backyard 8:35 Extreme Frontiers: Canada - Adventurer Charley Boorman continues his journey across Canada by motorbike. In the final episode, Charley pilots a small plane to Dawson City, Yukon, where he visits a mine that has been in operation since the days of the gold rush. 9:30 East to West: A Force From The Desert 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days” (M a) In German. The powerful true story about the final days of the brave anti-Nazi heroine Sophie Scholl. It is 1943 and Sophie, her brother Hans, and fellow students of the University of Munich have formed the resistance group White Rose. Their mission is to educate Munich about the barbaric acts of Adolf Hitler. On a mission to distribute pamphlets on campus, Sophie and her brother are arrested. 1:10 Movie: “Walk On Water” (M l,n,s,v) - In English, Hebrew & German. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

THURSDAY 31

ABC 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Telling Tales 10:05 Noah And Saskia 10:30 What I Wrote 10:35 Writers On Writing 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dalziel And Pascoe 2:00 Secrets Of The Superbrands 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Killearn 6:50 Minuscule: Black Slope For Gastropod Skiers 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 Silent Witness: Death Has No Dominion Part 1 - Leo is in emotional turmoil when an old friend commits suicide while a violent triple murder appears to be linked to a mysterious female serial killer: The Wraith. 9:30 Taggart: Cold Reader - When a promising young student is abducted, her mother’s ‘psychic’ advisor approaches the team, claiming to be able to trace her whereabouts. 10:15 Lateline: A unique nightly news analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and international news and events. 11:00 Raw Comedy 2011 11:55 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Country House Rescue 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 River Cottage: Winter’s On The Way 6:50 480: Mabo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Silk 9:30 Secrets Of The Superbrands: Food - Alex Riley is on the trail of the global food and drink superbrands. He travels the globe to find out how they became the global giants they are today and why they outsell their nearest rivals. 10:25 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:25 Mapping The World: Spirit Of The Age 12:15 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:25 Q&A 2:25 Silk 3:25 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Hot Property 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Wilderbeest Implementation - Raj makes an attempt to cure his phobia of talking to women; and Penny spies on Leonard and Priya with the help of Bernadette. 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Engagement Reaction - Howard finally tells his mother that he’s marrying Bernadette, and the news puts her in the hospital. 9:30 The Footy Show 11:15 The Footy Show Late 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “A Kiss Before Dying” (M l,v,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:30 Toy Box 4:00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Grey’s Anatomy: “Have You Seen Me Lately?” In a final attempt to save Erica’s life, Amelia arrives at Seattle Grace to beg Derek for help with the gliosarcoma case. Cristina and Owen engage in heated arguments during marriage counselling. Alex realizes that in order to be a better, doctor, he needs to improve his people skills and Meredith is given a chance to shine when a man enters the ER after getting his hand stuck in meat grinder. 10:00 Desperate Housewives 11:00 Private Practice 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5.00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 William Shatner’s Weird or What? Cocaine Mummies 2:30 If Only 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: African School: The Candidate 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 French Food Safari 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Heston’s Feasts: Christmas 9:30 The Family UK: Happy Days Again - The wedding day arrives and preparations are well underway in the Grewal household. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 How To Get More Sex 11:30 Erotic Tales: Dream A Little Dream Of Me 12:00 Dave In The Life: Hunter 12:30 Movie: “Infernal Affairs 3” (M v,l,a) - In Cantonese And Mandarin. The action-packed finale of the Infernal Affairs trilogy. A parallel time frame of past and present untangles the intricate story of undercover cops, gangsters and corruption. The story traces the psychological disintegration of Lau, who feels that he has been deprived of a chance to become a good and honest cop. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

12 – Cooktown Local News 24 - 30 May 2012

CROSSWORD No. 99

SUDOKU No. 99

Your Lucky

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect. Your input will not go unnoticed, however. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Once you have started a new project nobody will be able to stop you! Your momentum will help you to push through a barrier which has stopped other people in their tracks. Romance. Your partner may ﬁnd it hard to cope with all your excess energy! A powerful aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense: do your best to use your excess energy constructively.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A few negative comments this week may sap your conﬁdence for a while. You need to take the remarks in context, however, and not overreact. Romance. A person whom you have known for some time may still be interested in you. They will do their best to pretend not to be interested, but their actions will give them away.

FOR KIDS

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Be careful that problems at work don’t spill over into your home-life. So long as you try hard to be patient, everything will be resolved. Romance. You may need a little extra emotional support from your partner at the moment. Communications between you will be especially strong, but be careful not to be too demanding.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Activities which don’t need much money will give you a chance to get back on your feet ﬁnancially. Some recent extravagances have taken their toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will give your love-life a push in the right direction. A romantic get-together this week will put your relationship onto much ﬁrmer ground after a recent misunderstanding.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

FINDWORD No. 99

A surprise move later in the week may leave you wondering what is going on. Talk to a person whom you can trust – your other colleagues may not be so quick to tell you everything. Romance. A power-struggle between you and your partner will not help either of you. Do your best to settle a recent dispute in a way which satisﬁes both sides.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may ﬁnd it difﬁcult to tolerate people who don’t know what they are doing. You won’t appreciate having to clear up a mess caused by someone else. Romance. If you are able to relax properly this will be an excellent week for both of you. Be especially careful not to get into arguments, especially ones involving money. You won’t be in a mood for compromise at the moment!

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) At times this week you will need to spend more time by yourself. You have a lot of work to get through and won’t be happy if you are constantly interrupted. Romance. A new relationship may pick up speed faster than you expect. Very soon you will have to make a decision about how quickly you want to get involved with this person.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A kind word will go a– long way. Your enthuFor all your printing needs www.lotsa.com.au siasm and energy will be appreciated by the people around you; however you must be sympathetic to people who are not so dynamic. Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune this week will improve your powers of intuition, just when you most need them!

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CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your ability to spot a ﬁnancial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however. Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

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A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to bring a little more luck into your life over the next few days. Don’t miss an opportunity just because a friend tries to put you off. Romance. Your self-conﬁdence will be especially high at the moment. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative in a new relationship.

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PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the conﬁdence you need to sort out a long-standing problem. You need to deal head-on with an issue which you have been trying to avoid. Romance. Your partner will appreciate a few words of encouragement. You might not realise how much they value your support.

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A meeting with friends later in the week will help you to relax. You have been under a lot of stress recently, particularly at work, and need to take it easy for a while. Romance. A new way of looking at an old problem may help you to ﬁnd a way of solving it. Don’t be afraid to consider an option which may seem strange at ﬁrst.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) You may be asked to play a more active role at a social gathering that you are invited to. Take any new responsibilities seriously. Romance. This will be an excellent week for romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will bring out the best in both you and your partner.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A friend who wants to spend more time with you will be disappointed if you always seem to be busy. Do your best to be a bit more sociable, at least with the people who matter most to you. Romance. You owe your partner a few favours at the moment. Don’t be too slow to give them a hand.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Be especially careful of any long-term promises which are unlikely to be fulﬁlled. You need to focus on events which are right in front of you rather than on something which may never happen. Romance. Some important changes are on the horizon, and they are mainly for the better. In the meantime you should stop fretting.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Information which you come across entirely by chance will prove to be much more relevant to your present circumstances than you expect. Follow up on this discovery. Romance. A meal in an expensive restaurant later in the week will be well worth the effort. You will both enjoy being made a fuss of.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) React quickly to a change in your working environment. You will need to adapt to a situation which may not have been of your making. Romance. You may be feeling a little bit isolated at the moment. Let your partner know that you would like more support and you will get more than you bargained for!

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t miss an offer to get together with friends. You have had a number of things on your plate recently, and need to give yourself the chance to relax. Romance. An unexpected message from a long-standing admirer will change your feelings towards this person. You should get together for a meeting as soon as possible.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Look between the lines to work out what has really been going on recently. Recent events may not have happened in quite the way you think. Romance. A friend of yours may be interested in getting to know your partner better. Be careful of jealousies which lie underneath the surface!

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

A difﬁcult aspect to Pluto could bring some secrets into the open over the next few days. Make sure that you have some good explanations up your sleeve! Romance. Don’t let stress from work affect your relationship. You need to relax completely when you are with your partner.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Don’t put all your energy into a project which may not come off. It might be more sensible to spread your risk by trying more than one option. Romance. A liaison with a member of the opposite sex could make your partner jealous. You will be surprised how easily they can misinterpret the situation.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) A dream will help you to sort out your feelings about a new acquaintance. The person you dream about won’t be quite the same as the person you know in real life: the dream person will be a reﬂection of your true feelings. Romance. A new relationship may suddenly become more serious this week. At times, though, you may not be comfortable with the pace.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Your energy levels will be very high at the moment. This will be an excellent time to make progress on jobs which you have been putting off. Romance. A boost to your conﬁdence will help you to sort out a longstanding problem in your love-life. The solution will be easier than you think!

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FOR SALE CONTAINERS for sale or hire. Ph Cooktown Towing, Tyres & Mechanical 4069 5545.

FOR SALE TWO bedroom masonry block home. Recently renovated. Quiet rural location, five minutes to town. Includes adequate tank water storage, plus shed with toilet and extra room for your boat/caravan. $300,000. To view property call Robyn 4069 5196 or Jeff 0418 880 506.

TRADES COOKTOWN Skip Bins. Commercial and domestic rubbish removal and disposal. Ph 4069 5851 or 0428 106 136.

PETS & LIVESTOCK FARRIER. Ron Searle will be in Cooktown and Lakeland MAY 26, 27 & 28 Trims $30, shoes $70. Ph 0427 846 336. Expressions OF interest Expressions of interest are now open for individuals and associations who wish to have a stall at the Bloomfield Agricultural Show 2012. To be held on Saturday, July 28. Contact Amelia Fagan on 4060 8102 or Suzanne Auld on 4060 8237 or message us on Facebook.

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Closing scoring a feature of Saturday shoot

AT the time of penning the ﬁshing report, a small break in the south-easters for around Thursday to Saturday might happen, leaving Sunday for the Beach Clean-up. Come on, sign on and help clean up your favorite beach. Groups will clean up from Weary Bay in the south to Hope Vale in the north, most meeting back for a BBQ at the Blue Water Club house on the waterfront. Visitors are most welcome, look for the posters around town for more details. Reports from the commercial sector are encouraging with red Emperor and largemouth and spanish mackerel showing up in reasonable numbers, and, as always, anglers will target coral trout. Any weather window will be greatly exploited as we don’t have many opportunities at this time of year. Mud Crabs have been

THANK you to the workers who attended the weekend’s working bee to mow, slash and whipper-snipper to tidy up the ranges. The results from the Service 2-gun pistol match on Saturday, May 12, which included shooting 12 rounds with a hand gun at 25m and 10 rounds with a rifle at 50m. From a possible top score of 220 points, Andy finished first with 186 (Don`t you just hate it when you loan your firearms to new shooters and they beat you?). Bernie was second with 161, Bernie was third, Gopher was fourth with 122 and Mario came in fifth with 73.

keeping anglers busy around the river systems of the Endeavour, Annan and Starkey, with best results in the Starkey area. Plan the tides and look at the zoning maps. Local fishing has been tough in general, but those who worked it hard have still been bagging a feed with mangrove jacks, ﬁngermark and barra making up the catch. Anglers travelling to the inland river systems are doing well with double ﬁgures reported. The National Park is due to open on June 1, with most of the popular camp sites booked solid. Tight lines Russell Bowman The Lure Shop

In the Sunday Service Rifle Shoot held on May 13 - an A3 range event (Random 3) was shot at 50m, 100m and 200m with a top score of 150 available. Rifles in the standard and accurised classes were used. The final result in the Accurised class was so close. with only .1 separating Ross and Trevor and one between Andy and Mal F. The final count saw Ross in first with 138.9, Trevor second with 138.8, Andy G in third with 133.11 and Mal F in fourth with 132.4.

In the Standard Rifle event, Gopher finished first with 135.9, second was Greg with 131.5, third was Mal M with 127.3 and fourth was Rocket with 114.3. The 300m Gong Shoot was a tie between Ross and Gopher with four out of five hits each, with Ross wining the shoot off. The Sergeant Schultz award went to Rocket, a visitor from Cairns. Thanks must go to Wendy for cooking lunch. And at the SSAA Cameron Creek Range this weekend, the

scheduled shoots are a Rifle on Saturday from 9am and a Black Powder Shoot on Sunday, also from 9am. For details on the Riﬂe Shoot contact Gopher on 4069 5379 as Toby will be attending the Zone 5 shoot in Mareeba while for details on the Black Powder Shoot contact Peter Roesler on 0408 657 151. Discipline Black Powder Captain Karl Benke is out of intensive care, but is still in hospital slowly recovering from his recent health problems. Anne Williams Secretary Cape York SSAA

Firearms Safety course confirmed for June 16 WE contested a 30-shot Sports Pistol event during last Wednesday evening’s Sunset Shoot, with Mal finishing first and Keith finishing second. The Firearms Safety Course has been confirmed and will proceed on Saturday, June 16 in the afternoon and during the morning of Sunday, June 17.

Please phone 0417 817 536 for details. Dates for inclusion in your diaries are: Wednesday Sunset Shoots - May 30 and June - 6, 13, 20 and 27; Saturday Shoot - June 9 from 1.30pm; Firearms Safety Course - June 16 and 17; Sunday Practical Shoot - June 24 at 9am; Monthly general meeting - June 27 from

5.30pm. If you would like to have a try, please come out on a Wednesday at 5.30pm with photo ID and closed in shoes. Janne Stewart Secretary/Treasurer Cooktown SSAA

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Twenty20 off to big-hitting start By TONY HOLMES

Marton’s ‘Beno’ Welsh sends down a delivery in the Twenty20 clash against Hope Vale.

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TWO games of Twenty20 kicked off the 2012 season at the Hardens on Sunday, with Marton playing Hope Vale in the first game. Marton got off to a good start with an early wicket, but it was an uphil battle form there with Harry Bowen getting a quick 33 and Reagan 34. Hope Vale eventually made 170 off their 20 overs. Marton wickets fell quickly from the first over and couple of run outs did not help their cause with “The Dom” top scoring and Marton’s Man of the Match. Hope Vale ran out easy winners. The second game between Council and the Black Mountain Panthers was a much tighter affair with Council making 98, with fill-in player Dom’s 50 making it a good day with the bat for him. BMP looked like they would chase the total easily, but with wickets starting to fall the game was on. BMP fell short by two runs in the end. A special mention must go to all juniors who played on Sunday, all of whom have shown great improvement already since last season. Keep up the training. Next week sees another Twenty20 double-header with Marton playing Council in the first game followed by BMP and Hope Vale.

Hope Vale Backstreet Warrior Brandon Roughsey on the boil against the Cooktown Crocs on Friday night has been selected in the centres in the South East Cape representative team. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

Rebels dominate rep. side THE Hope Vale Red Soil Rebels’ undefeated run in the 2012 Three Rivers Rugby League competition has seen last year’s premiers dominate the selections in the 19-man South East Cape Rugby League representative side that will contest the FNQ Challenge in June. Tim Rosendale, Keithean Bowen, Nigel Bowen, Preston Deemal, Peter Gibson, Blake Deemal and Geoffrey Jack form the Rebels contingent, which represents seven of the run-on side of 13. The recent resurgence of the Cooktown Crocs resulted in six of their outﬁt, Tyrell RossKelly, Adrian Kulka, Gauai Wallace, Stephen Doughboy, Terrence Newman and Warren Kulka,

being selected. Backstreet Warriors Jaidyn Bowen, Brandan Roughsey, Jeffrey Day and Adam Bowen join the Wujal Wujal Yindili duo of Allister Gibson and Brandon Christy to complete the squad. And to put the icing on the cake for the Rebels, their Coach Neville “Stumpy” Bowen Jr will coach the side, with Three Rivers President Peter Scott to manage the team and Graham Port to act as League Safe Ofﬁcer. The team will play a round-robin format against sides from Napranum, NPA and the Torres Strait, after which a squad will be selected to do battle with the winners of the Outback Challenge as a curtain raiser to a Cowboys game in July.

Full field ready to tee off for Cooktown Open WELCOME to our newest member Steve Delahunty. I know he is already enjoying our little piece of paradise. The annual Cooktown Open, which is being sponsored by the Cooktown Hotel (Top Pub) is on again this weekend, so the course will be closed to all members and visitors who have not nominated to play in this year’s event. The course will be open to the public and members again on Monday. I would like to thank in advance the following people who have volunteered for the weekend - Kate Thomson who is going to be our “Starter”, Doug McKinless, Keith “Smithy” Smith, Dave Daniels and Sam (Big Dick’s partner), who will be manning the bars and Otto Hirsh who is our “Spotter” for the

weekend. Thank you members and non-members for putting up your hand. Your help is greatly appreciated. Only three members competed in The Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition held between May 13 and May 18 May. Graham Burton was the winner of this event with a nett score of 65. There was a good turn out for the Cooktown Hardware Monthly Medal competition which was held on May 19. The winner of the men’s division was John Pettersen with a nett score of 63 and the runner-up was Robyn McDonald who returned a nett 64. Julie Sauer smashed the ladies division and turned in a nett score of 59. Marilyn Clark who had a

Only four members competed in the Sunday 9-Hole Stableford competition, with Kim Copland the winner In the for the day on 20 Bunker Stableford points. Kim is currently leading the field for The Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford competition with 36 points. This competiOtto Hirsch, chipping on to the 18th last weekend, will be one of a team of volunteers tion ends on Thursday due to the Cooktown who will contribute to the success of this Open. weekend’s Cooktown Open. Happy golfing nett score of 73 was the ladies’ runner-up. Kim Copland had the everyone and best of luck to the lowest gross score for the day members who are competing in with 78 off the stick. Nearest the this weekend’s Cooktown Open. pins were landed by Chris Hatton Kelly Barnett for 2/11, Alice Burton for 14 and Manager Cooktown Golf Club Wayne King for 9/18.

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8 Tigers

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Tomorrow’s champions prove their mettle Story/photo SARAH MARTIN FULL Boar Gym dominated the Far Northern fight scene again, bringing four out of five wins home from the weekend’s Tomorrow’s Champions event in Cairns. Chris Davies and Liam Slocombe were successful in their debut bouts, while seasoned campaigner Jack McInnes stepped into the ring on only a few hours’ notice and pulled off a knock-out win. Richard Steele, also having his first fight, was unsuccessful against a tough opponent with five fights under his belt, while Austin McClemens-Morse dominated home-town favourite Sam Summers to win his fourth mixed martial arts stoush. The first Full Boar fighter in the ring and first fight of the night was Chris Davies, taking on the Cairns Fight Academy’s Jordan Buljubasleh in the 78kg division. The big boys came out swinging, with Davies unloading big left and right hooks to his taller opponent’s head and also landing solid body shots. The fight went back and forth over the three rounds, with Buljubasleh occasionally gaining the upper hand, but quickly being shut down by Davies’ big hands, with the judges awarding the bout to Cooktown. The next Cooktowner to fight was Liam Slocombe, against Jayde Johnson from Chung Do Kwan in Cairns, who was the favourite with two fights under his belt.

Things didn’t look good for Liam in the first round, with the Chung Do Kwan fighter overwhelming the novice with punches and snappy kicks, landing a good kick to the head and bloodying Liam’s nose with a massive uppercut. But Clayton Cook fired Liam up in the break, and the teenager went back in to centre ring and took to his opponent with a vengeance, quickly stopping Johnson with huge knees to the midsection. Johnson got up as the referee finished the eight count, but dropped back to his knees, and the fight was over, giving Liam a technical knock out win. Next out was Richard ‘Big Dick’ Steele, matched with the Cairns Fight Academy’s Shannon McSweeney in the 72kg division. Richard’s big hitting game plan was quickly squashed though when he ruptured a blood vessel in his hand with a big punch to his opponent’s head, and despite landing some impressive knees and kicks, Steele could not come back from the injury, giving McSweeney the upper hand and eventually the fight on points. In a much-anticipated bout, Cooktown’s Austin ‘the Machine’ Morse was next in the ring, tackling experienced opponent Sam Summers, from Intense Muaythai, in a mixed martial arts bout. The fight was all about the ground game, but both boys kept it exciting with Sam trying for submissions, which the wily younger fighter wrig-

gled out of, and Austin racking up the points with some impressive ground and pound shots, eventually winning the fight by unanimous decision. The final Full Boar fight of the night was a surprise match for Jack ‘the Ripper’ McInnes, who stepped in to take on Jarrod Mellor after he didn’t make weight for his scheduled bout against a Mackay fighter. The boys were scheduled to fight over five rounds, with full Thai rules, but McInnes was having none of that, quickly dominating Mellor, dumping him to the canvas over and over, landing massive punches and eventually stopping him with knees to the midsection to win the fight by technical knock out. And while the boys were putting on a show in Cairns under the tutelage of assistant coaches Clayton Cook and Sarah Martin, Full Boar stablemate Joe Pope was on the Gold Coast with head trainer Vince Parkes, taking part in a four-man eliminator. Unfortunately Joe had to withdraw from the fight after only one round after fracturing his knuckle, and his opponent - fight favourite ‘King’ Kurtis Staiti - went on to win the event. There are fights left right and centre coming up for Full Boar, including a rematch between ‘King’ Kurtis and Joe Pope in Atherton at Fight Corps Australia’s next show in August, Jack McInnes, Clayton Cook and Joe Pope on Epic in Western Australia on June 30 and Jack McInnes on August 11 in an eight-man eliminator in Brisbane. Watch this space for more news.

Full Boar’s Liam Slocombe (right) about to put a knee into his opponent Jayde Johnson in his debut ﬁght which he won. Photo: SARAH MARTIN.

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Moses does his job on the weather EVEN though it is late May, we are still getting some heavy rain. A dilemma for this week’s hare Sewezy as she had laid the trail on Sunday using toilet paper. She had visions of the clues being washed away in the downpour, leaving all those poor Hashers without a clue on where to go next. Not to worry - Sewezy spent the afternoon laboriously preparing maps so we would not get lost. Of course, she had forgotten about the Religious Advisor Moses, whose job it is to ensure that it never rains on the Hash. Sure enough, there was rain before the run and rain afterwards, but no-one got wet during the run. We set off on the small streets behind Sewezy’s before tackling Buhmann

Street and down the other side. By the time we were passing the Events Centre, night was falling and most of us were looking for the shortest way home - along Savage Street and past the antenna. F&*t did claim to have followed the complete trail past the cemetery, but he sounded unconvincing and anyway there were no witnesses. Back at the bash, GM Thermo pounced on Whizz who had spent the weekend checking if his ute can ﬂoat. It can’t, and neither can his new camera. It must have been very embarrassing to see his ute travel home on the back of a truck. Then there was Wetcheck’s birthday to celebrate, and Cracklin’s special calibre, and ﬁnally F&*t’s impending visit to the plumber to have a blockage

removed. Once the formalities were out of the way, we could settle down planning the winter camp. After considerable discussion, we agreed it would take place sometime (to be announced) and somewhere (also to be announced). So now you know. Next week’s run will be hosted by Titus & Wetcheck, and will no doubt have Titus’s usual exotic activities as well. I can’t wait. Just turn up at 5.30pm Monday, May 28 for some gentle exercise, good fun and a good meal. Call Moses on 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032 for details. On-on! Lye Bak

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G’DAY again, Well, I guess the best way to describe Saturday night’s victory over the Panthers as a “sloppy win”. But a win’s a win and we’re happy to have gotten away with the two competition points. We could say that because of all the disruption to the side with four of our team saddling up for Origin duties on Wednesday night, we didn’t do too badly. But the reality is, we had the players to play much better than we did. In the ﬁrst half we were our own worst enemies, giving away penalties, which took the pressure of the Panthers on a number of occasions. It was something we talked a lot about at half time and thankfully we were able to turn things around in our favour. One aspect of our victory I was happy with was our defence. I thought we scrambled very well and showed desperation when it was needed. And what a terrible shame that Tariq Sims broke his leg again. He was just starting to get some of his old form back and had been told he was going to be the 18th man for New South Wales and then it was all over in an unfortunate accident. The break in play while he was being attended to could have made us lose our focus, but we talked about it behind the try line and said we had to put it behind us and keep our minds on winning, which, thankfully we were able to do. It was a win we needed. Personally, I was happy with my game and pulled up good after the game and now it’s a matter of getting ready for Sunday afternoon’s game against the Tigers. We won’t know what the team list will be until we see how Johnno (Johnathan Thurston), Matty (Matt Scott), Brent (Tait) and Jimmy (James Tamou) pull up after Wednesday night’s Origin game. The Tigers game is equally important to us to maintain our consistency, but they’ll be trying extra hard at their home ground to make it two in a row after their victory against the Warriors. Anyway, don’t forget to7 tune in onA WEEK, DINNER: NIGHTS Sunday, knowing we have your support is Wednesdays & Fridays, 5 – 8pm a bonus for us. - Matt Bowen LUNCH: Wednesdays, Thursdays

Crocs player Adrian Kulka draws in the Warriors’ defence ready to pass in this raid on the Hope Vale try line. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

Rebels and Crocs win in disciplined displays By GARY HUTCHISON

HOPE Vale’s Red Soil Rebels produced a ruthless, polished, punishing display of disciplined rugby league to demolish a hapless Wujal Wujal Yindili team, 66-10 at the John Street Oval on Friday night. & Fridays, 12 noon – 2pm The rot set in on the fourth tackle of the match for the Yindili, when an error gave the advantage in a scrum to the Rebels. A AIRCONDITIONED simple in-and-away off the Members’ Draw & Raffles: scrum win saw the Rebels’ Members Draw $1350 members not ﬁrst try scored under the present #408 H Henderson and #27 post. K Petterson. FRIDAY, MAY 25: Draw And it was one-way jackpots to $1400 in the early draw traffic to the Wujal line between 6.30 and 7pm. after that, with the Yindili Social Bowls: being starved of possession Wednesday register 1pm, play 1.30pm. Sunday register 9am, for and the Rebels constantly 9.30am. Jackpot $303. exploiting a defensive line that seemed confused as to Barefoot Bowls: Every Wednesday night. Register by what its job was. 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Jackpot $43. W h i l e t h e Yi n d i l i Pokies Lucky Seat: mid-field tacklers toiled EVERY FRIDAY: Drawn between 8pm courageously, the Rebels and 8.30pm. 4 x $25 rafﬂes for food or constantly found the fuel. Cannot be exchanged for cash. Wujal edge defence to Bush Bingo: be either too compressed, Every Thursday morning, 9am start. or riddled with holes for BE HERE TO WIN New Jackpot $150 in 55 calls. their gap runners to charge Wednesdays and Fridays – Courtesy Bus through. – out to Marton & Keatings Lagoon – Ph 4069 5819 And to add insult to in-

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jury, a Yindili brain explosion saw them kick downtown on zero tackles from a scrum win only to concede a try in the ensuing set of six. Certainly, the Wujal forwards who had been forced to tackle for most of the first half, were entitled to question the sanity of surrendering possession on one of the few occasions they had it. The half time score of 30-0 could have been higher if the Rebels had converted more than one of their seven tries. The second half produced more of the same with the exception that the Yindili scored two late, consolation tries to see them with some points on the board. In the game of the night, the Cooktown Crocs displayed a similar discipline to account for the Hope Vale Backstreet Warriors with the final score at 42-4. The Warriors were not as ill-disciplined as the Yindili with the ball, but their mid-field defence had more holes in it than a Swiss cheese, which saw the Crocs big men and dummy-half runners pouring through for easy metres. With their half-time score at 24-0 and a try scored in the opening set of six in the second stanza, the Crocs seemed set for a runaway result. But to the Warriors’ credit, they regrouped for a more committed performance for the rest of the game. Crocs Captain Coach Michael Graham would have been impressed with the defensive commitment of his charges, who defended stoutly and scrambled at every opportunity to limit the Warriors scoring opportunities - despite the big lead they had established. << More photos Page 11.

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