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Thunder strikes in Gove Miwatj celebrates By MARJO HALLOWELL THE Thunder that accompanied the rain last Wednesday and Thursday was much more welcome than the bolts in the sky. NT Thunder AFL team members spent two days in Nhulunbuy and Yirrkala where they visited schools and football teams.

ABOVE: Toby Knyvett (Hawks) with AFL legend Michael Long. BELOW: Brad Vassal with Jacob Bridgefoot at Auskick training.

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The Women’s AFL teams also got the benefit of the players visit at Hindle Oval when the Thunder joined a game with the Old Codgers. Earlier during training the players ran the Old Codgers through their paces. Players Ash Duncan, Brad Vassal, Matthew Argus, Lachlan Argus, Julian Lockwood and Kevin Vernicombe were joined by NT Thunder CEO Jarred Ilett and Essendon legend Michael Long. Mr Ilett said it was part of the NT Thunders’ ethos to take football out into the communities. “This is part of the Pacific Aluminium (Rio) partnership and also falls in line with the objectives to promote healthy lifestyles in the communities.” The group conducted clinics at the local schools and also out at Yirrkala where they joined in a match on Thursday. Chairman of Miwatj Health Mr John Morgan, Makei Kuiha, 4, Josiah Mununggurr, 8, and “I think it has been a real eye opener for Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowden unveil the plague as Josiah declares the some of the students when they realise just building officially open. how much time the players spend training. CROWDS gathered at Nhulunbuy and Yirrkala comprehensive primary health care, clinical “They seem to soak all the information over the weekend as Miwatj Health celebrated services and long-term preventative care up.” 20 years of servicing the community. at clinics in Galiwin’ku, Gunyangara and Ambassador for NT Thunder Michael The new administration block was opened Nhulunbuy, and mobile outreach services to Long said they were looking to get a lot more in Nhulunbuy followed by a memorial service nearby communities is a remarkable achieveplayers from the regional areas. for the late Mr Djerrkura OAM who passed ment. “Football is a language all people away in 2004 and was one of the founding “This extensive experience makes Miwatj understand,” he said. members of Miwatj and its first Chair. the best-placed provider to take the manageOne of the visiting players, Ash Duncan, The final event for the day was the signing ment of several more clinics from the Northern works for Body Fit and spends two days a of a memorandum of understanding between Territory Department of Health over the next week in East Arnhem. Miwatj, NT Health and One Disease at A Time two to three years,” Mr Snowdon said. “We promote a healthy lifestyle through “Miwatj is well known for its holistic in Yirrkala (see story Page 3). Miwatj in Yirrkala and also regularly visit From humble, and at times shaky, begin- and wide-ranging services, including allied the Alcohol and Other Drugs Rehabilitation nings, Miwatj has grown to be the major health and mental health, and for ensuring the Centre.” community-controlled Aboriginal primary traditional culture of the people is respected. On Thursday NT Thunder ventured out “Using local community involvement to health care service in the region, providing to Yirrkala and were overwhelmed by the advocate the importance of eating well, not care to local Aboriginal communities. response of the local players who did not It now employs 120 people and has a strong smoking, exercise and not abusing alcohol, is let the rain dampen their enthusiasm even program of education and training for health reaching more people and, importantly, it’s in during a friendly match. care workers. their own language. The Auskick training session was “Local ownership of the health service Chair of Miwatj Health John Morgan said enhanced by their presence on Thursday Miwatj had recently been endorsed as the enables care to be delivered within reasonafternoon with the young players absorbing preferred regional board and provider of pri- able proximity to people’s homes and also all the instructions they were given and mary health care services in the East Arnhem strengthens communication across cultures to several of the youngsters impressing the region. He said that, from July ,they will also promote patient self-management,” he said. seasoned players with their abilities. “Health services need professional corbe managing health care in Yirrkala. Once the training session was complete Minister for Indigenous Health Warren porate support in administration, finance and they were mobbed for autographs and Snowdon congratulated Miwatj and said human resources. photos and took it all in their stride. Contined Page 3. >> reaching the 20-year milestone for providing

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Gove flights not affected QANTASLINK flights to Nhulunbuy will not be affected following the announcement that Qantas will cut flights into Darwin and Uluru. Qantas and Jetstar blame poor patronage due to a slump in overseas visitors.

Qantas domestic chief executive Lyell Strambi said in a statement last Wednesday that the high Australian dollar had affected the inbound tourism market and reduced passenger numbers into the Northern Territory. Qantas will cut return services between Uluru and Cairns from 14 to seven a week and this will trading hours take effect in September. monday – friday Between Uluru and 5.30am to 6pm Perth they will drop from saturday and sunday four per week to two in 5.30am to 4pm September, before the public holidays Cnr Westal St & route is suspended from 5.30am to 4pm Matthew Flinders Way October 28. Qantas’s low-cost unit, Jetstar, said it would cut the number of return flights between Darwin and Sydney from 11 to seven a week from August 16. Jetstar is also reducing its Darwin to Denpasar, Sedans, Utes and 4WDs Indonesia, service from s !IRPORT PICK UP AND DROP OFF AVAILABLE 11 to eight a week. s ,ARGE m EET TO MEET MOST REQUIREMENTS The airlines said any customers with confirmed All bookings please call tickets on affected flights would be contacted and Email: bookings@kansastransportation.com.au Web: www.kansastransportation.com.au provided with alternate Fax: (08) 8987 2346 travel options.

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Two volunteers recognised TWO Gove residents were among those recognised at the Volunteer of the Year Awards announced in Darwin last week. Recipients of the Most Valuable Volunteers Certificates were: Gary Baker from NT Emergency Services - Arnhem and Christopher Putland, of Surf Life Saving NT. Education and Training Minister Chris Burns announced the winners at a ceremony at Parliament House. Dr Burns said the awards, a partnership between the Territory Government and Volunteering SA/ NT, recognise and promote the importance of volunteering in the Territory community. “These awards provide an opportunity to say thank you to our fantastic volunteers for the valuable work they do in our community, and

acknowledge their achievements,” Dr Burns said. “Volunteering contributes greatly to the work of community organisations and builds diversity in our community by bringing people from different walks of life together.” The winner of The Chief Minister ’s Medal for Volunteering Achievement went to Abraham Ghawu and The Chief Minister’s Medal for Volunteering Service went to Dyanne Allport, NT Fire and Rescue Service. The Volunteering SA&NT Award for Organisational Excellence went toMelaleuca Refugee Centre (large organisation) and Riding for the Disabled in the Top End (small organisation). For more information about volunteering in the Territory visit www.territorytogether.nt.gov.au

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Gove’s Biggest cuppa THE East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce (EACC) hosted an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea last week and raised $500.50. Chamber members set up in Endeavour Square and one of the highlights of the morning was the presentation of prizes to primary school students who had entered a colouring-in competition. Students from the Nhulunbuy Primary School and Nhulunbuy Christian College entered the competition. The first prize went to Shelbie

from Year 1 from NCC, second to Katie from Year 2 at NPS and third to Lukas from year 2 at NPS. The annual event raises much needed funds for Cancer research, prevention programs and support services. Special treats were donated by Rosebud’s Cupcake Factory who donated 300 small cupcakes for those stopping by for a cuppa. The EACC executive officer Mache Eloff said they had an excellent response.

“We had some very generous sponsors including Woolworths, the Nhulunbuy Corporation, Gove FM and Lisa and Craig Pullen which all helped make it so successful,” she said. “The Chamber wants to say a big thank you to everyone who donated to this special cause as well as all the volunteers who donated their time.” More photos Page 7. >>

Theatre tickets are selling fast THE current production for the Gove Arts Theatre is Barbecue which opened on Friday night. Director Chris Andrews said he was pleased with the performance on opening night and the cast of experienced actors and novices did an outstanding job. As the name implies the stage is set around the Aussie barbecue and follows the efforts of the Cooper family to settle into their new home in Grand Bay. The show will run on June 1-2-8-9 and tickets are selling fast with the closing night already sold out. Shelley Martin was outside Woolworths on Saturday morning selling the last of the tickets for that night’s production and said there were still a few tickets left for other nights. Tickets are $40 each and are available from Lynne Walker’s office.

Shelley seling tickets in Endeavour Square on the weekend.

NEWS

Jeff Moffet, John Morgan and Dr Sam Prince signed the memorandum of understanding to combat scabies.

Jeff Moffet from MT Health, John Morgan, from Miwatj, and Dr Sam Princes from ODDAT with a message stick from the Yolngu people.

Partnership to eliminate scabies as health issue BY MARJO HALLOWELL

AN historic Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Yirrkala on Saturday, solidifying a partnership in eliminating scabies as a health issue. One Disease at a Time, Miwatj Health and the Department of Health of the Northern Territory, signed an agreement to systematically target and eliminate one disease at a time. One Disease at a Time (ODAAT), founded by Dr Sam Prince, is a non-government organisation and he signed the agreement along with chair of Miwatj Health John Morgan and chief executive of NT Health Jeff Moffet. Scabies is a highly contagious skin disease caused by the human scabies parasite and, in some Indigenous communities in the Territory, about

seven out of 10 infants suffer from scabies at least once before their first birthday. If left untreated, secondary bacterial infections are common. These infections have strong associations with kidney failure and rheumatic heart disease, rates of which in the NT are among the highest in the world. At the signing, Traditional Owner Djwalpi Marika said there had been too many deaths among his people.. “This is the start of a new journey with effectiveness and sustainability,” Mr Marika said. “This will embrace the dreams and visions of Yolngu people - particularly in relation to primary health care.” Dr Prince said that they started the war against scabies a year ago. “The results have been nothing short of ground-breaking,” he said.

“I cannot commend the members more highly as the disease has already significantly been reduced. “We gain the insight of how to treat it only because the Yolngu people guided us every step of the way. “This is the first time in the Northern Territory’s history that these powerful stakeholders are side by side, working together in a co-ordinated approach to pit their collective wills against the common foe that is scabies. Miwatj Health is a shining beacon of hope in Aboriginal health,” Dr Prince said. Chief executive officer of Miwatj Eddie Mulholland also stressed the significance of partnership and the MOU signing. “Miwatj Health sees a partnership with the One Disease at a Time

Foundation as an opportunity to concentrate scarce health care resources on this problem,” Mr Mullholland said. “We believe this intensive focus, and the community development approach being taken by ODAAT, holds the greatest possibility of progress in addressing this affliction which has blighted the lives of so many Yolngu communities for so long.” The initiative has garnered support from Australia’s Governor General Quentin Bryce. “I am so proud of the leadership and determination of Dr Sam Prince, his supporters and team of professionals who are effecting profound change. I also want to congratulate Mitwaj Health on its 20thanniversary - a significant milestone,” Ms Bryce said.

Miwatji celebrates 20 years of service < < From Page 1. “In 2010 Miwatj received $2.1m to purchase, refurbish and fit out a property next to the existing clinic at Nhulunbuy. “This year the Australian Government provided $8.9 million to support Miwatj’s programs and we will provide a further $2.5 million for Miwatj to acquire additional staff housing at Nhulunbuy to accommodate health workers. “This investment recognises the leadership demonstrated by the Miwatj Health Aboriginal Corporation and the commitment to its growth as an organisation.”

Mr Snowdon acknowledged the forward thinking of NT Health and Miwatj in their approach to electronic records of patients which he said was the best in the country. “Miwatj has proved that regional health innitiatives are sustainable. “The Australian Government congratulates Miwatj on this significant milestone and its work improving the health of the Aboriginal residents of the East Arnhem region,” he said. Mr Snowdon was assited by two local boys to officially open the building and Makei Kuiha, 4, and Josiah Mununggurr, 8, officially declared the building open.

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Ineke meets the Queen LOCAL performer Ineke Wallis got to meet Queen Elizabeth 11 this month after the Queen’s Jubilee Pageant. Ineke was one of three local women who got to be part of the performance by Australian Indigenous dancers. Rachael Wallis and Janet Munyarryun joined dancers from Sydney to be part of the event which saw hundreds of performers from throughout the Commonwealth perform for the Queen. The Queen’s Coronation saw her visit the Commonwealth nations and this performance saw representatives from all those countries in London for the performance. Horses were also a strong part of the performances, although they were not part of the Australian presentation. Ineke was a last-minute addition to the dance troupe when other dancers were unable to attend and was delighted to get to meet the Queen.

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STAFF, parents and students declare Nhulunbuy Christian College’s new iPad program a success and Apple representatives have lauded the College’s program. At a recent meeting with Northern Territory Christian Schools Association’s (NTCSA) I.T. consultant Peter Kent in Darwin, Apple education representatives from South Australia were extremely impressed by the enthusiasm and pioneering initiative shown by NCC in their iPad rollout program. Principal Mr Steve Venour said NCC teachers worked with the iPad for much of last year to investigate how the device would work as an educational and learning tool and as a result the iPad program was implemented for years 6-9 this year. “Technology doesn’t replace what students learn; it’s a tool that can transform how they learn and this is critical in an education system that seeks to engage students every day,” Mr Venour said. “The quality of work the kids are producing on the iPads is extraordinary but it is watching their engagement with learning that is the most rewarding. “For instance in Year 9 mathematics, instead of telling students how to draw straight line graphs, the students did their own research and developed instructional video of their own to demonstrate their mastery. “Whilst this has been possible before the iPads make the process quick and accessible for the kids. “The recent development of interactive textbooks embedded with video and interactive activities will only enhance student interest further. “Increasingly the role of a teacher is not just about content; students can access content from the internet in seconds independently from the teacher . . . but we do have to teach them about wisdom, ethics, depth and critical thinking. “It’s vital they learn to critique and analyse.” Parent forums have been an important part of the implementation process. “We’ve spent a lot of time making sure parents are familiar with the technology and plan more forums to

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ABOVE: Denver Shine and Shae Dentith take advantage of the easy portability of iPads and work outside. LEFT: Sally Sprague, Holly O’Neal, Mrs Joanne Duncan, Talor Morgan and Rebecca Hermanus working on their iPads in class. BELOW: Palak Bangia works on a project on her iPad in Year 6.

continue the education of parents to help them with appropriate supervision of kids and technology. “We’ve also included a ‘digital discipleship’ project where we talk to kids about issues and concerns about cyberspace including online privacy issues and cyber bullying,” Mr Venour said. Middle school teacher Joanne Duncan is impressed by the productive time gained in the classroom. “In a practical sense the iPad is on and off instantly and there’s no wasted time waiting for laptops to start up or programs to load. So it’s easier for students to use the device naturally in the course of the lesson. “I’ve found this means students are able to focus on

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improving core academic skills at a deeper level and the standard and quality of work being produced is certainly reflecting this,” Mrs Duncan said. Year 8 student Sally Sprague believes the apps are brilliant. “iPads are easier to use because it’s a touch screen and we can find information fast. We can flick between apps quickly so it doesn’t take a whole day for our word, powerpoint, internet or publisher to load. “And it’s good because we can put all our apps in separate folders and everything is on our desktop so we don’t have to search for the apps,” Sally said. Mr Venour acknowledges it will take some time for traditional teaching methods to change to suit the new paradigm and there is always

A PRECAUTIONARY advice for drinking water (water boil alert) was issued last week for the Gunbalanya Community following the detection of the E. coli bacteria in the community’s water supply. The Department of Health conﬁrmed that remedial measures were being taken to ensure that the water supply will be safe to drink as soon as possible. DoH Environmental Health senior program development ofﬁcer Karen Beirne said that, in the meantime as a precautionary

room for improvement but it is a very rewarding time to be teaching at the College. “In the ﬁve years my family has been in Nhulunbuy, it feels like we’ve been a part of watching the school really mature. “It is not just the introduction of the iPads. “The addition of a learning enhancement coordinator, the reading to learn program for literacy intervention, a gifted and talented program and the embracing of the Kids Matters holistic approach to well-being are all needed steps we have taken to improve the College this year,” he said. “All teachers want to see kids succeed and having a group of people help unlock the barriers to accessing education is wonderful - in the end that’s what is most satisfying.”

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Woman arrested on drug charges A 28-year-old woman was arrested at the Darwin Airport last week after allegedly being found in possession of a trafficable amount of methamphetamine.

Ramingining man flown to Darwin after attack by cow

Detective Sergeant Andrew Bedwell said the woman, who arrived on a flight from Perth, was arrested after information was obtained as part of an on-going operation dealing with drugs to Darwin and remote Arnhem communities. “Members from the Northern Investigation Section and the Northern Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk were made aware that a trafficable amount of methamphetamine was being transported by the woman,” he said. “Passengers on the flight were screened and the woman allegedly told Police she was in possession of methamphetamines.

“Police allege the woman had a trafficable amount of methamphetamine, approximately 50 grams, concealed. “Methamphetamine is a dangerous drug in the community and is having devastating consequences in remote communities. “Police will not stop trying to stop the trafficking of this illegal and life-shattering drug. “We encourage any member of the public who has information on people moving illicit drugs in the Northern Territory to contact Police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. “The woman was conveyed to the

The drugs seized at the Darwin Airport last week. Photo courtesy of NT POLICE Darwin Watch House where it is expected she will later be charged with: Supply Schedule 2 Substance - trafficable; Possess Schedule 2 Substance - trafficable.”

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Howdy, Halo, Hola and Aloha!

ABOVE: Kate Logan, Katie Farnsworth and Tahlia Dillon show off some Americana on display as they answer questions about the United States of America. RIGHT: Grace Ginn, Denver Shine and special guest local member Lynne Walker have fun at the Hawaiian surf photo booth. RIGHT LOWER: Alex Stockley from the Mexican stall hosts the pinata activity as Freddy Stockley and Jerusalem Bracey prepare to take a swing. NO passports were necessary to experience America, Scotland, Mexico and Hawaii at Nhulunbuy Christian College last week with their annual Cultural Expo. Year 6 students are currently

studying multi-culturalism and were tasked with setting up and decorating stalls to represent and promote their country. Teacher Kirsty Stone said they also had to create an activity to

engage and attract their visitors including students from other year levels and parents and friends. “Some of the activities the students created were mini golf, pinatas, a ‘celebrity heads’ game and a surf photo booth. The Expo finished with a morning tea, in which each of the students had prepared a traditional dish from their country to share with everyone,” Mrs Stone said. “The Year 6 students did an amazing job throughout the day. “The stalls looked great, they interacted well with visitors about their chosen countries and the best part of all is that they all worked so well together to pull the Expo off. “I was really proud of every one of them.” A highlight for many students was a visit by NT member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker. “We want to say a huge thank you to Lynne for taking the time to experience the Expo and for having such fun with it.”

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STUDENTS at Nhulunbuy Primary School watched on as the members of the new Student Representative Council received their certificates and badges. Member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker handed out the badges and told the SRC how vital their role was within the school. Representing Year 4 are: Lachlan Willmott, Layla Jongedyk, Grace Monteiro and Tegan Stiff; Year 5: Brooke Assman, Mary Colquhoun and Olivia Russell; and Year 6: Ben Jones, Chantee Venter, Chloe Baxter and India Russell. All students were elected by their peers and are already planning a number of activities around the school.

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Across Australia people got behind the annual fundraiser by hosting their own Biggest Morning Tea event. The East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce was no exception.

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Permits â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A Need To Know It is a requirement for all Ngapaki (non-Yolngu) people wanting to access Aboriginal land to have an access permit in their possession. Dhimurru issues access permits for Designated Recreation Areas with delegated authority from the Northern Land Council, pursuant to the Northern Territory Aboriginal Land Act 1979. Close to Nhulunbuy these permit areas include Nhulun (Mt Saunders), Gayngaru (Town Lagoon), Gadalathami (Town Beach), Gumuniya (Buffalo Creek), Wirrwawuy, Middle Beach, Galuru (East Woody Beach), and Dhamatjinya (East Woody Island). For information on all areas Dhimurru issues access permits for, please go to our website www.dhimurru.com.au. ABOVE: Prize giving at the colouring in competition. BELOW: Children line up for some refreshments.

All Ngapaki must obtain an access permit from Dhimurru before entering any of the Designated Recreation Areas. Access permits are available for periods of 7 days, 2 months, or 12 months (renewable annually). Fees are charged for permits, and this income helps Dhimurru to undertake its management activities in the Dhimurru Indigenous Protected Areas. Special Permits are issued for areas that are under threat from overuse and/or where exclusive opportunities for single group camping is being provided â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the number of vehicles allowed in these areas is limited at any one time. If you intend visiting any of these areas, you need a Special Access Permit in addition to your General Access Permit. Special Permits are issued on a day/day basis, meaning that permits must be obtained for each day that you intend to visit a Dhimurru Special Recreation Area. This includes the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s during which you enter and exit the Designated Recreation Area.

A student presents Mache Eloff from the EACC with a donation on behalf of Nhulunbuy Primary School.

Liquor management arrangements in the Dhimurru IPA are organised so the holders of a Liquor Permit can carry and consume alcohol in some of the Designated Recreation Areas. Both the Liquor Permit and your Dhimurru Access Permit prohibit beer and mixed drinks in stubbies or glass containers in any of the Dhimurru Designated Recreational Areas. Note Gumuniya (Buffalo Creek), Lombuy (Crocodile Creek), Galaru (East Woody), Nhulun (Mount Saunders) & Gadalathami (Town Beach) are designated dry areas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; No alcohol permitted. Please take note of these restrictions as liquor permits can be revoked and fines issued as a consequence of drinking in dry areas. Permits can also be revoked if the permit holder is found to have been leaving bottles or cans lying around as litter. Liquor permits can be arranged through the Department of Justice; Licencing, Regulation & Alcohol Strategy office, Shop 6 Endeavour Square (next to Gove Tackle & Outdoors). Phone (08) 8939 2801. Please visit the Dhimurru Office, call us on 08 8939 2700 or visit our web site (www.dhimurru. com.au) for further information and/or to obtain your Dhimurru Access Permits. Arafura Times

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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have an upcoming event, please let us know by email to editor@arafuratimes.com.au or phone Marjo Hallowell on 1300 088 000.

June Fri 1. Barbecue - a production by the Gove Arts Theatre at The Cell. Tickets are $40 each and are currently on sale at Lynne Walker’s ofﬁce. Sat 2. Barbecue - a production by the Gove Arts Theatre at The Cell. Tickets are $40 each and are currently on sale at Lynne Walker’s ofﬁce. Tue 5. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Fri 8. Barbecue - a production by the Gove Arts Theatre

at The Cell. Tickets are $40 each and are currently on sale at Lynne Walker’s ofﬁce. Sat 9. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee MX track - set up for enduro/pony - 9am to noon. Sat 9. Barbecue - a production by the Gove Arts Theatre at The Cell. SOLD OUT. Sun 10. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - enduro Pony round 2 - 8am to noon. Sun 10. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Finke Desert Race weekend - Alice-Finke-Alice. Sat 16. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Arafura Dance Association. Thu 21. Sing Australia comes to Nhulunbuy. Contact Jennifer Peers on 0457 807 340. Sat 23. Debutante Ball 7pm start. Tue 26 – Wed 27. Two visiting golf pros conducting junior golf clinics. Sat 30. Outdoor Movie Screening at Hindle Oval Black Tie Dinner - 40th anniversary celebrations - NCL - invitation only.

JULY Sun 1. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Old natural terraine circuit round 3 - 8am to noon. Sun 1. Community Family Day at Gove Aquatic Centre. Sat 7. NAIDOC Ball - hosted by East Arnhem Shire Council Sat 14. David Langridge Annual Memorial Round Robin - Gove Touch Football Association. Sat 14 - Sun 15. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee set up for two day event.TBC - 9am to noon. Sat 14 - Sun 15. The third annual Dave Langridge Memorial Round Robin Touch football competition at Hindle Oval. Sat 21 - Sun 22. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Gove / Darwin challenge. Heats Sat, ﬁnals Sun- 8am to 3pm. Thu 26. Art exhibition - Gove Peninsula Festival opening party. Thu 26 - Sun, Aug 5. Gove Peninsula Festival. Fri 27. Photographic and Film Exhibition - Gove Peninsula Festival - launch. Sat 28. 40th anniversary ball at The Walkabout Lodge. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Junior Football Club.

AUGUST Fri 3. Open Mic night at GAT - Gove Peninsula Festival - showcasing local perfromance.

Can club secretaries please send in a list of their events planned for the year to editor@arafuratimes.com.au so they can be included in the What’s On section.

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 letters to the editor Sole survivor’s key role in re-centralising his country A RECENT edition of the Arafura Times briefly mentioned the bombing of Milingimbi. An accurate but brief story it was. Not so with the NT News edition of May 9 2012 that contained a brief article entitled “Salute to Milingimbi bombing” on page 9. This article mentioned the Naval vessel Patricia Camm and unfortunately contains a significant error. This article fails to indicate the full impact of the boat’s sinking on the Yolngu communities of the area of North East Arnhem Land. The Patricia Camm was a naval vessel called at Galiwinku aka Elcho Island on January 21, 1943. The following day after leaving the Island the Patricia Camm was bombed. In contrast to the version of history portrayed in the NT News article the Reverend Leonard Kentish who was aboard the Patricia Camm was not drowned

during the sinking of the boat. Rather he was captured by the Japanese pilot and taken onboard the attackers’ sea-plane. Reverend Kentish was later beheaded by the Japanese at Dobo in the Aru Islands. It is believed that this occurred about two weeks after his capture. Previous articles in the NT News have told the Kentish story more accurately than Wednesday’s poor attempt. The other issue with the story is that the survivors of the original bombing of the boat were then repeatedly strafed by the plane whilst they were struggling in the water. The casualties of this attack included two Yolngu men from the Yirrkala community. These men were members of a trio that included the subsequently renowned Yolngu artist and Manggalili leader Narritjin Maymuru. The men had

Nhulunbuy is not receiving adequate attention: Trudgen I have received some feedback about the Arafura Times article ‘Independent Sets Sights on Nhulunbuy’. A resident of Nhulunbuy was wondering what I felt about issues facing Nhulunbuy town itself. I replied that although I now live in Galiwinku, in the north west of the electorate, I grew up in Nhulunbuy and most of my immediate family still lives there. I am well aware that Nhulunbuy, as a strategic service centre, does not receive adequate attention from government. I will work to remedy this problem, especially in areas of health services, education, housing and basic service delivery (including food supply). I am aware of other concerns like dog and weed control. I will invest time to work with stakeholders and negotiate solutions for these matters and any other matters that effect Nhulunbuy residents. Nhulunbuy is a powerful town and, if we have a member that can cross all social divides, it will prosper. All the best. Kendall Trudgen (pictured), Independent Candidate, for Nhulunbuy.

paddled a canoe from Yirrkala to Galiwinku at the bequest of Mr Harold Thornell, missionary at Yirrkala Mission. Thornell was worried that the latest version of the coast watcher’s code had not arrived and he wanted the men to collect the Mission mail in anticipation that it would contain the new code book! Alas that was not to be. Narritjin, as the sole survivor of the Yirrkala group, played a vital role in guiding the other survivors through part of the Wessel Islands as they awaited rescue. He had to wait until February 10 before arriving back at Yirrkala to deliver his sad news of the loss of his two Yolngu colleagues. Narritjin went on to have a key role in painting various Bark Petitions that were submitted to Federal Parliament from the Yolngu community at Yirrkala in 1963. Later on he was Creative Arts

Miwatj 20th anniversary is a significant milestone L A S T S a t u r d a y ’s its first Chair. celebrations for the The day concluded 20th anniversary of with a celebration of Miwatj Health drew a the many achievements large crowd including of Miwatj recognised our Federal Member through speeches and for Lingiari, the Hon awards for long-term Warren Snowdon MP, employees. who is also MinisTHIS week I’ll travel ter for Indigenous to Galiwin’ku at Elcho Health. Island for an event The anniversary which will recognise by NT Member for Nhulunbuy presents a signifithe importance of the LYNNE WALKER cant milestone in the role of Yolngu people growth of a locally in health research for based and regionally focussed Abo- chronic and preventable disease. riginal medical service which from Menzies School of Health and humble and at times troubled begin- Charles Darwin University are jointly nings, has grown to be a recognised celebrating the contribution Yolngu primary health service making an have made over the last 20 years and enormous contribution towards clos- continue to make to research through ing the gap on health outcomes for the launch of the incorporated Yalu Aboriginal people. Marnggithinyaraw Indigenous CorThe handing over of a new build- poration. ing, adjacent to the existing Miwatj ON my return and weather permitwill allow the growing organisation ting, I am hoping to be on the road to accommodate its corporate services with the parliamentary education section. unit from Darwin Wednesday and The Australian government pur- Thursday. chased and refurbished the building We will be visiting local and at a cost of $2 million. homeland schools to talk about our The official opening of the building system of democracy, the three tiers was followed by a memorial service of government, and to have a handsfor the late Mr Djerrkura OAM, who on chance through role play, complete passed away in 2004 and was one of with robes and props, to see what it’s the founding members of Miwatj and like to be a member of parliament.

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Fellow at ANU in 1978. Along with numerous Yolngu leaders of the times Narritjin had a key role in re-centralizing his country in his life in what is often referred to as the Homelands Movement. Another survivor the Patricia Camm’s First Lieutenant, SubLieutenant John Leggoe, RANVR went on to serve in senior roles at “The West Australian” in Perth for decades. What about their comrades? This tragic story, I believe, is the sole time that a capture by the Japanese occurred in Australian waters. With the seventieth anniversary approaching in early 2013 the NT News editors might now devote some time to adequately researching the story of the World War 2 era in this North Eastern part of the NT and to then to accurately tell it. Leon J. White OAM Yirrkala NT

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Australia has hottest 60 years in a millenium, scientists find

Study of tree rings, coral and ice cores finds unnatural spike in temperatures that lines up with man-made climate change

DR JOELLE GERGIS From THE GUARDIAN

THE last 60 years have been the hottest in Australasia for a millennium and cannot be explained by natural causes, according to a new report by scientists that supports the case for a reduction in manmade carbon emissions. In the first major study of its kind in the region, scientists at the University of Melbourne used natural data from 27 climate indicators, including tree rings, corals and ice cores to map temperature trends over the past 1000 years. “Our study revealed that recent warming in a 1000-year context is highly unusual and cannot be explained by natural factors alone, suggesting a strong influence of human-caused climate change in the Australasian region,” said the study’s lead researcher, Dr Joelle Gergis. The climate reconstruction was done in 3000 different ways and concluded with 95 per cent accuracy that no other period in the past 1000

years match or exceeded post-1950 warming in Australia. The study, published in the Journal of Climate, will be part of Australia’s contribution to the fifth Intergovernmetal Panel on Climate Change report, due in 2014. As part of the study, climate modellers used the natural data to analyse the impact of both natural events, like volcanic eruptions in the pre-industrial era, and the impact of human-induced climate change such as greenhouse gasses emissions on temperatures in the last millennium. Dr Steven Phipps, from the Climate Change Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, who carried out the modeling, said the study demonstrated strong human influence on the climate in the region. “The models showed that prior to 1850 there were not any long-term trends and temperature variations were likely to be caused by natural climate variability which is a random process,” he said.

Woolies staff committed to Hospital Children’s Ward

“But [the modeling showed] 20th-century warming significantly exceeds the amplitude of natural climate variability and demonstrates that the recent warming experience in Australia is unprecedented within the context of the last millennium.”

WOOLWORTHS staff are continuing their strong commitment to raising funds for the Children’s ward at the local hospital. Every Sunday a different department will host the barbecue outside the store in Endeavour Square with all funds going towards their contributions to the Gove District Hospital. It was decided last year that the annual Kids’ Fresh fundraiser would stay local

Review finds poor mobile cover in regions

and go to benefit the children in Gove. The staff, under the direction of Bev Wheeler, have carried on the fundraising at whatever opportunity arises and have made several of their own opportunities including the Sunday morning barbecue. A cheque for over $7000 was presented to the Hospital for a play area outside the children’s ward as a result of last year’s efforts and they hope to raise more this year.

POOR mobile coverage across the nation is the biggest telecommunications concern for regional Australians, an independent review says. The businesspectator.com.au website reports the government released the 2011/12 Regional Telecommunications Independent Committee Review last week. The report said the adequacy of mobile voice and broadband services was raised in all 20 regional locations and in around two-thirds of the 222 submissions. “The committee accepts that there are commercial limits to expanding mobile network

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rise by between 1C and 5C by 2070 when compared with recent decades. It predicts the number of droughts in southern Australia will increase in the future and that there will be an increase in intense rainfall in many areas.

Wild About Gove

WILD About Gove is an opportunity for readers to showcase their favourite photos of Gove. There are many opportunities to take some great shots when you are out and about and the Arafura Times invites you to share

Med. students to High School

Ian Rogers, Priscilla Anderson, Ash Bao and June McMillan were in charge of the barbecue recently.

Annual average daily maximum temperatures in Australia have increased by 0.75C since 1910. Since the 1950s each decade has been warmer than the one before it. Australia’s peak scientific body, the CSIRO, has said temperatues will

NHULUNBUY and Top End high school students will be encouraged to consider a career in health care during visits by six university students from around Australia as part of NT Health Workforce’s Rural High School Visits program this week. This year’s program will see Flinders University medical student Nina Sandford return to Darwin High School, where she attended Rural High School Visits as a student in previous years, to share her experience of going on to tertiary study in a health discipline. Nina will be accompanied by students from the fields of nursing, occupational therapy, psychology and paramedics. They will visit Nhulunbuy High School on Friday, June 1.

coverage, but it is equally clear there is strong unmet demand in regional Australia for an expansion of the mobile coverage footprint.” Among the report’s 34 recommendations was for a jointly funded program by the commonwealth and states or territory governments to expand mobile coverage in regional Australia. “The rollout of the national broadband network in regional Australia and the commitment to uniform national wholesale pricing were considered significant steps in providing reliable and affordable high-speed broadband services to the regions.”

landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) configuration and at 300dpo resolution. You can email your photo to editor@ arafuratimes.com.au as a jpeg attachment. All photos remain the copyright of the photographer.

some of your shots. Shae Lukas sent in this photograph of a surfer at Shady Beach, Yirrkla on Sunday, May 20. What we are looking for is a photo which is at least 1mb in size and it can be in either

‘Forgotten Australians’ asked to take part in research A SOUTHERN Cross University PhD candidate would like Forgotten Australians to participate in his research so that future government policies can be developed to meet the special requirements of this population as they age. A Forgotten Australian is described as an Australian-born, non-Indigenous person, who as a child lived at some time in institutional out-of-home care within Australia before 1974. It is estimated there were as many as 500,000 Forgotten Australians. In 2009 the then Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, apologised to

the Forgotten Australians for abuses they suffered in institutions at the hands of government and non-profit organisations. As part of the apology, Mr Rudd identified this group of Australians as a special needs group, or people who may require special services as they age. To better understand what some of these needs might be PhD candidate Gregory Smith, himself a Forgotten Australian, is researching how a Forgotten Australian may experience feelings of belonging or of not belonging in relation to communities, families, relationships and work places.

Lynne Walker Member for Nhulunbuy Electorate Ofﬁce: Arnhem House Endeavour Square, Nhulunbuy, NT 0880 Ofﬁce hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 1pm • 2pm – 4.30pm Appointments outside these hours by arrangement Postal Address: PO Box 1021, Nhulunbuy, NT 0881 Email: electorate.nhulunbuy@nt.gov.au Phone: 08 8987 1711 Fax: 08 8987 2388

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PINK JACKET DAY

The Gove Country Golf Club hosted the annual Pink Jacket Day recently.

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL/ INA EDWARDSON

Rosemary Redgen, Heather McGee, Vanessa Stacy, Diane Kearney and Emma Kennedy.

ABOVE: Min Moloney and Marian Weatherley out for a good game of golf.

ABOVE: What do I hit this ball with? BELOW: Margaret Quayle aims for the green.

Jess Quayle, Chantal Parisotto, Cecilia Bulters and Gill Heine - The Geeky Golfers.

WOMEN playing golf on Sunday, May 20, were showing their support for cancer awareness by wearing pink on Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pink Jacket Day. Funds raised on the day were directed to The Jane McGrath Foundation. Gillian Hobbs won the Pink Jacket from her team mates, Julie Bryce, Jodie Trew and Susan Whittome. Runners Up on only one-point difference were Ripeka Dargaville, Teresa Holdsworth, Mache Eloff and Melita Chambers. There were 18 teams with four players each and the event was followed by a lunch at the Gove Country Golf Club. The event was organised by Lee Peters and Coral Dennerley who were pleased with the number of entries. Male club members were providing refreshments around the course during the event to ensure all the women kept their mind on the game. The event has been held in Gove for a number of years and focusses on having a great time while Tracey Garred, Liz Zakarevicius, Estelle Cupelus and raising much needed funds for organisations Leanne Parise. associated with cancer awareness.

Susan Whittane, Gillian Hobbs, Jodie Trew and Julie Bryce.

ABOVE: Ripeka Dargaville and Teresa Holdsworth. LEFT: Who has the lucky ticket?

The presentations were a time for more fun.

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Coral Dennerly, Gillian Hobbs and Lee Peters.

N.T. THUNDER at AUSKICK

Jackson Hoffman (left) and Tom Davis with Ash Duncan.

This youngster has a firm grip on his ball.

NT Thunder players in Gove last week - Lachlan Argus, Matt Argus, Julian Lockwood, Ash Duncan and Brad Vassal with Melissa Foggin.

NT Thunder visited the Auskick training session last week and were a hit with the youngsters.

The young Auskick players stretch before their sessions.

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NT Thunder player takes time to tie the shoelaces of a young player.

The NT Thunder players with the Auskick players.

All eyes on the ball.

Auskick kids follow their NT Thunder players.

Kicking for a goal.

Up for the ball.

The NTThunder players were mobbed for autographs at the end of the training session.

Practising marking the ball - all part of the training.

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THURSDAY 31 FRIDAY 01

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 River Cottage: Winter’s On The Way 5:15 Gardening Australia 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 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 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Sussex 6:50 480: Mabo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 NT 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 Silent Witness: Death Has No Dominion Part 2 - The strain of the murder investigation becomes too much for DI Ginny Gray and the team turn to Janet to help profile the personality of female serial killer The Wraith - but is it enough to catch her? 9:30 Taggart: Grass - Thomas Duffy, one of Robbie Ross’s informants, is brutally murdered - the word ‘Grass’ is daubed in paint at the scene of the crime. 10:15 Lateline 11:00 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow: Glasgow - Michael begins his travels at the Glasgow Theatre Royal, where he is joined by special headline guest Kevin Bridges with stand-up performances from Daniel Sloss, Milton Jones and Craig Campbell. 11:45 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Stakeout” (M s,l,v) - Two wisecracking cops assigned to a routine stakeout end up being anything but routine when one falls in love. 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Lab Rats 4:00 Seven News at 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:50 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 10: St Kilda vs Richmond. 10:30 Most Shocking: Top 20: Dumb Dudes - This week, catch the Top 20 most shocking dim-witted dudes! Who will make the list? 11:30 Special: The Last Days of Michael Jackson - For the first time, viewers are given an insight into the last days leading up to the tragic and suspicious death of music legend, Michael Jackson. 12:30 Movie: “Straight From The Heart” (PG) - A romantic drama about two very different people who meet through a dating service and go head to head in a battle of the sexes. 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 Korean News 5:40 Japanese News 6:15 Hong Kong News 6:35 Chinese News 7:05 German News 7:35 Italian News 8:05 Filipino News 8:40 Spanish News 9:30 Greek News 10:20 French News 11:00 Hindi News 11:30 Arabic News 12:00 Russian News 12:30 Turkish News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Rituals: Around the World in 80 Faiths: Latin America 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: Namibia: Fauna and Sands 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Town with Nicholas Crane: Perth 8:30 The Story of Wales: The Making of Wales 9:35 As It Happened: World’s Biggest Bomb 10.30 World News Australia 11.05 Movie: “Ah! The Libido” (M a,n,s) - Four women, all journalists for a French daily newspaper, make a pact on one of their regular lunch catch ups to satisfy their curiosities and visit a male prostitute - and then regather to compare notes. 12:35 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Secret” (MA a,l) When 11-year-old Johannes is found dead, the post mortem shows he was sexually abused. Detective Stefan Lindman is a friend of the victim’s father who demands he personally catch the person responsible. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

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4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Spicks And Specks: ‘80s Special 11:30 7.30 NT 12:00 Foreign Correspondant 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Collectors: Tarot 1:30 Eggheads 2:00 Football: SANFL: Round 10 - Teams TBA 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Somerset 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Tiger Tiger 8:30 The Body Farm: The body of a young male is found close to a wealthy businessman’s estate. Eve and her team use forensic evidence to move the investigation forward but struggle with the results. 9:30 Hustle: The gang are back with more exciting, sophisticated, if not a little bit shady, scams. 10:30 United States Of Tara: Snow - With the family at breaking point, Tara checks into an in-patient facility that specialises in dissociation, and her new doctor pushes her to recover lost memories. 10:55 United States Of Tara: Miracle - The family re-unites for the first time since Tara checked into the hospital. As Tara looks around at her family she realises she’s not who she is in spite of her alters, but because of them. 11:25 Rage Guest Programmer (MA a,l,d,h,n,s,v.)

5:30 Team Umizoomi 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today Saturday 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 PWC 10:00 Alive and Cooking 10:30 Children’s Programs 2:00 Kitchen Whiz 2:30 The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 3:00 Crusoe 4:00 Discover Downunder 4:30 National News - First At Five 5:00 Your 4x4 5:30 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. 7:10 The Voice 9:10 TBA 11:10 Movie: “The End Of The Affair” (MA s) - A passionate woman trapped in a sterile marriage, Sarah Miles is immediately and irresistibly attracted to brooding novelist Maurice Bendrix when they meet at a party given by Sarah’s worthy but unexciting civil servant husband, Henry. 1:15 Movie: “The Hunger” (M v,s, h) - Nothing Human Loves Forever. Centuries-old Egyptian vampire Miriam and her centuries-old lover, John feed on urban nightclub goers. But while Miriam can bestow a very long life on her lovers, she cannot grant them her immortality. 3:05 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:35 Danoz Direct / 5:00 Wesley Impact

5:30 Stitch! 6:00 Handy Manny 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show - Weekends 9:30 The Woodlies 10:00 Castaway 11:00 Erky Perky 11:30 V8 Xtra 12:00 That ‘70s Show 12:30 Outsourced 1.00 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 10: Geelong vs GWS 4.00 2012 AFL Premiership: Season Rnd 10: Fremantle vs Adelaide - The Dockers pulled off an away win against the Crows last time they met, so they’ll fancy their chances at Patersons Stadium. But Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson has delivered some good results this year. 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 10: Essendon vs Melbourne 7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 10: Port Adelaide vs Carlton 10:30 Most Shocking: Top 20: Good Times Gone Bad 11:30 Parking Wars 12:00 Special: Animal Cunning - This documentary takes an in-depth look into animal intelligence and explains if they are capable of rational thought. 1:00 Special: Africa Alive Part 1 2.00 Special: Africa Alive Part 2 3:00 Room For Improvement 3:30 Home Shopping / 4:30 Dr Oz

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:40 Japanese News 6:15 Hong Kong News 6:35 Chinese News 7:05 German News 7:35 Weatherwatch And Music 7:45 World Cup Qualifier: Argentina vs Ecuador 10:00 Greek News 10:20 French News 11:00 Hindi News 11:30 Arabic News 12:00 Russian News 12:30 Turkish News 1:00 San Remo Song Festival 2:55 Rubenstein By The Rubensteins 3:55 James Rhodes: Piano Man: Mad, Bad And Sad 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Rex in Rome: My Band Plays Rock 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Bollywood Star 8:30 Movie: “Dhoom 2” (M v) - Buddy cops Jai Dixit and Ali are back to face their toughest job yet. An international thief, known only as ‘Mr A’, plans to steal a priceless artifact in Mumbai and the police have got to stop him. Despite their precautions, Mr A manages to steal the artifact and, along with the beautiful Sunehri, heads to Rio with Jai and Ali in hot pursuit. 11:10 Movie: “Dororo” (MA v) - A warlord makes a deal with demons; he gets the power to rule the world in exchange for the body parts of his unborn son. When the baby grows up, he begins a quest to recover his lost body parts. 1:40 Ugly Americans: Treegasm 2:05 Ugly Americans: So You Want To Be A Vampire 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 03

SBS 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

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: Cathedrals 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick: NC Viper 2:00 New Tricks: Tiger Tiger 3:00 Into The Shadows: What’s Really Going On At The Movies 4:30 Stunt Love 5:00 Patrick White: Will They Read Me When I’m Dead? 5:30 480 MABO: My Father Eddie Mabo 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Hospital Chaplains: It’s Not Fair 7:00 ABC News 7:30 How To Grow A Planet: Plants have been the most powerful evolutionary force on Earth. Discover how plants, flowers and grasses have created and shaped the world we live in today, in the three-part series, How to Grow a Planet. 8:30 The Eye Of The Storm 10:25 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 10:55 Movie: “Shampoo” (MA l,s,d) - A social satire about a sexy male hairdresser who does more than just cut hair. 12:45 Order In The House 1:45 Movie: “The Senator Was Indiscreet” (G) - Melvin G. Ashton is a US Senator who wants to be President. His secret weapon - a diary documenting every shady deal his party’s made for 35 years. 3:05 Rage

5:30 Team Umizoomi 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Wide World Of Sports 10:30 Sunday Footy Show 12:30 Cybershack 1:00 Getaway 1:30 2012 Intrust Super Cup: Ipswich Jets v Northern Pride 3:30 Sunday Football: Brisbane Broncos v Newcastle Knights 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Block 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 The Mentalist: Ruby Slippers - Jane and the CBI investigate the death of a man whose charred body is found outside a cabaret where female impersonators perform. Among the top suspects: a list of people who had been bullying the victim. 9:00 Unforgettable: Allegiances 10:00 Road To London 10:30 Two And A Half Men: Damn You, Eggs Benedict 11:00 Flashpoint 12:00 What Would You Do? 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Phineas and Ferb 6:00 Jake and The Never Land Pirates 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 AFL Game Day 9:30 AFL Game Day 10:00 Footy Flashbacks 12:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 10: Brisbane vs West Coast 3:30 TBA 4:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 10: Collingwood vs Gold Coast - The SUNS travel to the MCG to take on last year’s Grand Finalist. Will the Magpies rest some stars and give the SUNS a sniff of victory away from home? 7:00 Dancing With The Stars 9:00 Downton Abbey: Downton is turned upside down with the arrival of the wounded officers. Branson intends to make General Strutt’s visit a day no one will forget. 10:15 TBA 12:15 Alan Sugar: The Apprentice - This week the teams must select and sell wedding dresses and accessories at a wedding exhibition. The team that makes the most money wins the challenge. 1:15 Room For Improvement 1:30 Home Shopping 2.30 NBC Today 3:30 NBC Meet The Press 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:50 Seven Early News

5:00 Latin American News 5:30 Portuguese News 6:00 Urdu News 6:30 Mandarin News Australia 7:00 Hungarian News 7:30 Polish News 8:00 Maltese News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 The Canadian Tenors: Live In Toronto 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Ushuaia: The World’s End 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost World: Dino Gangs 8.30 Prophets of Science Fiction: George Lucas 9.25 Movie: “Aftershock” (M a) - After a massive earthquake hits Tangshan in 1976, two seven-year-old twins are trapped beneath the rubble. Rescuers can save only one child, and their mother must make a heart-breaking decision. Left for dead, the other twin miraculously survives but having overheard her mother’s choice, refuses to reveal her identity. 11:55 Movie: “The White Masai” (M a,s,l) - Carola, a young Swiss woman holidaying with her boyfriend in Kenya, meets Lemalian, an impressive-looking Masai warrior. Captivated, Carola forsakes her relationship and comfortable life in Switzerland to stay with Lemalian and his tribe in the Kenyan bush. Based on a true story. 1:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 04

7 CENTRAL 5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “A Kiss Before Dying” (M l,v,s) 1:30 Dr Oz 3:00 Toy Box 3:30 Lab Rats 4:00 Seven News At 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 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. 9:30 Desperate Housewives 10:30 Private Practice 11:30 Auction Squad 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today / 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 The New Inventors 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 How To Grow A Planet 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 The Queen’s Coronation: Behind Palace Doors 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee River Pageant 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Midsomer Murders: Midsomer Life - When a man who has been missing for two weeks is found dead in the woods near Midsomer, Barnaby finds connections between him and a magazine editor known for his killing reviews of local hotels. 1:05 Movie: “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” - Teenagers go to extremes to meet the Fab Four in this frenetic account of The Beatles’ 1964 arrival in New York. 2:40 Rage 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 Korean News 5:40 Japanese News 6:15 Hong Kong News 6:35 Chinese News 7:05 German News 7:35 Italian News 8:05 Filipino News 8:40 Spanish News 9:30 Greek News 10:20 French News 11:00 Hindi News 11:30 Arabic News 12:00 Russian News 12:30 Turkish News 1:00 Movie: “Minimal Stories” (PG) In Spanish 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: Square Wheels 8:30 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy: Mexico 9:30 Shameless: Mimi becomes consumed by paranoia after suffering from insomnia, but an angelic face from the past helps her overcome her sleeping difficulties and reconnect with her daughter. The new girl at the brothel proves a hit when her innovative ideas to improve the business are a success, leading Lillian to form a bond with her - but Kelly smells a rat. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Buenos Aires Recyclers 1:00 Living Black 1:30 About Women: The Fertile Years 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

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 Q & A 1:30 Compass 2:00 A Royal Romance 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Time Team: The Secrets Of The Dunes, Kenfig 6:50 Minuscule: Beehive On A Troll 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Origins Of Us: Guts 9:25 QI: Genius 9:55 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne: June 10:25 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:40 Origins Of Us: Guts 1:35 Time Team: Secrets Of The Dunes, Kenfig 2:20 River Stories: Darley Woodlands Horse Stud 2:30 Football: VFL

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:00 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. 9:00 Tricky Business 10:00 CSI: NY: Taxi - When the body of a New Jersey cop is dumped from a cab outside the NYC police station, the CSIs suspect the “Cabbie Killer” has stepped up the game. However, Mac discovers that the cop was moonlighting as a taxi driver. 11:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:00 French Open Tennis Highlights 2012 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today 5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Engagement Reaction 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Flaming Spittoon Acquisition - Sheldon becomes jealous and considers taking his relationship with Amy to the next level when Stuart from the comic book store asks her out on a date. 8:30 Two Broke Girls: And The Spring Break 9:00 Two And A Half Men: Mr Hose Says “Yes” 9:30 Survivor: One World 10:30 Survivor: One World 11:30 French Open Tennis Highlights 2012 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Goodmorning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “If Wishes Were Horses” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Border Patrol 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Match It 4:00 Seven News At 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Jett confesses to Marilyn that he was the one that mugged her Alf collapses and is rushed to Hospital. 7:00 Border Security 7:30 The Force 8:00 Revenge: Scandal - As the murder scandal at the Fire & Ice party rocks the Hamptons, someone has to take the fall and the devastating turn of events call for desperate measures 9:00 Body Of Proof 11:00 30 Rock 11:30 Picture This 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

TUESDAY 05

IMPARJA

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives Children’s Programs 11:00 Country House Rescue 12:00 Midday 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 Report 12:30 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN 5:30 National News Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 River Cottage: Winter’s On 6:00 A Current Affair The Way 6:50 480: Mabo 6:30 The Block 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Hot Property 7:30 7.30 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Wilderbeest Implementation - Raj 8:00 Catalyst makes an attempt to cure his phobia of talking to women; and 8:30 Silk Penny spies on Leonard and Priya with the help of Bernadette. 9:30 Secrets Of The Superbrands: Food - Alex Riley is on the trail 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Engagement Reaction - Howard of the global food and drink superbrands. He travels the globe finally tells his mother that he’s marrying Bernadette, and the to find out how they became the global giants they are today news puts her in the hospital. and why they outsell their nearest rivals. 9:00 The Footy Show 10:25 Lateline 10:45 The Footy Show Late 11:00 The Business 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 11:25 Mapping The World: Spirit Of The Age 1:00 Danoz Direct 12:15 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 2:30 Newstyle Direct 1:25 Q&A 3:00 Good Morning America 2:25 Silk 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today 3:25 Rage

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “No Way Back” (M l,v,s) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Border Patrol 3:00 Toybox 3.30 Match It 4:00 Seven News At 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: After his mother is found dead, Jett is sent to live with a foster family. Logan returns to Summer Bay, only to realise that Indi is still in love with Romeo. Meanwhile, Liam is forced to question whether Hayley really is ready for a new life. 7:00 Once Upon A Time 8:00 Packed To The Rafters 9:00 TBA 10:45 Gangs Of Oz: In From The Cold - Tonight we look at eastern European organised crime syndicates who have infiltrated Australia since the collapse of communism. 11:45 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Unfair Competition” (PG) - In Italian 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Indian School: Howzat! 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Rupert Penry-Jones 8:30 Insight: Bikies 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Altiplano” (M a,l,v) - In Quechua, Spanish, French, English and Farsi. A former war photographer and her physician husband are caught up in a riot when locals in an Andean village vent their unhappiness with contamination from a nearby mine. A visually striking feature set against the majestic backdrop of the high Andes in Peru. 1:05 Movie: “The House Of Sand” (MA s,a,n) - In Portuguese. An epic film spanning three generations. In 1910, in Maranhão in north-eastern Brazil, Vasco de Sá moves with his pregnant urban wife Áurea and her mother Maria to a wilderness area that is surrounded by shifting sand dunes. After he is killed in an accident, the pair are left without any resources and Aurea is desperate to get back to civilisation 3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 06

ABC

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For The Juniors 10:15 Cyberchase 10:40 Maths Shorts 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 William And Kate: A Royal Love Story 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Day 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 The Librarians 12:00 Rock And Roll Nerd: The Tim Minchin Story 12:55 Movie: “Silent Running” (PG) - The loner crew member of a spaceship harbouring Earth’s last nature reserves goes renegade when he is instructed to jettison his beloved forests and return home. 2:30 Football: SANFL: Round 10: West Adelaide Vs Eagles

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Roomate Transmorgrification 8:00 The Mentalist: Redacted - The team investigates two attempted robberies, including one that left a shop owner dead; and another involving the man Jane hired to break into LaRoche’s home. 9:00 RPA 10:00 Embarrassing Bodies 11:00 Weeds: I Am The Table - Nancy gets a deeper insight of Esteban when their date is forcibly interrupted. Lisa learns about Silas’ pot growing activity, while Andy and Doug successfully smuggle illegal immigrants across the border. 11:30 French Open Tennis Highlights 2012 12:30 Eclipse 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Lethal Vows” (M a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Border Patrol 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Match It 4:00 Seven News at 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - Ruby asks Indi to let Romeo go. Alf is still weary of Harvey and Roo’s relationship. Liam’s worried about Heath’s involvement in Hayley’s life. Meanwhile, a discrepancy in Danny Braxton’s court case brings hope for an early release. 7:00 Australia’s Got Talent 8:30 TBA 11:00 Parks & Recreation 11:30 Eastbound & Down 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 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: The Vampire Fish 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Makay: Discovering The Last Eden 8:30 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve: South Africa To Zanzibar - The Indian Ocean washes some of the most beautiful and exotic locations on the planet. In this new six-part series, Simon Reeve brings his unique brand of adventure journalism to this fascinating and increasingly important area. 9:30 East to West: The Renaissance And Islam 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “Rapt” (M l,v) In French. A rich businessman is brutally kidnapped and a ransom of 50 million euros is put on his head. But when secrets about his personal life begin to unfold, it causes his family to question whether his life is really worth the ransom. 1:25 Movie: “The Sweet And The Bitter” (MA l,v) - In Italian. A revealing portrait of a young man’s seduction by the mafia that begins in the early 1980s and spans twenty years. 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

12 – Arafura Times

30 May - 5 Jun 2012

CROSSWORD No. 100

SUDOKU No. 100

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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.

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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. 100

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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If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.

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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.

SOLUTIONS No. 100

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) Time spent walking in the country will help you to calm down and focus your thoughts on an issue which has been troubling you recently. You need to make an important decision, and must get it right. Romance. A meeting on the way to work could prove more signiﬁcant than it seems at the time. Your feelings towards this person may take a while to fully develop, however.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Concerns about your work should soon be sorted out. You are a little bit of a worrier, and it is not surprising that you take this part of your life seriously. Romance. A comment about your appearance may get you down at ﬁrst. The person concerned won’t be serious, however: ﬁnd out what they really think about you!

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A powerful aspect to Jupiter this week will give your luck a boost. Don’t miss an opportunity which is risky but which carries a big reward. Romance. Your ability to read between the lines will help you to see through a recent admirer. This person is not as straightforward as you may want to believe.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t be surprised if you are asked for advice today. You may ﬁnd that your ideas are taken a little more seriously than usual at the moment. Romance. A dream later in the week will help to focus your thoughts on recent events. The imagery in the dream should give you a deeper insight into your own feelings about what been happening around you.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A dream will tell you everything that you need to know about a new friend. Your feelings towards this person may be ambiguous: if you go through your dream carefully you will be able to piece everything together. Romance. Your partner may be behaving a little strangely at the moment. Try to ﬁnd out what is going on.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Don’t give a secret away too soon! An air of mystery will make your friends believe that you are hiding more than you really are. Romance. Be careful not to be inﬂuenced too much by your emotions. You need a clear head at the moment.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) A move which is not really in your best interests should be forgotten about. You want to make a change in your career but this is not the right time. Romance. You might be feeling a little bit unloved. Let your partner know that you would like more support before this issue starts to create tension between you.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A surge of will-power is all you need to ﬁnally break a bad habit. Do your best not to slip back into your old ways! Romance. Your romantic life could be a little low-key at the moment.You may have to wait a week or so before things liven up. Be patient, and don’t make any rash moves in the meantime!

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A more positive attitude will help you to get over a frustration which has been dogging you over the past few weeks. Romance. You will be surprised when someone whom you were introduced to wants to get in touch. This person may not have made much of an impact on you at the time, but they will do so soon!

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Someone will let you down rather badly this week, perhaps without meaning to. Be careful of a situation which seems too good to be true. Romance. Your friends will be intrigued to ﬁnd out more about the person you have been spending so much time with recently. Keep the mystery up as long as you can.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) A friend whom you have not seen for a long time will shortly come back into your life. This person has changed a lot since the last time you saw them. Romance. Your emotions will be especially strong at the moment. You will respond well, so long as your partner treats you gently and with respect.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A friend whom you can normally rely on may suddenly let you down. This might not be the best time to put pressure on them, however, as they have other problems which you are not aware of. Romance. Your relationship will gradually strengthen over this week, so long as you are patient. If you try to rush things you will lose more than you gain.

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Nhulunbuy Town Board Inc. Report – Meeting 15 May, 2012 The Town Board met on Tuesday, 15 May 2012. Topics discussed at the meeting were – • NT Government Water Safety & Animal Welfare: Peter Cookson and Peter Phillips from the Department informed the Town Board about their activities and what the Department is responsible for. The Nhulunbuy Corporation will ensure that it applies the current Northern Territory requirements regarding swimming pool safety in town. • Hunting dogs: The Town Board raised the issue of the increasing number of hunting dogs in town that does not seem to be trained properly. The Board would like to take a more

proactive approach to the management of dogs and the Regulatory ofﬁcer will look at initiatives to encourage responsible dog ownership. • Rehabilitation of Gayngaru (Town Lagoon): The Board was advised that the requests to the Northern Land Council to ask for permission to proceed with the rehabilitation work on the lagoon has been resubmitted and that the Corporation was awaiting a response. • Resealing of roads: The Board was informed that the following roads will be reasealed during July/August 2012, subject to suitable tender prices being received and the water main replacement being completed in

each street: Melaleuka, Lillipilli, Tuckeroo, Acacia, Garnett, Westal, Mathew Flinders (cnr Arnhem Road), Arnhem (cnr Beagle), Chesterﬁeld (Jasper to Mathew Flinders). • Arc Park development: The design will commence early in April with earthworks, reticulation and planting being undertaken over July and August. • Digital TV and radio: The Board was informed that the installation of the two radio stations will happen in early June as the licenses have been received. The TV licenses are taking a bit longer, but installation should happen around August 2012.

• 40th Celebrations: The Board was provided with an update on the 40th celebration plans. Arrangements around the celebrations are progressing well. The banner competition for schools closes at the end of May. The ﬁlm festival will kick off soon and the ﬁlms will be judged on 10 August. • Parking at Town Centre: The Board was asked if businesses in town could be made aware that their staff should be parking in the Corporation business car park as the parking is for business customers. There being no further business the meeting closed at 10:35am. The next Town Board meeting is to be held on Tuesday, 19 June 2012.

Chairman: Dr Ross Theedom • Minute Taker: Estelle Cuperus • Telephone: (08) 8939 2200 • Registered Ofﬁce: Town Administration Ofﬁce, Endeavour Square, Nhulunbuy, NT 0881 • Postal Address: PO Box 345, Nhulunbuy, NT 0881 • Incorporated in Northern Territory

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NEW air charter company is promis- Embraer jet in operation and four more ing to get Queensland miners to work on order from Brazil. and home faster, according to the Mr Ryder says JetGo will be able Sun-Herald newspaper. to fly miners from Brisbane to Cairns JetGo Australia says it has received in the time it takes them to travel from the Civil Aviation Safety Authority’s Brisbane to Emerald on traditional green light and will start flying for services. the fly-in fly-out (FIFO) market soon. Sydney-based JetGo has bases in Brisbane, NHULUNBUY – 11 Aisa Street the Sunshine Coast and This single-storey, modern block home is Rockhampton. situated in a private location, backing on to It services the Bowen parkland. Basin, Cloncurry, Weipa, Features 3 bedrooms with built-in robes, airGroote Eylandt and conditioning and fans throughout, bathroom Mount Isa. with shower alcove, separate bath and vanity. Chief executive Separate WC. Spacious kitchen with overhead Jason Ryder says the and under bench storage, pantry, double company’s on-demand sink, dishwasher space, breakfast-bar, electric service will free miners stove with range hood. from the restrictions of • Spacious open plan dining and living area airline schedules. • High ceilings “A lot of the mining • Large internal laundry clientele want to move • Large bathroom early in the morning or • Ceramic tiling (bedrooms carpeting) early in the evening or • Carport they may wish to fly to • Security screens on entry doors and from airports that • Established lawns and gardens aren’t serviced by sched• Fully-fenced back and front gardens ules,” he told AAP. • Large outdoor patio with fans Apart from Alliance • Large garden shed with shelving Airlines, JetGo says it • Land size 815 sq.m will be the only QueensInspection by appointment only land operator with small regional jets. CONTACT: Mob 0467 543 283 • Ph 08 8987 2940 It has one 36-seat

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Nhulunbuy Community Guide Community organisations Arafura Dance Assoc. Contact: Liz Stephenson P: (08) 89870282 (B/H) or (08) 89873863 (A/H) or Rachel Wallis 0427 329 659

Nhulunbuy Toy Library Contact: Lorretta Peirce M: 04130913 127 E: westrett@optusnet.com.au Lodge Arafura Contact: Secretary P: 0418 831 120 or 0437 272 210

Arnhem Gun Club Contact: President, Grub Stevens E: grub.gove@bigpond.com

Gove Peninsula Festival Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490 E: govefestival@yahoo.com.au

Nhulunbuy Community Neighbourhood Centre Contact: Michelle Lowth P: 8987 2191 M: 0488 556 949

Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club Contact: Chris Putland P: 8987 8083

Nhulunbuy Child Care Centre P: 8987 3311 E: jaklwill@bigpond.com

Gove Peninsula Tennis Club Contact: Nicky Mayer P: 8987 2640

Arnhem Land Bowls Club Contact: Isobel Murray P: 0435 822 107, 8987 2120

East Arnhem Land Tourism Association Contact: John Tourish P: 8939 2000

Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

East Arnhem Rugby Union Contact: Eddie P: 0407 002 357

Gove Touch Footy Contact: Bec Thomson E: secretarygtouch@hotmail.com

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

8EAR Community Radio (Gove FM) Contact: Alicia Scobie P: 8987 1500

Gove Volleyball Assoc. Contact: Fred Rowe - Pres P: 0417 080 579 E: fredntash@froggy.com.au

Australian Breastfeeding Association Contact: Meaghan Kennedy P: 0438 175 260 Helpline:1800 686 2686 E: nhulunbuyba@gmail.com

Gove 8 Ball Contact: Adam White P: 0438 809 620

Junior 8 Ball Contact: Marian Richter P: 0402 355 499

Gove Astronomy Club Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre P: 8987 1701 E: art@yirrkala.com Captain Cook Comunity Centre Captain Cook Community Centre President: Richard Webb M: 0404 351 839 E: richard.webb@riotinto.com Endeavour Room Bookings: Contact: Lorretta Peirce M: 04130913 127 E: westrett@optusnet.com.au Gove Arts Theatre Contact: Chris Andrews P: 0428 856 392 E: sma44324@bigpond.com Nhulunbuy Playgroup Contact: Cassie McIllree P: 0418 322 719 E: nhulunbuyplaygroup@gmail.com

Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha P: 0437 141 291 Old Codgers: Contact: Shane Ogg P: 0423 172 139

RSPCA: Contact: Bev Goodchild P: 8987 2243

Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094

Nhulunbuy BMX Club Inc Contact: Donna Leahy, Secretary P: 0409 173 562 Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club Contact: Tony Foster P: 0414 423 196 E: nhulunbuy_motorcycleclub@ yahoo.com.au

Gove Netball Assoc. Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728

Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Paul Grover P: 0400 978 114

Gove Junior Football Club Contact: David Hill P: 0438 861 599

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: A/President Barry Scott P: 0418 808 357, 0499 054 850

Thu 31

Fri 01

Time 0219 0855 1517 2131

Time 0323 0952 1611 2237

Time 0439 1052 1710 2344

Ht 2.55 0.74 2.46 1.11

Ht 2.45 0.82 2.53 0.97

Sat 02 Ht 2.38 0.92 2.62 0.79

Time 0610 1156 1812

Ht 2.40 1.01 2.73

Sun 03

Mon 04

Time 0050 0732 1306 1913

Time 0155 0835 1422 2010

Ht 0.58 2.50 1.10 2.86

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Ht 0.38 2.61 1.13 2.97

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Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553 Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries

Sunday: Noon to 2.30pm at Common Room, Uniting Church. Ph: 0434 059611 or 8987 8268. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Brother Forbes 0428 767 616 – Sunday 10am.

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

NHULUNBUY

Day

Total Per head Total Per head Total Per head Kilolitres of Pop: Lt Kilolitres of Pop: Lt Kilolitres of Pop: Lt

5178

1363

6400

1684 -1222

5016

1320

4400

1158

616

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783

Wednesday 16/05

5285

1391

5400

1421

-115

-30

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272

Thursday 17/05

5864

1543

4800

1263

1064

280

Friday 18/05

5744

1512

3900

1026

1844

486

Saturday 19/05

4443

1169

5000

1316

-557

-147

5143

1353

3400

895

1743

458

9651 33300

8763

3373

888

Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525 T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training P: 8987 2562

Tue 05 Time 0254 0931 1526 2102

W/E May 20 W/E May 20 Variance Actual Usage Target Usage

Tuesday 15/05

Ht 0.23 2.69 1.13 3.06

NOTE: these are predictions only, subject to change due to prevailing weather conditions. It is recommended you use this table as a guide only.

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Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ph: 8987 2375 / 0419 465 045

Monday 14/05

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 30

OASIS Christian Assembly Pastor Phil Sampson – Ph: 8987 1522 / 8987 1369

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

Nhulunbuy Amateur Swimming Club Contact: Steve Dowzard P: 0417 833 060

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938

Queens Bus (Variety NT) Contact: Angie Moyle P: 0408 838 498 or Facebook us at: Queens - Variety NT

MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607

Gove Game Fishing Club Contact: Ian Dickinson P: 0428 897 814

Nhulunbuy Child Care Services Inc. Contact: Tracey Chrzanowski P: 8987 3311

Church services

Sacred Heart Catholic Church Father Barry Hanson – Ph: 8987 1533 Vigil Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday Service 8.30am

Sunday 20/05 TOTAL

36673

-321 162

Other Cities Av. Consumption / Head of Pop. Brisbane 270 • Darwin 1100 • Perth 340

Weather details Temperature (oC) Max Min Rainfall Monday 21 29.7 22.9 0.4 Tuesday 22 29.7 22.9 0.4 Wednesday 23 27.0 23.3 12.6 Thursday 24 28.0 23.4 16.8 Friday 25 24.2 21.0 55.0 Saturday 26 24.3 21.1 1.4 Sunday 27 24.2 20.9 7.8 Monthly total rainfall to date: 182.2 mm

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, May 21 to Sunday, May 27

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1014.8 hPa on Friday Min: 1008.9 hPa on Thursday Averages for the month of May Max temp: 29.9 Min temp: 22.6 Rainfall: 82.4 mm

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Former EARU junior a top Colt for Uni.

A FORMER East Arnhem Rugby Union (EARU) junior, Rhys Mulholland (pictured left), is making great progress in the Brisbane Premier Colts division Rhys is currently playing fly-half for the top-of-the-ladder Queensland University rugby club. The University club is currently unbeaten in all four divisions in the Colts competition. Rhys had made such and impression in the short time he has been playing in the Brisbane competition that the University club has arrangedfpr Queensland Reds fullback Johno Lance to work with him to future his development. Until now Rhys has played his entire rugby union career as an East Arnhem Rugby Union player. In an extract from the University of Queensland media website ‘Prem Colts power over Norths’ by Jarrod Willis, Rhys’ efforts were noted: ‘A high-class effort from flyhalf Rhys Mulholland in the second-half made the difference in the end, giving a few eye-catching, no-look inside balls to put his team-mates through the advantage line on several occassions pushing his side out to a 38-7 win. “Rhysy (Rhys Mulholland) is originally from the Northern Territory and hasn’t really played much structural footy, but is a good talent and coming along really well,” coach Cameron MacIntosh said.’

Netball mum search closes Sunday

New musical career for grannies The Eye of the Cyclone WERE you watching the build up to the Eurovision Song Contest last week? It has been a carnival to put all other carnivals in the shade. It has everything - politics, beautiful people, a venue more glitzy than Las Vegas, revolting students, invading geriatrics, television teams, radio teams, security teams, all that was missing was a flying visit by a well-groomed but brain-dead American Presidential Hopeful. Oh, I was forgetting. And music. Well, sort of music. Any Eurovision song has to be a hit with the jury in milliseconds, or it will be dumped in the rush to get through all the other songs. It needs instant impact, or nothing. It will make it, or be forgotten instantly like yesterday’s Tweet or SMS. For the winner, there is the immense satisfaction of standing in the spotlights, holding a golden prize and crying through their national anthem. Australians would be absolute

naturals for a competition like that. We love glitzy, we love competitions, and we hunger for those golden prizes. So how come we were not there? The stars of the show were the babushki from Buranovo, a group of older ladies from the Udmurt Republic of Central Russia. They have a problem. Their village of 658 souls lacks a church, and they lack the money to build one. They decided to raise funds by forming a pop group. They are not young - the six of them have 486 years between them - and they do not seem to have grasped the basics of stage presentation for female pop singers. No spray-on clothes and highkicking dances for them. They wear colourful head scarfs, and many layers of traditional dresses (to keep the Russian cold out), topped off with their best pinafores - beautiful patchwork designs in red plus all sorts of other colours.

They keep all 12 feet firmly on the ground as they sing, but they do bob vigorously up and down in time to their music. They look wonderfully like a line of Russian dolls on springs. The point is not whether they win (they didn’t, they came second) but that they have competed. And where were our grandmothers? Sitting on the veranda with a dark’n’stormy, no doubt. Australia deserves better. So Granny, go buy yourself new traditional daggy shorts and tee shirts, sew sequins onto your thongs, and start practising! I expect to see you up there next year.

Volleyball scores Results for the games played on May 22. Fred Who? defeated Besties 2 stes to 1; best players Sam, Jo, Josh and Troy. Congo defeated Techo Tigers 2-1; best players Cherie, Tara, Justin and Stanford. Reach Out defeated Mad Hatters 2-1; best players Catherine, Tina, Alan and John. Spike in the Trend defeated The Wilsons 2-1; best players Maggy, Bree,

Russell and Steve. Energisers defeated Set to Kill 2-0; best players Lara, Layla, Leigh and Paul. Billwhacked defeated Caustic Jocks 2-1; best players Maggi, Gabi, Michael an Rajeev. Meet the Blockers defeated To Kill a Blocking Nerd 3-0; best players Laura, Fiona, Luke and Thomas. Drink Spikers defeated Rubber Ducks 3-0; best players Lillian, Alisha,

Kris and Thomas. Russia defeated Net Assets 3-0; best players Saraj, Sally, Matt and Davin. Hi N Ezy defeated Court Jesters 2-1; best players Jacinta, Alma, Semisi and Rick. Indecision defeated One Hit Wonders 2-0; best players Ellie, Angie, Fred and George. Ballz Up defeated YSOSRS 3-0; best players Olivia, Elizabeth, Paul and Ash.

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Gove Closed Tennis titles great start to the year TENNIS Gove has hit the ground running in 2012. Following on from winning National awards with Tennis Australia, the club is continuing to grow and develop, and to hit the year into gear the Gove Closed tournament was played with 96 competitors competing over two weekends of tennis. Starting with the juniors, 53 competitors played in red, orange and green ball events and 12’s and 16-and-under singles and doubles. With the weather conditions somewhat rain affected, match formats were reduced. A record number of entries in the green ball and orange ball divisions made for great junior tennis. With 20 competitors lined up in the green ball, there was a mixture of the regulars but the highlight was the number of new competitors. With 34 matches played to get an eventual winner, it took 242 games and 1102 minutes to play.

A very close contest in the orange ball singles with Jaylee Johnson, Jamie Jones, Jacob Meersbergen and Charlie Miller making it through to the semi-final. Some great tennis and rallies from all players but it was Jacob over Charlie and Jamie over Jaylee that made it through to the final. A great contest between Jamie and Jacob with the boys chasing every ball. Finally Jacob got over the line with a very close 4-3 win. Palak Bangia and Mackenzie Asplin went through to the orange ball consolation final. Palak was too strong and took the consolation final 4-0. In the orange ball doubles, Charlie Miller and Remi Grieve were too strong for their opponents not dropping a match or a game having convincing wins, three wins, 12 games for and 0 games against. Coming in second place was new players to the club Josh Blundell and Laughlan Merrett. The boys did a great job for their first tournament and will be tough to beat in future events. In the green ball singles of the semifinals were between Zachary Scott-Jones and Chloe Grieve and in the opposite

semi, Anthony Miller and Jack Kirby. Zachary accounted for Chloe in short time but it was a very close match between Anthony and Jack. Jack coming from a swimming background was competing in his first tennis tournament. Not having the same experience as Anthony took it right to the wire with all parents on the edge of their seats. The boys were pretty exhausted by this stage but hung in there to play long rallies and some very close line shots. With the score see-sawing finally Anthony got over the line with 7-6 (8-6) tiebreak score to meet Zachary in the final. Again this was a great match and a very tactical game, but Zachary had a bit more in the tank and took out the final 6-3. In the green ball doubles the match format was amended to catch up on time due to rain delays. Remi Grieve and Zachary were too strong for their round robin pool making into the final against Jack Kirby and Luke Jardine. Luke and Jack lacking in court awareness were competitive and will be very strong juniors in future events. Zachary and Remi were too strong and took the green ball doubles title 6-3. In the 12 singles Zachary had a great event making it through to the semis again, against Anthony Miller. This was

a very close game and could have gone either way ending in a tie break. Both boys put their body on the line diving for balls that most would not have even tried for. Sore and tired bodies at the end of the three days saw Zac just hang in there eventually winning the semi 7-6(7-5). In the opposite semi, Brendan O’Sullivan was too strong for Eytahnyia Scott-Jones moving into the final against Zachary. This match was postponed to later in the week. What all thought would be a win to Brendan, Zachary was in form and took it right to Brendan playing some great tennis. Brendan, two years older than Zach, kept his composure and just got a narrow win 7-6 (7-5). The 12&U doubles was also very close with a tie on points. Brendan and Jack teamed up together and were pipped at the post by Zachary and Anthony. With both team three wins and one loss in the round robin it was down to their match against each other. Again it was another tie break match but this time Zachary and Anthony got this one 7-6(7-4). In the 16&U singles, Jake Larsen, Harry Walker, Joseph Mayer and Brendan O’Sullivan made it through to the semi. Some great tennis from Harry but he

was no match for Jake. Harry allowing emotions get the better of him could not stay focused. Joseph and Brendan had a great match but Brendan was too strong going through to the final to play Jake Larsen. This was a good game with both boys playing some great forehands. Jake having a bigger serve took out the match 6-3. Jake Larsen and Joseph Mayer were too strong for their opponents in the 16 doubles going through the round robin un defeated. Finishing in second place was Eytahnyia Scott-Jones and Harry Walker. Continued Page 19 > >

Jack Kirby in action.

Nicole Hovelroud during the tournament. But the orange ball level out did these stats with 26 competitors and 51 matches. In our red ball singles, seven competitors matched it out on the red-ball courts having some great rallies and, most of all, fun. Isaac Meersbergen had a great red ball event not dropping a match, winning his six matches and a score line of 126 points for and 55 against. Coming in at the runner-up position was Bridget Keehne, playing in her first tournament. Bridget won four and lost two matches and finished up with 104 points for and 91 against. In the red ball doubles Jacob Mery and Noah Blundell went through undefeated, but just got through with a very close win over Kassidy Willmott and Bronte Lane 21-20.

Jason Bower ready to serve.

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Red Ball Singles: Winner Isaac Meersbergen and R-up Bridget Keehne. Red Ball Doubles - winners Noah and Jacob, R-up Kassidy and Bronte. Green ball singles semi-final.

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Gove Closed Tennis Titles < < From Page 18. SENIORS The following weekend saw the seniors take to the court for their first tournament on the calendar. Again entries were good with 43 players competing. There was no rain around this weekend so matches flowed without interruption. Scotty Sims dusted off the cobwebs once again to contest the singles making it into the semis. Paul Augustin, playing in his first tournament, had great matches also making into the semi. Ben Jones had missed a few tournaments due to knee surgery but hadn’t lost any form also into the men’s singles semi. Making up the fourth player was Bintang Daly. Bintang worked hard against Ben pushing Ben to his limits. Ben having a stronger serve and ground strokes just got through with one service break moving into the final at 6-4. Paul and Scott also a very hard fought contest. Shot for shot was a great game to watch. Scott not having much left in the tank couldn’t hold on and lost out to Paul also 6-4. The show down was now on between Ben and Paul. A great game but Ben finally got through posting the win over Paul. In the women’s social singles Donna-Marie Grieve was missing from the line up with a shoulder injury so the title was open to anyone to take. Also a lot of newcomers to the club making it through to the finals. First in was Vanessa Stacy. Sarah Carlile did well also making it through to the semi along with Darcie Hockings and Eytahnyia Scott-Jones. The semis were one sided with Vanessa and Eytahnyia getting through to a final showdown. Eytahnyia may be overwhelmed by her older counterpart, was no match for Vanessa going down 2-6. The men’s open singles was going to be a great contest with all the Tuesday regulars entered. Seeded number 1, was Christo Esterjuyse in pool 1, and Derrian Rungun the second seed in the opposite pool. Both guys went through to the final but were struggling with soreness. It was a great final with some big blows up and down the court. Only playing one set to six Derrian got a service

break and took the final 6-4. The ladies social doubles was a great contest and saw some close matches. Playing in her first tournament Nicole Hovelroud seemed a little lost on the court (used to the netball court) but settled into her matches and was quick at the net. Catherine Jones teamed up with

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daughter Eytahnyia but could not keep the ball in play and missed out on the top two. Also playing with her daughter was Michelle Hockings and daughter Darcie. Making up the other doubles teams was Sharon Mery and Maria Muldoon and Anna Harris and Jackie Willmott. There was lots of fun and laughter on the court, but it was Vanessa Stacy and Nicole Hovelroud getting a narrow win over Anna and Jackie in a tie break 7-6(7-1). In the men’s social doubles it was a one -sided affair with Brendan Muldoon and Scott Sims going through undefeated. Coming in in second place was father and son team Des and Brendan O’Sulllivan. Also giving it a go in their first tournament was Sean and Tony O’Connor. Enjoying themselves and giving it ago, the ball would not do what they wanted to do. It was a very tight men’s open doubles with three teams finishing equal on points. Going right down to the very last point, it was sheep stations on the line. Christo and Derrian had lost to Michael Mayer and Scott Sims, but Paul and Jason Bower had lost to Christo and Derrian taking it to a

count back to get a winner. The results finished with: Christo and Paul : sets 2-1, games 17-14 Paul and Jason ; sets 2-1, games 17-14 Michael and Scott ; sets 2-1, games 14-14 Stuart and Rob ; sets 0-3, games 9-18 The mixed doubles is always the fun events of any of the club’s tournaments. With entries down on previous tournaments in the social, it was Jackie Willmott and Brendan Muldoon taking the title marginally over Madeleine and Jake Larsen. In the Open doubles Murray Knyvett dusted the cobwebs off his racquet and dragged his body onto the court to go through undefeated with partner Nicky Mayer. Runner up went to Vanessa Stacy and Derrian Rungan. The club would like to thank all the players that entered and the volunteers that helped in the kitchen and with umpiring the junior matches. Don’t forget the BP Gove Classic is commencing soon, June 1-3 for the seniors and June 15-17 for the juniors. Collect your entry forms from the club house or contact club manager - Nicky Mayer 8987 2640.

Vanessa Stacy during her game.

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