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MUSIC FOR THE EYES: Arafura Dance’s Sugar Plums combined with the Darwn Symphony Orchestra on Saturday night as a part of a great night of family entertainment. More photos, Page 10.>>

Record production for Gove operations By COREY BOUSEN PACIFIC Aluminium’s General Manager Gove Operations Frank Willsdon says the business is progressing well in its current drive for efficiency. In a statement to Arafura Times following last week’s front-page report on the declining local economy, Mr Willsdon said there has been a reduction of 50 roles jobs through a process of natural attrition, while record production was achieved in June. Mr Willsdon’s full statement is as follows: “The aluminium industry is facing tough market

conditions in the form of low aluminium prices, higher costs of production and a high exchange rate. “Gove Operations is leaving no stone unturned as we work to make our bauxite mine and alumina refinery resilient in any market conditions. “We have a very good team at Gove Operations who are implementing improvements across our business that provide a solid platform to secure our long-term future. Continued, Page 2. >> Rates rises ‘to a minimum’, Page 2 >> Chamber of Commerce concern, Page 3 >>

Gove Operations General Manager Frank Willsdon.

Concert ‘outstanding success’ CLOSE to the entire town of Nhulunbuy was at the high school oval on Saturday night to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment provided by the Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and a few local special guests. Event sponsor Air North flew the 50-strong orchestra, along with their 10 tonnes of instruments and equipment, on a dedicated Embraer jet into Gove airport on Saturday. Families arrived in a steady stream from 5pm to set up and enjoy a sunset picnic before the the show began at 6pm. Under the leadership of Chief Conductor Leif Sunstrup, the musicians combined with local dancers and musicians to perform a unique program that ranged from classical to the contemporary. The various dance teams from Arafura Dance, resplendent in their magnificent costumes, featured throughout the night and were a particular highlight. A quartet from the DSO spent Thursday and Friday last week visiting local schools and introducing students to classical music, with interactive performances that caught the attention of the students who were fortunate enough to attend. DSO General Manager Guy Ross, who lived in Nhulunbuy as a child, said the visit by the orchestra was an “outstanding success” and he thanked the Gove Operations of Pacific Aluminium, Air North and other sponsors for making the event possible.

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Arafura Times. “We’ve seen some significant reductions in TOWN Administrator Dr Ross Theedom says staffing around town and in this environment it is Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited will be keeping probably going to be 12 to 18 months before things rate rises for 2013 at a bare minimum given the tight are going to pick up.” Dr Theedom was speaking following last economic climate in town. “We talk to a lot of businesses in town and yes, they week’s report that the local economy has shrunk are struggling because there is not much work around significantly as Pacific Aluminium implements and it is becoming much more competitive,” he told efficiency initiatives at its Gove Operations. NCL, which operates on a calendar year basis, increased property rates by 5 per for 2012, but Dr Theedom says the rates increase for 2013 will be as small as possible. “All of the Corporation’s programs are trading hours funded through rate collection and we recognise that we cannot increase our rates too high monday – friday because of the impact on the town.” 5.30am to 6pm At the same time, increased operational costs saturday and sunday for NCL due to inflation and the carbon tax means 5.30am to 4pm that a small rate increase will still be required, he public holidays Cnr Westal St & said. 5.30am to 4pm Matthew Flinders Way “We’re not for profit and we don’t have massive amounts of money available. All of our infrastructure is starting to fail.”

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The Corporation has sped up its program to replace water mains throughout the township, which has significantly reduced the number of expensive call outs required to fix leaks, Dr Theedom said. NCL has commenced its budgetary process, with a final decision on rates to be ratified by the NCL Board towards the end of the year.

HARD AT WORK: Excavator operator Mita Dargaville, Trapper (centre) and Garry Tomkinson have been working to replace water pipes along Jasper Road in recent weeks. Upgrading of the town’s water infrastructure has been effective in reducing the number of emergency call outs due to burst water mains.

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Rio Tinto chief executive Tom Albanese told analysts during a conference call last week that the Pacific Aluminium asset “probably most in the position of losing cash in the current market would be the Gove refinery”. He said its performance had not only been affected by the “weakness in the aluminium markets, but also the high cost of (diesel) fuel required for the steam, for the refining process,” the Australian newspaper report said. Rio chief financial officer Guy Elliott said the trade sale or float of Pacific Aluminium was being hampered by the aluminium industry’s tough conditions. “It’s not the easiest environment in which to do this,” he said. In the meantime, Pacific Aluminium was “focused on running this business in a very lean manner”, more along a private equity model line. “And we are pleased with the progress that’s being made there,” Mr Elliott said. He also highlighted that closure of the Gove refinery is not on the agenda, said The Australian newspaper. “In respect of closures, we are not looking at that at the moment. It is certainly true that some of the businesses are challenged, but we’re focused on trying to improve them through various actions,” Mr Elliott said.

attended the auction at the Walkabout Lodge on Saturday morning, which was conducted by LJ Hooker on behalf of the vendor Telstra. The three-bedroom house at 12 Husnes Avenue, which was the last property to be auctioned on the day, yielded the top price of $500,000, while the three-bedroom home at 3 Wilga Close sold for $491,000.

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“Other operations” gross revenue for the six months to June was US$3.58 billion, down 13.3 per cent on the US$4.13 billion in revenue in the first half of 2011, while earning before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) was -US$72 million, compared to US$448 million a year before. The global miner’s official profit announcement stated: “Rio Tinto’s other operations incurred a first half loss after tax of US$228 million compared with earnings of US$91 million in 2011 first half. “This primarily related to the 13 non-core aluminium assets which were transferred out of the Aluminium group following the 17 October 2011 streamlining announcement. These assets are now managed and reported separately from Rio Tinto Alcan while the Group progresses divestment options.” The Gove alumina refinery was described by The Australian newspaper as the “worst performer” among Rio Tinto’s “ailing aluminium interests”. An August 10 article on The Australian newspaper website, titled: “Rio casts doubt on refinery’s future” said the unprofitable performance of the Gove refinery raised “questions about the future of the remote operation in the absence of a sustained improvement in prices for its intermediate aluminium product”.

<< From Page 1. “We achieved our highest ever monthly production in June this year and are ahead of our plan to reduce costs. “With tough market conditions expected to continue for some time it is important that we have an effective and efficient organisation structure that will make us globally competitive. As people choose to leave the business we are reviewing their roles to see if there are more efficient ways to complete our work. This has supported a reduction of 50 roles across site this year. This has involved some employees being moved to different roles, but no employees being made redundant. “Productivity improvements have also supported a reduction in the number of contractors needed on site. “Gove Operations has been in business for 40 years and tackled tough market conditions before. Our focus remains on Gove Operations’ future,” Mr Willsdon said. Mr Willsdon’s comments coincide with Rio Tinto reporting last week that its “other operations”, which primarily consists of Pacific Aluminium, made a US$228 million ($239 million) loss after tax in the first half of 2012, down from US$91 million in earnings for the corresponding period a year before.

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The three-bedroom home at 4 Mimosa Avenue was the cheapest house to sell on the day, fetching $475,000. The three-bedroom property at 13 Husnes Avenue, which was the first property to go under the hammer, was passed-in at $450,000. All properties were offered on a vacant possession basis.

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Chamber concerned at state of ‘declining local economy’ THE East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce says it is concerned about the state of the declining local economy, and says it will continue to engage with Pacific Aluminium on the matter going forward. “The Chamber of Commerce is, of course, concerned about

the impact on the local economy of changes being made by Pacific Aluminium to their contractor workforce,” Executive Committee Chairman Tim Bunton (right) said. “The Chamber has been engaged with the company to try and identify the issues, but is also aware that Pa-

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Uncertain fate for our Pal By COREY BOUSEN

LIKE most little kids, Pal can’t feed himself, poops uncontrollably, loves playing under the sprinkler and waddles devotedly behind his dad around the backyard while dad does his chores. Unlike most kids, Pal is actually a pelican - but don’t tell him that. It is thought that Pal is not yet fully grown, and, to his great detriment, appears to have been raised from a chick by humans and has an unnatural affection and dependence on mankind. His imprinting with humanity means our pelican protagonist - who can only fly a few yards, can’t catch his own dinner and doesn’t like saltwater that much - has a fair bit to learn in life if he is to make the break from man and return to the protective wings of his pelican kin. The sometimes stroppy and always stinky Pal, who communicates through a booming, enraged gargling sound, has beaks-full of character and follows around his adopted dad Tom Brown like a puppy dog. (Nobody actually knows if Pal is a boy or a girl - except for Pal, of course - but everyone refers to the pelican as a ‘him’, so that will have to do until we have some better information). Pal’s favourite past-times are being hand-fed fish and sitting under the sprinkler in the backyard, which for the time being is a beautiful spot out at Ski Beach’s Drimmie Head. The future is uncertain for our hapless hero, however, as Tom and his wife, Lynsey, are to leave town in mid-November for their new life in New Zealand. Lynsey is Nhulunbuy’s dedicated wildlife carer, having looked after birds in distress on numerous occasions. But Lynsey took on her biggest wildlife challenge yet when Pal came to live with her at the end of July. But it’s Tom that Pal has really taken a shine to, getting quite excited when a

company and the business community going forward.” The comments from the Chamber of Commerce follow a sharp decline in employment in Nhulunbuy as Pacific Aluminium implements efforts to make its operations more efficient. Some contractors have laid off staff numbering into double digits, while other businesses around town have seen their sales fall by 25 per cent in 2012. Electrical wholesaler Auslec recently made the decision to close its local operation as a result. ADVERTISEMENT

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Adopted dad Tom Brown takes great care of Pal the pelican, providing him with fresh fish and a sprinkler to sit under, but Pal will soon need a new home. INSET: Terrier-cross Connie is a wary companion to Pal, who’s not shy in giving her a nip with its massive beak when the dog comes too close. glistening pilchard or mullet is on offer she says. from Tom’s hand. “These are the things that are bad as “He’s got to be released back into far as people who acquire birds like this the wild,” Lynsey says, when asked and keep it as a bit of entertainment in about Pal’s future. their house,” Ms Verdel said. “He really is a lot of work to look “Really, what they’re doing is just after. The novelty would wear off pretty so cruel. It’s going to be hard to release quick,” she said. this guy successfully with the trust it Tom agrees: “He’s just got to get has with humans and even the trust it back with other pelicans. There’s no has with dogs.” injuries to it, or anything.” Tom has had some initial contact Rachael Verdel, who first picked up with the rangers at Dhimurru, and it is Pal after a tip-off, said she was sure the hoped they can work together to come bird “has been in care with humans for up with a plan for Pal’s future. some time”. Arafura Times will keep our readers “Birds imprint quite easily. This up-to-date with what’s happening pelican certainly thinks he’s human,” with Pal.

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receive treatment. Locally, Mrs Walker said the NT Government has been able to recruit doctors with obstetrics skills that allows to be able to give birth locally. Each candidate admitted the many complications relating to developing public infrastructure on Aboriginal land was causing long delays in improving the Central Arnhem Highway and dealing with the shortage of housing in the region. Health was an important issue among the public who attended, with several questions on this topic posed to the candidates.

Walker at prohibitive odds to win By MARK BOUSEN INCUMBENT Labor Member Lynne Walker is at prohibitive odds to retain the seat of Nhulunbuy at the State election later this month. Mrs Walker is rated a $1.15 chance by sportingbet.com.au for the August 25 poll. Her opponents are at generous odds for a three-person contest, with the CLP’s Allen Fanning at $6.50 and independent Kendall Trudgen at the double-figure odds of $10. In layman’s terms, that means punters will win 15c for every $1 they invest on Mrs Walker to win. Therefore, a punter who bets $100 for Mrs Walker to retain the

seat will receive a return of $115. While Mrs Walker is regarded as a “certainty� for the ALP, sportingbet considers the CLP will form government, ending Labor’s 11-year term in office. The CLP is rated a $1.75 chance, easing out from a $1.65 during the last week, while the ALP has tightened to $2.05 from $2.20 during the same period. Across the 25 seats in the election, the bookmaking firm has the CLP rated to win 13 seats, ALP 11 and Independent one. However, the betting in three of the seats is extremely close, and, if as likely to be as closely contested as indicated by the market, they could determine the outcome of the election. There is only a 15c differential

in the seat of Arnhem, with the CLP at $1.80 and ALP at $1.95. In the seat of Brennan, the CLP is at $1.70 and ALP at $2.10, while, in Sanderson, the CLP is in the market at $1.75 and Labor at $2.00. Nhulunbuy was created in 1974 and has had only four members. CLP’s Milton Ballantyne held the seat from 1974 to 1980, with Labor holding it since - Dan Leo (1980-1990), Syd Stirling (1990-2008) and Mrs Walker since 2008. Mrs Walker won with 1936 votes or 74.2% of the vote, a drop of 1.3% from Labor’s vote in the previous election. The seat has more than 4000 voters, and covers an area of more than 80,000 sq km.

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Dangerous driver avoids jail A MAINTENANCE worker, described by the magistrate as “driving like a mad man”, has narrowly escaped jail after being convicted on three charges stemming from a 45-minute police chase during which he dangerously drove his car at a police vehicle on nine occasions. The man’s reckless driving was reported by Yirrkala community members to Nhulunbuy police on the night of 16 March this year, with police first attempting to pull-over the man at 11.45pm. The offending driver, who had borrowed his step-father’s Landcruiser without permission, was reported by police to have reached speeds of up to twice the legal speed limit of 40 km per hour, while also driving onto pedestrian areas in his bid to avoid arrest. The chasing officers were forced to take evasive action on nine occasions, when the the offender drove his vehicle at police, the police prosecutor said when reading the statement of facts to the court. The chase ended unhappily for the man shortly after midnight when he crashed the Landcuriser which subsequently rolled onto its side. The solicitor acting for the offender told the court that the life-long Yirrkala resident, who admitted to having drunk a six pack of VB and a quantity of Jim Bean bourbon prior to the police chase, was suffering from depression due to relationship problems with his partner, and “doesn’t know why he jumped into the car”. After his arrest, the offender voluntarily entered 12 weeks of rehabilitation to treat his depression and issues with alcohol and has since abstained from drinking alcohol. Magistrate Greg Smith, in sentencing the offender to a total of three months jail, suspended immediately, told the offender he would have gone to jail if he hadn’t undertaken the rehabilitation treatment. “It is a serious matter driving like a mad man in a motor vehicle . . . and it is very bad conduct in terms of driving at a police car,” Magistrate Smith said when sentencing the offender. The maintenance worker was also disqualified from driving for six months.

of beer the night before and expect to be under the legal limit the next morning. The gardener said his conviction was “a wake up call”.

Licence required to drive A Yirrkala man, who crashed an unregistered vehicle into a pole while driving unlicensed, was fined a total of $825 in Nhulunbuy Magistrate’s Court last Wednesday. The offender, who has never held a drivers’ licence, said he drove in his mother-in-law’s unregistered and uninsured car to the local health clinic on 25 July this year to pick up his wife and two-month-old daughter, because it was raining. Then man, whose baby daughter was receiving a medical check up, then crashed into a pole as he arrived at the local clinic, alerting the staff inside. Magistrate Smith told the offender he will need to get his licence if he is to legally conduct such family duties.

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NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AWARDS

Two awards to Arnhem Land artists Words, photos by MATT GARRICK in Darwin

WHEN artists Djirirra Wunungmurra and Jack Newilil return to their remote Arnhem

ABOVE: Telstra Award winning artist Djirirra Wunungmurra with Chairman of ANKAAA (Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists Inc) Djambawa Marawili AM. LEFT: Intricacies from Djirirra Wunungmurra’s winning artwork, Yukuwa. ELECTORAL NOTICE

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Land communities from the 2012 Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards, they won’t be going home empty handed. They will both be bringing their newly acquired Telstra Awards along with them. The award ceremony, held at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin on August 10, is among the most-coveted annual events in the Indigenous art world. The major prize on offer was the $40,000 Telstra Award, this year scooped up by Tiwi Islander Timothy Cook, for his mesmerising artwork, Kulama, which was painted using all natural pigments. There were also four individual category awards up for grabs, and Yirrkala’s Ms Wunungmurra and Maningrida artist Mr Newilil each scored a gong from these. Ms Wunungmurra won the Telstra Bark Painting Award for her intricate bark piece named Yukuwa. Wearing his rust-coloured cowboy hat, Newilil accepted The Wandjuk Marika Memorial Three-Dimensional Award, for his stunning work, Namorrodo. Both artists will receive a monetary prize of $4000 for their winning entries. Ms Wunungmurra comes from an artistic heritage. Her father, Yanggarriny Wunungmurra, was also a prolific bark artist who won the Telstra Award first prize in 1997, and her brother won a Telstra New Media Award in 2010. Art Coordinator from Yirrkala’s BukuLarrnggay Mulka Centre Will Stubbs said the artist was very excited to win her first Telstra Award. “It’s a great example of the strength of Gangan, her homeland community, and of the homeland movement in general,� said Stubbs. “It’s thanks to this homeland movement that we have artists of this level of knowledge and skills able to share with the wider community such important stories so beautifully.� Wunungmurra said the name of her winning work, Yukuwa, means yam, whose

annual reappearance is a metaphor for the increase and renewal of the people and their land. Mr Newilil, whose work is made from natural materials including paperbark, bush string, beeswax and feathers, said his piece tells a story from right back in his father’s time. “It’s a men’s business story. It’s a very sacred piece to me,� said Newilil. The artwork tells the dreamtime tale of the spirit Namorroddo. “In the old times, he was a very dangerous spirit. But today, in modern times, he’s laying quiet now. And that is part of what enables this to be in the exhibition.� One of the judges for the art awards was Bindi Cole, a Melbourne-based artist and two-time Telstra Awards entrant. Cole said Jack’s work was of a style she had never seen before. “It’s new, it’s pushing boundaries. “It’s a very masculine work, there’s a mystery to it, and when I look at it I really want to unpack it to know what it is about it that catches you, and grabs you,� she said. The other local winner - The other two category awards given out on the evening were the Telstra General Painting Award and the Telstra Works on Paper, to two South Australian artists, Barbara Moore and Raymond Zada, respectively. The awards wrapped up with a free concert headed by Central Australian singer Warren H. Williams and his band, and the exhibition of the finalist’s artworks being formally opened to the public. Audiences now have the chance to wander the hall of the NT Museum, and gaze at the depth, vibrancy and variety of the 63 finalists on display. The Twenty-Ninth Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards finalists will be on display at the museum until Sunday, October 28. For those who might not be able to make it up to Darwin for the show this year, the exhibition will also be featured in an online gallery at www.nt.gov.au/natsiaa.

String work ‘important job’

ONE might say Arnhem Land artist and Telstra Aboriginal Art Awards finalist Lipaki Marlaypa is pretty highly strung. And it’s not because of her frenetic energy - Lipaki is one of the most-skilled makers of string in her Yolngu community of Yirrkala. One of Lipaki’s crea-

tions, named Raki, made from hand-made string and ironwood, was this year strung up to be exhibited as a 2012 Telstra Awards finalist at the Northern Territory Museum. Art Coordinator Will Stubbs, from Yirrkala’s Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre, said it’s always been an incredibly important job

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Lipaki Marlaypa’s 2012 Telstra Awards entrant artwork, Raki

of certain people such as Lipaki to make string for ceremonies and other uses. “The talent is not recognised enough. It should be recognised more. “This old lady is a great worker. She is a person who never stops working, be it making carving, or making string for ceremony. “A lot of people take string for granted in this modern era, but we are really proud to see her honoured, as this is the first time she has ever been exhibited.� Lipaki, who is the last surviving member of her clan, continues to work diligently at her fine craft, though her age and frailty prevented her from travelling to Darwin to see her exhibited art. Arnhem Land artists as a whole faired particularly well at this year’s Telstra Awards, with numerous picked as finalists to be put on display at the museum. To see Lipaki’s bush craft masterpiece and the other Arnhem Land finalists, head to the NT Museum before October 28.

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Family float a winner at the Festival Parade

Oil Can Harry Fincham was the first of the family to arrive in Gove in 1968. LYNNE Percic, with the assistance of the Gove Peninsula Festival Committee and friends, “brought back� the float parade to this year’s festival - and what a parade it was. It was excellent to see so many enthusiastic entrants including the Surf Club, Speedway, High School, Hospital, Arafura Dance, Motor Cross and Nhulunbuy Childcare. But the prize winning float went to ‘Gove Reproduction’, belonging to a family with ties to Gove dating back to 1968. About 30 children and four generations of family travelled on the truck celebrating

43 years of memories in Gove, including births, deaths and marriages. Harry Fincham (Oil Can Harry) was the first from the family to arrive in Gove in 1968. Harry and wife Joy are now buried in the Gove Cemetery. Their two daughters, long-term residents Denise and Sue Fincham, three granddaughters and 11 great-grandchildren celebrated with them on the truck. One of the first in the family to touch down in Gove were Baz and Jenny Laverty, who arrived in 1969. They remain long-term residents and travelled on the truck with all nine of their

The Fincham clan was a star part of the Gove Peninsula Festival float parade. Grandchildren. Great Grandma Colleen, the oldest family representative, was also on the truck. She worked with husband Neville (Grandpa Nev) at Dhupuma College as Social Development Officers from 1978-1980. Members of the family born in Gove displayed their ‘MADE IN GOVE’ signs; 20 were printed and

they ran out! Highlights for the family included winning four, consecutive Mixed touch Grand finals with a family team; taking out the Roy and HG ‘Aussie Haka’ competition resulting in 11 people flown to Sydney for the Rugby Union World Cup; and establishing successful long-term businesses GIS and DJ Fabrication as well as new

businesses East Arnhem Real Estate and Arnhem Physiotherapy. Extended family enjoyed rocking away to ‘We are Family’ and showcasing their old jerseys and baby blankets for the community to enjoy. The banner on the back of the truck displayed the family’s message to the community - “42 years strong and our future is here!�

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DIVISION OF NHULUNBUY Nhulunbuy Christian college’s Year 2 class with Nick Mills, Roseanne Reitze (Arts coordinator GPF), NCC Art Teacher Mrs Kylie Farnsworth and Jennifer Midgley (far right) with the beginnings of the Festival’s Giant Turtle and the students recycled creations. MASKING tape, scissors and glue were the rummaging amongst the recycled bits and tools of choice at one of the most-popular pieces and using masking tape and paint attractions at the Gove Peninsula Festival they’re making jet planes and rockets. “It’s fantastic, it’s what it’s all about!� this year. The Children’s Art Tent was a big hit with The initiative was such a success, NCC children of all ages as they were inspired to plans to create an Art Space for kids as part of the fun at the Father’s Day Market and create using recycled materials. Nhulunbuy Christian College was Open Day on Saturday, 1 September, at fortunate to have the Festival Artists spend Nhulunbuy Christian College. time with some classes during their visit to Gove. Nick Mills is a Youth Artist for festivals and is the Cairns Art House Director. He said the school visit was a great sharing process and the students really worked well together as a team. “It’s important to recognize that these young people are artists right now - it’s important for their self esteem and confidence.� Jennifer Midgley is a Children’s Artist for Festivals and is a Cape York Peninsula community artist. “I love seeing the kids get inspired and taking off and doing their own thing. We just show them some techniques Jesse Dutton, Jarvis Murray and Larah and methods and 20 minutes later Fourie working on the giant turtle for the the kids have broken away and are Gove Peninsula Festival.

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AUGUST Wed 15. East Arnhem Training Stakeholders Network meets at 9am at CDU. Sat 18. Long Tan Day - service at Memorial Park. Sat 18. NRSFC 35th Birthday. Sat 25. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy BMX Club. Sat 25. Variety Queens present “OOjah on the Grass Bash”. Sun 26. Waterslide Day at the Golf Club, 2-5pm (Junior Golf Fundraiser).

SEPTEMBER Sat 1. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee - 9am to noon. Sat 1. Father’s Day Market, 9am - Noon, at Nhulunbuy Christian College. Sat 1. Nhulunbuy Primary School 40 year Fete. Sat 1 - Sun 2 . GARMA - Australian resources Boom - Mining Sun 2. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Peninsula MX Round 4 - 8am to noon. Fri 7. Closing date for registration of participation for Nhulunbuy Primary School Fete Competitions. Fri 14. Chamber of Commerce East Arnhem Region Annual General Meeting to be held September 14, 2012 commencing at 11am at the Gove Country Golf Club, Nhulunbuy. Sat 15. Nhulunbuy Primary School Fete. Sun 16. Rotary Club Beach Volleyball. Wed 19. East Arnhem Training Stakeholders Network meets at 9am at CDU. Sat 22. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee - set up for enduro/pont - 9am until set up. Sat 22. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market - hosted by Yirrkala Womens Ministry, 2.30pm-5.30pm at the GAC. Sat 22. Community Movie Night at the GAC. 6.30pm. Sun 23. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Gove Festival enduro - 10km circuit - 8am to noon.

OCTOBER Sat 13. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee- 9am to noon. Sun 14. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Peninsula MX Round 5 - 8am to noon. Wed 17. East Arnhem Training Stakeholders Network meets at 9am at CDU. Sat 27. East Arnhem Sports Awards at Town Hall. Sat 27. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy Playgroup.

NOVEMBER Sun 4. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - MX coaching clinic - 8am to noon. Sat 17. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by RSPCA. Wed 21. East Arnhem Training Stakeholders Network meets at 9am at CDU.

 letters to the editor/comment Preferences discussion a show stopper at forum IN the past week I’ve participated in two election debates and fielded a wide range of questions. Clearly what’s most important to people are the local issues and that’s as it should be. Not surprisingly the Chamber of Commerce event focussed more on business and economic development opportunities for the region which are so critically important for growth. I’m sure attendance might have been greater if the event was moved from 4pm to an evening event. On the vexed subject of cost of living, I was able to advise that a cash-for-containers depot is expected to start up in Nhulunbuy in the next few weeks so that consumers can redeem their eligible containers for the 10 cents they’ve already paid for

when beverage manufacturers hiked their prices on 1 January. Last Sunday’s debate at the Surf Club, organised and broadcast live by Gove FM, attracted a mixed bag of questions. For me, the most interesting and telling part of the debate came towards the end when Allen Fanning made clear his anti-union stand, so typical of conservative politics. “Why do you need an EBA?” he scoffed. I’m sure any number of people in this community would be prepared to provide the answer and I certainly did my best. But the final question asking where each of the candidates were directing their preferences in this three-horse race was the show stopper.

My decision to give preferences to CLP before Labor IN reply to the Labor candidate’s Letter to the Editor dated August 1-8. As an independent my allegiance is strictly to the electorate of Nhulunbuy. This is in stark contrast to Ms Lyn Walker who is burdened by her attachment to the Labor Party. This has led to a string of compromises and betrayals over the last four years, where non-Darwin electorates have been used as political footballs by a party desperate to retain power. As for the pragmatic allegiances of elections, I have decided to preference the CLP before Labor. I am doing this because they have better policies around

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education, homelands and shire reform. There is not much difference in other areas, so they represent the lesser of two evils. I remind my supporters that they are free to preference as they like. For more information on what I stand for see www.nhulunbuyindependent.com/policy Kendall Trudgen, Independent Candidate for Nhulunbuy, Unit 2, Lot 369, Galiwinku.

Mud wharf upgrade is long overdue THE election race is well and truly underway and things are heating up. I’m proud to be the only candidate in Nhulunbuy who has made a commitment to complete the Melville Bay mud wharf. It is widely used by the community, Government agencies and visitors to the area and the upgrade is long overdue. The Labor candidate’s approach to the wharf is disappointing but hardly surprising. Labor takes Nhulunbuy for granted. A zero tide access ramp in Nhulunbuy is necessary and I’m proud of the Country Liberals support for this important regional infrastructure project. I attended the Chamber of Commerce debate last week. It was a good learning curve and interesting to see what each candidate believes they can do for Nhulunbuy. A lot of problems have stemmed from a lack of communication

in order to resolve issues with our town. Labor has had 32 years in this seat and has failed to negotiate land releases with stake holders to allow for more private investment in the town. It was also concerning to hear the Labor candidate won’t consider a funds transfer of the Goyder River bridge project to repair black spot areas between Nhulunbuy and Gapuwiyak. This stretch of road needs urgent upgrading as far too many lives are being lost and far too many vehicle accidents occur. It is good and well to have a bridge over the Goyder but at what expense? More cars travelling to Nhulunbuy during the Wet season will only damage the road further. To say the road would be only closed for one or two weeks is another false claim as the road is often closed at the Giddy River

and approximately 40km this side of the Gapuwiyak turn off. The Country Liberals have a strong 5 Point Plan for the Northern Territory’s future. Over the past week we have announced our support for children’s education and sporting development. Over the next couple of weeks more policies will be released with the Country Liberals showing the way for a better future for Nhulunbuy and the Northern Territory. Our Party was formed by Territorians, for Territorians - and we are committed to securing a better future for all. The Country Liberals want to strengthen the Territory’s hospitals, schools and key services like Police. We need to encourage business investment by cutting red tape and helping businesses prosper for the benefit of all

Territorians. Only the Country Liberals have a plan for the future. Last week Country Liberals Leader, Terry Mills announced a plan that will see Chambers and Finke bays closed to commercial fishing. This means recreational anglers will have exclusive access to one of the Top End’s finest waterways. ‘For a better future, choose a Country Liberals candidate on August 25. Allen Fanning, Binga Binga Close, Nhulunbuy.

Hard work, study to keep skies safe AS a Citizen of Nhulunbuy and a frequent flyer of small charter planes, I wanted to let readers know the extent that our pilots have to go to keep us safe in the air, Namely Air Frontier in this instance. I was at the pool with the Air frontier pilots while they did there yearly safety requirements where they swam 100m fully

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in fact, closed down the Former Labor Party old Dhupuma Boardmember and advocate for Indigenous peoing School in the early ple, the Independent 1980s. In giving his vote to candidate Kendall the CLP he supports the Trudgen announced scrapping of a permit he had preferenced the CLP ahead of Labor, system onto Aboriginal citing their education Electoral News Land as well as the scrapNT better Member forping Nhulunbuy and homelands policiesby as of alcohol permits. LYNNE WALKER My door remains open to Kendall than Labor’s. I am sure he has made this deci- should he wish to revisit this decision. sion with the very best interests of Early voting has commenced at Nhulunbuy Training Centre for those Yolngu at heart. I can’t help but wonder, however, wishing to cast their vote ahead of how some of the CLP’s platforms August 25t. It goes without saying that I have and past actions rest with his conpreferenced CLP last. science. Lynne Walker, It was policy that the CLP did not provide secondary education to Binga Binga Close, Nhulunbuy. Indigenous students in the bush and,

clothed and then put on a life jacket and manually had to blow this up whilst treading water. I think that our pilots deserve a mention as to how much work and study they have to go through in order to maintain our safety in the sky. Joy Pascall.

PHOTO: Air Frontier pilot maintains his humour during the recent pilot training exercise.

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The long arm of the paw By COREY BOUSEN CAT owners in Nhulunbuy stand to face strict new rules if they don’t voluntarily start taking proper responsibility for their pets, the Town Administrator has warned. Dr Ross Theedom said the Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited (NCL) has received many complaints in the past year about the problem of cats in the township killing wildlife, pointing to specific concerns with a location near the hospital. “This is a major problem and people are regularly picking up dead birds. It is getting to the stage where we need to start looking at how we react,” Dr Theedom, who owns three cats, said. “Cat owners need to take re-

sponsibility for what their pets are doing. I’m asking people out there to purchase a collar with several bells on it so that a wild animal will know when a cat is around.” Dr Theedom said a collar needs to have more than one bell, as some cats have been known to use their paw to muffle a single bell on a collar. Owners should never leave their cats out overnight, and generally should only be let outside under supervision. If the killing of native birds is not reduced, the NCL will regulate to fix the problem, Dr Theedom said. “If we go down that path, cats will have to be registered and if we catch a cat in the wrong place we would be impounding it, resulting in fees and fines.

The killing of wildlife by unsupervised cats is forcing NCL to consider the option of regulations if owners don’t deal with the problem voluntarily.

Dr Ross Theedom says new bylaws is not the “preferred option” to deal with the cat problem. “This is not the Corporation’s preferred option as the administration of such by-laws is difficult,” he said.

Laynhapuy to be returned to Yolngu control By COREY BOUSEN HOMELANDS service provider Laynhapuy is to be returned to Yolngu control at the end of August, following a sevenmonth period of administration. Bukudal homeland’s Barayuwa Mununggurr was elected as Chairman of the new board last week, while Yilpara homeland’s Waka Mununggurr was elected as Deputy Chairman. The emergence from administration will take place at a ceremony to be held at the Dhalinybuy homeland on 31 August, where “administrators will hand over control of the organisation back to the members and the elected board,” Transition Manager and Acting CEO Chris Marshall told Arafura Times last Thursday. Laynhapuy Homelands Association Inc was put into administration on 23 January this year due to “gross financial mismanagement and poor governance oversight,” Mr Marshall said, but will be-reborn on 31 August with new structures put in place to ensure the same problems do not re-occur. Significantly, the organisation has been renamed the Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation and will now operate under Commonwealth legislation, rather than the NT legislation it operated under previously. Major changes have been implemented to the board, which has been reduced from 16 members down to nine, two of whom will be non-Yolngu directors with specific expertise of use to the board. “Also, at the management level, there will be much better

Barayuwa Mununggurr from Bukudal homeland has been elected as the new Chairman of Laynahpuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation. management arrangements in place,” Mr Marshall said. “My role is to put in place better management processes and to ensure there are staff in key positions, for instance, in the area of financial management, who are able to provide adequate reports and ensure appropriate controls.” Laynha received about $20 million in funding in 2011-12 and can expect to receive a similar amount in 2012-23 as the confidence of funding bodes is restored, he said. Mr Marshall will continue in his role as Acting-CEO until a permanent replacement is recruited in early 2013.

Apology

100 bags of kava seized at airport

SINCERE apologies to Esther Rika, for omitting her from the list of winners in last week’s Gove Peninsula Festival Art Awards. Esther was the winner of the 2D & printmaking category for her piece: ‘I love the Cape - Nanydjaka.

A TOTAL of 100 bags of kava was seized by Police at the Nhulunbuy Airport on Friday night. They were contained in six travelling bags, all of which were unclaimed, while a seventh bag, containing clothing, too was unclaimed. They were discoverd aboard an aircraft which had travelled from Sydney via Cairns.

Office-in-Charge of the Nhulunbuy Police Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said the travelling bags all carried false names. “We don’t know who the bags belong to due to the false names which is normal practice in these situations. “The kava has been seized by Police, and I appeal to anyone who might be able to assist to contact the Nhulunbuy Police (08 8987 1333).”

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DARWIN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA at nhulunbuy

John and Sue Nash in her beret helped set the right tone for the evening, although the windy conditions made the candelabra redundant.

PHOTOS: COREY BOUSEN

Deryck and Julian Hay enjoyed their sunset picnic.

ABOVE: Local talent DJ joined the DSO on stage to play the yidaka in a unique performance.

FAMILY FUN: Robert Povey (second from left) joined the Drysdales Vanessa, John, Indi and Sam - for some delicious sushi and snacks. Orchestra concertmaster Tara Murphy with a smile on her face during the performance.

Ainslea Barney joined Shelby, Yvette and Malachi Terpstra for a fun night.

ABOVE: Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Leif Sundstrup leads the 50-strong orchestra. LEFT: CHEERS: Erin O’Connor, Leslie Maurer, Chavon Mullen, Richard Barnes and Olivia O’Donoghue enjoyed a tipple before the show. RIGHT: The orchestra played a variety of classical and modern music. RIGHT BELOW: Country star James Blundell was MC for the night.

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PHOTOS: COREY BOUSEN A TOTAL of 250 local students attended the 2012 Career’s Expo held at the Nhulunbuy Town Hall on Friday. Event coordinator for the NT Government Amy Hetherington said all 20 stallholders had interactive displays this year to ensure strong engagement with the students. “The kids that have come through the Expo have been fantastic. They’re asking really great questions and getting involved,” Amy said.

Army recruitment officer Corporal Van Bellekom shows Ila Ani (14) the correct way to hold a rifle.

Marian Adams and Bev Wheeler from Woolworths were on hand to dispense ‘fresh food’ snacks to expo attendees. ABOVE: East Arnhem Shire’s Aroha Jennings chats to Hannah Reardon (centre) and Charlotte Piper, both 14, about careers in local government. LEFT: Theatre nurse Bill Parmenter fields some questions from a curious Nyasha Nyamazana (14) about his duties, while Trudy Guiney looks on. RIGHT: Josh King (14) fires the nerf gun as part of the “Aiming for your future” competition put on by the Department of Business & Employment’s Careers in Government team.

CASUAl FOR A GOOD CAUSE SCHOOL uniforms were put aside for denim in Nhulunbuy recently. Even teachers, parents and younger siblings at Nhulunbuy Christian College got into the spirit of Jeans for Genes Day helping the initiative to raise funds for Children’s medical research. Jeans for Genes Day is celebrated nationally with workplaces and schools taking a stand against childhood disease. Participants pay for the privilege to discard their standard outfits in favour of jeans. Every dollar raised helps bring tomorrow’s treatments and cures closer - for the benefit of children everywhere. The Children’s Medical Research Institute says one in twenty children is born with a congenital abnormality or genetic disease, that’s more than 12,000 children born in Australia every year. Money raised from Jeans for Genes day assists scientists with medical research to help unravel cures for future generations of children.

ABOVE: Olivia Marchesi (in the foreground) and Ciara Arkcoll from Year 3 celebrate Jeans for Genes Day 2012.

Deborah Hermanus and Alyssa Savage from Harry Gray from Transition with his youngest sister Alice showing off their denim for a Year 5 show their support for Jeans for good cause. Genes day.

LEFT: Hollie Dutton and Kate Logan from Year 6 relax in their casual gear. RIGHT: Patrick Beer (Year 4), Jesse Dutton (Year 2), Hayden Pickford, Clancy Brennan, Denzel Shine, Sean Laverack, Saraya Aston and Madayn Aarts (all Year 4) find jeans are perfect for the school cubbies!

Arafura Times

15 - 21 August 2012 – 11

7 CENTRAL

SBS

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:20 Movie: “Schemes” (M s,v,l) 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 - Matt White reports on the latest news and current social issues. 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 TBA 11:30 Special: Exploring Cape York Peninsula - Ben Cropp and his sons explore from their vessel, Freedom II, the vast and remote coastline of Australia’s Cape York Peninsula. 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

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 2:10 Marchlands 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Grand Designs: Hackney 6:50 Australia’s Paralympians 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 NT 8:00 Spicks And Specks: Europa Special - The ABC wardrobe department have given our teams a makeover for tonight’s Spicks and Specks: Europa Special, which celebrates the music and musicians, both past and present, hailing from the great European continent. 8:30 Scott And Bailey: In this two-part episode, Scott and Bailey investigate the torture/murder of two very different victims. And while Janet’s marriage is failing, Rachel welcomes two new men into her life. 9:15 Taggart: Abuse Of Trust - A union activist is shot dead and his boss injured leaving a meeting about job losses. The team is initially led to believe it may be a corporate killing but could it be someone closer to home? 10:05 Lateline 10:40 Penn And Teller: Fool Us 11:25 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

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 Extra 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 TBA 7:00 Friday Night Football - Brisbane Bronco’s v Melbourne Storm - Wide World Of Sports presents Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm live from Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. Join us for all the action, post match interviews and analysis. 9:00 Friday Night Football - Canterbury Bulldogs v Wests Tigers 11:00 Movie: “Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost” (M a,v) - Jesse, no longer Chief of the Paradise Police Force sets out on his own to solve the murder of a young girl he had helped earlier. 12:50 Movie: “All Neat In Black Stockings” (M s) The life and ‘extra’ adventures of an amorous window cleaner, in the hip and swingin’ London of the 60’s who divides his time between picking up the cleaning rag and picking up women in the London pubs. 2:50 Nine Presents: Jack Vidgen - Inspire 3:00 Danoz 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Making Mr Right” (PG s,l) 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 - Kay McGrath, Rod Young, Shane Webcke and John Schluter present the latest news, sport and weather. 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Round 21: Geelong v St Kilda - Since their famous 2009 Grand Final honours have been split with two wins apiece, but the Cats have triumphed in the last two. Can the Saints reverse the trend to stake their top eight claims? Hosted by Bruce McAvaney with commentary from Dennis Cometti, Leigh Matthews, Tom Harley and Matthew Richardson. 11:00 TBA 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 6:15 Spanish Supercopa 2012: Barcelona v Real Madrid 8:35 Weatherwatch And Music 8:40 World News 1:00 Andre Rieu: Under The Stars 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 La Vuelta a España 2012 Daily Highlights: Stage 6 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Russia: A Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby - Far From Moscow 8:30 A History of Scotland: Project Scotland 9:35 As It Happened: Death or Freedom: The Jericho Jailbreak 10.30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Angels in Fast Motion” (MA a,d,s) - This is the grim, confronting tale of Maria, Allan and Steso, three young people in their twenties who are each fighting a personal battle with drugs. Set in the winter-grey Danish city of Aalborg, the film is an unflinching and brutal story of addiction in a cruel and depressive world, but with a little glimpse of hope and love through its core. In Danish. 1:20 Kurt Wallander: The Angel Of Death - (M v,l) A choir of young women give an acclaimed guest performance in a country church outside Ystad. But when an 18-year-old member of the choir disappears, Wallander and the Ystad police are brought in to investigate. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Team Umizoomi 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 Danoz 9:30 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 10:30 Children’s Programs 2:30 Crusoe 3:30 Discover Downunder 4:00 The Garden Guru’s 4:30 National News: First At 4.30 5:00 4WD TV 5:30 Nine News Saturday 6:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 6:50 2012 Castrol Edge Rugby Championship: Australia vs New Zealand - Wide World Of Sports presents the first of six games in the 2012 Castrol Edge Rugby Championships which will include games with New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina. Join your expert commentary team for all the action from ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9:30 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Agatha Christie’s Murder On The Orient Express” (PG) The year is 1935 and aboard the Orient Express bound for Calais, a sinister American millionaire is found murdered in his compartment. It’s a cunning crime, one that’s worthy of the renowned detective Hercule Poirot who, by coincidence is aboard the train. 2:20 The Avengers 3:20 Nine Presents: Mark Vincent 3:30 Danoz 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 Master Raindrop 10:30 Legend Of Enyo 11:00 Sea Princesses 11:30 V8 Xtra 12:00 Australia Smashes Guinness World Records 12:30 Dinner Date 1:30 2012 Afl Premiership Season - Rnd 21: Gws V Melbourne 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for weekends, short breaks and holidays. 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Medical Emergency - The Air Ambulance crew have been called to a man who has been crushed and trapped while cutting branches. A woman’s been injured in an industrial accident and she’s in danger of losing her arm. And a chef’s shortcut to work turns out to be a big mistake. 6:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 21: Brisbane vs Adelaide - The Gabba has proved a happy hunting ground for the Crows wining the last two clashes there against the Lions. Can the Lions put a dent in the Crows run to the finals? 9:00 TBA 3:00 It Is Written Oceania 3:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Beyond Tomorrow

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Collectors 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 Grand Designs Revisited 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Grand Designs: Islington 6:50 Australia’s Paralympians 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business - Presented by Ticky Fullerton. The day’s business and finance news, with the latest trends on international share and currency markets, pointing to what Australians can expect in the day ahead. 11:35 Trial And Retribution: Shooter - Satch is witness to a brutal assassination, putting both his and his loved ones’ lives at risk. 1:05 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 2:05 Rage 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield

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 Extra 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 Big Brother 8:00 Underbelly: Badness - Cut Snake And Crazy - Taskforce Tuno cultivates a dangerous and unpredictable informant in their hunt for Terry Falconer’s killers. Starring Jason Lee, Sam Hennings, Celia Weston, D.J Qualls 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 Memphis Beat - Inside Man - A series of home burglaries has Hendricks and White looking into a previous unsolved series of similar burglaries from years ago. 12:00 The Avengers - The Bird Who Knew Too Much 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz 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: “The Family Stone” (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 - Roo learns more about Tim’s plans. 7:00 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 Fairly Legal: Bridges - Personal changes are on the horizon for Kate, including more conflicts and threats from Judge Nicastro. Meanwhile, Kate mediates a dispute between two litigious brothers and in what could be her toughest case yet, she’s enlisted by the Croatian Vice-Consul to help prevent an international incident. 11:30 Special: Sexiest Titles 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “For A Moment, Freedon” 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 La Vuelta a España 2012 Daily Highlights: Stage 9 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Hidden Nasties 8:30 Test Your Brain: Pay Attention - This engaging three-part series sizes up the human brain with an intricate succession of interactive experiments to see how easily the brain can be fooled. 9:30 Shameless 10:15 Jerrycan 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS 1:05 Entourage: No Cannes Do - A security threat at LA Airport strains everyone’s hopes of getting to Cannes in time for the Medellin film premiere. Ari attempts to assuage the feelings of Mrs Ari and Lloyd, who both wish to take the trip with him to Cannes, while Billy writes Eric’s new client into his script. 1:40 Entourage: The Cannes Kids 2:20 The Ricky Gervais Show 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 The Prime Ministers’ National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Time Team 6:50 Australia’s Paralympians 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Three Men Go To Venice - The three men kick off the final leg of their journey to Venice hitching rides on yachts, tankers and ferries; sailing by Europe’s largest nudist colony and finishing off with a gondola race down the Grand Canal. 9:30 QI: Fakes and Frauds 10:00 Artscape: Jenny Sages: Paths To Portraiture - An exploration into the artistic processes used by 2012 Archibald Prize runnerup Jenny Sages in the painting of portraits and landscapes. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Henry VIII: Mind Of A Tyrant: Tyrant 2:30 Football: VFL: Port Melbourne vs Bendigo

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 Extra 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 Big Brother 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Psychic Vortex 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Recombination Hypothesis 8:00 Anger Management: Charlie Tries Sleep Deprivation - Charlie conducts a sleep deprivation experiment on his group, which yields some very surprising results for everyone - including Charlie. 8:30 Anger Management: Charlie And Kate Battle Over A Patient 9:00 TBA 11:05 Weeds: The Love Circle Overlap 11:35 Chase 12:30 Extra 1:00 Danoz 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: “Unwed Father” 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 7:00 TBA 8:00 Winners & Losers: Stalled / Moving On - Jenny discovers her actions have had a devastating ripple effect for those she cares for the most. She struggles to come to terms with the hurt she’s caused everyone - especially Bec, who now can’t face her best friend. In an attempt to broker the peace, Frances and Sophie force Jenny and Bec to face the issue head on. But Bec is unable to see a way through the rift. 10:00 TBA 11:40 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: “Midnight My Love” 2:50 Eclipse 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 La Vuelta a España 2012 Daily Highlights 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: J.K Rowling 8:30 Go Back To Where You Came From - In the second instalment of this multi award-winning series, six prominent Australians risk their lives to experience the reality of refugee life, as they embark on an extraordinary and confronting three-week journey. 9:40 Dateline 10:40 World News Australia 11:15 Movie: “Sunstorm” - (M v,a) When attorney Rebecka Martinsson receives a call that her pastor brother has been murdered, and his former wife, Sanna, has been charged with the crime, Rebecka heads to her hometown to defend her. While investigating the crime, Rebecka comes up against the bigoted religious fanatics that worship in the local church. In Swedish. 1:05 Shameless 2:00 Shameless 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Count Us In 10:20 Being Me 10:40 My Great Big Adventure 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:05 Country House Revisited: Heath House Revisit 6:50 Australia’s Paralympians 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Immortal Bard 8:30 Gruen Planet - Wil, Todd and Russel will run the Gruen Planet scanner across the biggest news stories of the week, at home and abroad, pinpointing exactly where the truth stops and the spin, branding and image control begin. 9:10 Randling - This week, The West Coast Odd Sox take on The Help. Find out: reasons not to buy nail polish, the world’s most phallic building and the only English word with six z’s in it. 9:45 Would I Lie To You? 10:15 At The Movies 10:45 Lateline 11:20 The Business 11:45 The Librarians: Deliverance 12:15 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:15 Movie: “Curse Of The Cat People” 2:30 Football: SANFL: Round 21 - West Adelaide vs Norwood

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 Extra 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 Big Brother 7:30 The Farmer Wants A Wife: Love Bites - The farmers and their chosen girls are sent into a spin this week with the surprise arrival of a fourth girl chosen by a family member. Now there is even more pressure to impress with the farmer dividing his time between four girls. And one farmer reveals a million dollar secret. Will the girls change their attitude towards him? 8:30 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 TBA 11:30 Eclipse 12:00 20/20 1:00 Danoz 3:00 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: “The People Next Door” (M) 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 & Away - Jett’s father threatens to involve the police. Meanwhile, Roo wants to join Tim’s business project. 7:00 TBA 11:00 Parks And Recreation - Citizen Knope - Unable to get work done from inside the Parks Department, Leslie forms a citizen action group abd fights from the outside. Meanwhile, everyone in the office brainstorms ideas for what to get Leslie for Christmas. 11:30 Sons And Daughters 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

4:30 EUFA Champions League 6:45 World News 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 La Vuelta a España 2012 Daily Highlights: Stage 10 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Ethiopia 8:30 Go Back to Where You Came From - In this episode, the refugee experiment gets bolder still. The Australians experience two countries torn apart by war. With ever-present danger, their differences become more pronounced. 9:35 Sandhurst Military Academy: A Matter of Life and Death Risking their lives and having to kill the enemy has always been an inescapable reality for any soldier - but since the war in Afghanistan it’s also almost inevitable for every officer to have to face this. 10:40 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “The Edge of Heaven” (M a,s,l)- Nejat, a professor of German literature, disapproves of his widower father Ali’s choice of prostitute Yeter for a live-in girlfriend. He changes his mind when he discovers she sends money home to Turkey for her daughter’s education. After Yeter’s sudden death, Nejat travels to Istanbul to find Yeter’s daughter Ayten. 1:20 Warriors: Spartacus 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 19

SATURDAY 18

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Chopper Rescue 11:30 7.30 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Collectors: Boardgames 1:30 Eggheads 2:00 Football: SANFL: Round 21 - West Adelaide Vs Norwood 5:00 The Wonder Years: Nemesis 5:25 Walk On The Wild Side 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Three Act Tragedy - Poirot’s friend hosts a cocktail party where an amiable local Reverend chokes to death on his cocktail. Murder seems impossible but weeks later another guest dies in similar circumstances. 10:00 Hustle - The team is thrust into a daring daylight robbery in an attempt to retrieve stolen diamonds buried beneath a busy police station... things look stacked against them. 11:05 United States Of Tara: The Full F*@$ You Finger - Feeling the pressure of college and trying to plan a baby shower for Charmaine, Tara transitions and the alters begin to fight for control of her body. 11:30 Rage Guest Programmer (MA a,l,d,h,n,s,v.)

MONDAY 20

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 Extra 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 TBA 7:00 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:00 The Footy Show 10:45 The AFL Footy Show - Join the Logie Award winning Footy Show for its 19th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford and Matthew Lloyd as they go where no other show dares. All the latest in the world of AFL including, breaking news, team line-ups and entertainment. Plus regular favourites, Street Talk, Sam’s Mailbag and Almost Football Legends. 12:30 Extra 1:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

TUESDAY 21

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Memoirs Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies: 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens: The South 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Midsomer Murders: Dead Letters - Is there a serial killer on the loose in Midsomer Barton? Barnaby and his new sidekick Jones investigate a series of murders linked to the death of a beauty queen some years ago. 10:05 Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey: Stillness 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea: The Last Refuge 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:30 The Oldest Living Tasmanian: The Huon Pine 2:25 Catalyst Bytes: Perfect Wave 2:30 Football: WAFL: Round 21 - East Fremantle vs South Fremantle

5.00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 On Thin Ice 2:30 Feast Greece 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Gourmet Farmer: Goat’s Milk Ice Cream 8:00 Destination Flavour 8:35 Food Additives: An Edible Adventure 9:35 One Born Every Minute USA 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Turn Me On: The History Of The Vibrator 11:20 Erotic Tales: The Red Garter - An attractive young woman is accosted in the corridor by a young man with something rather sinister on his mind. A contest of give and take follows. A game of illicit desires and longings? A tale of passion and betrayal? A love story? A tingling drama of raw emotions? Or a thriller to test the boundaries of the genre? Maybe all of these? 11:55 Movie: “Chysalis” (M l,v) In Paris in the near future, a detective is on the trail of a man who killed his wife and stole the Chrysalis machine, a piece of technology that wipes the contents of a human brain and stores it on a hard drive. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 22

THURSDAY 16

IMPARJA

FRIDAY 17

ABC

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 In Search Of Haydn 2:45 Rhythm Is It! 3:55 Le Rendez-Vous 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 La Vuelta a España 2012 Daily Highlights: Stage 7 6:00 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger: Jug 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 How To Build: A Super Car 8:30 RocKwiz 9:20 Movie: “The French Kissers” (MA s,l) - When Hervé, an awkward high school student, catches the eye of the beautiful young Aurore, he’s forced to choose between his first girlfriend, his rampant libido and his geeky best friend. In French. 11:00 Rainman Goes to RocKwiz - Mark Boerebach is 37 years old and knows everything about the Australian music charts of the 1980s. Born blind, Mark regained 20 percent of his vision after a series of operations, and was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome while still in primary school. At the suggestion of his TAFE teacher Russell Kilbey, Mark travelled to Melbourne to test his incredible musical knowledge at the Esplanade Hotel, on the music trivia show RocKwiz. 11:30 La Vuelta a España 2012: Stage 7 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 5:30 Team Umizoomi 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 5:30 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:00 Jake and The Never Land Wide World Of Sports 10:30 Sunday Footy Show 12:30 Motorway 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Pirates 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 AFL Game Day 11:00 Footy Flashbacks Football Asia 11:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Patrol 1:00 Bronco’s Insider 1:30 2012 Intrust Super Cup - Round 21 12:30 Queensland Weekender 1:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd Jazeera News 2:30 Faces Of America: Know Thyself 3:30 Living With Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Harvest 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening - Ipswich Jets v Redcliffe Dragons 3:30 Sunday Football: Manly Sea 21: Port Adelaide vs West Coast 4:00 Beauty And The Geek Australia 5:00 The Enemy: A New Beginning 4:30 Salam Cafe 5:00 Cycling Central Australia 1:30 Walk On The Wild Side 2:00 New Tricks 3:00 Hidden Great South East Treasures With Griff Rhys Jones: Australian Art 4:00 Art Of Germany: A Eagles v Newcastle Knights 5:30 National News Sunday 5:30 La Vuelta a España 2012 Daily Highlights: Stage 6:00 Big Brother - Join host Sonia Kruger as a bunch of everyday 5:30 Seven News Divided Land 4:40 Propositions for an Uncertain Future: Lyndal Jones: 6:00 Thalassa: Burmese Bird’s Nests Aussie’s are locked up under 24/7 surveillance. 6:00 Sunday Night Whispering Wall 5:00 Nature’s Great Events: The Great Flood 5:50 Minis- 7:00 60 6:30 World News Australia Minutes 7:00 TBA cule: Totem 6:00 Antiques Master 6:30 Compass: My Brother’s Cult 7:30 Lost Worlds: Meet the Romans - All Roads Lead to Rome 8:00 Howzat! Kerry Packers War - Part 1 - In 1976 Kerry Packer 8:30 TBA 7:00 ABC News 8.30 Inside Nature’s Giants: Racehorse declared war on the cricket establishment by secretly forming 10:30 Law & Order: LA: Sylmar - When two innocent children are 7:30 Grand Designs Revisited: Headcorn 9.30 Sicko - Activist filmmaker Michael Moore looks at health care a rebel competition with the world’s best players. Packer’s killed in an accidental meth lab explosion, Detectives Winters 8:15 Dream Build World Series Cricket challenged the establishment, divided in the United States in this Oscar-nominated documentary and Jaruszalski track down the dealer’s family. The investigation 8:30 Call The Midwife - A moving, intimate, funny and true-to-life public opinion, and thrust sport into a new era of professionthat weighs the plight of the uninsured (and the insured who quickly takes a sharp turn when the detectives discover those look at the colourful stories of midwifery and families in East alism and innovation. must deal with abuse from insurance companies) against the involved in the explosion are planning something more destrucLondon in the 1950s. 10:00 TBA record-breaking profits of the pharmaceutical industry, Moore tive. 9:30 The Slap: Hector - An 8-part drama series that traces the 11:00 TBA 11:30 Outlaw interviews a number of people who have been left broke by 11:30 What Would You Do? shattering repercussions of a single event upon a group of 12:30 Special: Inside Ireland - AFL legend, Robert Dipierdomenico medical bills even though they were fully insured, and explains 12:30 Spyforce family and friends. follows the All Australian AFL side as they tackle the Gaelic how the corporate drive for profits has left numerous people 1:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 10:25 Inspector George Gently: Gently In The Blood footballers on their own turf. in financial and medical disarray. 2:00 Danoz 11:55 You Only Live Twice 1:30 Home Shopping 11:35 La Vuelta a España 2012: Stage 9 - Andorra to Barcelona 3:00 Newstyle Direct 12:50 Order In The House 2:30 Beyond Tomorrow 3:30 Good Morning America (Flat stage - 194 km). 1:50 The Jewel In The Crown: Crossing The River 3:30 NBC Meet The Press 4:30 National Early Morning News 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight 3:40 Rage 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News 5:00 Today

12 – Arafura Times

15 - 21 August 2012

CROSSWORD No. 111

SUDOKU No. 111

Your  Lucky 

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LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Avoid subjects which you know will cause an argument. Try instead to use your excess energy constructively. Avoid criticism! Romance. A meeting in the open air will help to put your social life back on track. Look for a partner who provides you with the energy you’ve been lacking.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Home life will take up a lot of your energy over the rest of the week. Try to use your other interests to keep you balanced. Romance. Your partner may have shocking news for you. Listen to it intently, but don’t provide an immediate response. Mull over the topic for a few days first.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

FOR KIDS

A meeting with a person who is much older than you could prove interesting. You will soon feel that you know this person extremely well. Romance. A newfound admirer’s notes will be difficult to decode. Don’t spend too much time in doing so as they are not the right person for you.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) An exciting dream will help to give you an insight into future events. Don’t let the foresight ruin the surprise. Romance. Be careful not to criticise your partner. They could be in a slightly difficult mood this week. Pamper them with what you feel they need. Their disposition will change.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t give up a long-term project, just because you cannot achieve exactly what you are aiming for. You will be successful in a completely different way. Romance. You could find your partner a little difficult to get on with at the moment. Avoid a screaming match at all costs.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your good nature may be going to waste on people who are not really grateful. Separate yourself from this draining environment. Romance. Other people will be much less concerned about your appearance than you think. Your partner adores you for the way you naturally are.

FINDWORD No. 111 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) You may not be feeling very sociable at the moment. Push yourself to leave the house later in the week. Romance. Both you and your partner will be in the best of moods this week. Lighten your mood even further with a trip to a comedy show or light-hearted film. Laugh often!

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) You will feel lost at work this week. Allow yourself time to gather yourself and start fresh next week. Romance. Your relationship will be in better shape than it has been for some time. An evening outing will go well. This speaks volumes about your current status together.

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A friend has more serious things to worry about than you and you must give them all the support you can. Don’t be selfish with their time. Romance. This will be an excellent time for meeting new people. Don’t spend too much time with someone that you know is not suitable.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) This will be an excellent time for getting to the bottom of a dispute which has been coming between you and your family. Romance. You may have to put your foot down. Your partner has a very different idea of morality. Is this something you can battle for the duration of the relationship?

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

– Margaret Hungerford

SOLUTIONS No. 111

Your unselfish attitude will be appreciated by someone you admire. Accept their praise with grace. Romance. Something you said recently has impressed your partner. They are now waiting to hear what you have to say next on this topic! Show off your remarkable knowledge.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A friend has been holding you back recently. You will be much more successful without this person’s advice. Ask for someone else’s advice. Romance. A person who is interested in getting to know you may not be as subtle as they think. Don’t let this fault put you off. Give them a try!

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1579

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1570

6700

1763

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5520

1453

6500

1711

-980

-258

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6666

1754

4300

1132

2366

622

Friday 03/08

6398

1684

4600

1211

1798

473

Saturday 04/08

5698

1499

4400

1158

1298

341

Sunday 05/08

6085

1601

5000

1316

1085

285

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9870

4754

1249

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Help the Grow Zone to grow AFTER four years The Grow Zone is still offering meaningful programs to students with a disability to enable them to fully participate in post school options. The Grow Zone has been successful to date in securing a part time coordinator to set up and run programs appropriate to each user group. It is this coordinator that we are now in need of. Unfortunately due to personal reasons The Grow Zone has lost its last 2 coordinators who play a critical role in preparing materials, teaching skills and working with supporting staff to ensure success. The hours are quite prescriptive in that they need to compliment school programs and hours; however, it is a very satisfactory role and a lot of fun working with the young adults. The beauty of The Grow Zone is also that the activities are not set in concrete and so if you have a specific skill set that you think would be of benefit or interest and incorporates lifelong learning your participation would be welcomed. It is our aim to increase the number of user groups accessing The Grow Zone through collaboration with all different agencies within town. With increased user groups we may be in a position to access more funding for the coordinator and offer a great program to many more disadvantaged young (and old) adults in Nhulunbuy and Yirrkala. In addition to the coordinator, volunteers to assist with garden maintenance and activities would always be appreciated. Having several facets to The Grow Zone’s programs, school aged young adults are able to develop and refine

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skills they may require to enter the world of work, whilst young adults unable to work for various reasons are given the opportunity to socialize and participate in meaningful activities to fill a niche in their day. The Grow Zone was originally started due to a lack of facilities in Nhulunbuy for students with disabilities on leaving school, who were unable to be engaged in independent employment. Although there are great organisations in town who offer support for families, there are still limited venues in which to carry out these activities. The Grow Zone was developed as a complimentary program and venue for these. Programs to date that The Grow Zone have been working on include woodwork, making planter boxes, concreting, making decorative pavers and card making, just to name a few examples of enterprise initiatives. Another focus is socialization and so cooking lunch is a large part of the program as is sporting games and activities. Gardening is also an activity that allows the young adults to take pride in their achievements and learn basic lifelong skills. The Grow Zone has been very fortunate to date to be offered support through various organizations in order for us to offer this service. Rotary continue to offer us grounds to work from and the Blues society continually give us a donation from their yearly toy run, of which we are very grateful. If you feel you may be interested in this role please contact Faye on 8987 0810 or Deb on 0409695336 for a chat and more information.

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Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 15

Thu 16

Fri 17

Time 0047 0748 1302 1838

Time 0146 0832 1406 1941

Time 0234 0909 1455 2034

Ht 0.71 2.06 1.41 2.40

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Ht 0.41 2.48 0.97 2.81

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Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 6 28.1 16.4 0.2 Tuesday 7 28.1 15 0.2 Wednesday 8 28.1 15.9 NIL Thursday 9 27.0 14.9 NIL Friday 10 28.9 14.5 0.8 Saturday 11 26.1 17.5 NIL Sunday 12 25.9 17.7 NIL Monthly total rainfall to date: 1.4 mm

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Mean sea level pressure Max: 1017.8 hPa on Sunday Min: 1014.2 hPa on Tuesday Averages for the month of August Max temp: 28.6 Min temp: 19.2 Rainfall: 5.2 mm

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NEWS

Tribute to ‘Snowy’ Grass stashed in lamb LAWRENCE Walker was the winner of the poetry category of the recent ‘Now’ Arts Awards & Exhibition, which was run as part of the 2012 Gove Peninsula Festival. His winning poem, published below, is a tribute to “Snowy” Noakes, who devoted his life to transforming the Central Arnhem Highway from a twisting goat track to the passable artery it is today as it is continually upgraded.

Snowy’s (Central Arnhem) Highway By Lawrence Walker Some drivers think their manhood reflects on driving fast, measure trips in less not how they drifted past the reaper’s scything. Those of others they forget about and lucky to recall at all their amazing speeds that threatened all it’s called a brain; an instrument of old both used abused but still available I’m told.

A POLICE operation that targeted the transportation of alcohol and drugs into remote aboriginal communities, has yielded several arrests, says NT Police. Dubbed ‘Operation Ewok’, the operation involved the screening of passengers and freight at Darwin airport and the establishment of strategic roadblocks across the Top End, including roadblocks on the Central Arnhem Highway. A total of seven people were arrested for possess and supply of cannabis, four were arrested for possession of cannabis and two were given summons for possession of cannabis, NT Police said. Nine people received Drug Infringement notices while another two were issued cautions for possession of cannabis and possession of kava. A total of 1077 grams of

cannabis was seized during the operation. Detective Senior Sergeant Schiller said one of the more unusual seizures was 190 grams of cannabis secreted inside two frozen lamb roasts. “The offenders in this case had gone to some effort to conceal the drugs inside the lamb before freezing it in an apparent attempt to confuse the Drug Detection Dogs. “The experienced dog Nugget was not fooled and gave a positive indication on the meat. An x-ray revealed packages inside both roasts.” As part of Operation Ewok, members from the Drug and Organised Crime Squad, the Substance Abuse Intelligence Desk, Federal Police and the Dog Operations Unit combined to disrupt the supply of these illicit substances into the communities

Drug detection dog Nugget was too experienced to be fooled by an attempted concealment of drugs inside a lamb roast. PHOTO: NT Police vented a significant amount of via air and road transport. “Police will use every re- drugs and alcohol from reaching source available against these its intended destination,” Detecpeople who are destroying lives tive Senior Sergeant Schiller and profiteering through the traf- said. ficking of drugs and alcohol. Anyone with any information “The coordinated effort regarding the supply of alcohol between the Substance Abuse and drugs into communities is Intelligence Desk, the Federal urged to contact Crime Stoppers Police and our Detectives and on 1800 333 000 or call Police Dog Squad Members has pre- on 131 444.

It’s not an easy motorway and banks and crests you corrugate then negotiate great piles of fairy dust with hidden holes and wallabies then down to a sudden stream or curious buffalo all call for calm not bravado. Trails of others.. trails of dust.. trails of tracks on tyre blown rails guiding wheels of hand and machine throwing clouds testing nerves banking corners raked and thrown ‘like drivin’ on marbles’. A homemade arrow sign says, ‘WATER’. You gather the line the line best used on either side worst used if another comes your way. On crest and curve on either side a curtain of scrub and trees looks on like life itself a risk you might take like caution doesn’t suit.. you now have killed someone. Always had a laugh from being reckless. Proprietors too will push recurring trucks along as long as there’s a place dying to belong. Arrive arrive, it’s mad, there’s nothing to be had in that let’s have a cup of tea slow down and celebrate the sparcity. Forest, woodland world of termite housing estate bright cycads sprouting from their charcoal stumps look out! Washout up ahead the crunch of braking tyres the passing signs of Yolngu life returning to their ancient fires, off the beaten secluded in their homes, meanwhile a grader sits an isolated driver sits beside his work acknowledging every grateful passerby himself the very spirit of Snowy’s Highway.

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LEFT: Rangers and their equipment on the Gopu barge. RIGHT: The team worked hard to remove re-growth of Coffee Bush on Bremer Island.

Rangers battle Coffee Bush on Bremer By STEVE ROEGER DHIMURRU rangers along with a Parks and Wildlife ranger spent a week on Bremer Island controlling the re-growth of three previously treated areas of Coffee Bush and attacking a fourth site. The week’s work was funded by Territory Natural Resource Management (TNRM) and without this support the control activities would have been reduced. The costs are high to get equipment and rangers to the Island. This trip was the second of three planned with the remaining trips to be carried out in late September early October. Three more sites have been identified to be controlled next trip with all of these sites close to Billabong areas on the island. Traditional owners of the island are pleased with the progress so far and are happy that this weed is being controlled and allowing native

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vegetation to return to these areas. No other sites have been found apart from the seven so far, but Traditional Owners are keeping an eye out for new plants or sites as they travel around the island. One day of rain hampered the control activities but the rangers made use of the time by doing some training on the equipment used in the weed activity and to hone their skills and knowledge, of chemical handling, chainsaw and quad bike operation. The rangers appreciate the importance of the work and keeping the country free of weeds and don’t mind working hard. The rangers all enjoy being on country and meeting up with family. They also enjoy the free time to go fishing and eating bush tucker and telling stories. The team including men and women rangers worked hard using chainsaws, loppers and handsaws to cut down the plants and poison the

A FURTHER two mineral leases have been granted for the Roper Bar Iron Ore Project, and follows the three issued on June 25. The mineral leases provide tenement base for mining operations and supporting infrastructure, with the initial exports still on track for June, 2013. The two new leases cover about 10 sq km, and are granted for a period of 30 years. They encompass proposed mining areas and associated infrastructure including exploration camp and preliminary mining camp. Collectively, the five mineral leases cover 50 sq km, and contain approximately 200Mt, or half, of the

stumps. The work was hard, slow and constant but very rewarding to see the trees levelled to the ground. The group of six rangers successfully cut down and poisoned the largest stand of Coffee Bush on Dhambaliya. The next trip will follow up the control of the four areas by spraying seedlings and poisoning any regrowth. The remaining three sites will be controlled as well. The areas that had been controlled in July this year showed minimal regrowth from the cut stumps but in the cleared areas many dormant seeds had germinated, these areas were sprayed. The weeks control activities was a great effort from all the rangers and working as a team they managed to put a large dent into the areas of Coffee Bush and potential seed bank. Thanks to Arafura Sea Charters and the Gopu barge in getting the rangers and equipment safely to and from Bremer Island.

global resource base including all of the DSO grade mineralisation. Western Desert Resources Managing Director Norm Gardner said the Offer of Grant provided further certainty for the Company and its shareholders through the provision of an enhanced tenement base for mining operations in addition to supporting infrastructure. “This is another step forward in the development of the Roper Bar Iron Ore Project,” Mr Gardner said. “To recap, this announcement follows five significant announcements made in recent weeks by WDR including: • A Native Title Agreement between the Northern Land Council

(NLC), Native Title Holders and WDR; • A Load Facility Agreement with Mount Isa Mines Limited (MIM) providing for access to an area on MIM’s Mineral Lease at Bing Bong in the Gulf of Carpentaria; • Declaration of Major Project Status by the Northern Territory Government; • JORC resource upgrade at Area E (East) and Area E (South); • A capital raising comprising a placement to sophisticated and professional investors to raise up to A$70m, and an entitlement offer to WDR shareholders to raise approximately A$15m.

NATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC AWARDS in darwin

PHOTOS: MATT GARRICK

East Journey take out two NIMA honours MATT GARRICK in Darwin LIKE the literal distance from their homeland community to Darwin, Yirrkala band East Journey have travelled a long way in their blooming musical career. On the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music industry’s night of nights, the National Indigenous Music Awards, or NIMA, held in Darwin on August 11, the eight members of this relatively new Arnhem Land group scored two highly contested trophies. They took the award for NT Film Clip of the Year for their stunning video, Ngarrpiya, which was filmed around their home country. The band then returned to the stage moments later to accept the prestigious G.R. Bururrawanga Memorial Award for their outstanding contribution to the NT music industry. In a rather fitting tribute, the Memorial Award was proudly presented to them by one of their key inspirations and influences - Mandawuy Yunupingu, the legendary singer of pioneering

Aboriginal rock group, Yothu Yindi. Mandawuy told the Arufura Times of his thrill in witnessing this younger generation following in his band’s musical footsteps. “It’s great to see them spark a new era,” he said. East Journey guitarist Patrick ‘PJ’ White said winning the awards was special for not just the band, but also for the people of Yirrkala. “They helped and supported us all the way, since the beginning. Now there’ll be heaps of people back home cheering us on and getting carried away,” said White. The boys in the band have known each other since school days, and East Journey frontman Rrawun Maymuru and Yidaki (didge) are well in tune with player Ngalkanbuy Mununggurr gave a rousing performance each others musical with their band at the National Indigenous Music Awards. with their frenetic blend of rampagtalents. When they hit the stage during ing rock and traditional Aboriginal who was the ceremony, enlivening crowds instrumentation, they did so like a Elcho.

well-oiled machine. “East Journey has been playing for three years now. We started up back in 2010. “Then we recorded our first album in Sydney which was another big thing for us. “We had to put in plenty of commitment and sacrifice a lot to be able to get to this platform,” said White. The stream of awards for Arnhem Land artists kept flowing through the evening, with blind Elcho Island musician Gurrumul Yunupingu named Artist of the Year for the second time in a row. Gurrumul’s artistic collaborator and translator Michael Hohnen accepted the award on behalf of Yunupingu, at the time home on

Hohen said Gurrumul was at current happy being at home with his family. He also mentioned how the island has been a blossoming location for great music and art for over 50 years. “Arnhem Land is amazing, and Elcho in general. I could name so many great bands from there, and the island has a population of only 2000,” he said. The night at NIMA was filled with unique sets including the highly anticipated East Journey who lived up to the hype, with flamboyant frontman Rrawun Maymuru and traditional dancers providing a spectacular show. Other highlights on the night included the premiere of Warren H. Williams and the Warumungu Songmen, stirring songs by country star Troy Cassar-Daley and a performance by triple j Unearthed winner Thelma Plum, who also jumped in with The Medics and Bunna Lawrie for a version of Bob Dylan’s track, Blowin’ in the Wind. For a list of all the winners from NIMA 2012, visit their website at http://nima.musicnt.com.au/.

Yirrkala band East Journey with country star Troy Cassar-Daley (third from left) at the 2012 Yirrkala band East Journey with their musical hero, Mandawuy Yunupingu from Yothu Yindi (third from left). National Indigenous Music Awards.

Native plants bound for Gapuwiyak before next wet season THE Keep Australia Beautiful Council Northern Territory (KABC NT), in partnership with the Darwin Correctional

Centre, celebrated a milestone last week with inmate horticulture students after completing the first repotting of some 550

Horticulture students at the Darwin Correctional Centre, including inmates from Gapuwiyak, have repotted 550 native plants bound for the East Arnhem Land community.

native plants bound for Gapuwiyak before the next wet season. The plants are part of the National Bin Network beautification process to compliment the soon to commence waste management works by staff and residents at Gapuwiyak. The National Bin Network is a new litter reduction pilot program to be rolled out by Keep Australia Beautiful to seven of the Territory’s Growth Towns in East Arnhem Shire Council over the next 12-18 months. It is part of a range of measures being considered by the Council of Australian Governments Standing Council on Environment and Water as part of the national waste policy review. KABC(NT) Chairperson Mr Gary Swanson said, “This partnership opportunity and NBN trial program is all about positively engaging the community to generate behavioural change with real environmental out-

comes. “This partnership with Darwin Correctional Centre is efficient, effective and collaborative and has the potential to deliver strong social development and environmental outcomes benefitting Territory communities”. Mr Swanson said” “It is fantastic that inmate students, including some from Gapuwiyak, are prepared to learn new skills that will see a direct positive contribution back into their community. The flow on effect to the inmate students is the sense of responsibility, improved self esteem and skill development. “The flow on benefits to Gapuwiyak is some 550 native trees that will offer shade, bush tucker, aroma and enticement of native animals into their community. I call this a Win Win and again Keep Australia Beautiful is very grateful for the partnership opportunity and strong support that

the Darwin Correctional Centre is providing back to Territory communities. “We expect the NBN Pilot Trial will be very successful and we hope it provides fresh ideas for more effective and sustainable litter, recycling and beautification outcomes in the Territory,” Mr Swanson said. The National Bin Network is a $100 million, five-year industry funded program to reduce litter and increase recycling of packaging materials nationally. It brings together the beverage industry, packaging suppliers, government, business and the community to work collaboratively to achieve world class packaging recycling and litter reduction. Modelled as an option currently being considered by COAG’s Standing Council on Environment and Water, the NBN has been demonstrated to be 27 times less costly than a container deposit scheme.

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Evonne a smash hit By NIKKI MAYER Tennis Gove Club Manager, Coach and Development Officer EVONNE Goolagong and her team, husband Roger, brother Ian and assisting coaches and role models, ex Goveite, Tarlina Tipingwuti and Kya, visited Gove for the “Learn Earn Legend” program. Arriving into Gove on the Sunday from Darwin, Evonne travelled to Dhalinybuy to meet the community kids and to play some tennis. Straight off the plane they hit the red dirt road to be a part of the Arnhemland community. Arriving at the community at approx. 10.00am, they were greeted with open arms and big smiles. The nets were quickly put up and the fun began. Community leaders and parents joined in the fun with the kids and the team. It was just a really great morning. Miwatj health provided a light snack for all and then it was our privilege to have been shown around the Dhalinybuy river. A very special moment and one I am sure the visitors will be talking about for a long time. A huge thank you to Stephen and the people of the community for allowing us the opportunity. It was then back to Gove and some R&R ready for the big day on Monday. An “indigenous tennis come and try day” was the plan for Monday. The day started with a little of the unknown, but it was soon established that we were going to be very busy. With approx. 100 kids coming from Yirrkala, Nhulunbuy Primary School, Nhulunbuy Christian College and Nhulunbuy High School, and the kids drove in from

Dhalinybuy to also have some more tennis, was a huge day. The kids got to play tennis games with Ian, Tarlina, Kya and and me. From five years through to 15 years, everyone had a great day. Evonne and Roger walked around watching the kids looking for potential candidates for ABOVE: Come and Try Day with about 100 children taking part. scholarships. one had left, the team was taken for some it is back to coaching and competi- ing. Ages from 3 years to 16+ The aim of the program is to recognise more sight-seeing and upon arriving at tions. Cardio Tennis: every Monday students display enthusiasm, determina- Ski Beach later in the afternoon, kids There is no time to relax with the 7.30pm tion and a willingness to improve were at it finding anything they could to school programs also under way. Social Comp: every Tuesday themselves given half the chance. hit a ball against a wall. I have planned to visit communities 7.30pm Some kids may be selected to receive An amazing outcome from one day! again in week 6 and 9 of this term. Junior Comp: every Friday 3.00 to equipment and further coaching, with the I was hoping to achieve a realistic Another busy term for the coach and the 6.00pm agreement from their parents/guardian. picture of the work that is conducted in club as the club championships are also You can contact Nicky at the club They will be encouraged to attend her programs. fast approaching. on 8987 2640 or 0407 460 487 or drop school and their tennis sessions. This Distance and time being a big disWhat’s on at the club each week: and email to tennisgove@tennisgove. will then give them the opportunity to advantage, but the rewards are worth it. Monday to Thursday: Junior coach- com.au be selected to attend a joint Goolagong, I achieved what I had set out to Tennis Australia state development camp do and that was for them to feel to be held in October/November. what it is like working in remote Participants from this camp will then Arnhemland and how special the be selected to attend a National camp to people are. It’s about providing be held in Melbourne in January during opportunity. the Australian Open. Something I am very passionParticipants then have the opportunity ate about for ALL kids. If I just had to receive scholarships for school, train another qualified coach, I could to become coaches, sports administra- achieve so much more, but you tors, university scholars and opportunity can only do so much. to access the Tennis Australia elite It was a fantastic opportunity programs. A great opportunity for for the kids and the club and it has anyone. once again put Gove on the map The local kids had a great time and for Tennis Australia. learned a lot about Evonne. After everyWith all the visitors now gone, RIGHT: High School Annex meet Evonne, who is in the centre with the poster.

The Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club held a junior competition during the school holidays with 95 fish caught by 47 junior anglers. Photos supplied

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CAUGHT BEHIND: Batsmen Oggy (left) and Budgie do their best to keep the ball from the hands of the extensive slips cordon (left to right): Leg, Scottie, Paul, Duck, Dave, Norm, Africa, Pat and Lachy. The reborn cricket nets at the Nhulunbuy Primary School are the result of community effort.

Howzat? Nothing but new nets THE bowlers may have been mostly gray or balding, but there was still plenty of determination and speed behind the deliveries that were being bowled at Nhulunbuy Primary School’s re-born cricket nets last Tuesday. The after-work gathering on August 7 was the official christening for the new cricket nets that have been rebuilt largely through community donations and spirit. Pat Laverty, who has been involved in the project, said the idea first came from Gove Rental’s Dave Noonan, following the casual series of three cricket matches last dry season between the Old Codgers Football Club and the “Contractors”.

Without a proper place to practice given the “dilapidated” and “dangerous” state of the 1970s era cricket nets at the primary school, those involved set about fixing the problem. Funding for materials was provided by the primary school, while a couple of businesses around town and various individuals contributed time, labour and money over six weekends to restore the nets to the pristine condition they are in now, with work finishing on 30 July. “It’s good bounce, good high bounce,” said one of the bowlers when asked about the performance of the new concrete pitch, topped by synthetic turf. The project won’t be complete until new

synthetic turf mats are bought to replace the old mats currently in use, with funding for this expected to come from the NT Government and NT Cricket. Mr Laverty said he hopes the two new cricket nets might be the impetus for the re-establishment of a juniour cricket competition in Nhulunbuy. The Contractors versus Old Codgers Football Team team series of three matches will also take place again this dry season, Mr Laverty said, with the Contractors out for revenge following their 3-0 loss last year. The dates for this year’s matches is yet-to-bedetermined, although they will be played before mid-October.

Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club held a junior competition during the school holidays with 95 fish caught by 47 junior anglers. Photos supplied

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