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allowing movement of the machine on the back of the truck during the blowout.

Although they were heavy duty straps, thick chains could have been a more-secure option.

The truck was removed from the road side and was to be retrieved by the insurance company.

Levai Civil Engineering (LCE) recovered the excavator and truck on Thursday and Friday taking them both to Nhulunbuy where they were loaded on a truck to be returned to Darwin The first crash was on September 6 when the driver of semi-trailer failed to negotiate a right-hand bend and toppled into some trees. The 46-year-old driver sustained superficial injuries.

The owner retrieved the vehicle which was carrying perishable goods into Nhulunbuy.

It appears the driver hit some loose gravel on the left-hand side of the road and, when he hardened his turn, the vehicle yawed and toppled over.

The driver had driven the road numerous times previously but not in the vehicle that was involved.

The owners of the truck, Nhulunbuy Freight Services, sent staff out to the crash site to secure the site while the goods were being retrieved.

The freight was mainly dry goods and refrigerated goods and those that could not be saved were destroyed at

TWO trucks have crashed on the same corner of the Arhem Highway about 80km from Nhulunbuy within a few weeks of each other.

Last Wednesday, September 26, a driver carrying a small excavator failed to negotiate the bend at around 1pm.

The 28-year-old Irish national appeared not to be licensed to drive the mediu- rigid truck.

Both he and his 44-year-old male occupant were transporting the excavator on behalf of of a Darwin company and were heading to Gove before heading to a local community to carry out some work.

Both returned to Darwin on Thursday morning.

The driver may face charges pending further investigation.

He told police he suffered a blowout as he was negotiating the slight bend at about 40km and that appeared to be the case as the back left outer tyre indicated such damage.

Police suspect that his apparent lack of experience with that type of vehicle, his lack of local knowledge about the road conditions, and his overall lack of experience may have been contributing factors.

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A spokesman for the freight service said most miscellaneous items were salvaged.

“The food was for a variety of businesses around town and thousands of dollars of food and alcohol were lost.

“We had people to the site within hours and then had shifts of people not only cleaning out the truck but also staying with the truck day and night until it was removed.

“This driver was not the regular driver but was experienced and has done the trip a number of times previously. He was admitted to hospital overnight and released the next day.”

The driver had been able to call for help as satellite phones are standard equipment on NFS trucks and a local also on the road was on the scene within minutes.

John Tourish from NFS said they had been travelling the route for five years and this was their first accident.

He suggested a few more cautionary signs along the road could be advantageous.

Officer-in-charge of Nhulunbuy Police Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said drivers, whether they be driving trucks or cars, need to be extra cautious along the highway.

“They need to drive to the road conditions and be aware of the problems that may arise,” he said.

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New O-I-C for Nhulunbuy St John Ambulance ST JOHN Ambulance in Nhulunbuy has a new Officer-in-Charge in Natasha Schuman.

Ms Schuman, who prefers to be called Tash, has been busy familiarising herself with the area and has been spotted at the AFL and Beach Volleyball.

She has already learnt about the great beaches in town as her dog, Apollo, has “taken her” for a number of long walks.

Tash started with St John as a student paramedic in Darwin in 2003 and has spent time in Tennant Creek and also spent six months in Perth.

Driving in to town on September 7, Tash started work the following Monday.

“The trip in was great as it gave me a great perspective of the distances out here,” she said.

The mother of two described herself as an army brat and she has travelled extensively throughout Australia and particularly liked the Territory.

Having spent a couple of years in Papua New Guinea she said, if it was safe, she would consider moving there

Tash Schuman new O-I-C in Gove.

but Gove was as close as she could get.

Before being an ambulance officer she first started work as a governess in the NT and then worked for the Department of Defence for almost 20 years.

She also operated her own pasta business for a while.

Still getting familiarised with the local geography, Tash said her fellow officers and volunteers were of great assistance.

Tash has been impressed by the feeling of belonging and said the local Indigenous communities appeared to take greater pride in their surroundings.

She has already been out to the communities in the middle of the night and said there was a safe community atmosphere.

Looking forward to getting more involved in the community Tash said she may even look at entering the beach volleyball competition next year.

Settling in and getting to know her way around are priorities as is working hand in had with the St John Volunteers and cadets based in Gove.

Local musician inducted into the N.Z. Music Hall of Fame A MUSICIAN, who now calls Gove home, has returned from New Zealand where he was inducted into the NZ Music Hall of Fame.

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Grant, who has been at the Club for almost a year, was recognised for his contribution to music in New Zealand where he was a member of the band Herbs.

Herbs still performs and Grant said it was formed 40 years ago and has seen a number of musicians be a part of the group in that time.

“I’m still the baby of the bunch,” he said.

His passion is the drums although he plays anything percussive and is a mean guitarist.

Being on the road all his life, it was his father who started him off on his musical career and, by the time he was 13, he was playing with his father’s band .

Grant was the only one now working in Australia who was inducted in the the Hall of Fame at the presentation at the Town Hall in Auckland.

“It was a great honour to be recognised in this way,” he said.

“I still get to play and have the freedom to go to the Gold Coast or Brisbane or even overseas if there are good gigs on offer.

“Nigel (Baker), the GM at the Arnhem Club, has been very supportive and given me the flexibility to do that.

“I told him it was definitely a two-way ticket when I was heading to N.Z. as I was not tempted to stay.

“We had an after party that went for two days as we all caught up with the band members who had been part of Herbs over the years.”

He said he was overwhelmed at the response and all the congratulatory messages from fellow musicians and promoters and also from members and staff from the Club.

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Gurumul Yunupingu - Deadly Male Artist of the Year.

TWO local performing artists were among the winners at the 18th Deadly Awards announced at the Sydney Opera House last week..

Gurrumul Yunupingu was announced the Male Artist of the Year and Janet Munyarryun as the Dancer of the Year.

The Deadly s acknowledge the contribution Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders make to Australian society.

Janet Munyarryun, from Yirrkala, is a founding member of Bangarra Dance Company and has given so much knowledge and culture to the company over the past 22 years.

She was also a founding member of the Aboriginal and Islander Dance Theatre and has told stories throughout Bangarra’s new show Infinity Earlier this year she was selected to represented Australian Indigenous people in London to dance for the Queen along with

Schools certain of a win for the attendance award

Two Deadly winners for East Arnhem Land

Janet Munyarryun - Deadly Dancer of the Year with her daughter Rarriwuy Hick.

fellow local dancers Rachel Wallis and her daughter, Inneke, who were also part of that performance.

Ms Munyarryun has inspired many through the arts for many years she taught people such as Christine Anu, Sean Choolburra and Stephen Page.

In April this year she worked with the Australian Ballet as their cultural advisor and is often called upon to ensure traditional dances are in keeping with their original intent of the communities they represent.

Ms Munyarryun’s daughter, Rarriwuy (Rebecca) Hick, was also a finalist for her acting roles.

This is the second year that Gurrumul Yunupingu has featured as a Deadly winner. Last year he took out Artist of the Year in 2011 as well as Album of the Year.

This year his album Rrakala went platinum and he even played for the Queen at her Diamond Jubilee in front

of Buckingham Palace which was watched by over 100 million people across the globe.

Fresh from this performance, Gurrumul appeared on Australian Story and has been getting unprecedented attention for his new single Bayini - a duet with acclaimed singer/songwriter Sarah Blasko.

On Rrakala, Gurrumul diversified his musical prowess as he journeyed deeper into his Aboriginal identity.

He plays drums, piano and nylon string acoustic and electric guitars on this album, but most of all it is his angelic voice that captures the listener.

Gurrumul was born on Elcho Island and is from the Gumatj clan of the Yolngu and his mother is from the Galpu nation. He sings in Yolngu matha and his extraordinary and captivating talent is truly unique.

He was an integral member of Yothu Yindi and also plays with the hugely

A LOCAL school is guaranteed to be a winner in the Smart School Awards as all three finalists are from Arnhem Land.

Ramingining, Baniyala and Gapuwiyak are the three finalists in the category for excellence in improving attendance, Nhulunbuy Primary School is a finalist in the excellence in student inclusion, well being and special needs category.

Principal at NPS Matt Watson, wrote in the school newsletter: “The application process was quite intensive and involved a great deal of effort from the special education team, teachers, students and parents.

“It is a great acknowledgement of the excellent work that takes place in and around special needs at Nhulunbuy Primary School.

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The Deadlys show had all the thrills and spills of a major award night and executive producer and founder Gavin Jones said the 18th Deadlys fulfilled its vision in 2012.

“The Deadlys has always had a vision to recognise, celebrate and showcase the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to our community and to Australian society,” he said.

“Over the years, the Deadlys has played a role in supporting and advancing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, sport, the arts and entertainment, community and leadership - that is why the Deadlys is such an important event on the national calendar for everyone the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community, and wider Australia.”

Mr Jones acknowledged the support of the Australian Government through the Department of Health and Ageing, who had been supporting the Deadlys

“The team travels to Darwin to present to a panel of judges on Friday. October 19, and will attend the Gala dinner at the Darwin Convention Centre on Saturday night to hear the judge’s decision. Congratulations on a fantastic job and best of luck at the awards.”

Shepherdson College is a finalist in two categories - excellence in community engagement and excellence in early childhood.

The finalists were announced by Education Minister, Robyn Lambley.

“The Smart Schools Awards recognise excellence in our schools,” Ms Lambley said.

“It’s important to celebrate the achievements of our schools and I would like to congratulate all of this year’s finalists.

“The Mills Government supports innovation in our schools and new ideas that can contribute to a

since the first awards’ night in 1995.

League legend, the late Arthur (Artie) Beetson was posthumously awarded The Ella Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Sport, while the original Sapphires, Beverly Briggs, Naomi Mayers, Lois Peeler, Laurel Robinson and Tony Briggs, who wrote the Sapphires play on which the hit film of the same name was based, were honoured through the Jimmy Little Award for Lifetime Achievement in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music.

Jess Mauboy took home Deadlys for Single of the Year (Galaxy) and Female Artist of the Year.

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better education for all Territory children, no matter where they live.

“The Smart Schools Awards consist of eight categories recognising excellence in; community engagement, early childhood, improving literacy and numeracy, improving school attendance, innovation in Indigenous education, partnering, senior secondary outcomes and student inclusion, well being and special needs.

“It is especially fantastic to see a real spread of finalists from all over the Territory.

“This (the awards) wouldn’t be possible without the support of the awards sponsors; businesses and organisations in the community who recognise the importance of quality education.

“This year’s ceremony will be held on October 20 and I wish all the finalists good luck.”

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Babies the topic for teenagers ROLL playing was a way to get the message of pre-natal care to teenagers at Gove District Hospital last week.

Nhulunbuy High Year 11 Health students and young women from Galupa, Yirrkala, Ski Beach and Wallaby Beach attended Ward 2 last Tuesday for a session with the Core for Life team.

Core for Life identifies birth as being central to all cultures and families and aims to give youth a more-holistic understanding about the journey of becoming a parent.

Although the presentation was made in comic scenarios, the message of personal responsibility came through loud and clear.

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Participants in the Core for Life session at the Gove District Hospital.

Banana farmer warns Qld growers to act now

pregnancy as well as drinking alcohol, eating unhealthy foods and using illegal substances.

The Miwatj Health team, Families as First Teachers and the Nhulunbuy High School took part in the sessions on Tuesday. Later in the week the presentations were also made at Yirrkala school.

Deb Pattrick and Tracy Smith, from Core for Life which is based in New South Wales, said they had been making the presentations in Gove for about seven years.

“The role play is an excellent way to get the message across to young people within the communities about making informed, responsible decisions regarding becoming a parent now or in the future,” Ms Pattrick said.

Bruce Patterson with his slashed crops.

INSET: Bruce Patterson.

Disease wipes out most of his crop

By MARJO HALLOWELL A YIRRKALA banana farmer is urging Queensland banana growers to come to Gove to try to find a solution to Panama disease.

Bruce Patterson has slashed 13 acres of his 15-acre farm after the disease decimated his crop.

He is concerned if it gets into the banana crops on the east coast it would only be a few years before their crops were wiped out.

“There are many banana farms on the coast and the disease could be carried down waterways in soil and run-off,” Mr Patterson said.

“They need to start looking now before it actually arrives on the east coast.”

He said he had contacted growers on the coast but

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as yet had not received any responses.

He is experimenting with two acres to see if there were any plants resistant to the disease.

“Panama disease started in Darwin about 10 years ago and has been over here for about three years.”

International Panama expert Dr Gus Molina said last week banana growers need to diversify to ensure an incursion of Panama disease isn’t a death sentence for the industry in Australia, according to efarming.com.au.

He says the effects of the deadly soil-borne disease can be managed and the industry would be able to continue, as it has in many cases overseas.

He’s told growers in Far North Queensland that part of the solution in Australia, where 90 per cent of bananas are of the Cavendish variety, is reducing reliance on a particular genetic crop.

“So it’s a challenge to us as scientists, researchers and also the growers to develop a production system that utilises genetic diversity to come up with a good livelihood for growers,” he said.

“So if we can come up with a Cavendish with different genes to resist the pests and diseases that would be ideal, but it’s quite difficult to do that,” the website said.

The disease is believed to be transferred through contaminated soil and Mr Patterson is at a loss to know how it came to the remote Yirrkala.

Mr Patterson has his own theory that it may have been transferred through the migratory Ibis. He believes some may go to a particular spot to breed carrying the disease borne soil and mixing with birds that have travelled to Gove.

“They have hollow sections in their toes and feet so it is not impossible,” he said “Other ways of distributing the soil could be on machinery that hasn’t been cleaned before coming to the area or even car tyres or shoes.”

He said they will never know just how it came here.

In June last year Bob Williams, Director Plant Industries with the NT Department of Resources, visited the farm and they were hopeful of introducing a resistant strain.

This, however, did not eventuate as the test results did not indicate the process had been successful and there were no resistant strains available.

The banana farm in Yirrkala was first established when the Missions were in the area and is the longest established Indigenous agricultural venture in the NT if not Australia.

Panama Disease or Fusarian Wilt or tropical Race 4 kills the leaves

25 people a day die from dementia

THE number of people with dementia in Australia is projected to rise one third in less than 10 years to 2020, according to a report released last week by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

The report, Dementia in Australia, was launched by AIHW Director and CEO David Kalisch and Presi-

on the plant and each plant needs eight healthy leaves to ensure the bananas mature.

There is no treatment for the disease and that is why Mr Patterson is encouraging banana growers from the eastern states to act now.

The disease has impacted on banana productions from Darwin and is now down as far as Katherine Mr Patterson said that in July quarantine restrictions on bananas were lifted as the disease is endemic to the Territory.

He is hoping to find resistant trees among the plants still remaining on his two acres.

“It will all be trial and error. If I find some resistant ones then we can grow them from tissue cultures. It could take one or two years - it could take 100 - but I need to try,” he said.

Mr Patterson said some think he is replanting already but all the young growth is just the slashed plants regrowing. He will keep slashing them until he finds a solution or until a resistant strain has been developed.

dent of Alzheimer’s Australia Ita Buttrose at the National Dementia Research Forum in Canberra.

While projection methods vary, the number of people with dementia is estimated to reach almost 400,000 by 2020, and there could be around 900,000 by 2050, Mr Kalisch said.

An estimated 298,000 Austral-

ians had dementia in 2011, and 62% of these people were women. Most people (74%) were aged over 75.

Dementia was the third leading single cause of death in 2010, accounting for 6% of all deaths.

“An average of 25 people died each day from dementia in 2010,” Mr Kalisch said.

NEWS

Chamber of Commerce elects new chairman

THE Nhulunbuy Chamber of Commerce elected their new chairman at their meeting last Tuesday.

David Suter was elected chairman and Darryl Stewart as vice-chairman at the meeting on September 25 following the AGM on September 14. Outgoing chairman Tim Bunton did not stand for re-election.

The members of the committee of the East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce this year are Darryl Stewart from Gove Pharmacy, Kelly Murray from Gove Tackeworld and Outdoors, David Suter from Arnhem Pest Control, Tim Bunton from JBM, Sal Costanzo from YBE, Kirsty Winter from Gove Motors and Marjo Hallowell from Arafura Times.

Helen Martin from Banu Banu did not restand for a position and was thanked in absentia for the work she had done while a member.

Mr Suter said businesses needed to realise their fortunes were tied in to the fortunes of the mine and plant.

“We all need to look into our own businesses and see where we could make cost savings and rationalise,” he said.

“We are trying to lobby the NT government for training in business efficiencies.

“Business owners need to make their businesses as efficient as possible and get skin in the game.

“One thing we can’t skim on is safety and we need to be mindful of that.”

The newly elected Nhulunbuy Chamber of Commerce (from left): Sal Costanzo, Marjo Hallowell, David Suter, Kelly Murray, Kirsty Winter and Tim Bunton. Darryl Stewart is absent from the photo.

Bulldozer plunges 5 metres into ditch A BULLDOZER driver was flown to hospital in Darwin last Tuesday night for assessment after his bulldozer plunged into a deep trench on Elcho Island.

Staff at the island’s health clinic stabilised the man and called CareFlight to transfer him to Royal Darwin Hospital in their pressurised twin-engine King Air aircraft.

The CareFlight nurse said the driver was protected by the safety cage on his machine as it fell five metres into the trench at a work site and landed on its roof shortly after 4 pm.

The man dragged himself clear then was driven to the island’s health clinic for initial treatment.

The man was treated for crush injuries to the right side of his body and remained in a stable condition on arrival at Royal Darwin Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

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Stationhand airlifted A SERIOUSLY injured man was rescued from a remote Arnhem Land cattle station in an aero-medical retrieval last Thursday night.

A combination of helicopter, aeroplane and remote health resources were activated by CareFlight to allow the man to arrive at Darwin in a serious but stable condition early on Friday morning.

Staff at the Mamadawerre Station, 310km east of Darwin, called for medical help when a 40-year-old man working at the station fell six metres from a roof onto a metal railing, suffering multiple injuries.

It was deemed unsafe to drive the injured man at night 60km to the nearest health clinic at Maningrida.

The army released a CareFlight helicopter from supporting a training exercise at the Mt Bundy range so the crew could fly to Jabiru airfield to meet a CareFlight nurse and doctor flown in on a CareFlight air ambulance aircraft.

Using night vision goggles the helicopter crew flew the medical team across Arnhem Land to the property to stabilise the man. The helicopter flew the man back to Jabiru where he was transferred to the CareFlight air ambulance which transferred him to a waiting St John Ambulance at Darwin International Airport.

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15ft 5in croc tagged by the Irwin team GOTCHA: Assisted by the Australia Zoo crocodile capture team,Terri Irwin leads the charge to subdue ‘Juergen’. At 4.69 metres ‘Juergen’ is the largest crocodile ever caught by the team on the Wenlock River on Cape York during their annual croc research trip.

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A MASSIVE 4.69 metre (15ft 5in) salt water croc has been caught in the Wenlock River on Cape York on the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve.

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The crocodile was named ‘Juergen’, after a German cameraman visiting the reserve, Juergen is the largest crocodile the team have ever caught on the Wenlock River.

Researchers from Australia Zoo and The University of Queensland caught the monster croc during their annual research trip, which involves catching and tagging crocs.

The team concluded their trip this month on a high - reaching their target of 100 crocodiles - a goal which has been in place since the project began in 2007.

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Australia Zoo owner Terri Irwin said she is thrilled with the result of the annual trip. “I am so proud to share this milestone for research with our crocodile capture team. They have successfully implemented Steve’s trapping techniques to safely catch and tag 100 crocodiles in the Wenlock River.”

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Dhimurru and volunteers clean up

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The crew with the rubbish collected.

DHIMIRRUand Parks and Wildlife rangers, along with five volunteers from around Australia and overseas, cleaned up 4km of coastline at Djulpan, a large stretch of very remote coastline south of Port Bradshaw.

The group of 12 collected 2.5 tonnes of rubbish and ghostnets which included a variety of items including thongs, lighters, small fragments of plastic, floats and light globes.

The group collected the rubbish in four days and made a big difference to the beach and reducing the impact on marine life.

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There were no turtles or other marine life found in the nets which was good, but the rubbish showed a great deal of evidence of marine life having mistaken the plastic for a source of food as seen by the number of bite marks in the debris.

The coastline in the Gulf of Carpentaria is internationally significant for nesting turtles to lay their eggs.

The last time this area had a major beach clean-up was three years ago in 2009 when 1800kg of rubbish was collected in about 2km.

The beach clean-up was made possible by funding from Ghost Nets

Australia. This support is vital in cleaning up beaches within the Dhimurru IPA. These clean-ups are costly transporting people, quads, trailers, trucks and camping equipment to the remote coastlines and, without extra funding, often some remote beaches don’t get the attention they require to keep them clear of debris.

The Dhimurru rangers are planning on another beach clean-up in the region in the near future as there still remains a lot of rubbish and nets in the northern end of Djulpan.

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School’s in at Ski Beach

Young authors with Nhulunbuy Library Manager Robyn Theedom at the presentation of their awards.

Young authors win NT awards NHULUNBUY has its own talented young authors as was evidenced by the 2012 Young Territory Author Awards presentation held in Darwin on September 6.

The NT Regional Winner for Nhulunbuy was Ritayan Misra for My Dream Stories and Highly Commended went to Eva Staude for Fredrick and his fine Friends.

Nhulunbuy Community Library manager Robyn Theedom said it was unfortunate the local winners could not attend the presentation due to the distances involved.

“We made a presentation to them at the Nhulunbuy Primary School assembly last week,” Mrs Theedom said.

“As there were a number of awards to be presented to participants of the young authors competition in Nhulunbuy, Nhulunbuy Community Library have been asked to coordinate and

present these awards at an appropriate function.

“There are two young (under eightyear-old) major award winners, and quite a number of others from here who participated, so we looked for a suitable opportunity to present the Nhulunbuy winners with their awards and give them the acknowledgement that they deserve.

“As both of the Nhulunbuy young author award winners, and many other entrants in the Award competition, attend the school it was felt that this gives the best avenue for the children to be acknowledged and recognised for their success by their friends, peers and school, as well as the community.

As well as presentations for the winners there were also participation certificates awarded to others who entered the 2012 Young Territory Awards competition.

Juniors focus on marine relics

BUILD it and they will come.

That has been found to be so true in Ski Beach as the school bell sounds in the community every weekday morning.

Taking matters into their own hands, the Gumatj Corporation has build a transitional school for children within their community.

Elders and parents have all worked together to ensure their children can attend school without having to travel to Yirrkala or Nhulunbuy.

The school bell is rung every morning and let’s the local children, and the rest of the community, know it is time the children were on their way to the classroom.

Built by the Gumatj Corporation the school opened for their first students with just four children attending. In just a couple of months there are now 17 attending on a daily basis. The school is for children from four to eight years of age and their teacher, Jess Dalton, is from Yirrkala school.

The school is a community initiative as parents want their children to go to school and the trips to other local school can be daunting for the youngsters. In Ski Beach they feel more at ease.

There is a full time teacher, supplied by the NT Department of Education, and the community pays for an assistant teacher.

Their teacher, Ms Dalton, said she has already noticed a marked improvement in their English and is enjoying working with the youngsters. They work closely with the local pre-school and other community groups.

The school is located behind the community centre and pre-school and there is also a gymnasium attached for the whole of the community to use.

Landscaping has been done by the local nursery and the local timber workshop has also worked on the school and some of the equipment.

Children at the Ski Beach transitional school

DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION

LEFT: Students survey shell midden. RIGHT: A students moves a measuring grid over the midden.

PHOTOGRAPHS of Milingimbi’s mari- measuring and applied maths.” time heritage, taken by local Indigenous Mr Steinberg will submit the children’s schoolchildren, will be sent to a national photographs to the 2012 Australasian Institute for Maritime Archaeology competition, competition.

A shell midden at the island com- due to finish in December this year. The munity was used to illustrate archaeological competition invites photographs of cultural techniques to the children during a visit heritage items above or below Australian this week by maritime archaeologist David and New Zealand waters.

Mr Steinberg also documented a shipSteinberg.

The Northern Territory Department wreck, which may be that off the small of Lands, Planning and the Environment coastal cutter Maroubra. The Maroubra heritage officer said photography was used was requisitioned as a supply ship by the as a practical and self-expressive way of Royal Australian Navy in 1942, and sunk exploring and learning about local history. by Japanese aircraft at Milingimbi in 1943.

“The children were encouraged to The remains of a vessel are visible on a photograph the midden artistically, but also sandbank near the community. use methods of scientific and archaeologiWood specimens from the ship will be sent for analysis. If the wreck is the cal photography,” he said.

“We discussed the kinds of questions Maroubra it may be recommended for archaeologists ask about this kind of site. protection under heritage legislation.

There are more than 250 references “It was a terrific opportunity to encourage the children to explore their heritage, to shipwreck sites in Northern Territory and develop their skills in photography, waters.

Sporting Grass Roots Development Grants Now Open Round two of the Territory Government’s 2012/2013 Grass Roots Development Grant Program is now open for applications. Funding through this grant program is available to assist sport and recreation clubs, groups, local governing bodies and service deliverers.

Applicants may apply for up to $3000 for projects aimed at: • Providing opportunities to participate in sport and recreation; and • Strengthening the capacity of sport and recreation organisations to deliver services and programs that make for a more active Territory.

For more information phone 1800 045 678.

Application forms and guidelines are available at www.sportandrecreation.nt.gov.au Applications close Tuesday, 30 October 2012. www.sportandrecreation.nt.gov.au Arafura Times

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What’s On

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

OCTOBER Mon 1 - Sun 7. School Holidays Wed 3 - Fri 5. NT Junior 8-ball Championships at The Arnhem Club, from 9am daily.

Wed 3. Runners North - running for fun and fitness, any pace any distance, 5.30pm - 4.84 km Lions Park - Beagle Circuit.

Thu 4. October Business Month. Jon Dee - live streamed from Darwin - Improve your Bottom Line. Walkabout Lodge 6 - 8pm.

Sat 6. Runners North marathon. 21km for individual entries or teams of up to four runners. Starts at 6am Meet at Town Pool and run along.

Sat 6. B&S Ball at The Walkabout. Fun starts at 3pm.

Mon 8. School Term 4 starts.

Sat 13 & Sun 14. John Jones Memorial Billfish Challenge - Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Walkabout Lodge. Contact govefishingclub@bigpond. com.

Sat 13. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee - 9am to noon.

Sun 14. Melville Bay Race series at Gove Boat Club 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. Fri 19. National Nude Food Day. Sat 20. Smart Schools Awards night.

Fri 26. World Teacher's Day. Sat 27. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy Playgroup.

Sat 27. Djerrkura Cup - Healthy Life Style Community Activity from 10am - 2pm at Yirrkala Oval.

NOVEMBER Thu 1 - Sun 4. ACSSO Conference - Darwin.

Sat 3. COSGO Conference.

Sun 4. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - MX coaching clinic - 8am to noon.

Fri 9 - Fri 16. XXXX Gold Gove Game Classic Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club - Contact govefishingclub@bigpond.com.

Wed 14. Solar Eclipse.

Sat 17. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market - hosted by RSPCA. Sat 17. Presentation Night for the XXXX Gold Gove Game Classic at The Captain Cook Community Centre Clubhouse of the Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club - Contact govefishingclub@bigpond.com.

Wed 21. East Arnhem Training Stakeholders Network meets at 9am at CDU. Sat 24. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee - 9am until set up.

Sat 24. Businesswomen's Lunch.

Sun 25. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Junior lap practise and Senior Enduro - 20km circuit - 8am to noon.

DECEMBER Fri 7. Charles Darwin University presentation including presentation of Adrian Wagg Award at the town hall.

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

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 Comment All the ingredients for genocide: Is West Papua the next East Timor?

ALLEGATIONS that Australia is funding death squads in West Papua have brought the troubled province back to Australian attention.

Blanket denials by both Indonesian and Australian governments - standard policy for such reports in the past, no longer cut the mustard.

The players respond The killing of Papuan activist Mako Tabuni by Indonesian police was for Jakarta a legitimate operation against a violent criminal shot while evading arrest.

That Tabuni bled to death from his untreated wounds while in police custody did not rate a mention.

The Australian response was more measured.

Foreign Minister Bob Carr took the allegation that Tabuni had been assassinated seriously because the partially Australian funded and trained elite anti-terrorist organisation, Densus 88, was accused of playing a role in the killing.

Bob Carr raised the issue of human rights with foreign minister Marty Natalegawa in June this year in his first official visit to Indonesia.

For once there was a direct Australian connection to the human rights abuses that have been happening in West Papua for decades. Australian taxpayers may indeed be helping to fund Indonesian death squads.

Carr called on the Indonesians to make a full enquiry into the affair.

The Indonesian response was to appoint Brigadier General Tito Karnavian as Papua’s new Police Chief. This sends the clearest possible message that Jakarta intends to deal with the Papuan separatists’ insurgency with lethal force, rather than diplomacy and negotiation.

Many activists have been arrested and a concerted effort is underway to break the back of the urban based, non-violent Papuan rights organisations,

such as Tabuni’s KNPB (Komite Nasional Papua Barat).

Independence Most Papuans would favour independence over Indonesian occupation. This is a recipe for ongoing military operations, repression and human rights abuse as the Indonesian military and police hunt down “separatists”.

This seems to suit most play-

on the ground but a growing sense of outrage within the international community, especially in the Western nations.

This led Indonesia to be treated almost as a pariah nation and underpinned East Timor’s rapid shift to independence in the wake of Suharto’s fall.

ers.

West Papua is the Indonesian military’s last zone of exclusive control after the loss of Aceh and East Timor. It’s a fabulous prize to control as extensive (legal and illegal) logging, huge mining projects and massive development funds provide rich pickings for those in control, while incoming migrants are drawn in by economic opportunities unavailable elsewhere.

It is really only the Papuans who are suffering in this massive free-for-all.

The plight of the Papuans is slowly but surely seeping into the global consciousness. While modern technology allows West Papua’s riches to now be exploited, it also allows the stories and images of Papuan suffering to emerge. Increased Indonesian militarisation and repression only exacerbate this trend.

A new East Timor?

This is the same trajectory that East Timor’s long struggle for freedom followed: an overwhelmingly dominant military

While no other nation supports West Papuan independence, except Vanuatu sporadically, and the rule of the Indonesian state appears unassailable, a dangerous dynamic is developing.

As the situation in West Papua deteriorates, human rights abuses will continue, with the very real prospect of a dramatic increase in violence to genocidal levels.

The ingredients are there: stark racial, religious and ideological differences coalescing around a desire for Papuan resources and Papuans’ land, on one hand, and independence on the other.

Indeed many Indonesians, as well as the Indonesian state, already view Papuan separatists as traitors.

This should rightly concern Australians: we are in a quasimilitary alliance with Indonesia through the 2006 Lombok Treaty.

We are a player, albeit minor, in these events. When there is a divide in the opinion of the political, military and bureaucratic elite, and that of the wider population, as occurred

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in Australia over Indonesia’s occupation of East Timor, the majority view tends to eventually prevail.

And the majority view is moving to one of sympathy for the Papuans and antipathy towards Indonesia for what many see as a re-run of East Timor’s disastrous occupation.

This does not bode well for relations between the two countries.

Words or bullets?

Indonesia runs the risk of having its widely heralded democratisation process stained by the Papuan conflict.

There is also the fact that while West Papua remains a military zone the Indonesian army will continue to be unaccountable and largely outside of civilian control, stymieing anti-corruption efforts not just in Papua but through out the country.

The consequences for the Papuans are abundantly clear: no basic rights and a life lived in fear.

While there are no quick or easy solutions to this conundrum, one choice is manifestly clear: does the answer lie in more words or more bullets?

Jakarta has so far rejected meaningful dialogue in favour of a beefed up security approach.

Australia, and Australians, should forcefully criticise this as being against our own, and Indonesia’s (let alone the Papuans’) long-term interests.

If the West Papuan conflict continues to follow the East Timor trajectory this problem will continue to grow, relations will become strained and tensions rise.

It’s worth remembering that Australia and Indonesia very nearly came to blows over East Timor.

Let’s learn from the past and encourage, and promote, meaningful dialogue between all parties.

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Uni students trained at Mataranka before heading to world hot spots MATARANKA Station, near Katherine, was the setting for training for seven Charles Darwin University students who will travel overseas in the next few weeks to undertake study-work placements with humanitarian agencies in some of the world’s hot spots.

The Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies undergraduates will fulfill a variety of technical, logistical and administrative roles during their 70-day placements in Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Thailand, Cambodia, Timor Leste and Vanuatu.

Course coordinator Dan Baschiera said each student had been well prepared to make an immediate impact in challenging environments.

“They have all undergone rigorous practical and theoretical training and are well equipped to hit the ground running,” Mr Baschiera said.

“All completed an intensive training placement at an outback bush camp on Mataranka Station earlier this year where their classroom theory was enriched with hands-on practise.

“The training involved the design and preparation of a quarantine camp for a population of 15,000, in circumstances where resources were limited, due to remoteness.”

Mr Baschiera said that while students had been taught how to manage chaos, risk, and were well versed in humanitarian intelligence and security, they would not be sent to conflict areas.

“One has received approval to work on a humanitarian outreach program in Uganda and another will carry out a community development research project in Cambodia.”

Mr Baschiera said students did not necessarily have to travel overseas to participate in humanitarian work.

“There’s work here in our own backyard.”

Bachelor of Humanitarian and Community Studies undergraduate Quintaysha Cartwright during a vehicle recovery exercise at Mataranka Station.

“We have students the use of social media working with the Red in the Arab Spring are Cross, in child protec- two examples of curtion and in the National rent issues of interest Critical Care and Trauma to humanitarians and Response Centre.” which can have a huge Mr Baschiera said impact on the risk of humanitarian stud- aid work.

“Several humanitaries was a growing, complex and dynamic ian organisations and field of work where universities, including one needed to be able Harvard, have expressed to respond appropri- interest in the cuttingately to a broad range of edge work we are doing complex environmental in evolving an academic threats, situations and discipline and learning space in humanitariancontexts.

“Global warming and ism,” he said.

Chambers stars in Storm GF triumph GOVE-born Will Chambers (right) was one of the stars in the Melbourne Storms’ 14-4 NRL Grand Final triumph against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs on Sunday in Sydney.

Chambers, a centre, was one of the cornerstones of a Storm defence which restricted the normal, free-flowing Dogs attack to just four points for the match.

While Man of the Match halfback Cooper Cronk was superb and fullback Billy Slater outstanding, Chambers was not far behind.

Noted more for his attack, Chambers, aided by fellow centre Dane Nielsen and wingers Justin O’Neill and Sisa Waga, shut down the Dogs attacking weapons Ben Barba, Josh Morris, Krisnan Inu, Sam Perrett and Jonathan Wright.

They raced off their defensive line and for virtually the entire match, restricting their opponents’ time with the ball and attacking opportunities.

The Dogs’ only points cam from Perrett in the first-half, and, despite an attacking blitz after half-time, could not add to their total.

Chambers, 24, returned to the Storm this season after stints in rugby union with the Queensland Reds and for Munster in Ireland, but suffered a serious blood disorder during the season which forced him to miss several games.

He returned in time for the play-offs and his performances during the play-off series showed he had returned to his best.

Challenge to stay sober IN a national campaign to cut out alcohol consumption for the month of October renaming it OCSOBER is underway with a number of Australian legends joining the cause.

Australian Cricketer Michael Clark and TV personality Natalie Gruzlewski are among the national ambassadors for this year’s OCSOBER fundraising campaign for Life Education NT. The high profile group are encouraging adults across Australia to cut out alcohol for the month of October in order to raise funds for Life Education.

These funds will allow the charity to continue to deliver vital health and drug education to school children throughout Australia, empowering children and young people to make safe and healthy choices for life through the programs delivered in schools.

Executive Officer Suzi Spedding said that a powerful motivator behind fundraising for Ocsober is that all funds raised in the Territory, stay in the Territory.

Register now at www.ocsober.com.au and create your individual or team fundraising page and join Legends around Australia in cutting out alcohol this Ocsober.

Backburning to protect rainforest, art

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This photo from Parks Australia shows backburning to protect the monsoon rainforest and art work at Ubirr.

FIRE is part of the seasonal cycle still too wet to burn in the early dry very useful in protecting fragile in Kakadu. season, so park staff and traditional habitats like the monsoon rainforAt the time of this photo last owners work together to ensure est. week, Rangers were in Gurrung, any fire lit later in the season can “The backburn was done late in the afternoon when the wind the hot dry time. be well controlled.

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gove and yamba nippers play for the ashes NIPPERS from Yamba and Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Clubs competed for the Ashes in the first in what is hoped to be many competitions between the two clubs.

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PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

Pedal power for primary pupils AUSTRALIAN Olympic cycling gold medalist Anna Meares would have been proud of the stamina, endurance and skill of some of Gove’s youngest cyclists last week with Nhulunbuy Christian College’s annual Bike Day. With Middle School students away on camps, the primary students took over College grounds with bikes and road safety the subject of the day.

Events included the epic ‘ride’, jumps on the BMX track, a skills challenge obstacle course with road signs and hazards, relays, a ‘show and shine’ competition and this year, the speed checks went high tech with Mrs Kylie Whyte using an iPhone to record top speeds.

Bike day co-ordinator Tracy Pickford said, while the annual event is fun, there’s a very serious side

ABOVE: Klara Holland from Year 1 loves every minute of the Epic ride on the circuit track.

BELOW: Felix Bertschi from Transition enjoys his first Bike Day with his mum, Natasha.

teaching road and bike safety that’s particularly important in Nhulunbuy where bikes are such an integral part of our town’s lifestyle.

“It’s a fabulous community event for our school too with students right across all years working together whether it’s in the bike relays or learning about bike maintenance and how to fix a puncture,” Mrs Pickford said.

ABOVE: Freddy Stockley from Year 3 takes on the Bush BMX track.

BELOW: Darcy Terpstra from Year 4 doesn’t let the heat get to her on the circuit track.

PHOTOS: Supplied by NCC The day had a family atmosphere with parents manning pitstop stations refuelling riders and even younger siblings joining in activities on their scooters and bikes, some like threeyear-old Charlie Dwyer drew the loudest crowd cheers in the radar tests.

“The highlight for me was watching all the children so determined to make it round the track and really

enthusiastically giving it their all.

“The other part of bike day that was just fabulous was watching the children unwind under the sprinklers playing with their friends, dancing around, it was just the perfect way to end a full day of activity.”

For the record, Abednego took out the 2012 Championship title with the most points earned by their House participants.

ABOVE: Kuleni Venour and Larah Fourie from Year 2 took out ‘Show and Shine’ awards for their Dinosaurs and Butterfly decorated bikes.

BELOW: Biana Giles (Yr 3), and Year 2’s Tia Hutton, Larah Fourie, Kuleni Venour and Emma Pickford dance in the water spray after a day in the sun.

ABOVE: Abednego team mates Elise Djerrkura and Shelbie Francis from Year 1 relax before the relay event.

BELOW: His face a picture of concentration, Charlie Dwyer was the crowd favourite inspiring everyone with his perseverance and willingness to tackle every event despite not even being in school yet!

ABOV E: Hannah Fourie from Year 4, responds to the cheers of her team mates during the bike relays.

BELOW: Shane Erasmus from Year 2 focuses on the finish line.

Bike Day co-ordinator Mrs Tracy Pickford takes a moment with Transition students Kiki Verdel and Jade Erasmus.

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THURSDAY 04

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Can We Believe The Science? 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Minder 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Alone In A Crowded Room 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 6:00 Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones: Lea 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Rake: Cleaver defends Missy for murder, while Scarlet inadvertently, through an indiscretion with David, gives Cal the ammunition he needs.

9:30 Lowdown: A Bollywood Ending 10:00 Summer Heights High 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 The National Parks: America’s Best Idea: Not For The RichAlone 12:25 The Clinic 1:15 Movie: “Champion” (PG) - A boxer alienates all those around him until he enters the ring with his ultimate foe, himself.

3:00 Rage

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 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair - A Current Affair covers the realms ofpolitics, crime, human rights, science, technology, celebrities and entertainment - all investigated by a dedicated team and hosted

by Tracy Grimshaw.

6:30 Big Brother - Join host Sonia Kruger as a bunch of everyday Aussie’s are locked up under 24/7 surveillance where this year, at any given time, Big Brother WILL change the rules.

7:30 Big Brother Confidential - Get the inside scoop! Late night headlines, unseen action and talking points from the Big Brother House.

8:00 TBA 11:00 2012 ICC World Twenty/20 Cricket 2:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Mitch Albom’s For One More Day” (PG a,l) 1:30 Dive Olly Dive 2:00 Sea Princesses 2:30 Ghosts Of Time 3:00 Toybox 3:30 It’s Academic 4:00 Seven News At 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 TBA 11:50 Room For Improvement: All aboard for the ultimate seachange, as we turn a big old bus into a studio apartment on wheels.

12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today: International news and weather including interviews with newsmakers in the world of politics, business, media, entertainment and sport.

4:30 Sunrise Extra: Bringing you the best moments of your mor ings with the Sunrise team.

5:00 Seven Early News: Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.

4:30 UEFA Champions League 7:05 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of France 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Gourmet Farmer: Illegal Dinner 8:00 Destination Flavour 8:30 Two Greedy Italians... Still Hungry: Calabria - Chefs Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo return to Italy to discover how the country’s food and culture has changed since they left more than 40 years ago.

9:35 The School: Educating Essex 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Movie: “In His Hands” In French. A gripping, edgy thriller with a twist. With a serial killer on the loose in the French town of Lille, insurance broker Claire cannot help but suspect that her new male acquaintance, intense veterinarian Laurent, may be the deadly killer, particularly when she notices a scalpel in his jacket pocket.

1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

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4:00 Rage 4:30 National Press Club Address 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “All That Heaven Allows” (G) 2:00 Africa’s Dragon Mountains 2:50 Miniscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 6:00 Grand Designs: West Cumbria 6:50 Miniscule: Narcissus 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 NT 8:00 Miranda: Before I Die - Tilly and Penny are organising a charity wine tasting and Miranda thinks perhaps she should start doing some good.

8:30 Scott And Bailey: Final. Rachel finds herself a suspect in a murder investigation. And while Janet’s job is also at risk, her boss Gill is forced to re-open an investigation into an accidental death.

9:20 Waking The Dead: Sins Part 1 - DSI Boyd and the Cold Case team investigate the murder of a prison governor 15 years before, and revisit the suspects whose alibi is found to be shaky.

10:15 Lateline 10:50 My Family: The Psyche Of Mikey 11:20 The Trophy Room 11:50 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 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 Big Brother - Join host Sonia Kruger as a bunch of everyday Aussie’s are locked up under 24/7 surveillance where this year, at any given time, Big Brother WILL change the rules.

7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Financial Permeability - Sheldon’s ‘simple’ solution to Penny’s financial problem leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny’s hulking ex-boyfriend.

7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Maternal Capacitance - A disastrous visit from Mrs. Hofstadter brings Leonard and Penny closer together.

8:00 TBA 11:00 2012 ICC World Twenty/20 Cricket: 2nd Semi Final 2:00 F Troop: Is This Fort Really Necessary?

2:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:00 Danoz 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Dr Oz 12:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 3:30 It’s Academic 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 And Away 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 TBA 10:45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: A Dad’s Worst Nightmare - Stranded and lost in the Outback, a father does all he can to avoid watching his daughter die.

11:45 Special: Heartbeat Of The Coral Coast - An entertaining and unique look at the fascinating Queensland coast from Brisbane to Port Douglas with Tony Gordon and Darren McDonald.

1:45 Room For Improvement 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 The Hotel: Do Not Disturb 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: White Gold Of The Afar 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: The Secret Life of Beaches 8:30 Jerusalem: The Making of a Holy City: Invasion, Invasion, Invasion 9:30 As It Happened: Elusive Justice 10.35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “Princesses” (MA s) - A compelling and poignant tale of friendship and love between two prostitutes struggling to survive life on the streets of Madrid. Caye is a young woman whose family is unaware of her profession. She meets her striking Dominican neighbour Zulema, an illegal alien who’s been badly beaten up. They strike up a close friendship unbeknownst to Caye’s xenophobic co-workers. In Spanish 1:10 Kurt Wallander: Before The Frost - (M v,l) Kurt Wallander’s daughter, Linda, graduates from the Stockholm Police Academy and starts work alongside her father in Ystad. Their relationship is strained as his family life has been taken up with police work.

2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 06

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:30 7.30 NT 12:00 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Collectors 1:30 Eggheads 50/50 2:00 Movie: “The Wrong Box” (G) 4:00 Basketball: WNBL 5:00 The Wonder Years: Summer Song 5:25 Miniscule: The Hat Of The Medusa 5:30 TBA 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doctor Who: The Angels Of Manhattan - The Doctor’s heartbreaking farewell to Amy and Rory sees a race against time through the streets of Manhattan, as New York’s statues come to life around them 8:20 Sinbad - Gunnar and Sinbad are ambushed by the Khaima, a band of warriors, who avenge injustice. Their leader, Obsidian, sentences Gunnar to death for his brutal Viking past.

9:05 Hustle 10:05 The Jonathan Ross Show 10:50 United States Of Tara: Chicken ‘n’ Corn - Dr Hattaras is confronted by Alice who reveals a painful secret, prompting him to reinvest in Tara, but not before a mysterious new alter emerges.

11:20 Rage Guest Programmer (MA a,l,d,h,n,s,v.)

5:30 Bubble Guppies 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 Danoz 9:30 Getaway 10:30 Children’s Programs 12:30 Imparja’s Horse Racing - Epsom Cup 4:30 National News 5:00 4WD TV 5:30 Nine News Saturday 6:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:10 TBA 9:10 TBA 11:30 Movie: “The Holcroft Covenant” (M) - Successful New York architect Noel Holcroft has lived his life harbouring a grim secret. His father was the notorious Nazi SS General, Heinrich Clausen, who perished amongst the rubble of Hitler’s crumbling Reich. When Holcroft discovers a letter left by his father informing him of a vast sum of money in a Swiss bank account, he decides to make amends for Hitler’s crimes against humanity and use the money for a good cause.

1:30 The Baron: Enemy Of The State - Exciting, danger-laden, unusual exploits...the human dramas of those who buy, sell or steal precious treasures.

2:30 Danoz 4:00 Wesley Impact 3:30 Bubble Guppies

5:30 Saturday Disney 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show - Weekends 10:30 No Ordinary Family 11:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 3:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 5:30 Seven News - Sharyn Ghidella presents the latest news, sport and weather.

6:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 10:45 Movie: “Untraceable” (AV) - FBI agent Jennifer Marsh is trying to hunt down a serial killer who uses a website to document his murders. In a sadistic twist, his victims are killed at a faster rate when the site receives more hits, thus making everyone who views the site accomplices to the murder. The investigators must work on a timeline rushed by the dark nature of human curiosity and search for a killer who, having effectively covered his tracks, appears to be untraceable.

12:50 Special: The Magic Of Africa - A spectacular 6000km adventure across Africa with documentary-maker Greg Grainger.

1:50 Auction Squad - The smart way to turn your backyard into an edible garden.

3:00 It Is Written Oceania 3:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Beyond Tomorrow

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Paul Simon: Live at Webster Hall 2:05 The Chopin Preludes 2:15 Jane Austen: The Unseen Portrait? 3:20 The Impressionists: Painting the People 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Rex in Rome: Games Under the Counter \ 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Rebuilding the Past: Hendon 8:30 Prohibition: Scofflaw 9:30 Boardwalk Empire: Broadway Limited - The Thompson brothers become engaged in a battle of wills with Van Alden, as they try to prevent the sole survivor of the shooting from revealing anything about the incident.

10:30 Boardwalk Empire: Anastasia - Jimmy hides in Chicago under the protection of Torrio and Al Capone, but an act of violence threatens to cause further bloodshed. Back in Atlantic City, Nucky encourages his brother to solve the racially-motivated killing of one of Chalky’s employees.

11:30 Movie: “Symbol” - The first strand follows a pyjama-clad man imprisoned in a massive white room with no windows or doors. In the second narrative, a Mexican wrestler known as Escargot Man prepares for an important match against a much younger opponent.

1:10 Great Australian Albums: I’m Stranded By The Saints 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 07

SBS

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Modern Southwark 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Travel Oz 2:00 Sinbad 2:45 At The Movies: Short Cuts 3:00 Ferlinghetti 4:20 ReFace 4:30 First Tuesday Bookclub With Jennifer Byrne 5:00 Wild Russia: Siberia 5:50 Miniscule: Rosy 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: The Lost War Of The Vatican - Part 1 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Great Southern Land: On The Move 8:30 Call The Midwife: Final. Sister Monica Joan is found wandering near the docks, and returned to Nonnatus House by the police. When she recovers from her adventure, and rejoins the community, she finds herself in trouble with the law.

9:30 Agatha Christies Poirot: Five Little Pigs - The wife of a bohemian painter was hanged for his murder. Thirteen years later their now 21-year-old daughter shows Poirot a letter from her mother proclaiming her innocence.

11:05 Single Handed: The Stolen Child 12:40 Movie: “Midnight Cowboy” (M) - When Joe, a Texas ‘cowboy’ makes his way to the Big Apple to seek his fortune, the only wealth he finds is in the friendship of Ratso Rizzo, a con man with big dreams.

2:30 Rage

5:00 Dora The Explorer 5:30 Weekend Today 8:35 2012 Castrol Edge Rugby Championship 10:30 Motorway Patrol 11:00 Getaway 11:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 12:00 Danoz Direct 1:00 The Middle 1:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 2:30 House Husbands 3:30 Getaways European Tour 4:00 The Garden Guru’s 4:30 National News 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 Big Brother 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 House Husbands: Lewis and Gemma’s wedding plans are upset when Lewis’s teenage daughter arrives with a surprise announcement. Mark fears for his job when he gets overly involved in his boss’s family life and Abi’s plans for Gemma’s hen’s night backfire badly. Justin and Lucy take their relationship to a new level.

9:00 The Mentalist: Always Bet On Red - The CBI narrows down a long list of suspects in the death of a high-end divorce attorney, while Jane is questioned by the FBI about the reappearance of Red John.

10:00 Underbelly: Badness - Strike Force Tuno 11:00 2012 ICC World Twenty/20 Cricket: Final 2:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 8:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 3:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:30 Drive Thru Australia 5:00 Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 TBA 9:00 Strike Back - Section 20 trails Latif to South Africa, IRA mercenary Daniel Connolly threatens a weapons-system designer, and Scott trades places with a computer hacker. Then, Scott and Stonebridge try to thwart Connolly’s ruthless plan to deliver ATATs WMD device to Latif.

11:00 30 Rock - Everything Sunny All The Time Always - Liz realizes that she needs to take control of her personal life by fixing up her dream apartment, but she encounters an obstacle along the way. Meanwhile, Jack has his own problems to deal with when Avery is held hostage. Elsewhere, Tracy finds out that Kenneth, Dotcom and Grizz have bonded in his absence.

12:00 Special: Lord Howe Island - Jewel Of The Pacific 1:00 Room For Improvement 1:30 Home Shopping 2:30 NBC Today 3:30 NBC Meet The Press 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Nuclear Meltdown 3:30 The Spill 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Tropicalisation of the Mediterranean 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Lost Worlds: Battle Castle: Château Gaillard 8.30 The Gene Code: Unlocking the Code 9.30 Surviving Terror - Three families from different parts of the world reveal how their lives were forever changed by some of the most notorious acts of terrorism of the past decade: the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center, the 2005 London transit bombings, and the Bali nightclub bombing.

10:30 Movie: “Vincere” (M n,s) - The story of the descent into madness of Mussolini’s secret first wife, Ida Dasler, who was seduced by his passion and vigour but blind to the fascist dictator’s many flaws. In Italian.

12:45 Red Tape and Comedy in North Korea - A Danish-Korean theatre troupe travel to North Korea on the pretext of wanting to perform vaudeville comedy. In actuality they are there to make a guerrilla-style exposé of the ruthless police state.

2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 08

7 CENTRAL

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Art Nation 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 Egypt Unwrapped 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Katsura Rikyu: Imperial Villa Of The Moon 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 6:00 Restoration Man: Towers Revisit 6:50 Miniscule: Sleepless Night 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A: A lively interactive discussion hosted by Tony Jones where the audience at home and in the studio questions political leaders and opinion makers.

10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Collision - This five-part British drama tells the story of a major road accident and a group of people who have never met but who all share one single defining moment that will change their lives forever.

12:25 Movie: “Once Upon A Time In The West” (M) - A lonely woman in the old west is in danger from a band of gunmen.

3:05 Rage

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 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 Big Brother 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 CSI: NY: Keep It Real - The boyfriend of a punk rock singer is shot to death in his apartment, and the key to solving the crime may be his missing roommate.

11:00 Memphis Beat: Identity Crisis - Dwight and Whitehead are called to a local bank where a man has taken hostages, claiming he was the victim of a scam.

12:00 The Avengers - Mission Highly Improbable 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

TUESDAY 09

IMPARJA

4:05 Movie: “Look Who’s Laughing” (G) 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 11:00 Big Ideas 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 Last Of The Summer Wine 6:00 Time Team: Les Gellettes 6:50 Miniscule: A Rolling Snail Gathers No Moss 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand 8:30 Rick Stein’s Spain 9:30 QI: Astronomy 10:00 Artscape: Brian Ferry In Conversation With Virginia Trioli - Virginia Trioli catches up with the most debonair of English rock ‘n’ rollers, Bryan Ferry, to discover more about his passions which have always involved art, music, beautiful women and style.

10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Comrade Duch: Welcome To Hell 1:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:30 Rage

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 Kitchen Whiz 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 Big Bang Theory: The Hawking Excitation 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Decoupling Fluctuation 8:30 2 Broke Girls: And The Pearl Necklace - Max and Caroline eagerly await a phone call from Martha Stewart after the domestic maven likes one of their cupcakes. Meanwhile, Caroline loses a lucky keepsake.

9:00 Two And A Half Men: A Big Bag Of Dog 9:30 Episodes 10:10 Episodes 10:50 Weeds 11:20 The Beer Factor 11:45 Chase 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: “Swearing Allegiance” (M v,a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Toybox 3:30 It’s Academic 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 The X Factor 8:30 GCB - When Carlene takes the GCBs down to unincorporated Juarez for the ground breaking ceremony for the Condos for Christian Living, the GCBs find themselves in danger.

9:30 TBA 10:30 Up All Night: Week Off - When the Ava show takes a break, Reagan is thrilled to spend the week at home with Amy, but her type-A personality and defiant sense of justice upset the delicate balance of Chris’s neighbourhood social life.

11:00 Suits 12:00 Room For Improvement 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News 5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “The Lies He Told” (M) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Medical Emergency 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Its Academic 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 The X Factor 8:15 Winners & Losers: A Whole New World - When Jonathan and Rhys are the victims of a brutal assault, Frances goes on a crusade to obtain justice.

9:15 TBA 10:15 Smash: Understudy - The show has landed a star, the mercurial Rebecca Duvall, but Eileen is thrown into a panic when Rebecca gets stuck in Cuba.

11:10 Hung: A Monkey Named Simian - Tanya finds out she’s not invited to Frances and Mike’s wedding. After breaking Jason’s nose, Ray steals back his clients.

11:45 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Home Shopping 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: “Mataharis” (PG) 2:40 How Can It Be? 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global Village: Visions of France: Riviera 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters 8:30 Derren Brown: The Experiments: Assassin - Derren attempts to explore the darker side of what makes us tick as human beings. In the first show, he investigates hypnosis and asks if someone could be hypnotised into killing a celebrity.

9:30 Black Mirror: The National Anthem - A twisted parable for the Twitter age, this satirical three-part series taps into our collective unease about the modern world. The first episode is a political thriller in which fictional Prime Minister Michael Callow faces a huge and shocking dilemma when Princess Susannah, a much-loved member of the Royal Family, is kidnapped.

10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS 1:05 Living Black 1:35 Pizza World Record 2:05 Wilfred: Dog Of A Town (Part 2) 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Look For A Star” 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of France: Riviera 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Richard Madeley 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “In Mum’s Head” - (M d,l,n,s) Lulu is 15 years old, living in the French countryside with her parents. Her mother has been depressed and sickly as far back as she can remember, and Lulu is determined to discover the truth behind her enduring listlessness. One day she finds a reel of film of her mother blissfully happy with another man, Jacques. So Lulu sets out to find her mother’s ex-lover to make her happy again.

12:50 Skins: Freddie - Freddie and Effy are enjoying their time together and carrying on their hedonistic ways with no thought of tomorrow. His family and friends never see him, and at College, he’s been threatened with expulsion if he doesn’t get his work in - and the pressure’s on to fix things.

1:45 Skins: JJ 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 10

ABC

4:10 Movie: “Flight From Glory” 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programmes 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 Last Of The Summer Wine 6:00 Restaurant: The Cake 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Everything 8:30 Gruen Planet - Wil, Todd and Russel will run the Gruen Planet scanner across the biggest news stories of the week, from home and abroad, pinpointing exactly where the truth stops and the spin, branding and image control begin.

9:05 The Chaser: Hamster Wheel 9:35 Randling 10:15 At The Movies 10:45 Lateline 11:20 The Business 11:45 The Librarians: Milk, Not Cheese, Moon 12:15 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:15 Movie: “Bad Lands” (PG) - A posse in pursuit of Indians is stranded in the desert and must battle for survival.

2:30 Football: SANFL: Grand Final - Teams TBA

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “My Husband My Killer” (M) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Medical Emergency 3:00 Toybox 3:30 It’s Academic 4:00 Seven News At 4.00 4:30 The Price Is Right 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 TBA 8:00 Criminal Minds: The Company - When Morgan’s sister sees a woman who looks like their presumed-dead cousin, Cindi, it forces Morgan to confront a lie he told his family last year to provide closure and compels the BAU to reopen the case of her disappearance.

9:00 Covert Affairs: Suffragette City - “ As Annie’s life hangs in the balance, a tip off from Lena Smith urges the CIA to investigate Annie for treason.

11:00 Parks And Recreation 11:30 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of France: Riviera 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Survivors: Nature’s Indestructible Creatures: Frozen in Time 8:30 Living with the Amish 9:30 Barack Obama: Great Expectations - Leading French filmmaker William Karel analyses the first Presidential term of Barack Obama. Since taking office, Obama has had to confront an economic crisis as well as an opposition determined to discredit him and destroy his agenda. The President has been forced to adapt his governing style, and to rein in his ambitions for change.

10:40 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Go For Zucker!” (M s) - Jacky Zuckermann feels that he has lost out since the political changes in Germany after 1989. When his mother dies, he must face his brother whom he has not talked to for years, since the Berlin Wall went up and separated the family. In German.

12:40 Iron Chef: Lamb 1:30 Iron Chef: Piglet 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

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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 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 Big Brother 8:00 TBA 9:00 Embarrassing Bodies: Tamworth 10:00 TBA 11:00 House Husbands - Lewis and Gemma’s wedding plans are upset when Lewis’s teenage daughter arrives with a surprise announcement. Mark fears for his job when he gets overly involved in his boss’s family life and Abi’s plans for Gemma’s hen’s night backfire badly. Justin and Lucy take their relationship to a new level.

12:00 Eclipse 12:30 Extra 1:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

CROSSWORD No. 118

SUDOKU No. 118

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LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may be feeling a little pent-up emotionally at the moment. Calm down before you lose your temper! Try yoga.

Romance. Provided you can relax enough, this would be a very good week for a romantic outing with your loved-one. A joined activity will bring you closer and allow you to let off steam.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Your relationships with the people around you may become a little strained. You will need to spend some time by yourself and may be feeling a little anti-social. Romance.

A new relationship might suddenly start to heat up.

You must decide where to draw the line. Does this relationship interfere with your need for space?

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

FOR KIDS

You will shortly receive news from a friend who has a very different lifestyle. Adapt to some of their cultural choices and it will give you something new to discuss.

Romance. The Venus/Moon Midpoint in your sign will provide change in your love-life. Be flexible with any chances as not all change is bad.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) A solution to a recent dilemma will be much easier to find if you can put your minds together. You need to come up with a solution that pleases everyone.

Romance. You will be in an edgy state today. You may find yourself spending time with someone that you normally wouldn’t devote time to.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) You may be a little afraid of a commitment which could tie you down. Make an effort to see it through. You can always change your mind. Romance. You may find yourself in a moral dilemma. Be careful not to choose the easy option. A solution which is less obvious could well be better in the long run.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) You may end up doing more than your fair share of work. Be careful not to overdo it. If your boss notices what you have been doing, the effort should pay off. Romance. Advice from an older relative will be worth following. You may be surprised at what this person has to say. Heed their advice and it will benefit you.

FINDWORD No. 118 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Helping out a friend at work could take much longer than you expect this week.

You may be tempted to mind your own business in future! Remember that all good deeds are returned. Romance. You’ll find yourself slipping quite easily into a romantic mood.

Your partner will be very encouraging.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) You have a lot of jobs around the house which you have been putting off. Try to get them all out of the way in one go. It will leave the rest of the week open for relaxation. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You will make a better decision when you are relaxed. Thus, finish your projects now.

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GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) Your ability to organise tasks will come in handy. Don’t mess about with the details and instead just continue on at full-speed.

Romance. A colleague who needs your help may become more demanding than you expect. You will have to be clear about what you are prepared to do for them. Don’t do more than you care to.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t let problems at work spill over into your home-life. As long as you are patient, everything will be resolved. The advice should be taken in terms of bringing home-life problems to work. Romance. You may need a little extra support from your partner at the moment. They need to show you they care for you.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty.

Anyone who keeps learning stays young.

The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.

– Henry Ford

SOLUTIONS No. 118

Some activities which don’t require money may help you to cope financially. A recent extravagance may be taking its toll. Enjoy the simple pleasures in life. Romance. Don’t get too upset if a secret comes out of the closet. You are the only one who thinks that this was serious enough to hide. Laugh about your silliness.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Don’t be shy about writing to a friend that you have not contacted for many years. A brief letter could bring you back in touch with this person. They may have also been feeling the same desire. Romance. The Moon/Venus Midpoint will help to heighten your love-life. Go along for the ride.

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We will be fine-tuning this free classified program over the next couple of months, and will keep readers posted on any changes/ improvements on our Facebook page and in future editions of the Arafura Times.

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CIVIL Closing 10 Oct 2012 T12-1535 - Katherine Region - NEW QTOL ENABLED - Hodgson River Road Installation of Four Concrete Inverts.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Closing 17 Oct 2012 D12-0300 - All Centres - Provision of Maintenance & Support of the Jade Coordinated Community (JCC) Applications i/c Community Care Information System (CCIS), Primary Care Information System (PCIS) & Integrated Clinical Workstations (ICW) for a Period of 36 Months.

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY Closing 17 Oct 2012 D12-0338 - All Centres - Hospitals - NEW QTOL ENABLED - Supply and Delivery of Pharmaceuticals Products and Intravenous Fluids for a Period of 36 Months - Inspection on 20/09/2012 at 10:00

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER FOR PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT MISCELLANEOUS Closing 24 Oct 2012 D12-0365 - All Centres - NEW QTOL ENABLED - Provision of Non-Accredited Training and Development Including eLearning for a Period of 36 Months

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CLASSIFIEDS TOP Enders are being warned to stay clear of sea water with the start of stinger season beginning this week.

According to Public Health Physician Steven Skov, stinger season officially runs from October 1 to May 31, but the reality is that when there’s hot, humid weather and warm sea waters, stingers are likely to be lurking.

“Stingers, or box jellyfish, can be found in our sea waters at any time, but from now until the end of May next year they are at their peak,” he said.

Each year about 40 people present to Top End health facilities as a result of stingers.

“We give this warning every year but it’s important to get the word out as the Territory has many visitors and new people coming to live here who might not be aware of the danger.”

An adult box jellyfish can have 40 or more tentacles, each up to two metres in length and loaded with a venom that always causes excruciating pain and which can attack the heart and even cause death.

“It’s no good thinking you can spot them in the water, as they are nearly transparent and can be hard to see especially if the water is a bit murky,” Dr Skov explained.

Children are particularly at risk because of the large amount of venom

that can be injected into their small bodies. ‘ The last several people to have died from Box Jellyfish stings have been children and some died within minutes.

“For this reason a close eye needs to be kept on kids when they’re near sea water, to ensure they don’t go in for a paddle,” Dr Skov said.

Dr Skov says people should be wary of wading in shallow waters close to the shore.

“Stingers prefer calm conditions so are often found at the water’s edge, as well as in tidal creeks and around boat ramps,” he said.

“If you have to get in the water, take vinegar with you and cover up.

“Wear a stinger suit if you can, or if not then a shirt and long trousers but make sure they are not too loose as jellyfish can become trapped between the material and the skin.

If someone does get stung: • Call for help (000 call); • Douse the area with plenty of vinegar if you have it; • If any tentacles are on the skin you can pull them off (the skin on your fingers is thicker so only minor stings may occur); • Take the person to the hospital; • If they are really unwell you may have to do CPR or call an ambulance.

Business opportunites in NT CHIEF Minister Terry Mills (right) will ensure local business operators are able to capitalise on opportunities resulting from growth in the Territory’s resources sector.

Delivering the key-note speech at the launch of Territory Resources Week recently, Mr Mills said he understood the concerns of local business operators about substantial contracts being awarded internationally or interstate.

“My Government has heard the concerns of local business that many of the contracts associated with resource projects in the Territory are going to overseas and interstate companies,” Mr Mills said.

“Territory businesses are capable of much more than civil works and general construction and my Government is committed to gaining access to more complex, higher skilled work that will deliver long term job opportunities now and into the future.

“Last week I instructed the Department of Business, in partnership with the Manufacturers Council of the Chamber of Commerce and the Industry Capability Network to liaise with prime contractors for the Ichthys and other projects with a view to securing early work for local business.

“This includes working with prime contractors to identify smaller work packages more suited to the Territory’s local manufacturing industry and to offer them earlier to local businesses.

“On that basis, representatives from Team NT will meet with prime contractors such as JKC and McDermott in their head offices in Yokohama and Singapore during the first week of October.

“As a result of those meetings, I hope

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EAST JOURNEY ABORIGINAL CORPORATION the Government will be able to announce a number of packages that will provide extra certainty for local business operators later this year.”

Mr Mills used the speech to commit the Country Liberals Government to continue the work of previous administrations to develop the Territory.

“The Country Liberals have a proud history of developing the Territory including: Supporting the operation and development of world class mineral deposits in Gove, Groote Eylandt, the Gulf and Tanami regions.

Overseeing the development of the Central Australian gas fields and the Darwin pipeline Supporting the first oil and gas discoveries in the Timor Sea, including the Laminaria Project Facilitating the decision by ConocoPhillips and its partners to develop the Bayu-Undan gas field and its pipeline to Darwin “The Northern Territory is a great place to do business and, with the co-operation of local, national and international businesses, I look forward to maintaining economic prosperity for years to come.”

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The East Journey Aboriginal Corporation AGM will be held Sunday, November 18, 11 am at: The Medina Hotel Chinatown Melbourne, Victoria

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AUDITION FOR KEYBOARD PLAYER FOR EAST JOURNEY East Journey will be holding auditions for a keyboard player:

• MONDAY, OCTOBER 1 @ 5pm SHIRE MULTIPURPOSE HALL, YIRRKALA If you think you have what it takes, please come down to the Multipurpose Hall at Yirrkala on Monday, October 1 and audition for the role of Keyboard Player for East Journey.

For further information, please contact 0488 469 106.

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Attendance and Truancy Officer Department of EDUCATION

Administrative Officer 4 Remuneration Package Range $65 916 - $75 669 (Comprising salary $57 223 - $65 690, super, leave loading and the value of 2 weeks extra recreation leave)

participation and pathways Division - nhulunbuy ongoing The Northern Territory Government is seeking an Attendance and Truancy officer to work within Participation and Pathways. The position will be part of the implementation of the Every Child Every Day strategy which will require strong relationship and network building within the communities and schools.

The Attendance and Truancy officer will be a member of the Enrolment and Attendance team and jointly work with government and non-government key stakeholders in supporting schools for mandatory school enrolment and attendance. They will be required to provide specialised policy and operational advice, develop and implement initiatives and strategies as well as develop and maintain effective networks.

The positions will be based in Nhulunbuy and will require regular travel.

For a copy of the Job Description and to apply online please visit www.nt.gov.au/jobs Quote vacancy number: 19398 closing date: 14 October 2012

The Northern Territory Government is an equal opportunity employer and values an inclusive and diverse workforce.

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NEWS

Is 100-year-old equipment the answer to ‘cruelty’ row?

By STEFAN ARMBRUSTER

“It’s not new technology, it’s been around for at least 100 years or so, “ says slaughter equipment supplier Ray Cronin, describing what could soon be the must-have tool for traditional hunters in Queensland.

Known as a captive bolt stunner, it is used to humanely kill livestock.

“You know if you hit it once with

different communities. Another is known as sticking: slitting a turtle’s throat and bleeding it.

Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor Fred Gela says: “These practices that we are practising today are part of our identity, it is what makes who we are”.

Some have stopped hunting altogether to sustain turtle and dugong populations.

Queensland’s Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry John McVeigh says the government doesn’t oppose hunting, it just wants

this, it’s dead,” Cronin said.

The half-metre length of steel weighs about 3kg and is fired using a blank cartridge.

“Hold it on the necessary area, and (bang).”

Amendments to Queensland’s animal cruelty laws to remove an exemption for traditional hunters is bringing about the change.

The state government passed amendments to the Animal Care and Protection Act on Wednesday, September 13, bringing Queensland into line with other Australian states.

The legislative changes remove exemptions from prosecution for “cruel practices” for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, fulfilling a Liberal National Party (LNP) election promise.

Hunting turtles and dugongs is an intrinsic part of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander cultures.

Mr Laurie Nona is a native title holder on Badu Island.

“A turtle when you catch it, the thing is you have to kill it; the one way we do to kill it is to hit it in the head, with a wood or a rock, usually a rock.

“Because it’s going to get cut on the beach and on the beach as you see we have rocks”.

There are different methods in

to end unnecessary suffering for the endangered animals.

“The communities will help us define that over the coming period.

I would have thought for example that bludgeoning animals to death or butchering them while they’re still alive for example is not appropriate”.

The right to traditional hunting is guaranteed in federal native title law, the Torres Strait Treaty and the Yanner versus Eaton High Court decision of 1999.

The amendments will regulate native title rights and some traditional owners say they will challenge the law all the way to the High Court.

The parliamentary committee review said the amendments could be unenforceable.

Mr McVeigh said: “That’s not right according to the legal advice I’ve received in the process of drafting this legislation.

“So we’ve mapped out a process that has due regard for those other acts, and again I make the point this is not about banning the practice of native hunting activities.”

No other state or territory in Australia has an exemption for traditional hunters.

Two agencies enforce Queensland’s Animal Care and Protection

“IT’S a power-load stunner, so it’s the old conventional way that used to be used for processing cattle here in Australia and world-wide.

Act. One is the minister’s department, the other is the RSPCA. RSPCA Principal scientific officer Ms Mandy Paterson only gives qualified support to the amendments.

“The word cruelty often implies intent, so I feel using the word cruelty in terms of indigenous people hunting is not appropriate because there is no intent to cause suffering”.

Graphic footage broadcast earlier this year of a turtle being slaughtered in the Torres Strait caused public outcry.

Coming during the state election campaign, the Liberal National Party promised to remove the exemption.

When they took office they rushed the amendments into parliament, but there was no consultation with the RSPCA or indigenous representative bodies and councils like those of mayor Fred Gela.

“So I think we really really need to acknowledge what we’re actually dealing with in the first instance, and rule a line in the sand and come back and consult with the people whose livelihoods depend on it, which is my people”.

The problem is defining cruelty when it comes to turtles and dugongs and the most appropriate killing methods.

RSPCA’s Mandy Paterson has begun investigating.

“That is something that I really can’t answer at this point. The RSPCA defines a humane death as one where they lose consciousness rapidly and then death follows without regaining consiousness”.

Penalties for breaking the law will include up to $100,000 fines and two years in prison.

Minister McVeigh says the government is already talking to those affected.

“We have a period after the Act is passed of up to 12 months for consultation. It’s a grace period if you like, where we’ll consult with communities to define on

a local basis how those tradition hunting practices should be carried out. “ I g u e s s i t ’s ultimately up to the courts to judge what’s cruelty and what’s not.”

The law says each death must occur with as little pain as is reasonable Mandy Paterson says turtles aren’t easy to kill. “Turtles Ray Cronin with a power-load bolt stunner. more needs to be done for the legisladive and can hold tion to work. their breath for quite a long time.

“It would just be a piece of paper, “It’s been shown that even if you cut a turtle’s head off, its head is still and it might be a tick-off, that’s one aware of the pain for up to an hour of our promises we made for our first after that event and that’s one reason 100 days, but unless it makes some difference out there for turtles, what’s why that method is inhumane”.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait the point?”

Minister McVeigh is unimpressed. islander groups have turned to the “Well I think that’s totally RSPCA to help find suitable methods - that’s where the captive bolt comes incorrect and I think the RSPCA would do well to focus on their own in.

US company Jarvis is one of the responsibilities, particularly with world’s largest suppliers of slaughter pets in the metropolitan areas and the state. My department supports them equipment to the livestock industry.

Raymond Cronin is the manag- very strongly, including in a financial ing director in Australia and New sense, to do that.”

In some communities there’s a Zealand.

“So when you actually place the willingness to negotiate.

Mayor Gela says they’ll only go stunner on the head of the animal and fire it, because we use a blank so far. “We have adapted through the charge and it’s the speed of the bolt time, which is why we’re still here that travels through the brain and kill today”.

The government says it has kept its the animal instantly. Kills or stuns? election promise and is doing all it can Kills it.”

Whether it will work on turtles is to accommodate indigenous rights.

But for many Aboriginal and Tornot yet known and the RSPCA has done no research on what’s appropri- res Strait communities, that mightn’t be enough and they could soon be ate for dugongs.

In fact there’s no extra government testing the limits of the law. funding for research or enforcement.

Mandy Paterson believes much

Salvation Army study shows alcohol damaging families

NEW Research from the Salvos Shows Alcohol is Damaging Australian Families including families in the Northern Territory.

New research from The Salvation Army reveals 4.2 million people (22 per cent) say they know families where they think children are not being properly cared for and 2.9 million (16 per cent ) say they know of families where children may be unsafe because of someone’s alcohol abuse.

This research released in September, to mark the beginning of The Salvation Army’s Alcohol Awareness campaign, reveals a deeply disturbing picture of what is happening in some Australian families because of alcohol use and abuse - including families in the Northern Territory.

“It is very clear there are large numbers of people out there who know families where

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children aren’t being cared for properly, according to them, because of alcohol,” said Major Brad Halse, The Salvation Army’s spokesman for Alcohol Awareness Week.

“To think that a child feels unsafe due to the alcohol use of a family member is very concerning. Alcohol is the most widely used and widely accepted drug in today’s society and yet we know people will often drink harmfully - without even considering the impacts.

“As a result, the amount of alcohol that is consumed and the effects that this has on children, families and friends, are not always taken into account,” he said.

The research further revealed that 2.6 million people (14 per cent) said the use of alcohol had caused problems with other family members in their immediate or extended family in the last 12

months (either sometimes, often or always).

“When an individual has a problem with alcohol, it affects many people around them, work colleagues, friends, the community and most importantly their family and in particular their children. Many people who seek assistance from The Salvation Army state that alcohol has been a central or contributing factor to their situation,” said Major Halse.

Key findings were: • 4.2 million people aged 14 plus (22 per cent) say that they know families where they think that children are not being properly cared for because of someone’s alcohol abuse.

• 2.9 million people aged 14 plus (16 per cent) say that they know families where they think that children may be unsafe because of someone’s alcohol abuse.

• 2.0 million people aged 14 plus (11 percent ) say that in the last 12 months the use of alcohol had ‘sometimes’ caused problems with other family members in their or their extended family. Another two per cent said ‘often’ and another one per cent said ‘always’, making a total of 2.6 million people (14 per cent) saying that in the last 12 months, in their family or extended family, someone’s use of alcohol had caused problems with other family members.

• 2.1 million people aged 14 plus (11 per cent) say that someone in their family or extended family had been unreliable to family or friends due to alcohol use in the last 12 months.

• 3.1 million (16per cent ) of Australians aged 14 plus indicated that alcohol had caused some form of disruption within their immediate or extended family within the last 12 months.

NEWS

Roy Mununggurr, Peter Lanung Yunupingu and Timothy Yunupingu working at the workshop.

Erika Schebeck is broadening her skills by working in the wood workshop in Ski Beach.

Showroom next step for the Ski Beach wood workshop WORK is well underway at the wood workshop in Ski Beach and their range of products is expanding.

In order to make the most of possible sales they are looking to build their own showroom so people can come out to make their own selections.

Already well known throughout the region for the outstanding work on outdoor settings the group of workers is now focusing on wooden bed frames for homes in the communities.

In order to be able to showcase the

products they are making they need somewhere that will give them the opportunity to do so. To that end they are building their showroom which will be adjacent to the new cafe and will be close to their existing work area. They will be incorporating cost cutting strategies which will include skylights to cut back on power costs.

Using local hardwood they are now at the stage where they can work with the local saw mill which can cut the wood they need to size and this will speed production up as

the workers at the workshop will not have to spend time cutting wood to fit their needs.

The workers are learning many new skills and many who have passed through the workshop have ventured out to the mill to further enhance their knowledge.

Many have also been working on getting the buildings at the Garma site ready for the event held in early September.

They displayed their skills by building the new forum shelter and

re-building the kitchen area.

Many seats and tables were made for around the site and work will continue as the full scale Garma will resume next year.

Rob Steendam, manager and teacher at the workshop, said they welcomed visitors and potential customers to come out to Ski Beach.

“We can make cabinets, buffets, book cases and beds - anything that we can use the local timbers for and potential customers can come out and discuss what they are looking for .

If you have a change of contact details for your organisation or group, can you please email thru to ads@arafuratimes.com.au

Nhulunbuy Community Guide Community organisations Arafura Dance Assoc.

Contact: President Lesley Tankard P: 8987 2136 A/H.

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

Arnhem Gun Club Contact: President, Grub Stevens E: grub.gove@bigpond.com Arnhem Land Bowls Club Contact: Isobel Murray P: 0435 822 107, 8987 2120

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

Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

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

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

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

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

Gove Peninsula Tennis Club Contact: Nicky Mayer P: 8987 2640 Gove Touch Footy Contact: Bec Thomson E: secretarygtouch@hotmail.com Gove Volleyball Assoc.

Contact: Fred Rowe - Pres P: 0417 080 579 E: fredntash@froggy.com.au Junior 8 Ball Contact: Marian Richter P: 0402 355 499

Nhulunbuy BMX Club Inc Contact: Donna Leahy, Secretary P: 0409 173 562 Nhulunbuy Community Neighbourhood Centre Contact: Maria Akapita (NCNC Director), P: 08 8987 2191 E: ncnc@email.voicetalk.com.au

Gove Junior Football Club Contact: David Hill P: 0438 861 599 Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094 Gove Netball Assoc.

Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728 Gove Peninsula Festival Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490 E: govefestival@yahoo.com.au

Nhulunbuy Child Care Services Inc. Contact: Tracey Chrzanowski P: 8987 3311 Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Ben Hurst P: 0410 833 292

Thu 04

Fri 05

Time 0437 1028 1654 2303

Time 0506 1056 1723 2336

Time 0533 1125 1754

Ht 0.81 2.92 0.50 2.68

Ht 0.91 2.92 0.49 2.59

Sat 06

Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club Contact: Maria Akapita P: 08 8987 2191 E: ncnc@email.voicetalk.com.au Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Paul Grover, P: 0400 978 114

Ht 1.01 2.90 0.51

Time 0011 0600 1155 1827

Ht 2.49 1.12 2.84 0.57

Sun 07

Mon 08

Time 0047 0630 1228 1904

Time 0130 0704 1306 1949

Ht 2.37 1.23 2.76 0.66

LAST QTR

Ht 2.25 1.35 2.66 0.77

OASIS Christian Assembly Pastor Phil Sampson – Ph: 8987 1522 / 8987 1369 Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ph: 8987 2375 / 0419 465 045

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264 Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha P: 0437 141 291 Old Codgers: Contact: Shane Ogg P: 0423 172 139

Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553 Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries Sunday: 10am – 12.30pm. Library at the Nhulunbuy Christian College. Ph: 0434 059611 or 8987 8268.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Brother Forbes 0428 767 616 – Sunday 10am.

Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: TBA P: TBA

NHULUNBUY

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272 Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525

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

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

Monday 17/09

7944

2091

7800

2053

144

38

Tuesday 18/09

8020

2111

7000

1842

1020

269

Wednesday 19/09

7071

1861

7400

1947

-329

-86

Thursday 20/09

8592

2261

7300

1921

1292

340

Friday 21/09

7847

2065

7300

1921

547

144

Saturday 22/09

7096

1867

5800

1526

1296

341

Sunday 23/09

8334

2193

7100

1868

1234

325

54904 14448 49700 13078

5204

1370

TOTAL

T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training P: 8987 2562

Ht 2.16 1.46 2.54 0.87

W/E Sep 23 W/E Sep 23 Variance Actual Usage Target Usage

Day

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Group Leader E: gl.nhulunbuy@nthq.scouts.com.au

Tue 09 Time 0224 0750 1350 2046

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

RSPCA: Contact: Sarah Howland P: 0437 526 502

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 03

Church services

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

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

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

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

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

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

MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607

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

Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre P: 8987 1701 E: art@yirrkala.com

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

Currently there are two male and one female full-time workers. They have all taken part in the ALERT program and are putting what they have learnt to good use.

Erika Schebeck started in the plant nursery and thought she would like to work with the timber so has been given the opportunity to work in the team.

“Working with the wood is more of a challenge and I get a real sense of accomplishment whenever I see the finished product,” she said.

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

Weather details o

Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 24 30.8 18.5 NIL Tuesday 25 30.4 19.7 NIL Wednesday 26 30.4 19.4 NIL Thursday 27 30.8 18.5 NIL Friday 28 30.6 20.3 NIL Saturday 29 30.9 18.8 TCE Sunday 30 31.2 20.2 NIL Monthly total rainfall to date: TCE

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, Sep. 24 to Sunday, Sep. 30

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1016.2 hPa on Sunday Min: 1008.6 hPaon Monday Averages for the month of September Max temp: 30.2 Min temp: 19.7 Rainfall: 4.2 mm

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SPORT

East Arnhem Sports Awards takes a new direction THE East Arhem Sports Awards have had a slight change of direction.

The Awards have been extended until VOLUNTEER BRIAN BROWN Brian Brown is a Sport and Recreation mentor in Milingimbi and he runs out of school; hours care with his team and sport and recreation for the rest of the community.

In the past year he has prepared the grounds and hosted the EASC Softball Carnival. He sought sponsorship, managed and assisted coaching Milinghimbi carnival and were able to compete at the NT Championships.

He was also pivotal in coaching an U18s mixed touch team and jointly coached the EASC U18s touch team that competed ar the NT Touch Titles.

His goals are to praise more community and higher level sporting opportunities for Milingimbi community. He has established strong relationships with Ramingining.

Brian has pulled resources together to set up softball grounds to a very high standard in a remote location..

December and presentations will be made early in 2013.

The East Arnhem Shire Council is sponsoring

the trophies and cash awards for each category.

There are calls for further nominations and all those already nominated are still in the

SPORTS AWARDS NOMINATIONS

ABOVE: Brian Brown to the left of the softball umpire.

BELOW: Softball carnival.

Runners North HALF MARATHON 21.1km Solo and Team Relay Events

THIS SATURDAY,

October 6 – 6am start More than $1000 in Prizes MAJOR SPOT PRIZE

Laynhapuy Aviation 1 hour scenic flight for up to 7 people

Solo Prizes Gove Tackle Word $100 vouchers for male and female winners in each age group (16-39, 40+)

Team Prize

The Arnhem Club Macassans Restaurant $100 meal voucher

Entry Fees

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$10 Solo Runners – $20 Team (max. 4 people)

Course

Start and finish at Nhulunbuy pool – Course is out and back along refinery bike path.

SPORTSPERSON THOMAS GUYULA Thomas Guyula is from Gapuwiyak and plays basketball and AFL. He was the winner of the Try Your Best community achievement award and a member of the Senior AFL Representative side which travelled to Darwin to play against the NT Thunder Reserves.

His goal is to become a professional AFL player and help Gapuwiyak youth to achieve their goals.

Thomas assists with AFL school programs in Gapuwiyak and runs the Active After School program. He coaches the U17s Gapuwiyak AFL team an volunteers at junior AFL competitions.

He is also the assistant coach of Yirrkala /Gapuwiyak AFL representative team.

Volleyball results ROUND 7 of Gove Volleyball was played on September 25.

Some Spike it Hot defeated Energisers 2-1 - best players were Donna-Marie, Alisha, John and Peter.

Shake and Bake defeated Meet the Blockers 3-0 best players Naomi, Jade, Dale and Matt.

Spike in the Trend defeated Caustic Jocks 2-1 - best players Bree, Jaid, Russell and Justin.

The Wilsons defeated Set to Kill 2-1 - best players Coreena, Renee, Paul and Rick.

Reggae Rockets defeated Mad Hatters 3-1 - best players Mailia, Leanne, Paul and Elvi.

Congo defeated Bill Whacked 2-1 - best players Cherie, Tomoko, Derian and Stanford.

Indecision defeated One Hit Wonders 2-1 - best players Carlie, Ellie, Nick and George.

Airtime defeated Drink Spikers 3-1 - best players Sally, Emma, Davin and Mark.

Termites killing citrus trees

Giant Inflatable Water Slide

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rnhem A t s a E The ds r a w A s t r Spo

WANTED

The East Arnhem Sports Awards are being held in October and each month finalists will be selected from weekly nominations.

Weekly nominations will be published in the Arafura Times in the following categories:

• Senior sports-person • Junior sports-person U18 • Team • Volunteer and • Encouragement Award

NOMINATIONS

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• Nhulunbuy Runners North – Facebook page • Phone – Neil Holland on 0417 577 201 • Email Terri Dupe – runnersnorthNT@gmail.com

JUNIOR SPORTSPERSON JUSTIN GURRUWIWI Justin Gurruwiwi plays AFL, Touch Football and basketball.

He was selected in the Touch Football Northern Territory 18 and Under squad to play in the National Youth Championships.

His goal is to become a professional athlete and represent his community at a National and International level.

Justin is an active participant in Gapuwiyak’s You Sport and Recreation programs and will be graduating from Year 12 this year.

Nominations can be sent to editor@arafuratimes.com.au

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Mastotermi like to eat plants from the inside out.

TERMITES are every present in the Gove Peninsula as evidenced by the countless termite mounds found all over the region.

One termite has a particular liking for citrus trees and can kill a single tree within a week.

Mastoterme gets under the bark of trees and virtually ring barks a tree from inside.

A smaller relative Coptoterme is smaller and less destructive as it only eats the dead wood.

So if you lemon or lime tree is looking a little sick these termites could be the reason.

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‘Grace and I will be friends forever.’

LEFT: The team in Alice Springs with Rob deCastella.

ABOVE: Grace Eather, Amber Parker, Nicky Kerindun and Emma Cameron

Local IMP runners selected for New York Marathon TWO local indigenous athletes have secured their place in this year’s New York Marathon.

Justin Gaykamangu, from Ramingining, and Grace Eather, from Maningrida, secured their place at the qualifying race in Alice Springs.

They were joinded by Korey Summers, Nat Heath, Jurgean Tabuai, Kieren De Santis, Marius Clarke and Amber Parker who overcame their fears to smash their 30km test event and earn themselves a place on Rob de Castella’s Indigenous Marathon Project team to travel to New York in November.

Project Director Rob de Castella, who has been mentoring the athletes since they were

selected into the squad in March, said he was overwhelmed by what the athletes, many from extremely remote parts of the country, had achieved over such as short space of time.

“Many of these guys and girls didn’t even know what a marathon was six months ago, and they never would have believed that they could have run 30km and be on track to run a marathon,” he said.

“To see the looks of complete joy and self-belief on their faces when they crossed the finish line was amazing, and for them to realise that they can in fact achieve anything that they put their minds to is really what this Project is all about.”

21-year-old Amber Parker from Cessnock said the 30km event was the hardest thing she had ever done.

“I got to the 25km mark and I hit the wall and felt like I couldn’t keep going, but there was only 5km to go, and my family had driven nearly 3000km to support me from the sideline, so I knew I had to make it,” she said.

“I am so excited to be in the team to go to New York, and I am really happy that my new friend “Grace, from Maningrida, will be coming with me. My Grandmother was one of the stolen generation and IMP has reconnected me with my Aboriginal culture.

“Grace and I will be friends forever.”

To train for and run a marathon is no easy task no matter where you are from, and for this team, their obstacles have been incomprehensible, with the athletes overcoming isolation and loneliness, oppressive heat and humidity, vicious dogs, crocodiles, buffalos, and injury.

In just four weeks, they will embark on an epic 42.195 km journey through the streets of New York, alongside 48,000 other runners, and in front of two million cheering fans who will line the streets of New York, and more than 35 million television viewers worldwide.

Junior anglers wanted for upcoming competition

AN open invitation has been extended to all juniors to participate in the tournaments and competitions in October and November hosted by the Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club.

Earlier this month the club released nominations for the Walkabout Lodge John Jones Memorial Billfish Challenge and XXXX Gold

Gove Game Classic.

There is a fabulous variety of prize categories for all anglers.

Juniors and ladies are especially catered for, as prize categories are separated into adult male, adult female, junior male and junior female for all championship prize categories.

This ensures that the juniors have

an equal, if not better, footing in the competition to win a prize.

Anglers are invited to visit Gove Tackle World and Outdoors for event information and entry forms.

Juniors and Ladies are encouraged to participate in the Walkabout Lodge John Jones Memorial Billfish Challenge and the XXXX Gold Gove Game Classic.

The club has also offered to enrol all juniors free of charge in the Game Fishing Association Junior Tournament if they enter these competitions.

Not only does it enable them to be in the running for Club and NTGFA awards, but also it puts them up against juniors from around Australia for tagged and weighed

fish. The NT has won nine awards in the last five years and it is not impossible to win a National award from a place like Gove.

For more information and copies of the Tournament rules and NRSFC the guidelines please contact Ian (Shep) 0412 892 703, PO Box 870 Nhulunbuy NT 0881 or govefishingclub@bigpond.com

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