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NEWS FOR EAST ARNHEM LAND, INCLUDING NHULUNBUY AND YIRRKALA

Lest we forget . . .

Sunday was Remembrance Day in Gove and residents took time out to pay tribute to those who have lost their lives serving their country.

Dakota Limbert took the time to have a closer look at the wreaths at the cenotaph in Memorial Park.

Not a time for complacency

By MARJO HALLOWELL

ALTHOUGH heartened by the news that both the Territory and Federal Government are making the supply of gas to Gove a priority, the East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce is yet

to understand the financial commitment from any Government and urges members not to become complacent.

Executive officer of the Chamber Mache Elof said it must be highlighted that the Chamber’s biggest concern for its members is what will happen

between now and when gas arrives.

“With Pacific Aluminium considering temporarily mothballing the refinery, the Chamber is aware that Nhulunbuy businesses could be negatively affected and this, in turn, will largely affect the services

delivered to the whole East Arnhem region,” she said.

“The Chamber of Commerce has had an excellent response to the business survey which was circulated by the East Arnhem Regional Futures Alliance committee members and the

Alliance met on Monday, November 12, to analyse and discuss the results of the submitted surveys.

“Once the results are collated they will be presented to Government groups.

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Not a time for complacency << From Page 1 “The Alliance’s intention is to ensure Government and stakeholders understand the affects a mothballing strategy will have on the East Arnhem region.”

This comes following the news last Monday, (November 5) that Chief Minister Terry Mills met with Federal Resources and Energy Minister Martin Ferguson and agreed to back the construction of a proposed gas pipeline to Gove.

“My meeting with Martin Ferguson went very well and was extremely positive,” Mr Mills said, he said.

“There is a commitment of

cooperation from the Federal Government on getting gas to Gove and securing the future of Pacific Aluminium’s Gove operation.

“The Commonwealth agrees with my Government that this issue is of upmost importance, not just for the people of Gove, but for the benefits of the wider Northern Territory.”

P a c i f i c A l u m i n i u m ’s Chief Operating Officer (Northern Territory) Duncan Hedditch said they appreciate the ongoing support from both the Northern Territory and Federal governments in relation to securing gas to Gove.

“Under the present circum-

stances operating on heavy fuel oil, Gove Operations has been making significant cash losses,” he said.

Although he again confirmed he was unable to provide commercial information about operating costs and production a Perth based publication, Mining Weekly reported: “Rio Tinto last month warned that it was undertaking a review of the Gove operations, as it was estimated to be losing some $200 million in a year, in part owing to the high costs of heavy-diesel power generation.”

Mr Hedditch said: “On Monday (November 5), Pacific Aluminium lodged a Notice of Intent to the Northern Terri-

tory Department of Lands, Planning and Environment and a referral to the Federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.

“This process can take up to four weeks for a response regarding the next steps in the approvals process.

“Baseline environmental monitoring has commenced at 10 sites along the proposed pipeline route and will continue over the next two weeks.

“Preliminary work on the pipeline design and plant conversion is continuing.”

Member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker is encouraging the Chief Minister to continue to work closely with the Com-

monwealth and stakeholders to secure gas for Gove.

“The mine is vital to Nhulunbuy and the region and it is critical that Terry Mills secures early gas for the pipeline for the sake of the town and business owners and the entire Northern Territory,” Ms Walker said.

“As the local member, I’ve been working with my constituents to do all I can to ensure this gas pipeline goes ahead.

“Pacific Aluminium’s Gove operation is the largest employer in the region and it is vital that we keep the mine running.

“After speaking with Federal Resources Minister

Martin Ferguson last week he provided positive feedback on his efforts to secure this project of national significance - gas to Gove.

“This is a positive step, but there is still a lot of work to do.

Mrs Walker was meeting federal member Warren Snowdon to bring him up to speed with the impact this situation is having on the town and the region.

“I will do all I can in my power to continue the fight for the people of Gove, and I am also urging Terry Mills to continue working with the Commonwealth and stakeholders to secure the gas pipeline and the future of this wonderful town.”

The MoBros lending a hand to aid charity SEVEN spunky young men are offering their services - all in the name of charity.

The MoBros are offering their services to anyone needing jobs done including paving, building gardens, mulching, mechanic advice, washing the dog, handyman and maintenance work around the home.

People can hire the boy’s labour and all the money is raised for Movember.

While they are hard at work they won’t be having time to shave so will all be growing moustaches as well.

Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces in Australia and around the world.

The aim is to raise vital funds and awareness for men’s health, specifically prostate cancer and male mental health.

They are ably assisted by two MoSisters who will be taking bookings for their work. Bookings can be made on 0400 172 599.

The work needs to be at least an hour’s worth and information about what is needed is required so they can bring along suitable tools.

The MoBros are Rob Povey, Matt Waterson, Michael Reid, Paul Freeman, Travis McKenzie, Arnel Gray and Luke Dawson and the MoSisters are Stephanie Freeman and Laura Bade.

MoBro jokingly said: “We are always happy to clean out bar fridges if needed and we do work harder with refreshments.”

Seriously though - they are all keen to get out there and raise as much money as they can for Movember and also to raise awareness for men’s health issues.

Gentlemen: Time for your last visit after 30 years

By MARJO HALLOWELL WHEN he first visited his brother in Gove 30 years ago he wasn’t sure he’d be asked back.

Peter Reed was visiting his identical twin, Laurie,

and they went fishing.

What was memorable about that trip was that the land lover, Peter, managed to tip their tinny with all their fish ending back in the harbour.

It all ended well and they

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managed to right the boat and bail it out.

Peter used to visit from Adelaide and 20 years ago, when he and his family moved to Darwin, he made it an annual event - always around Melbourne Cup time.

This year will probably be his last visit as his younger brother by 20 minutes, Laurie, is due to retire.

The ‘boys’ were born in Adelaide and Laurie had always been drawn to the sea and was a merchant marine from 1970-1973.

He came to visit a mate in Gove and after a error in judgement in his youth he was booked for drunk driving.

“I had to make some money fast so decided to work here for six months, and I have been here ever since,” he said.

“It was the carefree lifestyle and the friendly town that kept me here.

“Time just flew - the fishing was good and the beer was cold. What more could you want?”

He has been working as a fitter at Pacific Aluminium

Brothers Laurie and Peter Reed. and is planning to retire on respective uncles and their his 65th birthday in July daughters are extremely next year. close.

Older brother, Peter, is Peter remembers being a nurse and midwife and dressed exactly the same as worked in Darwin since Laurie and hating it.

1993 before returning to “We had different tastes Adelaide four years ago. in clothes and very differBoth brothers have ent personalities,” he said, two children and find it obviously being the more interesting their sons have outspoken of the two. the characteristics of their “I have been know to

go up to mothers who dress their twins alike and tell them so - only to be told to mind my own business.”

This year their punting skills let them down for the Cup but they scored well on their fishing trip.

When Laurie retires he will be heading down to Adelaide to be nearer his mum, now 91.

Their parents, Gladys and Cecil William Ambrose Reed (now deceased), came to Australia from Tottenham (UK) in 1947 as 10-pound Poms on the Austurias.

The brothers joke their parents waited seven years before having their younger sister because that’s how long it took them to get over having the pair of them.

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Conference brands East Arnhem as tourist destination THERE was an influx of visitors to Nhulunbuy on the weekend as a conference on tourism was held at the Walkabout Lodge.

Mulwat - the Arnhem Land Toursim Masterplan Conference - saw some 150 people attend over the course of the weekend.

The conference was presented by Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation.

Speakers from across the country came to share their knowledge and experience and the chairman of Lirrwi Tourism, Djawa Burarrwanga gave the vision for tourism for Arnhem Land.

They included John Morse AM, Masterplan manager Matt Grooby, manager Lirrwi, Craig Davidson and Kristi O’Brien, from Toursim Australia, and John Fitzgerald CEO Tourism NT. Tess Atie, from NT Indigenous Tours, Gary O’Riordan, from the Australian Tourism Export Council, and Nigel and Malone and Fuchsia Sims, from Adventure Junky, also shared their experiences.

George Negus was the key

note speaker and he spoke on your country - your future.

Workshops were held and looking at branding, strengths, weaknesses opportunities and threats and on the way the Yolngu people wish to guide the development of tourism Mr Burarrwanga said the pathway to tourism was a very long journey and Yolngu people are business people and need to tap into their own culture and share it with the world.

“We can achieve by learning, listening and working together,” he said.

“Indigenous people own businesses and can work in partnerships and give our young people the opportunity to become great leaders.”

Mr Morse detailed the 20-year plan and said they had hoped for 50 new businesses for the Yolngu during that time.

“We want people to see this as a great place to come. There are 150 indigenous businesses in the NT and 44 art centres.

“People want to connect and share your knowledge with art and dance and everything that is your culture.”

John Morse AM, Djawa Burarrwanga and Matt Grooby at Mulwat.

He said there was a new era NT and Tourism Australia and of tourism and they were in a 15 partners who had each put strong position. in $150,000 including Pacific “We need to work together Aluminium and Qantas. like never before,” he said.

Mr Morse said tourism Funding for the plan was brings in $96 billion and this through a $825,000 TQual is much more than mining. He grant, support from Tourism also said tourism would outlast

mining in Australia.

George Negus, current affairs director and presenter, said working together was practical reconciliation.

He said when Kevin Rudd declared the nation was Sorry that was not the end of the

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matter but the beginning.

“Tourism is an open ended Welcome to Country. You live your product and I can’t think of a more sellable idea,” he said.

“Your very existence is your product.”

Groote Eylandt store only one in East Arnhem

A GROOTE Eylandt store is the only one in East Arnhem to benefit from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) authorised initiative to reduce total ATM fees in very remote Indigenous communities.

The innitiative involved a number of banks and ATM deployers throughout the Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia and Umbakumba Store at Angurugu is one of the stores to benefit.

ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said: “The ACCC has authorised a project coordinated by the Australian Bankers’ Association (ABA) to provide fee free ATM withdrawals

and balance inquiries at 76 selected existing ATMs to the customers of participating banks.”

“This will help to alleviate financial and social disadvantage for Indigenous people living in very remote communities by addressing the issue of high ATM usage and removing fees for certain transactions,” he said.

The authorisation has been granted for five years, as sought by the ABA, and does not extend to deposits or other ATM transactions more broadly.

The project is a response to the ATM Taskforce Report which found that people living in very remote Indigenous communities

pay relatively high levels of total ATM fees, due to frequent ATM usage and a lack of access to alternatives.

A full lists of the ATM locations and participating banks are attached to the authorisation determination, available from www.accc.gov.au/ AuthorisationsRegister Authorisation provides statutory protection for conduct that might otherwise raise concerns under the competition provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010.

The ACCC may grant an authorisation when it is satisfied that the public benefit from the conduct outweighs any public detriment.

Local member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker said she has been aware of ATM fees as a broad community issue but nothing has ever been raised with her specifically.

“The problem arises where people are making a balance inquiry invariably in anticipation of a friend or relative transferring funds to their account.

“Because these transfers can take up to 24 hours for the money to actually arrive in an account people will make a balance inquiry sometimes every 30 minutes and can get slugged for $2 or $2.50 for the inquiry and that adds up.

“Not all ATMs charge for the inquiry,” she said.

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Two men sent to jail for assaults on their wife TWO men, who appeared in Nhulunbuy Magistrate’s Court last week on separate charges, were sent to jail for assaulting their wives.

The court was told that on September 24, a 51-year-old man went to find his wife who was at her aunty’s in Yirrkala and, when she came outside, he demanded she come home with him.

He became angry when she then wanted to go to another family member’s home and threatened her with a white-handled knife.

Police prosecutor told the court he then punched her on the back of the neck, forcing her to the ground and then stabbed her once in the back.

He then grabbed a torch out of the hands of

another person and hit her and she raised her arms to defend herself. The others intervened and the woman was taken to Gove District Hospital.

When questioned by police, the man said: “She often runs away and doesn’t come back.”

His defence lawyer, Alex Bowen, said: “The injury was quite small and the knife was blunt. It was likely not to cause any harm.”

He said his client was very concerned over his actions and he had reconciled with his wife.

“There was no alcohol involved and, when he gets angry next time, he will go jump in a lake,” Mr Bowen said.

Magistrate Michael

Carey said this was a very serious offence with a torch and a knife.“You are lucky it wasn’t worse,” he said.

He sentenced the man to five months in prison with two months to serve, and he would then be on a good-behaviour bond for 12 months.

In an unrelated case a 36-year-old man was sentenced to four months in prison with one month to serve and then a goodbehaviour bond for 12 months.

He pleaded guilty to assaulting his wife on November 5 after he had an argument with her about how much she had spent while shopping.

The court heard that, while she was in the car, he punched her in the face.

She retaliated and armed herself with a shovel and hit him on the elbow and back of the neck.

She was disarmed by relatives.

He then punched her in the eye and knocked her unconscious.

She was taken to the health centre where she received four stitches before being taken to Gove Hospital and then medivaced to Darwin.

His defence lawyer, Shahleena Musk, said the situation had escalated after his wife armed herself.

Mr Carey said the man had brought this on himself.

“It (assault) is happening far too much and women don’t have to put up with this.”

He warned both men

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IF YOU think the people of Gove have gone completely crazy this weekend as they drive around town all dressed up in cars that are also all dressed up - don’t worry - it’s all in a good cause.

The G-Spot Challenge Revisited (G stands for Gove - just in case you were wondering) is on this weekend to raise funds for a family that has had to unexpectedfly move to Brisbane as their mum, Tania Peters, had to have medical treatment.

Many of their friends asked how they could help so a fundraiser was organised by Jackie McGrath and Fiona Pearce.

Teams of five (including a designated driver) will rally around town finding clues to challenges along the way.

Within just over a week all the 25 spots on the challenge were filled so they increased it to 30 teams of five and they have had to disappoint many who also wished to enter.

“They can still participate by helping out at a challenge along the way,” said Fiona.

It is not too late to offer prizes for the challenges.

There is also a raffle being sold with many prizes donated by local businesses.

They are $5 each and are available from Fiona at the Qantas office in Endeavour Square.

If there are still tickets left they will also be available at the markets on Saturday morning and will be drawn at the final location after the Challenge.

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IN a partnership between Nhulunbuy Rotary Club and Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited children in the community will be safer as car seats are made readily available.

The NCL gained a grant from Pacific Aluminium (Rio) to purchase a number of car seats on behalf of the Nhulunbuy Rotary Club.

Last week four of these were handed over to the Nhulunbuy Toy Library so that they can be rented out through that organisation.

It has been set up to ensure all children around town are kept safely secured in approved car seats.

With many visitors arriving in need of such seats, the service will now be able to provide not only the car seats but also other larger items required for youngsters.

Newly elected president of the Toy Library Jamie McVeigh said these would be a valuable resource not only to those visiting but also to those people who arrive and need Leanne Parisse, from Rotary, and Julie Bryce, from NCL, hand over a seat to Jamie McVeigh to wait for their personal belongings to arrive. and Lauretta Peirce from the Toy Library. details were still being worked out on distribu- the seats remain in good condition and the “When people move on there is often hiring fees will go towards replacing the seats as transition period between their uplift of tion of the remainder of the seats.

Julie Bryce, from NCL, said it was another as required. household goods and their leaving town.

It will be the responsibility of the hirer “This is a way they can ensure the safety way they were ensuring the safety of children in the region and they were only too pleased to to ensure the seats are fitted according to of their children during that time as well.”

Australian standards. Email the Toy Library at Member of the Rotary Club Leanne Parisse support the Rotary Club in this way.

There will be a monitoring system to ensure gove.toylibrary@hotmail.com to book a seat. said this was just the start of the project and

Number of Indigenous heavy smokers down by 45% Sunanda Creagh Editor, The Conversation THE number of Indigenous heavy smokers fell from 17.3 per cent in 1994 to 9.4 per cent in 2008, a relative drop of 45 per cent, a study has found.

The study, conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research and published in the Medical Journal of Australia, analysed data on from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey, and the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey.

The first survey had 8565 respondents aged 15 and over, while the second survey had 7803

respondents aged 15 years and over.

The data showed that the number of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day was in steep decline.

“That is nearly a 50 per cent reduction and the important thing to note is that this happened before the massive increase in resources for smoking reduction in 2009,” said study author Associate Professor David Thomas.

Nearly half of Indigenous adults smoke cigarettes and a fifth of Indigenous deaths are due to smoking, he said, but the decline in heavy smoking rates showed mainstream anti-smoking messages were getting through to Indigenous

people.

“There is sometimes this notion that anything that’s not specifically targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people won’t have an impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

“But that’s not entirely true,” said Assoc Prof Thomas.

Despite the drop in the number of heavy smokers, the study also found that the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders smoking between one and ten cigarettes per day from 16.8 per cent in 1994 to 21.6 per cent in 2008, a relative increase of 29 per cent.

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Police search for man accused of indecent assault MEMBERS from the Northern Investigations Section have released a On The comfit of a man (see right) wanted in Beat relation to the alleged indecent assault with of a 28-year-old woman.

Superintendent Daniel Bacon said the woman was hitchhiking from NT Katherine to Tennant Creek at around Police 5pm on Tuesday, November 6, when she was offered a lift by an unknown man.

“The woman was situated on the Stuart highway, near the Katherine Police Station, when she accepted a lift to Mataranka,” said Superintendent Bacon.

“The pair travelled along the Stuart Highway towards Mataranka, when the man allegedly inappropriately touched her about 5km from the township.

“The woman was able to get out of the vehicle before it was last seen returning back towards Katherine.

“The matter was reported to Police late Tuesday night and Police immediately establish a road block screening all southern traffic entering Katherine. Patrols of rural areas between Katherine and Mataranka were also initiated.

“Extensive investigations have been ongoing using all available investigative tools, including the interrogation of CCTV and intelligence gathering with the assistance of interstate Police and other Government agencies.

“Police are asking for assistance in identifying the man and his vehicle. The unknown man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, about 50-years-old, approximately 175cm tall, stocky build, short hair, with some facial hair.

“The vehicle is described as being a white duel cab utility, similar to that of a Mitsubishi Triton” Anyone with any information as to the identity of this man are urged to contact police on 131 444 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

$700 fine for high-range reading A MAN appearing in Nhulunbuy Magistrate’s Court last week had his licence immediately suspended when he was stopped by Police on November 3 and registered a high-range alcohol reading.

The man was stopped on Jasper Road at 2.45 am and an RBT registered a reading of 0.211gms.

He had been drinking at a local club and decided to drive himself and two cousins home.

Pleading guilty his solicitor told the court he was dissappointed in himself for making that decision.

He was fined $700, ordered to pay a $40 levy and disqualified from driving for 12 months.

Magistrate Michael Carey warned the man he would be facing time in jail if he was caught driving within that disqualification period.

THE MJD Foundation (MJDF) has received a $50,000 grant from the US-based Newman’s Own Foundation, the private foundation established by the late actor Paul Newman.

Machado Joseph Disease (MJD) is a hereditary neuro-degenerative condition and each child of a person carrying the defective gene has a 50 per cent chance of developing the disease, which is currently incurable.

MJDF Executive Officer Nadia Lindop said it was difficult to accurately predict the number of people who will develop MJD in the future, but there are currently more than 550 people alive today at risk of developing the disease across the Top End. “Earlier this year a research paper was published that shows the Arnhem Land communities have the more-aggressive Joseph strain of MJD that is of Asian origin.

“This explains why we are seeing more

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Man to reappear in Dec. over abduction THE 20-year-old man, charged in relation to the alleged abduction in Gove on October 15, appeared in Nhulunbuy Magistrate’s Court last week and is set to reappear on December 5.

He was charged with aggravated assault, depriving a person of personal liberty, driving at speed and in a dangerous manner and driving a vehicle that was unsafe to drive.

He appeared in Court and will be applying for legal aid to assist him before his December appearance.

A 30-year-old woman was abducted and the man was alleged to have been the driver of the vehicle involved.

Aggressive MJD strain in region children with the disease, and we have sad cases of children as young as 12 now exhibiting symptoms.

“From the onset of symptoms, progression to dependence is rapid and most people are wheelchair bound and fully dependent within 10-15 years.”

According to Ms Lindop, the grant will be used to provide medical and education support for Indigenous Australian children affected by the disease in communities across the Top End especially in Groote Eylandt, Elcho Island, Ngukurr and Yirrkala.

“Thanks to the Newman’s Own Foundation grant we will be able to provide better support to another 25 Indigenous Australian children affected by MJD, including medical equipment such as wheelchairs and electric beds and the use of iPads for better communication and social and emotional wellbeing.”

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BUFFALOES DESTROYING COUNTRY

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3500 buffaloes culled INTRODUCED water buffalo have for years been roaming Arhem Land destroying native vegetation and impacting on Indigenous resources.

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Traditional owners have been very worried about the deteriorating condition of their country and their cultural resources for many years.

Cultural advisor and senior leader of Dhuruputjpi Manman Wirrapanda said no one seemed interested in really helping them to reverse the impact the buffalo and pigs are having.

“The government has helped a little and sure there had been a few small businesses set up, but they haven’t had the impact required to protect our land and no one

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Ready to go up to cull the buffaloes.

has committed themselves to helping with a large scale muster or other similar activities,” he said.

Mr Wirrapanda said it was due to very low prices per animal for a very expensive outlay due to our geographical location.

In 2003 the consultation process for an Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) was started for the Laynhapuy Homelands.

The IPA was declared in 2006. In 2008 traditional owners where making it quite clear that one of the largest concerns they had was the increasing impact that introduced species where having on their natural resources and asked the Yirralka Rangers if they could help reverse this problem.

Monitoring of various styles was set up immediately throughout the 9000sq/km of country to get an understanding of what impacts the buffalo and pigs are having and in what way could it be managed.

In 2011 the results from the monitoring showed a very alarming result, with many areas showing an exponential growth in the deterioration of floodplains, billabongs, waterways and reduction of species such as magpie geese, freshwater turtles and various important plant species.

One area showed a staggering increase of impact of just over 600 per cent meaning, if nothing was to be done in this area soon, the impact from salt water intrusion as a result from buffalo and pig impact would mean the loss of many essential natural resources from this area forever.

In 2012 funding for this project was provided by the Commonwealth Government’s Caring For Our Country (CFOC) business plan.

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BUFFALOES DESTROYING COUNTRY

TODAY . . .

3500 buffaloes culled << From Page 6 Eligibility for CFOC funding was made possible by Yirralka Rangers’ previous work in developing feral animal management plans, monitoring feral populations and impact, and biodiversity surveys in collaboration with Parks and Wildlife.

That resulted in the Blue Mud Bay and associated coastal floodplains being classified nationally as a High Ecological Value Aquatic Ecosystem (HEVAE), one of only eight HEVAE’s in the NT. In October this year, Yirralka Rangers conducted a large, four-day aerial survey with the help of Parks and Wildlife and Northern Australia Indegenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (NAILSMA).

This survey is the start of a large carbon project which also maps the areas of high density for buffalo and pigs in preparation for a large scale cull.

Through experimental plots scattered thoughout the Laynhapuy IPA and small scale sample culls carried in the last two years out at Gurrumuru it has shown a reduction of this kind will dramatically improve conditions of wetlands and other water systems reducing the impact of saltwater intrusion and increasing natural resources.

However, this is just the start and a lot more work and support is required to find a happy medium between having effective safari business and protecting natural resources.

Dhukal Wirrapanda of Dhuruputjpi said that they were thankful that finally an organisation has taken action towards a healthier future for the environment, people and culture.

“Children of tomorrow will benefit from the actions of today,” he said.

ABOVE LEFT: A significant cultural site in 1935 before the destructive forces of feral animals.

ABOVE RIGHT: Today the site destroyed by buffs.

LEFT: A fence marks the difference between land free from buffaloes destruction.

LOWER LEFT: Rangers check out their progress.

BOTTOM: Damage caused by water buffaloes.

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 letters to the editor Bi-partisan approach needed to secure region’s future CHIEF Minister Terry Mills’s visit to Canberra last week to talk with federal mines and energy minister Martin Ferguson about working with Rio Tinto to progress gas to Gove was a positive step forward. But there is still much work to be done in this space.

I too spoke with Martin Ferguson to impress upon him the need for a resolution and the devastating impact a closure or scale back of operations would have on the town and the region and local businesses in particular.

I have had a similar conversation with our Federal Member Warren Snowdon when I met with him in Alice Springs last

NOVEMBER 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.

Sat 17. G Spot Challenge revisited - fundraiser for local family.

Sun 18. Junior Golf End of Year party and awards presentation at 10am at the Gove Aquatic Centre (town pool).

week. optimism, it remains a very unsettling time I t i s for local businesses and encouragnot-for-profit organisaing that the federal tions which are grappling government with what the worst-case scenario might be for is looking them. seriously at These businesses all underwriting the construc- Electoral News have financial committion of the by NT Member for Nhulunbuy ments and liabilities. gas pipeline.

How things change.

LYNNE WALKER Hard to believe that In tandem with this is the ongoing work of this comes on the back of the the NT government, initiated renewal of leases in May last by former Chief Minister Paul year for a further 42 years, an Henderson, to secure a long-term event which was so significant at a national level, that Prime gas supply for Gove.

While this may give rise Minister Gillard travelled to to some cautious and guarded Yirrkala for the signing.

Governments at federal and Territory level have to work in a bipartisan approach and in partnership with Rio Tinto to secure the long-term future of this region.

In the midst of this uncertainty, I had the privilege to attend a fascinating and very upbeat forum last weekend hosted by Lirrwi Aboriginal Tourism Corporation at the Walkabout Lodge.

I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who felt that this region is on the brink of something very exciting with Indigenous cultural tourism.

It certainly highlighted the need to look to an economic future beyond mining.

Live export is vital for cattle welfare

Sun 18. Inflatable up at the Gove Aquatic Centre from 2pm - 5pm.

I AM a vet in Darwin, who spent 22 years as a research vet for NT DPI and did research on cow death rates on large stations in the late 80’s pre-large scale live export.

I believe the live export of cattle to Indonesia is vital for animal welfare both here and in Indonesia.

The Australian public needs to understand that stopping live export will result in the biggest man-made animal welfare disaster in Australia’s history.

If live export is ever phased out without a viable alternative market being available (when they existed, meatworks in north Australia used to pay half the price), producers will be unable to afford supplementation or a second-round weaning muster.

My research figures indicate that this will lead to an annual nine per cent extra cow death rate in the roughly 2.5 million cows in the live export zone. That is an additional 225,000 cows and most of their calves dying an unnecessary death each year. The reason cows will die rather than the live export steers is that feeding a calf makes a mother cow lose body condition and if the weaner is not removed many cows die in the late dry season.

Nothing TV has ever shown is comparable to the cruelty of dying in the paddock over a week while been eaten alive by ants, birds and predators.

Without live export, pastoralists would not be able to pay for husbandry vital for animal welfare.

The worst-case animal welfare scenario is where cattle and

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 Sun 2. Inflatable up at the Gove Aquatic Centre from 2pm - 5pm.

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

Sat 8. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Squash Club.

Sat 8. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Members Christmas Party and Annual Awards.

Sat 8. CrossFit Lat12 Event - Tri 1 1200 swim/ 40k bike/10k run; Tri 2 300 swim/10k bike/ 2.5k run. Kids Events and CrossFit Lat12 Events after Triathlon.

Rotary thanks to sponsor Gehan Jayawardhana. Photo courtesy Queensland Country Life. cattle stations are worth so little that pastoralists are forced off the land and cattle are left to fend for themselves.

In this situation there would be no-one to pump the bores that water the cattle (and wild creatures), provide essential vaccinations and supplements or implement the many animal husbandry practices such as weaning.

Millions of animals would die of thirst and then starvation as the survivors gather on natural waters.

This must not be allowed to happen in Australia.

Gehan Jayawardhana 44 Murrabibbi St., Leanyer, NT 0812.

The Rotary Club of Nhulunbuy wishes to thank Kirsty and Mark Winters, of Gove Toyota, for their generous donation of $1000 worth of prizes for the beach volleyball day.

We are sincerely appreciative for the support of all the local businesses that contributed to this community event.

Stephanie Freeman, Secretary, Nhulunbuy Rotary Club.

Sun 9. Inflatable up at the Gove Aquatic Centre from 2pm - 5pm.

Token of thanks for Sodexo

Mon 10. Nhulunbuy Primary School - Christmas Concert.

Fri 14. NPS Last day of school.

Fri 14. CrossFit Lat12 End of Year Bash.

THE trainees of the Goyurr program who graduated wanted to thank the Sodexo crew for their help during the training.

As a combined effort they prepared a thank you painting for the Sodexo site team for all their help over the six weeks.

Symbolic of natha (food) it was well received and the trainees were proud of their efforts.

Sun 16. Inflatable up at the Gove Aquatic Centre from 2pm - 5pm.

FEBRUARY 2013 Sat 16. Nhulunbuy Rotary Club Quiz Night.

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Children given a special treat NATIONAL Children’s Week was celebrated in Gove during the week of October 20 -28.

It is an annual event celebrated throughout Australia during the fourth week in October each year.

A diverse range of activities is organised at national, state and local levels with thousands of children

The over 3’s enjoy being read to.

and their families around the country involved in activities and events.

Nhulunbuy Childcare centre celebrated Children’s Week by focusing on storytelling and the passing on of stories.

Within the theme ‘What stories are you passing onto your children’, parents and family were invited to

bring their, or their child’s, favourite story book in and share it with the children.

Reading everyday and engaging children in books is such an important part of every child’s development.

Nhulunbuy Childcare Services director Tracey Chrzanowski said: “Some of the favourite stories were The Lamington Man and Jesse V’s mum came and shared a story with the Over 3’s group. The story was written in the 1960’s. It was called A Tiger Comes To Tea! “We talked about what would we do if a tiger came for tea at our house,” she said.

“In the Kookaburra room Madeline’s mum read us a story about a duck and we even got to see a real duck that she bought in.

“In the Corella Room Jess (Hallie’s mum) read a story called Mr Seahorse and after we finished we all made seahorses.”

“The staff and children from NCCC would like to thank all the parents, grandmas that came to our centre during Children’s Week to share their stories with us.”

ABOVE: Children at Nhulunbuy Childcare keep busy.

BELOW: Youngsters focus on the story.

Special needs being met at the NHS A MAJOR focus of the program for the special needs students at Nhulunbuy High School is the acquisition of life skills and community involvement to assist them in their transition from school to adult life.

Over the term the students have organised excursions to various enterprises around the town including the ambulance station, bakery, airport, banana farm and NORFORCE. The visits give the students opportunities to communicate with a variety of people, ask questions and retrieve information about the types of work available in the town.

Their teacher at NHS Julie Boyd said: “It is terrific to see the students interacting with others, enthusiastic about learning and developing skills to assist them with everyday living.

“The students would like to thank the employers and staff at the work

places they have visited for sharing their time and knowledge,” she said.

December 3 is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the students are planning a Celebrating Abilities week to recognise the day.

During the week the students in the Special Education Centre will host activities in their classroom for visiting year 7, 8 and 9 students and they will participate in events with other classes with the focus of the activities being to make students aware of individual differences and abilities.

The students of the Special Education Centre really appreciate the support, friendship and encouragement that is given by all their peers.

The week will culminate with a special whole school assembly with the students of the Special Education Centre sharing the highlights of their lives and schooling.

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ABOVE: Students visit St John Ambulance.

LEFT: Getting a closer look inside the ambulance.

LEFT LOWER: Working with the tables.

BOTTOM LEFT: A bit of ‘cammo’ paint applied at Norforce.

BELOW: Who was having the most fun - the students or the NORFORCE members?

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MELBOURNE CUP at the arnhem club PATRONS at the Arnhem Club got into the spirit of the Melbourne Cup last week for a great afternoon of fun.

A huge seafood buffet kept the punters well fed and there were many sweeps and also betting facilities for the serious punter or for those just wanting to have a flutter.

ABOVE: Analyn Hughes, Brittnee Coxon and Sarah Bevington.

ABOVE RIGHT: Nikki Barnes, Cathy Forbes and Jackie McGrath (standing).

ABOVE FAR RIGHT: Yupha Smith, Grace Evans and Laha McKeough.

ABOVE LEFT: Sarah Jordan and Eula Rohan.

ABOVE CENTRE: Elvie Vearncombe and Eva Simpson.

ABOVE RIGHT: Bev Wheeler, Robyne Ruis and Sue Beere.

RIGHT: Sue Colquhoun.

BELOW: Grant Pukeroa performed for the patrons at the Arnhem Club.

BELOW RIGHT: Richard Denaro and Dale Keehne.

ABOVE: Staff at Miwatj out to enjoy the Cup. BELOW: Miwatj staff our for a good afternoon.

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PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

MELBOURNE CUP at THE WALKABOUT

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

The Walkabout Lodge hosted a Melborune Cup lunch last week and by the sounds at the end of the race many backed the winner.

LEFT: Angie Stanaway, Sharon Geogonicas, Nicole Stewart and Angela Morris.

ABOVE CENTRE: Trudy Aston and Nicci Turner.

ABOVE RIGHT: Jo Smith and Sandy Laverty.

Kelly Thomson and Karyn Laverty with their winning tickets.

Sisters Rachel Blundell, Sarah Munnings and Hannah Seaniger.

ABOVE: Lauren Robinson and Alix Betts.

BELOW: Sera Maxhuni and Jessica Cunningham.

Rob and Alilah Watts.

Belinda Verrall, Rachelle Matthews and Jamey Relph.

Susan and Rachael Haddock.

Chantal Roker and Tess Hutchinson.

Cecilia Bulters, Tamara Bajraktari and Lauren Robinson.

Ruth Ballie, Robyn Pellanet, Jenny Glover and Eva Cantrell.

Donna-Maree Grieves and Maria Slater.

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5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Seeds Of Deception” (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 - Neil is released from prison, posing a threat to Lisa and the Walkers, and Jett doesn’t trust John. Meanwhile, Dex suffers from a seizure.

7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 9:00 The Unbelievable Truth 9:45 Family Guy - On a Halloween-themed night, the Griffins are selected to have their television viewing habits monitored. But Peter takes his participation too far when he tries to control the airwaves.

10:15 Celebrity Juice 11:00 Cougar Town 11:30 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelpia 12:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

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5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Double Trouble 10:25 Music Moves 10:40 Conversations With Australia’s Artists 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Murder By Death” (PG) 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 The Good Cook 6:00 Lost Gardens: Dunira 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Moone Boy: Martin’s mother hits the campaign trail to support Mary Robinson’s bid for the Irish presidency. Meanwhile, Martin soon tires of his sister’s cooking and befriends a new boy from school with chef-parents.

8:30 New Tricks: Two years ago, 16-year-old tennis champion Alice Kemp fell to her death from the balcony of a penthouse apartment. Did Alice jump, or was she pushed?

9:30 Waking The Dead: Wounds Part 2 - Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to re-open the files of more cold cases.

10:25 Lateline 11:00 My Family: The Son’ll Come Out - Michael’s news comes as a bit of a shock to Ben, but Susan has more of a shock at Ben’s reaction.

11:30 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:00 Danoz Direct 1:00 Days Of Our Lives 2:00 Extra 2:30 Surprises 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Wiggly Finger Catalyst - Raj meets a woman with whom he’s able to talk.

7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation Sheldon flees back to Texas in disgrace when he learns that the guys tampered with his arctic expedition data, threatening Leonard’s hopes for a romantic encounter with Penny.

7:30 TBA 8:00 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Excalibur” (M) - Tracing the history of King Arthur, from his conception and birth, through to the rise and fall of Camelot and the last days of the Round Table Knights and their search for the Holy Grail.

2:40 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:05 Danoz 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “The Hard Way” (M) 2:00 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 - Dex suffers in the aftermath of his seizure.

Harvey’s Best Man, Winston, was Marilyn’s disaster date.

7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 TBA 10:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: Crashed In The Jungle 11:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: Khloe Wants To Act - Khloe pursues an acting career much to the dismay of Kim. And Bruce gets a major style makeover.

12:00 Movie: “Dying On The Edge” (M) - An ex cop turned insurance investigator looks into the death of a music producer who he suspects was murdered 2:00 Room For Improvement 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers Guide To Australia 1:30 About Men: The Getting Of Wisdom 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 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Glasgow to Edinburgh via Caledonian Canal 8:30 America Revealed: Electric Nation 9:35 As It Happened: Bloody Omaha - More than 60 years ago, the fate of World War Two turned on five beaches in Normandy, France. D-Day was the greatest amphibious invasion ever attempted. History remembers it as a great victory. But new research reveals that on Omaha Beach, it was very nearly a disaster.

10:35 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Anna M” (M s,a,n) In the grips of delirious illusion, Anna, a shy young woman convinces herself that her doctor is fervently in love with her. Nothing can shake her certainty. But after hope will come resentment, followed by hatred.

1:20 Kurt Wallander: “The Tricksters” (M l,v,s) - While Kurt works on a murder case involving a charming yet evil horse dealer who plays on the vulnerability of lonely women, he finds himself romantically involved with a married woman. In Swedish.

2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

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4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer: Grinspoon (PG)11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Eggheads 1:30 Movie: “McLintock!” (PG) 3:30 Byran Brown In Conversation 4:00 Basketball: WNBL: Adelaide vs Dandenong 5:00 Football: W League 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - Martin and Portwenn’s new midwife, Molly, who will be looking after Louisa, do not hit it off. Louisa rejects Martin’s medical advice for Molly’s naturalistic route, but with unfortunate consequences.

8:20 Kingdom - A parent is ‘expelled’ from the school concert for videoing his own daughter, and seeks the help of Peter Kingdom. Lyle’s mum needs help, dragging Lyle back to Stockport with her.

9:05 Sinbad - The gang visit a monastery in the hope that Tiger’s friend, Brother Angelico, will be able to help them find a route to the Land of the Dead.

9:55 Silent Witness: Voids Part 1 10:50 Waking The Dead: Deus Ex Machina Part 1 11:40 Rage Guest Programmer: Grinspoon (MA a,l,d,h,n,s,v) 5:00 Rage

5:30 Bubble Guppies 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:30 Danoz Direct 10:30 The Wild Life Man 11:10 Ben 10 12:00 Green Lantern 12:30 Dogstar 1:00 Wakkaville 1:30 Lockie Leonard 2:00 Stormworld 2:30 Kitchen Whiz 3:00 Pyramid 3:30 The Middle 4:00 The Garden Guru’s 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 11:10 Movie: “The Holcroft Covenant” (AV) - 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.

1:15 Movie: “Times Square” (M) - A modern generation gap story about a 13 year old girl who learns about life on her own when she teams up with a defiant anti-social child of the streets.

3:20 Nine Presents: Timomatic 3:30 Danoz Direct 5:00 Wesley Impact

5:30 Saturday Disney 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show Weekend 10:30 The Woodlies 11:00 Ghosts Of Time 11:30 It’s Academic 12:00 It’s Academic 12:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 2:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:00 Hart Of The Barbeque 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Family Movie Special: TBA 8:00 The Saturday Movie: TBA 10:15 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: River Of Fear 11:15 That ‘70s Show - When the INS (Immigration and Naturalisation Services) come to investigate if Fez and Laurie’s marriage is real, Fez moves in with the Formans. Brooke tells Kelso that he’s off the hook about the baby, but his friends are horrified that he’s happy about it.

11:45 Movie: “The Last Templar” (M) A beautiful archaelogist and a reluctant FBI Agent embark on a thrilling adventure to unravel a trail of cryptic clues.

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

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Le Nozze di Figaro 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Seduction in the City - The Birth of Shopping 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James May’s Toy Stories: Horby 8:30 Blackout - In the final episode, Daniel faces a stark dilemma.

Does he confront the dark forces at work in the political machine, and risk his family’s safety? Or does he play the game and live with the consequences?

9:35 Movie: “The Red Riding Trilogy: 1980” (MA a,v,l) - The second film in the trilogy focuses on DCC Philip Hunter, a Manchester man who is called in to preside over a Home Office inquiry into the Yorkshire Ripper investigation.

11:20 Movie: “20th Century Boys: Chapter 2: The Last Hope” (MA s,v) - The second part of this epic sci-fi fantasy trilogy continues in the year 2015. Kenji, the hero from the first film has been missing for 15 years and the evil Friend rules an apocalyptic vision of the world. Kenji’s niece, Kanna, is a high school student with a rebellious streak. But when a new Book of Prophesies surfaces, it appears that Kanna is the chosen one who has the power to defeat Friend’s empire and reveal the fate of her uncle.

1:55 Drawn Together 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Llanberis 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Travel Oz 2:00 Sinbad 2:45 At The Movies: Short Cuts 3:00 TBA 4:00 Adrian Anantawan: The Story Behind The Notes 5:00 An African Journey With Jonathan Dibley 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Divine Women - Part 5 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Michael Palin’s Brazil 8:30 Wallander: An Event In Autumn - Wallander finds himself having to investigate two tragic cases: one a shadowy murder that happened long ago; the other looks like the first in a series of murders.

10:00 The Slap: Manolis 10:55 Strike Back 11:40 Movie: “Vertigo” (M v,s) - When a San Francisco detective with a crippling fear of heights is hired to trail a beautiful woman, he is slowly drawn into a vortex of deceit, obsession and murder.

1:50 Movie: “The Galloping Major” (G) - A horse-lover sets up a syndicate to buy a particular racehorse, but by mistake they buy the wrong horse. He proves useless on the flat, so they decide to enter him as a jumper.

3:10 Rage

5:30 Bubble Guppies 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Danoz Direct 10:30 Australian Fishing Championships 11:30 Gilligans Island 12:00 Cybershack 12:30 Kitchen Whiz 1:00 Dogstar 1:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 2:00 The Middle 3:00 House Husbands 3:30 Getaways European Tour 4:00 Manly Surf 4:30 National News 5:00 RBT 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 Hamish And Andy’s Caravan Of Courage: Australia V New Zealand - Hamish & Andy rev up the old caravan and trek 10,000km across Australia and New Zealand; leaving no stone unturned and no challenge unattempted in an effort to settle the burning question of trans-Tasman rivalry once and for all.

7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 TBA 10:30 Southland: I.D 11:50 What Would You Do? 12:30 Spyforce 1:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

5:30 Handy Manny 6:00 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show Weekend 10:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:00 Outsourced 11:30 No Ordinary Family 12:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:00 New Zealand On A Plate 4:30 The Great Outdoors 5:00 Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Sunday Night 7:00 Border Security 7:30 Airways 8:10 Bones: A human carcass with a gunshot wound has literally melted into the dashboard of a charred truck, but the team discovers that neither the fire nor the bullet killed him 10:00 Law & Order: LA: Plummer Park - “ When cops are called to the home of Nick and Amy Libergal, they are surprised to discover two Russian men armed with guns and Nick dead in his bathtub.

11:00 Strike Back 12:00 Special: Antarctica Alive!

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 Football Asia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Ethnic Business Awards 2012 3:00 Who’s Afraid of a Big Black Hole?

4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Lost Worlds: Quest For the Lost Maya 8.30 Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: Aliens 9.30 Death Row: James Barnes 10:30 Interviews Before Execution: A Chinese Talk Show - Ding Yu, an attractive young journalist from China’s Henan Province, delivers the ultimate reality television show to a nation of 1.3 billion people. In her weekly primetime TV series called Interviews Before Execution, she goes into prison cells and interviews condemned prisoners shortly before they are executed. Combining clips from the television show and interviews with the local prosecutor and Ding Yu herself, this one-of-a-kind documentary reveals the emotional burden of ‘talking to dead men’.

11:30 Movie: “Everlasting Moments” (MA l) - In a time of social change, war and poverty in the early 20th century, Maria, a young Swedish working class woman, wins a camera in a lottery. Her decision to keep it alters her whole life. In Swedish.

1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

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 Creative Nature 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 The Good Cook 6:00 Restoration Man: Towers 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Michael Palin: From Python To Brazil - Jennifer Byrne explores Palin’s early years in Monty Python’s Flying Circus through to his reinvention as a travel documentarian and novelist.

8:30 Modern Spies 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q&A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 The Kennedys 12:20 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:20 Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner - The brilliance and inspiration of monumental architect John Lautner is showcased in this dramatic film of his work, his clients and his pursuit of creating timeless space.

2:55 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 Surprises 3:30 Pyramid 4:10 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Ornithophobia Diffusion 7:00 RBT 8:00 The Mentalist: If It Bleeds, It Leads - A reporter’s homicide may be tied to a story she was working on, and a wealthy philanderer is one of the suspects. Meanwhile, Jane claims he has his own methods for finding Lorelei.

9:00 Person Of Interest: Critical 10:00 CSI: NY: Crossroads - The team tries to identify the shooter and motive in the assassination of a criminal court judge presiding over the trial of a Russian mobster, while Mac and Lindsay prepare for the hearing against serial rapist John Curtis.

11:00 Nikita: Partners 12:00 The Avengers 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Bella Mafia” (M) 1:30 Once Upon A Time 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 And Away - The Braxtons’ find out the jury has reached a verdict, Heath cannot forgive Bianca and Dex and Romeo lie about Dex’s seizures.

7:00 The X Factor 9:00 Castle: Murder, He Wrote - Castle and Beckett’s plans for a romantic weekend in the Hamptons are interrupted when a dying man stumbles into Castle’s backyard, collapsing into his pool.

10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 Whitney 11:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 12:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 The Real Seachange 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: “You And Me” 2:45 Dreaming In Motion 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 Ireland 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Mythssion Control 8:30 Derren Brown: Messiah 9:30 This is England ‘86 - Woody and Lol get back together, leading Woody to believe he’s now ready to marry the woman he loves.

10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Steve - This is the story about a man who came to tea.

(From the UK) MA; The Speed of the Past - Margot and Joseph are moving into their new country house. Suddenly time stops as Joseph falls off the roof and gets stuck in space time. The Second Bakery Attack - A newlywed couple attempts to save their marriage by recreating a petty crime. (From Mexico, in English) M; Green Porno: Elephant Seal - Isabella Rossellini finds that size does not matter in the hierarchy of elephant seals.

1:05 Living Black 1:35 South Park: Volcano 2:00 South Park: Big Gay Al’s Big Gay Boat Ride 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:05 Movie: “The Private Life Of Don Juan” (PG) 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 The Good Cook 6:00 Time Team 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Croker Island Exodus 9:00 QI: Anthropods 10:00 Artscape: Eddie Perfect 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Media Watch 11:45 Gracie! - Born to a working-class family in Rochdale, Lancashire, Gracie Fields became the world’s highest paid film star in the 1930s. Then war broke out. This warm, funny and very musical drama tells her story.

1:05 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:05 Basketball: WNBL: Adelaide v Dandenong 3:05 Rage 3:50 Movie: “The Silencers” (PG)

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 Surprises 3:30 Pyramid 4:10 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 Tatts Finke Desert Race 2012 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The 43 Peculiarity 8:30 2 Broke Girls: And The Three Boys With Wood - Max and Caroline get two Amish boys who are exploring the modern world to build a barn for Chestnut. Meanwhile, Andy learns about Caroline’s wealthy past.

9:00 Two And A Half Men: Something My Gynecologist Said 9:30 Mike And Molly: Carl Has Issues 10:00 Survivor: Phillipines 11:00 Weeds - Esteban’s other woman threatens Nancy and Esteban’s relationship and Nancy reaches out for Andy’s help. Meanwhile, Dean assists Silas and Doug to set their dispensary back going, but Celia interferes.

11:30 Harry’s Law 12:30 Extra 1:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Bella Mafia” (M) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Medical Emergency 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 - Casey’s sentence is revealed, Dex admits he had a seizure to an angry April and Kyle is arrested.

7:00 The X Factor 9:00 TBA 10:00 Smash - The big night has finally arrived. Tom and Julia race against time to save the show, while Derek makes a decision that will change the lives of Karen and Ivy forever.

11:10 I Just Want My Pants Back: Something’s Wrong Down There - Tina has a problem...down there. After being diagnosed by almost-doctor friend Eric, she must visit her ex-boyfriends to tell them the burning news. Worst of all, she’ll have to go see Brett, which will permanently ‘off’ their on-again, off-again, relationship.

11:30 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Arena: Magical Mystery Tour Revisited 2:00 Magical Mystery Tour 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Ireland 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Finding Your Roots: Robert Downey Jr. and Maggie Gyllenhaal 8:30 America in Primetime: The Crusader 9:35 Clinton: Blood Sport 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “13 (Tzameti)” (M l,v,a) - Sebastian, a young Georgian immigrant, has decided to follow instructions intended for someone else, without knowing where they will take him. When he reaches his destination, Sebastian falls into a frightening game of real-life Russian roulette.

12:50 Mad Men: The Gold Violin - - At Roger’s behest, Don buys a brand new car which befits his image as an executive who has ‘arrived’. Don’s secretary makes a grave error, which puts her at odds with Joan, and Ken piques Sal’s interest when he asks him to read his story.

1:45 Mad Men: A Night To Remember 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programmes 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen on the road 6:00 The Restaurant Inspector 6:45 Dream Build: Goldfields 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Discoveries 8:30 A Moody Christmas: I’m Walt Roskow 9:00 Problems 9:30 Red Dwarf - Marooned in Britain in 23 AD, the Dwarfers need an 8 volt battery to power up their Returner Remote and get home. Planning to make a battery out of lemons, the nearest lemon is in India 4,000 miles away.

10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Very Small Business: Diversification Of Capital 12:00 TBA 1:00 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:00 Football: W-League 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 Surprises 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Speckerman Recurrence - Leonard must face his fears after being contacted by his high school tormentor while Penny realises that she might have been a bully herself.

7:00 Hot Property 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Jerome Bettis 11:00 Are You There, Chelsea?

11:30 Eclipse 12:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 12:30 Extra 1:00 Danoz 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Your 4x4 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Once Upon A Time 12:30 Once Upon A Time 1:30 Once Upon A Time 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 - Kyle’s out on bail, Casey is torn between Sasha and Tamara, and Winston is becoming an obtrusive Best Man. Meanwhile, Jamie breaks into Gina’s house to hack Jett’s computer.

7:00 Highway Patrol 8:00 Dynamo: Mission Impossible - See Dynamo bewilder passers-by with his matrix-style body-bend in the middle of a busy street in London 9:00 World’s Wildest Police Videos 10:00 Air Crash Investigations 11:00 Parks And Recreation 11:30 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 The Real Sea Change 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 Uefa Champions League 8:05 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Ireland 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monster Bug Wars: Enemy Empire 8:30 Toughest Place to be a... Ferryman 9:30 Cutting Edge: Gaddafi: Dead or Alive - This film looks at the events leading up to the fall of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. After decades as an international pariah, Gaddafi was welcomed back into the Western fold in the early 2000s. The West made him an ally, an eccentric but important one, for the sake of realpolitik, commerce and the fight against terrorism. But it was only a matter of time before the situation changed, and the West, beginning with France, decided to dump the Libyan leader and bring him down.

10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Sarah’s Key” (TBC) - In modern-day Paris, a journalist finds her life becoming entwined with a young girl whose family was torn apart during the notorious Vel’ d’Hiv roundup in 1942, where 10,000 Jews were kept in a winter velodrome before being sent off to the concentration camps.

1:05 Iron Chef: Asparagus 1:55 Iron Chef: Conger Eel 2:45 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 Surprises 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Isolation Permutation 7:00 Getaway 8:00 Big Fat Gypsy Weddings 9:00 CSI: Miami: Law & Disorder - Horatio uncovers a corruption scandal that pits him against an old adversary. Meanwhile, Calleigh makes a life-altering decision that could affect her relationship with Delko.

10:00 TBA 11:00 Are You There, Chelsea? How To Succeed in Business Without Really Crying 11:30 20/20 12:30 Extra 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

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ABC 4:05 Movie: “If I Had A Million”(PG) 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Being Spanish 10:30 BTN 11:00 Ancient Megastructures 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The World’s Worst Disasters 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 The Good Cook 6:00 Greatest Cities Of The World With Griff Rhys Jones: Sydney 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Redfern Now: Raymond 9:30 QI: Drinking 10:00 Angry Boys 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Iconoclasts- This episode features two men who changed the face of America - entertainment producer Norman Lear and Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz.

12:20 The Clinic 1:15 Movie: “Stage Door Canteen” (PG) - During WWII, the famous Stage Door Canteen on 44th Street in New York dazzled servicemen with star entertainment and food - all for free!

3:25 Rage

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5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:15 Football International: Netherlands v Germany 7:35 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 Ireland 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 8:30 Jimmy and the Giant Supermarket: Chicken Kiev 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Gail Porter on Prostitution - The secretive and dangerous nature of Britain’s clandestine sex trade has been highlighted recently by the horrific murder of prostitutes in Ipswich and Bradford.

12:10 Movie: “Melody’s Smile” - (M a,s,l,v) The body of a kidnapped 12-year-old blind girl, Melody, is discovered in a warehouse near the site of a recent hit-and-run accident. Soon after, a young diabetic girl goes missing. Lucie, a rookie cop embarking on her first major investigation, believes there is a link between the two cases. In French 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) You mustn’t allow yourself to be held back by other people’s poor attitudes. Keep a smile on your face and you may find others sporting one as well. Romance. Try to be sensitive with your partner this week. They are going through a rough patch and need support.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t get too absorbed in day-dreaming.

A practical solution may be better than one that only works in theory. Do more research. Romance. Someone whom you dislike may be showing rather a keen interest in you. You may need to be very direct with this person.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

FOR KIDS

Use this week to recharge your batteries.

You should have much more energy than usual and will be able to revitalize the people around you. Romance. Your love-life will be in good shape. You may be a little surprised at how easily you can influence your partner.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) You will not be in the mood for others’ shortcomings this week. You put forth your best work and so should they. Romance.

This will be an excellent week for a romantic meal. Try to go somewhere quiet and peaceful. Spice things up with a new restaurant or new cuisine.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A burst of energy later in the week will help you to get on top of things. This will be an excellent time for pushing through a difficult change. Romance. Your love-life may need some “sprucing up” at the moment. Your friend will have a suggestion which helps. Take it!

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Your family may be taking up a little too much of your emotional energy at the moment. It’s time to solve on-going issues. Romance. Praise your partner for their good deeds. They will appreciate your heartfelt words and may need the acclamation more than you realize.

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TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Your ability to impress the people around you will help you to get your own way, but be careful not to tread on anybody’s toes.

Romance. Good communications will help you to work out what it is that has come between you recently. Your love-life will be on the way up.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) Something you said has impressed your colleagues. Now they’re waiting to hear what you have to say next on this topic!

Try to raise the bar! Romance. Don’t let recent attention from a partner go to your head!

Continue to improve yourself and keep the interest alive!

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

If you are on a diet, this will be a difficult time. You may be sorely tempted to eat more than you should this week.

Romance. You will be very sensitive to your partner’s mood at the moment. Your ability to understand what is going on will help you to stay clear of trouble.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Even your day-to-day chores will be fun this week! Your good mood will help you to get through everything in half the normal time. What will you do with the other half? Romance. A new relationship will soon be getting off the ground. You may not be clear about your feelings for this person, however.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

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SOLUTIONS No. 124

Make sure that you are especially kind to pets today. An animal that is very close to you may pick up your tension and could be difficult to handle. Romance. Your relationship will benefit from a friend’s advice. You need a new perspective on the situation. Listen carefully!

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t allow yourself to be overtaken by events. You will need to act before it is too late. Use a planner if necessary.

Romance. Your ruling planet is in a favourable aspect to Venus this week. This should improve your love-life to no end. It doesn’t get much better than this!

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NEWS

Lifesavers urge compulsory swimming in schools ROYAL Life Saving believes that the rapid increase in drowning in young adults aged 15-24 year olds is undeniably linked to a fall in the swimming and water safety skills of children in the Northern Territory and across Australia over the past 10 years.

Executive Director of Royal Life Saving Society Northern Territory Floss Roberts describes the massive increase of 25 per cent in drowning in 15-24 year olds as every parent’s worst nightmare. She said that 86 per cent of these drowning deaths are males, with many drowning while swimming, boating or fishing with friends in the nation’s rivers, dams and at beaches.

Royal Life Saving has highlighted that its research shows that more than 20 per cent of children leaving primary school this year won’t be able to swim 50 metres or float for two minutes; skills it describes as a basic right of every child living in Australia and mandatory if we are to halve drowning by 2020.

Ms Roberts said that in the NT less than four per cent of enrolled primary school students can swim 50 metres, which means there will be 23,000 children going into middle school without swimming and water safety skills. She said the problem has been getting worse for many years.

“Unless Governments across the country act now to make swimming and water safety compulsory in all Australian primary schools we will have a generation at extreme risk of drowning,” she said.

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“Royal Life Saving’s long-standing belief that no child should miss out on learning to swim and survive, is behind its call for; compulsory swimming and water safety lessons in Australian primary schools; support for parents struggling with the financial burden of lessons; and to fund urgently needed programs to target rural, indigenous and multicultural communities,” she said.

Royal Life Saving believes that parents, community organisations and the swim school industry should all commit to making swimming and water safety compulsory for all children living in the NT and across Australia and has launched a national petition to raise the issue with Governments across the country.

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The position requires a multi-skilled, self-motivated person who has an understanding of Aboriginal culture. The successful applicant will have good administrative skills and a basic understanding of the law.

Training will be provided in legal instruction taking and office systems particular to the position.

The CSO will be required to travel on a regular basis to remote communities throughout the East Arnhem Region to attend bush courts.

All applicants must also have a demonstrated sensitivity to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, history and culture.

A competitive salary package is offered, with fringe benefits, remote and annual airfare allowances.

Accommodation is not supplied for this position. Interested parties are invited to obtain an information package by contacting Glenn Miller on (08) 8982 5100 or glenn.miller@naaja.org.au.

Applications must address the Selection Criteria and be forwarded by COB, Friday, November 23, 2012 to: Glenn Miller Corporate Services Manager GPO Box 1064 DARWIN NT 0801 (08) 8982 5100 glenn.miller@naaja.org.au www.naaja.org.au Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply

RECREATION ACCESS PERMITS Dhimurru offers 7 day, 2 month or 12 month permits to access Designated Recreation Areas.

These permits can be upgraded from one category to the next if required.

Community members are advised that a current access permit is required to access all town beaches and Designated Recreation Areas.

MIYALK RANGER FACILITATOR YIRRALKA RANGERS

LAYNHAPUY HOMELANDS ABORIGINAL CORPORATION Organisation Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation was established to provide opportunities and maintain Yolngu culture within our Homelands in north-east Arnhem Land, the Yirralka Rangers’ management of the Laynhapuy Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) represents a continuation of our responsibility to care for country.

The Laynhapuy IPA encompasses some 4,500 square kilometres of land and 480 kilometres of coastline, it is an area of high natural and cultural value and an important part of Australia’s National Reserve System.

Town of Nhulunbuy Nhulunbuy / Gove is approximately 600 kms from Darwin, on the eastern-most tip of the Gove Peninsula and is home to approx. 4000 people. The Gove Peninsula encompasses nearly 100,000 square kilometres of land owned by the Yolngu Aboriginal people and is famous for spectacular beaches and great fishing.

Opportunity LHAC has a twelve month fixed-term opportunity for an experienced land manager with a passion for Indigenous culture to join the Yirralka Ranger team facilitating the Miyalk (women’s) Ranger Program within the Laynhapuy Indigenous Protected Area.

This position will work closely with Miyalk Yolngu Rangers, Homeland members and elders to provide mentoring and support for projects including: • Bush products and bush foods enterprise development • Plant nurseries, bush food and medicine gardens • Recording and applying traditional ecological knowledge into land and sea management activities • Assisting with other land and sea management projects including weed management, visitor management, marine debris This role comes with many benefits attached, and LHAC will reward your commitment with excellent remuneration $67,000 plus an additional 9% superannuation, plus the ability to salary sacrifice up to $16,050 of your income! You will also enjoy the following benefits: • 6 weeks annual leave with loading at 17.5% • Shutdown over Christmas • Annual airfare assistance up to $1,250 (after 12 months of service) • Subsidised furnished housing from a single person to a whole family in accordance with the Organisation’s policy.

• Assistance with relocation • Professional development encouraged Applications Close: COB 30 November 2012 All applicants will need to obtain an application package and address the selection criteria pertaining to this role.

Please contact Kathryn Bellinger by email at hr@laynhapuy.com.au or by phone (08) 8939 1804 should you wish to obtain an application package.

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NEWS

Regional Art Centre has first member

By MARJO HALLOWELL AT LAST week’s thank-you dinner for sponsors and volunteers the Gove Festival president announced a regional arts centre.

Gove Regional Arts Centre will be under the umbrella of the Gove Peninsula Festival and will encourage artists to exhibit all through the year.

The Festival has recently bought into the Captain Cook Community Centre where they will have an office for the running of the Festival.

Part of the space will also be

renovated to accommodate the Gove Regional Arts Centre.

President of the Festival Ian Maclean said this was a giant move forward for art in the region.

He said they were calling on Founding Members to contribute $500 each to become part of the Centre and these funds would go towards the cost of buying into the 4C’s.

“This centre has been 40 years in the making,” Mr MacLean said as the idea was first put forward in 1974.

Long-term Gove resident and

artist Esther Rika committed to be one of the founding members.

“I am passionate about what this place has to offer in the field of art,” Mrs Rika said. “This will give artists an excellent opportunity to showcase their works.

“I have been interested in art for a long time and I sold my first work at the Festival Art Exhibition earlier this year and it was a huge thrill.

“We have a great Art Centre for Indigenous art at Yirrkala and this (the Regional Art Centre) will be great for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists.”

Hannah van Dam from Year 5 at Nhulunbuy Christian College enjoys a quiet moment with one of Gove’s newest residents.

Honey and siblings Patches and Oreo join the College’s chickens; but according to Hannah, Honey lives up to her name and is definitely the sweetest of the lot.

Esther Rika and Ian Maclean at the announcement.

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 Early Learning Centre Contact: Director 8987 1004 E: aelcdirector@bigpond.com 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 Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

Australian Breastfeeding Assoc.

Contact: Meaghan Kennedy P: 0438 175 260 Helpline:1800 686 2686 E: nhulunbuyba@gmail.com Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre P: 8987 1701 E: art@yirrkala.com Captain Cook Comunity Centre Captain Cook Community Centre President: Richard Webb M: 0404 351 839 E: richard.webb@riotinto.com Endeavour Room Bookings: Contact: Lorretta Peirce M: 04130913 127 E: westrett@optusnet.com.au Gove Arts Theatre Contact: Chris Andrews P: 0428 856 392 E: sma44324@bigpond.com Nhulunbuy Playgroup Contact: Cassie McIllree P: 0418 322 719 E: nhulunbuyplaygroup@gmail.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

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

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

Gove Country Golf Club & Gove Country Golf Club - Juniors Contact: Jamie Henderson E: manager@gcgc.com.au P: 8987 3191 Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Gove Volleyball Assoc.

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

MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607

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

Time 0210 0815 1453 2117

NEW MOON

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

Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha P: 0437 141 291 Old Codgers: Contact: Shane Ogg P: 0423 172 139 Queens Bus (Variety NT) Contact: Angie Moyle P: 0408 838 498 or Facebook us at: Queens - Variety NT

Gove Netball Assoc.

Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728

Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club Contact: Maria Akapita P: 08 8987 2191 E: ncnc@email.voicetalk.com.au

Ht 1.12 3.17 0.48 2.89

Fri 16

Time 0309 0900 1541 2208

Time 0402 0945 1629 2257

Ht 1.16 3.30 0.32 2.95

Sat 17 Ht 1.20 3.38 0.24 2.94

Time 0451 1030 1716 2346

Ht 1.24 3.41 0.23 2.90

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Time 0539 1116 1803

Time 0036 0626 1204 1853

Time 0127 0717 1255 1945

Ht 1.28 3.37 0.30

Ht 2.83 1.32 3.27 0.41

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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.

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE W/E Nov 4 W/E Nov 4 Variance Actual Usage Target Usage

Day

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

Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: TBA P: TBA

Monday 29/10

8477

2231

7800

2053

677

178

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

Tuesday 30/10

8665

2280

4500

1184

4165

1096

Wednesday 31/10

7379

1942

6900

1816

479

126

Thursday 1/11

7923

2085

6500

1711

1423

374

Friday 2/11

7194

1893

8000

2105

-806

-212

Saturday 3/11

7158

1884

6700

1763

458

121

Sunday 4/11

7566

1991

6900

1816

666

175

54362 14306 47300 12448

7062

1858

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

TOTAL

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

Ht 2.75 1.36 3.11 0.56

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

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

NHULUNBUY

RSPCA: Contact: Sarah Howland P: 0437 526 502

Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094

Thu 15

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

Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 14

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 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

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

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Ben Hurst P: 0410 833 292

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

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

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

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

Weather details o

Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 5 32.2 21.7 NIL Tuesday 6 31.9 22 NIL Wednesday 7 32.4 21.3 NIL Thursday 8 31.8 21.6 NIL Friday 9 33.0 20.8 NIL Saturday 10 33.2 23.6 NIL Sunday 11 33.2 24.6 NIL Monthly total rainfall to date: 0.0 mm

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, Nov. 5 to Sunday, Nov. 11

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1012.2 hPa on Saturday Min: 1006.7 hPa on Thursday Averages for the month of November Max temp: 33.1 Min temp: 23.4 Rainfall: 46.2 mm

MASTERS’ GAMES IN ALICE SPRINGS

The Masters team in Alice Springs.

Touch footballers in Alice Springs.

Touch footballers win silver in Masters’ mixed comp.

By MARISSA PRIESTLEY A MIGHTY Gove Masters mixed touch football team travelled to Alice Springs to compete in the 2012 Masters Games and came away as silver medallists.

Those who participated for the first time were Al Fanning (mixed touch, squash and golf), Wendy Fanning (golf and mixed touch), Serema Jackson (mixed and women’s touch), Angela Morris (mixed and women’s touch), Mick Martin (mixed and men’s touch) and Brett Martin (mixed and men’s touch).

Les Mitchell, Beta Sakaura, Leigh Harbin, Marissa Priestley, Donna-Marie Grieves and Cherie Forbes had already participated in previous years.

We came away as silver medallists,

a pretty deadly effort for our first time participating.

The decision to attend the games was planted during our local touch competitions in 2011.

Fundraising began in 2012 with activities such as were meat tray raffles at the Sports Bar, The Walkabout Lodge, a Mother’s Day raffle at the Nhulunbuy primary school, the Goose Club at the Arnhem Club and sponsorship from Gove Touch Association. A big shout out for their endless support.

We arrived on the Friday, October 12, via Cairns, met by crisp, clean, dry air.

We checked into our accommodation and registered at the Convention Centre.

Saturday was spent sleeping in and getting

a layout of the land and a bit of shopping until the march which started at the top end of the mall for all athletes in all sports to walk proudly to the opening ceremony at the local Anzac Park.

Guests included Dawn Fraser, Darryl Sommers and Vanessa Amarossi.

We only had one game against the NQ Legends, which we lost dismally. I think we were affected by jet lag.

Monday was the start of the competition mixed touch in the mornings and men’s and women’s in the afternoons which left many ample time to explore and compete in other sports.

We won our first game against the Hot Chillies, drew with Alice Indians and lost against the Spartans.

During the week we had injuries

and lost some worthy team mates and, fortunately, for us gained two more players to help us out, thanks to Wayne Gasco and Mark.

We played Alice Indians in the final and we came away silver medalists.

The annual skit night was a fantastic night to view the many other talents the touch teams had to offer.

MGM was the first cab off the rank (due to kids getting tired) where we performed our version of Gangman Style, which we aptly name GoveMan Style.

We donned black wigs and sunglasses and stole the whole show. Feedback from many commented it was the highlight of the night and a favourite in the history of the annual touch skit night.

On Friday we attended the presenta-

tion where we were presented with our silver medals and another gold or silver for our participation in the men’s and women’s comp.

Saturday was the closing ceremony where Icehouse played to a packed crowd.

Sunday was spent journeying home via Darwin, so another hotel and more relaxing by the poolside.

We spent the week constantly applying lip gloss and drinking a lot more water and other cool beverages.

Ice baths were a blessing as were the Sport Med People.

We met many characters and formed great friendships, had some good laughs and sustained injuries all in the name of fun and our love of sports.

We look forward to the 2014 Games.

arnhem cup touch football competition THE Arnhem Cup Touch Football Tournament was played in Gove with Ramingining taking out the comp. for the second year running.

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BARRAS COMPETE IN KATHERINE BIRTHDAY CARNIVAL

By STEVEN DOWZARD THE Nhulunbuy Amateur Swim Club made the challenging journey to compete at the annual Katherine Birthday Carnival on October 20 and 21.

The team consisted of Jack Kirby, Luke Wolfaardt, Jordin Ritchie, Mathew Wolfaardt, Tayla Dowzard, Charlize Appo, Darci Lane, Bronte Lane and Ethan Dowzard along with head coach Mandy Kirby and team manager for the meet Luke Hutchinson.

A total of 123 swimmers lined up to race from around the Territory in their chosen events, ranging from distances of 400m down to 50m sprints.

Some fantastic swimming was achieved by all of the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s swimmers with each swimmer recording a personal best.

A total of 20 medals and ribbons came back to Nhulunbuy consisting of five gold, nine silver and six bronze. A great result for the club swimmers and coaches.

Well done.

While in the Katherine area the team also managed a couple of field trips to Edith Falls and the Hot springs along with McDonalds a couple of times.

Thanks also to all parents for supporting the trip and Steve Wolfaardt for taking many fantastic action photos, a selection of these can be viewed on the Nhulunbuy Amateur Swim Clubs Facebook page along with all official recorded times of races.

ABOVE: The team in Katherine.

LEFT: Tayla Dowzard for the Barras.

RIGHT: On their way at the Goyder crossing.

Tayla Dowzard at the start.

Jack Kirby on the blocks.

RIGHT: Mathew Wolfaardt.

ABOVE: Jordie Ritchie in the butterfly. BELOW: Tayla Dowzard.

ABOVE: Darci Lane. BELOW: Team dinner pre-swim meet. ABOVE: Luke Wolfaardt.

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Gove aces other N.T. tennis clubs again THE Gove Tennis Club cleaned up at the Tennis NT Annual dinner taking out four awards.

Held in conjunction with their annual general meeting and coaches workshop the event was held in Darwin and Gove took out four of the six awards.

Gove Tennis Club took out the 2011/2012 Club of the Year with Renae Lane, the Volunteer of the Year for Gove, and Caitlyn Mitchell was awarded the Senior Points Circuit Women’s winner and Junior Incentive Award.

The Club of the Year Award is open to all clubs in the NT who send in nominations.

Club manager Nicky Mayer, said: “We never know who or what is sent in.

“The Club of the Year award has been running for 12 years now and Gove has won eight of them.

“Something that we are very proud of. One year I did not send anything in and was quickly asked by Tennis NT why I had not?

“I told them that it was a little embarrassing winning all the time.

“They’re words were ‘that if I do not send anything in, then they do not have anything to judge the other clubs against’. So I thought fair enough.

“Again there is a criteria for all nominations and these can be found on the Tennis NT website.”

Caitlyn Mitchell was also in the final two for the Austin Ashe Award.

The other award was the Metro League Winners which was a Darwin Metro pennant competition that was run over a period of time where all the Darwin clubs competed against each other in a fixtures draw each weekend.

Mrs Mayer was elected for another two years as a Director of Tennis NT. President of the GPTC Paul Mery made a presentation on ‘Why is Gove the Biggest Smallest Club’ in Australia.

Caitlyn Mitchell and Nicky Mayer at the Gove Tennis Club earlier this year.

Sports Awards noms close Dec. 7 Gove Tennis finalists in two Australia categories THE East Arnhem Shire Council is providing trophies and a $100 cash prize in each category.

Nominations are open until December 7 with overall winners in each category announced in the December 19 edition of the Arafura Times.

Entries should be sent to editor@arafuratimes. com.au Justin Gaykamangu Justin Gaykamangu, from Ramingining, is nominated in the Senior Sportsperson category.

He has recently returned from New York where he was to run in the Marathon, however it was called off and he and the rest of the IMP team helped clean up the city after Hurricane Sandy.

His is not only a marathon runner but also plays touch football, rugby and basketball.

He has spent the last six months as a member of the Indigenous marathon project and went to their training camp at Alice Springs.

His goal is to show

Justin with his family before heading off to New York. the rest of the world that Justin is an inspiration Yolngu can run. to his family and encour“I want to try and get myself into the Olympics,” Justin said.

He ran second in a 30km run and he also came first in his age category in a half marathon in Nhulunbuy.

ages others to participate in sport.

m e h n r A t s The Ea wards Sports A

Craig Tiley presenting Gove Peninsula Tennis Club, President Paul Mery and VicePresident Michael Higgins with the award for Most Outstanding Tennis Community 2011.

GOVE Peninsula Tennis Club and the both categories this year.

Nightcliff Primary School have both The Nightcliff Primary School has been named finalists for the Newcombe been named finalists in the Most OutMedal, Australia Tennis Awards. standing School category.

The Club will be going for their third The Newcombe Medal, Australia award, previously winning the Most Tennis Awards will be held on Monday Outstanding Club in 2010 and the Most December 3 in Melbourne at the Crown Outstanding Tennis Community in 2011 Palladium. which also came with a $25,000 cheque.

Club manager Nicky Mayer said they They have been named finalists in were hoping to win at least one this year.

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