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Rio to shut refinery: 1100 jobs to go By MATT GARRICK
RIO Tinto didn’t come to deliver Christmas cheer last Friday – they came to deliver the news Nhulunbuy never wanted to hear. For the last four decades, Gove’s alumina refinery has been propping up East Arnhem Land with employment, industry and population. Now, with the announcement last Friday, November 29, that Rio’s refinery will be closed, the region looks toward the future and
awaits the dawn of a new era. This new era will begin grimly, with the loss of around 1100 jobs from the refinery. The axe will start dropping on these positions from January next year. Rio Tinto released a statement immediately after the announcement was made the plant
would be closed, stating “consultation with employees and the local community will be the priority as the company works closely with the NT Government, the Australian Government, Traditional Owners and all other stakeholders to minimise the impact of this change for Nhulunbuy and the region”.
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The jobs will be gradually phased out over the first eight months of 2014, until the plant is finally put into care and maintenance mode and production of alumina ceases in August. Continued Page 2. >> More reports Page 3 and 5. >>
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Rio to shut refinery: 1100 jobs to go << From Page 1 Although he wasn’t here to say it in person, Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh said “it was a very sad day for everyone associated with Gove”. He also claimed the company would now start working to “identify initiatives to create new opportunities for the people of Nhulunbuy”. “We have a firm belief
in the potential of the bauxite operation, a quality asset with a long-term future.” The plant’s closure has brought many tough questions to the surface. Immediate questions have hit the town, such as who will stick around? What services will go? And what will it mean for the economic future of Gove? There is also the press-
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THE NT government have pledged that many services in the town will continue as usual, despite Rio Tinto’s news. Chief Minister Adam Giles spoke at a public meeting last Friday, where he said the government would make sure airline and barge services continued to operate as normal. He said Rio Tinto would be working on a “structural readjustment package” for the town, which would include identifying alternative areas of necessary economic development for the future. Rio also spoke about services, asking people not to fret about necessities such as power and water. “We will continue to make sure we have a strong and wellfunctioning town, and we will pay attention to services that are relied upon by this community, and work to make sure they
“You’re finished.” Rio Tinto spokesperson Jo-Anne Scarini rushed to the government’s defence, stating they had “worked extremely hard to pull together a gas deal that was suitable for the refinery, and they had managed to do that”. “In the end, gas wasn’t enough unfortunately.” During the public meeting, Ms Scarini claimed the refinery had lost Rio $1 billion over the past five years. It was also revealed, after probing from the audience, that Rio could
be breaking their lease agreement on the land in order to shut their plant (more on this, page 3).>> Local MLA Lynne Walker has called for the establishment of a Nhulunbuy Taskforce to represent the diverse interests in the town in rebuilding the future. “Rio’s input into this community was substantial and the fallout of this decision is going to reach far and wide with impacts to be felt by everyone in the region, not only those set to lose their jobs when the refinery closes.
“I know there are a lot of people worried with questions about what happens next for us here in Nhulunbuy.” Now already into the final month of the year, these questions will only just be beginning. In an attempt to offset some of these fears and doubts, Rio have set up a community support line which can be contacted by residents for confidential counselling on (1800 808 374). More information about the announcement Pages 3 and 5. >>
TOURISM will play a major role in the future of Nhulunbuy, say local industry leaders.
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• Young Citizen of the Year • Citizen of the Year • Community Event of the Year All Nomination Forms can be picked up from the Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited office – 1st Floor, Endeavour House, or, to request an electronic copy of the form, please email office@ncl.net.au. For any further queries, please contact Barbara Palazzi on 8939 2200 or on email cso@ncl.net.au. Nominations close Friday, December 13, 2013
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continue.” Giles said it would be “business as usual” in all government services - at least until March 31, 2014. The politician has struck a deal with union officials, meaning all government jobs will be safe until then. “We have instructed all public servants in the town that everybody’s job is guaranteed until the end of March as this planning phase continues.” This statement was met with a round of heckles and sarcastic applause, as well as some angered questions from the floor. Dhimurru worker Jono Wearne stood up and demanded that residents “needed more space” to figure their plans than as early as March 31. Vice Chair of the East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce Brett McKenzie said all the news of the day was disappointing.
“Unfortunately, as they have said, it can’t be reversed. “So now the Chamber will be looking at how we can get the best out of this situation for each of our members and the community.” Mr McKenzie said the government’s NT Government told a meeting last Friday that plans for the services will continue as usual. future were wasted their time, as have people useless if Rio decided to go in the community.” against them. He said from now, it was “The government can make imperative for government and a whole heap of plans but if Rio Rio Tinto to continue providing say ‘Oh, we’re not going to go an information stream about that way now, we’re going to what services will be changing go another way’, then they’ve and when.
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understandable anger. President of the Arnhem Club David Mitchell lambasted the politician, blaming his decision for reneging on an original deal that could’ve piped Gas-to-Gove as the reason for the refinery’s demise. “You welshed on the deal, that’s what happened. “A thousand Territory jobs gone minister, how do you feel? “You’re going to go down as the Chief Minister who killed the goose that laid the golden eggs mate.
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ing question of where those 1100 workers and their families will work and live from next year one option put forward by Rio was the possibility of workers based in Gove being offered fly-in, fly-out positions to other locations across the Top End. The NT Chief Minister Adam Giles faced a barrage of questions such as these, alongside Rio Tinto heavyweights sent over to front an open meeting in Nhulunbuy’s Town Hall last Friday morning. Mr Giles also took the brunt of many residents’
Yolngu communities in Arnhem Land have the power to create hundreds of new jobs and forge their own economic future beyond the scope of mining, according to the Chairman of Lirrwi Yolngu Tourism Aboriginal Corporation, Djawa ‘Timmy’ Burarrwanga. Responding to the news of the closure of Rio Tinto’s refinery, Mr Burarrwanga said local Indigenous communities had already made great progress in establishing their own businesses and implementing plans for a new economy. “Whatever the future holds in the resources sector, our communities will benefit most from developing our own businesses and creating our own sources of income,” Mr Burarrwanga said. “Tourism is just one of the opportunities ahead of us and we have already made big steps towards creating a prosperous Indigenous tourism industry in Arnhem Land.”
Tourism operator Helen Martin, who co-manages the Banubanu Eco Wilderness Retreat with her husband Trevor, spoke at Friday’s public meeting about the future of tourism in the region. “We built our tourism business from scratch, and we’ve built it up steadily over eight years. “Now we need support from the NT Government to help us lift tourism in the region.” Chief Minister Adam Giles responded to the call by saying “tourism is one of the industries we are looking at to see how we can guide initial support”. Mr Burarrwanga - a former member of the Federal Government’s Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians - said Lirrwi Tourism had welcomed hundreds of visitors to Arnhem Land in the past year, providing part-time work for up to 200 people across seven different Yolngu homelands.
Tourism operator Helen Martin says now is the time for the NT Government to support local tourism. Yolngu communities Burarrwanga said. have hosted about 30 groups “By sharing our land and during 2013, including our culture with other Auscorporate participants in tralians and international cultural awareness retreats visitors we will foster and student groups from greater understanding and some of Australia’s top create new economic opprivate schools. portunities for our people.” “In the past year we have L i r r w i To u r i s m i s operated close to capacity working to implement the with corporate and school Yolngu Cultural Tourism groups, but in the near Masterplan which aims to future we plan to expand create up to 50 Indigenousto the point where we will owned tourism businesses welcome tour groups and throughout Arnhem Land individual visitors,” Mr over the next 20 years.
REFINERY CLOSURE
Rio accused of breaking lease to shut plant RIO Tinto has admitted they could be breaking their lease agreement in order to shut their loss-making alumina refinery here in Gove. This revelation was announced after fierce probing by audience members at a public meeting in Nhulunbuy’s Town Hall last Friday morning. There is a clause in the company’s 40-year lease stating they must be refining bauxite while on the land. Local business woman Denise Fincham called the company’s bluff, asking them when their lease agreement changed to facilitate them shutting the refinery.
“As we understand it, with the original lease, Nabalco, Alcan and Rio were required to process alumina,” said Ms Fincham. “Under the lease they weren’t entitled to just export bauxite. “Obviously the good government of the day were committed to seeing jobs created and economic development for the region. “They were not here just to see the resources of this country shipped out without this country and its people benefiting. “My question is, when did this lease change?” Rio Tinto representative
Jo-Anne Scarini responded by saying the lease never changed. “We will be working with the NT Government, based on the decision that has been made today, to get certainty on the mining rights here in Nhulunbuy.” She admitted the lease had not changed, and still stipulated the company must be refining alumina to comply with their lease agreement. “We had some obligations in our underlying tender documents, yes.” Ms Fincham responded by asking how they would fulfil these if the place was shut-down.
“You could adhere to the terms of the lease, like the rest of us have to do, like everybody else in the world needs to do. “Rio Tinto should do the same.” This was followed by a call from someone in the audience for Rio to “get off the land”. Chief Minister Adam Giles also acknowledged that for the 40-year lease Rio currently sits under, until 2053, it is the company’s obligation to operate the refinery - if it is making a profit. “When Rio came to us to have a chat and said, ‘forget the gas, the cost of doing business in China, the Australian
dollar, alumina prices and all that’, we raised this issue. “We said ‘it is an obligation’. “The question was, is the refinery profitable or nonprofitable? “We had presentations about how unprofitable the refinery is, to justify some of those positions.” Further work into determining what will happen if Rio are found guilty of breaking their lease agreement, and about if penalties will be imposed, will be ongoing in the weeks to come.
CALLED TO ACCOUNT: Local businesswoman Denise Fincham asks Rio to clarify conditions of their lease agreement.
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Gove’s community has been abandoned
IF dealing with 18 months of uncertainty about the future of our community has been tough, then dealing with the reality of last week’s announcement from Rio Tinto is a whole lot tougher. Effectively, we have been abandoned. There was little comfort offered for the wider community by either Rio or Chief Minister Adam Giles at last Friday’s public meeting and not surprisingly people’s disbelief has shifted from shock to anger and with it a demand for answers to questions. Questions about the future of people’s lives and livelihoods. Questions about lease commitments to mine bauxite and refine alumina. As chief minister it is Adam Giles’s job, his fundamental responsibility, to stand up for all Territorians, to protect and promote jobs. He has been far too ready to roll over and let Rio progress with plans to mothball the refinery and
fails to accept any responsibility for the uncomfortable truth that on July 26 it was he who reneged on a gas deal between NTG and Rio. There are around 1400 jobs which will go, a population which will dwindle from 4000 to 1500. No sign of any rigorous economic and social impact analysis which would inform future planning in the downsizing process. No answers for business and home owners and no clear sign of structural adjustment packages for those who stand to lose so much. And, curiously, no sign of the Australian Government and Federal minister for industry, Ian MacFarlane, who was quick to get on a plane to Nhulunbuy on September 30 to announce that 300 petajoules of gas was ‘available’. To top it off, the pace at which down-sizing will occur is brutal. Rio Tinto will commence curtailment next
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LYNNE WALKER month, completion scheduled for August. Why didn’t Adam Giles stand up for Nhulunbuy and call for a longer period of transition to be negotiated given that there has been no planning for the sustainable future of the region despite a year of uncertainty? With Rio jobs will go many other jobs and NTG have been quick to announce that public service jobs are guaranteed to end of March 2014 and permanent teachers until end of June. What guarantees for all our displaced public servants? Government forecasting says student numbers in
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Students architects of Playgroup’s Renaissance A GROUP of Nhulunbuy High School students has pitched in to make sure that whatever happens in the town’s future, it will certainly be a colourful one. The creative Community Studies class from the school have been using their skills in woodwork, textiles, paints and design to give Nhulunbuy’s Playgroup at 4C’s a vibrant rebirth. A new play-pen, dollhouse, play equipment, murals, pillows and a storytime chair were just a few of the industrious initiatives undertaken by the students. Assistant Principal and Community Studies teacher Kaz Hill said the 24 young leaders were interesting to watch in action. “The kids just shone - it was interesting to see how natural leaders emerged, sometimes from kids who you may not have suspected had it in them.” The project was done by kids in Years 10 and 11, as an opportunity for them to learn about being good citizens and giving back to the community. Chairperson of Nhulunbuy Playgroup Michelle Finnan heaped praise on the students for their efforts. “You have made this a very lovely place to come to - not just for the kids, but very nourishing for the mothers as well. “What you have done has been a huge benefit to the community.” Every student enrolled in the class has passed - and when you take a walk around the Playgroup, you can see exactly why. Arch-architect of the Playgroup’s new dollhouse, Emily Hughes.
ABOVE: Nhulunbuy High’s Community Studies students have given the town’s Playgroup a new lease on life. LEFT: Lads Jevon Forbes, Jacob O’Neill, Tyrell Forbes, Lincoln Haines and Nathan ‘Flippa’ Thomson have used their handymen skills to build this new play house. RIGHT: Students Megan Morris and Charlotte Piper helped create a new playpen from scratch. They’re pictured here with Nhulunbuy Playgroup Chairperson Michelle Finnan.
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Australian Hip Hop group Native Ryme hit Yirrkala this week as part of their 11.11 Tour. THEY’VE reached the status of Indigenous Hip-Hop Legends, now rappers Native Ryme are going to go even further - all the way to Gove. The group from Brisbane have been travelling the remote tour circuit, and now they’re bringing their unique brand of Aussie hip-hop to the stage for a free concert in Yirrkala, this Thursday, December 5. The day after their concert, the boys will be hosting a motivational mentoring workshop with the kids of Yirrkala. The concert’s being put on by East Arnhem Shire Council, and their Municipal Service Supervisor Leigh Caffey says he can’t wait for the date.
“These guys are great, and their music will be a great outlet for the local youth to express their feelings. “It’s also a good way to get a positive message across; it will be something really different, and also something these kids can really relate to.” The Shire also said the concert wouldn’t have been possible without help from Charly Templar, Gove FM, Department of Children and Families, Yambirrpa Schools and Miwatj Health’s Strong Fathers program. The concert is free and for all ages, with everyone invited to come along, from 6-6.30pm this Thursday at Yirrkala Oval.
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Big role for Westpac in region’s future AT a public meeting in Nhulunbuy last Friday, the question was raised - what role will Westpac Bank play in the region’s future? The answer was clear from Rio Tinto’s opinion - Westpac will play a big one. Although no member of Westpac was sitting on the panel answering the audience’s questions, Rio Tinto representative Jo-Anne Scarini answered questions for them. “We have had conversations
with Westpac, I know our managing director of Australia David Peever talked to (Westpac Chief Executive) Gail Kelly this morning. “They spoke of the understanding that Westpac had a big exposure in this community.” The calls came after community member Aaron Palazzi, from Arnhem Land Pest Control, probed the panel as to why Westpac was not involved in the meeting on the day. “Our finances are the biggest concern to us as small business owners,” said Mr Palazzi.
“Going broke etc, would be disastrous. “My concern is why aren’t they up there on this bench at this moment?” Ms Scarini responded by saying the two corporations would be soon getting together to design a series of support measures for people of Gove. “Westpac aren’t here because this isn’t Westpac’s announcement; it’s Rio Tinto’s announcement; you aren’t angry at Westpac. “If you’re unhappy with someone, you’re unhappy with Rio Tinto.” Chief Minister Adam Giles
echoed how important it was to get Westpac at the table as soon as possible. “And work out how we can get Westpac involved at a community level.” Both Westpac’s Ms Kelly and Rio’s Mr Peever have been chosen by Prime Minister Tony Abbott for his new Indigenous Advisory Council, which is meant to assist in making government decisions on indigenous policy. Social commentators have voiced that the closure of Gove’s refinery is a poor reflection on Rio Tinto’s role in improving opportunities for Indigenous Australians.
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Acting Town Administrator Julie Bryce and Westpac Bank Manager Lisa Barrett have urged locals to beware of phone scammers. TELEPHONE fraudsters have been preying on the vulnerable members of our community and scamming thousands of dollars from the pockets of local Yolngu. Allegations have come to light from the local Westpac Bank that Yolngu are being fleeced for their money by people who phone up pretending to be someone else, for instance a company like Telstra, and asked them to give over their bank details. Unknowing and believing the fraudsters’ pitch, Yolngu have been voluntarily handing out their bank account details then later finding out that they have been scammed. Nhulunbuy’s Westpac Bank Manager Lisa Barrett says community members must not give their bank details out unless absolutely sure the caller is genuine. “People who do get scammed need to come forward and go to the police station. “The more they give those details, the more they will get targeted.” She said the callers were persistent - “they just keep ringing back and ringing back”. Ms Barrett said she did not know who the scammers were, or if they were in Australia or overseas, but said when they have called people, it has usually been from a mobile number. “What we’ve been finding, especially in Nhulunbuy, is there are a group of people now who are going for the Indigenous people. “People are ringing them and telling them they are owed money or the fact they are selling a car - they are giving all different reasons for ringing. “And then they state they are needing their internet banking details to give them money.” The scam is not a criminal offence if people are voluntarily giving their bank details out. And the scams are ongoing and often - Ms Barrett said last week she had been alerted to ten scams. “But they will not get their money back, and this is what they’ve got to look at.” Acting Town Administrator Julie Bryce has urged locals to keep their bank details safe, and not to give them out to anyone, unless they have called their bank on their official number to confirm that the transaction is okay.
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A FORMER Prime Minister has criticised a Federal Government push to implement 99-year leases in Northern Territory communities including Yirrkala. Former PM Malcolm Fraser, who lead the country from 19751983, has voiced his scepticism to the leases. “If the government is wanting 99-year leases, it goes a long way to making sure Aboriginals can no longer control their own land,” Mr Fraser said. The former PM joins a growing list of critics to the proposed leasing system, including an East Arnhem
Land clan leader, Dr Djiniyini Gondarra. Dr Gondarra has vocalised his distrust of the leasing proposal since a meeting was held between some Yirrkala Traditional Owners and Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Nigel Scullion, in late October. As a senior Djunggaya man for the deceased Lamamirri tribe, under Yolngu decision-making process Dr Gondarra has rights to be involved in the negotiation process for Yirrkala - but says he was not. He has written an open letter to interested parties, in which states he
has “now had the chance to travel to several towns in East Arnhem Land” and “it has been unanimous that my people (Yolngu) do not want 99-year leases.” Advocate and former journalist Jeff McMullin has questioned the government’s motives for wanting such leases. “This is a drive by the new government for economic control of Aboriginal lands. “The land-grab is to facilitate the easy entry of miners for exploration and development.” But the government have refuted the statements, saying the
possibility of 99-year leases could help build stronger communities through increased chances for home ownership and by being able to better attract private business enterprises. Ultimately, the government have said, it will be up to the communities to decide whether they enter into a lease agreement, but in the meantime Mr Fraser has urged the Abbott government to review its position. “There is a massive contradiction in the philosophy of the Liberal Party then and the Liberal Party today,” he said.
Yolngu artist named for PM’s powerful council A CELEBRATED Yolngu artist, Traditional Owner and sea rights pioneer has been announced as a member of Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s powerful new Indigenous Advisory Council. Artist Djambawa Marawili (right), who is the chairman of the Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists (ANKAAA) and former chairman of Yirrkala’s Buku Larrngay Mulka Arts Centre, has been hand-picked for the role by Mr Abbott and three senior political figures. The council will meet three times a year with the Prime Minister and senior ministers, starting from this month, and will inform the indigenous policy implementations of the government. A spokeswoman for Mr Abbott said that in choosing members, the Prime Minister - in consultation with Indigenous Affairs
Minister Nigel Scullion, parliamentary secretary on indigenous affairs Alan Tudge and the council’s leader Warren Mundine - considered both indigenous and non-indigenous Australians from all parts of Australia. “The council brings a diversity of views and experience to the task of ensuring our programs achieve real, positive change in the lives of Aboriginal people - changes that can increase participation, preserve Aboriginal culture and build reconciliation,” the spokeswoman said. “To do this we must ensure that children go to school, adults go to work and that the ordinary law of the land operates in Aboriginal communities.”
Cape York and Torres Strait leaders were also among the 12 business and indigenous figures chosen to provide advice on Aboriginal economic reform to Mr Abbott. Along with indigenous leaders, the council features senior executives from corporations such as Westpac and Rio Tinto. Mr Mundine said the council needed such corporate heavyweights to help deliver big reforms. “Each member of the council brings skills, experiences and knowledge that we need to meet our terms of reference and end the disparity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australia,” the former ALP national president said. Mr Marawili lives in Baniyala, around three hours drive from Yirrkala. He was instrumental in a Federal Court Sea claim in 2004 which eventuated in a landmark 2008 High Court decision that sea country around Blue Mud Bay was owned by Yolngu people.
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Last issue 2013: Wednesday, December 18 First issue 2014: Wednesday, January 8 Box ad bookings: Noon, Friday, December 13 Box ad material: 5pm, Friday, December 13 Line classifieds: 10am, Monday, December 16
Box ad bookings: Noon, Friday, January 3 Box ad material: 5pm, Friday, January 3 Line classifieds: 10am, Monday, January 6
Arafura Times to offer FREE ADVERTISING as part of our commitment to building the ‘New Nhulunbuy’ There is a concept of economics known as the ‘paradox of thrift’ which states that if everybody cuts their spending during times of economic recession then this only makes the recession worse. It makes sense for an individual to reduce their spending during tough economic times, but for the community as a whole it only accelerates the downwards spiral, deepening the impact on everybody. With this in mind, the Arafura Times has decided not to cutback in the face of the refinery closure but to expand our presence and do out bit for the growth and transformation of the community we like to think of as the ‘New Nhulunbuy’. This isn’t economic fantasy. The Arafura Times knows there will certainly be a dramatic economic impact from the closure of the refinery. But beyond this, once the period of adjustment has taken place, we believe Gove will start to grow again and make the journey back towards where the local economy once was. We want to work with the people of Nhulunbuy to shorten the period of economic decline and bring forward the point at which the economy starts to grow again. Basically, we are aiming, with your help, to turn economic adversity into economic opportunity. In conjunction with the local business community and our readers, we want 2014 to be a year where we turn good ideas into reality and begin building the new economy. The Arafura Times, as part-one of our contribution, is going to provide free advertising to local private-sector businesses – so they can promote the goods and services they offer to the community at no cost. If we can stop the flow of dollars out of Nhulunbuy to online retailers and keep the dollars local, then that’s a good start. From our local readers, we hope that if you’re looking to buy something online or from outside East Arnhem Land, that you’ll choose instead to buy locally where possible. If everybody does their part, then the economic decline will immediately be less than it could have been. We’ll already be making a difference from this point forward. In regards to the Arafura Times, we expect to face our own economic challenges in 2014 so may be forced to increase the cost of the newspaper from $2 per week, and should this happen, we ask for the understanding of our readers as to why this is necessary. How the free advertising will work: • Starting from January 2014, all private-sector small-businesses* based in Gove will be entitled to a free full-colour advertisement (10cm tall x 7cm wide) for the next 6 months. If advertisers would like a bigger advert, then the Arafura Times will be offering some large discounts so that business owners can let the community know the great products and services they have on offer. • For our existing private-sector business advertisers – we will be doubling the size of your adverts for this period at no extra cost as our thanks to you for your support which is crucial to the survival of the Arafura Times. This is just the beginning. Arafura Times will be working with all stakeholders throughout 2014 to ensure the New Nhulunbuy is a force to be reckoned with. Full details of this free advertising initiative will be published in the Arafura Times in January. Yours sincerely,
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What’s On
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Government must give us job security after closure
Dear Chief Minister, As a resident of Nhulunbuy for nearly five years I am obviously very disappointed at Rio Tinto’s decision to close the refinery. I take value that both Territory and Commonwealth governments have done all they could to keep the refinery open, but appreciate that in the end it was purely an economic decision by Rio Tinto. Nhulunbuy is a very strong
community town. I have not had the privilege to live in such a community in my life, and am extremely gutted by Rio Tinto’s decision. To understand the community you would only have to attended the Arafura Dance Concerts this weekend and see the effort the community (both volunteers and children) put into making Nhulunbuy such a special place. I am calling on the Northern
Territory Government to guarantee all Territory jobs in the community until the end of 2014. This will provide much needed stability for the community so people can plan for the future in a considered manner. Due to the refinery closure, there will be natural attrition, but those who want to stay will feel secure in their and their children’s services for the near term. To guarantee jobs until the
end of March does not provide time for families and businesses to plan for either relocation, or business management appreciating the economic decisions that need to be made. This will be a good gesture to the community, at a time that it needs all the positive news it can get. Yours Sincerely, Paul Mery, Nhulunbuy
When did the children stop being sacred?
Gove refinery from Crocodile Creek. PHOTO: MATT GARRICK
WEEKLY Every Wednesday. Barefoot Bowls at the Arnhem Club, from 5.30pm, followed by Karaoke. Every Wednesday. Open Mic Wednesdays - Walkabout Tavern from 8pm. Every Thursday. Badge Draw, Arnhem Club, from 5.30pm, followed by Karaoke. Every Friday. TGIF Weekly Draw, in the Walkabout Tavern from 4.30pm, prizes drawn at 6.30pm. Every Friday. Jag the Joker, Arnhem Club, tickets from 5-6pm, draw 6-9pm. Every Friday & Saturday. Double Trouble live in the Beer Garden, 9pm-3am @ The Arnhem Club. Every Friday & Saturday. DJ Wil.K The Baddist, live in The Jam, 9pm 'til late - Walkabout Tavern. Every Saturday. Goose Club (tickets on sale from 11.30am), and Jam Session from 1pm at the Arnhem Club. Every Monday. Trivia at the Arnhem Club, from 6-8pm. Every Tuesday. Pool Comp at the Arnhem Club, from 5.30pm.
DECEMBER Thu 5. Native Ryme hip-hop concert, Yirrkala Oval, 6pm. Free entry, all ages welcome. Fri 6. Comedy Show: Terry North presents Fairway to Heaven, 6.30pm, Gove Country Golf Club. Tickets $65, includes dinner. Bookings: (8987 3191). Sat 7. NCL Arts and Craft Markets, Town Hall, 9am12pm. Hosted by East Arnhem Rugby Union. Sat 7. Learn the Basics of Golf. 11.30am, Gove Country Golf Club. Info, phone Donna-Marie (0438 175 013). Sun 8. Christmas Carols, Nhulunbuy Christian College, starts 6.45pm, sausage sizzle provided. Mon 9. Nhulunbuy Primary End of Year Concert, NPS Hall, 11.30am-1pm. Sat 14. Gove Film Society screening, 4C's Community Centre: Aussie movie Mad Bastards. Free entry, food and drinks available, doors open 7pm for an 8pm start.
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A RESPONSE to Adam Giles, the NT Chief Minister, in regard to his government slashing the number of teachers teaching in the Northern Territory. When did the children stop being sacred? We voted for the current government because they promised to care for education and Homelands. I don’t see this happening today. The CLP government has made choices to turn their backs on children’s education and communities. I am Multhara Mununggurr. I retired from the NT Department of Education and Community Services in 2012 after 30 years of teaching. In 2011 I was awarded my Bachelor of Education after studying and working for education for 30 years. When I graduated I was awarded a national Literacy Teachers Award in recognition for the work I have done in Aboriginal education. I started work as a Literacy Worker over 30 years ago. This work involved having
a deep knowledge to be able to work across English and Yolngu languages to produce literature that respected a bala ga lili philosophy. This philosophy is a core foundation of the Yambirrpa Schools - Yirrkala Homelands School and Yirrkala School. One interpretation of this philosophy is that Yolngu can walk and talk in both worlds, Yolngu and Ngapaki (non-indigenous). Then I started work as a teacher. This was a long journey. It took me 27 years from starting work for the NT Department of Education to gain a Bachelor of Education. So for me it is with great disappointment that the Adam Giles government is cutting the number of teachers across the NT. The Giles government will cut the number of Yolngu and Ngapaki teachers.
T h e Ya m birrpa Schools have valued good teachers. We h a v e worked and fought tirelessly for the right to h a v e Yo l n g u children taught by highly qualified teachers. This means that educating Yolngu to become qualified teachers as well as respecting the knowledge that Ngakapki teachers have brought to our schools. We have a very good record of high quality education at Yambirrpa Schools. We live in remote communities. All students who attend Yirrkala School and Yirrkala Homelands School are first language speakers. Both schools teach children in bilingual and biliterate methodologies. This is the way that Yolngu have chosen for their children to be educated. So it is important that these children have first language teach-
ers in the classrooms especially for young early childhood students. They need a solid knowledge of their own language before starting to learn another language. Close to home, cutting numbers of teachers working in our schools means that Yolngu and Ngapaki teachers will be lost from our schools. This means for Yolngu children a great loss of qualified teachers. Currently at Yirrkala Homelands School all Homelands teachers have qualifications and are enrolled in further study. A number of these teachers will lose their jobs under the Giles government cuts. The Ngapaki teachers in our schools are highly skilled ESL teachers. Again a number of these teachers will be losing their jobs. So it is with great disappointment that at the start of 2014 the numbers of teachers in our schools will be cut. So the question is; What will become of the curriculum and the children’s education? Multhara Mununggurr (pictured above), Garrthalala Homeland
Unions to focus on securing entitlements THE major focus now for the delegates on site is to make sure that members are looked after and that their entitlements are secure. Whatever happens in regards to Rio’s decision to curtail production is totally out of our control. If a fight has to be taken on over that then that’s what our national bodies are for, but in reality I don’t think much can be done. We have to now focus on redeployment, training, job opportunities and entitlements. Dave Butterworth, Gove Combined Unions delegates Steve Georgonicas, Chris Puland, Gary Lynch and Dave Butterworth Gove Combined Unions after the public meeting last Friday.
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Vet awarded for her dogged determination A VET who travels around remote East Arnhem Land, working with communities to improve the health and welfare of their animals, has been recognised for her tireless work. East Arnhem Shire Council (EAS) Veterinarian Dr Emma Kennedy will soon be awarded the inaugural University of Melbourne Faculty of Veterinarian Science Young Alumnus Achievement Award for her work in animal welfare throughout East Arnhem. Dr Kennedy works alongside and trains local community members from Groote Eylandt to Milingimbi and many East Arnhem Shire vet and animal control manager Dr Emma Kennedy with others, to help look after Groote Eylandt Land and Sea Ranger Phillip Mamarika administering parasite their community’s dogs. treatment to a local dog. For a long time now, of graduation, to local, Australian “She works day-to-day in difshe has been integral as the only or international communities. ficult conditions, in remote and vet to visit these communities, It is also part of wider Alumni isolated areas. where she administers surgeries and Awards aiming to acknowledge “And out there she gets a lot of sterilisations, and makes sure dogs alumni making outstanding con- respect from her staff, and from the are healthy and being looked after. tributions to their profession and communities, which is testament to She will travel to Melbourne society, showing dedication and her, and just shows how well what to be presented the award at the leadership in their field. she does is working.” Faculty of Veterinary Science Chief Executive Officer of EAS The Shire also acknowledged Graduation Ceremony on December John Japp praised Dr Kennedy for the award was a great tribute to the 6. her achievement. exceptional work Dr Kennedy carThe award she is set to receive “Full credit to Emma - she’s been ries out throughout remote regions was created to recognise the out- the main push behind this program, of the NT, passing on her knowledge standing achievement made by which has already vastly improved and mentoring local community former students, within ten years animal health in communities. members.
Uncovering literary mysteries this summer
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2013 Christmas Decoration Competition
ABOVE: Super sleuth Robyn Pellenat will help uncover mysteries in Summer Reading Club.
With Christmas just around the corner it’s time for the residents of Nhulunbuy to dress their houses up to celebrate the festive season. NCL is putting on the Christmas Decorations competition with cash prizes up for grabs.
RIGHT: Library employee Robyn Pellenat searching for some good reading this summer. LIFE is full of mysteries - and this summer, Nhulunbuy’s children will have the opportunity to begin exploring them. From December 2, Nhulunbuy Community Library will be hosting their Summer Reading Club, focusing on the topic of Investigation. Young people will be invited to explore mystery, sleuth, detective and crime fiction by participating in ‘super sleuth’ literature-based activities. These activities will inspire them to continue reading, become investigators, masters of disguise, observers of clues, code decipherers and problem solvers. As participants engage with classic and contemporary literature in the mystery genre, they will
NCL Christmas Craft Fair!
There are four categories this year:
Subsidised Property The complete package - decorated House and Garden Decorated small area – eg window, verandah, carport etc.
explore the common themes inherent in such stories - ‘Whodunit’, mystery, intrigue, puzzle, suspense, deduction and adventure. Last year, the Summer Reading Club was a huge success, with over 35,000 children taking part across Australia, including 101 entrants from Nhulunbuy, and over 260,000 books were read. With the help of parents, library staff hope this year Summer Reading Club could be even bigger and better. Activities will run from Monday, December 2, until Friday, January
31, 2014. There will be special prizes up for grabs, provided by Rotary, as members read and participate over the Summer. To complement the Summer Reading Club, the library will also be running a self-directed You Be the Detective program with a number of activities during this time. For more information on this year’s Summer Reading Club contact the library (8987 0860) or email nhulunbuylibrary.ntl@ nt.gov.au.
Non-Subsidised Property The complete package – decorated House and Garden Decorated small area – eg window, verandah, carport etc.
Prizes for each category are: 1st Prize $300 & 2nd Prize $200 For more information or to enter, contact NCL on 8939 2200 or email office@ncl.net.au. Nominations close 4.30pm, Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Only one category can be entered per household, and decorations must remain in place from December 18, 2013 to December 31, 2013, and must be able to be viewed from the street. The judges decision will be final and the winning entries will be announced in the Arafura Times on Wednesday, January 8, 2014.
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PHOTOS: MATT GARRICK
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MEN in BUSINESS LUNCHEON, NOV. 30
A GROUP of our local business women proved last Saturday that despite the disappointing news in the air at the moment, you can’t keep a good gal down. The East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce held their final Women In Business function for 2013, which featured a delicious meal, speeches and surprises at Macassan’s Restaurant. The keynote speaker was local leader Denise Fincham, founder of Gorrkbuy Industrial Supplies (GIS). She spoke movingly about her life, from childhood, to her decades in business and the joys of sisterhood. She also spoke about looking towards the future for Gove. “We are a strong community. Our women are strong. They are resilient - a stint in Arnhem Land will do that to you.
“And our community is one where we help each other in tough times. “Well, these are tough times, so time to muscle up sisters!” Executive Officer of the East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce Mache Eloff thanked Ms Fincham for her inspirational speech. She also thanked all other speakers from throughout the year, and for everyone who attended Women In Business functions in 2013. From money raised at these events, a Women In Business Care Fund has been set up, filled with funds ready to help women in the community at times of ill-health or when in need of care. For more info on the Care Fund and how it can be accessed, contact Ms Eloff (8987 1985).
Mandy Kirby and Jo Smith.
Sue Haddock, Sarah Munnings and Jules Thomson.
Kirsty Winter and Penny Body.
Helen Martin and Diane Tonkin.
Hayley Palazzi, Mache Eloff and Sharon Young. ABOVE LEFT: Authors Laklak Burarrwanga, Banbapuy Ganambarr and Dhalulu Ganambarr-Stubbs with keynote speaker Denise Fincham (2nd from right). ABOVE RIGHT: Sisterly love: Sue Haddock and Denise Fincham. RIGHT: Executive Officer of the East Arnhem Chamber of Commerce Mache Eloff.
ABOVE LEFT: Zena Costanzo and Anna Billis. ABOVE RIGHT: Maree Merrett and Samantha Sparke. FAR RIGHT: Lee Peters, Jen Slater and Clare McNamara. RIGHT: Rebecca Muirhead, Kathy Wolldridge and Wendy Troe.
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PHOTOS: MATT GARRICK
FILIPINO CHARITY DINNER, WATERFRONT KITCHEN, NOV. 26
Ismael and Josefina Enecio, Riza Gunn and Ansel Avila.
THE Waterfront Kitchen opened its doors to the Nhulunbuy community last Tuesday, November 26, who opened their hearts for the victims of the recent typhoon in the Philippines. A fundraising dinner was put on for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan, in which upwards of 5000 people lost their lives in November. A lavish spread was served up by the crew at the Golf Club’s restaurant, to a full-house of well over 100 people. The proceeds of $2710 all went to charity Caritas Australia for relief efforts in typhoon affected areas. Organiser and Waterfront Kitchen manager Dennis Rasmussen said the disaster had touched not just the Gove community, but the whole world, and he just wanted to do what he could. “People here are so supportive, and they’ve come out tonight with such big hearts.” Many members of the town’s Filipino community were there on the evening, including locals Gil and Ansel Avila, who recently coordinated a huge relief effort, collecting nearly 100 boxes of donations to send to their home country. Ansel said the town’s Filipino community wanted to put out a huge “thank you to Dennis, for the magnificent night he put on for the cause, and to the whole Gove community, whose charity spirit has just been incredible”.
ABOVE: Pushpinder and Helen Chhabra dining out with David Carney and Violy Johnson. BELOW: Waterfront Kitchen manager Dennis Rasmussen hands over a cheque to Gil and Ansel Avila to go to charity organisation Caritas Australia.
ABOVE: Arnika Riesenweber, Queenie Turner and Jessie Dargaville. BELOW: Arleen, Samantha and Mathew Basford with Vergie Franchia. ABOVE: Brook McKay and Sheena Rudolph. BELOW: CONGRATULATIONS: Ivor and Linda Alexander celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary.
RELIEF CREW: Ansel and Gil Avila, Dennis Rasmussen, Jasmine Body, Marlene Basford and Jesse Blacklow (front).
ABOVE LEFT: Charli Laverty, Riley Neenan and Jim Laverty. ABOVE CENTRE: Angela, Vashti and Arnika Riesenweber. ABOVE RIGHT: Front: Maria Gudiewrez, Mita Dargaville, Ina Edwardson. Back: Tia Dargaville and Tom Edwardson. LEFT: Front: Linda Dargaville, Fatai Fainga’a, Setaita Ofa, Valarie Puniani. Back: Ismael Enecio, Lisita Taulani and Josefina Enecio. RIGHT: Riza Gunn, Queenie Turner, Crina Baricz, Ina Edwardson and Laszlo Baricz.
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THURSDAY 05
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 My Family 1:00 Dragons Den 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 The Good Cook 6:25 Antiques Master 6:55 Clarke And Dawe 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Exhumed 8:30 Redfern Now: Dogs Of War 9:30 The Hour 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 My Family’s Crazy Gap Year: The Fishers 12:25 Parliament Question Time 1:25 Movie: “The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp” (G) - Details of a staunch British army officer, his life through three wars and his inability to cope with constant change. 4:00 Movie: “Roadblock” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads
5:30 Today 8:30 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 4:30 National News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory 7:00 Getaway: India - Tonight on Getaway guest reporters Brett Lee and Jesinta Campbell take a luxury journey through India… from their first taste in the Capital New Delhi they work their way around the state of Rajasthan and to the Sacred River Ganges and all the captivating way to the Taj Mahal in Agra. 8:00 Person Of Interest 10:00 CSI: NY 11:00 Sullivan & Son: Creepy Love Songs 11:30 Extra 12:00 The Baron 1:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 1:30 Brand Developers 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: “Rites Of Passage (FKA: Manhood Ritual)” 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 The Chase 3:30 Seven News at 4 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 TBA 7:00 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Thriller - It’s Halloween and the doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial are hit with a barrage of spooky patients, which affects their own plans and puts one doctor’s well-being in jeopardy. 9:00 Scandal 10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 Grimm 12:00 Harry’s Practice 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today / 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 World News 1:00 Barbados At The Races 1:30 Meet My Wild Friends 2:30 Law Of The Dragon 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Italian Food Safari 8:00 Gourmet Farmer: North West Long Table Lunch 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: Regional Pride - Chef Antonio Carluccio returns to his home town of Borgofranco, in the Italian Piedmont region, to look at whether the rivalry between north and south is as strong as ever. He and Gennaro Contaldo take part in traditional celebrations in Asti, where tension reaches boiling point during a horse race, and discover the new array of ingredients brought in by immigrants at the Turin vegetable market. 9:30 Masters Of Sex 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Thursday FC 12:30 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
FRIDAY 06
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Shamwari: A Wild Life 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:00 Dalziel And Pascoe 2:30 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 The Good Cook 6:25 Antiques Master 6:55 What’s Your Story? 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 NT 8:00 Gardening Australia: Hosted by Costa Georgiadis, this episode looks at harvesting and includes stories on bee keeping, seedsaving and making the most of the garden glut. 8:30 TBA 9:25 Death In Paradise: Impossible murders on a beautiful Caribbean island. Detective Inspector Richard Poole is the perfect man to solve them - if only he didn’t just hate sun, sea and sand. 10:25 Lateline 11:00 Whites 11:30 Rage
5:30 Today 8:30 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 4:30 National News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Lunar Excitation - Wolowitz and Koothrappali search for Sheldon’s perfect match online. Meanwhile, Penny worries that dating Leonard has ruined her for normal guys. 7:00 The Big Bang Theory 7:30 The Big Bang Theory 8:00 TBA 10:30 TBA 12:40 Movie: “Blame” (AV v,l) - A group of young vigilantes seeking revenge for a sexual betrayal fall far from grace. When the truth is out they find themselves on the dark side of justice. 2:30 Impractical Jokers 3:00 Extra 3:30 Brand Developers 4:00 Good Morning America
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 10:30 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Volcano: Fire On The Mountain” (PG v,a) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 The Chase 3:30 Seven News At 4 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Better Homes And Gardens 8:00 TBA 10:00 Special: WWII Lost Films: The Air War - Travel with five veterans on some of the most dangerous, deadly and visually stunning aerial missions of the war. See inside the U.S. Eighth Air Force as they take to the skies for an unsung story of bravery and sacrifice. 12:00 Off The Map: Es Un Milagro - After the medivac helicoptercrashes in the jungle, the team jump into action to save the lives of their patients and pilots. 1:00 Harry’s Practice 1:30 Special: Surviving The Outback Rivers 2:30 Home Shopping / 3:30 NBC Today
5:00 World News 1:00 The Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:35 Rex In Rome 2:30 Living Black 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Secrets Of The Irish Landscape 8:30 The Bible: A History 9:30 As It Happened 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Eloise” (MA s,n) - In Catalan. 18-year-old Asia is hospitalised and in a coma after a serious accident. Through flashbacks we learn of her feelings for another woman. For Asia, what began as the typical existence of a high school senior is forever changed after a first encounter with the stunning Eloise. Introducing Asia to the world of art and seducing her with the wild underbelly of bars and clubs, Eloise ignites passions in her she never thought possible. 12:45 My Family Feast 1:15 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
SATURDAY 07
6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 Exhumed 12:00 At The Movies 12:30 7.30 NT 1:00 Stealing Shakespeare 2:00 Mastercrafts: Blacksmithing 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Round 10 - Melbourne Vs Bendigo 5:05 The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart: Grass 6:00 Monty Don’s French Gardens: The Gourmet Gardens 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise 8:30 Call The Midwife 9:30 Kingdom: Beatrice returns with her baby Petra; Lyle helps a 12-year-old carer; and a huge storm hits Market Shipborough, after which Simon appears to have gone missing again. 10:20 Upstairs Downstairs: A Perfect Specimen Of Womanhood - Blanche comes face to face with her former lover when a scandalous novel is published. Beryl’s decision to take a stand causes chaos at Eaton Place. And Lady Persie reveals a shocking secret. 11:20 Woodley: The Wedding 11:50 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage
5:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 4:30 4WD TV 5:00 Alive And Cooking 5:30 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 11:15 Movie: “Snow Angels” (AV v,l,a) - A drama that interweaves the life of a teenager, with his old baby sitter, her estranged husband, and their daughter. 1:15 Movie: “Triangle” (AV v,l) - The story revolves around the passengers of a yachting trip in the Atlantic Ocean who, when struck by mysterious weather conditions, jump to another ship only to experience greater havoc on the open seas. 3:05 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:35 Brand Developers 4:30 Life Today With James Robison 5:00 Wesley Impact
5:30 Saturday Disney 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:30 TBA 12:30 V8 Xtra 1:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 5:30 Seven News 6:00 TBA 10:00 World’s Wildest Police Videos 11:00 That ‘70s Show: Hyde’s Christmas Rager - When Hyde throws an unsupervised keg party at his dad’s apartment, Red decides that Bud Hyde needs a lesson in parenting. 11:30 Off The Map: It’s A Leaf - Lily and Dr Cole rescue three brothers trapped in an abandoned gold mine. Then, Mina learns a life changing lesson during a native birth ritual. 12:30 Movie: “Somewhere” (M s,l,n) - A bad boy actor living the high life at the historic Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood has his world turned upside-down after a visit from his 11year-old daughter forces him to confront his problems. 2:30 Harry’s Practice 3:00 It Is Written Oceania 3:30 Home Shopping / 4:30 Dr Oz
5:00 World News 1:00 Dance Of Screen 2:10 Gerhard Richter 3:55 James Rhodes: Piano Man 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Nordic Wild 8:35 Shackleton: Ultimate Survivors 9:30 Movie: “Chopper” (MAV l,n,v,d) - Based on his autobiography which was written during a jail sentence in Prison, this film tells the intense story of late legendary criminal, Mark “Chopper” Read. 11:15 Movie: “Suburban Mayhem” (MA d,s,v,l) - Meet Katrina Skinner, a sexy 19-year-old single mum and master manipulator of men. She’s about to take everyone on a wild roller-coaster ride into her world of petty crime, drugs, fast cars, manicures, cheap sex and even murder! She’s out of control and anyone who stands in her way will pay a hefty price. 12:50 Shameless 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 08
SBS
6:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 The Paradise 2:00 Salt 2:30 The Book Club December 3:00 Football: W-League: Round 4 Canberra V Brisbane Roar 5:00 Midsomer Murders 6:30 Compass 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Dingo: Wild Dog At War - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that the following program contains images and voices of people who have died) Follow one man’s journey to unravel the myths and the truths about Australia’s native wild dog: the dingo. 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Maple: A Caribbean Mystery 10:00 Pina 10:40 Hockey: Women’s World League Final 1:10 Movie: “The Last Tycoon” (M l,s) 3:10 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 The Bionic Vet 5:00 Order In The House
5:30 Weekend Today 8:00 Financial Review Sunday 8:30 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 4:30 Reel Action 5:00 Musomagic Outback Tracks: Warburton - Mitch and Mags do breakfast with the Warburton Breakfast Minyma, and Firth goes looking for bush tucker with some of the local mob. 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 Christmas With The Australian Women’s Weekly 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 The Mentalist: Black-Winged Redbird 9:00 Unforgettable: Incognito 10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Working Stiffs 11:00 Weeds: Allosaurus Crush Castle 11:30 Deep Water 12:00 Financial Review Sunday 12:30 Would You Fall For That? 1:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:00 Brand Developers 3:30 Good Morning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today
5:30 Sofia The First 6:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2013 4:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 4:30 TBA 5:00 The Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 TBA 7:00 Wild Planet: North America 8:00 Bones: The Hury In The Jury - Brennan is a juror on the case of professional soccer player Peter Kidman who is accused of murdering his wife. When she uses pure objectivity to help prove the killer not guilty, his best friend - a key witness in the case - turns up dead. 9:00 Castle: A Murder Is Forever / Overkill 11:00 Family Tools 11:30 Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum 12:45 Harry’s Practice 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 World News 1:00 Al Jazeera News 1:30 ADbc 2:00 Speedweek 4:00 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 4:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 5:00 Living Black Conversations 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Myth Hunters 8:30 Meet The Romans 9:35 Lennonyc: F 11:40 Movie: “The Storm” (PG) - In Dutch, English Subtitles. Set against the backdrop of the great floods that engulfed the Dutch coastal province of Zeeland in 1953, young Julia loses her five-week-old baby as she is washed away by the rising waters. She is saved from drowning by a young air force lieutenant, who agrees to help look for Julia’s little son. A near-hopeless quest ensues. 1:25 Movie: “The Charlemagne Code” (M v) - In German. An Indiana Jones-style action-packed race around Germany to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen - hidden by Charlemagne and thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world. 3:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 09
7 CENTRAL
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 As Time Goes By 1:00 The Abbey 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 The Cook Cook 6:25 Antiques Master 6:55 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential 8:30 Rick Stein’s India 9:30 Rake 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Hockey: Womens World League Final 12:10 Parliament Question Time 1:10 Movie: “The Slender Thread” (M a) - A student volunteer in a crisis clinic receives a call from a woman who has just taken a fatal dose of pills, and tries to get clues to her identity and location. 2:45 Movie: “Affair With A Stranger” (G) 4:15 Movie: “Maid’s Night Out” (G) 5:30 Eggheads
5:30 Today 8:30 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 11:30 The Cricket Show 11:00 The Ashes: Second Test - Australia Vs England 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Wilderbeast Implementation 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Cornhusker Vortex 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Guitarist Amplification 8:00 2 Broke Girls: And The Pastry Porn 8:30 Two And A Half Men: Numero Uno Accidente Lawyer 9:00 TBA 11:15 Nikita: Til Death Do Us Part 12:10 Nitro Circus Live 12:40 Extra 1:05 Impractical Jokers 1:30 Brand Developers 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: “After The Rain” (M v,l) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 The Chase 3:30 Seven News At 4 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 TBA 7:30 Air Rescue 8:00 TBA 11:00 Mistresses: Full Disclosure - Karen begins her deposition into her possible role in the death and cover- up of her lover, Thomas Grey, where his son, Sam, has promised to be her alibi. Dominic surprises Karen when he brings in private detective Anthony Newsome to testify. 12:00 30 Rock 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Sons And Daughters 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 World News 1:00 Robinson Crusoe’s Treasure Island 2:00 Quest For The Lost Maya 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Engineering Giants: Ferry Strip-Down 8:30 Fighting Cancer 9:30 Small Time Gangster 10:00 Swift And Shift Couriers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 11:30 Hellfjord: After breaking out of Solvik jail in a spectacular way, Salmander finds himself in an even more difficult situation. The local journalist Johanne comes to the rescue just before it goes seriously wrong, and together they connect the dots that finally lead to Bosse Nova, owner of a local fishery. 12:10 Shorts On Screen 12:45 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 10
IMPARJA
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Compass 1:00 Rick Stein’s India 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 The Good Cook 6:30 Antiques Master 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet 8:30 TBA 9:30 At The Movies 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:30 TBA 11:40 Criminal Justice 12:35 Parliament Question Time 1:35 Movie: “Downhill Racer” (PG) - An ambitious American skier gains a place on the U.S. Olympic ski team competing in Europe. 3:30 Basketball: WNBL: Round 10 - Melbourne Vs Bendigo 5:30 Eggheads
5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Brand Developers 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Movie: “Three Blind Mice” (M l,a) 2:30 National News Now 3:45 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Roomate Transmorgrification 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Vengeance Formulation 7:30 Super Fun Night: The Set Up - Kendall sets Kimmie up with one of Richard’s dorky old school friends, James. But as Kimmie slowly warms to James on a double date, Richard has a surprising reaction. 8:00 TBA 10:20 Embarrassing Bodies: Wickerman Fesitval 11:20 20/20 12:10 Extra 12:35 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 1:00 Brand Developers 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: “Balmain Boys” (M s) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 The Chase 3:30 Seven News At 4 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 TBA 11:00 Cougar Town: You And I Will Meet Again - Laurie and Wade decide to move in together, but breaking the news to Travis doesn’t go as planned. 11:30 Its Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Maureen Ponderosa’s Wedding Massacre - Dennis and the gang crash Maureen’s wedding to make certain he’ll be able to sever all ties, only to discover a union much scarier than kissing cousins. 12:00 30 Rock: Leap Day - Jack learns that Leap Day is more than just an extra day to do business while Liz spends her first intercalary holiday helping Jenna seduce an Internet billionaire. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 World News 1:00 Celtic Woman: A Christmas Celebration 2:05 Celtic Thunder: It’s Entertainment 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 56 Up - When a cross-section of British seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964, it was evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a life of hard work. This premise was put to the test every seven years when the same group were interviewed about the state of their lives. Now, at the age of 56, the group are once more brought together to assess whether their lives have been ruled by circumstances or self-determination. 8:30 Surgery Ship 9:30 Coppers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Masters Of Sex 12:00 Prisoners Of War / 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 11
ABC
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Desert Heart 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 The Good Cook 6:25 Antiques Master 6:55 Lessons From The Grave 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Would I Lie To You? 8:30 QI: Hocus Pocus 9:00 The IT Crowd: The Internet Is Coming 10:00 A Moody Christmas: Water Under The Bridge 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Young James Herriot 11:40 Criminal Justice 12:35 Parliament Question Time 1:30 Movie: “Shane” (M v) - A retired gunfighter, now a drifter determined to establish a peaceful life, comes to the aid of a homestead family threatened by a land baron and his hired gun. 3:30 Football: W-League: Round 4 - Canberra United Vs Brisbane Roar 5:30 Eggheads
5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Brand Developers 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Hostages 1:30 Prime Suspect 2:30 National News Now 3:30 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation 7:00 RBT 8:00 Hostages 9:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Check In And Check Out 10:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Strip Manual 11:00 Dallas 12:00 Extra 12:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 1:00 Brand Developers 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: “Buying The Cow” (M s,n,l) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 The Chase 3:30 Seven News At 4 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 TBA 10:30 Travel Unravelled 11:00 Cougar Town: Make It Better - Jules’ dad, Chick, spends some time at her house while recovering from an injury. During his stay, Jules experiences extreme stomach pain, but she’s too stubborn to let her dad know. Meanwhile, Bobby and Grayson attempt to teach Travis how to be a ‘playa.’ 11:30 The Cult: I Know Best - The discovery of Jenni has shocked the Liberators to the core and they decide they need to get information from the source. They need to kidnap Cynthia Ross. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Sons And Daughters 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 UEFA Champions League 2013/2014 7:30 World News 1:00 James May’s Toy Stories 2:00 Richard Hammond’s Engineering Connections 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lions On The Move 8:35 24 Hours In Emergency: Duty Of Care 9:30 Borgen 10:35 World News Australia 11:05 Prisoners Of War: Our Urgent In Damascus 12:10 Movie: “Outrage” (PG) - In Japanese. Takeshi Kitano’s latest yakuza film after Brother, this is the story of a struggle for power between the heads of Tokyo’s gangs. When gang leader Ototomo learns that his right-hand-man Ikemoto has forged an alliance with the drug-dealing Murase family, he is not pleased. The ensuing retaliation triggers violent killings and territorial invasions, while the police are too corrupt to intervene. 2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
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CROSSWORD No. 177
SUDOKU No. 177
Your Lucky
Stars
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) You will be very good at “reading between the lines”. If anyone tries to deceive you they will soon be caught out. Romance. A surprise event will help you to understand your partner much better. They may be more forgiving than you expect. Voice your opinion on the matter as your opinion is important.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) You may be taking your work a little too seriously at the moment. While it is important to do things properly, make sure that you also give yourself a chance to relax. Romance. You may be a little tense at times. A comment from your partner could set you off - try not to take it too seriously. Relax!
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)
FOR KIDS
Memories from the past will come flooding back today. A comment from a relative will focus your thoughts on an event which happened many years ago. Romance. You may be a little confused by recent events. You will soon be able to make sense of what has happened. Be patient and wait for details!
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) Avoid talking about those areas which you know could lead to a disagreement. This is not the best time to get to grips with contentious issues. Romance. An offer from a friend overseas could seem too good to be true. Don’t be too sceptical, however: this person may have stumbled upon something.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Try to see things from a different point of view. You will need to be very flexible if you are to get what you are looking for. Romance. A wild dream early in the week will leave you emotionally exhausted. Don’t take the dream too seriously or you will miss things that happen when you are awake!
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Don’t be taken in by a remark that is less than serious. Have a sense of humour! Toss a few jokes back and you’ll feel better. Romance. Your love-life will be a little quieter than usual over the next couple of weeks. This will be OK as you have more important things to worry about.
FINDWORD No. 177 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Be careful not to keep on making the same mistake. A different approach will be needed in order to achieve what you are aiming for. Doing the same thing overand-over is the definition of insanity! Romance. You will need to balance the needs of your partner with those of the other people around you.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A minor skirmish between family members will soon be sorted out: after that, everyone will get on fine. One person may never be completely content, however. Romance. Someone close to you may be exerting more of an effect than you realise. Keep an eye on this person to see exactly what it is they’re doing.
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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)
You may find that a book or magazine article gives you some ideas. If you want to start a new project, however, wait for a few days. Romance. Your emotions will be on overdrive this week. Fortunately, your partner will be feeling the same way! Allow this momentum to push you towards something new.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)
Don’t let other people try to influence you. Your way of doing things is often the best. You’ll change when you feel it’s necessary. Romance. You can be too conservative with your love-life for your own good sometimes. Try to loosen up a bit and stop worrying. You’ll attract new people when you do so.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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I am not a product of circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
–Stephen Covey
SOLUTIONS No. 177
Try to avoid getting into any arguments. You would be better off keeping a low profile for the next few days. Find a quiet hideout. Romance. Your thoughts will be running along exactly the same lines as your partner this week. Perhaps you will be in sync in other ways as well.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t allow a rather stuffy older person to dampen your enthusiasm. You are full of beans at the moment and mustn’t allow anybody to hold you back. Romance. An unkind comment by your partner may have contributed to your worries. Find out what was behind this. More than likely, it wasn’t meant to be hurtful.
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FORWAARD Aboriginal Corporation Would like to advise members and interested persons
AGM POSTPONED Until Thursday, December 18, 2013 5pm – 6pm 33 Charles Street, Stuart Park NT 0820 Phone: (08) 8923 6666
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TENDER NOTICE
SUPPLY OF MOTOR VEHICLES TENDER No. F1314.03 Closing: 14:00PM CST, December 18, 2013
Office of Women’s Advancement
2014 International Women’s Day Grants International Women’s Day on March 8 recognises the achievements of women throughout history and across nations and highlights the social, economic and political issues affecting them.
3x Toyota Troopcarrier 1x Toyota Hilux Dual Cab Ute 1x Toyota Landcruiser Prado GX 1x Toyota Hilux Single Cab Ute 4x4 1x 2010 CAT 262C Skidsteer The vehicles are offered for sale in an “as is, where is” condition. Access and download tender documents online at www.tenders.net/buyer/easc
To celebrate International Women’s Day the Office of Women’s Advancement is providing small grants to local groups and organisations. Events to be supported include conferences, festivals and functions that encourage women to celebrate the day.
Interested and eligible bidders are to submit their tender via electronic lodging on www.tenders.net/buyer/easc by the closing date.
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G SHED TOY RUN, NOV. 30 HO HO HOGGY: Riders from the 2013 Hog Shed Toy Run outside Gove’s hospital.
SANTA replaced his elves with a roaring group of hog riders last Saturday morning, to deliver Christmas cheer to the town in the Hog Shed’s annual Toy
Run. After taking off from BP at 9am, the crew of 30 bikes - accompanied by a firetruck, ambulance and a couple of flash cars - rode around to Gove District Hospital. Here they met with sick children who Santa gave a gift or two from his sack of goodies.
After this it was on to Yirrkala, then back to town and out to the Hoggy, where the group fired up the barbecue and held a charity auction. About $10,000 was raised on the day, which will be distributed out to charities around the community in the weeks to come.
LEFT: Santa spreads good cheer to Duane Wanambi. Nhulunbuy Fire Station’s Officer -in-Charge Colin Snowden heads the Toy Run.
ABOVE RIGHT: Dan Wagg and Paula Thompson. LEFT: Santa pops by to say hi to Gertrisha and Dennis Marawili, Ai Lian Ng, Gaye Schultz and Sonja Simovik. RIGHT: James Hacon ready to hit the road. Grandmother and granddaughter Sally and Kaneesha Wagg. BELOW: Julie Nicklin with Mary and Stewart Sinclair.
LEFT: Hoggy riders spreading cheer at the hospital. BELOW LEFT: Santa hocked his sleigh for a rockin’ hog. BELOW RIGHT: John O’Shea and his riding partner get ready for blast-off.
Nhulunbuy Playgroup would like to Thank the following: • Cadbury Grants for $3000 soft play for our infants. • The Community Benefit fund for our hygiene equipment $3000 • The Community Benefit fund for the Playgroup entrance upgrade $2500 • Nhulunbuy Corporation for funding our concrete repaint $600. • Thank you to Nhulunbuy High School students “Community Studies” project for their amazing art works and renovations. Acknowledgments to GIS, Mike Higgins, Nick Mills, Peter Cox for all their time and help to support with our various projects. Mason Gray Strange Auctioneers & Valuers 370 Torrens Road, Kilkenny SA Ph (08) 8444 9111 www.mgs.net.au
Construction / Mining Camp Tender, NT Closing - Monday 16th Dec at 4pm (ACDT) Location:
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Complete 64 Bed Accommodation Camp Comprising 16 x 4 Bed Modules (APB & Northern Transportables), Kitchen / Mess Complex, Office Complex, Ablution Units, Laundry, Gym / First Aid Unit Including All Infrastructure & Complete Fitout of Bedrooms, Kitchen, Mess, Laundry etc NOTE:
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BIG SMILES WELCOME A WHOLE NEW WORLD Jordyn Scott loved every minute of her first experience with Big School.
PHOTOS: SALLIANNE VENOUR
Curtis Warr enjoyed the literacy activities, especially writing.
Brielle Hovenden was all smiles at Nhulunbuy Christian College’s Transition 2014 Orientation Day. ORIENTATION is a big day - not just for wide-eyed first time students but for their parents and guardians as well. This year, Nhulunbuy Christian College split their Orientation day for 2014 Transition students over two different mornings and it was a big success. Some current NCC Transition students were official helpers assisting the newcomers with classroom routine and the morning’s learning activities. Transition teacher Mrs Tracy Pickford was impressed with the enthusiasm of the youngsters. “It’s such an exciting time for children and for their families and
Leeuwin Prowse and Jamilah Kariippanon became firm friends on their first morning together.
the Orientation day always reminds me of how fortunate I am to be teaching this year level. “I get to guide children at the very start of their education and hopefully encourage this to be a lifelong love of learning. “And the 2014 group in particular were so keen - they fearlessly jumped right into the literacy and numeracy activities - writing their names and what they were looking forward to most about school. “It was great to see - I don’t know who’s more excited about class next year, me or the students!” New NCC Middle School students will have their Orientation day on December 4.
Orientation Day is also an opportunity for NCC Transition Teacher Mrs Tracy Pickford to get to know her students before next year, like Evie Hermansen. 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
East Arnhem Land Tourism Association Contact: John Tourish P: 8939 2000
Arnhem Gun Club Contact: President, Grub Stevens E: grub.gove@bigpond.com Arnhem Land Bowls Club Contact: Secretary Lisa Pullen P: 0418 609 807
East Arnhem Rugby Union Contact: Eddie P: 0407 002 357
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 Festival Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490 E: govefestival@yahoo.com.au Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club Contact: Chris Putland P: 8987 8083
Gove Touch Footy Contact: Victoria Mastin E: secretarygtouch@hotmail.com Gove Volleyball Assoc. Contact: Fred Rowe - Pres P: 0417 080 579 E: fredntash@froggy.com.au
Gove 8 Ball Contact: Adam White P: 0438 809 620
Junior 8 Ball Contact: Marian Richter P: 0402 355 499
Gove Astronomy Club Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490
MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607
Gove Country Golf Club & Gove Country Golf Club - Juniors Contact: Jamie Henderson E: manager@gcgc.com.au P: 8987 3191
Nhulunbuy Amateur Swimming Club Contact: Stephen Wolfaardt P: 0488 082 503
Gove Junior Football Club Contact: David Hill P: 0438 861 599 Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094
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 Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005 RSPCA: Contact: RSPCA Volunteer P: 0437 526 502
Nhulunbuy BMX Club Inc Contact: Donna Leahy, Secretary P: 0409 173 562 Nhulunbuy Community Neighbourhood Centre Contact: NCNC Director P: 08 8987 2191 E: ncnc@email.voicetalk.com.au Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club Contact: Pete McKormack P: 0447 801 141
Gove Netball Assoc. Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728
Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938 Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264
Gove Peninsula Tennis Club Contact: Nicky Mayer P: 8987 2640
8EAR Community Radio (Gove FM) Contact: Michael Stimpson P: 8987 1500 E: admin@govefm.com.au
Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530
Nhulunbuy Child Care Services Inc. Contact: Maria Akapita (Director) P: 8987 3311 F: 8987 3097 E: nhulunbuychildcare@bigpond.com
Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Ian Shepherd P: 0412 892 703
Thu 05
Fri 06
Time 0312 0900 1543 2213
Time 0404 0947 1630 2301
Time 0453 1032 1717 2348
Ht 1.36 3.33 0.42 2.93
Ht 1.35 3.42 0.35 2.96
Sat 07 Ht 1.34 3.46 0.33 2.96
Time 0540 1120 1805
Ht 1.33 3.44 0.37
Sun 08
Mon 09
Tue 10
Time 0035 0628 1208 1852
Time 0121 0718 1259 1942
Time 0209 0813 1354 2034
Ht 2.94 1.32 3.35 0.47
Ht 2.91 1.33 3.19 0.60
Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Group Leader E: gl.nhulunbuy@nthq.scouts.com.au Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie, P: 8987 1272 Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525 TourDeArnhemland Contact: Des O’Sullivan P: 0418 840 957 E: tourdearnhemland@hotmail.com T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training Contact: Grahame Deppeler P: 0439 033 688
1ST QTR
Ht 2.87 1.34 2.98 0.77
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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OASIS Christian Assembly Pastor Phil Sampson – Ph: 8987 1522 / 8987 1369 Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ph: 8987 2375 / 0419 465 045 Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553 Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries Sunday: 10am – 12.30pm. Endeavour Room at the Captain Cook Community Centre. Ph: 0434 059611 or 8987 8268. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Brother Forbes 0428 767 616 – Sunday 10am.
WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE
NHULUNBUY
Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: Stephanie Freeman P: 0400 172 599 E: stephfreeman@live.com.au
Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 04
Church services
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Vigil Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday Service 8.30am
W/E Nov 24 W/E Nov 24 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
Monday 18/11
7182
1890
7800
2053
-618
Tuesday 19/11
5733
1509
5700
1500
33
9
Wednesday 20/11
5517
1452
7000
1842
-1483
-390
Thursday 21/11
5437
1431
5500
1447
-63
-16
Friday 22/11
5257
1383
5200
1368
57
15
Saturday 23/11
4409
1160
5300
1395
-891
-235
4551
1198
6300
1658
-1749
-460
38086 10023 42800 11263
-4714
-1240
Sunday 24/11 TOTAL
Other Cities Av. Consumption / Head of Pop. Brisbane 270 • Darwin 1100 • Perth 340
Weather details o
-163
Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 18 31.9 27.3 NIL Tuesday 19 32.0 24.8 18.0 Wednesday 20 33.4 23.6 1.2 Thursday 21 33.6 24.6 TCE Friday 22 32.7 26.2 1.2 Saturday 23 30.7 23.5 14.8 Sunday 24 30.8 24.7 0.6 Monthly total rainfall to date: 11.4mm
Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, Nov 18 to Sunday, Nov 24
Mean sea level pressure Max: 1010.6 hPa on Sunday Min: 1002.5 hPa on Tuesday Averages for the month of November Max temp: 32.9 Min temp: 24.6 Rainfall: 181.2 mm
CROWDS SPELLBOUND BY DANCE SPECTACULAR
IT would’ve taken a hard heart not to feel the poignancy in the air at the Arafura Dance Association’s huge end-of-year extravaganza last weekend. Just hours after Nhulunbuy’s Town Hall was used as the venue to announce the grimmest news the town has ever faced, nearly 200 of the region’s talented kids took to the same stage to perform a three-hour dance spectacular. They then danced it again on Saturday night and Sunday, much to the thrill of the town’s proud parents. This titanic achievement by the Dance Association featured everyone who had danced with them this year, all onstage, from tiny tots to adults, all dressed in luminous and creative costumes. A highlight was the immaculately danced Nutcracker Ballet; a dazzling mix of colour and lavish choreography. Admittedly, the charming and enthusiastic performance of this Christmas favourite, written by
composer Tchaikovsky, brought a tinge of melancholy into one’s heart. The people of Gove have forged this community into a strong, nurturing home for their children, and with 200 of them up on stage at one moment, at the Nutcracker’s Grand Finale, it felt like the perfect moment to sum up the end of an era. As outgoing Association President Lesley Tankard said, it was a magic note to go out on, but somehow disappointing as well. “It will be the last one of this size - we’re Maddy Slatter was awarded Most Outstanding not sure how the dance Dance Student 2013. the sounds of their huge applause association will emerge resonated out into the streets. from next year.” More photos and Arafura Dance She said each of the performers danced fantastically - and the info in next week’s Arafura Times. audience judged them mutually, as
From The Nutcracker - Ballet Bronze Star - Mother Ginger (Hannah Harper) and Her Daughters.
Hip Hop Level 7 and 8: Bounce the World.
Photos ESTHER RIKA
POWER OUTAGE Date Friday, December 6 Time 0900 – 1500 Areas affected: SUB 22, 23, 26, 27 & 61 Acacia Close Beagle Circuit 33 to 43 odds Golf Club Melaleuka Close Radar Sewerage Ponds Sinclair Close Tuckeroo Close Whitewood Circuit 31 to 61 odds, 24 to 48 evens Pacific Aluminium will be carrying out essential maintenance to the electricity network during this planned outage. The power may be restored earlier if possible so always treat it as being live. Due to unforeseen circumstances the power outage may be cancelled without notice.
Brenden Marchesi High Voltage Supervisor - Town Ph 8987 5868
POWER OUTAGE Date Saturday, December 7 Time 0900 – 1700 Areas affected: SUB 22, 23, 24, 29 & 40 Acacia Close Banyan Road 73 to 89 odds, 52 to 64 evens Beagle Circuit 1,3 & 7 to 43 odds, 4 to 38 evens Cassia Close Ferntree Close Gungunnu Close Hagney Park
Lillipilli Close Melaleuka Close Raintree Close Sinclair Street Tuckeroo Close Whitewood Circuit 1 to 61 odds, 2 to 48 evens Wolsey Circuit 51 to 59 odds
Pacific Aluminium will be carrying out essential maintenance to the electricity network during this planned outage. The power may be restored earlier if possible so always treat it as being live. Due to unforeseen circumstances the power outage may be cancelled without notice.
Brenden Marchesi High Voltage Supervisor - Town Ph 8987 5868
Flower Girls from The Nutcracker Ballet.
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SPORT
Nurturing Gove golf’s future stars
By ESTHER RIKA THE annual LJ Hooker Junior Golf Open, held on Sunday, November 10, attracted 23 junior golfers aged 7-13 years-old, who braved the heat and were eager to show their talents in an end of year challenge. The younger juniors competed in a modified tee event and the older juniors played the full nine-hole course. LJ Hooker representative Heather ABOVE: Under 12 Champion Naomi Wegener awarded the prized trophy Rika with Donna-Marie Grieve. to this year’s Junior Open ChamBELOW: Club Junior Champion pion Morgan Chrzanowski who was Katelyn Rika with Donna-Marie Grieve. thrilled with his two shot win over runner-up Katelyn Rika. This win added to Morgan’s achievement the day before, where he had played the weekly club competition and finalised his last card for handicapping. The day concluded with the presentation of Age-Group and Shield Awards, recognising the achievements of all juniors who have participated in golf throughout
the year. Earlier this year in June, the Gove Country Golf Club was awarded the Golf Australia MyGolf Centre of the Month Award, in recognition of its outstanding support to Junior Golf in Australia. Golf Club president DonnaMarie Grieve acknowledged the success of the Gove’s Junior Golf program and presented the Club Shield Awards to its future golfing stars. • Young Hannah Rika was awarded the Junior Ladies’ Shield. •Jack May received the prized Junior Champion Shield. •Naomi Rika won the Under 12 Years Junior Champion Shield and the overall Club Junior Champion Shield was received by Katelyn Rika. •Last year’s Coaches Award recipient Darcy Colquhoun graciously handed over the trophy to this year’s Coaches Award Winner, Kasper Griffiths. Thank you to all the parents
and Golf Club Members who have volunteered their time throughout the year at junior sessions and fundraising events. Thank you to all the sponsors who have supported junior golf development in 2013. Your support is greatly appreciated and will ensure that junior golf continues to thrive at the Club and throughout the NT. These sponsors include the Gove Country Golf Club’s Committee, Manager Jamie Henderson and staff, LJ Hooker, Rotary Nhulunbuy, Pump Technology Services, Woolworths, BP Nhulunbuy, Gorrkbuy Industrial Supplies, Studio E’Star Creations and St Gove Invitational Golf. In January 2014, a few of Gove’s junior golfers will be travelling to Alice Springs to compete in the Annual Paul Pearson Cup Junior Open. All junior golf inquiries can be forwarded to esther.rika@bigpond. com or call (0408 856 113).
ABOVE: Darcy Colquhoun handing over Coaches Award to winner Kasper Griffiths. BELOW: Junior Champion Jack May with Gove Country Golf Club Preisdent DonnaMarie Grieve.
LEFT: Liam Henderson on the tough 6th Hole. RIGHT: Coaches Award Winner Kasper Griffiths. BELOW: On the course: Tracey and Molly Chrzanowski with Mary Colquhoun.
Junior Ladies’ Champion Hannah Rika with Donna-Marie Grieve.
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LJ Hooker Junior Open Champion: Morgan Chrzanowski and LJ Hooker representative Heather Wegener.
Sport Arafura Times
Indecision net volleyball Grand Final victory
SPORTS CONTRIBUTIONS
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Sports reports deadline is 10.30am, Monday prior to publication
editor@arafuratimes.com.au SOMETIMES indecision can be a good thing - for one, team Indecision are the winners of this year’s Gove Volleyball Association A-Grade competition. There was plenty of on-court action in the high school gym last Friday night, when the A, B and C-Grade volleyball competition Grand Finals were played out. In the first game of the night, former bottom-feeders The Mad Hatters rose to the top, in a hard-fought victory against the Techo Tigers. Doctor Olivia O’Donoghue scored the winning goal of this game, to give the
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Hatters their first win of a competition, having been Wooden Spooners last season. Second up came a win for reigning B-Grade champs, Meet Da Blockers, who rolled over worthy competition The Misfits to take the gong for the second year in a row. Blocker Matt Watson said to win back-to-back years alongside his teammates proved they had risen to the dizzying heights of “great AFL teams like the Geelong Cats and the Lions”. In the final match of the night, AGrade teams Indecision and Airtime
BEST and FAIREST Women’s C Grade: Pauline Jones - 11 votes Robyn Bullemore - 9 votes Men’s C Grade: Russell Bailey - 14 votes Andrew Pidgeon - 9 votes Women’s B Grade: Tomoko Kennedy - 14 votes Terri Sundu - 11 votes Men’s B Grade: Jamie Duggan and Matt Kidner - 8 votes Women’s A Grade: Ellie Misob - 13 votes Sally Naughton - 10 votes
battled it out on centre court, with Indecision rising to be the eventual champions. President of Gove Volleyball Association Fred Rowe said despite the news delivered by Rio last week, the comp would still be back next year. “We’ve been going since 2006, and it’s just gotten bigger and better every year since then. “At the moment we’ve got 20 teams, and next year, even if it’s half of that, we’ll still have something.” Mr Rowe thanked everyone involved for an excellent 2013 volleyball season.
Men’s A Grade: Davin Blundell and Vali Alu - 7 votes GRAND FINAL RESULTS C Grade: Mad Hatters defeated Techo Tigers 3 sets to 0 - 25-22, 25-14, 25-12. Best on Court: Andrew Pidgeon B Grade: Meet Da Blockers defeated Misfits 3 sets to 0 - 25-21, 25-21, 25-16. Best on Court: Clint Gourley A Grade: Indecision defeated Airtime 3 sets to 1 - 25-19, 25-16, 22-25, 25-20 Best on Court: Anto Bilic
Team Indecision player Anto Bilic mid-flight who was also Best on Court.
B-Grade runners-up The Misfits: Teegan, Kylee, Dale, Shawn, Clint, Simone and Kara (with babies Rome and Liam).
C Grade competition winners The Mad Hatters: Shawn, Sarah, Leanne, John, Andrew, Olivia, Robyn, Cameron.
ABOVE: B Grade competition winners Meet Da Blockers: Matt, John, Stretch, Jez, Mariah, Terri and Fiona. LEFT: Action at the net in the B-Grade Grand Final. FAR LEFT: B Grade player John ‘Stretch’ Papple, in the red shirt, stays true to his nickname.
A Grade competition winners Indecision: Peter, Vic, Anto, Karlie, Matt, Nick and Fred.
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