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‘Abandonment’, ‘outrage’, ‘insult’, Page 2 >> Seven Santas and the Senator
GOVE can often be an unlikely meeting place - this was proven last Saturday night, when seven Santas bumped into Australia’s first Indigenous female senator Nova Peris in the Town Hall. Ms Peris (centre) was in town to speak with community members about Rio Tinto’s decision to shut the refinery, while the Santas Lyn, Jo, Rebbeca, Paula, Deb with Jill and Donna at the front - were there for the huge Women’s Gift Exchange event. Photos from Women’s Gift Exchange, Page 13.
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CHIEF minister Adam Giles has made it very clear that the closure of the refinery in Gove and the loss of 1200 jobs and the disastrous impact this will have on our community is not on his or the CLP government’s list of priorities. Electoral News It is unforgiveable that by NT Member for Nhulunbuy he could attend the COAG LYNNE WALKER meeting in Canberra last week and fail to put the case for Gove front and centre. How is it that Adam Giles can talk up grand plans for developing northern Australia amongst premiers and the Prime Minister, but remain silent on the bleak future of the North-East Arnhem region with the demise of the Territory’s largest private employer? How is it that Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he expects to announce funding packages for Holden workers this week and yet offer nothing to compensate workers and businesses who will be so badly impacted by the loss of our major industry? An industry worth $500m a year to the Territory economy How is it that other major industry closures have lead time - four years for Holden - and we have none? Rio Tinto’s haste to cut their losses and depart at break-neck speed is as shameful as the inaction of Giles and Abbott to implore the company to provide more time for the adjustment. And to top it off, we have Resources Minister Ian Macfarlane, who told us pre- election that “Tony Abbott will save your town”, last week issued a media release offering Centrelink support and 1800 numbers for counselling and financial advice. Seriously? The silence and the absence of the federal government and any of its ministers, including senator Nigel Scullion, is astounding. I am grateful, however, for the visits last week of three of my federal Labor colleagues; Gary Gray MP (shadow minister for resources), Warren Snowdon MP and senator Nova Peris who were able to meet with many people in Nhulunbuy and take some strong messages back to Canberra. IN the meantime, I send best wishes to all for a safe and peaceful festive season. For those lucky enough to enjoy a break, I hope it provides not only time with friends and loved ones but time to take stock and plan for what is a difficult year ahead. FINALLY, a special thank you to the sisterhood of Gove who packed the town hall on Saturday night for the brilliant Women’s Gift Exchange. Thank you, Rachel Blundell, Kelly Thomson and the many wonderful women who worked with you. Laughter is good medicine indeed.
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By MATT GARRICK
AFTER more than two weeks of silence, the Federal Government has outlined a Commonwealth Assistance Package for Gove residents. The “package” directs Gove residents to line up in Centrelink and see what assistance they could be eligible for, or call a 1800 number for free financial advice. Business owners have described the announcement as “abandonment”, while the local member Lynne Walker said it was an “outrage”. Founder of Gorrkbuy Industrial Supplies (GIS) Denise Fincham, who has been working in business and regional development in Gove for more than 30 years, said the community had been abandoned. “It’s extremely disappointing. “I really thought the Federal Government would recognise their responsibility to this part of Australia, but clearly they’re not
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interested in assisting us. “The whole community is feeling a sense of abandonment.” Ms Fincham noted that down south, the government has rushed forward to offer assistance to those affected by the closure of car-maker Holden in 2017, while up here there has been silence. “So much for the rhetoric of Prime Minister Tony Abbott as him being the ‘PM of Northern Australia’ and ‘PM of Indigenous Affairs’. “The only way we’ll ever see anything up here is if the community stays strong and united in our lobbying efforts. “Then the Federal Government will be forced to recognise the
importance of this region to the country, and see that structural readjustment packages are warranted to spur social and economic progression.” Local MLA Lynne Walker said the long-awaited announcement of Federal Government assistance was a slap in the face for Nhulunbuy residents. “The offer was an insult and did not put forward any options to support the investigation of alternative social and economic outcomes for the town. “This so-called offer fails to recognise Gove is home for many, many families and we want to stay.” She said Mr Macfarlane
ignored the fact that many Indigenous residents are among those who won’t be going anywhere either, as this is their land. “Basically Mr Macfarlane is offering a counselling service, 1800 numbers and Centrelink. “It is heartless and an outrage. There’s absolutely no offer of a structural adjustment package that might help reduce the economic and social impact of the refinery closure.” Federal Minister for Human Services Marise Payne said his department would work to ensure that “those affected can quickly claim income support and other available help”. “People can access Centrelink support through the department’s Nhulunbuy service centre, including referrals to other Commonwealth Government assistance that may be available for their individual circumstances.” To view the entire package announcement, type ‘Commonwealth Assistance Package for Nhulunbuy’ into Google.
First steps made to form Gove committee THE first steps were made last Thursday, December 12, towards forming a new Community Advisory Committee set to help plan the future of Gove. A community meeting was held at the Town Hall, where residents had a chance to voice their concerns about how the committee is set-up. The committee will be set-up with the purpose of looking after the interests of the many different groups in the region, from business owners to sporting organisations, traditional owners, churches and many more. Each of these sectors have been asked to nominate one or two members of their group, to vie for
representation in the committee, which will be made up of about 20 people. Senior Public Servant Mike Chiodo, who is the On-Ground Coordinator for Gove during this period of change for the region, said those entering the committee will be asked to “leave their agendas at the door”. “The Territory Government is establishing a Community Advisory Committee, to consult with the public after Rio Tinto’s announcement. “The Committee will provide community input on issues relating to operational, development and planning activities during the
transitional period.” A number of residents at the meeting voiced their suspicion about the possibility of government intervention distracting the purposes of this community group. Mr Chiodo expressed that while he will be involved in facilitating the setting-up of the committee, after the committee was set-up, its power would lie firmly in the hands of the community. From this group of 20 or so, two people will be chosen to take the findings and requests of the committee to a taskforce set-up in Darwin. “The Committee will also become a key mechanism for
ongoing community consultation and provide information and input into the Gove Taskforce,” Mr Chiodo said. The Gove Taskforce will be made up of Territory Government, Australian Government, Rio Tinto, the Northern Land Council and community representatives with a focus on developing sustainable economic activities for Gove. Nominations are now open for the Community Advisory Committee, but do close soon. If you would like more information on how to get involved, visit the NT Government website at www. nt.gov.au/gove or drop into the Gove Community Support Centre.
Arnhem rock royalty end year on a high note THE past and the future of East Arnhem Land rock and roll came together last week, for a recording session in Nhulunbuy’s ARDS/ Yolngu Radio studios. The past was represented by members of legendary rock group Yothu Yindi, and the future by rising stars, East Journey. Gluing the team together was NT Australian of the Year for 2013, singer-songwriter Shellie Morris. Former Yothu Yindi members Ben Hakalitz and Buruka Tau, along with Ms Morris, also mentored the boys from EJ, giving them advice from their long careers in the music industry. EJ singer Rrawun Maymuru, who has this year fronted stages across Australia, including in Broome, Sydney, and at the 50th Anniversary of the Bark Petitions in Yirrkala, said working with the musicians was a privilege.
“I think this type of thing is what we’ll be doing in the future - teaching the younger ones coming up. “This mentoring gives great opportunities to young bands like us, and I’m so grateful to learn from these musicians - it’s very exciting.” Rrawun said it was all part of EJ’s musical quest in following the footsteps of Yothu Yindi, and in trying to break into the mainstream East Journey members hit the high notes in the studio last week, with NT market. “People have to believe in Australian of the Year for 2013, Shellie Morris. and discipline. themselves - they have to find continue to work closely with East “We were encouraging East Journey and their manager Susan the key inside them, and if they use the key properly they’ll open the path Journey that their foundation of Sandery, with the new track due for Yolngu culture is something that they release in April 2014. to the mainstream.” Ms Morris said during their time should always keep strong, as they As for the Yolngu Radio studios, in the studio, as well as laying down carry on the legacy and vision of Dr they’re currently open for business, a new track, Bright Lights, Big City, Yunupingu,” she said. so anyone looking for some studio Mr Tau, Mr Hakalitz and Yothu time can contact Studio Coordinator the group workshopped things like commitment, teamwork, leadership Yindi bassist Stu Kellaway will Ava Dub (0439 432 913).
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Former minister’s story needs refining FORMER Federal Minister for Resources Gary Gray has revealed he had been aware Rio Tinto had “no intention” of keeping the refinery open since he visited here back in early August. Mr Gray, who was the resources minister in the Kevin Rudd-lead Labor government earlier this year, revealed the fact at a meeting with business leaders in Nhulunbuy on December 10. He said it had been “apparent to me that Rio’s intentions were not to keep the refinery open” when he visited the region for a three-day trip at the start of August. His trip to Gove in August Former Minister for Resources Gary Gray and General Manager of Gove had, coincidentally, been the Operations Ryan Cavanagh during a visit to the refinery in early August. week after NT Chief Minister anything else, and that’s now get- more fully in the financial planAdam Giles had backflipped on ting on for 120 days ago”. ning process that underpinned the the original Gas-to-Gove deal of Mr Gray mentioned during the $600,000m offer from the Com300PJ. meeting that he was on communi- monwealth on the gas pipeline. When asked last week by cative terms with current Minister “Then the following day, the the Arafura Times if he and his for Resources Ian MacFarlane, but election was announced.” government had organised any at no point did he specify whether Mr Gray received no response contingency plans for the town after he had passed on the information for his letter to the Rio CEO. his realisation the refinery would of the refinery’s impending closure The venue where Mr Gray made be shut, he said due to the Federal which had been apparent to him. this revelation was a joint meeting election having been called he was His one action, after his August between the East Arnhem Chamber “not able” to organise anything. visit, had been to write a letter to of Commerce and the Nhulunbuy After leaving Gove in August, Rio Chief Executive Officer Sam Regional Economic Development he said, “the election was an- Walsh. Committee - all up, attended by nounced, we went into caretaker “I wrote immediately to Sam about 20 business and organisation and I was therefore not able to do Walsh, seeking that he participate leaders from the region.
Chairman of the East Arnhem Chamber Dave Suter called the meeting “counterproductive” and said Mr Gray’s comment that he had known about the impending closure since August did not inspire him with confidence in the words of the Shadow Federal Government. “He stated at the meeting he knew in August that Rio were to close the plant and what did he do? “Not a lot it would seem.” Mr Suter said the meeting would’ve been more productive if the Shadow Minister had talked about ways local businesses could possibly access Commonwealth packages for regions in crisis. “They could have given us a brief on them as that is about the extent of what will come from government - if any of us businesses are eligible for them.” As to any funding packages or contingencies put on the table by the current government since the refinery’s closure, they go as far as suggesting Nhulunbuy residents would be entitled free financial advice from Centrelink. No solid contingency plans or funding packages specialised for Gove residents or businesses have yet been identified.
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Union says ‘Gove needs more time’ A UNION leader has called on Rio Tinto to extend the time period planned for shutting down the refinery, saying the short timeframe is “not fair on workers or on the community”. Rio’s plan to scale back production from January over six to eight months is not enough time to prepare their workforce and the town for life after the refinery, said National Secretary of the Australian Manufacturing Workers Union (AMWU) Paul Bastian, who visited Gove last Thursday. “Some workers will admittedly want to go as soon as they can, that’s fair enough, but for a community to make decisions about what life’s going to be like after this refinery goes, they need to have the time to make an informed decision.” He said a longer time period would give the chance for an independent social-economic impact statement to be put together. “This would empower the community to know what they’re facing. “That would help them frame their discussions with Rio, with the NT Government and with the Feds.” He also said the impact statement could supply proper information about what the impact is going to be to the community after a bulk chunk of the population leaves town. His call echoes a statement m a d e b y l o c a l M L A Ly n n e Walker late last month, where she urged the NT Government to “appoint independent highly
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GOVE NEEDS MORE TIME: Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union National Secretary Paul Bastian, Territory Organiser Bryan Wilkins and State Secretary for Queensland and the Northern Territory Rohan Webb. qualified experts like Professor Will Sanders and Professor Ciaran O’Faircheallaigh to investigate the social and economic impacts and develop options for the region’s future”. Mr Bastian said the Federal Government were not helping the cause of sustaining the manufacturing industry in the NT by neglecting Gove’s current crisis. “I can guarantee you now, if this was in Adelaide, or in Sydney, or in Melbourne, Tony Abbott would be up here with his fluro vest.” Territory Organiser for AMWU Bryan Wilkins said the vast majority of the union’s 150-strong local membership wanted to stay in Gove. “This is their home and they
want to stay.” He said the community needed real time to adjust to Rio’s decision, and this has not been granted as it might have been elsewhere. He compared the short timeframe given to Gove workers to the lengthy three-year time-frame Holden car manufacturing workers down south have been allotted to consider their futures before their workplaces shut-down for good in 2017. AMWU held a meeting with their local members last Thursday afternoon, at the Surf Club, to try to answer some of their concerns. Their members from Rio’s local workforce include fitters, boilermakers, diesel mechanics and mine operators.
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Students stomp out mental health stigma
ABOVE: High School teachers and students recently relived the fun of Odd Socks Day.
RIGHT: NOTHING ODD HERE: School Councillor Kasey Lloyd was gifted a cheque for Nhulunbuy High School from Grow NT Branch Manager Anne Pike. WHAT are the odds of Nhulunbuy High being gifted $1000 for getting their kids to wear the wrong socks on their feet? Pretty good, it seems; the school have entered and won a nation-wide competition called Grow Odd Socks Day, which recently encouraged students to dress up in different socks for the day, to raise awareness of mental health issues. Held in October, the day coincided with
Mental Health Week, as a way to help stomp out mental health stigma and discrimination. School Councillor Kasey Lloyd said it was important that students learned about mental health awareness at an early stage. “And that to seek help is a good thing, and there are plenty of resources around the school and town that they can use.” Odd Socks Day was an idea by non-profit organisation Grow, which works to help get rid of
mental health stigma. Branch Manager of Grow NT Anne Pike, who visited the school recently to present the award, said stigma could have a devastating impact on the lives of people
with a mental illness and their family and friends. “It stops people from getting help and recovering.” Nhulunbuy High had registered their school to take part in Odd Socks
Day, which put them in a prize draw with schools around Australia, and they walked away the victors. The money will go towards education materials for the school.
Bridging gaps in communication
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Interpreters and trainers: Deon Mununggurr, Derek Hunt, Mavis Yunupingu, Anna Dowd, Malati Yunupingu, Dhayirra Yunupingu, Sharon Yunupingu. Front: Mandy Azzi , Edna Garrawurra and Ruth Maymuru . THEY’RE the ones bridging communication gaps in our community. Local Yolngu interpreters at the Nhulunbuy Aboriginal
Interpreter Service (AIS) recently spent the week studying to gain their national para-professional accreditation in interpreting. Interpreters from the Nhu-
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STUDENTS stepping into Year 12 in 2014 in Nhulunbuy have been assured that the upheaval surrounding the refinery's closure will not interrupt their most-important year of school. Senior Public Servant Mike Chiodo (above), who has been appointed as the government's On-ground Coordinator in Gove, said the Department of Education would work closely with the principals of Nhulunbuy Primary School, Nhulunbuy High School and both school councils to maintain quality education provision in the town. "Full Year 11 and 12 subject offerings will be sustained throughout the 2014 school year. "Education service delivery will be closely monitored next year to ensure both schools con-
tinue to meet the needs of the community and region. "The Chief Executive of the Department of Education has confirmed that there will be no change to education services or permanent staff during the first semester of 2014, with any adjustments made to education services after this time undertaken in full consultation with school councils and in the context of ensuring that all stages of schooling are sustained." CEO of the Department of Education Ken Davies visited the region on December 3, where he affirmed Mr Chiodo's statements. "Maintaining a quality schooling program from preschool to Year 12 will ensure that families living in Nhulunbuy can continue
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said Acting Senior Sergeant Alex Brennan. “People who continue to break the law will face spending time in prison and this result demonstrates this fate.” Drink-driver charged at start of holiday blitz A 54-YEAR-OLD man will face court in Nhulunbuy for mediumrange drink-driving after being arrested on December 10. The male was driving with more than double the legal alcohol limit in his blood. “Police will continue to target drink-driving on our roads in an attempt to ensure the safety of all road users,” said Acting Snr Sgt Brennan. “This type of behaviour is not only
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A HALF-million dollar project promised for Yirrkala that seemed destined for the scrap-heap after Labor lost the last election, has been given the green light by the new government. After months of uncertainty whether it would or wouldn’t happen, the Federal Government has confirmed funding of $460,000 would be granted to assist in building the Gamarrwa Digital Learning Centre. This project will extend the Buku Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre by incorporating a public multiterminal Digital Learning Centre. The centre will serve the Yolngu community as a digital training and education centre, a digital library, and cultural archive access point. The space will contain 10 public digital terminals, lecturing facilities and a centralised workstation for the centre’s coordinator. Country Liberals Senator for the Northern Territory Nigel Scullion confirmed last Wednesday, December 11, that $5.455m would be granted for this project, along with five other projects for communities in the NT electorate of Lingiari. “The Community Development Grants Programme makes good on our election commitment to support infrastructure that promotes stable, secure and viable local and regional economies. “Our Government is committed to providing long-term improvements in social and economic infrastructure for regional communities,” Senator Scullion said. The new centre was originally pegged for completion in March 31, 2015. The other projects confirmed by the government included upgrades to Tennant Creek sporting facilities, to the Katherine Base Hospital, the construction of a Christmas Island Senior Citizens Centre, and upgrades to an Alice Springs tennis clubhouse and football stadium. Funding recipients will be contacted shortly and asked to provide detailed project information, including project outcomes and benefits, planning, costs and delivery time frames.
to have confidence that their children are being given a quality learning program." Mr Davies's comments helped reiterate the sign-board standing outside Nhulunbuy High School, which reads "Business as usual in 2014".
A 49-YEAR-OLD Nhulunbuy man was sentenced to three months’ jail in Darwin last Tuesday after being found guilty of bringing a trafficable quantity of kava into the region. The man left kava at Gove Airport after running from an off-duty police officer on December 3. He was arrested by Nhulunbuy Police on December 5 at the airport, after trying to board a plane under a false name. The male also had a suspended sentence of 21 days added to his sentence for bringing kava into Nhulunbuy back in October. The total sentence given to the man was three months and 21 days. “This is a great result for Nhulunbuy Police and the community,”
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Hospital upgrades ensure a healthy new year
STATE OF THE ART: Lab Assistant Rhonda Ongheen, General Manager of Gove District Hospital Doug Gilchrist and Supervising Senior Scientist Glen Lynch show off the hospital’s new equipment.
Lab Assistant Rhonda Ongheen does her best Wheel Of Fortune hostess impression, showing off two new analysers worth $80,000. WHILE everyone anxiously wonders which services will stay and which will go after the refinery is closed in 2014, Gove District Hospital has made moves to let people know they’ll still be here, and getting bigger and better than ever. Along with an upgrade to the hospital’s emergency department, which the NT Government have pledged will still What the Transition Team has been working on be going ahead next year, the hospital have recently invested in around $80,000 worth of state-of-the-art new equipment At the community support centre, we have continued to meet with people to discuss for their pathology department. their individual circumstances. This information is helping to shape our plans. The new equipment includes two new analysers - a full We have been working on the development of a roadmap for the work on economic blood count analyser, essential for diagnostic management of patients with infection, appendicitis, leukaemia and bleeding development. We have met with the Regional Economic Development Committee and disorders, and a coagulation analyser to provide the ability will be talking more broadly with local community about this work. to diagnose patient blood-clotting disorders, thrombosis and snake bites. During the past week we met with Federal Opposition members, Warren Snowdon, Supervising Senior Scientist Glen Lynch, who works in Gary Gray and the local MLA Lynne Walker, the Tourism Association (EALTA), and pathology - the part of the hospital responsible for diagnosing the Regional Economic Committee. We have also had meetings this week with the diseases in the lab - said the new gear would enhance their work flow, and bring them up to scratch with some of the Federal Government about how it can work with Rio Tinto and the Northern Territory best labs in the country. Government to support the community transition. “For a remote region like ours, this is excellent, state-ofPreliminary conversations have also been held with Woolworths, Westpac, Air North the-art equipment. “The new analysers will ensure functional reliability in a and Qantas. remote region by bringing a more robust technology where The site team has continued their detailed planning on the ramp down and the resulting continuity of service is essential.” Mr Lynch, who is widely experienced across QLD, WA workforce changes. We will provide further information in the coming weeks. The site and NT in all multidisciplinary fields, has indicated that he has also been consulting with employees about their future plans. has not enjoyed working more than with the consultative and supportive management team at GDH lead by Doug Gilchrist, who he said supported the investment of the new Rio Tinto community support and services during the Christmas period machines the whole way. The Rio Tinto community support line and counselling support will continue to be With a high number of East Arnhem residents needing provided during the Christmas period. continued services of GDH, the government have confirmed there was at current no plans to alter these health services The Nhulunbuy Community Support Centre will be closed from Monday 23 December come 2014. and will re-open on Monday 6 January 2014. A spokesperson from the Chief Minister’s office said there were “no planned changes to health programs or personnel based in Gove in the immediate future and local Rates Notices residents will continue to have medical services available in Rio Tinto has advised the Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited and wishes to advise the community”. “The Department of Health is proceeding as planned with Nhulunbuy property owners that property owners are not required to pay the 2014 rates capital infrastructure projects and service delivery in Gove.” notices that were issued this week. Rio Tinto is currently developing a rates relief policy The spokesperson confirmed that the Gove Emergency that takes into account the individual circumstances of property owners. Nhulunbuy Department upgrade would be going ahead, and further details would be made available next year. Corporation Limited will then re-issue the 2014 rates notices to reflect this policy.
Gove Operations Community Update
Community Career Day Rio Tinto will be hosting a Community Career Day in January 2014, where the wider community can learn about opportunities in the local area and the greater mining and construction industries. Information and a date for the Career Day will be available soon. Contact details Rio Tinto Alcan’s community support line: 1800 747 354 Professional counselling support 24 hours a day, seven days a week: 1800 808 374. Community Support Centre: Nhulunbuy Regional Training Centre Chesterfield Circuit, Nhulunbuy Facebook: Gove Operations Facebook Email: enquiriesgove@riotinto.com 6 – Arafura Times
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Bus service to continue LOCAL organisation YBE has agreed to continue operating the popular Gove Peninsular Bus Service as part of the Regional and Remote Bus Trial Program. It was announced last week the trial would be extended for an additional three years. The Gove service began in September 2010 and provided five services a day, five days a week and connected Yirrkala, Ski Beach and Wallaby Beach to the Nhulunbuy Township, with a flat $5 fare being charged per trip. After three years of operation, over 32,000 passengers have used the service - many of who are local indigenous workers. The NT Government recently committed funding to support the extension of the Gove service. The trial was initially operated on a trial basis and was developed through a partnership involving YBE, the NT Department of Transport, Rio Tinto, the Commonwealth Government, the East Arnhem Shire and Local Tradition Owner organisations.
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Christmas warms up with a shot of spirit
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TOP and BOTTOM: On the Hill of Crosses, Siauliai, Lithuania. Photo: M Garrick. BACKGROUND: Santa and his reindeers at the Walkabout Lodge.
MY grandmother grew up in a remote Lithuanian village, smack bang in the middle of war torn Europe. Down the cobbled track from where she lived, there was a Hill of Crosses - pretty much a large dirt mound with hundreds of religious wooden crosses staked into it. Every time a new regime rolled in, whether it was the Nazis or the communists - troops from either side of the severed continent - they would rip the villagers’ sacred icons from out of the hill. But a strange thing kept happening; without fail, each morning after such a destruction, the crosses were once again standing. How it had happened was the villagers, those huddled pilgrims, would go out quietly during the night, and replant crosses into the soil as symbols of their unwavering faith. Come morning, the troops would return and tear them down once more. But lo and behold, by dawn the next day, sunlight would illuminate a hundred standing crosses. Funnily, I have noticed a similar spectacle of people power occurring here in Gove. But not with crosses; with Christmas decorations. Against all odds, at a time when the powers-that-be have severely threatened to destroy the town’s festive season, Goveites have come out in droves to make Christmas brighter and better than ever. Huge, lavish, light displays adorn the fronts of houses, the airport glitters with colourful cheer and the Walkabout Lodge’s reception is covered in more glowing trinkets than Sydney’s David Jones window display in December. Driving along the streets, lined with houses where inside residents are no doubt wreaked with questions about where their lives will head to next, the exteriors are lit up like birthday cakes. And much like those rural Lithuanians; every morning, after the fierce wet season rains have demolished their little shrines to Santa, locals loyally set them back up, re-inflate their snowmen balloons and dust the mango juice from their sleighs. Christmas spirit is a funny old thing - but out here, these lights are glimmering with the hope and resilience of the human spirit. And that’s the light that will guide us onwards, long after the festivities of Christmas have past. Merry Christmas to you Gove, thanks for keeping it cheery. Matt Garrick, Editor.
Christmas Cheer on Beagle Circuit. 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 19. Christmas Craft, Nhulunbuy Community Library, for Ages 6 and Up. 10am. Bookings and info: (8987 0860). Fri 20. Christmas Cracker with DJ Charly T, Walkabout Tavern, 9pm to late. Sat 21. The Arnhem Club Kids Christmas Party. From 12noon. Lollies, pig on a spit, face painting, jumping castle, Santa will be there taking Christmas wishes and lots of kids prizes to be won! Sat 21. Christmas Cracker with DJ Charly T, Walkabout Tavern, 9pm to late. Wed 25. Christmas Day. Thu 26. Boxing Day. Tue 31. New Year's Eve. Tue 31. New Year's Eve at the Arnhem Club. Open til' 2am. Grant Pukeroa rocking the Cazbah, DJ inside on the decks, heaps of prizes and giveaways!
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This is the last Arafura Times for 2013 - next edition will be out on January 8, 2014.
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Silent Night, East Arnhem style THIS festive season, Christmas crooner Bing Crosby has got some competition. Yolngu singer Stewart Gaykamangu has recorded and released his own version of the Christmas favourite, Silent Night, entirely in Yolngu Matha language. Stewart, who has recently replaced the tropical heat of North-East Arnhem Land to live in Central Australia, said recording the song brought him back to his people. “It makes me proud to sing this Christmas song in the language of my Homeland. “I hope people hear it around the world and think of my people.” Stewart’s career is currently on the rise, with his song Lorrpu winning NT Pop Song of the Year and his debut album due for release in 2014 from CAAMA Music, the Indigenous record label based in Alice Springs. This year was a busy one for Stewart, with performances at the Mbantua Festival, the National Indigenous Remote Media Festival in Ntaria and the Indigenous Economic Development Forum in Alice Springs, where his piano playing and stirring vocals impressed delegates from all over the country. A YouTube video of his version of Silent Night can also be watched at https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=KHj6aUCb5iw.
Yolngu singer Stewart Gaykamangu has released a version of Christmas favourite, Silent Night.
Local dancer hunts for a national audience FROM the waters of Yalangbara homeland to television screens across the nation - it’s a giant leap, but dancer Milika Marika is used to making those. Milika, who recently took part in a Circus Oz-run performance workshop, was last week the subject matter for a series on NITV.
Producers for the series Move It Mob Style, a popular dance show on the indigenous television network, travelled to North East Arnhem Land to film a profile on Milika who is one of the lead dancers in the series. The all-day film shoot took place at Yalangbara and included Milika’s
father, Banula Marika. This was followed by a visit to Buku Larrngay Art Centre in Yirrkala. Milika, who is also a ranger for Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation, will also be choreographing two dance routines to music from East Journey for Move It Mob Style. The crew will also
be filming Milika performing his hip hop composition in Sydney in January. While in town, the Move It Mob Style crew also filmed East Journey recording in the ARDS/
Yolngu Radio studio, and captured the important land and sea country work that rangers undertake with Dhimurru to showcase the region at its best The resulting televi-
sion series and special Move It Mob Style Series Four will air each weekday at 5pm on NITV from March 2014 - and since the digital switchover on December 10, locals in
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ENVIRONMENT
Sowing seeds for Yirrkala's future
Stay crocwise this wet THE wet season is upon us here in Gove, and with the extra rain comes the increased risk of crocodiles on the move. Minister for Parks and Wildlife Bess Price has urged people to be CROCWISE this wet season. "There is no room for complacency when it comes to crocodiles in our waterways. Crocodiles can move about, and you must always assume that any body of water in the Top End and coastal areas could contain a crocodile. "In some places, the risk of a saltwater crocodile entering the area is reduced to a level where it is possible to swim. "However, even in those locations there is still a small risk that a saltwater crocodile may enter an area unobserved." In all other locations, she said people need to assume that a saltwater crocodile could be present at any time and behave accordingly. "People need to be CROCWISE and know how to enjoy the waters in safety." Parks and Wildlife has active saltwater crocodile management programs for public water bodies around the Top End, to reduce the likelihood of a fatal attack.
OUT IN THE GARDEN: Crew from Nuwul Environmental Services with Manager Gareth Wise (bottom right, with dog Mumuna).
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DURING 2013, more than just flowers have been blossoming inside Yirrkala's Nursery. What began as a one-man labour of love for Ethnobotanist Gareth Wise has morphed into a healthy enterprise, giving around 20 local Yolngu meaningful work to help improve their community. Just last year, Gareth said it was "just me pushing mowers around, doing everything". Now, he heads a fully-fledged organisation called Nuwul Environmental Services Inc, which offers work to men and women around Yirrkala. One of the workers, Bakitju Yunupingu, said it was not just a good way for him to keep healthy, but a way for him to keep his community healthy too. "We feel good, happy, we're helping each other and looking after our land." Gareth said watching the business bloom had made it an absolutely sensational year. "The men and ladies have been turning up every day, very enthusiastic. "This kind of work helps them keep a foot in both cultures. We're not here to turn them into whitefellas - we're
here to help them become positive, functional individuals on their own terms." Working alongside Miwatj Employment and Participation Ltd and the East Arnhem Shire, the team from Nuwul have undertaken essential community projects this year such as removing the illegal tip from Rocky Bay Road. "They were out there every day, sweating in the hot sun," said Gareth. "They've put in a lot to this business, and been fully dedicated to their community." Now, along with all the other businesses of the region, Yirrkala Nursery looks to an uncertain future. Gareth said since the announcement that the refinery would be shut, he has not had one customer come through his gates. "Based on last year, when we had plenty of customers at this time of the year, we've stocked accordingly. "All of that may go to waste." He said he will now look at how to begin remodelling the business, hopefully without reducing staff, due to the great level of Yolngu engagement it brings to the community
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ABOVE: Rangers standing by the new Kakadu Park cat fence. INSET: A feral cat caught by a motion-activated camera. Photos: Northern Australia hub, National Environmental Research Program. IN an effort to control feral cats, two in the battle to protect Australia's native enormous fences have been built to keep species, many of which are in the midst them out of parts of Kakadu National of an extinction crisis. Park. "A 2012 government assessment lists The two fenced sites, each larger 17 mammal species extinct in the wild in than 50 football fields (64 hectares), are the NT and a further 100 animal species as equipped with an array of motion sensor threatened. While a combination of factors cameras to monitor the perimeter and are almost always at play, we believe feral cats to be the biggest threat currently.” native animals inside the exclosure. He said that feral cats were highly Data collected from the fenced sites will be compared with four other unfenced effective hunters that eat a very wide range control sites in the area, to see whether of prey including insects, reptiles, birds native animals are starting to flourish and mammals. without cats nearby. Stomach content analysis has revealed NT Government scientist Graeme a feral cat can eat up to 30 animals in Gillespie said it was a historic moment one night.
NEWS
Peace offering from NCC Photos: Lara Hvala SHEPHERDS, sheep and shining stars all took centre stage at Nhulunbuy Town Hall last week as Nhulunbuy Christian College performed their end of year production The Prince of Peace. College parent Bernadette O’Grady wrote and directed the musical, and students from Transition to Middle School took to the stage, to the delight of audiences over three performances. For students, families and friends it was a wonderful way to finish the school year.
TOP LEFT: Year 1/2 students Tom Davis and Hannah Rika played roles of Joseph and Mary in ‘The Prince of Peace’.
Community Support Centre The Community Support Centre was established to support the community after Rio Tinto’s decision to suspend production at the Gove refinery.
TOP RIGHT: Year 2 students Sarah Maag and Hannah Hvala made sweet little angels in NCC’s end of year production.
Thank you to everyone who has visited the Community Support Centre so far. The centre will be closed from 23 December - 2 January. During this time you can still contact us on 8987 0554.
RIGHT: Serina O’Connor and Alice O’Grady performed lovely solos with other Middle School students.
Alternatively we look forward to seeing you again in the new year.
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CHRISTMAS - NEW YEAR CLOSURES
The Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited advises that the office will be closed over Christmas from 3pm Tuesday, 24th December 2013 to 8am Thursday, 2nd January 2014. Swimming Pool Closure The Swimming Pool will be closed on: Christmas Day – Wednesday, 25th December 2013 Boxing Day – Thursday, 26th December 2013 New Years Day – Wednesday, 1 January 2014 The pool will still be available for use by Swimming Club members on these days. As our office will be closed from December 25, 2013 – January 1, 2014, no new swimming pool memberships or renewals will be accepted during this period. Waste Disposal Facility Closure The Waste Disposal Facility will be closed on Christmas Day - Wednesday, 25th December 2013 and Boxing Day - Thursday, 26th December 2013. Garbage Collection
ABOVE LEFT: Year 3 student Shane Erasmus was part of the South American singing and dancing contingent.
There will be no disruptions to domestic rubbish collection over Christmas and New Year.
ABOVE RIGHT: Joseph Whyte loved every moment of his role in ‘The Prince of Peace’.
No wheelie bin will be emptied if the lid is not closed or if the bin is facing in the wrong direction.
LEFT: Remi Grieve from Year 5 beams as a shepherd in the production.
Residents are reminded that their wheelie bin must be placed on the verge prior to 6am Tuesdays and Fridays in order to be collected.
The Corporation would like to take this opportunity to wish the residents of Nhulunbuy a very Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year. Julie Bryce ACTING TOWN ADMINISTRATOR
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Carols by Canlelight 2013 MESSAGES of joy, hope and Christmas spirit boomed through the grounds of Nhulunbuy Christian College on Sunday, December 8, at the Combined Churches Carols by Candlelight. The regions churches, including Uniting, Baptist, Oasis, Forward in Faith, Seventh Day Adventist, Catholic, Free Weslyn Church Tonga and Yirrkala Church, all sang separate items giving their individual spin on festive favourites. The outdoor hall of NCC was filled to the brim with revellers who came along to watch and partake in the cheerful occasion. Event organiser Michelle Haines said the night sent the positive message out that whatever religion people adhered to, their God would offer them hope through these troubled times. She also put a big thank you out to Santa’s Little Helpers, also known as Ava from ARDS/Yolngu Radio, NORFORCE, Woolworths and Nhulunbuy Bakery.
Tia and Moana Hutton settle in to watch the singing. Marcia Cummings and Kayan Simpson.
Emily and Bianca Giles.
ABOVE: Eva, Hannah, Elsie and Lara Hvala. BELOW:Ilaisiah and Fatai Fainga’a. Kerry Collier and her German Shepherd, Zoe.
Cheryl Lechner and Lesley Franklin.
Rodney and Audrey Mottram.
ABOVE: Patricia Lamboa, Eunis Marika, Bandil Burarrwanga and Rebecca Marika. BELOW: Tom and Thi Phan, with Father Jim Knight and Jenny Laverty.
Tich, Brian, Craig, Caleb and Sean from the Forward in Faith Church.
Lisa, Leka, Noke, Sam and Joseph from the Tongan Free Weslyn Church.
Steven, Matt and Luke Wolfaardt.
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Eugene and Chantelle Venter.
Women’s Gift Exchange, Town Hall, Dec. 14 A FEW blokes around Gove might have been wondering where their wives had got to last Saturday night - they were all partying at the Women’s Gift Exchange in the Town Hall. The event was held as a chance for local ladies
from all over town to get together and mingle with people they may not have bumped into before, share gifts, a laugh and a few champagnes. The ladies were treated to a three-course meal and everyone brought a gift to give out, to make sure
nobody went home empty handed. Organiser Rachel Blundell said it was all in the name of fun, and for lifting moral around town. “It sold out in two-days, so we could tell there was a need for it, and that everybody wanted to
forget about the town’s troubles for a night and have a good time.” Ms Blundell said she couldn’t have done it all without her Santa’s Little Helpers, Kerry Asplin and Sandy Laverty, and co-host Kelly Thomson.
MRS CLAUS HERSELF: Gift Exchange organiser, Rachel Blundell.
BACK IN THE 1950s: Alexis, Lindy, Selena, Larissa, Kim, Sally, Jolie, Monique, Anna and Beck. The angels of Gove.
ALOHA: Esther Rika, Jill Bridgfoot and Alice Bosak. SANTA’S LITTLE HELPERS: Kerry Asplin and Sandy Laverty.
LEFT: Ainslea and Tania Barnes with Rachelle Matthews. LEFT BELOW: ELFY LIFESTYLES: Erin, Maree, MLA Lynne Walker, Rebecca, Senator Nova Peris, Kim, Erica, Sam, Catherine and Page (front). BELOW: Chris Wallace, Sue and Polly Nash and Heather McGee. RIGHT:Jolie Provis and Selena Davies. RIGHT ABOVE: Lyn Percic, Debbie Webb, Kathy McCue and Karen Cislowski.
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THURSDAY 19
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Last Of The Summer Wine Christmas Special 1:00 Dragon’s Den Christmas Special 2:30 The Book Club 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Christmas 6:45 Little Crackers 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 At The Movies With Ben Stiller 8:30 Bodyline 9:30 The Hour 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Miracles: Miracle In The Desert 11:35 Criminal Justice 12:35 Summerfield 2:10 Movie: “One Minute To Zero” (PG) - A soldier during the Korean War finds romance. 3:55 Movie: “Here Comes Mr Jordan” (PG) 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: “Home Fries” (PG a,v,l) 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 Maternal Congruence 7:00 Getaway 8:00 Person Of Interest: Reasonable Doubt 9:00 CSI: NY: Near Death 10:00 CSI: NY: Lat 40 Degrees 47’ N?Long 73 Degrees 58’W 11:00 Sullivan & Son 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
FRIDAY 20
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Shamwari: A Wild Life 11:30 My Family 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 One Plus One 1:00 Hogfather 2:35 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Rick Stein’s Cornish Christmas 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Gardening Australia: Costa visits Josh’s family in Perth; Sophie gives the area around her kids’ sandpit a facelift with kid-proof plants; John explores a schoolyard garden designed for play; and Tino is working in his parents’ vegetable plot. 8:30 The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency: Poison - Precious visits an orphanage where a young woman tells her she is worried about her father who has become unusually fearful, and a wealthy landowner asks her to investigate a family poisoning. 9:25 Death In Paradise: As DI Richard Poole desperately searches for a decent cup of tea, a bride is murdered on her wedding day. 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Hustle / 11:35 Rage
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: “The Little Vampire” (PG) 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 Precious Fragmentation - When the guys find a rare movie prop ring from The Lord of the Rings at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart - forcing them to choose the ring or their friendship. 7:00 TBA 11:00 Movie: “Bonfire Of The Vanities” (M l) 1:35 Movie: “Blood From The Mummy’s Tomb” (M v,h) - The people involved with an archaeological expedition, which resulted in un-earthing an Egyptian Queen, are killed off by the Queen’s crawling, severed hand. 3:20 Nine Presents 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: “Life Is Ruff” (G) 1:30 The Daily Edition 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 Movie: “Groundhog Day” (PG a,l) - Snowed in during a trip to Pennsylvania a self-centered television weatherman, Phil Connors wakes up to find himself stuck in time, endlessly repeating the same day over and over again. His world is inhabited by the same people, during the annual Groundhog Day festivities, but they don’t know that time is repeating itself. Phil has to learn the error of his ways and correct them before the day will finally end! 12:00 Off The Map: I’m Home 1:00 GCB 2:00 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Home Shopping / 3:30 NBC Today
5:00 World News 1:00 Behind The Front Door 1:30 Inspector Rex 2:30 TBA 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 A South American Journey With Jonathon Dimbleby 8:35 The Bible: A History 9:35 As It Happened 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Regrets” (M s,a) - In French. Mathieu, an introverted Parisian architect, returns to his home town to tend to his dying mother. Here he reunites with his old high-school flame, Maya, pursuing a passionate love affair under the noses of his semi-suspecting wife and Maya’s brutish farmer husband. 12:55 Movie: “22 Bullets” (MAV v) - Retired mobster Charly Matteï is left for dead after being shot 22 times. Against all odds, Charly survives. After learning he may have been betrayed by one of his closest allies, Charly embarks on a violent quest for revenge. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
SATURDAY 21
6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:35 Movie: “The Lion In Winter” (PG) 2:00 Mastercrafts: Weaving 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Round 12 - Sydney Uni Vs Logan 5:00 Great Southern Land: Tug Of War 6:00 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens: Rome 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise 8:30 Call The Midwife 9:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: The Greater Good - On the eve of Anzac Day, Dr Lucien Blake is called to the morgue where the attendant has been murdered. With the autopsy tools and body missing, Dr Blake smells a rat. 10:30 Upstairs Downstairs: The Last Waltz - As 165 Eaton Place prepares for the Annual Servant’s Ball, Mr Pritchard enjoys a romance. Meanwhile, Harry has a proposition for Beryl. And Lady Persie and Sir Hallam continue their dangerous affair. 11:30 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage
5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:30 Danoz Direct 10:30 Cybershack 11:00 Alive and Cooking 11:30 Discover Downunder Summer Series 12:00 Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 12:30 Zoo Vets - A National News Special 1:30 Unaccompanied Minors 3:30 Explore Thailand 4:30 4WD TV 5:00 TBA 5:30 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:00 TBA 11:00 Movie: “Run Fatboy Run” (M s,l) - After leaving his pregnant fiancée at the altar five years ago, a remorseful Dennis tries to repair the damage and win her back from her sleazy boyfriend by running a marathon. Trouble is, he’s hopelessly out of shape. 12:55 Movie: “Plenty” (M s,l) - Based on David Hare’s play about a British woman who experiences her finest hours during World War II, working for the underground - but never finds fulfilment in the rest of her life. 3:05 Impractical Jokers 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 Dr Oz 12:30 Formal Wars 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Movie: “Search For The Santa Paws” (G) 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender 5:30 Seven News 6:30 TBA 10:30 The Blacklist: Pilot - Raymond ‘Red’ Reddington, who for decades has been one of the FBI’s most wanted fugitives. After brokering shadowy deals for criminals across the globe for years he’s now mysteriously surrendered to the FBI with an explosive offer: he will help them catch an entire ‘blacklist’ of politicians, mobsters, spies and international terrorists but only under the condition that he works exclusively with Elizabeth ‘Liz’ Keen, an FBI profiler fresh out of Quantico. 11:30 Off The Map: Everything’s As It Should Be 12:30 GCB 1:30 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:30 Home Shopping / 4:30 Dr Oz
5:00 World News 1:00 Bb King: The Life Of Riley 2:45 Short Film: Romance 2:55 James Rhodes: Piano Man 3:30 Munch 150 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wild Hungary 8:30 In The Footsteps Of Thesiger 9:30 Movie: “Rabbit-Proof Fence” (PG a) - Based on the true story of three young Aboriginal girls, Molly and Daisy and their cousin, Gracie, who in 1931, were forcibly removed from their mothers and their home in Jigalong and moved over fifteen thousand miles away, as a part of official ‘White Australia’ Government policy. 11:15 Movie: “The Strength Of Water” (M v) - Soon after a mysterious stranger arrives in their isolated town on the rugged coast of New Zealand, 10-year-old twins, Kimi and Melody, are forced apart by a tragic accident. Kimi must find the strength to deal with his loss. 12:40 Shameless 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 22
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 The Private Life Of A Christmas Masterpiece: The Adoration Of The Christ Child 3:00 Football: W-League: Round 6 - Western Sydney Wanderers Vs Newcastle Jets 5:00 Midsomer Murders 6:30 Boomtown 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder Under The Mistletoe 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Maple: Endless Night 10:00 Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty 11:45 Movie: “Citizen Kane” (G) - A newspaper tycoon dies, and a magazine reporter interviews his friends in an effort to discover the meaning of his last words. 1:40 Movie: “Harriet Craig” (G) - A cold, perfectionist wife will stop at nothing to have her life run as she wishes. Slowly, her mild-mannered husband comes to realise her true nature. 3:10 Rage 4:05 The New Inventors 4:30 The Bionic Vet / 5:00 Catalyst / 5:30 Collectors
5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Cybershack 10:00 Animal Emergency 10:30 Australian Fishing Championships 11:00 Wild Life Of Tim Faulkner 12:00 The Wildlife Man Featuring David Ireland 1:00 Movie: “This Christmas” (PG v,s,l) 3:30 Jungle March - In The Footsteps of the Diggers 4:00 Deep Water 4:30 Reel Action 5:00 Musomagic Outback Tracks 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Great Barrier Reef 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 The Mentalist: Panama Red 9:00 Unforgettable: Memory Kings 10:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Coup de Grace 11:00 Weeds 11:30 Deep Water 12:00 Survivors 1:05 Impractical Jokers 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 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:00 That ‘70s Show 11:30 Dr Oz 12:30 Movie: “The Express” (PG a,l,v) 3:30 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 The Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 6:30 Coastwatch 7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 10:50 Whitney: Clarence! / Up All Night - Follow Whitney and Alex, a happily unmarried couple, and their eclectic circle of friends as they discover the tough and often surprising truths of relationships. 11:50 Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum 1:00 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 In The Frame 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Hitler And The Spear Of Destiny 8:30 City Beneath The Waves 9:35 George Harrison: Living In A Material World 11:30 Movie: “December Heat” (M v,l) - In Estonian and Russian. A failed communist rebellion in December 1924 in Estonia sets the scene in this lavishly produced historical action drama about a pair of newlyweds who run into the face of the conflict as they try to escape the country. 1:10 Movie: “Fragments Of Antonin” (MA v,a) - In French, English Subtitles. In a military hospital shortly after the end of the Great War, Antonin, a deeply traumatised veteran, has lost his memory and the ability to communicate. An emotive story of the rehabilitation of a returned WWI soldier. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 23
7 CENTRAL
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 As Time Goes By 1:00 Agatha Christie’s Poirot 2:45 Little Crackers 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Kirstie’s Vintage Christmas 6:45 Little Crackers 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 Dalziel And Pascoe: The Unwanted 12:10 Windrider 1:45 Movie: “On The Waterfront” (M v) -This timeless classic is based on a series of Pulitzer prize-winning newspaper articles chronicling the conflict between a corrupt labour boss and a crusading Catholic priest. 3:30 Movie: “The Magnificent Ambersons” (G) - A snobbish family must deal with losing its wealth and position. Written, produced and directed by Orson Welles. 5:00 Songs Of Praise / 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: “Flipped” (PG l) 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 Spaghetti Catalysis 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Stag Convergence 8:30 2 Broke Girls: And The Temporary Distraction 9:00 Movie: “Fred Claus” (PG a,v,l) - The joy and happiness of the holiday season is ruined for the saintly Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti) when his cranky older brother, Fred (Vince Vaughn) -- a repo man with a sizable rap sheet -- comes to stay with him at the North Pole. 11:20 Nikita 12:10 Nitro Circus Live 12:40 Impractical Jokers 1:05 Extra 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: “The Borrowers” (G) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 Dr Oz 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 Dog Patrol 7:30 TBA 9:30 Suits 11:00 Mistresses: I Choose You - The ladies plan a lavish birthday getaway to Palm Springs for Savi, but the fates conspire against them, as Joss realizes Harry has stolen the test results that would reveal whether he or Dom fathered Savi’s baby. 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 In Their Own Words: British Novelists 2:00 Planet Egypt 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 One Man And His Campervan 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves 8:30 Tomorrow’s World 9:30 Small Time Gangster 10:00 Swift And Shift Couriers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 11:30 Hellfjord: Salmander’s notice period is over and he is sent back to Oslo, but he continues to investigate the murder mystery as a civilian. Meanwhile in Hellfjord, Johanne finally gets to the bottom of Bosse Nova’s hidden activities by herself, and reveals a conspiracy that is bigger than they ever could have imagined. 12:00 Shorts On Screen 12:35 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy / 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 24
IMPARJA
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Last Of The Summer Wine Christmas Special 1:00 Rick Stein’s India 2:00 Christmas With Poh 2:30 Maggie Beer’s Christmas Feast 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Mr Stink 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Royal Variety Performance 2013 10:00 Problems 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Orbit: Earth’s Extraordinary Journey - From stunning space imagery to in-your-face storm chasing, this series showcases the incredible power of our seasons and weather, and what drives them to both incredible creation and devastating destruction. 11:40 Bush Christmas 1:10 Movie: “Don’t Knock The Rock” (PG) - A rock ‘n’ roller comes back to his home town to put on a show, but meets opposition from the straight-laced locals. 2:35 6ft Hick: Notes From The Underground 3:30 Basketball: WNBL: Round 12 - Sydney Uni Vs Logan 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: “Snow Wonder” (PG 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 Plimpton Stimulation 7:00 Super Fun Night: Super Fun Merry Christmas 7:30 Carols By Candlelight: Join us in song this Christmas Eve for the 76th Vision Australia Carols by Candlelight from the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Presented by David Campbell and Lisa Wilkinson along with an array of top entertainers who will perform a mix of the season’s favourite contemporary and traditional carols. 10:30 TBA 12:30 Extra: Co-hosts Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos reporting in front of a live audience from The Grove in Los Angeles. 1:00 Brand Developers 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 A Miser Brother’s Christmas
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure” (PG a) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 Dr Oz 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 Suits 11:30 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: The Gang Gets Analyzed When Dee decides to see a Psychiatrist, The Gang tag along for support, resulting in a hilarious group therapy session. 12:00 30 Rock: Grandmentor - Liz struggles in her role as Hazel’s mentor and Kenneth has a difficult time letting go of his page duties. Meanwhile, Jack and Jenna come up with a plan to get Avery back in the headlines. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 Dr Oz 4:30 That ‘70s Show
5:00 World News 1:00 Celtic Thunder: Christmas 2:30 Dvorak’s Te Deum 2:30 A Young Person’s Guide To The Orchestra 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 Asterix And Obelix Vs Caesar - A madcap, big budget live-action version of the much-loved comic. Caesar himself decides to investigate the village when they do not pay their taxes. 9:30 Coppers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Masters Of Sex 12:00 Prisoners Of War 1:00 Movie: “Hope” (M l,s,v,a) - Part of writer Krzysztof Piesiewicz’s ‘Hope, Faith and Love’ trilogy, this film follows the moral rite of passage of Francis, a young man who videotapes a respected art dealer in the act of stealing a holy painting. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 25
ABC
6:00 Movie: “We’re No Angels” (G) 7:40 Mr Stink 8:45 Royal Variety Performance 2013 11:00 Christmas Mass 1:15 Songs Of Praise 1:50 The Jonathon Ross Show 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 TBA 6:00 Dr Who: The Snowmen 7:00 ABC News 7:20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 7:30 QI: Ice (Christmas Special) 8:00 Tractor Monkeys: Christmas Special 8:40 Nativity! 10:20 Little Crackers: Johnny Vegas: I Was A Teenage Santa! 10:35 The Straits: The Trouble With Raskols 11:30 Malcolm 12:55 Movie: “A Place In The Sun” (PG) - A poor young man, offered the chance of a rich wife, allows himself to be convicted for the accidental death of his former fiancee. 2:55 Songs Of Praise: Junior School Choir Of The Year 3:35 Football: W-League: Round 6 - Western Sydney Wanderers Vs Newcastle Jets 5:30 Catalyst
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5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 NBC Today 8:30 TBA 11:00 That ‘70s Show 12:00 Movie: “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christmas!” (PG) 2:00 Slideshow 3:00 Movie: “The Nutcracker” (G) 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 TBA 7:00 Mighty Planes 8:00 TBA 10:35 Cougar Town: This Old Town / The Criminal Kind - A divorced single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in our beauty and youth obsessed culture. 11:30 The Cult: The White Room - Cynthia realises that her plans in Two Gardens will need to be sped up. But when an untrusting Edward is hesitant, Cynthia decides that she needs to take matters into her own hands. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Sons And Daughters 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 That ‘70s Show 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 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 My Life As A Turkey 8:30 Movie: “Boy” (M a,v,d,l) - It’s 1984, and 11-year-old Boy lives on a New Zealand farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother. Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy’s father appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version - an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. 10:10 Movie: “Monkey Magic” (M v) - In Japanese. 12:15 Movie: “Iznogoud” (M l,n) - In French. A riotously camp musical comedy based on the French comic series by writer René Goscinny and artist Jean Tabary. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
14 – Arafura Times
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18 - 24 December 2013
Children’s Programs National News A Current Affair The Big Bang Theory: The Maternal Congruence - A visit from Leonard’s mother delights Sheldon and horrifies Leonard. Movie: “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (PG) - The Griswold family’s plans for a big family Christmas predictably turn into a big disaster. TBA The Queen’s Christmas Message Dallas: Blame Game - With Drew’s help, Christopher makes a startling revelation that may change the fate of Ewing Energies. The family comes together when an outsider tries to undermine them all. Extra Impractical Jokers Brand Developers 4WD TV National Early Morning News / 4:00 Today
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “G-Force” (PG v) 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 Summer 7:00 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word When an unexpected malpractice suit turns Callie’s world upside down, her supportive father arrives and shares an interesting secret with her. 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 Duncan Gifford: The Russian Experience 1:30 Meet My Wild Friends 2:30 Jason Mraz In Myanmar 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: Gone Kayaking 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: Still Hungry - Chefs Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo return to Italy to discover how the country’s food and culture has changed since they left more than 40 years ago. In the first episode, Antonio and Gennaro revisit the food of their Italian childhood as they recall just how healthy and delicious children’s food can be. 9:30 Masters Of Sex 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Thursday FC 12:00 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations 1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
THURSDAY 26
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Dr Who: The Snowmen 11:00 Shamwari: A Wild Life 11:30 My Family 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Last Of The Summer Wine Christmas Special 1:00 Dragon’s Den 2:00 At The Movies: Summer Special 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 My Family: Mary Christmas 7:00 ABC News 7:30 TBA 9:50 Little Crackers: Katy Brand 10:00 Rev. 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Miracles: Miracle In The Jungle 11:40 Puberty Blues 1:00 Buddies 2:40 Movie: “The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad” (PG) - Sinbad must rescue his fiancée Princess Parisa who has been miniaturised and held captive by ruthless sorcerer Sokurah. 4:05 Movie: “Fire Over England” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads
5:30 Today 7:30 Danoz Direct 8:00 The Ashes: Fourth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fourth 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 Staircase Implementation 7:00 Getaway 8:00 Person Of Interest: PA3ROBOP 9:00 CSI: NY: Reignited 10:00 CSI: NY: Lat 40 Degrees 47’ N?Long 73 Degrees 58’W - A night-shift janitor is found hung on Ellis Island and the apparent suicide is quickly ruled a homicide. 11:00 Sullivan & Son 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 Sport Special: Sydney To Hobart 2013 12:30 Sport Special: Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Dr Oz 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: Somebody That I Used To Know - Ben worries that a casual conversation with Derek could potentially cause issues for Bailey, Cristina turns to Shane as tension grows with Meredith, and April’s upcoming wedding makes for an uncomfortable situation between Jackson and Stephanie. 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 From The Black Forest To The Black Sea 1:30 Sex Under The Sea 2:30 Food Investigators 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: Chinese New Year Serbian Style 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: Still Hungry 9:35 Movie: “La Vie En Rose” (M a,l) - In French. Explores the often troubled life of Edith Piaf. While singing on the streets of Paris as a teen, Piaf is discovered by club owner Louis Leplée, and this chance encounter changes her life. Her powerful voice takes her all over the globe, but it can’t guard her from the pain and suffering she must bear. 12:00 Thursday FC 1:00 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
FRIDAY 27
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 11:00 Shamwari: A Wild Life 11:30 My Family 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 One Plus One 1:00 Shine 2:45 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 TBA 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The One Ronnie 8:20 Little Crackers: Sharon Horgan 8:30 The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency: The Boy With An African Heart - American woman Andrea Curtin comes to Precious seeking help to find her son who disappeared from a farming commune ten years earlier. Grace seeks a promotion and starts to hone her detective skills. 9:25 Death In Paradise: When a woman not only predicts her own murder but also gives a description of the murderer it all feels too easy for DI Richard Poole. 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Hustle 11:40 Rage
5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 8:00 The Ashes: Fourth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fourth 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 TBA 10:50 Movie: “Tin Cup” (M l) - Roy ‘Tin Cup’ McAvoy is a failed pro-golfer, living at a second-rate driving range in Texas. When a beautiful woman comes to town, Roy is inspired to win her heart with a gesture so grand, that nothing less than her undying adoration would be an appropriate response. His solution is simple - to win the world’s most difficult golf tournament. 1:30 Movie: “Spys” (PG) 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: “The Proud Family Movie” (G) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 Dr Oz 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 10:05 The Blacklist: The Freelancer - Red predicts an impending catastrophe, rooted by the work of an assassin, called ‘The Freelancer.’ Together, Liz and Red go undercover to prevent his next target, Floriana Campo, from being killed. Elsewhere, Ressler and newly re-hired CIA agent, Meera Malik, who’s been added to Red’s private security detail, keep an eye on them from a distance. 11:05 That ‘70s Show: Dine And Dash 11:30 Off The Map 12:30 GCB 1:30 Harry’s Practice 2:30 Home Shopping / 3:30 NBC Today
5:00 World News 1:00 Behind The Front Door 1:30 Inspector Rex 2:30 NITV News In Review 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 A South American Journey With Jonathon Dimbleby 8:35 David Suchet: In The Footsteps Of St Paul 9:35 As It Happened 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Special Escort” (M a,s) - Just as funny and a touch more risqué than The Full Monty, debut director Maggie Peren addresses the alienation of the sexes as she tracks a motley crew of unemployed men who try their hand at setting up a male escort agency. 12:45 Movie: “The Easy Way” (M a,s) - In French. Based on a true story. In 1976, Albert Spaggiari masterminded an extraordinary robbery of a major French bank where the gang walked out with $40 million in cash. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
SATURDAY 28
6:00 Rage 10:30 The rage FIFTY 2013 11:30 Movie: “Anne Of The Thousand Days” (PG) 2:00 Mastercrafts: Stone Masonry 3:00 Movie: “Brother Sun, Sister Moon” (PG) 5:00 Great Southern Land: On The Move 6:00 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens: Florence 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise 8:30 Call The Midwife 9:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Death Of A Travelling Salesman When a travelling salesman dies in a car accident, police blame alcohol. Dr Blake concludes that the victim was not drunk and died before the crash of very unusual causes. 10:30 Upstairs Downstairs: Somewhere Over The Rainbow - As Lady Agnes returns to London, a dark discovery has explosive consequences for all inside Eaton Place and changes the landscape forever. 11:30 The rage FIFTY 2013 5:00 Rage
5:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 The Ashes: Fourth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fourth 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 11:30 Movie: “Macbeth” (AV) -It’s Shakespear meets “Underbelly” as the Bard’s immortal tragedy is re-told with a modern twist as the bloody drama is now set in Melbourne’s underworld. When Macbeth is told by witches that he will one day assume great power, he plots with his wife to kill his boss and take over the gang leadership but more blood will be split as all comes tumbling down. 1:35 Spyforce: The Samurai - The Japanese Intelligence Officer, who models his life on the ferocity of the 11th Century Samurai, is marked for assassination and Spyforce operatives Erskine and Gunther get the job. 2:35 Extra 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 Dr Oz 12:30 Formal Wars 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Movie: “Avalon High” (G) 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender 5:30 Seven News 6:30 TBA 11:00 The Blacklist: Wujng - The FBI is on the hunt for a highranking Chinese spy, Wujing, which Red claims has hired him to help decode a classified CIA transmission. Liz, posing as an FBI cryptographer goes with Red to decode the message while protecting US government secrets. Meanwhile, Liz proactively investigates Tom. 12:00 Off The Map: There’s Alot To Miss About The Jungle - The Holy Week festivities take a chaotic turn when a truck float crashes, and Ben makes a tough call as Ryan’s health deteriorates. 1:00 GCB 2:00 Special: Towards The Golden Triangle 3:00 It Is Written Oceania 3:30 Home Shopping / 4:30 Dr Oz
5:00 World News 1:00 Rolling Stones: Sweet Summer Sun 2:10 Produced By George Martin 3:45 The Chopin Etudes 3:55 James Rhodes: Piano Man 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wild Serbia 8:30 Meet The Amish 9:30 Movie: “Shine” (PG a,v) - Inspired by the true story of Australian child prodigy David Helfgott, this film examines his journey from a childhood dominated by an overbearing father to his nervous breakdown as a young adult. When David is accepted to a prestigious music school in London as a teen, he’s only too happy to escape his home life and pursue his passion for classical music. 11:30 Movie: “Kisses” (MA a,l) 12:55 Movie: “Go Fast” (M s,v,l) - In French, Spanish and Arabic. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 29
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 The Art Of The Steal 3:40 Ngaio Marsh: Crime Queen 5:00 Midsomer Murders 6:30 Boomtown 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australian Story: Black Caviar: Fade To Black 8:30 Doors Open 10:10 Bill Cunningham: New York 11:35 MONA: Feel The Weird 12:50 Movie: “Psycho” (M l,s) - Nominated for four Academy Awards, and spawning several sequels and a remake, it remains one of the most shocking and frightening movies of all time. 1:50 You Only Live Twice 2:50 Doors Open 4:35 The New Inventors 5:00 Catalyst 5:30 Collectors
5:30 Weekend Today 8:00 The Ashes: Fourth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fourth Test - Australia Vs England 4:30 Reel Action 5:00 Musomagic Outback Tracks 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Great Barrier Reef 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 The Mentalist: Days Of Wine And Roses - The CBI team investigate the death of a young model who was a patient at an elite rehab facility. Meanwhile, Lisbon intensifies her probe of multimillionaire Tommy Volker. 9:00 Unforgettable: Past Tense 10:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Bloodsport 11:00 Weeds 11:30 Survivors 12:30 Impractical Jokers 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Brand Developers 3:30 Good Morning America - Sunday 4:00 Today
5:30 Sofia The First 6:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:00 That ‘70s Show 11:30 Dr Oz 1:00 Heston’s Mission Impossible 2:00 Movie: “The Money Pit” (PG s,l) 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 6:30 Coastwatch 7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 10:00 Body Of Proof: Sympathy For The Devil - When a mother is put on trial in a very public case, she is found innocent in the court of law, but not in the eyes of the public. 11:00 Whitney 12:00 Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum 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 Football Asia 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 In The Frame 5:30 Mythbusters 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Myth Hunters 8:30 Restless 10:10 The President Vs The Pirates 11:10 Movie: “Pomegranates And Myrrh” (PG) - A reconstruction of life within the Palestinian diaspora through the eyes of a newlywed couple torn apart by political turmoil. Kamar and Zaid’s honeymoon is short-lived when Zaid is arrested by Israeli forces for refusing to give up land in the occupied territories. 12:55 Movie: “The Army Of Crime” (MAV v,n) - In French. As the German army advances across Europe in 1941, Armenian poet Missak Manouchian leads a rag-tag band of freedom fighters against a powerful enemy. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 30
7 CENTRAL
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 As Time Goes By 1:00 Moby Dick 2:35 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential 8:30 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 10:05 TBA 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Dalziel And Pascoe: Mens Sana 12:15 Fran 1:50 Words From The City: Gain a rare and intimate insight into both the private and public lives of some of Australia’s preeminent hip hop artists 3:20 Movie: “She” (G) - Ancient manuscripts telling of a Flame of Eternal Life lead a Cambridge professor to a lost city in the Arctic and the Ice Queen who can never die - until she falls in love. 5:00 Catalyst / 5:30 Eggheads
5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 8:00 The Ashes: Fourth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fourth Test Australia 4:30 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Griffin Equivalency 7:00 World’s Craziest Weddings 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Tangible Affection Proof 8:30 2 Broke Girls: And The Extra Work 9:00 The Batchelor 11:05 Partners: Pilot - Joe and Louis have been best friends since they were young kids and now work together at their own company. 11:30 Nitro Circus Live 12:00 Impractical Jokers 12:30 Extra 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: “Can’t Be Heaven” (PG) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 Dr Oz 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 Dog Patrol 7:30 TBA 8:00 Chicago Fire 10:00 Suits 11:00 Special: 5 Days In The Red Zone - Follows the unlikely Rural Drink Drive Team from Alexandra who were unexpectedly called into Christchurch after the February 22 earthquake. 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 In Their Own Words: British Novelists 2:00 Planet Egypt 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 One Man And His Campervan 5:30 Global Village 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves 8:30 The Secret Life Of The Sun 9:30 Small Time Gangster 10:00 Swift And Shift Couriers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 11:30 Hellfjord: In tonight’s season finale, Salmander and Johanne have each on their own exposed Bosse Nova’s drug business. Without police help, but armed with confidence and a machine gun, Salmander comes back to Hellfjord for a final showdown with Bosse in the fish factory Hellfish. 12:00 Shorts On Screen 12:35 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Compass 1:00 The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2:35 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs: The English Barn: Berkshire 7:00 ABC News 7:30 TBA 9:00 New Year’s Eve: Family Fireworks - ABC TV kicks off 2014 with an explosive start as hosts of the iconic New Year’s Eve Fireworks live from Sydney Harbour. We feature some of your favourite ABC stars as well as music from Pete Murray, IOTA and Stonefield. 9:15 New Year’s Eve: Celebrations 12:00 New Year’s Eve: Midnight Fireworks 12:20 rage: New Year’s Eve - Now in its 27th year on air, rage is Australia’s most prestigious and longest running music video show. Tonight enjoy a New Year’s Eve party mix until the sun rises on Jan 1 2014.
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: “Hairspray” (PG l,d,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 Bath Item Gift Hypothesis 7:00 Hamish & Andy’s Gap Year Asia 8:00 Movie: “Maverick” (PG v,l) - From the smoky recesses of the backroom poker table to the untamed canyons and prairies of the wild west, Bret Maverick dodges one hazard after another in pursuit of a lucrative championship poker game. 10:30 Movie: “Can’t Stop The Music” (PG s,d,l) - A retired model invites some of her Greenwich Village pals to sing for their supper in order to help the career of her housemate, an aspiring composer of disco music. 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: “The Patron Saint Of Liars” (PG a) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 Dr Oz 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 Special: Surviving Sharks 11:30 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia: Charlie’s Mom Has Cancer - Charlie’s Mom tells him she has cancer. The gang tries to help her out, each in their own way. 12:00 30 Rock: The Shower Principle - Jack must come up with an idea that will impress Hank Hooper and transform KableTown, while Liz tries her best to stick with a new hobby and prove she’s a new woman. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Special: The 124th Annual Rose Parade
5:00 World News 1:00 Movie: “Shall We Kiss?” (PG) 2:45 Short Film: Make A Wish 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 7:15 Dinner For One 7:35 Climbed Every Mountain 8:30 Building The Great Cathedrals 9:30 Coppers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (M v,a,s) - In Mandarin. When a politician’s daughter steals a legendary warrior’s precious sword, a sequence of events is triggered to recover the sword, which leads to a deadly encounter with the thief’s witch-like minder. 1:10 Movie: “My Dear Enemy” (PG) - Jobless, single and with very little money, Hee-su sets out to find her ex-boyfriend, Byungwoon, who still owes her $3,000 and she wants it back today. 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Soundtrack For A Revolution 2:00 The Jonathan Ross Show 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Idleness 8:30 Jonathan Creek: The Clue Of The Savant’s Thumb 10:05 ABC News: Late Edition 10:15 TBA 10:45 The Straits: Yawor My Lovely - A hired killer has Harry Montebello in his sights, while Sissi’s revelations about Paddy’s embezzlement of the family business force a deadly confrontation. 11:40 Life 12:30 Bad Blood 2:20 Jonathan Creek: The Clue Of The Savant’s Thumb 3:55 Movie: “Show Business” (G) - The story of four young hopefuls trying to make it into a vaudeville show. 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: “The Secret Garden” (G) 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 Euclid Alternative 7:00 RBT 8:00 Movie: “He’s Just Not That Into You” (M) - A group of interconnected adults navigate their various relationships from the shallow end of the dating pool through the deep, murky waters of married life, trying to read the signs of the opposite sex. 10:35 TBA 11:30 Dallas: The Furios And The Fast 12:30 Extra 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: “The Lost Valentine” (PG a,v) 1:30 Special: Tour De Cure 2013 2:30 Dr Oz 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 10:35 Cougar Town: Don’t Fade On Me / Have Love Will Travel - A divorced single mother exploring the honest truths about dating and aging in our beauty and youth obsessed culture. 11:50 The Cult: Dying Isnt Easy - Trapped in Two Gardens, Gina desperately tries to convince a very sick Andy to leave with her. And with the mysterious ‘Commencement’ approaching, can she get him out before it’s too late? 1:00 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 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 Mythbusters: Top 24 Special - On this unique episode of MythBusters, Adam, Jamie, Kari, Tory and Grant give an insight into their top 25 most celebrated MythBusters moments. 9:15 New Year’s Day Concert 2014 - The Vienna Philharmonic has invited Daniel Barenboim to conduct the orchestra’s 2014 New Year’s Concert, held annually in Salzburg, Austria. 11:50 Movie: “Cyrano De Bergerac” (G) - In French. Gérard Depardieu stars as the sword-wielding poet Cyrano de Bergerac. Equipped with a massive nose and a heart to match, Cyrano is the heart-broken soldier who must lend his words of love to another man to woo the woman he yearns for, Roxane. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
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SUNDAY 05
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 Vincent Van Gogh: Painted With Words 3:00 Football: W-League: Round 7 Sydney FC Vs Perth Glory 5:00 Midsomer Murders 6:30 Boomtown 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australian Story: Ricky Ponting: Suddenly Last Summer 8:30 Foyle’s Ware: The Eternity Ring 10:00 Bill Cunningham: New York - For decades, NY Times photographer Bill Cunningham has been biking around the city obsessively chronicling fashion trends and high society soirées. Documenting both uptown fixtures and downtown eccentrics. 11:20 Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary 1:20 Movie: “Coogan’s Bluff” (M d,n,v) - An Arizona lawman shows New York City cops a thing or two when he arrives in the Big Apple to track down a wanted man. 2:50 Movie: “Nurse Edith Cavell” (PG) 4:35 The New Inventors 5:05 Catalyst / 5:30 Collectors
MONDAY 06
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 As Time Goes By 1:00 Moby Dick 2:35 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI 8:30 Rick Stein’s India 9:30 Rake 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Dalziel And Pascoe: For Love Nor Money 12:10 Stone 1:50 Movie: “The General” (G) - Set during the Civil War, train engineer Keaton gives the Union raiders quite a chase in one of the most harrowing and hilarious chase scenes ever filmed. 3:05 Movie: “Birth Of The Blues” (G) 4:35 The New Inventors 5:00 Catalyst 5:30 Eggheads 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 21C: Art In The First Decade 2:35 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI 8:30 New Tricks: Dead Man Talking 9:30 By Any Means 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Kangaroo Dundee 11:40 Life: Reptiles And Amphibians 12:30 Fringe Dwellers 2:05 Be Any Means 3:05 Flickerfest: Bee Sting 3:30 Basketball: WNBL: Round 13: West Coast Vs Logan 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Google-Baby 1:30 The Jonathan Ross Show 2:35 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI 8:30 Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond 9:20 The Wrong Mans 9:50 Bluestone 42 10:20 ABC News: Late Edition 10:30 The Straits: The Proposition - When Harry, the head of a family of modern day smugglers, reveals his unexpected succession plan it sparks conflict in the family. 11:25 Drive 12:25 Roadgames 2:05 Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bond 2:50 Bluestone 42 3:30 Football: W-League: Round 7 - Sydney FC Vs Perth Glory 5:30 Eggheads
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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: “The Clique” (PG) 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 Copper Nomitzki Theorem 7:00 Getaway 8:00 Person Of Interest: Mors Praematura 9:00 CSI: NY: Where There’s Smoke 10:00 CSI: NY: Dead Reckoning 11:00 Partners 11:30 Extra 12:00 The Baron 1:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 1:30 Brand Developers 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 National Early Morning News / 4:00 Today
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Dadnapped” (PG v) 1:30 The Daily Edition - Summer Series 2:30 Dr Oz 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: Somebody That I Used To Know - Ben worries that a casual conversation with Derek could potentially cause issues for Bailey, Cristina turns to Shane as tension grows with Meredith, and April’s upcoming wedding makes for an uncomfortable situation between Jackson and Stephanie. 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 Toughest Place To Be A... Paramedic 2:00 One Born Every Minute USA 2:50 Destination Flavour 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 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: Still Hungry 9:35 The Concert: Thirty years ago, Andrei Filipov, the worldrenowned conductor of the Bolshoi orchestra, was fired for hiring Jewish musicians. Now a cleaner, he learns by accident of an invitation for the orchestra to perform in Paris. Andrei decides to reunite fifty-five former musicians in order to masquerade as the Bolshoi and play the concert in France. 11:45 Thursday FC 12:45 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 8:00 The Ashes: Fifth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fifth Test Australia Vs England 4:30 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Financial Permeability - Sheldon’s ‘simple’ solution to Penny’s financial problem leads to a confrontation between Leonard and Penny’s hulking ex-boyfriend. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Maternal Capacitance 8:00 Movie: “The Lord Of The Rings: The Two Towers” (M) - The second instalment of director Peter Jackson’s trilogy finds Frodo and Sam trekking to Mordor to destroy the One Ring of Power while Gimli, Legolas and Aragorn search for the orc-captured Merry and Pippin. 12:15 Movie: “Dune” (PG) 2:15 Nine Presents 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: “Wild Child” (PG l,s) 1:30 The Daily Edition 2:30 Dr Oz 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 10:05 The Blacklist: The Stewmaker - When a witness in the murder trial of a ruthless cartel boss disappears, Red leads Liz and Ressler on a search for The Blacklist’s no. 161 - a gruesome hit man known as the Stewmaker. 11:05 That ‘70s Show: Donna’s Panties - It’s Valentine’s Day and the gang is playing basketball in the driveway. 11:30 GCB 12:30 Special: Southern Belle - Part 3 - Louisianna 1:30 Auction Squad 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today
5:00 World News 1:00 Behind The Front Door 1:30 Inspector Rex 2:30 NITV News Week In Review 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 Town With Nicolas Crane 8:35 David Suchet: In The Footsteps Of St Paul 9:35 World War 2: The Last Heroes 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Black Heaven” (M s,n,a,l) - In French. Gaspard and Marion, two teenagers in love, come across a lost phone and decide to find its owner. They discover him dead in a mysterious suicide ceremony, and become lured into a dangerously addictive game. 1:00 Inspector Montalbano: August Flame (M v) - While Inspector Montalbano is visiting his friend Mimi, who is renting a villa for the summer, Mimi’s young son goes missing. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 The Ashes: Fifth Test - Australia Vs England 11:00 The Cricket Show 11:30 The Ashes: Fifth 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 Movie: “The Wizard Of Oz” (G) - The tale of a young Kansas girl who dreams of a better world “somewhere over the rainbow”. When Dorothy is thrust into the eye of a tornado and lands in the fantasy world of Oz, she soon finds herself in a heap of trouble with three hapless misfits to guide, an evil witch at her heels, and no way to get home. 9:10 Movie: “Passenger 57” (M) - While aboard an airplane, an undercover anti-terrorism expert is forced to use his expertise when the flight is hijacked by a psychopathic terrorist. 10:55 Movie: “Britannia Hospital” (M v) - Welcome to Britannia Hospital, an esteemed English institution marking its gala anniversary with a visit from the Queen Mother herself. 3:30 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 Dr Oz 12:30 Formal Wars 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Movie: “The Suite Life Movie” (PG v) - Zack and Code embark on a journey to the Gemini Project, a high-tech research centre studying the dynamics between twins, and agree to stay on its campus for the week. 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender 5:30 Seven News 6:30 TBA 11:40 GCB: Turn The Other Cheek - When Luke convinces Carlene to take the Matron of Honour duties away from Sharon and give the honour to Amanda, Sharon is out for blood. Meanwhile, Heather seeks forgiveness from the ladies. 12:35 Movie: “Primeval” (AV v,a) - A team is sent to Burundi to capture a legendary serial killer, but the deeper they probe... the deadlier their mission becomes. 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 Lang Lang: Liszt Now 2:05 Tim Marlow’s Virtual Gallery 2:15 Jean Michel Basquiat 3:15 Tim Marlow’s Virtual Gallery 3:25 Coast Modern 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wild Croatia 8:30 Meet The Amish 9:30 Movie: “Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom Flame” (M v) - In Contonese. In the year 689, the first Empress of China is building a giant Buddha statue. When people connected to its construction start mysteriously bursting into flames, an investigation is ordered. 11:50 Movie: “Van Diemen’s Land” (MA v,l) In English and Gaelic. 1:40 Movie: “The Kite Runner” (M v,a,l) - In Dari, English, Pashto, Urdu and Russian, English Subtitles. Prior to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, the son of his father’s servant. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 The Morning Show - Weekend 10:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:00 That ‘70s Show 11:30 Dr Oz 1:00 Heston’s Mission Impossible 2:00 Movie: “The Pink Panther 2” (PG s,v) 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 5:00 TBA 5:30 Seven News 6:00 TBA 10:00 Body Of Proof: Cold Blooded - When the owner of a family owned and operated Italian restaurant turns up dead in the freezer, Dr. Hunt and the team take a closer look into family matters. Meanwhile, Detective Baker must face her own haunted past. 11:00 Whitney 12:00 Young, Dumb and Living Off Mum 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 Football Asia 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 In The Frame 5:30 The Ultimate Mars Challenge 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: The Missing Eighth Wonder Of The World 8:30 Restless 10:10 America In Primetime 11:15 Movie: “Kamchatka” (G) - In Spanish. Argentina’s official submission for the 2002 Academy Awards tells the story of an Argentinean family’s struggle during the violent political coup of 1976. It is told through the eyes of ten-year-old Harry, whose family is forced into exile in order to start a new life and to protect themselves from the authorities. 1:10 Movie: “The Bubble” (MA s) - In Hebrew, Arabic and English. An impossible gay relationship between a young Israeli and a young Palestinian viewed through the lives of three young Israelis - two gay men and a young straight woman who share an apartment in a trendy suburb of Tel Aviv. 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Final Run” (PG a) 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Dr Oz 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 Dog Patrol 7:30 TBA 8:00 Chicago Fire 10:00 Suits 11:00 Whitney: Mind Games / Lance! - Follow Whitney and Alex, a happily unmarried couple, and their eclectic circle of friends as they discover the tough and often surprising truths of relationships. 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 In Their Own Words: British Novelists 2:00 Planet Egypt 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 One Man And His Campervan 5:30 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves 8:30 The Age Of Big Data 9:30 Small Time Gangster 10:00 Swift And Shift Couriers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 11:30 Clown - The 5 Years Anniversary: Casper and Frank are modern men in a modern world, who are trying to fulfil their “base” needs in a time of morality. 12:00 Shorts On Screen 12:45 My Family Feast 1:15 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Draw 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Geek Charming” (G) 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Dr Oz 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 10:00 Suits: Stay 11:00 Special: Top Five Eaten Alive - Features the dramatic depiction of five of the most amazing stories of shark attack survival, told by the victims themselves, and takes the viewer into the experience of confronting the sea’s top predator and living to tell the tale. 12:00 30 Rock: Meet The Woggels - When a health complication lands Jack’s mother in the hospital, Liz encourages Jack to share his feelings before it’s too late. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 World News 1:00 Like Chef, Like God 2:45 Carpet: A Composition 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Once Upon A Time In Punchbowl 9:30 Coppers 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The Bridge: A woman is found murdered in the middle of the Øresund Bridge - right on the border between Sweden and Denmark. What looks at first to be one murder, however, turns out to be two. The body has been cut off at the waist and joined together - half of it belongs to a Swedish politician and the other half to a Danish prostitute. A team of inspectors from Sweden and Denmark join together in a desperate search for the killer. 12:05 Prisoners Of War: The Kidnapping 1:10 The Miscreants 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Confessions Of A Shopaholic” (PG l) 1:30 Slideshow 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Seven News At 4 4:30 Deal Or No Deal 5:00 Million Dollar Minute - Million Dollar Minute is an all-new battle of general knowledge, where every correct answer is a step closer to the ultimate test: Can one person, in one minute, win one million dollars? 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 TBA 11:30 Auction Squad: How to add an extra room - for $700, plus your chance to share in $100,000 in home appliances. 12:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Sons And Daughters - Karen’s anger over Wayne’s rejection leads to a bitter confrontation with Gordon. Patricia’s plans for a happy wedding are shattered by shock news concerning Beryl. 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News
5:00 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 Dakar Rally Daily Highlights 6:00 The Dales With Ade Edmondson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Burrowers 8:35 24 Hours In Emergency 9:30 Borgen 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:10 Prisoners Of War: Operation Judash - In tonight’s penultimate episode, the soldier’s kidnapping awakens feelings of guilt in Nimrode over Amiel. 12:10 Movie: “Don’t Tell” (M s,a,l,n) - In Italian. This 2006 Academy Award-nominated Italian film follows the breakdown of Sabina’s life when her repressed memories of childhood incest and abuse begin to resurface. She must find the strength of will to fight the demons of her past. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
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6:00 Rage 10:30 rage Goes Retro 11:35 Movie: “Paper Moon” (PG) 1:15 Movie: “Barefoot In The Park” (PG) 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Round 13 - West Coast Vs Logan 5:00 Great Southern Land: Living On The Edge 6:00 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens: The South 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise 8:30 The Bletchy Circle: Part 1 9:20 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Brotherly Love - A delirious prisoner on death row tells Dr Lucien Blake he is innocent of the police shooting for which he is soon to hang. Dr Blake pulls out all stops to uncover the truth. 10:15 Silent Witness: A Quilty Mind: Part 1 - When the team investigate three suspicious deaths in one night on the same ward, it looks like hospital staff may be behind their murders. 11:15 rage Goes Retro 5:00 rage
IMPARJA
Unfortunately, The Arafura Times was unable to provide the Imparja guide from January 5 - 8 as the information wasn’t available at the time of going to press.
THURSDAY 02 FRIDAY 03
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 One Plus One 1:00 Land Girls 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Gardening Australia 8:30 The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency: Problems In Moral Philosophy - Precious is asked to help in the case of a woman who suspects her husband has bought a stolen car and she wants to return it so she can be “right with the Lord”. 9:25 Death In Paradise: A confession of murder proves problematic for DI Richard Poole (Ben Miller) and the team when a wife admits to killing her husband but the body is nowhere to be found. 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Hustle 11:40 Rage
WEDNESDAY 08
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:00 Dragon’s Den 2:00 Ben Stiller: At The Movies 2:30 The Wonder Years 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 TBA 8:00 QI: Immortal Bard 8:30 Michael Palin’s Brazil: Out Of Africa 9:30 The Moaning Of Life 10:15 ABC News: Late Edition 10:25 The Trip: The Inn At Whitewell 10:55 Genius: Russell Howard And Hazel Irvine 11:30 Life: Reptiles And Amphibians 12:20 Caddie 2:05 The Moaning Of Life 2:50 Movie: “Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House” (G) 4:25 Movie: “Conquest Of The Air” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads
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SUDOKU No. 179
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Stars
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Your family life has changed so much recently that you may not feel as though you fit in like you used to. Spend more time with relatives to fix this. Romance. You may be interested in getting a long-term friendship onto a slightly less platonic footing. How you go about doing this is up to you.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) A relative may be envious of all that you have. Be sure to remind them about how hard you have worked to get to where you are now. Romance. Your partner may be having second thoughts about a recent decision you two have agreed on. Prompt them about this and talk it out!
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
FOR KIDS
The Moon/Mars Midpoint now in your sign will give you a burst of energy, just when you need it. Recent events may have left you feeling exhausted. Romance. You’ll be a little under the weather and will not be in the mood for going out. A night on the sofa is just what you need!
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)
A meeting with a new friend will help to consolidate your relationship. Don’t be put off by this person’s appearance! They may have more eccentric taste than you do. Romance. Don’t be too demanding with your partner, even if you feel that they are not pulling their entire weight.
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)
A recent difficulty will finally be solved thanks to the help of a complete stranger. Be sure to show your gratitude for their help. Romance. You will be in a very forgiving mood this week! Don’t be quick to forgive everyone, however. It’s OK to be upset about things that were done intentionally.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)
FINDWORD No. 179 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
Don’t beat yourself up over the small mistakes you’ve made this week. You did your best and should instead be patting yourself on the back. Romance. You will be feeling very positive about your relationship at the moment. So many obstacles have been overcome. You should be proud.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will have a strong urge to get away from your daily routine. Your mind may be on a recent trip rather than on your work. You can daydream at home! Romance. In order to gain confidence, you’ll need to do things by yourself, without your mate making the calls all of the time.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)
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MUDDY RIVER
You may need to help out at a family member’s house more this week than ever before. It’s possible you have been avoiding this daunting task. Romance. Lately you may be wondering just how much you and your partner have in common. Rest assured, you are together for a reason.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)
A recent change at work has really thrown you for a loop. You will need to obtain extra training in order to feel comfortable with this new technology. Romance. Your talents are not being appreciated properly by your partner. Simply telling them that you feel hurt by this may be enough.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) A careless comment by a friend may be slightly embarrassing. You will need to find a way to stop this from happening in the near future. Romance. Stop worrying about your partner’s bad habits. You are not likely to change them. Remember, they were doing this when you met!
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.
–Christopher Columbus
SOLUTIONS No. 179
Worries about your appearance may have much less basis in reality than you think. Don’t allow yourself to be judged by your outer beauty. You have much more to give than that. Romance. A cheerful comment from someone that you admire will give your confidence a very important boost.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)
Don’t allow other people’s negativity to hold you back. You will be better off without their advice. Seek out people who are more optimistic. Romance. A passing glance from a person whom you hardly know will cheer you up for the rest of the week. You’ll find more people smiling at you.
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18 - 24 December 2013 – 17
CLASSIFIEDS BUKU-LARRNGAY MULKA ARTS CENTRE
Christmas Closing Dates December 22, 2013 - January 5, 2014. Re-opening January 6, 2014. Our home has grown by two feet! Jack Thomas Dobson born on November 29, 2013, 6lb 5oz. Thank you to everyone for your generous gifts and well wishes, and a special thank you to Dr Sarah, Dr Andy, Kirsty and all the amazing midwives and staff at the Gove District Hospital. Proud Parents, Katie & Adam Dobson
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all at Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts Centre. SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH NHULUNBUY CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES Vigil Mass Christmas Eve - 6pm Midnight Mass Christmas Day - 8.30am
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
www.education.nt.gov.au
Congratulations and best wishes to all 2013 Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (NTCET) graduates. The Territory Government would like to thank everyone who has taught, guided and supported these students during their schooling.
North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency Be a part of one of Australia’s most dynamic, diverse and challenging legal practices. NAAJA provides legal aid for Indigenous people in the Top End of the Northern Territory, with offices in Darwin, Katherine and Nhulunbuy. We are considered to be Australia’s pre-eminent Indigenous legal aid provider. We are committed to providing quality representation for our clients and bringing about long term change in the justice system through law reform and education. Our staff are motivated, dedicated and do work that matters.
letters to the editor
Saved from buff bashing by Numbulwar’s Lancelot LAST month I ventured down to Numbulwar, a remote community 260km south-east of Nhulunbuy as the crow flies. On my first morning there I decided to go for my daily run from town out to the barge landing to watch the sunrise. I thought it would be a good idea to protect myself with a stick and fight off any cheeky dogs. Little did I know that 6am is buff-o’clock in this country. On the way back from the barge landing it wasn’t until I saw piles of steamy buff-poo and fresh tracks that I knew I was ‘up the creek, with a stick but no paddle’. A car came screeching up behind me and a tradie rolled down his window shouting, “You might want to cross the road, love! There’s a big buff up ahead”. The ute hooned off, leaving me in a cloud of red dust. Sure enough in the distance I saw it; Big. Brown. Buffalo. Frozen in fear I stopped in panic, knowing full well a flimsy stick wasn’t going to help me this time. Luckily - to my surprise - old mate Lance (above right), a Numbulwar local, came hurtling down the main road and swung around, bailing me into his troopy. Lance escorted me safely back to town and told me stories about the buffalo that inhabit the
area and proudly showed me his freshly caught ‘Queenie’. Thanks, Lance. Yo u s a v e d t h e day mate. What a champ! Ali Thorn (right), Nhulunbuy
Buffalo crossing in Numbulwar. Photo: Ali Thorn.
CLIENT SERVICE OFFICER (CSO) – NHULUNBUY NAAJA currently has a vacancy for a Client Service Officer (CSO) within the Criminal Section of our Nhulunbuy Office. The successful applicant will assist legal staff in dealing with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients. They will provide support and be the initial contact between clients and the service. The position requires a multi-skilled, self-motivated person who has an understanding of Aboriginal culture. The successful applicant will have good administrative skills and a basic understanding of the law. Training will be provided in legal instruction taking and office systems particular to the position. The CSO will be required to travel on a regular basis to remote communities throughout the East Arnhem Region to attend bush courts. Applicants must have a demonstrated sensitivity to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, history and culture. A competitive salary package is offered, with fringe benefits, remote and annual airfare allowances. Accommodation is not supplied for this position. Interested parties are invited to obtain an information package by contacting Glenn Miller on (08) 8982 5100 or glenn.miller@naaja.org.au. Applications must address the Selection Criteria and be forwarded by COB, Friday, January 17, 2014 to: Glenn Miller Corporate Services Manager GPO Box 1064 DARWIN NT 0801 (08) 8982 5100 glenn.miller@naaja.org.au www.naaja.org.au Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged to apply 18 – Arafura Times
18 - 24 December 2013
Kiwis’ konnection to kommunity The Kiwi Konnection cook up a storm outside Woolworths for one of their many fundraising events during the year. TO all the Whanau and extended family in academic excellence awarded at Nhulunbuy High School. and friends of the Kiwi Konnection. We again wish to express our heartThe night was rounded off with NZ felt thanks to all who supported our Maori cultural, songs and dance. 2013 fundraising initiatives totalling Recipients of Funds for 2013 were the Yirrkala Church Women’s Ministry, $6325. Special thanks to Marian and her KKSCG - 12 Seater Bus, Cancer Counteam at Woolworths and the generosity cil Relay for Life, Christmas Foods of the Gove Community. Hampers for the Disabled (Nhulunbuy, The year was rounded off with a Yirrkala, Ski Beach and Wallaby) and dinner at the Golf Club Thursday, Phillipines for Typhoon Haiyan relief. December 12, acknowledging special Ina Edwardson, achievements and a mention to Paora For Kiwi Konnection Rangi-Campbell for his achievement Community Support Group
CLASSIFIEDS Laynhapuy Homelands Aboriginal Corporation
Position Vacant An opportunity exists for a sterilisation assistant to join our fantastic team. We are looking for someone with exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work unsupervised. Experience in infection control preferred but not essential. On the job training will be provided. This position is casual with flexible working hours and would suit someone studying or a parent limited to working within school hours. All applications should be forwarded to: Oral Health Coordinator PO Box 2020 Nhulunbuy, 0881 NT Or email sharni.bartlett@laynhapuy.com.au Applications will be accepted until the close of business on Friday, January 3, 2014.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORT
MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR PERIOD The Territory Government advises that ALL Motor Vehicle Registry Offices, including test sheds, will be closed on: • Wednesday 25 December 2013 (Christmas Day). • Thursday 26 December 2013 (Boxing Day). • Friday 27 December 2013. • Saturday 28 December 2013. • Wednesday 1 January 2014 (New Year’s Day). Normal trading hours will apply on Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December, and regular opening arrangements will resume on Thursday 2 January 2014. During the closures, customers can access a number of Quickpay services through www.mvr.nt.gov.au, via phone on 1300 654 628 or through participating Australia Post retail outlets. Enquiries can be directed to 1300 654 628.
www.transport.nt.gov.au
LAYNHAPUY HOMELANDS ABORIGINAL CORPORATION
Part-Time Bookkeeper / Administration Officer Laynhapuy Homelands is an Aboriginal corporation that delivers services and infrastructure in support of around 30 homelands and over 1000 Yolngu residents located across North East Arnhemland. We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic person to join our organization as Book-keeper and Admin Projects Officer. We have an immediate vacancy but we are happy to negotiate on a commencement date. As part of our team your responsibilities will include: •
Perform day to day processing of financial transactions of accounts payables and receivables
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Complete payroll administration functions in order to ensure schedules are accurate
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Provide administrative support to ensure effective and efficient office administration operations
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Maintain Financial records in accordance with legislative requirements
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Provide customer service to both internal and external clients
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Complete other tasks and projects as required
If you have the following skills and qualities we would love to hear from you: •
Relevant qualification or certificate in Finance or related area
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Experience and knowledge of administration and bookkeeping procedures
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Analytical and problem solving skills
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Ability to work under pressure and to meet deadlines with attention to detail
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Willingness to maintain confidentiality
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Ability to perform a range of tasks and admin projects Salary: Hourly Rate: $22.50 - $32.76 depending on qualifications and experience PBI Salary Sacrifice to $16,050 per annum Unlimited superannuation salary sacrifice 9.25% Superannuation Guarantee
This position will be based in our office at Yirrkala. No housing is available. We will consider 2 - 3 days per week. For more information and to apply for this position please contact Donna Orchard, (08) 8939 1800 or email donna.orchard@laynhapuy. com.au To apply please submit your resume by email with a covering letter indicating your relevant experience.
Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation The management and staff of Dhimurru would like to wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Christmas, with best wishes for all the days of the coming year. We would also like to thank everyone for their continued support.
Dhimurru will be closed over the Christmas period, closing at 4pm, Friday, December 20, 2013 and reopening at 8.30am, Thursday, January 2, 2014. If you need permits during this time please organise them before December 20. Patrols of Designated Recreational Areas will still occur during this holiday period, so please make sure you have the required Special and General Access Permits in place if you are venturing outside the town lease.
Trades & Services PH: 1300 0880 00 • FAX: 1300 787 248 • EmAil: ads@arafuratimes.com.au Morningside Electrical
* All mechanical and marine * Authorised Mercury, Suzuki and Yanmar dealer * Air-con servicing and repairs * Latest E.F.I. scan tools * Tyres and wheel alignments * Disc brake machining * Approved R.W.C. inspections * Reliable and efficient * Fully-equipped workshop 1 Buchanon Rd. Industrial Ph: 8987 2280 Fax: 8987 8434 Email: bcaworkshop@bigpond.com
Specialists in: Electrical and Airconditioning • Installation, • Maintenance and • Service 5 Miller Close Ph: 8987 3666 Fax: 8987 3341 ECL: C2266 RTA: AU19805
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Crisis Accommodation Gove (Inc.) 8987 1166 / 0412 317 925 * Woman and Children Family Violence Shelter. * Staff onsite 24 hours-7 days a week. * Children’s worker available Mon-Fri. * Short term and limited offsite accommodation for individuals or families experiencing homelessness. * Emergency Relief Funding Available.
Arafura Times
18 - 24 December 2013 – 19
PHOTOS: MATT GARRICK
Nhulunbuy High School Awards Night, Dec. 10 Effort, Academic Encouragement and Achievement Award winners for Year 10.
LAST Tuesday, December 10, it was the time of the year to celebrate the youth of our town for their achievements throughout 2013. Nhulunbuy High School held
their annual presentation night, where awards were given out to congratulate students' efforts in the fields of academia, sports, trades, arts and citizenship.
Year 8 winners of Effort, Achievement and the Chief Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement Awards.
It was also a time to farewell the Year 12 Class of 2013, who have knuckled down to complete their 13 years of schooling, and now get set to take on all the adventures ahead.
It was also a time for Principal Sabina Smith to reassure all in attendance that despite all the upheavals of recent months, it'll be "business as usual" when school resumes in 2014.
Stage 1 (Year 11) winners of Effort and Academic Achievement Awards.
LEFT: Winners of the Lynne Walker Citizenship Awards, Charlotte Piper and Benjamin Cox. RIGHT: WD Hall and Associates Maths Excellence Award winners Shan Lakshmanan, India Russell and Liyadari Alahakoon (presented by Principal Sabina Smith).
ABOVE: Winner of the NT Music School Award Tayla Edwards (presented by Tim Webb). BELOW: Outgoing School Captains Lanka Alahakoon and Bintang Daly.
Year 7 winners of Effort, Achievement and the Chief Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement Awards (with Senior Teacher Denise Marrable).
Year 9 winners of Effort, Achievement and the Chief Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement Awards.
Tayla Edwards woos the crowd.
Australian Defence Force Longtan Awards for Leadership and Winner of the Qantas Sports Girl of the Year Award Charlotte Piper Teamwork (from Year 10) Meagan Morris and (from Year 12) and Walkabout Lodge Sports Boy of the Year Award Jye Snowden. Jye Snowden.
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18 - 24 December 2013
Nhulunbuy High School Awards Night, Dec. 10
Nhulunbuy Community Guide If you have a change of contact details for your organisation or group, can you please email thru to ads@arafuratimes.com.au
Community organisations Arafura Dance Assoc. Contact: President Lesley Tankard P: 8987 2136 A/H.
Nhulunbuy Toy Library Contact: Lorretta Peirce M: 04130913 127 E: westrett@optusnet.com.au Lodge Arafura Contact: Secretary P: 0418 831 120 or 0437 272 210
Arnhem Early Learning Centre Contact: Director 8987 1004 E: aelcdirector@bigpond.com
Arnhem Land Bowls Club Contact: Secretary Lisa Pullen P: 0418 609 807
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
Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264 Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha, P: 0437 141 291
Gove Touch Footy Contact: Victoria Mastin E: secretarygtouch@hotmail.com
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
8EAR Community Radio (Gove FM) Contact: Michael Stimpson P: 8987 1500 E: admin@govefm.com.au
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 Gove Netball Assoc. Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728
Church services
Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005 RSPCA: Contact: RSPCA Volunteer P: 0437 526 502 Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: Stephanie Freeman P: 0400 172 599 E: stephfreeman@live.com.au Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Group Leader E: gl.nhulunbuy@nthq.scouts.com.au
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
Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530
Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie, P: 8987 1272 Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525
Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club Contact: Pete McKormack P: 0447 801 141
TourDeArnhemland Contact: Des O’Sullivan P: 0418 840 957 E: tourdearnhemland@hotmail.com
Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Ian Shepherd P: 0412 892 703
T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training Contact: Grahame Deppeler P: 0439 033 688
WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE
NHULUNBUY
Sacred Heart Catholic Church Vigil Saturday 6.00pm, Sunday Service 8.30am
W/E Dec 09 W/E Dec 09 Variance Actual Usage Target Usage
OASIS Christian Assembly Pastor Phil Sampson – Ph: 8987 1522 / 8987 1369
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.
Monday 02/12
4254
1119
4000
1053
254
66
Tuesday 04/12
5182
1364
4200
1105
982
259
Wednesday 05/12
5187
1365
4700
1237
487
128
Thursday 06/12
4540
1195
4700
1237
-160
-42
Temperature (oC)
Friday 07/12
4625
1217
4500
1184
125
33
Saturday 08/12
4618
1215
4600
1211
18
4
4977
1310
4000
1053
977
257
8785 30700
8080
2683
705
Total Per head Total Per head Total Per head Kilolitres of Pop: Lt Kilolitres of Pop: Lt Kilolitres of Pop: Lt
Sunday 09/12 TOTAL
33383
Other Cities Av. Consumption / Head of Pop. Brisbane 270 • Darwin 1100 • Perth 340
Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 18
Thu 19
Fri 20
Time 0323 0900 1545 2217
Time 0402 0938 1619 2251
Time 0436 1014 1654 2324
Ht 1.53 3.14 0.71 2.73
Ht 1.52 3.17 0.68 2.75
Sat 21 Ht 1.50 3.18 0.68 2.77
Time 0508 1049 1727 2355
Ht 1.49 3.17 0.70 2.77
Sun 22
Mon 23
Tue 24
Time 0541 1122 1800
Time 0025 0614 1156 1833
Time 0056 0650 1231 1908
Ht 1.48 3.12 0.74
Ht 2.76 1.48 3.05 0.81
Ht 2.77 1.49 2.95 0.89
NOTE: these are predictions only, subject to change due to prevailing weather conditions. It is recommended you use this table as a guide only.
Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 25 Time 0129 0730 1311 1944
LAST QTR
Ht 2.77 1.49 2.82 0.99
Thu 26
Fri 27
Time 0206 0816 1356 2024
Time 0248 0910 1452 2111
Ht 2.79 1.49 2.68 1.11
Sat 28 Ht 2.82 1.45 2.53 1.24
Time 0338 1013 1604 2206
Ht 2.86 1.36 2.42 1.38
Sun 29
Mon 30
Tue 31
Time 0435 1120 1741 2309
Time 0538 1228 1911
Time 0019 0642 1335 2016
Ht 2.93 1.22 2.42 1.49
Ht 3.02 1.03 2.54
Ht 1.57 3.15 0.84 2.69
NOTE: these are predictions only, subject to change due to prevailing weather conditions. It is recommended you use this table as a guide only.
Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 01
Winner of the Nhulunbuy Corporation Academic Excellence Scholarship Paora-Rangi Campbell (presented by Acting Town Administrator Julie Bryce).
Time 0137 0742 1435 2112
NEW MOON
Ht 1.60 3.30 0.66 2.85
Thu 02
Fri 03
Time 0252 0839 1529 2203
Time 0351 0932 1620 2250
Ht 1.55 3.44 0.52 2.96
Sat 04 Ht 1.47 3.55 0.44 3.05
Time 0442 1023 1708 2334
Weather details Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, Dec 9 to Sunday, Dec 15
Day
Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ph: 8987 2375 / 0419 465 045
ABOVE: YBE Indigenous Student Award for Citizenship and Effort winner Maryann Yunupingu (presented by YBE’s Sol Costanzo). BELOW: Derek Harper Memorial Award for Science winner Madeleine Larsen (presented by General Manager of Gove Operations Ryan Cavanagh).
Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938
Gove Peninsula Tennis Club Contact: Nicky Mayer P: 8987 2640
East Arnhem Rugby Union Contact: Eddie P: 0407 002 357
Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490
Nhulunbuy Child Care Services Inc. Contact: Maria Akapita (Director) P: 8987 3311 F: 8987 3097 E: nhulunbuychildcare@bigpond.com
Gove Peninsula Surf Life Saving Club Contact: Chris Putland P: 8987 8083
East Arnhem Land Tourism Association Contact: John Tourish P: 8939 2000
Arnhem Gun Club Contact: President, Grub Stevens E: grub.gove@bigpond.com
ABOVE: Winner of the Arafura Times Award for Particular Achievement in Text Production Charlotte Piper (presented by Editor Matt Garrick). BELOW: The Caltex All-Rounder Award winner Harry Walker.
Gove Peninsula Festival Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490 E: govefestival@yahoo.com.au
Ht 1.38 3.61 0.41 3.11
Sun 05
Mon 06
Tue 07
Time 0529 1111 1753
Time 0015 0616 1159 1838
Time 0055 0702 1247 1922
Ht 1.30 3.60 0.44
Ht 3.13 1.24 3.50 0.54
Mean sea level pressure Max: 1009.7 hPa on Monday Min: 1005.3 hPa on Tuesday
Ht 3.13 1.22 3.32 0.69
Averages for the month of December
NOTE: these are predictions only, subject to change due to prevailing weather conditions. It is recommended you use this table as a guide only.
Arafura Times
Monday 9 Max 31.4 Min 24.4 Rainfall TCE Tuesday 10 Max 33.0 Min 22.8 Rainfall TCE Wednesday 11 Max 33.9 Min 23.0 Rainfall TCE Thursday 12 Max 33.9 Min 23.3 Rainfall TCE Friday 13 Max 34.7 Min 24.9 Rainfall NIL Saturday 14 Max 34.9 Min 24.8 Rainfall NIL Sunday 15 Max 34.4 Min 24.2 Rainfall NIL Monthly total rainfall to date: 20.8 mm
Max temp: 32.9 Min temp: 24.6 Rainfall: 181.2 mm
18 - 24 December 2013 – 21
SPORT
Tennis young gun shoots for the top
Second and fifth best female players in the NT, Caitlyn Mitchell and Nicky Mayer. 17-YEAR-OLD tennis hot-shot Caitlyn Mitchell was taught the tricks of the trade by Gove Tennis’s Head Coach Nicky Mayer. These days, Caitlyn sits three spots above Nicky in the Northern Territory rankings, as the second highest-ranked female player in the NT. But Nicky holds no grudges - on the contrary, she is proud to be one of those who helped build Gove’s potential future pro to the point she’s at now. Caitlyn returned to Gove recently, where she has resumed tennis training after completing her Year 12 studies at the prestigious Pro One Tennis Academy on the Gold Coast. She’s been more focused on school than tennis over the last
year, and now it’s time to get back into the game. “It will take a lot of hard work, commitment, and I’ll probably have to travel a lot, but I’m ready to take those steps,” she said. Caitlyn is currently in the process of deciding whether she wants to head to the United States to study at college on a tennis scholarship, where she plans to refine her game even further. She currently has five offers for different US colleges sitting on her table. Studying in the US would be the first step towards her dream. “After four years of college, the hope would be that I turn pro.” Nicky said for Caitlyn to have come from our remote town, to be we she was now was a massive
achievement. “For her to have gotten into the academy, and now to be looking at scholarships, it’s just amazing. “It took about 12 months, before she went to the academy, for her to decide that tennis was the path that she wanted to take. “And since making that crucial decision, she’s just shone.” Caitlyn said she was also grateful for all the support her mum and dad had given her along the way. Nicky and Caitlyn headed to Brisbane last Friday for an NT tennis tour. About 30 kids from the Territory were competing in a teams event and individual championships, with Caitlyn competing in the NT 17s team, which Nicky was coaching.
DEPARTMENT OF SPORT, RECREATION AND RACING
HIGHER, FASTER, STRONGER 2014 Sport Education Forums The Northern Territory Government, through the Department of Sport, Recreation and Racing has developed a series of FREE sport education forums. These forums are aimed at assisting sports clubs to enhance technical skill development and share current best practice coaching methods. Included will be a range of topics that are practical to implement into the coaching environment - from grassroots through to the elite level. Key note speakers will be Tim Ellison - National Junior Coach MTB XC and Greg Dea - NTIS Physiotherapist. Monday, 17 February 2014 at The Arnhem Club - 1 Franklyn Street. For further information and to register, visit www.dsrr.nt.gov.au or call 1800 045 678.
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A brave new world for Gove Tennis GOVE Tennis now faces some interesting times - Rio Tinto’s announcement will mean a certain shake-up for the club. To fit in with these times, the club have altered their membership structure. “We’ve adjusted fees so we now offer a term-by-term enrolment to accommodate families who might be leaving throughout next year.” Gove Tennis wants to keep its membership numbers as high as they can, as the town goes through radical changes. Nicky is also in conversations with Tennis NT and Tennis Australia, seeking funding to try to continue running their successful remote indigenous sports programs. People can join the club under the new structure from now - contact Nicky at tennisgove@tennisgove. com.au or (0407 460 487). There will be a sign-on day on February 1, the first Saturday of Term One, 2014.
Caitlyn Mitchell in action. Photo courtesy tennis.com.au
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Clontarf crowns Yirrkala’s young athletes YIRRKALA’S young athletes have celebrated a successful year of sports, school and socialising, at the recent the 2013 Clontarf Academy Awards. The awards night, held at Yirrkala School on December 4, brought together around 150 supporters and community members to watch their youngsters commended for their hard work. As Clontarf Director Rob Clements said: “It was a great evening celebrating the success and achievements of many of the boys in the 2013 Clontarf Academy”. As well as all the accolades given out on the night, it was also time for Clontarf to bust some other numbers down on how the year went. Some of their program statistics for 2013 included taking in: five major football carnivals, nine major camps away, 40 morning training sessions, 42 afternoon training sessions, 71 football games, 44 before-school breakfasts, 57 boxes of corn flakes eaten, 192 mornings of before-school pick-ups, 27,129km travelled in a troopie and 18 Clontarf cooking classes. Mr Clements said Clontarf were looking forward to another exciting year in 2014.
2013 Clontarf Award Recipients.
ABOVE LEFT: Most Valuable Player Guymarruwuy Yunupingu. ABOVE RIGHT: The Teachers’ Award went to Waykarr Wurramarrba. RIGHT: Award winner Obei Wunungmurra. RIGHT SECOND: Top Bloke Award went to Barrindi Ngurruwuthun. RIGHT THIRD: Most Improved Gadaman Gurruwiwi. FAR RIGHT: Senior Academic Award winner Guttingara Yunupingu.
Best Academy Member Bukutjpi Wanambi with Clontarf Director Rob Clements and Operations Manager Hamish Simpson.
Family supporters watching the proceedings.
ABOVE LEFT: Clontarf Academy supporters. ABOVE SECOND: Kelly Davis and Liz Tarrant. ABOVE: Director Rob Clements with Best Attender Birayngu Marawili. ABOVE RIGHT: Junior Training Award winners. RIGHT: Family members cheer on their Clontarf kids.
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