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$2 ‒ EDITION 884, 11 - 17 April 2012

NEWS FOR EAST ARNHEM LAND, INCLUDING NHULUNBUY AND YIRRKALA

First recorded sighting of killer whales in NT

BY MARJO HALLOWELL WHEN a man living in Yirrkala was approached to buy a painting from an Indigenous artist last year he thought he had a bargain. That was until he opened the canvas and saw that it was of a dolphin and a killer whale and thought it was not an authentic scene as he thought there were no killer whales in the area. How wrong he was. Little did he know that 12 months later he would be one of three men to ofﬁcially record the ﬁrst sighting of killer whales in Territory waters. Three men spotted the killer whales (Orcinus orca) near Gove where they were tracking east about 200m off the NW west end of the largest (long skinny) Bromby Island.

Hamish Simpson, Robert Clements and David Francis were out for a day’s fishing on Saturday, March 31, when Mr Simpson called out to the others that he saw a whale. “We thought he was having a lend of us and didn’t believe him,” said Mr Clements. “We were heading home at the end of the day after being at Elizabeth Bay. “When we were around the Bromby Islands Hamish called out to us to say he saw a whale and we just didn’t believe him. That was until we saw them for ourselves. “There were five in the pod - one about five-and-a-half metres with a calf of about three metres, and others about 300 metres

further out which were about four to five metres. “We didn’t believe our eyes and stayed close by for about half an hour and watched as they breached and swam around but we had to start back at 5.45pm before it got too dark. “When David got back to Darwin he called the Fisheries Department who didn’t believe that he had seen them as they were too far north so he sent them the photos.” The Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) senior scientist Carol Palmer said the sighting is the first confirmation of the marine mammals in Territory waters. Continues page 3 >>

Main pic: photo by Robert Clements. Inset: Hamish Simpson and Rob Clements recorded the ﬁrst ofﬁcial sighting of killer whales in NT waters.

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Surf Club now moving forward

WORK has begun in earnest on the rebuilding of the Gove Peninsula Surf Club. With the insurance payout being acknowledged the club can now start the long journey of rebuilding. They had not been waiting idly by as equipment has already been ordered in readiness for the start of the season with Nipper’s gear a priority. The earthworks have begun on the new building and concrete will be poured as soon as the site is ready.

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There is a container on site to store equipment until the buildings are complete and the caretaker is in his temporary accommodation. The Friday night fundraising barbecues have continued ensuring a steady stream of income. Last week the NT Government announced they would provide a $23,000 grant for a new IRB in readiness for the start of the season.

Offers of help have also come forward from other clubs throughout Australia. The club held its AGM recently and the existing committee members all offered to restand to ensure a continuity throughout the construction process although a couple of positions have had minor changes. They are all working together to ensure the smooth transition during this turbulent time.

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Community supports surf club ELLIS Beach SLSC may have taken out the $20,000 prize in the recent NAVY facebook competition but Gove Peninsula SLSC proved the community pulls together in a crisis. When fire devastated the club by razing the boat shed and all the life saving equipment housed within the NAVY facebook competition had just begun. Within a few days the Gove Peninsula moved into top position with the number of entries. In the weeks that followed the Gove Peninsula SLSC had rescued 67,623 stranded swimmers in the game which gave the club that many entries in the lucky draw. It is believed a couple of locals won the weekly $750 Retravision weekly voucher draw for entering however the club missed out on the top prize of $20,000. Club vice-president Chris Putland said it just showed how much people got behind the club and supported it. “I think the club is the winner because people really got behind the competition in an attempt to raise much needed funds and showed just how much they cared for their local club,” Mr Putland said. “Well done Gove.”

Joint managers at Gove FM THERE is a new face at Gove FM as Maria de Sotto takes up the role as station manager sharing the role with Alicia Scobbie. Maria has lived in Gove for three years and has previous radio experience on Yolngu radio as a production assistant. “I was about to leave town and head to Cairns and my car was already on a barge to Darwin - it’s now with my uncle and I’m still here,” she said. “Before I was due to leave I came to Gove FM to work as a volunteer and by the end of the week I was offered the job as part time station manager with Alicia. “Job satisfaction is my primary incentive and I know I will have that here. “I loved my time with Yolngu radio and felt that was the best job I’d ever had.” Ms de Sotto said she has had experience writing grant applications, executive administration and production as was looking at putting her skills to good use.

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New Aussies take the pledge NEW Australians took their pledge at the Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited offices on March 30. Assad Al Hasani, who is previously from Iraq, and Manmohan Mundada from India and who works as electrical engineer on Groote took the step to become Australians. Andrew McLoughlin from South Africa celebrated his new citizenship with his wife Gail and children Madeline and Finn. Andrew is a teacher at the Nhulunbuy Primary School. They took the pledge in front of the Town Administrator, Ross Theedom. In welcoming the new citizens

Dr Theedom said that we all need to belong to a family or a community to share a past and to hold common hopes and goals for the future. “By becoming an Australian citizen, you are showing that you want to be a part of Australia’s future,” Dr Theedom said. “Citizenship is a common bond which unites all Australians, whether they are Australia’s traditional inhabitants, first generation migrants or the descendants of earlier settlers. Our rich heritage stems from the contributions made by all of us. “Taking the step of becoming an Australian citizen is a public commitment to embracing Australian values

and institutions.” Dr Theedom explained that citizenship brings responsibilities and duties - to obey the laws, to register on the electoral roll and vote, to serve on a jury if called to do so, and to defend Australia should the need arise. “Citizenship also brings civil and social rights - the right to express your cultural heritage and beliefs coupled with a responsibility to accept the rights of others to express their heritage and beliefs.” Ross welcomed Andrew, Manmohan and Assad as citizens of Australia and congratulated them on their decision to become Australian citizens.

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Andrew McLoughlin celebrated his new citizenship with wife Gail and children Madeline and Finn.

From left to right: Ross Theedom, Assad Al Hasani and Manmohan Mundada.

NEWS

Whale sighting confirmed

Mandy moves on BY MARJO HALLOWELL A familiar face around town is about to move on to a place where she can head out on the highway. Mandy Paradise, the officer in charge of St John Ambulance in Nhulunbuy, is moving to Katherine at the end of the month. A keen bike rider she will be hitting the highway on her Harley whenever she has time off. Mandy has been in Gove for 10 years and with St John for five having served as a volunteer before taking on a permanent position. She became OIC last year and sees the transfer to Katherine as a step up career wise. “It is a bigger and busier place with 10 officers compared to three permanents here,” she said. “I have loved it here as everyone knows everybody and there is a great sense of community. “We have a great group of volunteers and cadets here and I will miss them all. “There is also a very big turnover of people in and out of town which creates a fabulous atmosphere in the town.” Ms Paradise said she had a strong connection with hospital staff in her current role and she also worked there as a nurse before joining St John on a permanent basis.

“I’m going to discover life outside of Gove and I think that will be interesting in itself. “It has been a big decisions having been here for so long but it is time for me to move outside my comfort zone. She has been involved in attending major road accidents, marine rescues and has delivered a baby during the course of her work. Part of her work here has also involved transporting patients for hospitals outside of Gove. Mandy will be in town until her replacement is appointed.

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Killer whales were spotted at the Bromby Islands. Photos by Robert Clements. From page 1 >> “Killer whales are actually the world’s largest dolphin species and this is the first official record of them being in Territory waters so we are very excited by this,” Ms Palmer said. “Three fishermen noticed the impressive animals off the Bromby Islands near Gove and luckily were able to take some photos of the killer whales as they hunted in the shallow waters. “This type of sighting information from the public is so crucial and highlights how remote the NT is that in 2012 we can still have the first confirmed sighting of the largest dolphin in the world on our doorstep. We rely on the public to report this kind of information. “I urge other members of the public who see killer whales in Ter-

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Council election results announced THE results of the 2012 East Arnhem Shire Council (EASC) Local Government Election have been announced at the declaration of polls which took place on April 2. The results were announced at the EASC, Nhulunbuy Council Chambers. Congratulations to the following elected members: Anindilyakwa Ward: 1. Jabani Lalara, 2. Constantine Mamarika. Birr Rawarrang Ward: 1. Peter Djumbu, 2. Rose Wurrguwurrgu. Gumurr Miyarrka Ward: 1. Wesley Bandi Wunungmurra, 2. Gawura

Wanambi. Gumurr Marthakal Ward: 1. Kaye Thurlow, 2. Mavis Danganbarr, 3. Alfred Gondarra. G u m u r r M i w a t j Wa r d : 1 . Yananymul Mununggurr, 2. Banambi Wunungmurra, 3. Barayuwa Mununggurr. Gumurr Gattjirrk Ward: A supplementary election date is expected to be advised by the NT Electoral Commission as there are two elected member vacancies. The first meeting of the new Council will be held on Wednesday April 11 at the Nhulunbuy Council

Chambers. The general public is invited to witness the signing of the Declaration of Office at 10am. For comprehensive ward by ward election results visit the NT Electoral Commission Website www. ntec.nt.gov.au The Electoral Commissioner, Mr Bill Shepheard, said, ‘Nominations to stand as a candidate for several member vacancies are now being invited and nominees are urged to lodge their completed nomination forms as soon as possible.’ Supplementary elections to be held include: East Arnhem Shire Council

- Gumurr Gattjirrk Ward - Councillor (two vacancies) and West Arnhem Shire Council Maningrida Ward - Councillor (one vacancy). The supplementary elections are a result of insufficient nominations being received at the 2012 NT Council elections. Nominations must be received by the returning officer at the Northern Territory Electoral Commission (NTEC) no later than 12 noon on Tuesday April 24. The nomination form, candidate handbook and scrutineer appointment

form, with instructions on how to complete and lodge the nomination form are available from the NTEC website (www.ntec.nt.gov.au), Council offices and offices of the Northern Territory Electoral Commission. The roll, prepared for the NT Council Elections, closed on Tuesday February 21 and will apply for the supplementary elections. For further information call 1800 MYVOTE or visit www.ntec.nt.gov. au

Ramingining teenager in the final three for a youth award A RAMINGINING teenager has been selected as one of three finalists in the Minister for Young Territorians Excellence in Youth Leadership Award in this year’s Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards. Alvin Marrpinduwuy Gaykamangu, 18, is a Yolngu man who has achieved goals well above his years. Recently Alvin was elected by his elders as councillor for the Gummurr Gajrrk ward to represent East Arnhem Shire Council and was also elected as a 2012 Youth Round Table member representing the youth of his community at a state wide level throughout the Northern Territory. Alvin has been identified as one of the future leaders of the Raminging community due to his commitment to his culture and his people. Alvin is one of the first two young people to graduate from high school from his local community and has become a role model for young people in his community. He is currently supporting and encouraging local students in his role as a tutor and is initiating

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social change within local youth. Alvin has participated in several NT Health conferences which are focused on providing healthy messages for the local Yolngu people to stop smoking and he continues to contribute his ideas and translating the healthy messages in the Yolngu matha for community health program as well as across Arnhem Land. If Alvin wins the Minister for Young Territorians Excellence in Youth Leadership Award, he will receive a $2000 cheque from TIO and a magnificent trophy. The Awards aims to encourage, acknowledge and reward individuals who have made a difference in all areas of youth endeavours, and provide an opportunity for young people to shine and gain recognition from their community and fellow peers. The winners will be announced during National Youth Week at the gala presentation dinner April 14 in Darwin. The awards presentation will kick start National Youth Week 2012 (NYW), which will be officially launched by the Minister for Young Territorians, Hon Robert Knight MLA, celebrating the achievements, and contributions that young Territorians are making to their communities. Olympic gold medallist, Kerri Pottharst, will be the guest speaker inspiring the Young Achievers of the Northern Territory to continue to strive for excellence and to achieve their dreams. Chief executive for TIO Richard Harding said, “Sponsoring the Northern Territory Young Achiever Awards is a great way for TIO to contribute toward building the confidence and resilience of young Territorians”. “As a local organisation focused on developing high-performance employees, our ties to the NT Young Achiever Awards is one that also helps to bring our busi-

Olympic gold medallist Kerri Pottharst will be guest speaker at the Youth Awards.

ness values to life; including leadership, passion, teamwork, accountability and integrity “ he said. There are three finalists in each of the following categories with the winners announced on the night: The Northern Territory Government Career Achievement Award; The McArthur River Mining Regional and Rural Initiative Award; The Minister for Young Territorians Excellence in Youth Leadership Award; The Somerville Community Services Award; The Northern Territory Government Young Careers Award; The

Youth week in Nhulunbuy AS part of National Youth Week a Youth Suicide and Substance Abuse Prevention Day event has been planned for Nhulunbuy on Saturday, April 14. All community members are welcome to come down to the town hall in Nhulunbuy to celebrate young people and the impact they can have on the community. There will be three hours of informative activities that will educate and inspire 12 to 25-year-olds to take action towards issues associated with this age group including youth suicide and substance abuse. There will be performances by local talents and lunch will be supplied. Drinks will also be available. A bus service will be running from Yirrkala, Nhulunbuy and Gunyangara to pick up community members to attend the event which will be on from noon until 3pm. For further information contact 8939 2401.

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Charles Darwin University Arts Award; The Power and Water Science and Engineering Award; The Toll Marine Logistics & Toll Transitions Sports Award; The Conoco Phillips Environment Award. Each winner will receive a glass trophy and $2000 thanks to TIO and will qualify for the Channel Nine Young Achiever of the Year who receives an additional $2,000 from TIO and a trophy. For further information email info@ awardsaustralia.com

Venus and Jupiter put on a show

VENUS and Jupiter gave a wonderful show in the western sky at sunset recently. One was on March 26 when Gove Amateur Astronomy Club president Ian Maclean managed to get a shot of the conjunction of the planets with the moon. “Well, in spite of the clouds menacing the western horizon on the night I managed to not only see but get a photograph of the conjunction,” he said. For more information visit www.askthescienceguru. com/venus-and-jupiter-in-march-2012

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Man fined and loses his licence for 12 months A 44-year-old man was disqualified for 12 months and fined $500 after he pleaded guilty to careless and drunk driving when he appeared at Nhulunbuy Magistrates Court last week. The carpenter, who had his licence taken when he registered 0.227gm in a breath test, said he had already suffered hardship by not being able to work. On March 17 he was seen driving outbound on Matthew Flinders Way by an off duty police officer. The man had been drinking an unknown quantity of beer and spirits

at the Arnhem Club after work on Friday evening and was seen at 2.30am on Saturday morning driving over the centre line markings. He was seen driving into oncoming traffic lanes and on duty officers stopped him and he registered the high range reading. The man said this was totally out of character for him and he was a hard worker and couldn’t believe he had driven. “I’m very sorry and this will bring a lot of hardship,” he said. He said he had not been employed since the incident and his job pros-

NT Police have been accused of poaching the cream of Tasmanian Police TASMANIAN Police said the Northern Territory is trying to poach some its best and brightest police officers. Northern Territory Police are being accused of trying to poach some Tasmania’s best and brightest police officers. NT Police is running a recruitment drive in interstate newspapers, police journals and on radio and are offering free housing, seven weeks recreational leave, unlimited sick leave, remote incentives and promotion for officers with two or more years experience. Robbie Dunn from the Police Association of Tasmania said many young officers will jump

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pects at the moment were zero. He had been bringing home about $3000 per week. Magistrate Greg Smith said the man had been driving a long time with no relevant priors and he accepted the behaviour was out of character. “You can’t afford to do this sort of thing,” Mr Smith said. “If your found driving (while disqualified) you will place yourself in severe risk of going to gaol.” The man was also ordered to pay two $40 victim’s levies.

MINISTER for Children and Families Kon Vatskalis has paid tribute to the achievements of nine accomplished Territory child protection workers who recently completed Flinders University Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice (Child Protection). Mr Vatskalis said the Territory Government is committed to helping develop and further the careers of our child protection workers. He said sponsorship through scholarships funded by the Department of Children and Families made it possible for these nine employees to complete their postgraduate qualifications. “Child protection workers play a vital, yet very difficult role in our community and it is important that we recognise this and offer support,” Mr Vatskalis said. “The Graduate Certificate in Remote Health Practice is a unique qualification offered by Flinders University through the Centre for Remote Health.” The Centre for Remote Health is a Commonwealth funded University Department of Rural Health and a joint initiative of Flinders University and Charles Darwin University “The qualification is not offered anywhere else in Australia and specifically focuses on regional child protection, making it perfectly suited to the Territory. “The nine scholarship recipients will now take the skills they have acquired through the programme back into the community to benefit Territory children and families.” The Northern Territory Government and Charles Darwin University recently signed an historic agreement that will see the Northern Territory increase ‘home grown’ frontline child protection practitioners. “Currently there is a national and international shortage of frontline child protection practitioners and the Board of Inquiry highlighted the need for the Northern Territory to ‘grow its own’ workforce,” Mr Vatskalis said.

At the time he was stopped there were three adult passengers in the vehicle with him. The man said he had been driving for 28 years and had been drinking at the Arnhem Club that night. He said not having a licence could be terminal to his job as an IT worker and he had a lapse in judgment when he decided to drive. He was warned there would be a risk of imprisonment if he drove while disqualified. The man was also ordered to pay a $40 victim’s levy.

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A man, 45, was disqualified from driving for six months and fined $350 when he pleaded guilty to medium range drink driving when he appeared, unrepresented, in Nhulunbuy Magistrates Court on April 3. On March 31 he was driving outbound on Chesterfield Circuit when he was stopped by police at 2.35am for a broken tail-light. He was breath tested as registered a reading of 0.116 and said he was driving home.

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Adrian Wagg memorial award open for nominations Nominations for the Adrian Wagg Training Award are being encouraged for this year. The Adrian Wagg Memorial Training Award for the Miwatj Region sponsored by the Department of Business and Employment, Employment and Training Unit, was presented at the Charles Darwin University awards ceremony held in Nhulunbuy in December . Bungamana Ganambar won the award after she completed her Certiﬁcate II in Conservation and Land Management. She works as a Miyalk ranger with Laynhapuy Homelands Association and acts as a role model and mentor in her work where she is highly regarded by her employer. Ms Ganambar is involved in translation work particularly supporting young mothers at the local hospital and helping to develop teaching resource material for Homeland schools where she is involved in bush medicine and personal care product manufacture and sales. In 2002 Adrian Wagg, a well-

known resident of the Miwatj region, died in a helicopter crash. Adrian was known for his work with young people in the region and to commemorate his memory the Adrian Wagg Memorial Award was established by the then Department of Employment Education and Training (DEET) as part of the Northern Territory (NT) Vocational Training Awards. The award was for the “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year”. The award aimed to encourage Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders participation in Vocational Technical Education. It was intended to recognize outstanding achievements for a ﬁnal year apprentice, trainee or vocational student. The award valued at $500, consisted of a trophy to the value of $100 and $400 worth of goods or vouchers to support the training needs of the winner. In 2004 the award was changed by DEET to the “Adrian Wagg Memorial Award for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Student of the Year for the Miwatj Region”. It was felt that this change would better recognize Adrian for the work he did with Aboriginal organsations and communities in the Miwatj region where he was very To find out about legislation passed in the NT well known and Legislative Assembly in the March 2012 Sittings, respected. In order you can visit the website: to ensure the award www.yourparliament.nt.gov.au

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WOMEN with Clever Hands: Gapuwiyak Miyalkurruwurr Gong Djambatjmala is an exhibition of the fibre work made by women from Gapuwiyak. Gapuwiyak is an inland community on the Gove peninsula established in 1969 situated

on the northern shore of a small body of water, Lake Evella. The exhibition curated by Dr Louise Hamby, with assistance from Lucy Wanapuyngu, is on at Object Gallery and is in the main gallery and project space. Women with Clever

Nominees will be assessed from the written information provided in their nomination. A panel of three judges from the Department of Business and Employment and CDU representing vocational education and training and a community representative nominated by Laynhapuy Homelands Association will assess all nominations. The winner will be announced at the Charles Darwin University award ceremony in Nhulunbuy on Friday December 7. For further information, please contact the award organiser: Regional Training Coordinator, Department of Business and Employment Nhulunbuy Training Centre on 8986 8385 or email andrew.peers@nt.gov.au

exhibition have been produced and collected over the past 15 years. They not only represent the styles of artists from this community but also reveal much about the social and cultural life of the artists. Transmitting knowledge to the younger generation and

inspiring them to make fibre work is a primary goal of the women. Object Gallery is in Bourke St, Surry Hills and is open on Tuesday to Friday from 11am to 5pm and on Saturday from 10am to 5pm and admission is free. It will run until June 6.

Numbulwar residents in Melbourne for exhibition RESIDENTS from Numbulwar went to Melbourne recently to be involved in an art exhibition. The Norla Dome, former gymnasium at the heritage-listed Mission to Seafarers in Flinders Street, is one of Docklands’ most special places and is currently enjoying a renaissance as an art space. Dora Levakis presented an interactive experience comprising many art forms but linked through the concept of “remote

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Nominations are encouraged from those who have completed or expect to complete their qualiﬁcation with a Registered Training Organisation between September 1, 2011 and 31 August 31, 2012. The award criterion recognises outstanding achievement by an apprentice, trainee or vocational student who completed their studies, is an Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander who is a resident of the Miwatj region, demonstrates skills associated with the course undertaken, evidences commitment to personal development, and evidences commitment to community capacity building/well-being. Finalists and winners are selected in accordance with the principles of equal opportunity.

Hands provides a representative view of a variety of fibre works being produced in the community from natural materials including bas kets , bags, mats, sculptural figures and items worn on the body. The 130 works in the

place”. She displayed her own paintings from the Republic of Tuva in southern Russia as well as south-eastern Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. Dora did not bring any Tuvans with her, but she did bring several people from Numbulwar as part of the experience. According to Mission to Seafarers CEO Andrea Fleming, Dora brought with her Molly Nundhirribala, Absalom Lalara, Katrina Nundhirribala, their son

Kyle and Lance Lawson who has lived with the Numbulwar community for over 40 years. “Each shared their gifts during their time in Melbourne,” Ms Fleming said. “Absalom and Katrina produced traditional paintings with the hair of their little boy Kyle, Molly wove baskets while Lance recited his wonderfullyillustrated poetry at ‘open mic’ day at the mission on March 17.”

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Sally Wagg holding the perpetual trophy, Andrew Peers (Employment and Training NT), Bungamana Ganambar award winner, Lirrpiya Mununggurr Laynhapuy Homelands Corporation (Bungamana’s employer representative) and Julia Marawilli (Bungamana’s mari).

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remained annual, DEET linked the award to the yearly presentation evening held in Nhulunbuy by the Charles Darwin University (CDU). This would allow greater participation by Adrian’s family, friends and colleagues, plus Aboriginal people, organisations and communities from the region. In 2010, CDU handed the administration of the award back to the Department of Education and Training (DET - formerly DEET). In December 2010 Sally Wagg, Adrian’s widow, approached the Regional Training Coordinator DET Nhulunbuy as to what was happening with the award. There had been no award for 2009 and 2010. In 2011, as a result of Sally’s enquiry, the award’s name was reduced to the “Adrian Wagg Memorial Training Award”, the prize money increased to $500 for the winner’s purchases, and a perpetual trophy purchased from Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Art Centre in Yirrkala. which is to be engraved with the winners name and year. Buku-Larrnggay, through Will Stubbs the manager, generously subsidized the purchase cost of the trophy. The trophy is a commemorative aluminium alloy cast plate with a traditional ﬁsh motive designed by local well recognized Yirrkala artist Wukun Wanambi. The handmade plate was cast by The Shiel Collection from Melbourne. The perpetual trophy is to be displayed in the winner’s place of employment for the next 12 months.

“Dora’s connection to this remote place and people was evident in her paintings, her relationship with her guests and the accompanying video and audio footage that combined to create a wonderfully interactive and educational experience.” The mission is seeking expressions of interest from artists wishing to exhibit. Artists are being asked to respond to the themes of spirituality, maritime and cultural diversity.

NEWS

Students graduate from first Ralpa Course AFTER eight weeks of dedication and hard work the first group of Ralpa Program graduates celebrated their achievements at a ceremony held on Thursday March 22. Graduates Russell Gurruwiwi, Jason Yunupingu, Vernon Gurruwiwi, Gerard Bush, David Mununggurr, Fan Mununggurr, Richard Yunupingu, Matthew Yunupingu, Samuel Gurruwiwi, Matthew Guffuwiwi, Carlos Gumbula, Trevor Dhamarrandji, Craig Mununggurritj and Benji Wanambi pictured with senior Traditional Owners Balupau Yunupingu, Widyana Marika, Binmila Yunupingu, Daniel Yunupingu as well as Tim O’Neill, Klaus Helms, Tracey Paterson and Gary Barnes. Manager human resources for Gove Operations, Pacific Aluminium, Tim O’Neill, together with senior Traditional Owners, presented the Ralpa Program Certificate of Completion to participants. In congratulating the graduates, Mr O’Neill also recognised the contributions and commitment to the program by the Gove Traditional Owners Leaders Forum, and Ralpa program partners Bunuwal Industrial Pty Ltd, Charles Darwin University, Gumatj Corporation Ltd, and Marngarr Resource Centre. “Gove Operations are a proud founding partner of the Ralpa program,” Mr O’Neill said. “The inaugural intensive eight week course focussed on carpentry and wood work and has been an inspiring success. All involved should be congratulated for their involvement, in particular, the graduates themselves. We are now focussed on Ralpa 2 and are engaged with Dhimurru and the Nhulunuby

Corporation about the employment opportunities they have available for Yolngu.” The program started in January and is based on the Pacific Aluminium Alert work readiness model which includes formal classroom learning at CDU, safety awareness, workplace understanding and job placement. The Ralpa program is focussed on regional job opportunities particular in communities and community organisations. The aim of Ralpa is preparing participants for “jobs now” by completing the course. “ T h e f o c u s o n r e g io n al jo b opportunities, particularly in community businesses and organisations, is the foundation of working together in partnership,” Mr O’Neill said. “The training and focus on jobs is directly benefitting communities. The new gym at Ski Beach is a great example of this at work.” Key new skills focused on in Ralpa 1 included carpentry and wood work, workplace safety, equipment maintenance, fitness for work, personal health and well-being, nutrition, as well as workplace communication, attendance and punctuality. Over the eight week course, participants attended morning theory sessions before putting their newly learnt skills into practice in the afternoon at the respective community work places. The graduation celebration took place at the ALERT facility and was attended by in excess of 100 people. Families, graduates and community members gathered to congratulate the successful team and participate in a Bunggul featuring Dhuwa and Yirritja dance.

Students at the Rapla graduation proudly display their certificates

Bungal at the graduation.

Increase for Territory pensioners TERRITORIAN pensioners will shortly receive increased payments with a fortnightly boost as a result of indexation. Around 19,000 Territorians receiving age, disability and carer pensions, as well as veterans’ income support and disability compensation recipients will receive the boost. Member for Lingiari, Warren Snowdon and Senator Trish Crossin announced the increases last month. “Single pensioners on the maximum rate will receive an extra $6.70 a fortnight, and pensioner couples on the maximum rate will receive an extra $10 a fortnight combined,” Mr Snowdon said. “As part of our historic pension reforms in 2009,

we delivered the biggest increase to the pension in its 100 year history, and this boost gives our local pensioners a little extra to help manage their budget.” Since 2009, Labor has delivered real increases to the maximum pension rate about $154 per fortnight for singles and about $156 per fortnight for couples combined. Following the latest increase, total pension payments for people on the maximum rate, including the base rate and pension supplement, are: $755.50 a fortnight for singles, and $1,139.00 a fortnight for couples combined. Senator Crossin said Labor’s reforms to the pension system ensures the pension keeps up with living costs across the

Northern Territory and around the country. “Labor understands that pensioners have the least room to move in their budgets which is why it’s so important that when the cost of living goes up the pension goes up to match it.” “In Government we’ve delivered for pensioners in the Northern Territory and we’ll keep delivering to make sure they get the fair go they deserve.” From May the Federal Government is also increasing payments to pensioners as part of the clean energy future package. Single pensioners will receive an increase of about $338 per year, and pensioner couples will receive an increase of about $510 per year combined.

Sporting Grants Now Open The Territory Government’s 2012/13 Sporting Grants Program is now open for applications. These include applications for: Active Recreation Organisations Grant Program for the delivery of active recreation in the Territory. Facility and Major Capital Equipment Grant Program to improve the capacity of sport and recreation organisations to provide appropriate, affordable and accessible sport and recreation opportunities. Grass Roots Development Grant Program Round 1 to assist sport and active recreation clubs, groups and service deliverers to deliver on grass root participation. For more information or to lodge an application go to www.nt.gov.au/sportandrecreation or freecall 1800 045 678 for assistance. Applications close Tuesday, 8 May 2012. www.lifestylent.nt.gov.au Arafura Times

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

April Sat 14. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club

3-6pm.

Sat 21. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Peninsula Tennis Club. Sun 22. Yacht racing at the Gove Boat Club. 12.30 sign on – 2pm start. Crew always welcome. Last race of the Bedwell Blue Water Series. Tue 24. Kap’ Yong Day (Korea) at Memorial Park. Wed 25. ANZAC Day at Memorial Park. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - old natural terrain circuit, round 2 - 8 am to noon. Sat 28. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club 3-6pm.

May Tue 1. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy Debutante Ball. Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee - 8am to noon. Sun 20. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Peninsula MX Round 3 - 8am to noon.

June Tue 5. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 9. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee MX track - set up for enduro/pony - 9am to noon. Sun 10. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - enduro Pony round 2 - 8am to noon. Sun 10. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Finke Desert Race weekend - Alice-Finke-Alice. Sat 16. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Arafura Dance Association.

JULY Sun 1. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Old natural terraine circuit round 3 - 8am to noon. Sat 14 & Sun 15. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee set up for two day event.TBC - 9am to noon. Sat 14 & Sun 15. The third annual Dave Langridge Memorial Round Robin Touch football competition at Hindle Oval. Sat 21 - Sun 22. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Gove / Darwin challenge. Heats Sat, ﬁnals Sun- 8am to 3pm. Thu 26 to Sun, Aug 5. Gove Peninsula Festival. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Junior Football Club.

AUGUST Sat 11. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee set up for enduro/pont - 9am until set up. Sat 11. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Junior coaching. Sun 12. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Enduro pony Round 3 - 8am to noon. Sat 25. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy BMX Club.

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 letters to the editor Apply for tourism grants now IF you have an idea for a project that will refresh, upgrade or develop an Australian tourism product or service, I want to remind you that there are only eight days (applications close on April 19) left to apply for the 2012 T-QUAL Grants - Tourism Quality Projects round of funding. Projects don’t have to be large or grand to receive a T-QUAL Grant which is why I’m encouraging large or smaller-scale tourism operators and organisations across our country to think about applying. T-QUAL Grants is a highly competitive merit-based program that offers matched funding of between $15,000 and $100,000

(GST excl) for projects that will enhance and increase Australia’s supply of quality tourism products and experiences. T-QUAL Grants have a track record of helping lift the profile of attractions and regions making them more appealing for visitors. Last year we offered nearly $8.5 million to 117 projects, including everything from eco-cabins and farm stays to wine trails and interactive displays. This year I am challenging you to come up with the most innovative ideas yet. T-QUAL Grants are administered by the Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism and applications close at 5pm on

Thanks to dance teacher STUDENTS from Arafura Dance Association have just returned from the Wild West Tour in WA and eight-yearold Yllana Waller - one of the eight dancers on the trip wrote this letter as a tribute to her teacher, Sharlene Cardilini, as this will be Yllana’s last trip as her family is leaving town. Why you should have Miss Sharlene as your Highland dance teacher by a grateful student. No matter what you do you should definitely have Miss Sharlene as your Highland dancing teacher. Firstly, you must have Miss Sharlene as your Highland dancing teacher because you will learn more things from her than any other Highland teacher. She gives you lots of tips. This is awesome because when you go to competitions you have a much better chance of

coming first in any dance. The next reason why you must have Miss Sharlene as your teacher for Highland is that she is very kind and caring. This helps you when you’re dancing as she keeps you motivated to try your best and feel good about your dancing. The last reason why you have to have Miss Sharlene as your Highland dancing teacher is that she makes it much more fun than any other dance teacher. This keeps you working hard and it also helps you enjoy it. When you go away for competitions she always puts lots of fun things in between the dancing rehearsals and in the classes. The reasons above should make it clear that you should always have Miss Sharlene as your Highland dancing teacher. Yllana Waller, 8.

19 April 2012. This year for the first time a set of short video presentations on how to apply for these T-QUAL Grants is available on YouTube at www.youtube.com/user/ retgovau . For application forms and information to help you apply for the 2012 T-QUAL Grants round visit my Department’s website at www.ret.gov.au/tqual and follow the link to Tourism Quality Projects - 2012 Round. Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson AM MP

Member for Arafura stepping down THE first Indigenous woman to become a Minister in the Territory, Marion Scrymgour, has announced that she will not be standing for re-election at this year’s Territory election. Ms Scrymgour, the member for Arafura, made the announcement on the Tiwi Islands coinciding with the Tiwi Island grand final recently and will be heading to other key centres in her electorate including Maningrida, Gunbalunya and Jabiru to explain her decision. “I wanted to be with so many of the people I have worked so closely with when I announced my decision,” she said. “This was a tough decision but the time is right for me to look at other opportunities. “I have spent the last few months talking to my family, my colleagues and my electorate. Being the member for Arafura has been an honour and I have enjoyed it immensely.” Chief Minister Paul Henderson

paid tribute to Ms Scrymgour. “Marion has been a tireless advocate for the people of Arafura. She always put her electorate first and will be a tough act to follow,” Mr Henderson said. “Marion should be very proud of her achievements. From when she first become a Minister introducing innovative legislation which has helped slash petrol sniffing rates through to her current work tackling youth suicide. “As Australia’s first indigenous woman to become a Minister she leaves a very proud legacy and she will continue to be an inspiration, especially to young indigenous women.” Ms Scrymgour said she would continue to work hard advocating for the people of Arafura right up until the election. Ms Scrymgour will withdraw her pre-selection nomination and the ALP will select a new candidate for the seat of Arafura.

Funding continued long after project ceased THERE have been a few complaints from parents of year six students that the Nhulunbuy Corporation is no longer paying students to clean up around Nhulunbuy. Up until last year the Year Six Canberra Excursion Committee was receiving in excess of $8000 a year for the students to clean up around town. On checking with the Town Administrator, Ross Theedom, he said the project could no longer be justified and the issue was part of a much greater project. “In 2006, the Corporation was provided with funding from Alcan/RTA to undertake cleaning across a number of areas,” Dr

Theedom said. “The Year 6 Canberra Committee was a recipient of some of this funding. Their role was to clean up Matthew Flinders Way. The subsidy was provided again in 2007 but was cancelled by RTA in 2008. “All projects were wound up at this time. Unfortunately, or fortunately for the Year 6 Canberra Committee, they were not given notice and the activity continued on. “In normal circumstances the Year 6 Canberra Committee would not have been engaged to perform the clean up after 2007. Somehow this continued until 2011 when I reviewed all projects as part of the 2012 budget and

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decided that this project could no longer be justified.” “To date we have received no complaints about litter in this area so I believe that there is justification for the decision. However, we are monitoring the situation as a matter of course to ensure that there is no build up of litter in the future. “The clean up cost the Corporation $8580 per annum. In notifying the Year 6 Canberra Committee the Corporation praised their excellent performance and advised them that it would look at opportunities in the future to assist them.”

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SCHOOL NEWS

Nhulunbuy Primary Student Council THE student representative council (SRC) elections were held in the library at Nhulunbuy Primary School recently and were a great success. The year 6 students have been learning about government and democracy this term and organised the elections. The Six Murdoch Electoral Commission, as they called it, had voting ofďŹ cials in the library throughout the day to assist voters

and ensure the election ran according to plan. They did a fantastic job and received lots of positive feedback. Polling booths from a real election were used and students voted using a preferential voting system â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this was carefully explained to all students by our polling ofďŹ cials. Four representatives from Year 4, 5 and 6 were elected and will form the new NPS SRC. The newly elected group will be for-

mally acknowledged at a special presentation assembly in Term 2. Meetings will be held on a fortnightly basis where the group will participate in team building activities and negotiate projects within the school and community and address any issues raised by the students at NPS. The SRC will also nominate a charity to raise money for each term. They look forward to sharing more SRC news throughout the year.

Left: 6M SRC candidates posting their ballot: (back row left to right) Mahlia, Chante, Chloe (front row) Kodi, Ipsita. Below left: 6M polling ofďŹ cials (back row left to right ) Dean, Lara, Jacob, (front row) Morgan, Jesse. Below right: Voting: Filling in the ballot paperpreferential voting.

More parents are choosing independent schools for their children PARENTS in Nhulunbuy are often faced with issues relating to the education of their children asking themselves whether to educate them locally or send them to boarding schools. The Nhulunbuy Christian College gives those parents an option as it provides private education for up to year nine. The number of students in the independent schools sector has increased by 35 per cent since 2001, compared with 12 per cent growth in the catholic schools sector over the same time, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently. The stronger growth rate of student numbers in the independent sector is one of a number of differences between the two sectors such as: lower student to teaching staff ratios (FTE) in the independent sector with 14.2 and 10.4 for primary and secondary respectively, while the ďŹ gures for the catholic sector were 18.2 and

12.8; and higher proportions of teaching staff who are male in the independent sector than the catholic sector, with 34 per cent and 28 per cent respectively. The non-government sector accounts for about one third of all Australian students, staff and schools reported in Australia. Other ďŹ gures released by the ABS show that the number of male teaching staff working in government schools has decreased by two per cent. This is in contrast to the number of male teaching staff working in non-government schools over the same time which rose by 25 per cent. This is despite overall increases of teaching staff in both the government and non-government schools over this period and the number of female students in Years 11 and 12 in 2011 outnumbered male students by one per cent and four per cent respectively. This is reversed in every other year of schooling where males outnumber females.

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Funding available for school and community partnerships SCHOOLS in the region are encouraged to submit an application for the 2012 NAB Schools First Awards for their chance to share in $3.05 million in awards funding. NAB Schools First is a national awards program that recognises and rewards outstanding school-community partnerships. Brought to life by NAB in partnership with the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), the program is based on research that shows student outcomes can be improved when schools work in partnership with local community organisations and businesses. This year more schools will benefit than ever before with 130 school-community partnerships set to be rewarded - 15 more than in 2011. The increase comes after research found that the awards funding directly enhance and evolve school-community partnerships. Applications for the 2012 NAB Schools First awards opened at www. schoolsfirst.edu.au and are open to schools in metropolitan, regional and remote areas in Australia across the public, catholic and independent sectors. Impact Awards: 55 awards at $30,000 each. Awarded to schools in existing partnerships. All Impact Award winners have the chance to increase their winnings to $60,000 if named their respective State/Territory Impact Award winner. State/Territory Impact Award winners are then in the running for the National Impact Award, which has a total award value of $200,000.

Seed Funding Awards: 65 awards at $15,000 each. Awarded to schools that have an idea for a school-community partnership or are only in the very early stages of one. Student Awards: 10 awards at $5000 each. Awarded to students that have an outstanding idea for a schoolcommunity partnership. Student Award winners are also provided with a mentor and thorough support model to help get their idea off the ground. Now in its fourth year, 26 per cent of Australian schools have applied for a NAB Schools First Award proving there is a need to continue the support the program provides. Head of education NAB Rebecca Sherwill believes schools, students and the community in the Northern Territory could beneďŹ t greatly from applying. â&#x20AC;&#x153;NAB Schools First provides great opportunities for local schools and community groups. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen ďŹ rst-hand the difference winning an award can make to students and the community,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d encourage schools either in a community partnership or thinking about forming one to get involved and just give it a go. They have nothing to lose and up to $200,000 to gain,â&#x20AC;? she said. Applications will remain open until 5pm (AEST) on Friday, June 29. A dedicated NAB Schools First hotline, email and online discussion forum will endeavour to help applicants with any questions they have around their application at www.schoolsďŹ rst. edu.au.

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crazy hair day takes off at ncc STAFF and students at Nhulunbuy Christian College didn’t need much encouragement to get out the hair spray, glitter and curling wand for Crazy Hair Day. The usual pony tails and buzz cuts were transformed into a myriad of designs, colours and textures. Not only did Crazy Hair Day provide mums and dads with an opportunity to unleash their inner hairstylist, but the school raised over $270 for the Leukaemia Foundation. Well done to all.

Denver Shine from Year 6 at Nhulunbuy Christian College went for height with her style.

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Naomi Rika, Paige Kolijn, Olivia Marchesi from Year 3 and Transition’s Hannah Rika (front row) show off their ‘crazy hair’ raising money for the Leukaemia Foundation.

Andrew O’Sullivan and William Stockley from Year 9 use fakery to stand out on Crazy Hair Day.

A lot of intricate work went into Year 5’s Alyssa Savage’s beautiful hair style.

A family ‘do’ - Liam from Year 5 and Ciara Arkcoll from Year 3 at Nhulunbuy Christian College.

Nhulunbuy Christian College Principal Mr Steve Venour had fun with a temporary ‘mullet’, amusing students arriving at school especially Year 2 students Kuleni Venour and Foster Gynell.

Year 3’s Jerusalem Bracey and Bianca Giles with their multi coloured hair styles.

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Billie Francis, Bianca Giles and Floriana Lamboa use colour and accessories to excess in Year 3.

Year 2 teacher Mrs Anne Fourie and her daughter Larah had a lot of fun getting ready for Crazy Hair Day.

Chayse Aston from Year 8 makes a strong hair statement with his creative structural style.

Caren Erasmus and her Transition daughter Jade work the rock star look.

the 2012 airnorth ladies fishing classic

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Reel Nauti Anglers - Alice McDonald and Natasha Stokes with Paris.

Foul Lookers - Joey Webster, Katie Dobson, Sarah Webster and Erin Cislowski.

Game Set Catch team members Nicole Zimmermann, Nicky Mayer and Sharon Mery.

Desperate Trout Wives - Clare Crowley, Hannah Seaniger, Karyn Laverty and Sandy Laverty - voted as best dressed on the night.

All Men Are Anchors - Lara Broeckel, Tina Pelkonen and Shayne Marshall - the team was picked as the best name for the comp.

Beach Bunnies - Jade, Amelia, 5, and Rachael Watts represent three generations of anglers.

Fish N Chicks - Lee-Anne Tawhi, Kelly Nicholas and Jessica Brant.

Bite Me Barbs - Sue Nash, Chris Wallace, Ken, Stacey Eley and Bec Parsonage.

Lady Luck and the Leprechaun - Kaz Hill, Di Walton, Paul Grover, Cassie Duykers and Sharon Dun.

Hook Me Up - Melissa Foggin, Nigel Foggin, Jo Hill and Stacy Griffiths.

Strawberry Shortcakes - Melissa Fox, Nikki Hannaford and Yvette Unwin. Trans Pacific Trippers - Chris Andrews, Shelly Martin, Indra Bourke, Vicki William, Jason Bourke and Greg Williams with their only catch - the shark.

Ulua Chicks with Funky Fishing Fever - Savanne Canobie, Tara Canobie, Noah Canobie, Shaun Canobie, Lisa Mare and Sally Mooney.

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5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Bad Fish Paradigm” (PG s) - Penny opens up to a reluctant Sheldon after a less-than-stellar first date with Leonard, placing him in the uncomfortable position of having to keep a secret. 7:00 RBT 8:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: “Crime After Crime” (M v) 9:00 The NRL Footy Show: A mix of footy and fun as we take you inside the game with some of Rugby Leagues favourites. 10:45 THe AFL Footy Show 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 9:00 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Dead Tired: Awake Is The New Sleep 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Dresden And The Elbe Valley 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 How To Cook Like Heston: Chocolate 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: Regional Pride - Chef Antonio Carluccio returns to his home town of Borgofranco, in the Italian Piedmont region, to look at whether the rivalry between north and south is as strong as ever. 9:30 The Family UK: Cup Of Tea 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Pornography the Musical 12:00 The Fixer 12:55 Movie: “Exiled” (M v,l,s) - In Cantonese. A friendship forms between an ex-gangster and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him. A stylish action film from powerhouse director Johnny To. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 13

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Jennifer Byrne Presents 1:10 Monarch Of The Glen 2:50 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Les Gets 6:50 Minuscule: The Long Road 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (NT) 8:00 QI: Inventive - QI master Stephen Fry is reinventing the wheel, in a show all about ‘Inventions’. 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Away With The Fairies Phryne enters the publishing world when she investigates the puzzling death of a magazine columnist and author of fairy stories. 9:30 The Shadow Line: Jay Wratten insists that Harris caused his uncle’s murder and causes problems for Bede’s new business deal. DI Gabriel struggles to placate his ex-mistress and ‘Gatehouse’ plays evil games. 10:30 Lateline: A unique nightly news analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and international news and events. 11:10 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 12:10 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Codpiece Topology” (PG s) Seeing Penny with another guy sends Leonard back to Leslie Winkle, much to Sheldon’s dismay. 6:50 Friday Night Football: Brisbane Broncos Vs Canberra Raiders 9:00 Friday Night Football: St George Illawarra Dragons Vs Newcastle Knights 11:00 Movie: “City Heat” (M) - A tough cop and a wisecracking private investigator are forced to work together on a case involving the mob. 1:00 Movie: “Fear Is The Key” (PG v) - John Talbot is an underwater expert who witnesses the murder of his wife and child. After working with the police, he hatches his own scheme to bring the killers to justice. 3:00 Danoz Direct 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Derby” (PG a) 1:30 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 3: Carlton Vs Collingwood 10:30 That ‘70s Show: “Alligators & Crocodiles” - Alligators and crocodiles have survived almost unchanged since the time of the dinosaurs. In recent years humans have come into closer contact with these extraordinary reptiles as they encroach on their habitats and environments.So could this be the reason for increased attacks, or are there more deadly reasons afoot? 11:30 True Beauty: The two teams will have a photo taken while performing one of four sports actions. What they don’t know is that the wardrobe area is set up with hidden cameras, and the contestants will be tested on their sportsmanship. 1:30 Auction Squad 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Dead Tired: Planet Insomnia 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Seychelles 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Anglesey To Blackpool 8:35 Titanic: The Mission: The Anchor 9:30 As It Happened: Dambusters Fly Again - In 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in history - they destroyed two gigantic dams in Germany’s industrial heartland with a revolutionary weapon: the bouncing bomb. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Slovenian Girl” (MA) - In Slovene. Alexandra escapes her small Slovenian town for a new start in the city. She turns to prostitution to make her way, but comes to the attention of the police when a politician dies during an appointment. 12:40 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: Mastermind” (M l,v) - In Swedish. Kurt and his men try to find the connection between a murder that’s taken place in Ystad and the kidnapping of the daughter of a police officer. It seems someone has infiltrated the police and is controlling every move they make. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 14

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Wild Flag 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (NT) 12:00 A Quiet Word... With Rhys Darby 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 PQI: Inventive 1:35 The Wonder Years 2:00 Football: SANFL: Round 4: Eagles Vs Glenelg 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Dartmouth 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Lost In Translation - The team discover from a murder victim’s DNA tests that he had worked as a police interpreter before his death. His last assignment was to translate for a witness who testified in a murder case. 8:30 Whitechapel: Four people are slaughtered in a heavily fortified workshop, a seemingly impossible crime. What can Chandler and Miles learn from history, to help them solve this modern case? 9:20 Strike Back: A compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers: military hero Hugh Collinson and discharged veteran John Porter. 10:05 Thorne 11:10 Rage: Guest Programmer: Wild Flag

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 South Aussie With Cosi 5:00 4WD TV 5:30 National News Saturday 6:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:10 Movie: “The Ant Bully” (G) - Targeted by the neighbourhood bully, 10 year old Lucas vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard... until the ants shrink him to their size with a magic elixir. Convicted of “crimes against the colony,” Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways. 9:00 Movie: “Restraint” (M l,v,s) - A young couple on the run hole up in a country estate with a hostage in tow and soon find themselves participants in a game of survival. 11:00 Movie: “The Man” (M l,v) - Agent Vann always gets his man. But he gets a little something extra when the arms dealer he’s been tracking mistakes a dental supply salesman, Andy Fiddler for their buyer. Now, in order to grab the gunrunners, Vann “recruits” the talkative toothologist to keep playing the part. But can Vann get Fiddler to walk the Walk? 12:40 Movie: “Twilight Zone: The Movie” (PG h,v,l) 2:30 The Baron 3:30 Danoz Direct / 5:00 Wesley Impact

5:30 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show - Weekends 9:30 Children’s Programs 11:30 V8 Xtra 12:00 Movie: “Full Court Miracle” (G) 2:00 That ‘70s Show 2:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 3: Richmond Vs Melbourne 5:30 Seven News 6:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 3: Gold Coast Vs Essendon 10:30 Maneaters: “Lions” (PG) - Lions are formidable predators and the ultimate killing machine, but would they ever turn to human flesh for a hearty meal? We uncover fact from fiction to find out whether lions could indeed be bloodthirsty man eaters. 11:30 ANZAC (Documentary Series) 1:40 Special: “Tombs In The Coral” - Ben Cropp searches amongst the coral reefs for sunken treasure, galleon cargos and legendary shipwrecks. 2:55 Room For Improvement 3:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Dr Oz: “When Sex Hurts - How To Tell When Pain During Intercourse” - Dr Oz discusses a cause of painful sex: Vulvodynia. Then, five critical vitamins every woman needs. Can the food you eat make you smell?

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Sketches Of Frank Gehry 2:30 The Great New Bolshoi 3:30 Django Reinhardt: Three-Fingered Lightning 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Cracking The Colour Code: Viewing Colour 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Prison 8:30 RocKwiz: Amanda Brown & Glenn Richards 9:15 Movie: “Farewell” (M a,l) - In French, English And Russian. This compelling French spy thriller tells the true story of littleknown KGB Colonel Sergei Grigoriev. Growing increasingly disillusioned with the Soviet government during the darkest days of the Cold War, the veteran Russian spy turns double agent and leaks state secrets to the West via the ear of French businessman, Pierre Froment. 11:15 Movie: “Ip Man” (M v) - In Cantonese, Japanese and Mandarin. Donnie Yen stars as the eminent Wing Chun martial arts grandmaster, Yip Man, who was renowned for teaching Bruce Lee the secrets of the art he became famous for. 1:10 Movie: “The Great Yokai War” (M v,h) - In Japanese. Renowned master of horror, Takashi Miike, has created a sublime boysown-adventure fantasy epic in the vein of Lord of the Rings and The Wizard of Oz, populated with folkloric creatures. 3:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 15

SBS

4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Junior School Choir Of The Year 2011 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 South Side Story: Glory Glory 2:00 New Tricks: Lost In Translation 3:00 Art Of Russia: Smashing The Mould 3:50 TBA 4:30 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 5:00 Wonders Of The Universe: Stardust 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Hospital Chaplains: It’s A Tough Job 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australia: The Time Traveller’s Guide: The Big Island 8:30 Waking The Dead: Soldarity: Part 2 9:25 Shirley 10:25 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Away With The Fairies - Phryne enters the publishing world when she investigates the puzzling death of a magazine columnist and author of fairy stories. 11:35 Monkey Grip: Gloom settles quickly as Nora launches into a portentous account of her emotional ups-and-downs. 1:15 The End Of The Rainbow 2:15 Waking The Dead: Soldarity: Part 2 - The team burrow deep into the paranoid world of early 80s British national security. They uncover duplicity and sabotage that goes to the heart of government today, and puts Grace in mortal danger. 3:10 Rage

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Wild World Of Sports 10:30 The Sunday Footy Show 12:30 Pyramid 1:00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 1:30 2012 Intrust Super Cup: Tweed Heads Seagulls Vs Northern Pride 3:30 Sunday Football: Penrith Panthers Vs Wests Tigers 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Voice Australia 7:00 54th Annual TV Week Logie Awards - Join us for television’s night of nights – the 54th Annual TV Week Logie Awards from the Palladium at Crown Casino, Melbourne. 11:00 Kings Of Comedy (PG s): Features some of the greatest comedy moments of all time with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Dave Allen, The Two Ronnies, Graham Kennedy and others. 12:00 The Apprentice: “Painting By Numbers” (PG l) - The stars get arty when they must choose an artist, display his or her artwork and then sell the pieces in an art gallery. But spying becomes an issue, and one team paints itself into a corner when it struggles with sales. 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 AFL Game Day 11:00 Footy Flashbacks 12:30 Minute To Win It 1:30 Breaking The Magicians Code: Magic’s Secrets Revealed 2:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 3: Hawthorn Vs Adelaide - The Crows have a good recent record against the Hawks winning three of the last four, including a win at the venue of this match, the MCG. Can new Adelaide coach Brenton Sanderson keep the wood on the Hawks? 5:30 Seven News 6:00 TBA 10:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: “Death By A Tousand Cuts” - Cooper and the Red Cell team track a serial killer who is randomly shooting people in crowded areas. Also, Beth’s life is put in peril when she and Prophet go undercover. 11:30 The Apprentice: Sixteen fresh candidates meet Sir Alan Sugar, who immediately turns them to task with two truckloads of fish and ten-hours of hard sell. 12:40 Auction Squad 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 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick: Love The One You’re With 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Lyndey And Blair’s Taste Of Greece: Navplio 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Unsinkable Titanic - Everyone knows that an iceberg sank the ‘Unsinkable Titanic’, leaving more than 1500 people to perish in one of the greatest maritime disasters in history. 8:30 Prophets Of Science Fiction: Jules Verne 9:20 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. 11:50 Movie: “Carandiru” (MAV a,d,v) - In Portuguese. A gritty, challenging and haunting story based around a violent prison riot and its repercussions in the notorious Carandiru prison in São Paulo, Brazil. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 16

7 CENTRAL 5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Love’s Unending Legacy” (PG v) 1:30 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 Property Ladder 8:15 Grey’s Anatomy: “Heart Shaped Box” 9:15 Desperate Housewives: “What’s To Discuss, Old Friend” 10:15 Private Practice: “Who We Are” 11:15 That ‘70s Show: “Stone Cold Crazy” - Samantha uses her work experience to help both Kitty and Donna liven up their relationships. Meanwhile, Fez dreams of what a new roommate will be like, but finds out the reality is quite different. Special guest starring Don Knotts. 11:45 My Big Friggin Wedding 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Surviving The Drought 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 2:50 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Hackney 6:50 Minuscule: Fly Hunting 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Spooks: A Russian terrorist bombing threatens London, and only MI5 double agent and traitor, Connie, has the inside knowledge to stop it. Will she choose to redeem herself? 12:30 The 39 Steps: Richard Hannay, a socialite back from Africa, becomes embroiled in a German plot to steal British war plans and finds himself on the run with an attractive and clever female accomplice. 2:00 The Satanic Verses Affair 3:30 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:00 TBA 7:30 The Voice Australia 8:00 TBA 9:00 Unforgettable 10:00 CSI: NY: “Playing With Matches” - A badly burned corpse turns out to belong to an underground street luge racer, meanwhile the DNA of a man already in prison is found on a dead body. 11:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:00 The Whole Truth: “Pilot” (M a) 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Natalee Holloway” (M a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Ruby is in trouble and Brax seeks to intervene, Logan tries his luck again with Indi and Harvey meets his daughter, Lottie. 7:00 TBA 8:30 Revenge: “Suspicion” 9:30 How I Met Your Mother: “Karma” 10:00 Happy Endings: “Lying Around / The Code War” When Brad hears that Jane’s old sorority sister is coming for a visit, he lies and says he has a work retreat out of town but he’s actually on ‘staycation’ in a fancy hotel in the city. 11:00 30 Rock 11:30 Picture This 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “The Colour Of Paradise” (G) 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Planes, Trains and Automobiles 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Shameless 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Kitchen Sink - From the bowels of the kitchen sink comes a dark and tender love - a nightmare come true. 1:05 Living Black 1:35 Welcome To Lagos - This three-part documentary series explores life at the sharp end of one of the most extreme urban environments in the world: Lagos, Nigeria. This eye-opening series shows what life is really like in some of the toughest parts of the world’s fastest growing mega-city. The first episode uncovers life in the Olusosun rubbish dump. Here, around 1000 people live on top of the rubbish in houses built from scrap. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 17

IMPARJA

4:00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Deadly 60 10:30 Stress Buster 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Vivian Bullwinkel: An Australian Heroine 2:50 River Stories 3:00 Childrem’s Programs 6:00 Time Team: Gateholm 6:50 Minuscule: A Butterfly’s Nightmare 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Country Town Rescue 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: 4.50 From Paddington - The final of four Agatha Christie mysteries. With no suspects, no other witnesses and no corpse could Elspeth McGillicuddy really have seen a murder from the window of the 4.50 from Paddington? 10:05 Artscape: Philip Treacy In Conversation With Virginia Trioli 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Hungry Beast: Play 1:05 Rampant: How A City Stopped A Plague 2:05 Time Team 3:00 Football: VFL: Round 4 - North Ballarat Vs Williamstown

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:00 The Voice Australia 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Transporter Malfunction” (PG s) 9:00 Top Gear 10:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A.: “Le Bistro” (MA l) - Chef Ramsay visits a “high end” Bistro in Lighthouse Point, FL. 11:30 Men Of A Certain Age: “Can’t Let That Slide” (M l) - Greater twists and tangles mark Joe’s friendship with Manfro. Elsewhere, Owen plants hidden cameras in the dealership to observe the sales staffers’ hidden behaviour; Terry’s date night goes off course. 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Goodmorning 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: “Lone Rider” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - Everyone learns of Sasha’s plans to move and Ruby is angry at Brax’s interference in her case. 7:00 TBA 8:00 Packed To The Rafters: “Answering The Call” - Julie receives a surprise invitation from the charming editor of a local paper Adam Goodman - an offer that will ultimately send her into uncharted waters but is she ready to say ‘yes’? After interviewing two male sparkies, Dave is stunned when an attractive woman arrives for the interview. 9:00 Parenthood: “Politics / Tough Love” Mark invites Sarah to a friend’s engagement party which stirs up a serious conversation about a baby in their future. 10:00 Royal Pains: “Some Pig” 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Family Law” (PG) 2:45 Spaceflies: Galaxy: Our Milky Way 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Indian School: Transcendental Education 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Vince Colosimo 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Last Summer Of La Boyita” (M a,n) - In Spanish. Young Jorgelina feels estranged from her boy-crazy older sister, who has entered adolescence and doesn’t want to hang around with little kids anymore. 12:40 Movie: “Sweet Mud” (MA a,l,s) - In Hebrew, French and English. Set in Israel in the mid-seventies, 12-year-old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his kibbutz and his relationship with his mentally unstable mother. She blames her condition and the suicide of Dvir’s father on the suffocating atmosphere of kibbutz life, whilst the kibbutz members wish to denounce her. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 18

ABC 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Deadly 60 10:30 Painting Ausralia 11:00 Restoration Home 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 The Real Graham Kennedy 2:55 Chilrdren’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Summer’s Here 6:50 Minuscule: The Iron Monster 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Australia On Trial: The Eureka 13 9:30 All The Way 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Sex, Drugs And Rock ‘n’ Roll: The 60s Revealed 12:15 The Jonathan Ross Show: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Benedict Cumberbatch, Alan Carr & The Saturdays 1:00 The Clinic 1:55 River Cottage: Summer’s Here - Hugh runs a leftovers night and, fond of fishing, he tries throw-netting for mullet for the first time. River Cottage does its bit for the environment when Hugh has their used cooking oil converted to car fuel. 3:00 Football: WAFL: Round 4 - Peel Thunder Vs East Fremantle

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Deadly 60 10:30 Stress Buster 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 E2: Transport 2:00 Clever Monkeys 2:55 Chilrdren’s Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue: Elmore Court, Gloucestershire 6:50 Minuscule: Gather More To Pollinate More 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Agony Uncles 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable: The Experiment 11:55 Moving Wallpaper 12:20 Movie: “New York, New York” (PG) - Jimmy, a joint-jumpin’ saxophonist and Francine, a wannabe starlet begin a stormy relationship as they try to balance their passions for music and each other. 3:00 Football: SANFL: Round 4 - Central District Vs South Adelaide

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice 8:00 TBA 9:00 The Mentalist 10:00 Unforgettable 11:00 Weeds 11:30 Eclipse 12:00 Men Of A Certain Age: “What Gets You Through The Night” (M v,s) - Owen joins forces with Terry to shoot a new commercial for the dealership. Elsewhere, Joe works to revive his store and rebuild his life, yet past relationships come back to haunt him. 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “The Perfect Husband” (M a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - Sasha discovers Felix may not need her, Henri chooses between her career and Casey and Dex gets some ‘bad boy’ coaching. 7:00 TBA 10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 The Marriage Ref: The Marriage Ref, Tom Papa, introduces us to a married man, Tommy, who is upset his wife Tabitha has found a new love - her Blackberry. Bette Midler discovers the world’s worst dressed gay men who have a dispute neither of them should win and The Office star Craig Robinson lets in the light for a married couple that disagrees on whether the window blinds should be open or closed. 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 UEFA Champions League 6:15 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Fish Of The Gods 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Madagascar: Islands Of Monsters 8:30 World’s Most Dangerous Roads: Alaska 9:35 Civilisation: Is The West History? Property - In this six-part series, historian Niall Ferguson looks at why the West has dominated the rest of the world for so long and questions whether the days of Western ascendancy are coming to an end. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Seven Billiard Tables” (PG) - In Spanish. An engaging drama about the fallout from the death of a billiard hall owner. Angela, a single mother, inherits her father’s decrepit billiards hall and sets about restoring it to its former glory while dealing with old emotional wounds that have re-opened since returning home. 1:10 Movie: “I’m Not Scared” (MA l,a,v) - Young Michele discovers a kidnapped boy kept in a hole in the ground and realises that his family is somehow involved. 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

12 – Arafura Times

11 - 17 April 2012

CROSSWORD No. 93

SUDOKU No. 93

Your Lucky

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) If you feel like trying your luck, this would be a good week. Be reasonably careful, stop at the right time, and you will end up with a good profit. Romance. Do your best to sort out a recent misunderstanding with your partner. If the problem is not nipped in the bud it could escalate. Your mood will be fluctuating from moment to moment. At times the week, you may find it difficult to stick to anything. Romance. A powerful aspect to Uranus could bring some significant changes into your love-life over the next few weeks. It will be a while before you realise the full consequences of everything.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

A few negative comments this week may sap your conﬁdence for a while. You need to take the remarks in context, however, and not overreact. Romance. A person whom you have known for some time may still be interested in you. They will do their best to pretend not to be interested, but their actions will give them away.

This will be an excellent time to start a new project. It is important that you are prepared to keep going to the end, however. You have some good ideas, but may not realise just how much stamina you will need to carry them all out. Romance. A very direct comment from your partner will help to clear the air and settle a long-standing uncertainty. You be relieved that you now know where you stand on a crucial issue.

Be careful that problems at work don’t spill over into your home-life. So long as you try hard to be patient, everything will be resolved. Romance. You may need a little extra emotional support from your partner at the moment. Communications between you will be especially strong, but be careful not to be too demanding.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Activities which don’t need much money will give you a chance to get back on your feet ﬁnancially. Some recent extravagances have taken their toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will give your love-life a push in the right direction. A romantic get-together this week will put your relationship onto much ﬁrmer ground after a recent misunderstanding.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) A surprise move later in the week may leave you wondering what is going on. Talk to a person whom you can trust – your other colleagues may not be so quick to tell you everything. Romance. A power-struggle between you and your partner will not help either of you. Do your best to settle a recent dispute in a way which satisﬁes both sides.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may ﬁnd it difﬁcult to tolerate people who don’t know what they are doing. You won’t appreciate having to clear up a mess caused by someone else. Romance. If you are able to relax properly this will be an excellent week for both of you. Be especially careful not to get into arguments, especially ones involving money. You won’t be in a mood for compromise at the moment!

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) At times this week you will need to spend more time by yourself. You have a lot of work to get through and won’t be happy if you are constantly interrupted. Romance. A new relationship may pick up speed faster than you expect. Very soon you will have to make a decision about how quickly you want to get involved with this person.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A kind word will go a– long way. Your enthuFor all your printing needs www.lotsa.com.au siasm and energy will be appreciated by the people around you; however you must be sympathetic to people who are not so dynamic. Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune this week will improve your powers of intuition, just when you most need them!

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CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your ability to spot a ﬁnancial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however. Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

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TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

Once you have started a new project nobody will be able to stop you! Your momentum will help you to push through a barrier which has stopped other people in their tracks. Romance. Your partner may ﬁnd it hard to cope with all your excess energy! A powerful aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense: do your best to use your excess energy constructively.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

We worry about what a child will be tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.

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Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect. Your input will not go unnoticed, however. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

FINDWORD No. 93

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A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to bring a little more luck into your life over the next few days. Don’t miss an opportunity just because a friend tries to put you off. Romance. Your self-conﬁdence will be especially high at the moment. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative in a new relationship.

SOLUTIONS No. 93

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the conﬁdence you need to sort out a long-standing problem. You need to deal head-on with an issue which you have been trying to avoid. Romance. Your partner will appreciate a few words of encouragement. You might not realise how much they value your support.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

A financial matter which has been hanging over you for several weeks should finally be resolved. You will have to think hard to ensure that you get the best deal. Romance. A surprise phone call will put some spark into your social life. It is time for you meet more people and find someone new.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

A ﬂexible approach will help you to get what you want. Don’t let other people’s standards prevent you from looking at this from a fresh angle. Romance. A slightly weird remark from your partner could take you by surprise. Don’t judge the situation too soon, however.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You may be feeling a little shyer than normal at the moment. Spend time by yourself if you don’t feel very sociable. Romance. Your relationship may need a little spicing up at the moment. A surprise present for your partner would be very much appreciated.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) A telephone call later in the week will bring you into contact with a new friend. You may ﬁnd this person to be surprisingly curious about your life. Romance. You will be extremely sensitive to your partner’s needs at the moment. A get-together later in the week will give them a chance to show their gratitude.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Everything will go well, provided you don’t push things too far. You will be in need of a change, and will probably manage to get most of the things that you ask for. Romance. Don’t let your partner interfere too much in your life. At times this week, you may prefer to have more independence.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A long phone call with a friend will help you to understand their position much more clearly. You have been critical of this person recently, possibly for the wrong reasons. Romance. Make sure that you deal with an issue that has come between you and your partner. You must be clear in your own mind about what you want.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) This should be an excellent time for meeting new people, even if you are not feeling to much like it. A get-together later in the week will be especially rewarding. Romance. Someone who has ignored you up until now will be impressed by a generous gesture. You will soon have yet another admirer to contend with!

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) A letter from a friend living a long way away will give you food for thought. You may be a little surprised at some of the things which your friend has been up to. Romance. A conﬂict between your own needs and those of your partner will have to be resolved before it gets out of hand. A favourable aspect to Mercury later in the week will help you to communicate especially well together. Make sure that you get to the bottom of this problem.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) You will need to look between the lines to work out what has really been going on. Recent events may not have happened in quite the way you think. Romance. Try to be very easy-going on your partner at the moment. They are going through a bit of a rough patch, and need your support. Be especially sensitive later in the week, when there may be a conﬂict over money.

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Sunday, April 29 at 2pm

Poolside at the Walkabout Hotel All committee positions will be declared vacant. Position descriptions and nomination forms available, via Donna Leahy leahylot@bigpond.com All interested people welcome!

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DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE BUILDING Closing 09 May 2012 T11-1900 - East Arnhem Region - Alyangula Health Centre - Air Conditioning Replacement and Associated Building Works.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SUPPLY AND DELIVERY Closing 02 May 2012 D12-0101 - All Centres - Supply and Delivery of Condoms for a Period of 36 Months.

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NEWS

Good hygiene prevents cryptosporidium EAST Arnhem residents are being urged to practice good hygiene and food safety practices following a notable rise in the number of cases of the stomach bug Cryptosporidium in recent months. Director of the Centre for Disease Control, Dr Vicki Krause, said 114 cases had been reported in the Territory so far this year with 11 cases from East Arnhem and five from Nhulunbuy. Dr Krause explained the numbers of reported cases had increased across nearly all regions of the Northern Territory. “We’ve seen more than twice the expected gastroenteritis cases this year that are caused by the Cryptosporidium parasite,” Dr Krause said. “The current hot and humid weather is providing the perfect conditions for the bug to thrive and we are expecting to see more cases.” Dr Krause explained that common symptoms include watery diarrhoea and stomach cramps, which may last for a few days but can continue for several weeks. “Cryptosporidiosis, or “crypto”, is a disease caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. It can be spread by ingesting food or water that has been contaminated by people infected by the parasite,” she said.

“The most severe infections usually occur in small children, the elderly, or people with weak immune systems such as people with chronic diseases or on chemotherapy.” The Centre for Disease Control has investigated many of the cases that have been reported and found not unexpectedly some associations with childcare centres and swimming pools. Dr Krause warned that people can pass on the parasitic infection up to two weeks after their diarrhoea and stomach cramps have ceased. “It’s important that infected people stay away from public pools for a fortnight after they recover from the illness and don’t prepare or handle food or drinks that will be consumed by others,” she said. “Children who attend childcare facilities are at greater risk of infection as the disease can be spread when children share toys or food that has been contaminated, or swallow contaminated pool water. “It is important that children with diarrhoea not attend childcare or school until they have gone 24 hours without a loose bowel movement.” A useful fact sheet with more information is available at: http://www.health. nt.gov.au

Watch Venus crawl across the sun in June Two major space events will take place this year, spaceinfo.com.au reports. The transit of Venus will be seen on the morning of June 6 in Australia, while a total eclipse of the Sun will be seen across Northern Australia on November 14. The transit of Venus will be seen on the morning of June 6 in Australia - and there won’t be another one until the year 2117. Spaceinfo.com.au says a transit occurs when one of the inner planets, in this case Venus, moves between Earth and the Sun and we see it as a small black dot slowly crawling across the solar face. It was to observe a transit of Venus that Captain Cook travelled to the South Pacific in the 18th century and on his way home bumped into a certain large, dry continent, girt by sea. Transits of Venus are very rare. They happen in pairs eight years apart (so the last one was in 2004), but between pairs there is a gap of over 100 years. So the 20th century totally missed out, and after June there won’t be another one until the year 2117. The total eclipse of the sun on November 14 will involve the path of totality running along a narrow west-east strip of Far Northern Queensland, taking in Cairns and surrounding areas. The website says thousands of people who are expected to flock to the area will experience two

Feel like your job’s under threat? Unfair Dismissal and Fair Work Act (Commonwealth) As I was recently working with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (ATSILS) in Cairns as a civil lawyer, I was startled by the ever-increasing number of distraught and confused clients who were desperately seeking legal representation. Concerned about their rights and protections in relation to their job situations. Unfortunately, all I could do was to give general advice and referrals, and reluctantly advised that this organisation was not able to provide representation because of the majority of occasions of these people being still employed. That meant my on-going clients had to receive either social security benefits or parttime employment entitlements to qualify for ATSILS financial assistance. From what I have heard later, a number of rejected clients have often not taken up private legal firms and have accepted, whether good or bad, the employers’ decision as final. In many instances these bitter outcomes could have been avoided. These types of employment law matters cause distress not only the individuals involved but have a rippling effect on the partner and children, not to mention the financial obligations on close or distant relatives. The strain and worry of how to make ends meet if you

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left your job and how to go about telling close friends or partners about this problem. Also, how the panic is causing you or your work performance to deteriorate; which often may result in you being dismissed from your job because of this poor performance. It is so crucial for someone - a union representative, a trusted friend or a solicitor - to represent you when negotiations or mediation with your boss. It often requires delicate discussions by your friend or representative to achieve a reasonable outcome and avoid costly court proceedings. If you are insisting that you, and you alone, will conduct any further negotiations with your boss, then, as they say, even a solicitor who acts for himself has a fool for his client! If you have been dismissed. If, however, you have been dismissed from your job then immediately contact a solicitor who will give you legal advice about your prospects in lodging an unfair or unlawful dismissal proceedings. For example, the Fair Work Act affects all of Australia, and you must lodge those proceedings within fourteen days from the date of your dismissal; and must be below $118,000 a year in earnings; and compensation is limited to six months’ pay. The Fair Work Act has other Avenues for Relief. There is also another avenue to consider under the Fair Work

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Act, namely, ‘adverse action’ claims. It allows more time than the fourteen days just mentioned in lodging the claim, there are no salary restrictions and compensation is not capped. These proceedings against your fellow workers or bosses (whether your employment has ended or not); have adverse actions being taken against you i.e. payback or discrimination. Either because of your race, colour, sex, sexual preferences, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family or carer’s responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinions, national extraction or social origin. So keep an eye on Federal Court proceedings as bitter battles are being fought. Large compensation claims are at stake and the pressure is now placed on the Federal Government to change those provisions of the Fair Work Act that negatively affect the protection of you and your families. If you have any queries; regarding your employment status, or you’re afraid that dismissal may occur soon to you. Call us at Jason A Briggs Lawyers on 4053 4785 or visit us at www.jabriggslawyers.com. au Mark Ascione LLB LLM (Adel) Consultant Solicitor Jason A. Briggs Lawyers Cairns. Ph: (07) 4053 4785

minutes of totality shortly after sunrise - observers elsewhere in Australia will witness a partial eclipse. After this, the next total solar eclipse to be visible from Australia will be in 2028, when the path of totality will run straight through Sydney.

The transit of Venus will be seen on the morning of June 6 in Australia. There won’t be another one until the year 2117. Photo courtesy Spaceinfo.com.au

Phone scams on the increase COMMENTS on the Nhulunbuy Notice Board facebook page highlight the number of phone scams being perpetrated in Gove. Unsolicited telephone scams rose from 14,144 reports in 2010 to 42,977 reports in 2011, according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Scams Activity Report released during National Consumer Fraud Awareness Week. Scams delivered by telephone represented 52 per cent of all scams reported, while scams delivered by text message represented 6.5 per cent. Telstra is urging consumers, as part of National Consumer Fraud Week 2012, to be wary of the growing number of telephone scams being reported. Telstra Country Wide area general manager for Northern Territory Brian O’Keefe said the report demonstrated a shift in the preferred scam method from online in 2010 to telephone in 2011. “Scammers are using phones for ‘high volume scams’ that are delivered to a large group of people with the aim of causing a small loss to each person. “Telstra is warning customers to be alert to attempts to defraud them of money or to trick them into disclosing personal information,” he said. Common phone scams include: callers impersonating representatives of wellknown government departments and private companies; callers advising that the person’s computer is infected with a virus and requesting credit card details to fix the problem; calls seeking bank details in order to process a bank fee refund or tax refund and calls conducting fake surveys or scam surveys. Tips to avoid phone scams: If you receive such a phone call, always ask for the name of the person you are speaking to and who they represent; If you’re not sure that the person on the other end of

the phone is legitimate, then hang up and call the organisation by using their official contact details; Do not share your personal, credit card or online account details over the phone unless you made the call and the phone number came from a trusted source; Don’t respond to text messages or missed calls that come from numbers you don’t recognise; Be careful of phone numbers beginning with 190. These are charged at a premium rate and can be expensive. If your alarm bells are ringing or you think something’s not quite right just hang up or press delete. Scam text messages are another growing trend consumers should be aware of. “SMS is a great way to communicate or get things done quickly without having to be face-to-face. Unfortunately scammers also love the faceless nature of SMS using it to hide their identity,” Mr O’Keefe said. “Some common SMS tricks include texts promising unexpected prizes that require you to send money in order to claim them and mysterious text messages that can cost you a lot of money if your reply to them.” Tips to avoid SMS scams: Never call a telephone number contained in a spam SMS; Look out for SMS and MMS numbers that start with 19. These are charged at a premium rate and can be expensive; Never reply to an SMS from a number or person you can’t identify (even to unsubscribe). Report SMS scams to the ACCC by calling 1300 795 995 or visiting the SCAMwatch website www.scamwatch. gov.au. Telstra is a principal partner of Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce’s (ACFT) National Consumer Fraud Week 2012.

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Netball holiday clinic

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ThE Gove netball Association is hosting holiday clinics this week. On Thursday the clinics will be for five to 13-yearolds and will be held at the Nhulunbuy high school gymnasium. Five to eight-year-olds will be able to attend sessions from 9am until noon and the nine-13-year-olds will start at 12.30pm. On Friday and saturday the clinics will be for 13 to 16-year-olds. The sessions will include skills development, game play, nutrition, umpiring and game play. To register your interest in participating in the clinic email gove.netball@hotmail.com

Sign on for Auskick

CAREN Erasmus agrees we live in a beautiful country and took this shot at Cape Arnhem on February 19. Wild About Gove is an opportunity for readers to showcase their favourite photos of Gove. There are many opportunities to take some great shots when you are out and about and the Arafura Times invites you to share some of your shots.

IT’s time for the Auskick season with a sign on taking place on April 26. The season runs from Thursday, April 26 to Thursday, June 14 and will be played at Nhulunbuy Primary school from 4.30pm to 5.30pm. sign on includes a backpack for all the players and takes place at 4pm. Auskick is run by volunteers and this year the organisers are looking for coaching assistants and helpers to make sure the program is a success for the children in Nhulunbuy. Anyone who can assist in any way - from helping with sign on, coaching or assistant coach - they would like to hear from you. The hard work is done as all lesson plans and coaching kits and tools are provided. If you can assist or would like further information contact Melissa Foggin on 0477 060 168 or email nmfoggin@bigpond.com

What we are looking for is a photo which is at least 1mb in size and it can be in either landscape (horizontal) or portrait (vertical) configuration and at 300dpi resolution. You can email your photo to editor@arafuratimes.com.au as a jpeg attachment. All photos remain the copyright of the photographer.

Sports award calling for nominations IT’s time to think about nominating your favourite local sports star for the annual East Arnhem sports Awards Each week the the Arafura Times and Gove FM will be highlighting weekly nominations. The categories are for senior and junior sportspersons, volunteers and teams as well as an encouragement award. The nominations will be published in the Arafura Times and we will feature them every week so start sending them in now. All those nominated will be eligible for a monthly selection with the monthly winners being eligible for the annual award. The gala presentation will be on at the town hall on October 27 and it is envisioned an honour board will be started to permanently note the annual winners. In the initial stages of the selection process residents are being asked for ideas on possible past or present sports men or women who could be acknowledged by having a medal named in their honour and these need to be submitted by the next meeting at the Walkabout on April 20. sports clubs and schools are all being encouraged to take part by nominating members for all the categories. Nominations should include name, contact details (not for publication) age, sport, achievements and goals. Please email your nominations to editor@ arafuratimes.com.au

Nhulunbuy Community Guide Community organisations Arafura Dance Assoc. Contact: Liz Stephenson P: (08) 89870282 (B/H) or (08) 89873863 (A/H) or Rachel Wallis 0427 329 659

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

Arnhem Gun Club Contact: President, Grub Stevens E: grub.gove@bigpond.com

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

Nhulunbuy Community Neighbourhood Centre Contact: Michelle Lowth P: 8987 2191 M: 0488 556 949

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

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

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

Arnhem Land Bowls Club Contact: Isobel Murray P: 0435 822 107, 8987 2120

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

Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

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

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha P: 0437 141 291 Old Codgers: Contact: Shane Ogg P: 0423 172 139

RSPCA: Contact: Bev Goodchild P: 8987 2243

Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094

Nhulunbuy BMX Club Inc Contact: Donna Leahy, Secretary P: 0409 173 562 Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club Contact: Tony Foster P: 0414 423 196 E: nhulunbuy_motorcycleclub@ yahoo.com.au

Gove Netball Assoc. Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728

Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Jason Bourke P: 0409 764 623

Gove Junior Football Club Contact: David Hill P: 0438 861 599

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: A/President Barry Scott P: 0418 808 357, 0499 054 850

Thu 12

Fri 13

Time 0553 1212 1811 2357

Time 0638 1302 1855

Time 0043 0730 1359 1946

Ht 0.40 3.01 1.15 3.37

Ht 0.47 2.82 1.28

LAST QTR

Ht 3.25 0.60 2.64 1.41

Sat 14 Time 0134 0829 1504 2046

Ht 3.08 0.75 2.50 1.51

Sun 15

Mon 16

Tue 17

Time 0234 0934 1612 2156

Time 0343 1042 1723 2310

Time 0501 1151 1833

Ht 2.89 0.88 2.43 1.55

Ht 2.73 0.96 2.44 1.51

Seventh-Day Adventist Church Ph: 8987 2375 / 0419 465 045 Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553 Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries

Sunday: Noon to 2.30pm at Common Room, Uniting Church. Ph: 0434 059611 or 8987 8268. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Brother Forbes 0428 767 616 – Sunday 10am.

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

NHULUNBUY

W/E Apr 1 W/E Apr 1 Variance Actual Usage Target Usage

Day

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

Monday 26/03

3009

792

3000

789

Tuesday 27/03

2704

712

2900

763

-196

-51

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783

Wednesday 28/03

3796

999

1900

500

1896

499

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272

Thursday 29/03

2845

749

2500

658

345

Friday 30/03

3701

974

3300

868

401

106

Saturday 31/03

3656

962

2400

632

1256

330

1044

2800

737

1166

307

6231 18800

4947

4877

1284

Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525 T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training P: 8987 2562

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 11

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

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

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

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938

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

MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607

Gove Game Fishing Club Contact: Ian Dickinson P: 0428 897 814

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

Church services

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

Ht 2.64 0.99 2.52

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

Sunday 01/04 TOTAL

3966 23677

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

Weather details

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, April 2 to Sunday, April 8

Please note that due to the Easter public holidays, the usual weather information was unavailable at the time of our going to press. Our apologies for any inconvenience caused. Photo courtesy of Tourism NT.

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SPORT

Working bee at bike track BY TAN FOSTER Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club had a working bee Saturday March 31. YBE, NCL and Manfield Colair kindly donated the use of heavy earth moving equipment to repair and widen the existing track thereby making it safer for riders. NCL also kindly donated use of a trencher so that the club can access water to minimise dust at future events. Club president Tony Foster said several spectator fences were also repaired thanks to Devlin Waterhouse, Leigh Farley and Nick Twomey. “A huge thanks goes to the operators of the earth moving equipment who

were Gough, Boyan, Pete, Dan, Tim, Peter Wright, Daniel Mcvey and anyone else who helped out that we may have not mentioned. “The club continues to grow in popularity and the clubs next event is scheduled for April 14 when we will be holding a Pony Express/ Enduro event. “Details of this are on our facebook page and event posters will be out after the Easter break. “All interested riders are welcome to the next event and we encourage anyone wanting to take up the sport to visit our facebook page for contact details and information. The facebook page is Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club.”

This was much easier than men with shovels.

Shae and Tailah Whitmore pitched in to help their dad to get the bore operational.

So much work to do.

Making it safer for riders.

The digger pitched in to make light work of the track widening.

The machinery was brought in to make the job easier.

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Water polo scores a goal with NCC students MIDDLE school students at Nhulunbuy Christian College are being treated to an eight-week water polo course under the experienced eye of Mandy Kirby, a former Australian representative player. “The students are thoroughly enjoying learning a new sport and every student from Year six to nine has improved their skills since week one,” she said.

Mrs Kirby is passionate about the sport of water polo saying it’s a great team game which teaches ball skills as well as swimming strength. NCC primary students are not missing out. They’re completed two weeks of swimming lessons leading up to the College’s annual swimming carnival on April 4.

Mahaliah Wangurra-James from Year 9 relaxes in between drills.

Year 7’s Billy Wanambi has great fun learning a new skill.

ABOVE: Ben van Dam from Year 8 readies to make a shot at goal.

LEFT: Andrew O’Sullivan from Year 9 plans his next move.

Sam Dentith from Year 9 takes on his opponent and goes for goal.

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