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NEWS FOR EAST ARNHEM LAND, INCLUDING NHULUNBUY AND YIRRKALA

$2.3M upgrade unveiled at hospital By MARJO HALLOWELL ACCOMMODATION is always an issue in Nhulunbuy and the opening of a new facility is likely to make it more appealing when attracting health workers to the north. Gove District Hospital now has a $2.3 million housing complex with six, two-bedroom units to house clinical hospital staff on site. Opened by Local Member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker on behalf of the Health Minister, Kon Vatskalis, just before Christmas the complex will alleviate the shortage of housing for staff. Mr Vatskalis had to call off his visit to Nhulunbuy because a possible cylcone off Darwin meant he needed to stay there. Jeff Moffet Chief Executive of Department of Health and Jenny Cleary, from Top End Local Hospital Network came over to see not only the new accommodation but also other medical services and proposed developments in the area. “The Henderson Labor Government continues to invest in improving hospitals, remote health services

and providing more doctors and nurses,” Mr Vatskalis said. “Recruiting health professionals to remote areas of the Territory is a priority, and providing good accommodation for staff is an important part of attracting nurses and doctors to work in these areas. “The Territory’s geography and isolation presents challenges in recruiting to remote regions, however we are always looking at ways to attract more doctors and nurses to work in the Territory.” The Member for Nhulunbuy, Lynne Walker, said the six, two-bedroom units were purposely built on the Gove District Hospital campus site. “The units are well designed and comfortably fitted out and are an extension of the district quarters which only have single (bed-sit) rooms,” Ms Walker said. “The provision of two-bedroom units on campus will significantly benefit the recruitment and retention of our frontline health workers for Gove District Hospital.” The units were built by local Nhulunbuy firm B.I.G. Carpentry at a cost of $2.3 million, employing 43 people, including eight Indigenous workers and six apprentices.

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Four sentenced over brutal murder

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A DARWIN judge described the brutal death of a woman on Groote Island as a ‘cruel and callous’ form of punishment and rejected that it was a religious killing. Justice Peter Barr said: “This was a shocking crime.” A 47-year-old woman was bashed to death on Groote Eylandt last November and last month four people, two men and two women pleaded guilty to negligent manslaughter. They were sentenced to between five and seven years. An autopsy found the woman was hit with extreme force more than two dozen times. He said although one of the men did not strike the woman he was in a position to stop them but did not. On Friday, December 23, Justice Barr said he was not satisfied that the bashing was a “quasi-religious” practice or the result of superstition. “You allowed something evil to happen that day,” he told each of the offenders as he sentenced them to jail.

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Lyn Whitford and Karen Chislowski gather the bras ready to ship them to Brisbane. THE Nhulunbuy Rotary Club again gathered up the unwanted bras from around town for the annual Novembra campaign. Each year unwanted bras are collected across Australia and sent off to the Pacific islands for the women of the region. Lyn Whitford collected this year’s contribution from local member Lynne Walker’s office.

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Mrs Walker has a collection point in her office all year where women can bring their last season models when they update their own or even when they leave town. All the bras are then sent to Brisbane where the local Rotary groups sort them out into sizes ready for shipping to the islands. Ms Whitford, the incoming Nhulunbuy

Rotary Club president said it was something the local group started a few years ago. “It is an ideal way for unwanted bras to get a second life while helping out the women of the Pacific islands,” she said. “It is great to see such a positive response from the local women for this very worthwhile cause.”

Crab farmer stranded for three days A CRAB farmer missed his flight out of Gove before Christmas because he was bogged for three days. Police said people became worried when the 65-year-old failed to turn up to catch a plane from Gove to Cairns. They said the man lives at a fishing camp near the Cato River, about 650 kilometres east of Darwin. He was eventually spotted from a helicopter and rescued. Watch Commander Chris Wilson said it was not until someone went looking for him that they found out why he had not turned up. “He was trying to recover his boat and got the car bogged,” he said. “He lived down that way but couldn’t get in to town or contact anyone. “He was found by a cattle station owner who went out looking for him and helped him to recover it. The man is in good health and doesn’t have any medical issues.” The man’s vehicle had been completely covered by water at high tide when it was bogged. Residents are reminded to take extra care during the Wet Season.

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Cyclone Grant all puff and no punch

PHOTOS BY JADE WESTON AS Christmas approached so to did Cyclone Grant. The slow moving cyclone loomed over the north and on December 21 Gove was on Cyclone watch. On Christmas day the tropical low developed into a category 1 cyclone as it headed to the Coburg Peninsula. That afternoon it had reached a Category 2 classification. On December 28 it was downgraded to a tropical low and moved back into the Gulf of Carpentaria where it dissipated on January 2. Nhulunbuy was on Cyclone watch on December 24 and then again on December 27 when the watch was for between Nhulunbuy and Numbulwar and included Groote Eylandt as Grant headed back towards the Gulf.

Apart from some damage to trees and local beaches there was no structural damage reported with the increased rain and wind. Over 400mm of rain was recorded in Gove over the period with December 24 recording the heaviest daily fall with 85.6mm. The Bureau of Meteorology at Gove Airport recorded 516.4mm rainfall for December, making it the wettest December on record by almost 150mm. The previous wettest December was 372.6 mm set in 1999. The year, 2011, was the second wettest year on record for Gove. Dhimurru has closed the road to Manangaymi (Scout camp) and seasonal closures are now in place for Ganami (Wonga Creek) and Wathawuy (Latram River).

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THE fun at school didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stop at Nhulunbuy Christian College over the Christmas holidays. The College opened its library a number of times over the break for craft activities, board games and story time. Library teacher Marianne van Dam said

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she was aware that not all families leave town over the summer break. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many community organisations took up the initiative to run holiday programmes to cater for families spending their break in Gove,â&#x20AC;? Mrs van Dam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The College library is a beautiful facility

here to be enjoyed by everyone.â&#x20AC;? Last Wednesday more than 20 children joined in to make Shaggy Pals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the great response weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sure to run another programme in the future.â&#x20AC;? For more photos see page 9 of this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arafura Times >>

Police injured in NYE feud A NEW Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve brawl in Borroloola was sparked by a family feud, the head of an Aboriginal organisation said. Northern Territory Police said up to 400 people were fighting in the streets of the town and two police officers were allegedly assaulted during the fights and a man was stabbed. Mabunji Association chairman Samuel Evans said he was away in Katherine when the fights broke out but he believes police have overestimated the number of people involved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This got started by a long-time feud by family members in this community from different language groups,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I heard is it started at Yanyula camp in Borroloola and at the disco at the youth centre.â&#x20AC;? He said he felt the number of people involved (400) was a bit exaggerated. Mr Evans said he was concerned police are blaming alcohol sales in the town for causing the riot. The Mabunji Association jointly manages the local supermarket and abides by its licence and sells light beer for three hours every afternoon, except on Sundays. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The alcohol takeaway business that we own in Borroloola seems to get pinpointed all the time.They seem to try and blame the Malarndurri supermarket (for) causing all this trouble. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But there is alcohol that comes in from the outside. Alcohol that comes from the outside is all spirits and ganja and drugs that come into this community.â&#x20AC;?

Illegal fishermen caught off Arnhem coast AN ILLEGAL fishing vessel found off the Northern Territory coast last month is the ninth to be discovered in Australian waters in the last six months. The Australian Fisheries Management Authority said five Indonesian shark fishermen were detained after being caught 100 nautical miles north-east of Arnhem Land on December 3. They will face court in Darwin. AFMA spokesman Peter Venslovas said the number of foreign ships and boats detained inside the Australian fishing line continues to fall sharply.

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Ambulance a great Christmas present A NEW ambulance arrived in Gove just in time for Christmas. St John Ambulance officer in charge of the Nhulunbuy station, Mandy Paradise, said the new 4WD vehicle was a welcome replacement. “The new one, apart for being newer and more modern to drive, also has improved markings allowing other people on the roads and tracks a better chance of seeing us,” she said. “This new vehicle will give patients a much smoother ride and will have to cover a vast area just like the old one did.” The ambulance, which arrived on Tuesday, December 20, was having all the equipment transferred across from the older vehicle on Wednesday. The old vehicle will probably be returned to Darwin to be sold on. Ms Paradise and Rebecca Dexter were transferring the equipment. Ms Dexter has been an employed St John Ambulance Officer and was on her last rotation as she was finishing up on Christmas day. She had previously been a St John volunteer for a number of years.

Moving equipment from the old St John Ambulance to the new one are Rebecca Dexter and Mandy Paradise.

Volunteering runs in the family MORE than one-third of Australians did voluntary work last year, with more women volunteering than men, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Volunteering runs in the family - 66 per cent of volunteers reported that their parents had undertaken voluntary work and volunteers were more likely to have participated in group or community activities as a child. In 2010, 36 per cent of Australians aged 18 years and over participated in voluntary work - 38 per cent of women and 34 per cent of men. Despite the pressures of balancing work and family life, people who were employed were most likely to be volunteers - 44 per cent of those with part-time work and 38 per cent with full-time work, compared to 20 per cent of those unemployed and 31 per cent of those not in the labour force. Women working part-time had the highest rate of volunteering (49 per cent ). For parents with school-aged children, those in a couple relationship had the highest rate of participation in voluntary work (55 per cent). Sport and physical recreation organisations were the most common type that people volunteered for, accounting for 63 per cent of volunteering fathers and 47 per cent of volunteering mothers with children. People over 65 most commonly volunteered for welfare and community organisations (37 per cent). As well as volunteering through organisations, 64 per cent of volunteers had also provided informal assistance in the last four weeks to people outside of their household, such as relatives, friends and neighbours. Volunteers were also more likely than non-volunteers to provide care to someone with a disability, long-term health condition or problems with old age (27 per cent compared to 17 per cent for non-volunteers). Further details are available in voluntary work, Australia, 2010 (cat. no. 4441.0), available free of charge on the ABS website.

Investment in Indigenous medical research THE Gillard Labor Government is investing $644,950 in nine new postgraduate scholarships to help outstanding young health and medical researchers work towards improving the health and wellbeing for young Indigenous Australians. Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek said the nine scholarships are being provided to researchers at the Northern Territory’s Menzies School of Health Research, as part of the Government’ $114.2 million investment in health and medical research being announced recently. “The Gillard Government is committed to closing the gap in life expectancy and infant mortality between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, and the broader Australian population,” Ms Plibersek said. “Health and medical research provides the evidencebase we need to tackle the health issues facing Indigenous Australians across all stages of life.”

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New interpreters trained to assist communities TWELVE new interpreters were put to the test when they worked within the court held in Gapuwijak recently. Training was given over two weeks by the Aboriginal Interpreter Service on Elcho Island and coincided with the quarterly magistrate court sitting. Vivien Britza said it was encouraging to see so many people willing to take on the challenge to become interpreters. The interpreters spent nine days learning how to interpret and got the hands on experience in court, although that is not the only translations they need to know how to do. Ms Britza said it was a great experience for them as they were able to work in court and learn the terminologies they would need to be able to translate. “Sometimes there are not words that mean exactly what they do in English and then they need to be able to tell a story to explain that word.

This may take a little more time and they also need to be able to use signals when that extra time is required in the translation,” she said. “The interpreters are not only available for court. They are also available for government departments to use but as yet they are under utilised. “Instructions about medications and medical procedures are sometimes not understood as the recipient only has limited English. Miscommunication can cause stress and uncertainty. By using interpreters the complete instructions would be understood. “We also conduct user training workshops for any department or organisation that would like to see how they can best utilise this resource. “Most government departments should have sufficient funds in their service to cover the services of an interpreter so they can provide efficient services to their clients in their

At the training session at court were Clive Munyarryun, Wendy Yalurr, Timmy Ganambarr, Angelo, Melissa Campbell, Vivien Britza and Bettina Danganbarr, with Derek Hunt (front). clients first language. “Interpreters are impartial and exude confidence. They are also aware of confidentiality and are aware of cultural issues within the communities.

“They can assist in filling out forms and for general enquiries in whatever field is required. “Under no circumstances should you ever,ever use children or untrained people in the community as

interpreters.” Most of the trainees taking part were based on Elcho, however the AIS provides services throughout the Territory inculding Nhulunbuy, Galuwinku and Gapuwiyak.

War on mossies heightens

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ALTHOUGH the dengue fever-carrying mosquito Aedes aegypti have never been located in Gove the NT Health Department is checking properties in Tennant Creek to kill the mosquito. NT senior medical entomologist Peter Whelan said there was no dengue transmission in the Territory and no one identified in Tennant Creek with dengue fever who would introduce the virus. Ross River and Barmah Forrest viruses have been recorded in Gove in the past, although Encephalitis and Dengue have not been recorded here yet. Mosquitoes breed in all types of water-holding receptacles, including old tyres, pot plant bases, plastic sheeting, disused tanks or ponds, unsealed rainwater tanks - anything that can hold rain or sprinkler water. Town administrator, Ross Theedom, said the the Nhulunbuy Corporation had a system in place whereby they spray for mosquitoes larvae all year . “We have vector control targeting hot spots throughout the year. Traps are set by the Department of Health and that helps identify any possible problems. The traps keep on top of the monitoring and are also placed near any boats that may come into the area,” Dr Theedom said. People should ensure they do not encourage breeding and make sure they empty any possible breeding grounds around their homes. Mr Wheland said the current risk of Dengue transmission in Tennant Creek is extremely remote, but it could take up to two years to rid the town of the pest. “It would require someone with dengue fever coming here and being bitten by one of these mosquitoes. This infected mosquito would have to live to bite another person to transmit the dengue virus.” He said the species was found in a special egg trap and a preliminary follow-up survey on November 24 and 25. “We identified Aedes aegypti adults and larvae in a wide area that includes at least the northern and central half of the town. He said it was the first establishment of this mosquito in the NT since it was eliminated in Tennant Creek in 2006 and Groote Eylandt in 2008. For more information on Dengue mosquitos call the Government hotline on 1800 008 002.

NT and SA unite in fight against pollution

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THE Northern Territory and South Australian governments have signed an historic agreement to improve the recycling of used beverage containers across both jurisdictions. The agreement is a commitment to work towards aligning their container deposit schemes with a view to allow people to get a refund on drink containers bought in either jurisdiction. The agreement has been signed by Northern Territory Minister for Natural Resources, Environment and Heritage Karl Hampton and South Australian Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Paul Caica . South Australia’s highly successful container deposit scheme - in which people receive a 10c refund for used drink containers - was first introduced in 1977 to reduce beverage container litter and increase recycling and recovery rates.

A scheme mirrored on South Australia’s will begin in the Northern Territory from January 3. The legislation passed by the NT parliament also introduced a ban on plastic bags. Mr Caica said the container deposit scheme and the ban on plastic bags are among the most successful litter management and recycling schemes in Australia. Mr Hampton said this latest agreement will ensure both states work together to ensuring the growth and success of this very important scheme. “This model has worked in South Australia for decades and Territorians want it here - history shows that drink prices should be no different across Australia,” he said. The agreement aims to reduce beverage container litter and increase resource recover, reuse and recycling across both jurisdictions.

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New manager for child protection

New airline for the Northern Territory A NEW international airline will start flights from Darwin to Singapore in March following lobbying by the Northern Territory Government. Chief Minister Paul Henderson and Tourism Minister Malarndirri McCarthy welcomed the announcement by Virgin Australia and Singapore Airlines subsidiary, SilkAir, to launch new services to Darwin in early 2012. “SilkAir’s decision to set up operations in Darwin shows great confidence in the Territory’s future and underscores Darwin’s position as one of the best cities in the world to visit in 2012,” Mr Henderson said. “We’ve been actively lobbying to secure a full service international airline to Darwin and these new flights to Singapore are great news for Territorians, business, and tourism. “On top of this, Virgin will commence a new daily Sydney to Darwin flight, bringing even more great news for Territorians.” Virgin Australia CEO John Borghetti said the Territory Government met regularly with Virgin Australia to build the case for Virgin to increase flights to and from the Territory. “We have had discussions with Chief Minister Paul Henderson and his Government about the need for more flights to support Darwin’s growth as a commercial centre and as a gateway to the Northern Territory’s popular tourism destinations,” Mr Borghetti said. “Tourism NT is now working with SilkAir and Virgin Australia on special cooperative marketing campaigns to promote the new flights to Darwin around the world. “New Virgin Australia flights will operate daily between Sydney and Darwin with Virgin’s newly refurbished Boeing 737-800 aircraft, including the new business class product. “These new flights will add over 1000 additional seats per week each way from Sydney and 600 seats per week each way from Singapore.” Both airlines will code-share on each other’s flights and undertake joint sales and marketing under their new alliance arrangements. The new Singapore flights start on March 26 and Sydney flights on April 2 , in time for Easter and the start of Darwin’s peak tourism season.

ABOVE: Prue Walker and Julianne Donnelly. BELOW: The staff at the Department of Children and Families: Prue Walker, Ronald Dodd, Naomi Barber, Judy Carne, Teegan White, Barbara White, Pat McMinn, Tracey Cavanagh, Nathan Evans and Julianne Donnelly.

THERE is a new face at the local child protection agency in Nhulunbuy. After two years in the role as Department of Children and Families manager in East Arnhem Prue Walker is moving back home to Melbourne. In her place will be Julianne Donnelly. Ms Donnnelly has come up from the northern rivers area of NSW and has spent 15 years working in remote NT regions including Alice Springs and Katherine. Prue had been in the Territory for six years and came to Gove as office manager looking forward to the challenge of keeping children safely at home. She said there were a few foster families within Nhulunbuy and her area covered about 35000 sq km covering the whole shire of East Arnhem as well as Numbulwar and Groote Eylandt. Ms Walker said the staff members flew out regularly over the entire area. “We have a dedicated team of 10 and some one is somewhere in the area every week,” she said. “Our primary role is 90 per cent about keeping kids at home and helping families learn about health, well being, safety and building strong families. “Strong families make sure kids grow up well.” Ms Walker left just before Christmas and Ms Donnelly came up for a two week handover ensuring a smooth transition and a continuity for the people the service works with. Ms Donnelly said families would not be impacted by the change in management. She said her background in this field had been very rewarding as a career path and was looking forward to her new appointment. A new team leader is also due to start at the end of

Dogs bite Santa Claus SANTA Claus was attacked by dogs while trying to bring Christmas cheer to a remote community. He suffered bite marks to his legs while trying to deliver presents to children in Maningrida. Senior Sergeant Garry Smith said: “The fat fella was out there doing a good job. “He didn’t need to be bitten. Luckily, he only suffered a minor puncture wounds,” Snr Sgt Smith said. “He was able to continue with his festive duties” Police are to hold talks with community leaders about the number of dogs at Maningrida.

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January 2012 Wed 11 to Fri, Apr 20, 2012. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club – 2011-2012 XXXX Gold Billﬁsh Tournament. Wed 11 to Fri, Jan 27, 2012. Nhulunbuy Community Neighbourhood Centre - Holiday Happening programme. 7.30am - 5.30pm, Monday to Friday. Ph 8987 2191. Wed 11. Anglicare Circus Workshop with juggling, poi, hoola hoop, unicycle at the Town Hall - activities for 12-17-year-olds. Sat 14. Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club - Working Bee. Sun 15. Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club - ﬁrst meeting of the year. Tue 17. Nhulunbuy Community Library school Holiday activities - Let’s get crafty - make your own masterpieces - from 10am. Numbers Limited and bookings essential. Ph 8987 0860. Tue 17. Anglicare - boys jam session - activities for 12-17-year-olds. Thu 19. Anglicare in conjunction with Arafura Dance hip hop classes - activities for 12-17-year-olds. Wed 25. Anglicare in conjunction with Arafura Dance hip hop classes - activities for 12-17-year-olds.

February Tue 7. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Fri 17. Rotary Quiz Night. Sat 18. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Highland Dance Group. Date to be conﬁrmed: Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club - Junior Fishing Clinic and Family Competition. Clinic Saturday - competition Sunday.

March Tue 6. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 24. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by NPS Year 6 Canberra Excursion Group. TBA: AFANT Ladies Fishing Clinic - 2pm Sunday afternoon. TBA: Airnorth Ladies Fishing Tournament - Ladies 2 day Tournament. TBA: Airnorth Ladies Fishing Tournament - Presentation Dinner.

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Elcho students hit the big smoke

PHOTOS BY REBECCA HUNTER: Elcho Island Students visit Sydney. By REBECCA HUNTER STUDENTS from an Arnhem Land middle school have retained an 80 per cent attendance rate and raised more than $500 each so they could take part in a visit to Sydney. Five teachers and 28 students from Shepherdson College on

Elcho Island spent a busy four days in Sydney. The journey started when family and community members approached the school, and said they wanted the students to go on a school trip. In class, students had been learning about careers, educational pathways and role models.

What opportunities would a major city have to offer students from a remote community? It was a long year of fundraising, letter-writing, saving money and planning where to go and what to see. Students were expected to save $500 of their own money and participate in various fundraising activities, including running a school caf‚ twice a term. The school and students raised $60,000 for the trip. To be eligible, students had to attend school more than 80 per cent of school days. Middle School team teacher Emma Hegerty said the Sydney trip was more than a school excursion. “It was also about opportunity and community,” she said. Ms Hegerty said the support given by the people of Sydney was overwhelming. “The students were showered with gifts and given priceless experiences. Apart from seeing Sydney icons and visiting universities, they found out how the two worlds of Galiwin’ku and Sydney are connected,” she said. “We visited a gallery and shop where there was art from

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April Tue 3. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 21. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Peninsula Tennis Club.

May Tue 1. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy Debutante Ball.

June Tue 5. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 16. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Arafura Dance Association.

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Galiwin’ku. The students loved seeing a touch of Elcho in a trendy inner-city gallery. “There were also Mokuy spirits carved by popular Elcho artist Jeremiah Bonson standing guard in the gallery. “It was amazing to see the students’ reaction to the Elcho Island connection, when they realised how far-reaching its influence is.” Some of the other highlights included a sprint lesson with Olympic athlete, Patrick Johnson, an insider’s tour of the Opera House, a ticket to the opening of the Harry Potter exhibition, and a ticket to the musical Jersey Boys. The students went to the zoo, caught a ferry, played basketball against a US university, made coffee in a Sydney cafe‚ and donned an academic gown at the Australian Catholic University. Ms Hegerty said the students were great ambassadors for their community. “They willingly shared their culture while learning about another one. They took it in their stride, and everything they did was done with respect and joy,” she said.

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Some of the audience attending the conference. By ALF WILSON HUNDREDS from around Australia including those from remote Indigenous communities and some from the Northern Territory attended the First Nations Pathways Conference being held in Townsville from November 28 to 30. These included media from many organisations who listened to an emotional speech by Palm Island man Lex Wotton. It coincided with the seventh anniversary of the death in police custody of Mulrunji Doomadgee on Palm Island in 2004 - an issue that still raises questions of injustice with many people. Mr Wotton served several years in jail after being convicted of rioting following the death. He was placed under strict bail conditions in relation to his public appearances on his release from jail last year, although most of those conditions have since been lifted.

Co-convenor of the First Nations Pathways Conference being held in Townsville later this month, Associate Professor Smallwood said that issues of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples were crucial if relations between Australian’s various communities were to move forward. “There are still strong feelings about how he died and the events and court cases that followed. But talking about it and the issues that it raises can only help the healing process. It is why we made justice one of the key issues to be discussed at the conference, along with human rights, the constitution, education, health, land rights, trans-generational trauma and the environment,” Ms Smallwood said. The congress was established by the Australian Government last year as an independent voice and advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Despite brutal local murder . . .

. . . Community ‘should continue to feel safe’

By LISA KNIGHT Rumours and “gossip” that a riot is brewing after the brutal murder of a woman in Nhulunbuy last week have been dismissed by Police who say residents in the community should continue to feel safe. The 38-year-old mother of two from Gangan, an Indigenous community three hours’ drive south-west of Nhulunbuy, was found dead with her throat slashed at about 3.20am on Thursday on a track off Garnet Close near Banyan Rd. It is understood the woman, who can not be named for cultural reasons, was last seen drinking at The Arnhem Club on Wednesday night before she left alone at about 11pm. Nhulunbuy Police Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said investigators believed she was killed where she was found, but they had not found a murder weapon. There were no signs of a sexual assault, Snr Sgt Muldoon said. Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Pollock told AAP that the woman

suffered horrific injuries to her throat and neck. “Basically, her throat had been slashed,” he said. “It’s quite gruesome. It’s as bad as it gets in terms of the nature of the injuries. “We’re not sure whether she was abducted and taken to that locality and murdered. We’re still searching for answers.” Investigators were asking for public assistance to identify a potential witness who had been described as a Caucasian male wearing a white polo T-shirt with blue stripes (see Inset at right), Snr Sgt Muldoon said. Any Nhulunbuy residents who were in the area between Thunderman Rd and the western end of Chesterfield Court who witnessed or heard anything between 1am and 3.25am on Thursday were asked to contact Police on 8987 1333.

A Garnet Close resident told the Arafura Times that nobody in her household was woken during the night

none of us were woken,” she said. “People were just so close but unfortunately we didn’t hear anything; it’s such a tragic loss.” The people of Gove all have a particularly safe feeling living here, she said. “I see woman out alone at 9pm running and they feel quite safe. “I’ve always been very proud of Gove as a safe place but it’s very unnerving that this has happened . . . I have a very uneasy feeling.” Snr Sgt Muldoon said that, while recent incidents were of huge concern, he still believed that the Gove area was very safe. “I don’t think people should be scared . . . It’s very out of character for this area and we are throwing all available resources we have to investigate

this matter. “We’re working very hard with Major Crime to locate the person responsible for this crime - this murder,” he said. “I understand there’s a lot of talk around town; it’s turning into gossip, getting bigger and bigger and there are things in the community that are just not true, such as a riot starting. “There’s also a lot of gossip about how she was murdered, from one person to the next things can become exaggerated.” Snr Sgt Muldoon dismissed media reports that riot fears were sparked after the incident as gossip. “I have only heard about this from the media; the problem hasn’t been identified to Police at all. While a riot was unlikely, Police would “deal with it when and if it occurs”, Snr Sgt Muldoon said. If anyone had any information or concerns then it was important they contacted Police on 131 444, or in an emergency to call triple zero, he said.

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that the incident happened. “It’s really, really sad. It’s sad to think we were so close and we didn’t know to help this woman. “We have a dog and it didn’t bark;

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Despite brutal local murder community should continue to feel safe

The body of a 38-year-old Gangan woman was found about 30m from this Police cordon on this track off Garnet Close, which runs parallel to Banyan Road.

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The recovery operation at Gove Airport as the twin engine Cessna is removed from the runway. Photo supplied by NT Police. Foam surrounds the aircraft afer the pilot made a near perfect emergency landing. INSET ABOVE: Rear view of the aircraft soon after the emergency landing. Photo supplied by NT Police.

The year started with the horrific murder 38-year-old mother. The community was outraged that such a callous crime could happen within the community.

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Emergency landing at Gove Airport TRAINING VIDEO TO BE MADE OF NEAR-PERFECT LANDING By MARJO HALLOWELL A training video is to be made as a result of a near-perfect emergency landing at Gove Airport. A pilot had a lucky escape when he successfully landed his plane last Tuesday and Police were on hand to capture the entire landing and emergency responses. The twin-engine Cessna, operated by Katherine Aviation, circled the airport for about an hour after the pilot, a man from Nhulunbuy believed to be in his 30s, found he was unable to

lower his landing gear. The plane was returning to its home base after a charter to Milingimbi when emergency services were called out at 11.30am. After circling the airport for almost an hour to ditch fuel, the pilot bellylanded the plane without incident at 12.20pm. Northern Territory Police, Fire, St John Ambulance, Gove Airport Security and Rio Tinto Alcan Fire Response Unit were briefed at the emergency marshalling area. There

were six firefighters, five police, two ambulance officers, three airport security personnel and the crew from Rio was there as backup support. It was decided to ask the pilot to land in an area away from the main part of the runway in order to minimise any disruption to regular services. Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said it was a perfect belly landing. He said : “The pilot was obviously shaken but had done an excellent job landing the plane. “The landing was as good as it

could be without his landing gear. “He managed to get out of the plane very quickly once it landed and the plane was covered in foam as a precaution.” There was no fire and the pilot was seen to by the ambulance officers but did not require any treatment. There was considerable damage to the propellers and undercarriage. Snr Sgt Muldoon said it had been an ideal opportunity to video the emergency landing, especially as they arrived while the pilot was still circling

to ditch his fuel. He said: “We originally took the video to assist with our investigations and fortunately the pilot landed successfully. “I am hoping to download it onto discs so it will make an ideal training video for emergency services. It will run for about 30 minutes.” Airport manager Les Mitchell said as soon as they hear the pilot was in difficulty they activated the emergency plan. Continued page 2

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of systemic issues that require attention: There is no current requirement for infrastructure on mining sites to be monitored or inspected for environmental risks as part of a mine’s Mining Management Plan (MMP). Currently MMP’s are not public documents, and similarly, inspections on mine sites are not required to be reported, resulting in little or no transparency of the way the Department of Resources are managing environmental risk on behalf of Territorians. There have been sporadic and infrequent inspections and audits at the Gove site, generally occurring reactively rather than preventatively The mining industry has become largely self-regulating and self-reporting - post approval and authorisation. This exposes the Territory to an increased risk of damage to the environment from neglect, poor process and poor decision-making. On June 10 , 2010 the tank, containing about 75,000 litres of unleaded fuel was found to be empty.The tank level had last been checked on May 28. Continues page 7 >>

THE Environment Protection Authority has found that sporadic and infrequent inspections and auditing of the Gove Rio Tinto Alcan site led to a major fuel spill in June last year. Some 75,000 litres of unleaded fuel leaked into the environment from the 1968 vintage oil tanks. The EPA report investigates the effectiveness of the Department of Resources response to the incident, and the way in which the response was coordinated. Following a strengthening of EPA powers in 2010 the Authority worked alongside relevant departments and agencies to assess the effectiveness of their procedures and to uncover gaps or discrepancies in the way the response was managed and coordinated. Responsibility for undertaking the primary investigation into the circumstances surrounding an environmental incident rests with the regulating agency. In this instance, the relevant agency is the Department of Resources (DoR), who administer and enforce the Mining Management Act. In its review, the EPA discusses a number

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March

The ban of plastic bags as from September was announced with local businesses supporting the move.

Systemic issues in Rio fuel spill

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By MARJO HALLOWELL DESPITE constant crocodile warnings parents are still allowing their children to access the town lagoon. Nhulunbuy Police said this was “just downright stupid.” Acting Superintendent Brendan Muldoon said he did not want to be the one who had to tell parents their children had been attacked because they ignored the signs. “An 11-year-old girl was killed outside Palmerston by a croc two years ago and a 14-year-old boy at Milingimbi earlier this year. “It happens. We don’t want it to happen here. “People know they are out there and it’s stupid to ignore the warnings and take unnecessary risks,” he said. Yirralka Ranger Danny Barrow was concerned when he saw youngsters fishing in the town lagoon last Sunday (April 10) afternoon. “They were knee deep in the lagoon getting fish for their aquariums. When I warned them of the dangers they just looked at me as if to say ‘whatever’. “The following morning there was a croc in the trap near where the kids had been standing - it could have easily attacked them. “Parents need to take the threat of crocodiles seriously.The kids we saw were about 10-14 and should have known better. “The croc was 3.5 metres long and was taken from the trap near the bird hides. It blended in with the surrounding water so couldn’t be seen and could have easily been watching the kids. “They were very lucky - the croc was trapped on the Sunday evening the kids were there that afternoon.”

Yirralka Rangers show Yirrkala students how to be Croc Wise. He estimated the male crocodile to be between 30-40 years-old. The crocodile was removed from the trap and before it was taken to the Gumtji Crocodile Farm it was taken to Yirrkala school where he took it to the oval to show the kids as part of the Croc Wise campaign. “The children had been allowed to go home as there was no power on at the school but they soon came back when they heard about the

town lease area over the last couple of months. Dhimurru executive officer Steve Roeger said the crocodile had been taken to a temporary holding pen at the crocodile farm as an interim measure. The farm has closed and there is currently a working party looking at the alternatives for the medium and long term future of the farm. “If it cannot be kept at the farm in

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A 42-year lease has ensured the future of mining in Gove. Nigel Foggin and Matt Dunn, refinery operators in Digestion, shown here at Stage 3 Low temperature Digestion. “It will provide long-term intergenerational benefits that enable Traditional Owners to build a sustainable future for Northeast Arnhem Land.” Mr Fiore said Rio Tinto Alcan had held regular meetings with Traditional Owners and their advisors including the Northern Land Council (NLC) since late 2008 to discuss the content of an Agreement, similar to those in place throughout Rio Tinto operations in Australia. The Agreement runs for 42 years until 2053. “Like all of our operations, we have always sought to operate our Gove business with the full support of Traditional Owners,” Mr Fiore said. “We acknowledge the special significance of the Gove mine in the history of Australian land rights. “Since we took ownership of the operation in 2007, we have been determined to operate the Gove business with the full support of Traditional Owners. This is simply the right thing to do, and it is a principle we are committed to applying

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The High Court ruled against the Yolngu people in 1971 but five years later land rights legislation was passed covering the N.T. Compensation for mining on their land was never received by the Yolngu as the mining company had secured a 42 year lease before legislation came into effect. Minister for Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin said until now there has not been a negotiated agreement in place in relation to the Gove Mining operations. “The dispute over mining on the Gove Peninsula has led to some of the most-significant moments in the history of land rights in Australia. “I congratulate the parties involved on reaching a comprehensive mining agreement of historic importance that will provide lasting benefits for Traditional Owners and other Aboriginal people in the region. “I look forward to joining with the parties in the near future to celebrate this historic achievement.”

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to all our operations around the world,” he said. The grant of a lease by the Traditional Owners of an area required for the purpose of residue disposal, critical for the sustained operation of the mine, forms part of the Agreement. The Agreement contains commitments that will benefit the Yolngu people of the North-East Arnhem Land, including business development, employment and training, and community initiatives. As agreed between the parties, elements of the Agreement including financial benefits will remain confidential. Proposed mining of the Gove Peninsula led to the bark petition of 1963 that opposed mining and was presented to the Governor-General William Sidney by the Yolngu people. That petition led to a parliamentary inquiry that recommended compensation for Aboriginal communities affected by mining, and the first ever court case to argue the existence of native title.

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100 kg of Kava was seized at Gove Airport on January 8. A 33year-old woman and a 65-yearold man were charged in relation to drug trafficking offences. The following week drug dog Archie the only dog trained in detecting Kava, was in town and detected a 36-year-old woman who was bringing in cannabis from Cairns. A further $233,000 of Kava was seized on the Central Arnhem Highway.

An emergency landing at Gove Airport was the subject of a police tanning video. The twin engine Cessna operated by Katherine Aviation made a belly landing when the landing gear failed to engage. The pilot, who was returning from a charter to Milingimbi, circled the airport for an hour to ditch fuel and emergency services were on hand for when he landed. Police had taken the video in order to assist with the investigation and as he landed successfully they decided to use it for training

Fears about complacency by residents was expressed as traps are to be removed from the town lagoon.

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Future secured with $700m. package Rio Tinto welcomed a new era in sustainable development with the signing of the Gove Traditional Owners Agreement between Rio Tinto Alcan and Yolngu Traditional Owners. President and chief executive officer Rio Tinto Alcan bauxite and alumina Pat Fiore paid tribute to the work of Gumatj elder Galarrwuy Yunupingu and Rirratjingu elder Bakamumu Marika in securing an Agreement that provides significant long-term benefits. Mr Fiore acknowledged the critical roles of Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Jenny Macklin and Northern Territory Chief Minister Paul Henderson in supporting the Agreement, which recognises the Traditional Owners rights and interests in relation to the land on which the Gove operations are situated. “This Agreement is living proof of the great long-term benefits that can be secured when mining companies and Traditional Owners work together in a good faith for a common purpose,” Mr Fiore said.

Some 2,000 residents were placed at risk after illegally dumped asbestos was located at Maningrida. Senator Scullion said the reports of the illegal dumping were another sign that corners were being cut in the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Programme.

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TRADITIONAL owners have secured a benefits package from mining giant, Rio Tinto Alcan, to the tune of $700 million. In 1968, the Federal Government entered into a 42-year mining lease to establish a mine and a township. That lease expired on Sunday, May 29. The new lease secured a new package for the next 42 years which focuses on education, jobs and business development and will be paid into a future fund to secure the long-term development as the region with a strong emphasis on payments designed to end the culture of welfare and poverty. While the details of the Agreement are confidential a National newspaper reported “the agreement is structured to pay between $15m and $18m a year over the next 42 years, depending on bauxite prices.The funds could be used to support the timber and housing businesses that have been successful in Gove.”

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the long term funds will need to be raised to fly it to a crocodile farm in Darwin,” he said. “The policy is not to release captured crocodiles back into the wild.” Mr Roeger said the crocodile was extremely dark indicating it had been in fresh water for a long time. “The more time they spend in fresh water the darker they get,” he said. “This one was big enough to do some serious damage to humans.”

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crocodile.” “Parents throughout the region should be aware of the added dangers following all the heavy rain we have been having. “Last week we had a report of a three-metre crocodile in a puddle on the side of the road. It was 100kms south of town on the Arnhem Highway.” He said a number of crocodiles had been caught around the Nhulunbuy

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Gove bananas in crisis

The Yirrkala banana plantation looks into the cause of decreased production and stops sending bananas out of the local area.

New lease agreement signed

Rob Stewart is citizen of the year

Gove FM’s Rob Stewart was named as the Nhulunbuy Citizen of the year on Australia Day. Ky, Kasey and Ashleigh Baker were named the Junior Citizens of the year and the Gove Variety Queen’s Black and Bling Ball was named event of the year.

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Gove lease renewed

The lease for the town of Nhulunbuy was renewed securing the future of businesses. Trivia Night The annual Nhulunbuy Rotary Club trivia night again proved popular with the residents of Gove. The funds raised on the night were to go to the Disaster appeal.

Ambos celebrate 30 years in Gove

The NT Administrator, Tom Pauling and Mrs Tessa Pauling were special guests at the annual inspection of St John Ambulance and helped them celebrate 30 years in Gove.

rangers warned youngsters to be CrocWise. They took it out for students to see before being taken to the crocodile farm.

Lest We Forget

Anzac Day services in Gove saw some 400 people attend the dawn service at the Gove Yacht Club with others also gathering in Memorial Park later in the morning. NT Thunder rolls into Gove and holds local clinics for children. The team members visited local schools and Hindle Oval.

East Arnhem Highway not likely to open until later than normal after the Top End experiences the wettest wet season in over a decade.

Lock up and be safe

Police urged people to ensure their homes are locked after a teenage girl was assaulted.

Prime Minister Julian Gillard, comes to Yirrkala for the signing of the new lease agreement for the mining of bauxite in the region. The agreement was between the Traditional Owners and Rio Tinto Alcan

Farewell to community stalwarts

Long term residents Rene and Scott Baker and their children leave town

after being in town since 1978. The entire family was heavily involved in community activities.

Careflight wins a 10 year contract The $25m a year contract means the Top End will have a fully integrated medical emergency retrieval service

cdu graduation

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

Students receiving certificates at the CDU presentation in Nhulunbuy.

Andrew Peers - Certificate IV in Training Assessment.

Arian Pearson at the graduation ceremony.

Gary Wanuinya Marika with Certificate III in Community Service Work.

Scott Whelan - Certificate IV in Building and Construction.

Students from Charles Darwin University graduated in Nhulunbuy on December 16.

Receiving her Graduate Diploma in Teaching and Learning was Ann Bartholomeusz.

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THURSDAY 12 FRIDAY 13

4:00 Football: W-League 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Chopper Rescue 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Schools Spectacular 2011 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 My Family: Susan For A Bruisn’: Susan has a school reunion, but after a number of knockbacks she is not feeling at her most confident. Can Ben’s Cavitoxing help her feel her old self again? 8:30 Midsomer Murders: The Glitch: An outspoken scientific genius and inventor stirs up resentment at the local university with murderous consequences. 10:05 The Graham Norton Show: Graham Norton presents his unique celebrity chat show focusing on the people, trends, stories and pop culture that interest him most, featuring trademark Norton comedy monologues and celebrity chat. 10:55 ABC News: Late Edition 11:05 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight: Adam is joined by comedian Dave Hughes, environmental activist and captain of the Sea Shepherd Paul Watson, and actress Claudia Karvan. Music is provided by Paris Wells and The Bedroom Philosopher. 12:05 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 12:30 Yamba’s Playtime 10:00 Kitchen Whiz 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 Third Test - Australia v India 2:00 The Cricket Show 2:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 4:30 National News 5:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:00 Getaway 7:30 Hot Property: Sometimes making the decision to sell a much loved family home can be tough. Join Michael Caton on the ride through the highs and lows as properties go under the hammer in this brand new series of Hot Property. 8:00 Movie: “U.S. Marshals” (M v,l) - U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his street-smart deputies pursue a fugitive who is accused of two New York assassinations. 10:45 Movie: “Deer Hunter” (AV v,a,l) - A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and find it to be hellish chaos – nothing like the noble venture they imagined – and return as changed men. 2:10 Spyforce: “Double Agent” (PG) - A German submarine is being supplied from a farmhouse on a remote part of the Australian coastline. The Spyforce team trap an enemy Agent and under the threat of a firing squad, force the Agent to broadcast false information to the submarine. 3:05 Danoz Direct / 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 9:30 Style By Jury 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)” (PG) 1:30 Sea Princess 2:00 Sally Wollywood - Super Detective 2:30 Zeke’s Pad 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Spit It Out 4:00 Seven News 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Wallander: “The Fifth Woman” (M) 7:00 Better Homes & Gardens Summer 8:00 TBA 10:00 Movie: “Red Dragon” (AV v,a) - Ex-FBI agent Will Graham is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Years later, after a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in a mysterious case. 12:30 Movie: “Asunder (1998)” (M v,s,l) - When a freak accident destroys everything in one man’s life, the troubled marriage of his best friends threatens to be invaded. 2:35 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Horrible Truth 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 11 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Galway To Baltimore 8:30 Empire Of The Seas: Heart Of Oak 9:30 Chronicle Of The Third Reich: 1936 - 1939 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 Movie: “Novo” (MA s,n,a) - In French. Graham has total memory loss after an accident. He takes on lovers, but can never remember them and must resort to writing notes on everything. Then one day he recognises his son. A lusty homage to the film Memento. 12:50 Movie: “Head Under Water” (MA v,s) - In German. Echoing German black comedies of the nineties, this twisted crime thriller follows the investigation into the murder of a local high school bully and the subsequent dramatic and violent events that follow it. 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 14

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Goes Retro! 11:00 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Paradise 12:00 My Family: Susan For A Bruisin’ 12:30 Unlikely Travellers: Preparation 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Bendigo Vs Dandenong 3:00 Football: W-League: Brisbane Roar Vs Sydney FC 5:00 Clever Monkeys 5:50 Minuscule: Goofing Off 6:00 The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart: Water 6:50 Inside The Great Rift: Water - Cameraman Gavin Newman has spent several years developing a remote underwater camera. He is about to send it on a descent into the cracks in the floor of the Southern Red Sea. 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Hogfather: Death’s granddaughter, Susan, continues her search to find out what happened to the Hogfather and stumbles upon trouble at the Tooth Fairy’s castle. 9:10 Single-Handed: The Stolen Child: A child has gone missing and the mother blames his absent father when she sees his car driving away. She tells Sgt. Jack Driscoll that he had previously threatened to take the boy. 10:45 The Jonathan Ross Show: Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music. 11:30 Rage Goes Retro!

5:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 7:30 Children’s Programs 10:30 Danoz Direct 11:30 Third Test - Australia v India 2:00 Magic Millions Special Presentation 2:30 Third Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 4:30 National News Saturday 5:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:00 Movie: “Arthur And The Invisibles” (PG v,a) 8:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Kill Me If You Can - The CSIs are called to three different crime scenes in one night that are seemingly unrelated, but each case’s forensic evidence reveals a common link. 9:00 Movie: “Beautiful Kate” (MA s) - Ned Kendall returns to his family home to say goodbye to his dying father, only to have long-buried secrets from the family’s past awakened by memories of his beautiful sister. 11:05 Movie: “Cross Of Iron” (AV v) - A contest of wills develops between the courageous Steiner and his new commander, Capt. Stransky, a pompous aristocrat. Stransky has his sights set on earning the Iron Cross but he’s a poltroon at heart, which soon leads him to take desperate measures. 1:10 That’ll Be The Day 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz Direct 5:00 Wesley Impact Summer Series

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 8:30 Children’s Programs 12:30 Movie: “Mercules (1997)” (G) 2:30 Movie: “Saved! (2004)” (PG l,s,a) 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender 5:30 Seven News 6:00 No Leave No Life - This week, Rosso surprises DOCS case woker Emma Shahin whose last holiday was her honeymoon in 2008. Emma’s husband Andre wants her to take a break from her emotionally exhausting job so Rosso takes them on a food and wine adventure through Victoria’s Yarra and King Valley regions. Features special guest foodie, Paul Mercurio. 6:30 Movie: “Eight Below” (PG a) - Inspired by a true story, follow the incredible friendship between eight amazing sled dogs and their guide, Jerry Shepard. Stranded in Antarctica during the most unforgiving winter on the planet, Jerry’s beloved dogs must learn to survive together until Jerry returns for them. 9:00 Movie: “Duplicity” (PG s,l) 11:40 Movie: “Roll Bounce” (PG) - 1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming -of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. 1:50 Style By Jury 2:20 Auction Squad 3:30 Home Shopping

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Who Is Harry Nilsson and Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him? 2:20 Lin Hwai-Min and the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre 3:20 Looking For Truffaut 3:50 The Chopin Etudes 3:55 The Beauty Of Books 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 12 6:00 Oz And James Drink To Britain 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Skywheel - An examination of the technological leaps forward that have enabled the world’s largest observation wheel - the Singapore Flyer - to be built. 8:35 RocKwiz 9:30 Movie: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (M a) - In English And Spanish. Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamoured with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. 11:15 Movie: “Empire Of The Wolves” (MAV v) - In French and Turkish. Jean Reno stars in this fast paced action thriller in the vein of The Bourne Identity. Two police officers scour the underworld of Paris to investigate a series of brutal murders. The case leads them to a mysterious Turkish far-right group called the Grey Wolves. 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 15

SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Hit List 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 10 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Zumbo: The Golden Macaron 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Yorkshire - Martin Dorey, campervan lover and passionate foodie, journeys around Britain in his 1970s classic campervan on the ultimate escapist adventure. 8:30 The Family: What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:00 Sex: An Unnatural History: Revolution 11:30 Erotic Tales: Hotel Paradise - A beautiful woman wakes up with a hangover in the bridal suite of a luxury hotel, handcuffed to a naked man. 12:05 Kill Arman: Okinawa/Karate 12:35 The Fixer 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (PG) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 9:30 The World This Week 10:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:40 Christianity: A History: Dark Continents 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Senior School Choir Of The Year 12:00 Britain From Above: Man Made Britain 1:00 7.30 Select 1:30 Message Stick: Yarning Up 3 2:00 The Story Of India: Freedom 3:00 Soundtrack For A Revolution 4:20 Cutting It At The Fringe 5:05 The South Bank SHow: Disney/Pixar 6:00 Last Chance To See: Northern White Rhino 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs 8:30 Balibo 10:20 Shifting Shelter 4: Acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Sen follows the lives of four young Aboriginal people in rural NSW. 11:15 Eye On The Storm: Vanessa O’Hanlon looks back at the extreme weather of 2011. 11:45 Movie: “Pink Panther” (PG) - Meet Inspector Jacques Clouseau - the bumbling French detective whose career is one gigantic banana peel! 1:40 Grand Designs 2:30 Star Stories: Heather Mills Presents Milld And McCartney: Why Paul Is A Total Bastard - Heather Mills and Paul McCartney are given the ‘Star Stories’ treatment. 2:55 Rage

5:30 Weekend Today 8:30 Surfsport 9:30 Australian Fishing Championships 10:00 Discover Downunder - Summer Series 10:30 Danoz Direct 11:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 2:00 The Cricket Show 2:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 4:30 National News Sunday 5:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:00 David Attenborough’s Madagascar: Lost Worlds 8:00 The Mentalist: Throwing Fire - Lisbon and the team investigate the murder of an ex-pro baseball player who’s started his own baseball talent scouting and training facility for young up-and-coming baseball talent. 9:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Brain Doe - The CSI crew is stumped when they discover a disembodied brain at a crime scene where all the other brains are accounted for. 10:00 2011 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 11:30 Flashpoint: Aisle 13 - When a young man learns his best friend’s family is having financial problems, he decides to rob a local food store to get some money. 12:30 Memphis Beat 1:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:00 Phineas and Ferb 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 10:00 Under The Hammer 10:30 Children’s Programs 12:30 That ‘70s Show 1:00 Movie: “The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)” (G) 3:00 Movie: “Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)” (G) 5:00 The Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Special: Classified: Marine One 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 7:30 Coast Watch 8:00 Bones: “The Witch In The Wardrobe” 9:00 Castle: “Murder Most Fowl / Close Encounters Of The Murderous” - While investigating the murder of a NYC subway worker found shot to death in Central Park, Castle and Beckett unexpectedly uncover the shocking and violent abduction of a young boy. 11:00 Royal Pains: “Listen To The Music” 12:00 Love Bites: “Modern Plagues” 1:00 The Real Seachange 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 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 Ethnic Business Awards 2011 5:00 Cycling Central 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 13 6:00 Thalassa: The Musicians Of Cape Verde 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Ancient Britain: Age Of Ancestors - A voyage of discovery through the world of prehistoric Britain with historian Neil Oliver 8:30 Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta 9:30 Movie: “Venus” (MA l) - Septuagenarian Maurice, a once wellknown actor with a reputation as a ladies’ man, cannot resist a final flirtation with his friend’s pretty teenage grandniece in this beautiful and utterly compelling film about love, friendship and mortality. 11:15 Movie: “Parineeta” (PG) - In Hindi. Set in Calcutta in 1962. Shekhar, the son of a wealthy businessman, is due to marry Gayatri, the daughter of an industrialist. But he is in love with Lolita, his childhood sweetheart who lives next door. Meanwhile, Girish, a steel tycoon from London also becomes smitten with Lolita. 1:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 16

7 CENTRAL 5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 9:30 Style by Jury 10:00 Dr Oz 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Johnny Kapahala: Back On Board” (G) 1:30 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News 5:00 Deal or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Highway Patrol: NZ - A young man smokes up more than his tyres in Oamaru and a driver ends up in the dog box in Omarama. 7:00 Happy Endings: “Your Couples Friend & Neighbour” Jane insists that she and Brad befriend a sophisticated couple, Dianne and Carl, but Brad resists the idea. Max and Dave can’t figure out why food and other things are disappearing from their apartment. 7:30 How I Met Your Mother 8:00 TBA 10:00 Outsourced: “Rajiv Ties The Baraat” 11:00 30 Rock: “Let’s Stay Together” 11:30 Auction Squad 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:25 The Dreaming 1:35 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?: Nelson Grange 8:30 Harry’s Arctic Heroes 9:25 TBA 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Silent Witness: Judgement: Part 1 11:30 Place of Execution 12:20 Darling Buds Of May: Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine: Part 1 - Pop has the ‘perfick’ birthday surprise for Ma, and Primrose goes in search of her latest love, Roger McGarry. 1:15 Harry’s Arctic Heroes: Prince Harry joins four British soldiers wounded in the conflict in Afghanistan on an ambitious 260 km charity trek to the North Pole. In this opening episode Prince Harry joins his fellow servicemen in training. 2:10 Hungry Beast 2:40 Rage

5:30 Weekend Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Yamba’s Playtime 10:00 Kitchen Whiz 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 2:00 The Cricket Show 2:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 4:30 National News 5:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:00 Getaway 7:30 Spirit Of The Horse 8:00 The Mentalist: Rose Coloured Glasses - Rigsby goes undercover as an alumnus at a fifteenth high school reunion when Patrick Jane and the team investigate a double homicide that may be linked to an old prank. 9:00 Harry’s Law: American Girl - It’s Harry vs. Langford, Ohio, when, while on a vacation, they impound her car for violating their “Buy American” law; and Adam represents a Chinese family whose daughter was taken from them because of China’s one-child policy. 10:00 BIG 11:00 The Unusuals 12:00 The Avengers 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 Children’s Programs 9:30 2012 Australian Open 4:30 2012 Australian Open 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 2012 Australian Open: “2012 Australian Open - Night 1” Coverage continues of the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific where viewers can expect the biggest names in tennis, the hottest action in years and a comprehensive coverage of the event. 11:00 That ‘70s Show: “The Drive-In” - Kelso tells Eric that ‘The Omen’ is playing at the drive-in and that he should take Donna. Eric hesitates but soon realises that he could be in ‘make-out city’. Meanwhile, Kitty takes a quiz in Cosmo and learns that there is no spontaneity in her relationship with Red. 11:30 Auction Squad 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement: John and Tracey have thrown in their jobs to start a Bed and Breakfast down the coast, but their sea change needs help... and fast! 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: Boxing Robots 2:30 ADbc 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 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 14 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Wrecking Ball Baloney - Inspired by a viral video, Adam and Jamie test whether it is possible to construct a working Newton’s cradle (a device in which five metal balls are suspended from a frame) using large wrecking balls. 8:35 Freddi Flintoff versus the World: Texas 9:30 Wilfred: Dog Of A Town (Part 2) 10:00 South Park: Ass Burgers 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Na Wewe 1:05 Movie: “Vares: Private Eye” (MAV s,l,v) - In Finnish. Harddrinking private investigator Vares becomes romantically and then professionally involved with a beautiful but troubled blonde. A fast-paced gangster film that boasts a cast of shady characters who plot and double-cross their way across the country. A box-office hit in its Finnish homeland. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 17

IMPARJA 5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Alive And Cooking 10:00 Kitchen Whiz 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 The View 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Yumba’s Playtime 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 Two And A Half Men: “Whipped Unto The Third Generation”(PG s,l) 7:00 Getaway 8:00 Unforgettable: Road Block 9:00 CSI: NY: The Untouchable - Mac is kidnapped while investigating the murder of a homeless woman who witnessed a homicide a year earlier. The probe reveals the victim was obsessed with crimes committed on February 17, 2010, and was killed to keep her quiet about what she saw. 10:00 Nothing Trivial: Who said “A Happy Family Is But An Earlier Heaven”? 11:00 Southland: Punching Water / Discretion 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Goodmorning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Best Of Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Bettlefield Mysteries 11:45 Picture Perfect Homes 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Seven Ages Of Britain 1:30 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Nigella Kitchen: Kitchen Comforts 8:30 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Spix, Sifaka, Numbat, Wallaby 9:25 Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School For Boys 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Spooks 11:30 Colours By Numbers: The Sodukumentary 12:20 Monarch Of The Glen: Crockery flies at Glenbogle when Lexie comes face to face with her wayward mother for the first time in four years. 1:10 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Spix, Sifaka, Numbat, Wallaby 2:05 Island Life: Torres Strait Islands - Looks at the battle to stop exotic diseases using the Torres Strait Islands as stepping stones to Australia, as the annual monsoon brings millions of insects to them. 3:00 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Yamba’s Playtime 10:00 Kitchen Whiz 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 2:00 The Cricket Show 2:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 4:30 National News 5:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:00 Getaway 7:30 Morning Of The Earth 8:00 Two And A Half Men: “Thanks For The Intercourse” (M s) - Walden redecorates, and the change unsettles Alan as it prompts him to think of losing Charlie. 8:30 Mike And Molly: “Mike In The House” - When Mike moves in with Molly and her family, he has to adjust from life in his bachelor pad to a house full of women. 9:00 Person Of Interest: Mission Creep (M s) - Reese joins a gang of thieves to infiltrate a crime ring. 10:00 Nothing Trivial: All The News That’s Fit To Print” Is The Motto Of Which Newspaper? *Series Final* 11:00 2011 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:00 The Unusuals 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 Children’s Programs 9:30 2012 Australian Open 4:30 2012 Australian Open 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 2012 Australian Open: “2012 Australian Open - Night 2” 11:00 That ‘70s Show: “Red Sees Red” - Kitty thinks Red is having a little too much fun playing warden, and she’s determined to get her happy home back. 11:30 Auction Squad: The team hit Queensland’s Gold Coast with some great ideas to save a badly-planned family home with an ugly pool area. 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today: International news and weather including interviews with newsmakers in the world of politics, business, media, entertainment and sport. 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News: Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Into The Deep: America, Whaling And The World 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Oceans Apart 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Pleasure And Pain 9:30 Cutting Edge: Terror Island 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Stella” (M a,s,l) - In French & Italian. Paris, 1977. Sassy and streetwise 11-year-old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents’ bar. 12:55 Mad Men: “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Ladies Room” (M a,l) -New York City, 1960 - while Don Draper, creative director for the Sterling Cooper ad agency, struggles to control his problematic love life, he tries to keep the agency from losing a big tobacco account. / Betty consults with a specialist about her health issues; Don is pressured to help with Nixon’s presidential campaign; and Peggy pines for the absent Pete while fending off the advances of several co-workers. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 18

ABC 4:00 Basketball: WNBL 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 My Family 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Jimmy’s Food Factory: Roast Dinner 8:30 The People’s Supermarket 9:25 Greatest Cities Of The World With Griff Jones: Sydney 10:15 ABC News: Late Edition 10:25 Stephen Fry In America: Deep South 11:25 Live From Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles “Abbey Road” Album - In tribute to the 40th anniversary of The Beatles’ famous album, Abbey Road, we pay homage to the legendary four by featuring exclusive recordings of tracks from the album by current stars. 12:15 Hungry Beast 12:45 The Clinic 1:35 The People’s Supermarket 2:25 When The Natives Get Restless 2:55 Rage

4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Ideal World 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Mapping The World 1:30 The Trophy Room 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Outnumbered 8:30 QI: Future 9:00 The Thick Of It 9:35 Absolutely Fabulous: Schmoozin’ 10:05 The Trip: TheAngel At Hetton 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Raw Comedy 2011 11:45 CELEBRITY: Dominick Dunne 1:10 The Cars That Ate China 2:05 Absolutely Fabulous: Schmoozin’ 2:35 The Trip: The Angel At Hetton - The final stop on the ‘hanging out and eating together’ jaunt of comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon sees drama enter the comedic script. 3:05 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Alive And Cooking 10:00 Kitchen Whiz 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 The View 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Yumba’s Playtime 3:30 Pyramid 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Wildebeest Implementation” (PG s,l) 7:00 RBT 8:00 Underbelly Files: Infiltration 10:00 True CSI: Cold Blood: Shortcut To Murder - A popular university student is brutally raped and strangled in broad daylight near her North Bay, Ontario home. Although police find key DNA evidence, construct a profile of the brazen killer and arrest a series of prime suspects, their case collapses over and over again. Can they connect the dots? And will they find Sarah Whitehead’s killer? 10:50 2011 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 11:50 Memphis Beat: Run On 12:45 Nine Presents 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 Children’s Programs 9:30 2012 Australian Open 4:30 2012 Australian Open 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 2012 Australian Open: “2012 Australian Open - Night 3” 11:00 That ‘70s Show: “Hyde’s Father” - Hyde’s world is turned upside down when he finds that his father, who left over eight years ago, is bartending at a local dive. Donna’s annoyed when she finds a stack of girly magazines under Eric’s bed. 11:30 Auction Squad: How to add an extra room - for $700, plus your chance to share in $100,000 in home appliances. 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement: Don’t miss the biggest cash-back ever, as the team creates a little magic for a big-hearted Aussie Mum. 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News: Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.

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CROSSWORD No. 80

SUDOKU No. 80

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) 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.

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.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

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1..... Wine storage (6) 4..... Slacken, cease (3, 2) 6..... To cut grass (3) 4..... Cherish (4) 10... TV cooking contest (6, 4) 12... Ridiculous (6) 13... Opinion (6) 14... Place where you were born (5, 5) 16... Indonesia’s largest island (4) 17... How many Olympic medals did Cathy Freeman win? (3) 18... Saying: The pen is mightier than the ----- (5)

19... Lease holder (6)

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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.

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

1..... Joker (8) 2..... Rule (3) 3..... Connected by kinship (7) 4..... Vital organ (5) 5..... Evidence (5) 9..... Month (7) 9..... Cup used in church (7) 11 ... Spin-off, by product (3, 5) 13... Weight in bottom of boat to keep it stable (7) 14... Metal alloy in copper and zinc (5) 15... Stash (5) 17... Drink (3)

FINDWORD No. 80

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)

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Try to avoid petty disagreements causing friction between different members of the family. It might be better if some areas of discussion were avoided altogether for a while. Romance. If you are looking to meet someone new then this week will be one of the best times to open up any opportunities that come your way.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) This will be a very successful week, so long as you avoid people who try to waste your time. You may have to be quite ﬁrm at times! Romance. Everything points to you having a strong sense of purpose this week. This should not be only restricted to your work or professional life and a conﬁdent approach should not be avoided.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will have the travel bug this week, with good reason, so be sure to arrange a trip away early on. You will be then fully revitalised for the upcoming weeks. Romance. A person whom you admire will give you a few words of encouragement today. You will instantly be feeling in a more positive mood.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A new project should get off to an excellent start. Be sure to focus your energies on this early on, otherwise you may have to modify your original plans to take recent events into account. Romance. This would be an excellent time for a romantic evening. You will be in the best of moods, and will enjoy being made a fuss of.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You may need to sort out a problem which has arisen amongst your friends. Whatever you do, you are likely to upset one side or the other! Romance. A strong aspect to Uranus will bring spontaneity in travel and romance so stick your neck out and combine the two. You will not be disappointed!

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

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!

You know that you are taking the right course of action. A show of support from your friends will cheer you up and give you the conﬁdence to continue. Romance. You may be feeling especially wild at the moment. Hold back before you make an unfortunate mistake!

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

A favourable aspect to Neptune will help you to use your intuition in a situation in which you will deﬁnitely need it. The most logical solution may not be the best one to take. Romance. Neptune could also make you a little unrealistic at times. Don’t do anything rash until you have had a chance to discuss it with friends.

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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This will be a great time to brainstorm for creative ideas. You will feel productive but you may have to push others to get through what you want. Romance. Your partner will be very responsive if you give out the right signals. Don’t worry if they seem shy about letting you know how they feel.

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.

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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.

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t be too shy about expressing your feelings to the people who matter to you. If your friends don’t know what is important to you they won’t be able to help you. Romance. A chance remark may have more signiﬁcance than it seems at the time. Remember what this person says – you will see the full meaning of it later in the week.

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.

Someone whom you have not seen for a little while will soon be coming back into your life. A meeting around the middle of the week will give you a chance to catch up with what this friend has been up to. Romance. A difﬁcult aspect to Pluto may cause a deep-seated emotional problem to come to the surface. Deal with it as comprehensively as you can before the situation escalates.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

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. 80

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.

A difﬁcult decision could create stress for a while this week. So long as you ignore other people’s advice, you are unlikely to go very far wrong. Romance. Be careful not to let an emotional power-struggle develop between you and your partner. An issue which should have been resolved weeks ago will come back to haunt you.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A person who has let you down in the past is just about to do so again. Don’t be too trusting the second time around. Romance. This will be a very good period for romance, provided you don’t lose patience with your partner. An incident at the beginning of the week could sour your relationship for a while: do your best to put it to one side and focus on all those things which have gone right.

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Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean Ph: 0417 601 490

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

8EAR Community Radio (Gove FM) Contact: Churyl Scheppard P: 8987 1500

Australian Breastfeeding Association Contact: Melissa Mills P: 8987 8053 Helpline:1800 686 2686 jeffandmelissa@bigpond.com

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

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

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 Services Inc. Contact: Tracey Chrzanowski P: 8987 3311

Gove Peninsula Tennis Club Contact: Nicky Mayer P: 8987 2640 Gove Touch Footy Contact: Bec Thomson E: secretarygtouch@hotmail.com Gove Volleyball Assoc. Contact: Fred Rowe - Pres P: 0417 080 579 fredntash@froggy.com.au 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

Gove Peninsula Festival Contact: Ian Maclean Astronomy: goveastronomers@ yahoo.com.au GPF: govefestival@yahoo.com.au Arnhem writers: ian@ askthescienceguru.com

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Nhulunbuy BMX Club Inc Contact: Donna Leahy, Secretary P: 0424 954 600 Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Jason Bourke P: 0409 764 623

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

Oasis Play Time: Contact: Andi Bracey. P: 8987 1766

Thu 12

Fri 13

Time 0410 0948 1634 2301

Time 0449 1029 1710 2333

Time 0527 1110 1747

Ht 1.57 3.33 0.66 2.88

Ht 1.49 3.39 0.63 2.95

Sat 14 Ht 1.41 3.40 0.63

Time 0005 0605 1151 1824

Ht 3.01 1.33 3.35 0.68

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Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries

Queens Bus (Variety NT) Contact: Glenys Cummings P: 0417 849 594 glenarse@westnet.com.au

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

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

NHULUNBUY

W/E Jan 1 W/E Jan 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 26/12

3715

978

5700

1500

-1985

-522

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783

Tuesday 27/12

3950

1039

5800

1526

-1850

-487

Wednesday 28/12

3536

931

6400

1684

-2864

-753

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272

Thursday 29/12

3382

890

6200

1632

-2818

-742

Friday 30/12

3326

875

6200

1632

-2874

-757

Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525

Saturday 31/12

3812

1003

6100

1605

-2288

-602

844

6400

1684

-3193

-840

6560 42800 11263 -17872

-4703

Sunday 01/01

T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training Contact: Arnie Kokkin P: 8987 2562

TOTAL

3207 24928

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

Weather details o

Sun 15

Mon 16

Time 0038 0645 1233 1902

Time 0113 0730 1320 1943

Ht 3.07 1.27 3.23 0.77

LAST QTR

Ht 3.11 1.22 3.05 0.93

Tue 17 Time 0153 0820 1413 2028

Ht 3.14 1.18 2.82 1.14

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

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

Sunday: Noon to 2.30pm at Common Room, Uniting Church. Ph: 0434 059611 or 8987 8268.

Tide times – Gove Harbour Wed 11

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

Old Codgers: Contact: Shane Ogg P: 0423 172 139

Rotary Club Nhulunbuy Contact: Barry Fleming, President P: 0417 768 147

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

Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

RSPCA: Contact: Bev Goodchild P: 8987 2243

MOPS Contact: Christie Giles P: 8987 2227

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

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938

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

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

Make-A-Wish(r) Aust. Contact: Kendall Kenway Gove Branch President P: 8987 8289

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

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

Church services

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

Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 2 32.1 23.8 NIL Tuesday 3 32.3 24.1 NIL Wednesday 4 32.3 23.0 NIL Thursday 5 32.5 23.3 0.2 Friday 6 33.4 24.0 NIL Saturday 7 33.0 24.3 NIL Sunday 8 33.5 23.2 NIL Monthly total rainfall to date: 0.2 mm

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

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1011.8 hPa on Wednesday Min: 1007.3 hPa on Monday Averages for the month January Max temp: 32 Min temp: 24.6 Rainfall: 286.5 mm

HEALTH

Health warning for Gove with Wet looming WITH the arrival of the Wet Top Enders are being warned to protect against the potentially fatal disease melioidosis with 18 cases of the bacterial infection diagnosed already this season Nhulunbuy has had one case reported and the Centre for Disease Control advised that 16 of the 18 cases have been from the greater Darwin area, with one also in Katherine. and Nhulunbuy. Centre for Disease Control Director, Dr Vicki Krause warned that contact with mud, ground water and soil during the Wet Season increases the likelihood of exposure to the melioidosis bacteria. “The melioidosis bacteria live deep in the soil during the Dry Season, but heavy rains bring the bacteria to surface level. The bacteria can then enter the body via cuts and sores and can also be inhaled if stirred up by the wind during a storm. “Since October 1, 2011, 18 people have been diagnosed with melioidosis, with 15 in December alone. We’ve also

already seen our first case for 2012.” Dr Krause explained that people with compromised immunity can be at a greater risk of developing melioidosis. “People with risk factors such as diabetes, hazardous alcohol intake, kidney disease, lung disease, cancer and treatment for cancer and those on steroid therapy should stay indoors during heavy wind or rain,” she said. “All 18 people diagnosed with melioidosis this season have had one or more risk factors.” To reduce the risk of contracting melioidosis the Department of Health recommends wearing waterproof footwear around mud, soil and areas of pooled water and to wear gloves when handling soil or mud soaked items. “Healthy people can get the diseases when exposed to mud, pooled water or aerosolized soil so those who work outdoors such as gardeners and building tradespeople should always wear protec-

tive clothing,” Dr Krause said. “Anyone using high pressure hoses around soil should ensure their mouth and nose are properly covered to prevent them from inhaling the bacteria.” According to Dr Krause, melioidosis can cause severe pneumonia and blood poisoning and has a mortality rate of 10-15 per cent, even with best practice medical care. “Symptoms of melioidosis can vary greatly but most commonly we see indications of pneumonia such as fever, cough and breathing difficulties,” she said. “The incubation period from time of infection to acute disease can range from oneto 21 days. In some cases the onset of symptoms are slower and will include features like weight loss or sores that do not heal.” Anyone concerned about melioidosis should contact their local GP or hospital.

Be on the lookout for symptoms of measles The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) is asking Territorians to be alert for symptoms of measles, following a confirmed case of the contagious disease in the Darwin area recently. While still infectious with measles a local woman visited several public places, including the Casuarina and Palmerston shopping centres in December as well as the CMax cinema at Palmerston and other parts of the Palmerston shopping centre. “Measles is a very contagious viral illness that is easily spread between people through coughing and sneezing,” CDC acting director, Dr Steven Skov, said. “The symptoms of measles are fever, cough, runny nose and sore eyes, which usually occur 10 to 14 days after exposure to a case, followed by a red blotchy rash three to four days later. Infected people can potentially pass it on to others until four days after the rash appears.” Dr Skov urged anyone who becomes ill with symptoms like

these to seek advice from their GP or health care provider. “If they do, it is very important that they ring the clinic first to say that they could have measles and ask to be seated in a separate waiting room to avoid spreading the disease to others,” he added. “Measles is an acute viral disease that can have serious complications which include ear infections, diarrhoea and pneumonia, and the person may require hospitalisation.” He said many people in their 20s and 30s will not be immune.”Immunisation is the best protection against measles. Children should be vaccinated with MMR at 12 months and again when they turn four years old,” Dr Skov said For further information please contact your health care provider or the Centre for Disease Control. The number to call in Nhulunbuy is 8987 0359. After hours - contact the Royal Darwin Hospital on 8922 8888.

Raising awareness of organ donations D O N AT E L I F E We e k w i l l b e h e l d in February and late last year the Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing, Catherine King announced community awareness grants to the value of $527,032 to support events that will encourage more Australians to ask and know family members’ donation wishes. Funded through the Australian Organ and Tissue Authority, grants have been awarded to 20 organizations to conduct a range of community events during DonateLife Week 2012

that target both the general public and young adults. Young adults are less likely to have decided about becoming an organ and tissue donor and less likely to know the donation wishes of family members. DonateLife Week will be held from Sunday 19 - Sunday 26 February 2012 and consists of community events across Australia to promote organ and tissue donation. The theme of DonateLife Week 2012 is, “Ask and know your loved ones’ wishes, especially this week because

i t ’s D o n a t e L i f e We e k ” t o a d d r e s s the prevailing gap between people who believe their family knows their donation wishes (72 per cent) and people who know the wishes of family members (57 per cent). The full list of the 20 successful Community Awareness Grant recipients is at www.donatelife.gov.au . D o n a t e L i f e We e k i s l e d b y t h e Organ and Tissue Authority as part of the Australian Government’s National Reform Agenda to increase organ and tissue donation.

Travellers to Bali are being warned about the danger of rabis BALI holiday makers are urged to take care after a Charles Darwin University researcher found a large number of people had died due to rabid dog bites since a rabies outbreak in 2008 CDU School of Environmental and Life Science Dr Rama Jayaraj returned from Indonesia where he was conducting research on the high risk of rabid dog bites and human deaths in Bali. Dr Jayaraj said that although rabies was recognised as an animal disease, it was one of the most significant Human Zoonosis (transmittable from animals to humans) of all time and continued to affect tens of thousands of people worldwide. “The control of dog rabies is crucial, as almost all human rabies result from bites by rabid dogs,” he said.

As the lead researcher Dr Jayaraj collaborated with Professor Wayan Batan and Dr Abdul Azis from Udyana University in Denpasar, Bali. They investigated the District Health Centres in the south of Kuta, the district of the original rabies outbreak in 2008 Dr Jayaraj said that he and his team were shocked to find that 130 people bitten by stray dogs with rabies had died in two and a half years from 2008 to 2011. “Dog rabies seem to be recurring in many areas where it had once been controlled, possibly because of increasing population density and mobility of people and dogs, with thousands of people in Bali at risk of rabies infection,” he said. “Most of the victims are local, living in rural parts of Bali, with no access to vaccines.”

Drug use in Australia really high Australia and New Zealand are the world’s biggest users of cannabis, according to the United Nations Office Drugs and Crime. The findings, published last week in a report by the world’s most-prominent medical journal The Lancet, found up to 15 per cent of people aged 15-64 used marijuana. Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) came out highest with up to 2.8 per cent of this age group using drugs, such as speed and crystal meth (but not including ecstasy), and cocaine use was highest in North America (1.9 per cent). Opioid use including heroin was highest in the Near and Middle East (up to 1.4per cent). The Lancet estimates some 200 million people (range 149-271 million) world-wide use illicit drugs worldwide. This figure represents one in 20 people aged 15-64 years, and use is highest in developed countries. Furthermore, the burden of disease due to drug use in high-income countries, such as Australia, is a sizeable proportion of that caused by alcohol consumption, but much less than that caused by tobacco. The paper is by Professor Louisa Degenhardt, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, and the Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Australia; and Professor Wayne Hall, University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, Brisbane, Australia. Available data suggests that, in the total illicit drug users mentioned above there are 125-203 million cannabis users, 14-56 million amphetamine users, 14-21 million cocaine users and 12-21 million opioid users. There are an estimated 15-39 million problematic users of opioids, amphetamines, or cocaine, and 11-21 million people who inject drugs. Four broad types of adverse health effects of illicit drug use exist: The acute toxic effects, including overdose; The acute effects of intoxication, such as accidental injury and violence; Development of dependence; and Adverse health effects of sustained chronic, regular use, such as physical diseases. The authors highlight that cannabis causes very few deaths (no overdoses or blood-borne virus infections) though it may cause some accidental deaths. However, it clearly causes many users to become dependent and probably contributes to mental disorders. Opioids have been shown to have all four types of health effects: They have the highest risks of dependence affecting perhaps one in four of lifetime users, and are major contributors to premature death due to overdoses, often in combination with other drugs, as well as accidents, suicides and violence, HIV/AIDS and hepatitis. They are also major contributors to disability, through dependence, chronic infections, and liver disease. The most-recent data reported by the World Health Organisation (2004) suggests that 250,000 deaths worldwide were due to illicit drug use, compared with 2.25 million due to alcohol and 5.1 million due to tobacco. Years of life lost due to drug use (2.1 million) were more than those recorded for alcohol (1.5 million), because drug deaths generally affect younger people, while alcohol deaths (and tobacco deaths) tend to affect middle-aged and elderly people. In a high-income country such as Australia, illicit drugs are responsible for 2 per cent of years lost due to disability (DALYS), compared with 2.3 per cent for alcohol and 7.8 per cent for tobacco. And opioids cause 80 per cent of the drug DALY burden in Australia, compared compared with 2.3per cent for alcohol and 7.8 per cent for tobacco. Illicit drugs caused 1.3per cent of all deaths in Australia, compared to 0.8 per cent for alcohol and 11.7per cent for tobacco. The authors conclude: “Intelligent policy responses to drug problems need better data for the prevalence of different types of illicit drug use and the harms that their use causes globally. This need is especially urgent in high-income countries with substantial rates of illicit drug use and in low-income and middle-income countries close to illicit drug production areas.”

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rotary christmas party

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

The Nhulunbuy Rotary Club held their Christmas party at the home of the club president, Barry Fleming.

Steve and Dee Castelli at the Rotary Christmas party.

BELOW: Barry and Kay Felming hosted the Nhulunbuy Rotary Christmas party.

Treacy Harry brings out the sweets.

Leanne and Pino Parise relax at the Rotary end of year function.

Wayne Buchanan, Barry Fleming and Tony McGloin share a drink at the Rotary party.

Robyn and Ross Theedom took time out at the party.

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Darrin Cavanagh and Treacy Harry enjoying the party.

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A successful year for Clontarf Academy By HAMISH SIMPSON

Senior school award winners Malkapuy Marika and Boas Wanambi with Shirley Wanambi

The 2011 Clontarf year culminated in the successful presentation night held on the lawns at the school on Wednesday, December 7. The night was a celebration of the achievements of the Clontarf academy members and a visual presentation of the activities undertaken throughout the year. The families and friends of the academy members turned out in wonderful numbers to show their pride for the boys, it was estimated that over 120 friends of the school were watching the presentation and cheering loudly and proudly for their family members. Gonybi Wanambi definitely stole the show with his beautiful Bob Marley song from the Bawaka camp. Congratulations must go to all academy members for a great first year at Yirrkala. Both Rob and myself have had a wonderful year working with these fine young men and their families and look forward to more great activities and increasing attendance even further next year. Yirrkala Clontarf wishes all the Yirrkala School families a safe and happy summer holidays.

The 2011 Clontarf Academy award winners:

Nanakuta Winunguj with his two awards.

Qantas high flyer year 5: Gujatjpirr Yunupingu. Qantas high flyer year 6: Yinimala Maymuru. Most consistent trainer: Bokitj Yunupingu. Football rising star awards: Guymarrawuy Yunupingu, Wuluma Mununggurr and Batu Wanambi. Most valuable player award: Gayunbitj Marika. Clontarf encouragement award: Balumba Gondarra. Academic award middle school: Nanakuta Winunguj. Academic award senior school: Malkapuy Marika. Special thanks award: Djinimbilil Ngurruwuthun and Wukuyu Ngurruwuthun. Most improved attender: Barrindi Ngurruwuthun. Best attendee(junior): Marayala Yunupingu. Best attendee (middle): Nanakuta Winunguj. Best attendee (senior): Boaz Wanambi. Best academy member: Boaz Wanambi.

Club revs up for a busy year

ABOVE: Wuluma and Barrindi at the presentation. BELOW: Award winners around the honour board at the Clontarf presentation.

New coach for NT Rugby Union

THE Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club is focusing on fund raising this year with the main project being the boundary fence. Club president, Tony Foster said they need $18,000 to secure the perimetre of the grounds so the club can become affiliated with Motorcycling Australia, the governing body for Motorcycle sport in Australia. A pre-requisite for a venue licence is that the club has a secure venue. The venue licence is required to allow racing to be conducted in Nhulunbuy. Once the licence is issued open meetings may be conducted with other clubs in the NT. Mr Foster said the Darwin and Katherine motorcycle clubs are keen to compete in Gove as soon as the licence is issued. “Getting sufficient funding is our number one priority and I invite businesses to take up the challenge to sponsor the club,” Mr Foster said. “The sport is increasing in popularity and we want to see it to continue to grow. At the end of last year Member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker kick started our fundraising with a $1000 donation and we thank her for that.” The 2012 Calendar for NMCC has events to cater for all types of off road bike riders with events happening every three weeks. Some of the events have been moved from the Sunday to a Saturday to cater for shift workers providing more opportunities to ride with the club. The first event will be next weekend with a working bee on Saturday (Jan 14) and a mini-karna for the juniors and a pony express for the seniors.

The red dust doesn’t deter the riders.

There is stiff competition on the track.

SPORTS Minister Karl Hampton last month welcomed Murray Archibald to the position of head coach for the Northern Territory Institute of Sport’s Rugby Union Program. “Increasing the number of Territory sports people competing at the highest levels by 30 per cent is a key action within the Territory 2030 strategic plan,” Mr Hampton said. “Having top coaches like Murray Archibald, together with our first class facilities, will help our young and developing sports stars reach their potential and fulfil their goals.” “He has extensive experience in coaching Indigenous athletes from both the Far North Coast Academy in NSW for 13 years and has coached for eight years the Lloyd McDermott Indigenous U18 teams. “The NTIS rugby union programme aims for its athletes to be recruited to higher levels of Rugby including the Super 15 competition, ARU scholarships or the Australian Institute of Sport Rugby Union programme. “The Territory is steadily becoming more recognised for its strong support of Rugby Union from grass roots to elite level, with the ACT Brumbies playing the Western Force in Darwin on February 4.”

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info@thearnhemclub.com.au  www.thearnhemclub.com.au  Ph: 8987 0601  Fax: 8987 0680

WHAT’S ON

@ TAC…

Kools Takeaway Now Open 7 Days

THIS WEEKEND... Friday & Saturday, January 13 & 14

GRANT PUKEROA

and Bar Meals

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Every Monday & Tuesday

$10

THURSDAY NIGHT

DARTS

 BRAND NEW MENU!

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 OPEN 7 NIGHTS FROM 6PM  Lunch Wednesday to Sunday,

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from 12 noon (reservations advised)  ALL FUNCTIONS CATERED FOR

AHA Harbottle Gold Plate Award

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Arnhem Club “Bottle O” Bottleshop Specials Specials start Monday, January 9  Finish Sunday, January 15 Bundy Rum 700ml

Bottle

$3499

Pure Blonde stubs carton

$4899

Hahn Super Dry 3.5% stubs carton

$4699

Crown Lager stubs carton

$5399

Tooheys Extra Dry Jim Beam & Cola stubs cans 24 pack cube carton

$5099 cube $7999

The Arnhem Club: Members and bonaﬁde guests in the company of a member are welcome. Only ﬁnancial members may purchase from the bottleshop. 20 – Arafura Times

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7 DAY Tuesday