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Cowboy Jones rounds up kids on the field

Cowboy Ben Jones dropped into Nhulunbuy and spent some time with local youngsters with Steven Marawili (8) and Leon Wanambi (10) during the Cowboys’ visit to the Northern Territory to play the Sydney Roosters. By Marjo Hallowell ENCOURAGING youngsters to follow their dreams was at the heart of a visit by North Queensland Cowboy player Ben Jones last week. Jones arrived on Thursday with NRL ambassadors David Peachey and Adam Peek, both ex-players. Peachey said he had been an ambassador for

the game since he retired five years ago. Last year there were four ambassadors for the game but that number has swelled this year to 50. “We all want to promote the game and encourage youngsters throughout the country to follow their dreams and believe they can achieve,” he said. “Kids are kids and we want to encourage them to aim for whatever they choose.” The visit, which coincided with the Cowboys

playing the Roosters in Darwin on the weekend, is about making a difference and spreading some key messages around healthy living and lifestyles and goal setting and aspirations - all done through the vehicle of rugby league and the resources made available through the game. The players attending included some teenagers but most were primary school aged children.

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Following some football skills they were shown the DVDs Eat Well, Play Well, Stay Well and Dream, Believe, Achieve showing them the importance of a healthy lifestyle and the need for the belief in themselves. Also on the trip was Richard Killan the NRL Indigenous community program manager. Miwatj Health assisted by collecting children in Yirrkala to bring them along to Hindle Oval as well as transporting the entourage.

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No drink drivers over Easter NHULUNBUY Police took part in the Territory wide Operation Crossroads over the Easter long weekend. They breath tested 240 people during the holiday period and Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said he was happy to report that there were no people detected drink driving.

They did issue infringement notices to one driver not displaying a P plate, four people for speeding and one for driving an unregistered and uninsured vehicle. One unlicensed driver was summonsed to appear at Nhulunbuy Magistrate’s Court.

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Lauren Williams presents Shanti Monteiro with her prize. WINNING the local section of a Newspower competition 10-year-old Nhulunbuy schoolgirl is now in the running for a national prize. Shanti Monteiro won the annual Easter colouring in competition held by the Nhulunbuy Newsagency and picked up her prize last week.

Over 100 children entered the competition which was judged by Judy Carter. Ms Carter said she was impressed by the quality of work by the children. “Judging a winner was not an easy task,” she said. Shanti called into the newsagency last week

Golf day gives Surf Club a boost to tune of $3100 THE Gove Country Golf Club hosted the community on Sunday, April 15, to help raise funds for the surf club rebuilding program. Surf club president Greg Whelan said about 50 people enjoyed a cooked breakfast and lunch and a terriﬁc day of ambrose golf. “Lee Peters and Al Fanning coordinated the day and did a fantastic job. At the end of the day $3100 was handed over to the surf club which was very much appreciated,” Mr Whelan said. “Pacal also generously donated $2000 as part of the community assistance scheme. “During the week Steve Dowzard also presented the surf club with a cheque for $1000 which was from the very generous electrical team in ferrosilt at the plant.” Mr Whelan said he was grateful for all the contributions and it showed the community was really supporting their local surf club.

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AN information session for community members to learn more about the important role of two new governing bodies for the Territory’s public hospitals will be held at the Walkabout Lodge in Nhulunbuy on Wednesday, April 18. Minister for Health Kon Vatskalis is calling on Territorians with relevant skills to help shape the future of NT healthcare by becoming part of the two new governing bodies for the Territory’s public hospitals. “The Hospital Networks are a key part of the Federal Government’s National Health Reform agenda, and governing councils will oversee performance and ensure community representation in hospital governance,” Mr Vatskalis said. They will also have the important task of engaging with clinical and community stakeholders and providing feedback on issues of strategic importance for the Hospital Networks Details on the information sessions can be found at www.health.nt.gov.au. Expressions of interest for membership can be lodged at www.health.nt.gov.au from now until 5pm on Friday, May 4.

Youth week focuses on suicide and substance abuse prevention

NEWS Josiah, Cameron and Joshua with DJ Charlie Templar.

By Marjo Hallowell

TEENAGER Emily Osborne was the driving force behind the Youth Week celebrations in Gove on the weekend. Miss Osborne organised the suicide and substance abuse prevention day at the town hall and she, along with fellow Gove-ite Russell Burns, is on the Youth Ministers Round Table of Young Territorians. Funding was secured from Beyond Blue, a national suicide prevention group, to help finance the event which featured representatives from a number of local community organisations including Anglicare, Miwatj, YouthWorx from Darwin, NT Early

Intervention Pilot Program, East Arnhem Shire Council community patrol and Alchohol and Other Drugs. Gove FM broadcast live from the event and Charlie Templar was the DJ for the event. The Corporation donated the use of the town hall. The duo Tayla Edwards and Alex Parfitt and soloist Chayse Aston provided the entertainment. Miss Osborne said well over 100 attended and she was keen to see the feedback. “Young people living in remote areas need to have activities to keep themselves occupied and the organisations represented here are showing

them what positive activities they can become involved in. “They are also letting young people in crisis know there is help out there. “Surveys carried out last year showed boredom was a major problem among the youth of the area. “Youth suicides are often not reported as such and we need to not dwell in the past but know the facts and alternatives for the future. “It is the 18-25 year-olds that we need to focus on. If they are not interested in sport we need to ﬁnd out what they would like to see in the area.”

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NEWS Anzac Day fundraiser for Phil McKelson’s family THE Arnhem Club will be running a special Anzac Day Goose Club with the proceeds going to Phil McKelson’s family. There will donation boxes around the club for anyone who wishes to make a contribution. Managing director of the Arnhem Club Nigel Baker said: “I am told that the funds will be used to pay medical and other bills that were incurred prior to Phil’s death.” See page 8 for Phil McKelson’s obituary.

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ANZAC Day in Gove will start with a dawn service at the Gove Boat Club. A bus will leave from Gove House picking up passengers along the town route and people residing in ‘contractors’ are urged to assemble at Gove Peninsula motel car park. The official Dawn Service will start at 5.45am. Following the formalities there will be traditional Anzac Day activities at the Boat Club. At 9am the bus will leave the Boat club to return to town. Those taking part in the parade are asked to assemble at the Nhulunbuy Primary School auditorium at 10.15am and the parade to the cenotaph is due to start at 10.45am. There will be an 11am Anzac Day Memorial Service at the Cenotaph followed by further traditional Anzac Day activities at the Arnhem Club. The activities have been organised by the Returned Service League, Gove Peninsula Sub Branch.

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The Kap’Yong Memorial Service last year. THE Kap’Yong Memorial Service will be held at the cenotaph in Gove on April 24. Muster is at 10.50am for the service remembering those who fought in the Korean War. For a number of years the members of the Gove Peninsula RSL would find a wreath at the cenotaph the day before ANZAC Day and one year they discovered that Snowy Oakes was remembering those who served at Kap’Yong. Australian troops held off Chinese forces 56km north of Seoul after American and South Korean troops withdrew. The 27th and 29th Divisions battled the Chinese in order to keep them out of the United Nations

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held Seoul. On April 24 the Australian and a Canadian battalion supported by a New Zealand artillery regiment stalled the Chinese advance. For their contribution the 3RAR was awarded a US Presidential Citation. The Australians withdrew on April 24 when they were replaced with the Canadian forces. Without their courage and devotion the Chinese would have invaded Seoul. Since finding out about why Snowy Oakes was leaving the wreath more than 20 years ago the Gove Peninsula RSL has been remembering Kap’ Yong Day and invite members of the public to do the same.

NEWS

Major drug bust at Alyangula

A postal shipment of 900g of cannabis was intercepted at Alyangula. Photo courtesy of NT Police. A GROOTE Eylandt man faced court in Darwin after Northern Territory Police arrested him for possession and supply of a commercial quantity of cannabis following the discovery of 900 grams of the drug in a package sent through the post. Sergeant Peter Winton, of the Alyangula Police Station, said Police will allege the drugs, which have a street value on Groote Eylandt in excess of $90,000, were destined for distribution in the local community. “Nine hundred grams

is a substantial seizure of cannabis for this location,” Sgt Winton said. “Cannabis has a devastating effect in this island community. It is disappointing to see that greedy individuals seek to profit from trafficking these harmful drugs.” The 35-year-old was arrested on Thursday, April 5, at Alyangula and was remanded to appear in Darwin Magistrates court. Members of the public with information on drug dealers are encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

Additional funding for legal aid THE NT Legal Aid Commission has welcomed the announcement by NT Attorney General Rob Knight that it will receive additional recurrent funding in the 2012 Territory Budget. Suzan Cox QC, director of the NT Legal Aid Commission, said that access to legal assistance is vital to the functioning of civic society and access to legal advice and representation assists in the smooth functioning of the courts. “Legal aid services to the community include free legal information and education to all members of the NT community. Legal advice and representation services are provided primarily in the areas of family law

and criminal law to those in the community who would be unable to afford the cost of legal assistance,” Ms Cox said. “The NT Legal Aid Commission will continue to work collaboratively with legal and other services in the NT and the private legal profession to ensure that people in the NT, particularly those who are disadvantaged, understand and have access to assistance to protect and enforce their legal rights and interests. “We are working with both Territory and Commonwealth governments to ensure that appropriate levels of legal assistance continue.” Ms Cox said.

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Protective custody for 15 drunks NHULUNBUY police took a total of 15 drunks into protective custody last Thursday night. On April 5. Police observed both men and women who were extremely intoxicated around the town centre. Senior Sergeant Brendan Muldoon said he was unimpressed that so many had so much to drink that it warranted them being kept in custody overnight for their own protection. “It is always a grave concern when people have too much to drink and cannot look after themselves,” he said.

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NEWS Networking night with disability services AN information night on the Nhulunbuy Disability Network will be held next week. The information night will be held at the Nhulunbuy High School in block 22 on Thursday, April 26, starting at 6.30pm. Representatives from Centrelink, Charles Darwin University, Autism NT, Project Employment, CRS, Aged and Disability, National Disability coordinator, Anglicare and Young carers NT will

be in attendance. Coordinator of the event Faye BrooksJones said: “If you have a child or family member with a disability come along and meet with the service providers in our region. “This is an informal night to assist you in gathering information about what is available to you and your family.” For further details contact Ms BrooksJones on 8987 0810.

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Chayse Aston a special treat at Youth Week. THOSE attending the Youth Week event on Saturday were in store for a special treat. One of the entertainment acts, Chayse Aston, left members of the audience gob smacked by his performance. The 13-year-old Nhulunbuy Christian College student made the crowd’s hair stand on end as he hit all the right notes in two powerful songs. The first was Someone Like You and the second, on the eve

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of the 100th anniversary on the sinking of the Titanic, was the theme of the movie - My Heart Will Go On. There were tears in the eyes of many in the audience during his outstanding performance. Before coming to Gove five years ago he had started singing and piano lessons but had to forgo them when his family came here. He started lessons as a five-year-old but now just sings for the sheer joy.

One member of the audience was heard to say he was better than Justin Bieber. Libby Baulch from Gove FM said, “Everytime I hear Chayse sing it is spine tingling.” His mother said he was too young to audition for the X Factor or The Voice but he really enjoyed singing and was looking forwad to when he could audition. Chayse has been taking part in open mic nights at the Gove Boat Club where he is always a hit.

Agency looking for the new NT model THE search is on in Darwin for an international model. Agency IMG Models together with South Australia’s modelling agency, Pride Models, will be conducting Darwin’s first ever international model search at Casuarina Square this weekend to scout the undiscovered model talent Darwin has to offer. The competition will be judged by industry leaders from Paris and New York with the most promising new face winning a modelling contract with IMG Models. The judging panel will consist of Jeni Rose the vice president of IMG Models Paris, David Cunningham, vice president of IMG Models New York, and Christabel Dundon the managing director of Pride Models in Adelaide. Christabel Dundon said Darwin is extremely lucky to have international modelling scouts of this calibre in town. “IMG Models is at the forefront of the modelling

world representing some of the biggest names in the business including Australia’s own Miranda Kerr, Gemma Ward, and Montana Cox, and international super-models Lara Stone, Gisele Bundchen, Dara Werbowy, and Ajak Deng,” Ms Dundon said. The winner will also win flights to Sydney to have their first photo shoot with one of Australia’s leading photographers. This is an opportunity to be seen by some of the most influential local, national, and worldwide industry leaders, with the intention of launching one young hopeful into the competitive but exciting international modelling scene. In total the winner of the 2012 IMG Models and Pride Models International Model Search will win a contract with IMG models (New York and Paris) and prizes to the value of $2000 comprised of a return trip to Sydney including flights and accommodation, and a $1000 portfolio shoot. The search starts at 1pm on Sunday April 22.

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LAST September the Gove leadership team from Pacific Aluminium (then Rio Tinto Alcan) accepted a personal invitation from Rirratjingu family members to join them on Country at Gulurunga. The group learnt of the challenges of living off the land which included the lack of access to fresh water. Two bores were available but for many years water was not accessible as there was no water pump severely impacting on the Rirratjingu family and their ability to spend time at their place of cultural significance. The Gove leadership team committed to investigating the installation of a permanent pump and a few months later a solution was found. It was agreed a Sun Mill solar pump, which acts like a windmill, would be the most appropriate solution fro the Yalangbara bore and a traditional mono pump for the Gulurunga bore. A working bee on March 17 saw a dedicated group, which included leadership team members and contractors JBM and NOV Mono, set off to get the pump up and running. Host Witiyana Marika and family members arrived as the water started to flow. Mr Marika and his family were extremely appreciative of the effort, time and equipment and now plan to spend more time there. Gove Operations thanked JBM, NOV mono, GIS, Gove Operations site workshop and Sodexo for contributing their time and materials for this worthwhile project.

Pump secures fresh water for Gulurunga Pictured below: Members from Gove Operations from left: Ricky Butler, Sergio Pedrosa, Martin Goodchild, Stephane Torsiello, Shawn Kidner and Scott Savage.

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Time to spray mission grass ing before it seeds. With the mission grass starting to seed at the moment, and with this break in the rain, it is a good opportunity for members of the public to spray this weed with herbicide,” Ms Lee said. “Spraying before mission grass goes to seed will reduce further spread and establishment. Landholders, particularly in the rural area, are encouraged to make use of this unseasonably dry weather and spray exotic grasses on their property before they go to seed. “We need to be vigilant about weed control and be mindful of the damage that invasive species can cause, especially on pastoral properties.” For more information on how to identify mission grass and other invasive grasses such as gamba grass please call the Weed Management Branch on 8999 4567. Photos and management advice is available on line at www.nt.gov.au/weeds

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WEED management officers from the Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) are urging all landholders and members of the public to take decisive action against the invasion of mission grass (Cenchrus polystachios). Originally introduced as a pasture grass mission grass has invaded bush land and private properties right across the Top End. Mission grass has many characteristics which enable it to aggressively out-compete native plants. The impacts of mission grass range from increasing fire danger to reducing biodiversity. NRETAS strategic weed management planner Geraldine Lee said mission grass can be easily recognised by the ﬂuffy golden to purplish seed heads which start to form about this time of year. “The trick to good control is spray-

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

April Sat 21. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Peninsula Tennis Club. Sun 22. Yacht racing at the Gove Boat Club. 12.30 sign on – 2pm start. Crew always welcome. Last race of the Bedwell Blue Water Series. Tue 24. Kap’ Yong Day (Korea) at Memorial Park. Tues 24. Filipino Banquet from 6.30pm at Gove Country Golf Club, organised by Oasis AOG Assembly to support two programs in the Phillipines. Wed 25. ANZAC Day at Memorial Park. Fri 27. Autism Rainbow Day. Disability Network Information Night at Room 22 NHS at 6.30pm. Ph Faye Brook Jones 8987 0810. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - old natural terrain circuit, round 2 - 8 am to noon. Sat 28. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club 3-6pm. Sun 29. Debutant Ball fundraiser - barbecue.

May Tue 1. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 12. Mothers Day stall at NPS 9am to noon. Sat 19. May markets for Debutante Ba Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy Debutante Ball. Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee - 8am to noon. Sun 20. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Peninsula MX Round 3 - 8am to noon.

June Tue 5. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 9. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Working bee MX track - set up for enduro/pony - 9am to noon. Sun 10. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - enduro Pony round 2 - 8am to noon. Sun 10. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Finke Desert Race weekend - Alice-Finke-Alice. Sat 16. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Arafura Dance Association. Sat 23. Debutante Ball 7pm start.

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

AUGUST Sat 11. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee set up for enduro/pont - 9am until set up.

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by NT Member for Nhulunbuy LYNNE WALKER NATIONAL Youth Week kicked off last Friday with the NT Battle of the School Bands held in Darwin with Yirrkala band, N.E.A.L. Boys, taking out line honours. Their prize package

includes a gig at Bassinthegrass alongside some of Australia’s top music acts in Darwin at the end of May. The competition, just three years old and funded by NT Government, has been dominated by our region with Sleeveheads from Nhulunbuy winning in the inaugural year. Well done to N.E.A.L. Boys for this outstanding achievement. While literacy and numeracy are critical, core activities for students our schools provide so much more to support the growth and development of young people. Youth Week activities in Nhulunbuy commenced on

Saturday at the town hall with a forum and live music coordinated by local Emily Osborne who is a hard-working member of the Youth Minister’s Round Table. While the overall turn-out was disappointing, it certainly didn’t escape my notice that people from organisations such as the Shire, Anglicare, Youth Worx, Alcohol and Other Drugs, gave up their time to be there. I’M travelling to Elcho Island today and returning Friday and will be visiting Gawa at the top of the island as well as Galiwin’ku and a quick stopover at the Homeland of Mapuru on the return trip. Education, health

and Homelands are always high on the itinerary but so too is housing. Galiwin’ku’s major housing program (SIHIP) is coming to a close and I’ll be inspecting the new subdivision which is part of 90 new homes for the community. ANZAC Day services are planned for next Wednesday with the traditional dawn service scheduled for 5.45pm at Gove Boat Club followed by the 11.00am service in Nhulunbuy at the Cenotaph. Thanks to Mo McKay and Ivor Alexander who have managed the ANZAC Day planning and arrangements for more years than they can probably remember. Lest we forget.

A man with old-fashioned values who cared about family Phillip Clyde McKelson April 30, 1952 - December 21, 2011

PHILLIP McKelson was born in a small sea side town in Victoria called St Leonards and has a sister Carol. He began working in hotels at the age of 17 and his first position was at the Great Northern Hotel in Cairns. Since then he never deviated away from the hospitality industry and managed large and successful hotels in Victoria and in Queensland for over 35 years. Big Band venues were his specialty and Phillip was employed to oversee the renovations of many hotels needing a facelift and a greater turnover. He was well known for his dedication to his job and was very well liked by staff and was known for his fairness. His work took him to country towns such as Dubbo where the hotel underwent massive renovations during his employment and huge increase in trade. Phillip never turned away from a challenge in his work and Gove was no exception dedicating over three years of his life to the Arnhem Club. He was a compassionate man and cared for others very much. Phillip raised money immediately for Rachel’s family - the gorgeous 18-year-old who passed away in Gove in a car accident. He was totally shattered by this tragedy and it never left him and he attended Rachel’s funeral personally in country Victoria. On a personal level Phillip was a very giving man. The word that most describes him is dependable. His word was his bond and he never went back on his word. He had old-

VALE Phillip McKelson fashioned values and cared about providing for his family more than himself. He was a ‘rock’ for his family - he was always reliable - always dependable and he never let you down. Phillip always enjoyed a game of golf spending the morning with a friend on the golf course if and when he could and was always a member of the local pistol club wherever he went (including Gove) winning many competitions over the years. He had a love for Harley Davidsons owning a few in his life time and loved

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nothing more than to ride with his friends up the mountains of the Gold Coast which he did this every Sunday for years. Phillip was ill for months in Gove, he just didn’t know what was wrong. He returned to his family on the Gold Coast. On October 14, 2011, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and given three months to live and he died 10 weeks after diagnoses. He is survived by three children Justin, Benjamin and Emily and three grandchildren.

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Our beautiful babies

Big-hearted cat looking for a home

BELOW: Jesselyn Marika from Umbakumba had a baby daughter on April 13. The baby weighed 2938gm (6lb 7ozs) and was born at Gove District Hospital.

ABOVE: Ebony Velocette Hawkett was born at Gove District Hospital on April 11. She is the first child for Ahna and Scott Hawkett. Grandparents are John and Ellen Gotts and Steven and Lorraine Hawkett all from Darwin. She weighed 3120gm ( 6 lb 14ozs)

QUEENIE (pictured) is a domestic shorthair tabby with a pretty ginger fleck and she is about 18 months old. Great things often come in small packages and what Queenie lacks in size she makes up for with her big heart and loves to be with people.

Queenie is de-sexed and will be fully vaccinated before going to her new home. If you think you can give Queenie or any of our other beautiful animals the loving home they deserve please contact the RSPCA on 0437 526 502 and we will be happy to discuss the best pet for your lifestyle.

BELOW: Isla Kaye Bajraktari is the first child for Tamara and Zen. She was born at Gove District Hopsital on April 4 and weighed 3288gm (7lb 4ozs). Proud grandparents are Skender and Josclyn Bajraktari from Gove and Jen Sweet and Rodney Cruse from Tasmania.

Calling for Expressions of Interest Hospital Network Governing Councils As part of the new Hospital Networks, we are looking for people to participate in Governing Councils across the Territory. Expressions of Interest are invited for membership of the two Hospital Network Governing Councils. Governing Councils will have the important job of engaging with clinical and community stakeholders and will be a key interface between Northern Territory hospitals and the community. For a copy of the Information Kit and Expression of Interest Form â&#x20AC;&#x201D; ABOVE: Janice Taylor and Trenton Gray welcomed their fourth child, a daughter, born in Darwin on April 11 before returning to GDH. She is a sister for Holly, 6, Harry, 4 and Lilly, 2. She is a granddaughter for Henry and Margot Gray from Darwin and Jim and Bev Taylor from Biggendon.

Visit: www.health.nt.gov.au Phone: (08) 8999 2936 Expressions of Interest submissions close at 5.00 pm on Friday 4 May 2012.

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cowboys’ nrl visit

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

Kids paying attention during the skills session in Gove. LEFT: Keiran Ngurruwutthun, 4, has his ball and his Cowboys hat. BELOW: Mashall Gurruwiwi - fast on his feet.

You can’t catch me!

Some fancy footwork.

It was all fun for this young player.

Eyes up - keeping their eyes on the ball.

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cowboys’ nrl visit

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

Kids ready to try their skills.

Burrkitj Ngurrwutthun, Winston Yunupingu, 15, Ben Jones and Marshall Gurruwiwi.

Youngsters came out to see the Cowboys player and take part in the workshop.

Kids taking part in the skills events with Cowboys player Ben Jones.

All keen to learn about the game.

Cameron Ryan, 9,couldn’t quite reach the ball so he was given a hand by Marshall Gurruwiwi and Boas Wanambi.

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THURSDAY 19

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Deadly 60 10:30 Stress Buster 11:00 Country House Rescue 11:45 Big Ideas Sampler 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Lost Adventures Of Childhood 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Summer’s Here 6:50 Minuscule: Acrobatics 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Australia On Trial: Massacre At Myall Creek 9:30 A Very Short War 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Sex, Drugs And Rock ‘n’ Roll: The 60s Revealed 12:15 The Jonathan Ross Show: Hugh Jackman, Stephen Fry & Peter Kay 1:05 The Clinic 1:55 River Cottage: Summer’s Here - Hugh wonders if he can turn slugs into a culinary hit. He joins a restaurateur in a fish-off and forages for ingredients to cook a Chinese stir fry. 3:00 Football: WAFL: Round 5 - Swan Districts Vs Peel Thunder

FRIDAY 20

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Jennifer Byrne Presents 1:10 Monarch Of The Glen 2:50 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Carmarthen 6:50 Minuscule: The Annoying Neighbour 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (NT) 8:00 QI: Incomprehensible - In keeping with theme this episode of QI is utterly ‘Incomprehensible’. QI master Stephen Fry is joined by Alan Davies, Prof Brian Cox, Ross Noble and Sue Perkins. 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Queen Of Flowers - Phryne ends up with more than she bargained for - including murder - when she agrees to help refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade. 9:30 The Shadow Line: Gatehouse finally tracks Glickman down, with explosive consequences.Gabriel gets closer to finding out why he got shot and there’s help for Bede’s floundering business deal from an unexpected direction. 10:30 Lateline: A unique nightly news analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and international news and events. 11:10 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 12:10 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block: “House Decider Challenge” 7:00 Friday Night Football: New Zealand v Australia Wide World Of Sports presents the first game in the representative round with New Zealand v Australia from Eden Park, Auckland. Not since 1998 has New Zealand hosted the ANZAC Test, which saw the hosts win. Can Australia keep up the winning streak on foreign soil? 9:15 Movie: “Gran Torino” (M l,v) 11:30 Movie: “Times Square” A modern generation gap story about a 13 year old girl who learns about life on her own when she teams up with a defiant anti-social child of the streets. 1:35 The Baron 2:35 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:05 Danoz Direct 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “A Kiss Before Dying” (v,s,l) A psychotic man kills the mother of his unborn child and marries her sister in an attempt to inherit their father’s company. 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Lab Rats 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Roo, Harvey and Lottie spend time together, Dex tries to turn chess skills into cash and Heath keeps pursuiong Bianca which rattles Liam’s nerves. 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: St Kilda Vs Fremantle 10:30 Most Shocking: Top 20: (v) “Brainless Blunders” This week, catch the Top 20 most shocking brainless blunders! Who will make the list? 11:30 True Beauty: The beauties will be judged for their patience and persistence when they are told that they will be spending two days shooting a video clip for a natural beauty product. Little do they know that they are also going camping. 1:30 Auction Squad 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

4:15 UEFA Europa League 8:40 World News 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Costa Rica 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Inner Hebrides To Faroe Islands 8:35 Titanic: The Mission: Electrics 9:30 As It Happened: Dambusters Fly Again - In 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in history - they destroyed two gigantic dams in Germany’s industrial heartland with a revolutionary weapon: the bouncing bomb. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Lady Chatterley” (M s,n) - In French. Set in 1921, this is the story of an adulterous affair between Lady Constance Chatterley, a sexually unfulfilled upper-class married woman, and the gamekeeper who works for the estate owned by her wheelchair-bound husband. 1:20 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: Tricksters” (M s,n) - In Swedish. While Kurt works on a murder case involving a charming yet evil horse dealer who plays on the vulnerability of lonely women, he finds himself romantically involved with a married woman. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 21

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Silver Jubilee Preview 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (NT) 12:00 A Quiet Word... With Alan Davies 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 QI: Incomprehensible 1:30 The Wonder Years: Angel 2:00 Football: SANFL: Round 5 - North Adelaide Vs Eagles 2:40 At The Movies: Short Cuts 2:55 Movie: “Lady Hamilton” (G) 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Gloucestershire 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Setting Out Your Stall - The UCOS team reinvestigates a highly sensitive case when new information links the unexplained death of a popular market trader to a series of drug rapes in East London. 8:30 Whitechapel: Chandler and Miles learn lessons from past crimes to help them solve their latest murder case, but will they discover the identity of the killer in time to prevent more deaths? 9:20 Five Days: A commuter train stops suddenly when a woman jumps from a bridge in an apparent suicide. At a local hospital, a newborn baby is discovered abandoned in a toilet. Are these events connected? 10:20 Rage Silver Jubilee

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Children’s Programs 12:30 Horse Racing 4:30 South Aussie With Cosi 5:00 Your 4x4 5:30 National News Saturday 6:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos: Join your host Shelley Craft for an hour of side-splitting laughs on Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. 7:10 The Voice 8:40 Movie: “The Bounty Hunter” (M s,v,l) 10:55 Movie: “Punch-Drunk Love” (M l,v,s) - Adam Sandler gives an amazing and unusual performance as Barry Egan, a socially impaired owner of a small novelty business, who is dominated by seven sisters and is unlikely to find love unless it finds him. 12:50 Movie: “To The Devil A Daughter” (AV h,v,n) - When a fanatical priest was defrocked and excommunicated from the Church, he sought the ways of the devil and formed a closed convent. But the lord in question was the devil-figure of Lord Astaroth, and the innocent children were reared in the ways Satan himself. 2:50 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:20 Nine Presents 3:35 Danoz Direct / 5:00 Wesley Impact

5:30 Stitch! 6:00 Handy Manny 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show - Weekends 9:30 Children’s Programs 11:00 V8 Supercars 2012 12:30 V8 Supercars 2012 2:30 TBA 4:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: Adelaide Vs GWS (B&W) 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: Brisbane Vs Gold Coast 10:00 Most Shocking: Top 20: “Jokes Gone Wild” 11:00 That ‘70s Show 11:30 ANZAC: (Documentary Series) Bud Tingwell - ANZAC Series Opener 11:35 ANZAC: “Campaign in Syria (B&W)” 12:10 ANZAC: “Commando Story (B&W)” 12:50 ANZAC: “Desert Air Force (B&W)” 1:30 The Late Movie: “Sione’s Wedding”(2006) (s,l) Four best friends nearing their 30th birthdays are given the ultimatum to find a girl and settle down. Will they be able to do it? 3:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Dr Oz: “Pain Epidemic:” - The Truth Behind Your Pain. Dr Oz reveals how to alleviate the three biggest body pains. Dr Oz looks at a woman’s brain live on set! And, how much caffeine is in your food?

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Adriana Lecouvreur 3:45 The Chopin Preludes 3:50 Infra 4:25 The Chopin Etudes 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Cracking The Colour Code: Making Colour 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Tower 8:30 RocKwiz: Toni Childs & Adam Green 9:15 Movie: “Mammoth” (M) - In English and Tagalog. Bored of his web design job, Leo takes a trip to Thailand in an attempt to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid’s family struggles to deal with her absence. 11:30 Movie: “Cold Prey” (MAV v,h) - In Norwegian. A teen slasher flick with an injection of Norwegian cool. Five friends on a snowboarding trip are forced to seek refuge in an abandoned ski lodge and soon discover they are not alone. 1:15 Movie: “The Shadowless Sword” (M v) - In Korean. A South Korean 10th century martial arts epic with mystical action sequences, an electrifying soundtrack and period costuming with modern punk touches. Sexy female assassins are sent to retrieve a prince to save the empire. 3:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 22

SBS 4:00 UEFA Champions League 6:15 World News 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The White City Of Tel Aviv 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 How To Cook Like Heston: Chicken 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: Saints And Miracles - In this final episode, religious sceptic Antonio and fanatical believer Gennaro eat their way along a culinary pilgrimage through Puglia’s monasteries, holy shrines and festivals to discover whether food and religion are still as closely linked as they were in their youth. 9:30 The Family UK: Chicken and Vidka Every Day 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Dave In The Life: Shock Jock 12:40 Movie: “Tickets” (MA l) - In Italian And English. Three interwoven stories set during a train journey from Central Europe to Rome. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage Silver Jubilee 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Junior School Choir Of The Year 2011 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 South Side Story: Book of Feuds 2:00 New Tricks: Setting Out Your Stall 3:00 Art Of War 3:50 War Hero 4:05 The Telegram Man 4:20 Janet Laurence: The Life World 4:40 The Writer’s Room: Matt Reilly 5:00 Wonders Of The Universe: Falling 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Hospital Chaplains: Suffer The Children 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Two on the Great Divide 8:30 Waking The Dead: Conviction 10:15 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Queen Of Flowers - Phryne ends up with more than she bargained for - including murder - when she agrees to help refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade. 11:10 The Roly Poly Man 12:40 Art Of War 1:30 Waking The Dead: Conviction - A missing medical student’s DNA matches that of a corpse found tortured and drowned years before. Boyd suspects a cover-up and draws on Sarah’s counter-terrorism skills, but can she deliver? 3:15 Rage

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Wild World Of Sports 10:30 The Sunday Footy Show 12:30 Pyramid 1:00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 1:30 2012 Intrust Super Cup: East Tigers Vs Mackay Cutters 3:30 Sunday Football: City Vs Country 4:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Voice 7:00 TBA 8:00 Movie: “Beaconsfield” (M l) 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 The Apprentice: “Bread And Badda-Bing” (PG l) - The candidates race against time to invent and sell a sandwich for a sandwich-shop franchise. Both teams base their creations on a celeb’s star power, and one former contestant returns for a surprise lunch-rush appearance. 1:00 Spyforce: “The Samurai” - The Japanese Intelligence Officer, who models his life on the ferocity of the 11th Century Samurai, is marked for assassination and Spyforce operatives Erskine and Gunther get the job. 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 AFL Game Day 11:00 That ‘70s Show 11:30 V8 Supercars 2012 12:30 V8 Supercars 2012 2:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: Sydney Vs North Melbourne 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Dancing With The Stars 8:30 Bones - “The Prisoner In the Pipe” In an not-be-be-missed episode, the day has finally arrived for the expectant couple to meet their new baby. But their little girl is brought into the world in a very untraditional way. 9:30 Castle - “Till Death Do Us Part” When a lothario is killed, Castle and Beckett suspect that the victim’s mysterious double life holds the key to his murder. Their investigation leads to a shocking twist that threatens to disrupt Ryan’s wedding with Jenny. 10.30 Dual Suspects: “ The Murder That Divided Boston” 11:30 The Apprentice (l) 12:40 Auction Squad 1:30 Home Shopping 2:30 NBC Today 3:30 NBC Meet The Press 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 UEFA Europa League Highlights 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick: And The Singer Is... 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Lyndey And Blair’s Taste Of Greece: Monemvasia & Kythira 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Lost Ships Of Rome - In English and Italian. Just off the Italian island of Ventotene, a team of marine archaeologists has discovered the wrecks of five ancient Roman ships, each in pristine condition. But why had they travelled to this remote, rocky island in the first place? With stunning underwater imagery and CGI re-creations, this documentary follows the team as they attempt to raise some of the ancient cargo and find new clues about the Roman Empire. 8:30 Prophets Of Science Fiction: Mary Shelley 9:20 What Happened Before The Big Bang? Where did everything in our universe come from? How did it all begin? For nearly a hundred years we thought we had the answer: a big bang some 14 billion years ago. But now some scientists believe that our universe may have had a life before this violent moment of creation. 10:20 Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2012 / 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 23

7 CENTRAL 5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Paparazzi” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy: “Dark Was The Night” 9:30 Desperate Housewives: “Who Can Say What’s True?” 10:30 Private Practice: “Who We Are” - Amelia makes the hard decision to enter a rehab facility, and finds strength in an 18 year-old girl, as they both go through the painful detox process. 11:30 My Big Friggin Wedding: “Mommie Drunkest” - Megin gets cold feet about the wedding, and Alyssa’s bachelorette party starts as a wild romp and quickly spirals into utter chaos. 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Flying The Secret Sky: The Story Of The RAF Ferry Command 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Waterloo 6:50 480: ANZAC: Leonard Waters & Albert Knight 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Moses Jones: Set amongst London’s Ugandan community where nothing, and no-one, is what they seem to be, this atmospheric and vibrant crime thriller is from the pen of Hollywood scriptwriter Joe Penhall. 12:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: A Pocket Full Of Rye 2:05 More Then This... The Roxy Music Story 3:00 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 The Voice 8:00 TBA 9:00 The Big Bang Theory 9:30 The Big Bang theory 10:00 Alcatraz: “Tommy Madsen”(Season Final) 11:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:00 The Whole Truth: “Thicker Than Water”(M a) - When a man in a wheelchair is found dead in New York Harbour, Kathryn Peale brings a charge of murder against the man’s daughter while Jimmy Brogan defends the young woman. 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Jane Doe:How To Fire Your Boss”(2007) (v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Lab rats 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 TBA 8:00 Revenge: “Loyalty” Emily questions Nolan’s loyalty when she discovers a secret of his, but eventually uses it to her advantage in her battle against Tyler. Unfortunately, it sets in motion a chain of events that prove just how dangerous Tyler is. Meanwhile, Amanda makes herself more comfortable in the Hamptons as word of her presence spreads. 9:00 TBA 9:45 Happy Endings: “Full Court Dress / Grinches Be Crazy” 11:15 30 Rock 11:45 Picture This 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Our Father” (PG) 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Wet And Wild 8:30 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy: Queensland 9:30 Shameless 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Poppy - A CGI drama set behind enemy lines in World War One. Two New Zealand soldiers are trying to find their way to safety. When they find an orphaned baby on the way back, one of the men wants to save it, the other does not. 1:00 Living Black 1:30 Welcome To Legos: This three-part series explores life at the sharp end of one of the most extreme urban environments in the world: Lagos, Nigeria. It shows what life is really like in some of the toughest parts of the world’s fastest growing mega-city. This second episode takes a trip into the lives of those who choose to live and work on the waters of Lagos Lagoon. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 24

IMPARJA 5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 The Apprentice 8:00 TBA 9:00 The NRL Footy Show: A mix of footy and fun as we take you inside the game with some of Rugby Leagues favourites. 10:45 The AFL Footy Show: Join the Logie Award winning Footy Show for its 19th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford and Matthew Lloyd as they go where no other show dares. 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

4:00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00Gallipoli Submarine 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Time Team: Bitterley 6:50 480: ANZAC: Charles Mene 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Country Town Rescue 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder - Strange coincidences and troubling memories plague a bride-to-be. 10:05 Artscape: The Wonderful World Of Professor Cardoso 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: Murder Is Easy 2:10 Time Team: Bitterley - The residents of the chocolate-box village of Bitterley in Shropshire believe their town was once much bigger than it currently is, so they have called in the Time Team to see if they’re right. 3:00 Football: VFL: Round 5 - Box Hill Hawks Vs Collingwood

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:00 The Voice 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Hawking Excitation” 9:00 Top Gear 10:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A.: “Anna Vincenzo’s”(MA l) 11:30 Men Of A Certain Age: “Hold Your Finish *Series Final*” (M) - Joe tees off toward his golfing dreams when his moment in the “senior tour pre-qualifier” arrives. Elsewhere, Owen and his father have a crucial discussion about the future of the car dealership; and Terry discovers a new passion. 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Goodmorning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Lethal Vows” (1999) (M a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Toybox 3.30 Lab Rats 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Casey and Henri are caught kissing. Heath takes legal action against Liam and Bianca who are leaving the Bay with his unborn baby. Leah joins an online dating site. 7:00 Australia’s Got Talent 8:00 Packed To The Rafters: “Great Expectations” 9:00 Parenthood: “Remember Me, I’m The Only One Who Loves You / My Brother’s” 11:00 Royal Pains: “My Back To The Future” 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Me, You, Them” (PG) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Indian School: Cyber Genius 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: John Wood - Actor John Wood’s father, Les, spent four years as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War Two, though he rarely spoke about it. As John investigates his father’s capture and imprisonment, he uncovers a story of desolation, devotion and unexpected love. 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Through Her Own Eyes” (M l,n) - This revealing and engaging look at life on both sides of the prison bars in presentday Argentina follows the development of a university student’s relationship with an inmate and his desperate mother. 12:30 Movie: “Turtles Can Fly” (M v,a) - In Kurdish. A harrowing tale about war and the survival of the human spirit. Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, refugee children ponder and await their fate. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ANZAC Day March (NSW) 11:00 ANZAC Day March (NT) 12:30 Gallipoli Dawn Service 1:30 VillersBretonneux Memorial Service 2012 2:30 480: ANZAC 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Lone Pine Service From Gallipoli 6:00 Country House Rescue: Chesters, Scottish Borders 6:50 480: ANZAC: Oodgeroo Noonuccal 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Agony Uncles 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Review With Myles Barlow 12:00 The Armstrong And Miller Show 12:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? - Miss Marple draws on her deep knowledge of human behaviour to solve the mystery of who, out of all the occupants of Castle Savage, is the one most likely to be a brutal killer. 2:00 Monumental Vision: USA 2:30 The Trophy Room 3:00 Football: SANFL: Round 5 - North Adelaide Vs Eagles

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 Danoz Direct 12:00 Special Presentation: Gallipoli Dawn Service 1:10 Special Presentation: Villers Bretonnuex Dawn Service 2:05 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice 9:00 The Mentalist 10:00 Unforgettable 11:00 Weeds: “Lady’s A Charm” - Nancy runs her first courier job for Guillermo across the border, but it doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Celia lives through a tough time in prison, and Andy and his father Lenny face a confrontation on their family history. 11:30 Eclipse 12:00 20/20 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Lab Rats 12:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: Collingwood v Essendon 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 TBA 10:00 The Amazing Race 11:00 The Marriage Ref: *Final* Things get animated when human-cartoon Jim Breuer visits The Marriage Ref with the help of the beautiful Demi Moore and Kelly Ripa. A couple married for almost seven decades seek the celebrity advice when it comes to buying a new couch. And Demi Moore and Kelly Ripa expose a well-kept girl secret when it comes to receiving jewellery. 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Room For Improvement 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 UEFA Champions League 6:15 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The World Of Punans 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Thar Desert: Sacred Sands 8:30 Dangerous Roads: Nepal 9:35 Civilisation: Is The West History? Medicine 10:30 Gallipoli: More than 120,000 soldiers lost their lives in the deadly Gallipoli campaign in 1915. This program focuses on the diaries and letters of Australian, New Zealand, British and Turkish soldiers who describe the horrors of war. These were ordinary men forced by history to do extraordinary things. While some survived, most died, and their letters to loved ones back home make a powerful and emotional statement. 12:35 Movie: “Crónicas” (MA l,s,a) - In Spanish and English. When a reporter from a sensationalistic Miami news show travels to the Ecuadorian coastal village of Babahoyo to cover the story of a serial killer who hunts children, his personal ambition gets out of hand, and his pursuit of glory carries tragic consequences. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

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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) 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) 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)

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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.

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A meeting with friends may be more enjoyable than you expect. Make sure that you steer clear of a topic which has caused friction in the past, however. Romance. This is not the best time to ask for any favours. A favourable aspect to Mercury right at the end of the week will improve communication with your partner.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) You may be feeling as though you are everybody’s servant at the moment! Don’t let other people make you feel guilty for not helping them. Romance. This will be an excellent time for romance: however, you should be careful of vague promises which are not backed up by action.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will feel that a lack of ready money is limiting your activities. Something which you have been planning will have to be postponed due to lack of funds. Romance. You may need to give in a little more in order to put a recent disagreement with your partner to rest. You won’t achieve anything by prolonging the dispute.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Your mind will be focused on your work. It is important to be clear about what you want to achieve in your career, and to make steps in the right direction. Romance. A domestic crisis will have to be sorted out before it gets out of hand. You may not be in the best of moods when you discover who was responsible!

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A favourable aspect to Uranus will make you especially creative this week. Time spent developing a new idea will pay off many times over. Romance. Your positive mood will help to give your love-life a boost. An evening with a new friend will work out much better than expected.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You will be extremely adventurous, and will need to ﬁnd an outlet for your energy. If you don’t ﬁnd one, you may start to take your frustration out on other people. Romance. If you are starting a new relationship, you may want to wait a few weeks before making a major move. This relationship will take a while to build up strength.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t let problems at work spill over into your social life: if you are not able to get a proper perspective on the situation it will be impossible to deal with it effectively. Romance. The next few days should be an especially good time for romance. Don’t appear to be too eager, however.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A move to a different job may not solve all your problems. Before you consider such a drastic step, you should think hard about the advantages of your present work. Romance. Time spent extending your circle of friends will pay off in an unexpected way. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative, however.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t miss an important opportunity later in the week. A favourable aspect to Jupiter will make this an especially good time for making money. Romance. You will be able to get on much better with your partner this week. You may be quite surprised when you hear their slant on a recent disagreement.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Some changes are coming up, and you will have to keep a clear head to decide on the best course of action. Try to avoid getting into a disagreement with your boss. Romance. Your generous mood will help you to attract a new admirer. Put this person to the test before you take their approaches seriously!

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

A difﬁcult aspect to Saturn could make you quite negative at times. You may feel that there is no light at the end of the tunnel! A chance event later in the week will turn things around faster than you expect. Romance. A dream about your partner will help you to understand your recent behaviour towards them. A long discussion will help to iron out any problems.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Your work will be getting you down at the moment. This is not the best time for a major change, however, and you must be cautious about making a major move which you might regret later. Romance. Don’t change a decision once you have made it. Your partner needs to have some clarity and direction from you at the moment.

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Local artists represented at Desart and Melbourne exhibitions

Barrupu Yunupingu, Beverly Knight and Ruby Alderton.

LOCAL artist Barrupu Yunupingu attended the Desart conference in Alice Springs on the way to open her exhibition at Alcaston Gallery in Melbourne. Organiser of the Conference for Arts Centre Managers Michelle Culpitt said in her review of the conference: “My epiphany was listening to Barrupu Yunupingu speaking at length in Yolngu Matha - the saltwater language on Desart country - her worker Will Stubbs, 17 years on the job, and 18-year-old Yirrkala woman Ruby Alderton coordinating youth diversion programs at the Buku Larrngay Mulka printmaking room. It is possible. It’s not a dream, follow the source of culture and all kinds of benefits can flow.” In Melbourne the response was similarly positive. The exhibition, The Memory of Fire, consisted of a new set of works all painted on the art centre premises. Several of the major works were pre-sold prior to the exhibition including to state institutional galleries. Alcaston Gallery is an important gallery nationally and it is a significant honour to be represented by them. Only one other artist from the Miwatj region works through Alcaston and that is Barrupu’s famous sister Gulumbu. Principal of the gallery is Beverly Knight is a long-term Essendon Bombers and Tiwi Bombers board member. Ms Knight was so impressed by Ruby Alderton’s work on the Yuta project that she invited her to an internship at the gallery over the next two weeks. Miss Alderton then opened the exhibition Yuta which is supported by the Australia Council and opened at The Ownership Project in Fitzroy on the April 17. It features work by artists as young as 12 who had been previously disengaged from school and work.

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Students compete in Melbourne

Jamie Wanungmurra competing in Canberra earlier this year.

Bounding towards Boston

The team as they left Gove last week. Ling, Dwin Rynski, Mali Martin, Dakota Priestly, Caleb Juda and Shandyn Moody. All are students at Nhulunbuy High School and AIEW Tracy Ah Sam chaperoned the group during their trip. The group aged between 12 and 14 were very excited and nervous when leaving Gove in the anticipation of being part of this National event. The program consists of education and training with specific athletic training given. Competition events were held in long jump, discus, javelin and relay. We look forward in seeing the results of their efforts next week.

TEN young people from Nhulunbuy have been given the exciting opportunity to fly to Melbourne and participate in the National Indigenous Athletic Championships which were held in conjunction with the Australian Athletic Championships in Victoria last week. The championships were on between April 11 and 14 and the young athletes also had the opportunity to see some of Australia’s best athletes start their journey to London for the Olypmics. The athletes from Nhulunbuy made up the majority of the NT team and included; Gerard Yunupingu, Maryanne Yunupingu, Shakira Baxter, Kyaciah Yibaruk, Moesha

Castella said. “They have had many obstacles to overcome, but this is a significant achievement for each of them, their families and their communities.” The other athletes are Kelsey Youngblutt from Palm Island, Queensland and Tegan Pigram from Derby, Western Australia. The three runners each successfully completed a 30 kilometre test run in February as part of the Stromlo 30km Lightning Strike, and along with other IMP squad members, have completed units of competence towards obtaining a Certificate III in Community Recreation and have learnt skills that they can now take back to their communities. The team travelled to Sydney last week for final preparations before they flew to Boston on Friday for the competition on Monday of this week.

LOCAL athlete Jamie Wanungmurra took part in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Mr Wanungumurra from Yirrkala is one of three indigenous athletes to tackle the 42km marathon. They began their journey in April last year when Rob de Castella and his Indigenous Marathon Project conducted a national tryout tour where 20 promising runners were selected as part of the 2011 New York Marathon squad, and while these three runners didn’t make it to New York, they have spent countless hours training and preparing for the chance to represent Indigenous Australia in the world’s oldest marathon. Jamie exchanged his remote surroundings for the streets of Boston and we will have results of his efforts next week. “The journey to the start line for these runners has not been an easy one,” Mr de

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

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

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha P: 0437 141 291

Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094 Gove Netball Assoc. Contact: Helen Clark - Pres P: 8987 3728 M: 0438 873 728

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

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

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

Thu 19

Fri 20

Time 0028 0628 1258 1927

Time 0133 0739 1355 2008

Time 0222 0829 1441 2041

Ht 1.39 2.63 0.99 2.64

Ht 1.22 2.70 0.99 2.76

Sat 21 Ht 1.05 2.76 1.01 2.85

Time 0302 0911 1520 2112

NEW MOON

Ht 0.90 2.80 1.04 2.93

Sun 22

Mon 23

Tue 24

Time 0336 0948 1554 2141

Time 0406 1023 1625 2210

Time 0437 1056 1654 2239

Ht 0.77 2.81 1.09 2.98

Ht 0.68 2.79 1.14 3.01

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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

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

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

NHULUNBUY

W/E Apr 8 W/E Apr 8 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 02/04

4027

1060

2700

711

1327

349

Tuesday 03/04

3904

1027

2500

658

1404

369

Wednesday 04/04

4022

1058

3500

921

522

137

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272

Thursday 05/04

4440

1168

2500

658

1940

510

Friday 06/04

5182

1364

3500

921

1682

443

Saturday 07/04

5288

1392

3300

868

1988

524

1493

3500

921

2174

572

5658 11037

2904

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

Sunday 08/04 TOTAL

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

Ht 0.63 2.75 1.19 3.02

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

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 18

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

Forward in Faith Ministries

RSPCA: Contact: Bev Goodchild P: 8987 2243

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

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

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

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

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

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

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938

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

MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607

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

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

Church services

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

5674 32537

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

Weather details o

8562 21500

Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 9 31.9 21.3 TCE Tuesday 10 32.4 20.9 NIL Wednesday 11 31.8 22.3 0.2 Thursday 12 32.2 23.5 0.2 Friday 13 31.7 24.2 NIL Saturday 14 32.0 25.3 2.8 Sunday 15 32.7 24.4 NIL Monthly total rainfall to date: 3.8mm

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, April 9 to Sunday, April 15

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1013.6 hPa on Tuesday Min: 1008.7 hPa on Sunday Averages for the month April Max temp: 30.9 Min temp: 23.2 Rainfall: 229.7mm

SPORT

Simply the best on show in Darwin

Cowboys hammer Roosters in first NRL match in Darwin since ‘95 By ALF WILSON

Johnathan JT Thurston in action in a training run. INSET TOP: Matt Bowen in the post match media conference.

By ALF WILSON TWO of the world’s best rugby league players in Johnathan Thurston and Matt Bowen were on show when the North Queensland Cowboys met the Sydney Roosters in Darwin on Saturday April 14. It was the first NRL competition match played in the NT since the Penrith versus Balmain Tigers match way back in 1995. Thurston played at five eighth for the Cowboys and Bowen at fullback as the North Queensland side tried to bounce back from a 42-18 loss to comp leaders Melbourne Storm in Townsville on April 7. Before Saturday’s game the Roosters defeated the Gold Coast Titans 18-12 and were placed fifth on the ladder with four wins from six games. By comparison the Cowboys were in eight spot with three

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ROUND 3 RESULTS (Home team listed first) Carlton 18.14.122

wins and as many losses. The Cowboys players left Townsville on Tuesday and spent five days in the NT in the lead up to the game. Two days before leaving Thurston received his golden boot which he earned as the World Player of the Year following last year’s Four Nation’s Series in England. The gifted Thurston is a Queensland State of Origin and Australian Test player and considered among the top bracket of rugby league backs in the world. Bowen hails from Hope Vale Aboriginal Community near Cooktown in far north Queensland and has been one of the form backs in the NRL this season. Last week in Townsville Bowen became an ambassador for Ronald McDonald House which accommodates families of sick people who are in nearby Townsville Hospital. The Cowboys have many supporters in the Territory but the Roosters will have fans as well.

MORE than 10,000 spectators watched the North Queensland Cowboys hammer the Sydney Roosters 50-12 at Darwin’s TIO Stadium on Saturday night. It was the first NRL competition match played in the NT since the Penrith versus Balmain Tigers match way back in 1995. The crowd of 10,008 included people from around the Territory who had travelled to Darwin for a game which was showed nationally on pay television. The Cowboys enjoy plenty of support in the NT and scored nine tries to two in a great performance. It was the in the first half the Cowboys set up the win with tries in the eighth and 11th minutes to centre Antonio Winterstein. Ashley Graham, champion fullback Matt Bowen and Kalifa Faifal Loa also scored tries to see the Cowboys bolt to a 28-nil halftime lead. One statistic which ensured the Cowboys dominance was that the North Queensland side enjoyed a massive 67 per cent of possession in the initial 40 minutes during which they completed 18 of their 23 sets of tackles. It was 33 degree heat and the Roosters players were in a chilled dressing room at the break. Roosters made a mini comeback with two early second half tries and had a third disallowed and reduced the deficit to 12-28. However the Cowboys rallied and book forward Jason Taumalolo scored two tries with singles to Bowen and halfback Ray Thompson. The crowd enjoyed the opportunity to see two of the world’s best in five eighth Johnathan Thurston and Bowen. Big forward James Tamou had a blinder for the Cowboys. It was no easy feat defeating the highly rated Brian Smith coached Roosters who had won four of their previous six games. The Cowboys were coming off a 42-18 loss to competition leaders Melbourne Storm and the win saw them move up the ladder with four victories from seven NRL matches. Cowboys players and officials arrived in Darwin four days before the game and proved popular with locals and some conducted coaching clinincs.

Magpies

9.8.62

20.13.133

Tigers

Demons

11.8.74

12.11.83

Power

Swans

16.9.105

8.16.64

Dockers

Lions

5.5.35

13.10.88

Suns

Bombers

15.15.105

5.10.40

Bulldogs

Saints

15.13.103

10.9.69

GWS Giants Eagles

23.12.150

21.14.140

Hawks

Crows

12.12.84

20.11.131

Kangaroos

Cats

16.18.114

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Abednego in the swim STUDENTS in Abednego house at Nhulunbuy Christian College are still celebrating after taking out the swimming carnival championship title for the third year in a row. Enthusiasm hit an all time high at this year’s annual sporting event with cheering heard in the aisles of Woolies in the centre of town. Students from Transition to Year 9 churned up and down the pool at Gove’s Aquatic Centre in individual and team events with family and friends cheering them on. Ultimately Abednego compiled the most points just defeating Meshach with Shadrach in third place. Leading up to the carnival, all students participated in two weeks of daily swimming and water safety lessons through Royal Life Saving with coaches Jamie Kokles-Ridgway, Jacci Hutchison, Kath Hewitt, Alice Rudolph, Rachael Verdel, Kristy Prowse, Amanda Strike and John Burns. NCC principal Mr Steve Venour said the carnival was a terrific community event with older students helping the younger ones and parents and staff working together to run the day. “It is always fantastic to see the transition kids experience their first carnival usually a little nervous before the first race but by the end joining in confidently in everything they can,” Mr Venour said. “The parent student race as always was hotly contested and there were some really impressive individual results in the senior student races. We’d like to say a huge thank you to our parent community for their wonderful support.”

Parent Karoline Holland is off to a flying start as part of the parent versus student relay race. For the record, the parent team won on the day.

Hamish Ly from Year 3 cheers his Shadrach team mates on.

Katrina McKeough from Year 8 and Elisha Kenny from Year 2 team up for a house event.

Hayden Pickford and Clancy Brennan from Year 4 throw out a challenge with Liam Arkcoll from Year 5.

Christopher Wnuczynski from Year 5 competes in the 50 metre backstroke race.

Year 3’s Freddy Stockley and partner Sam Dentith from Year 9 practice before the piggyback race

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Eytahnyia Scott from Year 7 keeps a close eye on transition student Harrison Gray in his first race.

Trudy Guiney and Kellie Francis proudly wear their children’s ribbons.

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Gove girls tame the wild west The Wild West Highland Dancing Tour would not have been possible without the dedication and commitment of the dancers, their parents, Arafura Dance Association, and generous sponsors Pacific Aluminium, Rotary Club of Nhulunbuy, Lynne Walker MLA, Nhulunbuy Corporation Ltd and BC Autos. Huge thanks also to the community of Nhulunbuy for whole heartedly supporting all the fundraising activities. As a dance teacher I am incredibly proud to have such a talented group of lovely young girls as role models and representatives of Arafura Dance Association. The girls compete on an individual basis but their genuine care and support for their team members is heart warming. Their commitment is remarkable but it’s their passion for dance that make our classes fun and

something we look forward to every week. They are a pleasure to teach. When asked what her favourite part of the Wild West Tour was, Megan Donovan said: “Going to Kalgoorlie Dance Academy studio and having lessons with Sharon Greatorex. The whole trip was lots of fun.” Megan said she started Highland Dancing nearly six years ago because she “wanted to start dance classes, and after trying a couple of different styles she loved Highland straight away”. Hannah Devon said her favourite part of the trip was meeting Sharon Greatorex but she “loved Kalgoorlie and Perth, and going in the competitions”. Hannah saw a Highland performance at the 2010 ADA concert and thought: “That looks really cool - I want to do it.”

The team ready for action. By SHARLENE CARDILINI EIGHT Arafura Dance Association students returned last week from an incredibly successful Highland Dancing tour in Western Australia. After six months of intense training, Alicia Wong, Codi Roath, Eliza Jovicic, Emily Tankard, Hannah Devon, Kirsten Savage, Megan Donovan and Yllana Waller set off to Kalgoorlie and Perth to observe, and compete against, some of Australia’s top level Highland dancers. First stop was Kalgoorlie where the ADA team was warmly welcomed by Kalgoorlie Dance Academy and the Eastern Goldfields contingent of Highland Dancers. With free use of KDA’s magnificent studio, students were hard at work until the Eastern Goldfields Premiership on March 24. To our delight the ADA team proved strong competition gaining 11 trophies

and 14 medals between them - an outstanding success. Special mention goes to Eliza Jovicic for earning runner up in the beginners premiership 10 years and over section. While in Kalgoorlie the team attended Highland workshops led by Queensland adjudicator Natalie Rush, and KDA principal Sharon Greatorex. The girls also attended tap, jazz and classical classes at KDA, and had great fun attending the rhythmic gym and acro classes. The team then travelled to Perth ready to compete in the Western Australian Highland Dancing Championships on April 1. The dancers had already gained so much experience and knowledge in Kalgoorlie that they had hugely surpassed expectations and outcomes of the trip both on technical and personal levels. The students again rose to the occasion by winning a combined six

The ADA Wild West Tour group with the competition piper.

trophies and 12 medals. Exceptional performances by Alicia Wong, Eliza Jovicic and Megan Donovan who, due to their success in Kalgoorlie, had to compete in a higher level division and still managed to win three trophies and five medals between them. Arafura Dance Association has not only experienced the top level of Highland dancing in Australia but has now also proven we are more than competitive with our peers. The ADA Highland team left Nhulunbuy as great dancers but have returned as a highly motivated group of great girls setting new goals to continue their growth as nationally competitive Highland dancers. Such was the interest in our dancers that Arafura Dance Association has been asked to host a Highland premiership competition at home next Easter, with interested dancers from WA and Queensland already keen to attend.

Codi Roath and Yllana Waller on the winner’s dais.

On Tour - parents and dancers.

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