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Arafura Times
$2 – EDITION 877, 22 - 28 February 2012
NEWS FOR EAST ARNHEM LAND, INCLUDING NHULUNBUY AND YIRRKALA
Enough is enough Yolngu parents and Elders rally to stop petrol sniffing epidemic
The women of Yirrkala are taking positive action to highlight the problems of petrol sniffing. By MARJO HALLOWELL “ENOUGH is enough” is the cry from parents and Elders in Yirrkala as they take steps to do something positive about the problem of petrol sniffing. Last week the Elders and concerned family members within the community took to the streets at night to round up children who were out of their homes and taking part in
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this anti-social behaviour. They are doing something positive to combat this ever growing problem. On Tuesday, February 14 they marched through the streets with placards calling for parents to take responsibility for their children. Students from Yirrkala school went down to the community centre where concerned locals told each other that they needed to be proactive in a problem that has been
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escalating for the last 12 months. Children as young as 10 have been seen sniffing petrol and Banambi Wunungmurra from East Arnhem Shire called the women the ‘killer ladies’ as they were taking back ‘Country’. Laklak Burarrwanga said the march was a chance for the women to show their leadership to the men. “We are taking affirmative action because we want to stop our kids from this
dreadful pasttime,” she said. Mr Wunungmurra said people there knew who was sniffing around town and that the older ones were setting bad examples for the youngsters in town. “Please- please we are all leaders in our tribes and we must take this seriously. You and me and the kids. They go with the others because there is no food or family to look after them at home.
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“You know who’s wandering around - do something,” he urged. “I am related to each and everyone of you and we are all here to support you. We need to support you - your are with us,” he said Dhalulu Stubbs said the community needed help. “We have waited too long and now we need to do something ourselves. Hold hands and stand up together.” Continues page 4 >>
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Drug charges heard in court
AN ELCHO Island man, 34, who appeared in Nhulunbuy Magistrates Court earlier this month pleaded guilty to possessing cannabis had his sentence deferred to Galuwinku. Police prosecutor Alex Brennan said on August 11 the man was found in possession of 60.52g of cannabis when he was trying to board a flight to Lake Evella from Darwin. He had it concealed in three packs in clip seal bags covered in paper and then wrapped in duct tape. A bag marked R was stuffed in his underwear and another, marked D , was in his pocket. They were located at passenger screening. He said they were all for personal use. Sentence was deferred by Magistrate Hilary Hannam until March 6. A man, 45, who pleaded guilty to possessing a trafficable amount of kava was fined $800. He was represented by Josephine Cashman when he appeared in Nhulunbuy Magistrates Court on Tuesday and he was sentenced on Wednesday. On December 20 he was found in possession 5.23kg kava in 43 disposable bags after he tried to board a MAF flight to Elcho Island. Staff became suspicious at 10am when he was checking in due to the weight of his black and red backpack. The man decided not to travel when he was told he could not take it with him. Police saw the man at 10.40am when he was arrested. When questioned by police he said he was taking it to Galuwinku where he was going to drink it for Christmas.
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THE East Arnhem Blues Society dished out some much needed funds for five community groups as the finale for the toy run they held in December. The annual toy run raises funds for the benefit of youngsters in the region and this year they raised $7000. Gove District Hospital children’s ward and Nhulunbuy Neighbourhood Centre both received $2000 each and Nhulunbuy Amateur Swimming Club, Nhulunbuy Grow Zone and Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club received $1000 each. The presentation was made at the Hog Shed on Saturday night with many of those who participated in the toy run at the presentation. President of the East Arnhem Blues Society John McKeogh said the toy run committee, supporters of the toy run and patrons of the Hog Shed were pleased to be able to hand over cheques for the kids of the community. “We would also like to express our deepest thanks to all the sponsors,” Mr Keogh said. Doug Gilchrist received the cheque on behalf of the GDH and said they would ensure it went to something specifically for the children from the Blues Society. “We have been a recipient of the toy run for many years and appreciate the efforts of all those who contribute and those who participate in the toy run,” he said. Rebecca Cran from the Nhulunbuy Community Centre said the funds would go towards enclosing the opportunity shop which raises funds for the centre. The Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club said the funds they received would go towards irrigation and safety fencing for the grounds.
RIGHT: Ripeka Dargaville, Debbie Hanks and Sally Jago are collegues at Nhulunbuy Primary School. After 20 years of service Sally retired on Monday.
Sally says farewell after 20 years After 20 years of working at Nhulunbuy Primary School Sally Jago is unfortunately retiring. “It has been the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make. I am going to miss so much - all the lovely children, my colleagues and friends. I’ve loved working every day at the school,” she said. Sally started in 1986, firstly at the pre-school and then moved down to the school where she worked in special education, as upper primary aide, lower primary aide, in the library and front office. In the early years she was very involved in the sporting side of
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the school. She helped coach and manage and travel away with many of the school’s sports teams. She has maintained many a garden area and plants around the school. Sally said she has particularly loved working in first aid where she’s been an expert at band-aid applying and dishing out lots of cuddles. She remembers one seven-year-old girl coming in one morning and telling Mrs Jago that she had to go home please because she wasn’t feeling well as she had ‘morning sickness’. “I’ve been lucky to work at the same wonderful school where
my own children attended and to be there still when my five grandchildren went through. They are treasured memories. “I have worked in the best job, at the best school with the best people, and I want to thank them all and wish them the very best for the future. I will miss the support and friendship of the admin ladies - especially Deb, Terrie, Ripeka and Sherry, who I’ve worked with for many years. “No one can underestimate the importance and influence teachers have in those primary years on our young children”
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Police hit the water
Sex offender fails to register address A SEX offender who pleaded guilty to failing to comply with conditions had his sentence deferred so he could get references. The 28-year-old man pleaded guilty to failing to report his changed circumstances as he was a sex offender. He originally appeared in the Darwin Supreme Court on July 15, 2009. From May 2010 he was required to report under the Child Protection Act. In February 2011 he reported to Nhulunbuy Police that he was then living in Ski Beach. In April last year he moved to Yirrkala and failed to tell the police and in
May he failed to attend for his annual report. He was arrested on December 2 and in an interview told police he had changed his address, car and job. When they questioned him why he had failed to inform them previously he couldn’t offer an explanation. Magistrate Hilary Hannam said she found the charges proved. She said he was in breach of a suspended sentence and needed a complete report. The original offences were on the Tiwi Islands and she needed to determine the seriousness of the offences as he is now living in a community where there are children.
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Senior constable Dev Kanyilmaz and ACPO Rodney Singh check out the new arrival PPV Cadel last week. By MARJO HALLOWELL WITH the Nhulunbuy Police area surrounded by sea a boat is a welcome addition to their resources. The PPV Cadel a 7.4m Ocean Master with cabin arrived in town last week and the first day was spent ensuring all necessary equipment was on board. The radio was fine tuned for the local conditions and linked to inside the police station. Local officers will be trained in the use of the vessel as they will be the ones who are called ot on emergencies. A coxswain needs to be on board and there are six such trained officers in Gove. They are also seeing the limitations of the boat. Officer in charge of Nhulunbuy Police senior sergeant Brendan Muldoon said the vessel was swapped with the one at Galuwinku with the one they
received a few months ago that could only travel two nautical miles from shore. “With this boat we can travel 15 nautical miles from shore and that should cover most emergencies we would be called to deal with. “With such a large portion of the community owning boats it is imperative we have the suitable equipment. In the past the police have had to borrow boats from residents or the Customs Service. “I’m glad we can provide service in a marine capacity for search and rescue. “It will also be used for general patrolling to ensure boats comply with safety requirements and also for policing fishing offences. “We will also be looking at joint patrols with customs and the Dhimurru Rangers.”
Man of the sea ordered to get safety equipment A MAN who said he knew the sea pleaded guilty to failing to carry safety equipment on his boat. The 38-year-old appeared at Nhulunbuy Magistrates Court on February 7. Magistrate Hilary Hannam said, “Law is not so much interested in punishing but encouraging you to do the right thing.” He was stopped on November 11 when he was fishing in the harbour with a 13-year-old child on board and the vessel experienced a mechanical problem on the way to the Granites. He fired a flare for assistance and police were notified and he was taken back to Catalina. When asked why he had no life jackets he said he was ‘a man of the
sea and I know what I am doing’. On December 9 he was on Gove Harbour in an aluminium boat without signals or life jackets. At 10am on December 8 he launched from Catalina with three males and they were headed out to Elizabeth Bay on a hunting and fishing trip. Late in the afternoon they experienced a mechanical problem at Cape Wilberforce and police were called. They were located the next day and taken back to Gove Harbour and police saw there were no life jackets or flares on board. When asked why he did not have them the man said he could not afford life jackets. The man was asked why he went out a second time without the safety
equipment he said he was getting food for his family as there was no food at home. Ms Hannam said, “Laws are there for safety and protection of everybody.” She said when seatbelts were made compulsory not everyone liked it but they had saved lives. Ms Hannam said just because he’s an experienced man of the sea and needs to feed his family that was no excuse to disobey the law. She asked did he have the equipment now. “If you don’t buy it they’ll (police) catch you again.” She adjourned the case until March by which time he needed to prove to police he had the necessary equipment
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Driver disqualified A MAN man pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified and failing to fasten his seat belt when he appeared at Nhulunbuy Magistrates Court earlier this month. On December 1 he drove on Melville Bay Road towards the airport when he was stopped by the police. He said he did not have his licence with him and police noticed he was not wearing a seatbelt. On checking police found his licence had on February 9, 2011 and in August that year he had been disqualified for 12 months. He has also been dealt with in NSW on January 18 where he committed the same offence on Christmas Day. His lawyer, Tom Sylvester, asked the sentence be deferred until March 7.
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>> From page 1 She said they needed to start something now to combat the problem. “We can make this a better place for our children. We can do it together. The Elders spoke to the students in Yolngu Matha and English to reinforce the message of the damage caused by such a senseless act (petrol sniffing). Djawalpi Marika said they had to do something and education was the key.
“Let black people show that we can do it - cleaning up our own backyard,” he said. He said they needed a plan of action and that school attendance would help close the gap “Enough is enough - our kids are becoming the victims. We need to walk the walk. We need to look for our children in the dark.” Djapirri Mununggirritj said the 12 Yolngu tribes in Yirrkala had to work together . “These young people are wandering around with no true leadership.” Eunice Marika said they needed to bring their kids to a good way of life and the men needed to join them in doing this. Marrpalawuy Marika told them they would damage themselves for a lifetime. Petrol sniffing was serious and very sad thinking. It was not up to anyone else and everyone had to take responsibility to prevent it spreading. Parents leaving the family home and leaving children without food and clothing was becoming critical. This is just the beginning and the worse is still to come. She urged parents to use the school and stand behind it and ensure their children attended daily. She challenged all to “stand and be strong”. The cry from the adults in the community was loud and clear, “We don’t want to lose you.”
A teacher got up and spoke and related her own experience of how she had lost three of her own children to drugs, alcohol and substance abuse. “I am crying in my heart,” she told them. “I have buried three of my own children - I know the pain.” Mr Wunungmurra then called upon a representative from the police to have his say. Senior sergeant Brendan Muldoon from Nhulunbuy Police said the parents needed to make sacrifices. “These are sacrifices everyone knows but doesn’t want to talk about,” he said. He said some parents often caught a taxi to the pub and spent the day there. When they come home they see their children are not there but the parents just go to bed. “Some sit and gamble and drink kava and smoke gunga - people are selling you poison. They are making a lot of money from what you are doing. You need to make sacrifices - stop going to the pub - you are making people rich. “You need to make those sacrifices and show your children the right way.” That night the parent and Elders again walked the streets at night in a bid to take the young offenders home to safety and they will continue to do so as they feel no action would be worse than doing nothing. They do it all for the sake of the children.
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THE smiling face of Alicia Scobie now greets visitors to Gove FM radio station. Alicia took up the position of station manager two months ago and has been busy ensuring the smooth
running of the station which is a non-profit organisation. She comes from a creative arts background and will utilise her talents in her new position. Her husband Tim Webb is a music
teacher with the NT Music School and works throughout the region. Alicia trained at the Southern Cross University in Lismore after spending her first 18 years in Thirlmere south west of Sydney. “Since I turned 18 I have moved 18 times and it is about time we settled down for a while and what better place than Gove,” she said. She worked in Darwin on a three month contract before re-joining her husband and daughter in Gove to work here permanently admitting it was hard being away from threeyear-old Marla and Tim. She has been volunteering at Buku Larrngay Mulka Centre and worked on the Youth Development Project. In Darwin she worked at Northern Editions Art Gallery which was part of the Charles Darwin University. Her main field of expertise is in printmaking but her background in the Arts is diverse. Her main goal is to ensure the radio station runs well and feels that her background in arts administration has given her an excellent grounding to do just that. “We at Gove FM are celebrating our 20th anniversary later this year so we will look to be having a celebration.” There are now 16 volunteer announcers, including some children, who have regular programmes. “It is great to have the volunteers because they have a very diverse range of interests and tastes which ensures our listeners have a great variety of programmes to listen to.” Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer at Gove FM can contact Alicia on 89987 1500.
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Nothing trivial about fundraising in Gove By MARJO HALLOWELL THe people of Nhulunbuy were digging deep into their pockets on the weekend with the annual Rotary Trivia night on Saturday night and the fundraiser for Peter Richards and the Surf club at the Arnhem club on Sunday. The trivia night is an annual event organised by the Rotary club which helps out groups and individuals throughout the year. They offered to donate their proceeds to the Surf club and the fundraiser at the Arnhem club was specifically for caretaker Peter Richards and the Surf club. Surf club president, chris Putland is no stranger to the Trivia Night as he once again contributed to the evening as quiz master. All 26 tables were filled and the town hall was abuzz with eager quizzers. A final tally has not yet been reached but organisers were confident of a very successful evening. Winners of the quiz ‘Please evacuate the Building - This is Not a Drill’ may not have fooled anyone with their table title but they did manage to make a clean sweep of the competition. Go For Gold came in second, Burnt Out Surfies were third and Mad Hatters were fourth. The Hats and Fascinators took out the wooden spooners prize for coming in last. The evening of quizzing would not be complete without the participants getting dressed up. Undoubtedly the best dressed were the Black and Bling team who went the whole hog with the formal attire
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and didn’t forget the candelabra. The best decorated table were the Playing For A Holiday team and there were many colourful teams getting into the spirit of the night. Rotarian Steve castelli was the Master of ceremonies and he thanked all the sponsors, friends of Rotary and volunteers who assisted on the night. The Arnhem club hosted the Sunday fundraiser and there was a car wash held by high school students, round robin competitions in bowls, 8 Ball and tennis and a goose club draw. There was face painting for the youngsters, a sausage sizzle and in the evening there was a carvery dinner. Final figures are not yet available but by all accounts the efforts on the weekend once again showed the excellent community contributions of Gove-ites.
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Woolies lends a hand to local groups
Members of the ADA take advantage of Woolies generosity, Leasley Tankard, Sue Devon with Hannah Devon and Eliza Jovicic. WOOLIES is offering some practical assistance for local community groups by taking care of permission and insurance for fundraising stalls. Bev Wheeler community liaison officer at Woolworths Nhulunbuy said they are encouraging local sporting and community organisations to be part of their weekly market stalls. “Clubs can hold their barbecues or sausage sizzles outside the store as we have a blanket
permission from the Corporation to do so,” Mrs Wheeler said. “All groups will be covered by our insurance and we are offering them their supplies at a discounted rate. “Living in Gove we see the need for fundraising for so many worthwhile causes and this way the members of the clubs can raise funds without having to worry about getting special permission
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or insurance.” Mrs Wheeler said they needed to see her so that she could put the clubs onto a roster so they could join the fundraising incentive. The first to take advantage of this was the Arafura Dance Association who is raising money for their Wild West Tour which will see the highland dancers heading to Kalgoorlie and Perth from March 22 to April 4 to enter competitions.
Kids invited to share stories THE National Year of Reading touring exhibition, Are We There yet? featuring original artwork from the much loved children’s picture book was on display in the Northern Territory Library. Alison Lester’s book Are We There Yet? tells the story of her family’s journey around Australia in a camper van. This great adventure captures the essence of the country - the cities and the countryside, the European settlements and the special places of the first Australian A competition was launched on February 14 and is open to all Northern Territory children. The competition runs until March 27 for the NT. Children are invited to tell a story of their home town or a special place they have visited in Australia. Just send a short story or a letter or a drawing of your favourite place (get your parents or a teacher to help) and you could win a fabulous prize. Age categories are: pre-school (for under five-yearolds), early primary school (five to eight years) and later primary school (eight to 12 years). Visit www.love2read.org. au/awty.cfm to find out more about the competition and how to enter. It’s a chance to share in $40,000 worth of prizes, including author visits, books, games and more. Prizes for the NT will be announced on April 25 on the National Year of Reading website www.love2read.org. au
Treat for young readers on the way NHULUNBUY Community Library is holding a celebration for the children who participated in the 2012 Summer Reading Club, The Amazing Read, held over the recent school holidays. This very special event is held to share with the participants the success of this programme and the reading achievements of the children involved. This special celebration is to be held on Tuesday, February 28 at the Nhulunbuy Community Library. As a part of this celebration the children will receive a certificate to acknowledge their participation and wonderful achievements. Library manager Robyn Theedom said this occasion will also give the opportunity to acknowledge the ongoing and generous sponsorship and support that Rotary gives
Nhulunbuy Community Library and the children and community of Nhulunbuy with the Summer Reading Club. “Their generous sponsorship makes possible the incentives and prizes that reward the children for all their efforts reading throughout the summer,” she said. “This year we are also offering as a reward to the participants of the Summer Reading Club a special preview introductory performance of The Aunty Peach Show performed by Alison Daavid. This show is an interactive drama created especially for children and is based on the rhymes of Roald Dahl. The library has been supported by Rio Tinto Gove with sponsorship and funding to enable this performance to come to Nhulunbuy. It is part of a
Children’s Literacy Program developed and targeted for the children in this special 2012 National Year of Reading year. This show will be performed around town next week, February 28 to March 2, and we also wish to acknowledge Rio Tinto Gove’s assistance with this programme at our celebration. “We also acknowledge the support of Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited for their assistance and for the use of the town hall. Nhulunbuy Primary School with their keen response and involvement and independent arrangements for many of their classes to attend The Aunty Peach Show performances, and the interest and support of many others around town.” The Show at the Town Hall will be on Friday March 2.
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Lunch planned for International Women’s Day
A LUNCH to celebrate International Women’s Day has been planned for Saturday March 10. It will be held at Macassans Restaurant at The Arnhem Club at 12.30pm. The event is sponsored by Lynne Walker’s office and tickets for Indigenous women are available by phoning 8987 1711.
Tickets are $25 per person and includes a choice of two meals, hot bread and a glass of wine. To book a table or a seat phone 8987 0600. There will be a display table for business cards, business products or promotions. Please call Jennifer Kerr on 0457 807 340 to book a space.
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The art of bark stripping uncovered By MARJO HALLOWELL
Yumutjin Wunungmurra selects the bark which will be for his next painting.
A HATCHET and a keen eye are all that are needed to get some material for the bark artists of East Arnhem. Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Gurramurra and see the raw material for the next two pieces of art work created byYumutjin Wunungmurra. He said the finished work was already in his mind when he selected the appropriate trees from which he would harvest the bark. In early time his ancestors used the same method, although they would have used more primitive tools, to strip the bark from trees to provide shelter for their families. The stringybark is strong and weather-proof and was used for the roof and walls of bark huts. Now the use is more aesthetic as the bark is used by the Yolngu artists to create their masterpieces. Each clan has their own story which no other clan can plagiarise and each story is passed through the generations. They have their own stories and songs which they can put their own interpretations to and some may filter across family groups. The bark chosen is on straight trunks. When one is chosen the height is determined and a cut is made along the top and bottom of the desired height by using a hatchet or axe. A line is cut or pulled down the trunk and then, with little or no added encouragement from the blade the piece is
Calls to join World Day of Prayer By MAGGIE TRAVERS THE World Day of Prayer is a global ecumenical movement which brings Christians of many traditions together to observe a common day of prayer each year. Through preparation and participation in the worship service, we can come to know how our sisters of other countries, languages and cultures understand the Biblical passages in their context. We can hear their concerns and needs and can feel ourselves in
solidarity with them as we pray with and for them. In this way it is possible to enrich our Christian faith as it grows deeper and broader in an international, ecumenical expression. On the first Friday in March you are invited to celebrate the World Day of Prayer with an annual service prepared by a different country each year. Christian women in Malaysia have written this year’s service with the theme: “Let Justice Prevail”.
Malaysians know from experience that we are to express our faith by protecting the poor and downtrodden and standing up for justice. Everyone is welcome at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Nhulunbuy on Friday March 2, at 7.15pm for a 7.30pm start. The guest speaker is Eleanor Sampson, minister with senior pastor Phill Sampson, of the Oasis Christian Assembly. Please stay for a cuppa and supper after our prayer service.
Kids’ input needed for school census AUSTRALIAN school students are being invited to take part in the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) CensusAtSchool 2012. CensusAtSchool is a free and voluntary online questionnaire and analysis resource for students in Years 5 to 12. It allows them to submit real data about everyday life interests and opinions on various environmental and social issues. CensusAtSchool has proved popular among students and teachers, largely due to its innovative student-centred approach and its cross-curricula learning possibilities. Students are especially engaged in the project because it enables them to work with data that is relevant and meaningful. The more students that participate the richer the
data resource available to teachers and students in the classroom. In 2011, approximately one in four Australian schools participated in CensusAtSchool. This represents participation of over 25,000 students. Jean Arnott, specialist teacher consultant to the ABS, said CensusAtSchool is a great learning tool. “I have used CensusAtSchool with several classes. All students enjoyed collecting and entering their data into the questionnaire. When it came to taking a sample and interpreting the data they were engaged because the results of their investigations had real meaning for them,” Ms Arnott said. The CensusAtSchool questionnaire will remain open until July 6 and can be completed on the ABS website at www.abs.gov.au/censusatschool.
Wanapa Mununggurr and Yimunthu Gumana help Yumutjin Wunungmurra get bark from a tree. carefully pulled from the tree in one piece. The excess bark is pulled from the outside and them the bark is laid flat - usually on a concrete slab- and allowed to dry before the artist begins work. Mr Wunungmurra just took two pieces, all that he will need in the upcoming months, and will start work on his pieces once the bark is dry enough. He is currently creating on a body of work, which is being
stored at the Bukku Larrngay Mulka Centre in Yirrkala, which will be used for an upcoming exhibition. About 30 works will be needed so it will take some time to accumulate the necessary number of works. Wanapa Mununggurr and Yimunthu Gumana were on hand to assist in the cutting of the barks and are both experienced in the process as they regularly collect barks for the Centre during the wet season.
POWER OUTAGE Time
0800-1100
Date
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Areas affected Sub 38 John Flynn Drive Traeger close Buchanon Rd Rio Tinto Alcan will be carrying out essential maintenance to the electricity network during this planned outage. The power may be restored earlier if possible so always treat it as being live. Due to unforeseen circumstances this power outage may be cancelled. Matt Winks High Voltage Supervisor – Town Ph: 8987 5868
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FEBRUARY 2012 Wed 22 to Fri, Apr 20, 2012. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club – 2011-2012 XXXX Gold Billfish Tournament. Wed 22 & 29. Women’s Aussie Rules training at Hindle Oval 2 from 5.30pm. Training for match on March 11, International Women’s Day. For 14 years and over. Sun 26. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Old natural terrain circuit - 9am to noon. Tue 28. Nhulunbuy Playgroup will be having a free open day from 9 – 11am. Bring a plate to share for morning tea. Date to be confirmed: Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club - Junior Fishing Clinic and Family Competition. Clinic Saturday - competition Sunday.
March Mon 5. Free Beginning Coaching workshop at CDU 6pm to 9.30pm. Tue 6. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Wed 7. Women’s Aussie Rules training at Hindle Oval 2 from 5.30pm. Training for match on March 11, International Women’s Day. For 14 years and over. Sun 11. Airnorth Ladies Fishing competition briefing at The Walkabout Lodge. Mon 12. Free Beginning Coaching workshop at CDU 6pm to 9.30pm. Sat 17. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Peninsula MX round 2 - 9am to noon. Sat 17 & Sun 18. Airnorth Ladies Fishing competition. Thu 22. East Arnhem Business of the Year dinner at The Gove Country Golf Club from 6.30pm. Sat 24. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by NPS Year 6 Canberra Excursion Group.
Electoral News
by NT Member for Nhulunbuy LYNNE WALKER LAST Sunday saw the commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Darwin. Ten weeks after the devastating attack on Pearl Harbour and seven days after the fall of Singapore, an audacious and unexpected air attack was launched on Darwin at 9.58am on February 19 1942. Two hundred and forty-two Japanese aircraft swept over Darwin in two separate raids that day, two hours apart, dropping more than 600 bombs on a town completely unprepared and ill-equipped to deal with
such an attack. Darwin’s main port area, Stokes Hill Wharf, was badly hit accounting for many fatalities along with the destruction of just about every vessel in the harbour including the USS Peary which saw all on board perish. The Darwin Post Office also took a direct hit; it’s the site where the NT Parliament stands today. Fatalities were conservatively estimated to be around 275 but the extent of the devastation was shielded from the Australian public for fear of inciting panic at the proximity and very real threat of invasion from the Japanese. Milingimbi to the west of Nhulunbuy was bombed three times in the following 12 months and it’s also where a young RAAF flight navigator, William Gove, was killed in 1943 in a mid air collision. And Gove of course, was established as an important airfield with missions into
Timor and Netherlands East Indies to carry out bombing raids on Japanese targets as well as surveillance for Japanese submarines. Among those stationed here was a very young Gough Whitlam. W h a t ’s l e s s k n o w n i s the wartime activities of Yolngu men recruited to the reconnaissance unit led by anthropologist Donald Thomspson in this region. Their innate sense and knowledge of the area made them extremely valuable recruits. The last known survivor of the unit, Mr Ganambarr from Elcho Island, passed away late last year and was buried in the homeland of Rorruwuy. Nhulunbuy Community Library holds an interesting collection of material in relation to the history of the Gove Peninsula and long term local resident and historian Phil Herdman has a wealth of knowledge about the wartime activities of the region. Lest we forget.
In Gove too long A regular visitor to Gove has enjoyed Shelly Tonkin’s observations in “You know you’ve been in Gove too long’ and Terry Verrall has a few thoughts of his own. When away from Gove * Those things in super-marts etc that take you up and down are called escalators and no you don’t have to be frightened of them. * KFC, McDonalds, Sushi train, Red Rooster, Hungry Jacks etc can be ‘found in all’ the one area of a super-mall. Yes really! (In case you don’t know what they are they are fast food outlets.) * Not everyone has Austar/ Foxtel as 10 local channel is enough for some people. Yes! * The ‘oldies’ do apply for their pension concession cards - and they work too! * You have read all the the ‘You know you’ve been in Gove too long ‘ comments and agree. Even if you don’t know what a Sushi Train is.
April Tue 3. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 7. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee setting up for enduro - 9am to noon. Sat 7. Nhunlunbuy Motor Cycle Club - junior coaching. Sun 8. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Enduro pony round 1 - 8 am to noon. Sat 21. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Peninsula Tennis Club. Tue 24. Kap’ Yong Day (Korea) at Memorial Park. Wed 25. ANZAC Day at Memorial Park. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - old natural terrain circuit, round 2 - 8 am to noon.
May Tue 1. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Nhulunbuy Debutante Ball. Sat 19. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee - 8am to noon. Sun 20. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Peninsula MX Round 3 - 8am to noon.
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Digital transmission dilemma RSPCA dogs looking for new owners WEST Arnhem Shire Council has expressed concern that the transfer to digital television transmission may increase the cost for residents of remote communities to receive free to air broadcasts. The concerns follow the receipt of advice from the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy indicating that existing re-transmission facilities for analogue signals will be replaced with individual satellite dishes, VAST set top boxes and associated cabling for each household in four West Arnhem Shire communities. Mayor Ralph Blyth said that at Council’s January 24 meeting a number of councillors raised concerns about the increased complexity of the broadcast infrastructure required to receive digital transmissions. “On the one hand council welcomes the Australian Government’s decision to fund the initial installation of the new equipment required to bring the same digital television viewing options to remote West Arnhem Shire households as enjoyed by residents elsewhere in Australia,” Mr Blyth said. “But on the other hand we remain concerned that technical issues and equipment damage in remote communities will impose a cost burden on residents that will not apply to other parts of the country. “Damage to property is a fact of life in remote communities and West Arnhem Shire endures extreme climatic conditions. Council does not want re-
mote residents to be disadvantaged by a lack of access to qualified technicians in cases of equipment failure or damage.” Mr Blyth also said that the Australian Government has not yet done enough to educate remote residents about the scheduled changes to television broadcasting. “There is a very real danger that residents seeking assistance with technical issues and repairs will turn to councils who have nominally been responsible for maintaining analogue television transmission equipment in the past,” he said. “Local government bodies are not equipped with the technical expertise or financial resources to deal with the challenges likely to arise once the new digital infrastructure has been installed.” Mayor Blyth went on to say that, while council acknowledges that the implementation of digital television transmission to remote West Arnhem Shire communities will proceed, the organisation remains concerned that individual community members may be disadvantaged. “Council has resolved to agree to the Satellite Subsidy Scheme proposed by the department in order that remote shire residents don’t miss out on digital television. “We just wish that more was being done to ensure that community members don’t end up paying for what everywhere else in Australia is free to air television.”
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NHULUNBUY RSPCA currently has two beautiful dogs, Sammi and Major, who have both been assessed by an accredited dog behaviourist programme and they have both been passed with flying colours so are now ready for the homes they deserve. Sammi is a 15 month bull Arab cross cattle dog . She is obedience training beautifully and is always eager to please and is a lovely girl who is friendly with children and other animals and loves company so ideally she would like a home with a family or another
dog for a companion. Major is a bull Arab cross cattle dog and at four months old he is training well. He is friendly with children and other animals and is a gentle natured little chap who loves attention. Major is currently part of a foster family of chooks, cats, dogs and children so is well versed in fitting into the life of a blended family. If you would like to come and say hello to Sammi and Major or any of the other animals available through RSPCA please contact on 0437 526 502.
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Sammi Ben and Bec Thomson are proud to announce the birth of James Phillip Thomson who was the third of four babies delivered at GDH in 12 hours. Born on January 25, James weighed in at 4806g (10lb 9oz) and was 56.5cm long (legal length to keep!) He was a brother to two very excited sisters Ava, 3, and Isabella, 18 months. He is a grandson to Sue and David Thomson and Peter and Diane Clark. Ben and Bec would like to thank Bernie Whelan and all the wonderful staff on ward 2.
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Nhulunbuy Rotary trivia night LEFT: “Please evacuate the building - this is not a drill” did not manage to clear the room but they cleaned up winning the first prize. RIGHT: “Mafia Madness” glammed up for the trivia night.
LEFT: “General Knowledge and Sergeant Know it All” were the base of this team. RIGHT: “Just go with C” didn’t make the top four.
LEFT: “Wear ya Wheelie Bin” turned garbage bag liners into dresses. RIGHT: “The Not Done Hippies” ready for some action.
LEFT: “Cirque de Quiz” were one of the brightest teams. RIGHT: “Quiggs Quiz Quowd” as the night begins.
LEFT: “Mild Thing” hoping for a good score. RIGHT: “The Mad Hatters” came fourth amid some stiff competition.
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Nhulunbuy Rotary Trivia Night
PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL
LEFT: “The When in Gove” team ready for some action. RIGHT: “Black and Bling” were the most formally dressed for the trivia night.
LEFT: “The ANZACS” united for the trivia competition. RIGHT: “Naughty Forties” was set for some party action.
LEFT: “Norfolk in Chance” not too confident of a win. RIGHT: “The Misfits” ready for a nght of fun.
LEFT: “Well Travelled” were hoping for a lot of geography questions. RIGHT: “Hats and Fascinators” winners of the wooden spoon award.
LEFT: “Burnt Out Surfies” reflected the fate of their surf club and managed a third place on the night. RIGHT: “Legs 11” ready for the competition.
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THURSDAY 23
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 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis” (PG s) 7:00 Earthflight 8:00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: “Tressed To Kill” 9:00 CSI: Miami: “Dead Ringer” 10:00 CSI: NY: “Exit Strategy” (M v) 11:00 Damages: It’s Not My Birthday (M v,d,s,a) - Louis Tobin’s suicide is ruled a heart attack though no one really believes that to be the case. Danielle Marchetti is now out of her coma and the DA and Ellen offer her immunity from prosecution if she tells all that she knows about Tobin. 12:00 The Avengers 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 3:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Sacrifices Of The Heart” (M a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 4:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 My Kitchen Rules 8:00 Grey’s Anatomy 9:00 Desperate Housewives: “The Art Of Making Art” - Susan is mortified but tries her best to comply when her art teacher asks the students to show up to class in the nude in order to help them create from a point of honesty. 10:00 Private Practice: “Deal With It” - Addison and Jake work with a patient who wants to have a baby even though she doesn’t have a uterus. 11:00 30 Rock 11:30 Auction Squad 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News
FRIDAY 24
4:00 Basketball: WNBL 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 The Old Guys 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dalziel And Pascoe 2:00 Dragons’ Den 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Sausage Predator 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited: Brighton 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (NT) 8:00 QI: G-Animals 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Get ready to immerse yourself in the opulent, exciting world of Australia’s leading lady detective Phryne Fisher, in Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. 9:30 Luther: Near-genius Detective Chief Inspector John Luther returns to policing after the brutal death of his wife, struggling with his own demons and grappling with a different world of crime fighting. 10:30 Lateline 11:15 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight: Adam Hills returns to Gordon Street with his unique take on the traditional tonight show - monologue, interviews and top musical acts, plus the added excitement of spontaneous and unpredictable interactions with the audience. 12:15 Rage
5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 Danoz Direct 12:00 Hi-5 12:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs Sri Lanka 4:30 National News 5:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs Sri Lanka 8:30 Movie: “Rush Hour” (M v,l) - When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn’t want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. 10:30 CSI: Miami: “Rock And A Hard Place” (M) - When a jet skier is killed by a falling piece of slate that was thrown off the bridge, Horatio discovers this was no accident. The victim was a convicted drug dealer recently released from prison. 11:30 Movie: “White Hunter, Black Heart” (PG) - A brilliant but reckless film director leads his cast and crew into a dangerous adventure in the heart of Africa, fulfilling a personal quest rather than the task of shooting a movie. 1:35 Spyforce: “The Bridge” (PG) - Erskine and Gunther, on a mission to New Britain, find that the man they have been sent to rescue has been killed by the Japanese. 2:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:00 Danoz Direct 4:00 Alive And Cooking / 4:30 Children’s Programs
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Ladies In Lavender” (M l) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 4:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue Inspectors improve the happiness of five cats and give a couple of donkeys a new zest for life. And in Brisbane, an ambulance officer receives an emergency call to free a trapped dog. 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Casey is furious after Tyler lands a job at the Caravan Park, Gina learns the truth about John’s lost investment and Roo vows to never work with Harvey again. 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Movie: “The Intervention Of Lying” (M) 10:30 Movie: “While You Were Sleeping” (PG l) - Love-starved subway toll booth operator, Lucy, has a crush on regular customer Peter Callaghan, but the self- absorbed attorney pays her no heed. One day, Peter is beaten by a gang of thugs and tossed onto the tracks. 12:30 Movie: “Miracle In The Woods” (M a) - Two estranged sisters are brought together by a strange old woman who helps them to see the world in perspective. 2:30 Infomercials / 3:30 NBC Today
5:00 Korean News 5:15 UEFA Europa League 7:40 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Boys From The City Of Men 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Western Isles and Shetland 8:30 God In America: A New Adam 9:30 As It Happened: Apocalypse: The Second World War: The World Ablaze 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Don’t Look Down” (MA s) - In Spanish. When a young man becomes a student of tantric sex, he is opened up to new worlds of eroticism that allow him to leave his body and travel through time and space in director Eliseo Subiela’s tale of mysticism, sexuality and spirituality. 12:35 Movie: “In Your Deams” (M l,s,v) - In the vein of 8 Mile, Béatrice Dalle and famed French artist Disiz La Peste star in the energetic story of a talented hip-hop musician who dreams of making the big time. Directed by Denis Thybaud, and also stars Alex Descas and Vincent Elbaz. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
SATURDAY 25
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Geoff Barrow From Portishead 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (NT) 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Elimination Final 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Semi Final 1 5:00 Surviving The Drought 5:55 At The Movies: Short Cuts 6:10 Minder: Thank Your Lucky Stars 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Fashion Victim: A retrospective of the work of 80s fashion designer Ritchie Levene reignites the mystery of his fatal stabbing during a party eight years ago. 8:30 Accused: Alison’s Story: Alison’s husband David is made redundant and their marriage begins to suffer. Alison begins to grow close to colleague Ben - and the two spend the weekend together. 9:35 The Jonathan Ross Show: Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music. 10:20 Ashes To Ashes: When Gene Hunt’s former Manchester colleagues, DCI Litton and DI Bevan, turn up on his patch he immediately smells a rat. 11:15 Rage: Guest Programmer
5:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 7:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Alive And Cooking 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:30 National News: First At Five 5:00 4WD TV 5:30 National News Saturday 6:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:00 Movie: “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” (PG v) - A hunch and the defunding of his lab prompts geology professor Trevor Anderson, whose outrageous theories have made him a laughingstock in academia - to set off for Iceland in search of a portal to Earth’s core. 9:00 Movie: “Monster-In-Law” (M s) - After years of looking for Mr Right, Charlotte finally finds the man of her dreams only to discover that his mother is the woman of her nightmares! Viola is determined to scare off her son Kevin’s new fiancé by becoming the worst mother-in-law. 11:10 Movie: “Newcastle” (M l,s) - Stuck in the shadow of his brother, Jesse sets his sights on the Junior Surf Pro finals where a win would mean a ticket out of Newcastle for him and his father. 2:00 The Baron 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 11:30 V8 Xtra 12:00 Sport Special: Spirit Of Yachting: Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 12:30 Movie: “Tarzan” (PG v) 2:30 Movie: “Mystery Of The Crystal Skulls” (PG) 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 Queensland Weekender 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Movie: “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” (M v) Whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones teams up with attractive nightclub singer, Willie and an excitable twelve-year-old sidekick to search for three mystical stones that were stolen from an Indian community. 8:30 Movie: “Clear And Present Danger” (M) 11:30 Movie: “Alien Abduction” (M v,l) - In the middle of a Thanksgiving dinner, a flash of light marks the beginning of a terrifying night for the McPherson family. 1:30 Movie: “The Tattooist” (AV v,s) - A young artist unknowingly plays a role in releasing a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn the Samoan tradition of tattooing. 3:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Dr Oz: “4 Ways To Prevent A Holiday Heart Attack!” - Dr Oz discusses four ways to prevent a heart attack during the holidays.
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Hollywood: Between Paranoia and Science Fiction 2:05 Spare Change 2:15 The Visual Language Of Herbert Matter 3:15 The Chopin Etudes 3:20 Ugly Beauty 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Hot Cities: Feed The World 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves: Titanic Trains 8:30 RocKwiz: Angie Hart & Nathan Hudson 9:15 Mad Men: “My Old Kentucky Home / The Arrangements” - A mandatory overtime session leaves Paul, Smitty and Peggy trying to stave off late-night boredom with cannabis. / Don has a run-in with his father-in-law, Peggy searches for a new roommate, and a new client with money to throw around is very excited about doing business with the firm, though Don wants to make sure that it’s okay with Bert Cooper 11:00 Movie: “Death Note: The Last Name” (M v,a) - In Japanese. The electrifying sequel to Death Note. The film centres on university student Light Yagami, who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook. To throw the police off the scent, Light joins the team hunting the Notebook Killer, landing him in close proximity to his enemy, detective ‘L’. 1:35 The Jaquie Brown Diaries: Brown Live 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 26
SBS 5:00 UEFA Champions League 7:30 Weatherwatch & Music 7:35 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Nikolaevsk: Little Russia 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Pembrokeshire - This week, Martin arrives in Pembrokeshire on the final leg of his 4000 kilometre trip around the UK. 8:30 Feasts: Japan - Festivals are the one time of the year where families, communities and whole countries come together to celebrate. 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:00 Kill Arman: England / Boxing 12:30 Movie: “Ferpect Crime” (MAV v,s) - In Spanish. A wickedly funny black comedy centred on a suave, sweet-talking salesman who gets himself into deep trouble in the ladies wear section of a department store. The playboy’s world collapses after he kills a work rival. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 7:00 NTFL 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia Shorts: Gardening For Community 1:05 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Dreams 1:55 The Ascent Of Money: Human Bondage 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Semi Final 2 5:00 How Earth Made Us: Water 6:00 Best Of Collectors 6:30 The Last Race 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Kensington 8:30 Midsomer Murders: A Sacred Trust - The cloistered world of Midsomer Priory is forced to open its doors to 21st century policing after a nun is strangled to death. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Cocaine Blues 11:00 Movie: “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” (PG) - Joanna returns home from vacation with a fiancé, John, an African American. Joanna’s mother approves, however John won’t marry her unless there’s unanimous parental consent. 12:45 Movie: “10 Rillington Place” (M a,v) - The horrifying true account of John Reginald Christie, whose crimes and subsequent trial summarily ended capital punishment in Britain. 2:35 Grand Designs: Kensington 3:20 Rage
5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Wild World Of Sports 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 Wildfire 12:00 The Bill Engvall Show 12:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs India 4:30 National News Sunday 5:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs India - Wide World Of Sports presents Australia v India live from the SCG. Join Mark Nicholas, Tony Greig, Michael Slater, Ian Healy and Mark Taylor for all the action. 8:30 TBA 10:30 CSI: Miami: “Going Ballistic” (M) - While investigating the death of Manny Ortega, who fell to his death from a five story building, the medical examiner notices that the victim gasped for air. The killer then breaks into the lab guns blazing. There will be casualties. 11:40 The Apprentice: “Mr. Outside The Box” (PG l) - With help from a graphic artist, the celebrities try to create and operate a mobile printing station. 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 World’s Strictest Parents 10:30 The One - Australia’s Most Gifted Psychic 11:30 Minute To Win It 12:30 Anne Of Green Gables - The Continuing Story 4:15 Faulty Towers 5:00 Going Bush 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Sunday Night 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 7:30 The Force - Behind The Line 8:00 Bones: “The Male In The Mail” (M) 9:00 Castle: “Eye Of The Beholder / Poof! You’re Dead” (M v,a) - As Castle & Beckett work a murder case around the theft of a valuable sculpture, they are assisted by a smart, sexy insurance investigator who also has her eyes set on Castle. 11:00 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:00 The Real Seachange 12:30 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 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 First Australians: A Fair Deal For A Black Race / We Are No Longer Shadows 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: A Wall On The Sea 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Celtic Britain: Age Of Romans 8:35 The Code: Prediction: Marcus du Sautoy enters the strange world of what happens next. His journey begins with the lunar eclipse - once thought supernatural, now routinely predicted through the power of the code. 9:40 Movie: “The Wind That Shakes Barley” (M l,v) - Set in Ireland in 1920, this is the story of Irish workers who unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless Black and Tan soldiers being shipped from Britain to block Ireland’s bid for independence. Two brothers get caught up on differing sides of the battle in this drama from veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach. 11:50 Movie: “Days And Clouds” (M l) - A well-off and sophisticated couple struggles to stay together after the husband loses his job, and his wife suddenly finds herself the breadwinner. A portrait of the faltering effects on a relationship when financial security fades. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
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4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Science Clips 10:35 Ace Day Jobs 10:40 Postcards From Bangladesh 10:50 Catalyst Bytes 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:30 The Last Race 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Microzilla 6:10 Grand Designs: Woodbridge 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Spooks: This British spy drama is back with more topical stories of terrorists, double-agents and a deepening schism with Russia raising new Cold War tensions. 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:30 Walt Whitman 3:10 Rage
5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 The 84th Annual Academy Awards 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Friendship Algorithm” (PG s) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Russian Rocket Reaction” (PG) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Vacation Solution” 8:00 Alcatraz: “Cal Sweeney” (M v) - When Cal Sweeney, a bank robbing criminal, returns from the past and things go wrong in the present, Rebecca has to break him out of the hostagefilled bank before people can find out who he is. 9:00 The 84th Annual Academy Awards 9:30 Person Of Interest: “Root Cause” 11:00 Damages: “Dont Forget To Thank Mr.Zedeck” - The judge in the Tobin case puts pressure on Patty to start producing results in recovering the funds from the Ponzi scheme or face being replaced. 12:00 The Avengers 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: “The Perfect Husband” (M a) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 4:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 My Kitchen Rules 8:00 Revenge 9:00 How I Met Your Mother 9:30 Happy Endings 10:00 Sports Fever 11:00 Parking Wars: Tonight, at the Lot, an officer rubs the desperate owner of an impounded car the wrong way. Two ticket writers take their football rivalry to the streets. And the boosters team push their luck while booting cars downtown. 11:30 Picture This 12:00 Room For Improvement 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
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Junebug” (M s,a,l) 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 Global Village: French Polynesia: Blue Lagoon 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Prison Escape - In this hang-on-for-dear-life episode, there are thrills, spills and a blast from the criminal past. First, Adam and Jamie do the car cling when they set out to see if it really is possible to cling to the roof of a speeding and swerving car like they do in the action movies. 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Danger 5: I Danced For Hitler 10:05 South Park: Poor Kid 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: God Of Love 1:05 Movie: “The Architect” (M a,n,s) - When a successful architect’s long-hidden family secrets are revealed at his estranged mother’s funeral, his wife and children begin to experience a rapid emotional decline. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
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4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australian Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 The Wild Ones: Edge Of Nowhere 9:30 Genius: Vanessa Feltz And Richard Herring 10:00 Artscape: Life Architecturally 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Hungry Beast: Faking It 2:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me: Eight couples are left fighting for the chance to win their own farm in Suffolk. Jimmy Doherty tests them in the competitive world of pig farming. 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 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Financial Permeability” (PG s) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Maternal Capacitance” 7:30 2 Broke Girls: “And The Strokes Of Goodwill” (PG s,l) 8:00 Two And A Half Men: “The Duchess Of Dull-In-Sack” (M) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Sips, Sonnets And Sods” (M s) 9:00 Top Gear 11:00 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A: “PJ’s” - Chef Ramsay visits PJ’s steak house in Queens, NY. Owners Joe and Madalyn have found themselves seriously in debt after opening a high end steak house in Joe’s late brother’s name. 11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 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: “The Pledge” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 4:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue - Tonight on RSPCA Animal Rescue, a fruit bat carrying a potentially deadly virus becomes trapped in nets at a suburban home and a dog injured in a hit-and-run accident causes traffic chaos. 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - Brax warns Tyler not to bring down Casey with his reckles behaviour. April is forced to think about the sacrifices she makes for Heath and Gina and John’s future is unclear. 7:00 My Kitchen Rules 8:00 Packed To The Rafters 9:00 Castle 10:00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 11:00 Royal Pains 12:00 Room For Improvement 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 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World: Laguna Beach 1:55 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World: Best Of 2:40 Spaceflies: Zero To Zillions: The Theory Of The Big Bang 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Island of St Louis 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Tina Arena 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Seven Days” (MA l) - In Hebrew and Arabic. When an Uncle dies, his large Jewish family gathers inside his widow’s house for a week of recriminations and reopened wounds as they observe Shiva, the requisite seven days of mourning. Nominated for thirteen awards at the 2008 Israeli Film Academy Awards, including Best Film. 1:00 Mad Men: “The Wheel” (PG) - As Thanksgiving approaches, Don’s work responsibilities interfere with his domestic life. Peggy is given a new opportunity, provoking the ire of some of her colleagues. Betty makes a startling discovery. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
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ABC 4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can We Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Real Chinese 10:15 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 A Table! 10:35 Behind The News 11:00 Country House Revisited 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 A Wire Through The Heart 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: An Acorn Season 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: Robert Holmes a Court was Australia’s first billionaire, creating a mammoth financial empire. When Robert died he left no will, only a tangled web of assets and debts which almost broke the family apart. 8:30 The Straits 9:30 Dragons’ Den 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Museum Of Life: A Museum In A Modern World 12:35 Nowhere To Hide 1:25 The Clinic 2:15 River Cottage: Everyday: Vegetables 3:05 Rage
4:00 Basketball: WNBL 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 The Trophy Room 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Honey Fly 6:10 Country House Revisited: Albury Park Mansion, Surrey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: Fuzzby 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Outland 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure: Be Cool - In his quest to be cool, Lawrence learns to breakdance and rap but can he walk the walk and talk the talk? 12:05 The IT Crowd 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Movie: “The Brotherhood” (M v) - Mafia members Frank and Vince are two brothers caught in the trap of a family committed to criminal ethics. 3:05 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 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cushion Saturation” (PG s) 7:00 TBA 8:00 Sherlock: “The Reichenbach Fall” (M v,a) 10:00 CSI: Miami: “F-T-F” (M v) - A man and a woman are gunned down along a residential street, but water from a damaged fire hydrant threatens to wash away all of the evidence. The investigation reveals the victims may not be connected but may have been killed with the same bullet. 11:00 Weeds: “Cankles” (MA l,d,s) - After watching Nancy have sex with Sullivan, Celia sneaks away without confronting them. Back at Nancy’s house, Silas discovers Tara is dating other guys. 11:30 Dark Blue: “High Rollers” (M v) 12:30 Entertainment Tonight 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today
5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Hart To Hart: Secrets Of The Hart” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 4:30 RSPCA Animal Rescue -Tonight’s inspectors try their hand at traffic control when a truckload of cattle are let loose on a busy freeway; a new mum struggles to feed her pups; and an abandoned horse needs some attention to a nasty wound. 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - April and Heath make an official decision about their relationship, Liam helps Irene with her music, and Ruby catches Brax in the arms of another woman. 7:00 My Kitchen Rules 8:00 Please Marry My Boy 9:00 The Amazing Race 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 11:00 The Marriage Ref 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
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Insight 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Saving Kirindy Forest 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures: Nepal 8:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Greenland 9:30 Empire: A Taste Of Power - Presented by Jeremy Paxman, this five-part series tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world political, technological and social. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Zatoichi” (MAV v,a,h) - In Japanese. Zatoichi is a blind swordsman who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with the sword he conceals within his cane. He unknowingly walks into a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family. 1:10 Movie: “The Eye: Infinity” (M v,a,h) - In Cantonese and Thai. Whilst on a holiday in Thailand, a group of friends tell each other ghost stories, inspired by an accident they witnessed while sightseeing. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight
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CROSSWORD No. 86
SUDOKU No. 86
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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)
FINDWORD No. 86
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!
MUDDY RIVER
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your ability to spot a financial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however. Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
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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. 86
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 person in authority over you may be abusing their power. Find a way to rectify the situation without putting your own position too much at risk. Romance. The marriage of a close friend will give you food for thought. This person’s experiences have been very different from you own, but they may have taught you an important lesson about your own relationship.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) A chance to go out with friends will put you in touch with some new people. This will be a good time for expanding your social life. Romance. This person has been interested in you for some time, but has been waiting for a more positive response from you. You may need to take a leap in the dark to get what you want.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A strange dream around the end of the week will help you to understand a period in your life which you haven’t yet been able to make sense of. Your dream will help you to make a connection between different events which you previously thought were unrelated. Romance. An old friend may be trying to get in touch with you. You will be surprised by their appearance and you will be a little more surprised at what they have to say!
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)
A financial crisis will only be averted if you manage to cut your spending quite sharply. A recent blow-out will soon start to take its toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Mercury at the beginning of the week will help you to communicate well with your partner. Use this time to sort out a problem which has come between you.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A message from a friend may not be what you want to hear. You need to take all this input seriously, however: your friend wants to help you and won’t tell you about problems unless they are real. Romance. A stranger will give you advice about your relationship. This person barely knows you, but their wisdom will help you make an important decision.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Do your best to keep your thoughts focussed on the task at hand: a minor mistake early in the week could have serious repercussions a couple of weeks later. Romance. A person whom you met some time ago may suddenly take a greater interest in you. Don’t lead them on.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may have too many pots on the boil at the moment. Do your best to be selective: if you over-stretch yourself you will achieve less rather than more. Romance. Find out what was behind an unkind comment by your partner: there may be tensions below the surface which haven’t been properly addressed.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Be careful not to criticise someone who is in a position to cause problems for you. A negative comment could backfire. Romance. An unexpected gaffe by a close friend may upset your partner. You will find it easier to see the funny side of the situation, however.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Your intuition will be a good guide for what you should do next. The first idea which comes to you will turn out to be the one which you should follow. Romance. Your emotions will be especially powerful at the moment. A romantic get-together later in the week will be worth looking forward to.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) You will need the help of the people around you in order to get everything done this week: don’t try to do everything by yourself because there is too much to get through. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your willingness to help out during a difficult time. A favourable aspect to Venus later in the week will help to bring you much closer together.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) A new project will get off to a good start, but you may have to modify your original plans a bit in order to take recent events into account. Romance. If your partner doesn’t take you seriously there could be trouble today. Don’t let your feelings become too intense, but do your best to make your feelings clear. A meeting around the middle of the week will help to ease tensions between you.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) An unexpected chance to get away should not be missed. You may not have a similar opportunity for some time. Romance. A powerful aspect to Mars towards the end of the week could make you a little tense. Do your best to avoid getting into an argument with your partner.
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Remote Servicing Customer Service Advisor Human Services – Northern Australia APS 3 / APS 4 Nhulunbuy, NT Salary $52 849 - $65 264 PN: 735-201112 A Department of Human Services (DHS) Customer Service Adviser (CSA) identifies customer entitlements and access to government and non-government services. The work environment is typically busy and continually changing. Customer interactions are predominantly face-to-face but may also occur via the telephone and by written correspondence. CSAs use computer-based equipment to support customer-related interactions. This is an identified position in which part or all of the duties involve the development of policy or programs relating to Australian Indigenous people, and/or involve interaction with Indigenous communities, including service delivery. In order to perform these duties effectively, the occupant needs to have an understanding of the issues affecting Indigenous people and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with them. Reasonable relocation expenses are payable to successful employees on promotion. Relocation expenses for successful employees on engagement or reassignment are discretionary, and may only be paid where the delegate determines that the employment is the interest of the department. To apply: Go to www.humanservices.gov.au, or telephone Emma Harvey on (08) 8936 3242 or 0429 696 720 for more information and an application kit. Please quote the relevant position number 735-201112. Applications close at on 02 March 2012.
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NHULUNBUY Playgroup AGM. 1st of March, 10am at playgroup. All positions declared vacant.
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Saturday 25th Feb, 11am at the Tennis Club followed with drinks & nibbles.
All positions will be declared vacant. Nomination forms can be collected from the club house or email tennisgove@tennisgove.com.au
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) is seeking applications from operators of In Home Care and Occasional Care services or persons applying for approval of such services, interested in receiving an allocation of Occasional Care or In Home Care places, or an additional allocation of such places. Further information, including the applicant guidelines and application forms, is available online at www.deewr.gov.au/earlychildhood. If you do not have internet access please contact 1300 363 079.
Places are limited and there is no guarantee that all applicants will be allocated places. It is preferred that applications are submitted electronically and must be received by Friday 30 March 2012.
Inquiries please contact Dan Wagg on 0409 679 938
Annual General Meeting
DEEWR has extended the closing date for applications for Child Care Benefit Approved Occasional Care and In Home Care Places from 9 March 2012 to 30 March 2012.
Applicants will be required to make an objective assessment of their operational requirements, demonstrate their capacity to deliver quality child care and meet allocation criteria.
Tuesday, March 6, 2012 8pm @ 9 Satral Avenue
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Community Assistance and Partnerships Programme 2012 Round 1 of our Community Assistance Programme will be closing for application submissions on 29 February 2012 Rio Tinto Gove’s Community Assistance Programme provides assistance for programmes, events and partnerships which contribute to the sustainable development of the Gove region. Rio Tinto Gove will give preference to projects that: • have sustainable actions • benefit the local community • have a strong commitment to health, safety and/or the environment • demonstrate a good level of organisation • demonstrate effort has been made to collect funds and support from a range of sources. Round 1 funding applications will be reviewed during March 2012. You can obtain a copy of the application kit by contacting Community Relations on: Telephone: 08 8987 5367 Fax: 08 8987 5250 Email: christine.wallace-gove@riotinto.com or rtagovecommunity@riotinto.com In person: Communities & External Relations Building John Flynn Drive, Industrial Estate. Applications for Round 1, 2012 close on 29 February 2012
Closing 07 Mar 2012 A12-0008 - Alice Springs, Tennant Creek - Provision of Biomedical Engineering Services for Central Australia for a Period of 60 Months - Inspection on 16/02/2012 at 01:00. SUPPLY AND DELIVERY Closing 28 Mar 2012 D12-0055 - All Centres - Hospitals - Supply and Delivery of Medical Sundries Part B for a Period of 36 Months.
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Remembering early days in Gove in lead-up to 40 years AS Nhulunbuy approaches its 40th anniversary the Arafura Times is looking for stories of days gone by. Please call the editor, Marjo Hallowell on 8987 1798 or email editor@ arafuratimes.com.au A FEW weeks ago John and Doreen Whelan were in town visiting family and took the time to share some of their memories John and Doreen are now living in Gladstone and moved to Gove in September 1971 with their five children aged from one to 10-years-old. John was working as an engineer for Nabalco having moved up from Wollongong where he had previously worked for 18 years. Since leaving the couple have spent time on the Gold Coast and in Western Australia. They made the choice to come to Gove as it was the best job opportunity in Australia. He said he was approached when he was in Wollongong as he was an instrument engineer and a senior lecturer who then worked with Nabalco knew John. “I was sent to Germany for a few months to learn about alumina production before coming to Gove. “In those days the track was just the old walking tracks,” John said “and it would take three days just to get to Katherine.” Doreen remembered that in the early days she shopped at Mt Saunders at Poons - where the Cell is now. “Poons were also caterers in those days and were also at Wallaby Beach. In those early days the bus would stop at your door and the driver helped you get your groceries into the house,” she said. “We used to get fresh vegies and bananas from the Fijian missionaries
John and Doreen Whelan, now living in Gladstone and moved to Gove in September 1971. in Yirrkala. “The camp was out there at Wallaby Beach and also the wet canteen aka the boozer. There were 4000 contractors in town and that was slowly increasing,” John said. “Life up here took a little while to get used to,” said Doreen. “The kids went to school at a re-locatable building at South as there were a lot of young people coming up here and they had kids. “In June 1972 the shopping centre opened and the prices were extraordinarily high compared to where we came from. A DC3 would
off-load packets of meat at the airport. Everything was very relaxed.” Both agreed that everyone looked after each other and there were a lot of barbecues where lots of friendships were formed. Roads in town were sealed in 1972 and the television was a day behind the rest of the country. “We were the last people in Australia to hear about the cyclone in Darwin,” John said. The station in town would get a reel which had been taped the day before and then played in Gove. We did have the phone and telex.
“The Gove District Hospital was here from the very beginning and Nabalco built it along with government offices and houses.” The Whelans did have several house moves while in town living in Chesterfield and Banyan Roads. Doreen said it was always interesting buying milk. “You never knew from one week to the next what brand you would get. There was also reconstituted milk. “Since leaving Gove we have been to reunions all over Australia. It is amazing to see just how many people have lived and worked up here,” she said. “Some people only stayed a few weeks or months as they couldn’t settle. We didn’t have that problem. “I remember when prawns were $8 a kilo and Moreton Bay Bugs were free as they were considered a nuisance.” Over the years the family went fishing, and the children played cricket, basketball, hockey. golf and little athletics. Some of those sports are no longer played as their availability depends on the dynamics of the people here. As part of his work he developed the ovals in town and installed the watering system for Oval 1. He remembers there being a green grass lottery which helped raise funds to grass them. He remembers having to install lighting at the runway at the airport as if there was to be cyclone here and if people needed to be evacuated it would probably need to occur at night when the planes were not required for regular flights. This was after cyclone Tracey. “We had to work 12-16 hour
shifts to make sure it was ready for the pre-booked commissioning from the air.” They recall a few cyclones including Kim, and Jason in ‘86, and recall 47” of rainfall in the Mitchell Ranges. “The water here goes through he porous bauxite so flooding is not a real concern as the water eventually disappears.” Fundraising has always been a strong point of the town as has volunteering. “Many groups would have failed without the work of the volunteers,” Doreen said. “Ten to 15 women turned up one day to paint a fence at little athletics. We just got in and did whatever needed to be done. The CWA was very active in ‘76 but I think that has closed now.” “Nabalco helped people who helped themselves,” said John. “They were tremendously supportive of the community and businesses also worked together for the benefit of all. “When the Catholic Church was built there was not a cent owing by the time it was complete. People in town would joke that Father Corey should have been recruited to build the plant. There was a convent here then - I think it is where the pre-school is now.” Since leaving Gove John has worked for Perth Westfarmers and Kaiser Engineers also in Perth. John and Doreen moved to Gladstone and John retired in 2004. Now they visit family still here in town. Doreen summed up and said, “Gove was a wonderful place to bring up kids. They could be free and safe. If you couldn’t find your kids you knew they would be OK as someone would always bring them home.”
Did you see that number plate?
Oh no Jayne watch out for the perana or - should we say piranha? And below are we Snoop Dogg fans or members of the members of the Nhulunbuy Insane Social League?
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WHAT’S in a name? On any day there are many personalised number plates in local car parks around town. Coming from southern states where the cost of these is almost as expensive as some cars - a bit of an exaggeration - it is obvious to new arrivals how many people had a special reason for the personal names on their vehicles. With the cost of personalised plates in the Territory considerably less than southern states it is little wonder many go to the trouble of thinking up some special name to add to their vehicles. There are a number of options available depending on your personal taste and these include a range of sizes and colour combinations and your choice of identifying numbers or letters. There are a number of special series plates available. Personalised or particular number plates are available for use on privately registered vehicles such as cars, trucks, trailers, motorcycles and commercial passenger vehicles. Visit www.mvr.nt.gov.au for further information The photo shows just a few spotted around town and I am inviting people to send me a small yarn on why they have chosen the names they have. Please send a photo of your number plate along with a brief description of why you chose them to editor@arafuratimes. com.au Stop everyone from guessing and help set the record straight.
The first three here are pretty self explanatory but only the metal heads among us would recognise the bottom plate we think this driver might be a Metalica fan somehow.
NEWS
Thirty foot monster croc once roamed the Earth A NEW species of prehistoric crocodile dating to the Late Cretaceous period, approximately 95 million years ago, has been discovered by a researcher at the University of Missouri in the USA. The extinct creature, nicknamed “Shieldcroc” due to a thick-skinned shield on its head, is an ancestor of today’s crocodiles. The discovery was published recently in the journal PLoS-ONE (Public Library of Science) and reported on the massive Indian Zeenews.com website. Its discovery provides scientists with additional information about the evolution of crocodiles and how scientists can gain insight into ways to protect the species environment and help prevent extinction. “Aegisuchus witmeri or ‘Shieldcroc’ is the earliest ancestor of our modern crocodiles to be found in Africa. Along with other discoveries we are finding that crocodile ancestors are far more diverse than scientists previously realised,” said Casey Holliday, co-researcher and assistant professor of anatomy in the MU School of Medicine. Holliday identified Shieldcroc by studying a fossilized partial skull specimen, which was discovered in Morocco and held by the Royal Ontario Museum of Toronto for several years before Holliday analysed it. By analysing blood vessel scarring on the bone, Holliday determined that the crocodile would have had a structure on top of its head, resembling a shield. The
dents and bumps on the bone indicate veins delivered blood to a circular mound of skin, something never before seen in a crocodile. He said the shield was likely used as a display structure to attract mates and intimidate enemies and possibly as a thermo-regulator to control the temperature of the animal’s head. Holliday compared Shieldcroc’s skull to those of other crocodilians. By comparing slopes of various bones, he found that the new species had a flatter skull than other known species. With this information, he believes it is unlikely that Shieldcroc wrestled dinosaurs on or near the shoreline. Instead Holliday said the fossil indicates that Shieldcroc had thin jaws likely used to catch fish. “We believe Shieldcroc may have used its long face as a fish trap,” said co-author Nick Gardner, an undergraduate researcher at Marshall University. “It is possible that it lay in wait until an unsuspecting fish swam in front of it. Then, if it was close enough, Shieldcroc simply opened its mouth and ate the fish without a struggle, eliminating the need for strong jaws,” Gardner assumed. In addition, Holliday analysed Shieldcroc’s skull and brain to estimate the overall size of the reptile. Using several parameters, Holliday and Gardner estimate that this specimen had a five-foot long head and was Impressions of what the Shieldcroc might look like. 30 feet long.
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 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 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: Meaghan Kennedy P: 0438 175 260 Helpline:1800 686 2686 nhulunbuyba@gmail.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
Time 0314 0901 1542 2159
NEW MOON
Ht 1.47 3.30 0.77 2.97
Thu 23
Fri 24
Time 0357 0945 1619 2229
Time 0432 1023 1651 2256
Ht 1.33 3.35 0.76 3.05
Sat 25 Ht 1.22 3.34 0.79 3.10
Time 0505 1058 1722 2323
Ht 1.14 3.27 0.87 3.14
Sun 26
Mon 27
Tue 28
Time 0535 1132 1749 2349
Time 0605 1204 1814
Time 0016 0636 1237 1840
Ht 1.09 3.16 0.97 3.15
Ht 1.06 3.01 1.09
Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553 Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries
Sunday: Noon to 2.30pm at Common Room, Uniting Church. Ph: 0434 059611 or 8987 8268.
Queens Bus (Variety NT) Contact: Angie Moyle P: 0408 838 498 or Facebook us at: Queens - Variety NT
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Brother Forbes 0428 767 616 – Sunday 10am.
WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE
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W/E Feb 12 W/E Feb 12 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 06/02
5019
Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783
Tuesday 07/02
4440
1168
Wednesday 08/02
4559
1200
Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272
Thursday 09/02
4544
1196
3700
974
844
222
Friday 10/02
4937
1299
3600
947
1337
352
Tae Kwon Do Nhulunbuy Contact: Paul Macloy P: 0407 106 525
Saturday 11/02
5106
1344
3600
947
1506
397
1035
4000
1053
-66
-18
8563 25400
6685
7139
1878
Sunday 12/02
T.S. Melville Naval Cadet Training Contact: Arnie Kokkin P: 8987 2562
Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 22
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
Ht 3.14 1.07 2.84 1.23
NOTE: these are predictions only, subject to change due to prevailing weather conditions. It is recommended you use this table as a guide only.
TOTAL
3934 32539
3400
895
1619
426
3400
895
1040
273
3700
974
859
226
Other Cities Av. Consumption / Head of Pop. Brisbane 270 • Darwin 1100 • Perth 340
Weather details o
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Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 13 31.9 23 25.8 Tuesday 14 32.5 24.5 NIL Wednesday 15 31.8 25.1 TCE Thursday 16 32.2 24.0 0.2 Friday 17 31.1 22.9 24.8 Saturday 18 31.5 24.2 2.0 Sunday 19 31.8 24.8 TCE Monthly total rainfall to date: 103.6 mm
Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, Feb. 13 to Sunday, Feb. 19
Mean sea level pressure Max: 1011.8 hPa on Monday Min: 1006.4 hPa on Thursday Averages for the month February Max temp: 31.3 Min temp: 24.5 Rainfall: 295.4 mm
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SPORT
Two play in Gold Coast Junior ladies’ comp Training TWO Gove golfers were invited to play in the Ladies’ Junior Masters held in conjunction with the RACV Ladies’ Masters at Royal Pines on the Gold Coast Ashleigh Hay, 10, along with her sister, Courtney Williams, 17 were invited to play in the competition. This is the second year the event has been held with Courtney having played last year. Ashleigh was nett winner and recipient of the Ladies’ Champion Award in the Gove Country Golf Club Junior Championships in 2011 and Courtney was the gross winner in the Gove Country Golf Club Junior Championships 2011. It was due to be held on Tuesday January 31 but was rescheduled to Friday February 3 due to heavy rain which even threatened to cancel the Ladies’ Masters. Both girls played well in the field of 36. Ashleigh’s driving and iron shots were great all day but she had trouble on the tricky wet greens which resulted in her shooting four over her handicap. Courtney also had trouble with the greens and shot two over her handicap but constantly out drove her more experienced competitors throughout the day. Those who have played with Courtney have enjoyed watching her drive over 300m. The gross winner for the day was Samantha Foley scoring one under par and net winner Robyn Choi with four under par. The girls enjoyed a meal during the presentation and speeches from the organizer of the event, Bob Touhey, and former Ladies’ Golf Champion, Jane Crafter. They then spent the remainder of the day following the professional women during the second round of the masters, with Ashleigh receiving a ball from English professional Melissa Reid as she walked off the 8th Green.
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Courtney Williams and Ashleigh Hay on the Gold Coast.
Keep supporting the Surf Club in competition for $20,000 prize IN JuST four days last week the Gove Peninsula Life Saving Club moved from 15th to first position in the number of entries for a lucky draw for $20,000 from the Navy in a facebook competition. The competition, which ends on March 15, encourages players to rescue swimmers in a game
and each person rescued gains the club an additional entry into the draw. Having lost all their emergency training and rescue equipment in a fire a fortnight ago the $20,000 prize would be very welcome by the club which now has to rebuild the storage shed, caretaker’s flat
and kitchen. They also need to replace all their rescue equipment and plan to open their season on schedule. The Club, the oldest community club in Nhulunbuy, celebrated their 40th anniversary last year and members are encouraging all their facebook friends to enter the
competition on their behalf. Each player can enter once a day and rescue as many swimmers as they can. They can also nominate which Surf Lifesaving Club they will benefit. The prize is courtesy of the N avy and to enter visit apps. facebook.co/surfboatrescue
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THE Nhulunbuy area of Arnhem School Sport will start training in a number of sports in the very near future. Students from Nhulunbuy, Yirrkala and Ski Beach are welcome to attend and the sessions are aimed at 10 to 13 year olds. Teams for the Arnhem Cluster will be chosen from these sessions to compete in School Sport NT events. Rugby League with Jon Reagan will start training on Wednesday February 22 at Hindle Oval from 5.00pm. Netball with Nicole Hovelroud will start training on Wednesday February 22 at Nhulunbuy Primary School from 3.30pm. Football (soccer) with Ian Darlington will start training on Thursday March 1 on Hindle Oval from 4.00pm. AFL with Troy Goodlad, Paddy Henan, Robbie Clements and Hamish Simpson has already started training. They will continue on February 21 at Nhulunbuy Hindle Oval, February 28 at Ski Beach and March 6 at Yirrkala. Basketball with Alison Thomas will start training on Tuesday February 28 at Nhulunbuy Primary School from 3.30pm. Touch with Marissa Priestley will start training on Saturday, March 24 on Hindle Oval. Training will be for 9 to 13-year-olds and also for 14 to 18 year-olds. School sport coordinator for the Arnhem Region Ian Darlington said he hoped to see children attending the training sessions as the area had some very talented players. He said under 12 championships were to be held throughout the Territory with Nhulunbuy hosting the boys football in June. Netball and AFL to be held in Palmerston in April and May, Rugby League in Darwin in May, basketball in Alice Springs at the end of May and into June, girls soccer in Katherine in June, tennis in Darwin in June, touch in Darwin in August and cricket in Alice Springs in September.
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Storm doesn’t stop boat race at weekend By NEAL BAULCH DRIVING through torrential rain and gusty winds on the way out to the Gove Boat Club and then seeing the harbour whited out was not a good start to the second race of the John Bedwell Blue water series. Calls were being received from eager crew people to ask if the race was still on. When the briefing time of 12.30pm came around conditions had not changed but it was decided to wait it out. By 1pm the rain and wind had eased and visibility was back. Six boats then signed on (Magic, Hobie 18, Varlee, Sans Souci, Waitere and Wolley) for a shortened course and the normal start time of 2pm was delayed by half an hour. It was a pleasure to be joined for the first time by Paul and the sleek lines of his racehorse catamaran Varlee.
On the way out to the start line there were reports from Marcus, the skipper of Captain Jacko, who had just got back from a sail out to Bremmer Island, of the strong winds at times over 50 knots associated with the rain storm that had just passed. Then we heard all the radio transmissions on the emergency channel in regards to the over turned boat and people in the water out past Bonner rocks who were obviously caught out in the same storm. Those conditions were hard to comprehend as there was only a slight breeze for the race start and by the time the boats had made their way from the tug cyclone buoys, around the five fathom marker, and on towards the gap between the Granite Islets, the race participants found it a difficult task with no wind and the tide pushing them backwards.
Numerous tacks were made with two boats giving up in frustration thinking that the sheep station was not worth it. With the patience of the four boats left in the race rewarded with an increase in the wind to take them across the start /finish line all within 10 minutes of each other. First across the line was Gary on his Hobie 18 (well done), then Rod on Magic, Zak on Wolley and Notch and Travis on Sans Souci. Placings on corrected time were 1st :Hobie 18, 2nd: Sans Souci, 3rd: Wolley and according to Rod some pleasure was taken in announcing that Magic came last. I think some paranoia may have come to the front. Once again, a big thank you to our sponsors John Bedwell Management Pty Ltd for their support. Next race to be held on the February 26. See you all then.
First time entry - Varlee.
Ladies getting ready to get hooked
Winner of last year’s junior section, Savanne Canobie.
It is that time of year when Ladies are getting their hooks sorted in readiness for the annual ladies fishing competition. The 2012 Airnorth Ladies Fishing Classic will see the sea playing host to many boats filled with ladies if last year’s competition was anything to go on. Last year there were 106 entries and organisers are hoping to exceed that this year with the competition being on March 17 and 18. On March 11 there will be a briefing at the Walkabout Lodge . The catch, measure, photograph and release conditions were imposed for the first time last year and this will again be a feature of teh competition which is all about sustainable fishing. Nomination forms can be obtained from Gove Tackleworld and costs vary for members and non members. There are time limits imposed for when lines can enter the water with the earliest being 7am and all lines and fish must be out of the water by 5pm. A number of weigh station give the competitors a chance to weigh some of the bigger catches and these include the Gove Boat Club, BanuBanu and Big Bromby. All those fishing must be female, however, the skippers of the boats can be male.
Rachel Verdel with one of her catches in last year’s competition.
Plenty to be done at working bee A WORKING bee has been set down for Saturday at the The Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club. Jason Koljin has the services of a bobcat and auger for some fencing that needs to be placed along the start straight wall and they need an operator or two to share the operating. Club president Tony Foster said they hope to fix up the spectator area fence as well and there were a number of other areas that needed work. “There are some rusty bits of sheet metal just outside the club area toward turn one that need removing and a tidy-up,” he said. “Lawn, or rather weed, mowing needs to be done in the club area as well as whipper snippers along parts of the track that are getting a bit jungle like. Fallen timbers along the walk way toward the club area from the car park need a chainsaw and operator. “If anyone has a generator to run angle grinders and a small arc welder feel free to bring it along for welding fence posts.
Centralisation of the old tyres on the track to the middle of the track area needs to be done and a pile has already been started. ‘The start gate channel needs to be placed back in and mechanism repaired and connected and gates are to be made. We will set up a bung cord as interim start gate.” “We hope to see a few people out there on both days.” On Sunday there will be a junior and senior practice at the MX track. They now have a requirement to scrutineer bikes before proceeding to sign on and this will open from 8am, and sign on is to be completed by 9am. The riders briefing will start at 9.05am and riding at 9.10am. Please be early to avoid missing the briefing as this is mandatory before the event starts. Should be a great days motocross especially if there is a little rain on Saturday.
Free coaches’ workshop AS the annual sporting season gets underway there will be a couple of workshops in Gove. The Territory Government invites interested parties to an Australian Sports Commission workshop aimed at developing and enhancing the skills of coaches working in the sport and recreation industry. Beginning Coaching - General Principles will be held at the Charles Darwin University Training Centre in Chesterfield Circuit on Monday, March 5 and March 12, The free workshops will be from 6pm to 9.30pm The workshop will cover the modules: role of the coach; planning and reviewing; risk management; coaching communication; developing sports skills; game sense; group management and athlete development. Bookings are essential and for further information or to place a booking contact Warren Foote Sport Development Coordinator, Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport at email: warren.foote@nt.gov.au or phone 8982 2328.
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