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Mud slung over track damage 4WD instructor claims permission granted and no damage done By MARJO HALLOWELL

A young rider shows just how the rutts caused by the 4WDers. PHOTO BY TAN FOSTER.

THE Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club was disheartened when 4WD drivers caused damage at the local motocross track last Thursday. The club’s members have spent many hours ensuring the track was safe for its riders and were very annoyed last Thursday when a 4WD driving course used their track. Club president Tony Foster said he was appalled at the thoughtlessness of whoever conducted the course without any apparent thought for the damage they were causing. He said deep ruts were worn into newly maintained jumps making them unsafe for motorbike use. “I am extremely dissappointed and annoyed that anyone would do this. “There are signs all around the track telling people new work had just been completed and riders should take care when riding over the new work so I just can’t believe 4WD drivers would think they could use the track. “Many people have sacrificed a lot of family time to come out here to make the track safe and now this happens. “We had an event planned for next Sunday and all had to front up again to repair the damage caused by the 4WDs. “If we see anyone in a 4WD there again we will immediately call the police.” There was some confusion as to who had been holding the course and The Department of Health said they had staff on a course on Thursday. A spokeswoman for the Department said the course had nothing to do with them as they had just booked staff onto the SMART course.

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Garry Pendlebury from SMART (Skilled Motorvehicle And Rider Training) said he refuted that any damage had been done. Mr Pendlebury said they had been using the course for about 10 years and had gotten permission from the club at that time. “Since then we have held three to five courses every year with between 50 and 100 drivers and this is the first time there has been a problem,” he said. “I will be back in the area in June and will be contacting the motorcycle club to resolve any issues.” A lack of communication was apparent as he believed the permission was still in place as no one had told him otherwise. He said they do courses all over the Territory and are very careful that they have the relevant permissions. The staff member conducting the course said the course had not been damaged and Mr Pendlebury said over the years they had been caretaking the track as they had removed wrecked cars. He said he could not see how a 4WD on a two hour course could cause any damage other than normal wear and tear that is associated with motocross. Local Member for Nhulunbuy Lynne Walker said she had seen a short video which included two white vehicles on the track. “Knowing how hard the club, led by Tony, have worked to re-establish the track and facilities I can’t for the life of me fathom why individuals would think it’s OK to use a track designed for motorbikes,” Mrs Walker said. The next race is on Sunday as members and others spent last weekend rectifying the damage caused.

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THOSE going for an early morning walk last Monday (April 16) were a little surprised to see two water buffaloes also out for a morning stroll. The two bulls were seen walking along Singing Rocks Road and police were called in the early hours of April 16. The local Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited animal ranger was seen herding them out of harms way into the bush. Executive officer at Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation Steve Roeger said they had received a number of reports of sightings

along Matthew Flinders Way around the area of the Child Care Centre in the preceeding week but had not been able to find them. “A number of signs including tracks and poo have been located along Matthew Flinders Way in the bush. “We believe they are two bulls and warn residents to be wary of them. Last Monday we received a call that they were seen on Singing Rocks Road at about 5.30am,” Mr Roeger said. “Protocals have since been discussed with a number of agencies and the police are the

first point of contact. They have the ability to manage traffic access, if necessary, and they will call Dhimurru to assist. “Buffaloes in town are potentially very dangerous and people should not take sightings in town lightly. “Traditionally we have reports as the dry comes to a close so at this time of year it is unusual to see them in town. We often have sightings around the area of the golf club. “I am concerned people will take unauthorised action. Under no circumstances should anyone go and hunt them in or around town. “Dhimurru does not authorise hunting of any kind within their area and it is illegal to hunt in or near built up areas. “People who try to shoot buffaloes put not only themselves in danger but also the public with stray bullets and the possibility of wounding, rather than killing, the animal. Wounded buffalo are a much higher risk,” he said. He warned people that if they saw a buffalo either to make a noise so as not to surprise them or just move out of the location and contact police. “You would probably smell them before you see them,” he said. “People need to be cautious around them. They are wild, unpredictable and potentially very dangerous.They are very fast and very clever.” Nhulunbuy Police said if there were any concerns over safety issues they should be called and they would liase with Dhimurru. Buffaloes have been known to kill people in town. People seeing buffalo in the streets should call police on 000 or Dhimurru - after hours number 0408 512 589.

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THE name that had become synonymous with the Nhulunbuy RSPCA has left town. Bev Goodchild left last Tuesday night and is heading to Mozambique with her husband, Martin. When Bev moved here three and a half years ago and it took about a week before she volunteered with the RSPCA. The rest is history. She built up the local organisation to what it is today. The RSPCA rehomes and fosters animals in search of a loving family. They now have permanent facilities at the pound and are working towards additional improvements. Bev said she wanted to thank everyone in Gove for their support over the years. “The RSPCA has now become a solid organisation within the community and there are a number of very dedicated volunteers,” she said. “I leave it in their capable hands and know they will build on what already exists.” The RSPCA has a number of kennels where they can house cats and dogs waiting to find their new owners and they are always on the look out for additional volunteers. Bev and Martin will be heading to Mozambique where Martin will take on the role of operations manager at the coal mine which is in

Bev and Martin Goodchild as they head out of Gove last Tuesday night. its initial stages of construction. “This will be the first time I have worked in the coal industry and I applied through Rio.” Martin has been at Gove Operations for the last three and a half years and said this move was to further his career. One of his main challenges will be to learn the local language, Portuguese. Earlier this year the Gove Operations general manager Julio Costa, took up the role as general manager at the Rio Tinto Energy Mozambique coal mine.

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Martin said he would again be working with Julio and is looking forward to the challenge of working in a foreign country. He will be operations manager at the operation which is in the set up stage of development. The couple were heading to a wedding in Perth and Bev would spend a couple of months sorting things out before the big move. Martin is heading over in a couple of weeks. They both agreed they had met and worked with some amazing people while in Gove and would miss them all very much.

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Woohoo! man celebrates big win THE right numbers dropped for one lucky punter in Gove last week as he took out part of the major prize in the TattsLotto draw. The local Nhulunbuy man, who did not wish to be identified, is celebrating after discovering he won a share of the division one prize pool worth $485,913.22 in Saturday’s TattsLotto draw. The man in his forties is a regular TattsLotto player and was very pleased when he received the phone call from Tatts he’d been dreaming of. “I’ve only got one thing to say about it - woohoo!” he said. The shift-worker added that he marked the occasion by having a few beers to celebrate and will use the money to set himself up for the future. The man purchased his winning ticket from Nhulunbuy Newsagency. Store manager Lauren Williams said she was very

happy to hear a local had won. “We were totally surprised when we discovered we’d sold a winner,” Ms Williams said. “It’s excellent for the community and we’re expecting to see a few more customers getting involved this weekend.” There were nine division one winners nationally in TattsLotto draw 3207 on Saturday, April 14, with four winners in Victoria, and one each in Queensland, Western Australia, New South Wales, South Australia and the Northern Territory. The winning numbers were 18, 25, 43, 13, 8 and 7 with supplementary numbers 17 and 4. Tatts public relations executive Zoe Knobel said Saturday TattsLotto draws were a cause for more celebration around the country. “Buy a ticket from your local Tatts outlet today,” she said.

Lauren Williams from Nhulunbuy Newsagency where the winning ticket was purchased.

EASC wins award for reconciliation plan

The Reconciliation Working party - EASC Reconciliation Action Plan Working Group at the at the Official Launch of the RAP with Richard Bandilil. L-R Keith Hansen, Kathy Wright, Richard Bandilil, Banambi Wunungmurra, Barayuwa Mununggurr, Ronnie Garrawurra and Kaye Thurlow. Absent Djapirri Mununggirritj. THE East Arnhem Shire Council was a winner at the 2012 National Awards for Local Government with Many Voices - One Journey. They were the winner in the Promoting Reconciliation - small council (under 15,000 rateable properties). A spokesperson for EASC said the Award was for implementing the NT’s first standalone Reconciliation Action Plan.

“We are particularly proud of this as a lot of work was done by our working group to make this happen,” she said. Federal Minister for Local Government Simon Crean announced the winners last week. The 27 category winners were judged by independent judging panels and include 11 winners from small councils with fewer than

15,000 rateable properties. “I congratulate each of this year’s category winners on their success,” Mr Crean said. “The quality of the 2012 entries has been extremely high and has showcased the vast array of creative and innovative projects our local councils are rolling out all around Australia. “The National Awards for Local Government are designed to recognise and reward local

councils for their important work in supporting their local communities.” Reconciliation Australia congratulated the East Arnhem Shire Council. Reconciliation Australia CEO Leah Armstrong said the awards are a great way of recognising the important work that happens in regional areas. “The advancement of reconciliation in this country relies on the work done by local organisations and councils,” she said. “We know there are a lot of small grassroots and community based organisations doing some fantastic work to create better relationships between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians-so it’s great to see them being recognised.” The promoting reconciliation category in the National Awards for Local Government acknowledges initiatives that strengthen reconciliation through mutual recognition, respect and participation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. The EASC was the first of the new local government shires in the Northern Territory to develop a RAP which Reconciliation Australia was proud to endorse in October, 2011. “The East Arnhem Shire Council is leading the way in local government leadership by implanting reforms and improving accountability to its communities,” Ms Armstrong said. “We know the council is passionate about reconciliation because it has built reconciliation into its core foundation and future business practices. “By focusing on respect and relationships based on mutual understanding the council will be able to create more sustainable opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in the Northern Territory.”

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More staff needed: Report on youth suicide in NT SPECIALIST police, youth workers and mental health staff are needed in at-risk areas to help stem the high rate of young people killing themselves in the Northern Territory. The report stated accommodation and mental health facilities were needed for young people at risk of suicide and those with severe substance abuse or mental health issues in Nhulunbuy an other NT centres. The Select Committee on Youth Suicides in the NT tabled its 215-page report in the NT parliament last month and it said the rate of youth

suicide in the Northern Territory was 3.5 times higher than the national average with Aborigines accounting for 75 per cent of all child suicides between 2007 and 2011. Among its 23 recommendations the committee said NT Police should assign youth engagement police ofﬁcers to all growth towns and remote communities where there were high levels of youth offending, substance abuse and family or community violence. The report said all shires throughout the NT should have

youth development and community development ofﬁcer positions and hospital accident and emergency departments should maintain at least one person with mental health training to conduct suicide risk assessments at all times Committee chair Marion Scrymgour said it did not make sense to hear that there are too many service providers in places where some people cannot access services and the report recommended a new NT Suicide Prevention Coordination Committee be set up to ensure

services are targeted where they are needed. It did also not make sense to hear of successful and vital programs closing or losing staff because a grant program has ceased or changed its priorities. It was urgent that the NT and federal governments provide extensive and effective training to existing staff in relation to mental health assessments and counselling services in regional, rural and remote services. Frontline staff required to respond to those grieving after a suicide

should all be provided with qualiﬁed grief counselling. The report also outlined concerns about social networking and called on the Department of Education to review its anti-bullying policy to include cyber bullying. “Too many of our young people are falling through the gaps and not getting the help they need,” Ms Scrymgour said. Readers seeking support and information about suicide prevention can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

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washes up on the beaches. This net kills a lot of marine life so its better to collect it so it doesn’t wash out to sea again. Thisbe also brought along the Gunga pandanus weavers Joy Bulkanhawuy, Laurie Baymarawanga and Valerie Dhamarantji from Darwin who have family here to also learn so that they can become teachers later on. With a bag full of some net cutters and string they visited and did workshops at Wallaby Beach (Birritjimi) under the lovely shady banyan tree. Here the women wove baskets and made colourful strong net bags while all the children walked the whole beach treasure hunting any scrap of rope or net they could ﬁnd to make dolls. The families at Wallaby Beach gave a very warm welcome to the Gunga ladies cooking up a big feed of three turtles, oysters, fresh ﬁsh most days and mussels. What more could you ask for except a box of bananas from the banana farm. Next the Gunga ladies, having learnt about the net, gave a talk and presentation of the made work at the Yirrkala school and at the Dhimurru ranger station. Finally everybody gave a small workshop on the Laynhabuy veranda for the Yiralka rangers who couldn’t work quickly enough. The Gunga weavers, Thisbe and Cecile say thank you for everybody who helped them and they hope to return in the late dry season. For more information visit www. ghostnets.com.au

Jabiru spotted at East Woody SPOTTED at East Woody on Thursday morning, April 12, was a Jabiru going for a morning stroll. Australia’s largest wetland bird is the only species of Australian stork and is also called the black-necked stork or jabiru stork. It is 1.2m tall thanks mainly to its long legs and has a wing span longer than two metres.It has a heavy 30cm long black bill and black and white body with a green-blue neck and head. Jabiru bird (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) is found in waterways like wetlands, swamps, floodplains and mudflats in northern and eastern Australia. It feeds on large insects, crustaceans, molluscs, fish, especially eel, and reptiles like water pythons. He was unperturbed by the photographer on the other side of the creek and just kept walking along the beach feeding.

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Taxi rolls over AN ArNhem Bush Taxi rolled on an unnamed road on Tuesday, April 17. The 24 year-old driver lost control on his vehicle on the dirt track. Six passengers in the vehicle were uninjured and police said that showed the importance of wearing a seat belt.

Man caught with kava at airport A mAN was bailed to appear in Nhulunbuy magistrate’s Court after he allegedly brought 17 kilos of kava into Gove Airport. The man was stopped by Police on Wednesday night after he arrived on a flight from Cairns and found to have 3kg of kava in his carry on luggage. Police allege he saw them and headed straight for a taxi leaving behind his checked luggage. On investigation it was found to contain about 13kgs of kava. Police also seized a crystal substance which being tested in order to identify what it was. The estimated street value of the kava the 33-year-old had in his possession is $17,000.

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Unlawful entry A mAN was arrested after a break in at Bunuwal in Yirrkala. The break in occurred some time on Sunday night or monday morning (April 14/15). The man in his 20s took a small amount of items from the office.

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Suggestions and questions recognised

Gove Operations employees and recipients of the ďŹ rst quarter donations. THE first quarterly suggestion and question scheme morning tea for Pacal was hosted last month. Gove Operations general manager Frank Willsdon welcomed the community members and thanked employees for contributing to the business through the scheme. He stressed the importance of the scheme which empowers employees to

contribute while also providing local support for the community. Community groups, including Clontarf Foundation, Gove 8 ball, Gove Variety Club, RSPCA and Gove Peninsula SLSC, were all presented with a donation from the mining operations manager Martin Goodchild on behalf of the suggestion and question scheme. The scheme was introduced mid 2010

as is designed to provide employees at Gove Operations an opportunity to contribute their business improvement ideas in areas of waste elimination, production improvement, cost saving and innovation. For each suggestion accepted by the committee a $100 donation is made by Gove Operations to a community organisation of the employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s choice.

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THERE is to be a disability network evening in Nhulunbuy on Thursday. It is open for any person and their family with a disability to attend to hear short presentations from agencies associated with disability including Autism NT, Anglicare, Aged & Disability, job seeking agencies such as project employment and CRS, Centrelink, CDU and the National Disability coordinator. After the presentations there will be light refreshments and an opportunity to talk one on one with the agencies to see how they can assist each individual. Many presenters are travelling in from Darwin so support for this networking is vital. As the presenters are varied anyone from birth to adulthood can beneďŹ t from advice and hopefully take something away. There will be a focus on transitioning from high school but also options once people have left school in Nhulunbuy. In terms of the younger population support for respite, young carers for siblings, carers beneďŹ ts and professional development opportunities will be invaluable. It starts at 6.30pm in block 22 at Nhulunbuy High School. Anyone wanting more information can contact Faye Brooks-Jones on 8987 0810 or faye.brooksjones@ nt.gov.au

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Weed under control First meeting for newly elected Councillors AN aquatic weed recently discovered by Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation Rangers is currently under management. Department of Natural Resources, Environment, The Arts and Sport (NRETAS) regional weed officer Chris Collins said the recent outbreak of water mimosa (Neptunia plena) at the town lagoon in Nhulunbuy could have had severe environmental impacts if not responded to quickly but still poses a threat. “Water mimosa has the potential to restrict water quality and flow as well as having an adverse impact on biodiversity, lifestyle and culture,” Mr Collins said. “This invasive weed is known to establish and grow rapidly in freshwater environments taking root in shallow areas or forming vast floating rafts across water bodies. “If water mimosa were to spread into other suitable freshwater environments, including billabongs, significant impacts to recreational fishing would be likely. “We are appreciative, as I’m sure the residents of Nhulunbuy are, that the Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation Rangers were able to notify Nhulunbuy Corporation Limited (who manage the lagoon) and NRETAS Weed Management Branch as soon as they did which has helped bring this water mimosa outbreak under control. “The quick management response by the Corporation and their contractors, Arnhem Pest Control, has helped contain the spread of this invasive weed which may now lead to eradication of this outbreak. “However, I still ask Nhulunbuy residents to be vigilant following this recent outbreak and to call us on 8999 4567 if they notice any suspect aquatic plants in and around the town.” Water mimosa has only been found once before at Virginia in the Northern Territory in the early 2000’s and is still under management (monitoring program). Water mimosa should not be confused with mimosa (Mimosa pigra); a thorny shrub which has already significantly impacted on the Northern Territory’s wetlands.

Improvements at Baniyala store

The improvements at Baniyala store included new shelving. NEW shelving was installed last week at the Baniyala Community Store thanks to FACHSIA for funding the project. The shelving is brand new and has enabled the store to increase its range by 60 lines. Director of East Arnhem trading Pty Ltd Tim Broadbent said the new shelving brings it up to a high standard and in line with the health departments requirements. “Thanks to my team for helping out last week and we managed to have some shelving left which we have given to the school,” he said.

“Two projects on the board for Baniyala at the moment are the installation of a 12,000 litre fuel bunker with smart card access allowing locals access to fuel 24 hours a day. We hope to have this up and running by mid June. “The other project again thanks to FACHSIA is to set up a 20 foot takeaway container which will employ two locals and sell roasted hot chooks, cooked meals, fresh cut sandwiches and a coffee bar. We will have this in place by July at the front of the shop with a sitting area in between both.”

New Council - Yananymil Munnunggurr, Kaye Thurlow, Mavis Danganbarr (sitting), Alfred Gondarra, Jabani Lalara, Banambi Wunungmurra, Rose Wurrguwurrgu, Peter Djumbu, Gawura Wanambi & Wesley Bandi Wunungmurra. Absent Barayuwa Mununggurr and Constantine Mamarika. DECLARATIONS were made by the incoming councillors at the The East Arnhem Shire Council on April 11. Once the declarations were made by the newly elected councillors, Banambi Wunungmurra was reelected unopposed for the position of president for East Arnhem Shire Council for a four-year term. Mr Wunungmurra,who is the Councillor for the Gumurr Miwatj Ward,will serve his second term as council president. He brings a wealth of cultural knowledge and community experience to the role and is extremely proud to have this unique opportunity to represent the people of the East Arnhem Region. His community vision is to promote and represent the interests of the region to all levels of government and to be continually encouraging and mentoring the younger generation into future important positions and leadership roles. Mr Wunungmurra said upon his re-election: “I would like to thank very much the Council for your support and confidence in me as president and I will try my best

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for the next four years to feed us into better and a more prosperous council. “The Council is only four years old, and it’s just a baby, growing to become an adult. It’s not an easy road. “We have good staff within our communities and I am looking forward to working side by side, and hand in hand with the new Council and staff to face the big challenges ahead.” East Arnhem Shire Council has welcomed the election of Councillor Mavis Danganbarr as deputy president. Ms Danganbarr of Gumurr Marthakal Ward said she was deeply honoured to be elected unopposed as deputy president. Ms Danganbarr was born on Elcho Island, attended school at Milingimbi and then post-primary at Elcho Island. She is a member of the Liyagawumirr clan and her Homelands are Dhambala and Yawurr Yawurr. Ms Danganbarr been employed in a number of interesting and varied positions on Elcho Island originally starting in a reception role with the Methodist Mission at Galiwin’ku

before moving up to a teacher’s assistant role with Shepherdson College. She has worked as a supervisor with the Galiwin’ku Women’s Centre and was involved in the establishment of the Meals on Wheels program as well as assisting with the planning for the child care centre. More recently she has worked with the Marthakal Homelands Resource Centre and has just been appointed to the newly created position of Indigenous liaison officer with FaHCSIA. Ms Danganbarr was closely involved with the local community in the Local Government Reform process, in the lead up to the formation of the new Shires. Other community interests include being a senior leader of the Galiwin’ku Uniting Church and representative at synod meetings. Council resolved to maintain a two year rotation of the deputy president position. This will be Councillor Danganbarr’s first term as deputy president, taking over the reigns from Councillor Kaye Thurlow also from Gumurr Marthakal Ward.

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New recycling depot for Milingimbi CASH for Containers is growing in regional and remote communities with the support of Northern Territory Government infrastructure grants. Each grant is worth up to $15,000 and has helped establish several depots throughout the Territory including in Katherine, Tennant Creek, Wadeye and the Roper Region. A new depot including a reverse vending machine at Milingimbi will be established with the Arnhem Land Progress Aboriginal (ALPA) Corporation and Envirobank next month with the support of a $15,000 remote and regional infrastructure grant. ALPA group operations manager Michael Nemarich said, “We are working towards getting the new Milingimbi collection depot set up in the next month and making a positive contribution in the community working with a local family who will run the depot as a business. “This is a great initiative that not only cleans up the local community but offers employment opportunities in remote areas.”

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What’s On

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

April Wed 25. ANZAC Day at Memorial Park. Thu 26. Sign on for Auskick at Nhulunbuy Primary School Oval from 4pm. Fri 27. Autism Rainbow Day. Disability Network Information Night at Room 22 NHS at 6.30pm. Ph Faye Brook Jones 8987 0810. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - old natural terrain circuit, round 2 - 8 am to noon. Sat 28. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club 3-6pm. Sun 29. Debutant Ball fundraiser - barbecue.

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

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

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

 letters to the editor Art work wanted for local community exhibition THE Northern Territory elections will be held on Saturday, August 25. A small committee has been established to organise a fundraising event to ofﬁcially launch the re-election campaign of our local member, Lynne Walker. Scheduled for the weekend of June 16, Private Collections will present a ﬁne collection of artworks brought together from the art collections held within private homes in the local area. The exhibition, sourced entirely from the local community and curated by a

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for space in private collections right here within the local area and would love the honour of revealing some of the best, the most signiﬁcant and the quirkiest of them. If readers have a piece in their collection that they are willing to make available or if they would like to get their name on a waiting list for tickets for viewing opportunities we ask them to make contact with the committee through me or contact Lynne’s ofﬁce on 8987 1711. Wendy Troe andrewodell@bigpond.com

‘Ridiculous’ ﬂight costs for TOs trying to get home I WAS very disappointed and confused today (April 17) after trying to assist the T/O from Marrinatja with flights back to his homeland. Yesterday he paid $1540 for a charter with MAF and was trying to return to the terminal by 3pm. When they rang the pilot at 3pm they were informed the

flight had already left for Lake Evella and they would need to fly this morning but at an extra cost of $800. So in total the trip for the one day has cost them $2340. When I questioned them on this I was given many reasons why but none of them seem reasonable at all to me. Especially if the plane was

Sad state of affairs THIS public notice is to inform the person who key scratched my dearly departed mother’s little pink car - thank you - you have won. The war is over. I will be sending my mother’s car back to my family to look after it. It’s a sad state of affairs when you can’t safely park your car in town when you have people around like you, and we all know who you are. Grow up and get on with your own life. “I would prefer even to fail with honour than to win by CHEATING” Murray Dennerley

back here in Nhulunbuy and already had another flight to Lake Evella anyway. These people do not have vast sums of money and were trying to get food to take back before they were due to leave. I would appreciate a fair answer that makes sense as to why the extra cost.

I was under the impression that MAF would have been more reasonable than what they have been and wonder how many times this happens. We all know how far you could get with $2340 if you wanted to fly overseas. Tim Broadbent Nhulunbuy

Wild about Gove

THIS is one of the favourite photos of Nhulunbuy which was taken at East Woody by Ruth Hennessy not long after arriving here in 2011.You can email your photo to editor@arafuratimes. com.au as a jpeg attachment.

Threat to remove diesel subsidies

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

small committee of art aﬁcianados, is sure to appeal to the curious and voyeuristic in all of us. We seek the assistance of the readership of the Arafura Times to identify these items. If readers have an exceptional art piece, by a known artist or just very well loved, and are prepared to make it available to the committee for consideration as an exhibition piece we ask that they let us know. We feel sure that there are Whiteley’s and Wanambi’s and other masterpieces jostling

Electoral News

by NT Member for Nhulunbuy LYNNE WALKER WHILE the Gove mining operations transition to Pacific Aluminium and it is no secret that the company is seeking cost efﬁciencies the threat of removal of the Federal diesel fuel rebate

for on-site use of diesel and like fuels in mines has the potential to negatively affect mining operations here. At the recent Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting Chief Minister Paul Henderson raised concerns about the potential removal of the diesel fuel rebate with Prime Minister Julia Gillard. The Chief Minister has subsequently written a letter to the Prime Minister expressing his concerns and detailing the adverse ramiﬁcations this decision would have on the viability of mining in the Territory and

especially at Gove where heavy fuel oil is used to generate electricity. The motivation for the removal of the rebate is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the Territory Government is therefore working with Paciﬁc Aluminium to facilitate the securing of gas to enable the conversion of power generation at the reﬁnery from oil to gas. I am committed to supporting local industry and the region’s largest employer and will continue to work with the Chief Minister and the Territory Government to do what it takes to ensure the

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long-term and viable future of mining in the Gove area. I’LL be in parliament next week where Treasurer Delia Lawrie will hand down the Territory budget for 2012-2013 on May 1. The following week the Treasurer’s budget roadshow tours the Territory with Nhulunbuy on the Treasurer’s schedule for Wednesday May 16. Further details of the event will follow but it will be open to anyone interested in attending to hear ﬁrst hand from the Treasurer who is also Minister for Business and Employment.

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A milestone reached in Classical musicians please apply recording Australia’s 30 millionth species THE Atlas of Living Australia added its 30 millionth species occurrence record last month making it the largest collection of rich information on Australia’s plants, animals and fungi. The Atlas, a collaboration between all Australian museums, herbaria and biological collections, CSIRO, Adelaide and Southern Cross Universities and the Commonwealth Government, reached this milestone when over half a million records from Birdlife Australia were incorporated. Some of these records come from the diaries of 17th century Dutch navigators such as the record for a Brush Bronzewing dated 1629. “The Atlas is a unique national repository for rich data on all Australian life forms - from bacteria to kangaroos, land-based to marine, native and non-native,” said Dr John La Salle, director of the Atlas of Living Australia. “Together with information about the whole range of Australian species, the Atlas contains many different types of data including photos, distribution, maps and mapping tools, DNA sequences, scientific and common names, conservation status, identification keys and heritage literature.” The Atlas provides access to over 350 large and small datasets, from the NSW Government’s Atlas of Wildlife to the records of a community group who look after a local creek. Dr John Hooper from the Queensland Museum noted that this is a substantial milestone for the Atlas community providing value to anyone who would like to know more about the living world, identify species or understand their distribution. One of the applications in the Atlas, ‘Explore Your Area’, allows you to enter an address or location to find the recorded species nearby. At the click of a button you can create a list and map of species that have been found in your local area and photos of most of them. “Local and traditional knowledge is invaluable for tracking where Australian animals and plants are distributed across the country. Even if a plant or animal is common in your area, it may never have been officially recorded there, only because no-one has conducted a technical survey of what’s there. If the species list is incomplete, it only takes a few minutes to add your own sightings and photos of Australian species,” said Dr John La Salle.

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YOUNG musicians across Australia will have the opportunity to apply for positions with The Australian Youth Orchestra. Billed as of one of the world’s most elite preprofessional training organisations the AYO will launch its search for aspiring musicians on May 14 for 2013. For any young orchestral musician being part of the internationally recognized Australian Youth Orchestra represents the epitome of achievement and selection into the AYO is an acknowledgement of excellence. Successful applicants will join the prestigious AYO and have the rare opportunity to work with some of the world’s leading conductors, tutors, industry professionals and musicians, perform at world-class venues and festivals, as well as take part in both national and international tours. The Australian Youth Orchestra will tour internationally in 2013 with one of the greatest

conductors of our time Christoph Eschenbach and Grammy Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell. The Australian Youth Orchestra’s chief executive officer Colin Cornish himself studied and performed as a musician beginning his musical career with the AYO and later becoming a member of the renowned Australian Chamber Orchestra. “From first-hand experience, this is a life-changing opportunity,” he said. The AYO presents 10 tailored training and performance programs every year for aspiring musicians, composers, arts administrators and music journalists. Auditions are open for anyone aged between 12 and 30 years of age who meet the eligibility criteria as specified for each program and are an Australian citizen or permanent resident of Australia. For more information visit www.ayo.com.au

Call for employers to participate International recruitment expos Expressions of interest are being sought from local employers to participate in the upcoming Oz Jobs Expo in Auckland, New Zealand on 12 & 13 May 2012 and the Skills Australia Needs Expo in Houston, USA on 19 & 20 May 2012. You can take part by: DWWHQGLQJ WKH H[SR DORQJVLGH RWKHU 17 UHSUHVHQWDWLYHV KDYLQJ \RXU FXUUHQW DQG SUHGLFWHG YDFDQFLHV GLVSOD\HG DW WKH 17 *RYHUQPHQW VWDQG 7R ¿QG RXW PRUH RU WR UHJLVWHU \RXU MRE YDFDQFLHV YLVLW www.theterritory.com.au t: 1800 006 282 e: territoryworker.dbe@nt.gov.au

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CHARLIE is a domestic shorthair grey and ginger flecked tabby. He is a de-sexed two-year-old. Charlie is a handsome and affectionate boy who loves attention but is also happy to curl up on a quiet bed and sleep the day away. If you think you can give Charlie or any of our other beautiful animals the loving home they deserve please contact the RSPCA on 0437 526 502 and we will be happy to discuss the best pet for your lifestyle.

The Walkabout welcomes dry THE stage is set as the dry season is being welcomed back at the Walkabout Lodge. The rain of the last week may have been a little late in coming but the dry officially starts at the beginning of May. To celebrate the Walkabout Lodge is hosting Hellooooo Dry on Saturday and will feature the ever popular Dr Elephant supported by Mojo Soul. Manager at the Walkabout Tony Weldon said they were planning to make much more use of their village green this dry season and to that end have built a permanent stage area. Mr Weldon said it will have a permanent frame for lighting and sound to make it much easier to host events in the future. “Dr Elephant is always a hit in Gove and we are happy he has been able to come over for the event,” he said. “It kicks off at 6pm and tickets are available at the Walkabout.”

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

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Rotary celebrates 25 years in Nhulunbuy

Nhulunbuy Rotary 25 years on

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

NHULUNBUY Rotary Club hosted a 25th birthday party for their club at the Gove Peninsula SLSC. Invitations were sent to any who had been Rotarians in Gove during the last 25 years. Rob Blundell who was a member here between 1991-1999 flew over from Brisbane. Barry Scott and Steve Castelli thanked all who helped make the event a success including the Variety Queens who picked up guests in their bus and served food and drinks during the evening. Mr Castelli also outlined the achievements of the last 25 years including hosting 12 exchange students. He mentioned the annual trivia night and beach volleyball event which were major fundraisers for the club. The club built the lookout on Mt Saunders and the memorial wall at the cemetery. Nhulunbuy Rotary also recycles copper and aluminium cans and thanked Toll for assisting with the freight to allow them to do so. He thanked all who attended individually for their contributions to the club. Mr Scott said it might be a small club but they had a big vision and would continue to move forward.

Rotarians Barry Scott (president) and Steve Castelli.

Chris Putland with Liz Pickett at the Gove SLSC.

Leanne and Pero Parise get into the swing of the celebration.

Chris Putland, Bernie Whelan, Dee Castelli and Sally Putland help Rotary celebrate.

Leanne Parise and Variety Queen Raewyn Huddy ensure everything runs smoothly.

Dee Castelli made the celebratory birthday cake for the Nhulunbuy Rotary Club.

Rob Blundell - ex-Nhulunbuy Rotarian visiting from Brisbane with Rachel and Davin Blundell.

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Scott Sims and Brendan Muldoon were guests of Rotary.

Maria and Brendan Muldoon, John Tourish, Girdhar Isharma and Darryl Stewart help Rotary celebrate.

Netball clinic during youth week a hit

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Nine to12-year-old participants.

Five to 8-year-olds participating in the workshops.

Smart people say ‘Yaka Ngarali”

Development camp participants.

Development camp participants making fruit salad for morning tea.

Anne Knight, NT Netball setting the netball scene with skills and drills.

Former international umpire Deb Farrelly explains some netball rules.

The group celebrates Milly Wunungmurra’s birthday before the Gapuwiyak mob head for home.

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5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 5:30 A Current Affair 6:00 The Block 7:00 Celebrity Apprentice: “Celebrity Funfair”- It’s carnival time and the teams will be split down the middle running one side of the Funfair each. Don’t expect just your average jumping castles though, the celebrities will have to work hard for their money, with being dunked just the start! 8:30 The NRL Footy Show 10:15 The AFL Footy Show: Join the Logie Award winning Footy Show for its 19th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford and Matthew Lloyd as they go where no other show dares. 12:15 Entertainment Tonight 12:30 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: “McBride: Tune In For Murder”(M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Lab Rats 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home & Away 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy: “Suddenly” A severe car crash involving an entire family results in an all-hands-on situation in the ER, as the eldest daughter is left to make the toughest decision of her life. Meanwhile Teddy, still in the dark about Henry’s death, calls upon Cristina to help with her patient in the O.R., and Lexie finds herself working alongside Mark’s new girlfriend, Julia, during an eye surgery. 9:30 Desperate Housewives: “Whats The Good Of Being Good?” 10:30 Private Practice: 11:30 My Big Friggin Wedding: “Are You My Mother” 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra/ 5:00 Seven Early News

4:00 UEFA Champions League 6:15 World News 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Bush Pilots Of Alaska 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 How To Cook Like Heston: Cheese 8:30 Heston’s Fishy Feast 9:30 The Family UK: You’re The One - Shay and Sunny’s wedding preparations are in full swing but Shay’s family are still the missing link. With no one to give her away on the big day, Shay is left questioning if blood really does run thicker than water. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Dave In The Life: Politician 12:35 Movie: “Taxidermia” (MA l,s,a,n) - In Hungarian. György Pálfi’s grotesque tale of three generations of Hungarian men who pursue their extreme appetites for sex, food, and immortality. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

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5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:00 Friday Night Football: Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans Wide World Of Sports presents Brisbane Broncos v Gold Coast Titans from Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane. 9:00 Friday Night Football: Canterbury Bulldogs v Manly Sea Eagles Wide World Of Sports presents Canterbury Bulldogs v Manly Sea Eagles from ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 11:00 Movie: The Gauntlet (v,l,s 1977)- A modern generation gap story about a 13 year old girl who learns about life on her own when she teams up with a defiant anti-social child of the streets. Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Billy McKinney, Mara Corday 1:10 Movie: Loot (M 1970) Based on the play by Joe Orton, this film follows the adventures of two friends who have pulled off a bank robbery and have to hide the loot. Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Hywel Bennett, Roy Holder, Dick Emery 3:00 Danoz Direct 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 12:00 Revenge: - Charade / Treachery - The Grayson’s 25th anniversary is a less than celebratory occasion when their desire to lay low is interrupted with a high profile story in the paper and a family dinner with unwanted guests. 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Toybox 3:30 Lab Rats 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Gina and Roo try to reconcile John and Harvey. Lottie invites Dex over for dinner. A drunken Leah makes a move on Brax while feeling lonely. 7:00 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 7:30 The Force - Behind The Line 8:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: Fremantle v Carlton 12:00 Special: True Hollywood Story: The Kardashians 1:00 Auction Squad: The team converts a tiny kitchen into a laundry, and ‘Shed City’ becomes a demolition zone, making way for a Summer-time entertaining hotspot. 2:00 Special: Sunrise Over South Africa 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

4:45 UEFA Europa League 7:00 UEFA Europa League 9:10 World News 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Costa Rica 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Inner Hebrides To Faroe Islands 8:35 Titanic: The Mission: Electrics 9:30 As It Happened: Dambusters Fly Again - In 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in history - they destroyed two gigantic dams in Germany’s industrial heartland with a revolutionary weapon: the bouncing bomb. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Lady Chatterley” (M s,n) - In French. Set in 1921, this is the story of an adulterous affair between Lady Constance Chatterley, a sexually unfulfilled upper-class married woman, and the gamekeeper who works for the estate owned by her wheelchair-bound husband. 1:20 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: Tricksters” (M s,n) - In Swedish. While Kurt works on a murder case involving a charming yet evil horse dealer who plays on the vulnerability of lonely women, he finds himself romantically involved with a married woman. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 NT 12:00 A Quiet Word With Rob Brydon 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 QI: Injustice And Inequality 1:30 The Wonder Years: The Phone Call 2:00 Football: SANFL: Round 6 - South Adelaide Vs Port Adelaide 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Norfolk 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: (PG) Moving Target - The UCOS team investigate the case of a cycle courier who was the victim of a hit and run in May 2006. 8:30 Whitechapel:(M,v) - A fox runs through Whitechapel with a human arm in its mouth, and the team is called to investigate. CAST: Rupert Penry-Jones 9:20 Five Days: (M a,v) - DAY 2: Laurie tries to uncover the connections between the dead man and the abandoned baby, until a new piece of evidence changes everything. CAST: David Morrissey 10:20 United States Of Tara: Pilot (M l,s) - A refreshingly, original series centred around Tara Gregson, a seemingly ordinary suburban housewife and mother suffering from DID - a form of multiple personality disorder. CAST: Toni Collette, John Corbett. 10:50 United States Of Tara: Aftermath (M l,s) 11:20 Rage Guest Programmer (MA l,d,h,n,s,v.) 4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: School Choir Of The Year 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 South Side Story: Rabbit Season - Final 2:00 New Tricks: Moving Target 3:00 Cape Of Good Voices: South Africa Hooked On Opera 3:55 William Kentridge: Anything Is Possible 4:50 The Writer’s Room: Jack Marx 5:00 Wonders Of The Universe: Messengers 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Hospital Chaplains: Family Ties 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Two on the Great Divide (PG) Tim and John climb Mt Kosciuszko and visit the mysterious Lake George. 8:30 Waking The Dead: Waterloo (M a,v) Final - DSI Boyd is being moved on from the Cold Case Unit, but first decides to revisit the unsolved mystery of sixteen homeless boys from Waterloo Bridge who disappeared in the 1980s. 10:15 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: (M,v) Death By Miss Adventure - Phryne sends Dot undercover to work in a factory to help solve the murder of one of its female employees. 11:10 Movie: The Conversation (M,v 1974) - A bugging device expert lives only for his work, but finally develops a conscience. 1:00 Waking the Dead: Waterloo (M a,v) - Final 2:45 Rage (PG)

5:30 Team Umizoomi 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Children’s Programs 12:30 Horse Racing 4:30 South Aussie With Cosi *Final* 5:00 Your 4x4 5:30 National News Saturday 6:00 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos: 7:10 The Voice: The Blind Auditions (PG) 9:10 TBA 11:20 Movie: Secret Window (M v,l 2004) - Mort is a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife who is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe who claims Rainey swiped his best story idea. Starring Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello, Timothy Hutton, Charles Dutton, Len Cariou, Joan Heney. 1:20 Movie: The Boogeyman (M h 2005) - As a young boy, Tim became haunted by images he thought were spun by his overactive mind. But when he returns to his hometown, he discovers that his dark and foreboding memories were all true, provoked by a menacing spirit that still exists today. Starring Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Skye McCole Bartusiak, Tory Mussett. 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz Direct / 5:00 Wesley Impact

5:30 Stitch! 6:00 Handy Manny 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show - Weekends 9:30 The Davincibles 10:00 Zeke’s Pad 10:30 Castaway 11:30 V8 Xtra 12:00 Minute To Win It 12:30 TBA 1:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: GWS v Western Bulldogs 4:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: North Melbourne v Gold Coast 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: Brisbane v Geelong 10:15 Most Shocking: Top 20: Midnight Madness 11:15 That ‘70s Show 11:45 The Late Movie: Fascination (MA 2004) - Only a few weeks after her husband’s mysterious death, Maureen prepares to marry another man. Does their union hide a dark secret? 1:50 The Charm Of Britain - Part 1 - Travel the length of Britain and observe the growing independence of its many regions. See a Beatles revival and experience the culture. 2:45 The Charm Of Britain - Part 2 3:35 Home Shopping 4:00 Home Shopping 4:30 Dr Oz: 5 Warning Signs You Could Get Alzheimers - Dr Oz reveals five warning signs of Alzheimer’s. Dr Oz steps in to help a couple struggling to conceive a child. Plus, organs that detox your body.

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

5:30 Team Umizoomi 6:00 Dora The Explorer 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Wide World Of Sports 10:30 Sunday Footy Show 12.30 Queensland Surf Lifesaving Championships 1:30 2012 Intrust Super Cup: Wynnum Manly Seagulls Vs Redcliffe Dolphins 3:30 Sunday Football: Parramatta Eels Vs Wests Tigers 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Block 7:10 60 Minutes 8:10 The Mentalist 9:10 Unforgettable 10:05 Harry’s Law: New Kidneys On The Block - Harry, Cassie and Adam represent a 21-year-old who is dying of kidney failure and who illegally purchased a kidney; and Tommy and Oliver defend twins who are arrested when the man they are both married to is murdered. 11:00 The Apprentice: Going Once, Twice, You’re Fired (*Season Final*) 12:00 Flashpoint: Scorpio 1:00 Spyforce: Riley’s Army 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Phineas and Ferb 6:30 Jake and The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 Footy Flashbacks 1:00 Minute To Win It 2:00 That ‘70s Show 2:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: Richmond v West Coast Eagles 5:30 Mercurio’s Menu 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Dancing With The Stars 8:30 Bones: The Bump In The Road - Brennan is adjusting to her first day back at work after giving birth, and Cam disapproves of her daughter’s romance with intern Finn Abernathy. Meanwhile, with the help of Special Agent Genny Shaw, the Jeffersonian team identifies the remains of a discount shopper and ‘extreme couponer’ who was dragged along the road by an 18-wheeler. 9:30 Castle: Dial M For Mayor / Slice of Death 11:30 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:30 Alan Sugar: The Apprentice 1:40 Room For Improvement 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra/ 5:30 Seven Early News 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 UEFA Europa League Highlights 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick: And The Singer Is... 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Lyndey And Blair’s Taste Of Greece: Monemvasia & Kythira 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Lost Ships Of Rome - In English and Italian. Just off the Italian island of Ventotene, a team of marine archaeologists has discovered the wrecks of five ancient Roman ships, each in pristine condition. But why had they travelled to this remote, rocky island in the first place? 8:30 Prophets Of Science Fiction: Mary Shelley 9:20 Movie Of The Week: “The Class” (M l) - In French. Teacher François is preparing for another school year at a racially mixed inner-city high school in Paris. With his distinctive teaching style that mixes humour, interrogation and equal parts feigned and genuine exasperation, he has developed a workable approach to his volatile and often inattentive students. 11:45 Movie: “American Visa” (M s,l,n,v) - In Spanish. 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Science Clips 10:35 Ace Day Jobs 10:40 Inside Science 10:55 Catalyst Bytes 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Bloodlines 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Sussex 6:50 Minuscule: Spider Driver 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Moses Jones: (M l,s,v)A wave of violence threatens to get out hand and Detectives Moses Jones and Dan Twentyman fear they are dealing with a very sinister killer. 12:25 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: They Do It With Mirrors 2:00 Mumbai Calling: My Mate Mumbai 2:25 Rage (PG) 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield: Round 3 - Teams TBA

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block: Shelley Craft Challenge - There’s gold fever at The Block as Challenge Master Shelley Craft takes the teams out of the city to strike it rich in the Victorian goldfields. But the winning teams are in for a big shock as Scott Cam announces one very big twist. 7:00 The Voice 9:00 Person Of Interest (*All New*): Identity Crisis 10.00 CSI: NY: DOA For A Day - The CSI team believe that a corpse they found is that of a serial killer from their past. However, they soon discover that the body was made to look like the killer and that the killer is after a new target. 11:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:00 The Whole Truth: Judicial Discretion 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News/ 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 The Midday Movie: Witch Hunt (M 1999) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab rats 4:00 Seven News at 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 TAB 8:30 Revenge: Duress - An unwelcome and unstable visitor makes a nightmare of Daniel’s intimate birthday celebration with family and friends, Charlotte becomes a pawn in Conrad and Victoria’s bitter divorce battle, and Emily watches her ultimate plan begin to unravel. 9:30 TBA 10:15 Happy Endings: The Shrink 11:15 30 Rock 12:15 Picture This 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

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

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Where Is The Wall? 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:25 Prank Patrol International 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Time Team: Dunwich 6:50 Minuscule: The Monster Of The Haunted Swamp 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Country Town Rescue 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: By The Pricking Of My Thumbs (PG) CAST: Greta Scacchi, Geraldine McEwan 10:05 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne: May 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Hungry Beast: Death - In the final episode, we examine the subject of Death, how we handle it and how we deny it. 1:05 The Last Word Monologues: Sheila Hancock: Before I Call You In (M a) 1:35 Time Team: Dunwich 2:30 Football: Football: VFL: Round 6 - Collingwood Vs Sandringham Zebras

5:30 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 The Midday Movie:The Breakfast Club (1985) (M l,a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Brax confronts Hayley about Charlie’s death, April tries to get Heath to drop the invasive DNA test and Casey decides that he wants to get in contact with Henri. 7:30 Australia’s Got Talent 8:30 Packed To The Rafters: The Power Of Words - It’s Valentine’s Day, and matters of the heart are front and centre. 9:30 TBA 11:40 Royal Pains: Bottoms Up - Jack ‘fires’ Hank because his insurance won’t cover two GPs, but Hank’s concerned that if he doesn’t stay close to Jack’s case, Jack will blow off his treatment. 12:40 Sons And Daughters: The future of the twins puts pressure on Angela from all sides. 1:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

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

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 The Midday Movie: Held Hostage (M v,a,s 2010) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Romeo feels as though Indi is golddigging, Xavier realises Sasha will not disagree with him and Ruby drives Casey to meet Henri. 7:30 TBA 10:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 Parks And Recreation: “I’m Leslie Knope” Leslie has to make a big decision - either break-up with Ben or follow her dream of running for office. Ann is forced to dispense medical advice after making an unexpected diagnosis. Meanwhile, Ron prepares for the return of his first ex-wife, Tammy One. 12:00 Eastbound & Down 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

4:30 UEFA Champions League 6:45 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The World Of Punans 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Thar Desert: Sacred Sands 8:30 Dangerous Roads: Nepal 9:35 Civilisation: Is The West History? Medicine 10:30 Gallipoli: More than 120,000 soldiers lost their lives in the deadly Gallipoli campaign in 1915. This program focuses on the diaries and letters of Australian, New Zealand, British and Turkish soldiers who describe the horrors of war. These were ordinary men forced by history to do extraordinary things. While some survived, most died, and their letters to loved ones back home make a powerful and emotional statement. 12:35 Movie: “Crónicas” (MA l,s,a) - In Spanish and English. When a reporter from a sensationalistic Miami news show travels to the Ecuadorian coastal village of Babahoyo to cover the story of a serial killer who hunts children, his personal ambition gets out of hand, and his pursuit of glory carries tragic consequences. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

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ABC 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Being German 10:35 Behind The News 11:00 Country House Rescue 11:45 Big Ideas Sampler 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 1:25 Thats Australia 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Why Ancient Egypt Fell 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Summer’s Here 6:50 480: ANZAC: Douglas Grant & Sendy Togo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 I Can Change Your Mind About Climate 9:30 Q&A: The Climate Debate 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Captain Cook: Obsession And Discovery: A Likely Lad - It’s high adventure, triumph and tragedy as we journey around the world in the wake of one of the greatest explorers of all time. 12:25 The Jonathan Ross Show: Dame Helen Mirren, Louie Spence, Harry Hill & Kasabian 1:05 The Clinic 1:55 River Cottage: Summer’s Here - River Cottage celebrates the strawberry this summer with a massive strawberry fete. Hugh and chef Tim spend time fishing for trout before ‘Strawberry day’ arrives. Hugh prepares to host a party for 500. 3:00 Football: WAFL: Round 6 - East Fremantle Vs East Perth

6:00 Sunrise 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Block 7:30 The Voice 9:30 2 Broke Girls (s,l,d) 10:00 Survivor: One World 11:00 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A 12:00 Chase (Pilot) - Chase is a lightning-fast-paced drama that drops viewers smack into the middle of a game of cat and mouse as a team of U.S. marshals hunts down America’s most dangerous fugitives. .S. Marshal Annie Frost and her partner Jimmy Godfrey investigate a case involving a serial killer robbing safes and killing the families who own them. 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 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 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 For The Juniors 10:15 Cyberchase 10:40 Our Animals 10:45 Behind The News Special 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Magical Tales 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help 2:00 Iron Curtain: Ribbon Of 5:30 National News Life 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:25 Prank Patrol International 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Country House Rescue: 6:00 A Current Affair Cothay Manor, Somerset 6:50 Minuscule: Rascals! 6:30 The Block 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Celebrity Apprentice: The Buzz 7:30 7.30 9:00 The Mentalist (*All New*): Cheap Burgundy 8:00 Wild Life At The Zoo -We finally catch the moment when after 10:00 CSI: Miami years of trying, Jumilah, a Sumatran tiger gives birth to triplets. 11:00 Weeds: The Whole Blah Damn Thing - Nancy successfully 8:30 Randling - A game show, hosted by Andrew Denton. completes her first job as drug courier across the border. 9:00 Laid Meanwhile, Celia closes a deal with Captain Till to get out of 9:30 Agony Aunts prison and Andy tries to fulfil his grandmother’s death wish. 10:00 At The Movies 11:30 Eclipse - James Kerley and Zoe Balbi present the latest music 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business videos, artist interviews and exciting competitions 11:30 Review With Myles Barlow 12:00 20/20 12:00 The Armstrong And Miller Show (M a,s) 1:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 Movie: WUSA - (M d,s,v 1970) A penniless wanderer causes 2:30 Newstyle Direct chaos when he becomes the announcer for a right-wing radio 3:00 Good Morning America station. CAST: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward 4:30 National Early Morning News 2:30 Football: SANFL: Round 6 - South Adelaide Vs Port Adelaide 5:00 Today

12 – Arafura Times

25 Apr - 1 May 2012

CROSSWORD No. 95

SUDOKU No. 95

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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. 95

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

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

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

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

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

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

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To repeat what others have said requires education. To challenge it requires brains.

– Mary Pettibone Poole

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. 95

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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A difﬁcult aspect to Saturn could make you quite negative at times. You may feel that there is no light at the end of the tunnel! A chance event later in the week will turn things around faster than you expect. Romance. Your partner may not be telling you everything that you need to know. Don’t assume the worst – but do try to ﬁnd out everything!

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Don’t boss people around, even if you feel that they are being obstructive. A difﬁcult aspect to Mars could make you quite tense at times, and there is a risk that you could ﬂy off the handle if you get frustrated. Romance. This promises to be an exciting week. A person whom you meet through a social activity will be very much on your mind.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A frightening dream may leave you wondering what is going to come next. The imagery in the dream will not be totally negative, however: the ultimate message is that you will get what you are looking for, so long as you are prepared to keep trying. Romance. Your partner may have different priorities from you at the moment. A compromise will be easy, so long as you are both ﬂexible.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A move to a different job may not solve all your problems. Before you consider such a drastic step, you should think hard about the advantages of your present work. Romance. Your emotional energy is going to waste at the moment. Find a more constructive way to channel your energy otherwise you will feel drained when you need it the most.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Your work will be getting you down at the moment. You may even be thinking about looking for a new job. This is not the best time for a major change, however, and you must be cautious about making a move which you might regret later. Romance. Communications with your partner are likely to be very healthy at the moment. A trip away from home later in the week will go especially well.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) This week it is important to have the utmost patience. Don’t waste time looking for something which you have lost: it will turn up when the time is right. Romance. You will soon know the answer to an important question which has been on your mind over the past few days. Don’t push for an answer though.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Chores will appear out of nowhere this week! Unfortunately there is a lot more to be done than meets the eye. Romance. A friend who wants to get to know your partner could stir up jealousies, possibly without realising it. There will be no need to worry.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Don’t waste time on a project which is unlikely to actually lead anywhere. You have a lot of more important things to deal with and don’t need to chase red herrings. Romance. A show of affection will change the way you feel about a friend who has been close to you in the past.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A friend who has given you some conﬁdential information won’t want you to spread it around. You may not realise quite how important this secret is to them. Romance. Don’t give in to an emotional outburst that you will feel several times this week. Your partner may be a little on-edge at the moment.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) A dream later in the week will surprise you – until you work out what it is about. The message in the dream won’t be obvious at ﬁrst, and you will need to think hard about the associations which it conjures up. Romance. Your partner will be very interested in one of your new friends. It may be difﬁcult to pull them apart!

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) Advice from friends who are negative won’t help you. You don’t want your positive energy to be suffocated by people who have much less initiative themselves. Romance. A romantic offer should be taken up. The person concerned will be serious - but you won’t get a second chance.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Don’t retreat from a problem which has been worrying you recently. You need to drill down until you get the solution. A friend who has been through a similar experience will be able to give you some useful advice. Romance. A social gaffe made by one of your friends could prove embarrassing. You will soon be able to have a good laugh, however.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST

NEW FUTURE ALLIANCE New Future Alliance is partnering with the Australian and Northern Territory Governments to deliver a major Territory housing project, the Strategic Indigenous Housing and Infrastructure Program commonly known as SIHIP. Tender opportunities will exist for local businesses interested in working on remote Indigenous housing in Numbulwar, Gapuwiyak, Milingimbi, Raminging and Hermannsburg. Construction is programmed to commence in June 2012. Business participating in this project must be compliant with the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry and the Code Implementation Guidelines. If your business is code compliant, or intends to become compliant, you are required to register your interest with New Future Alliance via the Northern Territory Industry Capability Network (NTICN) at www.icngateway.org.au and FUHDWH \RXU FRPSDQ\ SUR¿OH All trades which are interested in this works including but not limited to the following are to register:

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POSITION VACANT After School Care and Vacation Care Coordinator If you have a good rapport with school aged children Have a great sense of humor Are community minded Self-motivated Flexible Then we have the job for you with great benefits Desirable: • Diploma in Children Services (or willingness to obtain) • Senior first aid (or willingness to obtain) • OCHRE card (essential) • Good communication skills • Good office skills • Good written observation and record skills Please call Rebecca at the Neighbourhood Centre for further information Phone: 08 8987 2191 Post resume to: PO Box 6, Nhulunbuy NT 0881 Or email: ncnc@email.voicetalk.com.au This position is a permanent part-time 20 hours per week for after school care and up to 38 hours per week for vacation care.

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Nhulunbuy Corporation advises that the Swimming Pool will be closed to the General Public and Key Club Members to enable the Nhulunbuy High School Annual Swimming Carnival to be held -

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Everyday we ﬁnd comfort in the memories of you we hold, Your loving smile, your warm heart and the stories that you told. Your love for music, your guitar, your ability to attract ﬁsh from afar, All of the things that made you the most loved guy of all.

When: Wednesday, May 2, 2012 Time: 7.30am to 3.00pm

Your pride in your children, how you loved them so, You silently watched out for everyone, you needn’t let us know. You loved your Rugby, go the Maroons and the Raiders! You were always a good sport – even when there were failures.

Any inconvenience is regretted.

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Two years now have passed and how we miss you so, No matter the time that goes by we will never let you go xx. Love Erin, Daniel and Sean

David... Dearly beloved and remembered.

The way you approached life, and what you gave others remains our inspiration. Never forgotten and always missed, it is not the same without you. Love always... Zoe, Connor and Shayne

DEPARTMENT OF CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Indigenous

BUILDING

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Would you like to get paid while studying to obtain a Diploma qualification? Does 15 months of structured training and development sound like a great way to start your career?

T11-1476 - East Arnhem Region - Groote Eylandt - Umbakumba - Construct New Child Care Centre. T11-1900 - East Arnhem Region - Alyangula Health Centre - Air Conditioning Replacement and Associated Building Works.

The Indigenous Australian Government Development Program offers this and more. Contact Number: (02) 6240 3737 Applications Close: 10 May 2012 For additional information and details on how to apply please visit our website at www.deewr.gov.au/iagdp

A ‘Closing the Gap’ initiative for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL Closing 09 May 2012 A12-0104

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T12-1267 - East Arnhem Region - Groote Eylandt - Alyangula Community Education Centre - Replacement of Air Conditioning Chiller Plant and Associated Works - Inspection any time - refer to annexure for details.

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

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Further details on the skills required can be obtained by linking to the NTG jobs website at www.nt.gov.au/jobs and refer vacancy 11666. For additional information contact Marcia Russell, Area Manager Northern Region – 08 8999 3122. Quote vacancy number: 11666 Vacancy closes: 6 May 2012 The Northern Territory Government is an equal opportunity employer and values an inclusive and diverse workforce NT12254 adcorp

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SPORT

Nhulunbuy High takes home the Shangri-La Cup By SEAN O’CONNOR THE third annual TAS Northern Sevens Rugby Tournament was held on Friday, April 13, at Barlow Park and 20 teams from seven schools competed including two teams from Nhulunbuy High School. The Shangri-La Cup was presented Nhulunbuy High School as the overall winning school for 2012 based on an aggregate of team results. In the finals in the U16 division, Nhulunbuy High School defeated William Ross SHS for the U16 Cairns Old Crocs Shield. In the U18 All Lending and Finance grand final were defeated by Nhulunbuy High School defeated St Augustine’s. The East Arnhem Rugby Union (EARU) club had marshaled its forces and headed off to Cairns to defend its schools Rugby 7s U18s title of 2011. The boys got to Cairns on Thursday morning, after some fun getting them all together. Trinity Anglican School (TAS) generously provided a bus to get the troops to our accommodation at the Shangri-La hotel on the Esplande (very comfortable). The boys were settled in and their time was their own until our planned training session. Unfortunately it rained heavily all through the day. The boys arrived the next day at Barlow Park and we all prepared for the tough encounters that we expected to come from the other schools. Each age group had five teams in their pool. We knew our boys would all have to play out of our skins to get to the finals. U18s started with a nil all draw, which is highly unusual for a Rugby 7s match. They then lost the next

Winners in their division - the U18 team.

Holding the Shangri-La Cup up high.

Time to sign up for Auskick SIGN up for Auskick is on Thursday, April 26. This season games will be played at the Nhulunbuy Primary School and the season runs from Thursday, April 26 to June. The sign in takes place at 4pm and all players will receive a backpack. Volunteers are being sought for this year to help run the competition and

organisers are also on the lookout for coaching assistants and helpers to make the season a success. The hard work has already been done as all lesson plans and coaching kits and tools are are provided. For more information or to offer your assistance contact Melissa Foggin on 0477 060 168 or email nmfoggin@ bigpond.com

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

Expressions of Interest Community Benefit Fund Committee Expressions of Interest are sought from interested individuals from across the Territory for appointment to the Community Benefit Fund Committee (the Committee). The Committee is made up of community and government representatives and advises the Minister for Racing, Gaming and Licensing on the operation of the Community Benefit Fund program.

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The Community Benefit Fund program involves the allocation of funding for gambling research, gambling amelioration, general community benefit grants, vehicle gifting and long term loans. Appointments to the Committee are for a maximum of three years. Formal Expressions of Interest including resume should be submitted to the Community Benefit Fund Secretariat by either: Email: cbf.doj@nt.gov.au or Post: GPO Box 3146, Darwin, NT 0801 Submissions close 11 May 2012 For further information about the Committee contact the Secretariat on the above email address or phone 1300 650 153 during business hours.

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ABOVE and BELOW: The victorious Under 16s.

match, due to a controversial ‘red card’ incident. Due to injuries the boys were left with eight players to finish the tournament and they did not let any of their fans or themselves down. They finished on top of their age group and won the final. Best on the field was Robert Greenwood and he was on fire every minute he was out there. We thank his parents ( Munch and Crunch) as major sponsors of the EARU. Their support has gone a long way toward helping our teams go a long way in their various adventures. The U16s were a force to be reckoned with as they, as a group, where committed to ensuring the North Queensland schools knew what we, as a school club, were here for. Jye Snowden was the stand out player of the age group but he was well supported by his brothers in arms who collectively were undefeated and easily won the tournament. EARU were also successful in winning the overall schools trophy and this will be proudly displayed with the other shields at Nhulunbuy High School. The coaches, Sean O’Connor (U18s), Colin Snowden (U16s) and Standford Forbes (U16/18s) with the help of supporters like Ali Snowden, Jon Regan, Beta Sakura, Peter Mallard and Troy Pickett are all so proud of these boys and grateful for their collective efforts. We would also like to make mention of our great hydro-technicians in Tom Pearce, Richard Ofa and Matt Hancock as they did a great job. We look forward to the EARU boys next trip, which is to Darwin on May 5 and 6, for the TIO Championships at the Marrara complex. Please come and support your Rugby Union club whenever you see an opportunity.

COMMUNITY

Volleyball round 9 results ROUND nine of the Gove Volleyball competition was held on April 17. Caustic Jocks defeated Reach Out 3-0 with best players Dhaulu, Namita, Rajeev and Peter. The Wilsons defeated Tiger Echos 3-0, best players Jess, Tara, Justin and Paul. Besties defeated Energisers 2-0, best players Lara Marissa, Stephane and Dave. Meet the Blockers defeated Spike in the Trend 3-0, best players Maggie, Fiona, Luke and Matt. To Kill a Blocking Nerd defeated Rubber Ducks 2-1, best players Sophie, Lisa, Rob and John. Drink Spikers defeated Congo 2-0, best players Emma, Akiyo, Mark and John. Fred Who? drew with Net Assets 1-1, best players Samantha, Kayla, Josh and Troy. Court Jesters defeated Mad Hatters 3-0, best players Aima, Jacynta, Semisi and Andrew. Bill Whacked defeated YSOSRS 3-0, best players Maggy, Lavinia, Dan and David. One Hit Wonders defeated Set to Kill 2-1, best players Ellie, Robyn, Paul and George. Indecision defeated Russia 2-1, best players Leanne, Carlie, Jesse and Fred. Balz Up defeated Hi N Ezy 3-0, best players Jess, Olivia, Paul and Stan. The ladder for Volleyball so far sees Indecision in front in A grade, The Wilsons in B grade and Court Jesters in C grade. A grade: Indecision with 19 sets, Besties and One Hit Wonders - 17, Fred Who? - 15, Russia - 13, Set to Kill -7 and Energisers -6. B grade: The Wilsons with 26 sets, Drink Spikers -22, Meet The Blockers -16, Spike in the Trend -12, Congo 10, To Kill a Blocking Nerd -8, Techo Tigers -7 and Rubber Ducks -5. C grade: Court Jesters -27, Billwhacked -22, Caustic Jocks -15, Ballz Up -13, Hi N Ezy -11, Reach Pout -9, Mad Hatters - 6 and YSOSRS(Why so Serious) -5.

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Nhulunbuy Town Board Inc. Report – Meeting 20 March, 2012 The Town Board met on Park development, the Tuesday, 17 April 2012. beautiﬁcation of the Catholic Church corner Topics discussed at the and the planned work meeting were – on the ovals. Cyclone facilities: The Town Board was informed that a representative from the Northern Territory Police, Fire and Emergency Service (NTPFES) will review the cyclone facilities around Nhulunbuy, including the homelands. The purpose is to establish what the gap is in terms of the need and the existing facilities. Projects: The Town Board has requested a timeline for projects that have been earmarked for this year. This includes the Arc

to engage the services of a consultant to review the scope of proposed development. This information can then be used as independent Digital TV: The Board support for future grant was advised that applications. the communication campaign regarding the CCTV: There are still installation of digital some issues with the TV will kick off as soon new CCTV system. A as the installation date technical expert will has been conﬁrmed give the Corporation with the provider. This advice on how to move forward to make sure installation will also that the system delivers include the provision what is required. of the SBS and Triple J radio stations. Parking: The Corporation will Development: The investigate the ratio of Board discussed disabled parking spaces Regional Development vs. normal parking Australia and the spaces at the airport. Economic Development Council. The Dog issues: The Animal Corporation is proposing By-laws are under

review. The Corporation is looking at improving incident reporting, the efﬁcacy of the current ﬁnes and dangerous dogs. Home trading: The Board was informed that the Home Trading and Community markets policies are under review to ensure that these are equitable and fair to all stakeholders. There being no further business the meeting closed at 10.35am. The next Town Board meeting is to be held on Tuesday, 15 May 2012.

Chairman: Dr Ross Theedom • Minute Taker: Estelle Cuperus • Telephone: (08) 8939 2200 • Registered Ofﬁce: Town Administration Ofﬁce, Endeavour Square, Nhulunbuy, NT 0881 • Postal Address: PO Box 345, Nhulunbuy, NT 0881 • Incorporated in Northern Territory

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean P: 0417 601 490

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

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Oasis Play Time Contact: Nisha P: 0437 141 291

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

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

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

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

Thu 26

Fri 27

Time 0508 1128 1722 2309

Time 0539 1202 1751 2341

Time 0613 1238 1823

Ht 0.61 2.70 1.24 3.01

Ht 0.63 2.63 1.29 2.97

Sat 28 Ht 0.68 2.54 1.35

Time 0017 0651 1319 1900

Sun 29 Ht 2.91 0.75 2.45 1.41

Time 0057 0735 1407 1947

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Ht 2.83 0.82 2.38 1.47

Mon 30

Tue 1

Time 0143 0829 1502 2046

Time 0240 0930 1604 2156

Ht 2.73 0.89 2.34 1.49

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

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

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

NHULUNBUY

W/E Apr 15 W/E Apr 15 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 09/04

6059

1594

3800

1000

2259

594

Tuesday 10/04

6245

1643

3500

921

2745

722

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783

Wednesday 11/04

5222

1374

3800

1000

1422

374

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272

Thursday 12/04

6210

1634

4000

1053

2210

581

Friday 13/04

6899

1816

4700

1237

2199

579

Saturday 14/04

5938

1563

4800

1263

1138

300

6212

1635

5200

1368

1012

267

7842 12985

3417

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

Sunday 15/04 TOTAL

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

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 25

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

Forward in Faith Ministries

RSPCA: Contact: Bev Goodchild P: 8987 2243

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

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

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

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

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

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

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938

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

MOPS Contact: Katie Hovenden P: 8987 1607

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

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

Church services

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

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

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

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Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 16 32.4 26.9 NIL Tuesday 17 27.6 23.4 55.8 Wednesday 18 29.7 23.8 78.6 Thursday 19 29.8 23.3 35.6 Friday 20 31.2 23.6 TCE Saturday 21 31.0 23.6 TCE Sunday 22 32.1 23.4 16.4 Monthly total rainfall to date: 190.2mm

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, April 16 to Sunday, April 22

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1010.7 hPa on Saturday Min: 1005.7 hPa on Wednesday Averages for the month April Max temp: 30.9 Min temp: 23.2 Rainfall: 229.7mm

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Pony Express attracts 14 riders STORY AND PHOTOS BY TAN FOSTER The Nhulunbuy Motorcycle Club held a great round at the Pony express event recently. There were 14 riders doing battle out the 4.2km track set out by the club which involved riding the course for a non-stop period of two hours. It proved to be a real challenge for most riders with one or two connecting with the dirt. Overall winner was Leigh Farley closely followed by Dale Chamberlain. Leigh Farley is currently training for the Finke Desert race in Alice Springs in early June

and with his standard of riding looks set to be ready for the Finke. No injuries were recorded and the girls from St John Ambulance once again sat in the shade and had nothing to do. Special thanks again goes to all the supporters and volunteers of the club. Without them no events can take place. Our next event is this weekend, Sunday April 29, so come on down and see the junior and senior event. All are welcome.

Overall winner Leigh Farley. BELOW: Shane Gordon on the track.

Jake Mayer taking time out.

Bojan Budja found the tough sections.

Peter Wright takes a break after a spill.

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LEADERS AFTER ROUND 4

ROUND 4 RESULTS (Home team listed first) Saints 11.13.79

Dockers

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11.13.79

Carlton

Bombers

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14.13.97

Magpies

Power

10.13.73

13.18.96

Crows

Giants

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5.21.51

Eagles

Hawks

5.16.46

17.9.111

Lions

Suns

6.10.46

11.9.75

Cats

Tigers

9.11.65

17.11.113

Swans

Kangaroos

10.17.77

9.13.67

Demons

Bulldogs

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By HAMISH SIMPSON YIRRKALA played host to a triangular series of matches on Sunday, April 15, with teams from Groote Eylandt, Gove region and Gapuwiyak participating. The first of three matches was played between a representative team from the GAFL and a representative team from the GEFL (Groote). The game started at a frantic pace as both teams were able to display a great spectacle of attacking running football. An early injury blow to Robert Clements in the first minute of the match allowed Groote to kick the first goal of the match. Sebastian Wanambi and Dongga Maymuru started to turn the game with a number of fast centre breaks at the start of the second quarter. At half time the team from Gove held a slender advantage after taking the advantage of kicking with a strong breeze in the second quarter and led the match by three goals at the main break. This trend continued for the second half and Gove ran out winners by 27 points. Gapuwiyak and Groote was the next match

on the schedule. Gapuwiyak started the game with blistering speed and enthusiasm and jumped out the blocks to lead at quarter time by two goals. The Groote Eylandt defences were continually challenged and Shannon Jaragba and Ian Brown worked overtime to repel many Gapuwiyak forward thrusts. In the second half Groote showed signs of fatigue as Gapuwiyak continued to deliver the ball with precision into their three key forward targets and eventually ran out winners by 36points. The last match between Gove and Gapuwiyak would decide the overall winner and both teams although tired from their previous matches gave it all. Both teams traded goal for goal all the way through to the third quarter. At the start of the fourth Gapuwiyak held a two point lead and were able to kick away after they slotted the first two goals in two minutes of the fourth quarter. Gove never gave in and showed resilience and determination to kick the next two goals quickly to close the gap to within one kick again. From this point it was a shoot out and with Gapuwiyak edging ahead before the final siren to run out eventual winners by eight points. Better players included; Gapuwiyak

- Dion Wunungmurra, Nathan Garawirrtga, Thomas Guyula and Manuel Dhamarrandji and Gove AFL - Nonnugu Wanambi, Rranga Mununggurr, Dongga Maymuru and Darren Mununggurr. The carnival was a huge success and leaders within all teams were very keen to establish an ongoing carnival or league from this point on. Vern Patullo must be congratulated for his excellent coaching of the GAFL team. Mick Montague and Ian Brown who are the AFLNT regional development officers from Gapuwiyak and Groote respectively must also be acknowledged for outstanding contributions to the day. A special mention must be given to EASC’s Shirley Finn (and husband Alan) who worked tirelessly at very short notice to make the event such a success. GAFL representative team 11.6.72 defeated Groote Eylandt representative team 6.9.45 Gapuwiyak representative team 7.3.45 defeated Groote Eylandt representative team 1.3.9 Gapuwiyak representative team 6.5.41 defeated Gove representative team 5.3.33

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