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No dread in shaving his head for a cancer cure By MARJO HALLOWELL

Luke Hutchinson thinks his dad was enjoying removing the dreads way too much. INSET LEFT: This is the first time two of his girls have see their dad without dreads.

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FOR eight years Luke Hutchinson has been growing dread locks and three years ago he had planned to have them shaved off but didn’t get around to it. Friday night saw the demise of his beloved dreads as he had them cut off as part of the Leukaemia Foundation’s Shave for A Cure. Luke chose the Gove SLSC as the venue as he had spent many years as a member of the club. He raised in excess of $6500 and people paid to cut off the odd dread or two. His mother, Mandy, and mother -in-law, Helen Clark, had the honour of cutting off the first dreads and his father, Richard aka Hutch, did the bulk of the work cutting off the rest and then using the clippers to remove all Luke’s hair. His daughters were quite amused by the whole process even though two of them had never seen him without dreads. Luke said he felt the Leukaemia Foundation was a very worthwhile charity to support and had no hesitation finally getting his head shaved. “I would really like to thank everyone who has supported me in this and have put their hands in their pockets. It was great to have been able to raise more than $6500 for this very worthwhile cause but I could not have done it with the support of everyone who contributed,” he said. After his hair was gone it did not take Luke long before he tried to give his missing hair a twirl. He admitted it felt really weird not being there and feeling the breeze on his head. A challenge was set by the president of the Surf Club, Greg Whelan, for Hutch Snr, Luke’s father, to shave off his beard and that challenge was met so Luke got to exact a swift revenge on his ‘old man’. “I haven’t been without this since I was 17,” Hutch Snr said. Others got into the spirit of the night and also had their hair shaved or cut into some very interesting styles. Anyone wanting to donate can still do so via the website.

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THE Northern Territory Seafood Council is delighted that, for two years in a row, the efforts and contributions by a seafood industry woman have been formally recognised with a Gove woman being announced as the winner of the NT Rural Industry Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award. Pee Wee’s at the Point, Darwin, was a ﬁtting backdrop for the announcement of this year’s award

winner, Mrs Barbara Koennecke, joint owner of Arafura Aquatic Fish Pty Ltd. “The Northern Territory Seafood Council congratulates Barbara on her award and this is an exceptional way to recognise the exceptional women that are part of our rural industries,” said Northern Territory chief executive ofﬁcer Katherine Sarneckis. “It’s the first time I have seen Barbara lost for words as Minister Kon Vatskalis made the

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THIS Friday is National Ride2School day and local student are being encourage to join in the program. On March 23 all students are being encouraged to wheel to school, whether they ride a bike or a scooter, it is all about getting students to participate in a healthy lifestyle.

Women’s award winner receives a $10,000 bursary which will allow Mrs Koennecke to attend the International Aquarium Congress 2012 in Cape Town South Africa. The RIRDC Rural Women’s awards are sponsored by Australian Government RIRDC; Australian Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry; Northern Territory Government; Westpac and ABC Radio and Rural Press Limited.

Students are reminded they must wear a helmet and Nhulunbuy High School is offering prizes for students who make the effort to use wheels to get to school. A free breakfast will also be available at the Nhulunbuy High School on Friday morning.

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announcement last night,” Ms Sarneckis said. “I couldn’t be prouder or more honoured to have won this award,” said Mrs Koennecke. “The main objective of the RIRDC Rural Women’s Award is to help rural women improve their business and leadership skills so they can operate at a higher level in steering the future of their business, primary industries and rural Australia,” she said. The NT RIRDC Rural

TRADITIONAL owners in the Torres Strait are outraged by national media reports which they say paint Torres Strait Islanders as cruel, heartless poachers engaged in an illegal meat trade. Footage shot using a concealed camera was aired on the ABC 730 Report on Thursday, March 8. The program made unsubstantiated claims that Islanders were selling turtle and dugong meat on the black market. Torres Strait elder Father Getano Lui said he was disappointed by the report, which he said misrepresented traditional hunting practices. “Nobody from the ABC took the time to sit down with us to talk about traditional hunting,” Fr Lui said. “The report ignored the fact that we have turtle and dugong management plans in place in the Torres Strait, and that we take these animals for traditional celebrations, such

as tombstone unveilings, weddings, and initiations - not for commercial purposes.” Elders have told the Arafura Times’ sister publication the Torres News they are “sick and tired” of having to justify and explain their traditional rights and practices to people from “down south”. Filmmakers Rupert Imhoff and Ben Cropp visited the Torres Strait in controversial circumstances in November last year, claiming to be conducting PhD research for a university. The Torres News presented a page one report on their visit in the November 23-29 issue, after Mr Cropp threatened to sue the newspaper if it published concerns raised in an email circulating at the time. “We were not doing any ﬁlming. It’s a total lie,” Mr Cropp told the Torres News at the time. Film footage taken during their visit was screened on the 730 Report, showing a turtle being struck on the head and cut up, and a dugong being towed behind a boat.

The footage was shot by Mr Imhoff on Mabuyag using a concealed camera. Mr Imhoff was invited onto Mabuyag as part of a traditional “gud pasin” welcome, in which elders welcome strangers to their island on the understanding they are of good character, they said. The traditional owners say they feel betrayed by Mr Imhoff’s actions, as he was speciﬁcally asked not to ﬁlm on the island and then made a show of leaving his video camera on Mr Cropp’s charter boat. Traditional owners on Mabuyag say the turtle and dugong were being prepared for a wedding feast, and were not part of any “illegal trade”. TSRA chairperson Toshie Kris said there was no evidence of an illegal trade in turtle and dugong meat in the Torres Strait. “If there is any, we would certainly want to know,” Mr Kris said. “Under the community management plans we would be looking at taking action against any illegal trade.”

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Taking a stand against Stronger Futures BY MARJO HALLOWELL A LOCAL woman has taken a stance against the proposed Stronger Futures legislation. Dhalulu Ganambarr-Stubbs has spoken out against the government’s plans to extend the NT intervention for another 10 years saying it has made her people criminals in their own lands. She states how the original intervention has failed her people by making a powerful video which said the intervention had meant ‘we had lost control of our lives’. The Gillard Government introduced the Stronger Futures legislation into Parliament last November and it was referred to a Senate Committee. Stronger Futures is intended to fill the gap when the original NT Emergency Response ends in August. It continues many of the controversial aspects of the the original policy. It extends the controversial income management to other communities around the country. The School Enrolment and Attendance Measure (SEAM ) which plans to tie welfare payments to school attendance is part of the proposal. Stronger Futures legislation was introduced following what the government claimed were comprehensive consultations with communities throughout the territory but Mrs Ganambarr-Stubbs said they paid no heed to what was said. Opposition Indigenous affairs Minister Nigel Scullion said it was clear from the hearings held in the Territory last month that the Federal government had not properly consulted with Aboriginal people affected and many still did not understand the consequences of the legislation.

Mrs Ganambarr-Stubbs said she was not a politician and didn’t particularly like politics. “Someone has to stand up and make people realise this is happening in our own country,” she said. “Children are growing up, Yolngu and white, and seeing these rules being imposed up here then they go to cities on the east coast and see there is none of this going on. What is happening here doesn’t exist anywhere else in Australia. Why is this? “Yolngu themselves should stand out and look for jobs and ensure we get an education. We need to stand up to the system. “Indigenous imprisonment had risen 40 per cent, school attendance had dropped and our houses are still overcrowded. “The number of our children being taken away by social services has increased by 38 per cent. “Cases of self-harm and suicide have doubled and our people are dying younger than ever before.” She calls on all Australians to think about their own communities. “Would you let this happen to your own communities, to your own families? “If policies are going to work we need to be involved in making them. “We have the Human Rights to control our future. When they had consultations with us no recordings were made of those consultations.” To s e e t h e v i d e o , w h i c h accompanies an online petition urging the government to withdraw the legislation, visit : www.tracker.org.au/2012/03/ prominent-yolngu-artist-speaks-outagainst-stronger-futures Last week the NT Licensing Commission said the Stronger Futures bill will strip some of its control over

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PARTS of the Northern Territory were on cylcone watch on the weekend including the area from Port McArthur to the NT border with Queensland. The tropical low as moving in a northwesterly direction and was expected to developed into a tropical cylcone. A Tropical Low was located over far south eastern Gulf of Carpentaria near about 75km north of Karumba at 12.30pm on March 18 and moving towards the northwest at about five km/h. The low is expected to continue moving in a north-westerly direction over the southern Gulf of Carpentaria waters where it may develop into a tropical cyclone during Monday morning. There was a high (over 50 per cent) chance of it being a cyclone on Monday and Tuesday. Residents are reminded to ensure they have an emergency cyclone kit with sufficient food, water and emergency supplies to last them for several days. Further information on Tropical Cyclones is available at: www.bom.gov.au/cyclone

THE East Arnhem Shire Council elections are on March 24 and voting is compulsory. No EASC candidates have been elected unopposed as previously reported as candidate numbers did in fact exceed the number of vacancies. The only EASC Ward that will not go to an election will be Gumurr Gattjirrk as there were no nominations received. A supplementary election for this ward will take place at a later date. All other Wards however will be going to the polls. Nhulunbuy, by virtue of being located on a special purpose lease with Nhulunbuy Corporation the provider of municipal services, is not part of these elections and therefore Nhulunbuy residents are not required to vote. The correct and latest NTEC announcements, also the number of vacancies vs candidates are available on the EASC website.

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Is Bowenwood the new Port Hedland? A s property investors, knowing what we know now, wouldn’t it be great to own a time machine to travel back in time. I am sure our portfolios would have a few nice properties purchased several years ago in Port Hedland, Karratha, Dampier or Newman with very low mortgages and high rents. The big proﬁts to be made in property investment, has always been in the buying and when as an investor we entered the market. I have said for some years now that if an Olympics were held for digging holes we would be a red hot favourite for a gold medal, we have the ability to mine anything, but it is moving it out that has always been the key, after all that’s when the money comes back to the country for our toil. Our Port cities have always been the key in Australia’s emergence as a mining nation, whilst WA has Port Hedland and other smaller ports, Queensland has slipped behind. Most of the mining areas in the north of the state have to contend with getting ships in and out through the Great Barrier Reef and as such many smaller ports operate up and down the coast, until now. As the world’s appetite for coal ﬁred power grows daily, and with the development of the Bowen Basin exploding with all major miners opening huge coal mines the Queensland Government has moved quickly to stay ahead

of the infustructure spending by these mining groups. It seems deals are being done daily, Gina Reinhardt has sold a share in one of her mines to GVK an Indian company for $1.2b, Adani another Indian group has purchased a mine and port facilities (port alone cost $1.9b). Gina, BMA (BHP) and Clive Palmer are undertaking massive spending sprees on Railways and infustructure as the price for our coal spikes.

south of Townsville and twenty minutes’ drive north of Bowen and it is Bowen that is about to emerge as the new Port Hedland of ﬁve years ago. With so many major players committing money and resources to build new and upgrade current railways, increase capacity of the mines and the building of the new port and storage facilities to compliment the port currently in place, Bowen is about to change forever.

The demand for our Coal has come from a general worldwide shortage; the main drivers of this are the Indians. As India develops and heads into the industrial revolution they need power, half of the continent still has no power and the government of India has moved quickly to build enormous power stations to generate what they need. They have even funded groups like GVK and Adani to buy offshore coal assets that can produce now. The challenge has always been, how do we ship it out to get paid, and then comes the announcement that in early March this year the biggest of infrastructure spending and build of all will occur in Abbot Point as they take the current Port facilities to space age. This has been planned and has moved through the environmental mine ﬁeld that is port expansion over the last few years.

As a property investor you can still purchase a good home in Bowen for approx. $400,000 plus and rents are moving up quickly from levels 12 months ago, but with a work force in the thousand about to converge on the town this year this won’t last. Bowen has a population of only 9000, Adani will require 4500 workers for its work alone and with all other players having similar requirements for workers, the demand for Bowen property will explode. The mining companies have been quietly working on this staff housing issue for some years and many have been quietly purchasing houses in the town. On a return on investment basis, units in Bowen have slowly risen to number 3 in Australia behind South Hedland who occupies the number 1 position. With deep water not effecting boat movements in and out and a large break in the reef, Abbott Point is the perfect

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The new Abbott Point port will change the face of shipping for the Australian mine industry when built this year. location for what Queensland is lacking. When the ﬁrst stage is completed it will move 350 million tons per annum, bigger than Port Hedland. The perfect storm is brewing and having observed what has happened in Port Hedland and port cities in general over the last ﬁve years I have no hesitation that little Bowen in Queensland is about to become the new power place in Australian Real Estate. You don’t need a time machine, just armed with knowledge and history take a good look at this beautiful little town

in the Whitsundays made famous as the location used for much of the “Australia” movie. If picking the next hot spot or property investment in general is of interest to you Ross and the Adayoun team will present “Wealth through Knowledge” on the February 26, 2012 at 7.15pm at the Walkabout Hotel. As always this night is FREE to local residents, but bookings are essential, tickets can be booked by ringing 1300 889 989 during business hours.

Wealth through Knowledge The program is speciﬁcally designed to enable you to explore the opportunity and has already helped thousands of Australians to enter the market and reap the many ﬁnancial rewards to be had as a residential property investor.

What you will learn on the night

The Global Financial Meltdown and current resources boom in Australia has presented opportunities in real estate investment that may never arise again, don’t miss one of Australia’s most respected real estate experts explain why, and how you can beneﬁt. All this and more will be explained in this one hour presentation that will empower you to take action and proﬁt for many years to come.

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 How to overcome fears, deal with obstacles and take positive action Barry Pickering and his Adayoun Capital Markets team have travelled extensively throughout northern Australia, teaching people how to invest in real estate. Many have taken immediate action and are well down the track to ﬁnancial security. Many, however, keep looking for obstacles and beliefs that limit their advancement. If this sounds like you… then conﬁrm your seat now.

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Darwin local and founder of Adayoun Capital Markets, Barry Pickering this week announced the recruitment of ﬁnance and property investment expert Ross Janetzki as co-presenter and portfolio coach. Pickering who has amassed over 80 properties in his private investment portfolio over 30 years said this week, “Ross has a passion for safe structure and strategy in property investment and is looking forward to working with clients in the NT, Kimberley and Pilbara regions. Ross has a Masters Degree in Applied Finance, Majoring in Financial Planning and holds a full real estate license which makes him the perfect ﬁt as a property coach.” After working all his life in the property investment market Ross felt the opportunity to work alongside Australia’s best known property investment educator and coach as an opportunity not to be missed.

NEWS On the beat with NT Police Nine-year-old caught driving car A nine-year-old boy was pulled over by Alyangula Police when he was driving a car with three other passengers. Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant Tony Deutrom said three other people were in the vehicle, which was intercepted on Tuesday night (March 13). “A 26-year-old woman, who was in charge of the boy at the time, was a passenger in the car and two other children under 10 years of age were also in the vehicle,” Snr Sgt Deutrom said. The woman allegedly had drugs on her person. “Seven clip seal bags of cannabis plant material were allegedly located in her shorts pocket,” he said. The woman was arrested and charged with: supply dangerous drug in community; possess a dangerous drug (cannabis), and; permit unlicensed person to drive. Snr Sgt Deutrom said the woman allegedly told Police that a man had given her the drugs. “A short time later a 23-year-old man was arrested at a house in Angurugu,” he said. “A search of the home allegedly found two large empty cryvac bags, a small quantity of clip seal bags and aeroplane luggage tags belonging to the man and his wife, 25. “The man and his wife were both charged with: supply dangerous drug in community; possess a dangerous drug (cannabis). “All three were bailed to appear in Alyangula Court on March 14.”

Helped by the book THE Supreme Court of the Northern Territory released both a criminal and civil handbook to assist self-represented litigants recently. The handbooks are designed to address the possible disadvantage faced by unrepresented litigants due to the formal Court processes which can be difficult to understand. The criminal handbook provides assistance to unrepresented persons facing criminal charges in the Supreme Court. The civil handbook deals with civil cases in the Supreme Court. It provides information on procedures according to the various steps and stages of a civil case. The handbooks are not a substitute for legal advice. They are a means of ensuring broader access to justice by assisting unrepresented persons to understand the processes of the Court system. The handbooks are available on the Supreme Court Website at www.supremecourt.nt.gov.au

A 37-YEAR-OLD woman was told she could not afford to drink and was fined $360 when she pleaded guilty to stealing alcohol at Nhulunbuy Magistrate’s Court. At 6.50pm on October 7 she stole two 750ml bottles from the Arnhem Club bottle shop by hiding them under her skirt. She was located by club security staff who recovered the bottles which were valued at $29.98 from the heavily intoxicated woman. The single mother of four works and drinks on pay day. Her lawyer, Josephine Cashman, said the woman was extremely embarrassed for what she had done. “She’d had at least 10 drinks at the Walkabout and wouldn’t have done this if she was sober. She spent one night in the cells. On this occasion she had too much to drink. She had the money but no permit (to buy alcohol),” Ms Cashman said. Magistrate Greg Smith said stealing grog was a costly business. “Do it again and the sentence will be more severe. You can’t afford to drink so don’t drink.” he said.

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Northern Territory Police said the arrest of seven people following three separate drug busts should serve as a warning to those who were considering the distribution and use of illicit substances in remote communities. Officer-in-Charge of Alyangula Police Senior Sergeant Tony Deutrom said Police would continue to use whatever resources they had to crack down on drug use. “Alyangula Police with the assistance of the Dog Operations Unit and SAID are working closely together to target the distribution of drugs into Groote Eylandt,” he said. “We will continue to find people using and selling drugs and put them before the courts. “These substances have a devastating affect on the Community.” Snr Sgt Deutrom said a 24-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman were arrested last Monday (March 12). “Police arrested both parties for supplying dangerous drugs in a community,” he said. “Police seized $1500 in cash and 44 grams of cannabis in 55 clip seal bags from a house in Umbakumba community. “Both were charged with: supply dangerous drug in community, and; possess a dangerous drug (cannabis) and were bailed to appear in Alyangula Court .” Both were also issued an infringement notices for possess cannabis for personal use, Snr Sgt Deutrom said. In another incident Alyangula Police allegedly found $5500 in cash and 77 grams of cannabis in 95 clip seal bags in a house in the Angurugu community. “A 49-year-old man was issued with a DIN for possession of nine grams of cannabis,” snr sgt Deutrom said. “A 20-year-old woman was charged with: possess dangerous drug (cannabis); supply dangerous drug in communityand; possess schedule 2 dangerous drug (cannabis). “She was bailed to appear in Alyangula Court.”

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High school cleans up for national day Health By CASSIE DUYKERS NHULUNBUY High School studentswere not going to be left out of the national Clean Up Australia DAy a they rolled up their sleeves to lend a hand. They collected a much rubbish as they could ﬁnd from bushland and areas surrounding the school. The Clean Up Schools event inspires the next generation to learn about their environment and make a real difference in their local com-

munity. It’s a day when students, teachers and parents work together to clean up a site signiﬁcant to them. Students collected as much as they could from surrounding bush land, behind and around the school. The idea of a clean up day had ignited an enthusiasm and desire among the community to get involved and make a difference to their local environment themselves. The next year Clean Up Australia Day was born. Ian and his committee believed that if a capital city could be

mobilised into action then so could the whole nation. Almost 300,000 volunteers turned out on the ﬁrst Clean Up Australia Day in 1990 and that involvement has steadily increased ever since with millions of Australians volunteering over the 22 years and collecting over 237,500 tonnes of rubbish. In 1989 Ian Kiernan AO, after sailing solo around the world and seeing the pollution and rubbish in what should have been pristine oceans, had a simple idea to make

a difference in his own backyard Sydney Harbour. Clean Up Sydney Harbour Day in 1989 received enormous public response with more than 40,000 Sydney-siders donating their time and energy to clean up the harbour. Since then Clean Up Australia has evolved into an organisation that works with the community, government and business to provide practical solutions to help us all live more sustainably every day of the year.

Unwanted spectator looks on at boat race ONE may have been forgiven for believing the Sunday yacht race was renamed the Yachting Crocodile Classic. Winston Storer sent in a photo of the crocodile that has been seen frequenting the waters adjacent to the boat ramp over the last week. As yachties were registering for their race on March 11 there was a call to come and see who, or rather what, was watching them. For more coverage of the weekend’s racing see page 21 >>

Crews were keen to stay out of the water with an unwanted spectator looking on.

Residents reminded to vaccinate against the flu PUTTING influenza vaccinations at the top of your to do list is the call from the Northern Territory Health Department as it encourages people to protect themselves against the flu. Head of Immunisation at the Centre for Disease Control Dr Rosalind Webby said the Territory often has a surge of flu in April and May before it hits the southern states so it is important to be vaccinated as early in the year as possible. “To be protected from flu people need to receive the updated vaccination each year,” she said.

“There might be some lowlevel protection from last year’s vaccination but the 2012 vaccination contains the three strains predicted to be the most commonly occurring this year.” Dr Webby explained that seasonal inﬂuenza can make even healthy people very sick for more than a week. “Flu is not the common cold and it can hit hard, making people very unwell and weak, leading to time off work and school. A vaccination is the best defence,” she said. “Vaccination is the best protection against ﬂu and that’s why the vaccine

is available free for people at greater risk of a severe case or complications from ﬂu. “People with an increased risk include people 65 years of age and over, all Indigenous people 15 years of age and over, and anyone over six months of age with impaired immunity such as those with chronic illnesses. “Children aged six months to 10 years having long term aspirin therapy are another at-risk group and will receive free vaccinations, as will pregnant women, who are able to receive the vaccine at any stage of

their pregnancy.” Dr Webby emphasised that vaccination and good hygiene, including washing hands with soap or gel and using a tissue or your elbow to cover up when sneezing or coughing, could help reduce the spread of ﬂu in the community. “We strongly encourage everyone to organise a visit to their GP, the Community Care Centre, Aboriginal Medical Service or Remote Clinic to receive a vaccination.” For more information visit www.health.nt.gov.au/Flu/Vaccination

warning to keep your hands off the bats ALL Territorians, especially residents in proximity to bat colonies, are being warned to keep clear of the animals as they may be carrying a disease that can kill humans. Director of the Centre for Disease Control Dr Vicki Krause said it is best to assume that all bats are carrying the potentially fatal Australian Bat Lyssavirus which can be transmitted by bat saliva through bites and scratches. “The virus is a close relative of the rabies virus and was first identified in Australia in 1996. Since then two people have died from it.” Dr Krause advised taking quick action in the event of coming into contact with a bat. “If a bat scratch or bite occurs wash the wound thoroughly for a minimum of five minutes with soap under running water. Cover the wound and seek medical attention immediately as vaccination is effective if given straight away,” she said. “The virus can also be transmitted when there is direct contact between bat saliva and a person’s ears, nose or mouth. If this happens quickly flush the area with water and seek immediate medical help.” Dr Krause advised that the disease could be carried by both fruit-eating flying foxes and the insect-eating bats. As a result bats should only be handled by experts who have been vaccinated against the diseases they carry. “We urge anyone who finds a sick or injured bat, or finds dead bats that need to be disposed of, to contact the nearest wildlife rescue service for assistance,” she said. “Many communities live in harmony with bats but it is always best to leave the handling of bats to experts who wear gloves for protection against bites and scratches.” For further information call the Centre for Disease Control in Nhulunbuy on 8987 357 or visit www.health.nt.gov.au/Centre_for_ Disease_Control

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Disregard of community safety becoming apparent

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March Wed 21. Nhulunbuy Stakeholders meeting at CDU. Wed 21. Harmony Day at Nhulunbuy High School. Thu 22. East Arnhem Business of the Year dinner at The Gove Country Golf Club from 6.30pm. Fri 23. Ride2School Day. Sat 24. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by NPS Year 6 Canberra Excursion Group. Sat 24. Harmony Day Celebrations. Sun 25. Yacht racing at the Gove Boat Club. 12.30 sign on – 2pm start. Crew always welcome. Bedwell Blue Water Series. Wed 28. 40th Anniversary banner competition. Sat 31. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club 3-6pm. Sat 31. Community movie night at 6.30pm at town hall.

April Tue 3. Nhulunbuy Regional Sports Fishing Club Monthly General Meeting. Sat 7. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - working bee setting up for enduro - 9am to noon. Sat 7. Nhunlunbuy Motor Cycle Club - junior coaching. Sun 8. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Enduro pony round 1 - 8 am to noon. Sat 14. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club 3-6pm. Sat 21. Nhulunbuy Corporation Art and Craft Market hosted by Gove Peninsula Tennis Club. Sun 22. Yacht racing at the Gove Boat Club. 12.30 sign on – 2pm start. Crew always welcome. Last race of the Bedwell Blue Water Series. Tue 24. Kap’ Yong Day (Korea) at Memorial Park. Wed 25. ANZAC Day at Memorial Park. Sat 28. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - old natural terrain circuit, round 2 - 8 am to noon. Sat 28. Musco Jam session at the Gove Boat Club 3-6pm.

PRIOR to Christmas there were excellent, intelligent representations to the Town Administrator of the Nhulunbuy Corporation to heed the warnings and do something about the appalling lack of pedestrian crossings in town. I consider that there is a slack attitude to community safety prevalent when, after three months, there has been no feedback to the community or implementation of the expert opinions of the police in this matter. I believe that it’s a disgrace that a child cannot access their school, continue on a cycle path or go to the town centre by a safe pedestrian crossing. Unfortunately this is not the only disregard of community

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

JULY Sun 1. Nhulunbuy Motor Cycle Club - Old natural terraine circuit round 3 - 8am to noon.

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elected community members of our Town Board and I ask that they spur the Town Administrator to respond with action. Firstly though, they should direct him to walk the town lease boundary and then they should direct him to spend some time considering his, the town lease owners’, the Town Board’s and Corporation’s obligations effective under the various lease agreements. The issue of feral dog and cat control also needs to be addressed, however, with this current town administration track record so far, I doubt that it will be. I consider the protests about ‘not on the town lease’ on the issue of dog control by Rick Stephen, to be a complete joke.

I’ve never heard of a regulatory officer who won’t go to the town next door to speak to a traumatised victim because ‘it’s not on the lease’. If the powers that be had read the various leases, I believe that they must know that there are implications for the lease holder who fails to control overflow of introduced animals and weeds etc to areas outside the lease. I believe that the Nhulunbuy Corporation should stop trying to make NGOs and T/Os pay for the corporation’s responsibilities. The Corporation should start paying its fair share and get to work. Yours faithfully, Dave Mitchell, Nhulunbuy

Vegans less likely than meat eaters to be obese IN the wake of reports from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that Australia now ranks as the world’s fifthfattest nation, I have something for people to chew on: vegans are nine times less likely to be obese than meat-eaters are. Eating vegan meals has been scientifically proved to take weight off and keep it off for more than a year so I suggest that those worried about their weight consider tipping any meat that they have in their refrigerators directly into the rubbish.

The 60 per cent of adult Australians defined as overweight or obese can not only lose weight but also dramatically improve their health by replacing sausage rolls and meat pies with Weet-Bix and veggie kebabs. Because meat, eggs and dairy products are devoid of fibre but loaded with arteryclogging saturated fat and cholesterol, eating plant-based meals slashes people’s risk of heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and cancer. The meat industry isn’t just toxic for human health - it’s also responsible for animal

suffering on a massive scale. On today’s factory farms, animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy windowless sheds. Let’s turn the race for the fattest nation into the race for the fittest one by switching to healthy and humane vegan meals. Yours faithfully, Ashley Fruno, Senior Campaigner, PETA Australia, Sydney

Council elections this weekend

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

safety obligations now becoming apparent in our region. The discontinuation of the crocodile trapping system that has been so effective over decades in Nhulunbuy will, I believe, be the eventual end of our current Town Administrator’s tenure if he doesn’t begin to see some sense. The end of trapping was all about money, in my opinion. If the Town Administrator is incapable of reaching an agreement with the relevant parties on this issue, then he should contract out the job of sorting out crocodile management on the lease in time for the start of the next dry season. I know at least 10 people that could fix it easily in Nhulunbuy. I have great confidence in the

Electoral News

by NT Member for Nhulunbuy LYNNE WALKER LOCAL government elections for councils and shires will be held right around the Territory this Saturday March 24. Voting is compulsory. In the lead up to Saturday, mobile polling will be conducted in the Homelands of each of the

six wards which make up the East Arnhem Shire. Nhulunbuy, by virtue of being located on a special purpose lease with Nhulunbuy Corporation the provider of municipal services, is not part of these elections and therefore Nhulunbuy residents are not required to vote. However, the communities of Yirrkala, Gunyangarra, Birritjimi, Galupa and most of the Laynhapuy Homelands are part of Gumurr Miwatj ward with four candidates standing for three councillor positions. It will be a strong contest between Yananymul Mununggurr (the only female), Barawuya Mununggurr, and Banambi

Wunungmurra, all seeking reelection along with new candidate Dhanagtji Mununggurr. Voters can cast their vote at Yirrkala Church on Saturday between 8am and 6pm or at the designated early voting centre in the Nhulunbuy Regional Training Centre (CDU, DET, Batchelor campus) on Chesterfield Circuit, this Wednesday and Thursday 8.30am to 4.30pm and until 6pm on Friday. TOMORROW night, I’ll be attending the East Arnhem Business of the Year Awards at the Golf Club. Congratulations to all nominees and thanks to the Chamber of Commerce for organising this event which recognises

the efforts and achievements of local businesses. THE monthly town hall markets are on this Saturday, hosted by the Year 6 students and their families fund-raising for the annual excursion to Canberra. I’ll be there for the morning at a stall outside on the grass, if people would like to catch up with their local member. SATURDAY night will be the Airnorth Women’s Fishing Competition presentation dinner, also at the town hall. Along with other sponsors, I look forward to hearing about the results from a very windy weekend of fishing along with many tales form the tinnies.

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ELECTIONS 24 MARCH 2012 Voting is Compulsory

POLLING PLACES ON SATURDAY 24 MARCH OPEN 8am - 6pm VOTING IS COMPULSORY

Use the map to check polling places in the Council area in which you live. You can vote at any polling place in the NT but it is easier and quicker to vote at your local polling place. If your ward or council area is being contested you are required to vote. Those enrolled for the Darwin Waterfront, the special purpose towns of Yulara, Nhulunbuy and Alyangula and the unincorporated areas in the NT are NOT required to vote.

EAST ARNHEM SHIRE COUNCIL All persons enrolled in the East Arnhem Shire MUST vote, with the exception of persons enrolled in the Gumurr Gattjirrk Ward.

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NEWS

Unearthing 7000 years of history on Mabuyag

Duncan Wright explains some of his discoveries to some interested onlookers.

Volunteer Shannon Sutton (second from right) with the ďŹ eld crew. AN archaeological dig on Mabuyag has unearthed the earliest evidence of hunting in north-east Australia. Archaeologist Duncan Wright, along with representatives from the Goemulgaw kod, have been excavating a site on Mabuyag which conďŹ rms people have been living off the sea in the Torres Strait for at least 7000 years. In 2006, a joint project between the Goemulgaw kod and archaeologists from Monash University in Melbourne excavated three sites at the Mabuyag villages of Goemu, Wagadagam and Dabangay. A field crew, including Goemulgaw traditional owners Maitui (Beboy) Whap and Thomas Whap, dug up large amounts of dugong and turtle bone, stone ďŹ&#x201A;akes, shellďŹ sh

and charcoal. By dating small pieces of charcoal excavated from each of these villages it was found that a large community had been living on Mabuyag for at least 1000 years. The oldest levels were not reached in 2006, so archaeologist Duncan Wright returned with volunteer Shannon Sutton to re-excavate a site from October to November last year. Goemulgaw representatives, Beboy Whap, Paula Whap and Lewis Bani were chosen by Cygnet Repu and Terrence Whap to assist with excavations. The team were able to re-locate the old settlement layer, and once again found large amounts of charcoal and ďŹ&#x201A;akes. This time a large axe head and

giant grind-stone were also uncovered. Goemulgaw oral histories say Wagadagam was occupied first, before people moved to Goemu and Dabangay. Dr Wright says Dabangay, a village on the north east coast of Mabuyag, provides evidence of an earlier and less intensive settlement period. He believes small groups of people lived on Dabangay beach, clearing away trees using ďŹ re and large stone ďŹ&#x201A;akes as axes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The place would have looked very different back then. The Torres Strait islands had only just formed with rising seas ďŹ&#x201A;ooding what had previously been a gigantic land bridge between Papua New Guinea

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sites in the Torres Strait and provides the earliest evidence for hunting in the whole of North East Australia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People were living at Dabangay at least 2000 years before the pyramids were built in Egypt.â&#x20AC;? The materials are now being analysed at Monash University in Melbourne. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hope to ďŹ nd out how, and for how long, people lived at Dabangay,â&#x20AC;? Dr Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What did they eat? How did they respond to rising seas? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a chance for us to go back in time together and join that small group of people sitting, yarning on a beach over 7000 years ago,â&#x20AC;? Dr Wright says. These ďŹ ndings will be published in a new paper, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;First Fishermenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by Shannon Sutton.

Jobs secure in the Territory AUSTRALIAN Bureau of Statistics ďŹ gures released last week show continued employment growth in the Territory, with the third lowest unemployment rate in Australia at 4.3 per cent. Treasurer, Delia Lawrie, said the figures were further evidence of the strength of the Territory economy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Territory continues to excel in

job creation, with an unemployment rate of 4.3 per cent signiďŹ cantly below the national rate of 5.2 per cent,â&#x20AC;? Ms Lawrie said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The healthy state of our job market vindicates the Territory Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to go into deďŹ cit and support jobs as private investment dried up during the Global Financial Crisis.â&#x20AC;?

Territory employment bucks national trends DATA released by the ANZ Bank last week shows the Territory continues to buck the national trend with strong growth in newspaper job advertisements. Treasurer Delia Lawrie said the result was a reďŹ&#x201A;ection of the Territoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s strong

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and Cape York,â&#x20AC;? Dr Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the beaches, reefs and sea-grass beds on or near Mabuyag would not develop for another 5000 years, yet people were able to live on these new islands and hunt turtle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This suggests that they were using water craft, maybe canoes, and were already good at ďŹ shing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Mabuyag islanders are likely to have been amongst the ďŹ rst ďŹ sherman in the Torres Strait.â&#x20AC;? Deep down, at depths of about 1.3 to 2m, the team found large amounts of charcoal, big stone cutters, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ&#x201A;akesâ&#x20AC;?, and fragments of turtle and dugong bone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pieces of bone and charcoal were dated to between 7000 and 5000 years ago,â&#x20AC;? Dr Wright said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dabangai is one of the oldest

economy and positive outlook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In annual terms the number of newspaper job advertisements in the Territory increased by 21.8 per cent in February 2012 the only jurisdiction to record an annual increase,â&#x20AC;? Ms Lawrie said.

nominations

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Graduate of the Year â&#x20AC;˘ Aged, Disability and Residential Care Enrolled Nurse â&#x20AC;˘ Education, Research and Innovation Hospital Network â&#x20AC;˘ Leadership â&#x20AC;˘ Living Legend â&#x20AC;˘ Mental Health Midwifery â&#x20AC;˘ Remote â&#x20AC;˘ Urban Primary Health Care Services

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NEWS

A postcard from space AN Envisat MERIS image of the Great Barrier Reef centred on Cape York Peninsula. Taken on 19 August 2004, this MERIS Full Resolution mode images has a spatial resolution of 300 metres. This image is provided by the European Envisat Earth-monitoring satellite. Envisat was launched in March, 2002, and at 8.5-tonnes is one of the largest satellites ever put into orbit. It circles the Earth every 101 minutes from north to south. Photo courtesy of spaceinfo.com.au

Korean - Australian telescopic connection AUSTRALIAN and Korean radio telescopes have been linked for the first time, forming a system acting as a gigantic telescope more than 8000 kilometres across and with 100 times the resolving power of the Hubble Space Telescope. CSIRO’s Astronomy and Space Science Chief, Dr Philip Diamond said, “This is another step in Australia’s ongoing collaboration with Asia in the field of radio astronomy.” Australia has been making similar linkups with Japan and China for many years and now is also doing initial tests with telescopes in India. Combining signals from widely separated telescopes in this way is the technique that will underlie the coming international mega-scope, the Square Kilometre Array or SKA. “Australia has many decades of experience with these long-distance linkups,” said Dr Diamond, who sits on the

Australia-New Zealand SKA Coordination Committee. “And we are committed to scientific partnerships with countries in our region and elsewhere - another reason why Australia would be an excellent choice as SKA host.” The telescopes involved in the linkup were two CSIRO dishes near Coonabarabran and Narrabri in New South Wales, a telescope of the University of Tasmania near Hobart, and two telescopes operated by the Korean Astronomy and Space Science Institute: one in Seoul (at Yonsei University), and a second near Ulsan in the southeast of the country (at Ulsan University). The telescopes observed the same target simultaneously for five hours and their data was streamed in real time over optical fibre links to Curtin University in Perth, WA, where it was processed “on the fly” at the International Centre

for Radio Astronomy Research. The data was sent from each telescope at the rate of 64 MB per second - equivalent to filling a CD every ten seconds. The high-speed data links for the observations were provided by the Australian Academic Research Network, AARNet, and its Korean counterpart, Kreonet, and are part of the region’s existing research and education infrastructure. CSIRO’s Dr Chris Phillips, who organised the tests, was very pleased with their results. “We were observing at a high frequency, which can be challenging for this technique, but the experiment worked extremely well,” he said. The astronomers targeted a galaxy that emits strongly in radio waves - a source called J0854+2006, which was chosen because it was suitable for the tests. It is located 3.5 billion light-years away, and is thought to house a pair of

Money available to preserve history ARTS Minister Gerry McCarthy urged community museum operators to apply for funding under the $222,000 Regional Museums Grants Support Program. Mr McCarthy said more than 50 museums, galleries and keeping places across the Territory are eligible for a

grant to boost collections, displays, staff education, research and more. The Regional Museums Grants Support Program helps foster a high standard of community museums throughout the Territory. Applications close Monday, May 14.

supermassive black holes at its centre. One of these is among the largest black holes known, with a mass of more than 18 billion times that of the Sun: it is orbited once every 11 to 12 years by a smaller black hole with a mass 100 million times that of the Sun. The two black holes are spiralling together and are expected to merge in less than ten thousand years’ time - an event that would release huge amounts of radiation.

Lynne Walker Member for Nhulunbuy Electorate Ofﬁce: Arnhem House Endeavour Square, Nhulunbuy, NT 0880 Ofﬁce hours: Monday to Friday 8am – 1pm • 2pm – 4.30pm Appointments outside these hours by arrangement Postal Address: PO Box 1021, Nhulunbuy, NT 0881 Email: electorate.nhulunbuy@nt.gov.au Phone: 08 8987 1711 Fax: 08 8987 2388

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Scouts Clean Up

The Surf Club carpark was buzzing with activity.

The Scouts were glad to lend a hand on Clean Up Australia Day recently.

Emu-bobbing for rubbish in the bush.

The garbage gang track down some more litter.

We are winners in the battle against rubbish.

“Where’s that garbage?”

“Line up kids.”

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Shave for a Cure @ The Surf Club

PHOTOS: MARJO HALLOWELL

Mothers’ revenge..Mandy Hutchinson and Helen Clark take off the first two dreadlocks.

Layla, 3, cuts a dreadlock from her father’s head.

Father and son Richard and Luke Hutchinson.

Payback time. Luke shaves off his father’s beard which he has had since he was 17.

Jack Tracy and Jordin Ritchie-Clark ready for a colourful night.

Fray, 2, looks on as dad gets his hair cut.

Ron Erasmus gets into the spirit of Shave for A Cure.

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NEWS

NCL Art & Craft Markets

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Local students take on the world

Nhulunbuy Primary School 2012 Year 6 Canberra Trip

4 9am – 1pm 2 h c r a M , at the Town Hall Saturday

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Competing against students across the globe.

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STUDENTS from Nhulunbuy High School were among thousands of Australian students competing in the World Education Games - the biggest event on the global education calendar, which took place recently. The competition ran from March 6 to 8 and was comprised of World Maths Day,World Spelling Day and World Science Day. The Games are the planet’s largest education event with 5.5 million students from 55,000 schools in over 200 countries participating this year. The Games are designed to change the way kids perceive knowledge by positioning it in an arena usually reserved for sport. The competition encourages students of all ages

First aid chart for kids with asthma launched AS the peak season for hospital visits among children with asthma approaches, the National Asthma Council Australia has launched the Kids’ First Aid for Asthma chart to help people know the steps to take if a child in their care suffers an attack. Given one in 10 children have asthma it’s vital all Australians feel comfortable implementing an emergency asthma management plan according to National Asthma Council Australia spokesperson Professor Adam Jaff‚ head of Sydney Children’s

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and abilities to improve their mathematical, spelling and scientific skills in a competitive, fun and engaging way. Teacher Cassandra Duykers said Nhulunbuy High School students have been engaging and competing against 28 other countries at all different levels of difficulty. “The students have really been engaged and enjoying the challenge of live results against other countries,” she said . “I hope that our students have the opportunity to showcase and enjoy this program with their parents at home”.

Hospital’s respiratory department. “Asthma can be life threatening. This chart has the potential to help people act quickly which is crucial,” he said. The new chart provides a clear four step process for handling an asthma attack, including treatment information, how to use the two common styles of inhaler correctly and when to call an ambulance. It also provides information on how to improvise a spacer, a device used to more effectively deliver asthma medication to children, by using one hand to create an air pocket around the child’s nose and mouth and using the other hand to fire the puffer through the air pocket. “Everyone knows a child with asthma so it’s imperative people recognise the signs of an attack, know how to follow the four steps outlined in the first aid chart and know when to call for help,” said Prof Jaff. And there’s no more important time for managing asthma attacks in children than the first part of the year. Children being more active after returning to school, sport and other extracurricular activities, combined with cool weather approaching and an increase in viruses are all potential asthma triggers contributing to the rise in attacks typically experienced at this time of year. “These are all well-known triggers for setting off asthma attacks so we tend to see a peak in asthma in children in the Southern Hemisphere early in the new school year and in May. It’s therefore a very good time to familiarise yourself with the four step asthma first aid plan. “The Kids’ First Aid for Asthma chart can be used by everyone and is designed to give people more confidence when faced with a child having an asthma attack,” Prof Jaff‚ said. The National Asthma Council Australia strongly recommends families of children with asthma, as well as extra-curricular activity coordinators, download the new chart from www.nationalasthma.org.au and display it in a prominent place.

Health Safety and Environment awards at Rio THE Rio Tinto Alcan 2011 Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) crew projects awards were presented on at a gala dinner held at the Town Hall on Saturday night, March 10. The evening included a succulent hungi meal which was cooked all day under the watchful eye of the East Arnhem Rugby Union Club. While the dinner was being served the club treated the crowd with an amazing performance of music and dance ending with a powerful Haka. The entertainment continued with some light comedy from Jimmy Doyle (aka NT Worksafe Inspector). Congratulations to all the category winners. Administration category: Calcination T Crew - Pipeline location map. Unfortunately T Crew were on shift the night of the awards so platters of the hungi meal and desserts were delivered to the team while they were at work. Capital category: Ferrosilt maintenance - geho filter platform. Operational category: Mine U crew - solar intersection lights. Manual handling category: Mine workshop Q crew - wash down hose on loaders. Peoples’ choice award: Materials handling V crew - hydraulic gate and pump. Best overall project: Materials handling V crew - hydraulic gate and pump. The HSE Team would like to say a special thank you to the following people and the community groups who contributed to making the night a great success: Chris Wallace and Amanda King from Communities and External Relations, Craig Adams of Sodexo, Colin Snowden and Cherie Forbes of the East Arnhem Rugby Union Club, Marlene Organ of Nhulunbuy High School, Marina Hernandez of the East Arnhem Shire, Peninsula Bakery and Caf‚, Variety Queens, Blue Douglas, Tim and Rob of Gove FM, Saucy Sisters (Variety) and Jimmy Doyle (Variety).

The town hall was packed for the gala dinner.

Jayne Wild, Nigel Goodson and Kaylene Brumby enjoy the gala event.

Winners of Best Overall Project for 2011 - Materials Handling V Crew.

The East Arnhem Rugby Union club treated the crowd to a performance ending with a powerful Haka

Anna Hackett, Sara McCullock, Clare Crowley and Lauren Robinson enjoying the night.

Comedian Jimmy Doyle and his ‘victim’ Matt Maggs.

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THURSDAY 22

4:00 Gardening Australia 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dalziel And Pascoe 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Restoration Home: Stroke Hall 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (NT) 8:00 QI: Imbroglio - The ‘I’ theme continues with a show all about ‘Imbroglio’. Joining Stephen Fry are newcomers Frank Skinner and John Bishop who play alongside semi regular Sean Lock and permanently installed panellist, Alan Davies. 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Raisins And Almonds - After a murder at the Eastern Market, Phryne is plunged into the diverse worlds of Jewish politics, alchemy and poison. 9:30 The Shadow Line: A recently released crime lord is shot dead, and the case is in the hands of a Detective Inspector with short term memory loss since being shot in the head. 10:30 Lateline 11:15 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight: Adam Hills returns to Gordon Street in a unique take on the traditional tonight show - with monologue, interviews and top musical acts, plus spontaneous and unpredictable interactions with the studio audience. 12:15 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Engagement Reaction” (PG s) 7:00 Friday Night Football: South Sydney Rabbitohs Vs Brisbane Broncos 9:00 Friday Night Football: Parramatta Eels V Penrith Panthers 11:00 Movie: “Out For Justice” (M v,l) - Steven Seagal stars as a maverick cop who is hunting the man who brutally murdered his partner and best friend - a one man mission of vengeance that leads him back to the Brooklyn neighbourhood where both he and the killer grew up. 1:00 Movie: “The Wicker Man” (M s,h,v) - A policeman searching for a missing girl on the Scottish island of Summerisle, has his routine enquiry turn into a terrifying nightmare. 2:50 Nine Presents 3:00 Danoz Direct 4:00 Good Morning America

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “My Mom’s New Boyfriend” (PG v,s,l) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away: Brax fights despite his head injury, Xavier and Ruby have a fun night in and Romeo ruins his romantic evening with Indi. Meanwhile, Harvey forces Roo to admit her feelings for him. 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 Movie: “It’s Complicated” (M s,d) 11:00 That 70’s Show: “Take It Or Leave It” - The son of one of Red’s buddies from the Marines arrives in Point Place and the guys take a liking to him when they find out what his dad does. Meanwhile, Jackie is offered her dream job, but it is in Chicago. 11:30 Movie: “Open Boat To Adventure” (G) - The Leyland Brothers retrace the route explored by Matthew Flinders 150 years ago from Darwin to Sydney. 2:30 Infomercials 3:30 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 House Of Food Obsessives 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: Morocco 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Cap Gris Nez to Mont Saint-Michel 8:30 God In America: Soul Of A Nation 9:35 As It Happened: Korea: The Forgotten War In Colour: Outbreak 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Black Ice” (MA s,l,a,n) - In Finnish. On her 40th birthday, Saara finds out that her husband Leo is having an affair with a younger woman, Tuuli. Instead of revealing her true identity, Saara pretends to be someone else and makes friends with Tuuli. At the same time she is planning the best way to take revenge on her husband and his lover. 12:55 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Brothers” (MA v,a) - In Swedish. Military exercises in Ystad make solving the case of five murdered people very difficult. To make things worse, when a couple is found tortured and murdered, Kurt realises the woman was a school friend and the first girl he’d ever kissed. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Jesse Peretz 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (NT) 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Lake Eyre 2:30 Restoration Home 3:30 At The Movies: Short Cuts 3:40 The Jonathan Ross Show 4:25 QI: Imbroglio 5:00 Last Chance To See: Komodo Dragon 5:45 At The Movies: Short Cuts 6:00 ABC News 6:30 Queensland Votes 2012 10:00 New Tricks: The Fourth Man - A former cop tells the Unsolved Case Squad that a car up for auction was used in an unsolved bank robbery and double murder 30 years ago that ended in the violent deaths of three of the suspected robbers. 11:30 Spooks: An imprisoned religious leader is the mastermind behind a planned attack in London. MI5 must step in at the eleventh hour to prevent a massive loss of life. 12:30 Strike Back: A compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers: military hero Hugh Collinson and discharged veteran John Porter. 1:20 Thorne: Sleepyhead - Tom Thorne is dragged back into the nightmares of his past, as he heads up the investigation into a series of horrifying attacks on young women by a killer as sadistic as he is terrifying. 2:30 Rage: Guest Programmer: Jesse Peretz

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:30 Danoz Direct 9:30 Children’s Programs 3:30 Kicthen Whiz 4:00 The Garden Gurus 4:30 Motorway Patrol 5:30 National News Saturday 6:00 Queensland Election 2012 8:00 Motorway Patrol 8:30 Rapid Response 9:00 CSI: Miami: Raging Canninbal 10:10 Movie: “Anger Management” (M s,l) - After a misunderstanding aboard an airplane gets out of control, mild-mannered Dave Buznik is ordered by a court to attend anger management sessions run by Doctor Buddy Rydell. Buddy’s unorthodox approach to therapy has Dave bewildered, and after yet another mishap, the court orders Dave to step up his therapy, which has Buddy moving in with Dave. 12:15 Movie: “The Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf” (AV s,v,l) A young girl whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the beasts through the U.S. and Europe. 2:00 The Baron 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz Direct / 5:00 Wesley Impact Summer Series

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 8:30 Children’s Programs 11:30 V8 Xtra 12:00 Motorsport 1:00 Minute To Win It 2:00 That ‘70s Show 2:30 Movie: “Beethoven: The Big Break” (G) 4:30 Creek To Coast 5:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 1: Gws Vs Sydney Greater Western Sydney Giants’ inaugural AFL premiership match will be a fiery local derby against the Sydney Swans, with both clubs keen to mark out their territory. 9:00 Movie: “Cast Away” (M a) 12:00 Movie: “No. 2” (M l) - Nanna Maria, the matriarch of a Fijian family, worries about who she should name as her successor. 2:00 Special: Guardians Of The Wild (G) - Greg Grainger meets people from around the world who have a special rapport with endangered species of wildlife and offer real hope for the long-term survival of wildlife. 3:00 Room For Improvement: Richard might have missed out on super stardom, but now the RFI team will rock his socks off with a surprise music studio makeover! 3:30 Home Shopping 4:30 Dr Oz: “The Secrets Behind Your Insomnia” - Dr Oz reveals the three reasons you can’t sleep. Learn the right and wrong ways to pop a pimple, plus the soul line dancing workout.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Inferno 2:45 Anton And The Piano 2:50 Art In The 21st Century: Systems 3:55 The Beauty Of Maps: Cartoon Maps: Politics And Satire 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Is There Life On Mars? 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Canal 8:30 RocKwiz: Amanda Wilkinson & Domonic Byrne 9:15 Mad Men: “The Gypsy And The Hobo / The Grown Ups / Shut The Door, Have A Seat” - The firm welcomes back an old client; Joan and Greg make plans for their future; and Betty and the kids take a trip. Peggy’s taste in men proves questionable; Pete has to make a big decision about his career; Henry makes his move on Betty; and the staff is rocked by a major tragedy. Don has a big meeting with Connie about their future relationship; Betty is the beneficiary of some interesting advice; and after hearing some unpleasant news, Don, Roger, Bertram and Lane take drastic action. 11:55 Movie: “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” (MAV v) - The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1930s Japaneseoccupied Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Irish Voices 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia Shorts: Ballarat Garden 1:15 Roller Derby Dolls 1:40 South Side Story: The Pride Of The League 2:10 The Ascent Of Money: Chimerica 3:00 Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art 4:30 Oll: The Life And Art Of Margaret Olley 5:00 How The Earth Made Us: Fire 6:00 Best Of Collectors 6:30 Compass: Father Ray Comes Out 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australia: The Time Traveller’s Guide: The Early Days 8:30 Waking The Dead: Care: Part 1 9:30 Fry’s Planet Word: Uses And Abuses 10:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Raisins And Almonds 11:30 Emerald City: Adapted from David Williamson’s classic play, a tale of two cities, four people and life’s little pleasures. 1:05 Order In The House 2:05 Waking The Dead: Care: Part 1 - When the Cold Case squad learns that a recently murdered woman is Claire Somers, who was abducted from a children’s home 25 years ago, they unveil a shocking portrait of life in the 1980s care system. 300 Rage

5:30 Children’s Programs 6:30 Weekend Today 9:30 Wild World Of Sports 10:30 The Sunday Footy Show 12:30 Wildfire 1:30 Arthur 3:30 Sunday Football: Canterbury Bulldogs Vs Newcastle Knights 5:30 National News Sunday 6:00 The Great Barrier Reef: Reef And Beyond - The final film in the series reveals how the reef is crucially connected to the rest of the planet – and how climate change will affect its future. 7:00 60 Minutes 8:00 The Mentalist: “My Bloody Valentine” (M v) 9:00 CSI: Miami: “Long Gone” (M v) -The kidnapping of a family from their home leads the team to discover an unlikely connection to a drug dealer recently released from prison. 11:00 The Apprentice: “The Mane Event” (PG l) - The remaining stars must manage a horse-and-carriage business in Central Park, but it’s a bumpy ride for one team when two members viciously butt heads. 1:00 Spyforce 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:00 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 6:30 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 World’s Strictest Parents 10:30 Minute To Win It 11:30 That ‘70s Show 12:00 Movie: “The Even Stevens Movie” (G) 2:00 Movie: “Uncle Buck” (PG l,s,v) 4:15 Special: Faulty Towers: Basil The Rat 5:00 Great South East 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Sunday Night 7:00 TBA 8:00 Castle: “Cuffed / Countdown” (M) - When Castle and Beckett wake up handcuffed together in a locked room with no memory of how they got there, they must piece together where they are and why, all while trying to escape. 10:00 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: “Strays” The Red Cell team is asked personally by FBI Director Fickler to find the estranged daughter of a federal judge, who is his longtime friend. 11:00 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:00 The Real Seachange 12:30 Auction Squad 1:30 Home Shopping 2:30 NBC Today 3:30 NBC Meet The Press 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Sharks Of The Red Sea 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: America Before Columbus 8:30 Brave New World with Stephen Hawking: Technology 9:30 Movie: “Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter.... And Spring.” (MA s,a) - The phases of a man’s life are reflected in the passing seasons. In spring a young Buddhist Monk is taught by his master in a remote temple. In summer, the young monk falls in love with a girl. Autumn sees him return to the temple as a middle-aged man, disturbed and angry after a tragic life. Winter sees him want to wash away the deeds of his past. 11:20 Movie: “Life Is A Miracle” (M l,s,v,d) - Luka, a civil engineer from Belgrade, has moved to a remote Bosnian village to build a railway that will transform the region into a tourist paradise. Luka remains deaf to the increasingly persistent rumblings of war but his family do not share his enthusiasm. 1:55 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 Children’s Programs 10:55 Catalyst: Seahorses 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 At The Movies: Short Cuts 12:45 The New Inventors 1:10 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Amersham 6:50 Minuscule: The Butterfly Effect 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Spooks: A Communist posing as a merchant banker attempts to bring down the British economy, and MI5 officer Ros must put her life at risk to prevent it. 12:30 Consuming Passion: 100 Years Of Mills And Boon 2:00 Dangerous Jobs For Girls: Loggers 2:50 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Roomate Transmorgrification” 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Good Guy Fluctuation” 8:00 Alcatraz: “The Ames Brothers” (M) - Two of Alcatraz’s most violent brothers, Herman and Pinky Ames, who were notorious for nearly escaping in 1963, find something mysteriously amiss when they return to Alcatraz in the present day. 9:00 Person Of Intrest: “Baby Blue” (M) 10:00 CSI: NY 11:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:00 Dark Blue: “Shell Game” (M v) - The team investigates a shooting involving a distinguished figure in the black community. 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Dancing At The Harvest Moon” (PG a,l) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away 7:00 TBA 8:00 Revenge 9:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Happy Endings: “Secrets And Limos / Spooky Endings” (PG) - Brad has a difficult time relating to humourless boss Mr. Forristal until the guy, a car buff, flips for Max’s limo. And Dave is reluctant to introduce his new girlfriend to everyone. Then, Jane and Brad spend a scary Halloween house sitting for friends in the suburbs while the rest of the gang heads to a warehouse party, where their respective costumes don’t quite have the effect anticipated, especially for Alex and Dave. 11:00 Sports Fever 12:00 Picture This 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today / 4:30 Sunrise Extra / 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “It’s Hard To Be Nice” (M l,s,v) 2:45 Spaceflies 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 7:35 Mythbusters: Duct Tape Hour - Tonight, the Mythbusters tackle various myths relating to the strength and flexibility of the most versatile tool in the handyman’s toolbox - duct tape. They’re testing whether or not duct tape can be used to: construct a potato cannon instead of using traditional glue; build a fully functional cannon; lift a 2,300 kg car; seal leaks in a boat; and construct an entire boat. 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Danger 5: Fresh Meat For Hitler’s Sex Kitchen - Allied troops all over Europe are spontaneously transforming into blonde haired, blue eyed, blood-thirsty Nazis. 10:05 The Ricky Gervais Show 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Noreen 1:05 Living Black 1:35 Natascha Kampusch: 3096 Days In Captivity 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 ABC News Breakfast 8:30 Business Today 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australian Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Dangerous Jobs For Girls 2:50 Can We Help? 3:00 Childrem’s Programs 6:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Country Town Rescue 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: The Body In The Library 10:05 Artscape: Anatomy 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:40 Hungry Beast: Wealth 1:10 A Farmer’s Life For Me 2:10 Dangerous Jobs For Girls: Fishing - Three high-flying British career women travel to South Australia where they are challenged to take on one of the world’s most treacherous occupations - working on a trawler hundreds of miles out into the Southern Ocean. 3:00 Football: VFL 4:00 Gardening Australia 5:00 ABC News Breakfast 8:30 Business Today 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 E2: Transport 2:00 Dancing With Dictators 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Restoration Home: Stanwick Hall 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: The Funeral 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Agony Uncles 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable: UFO - From UFO hunting in Roswell New Mexico to launching his own unidentified object into the sky, Lawrence goes boldly where no man has gone before to make contact with aliens. 12:00 Moving Wallpaper 12:25 Movie: “The Big Fix” (M d,v) - Moses Wine, a 1960s campus radical turned private eye, becomes involved in a tangled whodunit murder. 2:10 Dangerous Jobs For Girls: Hunters 3:00 Rage

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Jimmy Conjecture” (PG s) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Gothowitz Deviation” (PG s) 7:30 2 Broke Girls: “And The Hoarder Culture” (PG s) 8:00 2 Broke Girls: “And The Really Pretty Cash” (M) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Palmdale, Ech” (M) 9:00 Top Gear 10:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A.: “Mama Rita’s” (MA l) - Chef Ramsay visits a Mexican restaurant named Mama Ritas in Newbury Park, CA. Owner Laura, a former successful caterer, doesn’t know the difference between running a restaurant and running a catering business. 11:30 Eclipse 12:00 Men Of A Certain Age 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Goodmorning America 4:30 National Early Morning News / 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Sudden Terror: The Hijacking Of Schoolbus” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Surf Patrol 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - Brax realises Leah has feelings for him and Sid tries to wake Brax up to the danger that he’s in. 7:00 TBA 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 10:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: “The Girl In The Blue Mask” (M v,a) - Cooper and the Red Cell team try to find a killer who disfigures the faces of his victims. 11:30 Stag 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 NBC Today 4:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Breath” (M s,v) 2:35 Spaceflies 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Chinese School: Olympic Fever 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “To Take A Wife” (M a,l) - Set in Haifa in the late 1970s, this is a haunting, claustrophobic portrait of a loveless marriage held together by religious and social convention. Received a standing ovation at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. 12:55 Movie: “The Betrayal” (M v,a) - An exploration of the consequences and contradictions of French colonisation in Algeria. Lieutenant Roque is a young French officer dispirited by the endless war. His official role is to pacify the locals of an isolated village, and convince the Algerians of his nation’s good intentions. But in fact, his main target is the dismantling of the insurgent Algerian underground liberation army. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Today 8:30 Mornings 10:30 National Morning News 11:30 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Days Of Our Lives 2:30 Entertainment Tonight 3:00 Hi-5 3:30 Kitchen Whiz 4:00 National Afternoon News 5:00 Hot Seat 5:30 National News 6:00 A Current Affair 6:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Pirate Solution” (PG s) 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cornhusker Vortex” (PG s) 8:00 The Mentalist 9:00 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. 10:45 CSI: Miami: “Power Trip” (M v) - When a savage killer runs rampant in Miami, Horatio must intervene to stop a member of the police force from getting too close to the case. 11:40 20 To 1 12:35 Alive And Cooking 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Newstyle Direct 3:00 Good Morning America 4:30 National Early Morning News 5:00 Today

5:30 Sunrise 8:30 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven Morning News 11:30 Movie: “Claire” (M v) 1:30 Dr Oz 2:30 Guide To The Good Life 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Seven News 6:00 Today Tonight 6:30 Home And Away - Henri resumes as Casey’s tutor and Roo and Marilyn meddle in John and Gina’s situation. 7:00 TBA 8:00 Please Marry My Boy 9:00 The Amazing Race 10:00 How I Met Your Mother: “Oh Honey / Desperation Day” When Zoey’s naive cousin visits, Barney makes a move on her. Then, Ted comes to grips with his feelings for Zoey. 11:00 The Marriage Ref 12:00 Sons And Daughters 12:30 Infomercials 2:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Stag 3:30 NBC Today 4:30 Sunrise Extra 5:00 Seven Early News

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CROSSWORD No. 90

SUDOKU No. 90

Your Lucky

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

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.

A powerful aspect to Uranus later in the week will give you a bright idea. This thought will save you a great deal of time and energy over the coming weeks, so long as you have the courage to follow through with it. Romance. A friend who knows you well will help you to make an important decision. Your emotions will be extremely powerful this week, so you will need some perspective.

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

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

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

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

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

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A visit from a close friend will help you to focus your thoughts on matters outside your work. You have been putting a lot into your career recently and need time to reﬂect. Romance. A recent decision by your partner may seem quite hard to understand at ﬁrst. Don’t take it at face value, however.

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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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.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

FINDWORD No. 90

Your  Lucky

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. 90

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.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A person who doesn’t seem to be taking your feelings seriously will make you quite angry. Do your best to see things from this person’s point of view, but at the same time, make sure that you don’t let them take advantage of your good nature. Romance. An unexpected jealousy may disturb the peace. You will be the one who has to sort out the warring parties. Be careful that this conﬂict doesn’t lead to arguments with your partner.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t get any more deeply involved with an acquaintance who has let you down badly in the past. This person will let you down again if you give them a chance. Romance. Your partner will be in a very good mood. Shared chores will bring you closer together and you will both enjoy a romantic get-together later in the week.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Don’t let a personal remark about your appearance upset you. You need to focus on more positive aspects of your life. A meeting with a close friend later in the week will help you to sort out your priorities. Romance. A person whose intentions are a little suspect may have their eyes on you at the moment. This new admirer won’t give up easily: you may need to be less than subtle if you want to get them off your back.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) A favourable aspect to Venus will make you especially good at picking up other people’s feelings. Move ahead with a meeting you have been putting off. Romance. You may need to give in a little more in order to put a recent disagreement with your partner to rest. You won’t achieve anything by prolonging the dispute.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You will have a lot of initiative and will be able to make long-term progress with a project which has become stalled recently. Listen to advice given to you by a friend and follow it to the letter. Romance. You and your partner may be at different energy levels this month. You will need to be patient in order to bridge the gap between you: don’t be too demanding, even if you feel that your needs aren’t being met.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) The cautious approach shown by a friend may be your best approach at the moment. Romance. A person whom you have met several times in the past will suddenly get in touch. The attraction between you may not be mutual, however.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

Do your best to ﬁnd a tactful way of making your feelings known. Direct criticism could backﬁre if you are not careful. Romance. Try not to be too secretive about your intentions. You need to come clean and explain what you want to do.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) At times you may get a little frustrated with your day-to-day work. Don’t let your mind wander too far, however - it may be a little while before you have a chance to get away. Romance. Don’t make any decisions this week which might affect your partner without consulting them ﬁrst.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the conﬁdence you need to push on, despite criticism from people around you. You believe in yourself and will soon be proven right. Romance. A recent change in your emotions could have something to do with a new person in your life! You will start to grow much closer over the upcoming next week.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) You have used your superb intellectual powers to ﬁgure out a way to get ahead. Now is the best time to make your move. Don’t delay, because your luck may soon change. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your openness. A long discussion will show them that you are serious about improving the quality of your relationship.

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Fourth round in sailing series goes to San Souci the way right to the finish line and then spent some time scooting back around the course area like she owned the place. Justine was seen a number of times hanging out on the trapeze. Sans Souci managed to over take Magic rounding half tide rock but then Magic over took Sans Souci once more on the leg back to five fathoms. On the next leg back to half tide rock Sans Souci lost some vital time having to give way to the barge. On a collision bearing they foolishly radioed the barge informing them that they were going to enforce their right of way and maintain their course. No doubt there were sounds of laughter on the bridge of the barge and then a reply saying that they intended to keep theirs. Bullies. At this point Magic had made her way to half tide rock only to find herself caught in irons while tacking for the finish line. Sans Souci thought this may have been another opportunity to pass but Magic gybed around and back on the wind to maintain second place across the line. There were over a dozen extra crew people who came out for the afternoon and the photo of some of them relaxing on Magic summed up the day. Places on corrected time were first Sans Souci, second Hobie 18 and Magic third. Thanks to Dr Winston for the great photos and to our sponsors John Bedwell Management Pty Ltd. The next race will be held on Sunday March 25. See you all then.

By NEAL BAULCH IT WAS an interesting time at the briefing for race four of the John Bedwell blue water series on Sunday, March 11. On arriving at the club there were a number of people checking out a smallish “mud gecko” (crocodile) which was milling not far from the boat ramp. The more skittish were seen standing in the back of their ute as they were retrieving their boats. There was not a great deal of wind and the predicted five knots looked liked it was all we were going to get. But by the time Magic, Hobie 18, Sauvignon and Sans Souci had signed on, and three of those boats made their way out to the start line, the wind was up a little more towards eight to 10 knots. Sauvignon was on the careening poles before the race and that was where she stayed for the afternoon due to technical issues of which may be too embarrassing to put in print. Something to do with their dinghy line and propeller. The course for the day, which was to see a track around Strath Islet, was shortened due to the light wind conditions. The remaining course went from the tug cyclone buoys to the five fathom buoy, around half tide rock, back to the five fathom buoy, back around half tide rock and back to the start line. Sans Souci was across the start line first with Magic and Hobie 18 next who both overtook Sans Souci before the first mark. There was no holding back Hobie 18 who continued to lead

San Souci during the race.

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

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

Arnhem Gun Club Contact: President, Grub Stevens E: grub.gove@bigpond.com Arnhem Land Bowls Club Contact: Isobel Murray P: 0435 822 107, 8987 2120

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

Arnhem Writers Contact: Ian Maclean Ph: 0417 601 490

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

Auskick Contact: Cameron Knight P: 0488 508 577

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Gove Peninsula Tennis Club Contact: Nicky Mayer P: 8987 2640 Gove Touch Footy Contact: Bec Thomson E: secretarygtouch@hotmail.com Gove Volleyball Assoc. Contact: Fred Rowe - Pres P: 0417 080 579 fredntash@froggy.com.au Junior 8 Ball Contact: Marian Richter P: 0402 355 499

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

Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre P: 8987 1701 E: art@yirrkala.com

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

Gove Golden Oldies Contact: Ria Ngamoki P: 8987 3530

Nhulunbuy BMX Club Inc Contact: Donna Leahy, Secretary P: 0409 173 562 Nhulunbuy Regional Sport Fishing Club Contact: Jason Bourke P: 0409 764 623

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

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

Thu 22

Fri 23

Time 0202 0757 1433 2052

Time 0252 0848 1515 2124

Time 0332 0929 1551 2152

Ht 1.45 3.00 0.90 2.85

Ht 1.27 3.09 0.87 2.95

NEW MOON

Ht 1.12 3.12 0.89 3.03

Sat 24 Time 0406 1006 1623 2219

Ht 1.00 3.11 0.94 3.09

Sun 25

Mon 26

Tue 27

Time 0436 1039 1652 2245

Time 0505 1112 1719 2311

Time 0534 1143 1744 2339

Ht 0.91 3.06 1.01 3.13

Ht 0.85 2.97 1.10 3.14

Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga Hala Tupou – Ph: 8987 3553 Nhulunbuy Baptist Church Sundays 9.30am at Town Hall – Ph: 8987 1256 Uniting Church: Sunday Service 9.30am Hazel Trudgen – Ph: 8987 3545 Mobile 0413 536 877 Forward in Faith Ministries

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

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

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

WATER CONSUMPTION TABLE

NHULUNBUY

W/E Mar 11 W/E Mar 11 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 05/03

3594

946

3800

1000

-206

-54

Scouts Nhulunbuy Contact: Karen Coyle P: 8987 2783

Tuesday 06/03

4772

1256

3200

842

1572

414

Wednesday 07/03

3336

878

3500

921

-164

-43

Squash Club Contact: Donna Marie P: 8987 1272

Thursday 08/03

3877

1020

3300

868

577

152

Friday 09/03

3183

838

3100

816

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

Saturday 10/03

3278

863

3400

895

-122

-32

986

3100

816

645

170

6786 23400

6158

2385

628

Sunday 11/03

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

Tide times – Gove Harbour (Melville Bay) Wed 21

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

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

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

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

Gove Junior Rugby Contact: Jon Regan P: 8987 8094

Northern Territory Emergency Service P: 0427 392 264

RSPCA: Contact: Bev Goodchild P: 8987 2243

MOPS Contact: Christie Giles P: 8987 2227

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

Nhulunbuy Speedway Contact: Dan Wagg P: 0409 679 938

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

Runners North Contact: Vanessa Drysdale P: 8987 8005

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

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

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

Church services

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

Ht 0.82 2.87 1.19 3.13

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

TOTAL

3745 25785

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

Weather details o

Temperature ( C) Max Min Rainfall Monday 12 29.7 24.3 NIL Tuesday 13 30.8 23.9 32.4 Wednesday 14 29.1 25.2 5.8 Thursday 15 30.5 23.6 52.8 Friday 16 31.8 23.0 43.8 Saturday 17 30.4 24.4 12.6 Sunday 18 30.8 25.6 0.2 Monthly total rainfall to date: 198.6mm

Weather details supplied by the Bureau of Meteorology – Gove Airport from Monday, Mar. 12 to Sunday, Mar. 18

Mean sea level pressure Max: 1008 hPa on Monday Min: 1001.5 hPa on Saturday Averages for the month March Max temp: 31.3 Min temp: 23.9 Rainfall: 253.6mm

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Perfect conditions for lift-off

MAIN PIC: Harley Dean on the weekend. ABOVE: Falling from the sky, Sean Keogh. BELOW: Rob Rushbrook shows his style.

Sportsperson award looking for support SPORTS men and women are to be recognised with an annual sports-person of the year competition to be held in Gove this year. Organised by Rob Stewart from Gove FM there is to be a meeting at the Walkabout on Friday, March 23 at 7.30pm. Representatives of all the local sporting clubs in East Arnhem are invited to come along and discuss how this initiative can come to fruition. Early thoughts are to have monthly nominees who will vie for the final prestigious medal at the end of October. There will be an overall sports person of the year and then a junior and volunteer award as well. “We would like to see a local sport be rewarded and recognised for their efforts and dedication by creating a new awards night,” Mr Stewart said. “We need all of Gove’s sporting clubs to be a part and have their say to ensure it’s success. “We also envision a black tie gala dinner awards ceremony for the presentation with a sports identity or two.” The East Arnhem Sports Person Of The Year is already proudly supported by the Arafura Times, Walkabout Lodge and Gove FM.

Marathon try-outs Friday

PHOTOS BY EUGENE VENTER By TONY FOSTER THE Nhulunbuy Motor cycle Club held it’s fourth event for 2012 despite the recent rains here in town. The near on perfect track conditions attracted some quality riding from those who attended the St Patrick’s Day event. Mud, dirty gear and bikes were the order of the day with many riders showing only huge smiles hidden behind mud faces. The junior riders found some difficulty negotiating through the trenches left by the senior bikes in the mud with Kaylah Rushbrook showing determination picking up her bike and finishing her laps. Junior riders Evan and Jake Twomey, Troy Davidson, Christopher Wnuczynski, Kira Whyte and Jean-Paul Gilmore showed some impressive riding skills

on the wet circuit. Senior riders were represented by some enduro riders taking it right up to the motocross riders with several battles in all parts of the track. Harley Dean has the honour of stunt of the day trying to ride the bike upside down from the start line. The club welcomed new members; Harley Dean, Sean Keogh also Paul and Jean-Paul Gilmore. A great day was had by all and the spectators enjoyed the high flying senior riders. Thank you to all the flag marshals and helpers with the barbecue and drinks. Without the continued support of these volunteers the events could not happen. Thanks also to St John Ambulance for their volunteer support at the clubs events. Once again, a perfect day for them not required to attend accidents.

Thanks also go to Pete Mc Cormack and the NCL for the track preparation work with the backhoe. Our next event is on the Sunday after Easter, April 15. It is a pony express enduro, contested over the seven to eight km circuit for two and a half hours. Riders are advised to team up with a mate so the maximum amount of laps can be completed in the time allowed. There will be a walk/change-over area located at the MX track pit area. Alternatively you can have a go in the ‘ironman’ which is the same time, same circuit but by yourself. Start time is strictly 9am with late nominations not accepted. For more information on the enduro or the club please contact the committee at our facebook page or email to nhulunbuy_motorcycleclub@yahoo. com.au

Gove Volleyball week 4 results ROUND four of Gove Volleyball was played on March 13. Results are: Besties defeated Set to Kill 2 sets to 0: best players were Janine Leyla, Nathan and Gus. Meet the Blockers drew with The Wilson 1 set all with Fiona, Coreena, Jason and Matt as best players. Indecision defeated Net Assets 2 -0 :best players Angela, Leanne, Matt and Robb. Congo defeated Rubber Ducks 3-0: best players Cherie, Mannym Stanford and John. Caustic Jocks defeated YSOR 3-0. Energiszers defeated Fred Who 2-1: best players Karina,

Sam and Josh. Court Jesters defeated reach Out 3-0; best players Stef, Tina, Dale and Alan. Drink Spikers defeated Techo Tigers 3-0; best players Lillian, Namita, Peter and Darryl. Billwhacked defeated Ballz Up 2-0; best players Olivia, Zoe, Tim and Dave. Spike in the Trend defeated To Kill a Blocking Nersd 3-0; best players Laura, Ron and Russell. Mad Hatters defeated Hi N Ezy 3-0 One Hit Wonders drew with Russia 1-1: best players Ellie, Lyn, Davin and Patrick.

AS part of last year’s Indigenous Marathon Project two local athletes had the opportunity to compete in international marathons. Arian Pearson competed in the New York Marathon last year and Jamie Wunungmurra will be competing in the Boston Marathon. Rob de Castella’s project saw men and women from remote, regional and urban communities across the country run in the world’s most famous foot-races and the search is on to unearth the next group of Indigenous champions. The project is seeking outstanding men and women who want to change their lives by running the New York Marathon in November. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to be a part of something great with hope of an Indigenous representative in the Australian Olympic team that heads to Rio. . Try outs will be held across Australia including Ramingining oval this Friday, March 23, at 3pm.

School sports in training TRAINING has started in a number of sports for students in Nhulunbuy Schools. League with Jon Reagan is on Wednesdays at Hindle Oval from 5pm for students from 10 to 15 years encouraged to attend. Netball with Nicole Hovelroud is on Wednesdays at Nhulunbuy High School gym from 3.30pm to 4.30pm for 10 to 16 -year-olds. Football (soccer) with Ian Darlington is on Thursdays at Hindle Oval from 4pm for 10 to 13 year-olds. AFL withTroy Goodlad, Paddy Henan, Robbie Clements and Hamish Simpson is at Ski Beach and Yirrkala from 4pm. Basketball with Alison Thomas is at the Nhulunbuy High School Gym from 3.30pm to 4.30pm for 10 to 13 year-olds. Touch with Marissa Priestley starts with a Skills and Round Robin Spectacular on Saturday, March 24 at Hindle Oval from 9am to 6pm for nine to 13 year-olds and 14 to 18 year-olds. Future training times will be discussed at this session For further information contact Ian Darlington or Nicole Hovelroud on 8987 0018.

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Gove Old Codgers l to r : Steve Venour, Brendan McCarthy, Tony Bellamy, Dave Llewelyn, Dan Dwyer, Greame Hanks, Brett Grieves, Troy Goodlad, Shane Wembridge, Brenton Piro, Scott Davey, Lance Pfeffer, Dave Thomson, Michael Stimpson, Dave Neenan, Brad Cashion, Matt Watson, Wayne Thackrah, Mike Sandford, Jamie Wilks (c), Andrew McGloughlin, Darren Andrews, Silas Brisky, Gavin Hill, Matt Creeper, Shaun Murphy, Des O’Sullivan (B.O.G), John O’Neill, Justin Write, Paul Gynell. PHOTOS courtesy of TONY SCRIVEN - CAIRNS By MICHAEL STIMPSON

The team’s determination was eventually rewarded late in the first S at u r d ay, M a r c h 1 0 , s a w half when Brendan McCarthy pounced a 30-strong contingent of Gove on a loose ball and kicked true for ‘Old Codgers’ take on teams from Gove’s first goal, enough to go to the Cairns, Townsville and Capricornia break with a one point lead. The second half saw Gove assert its (Gladstone/Whitsundays) when the magnificent Cazaly’s oval played host dominance and superior fitness over to the annual Cairns AFL Masters’ a gutsy Capricornia team. Midway Carnival for over 35 and over 45 through a strong mark set up Dave Llewellyn’s first shot at goal which he teams. The Gove team lead by captain delivered straight between the two tall Jamie Wilks along with fitness coach posts setting up a seven point buffer. Moments later Mike (The Pirate) and club stalwart Des O’Sullivan had been preparing for the event with a Sandford also goaled after outclassing rigorous training regime that began his opponent. Capricornia managed a late goal to get within seven points in early January. Week upon week of training in again but Gove’s resolve held firm intense heat alternated with tropical denying them any further score to downpours prepared the team to cope come away with a hard fought win. The Gove brains trust asserted early with all eventualities and when it came on in the day that Cairns may well be time to hit the paddock it showed. A superbly fit and motivated Gove the team to beat and shortly after the team scored hard fought come-from- siren sounded the start of play in game behind wins in all three of its matches two Gove found themselves short on possession and a goal down. Cairns to secure the title. The first match against Capricornia were dominant in the first quarter of saw Gove dominate possession yet the game and only determined defence concede an early goal against the run prevented the Cairns side posting more goals. of play. Having weathered the early storm Several behinds came Gove’s way but despite its dominance in posses- Gove began to frustrate the Cairns side with dogged defence eventually sion goals proved elusive.

gaining the upper hand across the field but not yet on the scoreboard. When Justin Write goaled early in the second half Gove had gained the ascendency and cracks soon started to appear in the Cairns side. Gove soon consolidated with a goal to Matt Creeper who backed his trusty left boot after some clever work by Dan Dwyer putting the result beyond doubt and sending the Cairns morale and teamwork into freefall. Gove’s superior resolve, fitness and comradery were clearly the difference in a tense battle. An impressive win by Capricornia over Cairns in the second to last match all but handed the title to the Gove team but all minds were clearly focused on a clean sweep as we headed into the final match against Townsville under the blazing Cazaly’s lights. Gove dominated possession early and seemed well in control but errant kicking again saw Gove start on the wrong end of the scorecard although this time by only a single behind. Testament to Gove’s spirited defence Townsville were denied any further score in the first half. The forwards never quite found their kicking rhythm in challenging conditions but their dominance saw

eight behinds give the team a seven point buffer heading into the second half. The prospect of a clean sweep saw coach ‘Reggie’ Wilks implore the team to dig deep and in a piece of tactical genius instructed the team to ‘just do something’. Fitness coach Des O’Sullivan weighed in with a spirited motivational talk willing the team beyond any sense of fatigue and onto the finish line. The Gove response was impressive shutting out the Townsville team until another golden strike from Brendan McCarthy from near the boundary line put the result beyond doubt. Presentations followed with Des O’Sullivan awarded the Gove teams Best on Ground award for another tireless and typically inspirational performance. Other notable mentions go to Shane Wembridge whose effortless class in the middle again stood out, Darren Andrews who was pivotal in defence, Andrew (African) McGloughlin who struck fear into the minds of his opponents and whose double fisted spoil travelled further than most kicks, the aforementioned Brendan McCarthy who played the last two games with a badly corked thigh, Steve Venour who

cut games open with scything runs up the wing and Lance Pfeffer who was dynamic in the half forward line. It must also be said that there were no weak links in the Gove chain with all players contributing heavily to a fantastic result. The team has already expressed unanimous support for a title defence in 2013.

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Old Codgers scores at the Carnival Gove 3.7-25 Cap 2.1-13 Cairns 6.5-41 Tvl 2.2-14 Cap 2.4-16 Tvl 2.3-15 Gove 2.3-15 Cairns 1.3-9 Cap 3.8-26 Cairns 2.4-16 Gove 1.9-15 Tvl 1.1-7 The final standings Team W L F A per cent Gove 3 - 55 29 189 Capricornia 2 1 55 66 83 Cairns 1 2 66 54 122 Townsville - 3 36 72 50 In the 45s game Townsville beat Cairns 4.3-27 to 1.1218.

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