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Shire council’s last meeting
This week’s regular Cook Shire Council meeting marked the last for the 2008-2012 Council with the local government election impending. Seen at the Shire Chambers on Tuesday are (from left) Councillors Danny Lee and Colin Burns, Mayor Peter Scott and Councillor Marilyn Clark, Deputy Mayor Alan Wilson and Councillor Charlie Martin. (Cr Patricia Gordon was absent). Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.
Judge awards former employee $400,000 payout AFTER almost four years since he injured his back swinging a sledgehammer on the job, former Cook Shire Council worker Darryl John Hosmer was awarded more than $400,000 in damages in the Cairns Supreme Court on Friday, April 13. The court was told Mr Hosmer, 41, suffered a lumbar spine injury while “carrying out a task’’ at work on April 29, 2008. The Courier Mail reported
last week that Justice Jim Henry, in a just published 35-page decision, said despite earlier denials Cook Shire admitted liability at the trial that Mr Hosmer “suffered an injury to his lumbar spine’’. The court was told Mr Hosmer claimed to have received the injury while repeatedly swinging a sledgehammer over his head, while kneeling, to strike “dumpy pegs” into hard ground. “It is common ground (between the council and Mr
Hosmer) he was required to perform the task in the course of his employment with the council,’’ Justice Henry said. “Mr Hosmer (claims) that the (lumbar spine) injury was caused by the council’s breach in its obligations and duties.’’ However, he said there had been some “literal inconsistency’’ in the council’s claim. “On the one hand (the council) admits liability for the (sledge hammering) incident . . . (which) specifically alleges that the injury was suffered in
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the course of carrying out the task (described),’’ he said. “On the other hand, it also denies the incident caused the alleged injury.’’ The Courier-Mail reported Justice Henry said during a civil trial if became apparent there was no real dispute Mr Hosmer was injured in the “sledgehammering incident’’, but there was some dispute over whether Mr Hosmer had a pre-existing back injury. “The more major dispute at
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trial centred upon assessing the true extent of the impact of the injury upon Mr Hosmer.’’ The court was told Mr Hosmer was assessed or treated by two respected orthopaedic surgeons in October and November 2008, which resulted in a very slight improvement to his condition. Justice Henry awarded Mr Hosmer damages in the sum of $413,600.43. The sum accounts for almost $250,000 in future economic loss, almost $30,000 loss of
future superannuation and $45,000 in general damages. Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said the damages claim, which was covered by Council’s WorkCover policy, was not coming out of the budget. “Injury claims are just one of the reasons we have this sort of insurance to cater for unfortunate situations like this,” he said. Mayor Scott said he was unable to comment on the outcome of the trial.
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letters to the editor Road is appalling I HOPE the upcoming local government election will deliver a Council who remembers that Bloomfield is part of the shire with a solid rate base and as such, should have maintenance done on its road, which currently is a disgrace. The section from Russel Creek to Rossville Scrub is as bad as it’s been in a
April Thu 19 – Wed 25. Cooktown Pool closed. Fri 20. Cooktown P & C annual general meeting at the Events Centre from 9.45am.
Sat 21. Rossville P&C market at Hatfield Market Place from 9am to noon. Sat 21. Public meeting for “Cooktown in a Minute” Film Festival will be held at Nature’s PowerHouse from 10am
Sun 22. Cooktown SSAA Practical Shoot from 9am.
quarter of a century. The current thinking that, “If we can’t do an upgrade, we don’t do anything”, is flawed and I invite all candidates to take a drive to Bloomfield before the polls and experience the apalling conditions we are enduring. Vera Auld Ayton
Rossville school says a big thanks
Sun 22. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for information. Tue 24. Bloomfield Memorial Association Anzac meet and greet at Ayton’s Tin Shed from 6pm to 11pm. Live music with food and drinks available.
students, families and community members for their ongoing support. Congratulations to our lucky first prize winner, Jade Snell, with second prize going to Jayne Gallagher. Also a big thank you to Emma Smith who sold the most tickets. Melissa Griffiths Rossville P&C Asociation
Bowman gets the message across in just a few words WITH 17 to choose from, the potential is there for us to have a strong and capable team of six new Councillors. Russell Bowman is a number one choice for me. The following are his words: “If you are willing to have me represent you, please give me
a strong team to work with and we will endeavour to make Cook Shire rebound to prosperity, strength and growth.” Russell has said it all, it is now up to us. Barrie Hunter Cooktown
Cooktown P&C to hold annual general meeting tomorrow I WOULD like to remind everyone that the annual general meeting for the Cooktown State School’s Parents & Citizens Association will be held this Friday, April 20 in the Events Centre Meeting Rooms after Parade at 9.45am. Everyone is welcome. Cooktown State School Principal Jillian Blennerhassett, the Southern Cape Cluster Principal Lorne Willadsen and Education
Queensland Assistant Regional Director Richard Huelin will all be in attendance. We will be discussing the Cooktown State School budget, the Southern Cape Cluster budget and what being part of a Cluster means to the school, including the establishment of the Cluster Office. This will be an interesting meeting and not to be missed if you would like your questions answered re-
garding the Year-8 class room being converted into the Cluster Office. After the discussion, the Exectutive Committee will be elected, so if you have some spare time to give to help make our school a great place to learn, please come along to the meeting. Nikki Darvell President Cooktown State School P&C.
tions – march and flag raising ceremony from 10am, free Morning tea at the Tin Shed, annual softball game between Air Force and Bloomfield River Rats at the Bloomfield Sports Oval from 1pm.
THE Rossville State School P&C Association would like to acknowledge and thank the Cooktown IGA for their kind donation of an assortment of Easter goodies. Thank you. Also to Amanda Wegryzyniak who donated a large plastic tub which was used to fill up with the Easter goodies which made a wonderful Easter raffle. Thank you to all the
Wed 25. Anzac Day march and service from 11am. Marchers are required to gather at the RSL Memorial Club from 10.15am. Returned service personnel to wear medals. Function at RSL Memorial Club after.
Scott replies to a ‘negative’ campaign
Tue 24. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5088 for information. Wed 25. Anzac Day Dawn Service in Anzac Memorial Park from 6am followed by a gunshot at the RSL Memorial Club. Wed 25. Bloomfield Memorial Association Anzac celebra-
Wed 25. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot from 5.30pm.
OVER the past few weeks and months there has been a concerted negative and pessimistic political campaign against the performance of me, the incumbent Mayor, Council and Council Staff. I welcome criticism where justified - we learn from our mistakes. However I do not like uninformed or ignorant innuendo or mischief making. I have been privileged to work with talented and dedicated elected members and staff for the last eight years. In that time, Council has been able to take Cooktown and the Shire forward in an extraordinary manner considering our size, population, economic and societal restrictions - coupled with the impact of the GFC, Cyclones Larry & Yasi and a bureaucratically stifling, past state government. Some of our achievements have been many years in the making. However, the finalisation is the realisation. Some of those achievements in the area of health include - a new Cooktown Renal Dialysis
Thu 26. Neighbourhood Watch meeting at Cooktown Shire Chambers from 6pm.
Fri 27. First Kindergym lesson for the term at the Events Centre from 9.30am. Sat 28. Cooktown Pool’s 20th birthday party from 10am. Sun 29. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from
1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for information.
CHURCH SERVICES Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun. Phone 4069 5155. Assembly of God: Gungarde, 9.30am Sun; Home group 7.30pm Tue; young adults 7pm Thu. Phone 4069 5070. Catholic: 6pm Sat and 8.30am Sun, St Mary’s, Cooktown. Phone 4069 5730. Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am. Phone 4069 6778, 0428 696 493. Rossville Christian Fellowship: Elsie Hatfield’s, 8am Sun. Phone 4060 3968. Lutheran: Hope Vale at 9am on Sunday, Cooktown. Phone either 4060 9197 or 0419 023 114.
Unit, Cooktown Sewerage Plant and Reticulation, Cooktown Water Treatment Plant. A Healthy Communities Co-ordinator position has been established and the shire also received a Healthy Communities award for lights at the oval. In the education field there has been the establishment of a new primary school on the high school campus, a new Christian primary school, the Events Centre facilities for hospitality, arts and performance and sealed access to the Rossville State School. Sporting activities have been enhanced by John Street Oval irrigation and turf, Coen Oval irrigation and turf, Ayton Sports ground toilets upgrade, new tennis/netball courts in Cooktown, Events Centre sports facilities, Skate Park, the establishment of a Cooktown Sports Co-ordinator position and the establishment of the Three Rivers senior Rugby League competition. Progress in the areas of lifestyle/amenity include - Grassy Hill Lookout, the sealing of town streets in Coen and Cooktown,
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disabled access ramps, tables and chairs, drink fountains, footpaths and walking tracks, the Cooktown Waterfront plan and development, Marton, Starke and Jeannie River Boat Ramps, playgrounds at Ayton, Rossville, Lakeland and Coen, a washdown bay at Lakeland, Disaster Management programs and facilities and PCYC Events Centre management and programs. Culturally, there has been the Milbi Wall, River of Life & Events Centre art, Nature’s PowerHouse extension and performances and the inclusion of Bama inclusion in public art and the June weekend. Housing facilities in the shire have been improved by the building of new social housing and new aged care units in Cooktown and the subdivision and upgrade at George Close, Laura. In the business world, we have established: a role for a Tourism Development Officer, website, Facebook, Twitter and Linkdin pages, vastly increased Shirewide contractor employment on NDDRA work, a Regional
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Economic Development Plan & Community Plan, a new airstrip in Coen and lighting at Laura. And in regards to roads and bridges, we have overseen new major bridges on the Annan, Endeavour and Laura Rivers, completed the seal of the Mulligan Highway, the building of PDR culverts and crossings, the sealing of the road between Lakeland and Laura, an upgrade of the Bloomfield/Rossville and Battlecamp “ring” roads. There has also been the upgrade of Ayton, Rossville, Laura, Coen, Portland Road, Roads and Cooktown streets, the Cooktown Access Road and roundabout, rural access roads, culverts and bridges and the sealing of ranges and The “Great Wall” of Bloomfield. Your new Council will reassess our current systems and way forward, but it needs to be based on proven performance, optimism and a positively inclusive attitude. Peter Scott Mayoral candidate
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THE motives behind damage caused to the Rainforest Real Estate complex on Monday morning remain unclear as Cooktown Police continue their investigations into the incident. Four sections of glass - two involved with the Child Safety office and two belonging to Rainforest Real Estate - were kicked in at about 2am by an offender(s) who left some helpful clues behind for the police. Police are hopeful that a small amount of blood at the scene, along with a print of a bare foot on
Damage to the building has still to be estimated. Cooktown CIB Detective Sergeant Deborah Malone echoed Ms Olsen’s sentiments and said her inquiries were continuing. “We have a number of persons of interest we intend interviewing in relation to this matter,” she said. “And with the evidence we have to hand, I’m hopeful of a positive outcome soon. “But we’re also hopeful that anyone with any information relating to
one of the doors will assist them in identifying the person(s) responsible. Although entry was gained to the third level of the building, it is believed no further entry was gained to the offices on that level. Rainforest Real Estate Principal Karen Olsen’s mantle as the business most targeted by criminals remains intact, with the latest incident the third in less than six months. Ms Olsen was the victim of a break and enter, which saw a safe containing jewellery and cash valued at a significant
amount removed, and more recently, the building was the target of an arson attack. While police charged a male offender for the arson within hours of the offence being discovered, the person(s) responsible for the theft of the safe remain at large. “Dare I say it again, I’m just sick of it,” Ms Olsen said. “We’d already looked at installing external security cameras, but they were held up. “Needless to say, we’ll be hurrying things up now.”
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Council candidates entitled to have their own independent scrutineers DEPENDING on mail deliveries, Cook Shire residents have been making their choices for Mayor and Councillors in the upcoming local government election since last Wednesday when ballot papers started to appear in their mail. Cook Shire, like many areas in Queensland is subject to postal voting only, with no polling booths available anywhere in the shire. Residents who are registered to vote have until 6pm on Saturday, April 28 to post their vote. While Returning Officer Cass Sorensen and her team
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Public Service Assemble at RSL Memorial Club at 10.15am for the march to Anzac Memorial Park, for Service at 11am. All service personnel and the public are invited to attend. After lunch will be traditional Anzac Day activities including Two-Up and Crown & Anchor at the RSL Memorial Club, from 12.30pm-6pm.
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By GARY HUTCHISON NEW Endeavour Christian College Principal Jannie Basson has many a tale to tell of his former career caring for elephants and rhinos, but the first priorities of he and his wife Louise are their new roles in the school in which they have already fallen in love. Their thick South African accents leave no question as to where their origins lie, but they, along with their children Otto and Karli now call Australia and more recently Cooktown, their home. But the decision to move to Cooktown to assume the duties of the school’s inaugural teachers, Pastor Peter Coates and his wife Christine was quick - one they are glad they made. “We were approached by the Endeavour Christian Schools organisation about coming here to relieve Peter and Christine so they could concentrate more on their Pastoral duties,” Jannie (pronounced Yonnie) said. “So we googled Cooktown, did our research and here we are.” And Louise declared their decision one of the best they have ever made. “We already love it here, with
this beautiful new school, the lovely countryside and already the people have been so wonderful to us,” she said. A beautiful countryside is something to which they are accustomed, having spent eightand-a-half years teaching in Airlie Beach before making the move north. With a strong focus on curriculum, the couple intend carrying on the good work of their predecessors. “Peter and Christine have done a fabulous job in getting the school started to where it is now, and as time progresses, we hope to grow the school through the different levels,” Jannie said. “We love our job, love working with kids and the diversity of working at different education levels in a school like this.” Jannie will be teaching the upper-primary classes from Year-3 upwards, while Louise will be responsible for the lower-primary levels from Prep to Year-2. But what about the elephants and rhinos? “I was a wildlife officer in South Africa and then worked for the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service before becoming
The Basson family, Karli (Year-1), Jannie (Principal and Upper Primary Teacher), Louise (Lower Primary Teacher) and Otto (Year-6) are the new additions to the Endeavour Christian College. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. a teacher, but I don’t expect I’ll be seeing too many rhinos here,” he laughed. And the Basson family has already been given the seal of approval from Pastor Peter. “Christine and I have enor-
mous faith in Jannie and Louise,” he said. “They’re an instant hit and the family has fitted in well already and we’ll be giving them all the support we can.”
Political leaders could heed (or take heed) from verse “THE whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had as everything From the Pulpit they owned was held in common” Acts 4:32. Mayor Scott and our political leaders must read this verse and envy the idyllic concept of such harmony in the community. Let us be real. That is exactly what it is, an idyllic concept of “the good old days.” Later in the Acts we are given a glimpse of reality. Having problems isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Without them, we’d have almost no scripture, and far less creative thought and progress. Our sacred authors usually didn’t sit down on beautiful days, with really nothing
important going on, and decide to write the Bible. That’s why scripture scholars frequently start their investigation of a specific text by searching for the problem that originally prompted the author to write. For instance, if Luke didn’t have trouble in his community with some who selfishly refused to support others, we wouldn’t have had this reading describing the perfect, self-giving Jerusalem church. These weeks after Easter is a wonderful time to read the Acts of the Apostles. We see the emerging group, not an institutional church, coming to grips with change. Change which called them to move from institutional Judaism; change which forced them to face the imperialism of Rome and stay faithful to
Jesus’ law of Love. Simple. Like the early Christians, we have the same principles to guide us as we once again we elect our leaders. Like them, we are challenged to choose people who have a wider mission than their own needs, and our private needs. Who look to the good of the whole community and, like our Christian leader, are prepared to give of themselves. Then having democratically found our leaders, how do we support them, challenge them, keep them honest and caring? By being supportive, honest and caring ourselves. Sr Irene Masterson St Mary’s Church Cooktown
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This plasterer packs a punch By ERIC GEORGE
MOST of us know Vince Parkes as the local plasterer. In fact, if you live in a house completed any time recently, the chances are that you only have to look around to see his work. However, there is a lot more to Vince than just his trade. When we sat down for a chat, I asked him about his roots. “I was born in New Zealand. I moved to Australia when I was one, and came to Rossville when I was about nine years old. My mum and dad were sapphire mining, and they heard about tin and cheap land at Rossville. So they came, pegged a block, bought one acre for $70 and built a shack and I lived all my school years there. “My parents started out working for the big tin mines. There were two of them, really big operations, until they eventually all closed down. My parents are both still alive and they are back down on the gem fields.” Vince is Maori but that was never a problem. “There’s that many Maoris in Australia, and I pretty well classify myself as Australian. I grew up here, I have no New Zealand accent, but I always go for the All Blacks when they’re playing the Wallabies - I don’t know why.” Vi n c e e n j o y s t h e multi-cultural nature of Cape York. “I like multicultural.” Does it work? “Yeah, it works fine. If you grow up here, you all become one really.” “I left Cooktown when I was twenty-one and went to the Sunshine Coast, and found Thai boxing. My Thai boxing coach owned a big plastering company and he had like an army of Thai boxing plasterers. It grew from there.” Vince is modest about
his fighting achievements. He would only say that they were pretty good, but not super good. “I retired from fighting at twentyseven and returned to Rossville. The gym has been running ever since, and I’m forty-one now.” When Vince came back up here, he got his contractor’s card and set up as an independent plasterer. How does he find life as a business man? “I’ve gotten smarter as I’ve gotten older. I learn every year and I’m still learning.” Vince has a reputation around Cooktown for always returning customer’s phone calls. “Have I? I think it is important, especially if you want constant work. It’s just courtesy. I always return my calls, and if I don’t it means I have missed them.” A feature of Vince’s style of working is that he constantly trains new people. “Plastering is a real good trade. I’d recommend it for any young fellow, or female. There’s pretty good money in it and it’s not so physically hard. But you have to be particular and fussy about your work. Take your time.” Vince is passionate about his gym and the people that use it. He runs Muay Thai classes, and he also runs fitness classes. “They’re not ladies’ fitness classes, but that’s all that comes. No blokes come. They’re booming at the moment. An average class is about fifteen people. Twice a week.” I a s k e d Vi n c e t o explain the difference between Muay Thai and Thai boxing. “They’re the same thing. Kick boxing, that’s different. Kick boxing is kicking and boxing. Muay Thai comes from Thailand. It was invented by the Thais over a thousand years ago
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for war, and it turned into the Thai national sport. Now the whole world is learning it.” Is it dangerous? “No, it’s not dangerous. Riding a horse is more dangerous. Football is more dangerous. I’d never had a broken bone in my body, and then I had my second game of football and my collar bone got snapped straight away.” Vince is a born teacher. “Yes, I love training people. All the time, yes, every day. I have the Muay Thai classes and the fitness classes. There are four women, they’ve all lost over twenty kilos. So it works. Highly addictive! They’re always here. Never miss, and they talk, so more people are coming.” Vince encourages his Muay Thai students to enter competitions. “I love competitions. It’s where I started. I put on my own shows as well and I compete children from nine years upwards. I take them around Australia and I even take them around the world.” Where did Vince take his students last? “Korea. It was good. I took three people over, and we came back with a silver and a bronze medal, and that’s competing against over a hundred countries. We
just do what we do, and we train hard. We try to go to Thailand every couple of years, Each time we go away, we learn heaps. I’m in constant contact with the best coaches and the best fighters in Australia and the world. That’s why all the kids are at a high level.” Vince is branching into the new world of Mixed Martial Arts. At the moment, this is the fastest growing sport in the world. “The competitions are held in a cage, an octagon, so there’s no escape! The fighters wear four ounce mitts with their fingers so they can grab each other. They can take each other to the ground. “It’s very popular. It’s huge. I’m putting on my first Mixed Martial Arts show on April 21 in Cairns. This is through my new organisation Fight Corps Australia.” Leaving Vince’s gym and his fighting school aside, how does he see Cooktown today? “I see Cooktown steadily cruising along. Steady Eddie.” What would Vince like to see happening in Cooktown? He focuses on facilities for young people. “Something needs to be done out at The Block. It’s been there forever, but I’ve never
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a candidate for Councillor in the upcoming elections. The Shephard family first arrived on the Cape York Peninsular 100 years ago, and now, five generations later, we’re still fighting for the betterment of the Cape York. I grew up on Lilyvale Station and was educated at Coen and St Augustine’s College in Cairns. After Year-12, I took on the running of the family business, which I still do today with my wife Susan and three children.
I support local events and in 2004, I won the Australia Day Sports Award for my long association with horse racing as a trainer and as a jockey. Having a life-time of experience on Cape York Peninsula, I know the issues we all face and I will stand up for what is best for the locals and Cape York. If elected, I will do my best to represent all the residents of the Cook Shire.”
Film festival competition still waits for entries PREPARATIONS for the 2012 “Cooktown in a Minute” Film Festival, which will be held on Sunday, June 10 during the Discovery Festival are well under way. Sarah Henderson, a member of Cooktown Asylum, the group organising the festival and associated competition said the event is sure to be a hit. But she’s still waiting for entries. “It’s still early, but so far I haven’t received any entries,” Ms Henderson said. “Entries must be submitted to me by Friday, May 25 for inclusion into the film festival.” Ms Henderson said she had already given a short presentation to the P-12 students at Cooktown State School explaining the requirements of the festival, and they seemed very interested in entering the competition. “Kids have great imaginations and points of view, and their films can be quite entertaining,” she said. “I hope to see several videos entered by kids this year, because these days with modern technology it is so easy to capture video footage and share it with others.” Ms Henderson said a Nintendo 3DS plus Mario game (donated by the Cooktown Chamber of Commerce & Tourism) would be awarded to the winner of the under-18s competition, while the adults prize (donated by the Cook Shire Council) will be a 32GB
iPod Touch with a Logitech Purefi Express Docking Station. She said that on the night of the judging, the crowd will be asked to become involved by texting messages which will decide the “People’s Choice Award”. “This will be the interactive part of the Film Festival, I’m really looking forward to this night, it’s sure to be lots of fun,” she said. The winner will receive both a tour of their choice with Guurrbi Tours for two people and two nights accommodation in a two-bedroom cabin at the BIG 4 Cooktown Holiday Park. She said the prize is transferrable. “If the winner would like to share it with friends or family out of town, they can,” she said. Ms Henderson said while video editing may seem daunting, it is not as complicated as people might think. For further information on the festival and the competition, go to Cooktown Asylum Video Productions’ Facebook page, on which hints and tips on editing will also be included: http://vimeo.com/videoschool/ lesson/23/video-101-editing-withwindows-live-movie-maker The next public meeting, and second-last before the film festival, will be held on Saturday, April 21 from Nature’s PowerHouse.
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Last Post’s origin THE hauntingly stirring “Last Post� played by a lone bugler on Anzac Day reportedly had an equally emotive origin. In 1862, in the American Civil War, a Union army Captain, Robert Ellicombe, risked his life to save a soldier whom he believed to be one of his own men. He was to discover that he was too late, that the deceased was his own son and that, unbeknowns to his family, the young man had joined the opposing Confederate ranks. For the funeral the Captain was allowed the services of a lone bugler. The grieving father asked him to play the series of transcribed musical notes that had been found in the dead youth’s pocket. The sadly beautiful “Last Post� was born. “The Bugler’s Call� I crawl out of bed; the sky is still dark. I whinge and mumble and whine. Why must I attend Dawn Service again? With shame, I remember Lone Pine. The sun greets the day. The town has now gathered, So sleepy but reverent no less. Past history’s related; the old songs re-sung And our dear Lord entreated to bless. The guard stands immobile; the flag scarcely stirs; The bugler is nervous and “Last Post� is reedy and thin But the town is united; no differences flare. All pay homage to fallen kin. The wreaths are all laid and the children involved To honour the ones who gave all. The old diggers pray the young will respond Should they need to answer the call. Two minutes are granted to us to use well. We shall remember them. This we all vow. The war widow silently echoes, “Amen�. Awake to “Reveille�, the call to the here and now! If you have a poem or a short story you would like to share, email your thoughts (in prose or verse) for our column to:- thekellers@bigpond.com or send to:- P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895. Dianne Keller, Cooktown Writers’ Group.
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Janice Haslop with her brother Elliot and the prizes she won for coming third in a Disney drawing competition. Photo submitted.
Janice wins Disney drawing prize A FREEHAND drawing of the Dragon Warrior has won Helenvale lass Janice Haslop third prize in the national Disney drawing competition. Her third placing was one of 50 national placings contested by hundreds of entries from around the country. A Year-6 student at Rossville State School, Janice said her interest in the competition was raised after reading about it in a Disney World magazine. “I was reading the magazine and saw the competition and all the good prizes, so I thought I would enter,� Janice said. “I don’t do a lot of
drawing, so I didn’t really expect to win anything, but I thought I would have a go. “I’ve entered a number of competitions before and haven’t won anything, so this is my first.� The 10-year-old said her subject, the Dragon Warrior, “Po� was easy to draw. “It was really a simple thing, I just copied it from the magazine,� she said. Two months after submitting her entry, Janice received a surprise package in the post. “I was very excited to realize I had won third prize,� she said. “And I got these really good prizes.�
Her bounty included a set of two Kung Fu Panda movies, four Chinese lanterns, magazines and a sun shield, but the surprises didn’t end there. “Next week, I was even more excited when I got a notice in the post there was another parcel waiting for me,� she said. “And when we got into town, I realized there was another prize, a trampoline.� Proud dad Hamish said Janice’s excitement extended beyond winning from so many entrants to the exceptionally good condition in which the prizes arrived through the post.
Feed bureaucrats to the crocodiles I SEE Warren Entsch has been banging on about shooting View crocodiles again. You from have to admire his the Hill persistence, he has been talking about it for years and years. He has no problem at all with the idea of blasting the odd monster lizard. You would be excused for seeing him as some sort of Crocodile Dundee. No, let me rephrase that. You would not be excused for seeing him as a sort of Crocodile Dundee. He does not wear a hat with crocodile claws in the hatband, and his silhouette is - how shall I put this politely? - his silhouette is a little dissimilar. For all that, Warren is a proud northerner and he does know his crocs. You have only to watch him pounding the lectern to see his heredity shine through (he is descended from a long line of crocodiles on his mother’s side). His argument is that we have far too many big, old and very cranky crocs, and some of them are not in parliament. These fearsome animals are not only very dangerous to people, they are happy to gobble up smaller crocs too. They are a roadblock to progress. They no longer know how to pick up the girls and start a new family, so they are not even extending the dominance of
crocodile kind. Warren’s solution? It’s easy. Import a few rich Americans and Germans, and let them play at being big game hunters. These men (they’re nearly always men and not women) are prepared to cough up a fortune to shoot a trophy animal and take bits of it home. Sounds like a win-win-win proposition. The locals will be happy because the monsters go off to be restaurant ornaments in Las Vegas. Smaller crocs will be happy, because they get a new pond to play in, and the tourism industry will be delighted because of all the money the intrepid hunters will bring with them. Unfortunately, it’s not possible. Somewhere in a filing cabinet in Canberra is an immutable regulation that says no shooting and - most importantly - no trophies. Can’t be changed. We are all helpless in the hands of the bureaucrats, and the bureaucrats say... Isn’t it time for another latte? Believe me, if you happen to trip over a fresh pile of crocodile poo and decide to take some home to show mother in Frankfurt, you will definitely be charged with international smuggling. Seriously - I’m not exaggerating. We have made even crocodile poo contraband, let alone skins or bones. Now, if only we had the commonsense to feed the bureaucrats to the crocs...
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Cooktown Local News 19 - 25 April 2012 – 7
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What happened to the tin box? ON December 22, 1879 the foundation stone for the town hall on the corner of Charlotte and Adelaide Streets was laid by the Mayor, S Samper. The event was recorded in the local newspaper, the Cooktown Courier on December 24, 1879. Unfortunately, the hall burned down on December 12, 1892. “On Monday last, a large concourse of people from all parts of the town made their way to the site of the new town hall adjoining the post office, where a number of flags were flying, indicating that some important event was to take place. A derrick was standing, under which a large stone was suspended ready to be lowered. On the surface of the stone, a hole was sunk four inches deep, twenty inches long and six inches wide. Shortly after 11am, His Worship said, ‘Ladies and Gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to be here this day, at the laying of the foundation stone of our town hall. In a few days I shall have been six years with you, and little did I think it would ever come to my lot to perform such a duty as this. I have been requested by the aldermen to perform this ceremony, and I can assure you that I feel highly honoured. I hope and trust the town will continue to prosper. If anyone had predicted some five years ago that Cooktown, with the immense boulders in its streets, which made it very difficult to travel, would now be in its present state of advancement, he would have been looked upon as a lunatic. I will venture to say that the town will compare favourably for its age with any other municipality in the colony. It is possible that before many years have elapsed, this hall, the foundation stone of which we are now laying in the I.E. corner of
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with three hearty cheers) and Alderman H Poole invited those present to adjourn to Poole’s Sovereign Hotel. An adjournment was accordingly made, and the company sat down to a liberal display of edibles and good cheer. The usual toasts were proposed, drunk and responded to, including the health of His Worship the Mayor, which was enthusiastically received, and the company, after spending a very pleasant hour, parted.” Researched and written by LORRINE RYLE
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A remedy for diabetes, but don’t let it escape
Left: Paniala, Flacourtia jangomas. Above: The thorns of a Paniala, Flacourtia jangomas. Photos: SANDY LLOYD WELCOME plant lovers. This week I would like to talk about Paniala, a tree that is a specimen in your Botanic Gardens and fruiting Passion now. If you don’t want to miss the for Plants delicious fruits of the Indian Plum, Coffee Plum or Paniala, Flacourtia jangomas, take a walk through the gardens. It is a lowland and mountain rainforest tree, widely cultivated in Southeast and East Asia, and has escaped cultivation in a number of places. Its wild origin is unknown, but is thought to be tropical Asia, perhaps India, and is now naturalized in Cape York Peninsula and north-eastern Queensland. It is usually found at deserted house sites or in disturbed areas of gallery forest or rain forest. This small spreading tree has nasty long branched spines on the trunk and branch-bases and produces small white to green fragrant flowers. It is a food plant for the larval stages of the Australian rustic butterfly. Separate male and female trees are required to get fruit, so you need to plant at least three plants. It is grown only from seed, which may be spread in floods, but are most commonly dispersed by animals that eat the fruit. If you do want to plant this delicious (to me) fruit, be very careful - it can be an invasive species - recognised as potentially, adversely impacting upon high-value natural ecosystems in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area. The fruits are round, dark red to nearly black and when ripe, tasty. The taste varies from acid to sweet. It can be eaten out of hand or made into juice or marmalade.
Indian Plum is sometimes harvested for its lumber. The plant is considered one of the primary host plants of the Queensland fruit fly. It is very similar to Governor’s plum (Flacourtia indica), which has hairy leaves with rounded or short-pointed tips. Medicinally the fruits and leaves are used against diarrhea, dried leaves are used for bronchitis and the bark and root is used against toothache and gum problems. Fruits are stomachic and digestive, allay thirst, useful in biliousness and fevers and relieve nausea. There is a growing interest in herbal remedies due to the side effects associated with the existing drugs for diabetes. These plants have been traditionally used to treat diabetes, and have been proven to have hypoglycemic effects. There have been trials to investigate the effect of this plant on diabetes in rats. These studies have identified that compounds such as polysaccharides, flavonoids, terpenoids and tannins, and steroids are responsible for an anti-diabetic effect. It also contains flavonoids, saponins and carbohydrate, steroids, tannins and phenolic compounds. The observed hypoglycemic effects of this plant could have resulted from the combined activity of these compounds present in the extract. The tests confirm that an extract of the leaf and stem of the plant has anti-diabetic properties. Remember this is your column too. Call or email me if you want to know about a plant or take a trip in your Botanic Gardens. Sandy Lloyd sandylloyd@skymesh.com.au 4060 3102
Check your papaws for ringspot PAPAW growers are being asked to be vigilant for papaya ringspot disease which has possibly extended beyond its quarantine area in south-east Queensland. Considered to be a serious pest, Biosecurity Queensland has started a statewide survey and is seeking support from commercial papaya producers, home gardeners and gardening groups. Biosecurity Queensland’s senior plant health scientist Ceri Pearce said papaya ringspot disease, caused by Papaya Ringspot Virus - Type P (PRSV-P) - could be spread by sap-sucking aphids. “These small insects can carry the virus and spread the infection between papaya and cucurbit plants,” Dr Pearce said. “We are working closely with the papaya, cucurbit and nursery
industries to manage the risk of papaya ringspot disease as the papaya industry is worth between $25-30 million to Queensland. Papaya ringspot disease symptoms include: ringspot patterns (concentric rings and spots) or c-shaped markings on fruit, dark green streaks and rings on leaf stalks and stems, yellowing and vein-clearing of young leaves and yellow mottling and distortion of leaves. Anyone who suspects their papaya plants may be affected by the disease is asked to take photos of the affected leaves, stems or fruit and submit them to Biosecurity Queensland. For more information on papaya ringspot disease visit www.biosecurity.qld.gov.au or call 13 25 23.
Papaws with papaya ringspot disease are affected with this leaf discolouration.
An example of papaya ringspot disease. Photo submitted.
Cooktown Local News 19 - 25 April 2012 – 9
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Anzac Day planning in full swing What’s happening at Cooktown State School TERM two at Cooktown State School started with the students coming back to freshly painted classrooms and new blinds in the high school, and new carpets in the primary. At the end of this week our interim student reports will be sent out to all students. This will be accompanied by a letter inviting parents to make an interview with their child’s teacher to discuss their progress so far. It is important for parents to take advantage of these opportunities as it enables them to discuss ways to support their child’s education. Tuesday, May 1 has been nominated for this term’s Open Evening and we
hope that we will have a great turnout again. It is terrific to see the number of parents who turn up to support these events. This is an opportunity to have a look at the classrooms and get to know the teachers. The event will start at 5.30pm with a welcome in the library and then the classrooms will be open and a barbecue will start at 6.15pm with the evening finishing at 7pm. There will be a workshop explaining the QSA process for parents of senior students during the evening. Everyone is welcome and we look forward to seeing you. Jillian Blennerhassett Principal
COOKTOWN RSL Sub Branch Secretary/Treasurer is hoping next Wednesday’s Anzac Day attendance will exceed last year’s - one he described as one of the best ever. Traditional commemorations will start with the Dawn Service at Anzac Memorial Park, after which a gunshot breakfast, with rum and milk provided, will be held at the RSL Memorial Club. And then at 10.15am, martialing will commence at the RSL Memorial Club in readiness for the march to Anzac Memorial Park which will start at 11am. Returned service personnel are being asked to wear their service medals for the occasions. “We’re inviting all current serv-
ing personnel, ex-service men and women and their families to attend at either one or both of the services to remember the sacrifices made by our Diggers,” Mr Fay said. Mr Fay said that in one way, last year’s attendances were bolstered by tourists who were in Cooktown during the Easter break, which coincided with Anzac Day.
But he said that in another, Cooktowners who left the region subtracted from the numbers that usually attend. “Last year, because of the school holidays, we didn’t have the school students in the march, but we’re hopeful of a good roll up for that this year,” he said. The RSL Memorial Club will be open for lunch, after which the usual Anzac Day activities of Two Up, Crown and Anchor and just sharing a drink and a yarn with old mates and comrades in arms will be held. Anyone with inquiries about Anzac Day can call Jim Fay on either 4069 6353 or 0413 322 625 for information.
Future of track debated Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK
Peter and Patricia Moomersteeg at Emmagen Creek. Photo: MIKE D’ARCY. DEBATE on the future of the Bloomfield Track continued this week with a variety of opinions offered on any possible upgrades. Cooktown’s Serge Petelin said: “On the one hand, it could create problems for the residents of Bloomfield, Wujal and Rossville areas who are used to a certain lifestyle. But we all have to accept the inevitability of change. It could be that having sealed sections with strict speed limits would mitigate impacts on the residents. The complaints we get from them in Cooktown are of dust and dangerous speeds. There is a point of view that the environment is there for everybody and anybody to enjoy, and that the protection of it is a separate issue.” Helen and CJ Fisher are from China Camp. They write: “Any upgrading of the Track is a contentious issue when so many possibilities can change the whole outlook for the entire region, for better or worse. “Any sealing of the Track will encourage more travellers to venture further north than Cape Tribulation and will certainly be of benefit
to businesses that provide accommodation or have retail/general stores and fuel outlets. But it will be detrimental to tour operators offering a unique experience with guided 4WD’s and those who enjoy off road driving. “Also many locals will miss the quiet ambience of driving along the track, that’s why we live in this remote part of north Queensland. “We agree that the Track does need regular upgrading for safety reasons as well as to limit damage to vehicles. Consideration also needs to be given to sections which deteriorate rapidly such as steep inclines/declines - Donavon Range is one example and the sealing of these sections will also help reduce the ongoing maintenance costs for Council. “Locals have a wider understanding and knowledge of the conditions of the Track and the effects that any works will or won’t have on the environment within the area. It is necessary to ensure the outcomes are positive for the people of the local communities and
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tour operators who use the Track regularly, and also for the tourists and travellers who want the off road experience. “Therefore it is necessary for WTMA and local and state governments to communicate with the locals before making their final decisions on the subject of an upgrade and what restrictions will be put into place.” Peter and Patricia Mommersteeg from the UK loved their Cooktown trip last week and Patricia was pleasantly surprised to find that Cooktown, apart from being much smaller than she had imagined was “dinky, well laid out and preserved”. “The traditional buildings are spotless, clean and newly painted,” she said. “Delightful and charming with wonderful views and clear vistas.” Dinky. I love it. Peter had an impassioned plea for planners considering changes to the Track: “Don’t make the mistake of sealing it and having hordes of
tourist buses speeding along the Track with stalls, toilets and busy-ness just totally destroying what it is all about - which is wilderness, scenery and a sort of solitude.” The last few days have seen the Bloomfield River and of course Woobadda Creek at very high water levels - 1.5 metres above at the ford crossing over the weekend and dropping to 0.6 metres on Tuesday. Hopefully, it may be crossable by publication of the paper today. The road up the range from Ayton to Rossville is still pretty awful and is likely to be so for some weeks. Drive slowly! But, hey get out and have a look around this weekend. The high water levels also give us some of the most beautiful waterfall spectacles that you could wish for. Wujal Falls are really pumping. Happy travelling Mike and Trish D’Arcy D’Arcy of Daintree 4WD Tours www.darcyofdaintree.com.au Ph: +61 7 4098 9180
OFFICIAL OPENING OF POISON CREEK FIRE BRIGADE SHED
Marton Rural Fire Brigade member Trish Mitchell helped Poison Creek member Jo Buhmann celebrate.
Poison Creek RFB members Peter Shields and Christine Brady at the opening.
Rick Read and Greg Whittaker compare notes on local rural fire brigade operations.
Poison Creek RFB member Cass Sorensen flanked by QFRS dignitaries Yvonne (left) and John Thomson (right).
Old mates, Queensland Fire & Rescue Service AT & S officer Jamie Haskell with Glenn Bradley.
Henry and Chris Pepper at the opening.
Poison Creek RFB members Shauna Churchill, Joe Ford and Ben King working in the kitchen.
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John and Helen Hagen relaxing before the official function started.
John Hagen, Joy Girle and John Thomas cutting the ribbon to mark the official opening of the Poison Creek RFB headquarters with Brian Cifuentes (back).
QFRS officers Brian Cifuentes and Ian Thomas with Poison RFB First Officer Michael Hagen.
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FRIDAY 20 SATURDAY 21
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Silver Jubilee Preview 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (QLD) 12:00 A Quiet Word... With Alan Davies 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 QI: Incomprehensible 1:30 The Wonder Years: Angel 2:00 Planet America 2:40 At The Movies: Short Cuts 2:55 Movie: “Lady Hamilton” (G) 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Gloucestershire 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Setting Out Your Stall - The UCOS team reinvestigates a highly sensitive case when new information links the unexplained death of a popular market trader to a series of drug rapes in East London. 8:30 Whitechapel: Chandler and Miles learn lessons from past crimes to help them solve their latest murder case, but will they discover the identity of the killer in time to prevent more deaths? 9:20 Five Days: A commuter train stops suddenly when a woman jumps from a bridge in an apparent suicide. At a local hospital, a newborn baby is discovered abandoned in a toilet. Are these events connected? 10:20 Rage Silver Jubilee
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Children’s Programs 1:00 Horse Racing 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi 5:30 Your 4x4 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos: Join your host Shelley Craft for an hour of side-splitting laughs on Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. 7:40 The Voice - The Blind Auditions, Part 1 9:10 Movie: “The Bounty Hunter” (M s,v,l) 11:25 Movie: “Punch-Drunk Love” (M l,v,s) - Adam Sandler gives an amazing and unusual performance as Barry Egan, a socially impaired owner of a small novelty business, who is dominated by seven sisters and is unlikely to find love unless it finds him. 1:20 Movie: “To The Devil A Daughter” (AV h,v,n) - When a fanatical priest was defrocked and excommunicated from the Church, he sought the ways of the devil and formed a closed convent. But the lord in question was the devil-figure of Lord Astaroth, and the innocent children were reared in the ways Satan himself. 3:05 The Avengers 4:05 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact
6:00 Stitch! 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show - Weekends 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:30 V8 Supercars 2012 1:00 V8 Supercars 2012 3:00 That ‘70s Show 3:30 Worlds Strictest Parents 4:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: Adelaide Vs GWS (B&W) 7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: Brisbane Vs Gold Coast 10:30 Most Shocking: Top 20: “Jokes Gone Wild” 11:30 That ‘70s Show 12:00 ANZAC: (Documentary Series) Bud Tingwell - ANZAC Series Opener 12:05 ANZAC: “Campaign in Syria (B&W)” 12:40 ANZAC: “Commando Story (B&W)” 1:20 ANZAC: “Desert Air Force (B&W)” 2:00 The Late Movie: “Sione’s Wedding”(2006) (s,l) Four best friends nearing their 30th birthdays are given the ultimatum to find a girl and settle down. Will they be able to do it? 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “Pain Epidemic:” - The Truth Behind Your Pain. Dr Oz reveals how to alleviate the three biggest body pains. Dr Oz looks at a woman’s brain live on set! And, how much caffeine is in your food?
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Adriana Lecouvreur 3:45 The Chopin Preludes 3:50 Infra 4:25 The Chopin Etudes 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Cracking The Colour Code: Making Colour 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Tower 8:30 RocKwiz: Toni Childs & Adam Green 9:15 Movie: “Mammoth” (M) - In English and Tagalog. Bored of his web design job, Leo takes a trip to Thailand in an attempt to radically change his life. Back in New York, his wife and daughter find their relationship with their live-in Filipino maid changing around them. At the same time, in the Philippines, the maid’s family struggles to deal with her absence. 11:30 Movie: “Cold Prey” (MAV v,h) - In Norwegian. A teen slasher flick with an injection of Norwegian cool. Five friends on a snowboarding trip are forced to seek refuge in an abandoned ski lodge and soon discover they are not alone. 1:15 Movie: “The Shadowless Sword” (M v) - In Korean. A South Korean 10th century martial arts epic with mystical action sequences, an electrifying soundtrack and period costuming with modern punk touches. Sexy female assassins are sent to retrieve a prince to save the empire. 3:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 22
4:00 Rage Silver Jubilee 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Junior School Choir Of The Year 2011 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 South Side Story: Book of Feuds 2:00 New Tricks: Setting Out Your Stall 3:00 Art Of War 3:50 War Hero 4:05 The Telegram Man 4:20 Janet Laurence: The Life World 4:40 The Writer’s Room: Matt Reilly 5:00 Wonders Of The Universe: Falling 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Compass: Hospital Chaplains: Suffer The Children 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Two on the Great Divide 8:30 Waking The Dead: Conviction 10:15 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Queen Of Flowers - Phryne ends up with more than she bargained for - including murder - when she agrees to help refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade. 11:10 The Roly Poly Man 12:40 Art Of War 1:30 Waking The Dead: Conviction - A missing medical student’s DNA matches that of a corpse found tortured and drowned years before. Boyd suspects a cover-up and draws on Sarah’s counter-terrorism skills, but can she deliver? 3:15 Rage
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wild World Of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 1:00 Pyramid 1:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 2:00 2012 Intrust Super Cup: East Tigers Vs Mackay Cutters 4:00 Sunday Football: City Vs Country 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Voice 7:30 TBA 8:30 Movie: “Beaconsfield” (M l) 9:30 TBA 10:30 Australian Families Of Crime - Mr Bigs (M v) 11:30 The Apprentice: “Bread And Badda-Bing” (PG l) - The candidates race against time to invent and sell a sandwich for a sandwich-shop franchise. Both teams base their creations on a celeb’s star power, and one former contestant returns for a surprise lunch-rush appearance. 1:30 Spyforce: “The Samurai” - The Japanese Intelligence Officer, who models his life on the ferocity of the 11th Century Samurai, is marked for assassination and Spyforce operatives Erskine and Gunther get the job. 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 That ‘70s Show 12:00 V8 Supercars 2012 1:00 V8 Supercars 2012 3:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: Sydney Vs North Melbourne 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Dancing With The Stars 9:00 Bones - “The Prisoner In the Pipe” In an not-be-be-missed episode, the day has finally arrived for the expectant couple to meet their new baby. But their little girl is brought into the world in a very untraditional way. 10:00 Castle - “Till Death Do Us Part” When a lothario is killed, Castle and Beckett suspect that the victim’s mysterious double life holds the key to his murder. Their investigation leads to a shocking twist that threatens to disrupt Ryan’s wedding with Jenny. 11.00 Dual Suspects: “ The Murder That Divided Boston” 12:00 The Apprentice (l) 1:10 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 UEFA Europa League Highlights 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick: And The Singer Is... 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Lyndey And Blair’s Taste Of Greece: Monemvasia & Kythira 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Lost Ships Of Rome - In English and Italian. Just off the Italian island of Ventotene, a team of marine archaeologists has discovered the wrecks of five ancient Roman ships, each in pristine condition. But why had they travelled to this remote, rocky island in the first place? With stunning underwater imagery and CGI re-creations, this documentary follows the team as they attempt to raise some of the ancient cargo and find new clues about the Roman Empire. 8:30 Prophets Of Science Fiction: Mary Shelley 9:25 What Happened Before The Big Bang? Where did everything in our universe come from? How did it all begin? For nearly a hundred years we thought we had the answer: a big bang some 14 billion years ago. But now some scientists believe that our universe may have had a life before this violent moment of creation. 10:25 Liège-Bastogne-Liège 2012 / 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 23
SBS 4:45 UEFA Europa League 9:10 World News 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Costa Rica 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Inner Hebrides To Faroe Islands 8:35 Titanic: The Mission: Electrics 9:30 As It Happened: Dambusters Fly Again - In 1943, a squadron of Lancaster bombers staged one of the most audacious raids in history - they destroyed two gigantic dams in Germany’s industrial heartland with a revolutionary weapon: the bouncing bomb. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Lady Chatterley” (M s,n) - In French. Set in 1921, this is the story of an adulterous affair between Lady Constance Chatterley, a sexually unfulfilled upper-class married woman, and the gamekeeper who works for the estate owned by her wheelchair-bound husband. 1:20 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: Tricksters” (M s,n) - In Swedish. While Kurt works on a murder case involving a charming yet evil horse dealer who plays on the vulnerability of lonely women, he finds himself romantically involved with a married woman. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Flying The Secret Sky: The Story Of The RAF Ferry Command 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Waterloo 6:50 480: ANZAC: Leonard Waters & Albert Knight 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Moses Jones: Set amongst London’s Ugandan community where nothing, and no-one, is what they seem to be, this atmospheric and vibrant crime thriller is from the pen of Hollywood scriptwriter Joe Penhall. 12:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: A Pocket Full Of Rye 2:05 More Then This... The Roxy Music Story 3:00 Rage
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 13:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 The Voice 8:30 TBA 9:30 The Big Bang Theory 10.00 The Big Bang theory 10.30 Alcatraz: “Tommy Madsen”(Season Final) 11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:30 The Whole Truth: “Thicker Than Water”(M a) - When a man in a wheelchair is found dead in New York Harbour, Kathryn Peale brings a charge of murder against the man’s daughter while Jimmy Brogan defends the young woman. 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Jane Doe:How To Fire Your Boss”(2007) (v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab rats 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 TBA 8:30 Revenge: “Loyalty” Emily questions Nolan’s loyalty when she discovers a secret of his, but eventually uses it to her advantage in her battle against Tyler. Unfortunately, it sets in motion a chain of events that prove just how dangerous Tyler is. Meanwhile, Amanda makes herself more comfortable in the Hamptons as word of her presence spreads. 9:30 TBA 10:15 Happy Endings: “Full Court Dress / Grinches Be Crazy” 11:45 30 Rock 12:15 Picture This 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Stag 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Our Father” (PG) 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Wet And Wild 8:30 Bite Me With Dr. Mike Leahy: Queensland 9:30 Shameless 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Poppy - A CGI drama set behind enemy lines in World War One. Two New Zealand soldiers are trying to find their way to safety. When they find an orphaned baby on the way back, one of the men wants to save it, the other does not. 1:00 Living Black 1:30 Welcome To Legos: This three-part series explores life at the sharp end of one of the most extreme urban environments in the world: Lagos, Nigeria. It shows what life is really like in some of the toughest parts of the world’s fastest growing mega-city. This second episode takes a trip into the lives of those who choose to live and work on the waters of Lagos Lagoon. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 24
7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “A Kiss Before Dying” (v,s,l) A psychotic man kills the mother of his unborn child and marries her sister in an attempt to inherit their father’s company. 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Roo, Harvey and Lottie spend time together, Dex tries to turn chess skills into cash and Heath keeps pursuiong Bianca which rattles Liam’s nerves. 7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 4: St Kilda Vs Fremantle 11:00 Most Shocking: Top 20: (v) “Brainless Blunders” This week, catch the Top 20 most shocking brainless blunders! Who will make the list? 12:00 True Beauty: The beauties will be judged for their patience and persistence when they are told that they will be spending two days shooting a video clip for a natural beauty product. Little do they know that they are also going camping. 2:00 Auction Squad 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today
4:00 Rugby Union: Shute Shield 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00Gallipoli Submarine 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Time Team: Bitterley 6:50 480: ANZAC: Charles Mene 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Country Town Rescue 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder - Strange coincidences and troubling memories plague a bride-to-be. 10:05 Artscape: The Wonderful World Of Professor Cardoso 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: Murder Is Easy 2:10 Time Team: Bitterley - The residents of the chocolate-box village of Bitterley in Shropshire believe their town was once much bigger than it currently is, so they have called in the Time Team to see if they’re right. 3:00 Football: VFL: Round 5 - Box Hill Hawks Vs Collingwood
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 7:30 The Voice - The Blind Auditions, Part 6 9.00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Hawking Excitation” 9:30 Two Broke Girls - And The Very Christmas Thanksgiving 10:00 Top Gear - (Season Final) 11:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A.: “Anna Vincenzo’s”(MA l) 12:30 Men Of A Certain Age: “Hold Your Finish *Series Final*” (M) - Joe tees off toward his golfing dreams when his moment in the “senior tour pre-qualifier” arrives. Elsewhere, Owen and his father have a crucial discussion about the future of the car dealership; and Terry discovers a new passion. 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Lethal Vows” (1999) (M a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4.00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Casey and Henri are caught kissing. Heath takes legal action against Liam and Bianca who are leaving the Bay with his unborn baby. Leah joins an online dating site. 7:30 Australia’s Got Talent 8:30 Packed To The Rafters: “Great Expectations” 9:30 Parenthood: Final -“Remember Me, I’m The Only One Who Loves You / My Brother’s” 11:30 Royal Pains: “My Back To The Future” 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Me, You, Them” (PG) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Indian School: Cyber Genius 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: John Wood - Actor John Wood’s father, Les, spent four years as a prisoner of war in Germany during World War Two, though he rarely spoke about it. As John investigates his father’s capture and imprisonment, he uncovers a story of desolation, devotion and unexpected love. 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Through Her Own Eyes” (M l,n) - This revealing and engaging look at life on both sides of the prison bars in presentday Argentina follows the development of a university student’s relationship with an inmate and his desperate mother. 12:30 Movie: “Turtles Can Fly” (M v,a) - In Kurdish. A harrowing tale about war and the survival of the human spirit. Near the Iraqi-Turkish border on the eve of the American invasion of Iraq, refugee children ponder and await their fate. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 25
IMPARJA 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block: “House Decider Challenge” 7:30 Friday Night Football: New Zealand v Australia Wide World Of Sports presents the first game in the representative round with New Zealand v Australia from Eden Park, Auckland. Not since 1998 has New Zealand hosted the ANZAC Test, which saw the hosts win. Can Australia keep up the winning streak on foreign soil? 9:45 Movie: “Gran Torino” (M l,v) 12:10 Movie:(M)“Times Square” A modern generation gap story about a 13 year old girl who learns about life on her own when she teams up with a defiant anti-social child of the streets. 2:15 The Baron - Edge of Fear 3:15 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:35 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ANZAC Day Marches - Check Local Guides 12:30 Gallipoli Dawn Service 1:30 Villers-Bretonneux Memorial Service 2012 2:30 480: ANZAC 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Lone Pine Service From Gallipoli 6:00 Country House Rescue: Chesters, Scottish Borders 6:50 480: ANZAC: Oodgeroo Noonuccal 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Agony Uncles 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Review With Myles Barlow 12:00 The Armstrong And Miller Show 12:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? - Miss Marple draws on her deep knowledge of human behaviour to solve the mystery of who, out of all the occupants of Castle Savage, is the one most likely to be a brutal killer. 2:00 Monumental Vision: USA 2:30 The Trophy Room 3:00 Football: SANFL: Round 5 - North Adelaide Vs Eagles
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 Special Presentation: Gallipoli Dawn Service 1:40 Special Presentation: Villers Bretonnuex Dawn Service 2:35 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Celebrity Apprentice 9:30 The Mentalist 10:30 Unforgettable - (*All New*) 11:30 Weeds: “Lady’s A Charm” - Nancy runs her first courier job for Guillermo across the border, but it doesn’t go as planned. Meanwhile, Celia lives through a tough time in prison, and Andy and his father Lenny face a confrontation on their family history. 12:00 Eclipse 12:30 20/20 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Lab Rats 12:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 5: Collingwood v Essendon 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 TBA 10:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 The Marriage Ref: *Final* Things get animated when human-cartoon Jim Breuer visits The Marriage Ref with the help of the beautiful Demi Moore and Kelly Ripa. A couple married for almost seven decades seek the celebrity advice when it comes to buying a new couch. And Demi Moore and Kelly Ripa expose a well-kept girl secret when it comes to receiving jewellery. 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
4:30 UEFA Champions League 6:45 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The World Of Punans 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Thar Desert: Sacred Sands 8:30 Dangerous Roads: Nepal 9:35 Civilisation: Is The West History? Medicine 10:30 Gallipoli: More than 120,000 soldiers lost their lives in the deadly Gallipoli campaign in 1915. This program focuses on the diaries and letters of Australian, New Zealand, British and Turkish soldiers who describe the horrors of war. These were ordinary men forced by history to do extraordinary things. While some survived, most died, and their letters to loved ones back home make a powerful and emotional statement. 12:35 Movie: “Crónicas” (MA l,s,a) - In Spanish and English. When a reporter from a sensationalistic Miami news show travels to the Ecuadorian coastal village of Babahoyo to cover the story of a serial killer who hunts children, his personal ambition gets out of hand, and his pursuit of glory carries tragic consequences. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
THURSDAY 26
ABC 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Jennifer Byrne Presents 1:10 Monarch Of The Glen 2:50 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Carmarthen 6:50 Minuscule: The Annoying Neighbour 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (QLD) 8:00 QI: Incomprehensible - In keeping with theme this episode of QI is utterly ‘Incomprehensible’. QI master Stephen Fry is joined by Alan Davies, Prof Brian Cox, Ross Noble and Sue Perkins. 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Queen Of Flowers - Phryne ends up with more than she bargained for - including murder - when she agrees to help refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade. 9:30 The Shadow Line: Gatehouse finally tracks Glickman down, with explosive consequences.Gabriel gets closer to finding out why he got shot and there’s help for Bede’s floundering business deal from an unexpected direction. 10:30 Lateline: A unique nightly news analysis program bringing you up-to-the-minute coverage of Australian and international news and events. 11:10 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 12:10 Rage
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Return Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Why Ancient Egypt Fell 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Summer’s Here 6:50 480: ANZAC: Douglas Grant & Sendy Togo 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 I Can Change Your Mind About Climate 9:30 Q&A: The Climate Debate 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Captain Cook: Obsession And Discovery: A Likely Lad - It’s high adventure, triumph and tragedy as we journey around the world in the wake of one of the greatest explorers of all time. 12:15 The Jonathan Ross Show: Dame Helen Mirren, Louie Spence, Harry Hill & Kasabian 1:05 The Clinic 1:55 River Cottage: Summer’s Here - River Cottage celebrates the strawberry this summer with a massive strawberry fete. Hugh and chef Tim spend time fishing for trout before ‘Strawberry day’ arrives. Hugh prepares to host a party for 500. 3:00 Football: WAFL: Round 6 - East Fremantle Vs East Perth
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Celebrity Apprentice: “Celebrity Funfair”- It’s carnival time and the teams will be split down the middle running one side of the Funfair each. Don’t expect just your average jumping castles though, the celebrities will have to work hard for their money, with being dunked just the start! 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:15 The AFL Footy Show: Join the Logie Award winning Footy Show for its 19th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford and Matthew Lloyd as they go where no other show dares. 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “McBride: Tune In For Murder”(M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Lab Rats 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Grey’s Anatomy: “Suddenly” A severe car crash involving an entire family results in an all-hands-on situation in the ER, as the eldest daughter is left to make the toughest decision of her life. Meanwhile Teddy, still in the dark about Henry’s death, calls upon Cristina to help with her patient in the O.R., and Lexie finds herself working alongside Mark’s new girlfriend, Julia, during an eye surgery. 10:00 Desperate Housewives: “Whats The Good Of Being Good?” 11:00 Private Practice: 12:00 My Big Friggin Wedding: “Are You My Mother” 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra/ 5:30 Seven Early News
4:30 UEFA Champions League 6:45 World News 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Bush Pilots Of Alaska 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 How To Cook Like Heston: Cheese 8:30 Heston’s Fishy Feast 9:30 The Family UK: You’re The One - Shay and Sunny’s wedding preparations are in full swing but Shay’s family are still the missing link. With no one to give her away on the big day, Shay is left questioning if blood really does run thicker than water. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Dave In The Life: Politician 12:35 Movie: “Taxidermia” (MA l,s,a,n) - In Hungarian. György Pálfi’s grotesque tale of three generations of Hungarian men who pursue their extreme appetites for sex, food, and immortality. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
12 – Cooktown Local News 19 - 25 April 2012
Your Lucky
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect. Your input will not go unnoticed, however. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Once you have started a new project nobody will be able to stop you! Your momentum will help you to push through a barrier which has stopped other people in their tracks. Romance. Your partner may find it hard to cope with all your excess energy! A powerful aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense: do your best to use your excess energy constructively.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A few negative comments this week may sap your confidence for a while. You need to take the remarks in context, however, and not overreact. Romance. A person whom you have known for some time may still be interested in you. They will do their best to pretend not to be interested, but their actions will give them away.
FOR KIDS
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Be careful that problems at work don’t spill over into your home-life. So long as you try hard to be patient, everything will be resolved. Romance. You may need a little extra emotional support from your partner at the moment. Communications between you will be especially strong, but be careful not to be too demanding.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Activities which don’t need much money will give you a chance to get back on your feet financially. Some recent extravagances have taken their toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will give your love-life a push in the right direction. A romantic get-together this week will put your relationship onto much firmer ground after a recent misunderstanding.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
FINDWORD No. 94
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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PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the confidence you need to sort out a long-standing problem. You need to deal head-on with an issue which you have been trying to avoid. Romance. Your partner will appreciate a few words of encouragement. You might not realise how much they value your support.
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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A meeting with friends may be more enjoyable than you expect. Make sure that you steer clear of a topic which has caused friction in the past, however. Romance. This is not the best time to ask for any favours. A favourable aspect to Mercury right at the end of the week will improve communication with your partner.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) You may be feeling as though you are everybody’s servant at the moment! Don’t let other people make you feel guilty for not helping them. Romance. This will be an excellent time for romance: however, you should be careful of vague promises which are not backed up by action.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will feel that a lack of ready money is limiting your activities. Something which you have been planning will have to be postponed due to lack of funds. Romance. You may need to give in a little more in order to put a recent disagreement with your partner to rest. You won’t achieve anything by prolonging the dispute.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Your mind will be focused on your work. It is important to be clear about what you want to achieve in your career, and to make steps in the right direction. Romance. A domestic crisis will have to be sorted out before it gets out of hand. You may not be in the best of moods when you discover who was responsible!
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A favourable aspect to Uranus will make you especially creative this week. Time spent developing a new idea will pay off many times over. Romance. Your positive mood will help to give your love-life a boost. An evening with a new friend will work out much better than expected.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You will be extremely adventurous, and will need to find an outlet for your energy. If you don’t find one, you may start to take your frustration out on other people. Romance. If you are starting a new relationship, you may want to wait a few weeks before making a major move. This relationship will take a while to build up strength.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t let problems at work spill over into your social life: if you are not able to get a proper perspective on the situation it will be impossible to deal with it effectively. Romance. The next few days should be an especially good time for romance. Don’t appear to be too eager, however.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A move to a different job may not solve all your problems. Before you consider such a drastic step, you should think hard about the advantages of your present work. Romance. Time spent extending your circle of friends will pay off in an unexpected way. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative, however.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t miss an important opportunity later in the week. A favourable aspect to Jupiter will make this an especially good time for making money. Romance. You will be able to get on much better with your partner this week. You may be quite surprised when you hear their slant on a recent disagreement.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Some changes are coming up, and you will have to keep a clear head to decide on the best course of action. Try to avoid getting into a disagreement with your boss. Romance. Your generous mood will help you to attract a new admirer. Put this person to the test before you take their approaches seriously!
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
A difficult aspect to Saturn could make you quite negative at times. You may feel that there is no light at the end of the tunnel! A chance event later in the week will turn things around faster than you expect. Romance. A dream about your partner will help you to understand your recent behaviour towards them. A long discussion will help to iron out any problems.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Your work will be getting you down at the moment. This is not the best time for a major change, however, and you must be cautious about making a major move which you might regret later. Romance. Don’t change a decision once you have made it. Your partner needs to have some clarity and direction from you at the moment.
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Time running out for zone grading LAST Wednesday saw plenty of shooters turn up to contest a 10 metre, 24-shot Service Match. Ross and Mal tied for first with 235 from a possible 240, while Dizzy finished a close third with 230. With members off on holidays for the
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Practical Shoot - Sunday 29 commencing at 9am; and General meeting - Wednesday, 25 from 5.30pm. Anyone interested in trying out on our Wednesday shoots, you are welcome to come along - bring photo ID and closed in shoes. Janne Stewart Secretary
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DESPITE Sunday’s terrible weather, almost 30 swimmers participated in the Cooktown Swimming Carnival. The food had been bought, jobs had been organised, a swim roster drawn up and medals and ribbons ready to be written, so the swimmers and their parents soldiered on for the carnival to go ahead regardless. The kids did a great job, and several Personal Best times were broken. Most importantly, lots of fun was had by the kids and it was a great end to the season. Thanks to all the swimmers for braving the wet, cold conditions, but an extra special thank you goes out to the parents, grandparents and friends who made the effort to come along to help and support the club. The Swimming Club’s presentation night will be held on Monday, 28 when the total tally of PBs will be presented along with trophies other awards on the night. Abi Johnson Club Secretary
Jim and Kristin do Cooktown proud at nationals A COUPLE of weeks ago we reported that Jim and Kristin were attending the National Championships at Wagga and competing in very cold conditions, which made the contest even more challenging for the Far North Queenslanders. Kristin did enjoy success in the points score event, however, that was it for her even though she consistently shot 49 from 50 possible targets. If you did not score a possible 50/50 you were out of contention. Jim competed against 500 shooters in the main event, the 50 target double barrel. While he qualified with 50/50, so did 200 other shooters, which meant there were 35 squads of six shooters to shoot off on a “first miss and out basis”.
Jim managed to shoot 120 before missing, but that was nothing compared to the eventual winner who shot 995 targets to be the last man standing. Well done to shooter Glen Hayden who is a carpenter living and working in Cairns - incredible, sustained concentration. Last weekend our members turned out for the working bee. Thanks to Andy with a chain saw extension pole, Bernie, Trevor, Darren and Greg for your help. It is amazing just how much can be achieved in a short time with a bit of help, well done to our volunteers. At the SSAA Cameron Creek Road shooting range this weekend, the schedule is Rifle on Saturday, April 21 from 9am, and Black Powder on Sunday, April 22 from 9am. Anne Williams Secretary
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Rain failed to stop golfing dedicated YOU may have noticed that we have new nearest-thepin markers (thanks Steve Weise) and I have been asked to let everyone know that if/when you are placing the disc down for a nearest-the-pin, the front of the disc is to be placed at the back of the ball. A good field came out to contest The Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford competition held between April 8 and April 13. A count-back was required between John Pettersen and Graham Burton who both had 38 points to decide the outcome, with John declared winner.
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Ann Leighton with a nice fingermark.
Get out wide while weather permits IF the weather forecast is correct, we should soon be enjoying a spell of lighter winds, so best take advantage of it as we’ve just had a reminder of just how strong the southeasters can be. Fishing this week has been mixed with a few wet days making it less than perfect to be on the water. It’s hard to dampen an angler’s spirit though when they’ve travelled a few thousand kilometres to sample Cooktown’s fishing. At the moment we have a few groups in town who have shown they are here to fish and have covered a wide area in their search for the “big one”. It is great fun exploring new country and one of the appeals that the Cooktown area has is its access to a diverse range of fishing. Fingermark, mangrove jacks and barramundi have been the main catch this week in the estuary this week. Late reports from Easter were encouraging with locals and visitors landing solid barramundi on lures from the inland rivers and coastal mangrove bays, with
the best fish measuring up to 80cm. The Endeavour and Annan Rivers are still producing some quality grunter and a few bream as well and there is still a feed of mud crabs around. Out wide has produced yellow-fin tuna, Spanish mackerel, trout, giant trevally, large mouth and red emperor as well a baby black marlin, making anglers keen to explore. Unfortunately though, they were limited by the weather. With this weekend looking like a chance, my advice is that it’s time to make a dash offshore and put a bit more reef fish back in the freezer as it can be a long windy season. We love our reef fish, but too often leave our run too late, so this is the time to go hard as weather windows are unknown. It might be a good year, but more likely it will be windy. Good luck and safe boating. Tight lines Russell Bowman The Lure Shop
Cricket bonanza for Cooktown ON Sunday, April 29 the Cooktown & District Association will be having a bonanza of a day with two 20Twenty games, the presentation of last years trophies and an annual general meeting. The T20 games will be memorial games in memory of Luke Kenwright and
Bob Hammond. Teams will be selected on the day, with the Bob Hammond Memorial Trophy being played between Marton and Black Mountain Panthers. The Luke Kenwright Memorial Cup will be played between Marton and Rebels. The first game will commence
at 9.30am sharp. The 2011 presentations will take place during the lunch break between the two games. Lunch and drinks will be provided during the presentation and the AGM will be held immediately after the presentation.
All teams bar one were back on the field to compete in the annual Ambrose Championship on Saturday.The team winners for the day were the “No Names” (Brian Lemon, Trey Pengelly and Mick Mason) with a nett score of 54.5. The runner-up team for the day were the ‘Goat Farmers’ (Luke Sullivan, Craig Claydon and Bret Crosby) who came in with a combined nett of 57.5. The ‘Goat Farmers’ have been the most consistent team in the contest so far having been the runners-up for both rounds. Well done boys. All the nearest-the-pin the pins were landed with Wal Welsh landing 2/11, Mick Mason for 14 and Luke Sullivan for 9/18. The rain didn’t stop the four
Sugar Plum fairies stay home to avoid the rain T H I S w e e k ’s run took place in unseasonable rain. Lots of rain in fact, and some Hashers who might have demonstrated a little more back bone stayed at home. Perhaps they were afraid of dissolving - what a bunch of sugarplum fairies? Especially when you consider that the Religious Advisor was in good form this week and had arranged a break in the weather between 5.30 and 6.30. I don’t know how he does it. The hare this week was Lunasee, and she had arranged a contorted track marked with clumps of shredded paper. Well done her, because toilet paper would surely have disappeared in the rain. She led us around the block and then up to the Events Centre and beyond. I’m not sure where we went after that, but it did include trees and the edge of the caravan park. Finally, a climb up the precipitous road to Nob’s Hill, where a delightful drink stop was waiting. It was a magic spot up there, with a fantastic view of the inside of the clouds. We hurried home before the rain returned. Back at the bash, Thermo donned her tiara and started the
evening by welcoming Stumbles back from New Zealand, where he has been living a life of domestic bliss. He only returned because winter is coming. Then she took note of Hot Dog’s two carton run - very promising. Next there were the malefactors - Cracklin for wimping out of the climb and consequently missing the drink stop, Granddad for running out of Hash beer during the 1500th run celebrations and Lunasee herself, for sporting a skimpy tee shirt with “Perfection” written across her bust. (We don’t believe in advertising on the Hash). And then there was a special reprimand for Stumbles, who had an argument with a chainsaw during his vacation and was lucky to escape with all his bits and pieces intact. Next week’s run is at Moses and Yo-Yo’s, with the trail to be laid by Hot Dog. As it is on April 23, we will be celebrating St George’s Day, so dress appropriately. Red and white, red roses and green scales and wings if you are coming as a dragon. Swords and chainmail are optional. Just turn up to join the fun. Details can be obtained from Moses on 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032. On-on! Lye Bak.
crazies I had playing on Sunday who competed in the Graham and Alice Burton Sunday 9-Hole and The Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition. Chris Upite was the winner for the Sunday 9-Hole competition with a nett score of 33 and is also leading the field for The Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition with a nett 67. Just a reminder, if you are not playing in this year’s Cooktown Open, the club is in need of volunteers. We need a starter and starter’s assistant, a spotter (on the 5th fairway), a runner and a bar assistant. Happy golfing everyone Kelly Barnett, Manager Cooktown Golf Club
Full Boar to showcase Caged MMA event in Cairns COOKTOWNERS are reminded of Saturday night’s Caged Mixed Martial Arts spectacular being staged at the Cairns PCYC in which the Full Boar Muay Thai Boxing Club will showcase most of its stable. Clayton Cook, Joe Pope, Bryce Kirk, Austin McClemensMorse and Darcy Keirnan will do battle with fighters from as far afield as the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Innisfail, Townsville, Port Douglas and Cairns. Titled “The Beginning”, the event is Full Boar’s first MMA promotion and will feature a total of 15 fights, all of which will be fought and decided in a cage. Four of the fighters on the card are professionals. Promoter Vince Parkes is urging Cooktowners to make the pilgrimage south to support the locals. The Beginning kicks off at 6pm at the PCYC on McNamara St, with tickets $40 at the door or $35 presold, with limited ringside tickets for $65 and corporate tables available starting at $130 per seat. Anyone wanting tickets to the event, can call Parkes on 0427 877 181.
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Early start contributes Chat with Matt to mistake-riddled game
G’DAY again. It’s good to be home again after spending a week and playing a game in the heat and humidity in Darwin. While we train and play in hot conditions here in Townsville, the conditions in Darwin go to another level, but the weather certainly worked in our advantage against the Roosters on Saturday night. We knew we had to get off to a good start against them and take it right through the game, but we definitely didn’t expect a 50-12 scoreline. All-in-all it was a great team effort right across the board, but we’re not getting ahead of ourselves because realistically it could have been better. To start with, we shouldn’t have let them in for those two easy tries after half-time, but we came out of the sheds a bit flat and the Roosters made us pay with a wake-up call. They shouldn’t have been scored though, because our Coach Neil Henry spoke about keeping up the intensity after half time and expecting a fight-back from Easts. Thankfully we regathered our momentum and got control of the game again to run away with the win. For myself I was really happy with my game again. Getting across for one try is good, but crossing for two is obviously better. But it’s not the scoring I was happy with. Some time ago I set myself the personal goal of getting involved as much as I can with support play, so being in the right spot in the last minute of the game to back-up and score that try helped me achieve part of that goal. However, I know in my heart there’s still room for improvement and that’s what I’ll be striving to achieve in the next game. And kicking the conversion to add the extras for that try game me a bit of a buzz too. It’s been a while since I’ve had a kick and I just wanted to test myself to see if the practice has paid off. On the injury front, the whole team pulled up good, and for those of us not involved in the Anzac Test on Friday night, we have an extra week to get over the nigglers and soreness we usually have to put up with from week-to-week. What about the selections of Jimmy Tamou and JT (Johnathan Thurston) for Australia and Jason Taumalolo for the Kiwis in the Test? All three really deserve their selections and it’s sure to be a ripper of a game, one I’m looking forward to watching. And the Three Rivers boys were at it again on Friday night. It’s a shame the Crocs had to forfeit, but unfortunately that sort of thing happens in the smaller leagues. Good luck to the Rebels who continued their dominance in the competition. They’re back at it again on Friday night at John Street, so I hope they all enjoy the run. I’ll be back next week to talk about our next game, but until then, enjoy your footy. – MATT BOWEN
It was a case of “stacks on the mill” for this Wujal Wujal Yindili player as the Hope Vale Red Soil Rebels defence brought his progress to a grinding holt. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. By GARY HUTCHISON ROUTINE plays a huge role in the preparation of any athlete or sporting team, and any unexpected disruption to that routine can seriously and adversely affect the mental readiness of a team at any level. It is an aspect of sports psychology that tends to receive very little attention at an amateur or junior level, but the negative effect of disruption to routine was never more evident than it was at John Street Oval on Friday night. Asked to play their match 45 minutes earlier because of the Cooktown Crocs’ forfeit to the Hope Vale Warriors, the Wujal Wujal Yindili and Hope Vale Red Soil Rebels engaged in what can only be described as a “mistakea-thon”. With only nine Crocs players available, Three Rivers officials were prepared to extend their kick-off time. However, unable to guarantee he could field a team at all, Crocs Captain-Coach Michael Graham made to decision to forfeit, rather than disrupt proceedings further. So in an extremely blustery wind, the Rebels kicked off their
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clash with the Yindili at 7.15pm instead of the scheduled time of 8pm. And it was from the kick-off to start the match that the Rebels made the first error - kicking the ball out on the full and conceding a penalty before a ball had been passed. From then on, the first half was a comedy of errors committed by both teams. Bad passes, dropped ball, missed tackles and poor ball security - you name it and they did it. The Yindili dominated most of the field position in the first stanza, with lack of discipline from Rebels players giving the Yindili pressurerelieving penalties at vital times. Despite their control though, the Wujal outfit could not breach the Rebels’ defence, and with five minutes left on the clock, Rebel half-back Nigel Bowen crossed for a converted try to see the Premiers go into half-time with a 6-0 lead. Wujal struck back with an unconverted try only minutes into the second half to take the score to 6-4, and for a short time threatened to once again take control of the match. But the Rebels realised the strength of their game was to use
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FIRST QUARTER Sun. Apr 29. Time: 19.58
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their big men to play a power game against their smaller opponents. Bullocking charges up the middle of the ruck drew the Yindili defenders in, opening up the edges for try scoring surges that saw the Rebels post four unanswered tries to take a match-winning lead. With the score at 26-8, spectators could have been forgiven for thinking just how big the score might be at the end of the game, but the Rebels relaxed to concede two consolation tries for the score to be 26-14 with seconds left on the clock. But a penalty to the Rebels 30 metres out from the Yindili line saw a rampaging Blake Deemal cross for the softest of tries which was converted to take the final score to 32-14. Referee Scot Thomason controlled the match well, with each team finishing with five penalties at the game’s end. Another round of Three Rivers games will be played again tomorrow night, April 20. The first game between the Crocs and the Yindili will kick off at 6.30pm, with the match-ofthe-night between Rebels and the Warriors starting at 8pm.
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