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$2 • PH: 1300 4895 00 • EDITORIAL: editor@cooktownlocalnews.com.au • Issue 545 • Thursday, December 22, 2011
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Thieves target safes in raids on businesses By GARY HUTCHISON COOKTOWN Hardware has become the most recent victim in a spate of break and enter offences to hit three businesses - two of which involved the theft of safes. Another break and enter, which
was committed on a Hope Street residence, is not believed to be related to the businesses which have been targeted. Manager Rick Butler said the Howard Street store was closed at 5.30pm on Monday, December 19, and he was advised of the offence by
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“Head office is still calculating how much was in the safe,” he said. Investigating police officers from Cooktown station declared the business a crime scene, with trading halted until a forensic unit from Cairns could conduct its examination of the premises. Cooktown Hardware’s incident is the second to involve the removal of a safe. The first was committed on the office of Rainforest Real Estate somewhere between 5.30pm on Thursday, December 8 and 8.45am on Friday, December 9. Licensee Karen Olsen said entry to her Charlotte Street office was gained after the back door was jemmied. “They made a real mess of the back
a neighbour at about 6am on the next morning. “I came in and found the chain to the lock on the side gate had been cut,” Mr Butler said. “They cut the weakest link, because they would never have cut through that padlock. “And then I saw the back roller door had been jemmied up enough for them to crawl under, only to find they’d kicked the office door in and taken the safe out through the front door. “What’s worse is, they used bolt cutters from our stock to cut the chain on the front door.” Mr Butler said the 76kg safe contained an undisclosed amount of money, the proceeds of Monday’s takings, along with the daily float.
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door,” she said. Ms Olsen said jewellery valued at a significant five-figure sum, documents, personal papers and a small amount of cash was stolen in the raid. She is offering a reward for information leading to the recovery of her property and/or the conviction of the person(s) responsible. Ms Olsen said the sentimental value of the jewellery far outweighed its monetary worth. “There were family heirlooms and other items of great personal value to me in the safe,” Ms Olsen said. “And the loss of the documents that were in it (the safe) is just a real nuisance. “I want them all back.” Continues page 3 >>
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Rainforest Real Estate will be CLOSED from 4pm Friday, December 23, 2011 and will be re-opening 9am Tuesday, January 3, 2012. For all our tenants who wish to pay rent during those times, you can attend the Cooktown Westpac Bank and deposit your rent. Please identify your deposit so we know who it is from. For all urgent enquiries or emergencies during that period, please call 0428 696 775.
Have a safe and merry Christmas and a happy New Year! With thanks from Karen, Jill, Merle, Susan and Crystal (and Junior)
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DECEMBER Thu 22. Neighbourhood Watch meeting cancelled. Sat 24. Cape York SSAA Rifle Shoot for Rimfire and
Centrefire disciplines. For details call Toby on 4069 5663. Sat 24. Christmas Eve drinks at the Top Pub. Win a wheelbarrow full of Christmas cheer. Sun 25. Cooktown Community Church Christmas Day service from 8.30 to 9.30am. Sun 25. Cooktown Baptist Church service from 9.30am. Tue 27. Meeting of Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous. 8pm at CWA Hall, Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5088. Sat 31. Top Pub – Roswell. Sat 31. Rough N Ready will be performing at the Sovereign Resort Hotel. Sat 31. Welcome the New Year in at Ayton’s Tin Shed from 7pm to midnight. Music provided by The Coldwater Band.
JANUARY Tue 3. Come Try It Volleyball for all ages. Community Events Centre from 10am to noon.
Thu 5. Pool games at Cooktown for children aged 7 to 14
years from 10am to noon. Tue 10. Futsal. Community Events Centre from 10am to noon. Sat 14. Family Fun Day at Home Rule Rainforest Retreat. 10am to 2pm. Lunch provided, bus available. Call Michael Graham on 0459 774 903 for information. Fri 20. Back to School Disco at Gungarde Hall from 4.30pm to 6pm for Prep-year-aged children to Year 3 children; 6.30pm to 9pm for Years 4 to 9. Sun 22. Treasure hunt at Botanical Gardens from 11am.
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.
Program does an excellent job but their funding and scope of work are a long way short of what is required, and the Fire Management Project run by Cape York Sustainable Futures is also inadequately resourced. It must be depressing for the dedicated and professional staff in these agencies to be faced with such a massive task with such meagre resources. Cook Shire Council, as the
WILD Rivers listings will be of little benefit to the environment if rivers and floodplains are choked with rubber vine, and if much of the country has the guts burnt out of it year after year. Conservation initiatives have to be supported by effective action to control weeds and feral animals, and to manage burning strategies across catchments. Cook Shire’s Weeds and Ferals
JUST thought you should know that we have spent nine wonderful days in North Queensland and one terrible one in Cooktown. We drove north to see the famous hill - no information was posted anywhere that it would be closed! When we arrived we asked if there was any chance we could get to the top, we were told by a fag-smoking and can-drinking young man, ‘NO’! No more and no less than that - ‘NO’. He seemed to think it was funny that we had travelled half-way round the world and when we got there the last 20 feet were blocked. Apparently, according to a local resident, it had been like that for six weeks. You don’t seem to think that tourists as they come up the two routes to your town should be told this to save then the journey? But never mind. I will now tell the world via Trip Advisor and my blog that Cooktown is not worth the visit - then you won’t have to. PS - the dock (Wharf) was fun too! Those fishing lines strung across make it a real game of chance - shall we trip into the smelly bait strewn around or not? Only good point the lady in the James Cook Museum opened up half-hour early for us - as there was nothing else to do in the town. Gill Wilton UK
Thanks for nothing
Kudos to council for Grassy Hill facelift
TO the scumbags who violated the offices of Rainforest Real estate, thank you (NOT) for pinching the $54 lotto winnings (kept in a plastic bag) from Jill’s desk drawer. Nine months we have been putting in Oz Lotto and you sods pinched our only winnings. Rot in hell! P Venables Cooktown
We whinge more often than not about the Cook Shire Council, but in this case I have nothing but praise for the workers and those on the council with the vision for the transformation that has taken place over the past few years on Grassy Hill. For those of us silly enough to walk to the top of Grassy Hill, the
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I HAve obtained all the data relating to locals opinions on the subject of free (or otherwise) camping. There were 97 respondents divided up into business owner/ managers, employees, volunteers, and ‘others’. I kept the questionaire intentionally simple to ensure a reasonable return rate, and its purpose is mainly to gauge a groundswell of public opinion. The issue of how, where, and to what extent free/reduced fee camping is introduced is a little more complex than the straight yes/no responses dictated by the questionaire. This was reflected in respondents expansion of the issues in the comments column.So the results you see below are to be taken as a guide to general community feelings. They must also be weighted by reference to the many comments that people added. The ratios of those for all year free camping are pretty well similar for the first three demographics
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camping policy is adopted. My personal opinion is that we need quick action on a camping policy to ensure that we snare a decent share of the expected 100,000 odd extra visitors who will arrive to FNQ to view the solar eclipse November 14, 2012. I will make freely available the detailed data for anyone wishing to examine it. This may be viewed at the James Cook Museum, bearing in mind we are running restricted hours over the holiday period. Opening hours are on Post Office and IGA notice boards. Any respondent who prefers to have their name omitted from such public view should give me a call on 0419 673 221. NB: The total number of options (102) are five more than the number of respondents (97) because some chose more than one camping option. Serge Petelin Cooktown
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and (predictably) heavily weighted towards unrestricted camping by the ‘other” demographic which is basically the retired, and people on some kind of government income assistance. There are seven of the 97 surveyed who are totally against free camping, so there is a clear majority who want either free or discounted camping facilities for tourists and/ or themselves, in the case of locals wanting to ensure continuity of free camping in places like Archer Point or the Annan. The by far most common comments received were to the effect that we must not turn away any kind of tourist, that we need their money, and not create ill will. There were also some good constructive comments on ways and means and alternatives. Interestingly those Accommodation/van Park operators who responded are not all totally against the concept but do expect some kind of compensation if a free/discounted
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view has always been the reward, but now the pleasure one gets when reaching the top is not only the spectacular view but the fabulous job done by all those involved. Congratulations Cooktown Shire Council and Merry Christmas to all. Brenda Krop Cooktown Hotel - The Top Pub
Camping survey results look conclusive
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they can’t be conserved by policies which result in depopulation and unreasonable restrictions on land use initiatives. Grazing leaseholders need to know that their future is secure, and Aboriginal landowners need opportunities to develop businesses and housing on their land. Cook Shire Council should be their strongest advocate. Matt Trezise - Laura
leading representative body for Peninsula people, should be aggressively pursuing these issues with the Queensland and federal governments. We can’t manage Peninsula environments without the active participation of Peninsula residents. Peninsula landscapes are the product of thousands of years of active management by Aboriginal people, and by graziers more recently, and
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jemmied and damaged,” he said. “But despite them rummaging through drawers and cupboards in the office, nothing was stolen.” However, officers consider the break and enter of a Hope Street dwelling on Saturday, December 10 to be an unrelated incident. “In that case, the home owner came home to a dark house only to find a youth with a torch inside,” Senr Sgt McArthur said. “That offender decamped from the scene and hasn’t been since. “At the time it was reported, our officers were attending a traffic accident which
prevented them from attending the dwelling immediately.” Senr Sgt McArthur said the home owner described the sole offender as an Indigenous youth, 16-17 years-of-age, about 170-175cm in height with short cropped hair. “At the time, he is believed to have been wearing a T-shirt and board shorts, but because it was so dark, we don’t have a good description of the clothing,” he said. Anyone with information that can assist police with their inquiries is asked to either call Cooktown station on 4069 5688 or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Yiri loses battle for life DYLAN Harrigan and Sonnette Ozies, the young parents of baby Yiri Harrigan, have been forced to make the worst decision that parents should ever have to make - the removal of life support facilities for their little warrior. Doctors removed the tubes keeping Yiri alive at about noon yesterday, Wednesday, December 21, but at the time of writing it was unknown how long he would survive without artificial assistance. “It could be a few minutes, a couple of hours or a day or two, but he will be in our arms when he passes,” Dylan said. For the young couple, it has been a tragic turnaround in Yiri’s fortunes, because it was only a couple of weeks ago that cardiac surgeons told them they could bring the little bloke home for Christmas and New Year. Born with hypo-plastic left heart syndrome, he had at that stage successfully recovered from the second heart operation he had undergone in the first three months of his life. “Yiri amazed the doctors after his first surgery and he did it again with the second and we were just so looking forward to bringing him back to Cooktown for Christmas to be with family,” Dylan said. But last week he suffered an unexpected stroke which left him with severe brain damage. “It’s the most severe stroke a child can suffer,” he said. Dylan posted the information on Facebook for the benefit of his family and friends who had been
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following Yiri’s progress, but he inadvertently wrote it as though Yiri had already passed. In an interview with the Cooktown Local News on Monday night, the physically and emotionally drained young dad still found time to apologise for the error. “As you can imagine, Sonnette and I haven’t been thinking straight and I’m sorry to have misled everyone,” he said. “I’m all cried-out, I don’t have any tears left.” Dyland said their son had changed their lives forever. “He has made us appreciate the smaller things in life,” he said. “We were so lucky to have him a part of our lives even if it was for such a short time, he was such a little person but made a huge impact on everyone who have met him or knew of him. “He won the fight for his heart but he lost the battle for his life due to the severity of his brain damage.” Dylan said he wanted to thank everyone who had given them support and declared that the balance of funds left from community donations to Yiri’s medical bills will be put to use in the establishment of the “Yiri Harrigan Foundation”. “We want to raise funds to help people right across Australia with cardiac issues,” he said. While funeral arrangements have yet to be confirmed, Dylan said they hoped to lay Yiri to rest in a graveside ceremony at the Cooktown Cemetry on Friday, December 30 at about 10am.
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>> From page 1 The jewellery, paperwork and documents were contained in a 660mm x 483mm, 146kg locked safe. She said the person(s) responsible would have had to be well-prepared. “They lugged that safe up the back stairs, so they were either very strong or had some sort of trolley to help them, and they would have needed either a ute or a truck to cart it away,” she said. Ms Olsen said she had supplied police with photos of some of the jewellery, which she declared was easily identifiable. “There were gemstones, watches, necklaces, bracelets and shaved-down gold,” she said. “Some of which were one-off, unique designs.” Also stolen was $30 in Endeavour Lions’ money, about $20 in petty cash and about $54 cash from the staff lotto fund. Cooktown Police Officer in Charge Senior Sergeant John McArthur said investigations were ongoing into the cases, which his officers believe could be related to a similar break and enter offence committed on the Cooktown Bowls Club on Saturday, November 26. “A side door of the Bowls Club was also
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Hope Vale land handover goes ahead but not without a hitch A LAND handover in Hope Vale last week has been embroiled with controversy as in-fighting between factions intensified. One group led by Hope Vale Shire Council Mayor, Greg McLean, attempted to stop the handover of 110,000 hectares of freehold title land to the Hope Vale Congress Aboriginal Corporation by seeking a court injuction. Mr McLean along with Hope Vale councillors June Pearson and Neville Bowen Jnr and council employee Russell Gibson attempted to take out an injunction to stop the transfer of land on Wednesday, December 14, one day before the handover ceremony. That court action followed a previous failed attempt by the same three councilors in May this year. Mayor McLean told the Cooktown Local News that Council had been asked by Traditional Owners (TOs),
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COOKTOWN MEDICAL CENTRE The Doctors and staff at the Cooktown Medical Centre wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. We wish to advise the Surgery will be closed from Sunday, December 25, 2011, and will be reopening on Wednesday December 28, 2011. The surgery will also be closed on New Years’ Day Holiday, Monday, January 2, 2012. We will return to normal work hours from Tuesday, January 3, 2012. Please ensure you have your supply of regular medications before the Christmas holiday break.
unhappy about the whole process, to take up their fight. “The court action was not about the money, it was about protecting our rights, our infrastructure and our services,” he said. “The TOs are upset about decision making on their behalf and the decision making process of their future by the Hope Vale Congress.” He said that while the attempt at getting an injunction failed, they were successful in getting a judicial review of the whole process, which will take place in February 2012. “Fortunately, this will be a test case for our communities against the domination and intimidation by the state government and regional Cape York organisations,” he said. The land transferred excludes the town area, but includes the Cape Flattery Silica Mine. The Hope Vale Shire Council will continue to conduct its local government functions. Natural Resources Minister Rachel Nolan said handing over the Hope Vale Deed of Grant in Trust (DOGIT) formally recognised Indigenous ownership of the land under the state’s tenure system. The deed was presented by Member for Cook, Jason O’Brien to Hope Vale Congress Aboriginal Corporation Registered Native Title Body Corporate at a ceremony conducted “on country”. The congress represents 12 of the Traditional Owner clans and is supported by the Walmbaar and Dhubbi Warra corporations. The congress will also receive an ex-gratia payment of $6.5 million in compensation for the mining royalties collected by the government from the site. Balkanu Chief Executive Officer, Gerhardt Pearson, said up to 125 block-holders in Hope Vale will now have the tenure security for which they have been waiting almost 30 years. “The transfer means the congress will hold the land in Aboriginal ownership and have the authority to grant leases to families, and third parties - businesses, joint ventures, sporting cubs etc - which will provide the long awaited security of tenure many business operators were promised by Katter in 1984 and successive governments
Hope Vale Congress Chairman Brian Cobus said decisions concerning the Trust will be made by Traditional Owners in concert with the community. Photo submitted. since,” Mr Pearson said. “This is leadership by Traditional Owners. “Hope Vale TOs have set down a road map for others across the nation to follow. Yarrabah and Mapoon in particular are watching closely and will now seek to follow in the footsteps of Hope Vale. “This leadership delivers very complex tenure resolution and opportunities for economic independence and home ownership, and a balance between land use, environmental conservation, and long term protection of cultural heritage.”
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THE people of Cooktown can expect to see a larger police presence over the festive season. Cooktown’s Officer in Charge, Senior Sergeant John McArthur, said the police would be targeting the “Fatal Four” areas of driver safety across the holiday period. “Over the years, police have identified excessive speed, driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, driving whilst fatigued and not wearing seat belts as the main causes of deaths and serious injuries on Queensland roads,” he said. “While we will be focusing most of our attention on those things, we’ll also be on the lookout for other traffic infringements too. We’ll be doing our best to ensure an injury-free festive season, but ultimately it’s up to the individuals to ensure that.”
RECENT police action has seen two 19-year-old Cooktown men have their parole periods suspended. They will be held in custody until the Parole Board meets to determine their respective fates after separate non-related breaches of their parole conditions. A warrant was executed on the first after he had been charged with going armed so as to cause fear, while a warrant was executed on the second after he had been charged with allegedly breaching a domestic violence protection
order. On November 20, a 39-yearold Cooktown man was charged with being in possession of 90 grams of cannabis after it was allegedly found during a search of the vehicle he was driving. And on December 15, a search warrant executed on the home of a 40-year-old Cooktown man resulted in him being charged after police found a quantity of cannabis seeds and an amount of testosterone allegedly in his possession.
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Remember! “Wise men still seek Jesus” See you there! Enquiries: Pastor Peter Phone 4069 5155 4 – Cooktown Local News 22 - 28 December 2011
Cooktown Police Constable Andrew Finall will be one of a number of officers patrolling the region during the Christmas/New Year trying to keep the roads safe for roadusers. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.
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DECEMBER 23 Council facilities will close at 12 noon 25 MERRY CHRISTMAS! 30 Cooktown Foreshore Master-plan feedback closes 31 Wheelie Bin Exchange Program will close today at 4pm
COOK SHIRE LIBRARIES Closed - Friday 23rd Dec 2011 (from 12 noon) until Monday 2nd Jan 2012 Open - From Tuesday 3rd Jan 2012 as per normal hours WASTE TRANSFER STATIONS (Shire wide) Closed - Sunday 25th Dec 2011 Open - All other times as per normal hours
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The following roads will be closed until after the wet season. w RINYIRRU (LAKEFIELD) NATIONAL PARK w MT WEBB-WAKOOKA ROAD north of Cape Flattery turnoff
The rain just held off for judging of the Ergon Energy Light Up Cook Shire Christmas Lights Competition. Winning entrants are as follows:
FINANCE MANAGER w 3 year contract renewable by mutual agreement. w Applications close Monday 23rd January 2012. PROJECT MANAGER (Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals Program) w 12 month position with potential extension subject to availability of program funding. w Applications close Monday 23rd January 2012. LAURA LIBRARIAN w 4 hours per fortnight w Applications close Monday 23rd January 2012.
COUNCIL’S ADMINISTRATION BUILDING and NATURES POWERHOUSE & COOKTOWN V.I.C. Closed - Friday 23rd Dec 2011 (from 12 noon) until Monday 2nd January 2012 Open - Tuesday 3rd Jan 2012
Roads Update: Closures
HEALTHY COMMUNITIES COORDINATOR w Fixed term contract from January 2012 to 30th June 2013. w Applications close Monday 16th January 2012. SPORTS & RECREATION COORDINATOR w Fixed term contract from 1st February 2012 to 31st January 2015. w Applications close Monday 16th January 2012.
JANUARY 2012 3 Council facilities will reopen as per normal hours 4 Pensioner Rate Subsidy Scheme applications close 6 Australia Day Awards nominations close 13 RADF applications close for Round 2 2011/12 16 Applications close for Healthy Communities & Sports and Recreation Coordinator positions 23 Applications close for Finance Manager, CYWAFAP Project Manager & Laura Librarian positions
Council would like to advise the following closures for the Christmas & New Year period:
Job Opportunities
Information kits for the above positions can be downloaded from Council’s website, collected from Council’s administration building or by contacting Council’s Personnel Officer on 4069 5444. Cook Shire Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
Wheelie Bin Exchange Residents are reminded that time is running out to exchange their 240L wheelie bin for a 120L wheelie bin and receive a reduction in their waste service charge. The Wheelie Bin Exchange Program will close at 4pm on 31st December 2011.
Roads Update: PDR Local Permit From 14 December 2011, local residents of Cape York Peninsula will be able to apply for a wet season road use permit from the Department of Transport and Main Roads. This permit, available exclusively to local residents, will allow the holder to continue using the Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) throughout the wet season, even after it is closed to through traffic, subject to certain conditions. For more information about the new permit system, or to obtain a permit application form, please contact Mr David Hamilton, Road Operations Manager in Cairns, on 4050 5406.
Thank You! The Planning and Environment division of Council would like to thank the community for their participation and support of Council’s recycling initiatives of 2011. Have a very green Christmas!
Best Residential Wilbur & Amanda Tomlinson – 38 Savage Street Best Rural Residential Margaret Plant – 158 Jensens Crossing Road Best Business/Club/Organisation Dianne Fursdon & Ian Bevan – Corner Charlotte & Boundary Streets Spirit of Christmas Award Emma & Annette Lee – 1 Hannam Street Encouragement Award Cooktown Hotel – 96 Charlotte Street Christmas Lane 2011 Charlotte Street - from town centre to the roundabout Organisers would like to extend a special mention to Dianne and Ian whose Christmas spirit could not be dampened by the persons who recently vandalised their Christmas display. Anyone “nice” who visits their display can ask Dianne to handpaint their name onto Santa’s list! Thank you to everyone who has put up Christmas lights this year and made Cook Shire Light Up!!
2011 Mayoral Awards Each year, the Cook Shire Mayor acknowledges the outstanding efforts of one employee from each division of Council. This year the winners were: David Barker – Community Services Dan Hodgson – Planning and Environment Tina Fleming – Engineering Toni Attard – Corporate Services Special acknowledgement awards were presented to Geoff Bird, Arnaud Gougeon, Steve Ryle, Roz Smith and Sue Staig.
WORKS DEPOT Closed - Friday 16th Dec 2011 (from 12 noon) until Monday 2nd Jan 2012 Open - Tuesday 3rd Jan 2012
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Cook Shire Community Plan 2011-2021 completed. 7 Tourism Trails brochures produced for Aboriginal, Arts and Crafts, Bird Watching, Cycling, Fishing, History and Walking trails funded by a successful grant application. Cooktown & District Country Show moved to the Events Centre and attracted record attendance. www.cooktownandcapeyork.com now top ranking Cape York website on Google. Museums and Gallery Services Queensland Standards Programme to review Nature’s Powerhouse facility. Sports equipment library available for free hire to members of the public. Online communications and PR strategy implemented with facebook pages, community emails and monthly newsletters. Leopard Tank acquisition and arrival in a joint effort with the Cooktown RSL Sub Branch. Serious Fun Event for cyclone preparedness held at the Events Centre
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Causeway, Oakey Creek Causeway, Isabella Creek Causeway, Coleman River Causeway and Packsaddle Creek Causeway. Boat Ramps constructed including Starke River and Annie River. Cooktown boat ramp in design phase. Coen Airport re-fuelling facility upgrade Kerb Ramp / Disabled Access Project including upgrades to footpaths, link paths and kerb ramps in Cooktown. Completed parts of this project include IGA supermarket footpath, asphalt crossovers on Hogg Street, Courthouse footpath, Police Station footpath, Town Well link path, Lions Park toilet block and Helen Street Medical Centre link paths. Grassy Hill upgrades including road, lookouts, Cherry Tree Bay walking trail access steps and public artwork serpent design on access path to lookout. Cooktown Foreshore Master-plan with concept plans available for public review until 30th December 2011. Cooktown Bikeway Ring including an additional 950m in footpaths for Cooktown and 905m in footpaths for Rossville. Drinking Fountains installed at six locations in Cooktown.
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By GARY HUTCHISON THE Queensland Police Citizens Youth Welfare Association took over the management of the Cooktown Events Centre on Monday, December 19, with Sergeant Howard Pratt appointed as the Cooktown PCYC Manager. Sgt Pratt will be based full-time at the Centre. Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said Council was really happy to be working with PCYC. “They are a great, long-standing organisation and I am confident that Howard will fit right in with Cooktown and the Cook Shire community,” he said. Mayor Scott said thanks had to go to all staff members involved in the caretaker management phase of the Centre, the Cooktown State School P-12 for their patience and support during the past six months and the community as a whole. “The community has shown outstanding support for events and activities already held at the Events Centre and I think the future looks bright as PCYC now take the reins,” he said. A police officer with 10 years service, Sgt Pratt said he had previously served in the Cross Cultural Liaison Unit in Cairns, along with having been a school-based police officer in Cairns and Gordonvale. “I’m really excited about my appointment here in Cooktown and I’m hoping the service the
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New Cooktown PCYC Manager Sergeant Howard Pratt tests out the leg extension machine in the Events Centre gym. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. PCYC provide will have a positive influence on the community,” he said. PCYC Chief Executive Officer Senior Sergeant Rob Fiedler said the organisation facilitates and encourages participation in sporting, recreation, cultural and welfare programs with the aim of improving lives and the development of local communities throughout the state. “It’s great to have the opportunity to expand our services in
Cooktown,” he said. “There are lots of opportunities to engage with the youth and community in this area and we hope to deliver some excellent programs in the year ahead.” An advisory committee will soon be established to give feedback and provide information about local needs. The official launch of the Cooktown PCYC will take place in 2012, with further information on opening times finalised in January.
Nominations for Australia Day awards open NOMINATIONS for the 2012 Cook Shire Australia Day Awards are being called, with residents to be advised that they close on Friday, January 6. The categories for nomination include, Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Sportsperson of the Year, Junior Sportsperson of the Year, Cultural Award “The Arts”, Volunteer of the Year, Community Event Award, Community Service Club Award and the Service to Cook Shire Award. First introduced in 1991, the award has been bestowed upon men and women from all over Cook Shire in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the community. The first Citizen of the Year was the late Vera Scarth-Johnson. Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said everyone knows someone who would be eligible for at least one of the categories. “Nomination for one of these awards would give
public recognition for that person or group’s efforts, so why not express your appreciation by nominating someone you know who has made a real contribution for an Australia Day award,” Mayor Scott said. Australia Day celebrations will kick-off on Thursday, January 26 2012 in Lions Park, Cooktown with a barbecue breakfast provided by the Endeavour Lions Club. An official ceremony and awards presentations will start at 10am. “Bring the family along to celebrate Australia Day and some great Australians,” Mayor Scott said. Nomination forms are available from Council’s administration building, Shire libraries and the Cooktown IGA, or on request by emailing vkirk@ cook.qld.gov.au Residents are reminded that nominations close on Friday, January 6 2012.
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Capers Chef Chris Davies with a breakfast ready to serve under the watchful eyes of Assistand Chef Igor Havrylyshyn and Proprietor Justin Coventry on Saturday morning. HEAVY overnight and early morning rain failed to put a dampener on Saturday’s grand opening of Justin and ‘Tash Coventry’s new coffee shop, “Capers”. So why would a tour operator and a medical superintendent venture into the coffee culture? “That’s simple,” grinned Justin, “she (‘Tash) loves coffee,” he said. “I grew up in coffee shops - good coffee, good conversation and atmosphere - and I thought if I was going to stay in Cooktown, I needed somewhere to go for a good coffee, and here we are,” said ‘Tash. And their new venue, built on a vacant lot opposite the parks in
Charlotte Street, offers a distinct point of difference to other local coffee shops and cafes. “We’re offering a healthier menu,” Justin said. “Wraps, rolls and fresh salads something more wholesome - getting away from the deep-fried stuff.” But ‘Tash had to admit their menu did stray slightly from the straightand-narrow. “We’ve also got the yummy stuff like cakes that go so well with a coffee,” she said. “And there’s some decadent stuff in the milk shakes and desserts too.” Capers’ weekly menu offers wraps, rolls and salads, but on Saturday, speciality and a la carte breakfasts are also available. Coffee devotees have the options of one, two, three or four shots in locally made crockery, with the fourshot model served in what can only be described as a small soup bowl. “You’ve got to really love your coffee to go for the four-shot, it’s 600ml of coffee in a coffee bowl,” she corrected. And there were lots of shots served up on Saturday morning, with their state-of-the-art coffee machine measuring more than 200 shots before 11am. Asked whether he was nervous about the weather crippling their opening, Justin said the “vibes” in town during the week were too good for him to be concerned about rain. “All week I had people confirming
that we opening,” he said. “And we’ve been pretty well packed out since we started this morning.” He said considerable thought had gone into the interior design, which featured high ceilings and fans, furnishings and wall paper that give a cool feeling to the place. “The big open front with the concertina doors lets the breezes in, but if they’re (the breezes) not working, we can close the front door as much as we like and turn on the air conditioning,” he said. “We’ve done our best to think of our patrons’ comfort wherever possible.” Those wanting more of an outdoor feel are also catered for, with tables and chairs on the verandah, and umbrellas, tables and chairs in the courtyard at the side of the building. And what of the opinions of some of Capers’ first customers? “Great, just great, especially the muffins,” said Ian Boneham, while Jacynta Jones gave the ‘thumbs-up’ and said, “Five star all the way!” Not only does the new business offer much for coffee lovers, it has also provided employment opportunities, with three full time staff and a pool of casuals engaged in the enterprise. Capers is open between 7am and 3pm from Monday to Friday, and 7am to 1pm on Saturday. For further information call 4069 5737.
Welcome to the silly season “Deck the Malls” (To the tune of “Deck the Halls”) Deck the malls with plastic holly. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. It’s the season to be silly. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Credit-lending, overspending. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Carol-singing, tills are ringing. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Kids all crowd to get some lollies. Fa-la-la----------------From all those Santas fat and jolly. Fa-la-la------------In each store they see a new one. Fa-la-la-----------Isn’t Christmas just such fun? Fa-la-la-----------. Kids are crying; Mums are buying. Fa-la-la------Stockings toyful; stores are joyful. Fa-la-la------Overeating then some sleeping. Fa-la-la-----Bit of boozing then some snoozing. Fa-la-la------. We shall now just end this ditty. Fa-la-la------Isn’t it just such a pity? Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. We’re so full of good intentions.
Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. Jesus hardly gets a mention. Fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la. By POSS WEINGARTH. “The Christmas Countdown” My house is so scrubbed it is alien. The last Noel card is wending its way. Dazzling decorations dance and dangle. Tinsel and tension build for The Big Day. The Christmas pine tree is garlanded green. I’ve settled all bills and phoned all Rellies. With reverence, the manger scene has been laid. There’s roast fare, with pud, fit for all bellies. Spent, to the verandah I meander And settle with cake and ruby red wine. Twins Hustle and Bustle are stilled. Peace reigns. I gaze at black velvet where God’s diamonds shine. The Big Dipper pours its sparkles on me. Contentment comes. The Season’s work is done. I raise my glass and smile at the stars. “Christmas cheer, Lord! Thank you for Your Son!” By DIANNE KELLER. Special Noel Wishes from Dianne Keller and The Cooktown Writers’ Group. Remember, you now have plenty of time to send in your submission for the January 12 edition - the first of 2012. Just email them to the Cooktown Writers’ Group at thekellers@bigpond.com or post to: P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895.
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ON behalf of the Cooktown Local News publishers the Bousen family - Corey, Mark and Meg - and myself and the team in Port Douglas, I would like to extend our sincerest best wishes to our readership for a safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous New Year. I would also like to extend a huge thank you to our regular columnists: Bev Shay and the team at the History Centre, Di Keller and the Cooktown Writers Group, Sandy Lloyd, Mike D’Arcy, Jeanette Covacevich and the Cooktown Bush Walkers, our View contributor (no, it’s not who you think it is), Russell Bowman, the Hash House Harriers, Kelly Barnett, Eric George, Janne Stewart, Anne Williams Amanda Hogbin and our Pulpit contributors - Sister Irene, Pastors Peter and Wayne and Jean Haack - for your tireless efforts. You give the CLN its local “feel” and a level of local “ownership”, and I know from receiving regular reader feedback that you each have your own following. And there are of course are our community organisations, politicians, bureaucrats and fellow journalists who have helped present our stories, whether they’ve had a positive or a negative origin. Thank you also. The CLN will be closed from today, December 22 until Friday, January 6 when preparations will be made to present our first edition for 2012, which will be out on Thursday, January 12. Please continue to forward your emails, photos and story ideas during the period in which we are closed. Once again - all the best. Gary Hutchison Editor
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Amy Hang (Mary) and Joseph Hook (Joseph) watch over the manger during Sunday’s Carols by Candlelight.
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Carols still in tune despite rain forcing change to venue COOKTOWN’S new Events Centre came to the rescue of the annual Carols by Candlelight event on Sunday, when inclement weather forced a last-minute change of venue on organisers. Cooktown Baptist Church Pastor Peter Coates said it was the first time in his 11 years in town that rain had forced the event indoors, while for Cooktown Community Church Pastor Wayne Brennan it was the fourth time in his 16 years of residence here. “We’re very fortunate to have a venue the quality of the Events Centre to come to,” Pastor Peter said. The event, usually held in the Lions and Bicentennial Parks, is preceded by a free barbecue cooked by Endeavour Lions Club members and the tradition was continued - but under the Events Centre awnings instead of under the stars. The Baptist Church’s advertisement in the Cooktown Local News forewarned the venue change, but other efforts were made to advise residents after the
decision was made at about 4.20pm. As well as telephone calls being made, an announcement was also posted on the social networking site, Facebook. “We made the decision to change when it looked like rain, but then it cleared up and we thought we’d made a mistake,” Pastor Wayne said. “But then it belted down, so we had made the right call.” While numbers were down on past years, the popular clergymen were happy with the roll-up. “Considering the weather, we’re really pleased with the number who braved the rain to come along,” Pastor Wayne said. Wise men distributed gifts for the children and a choir consisting of locals who joined the Combined Churches Choir sang carols, before the Hope Vale Choir made their appearance as part of the entertainment, while suitably-costumed children performed a nativity scene to complete the evening’s theme.
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Members of the Hope Vale Choir who made the trip to Cooktown to perform at the annual Carols by Candlelight, which, this year was forced to be held at the Events Centre because of rain.
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“Carols by Candlelight” By ANON “Away in a manger” And “Oh Holy Night” It’s good to sing carols By soft candle light. The gifts are all wrapped, I’m thankful that’s done Remembered relations (And hope I’ve missed none). “Joy to the world”, now, “And Christians awake”, There’ll be time tomorrow Those mince pies to bake. I’ve ordered the turkey Now what’s this we sing? “Come let us adore Him” And “Worship the King”. Adore Him and worship! Oh! Dear Lord I see I’ve been just so busy Adorning the tree. And planning and cleaning And shopping each day. I’ve hardly had time left To worship and pray. Somewhere mid the wrappings And tinsel and mirth. I’d lost, Lord your reason For coming to earth. You came as a baby To die as a man, Redeeming my soul, Fulfilling God’s plan. Forgive me and cleanse me Oh! Now I can sing With love and thanksgiving My Lord and my King. Jean Haack Rossville Christian Fellowship
Members of the general community joined a Combined Churches Choir to sing at the Carols by Candlelight function on Sunday night. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.
Angels Darcie Sieverding and Alethea Turner outside a wet Cooktown Events Centre ready for their part in the annual Carols by Candlelight.
At last a gift with which we can be happy
Christ Jesus Born a baby boy
HAVE you ever received a gift with which you were dissatisfied? As a child I was given a train set for Christmas. I envisaged (in my boyish dreams) one of those flash ones with signals, (fully electric of course), tunnels, stations, the works. I unwrapped it to find to my disappointment, an inferior wind-up model (which my parents could afford) and I had to “make do” with that. That first Christmas, Jesus Christ entered this world as a gift to mankind. The Bible says, “God ‘became flesh and dwelled among us’ (John 1:14), so that we might be reconciled to God again. Jesus was the gift that has never disappointed those who accepted him. The gift of Jesus totally satisfies. When we accept him by faith, he forgives us and sets about giving us direction, hope, and purpose in life. As his follower too, he makes material provision for our needs. Yes, the perfect gift still exists - Jesus. The Psalmist in the Bible wrote “Taste (try Jesus) and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!” Ps 34:8. Have you tried Jesus? Jesus told a woman who went to a well for water that anyone who came to him would be satisfied and never “thirst” again. Have you ever had a hunger or thirst for something but don’t know what? Try Jesus. By the way, remember there are three things we can do with a gift. Neglect it (Hebrews 2:3), reject it outright, or gratefully receive it. Where are you at with the gift of Jesus? This Christmas we again join the shepherds, angels and wise men in rejoicing over the birth of Jesus and making him “the reason for the season”. Remember, “wise men still seek Jesus”. Pastor Peter Cooktown Baptist Church
JOHN 3:16-18a (CEV) 16 God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die. 17 God did not send his son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them. 18 No one who has faith in God’s son will be condemned. This passage sums up the heart of the Gospel. In it we see Almighty God, the Creator, who looked forward in time and saw that we would have the need of a saviour. He set in place a plan. He would send Jesus, God the son, who would be born as a human being and live on this earth and that he would ultimately be sacrificed on the Cross of Calvery. Due to this event, mankind would have access to a proper relationship with him again through acceptance of Christ Jesus as Saviour and Lord of our lives. Jesus Christ was born in to this world as any baby is born. He had to be nurtured and cared for, protected and trained, like any child. He then grew to become the most influential person who ever walked this Earth. He was wholly man, he had emotions, and he bled when he was wounded like any man. And yet, he was wholly God. He loves you. When he hung on the cross for mankind, he could have called on a ‘biggest mob’ of angels to take him down if he wanted to. He didn’t. It was his love for you that caused him to stay there and complete the plans and purposes of his life. He has plans and purposes for you. They involve and are initiated by accepting him as Saviour and Lord. You see, you are created in the image of God for the purpose of relationship with him. From all the folks at Cooktown Community Church, have an awesome Christmas and a wonderful New Year. Pastor Wayne Brennan Senior pastor Cooktown Community Church
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Vicki and ‘Louie’ Armstrong enjoying the cool breezes of the Sovereign Resort Hotel’s courtyard.
Clare MacDonald was ready to hit the dance floor, seen here with Peter Bertino.
Mick and Larissa Hale with Fiona Gibson and Penny Johnson before the dancing started at the Sov.
The mother and daughter duet of Lauren and Irene Bowyer enjoying the music of duet “Fingerprint” at the Sov. on Saturday night.
Happy trio in the Sovereign’s courtyard were Sally Kaye, Brad Griffin and Lisa Armstrong.
Rick and Gail Cowe at the Sov.
Madeline Kilshaw-Browne (centre) with sisters Pia and Shani Miller soon made up for being late for the Sov’s. Saturday night entertainment.
Jo Nelson grabbed Sovereign Resort Hotel General Manager Keith Bradford for a dance on Saturday night.
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Controversy over eligibility for voting in first Council elections THE last rerun for the year comes from 2003 and is an extract from the Cooktown Herald and Palmer River Advertiser of June 7, 1876 recounting the First Municipal Council Elections held in Cooktown. “On Monday the day of polling were to be seen gentlemen in active canvas throughout the town, and various were the conjectures as to the probable result of the poll. Much dissatisfaction was expressed by various electors that their votes were refused by the returning-officer, Mr St George, because their qualification registered on the Electoral Roll was not deemed by him to be sufficient to meet the requirements of the Act. Many were consequently disfranchised who really had the required qualifications, but who had neglected at the proper time to see that this was properly set forth in the Electoral Roll, therefore there can be no blame attached to any but themselves. Due publicity was given of the Roll being exhibited for the purpose of allowing all an opportunity of ascertaining whether or not their names and qualifications were thus properly set forth, and the electors having failed to avail themselves of this opportunity, are necessarily aggrieved, and rumors
of threatened proceedings to test the validity of the election, were the topic of general conversation after the poll was declared, but we premise people will not be so eager to part with their money in what must ultimately prove so fruitless an experiment, for we venture to predict that by no legal process can the result of the election be disturbed. We recommend anyone with any brains to consult the Municipal Act, and if he does not agree in our opinion, then what brains he has are unquestionably in the wrong place. But what is the ground of complaint? We candidly confess that we were somewhat surprised at the result of the poll There were those nominated whose presence in the Council would have been a distinguishing element of strength, and whose rejection we regard with feelings of regret; but we accept in all good grace the verdict of the electors, and consider that in the composition of the Council there is afforded to each portion of the town a fair and equal representation. We take Messrs Bell, Rutherford, and Severin to be the representatives of the north end, Messrs Davison, J Walsh, and C Walsh the centre or middle portion, and Messrs Gilbert, Hodel, and Pickering the southern end of the town. What can be fairer than this? There is no preponderance of one part over the other, but each is alike equally represented and reasonably suppose that each will receive its fair share of attention in the way of improvements. We heartily
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RESTAURANT
The Wogs will be going on holidays from January 9 until the end of February…
congratulate the people of Cooktown on the very orderly and becoming manner in which both elections have been conducted: it speaks volumes for the wisdom and intelligence of the community. The official declaration of the Poll took place at 12 o’clock noon Tuesday. There were very few persons present in addition to the candidates, the successful ones, of course being in the ascendant. The numbers polled by each candidate were read over by the returning officer, and the successful candidates declared duly elected as the first aldermen of the Municipality of Cooktown. Mr Severin, as the highest on the list, proposed a vote of thanks to the returning officer to the impartial way in which the election had been conducted. Mr Davison seconded the resolution, and in doing
A little sneak peak at 2012 W E reached t h e end of another y e a r and it is time to turn our attention to 2012. As always, The Cooktown Local News has prepared a calendar to help you through the ups and downs that are sure to follow. January - Fresh from the Foreshore Plan Mk I, the Shire starts work on Plan Mk II. This is r a d i c a l l y d i ff e r e n t a n d contains more modern buzzwords, but looks just the same to the uneducated. February - The newspaper is full of a bunch of unlikely characters striving to be our next council. Amazing promises flood Cooktown and overload the sewage plant. March - Cape Yorkers start an “Occupy McLeod Creek” movement and set u p a l a rg e a n d u n r u l y camp as they wait for the river to subside. April - The new mayor and councillors are corralled in the Events Centre by their permanent staff until they promise to keep their mouths shut and do as they are told. M a y - B o b K a t t e r ’s new party has a good showing in the state elections and holds the b a l a n c e o f p o w e r. T h e two major parties form a coalition rather than talk to Bob. June - The Archer Point Wind Farm project is taken over by a Ukrainian-Peruvian consortium
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who accept a Government grant and promise to start another study, sometime s o o n . We l l , s o o n i s h , anyway. July - Reflecting electoral realities, work starts in Ipswich on the replacement for Cooktown hospital. Queensland Health offers the Lions Club $25,000 to paint the old one in brilliant new colours. August - A blitz by traffic police from Cairns finds that Cooktowners are universally sober. They believe this is because the local price of grog puts it out of the reach of ordinary folk. September - Following the overwhelming financial success achieved by introducing mini rubbish bins while keeping charges the same, the Shire decides to replace the mini bins with buckets and save even more money.
So, NO PIZZA’S!
Cooktown Court House about 1878. Photo submitted.
October - The Brisbane government is split over whether to build a dedicated airport or an overhead monorail to service the new Rehab Centre. Proposals to reopen the Laura railway are ignored as being too simple. November - Laura prepares for its first Wet with a bridge and a bitumen road south. Residents move north because they cannot get used to not being locked up for three months a year. December - Shire planning and building control staff decide to be friendly and accommodating and help the town prosper. (Just kidding - you didn’t believe that, did you?) Enjoy your New Year with this thought: when things reach their worst, it is often said they will get better. Why should they?
so begged to thank the electors for the very honorable position in which he was placed upon the poll. The swearing in -This ceremony was duly performed at the Court House by Mr St George at 3.30pm that day. Each member took the customary oath, after which Council met and proceeded with the election of Mayor, which resulted in Mr John Walsh being elected to that distinguished position. It was agreed that advertisements should be inserted in both papers inviting applications for the office of Town Clerk, and also calling for tenders for the office of Assessors. The first Council Mayor - John Walsh, Aldermen: Francis Bell, B Davison, E T Gilbert, F C Hodel, E Pickering, C L Rutherford, L Severin and C Walsh.”
“Sultry Lady” It’s that time of the year The Monsoon is near And Cooktown has become a real Tart. Sensuous and steamy Demeanour not at all seemly Flaunting her colours so gaudily bright. Crimson and yellow Certainly not mellow! Shimmering in sunshine, soft velvet at night. Abundance and fertility Mitigating senility, Health and good living she offers with delight. She’s voluptuous and scented Alluring, demented But it’s hard to deny, she’s a right splendid sight! She’s sultry, mysterious Fevered and delirious, Trembling before tempests bring their frightening might. She’ll tease us and tempt us ‘til the torrents from Nimbus At last cool all her ardour, and fling her finery to flight. By JEAN STEPHAN
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Phil (our new chef) will be keeping the restaurant open with his exciting new menu while we are gone! Please come in and try his cuisine of Mediterranean dishes and also his speciality Asian cuisine, including Japanese, Thai and Vietnamese. A taste of new and exciting dishes happening in the new year. All meals available in takeaway also.
The Wogs would like to thank all their valued customers for their support in 2011.
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Cooktown Local News 22 - 28 December 2011 – 13
FRIDAY 23 SATURDAY 24
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage 11:00 Rick Stein’s Christmas Odyssey 12:00 My Family: A Night Out 12:30 Elders With Andrew Denton: Rosalie Kunoth-Monks 1:00 Movie: “It’s A Wonderful Life” (PG) 3:05 Skellig 4:50 Ten Minute Tales: The Running Of The Deer 5:00 My Family Christmas Special 6:00 Carols From St Andrews: Carols from the Cathedral church of St Andrew in Sydney. Besides the well-known carols of Christmas, its fine choir of men and boys will sing from the treasury of Anglican sacred Christmas music with the gathered congregation. 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Going Postal - When Reacher Gilt, owner of the Clack system, tries to burn the Post Office down, new Postmaster Lipwig refuses to be beaten, and promises that the post will go out as usual. 9:05 Tim Minchin Vs The Sydney Symphony: Tim Minchin has become one of the most successful live comedy performers in the world. Here he performs with the Sydney Symphony at the Sydney Opera House. 11:30 Doctor Who At The Proms 2010: Featuring music from the longest running and most successful science fiction series of all time, this prom includes Daleks, Cybermen and a special appearance by the Doctor himself. 12:30 Rage
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Children’s Programs 1:30 Pyramid 2:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 The Year Without Santa Claus 4:30 The Bill Engvall Show 5:00 National News: First At Five 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Series 7:30 Movie: “Kung Fu Panda: Secrets Of The Furious Five” - Master Shifu asks Po to teach a group of rowdy bunny kittens that Kung Fu isn’t just about kicking butt. So Po tells stories of each of the Furious Five’s pasts. 8:00 Carols By Candlelight 11:00 Little Britain: “Christmas Special” (M) - Dafydd has to decide whether to remain the only gay in the village, or leave to join the other gays in London. Florence has to decide whether or not to hang up her crinolines. And Carol’s computer has to decide whether or not to say no to a customer hoping to go on a round-the-world cruise. 11:40 Movie: “Snow Wonder” (PG a) 1:35 Movie: “A Christmas Carol” (PG s) 3:10 Spyforce 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Dora The Explorer
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 1:30 Movie: “The Adventures Of Charlotte And Henry” (C) 3:10 Movie: “Karroll’s Christmas” (PG h,s) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 No Leave No Life - This week, Rosso surprises hard-working family man Colin Belay who works long hours as an auto electrician. He and his wife Leanne have been together since they were teenagers and have Luke, 7, and Lara, 4, now too. 7:00 Off The Eaten Track 7:30 Christmas Special: Prep & Landing: Naughty Vs Nice 12:05 Movie: “Broken Lizard’s Club Dread” (AV v,s,l) - When a psychotic killer attacks guests at a holiday resort, it is up to the staff to hide the carnage from the surviving guests. 2:20 Movie: “Mama’s Gone A-Hunting” (M v) - A psychotic prison escapee and his young partner, decide to kidnap a wealthy couple’s baby and hold it for ransom. Little do they know that the babysitter wants the baby for herself. 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Style By Jury 5:30 Christmas Special: My Friends Tigger And Pooh: Super Sleuth Christmas Movie
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 La GrandeDuchesse de Gerolstein 3:45 The Chopin Preludes 3:55 The Chopin Etudes 4:00 Tim Marlow Meets... Nitin Sawhney 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 The Legends Of Santa 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Aircraft 8:30 Mythbusters: Alcohol Myths - The idea that alcohol has this magical property that will make people around you more attractive the more you drink, prompts Adam, Jamie and Kari to test it out scientifically. Then they check out the best way to sober up quickly. First they get drunk to examine ways of sobering up like drinking strong black coffee, exercising, dunking your face in icy water and the long-established face slap. 9:30 RocKwiz: Christmas Special 10:55 Movie: “Iznogoud” (M l,n) - In French. A riotously camp musical comedy based on the French comic series by writer René Goscinny (Astérix) and artist Jean Tabary. Set in Baghdad in the Middle Ages, the Grand Vizier Iznogoud is obsessed with overthrowing the Caliph of Baghdad, Haroun El Plassid, with the intention of taking over his throne. 12:40 S.O.S: Father Christmas Doesn’t Come Here 1:40 Movie: “Jade Warrior” (M v,h) 3:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 25
4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 9:30 The World This Week 9:55 Carols From St Andrew’s 10:00 Christianity: A History: Dark Ages 10:50 Ten Minute Tales: Dog Alone 11:00 Christmas Mass 2011 12:50 Ten Minute Tales: Through The Window 1:00 Compass: Caravan Of Hope 1:30 Framed 3:00 The Private Life Of A Christmas Masterpiece: The Adoration Of The Christ Child 3:50 Hugh Laurie: Down By The River 4:40 The NOW Now 5:00 World Champion Santa 5:30 Robbie The Reindeer: Close Encounters Of The Herd Kind 6:00 A Very Specky Christmas 7:00 ABC News 7:20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 2011 7:30 My Family: Mary Christmas: King of the festive fun-spoilers Ben Harper and the rest of his bonkers brood are back in this Christmas Special, and he’s no keener to get into the holiday spirit than in any other year. 8:30 Easy Virtue 10:05 Merry Christmas: Joyeux Noel 11:55 Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol 1:00 My Family: Mary Christmas 1:55 Hungry Beast: A strange and unpredictable show about the world and those who sail in it. 2:25 Easy Virtue
6:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 The Bill Engvall Show 11:30 A Christmas Story 1:15 Carols By Candlelight 4:15 Unaccompanied Minors 6:00 National News 6:30 Movie: “Shrek The Halls” (G) Christmas comes to the Swamp and while Shrek would be happy to be at home alone with his family, Donkey, Puss in Boots and all their fairytale buddies visit the swamp and want to share Christmas together as they put their own twist on everyone’s favourite holiday traditions. 9:30 Movie: “Bad Santa” (MA l,s,v) - Conman Willie and his elf like “helper” work once a year, near Christmas posing as Santa Claus and an elf, robbing department stores. Their strategy becomes complicated when they encounter a precocious 8 year old boy who teaches the two the true meaning of Christmas. 12:20 The Queen’s Christmas Message 12:30 Movie: “The Brigand Of Kandahar” (PG v) - In India, set in 1850 a half caste British officer in the Bengal Lancers is falsely accused of cowardice, court-martialled and discharged. 11:40 TBA 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today
6:00 TBA 6:30 Christmas Movie Special: “The Ultimate Christmas Present” (G) 8:00 Trapped 9:00 Time Trackers 10:00 Erky Perky 11:00 Christmas Special: Christmas Light 11:30 Christmas Special: Bike For Bibles 12:00 Christmas Special: Christmas Out Of The Box 12:30 Christmas Special: Christmas Glow 1:00 Christmas Movie Special: “Millions” (PG a,s,v) 3:00 Christmas Movie Special: “Snow Buddies” (G) 5:30 Christmas Special: Merry Madagascar 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Christmas Special: The Vicar Of Dibley - Christmas Special 7:40 Dog Patrol 8:10 Coastwatch 8:40 Bones 9:40 Castle: “A Deadly Affair” - When Beckett and her team burst into an apartment on a murderer’s trail, they see Castle standing over a dead woman’s body holding a gun. 10:35 Royal Pains 11:30 Love Bites: “Stand And Deliver” 12:30 Auction Squad 1:30 The Real Seachange 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 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 A Wagnerian Voyage 3:30 Katherine Jenkins In The Park 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Empire Of Pearls 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Royal Jewels: Through Generations: A nostalgic and sentimental look at the crown jewels of various European royal families. 8:40 Movie: “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” (M v,a,s) - In Mandarin. When a politician’s daughter steals a legendary warrior’s precious sword, a sequence of events is triggered to recover the sword, which leads to a deadly encounter with the sword thief’s witch-like minder. 10:50 Movie: “Kung Fu Hustle” (M v) - In Shanghai in the 1940s, residents of a poor community fight back when they are invaded by the notorious Axe Gang. This is a kung fu comedy full of action and mixed with The Matrix-like scenes. 12:35 Movie: “Veer-Zaara” (In Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu. Veer is an officer and pilot in the Indian Air Force who one day meets a beautiful Pakistani heiress, Zaara, as she travels to a small Indian village to scatter the ashes of one of her family’s loyal servants. 3:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 26
SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Conspiracy 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Under The Spell Of Horses: Morocco 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Southport to Whitehaven 8:30 As It Happened: Convoy: War For The Atlantic: The Hunt 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 The Pirelli Calendar Saga 11:10 Movie: “Manual Of Love 2” (M l,s) - In Italian. Monica Bellucci leads a host of good-looking Italian actors in this heart-warming, comical anthology of four interconnected tales of love. A radio DJ invites listeners to call in and tell their love stories. What follows are the stories of four different kinds of relationships. 1:20 Movie: “Heartbreak Hotel” (MA l,n,s) - Helena Bergstrom and Maria Lundqvist are wonderful as the Swedish ‘Thelma and Louise’ in this heart-warming comedy about two 40something divorcees who discover that fun is not exclusively for the young. 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Stuff 5:30 Collectors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:35 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 A Very Specky Christmas 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doctor Who Christmas Special 2011 8:30 Outnumbered: Christmas Special 9:10 Catherine Tate Christmas Special: Nan’s Christmas Carol 10:00 The Graham Norton Show: Christmas Special 11:00 Silent Witness: Death’s Door: Part 2 11:50 Doctor Who Christmas Special: The thrilling adventures of Doctor Who continue in a fun-filled Christmas special. 12:55 Darling Buds Of May: A Season Of Heavenly Gifts: Part 2: Pop meets an ex-RAF type and has a sudden windfall although he manages to fall foul of shady property developer Marcus Cope. 1:45 Ten Minute Tales: The Three Kings 1:55 Agatha Christie: Poirot: Appointment With Death 3:30 What The Future Sounded Like: Tells the fascinating story of British electronic music by uncovering a group of passionate composers and innovators who harnessed technology and new ideas to re-imagine the boundaries of music and sound.
6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 First Test Australia Vs India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 First Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “Kinda Like....” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Grasshopper Experiment” 8:00 Hot In Cleveland 8:30 TBA 9:30 Harry’s Law: Queens Of Snark - Harry and Oliver defend a teen cyberbully whose blog prompted a classmate to commit suicide after she was outed as a lesbian, and prosecutor Kim Mendelsohn charges the blogger with negligent homicide; and Jenna receives a tempting job offer. 10:30 Nothing Trivial: What Is The Expression “Seize The Day” In Latin? 11:30 Undercovers: The Key To It All - Steven and Samantha have to abandon their romantic getaway in Greece to help diffuse a hostage situation at a hotel in Tel Aviv. 12:30 The Avengers: Who’s Who - Steed and Emma have a switch in personalities while hunting down a team of spies. 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 / 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Sport Special: 2011 Sydney Hobart 1:00 Sport Special: Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 1:30 That ‘70s Show 2:00 Trapped 3:00 Time Trackers 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Discover Tasmania 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 8:30 Criminal Minds: “The Popular Kids” Gideon and Hotchner investigate whether or not a cult is responsible for the murder of two high school students in a small town. 9:30 Air Crash Investigations 10:30 Royal Pains 11:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Kris The Cheerleader” - The girls teach Kendall about puberty while Kris tries out to be an adult cheerleader. 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Style By Jury 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Eurovision Song Contest Junior 2011 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global Village: Chile: Desert Voices 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Fixing A Flat 8:30 Man Vs Wild: Guatemala 9:30 South Park: HumancentiPad 10:00 Movie: “District B13” (MAV v,l,d) - Set in the ghettos of Paris in the near future, a righteous punk and an undercover cop try to infiltrate a ruthless gang in order to defuse a stolen neutron bomb. Written and produced by Luc Besson of Fifth Element fame and showcasing the contemporary action sport of Parkour aka ‘free running’. 11:30 The World Game 12:30 Movie: “Wonderful Town” (M l,s) - Revealing the frailty of a Thai town dealing with the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, this bittersweet love story follows the relationship between a visiting architect and a local woman. Winner of the Tiger Award for Best Film at the 2008 Rotterdam International Film Festival. 2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 27
7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Five Children And It” (PG a,v) 2:00 Trapped 3:00 Time Trackers 3:30 The Fairies 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Discover Tasmania 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Drug Bust: Police come down hard on a gang and it’s sophisticated drug dealing network as part of a massive operation to get drugs off the South Auckland streets. Some intuitive police work on a routine car stop unveils a commercial marijuana growing set up. 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens Summer 8:30 TBA 10:30 Maneaters 11:45 Perfect Couples: “Perfect Pants” - When Amy disapproves of Vance’s new red pants, Leigh instructs her to take a stand against them. 12:15 Special: Australia’s Endangered Species - Documenting the demise of Australia’s rarest plants and animals, all at risk of extinction. 2:00 Auction Squad 3:00 Infomercials / 4:00 NBC Today
4:00 Rage 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory 11:00 Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Seven Ages Of Britain 1:35 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Turn Back Time: The High Street: WWII 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Nigella Kitchen: Rags To Riches 8:30 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Back From The Brink 9:25 This Way Of Life 10:20 ABC News: Late Edition 10:30 Spooks 11:40 The Pursuit Of Excellence: Synchronised Swimming - Go below the surface of this glamorous sport to reveal the pain, sacrifice and determination required to be a champion synchronised swimmer. 12:30 Monarch Of The Glen 1:25 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Back From The Brink 2:20 Movie: “In Name Only” (PG) - Grant is an unhappily married man, desperately in love with a sweet widow, however his manipulative, social-climbing wife refuses to give him a divorce.
6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 First Test Australia Vs India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 First Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “Meander To Your Dander” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cooper-Hofstadter Polarization” Sheldon & Leonard are invited to present their joint findings at a physics conference, but Sheldon refuses. Penny steps into mediate, but this only deepens the rift between the two best friends. 8:00 The Middle 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Giant Cat Holding Churro” (PG s) Alan has trouble accepting Lyndsey’s seedy movie past, and Walden tries to cheer him up by throwing a party. 9:00 Mike & Molly: “Peggy’s New Beau” 9:30 TBA 12:00 20/20 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 School Holiday Movie: “Jumping Ship” (PG v) 2:00 Trapped 3:00 Time Trackers 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets - Kate finds sea lions in a forest. Elsewhere, a tiny monkey causes big trouble for Mike, and at Wellington zoo, Lisa releases a wild animal. 8:40 TBA 11:10 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Khloe’s Blind Dates / Learning Self Defence” Kim and Kourtney set up Khloe on blind dates and Kendall hires a handyman to help her with her chores. Meanwhile, a break-in at their store DASH, encourages the girls to take self-defence classes. And Robert decides that he wants to drop out of college to pursue a modelling career... much to the dismay of his family. 12:00 House Calls To The Rescue 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: “7 Dwarves” (PG) 2:40 Spacefiles: Yonder To Infinity: End Of The Universe 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Mounties Of Old Crow 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Desperately Seeking Doctors: The Kimberley 8:30 The Musical Brain 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Hot Docs: Bhutto 12:10 Movie: “Vampires” (MA v,l) - In Swedish. Vera and Vanja, two vampire sisters, are forced to run for their lives, when Vera kills the leader of a biker gang in a night club. While escaping from the bikers, Vanja gets more determined that she wants to leave the outcast vampire-lifestyle and adjust to the human world. She wants to live a normal life, even though it means the end of a life together with her sister. 1:30 True Horror: Werewolf - True Horror discovers the historic inspiration and scientific fact behind some of the most enduring horror icons of our time, through spine-chilling dramatic reconstruction and expert interviews. The first episode looks at the legend of the werewolf, thought to be responsible for murder and rape in sixteenth-century Germany. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 28
IMPARJA 6:00 Today 8:00 Kerri-Anne Summer Series 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 Yamba’s Christmas Surprise 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affiar 7:00 Two And A Half Men: (PG) What do you get when a skirt chasing bachelor, his brother, and his 10 year old nephew end up living under the one roof? A comedy that will bring the house down! 7:30 Two And A Half Men: “Is There A Mrs Waffles?” (PG s) Charlie writes a children’s song and finds success as Charlie Waffles. The kids and their parents love him. However, Charlie’s new found fame irritates Alan. 8:00 Two And A Half Men: “Tight’s Good” (PG s,l) 10:30 TBA 12:30 Movie: “TBA” 2:30 The Avengers: “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Station” (PG) - The Avengers make an appointment to meet another secret agent, Lucas, at Norborough Station, but he never arrives. 3:30 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Good Morning America
4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Strictly Speaking 5:30 Spicks And Specks 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Willie’s Wonky Chocolate Factory 11:00 How The Earth Made Us 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Henry VIII: Mind Of A Tyrant 1:30 Boxing For Palm Island 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue Revisits 6:50 Minuscule: Mad Fly 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Outnumbered 8:30 QI: Fakes And Frauds 9:00 The Thick Of It 9:35 Absolutely Fabulous: Panickin’ 10:05 The Trip: Holbeck Ghyll 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:50 Michael Mclntyre’s Comedy Roadshow: Swansea 11:35 The Bear Man Of Kamchatka 12:25 Absolutely Fabulous: Panickin’ 12:55 The Trip: Holbeck Ghyll 1:25 The Chaser’s War On Repeats 2:00 Movie: “Quadrophenia” (MA) - A rebellious teen vents his anger with the Mods and the Rockers in 1964 London. 3:55 Can We Help?: Wise Words: Woman Of A Certain Age
6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 First Test Australia Vs India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 First Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “A Little Clammy And None Too Fresh” (PG s) - Rose returns from England, and plays nurse for an ill Charlie. Alan feels Jake pulling away from him. 7:30 RBT 8:30 TBA 9:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: “Ivy League Murder” - When two respected professors are brutally murdered in their Hanover, New Hampshire home, police interrogate a host of likely suspects... but the murder weapon and a bloody footprint hold the key to the crime. Can forensic science reveal the culprits? And will a nationwide manhunt catch the killers? 11:30 Weeds 12:00 TBA 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 School Holiday Movie: “Quints” (G) 2:00 Trapped 3:00 Time Trackers 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets: Lisa needs to fix some DIY surgery. Elsewhere, everyone loves a lucky little lion. Then, some naughty penguins have a new mum, and a royal visitor is sent packing. 7:30 TBA 8:30 Criminal Minds: “Blood Hungry” (M a,v) - Gideon and Hotchner attempt to identify a killer whose delusional fantasies lead him to commit murder. The murders are disorganised and erratic, making it hard for the team to put together a pattern of intent. 9:30 The Pacific 11:40 30 Rock 12:05 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Style By Jury 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Strings” (PG) 2:45 Spaceflies: Black Holes: Cosmic Vanishing Acts 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Boxing School 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Explore: Istanbul And Anatolia 8:30 Inside The Saudi Kingdom: Through unique access to one of the most senior Royal Princes in the Kingdom, this film paints a portrait of modern Saudi Arabia at the crossroads. 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Movie: “Kisses” (MA a,l) - Two 11-year-olds, Dylan and Kylie, run away from their grim home life and abusive relatives at Christmas and spend a night of magic and terror on the streets of inner-city Dublin. 11:25 Movie: “Teen Spirit” (M l,d,n,s) - In French. In a French alternative to About a Boy, this comedic take on the dilemmas of modern families follows a heavy smoking, washed-up rock musician learning to deal with the responsibilities of parenthood after he unexpectedly discovers he has a teenage daughter, a rebellious 13-year-old adolescent. 1:00 112 Emergency 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
THURSDAY 29
ABC 4:00 Rage (PG) 5:00 Can We Help? 5:30 New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 River Cottage Christmas Special 11:00 Chopper Rescue 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Land Girls 2:10 The Art Of Fun 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Compass: Caravan Of Hope 6:30 Kung Fu Panda Holiday 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 My Family: A Night Out - An eventful night out is had by all as Janey and Susan go to a hens night, and Roger goes on a blind date. Ben, who should be at home looking after Kenzo, spends more time out than he bargained for. 8:30 Midsomer Murders: Days Of Misrule: During the Christmas holidays Barnaby has to solve an explosion as well as a number of murders near a freight company, while trying to cope with his acting CS who has very strong beliefs about teamwork. 10:05 The Jonathan Ross Show: Jonathan Ross welcomes the Downton Abbey girls, The Inbetweeners, Tom Cruise, and Tim Minchin performs. 10:50 ABC News: Late Edition 11:00 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 12:00 Rage
4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Island Life 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 The Old Guys 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday: Meat 6:50 Minuscule: The Good Education 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Jimmy’s Food Factory: Love Or Loathe 8:30 People’s Supermarket 9:25 Greatest Cities Of The World With Griff Jones: Paris 10:10 ABC News: Late Edition 10:25 Bastard Boys: Chris’s War 11:25 Live From Abbey Road: Capturing high quality performances from both cutting edge artists and established acts, this critically acclaimed series continues to re-define music television. Artists include Mika, Bloc Party and La Roux. 12:10 Marty Rhone: A Tribute To Cliff Richard And The Shadows 1:10 Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2010 2:40 The People’s Supermarket 3:30 Hungry Beast 3:55 Can We Help?: Wise Words: There’s The Rub
6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 First Test Australia Vs India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 First Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “If My Hole Could Talk” (PG s) - Charlie finds himself attracted to Angie, an older woman who writes self-help books. Meanwhile, Alan and Jake battle over a school assignment. 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Unforgettable 9:30 CSI: NY: “Smooth Criminal” - A woman is kidnapped and held by a hit man (Ne-Yo). The investigation uncovers a conspiracy with far-reaching implications. 10:20 Nothing Trivial: What Is A Pyrrhic Victory? 11:30 Rubicon: “You Never Can Win” *Series Final* - In the gripping season finale, the API team tries to find their footing in the aftermath of the explosion in Galveston Bay. 12:30 The Baron 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 12:00 School Holiday Movie: “Mom’s Got A Date With A Vampire” (PG h) 2:00 Trapped 3:00 Time Trackers 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets 7:30 Happy Endings: “Of Mice & Jazz-Kwon-Do” 8:00 How I Met Your Mother: “Cleaning House” (PG) - When Barney convinces the gang to help his mum move out of her home, they quickly learn that she has been lying to him about events throughout his life, including his father’s true identity. Then, Ted gets upset when Robin oversells him to a blind date. 10:45 Outsourced 11:40 30 Rock 12:05 Auction Squad 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 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: Deadly Passion 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Under the Spell of Horses: Argentina 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: New Forest 8:30 The Family: A House Full Of Boys 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Movie: “Elite Squad” (MAV v,d) - In Portuguese. An unflinching portrayal of the drug war in Rio de Janeiro through the eyes of an elite group of cops who use violence to control the notorious favelas as a first and only resort. Captain Nascimento seeks a replacement to whom he can entrust his team so he can leave the highly dangerous job and devote himself to family life. 12:10 Movie: “Bullet Boy” (MAV s,l,v) - This gritty drama tells how two brothers living in a harsh poverty stricken area of London become involved in a vicious cycle of violence after an incident on the street. 1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
14 – Cooktown Local News 22 - 28 December 2011
FRIDAY 30 SATURDAY 31
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Goes Retro - New Years Eve Party Mix 11:00 TBA 12:00 My Family: Relationship Happens 12:30 Elders With Andrew Denton: Richard Dawkins 1:00 At the Movies: 25 Years of Margaret & David 1:30 Movie: “The Race” 3:00 Football: W-League: Sydney FC vs Newcastle Jets 4:55 Rick Stein’s Taste of the Italian Opera 6:00 Monty Don’s Italian Gardens: The Lakes 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Edinburgh Military Tatoo 2011 9:05 Stephen Fry Live at the Sydeny Opera House: A great English icon visited an Aussie one when Stephen Fry came to the Sydney Operal House to discuss travel, language, the three W’s Wile, Waugh and Wodehouse, and everything inbetween, in a 90-minute talk-fest 10:35 Spicks and Specks: The Finale: After 7 years, 277 episodes more thaqn 150 special guests, and thousands of questions, the purple velvet curtain will close for the last time on Australia’s favourite music quiz show. Join Adam, Myf and Alan for the finale. 12:30 Rage - Goes Retro! - New Years Eve Party Mix
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Children’s Programs 2:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 Movie: “The Master of Disguise” (PG v) - Simple but sweet-natured Pistachio discouvers his keen hereditary talent for imitation when his father is kidnapped by a criminal mastermind in this light-hearted family comedy. With help from his similarly gifted grandfather and a pretty assistant, Pistachio must hone his newfound skills to rescue his father and foil Bowman’s plot to steel the world’s most prized artefacts. 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 National News: First At Five 5:30 4wd TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Series 7:30 Two And A Half Men: “The Flavin’ And The Mavin’” (PG s,l) - Alan is sure that things will turn bad when Charlie starts dating his receptionist. 8:30 New Years Eve 2011 - Family Fireworks live from the glorious Sydney Harbour 11:30 New Years Eve 2011 - Midnight Fireworks live from the glorious Sydney Harbour 12:20 Can’t Stop The Music - A retired model invites some of her Greenwich Village pals to sing for their supper in order to help the career of her housemate, an aspiring composer of disco music. 4:00 Danoz Direct / 5:30 Wesley Impact
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 1:30 That ‘70s Show 2:00 Beat The Star 3:00 Movie: “Bring It On: All Or Nothing” (PG s,l) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 No Leave No Life - This week, Rosso surprises bank manager David Gustin who hasn’t had a break in 2 years. His wife Carmen wants a family holiday while their children are still young enough to enjoy it. 7:00 TBA 11:45 That ‘70s Show 12:15 Movie: “Sleepover” (G) - In the summer before their freshman year in high school, Julie throws a slumber party and gets into more mischief than expected. 2:15 Special: Ningaloo - Where Ocean Giants Meet - Journey to one of the world’s most untapped natural wonders, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia’s largest coral reef and marine park. 3:30 Style By Jury 4:30 Home Shopping 5:00 Special: The 122nd Annual Rose Parade
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Gustav Mahler Celebration 2:30 J.M.W. Turner 3:30 The Noble Prize Literature 2010 4:00 Tim Marlow Meets... Peter Blake 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 The Royal Jewels: In the Tsar’s Empire 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Oil Rig 8:30 Dinner For One 8:50 The Drummer of Ravel’s Bolero 9:00 RocKwiz 9:45 Movie: “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi” (PG) - In Indian. A colourful romance concerning a mild-mannered office worker who enters into a glorious love affair with a vivacious and beautiful young artist. The sparks begin to fly as the two polar opposites find themselves drawn together by fate. 12:35 S.O.S: Moore Street Masala / Fireworks / Eclipse / Dupe / Mini Trip / The Magnificent 4 / Game Over 1:40 Dave Chappelle’s Block Party 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 01
4:00 Rage Goes Retro - New Years Eve Party Mix (PG) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 9:30 The World This Week 10:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:40 Christianity: A History: Crusades 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Edinburgh 12:00 Beachcomber Cottage 1:00 7.30 Select 1:30 Message Stick: Deadly Yarns 6 2:00 The Story Of India: Ages of Gold 3:00 Seriously Singing 3:30 Last Night of the Proms 5:00 Dr Who At The Proms 2010 6:00 Yellowstone: Autumn - Over the summer Yellowstone has flourished, but winter is around the corner and there are just two months for all Yellowston’s animals to get ready or get out. 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Somerset 8:30 Joe Maddison’s War 10:00 Inspector George Gently - Old-fashioned, dyed-in-the-wool police Inspector George Gently fights what seems a one-man band against corruption in the force in the UK in the 1960s 11:30 Last Night of the Proms 1:05 Seriously Singing: Untiring 91-year-old choral conductor Jessie Carmichael works with young singers to revisit a legendary time in Lake Boga history. Back in 1951, she led local kids on to win acclaim at the Commonwealth Jubilee Choral Festival. 1:30 Joe Maddison’s War 3:00 Rage
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Surfsport 11:00 The Sri Lankan Airlines Pro 2011 11:30 Australian Fishing Championships 12:00 Danoz Direct 1:00 Gilligan’s Island 1:30 Nine Presents 1:45 We of the Never Never 4:30 Manly Surf 5:00 National News: First At Five 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News 6:30 TBA 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Scare - Patrick and the team are called in to investigate the death of a prominent architect found murdered in a crumbling old mansion,k and there appears to be a number of suspects 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: CSI Down 10:30 TBA 11:30 Flashpoint: Fortress 0 The SRU are called to the scene of an upper class household where four hostages are being held only to discover that the hostage taker is actually the boyfriend of the family’s nanny 12:30 The Baron 1:30 Spyforce 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 8:00 Movie: “My Friends Tigger and Pooh” 9:30 Movie: “The Jungle Book 2” 11:00 Movie: “The Cheetah Girls - One World” (G) 12:30 That ‘70s Show 1:00 That ‘70s Show 2:00 Movie: “Earthquake” (PG v,a) 4:30 Special: Susan Boyle: An Unlikely Superstar 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Special: The Vicar Of Dibley 7:30 TBA 8:00 Coastwatch 8:30 Bones: “The Predator In The Pool” - Human remains are discovered in the belly of a shark. 9:30 Castle: “He’s Dead, She’s Dead” - When a famous psychic is murdered, Beckett and Castle search for her killer while also carrying on a spirited debate on the existence of extrasensory abilities. 10:30 Royal Pains: “Pit Stop” 11:30 Love Bites: “TMI” - Bridget becomes embarrassed when her boyfriend Jeff finds out she has a “uniform” fetish. 12:30 Auction Squad 1:30 The Real Seachange 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 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 Space Sailors 4:00 My Mum Talks To Aliens 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Crisis in the Carteret Islands 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Movie: “Ponyo” (G) Animated - This movie is about 5 year old Sosuke and his friend Ponyo, a goldfish princess who longs to become human. When a powerful magic threatens to destroy the world, the two friends embark on the adventure of a lifetime to save the planet. 9:25 New Year’s Day Concert 2012 - A tradition at New Year’s for the Vienna Philharmonic to present a program consisting of the lively music of the Johann Strauss family and its contemporaries. 12:00 Movie: “The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey” (M s,v,a) In Indian. The leader of the 1857 uprising against the corrupt East India Company which treated the Indian soldiers in its army with disdain. The mutiny began with the army’s introduction of a new gunpowder cartridge that was greased with cow and pig fat, making it off-limits for both the Hindu and Muslim sepoys. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 02
SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers Gude To Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines: Tour Of Corsice 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Cardiff to St David’s 8:30 As It Happened: Convoy: War For The Atlantic: The Brink of Defeat. 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 G-Spotting: A Story of Pleasure and Promis 11:35 Movie: “Sakuran” (MA v,s) - In Japanese. A young socialclimber follows her destiny to be the best courtesan she can. 1:35 Movie: “Between Living and Dreaming” (MA n,s) - In Spanish and French. When Ana married Felix, the leader of a rock band, she thought her life would be full of excitement and travel. Now, in her forties and stuck in a routine marriage, she decides to travel to Paris with the ulterior motive of tracking down Pierre, her unforgettable first love from 30 years earlier. 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Best of Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:35 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Robin Hood 2:45 Dr Who’s Greatest Moments 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Turn Back Time: ?The High Street: 1960s 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?: Doobawah 8:30 The History Of Safari With Richard E. Grant 9:30 Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour: Slumming It 10:15 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Silent Witness: Terror: Part 1 11:20 Place of Execution 12:10 Darling Buds Of May: Thje Happiest Days Of Yor Life: Part 1 1:05 Movie: “Another Man’s Poison” - Janet Frobisher is a feisty, man-hungry novelist living on an isolated Yorkshire farm who won’t let her criminal husband, or his crony, get in her way. 2:30 Hungry Beast: The World. 3:00 Rage
6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Wildfire 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Yumba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “The Mooch At The Boo” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Pancake Batter Anomaly” 8:00 Hot In Cleveland 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Bulls 9:30 Harry’s Law: Bad To Worse 10:30 TBA 11:30 Undercovers: Dark Cover 12:30 The Avengers: Who’s Who - Steed and Emma have a switch in personalities while hunting down a team of spies 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Hounded” (G) 2:00 TBA 3:30 Toybox 4:00 TBA 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 8:00 Highway Patrol: “NZ” 8:30 Criminal Minds: “What Fresh Hell” When a yound girl is abducted in broad daylight from a neighbourhood playground, the FBI profilers initially think that her father is responsible for her disappearance. 9:30 Air Crash Investigations: “Power Struggle” 10:30 Royal Pains: “A History of Violins” Hanks newest patient, 14 year old musical dynamo Natalie Williams, is suffering from numerous symptoms, which seem to be getting worse. 11:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Kardashian Civil War” 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Style By Jury 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: Revenge 2:30 ADbc 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 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 1 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Let There Be Light - Adam and Jamie test whether a system of mirrors can be used to reflect sunlight into an underground area and illuminate it sufficiently to allow safe passage. Kari, Grant and Tory check whether it is possible to safely stop an out-of-control car by pulling in front and slowing down. 8:30 Freddi Flintoff versus the World 9:30 Wilfred: Kiss Me Katt 10:00 South Park: City Sushi 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Celestial Avenue / Cockroach / Plastic / Le Petit Dragon 1:05 Movie: “Crazy Stone” (M l,v) In Manderin. The discovery of a priceless jade stone at a dilapidated factory leads to a hilarious story in which four separate parties are entangled in the pursuit of the jade, which is mixed up with a fake one. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 03
7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “A Ring Of Endless Light” (G) 2:00 Trapped 3:00 Time Trackers 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wild Vets: Mother Nature threatens some new cheetah cubs. Elsewhere, Lisa performs a tricky operation to try and save a wild penguin. Then, some rare frogs eggs cause great excitement. 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens Summer 8:30 TBA 10:30 Maneaters: Tigers and Leopards 11:30 That ‘70s Show 12:00 Special: Africa Live - Sail an ancient dhow along the coast of Kenya and travel inland on the historic Lunatic Express with its eccentric travellers! Then, caputre the sheer beauty and grandeur of Africa and its brilliant wildlife 2:05 Auction Squad 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today
4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Rivers With Griff Rhys Jones 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Seven Ages Of Britain 1:35 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Turn Back Time: The High Street: 1970s 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Nigella Kitchen: Suppertime And The Cooking Is Easy 8:30 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Ele’s Cats (Amur, Gorilla, Eles) 9:30 Twins 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Spooks 11:40 The Story Of Bran Nue Day - The background to the making of the feature musical “Bran Nue Day”. 12:25 Monarch Of The Glen 1:15 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Ele’s Cats (Amur, Gorilla, Eles) 2:10 Island Life: Kangaroo Island 3:00 Rage
6:00 Today 8:00 Yumba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 Second Test - Australia v India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 Second Test Australia v India 5:00 Alive and Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “He Smelled The Ham, He Got Excited” 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Jerusalem Diary” 8:00 The Middle: “Bad Choices” 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “The Squat and Hover” (M s) 9:00 Mike & Molly: “Gone Fishing” 9:30 TBA 10:30 Nothing Trivial: Who said “I am extraordinarily patient provided I get my own way in the end”? 11:30 The Unusuals: The Circle Line - Walsh and Shraeger try to help Off. Powell, who fears he may have killed someone during an alcohol-induced blackout. Meanwhile, becoming victims of identity theft inspires Banks and Delahoy to make some changes in their lives. 12:30 20/20 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “You Wish!” (G) 2:00 TBA 3:30 Toybox 4:00 TBA 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 8:00 Highway Patrol: NZ - Tonight we see holiday hell on the highway and some Australians who many never make it home. 8:30 TBA 11:15 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Kardashian Family Vacation / Kim’s Calendar for Reggie” - Kris forces her family to go on a vacation in Breckenridge to mend their recent arguments, but their fighting only seems to escalate. Trying to get in touch with his inner-youth, Bruce shows signs of a mid-life crisis. 12:15 Style By Jury 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: “The Dinner Guest” (PG) In French 2:30 ADbc3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 2 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Ron Barrassi. Ron has always believed that actions speak louder than words. Now he embarks on a journey into his ancestry tracing the Barassi family line back to the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Victorian Gold Rush. 8:30 The Great Sperm Race 9:30 Strange Birds in Paradise 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 Movie: “Queen to Play” (M s) In French. Sandrine Bonnaire and Kevin Kline are a middle-aged chambermaid Helene’s newfound obsession with the game of chess leads her to seek the tutelage of a reclusive American expat, transforming both of their humdrum lives in the process. 12:55 True Horror: “Frankenstein” (M v,a) 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 04
IMPARJA 6:00 Today 8:00 Yamba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 First Test Australia v India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 First Test - Australia v India 5:00 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affiar 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “Waiting For The Right Snapper” (PG) 7:30 Two And A Half Men: “Pie Hole, Herb” 8:00 Two And A Half Men: “Damn You, Eggs Benedict” 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Maid Man 9:30 Movie: “Acolytes” (AV l,a,v) - A Hig School student stumbles upon a body and after learning the identity of the killer; he convinces pal James & his girlfriend to blackmail the perpetrator into killing a bully who has ruined their lives. Starring Joel Edgerton 11:30 Ballistic 2:30 The Avengers: Retur To The Cybemauts - Emma and Steed are discussing an ugly bronze head in the flat of Paul Beresford, when they hear of the disappearance of another scientist. Starring Patrick MacNee, Diana Rigg 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America
4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 How The Earth Made Us 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Henry VIII: Mind Of A Tyrant 1:30 Boxing for Palm Island 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue Revisits 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Outnumbered 8:30 QI: Fingers and Fumbs 9:00 The Thick Of It 9:35 Absolutely Fabulous: Huntin’ Shootin’ and Fishing 10:05 The Trip: Hipping Hall 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Michael Mclntyre’s Comedy Roadshow: Belfast 11:35 Raw Comedy 2009 12:35 Movie “The Brighton Strangler” (PG) An actor in a horror play assumes the identity of his stage character. 1:45 Absolutely Fabulous: Huntin’ Shootin’ and Fishing 2:15 The Trip: Hipping Hall 1:35 The Chaser’s War On Repeats 3:10 Rage 2:00 Football: W-League: Melbourne Victory Vs Brisbane Roar
6:00 Today 8:00 Yumba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 Second Test - Australia v India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 Second Test Australia v India 5:00 Alive and Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “The ‘Ocu’ or the ‘Pado’?” 7:30 RBT 8:30 TBA 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood - Ivy League Murder - When 2 respected professors are brutally murdered in their Hanover, New Hampshire home, police interrogate a host of likely suspects... but the murder weapon and a blody footprint hold the key to the crime. Can forensic science reveal the culprits? And will a nationwide manhunt catch the killers? 11:30 Weeds: Grasshopper 12:00 Memphis Beat: Baby Let’s Play House 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Tiger Cruise” (G) 2:00 TBA 3:30 Toybox 4:00 TBA 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Highway Patrol: NZ 7:30 TBA 8:30 Criminal Minds: “Poison” (M a,v) The FBI profilers investigate a mass poisoning in a small town in order to determine what the common denominator is among the victims. As they piece together a profile, they become certain that the poisoner intends to strike again and set out to stop him. 9:30 Movie: “The Pacific” (AV) Sledge and the 5th Marines move into Peleliu’s Blody Nose Ridge to face the Japanese. But after a series of terrible acts of barbarism, Sledge questions his own moral compass. Then frustrated by his role campaigning for war bonds, Basilone convinceds the Marines to allow him to train troops headed for combat. 12:05 30 Rock: “I Do I Do” 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Style By Jury 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “The Maiden and the Wolves (PG) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 3 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Explore: Manila to Mindanao 8:30 The Spy Factory 9:30 Outback Fight Club 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 Movie: “Somersult” (MA l,s,a) - At 16, Heidi is feeling her way in the world through brief sexual encounters. When she tries it on with her single mother’s boyfriend and is sprung, she flees to the snow resort town of Jindabyne. Desperately attempting any connection possible, she meets Joe, the son of a local farmer who is caught up in his own world of confused sexuality. 1:00 Movie: “Have Mercy On Us All” (M l,n,v) In French. When Inspector Adamsberg and his partner investigate a series of unusual deathes, it looks like th plague has returned to the streets of Paris. As news of the purported outbreak reaches the press, widespread panic soon erupts on the streets, and Adamsberg is in a race against time to locate the perpetrator before mass hysteria takes hold. 3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
THURSDAY 05
ABC 4:00 Rage (PG) 5:00 Can We Help? 5:30 New Inventors 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 River Cottage Everyday 11:00 Chopper Rescue 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dalziel and Pascoe 2:05 William and Kate: A Royal Love Story 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Brighton 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 My Family: Relationship Happens: Ben and Susan go to a couples’ mediation retreat, but Ben thinks the whole thing is a joke. Meanwhile Janey meets Michael’s boyfirend Matt and they get on like a house on fire. 8:30 Midsomer Murders: The Black Book: Esteemed Midsomer artist, Henry Hogson, is at the centre of a case of art fraud and art theft which leads - inevitably - to murder. 10:05 The Old Guys: Engagement: *Final* - Love is in the air when Amber and Steve are engaged to be married. Is this finally Tom’s chance to get together with Sally? 10:40 ABC News: Late Edition 11:00 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 12:00 Rage
4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 My Family 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage Everyday - Fish 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Jimmy’s Food Factory: Packed Lunch 8:30 The People’s Supermarket 9:25 Greatest Cities Of The World With Griff Jones: Rome 10:15 ABC News: Late Edition 10:25 Stephen Fry In America: New World 11:25 Live From Abbey Road: Michael Buble/The Temper Trap/Little Boots - Capturing high quality performances from both cutting edge artists and established acts, this critically acclaimed series continues to re-define music television. 12:15 Hungry Beast 1:35 The People’s Supermarket 2:25 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Cads And Bounders 2:55 Rage
6:00 Today 8:00 Yumba’s Playtime 8:30 Pyramid 9:00 Second Test - Australia v India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 Second Test Australia v India 5:00 Alive and Cooking 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “My Son’s Enormous Head” 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Unforgettable: Friended 9:30 CSI: NY - Vigilante - A serial rapist is murdered and found restrained in the same manner as his victims. Later, a second man who served time for sexual assault is discovered shot to death. The CSIs weigh a feeling of justice being served against their sense of duty to find the killer 10:30 Nothing Trivial: Who said “Risk, Risk Everything”? 11:30 Southland: Let it Snow (series return) 12:30 The Baron 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 National Early Morning News 4:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Right On Track (G) 2:00 TBA 3:30 Toybox 4:00 TBA 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Highway Patrol: NZ 7:30 Happy Endings: “Mein Coming Out” The Gang tries to convince Max to come out to his parents when the two visit Chicago and Max has to scramble yet agian to get one of the ladies to pose as his girlfirend. 8:00 How I Met Your Mother 8:30 TBA 11:20 30 Rock: “The Fabian Strategy / When It Rains, It Pours” 12:15 Auction Squad 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 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Voyeur 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 4 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Norfolk - Martin Dorey, campervan lover and passionate foodie, journeys around Britain in his 1970s classic campervan on the ultimate escapist adventure. In Norfolk, Martin gets knee deep in crab-infested mud to pick fresh samphire for his lunch. 8:30 The Family: DIY Dad 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 Stripping at the Pink Paradise 12:35 Movie: “The Girl by the Lake” (M a,l) In Italian. When a young girl is found dead by a lake in a small Italian town, the circumstances surrounding the victim when she was alive are as intriguing as her death. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
Cooktown Local News 22 - 28 December 2011 – 15
FRIDAY 06 SATURDAY 07
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Goes Retro! 11:00 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Death 12:00 My Family: Accusin’ Susan 12:30 Unlikely Travellers: Selection 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Bulleen Vs Townsville 3:00 Football: W-League: Canberra United Vs Adelaide United 5:00 Diving With Aliens 6:00 The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart: Fire 6:45 Inside The Great Rift: Fire 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Hogfather: In a parallel universe of Discworld, it’s the night before Hogswatch and the Hogfather is due to deliver his presents. But when the Hogfather is kidnapped, the belief in Hogswatch could be lost forever. 9:10 Single-Handed: Natural Justice: Sgt. Jack Driscoll has just been posted to the remote coast of West Ireland - the area where he grew up. His first case leads him into the dark heart of the local community, and reveals shocking secrets. 10:45 The Grumpy Guide to Work: The ‘Grumpys’ let off steam at the boss. Work... it’s that four letter word we all deal with, from boardroom to boredom nothing exasperates our state of Grumpiness like the unrewarding, relentless repetition of work. 11:45 Rage Goes Retro!
6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 Danoz Direct 9:00 Second Test - Australia v India 11:30 The Cricket Show 12:00 Second Test Australia v India 5:00 Alive And Cooking 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos Summer Series 7:30 Secondhand Lions 9:45 Blame 11:45 Movie: “Enter The Dragon” (AV v) - The last movie made by the legendary Bruce Lee. Determined to avenge the death of his sister, Lee penetrates the island fortress of Han, a warlord of crime who deals in opium smuggling and prostitution under the guise of a martial arts academy. Lee enters a brutal tournament that Han is staging and what follows is a visual feast of spectacular martial arts matches that combine skill in karate, judo, tai kwan do, tai chi chuan and hapkido. 1:40 Movie: “The Hollywood Mom’s Mystery” (M v,s) - Lucy Freers has a long-standing marriage, a nine-year old daughter, and a great family life in the suburbs of Hollywood. Great, that is, until the Hollywood set decides that motherhood is the newest way to go. 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct / 5:30 Wesley Impact Summer Series
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Sport Special: Special Programs 2011 2:00 Movie: “D3: The Mighty Ducks” (PG v,l) 4:30 Special: Mary Poppins - Behind The Scenes 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 No Leave No Life - This week, Rosso surprises workaholic and community-minded man Ron Payne who hasn’t had a proper holiday in over 20 years. Rosso takes Ron and his daughter Samantha on a road trip through Outback NSW to give them some quality time together and show Ron there is more to life than just work. Features special guest, Bombers legend Gavin Wanganeen. 7:00 TBA 11:10 Movie: “Jaws 2” (M) - Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water... Swimmers are terrorised when Florida’s Sea World captures a young Great White shark, angering its 35-foot mother! 1:10 Movie: “Wondrous Oblivion” (PG a,l) - A young boy is crazy about cricket but not very good at it. Then, when a Jamaican family arrive, he finds a cricket mentor. 3:05 Auction Squad 4:30 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 La Pietra Del Paragone 3:45 Robert Lepage 3:55 The Beauty Of Books 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 6 6:00 Oz And James Drink To Britain 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Dome - An examination of the six technological breakthroughs that have allowed the world’s largest spanning dome - the Oita Stadium in Japan - to be built. The Oita’s colossal roof spans a mighty 274 metres. A steel, Teflon and titanium structure over 270 metres across, and 60 metres high, the Oita Stadium roof covers a sports stadium big enough to seat 43 thousand spectators. 8:35 RocKwiz 9:30 Movie: “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo” (MAV l,s,v) - In Swedish and English. A discredited journalist and a mysterious tattooed computer hacker discover that even the wealthiest families have skeletons in their closets while working to solve the mystery of a 40-year-old murder 12:10 Movie: “Dragon Tiger Gate” (M v) - In Cantonese. Based on Tony Wong’s long-running comic book series. Dragon and his brother Tiger emerge from the back streets of Hong Kong to help the powerless fight injustice. 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 08
4:00 Rage (PG) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 9:30 The World This Week 10:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:40 Christianity: A History: Reformation 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Junior School Choir Of The Year 12:00 Britain From Above: 24 Hour Britain 1:00 7.30 Select 1:30 Message Stick: Homeward Bound 2:00 The Story Of India: The Meeting Of Two Oceans 3:00 Sound Of Mumbai 4:00 Mongolian Bling 5:00 A Boy Called Alex: The Concert 6:00 Last Chance To See: Amazonian Manatee 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Brittany 8:30 Bran Nue Dae 9:55 Inspector George Gently: The Burning Man - The body of a burnt man points to an IRA murder but a spurned lover, a shady Special Branch officer and a gun-running operation are all in the mix for George Gently and his young sidekick to unravel. 11:25 Movie: “The Italian Job” (PG) - Charlie Crocker is given the plans to ‘The Italian Job’, the greatest bullion raid in history, a daring $4,000,000 robbery in the centre of Turin, Italy. 1:00 Movie: “Magnificent Obsession” (PG) - A playboy dedicates himself to medicine after his drunken antics lead to a woman’s blindness and the death of a surgeon. 1:05 Star Stories: Bono Presents Christ 2: My Story 3:05 Rage
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Surfsport 11:00 Australian Fishing Championships 11:30 Discover Downunder 12:00 Danoz Direct 1:00 Jack Newton Celebrity Classic 2:00 Jeremiah Johnson 4:30 Manly Surf 5:00 National News: First At Five 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 David Attenborough’s Madagascar 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: His Red Right Hand - When a violent and shocking crime is committed within the offices of the CBI, Patrick and the team are forced to investigate despite fear of who may be behind it. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Freaks & Geeks 10:30 CSI: NY 11:30 Flashpoint: Clean Hands - The SRU are shocked to discover that a federal agent they’re working with is sabotaging their mission during the transport of a serial killer. 12:30 Memphis Beat 1:30 Spyforce 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 Kochie’s Business Builders 10:30 Under The Hammer 11:00 Beat The Star 12:00 Movie: “Camp Rock” (G) 2:00 Movie: “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” (G) 4:00 Seven News Special 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:00 Coastwatch 8:30 Bones: “The Rocker In The Rinse Cycle” - When the body of a rich adventure-seeker is found in a hotel laundry machine, Booth and Brennan’s investigation leads to a Rock ‘n Roll Fantasy Camp. 9:30 Castle: “Under The Gun” - When a coded document attracts Castle’s attention, Beckett must steer the case back to the violent felons who populated their victim’s world. Then, when Beckett’s ex-partner arrives, Castle feels left out while witnessing their relationship taking a romantic turn. 10:30 Royal Pains: “Astraphobia” 11:30 Love Bites: “Boys To Men” 12:30 Auction Squad 1:30 The Real Seachange 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 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Australian Road Cycling Championships 5:00 Cycling Central 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 7 6:00 Thalassa: Crisis in the Carteret Islands 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 A History Of Ancient Britain: Age Of Ice 8:30 Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta 9:30 Movie: “I’ve Loved You So Long” (M a) - In French. Juliette Fontaine is a frail, haunted woman, an ex-doctor who’s a shell of her former self. Having served 15 years in prison for an unspeakable crime, she’s back on the ‘outside’. With nowhere else to go, she comes to live with her loving but estranged sister Lea. 11:35 Movie: “Salaam Namaste” (M s,a) - In Hindi And English. The first Bollywood movie to be filmed entirely in Australia. Chef Nick and radio jock Ambar fall for each other in Melbourne. Surrounded by quirky friends, bosses and landlords, but far away from home, they take a huge leap of faith as they decide to move in together. At first they are just friends, but soon a relationship develops. They seem to want the same things, but they have very little in common. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 09
SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Last Match 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 5 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Berwick To Aberdeen 8:30 As It Happened: Convoy: War For The Atlantic: Death Blow 9:30 As It Happened: Chronicle Of The Third Reich: 1933 - 1935 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:35 Movie: “Eight Miles High” (MA l,s,n,d) - In German, English and Hindi. A sexy and adventurous tale set in the summer of eternal love. Based on the true story of Uschi Obermeier, a German cover model from the 1960s who embodied the dreams of the hippie generation - joining a commune in Berlin, beginning a modelling career, meeting rock stars, and travelling the world in a bus, enjoying love, drugs and freedom. 1:05 Movie: “Family Hero” (M l,n) - In French. When cross-dressing night club owner Gabriel commits suicide, his decision to leave his establishment not to his close friend of the past 40 years, Nicky, but rather to Nicky’s children by different mothers, leaves all concerned with difficult decisions to make. 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:25 The Dreaming 1:35 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Robin Hood 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?: Peter Pan 8:30 The History Of Safari With Richard E. Grant 9:30 Kevin McCloud’s Grand Tour: Slumming It 10:15 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Silent Witness: Terror: Part 2 11:20 Place of Execution 12:10 Darling Buds Of May: Thje Happiest Days Of Yor Life: Part 2 Zinnia and Petunia, the Larkin twins, are proving to be too much of a handful for the local school. Pop and Ma Larkin decide to send them to a nearby boarding school 1:00 Movie: “Captain Kidd” - William III of England seeks protection for his treasure-laden ships sailing from Madagascar and enlists Captain Kidd’s aid. 2:25 Hungry Beast 2:55 Rage
6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Alive And Cooking 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Yumba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “Sir Lancelot’s Litter Box” (PG s,l) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification” 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Zazzy Substitution” (PG) 8:30 The Mentalist: A Price Above Rubies 9:30 Harry’s Law: The Rematch 10:30 BIG 11:30 Undercovers: The Reason *Season Finale* 12:30 The Avengers: Positive Negative Man 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 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Life Is Ruff” (G) 2:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Highway Patrol: NZ - A routine stop turns rough in Nelson and a drunken Brazilian has a close shave with his girlfriend in Queenstown. 7:30 TBA 8:30 Criminal Minds: “What Happens At Home” The BAU searches inside a gated New Mexico community for a killer who is targeting women. Then, Hotchner looks to an FBI cadet with a unique past for help with the investigation. 9:30 Air Crash Investigations: “Cockpit Failure” 10:30 Royal Pains: “Fight or Flight” 11:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “A New Perspective In New Orleans” 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Style By Jury 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: Dangerous Mission 2:30 ADbc 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 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Rest Day 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Depth Charge Disaster - Tonight, Adam and Jamie explore the physics of shock waves in water and, if you’re nearby, how best to avoid injury. To find out, the team head to an isolated quarry lake for a spot of high explosive hi-jinks. 8:35 Freddi Flintoff versus the World: Arizona 9:30 Wilfred: Dog Of A Town (Part 1) 10:00 South Park: You’re Getting Old 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Logorama 1:10 Movie: “Cinderella” (MA a,h) In Korean. Seeking the much-desired quality of a perfect face, 17-year-old Hyun-soo’s friends are envious that she has a plastic surgeon for a mother. On their summer vacation together, Hyun-soo watches as her friends get plastic surgery from her mother and then one by one begin to develop compulsive urges to self-harm 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 10
7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style By Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Buffalo Dreams” (G) 2:00 Sea Princess 2:30 Erky Perky 3:00 Zeke’s Pad 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Spit It Out 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Mercurio’s Menu 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Highway Patrol: NZ: A driver pays the price for a good night out and a rubbish truck goes way off road near Nelson. 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens Summer 8:30 TBA 10:30 Maneaters: “Wolves & Coyotes” - Man Eaters will uncover the shocking accounts of wolves and coyotes attacks on humans. In more real-life situations, dog trainers Scott Richards and Bryon Dunlap were training their bear dogs when a pack of wolves attacked. The wolves didn’t take the dogs as prey, so why did they attack? 11:30 That ‘70s Show 12:00 Special: Along The Andes 2:00 Auction Squad 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today
4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Bettlefield Mysteries 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Seven Ages Of Britain 1:30 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Nigella Kitchen: Don;t Knock It Till You’ve Tried It 8:30 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Islands (Tasmanian Devils, Mauritius Kestrel, Mountain Chickens, Aye Aye, Koala) 9:30 Twins 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Spooks 11:30 Tasmanian Devil: The Fast And Furious Life Of Errol Flynn 12:25 Monarch Of The Glen - Matriarch Molly is the centre of unwelcome attention when her gambling addiction places the entire family in danger; a Glasgow gangster arrives at Glenbogle determined to cash in his IOUs. 1:15 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Islands (Tasmanian Devils, Mauritius Kestrel, Mountain Chickens, Aye Aye, Koala) 2:10 Island Life: Lizard Island 3:00 Rage
6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Alive And Cooking 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Yumba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “Good Morning Mrs.Butterworth” (PG s,l) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Hot Troll Deviation” (PG s) 8:00 The Middle: “Bad Choices” (PG) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Those Fancy Japanese Toilets” (PG s) 9:00 Mike And Molly: “Dennis’s Birthday” 9:30 Person Of Interest: Ghosts 10:30 Nothing Trivial: Who Had The Hit Single ‘Look Back In Anger’ in 1996? 11:30 The Unusuals: The Circle Line 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 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Go Figure” (G) 2:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Highway Patrol: NZ - Police sniff out some illegal substances on a Dunedin student, and high water leaves 500 campers stranded in the High Country. 7:30 TBA 11:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians: “Junk In The Trunk / Free Khloe” - The Kardashians take a look at never before seen footage and their favourite moments from their hit reality show. When Khloe is forced to serve a prison sentence for parole violation, it digs up unresolved issues. Kris visits Robert Kardashian’s grave. 12:00 Auction Squad - An old federation home is desperately seeking a modern makeover, but it could take The Hulk to move that monstrosity out the back! 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: “Blue Gate Crossing” (PG s) In Mandarin 2:30 ADbc 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 8 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Sigrid Thornton. Australian film and TV industry luminary, actress Sigrid Thornton has cornered the market in feisty leading roles. She is possibly best known for her role as the ‘starting life over again’ magistrate Laura in Sea Change. 8:30 The Nine Months That Made You 9:30 Cutting Edge: Lost In Detention 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 Movie: “Hit The Road” (M n,s,l) In Portuguese And Spanish. Full of gangsters, chases and romance, a motley crew of characters are brought together in this energetic road movie. Maria, a bored young Brazilian women teams up with Marco, a disabled small-time crook, on a mission to transport a drug shipment via one of South America’s most dangerous highways. 12:55 True Horror: “Dracula” (MAV v) 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 11
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CROSSWORD No. 79
SUDOKU No. 79
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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)
Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect. Your input will not go unnoticed, however. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.
This will be a good time for gambling, provided you know when to stop. Everything is in place for a very successful week, financially speaking. Romance. Romance is due to come up string this week and your relationship will improve considerably as soon as you can sort out a recent disagreement.
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.
Don’t become too anxious to find out what has been happening behind your back. It is not something too important or damaging and simply wait until the time is right. Romance. With a very strong aspect to Mars this week you will not have too much trouble in exploring your horizons when it comes to romance. Don’t wait for anything to come to you, however.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)
2......Shade of blue (4) 6......Smooch (4) 8......Saying: --- like a jelly (3) 9......Herbal/medicinal plant (6) 10....Saying: To have the ---- for someone (4) 11 ....Path (5) 13....Shooting star (5) 15....Found on golf course (3) 16....Chilly (3) 17....Saying: To --- is human, to forgive is divine (3) 18....Black bird (5) 20....Grid, grille (5) 22....Truck (4) 23....Gifted person (6) 24....Sand spit, barrier (3)
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.
Your work-life will be a hive of activity this week. Everybody will be coming to you and your diary will quickly fill up. Just be careful to not take on too much. Romance. This will not really be the best time for a romantic get-together. The positive energy brought to you in your professional live will be draining and you may find it difficult to relax properly when it comes to your personal life.
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25....Hooligan (4) 26....Certain (4)
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)
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1......Female relation (8) 3......Melbourne’s river (5) 4......Officer in charge (3) 5......Musical: --- Miserables (3) 6......Contribute, chip in (4, 2) 7......Buzz off, scram (4) 8......Road (6) 12....Death is also called The Grim ------ (6) 13....Young swan (6) 14....Stash, riches (8) 19....Wicked (4) 21....False name (5) 22....Tree juice (3) 23....Beer belly (3)
FINDWORD No. 79
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.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t be pushed off course by well-meaning advice. This person wants to help you, but they may not understand the situation quite as well as they think. Romance. So long as your partner is feeling as romantic as you are, everything will go very well this week. Don’t get impatient, however.
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.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) This week will be a good time to begin or step-up you home renovations. You will feel creative and you should take advantage of this. Romance. Your home and personal life will take top billing this week. Make sure to spoil your partner in return for all the good things they have been doing recently.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) A surprise move later in the week may leave you wondering what is going on. Talk to a person whom you can trust – your other colleagues may not be so quick to tell you everything. Romance. A power-struggle between you and your partner will not help either of you. Do your best to settle a recent dispute in a way which satisfies both sides.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You always feel that jobs should be done properly but ease off a little this week and don’t be too much of a perfectionist. You may have to compromise a little in order to get things done. Romance. You may be feeling a little bit unloved. Communication is the key so find the right time to let your partner know that you would like more support.
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!
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)
A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
You will be surprised how easily you can motivate the people around you. Your energy will be very contagious! Romance. If you are not completely open you will find it harder to be close to your partner in the future. A powerful aspect to Mercury later in the week will help to improve communications between you.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)
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.
Some changes will be coming into your life. Apart from one change, these will be important improvements. Take the rough with the smooth and everything should go according to plan. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will help you to attract the right person. Be careful that you don’t rush in too quickly, however, or you will put them off just as fast!
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A kind word will go a– long way. Your enthuFor all your printing needs www.lotsa.com.au siasm and energy will be appreciated by the people around you; however you must be sympathetic to people who are not so dynamic. Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune this week will improve your powers of intuition, just when you most need them!
MUDDY RIVER
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your ability to spot a financial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however. Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)
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A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to bring a little more luck into your life over the next few days. Don’t miss an opportunity just because a friend tries to put you off. Romance. Your self-confidence will be especially high at the moment. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative in a new relationship.
SOLUTIONS No. 79
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.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) You will have a lot of energy, and will finally be able to get on top of things. Try not to start any new projects for the time being, however. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your confident mood. They will not be the only one who notices. By the end of the week you may have more choice than you can handle!
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) An event which happened recently may have had more effect on you than you realise. It might be better to sort out your feelings about the matter once and for all. Romance. A new romance may start to liven up a bit. You will still need to be very patient, however. This person may still have emotional ties to somebody else.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
A difficult aspect to Saturn will make it hard for you to deal constructively with an issue which has been affecting your life recently. Put it to one side and deal with it later in the week. Romance. Your good mood will be appreciated by your partner. A trip away from home would do you both a world of good. Hold back on this until later in the week if you can.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A discussion with colleagues at work will help you to understand their feelings about an issue which affects you very personally. You may find less agreement than you expect! Romance. Your ability to understand what your partner is thinking will help to bring you closer together this week.
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Cooktown Earthmoving & Quarrying Pty Ltd and Cooktown Concrete Barney, Marilyn, Eric and Sueâ&#x20AC;Ś We would like to thank all our customers for their support in 2011 and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year. We wish to advise that we will be closed for business from Friday, December 23, 2011, re-opening on Monday, January 9, 2012.
pUBLIC NotICe MoteLS CAIrNS Rainbow Inn. 3½ star, all facilities including cable TV. Close to the city, from $65 per night. Ph 4051 1022.
property SoLD on the weekend. Lot 31 Sir Ken Morris Drive. Just 29 and 30 left now. Gates open 1 more week for inspection. Are you looking for property and have a good job? What are you waiting for? Man up and get on the land! Prices are low, interest rates are falling, now is the smart time to buy if you can. I can show you how. Phone Allan Morris on0457 958 807. Merry Xmas! Free herd of cattle thrown in if you get in before Xmas.
For SALe CoNtAINerS for sale or hire. Ph Cooktown Towing, Tyres & Mechanical 4069 5545.
For SALe HINo trUCK P4 tonne. Steel flat bed. 6 cylinder diesal. Current machinery certificate. Good condition. Ph 4069 5545 or 0408 772 361
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tWo bedroom masonry block home. Recently renovated. Quiet rural location, five minutes to town. Includes adequate tank water storage, plus shed with toilet and extra room for your boat/caravan. $300,00. To view property call Robyn 4069 5196 or Jeff 0418 880 506.
GArAGe SALe FrIDAy 23rd and Saturday 24th December from 8am at 10 Helen Street, Cooktown. Compressor, coffee table, golf clubs, TV antenna and assorted knick-knacks.
teSS Photography is relocating for a time. This limits my service in Cooktown to pre-booked weddings, portraits and any unfinished photography work. Thank you for your support over the years and wishing everyone a safe and happy Christmas and a prosperous 2012. Tess. 0437 691 664.
pUBLIC NotICeS CIVIL celebrant Kathleen Roberts. Naming Ceremonies, Marriages, Funeral Co-ordination. 4069 5004 or 0427 695 004
pUBLIC NotICe VerA SCARTH-JOHNSON GALLERY ASSOCIATION INC. General Meeting Thursday, January 5, 3 pm at Natureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s PowerHouse. Please advise jacquisykes@gmail.com or 4069 5442 if you can attend or not.
NotICe oF AGM CooKtoWN Amateur Turf Club announce Annual General Meeting to be held 11 AM, Sun 22nd January 2012. All members encouraged to attend.
poSItIoNS VACANt CLeANING staff wanted. Must be honest, conscientious, with the ability to pay attention to detail. Must be reliable and have own transport. Will be expected to work unsupervised. Early morning start â&#x20AC;&#x201C; finish before 9AM. Please phone Nellie on 07 4069 6404 or Mobile 0428 696 404.
poSItIoNS VACANt eXperIeNCeD house cleaner needed, 4 to 6 hours a week. Apply by Ph 4069 5406
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Plum is juicy in more ways than one WELCOME plant lovers. This week I would like to talk about the Damson Plum or Passion Sovereignwood, Terfor Plants minalia sericocarpa. Hope Vale people may know it as Puice Plum. Terminalis - a reference to the leaves being clustered at the ends of branches, Sericuis - clothed in hairs, - carpus - fruit. This largish spreading tree with layered branches is synonymous with Terminalia microcarpa, which is a species previously considered to only occur in New Guinea. The oval leaves are spirally terminal on the branches in the wet season, and deciduous briefly in the dry season, turning
a glorious red before falling. The creamy perfumed flowers are borne on spikes in the axils of the leaves. The egg-shaped red/purple/blue downy fruits appear now, between November and May and are 1.4-2cm. They are edible to us humans and a favourite of many birds, Speckled Flying Foxes and Cuscus. The larvae of the oak-blue butterfly pupate in the curled leaves of the Damson, and green ants tend these like farmers. You can of course get your own back on these biting green ants - you can suck the citrus from their abdomens. A great treatment for colds and flu traditionally. The timber can be used for internal construction, window frames and “turnery” and was used in the flooring for the Hope Vale Church. The wood may also
be useful as fuel. Damson occurs in coastal areas of northern and western Australia, mainly found along watercourses, in foothills, on lowlands and alluvial plains. Propagated from fresh seed, the are fast-growing and require well-drained soils and ample water. They are great as a shade tree. There is a specimen tree in your Botanic Gardens and I have seen it growing naturally near the Annan River up Shiptons Flat Road, amongst other places. It is a beautiful large tree and a very special one. Remember this is your column too. Email me on sandylloyd@activ8.net.au or phone Sandy on 4060 3102 during the evenings.
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Damson Plum or Sovereignwood at Helen Vale. Photo: SANDY LLOYD.
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• Welding Fabrication: steel, alloy, stainless, site work • Guillotine, Bender, Roller: pipe threading and bending • Machining: lathe, milling • Hydraulics: hose repairs • Bolts, welding equipment • Metroll products, perlins, iron by order • Marine: boat, trailer, outboard repairs, parts and oils MacMillan St, Cooktown
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COOKTOWN MULTI PURPOSE HEALTH SERVICE – JANUARY 2012 OUTPATIENTS: MONDAY
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27 Dentist (C/H) Dr Ruben (C/H) Dr Hadfield (Hosp) Dr Hanson (Hosp)
The Outpatients Clinic at the Cooktown Hospital is open from 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding Public Holidays. Doctors are available for emergencies only outside of these hours. If you would like to make an appointment to see a doctor at the Outpatient’s Clinic, please contact the Administration Staff on 4043 0100 between 8am and 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding Public Holidays). Nurses WILL NOT give medical advice over the phone under any circumstance. If you are requiring medical advice over the phone, please call 1800 HEALTH (1800 432584)
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VISITING SPECIALISTS: COMMUNITY HEALTH
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Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) Dr. Ruben: Paediatrician Dr. Adam Bart: Dentist
Dr Hadfield:
MENTAL HEALTH
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Dr Gynther: Psychiatrist
Dr Thomas: Surgeon
General Physician Dr Hanson:
Your Medicare and Health Care/Pension cards will be required each time you visit the Health Service. To see any of the above Specialists you will require a doctor’s referral, and then make appointments through the Hospital on 4043 0100, or Community Health on 4043 0170.
OUTREACH CLINICS:
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Women’s Health NP January 16, 17, 23, 30, 31 Dentist January 16, 30 Psychiatrist January 4 Cooktown Local News 22 - 28 December 2011 – 21
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Bus Services DEPARTS CAIRNS Inland Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun at 7am Coastal Mon, Wed and Fri at 7am DEPARTS COOKTOWN Inland Mon, Tues, Sat at 12.30pm Wed, Fri, Sun at 1.30pm Coastal Tues, Thurs and Sat at 7.30am INLAND SERVICE – Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun Departs Cairns 7am. Arrives CTN 11.45am. Departs Cooktown Mon, Tues, Sat 12.30pm, arrives CNS 5pm. Departs Cooktown Wed, Fri, Sun 1.30pm, arrives CNS 6pm. AGENTS COOKTOWN (Photo Shop) 4069 5446 BLOOMFIELD (Ayton Store) 4060 8125 LAKELAND (Mobil Roadhouse) 4060 2188
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Christmas & New Year Holidays Sunday, December 25 Christmas Day:
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Monday, December 26 Boxing Day:
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Tuesday, December 27 Public Holiday:
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Sunday, January 1 New Year’s Day:
Highlights for the year on the Track EVERYONE else seems to do it, so why not celebrate 2011 with the highlights of “Along the Track” for the past year? Apologies to anyone or place outside the “Track”, which I am very nostalgically treating as the road between Cape Trib and Cooktown. From south going north, but in no particular order, these include the wildlife, notably the many cassowaries and crocs which are easily seen right along the Track. The sightings for protracted periods of up to five cassowary families around the Daintree Coast region has been an absolute highlight for locals and travellers. Then there has been Emmagen Creek with its running water, upstream views, floral diversity and swimming holes - all packed into one small area and are rightly popular at any time of the day. Let’s not forget the view from Donavon’s across to the Range and back towards Emmagen, which is quite spectacular and instructive in understanding the weather of the area, while a bit further along the Track is Stingray Bay, which is also wonderful - especially at low tide. Woobadda Creek is another top swimming spot, with its fascinating birdlife - Metallic Starlings, Kingfishers, Pigeons, Doves and the occasional cassowary. One of the year’s “highlights” was actually the one-and-only lowlight - the damage to the Bloomfield River ford crossing in February. Not only was it physically disastrous, it also separated the Wujal Wujal communities who live on both sides of the river and damaged businesses and tourism between Cape Trib and Cooktown. The response from local and state governments was strong and prompt enough to be seen as a highlight. The passenger ferry from the Department of Communities and then Cairns Council extending the hours of operation was much appreciated and made a difficult time more bearable. (No assistance, however, from the Commonwealth for businesses affected, was a downer!).Two resident crocs, Spartaca (three
metres) and Brutus (five metres) have given many travellers a great natural experience, when they chose to grace us with their presence, which was pretty often. Another highlight has beenThe Wujal Wujal Falls which always flow with force, beauty and mysticism. How could anyone live in or visit the region and not take the time to visit them, especially with a Walker family guided tour? The waterfall itself, the changing lighting, the scenic backing and the cultural significance are all there - just great! The track up to the Wujal Falls has now become a sealed and widened road and is a joy to drive along and will encourage more travellers along the Track and into the area. Again, part of a good local planning. The opening of the wonderful new Arts centre at Wujal in January was another. After a slow start it was a major coup for the area and the Wujal community. The excellent quality of the works, the emerging artists and the quality of the building should be a springboard for the future of the community. While it is a significant business and employment driver, it is sometimes difficult to understand government priorities when unemployment in the community seems to be above 90 per cent. Much more needs to be done. Continuing with the highlights, there was Archer Point, a majestic and world class panorama. The feeling is different at low or high tide, and both are wonderful. Contrasting colours, soldier crabs, flotsam and seeds spread out along the high tide marks and the mangroves and coconut palms themselves all give lots of dimension to the spot. Spotting whales, rays or turtles from the Lighthouse, then driving or walking back to unfolding views, strolling along the beach or dipping your toes in the water, (being careful of course) show many facets of this special place. Keating’s Lagoon, on the southern outskirts of Cooktown, good anytime, is at its very best for about eight months, especially through and after the wet, with reeds, grasses, Magpie Geese,
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Whistling and other Ducks, water lilies, a bird hide and lots of walks. And there are crocs as well when the water is up. Grassy Hill Lookout at Cooktown has had its first full year of operation. The views are just sensational and rank with any around the world, combining the Coral Sea and reefs with mountain and town views through a 360 degree panorama. The James Cook Museum is an enormous attraction, especially to anyone with an interest in the history and traditions of the past. It is a good insight into early contact between the Traditional Owners and the Europeans. The sections on Cook, Indigenous perspectives, early gold rush days and the major impact of Chinese gold-seekers and settlers are most commented upon by tourists. The three-in-one Nature’s PowerHouse Museum, Botanic Gardens and Vera-Scarfe Johnstone Gallery are refreshing on a hot day, tasty when the fruits are maturing, thoroughly educational and very, very loved. The gradual upgrading of the Gardens is by itself well worth re-visiting from time to time if you get the chance. That’s the twelve. Please enjoy the Christmas season, be relatively sober and tidy, and have a great 2012. Remember, Christmas is a time for very high tides (up to three metres) and the Crossing is okay to cross at around 2.3 metres on the tide chart, but that’s assuming there has been no big rains. This makes the beaches absolutely sensational at lower tides, and the Bloomfield River Crossing impassable for a few hours each day on a predictable, but variable pattern. So time your Bloomfield River Crossing with the help of a tide chart and talk to locals before trekking along the Track. Finally, be extra mindful of big rains. Happy travelling and happy Christmas.
Cooktown Bush Walkers taking a rest on their Mungumby Falls walk last weekend. Photo: JUDE EDWARDS
THE Cooktown Bush Walkers’ group had a very merry and enjoyable Christmas party and walk this past weekend. Everyone met at Waratah’s place on Saturday afternoon and took in the delights of her garden before a great meal and plenty of good company that evening. There were plenty of laughs as folk opened their presents and stole those of others in our Irish Christmas. After a leisurely breakfast, we were led by Waratah to yet another postcard-photo waterfall. Before reaching the waterfalls though, we were guided into the lonely grave of a child bitten by a snake in the late 1800s. Coincidentally, a snake was lying on the path at the exact spot we turned into the grave. Hidden Falls and the adjoining Helenvale Falls were a real treat to find “in our Christmas stockings”. As we walked back to Waratah’s place we followed the very picturesque creek full of orchids, lilies, fantastic fungus, amazing root structures and the walls of a very labour-intensive old mine race. Thanks to Waratah for her hospitality. We have had another year of fantastic walks in this very beautiful part of the world. The date and location of our next walk are yet to be determined.
By CAROL HOWARD
The COOKTOWN GOLF CLUB would like to thank the following businesses and individuals who have provided their generous support and sponsored our events for July, August, September, October, November and December 2011
THANK YOU u The Italian Restaurant u Cooktown RSL Memorial Club u Northern Traffic Control u Graham & Alice Burton u Ambience Boutique u Computer Stuff u Colleen’s Garden Care u Shield’s Poultry Farms u Cooktown Hardware u PIMS @ Mareeba
22 – Cooktown Local News 22 - 28 December 2011
THANK YOU u Northern Business Solutions u Cape York Tyres u Cook Shire council u Apels Lawyers u Trinity Petroleum u Rainforest Real Estate u Wren Timbers u Easy Lift Group u Cooktown Auto Repairs u NorthQue Insurance
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Hash Good weather outlook for Boxing Day sings for Cooktown AS the year draws to an end, Cooktown Hash celebrated with its traditional town run around our various hostelries. It was hosted, as always, by Thermo and F*&t. They bring years of managerial skill and flair to the enterprise, and can be counted on to organise something special. We started by trailing down the hill to the RSL, where we shared a glass of good cheer and made the occupants suffer with a song. That was fine, and everyone was ready for a stroll uptown, but there was a courtesy bus waiting outside. That whisked us out of town, picking up Stumbles on the way, and on to the Hans Looser Lookout at Dump Hill. This is an ideal spot to view some of Cooktown’s ugliest power lines, and the trees that have grown up to obscure the view. Never mind, we drank some magnificent punch, sang a song for the wallabies, and headed back into town. We had appointments with the hospitality of the Top Pub and the Westy. After so much generous treatment, we all needed a rest and took packets of excellent chips from Cooktown Cafe into the park. They filled our tummies and set us up for more visiting. We took in the Sovereign and the Bowls Club, before jumping another bus up to Grassy Hill. There was more punch waiting, and time for another song over the grand view of Cooktown’s lights. (Did you hear us?) Back at the bash, GM Thermo was not displaying much Christmas spirit as she got stuck into various Hashers for being too lazy to sign the book, and poor Soggy for wearing a hat in the circle. It was a Father Christmas hat, so she might have expected a little mercy. Grandad was punished as a matter of principle, and Fakawe was congratulated on reaching a grand total of 300 runs. Next week’s run is on Boxing Day, at Muff and Tuff’s place. It will be gentle and sedate, a fitting end to Christmas, so turn up at 5.30pm and join the fun. Call Moses on 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032 for details. On-on! Lye Bak
Johnno from the Lure Shop with a tasty Spanish Mackerel.
THE weather is looking promising for a good day’s fishing on Boxing Day so have your boats ready, check your safety gear and flares, recharge your batteries and have fresh fuel. Remember the Coast Guard would like a quite Christmas weekend as well. This last week produced some solid Mangrove Jacks from the Wharf, and there are still some big fishing to be had by cruising the river, with a couple of anglers hooking some unstoppable fish. Most of the bait has disappeared from the Endeavour with the hot weather, so it is back to chasing some elusive mullet. The Stone Wall at Marton has produced some solid Grunter and Mangrove Jacks, mainly on prawn baits, while a couple of people witnessed an oversize Barra cruising Adam, the Lure Shop’s Coca Cola sales representative, with a cracker of a Cod caught on a recent trip with the team.
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Bruce Morgenstern with a Spangled Emperor. Photo submitted.
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FULL MOON Mon. Jan 09. Time: 17.30
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Cooktown District Community Centre held its inaugural Junior Golf Day at the Cooktown Golf Links on Thursday, December 8, with great success. The weather may have been a bit on the warm side, but that didn’t stop the kids from coming down and having a hit. Some excellent Golf lessons were given by Chris Hatton with kids picking up the skills of putting, and chipping quite quickly before they were let loose to tackle the beautiful 9 hole course. Lots of great shots were made throughout the day but there was none better than Gundolbii Michael’s chip in on the sixth, with the ball circling the cup before dropping in. Cooktown District Community Centre would like to take this opportunity thank CooktownArt Golf Links, The Redto Peppers Group Kelly Barnett and Chris Hatton for putting on an excellent clinic and providing some great prizes. A special thankyou also goes out to Gungarde for the use of the Gungarde bus.
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the shallows with a group of smaller males courting. Similar observations have been made around the Whalf on the last moon. It’s great to see nature at work re-stocking our rivers. I hope we enjoy some great weather over summer and we can look forward to flat seas with some great catches. 2011 proved to be a great year for Mud Crabs and Barramundi, and a big year for southeasters. Let’s hope for a great fishing year in 2012. Merry Christmas from me and the team at The Lure Shop - Monique, John and Keith. We will be open on Tuesday, December 27 for all your fishing needs. Tight lines Russell Bowman The Lure Shop
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Potato salad makes for a good golfing husband KERRY “Blue” Hobbs finished with a nett score of 58 to retain his spot on top of the Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke Competition and win the the week’s event from a field of only five. Well done Blue! Thanks to all the members who struggled through the rain and played in the Club’s Closing Day 2-Person Ambrose competition on Saturday, December 17. It was a fun day with a bit of a twist where players had to take the worst tee shot instead of the best. The team winners for the day were Graham Burton and Mick Mason with a combined nett score of 63.5, while hot on their heels in runner-up position were the Butler brothers, Rick and Steve with a combined nett of 63.75. Wayne Brennan landed the nearest the pin for 2/11 and John Pettersen landed 14. A special thanks goes to Julie Sauer who made the most delicious pavlova for everyone - simply yummy Jules! Thanks also goes out to Chris Hatton who, although didn’t play, made a scrumptious pasta salad and provided meat as well. And to Steve Butler thanks for your delightful potato salad, you’ll make someone a good husband one day! The rain managed to stay away for the Cooktown Hardware Sunday 9-Hole Stableford competition with six members taking advantage of the weather to come out for a hit. The ladies had great games and Alice Burton took out the honours for first place with 21 points and Julie Sauer was runner-up with 20 points.
Well done ladies! Six members have so far competed in The Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford competition and Rick Cowe is leading the competition so far with 37 points. Julie Sauer is currently the runner-up with 35 points. For the remainder of the year and the first few weeks in January, the weekly competition will be run from Saturday to Friday. Phil and Chris will be changing the pin positions on Saturday mornings when they mow the greens. The format for the weekly competitions will remain the same, wherein the competition alternates from a Stroke to a Stableford, and for two weeks in a row you will play off either the red or white tees. Upcoming competitions: Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford Competition - December 18-23 - red tees; Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke Competition - December 24-30 - white tees; Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford Competition - December 31-January 6 - white tees; Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke Competition - January 7-13 - red tees; Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford Competition - January 14-20 - red tees; and Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke Competition - January 21-27 - white tees. Happy golfing everyone Kelly Barnett Manager - Cooktown Golf Club.
Steve Weise, Robyn McDonald, Mick Mason and Alice and Graham Burton on the fairway. Photo: KELLY BARNETT.
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Friday, December 23
Members’ Christmas Party!
Social Bowls:
Wednesday register 1pm, play 1.30pm. Sunday register 9.30am, play 10am. Jackpot $68.
Barefoot Bowls:
Every Wednesday night. Register by 7pm for a 7.30pm start. Jackpot $8.
Pokies Lucky Seat:
EVERY FRIDAY: Drawn between 8pm and 8.30pm. 4 x $25 raffles for food or fuel. Cannot be exchanged for cash..
Bush Bingo:
Finished for the year.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 23 TO FRIDAY, DECEMBER. 30
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