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SATURDAY’S Paddy Bassani Bull Ride was a unanimous points decision victory to the bulls with cowboys frequently biting the dust in centre while rider rescue team members were left to scramble for safety as the bulls looked for their next victim. See page 20 for the full report >>

Holy cow! Photo: GARY HUTCHISON

Rehab Centre will be fought to bitter end By GARY HUTCHISON AN APPEAL has been made to the Federal Government seeking to overturn the decision by the Cook Shire Council to block what it says is a much-needed Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Centre to service the Cape and Gulf Communities. The Congress Community and Development Education Unit (CCDEU) Ltd’s Chairman Rev Shayne Blackman said the decision was taken by the Board after much consideration and due diligence in light of the urgent calls for the service. “The Board of CCDEU is re-

sponding to pressing calls from Indigenous and non-Indigenous leaders, community members and concerned citizens to have this vital service established in the strategic location of Cooktown,” Rev Blackman said. “We are committed to improving the wellbeing of Indigenous communities in Far North Queensland by ensuring equitable access to alcohol and drug treatment services as part of a broader rehabilitation mix instigated by the federal government. “We are equally committed to working alongside the Cook Shire Council to demonstrate

the unobserved economic and social benefits of having this service established in terms of local employment, better access to treatment services and enhancing community services. Rev Blackman said CCDEU’s utmost priority is working collaboratively alongside all stakeholders to help the government and its bodies close the enormous socioeconomic gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people from which alcohol and drug addiction is but one indicator. “We are hopeful the Cook Shire Council can join those progressive corporate and civil organisations

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disgust at the government ignoring the majority decision of Council,” Mr Entsch said. “It takes an awful lot to get that many signatures on a petition (about 160) in a small community like Cooktown.” He said he found it offensive that bureaucrats and other individuals accused the antagonists and Councillors of racism because of their opposition to the Rehab Centre’s site. “Right from the start, the opposition to this facility has been about the total unsuitability of the site, not the concept,” said. Continues page 3 >>

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OCTOBER Thu 6. Change of venue – The public meeting to discuss the future of the Discovery Festival has been changed from the Events Centre to the Council Chambers in Hope Street. The meeting will start at 7pm. Thu 6. Swim for Your Life Aqua aerobics, over 55s, Cooktown pool from 9am. Fri 7. Cooktown Hog Hunt registration at Top Pub between 2pm and 6pm. Hunt starts at registration. Sat 8. Cooktown Hog Hunt. Sat 8. Rossville Markets. Sat 8. Cooktown SSAA Target Shoot from 9am. Sun 9. Cooktown Hog Hunt concludes at 1pm at Top Pub with weigh-in and barbecue. Tue 11. Cape York SSAA meeting at Fishermans Wharf from 7pm. Tue 11. Swim for Your Life Aqua aerobics, over 55s, Cooktown pool from 9am. Tue 11 - 12. Breast screening at Wujal Wujal. Call 132 050 to make an appointment. Thu 13. Swim for Your Life Aqua aerobics, over 55s, Cooktown pool from 9am. Fri 14 - 18. Breast screening at Hopevale Primary Health Care Centre. Call 132 050 to make an appointment. Sat 15. Cooktown Junior Rugby League Fashion Parade at Old Cooktown Shire Hall from 1.30pm. Bigger and better this time. Phone Sylvia on 4069 5865 or 0429 062 262 or Nardia on 4069 6683 or 0447 240 677. Thu 20 - Thu 3 NOV. Breast screening at the Endeavour landing site park in Cooktown. Call 132 050 to make an appointment. Sun 23. CANCELLED - The scheduled Cape York SSAA Rimﬁre Riﬂe Shoot has been cancelled. Wed 26. Cooktown SSAA meeting from 5.30pm. Fri 28. Art auction at Nature’s PowerHouse. The Hope Vale Arts Centre concludes exhibition with light refreshments, entertainment and an opportunity to buy last week’s items at reduced prices.

letters to the editor

Cash-strapped council leaves resident on muddy road I HAVE been asking the Council to grade and widen the goat track I have for a road outside my home at Bradbury Street, Marton for the last two years to no avail. I brought up another matter regarding the end of this road and was informed by the Shire Engineer, I quote, “This area is situated on an unformed road which council does not maintain,” unquote. So I emailed the Engineer and asked if this was an unmaintained road, “Why am I paying $1000 per year rates?” His reply was, “Very sorry, the message received by engineering was that I had asked

the medium future, and unfortunately that’s life. You can ring all the Councilors you like but it won’t change the facts.” unquote. I think it is disgusting how the Council treats rate payers. I did ask a Councilor to put my case to the Council, but to no avail. He told me he couldn’t push it any further, as if he did he would be sacked. I emailed the Council to inquire if this was true or not. The reply from the Executive Assistant was, I quote, “False.” unquote. Shame on you Council. Ken Hindley - Marton

for the road to be sealed.” I did not. If he has any proof that I did, please make it public. Then he goes on to say, “Repairs to the road will go ahead when weather permits heavy machinery to be used.” Ok, fine with me, this was in March 2011. This month, September, I emailed him and said, “No work had been done as yet, and the wet season was fast approaching.” His repy, I quote. “In March that was the best answer I could give you at the time, now I don’t have the resources nor will I have in

Symposium organiser left in dark

Chivalry not dead

AN UNDECIFERABLE message was left on my phone today, Tuesday, October 4 about the Cooktown Symposium. Would the person who left the message please contact me as I was unable to fully understand it.

THANK you to the two neighbourly men who changed my flat tyre in less than 10 minutes last Thursday at the Seabreeze laundromat. It was spontaneous teamwork and good humour, and showed chivalry is alive and well in Cooktown. Grateful Trisha Allen Marton

The symposium will benefit our whole community and also the communities in the wider region and it is important that we put our personal prejudices aside for the benefit of all. I would like to invite you to attend the symposium and

take part in the discussion workshops. Please contact me again on 0427 194 820 or email vanmart@bigpond.com. Loretta Sullivan President Cooktown Re-enactment Association.

NOVEMBER Fri 4. Calcutta at Cooktown RSL Club. Fri 4 - 6. Cook Symposium at Event’s Centre. To register email: cookconference@hotmail.com or for more information call Mrs Sullivan on 0427 194 820. Sat 5. Annual race meeting. Sun 27. Cooktown SSAA annual presentation and Christmas barbecue will also include the John King Memorial Practical Shoot.

CHURCH SERVICES Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun 4069 5155 Assembly of God: Gungarde, 9.30am Sun; Home group 7.30pm Tue, young adults 7pm Thu 4069 5070 Catholic: 6pm Sat and 8.30am Sun, St Mary’s, Cooktown 4069 5730 Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am 4069 6778, 0428 696 493 Rossville Christian Fellowship: Elsie Hatﬁeld’s, 8am Sun 4060 3968 Lutheran: Hope Vale 9am; Cooktown CWA Hall 11am; Sunday 4060 9197

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Close encounter

A whale shark gets aquainted with August Stevens’ boat.

August Stevens was doing a bit of recreational fishing at Ribbons Reef # 7 on Saturday, when he got an unexpected visitor. A whale shark, about 4 metres long swam around his boat for about 10 minutes. “He just came right up to the back of the boat like a little puppy dog,” August said. “I was able to take shots from our boat under water. It’s the first time I have ever encountered a whale shark and I could have touched him on the head, that’s how close he came to the boat.” Photo: AUGUST STEVENS.

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Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Council Mayor Des Tayley, LNP leader Campbell Newman and Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott ready for a working lunch at Nature’s PowerHouse on Tuesday, October 4. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. LNP leader Campbell Newman and the candidate for Cook in the next state election, David Kempton made a whirlwind visit to Cooktown last Tuesday. The pair had a quick lunch with Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Council Mayor Des Tayley, Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott, Councillors and executive staff at Nature’s PowerHouse before meeting with local residents and business operators at the monument in Bicentennial Park. Mr Newman told both groups that if elected, he intended to restore more autonomy to local councils. “I’m not about making insidious little changes for the sake of change,” Mr Newman said. “But we’ll be supplying local

government authorities with proper guidelines and the framework to allow them to get on with the job they know best. “It’s not a state government’s responsibility to be worried about building approvals in shire councils.” And he promised to reform the Department of Environment and Resource Management. “No longer will DERM be saying, ‘no you can’t’,” he said. Mr Newman said his government would be about transforming Queensland councils into strong, thriving, viable economic communities. On the subject of World Heritage listings for the Cape, he said he opposed a blanket listing of the region.

“I agree that some areas such as Shelburne Bay should be listed, but I don’t support locking up to 90 per cent of the Cape just to satisfy the green groups,” he said. “It would be insanity to lock up the whole Cape.” Mr Kempton said there were other options available than just Word Heritage listing to protect the area. Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said he welcomed the visit. “I’m very happy he [Campbell Newman] came up to support his candidate [David Kempton] and discuss the issues relevant to Cooktown and the Cape,” Mayor Scott said. “I’m very encouraged by his commitment to devolve more authority to local government.”

Rehab Centre fight continues with appeal >> From page 1 “There is no shortage of alternative sites more suitable to the needs of this centre.” But he demanded an immediate upgrade to the Cooktown Hospital, which he described as out-dated, under-staffed and under-equipped to cope with the extra demands the Rehab Centre would impose. “Cooktown Hospital needs to have the appropriate ancillary

services to cope with the special needs of a Rehab Centre’s clients,” he said. Rehab Centre antagonist Steve Weise said he had received official notification of the appeal and that he and Kate Dagge had registered as co-respondents with the Cook Shire Council in the matter. “It will mean having to go to court in Brisbane at some stage, but we will be guaranteed of having

our case heard,” Mr Weise said. “We’re not letting it rest and we’ll fight this to the bitter end.” Mr Weise re-enforced their opposition to the Centre was its location, not the site and said that in his opinion, the appeal was an attempt to justify the poor decisions of bureaucrats. “It’s just another disgusting waste of tax payers’ money,” he said.

Man dies at airport after ‘reaction to something’ THE Cooktown Local News has been unable to confirm the circumstances surrounding reports of a death on the tarmac at Cooktown Airport on Tuesday, October 4. It is believed that a 43-year-old man was taken to Cooktown Hospital suffering from an apparent “reaction to something”.

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Arrangements had been made for the man to be transported by plane to Cairns hospital, but he died on the tarmac at Cooktown Airport despite the desperate efforts by paramedics they were unable to save him. Queensland Health officials have refused to provide details of the incident on the basis of patient confidentiality.

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Venue change for festival future meeting ANYONE intending to attend the meeting to discuss the future of the Discovery Festival tomorrow night, Thursday, October 6 is advised to note it will now be held at the Cook Shire Council Chambers in Hope Street, Cooktown. The meeting had originally been planned and advertised as being held at the Events Centre. The meeting which will start at 7pm has been called in the hope of finding an organisation or an individual willing to take on the responsibility of co-ordinating next yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival, because the burden of organising the re-enactment of Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landing has become

too much for the Cooktown Re-enactment Association who organised this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event. Cooktown Re-enactment Association President Loretta Sullivan said her organisation wanted to concentrate solely on the re-enactment of Cookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landing in 1770. Mrs Sullivan said it was too much for their small band of volunteers to take responsibility for the planning, scheduling and organising of two events of such magnitude. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is just so much to do with organisation, preparation, rehearsals and such for the Re-enactment, we found juggling the two events was just too much,â&#x20AC;? Cooktown Re-enactment Association

President Loretta Sullivan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much of a strain on our volunteers, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also time for someone else to step up to the plate to take it over.â&#x20AC;? So to facilitate in finding another individual or organisation to take responsibility for the Discovery Festival, Mrs Sullivan has organised tomorrow nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting. Mrs Sullivan said that with the possibility that some interested people may not be able to attend that meeting, she asked that they send constructive ideas and suggestions in writing to either P O Box 189, Cooktown, 4895 or email: info@cooktowndiscoveryfestival. com.au

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FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has prescribed a â&#x20AC;&#x153;bureaucratic enemaâ&#x20AC;? for Queensland Health - a system he described as rancid with an overabundance of managers and clerks in comparison with health professionals who treat the sick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Queensland Health needs a good flush out and in medical terms thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an enema,â&#x20AC;? Mr Entsch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This current state government has presided over a bureaucracy who is foul with managers, clerks and assorted other hangers-on, while the sick stay sick and our health professionals burn out.â&#x20AC;? Mr Entsch said statistics gleaned from a Freedom of Information search as at September 19 revealed an ap-

palling situation in the central west, south west, Torres Strait and Cape York. He said the ratio of management to health professionals in Cape York District Health was an indictment on the attitude of the state government and Queensland Health. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can you believe that in the Cape York Health district there are 69 managers and clerks compared to seven full-time doctors and three locums?â&#x20AC;? he asked. And he said Cooktown Hospital should have been demolished 10 years ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I really feel for the medical staff there,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re under-staffed and under-equipped, no wonder theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tearing their hair out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But they continue to do

such a fabulous job despite all this, I take my hat off to them I really do.â&#x20AC;? But Mr Entsch described a worse scenario surrounding conditions in the Torres Strait. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Up there itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worse, with 86 managers and clerks compared to 15 staff and only two locums,â&#x20AC;? he said. And he highlighted what he called disgustingly, ludicrous situations in Weipa and Bamaga where dialysis units remain idle because the system allegedly cannot provide the funds to staff each unit or pay for the water to run the machines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For six years theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been sending patients down to Cairns and keeping them for weeks in cheap accommodation - claim-

ing they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford to put two trained nurses on or pay for the water,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I bet the bureaucrats are still running around in their â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;flashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cars and I bet they and their staff donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stay in cheap accommodation the way the patients do.â&#x20AC;? He further criticised the quality of bureaucrat in the top jobs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these blokes are on six-figure sums, but refuse to make any decisions on issues that are likely to turn around and bite them on the backside,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;All theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re interested in is looking after their own back yards and providing cushy jobs for their mates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How sick is Queensland Health? This has to be fixed!â&#x20AC;?

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Cooktown Bowls Club President Bob Sullivan is urging lawn bowlers to support Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch’s petition calling on the ABC to continue televising the game. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch is putting his strong support behind the national campaign to ‘Get lawn bowls back on the ABC’. And it is a cause which has the full support of Cooktown Bowls Club President Bob Sullivan. Mr Sullivan said the coverage showcased the sport to the nation and was also a coaching aid to the average bowler. “Seeing the champion bowlers on TV is great,” Mr Sullivan said. “As well as enjoying the games, we can also pick up tips on the right and the wrong way and

the ways to correct our problems.” He said he believed televising the sport encouraged new players to the game. “Most definitely it brings new bowlers, people who never thought about playing can see just what a challenge the game is, so they give it a try,” he said. The campaign being led by the Hon Bronwyn Bishop MP, Shadow Minister for Seniors, and Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Federal Member for Higgins and the director of Bowls Australia, was launched with a nationwide peti-

tion by Joe Aarons OAM, Chairman of Bowls Australia earlier this month. “Lawn Bowls is one of the largest participation sports in Australia with over 800,000 people taking part each year. The ABC had Lawn Bowls as part of their programming for 30 years, but have advised us that it will be axed.” Mr Entsch said. “There is no justification for the ABC to axe this sport from their programming. The ABC Corporation Act 1983 states that it should ‘broadcast programs that contribute to a sense of national identity and inform

and entertain and reflect the cultural diversity of the Australian community.’ I believe as do my colleagues that Lawn Bowls are a part of our culture with Lawn bowls starting in Australia in the 1800s. It was Warren is a supporter of Lawn Bowls and visits many local bowling clubs in the electorate of Leichhardt. “Participation of lawn bowls here in far north Queensland ensures players stay active and live healthier lives and also providing a great social event. Here at the Marlin Coast Bowls club they also

Firearms ban stays in place AN ECO-RESORT owner has failed in his appeal against a firearms ban after his conviction in March for having unlawfully possessed two handguns, a crossbow and a semi-automatic shotgun. Haggerstone Island owner Roy Turner appealed to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal for a review of Queensland Police Weapons Licensing Branch’s decision to revoke his gun licence, but the tribunal found that under the Weapons Act Mr Turner was not considered a fit and proper person to hold a licence because

he had been convicted of weapons offences within five years. The firearms charges were laid after Mr Turner came under the adverse scrutiny of authority for producing a promotional video for the resort which featured him tugging on the tail of a crocodile while a guest looked on. Along with the firearms offences, he was also charged with having disturbed a dangerous native animal and selling liquor without a permit. Mr Turner submitted to the tribunal that guests on the resort where crocodiles are among the

native wildlife, felt more secure when he carried a gun on excursions. The tribunal’s decision came despite references from regular guests to the resort, about his safety-conscious of firearms. The 66-year-old earned international fame and the nickname “Gouger” in 2004 when he rescued a young girl attacked by a crocodile while swimming in Margaret Bay, near the island which is situated about 600km north of Cairns. He climbed on the back of the crocodile and gouged its eyes until it let go of the girl.

have a Barefoot bowling session on Tuesday nights where all ages are encouraged to attend. “Bowling clubs in the Far north are important to our community with 24 clubs here in Far North Queensland including the Marlin Coast Bowls Club. I am launching the campaign for the Far North to support this petition and to get Bowls back on the ABC. “ “If you want to support our petition to get lawn bowls back on the ABC you can visit one of your local clubs to obtain petitions or alternatively go to my website.” Petitions should be sent back to The Hon Warren Entsch MP office which is P O Box 14, Bungalow QLD 4870.

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Fifteen locals recently completed a Cert 2 Horticulture Course at Gungarde Farm. Seen here are: (front) Josie Flores (Jobfind), Josephine Temple (Itec), Robina Langley and Ruth French (trainer) and Christopher Perrin, Sarina Cobus and David Mclelland (back). Photo: GARY HUTCHISON SKILLED, qualified and keen as mustard - that is the career status of 15 locals who recently completed their Cert II in Horticulture at Gungarde Farm. The nationally recognised TAFE course run by Ruth French, a Workplace Health and Safety Approved Trainer and Assessor, was a joint program organised by ITEC and Jobfind. Mrs French said it was the fi rst time in her experience that all who started the course finished the 20 subjects. “It’s a real credit to the enthusiasm and dedication of these guys to have completed the course as a whole,” she said. “They’ve supported each other all the way and have become friends as a result.”

She said while the course demanded 17 subjects to be completed, the students elected to do three extra. “Some of the units they completed are the operation of a front end loader, chainsaw, tractor and planting and pruning,” she said. “Although they are currently unemployed, they’re now skilled for Council parks and gardens work and farm work. “They are qualified gardeners.” Samantha Hart, Geoffrey Kulka, Frank Kepple, John Lee, Patrick Hunt, Eril RossKelly, Robina Langley, Jonathan Fischer, Lisa Cobus, Eric Christie, Christopher Perrin, Raymond Burns, David Mclelland, Sarina Cobus and Bill Lee (“Brumby”) are

the students who received qualified for their certificates. Along the way, pumpkins, water melons, tomatoes, cucumbers and sweet potatoes were grown at Gungarde Farm as part of the curriculum. “Regardless of their future job situation, these students are now able to provide fresh fruit and vegetables for themselves, their families and their communities,” she said. Jonathan Fischer and Sarina Cobus said they were both proud of their achievements which have opened the doors to a new career path. “I’ve got good tickets, good skills which are preparing me for work,” Jonathan said.

Severe weahter outlook

AgForce to meet in Coen

THE Weather Channel is forecasting an increased number of tropical cyclones and bushfires in what they forecast to be a severe weather season compared to last year. With weak La Nina conditions confirmed in the Pacific, above average rain is also expected but thankfully flooding will be less severe than during the 2010/2011 season. The coming six months will also bring the threat of severe thunderstorms and heat waves as Australia’s severe weather season approaches this October. La Nina has become synonymous with flooding as a result of above average rainfall. This year is likely to see a re-emergence of both but on a smaller scale than last year. “Above average rain through northern and eastern Australia is likely to once again prompt broadscale flooding,” said Dick Whitaker, Chief Meteorologist at The Weather Channel. “Areas which will see a return of above average rain include Queensland, the Northern Territory, northern parts of Western Australia, north-east parts of South Australia, much of New South Wales and northern Victoria. “However, even with a weak La Nina, any resulting floods are unlikely to reach the severity and frequency of the 2010/2011 severe weather season due to less rainfall and drier conditions this past winter.” Mr Whitaker said that southern

CAPE York producers will have a rare opportunity to meet with some of the agricultural industries key decision makers at a Cattle, Heritage and Technology forum in Coen on Monday, October 10. AgForce president Brent Finlay will join speakers from the National Farmers Federation (NFF) and NRM groups at the event which is free and open to all producers. Mr Finlay said the field day is an excellent opportunity for northern producers to speak with senior policy advisors as they discuss issues affecting the Cape. “I am looking forward to speaking to Cape York producers about what AgForce can, and is achieving on their behalf on a range of key issues,” Mr Finlay said. “You will also have the opportunity to hear from AgForce policy director Drew Wagner and AgForce Cattle policy director Andrew Simpson as they discuss key issues affecting the region including grazing, heritage listing, nature refuges, bio-security, natural resource management of the Cape and the Carbon Farming Initiative.” NFF environment liaison officer Jol Taber will outline the impacts of heritage listing and the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. Other speakers and topics include: - Cape York Natural Resource Management CEO Bob Frazer: “What is this ‘Healthy Country’ stuff all about?”; - AgForce policy and project officer Tamara Badenoch: Nature Refuges, how they can work for you; - Management of biosecurity issues and the role of graziers in protecting the Cape. - Cape York Natural Resource Management Andrew Hartwig: Overview of the Carbon Farming Initiative; - AgForce Projects technical leader Graeme Bell: Farming technology overview (GPS and computer mapping).

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Victoria and Tasmania at this stage will not be affected by the weak La Nina and will likely have below average rain, removing them of heightened flood risk. Tom Saunders, Senior Meteorologist at The Weather Channel said the Australian cyclone season runs from November to April and The Weather Channel expects a more active season compared to last year. “This year is likely to be a more active season than last year when despite strong La Nina conditions we saw only 11 cyclones,” he said. “We are expecting a total of around 12 to 13 cyclones this year in Australian waters, but on average only half of our cyclones actually cross the coast. “About 5-6 cyclones can be expected off the north-west coast of Western Australia and two of these should cross the coast, one of which is likely to be severe (category 3 or above). “Off the Queensland coast, 4-5 tropical cyclones are likely, with one or two coastal crossings, while off the north coast between the Kimberley and Cape York Peninsula, four cyclones are likely, three of which should cross the coast.” Mr Saunders said if La Nina conditions strengthen over the next few months as predicted by some models, one or two more cyclones may be added to the forecast for each region.

Field days are delivered free to all landholders through AgForce and AgForward, an initiative of AgForce within its project division, funded by the Queensland Government and the Australian Government’s Caring for our Country initiative. To find out more or to register for these events call Paddy Roe on (07) 3238 6048 or email roep@agforward.org.au.

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Art bosses impressed

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Visiting Cooktown on Friday, October 7, 2011 • Providing a full range of services: TAXATION • ACCOUNTING • FINANCIAL PLANNING • TAX REFUNDS – 10 WORKING DAYS (subject to Australian Taxation Ofﬁce processing)

Local artist Lea Stevens (right) provides visitor Gina Fairfax (left) an explanation of her artwork on display at Nature’s PowerHouse. SURREALISM for Kids, a three-day workshop for the district’s young artists, was not only a hit for the kids, but may have opened some important doors in Queensland’s art world. Cooktown School of Art President Tracey Cass said Tony Ellwood (Director, Queensland Art Gallery), Tom Mosby (Executive Manager, Indigenous Research and Projects, SLQ), Andrew Clark (Deputy Director, Queensland Art Gallery), Donna McColm (Head of Public Programs, Children’s Art Centre and Membership) and Caitlin Pijpers (Project Officer, Regional Services) together with their patrons, Tim and Gina Fairfax (Tim Fairfax Family Foundation) seemed very impressed with the Elizabeth Guszely Gallery and the work of its volunteers and the local art community in general. “They visited Cooktown specifically to witness the application of their Surrealism for Kids on Tour, how the kids translated the activities, to witness their creativity and understand how the program is administered/supervised in Cooktown,” Mrs Cass said. It was such a pleasure to be able to discuss issues speciﬁc to our gallery and opportunities for us in the future.” Mrs Cass said Lea Stevens, a member of the gallery and up-and-coming artist gave everyone a heartfelt tour of her exhibition currently on display

Please phone our Cairns ofﬁce for appointments on (07) 4051 0788

at Nature’s PowerHouse, while Jennifer Midgley was able to develop her contacts and arrange children’s arts funding for future projects. “We’re also confident of the Queensland Gallery’s support for things like ‘letters of support’ for future funding projects and being the recipient of future touring arts programs. She said the Guzsely Gallery has so much potential and the visitors recognised it during their stay. “They were very impressed with the dedication of the members who actively raised funds for eight years before raising sufficient funds for the existing gallery,” she said. “They also recognised it is now time to improve the existing infrastructure by building a front door facing the (now sealed) street, thus attracting more people into the gallery as well as significantly improving the streetscape of the building. “Improving local creative capacity is also a passion of the Queensland Gallery and I was able to discuss the possibility of hosting artists from around the state to come to Cooktown in the future to conduct workshops and work as ‘artists in residence’, which is something that will appeal to visitors to the gallery as well as provide excellent skills development for our membership base.”

New $1.75M community centre comming to Coen WORKS on a new $1.75M community services centre in Coen will get underway in 2012, Disability Services Minister Curtis Pitt announced recently. Mr Pitt said the new centre marked a signiﬁcant expansion of disability and community care services in the area. He said the new centre is being funded through the joint State-Commonwealth Home and Community Care (HACC) initiative in collaboration with D&R Community Services. “This new community services centre is great news for Coen and it will be a huge beneﬁt to local residents,” Mr Pitt said. “It means that D&R Community Services, which is funded to provide

local HACC services, will be able to move from temporary premises into a new purpose-built facility. “D&R currently provides services to around 40 people, including domestic assistance, social support, personal care and centre based day care. “It also provides meals, respite care, home maintenance, and transport services to local residents. “That’s what the HACC initiative is all about - helping people with a disability and older Queenslanders to live independently in their own communities.” Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said the new Coen community services centre is currently in the pre-construction design phase.

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Council crews are currently working on the Bamaga, Pormpuraaw, Holroyd, Bloomfield Roads as well as roads around Rinyirru (Lakefield) National Park.

Minutes are finalised and uploaded to the Cook Shire Council website www.cook.qld.gov.au within 10 working days after each monthly Council meeting. A copy of the minutes is also printed and made available at Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration building.

Please exercise caution when driving on these roads while works are in progress.

A public meeting will then be held at the Portland Roads Hall on Wednesday 19th October commencing at 10:30am.

Consisting of a random selection of mining equipment, the collection is derived from several Cape York mines.

The six new senior units which are an extension of existing Endeavour Lodge Units are now complete and ready for tenants.

In 2007, Cook Shire Council was given a collection of former Cape York mining equipment held as the basis of the Cape York Mining Museum, Weipa.

Prior to this, a public meeting will be held at the Town Hall, Coen (opposite the pub) at 5:00pm Monday 17th October.

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The collection had been acquired in the late 1970's and progressively restored and conserved until the museum group disbanded. Cook Shire Council negotiated a parcel of land where over a period of time the collection has been installed to complement the historical story surrounding the adjacent Cape York Heritage House and early mining methodology.

An Ordinary Meeting of the Council of the Shire of Cook will be held on Tuesday 18th October 2011 commencing at 9am at the Coen Clinic, Coen.

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Council Meetings Coen & Portland Roads

NOVEMBER 2 Community Donation Program, Round 2, 2011 applications close 4-6 Cooktown Symposium 5 Annual Cooktown Races 11 Remembrance Day Service, at 11am in ANZAC Park followed by drinks and fellowship at the RSL Memorial Club

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All applications for tenancy were sent to Department of Communities - Social Housing for approval via the allocation process before being returned to Council for presentation to the selection committee. Letters of offer will be posted to the successful applicants this week. The official opening of the new units will be held in November.

Cooktown Library As space is at a premium, the Cooktown Library will not be accepting any further book donations.

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The display has the potential to extend the attractions available to tourists passing through Coen. Shelters are being constructed over the majority of the artifacts to provide some protection from the weather and shade for visitors. Interpretive signage has been designed and manufactured to present the history of the mines from where the machinery or similar machinery originated. The signage will also tell short interesting stories about the gold rush days. The signage will be installed as soon as the shelter roofs have been completed. The official opening of the Coen Mining Machinery Museum will take place on-site on Monday 17th October at 4:30pm. All community members are welcome to attend.

Community Donations Program Round 2, 2011 Council's Donations Program provides assistance to groups, organisations and individuals who make a positive contribution to the quality of life of the community in the areas of environmental sustainability, community wellbeing, economic prosperity and cultural life. Donations can be either in-kind or financial to a maximum value of $2,000. In-kind donations could include hire of Council staff, equipment, venues and other fee waivers. All community groups are encouraged to get in early and submit donation applications by the closing date of 2nd November 2011, to ensure the best chance of receiving a successful outcome. For further information contact Council's Grants Officer, Fiona Brady on 4069 5444 or email fbrady@cook.qld.gov.au.

Christmas in Cooktown A meeting of the Christmas in Cooktown group will be held on Monday 17th October, 1pm at Council Chambers. The Christmas in Cooktown group is made up of community members who help coordinate festive activities in Cooktown and offer volunteer time at meetings and events. We are looking for any persons with an interest in making Christmas special for the Cooktown community to join the group and perhaps offer some new energy and suggestions. Activities organised and promoted by the group include Breakfast with Santa, Christmas Lights Competition, Photos with Santa, Activities in the Park and more. Contact Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Acting Events Officer, Vicki Kirk on 4069 5444 for more information or email vkirk@cook.qld.gov.au.

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Pher Eric Seagren POSSIBLY one of the oldest surviving pioneer families living in Cooktown today is the Seagren family. Seagren Inn in Charlotte Street is the legacy of the Cooktown founder of the Seagren family, Pher Eric Seagren. The following obituary was extracted from The Cairns Post of February 16, 1934 but understates the influence of this man on the community. Obituary - Mr Pher Eric Seagren - February 13. 1934. “By the death of Mr Pher Eric Seagren, at his residence in Charlotte street Cooktown on Saturday, February 3, the district and State loses one of its old pioneers. The deceased, who was born at Maklinta, Sweden, on May 14, came to Australia by the sailing ship “Gottenberg” (Hamburg) in 1871 and landed at Rockhampton, where he worked at his trade of cabinetmaker for a few years. Whilst there, he met and married Miss Rosette Bradish of London. In 1874 he left Rockhampton, intending to go to the Palmer Goldfield, but finding the fare and freights beyond his means, he settled in Charlotte Street where he opened up business as a cabinetmaker, and it was not until 1921 that he closed his business and retired and for the past two years he has been an invalid. During his lifetime, the deceased played an important part in both the social and civic affairs of the district. For 21 years he was a member of the Town Council, of which nine years were spent in the office of Mayor, to which office, on one occasion he was elected for three terms in succession. He was also a member of the Shire Council, and Member of the School Committee, Cemetery Trust, Fire Brigade Board, Hospital Board, etc. He was predeceased by his wife who died in 1919 having collapsed in the office of his shop. There were five children in the family, of which Mrs Gertrude Blanch Muller is the only living member. One daughter, Miss Etta Seagren, at one time was a teacher at the Cooktown State School, in which position she worked for 15 consecutive years. The eldest son, William Endeavour Seagren, was the first male child born in Cooktown and was named after the Endeavour River. The deceased, who was well-known for his kindness and foresight, has left his mark on the town of Cooktown, and his passing will be regretted by all. His cortŠge left his late residence on Sunday morning for the Two-Mile Cemetery, where the burial service was conducted by Rev C Lanham. Among the mourners at the graveside were relatives and friends of the deceased.”

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The Seagren family. Photo submitted. Pher Eric’s first shop was built in upper Charlotte Street near where the Rainforest Real estate is today. The Seagren Inn was not constructed until sometime later. However, Pher retained ownership of the old shop, and our records show that by 1932, had amassed an astounding 39 properties within the town area, many of which were rental properties. Unfortunately we do not have complete records of the Municipal Council, but what we have shows involvement of Pher from 1884 through to 1910, but obviously he was involved for much longer than this. Our records also show he was reelected as Mayor in 1900, but for how many times is unknown. As more records are unearthed we will eventually have more complete knowledge of this truly pioneer family.

Cooktown History Centre

PaCE Program funded by DEEWR

Community/School Partnership Agreement You are invited to attend to attend a development discussion session that focuses on the needs and possibilities for a partnership agreement and how that might look as a process of relationship building. The aim of this initial discussion is to consider initiatives and to draft together a Partnership Agreement as a cluster school area and from that a Cluster Action Plan. The idea is to develop sustainable structures and processes that last beyond the various current personalities and encourage ongoing community/school relationships and support.

Where and When Gungarde Community Centre October 6 10:30am to 1:00pm - light lunch provided The PaCE Program is a community driven program which focuses on the development and implementation of creative and innovative approaches to improve educational outcomes. For more information PaCE Contact Email pace@gungarde.com Mobile 0439 011 045 Cooktown Local News 6 - 12 October 2011 – 9

PHOTOS: GARY HUTCHISON

NRL GRAND FINAL DAY

Visiting Cooiktown from Charters Towers, Sophie McLaren and dad Damion watched Sunday’s grand final at the Bowls Club.

Rugby League evokes mixed emotions from everyone, with Sarah Hopkins and Kate Walls supporting the Warriors while Caroline Roskill and Vanessa Gillen were members of the “Didn’t Give a Damn” club at the Sovereign where the ladies gathered to enjoy a drink - regardless of the game’s outcome.

Jacob with mum Angela formed the rest of the McLaren family enjoying Sunday’s grand final at the Bowls Club.

Everyone hates Manly was the unanimous chorus from John and Charmaine Hobbs and Geoff Michna who were supporting the Warriors at the Cooktown RSL Memorial Club.

Scott Beveridge, Tristan Aarts and Rachel Dowse were going for Manly.

Bribie Island visitors, Roy Nielsen and Karen and David Alexander bucked the “Manly trend” by barracking for the Warriors at the Top Pub.

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Sunshine Coast visitors Judy and Malcolm Cox watched the NRL grand final at the Top Pub, supporting the Manly Sea Eagles.

Mum Karen Alvisio and son Hayden were at the Top Pub supporting the Sea Eagles.

After months at sea, Karl Chappell jumped off the “Pelican 1” to find himself in the middle of a grand finals weekend. Karl is seen here with local lad Chris Wall supporting the Sea Eagles from the Top Pub.

Fraser Alvisio normally supports the Broncos, but in their absence, was supporting the Warriors from the Top Pub.

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Trippers make the tip COOKTOWN’S Madass Tip Trippers made it! And along the way they have raised at least $15,000 for their chosen charity, Angel Flight, and with donations still flooding in they are hopeful of more. Human casualties on the trip were limited to a sore shoulder, a skinned knee and one “severely crushed bum” sustained on the ride from Cooktown to the tip of Cape York which was done predominantly on corrugated dirt roads. “We had four bikes die on the way up,” Steve Wilton said. “Two of the extras we took and two belonging to the riders broke down, but those little 50cc scooters did a fabulous job on those roads under those conditions.” This meant that while all 23 riders achieved their goal, mechanical failure saw only 21 bikes finish the ride. Commitments forced some participants to return to Cooktown as early as they could, while others have taken the planned eight days to return, while others are still coming. Not only was the expedition a fund-raising venture, the trip saw a strong camaraderie develop between the riders and their support crews. “It was definitely a lot of fun, everyone had a good time, that’s for sure,” Steve said. And could a venture of that sort have been run without its participants scoring nicknames featuring the word “ass” in them? Steve, the Cook Shire Chief Executive Officer emerged as “Dumbass”, Engineer Tony Lickass predictably was known as “Lickass”, Mick Mason as “Tokenass”, and Sue Phillips as “Smartass”. Event Mayor Peter Scott failed to finish unscathed, forever to be known as “Horseass”, but should we ask how Leigh Vohland got his name of “Looseass”? Tickets are still being sold in the raffle with first prize of a Gold Nugget Chain which will be drawn later this month.

The 2011 Madass Tip Tripers at the tip of Australia.

“Dumbass” Steve Wilton.

“Looseass” Leigh Vohland.

“Tokenass” Mick Mason.

Fiery colours in the rainforest - Sea sawdust on the reef Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK

ABOVE: Azure kingfisher taking a birdbath at Woobadda Creek. RIGHT: Olympa Perochon and Julien Nonorgo from France with Jenny and Ray Gordon from Byron Bay. LEFT: Sea sawdust (algae) swirling around fringing coral reef. THE contrasts - colours, vegetation, geology and scenery generally along the Bloomfield Track always seem to amaze visitors. This week, Jenny and Ray Gordon from Byron Bay travelled to Cooktown from Cape Trib. “For me, I’ve finally ticked the box in a 40-year dream to go along the Track. In the 1970s, I tried the CREB Track, but was turned back by a guy at the Daintree gate. So, I went inland to Cooktown, but this trip was so much better. Actually, I’m glad I didn’t do the CREB Track then, as I probably would have got stuck,” said Ray. “The scenery is staggering, the red dusty road on Cowie Range looks like fire in the forest and the She-Oaks

look like they are burning. The smoke haze gives off this eerie yellow colour. Then, you come to the cooler blues and greens of the Coral Sea. Later, in the heat of the day, you have these incredibly peaceful and cool Botanic Gardens in Cooktown”. Very colourful and very evocative, Jenny and Ray! Julien Nonargo and Olympa Perochon, a honeymooning couple from France, made a last minute decision to try the Track. Both were great photographers and grabbed the chance to take some fascinating shots of some unusual plants. They promised to return when their youngest was a little older. “The colours are both strong and

yet subtle with so many different colours in one day, and the tastes were interesting - like the sweet and tangy taste of the tamarind,” said Olympa, an ad agency accounts director for BMW in Paris. During the week, we were lucky enough to sight some “sea sawdust” swirling around the fringing coral reef. It’s a brownish marine algae bloom, described by Lt Cook on his famous voyage. It’s not to be confused with, but is a lead up to, the coral spawning which occurs in November. Thanks to Mel and Dino from Ocean Safari for the information. Azure Kingfishers always enjoy a birdbath at Woobadda Creek. If you want to spot kingfishers, Woobadda

is a good place to hang out, and early morning bird baths are popular for them, with humans preferring to dip a little later in the day. The little Azures plunge into the pools to clean up, cool down and, when they need, to lessen the shrimp population. The Track, apart from being very dusty, is still in pretty good shape from Cape Trib to Wujal. Around Cedar Bay and Rossville, and Cowie Range however, it has started to develop unpleasant ruts and corrugations. It’s great in a comfortable 4WD! The change in winds last week gave Traditional Owners around Cooktown the chance to do some sensible annual burning and the haze gives off some unusual effects, even if it does blur the

long views a little. It’s good to view from Grassy Hill in Cooktown. The Bloomfield Crossing? Daytime tides are quite benign during the next week, and won’t even lap over the concrete. Check carefully however, if there are any rains from storm activity. Just for the record - the rainforest is pretty resilient to bushfire. As there is no grass, and little dry and connected vegetation, fires are usually very localised. Unless of course, we have just been through four months of dry weather like now. So, always be careful. Happy travelling. Mike D’Arcy D’Arcy of Daintree 4WD Tours

Cooktown Local News 6 - 12 October 2011 – 11

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage 11:00 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Somerset 12:00 Elders With Andrew Denton: Helen Bamber 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Basketball: WNBL 3:00 Football: W-League 5:00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships 6:00 Planet Food: Lebanon 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doctor Who - The Doctor returns to face monsters and mysteries and adventures all across time and space. 8:15 Doctor Who: Conﬁdential Cutdown - Specially ﬁlmed as a companion piece to Doctor Who. Includes behind-the-scenes action from the latest series of the popular family drama. 8:30 Monroe - Monroe is forced to confront his painful past when a young girl is admitted who has little chance to live after a road accident, but her father begs Monroe to operate. 9:25 Penn And Teller: Fool Us: Illusionists Penn and Teller throw down the gauntlet to aspiring magicians in the UK to perform their most mystifying trick - and fool Penn and Teller. 10:10 Trial And Retribution: Kill The King: There’s a dangerous cocktail of love, power and revenge and the team are once again surprised at what makes some people capable of murder. 11:40 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Children’s Programs 2:30 Rugby World Cup 2011: Quarter Final - Wide World Of Sports presents the ﬁrst Quarter Final from Eden Park, Auckland. In this knockout weekend, what teams will survive? Join your expert commentary team for all the action. 7:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos: Join your host Shelley Craft for an hour of side-splitting laughs on Australia’s Funniest Home Videos. 8:30 Movie: “Spiderman 2” (M v) 11:15 Movie: “Bonnie & Clyde” (M v) 1:30 Movie: “Cavedweller” (M a,l,v) When Delia’s rock-star husband dies in a car accident, she returns to her hometown in Georgia in an attempt to regain custody of her ﬁrst two children, now teenagers, who she abandoned to follow her dream of being a rock star. Stars Kyra Sedgwick, Aidan Quinn and Kevin Bacon. 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo: “No Time For Clancy” When one of the rangers in another part of the Park decides to take up another work opportunity, his daughter fears that she will be left behind. Stars Ed Deveraux and Ken James. 4:00 Danoz Direct / 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 V8 Supercars 2011 4:00 Special: Cheetah Man Olivier Houalet is a real-life Tarzan - a man accepted by predatory cats ranging from snarling lions to savage leopards. 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:05 Movie: “Flight Of The Pheonix” A gripping tale of courage, determination, and triumph of the human spirit against seemingly insurmountable obstacles. When cargo-plane pilot Frank Towns and his co-pilot are sent to the Tan sag Basin in Mongolia to evacuate the staff of an oil exploration operation that has been shut down, they have no idea that his ‘routine’ operation will result in a life-and-death struggle, when on the return ﬂight they crash land in the middle of the world’s most foreboding desert 1:20 Grey’s Anatomy 3:20 Room For Impovement 4:00 Home Shopping 4:30 Home Shopping / 5:00 Dr Oz

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 L’Orfeo 3:00 Empire Of The Word: Learning To Read 4:00 James Rhodes: Piano Man 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Costa’s Garden Odyssey 6:00 Love’s Harvest: Eggs 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Engineering Connections: Hong Kong International Airport 8:30 Mythbusters - Green Hornet Special - Seth Rogen, star of the 2011 ﬁlm, The Green Hornet, joins the Mythbusters to test myths concerning the ﬁlm’s car, Black Beauty, including whether a car, completely buried with a bulldozer parked on top, can set off onboard explosives to throw the bulldozer out of the way without injuring the passengers? 9:30 RocKwiz 10:20 Movie: “Public Enemy Number 1” (MAV s,v) - In French, Arabic and Spanish, English Subtitles. The story of legendary French gangster Jacques Mesrine, who was active in the 1960s and 1970s, and came to be known as French Public Enemy Number 1. 12:25 SOS: This Is A Gun 1:25 Life’s A Zoo: “Holy Matrimony” 1:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Paciﬁc Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Money 12:00 Landline 1:00 7.30 (State/Territory) 1:30 Message Stick: In The Frame: Wayne Blair 2:00 Superﬁsh 3:00 1000 Journals 4:30 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 5:00 Art Nation 5:30 Dance Academy 6:00 Life: Fish 6:50 Minuscule: Caterpillars In Pairs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Amersham 8:30 The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency: Poison - Precious visits an orphanage where a young woman tells her she is worried about her father who has become unusually fearful, and a wealthy landowner asks her to investigate a family poisoning. 9:25 Grumy Guide To...: Work 10:00 Compass: Christos Tsiolkas: Man Behind The Slap 11:00 The Next Big Thing 12:00 Grand Designs: Amersham 12:50 The Spaniard’s Curse 2:05 The Next Big Thing 3:05 Carbon Cops 3:35 Headcases 3:55 Fourteen Storeys: Mandy By Sara

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wild World Of Sports 11:00 Children’s Programs 2:00 Antiques Roadshow 2:30 Rugby World Cup 2011: Quarter Final 4:00 Getaway 4:30 MXTV 6:00 National News 6:30 TBA 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 Underbelly: Razor: The Crash - Fresh out of prison, Kate orders the murders of Tilly’s husband Jim and her chief henchman Frank. Kate learns the truth about her son-in-law, and is forced to take action that will drive her own daughter away. Meanwhile, police have a major win in their ﬁght against the Razor Gangs. 9:30 Person Of Interest 10:30 William Shatner Roast 12:00 Rubgy World Cup 2011: Quarter Final 2:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 V8 Supercars 5:00 Destination New Zealand 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Wild Boys (PG v,s) 8:30 Bones: “The Dwarf In The Dirt” (M) - Booth has to get recertiﬁed for FBI marksmanship, but is not the accurate shot he was before his brain surgery; and the team investigates the murder of a little person who wrestled under the name ‘The Iron Leprechaun.’ 9:30 Castle: “The Third Man” Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a dead man found in a family’s house that just returned from vacations. 10:30 The Suspects - True Australian Thrillers 11:30 Forensic Investigators: Australia’s True Crimes 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy 1:30 Room For Improvement 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:30 Hitler’s Bodyguard: Flights Into Danger 4:00 A Fork In The Mediterranean: Israel 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Enzo, The Ulysses Of The Deep 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Planet Egypt: Quest For Eternity 8:30 Dateline 9:30 The Hungry Tide 10:30 Movie: “Lola: The Movie” (M l,n) - In Spanish, English Subtitles. An historical biopic of renowned ﬂamenco singer and dancer Lola Flores, tracking her rise to fame from simple working class roots in the 1930s to international stardom. An authentic Spanish period piece that earned two nominations at the 2008 Goya Awards, including Best New Actress (Gala Évora). 12:35 Movie: “Opium: Diary Of A Madwoman” (MA a,d,s) - In Hungarian, English Subtitles. Focuses on the deep and disturbing relationship that develops between the opium-addicted Dr Brenner, a psychiatrist who arrives to work in an institute for the insane in the early 1900s, and his patient Gizella. 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Art Nation 5:30 At The Movies 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:30 Cheese Slices: Japan 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Time Team America: Topper 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The 7.30 (National) 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:15 Media Watch 9:35 Q&A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 Lateline Business 11:35 Darling Buds Of May: Darling Buds Of May: Part One - Follows the adventures of the indestructible Larkin family as they guard the secret of how Pop Larkin makes his money from the intrusion of the new Tax Inspector. 12:30 Monarch Of The Glen 1:20 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Animal Tales 2:00 Bowls: Australian Indoor Championships - Coverage of the Bowls Australian Indoor Championship from Tweed Heads, NSW.

6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 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: “A Good Time In Central Africa” (PG s,l) 7:30 TBA 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 CSI: Miami: “Stiff” (M) 10:30 CSI: Miami: “Count Me Out” (M v) 11:30 Better With You: Better With Flirting - When the guys take a road trip to Vermont, Ben sees the journey as a chance to get to know Casey better while Joel envisions it as an opportunity to become a father-in-law gone wild. Back home, the women throw a baby shower for Mia. 12:00 Super League 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Though None Go With Me” (G) 2:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Guide To The Good Life 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away: Dex gives Sasha 24 hours to stop seeing Stu, Casey goes to Court, and Miles comes to a decision about Leah and their future. 7:30 The X Factor 9:00 Body Of Proof 10:00 Special: Norway Massacre: A Killer’s Mind 11:00 Suits: “Undefeated” (M) - Pearson’s is spearheading a case for a group of 200 ex high-school students who all have cancer. 12:00 Heroes 1:00 Room For Improvement 1:30 Infomercials 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Insight 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 William Shatner’s Weird Or What?: Life After Death 8:30 Swift & Shift Couriers: Wedding (Part 1) 9:00 South Park: HumancentiPad 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 This Is England ‘86 10:55 South Park: The Early Years: Volcano 11:30 The World Game: The World Game panel offers expert analysis and local perspective on all things football, plus all the latest news and match results. 12:30 Living Black 1:00 Movie: “The Damned Rain” (M a) - In Marathi, English Subtitles. Worried that all the dry days will cause her farmer husband, Kisna, to commit suicide, Alka orders her young son to follow him. An exposé on the corrupt system that pushes rain-anticipating farmers to the limit in India. Directed by Satish Manwar and stars Sonali Kulkarni, Girish Kulkarni and Aman Attar. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage 5:00 Q&A 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dangerous Jobs For Girls: Cowboys 1:35 Meerkat Manor: A New Day 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Lost Gardens: Dunira 6:50 Miniscule: Convoy 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (National) 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Rome Wasn’t Built In A Day 9:30 United States of Tara: Wheels 9:55 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Alexander McCall Smith 10:25 Lateline 11:00 Lateline Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:35 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Sex And Romance - Jennifer Byrne is joined by some special guests to investigate both the phenomenal popularity and bitter controversy associated with sex and romance. 2:10 Rome Wasnt Built In A Day / 3:00 Big Ideas

6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 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: “Ow, Ow, Dont Stop” (PG s,l) 7:30 Charlie’s Angels: Runwau Angels 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Nine Magic Fingers” (M s) 9:00 The Joy Of Sets - Do Not Adjust Your Toolbelt - From blowing up entire houses, to inducing hysteria in your contestants, there are so many tricks you can use to make the business of watching paint dry, compelling viewing. 9:30 Survivor: South Paciﬁc 10:30 Embarrassing Bodies 11:30 Better With You 12:00 20/20 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Making Of A Hollywood Madam” (M a,s) 2:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Guide To The Good Life 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away: Charlie is jealous of Brax and Hayley, Leah is uncomfortable with Miles’ decision to stay, and Heath makes good with the neighbours. 7:30 The X Factor 8:30 Packed To The Rafters: “Tipping Point” Dave’s successful friend Warney offers him a shot at the contract for a big ofﬁce rewiring job, and Dave leaps at the chance. 9:30 Dinner Date: “Ross Gammon” 10:30 Hung: “Fat Off My Love” (MA l) 11:10 Parks And Recreation 11:40 Perfect Couples 12:05 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: “In The Mood For Love” (G) (2000) 2:45 Juvenile 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Canada 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Insight 8:30 Operation Afghanistan: Kill / Capture 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Hot Docs: Armadillo: Afghan Frontline - When operations get risky, adrenaline addiction and cynicism set in for the young soldiers at the front line in Afghanistan. This program follows two young soldiers, Mads and Daniel, who lose their innocence in the war in Afghanistan. Adventurous and openminded they leave their home in Denmark on their ﬁrst tour of duty. 11:55 Movie: “Never On A Sunday” (M a,d,l,s) - In Spanish, English Subtitles. A darkly humorous look at the tough underworld of poverty in Mexico. A family is duped by a mortician who sells their uncle’s corpse to a university medical centre and ﬁlls the urn with canine ashes. Nominated for two Ariel Awards, Mexico, 2008. 2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (G) 5:00 Talking Heads: Lambis Englezos 5:30 Spicks And Specks 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Family Fortunes: The Brocks 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Country House Rescue: Pentillie Castle 6:50 Minuscule: A Gust Of Wind 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (National) 8:00 Poh’s Kicthen On The Road 8:30 Spicks and Specks 9:00 The Gruen Planet 9:35 The Hamster Wheel 10:05 At The Movies 10:35 Lateline 11:10 Lateline Business 11:40 Ganges: Waterland 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Bloodlines: The O’Shane Family 2:00 Country House Rescue: Pentillie Castle - Ted Coryton spent three decades living in a farm across the valley from Pentillie Castle, knowing that one day he would inherit it, but with absolutely no idea when. Now he’s inherited the house and a £6 million tax bill. 3:00 Big Ideas 4:00 Rage (G) 4:55 National Press Club Address 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Hope Springs 1:30 Mother And Son: The Dog 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Mastercrafts: Thatching 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (National) 8:00 QI: Health & Safety 8:30 The Slap: Anouk 9:30 Crownies 10:25 Lateline 11:00 Lateline Business 11:30 Make ‘Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:30 QI: Health & Safety - Welcome to QI for a big dose of ‘Health and Safety’ gone mad. Joining QI Master Stephen Fry are panellists David Mitchell, Ross Noble, Jeremy Clarkson and Alan Davies. 2:00 Women Of Twilight: Vivianne is a young woman forced to rent a room in a decrepit boarding house for unmarried mothers. 3:30 The Occasional Cook: Dinner Party - A dinner party can be very enjoyable, especially at someone else’s house! But at one’s own place it can be a nerve-wracking experience.

6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 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: “Dead From The Waist Down” (PG s,l) 7:30 Send In The Dogs Australia 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation 9:30 Prime Suspect 10:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 11:30 Better With You: “Better With Christmas Crap” - Mia and Maddie know their parents will give them an avalanche of guilt if they don’t uphold the Putney family Christmas tradition of spending the holiday together at their lake house. 12:00 Eclipse Music TV 12:30 What Would You Do? 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “McBride: Dogged” (M v) 2:00 Chlidren’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Guide To The Good Life 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away: Charlie discovers Brax and Hayley hooked up, Gypsy’s attempt to patch things up with Mark go awry, and Leah blames Miles for forcing her to go ahead with the pregnancy. 7:30 TBA 8:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 9:30 Law And Order: LA 10:30 Great Escapes 11:30 Gangs Of Oz: “The Aussie Maﬁa - Inside The Family” (M v,l,d,s) 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Himalaya” (PG) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions Of Canada 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Amazon With Bruce Parry 8:30 One Born Every Minute: A look at the drama and emotion of a maternity unit, from the perspective of the parents-to-be and the maternity ward staff. Tonight, three sets of expectant parents are waiting to meet their babies: Kate, who once thought she’d only ever have cats, and her husband Nick; Tendayi and Maxwell, who are in high spirits until they hear screams from a nearby delivery room. 9:30 World News Australia 10:05 Movie: “The Kite Runner” (M v,a,l) - In Dari, English, Pashto, Urdu And Russian, English Subtitles. Prior to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, an unlikely friendship develops between Amir, the son of a wealthy Afghan businessman, and Hassan, the son of his father’s servant. During a kite-ﬂying tournament, an unspeakable event changes the nature of their relationship forever. 12:15 112 Emergency / 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days of our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 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: “Chocolate Diddlers Or My Puppy’s Dead” (PG s,l) 7:30 RBT 8:30 Unforgettable 9:30 CSI: Miami: Delko For The Defense 10:30 Chase: Havoc - The team are on the hunt for a fugitive who is using explosives to get revenge. 11:30 Better With You: Better With Skinny Jeans - When Mia accuses Ben of ripping her favorite pair of jeans, she drags him to the store, where he has to break the tough news to Mia... 12:00 Rubicon 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Someone Is Watching (FKA:Instusion)” (M s,a) 2:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Guide To The Good Life 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away 7:30 Four Weddings 8:30 Beauty And The Geek Australia 10:30 Outsourced 11:30 Off The Map: “There’s A Lot To Miss About The Jungle” (M) - The country’s Holy Week festivities take a chaotic turn when a truck ﬂoat crashes, and Ben makes a difﬁcult call as Ryan’s health deteriorates. 12:30 Trauma: “M’aidez” - The team quickly rush to treat victims of a high-speed boat collision. 1:30 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 Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Dateline 2:30 Everyone Loves A Wedding 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines: Dunkirk To Le Havre 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Gourmet Farmer: Wild Food 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam 8:30 Supersizers Go... French Revolution 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Big Love: A Seat At The Table 11:05 Movie: “Satanas” (MAV a,s,v) - In Spanish, English Subtitles. Inspired by true events, the ﬁlm tells three interconnected stories that occur on the eve of the infamous 1986 Pozzetto Massacre in Colombia, where a Vietnam veteran killed 29 people after pulling a gun in a crowded restaurant. 12:55 Movie: “Secret Agents” (M d,l,v) - In French, English Subtitles. Brisseau and Lisa are agents working for the French secret service. Their mission is to go to Casablanca and prepare the scuttling of a boat, loaded with illegal weaponry destined for Angola. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

THURSDAY 13

WEDNESDAY 12

FRIDAY 07 SATURDAY 08

SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Insight 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Dege Printing House 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Cornwall Including The Isles Of Scilly - Neil Oliver leads the team to Cornwall and discovers the network of communication cables under Porthcurno beach. Miranda Krestovnikoff discovers how a shipwreck can be turned into a natural wildlife sanctuary, and Mark Horton visits the Isles of Scilly - known to some archaeologists as the Isles of the Dead. 8:30 As It Happened: Public Enemy #1 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Striptease Unveiled 11:00 Movie: “Summer Clouds” (MA s,l,a) - In Spanish & Catalan, English Subtitles. Daniel, his wife Ana and young son Manuel arrive in the Costa Brava to spend their fourth consecutive summer vacation there. When they arrive, they are spotted by Marta and Robert, two cousins who take an unhealthy interest in them. 12:45 Entourage / 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 09

7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 That ‘70s Show 12:30 V8 Supercars 2011 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News 5:00 Guide To The Good Life 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home and Away: Dex is worried about Sasha’s rebellious ways, Sid warns Roo about Harvey, and Ruby and Casey reunite. 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens 9:00 Movie: “TBA” 11:45 That 70’s Show: “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” (PG) 12:15 October Road: “Tomorrow’s So Far Away/ Secrets & Guys” (PG) - Nick feels paternal when Sam asks his help to impress a girl he likes and Nick uses a technique from his bestselling novel. Then, Nick and Ronnie discover the startling reason why The Commander is unusually upbeat. 2:15 Room For Improvement 3:00 Infomercials 3:30 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

MONDAY 10

IMPARJA 6:00 Today 9:00 Kerri-Anne 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affiar 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “Ixnay On The Oggie Day” 7:30 Two And A Half Men: “Mmm, Fish. Yum.” (PG l,s) 8:00 Two And A Half Men: “Lacative Tester, Horse Inseminator” (PG l,s) 8:30 Movie: “My Sister’s Keeper” (M a,l) 11:30 Movie: “The Big White” (Ml,v) - A financially strapped travel agent is kicking himself for forgetting to cash in his brother’s insurance policy, but his spirits soar when he finds a spare frozen body. The only problem is, two hitmen are desperately looking for it. 1:35 Movie: “Villain” (M v) - A sadistic gang chief and his boyfriend - a pimp, mingle with members of Parliament, set up & bungle a payroll robbery. 3:30 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Goodmorning America

TUESDAY 11

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 Business Today 10:00 How The Earth Was Made: New York 11:00 Good Morning Kalimantan 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Midsomer Murders: Birds Of Prey 2:10 Finding The Fallen: Buried Alive 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Somerset 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (State/Territory) 8:00 My Family: The Son’ll Come Out - Michael’s news comes as a bit of a shock to Ben, but Susan has more of a shock at Ben’s reaction. 8:30 Scott and Bailey: Nick’s client is found not guilty of rape and murder, but is then himself found dead; Rachel miscarries the baby and loses her ﬂat, after Nick claims his wife threw him out. 9:20 The Jonathan Ross Show 10:05 Bored To Death: The Case Of The Stolen Skateboard 10:30 Lateline 11:15 Tracey Ullman’s State Of The Union - Written by and starring Emmy Award-winner Tracey Ullman, State of the Union is a collection of irreverent and hilarious skits that range from sardonic parody and social satire to Bollywood musicals. 11:40 Rage

12 – Cooktown Local News 6 - 12 October 2011

CROSSWORD No. 68

SUDOKU No. 68

Your Lucky ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A difﬁcult aspect to Mercury could create problems with communications which have consequences at the end of this week. Be especially careful not to rely on a crucial piece of information which you have not checked. Romance. Your love-life may seem a little low-key at the moment. A meeting later in the week will help it to pick up steam.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Don’t blame yourself for a let-down which was not your fault. You need to spend time ﬁnding a better solution, involving colleagues who are more reliable. Romance. This should be a very good period for new romantic adventures. A get-together with friends will put you in touch with an admirer.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

FOR KIDS

A meeting later in the week will help you to set your sights higher after a recent disappointment. Romance. An admirer who has very different values from you might ﬁnd your approach a little too direct. Make sure you take their cultural background into account.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Be prepared for some tough negotiations at work. A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to give you some extra luck, but you will need to push hard to get the agreement that you need. Romance. A person whom you meet at work will want to see much more of you. Take the time to get to know this new admirer properly before you make a move.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A powerful aspect to Uranus later in the week may bring a strange new person into your life. Don’t be afraid to ask a few questions before you trust this new friend. Romance. Your partner may need a little extra attention. A surprise treat will put you both in a good mood.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) A person who seems to be trying to control your life may not have your best interests at heart, despite what they say. You need to make your own mind up about what this person is really doing. Romance. An unexpected remark could set you off. You may be a little unpredictable at times, and should do your best to calm down.

FINDWORD No. 68

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

An event which happened in the past will suddenly come back to you. Although you learnt a lesson at the time you may have forgotten it. Romance. Your partner will be on your mind a lot at the moment. Something which they said recently will show you how strong your relationship is.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A surprise gift early in the week will cheer you up for the next few days. You will be glad that this person has been thinking about you. Romance. A pleasant dream will help to reassure you about the long-term future of your relationship. The experiences you had in your dream will come true in real life, but not in quite the same way.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Get to grips with a recent domestic problem before it becomes too serious. A friend who has had a similar experience will be able to give you useful advice. Romance. You may ﬁnd your partner’s emotional energy a little stronger than usual at the moment. They will be disappointed if you don’t respond.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) It is time for you to make it out on your own. Don’t let a friend hold you back: even though they may seem to mean well, their advice will push you in the wrong direction. Romance. You will be surprised how easily you can work out what other people are thinking. You will need to keep one step ahead at the moment. A favourable aspect to Neptune will help your powers of intuition.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY The only thing constant in life is change. – Francois de la Rochefoucauld

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A long discussion with your boss will help you both to understand some recent conﬂict in a clearer light. You need to be ﬂexible and must not assume that you are always in the right. Romance. A trip away from home could end up being much more romantic than you expect. Time spent alone with your partner will be rewarding.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) An intense discussion with a close friend will help you to get to the bottom of a difﬁcult situation. You may have to be quite persistent before everything is clear, however. Romance. Your partner will be much livelier than they have been for some time, and you will also be in a very romantic mood. A dinner for two later in the week will bring you closer together.

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“Given Cooktown’s remote location, these visitors need the Monday Public Holiday for their return journey,” she said. “Scrapping the public holiday would lose us many, if not most of these visitors.” Ms Hartley said tour operators and overseas visitors plan itineraries years in advance to include the Discovery Festival, and Cooktown accommodation and tour operators already have bookings for the 2012 event. “Any date change will cause disruption, disappointment and bad publicity for Queensland, and further hit the pockets of the region’s already struggling tourism industry,” she said. “With Cooktown’s Discovery Festival long being synonymous with the Queen’s Birthday weekend, any date change would have to be extensively advertised for a long period of time. “The cost of this would be beyond the means of the local organisations, businesses and volunteers who make the Discovery Festival happen.” She said an alternative solution if holiday changes were to be made would be to move May Day (Labour Day). “Given that it, along with Easter and Anzac day all fall within a short space of time,” she said. Ms Hartley said the Chamber supports initiatives which encourage visitation to Cooktown and promote an appreciation of the local history of the region. “We believe the current Queen’s Birthday holiday date is crucial in enabling an important event for both the community and for the potential for tourism, in the Cook Shire and therefore assisting with the promotion of our local business community,” she said.

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COMMUNITY Tales of giraffes and porcupines THE stories told to us as children by a loved relative seem to have an uncanny ability to stay in a corner of our mind while “more important facts”, like our PIN number, seem to waft away like the vapours. The tale of the giraffe’s neck was told by Grandma Lessmann to my Mum as a child and passed on to my sister and me while the secret of the porcupine’s quills was revealed to Mary Cobus, a local Aboriginal lady of the Nugal Clan of Tabletop Mountain near Hope Vale, by her mother Hilda Gordon. Have you, lately, shared a story with a child? “How the giraffe got its long neck.” A long, long ago all giraffes had short, fat necks. They nibbled the grass on the lowest plain until one day one giraffe, Jeremiah, swallowed a prickle. The more he swallowed and gulped to shift the prickle the further his neck stretched and s-t-r-e-t-c-he-d until he was as tall as the African trees. From then on, Jeremiah Giraffe and all his children had to eat leaves for their dinner. “How the porcupine got its quills”. Porcupine, an echidna, had smooth skin and one day he met Pigeon and they got talking. Soon they became sweethearts. Then Porcupine asked Pigeon if he could marry her. They were wed but Pigeon’s relatives were so jealous of Porcupine that they started to spear him. Porcupine and Pigeon climbed a little hill but then, with magic spells, they made it g-r-o-w into a tall hill. The other pigeons were jealous and began to burn the dry grass growing on the sides of the hill. Some of the pigeons even flew up into the highest tree and threw their spears at him and that was how the porcupine got his quills. If you have a poem or a short story you would like published in this column, please send us your efforts to either Email:- thekellers@ bigpond.com or post to P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895, or direct to editor@ cooktownlocalnews.com.au. Dianne Keller Cooktown Writers’ Group

Native peanut delicious has many names WELCOME plant lovers. This week I would like to talk about a bush food plant, Sterculia quadrifida, also known as the Peanut Tree, Balk Balk, Monkeynut Tree or Kuman - a small straight tree that grows in the rainforests of north Queensland and north-eastern New South Wales. In the interior of central Cape York Peninsula, it occurs on the fringes of scrub and sometimes in open woodland, though more common in coastal vine thickets and other coastal habitats. The tree grows to a height of five to 10 metres and is spreading and deciduous (loses its leaves). The bark is a light grey and the leaves are broadly egg-shaped or sometimes heart-shaped at the base. The flowers, which are small and greenish-yellow, are borne in small clusters in the upper axils from February to November. The large spectacular seed pods

are orange outside and bright red inside when ripe. These pods contain up to eight satiny black seeds that are delicious and taste just like raw peanuts. To me, they taste better than the commercial peanut which is a totally different plant genus where the peanuts are harvested from under the ground and is not native. The Native Peanut can be eaten raw or roasted, and I believe is destined to be a commercial crop to rival the Macadamia, the only fully commercial native food we have to date. I found a tree growing in a mechanical workshop yard at Seisia at the tip of Cape York in harsh dry conditions and found I couldn’t stop eating these peanuts. I found other plants up in Cape Melville National Park, growing on the edge of a creek, again in terrible soil and dry harsh conditions and I have seen them in rainforest at Shiptons Flat.

Traditional uses were the nuts were eaten raw, inner bark soaked in water or breast milk and the liquid used as an eye wash, leaves heated and placed on stonefish or stingray stings, crushed leaves on wounds. Fresh seed germinates quickly and easily. It requires good drainage. There are some small trees planted in the Botanic Gardens in the new Bush Tucker garden and at my place

- not large enough to produce peanuts as yet unfortunately. Now the first one I planted back in 2006 in the gardens has flowered and the pods should be mature in a while. Remember this is your column too, so if you have something to share anything interesting call me after-hours on 4060 3102 or email your queries to sandylloyd@activ8. net.au. Sandy Lloyd.

At the annual general meeting of the South Cape York Catchment Group, John Giese was elected as Chair, Marilyn Clarke as Treasurer, Peter Wallace as ViceChar and Jason Carroll as Secretary. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

God’s guarantee in return for faith John 16:23-24 DURING the final days of His earthly ministry, Christ spoke to the disciples about the power of making requests in His name - and the guarantee that God will answer such prayers. In order to pray in Christ’s name, we must be rightly related to God through faith in Jesus. Because of the Son, we have access to the Father, the right to approach Him with confidence, and the authority to present our petitions to Him. By using the words “in Jesus’” name in prayer, we’re also making a commitment to seek God’s will. Christ withdrew from the crowds frequently so He could commune with and obey His Father (John 5:19). In a similar way, God has a plan for each of us, which He reveals through His Word - when we know what the Bible says, we can shape our prayers according to its truth. In addition, God

Sterculia quadrifida, also known as the Peanut Tree, Balk Balk, Monkeynut Tree or Kuman. Photo: SANDY LLOYD.

has also given us the Holy Spirit to guide us into understanding of Scripture (John 16:13). Finally, our petitions are to reflect our dependence on God. In our self-reliant culture, we tend not to talk to the Lord about things we have under control or think we can handle ourselves. But we are instructed to seek His guidance in all areas (Phil. 4:6) and acknowledge our need of Him. Our petitions don’t have to be complicated, nor do our words need to be eloquent. What matters is that we have the right to pray in Jesus’ name and that what we ask is in accordance with His will. Then His power will be released, and we can be assured of answered prayer. Used with permission - “InTouch Magazine”. Pastor Wayne Brennan Cooktown Community Church.

Carbon Tax questions pile up like coal I’VE been around long enough not to expect much from Australia’s politicians. If I try to remember anyone who had strong, visionary, compassionate principles and succeeded in politics, I come up blank. Most of the ‘successful’ ones were simply hard-nosed, unprincipled manipulators, good at playing their own party’s game and staying at the top no matter what. That’s us, I suppose, and you can find the same sort of attitudes right back from the beginning of white settlement. The main developments over the last 200 hundred years are that the Rum Corps now drinks chardonnay, and they no longer need to carry guns. They still run the country in their own interests, and be damned to the rest of us. The current flap over The Great Big Carbon Tax must have Dr Goebbels looking up from wherever he

is and applauding. A whole country led by the nose - what magnificent achievement! Now, a quick quiz to show you have been paying attention. Question 1: Which country will have the biggest carbon tax? Answer: Australia, of course. Wrong dear child. Even if you don’t look at other countries’ different and equally expensive ways of paying for carbon pollution, on a straight tax for tax comparison, some European taxes are “Much” more. Sweden’s is nearly six times higher. Try Question 2: How big a burden will the new tax impose on your average Aussie? Lots? Heaps? Thousands? Wrong again. The average cost per house hold will be around $10 per week “but” 90 per cent of households will get some compensation, some up to 100 per cent. How could you be so wrong? You’ve been listening to those glam-

orous polies again, haven’t you? There will be a price to pay for the mess. Labor is going to need the luck of Lazarus to be re-elected. Tony Abbot is a sacrificial lamb (or donkey) because after winning an election by lies, half-truths and insults, he will be elbowed aside by the coalition grown-ups (and I’m tipping Turnbull to succeed him). The biggest price, as always, will be paid by us. Billions and billions of dollars wasted, years lost, and we are still stuck with an expensive, dirty, outmoded economy. View from the Hill is a satirical look at current affairs and does not necessarily reflect the view of the View Cooktown Local from News.

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Michael McGoff, Prue Mulcahy, Sandy LLoyd and Ellen Jones lead a group of 11 other Cooktown Bush Walkers on the track at Kings Plains station. By JEANETTE COVACEVICH

136 YEARS OF RACING

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FIFTEEN of us were fortunate to have permission from the owners and managers of Kings Plains to walk around the massive lake and its surrounding swamps on the station. This lake is one of only three localities in Queensland to support a large population of the Sacred Lotus, Nelumbo nucifera. The bright pink, yellow-centred lotus grows where the track first reaches the lake. These have drawn botanists, naturalists, photographers and ﬂower painters to Kings Plains for a very long time. First amongst the last-mentioned was Ellis Rowan (1848-1922), described by Dr Judith McKay, author

of “Ellis Rowan, A Flower Hunter in Queensland” as an ‘enigmatic woman far ahead of her time’. In an era when women were housewives and mothers with few other options, Ellis Rowan became a noted artist, naturalist and explorer. She visited Kings Plains in 1913 to stay with the James Gibson family and paint the lotus on the lake. Very Scarth-Johnson, Cooktown’s nationally recognised ﬂower painter whose bequest was largely responsible for the construction of Nature’s PowerHouse, also painted the lotus from Kings Plains. Of it she observed, “This is the finest of our waterlilies and well deserves its ancient title, ‘Seat of the Buddha’”. She noted also that,

“the roots and seeds are eaten by the Aborigines.” The lake is a wildlife haven, especially as “the dry” tightens its grip. Between us, we observed a colony of little red Flying Foxes roosting in low trees just above the water, a lot of pigs including piglets, grey kangaroos, agile wallabies, about 70 species of birds, a water python, three species of skinks and the shells of one of the two species of freshwater turtles which live in the lake. It was an easy day - ﬂat, open walking, a shady lunch and a midafternoon to our cars. Our next walk will probably be a long weekender. Phone Prue on 4069 6527 for details.

Climbing stairs to climb down again SADDLEBAGS hosted this week’s hash from her bijou pad overlooking the harbour (that’s where all the Cooktown nobs live). A very fine place to start a hash from, if only it was not at the top of a near-vertical flight of stairs. You would think that Saddlebags would splash out and install an escalator, the cost would be insignificant to a person like her. So, having climbed all the way up to say hello to everyone, we set off down the stairs again and so on to Adelaide Street. It really is wonderful what a difference the Shire has made by clearing along the old railway line, and that is the way the trail went. On and on, until, right on the edge of the race course we found a Check Back. The pack wandered through the bush looking for the trail, until Hash Horn found paper on the path to the cemetery. Following his tootling, we wove our wave around the interesting back areas of the graveyard, and hit the road for home. Back at the bash, GM Stumbles was in a fragile mood. Christmas is about to fly home like a swallow

bringing spring to her southern home in New Zealand, and he will be left alone again. I am sure he will have nothing but cocoa and go to bed every night at eight o’clock, until Christmas comes again. The GM had a list of defaulters to deal with, including SewEzy who can’t remember her run number, and Soggy who couldn’t ﬁgure which page in the book to use. Next was Christmas for ﬂying away, and then again for losing her lunch on a drive up the Cape. She blamed a defective Chocolate Soldier, although Stumbles felt the champagne might have had something to do with it. We welcomed a blow-in, Lost Rooster from down south. He is stuck here while The Golden Spanner works on his trailer, and will no doubt head home wiser and somewhat poorer. He was very impressed by the wonderful food Saddlebags produced. Nest week’s run is at Fakawe and Feeler’s. Just turn up to join in. Call Moses on 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032 for details. On-on! Lye Bak.

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Catch that! By ADAM SNELL TOP side, the Black Mountain Panthers took on second-placed Marton in last Sunday’s match, with both sides keen to take the top spot and the annual Bob Hammond Shield home. This second-round clash has always been keenly fought and Sunday’s battle was no exception. Marton won the toss and elected to bat, with “Benno” and “Cammo” looking to set a big score, racing to 40 off five overs. Brett Pickup came on and picked Benno’s wicket up, courtesy of a well-judged outfield catch by Eril Ross-Kelly in the sixth over. With the score at 1/42, what a difference a wicket makes? With BMP taking up the challenge, both sides would have felt fairly well-placed at drinks with Marton on 3/100 after 15 overs. The Panthers stepped up a gear in the next session, taking five wickets after 30 overs, and then 12 balls later

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had dismissed the Marton outﬁt for 175. Greg Morris was Marton’s best bat, top scoring with 55 while Shane and Clive Kulka and Eril Ross-Kelly were the best bowlers in the Panther’s attack. The Marton boys came out after the break looking for early wickets, but despite some tight, early bowling, it took a great run-out from Zane Stallan to get the breakthrough with BMP 1/18. But this was as good as it got for Marton however, with the Panthers scoring the winning runs in the 25th over for the loss of only three wickets. Best batsmen for BMP were Shane Kulka with 45, Glen Kulka on 22 and Jias Mitchell and George, both not out on 38 and 22 respectively. Man-of-the-Match honours went to Shane Kulka. This Sunday’s 40-over match which will feature the clash between Hope Vale and Marton will start at 10am.

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Gunther plays a cracker round in stableford PETER Gunther played a “cracker” of a round to blitz the huge field that contested last week’s Italian Restaurant Weekly Stableford competition held between September 25 and 30. His final score of 43 Stableford points outstripped the trio of Wayne King and Don and Ian Keller who all finished with 35 to wait for a count-back to decide the runner-up position, which ultimately went to Don. The AFL Grand Final, Paddy Bassani Bull Ride and perfect boating and fishing weather were the likely reasons why only a handful of members played in the Cook Shire Council Bisque Par competition held on Saturday, October 1, when there was no stopping Steve Weise who was the outright winner for the day with his

score of 14 plus (nett 54). Steve’s handicap of course has now come down. Runner-up with a score of 9 plus (nett 62) was Julie Sauer. Only one nearest the pin was played with Kim Copland landing 9/18. And it was no surprise with Manly being in the NRL Grand Final that only four members competed in the Cape York Tyres Sunday 9-Hole competition on October 2. Rick Cowe had a great game to win the day with his nett of 29 (back 9). Well done Rick! The same four members who played in the Sunday 9-Hole competition also competed in the Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition and leading the ﬁeld so far are Kim Copland and Rick Cowe both with a nett score of 65. To help the club with rubbish

disposal, we now have another recycling bin in the club house which is to be used for the plastic bottles please. It has been a personal rule for myself since I started work that I never work on my birthday, so I will be having this Sunday off so the club house will not be manned. This forthcoming Saturday’s competition is being sponsored by the Cook Shire Council and it is a 2-Person Ambrose, so get a team together and come out and have a bit of a hit and giggle. It has been brought to my attention by the Course Superintendant that certain persons (not sure who) are running amuck with the motorised carts and driving them through hazards, down and up embankments and just making

Wharf running red hot Damion McLaren from Charters Towers with 60 cm Fingermark captured in the Endeavour River. Photo courtesy of Cooktown BARRA Charters. THE Wharf was packed with anglers last Sunday as the ﬁshing around the Endeavour turned red hot with the ﬁrst run of Mackerel. Schools of herring were at the mercy of the hungry beasts, then to be taken by the local Grouper as everyone is looking for an easy feed. Fingermark, Queenfish, Barra, Mackerel and heaps of bait, we just love October! Remember the Barra season closes at noon on Tuesday, November 1 on the

east coast so you only have a few left to get amongst the Barra. With only light winds forecast, be ready for another great weekend offshore. Mackerel, Coral Trout and Large Mouth out front should be on your target list, so have a great weekend ﬁshing. This weekend will also produce some great land-based ﬁshing, so if you need a few tips drop in for a chat at the Lure Shop. Tight lines - Russell Bowman

a mess of the course with wheel ruts, etc. The use of a motorised cart is a privilege and not a right, so if you abuse this privilege you will not be allowed to hire a motorised cart. As has always been the rule with the use of a motorised cart, they are not to be driven through any hazard, down or up any embankment or mistreated in any way shape or form. If your ball is in a hazard, down or up an embankment, leave the cart on the fairway and get out and look for your ball on foot. The carts are not 4WD and are to be driven on the fairways and paths leading to whatever tee only and no where else! Happy golfing everyone. Kelly Barnett Cooktown Golf Club Secretary

Changes to times for events WEDNESDAY night, September 29 saw a Sports Pistol/ Centrefire match contested. From a possible 360, Mal was first with 287, Rod second with 258 and Janne third with 241. We also held our general meeting where we decided to hold the John King Memorial practical shoot on Sunday, November 27 along with the annual presentation and Christmas barbecue. It was also decided to move the Saturday morning shoot held on the second Saturday in the month to the afternoon. So these will now start at 1.30pm. Dates to remember for October: - Sunset shoots - Wednesdays, October 12, 19 and 26 from 5.30pm, alternating between Combined Service Core and Sports Pistol/Centrefire; - Target Shoot - Saturday, October 8 starting at the new time of 1.30pm; - Practical Shoot - Sunday. October 23 from 9am; - General Meeting - Wednesday, October 28 from 5.30pm. Please be there; and - The Annual General Meeting will be held in October - date to be advised. Janne Stewart Secretary

missed targets. There were three events of 25 targets and a challenge event shooting 15-pair double rise. The scheduled weekend shoots at SSAA Cameron

Creek Range for this weekend are a Pistol event on Saturday at 1pm followed by a Practice Rifle Shoot for the Combined Services Shoot on Sunday at 9am. Also please note there

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No bull ... just courage By GARY HUTCHISON IF last Saturday’s Paddy Bassani Bull Ride was a teams’ boxing event, the referees would have to give a unanimous points decision to the bulls. Having only left the city a few years ago, I must confess to not having been to too many bull rides or rodeos. But I will admit to being in total awe at the raw courage of those who try to better the hundreds of kilos of raw muscled bovines furious with having someone on their back and trying to dislodge them. And with the greatest respect, like many other spectators at these events, I question their sanity, but then again that’s sport and these guys are just another variety of adrenalin junky getting their fix. But from what I saw on Saturday, I’d have to say there’s a special breed of bull up here. In all honesty, I’ve never seen so many bulls go after the cowboys once they’ve been bucked. More riders bit the dust than rode out the magical eight seconds they try so hard to achieve, and then it was mid-ring mayhem as the bulls turned on the riders, rider-rescue team and handlers. The guts and determination they showed was simply amazing as there was no thought of self-preservation by any of them as they rushed in to help their mates escape basically unscathed. Incredibly, there were only two slight injuries recorded from the mayhem. While those cowboys were on those bulls I was thinking, “what are these guys made of - rubber?” as their bodies were contorted into all different shapes and angles as they clung to the ropes. And then I was wondering if in fact they’re made of steel as they brushed themselves off to walk from the arena as though it was just part of another day’s work.

Bo-James Gregory had the crowd roaring with his style on this ride.

Photo: GARY HUTCHISON

The whole day was an action-packed extravaganza of horse sports and bull riding action, with even the junior cowboys and cowgirls getting involved in the poddy calf events. Organisers gave consideration to the large number of children there with an array of activities and entertainment to keep them occupied. Gungarde Chief Executive Officer Greg Whittaker said oppressive 34 degree heat and the number of recent events in Cooktown contributed to a slight decline in numbers, but declared the day a financial success regardless.

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By GARY HUTCHISON MATT Bowen’s non-selection in Australia’s final squad of 24 for this year’s Four Nations tournament did nothing to dim the Hope Vale flyer’s stellar 2011 season. The Cowboys’ custodian recovered from serious knee reconstruction surgery to put the nightmares of an injury-riddled past few seasons behind him to become the Far North Queensland outfit’s most capped player, and display some of the best form of his career to have media experts declaring he had found his old “mojo”. And along the way, he took

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over the reins of his beloved Cowboys to steer them to three victories from five outings during Johnathan Thurston’s enforced absence through injury in the latter part of the regular season. Add to that a contract renewal which took him a step closer to his dream of being a one-club player, his selection in the end-of-season national train-on squad was a bonus. In an interview with the Cooktown Local News after his selection in the train-on squad, Bowen admitted while he would relish the opportunity to make a return to the green and gold, he was realistic about his chances with the

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as competing.” Winner of the Caltex Cooktown Bull Ride was Eric Chapman with 72 points, Novice Bull Ride Bo-James Gregory on 70, Junior Bull Ride - Bert Gregory on 66, Poddy calf 9-and-under - Travis Koolatah on 62 and Poddy calf 10-13 - Marlow Lyall on 67 points. In the horse sports events, Cameron Dyer won the inaugural Margy Bassani Memorial Kids Led Barrel Race, Keelan Seagren won both the Barrel under-16 and Barrel Open All-ages, while Rachel Bass won the Barrel Over-30s.

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“We’re very happy with how it’s all panned out,” Mr Whittaker said. “Everyone’s had a great time, no one’s been hurt and there’s been plenty of action and excitement to satisfy the thrill seekers.” He lauded the efforts of all the volunteers involved in the planning and staging of the day. “Without them, we’d have no bull ride,” he said. “And I’d like to mention Dean Chaplain and Garret Bormann came all the way from Mareeba to volunteer as the clowns as well

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incumbent full back choices ahead of him. Darren Lockyer will captain the Australians to close the curtains on his career, and he will be joined by his Bronco team-mates, Sam Thaiday, Jharal Yow Yeh and Corey Parker who will make his international debut at the age of 29. The Manly Sea Eagles’ grand final victory paid extra dividends for half-back Daly Cherry-Evans who earned his international selection in his debut NRL season. Predictably, he will be joined by brothers Brett and Glen Stewart, Anthony Watmough and Tony Williams.

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