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Concerns bridge won’t be built before wet
David and Sheree Woodrow, George and Pat Beuzeville and Peter and Sue Simm contemplate a potentially disastrous crossing of the Bloomfield River at Wujal Wujal. Photo: MIKE D’ARCY. 4WD TOUR operator Mike D’Arcy has been left frustrated and angry by a response he received from the Department of Main Roads regarding concerns he expressed to them about delays in the construction of a promised, new bridge across the Bloomfield River at Wujal Wujal. Mr D’Arcy said he held fears the project was either destined to be cancelled or it would be delayed to such an extent it would not be completed before the start of this year’s wet season, which would have disastrous ramifications for the tourism industry either side of the river. “And that doesn’t include the disruptions to the Wujal Wujal community also,” he said. The original crossing was washed away last year when the Bloomfield River became a raging torrent, and it took serious lobbying from Mr D’Arcy and others to get the current, temporary crossing constructed. But with that crossing came a promise that construction on a new permanent
bridge would start in July, 2012. And now in the middle of July, Mr D’Arcy said he was told recently by a spokesman for Main Roads that the Bloomfield River crossing is not on a state-controlled road, but that they understood the importance of reliable access to remote areas. This is the Main Roads response to his inquiry: We’re working closely with local government to deliver improved flood immunity to the people of the Wujal Wujal community, which is why we’re moving forward with plans to build a new bridge over the Bloomfield River. Design work is continuing, with the intention to begin building the new bridge in coming months. This final design will ensure we get the best technical and value-for-money solution. At this stage, there are too many variables: including tender price; availability of qualified contractors; availability of materials and resources; and the remote location; to give an accurate time-frame
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for delivery. An angry Mr D’Arcy said it is an insult to the intelligence of the Wujal community and businesses all the way from Cape Trib to Cooktown. “What a wishy washy response from DMR,” he said. “It seems obvious that ever-slowing processes are being used to eventually come to the conclusion that the bridge crossing will not be completed before the next wet season. “This smells like a cover-up of the highest order. “In 12 months since the shaky temporary crossing was put together, no headway seems to have been made. “I’m not a betting person, but I’d love to bet that the Crossing will not be completed before the next wet; it’s not responsible and not accountable bureaucracy.” He was critical of the design and construction of the current temporary crossing. “You’ve got pipes which allow water to flow under the middle section, but, at
either end, water is booming over it,” he said. With virtually little or no rain in the catchment area for the Wujal Wujal Falls, travellers suffered delays throughout last week because water varying in depth from .2 metres to .5 metres was cascading over both ends, while the centre section was dry - as described by Mr D’Arcy. David Woodrow, an SES boss and an educational consultant from Buderim on one of Mr D’Arcy’s tours, said: “This crossing looks like it would wash away with a good spit, and once again leave the community denied access to essential medical, health and other services. Why do we keep doing this?” Mr D’Arcy demanded State Transport answer a number of questions: 1. Why has the project been let slip so badly, and who is to blame?: 2. Why hasn’t the community and businesses been openly informed?; 3. Why is the Department (DMR) attempting to save/stall bridge funding at the expense of the community; what
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process was made to come to this decision and who is responsible for the prioritisation; 4. What are the contingency plans to ensure that the community and businesses are not disadvantaged by another wet season of closures, and if the temp crossing is washed away again?; 5. What compensation will be given to affected people?; and 6. Has the Minister and the Local Member been fully briefed on the situation, including community and business impact, risks and planning inefficiencies? Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said that in his time in Cooktown, the Bloomfield Crossing had been washed away three times. “It’s time to stop putting this off, get it done now,” he said. Member for Cook David Kempton has been contacted and asked to investigate the issue, but, at the time of going to press on Wednesday, the Cooktown Local News had yet to receive further advice from Main Roads on the issue.
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FIGURES released by the Department of Health and Welfare for 2010 - 2012 on “reported cases only” for child abuse clearly highlights the fact that children are not in the same league of protection of those under-sized mud crabs and under-sized fish that got so much attention and bought hefty fines just a week before. To think that we can “accept” that repeat offenders of serious child abuse are excused by courts and allowed to continue their merry lives without having to do a compulsory course on parenting skills as part of the punishment
JULY
Thu 19. Swim for you Life from 11.30am to 12.30pm at
the Cooktown Pool. Sat 21. Cricket – Black Mountain Panthers vs Hope Vale in the Gardens from 10am. Sat 21. Dare to Wear Wearable Art fundraiser at the old Cook Shire Hall from 2 - 5pm. $10 adults. $5 children. For information and for bookings call either Diana Burns on 4069 5009 or Bobbin Sheehan on 4060 3090. Sun 22. Cricket – Council vs Marton in the Gardens from 10am. Sun 22. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Sun 22. Cooktown SSAA Practical Shoot from 9am. Tue 24. Art classes supervised by Ross Franzi at the Cooktown District Community Centre from 9.30am to 11.30am. Tue 24. Swim for you Life from 11.30am to 12.30pm at the Cooktown Pool. Tue 24. Endeavour Lions Club along with the Just 4 Kids Charity will hold an auction at the Top Pub from 6.30pm to raise funds for the Skate Park. Tue 24. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 25. Cooktown SSAA General Meeting and Sunset Shoot from 5.30pm. Thu 26. Swim for you Life from 11.30am to 12.30pm at the Cooktown Pool. Thu 26. Cooktown Neighbourhood Watch meeting in the Cook Shire Council chambers from 6pm. For details, call Gary Hutchison on 0411 722 807. Sun 29. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 31. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 31. Swim for you Life from 11.30am to 12.30pm at the Cooktown Pool. Tue 31. Art classes supervised by Ross Franzi at the Cooktown District Community Centre from 9.30am to 11.30am.
of being an abuser of a harmless child in their care is in fact unacceptable. There perhaps needs to be a process where upon senior classes in secondary schools could have Mother Craft, or other forms of education in place to educate our future parents in the necessary skills and responsibilities of raising children. Political leaders “might” one day make child abuse a part of their platform by election promises to reduce the nations 31,527 “reported cases only” for 2010 -2011. Our newly elected Queensland Government could reduce our
own “reported cases” of 5941 for 2010 -2011 by ensuring the money allocated to protect children is spent in areas to support and keep safe these children who are very often affected for the rest of their lives. And that is to give priority to abused kids. Cooktown could also do with a shelter for those unfortunate victims, often women and children, who are faced with the harsh reality that there are monsters out there who lash out on less capable people being able to defend themselves. Charlie Martin (pictured), Cooktown
French lessons of the culinary variety
LEFT: Jakeb Whitman receives expert tuition from Master French Chef Julien from the Sovereign Resort Hotel in the art of cooking crepes. RIGHT: Lachlan Matthews takes careful note of Jake Witheridge’s cooking skills in French class. Photos submitted. AT the start of this school year, Languages Other Than English (LOTE) became compulsory for Grades 6,7 and 8 in Queensland State Schools. In the Cluster Schools in this regions - Cooktown, Laura, Lakeland, Bloomfield River and Rossville - French was chosen as the designated language to be studied. The emphasis has been on the spoken language with some elements of culture included into the curriculum. Students were asked to research and make a presentation of a French-speaking country and they also completed a powerpoint presentation on a famous French person of their choice. At the end of last term, the Grade 8 class had a French party and invited Julien, the legendary chef from the Sovereign Resort Hotel to come in and show them how to make crepes and limonade. Subject teacher Jo Buzza said their enthusiasm for their newly-acquired culinary skills was only surpassed by their eagerness to taste the fruits of their labours. LEFT: Master Chef Julien from the Sovereign Resort Hotel made sure his French cooking class was fun, and it is obvious Tysharna Mclean was enjoying herself.
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CHURCH SERVICES Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun. Phone 4069 5155. Assembly of God: Gungarde, 9.30am Sun; Home group 7.30pm Tue; young adults 7pm Thu. Phone 4069 5070. Catholic: 6pm Sat and 8.30am Sun, St Mary’s, Cooktown. Phone 4069 5730. Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am. Phone 4069 6778, 0428 696 493. Lutheran: Hope Vale at 9am on Sunday, Cooktown. Phone either 4060 9197 or 0419 023 114.
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Missing man search takes a different direction By GARY HUTCHISON POLICE yesterday suspended the search for former Cooktown resident and businessman Bruce Gavin Schuler (pictured right), who was last seen around 10.30am on Monday, July 9, while prospecting in the vicinity of the Palmer River near Palmerville Station. Mr Schuler, now 48-years-old and based in Mareeba, is believed to well-equipped and knows the terrain in which he was believed to have gone missing. A police spokesman said the investigation will now follow other lines of inquiry, but, at this stage, is unable to elaborate as to what direction those inquiries will take. Officers were called to the scene with the discovery of Mr Schuler’s disappearance, along with reports of two shots having been fired in the area.
While the investigation has always been considered a missing persons inquiry, the whole of the 1200 sq km Palmerville Station was declared a crime scene, with police requesting people to stay out of the area to avoid contaminating any possible evidence they might uncover. Detectives were joined by uniformed police, SES volunteers, forensics experts, stock squad police and Indigenous tracker Barry Port in the search which along with foot patrols, involved the use of two helicopters, horses and quad bikes. Mr Port, the last Indigenous tracker to be used by the police, said tracking an old trail was hard enough,
serious investigation. “It is a large-scale search,” he said. “We are conducting aerial and ground searches and these will continue for the next few days. “The distance, remoteness and terrain are presenting considerable challenges to the search.” Police are also asking that anyone with knowledge of a white van in the area at the time contact them to ascertain if it, or its occupants had any relevance to their inquiries. A Cooktown local, who asked not to be named, told the Cooktown Local News that Mr Schuler, his wife Fiona, son Bruce Jr and daughter Lisa were a nice family who had owned a property on Poison Creek Road where they grew passion fruit for a number of years.
but had been made more difficult by debris scattered over the area from the downdraft of the choppers. Last week, Cairns police Inspector Peter Mansfield said the search was a
“Bruce was a brick layer and he and Fiona owned the old video shop in the complex where the butcher shop is,” the local said. “I think they now own the complex and still own the other video shop in town.” The local expressed concerns for Mr Schuler’s family. “I think that, at this time, we not only have to think of Bruce, but also of Fiona, Bruce Jr and Lisa and how they’re coping with the uncertainty of not knowing one way or the other what has happened to Bruce,” the local said. Mr Schuler’s photo is at right, but people are advised his appearance might have changed since it was taken. Police are asking anyone with information which might assist with their inquiries into Mr Schuler’s disappearance to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Racecourse opens up for Show horse and livestock events COOK Shire Council and the Cooktown & District Show Advisory Committee have just received the great news that the horse and livestock events of the Show will be held on Friday, August 24, at the Cooktown Racecourse from 10am to 2pm. This is shaping up to be a great day out for families and we expect many more participants for these competitions owing to the excellent facility we now have access to. Look out for posters going up in your community soon and mark August 24 and 25 in your diary as two days of fun-filled Show events to look forward to. Look for more information on the Show in next week’s edition of
the Cooktown Local News. The Show Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank the Cooktown Amatuer Turf Club for its permission to use this venue and we look forward to creating a great, long-lasting partnership for the future of the Show. And some snippets from this week’s Cook Shire Council meeting: COOKTOWN SKATE PARK: Construction of the Skate Park is due to commence on Monday, 13 August 2012 with the expected completion prior to the September school holidays. BUILDING APPROVALS FOR JUNE 2012: Total value of approvals this period - $280,460.00.
HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER PLANT: Preliminary investigation is taking place regarding the proposed hydro power plant at the Annan River. Full report is available in the July 2012 Council minutes. C OMMU N I T Y GR A N T S PROGRAM - Out of Round Application: Cooktown Amateur Turf Club Inc - $2000 as contribution to a prize for Cooktown Bracelet Handicap (Class 3) horse race, materials, labour and small bobcat for track rail widening and levelling the ground on section of home straight to align track and improve safety of competitors. DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS: 1 approved - 16 pending.
Refer to July 2012 Council Minutes for full details. COOKTOWN LIBRARY’S WETLANDS KIOSK: The Cooktown library will be housing a Wetlands Kiosk from the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. It has a touch screen and is fully interactive which may help attract children to the library. GRASSY HILL SIGNAGE PROJECT: The steel panels for the signage on top of Grassy Hill are now
completed. The final stage of the project will be installation - hopefully before the end of July depending on available resources. VISITOR INFORMATION CENTRE: The tourist season is now well and truly upon us with the tourist numbers rising rapidly. The number of visitors for June 2012 was 3905, an increase of 2025 on last month. June visitors came from: Queensland: 32 per cent; Interstate: 50 per cent; and International: 18 per cent.
2012 Bloomfield Agricultural Show When: Saturday, July 28, 2012 Where: The Bloomfield Hall Time: Official Opening at 11am
Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott overlooking the Annan Weir, where feasibility studies are being done on the possibility of installing hydroelectricity turbines. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.
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New contact arrangements for Police to come into force soon Emergency ONLY: 000 COOKTOWN Police are advising residents that the method of making contact with them will change slightly from either the end of this month or in early August. Officer-in-Charge Senior Sergeant John McArthur said that in emergencies, the public should always ring 000 first. But for non-urgent police assistance and all other inquiries, the Cooktown Police Station telephone number of 4069 5688 will remain the same and will still be the first option to use. However, whereas the phone used to be automatically diverted to Cairns after hours and at times when the Cooktown station was unattended, the public will now be required to call Police Link on 131 444, from which contact will be made with the local police. Senr Sgt McArthur said an answering
machine will be in operation when staff are not in the office, which will advise the caller to either dial 000 in an emergency, leave a message or contact Police Link on 131 444 so a response can be generated. “I would like to stress to locals they can ring us direct as our land line is not going to change in the near future and that is our preferred option,” he said. “The new system may take a bit of getting used to - for locals and police alike.” On another procedural issue, locals are reminded that Department of Transport duties are conducted on Tuesdays and Thursdays, with practical testing held on Thursdays. Snr Sgt McArthur said a phone call on the Wednesday would be appreciated and
Cooktown: 4069 5688 Police Link: 131 444 would ensure a Thursday appointment was possible. In other police news, a 39-year-old Cooktown man was charged with being in possession of a smoking utensil after a search of his residence had been conducted on July 12. On July 15, a 37-year-old male was intercepted and subsequently charged with unlicensed driving. And if anyone knows of someone who has misplaced a walking stick, it has been handed into the station from where it can be collected.
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Now vibranxiety to afflict mobile users
THE afflictions from mobile phones continue to be discovered. First, there was nomophobia (the fear of being out of mobile ‘phone contact) , and now there’s “phantom vibration syndrome” or vibranxiety. It involves holding the phone to your ear to see if it’s vibrating - and both men and women aren’t immune to this embarrassment either. “Phantom vibration syndrome” or vibranxiety occurs when one feels the familiar vibrating of a phone even though no actual alert, notification or call has happened. Phantom vibrations happen so frequently and to so many people that researchers from a US medical centre conducted a study to find out why. The study described the imagined ring as a “hallucination” that 68 per cent of the medical centre’s staff had experienced. Eighty-seven per cent of those people felt the vibrations weekly, 13 per cent daily. The man who conducted the study and said that his team’s hypothesis was based on the process the brain goes through to deal with the vast amount of sensory input it receives on a daily basis. A smart phone user’s brain is so attentive to vibrations, that it anticipates them, creating a false vibration when any stimulus is experienced. Hypotheses vary from different institutions as to why this happens. It could be because cell phones produce electrical signals that transmit the feeling of vibration directly to a person’s nerves or simply because of the mental anticipation of alerts. No research or study has pinned down the exact cause, but they all seem to agree that “phantom ringing” isn’t dangerous, just annoying. The question is, can we stop it? According to the study, 39 per cent of the test subjects were able to stop the vibrations by taking their device off of vibrate mode and just using an audible ringer or changing where they kept the phone. Another option? Trust your ears and just step away from the phone until it rings or beeps for real.
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Treasure from trash a valuable donation to historical collection COULD use of the old adage, One man’s trash is another man’s treasure be more appropriate than to apply it to David Wallace’s discovery of an 1893 book of Cook’s maps of the east Australian coast? And his decision to donate the book to the Cooktown Re-enactment Association ensures it will become every man’s treasure readily on display in the Boathouse. It was in 1976 in Paynesville, Victoria, where David’s family owned a caravan park, that he made the discovery while helping his Dad, well-known Banksia water colour artist Ian Wallace, to collect the park rubbish and take it to the tip. “It was during one of these tip visits that I noticed a collection of maps and old books which had been thrown out,� David said. “I grabbed a handful of the collection and as Dad was in a hurry, I didn’t have a chance to collect any more. “The documents were all nautical coastal maps but, of particular interest was that book.� David said that for the past 36 years, the book has been stored under the family house in Paynesville. “At the time we thought this could be worth something and well-worth hanging onto,� he said.
But it was on one of Ian’s trips to Nature’s PowerHouse where he has several examples of his artwork on display that he remembered the book. “Dad was speaking to Loretta Sullivan at the Boathouse on that visit and it was then he remembered the ‘old Cook’s map book’ we found at the tip,� David said. “He phoned me and asked me to see if I could locate the book, and, while it took quite some time, I eventually unearthed it and fortunately it is still in its original state.� However, while David and his partner Kim’s passion
THE Cooktown branch of Neighbourhood Watch will resume meetings, with the next one scheduled for Thursday, July 26 from 6pm in the Cook Shire Council chambers. One item for discussion will be the group’s new facebook page. For any inquiries, call Gary Hutchison on 0411 722 807.
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David Wallace presents an 1893 edition of a book containing Cook’s maps of the east coast of Australia to Cooktown Re-enactment Association President Loretta Sullivan. Photo submitted. for kitesurfing resulted in him handing the book to Mrs Sullivan last week, it also delayed the delivery. “For the past four years we’ve travelled from Victoria to Cooktown for kitesurfing,� he said. “I believe the Cooktown area to be one of the best kitesurfing locations in Australia for this time of year. “I think we must be amongst the minority of people who actually come to Cooktown and ‘pray for wind’, but this trip has given me the opportunity to present and donate the Cook map book to Loretta.� Cooktown Re-enactment Association President Loretta Sullivan said the book will be added to the Association’s growing collection of historical books and records relating to Cook’s visit to the Endeavour River in 1770. “This is a fantastically generous donation,� Mrs Sullivan said. “It will be cherished here as a generous contribution to Cooktown’s historical records. “The book contains charts of Cook’s voyage up the east coast of Australia and of particular interest to us are the charts of the Endeavour River and Botany Bay.� Mrs Sullivan said the book is in excellent condition considering it was printed in 1893, but does need some restoration work for which a grant will be sought.
P & C’s hints to help stop bullying WE had an awesome P&C meeting last Friday, July 13, with 13 positive people attending. We were treated to delicious cappuccinos and hot chocolates by the high school students studying certificate II in Hospitality. Thank you to those students for our lovely cuppas and to Mrs Waring for her supervision and support. At the meeting we discussed school bullying, cyber bullying and bullying within our community. One easy step that parents and carers can take to stop bullying is to become a friend on facebook of your child so you can monitor what is going on in cyberspace. Once you see something you do not agree with you can contact facebook and they will have the post removed.
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The more times a user is reported for cyber abuse or bullying, the easier it is for facebook to remove that person from using the social media site. It is truly that simple, befriend your kids on facebook and help our community stamp out bullying. Mobile phones are not allowed at Cooktown State School as they too can be a cause for bullying, so please parents and carers, do not let your child leave home with their phone. The school office has a phone that can be used if your child needs to contact you during school hours. Once again, a simple step that parents and carers can take to stamp out bullying within the school grounds. The P&C has given its approval for the School Nurse to distribute condoms to appropriately aged
students in a project that is School the first for any News Queensland state school. Cooktown State School is leading the way in reducing the frequency of teen pregnancies and STDs within our community. Our next meeting will be on Friday, August 10, after the High School Parade, 9.30am in the Events Centre Meeting room. If you would like to discuss what’s happening within our school please come along and join us at the meeting. ‘Till then, think about what it is you could do to make our community a safer place for everyone, then do it! Nikki Darvell President Cooktown State School P&C
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Respect and taboo relationships WHEN I was a child my Dad explained to me who everyone was in my family, and my Mukai taught me how to behave with them all. Knowing where you ‘fit’ is really important,
as it tells you what your responsibilities are, who you can marry, and how you should talk with one another. Some relations I can’t have a direct conversation with at all. These laws
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were designed to avoid conflict and keep peace and harmony in the clan. Some family members, like my Guman-ga, I have a “joking relationship” with. This means I can talk about anything at all, joke, tease, and generally not have to watch my tongue. I can also have a joking relationship with a stranger if, after we’ve worked out our kin connections, he falls into the same category as my father’s father. Then there’s Guugu dhabul, or “brother-inlaw language”, which is soft and slow and very respectful. It isn’t a totally different language, but has special words - like
euphemisms - which have to be used instead of ‘straight out’ words. This language is used when talking with my brothers-in-law and other people who fall into that category in my extended family.
Taboo relationships It is thabul (taboo) to talk with my parents-inlaw. I can’t hand food directly to them, I can’t look at them directly, and, if I need to ask them something, I have to do it through my wife. I certainly wouldn’t dream of sitting down and watching the footy with them, and, once, when I had to tell my father-in-law something important, I sent him a letter - even though he lived next-door. I mustn’t even say their name in conversation with somebody else: I use ngathiina (father-in-law) and biwul (mother-in-law) instead. These laws of respect are called thangun.
Knowing where you fit This is why, when we meet someone for the first time, we start by working out our relatedness.
The Guugu Yimithirr greeting Wanhtharra wanthaalngan nyundu? asks where a person’s homelands are, and this kicks off the discussion. When we understand how we’re connected, the information is passed on to others when making introductions. So a typical introduction might sound like this: “He is a cousin through my mother’s side that comes from the north, and she had four cousin sisters, one of whom is the mother of this man’s father.” This way each person knows what language to use, or whether they need to stop the conversation immediately because it’s thabul to talk with one another.
ple could interpret this behaviour as being rude, but in fact he’s honouring the laws of thangun. And if I need my daughter to do something for me and want to avoid a debate, I won’t ask her.
Instead I’ll ask her partner, as, out of respect for me, he’ll make sure it gets done! From ‘Guurrbi: My Family and Other Stories’ Willie Gordon with Judy Bennett.
INTERNATIONALLY renowned tour operator Wilfred (Willie) Gordon has graciously agreed to share the memories and stories of his people with Cooktown Local News readers. Willie, a Nugal-warra Elder of the Guugu Yimithirr tribe, is the story-keeper for the Nugal-warra people and owns and operates Guurrbi Tours with Judy Bennett.
How it is today Today these respect relationships still exist, despite some of the younger generation thinking they are old-fashioned. My daughter thinks they are ‘hooey’, but, if I visit her house, her partner will leave the room or sit with his back to us while he watches television. Non-Indigenous peo-
ABOVE: Willie Gordon’s Mum and Dad in their tin shack shop at home. BELOW: Joe Burns is teaching the youngsters in the early 1970s. Willie Gordon’s brother, Reginald is first on the left. Photos submitted.
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Is your child hearing the teacher? I MET a couple of young boys recently who were skipping school for the day and getting up to no good in town. It turns out they skipped school because they couldn’t hear what the teacher was saying. They kept getting in trouble for not listening and for not being able to do the work. Both their mothers knew the boys had been getting into trouble but neither realised it was because they couldn’t hear the teacher. They took the boys to the doctor for a hearing test. It turns out they had both had chronic ear infections throughout their childhood. The doctor told them ear infections that kept coming back could cause serious problems including
deafness. Chronic ear problems can affect their ability to learn, can impact their memory and cause kids to stop paying attention to teachers and parents. These mums wanted the best for their children and they knew school would give them opportunities to get good jobs. They decided to get a group of mums together and invited the doctor to come and speak to them about the impacts of ear infections so they could prevent it happening in future. The doctor told them how important it was for the family to wash their hands regularly, how cigarette smoke can damage children’s ears and eating lots of fruit and vegetables helped the immune system.
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Something for everyone at Bloomfield Ag. Show Sharnelle Tayley, Braey Donahue, Harvey Fourmile, Lester Shipton, Norman Tayley engaged in Bloomfield River State School NAIDOC activities last Wednesday. Photo submitted.
Bloomfield River School celebrates NAIDOC
THE 40th anniversary of the Tent Embassy in Canberra was the theme of NAIDOC Day held at Bloomfield River State School last Wednesday. The day began with the Wujal Men’s Group collecting materials for the bayan to be built by themselves and the students. Numerous elders arrived early to tell traditional stories to the students as part of the upper school English unit. By morning tea time, almost all students’ families had arrived and joined in the celebrations. Before group activities commenced, Principal Robyn Farrands welcomed the community, Norman Tayley gave a history of the Aboriginal Tent Embassy,
and Lisa Wojciechowski from ATODS unfurled the anti-smoking banner the children had made earlier in the year. Throughout the day, students joined in various art activities, cooked scones, built a bayan and constructed a collage of Weary Bay. The elders stayed on to translate the children’s collage labels into their traditional Kuku Yalanji language. The enjoyment of all was evident by the focused activity and smiles on the faces of all who attended. The school is very grateful to all community members who participated, the Royal Flying Doctor Service and ATODS who provided lunch and refreshments.
Writers’ Corner
An enticing mix WE are to be entertained this Saturday from 2pm to 5pm at the Shire Hall with a local exhibition of Wearable Art. This event will meld imagination, artistic flair and the craftperson’s skills - an enticing mix. Come along and enjoy.
My Wearable Art
My wardrobe is crammed with artistic clothing; Endless fashions that I can wear on a whim. I suit my attire to painters I admire. “Objets de mode� fill my closet to the brim. There’s the Renoir, of course, with opulent curves, Should I feel flirty and buxom and winsome. A note of caution here needs to be sounded Or I might just be tempted (oops) to sin some. If I don my Degas I’ll be a dancer. In the palest pink tulle I’ll then float and twirl. I’ll feel femininely fair, music in mind, In my fine finery, around I shall twirl. If thinking offbeat and my day was muddled I might then select Picasso, my Pablo. Face pointing oddways, I could match his blue mood And, with flair, prepare to be El Diablo. With corn-yellow flowers and bright sky of ming, Van Gogh’s daubs would be truly endearing. In a twinkling I’d be on the Cote d’Azur. I must remember to wear just one earring. I share my boudoir with artistes aplenty. Feasts of styled colour make a life bearable. Whatever my fancy, sombre or prancey, I dress for the part; my Art is Wearable. By DIANNE KELLER Email your original contributions for our column to: thekellers@bigpond.com or send to: P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895. Dianne Keller Cooktown Writers’ Group.
A NEW competition has been added to a day already chock-a-block with activities at the Bloomfield Agricultural Show on Saturday, July 28. In its fourth year, the Show will be held at the Bloomfield Community Hall and this year will feature the Ted Simms Crosscut Saw Competition, which has a first prize of $250. Ted and Kenny Simms are sponsoring the first prize, with the second prize of $100 being provided by the Ayton IGA and third prize of $50 being donated by Garry and Wendy Ashworth. Ted operated a sawmill in Bloomfield for many years before retiring to Cairns where he now lives. And in keeping with the timber flavour, Alan Pettigrew will be displaying his Lewis Mill, which is a portable sawmill. The children will have an opportunity to test their competitive spirits with a decorated bicycle contest, which will see every child entering receiving a small prize. Wallaby Creek Festival organisers will have a marquee with art for the children and an opportunity for people to have a go on the chalkboard stage, while the Cooktown District Community Centre’s mobile kindy will also provide activities for the little ones. Local resident and award-winning poet Marty Pattie will be presenting some of his work during the day at the Wallaby Festival marquee. Bloomfield Memorial Association member Amelia Fagan said the day offers something for everybody in the way of food, drink and entertainment. “The tired and thirsty will be well-looked after by the Bloomfield Residents Association at their verahdan cafe
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The Just4Kids Charity Auction is on Tuesday COOKTOWNERS are reminded of the perfect opportunity of picking up a bargain, while, at the same time, contributing to a good cause at Tuesday night’s Just4Kids Charity Auction at the Top Pub which will be held from 6.30pm. Those wanting to add some flavour to the event are invited to dress in 1770 garb. Tickets are still on sale at the hotel and its bottle shop in the IGA Supermarket complex in a BMX bike, which will be drawn on the night.
Wearable Art on parade DO you want a bit of a giggle along with some entertainment and a chance to socialize on Saturday afternoon? Then get along to the Old Shire Hall where the Cooktown Art Society will be holding its Wearable Art Parade. Cooktowners’ imaginations have been challenged to use any and all materials to come up with their own personal fashion statement. The afternoon will start at 2pm with a performance by the Rainbow Dancers, followed by a fashion parade and afternoon tea, which should be finished by 3pm, after which there will be another performance by the Rainbow Dancers, another fashion parade and the highlight of the event - a parade of the Wearable Art.
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COMMUNITY LAST week we wrote that Cooktown has had two major fires in its history, ironically both in the same block, now occupied by the Photo Shop, ANZ Bank, Croc Shop and the CWA in Charlotte Street. Last week’s story covered the 1876 fire and this week we cover the 1919 disaster. Some old-timers state that the 1919 fire was the death knell for Cooktown - coming as it did just after the end of WW1 and the loss of so many of the young men of the district. After the fire, the town was apparently a sad place to be and many families moved away never to return. The following story comes from the memories of an elderly gentleman, Mr Maher, written in 1983,
Before . . .
Burns Philp and shops before 1919 fire. about the 1919 fire which destroyed a number of shops and the Burns Philp Building in Charlotte Street. “In those days it was one shadow of what it was 25 years earlier, but still had five hotels on one side of the main street and two on the other side. The street was
Rumour mill active after fire
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Burns Philp and shops after fire of 1919. Photos submitted. about a mile long and ended at the Wharf on the left side, hotel (New Guinea Hotel), then a very large wooden which was the harbour side. After I was there about two store owned by Burns Philp, bakers shop (Sperritts weeks, a fire broke out in the picture theatre on the left Bakery) and café then finished, no more buildings. hand side and went through a number of buildings in Slight breeze helping the fire. Only a fire brigade order picture theatre (Federal Hall), café, two story brick hand-worked pump with one hose. Emptied a large well and then had to try the river, but very hard and no good was done. Many things saved from the café and hotel but very little from the store and of course many glass and crockery items smashed. The police cleared us all out of the hotel as they feared one wall would collapse. The wooden buildings were just like paper, old and dry. I was helping on the pump for a time and my hair caught fire from some sparks and a chap opposite me hit me with the flat of his hand on the top of my head. I had been in bed in the hotel where I was lodged and was called and just came in pyjamas and shoes. Had a large amount of hair those days and did not feel the burning at the time. The whole string of shops and hotel was left a mass of roofing iron and fallen bricks from the hotel which, by the way collapsed altogether. For weeks afterwards, the debris smouldered and tins of tinned meats and ammunition etc were exploding from time to time. There was nothing left of that row of buildings, a side road saved another hotel and some warehouses and other buildings. The other side of the street was unharmed. Soon after this I moved to another hotel opposite the post office and nearer to the wireless station.” The Cooktown rumour mill was alive and active, but despite the various stories, no blame was ever attributed to anyone and the cause of the fire was never known. Burns Philp never rebuilt the store and quite a number of people lost their employment as a result. To day you can still see the magazine from the Burns Philp store behind the Croc shop, and if you look closely you can still see some of the foundations of the original buildings.
Which one are you feeding? AN old American Indian tale tells the story of a chief who was telling a gathering of young braves about the struggle inside From the Pulpit each. “It is like two dogs fighting inside of us,” the chief told them. “There is one good dog who wants to do the right and the other dog always wants to do the wrong. Sometimes the good dog seems stronger and is winning the fight. But sometimes the bad dog is stronger and wrong is winning the fight.” “Who is going to win in the end?” a young brave asks. The chief answered: “The one you feed.” In our lives there are plenty of habits to feed. Many are promoted by slick advertising and marketing strategies and look good. Many are easily fed because of our innately sinful nature resulting more often than not, in negative thought processes and actions. As we occupy our thoughts with all sorts of issues, let’s be sure to take to heart the great Apostle Paul’s instruction found in Phil 4:8: “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Feeding our thoughts in this positive way will encourage “the good dog” and “the bad dog “will starve if not fed with impure, malicious, or envious thoughts.” Remember to “think” before we speak and act. Some questions to ask keeping the letters of “think” in mind: T - is it true? H - is it helpful? I - is it inspiring? N - is it necessary? K - is it kind? Proverbs is a great book in the Bible to read eg Prov 23:7. “For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Why not read a chapter a day?) An interesting and challenging though - which “dog” do you feed? Blessings Pastor Peter, Cooktown Baptist Church
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grants to help. After all, if all our local eccentrics are sitting in their ‘tinnies’ out on the reef, they will not be cluttering up our mental health facilities. Those facilities may well be needed by the citizens who have put their hands up to be judges at the Cooktown Show. The newspaper has an earnest plea for us to be nice to the show’s stewards and judges. I’m sure I would not be brave enough to do it and continue living here. I might do long distance judging possibly. If they’d let me do it by phone from the beach at Rio de Janeiro.
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LEFT: Which way next? Martin, Clementina, Pindora and Donna Zillstorf from Denmark ham it up. Photos: MIKE D’ARCY.
Cooktown lives up to its reputation NICE to see Cooktown living up to its eccentric reputation again. Now we’ve got a group of Russian scientists visiting us in an inflatable catamaran. That’s right - inflatable. It only floats when it is full of air. The scientists should fit right in, although I wonder if they have read the explanatory notes that stand beside our cannon. The only reason we have it is to deal with sea-borne Russians, after all. (What kept them so long?) Our visitors are on the front page of the newspaper, alongside an article on Cooktown’s nomination for the Queensland
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TWENTY years ago, Donna Zillstorf came to Australia and fell in love - with Australia. Now, as a senior World Health Organisation Strategic Director, she has brought her husband and family from Denmark back to share the enjoyment of the rainforest. “The girls are growing up,” Donna said. “Whenever we have holidays at home, they disappear with friends and computers, so we knew that we must share this precious time in Australia together before they finish school, have a Gap Year somewhere overseas and leave the nest forever.” In this column, we often look at where visitors come from to share their stories, so we’ll look at Denmark. I know Denmark for its Danish ham, Carlsberg and Tuborg beer, Danny Kaye (who?) and Princess Mary from Tasmania. Luckily Martin, a manager with one of the world’s biggest shipping companies, had some much more interesting stuff to add. “Denmark has five million people, a quarter of the population of Australia, but it has 10 per cent of the world’s merchant shipping. Shipping and ship building are its biggest income,” Martin said. “With such a small population, we realised we must grab a unique future and we have decided to go green. “As much as 28 per cent of Denmark’s energy is met through green sources, of which 19 per cent is through wind turbines. “Vesta, a Danish company, supplies 14 per cent of the world’s windmill market.” Martin is a Captain Cook nut. The family loved Cooktown, the rainforest, with its “wall of green” and diversity and spotting crocs on the Bloomfield River, eating fresh fish and chips and (Danish) hamming it up with Cook’s statue. Now all Martin can do is talk about their retirement and coming back again to do it properly in a campervan. He has been looking at investments, Pandora (14 years) wants to captain the local Cooktown basketball team, Clementine (10 years) is happy to play in anyone’s football (soccer) team and Donna rolls her eyes in amused disbelief. Any offers? Back to the Track. The Wujal Wujal Falls have been booming, full of clear, cascading white power. A green hydro scheme perhaps? Virtually every day, we have spotted several crocs along the river, sunning themselves. This is something of a reminder to people in Port Douglas and Cape Trib - when it’s raining in Cape Trib, it’s often sunny at Wujal Wujal and Cooktown. Go north. I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen Spartaca - our most famous croc - or her twin along the river, or perhaps it’s just my wishful thinking.
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Crocs that go bump in the night A close escape on Escape River By MARK ROY A COUPLE of yachties anchored in Escape River had a close encounter of the crocodile kind when they were awoken by a large crashing sound in the middle of the night. Canadians Marian and David Paul woke with a fright at 1am on Thursday, June 28, thinking they had been run into by a large boat. “We went straight up in the air from the shock,” David recalls. “This is not what we ever want to hear when asleep on the boat. “We hit all our outside lights and to our relief there was no other boat around but we did not know what the heck hit us.” The pair, who were en route to Darwin to take part in a cruising rally to Indonesia, had anchored their catamaran Kilkea II overnight in Escape River, near the junction of Riflebird Creek, on the east side of the Tip, south of Bamaga. And in the dark of night, their minds started ticking over, wondering just what had caused the crash. “At that point we started to wake up and thought that maybe it was a crocodile,” David said. The pair were not prepared to take any chances. “Just in case, we shut up the companion way and the aft window,” he said. “We were not going to look over
the side just in case it was a croc and he was interested in another bash at us. “After first light we were up on deck and very happy to find everything in good order. Then Marian looked at our Canadian flag. “Two thirds of it were still attached to the flagpole, but the outer red panel was torn right off!” The pair say they now believe the flapping movement of their flag attracted a saltwater crocodile. “The salty probably jumped up at the flag and then hit the boat,” David said. But it was when they saw the teeth marks on the transom that they realised what a good idea it was to batten down the hatches. “We looked at the stern of Kilkea II and saw that the port corner was bashed, with bits of gel coat and fibreglass on the swim steps,” David said. “Checking this out we found that there was a quarter-of-an-inch deep cut about the size of a loonie (a Canadian dollar coin) on the corner of the hull, with cuts under the hull where the monster mouth tried to eat the boat.” Rusty and Bronwyn Tully, who run Torres Pearls on Turtlehead Island in Escape River, said the incident was a warning to other boaties in the area about crocs jumping in the rivers along the Cape. Rusty said he first heard of the croc
Marian and David Paul on board their racing yacht with their Canadian flag, which was attacked by a crocodile in Escape River. PHOTO: RUSTY TULLY attack when the visitors came ashore during the night and they could see a as well. to look at pearls. large shape underneath them on their “We have reported the incident “This is obviously very concerning sounder.” to the Rangers on the Cape and will for us as pearl farmers with lines in the If Marian and David had been continue to monitor and warn people area, but also concerning for the many looking on the sounder at the time, as they come into the river.” local fishermen who enjoy fishing the they might have spotted a very “large And what have Marian and Paul area in their tinnies,” Rusty said. shape” too. learned from their close escape on “We have not had reports of this “Their flag flies about three metres Escape River? kind from our river before, although above the water,” Rusty said. “Now we know why Aussies rarely people have mentioned that a croc “They figure the croc jumped up fly a flag - or a least not a big one - on has bumped the bottom of their boat at the flag, then had a bite at the boat their boats!” David said.
GOOD TIMES at the TOP PUB
Enjoying the band after dinner were Donella and Robert Gibson. Leanne and Norm Gundry taking time out between drinks.
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Fraser Island’s Deanne Wockner and Hervey Bay’s Sue Moss joined Stefanie Steele from Cairns in making sure the night was kept lively.
Good mates Bulla McIvor and Horace Lowdown were Brian Korreng, Heather Stevenson and Mick Acton were lining up for a big night. having a couple of quiet drinks in the back bar.
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JUNIOR RUGBY LEAGUE TRIVIA NIGHT “THERE’S nothing trivia about these exams,” roared Cooktown Grammar School Headmaster Peter Scott as he called his motley crew to order in readiness for the Cooktown Junior Rugby League Trivia Night at the Events Centre on Saturday. But his hands were full trying to control a rowdy mob of about 52, who thought they were there to have fun and intended to muck about and laugh and giggle as much as they liked. And, just like the cheek of them, they didn’t care if they passed the exams or not! There were all sorts of uniform designs, but what would you expect with a school full of incorrigibles who had most likely been expelled from more-reputable educational institutions. That’s, of course, excluding the ones who hadn’t thrown their uniforms out or couldn’t fit into them because of drinking booze on the football oval at night time. Some of them had even tried to trick the wily old disciplinarian. “I’m onto the lot of you,” he growled and shook with rage. “So don’t think you’ll go unpunished.” And punish he did when he found the school’s bad girls, Nardia Whitman and Jo Wain, smoking in the toilets. “You’re short enough as it is without smoking,” David Barker and Deb Smith won awards as the besthe snarled. dressed singles. Even handing out rewards couldn’t bring them under control, with loud howls of protest and snide remarks heard at little lunch after David Barker and Debra Smith had won prizes for the best-dressed students and the ‘School of Rock’ team of Louise Prowd, Julie and Yourie from France and Chanelle and Rob Oldaker had won the award for the best-dressed team. “Bloody Barker’s the class clown, so what’s going on there?” whinged one. “Smith only got it because she’s the teacher’s pet,” another one sulked. “But what about that rock mob, they’ll starve if they rely on their musical talent to make a quid when the leave school?” asked another. At exams’ end, Mr Scott declared the school a ABOVE: ‘Students’ of all ages returned to class for the exam. disaster area, dismissed the class and told them to BELOW: They called themselves ‘The Supremes’, but did all go home and study up for the next round. they pass the exam? On the serious side though, Cooktown Junior Rugby League Secretary Nardia Whitman declared the event a resounding success, with more than $1000 raised for the club. “I’d like to thank anyone and everyone who has in anyway been involved in making the night such a success,” she said. “A special thanks has to go to Sylvia Simpson and PCYC’s Howard Pratt for their roles in organising the night. “We’ve all been able to have a good night while making some much needed cash for the boys.”
ABOVE: The best dressed group award went to the ‘School of Rock’ team of Louise Prowd, French visitors Julie and Yourie and Chanelle and Rob Oldaker. BELOW: Howard Pratt, Bronwyn Sieverding, David Barker, Cathy Harrison, Caz Barker and Shawn Law looking perplexed about their exam prospects.
ABOVE: Abigail Johnson, Petro Kok, Carol Exton, Lenore Veivers, Marg Jaszczyszyn and and Melissa Thomason thought they were teachers. BELOW: Deb Smith, Janne Stewart, Kate Thomson, Rebecca Buldo and Kaz Price forgot they were not supposed to be having fun during an ‘exam’.
ABOVE: Were this mob cheating? LEFT: Is that a Cooktown State School student trying to join up with the ‘Grammar’ mob?
Cooktown Local News 19 - 25 July 2012 – 11
FRIDAY 20 SATURDAY 21
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Race To London 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Collectors: Umbrellas 1:30 Eggheads 2:00 Penn And Teller: Fool Us 2:45 Big Ideas Sampler: Wired For Culture: Mark Pagel 3:00 Movie: “Saint Joan” (PG) 5:00 The Wonder Years: Coda 5:25 Walk On The Wild Side 5:55 Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking: Born And Bred 6:23 Audrey’s Kitchen: Homey Lemon Chicken With Cous Cous 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Death In Paradise - Carnival comes to Saint-Marie. Richard sees the dark side of show business when a comeback concert ends in the most public of murders. 8:30 Kidnap And Ransom 9:20 Hustle 10:20 United States Of Tara: Explosive Diorama 10:45 Whites - Roland is feeling lost without Bib, who is planning his new life in Australia. The White House staff prepare their acts for the talent show - will Caroline finally let her hair down? 11:15 Rage Guest Programmer (MA a,l,d,h,n,s,v.)
6:00 Team Umizoomi 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 11:00 Children’s Programs 2:30 Jamie Durie Present’s G’Day Cirque Du Soleil 3:30 Crusoe 4:00 Getaway’s European Tour 4:30 Discover Downunder 5:00 National News - First At Five 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:40 TBA 8:40 TBA 23:40 Movie: “Enough”(AV v,a,l,s) Waitress “Slim” finds her life transformed when she marries wealthy contractor, Mitch. However, her dream is shattered when she discovers her husband is anything but perfect and his abusive behaviour forces her to go on the run from an increasingly obsessive Mitch. 1:45 Movie: “Eulogy”(M v,l,a) - When three generations of a dysfunctional family gather in Rhode Island to bury the family patriarch, old feuds quickly erupt and their secrets are revealed - one sibling is a porn actor while another is a lesbian. 3:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 4:05 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact
6:00 Stitch! 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show - Weekends 10:00 The Woodlies 10:30 Castaway 11:30 Master Raindrop 12:00 V8 Xtra 12:30 Australia Smashes Guinness World Records 1:00 Movie: “The Aristocats” 3:00 Outsourced 3:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 17: Adelaide vs West Coast 6:30 Border Security - Customs dig up a treasure chest of trouble and officers discover a mystery box which outdates this country. 7:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 17: Melbourne vs Port Adelaide 11:00 Movie: “Derailed” (M) - Charles Schine and Lucinda Harris have noticed each other on the commuter train before. One morning, their conversation leads to a flirtation which turns into an evening drink and then, before either one can stop it, a passionate one-night stand erupts. Then, suddenly a stranger explodes into their lives, threatening to expose their secret and lures them into a terrifying game. 1:15 Movie: “Hey Hey Its Esther Blueburger” (M) - Esther’s quest to fit in begins when she escapes her Bat Mitzvah and meets the unconventional Sunni and her mother, Mary. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 7:30 Tour De France 2012 Daily Update 8:05 World News 1:00 Magic Flute 3:40 The Nobel Prize in Literature 2010 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Kill Arman: Japan/ Kendo 6:00 Tour De France 2012 Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Massive Moves: Floating Fortress - Teams of engineers and truckers face some daunting challenges as they transport monstrous structures that were never meant to leave their foundations. 8:00 Massive Moves: River Rescue 8:30 RocKwiz - This week a little bit of Tamworth comes to the Gershwin Room as the feisty McClymont sisters, Brooke, Mollie and Sam, sing together, and then take turns to sit behind the buzzer. 9:30 RocKwiz - Tonight, musician/songwriter Don McGlashan joins fellow Kiwi Jenny Morris in the Gershwin Room. It seems only natural that they bring the curtain down with a Crowded House number. 10:00 Tour De France 2012 Live: Bonneval to Chartres (53.5 km individual time trial). 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 22
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Christians In The Arts 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 At The Movies: Short Cuts 1:40 Death In Paradise 2:45 Opera Australia: Lakme 5:00 Nature’s Great Events: The Great Melt 5:55 Antiques Master 6:25 Audrey’s Kitchen: Aromatic Lamb Shank Stew 6:30 Compass: Bishop Undercover: Part 2 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs Revisited: Lake District 8:15 Dream Build 8:30 Wallander: The Fifth Woman 10:00 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell 10:30 Race To London 11:00 Movie: “Come Back To The Five And Dime, Jimmy Dean...” (CC) - On the twentieth anniversary of James Dean’s tragic death a half-dozen women reunite in the Woolworth’s five-anddime store in Texas to celebrate the memory of James Dean. 12:45 Movie: “The Golden Bowl” (PG) - A rich widower and his daughter both marry, only to discover their respective mates are entangled with one another in romantic intrigue, seduction and deceit. 2:55 Rage
6:00 GIO Schoolboy Cup 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide World Of Sports 11:00 Sunday Footy Show 12:00 Generation Snow 1:00 Road To London 1:30 Broncos Insider 2:00 2012 Intrust Super Cup: Round 18: Redcliffe Dolphins V Wynnum Manly Seagulls 4:00 Sunday Football: Penrith Panthers Vs Sydney Roosters 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 TBA 7:30 60 Minutes - 60 Minutes is Australia’s leading current affairs programme, with a proven record of excellence over three decades. Television’s top reporters - Liz Hayes, Liam Bartlett, Michael Usher, Allison Langdon and Charles Wooley - investigate, analyse and uncover the issues affecting all Australians. 8:30 TBA 11:30 Flashpoint: Backwards Day - A married couple have been trying to get pregnant for eight years and it’s taken its toll. 12:00 What Would You Do? 1:00 Spyforce 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 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:30 Jake and The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 Footy Flashbacks 1:00 Queensland Weekender 2:00 Movie: “Tru Confessions” (2002) 4:00 Great South East 4:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 17: Fremantle Vs GWS 7:30 TBA 8:30 Downton Abbey - Christmas 1919. Downton Abbey is hosting a lavish Christmas party,yet despite being the season of goodwill, tensions are rife and Bates’s arrest has cast a shadow over the festivities. 10:35 Castle: A Death In The Family - Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a missing plastic surgeon. 11:35 Serial Killers: Suffolk Strangler 12:35 Sons and Daughters: David’s discovery of who really paid off his truck has tragic consequences. 1:00 House Calls To The Rescue: Johanna Griggs unleashes her new team of experts to rescue home owners from their DIY disasters. The team rescue a gardener who took out a swimming pool and created a titanic disaster. 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 5:30 World News 7:30 Tour De France 2012 Daily Update 8:00 Maltese News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 The Polio Crusade 4:30 Salam Cafe 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Tour De France 2012 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History of Ancient Britain: Orkney’s Stone Age Temple - Neil Oliver explores a newly-discovered 5,000-year-old temple on the Orkney Islands. Built 500 years before the iconic monument of Stonehenge, the temple is opening new windows onto the beliefs of Neolithic people, turning the map of ancient Britain upside down. 8.30 Inside Nature’s Giants: Camel - The experts head deep into the Australian outback to explore the ultimate desert survivor. Veterinary surgeon Mark Evans and anatomist Joy Reidenberg brave the baking desert heat to dissect a camel. 9.30 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger: Shower 10:00 Tour De France 2012 Live: Stage 20 - Rambouillet to Paris Champs-Élysées (130 km flat stage). 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 23
SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 7:30 Tour De France 2012 Daily Update 8:05 World News 1:30 The Virtual Revolution: Homo Interneticus? 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Yoga, Little Warrior 6:00 Tour De France 2012 Daily Hightlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 South American Journey with Jonathan Dimbleby: Brazil - Jonathan Dimbleby embarks on a 9000-kilometre journey through Brazil, the continent’s largest country and home to 190 million people. Nowhere is evidence of the economic boom in South America more apparent, but Jonathan finds the road to riches is paved with dilemmas for both Brazil and the wider world. 8:30 Paper Dolls: Australian Pinups of World War 2 - A delightful film about the women whose 1940’s swimsuit photos lifted the spirits of a nation at war. 9:30 World News Australia 10.00 Tour De France 2012 Live: Stage 18 - Blagnac to Brive-laGaillarde (215 km flat stage) 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Collectors 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Rivers And Life 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Antiques Master 2:30 Jennfier Byrne Presents 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Grand Designs: Brighton 6:50 Miniscule: Homeless 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Wire In The Blood: The Dead Land 1:10 Movie: “I’ll Get You For This” (PG) - A well-known American gambler is framed for murdering a US Treasury agent. He manages to escape, but he eventually decides to return to prove his innocence. 2:30 Rage 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Voice U.S.: The Battles, Week 2 - The battle round continues with the coaches pitting their team members against one another. 9:00 TBA 11:00 Two And A Half Men: A Jock Strap In Hell - Discovering Miss Pasternak, Jake’s former 5th grade teacher, turned to stripping after her fling with Charlie, he tries to help turn her life around. 11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:30 The British Open Golf: Highlights - Wide World Of Sports presents highlights from the history rich British Open Golf from Royal Lytham & St Annes Golf Club. 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “A Little Thing Called Murder” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News At 4:30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia 8:30 Revenge: Rockoning - In the must see season finale, Emily fearlessly pushes forward, closing in on the final phases of her plan for revenge while trying to figure out how to deal with her growing feelings for Jack. 9:30 Body Of Proof: Identity - When two young girls are in a tragic car accident, one is left in a critical condition and the other is found dead at the scene. 10:30 TBA 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hot Auctions 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 7:30 Tour De France 2012 Daily Update 8:05 World News 1:30 Costa’s Garden Odyssey 2:00 Law And Disorder: Going Public 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Global Village: The Quest for the Gongs 6:00 Tour De France 2012 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Duel Dilemmas 8:30 Man vs Wild: Behind the Wild - This episode provides a rare glimpse of life behind the scenes in Man vs. Wild. 9:30 Shameless - A charity night at the Jockey ends in disaster when Shane steals Tilly’s wheelchair, leading to a public outcry and throwing the Maguire family business into chaos. 10:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2012 Live: Stage 15 - Samatan to Pau (160 km flat stage). 11:00 The World Game 12:30 SOS: Bike Race 1:35 Entourage: Welcome To The Jungle 2:10 Entourage: The First Cut Is The Deepest 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 24
7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Charlie Wilson’s War”- The story of a Texas congressman’s covert dealings in Afghanistan, where his efforts to assist rebels had long-reaching effects. (M) 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Sid throws a pre-exams party at Angelo’s, Casey and Ruby’s closeness upsets Sasha and Sid warns Romeo to stay away from Indi. 7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Round 17: Geelong vs Essendon 11:00 Movie: “Parenthood” (M a,s) - Follows the lives of American family, the Buckmans, and the laughs, struggles and surprises they share while trying to raise their children and deal with their relatives. 1:40 Special: Travel Fantasy - Greg Grainger takes viewers on the ultimate round-world trip, from the canals of Venice to a flight on board the Concorde with Lauren Bacall. 2:35 Room For Improvement 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today
5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 The Prime Ministers’ National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 11:00 My Place 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Grand Designs 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Time Team 6:50 Miniscule: Out Of A Tin Can 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Race To London 8:30 Foreign Correspondent Presents: Globesity 9:30 Artscape: Margaret Olley: A Life In Paint - Margaret Olley painted every day of her life. A year since her death, the act of painting is the subject of this new documentary on Olley because when all is said and done that was her ‘raison d’être’. 10:25 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Britain From Above: Man Made Britain 1:30 Super Sleuths: Midsomer Murders 2:30 Football: VFL: Coburg vs North Ballarat
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Voice U.S.: The Battles, Week 3 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Adhesive Duck Deficiency - With Leonard, Howard and Raj away camping in the desert, an injured Penny has only Sheldon to rely on. 9:30 Episodes: (*Season Final*) - After a night to remember – and bitterly regret - Beverly returns home to find her husband waiting with open arms. She desperately hopes to put this ugly chapter behind them. The dreadful Pucks! pilot wraps and Sean and Beverly prepare to return to London. 10:00 Survivor: One World: Perception Is Not Always Reality 10:30 Survivor: One World: Survivor: One World Reunion 12:50 Nine Presents 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Witch Hunt” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 All For Kids 4.00 Match It 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Indi leaves Romeo waiting for her, Heath realises Danny hasn’t changed and Casey plays double-agent. Meanwhile, Gina sets up Jett only to realise she was wrong. 7:30 Once Upon A Time 8:30 Winners And Losers: “A Day In The Life” Jenny’s commitment to the band and her uni sees her immersed into a new world, with little time for Callum or the girls. 9:30 World’s Strictest Parents 10:30 Fairly Legal 11:30 Police Under Fire: In The Line Of Duty 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Costa’s Garden Odyssey 1:30 Movie: “The Wedding Day” 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Quest for the Gongs 6:00 Barbados at the Races 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Chris Moyles 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline: Olympics Special - In this special episode, Yalda Hakim presents Dateline live from London in the lead up to the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Journalist Evan Williams examines the corporatisation of the Olympics, and takes a closer look at the drastic security measures being taken to deliver a safe and secure Games. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “What No One Knows” - (M vl,) In Swedish. In this political thriller, a young woman is found drowned on a winter night by the sea. The woman’s brother, Thomas, discovers that her death is connected to their now-deceased father and his work in military intelligence. 12:50 The Lost Room: The Eye and the Occupant 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 25
IMPARJA 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Plimpton Stimulation 7:30 Friday Night Football: Gold Coast Titans v Brisbane Broncos 9:30 Friday Night Football: Manly Sea Eagles v Canterbury Bulldogs 11:30 Movie: “Every Which Way But Loose” (M s,l,v) - Clint Eastwood stars as an easygoing trucker with a loyal primate companion and a talent for fighting-which earns him money on the side as well as more than a few enemies-while he roams the American Southwest in search of the woman he loves. 1:40 Movie: “Sum Of Existence” (Ma h,a,l,v) - Liz Murphy is a normal, vivacious teen, who was brutally assaulted by a stranger and left to die. Unable to deal with the assault, her parents enlist the help of Dr. Juliet King, who uses a new therapy to cure Liz. Two months later, Liz seems fine, with no recollection of the assault, but all around her, the people are still coming to terms with it. 3:20 Nine Presents: Il Divo 3:30 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Good Morning America
5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Count Us In 10:15 Maths Shorts 10:20 Being Me 10:40 My Great Big Adventure 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 The Real Anne Lister 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Country House Rescue: Hill Place 6:50 Miniscule: The Winter Of Our Discontent 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Engineering 8:30 Gruen Sweat 9:15 Randling 9:45 Life’s Too Short - Warwick attends a charity event in the hope of hanging out with celebrities. However, in trying to impress Sting he ends up spending more than he can afford. 10:15 At The Movies: Rachel Griffiths In Conversation 10:45 Lateline 11:20 The Business 11:45 The Librarians: Just Returned 12:40 Movie: “Bucket Of Blood” - A waiter accidentally kills his landlady’s cat. In a frantic attempt to hide the body, he covers it in clay and the resulting ‘sculpture’ is considered an artistic triumph by the Bohemian crowd. 1:50 Songs Of Praise: Third Age Of Spirituality 2:30 Football: SANFL: Round 17 - Port Adelaide v Central District
6:30 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Voice U.S.: Final Battles 9:00 The Mentalist: Ring Around The Rosie 10:00 Tricky Business: (*Season Final*) - Matt’s day turns dangerous when he tries to repossess a car from an underworld boss; Kate receives a death threat from an unlikely source; Rick has a breakthrough in the hunt to reclaim his lost $100,000 & Jim learns a lesson in being a better father and husband. Rick risks everything to repay his debts to Kate and Jim; Matt makes a fateful decision for the sake of Kate’s happiness & Jim and Claire’s paths collide when they take separate action to help salvage Lily’s university career. 12:00 Eclipse 12:30 20/20 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Confined” 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 Australia’s Got Talent: Grand Final 9:00 Mrs Brown’s Boys: “Mammy’s Miracle” Agnes Brown thinks everyone is going mad. Father Quinn is losing his faith as fast as he loses parishioners. 10:10 TBA 11:10 Mystery 360 12:10 Sons And Daughters: Joe sees through Tony’s game and makes threats against him and the future starts to look bleak for Stephen. 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Hot Auctions 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline: Olympics Special 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Last Bedu of Petra & Wadi Rum 6:00 Barbados At The Races 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Ngorongoro: Born of Fire 8:35 Bear Grylls’ Wild Weekend: Bear’s Wild Weekend with Jonathan Ross - Adventurer Bear Grylls helps Jonathan Ross to discover his inner Tarzan on a once-in-a-lifetime expedition to the magnificent rainforests on the volcanic island of La Palma. 9:30 Cutting Edge: Murdoch’s Scandal 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Banquet” (MA v) In Mandarin. Set in the 10th century at the fall of the Tang Dynasty and based loosely on Shakespeare’s Hamlet. When Emperor Li’s brother kills him, usurps his throne and marries the empress, the late emperor’s son, Wu Luan, returns to avenge his father. 1:20 Inspector Rex: The Beginning: Last Stop Vienna 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
THURSDAY 26
ABC 5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Photo Finish 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Young @ Heart 1:30 In Conversation With Virginia Trioli: Sir Ian McKellan 2:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 Grand Designs: Chesterfield 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL - Adam Hills chats to Mannie the Clown, cricketing legend Andy Caddick and international superstar Ben Vereen. 8:30 Silent Witness: Fear Part 1 - Leo visits his old friend from college at his psychiatric care centre. A young girl patient is found dead in her bed. Despite the coroner’s verdict Delaney is not convinced and asks Leo to investigate. 9:30 Taggart: I.O.U - A man with huge gambling debts is found stabbed to death. 10:15 Lateline 10:55 Penn And Teller: Fool Us - Penn and Teller throw down the gauntlet to four more aspiring magicians - illusionist and Circus Duo, High Jinx; street magician, Jon Allen; illusionist, Daniel Massey; and mind reader and mentalist, Graham Jolley. 11:40 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)
5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Finding The Fallen 11:45 At The Movies: Short Cuts 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies: Rachel Griffiths In Conversation 2:00 Country House Rescue 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 As Time Goes By 6:00 River Cottage: Spring 6:50 Minuscule: A Mosquito Day Afternoon 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Photo Finish: Mobile Photography 8:30 Paper Giants: The Birth Of Cleo 10:00 Judith Lucy’s Spiritual Journey: Genesis - Judith Lucy is on a quest to see if there is something ‘spiritual’ out there to suit her, and she’ll try just about anything including outback odysseys to new-age healing rituals, rebel churches and silent meditation retreats. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Kokoda: Part 2 12:25 The Clinic 1:20 Movie: “Conquest Of The Air” (CC B&W) 2:30 Football: WAFL
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 TBA 8:00 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year: (*Season Final*) - Hamish & Andy have taken their misplaced sense of adventure to all corners of the Globe, and now it’s Europe’s turn. Broadcast from a disused pub in London, Hamish & Andy will be there to revel in Europe’s weird and wonderful pastimes, be it bus pulling, ice swimming or dropping in to a festival of snails! 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Vengeance Formulation 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:15 The AFL Footy Show 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Morning Light” (PG l) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away - Lottie learns the truth about her brother’s death and Darcy asks Bianca if she’s Heath’s girlfriend. Meanwhile, Brax takes control of the messed-up drug deal. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Criminal Minds 10:00 Grey’s Anatomy: “Let The Bad Times Roll” - The residents agonise over their oral boards, reliving every answer they gave during their exams. Arizona’s close childhood friend comes to Seattle Grace for medical help. 11:00 Private Practice 12:00 House Calls To The Rescue 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 Beyond Tomorrow 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5.00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 On Thin Ice 2:30 A Son’s Sacrifice 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Last Bedu of Petra & Wadi Rum 6:00 Barbados At The Races 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Sicily Unpacked: A new kind of travel series with an appetite for the artistic and culinary delights of this unique island. Andrew Graham-Dixon and Giorgio Locatelli have both been coming to Sicily separately for years but now they’re teaming up to see if they can get even more from their beloved island. 8:40 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Sri Lanka 8:30 One Born Every Minute USA 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 A Lady’s Guide To Brothels 12:10 Movie: “Partners” (MA a,s,n) In French. 18-year-olds Vincent and Rebecca meet at a cybercafe and it is love at first sight. Two months later, Vincent’s dead body is fished out of the Rhone River and Rebecca has disappeared. Inspector Hervé Cagan and his partner, Karine Mangin, are placed in charge of the investigation. 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
12 – Cooktown Local News 19 - 25 July 2012
CROSSWORD No. 107
SUDOKU No. 107
Your Lucky
Stars
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) You may be feeling a little bit “hemmed in” emotionally at the moment. You need more room to develop other interests. Work on developing yourself personally. Romance. A person who has been admiring you for some time will suddenly pluck up enough courage to talk to you. It may surprise you who notices you from afar!
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A meeting with a stranger may last much longer than you expect. Don’t try to brush them off: this person may have a surprise in store for you! Romance. If other people don’t take you seriously there could be trouble this week. Avoid getting angry and don’t let your feelings become too intense.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
FOR KIDS
You will find the need this week to charge ahead despite people who want to hold you back. Put your recent burst of energy to good use and don’t worry about those who can’t keep up. Romance. Your partner will be quick to say how much they appreciate you. Be grateful for their support and be sure to reciprocate their gesture.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) A very long conversion with a friend could leave you exhausted. While you may want to hear how they are getting on, you will not have enough patience to listen to all the details. Romance. A new romance may start to liven up a bit. You will still need to be very patient, however. It will pay off in the end if you give it some time.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Try not to become too jealous about something which a friend of yours has bought recently. You will soon have something even more impressive yourself! Romance. Some romantic changes will be coming into your life. Apart from one change, these will be important improvements. It will take some time to get used to your new circumstances.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Make sure that you don’t get involved in a situation which could be difficult to get out of. Avoiding getting entangled in the first place: it will save you a lot of trouble. Romance. A person whom you met recently may have a stronger hold on you than you think. This bond is worth examining more deeply.
FINDWORD No. 107 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)
Your ability to be flexible will help you to pull through. A change in plan may work out much better than you anticipate. Inflexibility will only hurt you this week. Romance. Your partner will be in a suspiciously good mood this week. Try to find out why! You will have to dig deep: things may not be as they seem.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
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A personal remark may seem a little overthe-top. Try to find out what your friend thought they would achieve by making it. However, confrontation could create more problems than it solves. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your confident mood. Be careful though: they will not be the only one who notices.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Don’t let other people impact you with a defeatist attitude. Try to brush off their comments and keep a positive attitude. Someone important will take notice if you do. Romance. You may find it a little heavy-going at times. However, your determination and strong will will be enough to see you through.
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A recent boost to your career will give you the chance to focus on your future finances. Keep an eye on your investments: the situation will soon become much clearer. Romance. Make sure that you don’t miss an exciting opportunity. Take the initiative: you won’t regret it if you are the one to take the first step.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)
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You should be in top form at the moment. You will have no problem winning an argument with your superior logic. Don’t let it go to your head! Romance. Despite pressure to the contrary, you may want to keep a recent friendship on a purely platonic level. It may be a good idea to keep things the way they are.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You have not been told the whole story about recent events. You may need to delve a little deeper beneath the surface to find out what’s really going on. Romance. You will be surprised how quickly your relationship with an old friend warms up. Don’t be afraid to step out and take a chance.
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NEWS RECORD numbers of asylum-seekers are expected to try to reach Australia by sea this year, ft(financial times).com reports, Afraid that he will not be resettled in another country any time soon, Joseph, a Tamil refugee from the civil war in Sri Lanka, is ready to embark on the risky boat journey from Indonesia to Australia - again. “Maybe I’ll die in the ocean but I don’t care, I can’t wait any more,” says the softly spoken 27-year-old, who does not want to give his full name. He made his first attempt three years ago, when the boat that he and 253 other people were on board broke down and drifted for 12 days. But Joseph, who lives in a scruffy house with 15 other Sri Lankan refugees in a mountain resort village near Jakarta, the Indonesian capital, will have to wait a while longer. He cannot yet afford the $3000 to $6000 it costs for a place on one of the rickety fishing boats that regularly ply the 200 miles from the south coast of the main Indonesian island of Java to Christmas island, the nearest Australian territory. Late last month, two such ships, carrying as many as 270 people between them, sank near Christmas island. Scores of people were drowned. These tragedies elevated what was already a major issue in Australia to the top of the political agenda. Offering cheap accommodation, the
Aust. braces for sea-borne refugees in 2014. lush villages of Cisarua Refugee campaigners say and Cipayung, 70km that violence in Yemen and from Jakarta, have Iraq and ethnic conflict in Sri become a temporary Lanka are also pushing people home for hundreds of to flee. asylum-seekers from AfMr Maley says that Ausghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan, tralian politicians have been Sri Lanka and Somalia. reluctant “to recognise the Like Joseph, many significance of push factors in hope to reach Australia, why people seek to leave their which they say offers countries and come to a place the best prospects for like Australia.” refugees in the AsiaInstead, the question of Pacific region. Canberra how the government handles is bracing for a record the boat people has became number to make the one of the most divisive issues journey this year. As a developing A sinking vessel, carrying refugees, on its way to Australia. This in Australian politics. The minority Labor govcountry, Indonesia does photo was taken on June 27 this year. ernment led by Prime Minister not take in refugees pera member of the Refugee Council of Julia Gillard failed to push through a manently. But it allows the UNHCR, the Australia, a campaign group. UN’s refugee agency, to process refugee “The number of resettlement places bill that would have restored off-shore applications within the country. that developed countries are prepared processing for refugees. Ms Gillard and Susilo Bambang YudThe long time taken for assessments to make available to people who are - up to two years - and the subsequent really desperate is hugely exceeded by hoyono, Indonesia’s president, pledged recently to step up a joint crackdown wait for a country to accept them drives the demand.” thousands of asylum-seekers to pay He believes Afghanistan is a major against people smugglers after meeting smugglers to take them to Christmas factor driving the surge in refugees as in Darwin, Australia. The political pressure is likely to island. Australia has built an immigration minorities such as the Hazaras, who were detention centre there. previously persecuted by the Taliban, flee increase because Australia is expected “It’s a classic black market,” says out of fear that the Taliban will return as to see a record number of sea-borne William Maley, a professor of diplomacy a force when US and other NATO troops asylum-seekers this year. Since January, 5242 people have at the Australian National University and start to withdraw ahead of their final exit
arrived on 72 boats, not many less than the previous annual high of 6535 people in 2010. The number of registered asylum-seekers in Indonesia has jumped from 385 in 2008 to more than 4500 as of May this year, according to UNHCR, stretching the refugee agency’s limited resources. Many more are holding out in Indonesia without documentation, say campaigners, waiting for an opportunity to try the Christmas island route. But, while many like Joseph are willing to risk the boat journey, others have already been cheated by people smugglers. Ekram Mohammed, a 21-year-old Somali, fled the increasing violence in Yemen last summer, 15 years after she had first become a refugee when she ran away from tribal conflicts in Somalia. Her family of five paid an agent $10,000 to take them to Australia but he disappeared after they arrived at Jakarta’s international airport. They have just been granted refugee status but, while their position remains difficult and their future uncertain (Ekram’s teenage sisters have not been to school for a year), Ms Mohammed says they would not consider the boat route to Australia. “Many people have drowned trying it,” she says. “The only reason we left Yemen and Somalia was to have a better life, so why would we risk our lives again?”
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FEATURE It may not be the biggest show on earth, but Gilmore’s Tropical Amusements certainly faces some of the biggest challenges on the planet to bring their show to the people of Cape York, writes Cooktown Local News publisher Corey Bousen.
No fancy titles: We’re showmen, mate
SWINGS and roundabouts: Life-long showmen Pat (left) and Peter Gilmore during their recent two-week stay on Thursday Island. THERE’S no flash titles for Peter Gilmore, and which built the foundations for the diminished from the hey-day. the boss of Tropical Amusements. great Australian show that we all loved “The glamour is not there like it was “We’re showmen, mate. We’re fifth to visit as children, and continue to love 40 years ago,” Peter says. “Once it was generation,” he tells me as he exits his as parents, but now accompanied by our a great thing to travel [by rail] on show executive office, namely the driver’s seat own off-spring. trains” across Australia. of his battered and well-travelled blue The boys were born into life on the Now it’s “nearly impossible to get Falcon station-wagon. road as their parents continued the family help”, particularly the kind of showman TROPICAL Amusements is currently more than half-way As Peter sits down for a chat around tradition of working in travelling shows, “who can do grandstanding - and that’s through what the Gilmore’s call the “Cape, Gulf & Island a collapsible table under the tenuous doing school by correspondence and what it’s all about,” Peter says. circuit”, which it follows every year, with a few changes to protection from the elements of a flapping finishing up from study at the earliest Staff accommodation is basic. the itinerary as required. tarpaulin, you’ve just got to look at 63 possible age of 14. “There are three caravans, which are “We kick off in the first week of June, and the circuit runs year-old, and his younger bother Pat, 52, “We still had to work the same time we usually for the married couples. If you for about 12 to 13 weeks, and we stop at 12 places,” Peter to know they’ve probably seen it all over did our school work,” Pat says. single, like me, you get a tent,” Peter states Gilmore explains. the years. The Vadueville-inspired shows flour- with a grin. In the lingo of the show business, the boys in 2012 have Look up the word ‘characters’ in the ished in Australia for the first half of the When asked the greatest performers already completed “turnouts” ( stops in towns in which they’ve dictionary and you might just find a picture 20th Century, but were swiftly put out of he’s seen during his 63 years on the operated) in Pormpuraaw, then Aurukun before setting up in of the generously size duo. business by the advent of television. road, Peter smiles when he thinks of his Weipa at the end of June. The brothers have spent their life “As TV came out, that was the end of favourite singers and musicians: Slim From there the show travelled to the Northern Peninsula travelling the show circuit across the travelling vaudeville shows,” Peter says. Dusty, Chad Morgan and Tasmania’s Area (NPA) of Cape York, where the show is packed onto length and breadth of eastern and central But the side-shows that accompanied Athol McCoy. barges and travels over to Thursday Island, where it has just Australia (spending only two weeks a local agricultural shows managed to A bit closer to home, Peter also fondly completed a two-week turnout. year at home) and have been making survive, and we’re sustained by bigger recalls his oldest brother, Joe, now passed From Thursday Island, the boys were due to travel to the journey up the Mulligan Highway to and better rides that would arrive from the on, who had a show called the ‘Box Fan Warraber Island between (17-20 July), before spending a week Cooktown for 20 years now, while they’ve USA every year. Review’. on Badu Island (20-27 of July). been visiting the Indigenous communities Rides with names like: Dodgem Cars Despite the glamour being long faded, The show is then put back on the barges and heads back to on Cape York Peninsula for 30 years. (an eternal favourite), The Octopus, there still remains some advantages for the the NPA, from where it will travel back down the Peninsula “We didn’t do Cooktown this year,” Pe- Gravitron, The Cha-Cha, and of course, adventuresome few who take a job with the Development Road to Kowanyama (10-12 August), then over ter says in an interview with the Cooktown the mighty Hurricane. travelling show. to Borroloola in the Northern Territory (15-17 August) then Local News during the travelling show’s Speaking to Cooktown Local News “We go to some places you can’t get back to Doomadgee to coincide with the rodeo there on 24-25 recent two-week stay on Thursday Island after a quiet, first week on Thursday Island into unless you’re part of the show,” August - and that concludes the circuit. in the Torres Strait. that coincided with the end of school Peter says. From there the show heads south to the Riverina show circuit The brothers then chat about the holidays, the Gilmore brothers had just “We get to see a lot of things the in NSW and then over the border to Victoria’s Gippsland. different spots they’ve erected their rides finished their sums, comparing takings average person doesn’t.” “I come home to the town of Young at Christmas time and and tents in Cooktown over the past two with the expenses incurred. Being born into the travelling show do the Young Cherry Festival. decades, including a vacant block of land “It’s been very marginal,” Peter ad- business, the Gilmore brothers may not “It’s the last thing we do for the year”. near the Sovereign Hotel back in the early mits. have had a choice in what career they Peter then indulges himself with two weeks off over the days. But even when the crowds are good, ended up in but there’s certainly now doubt Christmas/New Year period, before it starts all over again. The brother’s Vaudevillian grandparents the Gilmores must also deal with the that they do a job they love, despite the “The show circuit starts in the second week of January in came to Australia from the United States challenge of finding workers with the many hardships and challenges. Pambula and from there we head north, zig-zagging across” at the turn of the 20th Century to perform talents and aptitude for living and working “God willing, we’ll stay as long as we the eastern states, says the showman, who does 45 turnouts on the Australian gold fields. on the road. can on the road,” Peter says as I walk to a year. They were part of a diaspora of VaudeWith a staff of 18, including the my car and he gets back behind the wheel “We’re always moving,” he says. ville talent that made its way to Australia brothers, the draw of the show life is far of his executive office.
The life of a showman: Always on the move
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Netball nearing four-team comp. COOKTOWN’S new Monday night netball organisation only needs another 10 players to see it expand into a four-team competition. New registrations at the start of Monday night’s game almost saw enough players for three teams. ABOVE: Maroons wing defence Venus Burton clears the ball from her “It was great to have the danger zone. new girls turn up and even BELOW: Blues centre Chani Cardwell was all over the court in both with the added numbers, attack and defence. everyone still got a good run with interchanges during the quarter-time breaks,” organiser Caz Barker said. “Once a girl has reached 12 years of age, she is eligible to play in our competition, and netball is played by women of all ages, so older ladies wanting
to join in the fun are welcome to join too.” Barker said Monday night’s game was a very close contest with with fierce competition over the ball a feature. “Kiri worked hard in Goal Defence making sure the Blues kept it out of the Maroons’ goal, but Monica proved to be just too tall for me and Kelly,” she said. “Fiona seemed to have wings as she leapt around the court, passing the ball smoothly to Jess and Bo who moved it swiftly up the court.” The Maroons defeated the Blues 18-14. For more information, call Kylie Hocking is set to clear the ball despite the attention of Caz (4069 5444) for details. Brianna Lemon.
Practice evening held FOR the last Cooktown SSAA Wednesday Sunset Shoot, a practice evening was held. Nights like these help new and old shooters learn the basics of shooting, while practising their skills without the pressure of competition. On this Sunday, July 22, there is a practical shoot. If you would like to try this action packed shoot please bring some closed in shoes and some photo ID. Lever action shoots will be happening soon. If you are interested let Rod know. We would like to thank everyone for their help with the working bee. July dates for inclusion in your diaries are: Sunset Shoot - Wednesday, 18 at 5.30pm; Practical Shoot - Sunday, 22 at 9am; and General Meeting - Wednesday, 25 at 5.30pm. Chris Stewart Publicity Officer
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Blues goal attack Fiona Jarden looks for passing options.
They played it hard and they played it tough, but Maroons Bo Skipworth and Blues Kelly-Rose O’Sullivan still had time for a laugh during this contest for the ball.
Monica Sayer moves in to spoil Sarah Henderson’s catchl.
False advertising a feature of mythical trail NOSTRILDUMASS was hare for the run this week and we all gathered at his palatial residence on the outskirts of town. He explained that he had laid the trail in superior quality, cross-cut shredded paper and we would have no trouble following it. He mentioned the existence of artful checks and false trails he had constructed to fool us. He also mentioned - although here there is some dispute - a drink stop. More of that later. I have to report that the trail started out in a rather pedestrian fashion, following Racecourse Road and Buhman Street in the way we have done a hundred times before. Then surprise, surprise, we came to a check. As promised, Nostildumass led us off the road and into the jungle. That was nice; something new and adventurous. Sadly, it was only a false trail, and we
continued up the road. We did have a diversion off along a fence line, and the promised drink stop was the only thing that kept the old lags from short-cutting. Most of them anyway. F*&t was suspicious, and he was right. The drink stop was not found, and it remained mythical all the way home. Back at the bash, Thermo donned her crown and began to whip the pack into order. She welcomed No-Name Phil who had been brought along by his Grandmother Oyster. And Nostrildumass was practising for his 100th run, which should happen next week. F&*t was punished for short-cutting, and Matchbox for not knowing how many runs she has done over the years (and for being dumb enough not to invent a figure). Then things became contentious as Nostril-
dumass was accused of falsely advertising a drink stop. He tried to defend himself with weasel words, but ended up sounding like a London banker defending his annual bonus. No hope for him. Then things got worse. Turns out the Hash camp site decided last week is totally inappropriate, so we are not sure where or even when it will happen. Next week’s run will happen at Stumbles and Christmas’s place. Turn up at 5.30pm on Monday, July 23 to join in the fun. Contact Moses on 4069 55854 or 0409 686 032 for details. On-on! Lye Bak
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Plenty around despite the wind Three Rivers League flows again, but rep. side crashes
SORRY anglers, a small weather window slipped past without me flagging it. And yes, some people made the most out of the opportunity, but most missed the chance. The keen weather watchers were rewarded with some solid Spanish mackerel to around the 20kg mark, as well as some coral trout and painted crays along with a mangrove jack around the 7kg mark, which was taken by a spear fisherman. This was all happening at Egret Reef. Charter Boats were out too, also returning fair results with catches of Spanish mackerel, coral trout and large mouth nannies considering the moon and tide phases. On the Wharf, squid have been caught at night, while some mackerel have been around on the morning tide. Local “Wharf-rat” Hank was rewarded with a solid barra. I understand that a few pike are around, generally these are considered one of the most productive live bait fish available. They swim strong and are considered a delicacy by the barra and mackerel. As for the rivers? Well, if you haven’t already been in the loop that monster queenfish have been smashing any surface lure or metal slice cranked past their nose, do yourself a favor and have a go at these great sport-fish. Land-based angling from the Annan Bridge has proved difficult as most of the fish are around the magic meter, but great fun. Most anglers are fishing from boats working from the boat ramp to the river mouth. Tip is the fish do not like the wind so early can be best. Queenfish fresh on the barbecue or Nammis - fish in a mixture of acid-based fruit juices like lemon, lime with seasoning like onion, chilli, garlic, pepper, soy sauce or vinegar smoked is another option. The Endeavour River saw some quality fish around - from mackerel at the lead markers, to up around the stone wall where barra, jacks, trevelly and fingermark have been taken on soft plastics as well as hard-bodied lures. Inland spots have been producing quality fish, so keep casting lures. Surface lures work well and are great fun. Reports from Bathurst Heads are encouraging with good numbers reported from a charter boat that recently had a tour in that area with high double figures reported, so I’m looking forward to a Heads trip in the spring. Yes the wind is blasting us for the weekend again, so estuary and inland will be the go. Tight lines Russell Bowman The Lure Shop
THREE Rivers rugby league fixtures resumed on Friday night, with all four teams depleted by player absences with representative duties in Mount Isa. The Cooktown Crocs returned to the winning list with a decisive 40-26 defeat of the Wujal Wujal Yindili, but the score was not a true representation of the Crocs’ dominance. They were only able to convert four of the eight tries they scored. For the Crocs, Jimmy Daniels and Gresham Kepple crossed for two tries each, while Ethan Ross, Stephen Doughboy, Anton Ford and Gauai Wallace all scored one. And for the Yindili, Dale Sykes scored three tries, with Payden Salt and PJ Nandy each scoring one. In the other game, the undefeated run of the Red Soil Rebels was brought to a halt
with their 22-16 defeat at the hands of the Back Street Warriors. Neil Mcgreen (2), Harold Bowen (2) and Mario Yoren were the scorers for the Warriors, with Les Snyder, Brodie Gibson and Rowan Hart contributing to the Rebels’s points total. The locals representing the Cape United side in their clash with the Queensland Outback unit were handed a solid reality check on their fitness levels when they crashed to a 68-8 defeat to the home team in Mt Isa. Red Soil Rebels prop Peter Gibson scored the first try in the game and the United side kept the Outback team to an 8-all scoreline at the 20-minute mark, but the difference in fitness levels, combined with the loss of both centres to injuries - broken ribs and concussion - saw the score blow out.
Age rule broken in league fixture
ABOVE: Local angler David Cass was smiling all the way to the barbecue with these big beautiful queenfish. Photo submitted. BELOW: Brisbane’s Brett Henna with this tasty barra caught on a recent visit. Photo courtesy of Cooktown Adventure & Camping Tours.
THE participation of an under-aged player in a Friday night’s Three Rivers League fixture put both players and officials in precarious positions should serious injuries have been sustained. Queensland Rugby League rules demand that players be 17-years-old before they are eligible to play in a senior competition. Three Rivers Rugby League President Peter Scott said that any under-aged player who sustained an injury would not be covered by insurance, while the League and team officials would be open to a law suit if they knowingly allowed an under-aged player to play. Scott said he could understand the loss of players to representative duties could
tempt team officials to use under-aged players, but the Three Rivers League was bound to enforce QRL rules and regulations. “The simple fact is, we play under the auspices of the QRL, and, as such, anyone under 17 cannot play in our senior competition. “And it doesn’t matter whether the player’s parents are agreeable to it or not. “The rule was made clear at the start of the year, so really, there should not have been a breach on Friday night.” He said the rule would continue to be enforced regardless of circumstances which might entice team officials to break them.
Golfers lose memory when wind drops by Mark Rolan with nett 60 and CONDITIONS were good with little wind to bother golfers on Saturday for Ian Keller’s 64 nett gave him the the Cooktown Hardware and Italian runner-up spot. Trey Pengelly won the Sunday Restaurant Monthly Medal. In the 9 Hole Stableford event with 19 Generally, when there’s no wind on the course we don’t know what Bunker points. Following the recent Club club to pull out. The Men’s winner was Wayne King with Champs, the A,B and C grades were reprea nett score of 67 and runner-up was John sented at Mossman Golf Club on Sunday last Pettersen with 69. to decide the Regional Champion. A-grader Kim Copland came in with an 81 Ladies’ winner was Marilyn Clark with a nett 73, with runner-up given to visitor Robyn gross, which was good, but not good enough as a 76 gross won. B and C graders Wayne Friis with her nett of 61. Monthly Medal comps are traditionally King and Rick Butler can’t remember their for members only. scores. The event was a Gross event. Next week’s event is Par and the following Nearest-the-Pin winners were Kim Copland 2/11 and John Pettersen for 14. week’s event is the Cooktown Cup. Wayne King Lowest Gross went to Kim Copland again! The Weekly Stroke event,sponsored Cooktown Golf Club Captain by the Italian Restaurant was traken out
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Not-out knock from Ling helps Council to victory over Hope Vale
G’DAY again. Well, it’s been a long time since we have beaten the Melbourne Storm in Melbourne, but we finally broke the drought on the weekend. I think it was something like 2001 since we’ve tasted a victory there and didn’t it taste sweet? It was a hard-fought win, with little in it all the way and the beauty of it for us was that we were finally able to get off to a good start early, and we were able to back it up with some good discipline in defence and attack. In the lead-up to the game, we’d spoken about that early start for the whole week, so it was good to go down there and achieve that goal. It was our best start for a while and we needed that. Another thing we spoke about was the critical need to complete our sets well when we had the ball. We didn’t want to give them a chance. Let’s face it, Melbourne are such a good side, you can’t afford to do that. But we’ve got to build on that win as we head into the business end of the competition, especially considering we’ve got the West Tigers to face up to on Monday night at Dairy Farmers. The Tigers are the sort of side, that on their night, playing at home doesn’t necessarily guarantee you an advantage. As usual though, we’ll be concentrating on our own performances, that’s what we have control over. With it being a Monday night game, we’ve got an extra couple of days to fine-tune everything. Already this week we’ve had a great weights session on Monday and a good hit-out on the paddock on Tuesday. Everyone seems to have pulled up good from the Storm match, so hopefully we’ll have the same team on the park against the Tiges. And it’s good to see the Three Rivers boys going around again. It’s important that area has a structured competition to develop the game and to be able to give the boys a chance at regular7 footy. DINNER: NIGHTS A WEEK, Anyway, have a good weekend and don’t 5 – 8pm Wednesdays & Fridays, forget to tuneLUNCH: in on Monday night. Wednesdays, Thursdays - Matt Bowen
Council’s Thomas Ling, seen here bowling against Hope Vale earlier in the season, earned Man of the Match honours on Sunday with his not out knock of 67. File photo.
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SUNDAY saw Council take on Hope Vale at the Gardens, with Council electing to bat. However, tight bowling from the Hope Vale attack restricted Council’s opening batsmen to a slow start, which saw them going into the first drinks break at 4/66. After the resumption of play, Thomas guarded his wicket well, but another three wickets fell before the second break, which saw Council’s score at the conclusion of this session at 7/155. The last three Council batsmen, all juniors, were able to assist Thomas in taking the score to a creditable 9/200 at the end of Council’s innings. Best batsmen were Thomas 67 not out - a great knock - Shawn 11, Steve 11 and Dom 12. Best bowlers for Hope Vale were Selwyn 1 for 14, David 1 for11, Harry 1 for 15 and Regan 1 for 16. After lunch Hope Vale started their run chase, but were under attack from the start.
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By the first drinks break, they were 4/75, with no batsmen really firing against a tight Council bowling line up. The Hope Vale boys finished 9/119 in the 28th over with Craig forced to retire hurt after sustaining a sickening blow to the ankle and was unable to continue. Best batsmen for Hope Vale were Harry on 21, Esmond 16 and Selwyn 15, while the best bowlers for Council were Steve who finished with 3 /10, Mark 3/14 and Jakeb 1/8. Man of the Match honours went to Thomas Ling, with the Junior Player of the Day award shared by all three juniors, Billy Dukes, Shaun Law and Jakeb Whitman who all had stand out perfomances with the bat, ball and in the field. A great effort boys keep on training hard. The previously printed draw for this week has been changed. Council will now face up to Marton in the Gardens on Sunday from 10am. Junior training for all and any who are interested juniors is every Thursday at 4 pm.
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