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Sinking feeling over dredging AFTER being promised a state government grant to dredge the Cooktown Harbour, Cook Shire Council has met with a change of rules and is faced with slow process in achieving an optimum long-term result. In 2011, the then Labor state government announced a grant of $1.5million for the project. Following that announcement, the then Minister for Transport and Main Roads Craig Wallace, at a meeting in Cooktown, agreed that the Department of Transport would pursue all the necessary permits required to assist Council with the project. This undertaking included covering the costs for all sampling and testing as well as the various application fees. With the change of government, Council was concerned the funding may be in jeopardy. However, the Newman government honoured the grant, but with a slight change in the rules. “The state government is still committing the grant, but will not now pay for the permit costs,” Cook Shire Council Chief Executive Officer Steve Wilton said. “Those costs will now be funded from the original $1.5million.” Mr Wilton said that, while Council is guaranteed the funding, the money continues to be held by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. He said the permit process is a lengthy one that involves sampling and testing of the dredge material from the proposed dredge site and extensive evaluation through the Department of Environmental Protection and Heritage under the Coastal Protection and Management Act 1995 at a State Level and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Act 1975, Marine Parks Act 2004 (Qld) and the Environment Protection (Sea Dumping) Act 1981, through the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority and Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 through the Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSEWPC) at a federal level. Mr Wilton said the area identified for dredging under the current funding is restricted to the area previously dredged,
that is the leads-and-swing basin. “This is the area subject to the state’s permit application,” he said. However, Council believes that dredging the leads-and-swing basin will provide only a short-term solution as the large sand deposit that is continuing to develop in the harbour proper will slump into the dredge area in a short period of time. He said with this in mind, Council is looking at other, long-term viable options. “Council is taking advantage of the state’s sampling and testing to run a dredging application in parallel to the state for the harbour proper,” he said. “This will take in the leads, swing basin and harbour proper extending through the area where yachts are currently mooring up to near the mouth of Leprosy Creek. Mr Wilton said if Council is successful with the wider-dredge permit application, permission will be sought to utilise a portion of the grant funds to purchase a dredge of its own, so that dredging operations can continue on an ongoing basis to ensure the long-term future of the Cooktown harbour. Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said the Council application was far from a certainty. “A lot depends on the results of testing from the samples taken two weeks ago,” he said. “The Council application is being run at the same time as the state application and is not adding to the timeframe around the harbour dredging permit.” He said the normal cost associated with a dredging permit is approximately $150,000, but by running a parallel application, Council has saved money, restricting the costs to about $48,000. “If we are successful in obtaining a dredging permit, it is proposed to pump the dredge spoil (sand) onto the existing sand island that is forming at the southern end of the North Shore,” he said. “With that, there is a possibility to win the material for use in the construction industry at some time in the future. “The proposed spoil dump for the state application for the leads and swing basin is located approximately 3km north east of the Cooktown offshore.”
Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott and Councillor Russell Bowman overlooking the Endeavour River. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.
Idress Drive night of terror sequel
Man on 2 attempted murder charges
POLICE have confirmed as four as the number of people injured in a terrifying series of events on Monday, November 19, which resulted in Marcus John Whittaker being remanded in custody, charged with two counts of attempted murder. The 36-year-old Whittaker was recovering from a gunshot wound to to the shoulder in Cairns Base Hospital when his immediate fate was decided in a bedside court last Friday. Whittaker also faces charges of assault occasioning bodily harm, common assault, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, unlicensed driving and possession of a dangerous drug
charges. Earlier police reports as to the number of persons injured varied from three to five, as detectives, uniformed police and forensic experts tried to piece together the horrific chain of events that saw two men and a woman sustain a number of knife wounds. On Tuesday, November 20, a Queensland Police spokesman told the Cooktown Local News the saga started at about 7.40pm the night before, when a male and female resident of Idress Drive were confronted at their home by a 36-year-old man, now believed to be Whittaker. The spokesman said the confronta-
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tion exploded into an altercation that saw each of the residents sustain knife wounds, when soon after, the affray was joined by a nearby resident who is also believed to be known to them all. “The man who came to their aid is 59-years-old,” the spokesman said. “He also subsequently sustained knife wounds to his hand, shoulder and legs.” The spokesman said the battle escalated into a series of further separate incidents in different parts of Idress Drive. “Somewhere during all this, the 36-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to one of his shoulders.”
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NOVEMBER
Thu 29. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Fri 30. Cooktown State School P & C meeting in the Events Centre Meeting room from 9.45am after school parade. Fri 30. Opening of art exhibition at Cooktown Library. On display will be the graphite works of students who participated in Cooktown District Community Centre school conducted by Ross Franzi. Opens at 4.30pm. Nibbles and drinks supplied.
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Sat 1. Kids Art Society free art session at Elizabeth Guzsely gallery from 10am to noon.
Sat 1. Cooktown SSAA Rimfire Rifle Shoot at 1pm. Sun 2. Free Breakfast with Santa at the Cooktown
Community Pool, Call 4069 5444. Sun 2. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 4. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Tue 4. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 5. South Cape York Catchments Group general meeting at the Rossville Hall from 5pm. Wed 5. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot at 5.30pm. Thu 6. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Sat 8. Cook Shire Committee's Christmas Fete from 3.30pm at Cooktown PCYC Events Centre. Sat 8. Cooktown SSAA Target Pistol Shoot at 1pm. Sat 8. Evgeny Ukhanov plays Gershwin, Rachmaninoff and Chopin at Nature's PowerHouse from 6pm. Last concert for 2012. Admission $25. Sun 9. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 11. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Tue 11. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 12. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot at 5.30pm. Thu 13. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 11.30am to 12.30pm. Can club secretaries please send in a list of their events planned for the year to editor@cooktownlocalnews.com. au so they can be included in the What's On section.
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.
Low-risk birth deliveries at Cooktown review THE Cape York Hospital and Health Service (HHS) is investigating the possibility of reintroducing limited, low-risk birthing services at Cooktown and Weipa. A review of the capacity of the Weipa and Cooktown hospitals to deliver such a low-risk service is currently under way and a report is expected to be completed in December. The findings of this report will determine the next stage of the process. This will include the investigation of various suitable models of care to determine how appropriate they might be for Weipa and Cooktown. Cape York Hospital and Health Service Chief Executive Ms Susan Turner said: “A lot of work still remains to be done and it is very early days yet. “No birthing service can be introduced unless it can be shown to be both safe and sustainable over the long-term,” Ms Turner said. “ ‘Low-risk’ is defined as applying to women who do not have a complex medical and obstetric history and who do not experience a complex ante-natal period.” Ms Turner said women who are deemed to be of higher risk will need to continue going to Cairns, or another major centre to give birth safely even if a low-risk birthing service is introduced on the Cape. She said birthing services at the Weipa
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“Such a service also would require both the Weipa Integrated Health Service and Cooktown MPHS to attract and retain suitably qualified midwives and provide ongoing opportunities for maintaining and upgrading their skills,” she said. “The Cape York HHS’s priority in the development of any low-risk birthing services at Weipa and Cooktown is the safety of participating mothers and their babies. “For the present, all Cape York women should continue to go to Cairns, or another major facility, at 36 weeks - or earlier if so advised - to give birth to their babies safely. The Weipa Integrated Health Service and Cooktown MPHS still provide full ante-natal and postnatal care.”
Was Capt James Cook the first to use SatNav? ON November 14, the Cook Shire was crowded with eclipse chasers as it was about be the best seat from which to observe the Solar Eclipse. Yet this astronomical observation may not be as important to Australia as the scientific one that took place in 1770 in what became Cooktown. A trip through history may help us. In 1770 longitude was difficult to fix but maybe we should begin at the beginning with Eratosthenes who died in 194 BC. He first suggested dividing the globe into degrees of latitude and longitude, he also quite accurately computed the circumference of the earth using two sticks and mathematics but as this could not be tested until the age of aviation; it was put in the pending tray for over two thousand years! Eratosthenes gave us the word ‘geography’. In June this year we observed a Transit of Venus, this also occurred in 1769 and Lt Cook’s first voyage was specifically organised to observe that Transit. To organise a ship crewed by 75 sailors to travel thousands of nautical miles to observe the Transit is a measure of how important science was viewed. The voyage was to take nearly three years.
The 1769 Transit of Venus was vital to Australia because after it the HMB Endeavour was instructed to look for the so-called ‘Terra Australis Incognito.’ (Unknown southern land) and find it they did on April 19, 1770. After travelling some 4000km, charting the coast of this ‘Southern Land’ the Endeavour collided with the Great Barrier Reef, on June 11 at around 11pm. They limped into a small harbour and were in ‘dry dock’ for six weeks. This is when the ‘observatory’ in this little harbour in Far North Queensland came into its own. Lt Cook and Mr Green with their telescope were able to fix their position by observing the ‘Universal Clock’ suggested to mariners by Galilee Galileo. It was commonly known as ‘The Heavenly Clock’, taking note of the eclipse of Jupiter’s satellite. Mankind had been sailing the seas for thousands of years but no method for accurately fixing longitude was available then. Shipping had increased around the world and many lives were lost and ships were wrecked because of this, the ships were off course and
didn’t know it. The situation became so desperate that an amazing prize of 20,000 pounds (£2.90 million now) was offered to the first person who invented the first accurate marine clock. John Harrison, a renowned clockmaker worked on this for over 20 years and his prototype was undergoing trials when the HMB Endeavour left on its voyage without an accurate way of fixing longitude, hence the observation of the eclipse of Jupiter’s satellite. Cook and Mr Green knew an eclipse of Jupiter’s first satellite was due on June 29, 1770 at 2.58.53 am. They had the almanac, and comparing the local time of the eclipse with Greenwich Time in the almanac Cook calculated their position as 214.42.30 longitude west of Greenwich and lat. 15.26 minutes south. The almanac Cook was using was two years old and it has been shown that Cook’s calculation was only 10 seconds out in 14,500km. An interesting proposition is that Lt Cook and Mr Green having observed a satellite to navigate could be said to have recorded the first use of satellite navigation in Australia - a natural Sat.Nav?
School P & C to discuss community survey THE next meeting of the Cooktown State School Parents and Citizens Association will be tomorrow, Friday, November 30, at 9.45am after parade in the Events Centre meeting room. We will be discussing a survey the P&C has produced for the general public of Cooktown and surrounds to fill in, either on or
off-line. This survey is anonymous, all results will be collected and analysed by the P&C and your input will help us understand the community vision and aspirations for the school. The results will inform the P&C about what the school is doing well, and if there are any
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Integrated Health Service and Cooktown Multi-Purpose Health Service were scaled back progressively between 2001 and 2003. “This was due to a lack of doctors available locally with the additional procedural skills in anaesthetics and obstetrics necessary to perform emergency caesarean sections should the need arise, or to deal with any other major medical complications during birth,” she said. “This makes it unsafe to offer elective deliveries.” She said the investigation currently under way will look at what can be done to develop the additional procedural and anaesthetic skills necessary within the general medical staff at Weipa and Cooktown to sustain a low-risk birthing service.
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Cook Shire recognised for best practice in creating healthier community
Heart Foundation’s Healthy Living Manager Sheree Hughes presents Cook Shire Council Community Development Officer Fiona Brady, who accepted the award on behalf of Council. Photo submitted.
THE Cook Shire Council has been recognised by the Heart Foundation for its contribution to promoting heart health for all Australians. The council was highly commended in the category for councils with populations less than 15,000 people for their outstanding efforts to assist the Heart Foundation in preventing heart disease. Cook Shire Council received this award due to the range of health initiatives available within the community. Heart Foundation’s Healthy Living Manager, Sheree Hughes congratulated those involved in the successful programs. “The Cook Shire Council has been very proactive about how to make their community a healthier place to live,” Ms Hughes said. “Over the past eight years, council has increased
the opportunities for sports and recreational and incidental physical activity through new infrastructure projects and improving access to open spaces. “The Heart Foundation is very thankful for the hard work put in by Cook Shire Council to ensure the community takes positive steps to heart health. “Local governments play a pivotal role in introducing structural change, implementing policies and creating supportive environments which allow people to be physically active, reduce smoking and improve their nutrition. Accepting the award on behalf of the Cook Shire Council was Community Development Officer, Fiona Brady. “Cook Shire Council sincerely appreciates the recognition given by the Heart Foundation,” she said. “The awards process has
been a great opportunity to reflect on the initiatives delivered through our Engineering, Parks and Gardens, Community Service and Corporate Service Divisions and see how far we have come in our commitment to helping our workforce and our communities improve their health. “As a small shire with less than 5000 people, Council could not do this alone and many of our outcomes have only been achieved because of the strong collaboration of local organisations, agencies and stakeholders.” The Heart Foundation Healthy Community Awards provide an opportunity for local government to celebrate their achievements and receive recognition for their commitment to creating healthier communities. Important elements of a healthy community
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“This money will allow Council to install a new soft-fall surface at the playground after residents raised safety concerns. Community safety should always come first. “The Cooktown library has out-grown its building and the construction of a storage area will give it room to grow.” The Member for Cook, David Kempton, said the library was long overdue for an upgrade and the Minister’s announcement confirms the Newman government has not overlooked regional communities.
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PALMERVILLE Station owners Stephen Roy Struber and Dianne Rose Wilson-Struber, the couple charged with the alleged murder of Bruce Schuler (above), will be released on bail. The decision was handed down in the Cairns Supreme Court on Tuesday morning. In handing down his decision, Cairns Supreme Court Justice Jim Henry said the pair’s ties to their cattle property were so great they represented a very low flight risk. He also noted they had no prior criminal convictions. The couple, who were arrested on October 30 and have no prior convictions, had offered to post a $50,000 surety should they be released. At the time of going to press, the body of Mr Schuler who went missing on July 9, has yet to be found.
the other a 16-year-old have received official cautions in relation to the same offences. In other police news, a 33-year-old Cooktown man will Police also face the December 6 sitBeat tings of Cooktown Magistrate’s Court when he will face a charge of having gone armed so as to cause fear after an incident in Hope Street on November 19. On November 21, a 22-year-old Cooktown man was charged with various drug offences after smoking implements, scales, approx 20gms of cannabis and .25gms of amphetamine were allegedly located after a search warrant was executed at his residence. And Operation CNS BANNOCK, an operation planned several weeks ago and focusing on the detection of late night offences has resulted in several early morning traffic arrests. Between midnight and 3am on November 25, three drink drivers were detected with readings ranging from .08 percent and .125 per cent.
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THREE females, one adult and two juveniles, have been apprehended and dealt with by police in relation to a variety of property offences committed last week. A 17-year-old Gordonvale girl has been released on a bail undertaking, to appear in the Cooktown Magistrate,s Court on December 6 on a total of 12 charges. She has been charged with the break and enter of the Lions Hall in Amos Street, seven counts of wilful damage involving graffiti offences committed on various commercial buildings and footpaths around town including Gungarde, the complex with the butcher shop and the Tile Shop, Bargain Barn and IGA. Her other charges relate to offences committed at the Cooktown State School, where it has been alleged she committed trespass on school grounds after hours, the theft of spray paints from the school and two counts of wilful damage on a vehicle parked within the school grounds. The other two girls, on a 13-year-old and
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Locals pass the test in defence training
ABOVE: Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon inspects the graduating class of the Defence Indigenous Development Program in Cairns. LEFT: Private Patricia RossKelly from Cooktown with godson Kha’non was one of three locals to graduate from the Defence Indigenous Development Program in Cairns recently. Photos: BRIAN CASSEY.
THREE locals were amongst 22 trainees to graduate from a Defence Indigenous Development Program in Cairns recently. Shannon Coats, 21, of Hope Vale, Shakara Jack-Tayley, 21 of Hope Vale/Wujal Wujal, and Patricia Ross-Kelly, 19 of Cooktown, were inspected and congratulated along with the rest of their class by the Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Warren Snowdon, at their passing our parade. “I’m honoured to congratulate them on their achievement, and to meet with the many proud parents and elders who travelled great distances to see their young people graduate,” Mr Snowdon said. “I’ve no doubt that, through their determination and hard work, these graduates will become role models for others in their communities throughout North and Far North Queensland.” The program’s graduates had completed a seven-month, live-in course to provide young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults with the life skills and confidence to secure opportunities and sustain continuous employment of their choice. They combined studies in literacy, numeracy, Year 10 subjects and TAFE certificate-level studies with military skills and familiarisation. DIDP graduate Shannon Coats, of Hope Vale, is applying to join the Royal Australian Navy. He said the program had changed him. Shannon said the course had changed how he looks at himself. “I’m fitter and have more confidence, and I’m looking forward to an exciting career in Defence,” Shannon said. Participants hailed from regional communities including Thursday Island, Yarrabah, Old Mapoon, Innisfail, Boigu Island, Hope Vale, Badu Island, Hammond Island, Yam Island, Bamaga, Napranum, Wujal Wujal, Mossman, Charters Towers and Rockhampton. A number of graduates are serving as Army Reservists in the 51st Battalion, the Far North Queensland Regiment, while they pursue employment in the civilian sector. Others have applied to become full-time members of the Australian Defence Force. The Defence Indigenous Development Program is part of the Australian Government’s Indigenous Employment Program - a practical approach to closing the gap for indigenous Australians. It is a joint initiative between the Department of Defence, the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations and the Queensland Department of Education through Tropical North Queensland TAFE.
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Hard work puts ‘polish’ to Rough N Ready By GARY HUTCHISON I HADN’T long been in town when a bloke named Jim Fay invited me to the Bowls Club to take some photos of his new band - Rough N Ready. Now, it’s a good place to have a feed, so I thought why not? So I waited for what seemed like an eternity for a quartet of oddly-dressed musos to eventually start playing after an incredibly long set-up and warm-up. Well, I have to be brutally honest and tell you my first thoughts were:“Rough N Ready, they should be calling themselves ‘Pretty Bloody Ordinary’, pretty much after the first two songs”. As for a photo gig, they were a nightmare. You would have thought the poker-faced Jimmy Fay was dead except for his drum sticks moving, while Nelson Conboy and Peter Herrmann both seemed hell-bent on winning the ‘Death Mask Competition” with their expressions. But I will give some credit to Serge Petelin for providing some sort of personality into the ‘personalities’. Since that first gig I saw, there have been some personnel changes, which have seen Linda Martin join the band and Serge leave to pursue other interests to be replaced by Michael Shay. I’ve been to a few different photo-shoots where the group has been playing since then, but didn’t really take much notice of their music. That is until I covered “Dunny
Day” at the Toppy on Sunday, October 28, when I was completely blown away by their improvement, and thought to myself they should change their name to “Work In Progress” and, if the improvement continued, why not “Polished Diamonds” or something similar? They were a more-confident band, with a stronger stage presence and a lot more grunt to their rock n roll, 60s and blues numbers. In between sets, I couldn’t help myself and had to compliment Jimmy, with the suggested name changes and possibly a story. Media-shy as he is, Jimmy said: “No way.” and then retorted with a grin, “Why not?” He attributed their better sound to hard work. “We’ve been practising nearly every week now for a while, so it’s obviously paying off,” he said. “But you’re right, I guess you could say we’ve gone from being copper coins to gold plate.” The line-up includes Linda Martin, whom you could probably call the “beauty among the beasts”. Linda’s vocal is extensive and deceiving with her powerful voice belying her tiny frame, but she’s not just a pretty face and exceptional voice, contributing instrumentally with keyboards and percussion. Then there’s Nelson, lead guitar and vocalist who describes himself as the “Manilla man from Broome”. Regardless of his origins though, his stage presence verges on that of being a Mafia don, with his lieutenants Michael Shay
on bass and Peter Herrmann on rhythm guitar. Although, take the tyre black sunnies off Peter and he looks and sounds more like a lay Methodist minister than a rock guitarist. When I mentioned this to him he just laughed and recounted the time someone thought he actually was a preacher. Like all bass players, Michael is the “cool dude”, recently acquiring an electric version of a double bass which allows him to drift off into his own little world of accompaniment. And at the back on drums there is Jim, who does move his head around a bit more these days, but really tickles the skins a helluva lot more. However, it’s not only me that’s seen their vast improvement, with Top Pub owner Eddie Krop gladly declaring he reckons they have improved by as much as 60-70 per cent. Testament to their new sound was a recent program, which saw them performing for the tour operators at the Sovereign on the Friday night, opening the program for the Black Image album release on the Saturday afternoon and backing up again on Sunday night at the Events Centre for the Croc Trophy reception. Adding to that, they’ve been booked by to help next year’s Cairns Blues Festival. So what about the name change Jim? The “Polished Diamonds”? “Nah,” he bellowed, “that would be like trying to put tuxedos on tyre fitters. We’ll always be ‘Rough N Ready’.”
Call for over 60s drinking guidelines AN Australian researcher is calling for national guidelines with lower alcohol limits for people over 60 after a survey showed one in five were drinking to dangerous levels. Dr Kim-Michelle Gilson, of Melbourne University, said seven per cent of older men binge drink on a weekly basis as a coping strategy, which was also related to depressive symptoms. She said older people were also more susceptible to
alcohol-related accidents and falls, particularly if they were also taking several medications. “As we age, the metabolising of alcohol slows down with the higher percentage of body fat and lower percentage of total body water so that even a low dosage of alcohol can cause significant harm,” Gilson said. US drinking guidelines for men over 60 were for only one standard drink per day and seven per week. For women, the total was less, she said.
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ABOVE: Alinda Olbar is the Bloomfield River Student of the Month. In Year 3, Alinda is a fantastic student. She is a wonderful listener and tries very hard with all her tasks. Alinda is always considerate of her fellow students and is a real asset to our school.
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Hohepa Roesler from the Special Education Program is Cooktown State School’s Student of the Month. This month, Hohepa has proven he is ready to learn and to engage with the curriculum. He has made tremendous progress with his reading and is fast becoming a reponsible member of the school community. Hohepa has a thorough understanding of all the school rules and enjoys sharing this knowledge with his class mates. Hohepa’s performance of a Queen song was recently the talk of Cooktown’s Got Talent. Well done Hohepa!
The Laura State School Student of the Month is Alerah Ross. Alerah has excellent attendance and is a brilliant reader. Her book work is always neat and tidy and she takes real pride in her writing. Alerah is a caring student who always looks out for others. She loves playing “longball�? at playtime, and reading in class. Alerah is reading at an age appropriate level 15, and is looking forward to the challenges of Year 2. Keep up the good work Alerah!
The Cape Tribulation Rd to Mulligan Highway link provides coastal connection between Cairns and Cooktown. Starting at the Mossman/Daintree Rd intersection, the link extends north along the coast to the Cooktown Developmental Rd intersection. The Planning Study being undertaken is to discuss and develop the future road management plan for the link road. The three alternatives have been provided to generate discussion within the community. Based on the feedback provided, a final road management plan will be developed, endorsed and provided to the Wet Tropics Management Authority (WTMA), which will consider the findings when assessing future environmental permit applications for drainage and road infrastructure upgrades. Cairns Regional Council, in conjunction with Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council and Cook Shire Council, is seeking feedback. To download a copy of the Planning Study and to find out more, go to www.cairns.qld.gov.au. A hard copy of the Study and related studies are available at: Cairns Regional Council Spence St, Cairns and Front St, Mossman; All libraries in the Cairns Regional Council area; Cook Shire Council’s administration office and Cooktown library; Wujal Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council’s administration office. Submissions close 5pm 14 December 2012.
Year 6 student Harison Stroppe is the Endeavour Christian College’s Student of the Month. Harison is a fun-loving student. He is a gentle giant for his age, and a real role model for the younger students. Harison will often be seen playing well within himself to accommodate the size and age of younger friends. Harison is an excellent sports person who loves giving all sports a go. His sportsmanship is what makes his achievements in the sports field so commendable. Harison also exhibits a lot of creativity in his writing and is a valuable contributor to most class discussions because of his excellent general knowledge, much which is gained from the extensive reading he does in his free time. Harison is a well-balanced student with a passion for life.
Eva Hale, Ashley Kulka McIvor and Agnes Dear, our Rossville State School Year 7 leaders who have shown dedication, generosity and talent in their final year are preparing to head to high school are our Students of the Month. They have been tremendous students, whether it be their care towards younger children, their willingness to try or their bright and bubbly smiles. The Rossville school community wish them wonderful adventures, great opportunities and a life filled with experience and learning. You will be missed!
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VERA Scarth-Johnson would have celebrated her 100th birthday last month so it is the perfect time to find out just how significant the collection of botanical illustrations she gave to the people of Cooktown is. While it does not necessarily add to the financial value of the work, it is important for our community to know just where her collection stands when compared with the works of other botanical artists locally, statewide and nationally. With the generous support of the Queensland Government’s Regional Arts Development Fund and Cook Shire Council, the Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association has brought to Cooktown the outstanding skills of Dr Judith McKay to assess Scarth-Johnson’s work in this context. Dr McKay has had a long career as an art historian, a museum curator, a researcher and an author. On Sunday, more than 30 people gathered at Nature’s PowerHouse to hear a preview presentation of Judith McKay’s research so far. Everyone present was fascinated and excited as the extraordinary life of Vera Scarth-Johnson was fleshed
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Tour guide course instructor Dean Nulty (second from left) with Melsonby Rangers who completed his course. Photos submitted.
ments Co-ordinator Jason Carroll said Dean and the rangers enjoyed their time together on country sharing skills knowledge and customs. “The training focused on potential tour sites encompassing traditional cultural and ecological knowledge,” he said. “The training is an important step towards the rangers beginning their own tourism enterprises and it allows them to develop the skills and knowledge required to lead safe, enjoyable and successful tours.” Jason said the wider Cooktown community stands to benefit from further tourism enterprise in the region. “With quality operators
showcasing their culture and country, Indigenous tourism can be far reaching in its customer base,” he said. Course instructor Dean Nulty said he was proud of the commitment and work each ranger gave to the training. “Each of the rangers proudly led their group, handled the difficulties inherent in leading a group of tourists, and expertly interpreted the plants, art and cultural sites on their country for the tour group,” he said. “Each of these rangers is now in a position be able to provide a service to customers visiting their country, who wish to learn more about the Indigenous culture of our region.”
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Course grows budding fitness professionals
ABOVE: More power in his thighs was the aim of Brandon Yougie during this leg extension workout. BELOW: Luke Jack spots Lionel Bounghi during this bench press routine.
THE ranks of people qualified to supervise fitness sessions in gymnasiums and group sessions in Cooktown will swell to 16 this week, when a group of locals complete their Certificate III in Fitness at the PCYC. And those who progress and complete a Certificate IV in Fitness in March, 2013, will be able to pursue a career as personal trainers if they so desire. Consisting of men and women from Cooktown, Hope Vale and Wujal Wujal, the class started last week. Cook Shire Council Healthy Communities Coordinator Clare Richards said a community consultation by Community Services identified a real need for more-qualified fitness professionals in the community. Ms Richards said federal government funding had provided for a Preventative Health Project and Healthy Communities Bloomfield Track, while the state government had also supported Council by providing funding for Training Qld. She said it was the Training Qld money that had made the current course possible. “This training fund is about building employment opportunities for people,
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particularly in the areas of unmet need,” she said. “We have a real gap in our community, especially when it comes to fitness professionals. “Once these trainees have also completed their Certificate IV in Fitness next year, there will be a workforce of personal trainers for our communities.” Ms Richards said the ultimate result would be qualified people to safely train people in the PCYC gym, run sporting activities and personal training sessions. FITNANCE, the company employed to provide the training, has had a long history at the elite levels of sport with organisations, like the Brisbane Broncos NRL rugby league team, the Wallabies, Australia’s representative rugby union team, England’s Fulham football club (soccer) and some Olympians. Instructor Chris Weier has led a team of three conducting classroom sessions in theory as well as putting the group through some hefty workouts. “They’ve been an enthusiastic bunch, dedicated to all aspects of the course,” Chris said. “Their new skills will not
only be of benefit to them, but they will prove to be valuable assets to the members of the community wanting to get into fitness.” Chris said some of the subjects taught and practised on the course included cardio-vascular training, weights, zumba, Muay Thai, fitness testing, boxing, yoga and stretching and flexibility. Hope Vale PCYC Manager Teneille Nuggins, who is also the Secretary/Treasurer of the the Three Rivers rugby league competition, has a life devoted to all forms of sport. “I’m doing the course so I will be better equipped
for my role at the PCYC,” she said. “And along the way, I’m getting fitter too.” Another whose life is deeply involved in sport is Full Boar Muay Thai boxing enthusiast Sarah Martin, who said the course and what it offers will open new horizons for her. And young Wujal Wujal Yindili backrower Brandon Yougie, the youngest on the course, said he wanted to pursue a career in fitness. “I’m learning a lot, but it’s also helping me get fit for next year’s (rugby league) season.”
Instructor Chris Weierfound the funny side to Sarah Martin’s dumbell curling technique during weights training at the PCYC.
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1928 discovery excitement short-lived Step Back
Pearl shelling in Walker’s Bay - part two Researched and written by MARJ SCULLY LAST week we reported that in 1892, a large pearl shelling fleet was working in Walker’s Bay. It was also stated that the pearling fleet obviously depleted the beds dry very quickly, for not another word is heard again in the press until 1928, when Walker’s Bay was again headlines in the southern papers. From The Register from Adelaide on April 20 1928 comes: “PEARL SHELL FISHERIES-Valuable Discovery. Cooktown A very extensive discovery of pearl shell off Walker’s Bay, south of Cooktown, has been reported by the Japanese engaged in the pearling industry. The beds are said to extend for more than 10 miles with shell of high quality. It is one of the biggest discoveries yet made in Australian waters. It is expected that one hundred pearling boats will be operating in a few weeks.” Sadly, the excitement that was felt in Cooktown at the possibility of riches on their doorstep was rudely squashed the very next day by Mr C. Hayles, skipper of the motor vessel Merinda, who had been running between Cooktown and Cairns for the past three and a half years. Mr Hayles said that the patch was an old one having been worked previously about 25 years ago. The men engaged on it seemed to think that their prospects were much better this time around. There were at that time eight luggers
operating off the patch. They had worked down the Great Barrier Reef from Thursday Island and had searched for new beds along the route without any success. They had now been operating near Cooktown for 10 days. News of the discovery had spread quickly and 30 more luggers were expected to arrive. Except for a few native ableseamen, the crews of the luggers were Japanese. \They were “dress divers” and were used to working in about 25 or 30 fathoms. They were employed on a percentage bases by Thursday Island firms. Mr Hayles said that there was a little pearl shell on this part of the Queensland coast but most of the shell diving done was for trochus shell. The divers had an interesting method of searching for pearl shell. For many years divers had walked the seabed in their search for shell, but then it was found that the diver could work by being towed along, feet off the bottom; when he sighted shell, he signaled to be lowered down. In this method of “working to windward” which was introduced about 1917, the lugger drifted, beam-on, with some sail set and anchor up. The tender paid out and took in air hose and rope life-line, as required. Signals between diver and tender were made by tugs on the rope. Readers please note: we are talking here about pearl shell, not pearls. Pearls did not belong to the boat-owners; they were the property of the lucky divers, who were very secretive as to their finds! There was another pearling venture undertaken in the 1980s, but returns were poor and closure came rapidly.
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The Places of Refuge are opened and closed by a Seek the Lord Psalm 27:4-8 local Warden on the instruction of the Local Disaster
Management The Wardens with are Cook Shire MY life was radically influenced by the Group. shallow relationship Council employees thewho Lord.have the responsibility of example of my grandfather, who wholeheartopening and closing They’ll the refuge being the main seekand answers edly sought the Lord. communication between community I wanted the same kind of relationship point to prayer orarelief in and the Local Disaster Management Group. that he had with God, and I knew the only times of suffering but are way this would happen was if I, too, earnestly unwilling to sit quietly From the Pulpit for an extended period of sought Him. Howsaydo time I know when a Cyclone just getting to know Him through prayer ll these years later, I can truthfully Shelter Refuge is opened? that the most exciting aspect of my life or is Place and Hisof Word. Yet the -most important pursuit in a getting on my face before God- www.cook.qld.gov.au in intimate Telephone Council fellowship. believer’s life is building a relationship with - Cook Shire Connect on Facebook This kind of relationship won’t happen God. To forfeit this great blessing is a tragedy. - Posters on community noticeboards God doesn’t need anything from you, but accidentally. It requires a deliberate decision Listenroom to the He ABC andevotion SMS. and intimate desires- Receive your loving to reset your priorities in order to- make fellowship. Is that what you want too? If for the pursuit of God - Subscribe to Cook Shire Connect newsletter Intimacy with Him is not something that so, are you willing to make the necessary can be achieved in an inspiring weekend commitment? Seeking the Lord cannot be conference, nor can it be accomplished by hurried. It will cost you time and effort, but reading a chapter or two in the Bible and the rewards are worth any sacrifice. Used with permission - InTouch Magapraying for ten minutes a day. Seeking God is a persevering lifetime commitment - day zine. Pastor Wayne Brennan, by day, decade by decade. Too many believers are satisfied to have a Cooktown Community Church. IMAGINE our world today without the aeroplane! Mostly, flying is magical, but not without its hiccups and frustrations. For hours you are closeted on high with a group of strangers, most polite and obliging but some difficult and fractious, that you may never see again. It is, at least, a time to learn much about human nature at the coalface. If you put pen to paper (or quill to ink) forward your efforts for our column to: thekellers@ bigpond.com or send them to: P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895. Dianne Keller Cooktown Writers’ Group.
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I have just flown home from a trip to Corner the South; Thankfully no dramas, no “ heart in the mouth”. My sympathy oozed for the young bubs and young Mums. Flying often equals a fit of the glums! The sweet, involved Dads play their part in the show But Neanderthal fathers don’t want to know! Mostly I gazed at clouds, my book or the crew Or dreamed my daring dreams as onwards we flew. All feats seem possible when winging at speed And, briefly, from earthly constraints we are freed. My plane descended to jungle and beaches. Did I gain wisdom from what a flight teaches? By DIANNE KELLER.
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Each Cook Shire community has an identified building for community members to go to if they have been evacuated, have no friends or family to go to, or feel unsafe in their home during a disaster such as a cyclone. Cooktown has a purpose-built cyclone shelter which is the Cooktown PCYC Events Centre The other Cook Shire communities have a PLACE OF REFUGE. A place of refuge is not specifically designed as a public cyclone shelter, but is a building that will provide a level of protection from the effects of the cyclone as it passes. The opening of a place of refuge will be announced when it is needed by the Mayor or a senior Police Officer.
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ROSSVILLE Cyclone Season Information Session Where: The Rossville Place of Refuge The Rossville School When: Saturday 8th December 2012, 10am-12pm. Come along and meet members of the Local Disaster Management Group, your local Warden and find out information about the Place of Refuge. Cooktown Local News 29 Nov - 5 Dec 2012 – 9
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RSL SUB-BRANCH CHRISTMAS PARTY at SEAGREN’S
PHOTOS: GARY HUTCHISON
COOKTOWN RSL Sub-Branch members were out and about on Saturday night enjoying their annual Christmas dinner. As is their policy, they hold their function at a different venue every year, and this year it was Seagren’s turn. Secretary/treasurer Jim Fay did attend but had been placed on a unanimous media ban by the members.
ABOVE: Barry and Alma Bradley. BELOW: Bev Shay and Betty Clarke.
Birthday girl Joy Girle was the centre of attention for her daughter Chris Brady and Peter Shields.
ABOVE: Peter Sanderson and Julie Oliver. BELOW: Sisters Eve Slater and Sue McDonald.
ABOVE: Making sure the night was going off well was Seagren’s supremo Doug Jene, while Ellea Courtney and Tess Jene kept the meals moving. BELOW: Rex Button and Bev Stone.
ABOVE: Jo and Kevin Stevenson. BELOW: Sue and Laurie Steffensen.
ABOVE: Tony Smith and Sue McDonald. BELOW: Cass Sorensen and Rick Reid.
RIGHT: Paul and Rebecca Buldo. BELOW: Sue and Wayne Brennan.
Chris Williams’ (left) visit from Cornwall coincided with the dinner, she is seen here outside Seagrens with organiser Jody Andrews.
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Bob Miller (Navy), Wal Williams (Army) and Garry White (Navy) in their own corner ‘up to no good’.
Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK
Lagoon enthralls with abundant birdlife
LEFT: Royal spoonbill and greater egret fishing together at Keating’s Lagoon. Photos: MIKE D’ARCY. CENTRE: Martin , AJ and Storm (Darwin) checking out the swimming hole and native nutmeg at Woobadda Creek. RIGHT: Juvenile metallic starlings at Woobadda Creek. THERE are lots of ways to relax and at the same time be enthralled. Crystal water cascading down creeks, waterfalls or quietly observing bird behaviour all can do it for me. Keating’s Lagoon does it for most visitors. It’s teeming with wildlife, interest and active learning, amidst totally relaxing surroundings. It’s on our own doorstep and it has been absolutely spectacular recently. As the water levels decline towards the end of the dry season, many unusual species of birds are attracted to the disappearing water ways. I guess if we live alongside it, we can become complacent, but we should try to re-capture the magic and understand how visitors love it. Travellers have reported plenty of sightings of the wonderful royal
spoonbill (platalea regia) over the last few weeks. From a distance, their whiteness makes them look a little like egrets, but the similarity soon ends. They have a large black, spoon-shaped bill with a black face and legs. They eat fish, crustaceans, spiders and crabs, rather than vegetation. They do this by slowly walking through shallow water, disturbing the mud and sweeping their bills. A royal spoonbill might then frenetically agitate a smaller area until it gets its food. Egrets, black and white magpie geese, various duck and little jacanas make up the colour from the bridge, the bird hide and the picnic ground. Lap-winged plovers are patrolling the emerging mud and surface vegetation.
Quick salads to enjoy LAST weekend was a lovely Seasonal Food Exchange stall with donations from many people, including some very popular winged bean seed pods from Sue, and wild pepper leaf and curry leaf from Joan Newton. Thanks to all who dig up, pluck and harvest so that others can start planting what you have in your garden. Our next stall will now be
Further along the Track at Woobadda Creek, a regular flock of nesting metallic starlings is noisily bulking up their young. Mixed among the black metallic adults are the white-chested juveniles. Every year (this year quite early in August), they migrate from New Guinea, returning to the same tree and breed their young in clumped nests perched out on the ends of branches. There is a steady plop, plop, plop of seeds as they feed. For a few weeks now, they have been enjoying the red aril (or “plastic” coating ) of the native nutmeg or myristica insipida. Some of our visitors had enjoyed the region after their wonderful music festival on the Palmer River, and were fascinated to learn that nutmegs exist here in our own Daintree rainforest. Check them out for yourself - it’s real
nutmeg. Just near Agnes Walker’s place at Wujal Wujal, visitors reported an unusual sight - a young brahminy kite out on its first flight, which got tangled on its return and was clinging for dear life on the outer edge of the nest. Then followed a prolonged whining session while parent sat silently encouraging it to scale its mental hurdle. The reality of life playing out in the natural world? Along the Bloomfield Track, the Cairns Council graders and rollers have been scraping away the corrugations and potholes, and really improving the Track from Wujal to Cowie Range. Let’s hope that they manage to work on the even rougher patches on Donavon’s Range. The new sealed section over the top
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of Cedar Bay Pass is tremendous and another short section is being frantically worked on now. Even though it’s well off the Bloomfield Track, one of the Cape York tour guides, Nev Prentice reports that the bridge at Laura is now open to traffic. A 2WD vehicle can now get to the marvellous art sites at Laura. There are no especially high tides on the Bloomfield River, but there are some nice low tides for beachwalking during the afternoons over the next week, so get out and enjoy your natural surroundings. Happy travelling Mike and Trish D’Arcy D’Arcy of Daintree 4WD Tours http://www.darcyofdaintree.com. au/ Ph: +61 7 4098 9180
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in February, but there will be a special one at the Christmas stalls on the December 8 at the PCYC Cooktown, so if you have any contributions from your garden, give me a call on 0407 481 356. Talking of fresh stuff I thought I’d focus this week on simple salads you can make from what is available now at the weekly Cooktown Markets. These are quick, throw
together recipes that are great light food for this hot weather, and go well with barbecued seafood, chicken or meat. Take a bunch of snake beans, blanch them for one minute in boiling water then refresh in cold water. Chop into pea sized pieces and mix with the grated flesh of a fresh coconut (or shredded coconut lightly toasted in a dry frypan until golden), some
finely chopped chilli (to taste), pea sized cubes of cucumber (as much as the snake beans) and a few leaves of torn mint or coriander. Dress with a squeeze of lime juice and a sprinkle of fish sauce if you have it. Chopped finely like this, snake beans are also great to include in fish or meat burgers. Alternate round slices of tomato, cucumber and a basil leaf. If you have it, also add
a slice of mozzarella or bocconcini to this mix. Dress with a drizzle of a balsamic vinegar and virgin olive oil. Add half ripe (still tart) diced mango to salads if you have no tomatoes - it adds a similar tartness. Pineapple. Yum! To make a salsa that is great with seafood, dice some pineapple and mix with some finely diced red onion, finely diced chilli (to taste)
and torn mint. For a yummy dessert when you are having a barbecue, just throw some slices of fresh pineapple on the grill to brown up and serve plain or with some creamy yoghurt. Bananas are also great like this, and I also sprinkle them with some cinnamon or nutmeg when they’re done and a squeeze of lime juice and serve with yoghurt or light sour cream.
Once under the sea: Now dry as a bone Story and photos by JEANETTE COVACEVICH
ABOVE: Cooktown Bushwalkers Prue Mulcahy and Lewis Roberts examine the bower of a Great Bowerbird. Photos: JEANETTE COVACEVICH. RIGHT ABOVE: Trace fossils of marine worm tracks. RIGHT BELOW: Cooktown bushwalkers Fred, Edith, Lewis, Prue and Neil take a break before the next stage of their trek.
OUR most recent walk was in the Battle Camp area. It was a very hot, but rewarding excursion. Six of us spent the whole day exploring an area, today “as dry as a bone”, but in Cretacious times (130-160 million years ago), under the sea. Evidence of this is seen easily in fossil bivalves (Macoyella) and in the trace fossil tracks of two species of worms. In addition to the fossils, we had memorable views across the Normanby River flats, saw a superb bower of a Great Bowerbird and were able to perch atop some spectacular sandstone cliffs. For confirmation of our Christmas “special” between December 7 and December 9, contact Prue (4069 6527). All past, present and potential bushwalkers are welcome.
Cooktown Local News 29 Nov - 5 Dec 2012 – 11
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5:00 Rage (PG) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Basketball: WNBL: Canberra vs Logan 1:30 Football: W- League: Sydney FC vs Canberra 2:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - Martin’s last day in Portwenn before he leaves to take up a London surgeon’s job proves dramatic and an accident changes his departure plans. 8:20 Young James Herriot - Prequel to All Creatures Great and Small follows the adventure of the lovable James Herriot. As he begins his first term at Veterinary College in the 1930s, he learns his first lesson: sometimes one must treat the owner, not the animal. 9:20 Upstairs Downstairs - The return of the much loved television series. Brought back to life with a fresh cast and sumptuous production values, the series lifts curtain on a historical era. 10:20 Silent Witness: Intent Part 2 11:15 Waking The Dead: The Fall Part 1 12:10 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage
IMPARJA 6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 Magical Tales 11:30 Extra 12:00 Third Test - Australia vs South Africa Day 1 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia vs South Africa - Day 1 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia vs South Africa Day 1 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Vengeance Formulation - After he’s humiliated on National Public Radio, Sheldon vows to destroy Kripke, and the guys help Sheldon exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Wolowitz tries not to destroy his new relationship with Bernadette. 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Gorilla Experiment - Sheldon takes on his greatest challenge when he attempts to help Penny understand Leonard’s work, and Wolowitz becomes jealous when Leonard starts hanging out with his new girlfriend. 8:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 1:00 Movie: “Night Shift” (M) - A zany comedy about two creatively enterprising young men who try to strike it rich with a wacky business scheme. They share an infamous adventure in big-city night life and become the best of friends. 3:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz 4:30 Good Morning America
6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Kids’ WB 9:30 Dogstar 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Third Test - Australia Vs South Africa Day 2 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs South Africa - Day 2 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs South Africa - Day 2 7:30 Air France Flight 447 - In the 21st century, commercial jetliners just don’t disappear without warning. Yet, on June 1st 2009, an Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 228 lives. 8:30 TBA 11:45 Movie: “When Time Ran Out” (M) - Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars as an oil-company geologist who tries to warn the owners and guests of a resort hotel of imminent disaster. But no one will heed his dire warnings until the volcano erupts in a torrent of lava, trapping everyone When Time Ran Out. 1:50 Movie: “Mutiny On The Buses” - When Stan transfers to a better paid job driving a special tours bus, his first run to a Safari Park turns into a disaster when the bus is invaded by animals, jeopardizing his career, his engagement to Suzy and his friendship with Jack. 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact 6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:55 2012 Castrol Edge Rugby 6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Championship 11:00 Motorway Patrol 11:30 Getaway 12:00 The Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Advent Sunday 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 Young James Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 The Middle 2:00 Who Herriot 2:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Do You Think You Are? Susan Sarandon 3:00 House Husbands 4:00 Compass: A Place By The Sea Getaway’s European Tour 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 National News 7:00 ABC News 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Michael Palin’s Brazil 6:00 Nine News Saturday 8:30 Wallander: Before The Frost - A childhood friend of Walland6:30 Big Brother er’s daughter goes missing shortly after visiting Wallander. He 7:30 60 Minutes discovers a link between her disappearance and the death of 8:30 House Husbands an elderly hitchhiker, and a religious fanatic. 9:30 The Mentalist: Always Bet On Red 10:00 The Slap: Richie 10:30 Underbelly: Badness - Strike Force Tuno - Nine years after the 10:55 Strike Back death of Terry Falconer, the case against the Perish brothers 11:45 Movie: “The King Of Marvin Gardens” (M v) - Uptight deejay appears doomed when Decker refuses to co-operate. Frank David Staebler travels to Atlantic City to learn more about an O’Rourke risks his life to testify against Anthony Perish. Gary outlandish, get-rich-quick scheme cooked up by his manic and his team are even more determined to get justice when brother, Jason. they learn Camille is suffering from a terminal illness. 1:25 Movie: “Swing Time” - Concluding the season of musicals with 11:30 2012 ICC World Twenty/20 Cricket Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with, arguably, the best-loved of 2:30 Danoz Direct the dancing duo’s romances. Complicated entanglements and a 3:30 Newstyle Direct challenge from a prospective father-in-law in a dance team. 4:00 Good Morning America 3:10 Rage 5:00 National Early Morning News 4:00 The New Inventors 5:30 Today
TUESDAY 04
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 10:30 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Restoration Man 1:30 Compass 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab: The Experiments 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Time Team America: New Philadelphia, Illinois 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Grumpy Guide To...: Class 8:30 Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas Special 9:30 10 Aussie Books To Read Before You Die - Jennifer Byrne and the Book Club team are joined by author and actress Judy Nunn and director of The Wheeler Centre, Michael Williams, to count down the 10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die. 10:30 ABC News 10:40 TBA 11:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 1:30 Songs Of Praise: School Choirs Gala Concert 2009 2:00 Basketball: WNBL: Canberra vs Logan 4:00 Movie: “Big Combo” (PG) 5:25 Gardening Australia: Shorts 5:30 Eggheads
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 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Big Brother 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Hawking Excitation 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Decoupling Fluctuation - Sheldon uncovers a secret about Penny and Leonard; and in space, the other astronauts are having a high time picking on Howard. 9:00 2 Broke Girls: And The Pearl Necklace 9:30 Two And A Half Men: A Big Bag Of Dog 10:00 Episodes 10:40 Episodes 11:20 Weeds: Su-Su-Sucio 11:50 The Beer Factor 12:15 Chase: Roundup 1:05 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programmes 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen on the road 6:00 The Restaurant Inspector 6:45 Dream Build: Maleny 6:55 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Hocus Pocus (Christmas Special) 8:30 A Moody Christmas: Last Minute Airfare 9:00 Problems - It’s the first really hot day of summer and Sam wants an ice cream. But nothing is ever as easy as it looks especially when there is an angry mermaid and a mysterious tiger-kid to distract him. 9:30 Red Dwarf X 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 ABC News 10:40 TBA 11:40 Very Small Business: Obligations Under The Taxation Act 12:05 Durham County 12:55 Rage 2:00 Football: W-League: Sydney Vs Canberra 4:00 Movie: “Lulu Belle” (G) 5:30 Eggheads
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 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Big Brother 8:30 TBA 9:30 Embarrassing Bodies 10:30 TBA 11:30 House Husbands - Lewis and Gemma’s wedding plans are upset when Lewis’s teenage daughter arrives with a surprise announcement. Mark fears for his job when he gets overly involved in his boss’s family life and Abi’s plans for Gemma’s hen’s night backfire badly. Justin and Lucy take their relationship to a new level. 12:30 Eclipse 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Devil’s Mistress” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 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 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 TBA 11:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: Shipwrecked Family 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Let The Truth Sting - The new interns are dazzled by the skill level of fellow intern George, while Lexie helps keep his ‘repeater’ status a secret. 1:35 Desperate Housewives: The Game - Bree informs the housewives of what she overheard in the Mayfair house. Stella uses a tried and tested recipe to help Lynette through chemotherapy. 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Disable Bodied Sailors 2:00 Comedy School 2:30 Living Black 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Jerrycan Culture 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Hull To London 8:30 America Revealed: Made In The USA 9:40 Walkley Awards 2012 11:05 Movie: “My Name Is Juani” (MA s,l) In Spanish. Juani dreams of becoming an actress but is stuck in a poor suburban village in Spain. She has problems at home and argues incessantly with her boyfriend, who cheats on her. Soon the limitations of her impoverished background become unbearable for Juani, and she and her best friend leave for Madrid in search of fame and fortune. 1:30 Kurt Wallander: “The Container Lorry” (M l,v) - In Swedish. A semi-trailer is found dumped near a lake in the south of Sweden. When Linda goes out to investigate, she discovers a container full of dead people, and one crying baby. The investigation leads Kurt Wallander and his team to a convent where the nuns have been assisting illegal refugees into Sweden via Poland. 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 That 70s’ Show 10:30 V8 Extra 11:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 2:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:30 Hart Of The Barbecue 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: The Heart Of The Matter - The Chief’s wife, Adele, rushes their niece to Seattle Grace, the hospital where she once had her prom. 1:30 Desperate Housewives: If There’s Anything I Can’t Stand- The girls throw a baby shower, much to Bree’s surprise. Wisteria Lane welcomes two new neighbours who also happen to be partners. 2:30 Special: Adventures With The Cropp Family - Dean and Adam Cropp follow in their father’s footsteps as filmmakers. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 A Wagnerian Voyage 1:30 The Neighbour 1:55 Made In Hollywood 2:55 Edward Hopper And The Blank Canvas 3:55 Photo: The Primitives 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Victorian Pharmacy 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James May’s Toy Stories: The Great Train Race 8:30 Hunted: LB 9:30 Real Humans - This ten-part Swedish drama series is set in a parallel present day in which robots have become so human it is barely possible to distinguish them from real people. This new generation of ‘hu-bots’ were initially created to be mechanised servants and labourers. However, as an ever growing number of people begin to form intimate relationships with hu-bots, the boundaries between human and machine become blurred. 10:40 Movie: “Shinobi: Heart Under Blade” (MA v) In Japanese. Romeo and Juliet, ninja-style. The film revolves around two forbidden lovers caught in the crossfire of their warring clans in 17th century Japan. A unique blend of romance, highoctane action and martial arts. 12:30 Drawn Together: A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special 1:00 Drawn Together 1:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 Phineas And Ferb 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 2:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 TBA 8:30 Bones: An unidentifiable body is discovered in the shower of an upscale home belonging to a young female socialite. With the help of a nosy bones expert, skeletal reconstruction and evidence in the drain reveal that the victim was a young girl employed by a counterfeit handbag distributor. Will the team find and interrogate the right suspects? 9:30 TBA 10:30 Special: Building The Worlds Fastest Car 11:40 Special: Hammond Meets Moss 1:00 Special: Hoofs, Humps And Feathers 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 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Liberal Rule: Hearts And Minds 3:30 Trawlermen 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: The Floating Courthouse 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Lost Worlds: Riddles Of The Sphinx 8:30 Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: The Story Of Everything - In a remarkable two-part finale, Stephen Hawking reveals the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. With the aid of stunning CGI, he explores the splendour and majesty of the universe as never seen before. 9:30 Death Row: Joseph Garcia and George Rivas 10:30 Movie: “Giovanna’s Father” - (M a,v) In Italian. Set in Bologna in 1938, shortly before the Second World War. When his shy teenage daughter commits an act of shocking violence, Michele remains determined to stick by her, even though it means leaving everything else he has ever cared about behind 12:20 Movie: “Turtles On Their Backs” (M a,s,l) - In Italian. Two young people in their thirties whose lives seem destined to meet only briefly recall their impressions of each other. An unpretentious and moving story about two people who are fated to be together but kept apart by tragic coincidence. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The 5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Au 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 4:25 Can We Help: Shorts 4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia Emma’s Bliss” (M s,a,n,l) 2:50 Spacefiles: Discovery: History of Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 12:00 Movie: “The Mermaid Chair” (M) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Astronomy 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon TBA 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Michael 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global The Price Is Right News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News Palin’s Brazil 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Village: Visions Of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 5:30 Deal Or No Deal Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:30 A Current Affair 6:30 World News Australia 6:00 Seven News 6:00 Restoration Man: Gatelodge 6:50 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 Big Brother 7:30 Mythbusters: Duct Tape Hour 2 7:00 ABC News 6:30 Today Tonight 8:30 TBA 8:30 Derren Brown: Apocalypse Part 1 7:30 7.30 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 TBA 9:30 This is England ‘88 - It’s Christmas Eve and there’s a decision 8:00 Family Confidential: The Dingos 7:30 TBA to make. Woody’s been offered a promotion at work – a fast 10:30 CSI: NY: Keep It Real The boyfriend of a punk rock singer 8:30 Country House Rescue: Wyresdale Park 8:30 Castle: Head Case Gunshots, a fleeing van and a massive track up the management ladder or a motorway to mediocrity, is shot to death in his apartment, and the key to solving the 9:15 Dream Build blood pool all point to murder, but when Castle & Beckett ardepends on how you look at it. Lol’s crying out for help. She crime may be his missing roommate. 9:30 Fake Or Fortune? rive at the crime scene, they discover that it lacks something pays a visit to Combo in prison. Shaun takes centre stage for 11:30 Memphis Beat: Identity Crisis - Dwight and Whitehead are 10:30 ABC News a victim! his acting debut. called to a local bank where a man has taken hostages, claim- 10:30 The Amazing Race 10:40 Gandhi: The Making Of Mahatma 10:30 World News Australia ing he was the victim of a scam. 11:30 The Kennedys 11:00 The World Game 11:30 Whitney 12:15 Movie: “Time Lock” (PG) - Lucille Walker and her son Ste12:30 The Avengers: Mission Highly Improbable 12:00 SOS: When the Wind Changes - The once full, fresh waters of 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Haunt You Every Day - It’s Halloween, and phen call in to the bank to pick up her husband. Colin pre-sets 1:30 Extra Lake Denial are rapidly receding leaving bogan residents Jack, the day is full of surprises for the doctors of Seattle Grace. the time lock of the vault for Monday morning then notices Kevin and Blandy with an uphill battle in keeping their charter 2:00 Danoz 1:00 Home Shopping that Stephen is missing. boat business afloat - literally 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 The Real Seachange 1:25 Movie: “The Guinea Pig” (PG) 1:05 Living Black 4:30 Good Morning America 4:00 NBC Today 3:00 Rage 1:30 South Park 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:00 Sunrise Extra 4:00 Movie: “Shadow Of The Eagle” (PG) 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:30 Seven Early News 5:30 Today 5:30 Eggheads
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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Double Trouble 10:45 Music Moves 11:00 TBA 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 TBA 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Lost Gardens: Chatham 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Moone Boy: Martin’s Uncle Daniel arrives unexpectedly for a visit and this causes a lot of tension in the Moone household. During his visit, Martin also learns about the birds and the bees. 8:30 New Tricks: UCOS investigate the murder of an East German immigrant found bleeding to death near a block of communal garages in 2007 and repeating a mysterious phrase. 9:30 Waking The Dead: Pieta Part 1 - Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to re-open the files of more cold cases 10:25 Lateline 11:00 My Family: Melbourne Identity - A young Australian backpacker catches Janey’s eye, but is Ben’s chip just on his shoulder or off the old block? 11:30 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)
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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Proof” (M s,l) 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 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 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 TBA 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy: I Was Made For Lovin’ You - The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis. It’s in one another that they find comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship. 9:30 TBA 10:30 Four Weddings - It’s game on for our four feisty brides! Baeu runs her own events company and sets the bar with her big budget when Australia’s Got Talent winners ‘Justice Crew’ perform. No-one is ready for Tanya’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ themed wedding with a surprise appearance from Gollum himself! 11:30 I Just Want My Pants Back: A Piece Of Cake 12:00 Desperate Housewives 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Miracle In The Woods” (M a) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 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 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible - See Dynamo in Los Angeles as meets up with Australian Actress Natalie Imbruglia and surprises her by bringing a paper butter-fly to life. Then, he shocks Blink 182’s Travis Barker by producing a signed coin in a sealed can of coke. 8:30 TBA 11:30 Olivia Lee: Miss Single slips into something less comfortable in a bed shop, Technophobe toys with a car mechanic, and Sharon Crisp can’t see why her latest photographic model is being so negative. 12:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians - Kim’s Calendar For Reggie - Kim freaks out when a calendar that she shot for her boyfriend, Reggie Bush, is released to the general public. 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Sea Change 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 TBA 11:00 The 6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:00 2012 Australian Open Restaurant Inspector 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The World’s Worst Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Golf 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal Disasters 1:30 At The Movies: Summer Special 2:00 The Forsyte Saga Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon 6:00 Seven News News 5:30 Hot Seat 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen on the 6:30 Today Tonight 6:00 National News road 6:00 Three Men In A Boat: Three Men In A Boat: Part Two 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Once Upon A Time 7:00 Big Brother 7:30 7.30 8:30 TBA 8:00 Big Brother Confidential 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet: Penny Wong 10:30 Family Guy: Brian Sings And Swings - After Peter hits Brian 8:30 Redfern Now: Pretty Boy Blue - Aaron Davis is an Indigenous 8:30 AFP with his car, Brian grows depressed until he appears on stage policeman who’s proud of his community, his daughter 9:30 Inside with Frank Sinatra Jr., and Meg tells everyone she’s a lesbian 10:30 Australian Families Of Crime: Blood Brothers - Murphys, Robyn, and his little granddaughter Donna. But then, a tragic she’ll fit in with her new friends. Murdoch And Travers - John Travers and Mick Murdoch were 11:30 so event at the station changes everything. Cougar Town: Square One - Grayson moves in with Jules after only boys when they cut their wrists and mingled their blood 9:30 QI: Divination the hurricane damages his house, but the sudden togetherin a pact of loyalty establishing them as two of the nation’s 10:00 Angry Boys - Nathan spends the day with a deaf teenager. ness makes them wonder if they’re going to make the same most despised killers. Meanwhile S.mouse gets into trouble with Lasquisha when he mistakes in their upcoming marriage that they made in their 11:30 TBA doesn’t want her to sing on his new song ‘Black Balls’. past relationships. 12:00 20/20 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 12:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 1:00 Extra 10:40 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping 1:30 Danoz Direct 11:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 4:00 NBC Today 3:00 Newstyle Direct 1:30 Rage 5:00 Sunrise Extra 3:30 Alive And Cooking 2:30 NTAFL: Waratah vs Southern Districts 5:30 Seven Early News 4:00 National Early Morning News / 4:30 Today 5:30 Eggheads
12 – Cooktown Local News 29 Nov - 5 Dec 2012
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Katherine Jenkins: Live at Llangollen 2:20 A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 2:50 Spacefiles: Sun: Powerhouse of the Solar System 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Finding Your Roots: Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons 8:30 America in Primetime: The Misfit - This star-studded series presents some of the most compelling shows on television today, as well as those of the past, by focusing on key character archetypes that have remained a staple of primetime television through the generations. 9:35 Clinton: The Survivor 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “The Caiman” (M v) - In Italian. A political satire about a bankrupt film director who, under the impression he is getting the rights to an action film, buys a scathing biopic of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. 1:15 Mad Men: The Jet Set - Don takes a business trip to Los Angeles, where he hooks up with some interesting new acquaintances and Peggy’s in the mood for an office romance. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:05 World News 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monster Bug Wars: Shape Shifters 8:30 Toughest Place to be a... Paramedic 9:30 Deadline Every Second - The Associated Press, the world’s largest news picture agency. This documentary shows what it takes to capture those photos as it goes behind the scenes with twelve top AP photojournalists as they cover war, political clashes, financial markets, natural disasters, sports and human interest stories. 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “Lebanon” - During the first Lebanon War in 1982, a lone Israeli tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four rookie members of the tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war. 1:15 Iron Chef: Sea Bass 2:05 Iron Chef: Tokyo X 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight 5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:05 World News 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 8:30 Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman: Lyon - Raymond loosens his belt to fill his stomach with the hearty food of the gastronomic city of Lyon. He visits France’s most famous chef, samples chicken and chocolate made for presidents, and cooks a feast for some of France’s most vociferous food critics. 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:00 Movie: “John Rabe” (MAV v) - In German. The year is 1937 and German businessman John Rabe has been ordered by the new Nazi regime to close down a vast Siemens plant in Nanking. But as the Imperial Japanese Army storms the region, Rabe defies his motherland and remains in war-ravaged Nanking to protect his loyal Chinese workers. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
CROSSWORD No. 126
SUDOKU No. 126
Your Lucky
Stars
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A friend who is behaving a little strangely may need a while to settle down. Don’t be too quick to pass judgement on their recent actions. You have done something similar. Romance. The Moon/Ceres Midpoint in your sign will help to make you especially responsive to your partner’s feelings this week.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Don’t rush to tell everybody what you have been up to. If you can keep quiet for a little bit longer, you may be able to get away with it! Romance. You may be surprised how independent some members of your family are becoming! This independence may lead to friction, unless you are flexible.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
FOR KIDS
You have a lot of energy and could cause quite a stir if you feel that someone is taking advantage of you. Withhold your aid for a moment to test the waters. Romance. You will have to adapt quite quickly to some important changes. Your partner, however, may not be so flexible. Lead the way!
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A friend who thinks that he knows more than you may actually know less. Don’t ignore your own judgement. You’ve done the necessary reading. Romance. Something that your partner says could make you jealous. Calm down before you say anything. There may be underlying reasons for this envy.
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) You’ll be surprised with how easily you can read people’s minds. Anybody who believes they can do things behind your back is in for an awakening! Romance. With the Venus/Moon Midpoint moving through your sign you will not be able to put a foot wrong! Use this to gain in your relationship.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Good communications will help you to work out what it is that has come between you and a friend recently. The relationship is worth saving. Talk it out! Romance. Don’t accept a recent change that will not work in your best interest. Hold tight to your beliefs and your partner will soon bend.
FINDWORD No. 126 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will have to try very hard in order to avoid being tempted this week. Someone may be trying to lead you astray. Remind yourself of what you need. Romance. An improvement in your love-life will come when you least expect it. Be prepared for an important meeting! You need to make strong points.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A remark which you may feel was “too close to the bone” could cause a stir. Don’t let the person concerned know that you are angry. This will only please them. Romance. You need to feel appreciated at this week. A treat from your partner will help to redress the balance. Don’t try to ruin the surprise.
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MUDDY RIVER
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You will be rushing around a lot this week and possibly wasting a lot of time. Some of the journeys you make will not really be necessary. Map out your route to avoid this. Romance. You may be upset because of a recent let-down. Don’t respond until you have had a chance to relax. Maybe it was for the best.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
A difficult decision could create some stress for a while. So long as you ignore other people’s advice, you are unlikely to go very far wrong. Romance. Concerns for financial security will be important in your relationship over the next few weeks. Make the necessary cuts where you can.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Education’s purpose is to replace an empty mind with an open one. – Malcolm Forbes
SOLUTIONS No. 126
Don’t divulge too much information about yourself. The more you tell, the nosier others will become! If you want something to remain private, keep it to yourself! Romance. Your partner will be very impressed by a warm-hearted gesture. Make it on the spur of the moment to make it more remarkable.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A member of your family who has been difficult recently may suddenly start to behave a little better. Don’t be too suspicious of the change! Romance. Don’t be afraid to jettison an idea which has lost its usefulness. You may need to ignore other people’s advice. Taking your own advice will be more worthwhile.
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Kenneth John O’Brien passed away suddenly at Gordonvale Palliative Care Hospital in Cairns, November 23,2012. Ken and Pat moved to Cooktown in 1995 from Frankston, Victoria, to be closer to Ken’s mother, Olive O’Brien Davis, and his much loved sister Gwenda, and because he declared the climate was the best. Ken was known for his intelligence, sense of humour, love of AFL and for having his little dog at his side at all times.
MAgNA 1999 four door sedan, automatic, air conditioned, power steering, very clean, drives really well. $2980. Phone 0407 753 570
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No more
He will be greatly missed and is survived by his wife Pat of over 61 years, his children Sue, Gail and Mark and partners, six granddaughters and three great granddaughters in Australia and Canada, his sister Gwenda, many nieces and nephews, and his good mates from Frankston and Cooktown. Funeral Director: Rayad Hage, Cairns Crematorium Fosters Road White Rock, Cairns 07 4036 1888
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3-PHASe IRRIgAtION PUMP, travelling irrigator, jib, fertiliser spreader, heavy duty rippers, desk top computer and 50 x 5” irrigation pipes. All going cheap. Phone Greg: 0467 658 512. gARAge SALe gARAge SALe. Saturday 1st December 8.00am to Noon. 15 Hogg St. Proceeds go to Cooktown Community Church’s ‘Building Fund’. (The gate will not open before 8.00am!)
FARRIeR. Ron Searle will be in Cooktown and Lakeland on DECEMBER 8, 9 & 10. Trims $30, shoes $70. Ph 0427 846 336.
tRADeS COOKtOWN Skip Bins. Commercial and domestic rubbish removal and disposal. Ph 4069 5545 or 0408 772 361.
MOteLS AAA CBD CBD CBD – Inn Cairns Boutique Apartments, 71 Lake Street, Cairns. Self catering, secure car parking, pool/gazebo, opp PO and Woolworths. Ph 07 4041 2350. CAIRNS Rainbow Inn. 3½ star, all facilities including cable TV. Close to the city, from $65 per night. Ph 4051 1022.
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No more Aileen to ride your pony over rugged ranges young and free No more Aileen to see the dawn arrive and hear the morning chorus No more Aileen to see the sunset and marvel at the colours No more Aileen to see the moon arise and tread it’s golden path No more Aileen to feel the water lap around her ankles by the shore No more Aileen to laugh and love and cry or toil at daily grind No more Aileen to feel the pain and fight to breath, your life on earth ends So fly free and enjoy your journey Aileen until we meet again. Aileen Daisy Kelly formally of Spring Hill Station born 18/07/1949, died 26/07/2012 at Kalgoolie, WA. Aileen’s ashes will be interred with her father Toby Kelly at the Mareeba cemetery on 28 November 2012 at 2pm.
No more pain Ken, rest easy.
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URgeNt SALe. Reduced below market value. Three brm house, good condition, two-bay Colorbond shed, landscaped gardens, quiet residential area. Must sell $240,000. Cooktown Property Agents 0417 848 966.
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NEWS NEWS IN BRIEF . . . NEWS IN BRIEF . . . NEWS Art students show progress ART graduates from a free course organised by the Cooktown District Community Centre will display the fruits of their labours in an exhibition that will open at the Cooktown Library tomorrow, Friday, November 30. Celebrated local artist Ross Franzi who tutored the class, said the exhibition will highlight the development of the class members. “All work has been done in graphite,” Ross said. “And to see the progress of some of these students who up until the course’s start, had only had a fleeting interest in art, is quite amazing.” Admission to the exhibition is free. Drinks and nibbles will be served and all are welcome. The function will start at 4.30pm, with the official opening of the exhibition being held at 5.30pm. The exhibition will run until Friday, December 7.
Catchment group meeting SOUTH Cape York Catchments members are reminded their next general meeting at will be held in the Rossville Hall on Wednesday, December 5 from 6pm. Preceding the meeting at 5pm will be their six-monthly project, Caring for our Country review (MERI) to which people are invited to also attend and participate. SCYC Co-ordinator Jason Carroll said they are now half way through their 2012 - 2013 work plan. “With the end of the year fast approaching everyone is working hard to complete their work program before we break for Christmas on the 14th of December,” he said. Highlights for the last month for the group included: . One of the teams is well on the way to finishing the first stage of four kilometres of Riparian Lantana Removal at Trevethan Creek; . Bana Yarralji Rangers had a very successful Cultural Learning day at Rossville school; . Laura Land and Sea Rangers held a meeting on country to assess threats to an important gallery and, using traditional law, decided on appropriate action and . Balnanggarrawarra (Melsonby) Ranger Bulla McIvor won the Queensland Conservation and Land Management Trainee of the year award. Proposed agenda items for the meeting are: 1. 2013 -2014 Project proposals for consideration; 2. Employee contracts and conditions; and 3. Melsonby project update. Anyone with suggestions for inclusion to the agenda can contact him at either 4069 6890 (phone) or 4069 6997 (fax) or catchment@cooktowns.com Jason said people were welcome to go along to the meeting and find out how the projects are progressing and what has been achieved as see how you can be involved. Tea, coffee and light refreshments will be served.
Cyclone information sessions LAKELAND and Laura residents are reminded Cyclone Season Information Sessions will be held in their communities this Saturday, December 1. Members of the Cook Shire Local Disaster Management Group including local disaster wardens will be on hand at each seesion to meet with residents. The first session will be held at the Lakeland Community Hall, which has been designated as the Lakeland Place of Refuge at which to meet in the event of a cyclone. Starting at 10am, the session will finish at noon. And at Laura, the Quinkan Regional Cultural Centre has been designated at the The Laura Place of Refuge. The information session there will start at 1.30pm and finish at 3.30pm. Residents are being asked to remind their neighbours and friends to attend these functions.
Full steam ahead for roads RESIDENTS of Bloomfield and surrounding communities have been watching and waiting as road crews perform upgrades and sealing works on the Rossville-Bloomfield Road.
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Now completely sealed from the top of the Bloomfield Range to 100m past Whitehead Creek, this 2.1km section of road is a long-awaited and well-received improvement for local motorists. The next phase of road sealing works on the Rossville-Bloomfield Road will be from Rossville township to 1km past Cedar Drive. A betterment project is being investigated for road sealing works along Gap Creek near Bloomfield. Council is looking to partner with the Queensland Reconstruction Authority and Federal Inspectorate on this project.
Wujal grant boosts local sport WUJAL WUJAL Wujal Aboriginal Shire Council will improve facilities at the local sports ground with funding announced by the Newman Government last week. Council has received $280,600 from the Local Government Grants and Subsidies Program to build a shower and toilet block at the Wujal Wujal Sports Ground. Local Government Minister David Crisafulli said the project would continue Council’s development of the local sports precinct. “Council has been very active in promoting sport and recreation to the community to improve health and fitness,” Mr Crisafulli said. “This project will cater for the current sports of AFL, cricket and rugby league and allow the town to host larger regional sporting events.” The member for Cook, David Kempton, said the grant for facilities at the sports oval is in recognition if the importance of a properly serviced sports facility for Wujal. “Sport and recreation facilities are important for any community and the young people of Wujal will benefit enormously from this announcement,” he said.
Indigenous writers’ awards STATE Library of Queensland’s Indigenous writing competition black&write! which has already produced a Deadly Award winner, is now seeking two new literary stars. State Librarian Janette Wright said the successes of the inaugural black&write! Writing Fellows from 2011 were a testament to its strength in developing outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers and editors across Australia. “We know the project is already making a difference to Indigenous literature in this country - with South Australia’s Ali Cobby Eckermann recently winning a 2012 Deadly Award for Outstanding Contribution to Indigenous Writing for her black&write! verse novel Ruby Moonlight,” Ms Wright said. “We also have first time author Sue McPherson from Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, who was a finalist in the same award for her young adult fiction novel Grace Beside Me. “Sue has just returned from Ubud Writers Festival in Bali where she was a guest author, and an excerpt from her book was translated into Indonesian.” black&write! invites published or unpublished Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander authors to submit novels, short stories, poetry or children’s books to the competition, which closes on January 31, 2013. Two 2013 Fellows will both receive $10,000 prize money, professional manuscript development from black&write! Indigenous editors and a valuable publishing deal with respected Indigenous publishing house, Magabala Books. Ms Wright said the 2012 black&write! Fellows are also on their way to blossoming careers, with manuscripts edited and now with Magabala Books in preparation for publication. “Jillian Boyd and Tori-Jay Mordey have written and illustrated a children’s book entitled Bakir and Bi,and Teagan Chilcott has written a young adult fantasy novel Rise of the Fallen. “We are looking forward to seeing their books on the shelves early next year and hope these successes will inspire others to enter.” Ms Wright said black&write! is well on its way to achieving its bold aim of revitalising and expanding contemporary Indigenous writing in Australia. “This is a chance for talented Indigenous authors to be a part of a growing and thriving community of talented writers, illustrators and editors.” Application forms are available at www.slq.gov. au/whats-on Entries close January 31, 2013
Hats off to Aussie inventors I OFTEN hear people complaining about a lack of invention in modern Australia. For them, everything that is worth having is designed in Europe, engineered in America and built in China. Aussies gave up doing anything for themselves the day all our clever people became federal politicians in 1901. Of course, they are wrong. They are not seeing good things right under their noses. Who else could have invented budgie smugglers or rubber thongs? The first is such a saving in scarce nylon resources, and everyone sings the praises of thongs. Economical and so user-friendly. Who can remember the bad old days that started every morning with trying to tie up our shoe-laces? Our inventiveness is linked to local conditions and, of course, to the requirements of the modern world. Take the governmentsponsored Safe Horse Project as an example. The northern cattle industry needs a modern alternative to the old-fashioned horses the stockmen used to ride, and we are coming up with a new concept. The most-noticeable difference is that the horses are now fluorescent. We have already bred a glowing yellow colt, and we are working on breeding a similar one in DayGlo Orange. A horse will soon match the colourful safety
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shirt its rider traditionally wears. In parallel, we have developed the horse safety helmet to stop him banging his head on low branches, and pretty reflective fetlock bracelets that look very attractive at night as the horse trots along. Another promising concept is replacing the horse’s bridle with earphones. This allows the rider to steer the horse with a
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Thoroughbreds of a different kind add excitement to races
Look at the camera, dammit! Hashers not doing what they were told at their weekend Christmas party at a secret location on the North Shore. Photo submitted.
Unruly Hash can’t take instructions IT takes a special breed of person to go Hashing. I’m sure you have noticed that the people appearing in this column week after week are not quite - shall we say - normal? Hashers are, of course, sociable or they would not have met up every Monday since 1983, but you could never say they are organised. Trying to organise Hashers is like trying to herd cats. Give them a simple instruction and half of them will try but fail to comply. The other half did not understand in the first place. Try and guess the last thing the photographer said before taking this picture of Hashers enjoying themselves at their Christmas camp this week. That’s right. It was “Stop talking and smile at the camera”. Hmm. That’s the true spirit of the Hash. We had a fine camp at a secret location on the North Shore. Grandad did most of the organising of food and equipment. Cracklin laid a great trail along through the forest and back along the beach, complete with halfway drinks and party whistles. The ladies excelled themselves with nibbles and good food. After a hard weekend lounging around, everyone
met at Moses and Yo-Yo’s for a proper Hash, to work off the indulgence of the weekend. The trail started off climbing in the general direction of the Gap, where the serious Hashing started. The trail climbed up and up and up the foothills of Mount Cooktown, searching for a mysterious cache of old bottles Moses claimed he had seen at the top. There was plenty of paper to follow, but there were also plenty of creepers all over the place. The leaders were kept busy clipping away with their secateurs to get through. They did reach the top eventually, and even went down the other side but - no bottles. They did not find them until they were on the way back down, and we continued home wondering who, at some time in Cooktown’s history, had carried four bottles of champagne up through the jungle, and then drank them. We were still wondering back at the bash as we ate Yo-Yo’s delicious food. Next week’s run is at Saddlebags place on Monday, December 3 from 5.30pm. Contact Moses (4069 5854 or 0409 686 032) for details of how to join in. On-on! Lye Bak
Crocs’ hectic draw in the Rainforest Cup By ALF WILSON THE Cooktown Crocs will meet Cardwell Gunday, Townsville Falcons, Warriors and Ingan in this weekend’s Rainforest Cup Indigenous cricket carnival. Ten sides will compete at the eighth carnival with games to be held at Tully and Innisfail, which has been organised by the Cassowary Coast Indigenous Sporting Corporation. Two pools of five teams feature in the draw released to the Cooktown Local News. Cooktown is in the southern pool with Townsville Falcons, Ingan Tully, Ghungalu Warriors and Cardwell Gunduy. There is sure to be plenty of entertaining cricket under
the exciting Twenty20 format and last year the Crocs showed they have some of the biggest hitters capable of clearing the boundary. The northern pool sides are Innisfail Redbacks, Mandubarra Magic, Mareeba Daredevils, Barambah Cricket Club and Yarrabah. In their first game on Saturday morning starting at 8am, the Crocs will meet Cardwell Gunday on the number two field at Tully Airport. At 11.30am the Crocs will meet Ghungalu Warriors on field one at the same venue. In their third match on day one, Cooktown will take on Ingan on field two at the aerodrome. One of the carnival organisers Stan Lenoy said
Cooktown had originally been in the pool where games would be held at Innisfail. “Since Cooktown received the draw they asked to be placed in the southern pool due to their accommodation being booked at Mission Beach as they weren’t able to get accommodation in Innisfail. “The draw has been amended with Cooktown swapping with Mareeba who are staying in Innisfail,” Mr Lenoy said. Next Sunday there will be semi finals featuring the top six teams. The winners will advance to the grand final to be held on the lush green TAFE Oval at Innisfail. In last year’s final a strong Innisfail Mandubarra XI beat the Cooktown
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Crocs side which consists of cricketers from Cooktown and Hope Vale Aboriginal Community. Most competed in the 2012 Cooktown competition.
THOROUGHBRED racing of the human variety added to the excitement and glamour at the November 10 races, when the colts and fillies lined up for the cash in four classes of the annual ‘Dash for Cash’. The events’ popularity at past meetings saw four sponsors putting up the prize money for what were the final races of the day. Landmark Mareeba’s $800 for the men’s event saw Shaun White pocket the first-prized purse of $500, with Shaun Law and Breakaway Jeff taking away $200 and $100 for finishing second and third respectively. C o o p e r ’s A n i m a l Health donated similar amounts for the ladies’ event, which saw local Sabrina Ebermann take out first, with Clair Graham and Kim Drew, both from England, taking out second and third. In the boys’ event, Bailey Morgan pocketed the $100 first prize donated by the Paradise family, with Zane Stallan and Jake Whitman taking out the minor placings. The Kings Plains Partnership $100 for the girls’ race was won by local girl Kasey Meldrum. Alexis Sanderson and Kali Woods came second and third respectively. Cooktown Amateur Turf Club President Peter Staig said the whole day was a huge success, made that little better by the fun and novelty provided by the sight of watching the humans charging down the straight. “We hope to do it all again next year,” he said. “Just like the sponsors of the horse races, we owe these sponsors a big thank-you too.”
Competitors in the ladies’ and girls’ Dash for Cash at this year’s races were (from left) Alexis Sanderson, Kim Drew, Sabrina Ebermann and Kasey Meldrum with Cooktown Amateur Turf Club Vice President Darryl Paradise and other competitors, Kali Woods and Clair Graham.
Some of the competitors in the men’s and boys’ Dash for Cash at this year’s races were Morgan Bailey, Breakaway Jeff, Zane Stallan, Shaun White and Jake Whitman with Cooktown Amateur Turf Club Vice President Darryl Paradise. Photos submitted.
Fastest gun in Cooktown is decided ON Sunday we held our annual John King Memorial Shoot. In the Rimfire class Mal took out first, second went to Clint and Tim took out third. In the Centrefire class Chris took out first and second went to Frank, while in the Revolver class Mal took out first, second went to Clint and Rod took out third spot. In the “Fastest gun in Cooktown” elimination shoot, Chris took out the title in a second round final after the first was a tie with Clint. The John King Memorial trophy is awarded to the overall shooters
for the action shoots in the Rimfire and Centrefire classes. In the Centrefire class Frank received the top honours and in the Rimfire class Ian was the top Action shooter of the year. For Wednesday’s Sunset Shoot, we shot a 50-shot Standard Match. Mal was first with a score of 452, Toby took out second with a score of 412 and third went to Clint with 339. On Wednesday, November 14 we shot a Service Match. Pat took out first with a score of 338, second went to Keith with a score of 330 and Melinda took out third spot
with a score of 328. Dates for your diary for December include: Sunset Shoots - Wednesdays 5, 12 and 19 at 5.30pm; Rimfire Rifle Shoot - Saturday 1 at 1pm; Target Pistol Shoot - Saturday 8 at 1pm; and Practical Shoot - Sunday - 30 at 9am. Chris Stewart Publicity Officer
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Lighter winds are teasing anglers Kim sticks for one more
Russian visitor Weiss with a pair of solid Endeavour River jacks. Photo courtesy of Mark from Gone Fishing. IT looks like we might have seen the end of the blasting South-Easter for the season. With lighter winds, the Spanish mackerel have been around the Wharf with larger fish testing anglers’ gear to the limit - one fish on Monday estimated at 1500mm being the biggest reported. Lure casters have been enjoying plenty of action with solid mangrove jacks and by-catch barramundi all in good numbers around the deep snags in the upper reaches of the Endeavour River.
Large mouth nannygai on soft plastics are great fun as local anglers have recently landed fish as big as 900mm within 15 minutes from the boat ramp. (7” Gulp in Pink Shine) Spanish mackerel are a great target fish at this time of year. They are a sucker for an unweighted ‘livey’ on a single hook with a short single strand wire leader. Keep your drag light, and as long as you are not concerned about sharks, let the fish have a
couple of runs and wear its self out. They are much easier and safer to land with a solid gaff shot, but watch those razor sharp teeth. Bleed the fish then gut it and ice it down. This makes for a top table fish. While there are a few mud crabs starting to move in the Annan, it’s best to keep the boat ready to go to the reef as with the lighter winds we can jag a day out of the blue. Tight lines, Russell Bowman, The Lure Shop.
I KNOW I said in last week’s edition that Kim Copland had won his last Italian Restaurant Weekly competition, but that wasn’t the case as Kim was finding it hard to leave our little paradise and was the winner of last week’s Stableford competition with 40 Stableford points. Next in line for second place was Wayne King who had 38 points. Eleven teams (well really 10½ as we had a ‘Clayton’s Team’ - the team you have when you don’t have a team - only two of four turned up!)) competed in the Wren Timbers 4-Person 9-Hole Ambrose competition on Saturday and what a success it was. Everyone enjoyed playing only 9 holes and taking a bit of time out at the end of the day to enjoy a few cold ones. The ‘Mongrel Mob’ were the winners for the day with a score of 30. The second placed team was the ‘Lager Louts’ with a score of 31, and in third place was the ‘ITI/Wren Slayers’ with a score of 34. The NAGA Award was presented to the ‘AJ Ratcliffe Builders’ team. Marilyn Clark won the ladies’ longest drive and Andy Daly won the men’s. Unfortunately no ladies won a nearestthe-pin, and the male winners for the day
Time for clubs to Get in the Game MEMBER for Cook David Kempton is reminding all local sport and recreation clubs to sign up for the Newman Government’s popular Get in the Game initiative. Mr Kempton said the first round of funding applications for the Get
Going and Get Playing components of the grassroots sporting program closes on December 1. “This is a good opportunity for sport and recreation clubs to see what these programs have to offer to improve their clubs and attract new members. More
than 1200 clubs across Queensland have applied so far to be registered for the Get Started voucher program for children and young people.” Applications for Get Started vouchers will officially open in January 2013.
Tense finish in darts grand final By DAVE CASHION
Participants in the darts grand final: (Front from left): Lindsay, Dave, Kaz, Nicole and Pauline, and (back from left): Graeme, Phil, Dave, Rhonda, Ian, Ian, Lorrie and Dan. Photo submitted.
were John Pettersen for 2, Alan Robertson for 6 In the and Chris Hatton for 9. Bunker A handful of members competed in the Cape York Tyres Sunday 9-Hole Stroke competition with Kate Thomson showing the boys how it was done to win the day with a nett score of 29. This week’s Italian Restaurant Weekly competition is a Stroke event, which is being played off the white tees. Leading the field so far is Kate Thomson with a nett 65. Currently in second place is Wayne King with his 66. This coming Saturday is the last of the Cooktown Hardware and Italian Restaurant Monthly Medal competitions for the year, so if you haven’t won one as yet, Saturday is your last chance to do it. The following Saturday will see all the Monthly Medal winners for the year compete in the Medal of Medal competitions. Come out and give it a go as you never know? You’ve got to be in it to win it! Happy golfing everyone, Kelly Barnett, Manager, Cooktown Golf Club.
THE local darts grand final between the Top Pub and the Mobil at the Top Pub was played and won in a thrilling and very close match, not dissimilar to last year. It was a nerve-racking start and the Toppy was on a roll at the end of the doubles winning 2/1. When they won the first game of singles, it left them only two out of the next five games to win to be crowned champions, meanwhile squeezing another breath out of the nowwounded Mobil team. The Mobil needed a spark and when they did, their middle-order exploded, winning the next three games with three textbook performances including Dan’s year-high peg out of 115 and Dave’s year-high score of 171. The tide had turned and the Mobil only needed one more win for victory. The scene was set and everyone was on the edge of their seats watching an all-girl deciding match between
Mobil’s Nicole and the Top Pub’s Rhonda. It was a fitting end to a good year for these two teams and with Nicole triumphant, she secured the championship for the Mobil 5-4 in a suspense-filled, come-from-behind finish. Both teams enjoyed a fierce contest followed by casual drinks and cheerful yarns and comments of a fantastic night. A special mention must go to the lady players from all teams who mixed and matched it with the boys all year with several girls having good wins in singles and doubles. Well done. Female dart player numbers doubled this year and more ladies are encouraged to join or create a team for next year. Plans are already under way for next year’s competition encouraging more teams, venues and possibly more towns, which promises to make it bigger and more exciting than ever. Notifications will be put out early next year. To all the players, venues, sponsors and supporters - thank you, and see you all next year.
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Cooktown Little Athletics club’s adults in attendance at Sunday’s break-up: (Front row from left) Kelly Miller, Abi Johnson and Caz Barker and (back row from left) Teagan Kulka, Zeila Wallace, Sue Clark, Kristy Madden, Chanelle Oldaker and Tracey Mcauley. Photos submitted.
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The average for PBs in a season is around 10, with the 16/17 mark usually being the top score for the year. This year athletes were pushing themselves harder and were achieving an average of 15 Pbs, with Overall Champion Steven Johnson achieving an amazing 28! Russell Clark and Cameron Johnson were hot on his tail though, both scoring 24 PBs each. Along with the PB performances
COOKTOWN Little Athletics club members turned in the highest number of Personal Best (Pbs) performance in the club’s history during 2012. The announcement was made at last Saturday’s end of year breakup, presentation and annual general meeting, at the Cooktown pool where there was a good turn out with most of the club members in attendance.
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MONDAY night saw the second last game of netball for the season and after two weeks with no news on the games in the paper, the girls were keen to make sure they made an impression. Hope Vale took the lead from the start as Carmen as goal keeper and Karen in the shooters position were sinking the balls through the ring no matter where they were in the circle. Fiona, Nicole, Lee Ann and Kirri showed how team work is done and kept the ball out of Cooktown’s hands. Charlotte in her first game for Cooktown, along with Leslie, tried desperately to even the score from their positions in the goal circle, but Hopevale took the game 35 to 16. Kristy and Bryce played well keeping pace with the ball as Hope Vale moved it down the court, but an unfortunate fall over each other gave Hope Vale another chance to score a goal.
Thanks to all for the fast paced and actionpacked game. The U12s side were short on players Monday night, but played 3-on-3 with the green tame showing how much their skills had improved and scoring three goals. Eliza has definitely mastered the art of shooting on one leg, Mathilda moves fast in centre position, whileAsh, Ella andAmber showed they can pass the ball smoothly and efficiently. Last games for the season for everyone will be played on Monday at the Events Centre, with the U12s starting at 5.30pm and the seniors starting at 6.45pm. The competition with then go into the Christmas recess and resume on Monday, February 4, 2013. Contact Caz (0408 198 953) for more information.
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Cooktown Little Athletics Club members in attendance at Sunday’s break-up were: (Front row from left): Finlay Barker, Steven Johnson, Jordi Barker and Holly Farnan with (second row from left) Cameron Johnson, Jeneen Clark, Eric Kulka, Ashlee Madden, True Oldaker and Amber Farnan and (back row, from left): Mikelia Gibson, Julan Baird, Gauai Wallce, Katelyn Greaves, Carly Johnson and Russell Clark.
at home, 2012 has been a very successful season, with athletes competing at the Tolga Pentathlon and the North Queensland Regional Championships. We are proud of every one of the clubs athletes. Their enthusiasm took them far this season, so we can’t wait to see what they achieve next year! A big thank-you to those parents who helped out this season, every
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