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$2 • PH: 1300 4895 00 • EDITORIAL: editor@cooktownlocalnews.com.au • Issue 598 • Thursday, January 17, 2013
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JANUARY
Sat 19. Cape York SSAA Working bee at 9am. Sun 20. Cape York SSAA Black Powder Shoot from 9am. Sun 20. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from
1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 22. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 23. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot at 5.30pm. Sat 26. Cape York SSAA Rifle Shoot from 9am. Sun 27. Cooktown SSAA Practical Shoot at 9am. Sun 27. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Mon 28. Cooktown Netball tips off with the Juniors at 5.30pm and the Seniors at 6.45pm. Venues still to be decided. Tue 29. Cooktown Swimming Club starts training at the Cooktown Pool. Times to be announced. Tue 29. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 30. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot and general meeting at 5.30pm.
FEBRUARY
Sat. 2. Kids Art Society at the Elizabeth Guzsely Gallery from 10am to noon.
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Queensland Nurses Union’s Cooktown Branch Members, Debbie Slater, Peta Lyons, Jola George, Cheryl Bess and Kaye Clarke with placards expressing their views on the Newman government health cuts at the Cooktown airport on Tuesday, awaiting the arrival of the Premier. Photo: ERIC GEORGE. INSET: Queensland Premier Campbell Newman (right) arrives at Cooktown Airport with his media officer Kylie Jacobsen, Member for Cook David Kempton and Mrs Lisa Newman. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. QUEENSLAND Premier Campbell Newman was met at Cooktown Airport on Tuesday by six local, placard-waving members of the Queensland Nurses’ Union, but did he get the message? That was the question union representative Jola George was left asking after she and her compatriots, Debbie Slater, Peta Lyons, Cheryl Bess and Kaye Clarke greeted the Premier with friendly “hellos” and “welcome to Cooktown”. With “Hands off our jobs”, “Cut Polies not nurses” and “No more health cuts” clearly visible in letters about a metre high, Mrs George said she felt her little group’s peaceful demonstration against the Newman government’s massive cuts in health spending should have given a clear message to the Premier. “I went to him and asked him if he got the message,”
Mrs George said. “But he just smiled and said ‘what message’ and walked off.” Mrs George said the Nurses’ Union was very concerned that the Newman government’s cost cutting was not supposed to affect nurses, but that is not the case. “By the end of March, we believe there will be 120 jobs lost in Townsville,” she said. She said she was aware that funding to the Cooktown hospital’s budget had been cut, but as yet there had been no discussion about the fate of its nurses. A key area of major concern to the union is the ratio of nurses per patient per hour. “The previous government honoured the union’s requirements on this, but the new government is ignoring it with all this cost cutting,” she said.
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Peta Lyons, who recently transferred from Cairns Base Hospital to Cooktown, said pharmaceutical staff in that establishment had been cut dramatically. “Other cuts I saw were in the fields of social work, occupational therapists and physiotherapists,” Ms Lyons said. “But they’re also taking less graduate nurses too.” Mrs George said advice from the Nurses’ Union received late on Monday was that her group should be polite, courteous and non-confrontative, which she believed they were. In the short time since being notified by the union, she gleaned what information she could on the job cuts and proposed job cuts until now. (See list at right >>) But did the Premier get the message in Cooktown?
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NEWS LEFT: Ergon Energy workers battle searing midday heat on the Endeavour Valley Road to try and restore power to the region. RIGHT: A power unit waiting for installation at Ergon’s facility on Hope Street behind the Council Chambers. INSET: A smaller power unit waiting on Hope Street for installation. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.
Repair crews ‘heroes’ after sub-station meltdown Cooktown Local News that 1417 customers lost power supply at about 9.30 on Saturday night due to a fault in the substation. “One piece of equipment was out of action and to be repaired this week,” the spokesman said. “A second, identical piece failed in service so it was unable to be utilised as an alternative supply method.” Ergon was quick to react, deploying extra crews from the Tablelands, Cairns and as far away as Townsville to assist local operations staff with power restoration.
Ergon crews worked in cooperation with local disaster management teams to co-ordinate power restoration across the district via temporary generation while investigation of a repair to the substation was undertaken. At one stage, more than 40 Ergon staff were on the ground restoring supply, supported by multiple engineering experts in various locations across the state. Also involved in the process were Cooktown State Emergency Service volunteers and Cook Shire Council employees.
Cheryl’s home-ownership dream finally comes true << From Page 1 And the keen gardener intends to plant lots of fruit trees and establish a large garden on her new big block, which is still to be cleared. Cheryl (pictured right) said she was ecstatic when she received the news in December. “I went to the meetings when the possibility of home ownership was announced,” she said. “I put in the applications and hoped.” Once notified, she wasted no time in contacting a builder in Cairns to organise the design of her dream home. And with good luck and good weather, she hopes the building materials will arrive within the next few weeks, and it will be completed around the end of April. So delighted is she in becoming a home owner, she has stepped down from the role as Acting Principal of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy, Hope Vale Campus, to that of teacher so that she will have more time to spend on her new home. Mr Newman said approval of the loan for Cheryl’s house is a significant step towards encouraging private home ownership in Indigenous communities. “At present, the vast majority of land within Indigenous communities is owned by the State through Deed of Grant in Trust, which means people living in the communities are denied the right to purchase land and own their own home,” he said. “The Indigenous home-loan program was established to overcome barriers, such as lack of access to financial institutions and services, low incomes, higher construction costs and an absence of residential property markets in rural and remote areas.” He said his government recognises that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Queensland want to own their own homes
“We’ve shifted generators to wherever we’ve thought we needed to, to make life easier without an online power source,” said Cooktown SES Co-ordinator Kym Jerome. For some, the ordeal lasted about 48 hours, but power has since been restored. However, work continues on the problem.A massive transformer, known as The Nomad, has arrived in Cooktown and is being set up inside the sub-station on the corner of Hope and Ida Streets. It will take several days to con-
nect to the Ergon network to feed power into the poles and wires to supply customers over the next few days - particularly Hope Vale. Technicians are hopeful the Nomad’s installation will be completed by Friday, if not earlier, after which they will examine damaged equipment at the Cooktown Substation and commence repair or replacement work. Temporary generators already supplied to Cooktown and Hope Vale will remain in place as a precautionary measure for the time being.
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Cook Shire Councillor Kaz Price addresses the meeting of Poison Creek, Oaky Creek and Endeavour Valley Road residents opposed to a recently introduced waste collection service in their area. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. But for Joy Girle, who suffers only “lip service” to the residents the wet. About 25 residents attended health problems, pushing her at the meeting. “You’re full of sh..t; you the meeting, while Mayor Scott wheelie bin to the driveway is an have no intentions of following was joined by Deputy Mayor even bigger issue. Some asked why a local tip through on any of this,” he said. Penny Johnson and Councillors “You’re only treating these Allan Wilson, Charlie Martin, could not be established, while Kaz Price and Russel Bowman the financial sense in sending people as morons.” Councillor Wilson, who actuin representing the council. Cooktown’s rubbish to Mareeba ally voted against the service, The residents were advised was also brought under fire. Damage to the roads during took umbrage at the man’s that council was bound by a legal requirement to provide a health the Wet was another issue, while remarks and reminded him that service, which included waste D’Arcy Gallop questioned the he had travelled from Laura to management, that residents’ old legality of the voting process attend the meeting. “Would I have travelled all ways of either burying or burning at council’s December meeting their rubbish on their properties when the relevant motion was this way if I didn’t genuinely care?” he asked. was now illegal and could attract passed. Cass Sorensen, who instigated “I’ve been illegally served massive Environmental Protection Authority fines and that, in with a notice for a service I don’t the meeting after identifying anomalies on the council map effect, the new service was only want,” Mr Gallop said. costing ratepayers about $1.73 At times debate was intense, which could have affected the while discussion was also light- Councillors’ decision, said she per week. felt the meeting was otherwise But the residents remained hearted and in good spirit. Unfortunately, there was one well attended and hoped that adamant they did not want the service, with the distances be- sour note during the meeting. some compromises could be tween their homes and driveways when a man accused Mayor Scott achieved with further consultaand his Councillors of providing tion. a big issue.
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Queensland Premier Campbell Newman gets the right advice on planting Hope Vale Banana Plantation Supervisor Graham Bowen (right) bananas from Hope Vale Banana Plantation Supervisor Graham Bowen. explains the process of banana planting to (from left) Queensland Premier Campbell Newman and Member for Cook, David Kempton. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON. Member for Cook David Kempton said IF Queensland Premier Campbell Newman to make it thrive,” Mr Robertson said. needed any re-enforcement to justify his “Their desire to learn is enormous and after the success of a trial crop last year, the government’s decision to invest $368,000 there are no shirkers when the hard work farm had now been planted out with 50,000 plants, with plans to have twice that many in Hope Vale’s new banana farm, Graham needs to be done either.” Bowen’s intense passion for his job would Mr Newman said the operation could when the farm was in full production. eventually create up to 40 new full-time jobs “The first commercial crop will be ready have been all the justification he needed. Mr Newman and Member for Cook David and underpin sustainable employment for the for harvest and processing on site in the middle of this year,” Mr Kempton said. Kempton visited the farm on Tuesday and community. “As well as the permanent jobs on the “More local jobs, training opportunities listened intently while Graham told them how 8000 new banana plants were planted and business activity will flow from our farm, high school and boarding students in investment in this farm,” Mr Newman said. Cooktown will benefit from school-based each day. “But the back breaking work is in install“Our primary objective is to create sustain- vocational training and casual employment able employment in Hope Vale by creating opportunities it creates. ing the irrigation lines,” Graham said. “We have to do that straight away, and training, employment and business enterprise “In the past, the majority of Hope Vale once the big lines are in, we have to screw opportunities in the local area.” students have not had access to school-based “The Hope Vale banana farm will bring vocational training or to a casual job over the little fellas in like this.” Always smiling and with his eyes gleaming direct employment opportunities at the farm, the school holidays, so the farm is bringing the whole time, Graham helped the Premier and also support emerging enterprise in the benefits to all members of the local comget his hands dirty in Hope Vale’s famous horticulture sector and associated businesses munity.” red soil while he planted a new banana tree. in the local community. The funding has been provided as part He said the funding will be used to buy of the Cape York Welfare Reform Trial, a Business administration officer Leigh Robertson said Graham’s enthusiasm was equipment and to bring the crop to maturity partnership between the Queensland and typical of the 15 workers currently working and to help with harvesting and processing. Australian Governments and the Cape York on the project. “Jobs for local people and boosting Institute across the four communities of “Each and every one of them has taken local businesses will help create a real and Aurukun, Coen, Hope Vale and Mossman ownership of this farm and doing their best sustainable economy in Hope Vale.” Gorge.
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Memories of good times with thoughts on future Story and photo by ERIC GEORGE GLORIA Savage is a longterm resident of Cooktown, and lives with her husband Des in a house with a stunning view over the town and estuary. “I came here in 1963. I came from Georgetown. “We were working at the old Bellevue Guest House in Cairns and Mr Hallam, who owned the Sovereign Hotel, was down there looking for a couple of barmaids and cooks and cleaners, so my friend and I came here.” I asked Gloria to cast her mind back and tell us how she felt as she stepped off the plane for the first time. “I thought if I could get a plane out, I would go back again! It was that windy. I thought, My God - what have we come to? “The Fokker Friendship and the DC3s used to come up here then, whereas now we have only got the little planes.” There were not so many houses in town then? “No, but business-wise, there were three grocery shops in town. There was Savage’s store, Looser’s store, and Pat and Joan Haggerty had a grocery store. “The town used to do things a lot more. They had dances once a month, and the picture theatre used to be twice a week, Wednesday and Saturday night, at the old hall. “Mr and Mrs Chatfield used to run that, and then they sold it to Hans and Faye Looser. Everyone went, and all the people had their own seats. You would not dare to sit in their seat, or you would be in trouble. “We had a lot of fun. In those days everybody knew everybody. “Tuesday was the day the boat came in, bringing fresh fruit and veggies and all that.
And ice cream. Once a week you bought all that sort of stuff, and you survived. “Everyone came into town and went to Looser’s shop for veggies and an ice-cream if there was any there, and went home.” What did Cooktowners do to support themselves? “Much the same as now, bits and pieces. The pearl luggers used to come in, and a lot more prawning boats.” I asked Gloria about the hippies coming to town, and she said they were here all along. “We used to know the police really well then, and, if a strange car came into town that looked suspect, they pulled them up and went through their vehicle. If they found anything, the car was told to leave. It was a good little town - no problems. “It was good. Like the petrol stations, they all borrowed from one another or lent. And the pubs, they would all lend and borrow. “The publicans met every Wednesday and they would have a day out together. If the shop keepers got short of stuff, Looser’s would borrow from Savages, or Haggerty’s - everyone lent and borrowed. “The old Endeavour Inn was started on the side of Looser’s grocery shop, where the Italian is now, and we used to have some good nights there. They would have an Easter Bonnet night. “The West Coast’s night was Halloween, and the Sovereign might have their night, and the Top Pub would have their night. The others closed and everyone went to those nights. It was a really good family sort of thing.” The story of the growth of Cooktown is reflected in the story of the road into town from Cairns. How does Gloria see that?
“We started with trucks in 1965. There was dirt all the way. There were not any bridges then, and the bitumen started at Biboorah. We used to load in Cairns Mondays and Thursdays. “In the Wet, I know one trip in particular took three weeks from Cairns to Cooktown. Coming back, it got caught between the Reedies. “Most times in the Wet we would get a tractor to pull the truck along Lakeland Downs, because they would get stuck. Or we would send a loader to the Reedies to pick up a truck. “We lost two trucks that got washed down the Reedies. We had our share, but you would just battle on and it was a lot of fun.” What does Gloria think of the recent property boom? “House-wise, Cooktown has gone ahead, but businesswise it has gone downhill. Look at the banks. And the newspapers. We got the newspapers early in the morning on the plane because we had regular flights. We have gone ahead, but I reckon we have gone backwards in a lot of ways too.” Gloria is a confirmed grey nomad. She and Des have spent eight years wandering and picking fruit. She has firm ideas about Cooktown and tourism, and the grey nomads’ position in the mix. “The only thing that Cooktown is going to survive on is tourists, isn’t it? Without tourists, there is nothing. We have got to look at improving the place for tourists, as well as locals. “They have done great with Grassy Hill. That is magnificent. They have done good with the skate park for the kids. “The swimming pool should be more central, at Anzac Park or somewhere down there. Fill that land in
Gloria Savage has memories of good times and thoughts on the future. and put kids’ playthings, and barbecues, make it a friendly atmosphere for people. “When we were travelling around, there were a lot of towns smaller than Cooktown and, I tell you what, they provided a lot of stuff for tourists. “They really look after them, so they will go back to those places. “Look at Mareeba now - grey nomads have made Mareeba. “I know people say, oh, they don’t spend any money in the town. “That is garbage. Five or six years ago, we had 13 motor homes down at the stables because they could not get into any caravan park. “We put a bucket inside the door and anyone who bought anything or did anything in town put their dockets in the bucket. “At the end of it, they were added up and $10,500 had been spent by 13 motor homes in three weeks. “It all adds up.”
Spin-offs to town in new projects THE Minister has asked me to congratulate Cooktown on its recent achievement in the Special Education field. After long and exhaustive discussions, a new facility will be built in Cooktown with the full support of government at all levels. This is a great step forward in giving Cooktowners the sort of education appropriate to their needs. We in the Department recognise the strains and stresses of modern life are particularly difficult for country people and it is a great thing that such a large proportion of education funding in Cooktown should be spent this way. Of course, this is not the only project addressing Cooktown’s special needs. Shortly, work will start on your drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre. The Department believes strongly in decentralisation, and building such facilities where they are most needed.
premises will look interestI am sure it will be packed full of recovering Cooktowning to passers-by. ers as soon as it opens. It is important to recogA third project is under View nise that all three projects construction as I write. The from will bring spin-off benefits Government Service Hub the Hill to the town. building will, for the first For instance, I understand the government hub is time, bring all the many services departments together under opposite one of your taverns. What one roof. This will be a great help to could be more natural than for government officers and their clients to service users. It is true that this project will not make use of these facilities? In fact, in the interest of setting bring the increased work opportunities that the other two will, and it is possible their clients at ease, the officers that moving departments into the new may even choose to hold their building will leave a lot of empty, consultations in the bar area itself, which can only be good for local privately-owned office space in town. We have instructed all departments business. to ensure that they leave inspiring We look forward to great things pictures over the windows of their old from these new investments in offices. I will be providing several large your town. Bruce O’Krat, and impressive posters of the Minister talking to normal people, so the vacant Advisor to the Minister.
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Inspirational speaker to present Australia Day awards RESIDENTS are reminded that the Cook Shire 2013 Australia Day awards presentations will be held at the PCYC Events Centre from 5pm on Saturday, January 26. Presenting this year’s awards will be Woolworths Australia Day Ambassador, Mr John Coutis. John Coutis is an exceptional person. Born with a severe disability that rendered his legs useless, John defied medical opinion by refusing to die. Today he
John is dedicated to helping Australia’s youth reach their full potential. His signature statements are “If I can, you can!” and “Nothing is impossible”. “We are so lucky to have John Coutis as our Australia Day Ambassador,” said Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott. “His achievements and attitude to life are nothing short of remarkable.
“I look forward to welcoming John to our community and inviting him to take part in our Australia Day celebrations.” Mr Coutis will present awards for Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, Sports Achievement Award, Junior Sports Achievement Award, Cultural/Arts Achievement Award and Service to the Community Award. Australia Day celebrations will also be held across many communities of Cook Shire on that day.
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THE immediate future of Cooktown’s iconic Discovery Festival remains safe with Sunday’s election of the steering committee required to start the incorporation process demanded for funding and insurance purposes. Held at the Cooktown Cafe, Cook Shire Council officers Vicki Kirk and Caz Barker provided the relevant advice about incorporation to those in attendance. Under the rules of incorporation, last year’s festival co-ordinator Bronwyn Sieverding cannot hold an executive position while a
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John 3:1-6 NICODEMUS would probably be welcome at any church today. He seems like an ideal member - principled, knowledgeable, morally upstanding, courteous and humble. However, Nicodemus had two big problems despite all of that outward religious appeal: first, he was blind to the truth and second, he was spiritually dead. The man was lost. That is, he did not have a relationship with God through Jesus Christ.
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Religious but lost As a Pharisee, with a natural “bent” away from God. Nicodemus adhered Jesus explained to to strict Jewish codes and laws, so he was the observant rabbi that all his outward certainly religious. But the problem From the Pulpit ,goodness couldn’t erase, replace, or of the lost person is not attitudes, conduct, or even change his nature. Instead, every person who character. desires to serve God must be We can change and control those things through sheer born again. The Lord promised that if determination, and many folks do. Nicodemus received Him as What people really need is a Saviour, then he would enter change of their basic nature. into a brand-new life. His old sinful nature would We come into this world
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she can now formally announce that an official Guinness Book of World Records attempt at the world banana-eating competition can now be held. “We held the attempt last year, but were unable to get it sanctioned by the governing body in time, so it wasn’t recognised,” she said. “But there won’t be holding us back this year.” Bronwyn said she is hopeful that last year’s unofficial champion, Jayden McKee will return for a tilt at the formal title. be transformed so that he could have a real relationship with God. Instead of appearing to be a religious man, Nicodemus would be a true believer. No one gets into heaven on the strength of good works and kind behavior. When we stand before God, the only thing that will matter is whether our old sin nature has been replaced. We want to show Him the living Spirit we received when Jesus came into our life. Pastor Wayne Brennan, Cooktown Community Church
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NEWS
Cooktown to hold first Health and Wellbeing Expo COOKTOWN will host its first “Integrated Health and Wellbeing Expo” at the PCYC Events Centre on Saturday, February 16. Inspiration for the event was first nurtured in August, 2011, when Sandy Jones and Dr Mel Scrace attended a four-day Primary Course at the Gold Coast, presented by the Australian College of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. Ms Jones said it was inspirational, with conversations held until the early hours every night, discussing how it could be applied to help the Cooktown community. The idea gained momentum in January, 2012, when they were joined by a large gathering of community members to nurture and implement a shared vision of holistic primary and preventative health care. “It is now an ever-enlarging group of individuals, practitioners and other wise people connecting via email and monthly meetings,” Sandy said. “The mission of the Integrated Health group is ‘To create a harmonious environment of healing and well-being where people are connected, nurtured and informed of their journey towards healthy families and communities’.” “This type of health care is not about temporarily fixing symptoms with pills and patches; it is about people regaining control over their health, taking responsibility for their health and disease,” Dr Scrace said. “Holistic health is about the balance of mind, body and spirit, not just the absence of pharmaceutical
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medications. “Many people have problems which simply cannot be helped by our western model of care alone, so we are hoping to integrate complementary therapists into our health system in Cooktown so the primary health care system becomes more holistic in its approach.” Ms Jones said Michelle Hodgkiss was the member responsible for the expo. “We are inviting the community to meet and get to know therapists from all over the Far North (including our very own), to find out more about their healing methods and learn more about how nutrition can influence health and disease,” Sandy said. “It’s all very well to live into your 80s, but who wants to be riddled with arthritis, heart disease, osteoporosis or dementia? “Being able to live a healthy life, throughout life is our aim.” Ms Jones said a donation from Cook Shire Council Community Grants Program will help with the provision of the event. “It’s a much-appreciated donation,” she said. Children are welcome to attend the day, which will be one of relaxation and activity, nurturing self and others, learning and sharing and maybe even trying something new. More than 30 stalls promoting selfhealing, healthy lifestyle, sustainable living and more than 18 healing and wellness modalities will be on display on they day. A wide range of health products
Reconnective Healing
Teaching Wholeness Kathara Self Healing
Spiritual Practice
Biodynamic farming
Natural Therapies School
Zumba Fitness
Food and Fitness Be Your Medicine
Young Living Essential Oils
Integrated Health and Wellbeing Expo
Nutri-Concepts
PCYC Events Centre, 3 May Street, Cooktown 10.30am – 3.30pm
Spiritual Practice
Clare’s Kitchen Seasonal Food Cooking Demo
Fruity Frappes
Thermomix Food Processing
Assortment of DVDs to watch
Cooktown Food Connect Making Butter and Ricotta Cheese Demo
Yoga Meditation Relaxation Zumba Fitness Kids Activities
Special event with Malcolm Bell 3pm – 5pm
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Bowen and Massage Therapy
Recipes for Natural Cosmetics
Bush Essentials Body Lotions
Naturopath Herbalist Homoeopathy Reiki, Bach Flowers Spiritual Readings and Herbals
Healthy food and products
Further info: Michelle hodgkissmichelle@hotmail.com or Sandy sandezemail@gmail.com Ph 40695869 Rainforest Bounty Cooking Demo
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Activity Sessions
Saturday, February 16, 2013
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Full Boar Fitness
Come and try different ways of healing and staying well.
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Cooktown Wellbeing Centre
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Presenting Talks Main Door
Diane Roesler, Rhonda Holland, Dr Mel Scrace, Sandy Jones, Nan Hale, Sayah Scott and Kathleen Roberts met at the Events Centre last Friday to discuss floor plans for Cooktown’s first Integrated Health and Wellbeing Expo, which will be held on Saturday, February 16. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON. and healthy food will be available number of appointments available hodgkissmichelle@hotmail.com or to sample and purchase, along with on the day, interest with stall holders Sandy Jones: sandezemail@gmail.com cooking demonstrations, DVDs to should be registered early for follow- or phone 4069 5869. watch, information on local up visits or workshops. Cooktown’s first Integrated Health fitness activities, recipes on natural Those interested in contributing to and Wellbeing Expo will be held at the cosmetics and much more. the expo or holding a stall can contact Events Centre between 10.30am and Sandy said that with a limited either email Michelle Hodgkiss: 5pm on Saturday, February 16.
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100 Years On...
Jinxed ship worked between Cooktown and Melbourne FROM The Brisbane Courier: “Tuesday 14 January 1913, comes the sad tale of a drowning accident, which involved the SS Aramac at Cooktown wharf. ‘ A drowning accident occurred here yesterday afternoon. While the Aramac was approaching the wharf the stern of a boat containing two men was lowered too quickly, and the boat filled with water and turned turtle. One man got clear and swum to shore. The other man, McNeil, hung on for some time, but disappeared before the pilot boat could reach him. McNeil was a brother of the boatswain of the Aramac. Aboriginals have been diving for the body, but without result. The Aramac proceeded on her voyage North this morning.’ As if this was not bad enough, the following week another story about the SS Aramac appeared in The Brisbane Courier, Wednesday 22 January 1913: “Thursday Island, January 21. A man employed at the pilot station at Goode Island put off in a dinghy last night, to take the harbour pilot from the steamer Aramac, which left here about 10 o’clock for Cooktown, although it was ascertained later that a launch accompanied the Aramac for the pilot. The man was found this afternoon at Friday Island, his boat having been lost, and he was brought back in a very exhausted condition to the hospital. He must have been in the water a very long time.”
In researching for more information about the SS Aramac, I unearthed so much about this ill-fated ship, I just had to share it with you here: “The ARAMAC - Steel steamship built by W Denny & Bros, Dumbarton Glasgow for AUSN. December 1889. Built as a passenger ship working the Melbourne - North Queensland trade. Sold to H P Stacey of Sydney, 19th June 1925 and converted into a hulk. Scuttled off Sydney Heads 1929-30. Sistership to Arawatta & Wodonga”. In July 1893, the trouble started for the Aramac when the death of Albert Jonathan Johnson, seaman, was reported. “He was killed by falling from the masthead of the S S Aramac. The evidence of the chief officer was … he was sent aloft to reel a line. When he had readied the top of the mast he lost his hold and fell to the deck.” Then in July 1893, the papers carried the story of an, “EXPLOSION OF DYNAMITE ON BOARD THE S S ARAMAC.” In February 1896, “the vessel was almost helpless in the sea which at the time was running mountains high. The vessel was driven against Bramble Reef, and remained on the reef until some time in the morning when the rising tide enabled her to be floated off.” March 1904, brought the news of another grounding. “About 12 miles off Sandy Cape, she struck the
Breaksea Spit. Learning that water was making in the forehold and engine room, the Captain made for Burnett Heads, running about 20 miles, when the fires went out. They managed to keep her afloat till midday, when the Tinana arrived and towed the Aramac to smooth water, where she was kept afloat without much trouble.” Then on Friday 13 May 1904, the “S S ARAMAC was turning Kangaroo Point on the return journey from the Bay. It was ebb tide, and the steamer experienced a set over towards and touched the rocks near the Customs House, while proceeding to the Eagle Street wharf she collided with the Arrawatta.” In March 1912, “At an early hour this morning, it was found that the coal bunkers of the steamer Aramac were on fire. The fire brigade was summoned and the fire was soon got under. The damage was very slight, little coal being burnt, while the bunker partitions were only slightly burnt.” July 1918 saw Aramac aground once more this time in the Yarra, “The S S Aramac, with mails and passengers for Adelaide, grounded near the mouth of the Yarra today, and lies well into the stone wall, if not partly on it.” She must have had problems in the Yarra as in June 1920, “the ARAMAC strikes the South Wharf, in
The S S Aramac was a jinxed ship with a history of accidents to her name. Photo submitted. the middle swinging basin, in the Yarra, on May 5, The Aramac arrived here from Brisbane on the morning of May 5, and while the vessel was being turned in the Swinging basin it commenced to move ahead … At about 8.40am the steamer struck the wharf, which was damaged by the collision.” Thankfully for all, the Aramac was scrapped in 1924. Surely thought by many as a very jinxed ship.
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Colouring our moods Fizzy COLOUR affects our moods. There is no denying it. Yellow lightens; black sobers; brown can make sombre, but green always brightens. Have you put to paper any thoughts on colour? Email your efforts for our column to: thekellers@ bigpond.com or send to: P O Box 645, Cooktown, 4895. Our next group meeting is at the Lions’ Hall at 6.30 pm on Tuesday, February 5. Writers’ Dianne Keller Corner Cooktown Writers’ Group. “Green” Oh just where would we be without green, All around us under blue skies seen? When rain is denied and brown ensues We long for lime, sage and olive hues. Green is a colour that lightens hearts. It brings tranquillity; woe departs. Hard not to smile at parrots green-tipped; Not to laugh when on lush grass we’ve tripped. Even in cities green light means, “Go!” Emerald shines and fast tempers slow. If peace is desired in one’s domain Daub with green and your wish you’ll attain. God gifts green as His colour of calm; Renewal of spirit; a balm. When beige or grey makes happiness flee Step out and gaze at a green-leaved tree. By DIANNE KELLER
drinks a downer NEW research shows that sweetened beverages such as soft drinks can lead to depression in older adults. People aged 50 to 70 who consumed four cans or cups of sweetened soft drinks each day had a 30% increase in risk of developing depression. The same research also found that coffee and tea were linked to lower incidence of depression in the same demographic. The study was conducted by Dr. Honglei Chen, a researcher with the National Institutes of Health.
Cooktown Local News 17 - 23 January 2013 – 9
Feature: ADVENTURES in PNG
PHOTOS: CRAIG HAND
Now Crackers is on his way to Cooktown By MARK ROY LIVING hand-to-mouth on insect
larvae and bandicoot meat with a former headhunting tribe in a remote wilderness in Papua New Guinea might not sound like everybody’s idea of a tropical getaway. Or running for your life along a log-strewn beach chased by a bloodthirsty band of Indonesian traders. Or wading waist-deep in a creek with half a dozen tribesmen in the hope of finding a crocodile for dinner. But for seasoned adventurer and one-man charity dynamo Craig ‘Crackers’ Hand, it just comes with the territory. Crackers, who runs the charity Friends of PNG, is back on the Australian mainland after spending a wild couple of months in the remote village of Sibidiri. And he will be in Cooktown towards the end of February. He describes Cooktown as “one of his favourite places in Australia”. He is due to leave Seisia on Cape York in the next few days, heading to Cooktown. “It’ll take six weeks or so; it’s not race and I want to do some adventuring, fishing, exploring and filming. “But I’m really looking forward to catching up with people there. I have a lot of friends there, and I really like the place.” Crackers conducts school talks during his travels and is more than happy to do so during his stay here. He can be contacted on 0404 283 250, and leave a message as he is frequently out of range, or or email him at handozzy@yahoo.com.au. Crackers set sail for PNG in October last year from Thursday Island in his Little Red Boat to deliver much-needed supplies to the village, including medicines, gardening tools, mosquito nets, clothes and
educational books and sponsorships for school children. He said while some sponsors for the kids came as far away as Germany, schools closer to home were also willing to lend a hand. “The Minjilang school on Croker Island had some laminated drawings and also some books and stationery that they sent in a box to Bamaga Post Office,” he said. “Children on Groote Eylandt sent a number of hats, so I picked them all up and took them over to the tribe and distributed them amongst the school kids there.” While kids in Australia might take their schooling for granted, walking to school took on a different dimension for children in PNG villages, he said. While he was there, a group of students walked home from school on Daru - an unaccompanied, week-long trek through the bush. “There were six kids, one from Sibidiri tribe and others were from various other tribes in that area, but they all shared the trip home,” he said. “They walked for a good week or so, through swamps full of crocodiles and basically jungle trails and made their way home. “Other coastal tribes I talk to can’t believe the kids do that . . . they can’t believe some of the tribes inland do the trips they do.” While in the village, Crackers ran a fishing competition, the second “Sibidiri Classic”. “I brought them hand lines and lures, but some of the villagers still went out with the traditional bowand-arrow,” Crackers said. “The results were about 50/50 for each method, but I awarded third place in the competition to one of the boys for a wallaby he caught with his bow-and-arrow.” Crackers joined in with the day-today activities in the village, including planting yam seedlings, building
Crackers and villagers carrying the croc which fed the whole tribe. fences, fishing, hunting - and also Tracker, which tracks his journey joined them to hunt crocodile. across the high seas and into PNG “They have a number of different interior with a series of positions and methods of hunting crocodiles, all blog posts. fairly interesting,” he said. In early December, the Torres “Harpoon at night, or just a hook News, a sister paper of the Cooktown - or one day I was filming them in a Local News, reported on a post from creek, where they get in a line across Sibidiri that Cracker’s boat had sunk the creek and walk forward. at anchor. “They were in waist-deep water, Crackers said he lost a lot of about seven of them, and I just equipment from the swamped boat, thought, well I’ll join in. including money from a container that “So I hopped in the middle of the later turned up behind a nearby beach guys and walked along with them up camp occupied by Indonesian traders. the middle of the creek. After villagers called police, three “I was probably lucky we didn’t of the traders decided they would get a crocodile that day.” attack Crackers. Supporters of Friends of PNG “They chased me up the beach, but from all around the world follow I managed to escape,” he said. Crackers’ adventures online though Villagers helped him tow his boat his facebook page and the Cracker to Boigu, where Sea Swift took it on
Try this for a trip . . .
Crackers, Evan, Karyn and Andrew at the Palmer River Roadhouse after the adventurer hit a cow.
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a barge to Seisia. “I can’t thank Sea Swift enough,” Crackers said. But the crew did have a laugh at his expense, he admitted. “They picked me up in late December, and told me about the Mayan calendar, and that the end of the world had been predicted for December 21. “I told them I’d heard nothing about it, as I’d been out of touch with civilisation for a couple of months in Sibidiri. “So the crew told me the world had actually come to an end,” Crackers laughed. “They said ‘We’ve been drifting around here for days now, and you’re the first survivor we’ve found.’” “Thanks to the great people of Seisia, T.I., Dauan, Saibai and Boigu for saying ‘G’Day Crackers’,” he said.
CRACKERS owes a debt of graititude to Andrew, Karyn and son Andrew, all from the Palmer River Roadhouse, who looked after him for a “couple of days in September” and to Peter Cochrane for helping him with the Little Red Boat. This is his amazing story. “Most people plan their Cape York trip for a couple of years but, when my boat needed to be taken from Pormpuraaw where Peter Cochrane, the local policeman was looking after it for me, to Stuart McKinnon, the boat mechanic in Weipa.” Here is Crackers’ intinerary: • I flew 4000km from Pormpuraaw to Kowanyama to Cairns and to Darwin all in one day (Monday, September 17, 2012), • Had my birthday on Tuesday and Wednesday with mates in Darwin while putting new rollers and winch on my trailer, • Left Darwin on Thursday and drove 3000km in three days, picking up some chooks for Peter along the way, • Hit a cow and wrote off my car near Palmer River on a Saturday night, • Andrew and Karyn took me in and their son, Evan, was put in charge of the chooks. • I pulled the front end off the car back out somewhere to where it should be on Sunday with some rope tied to a tree, • Ordered new radiator, hoses, three belts, parts, etc from Cairns on Monday to be freighted overnight, • Put them on Tuesday morning, taped up everything loose and was on the road by lunchtime and back to my boat at Peter’s place amd chooks delivered safely by that night, • Winched the Little Red Boat onto the trailer on Wednesday and was at Stuart McKinnon’s in Weipa that night, • Repaired the boat motor by the weekend, and • Then had a weekend off and went in the Weipa Billfish Challenge.
Feature: ADVENTURES in PNG
PHOTOS: CRAIG HAND
Crackers with the Sibidiri chiefs and villagers during the head-hunting welcoming ceremony.
ABOVE: Crackers with a few school kids from Maningrida during his visit to Arnhem Land last year. RIGHT: The unattended Little Red Boat is found swamped and sunk at anchor in a cross-current off This small wallaby was one of the catches in the second the coastal village of Tais in PNGâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Western Province. Sibidiri Classic fishing comp, taking third place.
Crackers and his friend Gwama with a sizeable PNG croc that fed the whole tribe.
Students receiving donated school books and drawings from schoolchildren on the Australian mainland.
A Sibidiri tribesman showing his son how to make a bow from bamboo.
Many people in the village are suffering from easily treatable diseases and infections such as ringworm.
After 32 days of treatment for ringworm, all traces of the infection are gone - just a few healthy patches of mud.
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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Mask and Memory 11:00 Photo Finish 6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz 10:00 The Bill Engvall Show 10:30 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 11:30 Best Of One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 One Day Series - AusLast Of The Summer Wine 1:50 Waterloo Road 1:50 Big Ideas Sampler tralia vs Sri Lanka 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Dr Who: The God Complex 5:00 National News 7:00 ABC News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia vs Sri Lanka 7:30 7.30 9:00 The Middle: Axl has a new girlfriend he wants to impress on 8:00 Friday Night Dinner: The Mercedes - Join the Goodman family Valentine’s Day, while Brick has a crush on a fellow student for their weekly Friday night dinner in this quirky comedy. and Mike accidentally lets the news slip out, humiliating his shy son. Elsewhere, Sue searches for a boy she kissed on a 8:30 Case Sensitive: The Other Half Lives - Based on the book by Halloween hayride. Sophie Hannah - a gripping psychological thriller about love, 9:30 RBT obsession, trust and betrayal. 10:00 Movie: “Executive Decision” (M v,l) - Kurt Russell and Steven 10:05 TBA Seagal star in this action-packed film about two special agents 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition racing against time to save the lives of 400 people. Ruthless 10:45 The Old Guys: Hospital - When Sally goes into hospital for an terrorists hijack a plane and threaten to bomb Washington operation on her knee, Tom and Roy find themselves competwith lethal nerve gas, and it is up to an elite unit of Special ing to be the best visitor. Forces to board the commandeered plane from an experimen11:15 My Family: Labour Pains - Ben is angrier than ever at the way tal aircraft. 12:40 Movie: “The Omega Man” (M v) Cavitex is treating the dentists, but he gets himself in trouble with his colleagues by accepting a promotion from Mr Griffith. 2:30 The Baron 3:30 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Good Morning America 11:45 Rage
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5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:30 A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2:50 In Their Own Words: British Novelists 3:55 Black Cab Sessions USA 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights: Stage 13: Copiapó to La Serena 6:00 My Family Feast: Italian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Alaska 8:30 Prisoners of War 9:40 Real Humans: Make Haste - In a parallel present day, robots have become so human it is barely possible to distinguish them from real people. In this episode, Rick and Bo are insulted when the ladies switch them off for a girls’ night out. They begin throwing their weight about and decide to get revenge. 10:50 Movie: “Kilometre 31” (MA h,v) In Spanish. When their mother dies, two twin sisters gain the ability to speak to one another using telepathy. Their connection takes on a spookier and more supernatural note when one sister becomes comatose after an accident. 12:40 Inside Nature’s Giants: The Crocodile 1:40 Dave in the Life: Hunter 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 20
6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Senior School Choir of the Year 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 Boxing For Palm Island 2:00 Superfish 3:00 Making War Horse 3:50 The Girl Who Swallowed Bees 4:00 Football: W-League - Semi Final 2 6:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Restoration Home 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs: A Perfect Specimen of Womanhood 9:30 Rev. 10:05 All In The Best Possible Taste With Grayson Perry: Middle Class Taste 10:50 The Beauty Within Us: The Photographer Jock Sturges 11:45 Movie: “Come Back, Little Sheba” (PG) 1:15 Movie: “Sister Kenny” (G) - The biography of a woman who brought her own system of treating polio victims into the limelight. 3:15 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors 4:25 Can We Help: Shorts 4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia / 5:30 Catalyst
6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Australian Fishing Championships 11:30 Discover Downunder Summer Series 12:00 Cybershack 12:30 Gilligan’s Island 1:00 One Day Series - Australia vs Sri Lanka 5:00 National News Sunday 5:30 One Day Series - Australia vs Sri Lanka 9:00 The Middle: Frankie looks for a friend for Brick; Sue sneaks into an R-rated movie against Mike’s wishes; and Axl and his band need a hot female for their music video and try to get stealth footage of their sexy biology teacher. 9:30 Customs - Super sniffer dog Diesel has alerted Officers at Gatwick Airport of a suspicious vacuum cleaner. Information has been received that drugs in Vacuum cleaners are showing up at airports all over the world. 10:00 TBA 10:30 2013 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:00 Nikita 1:00 Spyforce 2:05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:35 Danoz Direct 3:30 4WD TV 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
6:00 Stitch 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:30 2013 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2013 Australian Open 11:30 That ‘70s Show: I Love Cake - Eric doesn’t know how to respond when Donna uses the ‘L’ word. A fight with Midge leaves Bob sleeping at the Forman’s house, and Kelso is the butt of Fonzie jokes when he shows up in a new leather jacket 12:00 Special: Search For The Shark Callers - Experience the mysteries and ceremonial traditions of the Solomon Islands in a fascinating look at the customs, people and land. 1:00 Auction Squad - An old federation home is desperately seeking a modern makeover, but it could take The Hulk to move that monstrosity out the back! 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 Football Asia 11:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Wheel2Wheel: Hong Kong 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Corinth 5:00 Cycling Central 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights: Stage 14: La Serena to Santiago 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 The Vikings 8:30 Dirty Business: How Mining Made Australia 9:35 My Enemy’s Enemy - Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald’s documentary tracks Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, aka, the Butcher of Lyon, who committed atrocities while hunting down members of the French Resistance, and then became an agent of American counter-intelligence during the Cold War. 11:15 Movie: “Grbavica” (MA l) In Bosnian. A powerful, understated look at post-war Sarajevo with a single mother’s struggle to survive her personal demons and raise a teenage daughter in a city broken and scarred by conflict. 1:00 Movie: “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days” (M a) The powerful true story about the final days of the brave anti-Nazi heroine Sophie Scholl. It is 1943 and Sophie, her brother Hans, and fellow students of the University of Munich have formed the resistance group White Rose. 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 21
SBS
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Restoration Home 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Waterloo Road 2:50 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Country House Rescue: Riverhill House 6:50 Minuscule: Zzzeplin 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Bills 8:30 Kevin’s Grand Design 9:30 The Grammer Of Happiness 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Obama: What Happened To Hope? 11:30 The Lost JFK Tapes: The Assassination 12:20 Movie: “See No Evil” (M v) - A young woman convalescing in a mansion belonging to her uncle is terrorised by a psychopath who murders her uncle, her aunt, and her cousin. 3:15 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Shadow Of The Eagle” (PG) - In the 18th century, Catherine is the Empress of Russia, determined to rid herself of a young princess who claims to be the rightful heir to the Russian throne. 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:30 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Classified Materials Turbulence 7:30 RBT 8:30 The Mentalist: Bloodsport - The murder of a woman tied to a pro fighter has the team exploring the mixed-martial arts world. Meanwhile, LaRoche continues to focus his investigation on Jane. 9:30 CSI: Miami: Happy Birthday - When a pregnant woman is assaulted, Horatio and the team fight for her and her baby’s life while tracking down her attacker. 10:30 CSI: Miami: Blood Sugar 11:30 Nikita 12:30 The Avengers 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Seven Morning News 9:30 2013 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - With April’s support Dex decides to return to Uni. Bianca is worried that Adam’s killed Heath. Then, Brax, Kyle and Jamie search for a missing Heath. 7:30 2013 Australian Open - The world’s top tennis players converge on Melbourne Park to vie for the prestigious title and a record prize pool of $30 million. 11:30 That ‘70s Show: Donna & Eric Sleepover - Donna climbs through Eric’s window and he wakes up to find her in bed with him. Hyde takes a job at Fotohut and his boss is so laid back that Hyde soon seems like a workaholic. 12:00 Auction Squad - Budget renovation tips galore as a tiny 100 year old terrace gets a 21st century face-lift. 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange - Alan and Michelle are ready to jump into the deep end. But can Alan’s medical condition take it 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Unfair Competition” (PG) 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Dakar Rally 2013 Highlights: Review 6:00 Italian Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Bubble Trouble 8:30 Derren Brown: Fear And Faith 9:35 Mad Men: The Good News - As 1964 draws to a close, Don heads to Los Angeles to visit Anna - but learns her family is keeping a worrying secret from her. Back in New York, Joan finds it difficult to deal with an increasingly tetchy Lane, and struggles to cope with the pressures placed on her as a result of Greg’s new career in the Army. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: The Boy in the Bubble - Rupert, a 10-year-old boy, falls hopelessly in love for the first time. When it all goes terribly wrong, he wishes never to experience heartache again. Narrated by Alan Rickman. From Ireland. (G); Noise - The noises seeping into the protagonist’s flat are subject to his interpretation, generating random images which interact with each other. From Poland. 1:05 Cast Offs: Tom 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 22
7 CENTRAL
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Kevins Grand Design 1:30 Theatreland 2:00 Waterloo Road 2:55 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen 6:00 Time Team: Gateholm 6:50 Minuscule: United We Stand 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Beats 8:30 New Tricks 9:30 Next Stop Hollywood 10:00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Snappy 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Harry’s Arctic Heroes 11:35 Movie: “Escape From Alcatraz” (M v) - A group of inmates attempt a daring escape from the notorious Alcatraz prison island from which no-one had managed to escape before. 1:25 The Armstrong And Miller Show 2:00 Basketball: WNBL 4:00 Movie: “Women Of Twilight” (PG) - Vivianne is a young woman forced to rent a room in a decrepit boarding house for unmarried mothers. 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 10:30 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Monopolar Expedition 7:30 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Electric Can Opener Fluctuation 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Jimmy Conjecture 9:30 2 Broke Girls: And The Very Christmas Thanksgiving 10:00 Two And A Half Men: Mr. Hose Says “Yes” - When a pregnant woman is assaulted, Horatio and the team fight for her and her baby’s life while tracking down her attacker. 10:30 TBA 11:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Seven Morning News 9:30 2012 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight - The latest news and current social issues presented by a team of reporters. 7:00 Home And Away - Brax cuts ties with Adam. Casey is in prison and befriends Zac, but also makes an enemy. Meanwhile, Sid delivers heartfelt advice to Sasha - that she needs to move on. 7:30 2013 Australian Open 11:30 That ‘70s Show: Eric Gets Suspended - Donna wants to get her parent’s attention so she starts smoking and getting F’s on her report card, but it’s Eric who gets suspended from school when he’s caught holding Donna’s cigarette. Jackie and Kelso can’t agree on how many stuffed animals she gets to keep in his van, and Hyde and Fez go on a blind date with two hot girls, but only one of the guys gets to have any fun. 12:00 Auction Squad - An inner city cottage goes from frumpy to funky with a wild kitchen makeover. 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Les Miserables 2:30 Duncan Gifford: The Russian Experience 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines: Douarnenez to Saint-Nazaire 6:00 Italian Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Geoffrey Robertson 8:35 Extreme ER: London 9:30 Coppers: What’s Your Emergency? 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “White Material” (MA v) In French. French film legend Isabelle Huppert stars as Maria, a wilful French woman refusing to give up her coffee plantation in Africa, where war and racial tensions are threatening to tip the nation into chaos. 12:55 Mad Men: The Gypsy and the Hobo - The firm welcomes back an old client; Joan and Greg make plans for their future; and Don finally comes clean to Betty about his true identity. 1:50 Anna Pihl - Anna Pihl is a rookie police officer assigned to one of Copenhagen’s busiest constabularies. Her first day on the job turns out to be anything but an average dull Monday. The day is not made any easier when she has to take her little boy along to the police station. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 23
IMPARJA
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Waterloo Road 2:55 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 The People’s Supermarket 6:50 Minuscule: The Last Supper 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Campanology 8:30 Bee Gees: In Our Own Time 9:35 Would I Lie To You? 10:05 Genius: Chris Addison And Mel Giedroyc 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Spooks 11:45 DNA Forensics: Hunt For The Shoe Rapist 1:20 Stress Buster: Swan Care 2:00 Football: W-League - Semi Final 1 4:00 Movie: “The Interrupted Journey” (PG) - An aspiring writer runs off with a woman, Susan, whom he believes he loves more than his wife. However, when he leaves Susan and sets off home, he becomes a suspect in her murder. 5:15 Big Ideas Sampler 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Seven Morning News 9:30 2013 Australian Open 6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Antiques Roadshow 10:30 The 6:00 Seven News New Adventures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 One Day Series - Australia 6:30 Today Tonight Vs Sri Lanka 5:00 National News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs 7:00 Home And Away - Casey moves to Leah’s following Kyle’s Sri Lanka arrival at the Share house. Tamara tells Casey her intentions 9:00 The Middle: Heck On A Plane - Sue wins a family trip to New for their relationship. Gina informs Sasha she should repeat York, and the flight turns into a comedy of errors. year 11. Meanwhile, Celia and Colleen fuss over Harvey’s 9:30 Customs: His name is Dazzling and so is his story. Arriving in chickenpox. the UK for 4 months with only $40, he says a mate is going to 7:30 2013 Australian Open look after him. But when officers find falsified documents in his position he quickly changes his story and claims to have a 11:30 That ‘70s Show: Red’s Birthday - Red’s birthday becomes a nightmare when the Pinciotti’s both bring dates to his birthday girlfriend in London. But when she turns out to be Russian he dinner. Eric is upset that Donna chooses Hyde to confide in soon finds himself in a bit of a pickle. 10:00 TBA about her family’s problems and Jackie makes Michael swear 11:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights that he will never keep secrets from her 12:00 Take The Money And Run - Everyday people hide money from 12:00 Auction Squad trained detectives who have 48 hours to find the loot. If the 1:00 Home Shopping contestant is successful in keeping it hidden, they get to keep 3:30 The Real Seachange - Things heat up in Canada at the grand the money. opening of the Boardwalk Restaurant. Will Ian and Catherine’s 1:00 Extra first day be a success? 1:30 Danoz Direct 4:00 NBC Today 3:00 4WD TV 5:00 Sunrise Extra 3:30 Good Morning America 5:30 Seven Early News 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today
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THURSDAY 24
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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 The People’s Supermarket 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Miss Sadie Thompson” (G) 2:00 Waterloo Road 2:55 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 6:30 Good Morning Kalimantan 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Cummingtonite 8:30 Nigellissima 9:00 The Hour 10:00 Angry Boys 10:30 ABC News: Late Edition 10:40 Baker Boys: Inside The Surge 11:40 The Botany Of Desire 12:35 The Clinic 1:25 The Da Vinci Shroud - Thought to have held the image of Jesus Christ, tortured and crucified, the Shroud of Turin has baffled scientists for decades as to how it was made. This film examines the theory that it was created by Leonardo da Vinci. 2:15 Big Ideas Sampler 2:30 NTAFL: Tiwi Bombers Vs Palmerston 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings Summer Series 10:30 The New Adven6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Seven Morning News 9:30 2013 Australian Open tures Of Old Christine 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen 6:00 Seven News Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 6:30 Today Tonight National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 7:00 Home And Away - Colleen and Celia’s hullabaloo provokes Alf Hot Seat to send them packing - only to discover Celia has nowhere to 6:00 National News go. April squashes Dex’s fears that never-again will he lead a 6:30 A Current Affair normal life - with family and friends everything will be alright. 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Gothowitz Deviation Meanwhile, Casey rejects Tamara’s advances. 7:30 Getaway Summer 7:30 2013 Australian Open 8:30 Person Of Interest: Bad Code 11:30 That ‘70s Show: Laurie Moves Out - Laurie moves out and 9:30 CSI: NY: Slainte -Fear strikes a small New York City comRed worries that his little girl is leaving home too early. munity when a dismembered body is systematically left out on Jackie’s suspicious when Laurie returns a t-shirt to Kelso and four street corners. tells him she found it in her room. Hyde tells Kelso his only 10:30 TBA hope is to act totally innocent with Jackie and deny everything 11:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:00 Auction Squad - Monica works seven days a week to save 12:00 20/20 stray dogs from the pound and now must sell her home to 1:00 Extra continue her mission. 1:30 Danoz Direct 1:00 Home Shopping 3:00 4WD TV 4:00 NBC Today 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 William Shatner’s Weird or What? 2:30 My Family Feast: Congolese 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 Italian Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 How to Cook Like Heston: Chicken 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: Young Ones 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Miss Pole Dance Australia: Blood, Sweat and Sequins - Cleo, Chelle and Miss Philly are battling it out to be Miss Pole Dance Australia 2012. This shot at the top, is a chance to change their lives and challenge the stereotypical views that even some of their loved ones hold. 12:05 Movie: “The Axe” (M a,s,l,v) In French. Industrial chemist Bruno Davert loses his job when, after fifteen years of service, his company decides to downsize and relocate. Two years later and still jobless, he hits on a solution: to kill his competition one by one. 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
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CROSSWORD No. 131
SUDOKU No. 131
Your Lucky
Stars
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Don’t be surprised if you have more energy than the people around you. You may need to inspire those around you to be livelier. Romance. Do something special to help your partner this week. They have been very considerate recently and deserve some pampering.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) You will be feeling full of energy at the moment and possibly a little restless. It is very important that you find a new outlet for your energy. Romance. Your partner will warm to your positive mood. You may feel that they have been a little cold recently. Be patient!
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)
FOR KIDS
You may still be worried about a recent event which you feel could have been prevented. Don’t be too hard on yourself as it was bound to happen. Romance. Your love-life may need some “sprucing up” this week. Your friend will have a suggestion which helps. Take it!
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) You have so much extra energy at the moment you could burst a blood vessel! Try to deal as sensitively as you can with those who get in your way. Romance. This will be an excellent week for any agreements. Both you and your partner will be flexible and completely open.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) A disagreement with colleagues at work will soon be resolved. Don’t take this misunderstanding too seriously. Work may improve because of it. Romance. You will have a lot of energy at the moment. Be sure not to annoy those around you with your constant movement.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)
FINDWORD No. 131 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
You will be the centre of attention at the moment and enjoying every minute of it. Don’t be too egoistic, however, because this will not last forever. Romance. This would be an excellent time to get a new relationship off the ground or to put an existing one onto firmer footing.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) You are not responsible for clearing up other people’s messes. Try to be a little firmer with them in the first place. This will save you a lot of stress. Romance. A person that you are interested in will not understand what you want if you don’t let them know clearly. Be direct!
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)
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MUDDY RIVER
Don’t allow anyone to throw you off course. They won’t understand your needs as well as you do. Pave your own path! Romance. You will be surprised how popular you are with members of the opposite sex this week. Contact those you are interested in shortly after meeting.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You may be asked to act as a “gobetween” for two people that you know well. It’s very important that you do not take sides. Romance. This will be a great time for making some real progress in your relationship. You have a very tight agenda, but will make time for your partner.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) While it is always important to do things to the best of your ability, you must make sure that work actually gets done. You will have to cut corners. Romance. Try to analyse exactly how you feel about an important decision. It may not be as illogical as your partner seems to think.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Pretty much all the honest truth telling in the world is done by children.
– Oliver Wendell Holmes
SOLUTIONS No. 131
Something that you buy on impulse may lead to regrets later. Stick within your budget, at least for the rest of the week. You’ll reap the benefit later. Romance. If you make the effort to create a romantic atmosphere at home, you will not be disappointed. Try to keep things simple.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) You may be feeling a little restless because other people are not quite as “hyped” up as you. It is up to you to motivate everybody else! Romance. A meeting with a person who is much older than you could prove interesting. You will soon feel that you know this person extremely well.
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Keeping hammerheads out of the haul SPECIAL fishing weights could take a bite out of endangered hammerhead shark deaths, sciencemag.org reports. The global population of these distinctive sharks has fallen by about 89% in the last two decades, largely due to illegal poaching and accidental fishing bycatch. But now, scientists have come up with a shocking way to reduce this collateral damage, generating a mild electric field near fishing lines to keep the sharks away. Coastal shark species like hammerheads use electrically sensitive organs in their snouts to navigate and
find prey in murky nearshore waters. So to help save the sharks, marine biologists took advantage of this, attaching pieces of rare-earth lanthanide metals-specifically, neodymium and praseodymium-to longline fishing gear in place of typical lead weights. The lanthanides produce an electric field in water that seemed to repel the sharks, the team reports this month in Fisheries Research. Test lines in Hawaii caught less than half as many endangered scalloped hammerhead (Sphyrna lewini) pups as lines without the metals, the researchers report.
ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander artists are being urged to apply for up to $10,000 in funding to grow and market their art. Up to $10,000 is avail-
Indigenous arts grants available
Open ocean shark species, which appear to rely on other senses to find prey, were not affected, they found. And at least for some commonly fished species including halibut and tuna, the electric fields didn’t impact catch rates. The strategy could help preserve hammerhead sharks in many coastal fisheries-but there is a downside, the researchers note. Lanthanide metals are costly and difficult to work with, and as they dissolve relatively quickly in water, the weights would need to be replaced periodically by fishers.
able for groups, organisations and local governments, while individuals can apply for up to $5000. The Contemporary Indigenous Fashion Initiative has
Credit: Barry Peters/Wikimedia; (inset) Melanie Hutchinson
already received BIA funding, which is a partnership with Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and KickArts Contemporary Arts to explore commercial opportuni-
ties and secure stockists for a new fashion label called Akin. Funding closes on April 30, 2013. Applications and guidelines: http://www.arts.qld.gov.
au/funding/building-skills. html Indigenous fashion project:http://www.issuu.com/ artsqueensland/docs/artsupdatenov12/1
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POSITION VACANT Centre Manager Cooktown Community District Centre (CDCC) is seeking enthusiastic and suitably qualified applicants for this opportunity to lead and work with our team in the Cooktown and district. This position is responsible for the day to day management and administration of the centre, its programs, staff and budget. This is an attractive position for a highly motivated applicant with experience in managing community-based, human services delivery organisation. The position is permanent full time. Qld Community Services & Crisis Assistance Award 2008 Level 7. $71,000 - $74,000 per annum. Attractive salary sacrificing package is also offered.
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STANDBY Response Service. Support and information for people bereaved by suicide. Ph 0439 722 266. 24 hours – 7 days per week.
FARRIER. Ron Searle will be in Cooktown and Lakeland on JANUARY 19, 20 & 21. Trims $30, shoes $70. Ph 0427 846 336.
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FOR SALE MAGNA 1999 four door sedan, automatic, air conditioned, power steering, very clean, drives really well. $2980. Phone 0407 753 570
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FREE DUMPING at the Cooktown Waste Transfer Station for food, air conditioners, fridges and freezers damaged as a result of the current power outages affecting Cooktown and surrounds. Food to be dumped within 7 days and equipment within 4 weeks of the resumption of normal power supplies. As usual the disposal of other electrical equipment is free. For further enquiries please contact Council’s Environmental Health Officer on 4069 5444.
Applications close Friday, February 15, 2013.
Stephen Wilton Chief Executive Officer 15 January 2013
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11 Charles Street, PO Box 763, Cooktown 4895 T: 4069 6098 • F: 4069 6934 E: reception@cooktowndcc.org.au
POSITION VACANT
POSITION VACANT
Youth Support Coordinator – Youth Support Coordinator Initiative (YSCI)
Perpetrator Domestic Violence Counsellor
Cooktown Community District Centre (CDCC) is funded for The Youth Support Coordinator Initiative (YSCI) is a joint collaboration between Department of Communities and Department of Education. It is a state-wide program aimed at supporting young people, aged 14 to 17 years who are at risk of disengaging, or have recently disengaged from education, to move into and through the Senior Phase of Learning. Youth Support Coordinator undertake a vital role in helping at-risk students to re-engage with their schooling, transition to further education, training or employment and reach their full potential. We are seeking enthusiastic and suitably qualified applicants for this opportunity to work with young people in the Cooktown and district. This position is permanent full time QCSACAA level 4/5 with salary sacrificing offered. Applications close Friday, February 15, 2013.
The Perpetrator Domestic Violence Counsellor will provide specialised counselling to perpetrators of domestic and family violence. The provision of counselling is a significant early intervention and prevention strategy aimed at stopping the cycle of violence. This counselling service for perpetrators of domestic and family violence will be based in Cooktown, with outreach services to Hopevale, Wujal Wujal and Laura. This service will provide community members with an opportunity to deal with the significant trauma that is associated with being a victim of domestic and family violence. This position is managed by the Cooktown District Community Centre (CDCC) and funded by the Department of Communities until January 2015. This position is permanent full time - QLD Community Services & Crisis Assistance Award Division 2B - State 2008 - Level 6.
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LOST on 23/12/12 near Cooktown. One large grey wolfhound male dog and one large black/white great dane/wolfhound cross male dog with one blue eye and one brown eye. $1000 reward for any information leading to the return of these much loved family pets. Phone Kerry 0400 167 260 or Andy 0457 256 783.
NEWS
Living Well
New look for Lakeland playground
WITH CLARE RICHARDS
Perfect time for shift in diet
Lakeland playground has a new soft-fall surface. The new surface replaces the sand soft-fall and will provide a cleaner, safer play area and reduce blockages in the Community Hall drains. A small area of sand has been retained so children can still play in a sand pit. The Lakeland playground surface upgrade is a joint initiative of Cook Shire Council and the Queensland Government. Photo submitted.
700-passenger cruise ship to visit Cooktown ACCORDING to a Cook Shire Council spokeswoman, a cruise ship carrying 700 passengers will provide great opportunities for local businesses when it anchors off Cooktown on Thursday, January 31. The spokeswoman said 500 of the passengers have already booked on tours with our local bus company and a bus company from Cairns. On a cruise from Sydney to Singapore, it will be the first time the 230m, Voyager will visit Cooktown. The ship will anchor off and passengers will be ferried to and from the Cooktown Wharf between 8am and 4pm.
THE combination of heat and post-Christmas regret for excessive consumption make this a perfect time to shift the diet to lots of salads and light foods. One great accompaniment to salads that makes for a great meal is patties. You can make up a big batch and use the remainders the following day for lunch. To manage the busy week, I also hold off dressing a salad in the bowl and drizzle dressing onto each individual plate. This way any leftover salad will be fine to use for your lunch the next day. Here’s a simple patty, great for breakfast, lunch or dinner. I serve these with a big green salad, and some condiment such as a chilli sambal or chutney. Use whatever leafy green vegetables, beans, etcetera you have growing in the garden or tucked away in the fridge, and likewise with the choice of herbs. Makes
about eight ricotta cakes. Ricotta cakes 130g (2/3 cup) ricotta 4 eggs 2/3 cup finely chopped greens Good pinch of salt 12 grinds black pepper 1 teaspoon finely diced chilli 2 slices fresh bread, crusts removed, roughly torn 1 tablespoon finely diced fresh herbs (I use Cuban Oregano, also called Five Spice up here) 2 small cloves garlic, crushed Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and mix until well combined. To form cakes, place spoonfuls of the mixture into egg rings on a lightly oiled flat grill or frying pan and cook on a moderate heat until browned on both sides. Run a knife around inside of egg rings to remove, and serve.
Another deadly canister found at Knob Point SILVER canisters, which are being found washed up on Queensland beaches, contain a deadly substance and must not be touched or examined by untrained personnel. Cooktown Police report that one of the canisters was found at Knob Point a couple of weeks ago, but was not handed in until last Friday. If anyone finds one of these canisters (pictured), DO NOT TOUCH it, but IMMEDIATELY call Triple Zero (000) report its location. The canisters are described as being approximately 30cm high and 15cm in diameter and contain Aluminium Phosphide, which could be fatal if inhaled or ingested. Aluminium Phosphide is a colorless, flammable and toxic gas. Mild exposure by inhalation causes indefinite feeling of sickness, ringing in the ears, fatigue, nausea
Owner and manager of Pieces Security Des McGrath with one of the CCTV security cameras he has in stock in his Evans Landing store.
and pressure in the chest which is relieved by getting away from the gas and getting fresh air. It is a a highly restricted toxic substance used in the eradication of vermin on vessels. Cooktown Local News believes this latest find brings the number found locally to four. The Queensland Police Service is warning members of the public that if they see a canister on the beach, that they must not inspect, open or transport it and ensure they stand well away from it. If anyone sees any canister remotely similar to that pictured, they must call TRIPLE ZERO immediately. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestoppers.com.au 24 hours a day.
These canisters contain a deadly substance. If you see one, DO NOT TOUCH, but ring Triple Zero IMMEDIATELY to report its location. Photos submitted.
Smile: You’re on security camera WEIPA Police were called to a break and enter offence early on the morning of Wednesday, January 9, where two offenders had entered underneath a unit and helped themselves to all of the alcohol stored in a fridge, stubby coolers and even the loose change left on the table. How do Police know all this? We l l , i m a g i n e t h e i r delight as they got to sit back and watch it all unfold on a high quality CCTV security camera system that had only very recently been supplied and installed by a local supplier. Detective Sergeant O’Keefe, the Officer In Charge of Weipa CIB, said: “The picture quality was absolutely fantastic; there was absolutely no mistake as to the identity of these two offenders. “It is indeed very pleasing to see locals taking appropriate security measures for their premises against these types of criminals. “I am very pleased to learn
that quite a few residents have now gone to the trouble and expense to install high quality security surveillance systems to arm themselves against these criminals, Detective Sergeant O’Keefe said. “Recently, we were able to quickly solve a number of break and enter offences utilising security cameras installed around the Weipa Town Authority, and the cameras around the Weipa Police Station. “These cameras also extend out and capture a fair bit of the surrounding area which has helped us investigate and solve offences.” It will be alleged that at about 12.35am, two offenders were caught redhanded, walking underneath the carport of the dwelling and looking through personal belongings before they opened the outside fridge door and made a fairly substantial discovery. The crooks then removed all the alcohol from the fridge and left, only to return a few
minutes later and try their luck for some more property. Senior Sergeant Brett Jenkins, the Officer In Charge of Weipa Police, said: “Locals are really kidding themselves if they think Weipa is what it used to be as far as criminal behaviour goes. “I should know, the days of leaving keys in cars, cars unlocked and failing to take minimal and adequate security measures in and around the home are long gone for Weipa. “Chances are you may get away with it for a little while, but you’ll eventually become a victim if you think it won’t happen to you!” Tw o o ff e n d e r s h a v e been arrested and charged and will appear before the Weipa Magistrate’s Court this month. Senior Sergeant Brett Jenkins expressed his sincere appreciation for the valued assistance, throughout this investigation, provided by Des McGrath, the owner and manager of Pieces Security at Evans Landing.
Cooktown Local News 17 - 23 January 2013 – 17
COMMUNITY
Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK King tides: A time of wonderment
Marlin Coast Veterinary Surgery Will be visiting Cooktown WedneSday, FeBRUaRy 13 from 2pm and ThURSday, FeBRUaRy 14 until 12 noon Clinic is at the CWA rooms FOR APPOINTMENTS PLEASE PHONE
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KING tides. Spectacular natural events, if you know how and where to enjoy them. This last week, we had six mornings when the tides were around, or above, three metres. The Muller family group from Melbourne were among the few fortunate locals and visitors in the know that rushed the beaches and National Parks boardwalks in the region to capture freakish photographic images and absorb indelible memories of the effect of the king tides. They also enjoyed Wujal Wujal Falls with Francis Walker and the sight of thousands of marching soldier crabs on the beaches. Without a doubt, the Marrja and Dubuji boardwalks above the Daintree River were the most spectacular places to witness the king tides, because they are among very diverse mangrove habitats. They are probably the best places in the entire Wet Tropics World Heritage Area, actually - or Queensland - or Australia. We’re lucky. We have it on our own doorstep. Mangroves, orchids and vines nestled just above and even below the waterline. Fish (archers, mangrove jacks and many others) swam around, feeding on unaccustomed hard-to-reach food sources. Amazing reflections of mangroves, insects, epiphytic ferns, leaves and blue sky on the still waters. And, of course, the crabs and bubble action as the tide moved in and out around the peak high tide. Hours of wonder. The beaches were good too, with swollen seas at Thornton’s Beach lapping among the beach hibiscus, sea lettuce trees and visitors’ feet. Brand new natural and man made flotsam. Tent or dome spiders are always interesting, as their webs are quite distinctive. We finally managed to get a clear shot of this dome spider on Christmas Day. Technically, the dome spider belongs to the orb -web spiders, but its web is clearly tent-like and non-sticky. It has a distinct central peak where the spider hides with threads above and below the dome. It’s normal to see several domes in the one area, as we did on this occasion. The spider mostly hangs upside down, like this one. The Bloomfield Track has been in good condition with lovely running creek water throughout. Tides have dropped and should pose no problems except with heavy rain. It looks like the rains will build up now, but so far things have looked great and been safe. The next king tide grouping is from February 8 to 13. And remember, for every high tide, there is a low tide about six hours later. That’s the best time for beach walking, and seeing crab action and artwork. Happy travelling. Mike and Trish D’Arcy D’Arcy of Daintree 4WD Tours http://www.darcyofdaintree.com.au/ Ph: +61 7 4098 9180
FAR LEFT: Stephanie and Elise from Melbourne among the mangroves. Photos: MIKE D’ARCY. ABOVE: Dome or tent spider web among the mangroves.
ABOVE: Crow’s nest fern swimming at king tide. BELOW: Marrja Boardwalk image at king tide.
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Be ready for weather changes
ABOVE: Jessi Darvell’s trip to the Great Unchartered Reef on the weekend brought both good and bad luck for the young angler. Good in the way she had no trouble landing two coral trout, but bad in that they were both undersized and had to be released. Photo submitted.
TRUE to form, the weather is being unpredictable, so be ready to head out at short notice. With the changes coming either a day early, a day late or not at all, anglers who get it right will clean up. Last week was a classic example, with the break coming in early resulting in most missing the opportunity. Offshore fishing has been hit and miss with some cleaning up. Chatting to the anglers who got it right - it’s about being in the right place at the right time. The first bait that hit the bottom was slammed by a solid red and each bait thereafter resulted in a solid fish, while other groups spent many hours with only a few fish in the esky, having to move around and cover many miles to eventually find a patch of willing fish to save the night. There is still a good number of Endeavour prawns in the Endeavour River making for a tasty feed and excellent bait. Large numbers of queenfish, trevally and mangrove jacks have also kept anglers busy. There have been a few squid around the Wharf, while mangrove jacks and trevally have been landed from there in the last week too. Deep snags with live prawns will flush out whatever is living in the depths, but be ready for a solid bite as prawns are deadly baits. And we are all waiting for some decent rain to stir up those mub crabs. The 7-day forecast is not looking great for the weekend, but this time of year it changes significantly every day, so just watch that forecast and be ready. Tight lines Russell Bowman The Lure Shop
ABOVE: Keith Wallins doing battle with an unknown species of fish. Photos submitted. BELOW: And the result of Keith’s battle? A giant trevally.
Busy Soggy contracts ‘hitman’ to lay Hash THIS week’s Hash run was hosted by Soggy from her house on the hill. Now anyone who knows Soggy knows that when she is not sleeping, she is working. She was particularly busy this week and just could not find time to lay the trail herself, so she contracted the job out to Moses (who always does whatever pretty ladies tell him to). The shredded paper (Moses’ favourite trail setting device) started off downhill, because everywhere is downhill from Soggy’s place. Unfortunately, a new mansion is being erected next to the trail and half the pack decided to stop and have a sticky beak at it. The serious Hashers continued into the bush, pushing through some tangles to find three piece of orange tape tied to a twig - a check,
meaning a break in the trail, with the real trail lying somewhere within a hundred metres. F*&t led everyone off in the wrong direction, but Hotdog eventually found the proper trail and we were off again down South Street. At the racecourse, the pack was faced with shredded paper heading in two directions around the track and, to a man, set off in the false direction. The correct way went around the side of the racecourse and on to the back of the cemetery. Whichever way you chose to return home, you had to climb back up Soggy’s hill and the pack dribbled in tired and thirsty. Even the nosy people who stopped at the new house got back eventually, although goodness knows where they had been. Thermo was back in her stride
as GM, celebrating good looking numbers of runs for Soggy and Yoyo, Xtraktit taking a tumble, and Stumble’s abysmal singing. And making plans for our 1560th run which is coming up soon. That is 60 cartons of runs, a remarkable figure. Next week’s run is at Whizz and Matchbox’s, and will be celebrating Burns Night, so wear some tartan and get ready for HAGGIS! And possibly some Highland games as well. Just turn up at 5.30 on Monday, January 21 to join the fun. Call Moses on either 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032 for details. On-on! Lye Bak
BELOW: A visiting angler with a solid mangrove jack.
Good scores recorded Strong winds bring cooler conditions for shooters on Christmas shooting
OVER the Christmas and New Year break, Cooktown SSAA members participated in a Practical Shoot on Sunday, December 23. In the Rimfire Shoot, Ken led with 78.3 seconds with Ian in second with a time of 88.76 seconds. In Centrefire, Clint won with 74.88 seconds with Frank finishing second at 108.08 seconds. Last Wednesday, we shot a 50-shot standard match. After a check of the scores, Mal was found to have finished first with 452, Clint was second with 436 and Carol third with 393 - all out of a possible of 500.
If anyone would like to come out and see what pistol shooting is all about, call in any Wednesday at 5.30pm. Just bring photo ID and wear closed-in shoes. January dates for your diary: Wednesday, 23 - Sunset Shoot at 5.30pm; Sunday, 23 - Practical Shoot at 9am; Wednesday, 30 - Sunset Shoot and general meeting at 5.30pm. Janne Stewart Secretary/Treasurer
DISCIPLINE Rifle Captain, Toby Graves reports a good shoot was had by all who attended the Combined Services Rifle Shoot at Cameron Creek Range last Sunday. The wind was fairly strong, but the trade off was cooler conditions making the day very enjoyable. It was a 3-position core event shot over 100, 200 and 300 metres with a possible score of 150.30 points on offer. Results were: Standard class - 1st Toby Graves 132.12and 2nd Greg Payne 116.4. Accurised class - 1st Bernie Snape 112.3. 3P J class (scoped rifle) - 1st Greg Payne 124.6. T/J class at 300 metres on a mini-core target - 1st Toby 42 from a possible 60.12 points. Bernie and
Toby shared a win at the 300 metre gong event with four hits each from five shots. A working bee is scheduled for this Saturday, January 19. Contact your Discipline Captain for details if you can assist. Then on Sunday, a Black Powder Shoot will be held from 9am. For details contact Peter Roesler (0458 607 151) or Karl for information. The last scheduled shoot for January will be Rifle event at 9am on Saturday, January26. For these details contact Toby (0438 695 663). Anne Williams Secretary
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Cooktown remains dry in highest tide
ABOVE LEFT: Cooktown Wharf remained well clear of Saturday’s tide, the highest predicted for 2013. RIGHT: Cooktown’s floating pontoon stayed just above the high tide.
SATURDAY’S high tide of 3.4m, the highest predicted for 2013, failed to live up to the expectations of some locals. Some forecast that Adelaide Street could be inundated between the floating pontoon, behind the two parks and down past the Historical Society’s back yard. However, the 9.47am peak only produced a couple of inches lapping across Adelaide Street behind the His-
ABOVE RIGHT: In dry dock, Cooktown’s Volunteer Coast Guard vessel could have easily been refloated on Saturday’s high tide - the biggest predicted for 2013
tory Centre through to the Bowls Club. A couple of daredevils were reported to be ignoring crocodile warning signs and taking a dip in the Endeavour River to celebrate the occasion. And this on the back of a yachtie’s report a croc took a barramundi just a metre off the stern of his boat, which is anchored not far from shore. When will they learn?
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Tide times – Cooktown
Adelaide Street behind the Historical Society, was the only place to be affected by Saturday’s 3.4m high tided, predicted to be the biggest for 2013. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.
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