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Council to forge ahead with RV park trial

By GARY HUTCHISON COOK Shire Council intends to proceed with the 12-month trial of a Recreational Vehicle park, despite hearing concerns from local caravan park owners that their operations will be adversely affected, while other businesses in town will receive no benefit.

Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said Council was committed to the project for 12 months from about mid-June when the tourist season starts.

The park, which will be situated on a road reserve on the corner of Adelaide and Walker Streets, will be open to the self-contained “big rigs” at a rate of $5 per night for a maximum stay of two nights.

Although a request by caravan park owners for permission to formally address Council was denied, those who attended Tuesday’s morning session, were told Council was prepared to hold an informal discussion with them.

A very angry Mary Thackeray, the 38-year proprietor of the Cooktown Peninsular Caravan Park, said the project must hurt local operators.

“Even a blind man can see that,” Mrs Thackeray said.

She said while her powered sites “get a thrashing” during the tourist season, her park is never full.

And she warned Council of the risk of the “big rigs” getting bogged on its proposed site.

“You only have to have a light shower there and anything will get bogged,” she said.

Endeavour River Escape park owner Terry Rayner agreed with Mrs Thackeray that the parks are never full.

“We haven’t been full for three years,” he said.

“And we cater for the full spectrum

of campers, from the bloke with a swag to the giant rigs.”

He questioned Council’s definition of self-contained.

“There are plenty of quite small vans that are fully self-contained. Will they be allowed into this park by virtue of that definition?”

Mr Rayner said that, despite their meeting with Council, the decision had already been made, but that it will be detrimental to his operation.

“It’ll either work or it won’t,” he said.

“But are they giving any consideration to the parks?

“Will Council be offering compensation for income lost?”

He said while it was great the RV park might bring more tourism into town, he offered another option to Council, at the same time criticising the rationale that money will be spent in Cooktown.

“Why don’t they do something to stop those people turning left at Lakeland and heading north without even coming near Cooktown,” he said.

“They’re the people who will spend money because they’re not looking for free camping.

“But the mob coming here will stock up on everything that’s cheap in Mareeba and won’t spend bugger-all here.

“They won’t help small business at all.”

Sydney-based Elizabeth Peck, the Cooktown Orchid Travellers’ Park owner of more than 14 years, visits Cooktown regularly to monitor the progress of her operation, which is managed locally.

This week’s visit to Cooktown was, in fact, in the hope she could formally address Council but was denied. She then forwarded a lengthy email to all Councillors airing her concerns.

Cooktown Orchid Travellers’ Park owner Elizabeth Peck and Cooktown Peninsular Caravan Park owner Mary Thackeray are opposed to a proposed Cook Shire Council trial of a RV park on the corner of Adelaide and Walker Streets, where camping is currently prohibited. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

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JANUARY

Sat 26. Bloomfield community Australia Day celebrations

at the Ayton tin shed cancelled.

Sat 26. Cape York SSAA Rifle Shoot cancelled.

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.

Sun 27. Cape York SSAA working bee could be postponed because of inclement weather. Call 4069 5173 for further information.

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.

Sat 2. Cooktown SSAA Rifle Shoot at 1pm.

Sun 3. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from

1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.

Sat 3. The Cooktown and District Youth Association will hold a working bee at "The Block", Endeavour Valley Road opposite the cemetery between 7.30am and 11am.

A sausage sizzle will be held afterwards.

Tue 5. Cooktown Writers' Group meeting at the Lions Hall in Amos Street from 6.30pm.

Tue 5. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.

Sun 10. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.

Tue 12. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.

Sun 17. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.

Tue 19. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details.

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CHURCH SERVICES Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun. Phone 4069 5155.

Cooktown Community Church (AOG/ACC): Gungarde Hall, 9.30am Sun; Home Group 7.30am Wed. Phone 4069 5070, 0427 756 793.

Catholic: 6pm Sat and 8.30am Sun, St Mary's, Cooktown. Phone 4069 5730.

Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am.

Phone 4069 6778, 0428 696 493.

Lutheran: Hope Vale at 9am on Sunday, Cooktown.

Phone either 4060 9197 or 0419 023 114.

 letters to the editor Tourist takes aim at ANZ trading hours Shire I WAS up at Cooktown during the Christmas break and was appalled to see that your local ANZ bank was closed on Thursday, December 27, and Friday, December 28.

These weren’t public

Entsch endorsed for Federal poll THE LNP has formally endorsed long-serving local MP Warren Entsch (right) as the party’s candidate for Leichhardt in the upcoming federal election.

Mr Entsch received the notification letter this week from the headquarters of the LNP, although the actual decision was approved at a meeting on November 24.

“I’m very pleased to confirm that I’ve been preselected - unopposed - to represent Leichhardt in

this year’s federal election,” Mr Entsch said.

“I’m looking forward to advocating for local projects including the establishment of the Tropical Campus of the Australian Institute of Sport and related infrastructure, ongoing upgrades to the Bruce Highway, and supporting the creation of a new meeting and entertainment precinct in Port Douglas alongside the lagoon and waterfront redevelopment.

“I’m also committed to

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the sustainable, multiple use of our oceans and waterways, and, of course, rejecting the lockout mentality promoted by the current Labor government through the proposed blanket World Heritage Listing of Cape York and the Coral Sea Marine park.

“It’s time for a change in government - the election can’t come soon enough.”

Throughout Queensland, the party received almost 140 applications

for endorsement and has completed pre-selection for the Senate and all bar one of the state’s 30 federal divisions.

Pre-selection in the final seat, Kennedy, will take place in coming months.

Lessons learned during power outage WITH the cyclone season Power workers on the job immin en t, las t w eek ’s during last week’s outage. power outage uncovered some valuable lessons about communication in this, the cordless age.

Cook Shire State Emergency Services Co-ordinator Kym Jerome said people who need to be able to communicate with the outside world should consider having a plug-in phone at their disposal.

“Very simply, cordless phones don’t work without Ms Jerome also cautioned against power, so having a plug-in phone over-buying groceries in times like to connect directly into the landline that. at times like that, will see people “Fridges and freezers can blow with a phone connection, providing and all that food will go off,” she said. that hasn’t been disabled also,” Ms “People need to know that in situJerome said. ations like that, emergency responses “Then there are those people will get the essentials to us here within who have medical alerts that rely on three days. power, are there options to ensure “Panic buying is something else they will keep running when we have to avoid.” an outage?”

She suggested that residents

keep a supply of long-life milk in their cupboards, and frozen bread that will become useful as it thaws.

Camping stoves, gas burners, a good supply of batteries and a batterypowered radio were other items she recommended to be kept on hand.

“A battery-powered radio is essential during power outages,” she said.

“Twitter and facebook won’t work unless your computer is working.”

And on the subject of computers, Ms Jerome cautioned that people should check with their electrician before trying to recharge laptop computers and mobile phones from power created by generators.

“I’ve heard of mobile phones blowing up when people have tried to re-charge them off generated power to their homes,” she said.

SEARCH warrants executed on two separate Cooktown residences last Thursday brought good results for Cooktown Police, with two men charged with a total of six drug-related charges.

The first, a 38-year-old Cooktown man, was charged with possession of 50gms of cannabis, possession of a pipe, failing to dispose of a syringe

7 sittings of the Cooktown MagPolice istrates Court to answer the charges.

Beat In other police news, the Cooktown station resumed its normal driver’s licence issuing this week, with renewals being issued on Tuesdays and practical testing being held on Thursdays.

Drug raids see men two charged that had been used to administer a dangerous drug and unlawful possession of a thing used in connection with the administration of a dangerous drug.

With regards to the other matter, a 20-year-old man was charged with possessing a dangerous drug and possessing a pipe that had been used in the consumption of a dangerous drug.

Both men will appear at the March

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Also, I noticed that your bank opens up at 11.30am, not 9.30am.

Please operate like a normal bank ANZ. You are here to serve the local community, not yourselves.

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2 – Cooktown Local News 24 - 30 January 2013

WHILE the Shire bathes in ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald’s low with varied rainfalls recorded across the region in the last week, long-term residents have declared the Wet had already started before “Ozzie”.

The Sieverding property, just south of Cooktown off the Mulligan Highway is boasting more than 60mm (15in) in the past week, while Sandy Lloyd’s Rossville property has only received about 32mm (8in), but she is expecting much more in the next few days.

“The heavens are going to open up and send the rain bucketing down,” Ms Lloyd said.

On the north side of Cooktown, D’Arcy Gallop’s property, Durham on the Endeavour Valley Road has recorded about 48mm (12in).

Moving further south to Lakeland, Joy Marriott said while she had only recorded 32mm (8in) in the last week, she had been receiving good daily rainfall before that.

And with all the water moving down from the catchment areas, the McLeod River on the Mulligan Highway lived up to its reputation by flooding the causeway just out of Mt Carbine, stopping traffic for a couple of hours on Monday.

The forecast for Cooktown itself for the next seven days is showers of varying degrees on intensity, with rainfall expected to vary between an inch to two inches each day.

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NEWS

Things aren’t always what they seem FROM the outside, former Cooktown resident Peter Burt’s very lime green car might appear to be a 1955 FJ panel van, but look again.

Under the body is a 1998 Toyota Hi-Lux 4WD. “I bought it brand new, but right from the start I knew what I wanted to do with her,” the beaming auto enthusiast said.

“Some time and a lot of money later, here she is, isn’t she a beauty?”

Peter was on a flying visit to Cooktown last weekend, but couldn’t resist the urge to show off his pride and joy to the Cooktown Local News.

Like so many other impassioned car lovers, he was even fussy about the camera angles for the photos.

“I just thought I’d wish everyone a happy Australia Day while I was here,” he said.

Peter Burt’s 1998 Hi-lux 4WD with a 1955 FJ panel van body.

Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.

Council to forge ahead with the RV park trial << From Page 1 “At least we got to have a bit of a say today (Tuesday),” she said of the informal meeting.

She denied that Cooktown was RV-unfriendly.

“They’re just being yanked by a vocal minority who want free camping,” she said.

Mrs Peck said her park had catered for “enormous rigs”, and that her business too would suffer from the Adelaide Street site.

She questioned Council’s rationale for the move, along with its costs to ratepayers.

“What feasibility studies have they done?” she asked.

Then she compared her own operating costs with what might be incurred by Concil from June.

“I know from experience, the costs of running a campsite, the water usage charges, the rubbish removal charges - over $13 for each bin collected and dump fees if I take it myself, to name but two,” she said.

“And it’s you (the ratepayer) and I who will be paying for this.

“If the council decides to put in more facilities like power then more costs for us.”

She questioned the visual aspect of having an open van park not far from Cooktown’s main street.

“To my mind, it will not in any way benefit the look of our town,” she said.

“People won’t come back, word travels very fast.

“And if they run their generators then there will be the extra noise too.”

And not only is she adamant her business will suffer, it will be right across the road from her, she also expressed the belief the expected tourist influx would bring the benefits Council is touting would not occur.

However, Mayor Scott responded to criticisms of the proposed costs Council will incur to the ratepayers of the Shire.

“Costs will be minimal,”

he said.

“Firstly, in relation to rubbish, a ‘dump-ezy’ will be installed in the park and that will be provided by a state government subsidy.

“As for water, there is already a tap there.

“Our ratepayers are currently paying $1.75 per kilolitre so with the RVs paying $5 a night, we’ll be well and truly ahead on that issue.”

Mayor Scott said the park was the first step in being recognised as an RV friendly Shire.

“It’s our belief the RV market is one we’re not attracting at the moment,” he said.

“We hope it will increase the number of tourists coming into the Shire, and from that we will see more opportinities on the commercial, retail and tourism fronts, and even for our existing van parks.”

He concluded by saying that Council’s research had indicated visitation to the Shire would increase.

It looks like a 1955 FJ panel van, but under that body with Peter Burt’s personalised plates is a 1998 Hi-lux 4WD.

Laura rescue reports wrong: Police ACCORDING to Laura Police, southern media reports of a family being plucked from the roof of their 4WD in a flooded Laura River last weekend were not quite right.

Officer-in-Charge Senior Constable Ben Tome said the mother and her four children were, in fact, safe and sound on the banks of the river when an emergency services chopper arrived to rescue them.

But their 4WD was quickly being consumed by the flooded river.

Senr Const. Tome tells the story: “The family of five, the father, mother and their four

children had come up to investigate possible camping sites during the dry season,” he said.

“On looking to return to their home on the Tablelands, they found the Laura was up a bit high and didn’t want to risk it.

“So they headed back towards Cooktown the other way, only to find the Normanby River in a similar state.

“Then they headed back to the banks of the Laura River to wait for it to go down.”

Senr Const. Tome said the father parked the vehicle as close to the river as possible, ready to cross at the first opportunity.

“But they woke in the middle of the night to find the river rising,” he said.

“They tried to start to the 4WD to reverse back from the flood waters, but the battery was flat and the vehicle was too heavy for them to push it back up the bank.

“So they abandoned it and waited in safety further back from the water.”

He said the father then decided to swim the river, after which he walked about 25km to Olive Vale Station where help was sought and from there, the rest of the family was retrieved.

However, the 4WD was engulfed by the rising Laura.

Time for children to get started MEMBER for Cook David Kempton has announced applications are now open for the Get Started component of the State Government’s $18-million grassroots funding support program.

Mr Kempton said $6 million had been allocated to the Get Started program over the next three years which would provide up to 40,000 vouchers.

“Get Started is designed to help kids who can least afford, or would otherwise benefit from getting involved in sport, with vouchers of up to $150 to help pay for membership and participation fees at a

registered club,” Mr Kempton said.

Mr Kempton said more than 31 clubs across the Cook electorate had already applied to be registered for Get Started, part of the LNP’s Get in the Game initiative for children and young people.

The funding will be distributed in two rounds each year on a first come, first served basis.

Application forms for Get Started, as well as information on the Get Going and Get Playing components of Get in the Game, are now available online at www.nprsr.qld.gov.au.

A big thank you Cooktown and Hopevale We’d like to say thank you to customers in the communities of Cooktown, Hopevale and surrounding areas.

Your patience, understanding and support was greatly appreciated as we worked to restore power as safely and quickly as possible after the malfunction of the Cooktown substation recently. A special thanks also goes to the dedicated people of Cook Shire’s disaster management group and our invaluable staff. Ergon Energy specialist staff will continue to work at the substation to bring it back into service as soon as possible.

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NEWS

What to do after a cyclone hits AS western Cape York mops up after ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald, E m e rg e n cy S e r v ic es Queensland is reminding all residents of some basic

safety information in the event a cyclone strikes their community.

Significant wind, rain and storm tides can be expected after a cyclone,

which are often just as dangerous as the initial event itself.

After a cyclone, many hazards and dangers can be present around

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COOK SHIRE COUNCIL

MOSQUITOES It is that time of the year again. As the wet season arrives so do the mosquitoes.

Residents are advised to check once a week (why not when you take your rubbish out?) for potential mosquito breeding sites. Tip out, flush out, discard or dry store any containers capable of holding water, such as: pot plant bases and self watering pot-plants; vases; buckets; tarpaulins and black plastic; toys; old tyres; boats and trailers; tin cans and plastic containers; roof guttering; rainwater tanks and septic tanks with damaged or missing screens; birdbaths; drain sumps; fallen palm fronds; coconut shells; etc.

It is also a good idea to use plug-in mosquito zappers, coils, and use surface spray under tables, chairs and beds for the prevention of diseases carried by mosquitoes in the home.

For further enquiries please contact Council’s Environmental Health Officer on 4069 5444.

damaged structures and residents should take the proper precautions to prevent injuries around impacted areas.

• Once a cyclone has passed, residents in the affected areas are urged to adhere to the following: • Listen to your local radio and remain indoors until advised; • If you are told to return to your home, do so using the recommended routes only; • Do not go sightseeing; • Check on your neighbours if necessary; • Do not use electrical appliances which have been wet until they are checked for safety; • Boil or purify your water until supplies are declared safe; • Stay away from damaged powerlines, fallen trees and flood water; and • If your home has become uninhabitable due to cyclone damage, contact your local council

Airport could be closed ‘for months’

By ALF WILSON KOWANYAMA is cut off for planes following the closure of the airport there in the wake of tropical Cyclone Oswald.

For more than a week before the cyclone the road between Chillagoe and Kowanyama had been cut following heavy rain leaving the Aboriginal Community isolated.

Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) issued a statement at 7.40am on January 22, urging residents to put their safety first after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Oswald crossed the coast near Kowanyama around 1am.

“EMQ is reminding residents that significant wind,

Stephen Wilton Chief Executive Officer 24 January 2013

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HIPPY is a two-year home-based program that works with parents and children in the year before the child commences formal school. It gives parents and carers the confidence to be their child’s first teacher and be engaged in their child’s learning.

If you would like more information on having HIPPY in your community, please visit the DEEWR website at www.deewr.gov.au/home-interactionprogram-parents-and-youngsters-hippy or call (02) 6240 7308 for expression of interest details.

Expressions of interest should be submitted to DEEWR and received by 1 February 2013.

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4 – Cooktown Local News 24 - 30 January 2013

Radar image of Cyclone Oswald in the Gulf of Carpentaria this week. to identify where you can SES assistance during or and flooding and it may seek further assistance; after a cyclone event, are take some time for SES “If it’s flooded, forget reminded to ring 132500 crews to reach isolated it”. and in a life threatening residents.

Residents must take emergency ring Triple If that is the case, use r o a d c l o s u r e s s e r i - Zero (000). you emergency provisions ously and not risk driving In some cases, the SES as best you can to meet through flooded road may not have immedi- your family’s needs while ways. ate access to properties crews work on restoring Residents requiring isolated by wind damage access to properties.

Caitlin McGilvray ready to do battle at laser skirmish at the Events Centre. Photo submitted.

rain and storm tides are expected throughout the day and the time immediately after a cyclone is often just as dangerous as the initial event itself. Many hazards and dangers can be present around damaged structures and residents are urged to take the proper precautions to prevent injuries around impacted areas,” the statement read.

Local builder Dave Kennedy told the Cooktown Local.

News at 9am on January 22 that the airport closure was a major concern for the people of Kowanyama.

“There had been four flights in and out weekly and now the only way here and out is by helicopter. There was no other major damage but, as far as we know, the airport could be closed for months,” Mr Kennedy said.

Kowanyama Mayor Robert Holness said that Cyclone Oswald crossed the coast between Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw.

“At the time, we experienced heavy rainfall and wind gusts up to 60km/h. Heavy rain fell for the remainder of the night. We activated our SES in anticipation of the event and SES and QPS conducted patrols of the township area, through the night with little incident.

“They reported minor flooding on some of our streets.

Our major concern, however, is the damage to our airstrip runway. Swelling, bubbling and surface rupture has occurred and the airstrip is now closed indefinitely.

“Road access to Kowanyama is now cut due to swollen waterways. Consequently, air traffic is our only access and exit for the community for the duration of the wet season.

“Kowanyama is serviced by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and residents depend on that service. Skytrans services Kowanyama for passenger regularly scheduled traffic and food and equipment supplies need to be delivered by air.”

Mayor Holness said: “I would like to acknowledge the great work of our SES volunteers and the dedication of the Police Service in their efforts, last night.

“We activated our Local Disaster Co-ordination Centre and we were ready to open our shelter, if required.

Those facilities were staffed through the night.

“Also requiring particular mention are the members of our Local Disaster Management Group, both in Kowanyama and located in Cairns due to the airport closure.

“The Cairns members were able to act as Liaison Officers to the District Disaster Coordination Centre which provided timely and reliable support during the event. Our Local Disaster Management Plan was tested and was validated as sound,” Mayor Holness said.

OUT and ABOUT

Paul Renfree birthday bash

ABOVE LEFT: Paul and Shirley Renfree. ABOVE RIGHT: Alice Burton with Rob and Elaine Giblin.

BELOW LEFT: Roger Townsend, Colin Jackson and David Wright.

BELOW RIGHT: Elaine Gibblin with birthday boy, Paul Renfree.

Photos: SHIRLEY RENFREE.

OCALS L E H T E R E “WH EAT!” MEET AND

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Keno at the Top Pub

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Saturday, January 26

LEFT: Monique and Russell Bowman with Graham Burton.

BELOW: Lyall Davies with David and Janet Mead.

Australia Day Come and party at the Toppy with live band

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Playing all your favourites from iconic Aussie bands and artists... ACDC, Angels, Rose Tattoo, Powder Finger, Paul Kelly, Cold Chisel and Jimmy Barnes

BELOW LEFT: Joan Thistlethwaite, Vikki Jackson and Jo Townsend.

BELOW RIGHT: Jacqui Murphy and Joan Thistlethwaite.

The dead set Aussie set!

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NEWS

Only one number to call in an emergency COOKTOWN residents are reminded the only number to call in a medical emergency is Triple Zero (000).

Queensland Ambulance Service Acting Officer in Charge at Cooktown

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“We still have residents contacting the Cooktown Ambulance Station to report an emergency, potentially delaying the response and putting a life at risk,” Mr White said.

I OFTEN wonder, when I happen to be in a modern office like our Shire, exactly what all those people behind computers are doing.

I know they must be clever, because I cannot even figure out how to start machines like that until my grandson shows me. I know their work must be important, because I hear they are paid absolute fortunes.

Plus, they get all sorts of holidays, shiny 4WDs and endless trips to conferences and courses.

Of course, you don’t question what they are up to. Why should you?

You don’t question the airline pilot who flies you to Brisbane, and he is nearly as important. If they are there behind their computers, everything must be as it should be.

Except, I have just read something really upsetting.

It seems a computer person in America, working for a transport infrastructure company (whatever one of those is) has just been fired.

He was very clever, just like our people, and paid the same sort of generous salary, and everyone was pleased with his work. (He probably did not get the car and

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Until his employers did a safety audit View of their computer systems. from They found lots the Hill of suspicious activity, and eventually realised that our computer person had outsourced his job to a backyard company in China.

They were doing all the work for only 20 per cent of his salary.

Everyone else thought he was working hard, but in reality he had been sitting at his computer flicking from FaceBook to eBay to videos about cats (he likes cats).

I don’t know what to think.

Should I criticise him for his lavish lifestyle, bought at the expense of some poor Chinese person slaving away on a pittance to earn his daily bowl of rice?

Should I criticise his company for not knowing that the only ‘work’ he ever did was the occasional progress report?

There must be a lesson to be learned here, but I am not sure what it is.

I hesitate to suggest a study trip to China, to see if some of those wonderfully clever people could be recruited to work for peanuts.

The pace of life THE New Year is upon us! How well will we use that most valuable of resources - time? (Ephesians 5:16).

One could be excused for imagining that if time was going down Charlotte Street it would incur a From the Pulpit speeding ticket!

A well known missionary called CT Studd summed the challenge on how we spend this resource with this poem:“Two little lines I heard one day, Traveling along life’s busy way; Bringing conviction to my heart, And from my mind would not depart; Only one life, ‘twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, the still small voice, Gently pleads for a better choice Bidding me selfish aims to leave, And to God’s holy will to cleave; Only one life, ‘twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Give me Father, a purpose deep, In joy or sorrow Your word to keep; Faithful and true what e’er the strife, Pleasing you in my daily life; Only one life, ‘twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last.

Only one life, yes only one, Now let me say,”Lord your will be done”; And when at last I’ll hear the call, I know I’ll say “ It was worth it all”; Only one life,’twill soon be past, Only what’s done for Christ will last!

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth, where moths eat them and rust destroys them, and where thieves break in and steal.

“Store your treasures in heaven, where moths and rust cannot destroy, and thieves do not break in and steal. Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be. (The Gospel of Matthew 6:19-21).

A challenge when we remember, “You can’t take it with you!”

The treasures that we have need to be kept in perspective as we are reminded Jesus Christ asks for first place (Matthew 6:33NLT) and he adds, “You will get everything you need!”

Blessings.

Pastor Peter Cooktown Baptist Church

Volunteers make tree-planting project easier Story and photo by SAMANTHA HOBBS S O U T H C a p e Yo r k Catchments members, along with community volunteers, began the group’s 2013 tree-planting activities with a working bee at Wallaby Creek last weekend.

SCYC Co-ordinator Jason Carroll said it was the group’s aim to create a 300m long wildlife corridor to Wallaby Creek.

“Last weekend’s tree planting was conducted beside Wallaby Creek,” Mr Carroll said.

“There’s an area there where over 60 acres parallel to the Wallaby were cleared for cattle and tin mining and now is covered with a variety of invasive weeds.”

Mr Carroll listed the weeds as sicklepod, lantana and guinea grass.

“The presence of these weeds inhibits the reintroduction of native species through competition and changes to the micro

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climate and ecology,” he said.

“However, by providing a cover of native plants, the weeds will be shaded out and provide native animals with habitat, food and sheltered access to the creek in the dry.”

He said last weekend’s project was assisted by the provision of more than 1500 local plants, which were propagated from

seeds collected by the Bana Yarralji Rangers and local community volunteers last year.

“From everyone’s work at the weekend, we’re hoping we can help turn the area from weed invested into a native stand of vegetation,” he said.

Mr Carroll said their revegetation projects were made possible by the continued funding the group

received from Caring For Our Country and the Cape York Natural Resource Management Board.

“We owe a big vote of thanks to them for their ongoing help,” he said.

“Then of course we must thank the land holders whose hard work and support will ensure the long term viability of the corridor.

“And of course to

our valued tree planting volunteers without whom we would not be able to plant many trees!”

The morning’s work finished with a swim, barbecue and refreshments.

Anyone interested in becoming involved in future tree planting projects can contact me on either 4069 6292 or email: samanthahobbs8@yahoo. com.au

Volunteers who helped the South Cape York Catchments group with its revegetation project at Wallaby Creek on the weekend.

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Australia Day Awards evening PCYC Events Centre Meet the Ambassador PCYC Events Centre 10.00am and 3:00pm Learn to Swim, registration closes Cruise ship ‘Voyager’ in Cooktown

FEBRUARY

2 Learn 2 Swim, program 2 commences 16 Health and Wellbeing Expo 18 – 20 Ordinary Meeting of Cook Shire Council, 9:00am in Council Chambers

MARCH 4 – 6 Defence Force Recruiting, Cooktown

18 – 20 Ordinary Meeting of Cook Shire Council, 9:00am in Council Chambers

For information about more activities in our shire check out the 12 month Festivals and Events calendar on www.cook.qld.gov.au

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Former Cooktown teacher Leisa Nowlan is the January 17 winner of the Cornett’s IGA Cooktown and Cooktown Local News photo competition winner. Leisa’s image titled, “Southern Winter” is of her four-year-old son Declan.

FORMER Cooktown teacher Leisa Nowlan’s theme in the competition, so send any genre you the whole year, so why not just send one entry and image, “Southern Winter” is the first winner in wish - landscape, portrait, sport, wildlife, abstract save your others for upcoming weeks - that is of the Cornett’s IGA Cooktown and Cooktown Local or macro. course unless you have hundreds of images you One entry which featured a plate of food wish to share.

News competition.

Leisa is donating her prize of an IGA voucher had our judges salivating, but unfortunately, the Next week’s entrants need to be forwarded as valued at $25 to the Cooktown State School P & C. composition of the photo let the entrant down. a jpeg email attachment to editor@cooktownloThere were some stunning entries for the Remember, photos need to be full resolution calnews.com.au by 5pm on January 24.

January 17 deadline, so please, keep those entries - between 1mb and 10mb in size. Some of those Leisa’s winning entry will be featured in next received last week were too small and some could week’s edition of the Cooktown Local News and coming in. will also be printed and displayed in a gallery the What we are looking for in the competition not be opened. is photo quality. There is no specific weekly And remember, the competition is running for IGA is preparing in their store.

AUSTRALIA DAY AWARDS

The official event will be held on 26th January 2013 at the Cooktown PCYC Events Centre commencing at 5.00pm with a free community BBQ and refreshments. Activities include citizenship ceremonies, Australia Day award presentations, Cook Shire’s Australia Day ambassador and guest speaker John Coutis.

There will be entertainment for all ages, live bands, bar and the cutting of the Australia Day cake. For further information please contact Council’s event coordinator Vicki Kirk 40695444.

MEET THE AMBASSADOR

The Australia Day 2013 Ambassador Mr John Coutis will be appearing at the Cooktown PCYC Event Centre for 2 community sessions.

Young people of Cook Shire are invited to a morning tea with John on Monday 28th January @ 10.00am John speaks on topics such as: Anti-Bullying, Life Topics, Treating People The Way You Wish To Be Treated, Goal Setting, Over Coming Challenges & Getting The Best Out of Life.

Community groups, business, and residents are invited to afternoon tea with John on Monday 28th January @ 3.00pm Mr Coutis is a truly inspirational speaker who would love to meet and share his knowledge and wisdom with you. Come along to meet and talk with John and hear some of his stories.

Make sure you don't miss out!!!!

To learn more about John and his “Rolling Success” tour, visit his website: www.rollingsuccess.com.au

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SAFE DRIVING DURING THE WET

Registrations for the Learn 2 Swim program are open until 30th January. Classes will commence on Saturday 2nd February 2013.

TMR will provide up-to-date information about road conditions on the PDR via: • www.131940.qld.gov.au • 13 19 40 telephone hotline

LEARN 2 SWIM, Program 2

Forms are available from Council’s administration building and any enquiries can be made directly to Pool Coordinator, Roz Smith on 4069 6928.

GET UP TO SPEED PROGRAM

The digital age has dramatically changed the way we do business. There are so many new technologies and constant changes, it can be hard to keep up with it all. The Get Up To Speed program is a 12 week online program designed to do just as it's name suggests, help your business get up to speed with new technologies, and to apply them to your business situation. For more information see http://www.getuptospeed.com.au/ If you are interested in participating in this etraining opportunity please contact Councils Economic and Community Services Director, Katrina Houghton on 40695444

BE PREPARED FOR CYCLONES .

The size and the remoteness of Cook Shire means we all need to be diligent, vigilant and well prepared for a wide range of disaster events. Cook Shire Council website has local disaster information, emergency contacts, and useful links. www.cook.qld.gov.au

Get Ready Queensland website has information that will help you prepare your emergency plan and emergency kit. http://www.disaster.qld.gov.au/getready/

Cook Shire Council Notifications of Shire road closures will be posted on the www.cooktownandcapeyork.com website as they occur and ROAD CLOSED signs will be erected as required.

Remember: • Drive according to prevailing conditions and slow down where roads have deteriorated, become slippery, or have pot holes and corrugations.

• Do not disobey ROAD CLOSED signs as you void all insurances in the event of an accident. You can also be fined by Queensland Police Service and lose points from your license.

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100 Years On...

Canberra was almost named Cooktown

Lady Denman, wife of Governor General, naming the city of Canberra in 1913. Photo submitted.

I AM sure you have all and ‘Federalia’ seem to declared Australia’s NaOf course royheard that Canberra is be most popular, seven tional Flower just a few alty didn’t miss out celebrating its Centenary separate persons having months before hand. with: “Seventh Edward, this year. suggested each. Six fa(September 19, 1912) Edwardton, Edwardburg, What has this got to vored ‘Wattleton.’ t h e Wa t t l e f e a t u r e d Edwington, Kingswonth do with Cooktown you Five others sent in strongly in the sug- Edwardton and Edward, ask? I have discovered ‘Austral’ and a similar gestions - “Wattleton, Edwardburg.” (after King that Cooktown was one of number went for ‘Hope- Wattlelia, Wattlebloom, Edward VII who had died the names suggested for toun,’ while four favored Wattleville, Wattledown, on May 6, 1910) and the name of the Federal ‘Pacifica,’ and four ‘King- Wattledale, Wattleland, Capital. ston’. A large number of Wattleholm, Wattleleigh.

As you will read, there the other names have been Wattlebourne, Wattlelea, were a lot of fertile minds suggested twice and three Wattleburgh, Wattleina around 100 years ago, but times.” and Wattlingham”. The all I will say is I’m glad The following are only animals of Australia they stuck with Canberra! a small number of the also had a look in with: On Friday, January 17 names suggested, selected “Kookaburra, Merino, 1913, a story appeared from those published.

Olive, Emu, Kangaroo, in The Advertiser (Ad“Australopolis, Aus- Emuroo, Angoría, Kangeelaide), about suggested tradelphia, Australcapia, mubarra, Kookemuroo names for the new Fed- Austritomia, Austroburg, and Canberrameroo”. eral Capital - “Letters are Australandis, AustralIf you had been daily arriving at the Home home, Austraholland, wondering about the A ff a i r s D e p a r t m e n t , Australific, Australcook, Cooktown connection, containing suggestions Australcross, Australoo, well the town featured of names for the Federal Australton and Australa- also in the list of sugcapital city at Canberra moloo”. gestions with : “Cook, They come mostly from Some of our favourite Captaincook, Endeavor, Australians, but now and trees were honoured: Cooksburg, Cookberra, again someone overseas “Banksia, Waratah, Eu- Cooktown, Cookacia, participates. … So far as calypton, Waratahford, Martonia, Cookingham, the official correspond- Jarrahburne, Acacia and Cookraburra and Cookence goes, ‘Austral City’ Waratah”....Having been sturta” being suggestions.

Two new, local lady writers THIS week we have two new local lady writers.

Bev Stone, from our beloved kiosk on the river has expressed the pleasure many of us feel when, occasionally, we manage to greet the day at the same time as the birds, and Hazel Davis, Sylvia’s Geraghty’s cousin, whose verse shows us that these two related ladies shared a family bond “Change of Heart” My garden is a lovesome thing, Especially in the early spring, But when the summer’s weeds take hold With nettles, ghastly to behold, And plantain, proudfoot, couch or twitch (I never can remember which), And all these foes invade my plot I’d pour cement on all the lot!

Yet when the weeding time is done And flowers peep through, one by one, That’s when I feel my heart relent And you can keep your old cement.

By HAZEL DAVIS

“Georgetown” (presumably after the reigning monarch King George).

Our early politicians were also honoured : “Deakinburg City of New Holland,” (Alfred Deakin - Alfred Deakin, Australia’s second Prime Minister, and also the fifth and the seventh). “Fisherville, Andrewlum, Fisher, Andrewington, Fisherdale and Fisherium,” for Andrew Fisher who was the then current Prime Minister. “Parbarton, Bartonia” for Edmund Barton new nation’s first Prime Minister.

“Parkesworth, Parkesburgh and Parkesia,” suggested for Sir Henry Parkes, who was a statesman and politician and who was considered the Father of the Australian Federation.

Of course we had to have some with British connections:”Britaustral, Britannia, Britalia, Britalium, Britishome, King’s Paradise, King Pallas,

Britonia, Britanspire and Embritralia”. And then all those which concerned politics: “Democratia, Cosmopolis, Utopia, Excelsis, Capaustral, Federalton, Federata, Circular City, Unity City, Empire, Capitolium, Federalis, Metropolita, Empire City, Federina, Capitalia, Federaville and Pacificland”.

There were lots more

with the Sydney-Melbourne connection like: “Sydmeloph, Sydbourne, Meladneyperbane” and the usual Australian names like: “Eureka, Cooeeton, Victoria Cross, and Southern Cross, but I think the ones I like best are: “Walhalla, Arbutus, Caput and Swindleville”.

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Dianne Keller, Cooktown Writers’ Group.

“Brand New Day” It’s five o’clock and the alarm clock is jangling; The start of a brand new day.

“Just five more minutes,” I tell myself And roll over the other way.

Oh, no! It’s six am. and I’m running late.

It’s a rush to shower and get out the gate.

As I drive down the street not a creature is stirring.

I feel that the world is mine alone.

Then I crest the hill and drink in the view, In the early morning hue, And thank God for the day that’s beginning.

By BEV STONE

Cooktown Local News 24 - 30 January 2013 – 9

NEWS

Two meetings renew interest in ‘The Block’

Some of those who attended one of the Block meetings last Tuesday: (seated from left) Veronica O’Sullivan, Cass Sorensen, Che and Hope Furlong, and Syvia Simpson.

(Standing from left) Barb Keats, Stacey Zuch, James Furlong and Shane Gibson. Photo submitted.

COOKTOWN and District Youth Association held two meetings to assist them in gaining an updated perspective on community and youth views on “The Block” on Tuesday, February 15.

The CDYA committee also used the meetings to inform the interested community members and youth who attended the meetings of the organisation’s progress in 2012.

A Facebook post on the

2013 Australia Day Awards Come and join us as we recognise citizens who have made a significant contribution to our community

On 26th January at

Cooktown PCYC Events Centre 5.00pm

Free Community BBQ provided by the Endeavour Lions Free Tea/Coffee & Desert provided by the CWA Ladies Meet our Australia Day Ambassador – John Coutis, sponsored by Woolworths

6.00pm till Late

Official Australia Day Awards Music provided by Earthbeat, Tumbuna & Rough n' Ready Bar supported by Cooktown PCYC Kids Activities provided by Cooktown Kindergarten Bob the Balloon Man Slicing of the Australia Day Cake by Award recipients

For further information contact Council’s Events & Administration Officer, Vicki Kirk on 4069 5444 or email vkirk@cook.qld.gov.au Sponsors of the 2013 Australia Day Ambassador Program

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Cooktown classifieds by Sam Dewaal and Veronica O’Sullivan inquiring about what was happening with “The Block” and the spirited discussion that followed gave the association a great opportunity to hold meetings.

These meetings were made possible through advice, support and funding for the catering from far North Volunteer Inc. The Italian restaurant catered for both meetings, giving us an excellent venue, service and also once again demonstrated their ongoing commitment and support to our association.

The community’s perception was that nothing had been happening with “The Block”. As reported by the Cooktown Local News in previous editions, grants had been applied for and successfully obtained.

This included a 2013 “Youth Community Garden” (ANZ Seeds of Renewal Funding), local council funding (security cameras, computer and printer), small volunteer grant funding (shade structure, tank, barbecue, fridge, microwave) and the ever helpful Saturday raffles at the Sovereign Hotel.

With the “Catch 22” situation of workplace health and safety, public liability insurance, frequency of litigation in Australia and trying to run the activities and raise funds, the small, stalwart committee felt they had little support.

The representation from young people and interested community members at these two meetings put their fears to rest.

The people who did attend these meetings demonstrated enthusiasm, dedication, inspirational ideas and genuine concern and interest.

Their commitment to 2013 activities was exceptional, heart-warming and reinvigorating to the current committee members.

Action plans, fund raising ideas, meeting dates and a working bee were planned as a result.

Although the CDYA was unable to get funding to get the vandalism at The Block

demountable fixed to meet appropriate standards, there was a unanimous decision to have a working bee on the property left to the youth to tidy it up and start more ownership for young people.

On Saturday, February 2, a working bee will be held between 7.30am and 11am to whipper snip, mow, chainsaw and generally tidy up the area.

A sausage sizzle will be held afterwards.

Charlie Martin has offered his services to fence off the area, which will include the new youth garden.

One decision from the public consultation at the meeting is that a shade structure should be erected at the front of the demountable until we either raise funds or obtain a grant to ensure the demountable meets appropriate standards.

These dates will be communicated through the Cooktown Local News and Facebook.

One of the youth representatives who attended meeting - with father - will administer that page, email lists, the Cooktown Local News and a flyer on post office wall.

Please contact Barb Keats (4069 5236 or 0427 695 188) or email: barbkeats@ bigpond.com if you wish to be added to either a postal or email list.

John Davies is the current President of the Youth Association (which was put in place by a committee of volunteers to meet the needs of Mr Robert McLelland, the gentleman who bequeathed “The Block” to the youth of Cooktown.

John moved to Mount Isa for business reasons and due to other committee members leaving, I am now the Acting President, whereas I was originally elected as Vice President.

Our annual general meeting will be on the Tuesday, February at the Events Centre from 6pm. I would urge people to attend.

By CASS SORENSEN, Cooktown and District Youth Association, Acting President.

Rain forces cancellation of Australia Day in Ayton RECENT inclement weather has forced the cancellation of Australia Day celebrations planned for the Bloomfield community at the Ayton tin shed.

Organiser Amelia Fagan said with the prospect of even more rain on the horizon, conditions at the location would be unpleasant.

“Australia Day is normally a day where we have lots of outdoor activities planned, especially for the kids,” Ms Fagan said.

“But this weather would make it pretty uncomfortable for everyone.”

DYNAMIC DUO SAY GOODBYE

PHOTOS: GARY HUTCHISON

ABOVE: Jacqui and Peter Collins-Herrmann.

BELOW: Michael and Alana Czarnecki.

ABOVE: Alex Poberay and Deb Smith.

BELOW: Tonya Lickiss and Sue Phillips.

Cook Shire Council Sports Co-ordinator Caz Barker with husbane David, the Shire’s Tousism Co-ordinator at their farewell at the Cooktown Bowls Club on Friday night.

The Barker family is headed for the Australian Capital Territory.

ABOVE: James Cook Museum Manager Dr Melanie Piddocke with Sayah Scott.

BELOW: Tony Lickiss and Peter Bertino.

COOKTOWN lost valuable contributors to local government and also the sporting community on Sunday, when the Barker family left for the Australian Capital Territory.

Former Cook Shire Council Tourism Co-ordinator David Barker, his wife Caz, the Shire’s Sports Co-ordinator and their children, Finlay, Jordi and Caeli will take up residence in the ACT, where David will assume a new professional role as the Industry Development Manager for ACT Tourism.

At this stage, Caz is weighing up her career options, but will work hard on completing her accountancy degree in the meantime.

The pair were farewelled by colleagues and friends at the Cooktown Bowls Club on Friday night.

The dynamic duo had left Australia for a few years, but since their return on New Year’s Day, 2010, they have wasted no time in racking up some impressive achievements with the district.

In October last year, under David’s leadership, the Shire’s tourism team scored the Expressway Signs Local Government Award for Tourism at the Tourism Tropical North Queensland Awards ceremony in Cairns.

He was also the President of the local Junior Football (soccer) Club.

And since her appointment as the Shire’s Sports Co-ordinator, Caz has

provided mentorship to the sports of Junior and Senior Rugby League, Netball, Swimming, Soccer, Little Athletics and Tennis.

David could only use one word in describing the family’s two years in Cooktown.

“Fantastic!” he said.

“We’ve been lucky.

“The kids have had an amazing time.”

Caz was only able to echo David’s comments.

“Cooktown IS amazing,” she said.

“It gave us a wonderful start back into the country.

“Cooktown is a unique community.”

On the family’s departure, Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said a small community of 2300 like Cooktown could ill-afford to lose a family of five like the Barkers, let alone one as committed as they were.

“They were the sort of people who ‘do’ the job,” he said.

“Not only were they committed to their professional roles, but they were social and active in the sporting community as well.”

He said, with their efforts, the hardworking and committed pair had left Cooktown in better shape than it was when they arrived.

“While we’re very sorry to see them go, we’d like to wish them all the very best for the future,” he said.

Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott, CEO Steve Wilton and Jay Houghton.

ABOVE: Tex and Cath Harrison.

BELOW: Kristina Kossinskaja and Cook Shire Director of Economic Development and Community Services Katrina Houghton.

Shiels Barra, Mark Mollison and Nick Davidson.

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 10:00 Lovecraft 11:30 Best Of One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:50 Waterloo Road 1:50 Big Ideas Sampler 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Australian Of The Year 2013 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Friday Night Dinner: The Mercedes 8:30 Australia Celebrates 2013 9:30 Movie: “Shine” - Traces the volatile journey of piano prodigy David Helfgott, detailing his troubled relationship with his father, his tragic mental breakdown and eventual resurrection as a brilliant performer.

11:15 The Old Guys: Engagement - Love is in the air when Amber and Steve are engaged to be married. Is this finally Tom’s chance to get together with Sally?

11:45 My Family: Facebooked - With Ben away on a volunteer dental program in the Colombian rainforest, Susan goes for a drink with an old flame, but she may just get her fingers burned.

12:15 Rage 5:00 Rage

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 2:00 The Day’s 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 Pirate Solution - Raj must find a new job or be sent back to India. Sheldon, however, has a solution, which leaves Leonard and Penny dealing with Howard as third wheel.

7:30 Motorway Patrol 8:30 TBA 11:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under: Highlights 12:00 Movie: “The Jammed” (AV) - Inspired by a scribbled note she once found in an old Italian kitchen, Nigella shows her take on the classic light and sunny yoghurt pot cake.

1:50 Movie: “Silver Bears” (PG) - An adventure drama about a mysterious Iranian silver mine and the quest to own it that nearly upsets the world market in precious metals.

4:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Dr Oz 10:00 Seven Morning News 10:30 Movie: “Twitches Too” (PG) 12:00 Movie: “Gotta Kick It Up” (G) 2:00 2013 Australian Open 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 2013 Australian Open 9:30 Movie: “Butterfly On A Wheel” (AV) - A calculating sociopath kidnaps young Sophie, the daughter of executive Neil Randall and his wife Abby, demanding that the couple obey his orders or their daughter will die. However, one thing remains uncertain: what is the kidnapper’s purpose?

11:30 That ‘70s Show: Eric’s Stash - “ When Eric’s money stash disappears from the Candyland box, he’s afraid Hyde might be to blame. Then, Jackie enters the Miss Dairy Princess pageant, and Kelso and Fez compete to be her ‘pageant boy’.

12:00 Special: Secrets Of The River 1:00 Special: Secrets Of Coral Bay 2:00 Auction Squad 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Destination Australia: A Family Divided 2:30 Angels In New York 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 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape 8:30 Mystery of the Lost Leonardo?

9:30 As It Happened: D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Libertine” (MA s,a,n) In French. A comic romp of pleasure and enlightenment, set in 18th century France. French encyclopaedist Denis Diderot attempts to write an essay on morals for his banned encyclopaedia whilst flirting with Madame Therbouche, an artist who is painting his portrait in the nude.

12:50 Kurt Wallander: “The Thief” (M s,l,v) In Swedish. After a series of break-ins in Ystad, three neighbours form their own vigilante group as they aren’t satisfied with the police response. When they catch a Polish man, who appears to be leaving a house they think he has broken into, they beat him up, leaving him for dead.

2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 26

6:00 Rage 9:00 Flag Raising And Citizenship Ceremony 2013 10:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 Eggheads 12:00 Movie: “Robbery Under Arms” (PG) 2:25 The Atlantics: Live At Freshwater 3:00 The Hobbit Enigma 4:00 Basketball: WNBL 5:00 Australian Of The Year 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday - Fruit 6:45 Govenor General’s Australia Day Address 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin 8:20 Hebburn: The ambitious Jack Pearson left his small home town for the bright city lights, now he’s back for a visit. It’s time he introduced the family to Sarah, the middle class Jewish girl he’s secretly married.

8:45 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Ruddy Gore - During a night out to see a gala performance of Ruddigore, an unexpected and bizarre death onstage leads Phryne on a ghost chase to find a murderer.

9:45 Midsomer Murders: Bantling Boy - DCI Tom Barnaby and Sgt. Dan Scott investigate the murders of a horse-racing syndicate.

11:20 Silent Witness: Home Part 2 - The team of forensic pathologists are back uncovering the truth behind suspicious deaths.

12:15 Rage

6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 The Bill Engvall Show 10:30 2013 Santos Tour Downunder - Stage 5 3:00 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3:30 The Middle 4:00 Antiques Roadshow 4:30 Getaway 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Twenty/20 - Australia vs Sri Lanka 9:30 The Middle: The Math Class - Frankie locks horns with Brick’s third-grade teacher, Ms. Rinsky, when Brick gets a D on a math test and Frankie thinks poor teaching is to blame.

10:00 Customs 10:30 TBA 11:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under 12:00 Movie: “The Exorcist” (AV) - When movie actress Chris MacNeil begins to suspect that an evil spirit possesses her young daughter, Regan, she calls in two priests to try and exorcise the demon against frightening and formidable odds.

2:20 The Avengers: From Venue With Love 3:20 Nine Presents: Foo Fighters: Back and Forth 3:30 Extra 4:00 Danoz 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Parenthood 12:00 Ultimate Spiderman 12:30 Minute To Win It 1:30 Movie: “Brother Bear 2” (G) 3:00 Movie: “The Scream Team” (PG) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 2013 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2013 Australian Open 9:30 Movie: “88 Minutes” (AV) - An FBI forensic psychologist who teaches at a University receives a death threat warning him that he only has 88 minutes to live. Who wants him dead? An ex-lover, a student or perhaps a serial killer on death row who was convicted by his testimony?

11:45 That ‘70s Show: Hunting - The guys go hunting, and Red bags a deer while Eric wishes he could be somewhere else. Fez goes into the woods with a stick and a whistle and returns with dinner.

12:15 Special: Guardians Of The Wild 1:15 Special: Tiger, Tiger! A Korean Odyssey 2:15 Auction Squad 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Anna Bolena 4:25 The Chopin Etudes 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Patsy Kensit 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Canada 8:30 Prisoners of War: The Facility 9:30 Real Humans: Heritage - In this episode, the truth about David Eischer’s experiments leaks out to the police, and Inger Engman suddenly understands the link to Anita. Kevin gets tired of Rick’s bullying and returns to a home and a stepfather he doesn’t recognise 10:35 Creative Minds: Geoffrey Rush 11:25 Movie: “Candy” (MA d,a,s,l) - Candy is a contemporary love story of startling beauty directed by acclaimed theatre director Neil Armfield and adapted from the bestselling novel

by Luke Davies. In the title role, Abbie Cornish plays a young artist whose lust for life takes her to the edge of sanity. Heath Ledger is Dan, a sometime poet lost in love with Candy. Candy gravitates to Dan and his bohemian lifestyle…and his love of heroin.

1:20 Inside Nature’s Giants: The Whale 2:20 Dave in the Life: Punter 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 27

6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Weekend Breakfast 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Linlithgow 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 World Cafe Asia: Jakarta 2:00 The Ocean’s Supermum 3:00 Philip Treacy In Conversation With Virginia Trioli 3:30 Footbalol: WLeague: Grand Final 6:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Restoration Home 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs: All The Things You Are 9:30 Rev. 10:05 All In The Best Possible Taste With Grayson Perry: Upper Class Taste 10:50 The Art Of Spiegelman 11:40 Movie: “Paris Blues” (M) - When two Paris nightclub jazz players meet two vacationing American beauties, their passion for music is suddenly challenged by their desire for love.

1:15 Movie: “Gunga Din” (G) 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 Surfsport 10:30 Discover Down Under Summer Series 11:00 Equitana Australia 2012 12:30 2013 Santos Tour Down Under 3:30 Alive & Cooking 4:00 Getaway 4:30 Manly Surf 5:00 National News 5:30 Customs 6:00 National News 6:30 Frozen Planet: Winter 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Bloodhounds - When Patrick Jane and the CBI must work with a criminal profiler, Dr. Montague, to solve a double murder, it becomes a competition for Jane to prove that his methods are superior.

9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Seeing Red - Elisabeth Shue joins the cast as Russell’s former colleague, who helps him investigate the death of a man’s ex-girlfriend.

10:30 Two And A Half Men 11:00 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 10:00 Parenthood 11:00 Parenthood 12:00 Parenthood 1:00 Parenthood 2:00 That ‘70s Show 2:30 2013 Australian Open 4:30 TBA 5:30 2013 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2013 Australian Open 9:30 Criminal Minds: The Eyes Have It - The BAU team tracks a serial killer who keeps the eyes of his victims as souvenirs.

10:30 Revenge: The First Chapter - Relive the drama, excitement and suspense as Emily Thorne returns to the Hamptons to seek revenge on those responsible for tearing her family apart.

11:30 Parking Wars 12:00 Special: Canada Wild - The superb wildlife and wilderness of outback Canada is depicted in all its glory in this Greg Grainger special.

1:00 House Calls To The Rescue 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: China 3:00 Wheel2Wheel: Vietnam 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Navplio 4:00 Anthony Bourdain: Ne Reservations 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: Stirling Man 8:30 Seeing Stars 9:30 Art and Copy - A fascinating look at the real ‘Mad Men’ - and women - behind some of the most memorable advertising campaigns of the past half-century.

11:10 Movie: “Days Of Glory” (M l,v) In French In World War Two, four North African men are recruited to fight for their colonial motherland, France. During the campaign in Italy, France and Alsace, they come to realise that French soldiers are promoted and have better food and leave entitlements, while Arab soldiers are shamefully discriminated against.

1:20 Movie: “2 Become 1” (M a) In Cantonese. Produced by veteran filmmaker Johnnie To, this Hong Kong Sex and the City follows the life of Bingo, a sassy, single thirty-something whose life takes an unexpected turn when she is diagnosed with breast cancer.

3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 28

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 TBA 6:00 Country House Rescue: Carnfield Hall 6:50 Minuscule: Zzzeplin 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Common Knowledge 8:30 Kevin’s Grand Design 9:30 The Real King’s Speech 10:20 Lateline 11:00 Foyle’s War: The Russian House - DCS Foyle stumbles upon an international cover up, which, if exposed could bring down the British government, and reveal the War Office’s darkest secret yet.

12:35 Movie: “Same Time Next Year” (M v) - A Based on the longrunning Broadway play about the 26-year relationship of an adulterous couple who meet only once a year.

2:30 In The End 3:00 Rage 4:00 Movie: “The General” (G) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 Twenty/20 - Australia vs Sri Lanka 9:30 The Middle: Spring Cleaning - Spring cleaning stirs up a hornet’s nest at the Heck house, and Brick starts a neighborhood information stand, handling inquiries for a dollar each.

10:00 Customs 10:30 CSI: Miami: Match Made In Hell - A millionaire is murdered and the investigation leads to an elite dating service. Ryan goes undercover and poses as a rich businessman to expose the truth behind the questionable matchmaking enterprise.

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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Parenthood 1:00 Parenthood 2:00 Parenthood 3:00 Parenthood 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - The Braxton’s capture Jamie as a way of getting to Adam. Celia’s secret motives are closer to being revealed when she takes a phone call from a mystery caller.

7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:30 Movie: “The Heart Break Kid” (MA) - Unmarried and just turned 40, sporting goods store owner Eddie Cantrow is on the sidelines of the dating game when he attends the wedding of his former fiance. Feeling like the whole world has paired off except him, Eddie is primed for a romance. Now all he needs is the girl.

12:30 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 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: “family Law” (PG) 2:45 Via Gori 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 Global Village 6:00 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Blow Your Own Sail 8:30 Derren Brown: Fear And Faith 9:35 RocKwiz 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Common Ground - Uncle Bob is a desert man and Hollie grew up in the concrete walls of Melbourne. They couldn’t be more different. However while reconnecting with the Australian landscape they find common ground. Best Foreign Short, California Film Awards 2011. (From Australia) PG; Bad Language - When Bill makes an unusual bet with the fractious regulars at his uncle’s suburban Kafenois (men’s club), Kosta sees an opportunity to make a fast buck off the kid. Winner, SBS TV Award at Flickerfest 2011. (From Australia, in English and Greek) M. 1:05 Cast Offs: Will 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 29

7 CENTRAL

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 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 TBA 6:00 Time Team: Bitterley 6:50 Minuscule: United We Stand 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Cheating 8:30 New Tricks 9:30 Next Stop Hollywood 10:00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Arty 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Movie: “Harry’s Arctic Heroes” (M v) - Prince Harry and the team have arrived at the ice cap. They must now navigate treacherous landscape conditions whilst pulling their own 100 kilo sledges, to reach the geographic North Pole.

12:35 Movie: “Slaughter Trail” (PG) 2:00 Basketball: WNBL 4:00 Movie: “The Late Edwina Black” (PG) 5:15 Big Ideas Sampler 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 Gorilla Experiment 7:30 TBA 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Psychic Vortex 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Bozeman Reaction - When their apartment is robbed, Leonard and Sheldon turn to their friends to create a state-of-the-art security system, and Sheldon struggles to cope.

9:30 2 Broke Girls: And The Secret Ingredient 10:00 Two And A Half Men: The Straw In My Donut Hole 10:30 Survivor: Philippines 12:20 Survivor: Philippines 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 TBA 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Adam and Jamie are arrested following Adam’s confession. Jett’s crush on Indi develops when she comes over to babysit, but Romeo crashes the party.

7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:45 TBA 11:45 That ‘70s Show: “Bye-Bye Basement - Hyde moves back in with the Forman’s when his dad leaves again. Eric is horrified when Kitty announces her plan to redecorate the basement and proceeds to hire contractors, but even more horrified when Donna takes her side.

12:15 Room For Improvement 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 Movie: “Vento Di Terra” (PG) 2:25 The Mayor, The Artist, The Farmer and His Wife 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 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Catherine Freeman 8:35 Extreme ER: Johannesburg 9:30 Coppers: When They Get to Seven Pints 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Lovesickness” (M) In Spanish. A three-part look at the ironies of love, with stories that involve a young boy, a hostage situation, and a divorced elderly couple caught in a love triangle.

12:35 Mad Men: The Grown Ups - Peggy’s taste in men proves questionable; Pete has to make a big decision about his career; Henry makes his move on Betty; and the staff is rocked by a major tragedy.

1:50 Anna Pihl - Rookie cop Anna Pihl did her training in the provinces so she is unfamiliar with Copenhagen, its many districts, or the various segments of the population.

2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 30

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 Grand Designs: Doncaster 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Cat’s Eyes 8:30 ABBA: Bang A Boomerang - The inside story of Australia’s colossal 70s crush on the Swedish supergroup ABBA and their music, and how this unequalled and enduring fan-worship changed them and us forever.

9:35 Would I Lie To You? 10:05 Life’s Too Short 10:30 Lateline 11:30 Identity 12:20 Durham County 1:05 Stress Buster: Police 1:40 Football: W-League - Grand Final 4:10 Movie: “The Big Steal” (PG) 5:15 Big Ideas Sampler 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 Enstein Approximation - Suffering from a case of “physicist’s block,” Sheldon’s search for the answer to a physics problem leads him to work at the Cheesecake Factory with Penny.

7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Large Hadron Collision - It’s Valentine’s Day, and Leonard can only bring one guest on a trip to see CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (the world’s largest and highest energy particle accelerator) in Switzerland. Will it be Sheldon or Penny?

8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Excelsior Acquisition 8:30 TBA 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Teenage Ski Trip 12:00 Take The Money And Run 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Mystery Woman: At First Sight” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Romeo foils Jett’s plans to cause friction between him and Indi. Sasha completes her Science assignment with new friend Rosie. Alf and Irene are suspicious of Celia when sums of money are stolen and then returned. When Casey starts work in the kitchen at the prison, Courtney demands Casey sneak certain ‘packages’ to inmates via the food delivery.

7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:45 That ‘70s Show: The Relapse - Part 1- When Midge leaves home for good, Red and Kitty try to help Bob through his denial. At Kitty’s request, Eric takes a casserole next door and ends up in bed with Donna.

12:15 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Planet Egypt: Temples Of Power 1:55 Oz and Hugh Raise the Bar 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 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Secrets of Our Living Planet: Waterworlds 8:30 Tropic Of Capricorn: Namibia To Botswana 9:35 Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life: Life After Death 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “On The Path” (M l,s) In Bosnian. Director Jasmila Zbanic explores the complex influences of Islam in contemporary Bosnia-Herzegovina. Luna and Amar are deeply in love, yet rifts in their relationship appear when Amar lands a teaching job at a fundamentalist Islamic camp and is attracted to its extremist dogma 12:55 Movie: “Jasmine Women” (MA a) In Mandarin. Master cinematographer Yong Hou turns director to capture intimate performances from Zhang Ziyi and Joan Chen as they tell the story of three generations of women throughout the 1930s, 1950s and 1980s 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

THURSDAY 31

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 TBA 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Montana Belle” (PG) 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: Cockneys 8:30 Nigellissima - Inspired by a scribbled note she once found in an old Italian kitchen, Nigella shows her take on the classic light and sunny yoghurt pot cake.

9:00 The Hour 10:00 Agony Uncles 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Nicholas Crane’s Britannia 12:35 The Clinic 1:25 Kyle Riabko: The Lead 2:15 Big Ideas Sampler 2:30 NTAFL: St Mary’s vs Darwin 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 Precious Fragmentation - When the guys find a rare movie prop ring from The Lord of the Rings at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart - forcing them to choose the ring or their friendship.

7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Pants Alternative 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Wheaton Recurrence 8:30 Person Of Interest: Triggerman 9:30 TBA 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “McBride: Dogged” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Dex and Sasha host a toga party at the farmhouse. The party doesn’t go to plan with Sid accusing Dex of pushing it too hard and April snapping at his wild boy antics 7:30 Border Patrol 8:00 Coastwatch 8:30 Grimm: The Thing With Feathers - Nick pulls out all the stops to plan a romantic getaway for Juliette in an attempt to get their relationship back on track. Nick’s duties as a Grimm get in the way of romance when he meets the unsettling neighbours.

10:30 TBA 11:30 Up All Night 12:00 Housecalls To The Rescue 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 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: Italian 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 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 How to Cook Like Heston: Cheese 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: Allergic To Pain 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 G-Spotting: A Story of Pleasure and Promise - Hailed as the great sexual liberator of women in the early 1980s, the sexuallyactive world embraced the G-spot. But to many contemporary women the exact location remains elusive and medical science is still searching for a distinctive anatomical feature.

12:05 Movie: “Lunacy” (MA a,v,n) In Czech. Inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and the Marquis de Sade. In 19th-century France, Jean, a young man, is invited by a marquis to spend the night in his castle. There Jean witnesses a blasphemous orgy and a ‘therapeutic’ funeral.

2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

12 – Cooktown Local News 24 - 30 January 2013

CROSSWORD No. 132

SUDOKU No. 132

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AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

It’ll be easier to fit in with other people’s ideas if you are able to “put yourself in their shoes” for a while. Go with the flow! Romance. Your partner may find your excess energy a little overwhelming at times.

Do your best to relax. If you can’t, it may be advantageous to spend time apart for the time being.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

An approach which has not been successful in the past is unlikely to work now. A completely fresh angle on the problem will help you to get what you want. Romance. Your confidence could do with a boost at the moment. It will come, but not in the way you expect. Regardless, embrace this selfassurance.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

FOR KIDS

You could find yourself criticised rather badly at work this week. Try not to fly off the handle until you have had a chance to talk to other people. Romance. A favourable aspect between your Ruling Planet and Mars will give your love-life an extra boost of energy. Invest yourself in your relationships and you’ll benefit.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

While it is important for you to take your career seriously, you might be putting too much energy into the wrong areas. Devise a new plan of action. Romance. This will be a fairly quiet week for romance. You have a meeting in a few days to look forward to, however.

Prepare yourself properly!

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

Your parents may seem to be taking a slightly closer interest in your life than you might like. They mean well, however, and you should not be too hard on them.

Romance. The Venus/Moon Midpoint presently in your sign will help you to get your love-life back on track. Learn from previous mistakes to avoid future issues.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

FINDWORD No. 132 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

A meeting with a new friend will be even warmer than you expected. You will be surprised how well you can understand each other’s feelings. Romance. Contact with someone from overseas will give you a new perspective. This person will change your general stance in the way you interact with others.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

You may be in a rather impractical mood at the moment. Don’t spend too much time thinking about what to do - just do it! Romance. Try not to lose your temper because of an incident that has frustrated you.

Escalating the situation will not help anything. Talk it through instead and things will improve.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

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MUDDY RIVER

An argument with a friend could be difficult to get out of. Try to avoid touching on any areas that you know could cause problems. Romance. Some changes to your domestic routine may be harder to get used to than you expect. Don’t try too hard to look for problems and you’ll adapt more quickly.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

A change in your circumstances might be difficult to deal with at first. You may have to leave some old ideas behind.

Romance. This will be a good time for relaxing with your partner. A romantic get-together will go well. Plan it together to ensure that each of you get what it is you need most this week.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

You may be surprised at how hard your boss is with you this week. It is uncalled for; especially after all the extra effort that you have been putting in. Romance. A flattering remark from an admirer may be less of an encouragement than they expect. Try not to be too hard on this person.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a family.

Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one.

– Jane Howard

SOLUTIONS No. 132

Trouble may arise this week when your idea about what is “right” may be rather different from someone else’s. In the end, you may have to “agree to differ” over this. Romance. You will soon know if a meeting has gone well. Don’t be blind to any obvious signs.

Make the next step if it is necessary.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

An old friend who appears from out of the blue may have a surprise in store. Don’t try to guess what it is! Romance. Don’t let your partner nag you too much. A firm stance may be more effective than just giving in.

Submitting to their desires now will unfortunately mean you may have to do so in the future.

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BUILDERS

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ANDREW DAVIES LICENSED BUILDER PH: 0408 930 905

All aspects of earthmoving – Experienced and professional operators

BUILDING * RENOVATIONS * FURNITURE * LICENSED ASBESTOS REMOVAL *

Specialising in roadworks, subdivisions, clearing, driveways, dams and rockwalls.

• 8, 12, 21, 23 and 26 Tonne Excavators • Grader, Backhoes, Rollers, Dozer • Float, Roadtrain Sidetippers and Water Trucks

Contact us on 0408 181 894 or 4069 6407

BUTCHERS “Mouth Watering Meats”

Bulk sides of Lamb, Beef and Pork available ~ Trawler bulk orders most welcomed

Shop 3, 1 Muni St, Hopevale • Ph: 4060 9392 Fax: 4060 9342 • Email: hopevalebutchery@bigpond.com

Opening hours: 8am to 5pm Monday to Thursday 8am to 2pm, Friday and 8am to noon Saturday FREE Delivery to the Cooktown area!

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COLOUR!

Open 8am – 5pm, Mon to Fri

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available or create your own pack!

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114 CHARLOTTE STREET, COOKTOWN

MEAT PACK S

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CONCRETING & CARPENTRY

AUTO REPAIRS

• GENERAL SERVICING • LOG BOOK SERVICING • NEW CAR WARRANTY SERVICING • MECHANICAL REPAIRS • AIR CONDITIONING • WHEEL ALIGNMENTS • TOWING & RECOVERIES • 4WD ACCESSORIES

BSA: 12141087

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THE GREEN CORNER

PLASTERING

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Telephone: 1300 4895 00 Fax: 1300 7872 48 Phones attended 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday

Email your

classifieds thru to

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ph: 4031 1222 mob: 0417 708 814

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PAINTERS

The other local painter…

Endeavour Painting and Property Maintenance

BSA 1112207

PHONE: 4069 5933

Phone Dave or Silke anytime 0417 074 946 or 4069 6464

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COLOUR! $45/wk Colour • $30/wk Mono for a 6-month booking (GST inclusive)

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TOWING / TYRES

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GENERAL TOWING – Special local & Cooktown to Cairns rates TYRES – Cars, Utes, 4x4’s and Trucks – most sizes MECHANICAL REPAIRS & SERVICING – All makes & models, 2WD & 4WD

Cooktown Towing, Tyres & Mechanical

ROOFING

Ferrari Street (behind Mobil S/S) Cooktown

Phone: 4069 5545 • Mobile: 0408 772 361

TREELOPPING

SOIL TESTING

PEST CONTROL COOKTOWN

PEST CONTROL ABN: 37 495 170 374 Mitigation Permit: WIMP01346103

LOCALLY OWNED AND OPERATED

SNAKES Removed/Identified

• Annual Inspections • Domestic and Commercial • Pre-purchase Inspection • Pre and Post Construction • Physical & Chemical Barrier

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Soil Testing Contact Eric George, your local technician 4069 5854 • 0409 686 032 Cairns 4047 8600

STORAGE SHEDS

UPHOLSTERY

Attention-seeking space seeks like-minded advertiser THIS COLOUR SPACE COSTS ONLY $45 PER WEEK* Email ads@cooktownlocalnews.com.au or call 1300 4895 00 *CONDITIONS APPLY – GST inclusive – Minimum 6 month booking. $30 per week Mono.

Attention:

Trades & Services Advertisers To ensure that consumers locating contractors through advertisements published are protected, and that licensed contractors are not being disadvantaged, the Building Services Authority requires that all advertisers • state their name and BSA licence number on their advertisement or • state words to the effect “cannot perform building work valued at more than $3,300”.

Non-compliance with these requirements may result in the advertiser receiving a warning or a fine from the BSA. If you do not meet the above requirements in your present advertisement, please contact us as soon as possible with your details.

Telephone: 1300 4895 00 Fax: 1300 7872 48 Email: ads@cooktownlocalnews.com.au

ads@ cooktownlocal news. com.au

Pre-payment required so please include your postal address and your credit card details, or we can provide direct debit information

Deadline – 10.30am WEDNESDAYS

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CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: 10.30AM WEDNESDAYS

CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISE your classified here! Garage Sales, Meetings, Car or

Boat for Sale! Email ads@ cooktownlocalnews.com.au or call 1300 4895 00.

Optometrist visiting

MOTELS

WORK WANTED

AAA CBD CBD CBD – Inn Cairns Boutique Apartments, 71 Lake Street, Cairns. Self catering, secure car parking, pool/gazebo, opp PO and Woolworths. Ph 07 4041 2350.

CAIRNS Rainbow Inn. 3½ star, all facilities including cable TV. Close to the city, from $65 per night. Ph 4051 1022.

PUbLIC NOTICES

CONTAINERS for sale or hire.

Ph Cooktown Towing, Tyres & Mechanical 4069 5545.

URgENTLY REQUIRED work for qualified boiler maker / sheet metal fabricator, 25 years experience aluminium, stainless steel and steel welding, can email resume and references.

Family has relocated to Cooktown, urgent employment required. Forklift ticket and MR Licence, any employment most appreciated. Phone 0429 375 350 or email steve.pierce70@ bigpond.com

Servicing Cooktown since 1997

ABC Open Producers

Visiting regularly

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Are you a self-motivated creative multimedia producer?

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Applications close...

MOTELS

abc.net.au/open/jobs Sunday 10/02/2013 AG71643

Cooktown District Community Centre 11 Charles Street, PO Box 763, Cooktown 4895 T: 4069 6098 • F: 4069 6934 E: reception@cooktowndcc.org.au

Eyedentity Optical phone: (07) 4033 7575

MARTON RURAL FIRE BRIGADE AGM followed by General Meeting All active and /or support members invited to attend Prospective new members welcome 6.30pm, Saturday, February 2 @ Marton Fire Station, Unit Street Ph: 4069 5966 for all enquiries

POSITION VACANT Perpetrator Domestic Violence Counsellor 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.

Applications close Friday, February 15, 2013.

To apply, request a copy in person at Cooktown District Community Centre or by phone on (07) 4069 6098.

POSITIONS VACANT

COOKTOWN STATE SCHOOL P-12

PERMANENT CLEANERS Applications are called for persons interested in a permanent cleaning position at Cooktown State School P-12.

Early morning starts and split shifts may be involved. Hours available are between 10 and 25 hours per week.

All applicants need to include a resume and must address each key attributes in the section “How you will be assessed” in the role description available from the School Office.

Completed applications are to be forwarded to the Business Services Manager, Cooktown State School P-12, PO Box 4, Cooktown, Qld 4895. The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday, February 11, 2013.

A non-smoking policy is effective in all Queensland State Schools. The successful applicant may be subject to a probation period of up to a maximum of three months. Successful Applicant must also obtain a “Working with Children Suitability Card”.

Ocular health Eyesight testing Glaucoma assessment Diabetic sight analysis Contact Lens Consultations

STANDbY Response Service.

Support and information for people bereaved by suicide. Ph 0439 722 266. 24 hours – 7 days per week.

CIVIL CELEbRANT Kathleen Roberts. Naming Ceremonies, Marriages, Funeral Co-ordination.

4069 5004 or 0427 695 004

FOR SALE

TRADES COOKTOWN Skip Bins.

Commercial and domestic rubbish removal and disposal.

Ph 4069 5545 or 0408 772 361.

Cooktown Dive Club AGM & General Meeting

Where: Fishing Lease Webber Esplanade Day / Date / Time: Thursday, February 7, 2013 – 5.30pm • Light snacks provided • New Members Welcome Contact: President Kathy Lawfer 0458 594 168 or Secretary Kym Jerome 0427 527 724

CAPE YORK ENGINEERING COOKTOWN MARINE Penrite Oil Agent

Steel and Aluminium supplies Cooktown District Community Centre 11 Charles Street, PO Box 763, Cooktown 4895 T: 4069 6098 • F: 4069 6934 E: reception@cooktowndcc.org.au

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.

Applications close: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 2013.

To apply, request a copy in person at Cooktown District Community Centre or by phone on (07) 4069 6098.

Cooktown District Community Centre 11 Charles Street, PO Box 763, Cooktown 4895 T: 4069 6098 • F: 4069 6934 E: reception@cooktowndcc.org.au

POSITION VACANT Youth Support Coordinator – Youth Support Coordinator Initiative (YSCI)

• Welding Fabrication: steel, alloy, stainless, site work • Guillotine, Bender, Roller: pipe threading and bending • Machining: lathe, milling • Hydraulics: hose repairs • Bolts, welding equipment • Metroll products, perlins, iron by order • Marine: boat, trailer, outboard repairs, parts and oils MacMillan St, Cooktown

Ph Phil 4069 5224 or Mob 0417 776 524 Southern Cape Cluster Education Queensland Bloomfield River State School

Part Time Administration Officer AO2

Applications are invited for the position of Administration Officer AO2. Applicants must address the key selection criteria of the position description available from the School or email request to the SCC BSM, Jacinta McCosh on jmmcc1@eq.edu.au. Please contact the Principal for more information on Ph: (07) 4060 3988.

Completed applications may be forwarded to the Principal, Bloomfield River State School, PMB 1001, Bloomfield, Qld, 4895. Email: rfarr12@eq.edu.au before closing date of 4pm Thursday, 07/02/2013.

The successful applicant/s must undergo a Criminal History Check. Education Queensland is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a smoke free environment. Applications will be current for 12 months.

gARAgE SALE gARAgE SALE. This Saturday, January 26, between 8am and 11.30am at 25 Charles Street, opposite the Christian College.

Large working fridge, household items, plants, orchids, food processor and generator.

LOST LOST DOg - Dark brindle Mastiff X pig dog named Reba on Saturday, January 19. Was picked up on the McIvor River Road/Battle Camp turnoff.

Wearing orange tracking collar and a pig collar. Reward offered.

Call Selwyn McIvor 0488 177 978.

Cooktown Skip Bins Rubbish removal and disposal Ph: 4069 5545 or 0408 772 361

FOR RENT • 2 BR Vogue-style new house, commercial kitchen, large back deck, landscaped garden, quiet street, eco friendly for low power bills, suit newage couple who enjoy entertaining. $375 pw.

• Other 1, 2 and 3 bedroom houses available from $180 pw to $300 pw.

Call Karen at Cooktown Property Agents 0417 848 966

Cooktown Bowls Club

WANTED

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      •      •               

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.

Email: bstarchenko@hutchinsonbuilders.com.au

To apply, request a copy in person at Cooktown District Community Centre or by phone on (07) 4069 6098.

Fax: 4038 9038, Phone: 4038 9000

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST All Sub-Contractors and Suppliers interested in pricing the following: • HOPEVALE MULTI PURPOSE CENTRE please contact Ben

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Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK LEFT: A buff-breasted paradise kingfisher.

CENTRE: Nesting mound of a buff-breasted paradise kingfisher.

RIGHT: An azure kingfisher. Photos: Z ISOE.

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A tale of two kingfishers TWO very similar kingfisher species, both beautiful, but with some marked differences - just one decent tail between them, for a start.

Visitors are sighting lots of beautiful azure kingfishers around creeks such as Cooper, Noah, Emmagen and Woobadda Creeks lately.

Their orange underparts and deep blue (azure) with an intense violet sheen are notable and especially visible when they’re wet from diving. Which they do often.

They live around the creeks and often shoot like a low-flying torpedo between two points on the creek. They plunge quickly after small fish, crustaceans and insects.

When still, of course, they’re pretty difficult to see.

It’s a lovely bird, with red feet and an outsize black beak, with a strangely nonexistent (or at least very small) tail.

For a nest, it digs a half metre or longer tunnel on the vertical bank of a creek - pretty safe from goannas, and usually from floods as they nest in the drier part of the season.

Even more beautiful, in my opinion, is the buff-breasted paradise kingfisher. Visitors find it much more difficult to spot.

It looks very much like the azure kingfisher

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except that its long beak is red rather than black, and it has a long flowing or streaming tail, with both black and white feathers.

They’re not seen around the creeks, rather the forest.

We usually see them flying low across the road, fast and almost invariably disappearing into the forest. If you’re lucky they’ll land on a nearby branch.

The buff-breasted paradise kingfisher is migratory, (whereas the azure is not) and arrives in the rainforest around October to tunnel a nesting chamber in a dome-shaped rainforest termite mound, often the same as last year’s mound.

Eggs are laid, chicks are raised, termites are not bothered, birds migrate back to New Guinea, leaving (and you’ll love this) the young behind to follow a week or two later.

An obvious way to get the kids to become independent!

So, that’s the tail (tale) of two of my favourite kingfishers.

As driver, I’ve never managed to get a decent photo, but one of the guests from the Red Mill House at Daintree Village, sent this nice one for readers of the Cooktown Local News.

If you want really good information about tropical birds, then you might visit www. redmillhouse.com.au.

Andrew and Trish Forsyth specialise in hosting birdwatchers (or tweeters) and have some really good descriptions and photos of local birds.

With all this recent monsoonal rain, be very vigilant and plan your trip up the Bloomfield Track. Lots of tree falls have occurred and will continue.

The Bloomfield River crossing has been impassable, and the extra water and morning tides could mean closures and dangerous crossings for a few days.

Let’s hope the state government unleashes its savings to build the bridge in 2013, as they constantly promise to do! It should be everyone’s New Year resolution - make the river crossing safe and accessible!

There are some pretty high morning tides this week, so plan a trip along the beaches at low tide, and to Marrja or Dubuji Boardwalk at high tide.

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SIMPLE SOUPS THIS overcast, rainy weather puts me in the mood for soup, and today’s simple recipe can be varied in many ways.

It’s a great way to use up your “cyclone supplies” if you tend to stockpile some tinned tomatoes and various beans for this time of year.

The base recipe is equal amounts of tinned tomato, drained and rinsed beans, and water. I also use a natural, msgfree vegetable stock cube and one crushed garlic clove if using 400g tins, two if using 800g tins. The brand that’s easiest to find with no msg is Massel. I’ve mentioned the wonderful asafoetida powder before, something that can be

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bought in Asian grocery stores in Cairns. It literally takes the wind out of beans, and a ¼ teaspoon added to this soup when frying off the garlic will do the job.

Two teaspoons of spice added at the frying off stage will give the soup depth of flavour, and some fresh chopped herbs added as you serve will give it a fresh pick-me-up. Simple, quick and tasty!

If you want, add some diced vegetables as well (a great way to use any bits and pieces you have) to make a really hearty soup.

The following proportions will give two big serves, or four as an entrée.

2 teaspoons virgin olive or coconut oil 1 msg-free vegetable stock

cube 1-2 cloves of garlic, crushed 2 teaspoons ground spices (curry powder, ground cumin, ground coriander, fresh ground pepper or 1 teaspoon ground ginger) ¼ teaspoon asafoetida (optional) 400g tin crushed tomatoes 400g tin beans (chick peas, lentils, cannellini beans, butter beans, 4 bean mix, whatever you have or prefer) 400ml water Finely chopped fresh herbs to serve (parsley, coriander, basil, thyme, whatever you have or prefer).

Place a saucepan on medium heat and when warm, add the olive or coconut oil. Once the oil

is shimmering, add the vegetable stock cube, crushed garlic, spices and asafoetida. Stir constantly for about a minute or so to make sure it doesn’t burn, then add the crushed tomatoes and water.

When the mix starts to simmer, add the rinsed, drained beans (and any extra vegetables if using). Bring back up to a simmer and cook for about 10 minutes until the mixture is hot.

Remove from heat and puree with a stick blender, put through a mouli, or mash with a potato masher.

Put pureed soup back onto the heat for about a minute to heat through, stirring regularly to prevent it catching. Serve with a sprinkle of fresh herbs and some toast. Mmmm…

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Rain is set to flush out the muddies at last

WITH only eight days until the opening of the 2013 barra season - noon on Friday, February 1 - the locals are busily preparing for when they can get amongst them.

The current rain is a welcome relief, and hopefully, it will see the start of a good flush for our river systems allowing the fish to spawn and keep the numbers strong.

And with this rain, a

few other species will become active too.

Grunter will be a prime fish to target this weekend.

They love a bit of dirty water, so bottom of the run-in usually works.

Best baits include prawns and strips of flesh.

Finally we should now be able to chase some muddys as they should be flushed out with the last rains.

Offshore reports have

Invitation to Aust.

Day teams shoot WE had a good roll up on Wednesday night and shot a service match with a possible score of 360 on offer.

Mal shot a 345 with a double action revolver to finish first.

Other than Dizzy, we all used semi autos. Toby was second with 338 and Janne third with 336.

We are conducting an Australia Day teams shoot at 3.30pm on Saturday, January 26 using lever action rifles and pistols. Come along for something different.

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: Saturday - 26 - Teams Shoot using lever action rifles and pistols from 5.30pm; Sunday, 27 - Practical Shoot at 9am; and Wednesday, 30 - Sunset Shoot and general meeting at 5.30pm.

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HAPPY Australia Day. Please note the scheduled Rifle Shoot at the SSAA Cameron Creek Range will not be held this Saturday, January 26.

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been great. While only a few headed out last weekend, they all returned with quality trout and reds in their eskies.

On the glass calm mornings, a few have

ventured out just to enjoy and observe nature in the close inshore bays with turtle, dugong, baitfish and birds all just doing what is natural.

The forecast is unclear,

changing hourly. The best guess if the system moves south of us is that we could have some calm weather, but we will just have to be ready.

Either that, or just

enjoy the Australia Day celebrations over the weekend and maybe dust off your barra gear and maybe service that reel so you are ready for the barra season start, which once

again is Friday, Febuary 1 at midday.

Tight Lines, Russell Bowman, The Lure Shop.

Hash Tartans mark Burn’s Night on Mt Cook

Wet and soggy though they may have been, a little rain was not going to deter the Cooktown Hashers from their run. Photo: ERIC GEORGE. As always, The first one consisted of belly and started punishing peoMONDAY had some good, solid rain coming down in sheets, but arranging some clansmen (and ple - McMoses for not stopping M c W h i z z that was not going to stop the clanswomen) in a line with the rain, McCracklin for having s t u m b l e d balloons held between them - no another birthday, McDad for t h r o u g h T h e Hash.

Not only because they are old, hands - by squeezing together stumbling and McOyster for Ode to the Hagrubbery and insoluble in water, only. This line then had to race returning from UK only when gis. Once the haggis had been but also because it was Burn’s across the grass without losing or her money ran out. We also cut and toasted in whisky, we all welcomed two virgin runners, settled down to a huge and varied Night again. We must be the only bursting their balloons.

The next game saw the teams and farewelled Hotdog who is off meal prepared by McMatchbox. institution in town that celebrates the bard’s birthday, but we do it in circles with hands on each to school in Cairns (he will come Next week’s run falls on other’s shoulders, trying to lift back to the Hash whenever they the Australia Day holiday, and in style.

For a start, all the Hashers their balloon from the ground let him out).

McYoYo is desperately studying Then the decks were cleared Australian cooking to feed the turned up wearing some tartan. up over their heads and out of a for the ceremonies. After a troops. Just turn up at McMoses The trail had been laid by designated circle.

McWhizz, from his clan hideaGames over, McWhizz led tedious recital of the bard’s and McYoYo’s to join in the fun way high on the slopes of Mount most of the pack over the hills biography, the haggis was piped at 5.30pm on Monday, January Cook. He started by taking us and far away, getting back home by McArchive’s bagpipes, lead- 28. Call 4069 5854 or 0409 686 ing McWhizz and McDad in 032 for details. to some arcane games down by in the dark.

GM Thermo had fire in her authentic highland garb. the loch.

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Locals to feature in Goldfield Ashes carnival

By ALF WILSON CRICKETERS from around the Cooktown, Hope Vale, Coen and Mossman regions will line up for various teams with family connections at this weekend’s Goldfield Ashes cricket carnival at Charters Towers.

A total of 224 teams will compete at the 65th Ashes which started as a six side carnival in 1948.

There will be 26 teams in A grade, 24 in B-1, 118 in B-2, 48 in social and eight in the Ladies’.

Just six sides contested the inaugural Ashes, which has grown in size over the decades to become the biggest such carnival in the southern hemisphere and maybe even the world.

Organisers are hopeful of some light rain in the lead up to the first games on Saturday, with 75 wickets at parks, schools and on private properties being used.

For the first time, there will be a prize for the best drinks cart with a bar tab of $250 being the much sought after prize.

Mossman, which will include cricketers from the Cooktown Local News’ readership area will be striving for honours in the B-1 grade.

On Sunday, the Mossman XI will meet the Weipa Crocs which should be entertaining.

Mossman finished below the Crocs on the ladder last year and this should have players and supporters confident of good showings.

Mossman, a team with mainly players from

the town 60km north of Cairns, have been long time competitors at the Ashes.

At the 2012 carnival, Mossman ended up 13th, scoring 498 runs and taking 28 wickets for 13.40 points.

There will be a change made to the “A” grade competition from previous Ashes.

Only one competition will exist rather than having an “A1” and “A2” competition.

On Sunday at the York Street Complex, the headquarters for the carnival, a Queensland Masters Bulls XI will meet a Charters Towers Invitational XI under the Twenty20 format.

The Cooktown Local News will once again be at the Ashes to capture all of the action and if you want your side covered, please phone Alf on 0408 009 301.

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Shoulder charge ban:

Coaches, players need to be saved from themselves

By MARK BOUSEN, Group Editor, Regional and Remote Newspapers THE decision to outlaw sicken players and specta- the ban. They need to be the shoulder charge in the tors alike, and to disengage protected from themselves.

NRL, and similar actions parents from allowing their Sports fans should be in other contact sports, is, sons and daughters from embracing such changes, if you will excuse the la- playing contact sports of not being concerned by the boured pun, a no-brainer. that nature. loss of the spectacular, yet Players recoiling from a Other sports include dangerous, shoulder charge shoulder charge darkened rugby union and AFL. and similar tactics which our TV screens numerous M a n y p l a y e r s a n d threaten the health conditimes last season, sights to coaches have opposed tions of those on the field.

There is an overwhelming amount of anecdotal evidence to show the damage to players through concussions and other head injuries, both at home and abroad.

The study of brain damage in contact sports is far more advanced in the USA, while it is in its infancy here.

The forced retirement of St George Illawarra prop Josh Miller is the latest.

This is from an article in the Daily Telegraph: The rugged St George Illawarra prop recalls that particular moment some weeks back when, pencil in hand, he looked down at a blank sheet of paper provided by Dr Andrew Gardner and found himself struggling to continue.

Josh Miller. Photo courtesy greenhouseact.com.au

For three, maybe four hours, Miller had pushed diligently through a range of cognitive tests with the revered Australian concussion specialist. Determined to show how, despite being rattled to the point of unconsciousness enough times to now worry even Dragons staffers, he was ready for another punishing season of league.

“And the testing, I’d been doing really well,” Miller says now, only minutes after a press conference to announce his retirement.

“But when we started on short-term memory, yeah, I struggled a bit. I’d trace out two pictures and then, a few minutes later, be asked to draw one again.

“Or we’d pair 10 words and, after going through them, the doc would start over; saying one and waiting for me to say the other.”

And when, like the drawings, those pairings never came . . . Miller was done.

Then there is the case of North Queensland Cowboys prop Shaun Valentine.

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Shaun Valentine. Photo courtesy Herald Sun. Valentine - a footballer cephalopathy (CTE) - that concussed seven times in has now been proven in only 36 NRL career games - high-profile US sportsmen now spends some mornings due to multiple head knocks. vomiting into a sink as he The author of Head struggles to get ready for a Games: Football’s Concusjob he hasn’t held since high sion Crisis and a director of school. the Brain Injury Association “Whenever the dizzy of America, Mr Nowinski spells come on, it’s like I go also forecast that Australian back in time,” the Towns- football codes ‘’will change ville landscaper explained. rules’’ to help prevent the “Eventually I do snap out if condition that can trigger it . . . eventually.” early-onset dementia.

Dr Gardner, the neuCTE has been blamed as ropsychology specialist, has partially being responsible toured Boston University’s for the murder/suicide of Centre for the Study of NFL player Jovan Belcher, Traumatic Encephalopathy. 25, and professional wrestler Dubbed ‘The Brain of Chris Benoit.

Bank’, the centre’s research Examination of Benoit’s team examines donated brain showed that it “was brains from deceased U.S. so severely damaged it NFL (gridiron) and U.S. resembled the brain of an NHL (ice hockey) players 85-year-old Alzheimer’s in an effort to explain the in- patient”. creasing presence of chronic Junior Seau, who comtraumatic encephalopathy, mitted suicide two years or CTE. after retiring as one of the A d e g e n e r a t i v e premier linebackers in condition, CTE leads to NFL history, suffered from depression, dementia, even the type of chronic brain suicide. Or put more simply, damage that has also been what can happen when found in dozens of deceased athletes ignore that blank former players, five brain piece of paper. specialists consulted by the An American concussion National Institutes of Health expert has described Aus- concluded. tralian rules as a sport with Seau’s ex-wife, Gina, a ‘’very high risk for brain and his oldest son, Tyler, trauma’’ and says it would 23, said they were informed be ‘’naive’’ to think some that Seau’s brain had tested players weren’t suffering positive for chronic traudegenerative brain disease. matic encephalopathy, a Chris Nowinski, the neuro-degenerative disease co-director of Boston that can lead to dementia, University’s Centre for the memory loss and depresStudy of Traumatic En- sion. cephalopathy, says he is By late 2012, the NFL convinced Australian foot- was facing a raft of lawsuits ballers would suffer from brought by thousands of the same brain condition former players who accused - chronic traumatic en- the league of hiding infor-

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mation about the dangers of concussions.

The growing evidence of a link between head trauma and long-term, degenerative brain disease was amplified in an extensive study of athletes, military veterans and others who absorbed repeated hits to the head, according to findings published in the scientific journal Brain in December, 2012.

T h e s t u d y, w h i c h included brain samples taken posthumously from 85 people who had histories of repeated mild traumatic brain injury, added to the mounting body of research revealing the possible consequences of routine hits to the head in sports like football and hockey.

The possibility that such mild head trauma could result in long-term cognitive impairment has come to vex sports officials, team doctors, athletes and parents in recent years.

Of the group of 85 people, 80 per cent (68 men) - nearly all of whom played sports - showed evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE, a degenerative and incurable disease whose symptoms can include memory loss, depression and dementia.

Among the group found to have CTE, 50 were football players, including 33 who played in the NFL. If sports fans love their sport, they will need to support measures to improve the health and well-being of those who bring them the sporting entertainment they so such enjoy and crave.

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