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Cape Heritage delay ‘welcome’

Lakefield National Park. CAPE York Sustainable Futures Treasurer Bob Sullivan has welcomed the news the World Heritage protection for Cape York nomination will be delayed by at least a year. “I guess it highlights the Federal Government’s indecent haste to get a nomination in by the due time,” Mr Sullivan said from Cooktown on Tuesday. “And it also highlights the total lack of proper consultation in the initial nomination bid.” Mr Sullivan, who is a former Cook Shire Mayor and past President of CSYF, last year referred to the federal government’s insistence on dealing only with Traditional Owners as “clandestine”. He hailed the delay as a victory to CSYF. “It’s definitely a win for us in being able to engage in a campaign which has delayed the nomination until a

proper consultation with all of the people of Cape York can be made,” he said. The delay arose after the Federal Government missed a United Nations deadline to submit a nomination. Labor had pledged it would get the consent from traditional Aboriginal owners before submitting a World Heritage nomination to the UN, but has yet to obtain formal consent to include key sites needed for a credible nomination. The government had initially hoped to meet a February 1 deadline for consideration of the nomination in 2013, and significant work had been put in by the Environment Department and scientific advisers to prepare the submission. A nomination can still be submitted before this year’s federal election, but it will now not be considered until 2014, and possibly 2015, meaning a

delay to potential international recognition for Cape York’s rainforests, wetlands and Indigenous cultural sites. Cape York Sustainable Futures chief executive officer Trish Butler said the government’s failure to meet the February 1 deadline was a “reprieve” and that the World Heritage listing issue would obviously have to be addressed again in the future. “What the people of Cape York clearly want is consultation that involves everyone. Everyone wants to be given the opportunity to voice their opinion,” Mrs Butler said The Wilderness Society said the missed deadline had significant implications for Cape York, with several major mining projects on the horizon. Member for Cook David Kempton applauded the people of Cape York for their efforts in getting the message to

Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke that ignoring the large and vocal dissenting group had subsequently failed to achieve the requisite support. Mrs Butler said it was important that the people of Cape York understood what was at stake as the long-term economic benefits of World Heritage Listing were yet to be proven. “It’s about losing control and the price is their freedom,” she said. “If we don’t take responsibility UNESCO will. It’s up to the people of Cape York to determine what is best for their land rather than someone from across the other side of the world.” Wilderness Society’s Gavan McFadzean said the government had failed to put up even a ‘’tentative listing’’ - a preliminary step towards a full World Heritage nomination - that would have at least meant the submission would be considered in 2014.

Instead he said consideration would be pushed back to 2015. Mr Kempton said: “The issue is not about whether there are any areas worthy of World Heritage listing in Cape York, but rather that the decision to list should be made by the people of the Cape in collaboration with government and not by an ill-informed federal minister. Mr Kempton said: “It is no longer good enough to throw money to a non-representative organisation to ‘consult ‘with a select few to achieve a predetermined outcome on World Heritage,” “That the elected mayors of many communities, traditional owners, cattlemen, miners, tourist operators, business people and long-term residents of Cape York were united in their stance against a process that would have seen even more of Cape York locked up is commendable.”

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Sat 9. Cooktown Pool - Aqua Aerobics - from noon to 1pm. Sat 9. Cooktown SSAA Target Shoot from 1.30pm. Sun 10. The South Cape York Catchments group will

be holding its last tree planting for the year at River Road, Rossville from 9am. Sun 10. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 12. Cooktown Pool - Swim For Your Life - from 9.30am to 10.30am. Tue 12. Endeavour Lions Club meeting at the Lions Hall in Amos Street from 7pm. Tue 12. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 13. Cooktown Pool - Aqua Aerobics - from noon to 1pm. Wed 13. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot from 5.30pm. Thu 14. Cooktown Pool - Swim For Your Life - from 9.30am to 10.30am. Thu 14. The first meeting of a new photography club forming will be held at the Cooktown State School from 6pm. Meeting room to be advised. Sat 16. Cooktown Pool - Aqua Aerobics - from noon to 1pm. Sun 17. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Tue 19. Cooktown Pool - Swim For Your Life - from 9.30am to 10.30am. Tue 19. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 8pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Wed 20. Cooktown Pool - Aqua Aerobics - from noon to 1pm. Wed 20. Cooktown SSAA Sunset Shoot from 5.30pm. Thu 21. Cooktown Pool - Swim For Your Life - from 9.30am to 10.30am. Thu 21. The second meeting of a new photography club forming will be held at the Cooktown State School from 6pm. Room number to be advised. Meeting will be held from monthly from then on. Sat 23. Cooktown Pool - Aqua Aerobics - from noon to 1pm. Sun 24. Cooktown SSAA Practical Shoot from 9.30am. Sun 24. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting from 1.30pm in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street. Call 4069 5626 for details. Can club secretaries please send in a list of their events planned for the year to editor@cooktownlocalnews.com. au so they can be included in the What's On section.

CHURCH SERVICES Baptist: Hogg Street, near IGA, 9.30am Sun. Phone 4069 5155. 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 Kempton acts on Endeavour Valley Road I HAD a conversation with Hope Vale Mayor Greg McLean on Monday, February 4, about the state of the Endeavour Valley Road. Following this conversation, I telephoned the regional director of the Department of Transport and

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it could be attended to earlier. I continue to encourage community leaders to contact me if I can assist with any matters of this nature. David Kempton, (pictured right), Member for Cook.

Newsagents thanked for role in Telephone Directory distribution I WOULD like to add to the comments made by Charlie Martin in last week’s Letter to the Editor by saying a big “Thank You” as well to the Cooktown Newsagency for making the Cooktown State School Parents and Citizens Association 2013 Cooktown Business and Community Directory available for sale through their store at no profit to

themselves. This has been an arrangement made between the Cooktown State School P&C and the Cooktown Newsagency for many years - one they still loyally continue now that the Directory is published by the Cooktown Local News. Thank you as well to Corey Bousen and his team at Regional &

Remote Newspapers for making the Directory such a fantastic success. Once again we have received a great publication and this year it was free with a copy of the Cooktown Local News. It doesn’t get any better than that! Nikki Darvell, President, Cooktown State School P&C.

Sarah’s Archer Point wharf

Sarah Henderson’s image, “Archer Point Wharf” is this week’s winner of the $25 IGA voucher in the Cornett’s IGA Cooktown and Cooktown Local News photo competition. ANOTHER keen local pho- captured the old structure, along And along with our other win- 10mb in size and they need to be tographer in Sarah Henderson, with the brilliant colours of ners, she can continue entering forwarded as an email attachment has taken out the January 31 just one of the many beautiful each week as she pleases. to editor@cooktownlocalnews. first prize in the Cornett’s IGA locations in the district. You now have until 5pm on com.au by 5pm on January 24. Cooktown and Cooktown Local She wins a $25 IGA voucher Thursday, February 14 to enter Sarah’s winning entry will News photo competition. and goes into the draw for the the next stage of the competition. be printed and displayed in a Sarah’s image titled, “Archer end of year grand prize of a $500 Remember, they need to be gallery the IGA has prepared in Point Wharf” has dramatically voucher. full resolution - between 1mb and their store.

3-month weapons amnesty in effect

A THREE-month amnesty from prosecution has been introduced by the state government, which will allow people to either register or surrender unregistered firearms. The amnesty, announced last week, is state-wide and effective from February 1 to April 30, 2013.

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Regional issues on the table as election is announced The Gillard Government will continue to deliver important reforms during the year. - Jan McLucas FEDERAL members of both major parties in Far North Queensland have welcomed the call by Prime Minister Julia Gillard for a federal election on Saturday, September 14. Queensland Senator Jan McLucas said the announcement provided “certainty”. “I’m sure residents and businesses will welcome that,” Ms McLucas said. “The Gillard Government will continue to deliver important reforms during the year. “We will see the National Disability Insurance Scheme become real in our launch sites across the country, we’ll deliver action on our National School Improvement Plan that will see standards rise in all our schools and we’ll continue to see the National Broadband Network being rolled out. “I’m sure people want the year ahead to be dominated by

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policy debate and not more of the negativity we saw last year. “2013 presents some great opportunities for us here in Far North Queensland and also nationally.” Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch also welcomed the news, saying he was looking forward to locking in firm policy commitments that would benefit the Far North. “The timing couldn’t be better, given that the Coalition has just announced its positive plan to build a strong and prosperous economy, and a safe and secure Australia,” Mr Entsch said. “From talking to people all around the electorate, I know that they want a change - and having a date now confirmed means that our plan can start working from day one.” Speaking from Russia, where he is representing Australia at the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary

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Forum, Mr Entsch said his focus during the next eight months would be on locking in policy commitments on issues such as: a solution to the property insurance crisis; establishment of the Tropical Campus of the Australian Institute of Sport and related infrastructure; ongoing upgrades to the Bruce Highway; supporting the creation of a new meeting and entertainment precinct in Port Douglas alongside the lagoon and waterfront redevelopment; the sustainable, multiple use of our oceans and waterways, particularly in regard to the Coral Sea Marine park; and fighting the proposed blanket World Heritage Listing of Cape York. Mr Entsch has again asked when Labor would announce their candidate for Leichhardt. “Julia Gillard has taken the unprecedented step of announcing the date of the election, yet Labor

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still doesn’t have anybody to stand for the Far North,” Mr Entsch said. “This again demonstrates how Labor doesn’t have a plan; their announcements are on the hop and they haven’t even got their candidates lined up before the start of what is essentially an eight-month election campaign.” Mr Entsch has held the seat from 1996-2007 and was reelected in 2010. He did not seek re-election at the 2007 poll when it was won by Labor’s Jim Turnour. Leichhardt covers an area of approximately 148 988 sq km from the Torres Strait Islands in the north to Bentley Park in the south. The main towns include Aurukun, Bamaga, Cairns (part), Cooktown, Hope Vale, Kowanyama, Kuranda, Lockhart River, Mossman, Pormpuraaw, Port Douglas, Thursday Island/ Torres Strait and Weipa.

Family’s mission will be adventure of a lifetime COOKTOWN’S Attard family, Jason, Toni, “Charlie” and Kasey, will soon embark on the adventure of their lives when they move to Lae, Papua New Guinea. The young family will live as missionaries, while Jason will assume a role as a Vocational Training Manager - teaching and co-ordinating willing participants in a trade at the Lae City Mission. While they will live in a rent-free, partially furnished house, they will receive no wage during their one to two-year stay, relying on their savings and donations from anyone generous enough to help them in the work they want to do. “Both Toni and I have agreed that this is a God given opportunity to serve and share His Word with these young men and fulfil a vision to grow skilled, successful, Christ driven leaders into the communities,” Jason said. Toni said she was very supportive of Jason’s new role. Continued Page 4 >>

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Cooktown directory generates $10,000 for the School P&C

COOKTOWN State School Parents and Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Association was pleased to receive a $10,000 donation this week from Cooktown Local News. This is the second year that the P&C has received such a donation and is the result of an agreement between the P&C and Cooktown Local News for the production of the 2013 Cooktown Business and Community Directory. P&C President Nikki Darvell said the donation would be put to good use towards a project which will eventually see the primary school playgrounds fitted with permanent shade structures. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had quotes between $80,000 - $100,000 for the job, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve still got to find a lot more money, but shade sails arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really suited for the purpose,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They get ripped and end up with holes in them and they have to be taken down and put up again and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all a bit much with only one grounds person to do the job.â&#x20AC;? She said materials from the disused shade sails will be put to good use. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to use the pillars that

Cooktown Local News Editor Gary Hutchison presents Cooktown State School P & C President Nikki Darvell with a donation of $10,000 from the proceeds of the 2013 Cooktown Business and Community Directory. Also present for the presentation were Principal Leanne Rayner and (in front from left) Kaitlyn, Jessi and Shaylee Darvell. Photo: CHRIS STEWART.

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opportunity to work in the day-to-day operations of the plantation, along with classes in literacy, numeracy, agriculture, building and other such opportunities. So when a second invitation was received to return in a new role, Jason jumped at the opportunity. The family is busily packing in readiness for the arrival of a shipping container in which they will stack their worldly possessions in readiness for their February 24 departure. But they are hoping there will be some space in the container to include donated furniture which will assist the mission and families in Lae. And they are hoping the Cooktown community might be able to assist with furniture donations, along with some financial support, eitheer immediate or ongoing. He said both the Cooktown Community Church and Cooktownâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Baptist Church had been very supportive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The two churches in Cooktown are working in together, but being only small churches their support will be limited,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very fortunate to have already received some donations.â&#x20AC;? Jason said support could be given in one of two ways: either by contributing on a monthly support basis or making a one-off donation towards their daily living costs; or contributing a one-off donation towards the purchase of training literature, tools and equipment for the trade school. For further information on how you can assist the Attards, contact Jason on 0431 416 663.

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Newman confirms end to ‘stolen wages’ payments ‘A kick in the guts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders owed money.’’ By ALF WILSON AN Indigenous Social and Well Being Councillor for Stolen Wages claimants has received a letter on January 24, signed by Queensland Premier Campbell Newman, confirming that no more outstanding money will be paid to claimants, and says it is a kick in the guts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are owed money. But it took Mr Newman almost three months to answer a letter sent by Townsville-based Genevieve Meldrum. Thursday Island-born Ms Meldrum sent her letter, dated October 31, to Mr Newman asking if outstanding Stolen Wages would be paid to elderly claimants. A reply dated January 22 and signed by Mr Newman reached Ms Meldrum two days later. (The Cooktown Local News has seen the letter.) “This is a kick in the guts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders owed money. “People around the State are owed money

and are dying before they get it. There are 17 islands in the Torres Strait and most of them would have people owed Stolen Wages. “My own dad and brothers worked on a peanut farm on T.I. until they were evacuated to Cherbourg during World War II. They were owned Stolen Wages,” Ms Meldrum said. Ms Meldrum said the sad thing about the nonpayment of claims is that many elderly people owed money would die without having received it. “Of the estimated 400 claimants from the Torres Strait more than 250 have died without getting all or some of their Stolen Wages,” she said. The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) has pressured the State Government to pay all outstanding claims. A Townsville-based Union spokesman told Cooktown Local News that the letter from the Premier addressed to Ms Meldrum had arrived by post on January 24. The Stolen Wages is a campaign conducted by

the Queensland Council of Unions to seek the full payment of the promised reparations of $55.4m for wages withheld from Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander workers for decades of the last century

ABOVE: Genevieve Meldrum, second from left, at a Stolen Wages meeting last year. BELOW: Genevieve Meldrum, left, with claimant Aunty Mary Twaddle.

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LOCALS E H T E R E H “W EAT!” MEET AND Q C U To w n s v i l l e branch President Les Moffitt said that Indigenous people from the Torres Strait Islands, Cape York, around North Queensland and west to Mount Isa and south to Brisbane are still owed Stolen Wages. QCU officials have met with claimants from around the State in recent months to brief them

on feedback from the Government. On December 2, a spokesman for Premier Campbell Newman said a letter had been sent to the QCU which stated the government would pay no more claims. Ms Meldrum has attended a number of meetings where elderly claimants expressed their sorrow and anger at not being paid.

A new photography club is starting P H O TO G R A P H E R S - i t doesn’t matter what sort of camera you own or how “flash” your flash is, come along to the first meeting of the new Cooktown Photography Club to be held on Thursday night, February 14. One purpose of the club will be to provide an avenue for our more experienced photographers to share their knowledge and skills with so many locals who own cameras, but either do not understand their technology or the terminology in their manuals. It does not matter what level of experience or skill you have, everyone is welcome to join. And the club will not be Keen local amateur photographer Chris Stewart is one of the organisers of the restricted by age limits, with Cooktown Photography Club, which will have its first meeting on Thursday, keen photographers of all ages February 14 at the Cooktown State School at 6pm. Photo: MELINDA STEWART. encouraged to join. February 14 in a school room yet to be decided. Bring Another purpose of the club will be to eventually your cameras and manuals. plan workshops, assignments and field trips to enhance After that, a second meeting will be held the foleveryone’s enjoyment of their art. lowing Thursday, February 21, again from 6pm, after The club is grateful to Cooktown State School which meetings will be held monthly. Principal Leanne Rayner who has kindly agreed to For further information, contact either Gary allow the club to hold its meetings at the school. Hutchison on 0411 722 807 or Chris Stewart on 0400 First meeting will be from 6pm on Thursday, 685 542.

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For example, of shoppers who take country of origin into account, 73 per cent said it was crucial to know the origin of fresh meat they purchase, 67 per cent said this was the case when it came to fresh fruit and vegetables and 68 per cent for seafood. Yet just 13 per cent of respondents said it was critical to know the origin of confectionery, 15 per cent for soft drinks and cordials, and 17 per cent for snack foods.

of the year. They are going to be bringing in vital stuff by helicopter. Never mind Kowanyama. You are in the Oberführer’s thoughts. In fact, he has just released his new plan for not sealing any more roads in Cape York. Well, thanks for that. I do hope he’s getting his feet wet as I write. I think he might be punishing us, because he came to Cooktown airport recently and none of Cooktown’s worthy citizens were there to greet him. In fact, the only people who bothered with him at all were a bunch of enraged nurses protesting his health care cuts. A word of advice, Oberfüh-

rer. It is a bad move to upset nurses. One day you might want them to do things for you. They have long memories, and pointed ways of making their displeasure felt. Still, all those things fade into the distance compared with the recent news. North Queensland is fast becoming the must-see destination for Russian oligarchs and ex-KGB officers. Now you might recall that 25 years ago, Russia was a communist paradise, where no-one was poor and no-one was rich. Then suddenly, communism was dumped and instead there

View were lots of from very seriously rich the Hill ‘friends’ around. Many became rich by saving portions of their tiny government salaries; others managed it by being given spare oilfields or factories by those same government friends. Now they are jetting into north Queensland to live the high life, fish for marlin and hunt wild boar, and they are dripping dollars. Bring it on, Sir. We respect dollars, especially in large quantities. We’ll even touch our forelocks although that costs a little more.

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process, and the negative environmental impacts associated with overseas products. Conversely, one of the most-widespread reasons cited for buying an overseas product instead of an Australian one was the reputation of that country or region for a particular type of food. This was also a frequently cited reason for favouring a local product over a foreign one, along with the desire to support Australian farmers, keep local manufacturing jobs and support Australian companies. The survey also found knowing the origin of food is more important for fresh food and less so for processed foods.

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ter - only a quarter of respondents identified the correct meaning, while only eight per cent of respondents understood the meaning of “Australian grown”. Despite this poor understanding, 85 per cent of respondents said it was crucial or very important for them to be able to identify if the food they buy has been grown in Australia. Why buy Australian? While a third of survey respondents said they always buy Australian food when available, 62 per cent said they try to buy Australian but their decision depends on factors including the type of food and price. Of those who aim to buy Australian instead of imported food, popular reasons for doing so include the better overall quality, less exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the production

Ordinary meeting of the Shire of Cook held January 21, 22 and 23, 2013. DUMP EZY PROJECT - Cooktown: Engineering Services with support from CMCA will install a water and Dump Ezy point in keeping with the Foreshore Master plan. These works will take place within the next 2 weeks. WEBBER ESPLANADE RECLAMATION: A further section will be constructed starting from the fishing lease and extending to marry with the existing section as far as funding allows. DREDGING: Sediment in the dredge area of Endeavour River was predominantly sand. The concentrations of contaminants were mostly below the laboratory Practical Quantitation Limit (PQL) in the case of organotin compounds or were below the NAGD screening levels. Overall the sediment in the dredge area is not considered to be nutrient rich or highly contaminated. The results confirm past testing from over a decade ago. WATER SUPPLY - Cooktown, Laura, Lakeland, Coen: Water sampling as per the sampling matrix were collected and analysed with all samples complying at all sites. SEWERAGE REPORT - Cooktown

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river and treatment plant samples show the plant to be running well with all tests complying with EPA licence conditions. All Coen samples complied with licence conditions also. AERODROME OPERATIONS - The drainage works on the eastern end of the Cooktown airport runway were completed. Lakeland and Laura aerodromes were inspected and both are in good condition. The Coen Aerodrome Emergency Exercise on December 9, 2012 was carried out and responding agencies were generally happy with the exercise and found it worthwhile. PARKS AND GARDENS: Activities have mainly been confined to maintenance operations including oiling timber benches and tables around town and carrying out repairs to the two timber bridges on the old railway line walkway running from the cemetery to Hogg Street. NEW 2013 CAPE YORK & COOKTOWN VISITOR GUIDE: Advertisers have been contacted and new content is being collated for the 2013 edition of the Cape York & Cooktown visitor guide. This is now being auspiced by Tourism Cape York with the production organised by the Council’s Tourism Co-ordinator, the final product is due

to be printed before February 22. PUBLIC ART PROJECTS: The Wheelchair Access/Handrails public arts project is still progressing. Two artists are redesigning their designs as a result of comments from RADF committee and laser cutting considerations. NATURES POWERHOUSE is applying to VIC Secretariat (Visit Queensland) for permission to reduce their hours of opening based on extreme weather seasonality and remoteness of location. HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: A partnership submission was lodged with DoHA in Canberra by FNQ Medicare. Local outcomes are expected to be announced in February 2013. If successful, the key components of the Healthy Communities Cook Shire initiatives will be picked up by FNQ Medicare Local and continued to December 2014. COOKTOWN COMMUNITY POOL: Pool attendance December 1730 - the pool hosted several birthday parties this month and PCYC holiday care has been attending the pool throughout the school holidays. Gungarde and the Cooktown District Community Centre hosted a fun day in December, at which 82 children plus accompanying adults attended.

FEATURE

Memories of an amazing trip shared Story and photos by HAMISH HASLO AFTER a recent seven-day trip to Papua New Guinea, I found myself constantly pinching myself on the 4WD drive back home along the Bloomfield Track to see if I was still awake. I have done many things in my life and travelled to many places around the globe, but this one now tops the list. The last four days of memories of my recent trip on True North to Kaviang, Noipuas, New Hanover, New Briton, Ferguson Islands, Rabul region, Lusancay Islands, Tufi and Alotau are amazing. The people, the land and the spectacular culture and wildlife ABOVE: Sing sing warriors. were something else. In fact I felt BELOW: Noipuas school children. that in today’s world these simple communities and stunning jungles could remain intact as they have ABOVE: An amazing boat on Lusancay. BELOW: A Noipuas sing sing. been for many thousands of years. Despite war, logging and mining activities taking their toll on New Guinea and its people, the bulk of it has never been touched. We flew for hours over the jungles, dove amongst ancient reef systems, off 120 -metre coral walls in clear sparkling waters teaming with sea life, we dove on torpedoed Japanese freighters, found sunken military tanks, a two-man submarine and trekked the jungle at 4.45am to see the golden bird of paradise and many other wonderful things. However, what remains  fixed in my mind will be the charm of the people.  Far from the larger cities  on New Guinea, we remained  in remote regions and around uninhabited islands. Many  friends advised PNG was  dangerous and I must say I had thoughts myself after so  many stories from others.  Courtesy Bus available   However, I was determined to go, as I had a job to  do for North Star Cruises and  Sue at the Museum advised that I would have a great time.  From the onset, any fears  were washed far from my mind instantly as I walked  talked and met with many  locals.  Travelling within the A Noipuas welcome. luxury of our expedition ship,  In fact, they also in many cases made the True North, made it easy, accessible donations of school books, kids clothes,  and enabled us to see these regions from the air and sea. Accessibility would be sports gear and much more to many of  the major hurdle in getting around PNG the schools of villages visited. At Noipuas we were shown by the  or to these places we visited. villagers a school class room True North However, as the vessel is smaller it  could easily get close to the shore or up a assisted with funding, a new water tank  fiord to visit these villages that are rarely purchased from donations given on meeting white people. another visit and the relationship that  The crew on board were really sensi- had been built.  tive towards the environments visited So near, yet so far away.  and our encounters with  the people.  Keeping guests always  informed,  they made  sure they paid respect and  our dues for Cnr Charlotte & Green Streets, Cooktown • Phone: 4043 0500  visitation at info@sovereignresort.com.au • www.sovereignresort.com.au Isurava Memorial on the Kokoda Track.  all times.

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Cooktown Local News 7 - 13 February 2013 – 7

NEWS

Lions have a place in their den for you

Sovereign takes on a new look . . .

ALL of the Endeavour Lions were ecstatic with Lion Jill Williams being awarded the Cooktown Citizen of the Year at the recent Australia Day Our Motto: We Serve awards for her tireless work Lions Roar in supporting the community through her role with Lions. This Sunday, the Lions will be fabricating the long-promised bus shelter for the children at Cedar Court on the Bloomfield Road, 3 km north of Rossville. The shelter will allow the children to be safely picked up by the bus while being protected from the elements. On Saturday, February 23 the Lions will be holding a thank-you dinner for all those individuals who have gone that extra mile to help Lions deliver the projects and services to the community. We will follow the dinner up on Saturday night with the installation of the bus shelter on Sunday morning. Don’t forget, Lions are always looking for interested people who want to make our community a better place and are willing not to just sit back and watch, but take the responsibility to stand up and be counted. We meet every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Lions hall at 7pm - or if you want just turn up on this Sunday at 9am at the Lions Hall and introduce yourself. If you can’t attend meetings that is ok, don’t let it be a barrier. Lions is a flexible organisation and we have a position suitable for you. Yours in Service Lion Tony Lickiss President

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FEBRUARY 9

Bloomfield Book Club, 3:00pm at the Bloomfield Library 11 Certificate IV in Fitness commences at Cooktown PCYC Events Centre 16 Health and Wellbeing Expo, 10:00am3:00pm Cooktown PCYC Events Centre 18 – 20 Ordinary Meeting of Cook Shire Council, 9:00am in Council Chambers

Renovations on the Sovereign Hotel Resort started on Monday, with hopes they will be completed in time for St Patrick’s Day celebrations. The new work will see a two-deck area covered by a marquee, with tasteful landscaping to complement the new design. Seen above is former Victorian chef Jack Scott labouring on the site on Wednesday. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

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The digital age has dramatically changed the way we do business. The Get Up To Speed program is a 12 week online program designed to 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.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

MARCH

4–6 Defense Force Recruiting, Cooktown 18 Beat It exercise class commences 18 – 20 Ordinary Meeting of Cook Shire Council, 9:00am in Council Chambers 21 Harmony Day 21 National Close the Gap Day For information about more activities in our shire check out the 12 month Festivals and Events calendar on www.cook.qld.gov.au

Stay in touch with Council P | 07 4069 5444 F | 07 4069 5423 A | 10 Furneaux St (PO Box 3), Cooktown, 4895 E | mail@cook.qld.gov.au W | www.cook.qld.gov.au  Shire libraries  Community notice boards Cook Shire Connect, Cooktown Tropical North Queensland, Natures Powerhouse

New Year, new start! Cook Shire Council is offering exciting job opportunities for highly motivated individuals to join our team. Local Sport and Recreation Coordinator Seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed individual to fill this contract role. This position is for a fixed term until 31st January 2015. The primary objective of this position is to support eight sporting and recreation organisations in the Cooktown area to increase rates of participation. Applications close 4.45pm on Wednesday 27th February 2013. Correspondence Officer Opportunity exists for a motivated and conscientious person to join the Records Team in Cooktown. This is a temporary full time position for up to a period of 12 months. Applications close 4:45pm on Wednesday 20th February 2013. Coen Shire Agent - seeking a highly motivated person to fill this role. Applications close 4:45pm on Wednesday 20th February 2013.

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Customer Service Officer Seeking enthusiastic and customer focused individual to fill this permanent full time role in Cooktown. Applications close 4:45pm on Wednesday 20th February 2013. Application Process Job information kits can be obtained from Council’s administration office and website www.cook.qld.gov.au Further information can be obtained by contacting Council’s Personnel Officer on (07) 4069 5444.

HEALTHY BLOOMFIELD TRACK

BEAT IT is a program designed by the Australian Diabetes Council (ADC) to improve health outcomes for people with or at risk of lifestyle related chronic disease. BEAT IT recommences in March with: • Information sessions week of 4th March; • Assessments week of 11th March; • Exercise sessions week of 18th March. There will be day time and after work sessions available. Interested in finding out more? Call Sandy Jones, Diabetes Educator at Community Health on 4043 0183. Next Monday the Cert IV Fitness training commences. For two weeks an enthusiastic group of trainees will be working hard, preparing to become personal trainers. Once certified they will be available to run personal fitness and other physical activities in our region, in both public programs like BEAT IT and for private clients. If you would like to make contact with the upcoming personal trainers to discuss your needs, contact Clare Richards on 4069 5073 or 0407 481 356 crichards@cook.qld.gov.au

ROAD CONDITION REPORT As at 6 February 2013

Council has received reports of the poor condition of Endeavour Valley Road and Shipton’s Flat Road. These roads are maintained by the Department of Transport and Main Roads. Council has contacted the Department and voiced concern about the state of these roads. INFORMATION PROVIDED AS A GUIDE ONLY ROAD CONDITIONS CAN CHANGE RAPIDLY

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

5 TONNE LIMIT including • • • •

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d e 100 Years On... Cairns 1913 weather facilities described as ‘rubbish’ THE people of Cairns were upset. A cyclone had just past their way and they didn’t get enough warning. Of course, in 1913 there were no satellites, radars, computers or TV. Telephone was around, but very few people used them. Most people relied on the written word to get their messages, mail, telegram or newspaper. There could sometimes be days between something happening and people finding out. Now we have so many ways to keep ourselves informed, it is hard to keep up. In 1913, the people of Cairns were calling for change. Below is the story from the Cairns Post, Thursday, February 13 1913: CAIRNS & THE CYCLONE AREA “For a long time it has been recognised that the facilities existing at Cairns for foretelling tropical disturbances, and making known the approach of cyclonic storms, which have caused so much devastation and havoc in the past, to say: nothing of the loss of many human lives, are simply disgraceful, obsolete, and absurd. Many prominent residents have discussed this matter, feeling that something should be done to improve the state of affairs at present existing, but so far no definite move has been made in the direction of approaching the commonwealth government with strong representations. What is the position? At the Cairns Post Office there are an alleged set of instruments for meteorological

PHOTO: A barograph and barometer, similar to that used in the Cairns Post Office in 1913 to help forecast the weather. Photo submitted.

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purposes, and daily readings are taken of these for the purpose of supplying the Brisbane Weather Bureau with data for the formulation of forecasts. This wonderfully composite set of instruments consists of a barograph and a barometer, also a rain gauge. The two former are poked away somewhere in the telegraph room, whilst the gauge is in the Post Office yard. This, in effect is what Cairns is blessed with for the foretelling of tropical disturbances of a highly dangerous nature, such as experienced quite recently when the greatest peril to those both ashore and afloat existed. These instruments are read by the officials of the Post and Telegraph Department, and whatever the conclusions be they arrive at, are telegraphed to Brisbane. Then a forecast is issued, and if the truly wonderful telegraph service is in working order, a forecast is wired back, and it is stuck in the vestibule of the Cairns Post Office some times 12 hours or more later, after the

date has been telegraphed from here. It will be apparent from the for going that the needs and requirements of North Queensland in general, and Cairns in particular, in the matter under review, are being neglected in a disgraceful and deplorable manner. The urgency of prompt weather warnings cannot be too strongly emphasised, because it means in many cases the saving or destruction of human lives, and with a view to stirring up the apparent livery lethargy of the federal government this ‘’Post” is glad to lend any assistance towards bringing about an improvement in what is admittedly a very bad state of affairs. It is hoped the Local Authority of the town and district will also throw their weight into movement having for its object the installment of a set of up-to- date meteorological instruments at Cairns, and that these be placed not under the jurisdiction of the Post Office, but in charge of the Harbor Master, who is an expert in connection with weather matters, and who

can determine accurately the result of the data forthcoming from observations. Yesterday morning, when chatting with Captain Sunter, of the Adelaide Coy’s steamer Wollowra, a “Post” representative, introduced the above subject, and asked master mariner’s opinion on the existing facilities at Cairns for forecasting the weather, and the general system is vague. “I think your facilities are simply rubbish,” was the reply of Captain Sunter emphatically. In conclusion, Captain Sunter expressed the hope that something would be done with the view of establishing a meteorological station here. and that in the future there would be better facilities for the determining of weather conditions than by the present obsolete method now in vogue.” So now in 2013, we have just experienced the first rain for the season, our roads were cut and we had no papers getting through. However, everyone remained well-informed through social media, radio and TV - as long as the power stayed on!

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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. Stephen Wilton Chief Executive Officer 24 January 2013

“Paradise”

When Captain Cook sailed through the reef, he accidently struck it, and legend says the first words that he uttered then were . . . “Ooopsie” And what eventuated after that you could call karma, when Jimmy Venture Mulligan found gold out on the Palmer. And now today it’s still the frontier country that brings forth a special kind of breed who choose to live up in The North. Cos there’s kangaroos that live in trees and big birds on the ground, with glossy feathers, deadly toes and boney casquet-crowned. There’s ticks that cause paralysis and tiny scrub-itch mites and giant plate-sized killing spiders come out in the nights. There’s hairy-legged soldier crabs and giant centrepedes, there’s Gympie-Gympie stinging trees and carnivorous weeds. There’s howling sou-east trade winds that they jokingly call breezes, and foetid swamps with crocodiles and mozzie-borne diseases. There’s flying termites after rain, by thousands in they swarm, Writers’ with grounding forks of deadly lightning in each nightly storm. Corner There’s pythons who eat wallabies and spiders that eat birds, and massive green tree frogs that do these massive tree frog t.rds. There’s scorpians and taipan snakes and giant white-tailed rats, and fluffy little hanging, shitting hendra-virus bats. There’s lost tribes of Fikarwi in the long Fikarwi grass, and anal-dwelling, long-drop flies that crawl right up your a.se. There’s strangler figs and cyclones and there’s parasitic leeches, and a soupy tepid Coral Sea that laps upon the beaches, with Irukandji jelly fish and hungry tiger sharks, If you have penned either verse or and rampant roaming big wild pigs all through the National Parks. prose suitable for the Writers’ column, There’s stone fish in the rivers and there’s green ants in the trees, either email them to: editor@cookthere’s flesh flies and there’s bullrouts and there’s wasps and native bees. townlocalnews.com.au or thekellers@ There’s sapping high humidity and heat that’s guaranteed, bigpond.com or post them to: P O Box and REALLY LOUD cicadas that will make your ear drums bleeed. 645, Cooktown, 4895. But ask us do we love it, and why do we pay the price? Dianne Keller Because we live in FNQ - it’s bloody paradise! Cooktown Writers’ Group. By MARTY PATTIE (pictured)

PUBLIC NOTICE DRAFT LAND MANAGEMENT PLAN WEARY BAY BEACH PROTECTION RESERVE As joint trustees of the Weary Bay Beach Protection Reserve, Cook Shire Council and Jabalbina Yalanji Aboriginal Corporation have prepared a draft land management plan for the Reserve. Copies of the draft plan can be viewed at: • the Cook Shire Council office, 10 Furneaux St, Cooktown • the Jabalbina office at Lot 7 Captain Cook Hwy, Craiglie • the Cook Shire Council website at www.cook.qld.gov.au Copies of the draft plan can also be requested from Cook Shire Council (ph [07] 40695 444) or Jabalbina (ph [07] 4098 5500). Submissions can be made to: Cook Shire Council, PO Box 3, COOKTOWN, QLD, 4895 or Jabalbina, PO Box 1430, MOSSMAN, QLD, 4873 or by email to mail@cook.qld.gov.au or admin@jabalbina.com.au . Submissions should be received by Friday, March 8, 2013.

Cooktown Local News 7 - 13 February 2013 – 9

NEW TEACHERS KEEN FOR NEW CHALLENGES COOKTOWN State School’s new teachers were officially welcomed to the school at its first parade for the year at the Events Centre on Friday morning. New Principal Leanne Rayner led the parade, which was also addressed by Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott who presented the new teachers with welcome packs. But Mrs Rayner is no stranger to Education Queensland in Cooktown, having held high administrative and teaching positions since her arrival in 2004, so she is more than wellqualified to take up the challenges that face her. Some of these roles have included: Teaching Head of Department, a

member of the Board of Success for Cooktown, Hope Vale State School Principal between 2007 and 2009, Cluster Principal in 2010, Principal Education Officer for School Improvement for 18 months between 2011 and 2012 and Cluster Principal from mid-2012. Joining Mrs Rayner as one of the new chiefs at the school is Cindy Seden, who said her promotion to Deputy Principal of the Secondary School is not only a promotion, but a new challenge she has sought and on which she intends to thrive. An educator with 32 years experience, Ms Seden’s last posting was at Bentley Park College in Cairns. However, she is no stranger to

Cooktown State School Principal Leanne Rayner aaddresses Friday’s parade of students at the Events Centre. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.

Cooktown either, having spent two stints totalling four years as an Education Queensland consultant in the district. Originally from Thursday Island, she is a keen angler who lists volley ball, bead making and other crafts as her means of relaxation. Primary HPE teacher Antony Owen hails from the Gold Coast where he “used” to be a surfer. “I can’t see myself trying to do too much of that up here,” he laughed. Also a keen football (soccer) player, Antony listed anything to do with sports amongst his hobbies. Jessica Clarke, who arrived in Cooktown last year, is another new teacher with her roots on the Gold

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Coast. A science and HPE teacher, Jessica said she is enthusiastic about keeping fit and listed netball, and running amongst the things she enjoyed doing in her spare time. Another new teacher to have left a prime south coast location is Monique Bidois. Hailing from Noosa, Monique has been a teacher for five years and is the new Year 7 teacher. Her hobbies include anything to do with the outdoors. Michael and Roslyn Serginson bring a family atmosphere to the school in coming to Cooktown. Formerly from Longreach, Michael is a maths, science and senior biology teacher, while Roslyn will assume the role as Special Ed teacher.

Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott gave Cooktown State School’s new teachers welcome packages at the school assembly on Friday. Here he is seen ready to present Monique Bidois with her package as she addresses the school assembly.

As a family, Michael and Roslyn like to take their children, Mia, 8, Christian 6 and Olivia, 4, on camping and fishing trips. Katherine in the Northern Territory is the former home of Year 5-6 teacher, Mitchell Rowe. Mitch joins his colleagues in the pursuit of fitness as an Iron Man and triathlon competitor. Drama and sport teacher Louise Prowd isn’t quite a “new” teacher, having arrived mid-year in 2012. And she hasn’t wasted any time in involving herself in her love of swimming, by helping out with the Cooktown Swimming Club last year. Louise came from Centenary in Brisbane to take up her role in Cooktown.

HPE and science teacher Jessica Clarke.

Primary school HPE teacher Antony Owen.

Monique Bidois is the new Year 7 teacher.

Special Ed teacher Roslyn Serginson and her husband Michael, a maths, science and senor biology teacher bring a family unit to the new teaching ranks.

Year 5-6 teacher Mitchell Roe.

Cindy Seden is the new Deputy Principal in charge of the Cooktown State Secondary School.

Drama and sport teacher Louise Prowd.

10 – Cooktown Local News 7 - 13 February 2013

THE FORGOTTEN HISTORY OF THE CAPE TIMES By LIBBY FIELDING State Library of Queensland LAST month (January) the John Oxley Library was pleased to accept a somewhat unusual donation. The donation was out of the ordinary - and particularly appreciated - not just because it consisted of a small run of a Queensland newspaper not already held by the State Library, but because of this title’s geographical coverage. The Cape Times, a largely forgotten monthly newspaper based in Cairns and published only between 1983 and, it appears,1985, had a singular point of distinction: it was, as it declared in a number of its issues, “the only publication that circulate throughout the entire Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait Islands”. Delivered to its readers courtesy of Cape York Air Services and Air Queensland, its brief was to serve the Gulf and Cape York Peninsula and to publish for “all of the major communities - European, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders - as well as the stations and homesteads” within the area of its reach. Begun on a “shoe-string budget” by a husband and wife team and initially offering free,local advertising space, it was able to boast by mid-1984 that its print run had been increased to 7000 issues. The Library’s recently acquired holdings consist of nine issues published in 1983 and 1984 - and to our knowledge the only other institution in possession of the Cape Times - in this instance a single issue - is the National Library of Australia. As a library acquisition, the paper’s particular value is that, leaving aside the Torres News (which is distributed across the inhabited islands of the Torres Strait and the five communities of the Northern Peninsula area) and the Western Cape Bulletin (whose distribution covers the mining and indigenous communities of Western Cape York Peninsula) and the Cooktown Local News, there is limited newspaper coverage of the vast Cape area beyond Cooktown The other significant point of interest is the period in which this rather idiosyncratic publication briefly reflected the social, political and commercial environment of its times. The paper began its life in the year the coalition between the state Liberal and National

Parties was dissolved, when a subsequent election resulted in a sixth consecutive term for the Bjelke-Peterson led National Party and soon afterwards, a majority National Party government. It was the same year Bob Hawke defeated the incumbent federal Coalition Government led by Malcolm Fraser. It was also the year a historic attempt by environmental activists to blockade the Daintree Rainforest to prevent the construction of a road through the forest wilderness was intercepted by the Queensland Police. The Cape Ti m e s i s a n eclectic mix of local humour (some amateur p o e t r y, c a r toons, tall tales, stories about larger than life “characters” like Wild Bill To o h e y a n d Batavia Bill), accounts of life in the Gulf and Cape York (pearling, fishing, “wreck diving”, the School of the Air, the banana prawn industry, the experience of a “Gulf cop”), historical snapshots (the Aboriginal shellmounds near Weipa, the arrival of the

first Christian missionaries in the Torres Strait in 1871, the building of the NormantonCroydon railway) and articles which reflect topical issues of the day (the legacy of established hippie communities, the options for achieving economic independence in the Gulf and Peninsula, the case for and against rainforest logging). Among other pieces which define this paper as being quintessentially about its physical territory are articles on the quarantine extension in the Cape York area, the pilots o f t h e To r r e s Strait Islands, the Croydon rodeo, Cedar Bay Bill (and his now legendary association with a hippie commune in the seventies), Aboriginal activist Mick Miller, a diary of (and purportedly found on) a “dope patch” north of Cairns, the lost gold reefs of Cape York, an interview with the Pandora Reef ’s drivemaster and an account of the associated recovery operation - and histories of the Cape Tribulation protest blockade and the Hope Vale Lutheran Mission at Cooktown. Offsetting

advertisements for commercial enterprises such as shipping transport in the Gulf and Cape, custom built homes, waterbeds, real estate, Cape York safaris and ultralight planes designed for mustering cattle - there is a tilt, on some of the Cape Times’s pages, toward the notion of self sufficiency, alternative lifestyles and an environmental awareness which reflects the surviving optimism of the early eighties. You could pick up advice, for instance, on the growing of leguminous species or fruit trees on the Cape or about alternative health remedies, aerobics eighties style or Cape York specific gardening hints. There is also an instructive piece-by-bush tucker man, Captain Les Hiddons, on the subject of survival skills in the wilds of Cape York. The particular blend of local wisdom, humour and history which characterises this slightly eccentric newspaper spring from a time which, tantalisingly, is just out of the reach of library based online sources. This is because traditional commercial database products do not typically capture newspaper content - and certainly not regional news content - this far back. And because of copyright limitations, the digitised material available from the excellent national newspaper source, Trove, ceases to exist after the mid-1950s. For this reason the donation of several issues of an obscure and interesting news publication from the early eighties amounts to a significant addition to the State Library’s extensive Queensland newspaper holdings. And it goes without saying that, were you to happen, at the point of ripping up the kitchen lino, upon a missing issue of the Cape Times, then the State Library would be very happy to hear from you. While we’re on the subject of elusive newspapers, the same might be said of a sizeable number of Queensland newspaper titles which are included on the Queensland Missing Newspapers list. As is evident from a reading of these issues of the Cape Times, the undeniable research value of newspapers is that - through the combination of their opinion pieces, reporting of contemporary events, personal stories, their design and even their advertisements - they enrich our understanding of the time and place which gave rise to their publication.

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FRIDAY 08

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Education 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:50 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Doctor Who: Closing Time 6:45 Doctor Who: Confidential: Open All Hours 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 QI 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: The Greater Good - On the eve of Anzac Day, Dr Lucien Blake is called to the morgue where the attendant has been murdered. With the autopsy tools and body missing, Dr Blake smells a rat. 9:25 Silk: Martha must take on a case defending a man accused of raping his ex-girlfriend. It is tough for someone with her disdain for the way the justice system treats rape victims. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 My Family: A Night Out - An eventful night out is had by all as Janey and Susan go to a hens night, and Roger goes on a blind date. Ben, who should be at home looking after Kenzo, spends more time out than he bargained for. 11:35 Rage 5:00 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:00 The View 1:00 One Day Series - Australia vs West Indies 5:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia vs West Indies 9:00 Getaway - Livinia Nixon visits the beautiful German city of Cologne then continues her journey up the Rhine River and Jason finds the rooftop bar where all the action happens in Cairns. 9:30 Rapid Response 10:00 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Enter The Dragon” - The last movie made by the legendary Bruce Lee. Determined to avenge the death of his sister, Lee penetrates the island fortress of Han, a warlord of crime who deals in opium smuggling and prostitution under the guise of a martial arts academy. 2:00 Movie: “Zoltan, Hound Of Dracula” (M) - After a military explosion, a dormant horror is suddenly re-awakened when the tomb of the Dracula family is unearthed. From the tomb walk Veidt Smit and a large dog Zoltan, both formerly enslaved under Dracula’s evil spell. 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Midwest Obsession” (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 - The latest news and current social issues presented by a team of reporters. 7:00 Home And Away - Heath has his custody revoked, Kyle and Liam start a friendship, then Darcy is kidnapped by a mysterious man. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 TBA 11:00 TBA 12:30 Movie: “Roll Bounce” (PG) 1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming -of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. 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 One Born Every Minute 2:30 Everyone Loves A Wedding 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 Food Safari: Egyptian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape 8:35 The Real American: Joe McCarthy 9:35 As It Happened: D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Student Services” (MA a,n,v,s) In French. 19-year-old Laura desperately wants to do well in university. She works parttime but cannot make ends meet. Out of options, she responds to the personal ad of middle-aged Joe, who agrees to pay for ‘tender moments’. Laura promises herself it will only happen once, but three days later she is back in a hotel room with Joe and her downward spiral begins. 1:00 Kurt Wallander: “The Priest” (M l,a,s) In Swedish. A priest is shot outside a low budget hotel in Ystad and is fighting for his life in hospital. Who would want to kill a priest? Wallander has no clues, until he finds out that the priest was having an affair. Who had the strongest motives? 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 09

6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Movie: “The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad” (PG) 1:25 Movie: “Death Drums Along The River” 2:45 Big Ideas Sampler 3:00 Cassowaries 4:00 Basketball: WNBL 5:00 The Wonder Years: Wayne Of Wheels 5:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday - Bread 6:45 Gardening Australia Summer 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise: Excitement spreads throughout The Paradise when a new promotion is announced, leaving Miss Audrey flustered and Denise an opportunity to shine in Moray’s eyes. 8:30 Grand Designs: Bromley - Kevin McCloud meets a couple who decide to knock down their dated 1940s mock Georgian house in South London and build a much bigger contemporary mansion. 9:20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Away With The Fairies Phryne enters the publishing world when she investigates the puzzling death of a magazine columnist and author of fairy stories. 10:15 The Jonathon Ross Show 11:05 TBA 11:35 Rage: Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 12:00 Ultimate Spiderman 12:30 TBA 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Alive & Cook5:00 Creek To Coast - Queensland’s ultimate outdoor adventure ing 12:00 Who Do You Think You Are? Steve Buscemi 1:00 Nine show, featuring the very latest in camping, cruising, fishing Presents: Jessica Mauboy 1:15 F Troop 1:45 Movie: “Firefox” 4:30 Hot Property 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi and four-wheel-driving. Hosted by Scott Hillier. 5:30 4WD TV 5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the 6:00 National News Saturday length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for 6:30 Indigenous All Stars vs NRL All Stars weekends, short breaks and holidays. 8:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 6:00 Seven News 9:45 TBA 6:30 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Lean On Me” (AV) When principal Joe Clark takes 9:30 TBA over decaying Eastside High School, he’s faced with students 1:00 Movie: “Mama’s Gone-A-Hunting” (M) - A psychotic prison wearing gang colors and graffiti-covered walls. Determined to escapee and his young partner, decide to kidnap a wealthy do anything to turn the school around, he puts everything on couple’s baby and hold it for ransom. Little do they know that the line to give kids a chance. the babysitter wants the baby for herself. 2:00 Movie: “Sweeney!” - Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad investi2:30 House Calls To The Rescue - Jo’s team rescues an entire gates a suicide and uncovers an elaborate political blackmail neighbourhood from a noisy young guitarist. scheme. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Danoz 4:00 Home Shopping 5:30 Wesley Impact 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Sylvia 2:45 The Chopin Etudes 2:50 Dangerous Edge: A Life Of Graham Greene 3:55 Black Cab Sessions USA 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Jerry Springer 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Prisoners of War 9:30 Movie: “Boy” (TBC) - It’s 1984, and 11-year-old Boy lives on a New Zealand farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky. Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy’s father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version - an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. 11:10 Movie: “13” (MAV v,a) - In Thai. A man gets involved in a deadly reality game in which he must accomplish 13 increasingly bizarre and violent tasks. With prize money of 100 million baht, he has to win all 13 games, but the competition will stop if he loses any game. 1:15 South Park: Lice Capades 1:45 South Park: The Snuke 2:10 Dave in the Life: Sex Worker 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 10

6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 World Cafe Asia: Sri Lanka 2:00 Seed Hunter 2:55 Re-Enchantment: Re-Imaginings 3:00 Norman Mailer: The American 4:25 Jennifer Byrne Presents Cult Reads 5:00 TBA 6:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Restoration Home: Coulton Mill 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs: Somewhere Over The Rainbow 9:30 Rev. 10:05 Andy Warhol: Drella 12:00 Movie: “The Man Who Knew Too Much” (G) - When their young son is kidnapped to assure their silence, a family embarks on a dangerous journey to stop the killers and rescue their child. 2:00 Order In The House 3:05 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can We Help?: Gender Guessing 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst

6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Surfsport 11:00 Gilligan’s Island 11:30 Discover Downunder Summer Series 12:00 The Wildlife Man 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs West Indies 5:00 National News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs West Indies 9:00 Getaway - Livinia Nixon continues her European cruise with a journey up the beautiful Moselle River. Natalie visits the South Pacific island nation known as the friendliest place on earth, Vanuatu. Meanwhile, Jason joins in a real life amazing racestyle game you can do around Sydney and Catriona checks into the Hilton’s new Gold Coast hotel. 9:30 Rapid Response 10:00 TBA 12:00 Nikita 1:00 Spyforce 2:05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:35 Danoz Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 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 The Morning Show 11:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:30 Dinner Date Australia 12:30 Movie: “Cow Belles” (G) 2:30 Movie: “K-9” (PG) 4:30 Live Healthy, Be Happy 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great Southeast 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 12:00 Special: Outrageous - Outrageous features characters who are way-over-the-top. The bizarre, the zany and the outright crazies. 1:00 House Calls To The Rescue - The team rescues a couple suffering a giant hangover from a garden clean-up gone wrong, plus the businessman who runs his company from a linen closet, and the laundry with no door. 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 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Wheel2Wheel: Thailand 3:00 Wheel2Wheel: Malaysia 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Inner Mani 4:00 Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Jamaica 5:00 Cycling Central 5:35 Rex In Rome 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: Ipswich Man 8:30 Wonders Of The Solar System: Order Out Of Chaos 9:35 In The Shadow Of The Moon 11:25 Movie: “Crazy Stone” (M l,v) - In Mandarin. The discovery of a priceless jade stone at a dilapidated factory leads to a hilarious story in which four separate parties are entangled in the pursuit of the jade, which is mixed up with a fake one. 1:20 Movie: “The Miracle Of Berlin” (MA s) In German. East Berlin, 1988. After getting into trouble, Marco only avoids jail thanks to his father, a high-ranking Stasi officer. Once in the army, he is confronted with a dilemma, that of loyalty to his country and the growing cry for freedom which could see him having to shoot his own countrymen. 3:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 11

SBS

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Restoration Home 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Country House Rescue: Kelly House 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q&A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Foyle’s War: The Hide 1:10 Movie: “The Body Snatcher” (PG) - A doctor obtains corpses from a menacing grave robber. Lewton and Wise’s classic based both on the factual exploits of Burke And Hare and a Robert Louis Stevenson story 2:30 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 3:30 Rage 4:10 Movie: “Hollow Triumph” (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 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block: All Stars - In the race to the finish line the teams find that completing heritage listed rooms is far harder than they ever imagined as this season, they will not only be judged on their design prowess but their ability to restore the rooms to their former glory. 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:30 Nikita: Crossbow - Percy threatens to set off a nuclear explosion unless his demands are met. Nikita realizes the best way to stop Percy is to go into the belly of the beast: Division itself. 12:30 The Avengers: The Living Dead 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Jesse Stone: Night Passage” (M) 2:00 TBA 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 - Having discovered Adam has taken Darcy, Brax and Heath try and get her back. Harvey and Roo allow Maddy and Spencer to stay at the caravan park, but they become concerned when Maddy gets a fever. Meanwhile, Sid’s depressive manner continues. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:00 TBA 11:15 Happy Endings - Max has been working the Bar Mitzvah circuit as the professional ‘hype guy’ - emceeing, getting the crowd excited and up and dancing. 12:15 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

3:45 Africa Cup Of Nations 2013: Final 6:05 Weatherwatch and Music 6:15 World News 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 Food Safari: German 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Spy Car 8:35 Man vs Wild: North Africa 9:35 RocKwiz 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: The Second Bakery Attack (M) A newlywed couple attempts to save their marriage by recreating a petty crime. Love at First Sight (G) Set in a nursing home, John Hurt stars as 70-year-old Arthur who falls in love with a fellow resident, a beautiful woman called Ruth. Winner, Best UK Short Film Raindance Film Festival. My Other Half (G) Adrián and Andrea have been linked from the very moment they were born. A weird optical deformity makes them see the world in an incomplete but complementary way. (In Spanish) 1:05 Cast Offs: April 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 12

7 CENTRAL

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Issues In Globalisation 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Theatreland 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Time Team: Newmarket 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 New Tricks 9:30 Next Stop Hollywood 10:00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Classy 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:35 A Small Town Welcome 2:00 Basketball: WNBL 4:05 Movie: “Unknown World” (PG) 5:20 The Dreaming 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 Block: All Stars 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 TBA 11:30 Weeds: Pinwheels And Whirligigs - Nancy decides that her family has seen enough gunslinging for a lifetime, so to lighten things up she takes them to a Montana fair. Andy and Silas enter a butter-eating contest while Doug looks after the baby and makes friends with the carneys. 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 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 - Brax and Heath attempt to escape the deal alive, however Brax finds himself in serious trouble. After Maddy’s illness Harvey calls the police - much to Roo’s dismay. Meanwhile, Alf worries Celia’s short rehabilitation for gambling has not been successful. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:45 TBA 11:45 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News - Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Rats And Cats” (M) 2:40 The Little Dragon 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 Food Safari: Persian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Kerry O’Brien 8:35 Insight: Child Warriors 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Adrift” (M a,v,s,l) In Vietnamese. This sensual drama follows Duyen, a young newlywed whose husband’s absence drives her into the arms of another man. But with Duyen’s girlfriend Cam secretly in love with her too, she becomes trapped in an inescapable love triangle. 1:00 Anna Pihl - When a dog hops aboard a city bus and scares the passengers, rookie cop Anna Pihl knows how to deal with it. But after she takes the animal to its owner’s flat, she quickly realises that the dog is being abused by the man - and so she decides to intervene 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 13

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For The Juniors 10:15 Ace Day Jobs 10:20 My Great Big Adventure 10:40 Behind The News Specials 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Grand Designs: Sussex 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Jam, Jelly And Juice 8:30 Shock Horror Aunty 9:00 The Agony Of Life 9:35 Would I Lie To You? 10:00 TBA 10:30 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:30 Life’s Too Short 12:00 Durham County 12:55 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:55 Carrying The Cross 2:25 Movie: “Second Chance” (PG) 3:45 Big Ideas Sampler 4:00 Movie: “The Other Love” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 Twenty/20 - Australia vs West Indies 9:30 TBA 10:00 Getaway - Livinia Nixon sails into Switzerland on the final leg of her European river cruise; Natalie spends a few days in the Paris of the Pacific, Noumea; Catriona’s weekend escape to the NSW Blue Mountains & Jules discovers a spectacular NZ retreat not far from Auckland. 10:30 Fifty Years Of Bond Cars: A Top Gear Special - Join Richard Hammond as he pays tribute to 007’s garage. Guy Hamilton makes an appearance while Roger Moore talks of the fish inside the Lotus Esprit. Daniel Craig drops in and The Stig reveals his favourite Bond car. 12:00 Take The Money And Run 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Dustbin Baby” (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 - Spencer reveals to Maddy he thinks they should return home. Alf warns Celia if she gambles again, she’ll be out the door for good. Indi, Dex, April and Romeo stage an intervention for Sid and he decides to see a psychologist. Meanwhile, Tamara’s ex Nelson arrives in Summer Bay. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement: Collingwood - Warehouse - Young guy in funky warehouse runs out of cash - wait till you see what the Room For Improvement team can do! 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League: Celtic v 8:05 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 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 Food Safari: English 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Latin America: Patagonia 8:30 Tropic Of Capricorn 9:35 Masters of Money: John Maynard and Keynesianism 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “On Tour” (M s,n,l) In French. Joachim, a hapless entrepreneur, leaves his friends and family to start a new life in the USA, only to return to France with a troupe of neoburlesque performers. Mathieu Amalric directs and stars in this French comedy which won two awards at the Cannes Film Festival in 2010, including Best Director. 1:10 Movie: “The Desert Within” (MA s,a) In Spanish. Set in Mexico during the Cristero War, when Catholicism was banned, a man spirals into madness attempting redemption after being cursed by a priest for a decision leading to the massacre of his entire community. 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

THURSDAY 14

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Jung In Europa 10:10 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 Behind The News 11:00 A Ripple Of Hope 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “The Restless Breed” (PG) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Golf: Women’s Australian Open 2013 6:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 6:30 Deadly 60: On A Mission 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst: On The Road 8:30 Making Couples Happy :) - Four ordinary Australian couples embark on a confronting and challenging eight week journey to happiness and relationship fulfilment. For some, it’s their last chance before possible separation. 9:30 The Midwives - Follows the midwives on the Central Delivery Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Manchester - one of the busiest labour wards in the UK. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Nicholas Crane’s Britannia 12:35 The Clinic 1:25 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 2:30 NTFL: Nightcliff vs Darwin 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 Block: All Stars 8:00 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Teenage Girlfriends - Principal Diego and her husband separate, so Annie and Nikki try to befriend her in hopes of getting the vulnerable administrator to write letters of recommendation to a college-prep summer program for their daughters. 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “If Wishes Were Horses” (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 - Tamara panics when she find out that her ex-boyfriend Nelson is in town. Kyle gets into an alteration with Nelson when they meet. Rosie’s got a secret and Sasha’s keen to find out what it is. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:45 Grimm: Happily Ever Aftermath - Nick and Hank are called to investigate the mysterious death of a wealthy matriarch, after her stepdaughter loses everything in a Ponzi scheme. Meanwhile, Juliette does some digging into the mysterious death of Nick’s parents in an effort to help him find closure 11:45 Up All Night 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 And Music 5:30 UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid v Manchester 8:05 World News 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Generation Gogohoun 6:00 Food Safari: African 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita - In the capital of Port Vila, Peter learns how to hunt elusive native fare from a village chief, before taking instruction from local fishermen who catch their fish by way of bow and arrow. Peter also explores the private island of Ratua and their sustainable farming and organic cattle rearing techniques 8:30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories of Vietnam 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: One Moment In Time 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:15 Movie: “Exiled” (M l,v,s) In Cantonese. A friendship forms between an ex-gangster and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him. A stylish action film from powerhouse director Johnny To. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

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CROSSWORD No. 134

SUDOKU No. 134

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AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) Don’t waste too much time deciding what to do next. A snap decision may work out well. Use your instinct! Romance. Don’t promise your partner anything unless you are sure that you can deliver the goods. This will be easier than trying to live up to standards which are too high.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

Memories from the past will come ﬂooding back this week. A comment from a relative will focus your thoughts on a forgotten event which happened many years ago. Romance. Your love-life will soon be in very good shape. Use this opportunity to venture out of your comfort zone.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

FOR KIDS

An argument at work this week could get a little petty at times. Don’t get involved if you can possibly help it. Romance. Your partner would very much appreciate being spoilt. Try to plan a little treat to quench their needs.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Something which you have been putting off for too long will have to be tackled. Things could get worse if you don’t act now. Romance. A meeting with friends will be interesting. You’ll be surprised at how popular you are with the opposite sex. Don’t lose sight of your friends.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A dispute with a friend may start to get out of hand. You are coming from very different directions and may not see eye-to-eye. Accept this and move on. Romance. Your partner will be shocked by an unexpected display of emotion. Tell them the real reason behind your sentiment.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Take any chance you can to have a break. You need a change of scenery in order to see things in new light. Romance. Your partner will be spending a surprising amount of time with someone they recently met. Don’t let jealously get the best of you. This is a healthy change of pace.

FINDWORD No. 134 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Repairs around the house may take up more time than you expect. A chance discovery will make it worth the effort. Romance. You should ﬁnally get a reply to a letter which you sent several weeks ago. It will contain the answer that you have been hoping for. Open it immediately!

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Be careful to look behind the façade. When you see what lies beneath the surface you may have second thoughts! Be thorough! Romance. Don’t get jealous if your partner is spending time with a new friend. This new contact may not be quite as serious as you think. Support their friendship.

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LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t let other people put too much work onto your shoulders. They may try to make you feel guilty for not helping them - you need to stand ﬁrm, however. Romance. An act of kindness from your partner will go a long way towards bringing you both together. Return the favour within the week.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) You may be feeling a little restless at the moment. Make sure you think carefully before you make any rash moves. Refrain from impulse buys. Romance. Both Venus and Mars are in good aspect at the moment, so you could have a very romantic evening in store this week. Free your schedule.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

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SOLUTIONS No. 134

Try to calm down a little! If you are not careful, you will waste a lot of energy just rushing around, without actually getting much done. Romance. Starting a new sport will bring you in close connection with someone from the opposite sex. Allow them to help you with your training.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) A more positive attitude will help you get over a recent difﬁcult patch you’ve had with your parents. Apologize to them. Romance. Your partner will be very responsive. Don’t worry if they seem shy about letting you know how they feel. They may be worried about upsetting you.

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

FOR RENT two bedroom unit for rent. Recently renovated high set unit with lots of undercover space. Quiet cul-de-sac at the bottom of Grassy Hill. Lovely garden and bush surroundings. Two minutes walk to Post Office. Reasonable Rental. Phone 0415 369 874

CAPE YORK ENGINEERING COOKTOWN MARINE

TRADES COOKTOWN Skip Bins. Commercial and domestic rubbish removal and disposal. Ph 4069 5545 or 0408 772 361.

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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.

Complete 12v stand alone solar system. Including batteries. Still connected until end of February for inspection. $6500 ONO. Phone 4069 5739.

CONTAINERS for sale or hire. Ph Cooktown Towing, Tyres & Mechanical 4069 5545.

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

MOTELS

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

FOR SALE - Wii console with games $250. Chrysler 4hp outboard $150. MRS cricket bat $140. Phone 4069 5856.

CAR FOR SALE 1999 Daihatsu Terrios 4WD. 270,000. Good technical condition. Serviced. Registered until 04/13. $2500 ONO. Phone 4069 5739.

Steel and Aluminium supplies

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Large block of land in a secure gated estate at Kewarra Beach (Cairns). Safety and security for your family, in the best street in Paradise Palms Estate.

Notice is hereby given under section 100 of the Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 that the vehicle indicated below has been considered by Cook Shire Council as being abandoned.

White Toyota Hi-Ace Van – NSW registration SNE-786 – 7th February 2013 If this vehicle remains unclaimed after one (1) month from the date indicated above, Council proposes to dispose of it in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned Act. For further information, call Cook Shire’s Animal Control Officer on 4069 5444.

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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”.

Mowing and light slashing. Small backhoe and loader buckets for various digging jobs – garden beds, trenches, landscaping etc. Reasonable rates for town and remote areas. Mandarin trees for sale also.

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Happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary with love from your family! xxoo HOPE VALE ABORIGINAL SHIRE COUNCIL

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST PROVISION OF DRY AND WET HIRE OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council invites registration from Goods and Services providers interested to being appointed to Council Panel of Providers for dry and wet hire of the following items on an occasional period from April, 2013 – December, 2013: • Dozer unspecified • Loader unspecified • Grader CAT 140 series or equivalent • Roller Multi Tyre 18T • Roller Smooth Drum 14T • Roller Pad Foot 18T • Diesel Fuel Trailer 1500 Ltre • Tipper End 10T • Excavator 20T • Portable Toilets • Job Truck • Transport above equipment Cairns and/or supplier to job site Preference may be negotiated with suppliers prepared to offer equipment on a 55 hour week.

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CIVIL celebrant Kathleen Roberts. Naming Ceremonies, Marriages, Funeral Co-ordination. 4069 5004 or 0427 695 004

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The next meeting will be held at 9am

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COMMUNITY

Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK Don’t eat this sea mango LEFT: Beach almond fruit and leaves. BELOW: Native frangipani at Cape Trib Beach. RIGHT: Swedish visitors Evalena and Osa at Cape Trib Beach. Photos: MIKE D’ARCY.

WHAT sort of monsoon is this? So far, we’ve had 650 mm of rain in January along the Daintree Coast, - just above the long term January average here, but much less in Cooktown. Almost nothing so far in February, and a retreating monsoon at this moment. And maybe pouring rain today? Part of nature’s long term cycles, I guess.From February 8, we will have a series of very high tides above three metres until about February 13. If the weather stays good, this hopefully, will not mean sand erosion. The Marrja Boardwalk near Noahs Creek between Cape Trib and Cow Bay will be sensational viewing for an hour or so around high tide, so it’s a must for visitors - a great time to visit the area.

High tides are always followed by low tides. (really?) So this makes afternoon beach walking good with tides below one metre on these days. A few days ago, we walked along Cape Trib Beach from the Beach House. It’s a brilliant walk if you take it slowly and look in at all the interesting plants and flowers. One of these is the native frangipani. A beautiful flower as the photo shows, but also an interesting plant. There are lots of beautiful native frangipanis around the streets of Cooktown. Guests usually go weak at the knees looking at the range of colours, but this is a genuine local native frangipani /rubber tree/ sea mango (cerbera manghas). The fruit looks a bit like a mango

(hence its botanic name) and can, as it does on Cape Trib Beach, grow as a mangrove. In other words, it tolerates a little salt, and can grow on the beach. Just don’t eat it. It has a very powerful toxin and was used through parts of Asia to hunt animals. Positively, the roots contain anti-cancer properties. A couple of other plants to look out for are beach almonds (terminalia catappa) and their smaller cousins, brown damson. They’re starting to fruit in the region now. They have large colourful (green and red) leaves and attractive fruit, inside which is a nice tasting kernel

if you can hack your way through to it. It’s being bred to exploit its potential as a food Again, it is one of those plants that are actively being examined for anti-carcogenic potential. It also has some value as an aphrodisiac, so steady on. The town fathers and mothers of Cooktown must have known a thing or two, as they’re planted as a street tree! So many of our travellers along the Bloomfield Track comment on how old, how poor or how unhelpful the signage is. Residents of Cow Bay and Cape Trib raised this with the Mayor of Cairns, Bob Manning last week at a meeting at the Cow Bay Hotel.

Living Well

He really liked the proposal and we will discuss the potential of developing an integrated signage system right through the area with Cook Shire Councillors and the communities at Ayton, Rossville and Wujal. The idea is to attract, intrigue, educate and retain visitors to the area. It’s to tell all the stories that we locals know are interesting and important. The Bloomfield Track itself has been in good condition, with low creek levels, few potholes and lovely scenery. Just check those high morning tides, especially if we get a rain dump. Happy travelling Mike and Trish D’Arcy D’Arcy of Daintree 4WD Tours http://www.darcyofdaintree.com.au/ Ph: +61 7 4098 9180

WITH CLARE RICHARDS

Pantry and Garden Meals part II Hope you are shopping at Q-cumbers, Cooktown Food Connect and/or Cooktown Food Services (Iceworks) as fresh supplies have almost dried up at the supermarket. These flooding and cyclonic events are a very good reminder of why we need to support local growers and retailers who focus on stocking locally-sourced food. It’s also a good reminder of one of the many reasons to have some food plants growing in our own gardens. Did you know for instance that the leaves of

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turmeric, Cape York Lily and very young galangal leaves can be used as herbs, salad greens or to add at the end of cooking a curry, soup or stir fry? Just remove the thick central vein and cut crossways into fine strips. The young leaves of cassava that fan out immediately around the small growing tip can also be used as a cooked green. Just cup your hand under the stems and gently close your hand around the leaves as you pull upwards. The central growing tip will remain, leaving the plant to grow and be healthy, and you’ll have a handful of tender leaves. As cassava leaves are

firm even when cooked, I cut them cross-ways into inch-long sections, then boil them for 10 minutes. They go well with creamy sauces, so coconut milk is ideal. Add the cooked cassava leaves to the sauce just a few minutes before serving, just to reheat them. The young tender growing tips and leaves of vines such as winged bean, Ceylon spinach (the quick growing twining vine with very dark purple seeds and succulent leaves), sweet potato, choko and pumpkin can also be used as stir fry greens. Use them as you would kang kong (water spinach) or other Asian greens by adding them in the last minute or

Luke 6:27-30 But I tell you who hear Me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Firstly let me say that there is a difference

two to stir fries. Other plants that grow vigorously up here and provide edible leaves for salads or cooked meals include sweet leaf (Sauropus androgynus) and horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera). Just run your clasped hand up towards the growing tip for about a foot, and the leaves will come off. Toss them in salads or add at the last minute to cooked dishes. So if all you have is some rice and tins of tuna or sardines, don’t despair, there will be something herby, green and flavoursome right nearby to add some zing and extra nutrients to your meal. Don’t be afraid to ask neighbours about edible

(Clockwise from top left) Kaffir lime leaves and fruit, sweet leaf, and cassava leaves. Photo: CLARE RICHARDS. looking things you see in Food Exchange stall at our have got you thinking about their gardens too. Most upcoming Integrated Health putting a few food plants in gardeners are more than and Wellbeing Expo on the garden, come and visit happy to share a cutting or Saturday, February 16 at the my stall to pick up some free some seeds with others. PCYC Events Centre. cuttings, seeds, recipes and I will have a Seasonal So if the empty shelves tips.

between hearing God and listening to those who hate you, bless those to God. The true fuel for greater who curse you, pray for those intimacy is in the listening. who mistreat you, don’t react but Now let’s listen to what God says rather respond in the opposite here in this passage. spirit, don’t fight for your rights or Jesus, our ultimate example, From the Pulpit what’s reasonable, be generous to instructs us to, “love our enemies”. your enemies, and don’t focus on This is not easy! Yet Jesus requires it from restitution from those who mistreat you.” His followers, and He does so from a place Permit me to be honest today - that’s a very difficult list! I’m not saying it’s easy, of knowing what He is asking. Then Jesus gets practical and clear on it’s not! But please hear me, if Jesus is asking exactly what He expects from us: “do good us to do this, then by His Spirit, it must be

possible. We are called to a different standard, a kingdom standard - and this includes the way we treat those we consider our enemies. “What would God have you change in your behaviour towards those who are against you?” “Will you change for the glory of God and the honour of His name?” Have an awesome week! Pastor Wayne Brennan Cooktown Community Church.

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Revamped Cooktown too strong for Hope Vale By FIONA JARDEN

Hope Vale’s Genna Brownie (GD), playing in her first game of netball, displays an unorthodox passing technique to clear the ball from Cooktown’s Kristy Wright (GA).

THE 2013 Cooktown senior netball competition began on Monday night at the PCYC Events Centre with a strong turnout of more than 20 players from around the region. New faces combined with last year’s players to brush off the cobwebs in a one-hour game, which saw Cooktown take a resounding win over Hope Vale 40-6. Cooktown set the benchmark high with quick play of the ball, clean passing and good combinations between positions to effortlessly take the win. The evening gave both sides

ABOVE: Cooktown’s Monique Bidois centres this pass despite the attention of a Hope Vale defender. Photos: GARY HUTCHISON.

the opportunity to work out combinations and test out players in different positions. Lesley Gibson-Brown, in the GS position, dominated the circle with excellent holding skills to take the ball cleanly from her feeders. She made a formidable combination in the circle with GA Kristy Wright, who shot accurately throughout the game. Mid-courter Joanne Bowen played solidly for the Hope Vale team and consistently helped to bring the ball through the court for her side. Nelly Nipper was also a standout player for Hope Vale

in defence, by anticipating Cooktown’s play to take clean intercepts. It was great to see such a strong turnout from Cooktown State School teachers who were all competitive throughout the night. It was also refreshing for the league to welcome more males to the competition. Anyone interested in joining the competition is welcome to do so. Games begin each Monday night at the Cooktown Events Centre at 6.45pm. Fees are $10 a term for membership and $2 per game, or $5 per game if you are not a Cooktown’s Alice Taylor ready to member. pass mid-stride.

ABOVE: Cooktown’s Bryce Kirk eyeballs Hope Vale wing attack Chrissy Cobus while she weighs up her passing options.

RIGHT: Cooktown’s Antony Owen watches the trajectory of his twohanded pass to centre court.

BELOW: Hope Vale wing defence Kirsty Bowen (with ball) looks for a way to pass around Cooktown defender Bo Skipworth.

BELOW: Cooktown’s Lela Jacob throws an underhand pass to avoid the high block of Hope Vale’s Chrissy Cobus.

ABOVE: Despite close attention from Hope Vale defenders Chrissy Cobus and Genna Brownie, Cooktown’s Bo Skipworth (with ball) and Alice Taylor were obviously enjoying the challenge. LEFT: Cooktown goal defender Kristy Madden sets herself for a long pass down the centre of the court. BELOW: Hope Vale centre Joanne Bowen winds up to throw a long, onehander down court.

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Karl Keller, Jason Williams and ‘Beno’ Welsh with the Aaron Davies Memorial Cup.

Wayne takes the first Monthly Medal for third, consecutive year I’M sure everyone had a joyful Christmas break and are now back into the swing of things. The bloody hot weather is certainly keeping players away, so hopefully a bit of rain will soon be on its way. In the meantime, please welcome our newest members, Bethne Webber and Bob Poyner. As everyone is aware, Italian Restaurant Weekly competitions were the only competitions played during the holiday period and below is a wrap of the winners and grinners: December 16-21: 1st Kate Thomson, 2nd Kim Haskell; December 22-28: 1st Paul Haley, 2nd Graham Burton; December 20 - January 4: 1st Ron Beacroft, 2nd Wayne King; January 5-11 - 1st Alice Burton, 2nd Graham Burton; January 12-18 - 1st Kim Haskell, 2nd Graham Burton; January 19-25 - 1st Graham Burton, 2nd Steve Weise; January 26-February 1 - 1st Steve Wilton, 2nd Mick Mason. Congratulations everyone, prize vouchers will be done soon. Saturday saw the commencement of our yearly calendar and it

was the January Monthly Medal which was played with a fantastic field turning up to play, albeit the heat was a killer - at 2.45pm on Saturday, it was 40.5C! Steve Wilton thought he had it in the bag as the men’s winner, but Wayne King burst his bubble and won on a count back. Both Steve and Wayne had a nett score of 58. This is the third year in a row that Wayne has taken out the first Monthly Medal competition men’s division. Well done Wayne on your consistency. The ladies’ winner for the day was Marilyn Clark, who had a nett score of 73. Right on her heels was Alice Burton as the runner-up with a nett 75. The lowest gross score for the day was Wayne King who hit 74 off the stick (and from what I hear, it has been his best score ever). Nearest-the-pins were landed by Blue Hobbs for 2/11, Graham Burton for 14 and Mick Mason for 9/18. Leading the field so far in the Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition is Trey Pengelly with a nett 66, followed by Brian Lemon on 68.

T h e committee is in the process of seeking sponsors for our competitions, so hopefully we will have some businesses on board to help. Individual sponsorship is also welcome. Kim Copland has kindly donated back the two prizes he won for the Club Championships and I have been advised that Cape York Tyres are willing to come back on board to sponsor the Sunday 9-Hole competition, although I am awaiting confirmation. Our most generous sponsors, The Wog Boys, John and Nick of The Italian Restaurant have confirmed their sponsorship for the year and will be sponsoring the weekly competitions, first place winner and also the runners-up for the Monthly Medal competitions. A big thank you goes out to John and Nick for their continued sponsorship. Happy golfing everyone. Kelly Barnett, Manager, Cooktown Golf Club.

In the Bunker

SATURDAY, January 26 saw City take on Country in the annuual Aaron Davies Memorial Cup. Country Captain “Benno” Walsh won the toss and sent Geoffrey Kulka and David Curtis out to open the batting. A soggy outfield and hot, humid conditions and a fired-up City attack made batting very hard, and it wasn’t long before David headed back to the pavillion with the score on five, bowled by Glen Kulka. “Lingy” joined Geoff out in the middle, but could make only six before Billy Dukes had him caught in the slips. Geoff was next to go (done by Dad), and with the score at 3-17, Country was looking shaky. Captain “Benno” came to the crease and quickly looked to score some runs. Unfortunately, a steady stream of wickets at the other end saw him eventually run out for 33. “Asho” made a quick 13 in the dying overs to give Country a respectable 101

runs from their 20 overs. “Snelly” with 2-11, Glen Kulka and Billy Dukes with 1-4 were City’s best bowlers. City started their run chase confidently with openers Billy Dukes and Glen Kulka making a run-a-ball to score 46 before Billy became Country’s first victim. Glen and Captain Dom were quick to follow, but at 3-80 in the 14th over, City were looking for an early day. H o w e v e r, C o u n t r y h a d o t h e r ideas, and a great spell of bowling from “Benno”, Bret and Ray saw City crash to 8-88 before Mitch and Bret C got the innings going again, scoring the required runs in the final over. So, another great day’s cricket, which saw players past and present and friends and family enjoy a day out in the memory of local cricketer and good mate Aaron Davies. Cheers mate from Cooktown’s cricketers.

Executive delegation enters world of virtual Hash WE had an unusual run this week. Normally our host and hostess act as hares and lay a carefully structured trail for us to follow, using paper clues to lead us through the bush. This week the hare was F&*t. When he is not Hashing, he does a highly technical job, and recently he has been on courses to learn about Virtual Process Simulation, and The Importance of Delegation. To demonstrate his new learning, he decided on a virtual run. And because laying it himself would be an inappropriate use of executive resources, he arranged for Thermo to drive him around the course in her swish 4WD. The poor Hashers were presented with a list of six random points on the periphery of town, and expected to run around collecting numbers to prove that they had been everywhere in person. It did not work, of course. The collective reaction was ‘Bugger that for a game of soldiers! Does he think we’re stupid?’ Then they selected enough points for a relaxing stroll and set off. Just as well, because F&*t really wanted them to go from Hope Street, to the Botanic Garden, to Finch Bay,

back via impenetrable swamp to the Peninsular Caravan Park, to Shadows, and then back via Adelaide Street to The Boat House. Moses did not get home until seven o’clock. Nostrildumass was GM for the night, and started the circle by punishing Xtraktit and Offal for alcohol abuse they both managed to spill their drinks and the local ants had a drunken party. Then there was Fakawe, for being half a devil, and Whizz for reaching 1368 runs with Cooktown hash (57 cartons). Two new Hashers were presented with free shirts and told not to appear improperly dressed again. Finally F*&t was punished for lazy run setting, and Moses for being slow. By then, the luxurious “barbie” was very welcome. Next week’s run is at Cracklin’s place. Just turn up at 5.30pm on Monday, February 11 to join the fun. Contact Moses on 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032 for details. On-on! Lye Bak

Melinda takes out 50m rifle shoot THERE were insufficient numbers last Wednesday night to warrant holding a shoot, but on Saturday, we held a Rimfire Rifle Benchrest shoot. In the 50m shoot, Melinda took out first with a score of 99.4, Toby took out second with score of 98.6 and third went to Chris with 98.5. In the 25m shoot, Toby took out first with 200.13, second went to Chris with 198.6 and Melinda took out third with 192.1. Dates for your diary for February: Saturday, February 9 - Target

Shoot from 1.30pm; Wednesday, February 13 - Sunset Shoot from 5.30pm; Wednesday, February 20 - Sunset Shoot from 5.30pm; Sunday, February 24 - Practical Shoot from 9.30am; and Wednesday, February 27 - General Meeting and Sunset Shoot from 4.30pm. 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. Janne Stewart Secretary/Treasurer

Melinda Stewart takes aim in Saturday’s 50m Rimfire Rifle Benchrest Shoot, which she won with a score of 99.4. Photo: CHRIS STEWART.

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Over-size barra must be released

HEARSAY reports of a Tasmanian tourist landing a 1300mm barra have left locals peeved, as this over-sized fish is one of the breeders and should have been released. However, he was just happy with his fish of a lifetime and was none-the-wiser about the fuss. And on the subject of barra, the season has started a bit slow, but the tides over the past couple of days should have fired them up a bit. The Wharf has produced a few on prawn lures as live baits are a bit scarce. Quarantine Bay is another handy land-based option when the tides are right. Offshore has been firing with many reports of great

ABOVE: Russell Bowman with a large mouth nanny. BELOW: Kevin Sadleir with a finger mark and Ricky Jerome with mangrove jack.

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sessions on a range of species with Spanish mackerel and cobia taking baits on the surface, to the bottom dwellers crunching baits in the depths. Coral trout from deep hangs have been the most reliable in depths of 30-35m, and, as usual, these are solid fish - or the very popular method of spearfishing is the other reliable method of gathering a feed. Night fishing has scored full eskies with nannygai and red emperor, a good mix of spangled emperor and mangrove jacks in the mix. There are still a few muddies about with the best baits being reef fish frames - a much better use than just

dumping them in the bin. The Annan and Endeavour Rivers have produced some good crabs and results will improve with another big flush, if we get one. If you’re looking to catch a few prawns, there are some around, but you may have to hunt them by boat. Other species that have been landed in the last week

include grunter, queen fish and trevally. With a moderate breeze forecast, the weekend ahead looks like estuary fishing might be the best option. But things change and it still looks like a great weekend for a fish somewhere. Tight lines, Russell Bowman, The Lure Shop.

ABOVE: Bart with a personal best mangrove jack. Photos submitted. BELOW: Not on call, Ray Wright enjoyed a day out with the Lure Shop crew and finished with a passion fruit coral trout and a footballer coral trout.

Kevin Sadleir in the water with a finger mark he speared.

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