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By GARY HUTCHISON

a half-circle from ear to ear.

Cooktown.

Cooktown Multi-Purpose Health Service (MPHS) has installed a new dental X-ray machine that will save patients a trip to Cairns for a specialised scan.

“This machine is a new piece of equipment for Cooktown and will benefit the community by allowing for procedures to occur here and residents not having to travel elsewhere,’’ he said.

“That’s the average number of patients a year that our dentist here in Cooktown would

“It is useful diagnostic equipment used in dentistry and also in incidents of facial trauma.’’

“Previously, patients would have to travel to Mareeba or Cairns to have that OPG scan and many of them would choose not to go.

Cooktown radiographer Steve Wallin said the new $50,000 orthopantomographic (OPG) machine took a form of dental X-ray that involved a panoramic scan of the upper and lower jaw, which shows a two-dimensional view of

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Mr Wallin said an average of about 500 patients a year would benefit from the new machine at

recommend should have an OPG scan as an additional diagnostic procedure,’’ he said.

“Now, there will be no ex-

cuse for them not to get the scan done!’’

Mareeba or Cairns to receive this important dental service.

Thanks to the new machine, this type of specialised dental X-ray is now available both at Cooktown MPHS and at the Weipa Integrated Health Service, which already has one.

“For too long, the people of Cooktown and neighbouring communities, have been left behind when it comes to vital services like health,” he said.

David Kempton, Member for Cook, said the new orthopantomographic machine would save hundreds of locals the inconvenience and cost of travelling into

“I am thrilled to see this important machine up and running and would urge residents to take advantage of it.

“Good oral health is vital to everyone’s overall well-being.”

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WEEKLY

2nd & 4th Tuesday, every month. Trivia Night at the Coktown RSL Memorial Club, 7pm. Info call 4069 5780.

Every Thursday. Bingo, 10am, and Social Darts, 7pm, at the Bowls Club.

Every Friday. Monster Meat Raffles in the Caf Bar, @ The Sovereign, from 6pm.

Every Friday. Members Draw, from 6.30pm; Raffles and Lucky Pokies Seat, 8-8.30pm, at the Bowls Club.

Every Friday. Members Draw (7.30-8.30pm) @ the Cooktown RSL Memorial Club plus raffles.

Every Saturday. Lions Club raffles and members' draw at the Top Pub, from 12 noon to 3pm.

Every Sunday. Social Bowls, from 8.30am, Bowls Club.

Every Monday. Hospitality Bowls, from 2.30pm, Bowls Club.

Every Sunday and Tuesday. Cooktown Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the CWA Hall in Charlotte Street.

Sunday: from 1.30pm, Tuesday from 8pm. Call 0477 505 047 for details.

Every Tuesday. Cards and Games morning, 10am, Bowls Club.

Every Tuesday and Thursday. Swim for Your Life at the Cooktown Pool from 9am to 10pm.

Every Wednesday. Social Bowls, from 1pm, at the Bowls Club.

Every Wednesday and Saturday. Cooktown Pool - Aqua Aerobics: Wednesday from 5.30pm to 6.30pm, Saturday 12 noon to 1pm.

MARCH

Thu 27. Cooktown Tennis Club AGM at The Italian Restaurant, 5pm. Jodi 0428 472 110.

Fri 28. Pete playing live at the Sovereign Cafe Bar. Fri 28. Cooktown Creative Arts Assoc AGM, 5pm, CCAA premises, 97 Charlotte St, 4069 5794.

Sat 29. Cape York Folk Club AGM, 12 noon at Nature's PowerHouse. Jen Midgley 4069 6878 A/H. Mon 31. Cooktown Re-Enactment Assoc. AGM, at The Boathouse, 6pm. Phone 4069 6861 or 0427 194 820.

APRIL

Wed 9 and Thu 10. Marlin Coast Veterinary Surgery visiting at the CWA rooms. Phone 4069 5337 or 4057 6033 for appointments.

Fri - Mon, 18 - 21. Laura Amateur Turf Club working bee.

Fri 18. Good Friday public holiday.

Sat 19. Easter Saturday public holiday.

Mon 21. Easter Monday public holiday.

Tue - Wed, 22 - 23. Ordinary Meeting of Cook Shire Council, from 9am @ Council's administration building. Phone 4069 5444.

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

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

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

Anglican: Christ Church Chapel, Sun 8.30am.

Phone 4069 6778, 0428 696 493.

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

Phone either 4060 9197 or 0419 023 114.

 letters to the editor CSCAG votes to retain independence from council ALTHOUGH initiated by residents in the Endeavour valley area with concerns regarding the Selective Inspection Program, residents from other areas of the shire with different concerns make up the Cook Shire Community Action Groups numbers.

The most prevalent concern brought to CSCAG by local residents is the failure by council to respond to their letters, emails and phone calls. For some residents this has been a repeated failing of council; for others it has been the inadequacy of the response.

With no other available avenue through which to voice concern regarding council actions or inaction, over 100 residents currently form the group.

The Mayor and CEO have both declared council’s approval of the group and the willingness of council to receive presentations and interact with the group to resolve community issues and concerns. In fact, at the CSCAG February meeting, residents were lauded for their attendance and promised that

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established for all local areas throughout the shire to meet the principles of inclusiveness and equity. Council has had plenty of opportunity to establish these committees before now but has failed to do so.

Council at the January council meeting adopted a revised “Community Engagement Policy”.

It is clearly apparent that once again council is “talking the talk” but lacks the capacity or intent to ‘walk the walk’.

Cook Shire Community Action Group will remain independent of council and strive to advocate on behalf of residents from throughout the shire, rather than become an area representative committee of council as recommended by the CEO and then forwarded to the group by the Mayor.

The group’s next meeting will be held at the PCYC Cooktown Events Centre on May 10 from 2pm.

Helen Rutherford CSCAG Facilitation Team Cooktown.

Council ‘will not admit any fault in their actions’ - Weise I READ with interest the publisher’s comments in last week’s Cooktown Local News. And I agree that lack of interaction with the community is the cause of discontent within the shire.

It has also become blatantly obvious that council are not going to admit any fault in their actions, and while that situation exists there can be no reconciliation between council and the people affected by their poor policies and decisions.

Some of the publisher’s points however need expanding on. The Mayor’s preferred method of interaction was through a formal committee chaired by a councillor and was only to include residents of the Endeavour Valley and Poison Creek districts. Many of the issues discussed at the Cook Shire Community Action Group (CSCAG) involve the whole shire and the Mayor’s failure to recognise this is just another example of him “not listening”. His suggestion is just another example of his “Smoke and Mirrors” approach to community relations. Nor did the CSCAG want a councillor controlling the agenda of the meetings.

The history of the selective inspection program needs expanding on as it has implications for the whole shire.

Approximately 18 months ago, council instituted a rubbish collection service throughout the Endeavour Valley and Poison Creek districts without community consultation claiming it would solve an illegal dumping of rubbish problem at the Poison Creek Road recycling facility. It has not! A petition was organised rejecting the service as

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the results of a five-hour meeting of council to discuss community issues and concerns presented to council on January 21 would be forwarded to the group once finalised.

However, Council has once again exceeded community expectations by backing away completely from its stated commitments: • Council was conspicuously absent from the March CSCAG meeting - not even the newly-engaged Community Liaison Officer attended; • No communication has been received from council with regard to actions to resolve any issues and concerns presented on behalf of residents; • Informing the group that council’s preferred method of interaction with the community would be through an Endeavour Valley Advisory Committee, and as such, representations from the group would not be accepted by council; • If the preference by council for is for advisory committees, they would need to be

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unwanted and unnecessary. Council claimed that many of the signatories were non-resident in the collection area, when in fact. nearly all were or had rateable blocks within the area.

The residents (not council) organised a meeting at the Rural Fire shed to which the councillors were invited. At this meeting, council were made aware of the many problems with a service of this nature and admitted that they could not recover costs of running the service.

Several councillors gave an undertaking to rescind the motion to institute the service. This never happened! Instead, a motion was passed instituting the selective inspection program. Not to simply ascertain residency status, but including building codes, (problems that could exist throughout the shire).

Many people from all over the shire are now concerned that every time they sign a petition or show their disagreement with a council decision, they will be subjected to a selective inspection program. The morality and legality of such programs are highly questionable.

The whole issue of rubbish disposal needs addressing. Whilst recycling is to be encouraged, there is still a huge need for a landfill facility in the Cooktown district. Much of our costs are in fact being determined by Mareeba Shire, a situation that cannot be allowed to continue.

Despite the Mayor’s rhetoric about doubling the population, the recently released land valuations would suggest that Cooktown is going backwards - inability to support existing businesses

being a major cause. The controversial RV Park being another example of council’s contempt for local business. The suggested industrial area at the airport does absolutely nothing to assist our existing fishing fleet, nor do the exorbitant development application fees encourage business growth within the community.

There are many people in this community with contributions to make. The CSCAG is discussing issues that affect the whole shire. There is no evidence that this council is listening to our concerns. Meanwhile, council continues to waste money on inefficient garbage services and creation of extraneous office jobs all because they “will not listen”.

Steve Weise Cooktown

Publisher’s comments too opinionated THE terms “vitriol”, “grudge” and “firing line” used in describing the opinions and attitudes of local residents who attend the Cook Shire Community Action Group meetings does nothing but decry the statement made by the publisher Mr Corey Bousen. in his editorial comment in last week’s Cooktown Local News, “that this column is meant as an observation…” Which aspect of observation did he use?

The publisher in his commentary article used much literary licence to paint a picture more suitable to fiction than fact. A little more background research could have added greater depth and meaning to his opinion, even if impartiality was not at the forefront of the article’s intent. As for the comment attributing the status of the “most opinionated citizens in the state”, the publisher is clearly not reading the right newspapers.

Peter Rutherford Cooktown

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NEWS

Concern on Cape York Plan

By Giembra Busmer

RV travellers in their droves attended last year’s Show and this year will again travel to Cooktown to celebrate their own event, ‘Party like it’s New Year’s Eve!’, which will be held from July 28 to August 4. This photo depicts just a portion of the RVs parked at the racecourse last year. Photo: GARY HUTCHISON.

Party like it’s New Year’s Eve – RV Event COOKTOWN’S annual RV Event will be held this year from Monday, July 28 to Monday, August 4 at the Cooktown Racecourse.

The event is going to be celebrated and promoted as “Party like it’s New Year’s Eve!” to follow on from the ‘Christmas in July’ event held in Mareeba the week before.

Following the success of the 2013 RV Event, this year’s event could potentially attract double or even triple the amount of visitors. Cook Shire Council will not only be organising this tourism event, but actively promoting it at the Townsville Dam Fine Rally and Christmas in July RV Event in Mareeba.

There are many opportunities for

local businesses and community organisations to be a part of this event by providing activities for our visitors to participate in during their stay in Cooktown. Tour packages and light entertainment will ensure these RV travellers have a full and enjoyable stay.

Council is currently drafting a program of events and is urging any interested groups or business operators to make contact with the Economic Development and Community Services team as soon as possible to discuss opportunities for involvement in this major tourism event for Cooktown.

For further information, contact 4069 5444 or email mail@cook.qld. gov.au.

Cook Shire on unstainability risk list COOK Shire has been named as one of seven far northern councils at risk of becoming financially unsustainable in the latest Queensland Audit Office report.

Included with Cook Shire in the far northern list of councils are: Lockhart River, Mapoon, Northern Peninsula Area, Pormpuraaw, Yarrabah and Torres Strait Island.

In all, a total of 16 councils across the state were deemed as being at a higher risk of becoming financially unsustainable in the 2012-’13 report into the finances and operations of Queensland’s local councils released by the auditor-general.

The report says the councils consistently incurred substantial operating

losses in the past four years.

Also brought into question were several councils’ disaster recovery plans.

The report says despite many of the state’s councils being hit hard by natural disasters in recent years, the Cassowary Coast, Cook Shire, Mapoon, Northern Peninsula Area councils and the Burdekin continue to have inadequate, incomplete or undocumented plans on how they would recover.

It said the councils were addressing the issue as at June 30 last year.

The Cooktown Local News has contacted Cook Shire Council for its comment, but as at time of publishing its response had not been received, but could be forthcoming for next week’s edition.

 letters to the editor More than a chiropractor – more like life insurance!

REGARDING the Endeavour Valley Road (again), I will acknowledge that recent and ongoing grading work on the road has improved the road “somewhat” once the inches of slippery and dangerous mud have dried out, but only when the weather is dry.

I also don’t believe anyone that travels the road could verify that it is “maintained in the safest possible condition” as quoted by Mr Kempton MP, who obviously doesn’t use it. And I continue to question why the safety of school children and those who have no option but to risk their lives to travel on it, are given no value in determining priorities for road funding and those who choose to drive fatigued get audiotactile markings and barriers erected on a fine piece of highway.

But the Peninsula Road gets multiple millions. School bus route? I don’t think so. Tourists? Yes. And they (many) use our road too!

Trucks, yes, including semis. Residents, educators, health and other pro-

fessionals, “tradies” etc. etc., not once in a blue moon on a trip to the big smoke, but countless times. (refer David Kempton’s media release 23/2/14) Hmmm – so what’s the difference?

Land values gone up 100 per cent along the PDR, but generally down around here? Ahhh is that a clue? Seems like something’s going on...especially when the Transport Minister, the Infrastructure Minister, the Minister for Indigenous Affairs, the Safer Roads Sooner chairperson, and the local Federal MP do not reply and all we can get out of the State MP is a “strategy” to address a 20-year-old issue... but whatever it is, it’s seems to be worth more than our lives.

Debbie Keeble Cooktown CORRECTION In last week’s history column, the photo depicting the Bank of NSW was incorrectly captioned. It was actually the Bank of NSW, Maytown – not Cooktown.

TWO, last-minute meetings in Laura and Lakeland on Monday, March 24, have failed to instil confidence in the Cape York Regional Plan or the consultation process, according to Western Yalanji chairperson Alwyn Lyall.

Mr Lyall said the meeting in Laura with Member for Cook David Kempton was “not what we had hoped for”.

The closing date for submissions was midnight on Tuesday, March 25 and Cape York stakeholders, concerned with lack of consultation about the plan, had hoped for an extension of the submission period.

“Unfortunately Mr Kempton told us on Monday that he could not personally commit to the extension – the only person who could do this was the Deputy Premier Jeff Seeney,” Mr Lyall said.

(Mr Seeney issued a media release on March 20 stating “Queenslanders have until 25 March to participate in formal consultation on the draft Cape York Regional Plan.”

Mr Seeney’s statement would seem to effectively rule out an extension.)

Mr Lyall said he had lodged a submission on the draft Cape York Regional Plan despite lack of consultation as he was unhappy with the lack of culturally appropriate guidelines for future land use in Cape York within the plan.

“It was a shock to discover that important cultural heritage country (including the Quinkan Art Gallery) is zoned for future mining and Development under the regional plan,” he said.

Meeting a step in the right direction DAVID Kempton, Member for Cook, has described Monday’s meeting with the Traditional Owners of the Laura Rock Art as a “big step in the right direction” in relation to the draft Cape York Regional Plan.

Mr Kempton travelled to Laura for a face-toface meeting with a group of about 25 locals.

He explained that the proposed amendments to the plan would protect the iconic rock art from mining.

“The greater the protection, the tighter the restrictions on other uses of the land,” Mr Kempton said.

“I am confident that through discussions like these we will get the balance right.”

He said that although the deadline for submissions closed Tuesday, it was an ongoing process and he would continue to work with the group on the proposed mapping and land use conditions.

“This meeting was about the specific issue of protecting the Laura Rock Art, and by no means represented widespread discontent by Traditional Owners throughout Cape York over the

plan,” Mr Kempton said.

“I have not been contacted by any other group.”

He said he was confident he could work with the people of Laura to achieve the “best outcome for everyone’.

Mr Kempton also held a second meeting with farmers at Lakeland, where it was agreed that mining and tourism contributed to economic diversity.

“However, where there is an interaction with these sorts of activities and farming, it is very important to ensure that the good farming country be protected and the integrity of the water supply is guaranteed,” he said.

“It is important in the Lakeland basin that we get the mapping and land use codes right.

“I will continue to work closely with the Lakeland farmers around these issues and am confident that we will reach the right result.”

Mr Kempton said he would now take the matters raised yesterday to the Deputy Premier and ensure they were taken into account in the planning process.

“In the past government policy has shown little regard for our cultural heritage. We want to see a cultural plan, but it is not in there.

“No such plan exists today and it is not acknowledged in this current Cape York Regional Plan.”

Mr Lyall said Monday’s meeting gave Traditional Owners an opportunity to “draw lines on maps to widen the Strategic Environment Areas (SEAs)” but didn’t give a great deal of protection to the Laura Rock Art Gallery.

“I believe cultural heritage and environmental values to be one in the same but unfortunately the government does not see it that way and never puts them in the same boat,” Mr Lyall said.

“We hold our cultural values in really high regard. For me cultural heritage comes first – that’s our vision statement – and we do not see it in this plan.”

Joy Marriott a pastoralist and former Cattleman’s Association and Agforce representative said Mr Kempton was “receptive” at the Lakeland meeting.

“He took on board that were were genuine in our belief that we were not consulted (as local stakeholders) about the plan.

“We also discussed the lack of cultural values referenced in the Cape York Regional Plan,” she said.

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COMMUNITY

Around our SHIRE Natural resource management insights

By DEPUTY MAYOR PENNY JOHNSON Humans are the most remarkable natural resource around.

LAUNCESTON City provided the scenic setting for the 5th National NRM knowledge conference, which brought together people from across the nation. People shared experiences and stories and work-shopped themes that apply to us all across the length and breadth of this amazing island, Australia.

One of the most important take home insights from the conference was that Natural Resource Management, more commonly known as NRM, is really about people. Humans are the most remarkable natural resource around. The challenge is finding out what they think and feel about the land they live on, how they see the future of their environment, their place in that big picture and how do we work together for the benefit of the land and the people?

There’s a lot to do in our back yard

How does NRM sit in your world? What does it mean to individuals and groups living

and working across such diverse landscapes? How do we tap in to the knowledge, energy and ideas of young people and how do we share stories that influence change for the benefit of the land and people?

Mark Olsen from EC3 Global spoke about conservation, land management and sustainable tourism and the theme was “Stories beat Stuff”. It’s about the experience that engages the head and the heart. We were challenged to think about how we get young people off the electronic devices and physically engaged with their environment.

What opportunities are there for special moments that lead to appreciation, conservation and advocacy? How do we create those opportunities, and how can tourism really contribute to sustainable and effective land management – financially and through experiences. Tourism can make a significant contribution and be part of the investment in land management – whether it is privately held, part of the national park estate or within protected

areas.

Adventure tourism is the fastest growing segment – of all ages. What opportunities are available in Cook Shire based on this growth?

Technology has played an incredible role in dispersing information – but amongst all the bytes blasting about the ether, is the message getting out and importantly, who is receiving it?

Underlying these questions was how do we provide learnings and experiences that help people more deeply understand and appreciate the natural resources we all rely upon?

NRM needs to use its “VOICE”: Vision, Originality, Icons, Compelling and Competitive, Experiences.

In Mark’s words, “Be different or be dead!” Create memorable experiences. Be the change you want to see. Be remarkable and provide remarkable moments.

And good news for our shire – off the beaten track is now on the radar. How we manage that is up to all of us.

This column is published at no cost to Cook Shire and local ratepayers.

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The Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service will be the result of the amalgamation of the Cape York Hospital and Health Service and Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service.

The new board will be appointed by the Governor-In-Council on the recommendation from the Minister for Health.

To submit your expression of interest in the Torres and Cape Hospital and Health Service Board, please complete the required documentation and return by post or email to Sandra Jones by 11 April 2014.

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Council grants boost local groups A NEW children’s orchestra is among 10 local groups to receive almost $10,000 in funding after Cook Shire Council announced the latest recipients of its 2013/14 Community Development Grant Program.

The grants provide assistance to organisations, groups or individuals who make a positive contribution to the quality of life of the community or offer benefit to the shire as a whole.

Latest grant recipients include: • Cooktown RSL Sub-branch, as the auspice for Cooktown Children’s Orchestra, will receive $1000 to further strengthen a new children’s orchestra; • Cooktown Horse Sports will receive $1000 for yard panels and gazebos to be used at events and by other local groups; • Endeavour Family Day Care will receive $500 to purchase portable signage and assist with educator recruitment and musical resources; • Cooktown Creative Arts Association

will receive $474 for a railway engine shaped sign to increase awareness of and promote the Old Cooktown Railway building; • Cooktown Tennis Club will receive $870.91 to assist with grounds maintenance; • Friends of the Foundation will receive $950 to assist with their 2014 Garden Party and Fete; • Bloomfield River District Residents’ Association will receive $1200 for new furniture and a barbecue for use at the Bloomfield Hall and other local events; • Rossville and District Citizens Association will receive $800 for new furniture at the Rossville Hall; and • Rossville Rural Fire Brigade will receive $1300 for new white goods for the local fire brigade shed and maintenance of the fire brigade vehicle.

The next round of the Community Development Grant Program will be open for applications after July 2014.

Kids’ club starts at library THE opportunity to have your very own story printed and bound as a book is just one of the activities on offer at the new Kids’ Club starting at the Cooktown Library today, Thursday, March 27.

Kid’s Club is open to youngsters between six and 12 years of age and provides a safe, supervised environment for them to explore creatively and receive hands-on homework help.

Parents are also welcome to stay and join in.

The club, in conjunction with the Cooktown Kids’ Art Society, will offer some structured activities such as the popular Create-A-Book, but will also strongly encourage youngsters to explore their own creativity.

Although the Club will be held every Thursday between 3pm and 5pm, children are welcome to continue their

projects at any time during the library’s opening hours. Teenagers and adults can also take part in the Create-A-Book project, delving into their imagination or family history to create a story which will be printed in colour and bound by the library.

The library also offers computer training for seniors on Thursday mornings, with participants welcome to use either the library’s computers or bring their own. Training covers topics ranging from how to download an e-book to computer basics such as using different operating systems and sending emails, as well as specific requests from participants.

For more information on Kids Club, Create-A-Book or computer training, contact the Cooktown Library on (07) 4069 5009 or email cooktown_library@cook.qld.gov.au.

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$50,000 available for local art projects ALMOST $50,000 in funding is available for local arts projects through Cook Shire Council’s Regional Arts Development Fund.

Council’s RADF program is now open for submissions all year round, with funding allocated three times this financial year. The application cut off date for the next round of allocations is April 25, 2014.

“The diverse nature of art today allows for a wide range of activities and programs to be funded under the RADF,” Cook Shire Mayor Peter Scott said.

“Some of our shire’s most outstanding art projects have been funded with the assistance of the RADF, many leaving lasting impressions on our local communities.

“I encourage all artists and arts workers in Cook Shire to consider whether RADF funding could help realise any upcoming arts projects.”

Successful applications will be chosen based on how well they align with the objectives of the RADF program and the cultural priorities of Cook Shire Council. RADF committee members are available to discuss your arts project and how best to use RADF to support some of the costs involved.

Application forms and guidelines are available from Council’s website www.cook.qld.gov.au or for more information contact Council’s Grants Officer Karen Nicolaou on (07) 4069 5444 or email mail@cook.qld.gov.au.

The Regional Arts Development Fund is a Queensland Government through Arts Queensland and Cook Shire Council partnership to support local arts and culture.

Close the Gap Day CLOSE the Gap Day events organised by Apunipima in Laura and Wujal Wujal last Thursday focused on a wide range of health issues.

Domestic violence, chronic disease, nutrition, oral health, the importance of physical activity and the need for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to have health checks were the subjects targeted.

The 2014 Close the Gap Report, released in February, outlined the vast disparity in life expectancy, chronic disease and child mortality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians. The Gap will widen in the Cape York region without a concerted effort across all levels of government to address both tailored and targeted primary health care services and the social determinants of health.

Evidence shows that better health outcomes and significant health gains can be achieved by Aboriginal communities having control of their own health.

While there is still a lot of work to do in order to reach the Close the Gap targets, Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO) are front and centre in the fight for health equality. Community owned and community driven health services provide culturally appropriate, responsive care underpinned by self – determination and ground – up solutions.’

Apunipima CEO Cleveland Fagan said Close the Gap Day was a potent reminder that there is still a long way to go to meet Council of Australian Government targets, improve the health of Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders and achieve health equality.

‘Apunipima is committed to strengthening community controlled primary health care across Cape York,” he said.

“We are proud of the fact that over half our workforce identifies as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Mr Fagan said he believed employment is integral to the health of individuals, families and communities.

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NEWS

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An irreverent, satirical (and totally fictional) comment upon the issues of life, by our faceless correspondent.

An explanation about recent fuss IN view of the recent fuss in and around Parliament, the Minister has asked me to give everyone an explanation of what has been happening, and reassure them that there is nothing to worry about. The Minister and his colleagues have everything under control, and they continue to work hard for the benefit of all Australians.

I am glad to support the Minister, of course, and I suppose I had better start by describing the Minister’s company, Water Investments and Infrastructure Inc. The Minister and some knowledgeable friends have identified a lack of administrative and financial skills in the water industry, and set up their company to provide a range of such services to the industry. They are absolutely wonderful at negotiating contracts, especially because the people who ultimately sign the contracts are such close friends.

These sorts of commercial arrangements are a vital part of Australia’s dynamic modern economy and are especially welcome as they offer our impoverished politicians to earn an honest dollar or two, in between Parliamentary sittings.

They also give party treasurers the chance of generous donations from the grateful businesses concerned.

Big demand for speech therapy services on the Cape

Photo comp winners

The Minister has been upset at media speculation that he stood to make enormous sums of money as a director of Water Investments and Infrastructure, and he has asked me to state that these accusations are completely untrue. He points out that negotiating high level agreements like these is very onerous, and the fees charged do not represent the amount of work and inconvenience involved.

Because everyone concerned is busy during the day, working meetings invariably take place over dinner and sometimes last far into the night. It is hard work, and should be rewarded.

The Minister sees no impropriety in accepting Government payment for his efforts. The sums involved are surprisingly small, with invoices of perhaps only $50,000 in a typical month. Or perhaps a little more, if the dinner was well attended.

It is true that the Minister stood to receive a small extra honorarium when the contract was signed but, again, this is quite normal practice.

He does not understand all the fuss about this payment. It is not as if a mere $20 million would affect his judgement.

Bruce O’Krat Advisor to the Minister.

READERS are reminded that the winners of the photo competition, “Your Climate – The Good, The Bad and the Sensational” will be announced at a ceremony being held at Cornett’s IGA Cooktown from 3.30pm tomorrow, Friday, March 28.

And the winning entries will be on display also.

The joint venture hosted by South Cape York Catchments (SCYC) and Cape York Natural Resources Management (Cape York NRM) features prizes in three different categories.

First prize for the seniors is a $250 gift voucher from the Camera House in Cairns, with second prize being a weather station.

And for the juniors, their first prize is a Nikkon Coolpix camera, with a weather and climate station on offer as the second.

And a People’s Choice Award is also featured with another $250 voucher from Camera House to be awarded to this winner.

Speech therapy services are in high demand on Cape York.

Apunipima Cape York Health Council’s new speech pathologist Amanda Wilson had 100 referrals in her first week.

Amanda (pictured) holds the first ever full time speech therapy position for the Cape and says demand far outweighs supply.

‘Cape York has a greater need for speech pathology due to high rates of hearing impairments from ear infections, developmental delay from Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and a range of health issues associated with chronic disease. There are many people who speak one or multiple Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander languages meaning learning in English can be more challenging.’

Amanda, as part of Apunipima’s Maternal and Child Health team, works with children and their families but says many adults need speech therapy services as well.

‘We know that there are still huge gaps in services for adults and in the areas of Cape York we don’t cover.’

Amanda has made a submission into the Senate Inquiry into the Prevalence of Different Types of Speech, Language and Communication Disorders and Speech Pathology Services in Australia to highlight the need for more speech therapy services

on Cape York.

‘The Senate Inquiry came about to investigate the huge social and economic impacts of communication and swallowing disorders in Australia. These disabilities are often invisible and silent and have significant life-long impact on the individuals, communities and significant financial burdens on government supports and services.

‘I thought this was a great opportunity to highlight the needs of people in Cape York communities. It is im-

portant to give a voice to people with communication disabilities, particularly those who don’t share the same cultural or language background as policy makers. I wanted to discuss the significant life-long impact of communication disabilities and the effect on determinants of health which are essential to closing the gap. Addressing communication difficulties early in life has huge potential for improving people’s education, health, employment outcomes and social and emotional wellbeing.’

COOKTOWN MULTI PURPOSE HEALTH SERVICE – APRIL 2014 MONDAY

TUESDAY

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Baby Clinic & Immunisation (C/H)

Dentist (C/H)

Dentist (C/H) Women’s Health NP (C/H)

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Women’s Health NP (C/H)

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Dr Thomas (Hosp) Dr Gynther (M/H)

Dentist (C/H)

Baby Clinic & Immunisation (C/H)

Dentist (C/H) Dr Gynther (M/H)

GOOD FRIDAY Community Health: Closed Mental Health: Closed Hospital: No outpatients, Emergencies only.

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EASTER MONDAY Community Health: Closed Mental Health: Closed Hospital: No outpatients, Emergencies only.

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SPECIALISTS:

Dr Thomas: Surgeon MENTAL HEALTH

COMMUNITY HEALTH

Dr Gynther:

Dr. Bart: Dentist

Psychiatrist

ANZAC DAY Community Health: Closed Mental Health: Closed Hospital: No outpatients, Emergencies only.

Your Medicare and Health Care/Pension cards will be required each time you visit the Health Service.

To see any of the above Specialists you will require a doctor's referral, and then make appointments through the Hospital on 4043 0100, or Community Health on 4043 0170.

OUTREACH CLINICS:

Hope Vale Women's Health NP Apr 1, 2, 9, 15, 16, 23, 29, 30 Dentist Apr 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Psychiatrist Apr 15

Wujal Wujal Women’s Health NP Apr 7, 8, 14, 22, 28 Dentist Apr 7, 14, 28 Psychiatrist Apr 16 Cooktown Local News – Thursday, March 27, 2014 – 7

Community

100 Years On...

Maytown memories - Part 3

Above left: Ellison the baker Above right: Grave of Herber Denman, Maytown.

Below: The Wannacotts of Maytown

Late in 2013, the Cooktown Historical Society was given a copy of a letter that was sent to Mrs M. Parsons of Maytown from Adrian Davies of Perth. The letter was dated October 29th, 1926. The following is a reproduction of extracts from that letter .Please note that the terminology and expressions are that of the letter’s author and not of the Historical Society.

Dear Mrs Parsons, “I suppose that Patrick’s Royal Mail Hotel where you used to put up for the night on the way from the Laura to Maytown is no longer in existence. Is the coach still running? Folders was the next place where the coach used to change horses and then proceed to German Bar and Maytown. In 1889, we spent about three months around Folders and the Conglomerate, mostly surveying leases at a place called Chinky Gully. We boarded with Chinamen all the time. One of my father’s chief men was a young fellow named Arthur Nash. He was a brother in law to Clifford and was the best athlete on the fields. I often wondered what became of him. I have seen some first rate bushmen over here during my time and my work used to take me into some pretty rough country at times and from what I can remember of him, he would hold his own with the best. It was instinct with him and he had no fear, especially where blacks where concerned. A Victoria Cross at the big war would have been no trouble to him.

What keeps the place going now? There used to be some of the biggest cattle stations in Queensland there in my time. For instance, there was Wrotham Park and the Fox family had a big holding outside Palmerville. How are the natives up there now?

They used to be pretty bad at times. I know we always went well armed on our tours.

I’d like you to know that after my brother and I completed school in Brisbane, we were both accepted at Sydney University. I went into Engineering and my brother into the law. I have been employed by the Railway Department as an engineer for over 31 years.

You mentioned in your letter, a man named Elson. I think he used to be the baker in my time and had a shop opposite Ahler’s hotel. I knew Bob Phelan well. He was a few years older than me. I suppose Sam Wannacott is dead. He was married to a girl named Burchell . The Burchells and the Traynors used to live at the Louisa. What happened to Herman and Charlie Ahlers ?

Charlie married Thora Thompson. If you happen to see Mr Harbord, you might remember me kindly to him. I might tell you that most of the young folk up there knew me as Jack Davies, but my real Christian is Adrian.

I could go on writing for a week but I’m starting to ramble now, so I’ll wish you and your husband to continue to keep the robust health that appears in the photograph you sent me. Arriving in Maytown as a young chap from Brisbane made such an impression on me that I’ll never forget the place and the people that lived there.”

Yours sincerely A.N.Davies.

By the time this letter was written, the Golden Years of the Palmer were long over and all that remained of Maytown was the Town Hall, Elson’s place on Butcher’s Creek, the Baker Shop, Court House, Post Office and Police Station and the school.

The school was closed in 1924 and Post Office (Mrs Parsons) officially closed in 1945.

New Director of Midwifery appointed for Cape York Peninsula Cape York Hospital and Health Service (HHS) has appointed a senior midwife to a new position that will oversee the development of a maternity services plan for the whole of the Cape.

Rachael Lockey (pictured) has been appointed to the new Director of Midwifery position.

As well as developing a Cape York-wide maternity services plan that will be in place by the end of 2014, Ms Lockey will provide advice with the re-introduction of birthing services at Cooktown Multi-Purpose Health Service (MPHS) in the coming months.

She will also provide expertise with the introduction of a midwifery-led continuity of care model for the communities of Cooktown, Hope Vale, Wujal Wujal and Laura.

The Cooktown Cluster Midwifery Group Practice will enable women to have the same familiar group of midwives and health workers looking after them before, during and after the birth of their child.

“We’ll be able to offer women a better continuity of care before and after their pregnancy,” Ms Lockey said.

“Evidence has shown that this group practice midwifery model improves health outcomes for mothers, babies and families and importantly, women like it, reporting high levels of satisfaction with their care.

“It will also enable women and their babies who continue to transfer to Cairns Hospital for care to return to their community and

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family as early as possible.’’

Ms Lockey brings 20 years of experience in midwifery and management to Cape York.

Most recently she was a technical midwife advisor for the International Confederation of Midwives based in the Netherlands. In this role she worked in a global capacity alongside partners such as the World Health Organisation.

Prior to this she was the co-director of maternity services for the Northern Territory Government, working in close collaboration with the obstetric co-director.

She also brings valuable experience of working in the Aboriginal community-controlled health sector, having worked with the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, based out of Alice Springs.

Ms Lockey was instrumental in introducing new models of midwifery to remote communities in the Northern Territory including Maningrida, Groote Eylandt, Wadeye, Ali Curung and the Tiwi Islands.

Cape York HHS Chief Executive Susan Turner said the appointment of a Director of Midwifery was an integral step towards improving maternity services for women in the region.

“This appointment reflects a number of years of commitment and work by local midwives and doctors in Cape York,’’ Ms Turner said.

“The director role will drive the implementation of the midwifery group practice model in Cape York.

“This move is supported by national and international research that confirms that continuity of midwifery care models have proved extremely successful in improving care for women and their families.

“When women build trusting relationships with their midwives they experience less intervention and more positive outcomes including greater satisfaction with their birth experience.’’

Community

Olive branch safer than roses WELL, what’s been happening in Cooktown this week? For a start, it’s been raining. Even Old Joe, who is always banging on about how we don’t get the wet seasons like the ones we used to get, has quietened down. Now he thinks we might get a normal wet; nice, if you are trying grow things. Not so nice if you are only interested in how you are going to keep all that grass cut.

What else? Mmmh – well, the “Rabid Ratepayers” of Cooktown group have had a consultative meeting with the shire. They thumped a list of 70 “Issues and Concerns” on the table, and demanded answers. The shire offered to form a committee – the bureaucrats’ habitual safety position – but the Ratepayers were having none of it. The Mayor, who had arrived at the meeting bearing a large olive branch, left with it... let’s just say he was glad he had not tried to say it

with roses.

The next step will be for View the Rabid Ratepayers to form a party and sweep the from council elections in 2016. the Hill Personally, I can’t see it happening. Successful political groupings have leaders and clearly defined policies that everyone follows. Getting our lot of prickly individualists to all march in the same direction... mmh, probably not.

And to pour petrol on our flames, the State has sent us a score card of property valuations and just about everyone has lost out.

Our little blocks of land are officially worth less this year than they were last year. The Government says so, and they ought to be right.

On the other hand, not everyone agrees. I know my neighbour has been trying to sell

The time to share Our poem this week, by Jim Egan, with its vivid imagery, makes me feel sadness for our primary producers in the drought-stricken areas of our State.

I remember reading, with interest, several very logical water re-distribution schemes proposed by high profile, forward-thinking and technically proficient gentlemen who designed plans in the earlier part of the 1900s to fill the needs of landsmen in dry regions (and incidentally provide useful jobs) by diverting our northern Wet Season excess precipitation south and west – rather like a cousin to the successful Snowy Mountains Scheme.

If only a zealous government worker would recognise that it is “The Time to Share” and unearth the relevant blueprints from some dusty departmental drawer!

Email your original scribblings for our column to :- thekellers@bigpond. com or post them to :- P.O.box 645, Cooktown, 4895. Dianne Keller, Cooktown Writers Group.

The Day We Lost the Farm

By Jim Egan.

A little girl sat on the stairs, her eyes all full of tears.

Her little hands were shaking as she tried to face her fears.

Her little calf had “gone away”, just like her little sheep.

Her mother took her dog and cat and had them “put to sleep”.

Her favourite chooks had gone as well, just like her little ducks.

The cow and pony that she owned had “gone away” in trucks.

A well-dressed man had come one day and said he “meant no harm” But Mum and Dad had cried all day; the day they lost the farm.

Jesus Christ, Son of God

his two-bedroom pre-war Queenslander on 1000 m2 for, oh - I don’t know, at least five years now. He says he is not taking a dollar off the $3.5 million asking price, no matter what the State says.

I think he is off with the fairies. No one is going to pay that and if he doesn’t get rid of it soon, the termites will have eaten it all.

Their chomping away is fairly deafening as it is, but dropping prices to meet the market is not how we do things up here. Property is worth what we say it is, and no State bureaucrat is going to tell us different.                                                                

We want your news The wet season is certainly the slow time of the year for the local economy, and it’s also the slow time of the year for news too.

Accordingly, Cooktown Local News is extra keen to receive your local news and community information.

Articles and photos can be sent to Editor Gary Hutchison at editor@cooktownlocalnews.com.au, or give hime a call on 4069 5773 if you have any questions.

The editor is also happy to come out, where possible, to take photos at your local event.

The local newspaper can only be as good as the community input and information (tipp-offs) that we receive so go for it!

John 20:30-31 Verse 30: “Jesus worked many other miracles for his disciples, and not all of them are written in this book.

Verse 31: “But these are written From the Pulpit so that you will put your faith in Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God. If you have faith in him, you will have true life.”

In today’s verses, John wants us to know that, “Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (v. 31). But why is it so important that we believe He is God’s Son? The most obvious reason is because our salvation, and therefore our eternal destiny, depends upon our faith in this truth. But after salvation, Christ’s divine identity should continue to affect us.

For one thing, knowing the Son leads to a deeper understanding of the Father. Since Jesus is both God and man, He is uniquely qualified to provide us with such insight. As we study His life, the aspects of God’s character and ways that are difficult for our human minds to grasp come to life through Christ’s teaching and example.

He also shows us who we can become. The Lord is committed to transforming each of His followers into the likeness of His Son. Though we won’t reach perfection in this life or ever attain Christ’s divine attributes, His character can be worked out in us as we yield to the Holy Spirit. Jesus is our example for godly attitudes, words, and actions.

Another way Christ affects us is by inspiring our gratitude. He left the glories of heaven in order to become our Saviour, and when we recognize that sacrifice, we are filled with thankfulness and praise.

Let Jesus motivate you to live in purity. He abides within every believer through His indwelling Holy Spirit. That means selfish and sinful thoughts, attitudes, words, and actions have no place in our lives.

Be mindful that He is always with you, and let Him direct your choices and purify your life.

Invite Jesus into your life to be your saviour, but also to be Lord of your life.

Have an awesome week.

God bless ya heaps!

Pastor Wayne Brennan Cooktown Community Church.

‘From the Undergrowth’ a winner WINNER of this week’s Cornett’s IGA Cooktown and Cooktown Local News photo competition with her image titled, “From the Undergrowth” is Kristy Turner.

Each week, the IGA will donate a $25

meat voucher to the successful photographer.

Kristy’s capture is a successful blend of texture, colour and a unique point of focus, which makes for a very artistic image.

Now no more will she ride her bike on paddocks that are sold.

She’s living in the city now in streets all strange and cold.

She’s lives there in a little house her mother’s got for free.

The Salvos and St. Vinnies bring them breakfast, lunch and tea.

Her mother must soon find a job to make sure that they eat.

She cries and talks to Lifeline as she rubs her swollen feet.

Poor Mum is crying all the time but says she means no harm.

Poor Dad has gone to look for work because he’s lost the farm.

Her schoolmates that she used to know are now so far away.

She has to make some new friends now and learn to laugh and play But no more kangaroos hop by and no more parrots talk.

There are no more fairies by the track where once she used to walk.

She can’t go back and play again on land she used to love.

No longer does the curlew call ‘neath starry skies above.

Some day I hope some mortagee will hold her little palm And try to tell that little girl just why she lost her farm.

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UTabout

PHOTOS: COREY BOUSEN

@ the Cooktown Bowls Club, Friday, 21 March

Shane Thomas and Tayah (4) and Emily Fisher enjoying a meal.

Lyall Davis and Jackie Murphy share a smile.

Alison Booker enjoyed her time with her mother Maureen Roberts, who is visiting form Ireland.

Kristine, Robert and Adam Fisher make the most of the family occasion.

Louise Sorensen, Adele Prowd and Terry Prowd catching up.

Service assistance Labradoodle Teiah was hard at work but enjoying a night out with Bob and Sandra Hammond, who were visiting from Kuranda. Some readers will remember Bob as the principal of Cooktown Primary School in the early 1990s.

David and Rachel Bass taking it easy.

Paige Miller (5) and her uncle Justin Cabrall having fun.

Shmyka Liddle (8), Taylor Holmes (8), Robyn Holmes, and the Giese boys; Archie (3), Max (20 months) and Lucas (6).

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Carole & Keith Day enjoyed the adventure of driving to Cooktown from the Sunshine Coast.

PHOTOS: COREY BOUSEN

UTabout

@ the Sovereign Hotel & RSL Memorial Club, Friday, 21 March

Shenice Prior and Samantha Midgley enjoy a beverage at the Sovereign Hotel.

Benn Song kept the crowd singing along at his first Cooktown gig at the Sovereign.

Jess Radvan and Katie Artis had a good night at the Sovereign Hotel.

Catching up at the Sovereign Hotel were Sean Blackall and Lucy-Anne Gray.

Sharing a laugh at the Sov were Mark, Rafe, Michael and Rhett.

Tristan, Adam, Kirk and Alby had a fun night at the Sov on Friday.

Sarah Ross-Kelly, Suzie Yoren, Marcella Lee-Cheu and Jacob Baru enjoying the fun at the Sov.

Scottish Terrier Opal, along with Warner, Grizzy and Tania were having a great time at the Sov.

Manager John Gearn and Sue Phillips catch up at the RSL Memorial Club.

Steve Wilton, Lee Davies and Dan Kerridge were all smiles at the RSL.

Deirdre Murphy and Garry Curran enjoyed the atmosphere at the RSL Club.

Tricia and Milo Rye had a great night at the RSL Club on Friday.

Cooktown Local News – Thursday, March 27, 2014 – 11

FRIDAY 28

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 ABC News With Ros Childs 1:00 Janet King 2:00 At The Movies 2:30 As Time Goes By 3:00 Bed Of Roses 4:00 New Tricks 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:05 Grand Designs 6:50 What’s Your Story?

7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Would I Lie To You? 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries - When the old parish priest is found dead, Doctor Blake needs to unravel the secrets and lies of parishioners in order to get to the truth.

9:30 Line Of Duty - With Gates on the run, the anticorruption team comes under pressure to close the case once and for all. And tensions flare between Arnott, Fleming and Hastings.

10:30 Lateline 11:10 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 11:40 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Brand Developers 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Movie: “The Marriage Of Figaro” (M l) 3:00 National News Now 4:15 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 Football: St George Illawarra Dragons Vs Brisbane Broncos 9:30 Football: Sydney Roosters Vs Manly Sea Eagles 11:30 Movie: “The Losers” (M v,l,s) - Screwball comedy in which a madcap heiress sets her sights on an absent-minded zoologist, lumbering him with her pet leopard.

1:30 Movie: “Amusement” (AV l) - A traumatized woman is questioned by a cop and a psychiatrist about three stories involving a clown, a hotel and a convoy, that involve her and two of her female friends from childhood.

3:05 Impractical Jokers 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Brand Developers 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Forgotten Sins” (M a) 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Million Dollar Minute 6:00 Better Homes And Gardens 6:30 Football: North Melbourne Vs Essendon 10:00 TBA 12:00 Desperate Housewives: “Witch’s Lament” - Halloween finds Gaby, Bree and Lynette attempting to exhume and move the body of Gaby’s stepfather, and Susan discovers that being art teacher Andre’s intern doesn’t involve art.

1:00 Up All Night 1:30 Special: The Coral Reefs Are Dying - Ben Cropp takes viewers below the surface where he finds Australia’s live coral reefs and a multitude of marine life.

2:30 Harry’s Practice 3:00 Home Shopping / 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 World News 1:00 The Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: Ice Time (Part 2) 2:30 NITV News Week In Review 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Coast: The Riddle Of The Tides 8:35 Henry Viii’s Enforcer: The Rise And Fall Of Thomas Cromwell 9:35 As It Happened 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Feed 11:30 Movie: “At A Glance” (M l,n,s,v) - In Italian. When art critic Pietro Lulli brings his significantly younger companion Gloria to an exhibition, he doesn’t realise that her admiration of the work by struggling sculptor Adrian will have such a lasting effect on her. The two immediately hit it off and Gloria soon becomes Adrian’s companion.

1:40 Movie: “Kurt Wallender: The Courier” (M n,v,l,d) 3:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 29

6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer Michael Gudinski 11:30 Australian Story 12:00 The Next Big Thing 1:00 Would I Lie To You? 1:30 Movie: “Flying Leathernecks” (PG) 3:10 Movie: “Love And Pain And The Whole Damn Thing” (PG) 5:00 River Cottage Veg Every Day 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Death In Paradise - Tragedy hits Saint-Marie when a university reunion party that DI Richard Poole is attending is brought to an abrupt halt when one of the group is murdered.

8:30 Midsomer Murders - When the owner of Finchmere Airfield is dropped from a plane to meet a gruesome death, Barnaby and Nelson find the exciting world of stunt pilots and military heroes hides many dark secrets.

10:05 Good Cop: Police officer, Sav, is stalked by an unpredictable gang member and a catch-up with his estranged partner doesn’t turn out as planned.

11:05 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 11:35 Rage Guest Programmer Michael Gudinski 5:00 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 12:00 The Middle 12:30 The Block: Fans Vs Faves 4:00 The Bottom Line 4:30 South Aussi With Cosi 5:00 4WD TV 5:30 Getaway 6:00 National News Saturday 7:00 The Block: Fans Vs Faves Unlocked - Join Shelley Craft and see all the funniest behind the scenes from another week of renovating. See how the kitchens are progressing and get the inside scoop from judges Neale, Shaynna and Darren.

7:40 TBA 2:10 Movie: “Howling II: Your Sister Is A Werewolf” (AV s,v,l,n) A young girl whose sister was murdered by werewolves helps an investigator track down a gang of the beasts through the U.S. and Europe.

4:00 Brand Developes 5:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 12:00 Movie: “You Again” (G) - Successful PR pro Marni heads home for her older brother’s wedding and discovers that he’s marrying her high school arch nemesis, who’s conveniently forgotten their problematic past. Then the bride’s jet- setting aunt bursts in and Marni’s not- so-jet-setting mum comes face to face with her own high school rival. 2:30 TBA 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Football: St Kilda Vs Melbourne 10:00 Strike Back 2:00 Desperate Housewives: “Always In Control” (M) - Bree is shocked to learn the identity of the person who dug up the body of Gaby’s stepfather, and Lynette’s jealousy over Tom’s girlfriend leads her to tell untruths about her to her children.

1:00 Movie: “Dying On The Edge (FKA: Hearsay)” (M s,v) 3:00 World’s Strictest Parents 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “It’s Easy! Simple Ways To Do The Right Things To Get Healthy” Get answers to your health questions from Dr Oz and other leading doctors, hospitals, associations and authors.

5:00 World News 1:00 The Emperor’s Secret Garden 2:05 Lenny Henry: Finding Shakespeare 3:00 Steve Schapiro: An Eye On American Icons 4:00 A Season At The Juillard School New York 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita 5:35 Treasures Decoded 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 The Great Serengeti 8:30 The Story Of The Jews 9:30 Movie: “Rampart” (MA s,l) - Sandy George presents this Australian premiere film as part of SBS’s American Indie Season: Los Angeles, 1999. Vietnam vet and Rampart Precinct cop Dave Brown is the last of the renegade law enforcers, working to take care of his family and struggling for his own survival. Brown is dedicated to doing “the people’s dirty work” and asserting his own unique brand of justice.

11:30 Movie: “Priceless” (M l) - In French.

1:25 Diary Of A Teenage Nudist 2:25 Movie: “Ricky” (M s,l,n) - In French.

4:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 30

6:00 Rage 8:00 Weekend Breakfast 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Offsiders 10:30 The World This Week 11:00 7.30 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Compass 2:00 Death In Paradise 3:00 Art Of Germany 4:00 Big Art Ideas 5:00 Midsomer Murders: Dark Autumn 6:30 Compass 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Ice Age Giants: Land Of The Cave Bear 8:30 Rake 9:30 Waking The Dead: Care (Part 2) 10:20 Wallander: Faceless Killers 12:00 Movie: “The Tropic Of Cancer” (MA l,s) - The sexual exploits of an American in Paris. Based on Henry Miller’s celebrated novel.

1:25 Movie: “Mary Of Scotland” (G) - The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords.

3:30 Ice Age Giants: Land Of The Cave Bear 4:30 Catalyst 5:00 Gardening Australia / 5:30 Collectors

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Financial Review Sunday 10:30 Wide World Of Sports 11:30 Sunday Footy Show 1:30 Broncos Insider 2:00 2014 Intrust Supercup 4:00 Football: Newcastle Knights Vs Cronulla Sharks 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Block: Fans Vs Faves 7:40 60 Minutes 8:40 Fat Tony & Co 9:40 Person Of Interest 11:40 Who Gets The Last Laugh: Who gets the last laugh? pit’s two comedians against each other in the ultimate prank challenge. Given the same situation and elements with which to work, the guest comedians must dream up the funniest and most outrageous pranks possible, then successfully unleash them on the public.

12:10 Financial Review Sunday 12:40 What Would You Do? 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Brand Developers 4:00 Good Morning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 Footy Flashbacks 1:00 Movie: “Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer” (PG v,l) 4:00 Better Homes And Gardens 4:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:00 Sunday Night 9:00 Downton Abbey 10:00 Castle: Close Encounters 12:00 Dr Oz: “The Controversial Pill That Could Prevent Cancer: Should You” Get answers to your health questions from Dr Oz and other leading doctors, hospitals, associations and authors.

1:00 Special: Images Of Italy - Greg Grainger takes viewers from the enchantment of the Tuscany region to the classic charm of Verona and Venice.

2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 Al Jazeera News 1:30 Cycling Central 2:00 Speedweek 4:00 Football Asia 4:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine 5:00 Wainwright Walks 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita Bitesize 7:35 Lost Worlds: The Vikings 8:35 I, Human.

9:30 There’s Something About Patrick 10:30 Movie: “The Good Life” (M l,n,s) In Spanish. A thoughtprovoking depiction of life in the Chilean city of Santiago, following four characters who struggle to reach their goals, but each of them obtains something unexpected and different from what they wanted.

12:20 Movie: “A Short Stay In Switzerland” (MA a) - Just after losing her husband to a fatal neurological condition, Dr Anne Turner is diagnosed with a similar illness. So she plans to end her life herself.

2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 31

SBS

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 ABC News With Ros Childs 1:00 Landline 2:00 Poh’s Kitchen 3:00 Bed Of Roses 4:10 Kingdom 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 6:55 Audrey’s Kitchen 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 Monroe 12:25 Movie: “The White Tower” (PG) 2:05 Movie: “The Story Of Vernon And Irene Castle” (G) 3:40 Movie: “Swing Time” (G) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Brand Developers 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Movie: “Every Little Step” (M l) 3:00 National News Now 4:15 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 The Block: Fans Vs Faves 8:40 Love Child: Joan wrestles with the consequences of telling Annie the truth about her baby. Shirley is left with a seriously ill baby and no money when Johnny goes on the run from the police. Viv uncovers a disturbing secret about Matron. Joan promises to take special care of Martha during childbirth.

9:50 Embarrassing Fat Bodies 10:50 Inside Story: Teen Killers 11:50 Unforgettable: Man In The Woods 12:50 Extra 1:20 Nine Presents 1:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:00 Brand Developers 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: “United” (M a,l) 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Million Dollar Minute 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 9:00 Revenge: Exodus 10:00 How I Met Your Mother: How Your Mother Met Me 10:30 How I Met Your Mother: Karma / The Broath 11:30 Talking Footy 12:30 Parks And Recreation: Ron And Diane 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Sons And Daughters - After a promising start, Jill hits problems in her new relationship with Derek.

4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 The Royal Jewels 2:05 Battle Castle 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Farm Fixer 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Luke Nguyen’s Vietnam 6:30 SBS World News 7:35 Idris Elba: King Of Speed 8:35 Stephen Hawking’s Future Universe 9:30 Housos 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The World Game 11:30 Clown: Casa Tua - Mia forces Frank to get his sperm count checked. Complications including a children’s DVD, a porn movie and a furious Iben ensues. Meanwhile, Casper finds a pregnancy test in the kitchen and after disbanding the idea that Frank could have placed it there, he moves on to find the guilty party.

12:00 Shorts On Screen 12:40 Derren Brown: The Heist 1:35 William Shatner’s Weird Or What?

2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 01

7 CENTRAL

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Four Corners 11:45 Media Watch 12:00 ABC News With Ros Childs 1:00 Q&A 2:00 Poh’s Kitchen 2:30 As Time Goes By 3:00 Dirt Game 4:10 Kingdom 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 6:45 Little Crackers: Tommy Tiernan 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foregin Correspondent 8:30 New Tricks: Lost In Translation 9:30 At The Movies 10:00 The Book Club 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Movie: “Sister Kenny” (G) 2:35 Grand Designs: The Lifeboat Station 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield: Round: Eastern Suburbs Vs Randwick 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Brand Developers 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Movie: “Armored” (M v,l) 3:00 National News Now 4:15 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 The Block: Fans Vs Faves 8:40 The Big Bang Theory: The Locomotive Manipulation 9:10 The Big Bang Theory: The Re-Entry Minimization 9:40 2 Broke Girls: And The Kilt Trip 10:10 2 Broke Girls: And The Pearl Necklace 10:40 Two And A Half Men: Slowly And In A Circular Motion 11:10 Two And A Half Men: A Possum On Chemo 11:40 Weeds: Do Her / Don’t Do Her 12:10 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Brand Developers 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: “Subdivision” (M l) 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Million Dollar Minute 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:45 TBA 11:45 Smash: The Read Through - Julia’s fears increase when Tom airs his suspicions of Peter. Jimmy and Kyle confront their own crisis of confidence as ‘Hit List’ is read for the first time. Meanwhile, Ivy realizes her triumph might not be all she hoped when she meets her new co- star, Terry Falls, and Karen wonders if she can trust Jimmy.

1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 One Born Every Minute 2:50 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Food Safari 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Queen Victoria’s Children 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 SBS World News Late 11:00 The Killing: In Danish. The body of a female lawyer is found in a Copenhagen park. Shortly after, an ex-soldier who served in Afghanistan is savagely killed. Are the murders linked? Only one person can help: a stubborn, rebellious woman in her early forties, Detective Inspector Sarah Lund. Running parallel to the case, both the Minister of Justice and an escaped prisoner are also desperately searching for the murderer.

12:10 Art And Copy 1:45 My Asian Heart 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 02

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 One Plus One 11:30 Foreign Correspondent 12:00 ABC News With Ros Childs 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Devil Island 2:00 Poh’s Kitchen 2:30 As Time Goes By 3:00 Dirt Game 4:10 Kingdom 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 6:50 The Checkout 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 Spicks And Specks 9:00 The Agony Of Modern Manners: Work 9:30 The Kumars: Daniel Radcliffe, Chevy Chase & Olivia Colman 10:00 The Wrong Mans 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Hustle 12:35 Movie: “The Little Minister” (G) 2:30 Football: VFL: Round 1 (Split Round): Williamstown Vs Box Hill 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Movie: “The Great Mint Swindle” (M v,l,a) 3:00 National News Now 4:15 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 The Block: Fans Vs Faves 8:40 Inside Story 9:40 CSI: Love For Sale - A 16 year old girl with ties to a brothel dies and Nick and Greg have to investigate.

10:40 TBA 11:40 Partners: Sperm Und Drang - Ali gets a pregnancy scare, Louis decides to have a baby as well, Joe and Louis’ relationship is tested.

12:05 Extra 12:30 The Baron 1:30 Brand Developers 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Disney TV Features 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Million Dollar Minute 6:00 Seven News 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:45 The Blacklist: The world’s most wanted criminal mysteriously turns himself in and offers to help them hunt down the very men he’s spent his entire life protecting.

9:45 TBA 11:45 Defiance: Brothers In Arms - Nolan welcomes an old army buddy, Eddie Braddock, who is now working as a bounty hunter.

1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Sons And Daughters 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 2013/2014 8:00 Weatherwatch 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 6:00 My Family Feast 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve 8:35 One Born Every Minute 9:30 Lilyhammer 10:25 SBS World News Late 11:00 Movie: “Potiche” - In French. When her husband is taken hostage by his striking employees, a trophy wife takes the reins of the family business and proves to be a remarkably effective leader. However business and personal complications arrive in the form of her ex-lover, a former union leader.

12:50 Movie: “A Heart Elsewhere” (PG) - In Italian, English Subtitles. Nello is a sensitive and shy 35-year-old whose philandering father keeps encouraging him to seduce women.

2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

THURSDAY 03

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 ABC News With Ros Childs 1:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 1:30 The Checkout 2:00 Poh’s Kitchen 2:30 As Time Goes By 3:00 Dirt Game 4:10 Kingdom 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs 6:55 Clarke And Dawe 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 The Checkout 8:30 Janet King: Overtime 9:30 The School 10:20 Lateline 10:55 The Business 11:25 Mummifying Alan: Egypt’s Last Secret 12:40 Movie: “Bringing Up Baby” (G) - Screwball comedy in which a madcap heiress sets her sights on an absent-minded zoologist, lumbering him with her pet leopard.

2:30 Football: WAFL: Round 2: East Perth Vs Claremont 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Brand Developers 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Movie: “Not Easily Broken” (M a) - A struggling couples relationship is put to the test when the wife is in a car accident and they must both question what their love really means to one another. 3:00 National News Now 4:15 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 7:00 A Current Affair 7:30 The Block: Fans Vs Faves 8:40 The NRL Footy Show 10:40 Fat Tony & Co 11:40 The AFL Footy Show Late 1:30 Extra 2:00 Brand Developers 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: “Payback” (M v) 2:00 The Daily Edition 3:00 The Chase 4:00 Seven News At 4 5:00 Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Million Dollar Minute 6:00 Home And Away 6:30 Football: Richmond Vs Carlton 10:00 Happy Endings: “Lying Around” - When Brad hears that Jane’s old sorority sister is coming for a visit, he lies and says he has a work retreat out of town, but he’s actually on ‘staycation’ in a fancy hotel in the city. Alex meets a new guy, Liam, but his dates dates are over-the-top.

10:30 Surveillance Oz 11:30 Young, Lazy And Driving Us Crazy 12:30 Harry’s Practice 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Korean News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 2013/2014 8:00 Weatherwatch 8:05 World News 1:00 One Born Every Minute 2:50 Luke Lguyen’s Greater Mekong Bitesize 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village 6:00 Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita 6:30 SBS World News 7:30 Mexican Fiesta With Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Gormet Farmer 8:30 Exploring China 9:35 The Escape Artist: Talented junior barrister Will Burton specialises in spiriting people out of tight legal corners, hence his nickname - the Escape Artist.

10:40 SBS World News Late 11:05 UEFA Champions League Highlights 11:35 Prophets Of Science Fiction 12:30 Liberal Rule 1:30 James May’s Toy Stories 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

12 – Cooktown Local News – Thursday, March 27, 2014

CROSSWORD No. 191

SUDOKU No. 191

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PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) There has been complete chaos at your house for too long. You must make a better effort to coordinate your schedule and tackle projects early. Romance.

You will be very popular this week; especially with members of the opposite sex. Be careful of unforeseen jealousies, however.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A meeting with a stranger will turn out to be much more entertaining than you’d expect. It’ll make you want to get out more often! Romance. When things don’t go just the way you would like, there will be trouble.

If your partner is wasting your time, they will wish that they had not done so!

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Before you start criticising your boss for something they have done, consider the consequences. This is not the best time to take a risk with your career. Romance. A surprising comment from your partner may shock you for a while. Try to hide your feelings about this for the moment.

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GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) Other people may try to slow you down don’t let them. At times this week, you will have to march ahead at your own pace.

Prepare to walk alone. Romance. This would be an excellent time for a trip away from home. You need the chance to spend some time alone with your partner.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) You may be a little less conscientious about your work than you are normally.

This would be a good time to take a break. Romance. Someone that you know very well may be giving you the wrong kind of advice about your relationship. Be wary of what is said to you this week!

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You may be feeling a little cut-off from other people this week. Use this time to get ahead of things and you will have more time to spend later. Romance. You may be feeling a little insecure. If you are prepared to “stick to your guns”, you will be able to improve an upcoming difficult situation.

FINDWORD No. 191

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

Don’t allow yourself to be led astray by a false promise. If possible, ask a friend for their opinion. You shouldn’t be so trusting!

Romance. Try to inject some passion into your relationship. If you are not careful, you could become complacent. Or worse, your partner could become bored.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t take the credit for everything: somebody who helped you recently may need more encouragement than you realise. You can have the spotlight at a later time. Romance. You’ll lose an important opportunity if you don’t decide what to do. Any decision will be better than none.

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) You mustn’t allow yourself to be held back by other people’s negativity. You have plenty to do and need to overcome their scepticism. Be strong! Romance. A short day-trip with your mate will proof fruitful. It’ll give you time to catch up on things you normally don’t have time to talk about.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) You may have become frustrated with your exercise routine. Infuse it with something new; such as a yoga or spin class. Romance. A favourable aspect between your Ruling Planet and Mars will give your love-life an extra boost of passion. You’ll be left daydreaming about this!

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

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People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing. That’s why we recommend it daily.

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SOLUTIONS No. 191

You will be thinking about your wallet at the moment. The expenditures of the last month will soon be taking their toll!

Be thrifty this week to save some cash.

Romance. You’ll be surprised when someone you were introduced to wants to get in touch. You need to make the next move.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) This should be a very good week. A social event with friends will put you in touch with someone new. Be sure to take down their contact information. Romance. A gettogether will go much better than planned, thanks to your partner’s considerate and spontaneous attitude.

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CLASSIFIEDS & COMMUNITY

Along the BLOOMFIELD TRACK

with MIKE D’ARCY – D’ARCY OF DAINTREE 4WD TOURS

Booming Bloomfield (Wujal Wujal) Falls THREE or four times each year we get big dumps of rain. A lot of this rain hustles from the south-east through the valleys and over the low mountains around Cape Trib and beyond. This is the Bloomfield River catchment.

This water roars down through the Wujal Wujal community to Weary Bay, named by Captain James Cook in 1770.

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raging torrent, a huge mass of brown roiling fury, tossing huge logs and rocks around, gauging out sand and creating new landscapes. Even the crocs are forced downstream to find warmer water - that’s powerful!

The waters build up in the narrow gorge above the surrounding hard granite rock, and pour over a 45 metre gap, the marvellous Wujal Wujal (aka Bloomfield) Falls.

When this happens, the surrounding creeks and rivers become impassable. Locals (100 or so) on the south side of the river can’t send the kids to school, go to work, go shopping or visit the hospital. Businesses can’t operate. Everyday living becomes difficult.

Locals need to take big risks to cross Woobadda Creek to go shopping in Mossman or Port Douglas.

For years, the locals, businesses and tourists have been asking for a permanent river

crossing.

Now, they’re close to achieving it.

Several marvellous photos, submitted by the Bloomfield Bridge Project Team, graphically present the situation.

One (below top-left) is a rare photo of the water over the Falls - maybe the only one in existence. It clearly shows masses of water cascading over both gaps in the Falls. Since the track to the Falls was also flooded, simply getting the shot was some feat.

A second (below top-right) shows the Crossing itself in similar full-flow conditions.

The third (below bottom-left) is a very recent aerial shot of the existing crossing with a little less water flow, showing the new bridgework superstructure progress. Just a couple of months until the whole bridge is completed!

And here’s the thing. Since before Christmas and all through the wet, barring very wet weather and a few days off, the Bridge PrOject Team, under Department of Main Roads, has persevered through shocking weather conditions, and potentially inquisitive crocs, to lay form work, pour concrete and get the bridge to this stage.

This, seriously, has been epic. Frontiers of construction! They are local heroes and should be acknowledged as such.

While the Bloomfield River and Woobadda Creek have both been regularly flooded and often impassable, the Track itself is in surprisingly good condition. Collins Creek is very rocky, but trees have been removed, and the surface given a touch-up, and the road to the Beach House is in good shape. So, thanks to the Douglas Shire.

Happy travelling

Careers with Queensland Health Administration Officer

Loneliness points to early death New research out of the United States shows loneliness may be a risk factor for early death and a bigger killer than obesity.

University of Chicago neuroscientist and psychologist John Cacioppo’s report titled Loneliness: Human Nature and the Need for Social Connections, found being lonely isn’t only about being unhappy, it’s also unsafe and bad for our health.

The study found people who reported feeling alone were 14 per cent more likely to die during the six-year study period.

This compared with a seven per cent rise in mortality risk for obese people, which was found in previous research.

The research studied more than 2000 retired adults aged over 50 years.

“Loneliness is a risk factor for early death beyond what can be explained by poor health behaviours,” said John Cacioppo, director of the Center for Cognitive and Social Neuroscience at the University of Chicago.

Helpful information on loneliness and isolation, along with ways to seek help, can be found through Lifeline.

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Register of Approved and Pre-Qualified Contractors Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council invites Expressions of Interest from individuals and organisations to be included in its Register of Approved and Pre-qualified Contractors in the following categories: • Building Services (carpenters, painters, plumbers, electricians etc) • Parks/Gardens Services (landscaping, mowing, tree lopping) • Consultants • IT Providers/Data/Telecommunications Cabling • Asset Valuations • Internal Audit • Surveying Documentation for this Expression of Interest is available by contacting Tisha Gordon on 4083 8000 or email: tisha.gordon@hopevale.qld.gov.au Expressions of Interest close at 12 noon on Thursday, April 17, 2014 Ross Higgins Chief Executive Officer 16 – Cooktown Local News – Thursday, March 27, 2014

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Gardening

with Marty Pattie

Big is beautiful in the tropics

A spectacular leaf off an Elephant Ear

One of the most fantastic privileges of gardening in the tropics is enjoying the lushness it provides, and nothing screams that louder than BIG LEAVED PLANTS. I love plants with big honking leaves. Though they require some protection from the harsh winds, they are soothing, unique and add a striking flair to any garden. With all the rain that we’ve been having, it’s worthwhile noting the correlation between rain, light and foliage size. Scientists actually use leaf size to categorize tropical rainforests.

Wanting to replicate that cool rainforest ambience, there are many plants with large spectacular leaves that you can introduce to your garden to do just that.

Monstera deliciosa is a massive leaved monster that also grows edible fruit. A native to Central America it grows as a climber, or

epiphyte and produces big lobed leaves with amazing perforations.

Tough, leathery and glossy, it can be grown indoors or in a shady spot in the garden where it has room to grow and climb. It can be easily grown from a cutting.

Another “Big Daddy” that likes to climb is the giant Philodendron (Philodendron giganteum) It has big flash showy leaves, and like the Monstera it loves to climb towards the light and can be propagated from stem cuttings.

There are a range of Alocasia and Colocasia that can add pizzazz and drama to any garden. Commonly called Elephant Ears, due to the size and leaf shape, they are happy growing in boggy areas, even in pond margins. They thrive during the hottest humid time of year and some may even go dormant over the cooler winter months.

Another bulbous plant that will more than likely have a dormant

stage is the Caladium, but once it springs back to life is very rewarding. There are many cultivars that pop out big colourful broad leaves that put on a show during the warmer months. They multiply and can be propagated easily by division.

Another epiphyte that grows to immense proportions is the Birds Nest Fern. Asplenium australasicum, a native, will grow on a tree, rock or even in the ground. The centre of the fern acts as a reservoir, collecting debris offering nutrients. Large, erect and impressive.

If you like eating your garden, you’d be hard put finding more dazzling tropical foliage than those that adorn the Banana and Paw Paw Plants. Big, bold and brassy with lots of yummy fruit. *Remember, if planting or transplanting Bananas they need to be certified as disease free.

LEFT: An Alocasia with impressive veins.

The Caladium leaf looking like it is adorned with scarlet paint flecks.

RIGHT: The glossy uprights of Asplenium australasicum - the birds nest fern.

Solid competition for Sunday golf Monstera deliciosa.

The leaves of the Giant Philodendron.

A GOOD field turned out for last week’s Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition and it is a good thing that Beno is off his diet as he retained the lead for the week with a nett score of 63.

Mick Mason also retained the runner-up position with a nett score of 64.

And it was great to see a good field of members compete in the Peninsula Caravan Park Bisque Par competition last Saturday. Julie Sauer finally had a great game and won the day’s event with a score of 7-plus. Just behind Julie with a score of 6-plus was the runner-up, Mick Mason. All the Nearest the Pins were landed with Steve Weise taking out 2/11; Logan Idiens for 14 and Graham Burton for 9/18.

Next Saturday’s competition is the Cooktown Memorial RSL Club Monthly Medal and the tee time for this event is 12 noon.

Last Sunday saw a battle between all the Bloomfield (& one ex-Bloomfield) mates for the Sovereign Resort Sunday 9-Hole competition, with some close scores recorded. Peter Shields was the winner for the day with a nett score of 30.

An old time burglar, Paul Haley is leading the Italian Restaurant Weekly Stroke competition for the week with a nett score of 63, with this week’s weekly competition being played off the red tees.

Two new comers to town have recently joined our little Club and we welcome Will Lawton who is a former mem-

ber of the Weipa Golf Club and plays off an 11 handicap and is a Teacher Aide out at the Hope Vale Campus of the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy and Maurie Plant who is a Probation Officer in town. Welcome Will and Maurie - we are certain you will enjoy our little piece of paradise.

It was great to hear last week that the golf clinic for the Hope Vale students which was held Sunday week ago had a positive impact on the kids. I have been informed that it was that well received by the kids that the school wants to try and raise some money so that they can purchase a SNAG (starting new at golf) Kit so the kids can expand their golf skills. I am in talks with a teacher of the school to see if we can do some fund raising for them at the Cooktown Open.

Brett Ogle’s Top Tip - Getting frustrated with shots that don’t go where you planned is the quickest way by playing badly. Even getting slightly upset can cause tension which leads to tighter muscles and more bad swings. After all, it is just a game!

Happy golfing everyone KellyBarnett Manager Cooktown Golf Links

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NEWS & SPORT

Chopper cull of pigs planned to coincide with turtle breeding season A FEDERAL and State Government plan to launch a chopper-borne assault on millions of feral pigs in north Queensland is expected to start late this year, according to an article in the Courier-Mail newspaper.

It is hoped shooting, trapping and baiting will relieve pressure on endangered turtles whose nests are being devastated by the destructive pest.

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Cooktown does its bit to reduce the feral pig problem with the annual Hog Hunt.

Toby scores well in rimfire shoot WEDNESDAY night saw 12 Cooktown SSAA members and several visitors go to the line to contest a 30shot Sports Pistol and Centre Fire match.

From a possible score of 300, the following results were recorded: Rimfire – Ist was Toby with 296, 2nd was Chris V. with 272 and 3rd was Clint with 270.

And in the Centre Fire section, Keith scored Keith 254.

April dates for your diary include: Wednesday 2 - Standard Match at 5.30pm; Wednesday 9 – Service Match at 5.30pm; Wednesday 16 – Sports Pistol/Centre Fire at 5.30pm; Wednesday 23 – General meeting and Service Shoot at 5.30pm; and’ Wednesday 30 – Standard Match at 5.30pm.

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At 23.5 million, feral pig numbers are so great they almost equal the national beef herd.

No part of Queensland is considered free of feral pigs and they are causing problems for cane farmers, grain growers, graziers and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt said he would roll out a control program for Cape York first.

“Tackling the feral pig problem will start in earnest next summer to coincide with the peak turtle breeding season,’’ he said. “Trapping and shooting will coincide with the breeding period.

“Reducing feral pig numbers just ahead of the arrival of breeding turtles in the peak season is considered the most effective way of protecting nests and newly hatched baby turtles making their way to the sea.”

Mr Hunt said the program, which would include the east coast, would run over three years.

He and Queensland National Parks Minister Steve Dickson announced two weeks ago that $7 million would be spent on controls.

Olive ridley, flatback, loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtle numbers are all affected and pig predation is a major threat to turtles in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.

“In some areas along the coast up to 90 per cent of turtle nests are lost to predation by feral pigs,’’ Mr Dickson said.

“Of greatest concern, and a priority, is the protection of turtle populations nesting on the west coast of Cape York Peninsula.’’

In 2007, two helicopter-borne shooters shot 1600 pigs a week for six weeks straight, revealing the extent of the problem.

In 2009, pigs were wiped out on central Queensland’s Wild Duck Island, an important turtle nesting site.

Cape York is believed to hold two to three million feral pigs and thousands of brumbies.

Harvesting for export and as food for Aboriginal communities and efforts by sporting shooters have not slowed their breeding.

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By ALF WILSON QUEENSLAND Rugby League Regional Co-ordinator Dave Maiden will travel to Cooktown in a fortnight to discuss whether the Three Rivers League will field a side in the 2014 Far North Queensland Rugby League Challenge to be held in Cairns on June 28 and 29.

The other sides will be last year’s winners Bowen, runners-up Palm Island, Torres Strait, Northern Cape and Southern Cape.

Last year, Three Rivers fielded a team whilst Torres Strait withdrew a week before due to financial considerations.

Maiden told the Cooktown Local News he was still waiting to see some delegates before the competition was finalised.

“I will be seeking their feedback about the proposed concepts,” he said.

Maiden said the Cape Cluster competition was scheduled to commence in the last weekend of May and one prospect was that Three Rivers sides would field a team.

“It may be pushed back a couple of weeks depending on Kowanyama and Pormpuraaw,” he said.

He said he was not sure if the Cluster format would be the same as last year or split into Northern and Southern zones to reduce travel.

“If that occurred, the finals, including the top teams from each area would be held in Coen in late August or early September,” he said.

Maiden said that if there were two zones,

the teams from north will be Weipa Raiders, Weipa Goodline, Napranum Twal, Napranum Natives, Lockhart River and NPA. “South will be Coen, Pormpuraaw, Kowanyama, maybe Laura and Three Rivers teams. I am going to Cooktown in two weeks to see if they are keen,” he said.

“Also travelling to Pormpuraaw in mid April to do some work with both the juniors and the seniors.”

After June’s FNQ Challenge, a Northern United side will be selected to play against Queensland Outback.

Last year, Three Rivers players Johnathan Bassani and Brandon Christie represented Northern United which lost 60-22 to Queensland Outback in Cairns.

They were named in United’s best players.

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Local fishers contribute to prostate cancer research WHILE those Endeavour Sport Fishing Club members who participated in last weekend’s Pirtek Fishing Challenge might have gone home with few fish in their kreels, they did make a valuable contribution to the cause of prostate cancer research.

Taking to the rivers in their boats, along with fishing from the Wharf and rock walls, anglers targeted barramundi, flat head and bream – the three species required to be eligible for a prize as part of the Challenge rules.

Endeavour Sport Fishing Club President Paul Renfry said while the species were definite, actually winning a prize had a novelty

element to the competition.

“The organisers had a ‘mystery length’ element to winning,” he said.

“It didn’t revolve around the biggest or smallest fish, but a length that only they knew.

“We had to put the fish on a ‘brag mat’ showing its length, take a photo and send it down to them for judging.

“Basically, the winning length could have been 66cm, so if my fish was 56cm, I wouldn’t win.”

Paul said with prizes to the value of $4000 and a separate prize of a boat up for grabs, his members were very enthusiastic about their chances of winning, in this the competition’s

fifth year.

However, the local waters were loathe to surrender their yield, with very fish landed.

“There was too much ‘fresh’ in the water with the recent rain we’ve had,” he said.

“But everyone had a good time knowing the money we raised from the day was going to a good cause.”

“And what would a day’s fishing be without a barbecue at the club house after?”

Members will know later this week the results of their efforts.

The club is looking for new members, so anyone who is interested in joining can contact Paul on 4069 5937.

Anan crocs enjoying crab menu

LAST weekend was rather quiet for offshore fishing with the rainy squalls passing through.

On Sunday morning, the local fishing club members spent a few hours out in the Endeavour, which was followed by a club barbeque. The members caught several grunter and were teased again by the barramundi.

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Locals have still been picking up good sized mud crabs in the Annan and Endeavour Rivers, although some crab pots around the mouth of the Annan have been hit by crocodiles. A fishing charter on the Hurricane last Saturday came in with a big catch of medium sized nannygai. The queenfish have been rather quiet, although they have been going after the small bait fish which have appeared in the Endeavour.

Fishing around the edges of the sand flats in the lower reaches of the Endeavour has been fruitful for the local anglers, landing grunter and barramundi, with some of the latter about one metre in length. Those fishing from the shore have also landed a few barramundi through the week. Have a fun fishing week, and safe boating.

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This local man caught this barramundi, about a metre long, in the lower reaches of the Endeavour River last week. Photo submitted.

Hash historical tour fails to put money in the bank THERE was something special for the Hashers this week – a historical tour. The hare was Robin Hood, and he lives in the old Bank Building (where else would you expect a successful Robin Hood to live? Out in the forest?)

He started the run by giving us a viewing of the front counters which are beautifully made from dark satiny timbers. The whole place is so opulent and imposing, you must have felt like a worm when you fronted up to the tellers and begged for the chance of taking out a little of your own money.

History over, Robin Hood started us off in the direction of Furneaux Street, except he actually wanted us to go to Green Street.

(He can’t tell his Green from his Furneaux.) And then on towards the Wharf and a shortcut through Saddlebags’ place. The owner was waiting for us, sitting in her garden and treating a damaged knee with ice cold Sauvignon Blanc taken internally.

Then down behind the police station and back to Charlotte Street.

Yes, he had laid a figure-of-eight trail, something experienced hares can tell you to never, ever attempt. There is always, “always” one ‘idiot’ who comes to the crossing place and heads off in the wrong direction, short-cutting half the trail and getting home early.

Except it worked. No one took a short cut, and we meandered up Adelaide Street and eventually reached the back entrance of the Top Pub, where we stopped for a drink – now there’s something different.

Back home, we sat in front of the bank and listened to GM Thermo. She congratulated Stumbelina on her one carton run, and punished Granddad and Fingerling for not wearing Hash tee-shirts. She picked on F&*t for behaving like, well, F&*t, and on Cracklin for exhibiting her deeply Freudian obsession in public. Then Xtraktit and Nostrildumass, just back from China, were punished. She had managed to get arrested for waving her arms around, and he had

bought a pair of illegal pirated trainers, made by seven-year-old kids in a Chinese sweat shop. He had to drink from one of them, and I bet he wished he had not already used them to run through Chinese paddy fields which are fertilised with... let’s not go there.

Next week’s run is at Titus and WetCheck’s because Soggy is taking a holiday in Cairns Hospital (get well soon, Soggy). Just turn up at 5.30pm on March 31 to join the fun. Contact Moses on either 4069 5854 or 0409 686 032 for details.

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Nothing new seeing a couple of hashers behind bars.

Here they were inspecting the inside of the vault at the old bank.

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Full Boar ready to rumble for 2014 Story and photos by SARAH MARTIN ALTHOUGH the doors opened late in 2014, things are now in full swing at Cooktown’s Full Boar Gym, with two fight nights and a world championship bid in Malaysia next in line for the gym’s young fighters.

Four locals are headed to Cairns this weekend with trainers Vince Parkes and Sarah Martin, for The Fight Academy’s BBQ Beatdown event, with almost a dozen locals also set to become accredited Muaythai Australia officials at a course held the following day.

“The BBQ Beatdown’s are a small, day-time show in the gym, with no pressure, no big crowds and no waiting around after the weigh in, as well as all fighters wearing shin pads, so there are less nerves for the novices and kids, and less chance of injury,” Parkes said.

Full Boar’s Teneille Nuggins, Keenan Pearson, Storm Damschke, Zane Stallan and Jakeb Whitman have all put their names down for the event, and have been training five days a week in preparation.

And on April 12, Joe Pope and Storm Damschke, both 15, will fight on one of the Far North’s premier fight shows, Pride and Glory 8, in Townsville, alongside muaythai big guns including Dane “Daddy Kool” Beauchamp and multiple women’s world title holder Caley Reece.

Joe is taking on tough unbeaten Thai Jam Foithong, who trains at Cairns’ Nukzu Gym and has been dubbed “Baby Buakaw” for his aggressive fight style, similar

to the legendary Thai world champion.

Storm will be matched against an equally hard fighter in Townsville’s Jayden Rohan, who beat Storm’s Full Boar stablemate Jakeb Whitman late last year, and has also gone toe-to-toe with Baby Buakaw.

The fight would be the perfect warm up for Joe, Parkes said, before he flies to Malaysia for the International Federation of Muaythai Amateur World Championships in May. “Joe qualified by winning three fights in two days at the Australian Junior Championships on the Gold Coast last year,” Parkes said.

“His fight against Baby Buakaw will be a good warm up and shake the ring rust off, because he’ll be taking on the best juniors in the world when he’s in Malaysia and will have to be on top of his game to bring back a medal.”

Joe will head to Malaysia with Parkes’ former trainer, and Australian team coach, Joe Hilton, who believes the teen has a good chance at gold.

“He has got the skill, the heart and the fitness to win, but so will the other fighters in his weight division, so we’ll have to wait and see,” Hilton said.

And although Full Boar’s main focus is fight training, there was also a lot to offer for all ages and fitness levels, as well as those not interested in stepping into the ring, Parkes said.

“We had a late start this year due to work commitments, but since starting, we have fully renovated the gym with flooring, insulation, sheeted and painted walls,

Some of the Full Boar team ready for training.

Bo Skipworth and mother Saeng Mouykeng at fitness training.

dip bars, new weights, fans and lights,” he said.

“There’s a lot more room and it’s a lot easier to keep clean and hygienic with the new flooring.

“We still have more to do, including a new weight bench and treadmill, a little bit more painting, mirrors and storage fit-out, but it’s three quarters finished.”

There are fitness classes from 5pm-6pm and muaythai classes from 6pm-7.30pm on Tuesday and Thursday, and sparring and fight training on Wednesday from 5pm.

For a limited time, there are also fitness classes at the Hope Vale PCYC from 5pm-6pm on Monday and Friday.

The gym now also offers personal training, whether clients want one-on-one or a small group, with either Vince Parkes or Sarah Martin, who are both certified fitness and martial arts instructors, with almost 40 years of experience between them.

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