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11 - 17 January 2012 • Thursday Island • www.torresnews.com.au • editor@torresnews.com.au • Edition No. 996 • $2.00 inc. GST

Crocodile death confirmed

THE Northern Coroner’s Office has confirmed the fatal injuries suffered by Silentworld barge skipper David Fordson (pictured) last month were caused by a “large estuarine crocodile”. The finding has prompted warnings for boaties and divers in the Torres Strait to take extra caution, with crocodiles being spotted well offshore and at popular mooring sites. In a statement, a coroner’s spokesperson said a post-mortem examination had been carried out during which police had sought specialist opinion from experts in crocodile and shark behaviour. Mr Fordson, 49, was skipper of the cargo barge Torres Star servicing the Cairns to Thursday Island route when, ahead of schedule, they stopped to fish off Bushy Islet in the remote Cairncross Island group, 100km south of Thursday Island. The alarm was raised by a shipmate when Mr Fordson failed to return to the vessel. His body was found in the early hours of December 6, with injuries initially thought to be from either a crocodile or a shark.

The Straits set to take over our tellies TAKE ONE: Justin Moxham takes on clapperboard duties on board John Charlton Cape York Adventures’ boat Strait Runner during initial filming for The Straits. Justin, born in Cairns and based in Seisia for the past two years, has been signed up as a trainee coxswain with the adventure tour company. PHOTO: JOHN CHARLTON THE ABC has announced the first of its big drama projects to premiere in 2012 will be The Straits, written by Torres Strait Islander and executive producer Aaron Fa’Aoso. Trailers currently screening on the ABC for the upcoming series look slick and enticing - but will a crime series put the Torres Strait on the map in mainland Australia for the right reasons? Filmed last year on location in the Torres Strait and Far North Queensland, The Straits is described as “an exotic, darkly humorous crime drama.” Writing in the Weekend Australian about this year’s upcoming TV shows, noted critic Graeme Blundell says “The Straits also looks tantalising, 10 hour-long episodes of exotic crime (modern-day smugglers hustling guns, drugs and wildlife) set among the turquoise waters of far north Queensland and the Torres Strait.” With a cast including Brian Cox, Aaron Fa’Aoso, Jimi Bani, Firass Dirani, Rena Owen and Suzannah Bayes-Morton the 10 part series is produced by Matchbox Pictures (The Slap, My Place). Significantly, the series will begin before the

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Aaron Fa’Aoso. start of official ratings, with a feature-length premiere at 8.30pm Thursday February 2. It will also be replayed on ABC2 the following night. John Charlton, whose boat Strait Runner was hired to shoot water action scenes, says the production company had done the right thing by the locals. “They engaged a lot of local people for the few days they were here, hiring a number of different charter boats, and eating out at different places each day to spread their money around,” Mr Charlton said. He said at one stage there“would have been 50 or 60 crew” wandering around on Friday Island, the location chosen for the fictional “Zay Island”. “We were hired to shuttle actors and crew back and forth, but also to film the boats on the water. One day we must have spent four or five hours just getting boat shots from different angles, with about 10 people - directors, assistant directors, lighting technicians, and so on - all piled onto the catamaran. “But the cat was perfect for the job because it is roomy and stable.”

The Straits is a story of a family as much as it is a tale of crime. Harry Montebello is rich, of Maltese extraction, raised on the streets of London, he now runs one of the most successful and respected crime organisations in Queensland. He is married to a Torres Strait Island woman and runs his operation from Cairns. Virtually untouchable, he seems to have it all. Which is why his family is shocked when he announces that he wants his three sons to compete for the right to replace him as head of the family when the time comes for him to retire. Effectively, he pits his sons against each other in their endeavours, each running one area of the family’s operation while his daughter must learn to manage the family finances. This outrages his wife Kitty who has been expecting Harry to honour her family traditions and appoint their eldest son Noel as successor. Over the course of 10 episodes, Noel, his brothers Marou and Gary, and sister, Sissi, jockey for dominant position as the family faces a series of threats to their business and to their lives. Will the Montebellos resolve their differences and unite to overcome bikers on the mainland, and outlaw suppliers and raskols in Papua New Guinea, or will the family collapse into internal warfare?

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Shot in the arm for Star of the Sea By MARK ROY THE Star of the Sea aged care facility on Thursday Island has received a $210,000 shot in the arm for capital works. Senator for Queensland, Jan McLucas, said she welcomed the results of the 2011 Aged Care Approvals Round (ACAR), with more than $4 million to fund capital works and 120 aged care beds announced for the Far North. “This is fantastic news for the Far North,” Ms McLucas said. “It’s a major investment in the future of aged care services in our region.” In August last year the Torres News exposed failing infrastructure at the Star of the Sea aged care facility, with staff housing condemned and seven of the eight patient self-care units being used to house staff. At that time, Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch said the Federal Government needed to provide more appropriate facilities. He pointed to condemned staff housing, rusting and dilapidated buildings, inadequate activity facilities, lack of security, and insufﬁcient staff housing and beds, and insufﬁcient resourcing as just some of the litany of problems plaguing the centre. Making the $4m funding announcement for the Far North on Thursday, December 22,

Ms McLucas highlighted the investment at both Star of the Sea on Thursday Island and Uncle Bill’s Place in Cairns. “Both these facilities provide invaluable services to Indigenous Australians,” she said. “Today’s funding announcement will ensure their facilities will continue to be improved.” Ms McLucas said the funding would provide 80 high-care residential places and 40 low-care places, $660,000 in capital improvements for two aged care providers, as well as a $3.6 million “zero real interest” loan. “What a great Christmas present. This investment will further strengthen the conﬁdence that is building in our local economy and community,” she said. “We will head into 2012 with the knowledge that both our construction industry will be given a boost by this investment as well as providing more options for our older residents.” The Department of Health and Ageing last year removed the encumbent board at the Star of the Sea, handing over the reins to the Congress Community Development and Education Unit. The ACAR is the annual process through which new Australian Government-funded aged care places, capital grants and loans are allocated.

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Macklin moves to endorse TSRA review recommendations THE Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and Minister for Disability Reform, the Hon. Jenny Macklin, MP, has endorsed all of the recommendations made in the recent review of the Torres Strait Regional Authority’s governance structures. This includes new election rules to restrict eligibility to stand as a TSRA candidate or to vote in the TSRA election to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who live in the region. According to the TSRA Chairperson, Mr John (Toshie) Kris, “The most significant change will be to the TSRA Board Member elections. In the past we have used the Queensland Local Government elections as the means to appoint the majority of the TSRA Board. This has meant that in most communities the local government councillor was also the TSRA Board member. It has been difficult at times to separate responsibilities as a councillor at the local government level from those of the elected TSRA Member at the Federal Government level.” “Initially we had considered introducing this change for the 2016 election, however, with the recent resurgence in the Torres Strait autonomy movement and after negotiation with the Minister’s office we have concluded that we are ready for the change now’’, Mr Kris said. The changes will involve creating 15 new electoral wards throughout the region. These will be aligned to the current local government Divisions that communities are familiar with. The timing of the TSRA Board election will also change. The Local Government Elections are scheduled for 31 March 2012 and the TSRA Board elections will be held in September 2012. “The change allows for greater flexibility’’, Mr Kris said, “communities can still elect the same person to both the Local Government as a Councillor and to the TSRA as a Member, if they feel they have the right person for both jobs - but that person will need to be appointed through separate elections. lt will be up to each community to decide the best way for them.” The Minister has also agreed to a change in the term of appointment of the TSRA Board from three to four years. In the lead up to the election, the TSRA will provide information kits to prospective candidates and will visit communities to conduct preelection workshops.

Kuki Patrol aims to cut crime

Reverend Pedro Stephen blesses the patrol vehicle as Jobfind manager Louisa Taylor looks on. By MARK ROY THE Ged Ira Gelar Kuki Patrol, or Community Night Patrol, is back in action on Thursday Island after a spell of more than five years. Formerly run under the auspices of the TRAWQ Community Council, the Thursday Island Justice Corporation has reinstated the island patrol with the aim of protecting government property, local businesses, private property and, in particular, local schools. The first of the subsidised patrols got underway on Wednesday, December 21, after a luncheon held at the TI Water Sports Club on Tuesday, December 20, when Reverend Pedro Stephen blessed the patrol vehicle. The name of the patrol comes from Ged (community) Ira (belongs to) Gelar (lore/

law belong to the community) and the two words “ku” and “ki”. “Ku” is a Western language word meaning “night”, while “ki” means the same thing in Eastern language. Thursday Island Justice coordinator Chantelle Nomoa said the project had been a major concern for the corporation for a number of years. “To have this valuable project back into the community will be beneficial for the whole of the community,” Ms Nomoa said. “This will ensure that our streets are safer at night as our patrol officers will work closely with local youth programs to assist in redirecting the number of juveniles roaming the streets in the early hours of the morning. “The Thursday Island Justice Group would like to thank all those who have had

involvement and dedication with the long planned preparation of the project.” She said the Kuki Patrol would be run by four qualified security officers in two rotating teams, who would liaise with Thursday Island Police. “When it comes to crime, prevention is better than cure,” Ms Nomoa said. “The aim of the patrol is to bring down the crime statistics on Thursday Island.” She said the car would patrol public areas where people were partying, areas of public property, and also people’s homes when they are away on holiday. “Private residents can pay for a private patrol service,” she said. The Justice Group encouraged residents to phone in with information about any antisocial behaviour on the island, she said. Contact numbers for Kuki Patrol teams are 0428 788 264 and 0477 826 080.

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Indigenous jail numbers on the rise By MARK BOUSEN THE number of Indigenous prisoners increased by 1 per cent during the 12 months to the end of June last year, compared with a decrease in non-Indigenous prisoners during the same period. According to an Australian Bureau of Statistics report released in December, just over one quarter (26 per cent or 7656) of prisoners were identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander decent, representing a rate of 1868 per 100,000 Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander population. The equivalent rate for non-Indigenous prisoners was 130 per 100,000 non-Indigenous population, with the rate of imprisonment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners 14 times higher than the rate for non-Indigenous prisoners during the 12 months to June 30, 2011. The rate is Queensland was about 12 times higher, and about 11 times in the Northern Territory. The highest ratio of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander to non-Indigenous imprisonment rates in Australia was in Western Australia (18 times higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners). Tasmania had the lowest ratio (four times higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners). The ABS reports that, between 2001 and 2011, imprisonment rates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians increased from 1267 to 1868 Aboriginal and Torres

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Strait Islander prisoners per 100,000 adult Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. In comparison, the rate for non-Indigenous prisoners increased from 125 to 130 per 100,000 adult non-Indigenous population. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoner population in the Northern Territory comprised 82 per cent of the total prisoner population, while Victoria had the lowest proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander prisoners (6 per cent). The ABS found there were 29,106 adults in prisons in Australia at June 30, 2011. At the same time for the previous year, there were 29,700 prisoners in Australia - a drop of 2 per cent. This was the ďŹ rst decrease in national adult prisoner numbers since 2001. Three states contributed to the national decrease in the adult prisoner population: New South Wales prisoner numbers dropped by 8 per cent (907 prisoners) and Queensland and Western Australian prisoner populations decreased marginally, by 0.7 per cent (41 prisoners) and 3 per cent (124 prisoners) respectively. The Northern Territory and Western Australia continue to have the highest imprisonment rates (762 and 260 prisoners per 100,000 adults respectively). Northern Territoryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imprisonment rate is over four time higher than for New South Wales; ďŹ ve times higher than for Queensland; and seven times higher than for Victoria. The number of female prisoners decreased 9 per cent and males dropped by a lesser 1 per cent. However over the past 10 years, female incarceration is increasing at a faster rate than males, with females increasing 35 per cent and males 29 per cent, since 2001.

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Benefit to come from lobster buy-out TradiTional inhabitants of the Torres Strait are set to benefit from a buy-out of concessions within the Tropical Rock Lobster (TRL) fishery. The buy-out of Non-Traditional Inhabitant fishing concessions within the Torres Strait TRL fishery was announced on Tuesday, December 20, by the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Joe Ludwig. The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Chairperson, Toshie Kris, welcomed the buy-out which will address the aspirations of Torres Strait Islanders to increase their ownership of the fishery and will be managed by the Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA). “The buy-out aims to increase Traditional Inhabitant ownership and participation in the fishery and has been progressed in consultation with commercial operators and Traditional Inhabitants,” Mr Kris said. “The buy-out announcement is an acknowledgement that increasing numbers of Indigenous fishers are keen to operate viable businesses in the Torres Strait,” Mr Kris said. The share of the fishery which will be transferred from the non-Traditional Inhabitant sector to the Traditional Inhabitant sector will be confirmed once the buy-out is complete. Under the buy-out arrangements, the TSRA will deliver industry training and business support programs to Traditional Inhabitants. “The Tropical Rock Lobster fishery is one of the primary natural resources from which a real economy can be based,” Mr Kris said. “It is important that Indigenous fishers are adequately equipped to sustainably manage this precious asset.

Minister for Fisheries and Marine Infrastructure Craig Wallace; Mr John (Toshie) Kris, Chairperson of the TSRA and Mr James Findlay, CEO AFMA; announce the Buy-out. “TSRA’s long term objective is to progress Indigenous management and ownership of the region’s fisheries. It is pleasing that the PZJA decision to support a shift in resource allocation from the non-Traditional Inhabitant to the Traditional Inhabitant sector has been delivered and we can now move forward and finalise the future management arrangements for the fishery,” Mr Kris said. “There are many people, past and present who worked together on the long journey to achieve this outcome. I would particularly like to acknowledge and thank the Hon. Jenny Macklin, MP Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs and the Minister for Disability Reform as well as the members of the former Community Fishers Group,” Mr Kris said.

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Rio Tinto are making recruitment visits this week to Injinoo and Thursday Island.

January Wed 11. Rio Tinto Recruitment Visit, PKA Hall, 9.30am-3pm. Wed 11. Esplanade walk/Circuit classes, Seisia Hall 5pm. Wed 11. Karate, adults Tagai Primary TI 6pm. Wed 11. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex 6pm. Thu 12. Rio Tinto Recruitment Visit, PKA Hall, 9.30am-3pm. Thu 12. Karate, juniors Tagai Primary TI 5pm. Thu 12. Karaoke, Torres Hotel, 7pm. Fri 13. TI Rotary Club breakfast meeting, Ilan Cafe 7am. Fri 13. Danni Boy, Jardine Hotel, 8.30pm. Sun 15. Uncle Seaman Dan, Torres Hotel, 12-3pm.

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A fond farewell from Heinz

Calls for autonomy still unheeded

Today is my last day at Northern Peninsula area Regional Council. ‘Esso’ to the many readers, supporters and contributors of NPa News and the many colleagues I had a chance to work with. Particular ‘thanks’ goes to NPaRC’s CEo, Mr Stuart duncan, Mayor Elu and all the councillors for the fantastic opportunity that I was given. My knowledge of aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people was virtually non-existent when I first arrived. all of what I’ve learned since came from you. I literally became an australian citizen in your country, in the first ceremony of this kind for the then newly amalgamated council and the NPa. I thank the many that called me their White brother. It was a great honour to be asked to cover the funeral of the last of the atambaya, to be amongst you in your hour of pain and mourning with a camera and not to be noticed by anyone. Thank you for sharing this with me. I took thousands of pictures since being here, the glowing eyes of your children, the fun and laughter, the posing fingers, the sombre young faces when they listened to Mrs daniels at the art Centre, talking of the past and the many traditional dancers. Thanks to each and their parents. I was glad to be able to work from here, Injinoo, it feels like the heart and the soul of the NPa, but each place that has grown since is equally important. all places in the NPa have a natural beauty, all have become home to people that came from somewhere else. all have been welcomed to this country and each individual is of equal importance, as we’re all tenants on earth for life. The common umbrella to all people here is the NPa. Thank you all for the many opportunities to share in your life, to be invited through your many doors, for the opportunity to see many of the islands, to witness men’s business and being invited to a shaving ceremony, to be part of many celebrations and feasts. over two years ago I realised the day of leaving will be hard, whenever it comes. one cannot do this job without a passion and not fall in love with the people and the place, but to me it was never really a job, but an indulgence that I enjoyed every single day. I’ll return to the Gold Coast, to be with Shahla, who has been very patient with me over the past 12 months. I’d like to thank this council for the opportunity I had. The NPa News became a platform for many others to promote their causes but also a place where just an image of a man, woman or child was a story in itself. Predominantly the content was the NPa in all its riches, the tremendous growth that took place over the years and its people, their history, the environment and the wildlife in it. Most of the knowledge the NPa News conveyed came from you, from all of you. It has been a great honour and privilege to live and work amongst you, to be part of your joy, your happiness, sadness, sorrow and pain. I felt made welcome in all communities, and for the last two years NPa was home, as it has become to so many others. Esso and yawo, Heinz Ross December 20, 2011

I ThaNk Jesus Christ for Constitutional changes by the australian Government in 2012. Torres Strait Islands did not have a referendum as a Nation. We have an autonomy issue and decolonisation from Federal Government and the State of Queensland has not happened yet. despite australia being a United Nations Charter Member, Torres Strait calls for autonomous status is not heeded. The Prime Minister of australia Julia Gillard and australian Governor General Quentin Bryce, the representative of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth of England must visit Torres Strait to meed Elders and local government leaders. Lastly I ask all political parties of australian Parliament house and the australian public to support Torres Strait in a new, self-governing territory in australia. Eso Percy Misi Yorke Island

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Great Wall of Thongs builds

Can you spot a pair of thongs on this Mabuyag fence? I hEaRd there was an article about the “Thong Tree” on TI in one of the last editions of the Torres News although unfortunately I did not get to see it (‘Bringing a bit of sole to TI’, Torres News, November 30, page 21). I have been living and teaching on Mabuyag Island and was encouraged to send in a photo of our “thong art” also known as “The Great Wall of Thongs”. This fence display was originally inspired by the Thong Tree and only collected since April this year- there are a lot of thongs floating around out there! We like to guess where they have all come from or try to find a pair on the fence. at least you know where to go if you need a spare thong on Mabuyag Island. Maybe this is Mabuyag’s next tourist attraction? Tracie Kersnovske

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Let’s flood the King Tide photo project with Torres Strait pics tographic survey of king tides around the Queensland coast in early 2011 - more than 400 photographs were captured up and down Queensland’s coast by volunteers from various government agencies. “The photographs provided a useful insight into the vulnerability of the Queensland coast to flooding from the sea, as well as identifying areas that will become progressively more vulnerable over time as sea levels continue to rise. Some of the key impacts identified during the survey included: localised tidal inundation and flooding of private and public land beach and dune erosion a reduction of beach width between existing developments and the high water mark

“This information will help create a visual record for use in future adaptation planning and hazard mitigation for our coastlines.” Ms Darling said the Queensland Government had taken early action to reduce Queensland’s emissions and adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change through ClimateQ:Toward a Greener Queensland. “Our updated climate change adaption strategy will also be released early next year and will better equip Queensland to deal with impacts of climate change. “Key programs already underway include improved coastal mapping project, storm tide mapping and inundation study, tsunami modelling and wave monitoring.

Ms Darling said the new 2012 Witness King Tides photographic website project has been coordinated by the environment organisation Green Cross Australia and is jointly funded by the Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management. “It is one way our State and Federal Governments are working together to help Queenslanders adapt to climate change,” she said. “The project is also supported by Surf Lifesaving Queensland, Queensland Centre for Photography and Australian Coastal Society.” Visit www.witnesskingtides. org for more information.

LEARN: YOURWAY Warraber Island, barely afloat during a king tide last February. TORRES Strait Islanders are being encouraged to flood a project to photograph king tides in Queensland with images of inundations of the islands in the coming months. With the Federal Government backing away from a commitment to fund sorely needed sea wall infrastructure, the announcement of an interactive project by Environment Minister Vicky Darling is an opportunity for Torres Strait Islanders to highlight the plight of their islands during the high tides. Ms Darling is calling on Queenslanders to take photos of this summer’s king tides as part of an interactive project to help coastal communities plan for climate change. Ms Darling launched the Witness King Tides community project last month, inviting budding photographers across the State to contribute images to the initiative. “I encourage all Queenslanders to pick up their cameras during the 2012 summer king tide events, head out to your local beach or wetland and snap away,” Ms Darling said. “People can upload their images to the Witness King Tides website (www. witnesskingtides.org) to build a visual record of Queensland areas vulnerable to high tides. “This comprehensive online database will provide vital information for Queensland coastal communities to help them plan for future sea level

rises and manage the risks. “We know that king tides are a natural phenomena that occur twice a year and are not caused by climate change. “However, we also know that high tides levels will become far more common as sea levels continue to rise. “The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts sea levels are projected to rise by between 26 and 79 cm or more this century. “The more we know about sea level rises now, the better we can adapt in the future. “Taking photos of areas affected by king tides is a great way of identifying vulnerable locations and helping our help our communities plan ahead. “The www.witnesskingtides.org website has information about the 2012 summer king tide events, outlines best spots along the Queensland coast to see the impact and has great tips for taking useful photos.” Ms Darling said Witness King Tide projects had been successfully run in the US state of California, Canada and New South Wales with great participation. “It is now Queensland’s opportunity,” she said. “The Queensland Witness King Tide initiative builds on a trial run by the Queensland Centre of Climate Change Excellence earlier this year. “We undertook a state-wide pho-

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Human rights declaration is brought to life By MARK ROY After a quarter of a century of hard work, a practical guide to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders fight for their human rights is now available, with the launch of The Community Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Thursday Island last Monday. And now Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders across Australia are being encouraged to put these rights into practice. “Rights in these papers are not rights until you exercise them,” said Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda. The document, produced by the Australian Human Rights Commission with assistance from Oxfam and the Christensen Fund, outlines ways in which the 46 Articles set out in the 2007 UN Declaration can be used by Indigenous peoples to help exercise their right to self-determination. Mr Gooda said while the publication of the Community Guide was a good first step, the Human Rights Commission was looking at ways to make the Declaration even more relevant to Indigenous communities across Australia. “It’s a rights-based approach. What I’ve been doing since my time in this job is saying how practical rights are, and that’s the approach we will be taking with government: how we can use this to guide the relationship between Indigenous people and government,” he said. “We will be talking to people across Australia about translating the entire guide into language.” Joint chairs of the Human Right and Social Justice Working Group of Civil Right Advocates in the Torres Strait, volunteers Robert Bongo Sagigi and William Wigness, hosted the visit by Mr Gooda to launch the guide at the Port Kennedy Association Hall on Thursday Island on Monday, January 10. In his open invitation to the launch, Mr Sagigi said the working group had a strong commitment to exposing the institutional racism, inequality and cultural genocide inflicted on Indigenous people. “This visit is designed to ensure people like yourself, who are enduring sufferance in silence, have a voice to express your rights and understand how your rights are protected in every aspect of your life under the United Nations Declaration,” Mr Sagigi said. A Welcome to Country was given by a Kaurareg Elder at the launch before a traditional religious and spiritual ceremony was held.

Aboriginal and Torres Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda (centre front) flanked by Doug Bond (left), Waubin Richard Aken (right), and 20 more senior Torres Strait Islander representatives at the public meeting on Wednesday, January 12 to discuss the launch of the Community Guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. PHOTO: MARK ROY Father Dalton Bon gave a talk on human “You work on things you agree on, rather at every opportunity. “If you’re involved in health quote the health rights issues before Mr Gooda delivered the than things you disagree on.” official opening speech. When the United Nations General Assembly articles, if you are involved in native title or land Public meetings on Horn Island on Tuesday adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indig- rights quote the lands, territories and resources and on Thursday Island on Wednesday followed enous Peoples in September, 2007, after more articles, if you are in education quote the articles the launch of the Community Guide. than 20 years of negotiation by governments about education and language. If you are on Mr Sagigi said the Community Guide and Indigenous peoples around the world, about political organisation talk about selfhelped lift the concepts of the Declaration off Australia was one of only four countries to determination and our right to be autonomous and govern ourselves,” Mr Dodson wrote. the page, making them real for Aboriginal and vote against it. The others were New Zealand, Canada and Mr Sagigi said being Indigenous was no Torres Strait Islander people by uncovering the excuse for being treated like a second-class “blanket of lies and oppression that Islanders the US. On April 3, 2009, the Australian Govern- citizen. He wanted to see a health system that and Aboriginals have endured without really ment reversed its position to give formal eliminated genocide, and closer scrutiny of a understanding their rights”. “These are rights that many Australians support to the Declaration. The Articles of legal system that promoted guilty pleas that take for granted, but the reality is that many the Declaration cover foundational rights, life encouraged incarceration, a native title system Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are and security, language, cultural and spiritual hijacked by lawyers, and a representative still living in overcrowded houses, incarcerated, identity, education, information and employ- governing body unwilling to stand up for the denied access to education, do not have a just ment, participation, development and economic rights of their people. political voice free of government influences and social rights (including the right to the “These materials will help give Aboriginal and suffer the worst health status in the country,” same standards of health), rights to country, and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Mr Sagigi said. resources and knowledge, self-governance, communities a starting point from which they Speaking at the public meeting, Mr Phillip and the implementation and interpretation of can work to bring about practical improvements in their lives,” Mr Sagigi said. Mills said a lot of human rights breaches were the Declaration. occurring in the Torres Strait and were not being The Community Guide states: “The rights If you feel your human rights under the picked up. in the Declaration are to be interpreted based Declaration have been violated, you can contact “The reason for this is people not knowing on justice, democracy, respect for human the Australian Human Rights Commission on their rights,” Mr Mills said. rights, equality and non-discrimination, good 1300 656 419, or by email to complaintsinfo@ humanrights.gov.au or by SMS to 0488 744 487 Mr Gooda said the community guide would governance and good faith.” In his foreword to Amnesty International (0488 RIGHTS). help resolve rights-based disputes. The guide is available online at www. “If you can get all the government bodies Australia United Nations Declaration on the in the Torres Strait to endorse the Declaration, Rights Of Indigenous Peoples in 2010, Mick humanrights.gov.au and printed copies are Dodson said people should use the Declaration available on request. you’ve got a point of agreement,” he said.

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Yam takes a battering again

Waves break over the sea walls at Yam Island during the recent king tide. By MARK ROY People living in houses along the waterfront at Yam Island once again found themselves in the midst of a disaster area when waves breached the sea wall during last month’s high tide. A dramatic photo just received by the Torres News shows the waves crashing between the houses. One eye witness, Louise Gee,

said the waters between the houses resembled a “white water rafting” scenario. Local resident Ralph Pearson said the island was lashed by waves on the days before, during and after the high tide on Thursday, January 20. The above photo was taken on January 21 with a 4m high tide. The king tide of 4.05m is due on February

18 at 12.02pm. “There were waves breaking over the walls into the tin sheds along the waterfront,” Mr Pearson said. “We want to know what’s going on - we have been staying in ‘emergency accommodation’ for the past two years. “The flooding was not as bad as last year, but water still comes through

the house.” He said local authorities were not doing enough. “The chair of Yam Island, Councillor Matthew, was not here when this was happening, nor was the Island Manager Lily David,” he said. “Tyson Kebbeson from the SES and a couple of his sons were left to do all the sandbagging but it wasn’t enough.

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“After the first couple of waves hit they were washed away.” Mr Pearson said a permanent solution was needed. “People are still living in tin sheds in a disaster area,” he said. “They expect families to go and live in the emergency accommodation, which is basically single men’s accommodation.”

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S TA N D I N G o n Wa r raber Island on a king tide, you feel like you are floating on a life raft. Surrounded by a swollen green sea, and protected by a thin barrier of rock and sand, this low, palm-dotted cay island rises only half a metre above the high tide mark. On a calm day, it’s just another day in paradise. But when a storm surge combines with a high tide, the effect on the sand island can be disastrous. Year after year, councils on Warraber, Masig, Iama, Yam, Boigu and Saibai lobby the government for funds fix the problem. And year after year, the Torres News reports the same disaster story: homes and infrastructure flooded and damaged by increasingly rising high tides.

BRING IN THE CAVALRY: An excavator works on Warraber Island in an attempt to slow the beach erosion now common throughout the Torres Strait Islands

Tides of change

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Saibai gun runners a ‘major security concern’ THE police commander of Papua New Guinea’s Western Province says high powered weapons are regularly being smuggled into the country from the Torres Strait in exchange for drugs. Commander Peter Philip says not enough is being done to prevent the illegal trade in arms ranging from high-powered, semi-automatic weapons to small arms and shotguns.

Last week a man who attempted to smuggle three firearms from Saibai Island to Daru has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. Law enforcement authorities in Papua New Guinea’s Western Province have described arms smuggling via the Torres Strait as a “threat to national security”. PNG Correctional Service Minister Tony Aimo told The National newspaper the country

is “sitting on a time bomb”. “There is exchange of guns and drugs along this Western border which Waigani (the government area of Port Moresby) does not know about,” Mr Aimo said. “It is very fragile and a threat to our national security.” Simon Somo Harquart from Morobe, PNG was arrested by police when he attempted to move three firearms from Saibai Island into Daru.

Commander Philip said his men were acting on a tip-off when they arrested Harquart. Police confiscated a .22 squipman rifle, 303 rifle, self-loading rifle and more than 150 rounds of ammunition. Mr Aimo admitted that arms smuggling and free movement of people across the borders of Indonesia and Australia was a major security concern and he

would raise the issue through report to the national executive council to extend police the operations to Western Province. Provincial magistrate Patrick Monouluk said arms smuggling was a concern for authorities who lacked the capacity to police the vast border province. Mr Monouluk sentenced Harquart to 18 months imprisonment.

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Ya m t a k e s a battering again

Tides of change

Councils on Warraber, Masig, Iama, Yam, Boigu and Saibai continue to lobby the government for funds to fix problems caused by tidal inundation. On Iama, Iamalgal ranger Ned David says the impacts of climate change are increasingly visible. “Every year it is getting worse ... the island is being eaten away.”

April

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Ol Ros Il bois stan ap lo eski de lo Ros Il spere skwid. These boys were spotted fishing for squid and cray off Rosehill on Thursday Island recently, putting the walls of an coolroom to innovative use.

Health gap far from being closed By MARK ROY REGIONAL health outcomes for Torres Strait Islanders are being undermined by health management in the region, according to the Health Community Council. Health Community Council chair Pedro Stephen said changes to upper level management were the biggest obstacle to attaining ‘Closing the Gap’ health outcomes. “The Health Community Council has developed very significant strategies over the past 10 years, but they are simply not being implemented,” Mr Stephen said. Mr Stephen made the comments following a recent meeting with Federal Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon.

“The lack of continuity in regional health management is a major cause for concern in terms of progressing to the improved outcomes the Minister is talking about,” Mr Stephen said. Mr Snowdon toured Thursday Island Hospital on Wednesday, April 6, meeting with key stakeholders before flying to Badu on Thursday for a tour of the Queensland Health Clinic. He said the purpose of his visit was “to learn first hand about health services and health needs” in the region He said the capacity of health professionals to deliver services was compromised by hospitals overcrowded with Papua New Guinea nationals. “A lot of the patients in hospitals are

not locals,” Mr Snowdon said. Mr Stephen said the presence of PNG nationals was not the only issue affecting local health services. “There are other factors that impact on the hospital not being able to deliver on outcomes,” Mr Stephen said. “The Torres Strait model of care is no longer being implemented. That would have improved Torres Strait Islanders’ access to patient care.” The Health Community Council and its representatives from the Northern Peninsula Area and the outer islands joined Mr Snowden in “round table meetings” that included the Torres Strait Regional Authority, Queensland Health, and the Torres Strait Islander Regional Council.

Local media including the Torres News were not invited to attend the meeting. Mr Snowdon’s media officer said the question of the condition of Thursday Island Hospital had not been not raised in the meetings. “The provision and maintenance of hospital infrastructure is the responsibility of State Government,” she said. Mr Snowdon said the purpose of his visit was not to make recommendations to Queensland Health, but to see how the Federal Government could better deliver education and training. “The hospital has some highly motivated staff, and the Torres Strait has a lot to be proud of in that respect,” he said. Continues page 2 >>

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Just one rogue mosquito could be responsible for the closure of the border between PNG and Australia, following an outbreak of malaria on Dauan and Saibai islands. Two Dauan and two Saibai residents caught the more serious form of the disease, with a Queensland Health spokesman conﬁrming the disease

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Major Cameron Lane places a wreath at the Torres Strait Light Infantry Battalion and RSL Memorial in ANZAC Park.

Jenny Kabai of Saibai lays a wreath on Thursday Island.

THE federal government will fund three projects to acknowledge the Australian war service of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Veterans’ Affairs Minister Warren Snowdon says it is important to recognise the military contributions of indigenous Australians. “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander defence force personnel have served with great distinction overseas in both world wars and other conflicts, and over the years a number have been recognised with bravery awards,” Mr Snowdon said. “It is vital that their efforts are

more widely known, and these new grants show the Australian government’s commitment to ensure this happens.” The Australian government will fund an education resource for Australian schools based on the exhibition Indigenous Australians at War, displayed at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne in 2011. The exhibition’s tour to regional Australia will also be funded as will a permanent display of Nackeroo wartime and NORFORCE memorabilia at the Darwin Military Museum.

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Alex Blanco from Mer (Murray Island) at the memorial service on Thursday Island.

Badu Primary School Leaders Tianna Fujii and Laurie Nona raising their flags with Sergeant Corporal Troy Stow.

Police Officer Barry Nona and Sergeant Corporal Troy Stow laying a wreath at the Badu service.

Above: Laseka Eseli laying a wreath on Badu.

Attendees sing the hymn ‘Abide with Me’ at the memorial service Thursday Island.

‘The last post’ sounds out across Grassy Hill Fort, Thursday Island. Dawn, April 25, 2011.

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June

Tears of pride for Mabo

ABOVE: The Mabo Day march on Douglas Street. Mrs Bonita Mabo in the wheelchair at centre. RIGHT: Dancer at the Mabo Day celebration in ANZAC Park. Mrs Bonita Mabo at rear. By GRANT BANKS TEARS of joy and pride flowed freely at ANZAC Park last Friday as the people came together to celebrate Mabo Day. It was an occasion made more special by the attendance of Mrs Bonita Mabo, wife of the late Mr Eddie Koiki Mabo on what was the 19th anniversary of the landmark High Court win to achieve land rights in the Mabo v Queensland case. On June 3, 1992, that historic judgment was passed, once and for all dismissing the idea of Australia being “Terra Nullius” meaning a land belonging to no-

one, and finally recognising the rights of the Indigenous people of Australia. As Torres Shire Council Mayor Pedro Stephen said with that ruling comes sovereignty. He said that it was important to come together and celebrate the day when Terra Nullius was shown to be a myth. “When we marched down that road today you all heard the sounds of ancient instruments and they were strong sounds, they were healthy sounds,” Mayor Stephen said. “That is because as a nation the Umi people are a strong nation; we are a healthy people.”

The late Mr Eddie Koiki Mabo’s name is synonymous with native title rights now across the world. The crowd gathered at ANZAC Park heard how Indigenous people from as far away as Canada consider him as a hero. Here in the Torres Strait he is certainly held with the highest esteem and is considered a legendary man who learned the ‘white man’s’ law and history to prove the rights of his own people. It was also the first time Mrs Bonita Mabo has been back to the Torres Strait in over a decade and she was clearly moved by the occasion.

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Celebrating Australia Day

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Doctors back Giles

Doctors and nursing staff express outrage over the sacking of Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area District Health Service chief executive Christine Giles, writing to the Premier, Health Minister and Queensland Health director-general to demand her reinstatement.

11 - 17 January 2012

PART 1 JANUARY - JUNE

Human rights

People living in houses along the waterfront at Yam Island once again ﬁnd themselves in the midst of a disaster area, as waves breach the sea wall.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda travels to Thursday Island to launch a community guide to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, encouraging locals to put their rights into practice.

Warraber bags up for King Chronic Disease and Renal Centre to be built at the Thursday Island Hospital.

H o m e s i c k Islanders ‘dying before their time’

TI Hospital in crisis

A leaked report reveals lives are at risk at Thursday Island Hospital, with a failed emergency call bell system, electrical failure in the fire control panel among a litany of extreme risks, failing infrastructure and dangerous working conditions. An anonymous staff member tells the Torres News “morale is at an all-time low”.

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Health gap far from being closed

The “disgraceful neglect” of Thursday Island Hospital is raised in State Parliament, with Shadow Health Minister Mark McArdle saying a report made it clear buildings in the hospital were “literally rotting and corroding away”.

After lengthy delays, the Idabu Makaku Pontoon is ofﬁcially opened by Member for Cook Jason O’Brien and members of the Kaurareg Nation Isaac Makaku and Pearson Wigness. The project was the subject of much controversy in 2010 as several deadlines past.

Federal Minister for Indigenous Health Warren Snowdon.

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Happy Birthday Gab Titui

the vessel to Cairns in 2010 as a “cyclone avoidance measure”.

Justice Working Group, Robert ‘Bongo’ Sagigi and William Wigness, claiming the move reflected a growing acknowledgement by Queensland Health of the human rights of Indigenous people in the area of health.

Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area District Health Service chief executive Christine Giles is given her marching orders with joint chairs of the Human Right and Social

Tears of pride for Mabo

Tears of joy and pride ﬂow freely at ANZAC Park as people come together to celebrate Mabo Day. The occasion is made more special by the attendance of Mrs Bonita Mabo, wife of the late Eddie Koiki Mabo whose landmark High Court case helped achieve land rights for Indigenous Australians.

Wi l l o u r Traditional Anglicans enter the Catholic Church?

Hospital horror symptomatic of wider neglect of TI health services

The Gab Titui Cultural Centre reaches a milestone, celebrating seven years of operation. In true Gab Titui style, the celebrations took a local focus with the unveiling of the latest cultural maintenance display

Hospital head rolls: Civil rights fighters claim CEO’s scalp

Health Community Council chair Pedro Stephen says regional health outcomes for Torres Strait Islanders are being undermined by health management in the region. Mr Stephen made the comments following a meeting with

Tides onslaught

The Warraber community braces for predicted king tides, relocating sand from the western end of the island in an effort to minimise erosion. Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor Fred Gela says while there was a vast lack of funding to alleviate the problems, the council was implementing plans to ensure the safety of its constituents.

The Church of the Torres Strait considers whether to enter into communion with the Holy See, with the Bishop of the Torres Strait the Right Reverend Tolowa nona describing Pope Benedict’s offer to Anglicans to enter the Catholic Church as “very generous”.

Torres Strait Islanders on a roster of round-the-clock dialysis in Cairns are still waiting for a promised

Buoyant opening of floating pontoon

Horn Island ignored for gun return

Plans to move an anti-aircraft gun to an historic World War II site on Horn Island are shot down in ﬂames, with the 3.7-inch anti-aircraft gun instead being relocated to temporary storage in Victoria.

Backyards go bananas Gardening enthusiast George Ernst harvests

a 55kg bunch of bluggoe bananas, encouraging others to take up gardening around TI. “Growing fruit and vegetables like this gives you a sense of satisfaction, as well as health beneﬁts,” George says. 25: Let’s kick our $30m pokie habit Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen wants poker machines banned in the Torres Strait, describing the habit as a “social disease”. Industry and Social Security sources estimate

Debate over the treatment of sick PNG nationals

look after its neighbours in PNG’s Western Province “in the same generous manner as we look after illegal immigrants”.

Torres Strait Island Regional Council Mayor Fred Gela says offering health aid to PNG nationals will not achieve any real health outcomes, but cause only greater health risks. But a furious Member for Leichhardt, Warren Entsch, says it is an outrage that Australia cannot

Decision stands on TB treatment

G o v e r m e n t representatives decides the withdrawal of TB treatment of PNG nationals in the Torres Strait with the closure of the Saibai TB clinic.

Kimberlyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s big Bali wedding MORE than 70 family and friends travelled to Bali to attend the wedding of Jared Lemke and Kimberly Fujii recently. Kimberly is the daughter of Chi Chi Fujii and Paul Crabbe of Thursday Island, while the groom, Jared, is the eldest son of Chris and Leigh Lemke. Family and friends from the Torres Strait joined people from Melbourne, Townsville, Mackay and Japan for the event held at Phalosa in the Greater Seminyak area of Baliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s southern tip. Jared and Kimberly have a son, Xander Lucas Lemke, who is two years old.

May Assan and Thomas No with the Balinese flower girls.

Jared and Kim cut the cake.

Bride Kimberly Fujii with bridesmaids Ashley, Lena and Chiomi.

Parents of the bride Chi Chi Fujii and Paul Crabbe with Xander, Jared and Kimberly.

Leigh Lemke, Jared, Kim, and Chris Lemke.

Xander Lemke with Poppy and Nanny Lemke.

Taryn, Danaka, Wyatt, Chris, Leigh, Jared, Kimberly, Paul and Chi Chi with Xander.

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11 - 17 January 2012

THURSDAY 12 FRIDAY 13

4:00 Football: W-League 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Chopper Rescue 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Schools Spectacular 2011 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 My Family: Susan For A Bruisn’: Susan has a school reunion, but after a number of knockbacks she is not feeling at her most confident. Can Ben’s Cavitoxing help her feel her old self again? 8:30 Midsomer Murders: The Glitch: An outspoken scientific genius and inventor stirs up resentment at the local university with murderous consequences. 10:05 The Graham Norton Show: Graham Norton presents his unique celebrity chat show focusing on the people, trends, stories and pop culture that interest him most, featuring trademark Norton comedy monologues and celebrity chat. 10:55 ABC News: Late Edition 11:05 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight: Adam is joined by comedian Dave Hughes, environmental activist and captain of the Sea Shepherd Paul Watson, and actress Claudia Karvan. Music is provided by Paris Wells and The Bedroom Philosopher. 12:05 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 1:00 Yamba’s Playtime 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 Third Test - Australia v India 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:30 Getaway 8:00 Hot Property: Sometimes making the decision to sell a much loved family home can be tough. Join Michael Caton on the ride through the highs and lows as properties go under the hammer in this brand new series of Hot Property. 8:30 Movie: “U.S. Marshals” (M v,l) - U.S. Marshal Samuel Gerard and his street-smart deputies pursue a fugitive who is accused of two New York assassinations. 11:15 Movie: “Deer Hunter” (AV v,a,l) - A group of working-class friends decide to enlist in the Army during the Vietnam War and find it to be hellish chaos – nothing like the noble venture they imagined – and return as changed men. 2:40 Spyforce: “Double Agent” (PG) - A German submarine is being supplied from a farmhouse on a remote part of the Australian coastline. The Spyforce team trap an enemy Agent and under the threat of a firing squad, force the Agent to broadcast false information to the submarine. 3:35 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style By Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior (2006)” (PG) 2:00 Sea Princess 2:30 Sally Wollywood - Super Detective 3:00 Zeke’s Pad 3:30 Toybox 4:00 Spit It Out 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Wallander: “The Fifth Woman” (M) 7:30 Better Homes & Gardens Summer 8:30 TBA 10:30 Movie: “Red Dragon” (AV v,a) - Ex-FBI agent Will Graham is an expert investigator who quit the Bureau after almost losing his life in the process of capturing the elusive Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Years later, after a series of particularly grisly murders, Graham reluctantly agrees to come out of retirement and assist in a mysterious case. 1:00 Movie: “Asunder (1998)” (M v,s,l) - When a freak accident destroys everything in one man’s life, the troubled marriage of his best friends threatens to be invaded. 3:05 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Horrible Truth 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 11 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Galway To Baltimore 8:30 Empire Of The Seas: Heart Of Oak 9:30 Chronicle Of The Third Reich: 1936 - 1939 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 Movie: “Novo” (MA s,n,a) - In French. Graham has total memory loss after an accident. He takes on lovers, but can never remember them and must resort to writing notes on everything. Then one day he recognises his son. A lusty homage to the film Memento. 12:50 Movie: “Head Under Water” (MA v,s) - In German. Echoing German black comedies of the nineties, this twisted crime thriller follows the investigation into the murder of a local high school bully and the subsequent dramatic and violent events that follow it. 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 14

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Goes Retro! 11:00 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Paradise 12:00 My Family: Susan For A Bruisin’ 12:30 Unlikely Travellers: Preparation 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Bendigo Vs Dandenong 3:00 Football: W-League: Brisbane Roar Vs Sydney FC 5:00 Clever Monkeys 5:50 Minuscule: Goofing Off 6:00 The Great Rift: Africa’s Wild Heart: Water 6:50 Inside The Great Rift: Water - Cameraman Gavin Newman has spent several years developing a remote underwater camera. He is about to send it on a descent into the cracks in the floor of the Southern Red Sea. 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Hogfather: Death’s granddaughter, Susan, continues her search to find out what happened to the Hogfather and stumbles upon trouble at the Tooth Fairy’s castle. 9:10 Single-Handed: The Stolen Child: A child has gone missing and the mother blames his absent father when she sees his car driving away. She tells Sgt. Jack Driscoll that he had previously threatened to take the boy. 10:45 The Jonathan Ross Show: Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music. 11:30 Rage Goes Retro!

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Danoz Direct 12:00 Third Test - Australia v India 2:30 Magic Millions Special Presentation 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs New Zealand 5:00 National News Saturday 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:30 Movie: “Arthur And The Invisibles” (PG v,a) 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Kill Me If You Can - The CSIs are called to three different crime scenes in one night that are seemingly unrelated, but each case’s forensic evidence reveals a common link. 9:30 Movie: “Beautiful Kate” (MA s) - Ned Kendall returns to his family home to say goodbye to his dying father, only to have long-buried secrets from the family’s past awakened by memories of his beautiful sister. 11:35 Movie: “Cross Of Iron” (AV v) - A contest of wills develops between the courageous Steiner and his new commander, Capt. Stransky, a pompous aristocrat. Stransky has his sights set on earning the Iron Cross but he’s a poltroon at heart, which soon leads him to take desperate measures. 1:40 That’ll Be The Day 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact Summer Series

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 1:00 Movie: “Mercules (1997)” (G) 3:00 Movie: “Saved! (2004)” (PG l,s,a) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 No Leave No Life - This week, Rosso surprises DOCS case woker Emma Shahin whose last holiday was her honeymoon in 2008. Emma’s husband Andre wants her to take a break from her emotionally exhausting job so Rosso takes them on a food and wine adventure through Victoria’s Yarra and King Valley regions. Features special guest foodie, Paul Mercurio. 7:00 Movie: “Eight Below” (PG a) - Inspired by a true story, follow the incredible friendship between eight amazing sled dogs and their guide, Jerry Shepard. Stranded in Antarctica during the most unforgiving winter on the planet, Jerry’s beloved dogs must learn to survive together until Jerry returns for them. 9:30 Movie: “Duplicity” (PG s,l) 12:10 Movie: “Roll Bounce” (PG) - 1970s roller-skate jams fuel this coming -of-age comedy, as X and his friends, who rule their local rink, are shocked when their home base goes out of business. 2:20 Style By Jury 2:50 Auction Squad 4:00 Home Shopping

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Who Is Harry Nilsson and Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him? 2:20 Lin Hwai-Min and the Cloud Gate Dance Theatre 3:20 Looking For Truffaut 3:50 The Chopin Etudes 3:55 The Beauty Of Books 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 12 6:00 Oz And James Drink To Britain 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Skywheel - An examination of the technological leaps forward that have enabled the world’s largest observation wheel - the Singapore Flyer - to be built. 8:35 RocKwiz 9:30 Movie: “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” (M a) - In English And Spanish. Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamoured with the same painter, unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. 11:15 Movie: “Empire Of The Wolves” (MAV v) - In French and Turkish. Jean Reno stars in this fast paced action thriller in the vein of The Bourne Identity. Two police officers scour the underworld of Paris to investigate a series of brutal murders. The case leads them to a mysterious Turkish far-right group called the Grey Wolves. 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 15

SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: The Hit List 2:30 The Squiz 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights Stage 10 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Zumbo: The Golden Macaron 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Yorkshire - Martin Dorey, campervan lover and passionate foodie, journeys around Britain in his 1970s classic campervan on the ultimate escapist adventure. 8:30 The Family: What Are You Going To Do With Your Life? 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:00 Sex: An Unnatural History: Revolution 11:30 Erotic Tales: Hotel Paradise - A beautiful woman wakes up with a hangover in the bridal suite of a luxury hotel, handcuffed to a naked man. 12:05 Kill Arman: Okinawa/Karate 12:35 The Fixer 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (PG) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 9:30 The World This Week 10:00 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:40 Christianity: A History: Dark Continents 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Senior School Choir Of The Year 12:00 Britain From Above: Man Made Britain 1:00 7.30 Select 1:30 Message Stick: Yarning Up 3 2:00 The Story Of India: Freedom 3:00 Soundtrack For A Revolution 4:20 Cutting It At The Fringe 5:05 The South Bank SHow: Disney/Pixar 6:00 Last Chance To See: Northern White Rhino 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs 8:30 Balibo 10:20 Shifting Shelter 4: Acclaimed filmmaker Ivan Sen follows the lives of four young Aboriginal people in rural NSW. 11:15 Eye On The Storm: Vanessa O’Hanlon looks back at the extreme weather of 2011. 11:45 Movie: “Pink Panther” (PG) - Meet Inspector Jacques Clouseau - the bumbling French detective whose career is one gigantic banana peel! 1:40 Grand Designs 2:30 Star Stories: Heather Mills Presents Milld And McCartney: Why Paul Is A Total Bastard - Heather Mills and Paul McCartney are given the ‘Star Stories’ treatment. 2:55 Rage

6:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Surfsport 10:00 Australian Fishing Championships 10:30 Discover Downunder - Summer Series 11:00 Danoz Direct 12:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 National News Sunday 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:30 David Attenborough’s Madagascar: Lost Worlds 8:30 The Mentalist: Throwing Fire - Lisbon and the team investigate the murder of an ex-pro baseball player who’s started his own baseball talent scouting and training facility for young up-and-coming baseball talent. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Brain Doe - The CSI crew is stumped when they discover a disembodied brain at a crime scene where all the other brains are accounted for. 10:30 2011 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:00 Flashpoint: Aisle 13 - When a young man learns his best friend’s family is having financial problems, he decides to rob a local food store to get some money. 1:00 Memphis Beat 2:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:30 Phineas and Ferb 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 10:30 Under The Hammer 11:00 Children’s Programs 1:00 That ‘70s Show 1:30 Movie: “The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1996)” (G) 3:30 Movie: “Dr. Dolittle 3 (2006)” (G) 5:30 The Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Special: Classified: Marine One 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 8:00 Coast Watch 8:30 Bones: “The Witch In The Wardrobe” 9:30 Castle: “Murder Most Fowl / Close Encounters Of The Murderous” - While investigating the murder of a NYC subway worker found shot to death in Central Park, Castle and Beckett unexpectedly uncover the shocking and violent abduction of a young boy. 11:30 Royal Pains: “Listen To The Music” 12:30 Love Bites: “Modern Plagues” 1:30 The Real Seachange 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 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 Ethnic Business Awards 2011 5:00 Cycling Central 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 13 6:00 Thalassa: The Musicians Of Cape Verde 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Ancient Britain: Age Of Ancestors - A voyage of discovery through the world of prehistoric Britain with historian Neil Oliver 8:30 Once Upon A Time In Cabramatta 9:30 Movie: “Venus” (MA l) - Septuagenarian Maurice, a once wellknown actor with a reputation as a ladies’ man, cannot resist a final flirtation with his friend’s pretty teenage grandniece in this beautiful and utterly compelling film about love, friendship and mortality. 11:15 Movie: “Parineeta” (PG) - In Hindi. Set in Calcutta in 1962. Shekhar, the son of a wealthy businessman, is due to marry Gayatri, the daughter of an industrialist. But he is in love with Lolita, his childhood sweetheart who lives next door. Meanwhile, Girish, a steel tycoon from London also becomes smitten with Lolita. 1:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 16

7 CENTRAL 6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Style by Jury 10:30 Dr Oz 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Johnny Kapahala: Back On Board” (G) 2:00 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Highway Patrol: NZ - A young man smokes up more than his tyres in Oamaru and a driver ends up in the dog box in Omarama. 7:30 Happy Endings: “Your Couples Friend & Neighbour” Jane insists that she and Brad befriend a sophisticated couple, Dianne and Carl, but Brad resists the idea. Max and Dave can’t figure out why food and other things are disappearing from their apartment. 8:00 How I Met Your Mother 8:30 TBA 10:30 Outsourced: “Rajiv Ties The Baraat” 11:30 30 Rock: “Let’s Stay Together” 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:25 The Dreaming 1:35 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?: Nelson Grange 8:30 Harry’s Arctic Heroes 9:25 TBA 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Silent Witness: Judgement: Part 1 11:30 Place of Execution 12:20 Darling Buds Of May: Cast Not Your Pearls Before Swine: Part 1 - Pop has the ‘perfick’ birthday surprise for Ma, and Primrose goes in search of her latest love, Roger McGarry. 1:15 Harry’s Arctic Heroes: Prince Harry joins four British soldiers wounded in the conflict in Afghanistan on an ambitious 260 km charity trek to the North Pole. In this opening episode Prince Harry joins his fellow servicemen in training. 2:10 Hungry Beast 2:40 Rage

6:00 Weekend Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Yamba’s Playtime 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 Third Test Australia Vs India 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:30 Getaway 8:00 Spirit Of The Horse 8:30 The Mentalist: Rose Coloured Glasses - Rigsby goes undercover as an alumnus at a fifteenth high school reunion when Patrick Jane and the team investigate a double homicide that may be linked to an old prank. 9:30 Harry’s Law: American Girl - It’s Harry vs. Langford, Ohio, when, while on a vacation, they impound her car for violating their “Buy American” law; and Adam represents a Chinese family whose daughter was taken from them because of China’s one-child policy. 10:30 BIG 11:30 The Unusuals 12:30 The Avengers 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 2012 Australian Open 5:00 2012 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 2012 Australian Open: “2012 Australian Open - Night 1” Coverage continues of the Grand Slam of Asia-Pacific where viewers can expect the biggest names in tennis, the hottest action in years and a comprehensive coverage of the event. 11:30 That ‘70s Show: “The Drive-In” - Kelso tells Eric that ‘The Omen’ is playing at the drive-in and that he should take Donna. Eric hesitates but soon realises that he could be in ‘make-out city’. Meanwhile, Kitty takes a quiz in Cosmo and learns that there is no spontaneity in her relationship with Red. 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement: John and Tracey have thrown in their jobs to start a Bed and Breakfast down the coast, but their sea change needs help... and fast! 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Inspector Rex: Boxing Robots 2:30 ADbc 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Dakar Rally 2012 Highlights: Stage 14 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Wrecking Ball Baloney - Inspired by a viral video, Adam and Jamie test whether it is possible to construct a working Newton’s cradle (a device in which five metal balls are suspended from a frame) using large wrecking balls. 8:35 Freddi Flintoff versus the World: Texas 9:30 Wilfred: Dog Of A Town (Part 2) 10:00 South Park: Ass Burgers 10:30 World News Australia Late 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Na Wewe 1:05 Movie: “Vares: Private Eye” (MAV s,l,v) - In Finnish. Harddrinking private investigator Vares becomes romantically and then professionally involved with a beautiful but troubled blonde. A fast-paced gangster film that boasts a cast of shady characters who plot and double-cross their way across the country. A box-office hit in its Finnish homeland. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 17

IMPARJA 6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Alive And Cooking 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Yumba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Two And A Half Men: “Whipped Unto The Third Generation”(PG s,l) 7:30 Getaway 8:30 Unforgettable: Road Block 9:30 CSI: NY: The Untouchable - Mac is kidnapped while investigating the murder of a homeless woman who witnessed a homicide a year earlier. The probe reveals the victim was obsessed with crimes committed on February 17, 2010, and was killed to keep her quiet about what she saw. 10:30 Nothing Trivial: Who said “A Happy Family Is But An Earlier Heaven”? 11:30 Southland: Punching Water / Discretion 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Best Of Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Bettlefield Mysteries 11:45 Picture Perfect Homes 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Seven Ages Of Britain 1:30 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Nigella Kitchen: Kitchen Comforts 8:30 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Spix, Sifaka, Numbat, Wallaby 9:25 Gareth Malone’s Extraordinary School For Boys 10:25 ABC News: Late Edition 10:35 Spooks 11:30 Colours By Numbers: The Sodukumentary 12:20 Monarch Of The Glen: Crockery flies at Glenbogle when Lexie comes face to face with her wayward mother for the first time in four years. 1:10 Nature’s Miracle Babies: Spix, Sifaka, Numbat, Wallaby 2:05 Island Life: Torres Strait Islands - Looks at the battle to stop exotic diseases using the Torres Strait Islands as stepping stones to Australia, as the annual monsoon brings millions of insects to them. 3:00 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Yamba’s Playtime 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs India 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs India 7:30 Getaway 8:00 Morning Of The Earth 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Thanks For The Intercourse” (M s) - Walden redecorates, and the change unsettles Alan as it prompts him to think of losing Charlie. 9:00 Mike And Molly: “Mike In The House” - When Mike moves in with Molly and her family, he has to adjust from life in his bachelor pad to a house full of women. 9:30 Person Of Interest: Mission Creep (M s) - Reese joins a gang of thieves to infiltrate a crime ring. 10:30 Nothing Trivial: All The News That’s Fit To Print” Is The Motto Of Which Newspaper? *Series Final* 11:30 2011 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:30 The Unusuals 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 2012 Australian Open 5:00 2012 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 2012 Australian Open: “2012 Australian Open - Night 2” 11:30 That ‘70s Show: “Red Sees Red” - Kitty thinks Red is having a little too much fun playing warden, and she’s determined to get her happy home back. 12:00 Auction Squad: The team hit Queensland’s Gold Coast with some great ideas to save a badly-planned family home with an ugly pool area. 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today: International news and weather including interviews with newsmakers in the world of politics, business, media, entertainment and sport. 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News: Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Into The Deep: America, Whaling And The World 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Oceans Apart 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Pleasure And Pain 9:30 Cutting Edge: Terror Island 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Stella” (M a,s,l) - In French & Italian. Paris, 1977. Sassy and streetwise 11-year-old Stella knows poker better than grammar when she starts the year at a prestigious new school. There, she discovers the possibilities of a whole new world outside her parents’ bar. 12:55 Mad Men: “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes / Ladies Room” (M a,l) -New York City, 1960 - while Don Draper, creative director for the Sterling Cooper ad agency, struggles to control his problematic love life, he tries to keep the agency from losing a big tobacco account. / Betty consults with a specialist about her health issues; Don is pressured to help with Nixon’s presidential campaign; and Peggy pines for the absent Pete while fending off the advances of several co-workers. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

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ABC 4:00 Basketball: WNBL 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 My Family 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Jimmy’s Food Factory: Roast Dinner 8:30 The People’s Supermarket 9:25 Greatest Cities Of The World With Griff Jones: Sydney 10:15 ABC News: Late Edition 10:25 Stephen Fry In America: Deep South 11:25 Live From Abbey Road: A Tribute To The Beatles “Abbey Road” Album - In tribute to the 40th anniversary of The Beatles’ famous album, Abbey Road, we pay homage to the legendary four by featuring exclusive recordings of tracks from the album by current stars. 12:15 Hungry Beast 12:45 The Clinic 1:35 The People’s Supermarket 2:25 When The Natives Get Restless 2:55 Rage

4:00 The Chaser’s War On Everything 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 State to State Summer 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News 9:30 ABC News 24 Mornings 10:00 Time Team 11:00 Ideal World 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Mapping The World 1:30 The Trophy Room 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Outnumbered 8:30 QI: Future 9:00 The Thick Of It 9:35 Absolutely Fabulous: Schmoozin’ 10:05 The Trip: TheAngel At Hetton 10:35 ABC News: Late Edition 10:45 Raw Comedy 2011 11:45 CELEBRITY: Dominick Dunne 1:10 The Cars That Ate China 2:05 Absolutely Fabulous: Schmoozin’ 2:35 The Trip: The Angel At Hetton - The final stop on the ‘hanging out and eating together’ jaunt of comedians Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon sees drama enter the comedic script. 3:05 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Alive And Cooking 10:30 Kitchen Whiz 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 The View 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Yumba’s Playtime 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Wildebeest Implementation” (PG s,l) 7:30 RBT 8:30 Underbelly Files: Infiltration 10:30 True CSI: Cold Blood: Shortcut To Murder - A popular university student is brutally raped and strangled in broad daylight near her North Bay, Ontario home. Although police find key DNA evidence, construct a profile of the brazen killer and arrest a series of prime suspects, their case collapses over and over again. Can they connect the dots? And will they find Sarah Whitehead’s killer? 11:20 2011 Santos Tour Down Under - Highlights 12:20 Memphis Beat: Run On 1:15 Nine Presents 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 10:00 2012 Australian Open 5:00 2012 Australian Open 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 2012 Australian Open: “2012 Australian Open - Night 3” 11:30 That ‘70s Show: “Hyde’s Father” - Hyde’s world is turned upside down when he finds that his father, who left over eight years ago, is bartending at a local dive. Donna’s annoyed when she finds a stack of girly magazines under Eric’s bed. 12:00 Auction Squad: How to add an extra room - for $700, plus your chance to share in $100,000 in home appliances. 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement: Don’t miss the biggest cash-back ever, as the team creates a little magic for a big-hearted Aussie Mum. 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News: Natalie Barr and Mark Beretta present the latest news, sport and weather from around Australia and overseas.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Jump! 2:40 Spaceflies 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: White Diamonds Of Harbin 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures: Grenada 8:30 From Sydney To Tokyo By Any Means: Papua New Guinea 9:30 The Chinese Are Coming 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Coffee and Cigarettes” (M) - A comic series of short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, as the characters discuss things as diverse as caffeine popsicles, Paris in the 1920s, and the use of nicotine as an insecticide - all the while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes. 12:50 Movie: “Towards Zero” (M s,n,v) - In French. Adapted from an Agatha Christie novel. Guillaume, his ex-wife Aude, and his current wife Caroline head to his Aunt Camilla’s rambling country home in Brittany and right into an explosive mix of murder, twists, and turns. When Camilla is found dead in her bed, Inspector Bataille is left to determine what happened. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

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CROSSWORD No. 80

SUDOKU No. 80

Your Lucky

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect. Your input will not go unnoticed, however. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Once you have started a new project nobody will be able to stop you! Your momentum will help you to push through a barrier which has stopped other people in their tracks. Romance. Your partner may ﬁnd it hard to cope with all your excess energy! A powerful aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense: do your best to use your excess energy constructively.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

ACROSS

19... Lease holder (6)

1..... Wine storage (6) 4..... Slacken, cease (3, 2) 6..... To cut grass (3) 4..... Cherish (4) 10... TV cooking contest (6, 4) 12... Ridiculous (6) 13... Opinion (6) 14... Place where you were born (5, 5) 16... Indonesia’s largest island (4) 17... How many Olympic medals did Cathy Freeman win? (3) 18... Saying: The pen is mightier than the ----- (5)

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A few negative comments this week may sap your conﬁdence for a while. You need to take the remarks in context, however, and not overreact. Romance. A person whom you have known for some time may still be interested in you. They will do their best to pretend not to be interested, but their actions will give them away.

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

1..... Joker (8) 2..... Rule (3) 3..... Connected by kinship (7) 4..... Vital organ (5) 5..... Evidence (5) 9..... Month (7) 9..... Cup used in church (7) 11 ... Spin-off, by product (3, 5) 13... Weight in bottom of boat to keep it stable (7) 14... Metal alloy in copper and zinc (5) 15... Stash (5) 17... Drink (3)

FINDWORD No. 80

Be careful that problems at work don’t spill over into your home-life. So long as you try hard to be patient, everything will be resolved. Romance. You may need a little extra emotional support from your partner at the moment. Communications between you will be especially strong, but be careful not to be too demanding.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Activities which don’t need much money will give you a chance to get back on your feet ﬁnancially. Some recent extravagances have taken their toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will give your love-life a push in the right direction. A romantic get-together this week will put your relationship onto much ﬁrmer ground after a recent misunderstanding.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) This will be a very successful week, so long as you avoid people who try to waste your time. You may have to be quite ﬁrm at times! Romance. Everything points to you having a strong sense of purpose this week. This should not be only restricted to your work or professional life and a conﬁdent approach should not be avoided.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will have the travel bug this week, with good reason, so be sure to arrange a trip away early on. You will be then fully revitalised for the upcoming weeks. Romance. A person whom you admire will give you a few words of encouragement today. You will instantly be feeling in a more positive mood.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A new project should get off to an excellent start. Be sure to focus your energies on this early on, otherwise you may have to modify your original plans to take recent events into account. Romance. This would be an excellent time for a romantic evening. You will be in the best of moods, and will enjoy being made a fuss of.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You may need to sort out a problem which has arisen amongst your friends. Whatever you do, you are likely to upset one side or the other! Romance. A strong aspect to Uranus will bring spontaneity in travel and romance so stick your neck out and combine the two. You will not be disappointed!

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

You know that you are taking the right course of action. A show of support from your friends will cheer you up and give you the conﬁdence to continue. Romance. You may be feeling especially wild at the moment. Hold back before you make an unfortunate mistake!

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

A favourable aspect to Neptune will help you to use your intuition in a situation in which you will deﬁnitely need it. The most logical solution may not be the best one to take. Romance. Neptune could also make you a little unrealistic at times. Don’t do anything rash until you have had a chance to discuss it with friends.

MUDDY RIVER

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

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Try to avoid petty disagreements causing friction between different members of the family. It might be better if some areas of discussion were avoided altogether for a while. Romance. If you are looking to meet someone new then this week will be one of the best times to open up any opportunities that come your way.

You may ﬁnd it difﬁcult to tolerate people who don’t know what they are doing. You won’t appreciate having to clear up a mess caused by someone else. Romance. If you are able to relax properly this will be an excellent week for both of you. Be especially careful not to get into arguments, especially ones involving money. You won’t be in a mood for compromise at the moment!

siasm and energy will be appreciated by the people around you; however you must be sympathetic to people who are not so dynamic. Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune this week will improve your powers of intuition, just when you most need them!

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This will be a great time to brainstorm for creative ideas. You will feel productive but you may have to push others to get through what you want. Romance. Your partner will be very responsive if you give out the right signals. Don’t worry if they seem shy about letting you know how they feel.

At times this week you will need to spend more time by yourself. You have a lot of work to get through and won’t be happy if you are constantly interrupted. Romance. A new relationship may pick up speed faster than you expect. Very soon you will have to make a decision about how quickly you want to get involved with this person.

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A surprise move later in the week may leave you wondering what is going on. Talk to a person whom you can trust – your other colleagues may not be so quick to tell you everything. Romance. A power-struggle between you and your partner will not help either of you. Do your best to settle a recent dispute in a way which satisﬁes both sides.

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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Don’t be too shy about expressing your feelings to the people who matter to you. If your friends don’t know what is important to you they won’t be able to help you. Romance. A chance remark may have more signiﬁcance than it seems at the time. Remember what this person says – you will see the full meaning of it later in the week.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

Your ability to spot a ﬁnancial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however. Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.

Someone whom you have not seen for a little while will soon be coming back into your life. A meeting around the middle of the week will give you a chance to catch up with what this friend has been up to. Romance. A difﬁcult aspect to Pluto may cause a deep-seated emotional problem to come to the surface. Deal with it as comprehensively as you can before the situation escalates.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to bring a little more luck into your life over the next few days. Don’t miss an opportunity just because a friend tries to put you off. Romance. Your self-conﬁdence will be especially high at the moment. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative in a new relationship.

SOLUTIONS No. 80

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the conﬁdence you need to sort out a long-standing problem. You need to deal head-on with an issue which you have been trying to avoid. Romance. Your partner will appreciate a few words of encouragement. You might not realise how much they value your support.

A difﬁcult decision could create stress for a while this week. So long as you ignore other people’s advice, you are unlikely to go very far wrong. Romance. Be careful not to let an emotional power-struggle develop between you and your partner. An issue which should have been resolved weeks ago will come back to haunt you.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A person who has let you down in the past is just about to do so again. Don’t be too trusting the second time around. Romance. This will be a very good period for romance, provided you don’t lose patience with your partner. An incident at the beginning of the week could sour your relationship for a while: do your best to put it to one side and focus on all those things which have gone right.

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Corporate Support Services Executive Support Officer - Executive Office, Bamaga Hospital, Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula Health Service District. Remuneration value up to $76 944 p.a., comprising salary between $61 187 - $67 438 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (AO4) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) Duties/Abilities: Provide confidential administrative support to Director of Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula Health Services, Director of Nursing and Community Health Service Manager. Enquiries: Kylie Sagaukaz (07) 4090 4239. Job Ad Reference: H11TO12201. Application Kit: (07) 4226 5124 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus Closing Date: Tuesday, 24 January 2012.

* Supporting existing business enterprises and developing new ones * Monitoring WH&S for staff and participants and ensuring compliance to safe work practices * Assisting in developing work readiness for the participants Applications from local Indigenous people or those with current relevant knowledge and understanding of Torres Strait island culture and issues are encouraged to apply.

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The late Mr Jim David Kabere, who passed away on January 2, 2011 Emetu mari adem natrumda Adge pe ma bagogeli No mara waikar eskedi Sadly missed by your wife Mrs Godai Kabere, son Joshua & family and daughter Edna in Cairns Salkal Gisu & Rita Lui, Babud Village Mer Island Alfred & May Passi & family, Zomered Village Claude & Wakline Mabo & family, Gigrid Village Mrs Maleta Barsa, Ms Grace Barsa & family, Kiam Village Walter & Edith Cowley & family, Zeub Village Kevin Ghee & Annie-Alice Mabo & family, Zeub Village

Big Esso to all families and friends who travelled to join us on our wedding day on Saturday, December 17, 2011. Special thanks to everyone who contributed to making our day one to remember for the rest of our lives, words cannot express our gratitude to you all - Mina Big Esso! From: Mr & Mrs Edward Wapau and family, St Pauls

On behalf of the families of the late DAISY KANABUTU (nee Sailor) We would like to thank the following: Sammy Mills & Yoko Nakata, Ruth Zitha and family, Mr & Mrs Walter Saylor & famiy, Mr & Mrs Poi Pensio and family, Mr & Mrs Jackson Sailor, Aunty Louisa, Vera Anson, Mr Pedro Stephen, Margaret Cowley, Mr & Mrs Jacob Gabbey & family, Mr Benny Mabo, Sue Gibuma, Ella Gibuma, Tiarra Sailor & family, Ella Bowie & family, Mr & Mrs Issac Harry, Maine Gibuma & Mawaiat Seriat, Encemo Sailor & Del Christian and families, Adrian Sailor & Josephine Gela & family, Olsen & Jessie Sailor & family, Mr & Mrs Tony Peter & family, Yoshi & Mikey Nakata, Robbie Toby, Sarouka Toby, Mr & Mrs Gilmore Lifu & family, Alice & Harry Pearson & family, Lula Banu & families, Kevin & Pamela Deemal & family, Sam & Daisy Fredrikkson & family, Phoebe Pensio & family, Gagree Sailor & family, Jack & Rebecca Nuidamu Hilda Mosby & families, Connie & Flo Kris & family, Linda Neliman & family, Jackson Sailor Jnr, Joshiah Sailor, Bruce Sailor, Normie Sailor, Eddie Sailor, Gracie Sailor & family, Patricia Aniba & family, Petrie Sailor, May Sam & Dick Morseu, David Sailor & Family, Tanya Sailor & family, Murray Saylor, Bekie Fauid, Micky Bon, Patty Saylor, Eddie & Jennifer Idagi, Mrs Flo Dorante & family, Mr & Mrs Sam Pearson, Atai Sam, Simah Banu, Ina Titiasey, Maisie Moby, Edgar Daniel & family, Bana Luffman, Margaret Kiwat, Geiza Lei & Family, Torrianna, Morris Sailor, Peter & Joyce Wallis, Marie Sailor, Neuman & Cheryl Mari, Pastor Sanimo, HACC friends, Rebel Marine, TSIMA, CEA workers, Mr Barry Williams – Debra Rose Funeral Directors for your kind donations and words of support If we have missed anyone’s name we are truly sorry for there were many hands that came forward to help.

Port Kennedy Association Inc. Douglas Street – Thursday Island

Planning University Study in 2012? Read this... Assistance with Tertiary Education Scheme (ATES) Scholarship 2012 The Torres Strait Regional Authority is offering four one-year scholarships to assist Indigenous people in the Torres Strait region to commence, continue or complete university study. Each scholarship is valued at $6,000. To be eligible to apply for a scholarship you must be: t t t t t t

Indigenous and living in the Torres Strait region Determined to succeed and committed to learning Committed to undertaking full time undergraduate or postgraduate on-campus study Have lodged your university choices with QTAC For continuing students - have attained minimum ‘Pass’ level for all subjects in the past semester For post-graduate students – not already hold a post-graduate qualification

Mature-aged students are welcome to apply. Application kits and further information can be obtained from Ms Alison Hall at: Telephone: (07) 4069 0700 Or email: alison.hall@tsra.gov.au Applications close: Close of Business Friday, January 20, 2012

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POSITION VACANT – SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICER Applicant must demonstrate experience and abilities in the following: • Financial control of varying association programs • High skills in Word processing / Excel / MYOB • High knowledge in submission writing and accessing funding information • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills • Ability to work with the board of management and staff • Staff supervision and human resources skills • Management reporting and government reporting ability • Experience with payroll, statutory returns • Time Management Skills • Must be ﬂexible to ensure successful running of all programs • Ability to work independently and address sensitive issues Interested applicants should obtain a copy of the application package from the Port Kennedy Association Administration Ofﬁce. For further information please call Shakira Zitha on (07) 4069 2306. Closing Date: January 24, 2012.

NEWS

Fishing bucket list book out

Moves expand skills of Indigenous health workers THE skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area will be given a boost, with a halfmillion dollar commitment to further training in the region. A number of health workers have already either completed or have embarked upon intensive skills assessment and training to gain the Indigenous Health Worker - Isolated Practice Authorisation (IPA) qualification. The qualification will allow health workers to administer and supply medications in accordance with established clinical guidelines. Torres Strait and NPA Health Service District chief executive officer Paul Stephenson gaining the IPA qualification also provided Health Workers with clinical skills to help respond to emergent presentations as they arose and to manage chronic disease in their communities. “Sixteen Torres Strait health workers already have completed the training program, with a further 22 currently at various stages of their training,’’ Mr Stephenson said. The training is being delivered by the Toowoombabased Cunningham Centre, who recently delivered a four-day clinical skills workshop on Thursday Island for Torres Strait and NPA Health Workers, attended by 15 health workers from around the district. Mr Stephenson said the Cunningham Centre also was exploring the possibility of delivering the Diploma of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care (Community Care) to Health Workers in the Torres Strait. The diploma provides health workers with advanced skills in primary health care, as well as formalised qualifications to be recognised under a national scheme for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers coming into effect from July 1 this year. Mr Stephenson said the move to increase and expand the skills of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers was recognition of the vital role they played in the prevention of chronic diseases and the management of existing conditions in their communities. “We need to encourage more Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to be employed at all levels in health to start making a bigger impact on their communities,’’ he said. Mr Stephenson said the training program also would help address clinical staff recruitment and retention issues in remote areas like the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula. “We all know the difficulties being experienced, not just in Queensland but Australia-wide, in attracting health care staff to work in rural and remote locations and then retaining them,’’ he said. “By upgrading the skills of local Health Workers and expanding their scope of practice, we can help overcome some of these difficulties in recruiting and attracting suitably qualified clinical staff to remote areas and ensure that local residents receive continuity of care. “This is a great example of how Queensland Health is committed to delivering improved health services through innovation. “Having suitably qualified clinical staff on the ground in these remote communities, such as the outer islands of the Torres Strait, ensures more services are delivered closer to home for patients.’’

PAUL Worsteling drops a line into the ‘best fish to catch’ conversation with his latest book release, The Fisherman’s Bucket List-50 fish to catch before your last cast. This elegantly presented hardcover profiles 50 top sportfish, each described with a mix of anecdotes, interesting facts, related species information, hot spots, fishing tips, cooking advice and comments of interest that provide you with a taste of an encounter with each fish. Best known for his fishing exploits on his television show IFISH, Worsteling avoids the textbook style so often used in fishing books and instead takes a conversational approach to a topic that is sure to create as many arguments as laughs among fishing mates debating what fish species should make an angler’s bucket list. Each fish profile is accompanied by a couple of field shots to give you a feel for the on-water

experience. The geographical range of each fish is represented on a map positioned next to three hot spot suggestions, plus there’s a details box for you to fill in as you catch each fish. Worsteling starts with anecdotes of personal encounters for each fish then moves on to describe those facts that best represent the fish and the experience of catching one. Interesting information about closely-related fish species is included, providing subtle fishing clues, and Worsteling also offers one ‘Paul’s Tip’ for each fish, to complement the suggested fishing tactics and cooking advice. The book is a conversation-in-waiting. As MOTO GP champion Casey Stoner mentions in the book’s foreword: “It will no doubt inspire anglers into action [and] will get you thinking about the fish you most want to catch.” With its clean spacious layouts and the beautiful

hand-drawn illustrations of each species please the eye, the Fisherman’s Bucket List-50 fish to catch your last cast by Paul Worsteling is available online and at select book shops.

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EFFECTIVE 1st FEBRUARY 2011

Maintenance

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FAST , SAFE & FRIENDLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE

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Moves afoot for futsal tournament By FELIPE ESPINOZA THE games were smaller in numbers but big in action on Wednesday, December 21 at the futsal arena. It was a thrilling competition between three fierce teams of six players each, who tried to score the most goals in five-minute matches to claim to be the ruling team of the field. Games were balanced in skills, resulting in a fair and entertaining night that carried on until 7.45pm with 10 enthusiastic players. The night ended with a superb move from Guzgari Vandenbos, who hit the ball with his heel sending it straight into the corner of the goal. Best player of the night was undoubtedly Danny Mosby, who within a minute of walking into the game proved to be an extremely dangerous player with a powerful shot that went into the net leaving the goalie wondering how it had happened. George Nona also joined the weekly contests, bringing his family to support his team and to show that, like Danny, his talent has remained intact since playing futsal in high school. On Wednesday, January 4, a couple of dedicated teams were treated to a display of skills from Cheyanne Perrier from Hervey Bay. It was Cheyanne’s first time at the Wednesday night competition. Cheyanne, who moved up to Thursday Matt Raine keeps possession as Tyler Pask moves in to tackle during futsal on Wednesday, January 4. PHOTOS: MARK ROY. Island last year for work, said she was keen to come along and hone her skills after seeing the advertisement for futsal at the TI Post Office. “I started playing futsal and soccer at school before moving on to play club matches for three seasons,” Cheyanne said. “I’ve played futsal ever since. It’s good for fitness, and also a chance to meet new faces.” Futsal organiser Felipe Espinoza says he is keen to get a four-week tournament going from January 18 at the Torres Shire Sports Complex. “It remains to be seen if it will happen, as I’m going away on January 11, and we need someone new to take up the reins,” Felipe said. He encouraged new teams to enrol in the fun and competitive sport by January 11. Contact Felipe on 0459 358 194 for more information. Mick and power striker Stuart do battle for the ball. Cheyanne Perrier shows the boys some fancy footwork.

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