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20 - 26 June 2012 • Thursday Island • www.torresnews.com.au • editor@torresnews.com.au • Edition No. 1019 • $2.00 inc. GST

New boats come as jobs go 6 Customs jobs set to go on Thursday Island CUSTOMS is planning to slash staff from 14 offices across the country, with the biggest job cuts in ports such as Townsville, Cairns and Thursday Island.

Thursday Island looks likely to lose at least six of its 14 staff.

Unions and local councils say cutting Customs staff in these areas could make it easier for criminals to break the law.

An internal document obtained by the ABC shows Customs is planning to cut 37 jobs in district offices.

Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Northern and Remote Australia Senator Ian Macdonald has slammed the decision.

“The Gillard government couldn’t care less about the enormous challenges our customs officers face in trying to police this vast coastline in Northern Australia.

“It appears their only concern is to slash and burn to protect their so-called Budget surplus. And to hell with the problems that causes,” Sen. Macdonald said.

“And if the Gillard government believes Thursday Island is ‘low risk’ why have they just imposed on Torres Strait Islanders an additional tax of $26 per head per flight for a new security screening facility at the Horn Island airport?

“I was on Thursday Island this month where they are still reeling from the removal of the Royal Australian Navy last year, and now look likely to lose at least six of its 14 customs officers as well.”

Customs officers in ports around the northern coastline are responsible for checking cargo, incoming and outgoing, performing surveillance, searching for illegal items such as guns and drugs - all of which will be affected by these dramatic staff cuts.

“Not only will it affect the operations of the Customs Service,” Sen. Macdonald said, “but ripping these jobs out of these communities is just another slap in the face from a government which specialises in ignoring Northern Australia.”

“For any place or any person outside the south east corner of the country - if it doesn’t happen there, then as far as they’re concerned it’s not of any significance at all.”

Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) spokeswoman Nadine Flood says the cuts represented up to 24 per cent of Customs staff in district offices.

“These are staff who do critical work at our ports ensuring that they are checking cargo on the docks, they are performing surveillance, and they are searching for illegal items such as guns and drugs,” she said.

“Cuts of this magnitude have got to have an impact on Customs’ operational capacity.”

Ms Flood says “low risk” does not equate to “no risk” when it comes to Customs work.

“Despite Customs management assurances that they are making cuts in ports with less high-risk activity, staff are deeply concerned that there will be an impact on their operations,” she said.

But the Customs and Border Protection Service says the plan will have little impact on its operations.

Spokesman Matt Wardell says large ports are simply at greater risk than small regional ports.

“Like any agency, we have to live within our budget,” he said.

“We certainly intend to work with our staff and with the union to determine the most effective and efficient way to achieve some of those savings.”

Customs is currently consulting with its staff on the cuts.

SOON TO BE LAUNCHED: A computer model of the new Cape Class patrol boat headed for Thursday Island.

INSET: ON THE WAY OUT: The Customs and Border Protection Bay Class patrol boat in action off Thursday Island recently. PHOTO: MARK ROY

New Customs boat for Thursday Island A NEW Customs boat being built for Thursday Island is on time and on budget, says Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Justice Jason Clare.

The vessel is one of eight new Cape Class vessels being built to replace ageing Bay Class boats across the north of Australia at a cost of $350 million.

The expenditure comes as Customs workers across the Far North are steeling themselves for job redundancies.

Customs is planning to slash staff from 14 offices across the country, with biggest job cuts in ports deemed low risk, such as Townsville, Cairns and Thursday Island.

Speaking at a keel-laying cer-

emony at the contracted shipbuilders yard in Fremantle, Mr Clare said the new boats would be delivered to the Customs and Border Protection Service between 2013 and 2015, “on time and on budget”.

“The Cape Class patrol boats will help protect Australia’s borders from maritime threats like illegal fishing, piracy, marine pollution, irregular maritime arrivals and prohibited imports and exports.

“They will be faster, more than 20 metres longer and have better surveillance and communications technology than our current Bay Class patrol boats.”

Each 58.1m boat, being built

by Austal Ships in Henderson, near Fremantle, will be capable of patrolling for 28 days at a time

and travelling 4000 nautical miles before refuelling.

The eight 38m Bay boats, which are nearing the end of their useful life, are expected to stay in service until 2035.

The vessels would also carry a larger crew of about 18, be much larger and carry more up-to-date surveillance equipment.

The keel laying ceremony is an age-old tradition where coins are placed upon a keel block, on which the hull modules will rest.

The coins are placed to provide good luck and protection during the construction of the boats, and afterwards will be given to the vessel to provide good luck and good fortune throughout its future patrols.

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Toy gun brings serious charge: Family afraid

By MARK ROY A THURSDAY Island family is shaken and afraid after their home was raided by six police wearing ak jackets and carrying guns.

The police raid on the night of Saturday, April 28, followed an incident earlier in the evening at a local drive-through liquor outlet that involved a child’s toy plastic gun.

Thursday Island Police have charged Gesa GelaJoseph (17) with going armed so as to cause fear - a charge that carries a penalty of up to two years in prison.

Mr Gela-Joseph appeared in the Thursday Island Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, June 12.

His mother, Mrs Saimo Gela, said the matter was “petty� and should never have gone to court. “We shouldn’t even be here, it’s all over a toy gun,�

Mrs Gela said outside the courthouse. “My boy has no criminal history, and he has been school captain at both schools, in

frightened. We are still frightened.�

Family member Anne Akee said police had asked her young son, Wakusai Gabey, and Mr Gela-Joseph to go into the house to ďŹ nd the gun.

Four-year-old Wakusai had been playing with the toy on the night of the incident, she said. “If the police thought it was a real gun, why send a child into the house to ďŹ nd it?â€? she asked. “They never even told the tenants why they were there.â€?

Mrs Gela said police had also told her no family members could accompany her son to the police station. “Where’s the justice in this?â€? she asked. “The ironic thing is all my boys never had toy Gesa Gela-Joseph with his mother Saimo Gela, family and supporters outside their Thursday Island home, raided by armed police in guns, I hated the things.â€? ak jackets. PHOTO: MARK ROY Mr Gela-Joseph was released on bail and is due primary school and high school.

She said when police raided her home on gun holsters unclipped,� she said “It’s completely innocent, just a child thing. Jardine Street, at around 9.30pm, her family was “We had to stand in the yard in front of all to reappear in the Thursday Island Magistrate’s Court And now he is facing serious charges that could forced into the yard without any explanation. our neighbours. land him in prison.� “They came in wearing vests and with their “We felt shame, and were shaken and on Monday, July 9.

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20 - 26 June 2012

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Nursing graduate an inspiration to all

By MARK ROY IT has been quite a ride for McCauley Ghee from Mer (Murray Island).

Mr Ghee, or Max, as he is better known, has gone from picking up rubbish and thunderboxes in his former job as rubbish collector to receiving his laurels from James Cook University earlier this month.

Now, armed with a Bachelor ’s Degree in Nursing, Max aims to return to his homelands in the Torres Strait to help others. “This is a great opportunity for me to make an impact,� he said at his graduation ceremony on Thursday Island on Tuesday, June 5. “We must take time to educate ourselves and to help our people.�

It was a very special graduation ceremony, not only for Max and his university, but for the wider community, who welcomed the first JCU nursing student to graduate in the Torres Strait since 2007.

Following a hymn from the Traditional Dancers of Mer, Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen thanked the university for their efforts in the local community. “JCU has been in partnership with the Torres Strait in capacity-building and empowerment at the grassroots level,� Mr Stephen said. “I thank (School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition head of school) Associate Professor Lee Stewart, and ask her to take our appreciation back to the university.�

Mayor Stephen said James Cook University was the first university to put a campus here on Thursday Island. “A lot of others have talked about it, but JCU has done it,� he said. “The local campus has a positive flow-on effect in Indigenous employment. “The aspiration is not just to get them in the door, but to have a very positive vertical climb, not just a horizontal participation.�

Mayor Stephen said he wanted to personally thank Mr Ghee on his achievement. “I want to eso Max. I’ve seen his determination and commitment. His aspiration is to

open doors and empower our children.�

School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition lecturer Matt Mason said Max had not chosen the easy path. “A Bachelor of Nursing is not easy to achieve in the best of circumstances, and I’m sure Max would be the first to admit it has not all been smooth sailing,�

Mr Mason said. “But what Max has achieved shows how dedicated he has been, and the support he has had from his family and community. “This is a credit to him and to those who have supported him.�

For Max, achieving the degree meant embarking on a steep learning curve, having left school in the middle of Year 10 to help his mum look after seven kids. “I was a garbage truck driver with the Torres Shire Council for 15 years, picking up rubbish and thunderboxes,� he told the audience at his graduation. “When people asked me to go to JCU, I thought, ‘that’s for all the smart kids’. “But there is strong support there. If you put your mind to it you can achieve this.�

During his breaks from study, Max worked for Queensland Health on the islands of Iama, Masig, Mer and Horn, and said he wanted to thank the Primary Health workers, nurses and Primary Health managers for their support and for the experiences he gained.

He said his main areas of interest were mental health and remote area nursing. “My mum also graduated from university with a degree in mental health, which shows anyone at any age can do it,� he said.

JCU’s School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition currently has 12 first year students, three second-year students and one third-year student tackling the four-year commitment needed to achieve a Bachelor of Nursing degree.

Head of School Associate Professor Lee Stewart said she had three messages for aspiring graduates: “Strive for excellence, make a difference, and embrace change.�

TOP: Frances Mills, JCU Faculty of Medicine, Health and Molecular Sciences executive officer Pam Stronach, Robyn Humphries, Kaurareg elder Wigness Seriat, Head of School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition Associate Professor Lee Stewart, Janelle Marrington, Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen, Chair of JCU Thursday Island Campus Advisory Council Romina Fujii, and Deputy Head of School of Nursing Tanya Park at the graduation ceremony.

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INSET: JCU’s Head of the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition, Associate Professor Lee Stewart, awards McCauley Ghee his Bachelor of Nursing degree as Frances Mills, Janelle Marrington and Mayor Pedro Stephen look on. PHOTOS: MARK ROY

Gooda welcomes native title reforms ABORIGINAL and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda (pictured) has welcomed native title reforms announced last Wednesday, June 6. “I am heartened by these significant reforms which overall appear to indicate a more flexible and responsive approach on the horizon to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Islander people negotiating the native title system,� Mr Gooda said. “The reforms have the potential to improve outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in our efforts to have our traditional connection to, and rights and interests in our lands, territories and resources recognised but only if we are actively involved in negotiations. “Overall, the reforms are a step in the right direction but we will need further reform to address inequities that remain in the native title system, such as reversing the current and onerous burden of proof provisions.�

Mr Gooda also welcomed the proposals to allow parties to disregard the historical extinguishment of native title in areas set aside as parks or reserves. “This reform will go some way towards overturning some of the entrenched dispossession and disadvantage caused by the breadth and permanency of past and current extinguishment practices,� he said. “The extinguishment of Indigenous rights in land by unilateral uncompensated acts is also completely at odds with Australia’s human rights obligations, specifically the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples which Australia has formally supported for more than three years.�

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28 trainees join the 51st FNQ Regiment

These Defence Indigenous Development Program North Queensland trainees are now fullyfledged members of the 51st Far North Queensland Regiment, following a Hat and Badge parade in Cairns last month.

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TWENTY-EIGHT Indigenous trainees from Far North Queensland became fully fledged members of the 51st Far North Queensland Regiment, with a Hat and Badge parade at Porton Barracks, Cairns on Saturday, May 19.

The Parade marks the completion of an important milestone in the first steps of the Defence Indigenous Development Program North Queensland.

The trainees are in the fourth week of the seven-month, live-in course which primarily aims to provide young Indigenous adults with education, training, life skills and confidence to secure and sustain continuous employment.

Federal Minister for Defence Science and Personnel Warren Snowdon congratulated the graduating students on reaching an important first milestone.

“These young men and women are the third group to graduate from this initial stage in the Defence Indigenous Development Program,” Mr Snowdon said.

“This program has proven results, and I am delighted to see the enormous effort these young people are devoting to this exciting and successful program.”

The 28 participants (13 women and 15 men) come from the Far North Queensland communities of Badu Island, Yorke Island, Thursday Island, Saibai Island, Boigu Island, Hammond Island, Yam Island, Bamaga, Old Mapoon, Hope Vale, Wujal Wujal, Napranum, Mamu, Yarrabah and Charters Towers.

Graduates were presented with certificates and 51st FNQR Unit insignia by the Parade Reviewing Officer Lt Col. Silver.

Over the next six months, the trainees will work towards obtaining Year 10 numeracy and literacy subjects, undertake Certificate II and vocational training, and take part in activities designed to develop personal confidence to broaden long term employment opportunities

Helicopter pilot is safe after landing on water

A Robinson R44 helicopter similar to this made an emergency landing on water 20nm north of Moa on Saturday, June 4.

A HELICOPTER pilot has been forced to make an emergency landing on water north of Moa Island after experiencing mechanical problems.

The single-engine Robinson R44 helicopter, which is fitted with skids that inflate automatically on contact with water, landed safely on water at 5.40pm, on Saturday, June 9.

No passengers were on board at the time.

The pilot was later recovered by a Queensland Health emergency rescue helicopter.

A spokesperson for Cape York Helicopters said the pilot of the Robinson R44 chopper is safe and well after the incident.

“The pilot thought he was having mechanical trouble and executed a perfect emergency landing,” she said.

The incident happened about 20 nautical miles north of Moa. At the time of going to press on Thursday, June 14, the R44 helicopter was awaiting recovery on Mabuiag Island.

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Top honour for Thursday Island firefighter

By MARK ROY DAVID Prain, Officer-in-Charge of the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS) on Thursday Island, admits to being “humbled and honoured” after being awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal in this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

But he knows someone whose pride may just outshine his humility.

“My mum, Lorraine Prain, is really excited by the award,” Mr Prain says.

“She’s 87 and lives on the Gold Coast in an independent retirement village.”

He admits he is looking forward to having his mum with him when he is presented with his Service Medal in Brisbane later this year.

“She is very proud of the boy,” he says with a smile.

“But the thing that pleases me most is that the organisation holds me in such high regard.”

Mr Prain served with the QFRS in Mossman from 1992 to 1999, and in Port Douglas from 1999 to July 2004, before coming to Thursday Island.

And he says there is no place he would rather be.

“I love the job, I love the place, and I love the people,” he says.

“Thursday Island is a fabulous part of the world. I work with wonderful people - the auxilliary firefighters. I have the highest regard for their commitment and their dedication, and they are an absolute joy to be with.

“I’ve had a bit of a relationship with Thursday Island since I was a policeman here in the 1970s, and I’ve always had this mad urge to come back here, and managed to do so with the fire service.”

Mr Prain was announced recipient of the Australian Fire Service Medal on Monday, June 11, 2012.

The medal recognises distinguished service by a member of an Australian Fire Service who is seen to have demonstrated a high degree of service and devotion to duty in a particular situation, or in special duties above and beyond normal work responsibilities.

Mr Prain says if he has been able to achieve such positive

outcomes for the organisation, it is through the support of people around him.

“I have received unstinting support from senior management in Cairns, but most importantly from my wonderful auxilliary firefighters I’ve had the pleasure to work with these past years, both on Thursday Island and previous to that in the Mossman and Port Douglas area,” he said.

“It is to them that I dedicate my Australian Fire Service Medal.”

Minister for Police and Community Safety Jack Dempsey said the Queen’s Birthday Honours List recognised those Queenslanders who had made a significant difference to their communities.

“I am delighted to recognise the nine DCS staff and volunteers who were included in this year’s honours list and will receive the Australian Fire Service Medal, the Emergency Service Medal or the Ambulance Service Medal,” Mr Dempsey said.

“All recipients are very deserving of these awards as they have represented the department with distinction and are highly respected amongst their peers for their professionalism and commitment.”

QFRS Far Northern Region assistant commissioner Wayne Weston said Mr Prain had worked tirelessly in the first few years of his appointment to Thursday Island to rebuild and recruit members to the Thursday Island Fire and Rescue Station.

“Through Mr Prain’s manner, approachability and understanding of the many cultural and other issues associated with the Torres Strait he was successful in rebuilding the Thursday Island team into an effective and efficient unit which continues today.”

He said Mr Prain had not only excelled in his professional career as a fire officer but had also been a significant contributor to the community.

“These attributes have seen Mr Prain embraced by the community and you only have to walk down the main street on any day to see the respect and acknowledgement from the community to Mr Prain,” he said.

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ABOVE: Recipient of the Australian Fire Service Medal, Thursday Island’s David Prain, at the local fire station last week. serving member of Rotary, since 1992 in Mossman.

After coming to Thursday Island be met Pat Jones, who invited him to join the Thursday Island Rotary Club.

“So I continued on, because it is something I enjoy,” Mr Prain said.

“They are a wonderful group of people with wonderful ideals all about trying to make a bit of a difference in the community, and trying to improve the lifestyle of someone less fortunate.”

Mr Weston said after the first years of rebuilding Thursday Island station, Mr Prain expanded his area of influence and spend greater amounts of time on community safety activities both on Thursday Island and the greater Torres Strait and Northern Cape York.

“The efforts of Station Officer Prain have seen many improvements on islands throughout the Straits and on the Northern Cape York in both the delivery of Community Safety programs and the readiness of communities to prepare, respond and recover from emergencies.

“The regard that Mr Prain is held by all community leaders, school principals, council CEOs and other community representatives is without peer.”

Station Officer David Prain (right) in action with QFRS Thursday Island auxilliary firefighters on the island’s main street in February this year. PHOTOS: MARK ROY

43% without financial services, bank accounts A REPORT has found 43 per cent of Australia’s Indigenous population do not have basic financial services, such as bank accounts.

The study discovered just under three million, or 17.2% of Australians, are now either fully or severely financially excluded from affordable and appropriate financial services.

Indigenous Australians, young adult Australians, and those living in low-income outer suburban and regional areas are cited as some of the most-vulnerable to financial exclusion.

Those include 43.1% of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islanders (ATSI) are considered financially excluded, while 49.2% of 18-24 year olds are now considered financially excluded.

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Chris Connolly says this year’s study gives an even-greater insight into the extent of financial exclusion in Australia.

“This year we have delved deeper into key topics, such as the use of credit and the experiences of Indigenous consumers. We also provide a geographic analysis of financial exclusion data.

“The report also shows that the list of current credit needs of consumers facing financial exclusion is dominated by regular expenses, such as food, rent and utility payments.” he said.

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NEWS

More Indon. Army atrocities in West Papua 9 killed, 19 seriously injured, 1000s flee

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Buildings destroyed by the Indonesian Army.

AT least nine people have been killed, 19 seriously injured, and thousands left homeless in the latest atrocity committed by Indonesian forces against West Papuans.

The violence caused thousands to flee to the relative safety of the surrounding mountains, West Papua Media reports.

The extent of destruction, caused by the soldiers from the Indonesian Army (TNI) Battalion 756 in Wamena, occurred on June 6.

According to local independent human rights activist Roni Lokbere, soldiers were firing indiscriminately at any Papuan they saw.

“Anyone in sight of police and soldiers who have the black and curly hair, it is not forgiving - just automatic firing action,” said Lokbere in a message with videos sent to West Papua Media.

It is believed the soldiers ran amok in retaliation for the fatal beating by Wamena residents of two soldiers who killed a small Papuan boy in a motor incident.

“We make these reports based on true facts, the actions of the TNI and police officers who are arrogant and abusive, that ignore the principles of humanity and justice,” said Lokbere.

Human rights workers in Wamena have identified a number of victims so far, but they report there are still many victims to be identified, with military and police personnel blockading the hospital to prevent relatives access to those who sustained injuries.

This policy is causing great concern from local people that Indonesian security forces are committing further human rights abuses at the hospital in Wamena on survivors of the rampage.

According to fresh but separate unconfirmed reports received by West Papua Media, medical staff are being threatened by heavily armed military officers at the hospital, and soldiers and police, including Australian-funded Detachment 88 counter-terror officers, are directly interfering in the provision of treatment.

This information was provided at great risk by paramedics to Papuan human rights activists, describing the scenes of terror and intimidation still occurring at the hospital in Wamena.

At time of writing only members of the local Nduga tribal clan had been formally identified as dead, with several other tribes including Susa people, represented amongst an unknown number of total casualties.

Many of those injured received significant wounds, and with the deliberate interference to medical treatment of the wounded by security forces, the number of dead is expected to rise.

In addition, more than 20 Lani tribespeople have sustained serious injuries from gunshots and beatings during the rampage, though their condition is not yet known at time of publishing.

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Senator mightily impressed with Charlie Company THE Federal opposition has expressed its support for Defence activities in the Torres Strait following a visit to Thursday Island last week by Opposition spokesman for the Defence Force and Defence support Senator Ian Macdonald.

Senator Macdonald said the work being done on Thursday Island was invaluable and contributed significantly to the protection of our borders and more generally to the defence of Australia.

“I have nothing but praise for the officers and men of C company of the 51 Far North Queensland Regiment,” he said.

“I am particularly impressed with the reservist soldiers who add local knowledge and expertise to professional army activities undertaken by the Thursday Island based unit.

“In unstable times in the region

it is very important to have skilled ‘eyes and ears’ on the ground - and indeed the sea, in the northernmost parts of our country.

“The work being done to engage with local indigenous communities is exceptional.

Sen. Macdonald was impressed with the indigenous recruitment and training programs being developed and deployed at 51FNQR. “With these innovative programs developed by the Army, whole communities are being engaged and improved through their positive contact with the Australian Defence Force.

“Quite aside from the excellent work they do on deployment, the presence of 51FNQR in the region is a positive influence on the wider community and has really made a difference.

“I thank the soldiers for what Senator Ian Macdonald with Officer Commanding C Coy 51 they do for all of us.”

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“Congress will negotiate with the Government about the detail to ensure that it meets our expectations,” he said.

“Our agenda absolutely includes the reversal of the onus of proof, consistency with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and greater protection of our cultural heritage.

“Congress will remain focused on protecting our rights and interests and looking at how we can continue the conversation about more reforms,” he said.

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THE National Congress of Australia’s First People will continue to advocate for moresubstantive changes to the Native Title Act, including reversing the onus of proof for claimants, following the Government’s announcement of a raft of reforms last week.

Congress Co-Chairs Les Malezer and Jody Broun (right) welcomed the positive reforms as the first stage in the Government’s incremental approach to making the Native Title Act stronger and more workable.

The reforms cover taxation, good-faith negotiations, agreements for historical extinguishment, and a new easier way to vary land use agreements.

Co-Chair Malezer said these are positive changes but do not go far enough for many Aboriginal and Torres Strait

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that one of the critical factors is how long it takes for claims to be determined and how expensive the process is,” said Ms Broun.

“There are more than 400 registered claims in the system and the National Native Title Council says it will be decades before they are concluded.

“Many of our old people, as central witnesses in these proceedings, will be gone before these claims are determined.

“It will continue to be a tragedy if, like Eddie Mabo, our elders do not live long enough to see their property rights protected.

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“The Government is talking about incremental change but 20 years on we think it is also time for bolder moves on Native Title,” she said.

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Every Friday is Floral Friday in the Torres Shire - so break out the floral print shirts and dresses and put those flowers in you hair!

JUNE

Mon 18. Hash House Harriers run, 5.50pm Mon 18. Yoga, TI Bowls Club, 6pm Mon 18. Mixed Social Volleyball, TI Sports Complex, 6pm Tue 19. Esplanade walk/Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 19. Touch Football, Ken Brown Oval, 6pm Tue 19. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin entry, 7pm Wed 20. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 20. Yoga, TI Bowls Club, 6pm Wed 20. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 20. Wongai Wednesday, Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island, 6.30 - 9pm Thu 21. TS Carpentaria Cadets, TI Joint Defence Facility, 5.30 - 7.30pm Thu 21. Competitive volleyball, TI Sports Complex Fri 22. Floral Fridays - wear floral clothes!

Fri 22. TI Rotary Club breakfast meeting, Ilan Cafe, 7am, 0438 747 853 Fri 22. Mini-triathlon, TI Sports Complex, 5.15pm Fri 22. Yoga, OLSH School, 6pm Fri 22. Karaoke, Torres Hotel, 7pm Fri 22. Music by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Sat 23. KRL Rugby League, Ken Brown Oval Sun 23. Uncle Seaman Dan, Torres Hotel, 12 - 3pm Mon 25 - Wed 27. Elements of Shipboard Safety course, Moa Island. Meet at Council office, 8.30am, 0408 744 018 Sat 30. Mini Market, PKA Hall, 7am - 12pm

JULY

Jul 1-8. NAIDOC Week Mon 2. Coming of the Light shire holiday

CHURCH SERVICES Parish of St Bethel,131 William Cr Bamaga NPA, Sundays 10am Uniting Church, 114 Douglas St Thursday Island, Sundays 10am Independent Church Parish of the Resurrection TI, Morning Prayer Sundays 10am, Evening Prayer 7.30pm Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mass, all locations: Mon-Fri 7am, Saturday Vigil 6pm, Sunday 10am Hammond, Sunday 8am Horn, Saturday 9am Bamaga, 2nd Tuesday every month, 4069 3699 Arthur Wong 7.30pm

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Letter of support for Meriam Elders (Mer Island) I WRITE in support to the letter dated 6-12 June 2012, Meriam Elders reject lease arrangements.

Romans Chapter 8, verse 18-21 From Suffering To Glory: For I consider that the suffering of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

For the earnest expectation of the creation eagerly waits for the revealing of the sons of GOD. For the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of Him who subjected it in hope.

Because the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of GOD. I sincerely Thank our Meriam Elders (Mer Island) for standing up, to protest against the 40-year lease arrangements between the Department of Environment and Resource Management (DERM) and Mer Ged Kem Le (TSI) Corporation, the Prescribed Body Corporation (PBC), supposedly acting on behalf of the Meriam

OH dear, us up north are just about to be dragged into a stand-up fight between Brisbane, Canberra and a lot of strange outsiders.

The battle lines are being drawn, eager troops are forming up and the heavy artillery is being trundled out of storage and carefully aimed at the opposition.

The root of the trouble lies in the fact that we live in a Very Nice Place.

In the whole of Australia, only around 2.5 per cent live in places like ours and that includes all those strange people busy digging holes in Western Australia.

There’s hardly any of us and the northeastern part of Australia is the place we live, a place where we are free to be as cranky as we like and no-one will care.

Unfortunately, while the rest of Australia might not love us, they do love our countryside even if they only see it from the end of a TV remote.

That makes us fair game for the southern pollies. They can use us like gambling chips on the blackjack table of State and Federal politics.

The first shots in the impending conflict came for Oberführer Campbell Newman.

He threw a challenge onto Canberra’s

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of the Mabo Case.

I clearly visualise this as a stand against the Australian Governments persuasive tactics (‘money for land scheme’) and ways to “extinguish native title (under Mabo) - Grant a lease”, also for the corruption and moneyseekers within our own community of Mer, who are pursueing their own ambitions and greed, let alone protect our sovereign rights and interests of Native Title Land and the rights of Traditional Land Owners.

Our Fathers (Koiki Mabo, Sam Passi, Dave Passi, James Rice, Henry Kabere, Meb Salee Snr, Victor Sagigi, Jack Wailu Snr, and all other Plaintiffs who were involved with the Mabo Case) fought hard for the recognition of this land which I firmly stand on.

So as of today, I too will take a stand and support our Meriam Elders to fight against greed and corruption within our society in any way or form, and to maintain our Native Title Rights, and our true values as Traditional Land Owners in the eye of the Australian People and Public.

I now urge all Aboriginal and

Will anyone stand up for us?

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People of Mer Island.

The Native Title Constitution has given the Traditional Land Owners paramount rights, however that was lost to us in the process of the 40-year-lease arrangements.

Proper consultations with our people is crucial, but has not taken place and decisions have been made behind closed doors creating havoc in our community.

The Law of Malo was based on Justice and Integrity. ‘Malo’s Law - Tag mauki mauki, teter mauki mauki, Adle ged mimikak - Your hands must not touch what is other people’s, Your feet must not wander into another man’s yard”, also bearing in mind that our heroes (Plaintiffs), the lawyers with the late R. Caston who headed the Mabo Case was a Human Rights Commissioner ... corruption must not take its roots where Light has already been shed.

As the Meriam Elders (Mer Island) have spoken and also felt that the 40-year lease concept truly defeats the 10-year struggle in the High Court of Australia which also contradicts the whole Native Title concept

The

Eye f the

table: he is going to develop a coal mine in Queensland, and he doesn’t give a monkey’s what any outsider thinks about it.

Our Julia is not going to stand for that, and lambasted the Oberführer for a shoddy environmental assessment.

She also had a swipe at the Oberführer’s mates - the mining companies. Gina Rinehart and Clive Palmer, two zillionaire mining magnates, are under direct attack.

They have appeared on newspaper front pages looking rather like Tweedledum and Tweedledee caught pinching cookies. They had better run for cover now, before Julia really gets on their case.

Overshadowing everything else is UNESCO and its World Heritage assessment process.

Any day now, we could find ourselves magically teleported from being ordinary folks living in a pretty place, to joining the cane toads, wild pigs and other ferals damaging a pristine UNESCO World Heritage site by just being here.

Will anyone stand up for us?

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Torres Strait Islanders throughout this region and Australia to “Take a Stand with our Elders” to protect what is rightfully ours and has been God Given, our Traditional Land.

“This is for ourselves, and our future generations to come” Food For Thought “If Jesus was betrayed by he’s own Disciple Judas Iscariot, for a bag of silver and gold, then it is True that our own people are liable to betray their own blood for money” Yours in support, Michael Passi (pictured) Dowareb Tribe, Mer Island

Well . . . that depends on how much our pollies need the Green vote down south. Or Tweedledum and Tweedledee’s donations.

Whichever way the battle goes, I don’t suppose our opinions will count for much.

Correction Correction to TSRA press release (At long last $12 million answer to torres strait coastal concerns, Torres News, June 13, page 9): “Beyond the $5 million RDAF funds and up to another $7 million (not $12 million) from the Commonwealth, an estimated additional $12 million is needed to complete the Torres Strait Coastal Works program to help improve the protection of the six most vulnerable communities to coastal flooding and erosion.”

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SHINE A LIGHT On our history The Victoria Memorial Institute building on Thursday Island. PHOTO: STATE LIBRARY OF QUEENSLAND BRIAN Randall, of the State Library of Queensland, has sent in some information about the Victoria Memorial Institute on Thursday Island, which was in use until the 1990s: The Victoria Memorial Institute building was an hospital and the purchase of a town tower clock.

The idea of a building does not appear to have been important part of the Thursday Island landscape for around 90 years, before being demolished in the early discussed at these early meetings, however, commemorative buildings in other parts of the Empire, to 1990s to make way for new council offices.

This photograph shows it as a well designed, im- mark Queen Victoria’s Jubilee, were not uncommon, pressive building with its name featured prominently and many survive to the present.

In view of this, and the fact that the building over the front entrance.

It would, no doubt, have been a familiar sight to dates to 1901, the year of Queen Victoria’s death, it appears likely that the building itself and its rather residents over the many years of its existence.

The genesis of the Victoria Memorial Institute grand name, were intended be the island’s tangible building appears to have been as an outcome of a commemoration to the Queen.

Over time, the building was used for various social series of public meetings held in the late 1890s, to consider how to celebrate Queen Victoria’s Diamond events and gatherings including dances, community meetings and the like.

Jubilee.

The building was also used for general adminThe first of these meetings was held on May 8, 1897, with the organising committee formed to istrative purposes and was often referred to as the undertake the necessary planning involved, including Thursday Island “town hall”.

Messrs Douglas, Gummow, Smith, Bowden, Lamb, However, it was not the only building available Seymour, Father Buisson, Doyle Hudson, Dr. Salter for the community’s general use, with a School of and Mr Cooper.

Arts having been built in 1885.

Amongst the ideas discussed at this first meeting, Photographs such as this are an important reminder as well as at future meetings, were the commence- of our past and the way in which our communities ment of a water scheme for the island, additions to the have changed over time.

Office of DNA had its own bank for Islanders

PETER Sabatino, from Hammond Island, has written in about the old courthouse building featured in “Thursday Island’s oldest (standing) building” (Shine A Light, Torres News, 30 May-5 June 2012): I refer to your article in Edition section facing the harbour. its name to the Department No. 1016 of the Torres News and The DNA had its own bank for of Aboriginal and Islanders in particular the building you Torres Strait Islander people and Advancement (DAIA) which would like to know about.

I remember my mother going to continued to be located in the I remember that the office of the office in the building to do building. the Queensland Department of her banking business as my father I left Hammond Island for Native Affairs (commonly known was employed as a carpenter by Sydney in 1977 and don’t know as DNA by the local Torres Strait DNA. the history after that.

Islander people) was located in I’m talking about the late I am sure that there are other the back section of the building 1950s to early 1960s. people who would know the hisand the Court House in the front The DNA then changed tory of the building.

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The program will assist people to get the skills needed to find and keep a job and help build stronger communities.

The Australian Government has already talked to a lot of people and organisations about these changes and the new service responds to the needs of people living in remote areas.

Information and consultation sessions will be held in regional centres and remote communities across Australia from late May to mid-July 2012.

Come and find out how the changes will benefit you, your organisation or your community. You can also talk to the Government about how the new service should operate in your area.

For information about the session times and locations, please visit www.deewr.gov.au/rsr, call 13 62 68, or talk to your CDEP, JSA or DES provider.

Nominate now for regional awards NOMINATIONS are now open for the 2012 Queensland Regional Achievement and Community Awards following the official launch in Cairns on Thursday, June 7.

Awards director Teesha Cupples said Queensland’s Far North was leading the way in many of the award categories.

Ms Cupples encouraged nominations from the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area.

The Regional Achievement and Community Awards is calling for nominations in the following categories: * The Salvation Employment Plus Business and Employment Award * The Peabody Environment and

Landcare Award * The Prime Super Community of the Year Award * The SunWater Youth Leadership Award * The Clark Rubber Regional Service Award * The Safeguard Events and Tourism Award Winners will be announced on the Sunshine Coast at the Gala Dinner Presentation on Saturday, November 3.

For more information on how you can nominate or to pick up nomination forms please contact the local awards office on 1300 735 445 or visit the website at www.awardsaustralia.com.

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Audiences moved by Eddie Mabo story A FILM about Torres Strait Islander Eddie Mabo and his wife, Bonita Mabo, has received a standing ovation on its premiere at the Sydney Film Festival on Thursday, June 7.

THE paparazzi went wild when the Mabo family descended on the State Theatre for the premiere of the film Mabo, directed by Rachel Perkins.

Centre stage was Eddie Mabo’s widow, Bonita Mabo, surrounded by a festive bunch of relatives, actors, and producers.

And when scenes were screened at the Mabo Day celebrations in Townsville on Sunday, June 3, there was not a dry eye in the house.

Producer Darren Dale said the emotional story had touched the hearts of Australian audiences.

“By capturing the love and dedication of Eddie and Bonita Mabo to each other, their family and their community, this telemovie captures an historic era for the nation that continues to resonate,” Mr Dale said.

“We thank the Mabo family, Screen Queensland, the Queensland Government and the Queensland community for their generous support during production.”

Queensland Arts Minister Ros Bates congratulated the producers of the telemovie on bringing to light one of the most important issues in Australian history.

Ms Bates said the film told the story of one of the most famous Queenslanders - Eddie Koiki Mabo.

“Mabo details the legal drama that unfolded after Eddie Mabo decided to fight to regain ownership of his Aboriginal tribe’s traditional land,” Ms Bates said.

“This decision changed Australia forever.

“The Queensland Government invested $400,000 in this production through Screen Queensland, a move which resulted in the expenditure of $2.9m in the state and the creation of more than 100 jobs.”

Mabo was filmed at Murray Island (Mabo’s birthplace), Townsville, and in Brisbane, including Parliament House.”

She said the screening on ABC1 tonight on June 10 tied in with the 20th anniversary of the Mabo victory in the Australian High Court.

“It’s great to see Queensland in the spotlight and I look forward to welcoming further film production to the state,” she said.

“These productions help boost jobs and tourism, one of the four pillars of the economy, and will help deliver on the Newman Government’s pledge to double overnight expenditure by 2020.”

The ABC TV/Blackfella Films coproduction is directed by Rachel Perkins and stars Thursday Island’s Jimi Bani (The Straits, RAN) as Eddie Mabo, with Deborah Mailman (Offspring, The Secret Life of Us) as his wife, Bonita.

Other key cast members include Colin Friels and Miranda Otto.

Lawyers arrive on Mer (Murray Island) in a scene from the telemovie Mabo, which screened on ABC 1 on Sunday, June 10. Photo courtesy MATT NETTHEIM.

ABOVE: Deborah Mailman, Bonita Mabo and Jimi Bani at the premiere of Mabo at the State Theatre, Sydney.

PHOTOS: CARLOTTA MCINTOSH. LEFT: The Mabo family swamped by paparazzi at the premiere.

Deborah Mailman, Jimi Bani, Tim Budge, Ewen Leslie and Felix Williamson in Mabo. The film is as much a love story as a document of one man’s fight to retain what he believed was legally his. Photo courtesy ABC/Blackfella Films.

Thursday Island’s Jimi Bani, who plays Eddie Koiki Mabo, with Uncle Koiki’s widow Bonita Mabo at the film premiere.

Exhibitions showcase the Torres Strait’s magical art A SORCERER’S headdress from Masig is one of a number of artworks exhibited by Torres Strait artists at a well-known Melbourne gallery recently.

The exhibition “The Big Wet - Kuki Au Thonar” was held during May at the renowned Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi in MelABOVE: Torres Strait artist Glen Mackie. bourne, and featured works by BELOW: This Masig Sorcery Dhoeri by Yessie Mosby is one seven on offer at the Islander artists Yessie Mosby, Glen Mackie, Sharon Phineasa, Martin Browne Contemporary Gallery in Justin Majid and Billy Missi Sydney. along with Arone Meeks and Brooke Foster.

In his artist’s statement, Mosby said his dhoeri, or headdress, is worn by the tribe’s powerful sorcerer known as Kai Maidalaig (Big magic man).

“At a certain age the young men of Masig (Yorke Island) are taken by their tribal leaders from the main village to a young men’s camp on another Island where they are trained to be warriors,” Mosby said.

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“There they are also under the watchful eyes of Kai Maidalaig.

“He is the sorcerer of the art of poisons, spells of death and healing among his other supernatural powers.

“Some selected youth are chosen to learn the sorcerers craft.”

Kane Brown from the Sun Dance Gallery said apart from the dhoeris, all of the works were produced here in a workshop held in Cairns during February and March at Editions Tremblay NFP. “We displayed over 30 monoprint works created in a three-week workshop in Cairns, while Yessie made his dhoeris at home on Yorke Island,” Mr Brown said.

“The exhibition was very bright and colourful, and many of the works will be returned to Cairns to be sold at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in August

with Sun Dance Gallery.”

Yessie Mosby’s works are also featured in a solo show which opened on Thursday, May 31, at Martin Browne Contempory Gallery in Sydney, where his tradional ceremonial Masig Island Dhoeris are being displayed until June 24.

“Martin Browne is a renowned gallerist and collector who purchased one of Yessie’s headdresses at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair in 2011,” Mr Brown said.

“This is a great opportunity for Yessie, and in general a chance to showcase some Torres Strait culture to a non-Indigenous art-buying market.”

Following the Sydney exhibition, Mosby’s works would be shown by Sun Dance Gallery at the 2012 Cairns Indigenous Art Fair along with works by Billy Missi, Sharon Phineasa, Justin Majid and Glen Mackie.

ABOVE: At the workshop with printer Theo Tremblay are Torres Strait artists Sharon Phineasa and Justin Majid with mainlanders Arone Meeks and Brooke Foster.

BELOW: Master printer Theo Tremblay giving a talk at the exhibit in Melbourne on May 3.

mabo day 20th anniversary, BADU

MABO Day celebrations on BadU were very large, with around 400 people attending.

The Torres News thanks Sarah Gaidan for her photographs of the day.

The crowd enjoyed performances by the Murray Island Dancers and the Badu Dancers.

There were many speeches, including an address by Peter Warria.

Betty Tekahika, Eddie Mabo’s daughter, delivered the keynote speech on the day.

PHOTOS BY SARAH GAIDAN

ABOVE: Murray Island Dancers perform for the large crowd.

ABOVE RIGHT: Peter Warria addresses the crowd.

RIGHT: Betty Tekahika (right) at the celebrations.

BELOW: Murray Island Dancers on Badu.

LEFT: Murray Island Dancers getting ready to perform on Badu.

RIGHT: Badu Dancers at Mabo Day celebrations, Badu, on Sunday, June 3.

Our

beautiful

babies

RIGHT: New mum Sarbe Baera from Sigabaduru village in Papua New Guinea with baby Ben, born on June 4, 2012.

BELOW: GEMINIS GALORE: Celebrating their birthdays at the Jardine Motel on Friday night are Briana Van Beekhuizen (June 8), Bob Wallenburg (June 10) and Liz Stephens (June 7).

LEFT: Kaisa Mazia from Sigabaduru village in PNG with baby Terry Bernard, born on June 3, 2012.

Young Terry weighed in at 3600g (7lb 15oz) at 50cm (20in) long.

ABOVE: Seen out and about enjoying his birthday celebrations at the Jardine Motel on Friday, June 8, is Stefan Armbruster from SBS World News. Stefan is shown here catching up with Leonora Adidi, a linguist based in Brisbane, who is currently working on a project on Erub (Darnley Island).

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VISUAL ART STUDIES Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh

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20 - 26 June 2012

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Torres News

20 - 26 June 2012 Page 13

THURSDAY 21

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 Hamish & Andy’s Euro Gap Year - Hamish & Andy have taken their misplaced sense of adventure to all corners of the Globe, and now it’s Europe’s turn. Broadcast from a disused pub in London, Hamish & Andy will be there to revel in Europe’s weird and wonderful pastimes, be it bus pulling, ice swimming or dropping in to a festival of snails!

9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Lizard-Spock Expansion 9:30 The Footy Show 11:15 The AFL Footy Show 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:00 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Motives” (M l,v,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home & Away 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Grey’s Anatomy: One Step Too Far 10:00 Desperate Housewives: With So Little To Be Sure Of Susan discovers that Mike has been hiding a secret from her for years. Bree attempts to hire a high-powered attorney when she becomes the prime suspect in the murder of Gaby’s stepfather.

11:00 Private Practice 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5.00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 William Shatner’s Weird or What? 2:30 If Only 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: African School: Boy Meets Girl 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 French Food Safari 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Heston’s Feasts: Titanic Feast 9:35 One Born Every Minute USA 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Sex Magic, Manifesting Maya - Part narrative and part documentary, this film tells the story of Baba Dez, a pillar of the sacred sexuality practitioner community.

12:35 Dave In The Life: Sex Worker 1:05 Movie: “Confession Of Pain” (MA v) - In Cantonese. When the father-in-law of veteran detective Hei is gruesomely murdered, he enlists the assistance of his former partner turned private detective, Bong. On the surface, the murder smacks of a vendetta that has taken a lifetime to fulfil, but they soon realise that nothing is what it appears.

3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Photo Finish 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 River Cottage: Winter’s On The Way 1:20 Movie: “Pony Express” 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Grand Designs: Stowmarket 6:50 Miniscule: Sleep Walker 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 Silent Witness: Paradise Lost Part 1 - In the third two-part story we encounter grisly serial killer Arnold Mears, who has a penchant for poetry, but no remorse for violently killing three teenagers.

9:30 Taggart: Grass - Thomas Duffy, one of Robbie Ross’s informants, is brutally murdered - the word ‘Grass’ is daubed in paint at the scene of the crime.

10:15 Lateline 11:00 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow: Dublin- UK comic Michael McIntyre visits iconic UK entertainment venues where he introduces a special guest headline act, plus three burgeoning stand-ups from the UK comedy circuit.

11:45 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block - The Block’s judges, Neale Whitaker, Shaynna Blaze and John McGrath review their decision about the teams’ renovations of their kitchens and “room savers” and the couples give their views of their neighbours efforts.

7:30 Friday Night Football: Brisbane Bronco’s vs South Sydney Rabbitohs 9:30 Friday Night Football: St George Illawarra Dragons v Gold Coast Titans 11:30 Movie: “Magnum Force” (AV v,l) - Suspense-drama starring Clint Eastwood as San Francisco homicide detective Harry Callahan who is called upon to investigate a wave of killings with the victims being underworld characters connected with gambling, narcotics, trucking and prostitution.

1:45 Movie: “Exorcist II: The Heretic” (M h,a) 4:00 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Midnight Run” (M v,l) - )” Bounty hunter Jack Walsh is offered $100,000 to bring in embezzler Jonathan Mardukas, who has the mob hot on his trail. Starring Robert De Niro 3:00 Border Patrol 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Bianca struggles with reality, and looks to Liam for help. Heath is dedicated to getting his dad out of gaol and Brax gets a special visitor.

7:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Round 13: Sydney vs Geelong - “ The Swans triumphed over the Cats for the first time in 10 starts last year in an emotional victory at Simonds Stadium.

Can they repeat the dose against the reigning premier?

11:00 TBA 1:00 Movie: “What I Did For Love” (PG v) -Young doctor, Sadie, takes her attorney boyfriend back home to meet her family, where he immediately butts heads with her father.

3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 Rituals: Around the World in 80 Faiths: Europe 2:30 Here Comes The Neighbourhood 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Brazil: Wild Waters 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India 8:30 The Story of Wales: Furnace Of Change 9:30 As It Happened: Surviving Hitler: A Love Story - As a teenager in Nazi Germany, Jutta was shocked to discover she was Jewish. She joined the German resistance and met Helmuth, an injured German soldier. The two became sweethearts and, ultimately, co-conspirators in the now famous Valkyrie plot to assassinate Hitler.

10.35 World News Australia 11.10 Movie: “Ordo” (M s,n,l) - In French. Ordo Tupikos, a French sailor with Greek origins, discovers that his first wife, Estelle, with whom he had been married for only a few months 16 years earlier, is now a famous movie star called Louise Sandoli 1:05 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Courier” (M n,l,v, d) 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage Guest Programmer (PG) 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Foreign Correspondant Presents: 20 Years 1:00 Australian Story 1:30 Race To London 2:00 Web Warriors 3:00 Movie: “The Four Feathers” (PG) 5:00 The Wonder Years: Christmas 5:25 Miniscule: Honey Fly 5:30 Walk On The Wild Side 6:00 Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking: Spicy and Cool 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Death In Paradise - When a woman not only predicts her own murder but also gives a description of the murderer it all feels too easy for DI Richard Poole.

8:30 The Body Farm 9:30 Hustle: Sean runs into the man who abandoned him as a child - his long lost father. He wants to lead a con on his dad, determined to get the money his dad owes in back-dated child support.

10:30 United States Of Tara: You Becoming You - Max struggles to come to terms with Buck’s affair and demands Tara find a new therapist. But a new alternate personality is revealed.

10:55 Whites - Celebrity chef Shay Marshall arrives at the hotel in his helicopter, delighting Bib as he is one of his heroes.

11:25 Rage Guest Programmer (MA a,l,d,h,n,s,v.)

6:00 Team Umizoomi 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Convict Island11:00 Children’s Program 2:30 Castrol Edge Wales Tour 2012 5:00 National News First At Five 5:30 Your 4x4 - Family day trips, 4x4 touring and overseas 4wd treks capturing all the things that make 4wdriving the thrilling experience it is.

6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:40 The Voice: Live Final - The final artist from each team go head to head with two new songs as they vie for the title of The Voice of Australia.

9:40 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Last Orders”(M ss,l) - After the death of one of their beloved mates, three friends’ carry out his last wish, for his ashes to be scattered by the sea. Along their journey they reflect on their own lives and the memories of their beloved friend.

2:10 Movie: “Sweeney!” (M v) - Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad investigates a suicide and uncovers an elaborate political blackmail scheme.

4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Stitch! 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show - Weekends 10:00 The Woodlies 10:30 Castaway 11:30 Erky Perky 12:00 V8 Xtra 12:30 Seven’s Motorsport 1:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Round 13: Western Bulldogs vs Brisbane 4:30 Outsourced 5:00 Creek To Coast - Queensland’s ultimate outdoor adventure show, featuring the very latest in camping, cruising, fishing and four-wheel-driving.

5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for weekends, short breaks and holidays.

6:00 Seven News 6:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 13: Freemantle vs Essendon 10:30 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 11:00 Most Shocking: Top 20: Whackos At The Wheel 12:00 Movie: “Wicker Park”- (M s,l) A man caught is caught in an obsessive search for a woman who vanished without a trace.

2:00 Special: Reflections In The River 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Eurovision Song Contest: Final 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Rex in Rome: Cat’s Eyes 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Bollywood Star 8:30 Movie: “Jodhaa Akbar” (M v) - In Hindi and Urdu. Ashutosh Gowariker’s lavish historical drama tells the story of the great Mughal emperor Akbar and the fiery young Rajput princess, Jodhaa. Set in India in the 16th century, this epic romance begins as a marriage of convenience between two cultures and religions, for political gain, but then becomes a search for true love.

12:10 Movie: “The Sinking of Japan ” (M a) - In Japanese. A state of panic ensues when it is discovered that, after a major earthquake, Japan will be completely submerged in a year.

Amongst the chaos, a love story develops between Onodera, a submarine pilot evacuating the country, and Reiko, a young woman who stays to help with the rescue efforts.

2:40 Ugly Americans: Soul Sucker 3:05 Ugly Americans: Sympathy For The Devil 3:30 Ugly Americans: The Man Birds 4:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Money 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Message Stick: Briggs 2:00 Nigel Slater’s Simple Cooking: Spicy and Cool 2:30 Hugh Laurie: Down By The River 3:30 Still Bill 4:30 Basketball: Women’s International: Australia vs Brazil 6:30 Compass: Tasmanian Gothic 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Sporting Nation 8:30 Wallander: Firewall - Two seemingly unrelated murders have a more sinister link when Wallander looks more deeply and discovers a conspiracy involving cyber terrorists 10:00 Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell 10:30 Race To London 11:00 Movie: “Pretty Baby” (M) - A photographer in turn-of-the-century New Orleans takes pictures of prostitutes, and eventually falls for one hooker’s prepubescent daughter.

12:45 Order In The House 1.50 Movie: “Call Out The Marines” (PG) - Two rival marines compete against each other in an effort to please women while stationed in San Diego 2:55 Rage

6:00 Team Umizoomi 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wide World Of Sports 11:00 Sunday Footy Show 1:00 Beachley Classic 2012 2:00 2012 Intrust Super Cup: Norths Devils vs Souths Logan Magpies 4:00 Sunday Football: Sydney Roosters vs Manly Sea Eagles 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Block 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Rover, Red Rover 9:30 Unforgettable: Endgame - Carrie’s nemesis, Walter Morgan, frames her for his own murder.

10:30 Road To London 11:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Isolation Permutation - Amy’s heart is broken when Penny and Bernadette shop for wedding dresses and don’t invite her.

11:30 Flash Point 12:30 What Would You Do? 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Phineas and Ferb 6:30 Jake and The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 Footy Flashbacks 1:00 Breaking The Magician’s Code: Magic’s Secrets Revealed 2:00 Creek To Coast 2:30 Queensland Weekender 3:00 2012 AFL Premiership Season Round 13: Melbourne vs GWS 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:30 Downton Abbey - Robert receives some terrible news from the front line which will impact on everyone at Downton.

Daisy’s relationship with William is moving faster than she would like.

9:45 Castle: Undead Again / Always Buy Retail - “ When Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a man with human bite marks, the team are plunged into New York’s Zombie subculture to find the killer and bring him in - dead, undead or alive.

11:45 Serial Killers: Aileen Wuornos 1:30 Alan Sugar: The Apprentice 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 5:05 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 FIFA Futbol Mundial 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 Earthquake: The Destruction Of Lisbon 4:30 If Only 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Nicaragua, Coast To Coast 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Clash Of The Dinosaurs: Perfect Predators 8.30 Inside Nature’s Giants: Polar Bear 9.45 Movie: “A Prophet” - In French. A young vulnerable Arabic man gets thrust into a hellish prison, and ironically discovers greater opportunities for success than he ever possessed outside of jail. When Malik, a petty criminal, is incarcerated for six years, he is soon co-opted by a brutal Corsican gang to join their criminal activities.

12:30 Movie: “We Shall Overcome” (M n) - In Danish. It is 1969, and 13-year-old Frits has fallen out of favour with the headmaster of his provincial school. The world is changing rapidly and corporal punishment has been banned. The strict headmaster, however, hasn’t bothered to notice. When he steps over the line while punishing Frits, the boy goes into battle against the authorities.

1:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Collectors 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Google-Baby 1:30 The New Inventors 1:59 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Grand Designs: Ipswich 6:50 Miniscule: Labyrinth 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Midsomer Murders: Talking To The Dead 1:10 Parliament Question Time: The House of Representatives 2:10 Monumental Vision: USA - The Yucca Valley, California, is the site for the latest in Australian sculptor Andrew Rogers’ series of earth sculptures. There he builds his Rhythms of Life sculpture and one based on local American Indian designs.

2:35 Rage 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 1:00 Danoz 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 CSI: NY: Page Turner - When a concert in the park turns violent and the NYPD are forced to break up the fight, a young female winds up dead in the process. As Sid is pressured to determine the C.O.D., he suddenly becomes ill with exposure to radiation.

11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:30 The Whole Truth: Young Love 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “The Brook Ellison Story” (PG a) 2:00 Legend Of Enyo 3:00 Master Raindrop 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News At 4:30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Alf brings up old ghosts for Lottie, meanwhile Brax lets Danny stay with him.

7:30 TBA 8:00 The Force 8:30 Revenge: Justice - Whether or not she intended it to happen, Victoria’s pawns are caught in the middle of an insidious coverup and have to pay the ultimate price when Emily discovers the identity of the mysterious man who murdered her father.

9:30 Body Of Proof: Sympathy For The Devil -When a mother is put on trial in a very public case, she is found innocent in the court of law, but not in the eyes of the public. And when she turns up dead the day after her acquittal, Megan and the team are forced to set aside their personal feelings and get justice for the now victim.

10:30 2012 Wimbeldon 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Il Mare” In Korean 2:45 Gone Fishing 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Global Village: Magicians Of Woodcraft 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Swinging Pirates - Tonight, Adam and Jamie attempted to re-create a scene from the film Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory test whether a 200 litre oil drum filled with 15 litres of methanol can be fitted with wheels and ignited to propel it at high speed as a go-kart.

8:30 Man vs Wild: Bears Top 25 Man Moments 9:30 Shameless: Mimi is surprised when her brother Bobbi turns up and announces he will soon become her sister, while Jamie is angered when he falls victim to Shane’s new clamping business.

10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS 1:05 South Park: The Early Years: Weight Gain 4000 1:35 The Ricky Gervais Show 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q & A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Time Team: The Massacre In THe Cellar 6:50 Minuscule: Top Tobasco 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Race To London 8:30 Joanna Lumley’s Greek Odyssey - Joanna travels from the Parthenon in Athens to the southern region of the Peloponnese where she experiences the perfect acoustics of an outdoor theatre via a performance by Nana Mouskouri 9:25 Gordon’s Great Escape: Vietnam - Gordon touches down in Vietnam - he’s never visited the country before and soon learns that it’s a nation full of fearless foodies.

10:15 Jennifer Byrne Presents: Books That Changed The World 10:45 Lateline 11:20 The Business 11:50 Basketball: Women’s International: Australia vs Brazil 1:50 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:30 Football: VFL 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For The Juniors 10:15 Cyberchase 10:435Ace Day Jobs 10:45 Behind The News Special 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 Country House Rescue: Monreith House 6:50 Miniscule: No Luck 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Snappy - Myf embarks on a journey to examine more closely the often overlooked loungeroom staple, the family portrait.

8:30 Randling 9:05 Life’s Too Short - After complaints that he takes all the best roles for himself, Warwick launches a website and creates showreels for his clients.

9:30 QI: Gifts 10:00 At The Movies 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 The Librarians 12:05 Life’s Too Short 12:35 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:35 Country House Rescue: Monreith House 2:30 Football: SANFL: Round 13 West Adelaide vs Norwood

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Shiny Trinket Maneuver - Sheldon gets in trouble with Amy and it’s up to Penny to teach him how to be a better boyfriend. Meanwhile, Howard must come to grips with Bernadette’s dislike of children.

8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The White Asparagus Triangulation 9:00 Two Broke Girls: And The Messy Purse Smackdown 9:30 Two And A Half Men: The Straw In My Donut Hole 10:00 Survivor: One World 11:00 Kitchen Nightmares USA 12:00 Chase: The Longest Night 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park” (PG s) 2:00 Legend of Enyo 3:00 Master Raindrop 3:30 All For Kids 4.00 Match It 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Brax tries to protect his mother from Danny and Sasha wants Ruby to stay away from Casey.

7:30 Once Upon A Time: The Heart Is A Lonely Hunter - One of the town’s residents begins to remember their fairytale past, and Storybrooke mourns the loss of one of their own.

8:30 TBA 9:30 Pictures Of You - This week, Winners and Losers’ actress Denise Scott and musician and children’s entertainer Anthony Field open up their childhood photo albums and share personal stories from their formative years.

10:15 Air Crash Investigations: The Invisible Plane 11:15 2012 Wimbledon 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Empty Nest” (PG) - In Spanish and Hebrew 2:35 Spacefiles: Red Planet: Mars 2:45 Spacefiles: Asteroid: The Threat 3:00 Letters and Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Magicians Of Woodcraft 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Hugh Quarshie 8:40 Death Unexplained 9:30 Changing Your Mind - For centuries the human adult brain has been thought to be incapable of fundamental change. Now the discovery and growing awareness of neuroplasticity has revolutionised our understanding of the brain.

10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “A Brand New Life” (PG) - In Korean. Inspired by her childhood, French-Korean filmmaker Ounie Lecomte recounts the emotional journey of a little girl abandoned by her father in an orphanage.

12:50 Movie: “Shanghai Dreams” (MA v,a) - In Mandarin. A group of technical workers and engineers move their families inland from Shanghai in response to the Communist Party’s call in the 1960s.

3:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Vartabedian Conundrum 8:30 The Big Band Theory: The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis Sheldon annoys the gang with his obsession with proper Christmas gift protocol. Leonard’s crushed when Penny dates a colleague of his.

9:00 The Mentalist: Rhapsody In Red - A young violinist is murdered, and Jane questions members of the orchestra with whom she performed; and Cho has an encounter with a young pickpocket.

10:00 RPA 11:00 Embarrassing Bodies 12:00 Eclipse 12:35 20/20 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 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Wedding Wars” 2:00 Legend Of Enyo 3:00 Master Raindrop 3:30 All For Kids 4:00 Match It 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 Australia’s Got Talent 9:00 TBA 10:20 How I Met Your Mother: Landmarks - When Ted is faced with an important decision that might affect his future with Zoey, the gang expresses their true feelings about her 10:50 Happy Endings: You Snooze, You Bruise - Dave finds himself bullied at the gym by Corey so former bully Alex coaches him on how to fight back. Meanwhile, the residents at Brad and Jane’s condo are fed up with Jane being too controlling as president of their homeowners’ association, and rise up to challenge her for the job.

11:20 2012 Wimbledon 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Trouble With Sleepwalking 2:00 The Hottest Place On Earth 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Sacred Fishing In Entogo 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Speed Of Life: Central American Killers 8:30 Indian Ocean With Simon Reeve: Pakistan, India and the Maldives 9:30 East to West: The Ottomans and the West 10:35 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “At Any Second” (M l,v,d,s). In German. Themes of temptation and restraint are explored in this quietly powerful German drama. Jan Fehse’s directorial debut delves into the lives of several characters as they attempt to suppress the destructive behaviours that ultimately keep them from happiness.

1:00 Movie: “Mouth To Mouth” (MA a,d,l) - In Swedish.A raw and uncompromising tale that follows the parallel journeys of a father and daughter through addiction and self-degradation.

A family attempts to rebuild itself under a cloud of fear and emotional betrayal.

3:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

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TUESDAY 26

5:30 Eggheads 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Casebook Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 BTN Daily 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 My Family 6:00 River Cottage: Winter’s On The Way 6:50 Minuscule: Twelve Angry Snails 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Photo Finish: Landscape 8:30 Silk - Martha Costello QC is defending an army captain in a court martial and must cautiously navigate the perils of the military legal system.

9:30 Divorse: Aussie Islamic Way - Follows four Australian Muslims as they try to navigate the religious practices of Islam, as well as Australian law, and obtain a divorce.

10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 The Lost World Of Communism: A Socialist Paradise - A look at life in East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania during the 40 years of Communist government.

12:20 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:25 Silk 2:30 Football: WAFL: Round 13 - Teams TBA

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CROSSWORD No. 103

SUDOKU No. 103

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) You may expect a phone call that never comes. Try not to be too disappointed: the person concerned will eventually contact you, but in a different way than you were expecting. Romance. Don’t worry if a recent decision by your partner seems hard to understand at first. They have a good reason and it will eventually benefit you both.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) An idea which you have will save you a great deal of time and energy. In the meantime however, it will require an investment of time. It may be a while before you see all the advantages. Romance.

You may have to show your feelings more directly than you have up to now. Speak up: if you are too subtle, you will not be noticed.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

FOR KIDS

A recent financial deal will put you in a much better position than you expected.

Be careful not to waste your windfall.

Investing in a “sure thing” may not be a good idea. Romance. A romantic advance which you make may be more welcome than you expected. Your recent reservations about romance may be unfounded.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t overreact. You will be surprised how forceful you can be if you are annoyed.

Count to ten and try to see the situation from the other person’s eyes. Romance. This should be the start of a very fruitful period, both for you and for your partner. Enjoy your time together!

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You may start to feel burned out from working too hard. This will be an excellent week to take a break: be sure to go somewhere where you have a chance to relax. Romance. A present for your partner would be a good way to thank them for their recent support. They will appreciate something small but thoughtful.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You are not a gullible person. Nevertheless, you may have allowed yourself to be taken in by someone whom you should have known not to trust. Next time, be more on your guard. Romance. A person whom you know through work may be behaving a little strangely. Use your intuition to figure out what is going on. The answer may be a little deeper beneath the surface.

FINDWORD No. 103 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) The Moon/Mercury Midpoint moving through your sign should help your powers of intuition. You will need these shortly to make an important decision. Romance.

Don’t allow a temporary lack of company to get you down. Enjoy the company of your friends: it may remind you of what you have been missing recently.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A meeting with friends will be rewarding.

Try not to spend the time complaining about your partner. A positive outlook will allow someone to notice you. Romance.

A misunderstanding could create problems later in the day. Be careful with your words and make sure that you don’t rely on a message which may be inaccurate.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) This is not the best time to get into a dispute. Try to stay away from areas which you know might cause an argument. Your skills as a peacemaker will be needed this week. Romance. This would be a good day to take stock of how things have gone over the past few weeks. Try to look objectively and don’t be blinded by your emotions.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Advice from a colleague may not be welcome. They do not know as much about the subject as you do but may be trying to make themselves look better. Romance.

You may be expecting a little too much from your partner. You may need to be more realistic, at least for the time being. A small, caring gesture will be reciprocated.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Courage is grace under pressure.

– Ernest Hemingway

SOLUTIONS No. 103

You may be a little impractical this week.

Don’t spend too much time trying to do something which is unlikely to succeed.

Keep your attention focused on your main task. Romance. The Moon/Pluto Midpoint moving through your sign will make your emotions much more powerful than they have been for some time.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Someone that you met recently through a local social club could become a close friend. You have a lot in common with this person than it will appear at first. Romance. You will need to be ruthlessly honest this week. Although someone may be hurt initially, your friends will see you in a much more positive light if you tell them the whole story.

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CLASSIFIEDS POSITIONS VACANT Groundsman – OO2 Thursday Island Secondary Campus ClassiďŹ cation: Hours of Duty: Duties:

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Jesus said, “I am in the Father.� Yesun umar, “Ngai Kanukan Yesu urapun si pasinu Kuikun Baban danalaig nu. Eso Luffman, Eseli and Magala family. By Percy Misi grandson of Dadu Misi, Daughter of Paidan brother to Eldest (Kuigkuig) Nakau Son of Gib Son of Ngaragi Dugong Clan Panay Mabuyag.

DATE CLAIMER Saturday, September 29, 2012 Tombstone Unveiling For the late

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Application packages are available at the Tagai State College Business Unit, 31 Hargrave Street, Thursday Island. (Old High School Site) Interested persons should apply in writing. Applications must address the selection criteria within the package and present a resume. Applications can be dropped off at the Business Unit or mailed to:

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To safely complete this upgrading work, interruptions to the power supply will be necessary as follows:

POSITION VACANT Business Services Manager – AO3 Thursday Island P-7 Campus ClassiďŹ cation: Hours of Duty: Duties:

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Application packages are available at the Tagai State College Business Unit, 31 Hargrave Street, Thursday Island. (Old High School Site) Interested persons should apply in writing. Applications must address the selection criteria within the package and present a resume. Applications can be dropped off at the Business Unit or mailed to: Business Manager Tagai State College PO Box 1000 Thursday Island Q 4875

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This will include Sea Swift, Store and take away, Gateway Motel, Wongi Hotel, school, Medical Aid Centre, Airport and airport fuel depot.

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The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is a Commonwealth statutory body located on Thursday Island.

The TSRA is engaged in a wide range of service delivery functions to Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the Torres Strait region.

The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is a Commonwealth statutory body located on Thursday Island.

The TSRA is engaged in a wide range of service delivery functions to Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the Torres Strait region.

The TSRA is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the following non-ongoing position up to June 30, 2013:

The TSRA is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the following non-ongoing part time (30hrs per week) position:

Economic Development & Fisheries Program

Geographic Information Systems & Information Management Officer Location: Cairns Environmental Management

APS6 (P/N T01838) *SALARY RANGE $55,225 - $63,438 P/A * Generous allowances are paid on top of the salary listed above. Allowances include district allowance.

Superannuation is paid at 15.4%

Project Support Officer (CDEP) APS3 (P/N T01824) *SALARY RANGE $51,414 - $55,493 P/A

* Generous allowances are paid on top of the salary listed above. Allowances include district allowance, leave fare allowance (payable after 12 months of service) and housing subsidy. Superannuation is paid at 15.4% The position of Project Support Officer (CDEP) within the Economic Development Program acts as a ‘first point of contact’ across the Torres Strait Islands for all things relating to CDEP Contract Management and to support the process of CDEP.

The position supports a suite of GIS and Information Management projects across the TSRA with a particular focus on natural resource management projects.

The TSRA is the core funding provider for Community Development Employment Projects Program (CDEP) in the region and will play a central part in the roll out of the new Remote Jobs and Communities Program in July 2013.

The position will report principally to the Project Manager (Coasts and Climate) with support from the Information Services Manager.

The Project Support Officer (CDEP) works under direction as a team member in a small and dynamic Program area.

The position is part time (4 days per week) and based in TSRA’s Cairns office, with travel to the Torres Strait on a needs basis.

TSRA accommodation is not available for this position, applicants should familiarise themselves with the Thursday Island housing market prior to applying for this position.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. A merit list may be created.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. A merit list may be created.

Options to apply:

Options to apply:

t Visit our website at www.tsra.gov.au and click on the Employment link to apply through the online application system or t Contact the HR Team on (07) 4069 0700

t Visit our website at www.tsra.gov.au and click on the Employment link to apply through the online application system or t Contact the HR Team on (07) 4069 0700

Closing date for applications is cob June 28, 2012.

Closing date for applications is cob June 28, 2012.

For further information relating to this position please contact John Rainbird on Tel: (07) 4069 0700

For further information relating to this position please contact Janelle Polkinghorne on Tel: (07) 4069 0700

Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

TSRA is committed to ‘Closing the Gap’ and in support of Government policy encourages applications from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australians. TSRA embraces Workplace Diversity. Enjoy the benefits of a career in the Australian Public Service.

TSRA is committed to ‘Closing the Gap’ and in support of Government policy encourages applications from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australians. TSRA embraces Workplace Diversity. Enjoy the benefits of a career in the Australian Public Service.

TORRES SHIRE COUNCIL To lead, provide & facilitate

PUBLIC NOTICE OFFICE & LIBRARY CLOSURE

Due to the implementation of new Financial Management software, the Council Office and Library will be closed to the public on Thursday, June 28 and Friday, June 29.

July 1 “Coming of the Light” is a gazetted holiday for the Torres Strait region and Council is closed on Monday, July 2 in recognition of this significant date.

No changes to Council Waste Collection services on Monday but the Transfer Station will open from 9am to 12noon.

Council’s Office and Library will re-open on Tuesday, July 3.

Dalassa Yorkston CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Torres News

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NEWS TORRES SHIRE COUNCIL To lead, provide & facilitate

2 POSITIONS VACANT PLANT OPERATOR/LABOURER THURSDAY ISLAND Applications are invited for two full time positions of Plant Operator/Labourer at Council’s Thursday Island Depot and Councils Water & Sewerage Operations.

Applicants must have a Backhoe Operators Ticket and Construction Induction White Card. Previous experience in Community or Local Government operations and/or an ability to operate other plant is an advantage. Conditions of employment will be as per the Torres Shire Council Certified Agreement 2010.

Applicants wishing to be considered for this position should obtain an Application Package from the Council Office, 68 Douglas Street, Thursday Island or contact Don Benjamin. Ph: (07) 4069 1336, or email employment@torres.qld.gov.au or Council’s website www.torres.qld.gov.au Applications are to be received by 4pm, Friday, July 6, 2012

Gearing up for the big triathlon A COUPLE of youngsters put the “try” in triathlon with a spirited performance at the Torres Shire Sports Complex last Friday, June 8.

Anton Nugent (pictured right) and Leah Tarrant, both from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School, were left breathless but proud after taking on and finishing one of the longer versions of the regular weekly events.

The two 11-year-olds have joined an ever-growing group who are keeping fit and competing against their personal best times in the events.

Organiser Brenton Koch hosted the “Heart Attack Event”, with participants setting off all together on a 200m swim, a 2km off-road bike leg, and a 600m run. He says there were now 30 people competing

For more informatio contact Peter Geagea or Brenton Koch on 4069 1192 or 0429 691 336.

CLASSIFIEDS ITEC Employment

Dalassa Yorkston

102 Douglas Street Thursday Island, Queensland 4875

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

NORTHERN PENINSULA AREA REGIONAL COUNCIL INVITATION TO TENDER Northern Peninsula Area Regional Council (Council) invites Respondents to submit fixed lump sum quotes for the condition assessment and valuation of its assets at various locations across Council, in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the Request for Tender (RFT) document, reference NPA012-015. Council area is comprised of the Bamaga, Injinoo, New Mapoon, Seisia and Umagico areas. This Tender opens June 13, 2012.

Council has decided to deliver the Project using the AS4122-2010 General conditions of contract for the engagement of Consultants.

Information to support the delivery of this Project includes detailed asset listings and area maps will be provided as part of the RFT.

JOB SPOT

ITEC JOB SEEKERS* If there isn’t a job on the board that is in your field,

come in for a chat and we can ring potential employers for you “Come and see our friendly staff, who can help you with your career goal’’ Monday to Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm week days

Tenders must be lodged electronically at the LG Tender Box and received before 2pm (AEST) Thursday, July 5, 2012. Council reserves the right to request Tenderers to make changes to Tenders under Section 177 (7) (a) & (b) of the Local Government (Finance, Plans & Reporting) Regulation 2010. The lowest or any tender may not be necessarily accepted. For further information, please contact the Tender Administrator Mr Jan Xanthopoulo on (07) 3842 4757 or email jxanthopoulo@lgis.com.au.

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 Children’s Services Worker Outer Islands  Multi Skilled Administration Officer  Community Police Officer - Full Time  Community Police Officer In Charge  Healthy Lifestyle Officer  Animal Management Worker  Environmental Health Worker  HACC Home Helper  Remote Employment Co-ordinator

 General Labourers  Assistant In Nursing  Kitchenhand  Childcare Vacancies – Various  Cleaner  Bus Driver  Environmental Health Worker  Home Helper  Admin Vacancies  Aged Carer  Traffic Controller  Housekeepers  Tyre Fitter  Employment Co-ordinator

PHONE: (07) 4090 3311 FAX: (07) 4090 3511 FREE CALL 1800 009 961

To obtain tender documents, the prospective tenderers must be a registered user of, and logged into the LG Tender Box website at www.lgtenderbox.com.au and access LGIS002542.

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regularly in the mini-triathlons.

“The events are proving popular and will continue in the lead up to the start of the Torres Shire Triathlon series, which gets underway on Sunday, June 17.”

And Koch says he is hoping to get a couple of local sports stars along for the event. “I’m making the big push for this one,” he said.

“Meanwhile the pre-drinks Friday night mini-triathlons are continuing, just like every week, with newbies welcome.”

Sign-on for the first Torres Shire Triathlon is 7am for a 7.15am start this Sunday.

Spectators are welcome, and volunteers are free, with categories for open, teams, juniors and kids.

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Total Score Total Margin 68 142 68 149 67 126 67 140 67 148 67 225 66 161 66 182 65 146 65 162

DRAW ROUND 16 (June 22 – 25, home team first) Friday, June 22

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computer generated, with all selections being lodged to an independent, national footy tipping website. Neither the Torres News or sponsors can access the website, and all results are generated by the website operators. The results will be provided in the Torres News, the

STATE OF ORIGIN GAME 3 WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 Harvey Norman State of Origin, Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane

Torres News website and the competition operator’s website after each round. Staff from the Torres News and sponsors are ineligible to enter. In the event of a tie, the prize value will be divided among the joint winners.

COMMUNITY

The writing’s on the wall

Sport TORRES NEWS

Sports results are published in the Torres News at NO CHARGE to your club!

We love sport and want to provide your club or association with the best coverage possible!

Email your sports news, results and photos to: editor@torres news.com.au

DEADLINE IS 5PM, MONDAYS

By JESSICA SAXTON THE message is clear ... pride in community, pride in culture and pride in belonging to both.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, what must a mural such as this be worth? During his short visit home, Ikanbala (Richard) McLean left his mark upon the community, and it wasn’t just the paintings.

He said the murals represent much more than community beautification.

“I feel as if I’ve come back with a purpose,” said Ikanbala, “the idea is to encourage community respect.

Not just to our buildings and environment, but to each other.

“It’s like an ugly building - you can’t just judge someone from the outside, you need to take the time to get to know them. I see a generational gap where youths are less respectful to elders, but also that parents and care givers are less respectful to younger generations.

“They learn from us, they will treat us like we treat them, so lets show them some respect,” he said.

“Our youths are such unique individuals, it was such an honour to work with them. I think I learnt as much from them as they did from me.”

Ikanbala worked alongside many youths from communities across the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) on the new mural for the Bamaga Remote Indigenous Broadcasting (RIBS) Station. The mural was a representation of communication techniques from both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

As they helped to paint the different cultural artifacts, Ikanbala said the youths were keen to learn the names of each instrument and how it was used.

“When they are given a positive opportunity, our youths shine,” he said, which was more of less the idea behind the additions to the Injinoo Service Station mural.

A mural on the front of the building had been painted

by Ikanbala several years ago depicting stories of Injinoo including the great serpents of Cape York.

The additional side completed earlier this month is distinctly brighter, and shows the offspring of many of the animal totems of the area.

“It shows that we have to remember our history, our culture and the stories of our people, but we also have to listen to our youth and represents the stories yet to come, as they set off on their own journeys. The murals have been joined to represent that neither can exist without the other,” Ikanbala explained.

Along with the rest of the communities, NPA Regional Council directors couldn’t be happier with the beautification work completed on their buildings.

“The art work done under the direction of Richard McLean on the Injinoo Service Station and the RIBS building has transformed non-noticeable buildings into an urban canvas that reflects the history and culture of the NPA,” said NPARC chief executive Stuart Duncan.

A new artwork is made on an old building, showing a bright future that acknowledges the past. Our youths will someday follow in his footsteps as they tread their own path and they too will paint their stories on the walls of the community so we can learn from them too.

ABOVE LEFT: Ikanbala with the newly painted murals at the Injinoo Service Station.

ABOVE RIGHT: Ikanbala (Richard) McLean.

T.I. / SEISIA FERRY SCHEDULE MONDAY TO SATURDAY PEAK SEASON SCHEDULE FROM 13/6/12

Depart Thursday Is. 6.30am and 2.30pm Depart Seisia 8am and 4pm ABOVE: Ikanbala with the newly painted murals at the Injinoo Service Station.

BELOW: Ikanbala (Richard) McLean working on a mural at the RIBS radio station in Bamaga.

*Conditions apply

RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL: Ph 07 4069 1551 Book online: www.peddellsferry.com.au Peddells Jetty Shop: Engineers Jetty, Thursday Is.

HORN ISLAND FERRY TIMETABLE

McDONALD CHARTER BOATS Phone: 1300 664 875 Fax: (07) 4090 3628 Email: info@tiferry.com.au

WEBSITE: www.tiferry.com.au Monday

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NEW MOON Wed. Jun 20. Time: 01.02

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Maintenance

EFFECTIVE MARCH 19, 2012 All QF Connections departing from Horn Island may be delayed up to 20 minutes pending actual aircraft arrival time.

FAST , SAFE & FRIENDLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE

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SALE ON NOW SATURDAY DAY TRIP FROM T.I. TO SEISIA AND RETURN

TIDE TIMES – TI Harbour

Ht 1.32 1.88 1.02 2.82

*Boarding 15 minutes prior *Please contact us or check online for changes to the ferry schedule around Public Holidays as variations may occur.

FULL MOON Wed. Jul 4. Time: 04.52

LAST QUARTER Wed. Jul 11 . Time: 11.48

TIDE SPEED – Hammond Rock

While the Torres News takes every care to ensure the information contained in the Tide Diary is correct, the Torres News accepts no resposibility for its accuracy. Information is provided by the Bureau of Meteorology.

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Sport TORRES NEWS

Samat Sagigi and Betty Namok.

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SPORTS CONTRIBUTIONS

Phone: 1300 867 737 • Fax: 1300 787 248 • Email: editor@torresnews.com.au

Sports reports deadline is NOON, Wednesday prior to publication

Emily Nelson and Gaz.

Brad Shaw going for the Maroons at the State of Origin broadcast.

Florie Lui and Frank Morseu show their colours.

QUEENSLAND Maroons and NSW Blues supporters were out in force to support their teams for the second State-of-Origin game in Sydney last

Wednesday night.

NSW won 16-12 in another match marred by numerous controversial refereeing decisions.

The first two games have been dominated by poor officiating.

The series is now 1-1 with the third game in Brisbane on July 4.

ABOVE: Josh Stephen and Tyler Ryan giving strong support to Queensland.

BELOW: Patti Sailor and Jardine Kiwat.

Anthony Sagigi, Eve Gela, Rose Morseu, Leah Bann, Powa Savage and Blues supporter all the way (front) Leroy Pedro Mosby.

ABOVE RIGHT: Jesse, behind the bar and behind the Blues.

RIGHT: Michael Nakata betting his shirt on the Blues.

Blues supporters Eddie and Jenny Idagi with Aken Akee.

Blues supporter Brian with Maroon fans Chris and Liz.

All things, to all people.

It’s what we do.

It might be your groceries, or your stationery. Or your school books, fashion looks and football jerseys. Plus toasters and freezers and many other people pleasers (think computer equipment and musical instruments). As well as fuel for the pumps and building materials in big lumps. Sea Swift is a non-stop conveyor belt for the stream of cargo and commodities that have helped to build and sustain your way of life.

Sea Swift. We could go on – and we will.

Sea Swift. Here for you. Since 1987.

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Twice weekly to Thursday Island, Horn Island & Bamaga Depots for the safe and secure movement of freight An Australian company with no overseas ownership Providing local employment and active assistance to Arts & Culture, Conservation & the Environment

www.seaswift.com.au It’s what we do.

Project logistics

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