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Leaders A song and dance for new school call for a treaty Sovereign rights must not be compromised By MARK ROY LEADERS in the Torres Strait insist the sovereign rights of First Peoples must not be signed away in a “compromised” preamble in the Australian constitution. Torres Shire Council Mayor Pedro Stephen said what was needed was a treaty. “The preamble needs to recognise our sovereignty under a treaty only,” Mr Stephen said. “No treaty - no compromised preamble. We must keep our sovereignty sacred.” Mr Stephen was commenting on the Constitutional Review Panel report, which lays the foundations for reform aimed at recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians in the Constitution. Prime Minister Julia Gillard last week announced Reconciliation Australia would head up the national movement for the constitutional change. Responding to Ms Gillard’s announcement last week, Reconciliation Australia co-chairs Melinda Cilento and Tom Calma said this was both a great honour and responsibility. “Achieving meaningful recognition in the constitution is fundamental to achieving real reconciliation for the benefit of all Australians,” Ms Cilento said. Last year, Ms Gillard appointed a 19-member expert panel to give advice on how constitutional recognition could be achieved. Ms Cilento said the work of
Traditional dancers celebrate the opening of the new Mer Campus on Murray Island. The new, $33 million school was officially opened on Thursday, February 9. See story, page 4, and photos, page 14 >> the panel had established a strong platform to build public support for constitutional change. “As the peak national organisation building and promoting reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians, Reconciliation Australia is ideally placed to build on this work and lead the next phase,” she said. Dr Calma said Reconciliation Australia had long advocated for
constitutional change to recognise the history, cultures and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. “Throughout our campaign, we have had remarkable support from a range of organisations, community groups and individuals,” Dr Calma said. “Working together we now have the opportunity to see this though to a successful referendum.” Mr Stephen said priority must
be given to recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders as First Nations of Australia and the Torres Strait in both the preamble and body of the constitution. “If this is not accepted by the referendum then it should not be included in a compromised way,” Mr Stephen said. “Recognition should not come at the expense of our sovereign rights, not legitimise the constitution as a true doctrine of reconciliation.”
Any recognition must be regarded in terms of the “limitations and opportunities” of the constitution, he said. “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recognition by the constitution is constrained by its function, which is to legitimise the lie of Terra Nullius,” Mr Stephen said. He said these points had been made clear to the Constitutional Review Panel. Continues page 2 >>
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Sovereign rights must Erub undermined by recent erosion not be compromised >> From page 1 The panel travelled around the country conducting a series of public consultations before handing down its final report and recommendations on January 19, 2012 at the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra. One of the report’s recommendations is for a new section to be inserted into the constitution: - Recognising that the continent and its islands now known as Australia were first occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Acknowledging the continuing relationship of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples with their traditional lands and waters - Respecting the continuing cultures, languages and heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples - Acknowledging the need to secure the advancement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Delivering the Closing the Gap report in Parliament last week, Ms Gillard said the campaign by Reconciliation Australia was an opportunity for all Australians to get involved. “To find practical information and solid ideas and to discuss them - in their homes and with their neighbours, in their community meetings and in their workplaces, in their trade unions and in their churches,” Ms Gillard said. Ms Gillard wants Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to support proposed changes, because without bipartisanship the referendum is likely to fail. However, the opposition has committed to recognising Indigenous people only in a preamble. In order to be successful, the constitutional change will need a double majority - support from a national majority of voters in states and territories, as well as a majority of voters in a majority of states. Since Federation, only 8 out of 44 proposals to amend the constitution have been approved.
Erosion caused by heavy rain and high winds on Erub earlier this month. PHOTO: GINA THAIDAY .ERUB (Darnley Island) could be declared a natural disaster area after high winds struck the island on Friday, February 3, causing extensive damage. The winds followed on from a week of heavy rain and storms, which caused flooding in residential areas. Member for Cook Jason O’Brien visited the island the following week, and said he was struck by the extent of the damage. “I have made representations to the Premier’s office to have Darnley Island declared a natural disaster area,” Mr O’Brien said. “I was shocked at the extent and severity of the damage. I visited five or six islands, and they had all sustained superficial damage from the storm. “The damage on Darnley was much more substantial.” James Cook University coastal geomorphologist Kevin Parnell said erosion was an ongoing problem for islands in the Torres Strait.
“Sand moves around, and may be taken from one end of the island and deposited somewhere else,” Mr Parnell said. “If there is infrastructure, or a site of significance where there is erosion, then this is a problem. “Our role is to provide options to the community around these natural processes.” Mr Parnell, who is working with the Torres Strait Island Regional Council through the Department of Climate Change, said options may include changing the location of villages. “But there is no need to go ripping things up and moving them straight away,” he said. “The commonsense approach is to replace infrastructure as it reaches the end of its useful life span.” Erub Councillor Kenny Bedford said an an application had been made to the Department of Local Government and Planning to access funds to repair the damage.
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BAMAGA Police are partnering with the Northern Peninsula Area State College to conduct the NPA Road Safety Program. This program consists of weekly theory lessons delivered to the students in years 7 to 12 by local police ofďŹ cers. Police are encouraging all residents of the NPA to think about road safety, particularly children and riding bicycles on roads. Children and adults are reminded that it is an offence not to wear an approved bicycle helmet when riding a bicycle on a public road. Bicycles should be fitted with working brakes and, if being ridden at night, should also have lights and reectors. Initially people found not complying with bicycle road rules will receive cautions, however eventually police will start to formally enforce these rules. Adults can expect to receive a $100 ďŹ ne if found not wearing an approved bike helmet whilst children will receive cautions by way of Bicycle Offence Notices.
New phone number for Bamaga Police BAMAGA Police Station has a new phone number. The old number of 4069 3156 has been replaced with 4090 4500. Members of the community are encouraged to update their phone records with the new number of 40904500. A diversion will be placed on the old phone number for the near future. The community is reminded that they can phone Policelink on 131 444 to report non urgent Police matters and to phone 000 for emergencies only.
the decision to shave for a cure a long time ago, recent events have added to her resolve to help the foundation. “Just in the last three months, a three-and-a-half year old Townsville boy, who is a friend of my young nephew, Jack, has been diagnosed with leukaemia. “My target is to raise $2000 for the Leukaemia Foundation,â€? she said. Tammy, who started fundraising at the start of this month, said Tagai State College were organising staff and students to participate on the day of the shave by dyeing their hair. “I don’t know who will be cutting my dreads, but I’ve booked in to Suzie’s Stylez to clean up the mess afterwards!â€? she said. She said she was aiming for a “number fourâ€? shave to leave room for the tidying up effort. “But it may end up shorter than that, I think it will probably be students cutting off the dreads. “If people want to sponsor me, they can either do it in cash on the day, or log on to the website.â€? All donations are tax deductible, and Annette says every dollar will make a difference. “Your interest and enthusiasm is greatly appreciated, and will help make a positive difference to the lives of five Queenslanders who are diagnosed daily with leukaemias, lymphomas, myeloma, and related blood disorders,â€? she said. Tammy goes under the shears at 11.30am on Friday, March 16 in the undercover area of Tagai State College on Aplin Road. So -- chop chop! Please come along and show your support! Ta m m y ’s f u n d r a i s i n g efforts are registered with the Leukaemia Foundation and are online at http:// my.LeukaemiaFoundation. org.au/TammyCollins. You can also ďŹ nd the link online at the Torres News Facebook page.
Tagai State College teacher Tammy Collins will chop her dreads for a cause on Friday, March 16. PHOTO: MARK ROY By MARK ROY TAMMY Collins has had her dreadlocks for more than a year - and says she will be sorry to lose them. “Yes, I’ll miss my dreads,� she says. “But I decided a long time ago when I was going to get rid of them, I would shave for a cure, because it’s for a good cause.� The health and physical education teacher has decided to “be brave and shave� next month to raise money for the Leukaemia Foundation. She is one of two Thursday
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By MARK ROY BACK-to-school celebrations in the Torres Strait hit their peak last week with the official opening of Tagai State College’s newest campus. The Mer (Murray Island) community turned out in force for the opening of their new, state-of-the-art facilities. Located 200km from Thursday Island, the new school is one of the most isolated in the state. Centred around the new sports oval, the school features a multipurpose activities centre, culture centre, canteen, covered basketball court, principal’s residence and The new Mer Campus during construction last year. teacher accommodation units. Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said “The school is now also a genuine comthe new, $33 million school was relocated 18,000 hours over the course of the project,” Mr Hay said. munity resource, with the ability to support to a greenfield site which offered more “A lot of the employees have started a range of community programs and events space than the old campus and modern work with our civil construction company outside of school hours,” he said. facilities for its 88 pre-prep to Year 7 in Cairns, while five guys are still working “Funded through the Department of students. at the campus doing maintenance. Education and Training’s (DET) Capital “The school now has room for expansion “We will still be responsible for mainteWorks Program and $850,000 from the and a capacity for up to 175 students.” nance on the grounds until Easter.” Federal Government’s Building the EducaHansen Yuncken site manager Steve He said he expected two of the maintion Revolution fund which provided the Hay said building the school had been a tenance workers would pick up full-time roof over the basketball court - this is a tremendous undertaking. positions with Education Queensland. significant investment for the community. “To build someting of this calibre out Mr O’Brien said the school featured “The move from the old campus went on Mer was just incredible, it would be a ecologically sustainable development smoothly and I’d like to thank all staff who start-of-the art facility even in Cairns or initiatives including rainwater tanks, solar ensured the school was up and running on Brisbane,” Mr Hay said. panels and hot water and energy-efficient day one of the school year.” “Everything had to be barged in, we had lighting. More photos, page 14. the SeaSwift barge Colossus basically on permanent contract. It did about 29 trips from Cairns, bringing in materials before immediately turning around and going back for more. “The Blessing of the Soil was on March 29 last year, and we had a lot of rain during April, so we got started on construction on April 22. “We set up camp for 74 people, and had 255 different tradesmen from all over Queensland - carpenters, plumbers and electicians - all working on the site over nine months.” School staff held an unofficial opening of the campus on November 29 with fireworks and celebrations. Mr Hay said contractors Hansen Yuncken had taken the opportunity to train 52 islanders during the project, in skills ranging from Mer Campus students Jestell Cowley and Kaba Noah join Member for Cook Jason O’Brien kitchen hand to construction work. “Those trainees logged more than to unveil the Mer Campus plaque.
TSRA supports Indigenous tourism conference THE Torres Strait Regional Authority will host an Indigenous delegation to attend the first Pacific Asia Indigenous Tourism conference in Darwin next month. Expressions of Interest are being sought from established Indigenous tourist operators and aspiring Indigenous tourist operators in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area interested in learning more about Indigenous tourism opportunities. The Asia Pacific region has the greatest concentration and variety of Indigenous people and cultures in the world. Conference organisers believe tourism will provide an important opportunity for communities to restore, proPage 4 Torres News
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tect and promote Indigenous cultures. The conference (March 28 to 30) has been organised by the Australian Tourism Export Council, Tourism NT and the Pacific Asia Travel Association with support from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. TSRA chairperson, Mr John (Toshe) Kris, said tourism had been identified as one of the key industries with the potential to provide economic stability and growth in the Torres Strait. Mr Kris said the industry would stimulate economic activity across the region, generate advanced training and business skills and increase the scope for Torres Strait Islander business ownership and management.
“The Northern Territory and the Torres Strait share many similarities including remoteness, seasonal changes that impact on visitors and cultural aspects all of which are both selling points and challenges for the respective regions to deal with.” “This conference will help increase the appreciation of tourist activities that may be appropriate in the Torres Strait region and knowledge of running successful tourism ventures in remote communities.” “I encourage established Indigenous tourism operators and Indigenous people interested in learning more about tourism opportunities to consider joining the TSRA conference delegation.”
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Indigenous Parliament scouting for members THE Australian Electoral Commission is calling for applications from young Indigenous people to represent their communities at the first National Indigenous Youth Parliament to be held in Canberra in May. Electoral commissioner Ed Killesteyn said 48 young Indigenous Australians were being sought to represent their community and develop the skills to make a difference in their community. “Any Indigenous Australian aged 16 to 25 is eligible to apply, and you don’t require any particular skills or experience apart from wanting to have a say in what’s going on in your community and your country,” Mr Killesteyn said. “The aim of the Youth Parliament is to help close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage in electoral participation, by promoting youth advocacy, active community leadership and a commitment to democratic processes.” The Youth Parliament would bring potential future Indigenous leaders from around the country to Canberra to talk about issues affecting their communities and country, to learn about how laws were made and to have their voices heard by the people who made the laws, he said. Six young Indigenous Australians will be selected from each state and territory. Mr Killesteyn said selection would be based on applicants’ community involvement, their ideas and interest in government and the parliamentary process. The six-member team selected from each state and territory will first attend a weekend in their state or territory where they will be guided through the process of writing a legislative Bill that addresses the issues faced by young people and their communities. They will then travel to Canberra for a seven-day program in which they will debate their bills in the Chambers of the Old Parliament House and present them to the Government. The Canberra program will also provide expert training in how government works, how laws are made, public speaking and dealing with the media. Participants will meet Parliamentarians and watch them work, in Parliament House and in their offices. The Youth Parliament is being run by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in partnership with the YMCA to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Indigenous right to vote in federal elections. “While Indigenous Australians achieved legal equality in electoral participation in 1962, in practice Indigenous Australians are still significantly less likely to enrol to vote, less likely to vote and more likely to vote informally, than other Australians,” Mr Killesteyn said. Applications are now open and close on Friday, March 30, 2012. The application pack can be accessed at the website www.aec.gov.au/niyp, or simply follow the link from the Torres News’ Facebook page.
JCU answers SOS call for nurses By MARK ROY ELDERS at the Star of the Sea nursing home on Thursday Island will have a greater number of qualified, local indigenous nursing staff to look after them in future. Thanks to an initiative by Congress Community Development and Education Unit (CCDEU), Tropical North Queensland TAFE (TNQT) and James Cook University (JCU), about a dozen Star of the Sea health workers will be mentored and supported in their study towards a Diploma in Nursing this year. Stanley Gela is one of the budding nurses who joined around 30 other students for an orientation week luncheon at JCU’s Thursday Island campus on Monday, February 13. Mr Gela said he wanted to improve his skills and continue working on Thursday Island. “We need more indigenous health staff across the Torres Strait, including at the Star of the Sea, because we do understand the ways, and they understand us,” Mr Gela said. “This course will allow me to improve my skills, so it means I can work here on TI, and not have to go to Cairns or further south for employment. “I am interested in going on with my career, and this is a good opportunity.” Elsie Odo, also studying the nursing course at JCU, agrees. “We will learn more and become more qualified, which is for the betterment of the Star of the Sea,” Ms Odo said. “They (the elders) will be more happy, more relaxed. Us being there is like family.”
Some of the new students at James Cook University’s induction day on Monday, February 13. PHOTO: MARK ROY School of Nursing, Midwifery and Nutrition lecturer Matt Mason said apart from financial incentives, CCDEU were supporting the Star of the Sea students with a flexible roster and an internal mentoring system. “It’s a fantastic incentive for these students. It’s hard enough studying, let alone supporting yourself,” Mr Mason said. “From Star of the Sea’s point of view, there are a lot of benefits that go with employing a local workforce, such as ease of accommodation and cultural appropriateness.” He said JCU had joined with TNTQ to design the new nursing program. “Quite a bit of groundwork is going into it to make it accessible up here, and the intake in 2012 was the biggest since
the nursing school was set up on TI in 2003,” he said. “For a lot of the students this course might be the first step towards becoming a registered nurse.” He said JCU worked closely with Thursday Island Hospital, who provided clinical placements for students. “We also source tutors from the hospital - but we are always looking for more tutors,” he said. Nursing tutors needed to be qualified as a registered nurse, he said. “However, for some other units at JCU, such as teaching academic skills, tutors only need to hold a university degree.” Anyone interested in a tutoring position can contact JCU on 4069 2670 or visit the campus at the Old Courthouse Building, 70 Victoria Parade, Thursday Island.
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Life is back to normal for Maximus By MARK ROY YOUNG Maximus McGrath is an ordinary boy living an extraordinary life. The nine-year-old has spent eight years of his life being known as “the boy in blue”, having to spend up to 10 hours a day under blue lights just to stay alive. But now, thanks to a life-saving liver transplant, Maximus is back on Thursday Island and doing what normal schoolkids do. His mother, Carrie-Ann McGrath, said she wanted to let the community know Maximus was doing well. “I want to thank everyone for their support,” Carrie-Ann said. “Max couldn’t wait to sleep in a bed without the blue lights, to be sleeping with clothes on, with a blanket on, like any other kid. “He says it’s a big relief, it’s just heaven.” Max is one of only five children in Australia suffering from CriglerNajjar syndrome (CNS) type 1, a genetic liver disease that doctors are able to control with the use of blue light phototherapy.
His rare condition is caused by a lack of an enzyme that allows a toxic build-up of bilirubin, the major bile pigment that is fatal if it reaches the brain. His many years of blue light phototherapy - lying under a bank of lights - kept his bilirubin levels under control, but as he grew older, the light had less effect, being unable to penetrate the skin. So last year, Carrie-Ann made the 3040km move to Brisbane, where Maximus spend nearly 18 months on the waiting list for a liver transplant. She left behind two older children, aged 21 and 18, her job, and her entire community support network. Maximus’s grandmother, Carol Thompson, said the Royal Brisbane Children’s Hospital was not the easiest place to be. “The hospital staff were very professional, they were very good, but in the two months I was there we watched a lot of kids just die,” she said. “Maximus had his first liver transplant from a donor in a fourhour operation on July 15.”
The first transplant didn’t take, she said. “Even with the anti-rejection drugs, his body rejected it. So at around 8pm we had to say our goodbyes. “It was very emotional. Then a donated liver came up at the last minute.” The second transplant was successful, and Maximus is now back in Rosehill, and going to school at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. Carol said she also wanted to thank the local community for their support during three months of fundraising, including a swimathon held at the TI Sports Complex last year. “The Port Kennedy Association will now administer those funds,” she said. And while Maximus must take his anti-rejection drugs every day, he now has a shot at what he has always wanted: living a normal life. Max likes fishing, loves footy, and enjoys his computer studies - just like so many other boys on Thursday Island.
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TUBERCULOSIS clinics on Boigu and Saibai have closed down, with clinicians running the final clinics for patients last week. Last year the Federal government decided to shift its treatment of PNG nationals offshore to Daru and the Western Province. Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has condemned both the federal and state governments for terminating the clinics. “If the Saibai and Boigu clinics are closed, we will have patients from Papua New Guinea turning up at Bamaga,” Mr Entsch said. In a private members motion passed by Federal parliament last week, Mr Entsch called on the Federal Government, through AusAID, to immediately provide long-term funding to clinics that provide tuberculosis services to Papua New Guinea nationals and front line health protection for Torres Strait Islander Australians. “This is not, under any circumstances, to take away from the health budget for the Torres Strait and NPA,” Mr Entsch said. “We cannot take resources out of the Queensland Health budget. He said current plans to treat
patients in PNG would fail, and described the Daru Hospital as a “basket case”. “We can’t rely on the PNG bureaucracy to do it,” he said. “I call on the Federal Government, through AusAID, to immediately provide long-term funding to clinics that provide TB services to PNG nationals and front-line health protection for Torres Strait Islander Australians. “The tuberculosis clinics on Saibai and Boigu currently provide vital tuberculosis surveillance and clinical care for PNG nationals, and reduce the risk or the emergence of drug-resistant strains of TB. The closures have some TB specialists worried, with one Queensland doctor saying Papua New Guinea’s health system is not ready to take over treatment of its own tuberculosis patients. Cairns-based respiratory physician Dr Graham Simpson, who is running the final clinics for PNG tuberculosis patients, said TB patients from PNG were likely to continue coming to the Torres Strait for treatment despite the closures. “I’m worried that both the existing patients and new patients will find it very difficult to access certain services for the geographical reasons,” said. While there had been good
progress in handing over treatment plans to PNG doctors, the lack of laboratory services and difficulties with access to patients in remote villages meant there was a long way to go,” he said. Federal opposition member Andrew Laming, who spent his early years in Papua New Guinea, told a press conference last week “a TB disaster is unfolding in the Torres Strait”. “The great issue with TB is that it is infectious, and there are up to 50,000 visits between PNG and the Torres Strait each year, so it is really important to have a clinical presence,” Mr Laming said. He said it was “fanciful” to believe AusAID could pick up the slack on the other side of the Torres Strait. “To be turning away TB patients who come across that strait is the next reality,” he said. “If it was a person of another nationality the would be immediately retrieved and given top-class care. To turn away PNG patients for no other reason than penny-pinching is simply inadequate.” A federal health department spokeswoman said it was continuing to build treatment capacity in PNG for tuberculosis and had not ruled out funding more clinics in the Torres Strait.
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LNP out of touch with the Straits: O’Brien The navy cadets program is on again at TS Carpentaria. If you want to join, meet at the Joint Defence Facility from 6.30pm every Thursday.
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Tue 21. Shrove Tuesday Tue 21. Public meeting, finfish management plan review, Mer and Erub 4069 1990 Tue 21. University Aspirations Expo, Tagai School, Poruma 5.30pm Wed 22. Ash Wednesday Wed 22. Public meeting, finfish management plan review, Masig and Warraber 4069 1990 Wed 22. Public meeting, finfish management plan review, TSRA Conference Room, Victoria Pde TI 9am-1pm 4069 1990 Wed 22. University Aspirations Expo, Tagai School, Warraber Wed 22. Wongai Wednesday, Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island 6.30 - 9pm Thu 23. Navy cadets program, TS Carpentaria, TI, 6.30pm Thu 23. Public meeting, finfish management plan review, Poruma and Ugar 4069 1990 Fri 24. TI Rotary Club breakfast meeting, Ilan Cafe 7am Tue 28. Blue Light Disco, Warraber (Sue Island) Stadium 7.30pm Wed 29. ASK About Suicide Workshop, PKA HALL 9am - 4.30pm 1300 833 328 Wed 29. Blue Light Disco, Iama (Yam Island) Community Hall 7.30pm
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Thu 1. ASK About Suicide Workshop, PKA HALL 9am-4.30pm 1300 833 328 Thu 1. Blue Light Disco, Poruma (Coconut Island) Community Hall 7.30pm Fri 2. Tagai School’s Clean Up Australia Day Fri 2. Blue Light Disco, Masig (Yorke Island) Community Hall 7.30pm
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
TORRES NEWS AUSTRALIA’S TOP NEWSPAPER THURSDAY ISLAND Continuing the fine tradition of the “Torres Straits Pilot and New Guinea Gazette”
THE LNP candidate for Cook (David Kempton) needs to be honest with the people of the Torres Strait and NPA. He says that he is a lawyer with expertise in Native Title, but what he doesn’t say is that he represents the people opposing Native Title. Recently, he was threatening an injunction in Hope Vale to stop the recognition of Native Title rights. The LNP’s proposed changes to try and stop some traditional hunting practices of turtle and dugong also show how out of touch he is with people in the Straits. I hope Bongo is able to give him an education, but I believe that one visit to the area just before an election is barely going to be enough. Jason O’Brien Member for Cook
I would like to point out a few things which Labor have done for the Torres Strait Islanders. Firstly: the forced amalgamation of the island councils. This has ended any attempts of the Islanders for autonomy, has also created more unemployed people and provided less services than were previously being delivered by the Island councils. Secondly, the Member for Cook stated that the amalgamation would save the government money, just how? When the government is providing the extra grants of millions for increased administration costs, something which was never given to the original island councils. Thirdly, with the extra layer of administration in place it has created jobs for people outside
the area (the office in Cairns) and slashed jobs for the residents. And sack any person who speaks out about the faults within the council organisation. Now we have a mayor speaking out about the residents of the islands requiring permits to move in and around their homeland and the mainland. My wife was transferred to Cairns for a three year period with Education Queensland, and under this idea we would require a permit to return to our home of over 25 years. So I say that Labor has done the damage, now it is time to get someone in who will face the problems and solve them, not ignore them. Wayne Beetham, Iama Currently residing in Cairns
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on the Cape. You might notice NO ethnicity has been mentioned. PS In reference to the ABC comments by all three, I thought these people are out of touch with the people even more then the ALP and LNP. And yes I do support Bob Katter. Robert J Lee Bibbooringa, Mt Garnet Editor’s note: As a newspaper editor, I was asked by the ABC for my opinion on state election issues for the people of the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula Area -- not Mareeba or Mt Garnet. If the Torres Strait were full of farmers, I would be representing their views. Mr Lee, saying subsidised air fares are “hard to book” is one thing, but claiming they are “discriminatory” is quite another. Your comment “You might notice NO ethnicity has been mentioned” is both incorrect and disingenuous. In his email to the Torres News, Mr Bensted specifically mentioned that the fare subsidies were “great for indigenous people”. His views were subsequently reported in our newspaper. Both you and Mr Bensted are also wrong in fact when arguing farmers are ineligible for the
subsidised fares. If you do not believe me, call Skytrans on 1300 759 872 or Westwing on 4069 1380 and make the enquiry yourself, just as I did. You will find that it doesn’t matter if you are a farmer, a corporate executive or a dustman - if you are a resident of the Torres Strait or NPA you are eligible for the subsidised flights. Yes, businesses and government agencies are ineligible for the flights. But while a farmer may own or run a business, a farmer is not a business, just as a businessman -- or woman, for that matter -- is not a business. Nor is a government worker the same as a government agency. All these people may be eligible for the scheme provided they are residents. I am interested to know what I said on ABC Radio to “denigrate” Mr Bensted, other than to say he “doesn’t rate” in the Torres Strait, a comment I stand by. It means that, in my opinion, Mr Bensted will not poll strongly in this area. I am prepared to stand corrected should Mr Bensted win a high percentage of votes in the Torres Strait or NPA on March 24. However, as I said, I was asked for my opinion. Mark Roy Editor, Torres News
Amalgamation of councils has Mining key to prosperity: Bensted The ALP, on the eve of its depar- street of Cairns or Port Douglas “done the damage” ture from the north, is determined lately?
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I was listening to the ABC the other day and I heard some newspaper editors talking about regional political issues. I have friends in Bamaga who told me the subsidised airfares were hard to book because there are so few on offer and they are not available to businessmen living on Cape York or islands. So I decided to check for myself after I heard you say farmers could access the fares and then denigrate the best candidate ever put up on Cape York. That is Lachlan Bensted for Katters party. I checked the relevant website and what do you know ‘businesses will not be eligible for the scheme’. Now the last time I checked a farmer ran a business, but I know the ALP and LNP have done everything they can to get rid of them, so if they still exist they are not eligible for the few subsidised fares available. Now just two seats per flight available for the Torres Strait would not exactly be a windfall for local residents would it? O’Brien and Nanna Bligh are busily trying to pork barrel the Peninsula on one hand and deliver a fatal blow with the other using World Heritage listing. And yes I think the subsidised fares are discriminatory towards any pastoralists or businessmen
to wreck as much of the place as it can as a parting gesture for 20 years of hopeless mismanagement. Not content with its Wild Rivers attack on Indigenous culture on Cape York Peninsula, the ALP and Greens want to impose international sanctions on the further prosperity of struggling communities. I said many times last year that World Heritage listing will be a nightmare for the Peninsula compared to the Wild Rivers daydream. I could not believe the ALP/ Greens thinking the Peninsula can somehow prosper by locking everything up under World Heritage. We can’t eat tourists. Have they looked down the main
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Bob Katter has always been right about our high dollar and our two speed economy diverting tourists to anywhere but Australia. The Reserve Bank has to drop interest rates to match that of our trading partners like Japan and the USA. North Queensland can prosper with regulated mining and any tourists who can afford to come here will not be affected, just the same as now or last week. Last year I released plans for large-scale infrastructure building to kick-start the north including Cairns, but the Cairns promotion groups seem too focused on the Cairns CBD. Lachlan Bensted Katters Australian Party Candidate for Cook
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Queensland state election – March 24, 2012
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Doubt rains on Wild Rivers declarations By MARK ROY
THE Liberal and National Party’s election policy of abolishing Wild Rivers declarations is looking less certain following an announcement by LNP Shadow Environment Minister Andrew Powell last Thursday. Mr Powell said the LNP had “no plans” to repeal or replace any Wild Rivers declarations in Western Queensland. “Graziers, traditional owners and environment groups have been assured the LNP is committed to fully protecting western rivers - in the Channel Country and the Lake Eyre Basin,” Mr Powell said. But he made no clear commitment on keeping Wild River protections in Cape York. “The LNP is steadfast in its stance to protect the high-value iconic natural areas in Queensland, and this protection will operate in association with local communities,” Mr Powell said. He said each region would be assessed on a case-by-case basis. The Archer River, Lockhart River and Stewart Basin in Cape York were declared Wild Rivers in 2009. The Wilderness Society described the LNP’s latest position on Wild Rivers as “incoherent”. Wilderness Society Wild Rivers Campaigner Glenn Walker said it was “policy on the run”. “Campbell Newman and the LNP either stand for the protection of Queensland’s rivers or they don’t,” Mr Walker said. “Saying you have no plans to repeal Wild River declarations in Western Queensland but promising to do just that on Cape York is ridiculous.” LNP candidate for Cook David Kempton says he is opposed to Wild Rivers in Cape York. “The Cape has been used by Labor to appease conservation interest and secure Green preferences in the south for over 20 years to the neglect of local residents,” Mr Kempton said. Mr Walker said The Wilderness Society called on the LNP to urgently clarify their position. “All of Queensland’s intact river systems are in urgent need of protection from the rampant mining industry,” Mr Walker said. “If river protection is good enough for the Lake Eyre Basin rivers, they are surely good enough for Cape York rivers.” Mr Powell said the LNP would not take a ‘one size fits all’ approach to Wild Rivers legislation, and would instead “discuss the future of each region with locals”. “The LNP has announced its plan for Cape York - where pristine rivers will be protected through Bioregion Management Plans - is also about working closely with local communities,” he said. “It is worth noting that the reason Western Queensland retains its iconic natural area status is because of the ongoing sensible stewardship of local graziers and Indigenous communities. “These local stakeholders should be the ones to determine the necessary balance.” When the state election was announced on January 25 the Wilderness Society predicted key environmental issues would be Wild Rivers and a World Heritage nomination for Cape York Peninsula. Wilderness Society Queensland campaign manager Tim Seeling said the election represented a major crossroads for environmental protection in the state. He said Queensland had some of the last remaining pristine rivers, many of them now protected under Wild Rivers. “Mr Newman has previously indicated that a Newman-led Liberal National Party government
would scrap existing Wild River declarations and wind back or remove the Wild Rivers Act,” Dr Seeling said. “We call on all of the main political parties to come clean on their positions and demonstrate a strong policy commitment to the environment. In particular we urge Mr Newman and Mr Seeney to move the LNP into the 21st Century and embrace Wild River protections and landclearing controls.” Queenslanders will go to the polls on Saturday, March 24.
The Archer River, Lockhart River and Stewart Basin may yet remain declared Wild Rivers under an LNP government. Map courtesy National Water Commission.
Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa, in collaboration with the WCCCA, is offering you the opportunity to begin working with us.
Traineeships and other employment opportunities: We have traineeships available for Traditional Owners from the land on which we operate. We will be visiting your community soon to discuss traineeships and other employment opportunities we have available at our operation. We will be in your community on the following dates: Aurukun – ALP Office 22nd February (10am to 12noon) Hopevale – Training Centre 14th February (9am to 12noon) Cooktown – Community Events Centre 13th February (2pm to 5pm) Napranum – outside Council Office 23rd February (9am – 12noon) New Mapoon - NPA Regional Council office 27th February (1pm to 4pm) th Injinoo - Council Office 28 February (9am to 12noon) Mapoon - outside the community store 20th February (10am – 1pm) Application forms will be available during our community visit. All application forms, along with resumes, must be mailed to: The Pre-work Development Team, Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Pty Ltd C/- Post Office, Weipa, 4874. OR Send by fax to 07 4069 8474 Applications close 2 March 2012. Enquiries about our employment opportunities and community visits should be directed to our Pre-work Development Team on (07) 4069 8465 or (07) 4069 8311 Torres News
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NEWS
Soil-borne bacteria a killer over the wet season AS the wet season’s regular rains continue, cases of the serious soil-borne disease melioidosis are still being diagnosed. Given the severity of the disease, which results in hospitalisation and is potentially fatal, people living in tropical Australia are being strongly warned to protect themselves from contact with mud, ground water and soil, even aerosolized soil, which could be inhaled into the lungs. The Centre for Disease Control (CDC) said 54 people have contracted the soilborne disease so far this wet season and three of them have died. CDC director Vicki Krause said the disease is contracted when bacteria enters the body via cuts, sores or inhalation. “The melioidosis bacteria live deep in
the soil during the dry season, but heavy rains bring the bacteria to surface level. The bacteria can then enter the body via cuts and sores and can also be inhaled if stirred up by the wind during a storm. “Contact with mud, ground water and soil during the wet season significantly increases the likelihood of exposure to the melioidosis bacteria.” Melioidosis is known to cause severe pneumonia and blood poisoning and have a mortality rate of 10-15 per cent, even with best practice medical care. “Symptoms of melioidosis can vary greatly but most commonly we see indications of pneumonia such as fever, cough and breathing difficulties,” Dr Krause said. “The incubation period from time of
infection to acute disease can range from one to 21 days. In some cases the onset of symptoms are slower and will include features like weight loss or sores that do not heal.” Dr Krause said that in January alone 19 people were diagnosed with melioidosis. “People with risk factors such as diabetes, hazardous alcohol intake, kidney disease, lung disease, cancer and treatment for cancer, and those on steroid therapy should stay indoors during heavy wind or rain,” she advised. “The great majority diagnosed with melioidosis, including the two people who have died this season, had one or more risk factors. To reduce the risk of contracting melioidosis is it highly advisable to wear
waterproof footwear around mud, soil and areas of pooled water and to wear gloves when handling soil or mud soaked items. “Healthy people can get the diseases when exposed to mud, pooled water or aerosolized soil. Those who work outdoors, such as gardeners and building tradespeople, should always wear protective clothing,” Dr Krause said. “Anyone using high pressure hoses around soil should ensure their mouth and nose are properly covered to prevent them from inhaling the bacteria.” Anyone concerned about melioidosis should contact their local GP or hospital. A useful fact sheet with more information on melioidosis is available at http:// access.health.qld.gov.au
Torres News intern wins award
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SES VOLUNTEERS are ‘ordinary people doing extraordinary things’. They are empowered to help themselves and others in their community in times of emergency and disaster. They are well respected within their communities and experience the satisfaction of helping their communities and working as part of a skilled team. Are ume kain people e mekĕ nada kain big sumthing. Eberi one e gad rait po help dempla selp an all ada pamlĕ wea dempla place wen e taim blo emergency anĕ disaster. Dempla are well respected inside lo place and prapa sabĕ wis kain po help ĕ dempla place anĕ work wasĕ team e prapa be train. So pamlĕ ip you interest po join SES inside upla place. To become a SES volunteer and help make a difference contact Daniel Mosby, Disaster Management Field Officer on 4032 8669.
NewsMail’s journalist Emily Prain is awarded the Young Journalist of the Year at the APN Editorial Awards. Photo: MAx FlEEt/NEwsMAil By MARK ROY
COMMUNITY MEETINGS DRAFT TORRES STRAIT FINFISH FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLAN 2012 Representatives of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) will be visiting relevant island communities in Torres Strait to discuss the draft Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Management Plan 2012. The draft plan is open for public comment until 9 March 2012 and AFMA is encouraging interested persons to provide their comments. This is your opportunity to discuss the draft plan with AFMA officers, ask questions and provide your comments on the plan. AFMA officers will be at: Mer Community Hall Erub TSIRC Office Masig Community Hall Warraber Sports Stadium Poruma Community Hall Ugar Community Hall
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For more information about the draft plan, or the community visits, please contact Brendan Rayner Torres Strait Fisheries Australian Fisheries Management Authority PO Box 376 Thursday Island QLD 4875 or fax: (07) 4069 1277 or e-mail to: brendan.rayner@afma.gov.au Copies of the draft Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Management Plan are available on the PZJA website (www.pzja.gov.au) or may be obtained by contacting AFMA on 07 4069 1990. AG59992
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A JOURNALIST who did her internship at the Torres News has won a Young Journalist of the Year Award. Emily Prain, whose proud father David Prain is station officer at the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service on TI, said she spent a week interning at the Torres News before going on to work as a marketing and events manager for The Hub in Brisbane. “After three years I wanted to break into journalism again, so I applied to do work experience with the Bundaberg NewsMail in July 2010. “I did a week there and they called me back and offered me the job. “I’ve only just finished my cadetship at the Bundaberg NewsMail, and was asked to submit three pieces, and found I had won the day before Christmas Eve. “We’re a small team here at the NewsMail, so I do get to cover the big, breaking stories.” Emily spent a week working with Corey and Mark Bousen at the Torres News in 2007. Regional and Remote Newspapers Group chairman Mark Bousen congratulated Emily on her achievement. “There was always evidence she had the potential and ability to achieve
significant success,” Mr Bousen said. Emily said she the experience had given her a valuable insight into newspapers and working as a journalist. “It was great, and I got to sink my teeth into quite a few stories,” Emily said. “Journalism is the sort of job where you are always learning.” Having grown up in Mossman, Emily knows the sugar-cane country around Bundaberg well. “The issues are familiar to me. I’d like to think I will stay in rural communities. For the moment I’m prepared to stay on and get more experience,” she said. “We’re a daily, so we are always pretty busy, and being in this sort of job you cover everything from emergencies to politics.” She said while Bundaberg is bigger than Thursday Island, there were a lot of similarities. “It still has that small-town, community feel, and as a journalist you do feel that you are part of the community,” she said. “I loved the TI lifestyle. I didn’t want to leave. I could have happily stayed there. “I like to come up to TI at least once a year to get my fix of fishing and a bit of sunbaking - and, most importantly, to see my dad.”
ART
Entries sought for poster competition ARE you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist? Want a chance to win $2000 in cash? The Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ACT) is calling for entries in their ALS 40th Anniversary Poster Competition. The artwork must tell the story of the Aboriginal Legal Service (NSW/ ACT) and their 40-year history and survival. To learn more about the history of the legal service, visit the website at www.alsnswact.org.au
Organisers say the competition has been re-opened to attract a broader field of selection. Artists who have already submitted a work are encouraged to re-apply, and artworks already submitted will be included in the final round of selection by the judges. Photographs of entries can be sent to info@alsnswact.org.au or PO Box 646 Surry Hills NSW 2010. All poster competition entries must be accompanied by a signed entry form.
AIR CHARTER Flown in Single or Twin engined Aircraft
Ricardo Idagi with Upi Mop le at last year’s awards.
Telstra Art Award calls for entries for 29th year INDIGENOUS artists across Australia have the chance to showcase their artwork to the nation by entering the 29th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, which opened nationally last Friday. Principal sponsor Telstra and the Northern Territory Government’s Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) are urging all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to submit their works for the chance to win the major $40,000 cash prize and increase their national profile. Telstra Country Wide local area general manager, Northern Territory, Brian O’Keefe, said this was a fantastic opportunity for local artists to put their best work forward. “Each year we see such a remarkable display of artworks entered into the Award from detailed barks to intricate canvases. The permanent inclusion of the Telstra New Media Award has brought a new dimension to the Award, creating an avenue for artists using innovative technology to share their work with the nation.” In 2012 the Telstra Art Award celebrates its 29th year and is Australia’s longest running art award dedicated to the work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists. MAGNT Director Pierre Arpin is at the helm of the Awards for his second year running and said he was looking forward to seeing this year’s entries. “On the eve of the 30th anniversary of this exhibition, we are thrilled to launch this call for entries. This year, we are hoping to see a rich and diverse representation of work produced by artists from around the country.” Last year’s Award attracted more than 320 entries from Indigenous artists across Australia, with 61 artists selected as finalists, creating an exciting visual exhibition. The prize pool for the 29th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award comprises the major $40,000 Telstra Award and the following five categories: $4000 each for Telstra General Painting Award; Telstra Bark Painting Award; Telstra Work on Paper Award; Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award (also sponsored by Telstra) and Telstra New Media Award. Entries close on March 16. For an entry form contact the exhibition coordinator at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory by phone 08 8999 8203, email natsiaa@nt.gov.au, or visit www.nt.gov.au/natsiaa
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Dennis Nona with his winning work on paper Zuga Zug. Torres News
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ENVIRONMENT
Rudd needs to look at problems closer to home FEDERAL Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has slammed the Government for caring more about overseas islands than it does about the environmental problems plaguing Torres Strait islands. In response to questioning by Opposition Deputy Leader Julie Bishop about international carbon pricing in Parliament on Thursday February 9, Foreign Affairs Minister Kevin Rudd lamented the “disappearance’’
of Pacific islands such as Tuvalu and Kiribati. Mr Entsch said although he sympathised with the island states, Mr Rudd and his colleagues were ignoring the plight of Torres Strait residents whose properties were being swamped by sea water on a regular basis. “I’m gobsmacked that Mr Rudd can lecture Parliament on the challenges facing Pacific island states
when islands in my electorate are being inundated as a result of king tides and seawalls in desperate need of repair,” he said. “Just last year his fellow Labor Minister Simon Crean backflipped on a commitment to provide funding so the Torres Strait Island Regional Council could rebuild seawalls on six islands and protect $1 billion worth of infrastructure including schools, roads and sewerage
systems, not to mention homes and businesses. “On Saibai, the flooding is destroying parts of the cemetery, causing untold angst for families. I share the fear with Torres Strait authorities that the flooding could spark outbreaks of diseases as serious as malaria. “If Mr Rudd took notice of what is happening in the northernmost area of my electorate, he’d see that
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the threat of rising sea levels exists in his own country, not just in the Pacific.” The islands of Saibai, Boigu, Iama, Masig, Warreber and Poruma are most at risk of being flooded during king tide season. Residents are bracing for the next king tide early next week. A plan prepared by the Torres Strait Island Regional Council estimates that the cost of rebuilding all affected seawalls would be $22 million. Last year, Minister for Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government Simon Crean indicated he would support Mr Entsch’s motion to provide funding for the project but then withdrew his commitment, saying the responsibility lie with the state and local governments. “Mr Crean is content to bury his head in the sand over this issue yet his Government does not hesitate to provide $160 million over five years to Pacific island states to help them deal with climate change and rising sea levels,” Mr Entsch said.
Shelter shape important Big fish reveal their secrets on reef cam WHEN it comes to choosing a place to hang out, big reef fish like coral trout, snappers and sweetlips have strong architectural preferences. The choices big fish make on where to shelter could have a major influence on their ability to cope with climate change, say scientists from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University. In research aimed at understanding the process of fish population decline when coral reefs sustain major damage, PhD student James Kerry and Professor David Bellwood have found that big fish show a marked preference for sheltering under large, flat table corals, as opposed to branching corals or massive corals, known as bommies. In a study of 17 separate locations around Lizard Island in Far North Queensland, the researchers videoed the behaviour of large reef fish to identify the habitat they preferred. Mr Kerry said like human beings, fish had strong preferences on where they liked to hang out. “It appears that they much prefer to shelter under overhanging table corals,” he said. “This tells us quite a bit about how important these corals are to the overall structure of the reef
and the large reef fish that live there.” The researchers also proved that it is not the coral, so much as the shelter that is important to big fish, by deploying artificial shelters made from plastic in the lagoon. “We made one sort with no roof, one with a translucent roof and one with a roof painted black. Far and away the fish preferred to shelter under the black roof, which suggests they either want to hide or else to avoid direct sunlight,” Mr Kerry said. “The reason for the fishes’ preference is not yet clear, but possibilities include hiding from predators such as sharks, shading themselves from ultraviolet sunlight, or lying in ambush for prey.” JCU’s Professor Bellwood said the importance of this finding was that table corals were among the types most vulnerable to climate change. “In shallow waters and on the tops of reefs, they are often the main source of cover for these big fish,” he said. “If they die back as a result of bleaching or disease, or are destroyed by storm surges, this would strip the reef of one of its main attractions, from a coral trout’s viewpoint.”
Community consultation on finfish management OFFICERS from the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA) will be visiting island communities on February 21 to discuss a draft management plan for the finfish fishery. The Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) has recently released the draft Torres Strait Finfish Fishery Management Plan 2012 for public comment. The management plan will formalise the management arrangements for the fishery and provide certainty for operators into the future. The draft plan is open for
public comment until March 9, 2012. AFMA Thursday Island manager Annabel Jones said the visits would give interested people the opportunity to discuss the draft plan with officers and ask questions. “This will provide the best possible opportunity for members of the public to submit any comments they may have on the plan,” Ms Jones said. AFMA will be at Mer and Erub on February 21, Masig and Warraber on the February 22, and Poruma and Ugar on the
February 23. “Anyone in these communities with an interest in the finfish fishery is encouraged to attend. People outside these communities can also provide comments by contacting the AFMA office,” Ms Jones said. Copies of the draft TSFF Management Plan are available on PZJA’s website (www. pzja.gov.au) or by contacting AFMA. For any further information please contact Brendan Rayner on 4069 1990 or brendan. rayner@afma.gov.au.
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Introduced elephants ‘like 10-tonne cane toads’ THE last thing Cape York could afford right now is another introduced species, the Pew Environment Group has said. A spokesperson for the group, Patrick O’Leary, made the comments following a suggestion that wild African elephants could be used to control introduced grasses. Australian scientist David Bowman proposed the radical idea to solve the problem of rampant bush fires, and feral flora such as gamba grass. But Mr O’Leary said while unmanaged fire and invasive pests were a great threat to native plants and animals, the solution was “already in our own backyard”. “The last thing our unique landscape needs is a the equivalent of a 10-tonne cane toad flattening the countryside,” Mr O’Leary said. “We do know how to control pests like Gamba grass, its not too late at all, that’s a furphy.” The key to limiting the impacts of introduced grasses and the intense dry-season fires lay with working with Indigenous landholders and rangers, he said. “Indigenous land management is leading on these problems in Northern Australia, but we need to ensure funding is available and secure for the long term, which the federal government can lead on,” Mr O’Leary said. He said the reason Australia still had a problem with buffalo was because a successful control program was abandoned. “We actually need to be consistent and long-term with our approach, not resort to elephants and komodo dragons,” he said. “Right now, however, Indigenous rang-
Elephants would flatten the Cape like “ten-tonne cane toads”, an environmental group says. PHOTO: PETE HILL
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ers in many places are making inroads in controlling pest plants and animals.” Mr Leary, who has more than a decade’s experience working on land management with Indigenous groups in Northern Australia, said Indigenous rangers had stopped noxious weeds like mimosa from expanding from the Northern Territory into the Kimberley. “That achievement alone should make Indigenous rangers national heroes,” Mr O’Leary said. “But we have to have a coordinated, scientific and properly funded approach. It’s actually going to cost more in the long run if we let it go.”
Professor Bowman said his commentary, published in the journal Nature, was “intentionally challenging”. “We are going to be driven, whether we like it or not, to think outside the square, because current approaches to land management in many of our landscape settings are not working,” Prof. Bowman said. He said while the idea of introducing wild African elephants may seem absurd, the only other options to control gamba grass - which is itself an introduced species - were chemicals or land-clearing. “Using mega-herbivores may ultimately be more practical and cost-effective,” he said.
Turtles and dugongs protected with new partnership QUEENSLAND’S most precious marine life will be further protected with a new $5 million Indigenous community partnership to employ six new Indigenous rangers and develop sustainable-take protocols for Traditional Owner hunting. Environment Minister Vicky Darling and Member for Barron River Steve Wettenhall announced the Commonwealthfunded partnership in Cairns recently at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. Ms Darling said the comprehensive package of protection measures, which included more closely examining allegations of illegal poaching, would go a long way to looking after Queensland’s turtles and dugongs. “We are very limited in what we can do about widespread seagrass loss from last year’s devastating natural disasters, but we can do something about other impacts facing these iconic species,” Ms Darling said. “This package is about supporting and growing Indigenous leadership in managing dugongs and sea country activities. “Our dugong populations along the Great Barrier Reef coast and in the Torres Strait are under considerable threat. “We know that a number of communities have already taken the lead on sustainable hunting
practices - they see protection of dugong as a priority and want a role in policing their own communities. “It’s imperative we act in partnership with our Indigenous communities and work together to also stamp out poaching of our precious dugongs and turtles. “Unfortunately we often hear of illegal hunting, but there is insufficient information to progress legal action. “Compliance training will be a key part of the program so communities and traditional owners are aware of how to gather key evidence that can lead to prosecution of illegal poachers. “They will be better equipped to be our eyes and ears. The funding has been provided by the Commonwealth and will be managed by the Queensland Government. Mr Wettenhall said the $5 million program will provide vital training to empower communities to further develop protocols on sustainable-take. “There needs to be a community-by-community approach to dugong and turtle management and this initiative sets out the framework to do this,” Mr Wettenhall said. “Our six new rangers will be on the water working with traditional owners to build on
their expertise about how to manage for country. “They will also conduct habitat surveys, look at seagrass health and monitor turtle and dugong populations. “We will develop networks with community leaders so there are opportunities to develop ways to stop poaching and share experiences in managing dugong populations. “Rangers will work with local communities and share their expertise on species management, compliance activities, and strengthen relationships between traditional owner groups and relevant bodies. “QPWS rangers will provide a key link in informing other rangers and community members on the sustainable management dugong and marine turtle. “Rangers would also conduct school and community talks and presentations when visiting each community. Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke said the partnership was important to ensure the long-term sustainability of turtles and dugongs. “This project, from beginning to end is about Indigenous leadership,” Mr Burke said. “It will foster greater leadership and education in Indigenous communities in
regard to sustainable traditional dugong and turtle hunting. “The knowledge of Traditional Owners is crucial to our ongoing management of dugongs and sea-country in Queensland.” Approximately $2.5 million will be used to implement the Cape York Sea Country strategy to develop community-based management plans and legal frameworks and to develop the capacity of Cape York traditional owners to manage sea country effectively. An investment of $700,000 will go to compliance training and data collection and monitoring. A $300,000 Sea Country Network will be set up so traditional community leaders have a forum to share experiences in managing dugong populations and discuss ways to work together to stop illegal poaching and $1 million will fund the six Indigenous ranger positions. There will also be grants for traditional owners to undertake sea country activities that are local priorities. The details of the partnership will be finalised in coming months - however it is important that the community know we are serious about protecting and managing our vulnerable species.
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TAGAI MER CAMPUS OPENING
Mer Campus student Kaba Noah.
Mer Campus principal Paul Kuronya addresses students, parents, staff and special guests.
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Caroline Modee, the first kindergarten teacher in Mer, taught many of the community leaders on Mer.
Jestell Cowley.
Member for Cook Jason O’Brien, Councillor Ron Day and PBC chairman Doug Passi at the tree-planting ceremony to mark the opening of the new school on Mer.
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TAGAI STATE COLLEGE SCHOOL BLESSING
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Tagai TAFE head of campus Mark Hutton addressing staff, students and parents.
Dana Ober from the school’s Language and Cultural Centre, Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh.
Tagai State College staff Zipporah GeaGea, Brendan Macauley and Theresa Henry at the 2012 Year 12 induction ceremony.
Tagai Secondary Dancers perform at the school blessing on Wednesday, February 15.
Tagai State College (Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh) head of campus Lyn-Anne Chandler addresses students and families gathered to meet new staff at the school blessing.
Attendance officer Gibra Sambo and school CEC Zipporah GeaGea.
School captain Josaiah Saylor, vice-captain Kazu Savage, vice-captain Quynira McKeown and captain Cheryl Hooper at the Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh blessing. Torres News 22 - 28 February 2012 Page 15
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Lorraine Battershall and Kristian East.
Irene and Oscar enjoying a night out at Ilan Cafe. Sarah and Chris Moloney.
Ray and Mabel Moore.
Pippa Danes and Dan Tonon.
Patrick Kerr and Alejandra Rojas by the pool at the Jardine Motel.
Andrew and Taane. Page 16 Torres News
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Clean Up Australia Day - Tagai Style Clean up Australia Day is just around the corner, and students at Tagai State College will be doing their bit to help the environment by having a School Clean Up Australia Day on Friday 2nd March 2012. In previous LJĞĂƌƐ͕ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ĂŶĚ ƐƚĂī ŚĂǀĞ ĐŽŵďĞĚ ďĞĂĐŚĞƐ͕ streets, playgrounds and campuses for rubbish and pollutants in a bid to keep Torres Strait Islands in ƉƌŝƐƟŶĞ ĐŽŶĚŝƟŽŶ͘ If you would like to get involved in Clean Up Australia, drop in to see your local Head of Campus or Ranger to nominate to assist in the campus ĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐ͘
Mabuiag students pile up the rubbish
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Students on Warraber clean up the beach
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KĸĐŝĂů KƉĞŶŝŶŐ DĞƌ ĂŵƉƵƐ ϵƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϭϮ dŚĞƌĞ ǁĂƐ ĂŶ Ăŝƌ ŽĨ ĞdžĐŝƚĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĂƟŽŶ Ăƚ DĞƌ ĂŵƉƵƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ϵƚŚ &ĞďƌƵĂƌLJ ϮϬϭϮ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ŽĸĐŝĂů ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ŶĞǁ Ψϯϲŵ ƐĐŚŽŽů ĐĂŵƉƵƐ͘ ŝŐŶŝƚĂƌŝĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ dŽƌƌĞƐ ^ƚƌĂŝƚ /ƐůĂŶĚƐ͕ DĞƌ ůĚĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ DĞŵďĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ dĂŐĂŝ ^ƚĂƚĞ ŽůůĞŐĞ džĞĐƵƟǀĞ͕ ^ƚĂī ĂŶĚ ^ƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŐĂƚŚĞƌĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƉĂƌĂĚĞ ĂƌĞĂ ŚŝŐŚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ Śŝůů ƚŽ ĚĂŶĐĞ͕ ƐŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵĞŵŽƌĂƚĞ ƚŚĞ ďůĞƐƐŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐ ĂŶĚ ŽĸĐŝĂůůLJ ŽƉĞŶ ƚŚĞ ĐĂŵƉƵƐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƚƵĚĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ ϮϬϭϮ͘ dĂŐĂŝ ǁŽƵůĚ ůŝŬĞ ƚŽ ĂĐŬŶŽǁůĞĚŐĞ ƚŚĞ ŚĂƌĚ ǁŽƌŬ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ DĞƌ /ƐůĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĂŶĚ ,ĞĂĚ ŽĨ ĂŵƉƵƐ͕ WĂƵů <ƵƌŽŶLJĂ ĂŶĚ ŚŝƐ ƐƚĂī Ăƚ DĞƌ ĂŵƉƵƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟƌĞůĞƐƐ ǁŽƌŬ ŝŶ ŵĂŬŝŶŐ ƚŚŝƐ ĞǀĞŶƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ŽŶ ƐƵĐŚ ƐŚŽƌƚ ŶŽƟĐĞ͘
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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 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Bath Item Gift Hypothesis” (PG s) 7:30 Earthflight 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: “Tressed To Kill” 9:30 CSI: Miami: “Dead Ringer” 10:30 CSI: NY: “Exit Strategy” (M v) 11:30 Damages: It’s Not My Birthday (M v,d,s,a) - Louis Tobin’s suicide is ruled a heart attack though no one really believes that to be the case. Danielle Marchetti is now out of her coma and the DA and Ellen offer her immunity from prosecution if she tells all that she knows about Tobin. 12:30 The Avengers 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: “Sacrifices Of The Heart” (M a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy 9:30 Desperate Housewives: “The Art Of Making Art” - Susan is mortified but tries her best to comply when her art teacher asks the students to show up to class in the nude in order to help them create from a point of honesty. 10:30 Private Practice: “Deal With It” - Addison and Jake work with a patient who wants to have a baby even though she doesn’t have a uterus. 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
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6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 Hi-5 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs Sri Lanka 5:00 National News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs Sri Lanka 9:00 Movie: “Rush Hour” (M v,l) - When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn’t want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. 11:00 CSI: Miami: “Rock And A Hard Place” (M) - When a jet skier is killed by a falling piece of slate that was thrown off the bridge, Horatio discovers this was no accident. The victim was a convicted drug dealer recently released from prison. 12:00 Movie: “White Hunter, Black Heart” (PG) - A brilliant but reckless film director leads his cast and crew into a dangerous adventure in the heart of Africa, fulfilling a personal quest rather than the task of shooting a movie. 2:05 Spyforce: “The Bridge” (PG) - Erskine and Gunther, on a mission to New Britain, find that the man they have been sent to rescue has been killed by the Japanese. 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Alive And Cooking 5:00 Children’s Programs
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Ladies In Lavender” (M l) 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue Inspectors improve the happiness of five cats and give a couple of donkeys a new zest for life. And in Brisbane, an ambulance officer receives an emergency call to free a trapped dog. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Casey is furious after Tyler lands a job at the Caravan Park, Gina learns the truth about John’s lost investment and Roo vows to never work with Harvey again. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Movie: “The Intervention Of Lying” (M) 11:00 Movie: “While You Were Sleeping” (PG l) - Love-starved subway toll booth operator, Lucy, has a crush on regular customer Peter Callaghan, but the self- absorbed attorney pays her no heed. One day, Peter is beaten by a gang of thugs and tossed onto the tracks. 1:00 Movie: “Miracle In The Woods” (M a) - Two estranged sisters are brought together by a strange old woman who helps them to see the world in perspective. 3:00 Infomercials / 4:00 NBC Today
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:45 UEFA Europa League 8:10 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Boys From The City Of Men 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Western Isles and Shetland 8:30 God In America: A New Adam 9:30 As It Happened: Apocalypse: The Second World War: The World Ablaze 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Don’t Look Down” (MA s) - In Spanish. When a young man becomes a student of tantric sex, he is opened up to new worlds of eroticism that allow him to leave his body and travel through time and space in director Eliseo Subiela’s tale of mysticism, sexuality and spirituality. 12:35 Movie: “In Your Deams” (M l,s,v) - In the vein of 8 Mile, Béatrice Dalle and famed French artist Disiz La Peste star in the energetic story of a talented hip-hop musician who dreams of making the big time. Directed by Denis Thybaud, and also stars Alex Descas and Vincent Elbaz. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
SATURDAY 25
4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Geoff Barrow From Portishead 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (QLD) 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Elimination Final 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Semi Final 1 5:00 Surviving The Drought 5:55 At The Movies: Short Cuts 6:10 Minder: Thank Your Lucky Stars 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Fashion Victim: A retrospective of the work of 80s fashion designer Ritchie Levene reignites the mystery of his fatal stabbing during a party eight years ago. 8:30 Accused: Alison’s Story: Alison’s husband David is made redundant and their marriage begins to suffer. Alison begins to grow close to colleague Ben - and the two spend the weekend together. 9:35 The Jonathan Ross Show: Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music. 10:20 Ashes To Ashes: When Gene Hunt’s former Manchester colleagues, DCI Litton and DI Bevan, turn up on his patch he immediately smells a rat. 11:15 Rage: Guest Programmer
6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Alive And Cooking 4:30 Antiques Roadshow 5:00 National News: First At Five 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:30 Movie: “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” (PG v) - A hunch and the defunding of his lab prompts geology professor Trevor Anderson, whose outrageous theories have made him a laughingstock in academia - to set off for Iceland in search of a portal to Earth’s core. 9:30 Movie: “Monster-In-Law” (M s) - After years of looking for Mr Right, Charlotte finally finds the man of her dreams only to discover that his mother is the woman of her nightmares! Viola is determined to scare off her son Kevin’s new fiancé by becoming the worst mother-in-law. 11:40 Movie: “Newcastle” (M l,s) - Stuck in the shadow of his brother, Jesse sets his sights on the Junior Surf Pro finals where a win would mean a ticket out of Newcastle for him and his father. 2:30 The Baron 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact Summer Series
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 V8 Xtra 12:30 Sport Special: Spirit Of Yachting: Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 1:00 Movie: “Tarzan” (PG v) 3:00 Movie: “Mystery Of The Crystal Skulls” (PG) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Movie: “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” (M v) Whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones teams up with attractive nightclub singer, Willie and an excitable twelve-year-old sidekick to search for three mystical stones that were stolen from an Indian community. 9:00 Movie: “Clear And Present Danger” (M) 12:00 Movie: “Alien Abduction” (M v,l) - In the middle of a Thanksgiving dinner, a flash of light marks the beginning of a terrifying night for the McPherson family. 2:00 Movie: “The Tattooist” (AV v,s) - A young artist unknowingly plays a role in releasing a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn the Samoan tradition of tattooing. 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “4 Ways To Prevent A Holiday Heart Attack!” - Dr Oz discusses four ways to prevent a heart attack during the holidays.
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Hollywood: Between Paranoia and Science Fiction 2:05 Spare Change 2:15 The Visual Language Of Herbert Matter 3:15 The Chopin Etudes 3:20 Ugly Beauty 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Hot Cities: Feed The World 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves: Titanic Trains 8:30 RocKwiz: Angie Hart & Nathan Hudson 9:15 Mad Men: “My Old Kentucky Home / The Arrangements” - A mandatory overtime session leaves Paul, Smitty and Peggy trying to stave off late-night boredom with cannabis. / Don has a run-in with his father-in-law, Peggy searches for a new roommate, and a new client with money to throw around is very excited about doing business with the firm, though Don wants to make sure that it’s okay with Bert Cooper 11:00 Movie: “Death Note: The Last Name” (M v,a) - In Japanese. The electrifying sequel to Death Note. The film centres on university student Light Yagami, who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook. To throw the police off the scent, Light joins the team hunting the Notebook Killer, landing him in close proximity to his enemy, detective ‘L’. 1:35 The Jaquie Brown Diaries: Brown Live 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 26
SBS 5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:00 Weatherwatch & Music 8:05 Wold News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Nikolaevsk: Little Russia 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Pembrokeshire - This week, Martin arrives in Pembrokeshire on the final leg of his 4000 kilometre trip around the UK. 8:30 Feasts: Japan 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:00 Kill Arman: England / Boxing 12:30 Movie: “Ferpect Crime” (MAV v,s) - In Spanish. A wickedly funny black comedy centred on a suave, sweet-talking salesman who gets himself into deep trouble in the ladies wear section of a department store. The playboy’s world collapses after he kills a work rival. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia Shorts: Gardening For Community 1:05 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Dreams 1:55 The Ascent Of Money: Human Bondage 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Semi Final 2 5:00 How Earth Made Us: Water 6:00 Best Of Collectors 6:30 The Last Race 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Kensington 8:30 Midsomer Murders: A Sacred Trust - The cloistered world of Midsomer Priory is forced to open its doors to 21st century policing after a nun is strangled to death. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Cocaine Blues 11:00 Movie: “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” (PG) - Joanna returns home from vacation with a fiancé, John, an African American. Joanna’s mother approves, however John won’t marry her unless there’s unanimous parental consent. 12:45 Movie: “10 Rillington Place” (M a,v) - The horrifying true account of John Reginald Christie, whose crimes and subsequent trial summarily ended capital punishment in Britain. 2:35 Grand Designs: Kensington 3:20 Rage
6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wild World Of Sports 11:00 Kitchen Whiz 11:30 Wildfire 12:30 The Bill Engvall Show 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs India 5:00 National News Sunday 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs India - Wide World Of Sports presents Australia v India live from the SCG. Join Mark Nicholas, Tony Greig, Michael Slater, Ian Healy and Mark Taylor for all the action. 9:00 TBA 11:00 CSI: Miami: “Going Ballistic” (M) - While investigating the death of Manny Ortega, who fell to his death from a five story building, the medical examiner notices that the victim gasped for air. The killer then breaks into the lab guns blazing. There will be casualties. 12:10 The Apprentice: “Mr. Outside The Box” (PG l) - With help from a graphic artist, the celebrities try to create and operate a mobile printing station. 2:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today
6:00 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:30 Phineas And Ferb 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 World’s Strictest Parents 11:00 The One - Australia’s Most Gifted Psychic 12:00 Minute To Win It 1:00 Anne Of Green Gables - The Continuing Story 4:45 Faulty Towers 5:30 Going Bush 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 8:00 The Force - Behind The Line 8:30 Bones: “The Male In The Mail” (M) 9:30 Castle: “Eye Of The Beholder / Poof! You’re Dead” (M v,a) - As Castle & Beckett work a murder case around the theft of a valuable sculpture, they are assisted by a smart, sexy insurance investigator who also has her eyes set on Castle. 11:30 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:30 The Real Seachange 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 UEFA Europa League Highlights 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 First Australians: A Fair Deal For A Black Race / We Are No Longer Shadows 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: A Wall On The Sea 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Celtic Britain: Age Of Romans 8:35 The Code: Prediction: Marcus du Sautoy enters the strange world of what happens next. His journey begins with the lunar eclipse - once thought supernatural, now routinely predicted through the power of the code. 9:40 Movie: “The Wind That Shakes Barley” (M l,v) - Set in Ireland in 1920, this is the story of Irish workers who unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless Black and Tan soldiers being shipped from Britain to block Ireland’s bid for independence. Two brothers get caught up on differing sides of the battle in this drama from veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach. 11:50 Movie: “Days And Clouds” (M l) - A well-off and sophisticated couple struggles to stay together after the husband loses his job, and his wife suddenly finds herself the breadwinner. A portrait of the faltering effects on a relationship when financial security fades. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 27
7 CENTRAL
4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Science Clips 10:35 Ace Day Jobs 10:40 Postcards From Bangladesh 10:50 Catalyst Bytes 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:30 The Last Race 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Microzilla 6:10 Grand Designs: Woodbridge 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Spooks: This British spy drama is back with more topical stories of terrorists, double-agents and a deepening schism with Russia raising new Cold War tensions. 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:30 Walt Whitman 3:10 Rage
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 The 84th Annual Academy Awards 3:00 Danoz Direct 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Friendship Algorithm” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Russian Rocket Reaction” (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Vacation Solution” 8:30 Alcatraz: “Cal Sweeney” (M v) - When Cal Sweeney, a bank robbing criminal, returns from the past and things go wrong in the present, Rebecca has to break him out of the hostagefilled bank before people can find out who he is. 9:30 The 84th Annual Academy Awards 10:00 Person Of Interest: “Root Cause” 11:30 Damages: “Dont Forget To Thank Mr.Zedeck” - The judge in the Tobin case puts pressure on Patty to start producing results in recovering the funds from the Ponzi scheme or face being replaced. 12:30 The Avengers 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 Perfect Husband” (M a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Revenge 9:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Happy Endings 10:30 Sports Fever 11:30 Parking Wars: Tonight, at the Lot, an officer rubs the desperate owner of an impounded car the wrong way. Two ticket writers take their football rivalry to the streets. And the boosters team push their luck while booting cars downtown. 12:00 Picture This 12:30 Room For Improvement 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Junebug” (M s,a,l) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global Village: French Polynesia: Blue Lagoon 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Prison Escape - In this hang-on-for-dear-life episode, there are thrills, spills and a blast from the criminal past. First, Adam and Jamie do the car cling when they set out to see if it really is possible to cling to the roof of a speeding and swerving car like they do in the action movies. 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Danger 5: I Danced For Hitler 10:05 South Park: Poor Kid 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: God Of Love 1:05 Movie: “The Architect” (M a,n,s) - When a successful architect’s long-hidden family secrets are revealed at his estranged mother’s funeral, his wife and children begin to experience a rapid emotional decline. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 28
IMPARJA
4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australian Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 The Wild Ones: Edge Of Nowhere 9:30 Genius: Vanessa Feltz And Richard Herring 10:00 Artscape: Life Architecturally 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Hungry Beast: Faking It 2:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me: Eight couples are left fighting for the chance to win their own farm in Suffolk. Jimmy Doherty tests them in the competitive world of pig farming. 3:00 Rage
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 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Financial Permeability” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Maternal Capacitance” 8:00 2 Broke Girls: “And The Strokes Of Goodwill” (PG s,l) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “The Duchess Of Dull-In-Sack” (M) 9:00 Two And A Half Men: “Sips, Sonnets And Sods” (M s) 9:30 Top Gear 11:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A: “PJ’s” - Chef Ramsay visits PJ’s steak house in Queens, NY. Owners Joe and Madalyn have found themselves seriously in debt after opening a high end steak house in Joe’s late brother’s name. 12:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 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: “The Pledge” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue - Tonight on RSPCA Animal Rescue, a fruit bat carrying a potentially deadly virus becomes trapped in nets at a suburban home and a dog injured in a hit-and-run accident causes traffic chaos. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Brax warns Tyler not to bring down Casey with his reckles behaviour. April is forced to think about the sacrifices she makes for Heath and Gina and John’s future is unclear. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Packed To The Rafters 9:30 Castle 10:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 11:30 Royal Pains 12:30 Room For Improvement 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World: Laguna Beach 1:55 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World: Best Of 2:40 Spaceflies: Zero To Zillions: The Theory Of The Big Bang 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Island of St Louis 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Tina Arena 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Seven Days” (MA l) - In Hebrew and Arabic. When an Uncle dies, his large Jewish family gathers inside his widow’s house for a week of recriminations and reopened wounds as they observe Shiva, the requisite seven days of mourning. Nominated for thirteen awards at the 2008 Israeli Film Academy Awards, including Best Film. 1:00 Mad Men: “The Wheel” (PG) - As Thanksgiving approaches, Don’s work responsibilities interfere with his domestic life. Peggy is given a new opportunity, provoking the ire of some of her colleagues. Betty makes a startling discovery. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 29
ABC 4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can We Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Real Chinese 10:15 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 A Table! 10:35 Behind The News 11:00 Country House Revisited 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 A Wire Through The Heart 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: An Acorn Season 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: Robert Holmes a Court was Australia’s first billionaire, creating a mammoth financial empire. When Robert died he left no will, only a tangled web of assets and debts which almost broke the family apart. 8:30 The Straits 9:30 Dragons’ Den 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Museum Of Life: A Museum In A Modern World 12:35 Nowhere To Hide 1:25 The Clinic 2:15 River Cottage: Everyday: Vegetables 3:05 Rage
4:00 Basketball: WNBL 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 The Trophy Room 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Honey Fly 6:10 Country House Revisited: Albury Park Mansion, Surrey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: Fuzzby 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Outland 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure: Be Cool - In his quest to be cool, Lawrence learns to breakdance and rap but can he walk the walk and talk the talk? 12:05 The IT Crowd 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Movie: “The Brotherhood” (M v) - Mafia members Frank and Vince are two brothers caught in the trap of a family committed to criminal ethics. 3:05 Rage
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 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cushion Saturation” (PG s) 7:30 TBA 8:30 Sherlock: “The Reichenbach Fall” (M v,a) 10:30 CSI: Miami: “F-T-F” (M v) - A man and a woman are gunned down along a residential street, but water from a damaged fire hydrant threatens to wash away all of the evidence. The investigation reveals the victims may not be connected but may have been killed with the same bullet. 11:30 Weeds: “Cankles” (MA l,d,s) - After watching Nancy have sex with Sullivan, Celia sneaks away without confronting them. Back at Nancy’s house, Silas discovers Tara is dating other guys. 12:00 Dark Blue: “High Rollers” (M v) 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 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: “Hart To Hart: Secrets Of The Hart” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue -Tonight’s inspectors try their hand at traffic control when a truckload of cattle are let loose on a busy freeway; a new mum struggles to feed her pups; and an abandoned horse needs some attention to a nasty wound. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - April and Heath make an official decision about their relationship, Liam helps Irene with her music, and Ruby catches Brax in the arms of another woman. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Please Marry My Boy 9:30 The Amazing Race 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:30 The Marriage Ref 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Insight 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Saving Kirindy Forest 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures: Nepal 8:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Greenland 9:30 Empire: A Taste Of Power - Presented by Jeremy Paxman, this five-part series tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world political, technological and social. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Zatoichi” (MAV v,a,h) - In Japanese. Zatoichi is a blind swordsman who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with the sword he conceals within his cane. He unknowingly walks into a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family. 1:10 Movie: “The Eye: Infinity” (M v,a,h) - In Cantonese and Thai. Whilst on a holiday in Thailand, a group of friends tell each other ghost stories, inspired by an accident they witnessed while sightseeing. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight
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CROSSWORD No. 86
SUDOKU No. 86
Your Lucky
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect. Your input will not go unnoticed, however. Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Once you have started a new project nobody will be able to stop you! Your momentum will help you to push through a barrier which has stopped other people in their tracks. Romance. Your partner may find it hard to cope with all your excess energy! A powerful aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense: do your best to use your excess energy constructively.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A few negative comments this week may sap your confidence for a while. You need to take the remarks in context, however, and not overreact. Romance. A person whom you have known for some time may still be interested in you. They will do their best to pretend not to be interested, but their actions will give them away.
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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Be careful that problems at work don’t spill over into your home-life. So long as you try hard to be patient, everything will be resolved. Romance. You may need a little extra emotional support from your partner at the moment. Communications between you will be especially strong, but be careful not to be too demanding.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) Activities which don’t need much money will give you a chance to get back on your feet financially. Some recent extravagances have taken their toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will give your love-life a push in the right direction. A romantic get-together this week will put your relationship onto much firmer ground after a recent misunderstanding.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
FINDWORD No. 86
A surprise move later in the week may leave you wondering what is going on. Talk to a person whom you can trust – your other colleagues may not be so quick to tell you everything. Romance. A power-struggle between you and your partner will not help either of you. Do your best to settle a recent dispute in a way which satisfies both sides.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may find it difficult to tolerate people who don’t know what they are doing. You won’t appreciate having to clear up a mess caused by someone else. Romance. If you are able to relax properly this will be an excellent week for both of you. Be especially careful not to get into arguments, especially ones involving money. You won’t be in a mood for compromise at the moment!
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SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) At times this week you will need to spend more time by yourself. You have a lot of work to get through and won’t be happy if you are constantly interrupted. Romance. A new relationship may pick up speed faster than you expect. Very soon you will have to make a decision about how quickly you want to get involved with this person.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A kind word will go a– long way. Your enthuFor all your printing needs www.lotsa.com.au siasm and energy will be appreciated by the people around you; however you must be sympathetic to people who are not so dynamic. Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune this week will improve your powers of intuition, just when you most need them!
MUDDY RIVER
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your ability to spot a financial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however. Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
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Most folks are
as happy as they make up their minds to be.
– Abraham Lincoln
A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to bring a little more luck into your life over the next few days. Don’t miss an opportunity just because a friend tries to put you off. Romance. Your self-confidence will be especially high at the moment. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative in a new relationship.
SOLUTIONS No. 86
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the confidence you need to sort out a long-standing problem. You need to deal head-on with an issue which you have been trying to avoid. Romance. Your partner will appreciate a few words of encouragement. You might not realise how much they value your support.
Your Lucky
Stars
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A person in authority over you may be abusing their power. Find a way to rectify the situation without putting your own position too much at risk. Romance. The marriage of a close friend will give you food for thought. This person’s experiences have been very different from you own, but they may have taught you an important lesson about your own relationship.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) A chance to go out with friends will put you in touch with some new people. This will be a good time for expanding your social life. Romance. This person has been interested in you for some time, but has been waiting for a more positive response from you. You may need to take a leap in the dark to get what you want.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A strange dream around the end of the week will help you to understand a period in your life which you haven’t yet been able to make sense of. Your dream will help you to make a connection between different events which you previously thought were unrelated. Romance. An old friend may be trying to get in touch with you. You will be surprised by their appearance and you will be a little more surprised at what they have to say!
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)
A financial crisis will only be averted if you manage to cut your spending quite sharply. A recent blow-out will soon start to take its toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Mercury at the beginning of the week will help you to communicate well with your partner. Use this time to sort out a problem which has come between you.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A message from a friend may not be what you want to hear. You need to take all this input seriously, however: your friend wants to help you and won’t tell you about problems unless they are real. Romance. A stranger will give you advice about your relationship. This person barely knows you, but their wisdom will help you make an important decision.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Do your best to keep your thoughts focussed on the task at hand: a minor mistake early in the week could have serious repercussions a couple of weeks later. Romance. A person whom you met some time ago may suddenly take a greater interest in you. Don’t lead them on.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may have too many pots on the boil at the moment. Do your best to be selective: if you over-stretch yourself you will achieve less rather than more. Romance. Find out what was behind an unkind comment by your partner: there may be tensions below the surface which haven’t been properly addressed.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Be careful not to criticise someone who is in a position to cause problems for you. A negative comment could backfire. Romance. An unexpected gaffe by a close friend may upset your partner. You will find it easier to see the funny side of the situation, however.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Your intuition will be a good guide for what you should do next. The first idea which comes to you will turn out to be the one which you should follow. Romance. Your emotions will be especially powerful at the moment. A romantic get-together later in the week will be worth looking forward to.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) You will need the help of the people around you in order to get everything done this week: don’t try to do everything by yourself because there is too much to get through. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your willingness to help out during a difficult time. A favourable aspect to Venus later in the week will help to bring you much closer together.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) A new project will get off to a good start, but you may have to modify your original plans a bit in order to take recent events into account. Romance. If your partner doesn’t take you seriously there could be trouble today. Don’t let your feelings become too intense, but do your best to make your feelings clear. A meeting around the middle of the week will help to ease tensions between you.
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) An unexpected chance to get away should not be missed. You may not have a similar opportunity for some time. Romance. A powerful aspect to Mars towards the end of the week could make you a little tense. Do your best to avoid getting into an argument with your partner.
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Team Leader (Identified) Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing APS 6 non-ongoing with possibility of ongoing Thursday Island Salary $72,724 – $84,095 PN: 748-201112 Team Leaders operate as the leader of a team in consultation with the manager, supporting staff to achieve the team’s business outcomes. The Team Leader will promote high quality customer services in line with the Government’s agenda, and lead the implementation of identified strategic priorities at the local level. This position will oversee the Department of Human Services (DHS) Service Centre’s day to day operations of the office based on Thursday Island Travel will be required to be undertaken regularly between Thursday Island and the Northern Peninsula Area and at times travel to isolated and remote communities can be expected. A travel allowance is payable. Accommodation on Thursday Island can be difficult to find and expensive. There is a possibility that DHS accommodation may become available. In order to perform the duties of this identified position effectively, the occupant needs to have an understanding of the issues affecting Indigenous people and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with them. This non-ongoing (temporary) opportunity is initially for up to 12 months, with the possibility of ongoing employment To apply: Go to www.humanservices.gov.au or telephone Sharon Ware on 07 4033 4920 for more information and an application kit. Applications close at 5pm on 9 March 2012.
Indigenous Specialist Officer (Special Measures) Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing APS 5 non-ongoing with possibility of ongoing Thursday Island Salary $65,697 – $70,890 PN: 749-201112 The filling of this employment opportunity is intended to constitute a special measure under section 8(1) of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 and is restricted to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicants. Indigenous Specialist Officers (ISOs) identify customer and community service gaps and/or trends through established relationships, service delivery interactions, capacity building and internal/external management information. By delivering key messages regarding Human Services programs, ISOs increase the level of understanding, awareness and service uptake by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander customers and communities. Regular travel will be required and will include travel to remote and isolated communities by four wheel drive and small aircraft. A travel allowance is payable.
Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Committee The Department of Education and Training is seeking suitably qualified Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Queenslanders to serve on the Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Committee (QIECC). Appointments will be for up to a three-year term. The QIECC is an independent advisory body to the Queensland and Australian governments on issues relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education. Taking community views into account, it focuses on strategies for improving the education outcomes of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from the early years of schooling through to post school training and higher education. Information about the current QIECC is at: www.qiecc.eq.edu.au
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Customer Service Advisor (Identified) Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing APS 3/4 non-ongoing with possibility of ongoing Northern Peninsula Area (Bamaga) Salary $52,849 – $65,264 PN: 751-201112 As a Customer Service Advisor with Department of Human Services (DHS) you will assist people from a range of backgrounds to access important government services. You will be required to identify needs and make decisions based on the individual requirements, policy, legislation and outcomes sought by government and client agencies. In order to perform the duties of this identified position effectively, the occupant needs to have an understanding of the issues affecting Indigenous people and an ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with them. Travel (by four wheel drive and small aircraft) may be required at times. A travel allowance will be paid. Accommodation is not provided by DHS and it can be difficult to obtain and expensive.
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• Understanding of the key challenges for meeting the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in Queensland in at least one of the following areas: education, training or higher education.
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• Demonstrated experience and expertise in providing advice to government and education providers on local, state and/or national level strategies for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education, training and higher education. • Experience and expertise in engaging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, organisations and individuals in education or similar services at a range of levels. Sitting fees in accordance with government rates will apply.
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Customer Service Advisor (Identified) Indigenous, Regional and Remote Servicing APS 3 non-ongoing intermittent/irregular Northern Peninsula Area (Bamaga) Salary $52,849 – $58,903 PN: 747-201112 As a Customer Service Advisor with Department of Human Services (DHS) you will assist people from a range of backgrounds to access important government services. You will be required to identify needs and make decisions based on the individual requirements, policy, legislation and outcomes sought by government and client agencies.
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KOEYMA ESO, AU ESOAU, MANY THANKS & GOD BLESS The Satrick, Kebisu, David, Baluz, Sagigi, Bligh, Abednego and Savage Families Would like to express our sincere and heartfelt thanks to the following businesses, families and friends who have contributed and supported us during our time of sorrow in the sad passing of our Late Grandad, Dad, Brother, Uncle, In-law:
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The Straits’ Noel and Kitty Montebello, played by Brian Cox and Rena Owen.
THE ABC crime drama The Straits became one of the most-discussed topics on Twitter last week as audiences across Australia tune in to the crime drama set amongst the turquoise waters of the Torres Strait. Meanwhile, readers of the Torres News have begged us not to reveal too much of the plot in our episodic previews. While we have considered printing the previews upside-down on our crossword page, we have instead two words of advice for these readers: self control. If you don’t want to know what’s coming up this week in The Straits, simply shut you eyes when you read the previews! But if you miss an episode, you’ll be scrambling for the Torres News to catch up on what you missed, believe me. Episode Five: Epiphanies Police attention follows the blowing up of the clubhouse and Noel’s
“Different flavours” needed in TV casting: Dirani ACTOR Firass Dirani (pictured right), who plays Gary Montebello in the hit TV series The Straits, is calling on commercial TV producers to dump their “white Australia” policy and cast the “different flavours, different cultures” of contemporary Australian society. The Logie Award-winning actor said the all-Anglo families of popular dramas like Packed To The Rafters and Neighbours did not reflect who we are in 2012. He said local TV bosses had to commit to greater cultural diversity on the small screen. The Straits, created by East West 101 and RAN actor Aaron Fa’aoso, is set in the Torres Strait, featuring a mixed-race family of drug smugglers. Celebrating the cultural diversity of his new role, the 28-year-old told the Daily Telegraph
the appeal of the ambitious show was “seeing points of difference, different flavours, different cultures”. “There has to be a call for the networks to put on shows with these cultural differences because this is who we are in 2012,” Dirani said. He said dramas such as Channel 7’s Packed to the rafters and Winners & Losers did not reflect the real racial mix of the nation. “Those people on Winners & Losers in their floral colours and their pastels ... I don’t even know people like this,” he said. “We need to watch ourselves, warts and all; flaws and all. “Hopefully the networks start writing shows that cater for different actors and different cultural backgrounds.”
Media freedom violations continue REPORTERS Without Borders is concerned by a series of media freedom violations in Indonesia in the past few days. At the same time, it has learned of the death of Darma Sahlan, a journalist working for the weekly Monitor Medan, whose body was found in Lawe Two, in Aceh province (in the north of the island of Sumatra), on 5 February. “We offer our condolences to Sahlan’s family and we urge the authorities to do everything possible to shed light on his death, and to not rule out the possibility that he was murdered in connection with his work,” Reporters Without Borders said. “They must also do what is necessary to guarantee the safety of journalists and freedom of information. We are very worried by the problems for journalists throughout the
country and in West Papua in particular.” Sahlan’s body was found in a ditch near his motorcycle. The cause of death is not clear. His wife told Serambi Indonesia that she thought he was murdered and that the body was then placed in the ditch where he was found. She said there were lacerations and other injuries on the body. She also reported that he had a heated phone conversation with someone a month ago about one of his stories. The police are investigating his death. According to an autopsy, he sustained a blow to the head from a blunt object and injuries to the face. Skid marks were also found near the body. Petr Zamecnik, a Czech journalist working for Fincentrum, was arrested on 8 February after photographing a pro-independence dem-
onstration in Manokwari, in West Papua province. A local police spokesman said Zamecnik had entered the country on a tourist visa and claimed to be doing a report on places of interest to tourists but was unable to prove this. He has been transferred to the immigration authorities, who are to decide if he will be deported. Andri Jufri, a young Indonesian journalist working for Kompas TV, was beaten up by members of a motorcycle gang as he was returning home on the evening of 5 February in Makassar, the capital of South Sulawesi province. He sustained injuries to the face and body, and his glasses, helmet and motorcycle were damaged. The VIVAnews website said Makassar’s gangs do not like journalists covering the illegal motorcycle races they organize.
siblings are angry with him. For the first time Marou believes he would make the better leader. Lola is thrilled but also nervous that Harry will remember Gary’s confession when he recovers and then banish her from the family. Noel decides to import some sex workers, even though Harry has said no to this trade in the past. Noel bullies Sissi into releasing the funds and orders Gary to do the pickup in the islands. When Gary sees the women are underage, he refuses. Noel is outraged but has a personal moral epiphany and secretly organises for the girls to be picked up by the federal police. Meanwhile Marou, trying to find an alternative approach to Noel’s ‘crash or crash through’ style, organises to meet secretly with the DC bikies who promptly kidnap him. In hospital, Harry opens his eyes.
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Blocking Twitter The Minister of Communication and Information Technologies has meanwhile announced that anonymous and “offensive” Twitter accounts will be blocked. He gave no details but Indonesia’s Information and Electronic Law provides for sanctions for blasphemy, fraud, threats, pornography and gambling. Indonesia’s 55 million Internet users take a great interest in social issues including corruption and sectarian violence. Indonesia is ranked 146th out of 179 countries in the latest Reporters Without Borders press freedom index. In the troubled West Papua region, at least two journalists were killed, five were kidnapped and 18 were attacked in 2011. Foreign journalists who want to visit the region must apply in advance to the Information Ministry for accreditation, which takes time, and they must agree to be accompanied if they obtain it. Only three were allowed to visit West Papua last year.
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Advanced Health Worker Bamaga Primary Health Care Centre, Torres Strait – Northern Peninsula Health Service District. Remuneration value up to $61 632 p.a., comprising salary between $49 108 - $54 018 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (OO4) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) Duties/Abilities: Provide primary health care, health education, health promotion, and administration of the community health centre in the Northern Peninsula Area. The primary health care services are to be delivered in a culturally appropriate and acceptable manner so as to ensure consistency in health care practise across the District. Under s25 of the Anti-Discrimination Act 1991, there is a genuine occupational requirement for the incumbent to be Indigenous to the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Community. Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a ‘working with children check’ from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position. Enquiries: Anna Tamwoy (07) 4069 3306. Job Ad Reference: H12TO02349. Application Kit: www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus (If you are unable to apply online, please contact Statewide Recruitment Services on (07) 4226 5124.) Closing Date: Thursday, 8 March 2012. You can apply online at www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended person for the job. A non-smoking policy applies to Queensland Government buildings, offices and motor vehicles. BlazeQ021157
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THE Barefoot Rugby League Show on the The National Indigenous Television Service (NITV) has been given the boot. Barefoot profiles and highlights Indigenous rugby league from the NRL to grassroots competitions and games from across the country. It has been the most popular program on the network in the last four years, and local rugby league stalwart Sascha Busch is encouraging local viewers to sign a petition found online at www.gopetition.com/ petitions/keep-barefoot-rugby-league-show-on-airwith-maling-prod.html. “The Barefoot Rugby League Show was the reason Island of Origin was broadcast on TV last year,” Busch said. “Please take a minute to help keep Barefoot Rugby League in business.” NITV decided to not re-commission Indigenous productions company Maling Productions to produce a further series of Barefoot this season. It has instead replaced the time slot and show with a non-Indigenous producer and an all sports show called “Barefoot Sports”. Emails of support can be sent to the producers at traceycooley03@gmail.com. Crawler Excavators
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Palm Island under invasion Richard Grogan, left, and fellow referee Rod “Hairy” McCrae at the 2011 Island of Origin series enjoying breakfast. PHOTO: ALF WILSON By ALF WILSON A MURRAY Island descendants team will be one of the favourites to take out the Palm Island All Blacks rugby league carnival at the North Queensland Aboriginal community on February 25-26. Two Palm Island sides, Barracudas Gold and Green, will face an invasion of teams from Woorabinda, Hope Vale, Yarrabah, Charters Towers, Cairns and Townsville. Bindal Sharks from Townsville and Murray Island Descendants from Cairns will be the teams from North Queensland’s two biggest cities. The Descendants side is being organised by Cairnsbased referee Richard Grogan who has regularly officiated over games at the Island of Origin Series on Badu Island, the Zenadth Kes on Thursday Island and Bamaga’s Dan Ropeyarn carnival. “They are all from Cairns and are of Torres Strait islander descent, mostly Mer,” carnival co-organiser Norman Bounghi said. To be held at the local Palm Island football oval, the two-day carnival will attract many of the local population as spectators as well as supporters of the visiting teams. The Torres News will be there to cover all the action. The carnival has been organised by Palm Island Mayor Alf Lacey and Bounghi, last year’s coach of the Jets side which took out the domestic grand final. Each of the teams will have a huge incentive with $8000 on offer for the winners and $2500 for the runners up. Barracudas Gold and Barracudas Green are the local teams to take on the visitors. Officials of these teams include former Newcastle Knights NRL star Milton Thaiday, Skipjacks club champion forward Fred Bulsey, Genami Geia, Lloyd Morgan and Vaughn Charles. Bulsey is of Moa Island descent and was a member of the Mua Razorbacks which won the final of the 2010 Island of Origin series on Badu beating Malu Kiai from Boigu. Thaiday is of Darnley descent and they are amongst a population of about 200 Torres Strait Islander people living on Palm, which is 48 nautical miles across the sea from Townsville. Three referees will travel from Cairns to handle the games which start with a round robin in two pools on Saturday, February 25 at 9am over 20-minute halves and will continue under floodlights that evening. On Sunday, February 26, quarter finals will start, followed by semi-finals and the grand final late in the day.
“Many of the players will arrive on the Sealink ferry from Townsville the day before the carnival and the Cairns players and supporters by barge from Lucinda,” Bounghi said. They won’t leave Palm Island until the day after the carnival, and will be billeted with local relatives and families or accommodation. It looks like being a great carnival, with some of Queensland’s most talented Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander players on display. Two Palm Island sides competed at the Yarrabah Allblacks carnivals held last October. Mr Bounghi said the Hope Vale team would also be strong, having been organised by members of the Bowen family who are relatives of Cowboys star Matty Bowen. Bindal Sharks reached the grand final of the Townsville All Blacks carnival last November before losing to Cannonballs. Woorabinda is also expected to field a very strong team and many of their players have relatives on Palm Island.
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Four-way fight for KRL premiership
KRL Premiers Suburbs will defend their title this year against newcomers Horn Island and old foes Knights and Roosters. PHOTO: MARK ROY By ALF WILSON FOUR clubs are set to contest the Kaiwalagal Rugby League competition on Thursday Island in season 2012. However KRL Secretary LJ Shibasaki said the body required some more committee members. “It looks like being a slow start this year as no one wants to be on the committee, but we still working on it,” she said. “Four teams have indicated they will contest this year and they are
Roosters, Suburbs, Knights and Horn Island.” Horn Island will be a new club and Knights will rejoin the KRL after not taking part last season. In 2011, seven sides started the season before four NPA teams withdrew midseason. Suburbs scored a 38-34 victory in golden point time over arch rivals Roosters in the September 10 grand final at the Ken Brown Memorial Oval on TI. Scores had been deadlocked at 34-
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all when the full-time siren sounded before a large crowd. In the preliminary final a week before, Roosters defeated Mulga Tigers 25-24 in another cliffhanger. Mulga Tigers fielded players mostly from Badu Island. It is understood these players will compete in an outer islands competition to start this season. In the 2010 KRL grand final, Knights lost 32-16 to Roosters after trailing 18-10 at half time and will be a welcome addition to the comp.
All Star cast to entertain at Indigenous-Pride footy STAR players from the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula will be squaring off against Intrust Super Cup giants Northern Pride in a blockbuster clash being played in Cairns on Saturday, February 18. Denison Misi (NPA) and Aaron Binawel (Bamaga/Thursday Island) will join Josh Mene (Kangaroos) in the All Stars, in what is a hotlyanticipated match. FNQ Indigenous All Stars Manager Wally Guivarra said it was a wonderful opportunity for his team to show community pride and unity across the Cape. “We understand we’re coming up against a red-hot Pride side, who have been in preliminary and grand finals,” said Guivarra in the lead-up to the game. “But for me the scoreboard won’t matter. It is more about the chance to showcase our talents and bring communities closer together. “Having said that, we’ll be showing plenty of enthusiasm and certainly giving it our best, and, especially through our speed, we might give the Pride boys a few headaches.” Pride coach Dave Maiden said the inaugural fixture, in partnership with the Take Pride Program, was designed to support the development of rugby league across Far North Queensland, and also identify potential Pride stars of the future. “As a footy club we are proud of our roots and are lucky to have strong support from across our region,” said Maiden. “We do a heap of work around the Cape in partnership with the Take Pride Program, and this is another way of establishing pathways for local players to make a name for themselves and get to the next level. “They don’t often get the chance to showcase their talents on this kind of stage, and if any of the All Stars go really well and are available, we see it as an opportunity to get them into the Pride system.” The FNQ Indigenous All Stars will line up against the Pride at Barlow Park, with All Stars players selected from remote communities across the region. “I know a lot of the All Stars players, and they are quality - it should be a nice physical encounter, and they’ll also have plenty of speed, so I have no doubt it will be a feast for the fans,” Maiden said. He said he hoped the game would become a permanent fixture in Pride’s preseason calendar. “We’ve all seen the success of the NRL All Stars games, and I see no reason why this won’t become an annual fixture up here too. It’s a win-win all round,” he said. Indigenous All Stars squad: Denison Misi (NPA), Aaron Binawel (Bamaga/Thursday Island), Josh Mene (Kangaroos), Fitzroy Lawrence (Kowanyama), Peter Tuccandidgee (Mossman), Dane Furphy (Ivanhoes), Hayden Brown (Kangaroos), Elron Lawrence (Kowanyama), Steve Singleton (Kangaroos), Maurice Burke (Kowanyama), Tim Oberleuter (Kangaroos), David Grainer (Mareeba), Santoi Thaiday (Brothers), Milton Mossman (Yarrabah), Daryl Lightning (Edmonton), Clargie Saltmere (Mornington Island), Karl Adams (Weipa), Darren Cobb (Mossman), Jaivan Gibson (Hope Vale), Nelson Dotoi (Mareeba), Miles Kerridan (Aurukun), Shemiah Chinfat (Suburbs), Stanley Dai (NPA), Denley Foster (Doomadgee), Peter English (Suburbs), Charles Murgha (Yarrabah), Billy McConachie (Mount Isa), Rohan Schulz (Mount Isa). Coach: Trevor Cobb.
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