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‘Living Black’ in the Torres Strait
Karla Grant, host and executive producer of SBS’s award-winning Indigenous current affairs program ‘Living Black’, takes time out from a busy, three-day ďŹ lming schedule in the Torres Strait to chat with locals. She is speaking with Wajo Wena (13) and Caleb Samson (11) at Horn Island on Thursday, November 15, during her second visit to the Torres Strait. FULL STORY >> Page 2. PHOTO: MARK ROY
Malu Sara penalty ‘unreasonable’ By MARK ROY and STEFAN ARMBRUSTER A POLICE ofďŹ cer responsible for the botched search and rescue operation of the Malu Sara in the Torres Strait in 2005 has escaped
dismissal. However Queensland’s anti-corruption agency is pushing to have him demoted in the only disciplinary action taken since the tragedy. A lawyer for Queensland’s Crime and
Misconduct Commission (CMC) said police ofďŹ cer Sergeant Warren Flegg made “grave errors of judgmentâ€? during the bungled Malu Sara ocean rescue in 2005. The Immigration patrol boat sank with the loss of ďŹ ve lives in what Queensland’s
coroner called a “totally avoidable disaster�. Sgt Flegg, who was in charge of a failed operation to rescue the people on board the vessel, has been criticised for not doing more to save them. Continued Page 2 >>
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Karla brings airtime to the Torres Strait THE Torres Strait has featured in two shows on the SBS’s award-winning Indigenous current affairs program, Living Black. During a recent visit to the Torres Strait, executive producer and presenter Karla Grant said the two episodes featured stories from Mer (Murray Island), Poruma (Coconut Island) and Ngurupai (Horn Island). Speaking with the Torres News at Horn Island on November 15, Karla said Living Black looked at hard news issues as well as “highlighting positive aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander life”. “The program coming from Thursday Island features the story about Aven Noah, who was elected in the local government elections in April, but then that was stripped from him because of the residency laws which require a person to be living on the
island for two years or more,” Karla said. “He lived on Thursday Island for quite a while, but he hadn’t lived on Murray Island for two years, so they took that away from him. “The law has its critics - some say it should still stay in place, and others say it should change.” She said the episode from Horn Island features an interview with Enid Tom, who tells of the struggle of the Kaurareg People for recognition. “Trying to revive their language and culture is one of the things she is really strong on,” Karla said. “She says it is a big problem here, just getting the young ones to learn their language and culture, because these days they are more interested in modern technology and video games.
“Island Voices is the other story, from Coconut Island, about the two young singers, Freddie David and Joey Tapou, .” The episodes from the Torres Strait are available online at www.sbs.com.au/shows/ livingblack, or follow the link from the Torres News facebook page. From 2pm Sunday, December 12, Karla will host a special edition of Living Black to mark the launch of the first dedicated, free-to-air Indigenous television service . National Indigenous Television (NITV) begins broadcasting on SBS4 digital spectrum from 12 noon on December 12, 2012. NITV will kick off with a two-hour outdoor broadcast, live from the iconic Uluru in the Northern Territory. RIGHT: Karla Grant. PHOTO: MARK ROY
Malu Sara penalty ‘unreasonable’: CMC tells latest hearing << From Page 1 The CMC is appealing against an earlier decision to penalise him with a suspended demotion. After initially seeking the officer’s sacking, CMC lawyers told the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Friday, November 16 Sgt Flegg should at least receive an actual demotion. No-one has ever been charged over
the incident. The Coroner’s Office asked all other authorities to withhold their investigations until the inquest was finished. During the three-and-a-half years it took the coroner to hand down his report, the three-year statutory period for prosecuting people lapsed. CMC lawyers argued it was “manifestly unreasonable” to allow Sgt Flegg to have a suspended demotion, saying
the weight of evidence presented meant he should have at least been demoted. The lawyers gave examples from phone transcripts of the search and rescue operation to back up their argument, in which Sgt Warren Flegg failed to tell search and rescue authorities that the boat was sinking at a time when the boat was sinking. Lawyers for Sgt Flegg argued the sanction was reasonable, that
Sgt Flegg had admitted misconduct, and pointed out mitigating factors including fatigue. Sgt Flegg had worked a long shift when he took on the search and rescue operation at 2am, his lawyers said. The delay in this coming to the tribunal - seven years since the tragedy - was also a mitigating factor, his lawyers argued. The two-member tribunal will likely hand down its decision next year.
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No-one has ever been charged over the incident. There have been no criminal prosecutions - not the boatbuilder, who supplied the unseaworthy boat, not the immigration officer who commissioned it and sent the two immigration officers and the three passengers to sea in the boat, and also not Sgt Warren Flegg, who, after the tragedy, conducted the official police investigation himself, including investigating his own conduct.
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Cape York tourism finds its voice By MARK ROY CAPE York now has its own Local Tourism Organisation (LTO), with stakeholders coming together to build on the success of a similar project based in Cooktown. Tourism Cape York, as the new organisation will be known, is being touted as and “the voice for tourism in Cape York Peninsula”. A local launch and workshop was planned for Saturday, November 24, at Resort Bamaga in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA), with all existing and emerging tourism business owners, employees and all tourism stakeholders invited. John Charlton, of Cape York Adventures, welcomed the news, saying the tourism peak body had been a long time coming. “This is great news, and builds on the pioneering work that Thursday Island and NPA Chambers of Commerce have strived for over the last decade or so,” Mr Charlton said. “It is worthwhile joining, and at last we can look forward to support from all over the Cape.” Tourism Cape York promotion and marketing director David Barker said the organisation would be proactive in promotion and marketing, product development, industry advocacy and tourism strategy and planning. “One of our first projects will be the production of the 2013 Cape York Peninsula and Cooktown Visitor Guide,” Mr Barker said. “We look forward to working with Cape York councils and tour operators and growing the LTO to
achieve our vision.” Mr Barker has overseen the development of the successful cooktownandcapeyork.com website for the Cook Shire Council. The Cook Shire Council was at the 2012 TNQ Tourism Awards as the winner for the Expressway Signs Local Government Award for Tourism. Tourism Cape York sustainability and tourism director Guy Chester called for advertising and destination/experience content for the new and expanded Cape York and Cooktown visitor guide. He encouraged local tour operators to get involved. “We have an exciting program of attendance at caravan and camping shows planned for 2013 and many other activities to promote Cape York,” Mr Chester said. Tourism Cape York will be launched at the following locations throughout the week: Lockhart River/Iron Range 10am Monday, November 26 at Lockhart River Art Centre Weipa/Western Cape - 6pm Tuesday, November 27, at Weipa Town Authority Coen - 1.30pm Friday, November 30, at Coen Information and Inspection Centre. For further information visit tourismcapeyork.com. Any questions can be directed to: Guy Chester, Tourism Cape York Governance - guychester@ tourismcapeyork.com or David Barker, Promotion and Marketing - davidbarker@tourismcapeyork.com
Fishing at Seisia wharf. Sustainable fishing in the far northern tip of Cape York is a big attraction for tourists. PHOTO: MARK ROY
New TB threat in PNG with seven cases of drug-resistant strain T H E Wo r l d H e a l t h Organisation has confirmed seven cases of Extreme Drug Resistant TB (XDR-TB) which have been identified by Brisbane SRL laboratory. The XDR-TB is a form of tuberculosis caused by bacteria that are resistant to some of the most-effective anti-TB drugs. XDR-TB strains have arisen after the mismanagement of individuals with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). Drug-susceptible (regular) TB and XDR TB are spread the same way.
Dr William Adu-Krow, Head of the World Health Organisation in PNG. TB germs are released into the air when a person with TB of the lungs or throat coughs,
sneezes, speaks, or sings. These germs can float in the air for several hours, depending on the environment. Persons who breathe in the air containing these TB germs can become infected. “This poses a serious public health threat. The government will have to bring this under control,” Head of WHO in PNG Dr William AduKrow said. “Treatment of each MDR TB patient is about $8000 while that of XDR TB is about $16,000 per patient. This will affect our health-
care financing if nothing is done now,” he said. Dr William confirmed the seven cases when the Post-Courier raised queries after Minister for Health and HIV AIDS Michael Malabag read in his ministerial statement on the health report for the country in Parliament. The Minister stated that there were two confirmed cases identified in Western Province. Minister Malabag said: “XDR-TB is now a time-bomb for PNG and unless we pay attention to addressing it, many of our hospitals, will be filled with TB patients
Pilot dies in plane crash on flight from Bamaga A 62-year old South Australian man was killed in a light plane crash on Western Cape York on Friday, November 16. The director of Forensic Science SA, Professor Ross Vining, failed to arrive in Weipa on Thursday after departing from Bamaga airport. A rescue helicopter was sent to look for the plane but found no sign of the aircraft. Weipa State Emergency Service (SES) controller Trevor Snodgrass said the crash site was found the
next morning near the mouth of the Cotterell River, south of Bamaga. “The plane had a radio beacon and the radio beacon wasn’t moving from a position on the Cotterell River,” he said. “It doesn’t take long to fly from Bamaga to Weipa and this plan hadn’t turned up, so the alarm bells started ringing.” The pilot was the only person on board the aircraft and his body was taken to Thursday Island Hospital.
and the treatment costs will be so high that human resources will be stretched to the limit.” Dr William is meeting with Minister Malabag and Secretary Pasco Kase to map out strategies to address this issue. The case was identified in Daru, in July, 2012. According to Adu-
Krow, epidemiologist Dr Boris Pavlin and TB Advisor Dr Shalala Ahmadova from WHO visited Daru to get more information on this case and the case history was submitted to the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office. “As part of our work, WHO will investigate
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THURSDAY Island fishers are being reminded to check the rules before dropping a line, as local law enforcement team up on patrols. Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol (QBFP) district officer Lyndon Peddell said the QBFP office on Thursday Island will close on November 30, but fishers doing the wrong thing would be foolish to think they won’t get caught. “While QBFP does not have a full-time presence on the island anymore, we still regularly patrol with fly-in, fly-out teams,” Mr Peddell said. “QBFP is also supported on the ground by local enforcement partners, including the Queensland Water Police, Maritime Safety Queensland and the Australian Fisheries Management Authority, to respond to illegal fishing. “The combination of targeted patrols and reports from the public mean that we will catch someone doing the wrong thing. “We’re closing our full-time QBFP office as compliance support is mainly required for commercial fishing, which can be managed with fly-in, fly-out patrols. “We also don’t have a lot of recreational compliance issues on Thursday Island as fishers
generally do the right thing, but joint patrols will ensure it stays that way.” Mr Peddell said tip-offs from the public played an important role in protecting our fisheries resources. “If someone suspects illegal fishing, whether it be commercial or recreational, we want to hear about it,” he said. “Suspected illegal fishing should be reported to the Fishwatch hotline on 1800 017 116, so that QBFP can respond to protect our fisheries.” Fishers who used to pay their
licences at the QBFP office can now do so by calling the licensing authority directly: Boat registrations - Department of Transport and Main Roads, 13 74 68 Recreational ship master’s licence - Department of Transport and Main Roads, 13 74 68 Traditional Inhabitant boat licence - Fisheries Queensland, 13 25 23 For information on fishing rules, visit www.fisheries.qld.gov. au or follow Fisheries Queensland on Facebook and Twitter (@ FisheriesQld).
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ON Saturday, November 3, the Officers at Customs hosted another Trivia Night to raise money for the Volunteer Marine Rescue (VMR). It was a fun-filled night with questions (who knew that Milo was named after a mythical Greek character?), games including a life vest relay and a chilli hot dog eating challenge undertaken by Josh Standen, from Babinda Electrics. His workmates paid over $400 to see him eat a chilli hot dog made by Siobhan and Annette from Border Protection Command. TI Bulk meats donated the sausages and See Hops donated the bread rolls for the chilli hot dog eating challenge as well as
the hot dogs sold at the food stall. Jamie’s Garden and Maintenance Service donated the chilli including the potent habanero chillies in the sauce on the lethal chilli dog that Josh had to eat. A challenge has been put forward for Adrian Davidson from AMSA to also eat one of the lethal chilli dogs. He has accepted this challenge and in fact said that he would eat two! But we have yet to see him undertake the challenge. If Adrian has not eaten the chilli dog by Sunday, November 25, he will have to donate $400 to VMR! A total of $2250 was made on the night which will help the VMR organisation start running again. After a slight mishap in count-
ing the scores, the result ended up being very close, with two teams tying for first place. The winning team was decided by a game of Heads and Tails. Cynthia from Customs led the winning team. A very big thank you goes out to everyone who came along to the trivia night as well as the local business who made donations - TI Hardware, TI Pharmacy, TI Bulk Meats, Warren Entsch MP, Col Jones Retravision, Powersavvy, TI Newsagent, AMSA, Customs, Sammy Bloxham, Jardine Hotel, See Hop Trading, 4MW, Ah Boo, Anne Naylor - ENJO, 51 FNQR Charlie Company, and the VMR Volunteers. Stay tuned for another Trivia Night early next year.
Land justice for traditional owners MORE than 240,000 hectares between Weipa and Coen was last week handed back last Wednesday to traditional owners, five years after negotiations with the State Government began, and 15 years after a native title claim was lodged. The Atambaya, Northern Kaanju and Yinwum (formerly known as Yianh) people h their land, known as Batavia Downs, returned to them in a special ceremony attended by Queensland Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs, Glen Elmes. The ceremony took place at Djarragun Wilderness Centre, about 10km west of Gordonvale on the Mulgrave River. Batavia Downs lies about 90km east of Weipa
and about 160km north of Coen. The property lies on the Wenlock River and covers 241,637 hectares. Three areas of high conservation significance covering around 56,000 hectares have been proposed as national park, to be jointly managed between the State and traditional owners. A further three areas covering around 80,000 hectares, including a Wenlock River corridor, will become nature refuges. The return of country to the communities, who have united to form the Batavia Traditional Owners’ Aboriginal Corporation (the BTOA Corporation), will provide future economic opportunities and fulfil traditional owners’ dreams to return to their homelands.
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Diabetes among Indigenous Aust. at crisis point or twice daily insulin injections, and multiple tablets is very challenging, particularly in remote communities. Seemingly simple issues such as regular meals, storage of insulin and tablets, and disposal of needles are not simple in outreach communities where priorities are more focused on acute health problems and day-to-day social issues. Home monitoring of blood glucose is critical for patients requiring insulin and other complex treatments - but this is not possible for most. In my travels to remote settlements, I have seen children as young as 12 with type 2 diabetes (usually this is called mature onset diabetes occurring in older age groups). More worrying is the age of patients developing early kidney complications. I know of one young man aged 16 who already has signs of significant kidney disease and will no doubt head towards dialysis and death in the next 10 to 15 years. I have seen a young mother in her 30s progress from normal kidney function to kidney failure in five years. She now faces the prospect of life on dialysis. Many of my patients live with blood glucose levels in the 20 to 30 range (compared to a normal
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STUDENTS celebrated the official opening of a range of new facilities at Djarragun College recently. Queensland Senator Jan McLucas toured the college and participated in their opening ceremony on Friday, October 26. The $14 million new works include: • Boarding facilities including student amenities and accommodation for college supervisors; • Trade training centre which includes four general workshop areas, a theory room, offices and amenities; • New library for the primary campus; • New science centre; and
• Multi-purpose complex including a sports building with two basketball courts, two sports shelters, a running track, a pool and a gymnasium. Funded through the Local Schools Working Together program, the multi-purpose complex will be shared with Gordonvale State High School and Gordonvale State School. Ms McLucas said the aim was to increase student attendance and retention by providing good quality training opportunities for young people throughout the Far North, including Cape York and the Torres Strait. “Our children deserve 21st century facilities to learn in and
these projects at Djarragun College demonstrate that this is an investment in their future,” Ms McLucas said. “It is important our children have access to a quality learning environment and the school’s new facilities are just that. “These facilities will play a part in helping to close the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.” “To be part of the celebration here with a very committed teaching and support staff, along with elders, parents and students is fantastic. “The school community has been working incredibly hard over the last year to deliver these projects and what a great result they’ve achieved.”
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A NUMBER of women have reportedly died from what’s being described as “abnormal bleeding” in villages on the Fly River in Papua New Guinea, just across the international border from Australia. The river flows into the sea which covers the Torres Strait, with several of the outer islands such as Dauan, Boigu and Saibai being “mud islands” built from deposits from the Fly River. PNG’s Health Minister and other MPs from the region have raised concerns over it, pointing at pollution from BHP’s former Ok Tedi gold and copper mine as a possible culprit. The Ok Tedi Development Foundation has issued a statement saying it is aware of the issue and is taking steps to address it, without confirming the mine is the cause. After a high-profile environment movement campaign in the 1990s, BHP reached an out-of-court compensation deal with Fly River villagers for polluting the Fly and also secured legal indemnity from further damages. Community worker Nareme Makai from the Manawete Trust told SBS journalist Stefan Armbruster villagers needed urgent medical help. “I don’t like seeing my women dying in front of me,” Ms Makai said. “When they have period they bleed for more than two weeks, or more than three weeks - sometimes even a month.” Other reported illnesses include abnormal lumps in young children and adults, while open ulcers are com-
Fly Rivers villagers stricken by a mystery illness. mon among users of the Fly River. mine,” Mr Malabag said. Ms Makai said while the cause Mr Malabag, whose mother is of the deaths among women from from the South Fly district of Western abnormal bleeding had not been province, said he appreciated the identified, people suspected the concerns raised by the Members of cause was pollution from the mine Parliament from Western province. upriver. “I want to assure the MPs from “The mine is up the Fly, the top Western province that I will look into part of the Fly River, and all the pol- their concerns and check the health lution comes through the river down situation affecting our people,” he to our South Fly,” she said. said. She said the women spent a lot of An independent study, as well time in the river, fishing or going out as the national government, must the the islands. conduct their own investigations to “Our lifestyle is out of the river ... map a way forward to resolve the we are living along the river,” she said. problem, he said. PNG Health Minister Michael “Our very own mothers and Malabag said he was “very con- daughters are affected and we cannot cerned” and would be taking the continue to ignore their plight,” Mr health concerns up to the National Malabag said. Executive Council. In the meantime, reports from “There have been several reports villages along the Fly River system done on the health of the people suggest that women are continuing alleged to be affected by the OK Tedi to suffer and die.”
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Intervention needed in PNG TB crisis
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Veterinarian Dr Jo Squires is visiting Thursday Island for consultations and surgery on Friday, November 30 and Saturday, December 1. Appointments can be made through the Torres Shire Council on 4069 1336.
NOVEMBER
Movember - raising money and awareness for men’s health Mon 26. Optometrist visiting Mabuiag Mon 26. Independent Diocese 9th Inauguration Day Mon 26. Hash House Harriers, 5.45pm Tue 26. Esplanade Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 26. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin, 7pm Wed 27. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 27. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 27. Wongai Wednesday, Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island, 6.30 - 9pm Tue 27 - Thu 29. Optometrist visiting Badu Wed 28. Independent Diocese Clergy Conference, TI Thu 29. Independent Diocese DC Meeting, TI Thu 29. TI Justice Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal AGM, TRAWQ Hall, 5.30pm Fri 30. Optometrist visiting Horn Island Fri 30. Assembly of God Rally, TI. Sister Ella Gibuma 0448 504 070 Fri 30. St Andrews Day Independent Diocese Annual Youth Conference, TI Fri 30. Visiting Vet Dr Jo Squires, appointments, 4069 1336 Fri 30. It’s Floral Friday. Wear something floral! Fri 30. TI Rotary Club breakfast meeting, Malu Paru restaurant, Grand Hotel, 7am, 0438 747 853 Fri 30. Cape York Sustainable Futures Open Forum, Coen, 9.30am - 3pm, 4053 2856 Fri 30. End of Movember Party, Wongai Hotel Horn Island, 6 - 12pm Fri 30. Cocktails by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Fri 30. Karaoke, Torres Hotel, 7pm
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Sat 1 - Sun 2. Assembly of God Rally, TI. Sister Ella Gibuma, 0448 504 070 Sat 1. Independent Diocese Annual Youth Conference, TI Sat 1. Visiting Vet Dr Jo Squires, appointments, 4069 1336
CHURCH SERVICES Parish of St Bethel,131 William Cr Bamaga NPA, Sundays 10am Uniting Church, 114 Douglas St Thursday Island, Sundays 9am Independent Church Parish of the Resurrection TI, Morning Prayer Sundays 10am, Evening Prayer 7.30pm
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THE rise of a resistant strain of TB in Western Province is a human health concern for Torres Strait Islanders, as experts are saying Queensland Health does not have facilities, nor does Daru Island in PNG. It could be that TB in an endemic stage means people die easily whilst Australia and the World Health Organisation sit idle. Western Province needs support in brand-new health facilities
THE National NAIDOC Committee has honoured the work of remarkable Aboriginal leader, activist and artist Isabel Coe. Ms Coe died on Saturday, November 10, at the age of 61. Isabel was a strong Wiradjuri woman who was a trailblazer for Aboriginal rights both nationally and internationally. She was one of the first ,young black women fighting for the freedom of her people and is best known for her tireless campaigning at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. She dedicated her life to fight on behalf of Aboriginal people for their recognition, sovereignty
and autonomy. Martin Luther King Jr stated: “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter”. Isabel Coe never became silent and her voice would always rise above others, because things mattered. A true leader, who led by example and never, never gave up the fight. The National NAIDOC Committee extends their condolences to Ms Coe’s family, friends and community. Anne Martin and Benjamin Mitchell, On behalf of the National NAIDOC Committee.
Watanobbi is voted Australia’s ‘most-unfortunate’ place-name WATANOBBI in New South Wales has been voted Australia’s “most unfortunate” place-name, in a global poll. It beat rivals including Eggs and Bacon Bay (Tasmania), Bong Bong (New South Wales) and Burpengary (Queensland), in a poll of almost 2000 people conducted by the genealogy website, findmypast.com.au and its global network of partner sites. “In the course of researching their family history, people can discover that their ancestors came from somewhere with an unlikely, unfortunate or downright embarrassing name,” explains Emma Kelly, family historian and spokesperson for findmypast.com.au “It’s not necessarily the worst thing you might find when tracing your family history but some people may be stunned to discover that their ancestors came from somewhere called Watanobbi or Eggs and Bacon Bay.” Findmypast.com.au and its partner sites asked customers in seven Englishspeaking countries (Australia, UK, U.S., Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa) to pick from its own shortlist of “unfortunate” Australian place-names. “You can judge the strength of the
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of-the-art medical centre for tropical diseases in Torres Strait then Papuans can be treated. Torres Strait traded plants and herbs for medicinal purposes with Western Province but it seems Western Medicine has failed Papuans across the border. So I am asking for leadership, then Divine intervention might be the last resolution. Health activist Percy Misi, Masig.
NAIDOC honours the late Isabel Coe
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and transport system. Maybe Australian Medical Association and United Nations and WHO need demographic and logistical vision because of PNG river systems because people dying is not right when medicines are available. Healthy Australians in Torres Strait will be affected because leaders with medical knowledge failed. When Australia builds state-
short-list from the quality of the names that failed to make it”, says Kelly. These included Burrumbuttock (New South Wales), Wonglepong (Queensland) and Humpty Doo (now better known as Redcliffe, Queensland). “This is not to mention Useless Inlet, Foul Bay and Dismal Swamp.” Nowhere Else in Tasmania bagged second place in the findmypast.com.au rankings, ahead of Eggs and Bacon Bay (Tasmania) in third and Bong Bong (New South Wales) fourth. “I maybe expected Eggs and Bacon Bay to rank higher,”confesses Kelly. “But New South Wales is top state for unfortunate place-names, with three - Wattanobbi, Bong Bong and Wee Waa - in the top six.” Only Tasmania comes close, with two names - Nowhere Else and Eggs and Bacon Bay - in the top three. Watanobbi is a suburb of the Central Coast area of New South Wales. The origins of its name are unclear but the Geographic Names Board says that, contrary to some claims, they are not Aboriginal. They may, on the other hand, trace back to the observations of an early land-
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owner named Alan Chapman who remarked on the “nobby” shape of the local landscape. More recently, some Watanobbi residents have complained that local house prices have been depressed by the coarse jokes that attach to its name, which in turn prompted an unsuccessful bid 10 years ago to have its name changed to Chapman Gardens. Most Unfortunate Place-Names AUSTRALIA 1 Watanobbi (New South Wales) 2 Nowhere Else (Tasmania) 3 Eggs and Bacon Bay (Tasmania) 4. Bong Bong (New South Wales) 5. Burpengary (Queensland) UK 1 Shitterton (Dorset) 2 Scratchy Bottom (Dorset) 3 Brokenwind (Aberdeenshire) 4. Crapstone (Devon) USA 1 Toad Suck (Arkansas) 2 Climax (Georgia) 3 Boring (both Oregon & Maryland)
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A small poem on Mother Nature THE weather didn’t dampen the spirit of those who rose shortly after sunrise to gaze to the Heavens from Cairns Esplanade to the Northern Beaches as crowds collectively cheered when complete darkness fell at 6.38. Two more Sundays left for us to hear this message (the Heavens declare the glory of God) and the permanent showeth forth in his handiwork. Everything was stood still, no cars was running on our street, no birds singing in the morning while the dew in the vase of those flowers waiting for the sun’s first kiss. Signs and wonders when God moveth those who standing where they are gazing up to Heaven. It reminds me of the verse in the good book, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? That same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. When the Moon drifted slowly away from the Sun, the beam seemed to appear again, the verse in the good book reminded me again for the creation time. God said ‘let there be light’ and there was light. Hope you enjoyed reading it. God bless you all, Rev Br J. Bob, Cairns.
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NEWS This photograph, taken in 1935, shows the small lighthouse perched on the rather barren and imposing Eborac Island headland.
THE Eborac Island Lighthouse is located on the small and isolated Eborac Island in the Adolphus Channel, in the south-east portion of the Torres Strait. As with other lighthouses around the Queensland and Australian coastlines, its purpose is to guide ships and other vessels into the coastal channel which runs inside the Great Barrier Reef. After the need for a lighthouse in this location was agreed, the original structure was constructed in 1921, but was later converted to solar power, in 1990, after nearly 70 years of operation. The voyage through the Torres Strait and down the inner route had the major advantage of being undertaken through largely smooth water with the dangerous swells of the Pacific broken by the reef. However, the Adolphus Channel could also be very dangerous as shown by the various shipping mishaps that occurred. The worst of these was the tragic sinking of the Quetta, with a resultant great loss of life. This event, along with the acknowledged dangers of the route, would have dramatically raised the need for this lighthouse and was no doubt in the minds of the authorities who approved its construction. The lighthouse’s structure is of square concrete construction and is around six metres in height. Eborac Island itself is approximately six hectares in area, with its name said to be based on the Latin word for the City of York in England. Eborac Island and its lighthouse are also widely acknowledged as marking the northern-most part of the mainland of Australia, with the island and its light clearly visible from Cape York. Brian Randall, State Library of Queensland.
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By Sunanda Creagh, Editor, The Conversation. THE number of Indigenous heavy smokers fell from 17.3 per cent in 1994 to 9.4 per cent in 2008, a relative drop of 45 per cent, a study has found. The study, conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research and published in the Medical Journal of Australia, analysed data on from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey, and the 2008 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey. The first survey had 8565 respondents aged 15 and over, while the second survey had 7803 respondents aged 15 years and over. The data showed that the number of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people who smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day was in steep decline. “That is nearly a 50 per cent reduction and the important thing to note is that this happened before the massive increase in resources for smoking reduction in 2009,” said study author Associate Professor David Thomas (pictured). Nearly half of Indigenous adults smoke cigarettes and a fifth of Indigenous deaths are due to smoking, he said, but the decline in heavy smoking rates showed mainstream anti-smoking messages were getting through to Indigenous people. “There is sometimes this notion that anything that’s not specifically targeted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people won’t have an impact on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. But that’s not entirely true,” said Assoc Prof Thomas. Despite the drop in the number of heavy smokers, the study also found that the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders smoking between one and ten cigarettes per day from 16.8 per cent in 1994 to 21.6 per cent in 2008, a relative increase of 29 per cent.
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When the Far North meets the Far South BADU Art Centre is currently celebrating its first-ever, whole-of-art centre exhibition - and its first-ever interstate exhibition. The exhibition - titled ‘Badu Brilliance’ - demonstrates the beauty, culture and skill of this tightly knit band of excellent Torres Strait artists and shows the culture skill and diversity from Badu. The works are being displayed at the famous Art Mob Gallery in Hobart, Tasmania. Badu Island Art Centre chairman Laurie Nona said Art Mob was chosen as it is the only indigenous Art Gallery in Tasmania currently being
visited by many cruise ships and holidaymaking tourists. “We took our culture and our art - and some of our artists - and we flew 11,000km in four days - it was wonderful,” Mr Nona said. The travelling team consisted of Alick Tipoti, Laurie Nona, Milly Matasia and master carver Job Kusu. Job was invited to go as a senior craftsman and was supported by the Art Mob Gallery in Tasmania. “We chose Art Mob Gallery because its one of the top three or four most-successful galleries for Indigenous Art in Australia and they have a massive network of
contacts,” Mr Nona said. A r t M o b d ir ecto r Ewan Hills said he was excited - particularly for the beautiful prints - but also by some of the superb bronze work already being produced by Badu Artists. “The quality of the prints by Badu artists like Joseph Au, Alick Tipoti, Edmund Laza, Tala Gaidan, Sarah Gaidan, Weldon Matasia and Michael Nona is magnificent,” Mr Hills said. “The artists are producing some of the finest work I’ve ever seen.” Mr Tipoti and Mr Nona opened the exhibition with a magnificent Cultural Dance. It held the large crowd
Retraction and apology LAST week’S Torres News published an article about Joseph’s Au’s superb, award-winning print “Badu Harbour” (‘Find the many layers of stories’, page 11, Torres News, 19-25 November 2012) The article was written by me as a gesture of goodwill, happiness and celebration of a great artist’s work. It was written as a gift. However there were a number of factual errors in my article.
I just want to apologise from the bottom of my heart to Joseph and without reservation tell every reader that the article was written by me, and not by Joseph. Joseph’s print “Badu Harbour” - with or without any article from me - is a magnificent piece of work, and he remains a very fine artist. Thank you Richard Butler.
Heli-hunters fly high on the hogs Heli-hunters: The CYWAFAP team at Janie Creek: James Matthews, Brendan Seagren and Caleb Zaicz with Mapoon Land and Sea Ranger Edwin Ling.
KEEPING feral pigs under control in the Cape is a big job, and the boys from Cape York Weeds and Feral Animals Program (CYWAFAP) take to the skies for four months a year to keep on top of the problem. Using two R22 helicopters, equipped with experienced pilots and shooters, the crew conduct an aerial shooting program, supported by the Cook Shire Council and funded independently through State and Federal Government grants and contract work. The annual shoot coincides with the turtle breeding season as feral pigs on Cape York Peninsula have a huge impact on marine turtles, with studies indicating the pigs may be responsible for declining turtle numbers due to their extensive predation on turtle nesting sites. Flying in two three-hour shifts per day, one in the morning and one in the afternoon,
the crew can cull around 200 feral pigs in one shift. “Since the commencement of program in 1999 we have culled over 30,000 pigs just on the western coast of Cape York in aerial shoots,” CYWAFAP’s James Matthews said when the Torres News caught up with the crew during their annual aerial shoot on the Mapoon DOGIT. James said the number of feral pigs the team had seen this year was less than in previous years. “It appears the numbers of feral pigs is declining which is a good thing,” James said. “It has been noted that the pigs coming down onto the beach to destroy turtle nests and eggs is a learned behaviour, so if you can take out the older generations of pigs you have a period of 12 months to two years where there is considerably less predation.”
Laurie Nona “Warru Dunulaig”, 2012, (detail).
spellbound, and at the end of the dance the artists received a standing ovation. The exhibition will go for a month, and will finish in December. It is expected that this will be the first of many - leading to the further development of Badu Artist Careers.
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tagai state college 2012 awards night
Year level subject award winners at the Tagai State College 2012 Awards Night.
Tagai State College executive principal Judy Ketchell (left) and Tagai Secondary Campus head of campus Lyn Anne Chandler (right) with 2013 school leaders (left to right) girls’ captain Andrina Lui and vice-captain Tanya Jobi, and boys’ captain Ted Mosby and vice-captain Stephen Yamashita.
Community education counsellor Zipporah Gea Gea, Jimi Bani, Josiah Saylor, executive principal Judy Ketchell and head of campus Lyn Ann Chandler. LEFT: A former student at the state primary and secondary schools on Thursday Island, guest speaker Jimi Bani, delivers his inspirational address to students. RIGHT: Jimi Bani congratulates his niece, Latoya Billy, on her achievements.
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ABOVE: Guest speaker and actor Jimi Bani with his gift from Tagai Stage College. BELOW: Lizzie Bon receives her attendance award.
LEFT: Kaurareg elder Joseph Wasaga with a traditional welcome. RIGHT: Torres Shire Council Mayor Pedro Stephen after presenting Andrina Lui with her award for Excellence in Land and Sea Education. LEFT: Ann Marie McIlwain and Lyn Anne Chandler. BELOW: Tagai student Giadora Elisa singing the Australian national anthem.
Annette O’Rourke from the Tagai Executive Team with Year 9 subject award winners Gwen Garnier, Nicole Takai, Marlon Saylor, Kelly Marrington, Madeina David and Matilda Jenkins. Page 12 Torres News
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tagai state college 2012 awards night
Jenna Stephen, Courtney Kirk, Alicia Murray, Jeirome Muckan and Edwin Yusia receive their Principalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Recognition Awards.
Pele Savage entertaining the audience with a song.
Sports - volleyball individual winners.
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Steve Foster from the Tagai Executive team with Year 12 Subject Award Winner Annabella Blanket.
School-based Apprentice of the Year Harold Pearson and Structured Work Placement Student of the Year Anfernee Bani.
TSIRC Year 12 Academic Award winner Riley Baira.
ABOVE: Sportspersons of the Year James Gela, Andrina Lui, Isa Matthew and Garo Henry. RIGHT: Stephen Yamashita (centre) receives his TSIREC Ted Loban Award from Torres Strait Island Regional Education Council secretary Margie Cowley and president Ned David. Education Queensland assistant regional director Graham Fuller presents 2012 school captain Josaiah Saylor with the Caltex Best All Rounder Award.
ABOVE: Tagai community education counsellor Zipporah Gea Gea with 2012 school leaders. BELOW LEFT: Education Queensland assistant regional director Graham Fuller presents junior dux Rheece Thomson with his award. Education Queensland assistant regional director Graham Fuller presents Stephen Boyd with his Senior Dux award. Stephen also won an Excellence in English Award, sponsored by the Torres News.
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AWARDS NIGHT
Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh On Thursday the 15th of November, Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh had their annual awards night at PKA Hall. The event was opened in prayer by Father Tom Stephen, and traditional welcome from Kaurareg Elder Mr Joseph Wasaga. The Awards Night recognises students for their academic and sporting achievements. Special guest speaker Mr Jimi Bani who is an ex Thursday Island Secondary student was also there to congratulate the award winners. Below: Dux Junior - Rheece Thomson & Dux Senior - Stephen Boyd wih DETE FNQ Regional Director Graham Fuller
Above: School Captains 2013 - Ted Mosby and
Andrina Lui Vice Captains 2013 - Stephen Yamashita and Tanya Jobi with Executive Principal Judy Ketchell & Head of Secondary Campus LynAnne Chandler
Right: Students attend a Home Economics class with Ms Giles. Below: Students prepare for their tour around Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh
Year 7 Transition Visit
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE GRADUATING CLASS OF
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Year 7 students from Badhulgaw Ngurpay Lag and Kubin Ngurpay Lag visited Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh last week to experience secondary school life. The students were given a tour of the school and a typical daily class timetable that they had to follow. The students also got to take a sneak peek at the boarding colleges that they might stay in when they begin their secondary schooling at Tagai next year.
Landcare Expo-Makem Garden
During the cultural festival TSRA LSMU held a Landcare Expo. George Saveka (TSRA LSMU) and Tim Hillier (Tagai/TSRA LSMU) led activities for students from Waybeni Burway Ngurpay Mudh, activities included leaf printing, planting seeds, re-potting fruit trees and painting planter boxes. Students took their seedlings to school and planted them in their class gardens. As part of Makem Garden week visiting students from Poruma and Erub weeded and planted Casava at the Marine Discovery Centre. Mr Hillier said it was great for students to see two different planting styles. Students were given Makem Garden T-shirts and hats for their awesome effort.
Year 7 Leadership Camp 43 year sevens from Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh and Horn Is Campus participated in the camp to Bampfield. Students participated in cultural activities including preparation and cooking of a kup marie, making fried scones, and frond weaving. Slim also showed the students how to cook a damper on the sand. Additionally students conducted a marine debris survey and learnt to identify mangroves and sea grass. At night time they prepared microscope slides and looked at plankton and fish parts. Mr Hillier, Environmental Education Co-ordinator (Tagai/TSRA LSMU) said the students were thoroughly engaged in the activities and gave them exposure to what is expected on field trips in high school and work in the environmental conservation field.
Left: Karen Gela displaying head band made with Mrs Loban. Right: Scott Williams hard at work in the field.
Above: Slim showing the group how to cook damper. Right: Shanella Williams observing plankton using a dissecting microscope.
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Senior Campus 2012 Awards Special Awards
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2012 High Achiever Reflects on Schooling NPA College Highest Achieving student 2012, Cassandra Bond provided the following reflections on her twelve years at the college on her last day. Where do you see yourself in twelve months, in three years? In twelve months I see myself completing a whole year of working. After three years I will for sure be settled into a working career and profession - also have a house of my own “EXCITED”. What have you enjoyed most/least about your high school experiences? I have enjoyed meeting new friends and teachersand being able to watch each other grow and mature each year from a childhood that we had to leave back at primary school. Most of all I enjoyed learning. I am where I am today because I loved going to school knowing I will learn something new each day. What I have enjoyed least during schooling at NPAC was not seeing much of the students attend school. I will encourage all school students to go to school every day. It will be worth it at the end, trust me - it feels awesome to know that you have finally achieved the first big step and that you’re more than ready to go out there. What will you miss? I will miss sitting by the Art Room and watching groups of friends dancing, playing touch, climbing trees (when no teachers are around), running around the school or just sitting under shaded trees. Most of all I will miss waking up and getting ready for school. I will miss you NPAC - you have showed me that the world is out there waiting to be discovered.
Year 12 Highest Achiever Student Award Cassandra Bond
Class of 2012 Cassandra Bond Geena Bond Fieu Christian Lynese Jacob Louannie Mosby Teleai Neliman Alexander Newman Kayelle Pascoe Nadia Phineasa Sarah Jane Tamwoy Ramsley Woosup Year 8&9 Subject Awards 8/9A Top Achiever - Shirley Bond 8/9B Most Improved - Tia Rose 8/9B Top Achiever - Norma Peinkinna 8/9B Most Improved - Paul Bond 8/9D Top Achiever - Shanice Walker 8/9D Most Improved - Salome Nona 8HPE - Shirley Bond 9HPE - Mervyn Bond 8/9 ITD - Mervyn Bond 8/9 Agriculture - Frank PoiPoi 8/9 Food Studies - Anndalassa Sebasio 9English - Shani Mapes 9Mathematics - Shani Mapes 9Science - Shani Mapes Sportsperson 2012 8 Female - Tarzha Pascoe 8 Male - Paul Wasiu 9 Male - Frank PoiPoi 10 Female - Ebony Tamwoy 10 Male - Alex Idai Senior Female - Kayelle Pascoe Senior Male - Braydon Mudu Sportsmanship 2012 8 Female - Norma Peinkinna 8 Male - Quintin Gowa 9 Female - Anndalassa Sebasio 9 Male - Drey Tamwoy 10 Female - Lavinia Williams 10 Male - Rodney Fisher Senior Female - Jowin Pascoe Senior Male - Caleb Ober
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Attendance Awards Year 8 - Quintin Gowa Year 9 - Assiyih Christian Year 10 - Rodney Fisher Year 11 - Jowin Pascoe Year 12 - Kayelle Pascoe
Berlibal dance team performance Year 10 Subject Awards English Communication - Alex Idai English - Shylicia McKiernan Prevocational Maths - Rodney Fisher Science - Lavinia Williams History - Lavinia Williams SOSE - Shylicia McKiernan Cert.I Information & Digital Media Nicole Bond-Cottis HPE - Alex Idai Visual Art Studies - Litiana Tabua Cert.I Work Ed. - Nicole Bond-Cottis Cert.I Work Readiness - Latoya Newman ITD - Rodney Fisher Cert.I AgriFoods - Rodney Fisher Food Studies - Shylicia Mckiernan/ Lavinia Williams Engagement to Employment - Jahma Walker
Injinoo Storm dance team performance Year 11 & 12 Subject Awards 11 English - Lydia Gebadi 11 English Com. - Aroha Ransfield 11 Maths A - Kenita Bamaga 11 Prevoc Maths - Aroha Ransfield 11 Visual Arts Studies - Aroha Ransfield 11 Cert.I Hospitality - Kenita Bamaga 11 Cert.III Childrens Services - Lisa Nomoa 11 Marine & Acquatic Practices Caleb Ober 11 Cert.I Business - Aroha Ransfield 11 Cert.I Engineering - Braydon Mudu 11 Cert.I AgriFoods - Caleb Ober 11 Ancient History - Cassandra Bond 12 English - Cassandra Bond 12 English Com. - Kayelle Pascoe 12 Maths A - Lynese Jacob 12 PreVoc Maths - Kayelle Pascoe 12 Visual Art Studies - Kayelle Pascoe 12 Cert.I Hospitality - Kayelle Pascoe 12 Cert.II Business - Lynese Jacob & Louannie Mosby 12 Cert.II Workplace Practices Louannie Mosby & Teleai Neliman
CONGRATULATIONS ALL!
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6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Devil’s Mistress” (M v,a,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 TBA 8:30 Beauty And The Geek Australia: In tonight’s season finale, the remainin g couples aim for a happy ever after to their fairytale. Which geek will transform into Prince Charming and win the crown for his beauty? The winning couple will take home $100,000 and a Holden Barina each. 10:00 The Unbelievable Truth 11:20 Family Guy: Fat Guy Strangler / The Father, The Son, And The Holy Fonz - Peter creates an organisation for overweight people, and Lois discovers she has a homicidal brother who preys on the obese. 12:10 It’s Always Sunny In Philadelpia 12:35 Keeping Up With The Kardashians 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Community Cop 2:30 The King Of Calls 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Northern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 My Sri Lanka with Peter Kuruvita 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 2 8:30 Raymond Blanc: The Very Hungry Frenchman: Burgundy 9:35 One Born Every Minute 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Cheerleaders, An American Myth 12:00 Movie: “Fire Of Conscience” (MAV v) - A gritty cop thriller from director Dante Lam. Detective Manfred is known for his rough justice and is obsessed with hunting down the pickpocket who murdered his wife. The killings of a policeman and prostitute, draw him together with the slightly more subtle and manipulative Inspector Kee. However, as the men investigate the seemingly unrelated crimes, it becomes clear that there is a traitor in the ranks. 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Double Trouble 10:45 Music Moves 11:00 TBA 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 TBA 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Lost Gardens: Chatham 6:50 Miniscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Moone Boy: Martin’s Uncle Daniel arrives unexpectedly for a visit and this causes a lot of tension in the Moone household. During his visit, Martin also learns about the birds and the bees. 8:30 New Tricks: UCOS investigate the murder of an East German immigrant found bleeding to death near a block of communal garages in 2007 and repeating a mysterious phrase. 9:30 Waking The Dead: Pieta Part 1 - Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to re-open the files of more cold cases 10:25 Lateline 11:00 My Family: Melbourne Identity - A young Australian backpacker catches Janey’s eye, but is Ben’s chip just on his shoulder or off the old block? 11:30 Rage (MA l,d,h,n,s,v)
6:00 Today 8:00 Mornings 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 Magical Tales 11:30 Extra 12:00 Third Test - Australia vs South Africa Day 1 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia vs South Africa - Day 1 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia vs South Africa Day 1 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Vengeance Formulation - After he’s humiliated on National Public Radio, Sheldon vows to destroy Kripke, and the guys help Sheldon exact his revenge. Meanwhile, Wolowitz tries not to destroy his new relationship with Bernadette. 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Gorilla Experiment - Sheldon takes on his greatest challenge when he attempts to help Penny understand Leonard’s work, and Wolowitz becomes jealous when Leonard starts hanging out with his new girlfriend. 8:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 1:00 Movie: “Night Shift” (M) - A zany comedy about two creatively enterprising young men who try to strike it rich with a wacky business scheme. They share an infamous adventure in big-city night life and become the best of friends. 3:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz 4:30 Good Morning America
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Devil’s Mistress” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 8:30 TBA 11:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive: Shipwrecked Family 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: Let The Truth Sting - The new interns are dazzled by the skill level of fellow intern George, while Lexie helps keep his ‘repeater’ status a secret. 1:35 Desperate Housewives: The Game - Bree informs the housewives of what she overheard in the Mayfair house. Stella uses a tried and tested recipe to help Lynette through chemotherapy. 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 Disable Bodied Sailors 2:00 Comedy School 2:30 Living Black 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Jerrycan Culture 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Hull To London 8:30 America Revealed: Made In The USA 9:40 Walkley Awards 2012 11:05 Movie: “My Name Is Juani” (MA s,l) In Spanish. Juani dreams of becoming an actress but is stuck in a poor suburban village in Spain. She has problems at home and argues incessantly with her boyfriend, who cheats on her. Soon the limitations of her impoverished background become unbearable for Juani, and she and her best friend leave for Madrid in search of fame and fortune. 1:30 Kurt Wallander: “The Container Lorry” (M l,v) - In Swedish. A semi-trailer is found dumped near a lake in the south of Sweden. When Linda goes out to investigate, she discovers a container full of dead people, and one crying baby. The investigation leads Kurt Wallander and his team to a convent where the nuns have been assisting illegal refugees into Sweden via Poland. 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight
5:00 Rage (PG) 10:30 Rage Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Basketball: WNBL: Canberra vs Logan 1:30 Football: W- League: Sydney FC vs Canberra 2:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 6:00 Saturday Landline 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Doc Martin - Martin’s last day in Portwenn before he leaves to take up a London surgeon’s job proves dramatic and an accident changes his departure plans. 8:20 Young James Herriot - Prequel to All Creatures Great and Small follows the adventure of the lovable James Herriot. As he begins his first term at Veterinary College in the 1930s, he learns his first lesson: sometimes one must treat the owner, not the animal. 9:20 Upstairs Downstairs - The return of the much loved television series. Brought back to life with a fresh cast and sumptuous production values, the series lifts curtain on a historical era. 10:20 Silent Witness: Intent Part 2 11:15 Waking The Dead: The Fall Part 1 12:10 Rage Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage
6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 That 70s’ Show 10:30 V8 Extra 11:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 2:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:30 Hart Of The Barbecue 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 12:30 Grey’s Anatomy: The Heart Of The Matter - The Chief’s wife, Adele, rushes their niece to Seattle Grace, the hospital where she once had her prom. 1:30 Desperate Housewives: If There’s Anything I Can’t Stand- The girls throw a baby shower, much to Bree’s surprise. Wisteria Lane welcomes two new neighbours who also happen to be partners. 2:30 Special: Adventures With The Cropp Family - Dean and Adam Cropp follow in their father’s footsteps as filmmakers. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 A Wagnerian Voyage 1:30 The Neighbour 1:55 Made In Hollywood 2:55 Edward Hopper And The Blank Canvas 3:55 Photo: The Primitives 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Victorian Pharmacy 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 James May’s Toy Stories: The Great Train Race 8:30 Hunted: LB 9:30 Real Humans - This ten-part Swedish drama series is set in a parallel present day in which robots have become so human it is barely possible to distinguish them from real people. This new generation of ‘hu-bots’ were initially created to be mechanised servants and labourers. However, as an ever growing number of people begin to form intimate relationships with hu-bots, the boundaries between human and machine become blurred. 10:40 Movie: “Shinobi: Heart Under Blade” (MA v) In Japanese. Romeo and Juliet, ninja-style. The film revolves around two forbidden lovers caught in the crossfire of their warring clans in 17th century Japan. A unique blend of romance, highoctane action and martial arts. 12:30 Drawn Together: A Very Special Drawn Together Afterschool Special 1:00 Drawn Together 1:25 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 Phineas And Ferb 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 11:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 2:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2012 4:30 Kochie’s Business Builders 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 TBA 8:30 Bones: An unidentifiable body is discovered in the shower of an upscale home belonging to a young female socialite. With the help of a nosy bones expert, skeletal reconstruction and evidence in the drain reveal that the victim was a young girl employed by a counterfeit handbag distributor. Will the team find and interrogate the right suspects? 9:30 TBA 10:30 Special: Building The Worlds Fastest Car 11:40 Special: Hammond Meets Moss 1:00 Special: Hoofs, Humps And Feathers 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Liberal Rule: Hearts And Minds 3:30 Trawlermen 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: The Floating Courthouse 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Lost Worlds: Riddles Of The Sphinx 8:30 Into the Universe with Stephen Hawking: The Story Of Everything - In a remarkable two-part finale, Stephen Hawking reveals the wonders of the cosmos to a new generation. With the aid of stunning CGI, he explores the splendour and majesty of the universe as never seen before. 9:30 Death Row: Joseph Garcia and George Rivas 10:30 Movie: “Giovanna’s Father” - (M a,v) In Italian. Set in Bologna in 1938, shortly before the Second World War. When his shy teenage daughter commits an act of shocking violence, Michele remains determined to stick by her, even though it means leaving everything else he has ever cared about behind 12:20 Movie: “Turtles On Their Backs” (M a,s,l) - In Italian. Two young people in their thirties whose lives seem destined to meet only briefly recall their impressions of each other. An unpretentious and moving story about two people who are fated to be together but kept apart by tragic coincidence. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
4:25 Can We Help: Shorts 4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 TBA 11:00 Best Of Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Michael Palin’s Brazil 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Restoration Man: Gatelodge 6:50 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: The Dingos 8:30 Country House Rescue: Wyresdale Park 9:15 Dream Build 9:30 Fake Or Fortune? 10:30 ABC News 10:40 Gandhi: The Making Of Mahatma 11:30 The Kennedys 12:15 Movie: “Time Lock” (PG) - Lucille Walker and her son Stephen call in to the bank to pick up her husband. Colin pre-sets the time lock of the vault for Monday morning then notices that Stephen is missing. 1:25 Movie: “The Guinea Pig” (PG) 3:00 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Shadow Of The Eagle” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Big Brother 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 CSI: NY: Keep It Real - The boyfriend of a punk rock singer is shot to death in his apartment, and the key to solving the crime may be his missing roommate. 11:30 Memphis Beat: Identity Crisis - Dwight and Whitehead are called to a local bank where a man has taken hostages, claiming he was the victim of a scam. 12:30 The Avengers: Mission Highly Improbable 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz 3:00 Newstyle Direct 4:30 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 Mermaid Chair” (M) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 TBA 8:30 Castle: Head Case - Gunshots, a fleeing van and a massive blood pool all point to murder, but when Castle & Beckett arrive at the crime scene, they discover that it lacks something - a victim! 10:30 The Amazing Race 11:30 Whitney 12:00 Grey’s Anatomy: Haunt You Every Day - It’s Halloween, and the day is full of surprises for the doctors of Seattle Grace. 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Seachange 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Au Emma’s Bliss” (M s,a,n,l) 2:50 Spacefiles: Discovery: History of Astronomy 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Global Village: Visions Of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Duct Tape Hour 2 8:30 Derren Brown: Apocalypse Part 1 9:30 This is England ‘88 - It’s Christmas Eve and there’s a decision to make. Woody’s been offered a promotion at work – a fast track up the management ladder or a motorway to mediocrity, depends on how you look at it. Lol’s crying out for help. She pays a visit to Combo in prison. Shaun takes centre stage for his acting debut. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: When the Wind Changes - The once full, fresh waters of Lake Denial are rapidly receding leaving bogan residents Jack, Kevin and Blandy with an uphill battle in keeping their charter boat business afloat - literally 1:05 Living Black 1:30 South Park 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 The Prime Ministers’ National Treasures 10:30 Australia’s Prime Ministers 10:30 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Restoration Man 1:30 Compass 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 4:55 Richard Hammond’s Blast Lab: The Experiments 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen On The Road 6:00 Time Team America: New Philadelphia, Illinois 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Grumpy Guide To...: Class 8:30 Rick Stein’s Spanish Christmas Special 9:30 10 Aussie Books To Read Before You Die - Jennifer Byrne and the Book Club team are joined by author and actress Judy Nunn and director of The Wheeler Centre, Michael Williams, to count down the 10 Aussie Books to Read Before You Die. 10:30 ABC News 10:40 TBA 11:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 1:30 Songs Of Praise: School Choirs Gala Concert 2009 2:00 Basketball: WNBL: Canberra vs Logan 4:00 Movie: “Big Combo” (PG) 5:25 Gardening Australia: Shorts 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Big Brother 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Hawking Excitation 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Decoupling Fluctuation - Sheldon uncovers a secret about Penny and Leonard; and in space, the other astronauts are having a high time picking on Howard. 9:00 2 Broke Girls: And The Pearl Necklace 9:30 Two And A Half Men: A Big Bag Of Dog 10:00 Episodes 10:40 Episodes 11:20 Weeds: Su-Su-Sucio 11:50 The Beer Factor 12:15 Chase: Roundup 1:05 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 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: “Proof” (M s,l) 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 TBA 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy: I Was Made For Lovin’ You - The doctors of Seattle Grace Hospital deal with life-or-death consequences on a daily basis. It’s in one another that they find comfort, friendship and, at times, more than friendship. 9:30 TBA 10:30 Four Weddings - It’s game on for our four feisty brides! Baeu runs her own events company and sets the bar with her big budget when Australia’s Got Talent winners ‘Justice Crew’ perform. No-one is ready for Tanya’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ themed wedding with a surprise appearance from Gollum himself! 11:30 I Just Want My Pants Back: A Piece Of Cake 12:00 Desperate Housewives 1:00 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 Katherine Jenkins: Live at Llangollen 2:20 A Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra 2:50 Spacefiles: Sun: Powerhouse of the Solar System 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Finding Your Roots: Samuel L. Jackson, Condoleezza Rice, and Ruth Simmons 8:30 America in Primetime: The Misfit - This star-studded series presents some of the most compelling shows on television today, as well as those of the past, by focusing on key character archetypes that have remained a staple of primetime television through the generations. 9:35 Clinton: The Survivor 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “The Caiman” (M v) - In Italian. A political satire about a bankrupt film director who, under the impression he is getting the rights to an action film, buys a scathing biopic of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. 1:15 Mad Men: The Jet Set - Don takes a business trip to Los Angeles, where he hooks up with some interesting new acquaintances and Peggy’s in the mood for an office romance. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programmes 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 Can We Help? 2:00 The Forsyte Saga 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 Poh’s Kitchen on the road 6:00 The Restaurant Inspector 6:45 Dream Build: Maleny 6:55 Audrey’s Kitchen 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Hocus Pocus (Christmas Special) 8:30 A Moody Christmas: Last Minute Airfare 9:00 Problems - It’s the first really hot day of summer and Sam wants an ice cream. But nothing is ever as easy as it looks especially when there is an angry mermaid and a mysterious tiger-kid to distract him. 9:30 Red Dwarf X 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 ABC News 10:40 TBA 11:40 Very Small Business: Obligations Under The Taxation Act 12:05 Durham County 12:55 Rage 2:00 Football: W-League: Sydney Vs Canberra 4:00 Movie: “Lulu Belle” (G) 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Extra 3:30 Magical Tales 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Big Brother 8:30 TBA 9:30 Embarrassing Bodies 10:30 TBA 11:30 House Husbands - Lewis and Gemma’s wedding plans are upset when Lewis’s teenage daughter arrives with a surprise announcement. Mark fears for his job when he gets overly involved in his boss’s family life and Abi’s plans for Gemma’s hen’s night backfire badly. Justin and Lucy take their relationship to a new level. 12:30 Eclipse 1:00 Extra 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: “Miracle In The Woods” (M a) 2:00 Today Tonight 2:30 Dr Oz 3:00 Medical Emergency 3:30 Toybox 4:00 It’s Academic 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 The Price Is Right 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Dynamo: Magician Impossible - See Dynamo in Los Angeles as meets up with Australian Actress Natalie Imbruglia and surprises her by bringing a paper butter-fly to life. Then, he shocks Blink 182’s Travis Barker by producing a signed coin in a sealed can of coke. 8:30 TBA 11:30 Olivia Lee: Miss Single slips into something less comfortable in a bed shop, Technophobe toys with a car mechanic, and Sharon Crisp can’t see why her latest photographic model is being so negative. 12:00 Keeping Up With The Kardashians - Kim’s Calendar For Reggie - Kim freaks out when a calendar that she shot for her boyfriend, Reggie Bush, is released to the general public. 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 The Real Sea Change 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:05 World News 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 All Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Visions of Italy: Southern Style 5:45 Countdown 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monster Bug Wars: Shape Shifters 8:30 Toughest Place to be a... Paramedic 9:30 Deadline Every Second - The Associated Press, the world’s largest news picture agency. This documentary shows what it takes to capture those photos as it goes behind the scenes with twelve top AP photojournalists as they cover war, political clashes, financial markets, natural disasters, sports and human interest stories. 10:35 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “Lebanon” - During the first Lebanon War in 1982, a lone Israeli tank and a paratroopers platoon are dispatched to search a hostile town - a simple mission that turns into a nightmare. The four rookie members of the tank crew find themselves in a violent situation that they cannot contain. Motivated by fear and the basic instinct of survival, they desperately try not to lose themselves in the chaos of war. 1:15 Iron Chef: Sea Bass 2:05 Iron Chef: Tokyo X 2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight
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6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Kids’ WB 9:30 Dogstar 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Third Test - Australia Vs South Africa Day 2 2:30 The Cricket Show 3:00 Third Test - Australia Vs South Africa - Day 2 5:00 National News 5:30 Third Test - Australia Vs South Africa - Day 2 7:30 Air France Flight 447 - In the 21st century, commercial jetliners just don’t disappear without warning. Yet, on June 1st 2009, an Airbus A330 flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean with the loss of 228 lives. 8:30 TBA 11:45 Movie: “When Time Ran Out” (M) - Academy Award winner Paul Newman stars as an oil-company geologist who tries to warn the owners and guests of a resort hotel of imminent disaster. But no one will heed his dire warnings until the volcano erupts in a torrent of lava, trapping everyone When Time Ran Out. 1:50 Movie: “Mutiny On The Buses” - When Stan transfers to a better paid job driving a special tours bus, his first run to a Safari Park turns into a disaster when the bus is invaded by animals, jeopardizing his career, his engagement to Suzy and his friendship with Jack. 3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact 6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:55 2012 Castrol Edge Rugby 6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Championship 11:00 Motorway Patrol 11:30 Getaway 12:00 The Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Advent Sunday 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 Young James Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 The Middle 2:00 Who Herriot 2:30 Hockey: Champions Trophy 2012 6:00 Auction Room 6:30 Do You Think You Are? Susan Sarandon 3:00 House Husbands 4:00 Compass: A Place By The Sea Getaway’s European Tour 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 National News 7:00 ABC News 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Michael Palin’s Brazil 6:00 Nine News Saturday 8:30 Wallander: Before The Frost - A childhood friend of Walland6:30 Big Brother er’s daughter goes missing shortly after visiting Wallander. He 7:30 60 Minutes discovers a link between her disappearance and the death of 8:30 House Husbands an elderly hitchhiker, and a religious fanatic. 9:30 The Mentalist: Always Bet On Red 10:00 The Slap: Richie 10:30 Underbelly: Badness - Strike Force Tuno - Nine years after the 10:55 Strike Back death of Terry Falconer, the case against the Perish brothers 11:45 Movie: “The King Of Marvin Gardens” (M v) - Uptight deejay appears doomed when Decker refuses to co-operate. Frank David Staebler travels to Atlantic City to learn more about an O’Rourke risks his life to testify against Anthony Perish. Gary outlandish, get-rich-quick scheme cooked up by his manic and his team are even more determined to get justice when brother, Jason. they learn Camille is suffering from a terminal illness. 1:25 Movie: “Swing Time” - Concluding the season of musicals with 11:30 2012 ICC World Twenty/20 Cricket Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers with, arguably, the best-loved of 2:30 Danoz Direct the dancing duo’s romances. Complicated entanglements and a 3:30 Newstyle Direct challenge from a prospective father-in-law in a dance team. 4:00 Good Morning America 3:10 Rage 5:00 National Early Morning News 4:00 The New Inventors 5:30 Today
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CROSSWORD No. 126
SUDOKU No. 126
Your Lucky
Stars
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A friend who is behaving a little strangely may need a while to settle down. Don’t be too quick to pass judgement on their recent actions. You have done something similar. Romance. The Moon/Ceres Midpoint in your sign will help to make you especially responsive to your partner’s feelings this week.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Don’t rush to tell everybody what you have been up to. If you can keep quiet for a little bit longer, you may be able to get away with it! Romance. You may be surprised how independent some members of your family are becoming! This independence may lead to friction, unless you are flexible.
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
FOR KIDS
You have a lot of energy and could cause quite a stir if you feel that someone is taking advantage of you. Withhold your aid for a moment to test the waters. Romance. You will have to adapt quite quickly to some important changes. Your partner, however, may not be so flexible. Lead the way!
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A friend who thinks that he knows more than you may actually know less. Don’t ignore your own judgement. You’ve done the necessary reading. Romance. Something that your partner says could make you jealous. Calm down before you say anything. There may be underlying reasons for this envy.
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) You’ll be surprised with how easily you can read people’s minds. Anybody who believes they can do things behind your back is in for an awakening! Romance. With the Venus/Moon Midpoint moving through your sign you will not be able to put a foot wrong! Use this to gain in your relationship.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) Good communications will help you to work out what it is that has come between you and a friend recently. The relationship is worth saving. Talk it out! Romance. Don’t accept a recent change that will not work in your best interest. Hold tight to your beliefs and your partner will soon bend.
FINDWORD No. 126 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You will have to try very hard in order to avoid being tempted this week. Someone may be trying to lead you astray. Remind yourself of what you need. Romance. An improvement in your love-life will come when you least expect it. Be prepared for an important meeting! You need to make strong points.
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A remark which you may feel was “too close to the bone” could cause a stir. Don’t let the person concerned know that you are angry. This will only please them. Romance. You need to feel appreciated at this week. A treat from your partner will help to redress the balance. Don’t try to ruin the surprise.
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LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You will be rushing around a lot this week and possibly wasting a lot of time. Some of the journeys you make will not really be necessary. Map out your route to avoid this. Romance. You may be upset because of a recent let-down. Don’t respond until you have had a chance to relax. Maybe it was for the best.
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)
A difficult decision could create some stress for a while. So long as you ignore other people’s advice, you are unlikely to go very far wrong. Romance. Concerns for financial security will be important in your relationship over the next few weeks. Make the necessary cuts where you can.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)
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SOLUTIONS No. 126
Don’t divulge too much information about yourself. The more you tell, the nosier others will become! If you want something to remain private, keep it to yourself! Romance. Your partner will be very impressed by a warm-hearted gesture. Make it on the spur of the moment to make it more remarkable.
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) A member of your family who has been difficult recently may suddenly start to behave a little better. Don’t be too suspicious of the change! Romance. Don’t be afraid to jettison an idea which has lost its usefulness. You may need to ignore other people’s advice. Taking your own advice will be more worthwhile.
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Mo bros looking razor sharp for Mo challenge
INTO the third week now, and we are starting to see some very well-defined moustaches sprouting up around the islands with the gentlemen starting to enjoy the benefits of looking good in a sharp and distinguished moustache. Unfortunately with the good looks comes the itching and sweating when sporting such a stylish symbol of manliness under the scorching tropical sun. Australian Helicopters rescue crewman Benjamin Darlington said with just under a The boys of the Horn Island Rescue 700 chopper are keeping week to run until most of the moustaches are a stiff upper lip in the name of charity until November 30. shaved off, the boys were hanging on for the
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AUST. CREATES WORLD LARGEST SYSTEM OF MARINE PARKS THE Australian government has formally proclaimed the world’s largest system of marine parks around its coastline. “This marks a turning point for the protection of Australia’s oceans,” said Imogen Zethoven of the Pew Environment Group. “Australians have always had a special relationship with our oceans, and with today’s proclamation, we regain our position as a world leader in marine protection. Australians have said yes to a better balance between what we take from the oceans and what we conserve for the future.” Establishment of the Coral Sea Marine Reserve of 989,842 sq km creates a large, highly protected sanctuary zone of 502,238 sq km. Called the Coral Sea Marine National Park, it is the world’s second-largest highly protected marine reserve. (The world’s largest is the Chagos Marine Reserve, surrounding a British overseas territory in the Indian Ocean, which Pew played a leading role in establishing in 2010). The Coral Sea Marine National Park is the largest highly protected sanctuary within a country’s do-
mestic exclusive economic zone. “The creation of a national network of marine parks is the culmination of a 14-year-long journey that began in 1998 as a Howard government initiative,” said Michelle Grady, of the Pew Environment Group. “During the past four years, Australians have consistently shown clear and overwhelming support for safeguarding our important marine areas. Marine parks will provide long-term benefits to conservation, science, and tourism.” Australia’s marine science community has heralded the action because it will lead to greater scientific discoveries and possible medical breakthroughs. More than 300 marine scientists from 35 nations call for a global system of marine reserves “The huge system of marine parks will build additional resistance and resilience for fish stocks, and protect fragile and critical habitats such as shallow and deep coral reefs while conserving a wealth of marine biodiversity in Australia’s waters,” said Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, director of the Global Change Institute at the
University of Queensland. “This network will provide the most efficient tool for understanding the effects of fishing and environmental change on marine biodiversity. “So little is still known about our oceans and new discoveries occur regularly. This will only increase as science research expands to take advantage of the opportunities for discovery in the new national system of marine parks.” The first comprehensive Census of Marine Life published in 2010, revealed that as much as 80 per cent of marine life in Australia’s oceans is yet to be named. Hoegh-Guldberg is leading the Catlin Seaview Survey, the first survey of both shallow and deep corals of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Expedition teams will visit 20 reefs to research and record the shallow areas (0-12m) as well as relatively unknown deep areas (30-100m). This project is collecting thousands of images of the reefs, allowing viewers from all around the globe to take a Google’s Street View tour of these iconic reefs.
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MUSIC IN BLOOM ON PORUMA PORUMALGAL cultural and spiritual leaders, elders and families, together with friends, joined a launching ceremony night at the Olandi Pearson Memorial Hall on Poruma Island recently. Cr Phillemon Mosby, of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council, said the gathering was witness to an inspiring paradigm shift in local music, language and rapture, with the launch of a music CD entitled “New Day” on Saturday, November 3. “New Day contemporary solo artist Freddie David has a blooming future in the In-
digenous music industry,” Cr Mosby said. “Music is powerful medium of art that has been used as a vehicle by cultures of the world to transfer traditional knowledge as means of preserving and maintaining traditional culture and identity.” In his former role as Member for Poruma with the Torres Strait Island Regional Authority (TSRA) Cr Mosby was portfolio member of Cultural, Arts and Heritage. Mrs Telita Fauid, Porumalgal Elder and songwriter, declared the New Day album launched after it was officially
blessed by Power of the Spirit Ministries Senior Pastor Jack Billy. “This is the beginning for future solo music artist on Poruma Island to promote and expose to the world your island, culture, beliefs and family,” Pastor Billy said. Mr David said the production of the New Day CD was made possible through grant funding from the TSRA Culture, Arts and Heritage program. “I would like to sincerely thank the following for your donation and support: Torres Strait Regional Authority, Fauid Families Poruma Island,
Buthu Lagau Saral Torres Strait Islander Corporation, Porumalgal Elders, IBIS Poruma, Sue Holland from Barrier Aviation and lastly the people of Poruma Island,” Mr David said. “I am grateful for the opportunity, and really learned a lot about the music industry and looking forward to share my experience and knowledge with anyone that wishes to embark on this pathway. “My vision through this production was to inspire and encourage song artist and musician to realise who you are and what you’re capable of doing in life today.”
Mr Freddie David.
The choir are (front row) Alice Fauid, Bethalia Asai, Virginia Fauid, Phillemon Mosby along with Floree Billy, Annie Fauid, Belford Larry Jnr, Jim Larry and Olandi Asai.
Pastor Jack Billy Power of the Spirit Ministries with the blessing.
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BAMAGA’S “Lady in Red” turns heads when she travels around the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) and especially when she gets south to the big smoke of Cairns. This Lady in Red is a 2008 model Landcruiser owned by well-known Bamaga man Roger “Bolly” Williams. The Torres News saw Roger and the Lady in Red at Cairns on October 10 when he had driven down from the NPA for a wedding. “It is called that because it is the colour red and everybody knows it back home on the NPA,” Roger said. What attracted plenty of interest in Cairns was a sign on the back of the canopy. It was beside a drawing of a lady in red, “Minding my own way! Work is for people who can’t fish or drink like fish,” it said. Roger, aged 50, admits to being a fishing fanatic back home off the NPA where the waters are idyllic. “I just like fishing and so do most people from Bamaga. I put the sign on the Lady in Red because I intend driving her around Australia,” he said. But friendly Roger could not put a time frame on when that may occur. “When I get some time off from fishing,” he said. Roger said he took a day to drive the Lady in Red the 900km from his beloved Bamaga and compared that to the time taken 30 years ago. “Back then it used to take the best part of three days,” he said. The quietly spoken Roger proved a genuine Good Samaritan on his niece Evelyn Tamwoy’s wedding day. Roger was at the hall where the reception was held most of the day helping to prepare the food for 500-plus guests. “There has been a lot of people travel down here from the NPA and Torres Strait for this wedding,” he said. Known affectionately by the nickname of Bolly in the NPA, he said it was from his days of riding horses.
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Should NRL stars be playing in All Blacks carnivals? LEFT: Ben Barba playing for GH United in Townsville last month. Photo Alf Wilson. RIGHT: Chris Sandow playing for Argun against Yarrabah in the Murri State Rugby League Carnival in Ipswich this month. PHOTO: ROB WILLIAMS/THE QUEENSLAND TIMES.
By ALF WILSON YOU have to admire elite NRL players, such as Ben Barba and Chris Sandow, who line up at various North Queensland All Blacks carnivals for family or community teams. These two high-profile Indigenous NRL stars are amongs many footballers who compete at such carnivals. At Queensland’s biggest All Blacks carnival in Cairns from October 26-28, Parramatta and former South Sydney star Sandow played for Badu side Argun Warriors, Canberra Raiders forward Travis Waddell for runners-up Mulga Tigers, and Manly prop George Rose and Ben Barba for Mackay Stallions. The banning of Dally M winner and Sydney Bulldogs back Ben Barba during the 25th anniversary Bindal Sharks All Blacks carnival in Townsville in early October has sparked lots of conversation about such players competing.
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Barba played with and starred for GH United, a family team from his home town of Mackay in qualifying games on October 6 during the 19-team men’s section of the popular carnival. GH United’s reached the final four but before the semi-final against the Palm Island Barracudas on October 7, Barba received a call from Bulldogs coach Des Hasler banning him from more games. “It was good to come back and play with all my family. It’s a good way to keep fit and it’s a long season but I love the game and that’s why I do it. “They are my relations - we’re all family. Two of my older brothers are playing and there is a fair few cousins there,” Barba told media. Hasler was understandably concerned his match winner would suffer a serious injury. It was a far cry from Barba’s appearance at fullback for the Bulldogs six days earlier in Sydney when they lost 14-4 to the Melbourne Storm in the NRL grand final.
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There is no doubt that these NRL players create huge interest at carnivals. The second game Barba played at the Townsville carnival was on field four, arguably the worst on offer, with numerous potholes at one end. Barba scored two tries to give his side a 30-28 victory over Ajas Boyz from Palm Island. Hundreds of people lined the sideline and many were there just to see Barba. He didn’t disappoint them scoring two tries, but like all of these NRL players, was heavily targeted by opponents. The risk of injury was enormous so it is understandable that Bulldogs coach Des Hasler ordered Barba to take no further part. Just a week before Barba had played in the Bulldogs 14-4 loss to Melbourne Storm in the NRL grand final. Sandow lined up for champion Badu island team Argun Warriors which won the final of the Queens-
land Murri carnival at Ipswich a few weeks before. The Parramatta and former South Sydney halfback has for some years played at All Blacks carnivals including at Cairns and Townsville. Sandow’s side Parramatta Eels failed to reach the NRL finals series. There is no doubt their NRL clubs would not want them to play at these carnivals. The risk of injury for these NRL players is real. Last year one high-profile back, who will remain unnamed, received a nasty facial injury which required many stitches. Often the players will ask journalists and photographers covering All Blacks carnivals for national publications not to mention them in reports - so their NRL clubs don’t know. The answer is mosty “yes” - with one qualification - if they receive publicity on local television news reports or in provincial papers, that becomes “no”. Whilst the appearance of the
NRL lads is generally well received by spectators at All Blacks carnivals, that is not the case with many participating teams. One coach who has been taking sides to carnivals for 25 years said it was wrong. “We use local Indigenous players and never have ring-ins. It is hard to win against teams which include them,” he said. The players usually only compete at carnivals soon after the NRL season finishes and before NRL pre-season training commences. In past years they could mostly play without their NRL clubs knowing. But with social media such as facebook and twitter those days are long gone and information about their presence gets out quickly, often while games they play in are still in progress. So the Barba banning has really got the debate going about whether the NRL lads should be allowed to play. What do readers think?