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Jesse ‘Tha Monstar’ has plenty of good advice

Gridiron star Jesse Williams receives his Broncos membership from Captain Sam Thaiday in Brisbane last Wednesday. UP UNTIL a few months ago it would be impossible to think of a more famous Torres Strait Islander than Broncos Captain Sam Thaiday. But Sam met with imminent gridiron superstar Jesse Williams last week, who is now known to tens-of-millions of Americans thanks to his exploits with his college football team, the Alabama Crimson Tide. Jesse’s fame is set to grown even further when he is drafted into the US National Football League (NFL), but before then Jesse, also known to fans by his twitter handle as “Tha Monstar”, took the opportunity to return to Australia last week, in a blaze of media coverage, to

catch up with his family. Jesse attended Broncos practice on 23 January and received a Broncos membership and jersey from Thaiday. Jesse appears to have a fondness for t-shirts with a message, pictured above in one that says: “Take your Vitamins”, while he was photographed arriving into Australia wearing a shirt that said: “Always listen to your Mum”.

See page 20 of this edition of the Torres News for Mark Roy’s interview with Jesse’s Mum, Sonia.

It has become apparent that all telecommunications with Thursday Island haven’t been working for most of Thursday, 24 January. As this is production day for Torres News, this means that a few stories, including the local staff cut-backs at Queensland Health, and a couple of our regular features, such as the Tagai College pages, will not appear in this edition as we had planned. We will follow up with the cause of the problem in next week’s Torres News and report any breaking news on the outage on our Facebook page.

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Esky meat ‘legal’, says State Gov’t By MARK ROY TRADITIONAL owners in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area are fully within their rights to transport turtle and dugong meat to Cairns or any other part of the state provided it is for traditional purposes, according to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP). During the recent Christmas period, with the assistance of federal and state police, the department stopped and questioned many Cape York Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders flying into Cairns Airport with eskies of seafood. The department said the operation, codenamed “Mariner”, was aimed at determining “the extent of illegal transport of turtle and dugong products in the Torres Strait and Cape York areas”. No charges were laid following the operation. Reports in the Torres News and SBS World News in January 2013 said the state government had made it “illegal” for traditional owners to take turtle or dugong meat outside the communities where it was caught. This is incorrect. A Department of Environment and Heritage Protection spokesperson confirmed last week that under the Nature Conservation Act, Traditional Owners are permitted to transport turtle and dugong meat for traditional customs, celebrations and ceremony. “There have been no amendments to the Act in relation to the rights of Traditional Owners,” he said.

In September last year, the Newman Government passed amendments to the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001, administered by the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry John McVeigh said those changes would only affect a small number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people allegedly using unacceptable hunting methods. “We have removed exemptions from animal welfare obligations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people acting under tradition or custom, which brings Queensland’s animal welfare legislation in line with other states,” he said. Mr McVeigh said there would be a 12-month grace period for enforcement of the changes, during which time anyone found using cruel hunting methods would be given a warning rather than face prosecution, with the exception of what he termed “significant animal welfare breaches”. “During the grace period we are encouraging Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island communities to work with scientists, animal welfare interest groups and other stakeholders to develop acceptable hunting practices,” Mr McVeigh said. He said these should be based on science and practicality, while still recognising tradition and custom. “Hunting rights, including Native Title hunting rights, are not extinguished by these amendments,” Mr McVeigh said.

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THE LNP has formally endorsed long-serving local MP Warren Entsch (pictured) as the party’s candidate for Leichhardt in the upcoming federal election. Mr Entsch received the notification letter this week from

the headquarters of the LNP, although the actual decision was approved at a meeting on November 24. “I’m very pleased to confirm that I’ve been pre-selected - unopposed - to represent Leichhardt

in this year’s federal election,” Mr Entsch said. “I’m looking forward to advocating for local projects including the establishment of the Tropical Campus of the Australian Institute of Sport and related infrastructure, ongoing upgrades to the Bruce Highway, and supporting the creation of a new meeting and entertainment precinct in Port Douglas alongside the lagoon and waterfront redevelopment. “I’m also committed to the sustainable, multiple use of our oceans and waterways, and, of course, rejecting the lockout mentality promoted by the current Labor government through the proposed blanket World Heritage Listing of Cape York and the Coral Sea Marine park. “It’s time for a change in government - the election can’t come soon enough.” Throughout Queensland, the party received almost 140 applications for endorsement and has completed pre-selection for the Senate and all bar one of the state’s 30 federal divisions. Pre-selection in the final seat, Kennedy, will take place in coming months.

forward, says TSRA Chairperson of the Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Joseph Elu has emphasised the importance to Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people of a management plan for the Torres Strait Kaiar (Tropical Rock Lobster) Fishery. Mr Elu said Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples’ interests will be protected once a management plan is introduced. “The Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) has been working towards a management plan for this fishery since 2005,” Mr Elu said. “After two buyouts, we now own 56 per cent of the fishery “We need the management plan so that we can benefit from what we own.” Mr Elu said that the PZJA had agreed to the recent buyout on condition that the moon-tide hookah closures and tender reductions would be removed. “Without this condition the buyout would not have been possible,” Mr Elu said. “Even with the closures and tender reductions the holders of transferable licence holders (TVH) could still take

more than their share,” Mr Elu said. “In 2011, when the closures and tender reductions were in place, the transferable licence holders took nearly twice their share. “Once we have the management plan the TVH licence holders who own the other 44 per cent of the fishery will be limited to only take their share,” Mr Elu said. Mr Elu cautioned people against directing criticism about the removal of the closures and tender reductions arrangements at the Indigenous Fisheries Advisory Committee. “The PZJA agreement to remove the interim management arrangements was made before the Indigenous Fisheries Advisory Committee (IFAC) was formed. “It’s also important for people to remember that the IFAC doesn’t make decisions, it provides advice to the TSRA Board. It is the TSRA Board that makes the decisions,” Mr Elu said. “The TSRA will be looking at ways to get the best value from our share of the fishery. “The management plan will bring secure and sustainable management to the fishery,” Mr Elu said.

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Genevieve Meldrum, third from left, discusses the issues with claimant Aunty Mary Twaddle (left) at a Stolen Wages meeting in Townsville last year.

Premier Campbell Newman’s letter to campaigner confirms that stolen wages will remain stolen By Alf Wilson A TORRES Strait lady, who received a letter from Queensland Premier Campbell Newman on 24th January confirming the Government will pay no more Stolen Wages claims, says it is a kick in the guts for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who owed money. Thursday Island-born Genevieve Meldrum is a Townsville based Social and Well Being Councillor for Stolen Wages claimants and sent a letter to Mr Newman last October requesting information on whether outstanding money would be paid. Ms Meldrum received a letter last week,

signed by Mr Newman, advising that no more Stolen Wages would be paid. “There are 17 islands in the Torres Strait and most of them would have people owed Stolen Wages. My own dad and brothers worked on a peanut farm on TI until they were evacuated to Cherbourg during World War II. They were owed Stolen Wages,” Ms Meldrum said. Ms Meldrum said the sad thing about the non-payment of many claims is that many elderly people owed money would die without having received it. “Of the estimated 400 claimants from the Torres Strait more than 250 have died without getting all or some of their Stolen

Wages,” she said. The Queensland Council of Unions (QCU) has pressured the State Government to pay all outstanding claims. A Townsville based Union spokesman told the Torres News that the letter from the premier addressed to Ms Meldrum had arrived by post on 24th January. The Stolen Wages is a campaign conducted by the Qld Council of Unions to seek the full payment of the promised reparations of $55.4m for wages withheld from Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander workers for decades of the last century. QCU Townsville branch President Les Moffitt Moffitt said that Indigenous people

Call for more Indigenous fishery committee members The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is seeking to increase representation on its Indigenous Fisheries Advisory Committee (IFAC) by filling existing casual vacancies as soon as possible. TSRA chairperson Joseph Elu said IFAC advised the TSRA Board on fisheries matters. “Development of economic activity around the regions fisheries resources is fundamental for the overall economic development of Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people in the region”, Mr Elu said. “The IFAC provides advice to the TSRA Board on economic development and sustainable

management of Torres Strait fisheries “The IFAC is the forum for our people to discuss strategic management and policy for Torres Strait Fisheries and to pass information between the TSRA and Torres Strait communities “As the Chairperson of the TSRA, I am also a member of the Torres Strait Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA). “The PZJA is responsible for managing the commercial and traditional fisheries of the Protected Zone. The advice the IFAC provides to the TSRA Board influences my contribution to the PZJA.” Mr Elu encouraged Torres

Strait Islander and Aboriginal people with experience, knowledge and skills relevant to the Torres Strait region’s fisheries to submit an expression of interest to join the IFAC. “The TSRA wants to fill all of the IFAC positions as quickly as possible”, Mr Elu said. “One of the strengths of the IFAC is that we have representation from all the different sectors in fishery. We currently have two vacancies to be filled.” To obtain an information package on the IFAC or for general enquiries about this committee, please contact Mr John Adams at TSRA (4069 0700 or email fisheries@tsra.gov.au).

from the Torres Strait Islands, Cape York, around North Queensland and west to Mount Isa and south to Brisbane are still owed Stolen Wages. QCU officials have met with claimants from around the State in recent months to brief them on feedback from the Government. On December 2, a spokesman for Premier Campbell Newman said a letter had been sent to the QCU and signed by Mr Newman which stated the government would pay no more claims. Ms Meldrum has attended a number of meetings where elderly claimants expressed their sorrow and anger at not being paid.

PNG man charged with Saibai rape A PAPUA New Guinea man who appeared in the Thursday Island Magistrates Court on Monday, January 21 is facing five charges including rape, assault and wilful damage. Thursday Island Police arrested the 39-year-old following the alleged rape of a 35-year-old woman, also from PNG, on Saibai Island early on Saturday, January 19. The incident allegedly occurred at around 4am at an isolated location on the island. The man, who appeared in the Thursday Island court in handcuffs, is charged with two counts

of rape and two counts of assault with intent to commit rape and one count of wilful damage. Appearing as a “friend of the court”, an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service (ATSILS) lawyer said the defendant would not seek bail. Owing to “language issues” he would seek legal advice in Cairns, she said. She said ATSILS policy did not permit legal service lawyers to represent PNG nationals. The man was remanded in custody to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on Thursday, January 24.

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Erub community freezer back in business By KENNY BEDFORD OVERCOMING a patch of obstacles and challenges, the Erub community freezer facility is back in business. This has been welcome news to community fishers, not just at Erub but around the Eastern Cluster where options for markets and selling product are very limited. The freezer also provides processed product to the community, pleasing those too who don’t have regular access to fresh local fish. Re-establishing the Erub Community Freezer, however, was not going to happen without serious intervention and a new direction from community stakeholders. Since its establishment at the time of the Erub Community Council operating a full-time freezer facility is hardly viable without a constant threshold supply of product. This pressure was amplified with the amalgamated Council’s loss of control of the local Erub Daido canteen. The freezer basically could not survive without the financial support of the pub. But there were other factors that also needed addressing. Repairs to the freezer structure were needed to counter age and damage from cyclonic winds last year and a new, efficient and more-durable refrigeration unit was installed last month, to replace the one that had succumbed, over time, to the elements. Erub Fisheries Management Association (EFMA), with the support of Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) and Ged Erub Homeland Trading Enterprise (GETHE, Daido Canteen Management), are embarking on a ‘co-operative’ approach with EFMA Members taking control of the freezer. As a start, EFMA have introduced a far more-efficient operational plan to that adopted in the past, relying on a pool of casual processors, as required, rather than take on the cost of full-time management staff. According to EFMA Deputy President Bert Matysek: “To make the community freezer viable for the long term

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we have to run a far more-efficient operation and increase our catch levels as a community. The freezer just can’t survive otherwise.” GETHE have joined to aid this transition with a seed grant of $10k towards the employment of casual processors. “This is something (GETHE Management Committee) see as an important community benefit and we want to re-establish our relationship with the freezer enterprise,” says GETHE Chair Walter Lui. EFMA is also very appreciative of the support they have received from the TSIRC, partic- From left: Walter Lui, Bert Matysek, Maraiya Ghee (processor), Kenny Bedford (EFMA President), Cr ularly over an extended Jimmy Gela, Amina Ghee (processor) period of doubt over the is buying a range of product including Spanish Mackerel, continuation of the freezer. Coral Trout, Red Emperor, Barramundi Cod and Tropical Rock The Council is also extending a crucial supportive role in Lobster. maintaining the freezer operations. A commitment they have Fishers intending to sell product at the freezer must register made to the end of this financial year. their bank details and a current ABN with the Erub Division Cr Jimmy Gela has expressed his “full support of community Council before product can be purchased. fishers taking over the freezer and to be managing local fisheries For more information about sales and purchases at the freezer issues”. please contact Bert Matysek (mobile 0429 012 964) or email: The Erub community freezer is now open for trading and bert.matysek@gmail.com or kennybedford@hotmail.com

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Team effort brings much-needed aid to PNG

Sea Swift chief operations officer Lino Bruno, Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch, Sally Dunick (nee Kaida) and Stephen Dunick with the container of 100 bags of clothes and personal effects. SEA SWIFT and Federal Member Dunick approached Mr Entsch Sea Swift. for Leichhardt Warren Entsch to see if he could help get bags Mr Dunick said he was thrilled have teamed up with a generous of clothes they had collected to when Sea Swift then offered to North Queensland couple to people in need across the Austral- donate and ship a secure container help donate clothes to a poverty- ian border and into PNG. for the clothes from Cairns to stricken region in Papua New Mr Entsch was inspired by Saibai Island in the Torres Strait, Guinea. their humanitarian efforts and from where the charity goods will Papua New Guinean Sally put Stephen and Sally in touch be distributed to those in need Kaida and her husband Stephen with marine transport provider across the border.

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“I can’t thank Warren and Sea Swift enough for their incredible support in making this all happen,” said Mr Dunick. “Without Warren’s connections and Sea Swift’s generosity, it wouldn’t be happening, and on behalf of all the people who this will help, we are so grateful. “The people we want to get these clothes to already know the container is on its way and are really excited. “It will help people’s lives in what is often a forgotten area of PNG.” Stephen and Sally, who comes from a village in the Fly River region of PNG’s Western Province, have collected more than 100 bags of clothes over the past few years through kind community donations. “Having come from the region, Sally has first-hand knowledge of what a huge need there is for clothing up there,” said Mr Dunick. “The villagers from the Fly River don’t have the basics, and this is going to make a real difference. I’d like to thank everyone involved who has made this possible.” Mr Entsch, who has travelled around South Fly a number of times, said people needed to visit the area in order to comprehend the level of poverty there.

“It’s an area where there is acute poverty, as extreme as you’ll see in any Third World country,” he said. “They don’t have money and there is almost no capacity for them to access any kind of basic clothing. That’s why these sorts of donations have a profound positive impact on the lives of people in these communities. “I’d also like to congratulate Sea Swift for their involvement - every time we have an issue like this, they are the first to step up. They have outstanding compassion and civicmindedness.” Sea Swift chief executive Fred White said the company was delighted to help a worthy cause as part of its community program. “We operate across the Torres Strait and are aware of the difficulties faced by residents in the Fly River region of PNG,” Mr White said. “Warren spoke to me about Sally and Stephen’s efforts, and we were keen to help out by providing a container and shipping free of charge. “The loaded container will arrive on Saibai Island early next week, and we expect to send a full container of clothes a couple of times a year. “Sally and Stephen should be praised for their superb efforts in helping those in need.”

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Australian Customs and Border Protection first Cape Class vessel, which was launched earlier this month and is due to be in service by September this year. CUSTOMS is remaining tightlipped on whether one of its eight new Cape Class vessels will be based in the Torres Strait. The newer, bigger and better boats are currently rolling off the slipway at Austal Ships, south of Fremantle, with the first boat launched during a ceremony at the company’s Henderson shipyard in WA on January 7. A Customs and Border Protection spokesperson said due to operational and security reasons, the department could not comment on the positioning of the new vessels. “Customs and Border Protection vessels do not have a permanent base, and are deployed against operational requirements,” he said.

“The first Cape Class patrol boat is expected to be fully operational in September 2013, following the five-month operational trial period.” However, here at Torres News, we reckon that we could see one of the vessels soon. The clue is in the categorisation of the ship as “Cape Class”. In the shipping industry, vessels are classified according to their size. The traditional “Capesize” vessel is one that is too large to travel the Suez Canal, and travels between oceans by passing either the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn. However, these vessels are over 150,000 tonnes in size. So given the Customs vessels are much smaller than this, we

speculate that the ‘Cape’ referred to in ‘Cape Class’ is actually Cape York. The Customs spokesperson said their current Bay Class patrol boats would stay operational until the fourth quarter of 2015. “It is yet to be determined when the vessels will be decommissioned,” he said. The new Cape Class boats will be able to undertake 28-day patrols, sailing up to 4000 nautical miles before having to refuel. “These boats will also have enhanced capability to operate in higher sea states and survive in more severe conditions.” The boats can carry a larger crew, and have the capacity to launch two tender response vessels at the same time. Torres News

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The forgotten history of the Cape Times By Libby Fielding State Library of Queensland

EARLIER this month, the John Oxley Library was pleased to accept a somewhat unusual donation. The donation was out of the ordinary - and particularly appreciated - not just because it consisted of a small run of a Queensland newspaper not already held by the State Library, but because of this title’s geographical coverage. The Cape Times, a largely forgotten monthly newspaper based in Cairns and published only between 1983 and, it appears,1985, had a singular point of distinction: it was, as it declared in a number of its issues, “the only publication that circulate throughout the entire Gulf of Carpentaria, Cape York Peninsula and Torres Strait Islands”. Delivered to its readers courtesy of Cape York Air Services and Air Queensland, its brief was to serve the Gulf and Cape York Peninsula and to publish for “all of the major communities - European, Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islanders - as well as the stations and homesteads” within the area of its reach. Begun on a “shoe-string budget” by a husband and wife team and initially offering free local advertising space, it was able to boast by mid-1984 that its print run had been increased to 7000 issues. The Library’s recently acquired holdings consist of nine issues published in 1983 and 1984 - and to our knowledge the only other institution in possession of the Cape Times - in this instance a single issue - is the National Library of Australia. As a library acquisition, the paper’s particular value is that, leaving aside the Torres News (which is distributed across the inhabited islands of the Torres Strait and the five communities of the Northern Peninsula area) and The Western Cape Bulletin (whose distribution covers the mining and indigenous communities of Western Cape York Peninsula), there is limited newspaper coverage of the vast Cape area beyond Cooktown. The other significant point of interest is the period in which this rather idiosyncratic publication briefly reflected the social, political and commercial environment of its times. The paper began its life in the year the coalition between the state Liberal and National Parties was dissolved, when a subsequent election resulted in a sixth consecutive term for the Bjelke-Peterson led National Party and soon afterwards, a majority National Party government. It was the same year Bob Hawke defeated the incumbent federal Coalition Government led by Malcolm Fraser. Shop 63 Stockland It was also the year a historic attempt by environmental Cairns - 4033 7575 activists to blockade the Daintree Rainforest to prevent the Shop 1 / 28 Edith St Innisfail - 4061 9333 construction of a road through the forest wilderness was intercepted by the Queensland Police. The Cape Times is an eclectic mix of local humour (some amateur poetry, cartoons, tall tales, stories about larger than life “characters” BAMAGA like Wild Bill Toohey and Batavia Bill), Monday, February 4 accounts of life in the Gulf and Cape York Tuesday, February 5 (pearling, fishing, “wreck diving”, the School Wednesday, February 6 of the Air, the banana prawn industry, the Thursday, February 7 experience of a “Gulf cop”), historical snapFriday, February 8 shots (the Aboriginal shellmounds near Weipa, the arrival of the first Christian missionaries FEES BULK BILLED TO MEDICARE in the Torres Strait in 1871, the building of PENSION, PRIVATE AND VETERAN’S the Normanton-Croydon railway) and articles SPECTACLE SUPPLY which reflect topical issues of the day (the For appointments please phone legacy of established hippie communities, the options for achieving economic independence in the Gulf and Peninsula, the case for and against rainforest logging). Among other pieces which define this paper as being quintessentially about its physical Flown in Single or territory are articles on the quarantine Twin engined Aircraft extension in the Cape York area, the Servicing the Torres Strait, pilots of the Torres including PNG (Daru) & The Cape Strait Islands, the Croydon rodeo, Friendly Service Cedar Bay Bill (and Call: 4090 3661 or 1300 136 811 his now legendary Fax: 4090 3662 association with a Email: cathorn@cape-air-transport.com hippie commune in the seventies), Page 6 Torres News 28 Jan - 3 Feb 2013

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Aboriginal activist Mick Miller, a diary of (and purportedly found on) a “dope patch” north of Cairns, the lost gold reefs of Cape York, an interview with the Pandora Reef’s drivemaster - and an account of the associated recovery operation - and histories of the Cape Tribulation protest blockade and the Hopevale Lutheran Mission at Cooktown. Offsetting advertisements for commercial enterprises such as shipping transport in the Gulf and Cape, custom built homes, waterbeds, real estate, Cape York safaris and ultralight planes designed for mustering cattle - there is a tilt, on some of the Cape Times’s pages, toward the notion of self sufficiency, alternative lifestyles and an environmental awareness which reflects the surviving optimism of the early eighties. You could pick up advice, for instance, on the growing of leguminous species or fruit trees on the Cape or about alternative health remedies, aerobics eighties style or Cape York specific gardening hints. There is also an instructive piece by bush tucker man, Captain Les Hiddons, on the subject of survival skills in the wilds of Cape York. The particular blend of local wisdom, humour and history which characterises this slightly eccentric newspaper spring from a time which, tantalisingly, is just out of the reach of library based online sources. This is because traditional commercial database products do not typically capture newspaper content - and certainly not regional news content - this far back. And because of copyright limitations, the digitised material available from the excellent national newspaper source, Trove, ceases to exist after the mid 1950s. For this reason the donation of several issues of an obscure and interesting news publication from the early eighties amounts to a significant addition to the State Library’s extensive Queensland newspaper holdings. And it goes without saying that, were you to happen, at the point of ripping up the kitchen lino, upon a missing issue of the Cape Times, then the State Library would be very happy to hear from you. While we’re on the subject of elusive newspapers, the same might be said of a sizeable number of Queensland newspaper titles which are included on the Queensland Missing Newspapers list. As is evident from a reading of these issues of the Cape Times, the undeniable research value of newspapers is that through the combination of their opinion pieces, reporting of contemporary events, personal stories, their design and even their advertisements - they enrich our understanding of the time and place which gave rise to their publication.

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JANUARY Mon 28. Hash House Harriers, 5.45pm Tue 29. Esplanade Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 29. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin, 7pm Tue 29. Family night and mixed pool comp, Federal Hotel Wed 30. Cruise ship Seven Seas Voyager visits TI, 8am Wed 30. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 30. Wongai Wednesday, Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island, 6.30 - 9pm Wed 30. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 30. Ladies night pool comp, Federal Hotel Thu 31. Joker Jackpot, Federal Hotel

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LIFE can be tough up here in the north of Australia. It is a Big Country, as we are reminded every time we jump in the ute to travel to the next town. There are hazards - wallabies and cows, creeks, corrugations, road trains in blinding tornadoes of dust. Not to mention the boredom of hundreds of kilometres of dirt, or the idiot tourists with boats, bikes and kitchen sink piled high. One hazard we don’t have much of, and that is getting lost. Mostly because there are hardly any turn-offs, so it’s hard to wander off the correct road by mistake. Not like other countries, where

Nomination time for business awards RESIDENTS and customers in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsual Area are being urged to recognise successful and entrepreneurial small and medium businesses by nominating them now for the Telstra Queensland Business Awards. Entries will open on February 11 for Australia’s most prestigious national awards program that celebrates the achievements of the small and medium business sector. Will Irving, Telstra Business Group Managing Director and Telstra Business Awards Ambassador, said nominating local businesses early gives them time to prepare their entry and, in turn, the best chance to succeed. “Over the past 21 years, these national awards have celebrated the best of Queensland’s small and medium businesses. One of the reasons why they are so respected is the rigour of the entry and judging processes, so the earlier businesses are nominated and start their entries the better,” Mr Irving said. Jason Wyatt, CEO of e-commerce business BikeExchange.com.au, winner of the 2012 Telstra Australian Business of the Year, also encouraged nominations and entries. “Our advice is to enter but to give this process the time it justly deserves. Don’t do it on the fly. Get your head around the questions, start

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there are lots of turn-offs. Of course, the clever people there have developed ways around the problem. They have road signs everywhere, and now they can rely on GPS to tell them which turnings to take. So when Belgian lady Sabine Moreau (pictured), 67, had to pick up a friend from the train station in Brussels 60km away, she flicked her GPS on and drove confidently out of her village of Solre-sur-Sambre. Although she had a growing suspicion that something might be wrong, she put her faith in her satnav and kept driving.

As she put it: “’I saw all kinds of traffic signs. First in French, then in German - Cologne, Aachen, Frankfurt, but I didn’t ask myself any questions. “I was just distracted, so I kept my foot down. “I didn’t really notice anything was wrong until I suddenly arrived in Zagreb and realised that I was no longer in Belgium.” Her journey had taken her through France, Germany, Austria and Slovenia before finally getting to Croatia. She had bought petrol along the way using her credit card and even stopped for a snooze beside the road. She had travelled 1450 km to reach Zagreb. Back in Belgium, her son was worried sick. Her reported her absence, the police had searched her house, and were about to post her as a missing person. Altogether, she was away from home for 60 hours for her 60 km errand. Well, hats off to someone who really believes in modern technology.

thinking through your answers and make sure you send a cracking submission,” Mr Wyatt said. “Entering the program gives you a rare opportunity to consider the health of every aspect of your business. Then there’s the chance to be exposed to the professionalism of our country’s most esteemed business awards program, meet like-minded operators who might in turn present you with new opportunities, and even win an award and the inherent prestige and awareness with it.” Mark and Judy Evans, owners since 1993 of Mena Creek tourist attraction Paronella Park, are also encouraging Queenslanders to participate in the Awards. Mr Evans said: “These awards are the pinnacle and taking part has helped our business. Winning is one reward but just entering is very rewarding. It is the analysis of the business, sitting back and reflecting, that is leading us now to reinvent our business.” Paronella Park, a 13-hectare rainforest garden park, won the Commonwealth Bank Medium Business Award and the Queensland Government Regional Award at the Telstra Queensland Business Awards in 2012. Nominations can be made at telstrabusinessawards.com or by calling 1800AWARDS.

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The publishers of the Torres News acknowledge the Kaurareg Nation, upon whose land the Torres News makes its home. We pay our sincere respects to the elders and the peoples of the Torres Strait and NPA, across whose traditional lands and seas we report. This newspaper is dedicated to recognising, preserving and promoting the traditional cultures and customs of the Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal peoples of this region.

Regional governance the way to go PEOPLE need to unite for people movement. Our history 1936 maritime strike was power of Athe Marou. We want more administrative control so scrap TSRA, TSIRC and TSC to form Torres Strait regional governance. Badu is our capital centre. We need business treaty for this water is our international territory. United Nations must be observer. Regional governance way to go, as our late elder stateman Ata Geoge Mye would say, and he spoke God’s good news in Jesus. Eso Percy Misi Masig

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New-look Napau says “slimmer is better”

By ALF WILSON

MOVING back to his home on Thursday Island has been a boost for Napau Namok, who now gets to see his family. And it has been the spark for the 36-year-old to lose 30kg in weight. Thursday Island-born Mr Namok has worked for Centrelink on TI since November 2011, and says he loves it. “I get to see my father Simeon Namok who is a client at the Star of the Sea Aged Home and my mother Selon who had been a teacher on Mer Island has also now transferred here,” Mr Namok said. It is great as I see them and extended family who live here all the time. It is great being employed by Centrelink as it gave me the opportunity to transfer here.” His dad is of St Paul’s descent and his mother from Mer. Mr Namok was in Townsville for a three-day visit from January 17 to 19 for a funeral. Whilst in Townsville Mr Namok caught up with an old school mate Neil Wilson and stayed with Anthony Stout who he used to work with as a Police Liaison Officer (PLO). “I used to play junior cricket in Townsville with Neil and have many mates there,” Mr Namok said. Mr Stout told the Torres News that Mr Namok was also a wonderful cook, which complemented his other skills. “When he was in Townsville Napau cooked my family a meal and it was delicious,” Mr Stout said. His friends were amazed that Mr Namok had slimmed down considerably - and he stepped onto the scales to prove it. “I have shed about 30kg from eating well and exercising and I don’t smoke. I feel a lot better and

did it to improve my general health,” he said. Mr Namok moved to Townsville as a youngster and attended Cranbrook Primary School. “I went back to TI and went to high school and in 1996 came back to Townsville and worked as a PLO for a decade and transferred to Cairns. I stated work in Cairns with Centrelink in 2009 before transferring to TI late in 2011,” he said. Outdoors type Mr Namok enjoys fishing in the idyllic waters off TI. “I live in Tamwoy suburb and we go when the tide is right, perfect way to relax,” he said. In 2007 Mr Namok played for a

team of Torres Strait Islanders and Cairns players called the Far Northern Warriors at a police rugby league carnival held at Brothers in Townsville finishing third. That side was coached by former NQ Cowboys prop and Queensland State of Origin star John Buttigieg. “The Cowboys have given the whole North Queensland area growth in the sporting industry,” Mr Namok said. Especially for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their passion for the sport.” RIGHT: Napau Namok whilst on a three day visit to Townsville.

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of our environment and habitat and, sadly, moribund index of life expectancy and health,” Ms Todd said. The turning point had come in April, 2011, she said, at a historic Indigenous Business Summit and Trade Expo in Kokopo. “There were over 750 small to medium enterprise owners and operators representing a majority of PNG’s indigenous people from the 22 provinces,” she said. The summit gave birth to a complete paradigm shift in outlook towards doing business in the country, she said. Ms Todd said the IBC was formally launched on December 14, 2012, signing on 50 members after a successful fundraiser at the Lae Yacht Club. She told Australia’s Pacific Beat last week that PNG’s indigenous business-people had “been in slumber” since independence. “Lots of business opportunities have come and passed us by,” she said.

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A NEW business organisation launched in Papua New Guinea recently will advocate for the needs of their indigenous business people. The Indigenous Business Council (IBC) received a stimulus package of $500 million to train and encourage indigenous Papua New Guineans to begin formal sector businesses. While hundreds of thousands of indigenous Papua New Guineans work in the informal sector - which includes market stalls 90 per cent of formal sector businesses are owned by foreigners. Indigenous Business Council secretary Sarah Haoda Todd said that situation was unjust, and had created a wealth gap. “It has resulted in economic disparity and social injustice fed by an unbridled increase in corruption and greed, civil unrest in the form of increased law and order, ethnic tension and lack of respect and good stewardship

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NEWS

Heavens open as Oswald crosses Cape York THE Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area was hit by prolonged rainfall last week, as Cyclone Oswald crossed the Cape, closing roads and damaging communities. A new rainfall record was set in Weipa, with the town receiving 328mm in the 24 hour period to 9am on January 23. Heavy rain swept across Thursday Island on the weekend of January 19-20, eroding beaches and bringing down branches. Horn Island recorded 52mm of rain in the 24-hour period between 9am Sunday, January 20, to Monday, January 21. A lightning strike knocked out communications and internet on Thursday Island for several hours on Monday, January 21, before Cyclone Oswald crossed the western Cape at around 1am Tuesday,

January 22. Oswald crossed between Pormpuraaw and Kowanyama as a category 1 cyclone before being downgraded to a low pressure system. Several sites recorded more than 300mm of rainfall in a 24 hour period to 9am Wednesday, January 23, and heavy winds and driving rain cut power to about 500 properties across the Cape. Roads in and out of the remote Aboriginal community of Kowanyama were cut. Kowanyama Mayor Robert Holness said the surface of the airport runway had sustained major damage. “Swelling, bubbling and surface rupture has occurred and the airstrip is now closed indefinitely,” Cr Holness said. He said he was concerned about how to bring supplies and medical aid into the

community. “Kowanyama is serviced by the Royal Flying Doctor Service and residents depend on that service.” He said supplies may have to be flown by helicopter from nearby Pormpuraaw until the damage can be repaired. The heavy rainfall has prompted Emergency Management Queensland to remind people across the Cape to ensure they have essential supplies such as a well-stocked emergency kit and food. Right: Satellite images of Oswald’s progress across Cape York Peninsula last week.

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It was nice weather for frogs as Lenny (3) and Wesley (4) donned raincoats and joined their RAIN OR SHINE: Torres Shire Council workers Albert Garnier and Joey Saylor (backhoe dad, Jerome, to chase squid at Front Beach last Sunday, January 20. PHOTOS: MARK ROY operator) hard at work fixing footpaths and maintaining drains along Douglas Street last week.

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court over “ghost” enrolments THE former principal of Djarragun College is alleged to have defrauded the government of millions of dollars to invest in her school. Many Torres Strait Islander students attend the taxpayer-funded school at Gordonvale, south of Cairns. Police are claiming that alongside legitimate students, the school was receiving funding for “ghost students” who did not exist. The school receives funding based on how many students attended the school. Police allege former principal Jean Illingworth allegedly inflated the number of students at her school to obtain an extra $5.4 million in Commonwealth funding and $4.5 million in state funding. She allegedly defrauded the governments to buy resources for the far north Queensland college. Ms Illingworth, who was stood down from her job on full pay when the investigation began, has

always maintained her innocence. She recently returned from a volunteer trip to Mozambique where she worked with children in a slum school. She told the Cairns Post she had been hit with “a double whammy, accused of stealing millions when I’ve never taken so much as a pen”. The charges had trashed the reputation of the school and destroyed more than a decade of good work, she said. Police allege the 65-year-old former Senior Queenslander of the Year did not take students off enrolment rolls when they left the college. There are also allegations some of the students on the rolls did no exist at all. Ms Illingworth has been charged with one count of fraud and one count of obtaining financial advantage by deception. She is scheduled to appear in the Cairns Magistrates Court on January 31.

Aurukun trio found safe THREE men who went missing after leaving Aurukun in an aluminium dinghy have been found safe and well by a search and rescue team. It was reported that three men left Aurukun in an aluminum dinghy around 10am on Friday, January 18 intending to go to Weipa. On Sunday, January 20, the trio were spotted from the Emergency Management Queensland Rescue 700 chopper walking along a beach on the western Cape. They were attempting to walk back to Aurukum after running into problems with their boat.

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New character up and away in fight against HIV & ST infections A FEMALE cartoon character dressed in Torres Strait colours has joined the fight against HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Queensland. ‘Lubelicious’ has joined Condoman in the fight against infection and disease as part of the sexual health resources promoted by the 2 Spirits Program - the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Program of Healthy Communities. 2 Spirits Program manager Michael Scott said the introduction of the female character opened up the scope and reach of the Condoman message. “Lubelicious is a strong Indigenous woman, promoting the use of water-based lubricants with condoms to prevent the transmission of STIs,” Mr Scott said. In addition to Lubelicious, a range of characters representing STIs has also been developed. The new STI characters of HIV, Syphilis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, HPV, Hepatitis B and Herpes bring life the importance of sexual health in Indigenous populations across Queensland. A new character - Stigmalien, has also been developed

to represent the stigma attached to living with an STI, and the shame attached to seeking information about sexual health. The characters will be brought to life in a range of media, with suits developed for all characters. Mr Scott said the 2 Spirits Program used a “whole of community approach” to sexual health. “Everything we do is culturally based, and the new range of characters including Lubelicious and the STI characters ﬁt into our way of working exceptionally well,” he said. The 2 Spirits Program had been working with both Queensland Health and the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council since 2011 to develop these resources, he said. “There is scope to extend the Condoman / Lubelicious project much further, even nationwide, however without further funding, this will not be possible,” Mr Scott said. “We are currently seeking funding partners to make this possible, and to employ a Condoman Coordinator within 2 Spirits, to roll out these resources across Queensland.”

Condoman was developed in 1987 as an Indigenous health response to the Grim Reaper, and gained national recognition for its success in reaching Indigenous people. In 2009, Condoman was rebranded, with a comic book and new resources launched to support Condoman in the new century. A second comic book introducing Lubelicious and the STI characters is also available in both had copy and electronic form. The comic book can be viewed by visiting the Healthy Communities website at www. qahc.org.au/condoman The 2 Spirits Program is working with BIMA Projects Radio 98.9 and the Urban Institute to develop a series of six radio skits to give a voice to Condoman, Lubelicious and the STI characters. The ﬁrst in the series was uploaded to Youtube late last year and is available on the 2 Spirits Facebook pageTwoSpirits_Qahc. The 2 Spirits Program will develop a range of skits and guest appearances for Condoman and Lubelicious to ﬁght the STI characters at prominent Indigenous events statewide.

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Northern Peninsula Area State College News

Painting YUMPLA Day Out - Friday 1st February On Friday, 1 February, Northern Peninsula Area College is celebrating the start of the school year. The college is inviting all school-aged children to attend our Yumpla Day Out at the Senior Campus.

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Primary school children will come over from their campuses in the morning. The day will start at 10.00 am. During the day students will be able to participate in a number of activities including playstation car racing, chalk art,. kick boxing displays, pancake making and raffles as well as the other activities featured on this page.

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Information sessions for parents and guardian will be given throughout the day. New enrolments will also be taken throughout the day.

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The P&C will have food for sale from the tuckshop. We have community and community organisations supporting us. The day time activities will conclude at approximately 2.30 pm following the Touch Football Final. The community is welcome to participate in the Touch Football and other activities, you will be able to nominate early next year and on the day if you would like to be involved. In the evening at 6.00 pm all students and families are well to join us for a Kup Murie and traditional dancing. Buses will be running to and from the school to each of the communities.

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THURSDAY 31

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Planet Science 11:00 TBA 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Montana Belle” (PG) 2:00 Waterloo Road 2:55 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 6:30 Good Morning Kalimantan 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Cockneys 8:30 Nigellissima - Inspired by a scribbled note she once found in an old Italian kitchen, Nigella shows her take on the classic light and sunny yoghurt pot cake. 9:00 The Hour 10:00 Agony Uncles 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Nicholas Crane’s Britannia 12:35 The Clinic 1:25 Kyle Riabko: The Lead 2:15 Big Ideas Sampler 2:30 NTAFL: St Mary’s vs Darwin 5:30 Eggheads

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 The Jazz Baroness 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:50 Waterloo Road 1:50 Big Ideas Sampler 3:00 Golf: Ladies Masters 2013 6:00 Doctor Who: Closing Time 6:45 TBA 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Friday Night Dinner: The Date - It’s 1959, the maverick Dr Lucien Blake has returned to take over his deceased father’s medical practice. He also undertakes his other role as police surgeon with precision and gusto. 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Still Waters 9:25 Silk: Tough, smart and sharp legal drama following the tension, passion and intrigue of Martha Costello and Clive Reader, two brilliant rival barristers on the front line of criminal law. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 My Family: Germs Of Endearment - Ben and Susan’s trip to Spain starts out being an anniversary present from Janey and Michael, but they then discover they have to pay for it. 11:40 Rage 5:00 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:00 The View 1:00 One Day Series - Australia vs West Indies 5:00 National Afternoon News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia vs West Indies 9:00 Getaway - Sun drenched holidays in the Pacific and beyond. Sophie Monk presents a girl’s guide to Hawaii; Kelly checks out the closest island resort to Nadi in Fiji; Dermott finds a sunny hideaway in Phuket; Jason has an unusual elephant adventure in Bali and Natalie finds a secret island escape on the Queensland’s Barrier Reef. 9:30 RBT - In this ground-breaking series, follow the police units for a unique behind-the-scenes look at RBT patrols testing for alcohol and drug affected drivers. 10:00 TBA 11:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under: Highlights 12:30 Movie: “The Yakuza” (AV) - An ex-G.I. is prevailed upon by an old army buddy to return to Japan and intercede in the kidnapping of his daughter. 2:30 The Baron: Time To Kill 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Annapolis” (G) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Roo and Harvey look after Maddy and Spencer but are unsure what their next move will be. Dex puts everything on the table in repairing his relationships with Sid and April. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens - Explore the food, gardens and creatures of one world’s most exotic destinations: Singapore. Graham walks through a garden as big as a city. The orchid display where the colour never fades. Fast Ed sizzles with a classic Asian chicken dish. Plus a sticky dessert that’s gluten free. Dr Harry goes for a bath - with a baby elephant at the world’s best zoo. 9:30 TBA 11:00 TBA 1:00 Movie: “Project: Alf” (G) 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 That ‘70s Show

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 One Born Every Minute 2:30 Everyone Loves A Wedding 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Johads 6:00 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Island Escape 8:35 The Real M*A*S*H 9:35 As It Happened: D-Day: The Soldiers’ Story 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Chaotic Anna” (MA v,l,s,a) In Spanish. Ana, an aspiring 18-year-old painter, leaves her hippie life in Ibiza for an artist’s commune in Madrid, and later travels to New York. As her journey progresses she is confronted with memories and images of young women meeting violent deaths throughout history 12:50 Kurt Wallander: “The Cellist” (M l,v) In Swedish. A Russian cellist is subject to a bomb attack following a performance in Ystad. It turns out that she is a witness in a murder prosecution against a member of the Russian mafia. Wallander and the Ystad police suddenly find themselves in the midst of a war against a powerful international enemy whose methods are merciless. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Movie: “The Golden Voyage Of Sinbad” (PG) 1:40 Poh’s Kitchen Shorts 2:00 Basketball: WNBL 3:00 Golf: Ladies Masters 2013: Day 3 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday - Lunch 6:45 Gardening Australia Summer 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise 8:30 Grand Designs: Newcastle - Kevin McCloud meets a Polish couple as they take on the restoration and rebuilding of an old watermill in the stunning Northumberland countryside. 9:20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder In Montparnasse - Phryne’s memories of her early days in Paris and her first love come crashing into the present as she investigates the disappearance of Madame Sarcelle - an artist’s wife 10:15 Midsomer Murders: Second Sight - John Ransom is found murdered with suspicious burn marks to his head. The investigation leads to two feuding families - one with the ability of second sight 11:20 Silent Witness: Home Part 2 - The team of forensic pathologists are back uncovering the truth behind suspicious deaths. 12:45 Rage 5:00 Rage

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5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Janine 2:05 Waste land 3:55 Black Cab Sessions USA 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Boris Johnson 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Norway 8:30 Prisoners of War: The Facility 9:30 Real Humans: The Code - In the final episode, everyone wants the code, which in the wrong hands could spell disaster for humankind. Leo is very weak, but continues to flee with Mimi in the underground passages of the metro. Bea and Carl are both after them, both trying to reach them first. At the same time, Tobias has a strange gift in his room. 10:40 Movie: “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” (MAV v) - In Korean and Mardarin. The story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1930s Japanese-occupied Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits 1:00 South Park: With Apologies To Jesse Jackson 1:25 South Park: Cartman Sucks 1:20 Inside Nature’s Giants: The Whale 1:55 Dave in the Life: Survivalist 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise 12:00 Best Of Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 World Cafe Asia: Manila 2:00 Golf: Ladies Master 2013: Day 4 6:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Restoration Home 8:30 Upstairs Downstairs: The Last Waltz 9:30 Rev. 10:05 Andy Warhol: Raggedy Andy - Ric Burns’s Emmy Awardwinning film of America’s most influential artist of the latter half of the 20th century explores Warhol’s amazing artistic output, stretching five decades from the late 1940s to his death in the 1980s. 12:00 Movie: “The French Line” (G) - A Texas oil heiress travels incognito to France, determined to find true love. 1:45 Movie: “Irene” (G) 3:25 Rage 4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Art Nation 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst

6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Surfsport 10:30 Gilligan’s Island 11:00 Cybershack 11:30 Discover Downunder Summer Series 12:00 2013 Santos Tour Down Under 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs West Indies 5:00 National News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs West Indies 9:00 The Middle: The Legacy - Mike punishes Axl for leaving his dirty socks laying around, but Mike might have an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Sue wins an MVP trophy for cross-country; and Brick is humiliated when he’s forced to wear his cousin’s hand-me-downs. 9:30 Customs 10:00 TBA 12:00 Nikita 1:00 Spyforce 2:05 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:35 Danoz Direct 3:30 Your 4x4 4:00 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Stitch 6:30 Handy Manny 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:30 Dinner Date Australia 12:30 Outsourced 1:00 Outsourced 1:30 That ‘70s Show 2:00 TBA 4:30 TBA 4:30 Live Healthy, Be Happy 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great Southeast 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:20 Law & Order: LA: Zuma Canyon - During a traditional Latin American quinceanera celebration, violence erupts at the party, leaving multiple people dead. The detectives work quickly to follow a lead and during their search for answers, they find a young boy protecting acres of marijuana, who is the only witness that can help the case. 12:20 Special: Exotica and Erotica Of The Deep 1:30 Room For Improvement 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 FIFA Futbol Mundial 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Wheel2Wheel: Laos 3:00 Wheel2Wheel: Cambodia 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Monemvasia & Kythira 4:00 National Futsal Championships 2013: Finals 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: Crossbones Girl 8:30 Wonders Of The Solar System: Empire Of The Sun 9:40 Guilty Pleasures 11:15 Movie: “Water” (M a) - In Hindi. This Academy Award-nominated drama follows the plight of two child widows in India, who are forced to lead a life of poverty in a widow ashram. Here, the older widows force the younger ones into prostitution. When one young widow is given a chance to remarry she realises the father of her beloved is one of her clients. 1:20 Movie: “Heart Of Fire” (M a) In Tigrinya and Italian. Raised in an orphanage run by Italian nuns, 10-year-old Awet is suddenly reclaimed by her father and forced to fight in the long and bitter Eritrean civil war. Awet is a tough, shrewd individual who learns how to survive without losing her humanity. 3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 04

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Education 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Restoration Home 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Waterloo Road 2:50 Minuscule 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Country House Rescue: Heath House 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q&A 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Foyle’s War: Killing Time - The war might have ended, but Hastings is at the centre of mounting racial tensions. Meanwhile, Sam has become the new Assistant Manager of Hill House, a dilapidated local guest house. 1:10 Movie: “The Bespoke Overcoat” (G) 1:50 Movie: “Sailor Beware!” (PG) 3:10 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Breakfast For Two” (G) 5:15 Catalyst Bytes 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 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block: All Stars 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:30 Nikita: Shadow Walker - After losing his life savings to Percy via a plan gone wrong, Birkhoff hacks into an old network which trips a trap set by the FBI. 12:30 The Avengers: The Bird Who Knew Too Much - Secret Agent Danvers pursued by a young thug, Robin, makes his way to a field telephone box. As he desperately attempts to contact Steed, Robin fires....beside Danvers body lays a pile of birdseed from the bag in his pocket. 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping 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 TBA 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Bianca agrees to fight for custody of Darcy with Heath, Maddy and Spencer run away and Celia reveals she returned money that she took. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:00 TBA 11:15 Happy Endings - Dave and Alex start dating again, telling everyone they’re keeping it ‘cazsh.’ When an unfortunate accident lands Penny in a full body cast, Max nurses her back to health. But after he meets her hot physical therapist, he starts ‘misery-ing’ her, so her fast recovery won’t put the brakes on his new crush. 12:30 Room For Improvement 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: “Children Of Heaven” (PG) 2:35 Stopover 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 PopAsia 5:30 Global Village 6:00 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Torpedo Tastic 8:40 Man vs Wild: Shooting Survival 9:40 RocKwiz 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Man and Cat - Animation: A man trades places with his cat to avoid the rat race. (From Australia) (Rpt) G; Connect - Fed up with the hostility of the city and its people, a young woman’s view of the world changes when she makes a surprise connection with a stranger on a bus. (From the UK) (Rpt) M; At the Tattooist - In a dark tattoo parlour over one tumultuous afternoon, a group of schoolgirls flirt with boys and danger and are shocked by what they discover. (From Australia) (Rpt) M, Jazzed - Animation: A jazz musician has a spooky romance with a girl he meets in a city bar. (From France, no dialogue) (Rpt) G 1:05 Cast Offs: Gabriella 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 05

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Precious Fragmentation - When the guys find a rare movie prop ring from The Lord of the Rings at a garage sale, it threatens to tear them apart - forcing them to choose the ring or their friendship. 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Pants Alternative 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Wheaton Recurrence 8:30 Person Of Interest: Triggerman 9:30 TBA 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 4WD TV 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

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6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Education 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Theatreland 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 TBA 6:00 Time Team: Dunwich 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 New Tricks 9:30 Next Stop Hollywood 10:00 Myf Warhurst’s Nice: And Trendy 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:35 TBA 2:00 Basketball: WNBL 4:05 Movie: “The Flying Irishman” (G) - True story of Douglas ‘Wrong Way’ Corrigan, a pilot who acquired his nickname by landing in Ireland when attempting to fly cross-country. 5:15 Big Ideas Sampler 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings - Summer Series 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Block: All Stars 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:00 TBA 11:00 TBA 11:30 Weeds: A Shoe For A Shoe - After Shane’s kidnapping, Nancy attempts to get her son back by going head-to-head with Cesar in a Skee-ball “Hall of Fame” museum. Elsewhere, Andy, Silas and baby Stevie sit at a nearby diner, formulating ideas on how to help Nancy out. 12:00 20/20 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping 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: “To Love & Die” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Celia promises to get help for her gambling problem, Heath and Bianca meet with the social worker, but it doesn’t go smoothly. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:45 TBA 11:45 That ‘70s Show: Uncomfortable Ball Stuff - Part 2 - Donna and Eric go out on a non-date to the Pricemart Ball. Fez gets a job at Fotohut, but becomes so efficient that Hyde wishes he’d go away. Bob meets an intriguing woman when he makes his first solo visit to the supermarket. 12:15 Room For Improvement 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 Movie: “The Page Turner” (PG) 2:30 Dream Of Hope 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Ita Buttrose 8:35 Defeating The Superbug 9:30 Coppers: I Prefer Jazz And Folk Music 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Kabuli Kid” (M) In Dari. After a burqa-clad woman abandons her baby in the back seat of his cab in Kabul, Khaled embarks on a quest to find the child’s faceless mother, identifiable only by a beauty spot on her ankle. An eventful, chaotic, and often highly comic journey through a city which is itself simply trying to survive. 12:50 Mad Men: Shut The Door, Have a Seat - Don has a big meeting with Connie about their future relationship; Betty is the beneficiary of some interesting advice; and after hearing some unpleasant news, Don, Roger, Bertram and Lane take drastic action. 1:45 Anna Pihl 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

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6:00 Today 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 12:00 The View 1:00 One Day Series Australia vs West Indies 5:00 National News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia vs West Indies 9:00 The Middle: The Legacy - Mike punishes Axl for leaving his dirty socks laying around, but Mike might have an ulterior motive. Meanwhile, Sue wins an MVP trophy for cross-country; and Brick is humiliated when he’s forced to wear his cousin’s hand-me-downs. 9:30 Getaway - Livinia Nixon begins a European river cruise journey along the Rhine; Kelly visits the spectacular Pacific island of Palau; Dermott takes a spectacular flight along the Great Australian Bight; plus Darwin’s waterfront playground and our celebrity traveller is Emma Stone. 10:00 TBA 12:00 Take The Money And Run 1:00 Extra 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shopping 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: “All The Winters That Have Been” (PG) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Sasha gets closure on her relationship with Casey, Dex defends Sasha and asks Casey to leave and Nelson messages Tamara. Meanwhile, Jett locks Romeo in a shed in an attempt to get close to Indi. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 11:25 Special: True Hollywood Story: Tiger Woods - Don’t miss the revealing story of Tiger Woods, golf extraordinaire, family man and most recently, unfaithful husband. Hear the rumours that existed before his infidelities became public and chat with his high school girlfriend. 12:25 Room For Improvement 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Planet Egypt: Quest For Eternity 2:00 Alchemists Turn TO Cooking: Ferran Adria 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Latin America: Amazon 8:30 Tropic Of Capricorn: South Africa to Madagascar 9:35 Sex, Death and the Meaning of Life: The Meaning Of Life 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “The Man Who Will Come” (M v) In German. It’s winter in 1943 and Italy is a country torn apart by years of brutal war. Martina is a disturbed young girl who has not spoken since the death of her brother several years earlier. However, when Martina’s mother falls pregnant again, the heart-broken Martina finds reason for hope. 1:10 Movie: “The Colonel” (M v) In French. France explores its colonial past and national guilt in this intelligent drama. After a television appearance in which the elderly Colonel Duplain condemns the French government for its handling of Algeria, the colonel is found shot dead in his home. 3:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “McBride: Dogged” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 TBA 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Dex and Sasha host a toga party at the farmhouse. The party doesn’t go to plan with Sid accusing Dex of pushing it too hard and April snapping at his wild boy antics 7:30 Border Patrol 8:00 Coastwatch 8:30 Grimm: The Thing With Feathers - Nick pulls out all the stops to plan a romantic getaway for Juliette in an attempt to get their relationship back on track. Nick’s duties as a Grimm get in the way of romance when he meets the unsettling neighbours. 10:30 TBA 11:30 Up All Night 12:00 Housecalls To The Rescue 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 Lovers’ Guide to Australia 1:30 William Shatner’s Weird or What? 2:30 My Family Feast: Italian 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines 6:00 French Food Safari 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 How to Cook Like Heston: Cheese 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: Allergic To Pain 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 G-Spotting: A Story of Pleasure and Promise - Hailed as the great sexual liberator of women in the early 1980s, the sexuallyactive world embraced the G-spot. But to many contemporary women the exact location remains elusive and medical science is still searching for a distinctive anatomical feature. 12:05 Movie: “Lunacy” (MA a,v,n) In Czech. Inspired by the works of Edgar Allen Poe and the Marquis de Sade. In 19th-century France, Jean, a young man, is invited by a marquis to spend the night in his castle. There Jean witnesses a blasphemous orgy and a ‘therapeutic’ funeral. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

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CROSSWORD No. 133

SUDOKU No. 133

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AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) If the people around you can’t stand the pace you have set, you will have to carry on by yourself. Don’t let their low energy hold you back. Romance. This will be an excellent week for romance. You will have to take it easy at ﬁrst, though. Try not to rush into any new relationships.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) This will be a good week for getting rid of rubbish. Try to clear out as much stuff as possible - not just to make more room, but also to freshen up your life. Romance. This would be a good time for a wild romantic ﬂing! Events may move faster than you expect. Brace yourself for the ride!

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

FOR KIDS

Don’t be too hard on yourself. Recent events were not your fault and you couldn’t have done anything to prevent them. Romance. You may be so concerned with getting everything right at home that you neglect your other interests. Find a better balance in order to save your sanity.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) You may have to venture out by yourself. Don’t let other people push you in the wrong direction. Regain your balance before meeting up with others. Romance. This may not the best time to challenge your partner’s choices. Try to ﬁnd a subtle way of showing how you feel.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) You have a distinctive way of doing things. Don’t worry if this annoys other people at times. They will just have to adapt. Romance. You must be careful not to let your emotions get the better of you this week. If you can stay level-headed, the opposite sex will take interest in you.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

FINDWORD No. 133 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

Your enthusiasm will help to propel you forward this week. However, it is important that you are completely clear about what you want. Romance. The Moon/Ceres Midpoint is in your sign. This should draw to you the person that you need most. Don’t overwhelm them with details.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You will be more sociable once you have had a chance to relax. An offer from your friends will turn out to be much more fun than you expect. Enjoy! Romance. Both you and your partner will be cheered up by the recent improvement in your relationship. Don’t dwell on the recent past!

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

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A friend may encourage you to break an important commitment. They are not the ones who will have to suffer the consequences if things go wrong, however. Romance. A brief meeting with a stranger may be the start of something new. Make time in your schedule for them and they will ﬁll it.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Your enthusiasm will rub off on the people around you. Even you will be amazed at how much you can achieve. Romance. This will be an excellent time to push through some changes which have been taking time to materialise. Your partner will be impressed by your positive mood.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

A reﬂex reaction to a situation may not be appropriate. Try to give the matter some thought before you jump in. Romance. Communications with your partner will be especially good this week. Talk through several topics in great length. Make time each night to reconnect on previous ideas.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

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Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed – Storm Jameson

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SOLUTIONS No. 133

You may be feeling a little restless because other people seem to be ﬁne in their current stagnant position. This doesn’t mean you have to be as well. Romance. Use this week to get to the bottom of any issues which have been coming between you and your partner. Don’t hold back!

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) The Moon/Jupiter Midpoint presently in your sign will help to make you especially generous with the people that you are close to. Shower them with gifts! Romance. Your partner will be in a strange mood. Wait until they have calmed down before you break important news to them.

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“Want It - Achieve It” is designed to present you with strategies & goal setting techniques to make you more likely to stick to your 2013 resolutions.

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• “Want It - Achieve It” Motivation evening Saturday, February 2 from 6.30 to 8.30pm at the Bowls Club. The evening is $10 p/p which includes a fun night of interesting tactics to get you in the right direction for losing weight and getting fit. Nibbles and prizes to be won throughout the night. • Sign on for Bootcamp is Saturday, February 2, at the Bowls Club, after “Want It - Achieve It” at 6.30pm. • 2013 Bootcamp, Round 1 begins Monday, February 4. Bootcamp Round 1 runs for 6 days, Monday to Friday from 6 to 7am and Sunday from 5.30pm on the Ken Brown Oval. Cost is $200 p/p (Flexible payment options). Bootcamp is for all levels of Fitness, and for people who want to work hard and get results through persiﬆance. REMEMBER: In a year, you will wish you had started now.

LIQUOR ACT 1992 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR VARIATION OF LICENCE CONDITIONS AND TRADING HOURS Applicant’s Name:

GED Erub Trading Homeland Enterprise (Torres Strait Islander) Corporation Premises: Erub (Daido) Community Club, Lot 89 Pilot Street, Erub Island Principal Activity: Community Club - provision of facilities and services to the club’s members and the achievement of the club’s objects Current Trading Hours: 4:00pm to 7:00pm, Monday - Saturday Proposed Trading Hours: 4:00pm to 9:00pm, Monday - Saturday Proposed Variation of Licence: 1) To allow an approved manager or director to be off the premises during trading hours but be able to be on site when required. 2) To allow for takeaway liquor sales. Takeaway sales would be limited to 6 x 375ml cans of light or mid-strength beer, per member, per day. OBJECTIONS TO THIS APPLICATION MAY BE FILED BY A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC OVER THE AGE OF 18 WHO HAS A PROPER INTEREST IN THE LOCALITY CONCERNED AND IS LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE GRANT OF THE APPLICATION. COPIES OF ANY OBJECTIONS OR SUBMISSIONS (INCLUDING OBJECTOR’S DETAILS) WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE APPLICANT AND A CONFERENCE MAY BE HELD. Grounds for Objection: (a) undue offence, annoyance, disturbance or inconvenience to persons who reside, work or do business in the locality concerned, or to persons in, or travelling to or from, an existing or proposed place of public worship, hospital or school; (b) harm from alcohol abuse and misuse and associated violence; (c) an adverse effect on the health or safety of members of the public; (d) an adverse effect on the amenity of the community. Format of Objections: Objections must be lodged in writing individually or in petition form and must state the grounds for objection. An objection in the form of a petition must be in a format stipulated in the Act and the principal contact person should discuss the proposed petition with the Licensing Officer listed below. A petition template is able to be downloaded from the Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation website at www.olgr.qld.gov.au For further information on what is being proposed by the applicant, please contact Peter Hansen, on (07) 5474 1367 or email petehanno@ gmail.com Closing Date for Objections: February 19, 2013 Lodging Objections: Objections and/or Submissions should be lodged with: Policy and Legislation Unit (Indigenous) Office of Regulatory Branch Locked Bag 180 CITY EAST, BRISBANE QLD 4002 Phone: (07) 3224 7080 Fax: (07) 3237 1656 Email: amelia.pitt@deedi.qld.gov.au All objectors will be notified in writing when a decision has been made on the application. Executive Director Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation

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NEWS & CLASSIFIEDS

Pride launch new membership campaign for 2013 season league career, but also have regular lives where they work full-time jobs,” Sheppard said. “However, it also includes our supporters, volunteers, coaching staff and everyone else involved in the club, who dedicate so much time to the Pride, but also have pride in so much else in their lives. “We think our fans and the FNQ public in general will be really excited by the whole ‘More Than Pride’ concept, and we encourage them to show their support by becoming a Member. “We have many wonderful supporters and we hope they make the membership commitment in 2013. “Pride in our people...Pride in our rugby...Pride in our identity... Pride in our development...Pride in community engagement...More Than Pride.” The annual membership packages, which are available to buy from the Pride’s new online shop at www. morethanpride.com.au, start from just $20 (juniors and concession) and $40 for adults. The packs include an amazing bundle of Pridebranded goodies including a stubby cooler, cooler bag, T-shirt, wristband, magnet, lanyard and membership card, membership sticker and team poster. EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST “We believe this year’s membership packages are incredible value, and I urge fans to pledge their support TORRES STRAIT INDIGENOUS FISHERIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE for the Pride by becoming a Member,” said Sheppard. “Not only will you show your support for the club, CLOSING DATE EXTENDED but you also get an incredible pack of goodies. With The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is seeking expressions of interest from Torres Strait lslander and our new online shop, we’ve now made it even easier to Aboriginal people of the region who have the appropriate experience, knowledge and skills in Torres Strait become a Member. fisheries to participate in the lndigenous Fisheries Advisory Committee (IFAC). “We’re a club that boasts the most loyal and pasThe IFAC provides advice to the TSRA Board on the economic development and sustainable management sionate fan base in the competition, and by becoming a of Torres Strait fisheries, and is formally constituted under section 142M of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Member, you directly contribute to our team’s success.” lslander Act 2005 (the Act). Sheppard said membership is the only way for Pride supporters to truly show their commitment to the club. Members of the IFAC will be appointed on the basis of their experience, knowledge and skills in Torres Strait “We’ve worked hard to provide the Far North Fisheries. For example, the area of fisheries experience may include, but is not restricted to the following: Queensland community with the opportunity to support • commercial fishing operations our team through membership,” he said. • commercial seafood purchasing/marketing “Our packages are among the most affordable in the • freezer/processor or other holding operations competition. • natural resource related management “Membership is the best measure of a club’s success • natural resource related research and stability, and the best way for our supporters to show • traditional ecological knowledge • traditional fisheries their commitment to the Pride. “We represent Far North Queensland, and so do our Applicants with larger primary boats are particularly encouraged to apply. players and supporters, so get involved and support your Remuneration will be provided to appointed IFAC members for attendance at formal meetings and travel local Intrust Super Cup footy club. related expenses while on official business. “My message for all Far North Queensland people is that the Pride is your club. We couldn’t exist without your Expressions of lnterests (EOl) must address the criteria outlined in the EOI Information Package and be support, so get involved and support your club in 2013. received by TSRA no later than 5pm, Friday, February 8, 2013. “We’re excited about the season ahead, especially For enquiries or to obtain an EOI lnformation Package, please contact Mr John Adams by phone on (07) 4069 after adding some new recruits to an already quality 0700 or email fisheries@tsra.gov.au . squad, and we want you all to join us for what will be a thrilling ride.” Local residents and businesses also have the opportunity to purchase a corporate box for home games at Barlow Park, along with special memberships providing access to the Legends Bar. To lead, provide & facilitate

Skill360 Northern Pride is targeting 3,000 members this season after officially kicking off its exciting ‘More Than Pride’ membership drive and new online shop. The Intrust Super Cup squad is currently ramping up its pre-season training ahead of what is expected to be a highly successful 2013, with Jason Demetriou as coach and an impressive line-up both on and off the field. And Pride Chief Executive Officer Chris Sheppard said the ‘More Than Pride’ campaign focuses on the community aspect of the Northern Pride, which proudly represents the whole Far North Queensland region in the third best rugby league competition in the world. “The inspiration for the concept came from the player themselves, who proudly play for the club and have a semi-professional rugby

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The Torres Shire Council is undertaking a review of possible anti-competitive provisions identified in the following proposed local laws: • Torres Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 1 (Administration) 2013 • Torres Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 2 (Animal Management) 2013 • Torres Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 3 (Community and Environment Management) 2013 • Torres Shire Council Subordinate Local Law No. 4 (Local Government Controlled Areas, Facilities and Roads) 2013 The purpose of the review is to ascertain whether any anti-competitive provisions that were identified by Council, should be either retained or reformed in the public interest. Written Submissions regarding this public interest test are invited from January 29, 2013 until February 27, 2013. During this period copies of the public interest test plan, the proposed local laws (model) and subordinate local laws will be available on Council’s website or from the Council Office at 68 Douglas Street, Thursday Island for inspection. Written submissions about the Public Interest Test must: • state the grounds of the submission; and • state the facts and circumstances relied on in support of the grounds; • be received on or before February 27, 2013; and • be signed by the submitter; and • include the name and address of each submitter. Dalassa Yorkston Chief Executive Officer

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Enjoy your special day! God Bless. Lots of love from Mum and Dad and Brothers and Sisters ❤

Consumers confused over food labels NEW survey data, collected by Choice, highlights a gap between the current Country of Origin (CoO) foodlabelling system and the standard required to ensure consumers can make informed decisions. Results of the Choice survey of more than 700 members who regularly shop for food for their household show understanding of CoO labels is poor, and that the absence of clear deﬁnitions leaves consumers ill-informed about where their food actually comes from. Of the respondents, only 12 per cent were able to accurately identify the meaning of “Made in Australia”, while only three per cent knew the correct deﬁnition of “Made in Australia from local and imported ingredients”. Foods labelled “Product of Australia” didn’t fare much better - only a quarter of respondents identified the correct meaning, while only eight per cent of respondents understood the meaning of “Australian grown”. Despite this poor understanding, 85 per cent of respondents said it was crucial or very important for them to be able to identify if the food they buy has been grown in Australia. Why buy Australian? W hile a third of survey respondents said they always buy Australian food when available, 62 per cent said they try to buy Australian but their decision depends on factors including the DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

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type of food and price. Of those who aim to buy Australian instead of imported food, popular reasons for doing so include the better overall quality, less exposure to chemicals and pesticides during the production process, and the negative environmental impacts associated with overseas products. Conversely, one of the most-widespread reasons cited for buying an overseas product instead of an Australian one was the reputation of that country or region for a particular type of food. This was also a frequently cited reason for favouring a local product over a foreign one, along with the desire to support Australian farmers, keep local manufacturing jobs and support Australian companies. The survey also found knowing the origin of food is more important for fresh food and less so for processed foods. For example, of shoppers who take country of origin into account, 73 per cent said it was crucial to know the origin of fresh meat they purchase, 67 per cent said this was the case when it came to fresh fruit and vegetables and 68 per cent for seafood. Yet just 13 per cent of respondents said it was critical to know the origin of confectionery, 15 per cent for soft drinks and cordials, and 17 per cent for snack foods.

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Breakfast meetings resume – 7am at The Grand Hotel. AGM to be held after breakfast meeting. Rotary Club Assembly. Rotary International’s 108th birthday. End Polio Now campaign the focus for the year ahead. Dinner (venue TBA) – members and guests. Visitors welcome, by invitation. Welcome to TI evening – a social event to welcome all newcomers to the island. Beach Clean-up – first for the year – meet in front of the Federal at 6.15am. International Women’s Day – big breakfast at The Grand Hotel. $35 per person. Guest speaker TBA. Board meeting. Monster Furniture Auction – viewing from 9am, auction begins at 10am.

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SAMBO PASCOE WEDDING - Saturday, 24 November 2012

The wedding party outside the AOG Church in Bamaga. The bride and groom at Loyalty Beach.

Bridesmaids outside Resort Bamaga. The bride and groom lead guests on the bridal waltz at the reception at Loyalty Beach.

New Mapoon Dancers performing at the reception. The groomsmen styling good with page boy Harold outside Resort Bamaga.

Page boy Harold Pascoe and the flower girl, Ali Gel.

Dorelle Pascoe and Laban Sambo exchange vows at AOG Church, Bamaga, on Saturday, November 24, 2012.

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SPORT

TSI team to defend title

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T.I. / SEISIA FERRY SCHEDULE MONDAY, JANUARY 7 TO FRIDAY, JANUARY 25 MONDAY / WEDNESDAY / FRIDAY Depart Thursday Is. 6.30am and 2.30pm Depart Seisia 8am and 4pm

The Descendants team celbrate their victory at the 2012 Palm island Allblacks Carnival. By ALF WILSON THEY were the underdogs last year when they won the inaugural Algon Walsh Snr Memorial Community Challenge All Blacks rugby league carnival on Palm Island. But they will go into the coming February 16-17 event as the hot favourites. Many opponents told the Torres News that Descendants “got under the guard” when they scored a major upset by beating the local Barracudas Green team 23-22 in a cliffhanger grand final last February. But this time around the other seven sides will be ready for the Descendants attempt to defend their championship status. This carnival looms as a “Torres Strait Islander team against the rest.” Although some of the other teams will include players of Torres Strait Islander descent, Descendants will be the only combination consisting of a mostly those. Eight teams will battle it out at the carnival to be held at the local football oval which will be lush green after recent rain. There will be two Palm Island Barracudas teams and the others to nominate are: Yarrabah, Hope Vale, Bindal Sharks from Townsville, Mackay Magpies and Woorabinda. One major advantage Descendants and the Barracudas will have is that they both fielded teams at the first Queensland Allblacks carnival of 2013 at Rockhampton over the Australia Day long weekend. Palm Island Carnival coordinator Norman Bounghi said that Palm Island, Descendants and Hope Vale enjoyed many close family connections. “This is going to be a big carnival and lots of visitors will be here and any of the sides could win,” Mr Bounghi said. “We don’t know what players they will all have but Descendants will face a harder task this time. “But they will come well prepared.” Descendants beat Hope Vale 24-16 in the semi-final last year, and that Three League’s River side will be one of the fancied sides, along with the Barracudas. Descendants will consist of young players of Boigu, Murray, Yam or St Pauls bloodlines who mostly live in Cairns with some coming from islands

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in the Torres Strait. Many of the Descendants will be aged between 18 and 21, which will bring the youth factor into consideration. Last year Descendants players won many of the individual trophies, including Eddie Daniel who won player of the carnival, leading try scorer and best back. Descendants back Brian Murgha was player of the final and best players for the Torres Strait team were Daniel, Aden Banu, Brian Murgha, Jerry Esrom, Edward Ingui, Nathan Pabai, Mark Dau, Trevor Wosomo of Yam descent. The Torres News will once again be there covering the carnival.

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Rising star puts family first Left: Jesse in his “Always listen to your Mum” shirt, at his first Australian press conference last week. Right: Jesse tries on custom-made Brisbane Broncos jersey after meeting with fellow TSI product, Bronco’s Captain Sam Thaiday.

stopped looking for the monster under the bed when I realized the monster is me.” The ink on Jesse’s body also tells the story of his life, and shows the honour and respect he holds for his family and his Torres Strait heritage. “He’s got so many tattoos that I can’t keep up with them!” his mum said. With his tattoos and mohawk, Jesse cuts imposing figure, either on the street or out on the gridiron field. “It’s Jesse’s job to make gaps for running backs to come through,” Sonia explained. She said gridiron players wore a lot of padding, which could make them appear a lot bigger than they really were. “Underneath, a lot of them are like whippets, small but quite muscular - but not big like mine. Mine is quite meaty!” Sonia was not surprised when Jesse bench-pressed 272.5kg (600lb) last year, causing a stir amongst the players. “He’s gone to the gym already and he only just got home this morning,” she said. Growing up, he was always ready to get out and train and play sport, she said. “Both Arthur and I played basketball, but we supported Jesse in whatever sport he chose to play,” Sonia said. “He started in soccer, then played AFL, rugby league, then saw a cousin playing rep basketball and he played that until he was 14, when he took up gridiron,” she said. Brisbane club Bayside Ravens was his first team, and he was named Rookie of the Year in his first year. He made the Queensland team that year, too. The same team went on to win the Australian national championships. “Jesse grew up in Brisbane, and never got into trouble,” Sonia said. “He was always a very good kid - no smoking, no running

By MARK ROY “ALWAYS listen to your Mum” was the take-home message from Jesse Williams last week. Arriving back home in Brisbane from his latest tour of duty on the US grid-iron circuit, the 22-year-old was spotted sporting a black t-shirt emblazoned with these sage words of advice. Jesse is about to become the first Indigenous Australian to play in the highest-paid team sport in the United States - NFL. For his mum, Sonia Williams, it shows just how far you can go with the right attitude, determination, and the support of your family. Speaking to the Torres News last week, Sonia said family was of huge importance to Torres Strait Islanders. “Jesse knows he carries that Torres Strait heritage with him, and that his success helps other Indigenous people - all indigenous people, not just Torres Strait Islanders,” she said. “Family is the most important thing. It is who you are - it’s who brought you up. “All three of my boys have the word ‘Family’ tattooed on their arms.” Sonia’s “boys” include her youngest Ethan, his older brother Jesse, and their father, Arthur Williams. Great-grandson of Ali and Carmen Drummond of Thursday Island, Jesse was born at the Mater Hospital and grew up in Brisbane. “He was a 10-pound (4.5kg) baby,” Sonia said. “Being so big, I tended to treat him like he was a bit older. “He was very smart, talked early, and started walking at eight months.” Today, Jesse weighs in at 145kg and stands 193cm (6’4”) tall. Nicknamed ThaMonstar, one of his many tattoos reads “I

with the wrong crowd. “I would tell him ‘you don’t play sport if your homework is not up-to-date’,” she said. After he was recruited to Arizona Western Junior College, Jesse’s talent, combined with a massive work ethic, saw him excel. He was one of the highest-ranked recruits coming out of Arizona, with more than 25 of the top universities trying to recruit him. Jesse chose the University of Alabama, and set about proving his worth, both on the field and in the classroom. “Our whole family - grandparents, aunties, uncles, friends, girlfriends - went to Alabama to watch him play his first game in August 2011,” Sonia said. “There were 100,000 people in the stadium, and 60,000 watching outside, with 42-inch screens in their tents.” On January 8 this year, Jesse made sporting history, helping his Alabama college team win back-to-back national championships. The final had the second largest audience in the history of cable television, with 26,380,000 viewers. “The American crowds are super-enthusiastic … it’s absolutely crazy mad,” Sonia said. “With Jesse being Australian, and someone different, they just love him “He is always signing autographs, talking to kids … if you are going to the next stage you have to be able to deal with fans.” Back home with friends and family in Brisbane, with high college grades, an impeccable reputation, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science under his belt, Jesse has paved the path to a bright future. “You don’t maintain those college scores without giving 100 per cent and doing your very best,” Sonia said.

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