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11 - 17 February 2013 • Thursday Island • www.torresnews.com.au • editor@torresnews.com.au • Edition No. 1052 • $2.00 inc. GST

Grey Fantails’ fantastic landlord Barrier hopes to regain its wings on Friday

By MARK BOUSEN GROUNDED carrier Barrier Aviation could know its uncertain future later this week.

Barrier Aviation will have its day in court when a directions’ hearing is held in the Federal Court in Sydney on Friday (February 15).

The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) suspended Barrier Aviation for five days on December 23, but that was extended to February 15 a day later.

CASA issued a one-sentence statement to the Torres News on Thursday, saying: “CASA will let its position be known in the Federal Court on February 15; there will be no further comment.”

Barrier Aviation operates from bases in Horn Island, Cairns, Darwin

and Gove in the Northern Territory, has a fleet of more than 30 aircraft, and employees more than 50 staff when operating.

All staff have been stood down, an action which owner David Kilin said was “very hurtful in many ways”.

Mr Kilin told the Torres News on Thursday: “We’re working closely with CASA to resolve the issue.

“We look forward to the chance to present our case in court, and being back in the air to service our clients in Far North Queensland and the Northern Territory.”

A five-page submission, dated January 1, to the regulatory body said: “Barrier’s continuing loss of income from CASA’s conduct is approximately $28,000 per day or $10 million per fiscal year, together with severe reputational damage.”

Mahnah Torenbeek says hello to her new lodgers.

By HR BELL BIRDS are possibly more intelligent than we know.

Mahnah Torenbeek of St Paul’s on Moa watched as a devoted, industrious Grey Fantail couple carefully built their nest in the corner of her clothesline.

The clever birds selected the arm nearest the house to take advantage of the afternoon shade, where they are also protected from the lashing monsoonal weather.

They chose the narrowest section of the arm support where they had maximum overhead protection from predatory birds intent on raiding the eggs and young.

Their beautifully engineered nest has a protrud-

ing leg, securing it firmly in the apex of wire and arm beams.

Mrs Torenbeek said she was happy the birds had made a home in her back yard.

“The female tried to build her nest on the verandah at first, but changed her mind for some reason,” Mrs Torenbeek said.

“They used to build on my neighbour’s clothesline, but kids kept knocking them off, so they changed to my protected location.

“I’m really pleased they chose here; it’s like my family!”

While the Grey Fantail usually inhabits treed forest areas, they are increasingly found in urban gardens.

However a clothesline-nesting site is somewhat unusual.

King tides usurp island infrastructure

Rosehill boat ramp, Thursday Island, during last month’s king tide.

ISLANDS around the Torres Strait are once again being inundated and flooded as a series of king tides slowly undermines infrastructure and erodes homelands.

And while the Torres Strait Island Regional Council awaits long-overdue funds to shore up its sea walls, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman is talking about “flood-proofing” areas of Queensland subject to seasonal flooding.

Speaking in Gladstone last week, Mr Newman said the job

to improve “immunity” against floods would be “very difficult and very expensive”.

“We don’t want this cycle to just continue. We have to look at flood mitigation,” Mr Newman said.

“Things like roadworks, levies, relocations and raising buildings.”

Mr Newman’s government has promised $12 million towards rebuilding sea wall infrastructure in the Torres Strait.

However that money will come at the cost of other projects funded

under the Major Infrastructure Project, such as water treatment plants and sewerage works.

On February 7-8, the Torres Strait Regional Authority’s Land and Sea Management Unit organised a media visit to four islands at risk of flooding during king tides: Boigu, Saibai, Iama and Poruma.

On Thursday Island, a tide of 3.64m was predicted for Thursday and 3.70m for Friday.

The Torres News will have a special feature on the king tides in next week’s edition.

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Group seeks views on implementing Getting dental van funds ‘is UN Declaration in Torres Strait like pulling teeth’: McLucas PEOPLE living in the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula are invited to a public meeting this Wednesday to have their say on the United Nations questionnaire to indigenous people.

In September last year the Human Rights Council requested the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples to undertake a survey to seek the views of indigenous peoples on best practices to attain the goals of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Co-chairs of the Human Rights Working Group in the Torres Strait, Robert Bongo Sagigi and Willie Wigness, said the group would complete a final summary of responses for presentation to the Human Rights Council at its 24th session in September 2013.

“We have already covered the issues of health, education, land and housing,” Mr Sagigi said.

“Pending issues are employment, commerce and governance.”

He said the UN Human Rights Council were seeking views in relation to Indigenous peoples’ rights to: • Self-determination and autonomy • Participation in decision-making, including obligations to seek to obtain indigenous peoples’ free, prior and informed consent • Culture and languages • Non-discrimination and equality • Lands, territories and resources • Treatites, agreements and other constructive arrangements with states.

The meeting will be held from 11.30am to 2pm Wednesday, February 13 at the Port Kennedy Hall, Thursday Island.

Party platforms must show action to Close the Gap ALONG with other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, National Congress of First Peoples co-chairs Jody Broun and Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda are calling on major parties to outline their proposed action to address the life expectancy gap for Indigenous Australians.

Confirmation of funding for programs to close the gap in health, and new targets to address overrepresentation in the criminal justice system must be part of the government’s Closing the Gap framework and reporting, they say.

“This year’s election is the time for all parties to

demonstrate how they will close the gap in health, education and justice by 2030,” Ms Broun said.

“The health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians cannot fall victim to budget cuts or be propped up on short term drip funding.

“All parties must support multi-decade commitments that will span policy cycles, funding agreements and governments.”

Ms Broun and Mr Gooda will present to Parliamentarians the CTG Campaign’s Shadow Report 2013, a review of governments’ commitments to close the gap.

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By MARK ROY THE STATE government must stop stalling and get the Dental Drover rolling across Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula communities, according to Queensland Senator Jan McLucas.

The 9-metre dental van has been sitting idle on Thursday Island since its planned launch on December 6 last year was cancelled.

The positions of driver and dentist still need to be filled.

Ms McLucas said the Commonwealth had provided Queensland with $1.7 million towards the dental van project, with vans in Cherboug, Cape York and the Torres Strait.

However she said getting funds out of the Queensland Government to run the dental van in the Torres Strait was like pulling teeth.

“The Federal Government has no role in purchasing, operating or staffing the Drover,” she said.

“This is a Queensland Government responsibility.

“I encourage the Queensland Government to resolve whatever issues are delaying its operation so that Torres Strait residents can start to experience the benefits.

“The immediate focus should be to get the dental van up and running.”

Queensland Health admits the costs of operating the Dental Drover have not been accommodated for in the budget, although they will have to be met out of it.

Even before it has a dentist and driver, the Torres Strait Dental Drover is the most expensive of the three dental vans because it needed to be specially fitted out for inter-island travel and on-off barge use, according to Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service (HHS) chief executive Simone Kolaric.

Ms Kolaric said Queensland Health had consulted with Sea Swift to ensure the Dental Drover would be able to fit on the inter-island barge.

“The Torres Dental Drover has the same specifications as the breastscreening van which currently visits at least four islands,” Ms Kolaric said.

“Like the breast-screening van, the Dental Drover is equipped with air bags on its suspension system, allowing the van to be raised and lowered and thereby increasing its ground clearance as necessary to drive on and off the barge ramp.”

Even given the availability of a driver qualified to operate the suspension system, the Drover will still be unable to access Stephen Island.

And apart from recruiting a driver, finding a dentist willing to work in the van would be “difficult”, Ms Kolaric said.

“It should be noted that one of our two existing dentists resigned last month after many years of service in the Torres Strait,” she said.

“That leaves only one dentist at the moment, who is currently moving between Thursday Island and Bamaga to try to maintain services.”

She said the HHS had a third dentist position available at Bamaga, but this had long been difficult to fill.

The recruitment process was not being helped by “the persistent denigration of the Torres Strait health service by certain elements of the local community and media”, she said.

But Ms McLucas said the Queensland Government should be condemned for its “continued misinformation campaign”, and described the recent decision to chop 35 health jobs in the TorresStrait-Northern Peninsula region as “dangerous” and “short-sighted”.

“Health outcomes for Torres Strait Islanders, particularly in preventable diseases like diabetes, are not good,” Ms McLucas said.

“Cutting programs to stop the increase of the prevalence of diabetes will simply cost more in the future.”

She said under the Commonwealth Government’s National Partnership Agreement on Health Infrastructure, the Queensland Government had an obligation to implement the Dental Drover project in “a timely and professional manner” and deliver dental services to Indigenous people in the region over five years.

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Dhangal Thalinga campaign to help stop ‘sore ear’ TSIMA 4MW, supported by Torres News, has launched an ear health campaign to raise awareness of the serious nature of ear disease in babies and children, which, if left untreated can cause permanent hearing loss.

The local campaign, which began with community announcements on Radio 4MW last month, will be known locally as Dhangal Thalinga.

Featuring local voices, the messages aim to raise awareness of Otitis Media, also called “glue ear” or “middle ear infection” or sometimes in the Torres Strait “sore ear”.

The Dhangal Thalinga initiative is funded under the National Indigenous Ear Health Campaign, an initiative of the Australian Government.

The national campaign has been launched in response to findings that up to 91 per cent of Indigenous children in remote communities experience ear disease, which is the leading cause of hearing loss among

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The campaign highlights a range of problems in children often connected to this hearing loss including difficult behaviour caused by a child’s inability to properly hear or understand the instructions being given to them by adults at home or school.

Other problems caused by hearing loss can include delays in a child’s development of language skills including talking, reading and writing.

Working with community messages such as “Kids who hear better, learn better”, Dhangal Thalinga will aim to reach local families through Radio 4MW broadcasts, Torres News articles, and a free community event at Thursday Island’s Port Kennedy Markets on Saturday morning March 9.

More details about the event will be broadcast in the coming weeks on Radio 4MW and advertised in the Torres News.

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A screen shot from the short film about Ailan Kores, shot at the Winds of Zenadth Festival on Thursday Island, showing some of the choral singers.

THE Queensland Music Festival short film of Ailan Kores singing with Christine Anu, Topology, and the Zelman String Quartet is now available for viewing on the QMF YouTube Channel.

This beautiful concert featuring popular songs of the Torres Strait was performed at last September’s Winds of Zenadth Festival on Thursday Island.

The short film, made by Brett Charles, runs for about seven-and-a-half minutes, providing an excellent vignette of the choral event at the festival, which featured songs sourced from a number of islands including Saibai, Erub, Murray, Poruma, Dauan and Thursday.

Christine Anu sings My Island Home in Saibai and Mabuiag languages.

The video shows interviews with Ms Anu, as well as choir member Josephine David Petero, singer/ composer Cygnet Repu, composer Damien Barbeler and many more.

Speaking in the film, QMF choral director Alison Rogers said unlike the previous year’s event at Anzac Park, the 2012 production of Ailan Kores had focused on secular repertoire.

QMF said it had been a “wonderful privilege” to present the concert at Torres Strait’s own festival.

“We want to thank all of our participants and partners who assisted in the creation of this concert.”

You can follow the link to the short film on the Torres News Facebook page, or visit youtube.com and search for “QMF Ailan Kores 2012” Torres News

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Ancestry, culture and spirit on show Glen is the artist behind the region’s largest mural, which tells the story of sea creatures and their importance to the Torres Strait people

GLEN Mackie is Kulkalgal, stemming from Iama at the heart of Torres Strait, extending to roots East and West.

These connections to ancestry, culture and spirit are the basis and focus of Glen’s distinctive artwork.

I n t h e r e g i o n ’s largest mural, Glen explains how the images he presents “are not just of creatures in the sea, but (they also) tell a story of their importance to our livelihood and reflect our understanding and knowledge of their

behaviour and relationships they have with each other”.

Being a resident artist at ‘Cultural Place’, Cairns, Glen enjoys a new freedom to express his cultural knowledge and ideas through a range of media.

The venue also provides an impressive area and space for Glen Mackie to showcase his artistic talent.

To see Glen’s work and meet the artist, visit Cultural Place at 94-98 Lake Street, Cairns or go online at www. culturalplace.com.au.

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Commissioner Gooda backs rehabilitation over jail report STATE government savings can be made by diverting Indigenous people to rehabilitation rather than jail, according to a new report.

Prepared by Deloitte Access Economics for the Australian National Council on Drugs, the report says state governments can save more than $110,000 per person if courts ordered Indigenous peoples convicted of a substance abuse related, non-violent offence into rehabilitation instead of sending them to jail.

Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda last week welcomed the release of the report, saying it was not about being “soft”.

“This is not a ‘soft on crime’ approach. It is about addressing the underlying issues which contribute to offending, such as drug and alcohol dependence.

“It is the second such report in days that confirms the importance

of addressing the causal factors and not just the symptoms.”

Mr Gooda was referring to the NSW Ombudsman’s report on child sexual abuse in Aboriginal communities, which also looked at underlying causes.

“This report shows the great benefits, both financial and otherwise, of taking a justice reinvestment approach,” he said.

The Deloitte report adds weight to an overwhelming body of evidence identifying justice reinvestment as an appropriate response to disturbingly high incarceration rates.

“It is evident that the current system is not working and we clearly need to use a different method to deal with this issue,” Mr Gooda said.

The report confirms Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are over-represented in jail, and looks at ways to address this overrepresentation.

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Cape World Heritage delay ‘welcome’

CAPE York Sustainable Futures Treasurer Bob Sullivan has welcomed the news the World Heritage protection for Cape York nomination will be delayed by at least a year.

“I guess it highlights the Federal Government’s indecent haste to get a nomination in by the due time,” Mr Sullivan said from Cooktown on Tuesday.

“And it also highlights the total lack of proper consultation in the initial nomination bid.”

Mr Sullivan, who is a former Cook Shire Mayor and past President of CSYF, last year referred to the federal government’s insistence on dealing only with Traditional Owners as “clandestine”.

He hailed the delay as a victory to CSYF. “It’s definitely a win for us in being able to engage in a campaign which has delayed the nomination until a proper consultation with all of the people of Cape York can be made,” he said.

The delay arose after the Federal Government missed a United Nations deadline to submit a nomination.

Labor had pledged it would get the consent from traditional Aboriginal owners before submitting a World Heritage nomination to the UN, but has yet to obtain formal consent to include key sites needed for a credible nomination.

The government had initially hoped to meet a February 1 deadline for consideration of the nomination in 2013, and significant work had been put in by the Environment Department and scientific advisers to prepare the submission.

A nomination can still be submitted before this year’s federal election, but it will now not be considered until 2014, and possibly 2015, meaning a delay to potential international recognition for Cape York’s rainforests, wetlands and Indigenous cultural sites.

Cape York Sustainable Futures chief executive officer Trish Butler said the government’s failure to meet the February 1 deadline was a “reprieve” and that the World Heritage listing issue would obviously have to be addressed again in the future.

“What the people of Cape York clearly want is

consultation that involves everyone. Everyone wants to be given the opportunity to voice their opinion,” Mrs Butler said The Wilderness Society said the missed deadline had significant implications for Cape York, with several major mining projects on the horizon.

Member for Cook David Kempton applauded the people of Cape York for their efforts in getting the message to Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke that ignoring the large and vocal dissenting group had subsequently failed to achieve the requisite support.

Mrs Butler said it was important that the people of Cape York understood what was at stake as the long-term economic benefits of World Heritage Listing were yet to be proven.

“It’s about losing control and the price is their freedom,” she said. “If we don’t take responsibility UNESCO will.

“It’s up to the people of Cape York to determine what is best for their land rather than someone from across the other side of the world.”

Wilderness Society’s Gavan McFadzean said the government had failed to put up even a ‘’tentative listing’’ - a preliminary step towards a full World Heritage nomination - that would have at least meant the submission would be considered in 2014.

Instead he said consideration would be pushed back to 2015.

Mr Kempton said: “The issue is not about whether there are any areas worthy of World Heritage listing in Cape York, but rather that the decision to list should be made by the people of the Cape in collaboration with government and not by an ill-informed federal minister.

Mr Kempton said: “It is no longer good enough to throw money to a non-representative organisation to ‘consult ‘with a select few to achieve a predetermined outcome on World Heritage,” “That the elected mayors of many communities, traditional owners, cattlemen, miners, tourist operators, business people and long-term residents of Cape York were united in their stance against a

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process that would have seen even more of Cape York locked up is commendable.”

We i p a To w n A u thority chairman Peter McCulkin also has welcomed the news.

“I am very happy that the federal election will not see Cape York being used as a bargaining chip for Green preferences as a result of a nomination for World Heritage not proceeding this year.

“Apart from the Traditional Owners not coming to agreement over areas suitable for nomination, Cape York Sustainable Futures and the Regional Organisation of Councils Cape York should be acknowledged for all the hard work done to advocate against a very rushed process by the Federal Government had undertaken.”

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CLASS OF THEIR OWN: Phillip Kilfoy, Majella Robson and Vimal Shankaran started at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School this year. PHOTO: MARK ROY STUDENTS are getting used to seeing three fresh faces in the classrooms and corridors of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (OLSH) Primary School, after the arrival of some new teachers in the 2013 school year.

The new year has also brought a new kindy prep to the Catholic campus.

Phillip Kilfoy, from Cairns, said he was looking forward to living and working on Thursday Island.

“I have been told lots of very positive things about this school,” Mr Kilfoy said.

Majella Robson said she came up from Kingaroy to take up a position as the first teacher for the new kindy prep.

“I am looking forward to getting to know the community and being a part of it,” Ms Robson said.

OLSH principal Helen Kett said the establishment of the kindy prep on the grounds was a great step forward for the school.

“It is the first kindy prep in Queensland to be located within a school,” Ms Kett said.

Vimal Shankaran is known to many in the Torres Strait as the keynote speaker at the Torres Shire Council tourism networking function in June 2011.

Mr Shankaran has a track record of inspiring kids to do their best through his work on Dare to Dream Australia, a successful pilot program that ran in his home town of Cairns.

The program, launched by its patron, Vietnam war veteran and VC recipient Keith Payne, targeted at-risk indigenous youth.

Mr Shankaran helped guide many of the participants through the program and into work in the hospitality industry.

He said he was happy to continue his association with the Torres Strait.

“I love teaching at the school here because the students are inspirational,” Mr Shankaran said.

“They are a bunch of very good learners, we have a great principal in Ms Kett and supportive staff.”

Mr Shankaran will be teaching Years 6 and 7.

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Treaty village leader struck with TB A TRAGIC new case of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) has shown the disease does not discriminate, heightening concerns about its spread

to the Torres Strait and Cape York.

The seemingly inexorable march of tuberculosis across the Western Province of Papua New Guinea is continuing, with a senior local leader now being diagnosed with a drugresistant form of the disease.

P N G contacts recently told Federal MP Warren Entsch that Mr Sisa Kimia, the Chairman of the Treaty Village Association from A happy young girl on Saibai last Daru Island, had year.

been admitted to hospital and was seriously ill.

Mr Kimia, who is also the PNG Treaty Inhabitants Chairman under the Torres Strait Treaty between Australian and PNG for the Western Province, was one of a delegation of Treaty Village leaders who came to Cairns in October for a regional health meeting.

Speaking to representatives from AusAID, the Department of Health and Aging, Queensland Health, PNG’s National Department for Health and the Western Province Health Administration, Mr Kimia made the case for more local involvement in the provision of TB treatment.

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that we have a situation where a high-profile person from the region has been struck down with this disease,” Mr Entsch said.

“If Sisa Kimia can get TB, anyone can. He lives in a house, not a slum, and is an educated regional leader.

“This raises very serious questions about the extent of the TB outbreak and the information we - here in the north - are receiving.”

He said he had “no confidence” in the advice AusAID officials were providing to the Australian Government.

“In spite of repeated pleas from myself, the Treaty Village Association and the Reef and Rainforest Research Centre, this government has continued to ignore the fact that the South Fly people must be involved if there is to be a successful long-term TB strategy,” Mr Entsch said.

“I condemn, and hold them accountable, for their lack of action.”

Mr Entsch has also

been keeping in touch with the family of Violet Ausi, the young girl who spent two and a half years in Cairns Hospital being treated for multidrug-resistant TB. “I’m extremely worried about Violet still living on Daru - she had a relapse late last year where she ended up in that disgusting hospital again,” he said.

“I’m trying to find a sponsor for her so she can return to Cairns for additional treatment, and I’m happy to pay for the flights. “ We ’ v e a l r e a d y invested two-and-a-half years’ treatment in this girl’s life and we can’t let that go to waste.”

Justice for hard-working student SIMEON Makie from Iama has always been interested in the workings of the justice system.

Now, thanks to the dedication and hard work he put into his studies at Tropical North Queensland TAFE (TNQT), Simeon is working in a job he loves.

Readers may remember the story we published in the Torres News earlier this year (“Law ‘backbone to our culture’ says graduate”, ,January 7, page 5) after Mr Simeon graduated from TNQT in 2012 with his Certificate IV in Justice Studies.

We are pleased to report Mr Makie is about to begin employment as a court officer at the District Court in Normanton.

Mr Makie said he was overjoyed at winning the position.

“It’s a 12-month contract and a starting point for me to learn new customs and help people who may only speak broken English have their voices heard and be dealt with fairly by the justice system,” Mr Makie said.

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Violet Ausi at the height of her TB illness.

learning options mean I can continue my TAFE Diploma studies externally while still working in this new role.

“Working as a court officer I have a real opportunity to make a difference and would urge other Indigenous people to consider taking up justice studies so they too can help restore the traditional respect of the law that has always been the backbone of our culture.”

TNQT Justice Studies teacher Faith Atkins said she was proud of Simeon’s achievements.

“Simeon is a matureaged student who has wanted to help after living for many years in the Torres Strait and observing the problems his people were facing understanding the differences between traditional and Queensland law,” Ms Atkins said.

“He has always been passionate about helping others and is a keen listener who has a pro-active, rather than reactive, approach to problem solving and issue management.

“When I found out that Simeon was successful in

Iama Islander Simeon Makie is off to work as a court officer in Normanton after graduating in Justice Studies at TAFE. his application as a court officer, I knew that this role was perfect for him to use his life experiences and TAFE education to assist others make changes to their lives.”

For information on TNQT Justice Studies courses contact your local TAFE (1300 656 959 or visit: www.tnqit.tafe.qld. gov.au).

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EDITOR’S NOTE: If you have an upcoming event, please let us know by email to editor@torresnews.com.au or phone Mark Roy on 1300 867 737.

Sabor Latino Salsa Lessons are on again at the Thursday Island Bowls Club on Sundays from 5pm. Come join for a fun afternoon with some Latin spice! Bring a dancing partner or come by yourself - everyone’s invited. PHOTO: LA SALSERA

FEBRUARY

Mon 11. CPR course, JCU Campus TI, 9am 4.30pm, $63 bookings essential 13 74 68 Mon 11. Hash House Harriers, 5.45pm Mon 11 - Tue 12. Apply First Aid course, JCU Campus TI, 9am - 4.30pm, $162.35 bookings essential 13 74 68 Tue 12. Family night and mixed pool comp, Federal Hotel Tue 12. Esplanade Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 12. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin, 7pm Wed 13. Ladies night pool comp, Federal Hotel Wed 13. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 13. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 13. Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island, 6.30 - 9pm Thu 14. Joker Jackpot, Federal Hotel Fri 15. It’s Floral Friday. Dress to attract the birds and the bees.

Fri 15. Rotary Club TI breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Fri 15. Rotary Club TI AGM after breakfast meeting Fri 15. Cocktails by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Fri 15. Karaoke, Torres Hotel, 7pm.

Sat 16. Rotary Club TI assembly Sun 17. Sabor Latino Salsa Lessons, Bowls Club, 5pm Tue 19. Torres Shire Council monthly meeting, Council Chambers TI, 9am Sat 23. Rotary International’s 108th birthday. Dinner (venue TBA) members and guests. Visitors welcome by invitation.

Sun 24. Seabourn Quest cruise liner arrives TI, 10am

MARCH

Sat 2. Rotary Club TI Welcome to TI evening - a social event to welcome all newcomers to the island Sat 2. Europa cruise liner arrives TI, 7am Mon 4 - Thu 7. Visiting respiratory specialist asthma clinic, Primary Health Care Centre TI Wed 6. Rotary Club TI first Beach Clean-up for the year, meet in front of Federal Hotel, 6.15am

CHURCH SERVICES Parish of St Bethel,131 William Cr Bamaga NPA, Sundays 10am Uniting Church, 114 Douglas St Thursday Island, Sundays 9am Independent Church Parish of the Resurrection TI, Morning Prayer Sundays 10am, Evening Service 7pm

TORRES NEWS AUSTRALIA’S TOP NEWSPAPER THURSDAY ISLAND Continuing the fine tradition of the “Torres Straits Pilot and New Guinea Gazette”

 OPINION / LETTERS TO ThE EdITOR Email: editor@torresnews.comau Fax: 1300 STRAIT (1300 787 248)

Where are our national broadcasters?

Dear Digital TV, I am copying this letter to news media and politicians because I have spent fruitless hours trying to get answers, including following prompts that take me back to starters. In other words, loops that go nowhere.

I am concerned that, in St Paul’s Community on Moa Island, the only TV reception we get is Central Australian Imparja and another commercial network with very poor reception.

As you would appreciate, the advertising content relating to red hot deals in Alice Springs

THE life-line, the line of rescue, is the line from the Soul to God. We all just like a tree, we must be pruned of a lot of dead branches before we will be ready to bear good fruit.

Changed people are like trees which have been stripped of their old branches, pruned, cut and bare, but through the dark, seemingly dead branches flows silently secretly the new sap until with the Sun and spring comes new life.

There are new leaves, buds, blossoms and fruit many times better because of pruning.

My dear brothers and sisters, we are in the hands

of a master gardener who makes no mistakes with His pruning.

We can only pray that we can cut away the dead branches of our life and keep on praying that we may no mind the pruning since it helps us to bear the good fruit in due season.

For yesterday is but a dream and tomorrow is only a vision but today well-lived makes yesterday a dream of happiness and every tomorrow a vision of hope.

Yours in sober life Rev. Br. J. Bob, Cairns

Soft drink linked to prostate cancer

THUMBS UP: To the great weather and waterskiing at Front Beach. Good to see so many families out enjoying themselves.

THUMBS DOWN: To the person who stole the mop and bucket from outside our office. I hope you give your old mum a break and go mop her floors for her.

THUMBS UP: To the king tides for pushing all the plastic rubbish up into one corner of the beach. Makes it easier to clean up.

THUMBS UP: To Torres News for their facebook page. Not everyone gets a hold of the local paper. It’s also a bonus to see other stories/events on what’s happening in the beautiful tropical tranquil Torres Straits! Job well done!

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hard-hatted Tony and ridiculously unflattering falling-over Julia, lots of Koshie, however nothing intelligent.

(We don’t get Fairfax or NewsCorp papers either).

Fortunately, I can get Crikey and The Monthly online via mobile broadband to be intelligently informed as we don’t have ADSL, NBN or Cable either.

I would like an explanation as to why a national broadcasting service does not exist in St Paul’s, and when this might be rectified.

Hannah, St Paul’s.

‘Stop drinking and start repairing’ No takers

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and surrounds has very limited relevance to Moa Island in the Torres Strait.

I would have thought that, as a part of this nation, Torres Strait Islanders would have guaranteed access to at least one taxpayefunded broadcasting service.

However since the tower fell over through erosion several years ago, and was not erected properly to receive ABC, SBS and other Queensland signals, St Paul’s Community’s ability to engage in the national conversation has been non-existent.

We see lots of very flattering,

MEN who consumed 300ml of a sugary soft drink a day appeared to raise their odds of succumbing to faster growing forms of the disease, according to a 15-year study.

The sugar in the drinks is believed to release insulin, which feeds tumours.

The study, carried out by Swedish scientists and published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, tracked the health of more than 8000 men aged 45 to 73 for an average of 15 years.

All were in good health when the study began, and were asked about what they liked to eat and drink.

Those who drank more sugary drinks were more likely to have been diagnosed with prostate cancer by the end of the study.

Men who drank a lot of soft drinks suffered an increased risk of prostate cancer of around 40 per cent.

Large amounts of rice, pasta, cakes, biscuits and sugary breakfast cereals were also linked with a less serious form of the disease.

The scientists who carried out the study said that, while genetics were more important in determining the likelihood of developing prostate cancer than was the case with many other cancers, diet did seem to be important.

Fizzy drinks have previously been linked to a range of ills, including aggression in teenagers, the risk of dying of a stroke, long-term liver damage and premature ageing.

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Acknowledgements

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Real news for real Australia

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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.

on security at the pontoon carpark WARNING to communters: Do not leave your vehicle at the carpark at the pontoon.

Your Council says that they don’t own it.

They say that Harbours Corp. does but they reply to my letters pleading for some form of security in the area.

After having my vehicle smashed up twice last year, I now park it in a private place, a 10-minute walk from the pontoon.

However a crook foot forced me to trust the pontoon car park Wednesday, January 30, only to find the next day another window smashed.

On reporting the incident, the police were sympathetic and positive, but surely some other government agency must accept responsibility for security at that carpark.

Larry James (above), Prince of Wales Island

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NEWS

Big turnout for animal fundraiser

By MARK ROY THURSDAY Island held its own ‘Paws for a Cause Walk’ recently to raise funds and awareness for abandoned and sick dogs and pups.

Dog owners from all walks of life turned out for the morning stroll down Victoria Parade on Sunday, February 3.

The walk, which started out and finished at Uncle Frankie’s Cafe, raised $1555 to help our local Rescue Foster Adopt remote welfare officer Hannah Wilson in her work rehoming and caring for abandoned dogs.

Many of the pets on the walk were pound rescues, with some still in need of a good home.

But while the fundraising walk was for a serious cause, there was plenty of fun to be had.

It seems every man and his dog dressed up for the day, with animals in tutus and bandannas parading alongside their colourfully dressed owners.

With a little help from the makeup department, Mick Delaney, from TI Pharmacy won the Owner and Pet Lookalike Competition with his black-and-white dog, Quake.

Mick also won first prize in the raffle, picking up a massage voucher courtesy of Lorraine at Thursday Island Massage Therapy, while Tess and Sarah both won dog hampers.

This writer drew Fiona P’s ticket out of the hat for a personal training session with Heidi Eastcott from Zen PT. Heidi, who was one of the organisers of the walk, said she was pleased with the tremendous turnout.

“It was amazing - much better than we expected,” Heidi said.

“It was great to see so many pet owners who are positive about caring for their pets.

“There was a great deal of community spirit on the walk.”

Heidi said she had come up with the idea for the fundraising while out exercising with Jade about a month ago.

The pair got together with Hannah and organised the walk, bringing together local businesses to ensure its success.

Jade said Uncle Frankie’s would like to thank all the businesses that donated: Thursday Island Massage Therapy, Zen Personal Training, Col Jones, Thursday Island Pharmacy, Green Horizon, See Hops and T.I Bulk Meats.

“Margaret See Kee sewed all the bandannas for the dogs, and Hannah sold just under 100 raffle tickets,” Jade said.

“Thank you to all the beautiful people who baked amazing treats for us to sell - you know who you are - and thank you to everyone who participated.”

Rescue Foster Adopt is an animal rescue group based in Cairns who rely solely on foster carers to help rehabilitate rescued animals until a forever home is found.

Hannah says Rescue Foster Adopt is the first rescue organisation to actively and continuously help unwanted and stray animals in the Torres Strait.

“We rely primarily on donations and volunteers,” she said.

“Every little helps for rescued animals that have nothing. New foster carers are always needed and if you can’t commit to an animal for life this could be the solution for you.

“Foster caring is vital to the group and very rewarding.”

If you or anyone you know would be interested in helping out, please email rescuefosteradopt@hotmail. com, or call Laney (0437 750 589, Cairns) or Hannah (0402 354 249, Thursday Island).

If you have bedding and puppy food you can donate to Rescue Foster Adopt, please call Hannah (0427 682 261).

For more photos, see page 11. >> Weipa

Jennie Potter and Natasha Chlopek (left) join a number of Thursday Island residents on the Support Paws Walk August 2012 www.riotinto.com

Traineeships and other employment opportunities

Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa, in collaboration with the Western Cape Communities Co-Existence Agreement, is offering traineeships for Traditional Owners from the land on which we operate.

We will be visiting your community soon to discuss traineeships and other employment opportunities we have available at the Rio Tinto Alcan operation.

We will be in your community on the following dates:

Application forms:

Application forms will be available during our community visits.

All application forms, along with resumes, must be mailed to: The Pre-work Development Team,

Aurukun – ALP Office

27 February (10am - 12noon)

Hopevale – Training Centre

15 February (9am - 12noon)

Cooktown – Gungarde Hall

14 February (2pm - 5pm)

Napranum – outside Council Office

4 March (9am - 12noon)

Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Pty Ltd C/- Post Office, Weipa, 4874.

OR Send by fax to 07 4069 8474 Applications close 6 March 2013.

Injinoo - Council Office

21 February (9am - 12noon)

Enquiries about our employment opportunities and community visits should be directed to our

Mapoon - outside the Community Store

1 March (10am - 1pm)

Pre-work Development Team on (07) 4069 8465 or (07) 4069 8311

2105B

New Mapoon - NPA Regional Council Office 20 February (1pm - 4pm)

One of the rescued dogs up for adoption.

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A SPECIAL FEATURE

A collection of skulls housed at the Natural History Museum in Dublin. The Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group has asked that images of their ancestral remains, returned from the Natural History Museum in London, not be published. PHOTO: AOIFE MAGUIRE

How bones from a sacred cave on Mabuiag finally came home to rest

Working together to soothe ancestral spirits

By MARK ROY THE former director of science at the Natural History Museum in London, Richard Lane, was in the Torres Strait recently.

But he was not here as a scientist to collect specimens or oversee a study.

He was here for a far more downto-earth reason, one we can all identify with: He was here to visit a friend.

Professor Lane’s friendship with Ned David grew out of the historic repatriation of 138 ancestral remains from the museum back to the Torres Strait in 2011.

A landmark decision by the museum, it represented the largest single return of remains to Australia.

This friendship between the two is emblematic of everything that went well between the Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group and the London Natural History Museum.

The mutually beneficial protocols the pair helped develop are being adopted as a benchmark for dealing with the sensitive issue of the repatriation of indigenous human remains.

Mr David said the Torres Strait working group had looked into how other communities around the world had approached the problem of retrieving remains in the past, and decided on a collaborative approach with the museum from the beginning.

“We weren’t there to argue, or fight, or challenge,” Mr David said.

“We made it very clear from the outset, when we met with Professor Lane and people from the London

Natural History Museum, that we weren’t there to point fingers and blame them and tell them that they’ve done all these injustices.

“We wanted to appeal to their humanity and try to do this through constructive dialogue.”

The working group travelled to London to secure the return of the ancestral remains, taken from the Torres Strait Islands during the 19th century.

Many were brought back by sailors as souvenirs, while others were collected by the surgeon on board the research ship HMS Rattlesnake.

Mr David said while the museum could historically determine on which islands the remains were collected, they

Ned David, Deputy Chair of the Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group and Sereako Stephen, Chair of the Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group, receive the first group of ancestral remains from the London Natural History Museum in May, 2011. could have come from other islands prior to that, during headhunting raids.

“That is absolutely possible,” Mr David said.

Prof. Lane, who is currently working as a consultant to the Australian government, said determining the provenance of some of the skulls and bones had not been not straightforward.

“Some of the remains we knew

Many of the skeletal remains from the Torres Strait Islands were collected during the 19th century, brought back by sailors as souvenirs or collected by the surgeon on board this research ship, the HMS Rattlesnake.

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exactly where they came from, which islands, and others were collected in the Middle Ages,” Prof. Lane said.

Out of the 141 remains from the Torres Strait, two were of European origin, and one Asian.

“These were kept in the museum, although they can always be requested if it can be shown they are someone’s ancestors,” Prof. Lane said.

Mr David said it would be up to each individual community in the Torres Strait to decide how to deal with their own returned ancestral remains.

“The knowledge that we had ancestral remains held in institutions outside the Torres Strait came from an elder at Warraber as early as the late 60s and

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early 70s,” Mr David said.

“The Torres Strait Repatriation Working Group was drawn from the PBCs of every single community, including the inner islands and the Torres Strait communities down south.

“Not one of them wanted the remains left in the museum,” he said.

The Natural History Museum says the majority of the ancestral remains came from a cave on the island of Pulu that is sacred to the Mabiuag Islanders.

They were removed at the instigation of a missionary teacher after the community converted to Christianity.

The Museum purchased them from a dealer in 1884, and in the same year, received a donation from the Hon John Douglas, a former Government Resident in the Torres Strait.

Then in 2005, new laws in the UK meant human remains held in the museums in Britain could be released.

Prof. Lane said the changes to how museums treated skeletal remains came about with the introduction of the Human Tissues Act.

Richard Lane on Thursday Island visiting his friend and colleague Ned David. PHOTO: MARK ROY “Prior to that we were controlled by “It is one of the most important the British Museum Act, which meant collections for studying how human bewe couldn’t give anything away,” he ings are all connected, and how people said. migrate around the world,” he said.

“We made a decision that human But Prof, Lane said meeting Mr remains were fundamentally different David and his Torres Strait colleagues from everything else we had, because in September 2010 had “helped us get they are people. a much bigger picture”.

“Therefore how we think about them “I have to say it was a very clear should be how we think about people message from them that they wanted in general. (the ancestral remains) returned - an “So we aligned our thinking with unconditional return,” Prof. Lane said. the kind of thinking you might do in “It was also clear that they wanted medical science ... we look at harm to talk about this much more - so much and benefit. so that two members of our staff came “What is the harm caused to people out to the Torres Strait. in the Torres Strait versus what’s the “They were taken very seriously benefit to science in general of keeping and shown very carefully about tradithem (the remains).” tions - how people were dealt with in But the decision to return the human the past, and how they are dealt with remains was not met with universal currently.” acclaim from the scientific community.

Rather than closing the door on Far from it. further research, the working group had “I am not shy about saying elements opened up a dialogue, he said. of the scientific community thought this “That meant the door was open was a terrible thing we’ve done,” Prof. to discussing difficult things, and we Lane said. actually got to know each other better.”

“For other museums, it is a really big In August 2011, the museum agreed issue, and they spent quite a lot of time to sponsor a Torres Strait Islander trying to draw the line so that this did person to work and study in London as not open the floodgates on collections. part of the arrangement.

“One of the big issues amongst the Emma Loban, from Thursday scientific community was that they Island, spent six months with the would lose this access to knowledge, Natural History Museum working on that the remains would always be projects associated with the repatriation gone and that would be the end of the of human remains to their community enquiry.” of origin.

He said the London Natural History The last of the ancestral remains Museum had a collection of 20,000 held by the museum were returned to human remains, with about half of those the homelands of the Torres Strait in from the UK. November, 2011.

paws for a cause walk, thursday island Photos: MARK ROY

ABOVE: Maisie turns on the charm.

LEFT: Wez and Quake lead owners Mikey and Mick on the fundraising walk.

LEFTY LOWER: Lorraine, Zoe, Claire and Claire with assorted pooches on Victoria Parade.

BELOW: Michelle Reithmuller and Kate Cranney.

ABOVE: George Martin and Michelle Reithmuller with George’s German Shepherd, Razor.

BELOW: Maor Arjuan with Wez, who has grown considerably from a pup last year.

ABOVE: Tyler Pask with China.

LEFT: Jess and Rodney with wellbehaved owners Jennie Potter and Geoff Lewis.

RIGHT: Rohani pushes Tainoah in the pram while Chenille (left) and Alexis (right) lend a hand walking Spunky, Mitze and Flower.

LEFT: Georgia (left) and India (right) with mum Keiva Heemi, George and Bear.

RIGHT: Quake (right) took out the prize for the dog who looks most like his owner, Mick Delaney (left).

Terry and India George (left) with Samantha Devine and pooches Audrey and Ava. INSET: Samelia and Terry join the crowd for the fun walk.

Greg Pope and Tess Sard with Hectic and Huey.

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2013 Torres Shire australia day awards

The 2013 Australia Day Awards recipients.

T

HE Torres Shire Council recognised a wide variety of achievements from all walks of life in its Australia Day Awards.

From a plumber to a policewoman, a sports player to a shipping service, the awards acknowledged those who pitch in to help make our community a harmonious slice of Queensland paradise.

Two new Aussies, Kelly Leach and Alejandra Rojas, took an affirmation of Australian citizenship in the New Australian Citizens ceremony.

The formal proceedings were followed by a family fun day at the Sports Complex, with Cooee Calling, Thong Throwing and Best SunScreen and Face Painting Competitions.

As kids rode in the ‘Little Hero’ ambulance, others enjoyed lashings of lamingtons, while coconut bowls helped give the day its unique Torres Strait flavour.

Fr Charles Loban started proceedings at the Port Kennedy Association Hall on Saturday, January 26, followed by a Welcome to Country from representative of Kaurareg Traditional Owners, Milton Savage.

Mr Savage said the Kaurareg’s tragic history of disposession meant he could not celebrate on Australia Day. “For the Kaurareg this day is a day of sorrow,” Mr Savage said.

“But this pathway I have taken, this journey with bala Charles Passi, is one of healing and reconciliation.”

He said the 2012 Winds of Zenadth Festival, which won Community Event of

the Year, had played an important role in the healing process for the Kaurareg people.

The festival was held under the auspices of the Kaurareg and followed on from the Kaurareg Healing Workshop on Horn Island earlier in 2012.

Winds of Zenadth showcased the cultural diversity of the Torres Strait Islands and the strength of unity across Zenadth Kes. Loban Marine and Sea Swift received Achievement Certificates for their sponsorship of the festival.

Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen presented his 2013 Mayoral Community Award for to Stanley Alo and Cecilia Cook for their community involvement in providing traditional-style catering for local events and assisting in fund-raising for families.

The Torres News apologises to Mrs Cecilia Cook for misspelling her name in last week’s edition, and congratulates Mr and Mrs Cook on their award.

Deidree Kasabad Whap ASM received the Citizen of the Year Award.

Ms Whap is a quiet achiever who has shown dedication in her career since starting with the Ambulance Service in December 1989 as an honorary cadet.

Today Deidree is the Officer in Charge of the Torres Strait Field Office for Queensland Ambulance Services after giving 20 years service.

Her duties include training first responders to emergency cases, as well as providing counselling and reassurance to young recruits.

This emergency service, which no com-

Deidree Kasabad Whap ASM receives her 2013 Citizen of the Year Award from Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen.

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munity can do without, has Deidree juggling her work roster, whilst being a mother of two and grandma of one..

She is truly a role model for our local youth.

Young Citizen of the Year Patrick Sammy Mills has been surrounded by the sport of basketball from a young age since his father, Ben, a Torres Strait Islander and his mother Yvonne, an Aborigine of the Ynunga people of South Australia, established the Indigenous Australian basketball team called The Shadows.

Patty, as he is known, made history in the sport of basketball for as one of the youngest indigenous players in the Australian National Basketball Team - the Boomers, following the other indigenous players, Michael Ah Mat in the 1960s and his uncle Danny Morseu in the 1980s.

He represented Australia at the 2012 London Olympics.

Fauziah Mosby received an Achievement Medallion after pursuing her dream and completing her Diploma of Nursing and qualifying as an Enrolled Nurse.

Lasmintan “Lassie Ah Boo” was awarded an Achievement Medallion in Sport for her contribution in coaching and assisting pupils in basketball, volleyball, hockey, football, soccer, AFL and netball and interschool sports.

Thomas Ketchell, proud son of Judy and Phillip Ketchell, received an Achievement Award for his involvement in Rugby League, having gained a selection in the Under 20s

North Queensland Cowboys Rugby League Squad 2012.

John Ngailu Whop, the last child of Duluwa and Selopi Whop of Mabuiag, received a Cultural Achievement Award for his wide-ranging social work across the community, including Ambassador for White Ribbon, Ambassador for Prostrate Cancer, establishing the Men’s Shed organisation on Thursday Island, and as Board member of the Torres Strait Housing Co-operative.

John’s passion is to maintain the Torres Strait Island Culture, for which Torres Strait Islanders are grateful.

Certificates of Achievement were awarded to: • Agnes Fox, for her individual excellence in sustainable agriculture in establishing the Horn Island School/Community Harmony Garden; • Brad Jones, who built his own 44-foot (13.4m) catamaran in his backyard, which took seven and a half years; • Riley Baira, who was selected for the Cairns Under 18’s James Cook University Northern Pride Rugby League Academy for 2013; and • Josiah Paii Saylor, who was successful in attaining a place in the Academy Under 18 squad and has begun his traineeship with the Take Pride Program.

Certificates of Participation went to Daniel and Rhonda Takai and Sarsha Louise Frazer, and Certificates of Appreciation went to K&M Plumbing, Kathy Cook, Maria Gai McGowan, and the Staff of Torres Shire Council.

Receiving the award for Community Event of the Year: 2012 Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival is Kaurareg Traditional Owner Milton Savage (centre) with Torres Shire staff and councillors (left to right) Mavis Bani, Cr Alan Ketchell, Nola Page, Cr Pedro Stephen and Laura Perry.

2013 Torres shire australia day awards

Keesha Jackson receives a Certificates of Achievement Award on behalf of Josiah Paii Saylor from Crs Alan Ketchell and Yen N. Loban.

Maree McGowan receives her Appreciation Certificate from Crs Alan Ketchell and Yen N. Loban.

Cecelia Cook and Stanley Alo Cook receive the Mayoral Community Certificate from Torres Shire Mayor Pedro Stephen.

Agnes Fox receives her Certificate of Achievement.

Kathy Cook receives her Achievement Certificate from Crs Alan Ketchell and Yen N. Loban.

Jerome Kalwij receives a Participation Certificate on behalf of Daniel and Rhonda Takai.

Marie Nona receives an Achievement Certificate on behalf of Riley Baira.

Lasmintan Ah Boo receives her Sport Achievement Medallion from Mayor Stephen.

Laura, Mavis and Rebecca receive a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of the Torres Shire staff.

At the New Australian Citizens Ceremony are Department of Immigration & Citizenship manager Andrew Richards, new citizen Alejandra Rojas, Mayor Stephen and new citizen Kelly Leach.

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2013 Year 8 Induction Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh Last Friday saw our new Year 8’s participating in the Induction Program.

During the program, students were inducted into campus operations and schooling in a secondary campus. Head of Campus, Mrs Chandler and Deputy Principal Mrs Barry spoke to the students about expectations and setting goals for their future. It was fantastic to see the number of parents and families who joined us on the day. Students were eager and enthusiastic – a great start to 2013. Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh welcomes parents, families and community to join us for our School Blessing and Year 12 Badge Ceremony Wednesday 13 February at 1:40 pm.

Student: Daniel Mairu Rita’s son Daniel has begun the 2013 school year with a flying start. Rita was surprised by a telephone call from Daniel’s Maths teacher, Nathan McGuire to say that Daniel scored 100% for his first Maths test. “They were so proud and so excited for him that they all congratulated him at dinner time. Daniel has settled in very well and we are very much looking forward to this year”. Daniel is here with his mother, grandmother and cousin at the Year 8 Induction.

Student: Alistair Joseph Father Tom Stephen & Lucy Stephen are very excited about this year with grandson Alistair. Lucy offers this feedback and advice, “Alistair has settled in very well. He began school at TI Primary, then went to Cairns and has returned to begin his secondary schooling. Alistair has many friends from when he was here before and he is really happy to be back. He only has about a 10 minute to walk to school. This is very good because if he would have stayed in Cairns he would have to do a lot of travel”.

Year 8 boys at Kaziw Meta Boarding College

Sasau Mills is a House Parent at Kaziw Meta Boarding College and is in charge of the Year 8 boys . Sasau offers this feedback and advice, “All the students have settled in well. They are a lively bunch, who are very friendly and very excited about the school year. When you have children of your own, it is easy to relate to the other students, to give them lots of useful information so they don’t feel left out. It’s about making them feel comfortable, to explain to them about what happens at High School, so they don’t feel unsure. They are ready to go…..”.

Student: Lillah Sabatino Thomas & Christine and big daughter Raphila were all present to watch the Induction program activities and listen to the Year 8 information sessions. Their daughter Lillah is very excited about coming to school. Lillah attended the TI primary campus and has many friends and cousins attending the secondary already and has settled very well. Big sister, Raphila left school last year and Lillah starts this year, so the connection with Secondary campus continues for Thomas and Christine from Hammond Island.

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2013 Welcome Back to School Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh Welcome back to all students, staff, parents and families at Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh.

What a fantastic start to the year! A parent teacher meet and greet was held on Wednesday 6th February where new staff to TI were introduced and teachers spoke with families about their child’s classroom and what is being taught in the classsrooms this term. It was great to see students, their parents and grand parents and families in attendance. Thank you for your support and we look forward to a productive year ahead.

Paru Kalaw Mudh students working together

Courtney Drotini assisting a younger classsmate Robyne Nona with her painting apron

Sherkoda Uta making shapes with playdough

Student Sai Yorkston working with Miss Martin on Sandpaper Letters Zac busy on task

Good friends Liteah and Sienna, working with Knobless Cylinders

Timena hard at work

Miss Jac working with Brendan and Wellington at Kalaw Kaziw Mudh Torres News

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THURSDAY 14

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Jung In Europa 10:10 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 Behind The News 11:00 A Ripple Of Hope 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “The Restless Breed” (PG) 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Golf: Women’s Australian Open 2013 6:00 Wild Life At The Zoo 6:30 Deadly 60: On A Mission 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst: On The Road 8:30 Making Couples Happy :) - Four ordinary Australian couples embark on a confronting and challenging eight week journey to happiness and relationship fulfilment. For some, it’s their last chance before possible separation.

9:30 The Midwives - Follows the midwives on the Central Delivery Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Manchester - one of the busiest labour wards in the UK. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Nicholas Crane’s Britannia 12:35 The Clinic 1:25 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 2:30 NTFL: Nightcliff vs Darwin 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 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 I Hate My Teenage Daughter: Teenage Girlfriends - Principal Diego and her husband separate, so Annie and Nikki try to befriend her in hopes of getting the vulnerable administrator to write letters of recommendation to a college-prep summer program for their daughters.

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: “If Wishes Were Horses” (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 - Tamara panics when she find out that her ex-boyfriend Nelson is in town. Kyle gets into an alteration with Nelson when they meet. Rosie’s got a secret and Sasha’s keen to find out what it is.

7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:45 Grimm: Happily Ever Aftermath - Nick and Hank are called to investigate the mysterious death of a wealthy matriarch, after her stepdaughter loses everything in a Ponzi scheme.

Meanwhile, Juliette does some digging into the mysterious death of Nick’s parents in an effort to help him find closure 11:45 Up All Night 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 And Music 5:30 UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid v Manchester 8:05 World News 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Generation Gogohoun 6:00 Food Safari: African 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita - In the capital of Port Vila, Peter learns how to hunt elusive native fare from a village chief, before taking instruction from local fishermen who catch their fish by way of bow and arrow. Peter also explores the private island of Ratua and their sustainable farming and organic cattle rearing techniques 8:30 Luke Nguyen’s Memories of Vietnam 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: One Moment In Time 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:15 Movie: “Exiled” (M l,v,s) In Cantonese. A friendship forms between an ex-gangster and two groups of hitmen - those who want to protect him and those who were sent to kill him.

A stylish action film from powerhouse director Johnny To. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 15

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Double Trouble 10:20 What I Wrote 10:30 Arrows Of Desire 11:00 Catalyst: On The Road 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:50 Waterloo Road 3:00 Golf: Women’s Australian Open 2013 6:00 Doctor Who 6:45 Doctor Who: Confidential: When Time Froze 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 QI: Cleve Crudgington 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Death Of A Travelling Salesman - When a travelling salesman dies in a car accident, police blame alcohol. Dr Blake concludes that the victim was not drunk and died before the crash of very unusual causes.

9:25 Silk: Martha is defending a vulnerable teenager arrested for cottaging and reveals a vigilante policeman’s honey trap scheme at a park toilet. Niamh and Nick show their courtroom skills with suprising results.

10:30 Lateline 11:05 My Family: Relationship Happens 11:35 Rage 5:00 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 10:00 TBA 12:20 Movie: “Exorcist II: The Heretic” (M) - The demonic force that possessed Regan four years ago seemingly had left. However Father Lamont is instructed by the Cardinal to investigate the death of Father Merrin, who originally exorcised Regan, only to learn the demon Pazuzu, king of evil spirits, was repossessing her.

2:30 The Avengers: The Hidden Tiger 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: “Mystery Woman In The Shadows” (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 - With Nelson in custody, it appears that things between Casey and Tamara are going to be okay.

Despite meeting Rosie’s little sister, Sasha’s still convinced something’s not right with Rosie.

7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:30 TBA 11:30 Family Guy: Deep Throats - Brian and Stewie go undercover in order to expose the mayor as corrupt after Meg gets a job as intern in his office, and Peter and Lois revert to the old habits from the 60’s after entering a local talent show.

12:00 Movie: “Open Boat To Adventure” (G) The Leyland Brothers retrace the route explored by Matthew Flinders 150 years ago from Darwin to Sydney.

3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Food Lover’s Guide To Australia 1:30 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 Giant Kite Battle 6:00 Food Safari: Syrian 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape 8:35 What Destroyed the Hindenburg?

9:35 As It Happened: Dig World War II 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Inju, The Beast in the Shadow ” (MA a,v) In French.

Benoît Magimel stars as a naive French novelist who travels to Japan to promote his new book. While there, he also hopes to meet his idol, the mysterious Japanese writer Shindei Oe. Shindei Oe, however, turns out to be as evil and manipulative as the characters in his novels.

1:00 Kurt Wallander: “The Leak” (M l,a,s) In Swedish. - The seemingly random murder of a jogger in woodland and the detonation of car bombs in central Ystad are but diversions to keep the police busy whilst a security van is robbed of 15 million kroner.

Given the security firm’s meticulous contingency plan, Wallander suspects a leak from the inside the company.

2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 16

6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Rodney’s Robot Revolution 1:00 Basketball: WNBL 2:00 Golf: Women’s Australian Open 2013 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday - Treats 6:45 Gardening Australia Summer 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise: A shocking discovery in Ladies wear causes ripples through the store. To test Moray’s feelings, Katherine pursues another man.

8:30 Grand Designs: Tenby - Kevin McCloud has followed the restoration of all kinds of derelict structures in all kinds of places, but this one - converting an old lifeboat station into a contemporary home, is one of the most unusual he’s come across.

9:20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Queen Of Flowers - Phryne ends up with more than she bargained for - including murder - when she agrees to help refine a group of delinquent flower maidens for the annual flower parade.

10:15 TBA 11:05 TBA 11:35 Rage: Guest Programmer 5:00 Rage

6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Alive & Cooking 12:00 Dr Oz 1:00 That ‘70s Show 1:30 Movie: “Lego: The Adventures 12:00 TBA 12:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Rosie O’Donnell 1:30 Of Clutch Powers” (G) 3:00 Movie: “College Road Trip” (G) Stars Of Les Miserables 2:00 Movie: “White Hunter, Black Heart” 5:00 Creek To Coast 4:30 Hot Property 5:00 National News 5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the 5:30 4WD TV length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for 6:00 National News Saturday weekends, short breaks and holidays.

6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 6:00 Seven News 7:30 TBA 6:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 11:40 Movie: “The Babysitters” (MA) A teenager turns her babysit1:00 Movie: “Rites Of Passage” (M) - An attorney decides to take a ting service into a call-girl service for married guys after trip with his estranged father, but their plans change when they fooling around with one of her customers. meet up with two escaped convicts.

2:00 Movie: “Villain” (AV) A sadistic gang chief and his boyfriend - 3:00 Room For Improvement - The team heads bush to surprise a pimp, mingle with members of Parliament, set up & bungle mum, dad and their five kids as a tired old farmhouse springs a payroll robbery. into twenty-first century life.

3:20 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 3:50 Nine Presents: Timomatic 4:00 Home Shopping 4:00 Danoz 5:00 Beyond Tomorrow 5:30 Wesley Impact

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 La Fille du Régiment 3:20 Limen 3:55 Black Cab Sessions USA 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Esther Rantzen 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Prisoners of War 9:30 Movie: “An Education” (M a,v,l) - London, 1961. Smart, attractive 16-year-old Jenny finds her traditional education replaced by something slightly more sinister when an older, more worldly suitor sweeps her off of her feet while placing her future in jeopardy.

11:20 Movie: “Venus” (MAV v,a) - Septuagenarian Maurice, a once well-known actor with a reputation as a ladies’ man, cannot resist a final flirtation with his friend’s pretty teenage grandniece in this beautiful and utterly compelling film about love, friendship and mortality.

1:00 South Park: Fantastic Easter Special 1:30 South Park: D-Yikes 1:55 Embedded With Nationalists - When Pauline Hanson launched One Nation, the debate over who or what it means to be Australian erupted and the term nationalist took on a whole new meaning.

3:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 17

SBS

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 Landline 1:00 Gold: Women’s Australian Open 2013 6:00 Rick Stein’s Far Eastern Odyssey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home 8:20 Dream Build: Rolling Cubes 8:30 Call The Midwife 9:45 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 10:10 Glass: A Portrait Of Philip In Twelve Parts - A remarkable mosaic portrait of Philip Glass, one of the greatest - and at times most controversial - artists of this era. Scott Hicks gives us a unique glimpse behind the curtain into the life of a surprising and complex man.

12:00 Movie: “The Seven-Per-Cent Solution” (M) - After curing the sleuth’s cocaine addiction, Sigmund Freud joins forces with Sherlock Holmes to solve a kidnapping mystery.

2:00 Order In The House 2:55 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 Ocean Thunder Surf Boat Series 11:00 Gilligan’s Island 11:30 Discover Downunder Summer Series 12:00 Her Alibi 2:00 Jeremiah Johnson 4:00 Manly Surf 5:00 National News 5:30 Customs 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Block: All Stars 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 The Block: All Stars 12:30 Nikita: Homecoming - In the explosive season finale, Nikita and Michael invade Division in an attempt to capture Percy, and Alex and Sean get caught in a deadly gunfire battle with the U.S. Marines.

1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Global Shop Direct 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 - Weekend 11:00 Kochie’s Business Builders 11:30 Dinner Date Australia 12:30 TBA 4:30 Live Healthy, Be Happy 5:00 Drive Thru Australia 5:30 Great Southeast 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 8:00 The Force - Behind The Line 8:30 TBA 9:40 TBA 11:40 Law & Order: LA : Silver Lake - Don Alvin’s quiet life is destroyed when an intruder ambushes he and his family in their home, killing his wife and son. After searching for clues, the detectives discover similar cases that lead them to one powerful common thread.

12:35 Special: Macarthur’s Dream 1:35 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 Football Asia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Wheel2Wheel: Indonesia 3:00 Wheel2Wheel: Timor-Leste 3:30 Lyndey and Blair’s Taste of Greece: Outer Mani 4:00 Al Jazeera News 5:00 Cycling Central 5:35 Rex In Rome: The Third Man 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: Mummified Child 8:30 Wonders Of The Solar System: The Thin Blue Line - Professor Brian Cox ventures to some of the most extreme locations on Earth to paint a dazzling picture of the Solar System. Tonight, Brian reveals how something as flimsy as an envelope of gas can create some of the most wondrous sights in the Solar System.

9:35 Freedom Riders 11:45 Movie: “Beaufort” (M l,v) - Set in Southern Lebanon in 2000, just prior to the withdrawal of the Israeli Defence Force after 18 years of war. An IDF unit struggles to defend a 12th-century fort taken as an Israeli stronghold in 1982. As the unit’s 22-year-old commander, Liraz, lays the explosives to destroy the fort many men have died to protect, he reflects on the futility of this war without a cause.

2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 18

7 CENTRAL

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Kevin McCloud’s Man Made Home 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News 6:00 Country House Rescue 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 Small Island 1:10 Movie: “Isle Of The Dead” (PG) - Boris Karloff is quarantined on a Greek island during plague times. But is it the plague or a vampire that is claiming the victims?

2:20 Alexander’s Greatest Battle 3:30 Rage 4:10 Movie: “Annabel Takes A Tour” (G) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Egg Salad Equivalency - Sheldon earns a date with the Employee Relations Department when he gets accused of sexual harassment, and it looks like Leonard, Raj and Howard may go down with him.

9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Desperate Emanation - Sheldon meets Amy’s mother and comes to the realization that he no longer wants to see Amy; and Leonard realizes that everyone is in a relationship except for him.

9:30 Person Of Interest: Dead Rekoning 10:30 Person Of Interest: Bury The Lede 11:30 The Block: All Stars 1:00 Extra 1:30 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop 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 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Heath is told by Connie he’ll be allowed supervised visits of Darcy only. Casey goes job hunting, having decided he and Tamara are going to move in together.

Meanwhile, Spencer convinces Maddy they should go home and give their parents another chance.

7:30 TBA 8:45 TBA 9:45 TBA 10:15 TBA 11:15 Happy Endings 12:15 Last Chance Learners 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: “The Sea Wall” (M l,a,s) 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: Dominican Republic 6:00 Food Safari: USA 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Dodge A Bullet 8:35 Man vs Wild: Bear’s Top 25 Man Moments 9:35 RocKwiz 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: God of Love - Lounge-singing darts champion Raymond finds his prayers are answered - literally - when he receives a mysterious package of passion-inducing darts. Romance is in the air in this bohemian charmer.; Miracle Fish - After falling asleep in the sick bay, wishing everyone in the world would go away, little Joe wakes up to find his dream may have become a reality.; The Saviour - A young door-to-door evangelist is torn between his faith and his desire for a married woman.

1:05 Cast Offs: Carrie 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 19

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Real Chinese 10:40 Nile 10:55 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 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 ABC News 6:00 Time Team: St Ebbas 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 New Tricks 9:30 At The Movies 10:00 Artscape: APT7 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 The Most Secret Place On Earth: The CIA’s Covert War In Laos 1:35 Close Up: Photographers At Work: Portraits 2:15 Basketball: WNBL 4:10 Gardening Australia: Shorts 4:20 Movie: “Affairs Of Annabel” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 The Big Bang Theory: The Bakersfield Expedition - The guys’ road trip to a comic-book convention in Bakersfield, Cal., gets sidetracked when Leonard’s car is stolen.

8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Alien Parasite Hypothesis 9:00 Two Broke Girls: And The Bear Truth 9:30 Two And A Half Men: Grab A Feather And Get In Line 10:00 Anger Management: Charlie & the Ex-Patient 10:30 Embarrassing Bodies 11:30 The Block: All Stars 12:30 20/20 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop 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: “Flirting With Forty” (PG s,l) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Tamara finds a place to live at Irene’s, Casey’s sacked by John at the Surf Club, and Heath turns a new leaf and takes over Angelo’s.

7:30 TBA 8:45 TBA 9:45 TBA 11:45 Against The Wall: “The Fifth Body” Abby and Lina investigate improprieties at the coroner’s office when a woman’s corpse goes missing but turns up in a twisted comedic video that goes viral online. If the body isn’t found, the woman’s murderer could go free.

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: “Towards Zero” (M s,n,v) 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Trackers of the Kalahari 6:00 Food Safari: Jewish 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Melissa George 8:35 Insight: Clear Cut 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Floating Lives” (M a,v,s,l) - In Viatnamese. This film draws us into the colourful daily life of the seemingly unsophisticated peasants of the mysterious Mekong Delta, in Vietnam. It offers a rare glimpse into a family life separated from the mainstream of modern society, yet shows the similarities in emotions experienced by people everywhere.

1:10 Anna Pihl - A rapist is stalking the streets and the police have nothing decisive to go on. He’s been dubbed ‘The Indian’ because he pulls tufts of hair from the scalps of his victims.

Anna Pihl is asked to help solve the rapes.

2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 20

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For The Juniors 10:15 Ace Day Jobs 10:20 My Great Big Adventure 10:40 Behind The News Specials 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News 6:00 Grand Designs: Huddersfield 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 QI: Journeys 9:00 The Agony Of Life 9:35 Would I Lie To You? 10:00 Bored To Death: I’ve Been Living Like A Demented God 10:30 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:30 Life’s Too Short 12:00 Durham County 12:55 Movie: “The Wrong Arm Of The Law” (G) 2:30 Carmen And Geoffrey 3:50 Woman Of The Book: Geraldine Brooks 4:00 Movie: “Beauty For The Asking” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 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 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 The Block: All Stars 1:00 Extra - Co-hosts Mario Lopez and Maria Menounos reporting in front of a live audience from the shows hot location at The Grove in Los Angeles. The show takes viewers on a coastto-coast trip in every episode, from Hollywood to hotspots at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas as well as Planet Hollywood and Times Square in New York City.

1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Global Shop 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: “Cool Money” (M v,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Minute To Win It 4:00 The Zoo 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Heath demotes Liam and promotes himself at Angelo’s, Liam steals money from the till and Sasha gives April a hard time after she discovers she helped Tamara with a place to stay at Irene’s. Meanwhile, Jett’s made to do an assignment on his own by bully Tilda.

7:30 TBA 8:45 TBA 9:45 TBA 10:15 World’s Wildest Police Videos 11:15 Air Crash Investigations 12:15 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

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12:50 Tibet: Murder In The Snow (M l) - In an incident that shocked the world, a teenage Tibetan nun, Kelsang Namtso, was killed when Chinese border police opened fire on a group of pilgrims as they fled Tibet over the infamous Nangpa Pass. The shooting was witnessed by international mountain climbers, some of whom videotaped or photographed the events.

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CROSSWORD No. 135

SUDOKU No. 135

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AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) If the people around you don’t agree with your tactics, you may need to change your approach. Try to get them back onto your side. Romance. Your relationship will develop still further over this week. You may feel it is perfect, but remember that there is always room for improvement.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A relative will reveal a family secret to you; which will have a very positive effect on your relationship with the rest of your family. Romance. Your love-life may need some great changes in order to remain afloat. Selfreflection may be the best answer to this issue.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

FOR KIDS

Don’t allow other people to make plans for you. You need to decide what is best for you this week. Romance. Be careful to keep an agreement which you made recently with your partner. It was very important to them and they will feel let down if you don’t stick to your word.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) You could use up a lot of energy this week without getting much done. Concentrate on those tasks which are most important and check them off first. Romance. The Moon/Mars Midpoint moving through your sign could make you tense at times. Get a massage or read a book to relax.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A long-standing agreement with a friend may be on the point of breaking down.

This pact has its flaws, but it has served you well in the past. Romance. Don’t let money worries come between you and your partner. There are more important things in life. Set a budget and stick with it.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t let the recent attention you have been receiving among your friends go to your head! It may not be the type of attention you need. Romance. A remark by your partner may mean more than you originally thought. Don’t just take it at face value. Ask a close friend for their advice.

FINDWORD No. 135 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A plan to save money will create new difficulties this week. You may need to find a better balance between your needs and your resources. Romance. You may be feeling a little insecure at the moment. If you are prepared to “stick to your guns”, you will be able to improve a difficult situation.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

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MUDDY RIVER

You will be able to project your will on other people this week. If you are subtle, you should manage to get what you want without them realising! Romance. You will enjoy being the centre of your partner’s attention.

Don’t forget that they have obligations to other people as well!

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) Don’t allow yourself to get into a situation over which you have no control. Pause often to make safety checks and regain power. Romance. Your partner has your best interest at heart, but may put you on the wrong track. They will be less helpful than they think this week.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) Your ability to see beyond your present difficulties will be a huge advantage.

Remain optimistic! Romance. This is not a good time to try to make any changes in your relationship. Rely on communication strategies that have worked time-and-again for you and your partner.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.

SOLUTIONS No. 135

You may be too anxious to jump in without considering the consequences. Make sure you know what you’re doing before it is too late. Romance. An office romance could gradually become more serious. Tread carefully! You don’t want to lose your job over this!

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) This will be a good day for anything that involves a certain amount of risk. Provided you know where to draw the line, you will achieve a great deal over the next week.

Romance. A person that you see every day at work may be more interested in you than you realise.

Are you drawn to them?

– Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Northern Peninsula Area State College News

NPA College Kicks Off 2013 with a Celebration Date Claimers On Friday, 1 February, Northern Peninsula Area College held a Attendance Celebration to commence the year, Students from all three campuses came together at the senior campus for a range of events and activities.

Injinoo P&C meeting and Parent Information Night Tuesday 12th Feb 7:00pm Injinoo School Library

The activites ran from 10:00am to 2:00pm and included ropewalking supported by VPG, health education talks by the Queensland Health and NPA Family Resource Centre staff.

Other activites included Touch Football with the P&C members, Playstation Arcade Car Racing, Line Dancing, Island Dancing, Face Painting, Dot Painting, Beading and Jewelry Making, Drawing and Sketching, Krazy Kart Riding, Coconut Husking and Scraping, Hoopla, Pancake Making, and Raffles and other activities that kept students and community members busy all day.

NPAC Bamaga P&C Tuesday 19th February 7:00pm Senior Campus Library

The college staff was supported by the P&C with food for sale from the tuckshop and the provision of the wide range of dishes provided at the meal in the evening.

The day of celebration concluded with a community Feast, and speeches by the NPARC Mayor Bernard Charlie, Principal Mr Ken Maclean, the Chairman of the Education Council Jeff Aniba, the Chairs of the Bamaga and Injinoo P&Cs Mr Wayne Christian and Councillor Tony Mara, and the Heads of Campuses who introduced the new teachers and staff members. Sound and beats were provided by Mr Roy Blanco through out the night.

The Injinoo Storm Dance Group and the Seisia Island Dance groups performed to round the evening off with lots of energy.

College staff would like to gratefully acknowledge the many hours of preparation and work on the day of the many members of the NPA community who worked so hard to make this event a day to remember for the students.

Visual Arts Students All Decked Out The Cairns School of Distance Education (CSDE) art department has been gradually introducing some ‘street art’ projects into their term four program. One of the projects in 2012 was a skateboard deck sticker design that incorporated each students own uniquely designed ‘tag’. The ‘tag’ being a students’ name or nickname created in a ‘street art’ style.

Once completed using Adobe Photoshop, the design was forwarded to a professional signwriter for printing and fixing to a blank skateboard deck which was then lacquered.

Distance Education Visual Arts Students Shatonya Jacob and Jowin Pascoe with two of the skateboard deck designs.

The Bamaga students who completed the project were able to apply their digital graphic design skills learnt during previous workshops in 2012 such as the ‘Skoolaborate’ project and an ‘art camp’ held at the CSDE. Roland Nancarrow Art Teacher CSDE

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CLASSIFIEDS

Brendan Thomas Foster / Uncle Benny (29/6/84 - 31/1/2011) ‘Only the Holy Spirit gives eternal life’ (John 6:63)

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Sport and Recreation Funds are available to cater for Sport and Recreation purposes from April 1, 2013 – June 30, 2013 Submission Application Closing Date: Time:

NPA WOMEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP 24 Hour Crisis Shelter Ph: 4069 3020

Friday March 1, 2013 4PM

Submission Application must be received on the deadline set, late applications will not be accepted.

For further information or to obtain a Submission Application Form, you can contact: Administrator: Mrs Agnes Bani on 4069 2484

Although two years have now passed, it still hasn’t really sunk in.

We still think you are over there working and coming back soon for your holidays, to see your kids... Tesh, Chris, Jay & Ali... You were the one I/ we could always depend on in time of need, you always managed to make things right, you are the shining star in my/our lives, you will be missed and remembered in our hearts always and forever!

Love you my brother...

Your big sister/best friend Lucinda Janelle, Brotherin-law (thawian) Alby, Godchild - La-Tesha, Nephew - Christopher, Nieces - Jalynn & Aliyah .... xoxo R.I.P. - “Let it be Me” (Kenny Rogers)

Torres shire CounCil

In loving memory of our wonderful son, brother and uncle

To lead, provide & facilitate

Brendan Thomas Foster

Notice Of Meeting

(29th June 1984 – 31st January 2011) ‘Only the Holy Spirit gives eternal life’ (John 6:63)

Torres Shire Tourism Steering Committee The next Tourism Steering Committee meeting is scheduled to be held at 3pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013, Torres Shire Council Office, Douglas Street, Thursday Island. New Steering Committee members are invited to come on board during 2013.

Goals have been established and the Committee shall work towards achieving these. The Committee strongly supports the continuing development of Tourism in the region and looks forward to having new membership.

All shire residents are encouraged to support the local Shire tourism initiatives.

For more information contact the Director Corporate & Community Services on (07) 4069 1336, email dccs@torres.qld.gov.au or visit www.torres.qld.gov.au.

It is now two years that have gone by, and yet we still feel the pain of not having you here with us.

We miss your kind and humble ways, how you reached out and touched people.

We were blessed to have you in our lives to share everything that came along, and are still blessed knowing that we feel your presence, and that you still live on in our hearts.

Proudly developing tourism in the Torres Shire

We thank you Bren for caring, and helping others the way that you did.

You had a gift so unique, that only God could give.

You are very special to all of us, your family, friends and workmates.

We'll never forget you, as we continue to take one day at a time.

Miss your smile, miss your kind-hearted ways, but most of all miss you.

We'll treasure our beautiful memories of you forever.

We love you and miss you so much.

R.I.P. Bren till we meet again.

Lovingly remembered by: Mum, Charles, Kevin, Lucinda, Alby, La-tesha, Christopher, Jalynn, Aliyah,Vivien (Sisi) and Nicole (Nicky)

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CLASSIFIEDS Port Kennedy Association

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PUBLIC NOTICE Dates of TSC Council Meetings for 2013

Residents are welcomed to attend and be part of the public gallery. Deputations require two weeks notice in advance of a meeting date and the request to be addressed to the Chief Executive Officer.

All Torres Strait Traditional Inhabitants are advised that turtle and dugong traditional hunting restrictions continue to be in effect within the Mura Badulgal Turtle and Dugong Management Area.

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Permission may be granted for funeral purposes by contacting the Mura Badhulgal Registered Native Title Body Corporate (RNTBC).

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The restrictions were implemented on January 15, 2010 by the Council of Elders of the Mura Badhulgal Clans of Badu represented by the Mura Badhulgal RNTBC, Mura Badhulgaw Rangers, hunters and the community members to ensure that turtle and dugong populations are protected for future generations within their traditional area.

If you require further information please contact the Mura Budhulgaw Rangers during office hours Monday – Friday on 4090 0509 or 0408 746 554 or Land and Sea Management Unit Sea Project Manager, Frank Loban on 4069 0700.

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The restrictions totally ban the use of Zagul hunting (chasing dugong and turtle at night in a boat using the motor) until further notice.

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Council’s Monthly Meetings are held every third Tuesday of the month with the exception of December when the meeting is held on the second Tuesday. All meetings commence at 9 a.m.

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DATE CLAIMER What can Rotary do for your island, your community?

Ideas to be sent to PO Box 207, Thursday Island.

Anyone who wishes to attend a meeting to discuss a need in the community is welcome to attend, but is asked to make an appointment through Mrs Pat Jones to ensure that there are not too many visitors on the one morning.

All those who wish to speak are guaranteed an opportunity over the next few months.

February 8: February 15: February 16: February 23: March 2: March 6: March 8: March 12: March 23:

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.

NEWS

A view on the management of the Torres On our history The missionary Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery Shine a Light

By KENNY BEDFORD THE Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster (TRL) season opened recently amid controversy sparked by a Protected Zone Joint Authority (PZJA) announcement in January 2013.

Officially reporting the outcomes of a 2012 voluntary buyback of non-Traditional Inhabitant fishing licences, the PZJA reminded all stakeholders and communicated more widely that, in agreeing to the voluntary buyback, the PZJA also agreed not to reintroduce the interim arrangements upon completion of the voluntary buyback of non-Traditional Inhabitant fishing licences in the Torres Strait Protected Zone Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery.

Accordingly, the following management arrangements will not apply to the Torres Strait Tropical Rock Lobster Fishery for the 2013 season: 1. A 30 per cent tender reduction for the Transferrable Vessel Holder (TVH) fishers; and 2. A seven day moon-tide hookah closure.

NB. All non-Traditional Inhabitant fishing licences are commonly referred to as the TVH Sector.

Similarly, the Traditional or Torres Strait Islander fishing licence holders are often referred to as the (Traditional Inhabitant Boat) TIB Sector.

The PZJA Membership comprises the respective Commonwealth and State Ministers responsible for Fisheries and the Chair of the TSRA. The specific conditional agreement of the 2012 voluntary buyback, to remove the above-mentioned interim management arrangements after completion, has been the cause of much angst and anger within the TIB Sector and wider Torres Strait community as well as concern for some licence holders within the TVH Sector.

This is largely due, in the TIB Sector and Torres Strait Islander community at least, to confusion as to how and why this specific condition and ultimate decision was reached in the TRL Fishery.

In this article I will attempt to explain and provide relevant context to help answer these questions.

Tender restrictions Just over a decade ago there was growing concern from the PZJA about the state of the Torres Strait TRL Fishery.

Indicators pointed to over-fishing and signs that the TRL resource of Torres Strait was at risk. This was a time when there were a lot more primary TVH vessels licenced to commercially fish TRL in Torres Strait and no limits on the number of TIB licences.

This prompted the PZJA, after a lot of disagreement and no clear way forward from TRL stakeholders, to introduce interim management arrangements including a 30 per cent tender (dinghy attached to primary vessel) reduction in the TVH Sector and an interim cap on the TRL endorsements on licences in the TIB Sector.

For example, a TVH vessel licenced to tow and use six tenders to fish TRL was thereafter only allowed to use four tenders, and Torres Strait Islander fishers

were restricted from applying for any new licence endorsements for the TRL Fishery.

These arrangements upset a lot of people in both sectors.

Within one year of the introduction of these interim arrangements, representatives of the TIB Sector lobbied effectively to lift the interim cap on TRL endorsements in the TIB Sector. This particular restriction was only in place for the 2004 season.

At the same time, however, representatives of the TIB Sector maintained the pressure on the PZJA to keep the 30 per cent tender reduction in place for a decade, until they were lifted recently, in the 2013 season.

Moon-tide closures The seven day moon-tide hookah closures were introduced later, in 2005, again to reduce effort primarily in the TVH Sector.

These introduced interim measures and their maintenance for so long is a reflection of the very effective lobbying of the PZJA by representatives of the TIB Sector, especially when one considers the reduction over time of TVH vessels in the fishery.

In 2004, a latent effort review in the TRL Fishery resulted in the removal of 22 TRL licences (3 Primary Licences, 13 tender licences and 6 non-transferable licences). The number of TVH licences was reduced further in 2007 by a voluntary buyback bringing the total number of TVH primary vessels from 26 down to 13 with a total spread entitlement of 33 tenders.

With the 30 per cent tender reduction applied, the maximum number of tenders the TVH Sector could use was 25-28 tenders depending on the respective individual licence entitlements.

For example, a TVH Primary vessel licenced to use two tenders was allowed to use two tenders but would have to lose one tender for part of the same season to reflect the 30 per cent reduction.

Buyback After the 2007 voluntary buyback in the TVH Sector, it was increasingly difficult for the PZJA to justify the reapplication of interim management arrangements to reduce effort further, hence the insistence to lift them in return for Government buyback support.

At around 2007, the PZJA decided that the Torres Strait TRL Fishery would move to a quota management arrangement.

An allocation of 53 per cent of the Australian share of the Torres Strait TRL resource was thus allocated to the TIB Sector and 47 per cent to the TVH Sector.

Representatives of the TIB Sector argued that the Torres Strait Islander share ought to be no less than 70 per cent as a starting point of resource distribution under quota management.

It became more and more apparent, despite arguments and an eventual ‘dead end’ in the management/resource negotiations, that the only way Torres Strait Islanders were going to increase our share of the TRL resource was to buy it from the TVH Sector.

This was the clear priority for Torres Strait Islanders, hence the 2012 voluntary buyback attempt to increase the TIB share.

The 2012 voluntary buyback was a multi-million dollar exercise and was not going to be possible without Government funding support.

Part of the buyback negotiation included the lifting of the above interim management arrangements.

It was decided, after careful consideration, by TIB Sector representatives that it was more important to secure greater ownership of the Torres Strait TRL resource than attempt to force interim (meantime/ not permanent) restrictions that were more than likely to be lifted anyway, given the already downsized TVH Sector increasing pressure on the PZJA to return their full licence entitlements.

The 2012 voluntary buyout resulted in the purchase of a single TVH licence.

This was a disappointing outcome for the TIB sector and I suspect also for some in the TVH Sector.

Summary To add important perspective and offer a summary of this overall outcome, the primary difference in management arrangements over a decade or so looks something like this: At the turn of the century there were four to five times the amount of TVH licences in the TRL Fishery than there are today.

The TIB Sector had unlimited access to the TRL fishery.

There were growing concerns about the sustainability of the Torres Strait TRL resource.

In 2004, interim restrictions were applied to both the TVH and TIB Sectors.

A 30 per cent reduction to tenders was introduced to the TVH Sector and a cap was place on TIB licence TRL endorsements.

A latent effort review resulted in the removal of a total of 22 TRL licences.

In 2005, the seven day moon-tide hookah closures were introduced.

In 2007, a voluntary TRL licence buyback resulted in a 50 per cent reduction in primary TVH licences, from 26 to 13.

In 2012, there were 13 Primary TVH licences with access to up to a maximum of 28 tenders.

The TVH Sector had a 47 per cent share allocation of the Australia share of the Torres Strait TRL resource.

With the remaining 53 per cent share, the TIB Sector had no restrictions on accessing a TRL endorsed TIB licence.

Another voluntary buyback was introduced to help increase the TIB Sector resource allocation toward 70 per cent. One TVH licence was bought.

Currently, there are 12 TVH Vessels remaining in the Torres Strait TRL Fishery with a total entitlement of up to 33 tenders across these 12 licences.

The TVH Sector now has around a 44 per cent share of the Australian share of the TRL Total Allowable Catch (TAC).

The TIB Sector continues to have no restrictions to access a TRL/TIB licence with around a 56 per cent proportion of the Austalian share of the Torres Strait TRL resource.

There is no moon-tide hookah closure restriction and there is no 30 per cent tender reductions applied in the TVH Sector.

To be continued

days of St Pauls

The theological college, known locally and throughout the local church community as the Church of England Training College, soon after it was first built at St Pauls.

By Brian Randall, State Library of Queensland.

THE establishment and development of St. Pauls, one of the two main communities on Moa Island, is closely linked with the history and development of the Anglican Church in the Torres Strait.

The other Moa Island community is Kubin, which has its own important place in the culture and history of the island.

The beginnings of St Pauls as a community can be traced to the beginnings of the Anglican Diocese of Carpentaria, originally including much of the Torres Strait and which was formally established in 1901 by Bishop Gilbert White.

At around the same time as the establishment of the Diocese, a Polynesian Reserve had been set up, also by the Anglican Church, on Moa Island and which was later to become the St Pauls community.

Soon after its establishment, representatives from the Moa Island community approached Bishop White, asking that he send missionaries to St Pauls to establish a mission there.

In due course, Miss Florence Buchanan, who had been running a church school on Thursday Island, travelled to St Pauls in around 1908, as a Deaconess, to found the mission.

Following Deaconess Buchanan’s term in charge, Mr and Mrs Cole were appointed to run the mission.

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The first priest to go to the island was Father Luscombe who was responsible for designing and constructing a dedicated Priest Director’s House and residence.

Father Luscombe was also the driving force behind the founding and early development of a theological college on the island, also at St Pauls.

In 1921, Father J.W. Schomberg was appointed to the mission, which was to make significant progress under his management and direction.

By way of example, it was to be Father Schomberg who laid the foundations of the present church, established in honour of Deaconess Buchanan.

Deaconess Buchanan is also remembered and honoured by a memorial in the All Souls and St Bartholomews Church, Thursday Island.

However, this new church at St Pauls was not the first, with it being built to replace an earlier cement sheet church building, located on a nearby site.

As well as leading the development of this new church, Father Schomberg also designed the layout of the actual St Pauls settlement.

In due course, Father Schomberg was to be followed by others, including Fathers Darke and Gilbert, with the church becoming formally known as St Pauls Church.

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HAMMOND ISLAND FERRY CRUISE - Friday, 25 January

Becky and Katrina.

Mishalia and Kinam.

Mario and Sharon Sabatino.

Roberta Lui and Faylene Nakata.

RIGHT:Teddy Pain and Ephraim Bani.

BELOW: Isabel Taylor and Sorogo Mills.

Dicky Mills and Benjamin Doolah.

Mishalia Birch and Franceen Ketchell.

Skipper Mario Sabatino welcomes guests aboard the Hammond Island Ferry for the boat cruise.

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Josh Stephen and Heidi Eastcott.

ABOVE: Anthony Drummond and Josh Mills.

BELOW LEFT: Angelo Rueben and Penina Whap.

BELOW: Mishalia and Tari.

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Franceen and Syreeta get the dance floor moving.

ABOVE: Connie Mills, Kurstine Mills and Muriel Bagai.

BELOW RIGHT: Tari Sagigi and Juanita Mills.

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1973 Indigenous side recognised by NRL

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From left at Townsville Airport are Francis Tapim, Hose Akee and Des Illin.

ARL would not let the team wear green and gold

By ALF WILSON jumpers and refused to contribute towards the cost TWO Murray Islanders who were members of an of the tour.

Hose, 65, and Francis, 65, live in Townsville and all-Indigenous rugby league team which made an historic tour of New Zealand in 1973 have been were at the airport there on February 7 to make the trip to Brisbane. recognised by the NRL. With them was Des Illin, an Aboriginal man from Hose Akee and Francis Tapim, of Mer descent, are among surviving members of the team who were the Tablelands area who also lives in Townsville.

The Torres News was at the Townsville airport guests of the National Rugby League at the All Stars game at Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, on Saturday, when they left.

“We are all very excited about the trip,” Des said.

February 9.

Francis was a talented five-eighth whilst Hose a The team members were to be introduced to the tough-as-nails forward and Des a hooker.

Suncorp crowd.

“We all played for All Blacks rugby league club They were also guests at the team’s dinner at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday, February 7,, and were in the Townsville competition. Des later switched to back at the ground the next day for the captain’s run. WEA’s,” Hose said.

Hose and Francis were multi-talented footballers They also were at the Indigenous All Stars jerseys presentation at Davies Park, South Brisbane, on who were stars for Garbutt Magpies Club in the rival Friday to watch the Murri v Koori match between Townsville Australian Football League competition.

Badu side Argun Warriors and Newcastle Yowies as corporate guests.

When that 1973 team left Australia, there was no recognition by the Australian Rugby League. The

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From Page 24 >> “I have enjoyed everything about IMP, from the travelling to different parts of the country and competing in different running events to meeting new people and learning more about my running,” he said.

“IMP brings a sense of pride within Indigenous communities, and having an athlete and role model that has been selected into IMP inspires many other members of a community to come together as one, forming a stronger bond.”

The 2013 team will follow in the footsteps of IMP members before them and remain in their communities, while training for the marathon, and will undertake a Certificate IV in health and leisure.

Applications will remain open until early March, when dates of a national tryout tour will be announced.

To apply to be a part of IMP in 2013, please visit the IMP website at www.imp.org.au.

Application packs can also be sent out. For more information, please contact Laura Oldfield (02 6260 5750 or 0438 523 543).

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Ht 2.25 1.94 2.11

Time 0054 0907 1720 2114

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Ht 1.60 2.54 1.65 2.18

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ABOVE: Warriors’ centre Keiji Bowie prepates to fire off a pass during training at Ken Brown Oval. PHOTOS: MARK ROY RIGHT: Argun Warriors at a training session on Thursday Island in readiness for the big clash with Newcastle Yowies in Brisbane on February 8.

Argun Warriors ready with united front

By MARK ROY BADU team Argun Warriors were looking fit and eager when they turned up for pre-match training on Thursday Island on Monday, February 4.

The Queensland Indigenous champion team were en route from the Torres Strait to Brisbane, where they were scheduled to take on the Newcastle Yowies in a match to decide Australia’s best All Blacks team on Friday, February 8 - the day after the Torres News goes to print.

We will bring you the full match report in our February 18 edition - but for now, we can tell you the boys from Badu were feeling pretty good about their chances.

Regardless of whether they win or lose, the tightly knit, 19-man squad will head to Brisbane’s Davies Park as one of the top two Indigenous league teams in Australia.

The team won a shot at the title of the best in the land after trouncing Yarrabah Seahawks 30-12 in the Men’s Deadly Choices Arthur Beetson Foundation

Queensland Murri Rugby League Carnival in Ipswich last September.

Looking every inch the football warrior - with a freshly shaved head, and a commanding a presence on ground - star centre Keiji Bowie said Argun’s formidable reputation would go a long way to intimidating the Yowies.

“We’ve built the name up over the past four years, after starting the team up in Cairns in October, 2009, with players from Badu,” Bowie said.

The Warriors have won seven

carnivals since then.

They are reigning Island of Origin champions and winners of the 2009 Dan Ropeyarn Cup “It’s our strength in defence that wins it for us - they go all out,” Bowie said. “They are small guys, but gutsy.”

He said Joe Tamwoy and former under-20s Newcastle Knights player Maipele Morseu were key to their attack.

“Morseu and Tamwoy are lethal strike weapons, but it’s the good all-round defence that builds up the

strength of the team.”

He said the close-knit nature of the team was key to that strength.

“It’s like family - we are strong and united, and like a family, we go everywhere together, and that makes us strong,” Bowie said.

He said it was a big step to take a “bush footy” Torres Strait team all the way to Brisbane, but they would have strong support from the far north.

“When we travel to Brisbane there will be people from Badu there to support us,” Bowie said.

WANTED: The next crop of marathon runners

Jurgean Tabuai from Saibai, competing in an Australia Day event last month.

Jurgean is excited about tackling his first marathon alongside team mates at the Tokyo Marathon on February 24.

THE Indigenous Marathon Project’s hunt for the next crop of champions to tackle the 2013 New York Marathon has started.

Are you, or do you know, and outstanding young Indigenous male or female aged 18-30 who has the natural running ability and strong sense of determination to take on the training required to run a marathon?

Are you committed to changing Indigenous Australia and promoting the importance of health and wellbeing in remote

communities?

You might be just the person IMP is looking for.

No formal running experience is required, just the right attitude and a commitment to achieving your best.

The Indigenous Marathon Project started in 2010, when f o r m e r Wo r l d C h a m p i o n marathon runner Rob de Castella selected a team of four Indigenous men to tackle the gruelling 42km course through the streets of New York.

Since then, Indigenous men and women from across the country have joined alongside 47,000 other competitors to complete the run of a lifetime.

Saibai runner Jurgean Tabuai who is preparing to run the Tokyo Marathon in three weeks following the cancellation of the New York Marathon last year, said he wanted to be a part of IMP to be a role model in his community, and inspire young people to lead an active lifestyle.

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