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Migi dancers take centre stage TALENTED Torres Strait choreographer and dancer Elma Kris with local children in a Thursday Island performance of ‘Kab Em Out Em’, a contemporary dance piece focusing on the dangers of smoking. The young dancers held the attention of a full house at the Migi Mini Markets at the PKA Hall on Saturday, February 23. See full story, page 4, and more photos, page 10. PHOTO: MARK ROY
Villagers ignored as TB debate rages on VILLAGERS in Papua New Guinea have rejected Queensland government claims that TB treatment on their side of the border has significantly improved, saying they would like to see tuberculosis clinics in Boigu and
Saibai reopened. Deputy President of the Kiwai local level government and Treaty Village Association member Anton Narua said the villagers were being ignored when Australian delegations visited Daru.
Speaking to reporter Stefan Armbruster, Mr Narau said village representatives had not been invited or asked for their input when the Torres Strait Cross Border Health Issues Committee’s Clinical Collaboration
Group met on Daru late last month. “When a delegation comes from Australia, they only meet with the bureaucrats here, and bureaucrats will tell you nothing but bulls..t,” Mr Narau said.
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CASA places a further bar on Barrier Aviation By MARK BOUSEN CARRIER Barrier Aviation has been grounded for a further period of up to 28 days, following an extension application by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) late last week. CASA was granted a further fiveday extension in a Federal Court hearing on Friday, February 22, which lapsed at the end of last week. This was subsequently followed by the application for the latest extension. CASA Manager for Corporate Communications Peter Gibson told the Torres News the process is in its “latter stages”, but has “no idea” what the final outcome might be. Mr Gibson said the current extention process involved a “show cause” application where CASA provided Barrier Aviation with all its complaints and why CASA views the problems “so seriously”. “That gives Barrier Aviation a
chance to respond; CASA will then review that response and then decide on its next course of action.” The length of the current 28-day extension will be, in part, determined by the length of time in which Barrier Aviation responds. “Once all that is reviewed, there could be solutions available or CASA could take further action,” Mr Gibson said. CASA initially suspended Barrier Aviation for five days on December 23, but that was extended to February 15 a day later. The Federal Court hearing in Sydney on February 15 recommended both parties to mediation prior to returning to the court on February 22. 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.
Barrier Aviation has been barred from flying for up to another 28 days.
Horn Island airspace review recommends ‘pilot education’ THE Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) has recommended ongoing pilot education in its review of the Horn Island airspace. It also found the radio frequency is overly congested. In its February, 2013, briefing
letter, CASA said the review found the Horn Island common traffic advisory frequency could become very congested, particularly during public transport operations. It also found there are some pilot training, education and compliance
issues in relation to non-controlled aerodrome procedures, radio use and operating weather minima. Recommendations include the need for ongoing pilot education and training about these issues, CASA said in the letter.
“Other recommendations cover the feasibility of developing a parallel taxiway and expanding the apron, including the Northern Peninsula aerodrome in the Horn Island common traffic advisory frequency and including more information for
pilots in the En-Route Supplement Australia,” the briefing letter said. The review of also recommended clarification on the use of Horn Island runway for helicopter operations. Continued Page 3 >>
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Villagers ignored as TB debate rages on << From Page 1 Clinics treating PNG TB patients on Saibai and Boigu were controversially closed last year, with patients redirected to Daru, a journey of up to 200km. Mr Narau said since then, the TB problem had gotten worse and an Australian-funded sea ambulance had not been regularly
visiting villages to distribute TB drugs. “When they run out they have to wait one or two months for the next lot of drugs to come,” Mr Narau said. He said people in the treaty villages in PNG wanted to see the TB clinics on Saibai and Boigu reopened. “Certainly, because they get
much better services, everything is on time, and we see the results, with people getting better,” he said. Local MP Warren Entsch hit back at critics of the proposal to reopen the clinics, saying there was a massive disparity between the information being used by the State and Federal governments and what was actually happening on the ground.
Queensland’s chief medical officer Jeanette Young visited the Western Province regional capital Daru late last month to inspect AusAid’s multi-million-dollar TB program. “When I read the press release put out by Queensland Health I was just gobsmacked,” he said. “Queensland’s Chief Health Officer (Jeanette Young) is saying
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that everything is hunky dory. “When she goes up there on a fact-finding mission, she should not be sitting within the comfortable confines of the air-conditioned Crow’s Nest Hotel - she should be out there meeting the people who are affected by this. “It’s about time they started talking to the representatives of the people who are dying.”
Wet season comes down THERE have not been too many garden sprinklers going this week, with the inner islands of the Torres Strait drenched with seasonal rain. Just a short dash across the street has left many Thursday Island residents looking like they’ve fallen off the wharf, while TV volumes are being cranked up to 11 to overcome the noise of the downpour on the roof. In the 24-hour period until 9am Thursday, February 28, Horn Island recorded 157.2mm of rain - that’s nearly 44 per cent of the total monthly rainfall recorded throughout February last year (359.6mm). This follows on from an 88.4mm downpour on Saturday, February 23, and 124mm on Tuesday, February 26. However, this is month’s total of around 450mm is nothing on the February 2004 deluge, which saw a whopping 878.6mm recorded over four weeks. No doubt there will be plenty more rain to come this month, with 402.6mm recorded at the Horn Island station during March last.
This TI taxi came to rest in a roadside ditch at the corner of Douglas and Hastings street after a collision with another vehicle on Saturday morning, February 23. PHOTO: MARK ROY POLICE are investigating this it is a timely reminder, as we (40691520 or drop in to 160 two-vehicle traffic crash at the are experiencing another wet Douglas Street). intersection of Douglas and period, to take extra care on the Snr Sgt Horn said police Hastings Street Thursday Island. roads, ensure that all passengers would continue to focus on the Flown in Single or Thursday Island Police officer- are appropriately restrained Fatal Five: in-Charge Jamie Horn said police particularly children in approved • Drink Driving, Twin engined Aircraft were happy to report the incident seats and restraints,” Snr Sgt • Fatigue, did not involve any injuries to any Horn said. • Speeding, Servicing the Torres Strait, of the parties involved. For more information • Seatbelts, and including PNG (Daru) & The Cape “The incident occurred during on approved child restraints • Driving Distracted (using a period of wet weather and please contact the local station mobile phones whilst driving!) Friendly Service
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Search continues for missing woman POLICE investigation into the disappearance of 23-year-old Kowanyama woman Allison Bernard (pictured right), missing since February 10, continues with detectives renewing their appeal for public assistance. Ms Bernard was last seen at Archer River on February 10 when it is believed she planned on travelling from Archer River to Kowanyama, although her travel movements have not been able
to be confirmed. Police coordinated an extensive land and air search which encompassed 800sq km of bushland, in addition to roads and tracks leading away from the search area. Police, SES, defence service personnel and locals, using helicopters, fixed wing aircraft, vehicles and quad bikes, failed to locate Ms. Bernard. Officers from the Police Dive Squad also
Correction IN the “Out and About on T.I.” (page 10, Torres News, 18-24 February 2013) we wrote that Benny Mabo played his first gig in a band at the age of 9. This is a mistake, and is not what Benny said. Benny Mabo’s first gig in a band was in Grade 9, not age 9. We apologise for the error.
searched several local dams. Police continue to appeal to anyone who may have seen Ms Bernard from February 10 onwards, to contact them. Police hold grave fears for the safety and well being of Ms Bernard as she is not from Archer River and would have limited knowledge of the local area. Ms Bernard is an Aboriginal woman, approximately 155cms tall, with a slim build and brown hair. Anyone with information which could assist with this matter should contact Crime Stoppers anonymously via 1800 333 000 or crimestop-
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Horn Island airspace ‘pilot education’ call << From Page 2 Horn Island aerodrome currently has about 28,000 aircraft movements a year, carrying more than 96,000 passengers. The aerodrome is used by two public transport operators, a range of other commercial and fixed
Call: 4090 3661 or 1300 136 811 Fax: 4090 3662 Email: cathorn@cape-air-transport.com
wing operators and supports a large number of helicopter movements. The full review can be found online at www. casa.gov.au/wcmswr/_assets/main/lib100140/ aero_study_horn.pdf, or follow the link from the Torres News facebook page.
Dear Parishioners, Due to the small number of active Catholic priests in the Cairns Diocese, there is no resident priest in the Sacred Heart Parish at this time. Every effort is made to ensure that the needs of the Parish and its parishioners is served at least monthly and for special occasions when possible. The below arrangements are designed to help give families greater certainty in planning for funerals and tombstone unveilings, especially regarding the availability of a priest.
New Arrangements for Funerals When a family member dies, and before a specific date and time of the funeral can be announced, the family is asked to talk with the undertaker as soon as possible about a desired date and time. The undertaker will then make contact with me to see if a priest is available on that day or whether another date has to be negotiated. New Arrangements for Tombstone Unveilings Before a specific date and time can be announced for the unveiling of a tombstone, the family is asked to talk with the parish secretary on (07) 4069 2205 or via email at tiparish@cairns.catholic.org.au about a desired date and time. The secretary will then make contact with me to see if a priest is available on that day or whether another date has to be negotiated. I thank the parishioners for their understanding and support at this time. Fr Karel Duivenvoorden (Pastoral Co-ordinator)
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Dance skills bring health message to life Elma Kris performing in Kab Em Out Em at the PKA Hall on Saturday, February 23. More photos, page 10. PHOTO: MARK ROY
Torres Strait dancer and choreographer Elma Kris.
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side, but using traditional dance as well, to carry the culture,” Ms Kris said. The kids, including day-care kids, had shown a lot of energy and a willingness to learn. “The enthusiasm of their energy actually filled me with confidence as well,” Ms Kris said. Kab Em Out Em highlights the dangers of smoking, using costume to identify the 4000 toxic chemicals in cigarette smoke. It also examines how young children of all ages can be drawn to using cigarettes. “It is also looking at the influence of people - how children, when they see family members that do smoke, think to themselves ‘one day I will be like them’,” Ms Kris said. She said kids with family members who
smoked had the cough constantly going on around them and the smell of smoke in their home environment. She said she had worked closely on the project with health worker Del Passi, who looks after Tobacco Actions. The work uses a theme of two fires, one strong and built for a purpose, the other smaller and doing harm. “We try to tell the story of a flame that is burning … we want that flame to be strong,” she said. “That small fire that is burning in your mouth … it’s burning, but where does it go? It actually goes into the body, poisoning the lungs.” Born and raised on Thursday Island, Ms Kris’s family is from the
north-western islands Kaiwalagal, Central Islands, Kulkalgal, top western islands Guda Maluilgal and lower western islands Maluilgal. Ms Kris completed a Visual Arts course in 1993 and taught at the Thursday Island TAFE. In 1994 she joined NAISDA and appeared in several Australian film and radio productions before touring the UK with Bangarra Dance Company in 1999. She danced at Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, choreographing the Torres Strait Island element of the Opening Ceremony.
In 2007she made her choreographic debut for Bangarra, creating Emeret Lu as part of Bangarra’s True Stories program. Emeret Lu was named ‘Best New Work’ in the 2007 Critics’ Survey. She received a Deadly Award for ‘Dancer of the Year’ and in 2009, after a highly successful European tour, it culminated in a special performance in Mer Island. In 2011, as a part of Bangarra’s Belong Elma created her second choreographic work for Bangarra called About to much acclaim. Elma continues to perform with Bangarra in 2012 and 2013.
International Women’s Day brings food for thought WOMEN’S achievements will be celebrated at a special Rotary Club big breakfast this Friday, March 8, from 7-9am. The Rotary Club Thursday Island’s International Women’s Day breakfast will be held at the Malu Paru restaurant at the Grand Hotel, and feature a special guest speaker. Tickets are available from Rotarians, from Ron and Robyn Humphreys at the hospital, from Romina Fujii at Port Kennedy Association, from Helen Kett at Sacred Heart School or Dorothy Hogan at Tagai State College. Speaking to the Torres News at the Mini Markets at Port Kennedy Hall on Saturday, February 23, where she was promoting the Rotary International Women’s Day dinner, Mrs Humphries said people needed to get in quick to secure their ticket. “Entry is by ticket only, with none to be sold at the door, and tickets are limited to 50,” Mrs Humphreys said. “The breakfast is a way of letting people know what is being done to help women from across the world, and to celebrate their acheivements.” International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the economic, political and
Lord Ron and Lady Robyn Humphries from Thursday Island Rotary Club. social achievements of women past, present around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences, government and future. In some places such as China, Russia, activities and networking events through Vietnam and Bulgaria, International to local women’s craft markets, theatric Women’s Day is a national holiday. performances, fashion parades and more. Every March 8, thousands of events are So make a difference, think globally and held throughout the world to inspire women act locally !! Make everyday International and celebrate achievements. Women’s Day. A global web of rich and diverse Do your bit to ensure that the future for local activity connects women from all girls is bright, equal, safe and rewarding.
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Kate Cranney, ‘Mistletoe and the Groper Grows’ (2013, ink and paper). By MARK ROY WHAT started out as a bit of a laugh over a fishing magazine has quickly grown into the first full-fledged art exhibition at Uncle Frankie’s Cafe. Kate Cranney and Jade Stevens will launch their show ‘Koskir Lar: Translations of Torres Strait Fish’ this Friday night from 7pm, with around 10 works each up for sale. The women say their collection of artworks - which include intricate ink and pencil drawings, oil pastels
Jade Stevens and Kate Cranney will hold a joint exhibition of drawings and paintings at Uncle Frankie’s Cafe this Friday, March 8 from 7pm.
put their work up on the walls,” she said. Jade, who previously had a cafe in Cairns, exhibited her drawings there to encourage others. “It prompted people to come forward, and we did sell works off the walls,” she said. Kate had a recent exhibition of works at the Hanasho Flowers and Art, in Brisbane’s West End, in August 2012. “Before my first exhibition I had a friend who lovingly nudged me towards it,” she said. “Once I started exhibiting
and acrylics - were inspired and informed by their time in the Zenadth Kes. The imaginative illustrations are a mysterious, fantastical recreation of life in our local waters, one that lures the viewer into a world that is both magical and surreal. Jade, from Uncle Frankie’s on Thursday Island, says she hopes the show will be the first of a number of art events at the cafe. “We hope this brings other people out - I want people to know they can use this space to
Jade Stevens, ‘Piano and Fish’ (2013, pencil and paper).
it was just joyous.” She arrived on Thursday Island in May last year, and began running casual art classes on Tuesday nights. “There are so many creative people on the island,” she said. “Jade and I have been getting together in the cafe after hours and drawing new works for this upcoming exhibition.” The idea for the show had come from a fishing magazine at the cafe, Jade said. “Kate sat down and was browsing through some very ‘Ocker’ fishing magazines -
aimed at male readers - and came across an article called ‘Real Men Catch Mulloway’,” Jade recalls. “We had a laugh about this and Kate suggested ‘Real Women Draw Mulloway’. “So the idea of fish came up, and we both began working on that - both creating works on the same theme.” Kate, who has studied environmental science and law, now works with the Torres Strait rangers. “I have learned lots about animals and plants through
them,” she said. “These works are about looking closer at fish, at how beautiful some of them are, and how some are unusually appealing. I enjoy how art fosters curiosity.” The opening night of ‘Koskir Lar: Translations of Torres Strait Fish’ will coincide with International Women’s Day this Friday, March 8 from 7pm until late. The show will run for six weeks.A $5 entry fee at the door will help cover nibbles and refreshments.
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Murray Island coxswains make the grade THE Torres Strait Marine Safety Program (TSMSP) crew topped off a highly successful and enjoyable week at Mer (Murray Island) last week. All-in-all, 33 Coxswain candidates successfully completed the new Certificate 1 Traditional Inhabitant Boat Coxswain Course and, after completing their first aid course next week, will be awarded their TIB Coxswain Certificates. This is a significant outcome not just in the area of maritime safety, but also in job readiness and fisheries capacity building with 16 CDEP participants completing the course and gaining valuable skills in the maritime industry. David McIlwain, from Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE heads the TSMSP
Participants in the TSMSP coxswain course on Mer (Murray Island) recently.
training team. Speaking from Darnley Island where the next round has started, Dave said he was was delighted with the recent outcomes. “This is a fantastic result for Murray Island and for Torres Strait fishers generally,” Dave said. “Through a lot of hard work by the students and the TSMSP team alike, we have equipped a large section of the islands population to access their fishery safely, understand their legal obligations whilst doing so and to help themselves and others if an emergency situation were to arise.” The training team, moved from Mer to Erub over the weekend and were excited to welcome 37 new students to the course.
“Everything is pointing to another great result here at Darnley,” Dave said. “The enthusiasm amongst the students here is great and it’s that sort of energy that keep the whole team moving through a very busy schedule.” The TSMSP are midway through a 28-day training deployment which ends on Friday, March 8. After a short break with families, they will be heading back out to Masig where students will have their chance to complete the Certificate 1 and gain the new qualification. To register interest in that course or if you have any questions, community members are encouraged to call Uel Bani from AMSA (40903079 or email uel. bani@amsa.gov.au).
Time for Harry to take down his shingle at the African Bazaar Story and photos By ALF WILSON LITERALLY thousands
of Torres Islander men and women have been regular customers at the African Bazaar since it
first opened in 2003 in the Townsville city CBD on Flinders Street. Many live in Townsville
From left outside the African Bazaar are Lawrence Levi, owner Harry Martin, his partner Rosma Widayati and Jessica Levi.
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and are regular customers for special hair products while others are visitors from the Torres Strait Islands. Shop owner Harry Martin says he is always delighted when a visitor from the Straits turns out to be a “mail-order customer” from the shop’s beginning back in the 1990s. “I used to have a mailorder business when I was based in Melbourne around 1994 and some who come in here used to get stuff sent to them all those years ago,” Mr Martin said. The 74-year-old Mr Martin is looking to sell his business and reflected on his time there when the Torres
News visited on February 22. “The mail-order business had been great until charges for postage went through the roof. I moved to Byron Bay in 1997 to get away from Melbourne’s winters and then set up in Townsville here six years later,” he said. Mr Martin had first visited Townsville in 1965 and became a friend of the late and great Eddie Mabo. “Some of his family still come into the shop and so do many other Torres Strait Islander people,” he said. His wife died a few years back and Mr Martin now has a new partner in Rosma Widayati and plans to sell
If you believe your garden is the Number One Garden in the Shire and deserves to be showcased, please collect and complete an entry form from the Torres Shire Council Reception. There is no entry fee. The Categories • Residential • Pensioners/Seniors
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needs,” he said. The Torres News was leaving the store when Moa Island lady Jessica Levi and her brother Lawrence Levi walked in. “I come here for hair products and they are good,” Jessica said. Lawrence said he had just been back to St Pauls on Moa over the holiday break. “There is a lot here for Torres Strait Islander people,” he said. Anyone interested in the business can call Harry in Townsville (4771 2172)
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up and move to her native Indonesia. “This is a ready made business with Torres Strait Islander, African, Aboriginal and PNG people making up most of the customers. “I just turned 74 and feel a need to move on. Ten years have been spent developing the African Bazaar which specialises in hair products for Islanders and African hair products. “I really don’t want to close and leave our loyal customers without a shop that caters to their special
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The fresh local tunes on the Listen Up 2 CD. THE Torres News is pleased to announce three winners from the Listen Up 2 CD giveaway competition (page 7, Torres News, February 18). Frances Ah Mat, Anna Carina Jar Kamgela Marekonsonly have won copies of the new release, featuring tracks from Colina and Nicholas Wymarra, Dani Bani, Ivana Gibson, Phoenix Rising and the Cold Water Band. The CD, recorded at Pegasus Studios in Cairns, is being distributed by the artists. The answer to the question “What is the name of the cultural festival where Christine Anu sand alongside the Queensland Music Festival choir, Ailan Kores, in 2012?” is, of course, the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival. Frances Ah Mat (or Visini) saw the competition on the Torres News facebook page, and gave the first correct answer. “I actually attended the 2012 Cultural festival which I thoroughly enjoyed, and am looking forward to attending next year’s,” Frances wrote. “My normal place of residence is Bribie Island. “I really enjoy your posts on facebook and look forward to them. I am an old T.I. girl who’s lived in the south for over 36 years and go back to T.I. regularly.” Congratulations to all our winners. If you haven’t already, please send your mailing address to editor@torresnews.com.au and we’ll get your Listen Up 2 CD in the mail!
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One of the drawings from the art exhibition Koskir Lar: Translations of Torres Strait Fish, which opens at Uncle Frankie’s Cafe this Friday, March 8 at 7pm.
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Mon 4. Mixed social volleyball, TI Sports Complex Mon 4 - Thu 7. Asthma clinic, respiratory specialist visiting Primary Health Care centres TI, Bamaga, Horn, contact Kathy Cook 4069 0400 Mon 4. Hash House Harriers, 5.45pm Tue 5. Family night and mixed pool comp, Federal Hotel Tue 5. Esplanade Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 5. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin, 7pm Wed 6. Kaiwalagal Rugby League forum and AGM, venue TBA, contact LJ 0427 220 727 Wed 6. Ladies night pool comp, Federal Hotel Wed 6. Rotary Club TI first Beach Clean-up for the year, meet in front of Federal Hotel, 6.15am Wed 6. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 6. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Thu 7. Men’s and Ladies’ competitive volleyball, TI Sports Complex Thu 7. Joker Jackpot, Federal Hotel Thu 7. Seabourn Odyssey cruise liner arrives TI, 10am Fri 8. It’s Floral Friday. Wear floral dress - or pistils will be drawn! Fri 8. Rotary Club TI International Women’s Day big breakfast, Grand Hotel. $35 per person. Guest speaker TBA. Fri 8. Rotary Club TI International Women’s Day big breakfast, Grand Hotel. Tickets limited. Available from Rotarians, Ron & Robyn at hospital, Romina at PKA and/or from Helen at Sacred Heart School. Fri 8. Mura Kosker International Women’s Day breakfast, PKA Hall, 7 - 8am, tickets 4069 1663 Fri 8. Cocktails by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Fri 8. Koskir Lar art exhibition, Uncle Frankie’s Cafe, $5 entry, 7pm - late Sat 9. Dhangal Thalinga community event, PKA Mini Markets Sat 9. Mini Markets, PKA Hall TI, 9am - 12 noon Sun 10. Sabor Latino Salsa Lessons, Bowls Club, 5pm Mon 11 - Tue 12. Optometrists Visiting Hammond Primary School
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)
We need universally affordable broadband: Entsch THANKS to Eric George for his letter regarding the National Broadband Network (‘Make the internet an election issue’, page 8, Torres News, 18-24 February, 2013). This is an important issue as we need to have universally affordable broadband for all Australians. Unfortunately, under Labor’s
WEATHER reports for remote Australian communities are hard to find. Kimberley, Northern Territory and Queensland weather reports focus
on service centre towns, which leaves Aboriginal communities out of the reporting equation. Apart from Thursday Island, the Torres Strait Is-
Most Australian weather maps do not acknowledge the existence of the islands in the Torres Strait.
go to every doorstep to deliver super-fast broadband. I will work to ensure that a Coalition government will deliver badly needed upgrades sooner - and more affordably - to both consumers and taxpayers. Warren Entsch, Federal Member for Leichhardt.
lands and communities do not even appear on the map of Australia in Queensland weather reports. In searching the Bureau of Meteorology site for Australian Island weather, Western Australia has a dedicated page for each of the Cocos and Christmas Islands. In Queensland, the Torres Strait comes under the Gulf of Carpentaria forecast, but the Islands get nominal mention only. It is probably helpful to search Papua New Guinea weather to know what is happening in the Torres Strait. Weather stations dot Australia’s tropical zone. In WA’s weather reporting, it is common to view a map that identifies Mt Elizabeth Station’s weather. The Kimberley station’s population is one pastoral family, and the Ngarinyin people’s Dodnan Community of about 50. There are another half dozen communities in the area with about 1000 Ngarinyin and Wanumbal people. These do not appear on weather maps. In Queensland and the Northern Territory, none of the dozens of Aboriginal
communities are identified. The majority of the Torres Strait Islands are simply not visible, as most weather forecast maps cut off Australia at Thursday Island. A visitor to Australia, and many mainland Australians may wonder if the Torres Strait Islands are a part of Australia. One traveller to the Islands was offered the opportunity to buy duty-free goods at Cairns Airport based on the assumption that the Torres Strait Islands are a foreign country. One would expect Queenslanders know the boundaries of the State, and that the Torres Strait has been a part of Queensland since 1879. Perhaps all television
stations that beam into remote Australia can acknowledge the existence of the Torres Strait Islands and at least some of the Aboriginal Communities in their broadcast area. All Australians need to know of their existence. For relevant information on Island and remote community weather, look up these sites on the Internet and follow links. http://www.accuweather.com/en/pg/national/ satellite ftp://ftp.bom.gov.au/ anon/home/ncc/www/ rainfall/totals/daily/ awa_station.list h t t p : / / w w w. w i l lyweather.com.au/qld/ far-north/coconut-island. html Hannah St Paul’s
A story of the Maluilgal A TRUE story of the village of Mui on Mabuiag. These people have an astronomical religion of the sun (ar) like the calender of ra of Egyptian pharoahs. Mui means fire as is the name of their land. It also means mabaig (man) and ui is utui, at rest from labour. Their culture is called parapara is in union with the sun’s power. Urgabau is sweet potato as ur is the sun who gave it and gabau is originating from cold place of South America.
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of Parliament, not a decade from now. The most sensible and efficient way to achieve this is by taking advantage of the lessons learnt from broadband policies around the world. The most important lesson is that while fibre needs to be extended closer to homes and businesses, it does not need to
Torres Strait is not on the (weather) radar
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$2.4 billion NBN plan, many rural and remote communities won’t even get access to the high-speed broadband. The Coalition’s alternative broadband policy will be more financially responsible. It will also provide all Australians with fast, affordable broadband as soon as possible. That means in the next term
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So mui is related to the religion of Mayan sun god. Uaur is easterly direction or sun rising over the Andes in Peru journeying (working) in the sky and passing over Mui people western boundary line the sun rests (ceases effort). Lastly they are maluilgal people who find new oceans and life. Percy Misi Masig
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NEWS
Union brings back ‘Where’s Warren’ campaign THE Electrical Trades Union (ETU) has relaunched its “Where’s Warren” Campaign in the lead-up to the 2013 federal election. ETU organiser Stuart Traill said last week the campaign had been brought back due to the Federal MP for Leichhardt cancelling already confirmed reg-
istrations for the Tony Abbott Community Breakfast at the Cairns Brass Band Hall on Mulgrave Road. “Many Far Northerners have either registered or attempted to register to meet and ask questions of the Opposition leader in a Federal election year only to have the door slammed in their face by Warren
Entsch,” Mr Traill said. “Warren Entsch’s refusal to debate or discuss Federal issues between 2004 and 2007 saw the “Where’s Warren” campaign draw national notoriety, as a result of his latest actions, the 2013 Campaign begins,” Mr Traill said.
Entsch: I will be accessible
‘Serious concerns’ about health cuts SENATOR Jan McLucas has condemned the “continued misinformation campaign” about health funding following the announcement of around 230 jobs to go from the Far North’s heath system. “There are now a further 230 health jobs being ripped out of our local health system, this is dangerous and short sighted. “This is on top of the 35 jobs cut out of the Torres Strait region and the more than 200 jobs axed from the Townsville region. “Sadly, this is going to have a serious impact on our community.” Senator McLucas dismissed the Queensland Government’s claims about federal health spending. The facts, she said, are: • The Queensland Government’s own Service Delivery Statement 2012-13 shows they have slashed almost $3 billion from the State’s health budget. • The recent Commonwealth budget update confirmed health funding in Queensland will increase by 21% over the next four years. • In 2012-2013, federal investment is $3.1 billion. It will go to $3.7 billion in 2015-16 which is a $600 million increase. • Adjustments in growth forecasts are based on a formula agreed to by the Queensland Government. “The Newman Government has ripped investment, jobs and services out of communities, particularly throughout regional Queensland, leaving a devastating trail. “I have consistently called on Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg to rule out further staffing or operational cuts in the Far North, and all we’ve had in reply is a deceitful campaign of untruths.” Senator McLucas said the Federal Government’s commitment to health in the Far North could not be clearer. “We are continuing to deliver record investments in health” Senator McLucas said. “We’re serious about advancing the region’s health services and we know the last thing people want to do when they are sick and in need of treatment is to travel to Brisbane to get the support they need.” “We’ve delivered more beds at Cairns Base Hospital, more cancer services including an MRI machine and more than $8 million for radiation oncology and new chemotherapy chairs.” “We’ve established a new youth mental health service in Cairns, a new GP Super Clinic in Cairns, invested in specialist training places and built a $50 million dental school at James Cook University.”
He said on a federal level, he would make sure the government fulfilled its commitment to fund sea wall infrastructure in the Torres Strait. “It is absolutely critical that this happens,” he said. “Despite his PR exercise on Boigu last year, (Minister for Regional Development) Mr Crean has not released a cent and has broken promises on behalf of this government.” PHOTO: Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch (left) with Saibai Councillor Ron Enosa.
Are you an
emerging leader in our community?
Apply now The TSRA is sponsoring five positions in the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation’s TRAIL, an intensive 8 day residential program in Canberra. You will develop a strong platform of skills, a ributes, and knowledge to engage your organisations, communities and industry in proactive solutions to long-term issues.
Training Rural Australians In Leadership (TRAIL) When is TRAIL? TRAIL will be held in April each year. What does TRAIL do? As well as the strong platform of skills, a ributes and knowledge, TRAIL provides a solid basis for you to grow as an effective, experienced leader. Who is TRAIL for? Emerging leaders and those who want stronger foundational skills, exposure to role models and links to peers for long-term networking and support.
How to apply
IN the lead-up to the Federal Election on September 14, 2013, Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch has promised he will continue to be “very accessible” to people in the Northern Peninsula Area and the Torres Strait. “I will work in a relationship with the new TSRA board and with the local councils, and continue to act as an advocate for the community, including the Torres Strait community in Cairns, which is a very significant population,” Mr Entsch said. “I will continue the fight against tuberculosis, and for an extension of the runway and a new airport facility at Horn Island.” He said getting fresh fruit and vegetables to the region was also a major concern. Currently most food grown on the Tablelands is trucked to Brisbane, then Cairns, before being barged up to islands in the Torres Strait. “I will work with IBIS to look at getting food from the farm gate and bypassing the normal distribution channels,” he said.
Applications close on the second Friday of March each year. For application forms please call the Torres Strait Regional Authority on (07) 4069 0700 or email info@tsra.gov.au
www.tsra.gov.au www.rural-leaders.com.au
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MIGI MINI MARKETS, pka hall
Carrie-Anne Ketchell with her cupcake stall.
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Choreographer and dancer Elma Kris with children in the special dance performance.
Elma Kris from Bangarra Dance Company with children after their performance.
Some of the children from the dance performance at the Migi Mini Markets on February 23.
Edmund and Phyllis Tamwoy with their kids Latisha and Hezekia. CENTRE: Dulcie, Lisa and Simmie Loban. LEFT: MONEY IN THE BANK: Jakara, Drel and Stanley Assan. RIGHT: Alana, Beauty and Rozahlia at the market. The Migi Mini Markets featured cupcakes, pre-loved dolls, toys, clothes and DVDs, bric-a-brac, face painting, icy blocks, sausage sizzle and sushi. Page 10 Torres News
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RIGHT: Millie, Ewan and Summer Farquharson at the Saturday market.
quetta ball, pka hall
Edie Boyd, celebrating her 77th birthday at the Quetta Ball on Friday, February 22.
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Syntche, Yoneh, Didimesh, Baira, Euodia, Leah, Dylan and Tyrell.
Wagee Bon, Emily Gibuma, Lui Bon, Sam Bon, and Anglican Mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union President Gebee Bon at the Quetta Ball, which raised $1213 towards the Mothersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union conference in Cairns, the restoration of the parish hall on Thursday Island and the victims of the Bundaberg floods.
Mark and Bev Hutton.
Dylan and Leah.
Roger and Lyn-Anne Chandler.
LEFT: Tangis Reagan and Gebee Bon. ABOVE Joshua Peters, Trevor Wosomo and Lui Bon. RIGHT: Ronald and Ivy Bon.
COMMUNITY POLICE SKILLING UP AT FORUM
Community police officers employed by the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) join Far Northern Queensland Police senior officers in Cairns for their annual two-week training forum. Queensland Police Service participated in the training program, providing the 32 community police with several training modules in partnership with TSIRC. Training included response procedures, prosecution of offenders, and search and rescue operations.
Honorary Inspector Ned Mosby (third from left) sharing his wealth of knowledge with the group. Hon. Insp. Mosby hails from Masig (Yorke Island). Torres News 4 - 10 March 2013 Page 11
Kadhego Ngurpay Lag
Every Friday afternoon, Kadhego Ngurpay Lag students undertake language and culture lesson to help students gain a deeper understanding of their culture and to keep traditions alive. Students have been involved in a full immersion model in these lessons, where their teachers are teaching in Kalaw Kawaw Ya to instruct and to teach the language. Students have walked around the campus identifying and labelling items in KKY and English as well as body parts. They are also Kadhego students weeding one of the garden beds. learning traditional songs and sit down dances. TSRA LSMU Rangers are getting involved by teaching students how to propagate plants and transplant them into the prepared garden beds. Junior Education Training (JET) plans are We did this last year but had to spend some personalised learning plans that prompt students to afternoons weeding the gardens this year because begin thinking about their future earlier on in their schooling. The plans support students to make both the grass had taken over. While doing this, short and long term goals – both academic and students found some rockmelons hidden in the personal - and set some targets to ensure they stay grass, and got to feast on them once the weeding on track to achieving their goals. was done. As well as rockmelons we are growing Targets include: sweet potato, pumpkin and carva. We also tried • Reading, Writing, Spelling and Numeracy Levels • Academic achievement levels for subjects silver beets but they did not grow. Turtle and dugong conservation is also being done • Attendance with the rangers and on March 8 we will be doing • Career aspirations • Personal goals Clean Up Australia Day. Collecting, collating and weighing all the rubbish we will collect and taking Parents and caregivers of Years 8 & 9 students are it to the dump. welcome to come along to the information session There have been meetings with community mem- and support their child to develop a JET Plan. bers about bringing students down and conductSession times are: ing these lessons in the community to get more Thursday 7th March community members involved with passing on 9.00am – 10.10am 8K and 8S their skills, knowledge and stories. We hope that 10.15am – 11.25am 8Z and 8N this will become a reality in the very near future.
Year 8 & 9 JET Plans
Prep students learning KKY.
Friday 7th March 9.00am – 10.10am 10.15am – 11.25am
9K and 9S 9Z and 9N
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact the Secondary Campus on (07) 4212 2222
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Indigenous Ranger Cadetships
Year 12 Tagai TAFE students Tauke Passi, Jaylen Newie, Nikolai Mosby, Nashen Samson and Doug Bani
In 2012, it was announced that Tagai State College was successful in their application for the introduction of the Indigenous Ranger Cadetship program as part of the Australian Government, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. There were only twelve school in Australia selected in this pilot scheme, therefore it is with much excitement that we begin our IRC journey. This initiative offers trainees from Tagai State College the opportunity to study Certificate 1in Conservation and Land Management with a focus on Indigenous Land Management. Trainees will gain on the job experience with TSRA LSMU rangers and support staff. The training will be run every Wednesday at Tagai TAFE with multiday field trips also planned. Currently Year 12 students are enrolled in the program however opportunities will also be available for students in Years 10and 11. If you would like further information please see Tim Hillier at the Marine Discovery Centre at Tagai State College or call 0428540503.
Date Claimer Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh School Blessing
2013 School Leaders and Distinguished Guests at Waybeni Buway Ngurpay Mudh School Blessing on Wednesday 20th February
8 March - International Womens Day 15 March - National Day Against Bullying and Violence 21 March - National Harmony Day 21 March - National Close the Gap Day
QUOTE OF THE WEEK â&#x20AC;&#x153;A journey of a thousand miles, must begin with a single stepâ&#x20AC;? CHINESE PROVERB
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THURSDAY 07
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Jung In Europa 10:10 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 TBA 11:00 Karsh Is History 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “Montana Belle” (PG) 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst: On The Road 8:30 Making Couples Happy :) - As the experiment ends, an apology from Alison could make or break her relationship with Paul. Inhibitions are lowered during a kissing contest in a crowded mall, and the surprising final scores are revealed. 9:30 The Midwives 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Seven Ages Of Britain: Age Of Power 12:30 The Clinic 1:25 Movie: “Youth Runs Wild” (PG) 2:30 NTFL: Semi Final 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 Imparja’s Thursday Night Football: Sydney Roosters V South Sydney Rabbitohs 9:45 The NRL Footy Show 11:45 The AFL Footy Show - The Logie award-winning AFL Footy Show celebrates its 20th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless and Shane Crawford. 1:15 Extra 1:45 Nine Presents: Timomatic 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 Movie: “Ties That Bind” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Zoo 3:30 Minute To Win It 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Natalie tells Brax she has feelings for him but doesn’t want to be with him. The gym loses power right before the opening. Tilda resumes her bullying. Courtney stabs Casey 7:30 My Kitchen Rules - Tonight, breakfast is on the menu in the rapid cook-off. The remaining teams must cook at Kitchen HQ where the judges have a few tricks up their sleeve. 8:45 TBA 9:45 TBA 10:45 TBA 11:45 Up All Night 12:15 Last Chance Learners 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 World News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 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 6:00 Grand Tours of Scotland: In Search of Sunshine 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari 8:00 Island Feast with Peter Kuruvita 8:30 Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feasts: Turkey - - Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s journey continues in Turkey’s most historical and cultural city, Istanbul. He tastes fish from the magnificent waters of the Bosphorus, is amazed by beautiful local vegetables and samples mouth-watering street food. 9:35 24 Hours in Emergency: Mum 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Movie: “The Red Shoes” (MA v) In Korean. Director Kim Yong-gyun’s Korean horror version of the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale, The Red Shoes. A pair of rose coloured satin stilettos brings about the grisly demise of the women who ‘must’ possess them. 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight
FRIDAY 08
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 Foreign Correspondent 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Poirot 1:20 Last Of The Summer Wine 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs: Kent 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 QI: Constellations 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: If The Shoe Fits - The death of a migrant factory foreman looks like an industrial accident. Dr Blake digs deeper revealing a string of crimes and the ugly side of post war Australia. Meanwhile, Jean receives a proposal. 9:25 Silk: Martha is given a high-profile prosecution case against a teacher up for attempted murder of a pupil. She is reluctant to take it on, but is advised it would be good for her interview for silk. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 My Family: A Decent Proposal - While the Harper family are attending Susan’s mother Grace’s funeral, Susan has a visitor from beyond the grave with an offer she can hardly refuse. 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 Imparja’s Live Friday Night Football: Brisbane Broncos Vs Manly Sea Eagles 7:00 The Block: All Stars 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Justice League Recombination 8:00 TBA 12:00 Movie: “Hooper” (M s,l) - Top Hollywood stuntman, Sonny Hooper, a veteran of many films, meets his potential rival, Ski. On the day of a dazzling flying car stunt the two must do for a film, Ski attempts to chicken out but learns that Hooper has other ideas. 2:00 The Avengers: The Hidden Tiger 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 Danoz Direct / 4:30 Good Morning America
6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 The Midday Movie: “Romance: Out Of The Shadows” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Zoo 3:50 Minute To Win It 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Casey survives the stabbing and is transferred out of jail to the hospital. Brax warns Jamie to stay away from Casey. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 TBA 11:25 Law & Order: LA: Benedict Canyon 12:25 Movie: “Somewhere” (M s,l,n) - A bad boy actor living the high life at the historic Chateau Marmont Hotel in Hollywood has his world turned upside-down after a visit from his 11year-old daughter forces him to confront his problems. 2:30 Harry’s Practice 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 The Food Lovers’ 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 Philippines: Unexplored Archipelago 6:00 Grand Tours of Scotland: Scotland in Miniature: The Isle of Arran 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape 8:30 Dust Bowl: Dust To Eat 9:35 As It Happened: Dig World War II 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Lol” (M s,d,l) - In French. Lola is a typical 15-year-old Parisian girl living with her single mum. When her boyfriend returns from his summer holiday with news of his unfaithfulness, Lola kicks him to the curb, claiming her own summer romance. 12:55 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Ghost” (M d,l,s) In Swedish and Danish. Arson is suspected when a cottage by the sea burns to the ground following a gas explosion, and a man and a woman are found dead. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight
SATURDAY 09
6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Australian Story 12:30 Catalyst 1:00 At The Movies 1:30 Movie: “The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad” (PG) 3:00 Movie: “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” (PG) 5:00 Midsomer Murders 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise: Denise cannot hold onto her secret any longer but will it spell the end of her career? Moray commits to a life-changing decision, and Jonas resorts to blackmail. 8:30 Grand Designs: Cornwall - Kevin McCloud meets a couple who have 12 months to convert a silver-mine engine-house in Cornwall into a unique and beautiful home. 9:20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Murder In The Dark - Murder strikes close to home when a young girl is found drowned in Aunt Prudence’s water fountain on the eve of a lavish fancy dress party. Phryne and her aunt work together to investigate. 10:15 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL - Shaun Micallef is back and he’s MADDER than HELL! We really should have changed the name but it’d cost us a fortune in letterheads and show graphics. Anyway, he’s back and this time he knows what he’s doing (slightly). 10:45 TBA 11:35 Rage: Mardi Gras Special 5:00 Rage
6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Danoz Direct 11:00 Getaway 11:30 Alive & Cooking 12:00 The Bottom Line 12:30 Status Quo 1:30 The New Adventures Of Old Christine 2:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 3:00 Movie: “Grumy Old Men” (PG l,s) - With John and Max, wifeless and retired, hating each other has become their greatest pleasure in life... 5:00 National News 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 11:30 Movie: “10” (M s,l) A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blond newlywed. 1:50 Movie: “Memoirs Of A Survivor” (M v,s,a) Set in a bleak future where roving gangs of children terrorize city streets, and reality is often an illusion. 4:00 Danoz 5:30 Wesley Impact
6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 11:00 Seven’s Horse Racing 2013 4:00 TBA 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender - Dean Miller and his team cover the length and breadth of Queensland with great suggestions for weekends, short breaks and holidays. 6:00 Seven News 6:30 TBA 9:10 TBA 11:25 Family Guy: Petergeist / Untited Griffin Family History 12:25 Movie: “Operator” (M s,v) - An aggressive criminal attorney meets his match when a mysterious woman wreaks her revenge, slowly unravelling his life. 2:30 Special: Sunrise Over South Africa - Discover the whole spectrum of South Africa’s diverse attractions, its treasures and its truths. 3:30 It Is Written Oceania 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 That ‘70s Show
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Gerhard Richter: Painting 2:45 Quadrophenia: Can You See The Real Me? 3:55 The Beauty Of Books 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Jodie Kidd 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Prisoners of War: Family Portrait 9:30 Movie: “Harry Brown” (MAV s,d,l,v) Harry Brown is an elderly ex-marine living in a dingy English housing estate apartment. The escalating crime and violence has made him so frightened that he won’t even use the underpass near his home. 11:30 Movie: “99 Francs” (MAV v,s,a,d) In French. A first-person diatribe against modern consumerist society, as seen through the eyes of a cynical advertising executive whose efforts to get fired from his job backfire as he keeps getting promoted. 1:15 South Park: Imaginationland: Episode 3 - Inside Imaginationland, Stan and Butters engage in the battle of their lives as they fight the army of evil imaginary forces. 1:45 South Park: Guitar Queer-O 2:15 South Park: The List 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight
SUNDAY 10
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 Travel Oz 1:30 World Cafe Asia: Malacca 2:00 How The Earth Was Made: The Driest Place On Earth 3:00 The Pre-Raphaelites: Victorian Revolutionaries 3:30 Artscape 4:00 Basketball: WNBL: Preliminary Final 2 6:00 Dig 1940 6:30 Compass 7:00 ABC News 7:30 David Attenborough: Galapagos 8:30 Midsomer Murders 10:00 Rev. - A heatwave hits London and vicar Adam can’t sleep. And elderly parishioner Joan has just moved into a nursing home and is convinced her new room is haunted, causing Adam all sorts of grief. 10:30 Shakespeare Uncovered: Richard II Presented By Derek Jacobi 11:25 Art Of Russia: Smashing The Mould 11:55 Movie: “The Front Page” (M) 2:00 Movie: “The Bachelor And The Bobby Soxer” (G) 3:35 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 Wide World Of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 1:00 Australian Athletics Tour 2013 2:00 Ensign Pulver 4:00 Imparja’s Sunday Football: Melbourne Storm Vs St George Illawarra Dragons 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Block: All Stars 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: Red Lacquer Nail Polish - The remains of an elderly heiress are uncovered in her eerie mansion, and the CBI have a long list of suspects for her homicide. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Dead Air 10:30 CSI: Miami: Last Stand - Miami is ablaze with crime and chaos when Memmo Fiero, Horatio’s wife’s killer, returns to take control of the city. 11:30 The Block: All Stars 12:30 What Would You Do? 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 Iron Chef Australia 12:00 Movie: “Big Fat Liar” (G) 2:00 Movie: “Leatherheads” (PG v,l) 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 Downton Abbey - The new maid is managing to get quite a bit of attention from the servants and Daisy appears to be somewhat jealous at the direction it’s coming from. 9:40 Castle 11:40 Law & Order: LA: East Pasadena 12:35 Harry’s Practice 1:00 House Calls To The Rescue 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 FIFA World Cup 2014 Magazine 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Sailing: Vendee Globe 2013 3:30 My Family Feast: Argentinean 4:05 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations: Laos 5:00 Cycling Central 5:35 Rex In Rome: Rex’s Revenge 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: The Bodies In The Well 8:30 Wonders Of The Solar System: Alians 9:35 Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die 10:45 Movie: “Offset” (M l,v) In Romanian and German. Brindusa, a Romanian woman, is in love with Stefan, a German contractor in Bucharest. They plan to get married in three days. Nicu is their boss and Brindusa’s former lover, and he’s determined to get her back. 12:45 Classic Albums: Paranoid - The second album by Black Sabbath, released in 1970, has long attained classic status. Paranoid not only changed the face of rock music, but also defined the sound and style of heavy metal more than any other record in rock history. 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
MONDAY 11
7 CENTRAL
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Science Clips 10:35 Inside Science 10:50 I Maths 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 TBA 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Waterloo Road 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News 6:00 Grand Designs 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 Five Daughters 1:05 Movie: “Sudden Fear” (PG) - A successful and wealthy playwright falls in love and marries a mediocre actor whom, she discovers, only married her for her money and plans to murder her. 2:20 Rage 3:10 Grand Designs 4:00 Movie: “The Mark Of Zorro” (PG) 5:30 Eggheads
6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 10:00 National Morning News 11:00 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 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Contractual Obligation Implementation 9:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Toast Derivation 9:30 Person Of Interest: Booked Solid - Reese and Finch try to save a hotel maid’s life, but the number of suspects proves to be overwhelming. Meanwhile, Carter gets an offer to join the FBI. 10:30 Person Of Interest 11:30 The Block: All Stars 12:30 Extra 1:00 The Avengers 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 Movie: “John Sandford’s Mind Prey” (M v,a,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Wild Vets 3:30 Minute To Win It 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Casey won’t give a statement, even if it means he will go back to gaol. Tamara gives Casey an ultimatum - if he doesn’t give the statement, they are over. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:45 Revenge: Illusion - The ties that bind Victoria and Conrad are tested as they reaffirm their loyalties and commitment to each other. 9:45 How I Met Your Mother 10:45 TBA 11:45 Happy Endings 12:15 Last Chance Learners 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Harry’s Practice 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: “Orchestra Seats” (M l) 2:50 Allons-y Alonzo! 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: Palau 6:00 Grand Tours of Scotland: The Feminine Touch 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Paper Armour 8:35 Man vs Wild: Fan Vs. Wild 9:35 RocKwiz: Amaya Laucirica & James Reyne 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Chocolate Cake - (M) Isabella, a thirty-year-old Latina woman, suffers an insatiable desire for chocolate cake, matched only by her thirst for love affairs with good-looking 21-year-olds. Wasp Waist (PG) Animation: A film about women of the late nineteenth century who practiced tight lacing by wearing corsets to attain an unnaturally small waist. This small waist was likened to that of a wasps segmented body. 1:05 My Family UK: You’re the One 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight
TUESDAY 12
IMPARJA
6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Real Chinese 10:40 Pyramid 10:55 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News 6:00 Grand Designs 6:50 Minuscule 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 New Tricks - UCOS reinvestigates the death of Joe Walsh, General Secretary of the Crane Drivers’ Union whose body was found in the Thames in 1975. 9:30 At The Movies 10:00 Artscape: Anatomy 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Desperate Romantics 1:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:30 Basketball: WNBL Grand Final 4:55 Rage 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 Prestidigitation Approximation Leonard must choose between new girlfriend Priya and his friendship with Penny. Meanwhile, Howard drives Sheldon crazy with a magic trick. 8:30 TBA 9:00 Two Broke Girls: And The Broken Hip 9:30 Two And A Half Men: Advantage: Fat, Flying Baby 10:00 Anger Management: Charlie & Deception Therapy 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: “Midwives” (M a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Wild Vets 3:30 Minute To Win It 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Casey gives the statement, Romeo rejects Heath for a job at the gym, leading Heath to become frustrated because no one will give him a chance. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:40 Packed To The Rafters: That Heady Rush - Frankie is caught up in that heady rush a new relationship brings. She seems to be coping pretty well. But can she contain the tsunami that is Coby? Dave is riding a heady rush of his own when Duncan offers the Rafter Electrical team a big contract. 9:40 Parenthood 11:40 Against The Wall 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: “Family Hero” (M l,n) 2:50 I Do Air 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Bush Judge 6:00 Grand Tours of Scotland: A Walk On The Wild Side 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Michael O’Loughlin 8:35 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Heaven On Earth” (M l,v,a) In Punjabi and Hindi. Chand, a young Punjabi woman, travels to Canada for an arranged marriage. Living with her new husband and in-laws, Chand soon discovers that married life will be a life of subservience and abuse, largely ignored by her new family. As a defence mechanism, she retreats into a fantasy world. 12:55 Anna Pihl - Mads is losing it after his hit-and-run accident, and while he spends his time crashed out on Anna’s sofa, she is terrified what will happen to her for covering up for him. 1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
WEDNESDAY 13
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 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News 6:00 Grand Designs 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 QI: Joints 9:00 The Agony Of Life 9:35 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 9:55 Would I Lie To You? 10:30 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:30 Bored To Death 11:55 Durham County 12:45 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:45 Compass: Woman Of The Book: Geraldine Brooks 2:15 Rage 3:00 Grand Designs 3:50 Movie: “Underwater (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 8:00 Hot Property 8:30 Parade’s End 10:50 The Block: All Stars 11:50 Weeds: A Shoe For A Shoe - After Shane’s kidnapping, Nancy attempts to get her son back by going head-to-head with Cesar in a Skee-ball “Hall of Fame” museum. 12:20 Extra 12:50 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 1:20 Nine Presents 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: “Mystery Woman: Vision Of A Murder” (M) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Wild Vets 3:30 Minute To Win It 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - April realises that she’s lost without Dex. Romeo hires Heath at the Gym. Romeo goes to the city to see a specialist. Meanwhile, Liam tells Brax he’s been stealing from him, Brax fires him. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:40 Last Resort: Voluntold - Even as Marcus and Sam learn that they have been charged with treason against the United States, a greater threat within their own crew is brewing. 9:40 Highway Patrol 10:10 World’s Wildest Police Videos 11:10 Air Crash Investigations 12:10 Harry’s Practice 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News
5:00 Weatherwatch And Music 5:05 Korean News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:05 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Grandpas Fight Back 6:00 Grand Tours of Scotland: A Bed For The Night 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Arctic: Arctic Ocean: The Frozen Sea 8:30 Hostile Environment 9:30 Inside Japanese Nuclear Meltdown 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Architect” (M a,n,s) In German. When a successful architect’s long-hidden family secrets are revealed at his estranged mother’s funeral, his wife and children begin to experience a rapid emotional decline. 12:45 Movie: “The Bubble” (MA s) In Arabic, Hebrew and English. This film tells of an impossible gay relationship between a young Israeli and a young Palestinian viewed through the lives of three young Israelis - two gay men and a young straight woman - who share an apartment in a trendy suburb of Tel Aviv. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight
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CROSSWORD No. 138
SUDOKU No. 138
Your Lucky
Stars
PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) A friend of yours will be able to shed light on a personal dilemma. It would be a good idea to trust this person’s judgement. They aren’t intentionally trying to hurt you. Romance. This week has a lot in store for you! Events may move faster than you expect. Involve your partner.
ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) You will receive a message in a dream. You are not sure what to do, but the dream will give you some direction. Romance. Your powers of intuition will soon be put to the test! You will need to work out a chance remark which seems to have hidden implications. Decode it delicately.
TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)
FOR KIDS
You get annoyed when other people create a mess and expect you to clean up after them. This week you may have to be a little more assertive. Romance. It may be better if you plough ahead by yourself this week. Your partner wants to help you. Kindly refuse their offer.
GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)
An argument may be difficult to get out of and you could waste time trying to persuade someone who doesn’t want to be persuaded! The best approach might be to not start in the first place. Romance. Time spent challenging your partner to do better will be well spent. Be patient!
CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A friend from work will seemingly betray you. Be sure to have all of the details before making any snap judgements. They may be trying to help. Romance. You have a great deal to do at the moment and without enough help from your partner, you won’t be able to get everything done.
LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) An amusing incident at work will help to cheer you up. The person concerned might not have found it quite so funny, however. Apologize for your giggles. Romance. You may need to find a new outlet for your excess energy. Your talents are not being appreciated properly by your partner.
FINDWORD No. 138 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA
VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Your positive mood will be picked up by a person who has not noticed you in the past. Spend more time with this admiring person and you may become good friends. Romance. You will have a lot of initiative this week. This will be a better time for working alone than for joint ventures.
LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)
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MUDDY RIVER
An interesting turn of events will put you at the centre of the action for a while. You will need to think fast and delegate responsibility where necessary. You can do this! Romance. This would not be a good time to mention areas which you know need fixing. Concentrate good things!
SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) You will be getting a little fed up with constantly helping those around you. To recover, you may have to spend more time by yourself. Romance. Try not to over-react to upcoming events. Calm down before getting into a discussion about something that you feel strongly about.
SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)
You find yourself with an itch of spring fever. Get outside a few times this week to combat these feelings. Romance. Your partner might be slightly more argumentative than usual. This may not be the best time for a sensitive discussion. Wait until their mood has changed to bring it up.
CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)
It is difficult, but
Some words of advice from family members may not be welcome. You should listen to what they have to say because they have a better perspective. Romance. Your partner may be in a strange mood this week. Don’t be too concerned. They simply need to let off some steam.
not impossible, to
AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“
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conduct strictly
honest business.
– Mahatma Gandhi
SOLUTIONS No. 138
Don’t let your mind wander too far. Your consistent daydreaming has left you without many accomplishments at work. Be careful! Romance. A person who promises you a lot may be full of hot air. Be wary of these pledges. Find out more about them to prove or disprove their character.
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DATE CLAIMER Tombstone Unveiling
Of the Late Mrs Petta Morseu Date: Saturday, September 14, 2013 Location: Badu Island Contact Names: Bertha Morseu 0447 016 803 Laura Morseu 0429 803 476 Alenka Morseu 0477 534 046
Debra Jean Williams In loving memory Date of birth: 4/12/1961 Date of death: 1/3/1995 Priscella Merle Willams In loving memory Date of birth: 11/12/1947 Date of death: 6/3/2010
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Saturday, April 6, 2013 Memorial Day and Blessing of Stone Plaques for the late Bishop Morrison Ted Mosby and Maria Teresa Mosby (aka Mia) at Yorke Island.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
DATE CLAIMER Marriage of Marita Dorante to Benji Sagigi September 28, 2013 at Hammond Island Church
24 Hour Service for DV CONNECT Telephone 1800 811 811 – Lena Passi Women’s Shelter NPA WOMEN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP 24 Hour Crisis Shelter Ph: 4069 3020
International Women’s Day - The Gender Agenda Friday, March 8, 2013 Hosted by The Rotary Club of Thursday Island, We cannot bring the old days back when we were all together But loving memories will remain within our hearts forever. If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane I’d walk right up to heaven and bring you home again.
Always remembered and sadly missed by their loving mother and sister, Freda and families.
Torres Strait, at The Grand Hotel, Malu Paru Please join us from 7 - 9am for Breakfast Tickets $35 a head - Guest Speaker, prizes, fun! Beneficiary: Lena Passi Women’s Shelter
TORRES NEWS
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We the family of the late Jennifer Evelyn Mye who left us peacefully on February 5, 2013, wish to express our deep appreciation to those who have offered such kindness, support, messages of sympathy and comfort in our bereavement. We especially wish to thank Nurses and Staff of Erub Primary Health Clinic, Doctors, Nurses and Staff of Thursday Island Hospital, Debra Rose Enterprise, Westwing Aviation, TSIRC – Erub, Thursday Island and Cairns, CEA participants – Erub, Mr Rex Anson and family, Mr & Mrs Pau Stephen and family, Mr & Mrs Les Pitt and family, Mr & Mrs Kemuel Kiwat and family, Mrs Ruth Pau, Mr Henry Savage and Ms Nola Billy, Mr & Mrs Arthur Ketchell and family, Mr & Mrs Elia Doolah and family, Ms Tabane Bustard and family, Ms Yana Gesa, Mr & Mrs Kabay Pilot and family, Mrs Rachel Gela and family, Mr & Mrs Mua Sailor and family, Mrs Alma Sailor and family, Mrs Colina Sailor, Mr & Mrs Walter Lui, Mr Timop Anson, Mr Francis Ketchell and Miss Evelyn Thaiday, Mr & Mrs Wally Anson and family, Mr & Mrs Harry Ghee and family, Cornerstone Church Members, Mrs Raniet China and family, Mr & Mrs Charlie Charlie and family, Mr & Mrs Arthur Naawi, Mr & Mrs Kapua Gutchen and family, Mr & Mrs Dick Pilot and family, Mrs Daisy Ketchell and family, Miss Barbara Sailor, Miss Demag Anson, Miss Eleanor China, Tina, Genua, Guaza & Julia Thaiday, Mr Nanai Sailor and Miss Annie Pilot, Mr Jimmy Thaiday and Miss Sarah Gela, Mr & Mrs Amos Sipi, Mr & Mrs Fred Kiwat. Relatives and friends who travelled from South and nearby neighbouring Islands to attend the funeral. Families from Brisbane to Torres Strait region who contributed in anyway from time, finance to message of sympathy. Thank you for the flowers and food donated and to those who contributed financially. Your assistance has helped ease some of the financial burden. Words cannot express the gratitude we feel. Your generosity will be remembered always.
With God’s Blessing Mye, Bourne, David, Waigana, Cowley and Stephen Families
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Date Claimer
Tombstone opening of the late
Mrs Emily Ah Mat June 22, 2013.
Date Claimer Saturday, December 7, 2013
Unveiling of the Tombstones of Mrs Mary Kusu (nee Nona) and Mr Matthew Ronsen Which will take place at Badu Island
Thursday Island Home and Community Care services are currently seeking two enthusiastic employees to join our team in assisting our elders and their carers
1 position - HACC Services Coordinator for Thursday Island 1 position - HACC Services Support Worker for Thursday Island These employees will be working in assisting in the planning and delivery of a high standard of care and support to Centre-based day respite clients, group activities in the Centre, short trips such as fishing trips, barbeques and beach picnics, transport to the centre, shopping or appointments, social support and our Meals on Wheels Service.
DATE CLAIMER Saturday, December 14, 2013 Tombstone Unveiling of the late
FAY NONA THURSDAY ISLAND
2006 Toyota Landcruiser Wagon STD Located on Thursday Island • 4.2L Diesel • Snorkel • 173,000 km • Twin Tanks • Airconditioning • Tinted Windows
$19,500 Phone 0409 695 667
Skills required for the Coordinator position include but are not limited to: The ability to demonstrate effective written communication in care and service documentation; The ability to effectively manage time; If you believe you are the Demonstrating timely and effective reporting; right person for the Job Participation of team activities, working as a team; please apply to: Assist in the planning, implementation and review of client services; HACC Thursday Island Assist clients with personal care and lifestyle activities; PO Box 651 Implementing changes to care as directed 90 Douglas Street Participation in training and development activities Thursday Island, QLD, 4875 Skills required for the Support Worker position include but are not limited to: coordinator@tihacc.com.au • Participation of team activities, working as a team; Ph: (07) 4090 3885 • Assist clients with personal care and lifestyle activities; Fax: (07) 4090 3886 • Participation in training and development activities • Assist clients with transport to from centre and lifestyle activities Applications close: • Delivery of Meals on Wheels to clients March 13, 2013 • • • • • • • •
All employees will be required to undergo a police check and are required to have or the ability to acquire a blue card. Advantageous to positions is LR License, current First Aid Certificate and Cert III in Aged Care although training can be provided.
WIS WEI YULPA HEALTH Brisbane Child Asthma and Respiratory Specialists are returning to the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area from Monday, March 4 to Thursday, March 7, 2013 The Respiratory Specialists Dr Anne Chang and Dr Brent Masters will be attending clinics Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre from Monday, March 4 to Thursday, March 7, 2013. Dr Anne Chang will be attending clinics at Horn Island Primary Health Centre on Tuesday, March 5 and Bamaga Primary Health Centre on Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Clinic/Hours
Monday 4/3/2013
Morning 8am to 12noon
TI Primary Health Centre Dr B Masters Dr A Chang
Afternoon 12.30pm to 5pm
TI Primary Health Centre Dr B Masters Dr A Chang
Tuesday 5/3/2013 Horn Island Primary Health Centre Dr A Chang TI Primary Health Centre Dr B Masters
Wednesday 6/3/2013
Thursday 7/3/2013
Bamaga Primary Health Centre Dr A Chang
TI Primary Health Centre Dr B Masters Dr A Chang
TI Primary Health Centre Dr B Masters
TI Primary Health Centre Dr B Masters Dr A Chang
Appointment letters will be sent out for children and adolescents (0-14 years of age) who have been already referred to the Specialists. Your child can also be referred to the Respiratory Specialists if they have any of the following problems: • Frequent or bad asthma attacks or if your child has been in the hospital in the last year for asthma. • Chronic (long-time) cough or lung condition or pneumonia two or more times in the last few years. • If your child snores regularly, has difficulty breathing during sleep, is very tired in the mornings, goes to sleep during school or while eating dinner or if teachers are worried about your child’s learning and concentration. Or if you are worried about your child’s breathing. If u piknini e-gad (asthma) short wind or serious lung problem like: • Chronic cough (prapa nugud cough em bin gad for long time) • If u piknini egad serious lung problem • If em teke too much Ventolin • Or em gad nugud snore wen em sleep • If em bin gad asthma attack from 6 to 8 times or more in 1 year • If em bin inside hospital for asthma last year • If u piknini e teke strong asthma medicine or • If u wory because em gad short wind problem, you can teke em come for look doctor If you need advice please ring TI Primary Health Centre and talk to Kathy Cook, District Child Health Nurse or Vera Assan, Child & Youth Health Worker on 4069 0400 or contact your local Health Centre.
Torres Strait Regional Authority Common Funding Round 2013 – 2014 The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is calling for applications from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal organisations and individuals within the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area for grant funding for activities commencing July 1, 2013, under the following Programs: Governance and Leadership Program - Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) Capacity Building Initiatives Eligible projects under this program include: • Contribution towards the administrative costs associated with establishing and maintaining a PBC Office • Initiatives that increase the capacity of elected PBC Officers to perform their duties • Initiatives that support PBCs to engage with communities on Native Title issues Governance and Leadership Program - Indigenous Broadcasting Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Operational support for Indigenous broadcasting services (including RIBS) • Regional Indigenous Media Organisation (RIMO) Support • Upgrade of broadcasting equipment Economic Development Program - Community Economic Initiatives Scheme (CEIS) Eligible projects under this program include: • Projects that demonstrate ability to create profits and employment opportunities • Projects that lead to the establishment of sustainable industries in the areas of Marine, Tourism, Arts and Craft or Construction • The development of business plans and feasibility studies Healthy Communities Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Healthy Homes initiatives (including health promotion and education) • Healthy Lifestyles initiatives and minor infrastructure Safe Communities Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Social services initiatives such as: • Indigenous women, men and children social development and support programs • Child and family safety programs • Safe and accessible community initiatives such as: • Safe communities infrastructure and equipment including land and sea communications systems • Community capacity building and awareness Culture Art and Heritage Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Support for the development of artist careers • Locally managed community cultural projects (festivals, exhibitions etc) • Costs associated with the revitalization and /or maintenance of endangered Torres Strait languages • Support for purchase of Arts material and Production costs to develop traditional and contemporary artforms • Production costs for projects and events • Marketing costs for the promotion of a cultural/artistic event Grant Application forms and Program Guidelines specific to each program are available at www.tsra.gov.au under the ‘Grant Funding’ menu. Application kits and further information can also be obtained by contacting the TSRA on (07) 4069 0700. Applications Close at 4 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 Completed applications should be marked ‘TSRA Common Funding Round’ and emailed to: grantapplications@tsra.gov.au Alternatively, applications may be posted to: The Chief Executive Officer Torres Strait Regional Authority PO Box 261 Thursday Island Qld 4875 Applications received after 4 pm on April 9, 2013 will not be considered unless prior approval for a late submission has been obtained in writing from the relevant TSRA Program Manager.
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Careers with Queensland Health Nurse Manager Resource Management and Productivity, Thursday Island Hospital, Torres Strait – Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service. Remuneration value up to $114 787 p.a., comprising salary between $93 888 - $100 606 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (Temporary position up to 30 June 2015. Applications will remain current for 12 months) Duties/Abilities: The Nurse Manager - Resource Management and Productivity is operationally responsible for developing and assisting with implementation and monitoring of local nursing and midwifery resource management practices, processes and tools in alignment with the industrial key performance indicator framework and Hospital and Health Service priorities. Travel is a requirement of this position. Accommodation and access to the Remote Area and Incentive Package is available. Enquiries: Robyn Humphreys (07) 4069 0245. Job Ad Reference: H13TO02292 Application Kit: (07) 4226 5124 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus Closing Date: Friday, 8 March 2013.
Public Health Nurse Public Health and Environmental Health Unit, Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre, Torres Strait – Northern Peninsula Hospital and Health Service. Remuneration value up to $114 787 p.a., comprising salary between $93 888 $100 606 p.a., employer contribution to superannuation (up to 12.75%) and annual leave loading (17.5%) (Nurse Grade 7) (Applications will remain current for 12 months) Duties/Abilities: The Public Health Nurse is a Registered Nurse responsible for the surveillance, investigation and control of communicable diseases in the Torres Strait Northern Peninsula Area (TSNPA). The Public Health Nurse acts as a resource person for other health professionals engaged in primary health care in the TSNPA Hospital and Health Service. Enquiries: Ursula Sabatino (07) 4030 6828. Job Ad Reference: H13TO02376 Application Kit: (07) 4226 5124 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus Closing Date: Wednesday, 13 March 2013.
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I’VE always liked wild places, and I don’t mind a bit of adven- An irreverent, satirical (and totally fictional) comment ture. upon the issues of life, by our faceless correspondent. No, I’m not talking about the local pub on a Friday night. I mean really wild places, with miles and miles of bugger-all and so much nature you can choke on it. I suppose you have a different way of looking at things if you live there permanently, so perhaps it is best to visit the really special places for a holiday, and then go away and think about what you have seen. I am working on this year’s holiday plans just now and, you know what? I think I might spend a month on Cape York. It’s pretty big, and definitely wild, and there’s more nature than you could poke a stick at. Having said that, it’s not totally uninhabited, and there are a few indigenous communities along the coasts. I have just managed to find the telephone code - 299 - and as soon as the time difference lets me, I might call and start making arrangements. The best time to visit is definitely August, when daytime temperaThe memorial to tures can reach a balmy Admiral Robert Peary. 8 degrees C. Much better than Christmas time, when the best you can hope for is -20 degrees C. That’s during the day. At night it will drop to -30 degrees C. Something wrong? Oh - I’m talking about the real Cape York, in the north-west of Greenland. Now that’s a place for proper adventurers. A rugged coastal environment, rich in seals, whales, birds, and friendly polar bears. You can swim quite safely as there are no crocodiles or stingers, but do be careful not to hurt yourself on the floating ice. It has something else in common with home. The first white face at the neighbouring North Pole was a naval officer, Admiral Robert Peary. His family raised a monument on the Cape in honour of his achievements. As befits an American and an Admiral, it puts poor old Captain Cook’s monument in the shade. You will probably need the shade to get out of the sun in that 8-degree summer heat.
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Tagai training targets Peninsula team trials By MARK ROY TAGAI Secondary Campus students were out on Ken Brown Oval on Friday, February 22, training hard for upcoming selection carnival in Cairns on March 5. The boys are honing their skills in a bid to be selected for the representative Peninsula Team to play in the state schoolboys carnival to be held in Kingaroy in May. Getting selected is a Coach Nathan Maguire with Tagai State College squad members after training at tough task. A couple of years Ken Brown Oval on Tuesday, February 19. PHOTO: MARK ROY ago the Thursday Island the carnival, but getting players from Thursday Island into boys went down and won the carnival, but none of the players the Peninsula team.” were selected. In preparation for the carnival, the Tagai squad also New coach Nathan Maguire believes many of the trained on Thursday, February 28 and Saturday, March 2. students, who take rugby league as a subject at school, have Maguire leaves Thursday Island with the squad of 15 what it takes. players on Monday, March 4. “A lot of these guys have natural ability, and it is about “We may pick up a few extra boys from the Western Cape harnessing that and putting it into some type of structure,” to join our squad,” he said. Maguire said. “They need to know where to be on the field, “We will head down on Monday, March 4, play on the aware of their positions - that’s the big thing. 5th, and are back on the 6th,” Maguire said. “If they can all slot into their correct positions on the “They don’t have the junior competition up here on paddock and bring their natural talent we will have some Thursday Island so they don’t get that regular rugby league success.” fixture, whereas in Cairns they’ve got their competition It is Maguire’s first year on Thursday Island, after coming running throughout the whole season,” Maguire said. up from the Sunshine Coast. “There’s plenty of backyard footy but no organised The brother of Parramatta Eels’ Casey Maguire, Nathan schoolboys competition up here. previously coached the Sunshine Coast Open Schoolboys “However, in saying that, most of these boys take rugby team at the carnival last year. league as a subject, over at Tagai, so they develop skills and He said as a coach he needed to bond the players together, some structure amongst themselves at the school.” and make them feel relaxed and confident in being “more than competitive”. “I’m not going to settle for anything but success down there, and success to me is not just taking out
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By MARK ROY WHEN Jurgean Tabuai hit the wall 30km through the 42km Tokyo Marathon, he focused his thoughts on his family, his friends, and his supporters in the Torres Strait. And it was his determination not to let them down that pulled him through. In doing so, Jurgean, from Saibai, became the first Torres Strait Islander to complete the iconic event. After taking his place on the starting line alongside two other members of the Indigenous Marathon Project on Sunday, February 24, Jurgean clocked a good time over the first 30km of the course. “I did a personal best time, running four minutes faster over that distance,” Jurgean said. “But the last 10km was a gruelling run, and that is where all the hard work and training came in.” With a new baby on the way in August, Jurgean focused his thoughts on his family and people back home. “I started thinking about my family, my partner back in Port Lincoln, and all my family up on Saibai,” he said. “I have had great supporters across the whole of the Torres Strait, all
encouraging me to do good stuff.” It was the thought that he could not let these people down that got him across the line, Jurgean said. “Torres Strait Islanders are not just good footballers - we can do other things too,” he said with a laugh. “I would love to see some young kids from the Torres Strait get more interested in running. “Any young kids or adults out there - male or female - who like to do a bit of running should try out for the next Indigenous Marathon Project.” Jurgean attended trials in Cairns in March last year, after he saw an ad for the Indigenous Marathon Project in the Torres News. “I’ve always had a passion for running, doing cross-country in school, but I never took up running after I left school,” he said. “So this was an opportunity to come back in to the sport. It was a good chance to do a marathon. I had never run a marathon before - I’d never run that far before.” Along with seven other project participants, Jurgean trained hard for the marathon in Canberra, with training camps throughout the year, including a 10km run in the Gold Coast and a 30km marathon in Alice Springs in September.
“It was a great project. I loved it, and they looked after me. They are a great bunch of people,” he said. “It’s really hard getting up really early to train, but, if you want to go to New York, you just focus hard. “You just need the determination to do it.” In November last year, the Marathon Project took Jurgean to the United States to compete in the New York Marathon. But Hurricane Sandy blew those plans away, so Jurgean joined in with the other project members on voluntary clean-up work. He said he found he could sympathise with what New Yorkers were going through. “I was a bit disappointed the marathon was cancelled, as I was looking forward to a big run, but when I saw the devastation after the hurricane, it was a bit like what we go through when we get hit by a cyclone,” he said. Jurgean then had the opportunity to run the Tokyo Marathon in Japan, where running is something of a national sport. Only about one in ten applicants gets to run the fabled 42.195km course through the nation’s capital. This year there were 300,000 ap-
plicants but only 35,000 could run. Jurgean travelled to Japan with fellow Marathon Project runners Korey Summers, from Alice Springs, and Nathan Heath, from Newcastle. Despite testing conditions, with temperatures reaching a low of -2 degrees the night before the race, the athletes put their hard work and training into practice, with Korey leading the pack over the finish line, and setting an IMP record of 3.08.51 for the 42.195km course. Jurgean Tabuai from Saibai after completing the Nat was the second Tokyo Marathon on Sunday, February 24. IMP athlete over the runner, and I’m not going to stop line in 3.14.51, with Jurgean close running.” behind in 3.27.50. IMP is now on the look-out for the But even after knocking over the next crop of runners to take on the Tokyo Marathon, Jurgean is humble New York Marathon in November. about his prowess as a distance If you, or someone you know, has runner. what it takes, apply online at www. “I’m not much of a good runner,” imp.org.au. he said. The next try-outs in Cairns will “It’s more about inner self-belief. be at 8am Monday, March 16, on the I believe in myself. I believe I’m a Esplanade. Meet at the Pirate Ship.
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