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Jemma McNicoll, Joyra Pitt, Jalaya Nona and Kiris Nona were the first to volunteer for Clean Up Australia Day on Thursday Island. On Horn Island, a total of 60 volunteers answered the clean-up call early on Sunday, March 3, braving rains and bringing in the rubbish. See story, page 13. Photo: Mark Roy.

HEALTH authorities have identified an outbreak of influenza on Saibai after three residents returned positive tests last Thursday for a strain of Influenza A. Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula Executive Director of Medical Services Oscar Whitehead said the actual strain of Influenza A responsible for the Saibai outbreak was still to be identified. “These are the first cases of the ‘flu that we have identified in the Torres Strait so far this year,” Dr Whitehead said. He said a community influenza vaccination program would be undertaken on the island from Friday, March 8. “I encourage all Saibai Island residents to take the opportunity to be vaccinated,’’ he said. The Saibai outbreak was a timely reminder to Torres Strait residents that this year’s ‘flu season was about to begin, he said. ‘’It is difficult to predict the severity of a flu season but vaccination is still the best protection against this disease,” he said. As stocks of this year’s Fluvax begin to arrive, vaccination will be available through GPs, Aboriginal medical services and other immunisation providers.

CMC review of punishment for Malu Sara tragedy By STEFAN ARMBRUSTER QUEENSLAND’S Crime and Misconduct Commission has won an appeal to review disciplinary action against the police officer who botched the Malu Sara rescue operation. Five people, including two immigration officials, drowned in 2005 when the immigration patrol boat, the Malu Sara, sank in the Torres Strait. Sergeant Warren Flegg received a suspended, two-year demotion after the state coroner recommend disciplinary action be taken for what he described as a “totally avoidable tragedy”. Sgt Flegg received a suspended demotion to Constable and had to take “cultural awareness training”. A Queensland tribunal has agreed with the CMC that the disciplinary action was unreasonably lenient and unjust for the seriousness of the misconduct. The tribunal said Sgt Flegg was an experienced search and rescue mission coordinator, yet he failed to act even though

he knew the boat was out of oil and was sinking in stormy conditions in the Torres Strait. Queensland Coroner Michael Barnes said it was “clear misconduct”. “It was an astounding decision not to tell federal rescue authorities or even the local volunteer marine rescue that the boat was in trouble,” Mr Barnes said. The tribunal has indicated it would demote Sgt Flegg for two years to constable rather than suspending him and impose a further two-year period before he can apply to sergeant again. It has asked the parties involved to make submissions later this month before it makes a final ruling. The affected families have been trying to convince authorities for years that they should pursue a criminal prosecution, but without success. The only punishment that has been handed down to any individual in the case is the one currently faced by Sgt Flegg.

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New web site improves community access to TSRA information THE Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) Chairperson, Mr Joseph Elu, has launched a substantially upgraded TSRA web site improving access to a wide range of services and information for internet users. Mr Elu said the www.tsra.gov.au site has a brand-new look and was much more user friendly. “It supports a wider range of content including voice recordings, music and video. “Information has been re-organised and updated and we have added a community calendar where events can be displayed.” Mr Elu said he hoped people would visit the new site and also to let the TSRA know about important events in their communities so this can be added to the calendar to be shared by everyone in the Torres Strait. Advice on community events can be sent to our email address, info@tsra.gov.au, to be included in the calendar. “All TSRA Programs will regularly review the site to provide updated content to keep the site relevant and interesting. “Over the next 12 months we will also be redeveloping the Gab Titui Cultural Centre web site to the same high standard.” Mr Elu said an example of the upgrade included the web site posting of the nineteen Regional Plan Community Booklets 2012. “The booklets have been produced by the TSRA’s Integrated Service Delivery (ISD)

Project in partnership with the Department of Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander and Multicultural Affairs (DATSIMA). “They detail all government services available in each community or within the Region and they play the role of a directory of services. “They also list community aspirations expressed during the 2008 consultations which informed the production of the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Regional Plan 2009-2029.” Mr Elu said the booklets also served as a baseline for services and infrastructure for each community. “This baseline is a vital component of the ISD initiative for the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area and can be used by communities and government agencies to measure progress, improvement or change in the delivery of services and programs.” Mr Elu said it was also hoped the Booklets would contribute to greater collaboration and information sharing between government and communities and motivate communities and individuals to take the initiative where aspirations were not a government responsibility. “The ISD Project intends to review and update the Booklets every two years.” Mr Elu said the review and update process would enable a stock-take on progress and allow new community priority needs to be included.

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ADSL crashes yet again By MARK ROY BUSINESSES in the Torres Strait have once again been hit by telecommunications faults, with ADSL services down for most of the past week. Telstra reported an “unplanned outage” to its ADSL internet service to Thursday Island from 7.10am on Monday, March 4, with services restored at 1.45am on Thursday, March 7. The break in service follows on from a five-day outage in January this year, which affected landline, broadband, mobile phones and internet services. While the mobile and 3G network remained operational, the outage wreaked havoc on many services including local radio station 4MW. Operations manager Jaan Torv said it was time Telstra invested more money into Torres Strait infrastructure.

“We had an even bigger outage last year that was caused by a rat chewing through a Telstra cable near Bamaga,” Mr Torv said. “After that, we invested in a satellite phone, but if there is cloud cover, we can’t even use that to dial out.” He said Telstra had no backup system in the event of an ADSL failure. “It means we have no phones, and can’t do interviews, and it threatens our ability to get the signal out to the transmitter,” he said. “So much business here is conducted over the internet. Telstra has the ability to shut down the entire Torres Strait with just one line out of action. “We are treated as a backwater here.” At the time of going to press, Telstra could not be contacted for comment.

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Barrier Aviation approaching point of no return BARRIER Aviation is reaching a point where it will not be able to recover from “this unreasonable and lengthy grounding”, saying there should have been no reason for the carrier to be grounded by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA). “It is has been well over two months and we are still going through the process with CASA,” a letter signed by Barrier Managing Director David Kilin says. “The biggest concern is that CASA are not obligated to speed this process up, but we, of course, do want to resolve this as soon as possible. “We at Barrier Aviation haven’t asked for any special treatment, just a timely resolution to the issues at hand. “We have fully co-operated every step

of the way and continue to do so.” The letter also asks the community to email or fax your local Federal Member asking that Barrier Aviation’s case be “ heard and resolved promptly”. 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. Mr Kilin says: “We think that the issues CASA has raised could have been dealt with professionally and without the ambush on Christmas Eve. “We were ready then and still are ready now to deal with CASA on a co-operative and professional basis; there should have

been no reason to be grounded. “Regrettably we have been forced to place our customers in such an inconvenient situation.” Mr Kilin says: “We also appreciate all the support our wonderful staff have given us at this difficult time. They are all aware of what is going on and are still standing by us at this time. “We hope to be able to give you more positive news in the near future. We cannot fully express the gratitude we feel for the incredible support that continues to flow from throughout Cairns, Cape York, the Torres Strait and the Darwin and Gove area from our customers, the aviation industry and our staff.” Barrier Aviation operates from bases

TI kids tested in infection scare DOCTORS and public health authorities on Thursday Island are moving quickly to contain an outbreak of a contagious skin infection. Up to 1000 children at the island’s schools and childcare centres are being tested for acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN), a bacterial infection that affects the kidneys and can lead to kidney disease. Torres Strait-Northern Peninsula Executive Director of Medical Services Dr Oscar Whitehead said an outbreak of the infection was declared after two cases were identified late in February. “We will be visiting all schools and child care centres and offering screening to everyone in the target age group and treatment to those with identifiable symptoms,’’ he said. “An additional two public health nurses

from the mainland arrived on the island on Tuesday, March 5 to assist local staff with the island-wide screening program.” The program is expected to run for two weeks. No further cases of the infection had been identified as of Thursday, March 9. Dr Whitehead said if untreated, the condition could lead to possible kidney failure. A public health outbreak had been declared so as to allow additional health resources to be directed towards screening all children on Thursday Island aged between 1 and 17 years for the condition. “This is the most at-risk group,’’ he said. “Treatment is quite simple, through a single injection of antibiotics and, if necessary, a course of tablets to control blood pressure. “Most people make a good recovery

with no evidence of any lasting long-term effects. “Anyone with any concerns, or currently exhibiting symptoms, can also visit the Thursday Island Primary Health Care Centre for advice.’’ Dr Whitehead said symptoms to look out for were a puffy face and skin sores. High blood pressure, scabies and the passing of blood in the urine also were associated with the condition, he said. An affected person also could have fever, headache, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting. Thursday Island residents could ensure the skin infection did not spread by maintaining good personal hygiene. “You should wash your hands and body with soap, sleep in a clean bed, wash your sheets and towels and wash and wear clean clothes every day,’’ he said.

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Arpaka Dance Company in distinctive uniforms designed for WOMADelaide. - Photo: HR BELL. FOR the first time, Torres Strait island culture will be represented in the 2013 WOMADelaide Festival, which started on Friday, March 8 and runs for four days. The Arpaka Dance Company from St Paul’s Community, under the direction of Dijon Niue, will perform seven dances at two performances, and conduct a dance workshop during the Festival. Among Arpaka’s repertoire, Mr Niue brings together the brilliant spectacle of the Star Dance with the thrilling energy of the Marap Dance that represents the drama of Island storms through loud, changing rhythmic bamboo instruments and vigorous dancing.

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Feral animal eradication protects nesting Mer turtles an important food source and a lot of effort has been put into conservation over the years. “Feral animals have been killing adult turtles, digging up their nests and destroying eggs, and possibly killing turtle hatchlings. “Attacks have increased in recent years due to a rise in feral dog numbers, particularly during the turtle nesting and hatchling season peak from midNovember to mid-March.” Mr Elu said the community raised concerns about

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Australia, the wider community and school an eradication program was the obvious solution. “LSMU staff worked with the community explaining how the program would run by house to house door knocking, public notices and the circulation of brochures and maps showing areas to be targeted with baiting and traps.” Mr Elu said community involvement and support was the key to the campaign with increased public awareness ensuring domestic dogs and cats were not placed at risk during the eradication. “The project started with a dog health program that offered people the chance to

have pets de-sexed and unwanted animals euthanised by a contract veterinarian. “The week-long control program eradicated 70 feral dogs and 18 cats using trapping, baiting and shooting under close supervision by the contract vet.” Mr Elu said the program was very successful with the numbers of recorded attacks on turtles drastically reduced. “The key now to keeping numbers down will be to keep the community engaged in closely monitoring the feral dog population and working closely with our partner agencies to maintain the twice a year dog health program visits by a vet.”

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THE Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) believes a feral animal control program conducted on an Eastern Group island to protect nesting turtles could provide the blueprint for similar control programs on other islands. TSRA Chairperson Mr Joseph Elu said Mer Island was a significant green turtle rookery, but feral dogs and cats had, in recent years, been using the rookery as a food source. “Apart from their cultural significance, the turtles are

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Ear disease trouble for kids and families RAISING kids is hard work - but as Radio 4MW Brekky Bot host Sylvia Tabua says, it can be even harder when a child has a hearing loss that mum and dad don’t know about. Sylvia is part a radio team working to raise local awareness of ‘Otitis Media’ or ‘middle ear infection’ and the hearing problems it can cause for kids. Around Australia, Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander children can have middle ear infections and trouble hearing for up to three years of their childhood. “That’s a lot more than nonIndigenous kids,” Sylvia said. A child with an ear infection might seem to have problems with their behaviour when it’s really a problem with their hearing. “Sometimes kids with ear disease can’t hear what adults are telling them,” Sylvia said. “When a child can’t hear properly, they might not answer when an adult speaks to them or they might keep saying ‘what?’ - and both of those things can be really annoying.” When parents, teachers and other adults don’t know the real reason behind the behaviour, they might growl at the child and complain they don’t listen enough. “But sometimes the child can’t

listen because an infection is stopping their ears from working properly,” Sylvia said. Another sign that a child might have hearing loss is if they don’t speak clearly. When a child’s hearing isn’t good - they can have trouble hearing and learning the right way to speak words from other people and trouble knowing what their own words sound like when they say them. “One of the difficult things about stopping middle ear infections - is that it can sneak up on kids and their parents without anyone knowing,” Sylvia said. “This is a big worry because the damage ear disease does to a child’s hearing is permanent, and it can get worse the longer a child has it.” Ear disease can have some signs that adults might notice like when a child pulls or tugs at their ear, or says they have a pain in their ear, or if pus or fluid can be seen coming out of their ear. But there can be times, when not even the child realises they have the infection. “To protect children in the Torres Strait and NPA communities, adults need to get children’s ears checked by a doctor, nurse or health worker whenever they go to the clinic - just in case,” Sylvia said.

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NPARC welcomes new CEO NORTHERN Peninsula Area Regional Council has appointed Ilario Sabatino (pictured) as its new Chief Executive Officer. NPARC Mayor Bernard Charlie said Council had been overwhelmed by the quality of candidates who applied for the role and that Ilario would build on Council’s strong foundations. “The exceptionally strong field of applicants for this position reflects the great standing that our organisation has in the community and the local government sector more broadly,” Cr Charlie said. “Ilario is passionate about our organisation and our community, and the Council is confident that he will add tremendous value to all that we have already achieved and do for our residents. “It is Council’s belief that Ilario will strengthen the core competencies of NPARC and will build further on our strong organisation and help us progress into the next new and exciting phase.” Ilario brings to NPARC a range of valuable experiences culminated over 15 years in both public and private sector management, having being represented on various Regional, State and National committees and holding positions with the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Queensland Police Service, Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs & Partnership, Department of Education, Science & Training and Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations. He also brings together his post-graduate education in business administration, governance and finance to

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Shots fired during Aurukun riot of 200 people EXTRA police have been called in to Aurukun after shots were fired during a riot last week. A man fired a number of shots into the air during a street disturbance involving up to 200 people on the afternoon of Monday, March 4, police say. No one was injured and no arrests have been made. A 33-year-old local man is due to appear in the Aurukun

Magistrates Court on March 18 to face charges over the incident.Extra police from Cairns and Weipa were sent to the community. After meeting with elders, police said the community was now calm. Extra police were also sent to nearby Doomadgee after a large street brawl erupted the weekend before, sparked by a family feud. Fights involving up to 200 people have been a regular occurrence

over the past month in Doomadgee, police said. A man was arrested on Sunday, March 3 for allegedly breaking the nose of a female officer who had tried to break up a fight. An angry mob of about 100 people went to the local police station after the man was arrested, demanding his release. A group then smashed the glass door at the station.

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Simmie settles in with citizenship A WELL-KNOWN personality on Thursday Island, Simmie Singh, had his Australian Citizenship Ceremony at Bach Beach on Friday, February 22,

NEW AUSSIE: Simmie Singh with his citizenship papers.

2013 at 5.15pm. The ceremony was conducted by Department of Immigration staff Hilary Martin, Andrew Richards and Wayne Seden.

Simmie was unable to attend the citizenship ceremonies that the Torres Shire Council held on Australia Day as he was visiting family in India.

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Hilary Martin, Andrew Richards, Simmie Singh and Wayne Seden at Simmie’s citizenship ceremony. PHOTOS: PATRICIA AKEE

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SP lager rolls out the barrel in the Torres Strait “WHITE or green?” is often the question you’ll hear when you’re about to be shouted an SP beer in the brew’s homeland of Papua New Guinea. Short for ‘South Pacific’, SP Lager comes in a green labelled stubby or can and the Export version in white. Although not new to many in the Torres Strait given the close proximity to our neighbour, SP

Lager is now available at local watering holes to the delight of those who prefer this variety of amber ale over Australian beers. Local access to SP Lager is the result of a new deal between the South Pacific Brewery (SPB) and Island and Cape, who have secured the rights to distribute SP Brewery products across North Queensland. “There is a massive interest in SP Brewery Products,” says Island

and Cape chief executive John Smith. This is due to “a large PNG population living in our region and many people in North Queensland have lived and worked in PNG over the years”,

he says. In the Torres Strait there are also a large number of people who traditionally visit Daru and Coastal Villages under the provision of the Torres Strait Treaty. SP Lager is currently being sold at Opnor Bakir Atabur (Mer), Saibai canteen

and Erub’s Daido Ari Meta. Other outlets include Bamaga Tavern and Bamaga Resort, Weipa Bowls Club, The Salt House (Cairns) and on board Sea Swift’s Trinity Bay passenger cruise vessel. More outlets will follow and other products to be released include the South Pacific Export Lager and Niugini Ice. What’ll you have, a white or green?

Papua New Guinea’s SP Lager is a popular brew with the patrons of Erub’s Daido bar: Solomon Charlie, Jermain Baker, Robert Oui, Joshua Thaiday, Wallace Gela, Jermaine Ketchell, Harry Ghee Jnr, Toshi Waigana and DJ Bourne. PHOTO: KENNY BEDFORD Page 6 Torres News

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Mon 11. Hash House Harriers, 5.45pm Mon 11. Yoga, Bowls Club, 6pm Mon 11. Mixed social volleyball, TI Sports Complex, 6pm Mon 11 - Tue 12. Optometrists Visiting Hammond Primary School Tue 12. Rotary Club TI board meeting. Tue 12. Family night and mixed pool comp, Federal Hotel Tue 12. Wongai Basketball 2013 pre-season tips off Tue 12. Esplanade Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 12. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin, 7pm Wed 13. Rotary Club TI first Beach Clean-up for the year, meet in front of Federal Hotel, 6.15am Wed 13. Yoga, Bowls Club, 6pm Wed 13. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 13. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 13. Ladies night pool comp, Federal Hotel Wed 13 - Thu 14. Optometrists Visiting Horn Island Primary Health Centre Thu 14. World Kidney Day Thu 14. Indoor cricket, TI Sports Complex, 5pm Thu 14. Men’s and Ladies’ competitive volleyball, TI Sports Complex, 6.30pm Thu 14. Joker Jackpot, Federal Hotel Fri 15. National Day Against Bullying and Violence Fri 15. Floral Friday. Branch out with floral wear. Fri 15. Yoga, Bowls Club, 6am Fri 15. Cocktails by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Sun 17. St Patrick’s Day Sun 17. Caledonian Sky cruise liner arrives TI, 2.30pm Sun 17. Sabor Latino Salsa Lessons, Bowls Club, 5pm Mon 18 - Wed 20. Optometrists Visiting Badu Rural Transaction Centre Tue 19. Torres Shire Council monthly meeting, Council Chambers TI, 9am Wed 20. Entries close, Torres Shire Council Garden Competition

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Boarding education based on ‘little research’ ACADEMIC Marcia Langton believes that closing the education gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students will be achieved by sending them to private, metropolitan schools. She denies that this would create a new ‘stolen generation’. She bases her opinion on the fact that Aboriginal parents willingly send their children to these schools because they want their children to have a good education, and escape the poverty of their communities. “It’s a tragedy to have to say that, it’s heartbreaking, but those are the facts,” Professor Langton told ABC Lateline reporter Ellesa Throwden. She added, “The banner of culturally appropriate education covers a multitude of sins,” adding, “It’s time to stop treating Aboriginal children differently to other students.” Not all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders would agree with her. The removal of children from communities can have long-term negative impacts on them, their families, and their communities. They may receive a superior

education in their remote boarding schools, and be inducted in Western values, customs and behaviours. However in the process, they often become alienated and confused about themselves and their place in their own communities and cultural values. Unfortunately there has been little research into these enduring impacts. Evidence is purely anecdotal. One family reports that their sons returned to the community with alcohol and drug exposures while they were in lower secondary. Another claims to have been ‘properly buggered up’ by being one of only half a dozen remote Aboriginal students in the college, all of whom were frequently subjected to bullying and racial vilification. Homesickness takes on a new meaning for remote Indigenous students in far off boarding schools. Colleges report very high failure rates in sustaining Indigenous students in their schools. The homesickness they experience is not just for the extended family networks, but also for culturally

LNP blueprint puts profits before patients THE Newman Government’s “blueprint” for selling-off public hospital services fails to provide details of the fate of smaller hospitals in Far North Queen sland. Our network of large and small hospitals has been built by decades of investment by Queensland taxpayers. Now the LNP wants to hand it over to the highest bidders who will be putting profits before patients. That is bad news for smaller hospitals within the Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health

Service region as well as in the regions covered by the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula HHS; and the Cape York HHS. The LNP’s ‘Contestability Units’ will force every part of every hospital to justify why it should not be replaced by a private contractors whose aim will be to turn a profit. The quickest and easiest way to do that is to have fewer jobs, lower wages and conditions, and reduced service standards. Another way to turn a profit is to cut services in smaller country hospitals and centralise them in the nearest major provincial centre

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Rotary postpones Welcome WE have had to postpone the Welcome to T.I. that was advertised for March 2. As it was originally planned for Gab Titui, we had to change to the park as the Gab was not going to be open on March 2. Then we were washed out. A new date will be advised - after Easter holidays. Robyn Humphries President, Thursday Island Rotary

THUMBS DOWN: To people misusing chronic disease fitness programs gain free gym membership. THUMBS UP: To the CEA Yard Maintenance Team for a recent yard clean up at a private residence. Grass cut, raked and taken away and non-grassed areas made tidy. The team did a ten-out-of-ten job. Big esso.

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

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such as Cairns or even in Brisbane. The end result of the LNP’s “blueprint” is that no hospital service and therefore no job in our state health system will be safe from the LNP’s privatisation plans. Everyone except the LNP recognises that job losses in rural and regional centres have a huge impact on the local economy as families stop spending or leave town to seek other work. The LNP’s privatisation plans do nothing for the health of local economies. Jo-Ann Miller, Shadow Health Minister

Before policy and program makers surge down the road of encouraging the placement of 11 to 15 year old remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children in private boarding schools, there needs to be serious research, and culturally sensitive alternatives explored. This does not mean a watered down, second-class education in their homelands. It does mean that partnerships between state/private schools, and remote communities can be developed for the benefit of both student communities. Digital curriculum delivery is possible throughout Australia by satellite. A Two-Way approach to the curriculum that would include the exchange of cultural knowledge from Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge-holders is possible, but as yet, undeveloped. In this day and age it is possible to take medicine, education, social interaction, in fact, every aspect of life, around the world. Why not to Indigenous Australia? HR Bell, Torres Strait

THUMBS UP: To all those who freeze and bag their fish guts until bin day so it doesn’t stay in the bin all week getting smellier and smellier!

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normal social interactions like messing around with other relations at weekends and after school, going hunting, and fishing or ‘out bush’. They miss their tropical and desert climates, their land, all the symbols and familiarities that define them and nourish their sense of identity and belonging. Some students develop a resilience that enables them to go through the boarding and educational experience and on to post secondary and higher education. But for many, the separation from the world that they know; the world of their dreaming and meaning, too often results in psychological fragmentation and depression. The extent to which the boarding experience affects students has not been researched. However we have learned from the Stolen Generation experience that children who were taken or given away for their own benefit, in accordance with public policy developed by well-meaning experts, can result in serious, enduring and extremely painful futures.

THUMBS UP: To grilled kangaroo fillet with sweet potato mash at the Jardine. THUMBS DOWN: To people who don’t control or feed their cats and dogs. Cats and dogs have got in and killed all our chooks.

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

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Treasure trove of images on display Shine a Light On our history

Newton Kabai wearing an Emu feather head-dress, ready to perform island dancing, Saibai, September 15, 1986. The congregation marching around the Church of the Holy Cross. Dauan, September 14, 1986. WANT to see photos of Torres Strait which includes more than 60,000 AIATSIS is working with Dana Audiovisual Archive Alana Harris relevant material that we hold in our Islander communities? images from around Australia. Ober, who is on the governing council said their visits were focused around collections,” Ms Harris said. Historical and contemporary phoBased in Canberra, AIATSIS is of AIATSIS and is also senior project communities that were involved in the “The Torres Strait was one of those tographs of the Torres Strait will be on extending an open invitation to come officer with the Language and Culture After 200 Years Photographic Project communities and AIATSIS has many display on Thursday Island next month. and have a look at the photographic Centre (Yangu Pawaw Ngurpay Mudh) in 1986-1988. photographs and audio recording of the The images are part of the Australian collection from Monday, April 22 to at Tagai State College. “Where possible we try and visit Torres Strait.” Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Thursday, April 25 at the Port Kennedy Manager of the Access Unit a small number of communities each Doors open at 9.30am daily, with Islander Studies photographic database, Hall. and Cross Program Support Unit year to show people some of the morning and afternoon tea provided.

Horn Island store refurbishment set for unveiling

ISLAND & Cape has confirmed the major refurbishment of its Horn Island store will be officially unveiled at a grand opening at the end of April. The store, which was bought by Island & Cape in February 2012, has been under renovation

over the past 12 months to provide a much-enhanced outlet to the Horn Island community. Island & Cape Retail Operations Manager Craig Oxlade said that local residents will notice a large number of improvements to their overall shopping experi-

ence. “Shortly after taking the store, we turned it at 90 degrees to its original layout,” Mr Oxlade said. “We also added lots of new products to the store, including a range of household variety

items, along with white goods. “Following the refurbishment, the store has now been air conditioned, and last Saturday the new floor coverings were installed in the dairy and freezer room. Continued Page 10 >>

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Hidden pearls of family history IAN Beckett has written to the Shine A Light column from New South Wales, seeking help from our readers to trace his family history. Mr Beckett writes: I have been researching my family history for a number of years. In particular I am interested in obtaining information about the lives of William Summers and his brother, Frank, who operated a pearling business in the late 1800s. As far as I have been able to ascertain their pearling station was on Wai Weer. William Summers is my great grandfather, and Frank is my great grand uncle. Frank Summers was awarded a medal for saving people from a sinking ship. Their parents, Francis Summers and Rebecca Laws, were both transported convicts. In 1869 European traders had discovered commercially viable quantities of pearls in the Torres Strait. Between 1880 and 1895 Francis Summers and his brother, William (sons of Francis and Rebecca Summers) together with Charles Parbury, were partners in a pearling business called

Horn Island store refurb. set for unveiling

Parbury’s on the island of Wai Weer. An article I have found states that Parbury’s pearling station employed more boats than any other within Torres Straits, having as many as 21 luggers, 17 of which were fully equipped with diving apparatus. I would really appreciate any assistance you may be able to give me. Ian Beckett New South Wales The following excerpts are from an article Mr Beckett found on Captain Frank Summers, published in the Sydney Morning Herald on Wednesday, July 24, 1912, when he was 75 years old: “Captain Summers was a pearl diver as well as a submarine harbour expert. He and Diver Joe Scott were the first scientific divers to explore the Torres Strait fields. In those days there was no Thursday Island, or rather, there was no town on the island. “The settlement, such as it was, was at Somerset. There were a few traders after beche-de-mer, and most of the people thereabouts were South Sea Islanders, Torres Strait natives, with a few Papuans and Malays.”

<< From Page 9. “This air-conditioned room houses the new freezer and dairy cabinets, along with the new fruit and vegetable display cabinets. “It is now a truly state-of-theart facility.” Mr Oxlade said there has been extensive upgrading of all store equipment in the past year, and

Shine a Light On our history

An aerial view of the old pearling station on Wai Weer, near Goods Island. “While at Thursday Island the British India steamer Durrandah struck a rock when leaving the harbour at low tide, and knocked a hole in her side. The diver patched her up, and sent her on to Singapore for repairs. The submarine currents in Torres Straits are very strong, and diving there is hazardous work.” “The loss of the Quetta on February

the improvements were set to continue. “The next step for Horn Island will be the installation of new latest technology equipment in the takeaway, and the addition of a chef to better serve the needs of the community,” he said. The newly-revamped store, which has continued to trade

28, 1890, one of the greatest shipping disasters that ever happened on the Australian coast, is an event with which Captain Summers’ name will be ever associated. “He happened to be in the vicinity of the straits at the time of the wreck, and with his schooner hastened to the rescue. Some of the survivors were rescued in

throughout the renovation, is set to be officially unveiled by Federal Member for Leichhardt Warren Entsch next month. Mr Oxlade said Island & Cape has a proud nine-year history of working closely with remote communities across the region. “Island & Cape always plays an active role in the communities

boats and others from the island of Mount Adolphus.” If anyone can help Ian out with information on the former pearling station on Wai Weer, off Goods Island, or William and Frank Summers, please write to the Torres News (editor@torresnews.com. au or PO Box 436, Thursday Island, QLD 4871).

where we operate,” he said. “We continually invest in the regions where we operate, through infrastructure, employment and social contribution. Giving back is a core value of Island & Cape.” The Island & Cape retail division provides Indigenous communities across Far North

Queensland with food and goods through retail stores, supermarkets and takeaways. Other Island & Cape stores in the Torres Strait are located on Badu Island, Dauan Island, and Yorke Island. For more information on Island & Cape’s remote stores, visit www.islandcape.com.au

Congress Yarn Up & BBQ - March 15

NATIONAL CONGRESS OF AUSTRALIA’S FIRST PEOPLES

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Come along and hear about the National Congress of Australia’s First Peoples (Congress) - the national voice for our mobs. Have a feed and enjoy performances at a free community event. We also want to hear your views and issues, so come along and talk to our Directors and staff.

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Northern Peninsula Area State College News

Bamaga Primary Campus Update for Term One

Bamaga P-6 students and teachers assembled at the Ceremony

I would like to give a bige welcome back to all our students for 2013. I would also like to welcome new staff members Billie Jo Graham who has the Year 5 class, Kathy Coleiro to the Year 4 class, Tony Zeith to the 2/3/4 class, to Rae-ann Hollis who returns back this year and has the Year 1/2 class, and to Ann-maree Rigby who also returns back and has the 5/6/7 class. The campus started the term with our Day 4 Celebration to promote Education and encourage students back to school. This was a partnership with the P & C, NPA Regional Council, other agencies such as Centrelink, Family Resource Centre. Mayor Bernard Charlie and the Councillors and the Family Well Being Unit have been very supportive and are working together in partnership to address our attendance issues.

Senator Hogg talks with Yr 11 Student Rodney Fisher in the new Trade Training Centre Senator Hogg talks with the student leaders in the Bamaga Campus Resource Centre

Former Bamaga Primary, Head of Campus Alyson Covey will return from leave next term as the Head of Campus. I encourage all parents and guardians to come along to the campus and participate in their students’ learning at the campus. Also I would like to thank you all for supporting your students’ progress by encouraging and supporting their attendance at school everyday. Vee Mckiernan Acting Head of Campus Bamaga Primary Campus

College Buildings Officially Recognised Wednesday 6th March was the official Recognition Ceremony for the Bamaga Campus Resource Centre/Library, the College Trade Training Centre, The Senior Campus Science Labatories. Representing the Australian Federal Government from which the funding had been sourced was Senator John Hogg. Senator Hogg, an ex-teacher, opened the new building during a special visit made for just that purpose on Wednesday morning. Senator John Hogg congratulates Education Council Chairperson Jeff Aniba at the Recognition Ceremony

Date Claimers

Tues. 12 March - NAPLAN practice tests start for Years 3, 5, 7, 9 Wed. 20 March – U12’s Rugby League exchange with Tagai College Fri. 22 March - Parent Information mtg Bamaga Primary Campus Pp - Y2 Mon. 25 April – Crazy Hat Parade Tues. 26 April – Cross Country Pp - Y3 Wed. 27 April – Cross Country Y4 - Y7

The College leaders from all three campuses were in attendance to represent the College students on the day and the MCs for the event were college and campus captains Brayden Mudu and Caleb Ober. Officiating at the ceremony were Rev Victor Blanco, Traditional Owner Mr Meun Lifu, and Educational Council Chairman, Mr Jeff Aniba. The Bamaga Resource Centre will be named for the late Mr Nokai Atu and Mr Jesse Sagaukaz spoke of Mr Atu’s past contibution to the college. The Trade Training Centre will be named for the late Mr Adikuiam Adidi and his nephew Pastor John Adidi spoke of his many contributions to the NPA community. Following the ceremony a delicious light luncheon was provided to the many elders, community organisation representatives, the student leaders from all three campuses and the many parents and relatives who had attended the event.

Good Pasin: I am a learner, I am respectful, I am safe Torres News

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HACC CLIENT CRUISE ON Thursday, February 21, Hammond Island Ferries kindly gifted their ferry for the cruise for the Home and Community Care (HACC) clients. Everyone had an excellent time sightseeing, singing karaoke, playing musical instruments, dancing and generally enjoying a party atmosphere. There was plenty of good kai kai, donated by Dolli Bin Tahal from OPAP, and also made by the HACC staff. The skipper and the crew of the MV Fitzroy of Hammond Island were very welcoming and accommodating. HACC Thursday Island welcomes all elderly residents to join us on a daily basis for activities, outings, socialising, kai kai and good times. Our opening times are Monday to Friday from 10am to 2pm (HACC phone contact 4090 3885). Come and join us. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maiem Seungapaâ&#x20AC;?.

out and about on T.I.

Photos: MARK ROY RIGHT: Alicia, Elizabeth, Nikita, Shakira, birthday girl Millie, Faylene, Saliman and Shana celebrate at the Jardine on Friday, March 1.

Adam, Nicole, Chloe, Fabian and Janine.

Shelley and Deeana. Page 12 Torres News

RIGHT BELOW: Coach Barry Tarrant (back), Alan Wilson (front) and girls from the Sundown Sirens league team.

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Bullhorn brings out volunteers on horn island By MARK ROY WHEN only one volunteer turned up on Horn Island for Clean Up Australia Day, the local constabulary turned to an old-fashioned way of gathering community support - by driving around town with a megaphone. The call-out had 60 volunteers flocking to the SES Shed, growing from next to nothing into one of the most-successful clean-up operations the island has seen in years. Will MacGillivray, visiting the Torres Strait last week from Innisfail, was the first volunteer to turn up shortly after 8am. “I first came up here 32 years ago to work on the prawn trawlers, back when the island had not much more than an airstrip,” Will said. “I saw the clean-up posters up and thought, ‘good’, I’ll help out. But I was the only person to turn up at about 8am. “So the police officer got in his car, put the lights on, and drove around the streets with a bullhorn, calling on locals to come out and help.” This short and sweet campaign was effective in rounding up loads of volunteers, who picked up even more loads of rubbish. “Tons of people turned up,” Will said. “It should have been called CleanUp Australia week, not day; there was that much rubbish.” Organiser of the clean-up, Horn Island Police Acting Senior Constable David Young, said it was a “great day”. “The community came together

with volunteers from two years old to 60 years old,” he said. “We cut ghost nets out of the mangroves, and picked up pallets, car batteries, tyres and bed frames.” The clean-up crew really got into the swing of things when they dragged a swing set - slippery slide and all - out of the bush. “The swing set was in bush track between the shop and Outie Street,” Snr Const. Young said. “It was overgrown and had obviously been dumped there a while ago.” He said the volunteers’ efforts were so mammoth that the local council had to replace a dual cab utility with a flat-bed truck to collect all the rubbish. “It was a great day, we went through about four shower storms, but the volunteers kept going, covering most streets and the beach front,” he said. “A big thanks to Dianne Russell and Eddie Sailor from the Torres Shire Council. “Also thank you too Sarah and Chef Adam from the Wongai Hotel for providing the icy cold drinks enjoyed by all volunteers. “And the new managers of Island & Cape Supermarket, Wes and Krista, made a generous donation toward the sausage sizzle in the SES Shed at the end of the morning. “It was great to see the community involved, and the high spirits at the barbecue, where we shared a laugh and a bit of music. “Hopefully next time people will look for a bin when they are out and about!”

Some of the 60 volunteers who turned out on Horn Island.

ABOVE: Volunteers on Horn Island. ABOVE RIGHT: Horn Island getting a spring clean. LEFT: Volunteers begin turning up in droves at the SES Shed on Horn Island, responding to a call-out on the police vehicle bullhorn. RIGHT: Acting Snr Const. David Young (front) with Aaliyah Tom, Kahtyjah Mola, Giomi Tom and Innisfail visitor Will MacGillivray (rear). FAR LEFT: Max Carroll (4) and Callum McNicoll (7) doing their bit on Clean Up Australia Day on Thursday Island on Sunday, March 3. LEFT: Getting into the swing of things on Horn Island.

LEFT: Thursday Island ambulance officer Brad Morgan with wife Tahnya and son Dyshart (4) on Clean Up Australia Day. ABOVE: On the clean-up march. RIGHT: Dean Carroll and Sam Carroll (1) lending a hand to clean up Front Beach on Thursday Island. Torres News

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From the Principal

2013 brings many opportunities and promises of great improvements in attendance, reading, behaviour and in building healthy relationships. Tagai State College opened the school doors with 45 new teachers and 140 existing teachers taking on the College way of teaching and learning.The method of instruction for implementing the Australian and Montessori Curriculum at Tagai State College is Explicit Instruction. This model of teaching ensures students are engaged with learning, feel success in lessons, and see their learning gains.The Early Years is the priority area to better prepare and engage students and parents with the necessary foundation skills for learning. Attendance is generally good in all campuses, however there is a need to improve “unexplained” absences. Currently the College’s average attendance is 86%. We are proud to say one campus has registered 100% attendance since the beginning of the school year. Best student attendance rates this week are from Malu Kiyay, Poruma,Warraber, Yam, Ugar, Mer, Mabuiag and Dauan each registering over 90%. State average is 91% Well Done Students!

2013 is YUMI Time to Shine...

Date Claimer Fri 15 March - National Day Against Bullying and Violence Thu 21 March - National Harmony Day Thu 21 March - National Close the Gap Day Thu 28 March - Last Day of Term 1 Fri 29 March - Good Friday (Public Holiday) Sat 30 March - Easter Saturday (Public Holiday) Sun 31st March - Easter Sunday (Public Holiday) Mon 15 April - Ist Day of Term 2

National Day Against Bullying and Violence

On Friday 15 March, schools across Australia will join together to mark the National Day of Action Against Bullying and Violence. This annual day provides a focus for schools who want to say “Bullying. No Way!” and to strengthen their everyday messages that bullying and violence at school are not okay at any time.

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Ernest Beckley Shines Congratulations Ernest Beckley! Ernest is a past student of Tagai State College. Ernest started his schooling at Horn Island campus and continued on to Thursday Island Secondary campus. Tagai staff and students are very proud of Ernests’ academic and sporting achievements, and we also recognise him for his leadership qualities as a House Captain and Prefect at Geelong College. He is a role model at his new College as well as one for all our students in his home community. Ernest was given the opportunity to represent Tagai State College in the Peninsula AFL side in 2010. He was selected as a shadow player in the Flying Boomerangs where he then made the team that travelled to Tonga. While in Tonga he won the Michael Long Medal and was offered a scholarship to Geelong College. In 2011 Ernest began his schooling at Geelong College. In his first year his achievements included: • A Merit Award for being in the top 5% of Year 10 students in Physical Education • An opportunity to be a guest speaker at the Blank Page Youth Summit at Beagle Bay Western Australia (suicide) • Captaining Cape York Crusaders Under 16 team in Rockhampton • An Encouragement Award in Product Design & Technology • An Award in School Colour for Inter-house sports AFL • An opportunity to attend the Indigenous Youth Leadership Program in Canberra • Selection to represent the Geelong College as a Cultural Exchange student with their sister school Shalome College, Townsville. • An opportunity to speak at Parsons Brinckerhoff Engineering Firm in Brisbane • The Mackie Man acknowledgement Award in 2012 and 2013 • An opportunity to attend Curtin Engineering & Engineering Aid Australia 2013, Indigenous Australian Engineering Summer School in January at Curtain University • Prefect for Day School House Morrison and • Captain for Boarding House Mackie. In March this year, Ernest will be representing the Geelong College in AFL in Sydney playing against the Great Western Sydney Academy. Emma and Barry Beckley, Tagai congratulate you in raising a great role model for Torres Strait and all young Australians. Acknowledgement to Beckley family for their contribution to this article. Both grandparents from Horn and Hammond Islands and his parents and siblings are very proud of Ernests’ achievements. Well done Ernest!

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THURSDAY 14

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Jung In Europa 10:10 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 Behind The News 11:00 Life At 3 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Movie: “The Paleface” (G) 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 Catalyst: On The Road 8:30 Canberra Confidential - As Canberra celebrates its centenary, there’s no better time to bare its secrets. ABC presenter Annabel Crabb dishes the dirt on a series of almost forgotten scandals and political skulduggery that rocked the nation. 9:30 The Midwives 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Seven Ages Of Britain: Age Of Revolution - In the 17th century the British people learnt to question everything. The result was the Civil War which spawned a re-invented monarchy, a scientific revolution and the great Cathedral of St Paul’s. 12:30 The Clinic 1:25 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 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: Parramatta Eels Vs Canterbury Bulldogs 9:45 The NRL Footy Show 11:15 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. The boys will bring viewers all the latest in the world of AFL including, breaking news, team line-ups and entertainment. 1:15 Extra 1:45 Nine Presents 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: “919 Fifth Avenue” (M v,s,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 - April and Dex are both struggling at Uni. Sasha thinks April and Dex should stop kidding themselves and get back together. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules - It’s elimination night at Kitchen Headquarters and the pressure is mounting as two teams battle for survival. 8:45 Bones: The Twist In The Plot / The Change In The Game Brennan and Booth start discussing their individual choices for after-death arrangements. 10:45 Nazi Hunters: Franz Stangl & Gustav Wagner 11:45 Up All Night: The Proposals 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 Korean 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: From Burns To Butlins 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Food Safari: South Africa 8:00 Gourmet Farmer: New Farm 8:30 Yotam Ottolenghi’s Mediterranean Feasts: Tunisia - In one of North Africa’s most popular holiday destinations, Yotam dines on the freshest fish, discovers the national obsession with fiery harissa paste, and samples spicy merguez sausages.. 9:30 24 Hours in Emergency: We Are Family 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 Movie: “The Kaifeck Murders” (M v,h) In German. A photographer and his son uncover a gruesome murder story in a Bavarian village. Based loosely on the story of an unsolved multiple murder on a farmstead in 1922. 1:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 15

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Double Trouble 10:20 What I Wrote 10:30 Arrows Of Desire 11:00 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 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Who’s Been Sleeping In My House?: Roleystone 8:30 The Doctor Blake Mysteries: Bedlam - A psychiatric inmate is found, murder weapon in hand, at the scene of a brutal murder. The inmate also confesses but is this case as neat as it appears? 9:25 Silk: Martha takes on the biggest case of her career and Billy foils a plan by Kate to break away and form a new chambers. 10:30 Lateline 11:05 My Family: Darts All Folks - Ben is invited to join a darts team and Susan finds a very persuasive personal trainer, with some very reasonably priced products. 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: St George Illawarra Dragons Vs Brisbane Broncos 9:00 The Block: All Stars 9:30 Getaway 10:00 TBA 12:30 Movie: “On Deadly Ground” (AV v,l) - An Alaskan oil worker is left to die in the Arctic wilderness after threatening to go public about unsafe drilling practices. Ultimately, he plots his revenge after being rescued by a tribe of Eskimos. 2:00 The Avengers: Never Say Die 3:30 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: “The Ballad Of Lucy Whipple” (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 - Jett finally gets the upper hand on Tilda. Tamara decides to return to school, only to be discouraged by uniform restrictions. Maddy and Roo work on the tension between them and arrive at a good place. Alf counsels Roo and Harvey to focus on their relationship. Meanwhile, Casey gets some bad news from Zac. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens - Joh visits the home of new MKR judge Colin Fassnidge and finds out his favourite recipe. 9:00 TBA 11:30 TBA 1:40 House Calls To The Rescue 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 Living Black 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Bahamas: The Heart Of The Ocean 6:00 Grand Tours of Scotland: It’s Just Like Switzerland 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Monty Halls’ Great Irish Escape 8:30 Dust Bowl: Reaping the Whirlwind 9:35 As It Happened: Operation Crossbow 10:30 World News Australia 11:10 Movie: “199 Tips To Be Happy” (MA n,s) - In Spanish. A young Chilean couple receives an unexpected visit from the girlfriend of the wife’s deceased younger brother. As a love triangle forms between the visitor and her hosts, the couple begin to take stock of their lives, and look at what’s making them so unhappy. 12:55 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Heritage” (M s,v) In Swedish. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 16

6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Australian Story 12:30 Catalyst: On The Road 1:00 At The Movies 1:30 Eggheads: Work I.T. Out 2:00 Cassowaries 3:00 Movie: “Magnificent Obsession” (PG) 4:55 Midsomer Murders: Bantling Boy 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 The Paradise: Katherine sets out to prove her credentials as the soon-to-be Mrs Moray while Denise wins over the Tollgate Street shopkeepers and rises to her biggest challenge yet. 8:30 Grand Designs: The Disco Home: London 9:20 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: King Memses’ Curse Phryne is on the hunt for escaped prisoner Murdoch Foyle. Will she discover the truth behind her sister’s mysterious disappearance? 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 Laid 11:10 Rage: Guest Programmer 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 Icon Series 12:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 1:00 The Middle 1:30 TBA 2:00 Who Do You Think You Are? 3:00 Movie: “Arthur 2: On The Rocks” (PG a,l) 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: “Identity” (AV v,l) - Ten complete strangers are stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm and soon find themselves the target of a deranged murder. One by one, they are murdered and as their numbers thin out, it becomes clear that they were all drawn to the motel and are mysteriously connected. 1:20 Movie: “Captivity” (AV v,h,l) 3:00 The Baron 4:00 Danoz / 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show 12:00 Dr Oz 1:00 That ‘70s Show 1:30 Movie: “The Aristocats” 3:00 Movie: “Avalon High” 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 9:00 TBA 11:30 Family Guy: Bango Was His Name-O 11:30 Movie: “Catch A Fire” (M l,a,v) - A powerful political drama about a coloured man in apartheid South Africa who is radicalised after being accused of terrorism. 2:05 House Calls To The Rescue 3:00 Harry’s Practice 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 Paris: The Luminous Years 2:00 Phillippe Jaroussky: A High Pitched Portrait 3:00 Looking for Lowry 3:55 The Beauty Of Books 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Prisoners of War: Awake At Night 9:30 Movie: “Agora” (M v) - A historical drama set in 4th century AD Roman Egypt, about a slave who turns to the rising tide of Christianity in the hopes of pursuing freedom while also falling in love with his master, the famous female philosophy and mathematics professor, Hypatia of Alexandria 11:50 Movie: “The Sea Inside” (M a) In Spanish. Based on the true story of Ramón Sampedro, who was left a quadriplegic after a swimming accident some 28 years prior, the film focuses on the final months of Ramón’s life and his attempts to win the right to an assisted suicide through the courts. Although this is a poignant and moving film, it is also full of humour. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 17

SBS

6:00 Rage (MA) 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 11:30 Songs Of Praise: Liverpool: Working Together 12:00 Landline 1:00 Travel Oz 1:30 World Cafe Asia: Calcutta 2:00 How The Earth Was Made: Great Lakes 3:00 Manet: The Man Who Invented Modern Art 4:30 The Book Club 5:00 Chris Humfrey’s Wild Life 5:30 Deadly 60: On A Mission: Costa Rica 6:00 Dig 1940 6:30 Compass: Patrick: The Renegade Saint 7:00 ABC News 7:30 David Attenborough’s Galapagos 8:20 The Making Of David Attenborough’s Galapagos 8:30 Midsomer Murders: Schooled In Murder 10:00 Rev. 10:30 Shakespeare Uncovered: The Tempest Presented By Trevor Nunn 11:25 In Search Of Beethoven 12:15 Movie: “Happy Birthday, Wanda June” (M a,l,v) 1:55 Order In The House 2:55 Rage 4:05 The New Inventors 4:35 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 2013 Intrust Super Cup 4:00 Imparja’s Sunday Football: Wests Tigers Vs Penrith Panthers 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 TBA 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist: There Will Be Blood - Ten complete strangers are stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm and soon find themselves the target of a deranged murder. 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Double Fault 10:30 CSI: Miami: Stoned Cold - A high-school bully is stoned to death, and revenge is believed to be the motive as the investigation centers on a group unpopular kids at the school. 11:30 TBA 12:30 What Would You Do? 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Home Shopping 3:30 Danoz 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 AFL Game Day 11:10 Iron Chef Australia 12:10 That ‘70s Show 12:30 Movie: “Minutemen” (G) 2:30 Movie: “Wild Child” (PG l,s) 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 8:40 Downton Abbey - Has Bates finally realised that he will spend the rest of his life behind bars for Vera’s murder or does he have something up his sleeve that will set him free? 9:45 Castle 11:40 Law & Order: LA: Angel’s Knoll 12:35 Harry’s Practice 1:00 Spacial: The Passion Of Spain - Part One 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch and Music 5:30 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 Football Asia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine 11:30 Speedweek 1:30 Al Jazeera News 2:30 Dino Gangs 3:30 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations: London And Edinburgh 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 5:30 Inspector Rex: Blind Fury 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: History Cold Case: The Woman and Three Babies 8:30 The Pluto Files 9:30 Lucky - An entertaining and candid look at the seduction of the lottery and what hitting the jackpot does to the winners. Oscarnominated director Jeffrey Blitz criss-crosses the country to see what happened to the not-always-lucky few whose dreams came true, learning that winners’ lives can be turned upside down when they are forced to grapple with their new status in the world. 11:10 Cycling: Milan-San Remo 2013 - The Milan-San Remo cycling classic runs annually between the Italian cities of Milan and San Remo. One of the ‘monuments’ of European cycling, it is the longest professional one-day race at 298 kilometres. 1:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 18

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 David Attenborough’s Galapagos 1:30 Meerkat Manor 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 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 12:25 Movie: “I Walked With A Zombie” (PG) 1:35 Parliament Question Time 2:35 Grand Designs: The Inverted-Roof House: Buckinghamshire Part Two 3:25 Rage 4:00 Movie: “Flying Down To Rio” (G) 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 TBA 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Herb Garden Germination 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Closet Reconfiguration 9:00 Two And A Half Men: Fat, Flying Baby 9:30 Person Of Interest: Revelance - Reese and Finch encounter a formidable foe when an attractive government operative goes on the run. 10:30 Person Of Interest: Critical 11:30 TBA 12:30 Extra 1:00 The Avengers 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 Danoz 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: “Love With A Perfect Stranger” (PG 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 - Rosie misconstrues Natalie’s advice and insults Sasha in an attempt to reconcile their friendship, Casey doesn’t have to go back to prison, and by aiding Casey’s release, Zac loses his job. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:40 Revenge: Penance - Things get complicated as Mason Treadwell delves further into Emily’s past while Kara begins to unravel, putting the Graysons in her crosshairs. 9:40 How I Met Your Mother 10:40 Private Practice 11:40 Happy Endings 12:10 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: “Clean” (M d,l) 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: The Dege Printing House 6:00 Wainwright Walks: Haystacks 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Newtons Crane Cradle 8:35 Man vs Wild: Behind The Wild 9:35 RocKwiz: Amanda Palmer and Hugo Race 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 The World Game 12:00 SOS: Noreen - (MAV) Two policemen get more than they bargained for on a house-call in rural Ireland. When Frank and Con find a dead body in a local cottage, what began as a routine call-out becomes an opportunity for life lessons. Moore Street Salsa (PG) Convenience store clerk Baba falls for the sexy real estate agent across the street. When he sells her lunch, she steals his heart. There is only one way their love can make it...Bollywood style! 1:00 My Family UK: Daddy Likes His Potatoes 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 19

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Real Chinese 10:40 Postcards From Bangladesh 10:50 Australian Prime Ministers 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: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs: The Contemporary Cedar Clad Home: Stirling, Scotland 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 New Tricks: Old Dogs 9:30 At The Movies 10:00 Artscape: Anatomy 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Desperate Romantics 1:25 The Sleeping Book 1:55 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 2:55 Grand Designs 3:50 Movie: “Top Hat” (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 TBA 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Agreement Dissection - Priya uses her legal expertise to rip apart Sheldon’s roommate agreement, and the women take the flustered Sheldon out dancing. 8:30 The Big Bang Theory: The Wildebeest Implementation - Raj makes an attempt to cure his phobia of talking to women; and Penny spies on Leonard and Priya with the help of Bernadette. 9:00 Two Broke Girls: And Not-So-Sweet Charity 9:30 TBA 12:00 TBA 1:00 Extra 1:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Danoz 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: “Held Hostage” (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 - Romeo hires Heath full time. Gina is impressed with Sasha’s efforts towards the petition and Tamara agrees to let Kyle tutor her. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 9:00 Packed To The Rafters: Got What It Takes - Dave is determined to take his business to the next level, beginning with his new contract with Duncan. 10:00 Parenthood 12:00 Special: Ningaloo: Where Ocean Giants Meet - Journey to one of the world’s most untapped natural wonders, Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia’s largest coral reef and marine park. 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: “Yella” (M a,l) 2:35 The History Of Aviation 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Seychelles 6:00 Wainwright Walks: Blancethra 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Shaun Micallef 8:35 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Forever Enthralled” (PG) In Mandarin. Set in the artistic underground of 1930’s China, this is the epic story of Mei Lanfang - the performer who overcame prejudice to become China’s greatest opera star. Born in Beijing in 1894, Mei grew up in a period where a career in opera was only slightly more respectable than one in prostitution. 1:35 Anna Pihl - Mikala is desperate following a murderous arson attack ordered by Stavro, and she refuses to help him any longer. Meanwhile, the city is warming up for a major soccer match at the national stadium, and the officers from Bellahøj come across a couple of good leads in the arson case. 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 20

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 For The Juniors 10:15 Ace Day Jobs 10:20 My Great Big Adventure 10:40 Behind The News Specials 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Grand Designs: Water Tower Conversion: Ashford, Kent 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Shaun Micallef’s MAD AS HELL 8:30 Tractor Monkeys: Tom Gleeson, Frank Woodley, Ella Hooper and Adam Richard 9:00 The Agony Of Life 9:30 Adam Hills: The Last Leg 9:55 Would I Lie To You?: Mackenzie Crook, Chris Packham, Victoria Coren and Rhod Gilbert 10:30 Lateline 11:00 The Business 11:30 Bored To Death: Super Ray Is Immortal 11:55 Durham County 12:50 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:50 Catholic Dilemma 2:30 WAFL 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 TBA 8:00 TBA 9:00 TBA 10:10 TBA 11:10 TBA 12:00 Weeds: Pinwheels And Whirligigs - Nancy decides that her family has seen enough gunslinging for a lifetime, so to lighten things up she takes them to a Montana fair. 12:30 Extra 1:00 Skippy The Bush Kangaroo 1:30 Home Shopping 3:00 Danoz 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: “Schemes” (M s,l,v) 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 - Brax lays down the law in the Braxton household, and defines some boundaries of his own. After spending time with Harvey and Spencer, Jett realises that adoption may be a good idea. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:40 Last Resort: Big Chicken Dinner / Cinderella Liberty - Grace is haunted by an event from her past as a food shortage threatens the stability on Sainte Marina. 10:30 World’s Wildest Police Videos 11:30 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 12:30 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 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: Insect Trafficking 6:00 Wainwright Walks: Castle Crag 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Arctic: Taiga: The Frozen Forests 8:30 Hostile Environment 9:30 Trafficked - The Reckoning 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Princess Of Montpensier” (M n,v) In French. This swashbuckling romance tells the story of Marie de Mézières, a beautiful and clever young heiress who enslaves the hearts of men throughout 16th century France. In due course, the contest for her affection causes a violent rivalry between four different suitors. 1:35 Movie: “Heading South” (M d,s) In English, French and Creole. Ellen, a 55-year-old American school teacher, travels to politically tumultuous Haiti each summer for a bit of fun with the young male locals. 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

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CROSSWORD No. 139

SUDOKU No. 139

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PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) You feel at ease amongst your small group of friends. Try to include others into your clique to change up the dynamic. Romance. It won’t be long before a new relationship heats up! Be sure to know your limits. Slow down if you feel your partner is moving too fast. They’ll understand.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Something a close friend said should not give you cause for concern. They may just be organizing their thoughts. Romance. A low-key approach might be more effective than a confrontation. You will be in a very assertive mood and must be careful not to push your partner too hard.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

FOR KIDS

You will enjoy the feeling of full competence with a current work project. Allow this to drive you through your more difﬁcult upcoming projects. Romance. Something which you have been putting off for too long must be tackled to prevent complete chaos from occurring. Start working on it now!

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) Don’t worry too much about what other people think. If you manage to forget about some recent comments, your self-conﬁdence will improve enormously. Romance. Your relationship may be starting to feel mundane. Shake things up a bit and skip your usual routine. Be spontaneous!

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Don’t allow your generosity to be wasted on someone who is not grateful. Move along to better prospects. Romance. Someone whom you see as a ﬁgure of authority may be interested in seeing you. Don’t let their power overrule your upcoming relationship. You have plenty to offer.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A long conversation with a friend could be a little boring at times. This person seems to like the sound of their own voice! They may be lonely. Romance. This promises to be an exciting week. Be sure to grab an opportunity as soon as it is offered as there will be plenty of competition.

FINDWORD No. 139 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) You have a strong sense of fair play. Make sure that a recent agreement is reasonable for all the people concerned. If not, quickly make adjustments. Romance. Your love-life will soon be on rocky ground. Acknowledge any problems immediately and make changes as needed.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

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MUDDY RIVER

This will be the week to ﬁnally get things on the move. Tackle all those jobs which you have been putting off for the past few months! You need to create a clean slate for yourself. Romance. Your partner will be much more helpful than usual. Don’t question their motives! Take what you can!

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) You’ll be getting fed up with others constantly questioning your personal choices. Set them straight and they will understand. Romance. Your dreaminess may affect your partner. They might like to have a better idea about how you are feeling. Be more realistic with your desires.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) You will have an extraordinary amount of energy at the moment. Don’t waste this: if you use it effectively, you could achieve a lot. Romance. A powerful aspect between your Ruling Planet and the Moon may make you impatient for change. Try to ﬁght this urge and you’ll be rewarded.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

– Aristote

SOLUTIONS No. 139

Try to avoid getting into an argument with a colleague. This person can be very petty at times and may get you into more trouble than it’s worth. Romance. Don’t indulge your partner too much. It might be better to stand ﬁrm on this occasion. You have good reason for believing what you do.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) You may soon become frustrated with a situation at work which does not seem to be resolving itself. Make sure that you address this problem directly before it escalates. Romance. You may ﬁnd it too easy to see your partner’s weak points. Instead, try to focus on something positive!

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Torres shire CounCil To lead, provide & facilitate VETERINARY SERVICES MARCH 2013 Dr Jo Squires’ (Vet) next visit to Thursday Island will be from the 15th – 16th of March 2013

FRIDAY 15th MARCH: SATURDAY 16th MARCH:

SURGERY CONSULTATIONS

Appointments can be made through reception at the Torres Shire Council office by phoning 4069 1336 prior to Wednesday, 13th March, 2013. Full cost of any consultations or surgical procedures will be matters for exclusive and private determination between the animal owner and the veterinarian surgeon. All costs are to be met by the animal owner. Council or the vet does not provide subsidy or credit. All accounts are to be settled on the day. DAlASSA YorkSTon Chief Executive officer

THURSDAY ISLAND, TORRES STRAIT ROTARY CLUB

CLASSIFIEDS

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

AnnuAl GenerAl MeetinG of the KAiwAlAGAl ruGby leAGue

Ideas to be sent to PO Box 207, Thursday Island. Anyone who wishes to attend a meeting to discuss a need in the community is welcome to attend, but is asked to make an appointment through Mrs Pat Jones to ensure that there are not too many visitors on the one morning.

March 8: March 12: March 23:

Saturday, aPrIL 13, 2013 9.00am to 12.00pm port Kennedy Hall

For more information or to book a stall contact the Port Kennedy office on (07) 4069 2306

6pm Wednesday, March 20, 2013 Sport and Rec Office, Thursday Island. Nominations called for the positions of President, Secretary and Treasurer for the 2013 season.

Date Claimer Tombstone Unveiling of

Saturday, December 14, 2013 Tombstone Unveiling of the late

FAY NONA

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

March 6:

Come along and grab a bargain!

DATE CLAIMER

What can Rotary do for your island, your community?

March 2:

MINI MARKETS

Nominations to be emailed to QRL Regional Coordinator David Maiden on d.maiden@qrl.com.au or Phone 0499 996 621

DATE CLAIMER

February 8: February 15: February 16: February 23:

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

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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST Torres Strait Spanish Mackerel & Coral Trout Fishing Quota The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from interested parties to take up leasing options for the Torres Strait Protected Zone Spanish mackerel and coral trout fisheries in 2013-14. EOIs must address criteria outlined in the EOI Information Package and be received by no later than 5pm, Friday 12 April 2013. For further enquiries and to obtain an EOI Information Package, please contact Mr Steve Hall by telephone on (07) 4069 0700, toll free on 1800 079 093 or email fisheries@tsra.gov.au.

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POSITIONS VACANT Torres Shire Council invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced persons for the following positions:

Plant Operator (4 Positions) Truck Driver (1 Position) Diesel Mechanic (1 Position) If you are a motivated person and want to be part of Council’s progressive Engineering & Works Team one of these positions may be for you. Application Kits for are available at the Council Office located at 68 Douglas Street, Thursday Island or on the Council website www.torres.qld.gov.au. Further details and enquiries should be directed to the Human Resource Officer, Don Benjamin. Phone (07) 4069 1336, Fax (07) 4069 2792 or email employment@torres.qld.gov.au Applications close 4pm Monday, 18 March, 2013 Dalassa Yorkston CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 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

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.

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. 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.

Public Awareness Program Funding Submissions The Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs is calling for funding submissions from organisations to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to deliver outcomes under the Indigenous Capability and Development Program, Public Awareness Program. Public Awareness Activities – 2013-2014 financial year The Public Awareness Program provides funding for initiatives that have significant value in raising awareness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culture, society and issues within the wider Australian population. Eligible organisations are encouraged to apply. Visit fahcsia.gov.au/grants-funding/current-funding where you will find links to the application form, program guidelines and contact information. Applications for Public Awareness activities may be submitted from Saturday 9 March 2013 and must be lodged by 2pm on Friday 19 April 2013. NAIDOC Activities – 2012-13 financial year Through the Public Awareness Program, the Australian Government provides funding for local NAIDOC Week activities each year. Eligible organisations are encouraged to apply. Visit fahcsia.gov.au/grants-funding/current-funding where you will find links to the application form, program guidelines and contact information. Applications for NAIDOC activities may be submitted from Saturday 9 March 2013 and must be lodged by 2pm on Friday 12 April 2013.

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NEWS & CLASSIFIEDS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINE: 10.30AM THURSDAY

The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is a Commonwealth statutory body located on Thursday Island. The TSRA is engaged in a wide range of service delivery functions to Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the Torres Strait region.

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The TSRA is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the following non-ongoing position up to 18 months:

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ADMINISTRATION AND BOARD SUPPORT OFFICER Governance & Leadership Program * Generous allowance are paid on top of the salary listed above. Allowances include district allowance, leave fare allowance (payable after 12 months of service) and housing subsidy. Superannuation is paid at 15.4% The Administration and Board Support Officer works under direction in the Governance and Leadership Program and will assist officers within the team in day to day administrative requirements. This position also assists the Governance and Leadership Board Support Project Officer in the coordination and facilitation of all matters relating to governance meetings. This includes all activities relating to the TSRA Executive, Board, Audit Committee, Program Steering Committee and other meetings where TSRA representation is required, including Ministerial visits. The Administration and Board Support Officer assists to undertake or coordinate responses, gathers material, coordinates and collates papers and makes or coordinates travel, accommodation and entitlement arrangements for the various Board responsibilities. Under direction, the Administration and Board Support Officer assists to maintain the various registers required within the Governance and Leadership Program. TSRA accommodation is not available for this position, applicants should familiarise themselves with the Thursday Island housing market prior to applying for this position. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. A merit list may be created. Options to apply: • Visit our website at www.tsra.gov.au and click on the Employment link to apply through the online application system or, • Contact the HR Team on (07) 4069 0700 ***APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY ONLINE*** Closing date for applications is cob 22 March 2013 For further information relating to this position please contact Yoshiko Hirakawa on Tel: (07) 4069 0700 Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered.

Clinical Nurse Consultant (Child Health) Maternal and Child Health, Bamaga 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 Child Health Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) is required to deliver advanced clinical care and support best practice principles in caring for Child Health clients and families in the five communities in the Northern Peninsula Area (NPA). This position requires the incumbent to work in a collaborative and culturally safe manner with Indigenous Health Workers from each NPA to improve the health outcomes and reduce the risks of developing chronic diseases in children in the 0 -12 age group. Potential applicants are advised that the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000 requires Queensland Health to seek a ‘working with children check’; from the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian prior to appointment to this position. Enquiries: Geof Bowman (07) 4090 4238. Job Ad Reference: H13TO03105 Application Kit: (07) 4226 5124 or www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus Closing Date: Wednesday, 27 March 2013.

Known to family and friends as Jimmy D, Taro, Gramps, Jimmy, Taro Daddy. Loved Father, Athe, Son, Brother, Nephew, Godfather, Uncle and Friend. Dearly beloved Husband of Margaret (nee Sabatino), Loved son of Francis (dec’d) and Mary (nee Nicholls) (dec’d). Survived by his loving wife, Margaret, three sons and seven daughters, grand children and great grand children. James peacefully passed away at the Cairns Base Hospital on March 6, 2013, aged 76. All relatives and friends of James are respectfully invited to attend his cremation at the Cairns Crematorium Chapel at Foster Road, White Rock, Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 10.30am. Viewing will take place prior to the service at 10am.

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You can apply online at www.health.qld.gov.au/workforus A criminal history check may be conducted on the recommended person for the job. A non-smoking policy applies to Queensland Government buildings, offices and motor vehicles.

TSRA is committed to ‘Closing the Gap’ and in support of Government policy encourages applications from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australians. TSRA embraces Workplace Diversity. Enjoy the benefits of a career in the Australian Public Service.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is a Commonwealth statutory body located on Thursday Island. The TSRA is engaged in a wide range of service delivery functions to Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people living in the Torres Strait region. The TSRA is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced, enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the following non-ongoing position up to 18 months:

SENIOR POLICY OFFICER Governance & Leadership Program APS 6 (P/N T00043) *SALARY RANGE $71,118 - $81,693 P/A

* Generous allowance are paid on top of the salary listed above. Allowances include district allowance, leave fare allowance (payable after 12 months of service) and housing subsidy. Superannuation is paid at 15.4% The Senior Policy Officer has an important role in the Governance and Leadership Program assisting with the facilitation and coordination of Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) – a key initiative of the Program and core business of the TSRA. In addition the Senior Policy Officer, under limited direction, coordinates and contributes to the development of TSRA policy documents and strategic documents. The Senior Policy Officer assists, where necessary, with the development and preparation of TSRA’s input and involvement in Parliamentary processes. The Senior Policy Officer provides subject matter expertise or policy advice at the request of other Program officers or TSRA Board members. TSRA accommodation is available for this position, with rental contribution calculated according to salary range. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. A merit list may be created. Options to apply: • Visit our website at www.tsra.gov.au and click on the Employment link to apply through the online application system or, • Contact the HR Team on (07) 4069 0700 ***APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY ONLINE*** Closing date for applications is cob 22 March 2013 For further information relating to this position please contact John Ramsay on Tel: (07) 4069 0700 Note: Applications that do not address the selection criteria will not be considered. TSRA is committed to ‘Closing the Gap’ and in support of Government policy encourages applications from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Australians. TSRA embraces Workplace Diversity. Enjoy the benefits of a career in the Australian Public Service.

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Date: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 Time: 5pm Venue: See Kee House - Kaziw Meta College All members and interested community members are invited to attend For any further information, you may contact: The Principal Phone: 07- 4069 1284 email: principal@kaziwmeta.org.au

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Yumplatok Baibol project moves closer to print A PROJECT to translate the New Testament into Torres Strait creole, or Yumplatok, has passed another milestone. With translations now finished and checked, the Yumplatok Baibol is ready to go to the printer, once important discussions with the publishers are finalised. While a date for the dedication has not yet been set, a group of Islanders are interested in forming a dedication committee. The project started in 1986 and the translation was finished in 2011. About 30 people worked at various times over the duration of the project to bring it to completion. They have come from many different communities in the Torres Strait as well as from the mainland, and from different church backgrounds. All have been speakers of Yumplatok. Along the way a number of those involved have gone to be with the Lord, which has meant much heartache for the translation team. Translation Consultants from Wycliffe B i b l e Tr a n s l a t o r s , Solomon Islands Bible Translation Association and the Bible Society in Australia have checked the Yumplatok translation to ensure it accurately preserves the meaning of the original Greek and Hebrew texts, and follows recognised principles of Bible translation. After the translation of the Scriptures began, there was a movement among some leaders in the Torres Strait to give the language a name that identified it as the common language spoken by most of the people of the Torres Strait. Around 1997, Torres Strait church leaders, the Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (as it is now called) project coordinator and other interested people met on Thursday Island to discuss what the Torres Strait Creole language should be called. They wanted the name to be inclusive of all speakers, both in the Islands and in the cities

of the mainland. They decided on Yumplatok. During the 1990s and since then greater recognition has been given to the Torres Strait Creole by Torres Strait and other linguists, showing it to be a valid language. A very large group of Torres Strait Islanders speak it as a mother tongue, and others speak it as a second language to communicate with those who are using Meriam Mir or Kala Lagaw Ya as their first language. The language varies slightly from community to community. It should be noted that in translating this Yumplatok Baibol an attempt has been made to keep common forms that will be easily understood in most areas of the Torres Strait. Various organisations, churches and individual people around the world have helped with the financial needs of the translation. This Yumplatok Baibol translation is for Torres Strait Islanders who do not find English Bibles easy to understand, and for those who identify with Yumplatok as their heart language. Source: www.prayerfinishers.co.za/intercession/ prayerfinishers-projects/pray-for-yumplatokaustralia.html

Celebrating the completion of consultant-checking for the Yumplatok New Testament are translators Simeon Harry, Moses Mene, Helena Warria, and Gingin Harry. Photo: Prayer Finishers.

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AREA OFFICER THURSDAY ISLAND Ports North is responsible for the development and management of port facilities vital to the development of the regional centres they service in Far North Queensland. The Ports handle bulk shipments and general cargo in addition to the provision of extensive marina and tourism facilities, particularly in Cairns, and has a range of property holdings across its Ports. As part of the Port of Thursday Island Team the Area Officer is required to provide effective support and assistance to the Port Supervisor in the day to day running of operations at the Port of Thursday Island by undertaking activities and maintenance to deliver safe, secure and cost effective port services to existing and potential customers. The successful applicant will be a team player with welldeveloped customer service and communication skills and be able to satisfy the criteria for obtaining a Maritime Security Identification Card. Experience in repair and maintenance of plant, equipment and facilities would be an advantage. A current driver’s licence and computer literacy skills are essential for this role. Further information on this role is available on www.portsnorth.com.au/employment Applications close 20 March 2013 and can be sent to recruitment@portsnorth.com.au or Recruitment – Ports North, PO Box 594, Cairns Qld 4870.

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Entertainment: Live Band • Music

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SPORT

Basketball back in big way in NPA

ABOVE: Men’s championship winners, Webz. BELOW: Women’s championship winners, Balipudthis. Photos: Jessica Saxton. LEFT: The volunteer referees on the night. Photo: Lynda Symons.

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THE final games of the NPA Hoops competition on Wednesday, February 27 was a night to remember, with our local sporting superstars in the spotlight. As our men’s and women’s finalists competed for the championship title, the hall grew deafeningly loud with the cheers of watching players, families and friends, gathered to see the playoffs in the first basketball comp held in our region for nearly a decade. “This is the first basketball competition held in our region since I was in high school,” said team captain of the women’s side Balipudthis, Soraya Daniels. “It’s great to see everyone getting back into community sports.” The competition started last year, beginning with a bunch of players looking for a bit of fun. Building upon the natural talent through the competition, they built on their skills and fitness, thanks to training workshops held by PCYC and of course, team perseverance. A congratulations to all players who competed in the NPA Hoops Comp, the season wouldn’t have been a success without your enthusiasm and support. Also a big thanks to PCYC and NPARC Events who coordinated the comp. Finally, the biggest congratulations goes to the volunteer referees, especially to volunteer refs Aaron Tamwoy, Sarah Lui and Stanley Elu, our referees on grand final night Jason and Joshua Symons. Without our volunteers and supporters, this competition wouldn’t have been possible. “Even though they are volunteers, they are there every game, every week without fail,” said NPA PCYC coordinator, Nick Thompson. In the women’s division, Balipudthis walked away with first place, with Hornets close runners-up. Stepping speed up a notch in the men’s division, the winners were Webz, with Alley Oops taking second place. Thank you to Lynda Symons for providing the photo of our magnificent referees.

NRL Tipping Competition

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The Top 10 Tippers results will be published each week from next week’s issue of Monday, March 18. Results are unavailable for this week’s issue as Round 1 matches are still to be ﬁnalised.

with all selections being lodged to an independent, national footy tipping website. Neither the Torres News or sponsors can access the website, and all results are generated by the website operators. The results will be provided in the Torres News, the Torres News website and the competition operator’s

DRAW ROUND 2

(March 14 – 18, home team first) Thursday, March 14

Eels

Bulldogs

Friday, March 15

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Saturday, March 16

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Titans

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Sea Eagles

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Monday, March 18

website after each round. Staff from the Torres News and sponsors are ineligible to enter. In the event of a tie, the prize value will be divided among the joint winners. No substitution of prizes for cash. Residents with local postcode and subscribers only eligible to enter and win prizes.

SPORT

Volleyball popularity hits the roof

Sport TORRES NEWS

Sports results are published in the

SOCIAL volleyball made its debut Torres News at NO CHARGE to your club! for the 2013 season at the TI Sports Complex last Monday, March We love sport and want to provide your club 4, and is shaping up as a lively or association with the best coverage possible! competition. Email your sports news, results and Nine original applicants were capped at eight mixed social teams, photos to: editor@torres news.com.au who are now lining up on Monday DEaDlinE is 5pm, monDays nights to do battle for top position. TIVA president Matilda Loban said everyone would play each team twice, with the top four teams playing off to get into the finals. The Open competition, which is held on Thursday nights, has also seen a strong turnout. FERRY • TOUR • CHARTER “Due to the increase in Open competition teams, with six ladies’ and five mens’ teams, the set-match requirement has changed from five sets to three sets and will be played ABOVE: Patti Mosby for team Gedemtries to get one past Melissa Pilot within a 45-minute time frame,” Ms for Hit & Run. Loban said. OFF-PEAK SEASON BELOW: Matt Mason (green shirt) making an effective block for “All teams are expected to turn Lightning Spikers. up 10 minutes before their scheduled start time - no TI time, please!” She said while there had been some changes to this years’ comp, Depart Thursday Is. 6.30am and 2.30pm playing costs would remain the same. Depart Seisia 8am and 4pm Talented players would also have *Boarding 15 minutes prior *Please contact us or check online for changes the chance to compete at a regional to the ferry schedule around Public Holidays as variations may occur. level, she said. **Easter times to be advised (Good Friday, March 29, 2013) “Opportunities will become available through the season for RESERVATIONS ESSENTIAL: Ph 07 4069 1551 players to trial for an Inner Islands Cluster rep team, to attend an Book online: www.peddellsferry.com.au upcoming event hosted by the newly created Torres Strait Northern Peddells Jetty Shop: Engineers Jetty, Thursday Is. Peninsula Area (TSNPA) Volleyball Association,” she said. “Stay tuned for further details.” In the article ‘T.I. Volleyball comp. to start next month’ (page 18, Torres News, February 18) we reported Frank Loban as Thursday Island Volleyball Association vice-president in the wake of TIVA’s annual general Fax: (07) 4090 3628 meeting. Email: info@tiferry.com.au The TIVA vice-president is in fact Frank Morseu. The Torres News apologises for this error. The caption accompanying the article ‘A new sporting team in town’ (page 23, Torres News, February 25) incorrectly lists ‘Jensen Billy’ as fourth from the right in the back row, based on information provided by the Torres Strait Northern Peninsula Area Volleyball Association. This should read Jenson Larry.

T.I. / SEISIA FERRY SCHEDULE WED, JANUARY 30 TO MONDAY, MARCH 25

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Net action in the game between Hornets and Lightning Spikers.

All QF Connections departing from Horn Island may be delayed up to 20 minutes pending actual aircraft arrival time.

FAST , SAFE & FRIENDLY DOOR TO DOOR SERVICE

TIDE TIMES – TI Harbour

MONDAY, MARCH 11 – SUNDAY, MARCH 17

TIDE SPEED – Hammond Rock

While the Torres News takes every care to ensure the information contained in the Tide Diary is correct, the Torres News accepts no resposibility for its accuracy. Information is provided by the Bureau of Meteorology.

MONDAY, MARCH 11 – SUNDAY, MARCH 17

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Mon 11

Time 0019 0649 1226 1947

Time 0122 0801 1315 2048

Time Ht 0808 2.40 1653 1.31 2201 2.21

Time Ht 0211 1.98 0843 2.59 1652 1.10 2229 2.39

Slack Maximum Slack Maximum Slack Maximum Slack Maximum Slack Maximum Slack Maximum Slack Maximum

Ht 2.31 1.41 3.17 1.05

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Time 0050 0724 1254 2018

Ht 2.34 1.53 2.91 1.29

MOON PHASES

Ht 2.34 1.69 2.61 1.52

Time 0153 0436 1316 1644

NEW MOON Tues. Mar 12. Time: 05.51

Ht 2.32 1.94 2.29 1.75

Time 0224 0447 0719 1649

FIRST QUARTER Wed. Mar. 20. Time: 03.27

Ht 2.25 2.03 2.19 1.54

FULL MOON Wed. Mar 27. Time: 19.27

LAST QUARTER Wed. Apr 03. Time: 14.37

Tue 12

Time Time Rate Time

0000 0257 0623 0958 1230 1502 1830 2149

-5.6 7.1 0342 -4.0 1035 6.6 1546 2238

Wed 13

Time Rate Time

0046 0705 1311 1915

Thur 14

Time Rate Time

-5.5 0130 -5.1 6.9 0424 0745 6.3 0502 -4.2 1113 1351 -4.1 1149 6.6 1630 1959 6.3 1712 2328

Fri 15

Time Rate Time

0214 0823 1430 2043

-4.3 5.6 -3.7 5.7

0019 0538 1227 1753

Sat 16

Time Rate Time

0256 0901 1510 2128

-3.4 0115 4.7 0611 -3.2 1305 4.9 1835

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Sun 17

Time Rate Time

0340 0939 1550 2217

-2.3 0222 3.8 0641 -2.6 1348 4.1 1922

Time Rate

0429 1019 1636 2315

-1.3 2.9 -2.0 3.3

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Late rush to enter tipping

THE Torres News’ popular footy tipping competition for 2013 was swamped with late entries last Thursday prior to the kick-off of the NRL season. Souths Rabbitohs and the Roosters launched the season on Thursday night, followed by the Bronocs and the Sea Eagles on Friday night. This year’s tipping competition is again sponsored by Sea Swift and IBIS, with prizes valued at more than $2300. The winner will receive a trip for two to Cairns aboard Sea Swift’s Trinity Bay (value $1850); The runner-up will receive $500 voucher from the IBIS. Torres News group editor Mark Bousen said entries were slow during the first week of the announcement of the competition, but there was an avalanche last week. “The entries just kept coming, and they

poured in Wednesday, overnight on Wednesday night and Thursday. “I suspect there could be more than 80 by kick-off; that’s a fantastic response. “I put that down to two factors. “The prizes are absolutely terrific, and all tipsters should pay tribute to Sea Swift and IBIS for their wonderful support for the competition, and should support both companies at every opportunity. “The Torres Strait and NPA are rugby league heartland, with players such as Sam Thaiday, Ben Barba, Dane Neilsen - all proudly proclaiming their Torres Strait heritage. “The interest in the NRL this year is probably unprecedented, local footy fans want to show who’s the top of the tree in footy tipping. “This is their chance to strut the big stage and show their skills. “On behalf of Sea Swift, IBIS and the

League boss appeals for KRL AGM turnout By ALF WILSON DAVID Maiden, the Queensland Rugby League Regional co-ordinator, has urged as many football followers as possible to attend the annual general meeting on the KRL to be held at Thursday Island on Wednesday, March 20. The scheduled AGM was set down for February 27, however no office bearers for the 2013 season were elected. Due to start on March 9, the season has now been put back with a decision to be made after the March 20 meeting. “We need as many people as possible to attend the AGM and once there is a KRL board in place it can be decided when the season commences,” Mr Maiden told the Torres News on Wednesday, March 6. Mr Maiden will travel to TI with other officials for at least four days later this month and will be at the AGM.

Torres News, I wish everyone a great footy NRL season, and best of luck and skill with the footy tipping comp.” Two major changes have been introduced this year. 1. Anyone who fails to enter their selections for a week will receive no points. This ensures fairness to those who do enter their tips. 2. Anyone entering the competition after the start of the season, also will start from zero with no points awarded for missed games. The Sea Swift/IBIS/Torres News NRL footy tipping competition is free - there is no joining fee and no charges whatsoever are associated with it. The competition is computer generated, with all selections being lodged to an independent, national footy tipping website. Neither the Torres News nor sponsors can access the website, and all results are generated by the website operators.

As the Torres News is printed prior to the completion of the full round of matches, results published in the Torres News will be a week behind. However, the up-to-date results will be provide on the Torres News facebook page and the competition operator’s website after each round. Staff from the Torres News and sponsors are ineligible to enter. In the event of a tie, the prize value will be divided among the joint winners. Only residents with local post codes and subscribers to the Torres News are eligible to enter. Full details on how to enter are available on the selection form on Page 22.

Last-ball victory in indoor cricket clash

“Without people to run it the football can’t go ahead so we need nominations for the positions on the board,” he said. During his visit there will be referees and coaches courses, league safe and administration courses on TI and Mr Maiden will also travel to Badu Island. Rugby league is fanatically followed in the Torres Strait and when the KRL season gets started it looks likely that five men’s and three women’s clubs will compete. Premiers Suburbs, Roosters, Knights and two sides from islands will provide plenty of football action. At this stage there will be one side from Badu island and possibly another from Moa. There has also been some talk of a second team from Badu entering. The three women’s teams are Dedeyal Gummas from St Paul’s on Moa Island, TI Sundown Sirens and a TI Cricket Club President Matt Tully in mixed community side. action at the bowling crease.

THURSDAY Islands cricketers Thursday, February 28 at TI Sports Complex. After a short rain delay play got underway at a frenetic pace. Matt Tully’s All Stars set a modest total of 86 from their allotted 12 overs. Glen, Dean, Gary, Wardy, Tully, Matt and twelfth man Alex came out all guns blazing but frankly struggled with some very skillful bowling and fielding by Sooty’s Motley Crew. The start of the run chase was delayed as Sooty hadn’t finished his warm up (bag of chips) yet, but once set, he and Fordy let loose with an irreverent batting display against Tully’s strike bowlers. Keeper Dean was caught napping (kneeling actually) and dropped three consecutive catches. Nice hat-trick Deano! The Phil Tufnell fielding award is yours this week. Christian and Billy dug deep and played a number of shots that

defied the laws of physics. Last pair in, Leathers and Jake (Festiva) Ford, played an innings that showed maturity beyond their mental and physical ages respectively. As per usual the game went down to the wire. Last ball and Tully’s team needed a wicket for victory - Jake just needed to block it out for a win. A deft cut shot was the result and Leathers inexplicably called for a quick single. Luckily, when taking off for the run, Jake impaled himself on his own bat handle and fell down just inside the batsmen’s crease thereby winning the day! Commiserations to Tully in particular who is the only player to not win a game out of eight matches so far. Watch this space for more info on the upcoming outdoor game and come on down at 5pm on Thursdays to play the world’s fifth-best sport.

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