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1 - 7 July 2013 • Thursday Island • www.torresnews.com.au • editor@torresnews.com.au • Edition No. 1072 • $2.00 inc. GST

POW’s Chanaya going great guns in Navy

Prince of Wales’ resident Chanaya Resek-Takai braves a Melbourne winter as part of her Navy career. Chanaya’s story. Page 4.>>

Air-route decision before end of the year

By MARK BOUSEN and AARON SMITH THE State Government expects to make a decision about the possible de-regulation of the Horn Island-

Cairns air route “well before the end of the year”. De-regulation, if introduced, would come into force at the end of 2014 at the end of QantasLink’s

current contract. Tr a n s p o r t M i n i s t e r S c o t t Emerson’s office told the Torres News that sufficient time had to be allowed for any operator to begin

operations at the end of 2014. “The review into the Horn Island-Cairns air route is still being investigated. “The major concern is that we

don’t want operators who would fly in a de-regulated market not being able to survive and then having no one to service the route.” Continued Page 2 >>

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Air-route decision before end of the year << From Page 1 The spokesman said the decision to extend QantasLink’s contract earlier this year until 2014 was taken with the reviews, such as the Horn Island-Cairns and Weipa-Cairns routes, in mind. The comments were made following the announcement last Tuesday that the State Government will de-regulate air services between Cairns and Weipa, “allowing the route to open up to new operators, more competition and new services”. Torres Shire Council Mayor Pedro Stephen said: “The council thinks government deregulation could potentially be a good thing for Torres Strait, and we have lobbied very strongly for the government to keep us abreast of all developments regarding decisions about the route to Horn Island. “We have been pushing for a representative of Torres Shire Council to be present at all further discussions, as it is important we represent the needs of our

constituents. “Since the onset of these process, council has encouraged competition. “But dialogue is important. We also acknowledge that they may be a need for the government to provide subsidies to assist operators as we are aware of the high-operating costs involved in providing services to remote areas,” Mayor Stephen said. In May, Virgin Australia told the Torres News that it believes some of the regulated air routes in Queensland, such as Horn Island-Cairns and Weipa-Cairns, are now capable of sustaining competition, saying air fares would be reduced by as much as 30 per cent. Virgin Australia said that, at the time the Queensland Government late last year granted an extension to QantasLink to December, 2014, for the regulated Horn Island-Weipa-Cairns air routes, it would urge the State Government review the allocation process. In welcoming the de-

regulation of the Weipa-Cairns route last week, Virgin says it will deliver a competitive offering, with fares starting from $129 one way between Cairns and Weipa from 2014, which represents an approximate 20 per cent discount on fares currently available to customers. A QantasLink spokeswoman told the Torres News last Wednesday: “QantasLink has served the Weipa community for over 12 years, and are now providing customers with 17 weekly return services between Cairns and Weipa. “We first provided services, with just one day’s notice, after the collapse of Ansett which ensured the local community continued to have air connections to Cairns. “QantasLink has 18 months to run on our contract with the Queensland Government and we will continue to provide an excellent service including special fares for locals as low as $79 on way, extensive domestic and international connections

through Cairns and market leading on-time performance.” Mr Emerson said the WeipaCairns route, currently operated solely by QantasLink, was one of the more-popular regional air routes in Queensland. “There’s been a growing demand for services between Cairns and Weipa with patronage growing by more than 15 per cent over the last two financial years,” Mr Emerson said. “As demand for this particular route continues to increase it made sense to open it out to the wider market and remove the need for regulation. “The deregulation of air services between Cairns and Weipa followed feedback received through five-week long review of all long-distance services conducted by the department. “Out of all the air services, the Cairns to Weipa route received the most feedback with 585 individual submissions received. “Passengers, as well as local councils and industry partners provided input and detailed sub-

missions into the review.” “The route will become fully deregulated by the end of 2014 which will allow other operators to start planning” Member for Cook David Kempton said this announcement is great news for the region. “Currently, there are 17 regulated return services each week between the two important regional centres. “The feedback I have received about air services on this route identify issues with pricing, service timing and poor connections to other services. “By deregulating services on the route, we may see more competition from other carriers which could help to deliver lower fares for Weipa residents, fly-in fly-out workers and tourists. “I am also pleased to hear a number of other airlines have already expressed interest in this particular route.” Neither Mr Kempton’s office nor the Minister’s office would reveal the names of the interested airlines.

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THE KAURAREG Nation has received a parcel of land on Horn Island from the Queensland Government in a ‘Return of Country Ceremony.’ Queensland’s Commissioner for Mine Safety and Health Stewart Bell said the Department of Natural Resources and Mines had formally transferred Lot 48 back to the Kaurareg Aboriginal Land Trust (KALT) under Deed of Grant through the Aboriginal Land Act 1991. “Lot 48 is one of two parcels of state-managed land located on the old Horn Island gold mine site that was abandoned following the financial failure of Torres Strait Gold Propriety Limited in 1989,” Mr Bell said. He said the Queensland Government had been managing the ongoing remediation of the abandoned Horn Island gold mine. “The remaining state-managed land will be handed back once remediation is complete,” he said. Senior Land Officer Wayne Lake from the Department of Environment and Resource Management flew from Brisbane to present the land title to Elders of the Kaurareg People, Joseph Wasaga and Wigness Seriat.

Joseph said: “This process has been going on since before the actual native title act was drawn up. “It is my feeling that in the past, people on this land were trespassing and they never consulted with us. “They acted as if they were the owners of it, but they were not. “It is good the it has finally been returned to us.” Wigness Seriat said: “I am happy to be getting this ground back for the Kaurareg people; all we want is good news today.” The return of this parcel of land goes back to 2000 when Joseph Wasaga’s late brother, Elder Billy Wasaga, signed an Indigenous Land Usage Agreement (ILUA) with the State of Queensland and Torres Shire Council. As part of that agreement the State-held land would be returned to an Indigenous managing body. On May 16, 2003, that body was created, the KALT. As well as the mining in the area and it had also been bombed in World War II by the Japanese. This further delayed the process of land rehabilitation. Harry Seriat, Secretary of KALT, said: “We intend to leave the land in it’s natural state for

now, we are just glad to get it back. “This represents an important recognition that we are the traditional owners of the land.” “We already hold deeds to about 75 per cent of the island, but the KALT has aspirations of getting all State-held land back to its traditional owners.” Before the ceremony Joseph Wasaga performed a Welcome to Country which was followed by Wigness Seriat’s opening prayer. Wayne Lake then spoke a few words as he gave the Elders the property deed. “On behalf of the Queensland Government, its my pleasure to present to you the Kaurareg Nation this deed. “I know this has taken a long time, but this is our recognition, from us whitefellas, that this is, and always has been, your land,” he said. Everyone then sat down to a tasty lunch at the Wongai Beach Hotel. “As well as land on Horn Island, we are also currently working on getting Hammond Island returned to us, but this will be a lengthy process,” Harry said. “Hammond Island is very significant to the Kaurareg people, both historically and culturally.

“Two mythological warriors fought a battle, long ago, they both stand guard on Hammond island today, Waubin and Badhanai. “After the great battle, warriors were scattered throughout the surrounding waters of the Prince of Wales Group of Islands, know traditionally as Kaiwalagal today these warriors stand as boundary markers to what is today, Kaurareg Sea Country. “In the battle Badhanai, chopped off one of Waubin’s legs and blood from his wound filled the sea up to the shores of what is today, the traditional boundary of the Kaurareg nation, known as Waubin-in Malu. “That is why Hammond Island is so important to us, for Waubin stands guard over our sea country from Kirriri, (Hammond Island). “This is not about taking people’s land and homes but rather gaining recognition that we are the traditional owners.” “Our Elders believe that to set a strong foundation for the future generation, we must fist take back what is our god given inheritance, our land and sea country, so that we can hand it down to the next generation to preserve and protect under our customary lores, for our land is our identity.

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POW’s Chanaya going great guns in Navy By DARRYL JOHNSTON DESPITE the shock of a cold Melbourne morning on her first day as a new recruit, Chanaya Resek-Takai, of Prince of Wales Island, has never regretted her decision to join the Royal Australian Navy. The 20-year-old for Tagai Secondary College and daughter of Karel Takai and Michelle Resek is now a ranked Able Seaman specialising as a Boatswains Mate. Chanaya worked at Col Jones and at her uncle’s crayfish factory, Tanala Seafoods, while waiting to be called up to Navy Recruit School at HMAS Cerberus on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. “It was the coldest night I had ever experienced when I arrived at Navy Recruit School. I was scared, not knowing what was in store for me and on top of it and I was home sick,” Chanaya said. “It was the toughest 11 weeks of my life,” she said. “However, within the first two

weeks, everyone went from being strangers to life-long friends. “Even though recruit school was very challenging, we also had a great time on those well-deserved weekend breaks exploring the ‘big smoke’, Melbourne. I will always hold those memories close.” Chanaya recalls her graduation from Recruit School as a momentous day she will never forget. “Everyone was excited and proud for making it this far in our new career,” she said. “Marching out onto the parade ground for the final time in front of our families and friends was spectacular. I felt so proud of myself standing out there. “During our graduation parade, I tried my best to not look at my family because all I wanted to do was run over and hug them. “But I couldn’t. I remember making eye contact with my Dad and I could feel my eyes water so I had to look away. “Meanwhile my sister was pulling faces at

me to try and make me laugh; she eventually won and made me lose concentration.” Chanaya said it was an amazing feeling to be dismissed as recruits for the last time after the graduation parade. “After completing 11 weeks of hard-core training, I felt such relief and a sense of pride. “Not only for representing the Torres Strait but first and foremost my parents who are apart of this life changing journey. I am thankful for their loving support,” she said. After graduating from Navy Recruit School, Able Seaman Resek-Takai was posted to Australia’s Federation Guard in Canberra. It is the official tr-service ceremonial arm of the Australian Defence Force. During her posting she travelled to Papua New Guinea to participate in the official ceremonies for the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Milne Bay. She is now serving on board HMAS Stuart.

Awakening Kulkalgau Ya – Our Language

By CR PHILLEMON MOSBY

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THERE HAS been a renewed effort to save the Kulkalgau language from possible extinction, with workshops being run to keep this unique Torres Strait language alive. Recently the first Kulkalgau Ya awareness workshops were held on Poruma Island, Warraber Island, Iama Island and in Cairns. Another is proposed for Masig in the middle of July. The overwhelming support and investment received from Porumalgal Elders and leaders has enabled me, from Torres Strait Island Regional Council, Division 11, to start addressing this concern by bringing those involved together to work on the retention of the language. Our language reflects our spiritual and cultural affiliation and kinship to our people, sea and land boundaries and reinstates and strengthens our spiritual and cultural values and principles. Concerns have often been raised by Elders about the future of the Kulkalgal cultural identity, practices and heritage including the survival of this language. We see language as an expression of culture that must be upheld by each individual, family, community and nation. This realisation is now an ongoing continued concern. The Kulkalgal traditional owners, spiritual and cultural elders, leaders, practitioners and the custodians of traditional knowledge are coming together to work in partnership to preserve and maintain Kulkalgau Ya, a primary element to our culture and identity. As Fishman (1996) states: “Language is the mind, spirit, and soul of a people. Every effort must be made to protect, preserve, promote, and practice our Indigenous/Aboriginal languages. We must gather into the circle all the knowledge, wisdom, and energy we possess to ensure their survival.”

These workshops are designed to raise the awareness about the current state of Kulkalgau Ya; what the contributing factors are to the possibility of it being forgotten; and who is responsible for the revitalization, preservation and maintenance of it today and in the future. I have received “in kind” support from his Kulkalgal Torres Strait Island Regional Council and My Pathways colleagues to support delivering these workshops. I have taken advantage of TSIRC flights after and before council meeting to travel to the respective Kulkalgal communities to conduct the workshops, access to venues, use of IT equipment and funding for catering and transportation where needed during these initial consultation and awareness workshops. Funding has been secured from the Torres Strait Regional Authority to conduct several Kulkalgau Ya workshops with Kulkalgal Elders for capacity building, sharing information and knowledge and developing strategies to reinvigorate Kulkalgau Ya. We are also looking at working in partnership with Torres Strait Islands Regional Education Council to progress Kulkalgau Ya. To further strengthen and preserve Kulkalgau Ya I have been actively in discussion with key stakeholders in exploring alternative partnership opportunities with both government agencies, non-government and community organization to bring the Elders dream to reality. A Kulkalgau Ya Dialect, Central Torres Strait Language Facebook page as been set up in the hope to revitalise, preserve and maintain Kulkalgau Ya. It aims to target Kulkalgal families and friends, especially children who may be interested in learning their traditional language, who will not have the opportunity of attending a Kulkalgau Ya Workshop but, could learn online. There are also other language resources and materials for people teaching, learning and promoting Kulkalgau Ya. Although Kulkalgau Ya is no longer spoken

every day it is still being preserved through traditional music, songs and dance. The few marginally fluent speakers could work with Linguistic and Cultural Development Officers to develop community projects to reinvigorate the traditional Kulkalgau Ya dialect. Whilst we are excited about the outcomes we have seen so far from the small steps we have already taken to strengthen the “Kulkalgau Ya” language an important primary cultural element of our culture, there is still a lot to be done. The challenge is that there are only a few Kulkalgal marginally fluent speakers available to help. To all our Kulkalgal traditional owners, spiritual elders and leaders, practitioners, custodians of traditional knowledge and families allow me to leave you with this quote: “Language is what gives us our identity and expresses our unique world view. Language is the ultimate symbol of belonging; it is through language that culture is shared and transmitted. If we lose our language, we are essentially losing a way of life, a way of thought, a way of valuing and a particular human reality. If you take language “away from the culture, you take away its greetings, its curses, its praises, its laws, its literature, its songs, its riddles, its proverbs, its cures, its wisdom, its prayers.” (Fishman, 1996, .81)

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COUNCILLOR Ron Enosa from Saibai and wife Nellie recently participated in a Primary Health Care course in Cairns. Responding to the demand for skilled health care workers in Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal communities, Tropical North Queensland TAFE (TNQT) has been providing training for 25 community residents. TNQT’s new Certificate III in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care has attracted participants from afar away as Aurukun, Saibai Island and Yarrabah. Cr Enosa said the course would be extremely beneficial for future health workers in his community of more than 300 people. “A new primary health care centre is currently under construction on Saibai Island and we need trained

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Healthy demand for Primary Health Care course at TAFE health care workers. “So after 20 years working in Quarantine, I have made a career change and am pleased to be studying the primary health care course at TAFE,” Cr Enosa said. The course is designed to upskill workers who currently provide health care services to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander clients. Once people in communities learned that TNQT was about to run the course at the Cairns campus, the class was quickly filled with enrollments Faculty Manager Ms Sue Jenkins-Jones said. “Our courses are always industry relevant and are programmed to meet community needs,” Ms JenkinsJones said. “This primary health care course is extremely practical and valuable for anyone wanting to work with

Indigenous clients in hospitals, medical centres and health care services in urban, rural and remote communities. “Already plans are in place to deliver the courses on site at Iama (Yam Island) in the Torres Strait. “The training is so flexible and needed that we are prepared to send teachers to communities that indicate to us that they have workers wanting to take their existing training to the next level.” Yam Island will be the first remote community to receive Primary Health Care training within the community, with 13 Certificate III PHC students and a local casual teacher who will be employed to deliver the course. The Primary Health Care Centre Manager on Yam Island has also extended her support by taking on students for their Vocational Placements.

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ABOVE: The 25 participants of TNQT’s new course, from Cairns, Yarrabah, Innisfail, Ravenshoe, Hopevale, Weipa, Aurukun, Bamaga, Seisa, Thursday Island, Horn Island, Yam Island (Iama), Murray Island (Mer), Saibai Island, and Dauan Island.

THE mystery of the old bottle found among the mangroves on Prince of Wales Island recently has been solved. Torres News called out for information in the June 10 edition for anybody that knew about the Torres Strait Fresh Food and Ice company whose logo

appeared on the old bottle. Ina Titasey, who has been living on Thursday Island since before WWII, recalls the company used to be situated on Douglas Street next door to the Presbyterian Church. “The Torres Strait Fresh food and Ice company operated before WWII, and it used to deliver ice to the convent where I

was staying at the time,” Ina said. “I called a friend of mine who now lives in Perth to ask if she could also remember the company and she told me her father used to be the butcher in the store. “In those days they delivered blocks of ice, because before the war they was no refrigeration,” Ina said.

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JULY Date TBA. NAIDOC Awards Evening, PKA Hall, TI Mon 1. Coming of the Light shire holiday Mon 1 - Fri 5. Optometrists Visiting Bamaga. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Thu 4 - Sun 7. Island-of-Origin rugby league carnival, Badu Mon 8 - Fri 12. Optometrists Visiting Thursday Island. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Fri 5. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Fri 12. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Mon 15 - Tue 16. Optometrists Visiting St Paul. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Tue 16. Torres Shire Council monthly meeting, Council Chambers TI 9am Wed 17 - Thu 18. Optometrists Visiting Kubin. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Fri 19. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Fri 19 - 21. Torres Strait Power of the Spirit Ministry District Conference, Poruma Island Mon 22 - Wed 24. Optometrists Visiting Badu Island. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Tue 23. Gab Titui Indigenous Art Award opening night Thu 25. Optometrists Visiting Mabuiag. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Fri 26. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Sat 27. Mini Markets, PKA Hall TI, 9am - 12 noon Mon 29 - Tue 30. Optometrists Visiting Hammond Island. Phone (07) 4033 7575 Wed 31. Optometrists Visiting Horn Island. Phone (07) 4033 7575

AUGUST Fri 2. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Fri 9. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Sat 10. Mini Markets, PKA Hall TI, 9am - 12 noon Thu 15. Japanese Ancestral Honour Celebration, Venue TBA Fri 16. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Tue 20. Torres Shire Council monthly meeting, Council Chambers TI 9am Fri 23. Rotary breakfast meeting, Grand Hotel, 7am Fri 23 - Sun 25. St Teresa’s College Abergowrie 80th anniversary celebrations, 4780 8300 Sat 24. Mini Markets, PKA Hall TI, 9am - 12 noon Mon 26 - 30. Human rights and advocacy training Sat 31. Uniting Church Fete, 114 Douglas St Sat 31. Wongai Ball, The Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School Parents & Friends Association

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Outcome of Ludwig’s Stake Holder’s Forum FOR members and potential members of our association, the Torres Strait Fishing Association (TSFA), I wish to give you an overview of Minister Joe Ludwig’s meeting that was held at Port Kennedy Hall on June 12. I was not there personally in attendance at this meeting but have canvassed the opinions of four members to provide this brief indication of the outcomes. This is important as, no doubt, some representatives (IFAC) will not provide feedback to their community members in the outer islands or know how to prepare the next step in the given process, thus allowing bureaucrats to tick off on unrealistic agendas that don’t suit Islanders aspirations immediately and future reality (economic development, sustainability). It seems the meeting was arranged deliberately at this time (neap tide) when majority of

Develop Horn Island: Not Prince of Wales I TOTALLY disagree with the response by the Torres Shire CEO regarding my letter “Imposing suburbia on POW”, Torres News 20-26 May 2013. The submission I refer to was the 2011 Community Plan response dated March 30, 2011, signed by 30-plus residents of the Muralug Parish, and presented to front desk Staff at the Torres Shire Council Office. The return address for correspondence was PO Box 84 Thursday Island. As I stated previously we have never received a response from the Council to that submission. I find it almost incomprehensible that the current Council is willing to speculate on schemes that are financially unviable and of no interest to the current residents of Prince of Wales Island. Your efforts would be better served by getting a move on with the low-cost housing plan on Horn Islands where infrastructure exists and could be improved to serve a larger populace. Also all the facilities that a community requires health, schools are currently established there. To the best of my knowledge the great majority of Prince of Wales Island is covered under Native Title with only a small area under the control of the Shire Council where no services or infrastructure exist. In closing please give us the chance to have our say by conducting a survey before Council wastes money on “pie in the sky” schemes. Jon Wren, Prince of Wales.

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working fishermen were out fishing. Those who were in attendance, however, raised their dissatisfaction as to why the authorities changed vital aspects of our crayfish management, such as lifting the 10 days closure and 30 per cent tender reduction without properly consulting the prime stakeholders of this fishery, the TIB sector. Yes, there may have been a TSRA representative attending these prior meetings where decisions were made, but at no point have we, the full-time TIB fishers, ever been informed of their role in the discussions or the issues that were raised. So the question is: did our governance know about these changes before they were implemented? If so, why didn’t the TSRA portfolio member inform the grass roots fishing sector to have some input? This raises yet more questions:

the Australian Justice System by implementing these changes without even waiting for the pending result of our sea claim. If the sea claim is in our favour, we won’t be held responsible for the outcome of the new management. Yours in Fishing Patrick Mills (pictured) Interim Chair TSFA

Torres Strait mining to scale back welfare I WAS interested in the Torres News (10-16 June 2013, p11) story by Stefan Armbruster, ‘Border Dispute: When Joh saved the Torres Strait’: Joh (the former Queensland Premier) had to move fast because Carlemo Wacando lodged a High Court Writ, Wacando v Commonwealth (1981), Gibbs (with Murphy and Aickin, High Court judges, agreeing) found that ‘having regard to the special connection which exists between the plaintiff and Darnley Island … the plaintiff has the necessary standing to raise the question relating to the constitutional position of Darnley Island’ That question was part of a larger question to the High Court that “...the Torres Strait was illegally annexed by the Queensland Colonial Government 1879 by Queensland, through Letters Patient to Queen Victoria”. The Torres Strait became part of the British colony of Queensland and after 1901 (at Federation) Queensland & the Torres Strait became part of the Australian Commonwealth of Nations. Carlemo Wacando, L. Maza and I with the assistance of Roland Cantley, an ex-journalist, researched documentation

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does the IFAC members and the coordinator or the portfolio member have the necessary know-how and understanding to represent our views for immediate economic development, due to the high cost of living and sustainability for future generations? Have they forgotten us, the true fishers who are behind them and are impacted by bad management that could be classed as discriminative? TSRA should really pay closer scrutiny to the performance of their representatives. The point of the TSFA is, we believe, that by giving the so-called management good advice we’ll eventually produce good policies. The management committee who lifted these restrictions (which were put in place for the sustainable management of this fishery) have no respect whatsoever for our traditional inhabitants views and beliefs or even for

for the Wacando case at the Mitchell Library in Sydney. (Note: Most of the Wacando Documents were ‘obtained’ by Koiki Mabo for his successful case which ended Terra Nullius (Land Belong No One). We also found that Joh and family had shares in International Oil-Tenneco leases in the Torres Strait: Q10P, Q11P, Q3P, with leases down the Great Barrier Reef, to Gladstone. Joh “changed their oil company name to Artesian Basin Oil”. After being ruled by three external powers since 1884, Papua New Guinea gained its independence from Australia in 1975. In 1979 the Torres Strait Treaty was signed in Sydney. Wacando put the cat amongst the pigeons with his High Court case and I believe accelerated Joh’s decision to “support” the Torres Strait Treaty concept. Mabo and Oth in 1992 wiped out the fictitious land grab concept of Terra Nullius. The Torres Strait has the ammunition to approach the United Nations on the question of “Independence/ Sovereignty, Free Association & Autonomy”, as many young

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Torres Strait Islanders are espousing today. I also note that right at this moment oil and gas wells are about to be drilled on Parama (pronounced Parem) Island adjacent to Daru Island in PNG. The oil and gas leases by Joh and the drilling at Parem prove that the Torres Strait has these resources in abundance. Included in our research we uncovered the Tidal-Energy concept in the Bay of Biscay in France. Right now every outer Torres Strait Island including TI, has got huge generators that are polluting the atmosphere, causing Global warming and the rising sea levels; flowing through the Torres Strait on a four hourly 24/7 tidal flow is our clean-green energy resource for electricity. This proposed Tidal-Energy concept is on a scale similar to mining for resources and it can be an income generating activity for the Torres Strait, to scale back welfare. I hope Bruce Gibson and Clive Palmer read this article and come up with a ‘dinky-di’ policy. Jim Akee Mareeba 4880

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Wasie Tardent’s 70th Birthday Yarn I just want to thank God first for the love, care and guidance throughout the years. Thank you also to my late parents who gave me a good start in life. Thank you to my family, Rosalie and Alan who travelled all the way from Brisbane. Rosalie has been a long time friend, her mum was always a mother to me too. Thank you to my niece and friend Evelyn Anson (Loftie) who I have known since my teenage days. Esso niece Gladys Bourne (nee Ketchell) from Townsville and Leigh Ann Hastie from Brisbane. Esso Brother Pastor Kiwat Lui and his wife from Moa Island. Thanks to Kate Formosa, another friend from Mackay, and also Ryma Toolis. Esso Elma and the ladies from the Bowls Club and a very special esso to the ladies who did all the cooking and the boys for the kupmauri.

Esso Margaret Kiwat, Nancy Nakata, Lucy Stephen and Patty Mosby and Gayai Ware. Esso to John Abednego, Nancy Sailor and May Assan. My Darnley Island families, esso for all the seafood and a big esso to sisters Kelsie and Tabani Soloman, Kevin Mye, his wife and families and families of Tibau Ketchell as well. I especially want to acknowledge my cousin Noretta Ketchell who was the oldest one to attend. Esso to cousin Elsie and Husband Tony Nicholson from Cairns and cousin Mavis Obera, and Niece Iris Bula from Bamaga. Special big esso to my two nieces Kate Cook and Kalua Pau who made the trip up from Cairns. Weaving in my life I always like to keep busy, recently I have been weaving work for the Gab Titui Art Award. I learnt weaving from my mother, Baloi Kiwat, when I was very young on

Darnley Island. Mum had a special shed to hang her pananda leaves for weaving. Sometimes she rolled them into a big ball (Tukmay) before she started making mats. I’m proud of my late mum, I learnt everything from her. I was always there watching and asking questions when she worked. I didn’t realise then that was the beginning of my weaving career. I learnt lots of island culture from my mum and dad, weaving, cooking, gardening and telling stories.

I wanted to share that because culture and family is very important to me. I have met some really nice people on my life journey. Planning my party Before I started to plan my 70th birthday party I had been thinking about my family for help. I remembered an Elder’s speech not long ago, “I always think about family.” I’m sure we all do. We must always love our own families because anything we need, they are always there to help. Choosing the colours

for my party I used my favourite colours. When I was little I loved red, then in my middle age it was pink, and now I love purple. My parents always said I was the peacemaker in the family, so white also describes me. When things happen in families, whether good, happy, bad or sad times, families and friends are always there to help. That is our ‘Ilan Pasin’ from long ago. Please

remember always in our mind “family is very important and a good thing.” Final Esso Esso cousin Clarice and Father Noah and Cousin Wassada and the girls, esso for the music (it keeps us alive), and John for being the MC. Esso Aaron from the

Torres News and if I missed everyone ESSO, ESSO, ESSO, Keoyma Esso, Au Essau. I always will love all my families and friends, thank you all for coming to my birthday party. Without youpla, I do not know what I would do. I will never forget this night. I love youpla everyone all from the bottom of my heart. May God guide us always, until we see each other again. Love and God bless you all. Wasie Tardent (nee Kiwat) pictured

High Court’s precedent THE decision by the High Court regarding the appeal against Alcohol Management Plans on Palm Island sets a poor and dangerous precedent for law making in Australia. I am a Teppathiggi and Tjungundji man of the Weipa/Mapoon region and dismayed at the High Court’s decision, but I still hold hope in the Queensland Government’s decision to review the AMPs which he says are simply not effective. I understand the arguments for special laws, however those laws should remain intact based only on the outcomes and also effectiveness of their supposed purpose. With the issues of sly-grogging/smuggling, bootlegging and continued alcohol fueled violence and social issues, that the AMPs have not been a success and that either doing away with these laws or at the very least making amendments to the approach towards alcohol and alcohol related social issues is necessary. The High Court’s decision states that the AMPs are not discriminatory laws, however the power still lies with the Government to continue or discontinue such particular legislation and legislative approach to alcohol. Because of the precedent that the High Court’s decision may have set. It may become refuge justification for separatist and apartheid law making of the future on the argument that “special measures” and laws are not discriminatory. The last time words such as “protection” and “special” were used to defend separate laws for separate people (based either of heritage or location) was in the times of the Stolen Generation and the shameful Aboriginal Protection Act era in Queensland. The same issues regarding substance abuse and misuse are everywhere, even suburbia, so the approach should be across the board. The term special relating to laws must be scrutinised in definition otherwise we may see continued and possibly more drastic modern apartheid. I, as a member of the Cairns branch of the Deaths In Custody Watch Group and A&TSI Holistic Well-being Committee, urge the Queensland Government to be brave and make changes to or remove AMP laws on the grounds of their ineffectiveness due to lack of other measures to tackle substance abuse and misuse in Aboriginal Communities. Jack Wilkie-Jans (pictured, Earlville. Torres News

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Johnathan Thurston and Charlie’s new wheelchair. A THURSDAY Island toddler with spina bifida is set to have his life changed for the better thanks to the donation of a specially-designed wheelchair. Charlie Kris, 4, who also has hydrocephalus (‘water on the brain’), will receive the wheelchair from the Just4Kids Children’s Charity and its major supporters. The wheelchair, which was manufactured in Germany and is being transported free of charge by local marine transport company Sea Swift to Thursday Island, will improve Charlie’s lifestyle and independence. Just4Kids Motor Trail Director Mark Louez said the wheelchair donation had been made possible thanks to a mix of sponsors and the charity’s 2012 Cape York Safari entrants. “Everyone who took part in the safari helped raise more than $8,000 to ensure Charlie received this very specifically-designed wheelchair,” Mr Louez said. “Along with therapists Louise Thompson (Senior Physiotherapist at Balaclava State School in Cairns) and Zoe Lang (Head of Special Education Services at Tagai State College on Thursday Island), Charlie has been supported medically to ensure that all the correct supports were dialled into the manufacturing of his new wheels.” Just4Kids Children’s Charity Manager Kerin Hannan said Brothers Leagues Club in Cairns also provided funding, while signed auctioned jerseys from the Toyota North Queensland Cowboys helped support the wheelchair donation. “Without the support from our wonderful entrants during our motor trail events, and the awareness promoted through the WIN Network, Brothers Leagues Club, TJM Cairns, Followmont Freight and Sea Swift, the project would not have been possible,” she said. Sea Swift Sales and Marketing Manager Victor Perazza said the shipping company was delighted to help Charlie. “Sea Swift has been proudly servicing the Torres Strait and NPA for the past 25 years, and we always plays an active role in the communities where we operate,” he said. “Giving back is a core value of our company, and we’re thrilled to be able to play a role in getting Charlie’s new wheelchair to him, and help improve his life.” Entrants travel from all over Australia join the annual Just4Kids Cape York Safari. “The advantage of joining a motor trail event is you are involved in supporting our Aussie youth,” said Ms Hannan. “You meet the local communities first hand, and at the same time, have a wonderful time exploring our more remote areas.” The Just4Kids motor trail also supports the FNQ tourism industry, with an injection of more than $100,000 during its events, with entrants often returning for a longer holiday, or extending the motor trail with a self-drive tour. More details can be found at www.just4kidsmotortrail.com.au

THE FUTURE of Torres Strait’s electricity supply may be uncertain. The Newman Government is considering if the private sector could take over the operation and maintenance of the state’s network of isolated power stations. The 33 stations - stretching from the Torres Strait in the north to Birdsville in the south-west - rely on expensive diesel-fuelled generators to produce electricity. Electrical Trades Union (ETU) State Secretary Peter Simpson said the move was “blatant privatisation’’

by a government that had promised repeatedly to seek a mandate before any such sales. “Long-term impacts for Torres Strait are higher electricity prices, less service and less jobs for people in the local community. “The private sector is interested in only making a quid. Unfortunately there are no good news stories in privatisation. “The government is aiming at getting consultation finished by July 7, it will probably be all wrapped up by the end of the year.

“This is a scorchedearth scenario. “Communities from Birdsville to Thursday Island will have their power stations privatised and their jobs outsourced. It’s a betrayal of the bush.” A spokeswoman for Energy Minister Mark McArdle accused the union of attempting to obstruct reforms aimed at lowering the cost of electricity in a bid to protect their own vested interests. She said the Government was looking at ways

it could reduce the $100 million annual subsidy through new technology. “This does not equate to privatisation,’’ Mr McArdle’s spokeswoman said. “The ETU’s response shows they want to maintain the same way of doing things that has led to soaring electricity prices.’’ The Government is considering several other major reform recommendations including scrapping the uniform tariff policy in south-east Queensland and dumping stringent reliability standards.

Government-owned distributors Ergon Energy and Energex will also be effectively merged under a single-parent company. Wal Giordani, ETU’s North Queensland Organiser, said: “This is basically this is an affront to the Queensland public, the NLP did not consult with us about these decisions, the first we heard about it was in the papers. “These remote communities are some of the State’s most vulnerable and this will impact them in a really bad way.”

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BAMAGA electrician Tommy Sebasio hopes his Queensland Council of Union award will help lift the profile of unions in the Northern Peninsula Area and Torres Strait Islands and increase awareness about ‘Closing the Gap’ and other important issues affecting Indigenous people. The 51-year-old Mr Sebasio is of Darnley Island descent on his father’s side and of Badu/Murray Island heritage on his mother’s. For more than 20 years Mr Sebasio has been employed as an electrician by Ergon Energy and has lived on the NPA all of his life. “I joined the Electrical Trades Union about 1990 when I was an apprentice,” he said. Mr Sebasio is also an ETU and QCU advisor and won a Dr Robert (Uncle Bob) Anderson Award at a ceremony in Brisbane on 21 June. The QCU NAIDOC Award is presented as an acknowledgement of a contribution towards the progression and development of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. The ‘Dr Robert (Uncle Bob) Anderson Award’ honours an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander delegate/ activist who have made a substantial contribution to the Queensland Trade union movement. The other winner of the Uncle Bob Anderson Award was Donna Turner from the Rail Tram and Bus Union. Mr Sebasio said he had strong feelings about issues affecting his people such as the rising cost of electricity, the proposed privatization of Ergon Energy and public safety if that was to occur. “The rising cost of electricity will add to the price of goods and services especially up here. The profile of unions is increasing,” Mr Sebasio said. ‘Uncle Bob’ is a legend in the labour movement, with a long history of activism and is currently approaching more than 62 years of involvement with Queensland trade unions.

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Councillors of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council with Mayor Gela, the nominated recipient of the 2013 TSIRC MABO DAY REGIONAL ‘Persistence, Dedication and Advocacy of Rights and Heritage Award’.

INSPIRED by the achievements of the late Eddie Mabo, the Torres Strait Island Regional Council (TSIRC) Mabo Awards were designed to recognise community members for their cultural and traditional practices and their contribution to the preservation of Torres Strait Islanders and their heritage. Now the second year these awards occurred, they are to inspire and uplift those who take pride in being a Torres Strait Islander and fight to advocate the region, whether it’s keeping traditional practices and knowledge alive or representing the region on a different level. These awards are to recognise the community’s unsung hero’s for keeping the Torres Strait alive. In each of the TSIRC’s 15 communities there was a Local Knowledge Award and a Traditional Practice Award. The Local Knowledge Award recognises the vast knowledge instilled in a community member, passed down from one generation to the next along with them possessing a wealth of learnt knowledge through living within their community and exploring their communities land and seas. The Traditional Practice Award is more aligned with a community member’s initiative to preserve traditional practice through teaching younger generations what they know, while regularly performing traditional practices such as singing, dancing, story telling, hunting etc. AWARD RECIPIENTS The Persistence, Dedication and Advocacy of Rights and Heritage Award (Plaque): Fred Gela The Regional Artist Award (Plaque): Fred David Local Knowledge Award (Trophy x 15): Saibai - Mebai Warusam Mabuiag - Cygnet Repu Dauan - Mobita Harry Ugar - Dorothy Dorante Warraber - Nelson Billy Mer - Douglas Passi Erub - Selly G. Thaiday Poruma - Olandi Pearson St Pauls -Sam Nako Kris Kubin -Paul Tom Masig - Masig Elders Group Badu - Maluwap Nona Boigu - Nelson Gibuma Iama - Iama Elders Group Hammond - Henry Garnier Traditional Practice Award (Trophy x 15) Saibai - Sedrick Waia Mabuiag - Lency Bani Dauan - Dauan Island State School Ugar - Tom Stephen Warraber - Make Mari Mer - Lilliah Noah Erub - Billy Bourne Poruma - Alice Fauid St Pauls - Georg Eroa Kris Kubin - Lillian Bosun Masig - Masig Dance Group Badu - Dick Williams Boigu - Markie Marama Yam - Samuel Baragud Hammond - Jeleko Pearson

There were two region-wide awards that anyone could be nominated for. One was the Regional Artist Award. The other, the Persistence, Dedication and Advocacy of Rights and Heritage Award was for a recipient who showed aspirations of a similar nature to that of the late Eddie Mabo. That recipient must be someone who lives and breathes the aspirations of the people of the region and the future of the Torres Strait. Awards nominations were advertised within communities, across the radio and on social media sites. There were nominations from a range of people from throughout the Torres Strait. The TSIRC hope to continue these awards in years to come and would like to congratulate all award recipients for their achievement. Page 12 Torres News

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Unity theme for Coming of the Light celebration By AARON SMITH UNITY is the theme of this year’s Coming of the Light Celebration held today July 1. The themed colour for this year is “White” which aims to encourage unity among all churches and community members. This celebration recognises the adoption of Christianity through island communities during the late nineteenth century. It all began when the London Missionary Society set out to convert people of the Southwest Pacific to Christianity. Then July 1, 1871, the Reverend Samuel MacFarlane, a member of the Society, anchored at Erub (Darnley Island) in the Torres Strait, accompanied by South Sea Islander evangelists and teachers. They were welcomed by a Warrior Clan Elder on Erub, even though it was in defiance of tribal law. The acceptance of the missionaries and Christianity into

the Torres Strait Islands is often credited with ending conflict between different island groups. This allowed interactions between the island to be unified. This happened through the opening of new churches, festivals on the church calendar and meetings between congregations of different islands. A research paper by David Salisbury at the 7th International Small Islands Conference in 2011 looked into what this celebration means to Torres Strait Islanders. He interviewed Father Elemo Tapim from Townsville about the significance of the celebration. “For us the celebration of the Coming of the Light is just like celebrating Christmas Day. On Christmas Day God came to us in the form of a baby and on July 1 God came to the Torres Strait in the form of a book,” Father Tapim said. Father Tapim described the importance of the celebration as representing the beginning of new era or the beginning of a new life.

Torres Strait Islanders living on the islands or on the mainland come together to honour this anniversary every year. Islanders of all faiths celebrate the Coming of the Light in a festival like no other in Australia. Activities include church services and a re-enactment of the landing at Kemus on Erub. Hymn singing, feasting and Ailan dans strengthen community and family ties. This year on Thursday Island, a re-enactment will commence at 10am today on the Federal Hotel front beach and a procession will walk to the Anglican Church on Douglas Street. A church service will be officiated by Bishop Mabo and other church representatives. Combined church celebrations will continue in Anzac park from 12 midday - 7pm. Light lunch, entertainment and fellowship items from a number of churches on Thursday Island and feasting early evening.

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T.I. Pharmacy assistants earn their qualifications THURSDAY Island Pharmacy is more qualified than ever, as staff have completed training courses. Pharmacy assistants, Joseph Passi, Caroline Mosby, Yalena Mosby, Cheron Yusia and Magina Mathew all recently completed a Certificate II in Community Pharmacy and senior pharmacy assistant Veronica Mosby completed her Certificate III. These certificates were issued by the Pharmacy Guild of Australia. “We encourage all our staff to complete this recognised training. It is very broad and provides each trainee with essential skills and confidence to perform a wide range of tasks,” said Pharmacist and business owner Mick Delaney. Some of these tasks include: • Assisting customers with appro-

priate selection of medicinal products for their health; • Give lifestyle and self-care advice; merchandise the store; • Stock control procedures, and • Managerial skills. The training is very intensive, taking two years to complete 20 different learning units. Each unit has a written assessment that is reviewed by the Pharmacy Guild Trainers. They also have to successfully complete a phone conference before proceeding to the following unit. “This training is provided by pharmacists, senior staff and visiting Pharmacy Guild Trainers. “It is nationally recognised and puts each staff member ahead of many other pharmacy assistants in Australia,” Mick said.

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under 8’s DAY

ABOVE: Under 8s march. BELOW: Nalu and Kyle

Photos AARON SMITH ON Under’s 8 Day this year on Thursday Island, lots of kids filled the street and marched down to Anzac Park. They all called out in unison: “Under 8’s Day, yay! This year ’s theme was,’Celebrating community sharing music, movement and culture. Think locally.’ The was many activities including face painting, making artworks, popping for apples, skittles to name a few. DJ Patrick Mau played some rocking tunes, such as the all time classics like, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Although the rest of Queensland celebrated Under Eights Week in May, Thursday Island did it in June. I guess that’s just ‘TI Time!’

ABOVE: The Under 8s march. LEFT: Zach bites into his morning tea. BELOW: Paper crafts.

ABOVE: Face painting. BELOW: Apple-peeling machine.

ABOVEl Fireman Jay Doyle and Jermaine Sabatino. BELOW RIGHT: Stella O’Leary, Ruby Fava and Jack Daniel BELOW LEFT:Hand painting.

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EMILY MARJORIE AHMET TOMBSTONE REVEAL FEAST

Photos AARON SMITH

The Tombstone Reveal Memorial Feast of Emily Marjorie Ahmet was held Saturday, June 22, at the Bowls Club.

LILY DORIS BALUZ TOMBSTONE REVEAL FEAST

Photos AARON SMITH

The tombstone reveal memorial feast for Lily Doris Baluz was held Saturday, June 22, at the held behind Tagai College.

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2013 Under 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day Under 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day was celebrated at ANZAC Park on Thursday 20 June. The day began with a march to ANZAC Park. Children participated in activities that included face painting, apple bobbing, mural painting, ice biscuits making, fire engine demostrations, ambulance rides and dress ups. A great day was had by all. Thank you to everyone who helped made the day a wonderful success.

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THURSDAY 04

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 World’s Greenest Homes 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 My Family 1:00 Museum Of Life 2:00 SKIPPY - Australia’s First Superstar 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Time Team: Derwentcote 6:55 Clarke And Dawe 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 Wonders Of Life: Expanding The Universe 9:30 The Grumpy Guide To School Days 10:15 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Australia: The Time Traveller’s Guide: The Early Days 12:30 Wonders Of Life: Expanding Universe 1:30 Movie: “Guns Of Hate” (PG) - Two drifters are falsely accused of murder when a gold mine is discovered. 2:30 Football: WAFL: Round 15: Swan Districts Vs West Perth 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 The Block Sky High 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 Sky High 8:00 The Block Sky High Unlocked 8:30 The NRL Footy Show 10:30 Arrow 11:30 The AFL Footy Show - The Logie award-winning AFL Footy Show celebrates its 20th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless and Shane Crawford. 1:30 Extra 2:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Brand Developers 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: “Beverley Hills Chihuahua 2” (G) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Daily Edition 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 8:00 TBA 9:15 Once Upon A Time: Selfless, Brave and True / Once Upon A Time: The Price - While Mary Margaret goes off on her own in an attempt to come to grips with what she did to Cora and how her deed has affected her, she stumbles upon August, who has hidden himself away from the others because he’s made from wood. Emma is shocked when Neal invites his fiancee Tamara, to come to Storybrooke. Meanwhile, before the curse was cast, August is introduced to a man of magic who may be able to prevent him from turning back into wood - but at a steep price. 11:15 2013 Wimbledon 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures: India 2:30 Food Investigations 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines: Saint-Christoly-Medoc To Hendaye 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Shane Delia’s Spice Journey 8:00 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:30 Heston’s Feasts: Fairytale Feast - Top chef Heston Blumenthal sets out to reinvent famous past or imagined feasts for celebrity diners. Tonight, Heston makes a fairytale meal featuring a Cinderella pumpkin, a stuffed boar’s head inspired by Snow White, and an edible Hansel and Gretel house for pudding. His guests include actress Fay Ripley and broadcaster Hardeep Singh Kohli. 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2013 Live: Stage 6 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 05

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Last Of The Summer Wine 1:00 Poirot 2:00 Bed Of Roses 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Time Team: West Langton 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 QLD 8:00 Wild Life At The Zoo: We meet Mr Munro, the only fiordland crested penguin around the world to be in a zoo. Can this wild penguin become the star of the show at Taronga? 8:30 Doc Martin: Martin thinks PC Penhale’s much loved brother, Sam, has a rare genetic disease, but instead his findings change PC Penhale’s opinion of Sam forever. 9:20 The Bletchley Circle: Part Three: Four seemingly ordinary women become the unlikely investigators of a string of grisly murders in this original thriller, set against the backdrop of post-war London. 10:05 Would I Lie To You? 10:35 Lateline 11:15 Getting On / 11:45 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 National News Now 4:00 Extra 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Staircase Implementation 7:00 Friday Night Football: Gold Coast Titans Vs Brisbane Broncos 9:30 Friday Night Football: Canterbury Bulldogs Vs Manly Sea Eagles 11:30 Any Which Way You Can 1:50 Movie: “Rogue” (M h,v,l) - Karen is a beautiful woman with a dark past, but she’s got potential and she knows it. Upon her release from prison she realises the hardest person to forgive is herself. Starring Michael Vartan, Radha Mitchell, Sam Worthington, John Jarratt, Geoff Morrell, Stephen Curry. 3:30 Extra 4:00 Home Shopping 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “The Dust Factory” (PG a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Daily Edition - Catch up on all of the hottest issues from today’s news and entertainment with lively discussions, interviews and crosses to newsmakers around the country. Presented by Sally Obermeder and Kris Smith. 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight: The latest news and current social issues presented by a team of reporters. Hosted by Sharyn Ghidella. 7:00 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 2013 AFL Premiership Season: Rnd 15: Carlton Vs Collingwood. 11:00 2013 Wimbledon: Day 12” Live coverage of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, the Championships, Wimbledon. Hosted by nine time Wimbledon doubles winner Todd Woodbridge with expert commentary from threetime championship winner John Newcombe, Rennae Stubbs, Sam Smith and Geoff Masters. 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 World News 1:00 Anthony Bourdian: No Reservations: Spain 2:00 Don Matteo: Confidential Investigation 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: French Coastlines: Saint-Medoc to Hendaye 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Caroline Quentin: A Passage Through India - In this threepart series, Caroline Quentin embarks on a remarkable journey of discovery through India. Beginning in the far north of the country and working her way over 6,000 kilometres to India’s southernmost tip, Caroline will experience all of the country’s contrasts - from breathtaking landscapes to dense, humid and often desperate cities. 8:30 The Rise And Fall Of Versailles: Louis XIV, The Dream Of A King - This three-part series provides an insightful portrait of French monarchs Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI and their masterpiece, Versailles. 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2013 Live: Stage 7 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 06

6:00 Rage 10:30 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:30 7.30 QLD 12:00 Australian Story 12:30 Catalyst 1:00 The Bionic Vet 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Would I Lie To You? 2:45 Movie: “Pandora And The Flying Dutchman” (PG) - A Dutchman, living in the 17th century, is not permitted to rest until he finds a woman who loves him enough to die for him. 5:00 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: The Murder At The Vicarage 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Father Brown: The Hammer Of God - Based on the short stories by G K Chesterton and set in the 1950s, Father Brown is a Catholic priest who also happens to have a particular talent for solving crimes. 8:30 Midsomer Murders: Not In My Backyard: A planning dispute turns to murder after a leading light in the Midsomer Conservation Society suspects her neighbours are involved in a moneymaking development scam. 10:00 Adam Hills Tonight: Fresh from hosting his hit UK talk show, The Last Leg, comedian Adam Hills returns for the new season of Adam Hills Tonight. 11:00 Rage Guest Programmer

6:00 Bubble Guppies 6:30 Dora The Explorer 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 10:00 Mornings - Saturday 12:00 The Bottom Line Icon Series 12:30 Danoz Direct 1:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 2:30 Movie: “The Thief Who Came To Dinner” 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 4WD TV - 4WD TV covers all of the up to date news, products and events within the diverse Australian and NZ 4WD scene. 5:30 Getaway 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:30 Movie: “Fantastic Mr.Fox” (PG l,v) - An urbane fox cannot resist returning to his farm raiding ways and then must help his community survive the farmers’ retaliation. 9:30 Movie: “The Other Man” (M a,l,v) - The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life. 11:30 Movie: “The Wicker Man” (M v,l,s,a) 1:30 Movie: “The Believers” (M v,l,s,a) 3:30 Alive And Cooking 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Life Today With James Robinson / 5:30 Wesley Impact

6:00 Saturday Disney 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show - Weekend 12:00 TBA 3:00 2013 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 15: GWS Vs Western Bulldogs 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2013 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 15: Adelaide Vs West Coast 10:30 Happy Endings: Yesandwitch - Penny’s perpetually optimistic mom, Dana is in town for a singing gig at a boat show. Her enthusiasm inspires the gang, but when Penny finds out she’s hiding some less-than-happy news, she decides it’s time to give mom a reality check. 11:00 2013 Wimbledon - Day 13 - Women’s Singles Final & Men’s” Live coverage of the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world, the Championships, Wimbledon. 4:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2013 Highlights 5:00 That ‘70s Show: I Can See For Miles - Brooke asks Kelso to be involved in her doctor’s appointment for their upcoming baby. 5:30 That ‘70s Show: Sally Simpson - Kelso makes an inept attempt to fix Fez up with Suzy, a friend from the police academy. Guest starring Alyson Hannigan.

5:00 World News 1:00 Lang Lang: The Art Of Being A Virtuoso 2:15 Piano Notes: Beethoven 2:25 Tim Marlow’s Virtual Gallery: Titian: Bacchus And Ariadne 2:30 Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters 4:00 Ethnic Business Awards 2013 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Empire: Making A Fortune - Presented by Jeremy Paxman, this series tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world. 8:30 RocKwiz: Chet Faker/Nkechie Anele/Sara Blasko - Rock music’s most famous faces continue to mix it with the best local trivia buffs. Host Julia Zemiro asks the questions and Brian Nankervis adjudicates over the mayhem. Special guests this week include Melbourne-based electro-soul artist Chet Faker (Nick Murphy), lead vocalist of Melbourne band Saskwatch, Nkechi Anele, and ARIA Award-winning Australian singer-songwriter and musician, Sarah Blasko. 9:30 Venice 24/7 10:00 Tour De France 2013 Live: Stage 8 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 07

SBS

6:00 Rage 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: Llyn Peninsula 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Shamwari: A Wild Life 2:30 Meerkat Manor: The Next Generation: Rising Star 3:05 Cape Of Good Voices: South Africa Hooked On Opera 4:00 The French Connection: The Making of Australia’s Greatest Indigenous Art 4:30 The Book Club: July 5:00 Wallace And Gromit’s World Of Invention: Come To Your Senses 5:30 South Pacific: Ocean Of Islands 6:30 Compass: Archie Roach 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Kennington 8:20 Dream Build: Stringybark House 8:30 The Time Of Our Lives 9:25 The Years That Made Us: Gathering Storms 10:25 Grayson Perry And The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman 11:25 Paul Smith: Gentleman Designer 12:20 Samson & Delilah 2:00 Making of Samson & Delilah 3:05 Grayson Perry And The Tomb Of The Unknown Craftsman 4:05 The New Inventors 4:35 Catalyst / 5:00 Gardening Australia / 5:30 Painting Australia

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Financial Review Sunday 10:30 Wide World Of Sports 11:30 Sunday Footy Show 1:30 Cybershack 2:00 2013 Intrust Super Cup 4:00 Imparja’s Sunday Football: Canterbury Bulldogs Vs Newcastle Knights 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Block Sky High 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 House Husbands: In the season final Justin drops a bombshell on the house husbands community. Mark suffers a bizarre injury in the name of mateship. After being arrested and losing her job, Lucy faces the biggest romantic decision of her life. 9:30 The Mentalist: Not One Red Cent 10:30 CSI: Miami: Sinner Takes All 11:30 The Block Sky High 12:30 What Would You Do? 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz 3:00 Brand Developers 4:00 Good Morning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Fish Hooks 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 AFL Game Day 11:30 TBA 1:30 Footy Flashbacks 3:00 Beauty And The Geek Australia 4:30 2013 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 15: Essendon Vs Port Adelaide 7:30 Sunday Night 8:30 A Place To Call Home: True To Your Heart - Newly discharged from hospital, Elizabeth is unimpressed by the proprietorial way Regina is behaving towards George and asks her to leave. With tension in the house and James’s secretly growing feelings for Harry, Olivia and James agree that the best chance for their family lies in the city. 9:45 Endeavour: Home - As the shadow of East End villainy falls upon Oxford, a hit and run accident claims the life of an eminent Classics Professor.Endeavour & Thursday must each face their past as Thursday’s old gangland enemy, Vic Kasper, reappears and Endeavour is drawn back to Lincolnshire to visit his demons alone. 11:30 2013 Wimbledon 4:00 Seven’s V8 Supercars 2013 Highlights 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 Al Jazeera News 2:00 Speedweek 4:00 2013 Superbike World Championship 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger: Shower 5:30 Bigger, Better, Faster, Stronger: Garbage 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Celtic Britain: Age Of Invasion - In 43 AD, Rome invaded Britain, and everything changed for the British Celtic tribes. Neil Oliver charts the brutal battles that marked the beginning of Roman Britain, discovering evidence of the empire’s artillery and its first roads and forts. He examines the rebellion led by Queen Boudicca, which resulted in the deaths of thousands of Romans in St Albans, London and Colchester, and learns more about the creation of Hadrian’s Wall. 8:30 The Observer Effect 9:30 Living Black 10:00 Tour De France 2013 Live: Stage 9 - Saint-Girons to Bagnères-de-Bigorre (165 km). 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 08

7 CENTRAL

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Midsomer Murders 2:00 Nothing Rhymes With Ngapartji 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon Of The Somme 6:50 Seasons 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 Dalziel And Pascoe: Ruling Passion 1:10 Movie: “Sunset Boulevard” (PG) - Norma Desmond - a silent-screen goddess whose pathetic belief in her own indestructibility has turned her into a demented recluse dreams of a comeback to pictures. 3:00 Rage 3:30 Rugby Union: Shute Shield: Round 13: Teams TBA

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 The Block Sky High 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 Sky High 8:00 Hamish & Andy Asia Gap Year 9:00 TBA 10:30 Person Of Interest: Zero Day - The Machine is affected by a virus that causes it to put out erratic numbers. Meanwhile, the team look for an elusive tech millionaire; and Det. Carter works to bring down Cal Beecher’s killer, but her mission has unintended consequences. 11:30 The Block Sky High 12:30 Extra 1:00 The Avengers 2:00 Danoz Direct 2:30 Brand Developers 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: “Total Stranger” (M v,s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Daily Edition 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - April’s life hangs in the balance after a venomous snake bite. Dex realises his slow response cost April precious time. Zac wants to help Natalie resolve her mother issues. 7:30 TBA 11:00 Travel Unravelled 11:30 Up All Night: Friendships & Partnerships - Reagan and Ava’s friendship is tested following the news of the show’s cancellation. 12:00 Celebrity Juice 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Sons And Daughters 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:35 World News 1:00 Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot At The Symphony 2:40 The Speed Of The Past 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 Massive Moves: Runway Race 5:30 Global Village: The Giant Kite Battle 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Deadliest Catch Special - On this epic episode of Mythbusters, it’s anchors away as Adam and Jamie board a crab trawler to unravel the myth of the killer loop. This myth says that if you step into a rapidly uncoiling cable, you can be dragged not just overboard but to the very bottom of the ocean. Cue Buster’s worse nightmare. 8:30 Make Me: Live Forever 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2013: Studio Review 2 11:00 Tour De France 2013: Rest Day Highlights 12:00 Movie: “Amelie” (M s,n,a) - In French. 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 09

IMPARJA

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Compass: Archie Roach 1:00 Q&A 2:00 Running To America 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Breathing Fire: Secret Weapon Of The Somme 6:50 Seasons 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Kitchen Cabinet: Craig Emerson 8:30 New Tricks: Final Curtain 9:30 At The Movies 10:00 Artscape: Light From The Shadows 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:30 Here I Am: Karen is a beautiful woman with a dark past, but she’s got potential and she knows it. Upon her release from prison she realises the hardest person to forgive is herself. 2:30 Football: VFL: Round 13: Port Melbourne Vs Bendigo 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 The Block Sky High 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 Sky High 8:00 TBA 11:30 The Block Sky High: Reality Rooftop and Entrance Foyer The Blockheads struggle to work as a team as they get busy with the communal areas of the building. There’s confusion, finger pointing and tantrums but the clock is ticking and the teams need to deliver by the end of the week. 12:30 Extra 1:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:00 Brand Developers 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 Winners And Losers 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Daily Edition 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Brax and Ricky can’t agree on their future. Bianca and Dex pray that April recovers from her snake bite. Natalie questions whether she should leave the Bay and find her mother. Meanwhile, Holly shows up at Zac and Leah’s, clearly out for revenge. 7:30 TBA 11:40 Happy Endings: Unsabotagable - Chase, the ex-roommate whose life Max ruined, says he’d like to take revenge and do the same thing to Max, but Max’s life is so pathetic it’s ‘unsabotagable.’ 12:00 Love Bites 1:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 Buddha 2:00 Once Bitten: Baggage And Beginnings 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Mozambique: An African Dawn 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Sebastian Coe - Former Olympic champion Sebastian Coe sets out to discover if there is any truth in his grandmother’s claims that the family’s origins were once quite grand. To his surprise, it turns out granny was right, although perhaps not quite in the way she thought. Seb’s journey begins in Cheshire with the account of a philanthropic and upstanding ancestor who worked for the benefit of his community. However, the story soon takes an unexpected turn as Seb follows the trail to Jamaica and discovers the dissolute world of 18th-century plantation life. 8:30 Insight 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2013 Live: Stage 10 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 10

ABC

6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Pole Position 2:30 Call To Country: Rainforest Warriorz 3:00 Children’s Programs 5:00 Eggheads 5:30 ABC News: Early Edition 6:00 Beeny’s Restoration Nightmare 6:50 Seasons 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 QI: Jolly 8:30 Adam Hills Tonight - Fresh from hosting his hit UK talk show, The Last Leg, comedian Adam Hills returns for the new season of Adam Hills Tonight - a one hour chat show filled with celebrity guests, clever comedy and live music. 9:30 Wednesday Night Fever 10:00 The Hollowmen: Edifice Complex 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Spooks 12:35 Movie: “The Man With The Golden Arm” (M d) 2:30 Football: SANFL: Round 14: West Adelaide Vs Central District

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 The Block Sky High 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 Sky High 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: The Fish Guts Displacement 8:30 Arrow: Year’s End - Oliver throws a family Christmas party in an attempt to restore a sense of normalcy to the Queen household. Meanwhile, Tommy asks Laurel to spend the holiday with him, but she feels she needs to be with her father since Christmas was her late sister’s birthday. 9:30 TBA 10:30 Embarrassing Bodies 11:30 The Block Sky High 12:30 20/20 1:30 Danoz Direct 2:00 Brand Developers 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: “Silent Warnings” (G) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 The Daily Edition 4:30 Seven News 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Zac is angry that he has to once again clear his name. Leah tries to get to the heart of Holly’s behaviour. Tamara faces a tough decision when her parents arrive in the Bay. Meanwhile, Casey struggles to deal with Brax and Ricky’s relationship. 7:30 TBA 8:45 Criminal Minds: Broken / There’s No Place Like Home 10:45 Hannibal: Savoureux 11:45 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 12:40 Harry’s Practice 1:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Sons And Daughters 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Neil Morrissey’s Risky Business 3:00 France 24 International News 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Trackers Of The Kalahari 6:00 Tour De France 2013 Daily Highlights 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Bears Of The Last Frontier: The Road North - Ecologist Chris Morgan explores the world of black bears caught in the crossroads of urban development in Anchorage and the wilderness. Some bears are so comfortable living in urban surroundings that their primary habitat is a golf course. In residential areas, bears frequently raid garbage bins for easy snacks. But these behaviours are less than ideal for bears and residents alike. 8:30 Toughest Place To Be A... Fisherman - Cornish fisherman Andy Giles gives up his state-of-the-art trawler to travel to the coast of Sierra Leone, where the fishing is done from a dugout canoe. 9:30 World News Australia 10:00 Tour De France 2013 Live: Stage 11 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

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CROSSWORD No. 155

SUDOKU No. 155

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) This will be an excellent time to start a new project. It is important that you are prepared to keep going to the end, however. Prepare yourself for long nights. Romance. This may be a less than exciting week. Unfortunately, you have plenty of work to do and may not be giving enough attention to your partner.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) You may need to sort out your objectives. An approach which is ﬁrm but fair will work best. Plan carefully as this will be your guideline for the rest of the pursuit. Romance. This will be an excellent time for romance; but be careful of vague promises which are not backed up by action. Be aware of your expectations.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

FOR KIDS

You may ﬁnd it hard to forget an incident which happened many years ago. It has taught you a lesson that you can never forget. Let it drive you toward excellence. Romance. There are people in your networking circle that you haven’t contacted for some time. This is an excellent time to get in touch with them.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) A long trip away from home may be more exciting than you imagine. Don’t let other people put you off. You have the best of intentions with this voyage. Romance. If you are starting a new relationship, you may want to wait a few days before making a major move. There is no need to rush into things.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd) The Moon/Uranus Midpoint moving through your sign may attract you to an unusual new friend. Allow their quirks to make small changes in your train of thought. Romance. Your partner may approach you with a strange request this week. Ponder over this inquiry before giving any ofﬁcial acceptance or denial.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) An old friend will soon be coming back into your life. You will learn a lot in a very short time. They may bring out things in yourself that you have long forgotten. Romance. Try to be fun-loving with your partner at the moment. They could use a lighter sense of humour this week and you’re just the right person.

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CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your social life will soon take a turn for the better. A phone call from a friend could be just the prod you need to get started. Take up as many opportunities as you can. Romance. Time spent with the opposite sex this week will be well-spent. You may need to be the one who takes the initiative, however.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th) An intense discussion with a colleague will help you to get to the bottom of a difﬁcult situation. You will have to be quite honest with your feelings, however. Romance. Your partner will be much livelier than they have been for some time. Enjoy a fun-ﬁlled gathering at a local restaurant or cafe this week.

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PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) Don’t slow down to suit other people. If they can’t keep up with the pace you have set, you must push ahead without them. More will get done this way! Romance. You will be able to get on much better with your partner this week. A long discussion will show you just how much you have in common.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

You may need to sort out a conﬂict between two of your best friends. One side will have to give in much more than the other. Be sure to remain neutral. Romance. Your love-life will soon change substantially, as the Venus/Moon Midpoint moves through your sign. The change isn’t necessarily unhealthy.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

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However far modern science and techniques have fallen short of their inherent possibilities, they have taught mankind at least one lesson; nothing is impossible.

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SOLUTIONS No. 155

You need to strike out on your own. Don’t let a friend prevent you from learning from your mistakes. It’s the best way to make improvements. Romance. You will be surprised how easily you can work out what your partner is thinking. You will need to keep one step ahead at the moment.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A plan which involves other people will get off to a good start. Make sure that you take your friends’ feelings into consideration as they will be the most affected. Romance. A conﬂict between your own needs and those of your partner will have to be resolved. Your relationship will be at a standstill until it does.

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Community Notice Native Title Organisations Review Deloitte Access Economics has been contracted by the Australian Government to undertake a national review of Native Title Representative Bodies (NTRBs) and Native Title Service Providers (NTSPs). Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC), Indigenous Corporations and individuals who are interested in the future supporting roles of NTRBs or NTSPs, or other issues covered by the review’s terms of reference, are encouraged to examine the terms of reference and prepare a submission for consideration by the review team. Submissions should be forwarded directly to Deloitte Access Economics. The call for submissions opens on June 3, 2013 and closes on September 30, 2013. All submissions received (unless marked confidential) will be published on the Review website. Deloitte Access Economics will be holding consultations on Horn Island for the Torres Strait region on Wednesday, July 10, 2013.

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FNQ remains my priority: Gordon “Ms Gillard leaves public office with incredible legacies not just for this, but future generations. “The first national high speed broadband network in the NBN rollout, properly resourced classrooms under the National Plan for School Improvement, certainty and support for Australians with a disability, their families and their carers under the national disability insurance scheme called DisabilityCare Australia, all of which will benefit Far North Queensland children, families and business.” Mr Gordon said he is committed to building a stronger Leichhardt electorate and as a fresh face to politics that means bringing new ideas, new energy and new people to encourage and advocate

and Social Justice Commissioner, Mick Gooda, said the group will help drive reform in mental health and suicide prevention for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. ”Improving mental health and suicide prevention is fundamental to improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health overall, and to closing the health and life expectancy gap with other Australians,” Mr Gooda said. Mr Gooda said the advisory body would help ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people benefit

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for jobs growth, investment and improved health and education outcomes. “Leichhardt is one of the largest and mostdiverse electorates in Australia and I believe it’s my fresh new approach, taking the time, taking notice of the issues, needs and areas which have become overlooked by a Member who’s become too comfortable in his seat. “I look forward to working with Kevin Rudd, who as a fellow Queenslander really understands the needs, strengths and opportunities of our region,” he said.

Mental health milestone THE Close the Gap Campaign recently welcomed a significant mental health milestone: the establishment of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Advisory Group. The new ministerial advisory body, co-chaired by Dr Tom Calma and Professor Pat Dudgeon, is the first of its kind in Australia. It will provide expert advice to government on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention. Close the Gap co-chair

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from national mental health reforms and the significant investment in mental health in recent years. He said the advisory body would also improve strategic responses to suicide and mental health by enabling partnerships between government and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts in social and emotional wellbeing, mental health and suicide prevention. “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are experiencing mental health problems at almost double the rate of other Australians.”

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LABOR candidate for Leichhardt Billy Gordon (right) says the interests of Far North Queenslanders remain his priority and focus under new Labor leader Kevin Rudd. “On Thursday night we witnessed an extraordinary moment in Australian politics. “But it was just that, a moment. “The matter is now resolved and today we have a new day to look forward to, to move forward. “A change in leadership does not change the needs of the people in the electorate of Leichhardt and I will continue to listen, to understand and to be their voice.” Mr Gordon wished Julia Gillard well and congratulated her commitment to the Australian people and the Labor Party.

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From your loving wife, Katie. In memory of our dear kebi (small) sissy, ama, cousin and aka, the Late

Pearl Annie Rose Passi Who passed away at Mer How time has flown. It’s now a year since you peacefully left us on June 22, 2012. The pain of your loss cannot be expressed in words, But in spirit you see it all. The silent tears shed from the pain of missing one as dear as you. All we can say is that our Heavenly Father saw your long term pain and suffering, So He took you away to rest in His loving care, As a Beautiful Red Rose among His best. Pearl Annie Rose We love you and still fondly remember you as “The Rose of my Dream”. Expressed in deepest love by Sada & Family in TI, sons, cousins, brothers and sisters and their families in TI, Port Headland (WA), Townsville, Cloncurry, Canberra, Badu, Cairns and Mer.

Thursday Island Home and Community Care services are currently seeking two enthusiastic employees to join our team in assisting our clients and their carers

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Disgruntled blacksmith sues advertisers, in 1890 By BRIAN RANDALL BY the 1890’s Thursday Island was a vibrant and busy port and settlement with a wide range of businesses and industries operating and supporting one another as well as the general community. Thursday Island’s diverse and growing population, as well as those of surrounding islands, were also demanding of a wide range of goods, services and skills to ensure the well being of the economy as well as the community. In view of this, a particularly important and well used profession of the day was that of the blacksmith, with Mr. G.F. Dewar well established and advertising his services on the island in the late 1890s. In his 1897 advertisement, as pictured, he describes himself as a ship, engine and general blacksmith as well as a wheelwright. In terms of the additional services

Shine a Light On our history G.F. Dewar Blacksmith’s advertisement, 1890. he offered we see that he was also as well as being involved generally providing “horse shoeing in all its in the pearling industry. H o w ev er, M r. D ew ar w as branches as well as general repairs”. But, as was the case with many apparently unhappy with this other Thursday Island business advertisement as shown by a newspeople of the time, his interests were paper report of 5 June 1897, which wider than just his own profession. describes his dissatisfaction with In Dewar ’s case, there are the advertisement and his successful newspaper references to his being legal action against the printers for involved in the maritime industry, damages in the sum of ten pounds. as the owner of at least two vessels, This legal action was heard

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and judged by the well known and respected Hon. J. Douglas. Mr. Dewar was also an inventor or innovator with a report in the Torres Strait Pilot of a machine he had built. This machine was described as a firewood chopping machine which worked on a similar principle to a rock or stone battery and which was said to save “an immense amount of labour and time in splitting up

NPA College sets a new standard in education THREE years ago Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) College introduced ‘I do, we do, you do’ - an explicit teaching practice. Last week educators from across Australia visited the college, marvelling at the effectiveness of the teaching and high level of student engagement. National Assessment Planning - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN) scores have improved across the board at NPA College. Three teachers from Haileybury College, a prestigious Victorian private school, and a principal from Mackay came to observe, demonstrate and learn. They were accompanied by John Flemming, an academic consultant at Haileybury who works across Australia and developed the ‘I do, we do, you do,’ teaching practice. In addition to the inter-state

Pastor Peter Lister with students wearing their binocular soccor masks. By AARON SMITH LOOK, step and reach is the theme of this year’s children’s holiday program run by Mackay Christian College. Pastor Peter Lister said the college has been coming up to the Torres Strait and NPA for the last 11 years and has been very popular. The program was held last week on Thursday Island’s Anzac Park and will be repeated in the NPA this week. “This year’s program is about looking beyond problems and seeing opportunity, taking steps and being

brave, walking in a different direction, and reaching out further than before,” he said. Some of the activities this year included, finding pieces of a puzzle in the park, singing songs, art and craft activities, drama skits and binocular soccer. “We had the Horn Island After School Program students and two students from Townsville join us on Thursday Island last week and on the weekend 40 students from Bamaga came up. “We are looking forward to doing it all again this week in NPA,” Pastor Lister said.

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the wood”. This advertisement provides us with a view into the life and business of an 1890s era blacksmith on Thursday Island and even though Mr. Dewar himself was not happy with the way he and his business were portrayed in it, the advertisement and the images it contains are an important record of an important aspect of the island’s past.

teachers taking delight in the inquisitiveness of the children they were impressed at how adept they were doing the literacy and numeracy exercises. “Once we started to do the exercises it was just like we were working with children 4000km away in Melbourne,” Haileybury teacher Ms Melissa Shoorman said. “When doing literacy exercises with preps the students were saying ‘we don’t want to learn hard words, we want to learn super hard words!’ They love phonological awareness games.” NPA College Principal Ken Maclean said the visitors provided a great opportunity for professional dialogue. “As a school and as a community we want to continue improving, this can only be done with professional development and

monitoring our student data,” Mr Mclean said. John Flemming said NPA College was an outstanding example of how explicit teaching works. “The transformation in curriculum delivery and student achievement due to explicit teaching has been significant,” Mr Flemming said. “I have an opportunity to come up to NPAC every six months or so. Every time I visit I am amazed at how much progress has been made with the students, teachers and teacher aides. It’s a testament to what clear leadership can generate.” Mr Maclean said it was satisfying to see improved academic results as well as student growing in self-esteem. “The gap is closing,” Mr Maclean said.

Full Gospel Church car wash fundraiser

The Full Gospel Church on Blackwell Street, Thursday Island, had a fun-raising car wash last week. Pictured are the crew.

TAGAI COLLEGE CAREER MARKET

By AARON SMITH

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TAGAI State College recently held its 2013 Community Careers Market for students ranging from Year 8 to 10. This event provided students the opportunity to meet employers from different industries, representatives from different educational and training organisations, as well as some community service providers. Each group had a stall where students could approach, ask questions and collect brochures and information. The organisations present were: James Cook University, Queensland University of Technology, Griffith University, University of the Sunshine Coast, TAFE Queensland, Community Apprenticeships Australia, Skill360, My Pathway, Vocational Partnership Group, Indigenous Services, TRSA, AFMA, Australian Customs, Federal Police, Fire Service, Australian Defense, CSRIO, Torres Shire Council, Rio Tinto, Qbuild and Construction Skills Queensland. Evin Barrett, from Vocational Partnership Group, said: “These career markets are really important. They help the students develop skills and become aware of their options in remote areas.” Peter Mills, from Qbuild, said: “We have had a few inquires but the sciences and Customs seems to be getting a lot of attention.” Tagai Student Raina Kepa said: “I think I want to become a doctor and this market has let me speak to different universities, which is good.”

Tagai College students speed-date career options By AARON SMITH SPEED-dating-a-career seminar may sound like a strange thing to do, but Tagai College Year 10 students did just that recently. Representatives from nine different industries had five minutes each to tell a table of students all about their careers. Then they had to rotate to the next table and do it all again. Beacon Foundation organised this event as a fun and

exciting way to inform students of different career options once they leave school. There were members of Queensland Police, AFMA, Customs, Torres Shire Council, the construction company QBuild, James Cook University, Rio Tinto and the Australian War Museum. Tagai student Pethrie Sailor said: “It was really fun. “I liked the Customs job best because there is lots of adventure and you get to travel.”

After the guests had rotated around all the tables of Year 10 students, they then had 30 seconds each to say why their job was the best. The students then voted on their favourite career based on the talks they had with each of them. Peter Mills, from Qbuild, was voted as having the best job. Tagai student Coby Seekee then thanked all the guests for coming to their school and sharing their experiences.

ABOVE: Peter Mills and Patrica Pedro talk to students. BELOW: Mac McLeod talks to students.

Lisa Louie, Danny Bowie, Eddie Sailor, Neesha Cen, Sam Stead, Patrica Pedro, Mac McLeod and Peter Mills compete to convince who has the best job. Torres News 1 - 7 July 2013 Page 25

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Upsets throw NRL tipsters ALTHOUGH only four games were played in round 15 of the Torres News/Sea Swift/IBIS NRL tipping competition plus Wednesday night’s State-of-Origin, no one got all five correct. However eight could manage four wins - TI Turkey, Mugai87, Mariner, 86, Leon Whittaker, VickiR, By Jingo and theflyingfalafel. Tipsters struck out with the Tigers’ victory against the Raiders, while many struggled with the Roosters’ win against the Bulldogs. And, there were even some who tipped NSW in Wednesday night’s State-of-Origin. TiNell, Mark Hutton and Maggie Hill had three of the club winners, but missed out of

Origin. BigBalaBurger (3 correct) holds onto his/ her lead with 80, but the margin has been cut to one ahead of TI Turkey (4) on 79. Mr Spiggot (3) sits on 78. Jooty (3) is on 77, one ahead of BJ Danger (3), King Tutt (3) and Mugai 87 (4). 75: beaniebuzza (2), Gilligan1 (3), KPP (3). 74: Denis Hill (2), Tipper Tonon (3), VooDoo Magic (3), Mariner (4), 86 (4). 73: Rayns (3), Tigrrrr (3), Marakai (3), Leon Whittaker (4). 72: Seahorse (3),Willy (2). Mark Hutton (3)

each round. Staff from the Torres News and sponsors are ineligible to enter. Only residents from local post codes and subscribers to the Torres News are eligible to enter. The competition is computer generated, with all selections being lodged to an independent, national footy tipping website. Neither the Torres News nor the sponsors can access the website, and all results are generated by the website operators.

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Dauan Island Fun Run raises needed funds Tagai student puts in the distance. BELOW: Students rest after the race

71: esjay (1), , Marro (2), 70: Sarah Finnemore (3). 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. As the Torres News is printed prior to the completion each full round, results published are a week behind. However, the up-to-date results are published on the operator’s web site after

Fun Run student giving it a go TAGAI State College on Dauan Island recently held an adidas School Fun-Run which raised $1247.75 of much-need funding. Students pounded the pavements seeking sponsorship from family, friends and members of the local community in order to raise money for their school. Thanks to their enthusiasm and the support of the local community, funds are now available to purchase new resources for the school. adidas School Fun-Run organiser Allan Greenbank is extremely proud of the way the students rallied behind the fundraiser. “It BEV Hutton, resident of Thursday Island for the last 10 years, got sick of was great to see so many students supporting using the treadmill at the gym, so she purchased a ‘Street Strider.’ their school by collecting sponsorship and This exercise machine allows her to take in the views around the island participating on the day.” as she gets her workout. All schools are invited to participate in INCLUDES STATE OF ORIGIN 2 RESULTS SO “It’s got three gears, but it’s a little tough on the hills but I love it. the adidas Fun-RunUNTIL by visiting www. CANNOT DOSchool LADDER THURSDAY AM. “My husband gets one next month as well,” she said. schoolfunrun.com.au

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Name BigBalaBurger TI Turkey Mr Spiggot Jooty BJ Danger Mugai87 KINGTUTT Gilligan1 beaniebuzza KPP

Total Score Total Margin 80 129 79 141 78 167 77 152 76 133 76 180 76 192 75 133 75 134 75 152

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Jesse Williams (90) at training camp. Photo Seattle Times. By MARK BOUSEN SEATTLE Seahawks defensive tackle, the Torres Strait’s Jesse Williams, continues to be hailed as the one who got away during the recent NFL (gridiron) draft. Williams is recovering from off-season knee surgery, and the Seahawks are taking it slowly with the rookie during pre-season workouts. Following two championships seasons with the Alabama Crimson Tide, Williams was expected to be drafted in the first round, with some predicting he could go as early as number 15 draft, but generally between 18 and 25. On a stunning chain of events, the 145kg, 1.9mWilliams went at number 137 in round five to the Seahawks. Reasons for his late selection are unclear, but it’s generally believed it could be related to his knee injury. One prominent USA media outlet reports that, going into the off-season, the Seattle Seahawks really needed to add depth at the defensive tackle position, and they did just that by taking Williams in the draft.

“Williams is capable of not only earning valuable playing time, but also becoming a star on this defence in the future. “If Williams can manage to stay healthy, he can really help to make an already intimidating defence even scarier,” the report said. Another outlet reports Jesse Williams as one of two players who should have been taken higher, adding he is going to play above where he was drafted. “Williams is nicknamed ‘Tha Monstar’ a nick name the Seahawks hope to hold true. “Look for him to make a name for themselves over the course of the next few NFL seasons,” it said.

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MONDAY, JULY 01 – SUNDAY, JULY 07

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Time 0418 1018 1557 2258

Time 0548 1141 1703 2327

Time Ht 0005 2.98 0726 0.89 1209 1.54 1715 1.38

Time Ht 0027 2.95 0756 0.96 1209 1.53 1505 1.29

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Ht 1.19 1.96 0.93 2.92

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Ht 1.01 1.82 1.07 2.96

NEW MOON Mon. Jul 8. Time: 17.14

Time 0623 1152 1727 2343

Ht 0.90 1.69 1.21 2.99

Time 0655 1200 1740

FIRST QUARTER Tue. Jul. 16. Time: 13.18

Ht 0.87 1.60 1.32

FULL MOON Tues. Jul 23. Time: 04.15

LAST QUARTER Tues. Jul 30. Time: 03.43

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3.4 -4.9 0502 2.8 1225 -4.8 1746

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3.0 -5.1 3.0 -4.5

0048 0556 1325 1858

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0324 0943 1609 2219

2.8 0147 -5.3 0644 3.3 1418 -4.3 1958

Fri 05

Time Rate Time

0418 1035 1704 2314

2.6 -5.5 3.5 -4.1

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Sun 07 -3.8 2.2 0400 -5.5 0829 3.4 1619 2203

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0038 0617 1231 1906

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Wagadagam, Kulkau Balaya 1 and 2 and Dabu Titans would battle it out for SIX men’s teams and three ladies’ honours in the men’s division Josephine said that Dedeyal Gamsides will contest the 2013 Island of Origin on Badu which commences on mas, Alau Eagles from the NPA and Dhugnguraw Surkal would contest Thursday (July 4). Organising committee member the ladies. Two of North Queensland’s best Josephine Ahmat told the Torres News on June 27 that defending champions Indigenous rugby league players, Argun Warriors, Saguci, Koey Buay Billo Mosby and Roy Baira, will line up for powerhouse opposition sides at the Sea Swift Island of Origin carnival on Badu Island from July 4-6. Mosby will play halfback for Saguci while Baira will line up for defending champions Argun Warriors. These two star-studded combinations fought it out in the grand final of the last Origin carnival held in June, 2011. Argun Warriors won that tough decider 20-14 but Saguci had beaten them in a qualifying game. These two sides will again be among the favourites Saguci runs out for the last Origin grand final at the carnival which is with Billo Mosby in headgear at right.

expected to attract as many as eight men’s sides and four ladies. Mosby and Baira are both based in Townsville where they are among the top bracket of players in the seven club district competition. Both seasoned All Blacks carnivals footballers, Mosby, of Yorke descent, plays with Townsville club Centrals and Baira, of Badu heritage, for Brothers. Mosby played for Saguci at the last Island of Origin and confirmed he will be back again. “I will arrive on the first day of the carnival and play for Saguci and we will have a good side,” the 35-year-old Mosby said. Superfit Mosby has lost 5kg in weight in the past month in preparation for the carnival and played for the winning Kulipyam side back in 2008. Baira lined up for Argun Warriors when they beat NSW side Newcastle Yowies in the Koori versus Murri clash last February to claim the title of Australia’s best All Blacks carnival team. “I am definitely going up to play

with Argun Warriors,” Baira told the Torres News in Townsville. Argun Warriors team spokesman and quality back Keiji Bowie said that Roy Baira would be a key player. “Yep, got Roy coming up for us and got a very strong side for this Origin,” Keiji Bowie said. Ironically Mosby played a starring role for Argun War- Billo Mosby in Townsville on June 26. Baira has played in numerous wins riors when they beat Cherbourg in the grand final of the by Townsville in the prestigious Foley Shield competition and is a dangerous 2009 Cairns All Blacks carnival. In one of the most-dominating forward often controlling a game from individual performances seen in the dummy half. An invasion of visiting players grand final of an All Blacks rugby league carnival, Mosby scored an and supporters will be on Badu with amazing five tries and booted five many travelling by outboard motor goals for 30 individual points in powered dinghies. Others will travel over the sea by the nail biting 42-38 win by Argun Warriors over the Cherbourg Hornets. air from Horn Island.

Police appeal to play by the rules at Origin THURSDAY Island Police have been working in conjunction with the organising committee of the 2013 Island-of-Origin scheduled July 4-6 at Badu Island. Police numbers will be increased at Badu Island for the duration of the event with additional support being provided from Cairns-based staff and Police Vessel Conroy. Police expect the numbers of players and spectators to be high particularly as the event did not run in 2012. Senior Seargent Jamie Horn, Officer-in-Charge, Thursday Island Police Station, said: “We urge all players, support persons and

spectators to come to the event in the right spirit and play by the rules on and off the field. “The Badu Island Community puts a tremendous amount of time and effort into hosting Island of Origin and we look to ensure that an appropriate level of assistance is provided to make the event a safe one for all concerned. “As usual we warn the travelling public to take care when boating, check all safety gear and make sure you let friends and family know of your movements and expected times of arrival at your destination.” As an additional measure at this event a Drug Detection Dog

‘Wallace’ owned and handled by the Australian Customs Service will be making an appearance at Badu Island. “Drug and alcohol use at a large scale event of this nature is a real concern for police so any assistance we can gain from the presence of ‘Wallace’ in the detection of dangerous drugs being transported to and around Badu Island is a real bonus. “I am confident given the amount of time and preparation that has gone into the event that we will not experience any great problems but we are certainly prepared to tackle any issues that do arise,” Snr Sgt Horn said.

Mills signs with Spurs for another season THE San Antonio Spurs has announced that guard Patty Mills has exercised his player option and will return to the Spurs for 2013-14 season. Mills was signed by the Spurs on March 27, 2012, and later re-signed with the Silver and Black on July 12, 2012. In 74 games with the Spurs, Mills has averaged 6.2 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 rebounds in 12.4 minutes. In his final two games of the 2011-12 regular season Mills set career-highs for points and assists. On April 25, he registered a career-best 27 points at Phoenix only to surpass that the following night in Golden State by scoring 34 points and handing out a career-high 12 assists. Mills recently sat out games five, six and seven with a foot injury as his Spurs went down 4-3 to defending Page 28 Torres News

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champions Miami Heat in the bestof-seven NBA final. The Spurs went within five seconds of winning the title in game six, when leading the series 3-2. They led by three points with five seconds to play in regulation time, when the Heat hit a three-pointer to send the game into extra times and to win the game to level the series at 3-all and then to win game seven. There was speculation last week Mills night return to Australia to play at the end of the season, but his signature with the Spurs last Tuesday put an end to that. There had been earlier speculation in the USA media Mills might sign for another team where he would get more court time, with the New York Knicks and Utah Jazz touted as possible new homes.

Originally drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft, Mills appeared in 74 games in Portland. For his NBA career Mills has appeared in 148 games, averaging 5.7 points and 1.5 assists in 11.7 minutes. Mills has been a member of the Australian National Team since 2007 and represented the Boomers in the 2012 and 2008 Olympics.