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Bravo Coy: on patrol in croc country By Major Jamie Heron, OC Bravo Coy

BRAVO Coy, as part of 51st Battalion, The Far North Queensland Regiment has a critical role to play in Australia’s defence capability and a pivotal role within the National Surveillance Plan. Bravo Coy is a reconnaissance and surveillance company that patrols the

Cape, from the Jardine River in the north, to as far south as Kowanyama. Our Area of Operations (AO) also extends into the Gulf of Carpentaria on the West, and the South Pacific Ocean on the East. It is a large and inhospitable tract of land and sea that offers many challenges, but it is also a snapshot of nature at

its best. From the breathtaking sunsets at the end of the day to the enormous prehistoric-like crocodiles that populate the rivers and creeks on both sides of the Cape. Crocodiles are our constant companions when patrolling in the many rivers, creeks and estuaries of Cape York. Although they

are territorial and normally shy away from confrontation, many of the patrols have recorded their boats being hit by a curious croc. Even more exciting are the reports of crocs jumping over the boats when fleeing back into the water from their resting places in the mangroves or river bank. UU continued page 2

Although the patrol did not spot the crocodile that left these prints, its tracks are the biggest the company has ever seen, measuring approximately 36cm long and 24cm across. The soldier standing beside the croc footprint is wearing size 13 boots. Photo: Shaun Seymour.

Main photo: Crocodiles are Bravo Coy’s constant companions while on patrol in the Cape. Photo: Shaun Seymour.

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Bravo Coy has three core warfighting roles within its AO. They are: Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Intelligence gathering (R&S); the conduct of Community Engagements (CE), and the conduct of Defence Aid to the Civilian Community (DACC). Reconnaissance and surveillance is our corp capability. Patrolmen in a six-man patrol are capable of detecting, tracking and handing-off targets to other ADF forces or government agencies. Specific information is gathered on numerous types of targets. They include such things as: illegal fishing by Foreign Fishing Vessels FFV; illegal exploitation of natural resources; piracy, violence or robbery at sea; compromise of biosecurity; illegal activity of flora and fauna; and reporting the sightings of ghost nets. The patrolling program that Bravo Company undertakes each year is designed to cover the AO as far as possible. Utilising 4.4 metre tinnies or patrol vehicles we undertake to reach those areas that might attract illegal activities and remain undetected in the remote wilderness. The patrols have a wide range of equipment at their disposal to assist in detecting illegal activities. They can operate at night and in difficult and challenging weather conditions. Each patrol has the ability to remain in the field for up to seven days without requiring a resupply of food, water

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New Member for Cook, David Kempton. By Mark Bousen

THE seat of Cook has returned to the Coalition ranks for the first time since 1977 following Saturday’s resounding State election result, with the LNP’s David Kempton the new Member. As at time of press on Tuesday, March 27, 2012 after 19,389 votes or 69.96 per cent of the primary votes had been counted, Mr Kempton had polled 7297 votes or 38.34 per cent of the primary votes, ahead of Mr O’Brien 6165 (32.39 per cent), Katter’s Australian Party’s Lachlan Bensted 4196 (22.05 per cent), Greens’ Riley George 968 (5.09 per cent) and James Evans (One Nation Party) 405 (2.13 per cent). There were 358 informal. After the partial allocation of preferences, Mr Kempton has 8662 (54.14 per cent) and Mr

O’Brien 7336 (45.86 per cent). Bob Scott (1077-1989), Steve Bredhauer (1989-2004) and Jason O’Brien (2004-2012) have held the seat continuously for Labor since Eric Deeral (National) held the seat from 1974-1977. All parties took significant hits with Mr Bensted polling more than 4000 votes. M r O ’ B r i e n ’s p r i m a r y dropped 14.11 per cent from the 2009 figures of 10,465 (46.05 per cent), while the LNP vote dropped 4.07 per cent from 9629 (42.41 per cent). The Greens’ vote dropped from 1510 (6.65 per cent) by 1.56 per cent. Independent Michaelangelo Newie received 1111 (4.89 per cent) in 2009. Mr O’Brien was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees in the previous Parliament. Mr Kempton, a lawyer, won the major centres, such as Mareeba, Port Douglas and Mossman. Mr O’Brien topped the voting at the Weipa North booth, with 380 (40.77 per cent) of the vote, ahead of Mr Kempton 275, Mr Bensted 215, Mr Riley 35 and Mr Evans 27. Mr O’Brien also headed the voting in Napranum with

186 (56.19 per cent) from Mr Kempton 84, Mr Bensted 24, Mr Evans 26, Mr Riley 11. However, in Pormpuraaw, Mr Kempton led with 143 (46.13 per cent), from Mr O’Brien 140, Mr Evans 17, Mr Riley 6, Mr Bensted 4. Mr Kempton led in Kowanyama with 204 (45.33 per cent), from Mr O’Brien 174, Mr Bensted 64, Mr Evans 5, Mr Riley 3. Mr O’Brien polled 70 per cent of the vote in Aurukun with 378, from Mr Kempton 135, Mr Evans 14, Mr Bensted 4, Mr Riley 3. The LNP has 78 seats, ALP seven, KAP two, and Independents two. The LNP vote across the state was 49.79 per cent, while the ALP was 26.89 per cent, KAP 11.45 per cent, Greens 7.2 per cent. Mr Kempton said the result was “fantastic�. “There was a lot hard work and it is a really good result. “I also was a bit surprised at the extent of the swing across the State; it was greater than we expected; it was a bit of a surprise.� Mr Kempton said he would establish principal offices in Mareeba and Thursday Island, with visiting offices in Weipa,

Cooktown and Port Douglas. Mr Kempton said his first priority was to consult with the communities to determine their priorities. “There is only a limited amount of money across the State, and we need to determine the priorities and not waste money on other issues. “Our first goal is to determine the short-term goals and then plan for the longer-term.â€? He listed the priorities across the electorate in Cape York and the Torres Strait included: • The South of Embley mining project in western Cape York; and • Amalgamation of Island councils with the formation of the TSIRC and a turtle/ dugong management plan in the Torres Strait. “A turtle/dugong management plan needs to be looked at, to be run by the communities and not by the Government.â€? Mr Kempton said: “I will have an implicit program of consultation with the communities across the electorate to discuss and decide the best outcomes for them. “I want to be involved with real people and getting their hearts and minds behind our agenda and then there will be some real change,â€? he said.

O’Brien bows out of politics, Bensted vows to stay By Mark Bousen

FORMER Member Jason O’Brien will take a short break and then “get on with my life and be happy�. Mr O’Brien served three terms, but has been part of the political process for about 15 years. “I was an electrician before that, but I won’t be going to that; I’ll have to study and undergo some retraining.� H o w e v e r, h e h a s ruled out a return to politics.

“I served for four years on the Cairns City Council and eight years in State Parliament. “I’ve had my say and it’s time for someone else to have a turn; I had a good run.� Mr O’Brien, 42, said: “It was an honour to serve, and I mean that most sincerely. “It is a rare privilege to be elected; many put their hands up but never get a chance to serve. “Serving as the Member for Cook has

been a special part of my life and I put my heart and soul into it.� Mr O’Brien congratulated new Member David Kempton. “I wish David all the best and hope he serves the people,� he said. Katter’s Australian Party’s Lachlan Bensted said he was “absolutely happy� with the result for the KAP. “To start from where we did six months ago to get a swing of just over 22 per cent at our first

attempt really shows the confidence of the community in the seat of Cook. That also applies to the 11.45 per cent across the State. “It clearly shows we will be a force in upcoming elections.� Mr Bensted, 26, says he will continue to be involved in politics. “I’m a local bloke who lives in the electorate (outside Mareeba), and I want to be there for the next time. “I want to thank all

our supporters for their support during the last six months, and having so many people on the ground gives us a lot of confidence.� Mr Bensted said he wanted to congratulate Mr Kempton on his victory. “Many people said they were happy to see a young bloke who was interested in the future and is prepared to put his hand up. “I’m not going anywhere.�

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It’s been a privelage JUST a short note to thank people in the Cook electorate for giving me the great privilege of serving them these last eight years. It has been an honour, and I am proud of what has been achieved across the 40-odd disparate communities I have represented. I would like to particularly thank my loyal party members, and booth workers, for sticking with me and the ALP in the toughest of times for the party. I wish the new Member for Cook David Kempton every success in his new role. Jason O’Brien

Thanks for caring, WTA THE Central Cape Suns Junior Rugby League would really

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Brooke brings youthful enthusiasm to the table

Brooke Barton, joint winner of the 2012 Weipa Australia Day Citizen of the Year award, has nominated for WTA election.

BEING born and bred in Cape York and the surrounding Weipa area, Brooke Barton is passionate about the area she calls home, and has called home for the past 28 years. With this passion, Brooke plans to stand for council for the 2012 Weipa Town Authority elections and hopes to have a lasting impact on the way Weipa

is governed in the future. “As one of the youngest candidates to stand for the 2012 Weipa local government elections, I hope to bring youth and enthusiasm to the table,� Brook said this week. “Some might think that my youth is a hindrance but I prefer to look at it from a different angle. I will continually challenge and push boundaries, and I will repeatedly ask ‘why?’ and ‘why not?’, and I will constantly be digging my hands into even the tightest of pockets.� Brooke said she is also very excited to be learning about the local and state government laws and how they impact our community. “As well as being a well-known and long-standing member of the Weipa community, I also manage a successful business in Weipa and have been heavily involved with many community events and local non-for-profit organisations.

“I believe that through participating in these roles I have developed a strong sense of leadership, along with the ability to be a valuable team member,� she said. “My vision for Weipa is one of community betterment and if elected to council, I look forward to working together with all members of the WTA and with Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa to improve infrastructure, improve and increase community facilities, and establish Weipa as a diversified and independent township, capable of managing a number of sustainable industries. “I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the current WTA members for all their hard work and dedication over the past four years. If elected, I look forward to working with all other elected members towards ‘Shaping Weipa today for the Weipa you want tomorrow’.�

RED framework a great fit for Weipa RIO Tinto Alcan’s global experience spans more than a century and has broad experience in partnering with communities and stakeholders to deliver a sustainable future. They’ve learned how to leverage their local presence and global capabilities to catalyse greater regional prosperity. It is that experience that Peter McCulkin candidate for Chair of Weipa Town Authority (WTA) hopes the company can bring to Weipa by way of their proven Regional Economic Development (RED) framework. “Rio Tinto’s RED strategy is aimed specifically at contributing to the economic development and diversification of the regions where they

operate across the lifecycle, from development to closure. Their vision for RED is to contribute to the economic and social development of their host communities in order to sustain their long-term growth and diversification�, McCulkin said. When local communities are asked what is most important to them, they emphasize their economic development. Rio Tinto do so by engaging and partnering via job creating, business-led initiatives that are focused on sectors where the community can demonstrate a sustainable competitive advantage. “The RED strategy has been rolled around the World, but as yet not at a site in Australia.

I’d like the company to partner with WTA and Chamber of Commerce to identify Weipa as the next site for the RED team and target those areas of our economy with a sustainable competitive advantage�, McCulkin added. From a Weipa perspective there is one particular RED Case Study that has caught McCulkins attention. At Anglesey in Wales RED is partnering with government agencies to identify and help create new industries and employment opportunities via alternative uses of Rio Tinto Alcan’s infrastructure and land holdings. An example is using Rio Tinto Alcan’s infrastructure to boost the existing cruise ship industry.

In developing the RED strategy, Rio Tinto works with stakeholders to determine what needs to be done to foster the economic development and diversification of the community; as well as, how and by whom. “The RED framework is a great fit for Weipa. The strategy’s guiding principles relate to identifying and creating new industry and employment opportunities which is not only very good news for Weipa and the Chamber of Commerce but more broadly the Western Cape�, McCulkin concluded. More information is available at http:// www.riotintoalcan.com/ documents/RegionalEconomicDevelopment_brochure_EN.pdf

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Jessica Stainkey, pictured with Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa general manager operations Jo-Anne Scarini, is excited at the prospect of being involved in Sunday’s ‘Come Home Safely’ filming.

Have your say on work, health and safety THE framework for work health and safety in the nation for the next decade, the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022 was released this week for an eightweek public comment period. The chair of Safe Work Australia, Mr Tom Phillips AM encouraged workers, employers and policy makers across Australia to actively be involved with the development of this strategy.

“All Australians have the right to return home from work safely every day,� said Mr Phillips. “I urge all interested Australians to be aware of the Australian Work Health and Safety Strategy 2012-2022 and consider providing their views on it as it will influence their working lives over the coming decade.� The public comment period will be open from Monday, March 26 to Monday, May 21, 2012.

216 Australians died from a work-related injury in 2009-10. The estimated total annual cost of workplace injury, illness and disease is more than $60 billion. In the 2008-09 financial year this equated to 4.8 per cent of Australia’s gross domestic product. “Despite significant improvement in work health and safety in the last 10 years there is still more that can be done to keep our families free from work-related death,

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VMR assistance now on user-pay basis LAST weekend the Volunteer Marine Rescue Weipa unit hosted a meeting of units from around the Gulf and Torres Strait. The meeting was one of the most important ever held by the zone. Issues that will affect the way the units operate in this part of the country were discussed and several changes were agreed to by the delegates attending. The units based at Moa and Thursday islands in the Torres Strait along with Weipa, Aurukun, Karumba, Burketown and Mornington Island have been providing marine rescue coverage since 1995. During those years they have performed hundreds of rescues and assisted in a variety of tasks such as resupplying flood-bound towns, medivacs from ships at sea, criminal forensic searches for evidence, to name a few. Unfortunately, all the units are now struggling to stay viable. The small amount of government funding these units receive has not increased since 1998. Meanwhile, the purchase price of vessels has increased, from what was back then around $150,000, to today’s vessels costing in excess of $450,000 to $500,000 to meet survey requirements for offshore rescue operations. Each unit receives around $14,000 per year to operate a base, train crews, provide fuel, maintain a tractor and trailer, vessel maintenance and put away funds towards the next vessel when the current one passes its use-by-date. Weipa skipper, Crazy Pete said the cost for a single refuel of Rescue 1 is $3,000. “The challenge is compounded by boaties that we do assist who do not offer a donation to even cover the cost of fuel for us to go out and get them back to shore.� Since 1995 only six people have given a donation towards their rescue. Crazy continued, “The Weipa vessel is now 12 years old, and around two years past its use-by-date, but the unit does not

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have anywhere near the funds to replace the vessel. “The vessel is currently down in Cairns getting a major refit costing $160,000. The state association is covering the costs involved to maintain the vessel in survey, but a large slice of that is the Weipa unit’s responsibility.� The issue was a main talking point at last weekend’s meeting, and it has been agreed by all units, that requests for assistance will now have to be on a user-pays basis. That translates to a rescue or assist, tasked by the Queensland Police Service will be billed to the police, as is the case at present. Requests for other assistance will come under the user-pays. “It is a regrettable option, but the units can no longer survive on the present status quo� said Shane Smith, Weipa unit’s vice president. “When you take into account the costs of vessel insurance, work cover, fuel, the eventual replacement of a vessel, public liability, the government continually requiring crews to be trained to higher and higher levels, and the list goes on and on, it is just not possible to survive.� Mr Smith said boaties seemed to be under the impression that crews from Coast Guard and VMR were paid in part or full to maintain the 24/7 coverage around the state. “Nothing could be further from the truth. Volunteers lose work hours, and in some cases income, when they attend training, or during rescue operations. Some of the courses

or rescues can continue for a week or more.� “The Weipa community have supported the unit here but units in smaller communities such as Burketown or Mornington Island have no avenues to raise funds within their communities,� Mr Smith continued. “Weipa has had support from companies such as Goodline and Rio Tinto, and the members and staff of the Weipa Bowls Club. “There have been several community organisations such as the Weipa Fishing Classic and the Weipa Town Authority that have also assisted the unit in the past. The unit is very grateful to those and others, but it just cannot operate as it has done with the cost of everything going through the roof.� The Weipa unit have raised through raffles over the past ten years, enough money to purchase a large shed to store their vessel. Unfortunately the shed components now sit in storage at Evans Landing. The unit’s funds that were to complete the earth works and concreting have now gone towards the refit of Rescue 1. Goodline have generously offered to erect the building as soon as funds can be raised to complete the earth works etc. The Weipa vessel will be back in around three weeks and the Weipa unit wish to thank the Aurukun unit for the use of their vessel while Rescue 1 has been absent.

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OVER the past six months Cape York NRM has supported Traditional Owners to set up pilot Indigenous Reference Groups (IRG) in the Coleman, Watson and Olive/ Pascoe River basins in Cape York Peninsula. Work is also underway to establish an IRG for the Ducie River Basin. The role of the IRG is to provide advice through a culturally appropriate framework to the Minister for the Department of Environment and Resource Management relating to any future wild rivers declaration proposal for their specific river basin. The purpose is to provide Traditional Owners with opportunities for their economic aspirations and cultural and natural resource management interests to be better reflected in any future wild river declarations. As well as strengthening information sharing between the Queensland Government and Traditional Owners, the IRG framework also provides Traditional Owners with a forum

to meet, discuss, reach agreement and speak on cultural, natural resource management and other things impacting on the health of their country, and a process to communicate those issues, not only to the Minister and government agencies, but also to non-government organisations and institutions. IRG members are nominated by the members of their clan estates and provide a ‘messenger’ role that has the support of the elders and people of their clan. The ownership of the reference groups lies with the people, who decide on the structure, membership, language name, and if chosen, a distinctive logo and communications materials which can be in their own language. The concept has been embraced by the Traditional Owners of the river basins taking part in the pilot. They recognise the potential of the IRG framework to provide wider benefits and opportunity to deal with other significant land use and land tenure issues and broader social, cultural and economic issues.

Feedback from the members of these IRG’s indicates that the program has already provided opportunities for Traditional Owners to be involved in decision-making processes affecting country and that the initiative is seen to be an effective culturally appropriate tool for all NRM decision-making, and to provide a way for non-indigenous people to better understand Aboriginal connections to land. Traditional Owners have also seen the groups as a way to reduce confusion and ‘consultation fatigue’ in differing government departments and programs and reduce the need for ‘too many meetings’. The interim evaluation of the pilot also found that the IRG communication and engagement processes have served to focus the views of people having direct interests in country ‘on the ground’, and it is hoped that what has been learned from the process will result in more effective communication between Traditional Owners, the Minister, other stakeholders and Indigenous communities on Cape York.

Free digital mailboxes for all Australians IN response to record numbers of Australians moving their lives online, Australia Post today announced a free Australia Post Digital MailBox for every Australian will be launched this year in addition to opening 30 superstores across the country. “The Australia Post Digital MailBox will allow businesses, government and customers to communicate through a secure online portal that can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, wherever they are,” said Australia Post Chairman, David Mortimer. “Just as the traditional letterbox has been a vital part of people’s communications for the past 200 years, we think a personal digital mailbox for every Australian is the perfect complement to the letterbox in this online revolution.” The Australia Post Digital MailBox will allow Australians to: • Connect with service providers they have a relationship with – such as banks, utilities and

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s s e n d a M h c r a M Cape youth aims high for work success LOCAL youth Jay Hudson is one step closer to his dream job on a cattle station with acceptance into Beyond Billabong’s Pre-Employment Program; the only Cape representative successful in this round of twelve placements. Jay’s journey towards his dream job started with the support of local youth organisation Vocational Partnerships Group (VPG) Inc with the Get Set For Work program, a Skilling Queenslanders for work initiative, assisting young people to prepare for employment. VPG learning support coordinator Sherri-lee Bosch helped Jay towards realising his goal of working on a cattle station. “Since having helped his grandfather as a child at Billies Lagoon cattle station, Jay has been driven to learn the skills and acquire the knowledge to work on a station,� Ms Bosch said. “He was extremely motivated and passionate about taking the steps necessary to gain employment and the Get Set For Work Program is about empowering our young participants to make successful choices, and to fulfil their potential. “In the program we have helped Jay attain a Certificate l in Business, which gives him employability skills such as teamwork, planning and organising, as well as safety at work and first-aid qualifications.� In partnership with Merluna Station at Weipa, VPG also organised two weeks of work experience for Jay, to give him a ‘real life’ taste of working on a cattle station. Merluna Station owners Cameron and Michelle MacLean were impressed by Jay, his willing attitude and work ethic, and said he was always happy to ‘give anything a go’. While at Merluna, Jay performed tasks such as welding, fencing, bulldozer operations, mustering, general maintenance and cleaning and slaughtering. “Jay played a major part in all the different types of jobs thrown at him; he was an absolute pleasure to have on the station,� Michelle said.

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Western Cape Beat WORD on the street is that the barra are biting at Trunding Creek. Most days you will see any number of people trying their luck flicking lures off the bike path on the Western side of the Trunding Creek bridge and it’s good to see. Whilst we have no problem with this activity, we have had a number of near misses reported to us from vehicles heading toward the hospital turning over the painted median strip or double white lines. Please bear in mind this is a blind corner and the $180 and 3 points it will cost you may be the least of your problems should an accident occur. If you want to pop down to the bridge just drive up to the roundabout – it’s only another couple of hundred metres or so further up the road.

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The favourite argument when someone is getting a ticket seems to be the ‘haven’t you got anything better to do?’ We do. Unfortunately with over 300 deaths a year on Queensland roads, road safety is a big issue. A prime example is parking around the school. Parking restrictions are not imposed to make your life difficult, they are imposed to enhance the safety of your children and attempt to bring order to a large amount of people arriving at a small area all at once. I assure you the first thing the driver of a vehicle which strikes a child outside the school will say is ‘I didn’t see them – they came from nowhere’. How will you feel when your car is parked in the ‘No Standing’ zone obscuring view of the crossing? You may view a lot of the things police chastise the public for as petty; I wish it could be. Most of what we do however is borne from many years of collective experience seeing the results of particular actions and choices people have made. Yes you may get a ticket or a court appearance but at least you and everyone else are safe. If I need to be the ‘bogeyman’ to achieve this than that is something I can live with. AND, on a final note, Rosie is heading away over the Easter period so you may encounter a closed front door again for different periods between the March 29 to April 10. Rosie tells me she will be here for the morning of this Thursday and the following Monday morning. Please try to go on-line to renew driver’s licenses and change addresses and call police on 4069 9119 if necessary. In a real emergency always dial 000.

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Page 10 Western Cape Bulletin March 28, 2012

TO answer the two questions put forward last week; the day that Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while people lay their coats and palm branches before him is celebrated today as Palm Sunday. The action that Jesus took to confirm his true mission was shown when he went straight to the Temple, the seat of spiritual power, rather than to the residence of Roman political power. By the way, when Jesus sent for the donkey that was tied up, he had made a plan beforehand for some villagers to have the donkey ready, and that allowed it to be untied and taken by the disciples when secret words were said. These secret words

were also given beforehand. What do you reckon those secret words may have been? Now in Ch 11 verse 11 Jesus had a quick look around inside the Temple but because it was late he went back to Bethany to sleep, at the home of his friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. (Jerusalem was starting to fill up with Jewish believers from all around the world, as the Passover festival was near, a big event). Let’s look at verses 15-19 and we learn in those verses that Jesus saw some things going on there that made him very angry. When he returned to the Temple the next day, he used a whip to flog

the money- changers, and upturned the tables where the exchange of money was going on, and set the birds and animals free. As he finished doing all that, he turned to the people there and made it a point of explaining to them why he did what he did. In verse 17 he said, “…It is written in the Scriptures that God said, ‘My Temple will be called a house of prayer for the people of all nations.’ But you have turned it into a hideout for thieves!” (See Isaiah 56 v 7). So what altogether made Jesus so angry? Check it out and we will discuss it next week. The Lord be with you. Rev Michael Connolly

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Good Life with Jeany Schall

THE solution to losing body fat,and becoming healthier and more energised is all around you. It covers two thirds of the planet, and 70 per cent of your body consists of this essential nutrient. Without it you would look like a sultana rather than a grape. Try drowning your excess weight in nature’s magical weight-loss mineral – guessed it? It is water! I know you have all heard this a thousand times, but don’t roll your eyes! So why did mum and dad, teachers at school, health and safety at work, the PT in the gym and now me tell you to drink more water? Water helps your body metabolise excess fat: You may ask what is metabolism, anyhow? According to the dictionary it is “The chemical processes occurring within a living cell or organism that are necessary for the maintenance of life�. There are many forms of metabolism going on in your body right now, while you’re reading this, and most of these need water to function properly. Let’s have a look at your fat metabolism for example. Fat metabolism encompasses an array of chemical processes involved in fat storage and utilisation. The

relative activity of fat metabolism processes varies, depending on your energy status and needs.(1) One of your liver’s main jobs is to change fat into energy, so you can keep metabolising the fat you eat and live a healthy life. When you drown the whole system in alcohol you will find that the liver has to work overtime, and is therefore not capable of metabolising the fat, so it can’t do its naturally-assigned work. If you allow this to happen it is not only unfair to your liver, but also disadvantageous for your overall health and wellbeing as you will put on excess weight. (2) So, you may have tried to drink more water and ended up having to run to the toilet every 20 minutes. During the ďŹ rst few days of increasing your water intake your body is adjusting to the increased fluid intake and flushing out the water that it has been holding onto and storing in fat and muscle cells for so long in order to stay hydrated enough to function properly. Flushing the system is actually a healthy

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and great process. You may ďŹ nd the more water you drink the less your body will hold on to it, and therefore reduce those extra centimetres in your stomach, legs or other fatty tissue. As you continue to give your body all the water it could ask for, it gets rid of what it doesn’t need, which is likely to be toxins your body may have stored over the last few years while you weren’t hydrating it properly. After a few days, or up to a couple of weeks, your body will reach a point where it comes to something I’d like to call “break through pointâ€?, and you will find everything will normalise from there. Water is actually acting as one of the best anti-aging and beauty treatments. Your wrinkles may reduce, you ush away toxins by allowing your liver to do its work again. Once your metabolism is back at its optimum working capacity you will ďŹ nd your energy levels increasing, headaches eliminated and your overall wellbeing increased. If you are trying to reduce weight or your

fat content, drinking a sufficient amount of water will almost certainly reduce your appetite. Give it a go – it will show! So how much water should you drink? We all have different needs but a general rule of thump is to drink one litre of water for every 30kg of your bodyweight. If you are working outside, or in airconditioned ofďŹ ces (which sucks the uid right out of you) may want to increase it to 1.5 litres per 30kg of bodyweight per day. So, if a man weighed 90kg and was working in a workshop in Weipa, he would need to drink at least 4.5 litres of water to maintain all healthy bodily functions. (3) Here are some handy tips: • When waking up make it a ritual to have at least two big glasses of water before anything else! • Have one to two glasses of water before having a soft drink, juice, coffee or tea. • After every time you go to the restroom have a glass of water. • Room temperature water is better than water out of the fridge; it’s easier to drink and won’t upset your stomach. • Always have a bottle of water close by. Make this a one litre bottle of water so you can keep track of how often you reďŹ ll it. • By smoko you should have your one litre bottle refilled for

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the second time. By the time you are feeling thirst your body is already ringing the alarm bells. • When you have a beer or two make sure you drink a glass of water or two. This ratio continues: three beers – three glasses of water. I know it gets boring sometimes drinking only water.

Try to have your water with a fresh squeezed lemon and a little bit of natural sweetener, mix it with some juice, or drink carbonated water,  and if you have to – mix it with a tiny bit of cordial or a sports drink. But be aware, sports drinks don’t make you sporty. In fact they have as many sugars and calories as soft drinks. The best natural

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FEATURE STORY

On a mission to uncover the past A visit to Cape York last week for English couple Elspeth and John Hardy was far more than a holiday, as they explored Elspeth’s 100-year connection with the area... By Giembra Busmer and Geoff Wharton

Elspeth is the granddaughter of Reverend Robert Hall and Catherine (Kate) Hall, who were assistant missionaries at the Weipa Mission (the old station on Spring Creek) from 1909 to 1914, and she is the first of her family to re-visit the Cape York area. In 2000 Elspeth’s father, the late Reverend Ian Hall and her aunt, the late Mavis Hall, donated to the Cape York Collection a set of diaries dating back to the early 1900s. A second donation, including correspondence and photographs was made in 2008. According to Elspeth her quest to explore her past came about in a “roundabout fashion� through her son Richard, who while living in Brisbane in 2007, contacted historian Geoff Wharton in an effort to learn more about his great grandfather. “Richard contacted me and I was able to take him to the Queensland Museum to see artefacts from the Reverend Robert Hall’s time spent on Mornington Island, and the Presbyterian archives which include the sermon and public lessons he had written to qualify as an ordained minister of the Presbyterian Church,� Geoff said. Elspeth began correspondence with Geoff, and when she and her husband John decided to embark on a “family-history chasing tour� the Cape York Collection in Weipa was high on their list of priorities. “It’s so amazing to hold my

grandfather’s original diaries in my hands and to see his handwriting,� Elspeth said at the Weipa Library last week. “His record-keeping was just amazing, and there is so much detail, it’s just wonderful.� Elspeth and John were welcomed by Hibberd Librarian, Fiona Langsdorf and Geoff to the Collection. According to Geoff, the Hall family collection is one of the “jewels in the crown� of the Cape York Collection, as they include the earliest surviving diary records of the Weipa Mission, as well as the record of the establishment of the Mornington Island Mission. “Robert Hall was a talented evangelist and a very practical man, a very hands-on man, as he grew up on the land in New Zealand. He kept incredibly detailed records which capture not only aspects of the history of Weipa but also Mapoon and Mornington Island.� “The original diaries, photographs and letters are kept in a safe, in a controlled environment to protect and preserve them, however copies of the diaries are available for the public to view,� Mr Wharton said. “When you look at the visitor’s book there is a lot of interest in the Collection’s rich resources, such as the Hall papers and they make fascinating reading. Thanks to Kath Newman’s excellent work as the Collection’s honorary curator, most of the Collection’s books are now on a computer catalogue called Capecat, which is accessible from two of the Library’s main computer terminals.� Along with visiting the Cape York

Catherine and Robert Hall, with Ian (10 months), taken in June 1913.

Robert Hall driving the Weipa Mission buckboard with a load of Christmas boxes sent by the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union, December 1912. The man standing by the front wheel is Bosin, who later changed his name to Robert Hall and the man sitting on the box above is Willie Stewart. The photo was probably taken by Reverend Edwin Brown.

Collection, Geoff also accompanied the Hardys on a trip to Mapoon where the late Reverend Robert Hall was acting-superintendent of the Mapoon mission in early 1912. “It was wonderful to meet the people of Mapoon,� Elspeth said. “Although they didn’t remember my grandfather personally, the elders remembered their parents or grandparents talking about Robert and Kate, and relating stories of them.� Mapoon’s Cultural Heritage Ranger, Diane Nicholls, Land &

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Sea Co-ordinator Jane Blackwood and Senior Ranger, Lawry Booth, hosted a delightful lunch where Elspeth and John were welcomed by elders Alma Day, Harriet Flinders, Zoe and Stan de Jersey and Stephen Parry. The Hardys were greatly impressed by the work being undertaken by Mapoon Rangers to reduce the terrible impact of ghost nets on marine life on Mapoon’s coastline. Geoff also introduced Elspeth and John Hardy to William Busch, a long-term Comalco employee and

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railway foreman, who now works for Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa in their employment and training area, and is the chairman of the Mapoon Land and Sea Advisory Committee. “William’s grandfather, Charles, was the skipper of the J.G. Ward, the vessel that Robert Hall sailed on down from Weipa to explore Mornington Island in 1912, and I had the great pleasure of introducing the grandson of Charles Busch to the granddaughter of Robert Hall,� he said. UU continued page 13

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Elspeth Hardy presents Steven Hall with a copy of her father’s history of Robert and Catherine Hall’s life at Weipa, Mapoon and Mornington Island. A photo of Elspeth’s grandparents with Weipa’s founding missionaries, Reverend Edwin and Thekla Brown, is on the wall behind.Pictured from left: Amos Njaramba (Acting CEO, Napranum Council), Gladys Hall, John Hardy, Elspeth Hardy (née Hall), Steven Hall, Celia Fletcher, Bronwyn Hall, Iris Hall, Dianne Hall, Gloria Madua.

An excerpt from Robert Halls diary, dated August 1909. Copies of the diaries are available to read at the Hibberd Library’s Cape York Collection.

UU from page 12 Diane Nicholls and the elders guided the Hardys to the old mission site at Mapoon where they were able to visit Charles Busch’s grave and to walk along the shores of Port Musgrave just as Elspeth’s grandparents had done a century before. On Wednesday morning Elspeth and John travelled to Napranum to hold a reunion with members of the Hall family at the Council Chambers. This was an emotional but special moment to witness. Geoff recalled that about twelve years ago he had been given the story of the Napranum Hall family’s surname by the late Mrs Gertrude Motton (née Hall).

Geoff said “Aunty Gertrude explained that when her father was a young man he came into the old Weipa Mission at Spring Creek from his country at Luenh on the north side of the Mission River. At first he was known as Bosin and his brother was Daniel Kwintaggan. Bosin became a skilled sailor and was employed as a crewman on the Presbyterian mission vessels. In 1912 he was one of the sailors on the J.G. Ward during Robert Hall’s first expedition and later Bosin accompanied Hall on the vessel Morning Star to help establish the mission on Mornington in July 1914. Bosin later returned to live at Weipa.” “Reverend Robert Hall passed away on Mornington

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John Hardy, Stephen Parry, Elspeth Hardy and Mapoon Cultural Heritage Ranger, Diane Nicholls, visiting the Mapoon grave of Charles Busch, former captain of the Presbyterian mission vessel J.G. Ward.

Geoff Wharton and Weipa’s Hibberd Llbrarian Fiona Langsdorf welcomed Elspeth and John Hardy to the Cape York Collection and were delighted to be sharing the diaries with them.

Island in October 1917 and Kate took her two children Ian and Mavis back to New Zealand. When Bosin heard about his old companion’s passing, he decided to change his name to Robert Hall in memory of their friendship. The family surname has continued to today.” Elspeth and John were warmly welcomed to Napranum by Steven Hall on behalf of the family and he presented a copy of the Thaynakwith dictionary signed by family members as a memento of the great reunion. Napranum Acting CEO, Amos Njaramba and his staff, kindly hosted a morning tea at the Council Chambers where Elspeth and John were able to see a framed photo of Elspeth’s grandparents, which

had been presented to Council by Comalco in the mid-1980s. During their last few days in Weipa, the Hardys returned to the Collection with Steven Hall to read more of the diaries and were fascinated to learn more about the families and events mentioned by Robert. Elspeth commented that reading the diaries meant so much more now that she and John had been able to meet family descendants at Mapoon and Napranum and to see the country over which her grandparents had travelled. On Saturday morning, the Hardys were farwelled at Weipa airport by Councillor Maryann Coconut (née Hall), Steven Hall and Celia Fletcher – a wonderful conclusion to their families’ centenary reunion.

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SNAPSHOTS @ Cowboys visit to town

NQ Cowboys delight local kids with visit NORTH Queensland Cowboys and 2010 Indigenous All Stars utility Ben Jones made the trip north to visit the newly formed Weipa Junior Rugby League. The NRL star was in Weipa representing the Cowboys with the ‘Learn Earn Legend’ programme with the Western Cape College. “Ben took some time out to visit the kids whilst they were at training on Tuesday afternoon,” QRL Development Officer Cameron Miller said. “It was a massive surprise for these youngsters and they were excited to have him joining in their training session. “Ben was fantastic with the budding young footballers and they will cherish his visit for a very long time.” Miller is looking forward to seeing junior league flourish in the remote regions. “There are many exciting times ahead as the newly formed club under the Central Cape Juniors banner includes players from Weipa, Mapoon and Napranum,” he said. “The club has 20 Under 7s, 26 Under 9s, 36 Under 11s, 34 Under 13s and 40 under 17s including up to 12 junior girls participating. “Rugby league will only thrive on these talented youngsters playing weekly on Thursday nights.” The club also has five qualified junior coaches involved. The players have just received their new jerseys thanks to Goodline.

Ben is always ready for a photo with supporters.

Ben giving the junior supporters a warm up prior to the fun drills.

The Napranum Preschool gave the North Queensland Cowboys Ben Jones a huge welcome.

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Autographing a footy for some fans at the WCC junior school.

High five’s all round to finish the session off with at Napranum Preschool.

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Weipa Swimming Club, club night. Registration at 5.30pm for 6.00pm start. New members welcome.

Wednsday 7

Red Hatters (over and under 50’s by a tad or two or maybe a few). Meet - Weipa Bowls Club 7.30pm phone Queenie 4069 9866 for more information.

Thursday 8

Weipa RSL Sub Branch montly meeting 7pm at Shop 1 Memorial Square. Guests and new members welcome contact Neil on 0428 985 108

APRIL

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Thursday 19

Western Cape College “Leads to Careers” Expo 9am - 3pm. Contact Emma-Lee Bradford on 4090 6468 or ebrad54@ eq.edu.au for more details. RSVP by March 23, 2012.

Wednesday 2

Red Hatters (over and under 50’s by a tad or two or maybe a few). Meet - Weipa Bowls Club 7.30pm phone Queenie 4069 9866 for more information.

Thursday 10

Weipa RSL Sub Branch montly meeting 7pm at Shop 1 Memorial Square. Guests and new members welcome contact Neil Dickinson 0428 985 108.

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Getting ready to pass the beanbag.

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Watching the beanbag all the way to the hands.

JUNE

Passing and catching was well enjoyed.

Wednesday 6

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Thursday 14

Weipa RSL Sub Branch montly meeting 7pm at Shop 1 Memorial Square. Guests and new members welcome contact Neil Dickinson 0428 985 108.

Catching practice with little beanbags was one of the drills they practiced.

JULY

Wednesday 4

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Thursday 12

Weipa RSL Sub Branch montly meeting 7pm at Shop 1 Memorial Square. Guests and new members welcome contact Neil Dickinson 0428 985 108. AUGUST

Ben getting in with the kids at WCC Junior School.

Half time break was well earnt.

Josh explaining the next fun drill.

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REAL ESTATE

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Just released to the market, well maintained fully airconditioned 4 bedroom home with upgrades to kitchen & bathroom. 6ft colourbond fence ensuring your privacy, large undercover entertainment area, twin bay colourbond shed for all your “Weipa� toys. Available for a very short time as a vacant possession.

Come and inspect this big, bold & beautiful family home you will not be disappointed. Comprising of 6 bedrooms; 1 bedroom in each corner of the right hand side of the house, 3 bedrooms spread out on the left hand side and 1 bedroom and bathroom at the back of the house. Main bed with large ensuite and two other bathrooms with separate toilets. Built in wardrobes, split system air conditioners and ceiling fans. Two living areas, large open plan kitchen, tiled flooring throughout, quality fittings and tiled entertainment area overlooking the in ground pool. Colour bond fencing, vegetable garden and landscaped gardens.

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Two modern duplexes are on offer for sale on the one title. One duplex features two bedrooms and two bathrooms while the other side offers three bedrooms and two bathroooms. Both consist of lounge/dining area, modern kitchen, large decking, shed and fully fenced yard. Approx. $4,225 per month rent!

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TELEVISION GUIDE

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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 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 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 Guitarist Amplification” (PG s) 7:30 Earthflight: “Australia & Asia” 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: “CSI Unplugged” - A blackout cripples the city and forces the CSIs to revert to oldschool methods to solve the case of a missing child. 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:00 William Shatner Roast: (MA s,l) Witness the comic carnage as a host of celebrities including Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman boldly go where no one has gone before: to insult the man behind Captain Kirk as William Shatner is roasted. 12:30 The Baron 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Fatal Contact: Bird Flu In America” (M a,v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 1: Richmond Vs Carlton - It’s become a traditional MCG blockbuster on the Thursday night of the opening AFL round. 10:00 Daredevils: “The Humin Bird” (M a,l) - American daredevil, Jeb Corliss aka The Human Bird takes flying to a new level. Donning a state of the art Teflon winged suit and jumping out of a helicopter, he flies terrifyingly close to some of the world’s most dangerous mountains. 11:00 My Big Friggin Wedding: “Meatballs, Feathers, and Fighting, Oh My!” Danny continues to put pre-nup pressure on Tammie. Alyssa and Tyler experience a drama-filled bridal shower. 1:05 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 UEFA Champions League 8:30 Weatherwatch Overnight 8:40 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Town Hall Of Premen 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 How To Cook Like Heston: Beef 8:30 Two Greedy Italians: The Family 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 The Fixer 1:00 Movie: “The Illustrated Family Doctor” (MA a,l,s) - A dark and irreverent comedy about illness, work and death. Gary Kelp is a troubled soul who works for a publishing company that condenses books for the mail-order market. When Gary is confronted by his latest assignment, The Illustrated Family Doctor, a graphically illustrated medical text book, he starts to exhibit the symptoms featured in the text-book. Directed by Kriv Stenders and stars Samuel Johnson, Colin Friels and Sacha Horler. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 30

4:00 Gardening Australia 5:00 ABC News Breakfast 8:30 Business Today 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Catalyst 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dalziel And Pascoe 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Clapham 6:50 Minuscule: The House Plant Project 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (QLD) 8:00 QI: Indecision 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Ruddy Gore - During a night out to see a gala performance of Ruddigore, an unexpected and bizarre death onstage leads Phryne on a ghost chase to find a murderer. 9:30 The Shadow Line: As they investigate the murder of drug lord Harvey Wratten, DI Gabriel is competing with shadowy figures to get to Wratten’s driver who is on the run. 10:30 Lateline 11:10 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight: A Adam Hills returns to Gordon Street in a unique take on the traditional tonight show - with monologue, interviews and top musical acts, plus spontaneous and unpredictable interactions with the studio audience. 12:10 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 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 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 Adhesive Duck Deficiency” (PG s) 7:30 Friday Night Football: Brisbane Broncos Vs St George Illawarra Dragons 9:30 Friday Night Football: Melbourne Storm Vs Newcastle 11:30 Movie: “The Outlaw - Josey Wales” (AV v) - Based on a novel by Forrest Carter. An ex-confederate soldier seeks vengeance when his family and home are destroyed during the KansasMissouri border wars. 2:00 Spyforce: “The Gunner” (PG) - Spyforce operatives Gunther and Jill Stewart are landed in New Guinea to mine a convoy of Japanese shipping believed to be part of an invasion fleet. Starring Jack Thompson and Peter Sumner. 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Good Morning America

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Dreamgirls” (M d,l) 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 1: Hawthorn Vs Collingwood 10:00 Daredevils: “The Sky Walker” - Dean Potter is a unique breed of daredevil. A world-renowned base jumper and free solo climber, Dean is the only person in the world practicing extreme slacklining - a hair-raising variation of tightrope walking. One slip and he could plunge to his death. We document Dean’s extraordinary attempt to conquer the longest high-line ever walked and cement his reputation as one of the great pioneers of extreme sports. 11:00 Movie: “Bad Manners” (M s,n) - Mind games coil through a visit of one couple to the home of another when a sum of money goes missing and relationships are tested. 12:00 Auction Squad 2:15 Undercover Angels 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

4:45 UEFA Europa League 9:10 World News 2:30 Living Black 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Palau 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Land’s End To Porthcawl 8:30 God In America: Of God And Caesar 9:35 As It Happened: Korea: The Forgotten War In Colour: Stalema 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Talk To Me About Love” (M a,l,s) - In Italian. Sasha is a young man in his twenties, deeply in love with the beautiful Benedetta, who doesn’t seem to recognise his existence. Nicole is a French woman in her forties, living in Rome with her husband. They casually meet and start a friendship which becomes a sentimental education for the youth. Also stars Aitana Sánchez-Gijón and Carolina Crescentini. 1:10 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Overdose” (M d,v,a) - In Swedish. I While trying to solve a missing-person case, the team stumbles across a far more sinister child-prostitution racket. Meanwhile Kurt is tested for prostate cancer. Directed by Stephan Apelgren and stars Krister Henriksson, Johanna Sallstrom and Ola Rapace. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 31

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (QLD) 12:00 A Quiet Word... With Bill Bailey 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Planet America 1:45 Carhenge: Genius Or Junk? 2:15 At The Movies: Short Cuts 2:30 Movie: “A Good Woman” (G) 4:00 The Wonder Years: Pilot 4:25 QI:Indecision 4:55 Bill’s Tasty Weekends: Layer Marney, Essex 5:40 Wild At Heart 6:30 Gardening Australia 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Old Fossils 8:30 Spooks: Harry kidnaps his CIA counterpart, Jim Coaver, and interrogates him. But things don’t go according to plan. 9:35 Strike Back: A compelling story of betrayal, glory, redemption and revenge played out through the interlinking lives of two former soldiers: military hero Hugh Collinson and discharged veteran John Porter. 10:20 The Jonathon Ross Show: Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music. 11:05 Thorne: Sleepyhead - Tom Thorne is dragged back into the nightmares of his past as he heads up the investigation into a series of horrifying attacks on young women by a killer as sadistic as he is terrifying. 12:10 Rage: Guest Programmer: Jesse Peretz

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Kicthen Whiz 4:30 The Garden Gurus 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 8:40 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince” (PG v,s) Harry Potter returns to Hogwarts for his sixth year--to face a growing danger that may be more than a match for his strengthening powers as a wizard . . .While Death Eaters emboldened by the return of Lord Voldemort wreak havoc in both the Muggle and Wizarding worlds, Harry suspects new dangers lie within Hogwarts. Dumbledore, racing to prepare Harry for a final battle that he knows is fast approaching, brings him on a perilous mission to find the key to unlock Voldemort’s defences. 10:55 Movie: “The Fog” (M h,v) 1:00 Movie: “The Mackintosh Man” (M v) - A British intelligence officer posing as a diamond thief is sent to jail for 20 years in order to catch a gang that has been arranging escapes for wealthy criminals. 3:00 Motorway Patrol 3:30 Alive And Cooking 4:00 Danoz Direct / 5:30 Wesley Impact Summer Series

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show - Weekends 10:00 Children’s Programs 12:00 Minute To Win It 1:00 Movie: “Fat Albert” (G) 3:00 Movie: “Medicine Man” (PG l,v) 5:30 2012 AFL Premiership Season Rnd 1: Fremantle Vs Geelong 10:00 V8 Supercars 2012 11:00 Movie: “The Pawn” (AV v) - A cop decides to move precincts to escape the past, only to find he is now embroiled in the corrupt world of the Russian mafia. 1:00 This Rugged Coast: “Coral Sea” (G) - Sharks are the most feared creatures of the sea. See a remarkable man who attracts sharks and dares to feed them by hand. 2:10 Special: Van Diemen’s Land By Butterfly - Part 1 - Follow Rich Burnup’s great sailboard adventure around Tasmania travelling 1200 kilometres of a wild yet beautiful coastline. 3:00 Special: Van Diemen’s Land By Butterfly - Part 2 - The journey continues as we follow Rich Burnup, who has set out to circumnavigate Tasmania, the most spectacular coastline in the world. 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “Deadly Panic Attacks: How To Tell If Your Anxiety Is Serious” - Dr Oz reveals how to tell if your anxiety is more than a panic attack. Plus, the three warning signs of food allergies and how to prepare a healthy dinner on the cheap side.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 In The Tracks Of: Georges Delerue 2:20 Dali And The Cinema 3:20 Colouring Light Brian Clarke 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Hubble’s Amazing Race 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Big, Bigger, Biggest: Icebreaker 8:30 RocKwiz: Eve Von Bibra & Jed Kurzel 9:15 Movie: “Into The Wild” - After graduating from Emory University, top student and athlete Christopher McCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness. 11:50 Movie: “Dead Snow” (MAV l,v,h) - In Norwegian. Eight medi cal students on a ski trip to Norway discover that Hitler’s hor rors live on when they come face to face with an unimaginab menace: Nazi zombies intent on devouring anyone unfortuna enough to wander into the remote mountains where they we once sent to die. 1:30 Movie: “Zatoichi” (MAV v,a) - Zatoichi is a blind swordsman who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with the sword he conceals within his cane. He unknowingly walks in a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family. 3:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 01

SBS

4:00 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: Pershore 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia 1:30 South Side Story: All You Need Is Love 2:00 New Tricks: Old Fossils 3:00 Art Of Russia: Out Of The Forest 3:55 Vincent Van Gogh: Painted With Words 5:00 How The Earth Made Us: Human Planet 6:00 Best Of Collectors 6:30 Compass: Catholics Divided 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Australia: The Time Traveller’s Guide: The First Steps 8:30 Waking The Dead: Care: Part 2 9:25 Fry’s Planet Word: Spreading The Word 10:25 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Ruddy Gore 11:25 The Man Inside Dame Edna: A clever and engaging look behind the man Barry Humphries, and the creative sources of his world famous comedic icons, Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. 12:20 Death In Brunswick 2:10 Waking The Dead: Care: Part 2 - The investigation into Claire Somers’ death has unleashed a predator straight from the darkest childhood nightmare. But is the team looking for a monstrous child-stealer or misguided saviours? 3:05 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wild World Of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 1:00 Wildfire 2:00 Movie: “Free Willy 3: The Rescue” (PG v,a) 4:00 Sunday Football: Wests Tigers Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 Easter With The Australian Women’s Weekly: Hosted by Natalie Gruzlewski. Everything you need to know to have the best Easter ever. Delicious recipes from celebrity chefs including Maggie Beer, Julie Goodwin and Ben O’Donoghue. Home made Easter treats and craft ideas for the kids. Autumn fashion tips from Jesinta Campbell. 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 CSI: Miami 11:30 The Apprentice: “Quality, Value And Chaos” (PG l) - The celebs are tasked with producing and presenting a live 10-minute segment on a home-shopping network, and both teams endure terrible rehearsals prior to going on air. 1:30 Spyforce 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:30 Jake And The Never Land Pirates 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 The Morning Show Weekends 11:00 World’s Strictest Parents 12:00 That ‘70s Show 12:30 Movie: “The Sandalot: Heading Home” (PG l) 2:30 V8 Supercars 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 8:00 The Force - Behind The Line 8:30 Bones: “The Boy With The Answer” 9:30 Castle: “One Life To Lose” (M) - A brutal murder has been committed on the set of one of New York’s longest running soap operas. Castle & Beckett quickly discover that the behind the scenes drama is just as scandalous as the fictitious storylines, and just about everyone would kill to get ahead. 10:30 Dual Suspects: “Death Of A Dentist” 11:30 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:30 The Real Seachange 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 UEFA Europa League Highligh 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:30 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Lyndey And Blair’s Taste Of Greece: Athens 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: America Before Columbus 8:30 Brave New World with Stephen Hawking: Environment 9:30 Asteroids: The Good The Bad And The Ugly - For centuries asteroids have been ignored by science. The poor relation to the planets and even their icy cousins, the comets, asteroids were dismissed as boring. But all that is about to change. Sc entists have made some very strange discoveries that could solve one of the greatest mysteries in science - how water arrived on Earth. Recent discoveries suggest some asteroids are actually covered in ice. 10:30 2012 Tour Of Flanders: The 2012 Tour of Flanders cycle race will be the 96th edition of this European classic. The 255 kilo metre course begins in Brugge and finishes in Oudenaarde, Belgium. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 02

7 CENTRAL

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Fry’s Planet Word 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Monarch Of The Glen 2:50 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Devon 6:50 Minuscule: Thirsty 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 Spooks: A teenage boy accidentally stumbles upon a government conspiracy and is instantly absorbed into the world of MI5. Lucas and the team battle to protect the boy from those who wish to silence him. 12:30 Movie: “The Silencers” (PG) - Secret agent Matt Helm must save the day by stopping the Big O organisation from sabotaging the American atomic missile system. 2:10 The Wrong Side Of The Bus 3:10 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 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 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 Psychic Vortex” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Bozeman Reaction” (PG s) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Gorilla Experiment” 8:30 Alcatraz 9:30 Person of Interest 11:00 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A.: “Sushi Ko” (MA l) - Sushi Ko, a former hit restaurant in Bell Air, CA has gone downhill since it’s move. 12:00 Eclipse 12:30 Men Or A Certain Age: “The Pick Up” (M v) - Joe grants a favour to Manfro (Jon Manfrellotti). Meanwhile, Terry faces up to the twists and turns of his romance; and hostility between Owen’s top salesmen threatens to spin out of control. 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Wild Hearts” (PG v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Children’s Programs 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: Sasha is caught breaking into Stu’s house and Sid confronts Margaret about her poisoning Alan. 7:30 TBA 8:30 Revenge 9:30 TBA 10:30 Happy Endings: “Pilot / Bo Flight” (PG s) - Now that they’ve split, does this group have the stuff to stay together? Or do their friends Max, Brad, Jane and Penny have to choose sides? Suddenly every event is a negotiation. Happy Endings offers a fresh and funny take on modern friendship and what one urban family will do to stay together. After the disastrous wedding, Alex hijacks Penny for a series of ‘girls’ nights. 11:30 Sports Fever 12:30 Picture This 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Stag 4:00 NBC Today / 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “The Song Of Sparrows” (PG) 2:45 Spaceflies 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:0 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Mythbusters: Hurricane Windows - Adam and Jamie test the myth that leaving your windows open during a hurricane wil let the wind blow through, causing less damage than if they were open. At a NASA research centre they put a model hous in front of a miniature wind tunnel to see what happens. 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Danger 5: Final Victory 10:05 The Ricky Gervais Show 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Pentecost - When Damian is forced to serve as an altar boy at an important mass he faces a difficult choice: conform to the status quo or serve an extended ban from his passion in life... football. 1:10 Living Black 1:40 Doctors Of Death 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 03

IMPARJA

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australian Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Consuming Kids: The Commercialisation Of Childhood 2:50 River Stories 3:00 Childrem’s Programs 6:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Country Town Rescue 8:30 Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple: The Murder At The Vicarage 10:05 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:35 Four Corners 12:20 Media Watch 12:35 Hungry Beast: Power 1:10 The Mountains Of Monsoon 2:00 A Farmers Life For Me: Three couples are left. Jimmy Doherty wants to see who can cope with problems associated with large scale farming. He challenges them to harvest a bumper crop of strawberries and make a maximum profit. 3:00 Football: VFL

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 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 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 Vengeane Formulation” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Gorilla Experiment” (PG s) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Maternal Congruence” (PG s) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Slowly And In A Circular Motion” 9:30 Top Gear 10:30 CSI: NY “Child’s Play” (M) - Danny is devastated when a young boy he knows is killed in the midst of a grocery store robbery. 11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:30 Dark Blue: “Shell Game” (M v) - The team investigates a shooting involving a distinguished figure in the black community. Starring Dylan McDermott, Logan Marshall-Green, Nicki Aycox, Tricia Helfer. 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning 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: “Rip Girls” (G) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Children’s Programs 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 - Sid reports Margaret to the Police and Xavier catches Sasha as she’s preparing to run away. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:40 Royal Pains 12:35 Criminal Minds: Sons And Daughters: “Run, Hank Run / Me First” (M a) - While trying to help world champion runner, Jane, figure out why she has been feeling unwell after her runs lately, he has no idea the ‘nurse’ also helping Jane at Hamptons Heritage is Divya. 12:35 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Shower (PG) 2:45 Spaceflies 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera New 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Chinese School: Loved Ones 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are?: Kerry O’Brien - Television journalist Kerry O’Brien was born in Brisbane into a working clas Catholic family. He embarks on a journey to find the first of the O’Briens to come to Australia and to test the validity of some old family myths. 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Morphine” (MA a,d,s) - In Russian. Set against the backdrop of the imminent Russian revolution in 1917, a young inexperienced doctor in the provinces embarks on a downward spiral into morphine addiction as his country descends into communism. 1:05 Movie: “Bad Education” (MA d,s,a) - Gael García Bernal stars in this provocative drama from acclaimed director Pedro Almod var. An examination of the effect of Franco-era religious schoolin and sexual abuse on the lives of two long-time friends. 2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 04

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 E2: Transport 2:00 A Ripple Of Hope 2:55 Chilrdren’s Programs 6:00 Restoration Home: Calverton Manor 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: Dad Day 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Agony Uncles 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable: Magic - Magicians are masters of deception, but how do you fool a master magician? Lawrence learns the tricks of the trade from Las Vegas magicians, pickpockets and neuroscientists on a quest to create the ultimate ‘magician-fooler’. 12:00 Moving Wallpaper 12:25 Movie: “Hatari!” (PG) - A team of professional hunters capture wild animals to send to zoos. 3:00 Football: SANFL

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 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 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 Thespian Catalyst” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Benefactor Factor” (PG s) 8:00 Mike And Molly 8:30 The AFL Footy Show Late: Join the Logie Award winning Footy Show for its 19th season, starring Garry Lyon, James Brayshaw, Sam Newman, Billy Brownless, Shane Crawford and Matthew Lloyd as they go where no other show dares. All the latest in the world of AFL including, breaking news, team line-ups and entertainment. Plus regular favourites, Street Talk, Sam’s Mailbag and Almost Football Legends. 10:30 Unforgettable 11:30 The Mentalist 12:30 Alive And Cooking 1:00 4WD TV 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Though None Go With Me” (G) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Guide To The Good Life 3:30 Children’s Programs 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 - Irene notices the tension between and Bianca and April. Meanwhile, Casey and Henri share a kiss. 7:30 TBA 8:30 TBA 10:30 Special: The Rise And Fall Of Concorde” - From the moment that it hit the skies in 1969, until a catastrophic accident just outside Paris on July 25th 2000, the supersonic Concorde was an icon. Witness the rise and fall of Concorde through the people who knew the aircraft best. How did a design dream turn into an engineering nightmare? 12:00 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Stag 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

4:30 UEFA Champions League 9:00 World News 1:00 Insight 2:00 Dateline 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Chinese School: Loved Ones 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Sahara: Life On The Edge 8:30 Toughest Place To Be A... Fisherman 9:35 Civilisation: Is The West History? Competition - In this new six-part series, historian Niall Ferguson asks why the West has dominated the rest of the world for so long and whether the days of Western ascendancy are coming to an end. 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 Movie: “Terribly Happy” (M a,l,s,v) - In Danish. When a youn city police officer moves to a small Danish town, the more he becomes involved with the hostile locals and mysteries of the town, the deeper he slips into the ever-present threat of violence and murder. 12:50 Movie: “To Get to Heaven, First You Have To Die” (M s,a,l,n) - Although he loves his young wife, an impotent 19-year-old man tries to solve his problem by seeking experience with older women, but gets involved with the wife of a dangerous gangster. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

Western Cape Bulletin March 28, 2012 Page 17

PUZZLES

CROSSWORD No. 91

SUDOKU No. 91

Your Lucky ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A favourable aspect to Neptune later in the week will help your powers of intuition. You need to make an important choice, and must think through all your options carefully. Your gut instinct will be the best guide. Romance. An intimate discussion with your partner will bring up some secrets. Be prepared for some tough decisions this week.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) At times, your father may seem to be interfering in your affairs. He is only trying to help, but you might still prefer it if he would turn his attentions elsewhere. Romance. The next few days should be an especially good time for romance. Don’t appear to be too eager, however.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

FOR KIDS

You should deal with a problem head-on rather than trying to retreat from it. A colleague who thinks they know the answer will be of little real help: you will have to deal with this issue by yourself. Romance. You will need to focus very clearly on your emotional needs over the next few days. Don’t let practical concerns take up too much of your time.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A meeting with your boss later in the week will help to restore your faith in this person’s sense of fairness. Despite recent misunderstandings between you there is a good chance of a promotion in the not too distant future. Romance. You will need to be ruthlessly honest with your partner. Don’t gloss over an incident which you know has affected them deeply.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A difficult aspect to Uranus at the beginning of the week may bring an unusual person into your life. Listen to what this new acquaintance has to say, as their advice is backed up by a lot of wisdom. Romance. At times your partner may find you a little too much to handle. Do your best to calm down a little.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

FINDWORD No. 91 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

A powerful aspect to Mars around the middle of the week will help you to push through with a new project. You may be a little too aggressive at times, however, and must accept that other people want to do things at a slower pace. Romance. Don’t change a decision once you have made it. Your partner needs to have some clarity and direction from you at the moment.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) A difficult aspect to Jupiter could lead to a spate of bad luck. Make sure that you avoid taking too many risks. Be especially careful about accepting an offer which seems too good to be true. Romance. You will be surprised when someone that you were introduced to several weeks ago wants to get in touch with you. This person obviously hasn’t forgotten you!

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

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A friend who has given you some confidential information won’t want you to spread it around. You may not realise quite how important this secret is to them. Romance. A disagreement with your partner won’t be as serious as it seems at the time. A favourable aspect to Mercury later in the week will help you both to communicate a little better.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Chores will appear out of nowhere this week! Unfortunately there is a lot more to be done than meets the eye. Romance. A sudden change in your relationship may be worrying at first. You will soon see how much it makes sense, however.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Time spent relaxing with friends will help you to forget about a recent upset. You have had a lot on your plate recently and need to put your mind onto other things. Romance. A sudden change in your love-life will come at just the right time. Make the most of the next week!

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

QUOTE OF THE DAY It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness. – Leo Tolstoy Page 18 Western Cape Bulletin March 28, 2012

SOLUTIONS No. 91

You may be feeling a little restless because other people are not quite as “hyped” up as you. It is up to you to motivate everybody else! Romance. Be careful not to be unfaithful to your partner. You should think twice before you do anything which you might regret later.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) You know that you are taking the right course of action. A show of support from your friends will cheer you up and give you the confidence to continue. Romance. A colleague at work may be more interested in you than you first thought. You need to decide if you are going to get involved with this person: if not, you need to be clear about your feelings.

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Broncos v Dragons @ Suncorp Stadium Storm v Knights @ AAMI Park Panthers v Sharks @ Centrebet Stadium Eels v Sea Eagles @ Parramatta Stadium Roosters v Warriors @ Allianz Stadium Tiatans v Bulldogs @ Skilled Park Wests Tigers v Rabbitohs @ Allianz Stadium Raiders v Cowboys @ Canberra Stadium

Billy Slater and Paul Gallen are unstoppable HOW good is Billy Slater and Paul Gallen. Billy is the best back in the world while Paul is the best forward in the world. There amazing efforts each week just keep on getting better and better and fans are just sitting on the edge of their seats thinking what are they going to do next. All I can say is Billy just keeps coming up with these amazing tries while Paul is just one hell of a ironman with a V8 motor in a small body producing mindboggling results in hit ups and tackles each game. The Broncos showed how good they are with a very good win over Souths even without the sad loss of exciting young winger Jarahl Yow Yeh. Parramatta are in all sorts

of dramas with the Panthers dishing out a footballing lesson at the foot of the mountains. The Warriors are improving each week with a good win over the financial strickened Titans while the Dragons showed Manly they can match it with the heavyweights. In what I thought was the match of the round the Cowboys were outmuscled by an inspired Paul Gallen Cronulla Sharks which saw the Townsville home crowd go home disappointed. The Storm overpowered the Roosters and are looking the team to beat at the moment. Wayne Bennett’s Newcastle Knights found some form to get over the highly fancied Bulldogs. Monday night footy should

Scotty’s AFL round-up “I’M going to re-arrange the lounge room tomorrow”. Eight words that resonated through the late Friday afternoon peace and quiet, sending shock waves that cut through the relaxing sounds of sleeping children and aching muscles, throwing spanners into all manner of secretly planned works, and just about taking the froth off the top of my first cold beer for the week before my parched and chapped lips could get to it. As innocent to the untrained ear as this sort of statement may seem, when the utterance is of a certain planned nature, in a certain tone that implies “I’ve got things for you to do”, and is partnered with the “don’t even think about going fishing” look in the eye, it is a classic example of “time to do as you’re told”. And so it was for me on the weekend where the inevitable bi-monthly household furniture shuffle was undertaken. Every bloke knows about this, we only wish we could see it

coming. It has to be said that this time it wasn’t too bad, the move actually resulted in an improvement, the line of site between the kitchen sink and the tele has improved no end, and nothing that I hold dear was dismissed to the landfill. Quite amazing really. Found a few bits of missing lego and the odd dried up banana, the remote control for the DVD player we had 3 DVD players ago, and the Deputy can no longer launch himself off the top of the couch onto the dining room table without doing himself a serious mishap. The weekend saw another highlight of the year with the GWS Giants making their debut in Sydney against the Red Legs. I think the show went off quite well, and if you consider the amount of fanfare that was produced throughout the week leading up to the game, I think the power brokers at AFL House would be satisfied. They even claim that Izzy has earned his keep already with one

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have been a blockbuster with the Tigers and Raiders battling it out, but the Raiders handed out a lesson in footy to the preseason premiership favourites. My beloved Northern Pride were outclassed by a very determined Easts team in the QLD Cup but I’m sure Coach David Maiden will have them firing for a big home game win against Souths Logan Magpies. Yours truly will be commentating this game so all you great footballing fans in the Cape become a Northern Pride member and tune in on the pride website for this great live coverage and some expert comments . It is the best $5 you will ever spend. I’ve been so excited to be involved with the juniors every

Thursday down at the Weipa footy oval. With young players from Weipa, Mapoon and Napranum participating, it is the most enjoyable 4 hours of my week so come on down and support these youngsters as they deserve every bit of credit they get. I’m tipping a major upset this week in Parramatta upsetting Manly as I do think they’ll have a bit of good fortune going their way. Usually a side will always bounce back after a very dramatized week in turmoil. Spilla’s round five tips: Broncos, Storm, Sharks, Eels, Roosters, Bulldogs, Rabbitohs,Cowboys. Yours in league Spilla

ROUND 1 – Thu, Mar 29 - Sun, Apr 1 THU, MAR 29 Richmond v Carlton @ MCG FRI, MAR 30 Hawthorn v Collingwood @ MCG SAT, MAR 31 Melbourne v Brisbane @ MCG Gold Coast v Adelaide @ Metricon Stadium Fremantle v Geelong @ Pattersons Stadium North Melbourne v Essendon @ Etihad Stadium SUN, APR 1 Western Bulldogs v West Coast Eagles @ Etihad Stadium Port Adelaide v St Kilda @ AAMI Stadium senior game under his belt, and that the return of investment of $6 million has been worth it. I find that hard to believe but it would be interesting to follow the media and commentary around Western Sydney for a few weeks to see how things develop. You really can see the difficulty Falou (and Hunt) face to learn the great game and come through as decent players. How many blokes are decent players, extremely good players for that matter, and never get close to the sort of opportunity that these guys are getting on the back of the marketing dollar. I bet a few guys in the magoos around the country are just a bit peeved at the whole thing. But, good on them, they are giving it a shot. I was there when Hunt kicked his first goal against the Cats last year and I don’t mind saying I was up out of my seat with the rest of the crowd. I hope Izzy fires as best he can and can learn to love playing the game as those of us

lucky enough to be brought up with it have. No surprises with the result on Saturday night, maybe a bit of a surprise at just how competitive the GWS were. Sheeds is a master. Would be remiss of me not to acknowledge the passing of Jim Stynes. A great story in football and seems like he did a lot of great things for others through his personal life also. A lot of people have been impacted by this guy and he has left a strong legacy. Fox Footy is bringing a new dimension to household arguments with 24hrs a day, 7 days a week footy. Bring it on. Hope you have your tips in and loaded for the remainder of round 1. I’ve gone for the Blues, Hawks, Dees, Crows, Dockers, Bombers, Dogs, and Saints. Round 1 is always tough, as you never know how they will come out. All the best for the week. Happy tipping. Maca

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Chubz

6

21

Glenys Evans

6

20

Shaz

5

20

lewyntahlia

6

20

Peter Miller

4

20

Bubzy79

5

19

Antox

4

19

Karl Adams

4

19

Adam Blocksidge

6

19

Peter Thompson

5

19

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4

0

0

8

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3

1

0

6

Broncos

3

1

0

6

Dragons

3

1

0

6

Panthers

2

2

0

4

Warriors

2

2

0

4

Raiders

2

2

0

4

Cowboys

2

2

0

4

Knights

2

2

0

4

Sea Eagles

2

2

0

4

Sharks

2

2

0

4

Roosters

2

2

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4

Rabbitohs

1

3

0

2

Titans

1

3

0

2

Wests Tigers

1

3

0

2

Eels

0

4

0

0

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1

MightofStkilda

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1

Ben Day

1

1

Viking Wench

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1

Spunky Monkey

1

1

REXYARBODY

1

1

White Eagle

1

1

rehny

1

1

Chas

1

1

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AFL LADDER TEAM Sydney GWS Giants Adelaide Brisbane Carlton Collingwood Essendon Fremantle Geelomg Hawthorn Melbourne North Melbourne Port Adelaide Richmond St Kilda West Coast Eagles Western Bulldogs Gold Coast

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P 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Plenty of kicks at first soccer games Goodline donate junior jerseys UU from page 24 Squirts Two fields of Squirts this week with a fun time had by all. All players had lots of turns to kick and chase the ball and there were lots of smiles. Tykes Green V Gold Good game by all Tykes. Tom and Dan on the gold team tried especially hard. Tayla and Riley chased the ball. Evander showed his speed. Gary, Megan and Sam gave it their best with big kicks for Green. Overall the kids all enjoyed the game and tied hard to score some goals. Tykes Red V Blue What an awesome effort by all players! The red team saw Kieran, Jaylen and Isaac work

well as a team, with fantastic passes and dribbling. They also scored some great goals. McFarlane from the blue team had some beaut footwork and worked well with Marlee and Riley. Special mention must go to referee Jenny, who guided and supported all the players. Red 6, Blue 1. Teens Blue V Green The game started with Conor just missing out on a goal as it was intercepted by Tyler of the blue team. Jehash passed the ball to Kirin, who tried to take the ball down to the goal, but the boys from green intercepted and kicked the ball out of play. After 20 minutes of play back and forth Conor kicked the first goal of the match for green. A big kick

from Kyle started the second half. A fun match for all. Green 1, Blue 0. Teens Gold V Red An evenly-matched game with strong defence from both teams. Great performance by Jamie and Harry from red and Chelsea, Mel, Anthony and Locky in gold. Gold 6, Red 3. WeipaTitans Awesome Titans game this week. Well done to all players for showing some nifty ball skills. Senior Titans A high scoring, but evenly matched game. Goals scored by Liam, Josh, Eden, Jack, Maddie and No. 12 for blue, and No. 5 and John for Red. Good, fun game. Red 7, Blue 6.

Thanks to a generous donation from local business, Goodline, the newly-formed Central Cape Junior Rugby League Club players will be looking their best when they take to the footy ground in the 2012 season. The new jerseys were presented to players at last Thursday night’s games. Above: QRL Development Officer, Cameron “Spilla” Millers with the under 7s players, and coach Derek Mowles.

The under 9s players were loud and proud in their news jerseys, with Spilla and coach Sarina Adams.

The under 11s show off their new jerseys with Spilla and coach Gareth Smith.

Rayesh putting the pressur on Taj as he makes his run upfield in Saturday’s match.

Under 13s coach, Karl Adams, and his newly-attired players at last Thursday’s jumper presentation.

Spilla’s Supporter of the Week is Perlina Schuh who loves the Cowboys and is up there as the number one Cowboys supporter in the Cape. Send your favourite footy photos to Spilla at c.miller@qrl.com.au or to the Bully at editor@westerncapebulletin.com.au and you could win the Supporter of the Month prize! Jack sends the ball back into play from his goals.

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Evans takes WCC cross country glory ON Friday, February 24, Western Cape College held its annual cross country with students from Prep through to year 12 competing in the highly-anticipated event. After the 2011 success and domination of Evans, winning all

three trophies, the 2012 cross country saw the chance for a new house to take away the glory. Evans house began the year again in form, taking home the WCC aggregate points trophy, however the celebration was shared with Flinders who received

the WCC spirit trophy, and Mapoon winning the WCC percentage trophy. The WCC results of all houses are as follows: 1st, Evans 489 points; 2nd, Flinders 454 points; 3rd, Duyfken 329 points; 4th, Mapoon 62 points.

WESTERN CAPE COLLEGE 2012 AGE CHAMPIONS AGE CHAMPION

BOYS

GIRLS

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Jordan Price

Marlee Marshall

Year 1

Damien Parr

Raleigh Dick

Year 2

Callan Bosuen

Juanita Morris

Year 3

Frank Backo

Raezahn Sam

9 years

Jack Miller

Liana Port

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Sammy Bowenda

Shontae Wheeler

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Gregory Hudson

Leah Gunning

12 years

Aaron Singleton

Georgia Glanville

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Ashley Fleming

Regina Woolla

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Ozzee Brown

Marika Gunning

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Ethan Kruckow

Lascheka Wasiu

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Steven Wust

Savannah JiaCraige

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Joanna Bielby

Winners of WCC Aggregate points trophy - Evans: from left - Pelina Schuh, Rim Kris, Chris Namok, Kodie Jia-Craige, Liam Parr and Morgan McCulkin.

Winners of WCC Spirit trophy - Flinders: from left - Nicholas Clark, Alstan Sigai, Rothana Wasui, and Savannah Proud.

Gregory Hudson and Shontae Wheeler with the WCC percentage trophy, won by Mapoon.

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Rain fails to dampen squash spirit THE Weipa Squash Club members are not phased by all the rain because squash is an indoor game, unlike the poor tennis diehards, our gain, their loss! When Team Pot challenged Team Schooner, A4 Wayne (as sub for Shay) was easily beaten by Jay Dumbleton (0-3). If A3 Shane Spagnol thought he would have it easy against Delfia (as a sub for Sherie), he gave it a good nudge winning the first game, profoundly losing the second, then rallying back to push the third to long. He easily won the fourth, then Delfia found a second wind, and fought her way to victory in the fifth (2-3). A2 Scott McCahon lost all three games to Grant Foster but the last was forced to a long game so well done Scott (0-3). A1 Dave Edward was in fine form and showed his prowess against Luke Dorsett (3-0). Team Yard Glass struggled to defeat Team Stubby, and despite A4 Dallas Goodwin’s win against Ben Tantau, the game was full of excellent rallies and it was a tough three games for Dallas (3-0). A3 Wendy Long was up and down in the results against Chrisden Russ, with the latter proving victorious in a fantastic sporting game (2-3). A2 Nick Brookes took the first game to warm up while losing, he then took the next two with gusto, however lost the last two convincingly (2-3). A1 Aaron Schleich must have been distracted by the gleam from his shiny new wedding ring when he lost the first game against Chrisden (as sub for Owen), but then he put his mind to the game and won the next three quite convincingly, but with a bit of a scare in the third game. (3-1). Team Pint defeated Team Tallie with the A4 and A3 games each being a tie in scores, as well as games, after the fourth game. A4 Jimmy Baira won the first game quite easily against Amanda McKenzie, then role reversal in the second. A repeat of the scores in the ensuing two games, making their score 22 all, but Amanda took the initiative and won the fifth game (2-3). Ironically A3 Laurie Raleigh lost the first game dismally to Steve Lugsdin, then rallied back a bit, but still lost the second game. Laurie found a burst of energy and took the next two games, at which point these two players were 25 all, but Laurie went on to victory (3-2). A2 Rod Beilby defeated Glen Egan in four games, going down in the first but showing his finesse to rally back and win the next three (3-1). A1 Rod Beilby (as sub for Tom Murray) defeated Ross Hyytinen in three games (3-0).

Luckily many of the B Grade games are being pre-played and this makes the Thursday night fixtures bearable. Team Margarita proved victorious against Pina Colada, beginning with B8 Jess Hall winning the first game, but then losing the next three (1-3). B6 Denica Russ had a tough first game with it going to long, however Denica got her eye in and defeated Aleisha O’Brien in the next two (3-0). B5 Elissa Moody easily won her first game againt Sam O’Neill, then lost the next one, but rallied back to take the last two games (the last one of which could have gone either way) (3-1). B4 Melissa Ghee lost her first game against Patrick Lightart, but then pulled her socks up and stole the next three from him (3-1). B3 Donna O’Neill had her work cut out for her when she won the first two games, but lost the third, against Josh Donnelly, and the fourth went Donna’s way (3-1). B2 Ben Smmith lost to Michael Cridland but not without a fight (0-3); and B1 Adam Blocksidge narrowly defeated Josh Milne in a marathon five games (3-2). Team Martini went down to Team L.I.I.T. (Long Island Iced Tea) commencing with B7 Ruth (yours squashfully) who warmed up enough playing Shaelene

Spiteri by the third game to take only one (1-3). B6 Emilly Jackson lost to Katie Delfs (0-3); Peter Thompson lost to Nicole Dearing (0-3); B5 Sally Parr and Mark Walters alternated wins with Sally finishing on an “up” (3-2), and B2 Randall O’Neill played well to defeat Chris Bienvenu in four games (3-1). B1 Cole Dalton led the team to victory only losing the first game to Steve Moore (3-1). Team Blue Lagoon lost to Team Mojit,o except the first and last matches. B7 Kristie McManus played an adrenalin-pumped game against Adrian Costello (3-0); Luke Mann fought bravely but lost out to Kristie Moran (2-3); and B5 Bianca Borg was an excellent adversary for Ian Newsome but couldn’t quite win (2-3). B4 Emma Thomas played well but couldn’t shake Fiona Newsome (1-3) and B3 Tom Bellinger sadly went down to Joe Buckley (0-3). In the match of the night B1 Justin Hyytinen was winning the first games, but when it seemed that he may get the third Adam Woodhouse found some inner reserve and forged his way through to win the next two. This however was like a red rag to a bull and Justin used his finesse to defeat Adam Woodhouse (3-2). Yours squashfully, Ruth Harris

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IT’S been a big week, what with the election and the weather clearing, offering a good opportunity to wet a line. Firstly, let’s hope the new government does a bit more for the greatest recreational sport of our nation. Secondly, the exceptional seas and sunshine have made the ideal invitation to get out on the water, and heaps of anglers have been keeping me very busy in the shop. Grunter are starting to feed, with good catches coming from Napranum, Gongbung and the mouth of Roberts Creek. Usually they show up at Mapoon, but I haven’t had any reports so far. Naturally, Prawn seems to be the best bait, but fresh Mullet slabs are the go for the larger ďŹ sh. I have heard that there are some Prawn about, very small as yet with only the odd few at eating quality. The bay between Hornibrook and Napranum is proving to be holding the most, but it will be another week before they will be worth taking. I was ďŹ shing down around Mangrove Island the other day and witnessed a Prawn ball getting smashed, but not one of the predators were interested in lures. Sunny skies have a habit of producing good blue water ďŹ shing. There is still the odd rain scud about, but it’s well worth putting out a lure or skip Gar as you never know what you might troll up. Down around Thud or Pera usually produce good catches of Mackeral. A bit more to the south around Nine and Twelve Mile is worth the effort if you are looking for more surface action. I tried to get out to Duyfken for a look but just could’t quite get that window of calm seas, maybe next week, because I hear there are some good Tuskies to be had. No goss on Fingermark lately, but they have to be hungry after all the rough weather we have been having, chalk up another to ron. Don’t forget the Weipa BillďŹ sh Bash is to be held between April 16 and 23. Nominations will be taken on April 15 at the Carpentaria Golf Club at 6pm. A calcutta for the top team will also be held after nominations. Costs for the competition will be minimal, probably be around $50 per entrant to cover tripods and the awards night. For more information call Duane on 0429 615 294 or me on 4069 7235 (a.h.) or 0427 783 712. I wasn’t very impressed with what went on at the causeway when it was overowing, but those people will have to live with their conscience I suppose. Catch up with some more of the same next week, cheers,

WEIPA Lightening Swimming Club held their Club night on Friday, March 23, with 36 swimmers attending, 73 Personal B e s t ( P B s ) Ti m e s swum, and another three club records broken. This is the most number of PBs achieved this season, and includes many large improvement times, of up to 14 seconds. Swimmers of the week were Alex McInnes and Brodie Hyytinen. Alex managed five PBs from ďŹ ve swims, including k n o c k i n g - o ff o v e r seven seconds from his 50m buttery. Brodie swam three PBs from three swims, knocking off 10 seconds from his backstroke, six seconds from his breastroke, and over 14 seconds from his freestyle – good job Brodie. Four PBs were swum by Kirra Koina, Tom McCahon, Dane Tyson and Donald Tyson – great work kids. Three PBs for the night from Renee Ball, Taylor Francisco, Kasey Gamble, Jemma Hyytinen, Ethan King, Alissa Koina, Sabrina Koina and Alyssa Taare. Two PBs from Harry Bakker, Ashleigh Ball, Ruby Coulta, Ethan K r u c k o w, K a t e l y n McCahon, Elizabeth McInnes, Lisl Mohr, John Prentice and Elle Toomey. One PB from Amy Bakker, Kyle Hunter, Tessa Hyytinen, Nicholas Keough, Tiffany McDougall, Sophie Mohr and Molly Toomey.

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Alex McInnes knocked over seven seconds off his 50m buttery and swam ďŹ ve PBs from ďŹ ve swims.

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(ďŹ ve and four seconds), Kirra Koina (three, ďŹ ve and four seconds), Tom McCahon (four, four and two seconds), Elizabeth McInnes (13 seconds), Alyssa Taare (three and three seconds), Elle Toomey (four seconds), Dane Tyson (two and two seconds) and Donald Tyson (three, six and eight seconds). This Friday night, March 30, will be the last club night for a few weeks, as we break for the Easter holiday period. Club nights will resume on Friday, April 20, and go through to Friday, May 18. For any enquiries, please call Wade on 4069 7376 / 4069 8935.

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Weipa weather

Weipa tide chart Wed 28

Time

Ht

Thu 29

Time

Ht

Fri 30

Time

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Sat 31 Time

Ht

Sun 01 Time

Ht

Mon 02 Time

Ht

Tue 03 Time

0118 1.92

0120

1.98 0120

2.03 0905 2.55

1010 2.50

1139 2.47 0439

0732 2.65

0756

2.63 0824

2.59 1759 1.23

1857 1.25

2001 1.26

1543 1.20

1623

1.20 1709

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Possible Shower. 5 - 6 knots, SE - SSE winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 23 C.

Possible Shower. 3 - 4 knots, ESE - SSE winds. Chance of rain 80% Min 23 C.

Late Shower. 3 - 4 knots, SE - SSE winds. Chance of rain 60% Min 23 C.

Possible Shower. 2 - 3 knots, ENE - E winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

MAX

MIN

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Ht

Tues, Mar 20

29.2°

23.5°

47.8

47.6

0859 2.03

Wed, Mar 21

30.4°

25.0°

0.0

28.4

Thur, Mar 22

27.0°

23.1°

Fri, Mar 23

29.9°

23.5°

23.6

59.6

Sat, Mar 24

31.8°

23.6°

0.0

0.2

Sun, Mar 25

31.1°

24.6°

0.0

0.0

Mon, Mar 26

27.0°

25.2°

0.0

0.0

2.47 1424

2.49

2107 2.18 2210 2.10 2107 1.28 2204 1.30 MOON PHASES: • Full Moon - Apr 07 • Last Quarter - Apr 13 • New Moon - Apr 21 • First Quarter - Mar 31

Weipa 5-day weather forecast

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0721 2.18 1316

Wed 04

Showers. 2 - 4 knots, ENE - ESE winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

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While the Western Cape Bulletin takes every care to ensure the information contained in the Tide and Weather information is correct, the Western Cape Bulletin accepts no responsibility for it’s accuracy. Information is provided by the Bureau of Meteorology.

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minor team changes over the coming games. Thank you to the referees and parent helpers who make the games possible with their support and enthusiasm. Coaching for Teens, Titans and Senior Titans will start the second week of Term 2, Monday, April 23 at 5pm.

Coaching time for Squirts and Tykes will be advised shortly and will start Term 2. Games now break for school holidays and the next games will be Saturday, April 21. All players need to arrive 20 minutes before the start of their game and gather outside the P & C shed. Players should be wear-

ing black shorts, sandshoes/ soccer shoes, shin pads and club socks over the shin pads. Club socks and shin pads are available for sale on the day. We expect the smaller sizes to arrive in-stock by the next games. UU continued page 21

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