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Cape York pharmacy takes out top award

The winner of the “Australian Pharmacy of the Year” for 2012 and “Excellence in Community Engagement” awards, Cape York Gaurdian Pharmacy proudly display their awards. Back row from left: Scott McCahon, Linda McCahon and Tony Ware. Front row from left: Regina Hickey, Tahlia Savage, Brook Gwynne and Savannah Jia-Craige.

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AUSTRAL IA’S PHARMAC Y OF THE YE AR WEIPA’S Cape York Guardian Pharmacy has scooped the pool at the QCPP pharmacy awards, collecting both the “Excellence in Community Engagement” award and the top prize, “Australian Pharmacy of the Year” for 2012. The announcement was made by the Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference held on the Gold Coast last week. Owner pharmacist, Scott McCahon, who accepted the award on behalf of his team, explained why he entered the competition this year. “The pharmacy had reached a point where I was proud of where we’d come from. It has been five years in the planning and I felt everything had finally come together. “The community has embraced us since we’ve come here and I wanted to show the town that we deliver a level of service, and a pharmacy, that is comparable with anywhere in Australia.” The Pharmacy Guild of Australia, in partnership with the Quality Care Pharmacy Program, has been seeking out and acknowledging excellence and innovation through the Pharmacy of the Year award for more than a decade. Initial entry into the awards involved an essay addressing key areas such as business, community engagement and professional services, accompanied by a Powerpoint UU continued page 2 presentation.

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Government jobs, laying tiles, hooking up electricity, plastering walls, all the jobs that need a specialist in country where qualified specialists are like hen’s teeth. You see them around, travelling Cape York’s long empty roads in utes loaded like a tinker’s van, piled with ladders, cement mixers, wheelbarrows, all the tools of their particular trades. The idea is to get where they are going, get the job done and get home. Our tradies are a throwback to another time, to a time when the job was the main thing, and if you did not get it done well, you did not eat. No comfortable salary for them, they live by what they do. Now I don’t want to get too sentimental about our tradies. For instance, their respect for old-fashioned values extends only as far as their mobiles phones, which they use instead of pocket watches. They do answer them, if they are within range of a tower, but God forbid they should ever listen to their messages, or return a missed call. And they’re not going to let work stand in the way of good fishing weather either. (You can tell a responsible tradie if he calls to cancel an appointment due to fishing, instead of just leaving you waiting.) As to whether they can all keep working after they have shot themselves in the head with a nailgun, well, I’m not sure. I suspect so, but our tradies are too smart to do that in the first place.

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Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek presents Cape York Guardian Pharmacy owner pharmacist Scott McCahon with the QCCP Pharmacy of the Year 2012 award at the Australian Pharmacy Professional conference on the Gold Coast. UU from page 1

After reviewing all of the entries, seven pharmacies from around Australia were selected as finalists, including the Cape York Guardian Pharmacy, and visited by the judges. “The judges came to our pharmacy, interviewed the staff, inspected our systems, and took photos and videos to help in the selection process” Scott said. Cape York Guardian Pharmacy was initially recognised for its outstanding contribution to the Weipa community and the whole Cape region, winning the “Excellence in Community Engagement” award. The three category winners were then in the running for the overall award, with the Weipa pharmacy collecting the top honours. Commenting on the

pharmacy’s achievements, Pharmacy Guild of Australia’s national director Patrick Reid said “ Australia is a large country and the Western Cape is as remote as it gets. In sometimes trying circumstances, the Cape York team has looked upon problems as opportunities – all the while contributing so strongly to their community and it’s people,” Scott McCahon was quick to point out that the win belonged to not only his entire team at the pharmacy, but also the people of Weipa and Cape York. “The girls at the pharmacy did a great job, it was a real team effort. And I would like to thank all of our friends in Cape York as without your support, and in particular the support of the Weipa community, we would not have received this award,” Scott said.

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Traditional Owners travel to Brisbane to raise concerns MORNING SHOPPERS at a centre in the Brisbane electorate of Ashgrove were greeted last Saturday by 10 Indigenous Traditional Owners from Cape York spreading the word about their lives and aspirations. They made the 2000 kilometre trip to raise their concerns about the State’s contentious Wild Rivers laws directly with the voters of Ashgrove, in what is the most fiercely-contested battleground in the state election campaign. The unprecedented step was taken by the Cape York people – who came from Hopevale, Aurukun, Coen and Lockhart River – because of their distress that their lives had become political footballs in the campaign. The State’s Wild Rivers legislation is a hot button issue in Ashgrove, being contested by LNP Leader-in-waiting and Labor’s Kate Jones, the government’s former Environment Minister. Environmental groups supporting Labor and the Wild Rivers laws have bombarded homes with pro-Wild Rivers material, and erected billboards around suburbs.

Gerhardt Pearson, CEO of Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation, said it was an unprecedented situation where voters in an inner-city Brisbane electorate were being asked to vote on the future of Cape York indigenous people without hearing their stories. “To make as a centrepiece of the Ashgrove campaign a piece of legislation that significantly affects one of the largest Aboriginal populations in Australia is a first,� he said. “Traditional owners wanted to set the record straight. They wanted to directly tell the people of Ashgrove that the Wild Rivers laws have been imposed on their lands without their permission and against their wishes. “These are reserved people who were prepared to travel 2,000 kilometres to talk to strangers, because the Wild Rivers laws will affect their futures and their children’s futures.� Mr Pearson said Cape York traditional owners wanted to build their own river protection system that they could own and manage. The material being circulated in Ashgrove by The Wilderness

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Cape communities receive funding boost A CASH injection of $1.45 million for Aurukun’s business hub and $520,000 for Lockhart River Aboriginal Shire Council to establish 20 campsites has been provided by the State Government to prosper Cape businesses. Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said Aurukun would have increased economic and employment opportunities following the announcement that the government had agreed to provide the council with almost $1.45 million to fund a business hub including a Centrelink, housing office, bakery, cafe, post office and bank. Mr O’Brien said Aurukun residents would soon have the opportunity to release their entrepreneurial ambitions with the hub offering local business and employment opportunities. “The project will diversify the Aurukun economy and, for the first time, introduce retail competition,� Mr O’Brien said. “More than 1000 people live in the Aurukun Shire Council area and it’s important they have access to quality community facilities like this business hub. “The business hub will not only provide employment opportunities but access to essential services and a place for the local community to meet.� He said it would also become a foundation for business training and employment of up to 10 local Indigenous people once it was operating. “I understand Council identified in their application that 25 per cent of the labour would be provided by local Indigenous people which I am extremely pleased about,� he said. Meanwhile Quintell Beach near Lockhart River will be rejuvenated to establish a campsite with 20 individual camping sites. Mr O’Brien said the development would help cater for campers and visitors to the area with essential amenities and landscaping to beautify the area.

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LNP to review alcohol restrictions By Mark Roy

GROG bans in Cape York may become a thing of the past if Campbell Newman’s party takes office after the March 24 election. LNP candidate for Cook David Kempton said if elected, the LNP would “start consultation immediately” with communities to lift the grog restrictions. However he said removing the bans would take some time. “We are not going to just walk in and get rid of alcohol restrictions,” Mr Kempton said. “Management of alcohol is an issue that will take time to review.” Aurukun, Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Mapoon, Napranum and Pormpuraaw are among 19 communities across Queensland where Alcohol Management Plans are in place. The possession and carriage of alcohol is restricted in Cape York, whether it be in a vehicle, boat or aircraft, and regardless of the number of passengers. In other remote communities it is banned completely, with heavy fines applying in all cases.

Mr Kempton said the restrictions were “making criminals of innocent people”. “Young adults are now having to sneak off and binge drink, because they don’t have the opportunity to drink as part of the social norm in their communities,” Mr Kempton said. “Right across these communities I am hearing the management plans are not working. “There needs to be management within the community through accords with alcohol suppliers. This is working in places like Weipa and Horn Island.” Alcohol Management Plans were introduced in 2002 after Cape York Partnerships published a report into substance abuse. Cape York Partnerships and Apunipima Cape York Health Council proposed an inquiry into the problem of alcohol in Cape York communities. A study by Justice Tony Fitzgerald then prompted the Queensland Government to introduce the legislation. Last week, LNP leader Campbell Newman said he

now wanted to get rid of the laws, which he described as a “temporary band-aid”. “Why is it that an Aboriginal worker cannot come home to a home they own and have a beer on their front porch and watch the TV news with their family?” Mr Newman said. He said the plans had served their purpose as a “circuit breaker” to violence, but it was time to move on. However he said Alcohol Management Plans would “probably” not be scrapped during his first term in an LNP government. Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said the LNP policy position was no different from that of the State Government. “If you look closely at their position, they are saying they will not wind back the alcohol management laws in their first term,” Mr O’Brien said. “It is not as if the Labor government intends to have these bans in place forever. “We are constantly monitoring the situation and we are working in consultation with remote Indigenous communities.”

Premier Anna Bligh said children would suffer if an LNP government wound back the bans, saying they had changed lives for the better. “It would be very, very disturbing if Campbell Newman winds back our alcohol management laws in remote Aboriginal communities,’’ she said in Toowoomba last week. She said the laws had seen school attendance increase, alcohol-fuelled violence decrease and major assaults drop in indigenous communities. “If Campbell Newman is winding them back, people should be shaking their heads in wonder,” she said. Ms Bligh said indigenous children in remote communities lived with alcohol-associated violence levels 10 to 20 times higher than other parts of Australia. “These children are Queenslanders and they are entitled to the same chances in life as every other Queensland child and that is what we are offering them,’’ she said.

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First RTAW quarterly community forum for 2012 RIO Tinto Alcan Weipa will hold its first quarterly community forum for the year on Wednesday, March 21. Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa general manager operations Jo-Anne Scarini said she is looking forward to providing members of the Weipa community with an update on current and future business activities. “The quarterly community forums last year were well supported with more than 140 residents attending throughout the year,” Ms Scarini said.

“Forums provide an opportunity for us to hear first-hand about those matters that are important to the community, and provide us with a better understanding of any impacts of our activities.” The forums covered key topics such as the South of Embley Project and town infrastructure capital projects, and they also offered a mine tour for local residents. “The key topic at this community forum will be a summary of 2011’s site performance and activities such

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN Nominations for candidates at the upcoming Queensland Local Government elections are now open. Forms are available at the Commission’s website www.ecq.qld.gov.au. 12 noon Tuesday 27 March 2012. For further information visit the website or call 1300 881 665 (8am to 8pm Monday to Friday and 8am to 6pm Saturday). Local Government election day is Saturday 28 April 2012.

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Will they stay, or will they go? I AM wondering if something has changed in the future planning for the Department of Immigration at Scherger. On reading this week’s update in the local paper I see construction is now complete. Why on earth would forward-thinking folks continue with construction etc. when, according to your leaders, Immigration is definitely leaving in June 2012. Has something changed in departure timing? If not, this spending should be going into the other long-term overcrowded centres. I spoke with Chris Bowen over lunch during his last visit and made it very clear that he has a great centre here in Weipa and a welcoming community. At that time, Immigration had extended twice beyond their planned departure date. I explained the ramifications on the town if they continued with this secret squirrel attitude in relation to the real departure date. He took it on board, and within

14 days made a timely announcement, and extended the life of the centre another 12 months, until June this year. The question is very simple. Is the Department of Immigration still planning on departing in June this year? If you cannot comment on this then I will contact the minister again for some clarification. Weipa has been very accommodating to the department and its contractors and I do not think this is a big ask. Peter Graham (Crazy Pete)

It’s time to move into the 21st century I REFER to the anonymous letter which appeared in the Western Cape Bulletin on February 29, 2012. Whilst I agree that Rio bashing is a silly exercise, it is clearly time that the land use and service planning for Weipa is driven democratically by the citizens who live here. Of course, most people hope

Rio has a long, sustainable future in the region and their interests must always have some precedence. However, Weipa is changing rapidly and other interests must also be heard when we consider the way forward for the town. The fact that people like Peter McCulkin, Gina Jenkins and a few others are now starting to grapple with these issues, when in the past there was a lot of apathy, demonstrates that the town and the community is moving ahead. Peter is the first one to stick his head up so of course someone is going to kick it. That’s all part of the democratic process and I’m sure he can take it. I hope the others can too. It is time for Weipa to join the 21st century and become the great Queensland town it is destined to be. As someone who has delivered important infrastructure to this town, I look forward to continuing this great journey for this booming town and working with your elected leaders. Jason O’Brien Member for Cook

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I CANNOT believe Weipa police imposing alcohol restrictions on the whole community of Weipa because of an irresponsible few people. The fight started in the carpark of a Weipa licensed premise and then continued on at Napranum, which is supposed to be a dry community. Too much of this has been happening as of late. Last year a football game was held in Aurukun and alcohol restrictions were imposed here in Weipa. Get real - that is 200-plus kilometres away. Do they close all the pubs and clubs statewide for takeaways when there is a footy game on outside? Are there alcohol restrictions imposed when there is a funeral? What Queensland Police should be doing is finding out who the troublemakers are and banning them from all clubs and hotels. Talk about discrimination. This is it in grand form and the sooner

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I REALLY have to wonder does the Weipa Town Authority actually care or are they on a power trip in the township? This wonderful caring community has so many great volunteers that put the township in front of their lives to provide sporting opportunities from children to adults and are constantly let down by the lack of good, quality sporting facilities. I did see in the newspaper there is movement with a meeting being held to upgrade the Andoom Oval. I really hope they consult the sporting clubs that use the facility day in day out. I have attended several activities down at the oval and have always really enjoyed the hospitality, but recently I have noticed there is no accessable water or canteen with power available. I certainly praise the rugby league and Oztag officials for what they are doing and I’m pretty sure touch will commence very soon. How do you survive without the water and power? I have also noticed we have our children regularly being involved with these sports. Don’t we have a duty of care to provide adequate facilities for them? The Weipa Town Authority must take action immediately and fully support the sporting clubs otherwise we could lose people in our great town, and that would be very sad. While I’m very concerned, I hope to do my best with the township wherever I can help, volunteering my services. I’m also upset to see an historical organisation such as the Lions Club continually moved around without a home. How can we let this happen to a wonderful community based team? I’m also very concerned that whenever there is a sporting event held in the town there are alcohol restrictions put into place.

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This has many ramifications, as it effects the whole of the township. Why should people be penalised for not being involved at any capacity? I was under the impression that all events benefit the community, and the Albatross Hotel, Bowls Club and the Carpentaria Golf Club always do their best to help out anyway they can. Once again are we being community minded or are we on a personal power trip? I’m hoping the Police will deal with each crime on it’s merits, and please take it into consideration. I’m urging anyone who is running for council to stand up and continually push these very valid points along, and you may bring a lot of success and happiness to this great township. Wally James, Weipa

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For the love of fishing GOING fishing down the river, or at the beach, or even up to Tinaroo Dam is one of the best ways you can have a day out. We have been fishing for hundreds, if not thousands of years, and we need to keep doing it. However, as we know it is getting harder, more expensive and in some cases has nearly gone out of some family activities. The current Labor government is hell bent on having little camera drones flying around the east coast just waiting to catch someone in a “green� zone. The fact is, they are forever more chasing the green vote by allocating large areas of the Coral Sea to be locked up and never to be fished again. Katter’s Australian Party is a party for the everyday families who are sick to death of being dictated to from the South East. We want our kids off the computers and into boats. Instead of having a joystick, they will be holding an Ugly Stick, and instead of moving a mouse around they should be flicking lures. Our fishing policies support all of our recreational fishers, of who contribute to 1 in 4 Queenslanders across the state. We will be implementing restocking agencies, redirect the funding that has been going into the green agenda regimes, construct artificial reefs and re-invigorate the interests of recreational fishing once more. Lachlan Bensted Katter’s Australian Party Candidate for Cook

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a move Mr Entsch said was a knee-jerk reaction to the ill-treatment of cattle by a select group of Indonesian abattoirs. “The decision to ban live exports was a grave mistake to begin with,â€? Mr Entsch said. “Then, instead of ďŹ xing the problem for graziers who lost business by the decision, Senator Ludwig has compounded the problem by offering a ďŹ nancial support scheme that confused those hurt by the ban. “Graziers and businesses who contacted me were initially advised by Centrelink staff, with no understanding of the industry, to not bother applying for financial assistance because the package was aimed primarily at people dependent on live cattle exports. “By the time they realised they were eligible, the program had expired. So these graziers have had no way to recoup the costs of an appalling government decision.â€? In his letter to Senator Ludwig, Mr Entsch said North Queensland farmers were confused by the program’s

criteria because it was worded ambiguously and even accountants and stock agents believed they were ineligible to apply for assistance. Many later discovered they would have met the criteria but their applications were rejected because they missed the 12-week deadline. In his response to Mr Entsch, Senator Ludwig defended the 12-week deadline but failed to address complaints about

the poorly worded application package that graziers received. “It’s just wrong – many of the graziers who missed out on this ďŹ nancial support are small family operations who can least afford to go backwards,â€? Mr Entsch said. “To find out they would qualify after being discouraged to apply was a blow. To be refused point-blank any leniency to be considered compensation is another blow.â€?

National Indigenous Youth Parliament THE Australian Electoral Commission has announced an exciting initiative for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 16 to 25 to participate in the inaugural N a t i o n a l I n d i g e n o u s Yo u t h Parliament. This is an opportunity for young Indigenous Australians to speak up and represent the Far North Qld and Torres Strait communities and also, to learn about how Commonwealth laws are made. The program includes an experienced mentor and a training weekend in April and seven-day residential training in May in Canberra. Flights, accommodation and meals are included.

Forty-eight places are available nationally with applications closing on March 30, 2012. The Western Cape Chamber of Commerce is looking for up to six young Indigenous people from our communities, including Traditional Owner groups to take part. Selection will be based on applicants’ community involvement, their ideas and interest in government and in the parliamentary process. A small fee is required, however RDA FNQ&TS will pay this fee and sponsor up to six young Indigenous people from the region (six people will be chosen from each State and Territory). Application forms can be downloaded from http://www. aec.gov.au/Voting/indigenous_vote/ niyp.htm

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WITH a little over 10 days to go before the State Election, Peter McCulkin local Candidate for Chair of the Weipa Town Authority is calling upon the Cook Candidates from the major parties to outline their plans for supporting the “Weipa Community Plan 20122022�. “It is important for the local Weipa community to have an understanding from the major parties on how they propose to support our plan with some key actions, in order to make an informed decision on polling day�, McCulkin said. The plan was adopted as part of its legislative requirements as a Local Authority by the Weipa Town Authority on behalf of the community at its December meeting. “It provides a ‘blueprint’ for the future of the town, setting priorities for Weipa over the next 10 years. “If elected chair at the local elections in late April I believe the Community Plan must be the ‘mantra’ by which the WTA operates, given that it reflects the hopes and aspirations of hundreds of constituents that provided input. “It is the most important document ever adopted by the WTA for

this town,� McCulkin added. However like any plan, the Community Plan will only be beneficial if it is implemented effectively. “To be implemented effectively our Community Plan will need to be recognised and supported by government, community organisations, business and our community. Prior to the state election I believe it is important for the major parties to let our community know what that level of support and recognition will be�. It is anticipated that at the quarterly community forum on the March 21, that Rio Tinto will provide an overview of their anticipated support and recognition of the plan from a company perspective. “I am really looking forward to hearing Rio Tinto’s views and levels of support for the plan on March 21, as the continued good working relationship between the WTA and Rio Tinto will be pivotal in setting in concrete an implementation plan. “Establishing much closer working relationships between the WTA, Chamber of Commerce, our neighbouring communities and government should also be our focus to achieve the goals set out in the plan,� McCulkin concluded. The plan as adopted can be viewed or downloaded from the WTA web site.

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secure location and sent to your mailing address. For this reason once you have purchased your new licence you are issued with an interim document which you must keep in your possession until your card arrives in approximately 2-3 weeks. Licences are still purchased and issued at Weipa Police station on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays between 8am and 4pm bearing in mind the front counter is often closed between midday and 2pm. Remember that it’s important to ring and book your driving tests well in advance in order to secure your desired date and also to cancel your appointment if it’s no longer required to allow another person to take your place.

The story of the fig tree can cause us to think that Jesus was mean and grumpy, because it’s not the fig tree’s fault that it did not have the proper fruit in time, in this case small half ripe ones. But they were known to be sour anyway, so what was he doing? He was acting out a parable to show the condition of Israel’s spiritual state in God’s eyes. But the Israelites were still his chosen people to give out the gospel and very soon we will see a new understanding of Jesus as the Messiah becomes widely accepted by the Jews (Israelites).

They will not keep quiet about the gospel, but will shout it loud and clear throughout the world. That will be a sure sign among the many others of the close return of the Lord Jesus. Read Romans Ch 11 vs 25-29. “There is a secret truth, my friends, which I want you to know, for it will keep you from thinking how wise you are. It is that the stubbornness of the people of Israel is not permanent, but will last only until the complete number of Gentiles comes to God. The other lesson from the fig tree is about faith and forgiveness, and the Lord was showing that

faith has power when there is no doubt that God can do what we ask. Further, if someone has a real heart of forgiveness, and before putting your faith into a c t i o n , f o rg i v e t h e person/s you have a grudge or some other problem against. Remember and think again on Mark Ch 24 v 9 where the father of a boy who suffered demonic attacks since a child, said to Jesus, “…I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!” Prayer: Father, Help me to have a heart of forgiveness and faith with no doubt, in Jesus’ name, Amen. Rev Michael Connolly.

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Hello and goodbye at B Coy “happy hour� LAST Friday the crew from B Coy 51 FNQR and their guests enjoyed their first “happy hour� for 2012. The purpose of the evening was twofold as the unit welcomed Sgt Marco Crescenzi and Cpl Phillip Beaver, but regrettably farewelled Cpl Matthew Ryan who is discharging out of the Army and leaving Weipa. Matt was posted to Weipa in January 2011 after having already spent some time in Darwin, however he thinks that civvy street will lead to greener pastures. It seems you may have to speak Norwegian in these pastures as Matt has spent all his spare time in the last couple of months learning how to speak that language. Maj Jamie Heron farewelled Matt on Friday night, saying everyone wishes him the best of luck in his future endeavours.

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Mr Bensted’s vision for a healthier and prosperous Cape will focus on key initiatives such as the Napranum Community Farm, managed by Phil and Sue Bonaccorsi. He said the project that had the potential to supply the region with affordable fresh fruit and vegetables had been hamstrung and it was coming at the expense of Cape health. “I am committed to not only expanding the Napranum Community Farm but also to rolling out this successful model to other Cape communities,� he said.

“The project managed by Phil and Sue is a shining light in food self-sufficiency and it should be supported and applauded on every level. “The fact that is has been denied the opportunity to expand is a disgrace and I will not allow commercial imperatives to hold more weight that community health.� Mr Bensted said promoting the Napranum Community Farm and rolling out this model to other communities in the Cape would provide four major benefits to residents.

“Improving the health of communities is obviously one of the most important outcomes but it will also provide jobs for locals, especially in communities where job opportunities are limited,’’ he said. “It will provide a template to expand horticulture and other agricultural industries in the region. “But most importantly it will remove poor quality and expensive fruit and vegetables from Cape tables and give the region food self-sufficiency and a healthier future.�

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TO ensure the Port of Weipa accurately reflects the needs of the region, NQBP (North Queensland Bulk Ports) is interested in any thoughts, comments, data or information that will facilitate better economic, social and environmental outcomes in future port planning. Representatives of NQBP were in Weipa recently, conducting public information sessions to informally discuss the process and development of the new Land Use Plan. A Statement of Proposals (SOP) has been prepared is available and can be viewed on the NQBP website.

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author(s) of the submission and their contact details • provide comments or feeback about the SOP • by received by NQBP by 5pm AEST on March 22, 2012. All submissions will be considered in the preparation of the new land use plan.

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Workshop teaches suicide first aid A TWO-DAY interactive workshop in suicide first aid was held at the end of February at the Albatross Hotel, Weipa. The ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) workshop was presented to the local community by the Australian College of Community Services and was attended by representatives of many local companies and services providers, including Queensland Health, Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa, Western Cape College and Hostel, Positive Pathways To Success, VPG and Weipa Community Care Association. Participants learned to recognise when someone may be at risk of suicide and respond in ways that help increase their immediate safety and link them to further help. ASIST trainer and assessor, Barbara Gilmore said the most important thing for caregivers was to connect with, and try to understand,

someone who is thinking about suicide. “Our program gives participants the skills they need to discuss suicide with a person at risk in a direct manner, assure them that they are safe, and identify resources available to help the person,” Ms Gilmore said. “The program is aimed at everybody. Dealing with suicide intervention can be quite scary for those new to it, but we equip them with the knowledge to apply suicide first aid in many settings – with family, friends, co-workers and team mates and more formal helping roles.” Ms Gilmore said suicide prevention is broader than suicide first aid and it is a community responsibility. “These people have taken the first step, and can now engage with others in the community to change attitudes towards suicide, and produce safe outcomes using a variety of resources available,” she said.

Participants at the ASIST workshop all agreed they felt better prepared to respond helpfully to a person at risk of suicide. Here are some of their comments: “It was terrific to learn how to communicate with someone at risk of suicide...learning the right words to say.” “Knowing how to make a plan to deal with someone at risk was such a big help.” “It’s high time suicide came out of the cupboard and people can talk about it.”

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Queensland state election – March 24, 2012

Meet the candidates for Cook electorate Bama and mainstream communities. He has been involved in Permaculture-Cairns, Tr a n s i t i o n To w n s Cairns, and Recharge Kuranda projects, activities and workshops, and working for the Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC). George has studied Visual Arts at Deakin GEORGE was born in University, Geelong, Cairns in 1964. His Cultural and Natural mother’s dreaming Resource Management is Djabugay from also at Deakin UniverK u r a n d a , a n d h i s sity, Social Welfare at father’s dreaming Preston TAFE College, is Kuku Mulurudji Melbourne (where he from Mount Carbine lived for seven years), country. He has five Biblical Studies at children. Mamarapha Bible ColHe has been involved lege, Perth, and has in community devel- a Certificate in Youth opment projects, for Mentoring (Ingham). example at Mona Mona, George is also an as well as networking artist and has sold numerous groups with numerous paintings in the aim of bridging the Kuranda and Cairns.

George Riley The Greens

Cape York polling booths On Saturday, March 24, 2012 there will be Polling Booths at the following Cape York locations: Aurukun 8am to 6pm Coen 8am to 6pm

Kowanyama 8am to 6pm

Laura 8am to 6pm Lockhart 8am to 6pm Mapoon 10am to 2pm

Napranum 8am to 6pm Pormpuraaw 8am to 6pm Weipa 8am to 6pm

Aurukun Campus Western Cape College, Aurukun State School, Peninsula Development Road, Coen Community Justice Centre, 31 Chapman Rd, Kowanyama Town Hall, 4 Terminus Street, Laura State School, Lockhart River Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council Chambers, Red Beach Road, Mapoon Community Hall, Napranum State School, Edward River Weipa Campus Western Cape College, Central Avenue, Weipa (Rocky Point)

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Lachlan Bensted Katter’s Australian Party

AS a very proud local resident in the Cook electorate, I am fortunate to be the Katter’s Australian Party candidate for Cook and to be part of a party that has enshrined in it’s core values and principles the right for members to put their electorate first. This is unique and separates us from all other parties and is a basic right that has been lost in today’s current political environment. Our policies are really the words that you, Bob Katter and I have spoken for many years. Issues like not selling our state assets, firearm laws and protecting our small business owners

David Kempton LNP

I HAVE a lifetime of experience to bring to Cook as a lawyer, small business operator and grazier. I raised my two girls in Cooktown. If elected the LNP will attack Qld $85 billion debt and the loss of our AAA credit rating debt by cutting waste and growing agriculture, tourism, construction and mining. (Even after $17b asset sales and in a resources boom we are paying over $600,000 per hr in interest). I will support foreshore improvement plans for Cooktown. I have said no to Wild Rivers and blanket World Heritage listing on the Cape. The LNP will manage the environment with land owners looking after their own country and being rewarded with stewardship, secure tenure and rangers positions. The LNP will restore the decision making process to the people of

Jim Evans One Nation

and farmers are just some of the common sense policies that we will be immediately implementing. We will restore the right for first Australians to own their own home, business and land (freehold title deeds). No longer will we be dictated to from the South East. I do not have to toe the party line at the expenses of the people of Cook. De-amalgamation, future funding for our hospitals, opposing World Heritage and Wild Rivers, and red tape every corner we turn are just some of the issues that I, and Katter’s Australian Party will be championing

the towns communities and islands and will make bureaucrats accountable. DERM will be broken down into manageable departments. As Australians all indigenous people will have an option for freehold home ownership not government leases. I will be fighting to remove Alcohol Management Plans and will work with towns and communities to find better solutions. The LNP will increase police on the beat to make our towns safe. I support the south of Embley expansion of Rio Tinto without excessive red and green tape while ensuring protection of the environment. I will work with Rio and Government to resolve the land and housing shortage in Weipa and the impact of Scherger on the town. The LNP will provide better health services and will reinstate local health boards. An LNP will double the allowances under the Patient Travel Subsidy Scheme. I will be relentless in my pursuit of our share of available funding from both Federal and State resources to improve infrastructure in Cook. I have already received supporting visits from State and Federal Shadow ministers during the campaign and I have impressed on them the neglect that Cook has suffered under 20 years of Labor. If elected I guarantee I will represent Cook in Brisbane. I have the experience and will to stand up and fight for a fair go for us all here in Cook.

MY name is Jim Evans, I am married to my wonderful wife Tonia and have two children who have both nearly completed their education, and my four older children are now adults and upstanding citizens in their communities. After growing up on a dairy farm in Victoria, I took a job with Shell and became depot manager. I also worked for Nestle Foods and was office manager and production programmer for them before becoming a partner

in Parliament. In the Cape we have a huge opportunity to see economic development in industries that have been locked away by successive governments. Timber, silica sand, fishing, and mining are on our doorstep but only if we have a member of Parliament who is able to allow these industries to succeed. I can always put Cook first. My ability to put my electorate first means that many of the major issues in Cook can be fixed or will never happen. No longer will we be known as the “forgotten north” if I have your blessing to be your member in Parliament.

Jason O’Brien Queensland Labor AS the member for one of the largest electorates in Queensland, Jason O’Brien knows what it takes to be an effective, hard-working representative. Before being elected to Parliament in 2004, he was a Cairns City Councillor and previously a research officer to the former member, Steve Bredhauer. At various times Jason has worked as an electrician, taxi driver, administrator and bar manager. He was educated at Saint Augustines College in Cairns and James Cook University where he was awarded the prestigious Convocation Medal in 1993. Jason understands that people want the Government to focus on providing infrastructure and services, especially in the areas of health, education, transport and housing. He strongly believes that Queenslanders have a unique lifestyle in a superb environment and is committed to the preservation and enhancement of our natural areas. Jason wants to see a Queensland; where the environment is protected and valued, that is reconciled with its indigenous peoples, where economic growth is sustainable and assists local people, and where access to justice is readily available. Jason is involved in a number of community organisations, with a particular focus on youth services, and referees A-Grade Rugby League.

in a very large and successful piggery operation. After selling that business I moved to Far North Queensland where I firstly managed a motel, before taking up a position with the National Parks in Chillagoe as a National Park ranger and tourism guide at the Chillagoe Caves. I then took various jobs including marble quarrying, Chillagoe Limeworks, and took on the administration for the major contractor at a large

open-cut gold mine just out of Chillagoe. I gained tickets to drive cranes, loaders etc which I still hold today. Tonia and I then went into private enterprise, initially with the Chillagoe Museum and then we took over the Chillagoe Post Office. This we combined with the Tourist information Centre at the Chillagoe Hub about ten years ago. I have lived and worked in the Electorate of Cook for more than 30 years.

Queensland state election – March 24, 2012

Changes to alcohol management plans must be implemented by the people

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We identified post AMP intervention that evidence showed the use of marijuana had increased.

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We identified post AMP intervention that evidence showed the use of marijuana had increased. We were able to work with the Queensland Police to adopt a ‘Shared Responsibility Agreement� which has proved to be effective in allowing a partnership with JCU research phases to be undertaken and awareness programs to be implemented. Other concerns were evident when an independent valuer valued the tavern in Kowanyama at around $1.2M, and we also note that $400k was written off with destroyed stock on hand. Aurukun Tavern goodwill would be similar to Kowanyama, however their stock loss we believe was in the order of $50k to $60k.

Councils did take this to the High Court based on the Racial Discrimination Act 1975, however, the High Court refused to hear the appeal and we understand that the documents may have been sent to the UN to deal with at a government level should the UN find that the Australian courts were inconsistent at variance with established international practice. This has resulted in significant social, employment and financial losses. The Government’s own figures indicated in the ‘Highlights Report for Discrete Indigenous Communities’, shows mixed and limited results after 10 years. The report shows major increases over time of breeches to sections 168 b & c of the Liquor Act 1992 which relate to charges for breaking, access of alcohol carriage limits in Indigenous communities. One community, and this is reflected in others, lost over $1.6M and it is to be noted that these communities are nonrateable. The State Government has also sat on the Morton Report prepared in 2006 that proved that Indigenous Councils were under-funded by more than 45 per cent to conduct core business. The fact that one township had six bottles of rum confiscated at an airport this very day, and 42 bottles confiscated earlier in 2012 suggests that intervention of this type is not working. While the ROCCY remains apolitical and unbiased, Campbell Newman requested to come to our table and the issue of AMPs was raised, among other issues we have that are of concern. Other party representatives have not made any request to come to the table of the peak body of elected leaders since the last state election. ROCCY looked to government for funding some years ago to undertake community consultation to prepare and implement a ‘Safe Consumption of Alcohol’ program and develop and implement ‘Shared Responsibility Agreements’ tailored to meet the needs of each area and were not successful. The proof that there are workable programs is evident at Pormpuraaw, where the canteen is run very professionally, is a pleasure to visit and the rules

and regulations are respected by the majority. There are other Indigenous townships outside the Cape that also exist without massive trauma where clubs and hotels are operational. It must be noted that the 10 most disadvantaged communities in Queensland are Indigenous (SEIFA ABS) and that Kowanyama is noted as the third most disadvantaged, and number seven in the top 10 nationally disadvantaged. The elected leaders know that the time has come to take a stand on the 10 years of failure of the current processes, and that the responsibility to change the present situation lies entirely with the people and not with government departments, but with the support of governments.

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THE statement made by Premier Bligh on Thursday, March 8 accusing Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman of trying to “buy Aboriginal votes with grog’’, is most certainly a blot on the good work of the elected leaders of Indigenous townships in Queensland to support prohibition on alcohol, once it was imposed. Deputy Premier Andrew Fraser backed Ms Bligh, saying Mr Newman was “sly-groging for votes’’. These comments were made the day after Mr Newman said he would review “paternalistic’’ alcohol management plans in Aboriginal communities if elected. The elected leaders, via the ROCCY (Regional Organisation of Councils of Cape York & Torres Straits), under the then leadership of Mayor Greg McLean, attempted to work with the Department of Liquor and Gaming in 2008/9/10 to look at a strategy, township by township, (blanket policy is not a best fit) to develop a ‘Shared Responsibility Agreement’ and exit strategy for AMP’s and were never engaged in any discussion.

Change must be owned and implemented by the people and not done to them or for them, but with them leading the way. The current programs and projects implemented by Hopevale Shire Council are evidence that the town is moving forward, with freehold land sales and business and industry thriving. The pressure that the current AMP strategy places on the operational capacity of police and health is astounding, and councils believe that there has merely been a shift in the recording processes which produces statistics that are not revealing the true position of the issue. Many people have left the communities and moved to areas such as Cooktown, Mareeba, Mossman and Cairns which we believe has placed undue pressure on their services and housing, and the need for large amounts of funding to be provided for the increase in homelessness. – Mayor Neville Pootchemunka Aurukun Shire Council (ROCCY chairman)

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Pre-poll voting proving popular MORE than 15,000 electors have already taken the opportunity to vote at pre-poll centres l o c a t e d t h ro u g h o u t Queensland. This is the first Queensland State election where electors have been able to vote early without needing a special reason. Electors also have the option of applying for a postal vote. Postal Vote Applications may be obtained through the Electoral Commission’s website www.ecq.qld. gov.au, at any Australia Post Office or by contacting the Voters’ Helpline on 1300 881 665. To cast your vote prior to March 24, 2012 vist the QGAP Office, located at the Weipa Courthouse, Central Avenue, Weipa. The office will be open Monday to Friday, 9am to 4.30pm until March 22, and from 9am to 6pm on Friday, March 23.

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OPINION / NEWS

Good Life with Jeany Schall

You may be aware that Goodline has recently employed a fulltime health and wellbeing co-ordinator, Jeany Schall, and have offered to share their resources with the community, spreading the healthy word through the weekly Good Life column in the Western Cape Bulletin. Jeany will be sharing with you a variety of information and useful tips which can help YOU improve your health and well being... The Goodline program includes, group fitness classes, pre-start stretches, individual nutritional and fitness evaluations, team sports and more, free of charge to all Goodline employees and their families. In January, the new program was kicked off by an eight-week Goodline Goodlife Challenge. The voluntary 30 participants were encouraged to lose weight, to reduce their waistline or improve the quality of their lifestyle in other ways. Nineteen Goodline employees and their partners successfully finished the challenge with some great results. Overall participants succeeded in reducing their alcohol consumption, stopped smoking, lost 15kg and reduced their waist and hiplines

by around 60cm. Six runners also succeeded in finishing their first 10km run, in the “10ks in 10 weeks challenge”. Last week’s results of the Rio Wellness challenge showed the Goodline Giraffe (together, the 10 participants weigh around the same as an average grown giraffe) ahead of all other teams in losing the most bodyweight and centimetres. The overall attitude towards the program is rather positive and the pre-start stretches may be challenging for some, yet are helping to increase flexibility and reduce aches and niggles. The healthy lunches spoil the workers and office staff equally. Steak wraps on Fridays, along with healthy fruit smoothies, are the favourites.

Connecting girls – inspiring futures

Carrie Gay

“Become involved in your community, at any level, and make sure that you always have your say.”

ONE of Weipa’s most respected and loved women, Carrie Gay is nearing the end of her term as chairperson of the Weipa Town Authority, and after 30 years in the town will soon be heading to Gordonvale with her husband of 43 years, Keith to enjoy retirement. The Bully caught up with the lady who loves a laugh... CARRIE was born on the Otago Peninsula in New Zealand and is number nine of 11 children. Attitudes towards women were slightly different in Carrie’s younger days, and when she told her father she wanted to be a lawyer he replied “Oh no, you’d take up a place in law school and you’ll be married soon so that wouldn’t be fair. Go and be a teacher or a nurse.” Fortunately for thousands of children, Carrie took her father’s advice and became a teacher, something she says she has never regretted. “I started as a primary school teacher, then went to Canada where I taught high school. When I moved to Australia I taught both primary and secondary classes, as well as becoming a teacher/librarian,” Carrie recalled. “I also taught music for five years...in fact, I was the first music teacher Weipa ever had.” Carrie ended her teaching career instructing adults under the Remote Area Teacher Education Program (RATEP). “It was such a rewarding way to finish my teaching career and some of my success stories are here in Weipa

today,” she said. Carrie began her association with local government “because I wanted to have a say”, spending six years as an elected member of the Weipa Advisory Committee before running for the position of chairperson of the Weipa Town Authority when she retired from her teaching role “I love Weipa and I have enjoyed every minute of being involved with the local government.” When asked who inspires her, Carrie’s mum tops the list. “She was a tough woman. I also found inspiration in women such as Mother Teresa, and today one of the women I really admire is Michelle Obama – she is such a strong role model,” Carrie said. One of Carrie’s sisters, Nicolette, became a big influence on her life. “She joined the Little Sisters of The Poor and spent her life as a nun in Africa and Turkey, looking after destitute old people,” Carrie recalled. “She was there until her death five years ago and her life was literally devoted to looking after others.” With five children and eight and three-quarter grandchildren,

Denica Russ

something very dear to Carrie’s heart is family. “One thing that keeps our family together is every year we hold the ‘family cup’. All the generations get together and compete in activities such as table tennis, pool, shooting, 100 metre dash and general knowledge in the hope of winning the cup. “We can have up to 60 family members gather at these annual events vying for that little cup and it’s a wonderful way for us to all catch up.” A truly inspirational Weipa woman, Carrie will be missed by many in the local community.

OP 1 for Western Cape College student

AN inspirational student, Denica Russ was the first Western Cape College student to achieve an OP1. After completing her teaching degree Denica has returned to Weipa to inspire a new generation of students...

Jeany gets the Goodline gang going each morning with pre-start stretches.

A little bit about Jeany... I was born in Germany and travelled the world for several years, before deciding, six years ago, to make Australia my new home. I have been working as a health and wellbeing coordinator and in similar roles in several mine sites and communities across Australia for the past 2½ years. My qualifications include being a personal trainer, yoga instructor, lifeguard and instructing other group fitness classes such as boxing , aqua aerobics and Zumba.

Health and wellbeing is my passion. I love healthy food and am in my second year of studying nutritional medicine to become a nutritional therapist. I believe in a holistic approach to health and happiness and hope that my passion can spark an interest in your own health and wellbeing, and to learn how to nourish, exercise and accept your body, mind and soul, so that we can all perform at peak levels, for whatever our goal may be.

Please feel free to ask Jeany questions or send in ideas that may be relevant to the health and wellbeing of the community to jeany.schall@goodline.com.au Page 16 Western Cape Bulletin March 14, 2012

GROWING up in Weipa was a life of freedom for Denica and her older brother. “My parents moved to Weipa about five years before my brother was born when my Dad got a job at the mine. “It was a wonderful place to grow up. We could play in the streets all day, didn’t have to wear shoes, and we spent lots of time fishing and camping,” Denica said. Inspired by many of her Western Cape College teachers, Denica moved to Brisbane after graduating from high school to attend the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) where she completed her teaching degree. “It was a really big shock at first because so many changes happened at the one time; moving from Weipa to Brisbane, from high school to uni, from living at home to living so far away from home – but I was lucky as quite a few of my friends also went to QUT which made the transition so much easier,” Denica said. “I was really pleased to return

home to Weipa though, after being offered the position at WCC. “I love the lifestyle up here and my family is still living here. I guess I’m a country girl at heart, not a city girl and it’s good to be home.” Inspiration comes to Denica from many different sources, but particularly her family. “My mum grew up in a very poor environment in the Philippines and is such a strong lady. I really look up to my parents and brother,” she said. Teaching PE, maths and science at the Western Cape College Denica is also finding plenty of inspiration from her students after just six weeks on the job. “It’s good when you see results out of the kids, even though I haven’t seen too many yet, but it’s a good feeling the results that I have seen. “Having kids interested, and telling you about their lives is fantastic, and I love it when they ask me for help.” It seems this young Weipa woman will be inspiring future students for generations to come.

Growing up in Weipa, being such a small and isolated town, it was often assumed that to achieve an OP of 1 was simply impossible. We have heard stories of students from schools in the cities achieving OP 1 in the papers, on the radio, even on TV. One student in Weipa, Denica Ross, has achieved this milestone and said: “I’d never actually considered that it would be possible for me to reach. “High school is tough, physically and mentally. Being a school and h t i ll b i t

the other things in your life, and you have to be prepared to work hard. If I could do high school again, I wouldn’t change anything I did.” Denica explains her plan next year is “to study Human Movements and Education at QUT in Brisbane. “It will be a big move, living in a small country town all my life and suddenly moving to a big city with no mum and dad to guide me every step of the way, but with the friends I have moving down ith I thi k I h ld b bl

Senior School at Weipa Campus of Western Cape College said of Denica’s achievements: “I have had the pleasure of being part of Denica’s schooling for the past three years. She has always put 100% into everything she does from being school captain and sports captain to volunteer work on the weekend. “If anyone deserves an OP 1 for sheer hard work it is Denica. She has proved that education on the Cape is as good as anywhere in the State. “It i dit t th d di ti f

SNAPSHOTS @ WCCA IWD morning tea

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Got an event coming up? Send us an email detailing the event name, date, time and location to: office@westerncapebulletin.com.au and we’ll include it in the Community Calendar at no charge! MARCH

Beverley and Davina enjoyed the morning tea.

Anna brought along Ava to the WCCA morning tea.

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Weipa Swimming Club, club night. Registration at 5.30pm for 6pm start. New members welcome.

Saturday 17

St Paddys Day fundraiser for Cape Animal Protection Society at the Carpentaria Golf Club from 6pm to late. Games, prizes, raffles and best dressed male and female. $10 entry fee and music ‘til late.

Sunday 18

Easter markets at WCC 4 - 6 area opposite BP 11am - 3pm, $10 per stall contact Cicely 4090 6362.

Sunday 18

Tackle night at Golfies from 6pm. Learn basic fishing knots and knots and rigs for Billfishing. All welcome and it is free.

Maine treated the twins to morning tea.

R i o Ti n t o A l c a n We i p a Community Forum at the Weipa Town Authority Council Wednesday 21 Chambers. 6pm meet and greet for a 6.30pm start. See the ad on page 8 for more details. Rain, Ali and Jett enjoyed the IWD morning tea at the WCCA.

Thursday 22

Mapoon Family Fun Day 10am - 3pm

Friday 23

Weipa Swimming Club, club night. Registration at 5.30pm for 6pm start. New members welcome.

Saturday 24

Weipa Markets across the road from the Squash Courts from 8am.

Friday 30

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

Annie had a great morning tea with Amelia, Natasha and Matilda.

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

Robbie gets a hug goodbye at his last official function for WCCA from Simone.

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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.

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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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SNAPSHOTS SNAPSHO OTS @ WCC IWD Dinner Edna was wearing her traditional dress from Ghana.

Kaylene was at the IWD dinner on Friday night.

Cicely and Carrie were welcomed by Kylie from Weipa Community Care for the International Women’s Day dinner.

Rain and Jenny were there to help organise the night.

Lee and Maine were colourful participants at the IWD dinner.

All the girls Ganga, Monique, Stacey, Lara and Justine got together to celebrate International Women’s Day.

Young Weipa women: Sam and Simone were delighted to celebrate IWD.

Rachael and Helen were happy to be a part of the IWD dinner.

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At the IWD dinner on Friday night at the Bowls Club were Peta and Jo

Two of the stalwarts from Weipa Community Care Jenny and Tammy.

SANPSHOTS @ WCC IWD Dinner

Tegen proudly displayed her heritage to everyone.

Celebrating at the IWD dinner were Sophie and Bianca.

Pleased to be a part of the IWD dinner were Tara and Jess.

Michelle and Michele were happy to be at the IWD dinner.

Looking glamorous were Robyn and Michelle.

Michi and Karen came along to celebrate International Women’s Day.

The girls Tash, Sandy and Anna were ready for a great night.

Amanda and Tina were enjoying the celebration.

Anna proudly brought her mother Janine along to the IWD dinner.

Shubhada and Kym were very colourful on the night.

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Weipa Lawnmowing & Garden Maintenance An excellent opportunity to acquire this well established solid independently owned and operated business. Established 4-5 years and now recognized as one of Weipa’s most reliable services. Providing steady income with plenty of opportunity to further grow the business. Ideal opportunity for husband and wife team!

PRICE ON APPLICATION

VERY BUSY TAXI BUSINESS OPERATING IN WEIPA FOR MANY YEARS IS NOW FOR SALE 3 Taxi licences, 4 vehicles transferred unencumbered, ofďŹ ce content, hoist, tyre changing machine, wheel balancer, bearing press, air compressor and workshop tools

Cape Car & Boat Wash CAPE CAR & BOAT WASH

In operation since 2008. The owners and operators established the Car & Boat Wash after realising the need for such a facility in the area. With a boat ramp located just 500m away. If you are looking for a stable and secure cash ow investment with great deprecation beneďŹ ts that requires minimal human involvement then circle this proďŹ t producer. Includes everything needed for Car & Boat Wash business plus residence, for care taker or to rent. Price on application.

SALES – GEOFF BRYANT – 0408 772 592

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – JENNY and MELISA P: 07 4069 9921 F: 07 4069 9721 Email: admin@weiparealestate.com.au Page 20 Western Cape Bulletin March 14, 2012

Web: www.weiparealestate.com.au

TELEVISION GUIDE

THURSDAY 15

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 Restoration Home 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday: Lunch 6:55 Election Announcement: ALP 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Catalyst 8:30 The Straits: In an attempt to win Kitty back, Harry ends his relationship with Natasha, thereby scuttling plans to get Noel out of prison. Meanwhile, Lola realises that Harry remembers everything and comes to beg his forgiveness. 9:30 Whitechapel 10:15 Lateline 10:50 The Business 11:20 Museum Of Life: Discovery 12:20 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:20 The Clinic 2:15 River Cottage: Everyday: Lunch 3:05 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 Alien Parasite Hypothesis” 7:30 Earthflight: “South America” 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: “Stealing Home” 9:30 The NRL Footy Show 11:00 The AFL Footy Show 12:45 Damages: “All That Crap About Your Family” (M v,d,s,a) - Ellen visits the woman in her dreams to learn if she is her birth mother but actually learns something far different about her family. 1:45 Nine Presents 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: “Victor” (M l,a) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Grey’s Anatomy 9:30 Desperate Housewives: “Suspician Song” - Detective Chuck Vance begins harassing Bree as his suspicions about her involvement in the disappearance of Alejandro grow. 10:30 Private Practice: “If I Had’nt Forgotten...” - Charlotte’s painful memories of a horrible tragedy are triggered as Amelia continues her downward spiral. 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 My Big Friggin Wedding 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 Korean News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:00 Weatherwatch & Music 8:05 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 Greening Of Curitiba 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 Food Safari: German 8:30 The Spice Trail With Kate Humble: Nutmeg And Cloves 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:05 The Fixer: John 12:55 Movie: “Samaritan Girl” (M v,a,l) - In Korean. Yeo-jin and Jaeyoung are high-school girls working together in a prostitution scam in order to save money for a trip to Europe. Jae-young beds guys in hotel rooms for money, and Yeo-jin acts as her manager. But Jae-young falls for one of the guys, a musician. A haunting, off-beat drama about the loss of innocence and redemption, from world renowned director Kim Ki-duk. 2:45 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 16

4:00 WNBL: Grand Final Highlights 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:30 Business Today 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 Minuscule: Night Of The Gastropods 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited: Oxford 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (QLD) 8:00 QI 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Death At Victoria Dock After a brutal murder at the docks, Phryne finds herself in the middle of the anarchists’ movement, a bank robbery and a steamy love affair, in her search for the murderer. 9:30 Luther: Luther struggles to hold it together as his personal and professional life intersect and at the same time, find and catch a vicious killer picking off people at the throw of a dice. 10:25 Lateline 11:05 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight: Adam Hills returns to Gordon Street with his unique take on the traditional tonight show - monologue, interviews and top musical acts, plus the added excitement of spontaneous and unpredictable interactions with the 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 Justice League Reombination” (PG s) 7:30 Friday Night Football: Newcastle Knights Vs Brisbane Broncos 9:30 Friday Night Football: St George Illawarra Dragons Vs Wests Tigers 11:30 Movie: “Hard To Kill” (AV v,l,s) - S Steven Seagal is in fine, butt-kicking form in this action-packed follow-up. This time, a corrupt California politico and his henchmen gun down Det. Mason Storm and leave him for dead. Nursed back to health by the lovely Andy Stewart, Storm sets out for revenge, and his enemies are about to learn a tough lesson. 1:30 Movie: “Edge Of The World” (AV v,d,l) 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: “Miracle On The I-880” (M s) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: John reveals his connection with Brax to Gina and moves out. Roo flirts with a tradie to get under Harvey’s skin. And questions are unanswered about whether the Walker family will move for Sid’s new job? 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Movie: “Slumdog Millionaire” (MA a,v) 11:30 Movie: “Kingdom Of Heaven” (M v) - Balian is a blacksmith who has lost his family and nearly lost his faith. The religious wars raging in the far-off Holy Land seem remote to him, yet he is pulled into that immense drama. Amid the pageantry and intrigues of medieval Jerusalem he falls in love, grows into a leader, and ultimately uses all his courage and skill to defend the city against staggering odds. 2:30 Room For Improvement 3:00 Infomercials 4:00 NBC Today

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:45 UEFA Europa League 8:10 World News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Chile 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Whitstable To Isle Of Wight 8:30 God In America: A New Light 9:30 As It Happened: The Real M*A*S*H 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Manhood” (MA s) - In French. Romain Duris stars as directionless bachelor Samuel, who vows to spend the next twenty-four hours re-evaluating his life so he can make the ultimate decision of whether he is capable of fulfilling his commitment to his new love, fashion photographer Tina. 12:35 Movie: “Kurt Wallander: The Village Idiot” (M v,a) - In Swedish. Goran, the village idiot, robs a bank then blows himself up. When investigations get under way, more sinister activities are revealed involving a doctor who works in the Ystad Hospital. Directed by Kjell-Ake Andersson and Jorn Faurschou, and stars Krister Henriksson and Johanna Sallstrom. 2:15 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 17

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Ladyhawke 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (QLD) 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Talking Heads: Tony Glaze 3:00 Movie: “To Sir, With Love” (PG) 3:10 Movie: “Don’t Knock The Rock” 4:35 QI 5:05 Whale Shark 5:55 At The Movies: Short Cuts 6:10 Minder: Till Debt Do Us Part 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Gloves Off 8:30 Spooks: Section D face the very real threat of a dirty bomb in London. Dimitri has to honeytrap a woman who may hold the key to stopping the attack. 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 Honathon Ross Show 11:05 Ashes To Ashes: Tension mounts as Gene Hunt and his team are investigating a diamond heist, and Alex decides to pursue her own investigation to the bitter end - did Gene really murder Sam Tyler? 12:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Ladyhawke

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 9:00 Danoz Direct 10:00 Getaway 10:30 Alive And Cooking 11:00 Children’s Programs 2:30 Kicthen Whiz 3:00 Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 4:30 Garden Gurus 5:00 South Aussie With Cosi 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:40 Movie: “Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire” 9:40 Movie: “TBA” 11:00 Movie: “The Final Cut” (M a,v) - In a time when a video recording device is implanted into your mind at birth, cutters are then hired to edit the highlights of your memories to show at your funeral. But what happens when the cutter sees something he is not meant to see. 1:55 Movie: “A Divided Heart” (M s,a) - War time Australia was never the same once the Americans came to town. For sisters Alice and Millie there were good times to be had during the war but a mutual attraction to an American officer stationed in Sydney threatens to destroy their sisterly love. 3:35 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:05 Danoz Direct 5:30 Wesley Impact Summer Series

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 9:00 Children’s Programs 1:00 Movie: “Because Of Winn-Dixie” (PG a) 3:00 Movie: “Eloise At The Plaza” (G) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 2012 NAB Cup 9:30 Movie: “Green Zone” (M a,v,l) 12:00 Movie: “The Great Outdoors” (PG) - Two brothers-in-law with an intense dislike for one another, set off on a comic misadventure when their families are forced to share a summer vacation home. 1:50 Special: Louis Theroux - Crystal Meth (MA a,d) - Join Louis Theroux as he seeks out the stories and the people behind the drug, crystal-meth. 2:10 Special: Across The Sea Of Galilee - Tour Israel as the historic peace agreement with the Palestinians is negotiated, and see the traditional fishermen on the Sea of Galilee. 3:10 Auction Squad 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “Could You Be Depressed? 5 Warning Signs For Women” - Dr Oz reveals the five warning signs of depression. Plus, the five ingredients revealed for a Brain Boosting smoothie.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Leonard Cohen: Live At The Isle Of Wight 2:15 Hidden History 2:45 Art In The 21st Century: Transformation 3:55 The Beauty Of Maps: Atlas Maps: Thinking Big 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Hot Cities: Surviving Climate Change 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves: Mountain Mission 8:30 RocKwiz: Johnny Galvatron & Wendy Matthews 9:15 Mad Men: “Wee Small Hours / The Colour Blue” 11:05 Movie: “SPL” (MAV v) - In Cantonese. Inspector Chan, a veteran cop close to retirement, decides to use every means available to bring down the crime boss Wong Po, even if means framing him for murder. Acclaimed for its martial arts talent and all-star cast, including Donnie Yen and Sammo Hung, the film won the Best Action Choreography Award at the 2006 Hong Kong Film Awards. 12:45 Movie: “Jar City” (MAV v,a,l) In Icelandic. detective attempts to solve a brutal murder case whilst a biologist goes to extreme measures to cure his daughter’s rare and fatal disease. Their two stories become intertwined with an unexpected twist that follows deep into the maze of the genetic bloodline of a whole nation. 2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 18

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: Edinburgh 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia Shorts 1:05 Last Of The Independents 2:00 The Ascent Of Money: Safe As Houses 3:00 Last Night Of The Proms Part Two 4:30 First Tuesday Book Club With Jennifer Byrne 5:00 How The Earth Made Us: Wind 6:00 Best Of Collectors 6:30 Compass: Donor Unknown: Part Two 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Great Expectations: Pip wants nothing to do with Magwitch and confronts Miss Havisham. He discovers Estella may be lost to him. The penalty for Magwitch’s return from Australia is hanging. Now Pip must help him escape. 8:35 Waking The Dead: Harbinger: Part Two 9:30 Fry’s Planet Word: Identity 10:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Death At Victoria Dock 11:25 Movie: “Stage Beauty” (M l,s) - In the 1660s, with women forbidden to appear on stage, Edward ‘Ned’ Kynaston uses his beauty and skill to make the great female roles his own. 1:15 Order In The House 2:15 Waking The Dead: Harbinger: Part Two 3:10 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wild World Of Sports 11:00 The Sunday Footy Show 1:00 Surfsport 1:30 The Bill Engvall Show 2:00 Hotel Paradiso 4:00 Sunday Football: Penrith Panthers Vs South Sydney Rabbitohs 6:00 National News Sunday 6:30 The Great Barrier Reef: From Reef To Rainforest - From turtles that migrate thousands of miles across the pacific ocean , to whales travelling here each year from the Antarctic, creatures cover vast distances to visit the reef. 7:30 60 Minutes 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 CSI: Miami 10:30 Australian Families Of Crime 11:30 The Apprentice: “Window Of Opportunity” (PG l) - The celeb contingent must create a living window display for a mattress company. George Ross and Donald Trump Jr. observe the project, while fashion designer Vera Wang makes an appearance. 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 World’s Strictest Parents 11:00 The One - Australia’s Most Gifted Psychic 1:15 Minute To Win It 2:15 That ‘70s Show 2:45 Movie: “Bring It On: Fight To The Finish” 4:45 Special: Faulty Towers: Bazil The Rat 5:30 Great South East 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 TBA 8:30 Castle: “Kill Shot / Setup” (M) 10:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior: “Smother” The Red Cell team must track down a suspect who is kidnapping young mothers. Meanwhile, Beth discovers why this particular case hits close to home for Mick. 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 Highlights 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:30 ADbc 4:00 Kick 4:30 Living Black 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Big Games In Macao 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: Becoming Human: Last Human Standing 8:30 Brave New World with Stephen Hawking: Health 9:30 Movie: “Welcome” (M a,l) - In French, English And Kurdish. The life of swimming instructor Simon is turned upside down when he helps Bilal, a young Iraqi refugee stranded in Calais. Non-swimmer Bilal is determined to reunite with his fiancée in England by swimming across the English Channel. 11:30 Celtic Thunder: Heritage - Recorded live in front of an enthralled audience, Celtic Thunder’s Heritage show accentuates the musical culture of Ireland. The program contains a selection of old Irish folk songs as well as new compositions created by musical director Phil Coulter, including: An Irish Blessing, A Place in the Choir and Whiskey in the Jar. 12:30 Spaceflies 12:45 Scottish League Cup Final: Celtic Vs Kilmarnock 2:10 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 19

7 CENTRAL

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 ABC News Breakfast 8:30 Business Today 9:00 ABC News Mornings 10:00 Children’s Programs 10:55 Catalyst: Macleay Museum 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Great Expectations 1:30 The New Inventors 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Georgian Indoors 6:50 Minuscule: The Chocolate Chase! 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: M I5 attempt to negotiate with al Qaeda, while Harry is tipped off that Connie, his old colleague, is the Russian mole. 12:35 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:35 Hans Van Manen Festival 3:05 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 Benefactor Factor” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Cohabitation Formulation” (PG s) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Weekend Vortex” 8:30 Alcatraz: “Johnny McKee” (M) - Madsen and Hauser pursue Johnny McKee, a murderous former inmate with a background in chemistry. 9:30 Person Of Intrest: “Risk” (M) 10:30 TBA 11:30 Super Rugby Extra Time 12:30 Damages: “You Were His Little Monkey” (M v,d,s,a) - Patty Hewes meets with Judge Reilly who, given the events in Antigua, decides she is making enough progress to keep her on the Tobin case. 1:30 Entertainment Tonight 2:00 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 Fat Family Diet 1:00 Seven News Special 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Revenge 10:00 How I Met Your Mother 10:30 Happy Endings: “Baby Steps / Yesandwitch” (PG) - Alex’s cute line of slogan t-shirts for babies become inappropriately popular with teen girls who make her store their newest hangout. Penny’s mum is in town and her enthusiasm inspires the gang. But when Penny finds out she’s hiding some less- than-happy news she decides it’s time to give her mum a reality check. 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 Homecoming” (M l,n,v) 2:45 Spaceflies 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 FIFA Futbol Mundial 5:00 The Crew 5:30 Living Black 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Curving Bullets - First it’s a sonic boom soundoff as Adam and Jamie want to know if a sonic shock wave can shatter glass. Meanwhile, Kari, Grant and Tory take on a tall tale from tinsel town, investigating the movie Wanted in which Angelina Jolie bends bullets around obstacles with a side arm flick of the wrist. 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Danger 5: Hitler’s Golden Murder Palace - An Allied agent has uncovered strange happenings at a Nazi-owned casino in Morocco where Hitler is rumoured to be located. 10:05 The Ricky Gervais Show 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Bale 1:05 Living Black 1:35 The Trial Of Ramush Haradinaj 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 20

IMPARJA

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 ABC News Breakfast 8:30 Business Today 9:00 ABC News Mornings 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 Children’s Programs 6:00 Grand Designs Revisited: Islington 2 6:50 Policy Launch: Liberal National Party 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 Lake Eyre 10:00 Artscape: Anatomy: Tissue 10:35 Lateline 11:10 The Business 11:40 Four Corners 12:25 Media Watch 12:40 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:40 Hungry Beast: Perfection 2:15 Gardening Australia: J Stephen Ryan drops in on a local gardener to chat about her passion for plants; Tino Carnevale is in the Vegie Patch; and Jane Edmanson visits a family who have designed their suburban garden to cater for everyone. 2:40 Catalyst 3:15 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 Toast Derivation” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Prestidigation Approximation” (PG) 8:00 2 Broke Girls: “And The Disappearing Bed” (PG s,l) 8:30 2 Broke Girls: “And The Pretty Problem” 9:00 Two And A Half Men: “The War Against Gingivitis” (M) 9:30 Top Gear 11:00 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A.: “Hot Potato” (MA l) - Chef Ramsay visits the Hot Potato Cafe in Philadelphia and is surprised to see the owners’ evaporated passion, replaced by negative attitudes. 12:00 Men Of A Certain Age 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 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: “The Locked Room Mystery” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue - Anthony Field returns with all new episodes. Tonight, an urgent rescue operation is launched to save a dog on a deserted island and the race is on to keep a lost cat alive. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Sasha reveals who has been bullying her and Sid is offered his old job back. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Packed To The Rafters 9:30 Parenthood 10:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 11:30 Royal Pains 12:30 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: “The New Mankind” (M a) 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Chinese School: Hard Beginnings 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “My Dear Enemy” - In Korean. Jobless, single and with very little money, Hee-su sets out to find her ex-boyfriend, Byung-woon, who still owes her $3,000 and she wants it back today. It turns out that Byung-woon is also broke but he suggests she drives him around town to meet some friends who can help. A deadpan comedy of love and social awkwardness. 1:20 Movie: “The Bothersome Man” (MA a) - In Norwegian. Fortyyear-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is very wrong. He makes an attempt to escape the city, but he discovers there’s no way out. 3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 21

ABC

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can We Help? 5:00 ABC News Breakfast 8:30 Business Today 9:00 ABC News Mornings 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 Children’s Programs 6:00 River Cottage: Everyday: Bread 6:45 Policy Launch: Australian Labor Party 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: Vern’s Last Gig 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Agony Uncles 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Lawrence Leung’s Unbelievable: Ghosts - Lawrence’s investigation into the spirit world takes him on a thrill ride filled with spooky castles, Scottish ghost hunters, séances, spontaneous vomit and Patrick Swayze. But will he find a ghost? 12:00 Moving Wallpaper 12:25 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:25 Movie: “None Shall Escape” (M v) - On trial for being a war criminal, an ex-Nazi general has the story of his violence and inhumanity recounted. 2:50 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 Zarnecki Incursion” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Herb Garden Germination” (PG s) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Agreement Dissection” (PG s) 8:30 The Mentalist 9:30 Unforgettable 10:30 CSI: Miami: “Wheels Up” (M) - M A female Roller Derby competitor is murdered during a match when she visits the locker room after becoming sick on the track. The investigation reveals she may have been abused prior to joining the team and that it could have contributed to her death. 11:30 Weeds: “Protection” (MA d,l,s) 12:00 Dark Blue: “Home Sweet Home” (M v) 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 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: “First Daughter” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue - A neglected poodle receives an extraordinary transformation, a pony is trapped down a hole and a fruit bat entangled in palm fronds is at risk of being pecked to death by encircling birds. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Henri decides she can no longer tutor Casey and Irene invites Eddie to her birthday dinner. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Please Marry My Boy 9:30 The Amazing Race 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:30 The Marriage Ref 12:30 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

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Insight 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Chinese School: Hard Beginnings 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Wildest Africa: Congo: Untamed Heart 8:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Norway 9:30 Empire: Making A Fortune - Tonight’s episode looks at how the empire began as a pirates’ treasure hunt, grew into an informal empire based on trade - and slavery - and later expanded into a global financial network. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Silence” (M a,l,n,s) - In German. When 13year-old Sinikka vanishes one summer’s night, the police are reminded of an almost identical case they failed to solve 23 years previously. The events surrounding Sinikka’s disappearance puzzle the police and torment her family - and force those involved in the original case to face their past. 1:15 Movie: “The Flower Of Evil” (M v,l) - In French. The dark secrets of a bourgeois family from Bordeaux are revealed in a tale of family indiscretions: incest, adultery, murder and even war crimes. 3:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

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PUZZLES

CROSSWORD No. 89

SUDOKU No. 89

Your Lucky ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

A friend will have a much more positive approach to an important issue than you. Their views to this incident will help you to see things in a better light. Romance. A powerful aspect to Neptune will help to put you in a dreamy and slightly unrealistic mood. This will be a good period for romance, but make sure that you don’t get carried away later in the week.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

There is a lot more work to do than you can manage by yourself this week. There are only so many available hours in a day so you must try to get some people to give you a hand. Romance. You may find your partner a little tricky to handle at the moment. Be especially careful at the beginning of the week, when you could both be a little tense at times.

FOR KIDS

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

Some changes are coming up, and you will have to keep a clear head to decide on the best course of action. Try to avoid getting into a disagreement with your boss. Romance. Good communications will be essential for your relationship this week. You will have a great deal of emotional energy, but must be careful to use this constructively.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

This would be an excellent time to get rid of all your old junk. Be careful not to throw away anything that you might need later, however! Romance. You may be a little too quick to point out mistakes that your partner makes. Even though you will be in the right you should try hard not to be too critical.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

Time spent buying a few things for the home will be well-spent. You will be surprised what a difference this makes to your quality of life. Romance. Your mind may not be very focussed on your love-life at the moment. Later in the week a favourable aspect to Venus will help to get you back on track.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

FINDWORD No. 89 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

A powerful aspect to Uranus could make you feel a need for more independence in your life. It may be difficult to find a balance between this and your ties to the other people in your life. Romance. A friend that you know from work may want a closer relationship with you. It might be difficult to find the right balance between your needs and theirs.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

A long-standing financial deal will work out much better than you expected. Don’t waste your windfall on something which will only give you a short-term benefit. Romance. You will be thinking about your partner a lot at the moment, even when they are not around.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

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A dream which frightens you at first could be a more positive omen than you think. Think through the imagery of the dream carefully and you will understand its true meaning. Romance. Your partner can be quite demanding at times. Do your best to find a better balance between your own needs and the needs of the people who are close to you.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

This would be a good time for taking stock of recent events. You will have to make some changes in your life, but they don’t need to be quite as drastic as you think. Romance. Don’t be afraid to show your feelings more directly than you have up to now. If you are too subtle, you will not be noticed.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

You will need to make an important decision before you get a chance to learn all the facts. So long as you trust to your intuition, you shouldn’t go far wrong. Romance. A friend who contacts you from out of the blue may not realise how busy you are. Don’t miss a chance to get together with this person, however, because they have an important message for you.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

QUOTE OF THE DAY Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts.

– Martin Buxbaum Page 22 Western Cape Bulletin March 14, 2012

SOLUTIONS No. 89

A small change to your daily routine will help to reduce the amount of stress. At first it may be difficult to adapt to the new regime. Romance. A comment from a stranger will help you to feel more positively about your appearance. This person is very interested in you, but is too shy to make a move.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

Don’t be too quick to blame someone else for problems which were nobody’s fault. You need to put this problem behind you and move onto other, more important, things. Romance. A friend who understands your partner very well will be able to give you some advice. Listen carefully to what they have to say.

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keeping a eye on the Pride players. The live telecast is available to all members on the Pride website with our expert comments making it all worthwhile. Round three is already here in the NRL and we have some cracker games coming up. The Friday night doubleheader will see the Broncos against the Knights, and the Dragons playing West Tigers. Super Saturday features Titans vs Storm, and the mighty Cowboys playing the slippery Eels. On Sunday will see the Warriors take on the Bulldogs, and the Roosters and Raiders will battle it out. The Panthers will come up against a very fired up Rabbitohs. Monday night footy will see reigning

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Spilla’s Supporter of the Week is Patrick Dorahy, scoring a try at Weipa junior footy

Squash fixtures commence next week GRADINGS have come to a close and Weipa Squash Club has been inundated with many new players, along with returning players. Fixtures begin on Tuesday night, March 13 for A grade, then when B grade begins on Thursday night, March 15, we are in for some late nights and/or early starts so be prepared. New players need to be aware that it is not permitted to post-play games, however any games may be pre-played (except finals). To prevent players waiting around on the night, only to find out their game is a forfeit, please communicate with a substitute if you cannot make it, or arrange to pre-play your opponent. A grade players should already have received their season one draw and B grade players should receive their draw before Thursday night, so keep checking your emails. If you have not provided

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In the mid-year school holidays of 2011, I once again returned home to Weipa from the demands of boarding school. I was happy to have had my three- week break already planned out for me, and to be getting out of town as soon as Dad’s busy schedule would allow. We spent a few days packing the car and trailer, putting in a little more thought than normal, as three trips were planned for the same area, and it would be much easier to only pack once. After finally convincing dad that we had everything, we were off. We got to our spot, dropped off the trailer, packed the back of the quads and headed off to check out the signs around the creek that we planned on hunting. After a late wet season there was still a lot of water around so the chances of pigs being on creeks were lower, but on the way to the camp we thought we’d check on a few old creeks that always manage to hold the swine. Before walking around a bend in the creek, Dad said to me, “I bet there’s gonna be a pig right around there,� and sure enough, right on cue the biggest sow of a mob of 10-15 spotted us and trotted off. We chased them up and got into about 10 metres before I took a shot, missing by about an inch below the chest of the pig. The wind swirled and the mob took off in the opposite direction, so we were off on our journey again. With such a big wet all the creeks were a foot higher than normal, however we managed to get both quads, jam-packed full of gear, across them all without many problems. We set camp and watched the camp fire ‘til it finally died out and were off to bed by 7.30pm. We rose in the morning, a little later than usual for a hunting trip, and were off just as soon as the billy was boiled and tea brewed. After pushing through grass over our heads for a few hours, we parked the quads and walked in the

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Chloe and her Dad, Steve Fairbrother came across this feral pig cooling off in one of the many lagoons created by the wet season.

quickly as possible, not paying too much attention to our surroundings and for the first time in my life, Dad rode past a pig and didn’t see it; and I did! With darkness approaching there was no time to stop and we continued on. A little further along, after the sun had set, a pig decided to grace me with its presence, standing dead in the middle of the track, only coming into my headlights metres before the bike. I jammed on the brakes and began my freak-out. It was after dark, so it was pointless even trying to get my bow. I had no horn to scare the pig off and it didn’t want to move. As the pig began to leave, the quad started to splutter and stall, and after many attempts, would not turn back on. I started screaming down the radio at Dad asking what to do, when I had a brain wave; what if I was out of fuel? I switched to the reserve tank, the pig still only metres away in the bush. Back to life came my get-away vehicle, and faster than I should have, I was gone. When we finally arrived back at the car I was as black as a moonless night, covered in ash and dirt from the burnt countryside.

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AT long last we are getting some top rain. I was down the beach the other day and noticed the fresh seeping out of the sandy headlands. Now this can be very interesting, as most bait and small fry will school in the fresh runs to change shell (if they have one) or just to ush their gills, and the predatory species know there is an easy feed when this happens. So anywhere you see fresh water seeping into the creeks, rivers or ocean that is the best place to ďŹ sh. Last week I had a pic of Gary Hilton with a nice Red Emperor. This week it’s Tyler Addison. Strange you don’t see a Reddy for months then everyone is catching them. Tyler also got a couple of nice Coral Trout to top off a great weekend. Lake Tinaroo is known for its large Barra and it now holds the world record for the largest Barra caught on 6kg line. Mark Hope, well known for his pursuit of big ďŹ sh,now holds that record catching a Barra weighing 28.3kg and measuring 127.5cm. As I said before he caught it on 6kg line - now I know some anglers that can’t catch them on 50lb braid! I have been asked by a few anglers if Ciguatera toxin is in ďŹ sh species in the Gulf. I have had a look on the internet to see if there is any information on the spread of this form of seafood poisoning. The toxin is caused be a food chain starting from a tiny organism called dinoagellate, which attaches itself to sea grass and is then eaten by small reef species, which in turn are eaten by larger reef species which we catch and eat. Not a very nice toxin to get as it can stop you eating any sort of seafood for the rest of your life. Back to the question...I haven’t found any evidence to substantiate whether to eat large ďŹ sh like Spanish Mackerel or Red Emperor,or not. I love seafood so there is no way I would eat big ďŹ sh, it’s not worth the risk. On Sunday, March 18 there is a tackle night at the GolďŹ es starting at 6pm. This a free event and will be concentrating mainly on knots and rigs for BillďŹ shing, but we will demonstrate basic ďŹ shing knots. Everyone is welcome, so come along to what should be quite an informative night. Have a great week and catch you next week.

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Thunderstorms. 8 - 12 knots, ENE - NNW winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

Heavy Rain. 11 - 13 knots, NE - NW winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

Possible Thunderstorms 9 - 13 knots, NW winds. Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

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Junior girl takes trophy class boar When 15-year old Chloe Fairbrother returned home to Weipa for a school holiday break last year she was looking forward to a hunting trip with her Dad. A certified bow hunter, Chloe was hoping to take her first pig, but could not have predicted the success she would have... By Chloe Fairbrother

BEFORE telling my story I would like to explain a few things about bowhunting. I am a member of the Weipa Cape York Bowhuntess Club and a member of Australian Bowhunters Association Inc. (ABA) For me to go bowhunting I have completed a Bowhunter Proficiency Certificate. This certificate is designed to promote bowhunter education to members, to attain and uphold the highest standard of hunter ethics at all times, according to humane principles, increase awareness and respect for the environment, as well as understanding the importance of preserving the environment for future generations. All members of ABA can bowhunt, providing they have obtained a Bowhunter Proficiency Certificate. This certficate represents a self-regulatory accreditation system based on education of bowhunters which can be obtained at the local bow club. To obtain the certificate members are required to pass a practical (bow accuracy) and written test, based on material provided within the Bowhunter Education Manual. This self-regulation of our sport has proved to be acceptable to ABA members and government alike and has provided a firm basis for the continuance of our sport.

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Chloe Fairbrother pictured with the trophy class boar she brought down with a single bow.

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