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Caring for country Respect and replanting at Vyces Crossing

By Giembra Busmer

MORE than 50 people gathered at Vyces Crossing last Saturday to take part in the inaugural tree planting morning at the popular swimming area.

The tree planting was organised by Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s environment and community relations departments, in conjunction with traditional owners of the area, the Thanikwithi people.

Traditional owner Steve Hall said the tree planting was a part of an ongoing process to nurture and care for the land around Vyces Crossing.

“As traditional owners we first approached Rio in 2008 and asked for their support to help preserve this special place for our people,” Mr Hall said.

“We want everyone to be able to enjoy coming here, but we also want everyone to respect and take care of the area.”

Large logs were originally placed on bush tracks leading to the swimming area, however visitors in four-wheel drive vehicles forged new tracks around the obstacles, further damaging the fragile environment.  continued page 4  more tree planting photos page 17

Vyces Crossing traditional owners Patricia Hall, Audrey Motton, Steve Hall, Celia Fletcher and Dennis Kennedy were delighted with Saturday morning’s tree planting.

Left: Skye and Tyra lend a hand to help re-vegetate the popular Vyces Crossing swimming area. Photos: Giembra Busmer.

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Rio vows to safeguard new crab species A p o t e n t i a l ly n e w species of freshwater crab in far north Queensland will be protected by environmental plans being put in place as part of Rio Tinto Alcan’s South of Embley bauxite mining project, a report submitted to the Queensland Government confirms.

Rio Tinto Alcan discovered the freshwater crab species during surveys that were carried out for the project’s environmental impact statement (EIS). The project will extend bauxite mining on the company’s existing lease near Weipa, on western Cape York Peninsula.

“We have been operating in the western Cape for more than 40 years, and respect for the environment is central to our approach,” Rio Tinto Alcan president and chief executive officer, Bauxite & Alumina, Pat Fiore, said today.

“There was never any question that we would safeguard this species. The Supplementary report to our EIS that has been released for approval by the Queensland Coordinator-

General confirms this to be the case.”

Mr Fiore said the discovery of the crab demonstrated how the EIS process can make significant contributions to the knowledge base of regions such as Cape York Peninsula.

“To further increase our knowledge, and to ensure the appropriate safeguards are in place, we have joined forces with experts from the Queensland Museum to conduct further studies over coming months,” Mr Fiore said.

“Winda Winda Creek, where the crab was discovered, will be protected from mining by an environmental buffer system that will exceed regulatory requirements.”

The EIS assessed the environmental, social and economic benefits and impacts of the project. Rio Tinto Alcan has undertaken extensive consultation on the EIS and the Supplementary report approved for release by the Queensland Coordinator-General addresses the issues that were raised.

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R i o Ti n t o ’s S u p p l e m e n t a r y Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for South of Embley mining expansion on Cape has failed to address the shortcomings of its original EIS and protect newly discovered species and the outstanding natural values of the region according to The Wilderness Society.

“The task of the Supplementary EIS is to ameliorate unacceptable impacts of the mine on newly discovered species and their world class habitat, and it has failed to do so,” said Wilderness Society Northern Australia Campaigner Gavan McFadzean. “Therefore the Wilderness Society maintains its position that federal Environment Minister Tony Burke reject the proposal.”

“With its Supplementary EIS, Rio has barely tinkered at the edges. If anything the overall footprint of the mine will now be bigger, due to larger dredging required

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“The company also plans to mine faster than originally stated, increasing annual production by 50%, up from 15 to 22.5 million tonnes, greatly accelerating the destruction.

“Despite the posturing about a more environmentally friendly mine, Rio will still destroy 30000 hectares of land, build a huge port on a pristine coastline and dredge the marine environment, and still dam and destroy the pristine Norman Creek.”

“This is in a region which the federal and state governments are currently assessing for World Heritage.”

“The crab is just one of many environmental concerns. Rio is clearly trying to win public support by appearing to address concerns about the crab, but it has failed to do even that. If Rio is

serious about protecting the crab, they should exclude the Winda Winda Creek catchment from mining.”

“Rio argues they will have larger buffer zones around the Winda Winda Creek than the small buffers required by government, but it does not provide any detail on its proposed buffer zones.

Instead Rio Tinto simply claims the size will be determined after it gets approval and more studies are conducted. “Trust us” is not a credible position for Rio to take.”

“Rio Tinto can get away with being so vague with its protection measures for the crab because of a flaw in the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) Act that doesn’t allow for newly found species to be protected at this stage of the approval process. That means Minister Burke and the general public have no legal means to force Rio to protect the crab.”

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reduce impacts on the popular “Three Mile” recreational and charter fishing area,” he said.

Also, a ferry terminal area has been redesigned to incorporate feedback in regard to access for recreational fishing.

The new design will incorporate a public car park area and provide access to the foreshore area east of the proposed ferry pontoon once the ferry terminal is commissioned.

Mr Fiore said the project would allow Rio Tinto Alcan to continue providing jobs and other opportunities for the people of the Cape and far north Queensland for generations to come.

An average of 950 workers will be required for construction and during operation, employee numbers would range from 500 to 1200 depending on production rates.

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Depending on government and internal approvals, construction could start at the end of this year, with production starting in 2015.

Mr Fiore said a number of changes have been made to the project in response to issues raised by stakeholders.

“I would like to thank the community of the western Cape and far north Queensland for their feedback,” Mr Fiore said.

“We have listened carefully throughout the consultation process, and we have considered and responded to the matters that have been raised.”

Mr Fiore said one of the key changes that had been made was a realignment of the proposed port infrastructure and dredge channel required for the project.

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Cape Alumina to commence pre-feasibility study in 2012 Cape Alumina Limited has doubled the inferred resource at it’s Bauxite Hills project on Cape York to 60 million tonnes of bauxite and will proceed with a pre-feasibility study.

The Bauxite Hills mine and port project is situated 95 kilometres north of Weipa and five kilometres south-east of the port at Skardon River.

The pre-feasibility study for the project will cover environmental studies, mine planning and scheduling, capital and operational costs, beneficiation process options, and transhipment options.

C a p e A l u m i n a ’s Managing Director, Mr Graeme Sherlock, said demand for Cape Alumina’s bauxite is expected to remain strong over the medium to long-term.

“We are working to bring our project into production by late 2014 when demand for bauxite in Asian markets is expected to really pick up,” he said.

“Of particular importance is the fact that the Bauxite Hills BH1 deposit includes Low Monohydrate Bauxite, which we expect will attract a premium from those producers operating low temperature refineries.”

Mr Sherlock said that a number of positive features of the company’s resources provided

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“Cape Alumina’s resources at Bauxite Hills are expected to have extremely low strip ratios and are very shallow, free-digging deposits,” he said.

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Tree planting success at Vyces Crossing  from page 1

In 2011 Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa constructed a dedicated parking area for visitors to the swimming hole and installed rubbish bins for visitors’ use, which Mr Hall said has helped lessen damage caused to the area and allowed for re-vegetation to begin.

“We needed a lot of trees, so we approached Rio Tinto who said they would be happy to help us out,” he said.

More than 400 native trees, including melaleucas, lophostemons and eucalypts were propagated for

the re-vegetation program and were planted on Saturday morning.

“It was great to see such a crosssection of people at the tree planting morning,” Mr Hall said.

“As traditional owners we want to keep Vyces Crossing open to everyone and make everyone welcome to our country,” he said. “ All we ask is that people respect and look after it.”

Mr Hall extended his family’s gratitude to Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa general manager Jo-anne Scarini and her team for assisting them to restore their special place.

The Vyces Crossing swimming hole was flowing rapidly on Saturday morning following recent heavy rains.

Environment group labels elephants “10-tonne cane toads” The last thing Cape York can afford right now is the equivalent of a 10-tonne cane toad flattening the NEXT landscape, the 10KM Pew Environment Group said this week following suggestions elephants should be introduced to control introduced grasses.

“Unmanaged fire and invasive pests are some of the biggest threats to the native plants and animals of Cape York, but the solution is already in our own backyard and the introduction of elephants, rhinos and Komodo dragons is the last thing our unique landscape needs,” Patrick O’Leary from the Pew Environment Group said.

Mr O’Leary has more than a decade’s experience working on land management issues with Indigenous groups in Northern Australia.

A key to limiting the impacts of introduced grasses in the outback and Cape York, and the intense dry season fires, lies with working with Indigenous landholders and rangers, Mr O’Leary said.

“Indigenous land management is leading on these problems in Northern Australia but we need to ensure funding is available and secure for the long term, which the federal government can lead on.

“The reason Australia still has a problem with buffalo is because a successful control program was abandoned,” Mr O’Leary said.

“We actually need to be consistent and longterm with our approach, not resort to elephants and Komodo dragons” he said.

“Indigenous rangers in many places are making inroads in controlling pest plants and animals.”

“We do know how to control pests like Gamba grass. Its not too late at all, that’s a furphy, but we have to have a coordinated, scientific and properly funded approach.”

Rangers remove Sisal Over the wet season, Mapoon Land & Sea Rangers will be removing sisal hemp plants from the fore dunes at Cullen Point.

Plants with their entire root systems can be removed now the soil is moist. Tjungundji Elders have advised on areas where they would like to see Sisal removed and where they want it to stay. Sisal first arrived with the missionaries, it was a technology picked

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up from the South Sea Islanders and used for making fibre ropes for boat rigging.

The sisal plant has a 10 year life-span and each leaf contains an average of around 1000 fibres. The fibres account for only about four per cent of the plant by weight. It is a native of Mexico.

Once the sisal has been removed dunes will be stabilised and re-vegetated.

Mapoon Land & Sea Rangers removing sisal from Cullen Point.

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LNP Leader Campbell Newman outlined his vision for and commitment to agriculture promising a stand-alone agriculture department when he spoke at the Rural Press Club this week.

Mr Newman said agriculture has played an integral part shaping Queensland and that under an LNP Government it will have a leading role in building a four pillar economy to get Queensland back on track.

“Rural and rural communities play a critical role in the prosperity of this State and indeed this nation. It is these people who are the backbone of our regional economy,” Mr Newman said.

Mr Newman said the LNP had delivered strategies for agriculture, property and construction, tourism and resources and committed to cutting unemployment down to four per cent.

He said a CanDo LNP Government will ensure regional communities play an important role in Queensland’s future.

“We’ve drawn up with a 30-year plan which offers a new future for agriculture in Queensland and will position the State to be part of the solution to a predicted global world food crisis.

“We will double the patient travel and accommodation subsidies to help Queenslanders access proper healthcare no matter where they live and we have

developed a Royalties for Regions program to deliver services in the bush.

“As part of Royalties for Regions, our Roads to Resources program will ensure strategic road projects are actually delivered in the communities with resource industries where they are most needed.

“We will invest in and support the infrastructure needs which this tired, 20-year-old Labor government has continually ignored.”

Mr Newman offered hope to flood stricken regional Queensland when he previewed the LNP’s floodplain security program which will be detailed in coming weeks.

“It’s simply about real action and real flood security for regional communities across Queensland,” Mr Newman said.

“We will put a realistic plan on the table that will allow us to go to the Commonwealth and to local government with a funding model that will deliver flood mitigation for many Queensland communities.

“The LNP have lots more planned for regional Queensland. We are ready to deliver change - we have worked hard to put together policies to save you money and deliver more by getting action on the basics, cutting waste and building a stronger, four pillar economy.

“For too long, the people of the bush have been forgotten, even forsaken

by Labor and I’m here to say to you that a CanDo LNP Government will work tirelessly to represent all Queenslanders to get our great State back on track.

A man with an action plan LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION APRIL 28, 2012 FOLLOWING a 29-year career with the Queensland State Government, Peter McCulkin has accepted an early retirement package, and is turning his attention to local government.

Mr McCulkin has announced his intention to run for the position of Weipa Town Authority (WTA) chairperson at the April 28 local government elections, and says his time spent working with the state government has given him an insight into the strategic direction for Weipa and he has a plan to lead the implementation team.

No stranger to local government, Mr McCulkin was an elected WTA member from 2004 to 2008, and as he and his family are committed longterm to Weipa, he is ready, willing to take on a local leadership role.

“I am passionate about the Weipa Town Authority and quite frankly I am disappointed with the last four years,” Mr McCulkin said this week.

“Any progress the town could have made has been stifled by Rio Tinto’s claims that nothing much can progress due to normalisation discussions.

That’s just not good enough.”

Mr McCulkin says he has a plan which will see Weipa progress into the future, and the first step will be forming a strong link between the WTA and the Western Cape Chamber of Commerce.

“The two entities currently appear to operate almost at arm’s length, and I want to see much closer collaboration between the two. There needs to be total integration with the businesses of the town to help grow and diversify the economy, “Mr McCulkin said.

Developing the local tourism industry is also something Mr McCulkin is passionate about and he believes the WTA should be advocating the

Peter McCulkin has announced his intention to run for chair of the Weipa Town Authority.

opening of the Bertiehaugh Road over Stones Crossing.

“This is an integral piece of infrastructure to reinvigorate tourism in the area,” he said. “When the road was shut in 1999 it cut 75 per cent of flow-through tourist traffic to this town and if we are to see a local tourism industry develop in the future this issue must be addressed.”

“Marine infrastructure in Weipa is another issue which has been discussed endlessly but so far nothing has been achieved.

“A new boat ramp at Evans Landing, a marina and a dedicated marine service industry are all high on my priority list and would further diversify and improve the local economy,” Mr McCulkin said.

The perception of Weipa as a “boom or bust mining town” has affected the ability for people to purchase homes in the town, and it is crippling the local economy according to Mr McCulkin.

“WTA needs to engage meaningfully with the banks and mortgage insurers, whose policy now dictates that without substantial deposits of at least 20 percent for homes refuse to fund loans in excess of $400,000. The thinking by the mortgage insurers that

Weipa is a boom or bust economy is absolutely stymieing investment in the town,” he said.

“It’s time the town’s other assets were recognised...we now have a detention centre here, which houses around 600 asylum seekers and has a staff of around 150 which inputs into our economy.

“We have a regional hospital worth $40 million. Public servants in the town number well over 500. We have a regional hub for education and will soon have a regional hub for training.

“These things show the diversity of our town and the message that we are no longer a boom or bust mining town must get out.”

Another key priority area Mr McCulkin plans to address in the next four years, if elected, is the community plan.

“I intend to put some real ‘action’ into the Community Plan once adopted by the current WTA,” Mr McCulkin said. “There will be a need for substantial and strategic advocacy with Rio Tinto and both the State and Federal governments; and I believe my significant experience in this area will enable the plan to provide real actions for the growth of Weipa.”

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Report highlights mental health issues in Cape York Indigenous population

By Grant Banks

THE prevalence of mental health issues in Australian Indigenous society has been an ongoing problem for decades.

This however may not have always been the case a new study has found.

A report published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) recently found that during pre-European times the opposite was in-fact the case.

The report “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health: paradise lost?” by Rob-

ert M Parker tells of a seemingly serene and stress-free existence for Indigenous people in the time before European contact.

“It may well be that Australian Aboriginal culture, before significant European contact, provided conditions for

mental health that the rest of the world would envy,” Mr Parker said.

“Aboriginal people derived a sense of meaning and understanding of life experience from their connection to country and their Dreaming.

Spiritual beliefs offered guidance, comfort, and

a sense of connectivity and belonging.”

He pointed out that traditional Aboriginal culture had several factors that strongly reinforced good mental health.

“Sense of self was seen as being intimately connected to all aspects

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“Men and women had defined economic and cultural roles, and children had a range of ‘aunties’ and older siblings to take over child care if a mother was stressed. Torres Strait Islander culture also had rituals and societal mechanisms that appeared to reinforce mental health,” the report said.

“Early reports of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people mention occasions of mental illness, but these were considered to be rare events.”

This is in marked comparison to the high rates of mental illness currently experienced in the Indigenous population.

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contributor to the health gap for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults, reliable prevalence and severity data are limited.”

Figures given in the report were, “male and female Indigenous Australians were hospitalised for psychiatric disorders at 2.4 and 1.5 times the rate for nonIndigenous Australians, respectively.”

It was shown however that there was a large gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups with 38.9 per cent and 6.9 per cent respective rates of intellectual disability in the Cape York / Torres Strait study area.

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In another article from the same edition of the MJA mental health figures for Cape York are given. The report “Psychosis in Indigenous populations of Cape York and the Torres Strait” by Ernest M Hunter and co. describes the state of region. Given the narrow scope of the study, with only 171 people questioned all with pre-existing mental health issues, the authors are able only to pose more questions rather than provide answers to such a difficult problem.

“The burden of psychosis in the Indigenous population of Cape York and the Torres Strait is high. Further research is needed to understand the social determinants of these disorders and to design effective social and clinical measures to alleviate this burden,” the authors said.

“Despite mental illness being a major

with intellectual disability develop a psychiatric disorder.”

Doing the sums that means that 4.4 per cent or one in every 22 Indigenous Australains will develop a psychiatric disorder.

Also of significance was the finding that, “The prevalence of intellectual disability in our sample was 26.9 per cent.”

What this means is that on Cape York the rate of intellectual disability within the Indigenous population is 19.2 per cent higher than seen elsewhere in Australia.

“The findings indicate an urgent need for further research in this region, to extend this research to other Indigenous populations, to identify causal and perpetuating factors, and to develop effective social and clinical measures to alleviate this burden,” he concluded.

NEWS

Sportsfishers and Rio get together on SOE The Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa South of Embley Project Team called key local contacts from the sportfishing and fishing tourism sector together for a meeting in Weipa last Wednesday.

The key topic for discussion - the construction of a temporary passenger jetty and temporary barge landing facility in Boyd’s Bay and Pera Head respectively.

With the Supplementary EIS on the South of Embley project to be released within days, Rio Tinto staff were seeking input from the industry most affected by maritime infrastructure proposed for construction as part of the multi-billion dollar expansion to Rio Tinto operations here on the Western Cape.

The temporary jetty and barge facilities are planned for construction as soon as government approvals are in place and could proceed as early as October this year.

Capital dredging of access channels will follow closely the meeting was advised.

It was acknowledged that

very little if any scientific data exists that accounts for the unique fish attracting and ‘holding’ capabilities of the area of the proposed infrastructure, channels and dredge spoil disposal sites within Albatross Bay. All industry representatives agreed that this ‘gap of knowledge’ needs to be addressed as a priority by the company.

It was unstated but appears obvious that any fisheries research within the project area has not been addressed or recommended in the Supplementary EIS. If however under potential State Planning Policy provisions, that any environmental offset includes artificial reef systems or fish attracting devices (FADs), an intimate understanding of the fisheries dynamics of the area will be required.

The strong recommendation from the group that included a majority of the sportfishing charter fleet Captains impacted by the project, was for an undertaking from the company to take a more proactive role with fisheries

Conceptual plan of temporary seaborne access and jetty for South of Embley Project (not to scale).

research within the project area.

The group gave an undertaking to the Rio team that they would participate fully in future ‘focus group’ discussions if the meaningful outcome was establishing the terms of reference for a major fisheries research project within Albatross Bay; specifically looking at the unique features of the

area adjacent to the project site, geographically from Red Cliffs to Thud Point incorporating the Three Mile and Nine Mile Reef systems.

Peter McCulkin, Weipa Town Authority candidate for Chairman at the upcoming April election, who attended as a long standing local conservationist and sportfisher said “ the meeting

was positive, in that I am sure the project team now fully understands the concerns of the local sportfishing and tourism industry.

“This area is extremely important to the local industry, I’ll go even further to say it is totally unique and we need to understand why it has such outstanding fish holding capabilities”.

“The research spoken

about at this meeting is critical, and I hope the company takes its importance seriously. We’re all keen to work with them on this,” Mr McCulkin added.

Rio Tinto’s principal advisor for the project Scott McIntyre has given an undertaking to prioritise internal discussions on the issue and will provide advice to the group as soon as possible.

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National Indigenous art awards now open INDIGENOUS artists from Cape York have the chance to showcase their artwork to the nation by entering the 29th Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, which opened nationally last Friday.

Principal sponsor Telstra and the Northern Territory Government’s Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory (MAGNT) are urging all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists to submit their works for the chance to win the major $40,000 cash prize and increase their national profile.

Telstra Country Wide local area general manager, Northern Territory, Brian O’Keefe, said this was a fantastic opportunity for local artists to put their best work forward.

“Each year we see such a remarkable display of artworks entered into the Award from detailed barks to intricate canvases. The permanent inclusion of the Telstra New Media Award has brought a new dimension to the Award, creating an avenue for artists using innovative technology to share their work with the nation.”

In 2012 the Telstra Art Award celebrates its 29th year and is Australia’s longest running art award dedicated to the work of Aboriginal and Torres

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MAGNT Director Pierre Arpin is at the helm of the Awards for his second year running and said he was looking forward to seeing this year’s entries.

“On the eve of the 30th anniversary of this exhibition, we are thrilled to launch this call for entries. This year, we are hoping to see a rich and diverse representation of work produced by artists from around the country.”

Last year’s Award attracted more than 320 entries from Indigenous artists across Australia, with 61 artists selected as finalists, creating an exciting visual exhibition.

The prize pool for the 29th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award comprises the major $40,000 Telstra Award and the following five categories: $4000 each for Telstra General Painting Award; Telstra Bark Painting Award; Telstra Work on Paper Award; Wandjuk Marika Memorial 3D Award (also sponsored by Telstra) and Telstra New Media Award. Entries close on March 16.

For an entry form contact the exhibition coordinator at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory by phone 08 8999 8203, email natsiaa@nt.gov.au, or visit www. nt.gov.au/natsiaa

Dream car art contest to inspire Aussie kids

Toyota is encouraging school children to submit their entries into the Toyota Dream Car Art Contest, which closes at the end of the month.

For some, a dream car simply requires a slick paint job.

Others dream of an “Automatic Noodle Truck” with a massive conveyer belt at which people can sit, and have dinner come to them.

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Shell wins fuel supply tender AS of June 1, 2012 Shell Australia will be supplying fuel to Weipa.

Rio Tinto has recently undertaken a review of fuel provision across all of it’s Australian Operations and following an extensive tender process will be transitioning to Shell for the supply of fuel to Weipa.

A spokesperson for Rio Tinto said, “We look forward to working with Shell, who will be running the fuel terminal at Evans Landing on our behalf.”

In Weipa, Rio Tinto Alcan owns the fuel terminal infrastructure and has an arrangement in place with a fuel provider to supply fuel for its operations and manage the fuel terminal on its behalf. Consequently, as the terminal operators, the fuel provider then sells fuel to other users in town, including the local fuel stations.

As Shell has been awarded the contract to deliver fuel into Weipa, they will be managing the fuel depot

on behalf of Rio Tinto. They will put in place direct relationships to sell fuel to a range of users around town including the local fuel stations.

Change your fuel card before June 1 MANAGER of Weipa Service Centre, Kelvin Ireland is reminding residents to change their fuel cards from the current BP cards to Shell cards before June 1, 2012.

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Western Cape Beat Residents encouraged to report hooning drivers 13HOON (134666) was launched in December 2010 to provide Queenslanders with an easy to remember central contact point to report drivers performing dangerous, reckless or anti-social behaviour on our roads.

What is hooning?

Hooning may include donuts, drifting, fishtails, revving of engines, screeching brakes, skidding, burn outs, time trials/ street racing and rolling road blocks.

What are the dangers of hooning?

Queensland Depots: Humbug Wharf, Weipa 24 Tingara Street, Portsmith

Hooning behaviour, even performed at low speeds, may cause the driver to lose control of their vehicle, leave the roadway and collide with a fixed object or a pedestrian.

The speeds associated with street racing coupled with driver inexperience can lead to fatalities.

Customer Service: 1800 640 079 Weipa: 07 4069 7309 Cairns: 07 4038 7777

How to report hooning When a member of the community calls 13HOON, a trained call taker will record details such as the vehicle registration, vehicle characteristics, time and

Come in and see us.

Rio Tinto Alcan Community Relations building (located behind the Weipa Bowls Club)

Want more information

Come in anytime during business hours to speak to a Rio Tinto Alcan representative.

representative to answer your questions and provide feedback about our operations. If your call is not answered, leave a message and we will get back to you as soon as possible.

Power outages / bridge works Free call 1800 820 711 A recorded message will provide you with

Rio Tinto Alcan main switch Ph: 4069 8432 Rio Tinto Alcan Fire and Rescue Service Emergency – 000 Emergency – 4069 8444 Routine Calls – 4069 8378 Employee Assistance Programme Free call – 1800 808 374

such as unplanned power outages, bridge

Confidential answering machine – 4069 7290

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The information provided to 13HOON is relayed to police for further investigation. This allows police to identify problem locations and take action to address the problem.

For non-emergencies, a call to 13HOON takes pressure off Triple Zero (000) call centre operators across the state while still providing the opportunity to report hooning behaviour.

What are the penalties for hooning?

Under current anti-hoon laws police can impound a vehicle for 48 hours after a first offence, up to three months for a second offence, or permanently for a third offence.

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location of the illegal activity and a description of the behaviour.

This information will be relayed to police for follow up.

For hooning incidents currently underway and where there is no immediate danger to anyone by having police attend, information will be forwarded to a Police Communications Centre to task police for response.

Let’s continue on Mark Ch 10 vs 46-52 for a little while longer.

Looking at the story another way, this picture of blind Bartimaeus can be a picture of people who are sick in their sins, in every generation.

They know that they are blind to what God has for them; (There’s got to be more to life than this?), and are calling out to Jesus to open their eyes to his life-changing love and power.

The key to healing is to acknowledge who Jesus is, and calling him “Son of David” was

saying that Jesus was the Messiah. Today we call out to him for help believing that he is the Son of God and Messiah.

There are the people who try to tell you that Jesus does not want to hear your cries for help because you’re too bad, and yet there are others who will encourage you to go to Jesus because he is calling out. We should then copy Bartimaeus in that as soon as he was healed of his blindness, he followed Jesus.

I’ve seen people over the years that have been healed by the Lord but walked away from him

afterwards. The ways of the world was too good to for them to leave behind, because minds can be blinded also!

Listen to 2 Corinthians Ch 2 vs 3-4 in the NIV Bible where it talks about giving out the gospel of Jesus Christ.

“And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.” The Lord be with you.

Rev Michael Connolly.

NEWS

Indigenous Parliament scouting for members THE Australian Electoral Commission is calling for applications from young Indigenous people to represent their communities at the first National Indigenous Youth Parliament to be held in Canberra in May. Electoral commissioner Ed Killesteyn said 48 young Indigenous Australians were being sought to represent their community and develop the skills to make a difference in their community.

“Any Indigenous Australian aged 16 to 25 is eligible to apply, and you don’t require any particular skills or experience apart from wanting to have a say in what’s going on in your community and your country,” Mr Killesteyn said.

“The aim of the Youth Parliament is to help close the gap on Indigenous disadvantage in electoral participation, by promoting youth advocacy, active community leadership and a commitment to democratic processes.”

The Youth Parliament would bring potential future Indigenous leaders from around the country to Canberra to talk about issues affecting their communities and country, to learn about how laws were made and to have their voices heard by the people who made the laws, he said.

Six young Indigenous Australians will be selected from each state and territory.

Mr Killesteyn said selection would be based on applicants’ community involvement, their ideas and interest in government and the parliamentary process.

The six-member team selected from each state and territory will first attend a weekend in their state or territory where they will be guided through the process of writing a legislative Bill that addresses the issues faced by young people and their communities.

They will then travel to Canberra for a seven-day program in which they will debate their bills in the Chambers of the Old Parliament House and present them to the Government.

The Canberra program will also provide expert training in how government works, how laws are made, public speaking and dealing with the media.

Participants will meet Parliamentarians and watch them work, in Parliament House and in their offices.

The Youth Parliament is being run by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) in partnership with the YMCA to mark the 50th Anniversary of the Indigenous right to vote in federal elections.

“While Indigenous Australians achieved legal equality in electoral participation in 1962, in practice Indigenous Australians are still significantly less likely to enrol to vote, less likely to vote and more likely to vote informally, than other Australians,” Mr Killesteyn said.

Applications are now open and close on Friday, March 30, 2012.

The application pack can be accessed at the website www.aec.gov.au/niyp, or simply follow the link from the Western Cape Bulletin Facebook page.

New kits rolled out to help care for kids’ ears A new resource kit to tackle ear disease amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has been launched by the Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon.

“Wiping out ear and hearing problems amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander boys and girls is critical in preventing them from falling behind in early development,” Mr Snowdon said.

“More than ten percent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids suffer a hearing or ear problem – compared with only three per cent of the rest of the population of the same age.”

“Language and speech problems associated with a hearing problem can leave young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids behind in critical years of early development,” Mr Snowdon said.

The new resource kits will be rolled out to health professionals across the country, and feature clear messages and images to help explain to

carers and parents about the signs and symptoms of ear disease.

The kits also contain information on prevention and treatment of hearing problems and ear disease, including the importance of simple steps such as getting children’s ears checked regularly, good hygiene, providing smoke-free environments, eating healthy food and breastfeeding.

The kits will be distributed to health professionals including Aboriginal medical services, divisions of general practice, peak bodies for health professionals working in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and state-based Aboriginal health clinics.

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LETTERS

Letters to the editor email: editor@westerncapebulletin.com.au

Don’t just hope for a better Weipa...

It is with great interest that I have been reading your recent letters to the Editor about our local town issues.

I was an elected Member of the Weipa Town Authority (WTA) between 2004-2008.

With some of the current discussion it has me wondering what happened to the urban design for Weipa paid for by the ratepayers at the time, setting a vision for development of residential, commercial and industrial land?

A further study implemented to look at the town’s boundaries to allow for expansion was commenced.

A unique planning regime for both stages of Golf Links Estate and the 2006 upgrades to the town water supply were likewise never implemented.

Standing again for the WTA in the upcoming April local slection, this time as Chair, I am constantly being approached by fellow ratepayers, businessmen and fellow Chamber of Commerce members telling me how disappointed they are with the current state of the town’s infrastructure, the severe lack of affordable housing, the lack of available commercial and industrial land, the lack of any incentive to invest in the region (other than mining), the appalling state of the airport which must surely rate as the worst regional airport in Queensland as well as the lack of a long term plan or vision for Weipa; not the mine but the town!

These are just a handful of the real issues that need to be addressed, and will be addressed by a revitalised

Weipa Town Authority postApril 28, 2012.

The current state of the infrastructure (roads, curb and channelling, sewerage, water etc) is not due to WTA neglect; in fact they are not even the owners.

Rio Tinto owns all the town infrastructure not WTA or the community.

But, here’s the catch. WTA only collects $5 million in rates per annum and pays for repairs and maintenance to that infrastructure.

The decision making process for any capital expenditure is at the behest of the Rio Tinto Alcan Board sitting in Montreal; no decision making at all takes place within Weipa – it is completely external (international).

In case you have never met them, here are some of those people that make the decisions that affect the everyday lives of the residents of Weipa: Yves Fortier, Jean-Paul Jacomon, Gerhard Schulmeyer, Milton Wong, Christine Morin-Postel and Yves Mansion.

There may be some ‘constitutional’ issues with this arrangement but we will explore this at a later date.

However, these are the people that decide whether there will be any capital expenditure in Allowgu Walk, Annandi Avenue or any of the older courts in Rocky Point requiring urgent attention.

They sit on the Rio Tinto Board in Montreal and more recently approved upgrades to the town’s water supply, at the same time shelving repeated requests to fund Stage Three curbing and channelling, Evans Landing water mains and Andoom bore line. The water issue dates back in 2005-2006.

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Given that the decisionmaking processes are external, I have to agree with the concerns raised with me by several rate payers who attended a recent Rio Tinto “state of the nation address” and were advised to take their concerns about the state of curb and channelling and roads to the WTA. For any senior executive of Rio Tinto to provide this information to his/her staff is totally misleading, with Rio Tinto totally responsible for this capital expenditure.

The further pressure applied to WTA staff as a consequence is unacceptable and will not sit well with a new WTA post-April 28, 2012.

Aside from these anomalous funding arrangements, this whole governance issue has a lot of people confused.

They hear the term ‘normalisation’ and have been told for the last three or four years by WTA members that discussions are proceeding in a tripartite, cooperative approach with state government, Rio Tinto and WTA. Sadly, this tripartite cooperation ceased around October last year, when Queensland Treasury provided Rio Tinto with their report on ‘normalisation’.

WTA is yet to receive a copy from Rio Tinto, which begs the question: why has it taken five months?

These and other questions need answers, with solutions found for the issues requiring urgent attention.

When it comes to voting in this year’s local election don’t just hope for a better Weipa, vote for one; Weipa first always.

Peter McCulkin Candidate, Weipa Town Authority Chairperson

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Cape residents ignored in World Heritage debate The first issue I broached with DEEDI’s consultant, when being asked my views on World Heritage for the Cape some 18 months ago, related to the fact that the National Parks already established on the Cape were being very poorly operated and maintained.

My words went something like “When you can show the people of the Cape that you can properly administer the lands you already have then come back and talk to us again!”

I learned later that this question, in various forms, had been asked by many other CYP (Cape York Peninsula) residents.

These comments have been completely ignored, so much so, that recent changes to booking arrangements for National Parks on the Cape have actually made the visitation process even less user-friendly.

Queensland has the poorest per-hectare funding of its National Parks than any other state. I’ve long advocated that private enterprise be encouraged to establish facilities in our parks as a means of overcoming the revenue shortfall.

Such a process has been shown to work very well in the Northern Territory because it is in the interest of the business running a park to look after their ‘investment’.

But the “Smart State” has stubbornly refused the process and run our parks on a shoestring – and it shows.

Meanwhile NT’s remote

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The people of the Cape are sick and tired of being used as political pawns and their views disrespected. They do support sustainable land use and conservation areas but want to be at the forefront of any decision-making.

They want to work cooperatively with government departments rather than being dictated to.

Is this too much to ask?

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• How can a select few in government repeatedly patronise the inhabitants of the Cape by ignoring the substantial feedback they are being given?

• What right have politicians and conservationists, who have little or no ‘onground’ experience of the country involved, to use the Cape as a political tool in their efforts to garner ‘green’ votes?

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Australia Day Protests and the Tent Embassy FirstLY, my thoughts as a first Australian woman being a very proud member of three Tribes, I have always seen the Tent Embassy as our strong visual symbol of struggle to keep our pride in who we are, gaining our strength, courage and hope to achieve our rightful recognition as the first Australians within that timeframe of yesteryear without fear or favour.

Currently, there are times when I feel that we have achieved the outcomes for which our brave warriors have struggled to gain through establishing the Tent Embassy because they saw this to be a strong and lasting symbol for what they stood with pride, courage, determination and hope to change the past in a way that will bring a positive future for all Australians.

In the process of establishing the Tent Embassy, I saw our people’s expression displayed as anger with assertion, not aggression.

This is because their anger was a natural strength and it was this strength with assertion that they felt because it is was aimed at their knowledge of the important issues impacting on their people’s struggle rather than the focus on personalities.

I believe, within our changing world, we need a visible reminder of the distance we have travelled together and the site where the Tent Embassy was placed would be the most important symbol that needs a positive strong and lasting structure embedded where our knowledge and history can be held and maintained by skilled Aboriginal people representing all the Tribes of Australia.

We can do this as it is important for us to take responsibility for

our problems and the solutions to our problems by standing strong beside our fellow Australians to proudly acknowledge those who established this embassy with courage, bravery and great pride to develop a positive way forward.

One good example of a positive way forward through our own structure, is to reduce and ultimately stop the negative process of our people, especially our young people who have a high percentage rate of going to prison and, at the same time reduce Black Deaths in Custody that is still occurring 20 years on since the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody was established.

This site would also be significantly meaningful for those who come from the different parts of the world to be a part of Australia as a country to see genuine active reconciliation occurring in a natural way that makes them feel that they have a ‘fit’ within it as well.

Secondly, my thoughts on the protest and those involved on Australia Day. Culturally, the management of issues within each Tribe is the responsibility of the Primary Elders to sort out with the individuals involved as they are linked with that person/s and have the cultural responsibility to set it all right and, with the victims as well.

A wrong message is sent when outsiders flag the issues repeatedly in public as this creates even greater issues throughout the whole country as it did at this time and, as a result people take it on board that all Aborigines are involved in violence.

Unfortunately, one of the weaknesses of our culture today is that it was taken away from us together with our languages through the stolen generation era and continued on when our parents and grandparents were placed in Missions and forced to learn and to adopt a new spiritual-

ity called Christianity.

However, there are those of our old people who held and, are still holding on to their culture, language and traditional spirituality in spite of the pressure placed on them to desert these, hence the code of ethics that were handed down to those of us who still remember the value we need to place on these aspects of our lives through Traditional spirituality and, have held on to these and pass this knowledge on to our children of the future.

It is wrong to have a blanket approach to culture considering that we have so many tribes and Clans within the different states throughout Australia.

Each is unique in the way that we practice our cultures and customs, speak our languages and practice our lores and laws.

It would be great if we as Aborigines were treated as individuals because, as human beings we all have our strengths and weaknesses, as does other cultures that are also a part of Australia.

I understand that there was a meeting at the old Tent Embassy that could have been jointly seen overall as being commemorative rather than a barrier for what else was happening during the day.

It was obvious that the celebrations at the Tent Embassy site was not included in the whole of the Australia Day celebrations but, as usual attendance just by Aborigines with non-aboriginal friends and supporters remembering the day and the purpose for its establishment. This seems to be quite sad. Separated, yet again!

Together as Australians, please let us look to the future and acknowledge that each of us have our strengths and weaknesses but, by standing strong together, we can build on our ideas together and truly stand tall as Australians in the real sense of the word.

Jeannie A. Little “Gaarkamunda”

Information for Candidates

LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION APRIL 28, 2012

Nominations open for the Weipa Town Authority local government elections on Saturday, March 21, 2012 and must be lodged with Ian Pressley (CEO Weipa Town Authority) the Returning Officer by noon, Tuesday, April 2, 2012.

Late nominations cannot be accepted.

Nomination forms are available from Ian Pressley at Town office.

In summary, a candidate for election as chairperson or member must be on the roll for the Weipa area and must reside in the Weipa area as at Tuesday, January 31, 2012 (the date of the Close of Rolls for the election).

Dual candidacy is not permitted – a person cannot stand as candidate for both member and chair or be

a candidate for more than one council.

Candidates may be nominated by six or more persons who are enrolled for an address within the Weipa area as at the official Close of Rolls on Tuesday, January 31, 2012.

Nomination deposit – when a nomination form is lodged, a deposit must be paid to the Returning Officer. The deposit of $250 must be paid in cash or by bank cheque. Personal cheques, EFTPOS transactions or credit cards cannot be accepted under any circumstances.

The deposit will be returned to candidates who: • withdraw consent to the nomination before 12 noon on the cut-off day for nominations (Monday, April 2, 2012); • are elected; • a candidate who gains more than four per cent of the total number of formal votes cast for the Weipa area.

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PAWS DOWN to the person who shot their two dogs in the head and left them to be found by somebody else on the Red Beach Road.

The person who did find them was understandably very distressed, as were my poor K9 buddies during their last moments I would expect. The dogs were described as a brindle Staffy-cross bitch and a large light brindle dog with an unusual white blaze on the head and was wearing a flea collar, and both dogs appeared to be in perfect condition before their demise.

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ON a brighter note...the surf has been up in Weipa in the last couple of weeks so look out surfing world it’s time for us K9s to hang 10!

Well, not us Weipa woofers...far to many crocs to compete with up here...but our southern cousins are set to hit the waves next month.

A new breed of furry surfers are ready to steal the show as part of the VetShopAustralia.com. au Surf Dog Spectacular which will take place on March 11, at 4.30pm as a main attraction of the opening ceremony at the annual Noosa Festival of Surfing.

The Surf Dog Spectacular is tipped to be a favourite event this year for the spectators at the Noosa Festival of Surfing and is also set to make history, being the first ever official surfing dog event to be held in Australia.

Apparently the surfing dog craze took off in the United States (where else?) with an annual contest now held every year in California and the Noosa Festival of Surfing event organisers thought it was high time Aussie dogs had a chance to hit the water and show everyone what they have got!

Headlining the Surfing dog event will be former world tandem surfing champion and professional dog trainer Chris De Aboitiz who has been riding waves with his super surf dog Lani for years. Chris has also taught many other surfing dogs how to ride a wave, with a selection of them also set to show off their doggy surfing skills at the event.

This year’s Surf Dog Spectacular will be an exhibition-only event and strictly for fun, however a more serious and competitive event could eventuate in future years.

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The Napranum Indigenous Working on Country Program has been running for approximately three years, concentrating on traditional lands at Pennefather River and Beach, west to Billy’s Lagoon and across the Embley River south.

The commitment to natural resource management work on these lands is funded by the federal governments Working on Country Program. The Napranum Rangers would like to thank Lisa Buchanan, for all her help in assisting with funding requirements and her support of the program.

The rangers had a very busy year in 2011 with essential training being achieved and other important training underway in 2012.

The Certificate II in Conservation and Land Management began in January, 2011 and $28,000 in funding was applied for, and approved by the Department of Education and Training to make this possible.

Other training undertaken by the rangers has included - quad bike licensing, weed and poison certificates, intensive training in the use of I-Tracker by Jen Goldberg from Ghost Nets Australia (GNA) and turtle management in conjunction with Mapoon rangers and senior research scientist Col Limpus.

The rangers also undertook a Cultural Fire Management Certificate and most rangers have now become members of the Weipa Rural Fire and Rescue.

Rangers attended the annual ranger’s conference at Bamaga and would like to recognise Traditional Owner Richard Barkley for his invaluable support at the conference.

Key Activities: Weed management - Major infestations were targeted in Napranum with over 100 mature Leucaena trees removed from one site. The trees were cut down and the stumps poisoned.

Visitor management - A draft plan for tourism management has

been drawn up and is undergoing a review process with major areas of concern identified. Rangers patrolled the Pennefather area monitoring permits and would like to thank all visitors for their support. All permit sales revenue goes back into the ranger’s budget.

Fire management - Training and consultation for the up and coming burns for Napranum DOGIT are underway with Mick Blackman coming to Napranum in April to start our fire management program with rangers.

Ghost nets - Rangers have worked hard to keep Pennefather beach clean of nets with over 300 nets being removed, completing our “fee for service” work for GNA with the revenue going into the ranger’s budget.

Turtle management - Rangers have completed all parts of their turtle management training, with breeding turtle’s data, hatchling success, nest sites and locations and predation by feral animals all being monitored and recorded.

Control measures have been identified for the coming breeding season.

With technical support from Jennie Gilbert the triage centre is fully operational and ready to receive injured turtles. Jennie has a long history working at Pennefather and her advice and training with rangers has been invaluable.

Community Education - Rangers hosted the annual Western Cape College marine

studies group at Pennefather with marine debris studies, nesting turtles and ghost nets being focused on. Rangers gave Powerpoint presentations, field trips, practical demonstrations and information sessions; where all rangers gave talks in their chosen areas. Teachers from the College were impressed with the ranger’s professionalism and the fact that a few short years ago some rangers were students themselves.

Cultural management Rangers have been monitoring some sites and keeping them clean, and in good condition, with some areas being identified as needing maintenance and repairs to ensure these sites are preserved and given the proper respect.

The rangers have been talking to Rio Tinto in regards to scar trees, and will accompany Traditional Owner Steven Hall to Bouchat to identify barriers that may be required to help with controlling access to some areas.

The rangers have been working closely with Geoff Wharton in the formation of the Land & Sea Steering and Advisory Committee and other areas of importance for Napranum community.

Thanks go out to Geoff for his wisdom and his tireless efforts in assisting the rangers with their work.

Geoff will also be the facilitator during the workshop and formation of the Committee that is scheduled to happen before June this year.

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Scotland and Scandinavia are still rebounding today after the last ice age - at the rate of half a metre a century in the Northern Baltic - the fastest place.

• The cold and dry conditions in the “Dry Valleys” region of Antarctica are so close to those on Mars that NASA did testing there for the Viking mission. It has not rained in the dry valleys for at least 2 million years.

• One of the biggest icebergs ever (possibly the biggest iceberg ever) broke free from the Ross ice shelf in Antarctica in 2000. It was 295km (183 miles) long and 37km (23 miles) wide, with a surface area of 11,000 sq km (4,250 square miles) above water - and 10 times bigger below. It’s similar in size to Gambia.

• It has been estimated that during the feeding season in Antarctica, a full grown blue whale eats about 4 million krill per day, that’s 3600 kg - every Page 16 Western Cape Bulletin February 15, 2012

day for 6 months. Having laid down a layer of fat from this feeding activity in Antarctica, they then starve for several months. This daily intake would feed a human for about 4 years!

• A domestic deep freeze runs at about -20°C. The mean summer temperature on the great East Antarctica icecap is -30°C and mean winter temperature around -60°C. That’s a lot colder than your freezer! The lowest ever temperature recorded was at the Russian Vostok station. It was - 89.6°C • When the Antarctic sea-ice begins to expand at the beginning of winter, it advances by around 100,000 square kilometres per day, and eventually doubles the size of Antarctica, adding up to an extra 20 million square kilometres of ice around the land mass.

That’s two Australia’s worth of ice area that forms, then breaks up and melts each year.

• Snow falling at the South Pole takes about 100 000 years to “flow” to the coast of Antarctica before it drops off the end as part of an iceberg.

• The Antarctic ice cap has 29 million cubic kilometres of ice. This is 90% of all the ice on the planet and between 60 and 70 % of all of the world’s fresh water.

snapsHOTS @ Vyce's tree planting day

Ursula planting another tree for the regeneration program.

Mark digging away for another tree.

Mick was out spreading the trees for planting.

Ganga about to plant another of the 400 trees that were planted on Saturday.

Tracy swapped walking the dogs for tree planting at Vyce’s.

Matilda found the mudholes lots of fun.

John leading by example by showing his children Josh and Caitlin about caring for country.

Frances picking up the empty pots after the succesful planting day.

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SNAPSHOTS @ The 2012 Bachelor and Bachelorette Ball Louise Allen was a top contender in the female “people’s choice” awards which was voted on via the Western Cape Bulletins facebook site.

Sue came along to support her daughter with the support of good friend Trish.

Trina De Biasio and Parida Hoffman in the dance-off.

Where’s Wally? was even busting moves on the dance floor.

The refreshment girls who looked after the can bar on Friday night Lyn, Wendi and Jess.

The male winner of the “people’s choice” award Eddie Jackson.

Bachelor and Bachelorette of 2012 Lui Mara and Jemma Stevens.

The 2012 Bachelor and Bachelorettes present themselves to the judges at the Carpentaria Golf Club on Friday night.

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Jay Edwards strutting his stuff in the dance-off.

The female winner of the “people’s choice” award Jayde Land.

SNAPSHOTS @ Weipa Bowls Club Valentines dinner

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!

Februaury Friday 17

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

Sunday 19

Red Hatters (over and under 50’s by a tad or two or maybe a few). Recipe swap morning tea 10am at 3 Wallana Court. Interested in becoming a Red Hatter phone Queenie 4069 9866.

Friday 24

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

Saturday 25

Market Day opposite the Squash Courts. Locally made Arts & Crafts and more. Stall holders welcome.

Saturday 25

Weipa Junior Soccer Club Inc Sign-on 3pm - 5pm at the P&C shed, Western Cape College. Free sausage sizzle.

Contact Blue Barnes 4069 9172

Friday 2

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

Wednesday 7

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

Thursday 8

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

Friday 9

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

Friday 16

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

Friday 23

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

Friday 30

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

Judy came over from Hong Kong to have Valentine’s dinner with the girls Jo, Karen, Lesley and Janelle on Saturday night at the Weipa Bowls Club.

Nick and Agnieska had a great time at the Valentine’s dinner.

Love is in the air: Geoff took Kerry to the Valentine’s dinner at the Bowls Club.

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Helen, Sue, Carol, Lester, Angela and Ben all came to the Weipa Bowls Club for the Valentine’s dinner on Saturday night.

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Susan and Fish enjoyed some laughs at the Valentine’s dinner.

The loving couple Dasha and Merrie enjoyed the company on Saturday night.

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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WCC NEW TEACHERS

Welcome new WCC teachers

There are more than 20 new teachers starting at the Western Cape College Weipa campus this year and this week a further seven teachers share their dreams and aspirations as they being their first year with the College.

Cole Dalton Prior to his move to Weipa to take up his position as manual arts teacher, Cole spent four years teaching at Kawana Waters State College on the Sunshine Coast, where he grew up.

Cole believes he will face the same challenges teaching in a remote school that occur in most schools.

His favourite subjects at school were manual arts, physical education and marine studies.

Kristie Moran Kristie is from the Gold Coast where she completed a Bachelor of Primary Education at Griffith University.

Graduating in 2011 Kristie has one term’s teaching experience and completed her final prac placement and internship here in Weipa during term 3 last year, and was lucky enough to gain a teaching position in term 4.

Kristie is part of the Year 3 team this year and is very much looking forward to building relationship and working with staff, students and the community at WCC. She is also looking forward to implementing the new Australian Curriculum and preparing students for the first round of NAPLAN testing.

Kristie believes it will be a little more difficult to gain access to material resources in a remote location and will miss being able to pop into the variety store for resources or prize box supplies.

While at school Kristie enjoyed maths and HPE. She enjoyed mathematics and says she had fabulous teachers in both primary and high school who made maths engaging, hands-on and fun.

HPE was always a favourite for Kristie as it gave her a chance to be active, play a range of sports and enjoy the outdoors.

Emma Thomas This is Emma’s first year of teaching having graduated from QUT in December last year.

Emma complete a four-week prac and four-week internship at WCC in terms three and four last year, as well as prac experience in a range of schools and says she feels lucky to be part of WCC Weipa.

Emma will be teaching Enlish and SOSE in grades 8-11 at WCC in 2012 and hopes to increase students’ literacy skills and engagement with texts from a range of genres. She hopes to be a supportive and encouraging teacher and is participating in the Student Leadership Consortium with the goal of helping our leaders of tomorrow grow.

Emma believes one of the biggest challenges in remote teaching could be assisting students to realise they are receiving an education that is on par with, if not better than, an education they would receive in a metropolitan area.

Emma had quite a few favourite subjects at school but English, art and French topped the list as she loves learning about language and how we have a plethora of ways to express ourselves. Emma says she also had amazing teachers for each of these subjects, each of whom inspired her to study education and become a teacher.

Kira Mariez Kira is from the Sunshine Coast and was in Aurukun in 2011, where she taught the accelerated learning program class and saw amazing results.

At the Western Cape College, Kira will be teaching one of the 4-7 accelerated learning program classes and is looking forward to seeing fantastic results with the students here in Weipa.

As for the challenge of teaching in a remote school Kira says that after living in Aurukun, Weipa doesn’t feel so remote!

Kira found art and history fascinating subjects while in school and says she enjoyed working with her teachers in these classes as they were very inspiring.

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Troy Nolan New to teaching, Troy did his teaching pracs at Nambour State High School on the Sunshine Coast, where he has lived for most of his life.

In his first teaching role Troy will be teaching maths and science and aims to try and make the class enjoyable for the students.

Coming from the Sunshine Coast Troy says his biggest challenge will be adjusting to life in a remote community.

Troy’s favourite subject at school was science.

He enjoyed doing the pracs and using all the science equipment like Bunsen burners and power packs.

Denica Russ Denica grew up in Weipa, moved to Brisbane for university, and has returned to commence her first year of teaching at the Western Cape College.

Denica will be teaching some primary PE and secondary maths and science and hopes to get the most out of her students in her inaugural year of teaching.

One thing Denica will find challenging is not having her university friends around, who are going through the same experience, in their first year of teaching.

Maths was Denica’s favourite subject at school. “I was good at it, enjoyed the challenges and had the best teacher – Jenny Sabatino!

Michael Hume

Michael has come to the Western Cape College from Varsity College on the Gold Coast, where he was a classroom teacher for four and a half years and a P-6 art specialist for the last five years.

While at WCC Michael will be the P-12 art specialist and his goal is to provide the students with the opportunity to express their creativity through Western Cape College’s quality art program. He also hopes to enable the students the opportunity to showcase their work and talents within the local community and broader community.

So far, Michael’s biggest challenge in remote education has been getting here. “Things never go as they are planned!” he says. However, now he is here and beginning to settle, Michael can see one possible challenge in not being able to ‘run down the street’ and just buy things for his art classes. “I need to get used to his shipping concept,” he says.

Michael had two favourite subjects while at school, English and art. While studying English he discovered books, and through books discovered art, and so much more. He says both art and books play a huge part in his life today

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This townhouse is set over two levels with living and kitchen downstairs and 2 bedrooms and the bathroom upstairs.

Airconditioning and ceiling fans. Good size backyard with large 6ft timber fencing on both sides for privacy and a built in lock up storage room.

This three bedroom lowset home has all the extra space needed to park your Weipa toys and is located close to schools, pool, and boat ramp. Spacious dining/living area, well appointed kitchen, tiled living areas and carpeted bedrooms. A/C and ceiling fans throughout. Set on 1,017m2 block, this property has a fully fenced backyard with established mature gardens and a rear entertaining area.

Contemporary 3 bedroom home. Split system airconditioning. Fenced backyard with side access and shed. Undercover patio and double carport. Great investment currently tenanted to corporation at $713pw until 2015.

$490,000 neg.

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Highset 3 bed well maintained home. Upgraded kitchen, living / dining area, airconditioned, wide timber veranda outback, fenced backyard and a fenced above ground pool.

P.O.A.

POA TAXI BUSINESS

THE CAPE CAR & BOAT WASH

Very busy taxi business operating in Weipa for many years is now for sale. 3 Taxi licences, 4 vehicles transferred unencumbered, office content, hoist, tyre changing machine, wheel balancer, bearing press, air compressor and workshop tools.

Includes everything needed for car and boat wash business plus residence, for caretaker or to rent. Self contained 1 bed dwelling with kitchen, lounge, living, airconditioning, bathroom and laundry plus many more extras.

SALES – GEOFF BRYANT – 0408 772 592 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT – MELISA and JENNY P: 07 4069 9921 F: 07 4069 9721 Email: admin@weiparealestate.com.au

Web: www.weiparealestate.com.au Western Cape Bulletin February 15, 2012 Page 21

television guide

THURSDAY 16

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can We Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Real Chinese 10:15 La Mappa Misteriosa 10:30 A Table! 10:35 Behind The News 11:00 Rivers And Life 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1:25 At The Movies 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 The Drum 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: This is the story of astonishing twists of fate behind one of Australia’s most famous faces - Ernie Dingo. His family will open private doors to reveal the true complexity, courage and love that bond and define a family.

8:30 The Straits 9:30 Dragons’ Den 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Stephen Fry In America: Pacific 12:35 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:35 The Hungry Beast: Secrets 2:05 The Clinic 2:55 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 Pyramid 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 Excess Baggage 8:00 RBT 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Ms. Willows Regrets 9:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Willows In The Wind 10:30 CSI: NY 11:30 Southland: Failure Drill / Graduation Day - John’s drug issue worsens as Ben approaches the end of his training. Elsewhere, Lydia is involved in a shoot-out while preoccupied with a teenage victim; and Sammy focuses on fatherhood. / The third season ends as Ben faces his final day as a rookie and contends with John’s increasing dependence on painkillers.

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: “Natalee Holloway” (M 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: “School Of Hard Knocks” - After disobeying the rules of student drop-offs at the front of Juanita’s school, Gaby makes it her mission to get even with a parent volunteer who banishes her to a faraway parking lot.

10:30 Private Practice 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Special: Ships Of The Desert - A fascinating journey that takes viewers to the Holy Land and Egypt, visiting a Kibbutz, Mount Sinai and The Dead Sea. 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 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Mother Country 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Zumbo: The Staff Collection 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Caldicott - This week, the food adventure continues in Wales. A campervan festival creates the opportunity for both Martin’s 70’s classic camper and his Welsh lamb campervan curry to face the judges.

8:30 Feasts: India 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:00 Kill Arman: South Korea / Taekwondo 12:30 Movie: “Invisible Waves” (M v,l) - In Japanese, Cantonese, Thai & English. After inadvertently killing his girlfriend, a man flees Macau for Thailand in an attempt to cope with his guilt, and avoid possible arrest. But the relocation doesn’t prevent his problems from following him, as his new friends could be potential enemies.

2:35 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 17

4:00 WNBL: Highlights: Adelaide Vs Bulleen 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 The Old Guys 11:30 One Plus One 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Dalziel And Pascoe 2:00 Dragons’ Den 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Mr Bean: Mind The Baby Mr Bean - Delighted to have found his way to a fun fair, Mr. Bean is less than thrilled to have inadvertently landed himself with looking after a baby. 6:30 Planet America 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (QLD) 8:00 QI: Gardens 8:30 Inspector George Gently: Peace And Love: Gently and Bacchus investigate the murder of well-known left wing academic, Fraser Barratt, found dead in the docks after a Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament rally.

10:05 Getting On 10:35 Lateline 11:15 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.

12:15 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 Danoz Direct 12:30 Hi-5 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs Sri Lanka 5:00 National News 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs Sri Lanka 9:00 CSI: Miami: “Tunnel Version” (M) - When the team investigates a death at the bottom of a sink hole, they discover that a tunnel was built leading them to a bank vault that was recently robbed of its safety deposit boxes.

10:00 Movie: “Rush Hour” (M v,l) - When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn’t want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case.

Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves in this action-packed buddy comedy.

12:00 Movie: “Meteor” (PG) - With a five-mile-wide asteroid speeding to earth, an American space scientist calculates that only the combined weaponry from America and Russia can destroy this imminent threat to Earth.

2:00 Spyforce: “Portuguese Man O’war” (PG) - Three highly trained German saboteurs lay explosives on a vital installation in Sydney, then disappear. Spyforce is called in to track down the enemy agents.

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: “Working Girl” (M s,l) 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue - In Sydney, officers rescue an injured dog left home alone for the weekend. In Brisbane, inspectors are being kept busy with two reports on sheep and a man whose house has been overrun by cats. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Irene suffers from pains in her legs, Ruby finds herself on a downward spiral and John loses big when the Resort is shut down.

7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Movie: “Forest Gump” (M a,l,v) - Forrest Gump leads a truly inspiring life, with a ringside seat for many of the most memorable events of the twentieth century, such as teaching Elvis Presley to dance and meeting John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

12:00 Movie: “Catch A Fire” (M l,a,v) - A powerful political drama about a coloured man in apartheid South Africa who is radicalised after being accused of terrorism.

2:10 Auction Squad 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: The Holy Week Pardon 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: The Netherlands 8:30 Singapore 1942 - End Of Empire 9:30 As It Happened: Apocalypse: The Second World War: Shock 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Wild Camp” (MAV s,v,a) - In French. 17-year-old Camille’s blossoming sexuality doesn’t go unnoticed by the middle-aged men at the campsite where Camille and her family holiday for the summer. When she takes a shine to the sailing instructor, the weather-beaten, forty-something Blaise, everyone knows it spells trouble.

12:30 Movie: “Clean” (M d,l) - Maggie Cheung stars as Emily, a singer-songwriter and drug addict, who loses custody of her young son after her rock star boyfriend dies of an overdose.

Emily heads to Paris where she tries to put her life back together.

2:30 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 18

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (QLD) 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story: Road To Nowhere 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Adelaide Vs Dandenong 3:00 Movie: “From Here To Eternity” (PG) 5:05 Moose In The Glen 5:55 At The Movies: Short Cuts 6:10 Minder: In Vino Veritas 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Good Morning Lemmings: The team reinvestigate the death of celebrated graffiti artist Danny ‘Flak’ Tyler when graffiti claiming ‘I Killed Flak’ starts appearing around London.

8:30 Accused: Kenny’s Story: Cab driver, Liam becomes smitten with a customer. In desperate need of money, he robs the woman’s flat, and is delighted when she contacts him after learning she has been burgled.

9:35 The Jonathan Ross Show: Jonathan Ross presents an entertaining show featuring comedy, celebrity chat and the latest music.

10:20 Ashes To Ashes: Gene Hunt and the team are hot on the tail of a van they believe contains a large amount of heroin. When the Quattro blocks the van’s escape route, the team are faced with a woman brandishing a sawn-off shotgun.

11:15 Rage: Guest Programmer

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 2:00 Kitchen Whiz 2:30 TBA 4:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 5:00 National News: First At Five 5:30 4WD TV 6:00 National News Saturday 6:30 Australia’s Funniest Home Videos 7:30 G’Day Soleil 8:30 Movie: “The Ugly Truth” (M s,l) 10:45 Movie: “The Upside Of Anger” (M a,s,l) - Terry Wolfmeyer has a loving husband and four beautiful daughters but her world is turned upside down when her husband disappears. With Terry left to raise her four daughters her life gets even more hectic when she falls for an ex baseball star, turned DJ Denny Davies.

1:15 Movie: “The Exorcist” (AV v,h,a,l) - When movie actress Chris MacNeil begins to suspect that an evil spirit possesses her young daughter, Regan, she calls in two priests to try and exorcise the demon against frightening and formidable odds.

3:30 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 4:00 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: “The Road To El Dorado” (G) 3:00 Movie: “K-9” (PG) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Movie: “Indiana Jones And The Raiders Of The Lost Ark” (M v,h) - Barely back from a treasure hunt in South America, renowned archaeologist and expert in the occult, Dr. Indiana Jones, is hired by the U.S. Army Intelligence to find the biblical Ark of the Covenant - the resting place of the Ten Commandments.

9:00 Movie: “Patriot Games” (M v) 11:30 That ‘70s Show 12:00 Movie: “Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger” (M l,s) - Esther’s quest to fit in begins when she escapes her Bat Mitzvah and meets the unconventional Sunni and her mother, Mary.

2:10 Movie: “Remember Me” (M v,s) - Jenny gets the fright of her life when her ex-husband begins contacting her after being in a psychiatric ward for nine years.

4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “Don’t Poison Your Guests!” - Dr Oz explores the five ways you could potentially poison your dinner guests. Then, Grizz from NBC’s ‘30 Rock’ discusses how ignoring his high blood pressure for 10 years led to kidney failure.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Night 2:25 Roberto Saviano: In The Shadow Of Death 3:25 What Is Beauty? 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Hot Cities: Meltdown!

6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves: Spectacular Spitfire 8:30 RocKwiz: Catherine Britt & Max Merritt 9:15 Mad Men: “Out Of Town / Love Among The Ruins” - In the third-season opener, Don accidentally learns a secret about Salvatore during a business trip to Baltimore. Back at Sterling Cooper, the firings continue, and Pete Campbell and Ken Cosgrove are worried about how the changes will impact on them. / Don is brought in to save the day for a public relations campaign involving the building of the new Madison Square Garden, only to have the rug pulled out from under him.

11:00 Movie: “Death Note” (M v,h) - In Japanese. A law student, disillusioned by the justice system, gets hold of a mystical notebook that gives him the power to kill by writing down a victim’s name. He starts to bring criminals to justice himself by killing them using the notebook. A dark fantasy based on a successful manga series that was a huge box office success in Japan.

1:20 The Jaquie Brown Diaries: The Brown Identity 1:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 19

SBS

4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 The Bombing Of Darwin: 70 Years 12:15 Landline 1:15 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Power 2:00 The Ascent Of Money: Dreams Of Avarice 2:50 Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child 4:05 Radiohead: The King Of Limbs Live 5:05 How Earth Made Us: Deep Earth 6:05 Expedition Tiger 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Cornwall 8:30 Midsomer Murders: The Night Of The Stag - When a missing tax inspector turns up dead in a vat of cider, Barnaby and Jones must hunt for a ‘giant’ killer within a Midsomer village steeped in bizarre local traditions.

10:00 Too Poor For Posh School 11:00 Movie: “To Kill A Mockingbird” (PG) - A lawyer in a racially divided Alabama town in the 1930s agrees to defend a young black man who is accused of raping a white woman.

1:05 Order In The House 2:05 Grand Designs: Cornwall: Kevin McCloud meets a couple who have 12 months to convert a silver-mine engine-house in Cornwall into a unique and beautiful home.

2:55 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Pyramid 10:30 Children’s Programs 11:30 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 12:00 Wildfire 1:00 One Day Series - Australia Vs India 5:00 National News Sunday 5:30 One Day Series - Australia Vs India - Wide World Of Sports presents Australia v India live from the GABBA. Join Mark Nicholas, Tony Greig, Michael Slater, Ian Healy and Mark Taylor, James Brayshaw and Richie Benaud for all the action.

9:00 Australian Athletics Tour 2012 - Australia’s best athletes prepare for London. Hosted by Tony Jones and Melinda Gainsford-Taylor.

10:00 TBA 12:10 The Apprentice - The celebrity candidates are charged to produce a TV commercial for a pet-adoption program. Ivanka Trump and CEO Terry Lundgren oversee the project.

2:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 2:30 Danoz Direct 3:30 Newstyle Direct 4:00 Goodmorning America - Sunday 5:00 National Early Morning News 5:30 Today - Join Karl Stefanovic and Lisa Wilkinson as they bring you the latest in news, current affairs, sport, politics, entertainment, fashion, health and lifestyle.

6:00 Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil 6:30 Phineas And Ferb 7:00 Weekend Sunrise 10:00 World’s Strictest Parents 11:00 The One Australia’s Most Gifted Psychic 12:00 Anne Of Green Gables 4:45 Faulty Towers 5:30 Going Bush 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Sunday Night 7:30 Border Security - Australia’s Front Line 8:00 The Force - Behind The Line 8:30 Bones: “Prince In The Plastic” (M) 9:30 Castle: “Head Case / Nikki Heat” (M v,a) - When Castle and Beckett arrive at a bloody crime scene, they discover that it lacks something - a victim! The investigation leads to the cutting-edge world of life-extension science.

11:30 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:30 The Real Seachange - After a disastrous opening night at his newly bought pub, Max does something crazy to win customers over.

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 3:00 First Australians: An Unhealthy Government Experiment 4:00 Lost In Wonderland 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: Fisherman Of Tyre 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Celtic Britain: Age Of Invasion 8:35 The Code: Shapes: Starting at the hexagonal columns of Northern Ireland’s Giant’s Causeway, Marcus du Sautoy discovers the code underpinning the extraordinary order found in nature - from rock formations to honeycomb and from salt crystals to soap bubbles.

9:40 Movie: “As It Is In Heaven” (M v,a,l) - In Swedish. A successful international conductor suddenly interrupts his career and returns to his childhood village in the far north of Sweden. He is asked to listen to the church choir in the parish hall - just to give some advice. From that moment nothing in the village is the same again. The choir develops and grows, and the conductor makes both friends and enemies.

11:55 Movie: “Willenbrock” (MA s,a,v) - In German. An engaging portrait of a middle-class car dealer’s disintegrating personal life.

1:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 20

7 CENTRAL

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Backyard Science 10:25 Science Clips 10:35 Ace Day Jobs 10:40 Postcards From Bangladesh 10:50 Catalyst Bytes 11:00 Landline 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Monarch of the Glen 1:25 The Dreaming 1:35 Annabel Langbein: The Free Range Cook 2:00 Expedition Tiger 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Bzzaping 6:10 Grand Designs: Cotswolds 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Australian Story 8:30 Four Corners 9:20 Media Watch 9:35 Q & A 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Spooks 12:30 Darling Buds Of May: Christmas Is Coming - As Pop is out delivering Christmas trees a mysterious fugitive from justice is about to threaten the Larkin’s idyllic family Christmas.

1:25 With Gilbert And George 3:10 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Hi-5 4:00 Kitchen Whiz 4:30 National Afternoon News 5:30 Hot Seat 6:00 National News 6:30 A Current Affair 7:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Panty Pinata Polarization” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Friendship Contraction” (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Wiggly Finger Catalyst 8:30 Alcatraz: “Kit Nelson” (M v,a) 9:30 Person Of Intrest 11:30 Damages: Don’t Throw That At The Chicken - Patty Hewes grills Louis Tobin about his fraud, while Joe Tobin is faced with a decision that will determine his family’s fate forever.

12:30 The Avengers: The Bird Who Knew Too Much - Secret Agent Danvers pursued by a young thug, Robin, makes his way to a field telephone box. As he desperately attempts to contact Steed, Robin fires .... beside Danvers body lies a pile of birdseed from the bag in his pocket.

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 TBA 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 8:45 Revenge 10:45 Sports Fever 11:45 Parking Wars 12:10 Picture This: Join Ruby Rose and Shaun Malseed each week as they look at the latest films, interview the hottest celebs, and give you the juiciest goss straight from Hollywood!

12:35 Room For Improvement: The RFI team goes up the river to transform a grotty old shed into a living room with a spectacular view.

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 Food Lovers’ Guide To Australia 1:30 Prototype This: Robot Dog Sitter 2:30 ADbc 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 Global Village: Laos: Along the Mekong 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Drain Disaster - Adam and Jamie go underground to investigate if a sewer drain full of combustible methane gas is ignited - would it turn the innocent manhole cover into a missile?

8:35 Man Vs Wild: Canadian Rockies 9:30 Wilfred: Bite Club 10:00 South Park: A History Channel Thanksgiving 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: Kavi 1:05 Movie: “Shots Of Rum” (M a) - In French & German. A bittersweet story of an inevitable phase in family life, explored through the loving relationship between a widowed father and his adoring daughter living in an apartment in the suburbs of Paris.

2:55 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 21

IMPARJA

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can we Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Behind The News 10:25 Australia’s Heritage: National Treasures 10:30 Australian Prime Ministers 10:35 My Place 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 Q&A 1:30 Compass 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Foreign Correspondent 8:30 The Wild Ones: Kangaroo Mob 9:30 Genius: Hairy Bikers And Jane Moore 10:00 Artscape: Ochre And Ink 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Hungry Beast: Captivity 1:00 Thunderheads 1:55 A Farmer’s Life For Me: Nine British couples compete to run their own farm in Suffolk for a year. From ploughing to buying and housing livestock, their first challenge is to choose a plot of land and show how they would run it to turn a profit.

2:55 Rage

6:00 Weekend 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 Lizard-Spock Expansion” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The White Asparagus Triangulation” 8:00 2 Broke Girls: “And The Break-Up Scene” (PG s,l) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “Slowly And In A Circular Fashion” (M) 9:00 Two And A Half Men: “A Possum On Chemo” (M s) 9:30 Top Gear 11:30 Men Of A Certain Age: Cold Calls - Joe dates two women at the same time and is at odds on how to handle the situation.

Meanwhile, Terry and a fellow salesman compete to sell the most cars by day’s end; and Owen tries to stop his father from discrediting his authority at the dealership.

12:30 20/20 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 TBA 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 - Officers attempt to rescue a cow stuck in neck-high water in a dam. Five aggressive breeding dogs are surrendered to the RSPCA and inspectors hope to find four abandoned kittens new homes. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Roo takes a tough love approach with Ruby, April and Dex start to rebuild their friendship and Brax signs up for a dangerous cage fight.

7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 TBA 9:30 TBA 10:30 Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior 11:30 Royal Pains 12:30 Room For Improvement 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 Lady Of The Camellias” (M v) 2:40 Spaceflies: Orbit: Earth From Space 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Indian Fishing Camp 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Rod Marsh 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Tobruk” (MAV v) - In Slovak, Czech and Portuguese.

A battalion of Czech soldiers endure the horrors of war in the harsh and desolate landscape of the Libyan Desert during the siege of Tobruk.

12:55 Mad Men: “Indian Summer / Nixon Vs Kennedy” (M v) Peggy is given a difficult assignment. Roger’s work problems provide new opportunities for Don, and Pete grows more frustrated. Betty finds a new outlet for her growing dissatisfaction. / On election night, the Sterling Cooper staff pulls a rowdy all-nighter. Pete’s ambitions cause him to directly challenge Don. Has he discovered Don’s dark secret?

2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

WEDNESDAY 22

ABC

4:00 The New Inventors 4:30 Can We Help? 5:00 Gardening Australia 5:30 Catalyst 6:00 ABC News Breakfast 9:00 ABC News Mornings 9:30 Business Today 10:00 Children’s Programs 11:00 Big Ideas 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 National Press Club Address 1:30 The Trophy Room 2:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: The Stubborn Spider 6:10 Country House Revisited: Black Clauchrie, Ayrshire 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: The Story So Far 8:30 Adam Hills In Gordon St Tonight 9:30 Outland 10:00 At The Movies 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Lawrence Leung’s Choose Your Own Adventure: Be The Best In The World 12:00 The IT Crowd: Italian For Beginners 12:25 Movie: “Bringing Up Baby” (G) - Screwball comedy in which a madcap heiress sets her sights on an absent-minded zoologist, lumbering him with her pet leopard.

2:10 Flour, Sugar And Tea 2:35 Courting With Justice 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 Vartabedian Conundrum” (PG s) 7:30 RBT 8:30 Sherlock: “The Hounds Of Baskerville” (M v) 10:30 CSI: Miami: “Match Made In Hell” (M v) - A millionaire is murdered and the investigation leads to an elite dating service.

Ryan goes undercover and poses as a rich businessman to expose the truth behind the questionable matchmaking enterprise.

11:30 Weeds: Roy Till Called (MA l,d,s) - Nancy’s distribution team is bringing in lots of cash, so she visits her accountant Doug who’s worried about repaying the municipal funds he invested in Aguatecture.

12:00 Dark Blue 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 TBA 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 - Police are called in after reports of dog abuse. A former circus pony checks in for a pedicure and pet cats get caught up in a domestic dispute. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Leah struggles to keep her distance from Brax, April is upset with Heath for lying to her, and Bianca tries to reason with April over Heath.

7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Please Marry My Boy 9:30 TBA 10:30 TBA 11:30 TBA 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

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CROSSWORD No. 85

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ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) Time spent helping out a friend at work may take up more of your energy than you expect.

Your input will not go unnoticed, however.

Romance. Don’t allow yourself to be ruled by your emotions. You need to make an important decision and must wait until you are more relaxed.

A few negative comments this week may sap your confidence for a while. You need to take the remarks in context, however, and not overreact. Romance. A person whom you have known for some time may still be interested in you. They will do their best to pretend not to be interested, but their actions will give them away.

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) Be careful that problems at work don’t spill over into your home-life. So long as you try hard to be patient, everything will be resolved.

Romance. You may need a little extra emotional support from your partner at the moment. Communications between you will be especially strong, but be careful not to be too demanding.

A surprise move later in the week may leave you wondering what is going on. Talk to a person whom you can trust – your other colleagues may not be so quick to tell you everything. Romance. A power-struggle between you and your partner will not help either of you. Do your best to settle a recent dispute in a way which satisfies both sides.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may find it difficult to tolerate people who don’t know what they are doing. You won’t appreciate having to clear up a mess caused by someone else. Romance. If you are able to relax properly this will be an excellent week for both of you. Be especially careful not to get into arguments, especially ones involving money. You won’t be in a mood for compromise at the moment!

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At times this week you will need to spend more time by yourself. You have a lot of work to get through and won’t be happy if you are constantly interrupted. Romance. A new relationship may pick up speed faster than you expect. Very soon you will have to make a decision about how quickly you want to get involved with this person.

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

You may need to push ahead by yourself.

The people around you don’t have as much energy as you, and could be holding you back. Be especially careful of a “friend” who is giving your misleading advice and who may have a vested interest in your failing.

Romance. Don’t lose your temper over an issue that is not really very important. Your partner may be a little over-sensitive at the moment.

A very long conversion with a friend could leave you exhausted. While you may want to hear how they are getting on, you will not have enough patience to listen to all the details. Romance. The marriage of a person that you know will be under discussion today. You may find that there are some important lessons to be learnt from their experiences.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) A kind word will go a– long way. Your enthuFor all your printing needs www.lotsa.com.au siasm and energy will be appreciated by the people around you; however you must be sympathetic to people who are not so dynamic.

Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune this week will improve your powers of intuition, just when you most need them!

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CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) Your ability to spot a financial opportunity will help to bring in some money just when you need it most. Make sure you don’t take any more risks than you have to, however.

Romance. Time spent with someone whom you hardly know could prove interesting. This person may be much keener on you than you realised. Don’t expect any dramatic developments for the time being, however.

Time spent worrying about the past will not help you to cope any better with the present. You need to move on and forget about a mistake which cannot be reversed. Romance. Communications with your partner should be very good at the moment. Use this opportunity to sort out any niggling problems.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

Make sure that you don’t get involved in a situation which could be difficult to get out of. A meeting later in the week will help you to understand things from the other person’s point of view. Romance. A trip away from home will help to inject more life into your relationship. You will both enjoy each other’s company.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

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Time spent talking to a new friend will show you how much you have in common with this person. This person’s advice will help you to sort out a recent dilemma.

Romance. You may have to show your feelings more directly than you have up to now. If you are too subtle, you will not be noticed.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

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Your financial situation will soon be coming under some strain. In the short term you can try to cut down on luxuries, but in the longer term you may need to find another job. Romance. You may be upset because of a recent let-down. Another get-together with this person later in the week will be much more fruitful.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

A favourable aspect to Jupiter will help to bring a little more luck into your life over the next few days. Don’t miss an opportunity just because a friend tries to put you off. Romance. Your self-confidence will be especially high at the moment.

You may need to be the one who takes the initiative in a new relationship.

A favourable aspect to Jupiter will give you the confidence you need to sort out a long-standing problem. You need to deal head-on with an issue which you have been trying to avoid.

Romance. Your partner will appreciate a few words of encouragement. You might not realise how much they value your support.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

Don’t let your family take up all of your time. You need more room to develop other interests and now is a good time to take a step in this direction. Romance. Be careful not to let all the attention you have been receiving recently go to your head.

Activities which don’t need much money will give you a chance to get back on your feet financially. Some recent extravagances have taken their toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Venus will give your love-life a push in the right direction. A romantic get-together this week will put your relationship onto much firmer ground after a recent misunderstanding.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

A powerful aspect to Mercury early in the week will help to put you in top intellectual form. You will have no problem winning an argument with your superior logic. Romance. Your partner may want to go somewhere that doesn’t interest you this week. You will need to think up a solution which pleases both of you.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

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GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

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Don’t try too hard to create a good impression. You might be feeling a little self-conscious at the moment, and will be worried if you don’t get the feedback you are looking for. Romance. A powerful aspect to Mars will give your energy levels a powerful boost later in the week. This will be a good time to make a new start in a relationship which has been foundering recently.

Once you have started a new project nobody will be able to stop you! Your momentum will help you to push through a barrier which has stopped other people in their tracks.

Romance. Your partner may find it hard to cope with all your excess energy! A powerful aspect to Mars later in the week could make you a little tense: do your best to use your excess energy constructively.

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Don’t allow yourself to be lead astray by well-meaning advice. You would be better off working out what to do by yourself.

Romance. A favourable aspect to Neptune later in the week will help you to use your intuition to understand an issue which has been difficult to solve logically.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

A new contact will prove to be a mixed blessing. Although this person wants to help you, and seems genuine enough, there will be some areas of their personality which make you suspicious. Romance. Your own needs are just as important as those of your partner. This week you must try hard to create a better balance in your relationship.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

Don’t allow anything to come in the way of a recent promise which you made to someone who matters to you. It is important that you don’t let this person down.

Romance. This will be a good time to heal your relationship after some recent tension. The more you give the easier it will be to resolve these issues.

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Beginners invited to give squash a go NOW that we are well rested and refreshed (or well-nourished and slacked-off in the exercise department like myself), it’s welcome news that season one Weipa Squash Club fixtures will be commencing soon.

Gradings will be held over the next three weeks - A grade grading nights will be held on Tuesday February 21 and 28 and March 6, and B grade gradings on Thursday February 23 and March 1 and 8.

The grading nights give all of us more opportunity to practice, particularly any beginners should they take up the challenge to pursue squash.

Due to a number of enquiries from interested residents, who have never played before but are thinking about “giving it a go”, we are holding a

beginners/coaching night this Thursday, February 16 from 6 to 8pm.

There is no charge for the evening and all equipment is supplied, as well as tips from experienced players.

All you need to bring is joggers, a sense of humour and enthusiasm.

The Weipa Squash Club AGM was held last week, however before introducing the new committee, we would like to acknowledge and thank some of our committee members who have served us so graciously over the last few years: Dave Wingrove, treasurer for the last two years, (despite not actually having the benefit of playing regularly), and Mary Coffey, secretary for the last few years, who put her heart and sould into the club

and was proudly the oldest player in the competition last year. We wish Mary all the best in her new life at the Sunshine Coast.

This year ’s committee consists of Luke Dorsett (president - again), Chris Bienvenu (vice president), Kelly Creedon (secretary), Ruth Harris (treasurer), and committee members Justin Hyytinen, Owen Witt, Mark Walters and Sam Trebble.

Some of these members are returning to the fray in different capacities, yet all of them help to make our club a friendly one and a great club to be a part of.

Looking forward to seeing you all again and meeting and greeting new players.

Yours squashfully Ruth Harris

New faces at Harriers run Run 1633 Set by Quasimodo 27 turned out with four dogs in tow GREAT to see some new faces as Quasi got us looking for the phone booth on Circular Way. Then we headed off to the old Ambo depot.

Somewhere along there Handbag took off looking for Seaman - an excuse me thinks. Anyway, after the Ambo place it was over to St Lukes. From there to the HHH Christmas tree.

Out of Tune’s old man took the short-cut through Dibbley’s garden and pulled a muscle in the attempt. On a maiden run too!

Wasn’t looking too good, so Outhouse kept

an eye on him and retreated back to the hooch.

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Had a few refreshments, chewed the fat, Handbag and Straw enjoyed a fine red.

Outhouse said he would set a trail from the original bowling green at Rocky Point.

We will take off at 1745. Be good to see you all over there.

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Beginners are invited to give squash a go at the Weipa squash courts this Thursday from 6pm to 8pm.

Date set for 2012 beginner golf day UNFORTUNATELY there were not enough players to have a competition at the Carpentaria Golf Club on Saturday.

Sunday’s event was a two-person ambrose and the winners with a great 59 1/2 nett was Jim Francisco and Brad Coulter, from Steve and Gavin Wust who had a 63.1/2 nett.

The NTPs went to Rod, Steve and Brad.

There are still competitions on the weekends, weather permitting. On Saturday, February 18 the a single stableford will be played and a single stroke to be played on Sunday, February 19.

The programme is near completion and the 2012 opening day, bring-a-beginner will be on held Saturday, March 17, so start looking for a non-golfer to bring along to play. The event will be a nine-hole Chapman’s pairs followed by a barbecue.

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on rugby league Life is one great opportunity WELCOME to another edition of some great footy tales from around the grounds.

What a week I’ve just had, as I had the opportunity to attend a QRL rugby league conference on the Sunshine Coast, networking with some great people. I can also proudly say I was part of the awesome foursome golf team who showed some great skill to claim second place in our golf tournament played during the conference .

The Rugby League Commission has finally opened its doors and in the very near future we will see some very rewarding benefits for rugby league in the remote areas of Cape York and surrounding regions.

I had the pleasure of meeting the new ARL Commission chairman, John Grant, and CEO of the NRL, David Gallop, and they assured me they will have a focus on boosting

rugby league in Cape York.

There will also be some exciting changes on the QRL website very soon so please take the time out to check it out and become a member of the Queensland Maroons.

On the weekend we had round two of the NRL trials which had some very interesting results.

The Cowboys and St George Illawarra took the game to the West, over in Perth, and in a very entertaining game the Cowboys had a good 18-12 win over the Dragons .

The Gold Coast Titans must have read my column last week because they produced a very good hard-fought 18-16 win over the mighty Broncos.

Penrith and Newcastle fought a battle to have an 18-all draw, while the Roosters outclassed a young Bulldogs team by 28-16.

The West Tigers warmed up their season with some exciting

attacking play over Parramatta, with Benji Marshall guiding them to a nice 20-12 win.

The Canberra Raiders shocked a very young, and inexperienced, Melbourne Storm with a 27-18 win .

The Warriors are looking good, once again, with a comfortable 22-14 win over South Sydney.

The countdown is on to round one and I can’t wait, so let’s bring on the footy and watch the greatest game of all - rugby league .

This week’s supporter of the week is Kye Cassisdy who is with two superstars of our game from the North Qld Cowboys Matty Bowen and Tariq Sims. Kye will go into the draw for the supporter of the month who will win a rugby league supporter’s pack.

Please keep the great footy photos coming in to c.miller@qrl. com.au or to the Western Bulletin .

Yours in League, Spilla

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FAR North Queensland’s best Indigenous rugby league talent will square off against Intrust Super Cup giants Northern Pride in a blockbuster clash in Cairns this Saturday.

The hotly-anticipated match sees the FNQ Indigenous All Stars take on the Pride at Barlow Park, with All Stars players selected from remote communities across the region, including Mornington Island, Doomadgee, Yarrabah, Hopevale, Kowanyama, Aurukun, Weipa, and the Northern Peninsula Area.

Pride coach Dave Maiden said the inaugural fixture, in partnership with the Take Pride Program, was designed to support the development of rugby league across Far North Queensland, and also identify potential Pride stars of the future.

“As a footy club we are proud of our roots and are lucky to have strong support from across our region,” said Maiden.

“We do a heap of work around the Cape, in partnership with the Take Pride Program, and this is another way of establishing pathways for local players to make a name for themselves and get to the next level.

“They don’t often get the chance to showcase their talents on this kind of stage, and if any of the All Stars go really well and are available, we see it as an opportunity to get them into the Pride system.

“I know a lot of the All Stars players, and they are quality – it should be a nice physical encounter, and

they’ll also have plenty of speed, so I have no doubt it will be a feast for the fans.”

Maiden said he hoped the game would become a permanent fixture in Pride’s pre-season calendar.

“We’ve all seen the success of the NRL All Stars games, and I see no reason why this won’t become an annual fixture up here too.

It’s a win-win all round,” he said.

The Barlow Park game will see Maiden play a squad made up of senior players and a selection of ‘train and trial’ players keen to make their way into the club’s top 13.

FNQ Indigenous All Stars Manager Wally Guivarra said it was a wonderful opportunity for his team to show community pride and unity across the Cape.

“We understand we’re coming up against a red-hot Pride side, who have been in preliminary and grand finals,” said Guivarra.

“But for me the scoreboard won’t matter. It is more about the chance to showcase our talents and bring communities closer together.

“Having said that, we’ll be showing plenty of enthusiasm and certainly giving it our best, and, especially through our speed, we might give the Pride boys a few headaches.”

The Indigenous All Stars squad includes Cape York players Fitzroy and Elron Lawrence, Maurice Burke (Kowanyama), Karl Adams (Weipa) and Miles Kerridan (Aurukun).

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Swimmers set new records UU from page 28 Six PBs from six swims

by Alissa Koina; ďŹ ve PBs from Sabrina Koina; four PBs from Kirra Koina; three PBs Harry Bakker, Jemma Hyytinen and Landen Proud; two PBs for Rachel Brooker, Ruby Coulter, Morgan McCulkin, Elizabeth McInnes, Kristyn Pilkington and Alyssa Taare; and one PB from Amy Bakker, Renee Ball, Taylor Francisco, Rebecca Hunter, Ethan Kruckow and

Send ďŹ shing pics to: weipabaitandtackle@bigpond.com to be hostile to anyone in the area. Take care when ďŹ shing or bait gathering off the shore.

I have reported it to ďŹ sheries but the Croc might be just a bit overprotective.

On writing this column I have had no reports of Mackerel or reef ďŹ sh being caught. Maybe with all this good weather I might get some info, and if I am real lucky I might get some pics.

Now, last year I went on and on about Whiting ďŹ shing.

Well, I have had some top secret information that the schools are starting to build, and with a bit of luck I might get a chance to catch a few and get some good pics into the bargain.

Crabs are starting to come out of their holes and we might see a good season -keep your ďŹ ngers crossed.

The Barra are a bit of hitand-miss also, but I saw a couple of quality fish taken from the Mission bridge, Rocky Point, and even down at Evans Landing. Early morning is proving to be popular, but any time before 9am and after 3pm are choice ďŹ shing times. Live Mullet and Herring is proving a top bait and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be shy to ďŹ&#x201A;oat out an unweighted Prawn, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proving quite productive. Best lures are Classic F18 and B52.

Time to polish up on all the ďŹ shing rules. Barra is now 58cm and a bag limit of ďŹ ve, including the oneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s you might have at home. There have been a few other changers but you are deďŹ nitely NOT allowed to take female Crabs, no matter what yourr mate might have said. It has never been a law in Queensland and I for one hope it never will be.

On that note, I might leave you until next week.

Alex McInnes.

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Fri 17 Time

Moxy Dump Trucks

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Weipa tide chart Wed 15

T N A WE WUR YO S T R O P S S! W E N

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HOW calm was the ocean last week? It was so flat I thought I could see right across the Gulf to Gove. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m hoping for more of the same this week.

There is also plenty of rain about to give the creeks a clean-out, and plenty more to come.

Grunter seem to be here one minute and gone the next. In saying that, there are still plenty being caught, you just have to be there at the right time.

One of the better spots is in the channel between the shiploader and the gravel boat ramp at Hornybrook. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about 35 to 40 metres out, but watch your sinkers, as Grunter donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like heavy weights.

Prawn is the most popular bait but I find they seem to get a bit tired of the same bait, so give fresh Mullet or Herring a go if the Grunter go off the bite. Plenty being caught up at Mapoon, the road is a bit rough so take it easy, and Cullen Point wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let you down.

Apparently Gon Bung is the best ďŹ shing spot in Australia.

Dave Kay was down there the other morning and the Mackerel were jumping into the esky. Well, not quite, but one did jump out of the water and landed onshore to Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delight, and it did end up in the esky. Not one word of a lie - it did happen.

There is a big warning out about the three metre Croc hanging around the Mission River Bridge. It has been there for a couple of years but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s getting very aggressive and dangerous.

One of the charter operators said it came right up to their boat and they had to move.

Another angler was ďŹ shing off the slab under the bridge and had the Croc stalking him for a hour or so.

It might be that the Croc has a nest near-by causing it

Cape York

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Ht

Sun 19 Time

Ht

Mon 20 Time

Ht

Tue 21 Time

Ht

Wed 22 Time

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MIN

RAIN mm Airport Weipa

Ht

0327 1.96

0315

2.10 1202

2.97 1312 2.98

1416 2.98

1514 2.98 0623

2.41 0014

1.12

Tues, Feb 07

29.2°

23.0°

116.0 147.6

1017 2.94

1104

2.97 2023

1.23 2137 1.16

2238 1.11

2330 1.10 0904

2.31 0644

2.45

Wed, Feb 08

31.1°

23.1°

29.6 164.0

1800 1.36

1908

1.29

1120 2.22

Thur, Feb 09

31.7°

22.8°

75.0

18.2

Fri, Feb 10

32.8°

23.6°

0.0

0.0

Sat, Feb 11

32.3°

24.5°

1.6

21.8

Sun, Feb 12

33.2°

23.3°

22.8

4.2

Mon, Feb 13

32.5°

24.5°

0.4

0.8

1608

2.97

2338 2.18 1658 2.93 MOON PHASES: â&#x20AC;˘ Full Moon - Mar 08 â&#x20AC;˘ Last Quarter - Feb 15 â&#x20AC;˘ New Moon - Feb 22 â&#x20AC;˘ First Quarter - Mar 01

Weipa 5-day weather forecast

Possible Thunderstorm.

8 knots, ESE - ENE winds.

Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

Possible Thunderstorm.

6 knots, ESE - ENE winds.

Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

Possible Thunderstorm.

5 - 6 knots, ESE - ENE winds.

Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

Possible Thunderstorm.

4 - 5 knots, ESE - SE winds.

Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

Possible Thunderstorm.

4 - 5 knots, ENE - SSE winds.

Chance of rain 90% Min 24 C.

While the Western Cape Bulletin takes every care to ensure the information contained in the Tide and Weather information is correct, the Western Cape Bulletin accepts no responsibility for itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s accuracy. Information is provided by the Bureau of Meteorology.

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THE last Weipa Lightening Swimming club night was held on Friday, February 10, and we had the biggest roll up for the season with 38 swimmers attending, and 42 Personal Best (PBs) times swum â&#x20AC;&#x201C; even with the program being cut short by the Weipa lightening.

Sabrina Koina set two new club records from four swims

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for the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 10 year olds; the first being for the 200m backstroke, with a time of 3:28.13, beating the previous record of 3:52.31 set by Kirstie Buchholz in 2000, and the second in the 100m breastroke with a time of 1:48.03, just beating another of Kirstie Buchholzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; records by 0.44 seconds, set in 2001.

Maddie McCulkin set a new record for the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 15 year old 200m backstroke with a time of

3:14.62, for which no previous record existed.

Three PBs from three swims from Jacob Johnson with a total of nine seconds taken off previous best times.

Two PBs from Kasey Gamble, Kyle Hunter, Rebecca Hunter, Brayden Keough, Sabrina Koina, Katelyn McCahon, Tom McCahon, Alex McInnes, John Prentice, Landen Proud, Alyssa Taare, Brock Taylor, Elle

Toomey and Molly Toomey.

Ashleigh Ball, Renee Ball, Kate Barnes, Taylor Francisco, Hannah Gamble, Tessa Hyytinen, Nicholas Keough, Ashlee Moon, Mickeely Moon, Kristyn Pilkington and Courtney Proud each achieved one personal best time.

On February 3, 30 swimmers took to the pool, with 39 personal best times being swum. UU continued page 27