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Pennefather turtle rescue ONE Weipa household has a rather different family tradition. Every year around this time, Scott and Linda McCahon, and their children Katelyn and Tom, travel to Pennefather River and untangle turtles from the deadly clutches of ghost nets, washed onto our shores by the wet season’s westerly winds and high tides. UU continued page 2

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Family frees turtles from ghost nets out a local Weipa wildlife carer is now equipped to care for turtles. Had we known that at the time we would have taken them to her but we know that now for next time,” Linda said. The family rescued a total of seven turtles, including Olive Ridley and Hawksbill turtles, and one Green Sea turtle. “We cut the turtles out of the nets and helped those that couldn’t make it under their own steam back into the water,” Linda said. “There were four turtles hopelessly wrapped up in one net. All the turtles were dehydrated and exhausted but glad to be free.” Last year the McCahon family spent a weekend at Pennefather and managed to cut 22 turtles free from ghost nets in one night, with local rangers freeing another 11.

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The McCahon family recently made their annual turtle rescue pilgrimage to Pennefather, riding quad bikes from the camping area down to Duyfken Point, looking for turtles trapped in ghost nets. The high tide and rough seas made it easy for the family to spot distressed turtles as the nets were thrown about in the surf. “We could see their flippers waving as the nets were churning in the rough water,” Linda said. In the past, the McCahon’s took the turtles they freed from ghost nets to the local rangers, who had ponds set up in the area to care for the injured turtles before releasing them, however with that facility no longer operational the family simply helped the turtles back into the water. “We’ve since found

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RTA announces temporary transitional accommodation program RIO Tinto Alcan Weipa is introducing a temporary transitional accommodation programme to help keep families of new employees in contact while permanent housing is secured for them in Weipa. “We are fully committed to a residential mining community in Weipa,� Rio Tinto Alcan general manager operations Jo-Anne Scarini said. “We know housing is a key issue for the community. We also know how important families are to our community. This plan seeks to keep the families

of our new workers together as we continue to work hard to boost accommodation for the whole community.� Under the arrangements, a new employee can commence work with us knowing that they can regularly visit their family members while their accommodation is finalised in Weipa. “Once housing is available for the employee, the family will move permanently to Weipa and the transitional arrangement will cease,� Ms Scarini said. “Further, the transitional accommodation arrangements themselves will cease when

housing becomes more readily available in Weipa, which we expect to occur upon completion of the new residential developments currently under way.� Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa has recently commenced work on the $11 million stage two development of Golf Links Estate. “Stage two of Golf Links Estate is expected to be completed over the next 10 months and is also being supported by assessment of future residential land development within the town boundaries,� Ms Scarini said. “We do not currently have any employees on this tempo-

rary transitional accommodation arrangement. “We would expect only a very small proportion to be on this temporary arrangement over the course of the coming year.� Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa is currently working through the details of the transitional arrangements, including roster patterns to minimise any potential disruption to the current operations and the community. Weipa Town Authority chair, Carrie Gay said she was consulted by RTA Weipa regarding the temporary accommodation arrangements earlier this month.

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Alarm bells ring at FIFO announcement FOR the majority of home owners here in Weipa, now accounting for between 80- 85% of available freehold properties, the announcement that Rio Tinto will be moving to ‘fly in fly out’ arrangements must be alarming. It is being given the name “transitional housing strategy�; but it is the case that if it quacks like a duck, walks like a duck and smells like a duck, it usually is? With the sheer number of local residents raising their concerns with me over the past week, we have a serious impending ‘duck’ problem. Research into the human capital and social impacts of fly-in and fly-out practices on local communities has received very limited albeit increasing attention across Australia. However according to a small body of research including that of Professor Kerry Carrington head of School of Justice

a t B r i s b a n e ’s Q U T, the social impacts are most strongly apparent at the local level. The increasing reliance on non-resident workers has resulted in an ever decreasing permanent resident workforce undermining sustainable community development based on economic diversification. In fact Professor Carrington contends that fly-in fly-out threatens the continued sustainability of some towns. More concerning is recent research that indicates that the social costs of fly-in fly-out include new patterns of crime and violence. Mr Close, Chief executive of the rehabilitation centre Goori House believes Government is making economic decisions but neglecting the hard social cost on Queensland’s mining communities as a result of fly-in fly-out. The submission by the Australian Research Council to the Federal Parliamentary Inquiry into the increasing use of fly-in fly-out will surely have alarm bells ringing for all Weipa residents. The submission based

on existing research and research soon to be published can be summarised as follows: • Loss of community involvement and facilities, • Social imbalances created by non-resident workers living at camps in or on the edge of towns, • Higher rates of alcohol and drug abuse, with workers with significant disposable income moving away from the detectable marijuana to hard drugs such as ice, • A macho culture in camps leading to increased violence and discouraging women from the industry. The proportion of women fell from 15.7% to 12.6% between November 2010 and August 2011, • As the resident population is increasingly outnumbered, the social fabric and local services start to disappear, • Shortage of housing and massive rental costs, • Unregulated prostitution and growing rates of sexually transmitted disease,

• Concerns about fatigue related accidents and deaths, • Pressures and breakdowns in family relationships, • A fly-in fly-out workforce denies the town volunteers (fire rescue, SES, VMR), community participants and potential community leaders, • Transient workers have no meaningful commitment to place. Professor Carrington believes the rush to fly-in fly-out is one of the most profound social shifts Australia has undergone, and it is happening without any real planning, monitoring or understanding of the long term effects on people’s lives. The Regional Development Council in Western Australia came to the view in 2009 that the increasing use of fly-in fly-out on resource projects in regional WA represented a loss of real and potential benefits to regional communities. Fly-in fly-out (remember the duck) is now being imposed on Weipa without any consultation with the local community or local businesses.

Rio Tinto Alcan has the opportunity to put their case for fly-in fly-out to the House of Representatives Standing Committee for Regional Development (Report on Fly-in Fly-out) in Cairns on Tuesday, February 21. At time of printing they did not appear to have registered an expression of interest to be involved. Why? Professor Carrington’s comments certainly have some relevance; “that these communities are in a David and Goliath struggle. These little communities that have very little voice watching these massive, powerful mining companies build these work camps on their door steps�. If elected as Chair of the Weipa Town Authority on April 28 there will be real public consultation and engagement; you will have a voice with the company held to account for any shift to fly-in fly-out by a community that has many well founded concerns. Don’t just hope for a better Weipa, vote for one of April 28. Peter McCulkin Candidate Chair WTA

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In brief...

Karen Gill returns to Brisbane

ACF’s Cape York officer appointed to Wet Tropics board THE Australian Conservation Foundation’s Cape York Program Officer, Leah Talbot, has been appointed to the board of the Wet Tropics Management Authority. Leah is a Kuku Yalanji woman from the Bloomfield River area. She has a Masters in Environmental Science and has worked for ACF since 2003. Leah has been central to ACF’s work on Cape York Peninsula, being part of the land tenure resolution process, which has seen thousands of hectares on the Cape returned to Traditional Owners to be protected as jointly managed conservation areas and as Aboriginal lands for future economic development opportunities. She works specifically towards developing a ‘culture and conservation economy’ – economic opportunities that are culturally appropriate and do not undermine or damage the environment – on Cape York Peninsula. Ms Talbot said she was keen to play a part in working with the Indigenous communities within the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area and to help identify new opportunities to build sustainable futures for their communities.

AFTER an 18-month stay in Weipa, Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa’s Business Services Manager, and RTA representative on WTA council, Karen Gill (pictured centre), is returning to her home town of Brisbane. Karen said she had enjoyed her time in Weipa and will miss the people and the beautiful Cape York countryside. Karen’s role will be filled by Troy McNamara (pictured back right) who has recently relocated from Brisbane with his wife and two children. Karen was farewelled by WTA staff at a morning tea last Thursday morning.

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Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa, in collaboration with the WCCCA, is offering you the opportunity to begin working with us.

Traineeships and other employment opportunities: We have traineeships available for Traditional Owners from the land on which we operate. We will be visiting your community soon to discuss traineeships and other employment opportunities we have available at our operation. We will be in your community on the following dates: Aurukun – ALP Office 22nd February (10am to 12noon) Hopevale – Training Centre 14th February (9am to 12noon) Cooktown – Community Events Centre 13th February (2pm to 5pm) Napranum – outside Council Office 23rd February (9am – 12noon) New Mapoon - NPA Regional Council office 27th February (1pm to 4pm) Injinoo - Council Office 28th February (9am to 12noon) Mapoon - outside the community store 20th February (10am – 1pm) Application forms will be available during our community visit. All application forms, along with resumes, must be mailed to: The Pre-work Development Team, Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Pty Ltd C/- Post Office, Weipa, 4874. OR Send by fax to 07 4069 8474 Applications close 2 March 2012. Enquiries about our employment opportunities and community visits should be directed to our Pre-work Development Team on (07) 4069 8465 or (07) 4069 8311 Page 4 Western Cape Bulletin February 22, 2012

WEIPA Oztag has successfully secured State Government funding to stage a multicultural “come and try day” in 2012. The local organisation was one of 174 successful applicants across the state to receive the funding under the 2011-12 Multicultural Queensland Partnerships Program. The program provides grants to support events and projects that strengthen multiculturalism, foster harmonious community relations and build community capacity. State member for Cook, Jason O’Brien said Weipa Oztag Inc should be applauded for promoting multiculturalism. For further details on the Multicultural Queensland Partnerships Program visit http:// www.communities.qld.gov.au/multicultural

Financial management software cash boost TWELVE Indigenous Councils across Queensland are set to benefit from a cash boost to assist in replacing key financial management software, thanks to a $30,000 State Government grant. The State Government will provide the grant to the Local Government Managers Australia Queensland Inc (LGMA) to assist Indigenous Councils, including Aurukun Shire Council and Kowanyama, Lockhart River, Napranum and Pormpuraaw Aboriginal Shire Councils, to identify and source a common software system. The 12 councils will work together to identify a common solution and obtain a group rate that will result in cost savings for their communities, and enable better sharing of resources, portability of skills and value for money. The software replacement comes after the buyout of a major local government software provider resulted in the loss of support for the councils’ current system. LGMA will oversee the tendering project and has estimated it will cost $30,000 to employ an independent consultant to review four suitable systems. Once negotiations are complete, councils will be responsible for the cost of the introduction of the new system.

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Contacting Weipa Police IN an effort to improve service delivery to the community, the Weipa Police phone infrastructure and diversion system has undergone a major overhaul. Unfortunately, the new system still has a Queensland Police Service message prompt at the beginning which starts “Thank you for contacting the Queensland Police...” – whatever you do, don’t hang up when you hear this. This message is a prompt that will connect you to the Weipa Police Station. Previously, if Weipa Police were unable to answer your call, it would divert directly to Cairns Police communications centre and that message started with “You have contacted the Far Northern Communication Centre in Cairns …” Confused? Basically, there are two message prompts, one for the Weipa station and one for Cairns, so listen carefully to the prompts before deciding to hang up. Calls for service to Weipa Police station will now either be answered directly by Rosie or a Weipa officer at the station, or

Constable Joe Moran mans the Weipa Police station phone last week.

diverted to the mobile phone if officers are on patrol. In circumstances where local Police are unable to answer your call (if they are out of mobile phone range or have gone home), your call will be diverted to the Cairns Police communications centre and forwarded to Weipa Police as soon as practical. If your matter is an emergency always call 000.

Emergencies will always take precedence over all other jobs and Police will respond as soon as possible. If your matter is not an emergency the matter may be able to be reported directly to Policelink on 131444. The phone number for the Weipa Police station has also changed to 4090 6000, however the old number (4069 9119) will continue to divert to this new number.

More time to enrol for local government elections QUEENSLAND voters looking to enrol before local government elections now have more time. Local Government Minister Paul Lucas welcomed bipartisan support for the move which means people will be able to enrol to vote in Local Government Elections until February 25, the same day as rolls close for State Government elections. Mr Lucas said that the date had been set in various forms of the Local Government Act and more recently, the Local Government Electoral Act, that rolls close on January 31 in the year of an election. “The January 31 date has been in various versions of the Act since 1993,” he said.

“This provision is designed to ensure candidates can satisfy requirements to be nominated by six electors in a local government area or division in which the prospective councillor is to be a candidate. “In ordinary circumstances, this is not an issue however, in 2012 the date for state and local government elections are in relatively close alignment. “It is intended that the change will apply for this cycle only and enrolment for the next local government elections will close on January 31, 2016. “What this means is that voters who have moved or their enrolment is not up to date enrol for both Government elections as

long as their enrolment is received before February 25. “If you’ve moved house or will be 18 years old by April 28, it’s important to ensure you are on the rolls so you are eligible to vote. “Also, with council elections, you are only able to vote on the day if you are in your Local Government Area. “However, if you are away, you need to organise in advance for a postal or pre-poll vote. “Updating your details for Local Government elections mean you will automatically be enrolled for the State election.” For more information or to enrol to vote, go to www.ecq.qld. gov.au.

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AN article in the October 19, 2011 edition of the Western Cape Bulletin appealing for a full-time co-ordinator to run the Weipa PCYC After School Care Program inspired Gina Jenkins to apply for the position, and her appointment has ensured that the popular program is once again operating successfully. With a background in education, Mrs Jenkins is delighted to be involved with the program, which is relatively new to Weipa. “The After School Care Program fills a gap that existed in Weipa childcare, for those few hours between when school finished and parents finished work,� Mrs Jenkins said. “The program is doing really well.� And the best part about afterschool care is it’s a lot of fun. “We do a lot of cognitive, fine and gross motor skill activities and we are introducing a lot of the ‘old fashioned games’ where you don’t need a lot of money to entertain.� Children are enjoying poison ball, balloon races and snakes and ladders on the 100-board in the undercover area. “We are trying to bring back some of the ‘old’ skills such as hand-eye co-ordination, as well as teaching the children how to entertain themselves without a lot of equipment or people around them, or having to spend a lot of money.� PCYC also runs a vacation care program and Mrs Jenkins said discussions are already underway for future activities, including macrame and paper mache during school holidays. “We also hope to make more use of the amazing cultural resources available to us here in Weipa and invite traditional owners to share things like their

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Don’t lose sight of local issues WITH the State election campaign now in full swing after a week or two of ‘pre-emptive’ electioneering we should not lose focus on the local issues that still affect us all. The Weipa Town Authority (WTA) operates under a unique ‘governance’ arrangement with an elected chair, three elected members, two Rio Tinto and one Traditional Owner representatives. The ‘authority’ for the WTA is established under the Commonwealth Aluminium Corporation Pty Ltd Agreement Act 1957 (Comalco Act); specifically Section 46. These unique arrangements should be working far more smoothly than they do, with provisions of the Act as it currently reads affording a myriad of opportunities to improve not only governance of the town, but also access to land by the residents. If you don’t believe me, have a read through Sections 42-45 of the Act. In fact applicable new amendments to the Act through discussion with the Department of Local Government could provide a basis for much needed sustainability and viability for the WTA. It was recommended back in 2005-2006 by WTA that expansion of the town boundaries be examined to account for the expected growth of the region. A consultant was engaged, with broad consultation undertaken. To date there has been no explanation why this consultation provided no output by way of a final report. Conversely, what we have in 2012 is a severe housing shortage

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with the ‘promise’ of short term fly-in fly-out as a consequence. This does not alleviate the need for affordable housing, acreages for those people wanting to run horses or plant market gardens; commercial and industrial land to attract new investment into town, or land set aside for construction of a Church by the Assembly of God or facilities for other community groups. There was land provided to the Indigenous Land Corporation for the construction of a Residential Boarding facility. There has been some discussion over the past few years about ‘normalisation’, whereby the State, WTA and Rio Tinto would get their heads together to explore the options for normalising Weipa – giving it local government status. The reality is that the WTA does not collect enough in rates and would need to have in place secondary streams of revenue. Just like other local governments (councils) the WTA needs to assume broader responsibility and take a strategic approach to the land development in this town. Just as other Councils develop residential and commercial land, so should the WTA. WTA should have the ability to actually own assets in its own right. This concept may be a seismic shift for Rio Tinto in this town but must occur within the next WTA term. The interests of the town versus the mine are no longer complementary, not that mining companies make good land developers anyway! A strategic approach to land development in Weipa must sit with the WTA and discussions with Rio Tinto and Department of Local Government will commence post the April 28 election. Young investors must be able to enter the housing market here in Weipa and not be forced out due to escalating rents and housing costs. It is important that the current value of the housing stock is not impacted by development of affordable housing packages. This is another significant reason

this important work should sit with WTA. Here is a final thought that might challenge some current planning. Rio Tinto is planning to construct a further single persons quarters (SPQ) out past Nanum; outside WTA boundaries, opposite the Hay Paddock within Cook Shire. It will not need planning approvals and seems will be utilising town services with little return. Rather than the ubiquitous ‘dongas’ why not consider a townhouse complex on the banks of the Lakes (still in Cook Shire), that could be transferred to the WTA post-project, refurbished, landscaped and then marketed as a new lake frontage estate. There is an option to even consider incorporating into the design some engineering that maintains the level of the Lakes all year round and stock the Lakes with Saratoga, Sooty Grunter, Mangrove Jack and Barramundi. These would be real benefits for the community, and provide the resident workers with a pastime as well. It could well be the jewel in Weipa’s crown. Don’t just hope for a better Weipa, vote for one on April 28. Peter McCulkin Candidate for Chair, WTA Letters to the editor must be legible, preferably less than 250 words, carry a name and address, and be signed. A telephone number or similar identification must also be provided. Unsigned and anonmyous letters, or use of a nom de plume, eg Concerned Citizen, will not be accepted. Names can be withheld on discretion of the publisher. Letters may be edited for space or content or omitted altogether at the discretion of the editor. Letters to the editor are published as a free community service and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Western Cape Bulletin nor its management. Email letters to: editor@westerncapebulletin.com.au or post to Western Cape Bulletin, PO Box 209, Weipa 4874

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Kempton stands for Cook DAVID Kempton is a 56 year-old lawyer and father of two adult daughters and is the Liberal National Party Can Do candidate for Cook. After a long career representing individuals on specific issues as a lawyer, David has been motivated to go to the next level and represent a wider group of people as the member for Cook at the State level. David was born in central NSW and raised on a cattle property but has chosen to live in Far North Queensland for the past 25 years, working as a lawyer in Cooktown and Cairns. He has become a specialist in land law, particularly in relation to the pastoral industry, property rights, Native Title claims and Wild River law. David has a strong association with the people of Cook through his work, business and former pastoral interests in the north, and has vowed to stand up for the people of Cook in Brisbane. “I’ve publicly campaigned against every Labor premier that’s been in since I’ve been in the north on land rights, wilderness and Wild River issues.” “I’m standing for Cook because I believe I can make a difference to the outcomes in the electorate. I think it has been neglected over a long period of time and I think there are some really bad policies imposed on the region.” “Big impact issues like the

forced amalgamation of shires and Wild Rivers have been dumped as a fait accompli without proper consultation.” “The Cape has been used by Labor to appease conservation interest and secure Green preferences in the south for over 20 years to the neglect of local residents. Not for a minute would I resile from protecting the environment, but you’ve got to find a balance between protecting the environment, creating economic wealth and supporting communities” David said. David has a range of issues in Cook besides Wild Rivers and World Heritage listing that he will be fighting for, including health and hospital services, aged care, de-amalgamation, road infrastructure, improved education opportunities, support for farmers and businesses by getting rid of government interference, allow councils to again govern locally, reduce government waste, ensure value for every tax payer dollar spent, stronger united governance, economic development and a host of social and community issues. He is particularly irked by government over-regulation. David is committed to working for all of the people of Cook, from the Torres Strait to Mareeba, and will establish his electorate offices in Thursday Island and Mareeba, and undertake to travel regularly to all areas so people can raise issues that need addressing. David Kempton LNP Candidate for Cook

Rio responds AT Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa, we set out to build enduring relationships with our communities that are characterized by mutual respect, active partnership and a long term commitment. These attributes are as necessary to our busi-

ness success as the management of our operations. It is important that we continue to listen to the community so that we clearly understand the issues that are important to people and how we can respond to these needs in partnership with the relevant community stakeholders, including the Weipa Town Authority. In recent years, and now looking forward to 2012, we have committed over $45M in financial and technical assistance to implement a number of major projects to support the Weipa township, its infrastructure and services, including: • $12M Sewerage treatment plant upgrades • $3M Weipa landfill upgrade • $4.5M Weipa Early Learning Centre Expansion from 28 to 75 places • $6M Weipa airport resurfacing and lighting upgrades • $1M Road reseal program ($1M provided each year to WTA) • $1.4M Electrical distribution upgrades. Projects planned and/or already commenced in 2012 include: • $11M Golf Links Stage II development • $1M Annual road reseal program • $0.5M Road reseal works on public roads outside of the Town Boundary • $3M Water and sewerage infrastructure upgrades • $0.6M Upgrade Dolphins at Evans Landing Wharf • $2M Electrical distribution upgrades • $2M Upgrades to meet security requirements at Airport. Ongoing planning and assessment continues on residential development options and the future requirements of the Weipa airport facilities. We will also continue to conduct annual reviews of the

WTA five-year capital plan in conjunction with the Weipa Town Authority members to ensure that financial assistance provided by Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa for capital works is allocated to priority areas. The Weipa Town Governance project team, including representation from Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa, the Weipa Town Authority and the State Government, has completed a large amount of work since the project was initiated and while significant progress has been made, the assessment of financial modelling work continues. Further engagement with the community will be undertaken in collaboration with the Weipa Town Authority later this year once the modelling work has been completed. In the best interests of the community, we remain committed to any future change to the governance model for Weipa being mutually beneficial, financially sustainable, and supported by the community. I would like to thank the members of the Weipa Town Authority for their involvement and support with the work over the past few years. With local elections approaching, I look forward to working closely with the newly elected Weipa Town Authority members to continue addressing the needs of the Weipa community. Again, this year we will continue our Community Forums held each quarter. At these we will provide further updates on our activities and major projects at these events and would encourage local residents to make contact with us on our Community Feedback Line 1800 707 633 should you wish to discuss these further. Jo-Anne Scarini General Manager, Rio Tinto Alcan Weipa Operations

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Western Cape Beat Take responsibility for your property

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Not wanting to sound like a repeating and annoying record, but I have to say, I am finding it very hard, if not impossible, to understand that after all this time and educational columns in the paper about locking your property away, I am still seeing the usual high number of property thefts occurring from unlocked vehicles, houses and yards. Unless individuals start taking responsibility for their own property they continue to feed the large appetites of thieves. Before you go to bed at night, have a look at what you have that is not secured, and think “can I do without this item?” because if it’s not locked away that’s exactly what will happen. C’mon, really have a go at making some effort to lock your stuff away so you can assist us with a reduction in the mountains of theft files we still have left to work through.

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On a lighter note... Last weekend the station social club held a little fishing comp to see who could catch the longest grunter from head to tail. The OIC set out the rules, which weren’t too rigid, considering the calibre of the entrants. However, an official measuring mat was to be used by all, and the fish had to be photographed on the mat. The very first grunter measured for the weekend was this 120cm-plus specimen caught by our one and only Duffy. It appears that grunter over a metre long are not impossible around Weipa? A few other mysteries were quickly unravelled once we worked out that this is the same measuring mat Duffs uses for all his measurements, and his bean counter has also been grossly affected when it comes to counting the number of fish he catches as well! Congratulations to Greg Williams, who proved to be the real champion angler for the weekend. Greg tells us he had to win the rod as he broke his mate’s (Brett) old faithful winding the monster in...sounds like Greg and Duffy have a thing or two in common! A big thank you to Sam Nolan from Weipa Auto for donating a few good prizes and therefore throwing the cat in amongst the pigeons, or a couple of snakes in amongst the grass – kept us all on our toes!

Greg Williams accepting his (mate Brett’s) prize from Leanne from Weipa Auto. Duffy’s miracle 1.2 metre-plus grunter (later found to be in fact 54cm and nearly disqualifying him) landed him third place for the weekend.

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Member for Cook Jason O’Brien has welcomed the approval of croc egg harvesting research.

CONDITIONAL approval had been granted for the Charles Darwin University to harvest a small number of crocodile eggs from Pormpuraaw in western Cape York. Member for Cook Jason O’Brien welcomed the approval saying the research would determine croc egg harvesting was economically and ecologically sustainable. “This trial gives hope for a new industry across Cape York – and

while it’s early days, I am pleased we can investigate if it’s viable. “The research will build on the current body of scientific studies into whether commercial crocodile egg harvesting in north Queensland could be ecologically sustainable. Mr O’Brien said the Department of Environment and Resource Management had undertaken thorough assessment of the university’s application for a scientific purposes permit to remove crocodile eggs. “DERM referred the application to crocodile experts from the University of Queensland and after receiving their advice decided on granting conditional approval for a permit. “They needed to be assured that the harvest of the eggs would not have an adverse impact on the crocodile population in this location, as specifically required by the Cape York Peninsula Heritage Act 2007. “The eggs will only be taken from locations where wet season floods are expected to hit – there is a view that these eggs would be lost anyway. Mr O’Brien said Charles Darwin University had already

undertaken nesting and population surveys in the area in 2008 and 2009. “Crocodile population studies in this area are minimal and overall scientific information is scarce. “Therefore, as part of the conditions of the permit, DERM will be seeking from the university a report that informs on the genetics, migration, and hatching success and survival rate to maturity of estuarine crocodiles in the study area. “This is valuable information that will supplement our own population studies for other areas in Queensland.� The permit to harvest the eggs will remain current for three years, but if there is a significant adverse finding along the way, DERM can alter or cease the permit. “This approval will not open the floodgates to full-on commercial crocodile egg harvesting in Queensland. “It is a trial for research purposes and when the data is analysed we will be in a much better position to look at any future application for crocodile egg harvesting,� Mr O’Brien said.

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positive outlook for the future of Napranum. Of the 16 specific goals three were identified as priorities: education, living community values and parental responsibility. The group discussed each of these goals around community benefit, what it will take to implement them,who will be involved and the level of commitment to see it happen. The 10-year plan was further refined in readiness for submission to state government and the next steps were mapped out. Council and stakeholders have committed to implementing the plan, and the first stage will be rolled out over the next five years.

The plan is very focussed on Napranum having more control over its future, more participation in programs and projects and more of its needs being met from within the community. The plan has very specific and achievable goals designed to provide employment opportunities through education, economic growth and community wellbeing through values-based programs that are designed specifically for, and owned, by Napranum. The 10-year plan will see Napranum recognised for its strong community values and economic potential and will give its people a clear direction for the future.

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Napranum Land & Sea Advisory Committee workshop invitation THe napranum Aboriginal Shire Council is inviting Traditional Owners from napranum to attend a workshop for the formation of the Land & Sea Steering Advisory Committee. The invitation is extended to members of the Napranum community who are connected to Napranum DOGIT land: Mpakwithi people, Thaynakwith people (Bouchat, Red Beach and Luwang people), Yupungathi people, Wik Waya people, Alngith people, Wathayn people, and Anathangayth people. The Council would also like to extend the invitation to attend the workshop to the Peppan people.

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TRIBAL BIBLE By Rev. Michael Connolly

When we call out to Jesus to open our eyes to the truth about him, he will do so, just as he did with blind Bartimaeus at Jericho. I t ’s i n t e r e s t i n g to note that many of the people that Jesus healed, including Bartimaeus, called upon Jesus even though they had wrong ideas about his identity, like being a warrior King/ Political leader. They may have been wrong in their theology about Jesus, but it was their faith in him that got them healed. We now look at Mark Ch 11 vs 1-11 where Jesus was coming to the last stage of his journey. He was now at the

towns of Bethphage (House of young figs) and Bethany (House of dates) about two miles away from Jerusalem, and sent ahead for a young donkey that was tied up and waiting for him to pick up. This seemingly innocent act has a lot of meaning, because when a King in those days rode into town on a donkey rather than on a horse, he was sending the message that he was coming in peace. The Lord was still putting across the message that he was not the type of King that they had in mind, a warring political King. He was coming in peace and nothing could present a more lowly and humble

picture than riding into town on a donkey, even though it was not as despised an animal as today. It’s the gospel of Matthew Ch 21 and v 5 that shows that another Old Testament prophecy was coming true when it quoted Zechariah Ch 9 v 9. Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey- on a colt, the foal of a donkey. The Lord gives you peace. Rev Michael Connolly

Building Indigenous employment relationships Like-minded corporations, job search agencies, training organisations, and employers from Far north Queensland, along with Weipa Town Authority Chief executive Officer ian Pressley and WTA Chair Carrie Gay, gathered at the mercure Cairns Harbourside hotel in early February to participate in the Accor Hotel Group’s most recent indigenous employment networking event. M e r c u r e ’s G e n e r a l Manager and Accor Hotel’s Regional Indigenous Champion for Queensland Shane Edwards said, “Indigenous Employment in the tropical north remains an important issue. Besides managing the Mercure and as an indigenous ambassador part of my role is to link between Accor hotels and the wider community. This event was designed to help build relationships across a broad network of like minded people within this region to further that cause.” Accor has been active in promoting indigenous employment in Australia for more than 10 years. Mr Edwards said, “After a decade with the growth and development of

Indigenous employment now occurs naturally within our company’s culture. The natural next step is to promote beyond our hotel doors to the wider business community.” Mr Edwards explained that the aim of the informal Mercure event was to network and bring many of the organisations already active in this space together to talk about employment outcomes, awareness, partnerships, creating fresh opportunities and connections. “As a mature business our responsibility no longer just lies with facilitating indigenous employment in our own hotels, but also in supporting broader Indigenous business, partnerships, and in some respects to set a progressive example for other industries to follow,” he said. “We had a great turn out at the event with more than 100 people attending. We were represented by employers not only from Accor but other industries, job training, JSA, schools, Government parties and also non-tourism based Job seekers.” Mr Edwards said at least three indigenous jobseekers

who attended the event met employers and have since been awarded interviews for potential new roles in the region. The Mercure Cairns Harbourside is one of many Accor hotels that put its money where its mouth is with ‘working’ role models from the last Job ready program held in June 2011 servicing the event. “Perhaps many of our guests weren’t aware, but each played a significant role in paving the way forward for our next generation of Job ready applicants seeking work. “ Accor continues to embrace, respect and celebrate the Aboriginal and Torres Islander culture and history among its business contacts while fostering long term partnerships with indigenous communities, businesses and leaders. The Accor hotel network commenced the North Queensland rollout of its national Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in March 2011, and the Mercure Cairns Harbourside, Novotel Oasis Resort, Pullman Reef Casino and the Novotel Palm Cove Resort followed with an Indigenous Job Ready Campaign on June 2, 2011.

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Contractor announced for Weipa cyclone shelter INNISFAIL builder A.J. Holmes Pty Ltd has won the tender to construct a cyclone shelter at Hibberd Drive in Weipa, Minister for Government Services and Building Industry Simon Finn announced this week. Mr Finn said the $6.6 million tender for the cyclone shelter at Weipa was one of 10 cyclone shelters being constructed as part of the $60 million program jointly established by the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the State Government. “I’m pleased to announce A.J. Holmes has been selected to construct the Weipa cyclone shelter, which is due to be completed ahead of the 201213 cyclone season,� Mr Finn said. “A. J. Holmes specialises in commercial building and construction and has considerable experience delivering remote area projects, including the Thursday Island Government Office Building. “This project will support approximately 45 jobs during construction which is a boost

Artist’s impression of the Weipa cyclone shelter. Construction is due to be completed ahead of the 2012-13 cyclone season.

for employment in the local area.� Member for Cook Jason O’Brien said the shelter would make the Weipa community more resilient, as it would be constructed in accordance within the Design Guidelines for Queensland Public Cyclone Shelters. “The shelter will be capable of withstanding winds of more than 300 kilometres per hour experienced in a category five cyclone,� Mr O’Brien said. “However, the shelter will not only be a place of refuge during cyclones - it will also deliver lasting benefits to the people of Weipa as it will be

constructed as a multi-purpose facility that can be used yearround by the community.� The shelter site at Hibberd Drive was originally part of a mining lease held by Rio Tinto Australia (RTA) who agreed to surrender part of its lease and convert the site as freehold title to the State. Mr O’Brien said indoor sporting courts would be accommodated within the new building. “In particular, this shelter will provide a huge boost to community sporting groups who will have the benefit of a new multi-purpose sports centre,� he said.

Mr Finn said the Department of Public Works (DPW) would manage the delivery of the Weipa cyclone shelter, as well as shelters in Ingham, Bowen, Port Douglas, Proserpine, Townsville, Tully and Yeppoon. Mr Finn said more than 20 North Queensland based contractors registered on DPW’s Prequalification (PQC) System were invited to tender for the eight shelters being managed by DPW. “In total, the cyclone shelter projects are expected to support 400 jobs over the life of the program.� Western Cape Bulletin February 22 2012 Page 13

SNAPSHOTS @ Garry's 40th photos by Lynette Koina Looking good Gaz, is there something being said here? Despite the best efforts of his daughter and father Garry’s birthday cake was inadvertently left at the bakery.

Mark, Leanne and Dane took a break from work to celebrate Garry’s 40th birthday.

Wade was the chief tester of the Midori slushies?

Michael and Sandy enjoying the birtday party for Garry.

Julie and Ron made the trek north for their mates 40th.

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Lucy and Yolana helped celebrate Garry’s milestone.

Sue and Beth enjoyed a catch up at Garry’s 40th birthday party.

The girls Merrie, Shaz and Linda were full of smiles for the camera.

Jason and Chika came along to check that Garry made it through the milestone night.

The Midori slushies put a smile on Claudia’s dial.

SNAPSHOTS @ Garry's 40th photos by Lynette Koina

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!

Scott and Linda enjoying a great night at Garry’s birthday.

Mark and Tony having a chat out at the shed.

Giembra and Sue caught up at the bakers 40th.

Denman keeping his sore paw elevated.

Paula, Callum and Tomika came along to help Garry celebrate his milestone.

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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 MARCH

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

International Women’s Day morning tea at the Weipa Community Centre. Bring along a plate.

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

International Women’s Day dinner. 3 course meal for $55.00 at the Bowls Club 7pm. Buy tickets at Weipa Community Centre or phone 4069 9272.

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.

Saturday 17

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

Friday 23

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

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

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

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

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Three mates sharing a drink and a yarn were Dasha, Tony and Fish.

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1ST PRIZE: Qantaslink return flights for two from Weipa to Cairns plus two nights accommodation for two at the Mercure Cairns Harbourside in a Superior Room, full buffet breakfast and a $100 dinner voucher for Teshi’s Restaurant. 2ND & 3RD PRIZES to be advised.

1ST PRIZE: Qantaslink return flights for two from Weipa to Cairns plus two nights accommodation for two at the Novotel Palm Cove Resort in a Standard Room, full buffet breakfast and $100 dinner voucher in Canecutters Restaurant 2ND & 3RD PRIZES to be advised.

Tipping is open to readers of, and subscribers to, the Western Cape Bulletin only. There is no charge to join either, or both, competitions. The top 10 tipsters from both codes will be published weekly in The Western Cape Bulletin. NRL tipping will commence with round 1 and finish in round 26. AFL tipping will commence with round 1 and finish in round 23.

2012 NRL & AFL FREE footy tipping competitions are proudly sponsored by: WEIPA BOWLs CLUB Page 16 Western Cape Bulletin February 22, 2012

Albatross A lbatross Bay Bay RESORT, WEIPA QLD

REAL ESTATE

A fresh approach to real estate in Weipa

House of the week VACANT POSSESSION

Freshly painted 2 bedroom home with a stylish modern bathroom, split system air-conditioning throughout with plenty of storage space. Undercover entertaining area, low maintenance gardens with watering system, garden shed, large fully fenced yard with double gate access.

2 BED 1 BATH 1 CAR $300,000 neg

Great location, don’t miss out, call today.

$445,000 negotiable

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

Offers in high $400,000

This townhouse is set over two levels with living and kitchen downstairs and 2 bedrooms and the bathroom upstairs. A/C and ceiling fans. Good size backyard with large 6ft timber fencing on both sides for privacy and a built in lock up storage room.

Want your property sold or managed contact the team at Western Cape Real Estate A fresh approach to real estate in Weipa

Glenn 0419 714 929 Sandy 0488 185 611 OfďŹ ce (07) 4069 7520

Phone Geoff Bryant – 0408 772 592

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www.westerncaperealestateweipa.com.au

$450,000 $285,000 neg.

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Renovated lowset family home. 3 bed, 1 bath with separate toilet, freshly painted interior & exterior, new tiling, kitchen upgrade with dishwasher space & pantry, BIW, split system A/C & ceiling fans. Fully fenced backyard with beautifully established gardens. All set on a 973m2 block close to schools.

$469,000 $285,000 neg.

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Situated in a great location off River drive, enjoy a 30 second stroll to the end of the street and relax with a walk along the beach. This lowset 3 bedroom home features; spacious dining/living area, upgraded kitchen with dishwasher space and pantry, a/c and ceiling fans and built in wardrobes. Large 1,017m2 corner block with fenced backyard with established mature gardens and a rear entertaining area.

$650,000 neg.

$725,000 neg.

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Two modern duplex are on offer for sale on the one title. One duplex features 2 bed 2 bath while the other side offers 3 bed 2 bath. Both consist of lounge/dining area, modern kitchen, large decking, shed & fully fenced yard. Approx. $4,225 pm rent!

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$285,000 neg. $975,000

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

$490,000 neg.

Includes everything needed for Car & boat wash business plus residence, for care taker or to rent. Self contained 1 bed dwelling with kitchen, lounge, living, A/C, bathroom and laundry plus many more extras.

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

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Modern 4 bedroom home. Well appointed kitchen, spacious lounge and separate dining area. A/C. 1100m2 with double carport and a fully fenced yard. Leased to Corporation until January 2015 at $810 p/w.

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WELL MAINTAINED HOME

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The Anchorage is a family-owned & operated resort, situated in a quiet, bush setting just a minutes’ drive from the Rocky Point boat ramp. The complex is a home away from home for many government departments. The Anchorage offers comfortable A/C donga-style or 1 or 2 bedroom self-contained cottages. Two fully equipped kitchens, inground pool, secure parking for cars, trucks and boats, 2 TV lounges, licensed bar, pool table, coin laundry, land size 6,718m2. This is an incredible opportunity for the right buyer to secure a successful, premium tourism business in which all of the hard work has been done.

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

Web: www.weiparealestate.com.au Western Cape Bulletin February 22, 2012 Page 17

TELEVISION GUIDE

THURSDAY 23

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 Country House Revisited 12:00 Midday Report 12:30 The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes 1:30 At The Movies 2:00 A Wire Through The Heart 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: An Acorn Season 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Family Confidential: Robert Holmes a Court was Australia’s first billionaire, creating a mammoth financial empire. When Robert died he left no will, only a tangled web of assets and debts which almost broke the family apart. 8:30 The Straits 9:30 Dragons’ Den 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:35 Museum Of Life: A Museum In A Modern World 12:35 Nowhere To Hide 1:25 The Clinic 2:15 River Cottage: Everyday: Vegetables 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 Bath Item Gift Hypothesis” (PG s) 7:30 Earthflight 8:30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: “Tressed To Kill” 9:30 CSI: Miami: “Dead Ringer” 10:30 CSI: NY: “Exit Strategy” (M v) 11:30 Damages: It’s Not My Birthday (M v,d,s,a) - Louis Tobin’s suicide is ruled a heart attack though no one really believes that to be the case. Danielle Marchetti is now out of her coma and the DA and Ellen offer her immunity from prosecution if she tells all that she knows about Tobin. 12:30 The Avengers 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: “Sacrifices Of The Heart” (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: “The Art Of Making Art” - Susan is mortified but tries her best to comply when her art teacher asks the students to show up to class in the nude in order to help them create from a point of honesty. 10:30 Private Practice: “Deal With It” - Addison and Jake work with a patient who wants to have a baby even though she doesn’t have a uterus. 11:30 30 Rock 12:00 Auction Squad 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 Korean News 5:30 UEFA Champions League 8:00 Weatherwatch & Music 8:05 Wold News 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Nikolaevsk: Little Russia 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Nguyen’s Greater Mekong 8:00 One Man and His Campervan: Pembrokeshire - This week, Martin arrives in Pembrokeshire on the final leg of his 4000 kilometre trip around the UK. 8:30 Feasts: Japan 9:35 24 Hours In Emergency 10:30 World News Australia 11:00 UEFA Champions League Hour 12:00 Kill Arman: England / Boxing 12:30 Movie: “Ferpect Crime” (MAV v,s) - In Spanish. A wickedly funny black comedy centred on a suave, sweet-talking salesman who gets himself into deep trouble in the ladies wear section of a department store. The playboy’s world collapses after he kills a work rival. 2:20 Weatherwatch Overnight

FRIDAY 24

4:00 Basketball: WNBL 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 Minuscule: Sausage Predator 6:05 Grand Designs Revisited: Brighton 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 (QLD) 8:00 QI: G-Animals 8:30 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Get ready to immerse yourself in the opulent, exciting world of Australia’s leading lady detective Phryne Fisher, in Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries. 9:30 Luther: Near-genius Detective Chief Inspector John Luther returns to policing after the brutal death of his wife, struggling with his own demons and grappling with a different world of crime fighting. 10:30 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 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. 11:00 CSI: Miami: “Rock And A Hard Place” (M) - When a jet skier is killed by a falling piece of slate that was thrown off the bridge, Horatio discovers this was no accident. The victim was a convicted drug dealer recently released from prison. 12:00 Movie: “White Hunter, Black Heart” (PG) - A brilliant but reckless film director leads his cast and crew into a dangerous adventure in the heart of Africa, fulfilling a personal quest rather than the task of shooting a movie. 2:05 Spyforce: “The Bridge” (PG) - Erskine and Gunther, on a mission to New Britain, find that the man they have been sent to rescue has been killed by the Japanese. 3:00 Skippy - The Bush Kangaroo 3:30 Danoz Direct 4:30 Alive And Cooking 5:00 Children’s Programs

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Ladies In Lavender” (M l) 2:30 Dr Oz 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News at 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue Inspectors improve the happiness of five cats and give a couple of donkeys a new zest for life. And in Brisbane, an ambulance officer receives an emergency call to free a trapped dog. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away: Casey is furious after Tyler lands a job at the Caravan Park, Gina learns the truth about John’s lost investment and Roo vows to never work with Harvey again. 7:30 Better Homes And Gardens 9:00 Movie: “The Intervention Of Lying” (M) 11:00 Movie: “While You Were Sleeping” (PG l) - Love-starved subway toll booth operator, Lucy, has a crush on regular customer Peter Callaghan, but the self- absorbed attorney pays her no heed. One day, Peter is beaten by a gang of thugs and tossed onto the tracks. 1:00 Movie: “Miracle In The Woods” (M a) - Two estranged sisters are brought together by a strange old woman who helps them to see the world in perspective. 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 Boys From The City Of Men 6:00 Letters and Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Coast: Western Isles and Shetland 8:30 God In America: A New Adam 9:30 As It Happened: Apocalypse: The Second World War: The World Ablaze 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Don’t Look Down” (MA s) - In Spanish. When a young man becomes a student of tantric sex, he is opened up to new worlds of eroticism that allow him to leave his body and travel through time and space in director Eliseo Subiela’s tale of mysticism, sexuality and spirituality. 12:35 Movie: “In Your Deams” (M l,s,v) - In the vein of 8 Mile, Béatrice Dalle and famed French artist Disiz La Peste star in the energetic story of a talented hip-hop musician who dreams of making the big time. Directed by Denis Thybaud, and also stars Alex Descas and Vincent Elbaz. 2:25 Weatherwatch Overnight

SATURDAY 25

4:00 Rage (MA) 5:00 Rage (PG) 6:00 Rage (G) 10:00 Rage: Guest Programmer: Geoff Barrow From Portishead 11:00 Spicks And Specks 11:30 7.30 (QLD) 12:00 Foreign Correspondent 12:30 Australian Story 1:00 Basketball: WNBL: Elimination Final 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Semi Final 1 5:00 Surviving The Drought 5:55 At The Movies: Short Cuts 6:10 Minder: Thank Your Lucky Stars 7:00 ABC News 7:30 New Tricks: Fashion Victim: A retrospective of the work of 80s fashion designer Ritchie Levene reignites the mystery of his fatal stabbing during a party eight years ago. 8:30 Accused: Alison’s Story: Alison’s husband David is made redundant and their marriage begins to suffer. Alison begins to grow close to colleague Ben - and the two spend the weekend together. 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: When Gene Hunt’s former Manchester colleagues, DCI Litton and DI Bevan, turn up on his patch he immediately smells a rat. 11:15 Rage: Guest Programmer

6:00 Weekend Today - Saturday 8:00 Children’s Programs 4:00 Alive And Cooking 4:30 Antiques Roadshow 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 Movie: “Journey To The Centre Of The Earth” (PG v) - A hunch and the defunding of his lab prompts geology professor Trevor Anderson, whose outrageous theories have made him a laughingstock in academia - to set off for Iceland in search of a portal to Earth’s core. 9:30 Movie: “Monster-In-Law” (M s) - After years of looking for Mr Right, Charlotte finally finds the man of her dreams only to discover that his mother is the woman of her nightmares! Viola is determined to scare off her son Kevin’s new fiancé by becoming the worst mother-in-law. 11:40 Movie: “Newcastle” (M l,s) - Stuck in the shadow of his brother, Jesse sets his sights on the Junior Surf Pro finals where a win would mean a ticket out of Newcastle for him and his father. 2:30 The Baron 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 12:00 V8 Xtra 12:30 Sport Special: Spirit Of Yachting: Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 1:00 Movie: “Tarzan” (PG v) 3:00 Movie: “Mystery Of The Crystal Skulls” (PG) 5:00 Creek To Coast 5:30 Queensland Weekender 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Movie: “Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom” (M v) Whip-wielding archaeologist-adventurer Indiana Jones teams up with attractive nightclub singer, Willie and an excitable twelve-year-old sidekick to search for three mystical stones that were stolen from an Indian community. 9:00 Movie: “Clear And Present Danger” (M) 12:00 Movie: “Alien Abduction” (M v,l) - In the middle of a Thanksgiving dinner, a flash of light marks the beginning of a terrifying night for the McPherson family. 2:00 Movie: “The Tattooist” (AV v,s) - A young artist unknowingly plays a role in releasing a deadly spirit as he attempts to learn the Samoan tradition of tattooing. 4:00 Home Shopping 5:00 Dr Oz: “4 Ways To Prevent A Holiday Heart Attack!” - Dr Oz discusses four ways to prevent a heart attack during the holidays.

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Hollywood: Between Paranoia and Science Fiction 2:05 Spare Change 2:15 The Visual Language Of Herbert Matter 3:15 The Chopin Etudes 3:20 Ugly Beauty 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:35 Hot Cities: Feed The World 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Monster Moves: Titanic Trains 8:30 RocKwiz: Angie Hart & Nathan Hudson 9:15 Mad Men: “My Old Kentucky Home / The Arrangements” - A mandatory overtime session leaves Paul, Smitty and Peggy trying to stave off late-night boredom with cannabis. / Don has a run-in with his father-in-law, Peggy searches for a new roommate, and a new client with money to throw around is very excited about doing business with the firm, though Don wants to make sure that it’s okay with Bert Cooper 11:00 Movie: “Death Note: The Last Name” (M v,a) - In Japanese. The electrifying sequel to Death Note. The film centres on university student Light Yagami, who decides to rid the world of evil with the help of a supernatural notebook. To throw the police off the scent, Light joins the team hunting the Notebook Killer, landing him in close proximity to his enemy, detective ‘L’. 1:35 The Jaquie Brown Diaries: Brown Live 2:05 Weatherwatch Overnight

SUNDAY 26

SBS

4:00 Rage 6:30 Children’s Programs 9:00 Insiders 10:00 Inside Business 10:30 Offsiders 11:00 Asia Pacific Focus 12:00 Landline 1:00 Gardening Australia Shorts: Gardening For Community 1:05 Dan Cruickshank’s Adventures In Architecture: Dreams 1:55 The Ascent Of Money: Human Bondage 3:00 Basketball: WNBL: Semi Final 2 5:00 How Earth Made Us: Water 6:00 Best Of Collectors 6:30 The Last Race 7:00 ABC News 7:30 Grand Designs: Kensington 8:30 Midsomer Murders: A Sacred Trust - The cloistered world of Midsomer Priory is forced to open its doors to 21st century policing after a nun is strangled to death. 10:00 Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: Cocaine Blues 11:00 Movie: “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” (PG) - Joanna returns home from vacation with a fiancé, John, an African American. Joanna’s mother approves, however John won’t marry her unless there’s unanimous parental consent. 12:45 Movie: “10 Rillington Place” (M a,v) - The horrifying true account of John Reginald Christie, whose crimes and subsequent trial summarily ended capital punishment in Britain. 2:35 Grand Designs: Kensington 3:20 Rage

6:00 Children’s Programs 7:00 Weekend Today 10:00 Wild World Of Sports 11:00 Kitchen Whiz 11:30 Wildfire 12:30 The Bill Engvall Show 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 SCG. Join Mark Nicholas, Tony Greig, Michael Slater, Ian Healy and Mark Taylor for all the action. 9:00 TBA 11:00 CSI: Miami: “Going Ballistic” (M) - While investigating the death of Manny Ortega, who fell to his death from a five story building, the medical examiner notices that the victim gasped for air. The killer then breaks into the lab guns blazing. There will be casualties. 12:10 The Apprentice: “Mr. Outside The Box” (PG l) - With help from a graphic artist, the celebrities try to create and operate a mobile printing station. 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

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 Minute To Win It 1:00 Anne Of Green Gables - The Continuing Story 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: “The Male In The Mail” (M) 9:30 Castle: “Eye Of The Beholder / Poof! You’re Dead” (M v,a) - As Castle & Beckett work a murder case around the theft of a valuable sculpture, they are assisted by a smart, sexy insurance investigator who also has her eyes set on Castle. 11:30 Forensic Investigators - Australia’s True Crimes 12:30 The Real Seachange 1:00 Auction Squad 2:00 Home Shopping 3:00 NBC Today 4:00 NBC Meet The Press 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 World News 8:30 PopAsia 10:30 UEFA Europa League Highlights 11:00 Les Murray’s Football Feature 12:00 UEFA Champions League Magazine Program 12:30 Speedweek 2:00 Al Jazeera News 3:00 First Australians: A Fair Deal For A Black Race / We Are No Longer Shadows 5:00 Cycling Central 6:00 Thalassa: A Wall On The Sea 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Lost Worlds: A History Of Celtic Britain: Age Of Romans 8:35 The Code: Prediction: Marcus du Sautoy enters the strange world of what happens next. His journey begins with the lunar eclipse - once thought supernatural, now routinely predicted through the power of the code. 9:40 Movie: “The Wind That Shakes Barley” (M l,v) - Set in Ireland in 1920, this is the story of Irish workers who unite to form volunteer guerrilla armies to face the ruthless Black and Tan soldiers being shipped from Britain to block Ireland’s bid for independence. Two brothers get caught up on differing sides of the battle in this drama from veteran British filmmaker Ken Loach. 11:50 Movie: “Days And Clouds” (M l) - A well-off and sophisticated couple struggles to stay together after the husband loses his job, and his wife suddenly finds herself the breadwinner. A portrait of the faltering effects on a relationship when financial security fades. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

MONDAY 27

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 1:30 The Last Race 2:00 Parliament Question Time 3:00 Children’s Programs 6:00 Minuscule: Microzilla 6:10 Grand Designs: Woodbridge 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: This British spy drama is back with more topical stories of terrorists, double-agents and a deepening schism with Russia raising new Cold War tensions. 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The House Of Representatives 1:30 Walt Whitman 3:10 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 The 84th Annual Academy Awards 3:00 Danoz Direct 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 Friendship Algorithm” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Russian Rocket Reaction” (PG) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory: “The Vacation Solution” 8:30 Alcatraz: “Cal Sweeney” (M v) - When Cal Sweeney, a bank robbing criminal, returns from the past and things go wrong in the present, Rebecca has to break him out of the hostagefilled bank before people can find out who he is. 9:30 The 84th Annual Academy Awards 10:00 Person Of Interest: “Root Cause” 11:30 Damages: “Dont Forget To Thank Mr.Zedeck” - The judge in the Tobin case puts pressure on Patty to start producing results in recovering the funds from the Ponzi scheme or face being replaced. 12:30 The Avengers 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 Movie: “The Perfect Husband” (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 Revenge 9:30 How I Met Your Mother 10:00 Happy Endings 10:30 Sports Fever 11:30 Parking Wars: Tonight, at the Lot, an officer rubs the desperate owner of an impounded car the wrong way. Two ticket writers take their football rivalry to the streets. And the boosters team push their luck while booting cars downtown. 12:00 Picture This 12:30 Room For Improvement 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

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Movie: “Junebug” (M s,a,l) 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: French Polynesia: Blue Lagoon 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:35 Mythbusters: Prison Escape - In this hang-on-for-dear-life episode, there are thrills, spills and a blast from the criminal past. First, Adam and Jamie do the car cling when they set out to see if it really is possible to cling to the roof of a speeding and swerving car like they do in the action movies. 8:30 James May’s Man Lab 9:30 Danger 5: I Danced For Hitler 10:05 South Park: Poor Kid 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 The World Game 12:05 SOS: God Of Love 1:05 Movie: “The Architect” (M a,n,s) - When a successful architect’s long-hidden family secrets are revealed at his estranged mother’s funeral, his wife and children begin to experience a rapid emotional decline. 2:50 Weatherwatch Overnight

TUESDAY 28

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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: Edge Of Nowhere 9:30 Genius: Vanessa Feltz And Richard Herring 10:00 Artscape: Life Architecturally 10:30 Lateline 11:05 The Business 11:30 Four Corners 12:15 Media Watch 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Hungry Beast: Faking It 2:00 A Farmer’s Life For Me: Eight couples are left fighting for the chance to win their own farm in Suffolk. Jimmy Doherty tests them in the competitive world of pig farming. 3:00 Rage

6:00 Today 9:00 Mornings 11:00 National Morning News 12:00 The Ellen Degeneres Show 1:00 Danoz Direct 2:00 Days Of Our Lives 3:00 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 Financial Permeability” (PG s) 7:30 The Big Bang Theory: “The Maternal Capacitance” 8:00 2 Broke Girls: “And The Strokes Of Goodwill” (PG s,l) 8:30 Two And A Half Men: “The Duchess Of Dull-In-Sack” (M) 9:00 Two And A Half Men: “Sips, Sonnets And Sods” (M s) 9:30 Top Gear 11:30 Kitchen Nightmares U.S.A: “PJ’s” - Chef Ramsay visits PJ’s steak house in Queens, NY. Owners Joe and Madalyn have found themselves seriously in debt after opening a high end steak house in Joe’s late brother’s name. 12:00 Super Rugby Extra Time 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Goodmorning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “The Pledge” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue - Tonight on RSPCA Animal Rescue, a fruit bat carrying a potentially deadly virus becomes trapped in nets at a suburban home and a dog injured in a hit-and-run accident causes traffic chaos. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - Brax warns Tyler not to bring down Casey with his reckles behaviour. April is forced to think about the sacrifices she makes for Heath and Gina and John’s future is unclear. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Packed To The Rafters 9:30 Castle 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 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World: Laguna Beach 1:55 Freddie Flintoff Versus The World: Best Of 2:40 Spaceflies: Zero To Zillions: The Theory Of The Big Bang 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: The Island of St Louis 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Tina Arena 8:30 Insight 9:30 Dateline 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “The Seven Days” (MA l) - In Hebrew and Arabic. When an Uncle dies, his large Jewish family gathers inside his widow’s house for a week of recriminations and reopened wounds as they observe Shiva, the requisite seven days of mourning. Nominated for thirteen awards at the 2008 Israeli Film Academy Awards, including Best Film. 1:00 Mad Men: “The Wheel” (PG) - As Thanksgiving approaches, Don’s work responsibilities interfere with his domestic life. Peggy is given a new opportunity, provoking the ire of some of her colleagues. Betty makes a startling discovery. 2:00 Weatherwatch Overnight

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4:00 Basketball: WNBL 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: Honey Fly 6:10 Country House Revisited: Albury Park Mansion, Surrey 7:00 ABC News 7:30 7.30 8:00 Woodley: Fuzzby 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 Cool - In his quest to be cool, Lawrence learns to breakdance and rap but can he walk the walk and talk the talk? 12:05 The IT Crowd 12:30 Parliament Question Time: The Senate 1:30 Movie: “The Brotherhood” (M v) - Mafia members Frank and Vince are two brothers caught in the trap of a family committed to criminal ethics. 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 Cushion Saturation” (PG s) 7:30 TBA 8:30 Sherlock: “The Reichenbach Fall” (M v,a) 10:30 CSI: Miami: “F-T-F” (M v) - A man and a woman are gunned down along a residential street, but water from a damaged fire hydrant threatens to wash away all of the evidence. The investigation reveals the victims may not be connected but may have been killed with the same bullet. 11:30 Weeds: “Cankles” (MA l,d,s) - After watching Nancy have sex with Sullivan, Celia sneaks away without confronting them. Back at Nancy’s house, Silas discovers Tara is dating other guys. 12:00 Dark Blue: “High Rollers” (M v) 1:00 Entertainment Tonight 1:30 Danoz Direct 3:00 Newstyle Direct 3:30 Good Morning America 5:00 National Early Morning News / 5:30 Today

6:00 Sunrise 9:00 The Morning Show 11:30 Seven Morning News 12:00 Movie: “Hart To Hart: Secrets Of The Hart” (M v) 2:00 Dr Oz 3:00 Surf Patrol 3:30 Children’s Programs 4:30 Seven News At 4.30 5:00 RSPCA Animal Rescue -Tonight’s inspectors try their hand at traffic control when a truckload of cattle are let loose on a busy freeway; a new mum struggles to feed her pups; and an abandoned horse needs some attention to a nasty wound. 5:30 Deal Or No Deal 6:00 Seven News 6:30 Today Tonight 7:00 Home And Away - April and Heath make an official decision about their relationship, Liam helps Irene with her music, and Ruby catches Brax in the arms of another woman. 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 8:30 Please Marry My Boy 9:30 The Amazing Race 10:30 How I Met Your Mother 11:30 The Marriage Ref 12:30 Sons And Daughters 1:00 Infomercials 3:00 Home Shopping 3:30 Room For Improvement 4:00 NBC Today 5:00 Sunrise Extra / 5:30 Seven Early News

5:00 Weatherwatch & Music 5:05 World News 1:00 Dateline 2:00 Insight 3:00 Letters And Numbers 3:30 Al Jazeera News 4:00 The Journal 4:30 PBS Newshour 5:30 Global Village: Saving Kirindy Forest 6:00 Letters And Numbers 6:30 World News Australia 7:30 Luke Gamble’s Vet Adventures: Nepal 8:30 Arctic with Bruce Parry: Greenland 9:30 Empire: A Taste Of Power - Presented by Jeremy Paxman, this five-part series tells the story of the British Empire in a new way, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world political, technological and social. 10:30 World News Australia 11:05 Movie: “Zatoichi” (MAV v,a,h) - In Japanese. Zatoichi is a blind swordsman who shuffles from town to town, righting wrongs with the sword he conceals within his cane. He unknowingly walks into a classic tale of revenge, as two women plot to kill the men who murdered their family. 1:10 Movie: “The Eye: Infinity” (M v,a,h) - In Cantonese and Thai. Whilst on a holiday in Thailand, a group of friends tell each other ghost stories, inspired by an accident they witnessed while sightseeing. 2:40 Weatherwatch Overnight

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PUZZLES

CROSSWORD No. 86

Your Lucky

SUDOKU No. 86

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th) A person in authority over you may be abusing their power. Find a way to rectify the situation without putting your own position too much at risk. Romance. The marriage of a close friend will give you food for thought. This person’s experiences have been very different from you own, but they may have taught you an important lesson about your own relationship.

TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st) A chance to go out with friends will put you in touch with some new people. This will be a good time for expanding your social life. Romance. This person has been interested in you for some time, but has been waiting for a more positive response from you. You may need to take a leap in the dark to get what you want.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st) A strange dream around the end of the week will help you to understand a period in your life which you haven’t yet been able to make sense of. Your dream will help you to make a connection between different events which you previously thought were unrelated. Romance. An old friend may be trying to get in touch with you. You will be surprised by their appearance and you will be a little more surprised at what they have to say!

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CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd) A financial crisis will only be averted if you manage to cut your spending quite sharply. A recent blow-out will soon start to take its toll. Romance. A favourable aspect to Mercury at the beginning of the week will help you to communicate well with your partner. Use this time to sort out a problem which has come between you.

LEO (July 24th - August 23rd) A message from a friend may not be what you want to hear. You need to take all this input seriously, however: your friend wants to help you and won’t tell you about problems unless they are real. Romance. A stranger will give you advice about your relationship. This person barely knows you, but their wisdom will help you make an important decision.

FINDWORD No. 86

VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd) Do your best to keep your thoughts focussed on the task at hand: a minor mistake early in the week could have serious repercussions a couple of weeks later. Romance. A person whom you met some time ago may suddenly take a greater interest in you. Don’t lead them on.

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LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd) You may have too many pots on the boil at the moment. Do your best to be selective: if you over-stretch yourself you will achieve less rather than more. Romance. Find out what was behind an unkind comment by your partner: there may be tensions below the surface which haven’t been properly addressed.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

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Be careful not to criticise someone who is in a position to cause problems for you. A negative comment could backfire. Romance. An unexpected gaffe by a close friend may upset your partner. You will find it easier to see the funny side of the situation, however.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st) Your intuition will be a good guide for what you should do next. The first idea which comes to you will turn out to be the one which you should follow. Romance. Your emotions will be especially powerful at the moment. A romantic get-together later in the week will be worth looking forward to.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th) You will need the help of the people around you in order to get everything done this week: don’t try to do everything by yourself because there is too much to get through. Romance. Your partner will appreciate your willingness to help out during a difficult time. A favourable aspect to Venus later in the week will help to bring you much closer together.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

QUOTE OF THE DAY Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be. – Abraham Lincoln

SOLUTIONS No. 86

A new project will get off to a good start, but you may have to modify your original plans a bit in order to take recent events into account. Romance. If your partner doesn’t take you seriously there could be trouble today. Don’t let your feelings become too intense, but do your best to make your feelings clear. A meeting around the middle of the week will help to ease tensions between you.

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th) An unexpected chance to get away should not be missed. You may not have a similar opportunity for some time. Romance. A powerful aspect to Mars towards the end of the week could make you a little tense. Do your best to avoid getting into an argument with your partner.

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Spilla's Spin... on rugby league

The countdown is on to kick-off ONLY eight days to go until kick-off. Wow, I am so excited to kick-off as we will see the Knights take on the Dragons in the first NRL game of 2012. All NRL teams had their final trial games over the weekend and there were a few interesting results. The Sydney Roosters showed they are improving fast, with a close 28-24 win over the electrifying West Tigers. The Warriors continued there good pre-season form, with a convincing win over Queensland Cup team, Sunshine Coast, running out big winners 68-10. Raging hot favourites Cowboys went down against a much-improved Titans 36-28, but I am very confident they’ll show the Titans in round one that it was a lucky day for them. The Canberra Raiders forward pack put in a dominant display to overpower the Bulldogs in a close encounter, winning 16-14, and Wayne Bennett and his Newcastle Knights edged out a very strong Sharks team with a 22-18 win in Mussellbrook. In the 2012 Charity Shield St George just overcome a fast-finishing South Sydney team to be winners by 18-12. Manly travelled over to the UK for the World Club Challenge, but Leeds showed they were too strong at home recording a strong win over the tourists. The Broncos and Melbourne Storm took the game to Hobart, which attracted 10,500 fans, and they showed some very

exciting football. A lot of bonecrushing tackles and Billy Slater magic tries saw the Storm just winning, 34-30. I was in Cairns on the weekend to watch the Northern Pride play against a FNQ Indigenous Allstars team. The game was exciting, but a very professional Pride team showed why I think they’ll be premiers in 2012. The seven Cape boys who were part of the game performed very well and should be proud to represent as they never stop trying. Karl Adams, Maurice Burke and Elron Lawerance were among the best players on the day. Fitzroy Lawerance, Miles Kerridan, Stanley Dai and Densen Misi also played well, representing the Cape with pride. Junior rugby league will start this Thursday down at the footy oval and it will be exciting to see the young talent we have here in Weipa. Hope to see you all there. This week’s supporter of the week is Isaac Cassidy getting ready to have his photo taken with the world’s best player, Jonathan Thurston. Isaac 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

Spilla’s Supporter of the Week Send your favourite footy photos to Spilla at c.miller@qrl.com.au or to the Bully at editor@ westerncapebulletin. com.au and you could win the Supporter of the Month prize! Page 22 Western Cape Bulletin February 22, 2012

Wet T-shirt run for Hashers Run 1634 TWENTY ONE turned out in the light rain to see what Outhouse had in store for them. Most found the old bowling green by one way or the other. The trail went from the green to behind the Police station. There the pram pushers and entourage headed down the road towards the clubs, runners following the well marked trail out behind the old hospital, through back drains to emerge behind the BMX club. Over to the bowling club and we could see the walkers over the road where they could pick up the markers again, however by the time the runners caught up the

urge to get back kicked in and a lot went SCB way. A few hardy runners did us proud and followed the trail and some young ones took the option of riding on daddy’s shoulders. We ended up on the beach coming up top via the drain and back to the hooch, where a few ales went down well. Ava Steele stole the wet T-shirt comp. Quasimodo will set the run on February 27 from Six Tunnels. On On Outhouse

Rain keeps golfers away THE threat of rain must be keeping the golfers way as last weekend the Carpentaria Golf Club only had some small fields competing. Saturday’s event was a single stableford and the winner, playing to handicap, was Oliver Tata with 36 points from Michael Newman with 34 points. The NTPs went to Gavin Wust and Oliver Tata. Sunday’s event was a single stroke and the winner with a 70 nett was Justin Hyytinen from Michael Newman with 73 nett on a countback from Jeff Ball. The NTPs went to, Peter Clarke, Mick Fleming and Oliver Tata. This weekend’s events are Saturday a single stableford and Sunday’s event is a single stroke. The Bring-A-Beginner opening day is Saturday, March 17, so find a partner to play a Chapman’s Pairs. The nomination sheet is up on the board at the Golf Club. Entry is $10 which includes prizes and a barbecue. – Good golfing Wendy Grainger, Club Captain

Pride put in all-star display in historic clash

Northern Pride crossed the line 16 times in the inaugural clash with the FNQ Indigenous All Stars, held in Cairns last Saturday. Photo: Dominic Chaplin, Pine Creek Pictures

NORTHERN Pride flexed their muscles to romp home 94-0 in their inaugural clash against the FNQ Indigenous All Stars at Barlow Park in Cairns last Saturday night. The Pride ran in 16 tries after establishing a 40-0 half-time lead, with stand-in captain Brett Anderson claiming a first-half hat-trick. The tries kept coming after the break, with Jamie Kerwick coming off the bench to score a hat-trick in just six second-half minutes. Pride half-back Shaun Nona was impressive with the boot, converting 15 of the 16 Pride tries – the only one he missed

followed the first try of the night by Anderson. The All Stars showed flashes of brilliance and came agonisingly close to a try 10 minutes from time, but spilled the ball over the line. Pride coach Dave Maiden praised his team for keeping their feet on the gas despite the one-sided affair. “I was very happy with how the players played,” said Maiden. “They can only play what is in front of them. “I thought we defended very well, our attack was pretty good, and I thought our enthusiasm was fantastic. “It’s all I could ask for, and

I thought the young guys really stood up.” Maiden said the first-ever match between Pride and the All Stars should remain a permanent fixture in the pre-season calendar. “Northern Pride is about providing pathways for players in our catchment area,” he said. “The All Stars had players from Mornington Island, around the Cape, the Torres Strait and Mount Isa, so there was a lot of diversity in terms of where they came from. “The opportunities and pathways are there, and I’d like to see this fixture continue.”

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Four club records broken at Weipa swim meet

Send fishing pics to: weipabaitandtackle@bigpond.com

THE last Weipa Lightening Swimming club night was on Friday, February 17, and the numbers keep on growing with 39 swimmers attending, and 53 Personal Best (PBs) times swum. Savannah Proud top scored for PBs with five from five swims – good work Savannah! Katelyn McCahon and Renee Ball both came away with four PBs for the night. Three PBs from Sabrina Koina, Alex McInnes, Elizabeth McInnes, John Prentice, Elle Toomey and Molly Toomey. Two PBs from Ruby Coulta, Meg Emery-Gordon, Bryn Gleeson and Mickeely Moon.

large mumma hatches her young there every year. Plenty of Fingermark being caught on the bombies down around Pera and Thudd. Gulps on heavy jig heads are proving the best, mainly Nuclear and barbecue chicken colours, but all the seven-inch Gulps work quite well. Another spot is out around Duyfken, as there are some good Tuskies to be had. Small rock Crabs or Prawns are the best bait to use, but they are a bit partial to a slab of fresh Mullet. Haven’t heard too much about Mackerel being caught but they have to be there somewhere. Keep an eye out for Tuna working the bait schools because the Mackerel sometimes hang around under the feeding Tuna hoping to score a free feed. If you want to troll some lures I think you would have to put them down deep, around the four-metre mark, as the water is a bit hot up near the surface at this time of year. And remember the old saying “If there is no sun you won’t have any fun”. Mackerel need to see some flashing to keep them feeding. There were a few Greys hanging around the FW marker and No.2, so drifting out some Pillies on ganged 6/0 hooks might be worth a go. Some friends were over at the Alby the other afternoon enjoying a couple of ales, and noticed a walking Croc bait flicking lures at the mouth of Trunding Creek. When will people learn? It’s got me stumped.

One PB from Amy Bakker, Nicholas Clark, Hannah Gamble, Kasey Gamble, Kyle Hunter, Ethan King, Kirra Koina, Tom McCahon, Morgan McCulkin, Kristyn Pilkington, Courtney Proud, Landen Proud, Moara Sam and Alyssa Taare. Sabrina Koina broke another three club records for the girls 10 year olds. The first was the 200m breastroke, with a time of 3:33.35, beating the previous record of 4:18.69 set by Tegan Thorncroft in 2004. The second in the 100m freestyle with a time of 1:19.63, beating her own club record; and the third for the 200m individual medley with a time of 3:24.03 beating Kirstie Buchholz record of 3:30.01 set in

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Don’t forget to email your fishing photos to Terri at weipabaitandtackle@bigpond.com so we can put them in The Bully!

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2001. Good work Sabrina, keep up the hard training. Maddie McCulkin broke a record for the girls 15 year olds 200m breastroke with a time of 3:49.34, beating Lisa Love’s previous record of 4:02.16 set in 2005. Club nights are held every Friday night, and new members are always welcome. Entry is at 5,30pm for warm-ups and a 6pm start, finishing at about 7.30pm. All members please remember to nominate your children online by Thursday pm for this Friday’s club night. For any enquiries, please call Wade on 4069 7376 / 4069 8935.

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WITH only one tide a day the fishing has been a bit hit and miss. The weather has been right on, a bit tepid in the mornings with it heating up through the day and the occasional afternoon shower. With the new moon on February 22 you should see the fishing pick up from Friday through to Sunday. Best times will be between 5 and 9am and 4 and 8pm on those days. Soaking Prawns on the flats, letting them wash back into the channel at the mouth of Roberts Creek, should produce good Grunter for those who want to give it a go. I know that I have said there are some good Grunter up at Mapoon, and I stand by that statement, but most are being caught after 5pm ‘til the mossies chase you home. An overnighter might be the best plan, but take plenty of spray. One pic I saw showed a Grunter longer than couple of size 11 thongs end to end,making the Grunter about 65 cm - now that’s quality. I had an angler in the shop the other day who had taken a trip down to Ina Creek, which had plenty of water gushing out, to see if any Barra were there to hone his skills on. To his disappointment, only a large school of Horse Milkfish to contend with. They didn’t get to see a Barra ‘til they got back to Westminster. One other snippet of info they passed on was that the next little creek past Ina had also washed through the beach. I wouldn’t be wandering up that creek though, as I’ve heard a very

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

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THE first Cape York Healthy Lifestyle Sports Expo, held in the Aboriginal community of Mapoon conducted by the PCYC Indigenous Business Unit on February 8, proved a great success. PCYC Indigenous Business Unit staff Harry Mooka and Sarah Addo, along with seven development officers from six different sporting codes, flew into Weipa a day before. “Our team drove from Weipa to Mapoon to implement the sports program,� Ms Addo said. “The netball and soccer were stationed in the Mapoon sporting complex, while rugby league, Australian Rules, softball and hockey were stationed on the Mapoon state school oval. “The youths were divided into even numbers and put into stations and shown the basic skill and drill of the code then put into teams to play a game at each station,� she said. Rugby League and AFL are the most dominant sports in most remote Cape York communities and the aim of the expo was to expose Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) youth to a variety of mainstream sports. “Also to further their knowledge. In the near future, with the interest of the community youth and elders, they can run weekly tournaments, and develop a healthy and active lifestyle in their community, and eventually go on to regional and state trials,� Ms Addo said. All sporting stations were a success and support was given

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Back: Josh Mene, Amy Eckersley, Chris Collins, Janelle Ling, Wesley Ferns and Matthew Cook. Front: Amanda Nicholas, Daniel Mooka and Harry Mooka at the inaugural Cape York Healthy Lifestyle Sports Expo, held in Mapoon.

Rugby league and AFL were popular sports at the recentlyheld Cape York Healthy Lifestyle Sports Expo.

by Mapoon State School and Napranum PCYC staff and community youth. “As expected rugby league and AFL were very dominant but surprisingly netball won the attention of all ages and genders, which was a very

Mapoon Expo participants were exposed to a wide variety of sports including netball, softball and hockey.

good indicator that the sport needs to be a lot more active in these remote communities,� Ms Addo said. “Overall the day was a success and the feedback was good. The young people are really looking forward to another

sports expo in the community and all expectations were spoton, so hopefully we will be back in the near future.� On February 21, Harry Mooka will be implementing the same program at Pormpuraaw.

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